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WASHINGTON — Restive Senate moderates in both parties expressed hopes of finding a way out of the government shutdown mess Sunday as their leadership engaged in unrelenting finger-pointing over who was to blame for the stalemate.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill said they were pursuing a deal to reopen the government

before the start of the workweek Monday. In exchange for Democratic votes, GOP leadership would agree to address immigration policy and other pressing legislative matters in the coming weeks.

Nothing has been agreed to, the lawmakers said, and there were no indications that leaders of either party or the White House was on board.

A stopgap spending measure was slated for a vote

today after midnight.

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said there would not be a vote on immigration tied to reopening the government as part of a deal. But, he said, “there would be an agreement that we would proceed to immigration with a broad understanding of what that is.”

The approach found advocates in South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, both Republicans. Lawmakers said they were taking the proposal to leadership Sunday afternoon.

Graham urged Democrats to take the deal. “To my Democratic friends, don’t overplay your hand,” he told reporters. “A government shutdown is not a good way to get an outcome legislatively.”

Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s top Democrat, indicated

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earlier Sunday that he would continue to lead a filibuster of the stopgap spending measure, while congressional Republicans appeared content to let the pressure build on the second day of the government shutdown.

Senate Democrats blocked a temporary governmentwide funding bill Friday night, demanding progress See SHUTDOWN, A4

SLED investigating Woodruff shooting

Off South Carolina, smack in the Gulf Stream, the seabed rises more than 400 feet in places, deflecting the Gulf Stream and creating turbulent eddys. This mixing of warm and cooler water generates nutrients that makes this area rich in marine life.

It also caused the Ben Franklin sub to spin out of the Gulf Stream. A Navy ship later towed it back.

From staff reports

The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating a deputy-involved shooting that happened in Woodruff Sunday morning.

Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright said the shooting involved an off-duty Laurens County deputy.

It is the fourth officerinvolved shooting in South Carolina this year, SLED spokesman Thom Berry said.

According to Wright, the incident started when the Laurens County deputy stopped to help Woodruff Police locate a pickup truck that was stolen from Laurens County.

The deputies spotted the vehicle and followed it. The suspect pulled over on North Main Street, then fled.

During a foot chase, the suspect pulled a gun and See SHOOTING, A4

Colleges see more demand for mental health services

Clues sought in Landrum triple homicide From staff reports

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Flipping the naval hospital In just five years, the former Charleston Naval Hospital went from being vacant — surplus property the federal government was willing to sell for $2 million — to a struggling redevelopment project that Charleston County agreed to buy for $33 million. Here’s a look at the key players involved: In 2018 a company created

by Blackburn bought the Titan Atlas property from Trump’s company, for $4.1 million.

Jeremy Blackburn

Keith Summey

2012:

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Pryor is a North Charleston employee.

Summey put him in charge of South End economic development the year the county lease was being negotiated.

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Teddie Pryor

Charleston County Council chairman when the 25-year hospital lease was signed, and later amended, in 2014. A top supporter of the redevelopment.

BY DAVID SLADE dslade@postandcourier.com axpayers lost a pile of money on the problem-plagued re-

2014:

purchased

by Chicora Life Center development group.

Donald Trump Jr.

President Trump’s oldest son, a longtime friend and associate of Blackburn, and investor in the redevelopment project, with a 10 percent interest in the company.

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$33M

Charleston County’s administrator until 2015, he negotiated the hospital deal and a related property sale to MUSC. A lawyer, Taylor’s clients now include Blackburn.

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Utah lawyer, principal in the development company, manager of the construction company, and manager of one of the project’s lenders. Longtime business associate of Blackburn.

2017:

Purchased by Charleston County in settlement of lawsuit.

Joe Dawson

Elliott Summey

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Super Bowl

Charleston County Council member and Mayor Summey’s son. Summey was chairman when County Council attempted to break the lease in 2016.

Charleston County’s attorney, reporting to County Council.

Dawson was responsible for reviewing the lease, and the council’s eventual motion to terminate it.

Here’s where $33 million in taxpayer money went in the redevelopment of Charleston Naval Hospital

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the deed when the sale to Blackburn went down in March.

Blackburn wouldn’t say how he managed to amass a stable of properties and obtain millions in loans so

2017 STaTS

HIGH SCHOOL Alshon Jeffery attended Calhoun County High School in St. Matthews. l The Saints basketball team was 109-1 during Alshon Jeffery’s four seasons and won four consecutive state titles. l The “Alshon Streak”: The Saints won 102 games with Jeffery in the lineup right up to his final victory in his fourth consecutive state title game.

During that span, Calhoun County set a new South Carolina High School League record for consecutive basketball victories. The Saints’ 81-game win streak (80 with Jeffery in the lineup) set 10 years ago broke the previous mark of 65. l Taking football coach Walt Wilson’s advice, Jeffery focused on the gridiron also in his last two seasons, earning a position on the Shrine Bowl team as a senior. l In his junior season, Jeffery caught 14 touchdown passes. His senior season, he caught another 14. l Big-time colleges wanted him for football: Southern California, Tennessee and South Carolina.

COLLEGE

Kurt Taylor

MUSC

$5M

opened: 1973 closed: 2010

CHA

A planned sale of county property to the Medical University of South Carolina, for $17 million, was supposed to pay for years of the hospital lease. The sale was not completed.

When Titan Atlas failed, thencandidate Trump protected Donald Jr. from having to repay a $3.65 milliondollar Deutsche Bank loan, by acquiring the loan and then, in 2016, the Titan Atlas property.

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City of North Charleston purchases from U.S. government.

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Mayor of North Charleston, he decided the city should buy the hospital property. A few months later he announced a South End redevelopment plan with Chicora Life Center.

Trump Jr. and Blackburn were partners in a North Charleston construction products company, Titan Atlas Manufacturing. It closed in 2012. Blackburn ran a similar company, Titan Atlas Global, in the same location until it closed in 2015.

Manager of the hospital redevelopment project.

His wife and father owned 26.6% of the Chicora group.

Summey had done business with Blackburn, who built a rental house the mayor owned. In 2014 Summey said: “Jeremy — everything he’s ever told me, he’s lived up to.”

ALSHON JEFFERY President Trump

From CC, he moved to the University of South Carolina to play football for Coach Steve Spurrier. l In 2009, he was a consensus first-team Freshman All-SEC and first-team Freshman All-American in recognition of his successful freshman season. l In 2010, Jeffery was named a Biletnikoff Award finalist, the award given to the nation’s top wide receiver. Because of his performances, helping lead the Gamecocks to their first SEC Championship Game appearance in school history, Jeffery was selected as an AllAmerican. l In the 2012 Capital One Bowl, Jeffery caught four passes for 148 yards and a touchdown. Jeffery was named the Capital One Bowl MVP. l Jeffery ended his college carreer with 39 career games at South Carolina (2009-11), finishing with 183 receptions (second in school history) for 3,042 yards (first in school history and second in SEC history) and 23 TDs (tied for first in school history)

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NFL

ALSHON JEFFERY (EAGLES) WR #17 Height: 6-3 Weight: 218 Age: 27 DOB: Feb. 14, 1990 College: South Carolina Hometown: St. Matthews, South Carolina Experience: 6 years in NFL

Jeffery was selected in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft with the 45th overall pick by the Chicago Bears. l In 2012, Jeffery ended his rookie season catching 24 passes for 367 yards and three touchdowns. l In 2013, Jeffery broke the Bears’ singlegame receiving yards record with 218 yards, along with recording a career-high 10 receptions.

Jeffery ended the 2013 season with 89 receptions for 1,421 yards and seven touchdowns. l In 2014, Jeffery was named to the Pro Bowl and the Pro Football Writers Association’s Most Improved Player. l In 2014, in Jeffery’s third season in the NFL, he recorded over 1,000 yards for the second time in his career with 1,133 yards with 85 receptions for 10 touchdown. l In 2015, Jeffery’s season ended with 54 receptions for 807 yards and four touchdowns on 93 targets. Jeffery led the Bears in receptions in the 2015 season with 54. l By the end of 2016, Jeffery had amassed 4,549 receiving yards and 304 receptions during his five-year career with the Bears. He possesses the third most receiving yards in Bears’ history. l On March 9, 2017, Jeffery signed a oneyear, $14 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. On Dec. 2, Jeffrey signed a four-year extension worth $52 million with $27 million guaranteed.

THREE STEP DROP n First job: Doing inventory at a kids school at the mall n Desired talent: Ability to sing n If he could play another sport, what position/team: Point guard or shooting guard, Chicago Bulls n Best player he ever lined up against: “Myself, because you have to beat yourself first before you do anything else.” n Player he models his game after: Randy Moss n Favorite movie: Friday n Favorite TV shows: Power and Game of Thrones n Favorite meal: Lasagna n Three favorite throwback jerseys: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls; Penny Hardaway, Orlando Magic; Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers -Philadelphia Eagles

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018: A7

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A widening gulf South Carolina schools are falling further behind their national peers on virtually every measure.

Disparities between wealthy and poor, white and black, urban and rural are growing and threaten the preparedness of the state’s workforce.

Children who attend school just miles apart from one another often go to schools that remain distinctly unequal.

A decade of SC decline v. the nation South Carolina has historically languished behind the rest of the country in education. However, it has fallen even more behind in recent years.

Nation

South Carolina

Math (4th grade)

Math (8th grade)

Score

237

230 ‘07

‘09

‘11

‘13

‘15

239

276

0

‘17

‘07

‘09

‘11

‘13

275

270

‘15

0

‘17

260

218

210 ‘07

‘09

‘11

‘13

264

265

260

260

‘15

‘17

221

221

220

270

Score

230

282

281

280

234

Reading (8th grade)

Score

290 240

240

0

Reading (4th grade)

Score

250

250

213

‘15

0

‘17

‘07

‘09

‘11

‘13

SOURCE: THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

A tale of two South Carolinas Across the state, huge majorities of students who live in lower-income counties are emerging from public high schools not ready for most jobs, according to the state’s new Ready to Work test. Disparities are widening even as employers need a more highly skilled workforce. Poverty is a clear factor.

Percentage of juniors deemed ready to enter the workforce 0-29%

Spartanburg 1 Pickens

Greenville

30-39%

40-49%

7

60-69%

70-79%

York 2

Cherokee

2

50-59%

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75% or more living in poverty

Most prepared York 4 81% ready to work 21% living in poverty

York 3

York 1

3

High poverty school districts

80-89%

6

5

Oconee Lancaster

4

Chester

Union

Chesterfield Marlboro

And. 5 Anderson 1

And. 3

Anderson 4

Laurens 55

And. 2

Laurens 56

G. 51

Kershaw

Fairfield

Newberry Lex. 5

G. 52 Greenwood 50

Lex. 3

McCormick

Florence 1

Lee

Marion Flo. 4

Richland 2

Saluda Lexington 1

Lex. 2

Flo. 2

Sumter

Richland 1

Lex. 4

Barn.

29

770,931

total students

Racial breakdown White: 50.56% Black: 33.58% Hispanic: 9.70% Two or more races: 4.10% Asian: 1.60%

Georgetown

Orangeburg 3

Bamberg 2 Bamberg 1

In the Williamsburg school district, only one in three juniors qualified as ready for most jobs last year. The state declared a “state of emergency” in the district this year, citing in part its low scores.

Berkeley

Dorchester 4

Dorchester 2

Allendale Colleton Hampton 1

Charleston

Least prepared Hampton 2 20% ready to work 90% living in poverty

Ready to work most jobs ... 63%

Jasper Beaufort

Last year, no one at its one high school qualified as ready for most jobs.

College ready in English ... 38.2% College ready in math ...

Barnwell 45

Allendale school district has the poorest student body in the state. The state education department says 92% of its students are in poverty. The agency took over its school district last year, citing financial issues and some of the state’s worst test scores.

Williamsburg

Clarendon 1

Orangeburg 4 Barn.

19

Horry

Flo. 5

Clarendon 2 Calhoun

Orangeburg 5

Aiken

S.C. public schools

Florence 3

Clarendon 3

Edgefield

Dillon 4

Dillon 3

Darlington

Abbeville

21.6%

Big gaps among neighbors Gaps in performance exist even among children whose schools are fairly close to one another. This is due to where people live, school choice options, private schools and other factors.

The gulf spans grade levels and subject areas. Here’s a look at four comparisons from around the state: N. Charleston 526

526

26

26

Mt. Pleasant 17

Charleston

Chicora Elementary

Charleston

N.C.

76

77

Johnakin Middle 26

Mt. Pleasant

701

River Bluff High

17

Sullivan’s Is. Elementary

Mount Pleasant Academy

Sanders-Clyde Elementary

Conway

Columbia High

Columbia

20 26

17

Socastee Middle

SC Ready test-takers not meeting 3rd-grade English expectations (2018)

SC Ready test-takers not meeting 5th-grade math expectations (2018)

SC PASS test-takers not meeting 8th-grade science expectations (2018)

11th-grade Ready to Work test-takers not prepared for most jobs (2018)

Sanders-Clyde (Charleston): 83.7% Sullivan’s Island (Charleston): 24.1%

Chicora Elementary (Charleston): 98.9% Mount Pleasant Academy (Charleston): 17.2%

Johnakin Middle (Marion): 83.3% Socastee Middle (Horry): 12.3%

Columbia High (Richland): 69.3% River Bluff High (Lexington): 13.7%

SOURCE: S.C. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE NATION’S REPORT CARD

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Theta Tau’s indecent expose

rage isn’t required to condemn the Syracuse niversity chapter of the Theta Tau fraternity for mulating a sexual assault on a disabled student. o of this ape-ish display, now in wide circulation, horrify anyone with an ounce of decency. That is, ing people still recall what decency is. this once-aspirational, if now-uncommon, inator of the American experience has been on ne for the past several decades, so that apparently the most anyone can say about young men performing as no self-respecting baboon would is that the video was “appalling and disgusting on many intersecting grounds.”

This pronouncement came from university Chancellor Kent Syverud after the clip was released Saturday.

Indeed, sir. Quite, quite.

ER’S In the clip, we see a group of apparently drunk males surrounding T OF an individual seated in a chair, who, | his head bobbing, is pretending to be disabled. One of the young lads can be EN heard saying that the reason the supposedly disabled person is drooling is because “he’s retarded.” video proceeds to show fraternity brothers aping the seated fellow’s face in sexually aggressive vers. In an earlier video released last week, one Tau member is shown kneeling before another, tends a penile-shaped “something” as if a lance ight’s shoulder. The kneeling member repeats as cted that he’ll keep his heart filled with hatred blacks and Jews. (The video’s poor quality it difficult to follow, but this is how it has been bed.) oregoing would seem ample justification for the ion of these students for disgusting behavior unng the school’s motto: “Knowledge crowns those ek her.” The university has begun disciplinary dings and referred the videos to the district attorne. In America, even knuckle-dragging quadrure granted due process. nwhile, some consolation can be found in the sity’s having already expelled Theta Tau — ded as the “oldest, largest and foremost” fraterningineers — from the campus. Let the record hat the national Theta Tau organization has mned the actions of the Syracuse chapter, whose ers insist they were merely satirizing political tness and spoofing all things deemed off-limits. u, dear reader, are thinking that the world has arking bonkers, then you might be one of The s, a very small social strata whose constituents wander in search of like souls. I’m reminded of t Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road,” a deeply disg story about a post-apocalyptic America in which ors have sorted themselves into either cannibalriminals or, in the case of a father and young son, ans of the last burning ember of civilization. e two are among the last of a very few who reer what civilization looked like and what it takes ry the fire”: vigilance, dedication, unwavering e, discipline, loyalty and commitment. Such ans of the light are much needed in these overys of indecency, cruelty and behavior bereft of hy. pus protesters and others have described the se videos as proof of the toxicity of fraterninerally. It is tempting to agree, but a fraternity ad is a symptom of a larger cultural disruption. uses are many — from the high rates of broken es and fatherless homes to omnipresent pornogand celebrity porn stars) to rampant narcissism e accompanying selfie-obsession) — to name a rmissiveness in the guise of non-judgment has n the triumph of selfish expression predicted by al historian Christopher Lasch in his 1979 book, ulture of Narcissism.” Somewhere in his imagihe may have envisioned a future president who act out his infantile impulses on the world stage he wrote that “the logic of individualism” would ried to “the extreme of a war of all against all, the t of happiness to the dead end of a narcissistic upation with the self.” , Theta Tau’s disgusting frat theater was but a pisode in what should be understood as a gradual eling of decent society — a dimming of the light. at, you ask, can anyone do to shift the chancelntersecting grounds” in such a rough culture? n old saying, but charity begins at home, meant children learn the values of decency — do unto — from their parent-leaders within the family’s ure social system. It’s a big lift to fix, but histodetermined that solid families best serve the unity interest. This surely is Ground Zero for our

age, it seems, is needed now to do the hard thing cuse and expel the boys — not for expressing racd anti-Semitism, or for lampooning the disabled, f which brought actual harm to anyone and is ly legally protected speech. Rather, they should elled because someone has to carry the fire. Expel Mr. Chancellor, because their behavior is beneath nity of your institution — and of a nation they eserve to inherit.

‘A room without books is like a body without a soul.’

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The elusive truth — can it ever be known?

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ho can be trusted? Who can be believed? These are good questions and deserve good answers, but unfortunately, I don’t know the answer to either one of them.

If only we knew the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, we would be in a much better position to make our daily decisions. Sadly, the truth is a rare commodity that’s just about impossible to find.

In most cases, it’s necessary to seek it from others, but unfortunately, they’re reluctant to share it, or more likely, not in possession of it themselves. No | OUR VIEW | wonder we live in a world of confusion and mistrust.

Now, not all lies are TAKE FIVE | intended to do us harm, but most of them are. In DOUG fact, a great many of them LECROY are offered in an attempt hen she was re-elect- sometimes we had to help us were through life’sto ed to a second term Butwrite hundreds of sentences struggles. do they?

Probably not, at as chairwoman of solong thatrun. we would remember least not in the Sooner or later Oconee County Council in not to do it again. the truth usually comes out, and when it January, Edda Cammick faced Mrs. Cammick treated Mr. suffer a letdown thatTuesday, can be opposition for the does, post. we Shemay Moulder like a child devastating. defeated Julian Davis in a 3-2 sort of making an example of An examplehim of this is the present-day vote.

— because she could. practice trophies tosame kids to After that meeting, The of awarding Then she did the lack the ability to earnmembers. them just to Journal asked Mrs.who Cammick some council bolster This seem right if she was concerned that their the egos.

When Mr.may Davis tried to close election would affect express a different opinion at the time, but later, when they discover the work of the council.

She they’re on the issue, Mrs.cheated.

Cammick the truth, likely to feel said no. her gavel and called The real worldbanged is awaiting them, and “We disagree on they a lot need of to know for the vote, anso attempt to the truth they can things and we agree on other prepare for it.end the discussion and to things, and everything is gosilence Mr. Davis.of being inMost lies make no pretense ing to be fine,” she said.

Councilman Paul Cain, who nocent or helpful. They are devised solely Apparently, everything is was also told he could not for the purpose of benefiting perpetranot fine. speak, later saidthe Mrs. Camtorson in some devious way.

These the In fact, the division mick was “drunk onare power.” lies that most harm.

They’re the council is pretty evident.

Asdo the “I think a person is drunk ones we should most when concerned about chair, Mrs. Cammick bears onbe power they think and on the for. silence We’re surrounded the difficult responsibility of lookout they can their colthem everyleagues, day, in every way, from trying to bring the by council and I think that’sthe together for the good theturn on what sawin (Tuesday) timeofwe thewe news the morning county. At times, however, night,” Mr. Cain said But Wednesuntil we say our prayers at night. she appears to be how, the one day. pray tell, are we to know what’s true, leading the division. what’s right? Fortunately, the binge didn’t Such was the case Truth Tuesday last long. is a master when it comes to night.

The principal, county attorhiding. It can often be obscured entirely, While there have been many ney David Root, stepped in while at other times, it’s camouflaged, 3-2 votes and some spirited and told Mrs. Cammick she hidden in plain sight.

I had some suredebate on issues, the division could notIfend the discussion fire way of always knowing truth from among the council has likeon her own. She would need I’d probably think long and hard ly never been morefiction, evident a “supermajority” — four of before share members it with the than it was Tuesday nightI’d be willing the fivetocouncil world. just keep it for—myself, during a discussion over aI mightvoting in favor in order to since it wouldend be the most valuable thing motion made by Mrs. Camdebate. mick requiring county ad- Think Since she intentionally on Earth. about it.was What would ministrator Scott Moulder towilling trying silence counpeople be to to pay if onlytwo they could write a letter to The cilwere members, beJournal certain they beingMrs. told Cammick the truth? admitting he madeItawould mistake knew she couldn’t get the be priceless, don’t you think? in numbers he presented a four votesno she needed to But ofatcourse, I have such knowlprevious meeting. edge, and neither move on, anyone so she let Mr.The Cain does else.

A letter? A mistake? About and Mr. Davis talk. She was most memorable thing I remember from numbers? finally able to get her vote — psychology class wasofwhat the was professor We’ve all made mistakes which, course, 3-2 in about instructions were where we had onesaid thing in truth. her His favor. never believeAwhat weisread in thewho our mind and said to another. leader someone saw on He people then went on to Mr. Moulder went paper beforeor the canTV. bring together, elaborate by saying he didn’t that council, admitted the mistake even those who mean think differeverything TV and the think. paper Awas in the same room where he onently thaninthey leadgave the wrong numbers tothat so er many is not of someone whoeither brings lies, but them were council and said a lies few or things division get her half-truths thatjust we to should be way. wary he now wishes he of hadn’t.

Mrs.room Cammick shouldcheck eithem. “If there’s for doubt, We understand that.

We’ve follow or get out of it out” — that ther was lead, his admonition. all made those kindsI of thetried way.toThe workthe of profescounty have always follow mistakes. When we were council is too important to be sor’s advice, but on occasion, due to my children, the consequences led by bingeing. natural tendency to trust people, I have strayed from his teaching — usually to my great sorrow. But mostly, my problem is that I’m unable to find the indisputable truth, although I search diligently. Even Send us a letter! Drop it by our office at 210 W. North 1stsomeone St. in Seneca,is email when I’m convinced that tellit to newsed@upstatetoday.com or mail he it to believes P.O. Box 547,to Seneca SC 29679.

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‘History is a better guide than good intentions.’

Saturday, November 10, 2018

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Recovering our greatness not easy to do

Today is Thursday, April 26, the 116th day of 2018. There are 249 days left in the year.

On this date: 1564, William Shakespeare was baptized at ake America great again” is a Holy Trinity Church in phrase we hear a lot these days.

Stratford-upon-Avon, President Trump used it in his England. campaign and is still using it today. Many 1607, English colonists people think he was first to use the slogan, went ashore at presbut that’s not true. Ronald Reagan used it ent-day Cape Henry, Virin his 1980 bid for the presidency. Trump ginia, on an expedition to does, however, have the copyright to its use establish the first permain political campaigns. He nent English settlement in the Western Hemisphere. liked the slogan so well, and it 1777, during the Amerproved so compelling, that he ican Revolutionary War, applied for and received the 16-year-old Sybil Ludexclusive right to use it for his ington, the daughter of campaigns. a militia commander in So far, with absolutely no Dutchess County, N.Y., help from the Democrats in rode her horse into the Congress or the mainstream night to alert her father’s men of the approach of media who hate him, he’s British regular troops.

TAKE FIVE | made significant headway 1865, John Wilkes Booth, in implementing his plans the assassin of President and fulfilling his campaign Abraham Lincoln, was DOUG promises. surrounded by federal LECROY Unemployment is at historic troops near Port Royal, lows, especially for blacks and Va., and killed.

Latinos. The stock market and the economy 1913, Mary Phagan, a are booming, while illegal immigration is fi13-year-old worker at a Georgia pencil factory, nally being taken seriously. And, after years was strangled; Leo Frank, of allowing foreign countries to take unfair the factory superintenadvantage of the U.S. in trade negotiations, dent, was convicted of her President Trump is, at last, taking a stand to murder and sentenced correct the situation. It’s about time. Better to death. Frank’s death late than never. sentence was commuted, bout a decade ago, a father returned home to wind upis Another thing theonly president is doing but he was lynched by an buildingto up cope, our deteriorating military. said to his only unable homeless, di- He anti-Semitic mobgoodbye in 1915. understands that it’s impossible to have 1923, Britain’s Prince a preschooler daughter, vorced or addicted to drugs or a Albert, Duke of York (the great country without having the best, most who loves her daddy very much. alcohol.

Many have found themfuture King George VI), modern weaponry, equipment and personnel married Lady too Elizabeth She was young to underselves allHis alone. available. attitude and actions in this reBowes-Lyon at Westmingard have demonstrated that he has no intenstand that she would not see Some never made it back home. ster Abbey. tion ofpaid letting theultimate U.S. become a “paper him again Henri for six months.

They the price — tiger” 1945, Marshal to be toyed with by the likes of Kim Jong Un, Philippe Petain, the head He had been deployed by the their lives — serviceAli toKhamenei country.and Vladimir Putin,inAyatollah of France’s Vichy governU.S.during military to the Of course, there are many othothers of their ilk. ment World War II, Middle East. one promise the president has wasShe arrested. didn’t understand where ersThere whoisserved without incident 1952, the destroyer-minefailed to keep, and returned it distressesto mecivilmuchly. her daddy was and why he and eventually sweeper USS Hobson sank In his campaign, he promised, if elected, he wasn’t there to wrestle with her. ian life without scars and better in the central Atlantic would release President John F. Kennedy’s after colliding with the Her mom tried to be both mothmen and women for the experiassassination investigation files for the pubaircraft carrier USS Wasp lic to see. er and father for those months, ence.

But even they understood with the loss of 176 crew Recently he has reneged on that promise, members. but it wasn’t the same. when they began their service stating that he would only release some, but 1968, the United States The dad had a relatively unthere Andmust theybe not all,was of therisk files.involved.

Why not? There exploded beneath the eventful of duty on his bravely answered thethe call.

In the some sinister plot behind assassination Nevada deserttour a 1.3 megaton nuclear device called that involves some high-ranking people. deployment, but his absence years before thevery draft ended 45 “Boxcar.”

Are they still living today? What would affected his little girl for months years ago, many didn’t want to 1977, the legendary happen if the whole story is laid bare for all nightclub Studio 54 had its safely home after he returned go, butWould theyprominent did so anyway to see? people go beto jail? opening night in New York.

Would they murder charges?

Will the to his family. During those first cause theyface had a sense of duty 1986, an explosion and evertheir be revealed?

After more than 50 few months back, the child cried totruth serve country and profire at the Chernobyl years of secrecy, it’s high time the American nuclear plant in father left — everypower time her tect its freedoms. That sense of public is told the truth, no matter who gets Ukraine caused radioacwhether it was to go to work on duty tive fallout to begin spewhurt. remains in the all-volunteer ing intomilitary the atmosphere.

Gettingwe backhave to the today. subject of making the base or a trip to the military Dozens of people were America greatVeterans again, is it possible for things grocery store. She was so afraid So on this Day weekkilled in the immediate to continue getting better, or will they soon her daddy end say thank you to our econaftermath of the would disaster leave her again. takewe a nosedive back to the stagnant while the long-term death The little girl in this true story veterans and families, as U.S. exomy and lack of their universal respect the toll from radiation poisonperienced during Obama’s administration? struggled for a few months, but well as our active military and ing is believed to number I havefamilies. always been an optimist, expecting initthe isthousands. a minor incident in compartheir You have sacrificed things to work out for the best in the long 1994, voting began in ison to more difficult circumimportant relationSouth Africa’s first allrun, but I’m family also, outtime, of necessity, forced to race elections, resulting servicemen and stances military ships, injuries, mental look at physical things realistically. inservicewomen victory for the African Facedissues with theand political inthe Amerand their families health lifesituation itself so National Congress and ica today, itdon’t seems quite likely that it may experience as a result of their rest of us have to imagine the inauguration of Nelsoon become a second- or third-rate country son Mandela as president. commitment to serve their coun- ainworld without the freedoms we the not-too-distant future.

Yes, I know China Airlines Flight 140, through military service. often granted. that’s atake hardfor thought to contemplate, but a try Taiwanese Airbus A-300, looking at the state of affairs in the country crashed while landing with in Some return serious injuYou are our heroes. at present, the hard left is doing everything Nagoya, Japan, killing 264 ries that change their lives. Some Our words of appreciation can people (there were seven in its power to socialize or communize the have undergone multiple surger- never repayOn the we owe to survivors). government. thedebt other hand, the media Ten years Police of in recovery. Others ies andago:years you. is doing its best to poison the minds of the Amstetten, Austria, arpublic against is trying to were forever changed by what But we cananything and doTrump say thank rested Josef Fritzl, freeing do to make America great again, even going his daughter they sawElisabeth in military service. They you for your service. so far as to undermine the legitimacy of his and her six surviving presidency. children whom he had faTo make matters worse, it’s not only the thered while holding her media that’s in collusion with the far left, but captive in a basement cell for 24 years. Fritzl was also academia, and even some in the FBI and later sentenced to life in a CIA, who are actively trying to undermine psychiatric ward. the capitalism that has made America great.

Five years ago: Fire at a It’s not perfect, but capitalism has proven to S.C. House psychiatric hospital near • Bill Whitmire, R-Walhalla, Website: rexrice.com. be vastly superior to socialism, communism Moscow killed 38 people;

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Grateful for Journal’s election coverage EDITOR:

Thank you for the excellent coverage The Journal did concerning the midterm election.

You published many articles about the candidates and then sample ballots! Great! And for me, it’s the first time I felt like an informed voter for the Clemson City Council.

Again, thanks to you and your staff for all the time and work put into informing the public.

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OURisVIEW Today Saturday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2018. There are 51 days left in the year.

On this date: 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress.

1871, journalist-explorer Henry M. Stanley found Scottish missionary David Livingstone, who had not been heard from for years, near Lake Tanganyika in central Africa.

1917, 41 suffragists were ar- this e have often used should be held in open session for rested for picketing in the front of to space over years the sake of transparency. the White House. criticize public bodies So the meeting was cancelled.

1928, was enthroned who Hirohito seek to hide what they are The issues up for discussion asdoing Emperor of the Japan. from public, particularly would have included a non-bind1938, Smithto first sang Ir- and whenKate it comes spending ing letter of intent by the city to ving Berlin’s “God Bless Amerimaking important decisions about add another eight years to the ca” onfuture her CBS program. the of radio the community. current contract with PMPA — 1942, Winston Churchill And rightly so. stretching it to 2043. Many Westdelivered a speech in London in You see, the South Carolina minster residents have already which he said, “I have not beFreedom of Information Act is expressed concerns about the come the King’s First Minister not just something to make sure electric rates for city residents to preside over the liquidation of members of the media have acand businesses. The mayor pointthe British Empire.” cess the to meetings and discussions. ed out in The Journal’s story 1954, U.S. Marine Corps It is for all of us. As we Thursday that the current conMemorial, depicting thetaxpayers, raising know what our tract with PMPA is public record, ofshould the American flag on Iwoleaders are in doing. shouldn’tbybe able and he and the city administrator Jima 1945, They was dedicated to go behind closed doors or use believe that any such discussion President Dwight D. Eisenhowsomething they believe to be a should be held in full view of the er in Arlington, Va. loophole in order to keep the pub- public.

1969, the children’s educationin the “Sesame dark about something.

It makes sense, and Ramey and allic program Street” Theyitsshould errNational on the side Carter were right for standing up made debut on Edu-of transparency. for transparency. cational Television (later PBS).

Andthree while we have But not everyone on the council 1972, armed men used this space for criticism, today we want was supportive of the decision to hijacked Southern Airways Flight 49, a DC-9 withpublic 24 other to single out one body for cancel the meeting. Councilwompassengers on board during a taking a stand in favor of transan Susan Ramey, who along with stopover inand Birmingham, Ala., parency against closed-door Carter represents Westminster on and demanded $10 million in meetings. the PMPA board, said she wanted ransom.

The 30-hour ordeal, City On Tuesday, Westminster the council to hold the closedwhich involved landings into nine Council was scheduled have door session and later invite the U.S. cities andwith Toronto, finally a meeting the Piedmont PMPA rep back to talk to the pubended with a Power second Agency, landing in Municipal which lic in an open session. Her reasonCuba, where the hijackers were provides power to the city. City ing was the PMPA representative taken into custody by Cuban administrator Chris Carter said he has “done the rest of the board authorities. received word from the agency cities in executive session.”

1975, therepresentative U.N. General Asthat its would not Seriously? Westminster should sembly approved a resolution come to the meeting unless the trample on transparency just equating Zionism with racism meeting was in executive session because other cities have done it? (the world body repealed the — behind closed doors and out of Don’t we talk to our own children resolution in December 1991). the public view. The city did not about doing the right thing and The ore-hauling ship SS Edreceive a reason for the closednot following the crowd? mund Fitzgerald mysteriously door session, and in Carter Thank you, Westminster, for sank during a storm Lake said he had previously seenofthe canceling a meeting in favor of Superior with the loss all presenta29 tion by PMPA and “75 percent of the public’s right to know. It is crew members. it is history …”

Carter and Mayor an important step in putting your 1982, the newly finished Brian Ramey said the meeting own citizens first.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial was opened to its first visitors in Washington, D.C., three days before its dedication. Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev died at age 75.

TODAY IN HISTORY 1997, a judge in Cambridge, Mass., reduced Louise Wood- monarchy was restored in Today is Saturday, May particularly Japanese.

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| YOUR VIEW | Opening the door to education EDITOR:

In the last 10 years, I have opened the door to South Carolina Connections Academy’s office more than 2,000 times.

South Carolina Connections Academy is an online public school, delivering education to students statewide. Though our students access their learning from anywhere with an internet connection, the school’s office has become my second home. It’s where I have grown as a teacher, principal and person. It’s hard to believe nearly a decade has passed since our first day, but it has been my privilege to be a part of the exciting journey and witness the school transform to what it is today.

The first year, we had 500 students and 12 teachers, and have now grown to more than 5,000 students and 175 staff.

Creating a school from the ground up has been an endeavor, but South Carolina Connections Academy has always fostered a culture of caring, collaboration and positivity.

Students attend our school for many reasons.

Our focus is to make sure that students are supported as individuals with personalized learning.

There are students who desperately need the type of setting that our school provides, and I have seen the difference that our school can make.

In my current position as principal, it’s amazing to look back and see the school’s transformation.

Virtual education is no longer the phenomenon it was years ago, and our 10-year anniversary is a testament to its success.

I’m excited to see the doors that our school will continue to open for students.

Joshua Kitchens Columbia

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BY HANNAH ALANI halani@postandcourier.com In a city that markets itself as a great place to do business, three North Charleston homeowners are struggling to do just that.

Barbara Davis, Peggy Hutson and Bettie Evitts all own land on Dantzler Drive, a quiet street that backs up to University Boulevard’s bustling strip that is home to Charleston SouthSCDNR/PROVIDED

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While you’re scooping giblets from the gravy boat Thursday, turkeys are wandering the remote Savannah River wetlands with backpacks, to save the wild species.

Wild turkeys might be dying off again across the Southeast — less than 20 years after a groundbreaking program in South Carolina fully restored them. Fewer chicks are hatching. The number of adults in South Carolina has fallen some 35 percent in the past 15 years, said Jay Cantrell, a S.C. Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist.

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Every year, 12 million or so turkey hatchlings arrive in South Carolina, bound for hundreds of farms in the Pee Dee and the Upstate where they will be raised for months.

By one estimate, the turkeys — mostly males, known as toms — will be worth more than $400 million a year once they’ve all grown up. They’ll easily be the state’s second-largest farm product,

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standout passed an i mpor t a nt m i lestone.

“I got my first diaper changed without a cry,” Singleton said the other day, a wide smile creasing his Singleton face. “I was so happy, I started bragging to my fiancee that I was the first one to get his diaper changed without making him Video cry.”

To see a video, Singleton cradles go to postand his tiny son, Chris courier.com.

Jr. — known as C.J. ANDREW J. WHITAKER/STAFF — in his large hands Parker as he ponders life as aFred father.

C.J. Jr., was70, holds the driver’s license of his common-law wife, Mary Alice Pitts Moore, who died in March 2015.

Herand body, born to Chris Singleton hiswhich fian- should have been cremated that year, was found decomposing in a storage room at First Family Funeral Home in Spartanburg in February. The license is the only photo he has left of her. cee, Mariana De Andrade, on Oct. 25 at about 2:30 a.m., coming into the world at 7 pounds and 4 ounces. BY GLENN SMITH In February — three years after Moore’s death — “About 13 hours of labor,” Singleton and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN her badly decomposed body was found stashed in said. “A long day, but very rewarding.” gsmith@postandcourier.com a locked, unrefrigerated storage room at the SparC.J. also came into the world blissmwildeman@postandcourier.com tanburg funeral home her family hired to handle fully unaware of the tragedy that the arrangements. The family paid to have her cremarked his father’s life two years ago. hen Mary Alice Pitts Moore died at the mated. Instead, her body was left to rot, draped in The shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel age of 63, her family scraped together blankets and surrounded by air fresheners to mask whatever cash they could to hold a the smell, the county coroner told them.

AME Church on June 17, 2015, took proper funeral.

First Family Funeral Home’s license is now under nine lives, including that of Chris’ About 100 people showed up to pay their respects suspension and a criminal investigation is undermother and C.J.’s grandmother, Shaat the old AME church in rural Greenwood that day way into its handling of Moore’s remains. But the ronda Coleman-Singleton. in April 2015. A preacher spoke. A choir sang. And case underscores deeper questions about the state’s “She’d be spoiling him, I know that Moore’s husband and son left feeling like they had system for monitoring the nearly 500 funeral homes for a fact,” Singleton said when asked done right by this big-hearted woman who was a and crematories that operate in South Carolina and what kind of grandmother Sharonda steadfast companion for so many years. the more than 800 licensed staff members in their would have been. “He’d be getting “I just thought she would be in a better place some- employ. everything he wants, and then some. where,” her son Taras Parker said.

“I’ve thought about that a lot — how He couldn’t have been more wrong.

Please see MISDEEDS, Page A6 she’d be spoiling him, and loving on him.”

ern University, Trident Medical Center and several smaller businesses and medical offices.

Both widows, Hutson and Davis live near a Medical University of South Carolina children’s care facility and Palmetto Pediatrics, respectively, and have had their homes on the market for nearly a year. No takers.

Evitts, whose late mother lived across the street and closest to University Boulevard, now neighbors Carolina Eyecare. After being

unable to rent her mother’s home, her family tore it down and the lot sits vacant.

All three women hope the city will allow them to rezone their properties from residential to neighborhood office so they can sell and move on. But the neighborhood’s mostly elderly residents are fighting them. They say businesses have encroached far enough.

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FOLLY BEACH — The Folly Boat is gone but its spray-painted messages celebrating young love have a much bigger canvas at Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve.

Hand-scrawled hearts, too many to count, decorate the pavement of the preserve’s half-mile bike and walking trail.

Crushes and prom proposals are written on rocks and trees at the inlet. Intricate street art decorates the

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BY CHLOE JOHNSON cjohnson@postandcourier.com Last summer, sunbathers, swimmers and surfers shared the sand in Surfside Beach with another temporary visitor: a giant, miles-long dredge pipe.

The pipe moved its way along the beach slowly, belching out a gray slurry of sand and water in the area’s latest beach renourishment project.

The work was an emergency effort, funded completely by the federal government and meant to rebuild the shoreline after severe erosion from Hurricane Matthew, the year before.

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one of those mailin DNA tests but hadn’t thought much of it until a few days earlier. A message had arrived then from Seidler a stranger on an ancestry website. Somewhere, they shared a common relative.

The woman whose profile picture smiled at Margaret was black.

Intrigued, Margaret sat down at her computer. Her husband left with their pastor to go visit the sick and shut in. She soon would be among them, though, suffering what she’d later call “a sickness of the soul.”

It began with a man named John Torrans and two letters he wrote.

Torrans, a distant relative Margaret knew nothing about, had written them to his brother-in-law in 1775. Margaret found a reference to them in the College of Charleston’s online archives.

In the first, Torrans wrote: “One of the Negroes is run away.”

Margaret cringed at the language.

In truth, she enjoyed a bit of smugness knowing her family didn’t hide the skeletons of enslaved people in their ancestral closets, as did so

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“God is not listen- stocks. A9 Funeral homes in South Carolina have violated ing,” the Lancaster families’ trust and mishandled remains. A flawed system Republican said Thursday about leglets some of these unethical operators stay in business. islators of faith failing to stop sales of assault-style rifles like the AR-15 used in the latest tragedy and other mass shootings.

A white woman “We talk about it, but we really don’t bridges races, and come up with any solutions,” he said. then finds slave “It’s time, I think, for us to do that.”

Wild gobblers outfitted with GPS backpacks are teaching Emanuel victim’s traffickersGregory, in family who admitted his views son grows as player, biologists a thing or two about how to boost S.C. flocks

BY JENNIFER BERRY HAWES would not be popular in a state where jhawes@postandcourier.com speaker, family leader gun rights are considered a birthright, The word stared back at her,

BY JEFF HARTSELL plans to halting sales of fireso taunting and f lagrant, propose more jhartsell@postandcourier.com weighted thanarms any otheror in Charlesgun magazines with capacities ton’s history: slaves.

The scouting report is in on Chris It was Easter,greater and Margaretthan Seidler, 10 bullets.

Singleton. A little tentative at first, the a white woman, had just come home 19th-round draft pick of the Chicago The Florida school shooting has uplifted by a sunrise service, excited Cubs needed a few reps to hit his stride. half of her day. She’d BRAD NETTLES/STAFF for the secondother S.C. lawmakers renewing pushes But after making some adjustments set it aside for genealogy research. to his in technique, for gun-control measures. A Senate Barbara Davis sits on her back porch Tuesday viewtheof the medical buildings that back up to her property. Davis, who moved Six years earliformer Charleston er, she had taken panel Wednesday will hold hearings into her Dantzler Drive home in 1999, is attempting to rezone her house to sell the land.

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FLORENCE — William “Shane” Robbins, a finalist for the Florence School District One superintendent position, visited District One on Monday to tour schools and the community and interact with school board members, employees and the public.

Robbins is the superintendent of Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation in Fortville,

Indiana. He has 10 years of experience as a superintendent.

Robbins’ current district has approximately 4,000 students.

“In my districts, I have worked a lot in facilities, so looking at the community surveys, it looks like the community is really interested in facility work,” Robbins said. “In all three districts I have worked in, I have worked heavily in facility management – building schools, renovating schools.

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years at Waldorf School in Copenhagen, Denmark, where she has developed the Five Golden Keys, or five things essential to each child’s growth. The Five Golden Keys are movement, sleep, Heckmann rhythm, nutrition Summit.

REBECCA CROSS/MORNING NEWS Heckmann, who is a native and love.

Heckmann said she created of Denmark, has been teaching kindergarten for nearly 33 the Five Golden Keys as a way to Morning DistrictNews One lowens@florencenews.com superintendent position, talks Monday to FLORENCEafternoon — Helle Heckcommunity mann, anmembers internationally attended speaker, known early who childhood at will come toathedrop-in Florence to share Florence her Five Golden Keys Chamber of at the 2018 Commerce. Champions Early Childhood

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ing a middle school. So, I feel pretty qualified in the area of facility management.”

Robbins also has served as an assistant principal and principal and has approximately 30 years of military background.

Community members were invited to meet Robbins at a dropin Monday afternoon at the Florence Chamber of Commerce.

Robbins said he believes in building relationships and

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give parents simple ways to improve their children’s lives.

“I think there are so many concerned parents who really wish to provide something different for their children than what they are capable of in the traditional system,” Heckmann said.

Heckmann said Five Golden Keys is not a new idea; it is just common sense.

“I don’t invent new things,” Heckmann said. “I am the

grandmother who can help you with wise advice. That is how I see its functioning. It has been so helpful worldwide.”

Within the classroom, Heckmann incorporates the ideas of the Five Golden Keys. Children can start as young as a year old.

Heckmann also said she wants her classroom to be a familial setting so that children can feel safe and secure while learning.

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FLORENCE — After losing two children, Scottie and Devan Moree have been blessed with a baby girl: Saylor Moree.

Last year on July 24, Scottie and Devan were six months into their first pregnancy with twin boys, Sullivan and Sawyer, when unexpectedly Scottie gave birth to them three months early.

Scottie, who is a Hemingway native, said she had been in some pain during the pregnancy but wasn’t sure what she was feeling.

“It was the first time I had ever been pregnant,” Scottie said. “So, I didn’t know what I was feeling.”

Scottie and Devan went to East Cooper Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, where the nurses saw how bad the situation was and transferred them immediately to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Medical Center.

“It still didn’t register with me, because we didn’t even call our parents,” Scottie said. “I didn’t tell anybody we were going. We just went. When we got up there, you could just see it on their faces. It was like this is bad. It still wasn’t clicking in my head. Because I had never been pregnant, I didn’t know.”

Scottie said the severity of the situation finally dawned on her when they were being transported to MUSC. Upon arrival, doctors told Scottie and Devan they were going to have the twins

Hive brings buzz to Briggs Elementary students

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» WHAT: The 2018 Early Childhood Champions Summit. » WHO: Featuring guest Helle Heckmann, an author, speaker and early childhood educator. » WHEN: 8 to 10 a.m. Friday. » WHERE: The Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology Center on the Florence-Darlington Technical College campus.

Life after death

FLORENCE — Catherine TempleChrist will sponsor a chicken ton, a Republican candidate for bog benefit for Monica Cain governor, unveiled her welfare policy before meeting with the Florence of Effingham on Sept. 13 at County Republican Women and the West Florence Fire Station the Florence County on Pine Needles Republican Party on Monday evening at Road in Florence. the Floyd Conference Cain, 39, is in Center. need of a double Her plan includes lung transplant. a requirement that welfare recipients She began having Templeton be either working, in trouble breathREBECCA CROSS/MORNING NEWS training or actively searching for in July 2011 Ella Dawkins (left), Kaleb Hanna (center) and Jayton Brown search for the queen bee in Briggs Elementary School’s observationing beehive. work, enacting denial of benefits Cain to those recipients who are found and was admitted to have obtained benefits through to the hospital. Three months fraud, and passing legislation that later, after being sent to the requires welfare recipients to unUniversity

BY REBECCA CROSS about the inner workings ofof a South dergo drug testing to receive benThe hive arrived about three their anatomy, lifecycle, inter- Medical Morning News bee colony in is fascinating.

Na- she was efits. action with humans and more. weeks ago, but Jefferey Murrie, Carolina Charleston, rcross@florencenews.com than said there are common Templeton, who used to work at “We’ve spent the whole year diagnosed the farm-to-school coordinawith a rare disease a mill in Jonesville, remembered tor at Briggs, prepared stu- getting ready so that when the myths about bees. For examAnti-Synthetase ple, somePL-12 people believe that watching as several mills around FLORENCE — Students at dents for the hive’s arrival all bees arrived three weeks ago, called beekeepers use smoke to put the mill she was working at closed.

Briggs Elementary School school year. Murrie said a ma- they were already comfortable Syndrome. bees to sleep. reality, when from 11 People would come in with an unare buzzing with excitement jor part of his farm-to-school- with the bees,” Murrie said.

Lunch willIn be served employment paper to which she Nathan Gause, a sixth-grade about the school’s new obser- related arts classes was spent p.m., and will would respond that the mill was teaching students about bees: student at Briggs, said learning a.m. to 2 See vation beehive.

BEES, Pagedinner 3A be served from 4 to 7 p.m. hiring. The people would then walk out because they didn’t want the Drive-thru lanes will be open, job. Another woman was working and a bake PHOTOS saleBY MATTHEW willCHRISTIAN/MORNING be held NEWS a half-shift and turned down fullThe Florence Center is the temporary home for more than 1,000 workers from Duke Energy as the company responds to damage caused by allHurricane day. Florence.

Plates are $7 each. The time work because it would mean meal will consist of chicken the loss of her housing benefits.

“I tell you that because we rolled communication sports From staff reports bog, green and beans, slaw and out our welfare policy and our welpartnerships for Southeastern bread. fare reform today,” Templeton said.

FLORENCE — Food Lion is ac- Grocers in Jacksonville, Florida.

Lunch “The important part of welfare reThree otherand Bi-Lo dinner stores in can be quiring the Bi-Lo store in south form is that everyone needs to have Carolinafor are orders being soldof seven Florence and plans to open its South delivered a little skin in the game. I believe Food Lion: one inTo Myrtle sixth grocery store in Florence toplates or more. schedule a that if you are an able-bodied perBeach, one in Surfside Beach later this year. delivery, complete son, you need to have a little skin one on Two North Roadain delivery Bi-Lo will have no more stores and form and fax or email according the game.” in Florence. Less than a year Columbia.

South Carolina, she added, had “Weinstructions anticipate closing ago, it closed its store on West to on thethis form. plenty of open jobs that weren’t transaction in late May,” Palmetto Street.

BY MATTHEW CHRISTIAN crewsindividuals who go out and said reMost diagnosed Morning News being taken because people don’t spokesman “Making a decision like this to Benny Smith, turn the alines to an oper-at mchristian@florencenews.com with Anti-Synthetase ablePL-12 condition.

The crews want to work anymore.

Food Lion corporate ofsell a store to another retailer is the assigned circuits in PL antiTempleton also mentioned that it in are Salisbury, North Carodefinitely not made lightly, but fice Syndrome have the FLORENCE — When bad which they work restore is necessary to improve the state’s “We’re about DON KAUSLER JR./MORNING NEWS it made sense from a business lina. weather hits, Duke Enbody orreally theexcited 12to antibody, but power. ergy workers for the Center at 500 Pamplico Highway in standpoint,” said Joe Caldwell, The Bi-Lo store in head Independence When asked both.

Cain possesses trouble Right now, a senior manager of corporate Florence soonspots. will become a Food Lion grocery store.

See TEMPLETON, Page 2A See BI-LO,whether Page 4AThis auone such spot is Florence, where a large number of workers have gathered to help get the power working after Hurricane Florence is over.

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Scottie and Devan Moree hold Saylor Moree, who is now 7 weeks old.

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Grand opening, ribbon cutting planned for fair From staff reports

the public at 4 p.m.

The fair is expeted to draw tens of thousands of people over 11 days, said Nick Hooker, the Florence Center’s director of marketing.

Venue and fair management will host a brief welcome ceremony, address the crowd and

give thanks before cutting the ribbon, letting the first guests into the inaugural event.

The ceremony, which is open to the public, will include confetti cannons.

The Florence Center is located at 3300 W. Radio Drive in Florence.

Through hard work and a bit of luck with weather conditions, “we anticipate the growth of this annual event to elevate the fair into one of the Pee Dee’s and South Carolina’s premier, largest, and favorite annual events,” Hooker said.

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FLORENCE — The first Greater Pee Dee State Fair will start Thursday with a grand opening and ribbon cutting at the Florence Center.

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‘WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET’ Harmonica player Mickey Raphael shares insights about the music icon who is set to play the Peace Center

By Dan Armonaitis dan.armonaitis@shj.com

Mickey Raphael was barely in his 20s when he first met Willie Nelson at an informal jam session organized by legendary former University of Texas football coach Darrell Royal.

Nelson was impressed with the young harmonica player from Dallas and invited him to sit in with his band whenever he had a nearby gig.

Raphael took Nelson up on the offer again and again until he had become a permanent fixture in the band of which he has now been a member for 45 years.

“The band is kind of a loose entity,” Raphael said of the Family, as Nelson’s longtime touring outfit is known. “It’s not like you’re getting hired by a big corporation. I just started sitting in with Willie and it just kind of fit.

“I tell people that I was never officially hired but I was never asked to leave either.”

Raphael will be alongside Nelson when he the other members of the Family take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Monday for a soldout concert at the Peace Center for the Performing Arts in Greenville.

It’s among the first performances given by Nelson since he had to cancel some shows in January and February due to illness.

“He’s doing great,” Raphael said of Nelson.

“He’s ready to go. … It’ll be just another great Willie show. Every night is different. We don’t have any plans (as far as a set list). He

Willie Nelson performs with Mickey Raphael in the background at the 30th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater on Oct. 23, 2016, in Mountain View, Calif.

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just kind of flies by the seat of his pants, you know.”

Raphael’s harmonica licks and solos have been an integral part of the distinctive, genre-defying sound that has defined Nelson’s music for decades.

“A lot of bands would have a fiddle or steel guitar,” Raphael said. “Willie didn’t. Willie’s always been kind of unconventional and using the harmonica as a solo instrument really hasn’t been done that much in country music, so he gave me a chance in 1973 and I’ve been doing it ever since.”

Raphael said Nelson’s “Still is Still Moving to Me” is among his favorites to play and that he’s fully aware of how fortunate he is to get to share the stage with

Nelson on a regular basis.

“I like hearing him do anything where he takes a guitar solo,” Raphael said. “A lot of people don’t know — well, his fans do — (that) he’s just as great of a guitar player as he is a singer and songwriter. … I’m a fan, and I get to stand four feet from him and hear him every night.”

One of the most iconic figures in the history of American music, Nelson penned such country music classics as “Crazy,” “Hello Walls” and “Funny How Time Slips Away” during his days as a Nashville, Tenn.based singer-songwriter before returning to his native Texas and spearheading the outlaw country movement of the 1970s.

Nelson “is what he is,

man,” Raphael said. “He just shows up and plays, you know. I don’t think there’s any real mystique about Willie, because what you see is what you get.”

The first studio album of Nelson’s that Raphael ever played on was 1975’s “Red Headed Stranger,” a landmark effort that was noted for its bare-bones approach. When Columbia Records executives heard the finished material for the first time, they thought it was a demo.

Despite such doubts about its commercial viability, “Red Headed Stranger” proved to be a massive success. The album was certified multi-platinum See NELSON, D5

Retired NASCAR driver Kyle Petty finds comfort in music Want to go?

By Dan Armonaitis dan.armonaitis@shj.com

In May 2000, Kyle Petty saw his world turn upside down in an instant.

The Randleman, N.C. native’s 19-year-old son Adam was tragically killed when his No. 45 Chevrolet crashed into a wall during a practice session at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Adam had been Kyle Petty’s pride and joy, a fourth-generation stock car driver who was following in the footsteps of not only his father but also his grandfather Richard and great-grandfather Lee. The Pettys are NASCAR royalty, but it was another passion of Kyle’s that helped get him through the darkest of times.

“Music was there,” Kyle Petty said. “You know, music is that thing for me that is always there. Always, whether everything is going good or it’s the end of the world and you’re standing at the abyss and there’s a big black hole. … When Adam’s accident happened, it was an important part of how I dealt with it and (it’s) how I still deal with that loss.”

Although Petty retired from driving stock cars

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nearly a decade ago, he remains involved in that world through his work as a television commentator for NBC Sports’ coverage of NASCAR. Recently, however, music has received an increasing amount of his focus.

Having honed his singersongwriter craft at open mic sessions in Charlotte, N.C., where he currently resides, Petty is hitting the road for a series of music concerts that get underway with a performance at 8 p.m. Friday at The Spinning Jenny in Greer.

He’ll be joined on stage

by David Childers, a

highly-acclaimed singersongwriter based in Mount Holly, N.C., whose boosters include the Grammynominated Avett Brothers.

As Petty put it, Childers “is the teacher, and I’m the student.”

The unlikely pair first met last fall and, so far, Childers likes what he sees from his pupil.

Petty “is really good, and he has his own unique style,” Childers said. “I guess if I was going to compare him to anyone stylistically, it would be writers like James Taylor and Gordon Lightfoot.

“He’s pretty mellow.

He’s got some real good hooks in his songs, and there are some really tender kinds of feelings in what he writes about.”

Petty, however, is no newcomer to the world of music. In the mid-1980s, just as his NASCAR career was kicking into high gear, he signed a recording contract with RCA Records in Nashville, Tenn.

He was managed by the late Don Light, a Nashville music industry veteran who helped launch Jimmy Buffett’s career and who, himself, had done some stock car driving in the 1970s.

Petty made numerous television appearances and released one country music single, “The Other Guy,” before abandoning an album project and turning his full attention back to NASCAR. “Things had begun to get a little bit harder to be honest

with you — to try to race and do music all at the same time,” Petty said. “From the time I was 5 (years old), I dreamed of being a race car driver and that’s what I wanted to do. So, I was like, ‘you know what, I’ll just go back to playing (music) on my porch.’”

Petty, whose first recording session came via his participation on a 1983 novelty album called “Stock Car Racing’s Entertainers of the Year,” also cut a Rodney Crowell song, “Oh, King Richard,” which paid tribute to Petty’s famous father, as a one-off project in 1995.

“I think my music stuff must have come from my mom,” Petty said. “I call it the Southern curse. If you were born in the ‘60s, the Southern curse was that mothers who were born in the ‘30s and ‘40s were bound and determined that their little boys and little girls were going to play piano. So, the Southern curse is you have to take piano lessons when you’re in the first, second and third grade.

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Flounder fishing Flounder are one of the favorite targets of South Carolina's recreational inshore anglers, along with red drum and spotted seatrout. Concern over declining numbers over the past two decades led the South Carolina legislature to increase the minimum size limit and reduce the daily catch limit last July.

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The minimum size is 15 inches, and anglers are limited to catch 10 flounder per person per day and no more than 20 per boat per day. It is unlawful to gig for flounder in salt waters during daylight hours.

Fishing tip

Fish at points where two bodies intersect, such as where a small creek feeds into a larger creek, dragging the bait slowly across the bottom.

State records Summer Flounder (tie) 17 pounds, 9.6 ounces John Kzcuma, Murrells Inlet, 2003 17 pounds, 6 ounces L.C. Floyd, South Santee, 1974

Southern Flounder 3 pounds, 8 ounces, J. Wallace, Murrells Inlet, 1982

Summer flounder

In order to beat an existing saltwater record, a fish weighing less than 50 pounds must exceed the previous record by at least 4 ounces.

Carolina rig

The summer flounder is the larger of the two main flounder species in South Carolina waters and can be easily distinguished by the large spots on the top of the body.

The Carolina rig allows a fish to pick up a bait and move away before feeling the resistance of the weight. An egg sinker is threaded onto the main line, followed by a barrel swivel, short leader and hook. The bait is usually hooked through the lips. The Carolina rig can be used trolling or casting and retrieving the bait.

Southern flounder Southern flounder also are frequently caught by South Carolina anglers and can be distinguished by the lack of spots on the body.

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Youngest contestant wins boat drag race on Lake Greenwood

By ALEKS GILBERT agilbert@indexjournal.com

Robbie Stafford spent three years making a boat, finishing it up Saturday morning — just ahead of the second Thunder in the Cove drag race on Lake Greenwood.

At 21, he was the youngest of the 11

contestants to enter the race, which drew boaters from as far off as Richmond.

And he won.

“We were up til 12 last night, and we got in the shop at 7 this morning.

I told people, we didn’t come to race, we came to test. And we got lucky,” he said.

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The prize was $450, but Stafford, a student at Newberry College, insisted they didn’t do it for the money.

“This is what we do, this is our lives.”

Robbie, his father, Bob Stafford, and his uncle, Ward Stafford, began working on the boat in 2013, and took a “three and a half year hiatus.” Ward,

a machinist, made all of the pieces they used on the boat.

“There ain’t nothing we didn’t do in our shop. Everything was done in house.” He reconsidered, and added that there was one piece they didn’t make. The input shaft.

Laurens County deputy Philip Robertson estimated there were 250

to 300 spectator boats when the event began. The crowd thinned by the end of the event, as rough water delayed the start by more than an hour.

“I don’t see this lake as calm as it was today,” said Robert Tolley, president of the Summer Pointe Homeowners

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CHAOS

Greenwood Mall patrons scramble in fear after several shots ring out

By ALEKS GILBERT and DAMIAN DOMINGUEZ Index-Journal staff writers

The shooting was reported at 7:10 p.m. Saturday. Four or five males chased a person through the mall’s common area before they fired multiple shots, said Jonathan Link, public information officer for Greenwood Police. They fled the mall in a vehicle.

Descriptions of the people and vehicle were not immediately available.

Because people hid in stores and offices, Link said, officers were going store to store to evacuate everyone and make sure everyone was safe.

Others at the mall described a chaotic scene.

“As I was leaving, everyone was running outside of the mall and ducking behind cars,” Chris Tran said.

Travis Williams was at the checkout line at TJ

Gunshots at the Greenwood Mall led to a chaotic scene, but no injuries, as a crowd of shoppers fled for safety.

Tabitha Bennett and her daughter, Lexi, were in the Shoe Dept. — it was their first time in Greenwood and they decided to check out the mall — when they heard eight to 10 gunshots.

She said people started running into the store to flee from where the shots were fired.

“I’m just screaming, ‘Run Lexi!’, because she tried to hide behind the shoe rack,” Bennett said.

When they ran out of the store toward the parking lot, a family stopped and let them in their vehicle to take them to where they parked.

See CHAOS, page 10A DAMIAN DOMINGUEZ | INDEX-JOURNAL

Police spoke with witnesses and passersby Saturday at the Greenwood Mall after police responded to a shooting there.

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People stand outside the Greenwood Mall after a shooting Saturday.

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James Louis steers his boat through floodwaters in Trenton, carrying about 20 hunting dogs he just helped rescue from the roof of a kennel. [PHOTO COURTESY OF TREMAYNE BROWN]

Jones County, N.C., ravaged by Hurricane Florence

By Conor Hughes chughes@shj.com

TRENTON, N.C. — As James Louis’ fishing boat cut a path through a murky channel of water in Trenton on Tuesday, Tremayne Brown sat at the bow, periodically snapping pictures with his phone.

Just days earlier, the muddy stream was a dirt road. Brown’s mother’s home sits at the end of it.

The photos he’s taking of waterlogged houses and submerged cars are for friends and family on dry ground, so they can begin to process the devastation Hurricane Florence brought to their community before they see it

“Everybody came together to try to get people out of harm’s way in the nick of time in a lot of cases,” he said.

“We were still receiving calls throughout the day yesterday and even this morning from folks who are stranded and can’t get out of their homes.”

Down the road from where Brown and Louis put their boat in the water Tuesday, Edwin Foscue with the Trenton Fire Department sat in the front seat of a fire engine late in the morning on N.C. Highway 41, just on the edge of a deep pool of water that had blocked the road.

He was waiting for a rescue boat that set out shortly before. They were venturing into Trenton to rescue a man who was

significant hit, he left his 20 hunting dogs in a kennel behind his house with several days’ worth of food in automatic feeders. As he and Louis set out Monday morning on the opposite side of Trenton, he didn’t know what he’d find at the house.

When the boat arrived, Brown found all 20 dogs unscathed and waiting for him on the kennel’s roof.

“Man, they were happy to see us,” he said.

With large portions of the county still under water, officials said it’s impossible to assess the true extent of the damage. Jones County Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bracy said Trenton Elementary School and Jones Middle School were still under-

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By ADAM BENSON abenson@indexjournal.com

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Allie began sketching and cataloging her thoughts in a journal shortly after she was raped by an intimate partner.

ALLIE’S STORY

After rape, Lakelands woman finds inner strength on her road to recovery

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region who experienced what she did.

“I’m coming forward now because I know there’s people out there that never, ever will, and my thought t took 15 minutes for Allie to become a statistic. is, if somebody sees and learns from something I She remembers exactly, because that’s how did that maybe I should have done differently with long her rape, which happened earlier this year, reporting it and going to the hospital and delaying lasted. the police and all of that,” she said. “I just want people Fifteen minutes, and this is the cohort she to know that it’s OK to lose a little bit of yourself, joined: Every 98 seconds, another American is sexu- because you can get it back.” ally assaulted or raped. She’s now one of the 321,500 The Index-Journal corroborated Allie’s account victims above the age of 12 who have experienced through a police report, and a reporter and editor such a trauma. One out of every 6 women have been were shown photographs of bruises she sustained the victim of an attempted or completed rape in their during the attack — injuries that clearly show the lifetimes, so Allie belongs to that demographic as outline of a hand around her arm and other parts of well. her body.

But this is the data set Allie hates the most: Out of In the days following her rape, Allie began to cataevery 1,000 rapes, 994 perpetrators will walk free, and log her thoughts in a journal, which she shared with only 310 will be reported to the police, all according the Index-Journal. to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, or RAINN — the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization.

“Carrying it every day, I don’t lose sleep over it. I and m sweet don’t have nightmares about it or anything like that. turned fro nt from “Suddenly lent terror … I we ed me But it’s a matter of going, ‘I don’t have a choice.’ You nt vio wa to he er nd te that a want to get angry. You just want to say, ‘Why can’t whelmed ound like being over to being tossed ar you take my case to trial? Did he not do enough?’” long-term Allie said. “I process it by saying, ‘What can I do to ” ll. rag do al make this positive,’” even if it’s a small as, ‘I survived lie’s journ yesterday.’ “I want to take every day and do every day — from Al

By ADAM BENSON abenson@indexjournal.com

better than I did before.”

The Index-Journal does not identify victims of sexual assault. Allie chose her alias because it reminded her of “having someone on your side” — an ally.

Allie is in her 30s. She owns a home, enjoys a job She doesn’t want people to feel sorry for her, nor is that fits her social personality and carries a stable of she looking for an apology — and won’t offer forgivedear friends. She’s close with her family. She has a cat. ness — to her assailant.

Allie approached the Index-Journal with her story, hoping it would offer solace to another person in the See STORY, page 5A

The only thing Allie blames herself for in the aftermath of her rape is waiting as long as she did before contacting police.

But, sexual trauma experts say, that’s an all too frequent decision victims make.

“It’s a very common thing for very different reasons: Fear of repercussions from your job, from the perpetrator, SARA BARBER fear of how people will look at you. So many things make it hard, and what’s why a majority of these cases don’t come forward until later on, if ever,” said Jessica Bell, director of client services at Beyond Abuse, a Greenwood-based nonprofit that works with victims of sexual violence and child abuse in Abbeville, Greenwood and Laurens counties.

Beyond Abuse is a member organization of the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, See HELP, page 6A

Need help?

• National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800656-HOPE. The line is staffed 24 around the clock and all calls are confidential. An online chat is available too. Visit rainn.org.

• Beyond Abuse: Beyond Abuse is a Greenwood-based nonprofit providing support services to victims of sexual violence and child abuse in Abbeville, Greenwood and Laurens counties. Their 24-hour crisis hotline is 888-297-4546. For more information on the organization, visitbeyondabuse.info.

• South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: SCCADVASA is a statewide group of organizations providing intervention services to victims and survivors of domestic violence. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 800-799-7233.

For more information about SCCADVASA, visit sccadvasa.org or call 803-356-2900.

• Day One: This Bloomington, Minnesota-based organization offers information on area shelters and other support networks for people who have been sexually assaults. You can find them at dayoneservices.org or by calling 866223-1111.

• Safe Horizon: A nonprofit dedicated to the prevention of violence and supporting justice for victims, it offers a 24-hour hotline at 800621-4673. They’re online at safehorizon.org • 1in6: An organization that specializes in helping men who have experienced sexual abuse, 1in6 offers unique services through its website, including anonymous group chats facilitated by professional counselors. Visit 1in6. org. The site also features male survivor stories and recommended books and films.

• National Sexual Violence Resource Center: This organization is dedicated to promoting research, facilitating communication and creating resources for people who have been sexually abused. Their website, nsvrc.org, is one of the most comprehensive information nodes on the topic.

• Officials encourage victims to call 911 in the event of an emergency.

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Mental health issues tied to settlements after deaths

By MATTHEW HENSLEY mhensley@indexjournal.com An 18-year-old from Newberry who’d already been attacked by other inmates said he wouldn’t “make it in regular prison.”

A 30-year-old from Saluda County had lost a quarter of his body weight from fasting and claimed end times were at hand.

A 33-year-old who was known to be delusional told two other inmates he planned to take his own life, and those inmates warned an officer.

All three were mentally ill.

All three showed warning signs.

All three were found hanged by their own bed sheets.

Lawsuits filed on behalf of their families charge that prison workers failed to properly treat their mental illnesses. The state Department of Corrections settled the three suits without admitting any liability in their deaths.

Two of those deaths happened at Kirkland Correctional — the same maximum-security Columbia prison where four inmates were strangled in a 30-minute span, with attorneys claiming that those killings were also linked to inadequate mental health care.

Authorities think an 18-year-old found unresponsive at Kirkland on Friday also died by suicide, though the circumstances around the teen’s death remain under investigation and additional details have not been released.

Dead in 66 days Dalton Slaton, an 18-year-old from Newberry, reported to Kirkland Correctional on Nov. 4, 2013 after violating his probation.

During his initial medical screening, he denied having any mental health issues. However, his family’s attorneys write, he “cut himself, threatened further injury to himself, and was hearing voices,” a prison officer reported one day after Christmas that year. He told a mental health counselor that he’d been attacked by other inmates and that “he would ‘not make it in regular prison’ because he was ‘not a fighter.’”

On New Year’s Eve, the prison received documentation on his past treatment for mental illness and a counselor recommended Slaton stay in crisis intervention status. Two days later, the same counsel-

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Lee Logan, right was inducted into the Abbeville County Hall of Fame on Thursday night at the chamber’s annual banquet, where Susan Jackson presented him the honor.

The state Department of Corrections have settled a number of lawsuits after suicides as the agency grapples with overhauling its mental health services. or deemed him ready to rejoin general population — over Slaton’s objections.

The move happened that same day.

Attorneys write that on Jan 6, 2014, Slaton walked a nurse through his history of “physical, emotional, and sexual abuse” at the hands of a relative and his past attempts at suicide and self harm.

Late Jan. 7, 2014 or early the following morning, Slaton was found hanged in his cell. He was 18 and had spent just 66 days in prison.

The state Department of Corrections agreed to settle a medical malpractice suit for $150,000, with $67,500 going to the law firm Hodge & Langley to cover attorneys’ fees and another $28,932 going to the firm to reimburse actual costs and expenses. The remaining $53,567.43 went to the teen’s estate.

‘A gross deviation’ When Jermaine Tyrone Fuller transferred into Broad River Correctional from McCormick on Jan. 24, 2012, he’d already been classified as an MI3, attorneys for his family said, indicating he was a mental health outpatient.

Even so, 26 months passed before the Ridge Spring man was seen by a mental health professional at the maximum-security prison in Columbia, and he was prescribed an antidepressant. Attorneys said that was the last psychiatric care he received while in custody.

On March 9, 2016, Fuller’s weight dropped to 126 pounds as he’d been “fasting for religious purposes” and was “rambling about ‘the end is coming.’” Forty days earlier, he weighed 164 pounds.

“The failure to have (Fuller) immediSee PRISONS, page 5A

‘This is your night’

Abbeville chamber hosts 39th annual banquet

By DAMIAN DOMINGUEZ ddominguez@indexjournal.com

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t was an evening for the influencers — the 39th annual Greater Abbeville Chamber of Commerce banquet reflected on the ways various chamber projects have influenced people’s lives throughout the community.

Thursday’s banquet brought together local business owners, chamber board members, community leaders and others to enjoy a catered dinner while talking about the latest updates in the area.

While Abbeville city undergoes a beautification project, the chamber is backing a penny sales tax referendum that chamber President Edie New said is an opportunity for a lot of improvement in the community.

“There’s a lot of really neat things going on in Abbeville, and I’m glad to be a part of it,” she said.

“Abbeville Promise — I never thought I’d see the day where graduating students at Abbeville High School would get two years of higher education paid for.”

Chamber Executive Director Janice Corriveau ran through a history of recent chamber events, highlighting the ghost walk, wreath sale, daddy-daughter dance and oyster roast, among other events.

“Enjoy tonight, board members and guests,” she said. “This is your

Abbeville chamber of commerce members and guests lined up Thursday night to have their dinners served at the chamber’s 39th annual banquet.

Abbeville, and this is your night.”

As the keynote speaker, Brad Evans focused on the ways Abbeville-area organizations act as influencers in their community.

Evans serves as chairman of the board for the Freshwater Coast Community Foundation, a group he said that started as a gathering of community influencers looking for ways to improve their home.

“In 2015 we got our 501©(3), we had a great start and we got a kick start from our great partners

at West Carolina,” he said.

The FCCF went on to partner with other groups to serve Abbeville, McCormick and Star-Iva by helping provide educational and business resources. The group began working with Abbeville County on a strategic plan, which included an educational component that later evolved into the Abbeville Promise.

He said the Promise has come a long way to ensure a student from Abbeville County can go to Piedmont Tech and take the classes they want at no cost.

“The Abbeville Promise is our commitment to influence our young people,” he said.

Afterward, chamber board members and guests presented several awards to people in attendance. Lee Logan was inducted into the Abbeville County Hall of Fame, and Dr. David Lewis was inducted posthumously. Paige Bowser, owner of Breezy Quarters on Trinity Street, accepted the award for Abbeville County Business of the Year, while Jimmy Wilson was awarded the chamber’s Ambassador of the Year title.

Abbeville County students Kamiya Shosan, Victoria Hargrove and Bryson Glenn were also honored for their earning the chamber’s community spirit scholarships.

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tee, every school should maintain level I think we need to to assure

at least one trained resource abenson@indexjournal.com Abbeville baseball begins 2018 Trump agrees toofficer meet we’re doing our very, very best,” — with funding for them covered state Superintendent of Education with win under new coach Jong Un Molly Spearman told the House The message to lawmakers on through thewith state Kim budget.

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Sports 1B was loud and clear: Wednesday Arming teachers won’t keep South Carolina’s schools safe.

Instead, top law enforcement and education officials told a General Assembly House subcommit-

The testimony News came 3A a day after an SRO brought an end to a school shooting in Great Mills, Maryland.

The 17-year-old gunman died and two other students were injured.

“We have never taken this to the

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violence in response to the deadly school shooting in Florida.

WASHINGTON — SenRepublican Sen. Lindsey ators from both parties are Graham of South Carolina and proposing to let federal courts Democrat Richard Blumenthal keep guns away from people who show warning signs of See GUNS, page 4A

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Florida governor weighing pros and cons before signing gun bill. 3A

Alabama school closed after security fails to keep students from handling a gun in shooting. 3A

By ADAM BENSON abenson@indexjournal.com

Charter district In January, federal prosecutors argued that Lee Wimmer, after years approves MOA of running a fraudulent investment firm and lying to his shareholders, with 4 schools filed bankruptcy to protect his assets.

By ARIEL GILREATH agilreath@indexjournal.com

Now under indictment in U.S. District Court on a securities fraud charge, the Greenwood man’s attorney said his client is cooperating with authorities. And new court documents provide a glimpse into Wimmer’s side of the story.

Board members with the South Carolina Public Charter School District have approved a memorandum of agreement with four schools who bypassed the state’s transfer law to leave the district for Erskine College’s Charter Institute.

The schools, which are in breach status with the district because of low academic performance, went before the district’s board in November to request the transfer, which was denied.

AR-15 rifles and their variants, among the most popular gun styles in the country, have again been thrust front and center in the nation’s gun debate after one was used in yet another mass shooting last month.

But why is the gun so popular? And why has it become a prominent symbol in the gun debate?

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If so, set Lander women face challenge against Carson-Newman your clocks now that should be our first Sports 1B commit- resource officer during regular ment. And we need to ensure that operating hours. A fiscal note atevery student in South Carolina tached to the bill said it would cost has access to good mental health $46.1 million.

Of the state’s 1,237 public counseling as needed,” Spearman said. schools, 483 — or 61 percent — In February, state Rep. Samu- do not have a full-time resource indexjournal.com el Rivers Jr., R-Goose Creek, in- officer. A companion measure, troduced H. 4876, requiringSunday, the March 11, 2018 DAILY $1, SUNDAY $2 “continuous presence” of a school See SROS, page 4A

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counts in connection to the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School had been diagnosed with several mental illnesses.

“This is a local issue all over the United States,” Rep. John McCravy, R-Greenwood, said Monday. “Tonight I want to commend our own Beckman Center for

In the wake of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 dead, the way mental illness is treated has seen renewed attention across the country, including in South Carolina.

A 19-year-old who faces 17 murder See MENTAL, page 4A

AW A R D S

AR-15-style rifles rest against a wall behind the gun counter at Hunters Headquarters.

The AR-15-type rifle — which typically uses .223-caliber rounds — is characterized by: a butt stock; a buffer tube containing a buffer spring and buffer, or weight, that help to control recoil; and a specific kind of bolt carrier group, the mechanisms that control the round cycling function of the rifle; all of which are organized into an upper and lower receiver.

If a gun lacks one of these aspects, it is not an AR-style rifle, said Jacob Harris, part owner of Hunters Headquarters. However, he said, it might be similar.

The AR-style rifle is one of the most popular varieties of gun in America, with 8 million in circulation nationally, according to estimates from the National Rifle Association, and its fully automatic counterparts

By DAMIAN DOMINGUEZ ddominguez@indexjournal.com

have been widely used in the U.S. military since the Vietnam War. Authorities say an Smith & Wesson M&P15, an AR-15 variant, was used to kill 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Guns modeled after the AR15 were also used in high-profile shootings such as the one in Las Vegas that left 58 dead, one in Newtown, Connecticut in which 27 died — mostly children — and in Sutherland Springs, Texas where 26 were killed.

Each of these mass shootings have brought renewed calls for bans or increased restrictions on AR-type rifles.

However, Harris said the controversy surrounding the weapon stems from a lack of knowledge about its capabilities. The weapon is not much different from any other semi-automatic rifle, he said, and any bias See AR-15, page 6A

Glossary

Here are some terms used when talking about AR-15s or any firearm:

Receiver: The part of the gun that houses its internal components.

Barrel shroud: A cover that encircles the barrel of again to prevent operators from burning themselves on a hot barrel.

Folding, collapsible or adjustable stocks: Firearm stocks that allow operators to temporarily reduce the size of a weapon for easier transport or concealment.

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Attorney entering mayor’s race

By ADAM BENSON abenson@indexjournal.com

As a fifth-grader at Greenwood’s East End Elementary School, Brandon Smith wrote an essay about one day becoming mayor.

Decades later, the 38-year-old attorney is preparing to put his dream into action, formally declaring himself as a candidate for the top municipal position.

“I believe it’s an exciting time to be a Greenwoodian, and I believe

‘There is knowledge here’

here might have been no red carpet, but the people honored Wednesday night are the daily superstars of Greenwood.

Ranging from landlords to fry cooks, from florists and locksmiths to bakers and plumbers, Greenwood chose the best of the best to be honored at the Index-Journal’s 2018 Readers Choice awards. The Lakelands’ own voted among nominees in dozens of categories, and by Feb. 23 they had chosen this year’s winners.

The evening started with So who won? a dinner catered by Corley’s You’ll find a special

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Greenwood’s scourge belongs to all of Greenwood It was anything but a normal Saturday night at Greenwood Mall when shots rang out. A little girl getting her first ear piercings was suddenly hustled off to a side room in a store as other shoppers ran to seek shelter before being evacuated from the mall.

Shootings and shooting deaths have seemingly become commonplace in Greenwood these days. And now they seem to have spilled into more public areas where, frankly, one might least expect them.

But whether on a random street, in a mall or into a specifically targeted house or automobile, these shootings are shaking the whole community.

VOL. 100, NO. 142 As they should, because these are not really isolated events.

Sure, maybe you are fortunate enough to live on a street that has yet to experience drive-by or targeted shootings, but as Saturday’s case proves, it can happen anywhere.

We believe the entire community must face up to and own the problem that has come to Greenwood. The killings and shootings are not an “us” and “them” problem. The issue is not rooted in any one demographic of Greenwood’s population. Pointing fingers and making broad generalizations do nothing to solve the problem because the problem is owned by our whole community.

We at the Index-Journal do not pretend to have any or all the answers. No one holds

group of people holds the answers, it is vital that the community pool its resources in search of a solution or, at the very least, a partial solution to curb the gun violence.

Toward that end, the newspaper is, beginning this week, delving deeper into Greenwood’s gun violence. We will be talking with law enforcement, clergy, elected and those cards. Not law enforceappointed officials, business ment, not our clergy, not our leaders and owners and others. elected officials, not even those We plan to provide a map that who have, thankfully, given of shows where these shootings their time to attend forums on have taken place, and we plan this particular topic. Were it to update it as more occur — that simple, that easy we’d have and they will. And we seek long ago solved the issue of your help. You, the public, gun violence in our commuour readers, can play a role by nity. telling us how you or an organization you are involved with While no one person or

is attempting to address gun violence. You can also play a role by helping law enforcement, and we’ll tell you how you can without fear of retribution.

Stories on the topic will be identified with a logo “Greenwood’s Scourge — What’s the cause? What’s the cure?”

Please, try to be a part of the discussion, but not with what amounts to meaningless broadbrush commentary and generalizations on our website. This is not a time for Greenwood to be divided; rather, it is a time for Greenwood to convene as one community and be resolute in building Greenwood up, not tearing it down.

We invite you to be part of indexjournal.com the solution.

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Police ask public to ease off social media claims

By ADAM BENSON abenson@indexjournal.com

shaken and disgusted by

By Equally ADAM BENSON the continuing acts of gun violence abenson@indexjournal.com plaguing Greenwood, several residents on Monday pushed the City A Monday night arrest

by Greenwood Council to take action — whether in police at the Bypass 25 Walmart is part the form of a curfew or raising taxes of what has become a growing problem hire more police officers. intothe tense hours since a shooting at the Carolyn Mall.

Phelps, who was born and Greenwood raised recently Almostinat Greenwood the moment but officers were moved to Williamston, saidconnection her famapprehending a person in ily, like many others, have felt the fear with outstanding crimes, bystanders caused by gunshots ringing on outhow in took to Facebook, commenting police thwarted a potential shootthe streets — to the pointactive where her er.daughter and two granddaughters are “It seems staying withlike her.we’ve got a lot of people She out requested there who awish theybehad your curfew “put in jobs, ” Greenwood police place immediately” for Public peopleInforages mation 13-18. Officer Jonathan Link told the Index-Journal.

“We feel like if we could get that age Thoseoffsocial mediaat posts were far group the street a certain time, from what actually that would help outhappened, a lot in theaccordarea,” ing to a statement issued by city police through their own Facebook page: “There was NO THREAT of a shooting at Wal-Mart this evening. Officers received a call of a wanted person being in the store. Because of the subject’s past history of violence and firearms, officers

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Something needs to be done, and it Mayor Welborn Adams took ex- middle of a shooting, with 50 people needs to be done immediately. We are ception to that. standing outside, but nobody saw desperate for help.”

“We’re not fearful of coming into anything, because, ‘I don’t want to be Phelps, Jameena Anderson and these communities. We go on people’s labeled a snitch.’ I’m afraid for her,” Cynthia Tolbert said they were con- walks every year around the entire in- Edwards said. “No citizen, I don’t cerned about the rising number of ner city. The issue here is we’ve got a care what side of the city they live on, firearms-related injuries and deaths, group of people that just have no re- should have to live like that, where with too few arrests to show for it. spect for life. Mine, yours or anybody we’re afraid to step out the door. Yes, “You got one side of a city that’s else’s,” Adams said. “And how you this thing is out of hand, and my heart asleep and can sleep and you got an- reach that, I don’t know.” hurts when I see an 18-year-old life other side of a city that’s awake and Anderson, a student support facil- snuffed out.” can’t sleep. That should bother us, and itator in Greenwood County School She also pulled no punches about it bothers me as a woman of God,” District 50, said she is fearful of visit- those who would reject a city-manPhelps said. “We’re living in serious ing pupils in the Phoenix Place Apart- dated curfew.

Phelps said. ments for worry that a gun fight could “What hurts me is, that opposiShe also suggested installing sur- times in Greenwood.”

Tolbert urged city leaders to make break out. tion is coming from people that look veillance cameras in high-crime better connections with people in Councilwoman Linda Edwards like you and me, those are the ones neighborhoods.

“We know a lot of people won’t talk, Greenwood’s afflicted neighbor- lent a sympathetic ear, but remind- that don’t want you saying nothing ed Phelps of previous, unsuccessful to their child, and their children are so arrests aren’t being made but we hoods.

“We need reinforcement from the efforts to set curfews or take other the very ones that end up in trouble feel like we need to have solutions put in place,” Phelps said. “And we stand City Council. I know a lot of us in extraordinary actions in the name of and then they go crying, ‘Why didn’t ADAM BENSON | INDEX-JOURNAL you do something?’,” Edwards said. before you to say we support a tax in- this room are probably afraid to go public safety.

Jack Logan, founder of “Put Down the Guns Now Young People,” speaks to“Ireporters Monday in front of the Greenwood Police Departunderstand what afternoon you’re saying. crease if that’s what it’s going to take to these communities, but we know ment. to get more police officers in the city. these people,” Tolbert said.

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ANDERSON — During testimony in a hearing to determine if he should be tried as an adult, investigators described Jesse Osborne as a polite young man who quickly expressed remorse for what police allege he did on Sept. 28, 2016.

The teenager is facing

two counts of murder and other charges after police say he shot and killed his father, Jeffrey Osborne, before driving a stolen truck to Townsville Elementary School and shooting several people there, including 6-year-old Jacob Hall, who died three days after the shooting.

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turned 14 shortly before the shooting, tried as an adult. Family Court Judge Edgar Long began presiding over a waiver hearing to determine if that motion will be granted on Monday at the Anderson County Courthouse.

Anderson County Sheriff’s Office animal control officer Justin Brown, then a field training officer with the sheriff’s office,

Tiffney Osborne wipes a tear during a waiver hearing for her son, Jesse, at the Anderson County alleged the doctor pre-signed THE JOURNAL STAFF Courthouse blank prescriptions the SENECA — A Seneother two used to prescribe on Monday.

testified that firefighter SENECA Jamie Brock already had Jesse Osborne on the ground when Brown arrived at the scene.

Brown was asked to describe the scene at the school following the shooting.

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More than 30 guns were confiscated as part of Operation Avalanche last week, as well as and stolen property. “When you have an individual that is on methamphetamine coupled with firearms, that could really lead to a really bad recipe,” Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Ken Washington said.

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The mayor said he had not met personally with Mudge about the annexation issue, but had spoken with the developer by phone.

The delay came after a meeting last week that included Mudge, attorney Richard Few and Oconee officials including countyBY adminJUSTIN LEE CAMPBELL istrator Scott Moulder, county attorney David Root, Oconee Eco-THE JOURNAL nomic Alliance executive director Richard Blackwell and county SENECA — Ecocouncil members Paul Cain and development nomic Julian Davis. While no agreement dominated the converhas been finalized with Lakeside sation at the Oconee Lodge, Moulder called the meeting “a positive step.”

County Chamber of Moulder said the draft docuCommerce political ments and agreements discussed Washington forum for Seneca City withspeaks Lakeside Lodge represen-

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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Ken at a news conference about last week’s Operation Avalanche Council candidates on SEE ANNEXING, PAGE Monday.

A5 on Monday. Washington said the methamphetamine involved in the investigation — $99 million worth in six months — was The four incumcoming from Mexico through the hub city of Atlanta. bents and two chal-

WALHALLA — When it comes to the covert operations of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office narcotics unit, Lt. Jeremy Chapman said the biggest factor in successfully removing drug dealers from the streets is flexibility.

Chapman, who oversees the unit, said he and the seven other officers in his department have no set schedule when it comes to surveillance and connecting lengers running for the evidence in an investigation. the four seats “The biggest factorup in for any type grabs operations in the March of special unit is you have to be ready to go,” Chapman election answered said.

“One phone questions atcall thecould come in to the office and change the Gignilliat Community outlook of our entire day.”

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The questions Most man-hours in a typical week arewere spent on surveillance, said. submitted byhethe Typically, drug dealers don’t keep public, and several banking hours. Late nights are often addressed followed by earlyimproving mornings, which and candowntown be followed bySeneca an hour or two of rest before another long night. attracting businesses.

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Joshua Prather at A-Z Bail Bonding said the competitive nature of bail bonding has driven down premium rates, making it easier for some people to make bail.

Bail bondsman says industry at least partially to blame for ‘revolving door’

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with serious crimes to make bail and get out of jail. Prather said nowadays bondsmen will frequently charge about 5 percent, with some going as low as 3 percent to attract clients.

“I see why people are mad,” he said. “I see why judges are mad.”

But still, he said bondsmen provide an essential service, and he said he got in the business himself to help people have the chance they need to provide for their families rather than sit in jail awaiting trial.

Additionally, bond allows jails to be reserved for people facing serious and violent charges or who pose flight risks, rather than incarcerating everyone law enforcement arrests.

According to state law, within 24 hours of being arrested and charged with an offense, a defendant must be brought before a judge for a bond hearing.

“The judge’s only concern is what type of bond will ensure the defendant’s appearance for trial and what conditions need to be imposed to protect the community,” Circuit Court Judge Frank Addy Jr. said via email. “In addition to a surety,

Solving the justice system’s revolving-door problem isn’t a simple matter, but recently Greenwood’s police chief and a city councilman both laid partial blame on one group of people — bail bondsmen.

A local bondsman said he can certainly see why, and he agrees that the industry has become part of the problem.

When a judge sets bond for a charged person, a bondsman can come in and pay the bond, charging their client a percentage of the bond as a premium.

If their client shows up for court down the line, the bondsman is refunded the cost of the bond and keeps a portion of the premium as profit.

“Bonding is basically ensuring the defendant can get out, get their defense made and get back to work,” said Joshua Prather, owner of A-Z Bail Bonding. “When I got into the business about 11 years ago, it was premiums of 10-15 percent.”

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“Thank you,” a frazzled, shirtless Willie Schubert mouthed to members of a Coast Guard helicopter crew who plucked him and his dog Lucky from atop a house encircled by water in Pollocksville. It was not clear how long he had been stranded.

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“We increased the credit limit on the nation’s credit card, and where are we now? Almost Speaking to a friendly crowd $22 trillion in debt, and I’m in Greenwood on Monday, here to tell you: We don’t hear U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-3rd about this enough from our District, reiterated his broad House leadership, our Senate support of President Trump’s leadership or our president,” “Make America Great Again” he said. “Now that we’ve got agenda, but split with him tax reform done, the econoand his party my’s humming along, we’ve leadership on increased defense spending, we a reluctance need to talk about trying to get to cut down back in the black and trying to VOL. 100, NO. 160 on a $22 trilreverse this trend.” lion deficit.

But Duncan’s statements “We’ve got about the president were mostSaturday, auguSt 25, 2018 a president ly effusive. in the White “We’ve got a businessman in House who the White House. Somebody JEFF is really asthat understands, because he DUNCAN serting an grew a business. He got a good America first head start on us — I didn’t get policy,” Duncan told about 60 $1 million from my dad to start people during a Greenwood a business — and he took that County Republican Women and he parlayed it into an emluncheon at Montague’s. “If pire,” Duncan said. “He underyou’re a Republican and you stands what it takes.” can’t win in this economy, with That perspective, DunBy DAMIAN DOMINGUEZ lower taxes and positive things can said, gives the president a ddominguez@indexjournal.com happening around the world unique insight into American No one left the court room hapwith our allies, less people de- commerce. py Thursday evening, after William pendent on government for “Donald J. Trump achieved S. Crump Jr. was found guilty on assistance, you probably have the American dream, and two counts of unlawful neglect to a child and sentenced to 12 years trouble as a personal candi- he wants you to achieve the behind bars — but was found not date.”

American dream as well. That’s guilty on multiple charges alleging Duncan, who needs to fend the mindset he’s got. There’s sexual abuse to his children.

Attorneys on either side of the off a challenge by Anderson no doubt in my mind that he courtroom said they respect the Democrat Mary Geren to win a wakes up and thinks INDEX-JOURNAL about FILE jury’s decision, but the outcome William Jr. bowed his head Thursday in the Greenwood County Courthouse didn’t sit well with Crump or the sixth term inCrump Congress, scoffed America and Americans, ” attorney Bill Yarborough looked on as Crump’s daughter took the stand, 8th Circuit’s attorneys. at the while prediction of a “blue Duncan said. “I believe Amer“He was obviously disappointed testifying to sex acts she said Crump forced her to perform. wave” shifting the balance of ica needs to be the superpower power in Washington. that we’re capable of being and “I think it’ll be more of a that the world needs us to be. blue trickle around the coun- Peace comes about through a try when it’s all said and done,” strong United States military.

Duncan said.

I fully support that,” Duncan Going off script, Duncan said. spoke for more than an hour Through her Twitter acon a range of issues, from count, Geren hit back at Dunthe importance of a Republi- can’s claim. can-led tax reform package last “The American Dream is

By ADAM BENSON December to military spend- having the freedom to live your abenson@indexjournal.com ing and the ongoing investiga- life without worrying about Greenwood County Engition by neer Special Counsel Robert bankruptcy because a loved Rossie Corwon might be a Muellerstranger into collusion one got sick,” she said. to thousandsbetween of people she’s served during a 10-yearand cathe Trump administration Duncan also pointed to what reer, but the impact of her work Russia. is around them every day. he said are misplaced funding But money factored into priorities, such as a push by From handling day-to-day operations at the countyIn airport many of his remarks. the some to allow the Department to monitoring water levels at eight years he’s beenand in helping office, of Defense to pay for gender reLake Greenwood build the one of the state’s defimost Duncanto said national assignment surgeries. advanced GIS platforms, Corcit has swollen by $8 trillion — won has been at the center of it “with no See DUNCAN, page 4A all.end in sight.”

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‘Nobody wins in a case like that’ Father gets 12-year sentence, found not guilty on sex charges in the sentence he got, but he was pleased the jury vindicated him on the sexual conduct,” said Bill Yarborough, Crump’s attorney.

Crump always maintained his innocence, Yarborough said — despite the fact that Crump came into court Thursday morning to plead guilty to charges of incest, second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, two counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, two counts of unlawful neglect of a child and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

The bulk of the trial rested on

the testimony of two of Crump’s children — who alleged he forced them to perform sexual acts with him and with each other while he watched — versus Crump’s testimony himself when he took the stand in his own defense.

Assistant Solicitor Anna Sumner said that’s a hurdle for the prosecution to overcome. The children waited until they felt safe to report being sexual assaulted, which means sexual assault medical exams wouldn’t have shown any evidence by the time the assaults were See WINS, page 4A

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Joshua Prather said he has three employees with A-Z Bail Bonding whose jobs are to go out and get clients who failed to appear in court.

On Friday, the beloved department head called it a career, accepting hugs and exchanging

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INSIDE TODAY Officers spread out on Feb. 8 over a property on Carradine Road, where the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office’s special operations unit conducted a drug bust in a methamphetamine chain that Sheriff Mike Crenshaw said was the largest in his tenure.

By CHUCK BURTON AND up more people stranded by Hurricane Florence and the MARTHA WAGGONER storm’s remnants took aim at Associated Press the densely populated NorthWILMINGTON, N.C. — east.

Throwing a lifeline to a city The death toll from Florence surrounded by floodwaters, rose to at least 20, and crews emergency crews delivered elsewhere used helicopters and food and water to Wilmington boats to rescue people trapped on Monday as rescuers picked by still-rising rivers.

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CLEMSON — First reading of an of Clemson to annex annexation ordinance for a properproperty in Oconee ty inside Oconee County was not County on Monday night’s Clemson City approved by the city’s planning Council agenda as Oconee County Council gets ready to discuss commission Monday incentives for the same developer night and sent to city tonight stipulating that the annexcouncil for a public ation request be withdrawn.

Clemson Mayor J.C. Cook said Feb. 19 may SEE ANNEXATION, PAGE A5 hearing PHOTOS BY CAITLIN HERRINGTON | THE JOURNAL Steve Mudge, developer for LakeAfter an 8:30 a.m. Operation Avalanche briefing in Walhalla, four Oconee County Sheriff’s Office teams went to secondary locations side Lodge Clemson, requested the to prep on specifics to their search warrant locations on Feb. 8. Above, Chuck Giordano, who leads training operations, goes over delay of first reading. specifics of a raid on Carradine Road.

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be only the beginning of the city’s plans to grow into Oconee County.

Planning and codes director Todd Steadman said in his report to the commission Monday night the proposed annexation of the Lakeside Lodge

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initial sweep after investigators said meth with a street value of $99 million moved through Oconee County in half a year.

them to the power company, local police or fire departments. Never move or drive around barricades, and avoid flooded roads and washed-out bridges and roadways.

When re-entering a home, open all doors and windows to ventilate and dry it out. Check refrigerated foods for spoilage.

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Greenwood civic leaders are organizing a relief convoy to benefit North Carolina residents impacted by Hurricane Florence.

Donations of non-perishable food items, bottled water, toiletries and other items are being accepted at Lakelands Overhead Door, 412 Montague Ave., or at Sports Break at 114 Crosscreek Connector.

For more information, call Steve Cribbs at 864-980-6368.

Volunteers will deliver the supplies later this week.

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WALHALLA — Thursday was only the start of “Operation Avalanche,” as the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the whereabouts of two local residents suspected of being methamphetamine dealers with connections to a Mexican cartel.

Four locations were searched Thursday morning in the operation’s

Relief convoy to North Carolina planned

South Carolinians affected

by Florence have several ways to gain information about relief efforts, road conditions, power outages and other details related to damage caused by the storm.

Gov. Henry McMaster has lifted evacuation orders for all zones along the coast, but it’s up to local public safety officials to manage re-entry into evacuated communities.

Real-time traffic information — including travel times and congestion — can be accessed by visiting 511sc.org.

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— but Corwon doesn’t see it that way.

“I think the county appreciates all that this office does, and I think the public appreciates it.

We touch a lot of people,” Corwon said.

Like all other aspects of her job, Corwon didn’t approach retirement without planning for it first.

“Probably over the last eight

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One person has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a McCormick teen last night, and deputies are seeking another suspect in connection with the slaying, according to a release from the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office.

Tyrese Jermaine Paul, 18, of 106 Virginia Drive, Abbeville was arrested Thursday night and charged with murder.

Deputies are seeking another person wanted in connection with the shooting, said Greenwood County Sheriff Dennis Kelly. Deputies are

looking for Eric Patterson Thomas, 19, who is wanted on charges of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, according to a release from Kelly sent Friday.

Thomas is 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs about 150 pounds, and has known ties to Abbeville, Greenwood and Greenville counties, the release said. He’s considered armed and dangerous, and anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to call the sheriff ’s office at 864-942-8600.

Jalis Jeremiah Anderson, 17, of McCormick died at 5:23 p.m.

in Self Regional Medical Center’s Deputies learned Anderson emergency room, according to died at the hospital that night. a news release from the GreenPaul’s arrest came about four wood County Coroner’s Office. hours after police first began inDeputies gathered Wednes- vestigating the situation. Paul day night at the Stop-A-Minit on was a starting defensive back on S.C. Highway 72 and Woodlawn Abbeville’s 2017 Class 2A state Road, toward Abbeville, where championship team. crime scene investigators were Paul, a 5-foot-8, 165-pound scouring the parkingVOL. lot99,for evi- senior, also played running back NO. 285 dence. and outside linebacker for the Deputies were originally called Panthers. out to investigate a possible reckAbbeville Athletic Director less driver when they heard re- Tad Dubose said he didn’t have 2 SECTIONS, 18 PAGES port of a shooting at the gas sta- any comment, except to say he tion, according to a report sent feels sympathy for the families Wednesday. involved.

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When Erskine College announced the creation of its Charter Institute in July, it sparked a wave of change for charter schools in the state.

Now, charter-seekers don’t have to rely on the South Carolina Public Charter School District or their local school district to open their own charter schools. Instead, they can do so under a private, Christian college in Due West.

As the only private college to sponsor charter schools, there was some question about it receiving state funds because of the way the South Carolina Charter Act is worded, but the Attorney General’s office released a statement at the request of Gov. Henry McMaster that said it should be able to do so.

In order to open a charter school, it has to have a sponsor, also knownis as an authorizer, there was only one empty slow.

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which acts as its local education agency. The sponsor’s role is similar to a school district without the same oversight.

Charters are created withBy theARIEL GILREATH purpose of retaining their agilreath@indexjournal.com own autonomy while being held COLUMBIA — South Carolina senators accountable by their sponsors.

In South Carolina, sponsors are working on a funding solution for charcan receive up to 2 percent terofauthorizers that would solve future buda charter school’s state budget. get requests without paving a path for multiAfter Erskine’s announceple organizations to line up ment, two virtual charter asking for funds. schools immediately expressed Representatives with their interest in transferring the South Carolina Public out of the public charter school Charter School District district.

(SCPCSD) met with the Seven schools followed their lead over the course of astate few Senate Finance committee’s K-12 Education months.

VINCENT subcommittee Thursday to The charter school district SHEHEEN present its budget request. has never had a school request Formerly the only statewide charter school to transfer out, so there wasn’t a policy in place. In September, authorizer, the SCPCSD’s budget is now inits board battled over a tertwined prowith Erskine College’s Charter posed transfer policy to address Institute since the House Ways and Means the requests that also attempted committee funded them under one proviso.

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For Brianna Brunson, the annual Christmas parade in downtown Spartanburg Tuesday night officially kicked off the holiday season.

Thousands of residents from across Spartanburg County attended the parade.

Floats filled with gingerbread houses and candy canes, high school marching bands, and holiday music featuring several Christmas classics were among the highlights of this year’s parade, organized as always by the Spartanburg Jaycees.

Brunson, 10, of Boiling Springs snacked on a chocolate candy bar before the parade’s start. She watched the procession with her family on North Church Street. A string of green, yellow and red lights dangled from her neck overtop her purple winter coat.

“It was my first time here,” Brunson said. “I am here to watch my friend march in the parade. I wanted to wear the lights just to look Christmas-y.”

James Smith of Spartanburg makes sure to attend the parade every year. Smith, 59, considers it a family tradition.

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Abbeville business owners, officials work to fill empty storefronts on Court Square

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ABBEVILLE n its about two centuries of existence, Abbeville’s Court Square has weathered its share of storms.

Since it first began to take shape in the 1820s, the picturesque square that serves

as Abbeville’s city center has been ravaged by fires, threatened by war and survived some of the most tumultuous periods in American history.

But after each disaster, the square was restored.

The challenges the it faces today are of a different nature.

When Bill Yandell opened Wolf Tracks Gallery and Gifts about 15 years ago, he said

storefront on the square.

“Now, there’s a lot of open stores,” he said. “I wish they would fill up.”

Of the 75 storefronts that ring the red-brick square, 23 are empty. Many of the business owners who ply their trade on the square say they’ve seen an uptick in activity in the past several years, but progress

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what she and New had started, and Arce seemed like the perfect fit.

“Since he’s opened it up, which is what we had envisioned doing with the arches, he’s just carried on with what we didn’t have time to do anymore,” she said. “And the main thing about Natty’s is it’s where all the locals really like to See NATTY’S, page 4A

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Student’s senior project takes aim at dress code policies

By ARIEL GILREATH agilreath@indexjournal.com When 12th-grader Olivia Lane decided to write a paper and put together a short film about dress code policies in schools, she had been written up for three dress code violations in the past.

Twice in middle school and once while at Emerald High School.

showing female students holding a sign with words such as “strong” and “creative” scribbled across a small whiteboard.

In Greenwood County School District 50, the dress code requires students to wear pants above the hips and bans clothing or accessories that depict alcohol, drugs, racial slurs, sexual suggestion, inappropriate language and gang associations.

Lane said this portion of the policy is the

be made from a form-fitting material. The end of the policy says it’s virtually impossible to write a regulation addressing every detail of appropriate dress, and so the administration reserves the right to make judgments on attire.

“I do understand that some outfits that girls wear can be a little risque and too much showing, and at that point, that’s when the dress code needs to be enforced,

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COLUMBIA — Educators and law enforcement all agree the best thing to do to improve safety in South Carolina schools is to have an

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armed police officer in every school.

But they also agree any solution is going to cost at least tens of millions of dollars.

A House subcommittee discussed six different school safety proposals Wednesday — from armed officers to requiring every school to have an employee monitoring surveillance cameras when

children are in the building to putting metal detectors at each school.

“Everything we’re talking about is helpful and needed.

But all of it costs money,” South Carolina Sheriff’s Association Executive Director Jarrod Bruder said.

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A Spartanburg mainstay for more than a century will close its doors Friday.

The Spartanburg CocaCola plant will close as part of its new owner’s decision to move operations to Piedmont in Greenville County.

in Polk County project manager for CocaOn Oct. 2, Coca-Cola Bot-to visit tling Co. Consolidated ofin September Cola United.for World Games Charlotte, N.C., purchased Equestrian “I certainly have mixed feelthe Spartanburg franchise and ings,” said Price, who started its distribution territory from working for Coke in 1979. “I Coca-Cola United, which spent 38 years at Spartanburg owned the Spartanburg franCoca-Cola, trying to make it a Find us on all platforms 24/7 chise area and still owns the community partner. I hate to building at 500 W. Main St. let that go, and the teammates Many of the 110 employees who were with me — many who work at the Spartanburg 30-years-plus. But it’s a busiplant have either accepted ness decision the company jobs at the Piedmont plant or GoUpstate.com made. You just move forward.” gone on to work elsewhere, said Tony Price, Southeast See FAREWELL, A9

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Automaker warns that US policy could cut production at Spartanburg plant

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BMW has warned federal officials that U.S. tariffs would raise its cost of doing

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The automaker is concerned about the administration's threat to impose a 20 percent tariff on European auto imports. BMW also exports U.S.-made cars to China, which recently increased its tariffs as a direct response

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to President Trump’s decision to impose new tariffs on goods from China, according to BMW’s letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.

“All of these factors would substantially increase the costs of exporting passenger cars to these markets from the United States and deteriorate the market access

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for BMW in these jurisdictions, potentially leading to strongly reduced export volumes and negative effects on investment and employment in the United States,” BMW wrote in a letter first reported

by Reuters.

A 20 percent tariff on European auto imports could hike manufacturing costs and

jeopardize 45,000 jobs in the Upstate dependent on BMW’s Spartanburg plant, experts said Monday.

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told lawmakers their first priority is armed officers.

About half of South Carolina’s more than 1,200 schools have armed officers, with a greater proportion in middle and high schools. To put them in all schools could cost around $60 million in the first year, Keel said.

Gov. Henry McMaster had asked lawmakers to put $5 million for school police

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hang out and where they’re comfortable, and so they’re very supportive of what he’s done. One of the reasons Edie and I chose Judson was because he was a local also and we didn’t want someone to come in and take away from what people liked.”

Arce said he has no plan to stop at the expansion.

He recently received approval from the city’s Historic Properties Preservation Commission to renovate the facade of his old gallery and he expects to finish

by February.

The renovation will draw the front of the building back from the street, Arce said, creating an outdoor dining area.

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Natty’s on Trinity Street has become a favorite of many in Abbeville after opening about five years ago.

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The schools are entitled to the base student

By CONOR HUGHES cost traditional districts receive as well as supplementalchughes@indexjournal.com funding to make up for a lack

plans for Natty’s on Trinity Street.

Since buying the well-known Abbeville watering hole in July, the 49-year-old Charleston native has about doubled its See STORES, page 9A size and has more changes in the works.

Arce, a painter and sculptor, already STAFF PHOTOS BY CONOR HUGHES | INDEX-JOURNAL owned the building next to Natty’s — Nearly a third of the storefronts on Abbeville’s historic square are empty. he’d previously used it as a studio — when he bought the bar. About three months after officially taking over, he PHOTOS BY ARIEL GILREATH | INDEX-JOURNAL knocked out the wall that separated it Lander University student teacher Ashley Giordano helps a from his former studio, and used the exstudent at McCormick Elementary School after a test. From staff reports tra space to create an open event venue.

Since the expansion, Natty’s has hostBeginning with Sunday’s edition, the Ined a diverse range of events, such as a dex-Journal will no longer include a weekly drag show last month and a number of publication of TVmusicians. programming. Produclocal and universities across the state to try From staff reports tion costs have “People driven this lovedecision. it,” Arce said. “They can’t to get people to come to Greenwood While the believe booklet been eliminated, to teach. thehas difference it makes opening Teacher shortage grows The state’s Teacher Employment daily TV listings arespace now going to be aa part up the and having venue like in South Carolina and Retention Incentive (TERI) program of each day’sthis. newspaper.

Our business front-page It’s really helped and we’ve A study released in January showed has also put a dent in the shortage. index will guide readers where more teachers are leaving classrooms had positive feedbackto so find far.” the The program helped retain teachers and fewer college students are gradulistings, which will feature programming who retire from the district for up to Natty’s opened about five beyears ago ating with teaching degrees each year five years. The program ends in 2018. tween the hours of 4 p.m. and midnight. and quickly became a staple of Abbevin South Carolina.

On most days, the TVsquare listings—will appearpatrons ille’s historic drawing The study, conducted by the Center OIG General looks for Educator Recruitment, Retention in with apage largeinselection craft beers on the Entertainment the mainofnews and Advancement (CERRA), said 4,800 into Lander Foundation an atmosphere unique by to the section of theand newspaper, accompanied the area.

In June, the Office of the Inspector teachers did not return to any classShortly after it opened, Arce startroom in South Carolina for the 2016-17 General released a report blastingdaily horoscope and Dear Abby advice column.

Lander University’s foundation for filing ed working began running it school year.

Also beginning Sunday,there pageand 2A will have a about a year and a half agofeature when previThe study sparked a renewed effort misleading financial statements that new look.

The Today in History daily to attract more teachers to a state with overstated contributions. owners Ren’ ee Smith Edie New package will ous move to 2A, along withand lottery The report said the university ended many poor, rural districts that are hit bought another well known business on up providing money to the Foundation numbers. Readers will enjoy a daily calendar the hardest by the shortage.

Abbeville’s square, the Belmont Inn. — an organization that is supposed to McCormick County School District font. Information on support the university — and that in the a larger, easier-to-read Smith said when considering who initiated its Rural Teacher Residency how to reachtonewspaper employees deFoundation’s endowment hadn’t grown program where the district pays sell the building to, it and was important in 15 years as a result of underper-partments, subscription information and more student teachers to be in their classthe restaurant’s next owner continue forming fundraising efforts.

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The AP reports that Trump increasingly has become angry in recent days that the accusations against him have resurfaced, telling associates that the charges are false and drawing parallels to the

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the people to decide” if the issue was settled by Trump’s election to the White House. “I know he was elected, but women should always feel comfortable coming forward,” she said, “and we should all be willing to listen to them.”

But U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-Seneca, said Congress shouldn’t investigate the allegations against Trump.

“I don’t think there’s any forum for us to do that,” he said. “Just think about how that could be abused.”

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1 person arrested in teen’s slaying, deputies seek another From staff reports

President Donald Trump was infuriated by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley’s sympathetic comments about women who have accused the president of sexual misconduct.

Sources close to the president

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accusations facing Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alabama.

Trump campaigned for Moore ahead of Tuesday’s special election, despite accusations from several women that Moore initiated sexual contact with them when they were teenagers.

On Monday, three women who have made claims against Trump came forward to ask Congress to investigate the allegations against the president.

Haley said Sunday it’s “for

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say he was left in a rage after Haley told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that multiple women who have accused Trump of groping them “should be heard,” the Associated Press reported.

“I am incredibly proud of the women who have come forward,” the former S.C. governor said. “I’m proud of their strength, I’m proud of their courage, and I think that the idea that this is happening will start to bring a conscience to the situation, not just in politics but, (as) we’ve seen, in Hollywood and

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The former Bishop’s Farm peach packing shed barn is set up to accommodate weddings in Inman. [TIM KIMZEY/SPARTANBURG HERALDJOURNAL]

By Bob Montgomery bob.montgomery@shj.com

Nan Bishop has been hosting wedding receptions at Bishop Farm ever since Inman Mayor Cornelius Huff rented her barn in April 2014 for his reception.

“After that it mushroomed,” said Bishop, whose Inman farm has been in the family for more than a century. “We got it all fixed up, started promoting it a little bit and it turned into a business.”

What she didn’t realize, until recently, was that hosting wedding receptions classifies the enterprise as a business that must meet certain codes for fire protection and parking.

Bishop received a notice of violation from Spartanburg County and was given 20 days to comply. Planning officials are scheduled to meet with

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her Thursday afternoon.

Bishop said she didn't know what prompted the notice.

But later she and county officials learned that a fellow barn owner filed a complaint.

“I believe that a wedding venue called the county to report that another wedding venue was not up to code on their building,” County Councilman Roger Nutt said.

“Once that started, those venues started reporting others.”

That opened a hornet’s nest.

Bishop, a half-dozen other barn owners and a caterer showed up at Monday night’s Spartanburg County Council meeting to ask what gives.

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Rescue of Thai soccer team complete The Associated Press

MAE SAI, Thailand — “Everyone is safe.” With those three words posted on Facebook the daring rescue mission to extricate 12 boys and their soccer coach from the treacherous confines of a flooded cave in Thailand came to a close on Tuesday — a grueling 18-day ordeal that claimed the life of an experienced diver and riveted people worldwide.

Thailand’s Navy SEALs, who were central to the

boys in their cramped refuge in the cave.

Cheers erupted from the dozens of volunteers and journalists awaiting news of whether the intricate and high-risk rescue mission had succeeded. Helicopters transporting the boys roared overhead. People on the street cheered and clapped when ambulances ferrying them on the last leg of their journey from the cave arrived at a hospital in Chiang Rai city.

Their joy and relief was echoed around the globe by

rescue effort, celebrated the feat with a post that read: “All the thirteen Wild Boars are now out of the cave,” — a reference to the boys’ soccer team. “We are not sure if this is a miracle, a science, or what.”

Eight of the boys were rescued by a team of Thai and international divers on Sunday and Monday. On Tuesday, the final four boys were brought out, along with their coach. Their rescue was followed a few hours later by the safe return of a medic and three SEAL divers who had stayed for days with the

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Josh Jones still has a concrete reminder of the summer he spent with Tindall Corp. more than 20 years ago sitting in his office to this day.

It’s a scratched and battered hard hat emblazoned with the Tindall logo that Jones said is a reminder of one of the most pivotal summers of his youth, in part because it was among the hardest he’s ever experienced.

In the summer of 1997, Jones toiled away on Tindall’s second shift in its concrete kiln production area. It’s physically intensive work near oppressively hot kilns that Tindall used to create the precast concrete structures used in large-scale building operations.

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“Looking back on it, it was a meaningful transition from a high school kid into someone who was focused on his future,” said Jones, now the director of real estate for Johnson Development’s Industrial Division. “It was almost a rite of passage in my Sunday, May 27, 2018 SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA @ GoUpstate mind, because it was something that I really, really had to work at.”

He made it through without quitting, he said, which was a major confidence booster for a kid less than a year removed from a car crash that did Mississippi and Alabama

By Tamara Lush Cuba was being pounded possible along affected areas major damage to his back. on Sunday. Tropical storm Associated Press in eastern Louisiana, Misby rain along its western Jones said he’s proofThe that a warnings have been issued sissippi, Alabama, western coast, raising the threat of simple summer job can offer ST. PETERSBURG, flash floods and mudslides. for parts of Florida and AlaTennessee and the western more than just pocket money Fla. — Florida, Alabama The National Hurricane bama, saying tropical storm Florida Panhandle. Isolated for high school and college conditions are possible there areas could see as much as 15 and Mississippi launched Center in Miami said the emergency preparations island’s rain totals could by early Monday. inches (38 centimeters). students. He said it can offer reach 10 toworks 15 inches The governors of Florida, Under overcastisskies and Saturday ahead the experience and perspective WilliamofStephenson, center, as (25-38 a line cook during the summer at Willy Taco.

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BMW: China deal not altering Spartanburg plans

By Bob Montgomery bob.montgomery@shj.com

BMW said Tuesday it has not changed its plans to invest another $600 million and hire an additional 1,000 workers at its Spartanburg plant, even though the company announced it would step up production of new vehicles in China.

The German automaker and Chinese partner Brilliance Automotive Group Holdings on Monday announced a joint venture called BMW Brilliance Automotive, which will boost the number of vehicles produced annually at two facilities in China to 520,000 in 2019.

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By Emma Dumain

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WASHINGTON — The South Carolina business community is sounding alarm bells over President Donald Trump’s trade policies as Republicans in the state’s congressional delegation try to ease frayed nerves.

But the stakes are getting higher for some of the state’s biggest manufacturers, and they’re asking Washington lawmakers to step in and speak up.

S.C. Chamber of Commerce president Ted Pitts sent a letter Tuesday to each of the nine S.C.

In December 2017, BMW’s Plant Spartanburg began pre-production of the new X7 model. A company spokesman said Tuesday that plans to launch the X7 in Spartanburg County, along with the planned further investment of $600 million and adding another 1,000 jobs, will continue despite BMW’s decision to increase production at its Chinese facilities. [FILE/BMW MANUFACTURING CO.]

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congressmen in Washington, imploring them to do “whatever it takes to inform the administration about the jobs at risk” in imposing tariffs on imported automobiles.

“The administration’s approach to tariffs and trade needs to be broader in thought and more targeted in its application,” Pitts wrote. “Otherwise, it will cost South Carolina jobs as manufacturers do what any business would do: shift production to other facilities around the world where it costs less to do business.”

Pitts added, “We cannot

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Area braces for World Equestrian Games impact

By Adam Orr aorr@shj.com

While Polk County, N.C., will be the epicenter of the equestrian world this fall, the ripples will be felt throughout the region,

including the Upstate.

Already area hotels are preparing for big bumps in room rentals throughout the month of September, and some are advertising large increases in per-night rates.

The 2018 Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) World Equestrian Games, hosted at the Tryon International Equestrian

Center, is expected to draw half a million visitors to the region from Sept. 11-23.

The event combines eight world championships at one event, and preparations have been ongoing since it was announced that Polk County would host the games in November 2016.

Equestrian center and N.C. Department of Commerce

leaders estimate the games could have up to $400 million in total economic impact on the region.

Polk County doesn’t have the rental rooms to house that many guests. Tourism officials there peg the entire hotel infrastructure at little more than 220 rooms.

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Spartanburg High students earn millions in scholarships

By Adam Orr aorr@shj.com

Two of Spartanburg High School’s top students won’t be so far apart when their collegiate careers begin in the fall.

Seniors Georgia Price and Ashley Wade will line up on different sides of North Carolina’s longstanding Tobacco Road rivalry, with Price attending Duke University and Wade donning Carolina blue at UNC Chapel

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is moving closer to deciding his next Supreme Court nominee amid intense jockeying from various factions seeking to influence his choice to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Trump’s current top contenders are federal appeals court judges Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge, said a person familiar with Trump’s thinking who was not authorized to speak publicly.

With customary fanfare,

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according to one conservative who was the recipient of such outreach and spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday to discuss the situation.

With the Senate narrowly divided, 51-49, in favor of Republicans, Trump’s announcement will launch a contentious confirmation process as Republicans seek to shift the court to the right and Democrats strive to block the effort.

Tapping into Trump’s understanding of the importance of the choice, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told the president this week that nominating someone hostile to abortion access, or the 2010 health care law, would tarnish his legacy.

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Trump plans to announce his selection Monday night.

But as he builds suspense for his second court pick in two years — a nominee who could tip the balance toward conservatives and revisit landmark rulings on abortion access, gay marriage and other issues — momentum is also growing among GOP supporters and detractors of the top contenders.

Conservatives and some libertarian-leaning Republicans, including Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, have raised concerns about Kavanaugh, warning he could disappoint Republicans if his past decisions are a guide.

To counter that, Kavanaugh’s allies have begun pushing back, reaching out to influential Republicans to ward off potential criticisms,

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Wade said. “She grew up a Carolina fan. I told her she’d have to hand over all that gear.”

What neither will have to worry about? Graduating with a metric ton of student loan debt hanging over their

achievements at Spartanburg High School into big time hauls of scholarship cash worth nearly $4 million in total offers. Both have final GPAs above 5.4, and SAT scores nearing 1600, and both passed along valuable advice on how they became scholarship superstars.

and scholarship resumes.

“I think we see a lot of people with very similar resumes and profiles and Advanced Placement classes and good grades,” Price said. “But I think you stand out if you look like you really went for something, if you can show that whatever you did you gave it your best.”

Don’t just be a participant

Dump the distractions

Price said students should

Wade said she realized her school work and scholarship

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Byrnes graduate given Silver Valor award Daylen Owens puts lifeguard training to good use by saving drowning child

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Employees at BMW’s Spartanburg County plant work on the BMW X7 pre-production models in this

Heavy rains from SubtropiDecember 2017 file photo. BMW has warned the federal government that tariffs could lead to cutting cal Storm Alberto are expected to begin Sunday night in the investment and jobs in South Carolina. [BMW MANUFACTURING/FILE] Upstate and Western North Carolina.

National Weather Service meteorologist Lauren Carroll at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport said Spartanburg County could experience between 4 to 6 inches of rainfall through Wednesday, while areas in Western North Carolina, including Polk and Henderson counties, could receive 7 to 8 inches of rainfall.

A voluntary evacuation has been issued for parts of Polk County, which was inundated

By Adam Orr In late June, Moody’s Investor Services published its analysis with flash flood waters last of tariffs on the auto industry, which said a 25-percent tariff weekend, aorr@shj.com causing mudslides and one woman’s death. An on imported vehicles would be negative for most every auto American Red Cross shelter will sector group, including carmakers, parts suppliers, dealers, be available toEscalating evacuees begin- tensions and ning at 5 p.m.

Sunday at Polk retailers and transportation companies. retaliatory measures brought County Middle School, at 321 theSpring, imposition of tariffs Wolverineon Trailby in Mill N.C. by the United States governCarroll said while the center could hit South Carolina of Albertoment will pass several hundred miles west of the Caroand the Upstate hard, accordlinas, tropical moisture from the imported metals. The reports that there might to this automotive industry system willing still reach area.

“Most ofanalysts. the moisture is on administration has also be some kind of negotiathe eastern side of the storm,” discussed the idea of new tion underway regarding Experts said Thursday tarshe said. “Starting Sunday night we will begin to see heavy bands and aluminum, tariffs on both sides of the iffs on steel tariffs on imported European of rain.” and cars.

Atlantic.”

The storm isn’tproposed expected to tariffs on U.S. bring high exports winds to theby Caroforeign countries, Though no one has a crysKrebs said those reports, linas, she said. Flash flooding first published by a German could deal a heavy blow to tal ball, Autotrader Executive could become a problem, especially in higher elevations where media outlet, likely led to states like South Carolina, Analyst Michelle Krebs said rainfall amounts are expected to rising stock prices for autowhere exports are worth the talk around tariffs seems be higher. some annually to be changing almost by the makers Thursday.

Carroll said some $3 areasbillion in Polk County received up to “I think the entire industry according toa the U.S. Chamminute. half-inch of rainfall on Saturber of ofthe Commerce.

“It’s a fluid situation,” is nervous about this right day night ahead tropical system. The region should seethis a Krebs said Thursday afternow and nobody really has a Earlier year, U.S. lull in storms Sunday morning noon. “And no one can say clue how this actually shakes before rainsPresident begin again duringDonald Trump the eveningassigned hours. steep new tariffs — out,” Krebs said. what’s going to happen at the Polk County Emergency 25 Director percent end of the day, but just now Management Bobbyfor steel and 10 Arledge said the additional rainsaluminum — on percent for we’re hearing unconfirmed See TRADE, A7 on Saturday did not cause any additional problems.

“We are in a constant state of monitoring the weather,” Arledge said.

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When Daylen Owens signed on as a lifeguard at the Middle Tyger YMCA in the summer of 2015, he never thought he’d actually have to use the life-saving techniques he’d learned during his training since, on most of his shifts, he was watching swim team practices. But on Sept. 12, 2017, his skills were put to the test.

“A kid had just gotten out of swim lessons, and he started swimming on his own, and I thought he was fine, at first,” Owens said. “And then he kind of bobbled for a second. He started going all the way to the bottom (of the pool) and was trying to push himself back up to the top, but wasn’t quite making it.”

Owens said the boy, who

he thought was around 9 years old, had been playing in the shallow end of the pool, in water just deep enough for him to sink into the water but where his feet could still touch the bottom. Owens assumed that while the boy was playing, he accidentally drifted into the deeper end of the pool, and when he sank down in the deeper water, he wasn’t a strong enough swimmer to get back up to the surface.

“I jumped in,” Owens said of when he realized the boy was drowning. “I jumped in over the landline, and the kid went back down, and I kind of just grabbed him and set him on the side. (It was) kind of like an adrenaline rush, just to know that I’m able to save somebody’s life.”

Owens, who graduated from Byrnes High School in May, said he was humbled by the experience and his ability to use what he

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MAE SAI, Thailand — Expert divers Sunday rescued four of 12 boys from a flooded cave in northern Thailand where they were trapped with their soccer coach for more than two weeks, as a dangerous and complicated plan unfolded amid heavy rain and the threat of rising water underground.

Eight of boys and the coach remained inside the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex as authorities paused

But the success of the initial cheers and applause. evacuation raised hopes that Narongsak had dubbed Sunday to be “D-day” as all will be out soon, although the complicated effort was officials said could it take up to four days to complete. launched in the morning.

“The operation went He said 13 foreign divers and five Thai navy SEALs much better than expected,” were taking part in the key said Chiang Rai acting Gov. leg of the rescue: taking the Narongsak Osatanakorn, who boys from where they have is overseeing the mission. been sheltering and through He told reporters that four boys were brought out and dark, tight and twisting pastaken to the hospital in the sageways filled with muddy town of Chiang Rai, the prowater and strong currents. vincial capital, for By evaluation, Two divers were to accomColleen Long, Frank and the next phase pany each of the boys, all of Bajakof andthe Will Weissert The Associated operation will resume afterPress whom have been learning to dive only since July 2, when about 10-20 hours.

EL PASO, Texas — Federal the first searchers found The names of the rescued authorities’ shift away from boys were not released. separating immigrant famiHis announcement, atinathe U.S. See CAVE, A5 lies caught illegally

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Chapman Cultural Center on Sunday afternoon as the Spartanburg Community Drummers performed for a crowd of onlookers.

The performance was the first of the center’s new series, Second Sundays, which will feature different events on the second Sunday of each month.

Melanie Terry, the center’s special event coordinator, said the center

The Spartanburg Humane Society’s capacity has been pushed to the limit and a waiting list has been implemented on accepting any more dogs or cats.

It’s not unusual to see a spike in the number of animals placed at the shelter during the summer months.

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in Spartanburg. We want to try and get the kennels open so more can come in.”

Over the past two months, 753 animals have been placed at the shelter. More than half of these were turned in by their owners, while others were found without owners in the city. Some of the animals turned in to the shelter were done so by owners who said they could not provide the level of care required by a city of Spartanburg See HUMANE, A4

The Spartanburg Humane Society is overcrowded this summer with 553 animals under roof this month. Spartanburg Humane Society CEO Angel Cox walks one of the dogs at the shelter. [CHRIS

Records only a click away Revolutionary War documents for South Carolinians are now online

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An ambulance leaves the cave hours after operations began to rescue the trapped youth soccer players and their coach, Sunday in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand. [SAKCHAI LALIT/

Grocers — the parent company of Bi-Lo, Harvey’s and Winn-Dixie — announced in March it was closing 94 underperforming stores, with the Fernwood Drive location among those on the chopping block.

“My mother-in-law is elderly and she’s not all that mobile anymore,” Jenny Stevens said. “She lives right off Fernwood, and that Bi-Lo was her favorite store in the

COLUMBIA — During the Revolutionary War, more than 10,000 South Carolinians helped the American cause either by fighting in the militia or providing food, horses or other aid.

Most kept a record of their service in hopes the patriots would win and they would be paid back by their newly established government.

It turned out to be a good bet.

Taken together, these records paint a thorough picture of how the colonists were able to band together to successfully fight off the British, even after British troops successfully seized Charleston and captured thousands of American soldiers. The records also provide key facts for families looking to research their ancestors’ role in America’s founding fight.

And now they’re online, making them easier than ever to use.

The records, most of which date from about 1780 to 1786, have been among the most popular among researchers, said Steve Tuttle, deputy director of archives and records management with the S.C. Department of Archives and

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] These area grocery stores in the Upstate are now closed for business, including an Ingles on Highway 9 in the Boiling Springs area. [ALEX HICKS JR./SPARTANBURG HERALD-JOURNAL]

A Bi-Lo store is vacant on Highway 9. [ALEX HICKS JR./SPARTANBURG HERALD-JOURNAL]

Downtown’s ‘eastern gateway’ This old Ingles on Asheville Highway is now closed.

This Ingles on East Main in Spartanburg is closed, while an adjoining Ingles is thriving. [ALEX HICKS JR./SPARTANBURG HERALD-

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Abandoned grocery stores bring their own set of challenges

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Sitting at high-traffic intersections along some of the Upstate’s busiest roads, grocery stores and big box retailers are among of the community’s most visible assets — by design.

So when they close, those vacancies stand out like a sore thumb.

Several readers reached out to Upstate Lowdown looking for answers regarding

United Community Plaza shaping up as work continues

and I could hear them all the way from the parking lot. And I was like, ‘We need something to bring people in and make sure they know we’re having this free event on the plaza,’ so what better to do that than a drum circle.”

Melissa Fritsche, one of the Spartanburg Community Drummers’

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Construction is underway on the United Community Bank, at the corner of East Main Street and South Pine Street in Spartanburg, Friday, July 6, 2018. The United Community Plaza will house the bank’s headquarters and provide a renovated gateway into the eastside of downtown Spartanburg. [PHOTOS BY TIM KIMZEY/SPARTANBURG HERALD-JOURNAL]

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At this time last year, the shelter averaged just over 600 animals per day. The Humane Society currently is housing an average of 550 animals per day.

But the normal average number of animals per day is 400.

“Spartanburg Humane Society is completely overrun with animals and a waiting list has been created,” said the group’s CEO, Angel Cox. “We try and keep the animals moving and get as many rescues involved and send some up north to rescues and hold adoption events

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now means that many parents and children are released and fitted with electronic monitoring devices — which both the government and advocacy S P O R T S | B 1 groups oppose for different reasons.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is issuing thousands of 5.5-ounce ankle monitors that immigrants call grilletes, or electronic Brewers hand Braves shackles. fifth loss in six games The government says they get people to show up Upstate builders and contractors remain extremely busy, but some industry insiders believe price increases and labor woes could to immigration court, but hamper growth. Here, workers are on site at a home in Spartanburg. [ALEX HICKS JR./SPARTANBURG HERALD-JOURNAL] that they stop working once deportation proceedings Tariff woes, labor shortage could threaten begin. hot Upstate construction market Attorneys and people who wore the devices or helped

By Adam Orr Most of the company’s projmonitor those wearing them aorr@shj.com ects fall into what he termed say that’s because some immigrants simply ditch the mid-size commercial market, or somewhere Despite what he’d call the them and disappear. hottest real estate market between $1-$10 million.

Immigrant advocates and in years, Todd Horne said legal experts argue, meanRight now, there’s more Friday he sometimes finds while, that the devices than enough work to go himself looking over his around, but Horne said chal— which are commonly used shoulder wondering when lenges remain. He’s among for criminal parolees — are the industry insiders who the other shoe might drop. inappropriate and inhumane Horne, a partner and said this week the construcfor people seeking U.S. Chapman Cultural chose the drummingasylum. group Vice President of Business tion market nationwide is Center hosts first as the first performance to Development for Clayton facing unique pressures.

Congress first established Construction Company, There’s a shortage of the program in 2002, though of new Second grab people’s attention. skilled tradesmen to attack Inc., said his team has some GPS monitors’ use increased Sundays series “Drumming to the Beat of 18 building projects either There’s a shortage of skilled tradesmen in the Upstate and Summer” was the theme underway or in the works. around the region. [ALEX HICKS JR./SPARTANBURG HERALD-JOURNAL] See BUILDING, A4 See ICE, A4

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President Donald Trump. politics of the moment and in He was elected to the Senate national political debate over from Arizona six times but the decades, McCain energetWASHINGTON — Sen. John twice thwarted in seeking the ically advanced his ideas and McCain, who faced down his presidency. punched back hard at critics — captors in a Vietnam prisoner An upstart presidential bid Trump not least among them.

Monday, July 9, 2018 SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA of war camp with jut-jawed in 2000 didn’t last long. Eight The scion of a decorated mildefiance and later turned his years later, he fought back itary family, McCain embraced rebellious streak into a 35-year from the brink of defeat to win his role as chairman of the political career that took him to the GOP nomination, only to Armed Services Committee, Congress and the Republican be overpowered by Democrat pushing for aggressive U.S. presidential nomination, died Barack Obama. McCain chose military intervention overSaturday after battling brain a little-known Alaska governor seas and eager to contribute to cancer for more than a year. as his running mate in that race, “defeating the forces of radiHe was 81. and turned Sarah Palin into a cal Islam that want to destroy McCain, with his irascible national political figure.

America.” grin and fighter-pilot moxie, After losing to Obama in an Asked how he wanted to be was a fearless and outspoken electoral landslide, McCain remembered, McCain said voice on policy and politics returned to the Senate deter- simply: “That I made a major Nine remain inside the international effort until news conference more than to the end, unswerving in his mined not to be defined by a contribution to the defense of Monday to replenish air tanks an hour after helicopters and aft er risky operation; defense of democratic values failed presidential campaign the nation.” officialsin say the as treacherous exit ambulances were seen rushand unflinching his evacuation criti- in which his along reputation a maverick had faded. In the See MCCAIN, A4 ing from the cave area, drew cism ofmay his fellow Republican, route. take up to four

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The long anticipated new gateway to downtown Spartanburg’s east side continues to take shape at the southeast corner of East Main and South Pine streets.

Battling the sweltering Upstate summer heat, workers could be seen Friday morning walking the steel beams along the upper deck of the new multi-story mixed use structure, dubbed United Community Plaza.

“It’s been fun to watch,” Patty Bock, Spartanburg’s Director of Economic Development, said Friday. “And it’s really risen rather quickly.

I know I saw guys out there coming home from church one Sunday and I even saw work going on out there on the Fourth of July.”

Bock said the work has seen some setbacks — in particular the utility easement process See GATEWAY, A5

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the future of stores like the recently shuttered Bi-Lo on Fernwood Drive in Spartanburg, or properties like the old Ingles near the intersection of Asheville Highway and Pisgah Church Road that has been empty for years. Upstate Lowdown is a Herald-Journal and GoUpstate.com feature that allows readers to ask questions for the newspaper to answer.

But in this case, there are no easy answers. The stores’ parent companies aren’t

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talking, and commercial real estate agents will tell you that these are tough properties to sell.

The stores Jenny Stevens, on the urging of her mother-in-law Jean Stevens, was among the readers who reached out looking for the scoop on the abandoned Bi-Lo at 140 Fernwood Drive.

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3 projects could mean

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Spartanburg County Council on Monday is expected to give initial consideration to tax breaks for three economic

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development projects that would create a combined 846 jobs and a total $482 million investment in Spartanburg County.

The first project, nicknamed “Project Cedar,” involves a $350 million investment and the creation of 500 new full-time jobs.

According to a proposed

ordinance, the unnamed company would initially create 125 new full-time jobs before expanding that to 500.

The company’s investment would be used to acquire land and construct a new manufacturing facility.

County Council also will hold first readings on “Project Henry” and “Project

Pendleton.”

A source familiar with Project Henry said the company makes parts for automobile manufacturers and already has a presence in the area.

According to a proposed ordinance, Project Henry involves the creation of at least 327 new full-time jobs and investment of $118.6

million.

The unnamed company manufactures plastic components, according to the ordinance. The company would use its investment to build a new facility in the county to make those components.

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here’s hardly a block in downtown Spartanburg today where you won’t find economic development taking place. Whether it's the construction of new residential units or hotel rooms, expansion of longtime staple restaurants, or renovation of historic buildings for a variety of uses, activity in the city’s center is at a high.

Some of the latest projects underway and others recently announced are perimeter projects that are helping expand downtown’s vibrant footprint.

In other words, development spurs development — something that's already apparent with the activity happening around the new AC Hotel.

City leaders and area developers believe these projects will help provide infill development with new ventures in long-vacant buildings, and spur more investment that will push the downtown perimeter further outward and enhance key gateways to the city.

“We, for many, many years, didn’t focus on our downtown. And now for the last 10 or so years we have, and we’re starting to really show what that means,” said Bill Barnet, CEO of the Northside Development Group and a former Spartanburg mayor. “I think that what is emerging is with all this growth and new investment that downtown is getting shaped differently and probably wider.”

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31 years ago, the downtown market was painfully slow, almost non-existent.

Hines, president of Spencer Hines Properties, said Spartanburg wasn’t a bad place, just a small market that was largely undiscovered.

“Our downtown was very quiet. We for had supply, but Applications assistance open Nov. 27 no demand,” he said.

“It wasn’t on people’s radar at

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The iconic Montgomery Building in downtown Spartanburg is getting its new skin.

The first replicated precast concrete exterior panels are being put in place by Pride Masonry of Gaffney Inc. as redevelopment work continues on the 93-year-old building.

“To set each one of those panels, pick them up and get them into place is a pretty big SP O undertaking R T S | C 1 and it has to be precise,” said Nick Lister, the project’s on-site assistant superintendent with Harper Corporation, which is serving as general contractor.

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WASHINGTON — After months of clashes on policy and personality, President Donald Trump is considering ousting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replacing him with hardnosed CIA Director Mike Pompeo following less than a year on the job, senior U.S. officials said Thursday as turmoil within Trump’s national security team burst into the open.

The White House plan, which Trump has not yet signed off on, would force a major realignment early in his term, also creating a vacancy atop the CIA that officials said could be filled

by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas. The overhaul could produce a significant shift in both the tone and direction of the president’s foreign

complex with 72 upscale apartments and a variety of restaurant, retail and office space.

The renovation project is slated to be finished in October 2018.

Thousands of flat and decorative panels covering the building’s façade were removed in the spring

by Georgia-based Ikon Demolition.

The decorative panels were laser scanned before being removed to create a digital file in case any of the stones crumbled during removal.

Very little damage occurred to the decorate panels during the removal and transport process, according to Harper Corporation.

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As she addressed the crowd during the walkout at her Idaho high school, Kylee Denny faced heckles and name-calling from a group of students carrying American flags, she said. The counterprotesters included many familiar faces, including her boyfriend’s stepbrother.

To avoid making a difficult situation worse, Kylee’s boyfriend stayed in class during the rally at Hillcrest High School in Idaho Falls, which was part of Wednesday’s national school walkout.

“I’m dating his stepbrother, which is really incredibly awkward and it’s very tense because he was The firstso new exteriorabout panelslosing have been placed on the Montgomery Building in downtown Spartanburg. Nick Lister, the project’s on-site being hostile assistant withIHarper respect superintendent for me because was Corporation, talks about how the panels will be placed on the building. [PHOTOS BY ALEX HICKS JR./ SPARTANBURG HERALD-JOURNAL] walking out,” said Kylee, a 17-year-old junior who helped organize the protest.

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WASHINGTON — The Palestinians threatened on Saturday to suspend all communication with the United States if the Trump administration follows through with plans to close their diplomatic office in Washington. The potential rupture in relations threatens to undermine PresDowntown Spartanburg ident Donald Trump’s bid for has seenpeace ups and downs, he with Mideast — a mission businesses coming and has some handed his son-in-law, Jared Kushner. going, mainstays continuing, Senior Palestinian negotia-as the and new ones thriving tor Saeb Erekat said the U.S. city’s center grows. [PHOTOS decision was “very unforBY TIM KIMZEY/SPARTANBURG tunate and unacceptable,” andHERALD-JOURNAL] accused Washington of bowing to pressure from Israeli Minister BenjaByPrime Alyssa Mulliger minalyssa.mulliger@shj.com Netanyahu’s government “at a time when we are trying to cooperate to achieve the When Ben Hines first ultimate deal.”

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Three people are in custody just days after a Spartanburg High graduate was gunned down inside a vacant home — and a grief-stricken family is reeling from the loss.

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“He was God’s baby first, and I felt like God wanted everybody to have a piece of him, and that’s why we shared him.”

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By ALEKS GILBERT agilbert@indexjournal.com Although candidates were not asked what they thought of teacher morale, the issue took center stage Tuesday night. It surfaced on several occasions and elicited some of the strongest reactions from the eight people vying for four seats on Greenwood County School District 50’s board of trustees.

Voters had their first opportunity to see all eight candidates in person, face to face at a forum co-sponsored by the Index-Journal and the Greenwood SC Chamber of Commerce.

Clay Sprouse, who is challenging board chairman Shell Dula for seat 6, said “Teachers are scared to death to come to the table and talk about what they honestly need.”

Dula, in turn, attributed talk of poor morale to a “survey done on social media.”

Dula did not specify which survey he was referencing but said its results were “invalid” since there was no telling whether respondents were representative of teachers in the district.

“I have not once mentioned the word ‘survey’ tonight,” Sprouse said. “Teachers have come to me and talked.”

The exchange was unexpected. The candidates had already moved on from the issue of teacher recruitment and retention, which drew a range of responses.

Hillary Craigo, who is challenging incumbent James Williams for seat 2, said some of her friends have left District 50 to teach elsewhere because of an unpleasant work environment.

Williams said that he’s heard talk of poor morale for several months. He dismissed it, however, saying that he has been on the board 12 years without a teacher ever speaking of poor morale at one of their board meetings.

Luke Downing, who is running for seat 1, said that teachers are afraid of “retaliation” and that the only way to “combat” the issue is to “get the board in our schools.” He pledged to make monthly visits to all schools within the district if elected.

Johanna Bishop, Downing’s challenger, suggested that board meetings feature more teachers so that trustees can ascertain whether there is, in fact, an issue.

Carlton Klugh agreed.

“How effectively can we help teachers if they’re so scared to step up?” asked Klugh, a CSX conductor and candidate for seat 8.

Dula dismissed the notion that there is a problem. He cited the district’s 88 percent teacher retention rate in the 2016-17 school year, the most recent year for which

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Eleven-month-old Dylan Emery died Tuesday at his Ninety Six home from complications of Krabbe disease.

Dylan Emery’s 340-day journey ends

By ADAM BENSON abenson@indexjournal.com

NINETY SIX — The hardest decision Matt and Melissa Emery had to make in the young life of their infant son Dylan was last week when they declined to insert a feeding tube after Krabbe disease robbed him of his ability to swallow.

The easiest decision Matt and Melissa Emery had to make in the young life of their Dylan Emery with his parents, Matt and Melissa.

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Dylan Emery of Ninety Six was diagnosed with Krabbe disease. His older brother, Andrew, raised $6,000 last summer to defray medical costs.

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Annual Carnell-Drummond dinner draws Democrats to Uptown

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a Democrat running for secretary of state, were the keynote speakers.

Oakland support group seeks healing in Rice Elementary’s memorial garden

and others affected by the Sept. 26, 1988 shooting at Oakland Elementary School gathered Saturday morning to reconnect and work in the Rice Elementary School memorial garden.

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In the shade of the trees beside Rice Elementary School, people embraced and caught up, some after 30 years apart.

Survivors and others affected by the Sept. 26, 1988 shooting at Oakland Elementary School had

formed a support group, and on Saturday they gathered back at the school to reconnect and seek healing. Some hadn’t returned to the school since they left it decades ago, but now they were coming together in the memorial garden behind the school.

With donations from BHC Trucking, Timberline Tree Ser-

This home along Lee’s Landing in Horry County was one of dozens impacted by the Waccamaw River’s floodwater as a result of Hurricane Florence.

vice, Lowe’s, Wyatt Farms, Hobby and Garden Center and Office Depot, the group had all they needed to renovate the garden.

Some shoveled mulch while others dug holes for flowers — frequently people took brakes to catch up with others they hadn’t

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Kenny Talley, of Greenwood, helps pass out supplies last week at the Queheel Fire Station in Maxton, North Carolina.

Jim Godfrey, left, who lives along Lee’s Landing in Horry County, takes chicken cooked Sept. 20 by a group of Greenwood volunteers including James Long, also shown.

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Index-Journal staff writer Adam Benson accompanied a group of men from Greenwood as they delivered aid to communities deeply affected by Hurricane Florence. This is his account of that journey.

In those quiet morning moments, it seems imposThere’s a silent beauty sible that devastation is to Greenwood in the prehappening anywhere. But as dawn hours. That darkness a band of volunteers would seems different than at soon find out, sometimes the dusk; the promise of sunlight illuminates mind-bogrise and a new day brings a gling destruction, such as sense of alertness, of hope what Hurricane Florence that something bright will wrought upon the Carolinas. happen while that star I spent the weekend embedded with what I called shines down.

Thursday, Sept. 20 Just before 5 a.m.

the Greenwood “Convoy of Care” — locals with no ties to relief organizations, churches or nonprofits.

Steve Cribbs, James Long, Kenny Talley and Jason Taylor were drawn to help their fellow Americans.

And they did.

5:25 a.m.

Unsure of a destination,

the convoy — equipped with 3,000 chicken leg quarters, two industrial-strength cookers and a panel van laden with supplies — began its journey at a local service station.

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump brought the world’s two biggest economies to the brink of a trade war Friday by announcing a 25 percent tariff on up to $50 billion in Chinese imports to take effect July 6.

Beijing quickly responded

that it would retaliate with penalties of the same scale on American goods — and it spelled out details to impose tariffs on 545 U.S. exports, including farm products, autos and seafood, according to the Xinhua state news agency.

In announcing the U.S. tariffs, Trump said he was fulfilling a campaign pledge to crack down on what he

contends are China’s unfair - practices and its efforts to undermine U.S. technology and intellectual property.

“We have the great brain power in Silicon Valley, and China and others steal those secrets,” Trump said on “Fox & Friends.” ‘’We’re going to protect those secrets. Those are crown jewels for this country.”

The prospect of a

U.S.-China trade war weighed on financial markets Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average was down more than 220 points in midafternoon trading before recovering somewhat to finish down 84 points. Other stock averages also declined.

The U.S. tariffs will cover 1,102 Chinese product lines worth about $50 billion a year.

Included are 818 items, worth

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COLUMBIA — A South Carolina legislator who supports the Republican challenger to Gov. Henry McMaster backed off claims Friday that the governor's representatives had tried to pressure him into an electoral maneuver that could benefit McMaster in this month's runoff.

During a news conference in which he endorsed Greenville businessman John Warren's candidacy, state Rep. Dan Hamilton told reporters that people associated with McMaster approached him about protesting results of this week's GOP primary for the 4th See CLAIM, A4

Death of baby probed

Parents and potential Cub Scouts attended an interest meeting Wednesday evening for a coed pack at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Spartanburg. Pack 67 will be led by Cub Master Kris Neely and Den Leader Patrice Neely, with St. Christopher’s as the charter organization.

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Betsy Sikma has kept a small charm with her since she was a teenager: a metal eagle, the words BSA engraved across its chest.

Sikma spent part of every summer at Boy Scout camp, worked through requirements for merit badges and committed the Scout Law and Scout Oath to heart. But while her four older brothers were able to work up the ranks of the organization, and receive the patch, neckerchief and recognition that comes with the achievement of Eagle Scout, Sikma just has the charm.

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Her father had the eagle made for her when, at the age of 15, she noted that she was being treated differently because of who she was.

“He bestowed upon me his version of an honorary Eagle Scout just in recognition of the fact that I had put in the work just like everybody else had,” she said.

Sikma said Scouting is a part of her, and she’s grateful for the experiences it gave her, but it stung to see her brothers reach Eagle for the same work she had done, when she never could.

“There were times where I would think it seemed a little off to have done all of the same things and be expected to keep carrying on like one of the team but not be accepted formally,” she said.

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Girls in the Upstate and across the country are enjoying membership in Cub Scouts for the first time after Boy Scouts of America announced in October major shifts for its flagship programs. Here, Wren Sikma, 6; Allie Neely, 8; Michael Neely, 13; Rowan Sikma, 3; and Caroline Neely, 6, look at merit badges earned

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An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday morning to determine how a toddler died in Spartanburg Friday afternoon.

The father of 18-month-old King Trammel called EMS to Crescent Hill Apartments at about 3:30 p.m.

Friday to provide medical assistance for his son, according to Spartanburg Police Lt. Doug Harwell.

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Former Walhalla Police Chief Ronald Wilbanks was arraigned on three charges of misconduct in office on Friday in a courtroom in Kershaw County.

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More than 46 years after she was born, Noelle Logue met her birth mother, Barbara Ashton, for the first time at Ashton’s home in Tennessee last year. The two are celebrating their first Mother’s Day together this weekend in Oconee County.

Wilbanks given PR bond, GPS monitoring on three charges

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CAMDEN — Facing three indictments from a state grand jury alleging misconduct in office involving prescription drugs and a gun, former Walhalla Police Chief Ronald Wilbanks made his first appearance in court Friday morning in Camden.

Appearing before Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newton at the Kershaw County Courthouse, the embattled former chief was granted a $25,000 personal recognizance bond, but not before some uncomfortable banter between the two.

Wilbanks appeared by himself Friday morning,

Daughter finds mother after 46 years

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WESTMINSTER — hen Barbara Ashton saw her daughter for the first time, she checked for 10 fingers and toes, breathed in the scent of her head and teared up at the sight of a child she’d been waiting on and praying for her entire life.

But Barbara had been waiting more than 46 years to lay eyes on the child she gave up for adoption and found herself going through the instinctive motions of a mother with a newborn during their first meeting and is now embracing another first: Mother’s Day with her daughter.

“I celebrated (Mother’s Day) because of my animals, but it always hurt so deeply knowing that I didn’t have her,” Ashton said. “I just had to believe whoever had her loved her.

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After nearly half a century apart, Noelle Logue and her birth mother, Barbara Ashton, are spending Mother’s Day weekend together in Oconee County, a meeting point between Logue’s home in Columbia and Ashton’s home in Tennessee.

That they cherished her first step and when she lost her first tooth the way I would have.”

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AUTAUGA COUNTY, Ala. — After nearly 48 hours of searching, law enforcement officials found a mother wanted in Oconee County and her six children safe and sound outside Selma, Ala., on Friday.

Alabama child protection officials took custody of the chilPrice dren Friday to be brought back home per a court order signed Wednesday.

The mother, Jennafer Machelle Price, 33, of Westminster, will likely be extradited next week, according to Sgt. Tim Rice, the child and elder abuse investigator for the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.

“If she waives extradition, we should have her up here the middle of next week,” Rice said. “If she doesn’t, she’ll have to have a hearing, and that will take a little longer.”

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Sacred spaces

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coffee table book, with color photographs and stories, aims to save South Carolina churches that are at risk.

Some of the book’s featured houses of worship are famous, others are lesser-known.

“South Carolina’s Sacred Spaces” is a book created by writer and photographer Bill Fitzpatrick, to be published in October, in partnership with Preservation South Carolina, a statewide nonprofit.

Pre-orders for the 264-page book can be made at: preservesc.org. Cost is $70. Proceeds are to go into a granting fund — Sacred Spaces Preservation Fund of PreserveSC, to help maintain struggling churches.

Area churches in the book include: Trinity Episcopal in Abbeville, Cedar Springs Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Bradley, Lower Long Cane Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Troy and two churches in Mt. Carmel, one ARP and one Presbyterian.

Losing congregations “We want to create an intervention, so that we can buy these places time, until congregations can come back,” said Mike Bedenbaugh, executive director of Preservation South Carolina. “Sacredness of space is important for communities and people.

Our mission is to save and protect historic spaces.

We’ve been inundated the past 10 years with folks calling and saying, ‘Our little church is empty. Can you help us?’”

Through “South Carolina’s Sacred Spaces” Bedenbaugh and Fitzpatrick are striving to do that.

A native of New York state, Fitzpatrick received a masters of business administration from University of South Carolina in 1978 and lives near Greenville now. He spent much of his professional life developing software for restaurants to set up their cash registers.

Fitzpatrick sold his business in 2010 and had, as he puts it, “a four-year gift of time” during which he sharpened his photography skills.

“I randomly happened to hear about the Frazier-Pressly eight-sided plantation home, (near the boundary between Greenwood and Abbeville counties), from a friend, and I tracked the home down,” Fitzpatrick said. “Then, I saw Cedar Springs ARP Church (in what is now Bradley) and that started me on the journey of what would become this book – in the fall of 2011.”

The house and the church and other properties make up the Cedar Springs Historic District, listed

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One of the grave markers in the Cedar Springs ARP cemetery.

Coffee table book project aims to help preserve state’s at-risk rural churches

helping us get a piano. I appreciate people taking an interest in old churches. If we won’t remember where we have been, we certainly won’t know where we are going.”

John Calvin Grier, treasurer for Lower Long Cane ARP, said it has been a long time since the church building has had work done.

“It needs more than just a paint job, and someone with a passion for this kind of work made us a bid we can afford,” Grier said. “Given the rural location, that makes it doubly hard.”

Grier said about a dozen people attend church there regularly.

The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church is one of the smaller and lesser known Presbyterian bodies in North America.

Like other Presbyterians, the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church developed from the Church of Scotland.

Kaye Christian, one of the members of Cedar Springs ARP, said there are roughly 20 church members who worship there now.

Christian’s mother was born in the Cedar Springs community, in a building that once served as a stagecoach inn for the Frazier-Pressly house.

“Remnants of the kiln where bricks for the church were made are located about a mile ST. CLAIRE DONAGHY | INDEX-JOURNAL behind the church,” Christian said. “But, it’s not Bill Fitzpatrick holds a copy of his coffee table book, “Sacred Spaces” in the church yard of very easy to get to where it is.”

Cedar Springs ARP Church near Bradley. Kaye Christian, a member of the church, stands in Bedenbaugh said the historical fabric of the background.

Cedar Springs ARP is still intact.

On a recent visit to the church with Fitzpathe is buried in the churchyard at the present site. on the National Register of Historic Places. rick, Bedenbaugh got a chance to see the inside Cedar Springs and Lower Long Cane ARP The present church structure, made of brick, of the church. He and even climbed to get a Church in Greenwood were birthed from a dates to 1853, and replaced an earlier building. view of the rafters in the roof. He also explored congregation in Ballibea, Ireland where Clark A Capt. James W. Frazier is said to have comthe cemetery, where a number of the aged grave served, before coming to the American colonies in markers are signed by the people who engraved missioned the brickwork for the church and constructed the three-story octagonal brick plantation 1764, according to the Rev. John Paul Marr of Troy them.

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. home, between 1852 and 1856. In 1875, Frazier’s Where is it? What is it? How do you find it?

“At one time, 200 people worshiped at Cedar daughter, Tallulah, and her husband, Dr. Joseph Initially, Fitzpatrick’s project began as an e-book, Springs,” Marr said.

Lowry Pressly, acquired the house. It is privately with historic summaries, notes and hyperlinks The Greek Revival-style sanctuary of Lower owned now. with GPS coordinates to each church.

Long Cane ARP in Troy, another local church in Interestingly, the home also served as an early “Otherwise, it’s difficult to find some of these the book, dates to 1856. Some 500 graves are in location for Erskine Theological Seminary in places,” Fitzpatrick said. “Some of the churches are the cemetery. It is listed on the National Historic its first year, incorporated as Clark and Erskine on the National Historic Register, but most are less Register.

Seminary. traveled. These churches tell the story of our state. If The Rev. Eldredge Kelley of Greenwood, is the (Erskine College in Due West takes its name we can have a South Carolina Barbecue Trail, why supply minister for Lower Long Cane ARP in from the 18th century Scottish theologian and can’t we have a South Carolina historic churches Troy. He has been serving in that capacity for two trail?” reformer, Ebenezer Erskine.) years.

However, the establishment of an ARP church Fitzpatrick said he created the initial e-book for “We are currently trying to get the exterior in the Cedar Springs area goes back further. himself, but he didn’t know what to do with it.

The then Cedar Creek (Springs) Church was or- restored,” Kelley said. “Work should begin any day Early on, Fitzpatrick said he explored churches, ganized by Irish immigrant Dr. Thomas Clark, in now. It amazes me we have money in our little mills and other landmarks. However, it was the 1779. He is said to be the founder of the Associate treasury to get this started. Our sister church is Cedar Springs ARP and a couple at that church is See SACRED, page 7A Reformed Presbyterian Church in the South and

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Back in the hands of family Bible picked up on WWII battlefield returning home

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This Bible was picked up by Joe Bob Sparks of Fort Worth, Texas, and stayed with the Sparks family for 70 years before Sparks’ niece and nephew were able to track down Johnie Duncan’s family. On Sunday, it will be back in the hands of Duncan’s family.

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WESTMINSTER — On Sunday, Nov. 19, 1944, 22-year-old Johnie Duncan of Westminster wrote his name and nearest of kin in his Army-issued New Testament. On Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, it will be back in the hands of Duncan’s family after he dropped it on a battlefield during World War II. The Bible was picked up by Joe Bob Sparks of Fort Worth, Texas, and stayed with the Sparks family for 70 years before Sparks’ niece and nephew were able to track down the Duncans using the internet, social media and a little small-town luck.

Jerrod Duncan, a Westminster native with no relation to the family, received an odd Facebook message on Oct. 25 from a woman in Reston, Va., named Mary Budrejko.

She explained their quest to find Johnie J. Duncan’s descendants — whom she believed to be named Daniel and Barbara from their research — as they were in possession of something bearing his name.

“I honestly thought it

was spam at first,” Jerrod Duncan said, “but as I read I realized I knew a Johnie Duncan. I was probably 14 or 15 when he died, but Danny worked with my father at Blue Ridge Electric, and I went to high school with his son.”

Jerrod Duncan immediately called Danny Duncan to tell him about the mysterious message. At the end of their chat, Danny’s number was passed along to Budrejko.

“Well, son of a gun, I hit the jackpot,” Budrejko said. “He’s not related, but he told me he knew exactly who I wanted to talk to.”

She was amazed she had found the right person to contact so quickly. Her brother, Patrick Ickes of Jacksonville, Fla., had been searching off and on for nearly a decade. It took her five minutes to locate a Duncan in Westminster.

Phone numbers and email addresses were exchanged, and it was revealed the object in question was the Army-issued Bible. Ickes wanted to deliver the Bible in person, but didn’t want to delay getting it back into the family’s hands. He

Johnie Duncan sent a photo to Danny and his wife, Cindy.

“When they showed me the first page, I knew she had found the right people,” Danny Duncan said.

His sister, Barbara Adams, recognized the handwriting immediately.

“Dad would have been tickled about it,” Adams said. “There would have been stories he would have shared that we hadn’t heard before.”

Danny Duncan said it doesn’t completely surprise him to know the Bible made its way home.

“The camaraderie between military people is unbelievable,” he said.

“It probably meant as much to (Joe Bob) as it did anybody.”

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Ickes spent many visits to his uncle Joe Bob and aunt Charlene Sparks’ home poring over the “wall of honor” where pictures, news clippings and other memorabilia were displayed. On one visit, a small, pocket-sized book

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“I noticed that Bible and picked it up and flipped through the first few pages and saw the page with Duncan’s information on it,” Ickes said. “Right away I wondered about it.

‘Why is there a Bible there that obviously belonged to

somebody else?’ This was either 2009 or 2010, but I asked her if I could have it.”

Sparks agreed without hesitation, and the Bible made its way to Florida, where Ickes began his search through military databases and family records.

“Things like that are very precious to us,” Ickes said. “It doesn’t matter to me whose family it is, so when I saw that Bible I just knew there was a family out there that would be overjoyed to receive it.”

He would hit a wall and postpone the search for a while, search some more and run across a site that wanted him to pay for information.

That was when he asked his sister, Budrejko, for a little help. The pair spends time documenting their own family history, so he knew she’d be excited to help in the quest to return what to him was already a precious family treasure.

“She’s really connected on Facebook, and I’m not,” Ickes said. “I turned it over to her, and she found SEE BIBLE, PAGE B6

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GREENVILLE — Cats, coffee and community collide at the most unique café in downtown.

The Organic Cat Café, located at 123 College St., in the former J.B. Lacher Jewelers store, is the brainchild of Jennifer Bronzel and Ernesto Cardenas. Bronzel, who came to South Carolina via the U.K. and Germany, spent three years developing a plan to introduce a cat café to the Upstate.

“So in 2011, I was living in England, and the first cat café in London opened there, so that’s when I first heard it,” Bronzel said.

“And I thought, OK, if I ever have my own business, I will have a cat café.”

Once they made the decision to open their business in Greenville, the cat and culture loving couple then spent the better part of a year refurbishing the space themselves and finding and acclimating their cats before opening to the public in November 2017.

The café is truly an embodiment of the owners — relaxed, but ambitious. It is, of course, a coffee shop, but it’s also a music venue, art gallery, a cat rescue, adoption agency and boarding house. And, twice a week, it’s a yoga studio. From cat advocacy and healthy eating to the environment and cultural education, the values of the café reflect those of Bronzel and Cardenas to a “T,” and the couple is committed to it continuing to do so.

“In the beginning, we put all our personal money into this business,” Bronzel said.

Organic Cat Café owners Jennifer Bronzel, left, and Ernesto Cardenas, right, renovated the former J.B. Lacher Jewelers store to create the café.

“We had some offers from investors, but I thought, if someone else has their money in here, they’re going to want to make decisions, and we didn’t want anyone to disturb our vision, so we just did it ourselves.”

Don’t let the café’s multiuse status fool you into thinking the shop has gone off-track — these two know exactly what they’re after. This is the mission of the café in a nutshell, according to Cardenas: “Through the education of cats, sound, art and health, we seek to elevate consciousness and unite the whole community.”

A cat paradise Bronzel refers to the café as a “cat paradise,” and it certainly seems to be just that. The café, when I visited, had a moody but relaxed vibe — dimly-lit with green lights glowing

Organic Cat Café in downtown Greenville is home to nearly 30 rescue cats. Brie (pictured) is one of their 28 resident cats.

from under the corner benches in the lounge area, cats walking along the low sitting furniture and climbing on cat trees and perches made from reclaimed wood from the renovation process and more cats dozing on the floors, tables and couches.

However, if you visit, the ambiance may be different.

“We wanted to create a space where each time it’s a different environment,”

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Cardenas said. “We’ve had comments where ‘Oh, it’s too chill there’ and then now their comment says ‘Oh, it’s too much, it’s too hyped in there.’ So that’s how it is, we want to be this morphing, dynamic space that’s always changing and having fun and being experimental.”

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With the deadline ended for public input about the U.S. Forest Service’s proposal to scale back its Parsons Mountain site, agency officials on Friday offered an in-depth explanation for the decision — and promised it wasn’t shutting down.

Officials made the announcement in mid-December that the popular recreation site within the Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests was being considered for a reduction in services because of budget cuts and changing user patterns.

“Areas are not closing. The entire forest is here for you to enjoy. Lakes, camping,

fishing are all there, and we are committed to it,” said J.R. Kirkaldie, ranger for the Long Cane District where Parsons Mountain is located. “We want the public to understand that it is our full intention to keep these areas open to the public during our open season.”

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he white jumpsuit only zips up to Chris Franklin’s chest, and the white scarf tucked behind the zipper leads up to the tall, red collar around his neck.

He grips a gold microphone, his slicked, black hair tousled to emulate the King in every way, before he belts out one of Elvis Presley’s iconic tunes.

As an Elvis tribute artist, Franklin strives to embody the King perfectly.

“When Elvis died in 1977, there were about 180 Elvis impersonators,” he said. “There are over 80,000 now.”

When he’s not busy with his Lander classes or with student radio at XLR Lander Radio, Franklin streams shows online, practicing his routine. His love for Elvis grew from an interest in a 1950’s aesthetic into this performative tribute, but at its heart is an appreciation for an artist whose work has transcended time and captivated the world.

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Dishonesty, untruthfulness and violations of state law — these are the allegations Greenwood County Sheriff Dennis Kelly has levied against former Lt. John Long.

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Long was put on paid administrative leave from the sheriff’s office Oct. 9, pending the outcome of a State Law Enforcement Division investigation stemming from allegations made by former sheriff’s office administrative assistant

Sandi Owens. Owens met with Kelly in early September, and told the sheriff that Long had been purchasing items for the office through a business he owned.

The meeting took place at the county’s probation office as Owens is on house arrest after pleading guilty last year to embezzling money from the sheriff’s office.

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That is how Ed Rigney, a rodeo rider turned jouster, describes the medieval sport he has come to love.

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TIMMONSVILLE — Florence County School District Four administrator Tonya Addison said if she had to use one word to describe Flor-

ence County Sheriff’s OfďŹ ce Investigator Farrah Turner, she would pick “servant.â€?

Turner was wounded in the line of duty on Oct. 3 in Florence during an ambush. She died Monday.

Turner served as a school resource ofďŹ cer at District

with their homework,â€? Addison said. “So she used to come here and she used to do that type of work. And then she started coming here as our security ofďŹ cer.â€?

Turner told Addison about her work as a mentor last year because it was something she

wanted to do more of. “So she asked me how can she be more involved in the schools,� Addison said. “She said, ‘I can mentor.’ She said, ‘I can help them with their homework.’ She said, ‘I’m

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Suzy Moyd, executive director of Main Street Hartsville, relaxes in Burry Park. She was diagnosed with breast cancer at the ďŹ rst of the year, but she is back on the job preparing for the holiday season in downtown Hartsville.

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HARTSVILLE uzy Moyd was watching the Super Bowl when she discovered a lump in her breast.

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“I had received a kitten for Christmas from the Darlington County Humane Society, and I was watching the Super Bowl,� Moyd said. “The kitten was kneading on my chest, and it hurt, so I went to the bathroom and discovered the lump. My husband likes to say a ‘cat’ scan found the cancer. He’s so funny.�

Moyd, executive director of Main Street Hartsville for the past ďŹ ve years, said

nothing prepares you for hearing the words, “You have cancer.â€? “Even though I knew I had a lump, and we did a mammogram, a biopsy and a scan, you are still not ready,â€? she said. “I got a call saying ‘Dr. (Kelly) Rainwater needs to see you this afternoon in her ofďŹ ce.’â€?

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town Double Feature.�

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6 p.m. with a family and children’s costume contest. At 7 p.m., there will be a free screening of the animated movie “Hotel Transylvania� on the lawn of the BB&T Amphitheater at

Following the family ďŹ lm, adults are invited for a participatory screening of the “Rocky Horror Picture Showâ€? at the amphitheater. Prizes will be awarded to the best-dressed Rocky

chase. A $5 donation and photo ID are required to enter the Rocky Horror screening and the ďŹ lm is rated R. Seating for the “Rocky Horror Picture Showâ€? will

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Ray Reich, downtown development manager, said the event was put together by the Millennial Advisory Committee for downtown Florence. “The revitalization of

Moyd could see the handwriting on the wall, but knowing still didn’t prepare her for the words. “I compare receiving the news of cancer to being wrongfully convicted of a crime and being sentenced to prison,â€? she said. “You thought you had plans for work, or your family, or for lunch tomorrow, but instead, your calendar is immediately owned by specialists and more tests. It’s different from any other time in your life when you go to the doctor and you tell them what’s wrong and what you want ďŹ xed.

Instead, you think you are healthy and happy and humming right along, and say casually, ‘Oh, bythe-way, I felt a lump, but that is probably nothing, right? Because I’m young and healthy, eat kale and work out. And I feel ďŹ ne.’â€?

Moyd said the doctor’s response is something totally different than you expect. She said, “He says something like ‘Quite the contrary. Please cancel all plans you had for the remainder of the year.’ The doctors don’t really say that, but that is how it feels. “The news progressively got worse with every appointment. And that takes a toll on you emotionally.�

Moyd said what she thought was going to be a simple Stage 0 lumpectomy “slowly turned into Stage 2b bilateral mastectomies followed by chemotherapy and radiation.â€? “My oncology care team at McLeod has been amazing,â€? she said. “Dr. Jamie Smith and Maureen Byrd, NP, are unbelievably compassionate and caring. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. I admit the ďŹ rst time I met them, I felt like saying, ‘Normally, I would ask when your birthday is, so we could become the best of friends, but I don’t plan on knowing you that long, because I’m sure this is nothing, and I will never see you again. I’m sure I don’t have the cancer that everyone else has. Mine is different. So sorry, you seem like nice people.’ I was wrong. And easing someone into acceptance has got to be hardest part of their jobs every day.â€?

Moyd ďŹ nished her last round of chemotherapy on July 30 and is working to complete 31 daily radiation treatments, which should be sometime in November.

So far, she said, the most difďŹ cult part of the ordeal has been trying not to worry her children. “My husband and I told our three teenage children over dinner one night, when we thought this was going to be no big deal, and because the news progressively got worse, I think they thought they were being lied to, so we had to

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FLORENCE — More than 400 carved and painted jacko-lanterns will be on display on the FMU “Pumpkin Trail� from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday along with guest appearances by seasonal “personalities,� face painting by FMU theater design students and trick-ortreat handouts by FMU’s Campus Activities Board.

FM A’Glow is sponsored by KJ’s Market, which provided the pumpkins. It is a familyfriendly event. Young trick-ortreaters won’t ďŹ nd the lighted trail too spooky, and older attendees should be entertained.

The public is invited. There is no admission charge.

A dozen Florence-area schools and more than 30 FMU campus organizations will have festive displays along the trail.

Displays will be judged in several categories. Attendees can join in the judging by voting for the “People’s Choice� prize.

During the event, visitors will be able to walk the Pumpkin Trail, meet a few Halloween guests and enjoy a special snack or meal at The Grille, FMU’s casual dining restaurant. Several Halloween specials are on the menu.

The FM A’Glow event was originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday night. The Friday night event has been canceled because of the threat of inclement weather.

FMU students will instead participate in a “Pennywise Pumpkin Party� in and around Chapman Auditorium, beginning at 7 p.m. That event will include a screening of the new Halloween classic “It� at 7 p.m.

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a sad voice with downcast eyes. Please don’t misunderstand me. Prayers are deďŹ nitely more powerful than chemo, but I don’t want to feel like I’m the object of gossip or somber prayer lists. Two of my best male buddies would call and say, ‘Do you mind if we pray together right here on the phone? Are you in a comfortable place where I can ask God to bless you and your care team right now?’ That’s what I like to hear!â€?

Moyd said she felt guilty letting her friends bring her family meals.

She said, “It wasn’t until someone said, ‘Your friends love you. Please let us help.’ Those words were really humbling. It’s hard to admit you might need the Mom Squad as backup. And that same friend didn’t wait for me to ask. She just made plans and texted my kids and cut me out of the whole what’s-for-dinner discussions. She organized much-needed meals and brought them with a small potted plant that said, ‘Cancer Sucks.’ She gets me. She’s my Matthew 25:36 friend. ‘I was sick and you visited me.’ “Another ‘best-gift-Igot’ was a box with ďŹ ve Mexican tequila minibottles. The attached note said, ‘They say it is good to have a visual reminder of your goals, a tangible touchstone that connects you to your objectives.

I believe more is better.

Enclosed, please ďŹ nd ďŹ ve “tangible touchstones.â€? ’ The message was one of hope and looking forward to a brighter horizon. It was perfect. “While I’ve given up drinking while undergoing treatment (and maybe forever), the thought of people celebrating instead of having pity on me really warms my heart. My advice to women like me. Understand that husbands, like kids, have a hard time, too. They just want their lives, and their wives, to

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Instead of words of encouragement to other women facing cancer, Moyd has advice for friends of women facing breast cancer. “When learning of a friend’s diagnosis, do not give them pinkribbon-anything,â€? she said. “Imagine if I gave you a pink ribbon robe right now. You’d think, that’s for people with cancer, not me! And that’s exactly how I felt. I am not your pink-ribbon girl. That’s for people who â€˜ďŹ ght like a girl’ and are ‘braver than they think and stronger than they seem,’ or any other catchy phrase you see on a plaque on Pinterest under ‘gifts to give to people with breast cancer.’â€?

Moyd said that on the night of her diagnosis, “it was very late, and I ďŹ nally texted my best friend to tell her the news. She called me immediately and said, ‘I’m on my way right now. And I’m bringing wine!’ She showed up in her pajamas with a bottle, and we sat on the couch for hours.â€?

She said some friends tried to make a “whatthey-thought-wasthoughtful gift basket of popsicles, neck pillows, ice packs and anti-nausea medicines. Um, thanks, but now I’m envisioning myself horriďŹ cally sick, which must be how you are envisioning me? Let me add here, I was never as sick as I thought I was going to be. I had an arsenal of medicines to combat any sign of nausea or pain. I did sleep a lot, but I was never the knee-crawling-‘pledge week’ toilet-hugger that I had imagined.â€?

Moyd has made her own list of appropriate gifts, and it includes anything you would have given her on any other normal day. “But seriously, an extra phone charger and a book on calligraphy and some fancy pens would be nice, too,� she said.

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good with reading.’ And it wasn’t for pay. It was to volunteer.�

Last year, Addison said, there were struggles to pay for the Timmonsville High School prom, but Turner stepped in to help. “When we were sitting there trying to plan to pay for prom and students wanted all of this and they wanted that, we were looking to see how can we make sure that we pay for the necessary things and give them what they want,�

Addison said. “Farrah said, ‘I’ll be here. I’ll serve as se-

service manager Gardenia Williams said Turner would always push the students to do their best. “There were times when I said, ‘I’m going to give up,’� Williams said. “And she said, ‘No, don’t give up.’ Her favorite words were ‘These kids are our future.’�

Cheryl McFadden works at Timmonsville High School as a career and technology education teacher, but she knew Turner when they both worked as deputies. McFadden said Turner was not only a coworker, but she was a relative and friend. “She was my support system for a situation I was going through,� McFad-

Staff and students in District Four have endless memories with Turner. The district’s secretary, Frances Sipp, said that when Turner walked in her ofďŹ ce on Monday mornings, the ďŹ rst thing she would say is, “Ms. Sipp, you OK? What you want me to do today?â€? “She was always a person that was helpful, loving, good-spirited, motherly, sisterly,â€? Sipp said. “She was just an all-around beautiful person. We had a good personal relationship together. “ Harold Blair, a ground a building maintenance worker, said that in addition to working as a school resource ofďŹ cer at District Four, Turner spent time

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The corner of East Main and South Pine streets might be an empty plot right now, but in just a few months a building expected to revitalize the neighborhood will have begun taking shape.

United Community Bank, who owns the property, will anchor the corner with its multi-story, 19,000-squarefoot building.

The construction will also offer space for other retail, office and restaurant tenants, said Dixon Woodward,

regional president of South Carolina for United Community Bank.

The project got the green light in September and aims to revitalize a block that has remained largely uninhabited in recent years.

Emily Mosley, a spokeswoman for the project, said United Community Bank hired Harper Corp. of Spartanburg this week as the general contractor.

It’s unclear, at this time, how much the project is estimated to cost.

“The building itself will encapsulate a little bit more

space than just the bank, so some of those costs are subjective at this point,” Woodward said. “(Developer Guy Harris) has worked up a pretty comprehensive list of potential tenants.”

Woodward said it’s still too early to name specific businesses that will fill those spaces, but many have expressed interest.

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The lot at the corner of East Main and South Pine streets in Spartanburg sits empty, awaiting the Feb. 28 groundbreaking of the 19,000-square-foot building project anchored by United Community Bank. [ELISE FRANCO/SPARTANBURG HERALD-JOURNAL]

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Fried green tomatoes are part of Bar 1884’s appetizer selection. [PHOTOS BY ALEX HICKS JR./SPARTANBURG HERALD-JOURNAL]

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There’s no shortage of menu items in Spartanburg as the city continues to welcome new dining concepts and unique foodie experiences.

At Bar 1884, downtown Spartanburg’s newest restaurant and rooftop bar, classic dishes are presented with new twists and not-so-familiar plates take center stage.

They are served alongside an extensive beer and wine list and at least a dozen specialty cocktails.

Owner Josh Lee, who’s also behind the popular downtown eatery Miyako Sushi Group, opened Bar 1884 this week.

Bar 1884 is located right next to Miyako’s at 118 Magnolia St. but features a completely different menu that can be enjoyed

at rooftop tables.

“What we have created here is more of an Asian-American cuisine. Between me and my head chef, we did all the brainstorming for the dishes together,” Lee said. “I am proud of every single menu item that we have, and I am confident that everybody’s going to like it.”

The menu has many appealing choices, but here are five must-try dishes: 1. Fried green tomatoes Everyday fried green tomatoes won’t be found here.

Lee serves his tomatoes lightly breaded on a bed of bacon and onion jam and topped with arugula, red onions, feta and a sweet dressing.

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Bar 1884 recently opened on Magnolia Street in downtown Spartanburg. The restaurant and rooftop bar puts its own twist on shrimp and grits.

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An Easley pastor known for his strong support of President Donald Trump announced Friday his intention to run for the state’s 4th Congressional District.

Mark Burns, who earned national attention after a speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention, said he planned to file his paperwork Friday with the Federal Election Commission to seek the seat being vacated

by Republican U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, who announced last month that he would not seek re-election.

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hen Riley Crawford was auditioning for the role of Jasmine, she’d already memorized most of her lines.

The 14-year-old leading lady, however, has never seen the script.

Riley is blind.

The Emerald High ninth-grader is part of the cast for Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.,” which opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Greenwood Community Theatre. The screenplay, which was written for school-aged performers, is based on the 1992 Academy Award-winning film and the 2014 hit Broadway show.

It’s a production of GCT’s Penguin Project, which allows young actors — known as artists — to explore the magic of theater, regardless of physical, intellectual or emotional disability.

The project pairs these artists with volunteer buddies known as mentors, who work with them on and off stage.

Riley might have known the words, but GCT Executive Director Stephen Gilbert and others saw to it that Riley received a tactile Braille

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licensing company did not have “Aladdin Jr.” in Braille. Then, Gilbert had an “aha moment.”

During his time as a participant in the Greenwood SC Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Greenwood class, Gilbert learned that one of the programs at Leath Correctional Institution is Braille transcription of textbooks for the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind.

Gilbert made inquiries and found out a Microsoft Word version of the script would be needed for transcription.

“MTI did not have a Word document version, but MTI reached out to Disney and Disney provided one,” Gilbert said. “Then, Leath fast-tracked this script project.”

Riley now has a Braille version of the “Alladin Jr.” script.

“This is a perfect example of the cooperation and sponsorship that Penguin Project takes,” Gilbert said.

With Riley in “Aladdin Jr.” is Reggie Roper as Jafar, the power-hungry villain in “Aladdin Jr.” Reggie, 24, acted in GCT’s first Penguin Project production in 2017, “Annie Jr.” and he’s enjoying his evil-minded character role this go-round.

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reenwood resident Terry Devore is the inspiration for my column this week. Terry is a colleague of mine at Lander University and is the kind of guy who can cheer you up with a smile or a funny story.

During a recent lunchtime conversation, Terry asked me not to judge him before telling me that he “enjoys dipping Oreos into Duke’s Mayonnaise and then eating them.” I will allow a pause for you to finish with your gagging noise.

Now, I know that Oreos are a favorite for many people. Some of you let your hair down on Friday nights with a pack of the double stuff variety and some whole milk and you just hope no one walks in when you are mid-dunk. And I also OFF THE am quite aware of the RECORD fierce allegiance that PAUL Duke’s Mayonnaise CRUTCHER has in the Lakelands area. Like, seriously, if you pick up a jar of Miracle Whip in some of our local supermarkets, you WILL be judged – and don’t EVEN try to show up to the church potluck with Hellman’s in tow. Someone else will go buy Duke’s and everyone will settle down eventually.

But, combining those two, I just can’t imagine that would be good and I am a little scared to try it. Terry says it’s the classic combination of sweet and salt (think peanut M&M) and that I should have an open mind. I have dipped french fries in a milkshake before, so I understand the appeal of the sweet/salt.

This got me thinking about other strange or potentially bad combinations, which I brought up on my radio show on Wednesday night. I asked Greenwood residents and my online friends to recommend other bad combinations and I got some great responses including: mascara and the hiccups, orange juice and toothpaste, Channing Tatum and shirts, Mad Dog 20/20 and that night in college, Taylor Swift and every single boyfriend (all of them), and sleeping pills combined with laxatives.

The idea turned musical on Thursday when another colleague and I began discussing strange partners on musical compositions. What are the most potentially awkward musical pairings of all time? Some of the ones that we came up with in our conversation include: – Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton “Stay Out of My Bedroom.” This is from the 1984 soundtrack to the movie “Rhinestone” and it is a song to behold (available on Spotify and Apple Music). It sounds just like you think it might sound if Rocky was going to sing to Dolly Parton.

– David Bowie and Mick Jagger “Dancing in the Street.” We have to roast when roasting is necessary and it applies to these two musical legends here. I don’t know who sold them on the initial idea or the MTV video concept, but it’s just a terrible version of the song. For a real treat, watch the version without music on YouTube. It’s a gas!

– Ozzy Osborne and Jessica Simpson “Winter Wonderland.” This is the first of two strange pairing for holiday tunes. This one is just bizarre and I don’t want to ever have to listen to it

SECOND PLACE hat is your earliest musical memory? I’ve touched on that topic once or twice in previous columns and I always associate hearing Billy Joel playing on a small transistor radio in 1978 during a stay at my Grandma’s house as the moment that made me want to go buy a record for my own.

But, with the anticipation of Hurricane Florence last weekend, a memory surfaced in my mind that took me back to the first song I ever remember hearOFF THE ing and wanting RECORD to hear again. It PAUL is deeply personCRUTCHER al and has caused me joy and pain this week. I debated even sharing it publicly, but maybe it will resonate with someone.

My mother’s name was Patsy and she loved to sing. Patsy Tedder was born in 1930 – the only child of Marvin and Dorothy. She married my minister father in the summer of 1949. I am the youngest of six children and my mother was full of love and grace when it came to keeping a home. Music was always playing – in the house during the week and in church on Sundays. And in our small congregation, mom was often the guest soloist. She also worked as a librarian for a long time as she loved books and always encouraged her children to experience life through literature.

There are songs that I associate with my mother. Many of them come from the Baptist hymnal and I can hear her voice singing parts of them, like: “This is my story, this is my song. Praising my Savior all the day long.” “…and the joy we share as we tarry there. None other has ever known.”

“I will cling to the old rugged cross, and exchange it someday for a crown.”

After a long and painful battle with Alzheimer’s and dementia, we lost my mom in January of 2001.

It is a difficult thing to negotiate your adult life without a parent. I miss her and my dad very much.

And, unfortunately, as time passes, I have lost her voice. That is, I don’t remember her speaking voice at times. But, I do remember the way she would sing those songs.

It was an afternoon drive through a rural area of the Midwest that I

Sunday, September 23, 2018

Major remembrance

Play brings life of war hero to stage

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Actors rehearse a scene in “See You in Saint-Lô” at Abbeville Opera House. Remaining performances are Friday and Saturday.

n entire ocean separates Abbeville from Saint-Lô in France, but Abbeville’s Shelley Reid connects the two.

Reid has written an original play about an Abbeville native son and World War II hero – Maj. Thomas Dry Howie, who led his unit in an effort to capture the strategic French town of Saint-Lô.

“On the anniversary of his death, the people of Saint-Lô have a little ceremony and lay flowers at his monument,” Reid said. “They remember Major Howie. It’s a shame so many people over here don’t know who he is.”

This is the second and final week of perforTHOMAS DRY HOWIE mances for “See You in Saint-Lô.”

Reid, 60, has written screenplays, some that have been entered into screenwriting competitions, as well as scripts for features, television pilots and scripts for film shorts, but “See You in Saint-Lô” is his ”See You in Saint-Lo” at AOH first script for live theater.

“I have known about Major Don’t miss the second and final week of performances Howie since I was in third of “See You in Saint-Lô” on grade,” Reid said. “We watched stage at Abbeville Opera a film, from a television show, House 8 p.m. Friday the 1955 DuPont Cavalcade

Sumter police search for car in rear-end hit and run; 1 driver, 35 students treated

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com The driver of a dark-colored car who fled the scene after rear-ending a Sumter School District bus Monday morning on Pinewood Road is wanted by the police department in

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BY KAYLA ROBINS kayla@theitem.com A 22-year-old airman stationed at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter was one of three people who were shot in Columbia’s Five Points early Sunday.

Airman 1st Class Anfernee Kirkland, an armament technician assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, was an “innocent victim of the violent crime” on Sunday, according to a statement from the 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office at Shaw.

The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that 22-year-old Arthur Jones Jr. is charged with three counts of attempted murder and other charges in connection with the shooting, which occurred about 2 a.m. after St. Patrick’s Day in an area that is the center of nightlife in the state’s capital city, according to The Associated Press.

Two of the three male victims in their 20s were listed in critical condition Sunday, while the third was in stable condition.

Columbia police identified the other victims as a 23-year-old who attends St. Augustine University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and a 20-year-old from Winnsboro, according to The Associated Press.

The Shaw statement confirmed Kirkland has been released from the hospital and is recovering at his home.

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The crowd is wowed by “Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey” by Lightwire Theater at Sumter Opera House last week.

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he moon shined neon bright on Thursday at the Sumter Opera

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low rocket ship transporting a mouse with glasses, a buzzing, bright alarm clock that will, in the end, prove to

be mouse’s best friend and the excited shrieks coming from

every child in the audience.

Lightwire Theater performed “Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey” twice at Sumter Opera House last week, bringing the heroic, comingof-age story of Marvin the Mouse

to the stage first for elementary school students and second for an evening show open to the entire family.

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Prime sounds, prime atmosphere The Peddler is known for steaks but also serves good music

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On a recent Wednesday night, Matthew Knights stood in the corner of the cozy, wood-paneled and brick lounge in The Peddler Steakhouse in Spartanburg while playing guitar and singing one of his original compositions, “Happy Shack.”

The lyrics to the musically upbeat song contain such wistful reflections as “yesterday’s gone, that’s just a fact, nothing I can do can ever change that, still I wish I could go back to that happy shack.”

Upcoming performances at The Peddler Steakhouse, 464 East Main Street, Spartanburg Saturday: Coconut Groove Band Wednesday: The Secret Band July 2: Randy Foster, Fayssoux McLean and Brandon Turner July 11: Zataban July 18: Shane Pruitt Band July 25: Fayssoux and Company with special guest David Ezell

July 28: Coconut Groove Band Aug. 1: The Secret Band Aug. 8: The Secret Band Shows start at 7:30 p.m. and admission is free.

For more information, call 864-583-5874 or www.peddlerspartanburg.com

Although Knights, a Cowpens-based singersongwriter, wrote “Happy Shack” a few years ago as a tribute to Dawggone, a long-defunct Hub City nightspot that was popular among many musicians and observers of the local music scene in the 1980s and early ‘90s, some of its sentiments could just

as easily soon apply to the room in which he was playing at The Peddler.

The restaurant, which has been a mainstay on the eastside of downtown Spartanburg for decades, is moving to a new location next to Morgan Square later this summer.

Between now and Aug. 8, there are only a handful of

live music performances remaining in The Peddler’s current bar and lounge, which has become its own sort of “happy shack” for many area music lovers in recent years.

“I’ve been around a variety of music venues in Spartanburg in my many years, including Magnolia Street Pub and Dawggone, and I think that (The Peddler) will probably go down on the list when people think back about places that were doing something cool,” Spartanburg musician Baker Maultsby said.

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Firefighters battle a blaze at the historic Melrose Inn on Thursday in Tryon, N.C. [CONOR HUGHES/SPARTANBURG HERALD-JOURNAL]

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By Conor Hughes chughes@shj.com

TRYON, N.C. — Marilyn Doheny spent the last nine years or so lovingly restoring and caring for the Melrose Inn, an 1889 bed and breakfast she affectionately called the “Old Dame.”

The B&B hosts guests from around the world, and for years neighbors have stopped by the 19-bedroom Tryon inn every morning to enjoy a cup of coffee and every evening to have a glass of wine while the resident

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Doheny, a renowned quilter, lived at the inn herself and stored hundreds of quilts there.

On Thursday, she watched from across the street as the nearly 130-year-old building was destroyed by flames, along with everything inside.

“The Old Dame burned out in a blaze of glory,” she said. “… Everything I own is there” Doheny was on her way back from taking the trash out Thursday morning when she saw flames coming out of the

inn’s wall. She ran to alert the other people inside the building and call 911.

Jennifer Bates, the inn’s housekeeper, said by the time Doheny ran in and told her to get out, the fire had already spread to a large portion of the building.

“Marilyn just started screaming,” she said. “She said, ‘Get out, get out.’”

No one was injured in the blaze, but the building was completely destroyed.

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Artist uses discarded items to create 3-D portraits

By Samantha Swann sswann@shj.com

“Re-Imagined,” an exhibit of constructed paintings composed of recycled materials by artist Kirkland Thomas Smith, is on display at The Curtis R. Harley Art Gallery at USC Upstate. [TIM KIMZEY/ SPARTANBURG HERALD-JOURNAL]

Three-dimensional portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Iron Eyes Cody and William Tecumseh Sherman hung in the small gray gallery, their faces illuminated by the lights. Their faces were colorful, popping against their monotone and comparatively flat backgrounds.

Viewers attending the reception at USC Upstate’s Curtis R. Harley Gallery Thursday afternoon would move toward the work as they walked in, pause, and then move back. Then farther back, and farther again.

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from Greenwood police and deputies.

A surge of violent, shooting-related crimes has plagued Greenwood County and left multiple people dead and injured along the way. Law enforcement, city and county officials have been working hand-in-hand to try and find ways to prevent further violence, and residents have shared their outrage in public meetings over

ment and Greenwood County Sheriff ’s Office provided lists of cases by searching for every report since Jan. 1 that included the words “shots fired.”

Those lists were supplemented with information about shootings reported in the Index-Journal.

Green pins represent closed cases, while red pins mark cases that remain open.

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A Robeson County, N.C. home sits just a few feet away from waters of the Lumber River, which overflowed its banks in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.

Crushing poverty makes Florence’s wrath crueler In Maxton — like much of Robeson and Scotland counties, which are just across the state line from South Carolina’s “CorriMAXTON, N.C. dor of Shame” — burned-out buildings, f you want to know what it means to caved-in roofs, unfinished foundations and be poor in America, take Interstate shuttered businesses dot the landscape.

74 in North Carolina to Maxton.

In this place — which has a 43.3 percent Just off the interchange is a fast poverty rate, more than three times the food restaurant, supermarket and national average — financial stability is a back roads so rural their names are pipe dream for many. hidden from view.

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their ability to look after one another at all times.

It’s why Marlon Dial didn’t leave his modest home on Maximus Drive, even as Florence’s floodwater crept onto his property.

“This is a good community that puts in honest work,” Dial said. “I was one of the few that stayed back here and didn’t evacuate.”

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Father of victim coached suspect Second arrest made in slaying of Overton Good in Gaffney

By Conor Hughes chughes@shj.com

GAFFNEY — When deputies showed Richard Good a photo of the man they believe killed his son, he recognized him instantly: Jermaine Jefferies.

Good coached the man accused of shooting his son in little league football, when Jefferies was 12 years old, and had known him ever since.

Speaking at Jefferies’ bond hearing Wednesday afternoon at the Cherokee County Law Enforcement Center, Good said in his 20-plus years as a little league coach, he did his best to mentor young athletes. When he saw Jefferies,

now 20, in the grocery store or walking down the street, he’d always stop to check in with him.

“Every time I’ve seen him, I would approach him like that,” he said. “We’ve got history with each other. I’ve been knowing him, known his mama, known his family and everything. And now, here we are today. It’s something senseless that didn’t have to take place.”

Jefferies was arrested and charged Tuesday in the killing of 23-year-old Overton Good. A magistrate court judge denied Jefferies bond at the hearing Wednesday.

Wednesday morning, Cherokee County deputies arrested a second man, 18-year-old Shaun Rogers, in connection with the slaying.

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Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller said in a statement investigators believe Jefferies and Rogers attempted to force their way into Overton Good’s home Tuesday morning, but Overton stopped them at the door.

The two then got into a car, Mueller said, turned around at the end of the street and fired at least six shots at the residence as they drove by, one of which struck Overton Good in the head.

Jefferies leaned out the window of the car and fired

the gun while Rogers drove, according to Mueller.

Overton called 911 before he was shot and told dispatchers Jefferies tried to rob him.

“Our best witness was the one who actually was our victim,” Mueller said.

Jefferies and Rogers both face charges of murder, attempted murder, attempted armed robbery, first-degree burglary, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and discharging a firearm into a dwelling.

At Jefferies’ bond hearing Wednesday, Good’s family and his accused killer filled the seats in the courtroom.

Overton Good’s older brother, Indianapolis Colts offensive tackle Denzelle Good, was among the crowd at the hearing.

Richard Good said he knows Jefferies’ mother well and hugged her when he saw her that day. He said he’s sorry for what she must be going through, but he wants justice for his son.

“I can’t get my son back,” he said. “He’s lying on a cold table right now. (Jefferies is) sitting here ... warm, everything, getting fed. He might be in jail, but he’s still alive.”

As Richard Good spoke, people sitting in the crowd broke down in tears, holding each other for comfort.

Richard Good said he’ll never get over the loss of his son, who he remembers as a bright, caring and honest man.

“He was my guy,” he said, tears brimming in his eyes.

“My youngest son, and I held him.”

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People walk through the classic car cruise-in at the Blue Ridge Fest in 2017. Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative will hold the 21st annual Blue Ridge Fest on May 4 to raise money for Upstate charities.

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PICKENS — With help from musical guests like the Spinners, classic-car enthusiasts and employee volunteers, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative will host Blue Ridge Fest in May to add to the $2.5 million the company has raised over the past 20 years for Upstate charities.

The 21st annual Blue Ridge Fest is set for 5:30-10 p.m. May 4 in Pickens.

The event on West Main Street will feature performances by the Spinners, Jim Quick and Coastline and Magic, a classic car “cruise-in,” a raffle for up to $10,000 and, of course, food.

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Blue Ridge Electric spokesman Terry Ballenger said the company is “pretty optimistic” about the event after good responses from corporate sponsors.

“They’ve committed to a good sum of financial and in-kind support,” he said. “We’re feeling really good about that.”

That support for Blue Ridge Fest will aid the company in raising tens of thousands of dollars — if not hundreds of thousands — for 12 charities in Anderson, Greenville, Oconee and Pickens counties.

Ballenger said the event raised more than $200,000 last year.

“We’ve had wonderful

1950s that is most known for its hits in the ’70s. Notable songs by the Spinners are “I’ll Be Around,” “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love” and “Mighty Love.”

Ballenger said the company is already getting positive feedback about the musical lineup.

“I’ve talked to some folks who are familiar with the Spinners, and they say the group is largely intact,” he said.

“This is not a group with one of the old-timers with a few additional musicians or singers. This is the original group of the Spinners. They’re going to be (in Pickens) in full force.”

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Caitlin Herrington The Journal, Seneca success with it,” he said.

“This will be our 21st year, and in the 20 years previous, we have raised about $2.5 million that

we have given to area charities.”

Headlining the event is the Spinners, a soul group that formed in the

Magic will play beach music and dance classics from the 1950s-60s, while Jim Quick and Coastline will play a mix of genres, including country, blues, soul, Southern rock and jazz.

The fest will also feature the classic car cruise-in. Ballenger said car enthusiasts from South Carolina and out of state will bring their vintage cars to Pickens for all to see.

“We’ll have several hundred cars (at the fest) again this time,” he said.

“We call it the ‘Upstate’s largest classic car cruisein.’ There’s not one bigger in the Upstate.”

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There’s no love like toddler love

ver the weekend, my parents and I flew up to Maryland to celebrate baby K turning 1 on Saturday. There wasn’t too much fanfare — a homemade cake with help from big sister, a unicorn candle I found at the last minute, a few gifts and a lot of snuggles.

While we all enjoyed extra time in person with the girls — and I’m sure my brother and sister-in-law enjoyed having a few rare moments of peace with extra adults around — what really struck me was how big these little ladies get when I’m not looking.

K may or may not have said, “Bye, bye, Dada” while we were sitting in the living room, and the almost-3-year-old M may or may not know every word to “Let it Go” from a Disney movie I have yet to see. Of course, that

didn’t stop me from donning my Elsa cape and gloves that were actually toddler socks and dancing around the living room.

I know kids grow. That’s essentially how being a human works — until you get old enough and start shrinking. That’s a topic for Norm CAT’S to cover, though.

MEOW | Whether they intended to teach CAITLIN her or not, my HERRINGTON brother and sister-in-law have taught M a thing or 12. For instance, she knows how to take pictures on my smartphone, and requested to do so several times.

Of course I let her, and now cher-

ish the pictures of her forehead and blurry toes, but what floored me was her recognition of other apps on my phone.

“That’s Chick-fa-way!” she announced upon spotting the red and white fast-food icon. “And that’s mommy’s coffee,” she added when she saw the Starbucks logo next to it. Luckily, she also recognizes the Aldi logo, so there’s some semblance of budget balance going on in her brain.

I later downloaded two new apps just for M — an oceanthemed puzzle game and an Elmo alphabet thing. She would periodically bring my phone and ask if she could play the puzzle game.

It’s sweet that she asks, because we all know she could find the game all on her own if she wanted. And that’s not all she can find. Every night when I

closed out the apps on my phone, Chick-fil-A was hiding in the background. Even on Sunday, she was determined to eat some chicken.

She also knows how to work the nap-time system.

When we were reading books before her Sunday nap, I told her she could pick one more and then it was time to turn the lights out.

She picked the thickest book on the table.

I opened to the index to browse my 5-minute story options and wasn’t surprised when she opted for “Toy Story.” When I finished the 3-minute version, she put the book away, crawled back on my lap and asked for snuggles.

Known for not being a very still sleeper, I jumped at the chance to get some extra love from my eldest niece. She wrig-

gled and wiggled and kicked her feet, despite multiple warnings that I’d get up and leave if she couldn’t be still.

In one last hoorah, she rolled over to face me, squeezed her little eyes shut and buried her face in my arms. Success, I thought.

Her head popped up and her deep green eyes searched for mine. Unsuccess, I thought.

“I love you,” she told me before continuing to kick my shin.

“I love you, too, Little Bird,” I replied.

“And Chick-fa-way.”

I kissed her forehead and decided to call it a draw. At least she loves me as much as chicken nuggets.

CAT HERRINGTON can be reached at cherrington@upstatetoday.com and (864) 973-6686. Follow her on Twitter @GoldenCornerCat.

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to pull our top recruits from has really been changing the climate at Lander,” White said.

Lander’s team this season comprises seven in-state players, plus nine out-of-state players. Three freshman have played in every game this season.

Lander has seen success this fall across several sports, most notably volleyball and men’s and women’s soccer.

“It’s a really unique culture, to have the three programs doing so well,” White said.

“I just think it speaks a lot to the coaches and the assistants and the training staff and all the hard work the administration puts in to create this type of culture. It’s a very cool presence on campus to know and to see how strong these three teams are and they’re succeeding. It’s a really neat thing to be a part of.”

This year’s fall season is the first time each of Lander’s men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball programs have been ranked in the top seven in the Southeast.

The Bearcats’ women’s soccer team recovered from last season’s 8-8 record, and lies

12-2-1 this season. It is ranked third in the Southeast. Both losses came in Peach Belt matchups.

The team has scored in every match it has played this season and has scored 34 goals in 15 games. The Bearcats scored only 22 goals in 16 games last season.

Brianna Taylor and Juliette Vidal have scored nine and eight goals, respectively, and Lander is the only Peach Belt team with two of the top-10 scorers in the conference.

Lander’s men’s soccer team is ranked seventh in the nation in Division II. The Bearcats are 13-1-2, with their only loss coming in a 3-0 defeat to Peach Belt rival Young Harris.

Defender Jordan Skelton has led the team with seven goals. Midfielder Jamie North has added four, plus five assists. Lander has allowed only five goals, and has recorded 12 clean sheets.

With the regular season complete, Lander has locked up a first-round bye in the Peach Belt tournament.

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Lander volleyball coach Ashley White knew her team had plenty of potential to start this season. However, Lander’s young roster kept her wondering how much of that potential will be realized.

With only three conference matches remaining, Lander has passed the test. The Bearcats are 20-6, following a win Saturday against traditional Peach Belt power Flagler.

It makes for the program’s best record through 26 games in school history.

“We’re incredibly young, so we have a lot of inexperience on the court,” White said.

“But it’s kind of a good thing because they don’t know any different, which is kind of nice. We’re off to a great start.”

Better recruiting has made a big differDAVID ROBERTS | INDEX-JOURNAL ence, White said.

Lander outside hitter Kyra Ross, center, hits a ball past Er“Really, we’ve just been working on reskine defenders Kayla Duncan, left, and Rebecca Massengill cruiting, you know, where we’re getting kids from and the different clubs we’ve been able Tuesday during the Bearcats’ 3-1 win at Finis Horne Arena.

Clemson hands FSU its worst home loss

GCS wins state

By BOB FERRANTE Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — No Atlantic Coast Conference team had ever knocked off Florida State for four straight years. Clemson spent the week making sure it would be the first.

Trevor Lawrence threw four touchdown passes, and No. 2 Clemson handed Florida State its worst home loss in program history with a 59-10 victory on Saturday.

“This was an awesome accomplishment for our seniors,” coach Dabo Swinney said. “This was something they really wanted to do ... be that first ACC senior class to go 4-0 on these guys.”

Florida State routed Clemson 51-14 in 2013, a victory that was part of the Seminoles’ undefeated run to the national title. But since then, the Tigers have been the class of the ACC — and owned their rivalry with Florida State.

“I’m definitely honored,” defensive tackle Christian Wilkins said. “Just speaks volumes of our program and the special guys we have, the special group of seniors we have.”

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Garrett Sponenberg celebrates with a teammate after Greenwood Christian is crowned SCISA Class 2A state champions.

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Clemson’s Christian Wilkins, left, celebrates his touchdown in the first half Saturday against Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla.

USC rallies to down Tenn.

By PETE IACOBELLI Associated Press

COLUMBIA — Jake Bentley threw for 152 yards and a touchdown and South Carolina’s defense stopped Tennessee on downs twice in the final quarter as the Gamecocks rallied from 12-points down for a 27-24 victory

By SKYLAR ROLSTAD srolstad@indexjournal.com COLUMBIA — The emotion of a cathartic state title didn’t set in for Joe Black III until he stood, teammates at either side, clutching the trophy. Tears welled in his eyes while teammates embraced him and a crowd cheered on the bleachers he faced.

Black, the Hawks’ 11th-place finisher, helped Greenwood Christian win the Class 2A South Carolina Independent Schools Association state title Saturday afternoon at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School. Black and his brother, Sam Black, who also runs for Greenwood Christian, lost their father, Maj. Joe D. Black Jr., on Oct. 10.

“I would say that the hardest part was knowing that my dad was so proud of me, and he loved me so much and I knew that he’d be up in the stands right now and he would have been the first one down,” Black said. “It’s just hard to explain that.”

Retired Marine Corps Maj. Joe Black Jr., 48, died of a gunshot wound. A 17-year-old was charged

Greenwood Christian runner Joe Black III runs the final stretch of the SCISA Class 2A boys state championship race. tian tallied 46 team points, and Spartanburg Christian tallied 53. Hamilton Blair of Palmetto Christian Academy won the individual boys 5k.

Hands wrung in the 15 minutes between the

team, with a third-place finish. Matthew Hanna finished fourth and Andrew Osburne finished seventh.

Greenwood Christian’s girls team finished ninth as a team. Abby Summey finished 17th and was the Hawks’ highest finisher in the girls race.

Garrett, who won the region meet two weeks ago and the Greenwood/Abbeville county meet last weekend, was pleased with his time.

“I ran a 4:55 mile. I was not expecting that. I only run that in track,” Garrett said. “The second mile I was hanging with them and they kept getting closer and then I took the lead last two and half miles and they really kicked up on the hill and they started separating.”

Greenwood Christian returns its entire team next season. Garrett looks forward to a repeat next season but delighted in celebrating the win for Black Saturday afternoon.

“I feel like (Joe’s) dad’s here with us right now,” Garrett said. “I know Joe knows that right now. I just know he knows that he’s here with us. Everybody knew that we were going to do it for Joe’s

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Clemson’s David Skara, right, leads teammate Mark Donnal up the court during the Tigers’ loss to Duke on Sunday in Clemson. Clemson travels to Virginia Tech tonight.

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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Managers or coaches must make a pitching change if they head to the mound for the seventh time in a game under baseball’s new pace of play rules.

Commissioner Rob Manfred and executive Joe Torre explained some of the parameters Tuesday, one day after MLB imposed stricter limits on mound visits in an effort to speed up games.

“I don’t see pace of games issues as harsh or not harsh,” Manfred said during his annual visit to the Cactus League. “I see them as a fan friendly issue.”

Torre noted that umpires will keep players from proceeding to see the pitcher if six mound visits have already occurred.

“From our perspective it’s important to go back to, first, principles. On pace of game, I think the first and most important principle is that pace of game is a fan issue,” Manfred said. “Our research tells us that it’s a fan issue, our broadcast partners tell us that it’s a fan issue, and the independent research that our broadcast partners do confirm with that, that it’s a fan issue.

“Because it’s a fan issue at the end of the day, I hope it’s an issue that you will be able to find common ground with all the constituents in the game moving forward, because it is after all the fans that makes the engine known as Major League Baseball run.”

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restrictions on mound visits. Giants catcher Buster Posey noted that it’s the players’ jobs to move forward as the game adapts, whether Manfred they like the decisions or not.

“I actually was listening to John Smoltz talk about it and I agree with what he was saying. He says as baseball players you adjust,” Posey said last week. “No matter what it is, you adjust. I think it might affect a few people, but they’ll adjust. If it affects me, I’ll adjust. I don’t foresee it being an issue. For me personally, baseball being my job, my job’s to go out and perform with what I have. That’s kind of the way I approach it. I think ultimately though if you’re looking at it from a fan’s perspective, you want to put a product on the field that they’re going to enjoy the most.”

Cubs manager Joe Maddon joked of having a coach keep track of the mound visit similar to the way an assistant basketball coach tracks timeouts, saying “maybe there’s going to be seven on the scoreboard like the number of timeouts in a game.”

“Our numbers suggest that we were a little over four, something like that,” Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. “You’re just going to have to have an awareness.

You’re going to have to deal with it. A month or two for now maybe it’s a non-issue at some point.

There’s no sense in fighting it, being combative about it. Just figure out a way to try to make it part of your routine because it’s a very routine sport.”

CLEMSON — Coming off a two-loss week, the Clemson basketball team will take the court in Blacksburg, Va., tonight trying to turn things around, but the Tigers will have to do it without their starting point guard once again.

Clemson will travel to face Virginia Tech tonight (7 p.m., FSCR) at Cassell Coliseum, where it’s 6-11 all-time against the Hokies.

Redshirt junior guard Shelton Mitchell, who’s averaging 11.8 points per game with a team-high 96 assists this season, will miss his second straight game after suffering a concussion a week ago today against Florida State.

“He’s not ready,” Clemson coach Brad Brownell said Tuesday. “We’re hopeful that he’ll be fine by the weekend, but he needs to be able to do some more things. We’re going to leave him back here, I think, and just let

him have a couple more days, which I think is a good decision.”

The No. 15 Tigers (206, 9-5 ACC) dropped to fourth place in the conference standings after their losses to the Seminoles and Duke last week, but it wasn’t for a lack of effort.

Brownell was pleased with how his team played last week, but he knows there are things Clemson needs to clean up down the stretch of the regular season to finish strong.

“I think last week is

one of those weeks where sometimes you work hard in life and it doesn’t always pay off with wins,” Brownell said he told his team. “That’s the hard thing about sports.

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Razorbacks rampage past Chester into Upper State title game

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WALHALLA — While operating largely as a one-man show early Tuesday night, the Walhalla High School boys’ basketball team managed to keep itself afloat against Chester.

And when the rest of the Razorbacks joined in, it was simply too much for the visiting Cyclones to handle on a night that won’t soon be forgotten in Walhalla.

In what was the final home game of head coach Hal Dunlap’s career, Walhalla topped Chester by a final score of 74-65 in thirdround playoff action, advancing to face Southside on Saturday for the Class 3A Upper State championship at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville.

The Razorbacks (20-7) are looking to advance to the state finals for the first time since winning their only championship in 1952, and they’ll go to Greenville with plenty of momentum following a win that saw them storm their way to a 16-0 run in the third quarter to seize control against the Cyclones.

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Walhalla’s Andrew Cox finishes a dunk in the third quarter on Tuesday against Chester. The Razorbacks won to advance to Saturday’s Upper State championship. third quarter, that’s for dang sure,” said Dunlap, whose impending retirement was made public last week. “We hung in there pretty tough, and it was a great team effort tonight. I’m real proud of them.”

Chester (17-6) focused

most of its attention early on stopping all-state Walhalla seniors John Thorsland and Ben Wolff, who combined for just two points in the opening half. But fellow senior Tyler Jankowy took advantage of the opportunities he was getting from the

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Joe, Sam Black honor father as GCS wins county meet

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Greenwood Christian’s Garrett Sponenberg runs during the Greenwood-Abbeville County cross country meet. Sponenberg won the boys varsity race with a time of 16:51.

A week of raw emotion in the wake of tragedy returned to relative normalcy for Greenwood Christian’s Joe Black III. His family had been shaken, but he felt he was back at home on the course at Connie Max- Inside well Oasis Farm Satur- See full results day morning. in scoreboard.

Black raised his pace Page 2B on the final stretch of the cross country race, the events of the past week still fresh in his memory, and motivating him to finish strong.

Black’s father, Maj. Joe D. Black Jr., a retired Marine, died on Oct. 10. His younger brother, Sam, also runs for Greenwood Christian.

“I was definitely thinking about it,” Joe said. “I was thinking about it a lot. Especially on my last mile, I was thinking

about it because I started to slow down and I was like, ‘No, I can’t do that.’”

Joe D. Black Jr., 48, was killed in Hodges by a single gunshot wound to the chest.

A 17-year-old was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with his death.

Saturday’s Greenwood-Abbeville County meet was the Black brothers’ first competition since their father’s death.

The funeral was set for later in the day.

“That feels great. It feels like home, so to speak,” Joe said. “It just feels comforting that I can be myself around them.”

Greenwood Christian coach Kevin Sponenberg led a moment of prayer for the Black family before medals were awarded.

PHOTOS BY SKYLAR ROLSTAD | INDEX-JOURNAL “It’s been pretty difficult on the team, with the boys not coming to practice and Joe Black III of Greenwood Christian, left, stands on the stage at us being very concerned about (Joe) and Connie Maxwell Oasis Farm with the top seven finishers Saturday Sam,” Sponenberg said. “Close-knit group at the Greenwood-Abbeville County Meet. The black and blue ribbon on his uniform commemorates the life of his father, Joe D. Black Jr., See MEET, page 4B who was killed Oct. 10.

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But Baffert sensed in his gut that he had another champion, akin to 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.

Justify proved him right again Saturday, winning the 143rd Preakness Stakes over a sloppy track at Pimlico Race Course before an announced crowd of 134,487. His winning time was 1:55.93.

A hard-charging Bravazo finished second and Tenfold was third as Good Magic, who had gone step for step with Justify most of the race, faded.

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GREENWOOD — In a series put into doubt by an ominous weather forecast, Dorman had a beach day.

Cavaliers’ coach Jack Jolly wanted to loosen up his club on Thursday. He had the Cavaliers take batting practice shirtless, with beach music pumping through the speakers.

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GREER — The regular trash talk between the two longtime pals and friendly golf rivals was kept to a minimum in a professional setting, but that didn’t diminish the always fun

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From the outside it would appear a rather odd pairing — longtime college basketball coach Eddie Payne and longtime college referee Mike Wood — kind of like cats and dogs getting together for a what one would expect to be a rather rambunctious play date. But the odd coupling has been a close friendship for a long time now.

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CLEMSON — Xavier Thomas described his first collegiate sack as if it felt like it all happened in slow motion.

To everybody else watching, Thomas looked anything but slow.

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“His first step, with strength and explosiveness, probably so,” defensive coordinator Brent Venables said of Thomas on Monday when asked if the freshman is further ahead than past defensive linemen have been as true freshmen. “He’s got that freakiness. His speed is faster than all those guys, but he’s a good football player, too. You can’t just be a fast guy. I would say he’s a little bit ahead

because he’s stronger than (Clelin Ferrell was) and just more physically developed, and he’s got a great, explosive first step.”

“I’ve just always got to get to the ball every play,” Thomas added. “I give it my all every single play.”

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SENECA — Unlike most high school students, Jalen Wilkerson’s Saturdays start around the crack of dawn.

apartment complexes he does, he has houses that he does, he clears lots and land — I mean, he’s a worker.”

Wilkerson Lawn Care, appropriately named, is Wilkerson’s business. He started mowing lawns a few years ago to make himself

sod, pine needles and bushes.”

This isn’t your average high school student lawn service, either. Wilkerson’s father got him started with a Hustler 48-inch cut zero-turn mower, and now he has two commercial 54-inch zero-cut

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ATLANTA — Tiger Woods is facing long odds of capturing the FedEx Cup and the $10 million bonus.

That’s all relative this year.

Just having his own parking spot at East Lake, being back at the Tour Championship for the first time since 2013, even feeling lost during a practice round because the nines were flipped, were all reminders that his greatest accomplishment this year was being part of the 30-man field.

“I think the season itself has been amazing, to be able to have played this well,” Woods said Wednesday. “I didn’t know how many tournaments I’d play in, and next thing you know, here I am in the Tour Championship. ... To have come back from where I’ve come back from and to get here has been a pretty tall order.”

He didn’t make it in 2014 because of his first back surgery and his ill-advised attempt to return too early.

He missed the entire FedEx Cup playoffs in 2015 when he couldn’t chip the ball onto the green from 20 feet away early in the season, and then his back started acting up late in the season. He missed all of

This is one tournament where it’s more about the start than the finish.

“It’s great to have accomplished one of the goals I set Woods out at the beginning of the year: to make it back to East Lake to be part of the Tour Championship and part of these top 30 guys,” he said. “I’ve exceeded a lot of my expectations and goals because so much of it was an unknown.”

The only thing left to cap off a remarkable comeback would be a trophy.

This is his last chance.

That still probably wouldn’t be enough for Woods to win the FedEx Cup for the third time — no one else has won it more than once.

The better odds are with the top five seeds — Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose, Tony Finau, Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas — who only have to win the Tour Championship to take home the richest bonus in golf.

Thomas has even more at stake. No one, not even Woods, has won the FedEx Cup in successive years. Thomas was runner-up at East Lake a year ago, which was enough for him to move

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By SKYLAR ROLSTAD srolstad@indexjournal.com For the seventh straight year, Greenwood’s Walter Marshall Jr. will sit down Friday at his Greenwood home to watch his son take on college basketball’s toughest test.

Marshall is Wichita State basketball coach Gregg Marshall’s father. The fourth-seeded Shockers will take on 13-seed Marshall today in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

For Walter, watching the games in March is getting more and more difficult.

“I can hardly watch the big games anymore, I just get nervous,” Walter Marshall said in a phone interview Thursday afternoon.

Gregg took the Shockers to the Final Four in 2013. Walter said he watched the national semifinal against Ohio State from his home in Greenwood, but couldn’t bear the final minutes. He said he stood out on the deck while those inside shouted to him the play-by-play.

Walter said he coached Gregg in flag football during Gregg’s years growing up in Greenwood.

Gregg moved to Roanoke, Virginia, at 11 years old after Walter divorced from his wife, and went on to play college basketball at Randolph-Macon in Ashland, Virginia.

After college, Gregg held an assistant coaching job at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North

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Carolina. Walter said Gregg was about to start working at a resort when hitting a crossroads after his time at Belmont Abbey was up. Then he got a call from then-College of Charleston coach John Kresse.

“That was probably the best thing that’s happened to him,” Walter said.

Gregg launched his coaching career by working under Kresse for eight years, spending a couple seasons at Marshall and then taking his first head coaching job at Winthrop in 1998.

Walter radiates with pride talking about the accolades and achievements Gregg has amassed.

“I guess it just makes my chest stick out,” Walter said, “to have a son that’s been to the Final Four, won the NIT, came within a minute of going to the championship game in NCAA.” Gregg is now the winningest coach at both Winthrop and Wichita State. Walter hopes more is to come, and he knows Gregg is likely stay put in Wichita despite many offers through the years to go elsewhere.

“He’s turned down a lot of opportunities because with Gregg it’s a family thing,” Walter said. “It’s not, ‘I’m going to this school so come on, let’s go.’”

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Trump-backed candidate holds edge

BY CAITLIN BYRD and CHLOE JOHNSON cbyrd@postandcourier.com cjohnson@postandcourier.com Republican Katie Arrington clung to a lead over Democrat Joe Cunningham for Charleston’s seat in Congress late Tuesday as the trend showed voters were endorsing her ties to President Donald Trump.

But more than half of Charleston County and Beaufort County ballots still were out, as voters across the 1st Congressional District overwhelmed the polls with high turnout.

Election officials were incredibly slow in counting the returns, with some polling places staying open well past the 7 p.m. cutoff to handle long lines of voters coming out.

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while Democrats made inroads across America’s suburbs.

With control of Congress, statehouses and the president’s agenda at stake, some of the nation’s top elections were too close to call.

Yet Democrats’ dreams of the Senate majority as part of a “blue wave” were shattered after losses in Indiana, Tennessee, North Dakota and Texas.

They also suffered a setback in Florida, where Democrat Andrew Gillum conceded in his bid to become the state’s first African-American governor. The AP hadn’t called the race.

WASHINGTON — Democrats were gaining significant ground in the battle for House control Tuesday night, while Republicans held their Senate majority as voters rendered a mixed verdict in the first nationwide election of Donald Trump’s turbulent presidency.

The results allowed both parties to claim partial victory, but highlighted an extraordinary realignment of U.S. voters by race, sex and education.

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As results from several hotly contested South Carolina races started to trickle in Tuesday night, voters in some precincts were still waiting to cast their ballots.

Throughout the day, residents were confronted by wrap-around lines, delays, lack of parking and other issues as they headed out to vote amid what officials are calling higher-than-normal turnout for a midterm election. Despite some frustration, officials and voters alike said they were happy to see enthusiastic participation at the polls.

“I’m really excited about the turnout,” said Todd Billman, executive director of the Dorchester County Elections Commission. “If delays are the biggest issue, I’ll take it.”

As polls closed at 7 p.m., lines in some precincts showed no signs of letting up.

At St. Johns High School on Johns Island, the last voter cast their ballot shortly before 10 p.m., said Joseph Debney, executive director of the Charleston County Board of Elections and Voter Registration.

The St. Johns polling place historically has had high turnout and county elections officials singled it out for more equipment and workers, but a significant staffing shortage proved to be challenging, Debney said.

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McMaster wins first full term as governor

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strong support for President Donald Trump, Henry McMaster was elected Tuesday to his first full four-year term in South Carolina’s governor office.

McMaster, who was promoted to governor in 2017, was rewarded for continuing a stream of economic development announcements, deftly handling hurricanes and maintaining his friendship with Trump, a popular figure among Republicans who dominate the state’s electorate.

McMaster defeated Democratic state Rep. James Smith, according to the Associated Press, The New York Times and multiple cable news outlets. The governor held a 57 percent to 43 percent lead with a large majority of precincts reporting.

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BY ROBERT BEHRE and GREGORY YEE rbehre@postandcourier.com gyee@postandcourier.com The Citadel marked its 175th birthday Saturday with a full day of events across Charleston, including a march of cadets from their current campus by Hampton Park to Marion Square, where the school first came to life in 1843.

In that year, an inaugural class of 20 cadets reported to an arsenal building — already called “The Citadel” by locals — that would become their new home. It’s now an Embassy Suites hotel whose crenelated parapet testifies to its military past.

“Today’s really special for The Citadel and the Citadel family; 175 years, so many institutions celebrate special days (and) this is very special for us,” said Lt. Gen. John Rosa, the military college’s president.

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A poor, black boy named George Stinney was executed in the 1944 slayings of 2 girls after a hasty trial; will real killer ever be revealed?

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ust after school on March 24, 1944, two little white girls growing up in a segregated mill town set out sharing a bicycle and plans for a springtime hunt for maypops, the tart fruit of a pretty wildflower.

Betty June Binnicker, who was 11, followed the railroad tracks with her friend, 7-year-old Mary Emma Thames. They strolled past the busy lumber mill where just about everyone in Alcolu worked, including their fathers, and spotted two black children ahead.

George Stinney Jr., a seventh-grader, had taken his family’s cow out to graze with his little sister, Amie.

Betty June and Mary Emma paused near them, asking where to find maypops. George and Amie didn’t know. The girls walked on. A lumber truck rumbled by.

A deadly mystery that has haunted Alcolu for 74 years since began then, in the moments that the two girls stepped onward in their quest.

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Prosecutor Dan Johnson used his office accounts like an ATM machine, dipping into public dollars to buy everything from gym memberships to plane tickets to the Las Vegas strip.

W hat publ ic pu r pose t hese expenses served is anyone’s guess.

Joh nson’s spending habits, uncovered in a Post and Courier review, sparked outrage in his Johnson Columbia-area district. Hours after the newspaper’s report, Attorney General Alan Wilson asked the state Law Enforcement Division to investigate.

The FBI is also involved, sources told the newspaper.

Now, some state lawmakers are mulling over whether South Carolina’s solicitors need more scrutiny.

“The Dan Johnson scenario seems to be getting worse, and it’s extremely concerning to me,” said Republican Rep. Peter McCoy, a former Charleston prosecutor. “I think there needs to be some oversight. I think the general public, as well as the members of the General Assembly, need to know where money is being spent.”

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While this is arguably the most wonderful time of the year, the joy of the holiday season can quickly be put on hold because of house fires.

With temperatures dropping this weekend, people need to be cautious when using space heaters to stay warm, Sumter Fire Department Battalion Chief Johnnie Rose said.

Make sure there is at least 3 feet of open space all around the heater

when it is in use, he said.

The Christmas tree — an essential holiday item for some — could put a damper on your holiday spirit if it is dry and catches fire.

Families with real Christmas trees

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MYRTLE BEACH — Except for the oncoming hurricane, Wednesday was a great day to go to the beach.

The sun was shining on South Carolina’s Grand Strand, a vacation destination for an estimated 18 million people every year and the state’s most lucrative tourist destination. A few stragglers walked the sand, maybe the last fair-weather opportunity they would get before Hurricane Florence blows into the area.

Most people had already headed the other direction.

“We’re looking at maybe two days’ worth of hurricane-strength weather,” said Mark Kruea, a spokesman for the city of Myrtle Beach. “That’s not a thrill ride I want to be on.”

The majority of the state’s coastline was under an evacuation order starting at noon Tuesday. For the most part, the denizens of Myrtle Beach seemed to take the warning seriously,

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BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Robots are slowly becoming an increasing part of our culture in the U.S., with much debate as to whether that’s good or bad.

But with this robot — which has the appearance of a human and helps increase social engagement for children with autism — there’s mounting research and evidence as to its effectiveness.

He’s Milo the Humanoid, and he’s at Kingsbury Elementary

School in Sumter School District as part of a pilot study in the state.

Seventeen of South Carolina’s 81 public school districts are taking part in the three-year pilot study with Milo, who delivers a thorough social, emotional and behavioral research-based curriculum to students with autism. All costs associated with Milo and his software are paid with federal funding.

People with autism generally have challenges with social and emotional skills and may struggle with eye contact, interacting ver-

bally with others and reading social cues, which all affect their ability to learn, said Julie Jeffcoat, lead teacher for special education at Kingsbury.

There’s a wide variation of challenges and strengths for each person with autism, Jeffcoat said.

Some children, for example, are completely non-verbal, while others can communicate more easily.

Jeffcoat has been teaching children with autism at the school for

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Edens announces Sumter County Council re-election bid

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Charles Edens, sitting Sumter County District 4 councilman, announced he will be running for reelection to his council seat in 2018.

The announcement came during Sumter County GOP’s meet-

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The election may be Edens’ final time serving on council if he is elected — he has served since 1999.

Edens said he enjoys representing his district and working for the county and that he would like to continue for at least one more year.

He said he would like to spend more time with his grandchildren and let someone of a younger generation serve the county.

“But never say never,” he said.

Edens’ main priority is making sure Sumter County is financially strong and in a position to attract new businesses and industries.

Since his first election, the Sumter native has maintained his belief that a county should be able to operate on its millage rate.

A county will thrive when the value of its mill increases because of higher property values and new

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An increase in murders and vehicle break-ins contributed to a slight spike in recorded crime in the city of Sumter in 2017 despite an overarching decrease in crime over a seven-year period.

There has been a 25 percent reduction in crime in the city between 2011 and 2017, Police Chief Russell Roark III said.

However, compared to 2016, there was a 2.63 percent increase in overall crime during 2017 mainly because of an rise in person-on-person crimes and vehicle break-ins, he said.

Growths in criminal activity

were seen in the number of murders — five in 2017 compared to three in 2016; aggravated assaults — 238 in 2017 compared to 223 in 2016; and 67 robberies in 2016 compared to 78 in 2017.

The recorded murders in 2017 involved domestic disputes, acquaintances or the result of some other attempted crime, Roark said.

The police department also recorded a 12.7 percent increase in vehicle break-ins between 2016 and 2017 — 409 in 2016 and 461 in 2017.

Despite the police department’s “lock it before you

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• Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Hampton Gardner said the majority of vehicles that are broken into in the county are left unlocked. People may feel comfortable on their own property, he said, but break-ins can happen in any neighborhood.

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After taking no action following a two-hour executive session at a special-called meeting Thursday, Sumter School District’s Board of Trustees will meet again Monday for its regular monthly board meeting.

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Highlighting the agenda may be action taken following executive session regarding a professional services contract, which is listed on the agenda as part of the board’s discussion in closed session. It won’t be known until Monday night whether the board will take any action on a contract.

Regarding potential professional services contracts, the board’s Facili-

ties Committee does have two study proposals on the table. Committee Chairman and at-large board member William Byrd said at the trustees’ last regularly scheduled board meeting Jan. 29 that recommendations for a population demographics study and a district facilities study would be forthcoming to the full board.

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BY KAYLA ROBINS kayla@theitem.com Of all the photos and artifacts in the 20th Fighter Wing’s new commander’s new office, an old photo is his favorite.

The photo is of his father, a former maintenance officer who was stationed at Shaw Air Force Base in the ’60s, throwing Col. Derek J. O’Malley in the air. His father said the boy loved being thrown high in the air.

O’Malley assumed command of the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw on Friday morning at a change-of-command ceremony in Hangar 1200, one

of the buildings his father said he still recognized.

“He told me what Shaw was like back then, so it’s been really cool to walk around this base, see some of the facilities that were here when he was here and to remember some of his stories,” O’Malley said. “So, I’m just excited to dive into the mission and to get to know these airmen. Because, really, my role at this point is to take care of them so they can take care of the mission.”

Before taking command of the Air Force’s largest F-16 Fighting Falcon combat wing, O’Malley was the vice

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New deputy commander welcomed to, promoted at U.S. Army Central

BY KAYLA ROBINS kayla@theitem.com U.S. Army Central’s new deputy commanding general has more than a new home and base to get used to. He also has a new title and rank attached to his name.

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In an hours-long firefight in Afghanistan where two American soldiers were killed in the offset, the remaining 88 American and coalition troops credit their lives to two Shaw Air Force Base F-16 fighter pilots.

Capts. John J. Nygard and Salvador A. Cruz, both members of the 79th Fighter Squadron at Shaw, received a Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Medal on Thursday in a ceremony attended by their families, the Gold Star families of the two fallen soldiers, community leaders, airmen and the others involved in the combat mission. The DFC is awarded to any member of the armed forces or a friendly foreign nation who distinguishes him or herself in “actual combat in support of operations by heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight,” according to an Air Force fact sheet.

“It was a tough night, no doubt,” said Col. Daniel T. Lasica, who pinned the medals on the two captains the day before his time as commander of the 20th Fighter Wing ended as he re-stationed to Aviano Air Base in Italy.

According to the citation accompanying their medals, Nygard, an instructor pilot and flight commander, and Cruz, a search pilot, employed weapons on two separate attacks that “enabled the elimination of a senior Islamic State or Iraq and Syria-K leader and

Col. Daniel T. Lasica may be on his way to Aviano Air Base in Italy, where he and his family relocated this week as he accepted a promotion to command the 31st Fighter Wing there, but Shaw Air Force Base did not have him leave without recognizing him for his impact in Sumter in the last two years one last time.

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Amid predictions of disastrous damage and widespread flooding to come, Hurricane Florence is expected to stall off the coast of North Carolina into Friday — near the states’ border — but still throwing out a wide circle of powerful winds and pummeling rain.

It was considered a Category 3 storm Wednesday night, with winds at 125 mph as it approached the coast about 400 miles off Myrtle Beach.

More than 10 million people were under hurricane warnings or watches in the Carolinas and Virginia, while Georgia declared a state of emergency as well.

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MYRTLE BEACH — The Grand Strand continues to dominate in East Coast population growth; for the third year in a row, it’s the second-fastest growing metropolitan area in the country, according to new census estimates.

There was a 3.7 percent population increase in the Conway-Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach metro area from July 2016 to the same time in 2017, the Census Bureau estimated. Only one of the nation’s 382 metro areas, St. George, Utah, grew more rapidly.

The Myrtle Beach area gained 16,372 residents, almost 45 a day.

“That means that people love God’s country, you know? This is it. Everybody wants to be here,” Horry County Council Chairman Mark Lazarus said.

The long march of people moving to the Myrtle Beach area — mostly retirees from the Northeast — shows no signs of letting up in the near future, analysts in

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SENECA — Oconee County fire marshal Shane Gibbs wants everyone to have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving alongside family and loved ones — including the firefighters who stay on alert during turkey day.

“Cooking-related fires is one of the No. 1 causes of fire in the home, and we see the most at ThanksgivGibbs ing,” Gibbs said.

One of the main culprits in recent years is deep-fried turkeys.

Walhalla fire chief Brandon Burton said he’ll likely fry a turkey or two next week, but he and Gibbs both Burton stress the importance of doing so safely.

“Use turkey fryers outside in a well-ventilated space and make sure turkeys are thawed out,” Gibbs said. “The frozen part thaws, and that excess water causes boil-over, and once that catches on fire, it’s sort of uncontrolled at that point.”

Burton advised going one step further and turning off the open flame on the boiler when placing the turkey in the fryer.

For those who are opting for lower-calorie options, there are plenty of little ways to stay safe.

Gibbs said keeping flammable objects — towels, paper products, cleaning supplies, potholders and even loose clothing — away from cooking surfaces is a great start.

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SENECA — shooting at a Texas church earlier this month has local, state and national church leaders looking at ways to protect people in places of worship.

The Rev. David Shirley Beaverdam Baptist Association director of missions

in executive session Tuesday night, Oconee County Council unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance in title only offering tax incentives to Lakeside Lodge Clemson contingent on the developer withdrawing a request for annexation into the city of Clemson.

The ordinance authorizing the incentives still

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CLEMSON — A proposed agreement between the cities of Clemson and Seneca describing how Seneca would provide water and sewer services at the proposed Lakeside Lodge Clemson project if it is annexed into Clemson has been sent to Seneca officials.

Clemson city administrator Rick Cotton told council during his report Monday the agreement was submitted to Seneca officials “last Wednesday or Thursday.”

“It basically has everything we asked them to do,” Cotton said, adding that he “should hear from them this week.”

Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander confirmed to The Journal Tuesday

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CLEMSON — round 1,400 rowers from 31 schools across the Northeast and Midwest are taking advantage of the relatively warm weather in the Upstate and practicing on Lake Hartwell this month.

“This breaks our previous record last year of 1,176, so we’re up another 20 percent this year,” said Kade Herrick, tourism director for the Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce. “We had two teams that came in two weeks ago, so things are getting started a little earlier this year.”

This week, rowing teams

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from Michigan State University, Boston University, Boston College and Tabor Academy, a private high school in Massachusetts, traded in the bitter-cold winter weather for temperatures in the Clemson area that will hover in the mid-to-high 50s most of this week.

Teams from other northern schools such as Syracuse University, Notre Dame and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy will show up next week, and more will arrive the following two weeks.

“We’ll be covered up until the end of March,” Herrick said.

Herrick said this year’s 1,400 rowers nearly doubles the 730 who trained at the former Y Beach

use for treatment and education,” Crenshaw said while council was meeting in executive session during its meeting Tuesday night.

County council did not take action toward becoming one of a growing number of governmental agencies getting into lawsuits Crenshaw over the dangerous effects of opioids.

Councilman Paul Cain, an attorney who had already publicly expressed support for getting involved in a lawsuit, did not dis-

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WALHALLA — Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw said he would support county council joining other Upstate counties in filing legal action against pharmaceutical companies Cain that many officials say are to blame for the opioid epidemic.

“I’m in favor of Oconee County filing a lawsuit, because any money that’s recovered would come back to Oconee County that we could definitely

council members — spoke at a city council public hearing Feb. 19.

The next day, Oconee County Council voted to let county officials begin negotiating with the developer. Discussions about incentives began after that meeting, and specifics were discussed in the closed-

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morning he received a copy of the proposed agreement last week, but said he had not given it to members of city council.

“That’s from Clemson, and Cotton they said they were going to send something over, but we have not done anything,” Alexander said. “They have been wanting us to do something, but we told them that nothing can happen and it would be city council that would do anything. And I don’t see my city council doing anything.”

He said the city has a water agreement that requires that those that receive water and sewer

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Tuesday’s vote came following about a month of efforts by county officials to stop the annexation after developer Steve Mudge made the request to Clemson officials. Mudge’s request was approved by the Clemson Planning Commission, and several Oconee residents — including three county

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requires two more county council readings before final approval. County administrator Scott Moulder said after the meeting Moulder the goal is to have second reading March 20 and a public hearing and final

four years ago. Since then, the facility has undergone many changes, including the addition of another dock, more launches for coaches SEE ROWING, PAGE A5

Rowers from Tabor Academy in Marion, Mass., carry their shell to be stowed after docking at Lake Hartwell on Monday. Tabor’s team is one of many from high schools and colleges in the Northeast and Midwest visiting Clemson this week to take advantage of better weather and lake conditions.

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WALHALLA — School resource officer positions in Oconee County will eventually all be staffed by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, a school district official recently told the school board.

Steve Hanvey, the school district’s assistant superintendent of operational services, said all but one SRO in the county is now with the sheriff’s office.

The Oconee County School Board recently updated its policy on jurisdictions and responsibilities of school resource officers. To read more, turn to page A6.

Only Robert Bennett of the Walhalla Police Department remains as a city police officer working as an SRO in Oconee County schools.

When Seneca Police officer John Pearson retired

recently as the resource officer at Seneca Middle School, he was replaced with Jesus De Luna Sota, a former Clemson University Police Department officer now working for the OCSO. School board chairman Andy Inabinet asked Hanvey whether he felt comfortable with personnel from the sheriff’s office who are serving as SROs. Hanvey replied that he is. “(District safety and

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The school resource officer program has been in place in Oconee for approximately 20 years.

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SENECA — Former Seneca Mayor Johnny Fields is remembered for a life of public service in local government and education that included the legacy of Ram Cat Alley and serving as a member of the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees.

Fields died Saturday. He was 73.

Colleagues Fields and friends praised Fields for his positive attitude and humor, efforts to revitalize Ram Cat Alley and love of Seneca. Mayor Dan Alexander said Fields was a friend who encouraged him to give politics another try and run for mayor after leaving city council.

“Mr. Fields had a vision for Seneca and Ram Cat Alley, and its revitalization was something he wanted to see happen,” Alexander said. “He really worked hard for the city of Seneca. He was a great man with a great attitude who wanted the best for people.”

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he Clemson Tigers turned in one of the 2018 NCAA Tournament’s most impressive performances on Sunday night to clinch their first Sweet 16 appearance since 1997, routing Southeastern Conference regular-season champion Auburn 84-53 in San Diego. The Tigers will take on top-seeded Kansas on Friday evening in Omaha, Neb., with a trip to the Elite Eight on the line. Pictured celebrating a basket Sunday with teammate David Skara, junior forward Elijah Thomas had a double-double against Auburn, scoring 18 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. To read more, turn to page C1.

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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office deputy Jesus De Luna Sota recently became the school resource officer at Seneca Middle School.

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OCONEE COUNTY — A weeklong social media storm heated up over the weekend as recreation sports took the front seat on the Fair-Oak Youth Center’s Facebook page. After more than a week of what one rec director called online “bullying,” the rec directors from Salem, Seneca,

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Walhalla and Westminster opted to leave FOYC off their softball schedules to avoid sending their teams into a potentially hostile situation.

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reach out and demand to know why those departments wouldn’t play the newly formed Fair-Oak softball teams.

The answer, according to the various recreation directors, was that S.C. Dixie Softball Inc. did not have set boundaries for the Fair-Oak area. Though FOYC had set boundaries through the organization at one time, it stopped SEE FAIR-OAK, PAGE A5

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BY SHARRON HALEY Special to The Sumter Item MANNING — Lawyers from Columbia, Kingstree and Manning filed into Clarendon County Courthouse on Tuesday morning for an injunction hearing that will determine if LaNette Samuels-Cooper’s name can remain on the November ballot as the Democratic candidate for county coroner after the incumbent she beat on the June 12 primary claimed MOCK she is not qualified for the position.

For two hours, attorneys representing Samuels-Cooper and Coroner Bucky Mock, who filed for the hearing, argued their cases before Third Circuit Court SAMUELSJudge Ferrell Cothran, who COOPER will ultimately decide on whether to approve the injunction. More than 75 people filled the room for the public hearing.

After a brief recess to allow attorneys and Cothran to meet in chambers,

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After traveling recently and navigating the subway in a major city, one thought became evident to me: When all signs are clear and understandable, it becomes easy to go in the right direction.

As Crisis Relief Ministry director at Sumter United Ministries, it can be similar when conducting interviews with clients and determining whether we should assist someone.

Recently, an older woman who lives alone and off her Social Security income visited Crisis Relief Ministry with a financial request to assist with an electric bill’s final notice. Her total income is less than $1,000 a month.

Seniors like her often have growing out-of-pocket medical costs and don’t qualify for food stamp benefits of any substantial amount. Usually, if a senior in this income range has interviewed at the ministry before, I expect to see them repeatedly in years to come. This woman, however, had not requested assistance in years — a clear sign to all of us at the ministry that something unusual had occurred.

She had a modest budget and was incredibly energy conscious. Her electric bills averaged less than $100 a month, but recently her bill increased by 60 percent. It took three trips by a handyman to conclude a problem existed near the water heater.

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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com An increase in murders and vehicle break-ins contributed to a slight spike in recorded crime in the city of Sumter in 2017 despite an overarching decrease in crime over a seven-year period.

There has been a 25 percent reduction in crime in the city between 2011 and 2017, Police Chief Russell Roark III said.

However, compared to 2016, there was a 2.63 percent increase in overall crime during 2017 mainly because of an rise in person-on-person crimes and vehicle break-ins, he said.

Growths in criminal activity

were seen in the number of murders — five in 2017 compared to three in 2016; aggravated assaults — 238 in 2017 compared to 223 in 2016; and 67 robberies in 2016 compared to 78 in 2017.

The recorded murders in 2017 involved domestic disputes, acquaintances or the result of some other attempted crime, Roark said.

The police department also recorded a 12.7 percent increase in vehicle break-ins between 2016 and 2017 — 409 in 2016 and 461 in 2017.

Despite the police department’s “lock it before you

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Stephanie Cotton, a teacher at Pate Elementary, was one of hundreds of residents forced

to evacuate from her Hartsville home.

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It’s been 10 years since Zycorrian Robinson ended the 4A state basketball championship game with one of the most dramatic finishes South Carolina has ever seen.

Trailing Summerville 50-48 with 1.7 seconds left, the Spartanburg senior rebounded Bruce Haynes’ miss at the free-throw line, took two dribbles and fired up a shot from 75 feet away.

It went in, touching off a wild celebration from Spartanburg and handing Summerville an agonizing defeat.

In just a matter of seconds, the roles were reversed.

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the reason the shot is even a matter of discussion.

“I told my teammates that if he missed it not to touch it, just let me get it,” he said. “They all agreed with it. When I got it, I would have taken more dribbles, but there was a Summerville defender right there with me and I had to launch the ball.”

Doug Lowe, Spartanburg’s coach at the time, doesn’t remember it as a launch. He remembers a 75-foot shot that drilled the basket.

“That’s the amazing thing,” Lowe said. “I was expecting us to have a throw.

But it wasn’t a throw. He had all his momentum behind it and kind of shot it off one foot, but it was a shot.”

As the shot continued to track toward the basket, coach and player had much

Gail Wooten says she hopes no one else has to go through what she’s been through.

Her 20-year-old son is in jail awaiting a hearing on attempted armed robbery charges at a large store last month.

“This could have been prevented if somebody gave me help,” she said.

The help she sought for her son’s mental health has been elusive, most recently having been told her son couldn’t move into a unit at Charles Lea Center, which provides living space for about 1,600 adults and children in Spartanburg County with intellectual disabilities or chronic medical conditions.

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Benjamin Franklin would learn about this current’s force. He was a Colonial postmaster before the American Revolution, and he’d noticed British mail ships were slow, much slower than other merchant ships. Why? He mentioned this to his cousin, Timothy Folger, a ship captain who’d hunted whales off New England. Ah, yes, that current off the East Coast, Folger told Franklin. Any fishermen worth their nets cut in and out to make better time — the whalers had even warned the mail ships to steer clear. But the Brits “were too wise to be counseled by American fishermen.”

A map might help, and so they made a chart of this “Gulf Stream” from Florida toward Europe. It was one of the first maps to document its tremendous reach.

Map or no map, the British mail ships still bucked the current, and letters still arrived more slowly than they should have.

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On its way, it hauls vast amounts of heat; a hurricane that twists into it gets a blast of fuel. It’s a highway for migrating fish and a destination for deep-sea fishermen.

It courses through an area that oil companies want to probe; an oil spill in the Gulf Stream would spread far and wide.

Though just 50 miles from Charleston, the Gulf Stream has so much momentum it tilts the sea level down like a seesaw. If you could walk on water, a trek from the Gulf Stream to Folly Beach would go downhill 3 to 5 feet. Put another way, without the Gulf Stream whisking all that water past us, our tides would be at least 3 feet higher.

In 2009, the Atlantic’s system of currents, including the Gulf Stream, slowed by 30 percent in a matter of weeks. Sea levels in New England also rose 5 inches above normal. Scientists were stunned. The currents regained their strength a year later, but scientists wondered: Was this a blip? Has global warming somehow gummed up the currents? If so, what’s next?

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BY CHLOE JOHNSON and ANDREW KNAPP cjohnson@postandcourier.com aknapp@postandcourier.com MYRTLE BEACH — Except for the oncoming hurricane, Wednesday was a great day to go to the beach.

The sun was shining on South Carolina’s Grand Strand, a vacation destination for an estimated 18 million people every year and the state’s most lucrative tourist destination. A few stragglers walked the sand, maybe the last fair-weather opportunity they would get before Hurricane Florence blows into the area.

Most people had already headed the other direction.

“We’re looking at maybe two days’ worth of hurricane-strength weather,” said Mark Kruea, a spokesman for the city of Myrtle Beach. “That’s not a thrill ride I want to be on.”

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South Carolina and North Carolina are about to be thrashed by a hurricane bigger than the two states combined.

Amid predictions of disastrous damage and widespread flooding to come, Hurricane Florence is expected to stall off the coast of North Carolina into Friday — near the states’ border — but still throwing out a wide circle of powerful winds and pummeling rain.

It was considered a Category 3 storm Wednesday night, with winds at 125 mph as it approached the coast about 400 miles off Myrtle Beach.

More than 10 million people were under hurricane warnings or watches in the Carolinas and Virginia, while Georgia declared a state of emergency as well.

The storm, the first major hurricane of the 2018 season, is expected to drift south to make landfall below Myrtle Beach by Saturday, maybe still as a hurricane, before rapidly weakening as it moves across the state.

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‘IN THE FIELDS OF THE NORTH’

The young adult author will make two appearances in Spartanburg

Author David Bacon documents the life of migrant farmworkers in California

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WEST MAIN ARTISTS The co-op is presenting an exhibit of the oil paintings by Garry Turpin

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CELTIC WOMAN The all-female Irish musical ensemble brings its ‘Homecoming’ tour to Spartanburg

Delvin Choice plays the role of Coalhouse Walker Jr. in a scene with Jessica Eckenrod as Sarah, in Greenville Little Theatre’s production of “Ragtime.”

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Greenville Little Theatre’s ‘Ragtime’ might be last chance to see ‘The Voice’ alum Delvin Choice onstage locally

The Peace Center recently announced a list of new shows

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‘THE COLOR PURPLE’ The musical will come to the stage at the Peace Center

GREENVILLE — As Delvin Choice pointed out the many show posters that adorn the lobby of the Greenville Little Theatre, he expressed pride in something that was different about the one depicting the 2007 production of the Tony Award-winning musical “Ain’t Misbehavin’.”

“If you look around this theater, you will not see another all-black cast,” Choice said of the show in which he made his theatrical debut.

“We broke molds. I mean, that was the first all African-American cast here and it was a big deal.”

Choice’s performance in “Ain’t Misbehavin’” set the stage for many successes that followed, including several other acting opportunities with GLT and, most notably, his role as a Top 8 contestant on Season 6 of

Delvin Choice talks about his career thus far, at the Greenville Little Theatre in Greenville, on Feb. 27.

the popular NBC television reality singing competition, “The Voice,” in 2014 and subsequent two years spent as a backup singer for R&B/ hip-hop superstar Musiq Soulchild.

Choice, 28, now has even bigger ambitions and is starring in GLT’s

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Bugs? I don’t need no stinkin‘ bugs Pam Stone

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BEDDING Comforters and duvet covers get bolder

As I teased in my last column, I was breathtakingly interviewed by The New Yorker Magazine. Why, Aunty Pam, you ask, was it about your book? Your career in entertainment?

Come closer and I’ll tell you: Stink bugs.

That’s right, Pam Stone: actress, comedian, light roofing repair and stink bug whisperer.

The Pulitzer Prize winning staff writer, Kathryn Schulz, had read one of my columns from 2015, in which I gave a horrifying, and yet, she said, funny

account about leaving a door cracked open by mistake one brisk autumn day and, well, you know what happened next: hundreds of stink bugs had infiltrated our bedroom, hoping to spend the last couple of weeks of their lifecycle in the warmth of the house. Nestling in the folds of drapes, getting between pages in books and most disgustingly, setting up shop in a hoodie I had absentmindedly pulled on before — too late — I ran shrieking across the front lawn, vainly trying to remember if it was ‘stop, drop and roll,’ or ‘roll, stop and drop.’

Whichever. I still twitch involuntarily.

To be interviewed by The New Yorker is heady stuff indeed. For it to be about stink bugs ... not so much.

But the big political story within the same issue about new revelations concerning The Steele Dossier

propelled the author, Jane Mayer, to be interviewed on nightly news programs and it seemed every one of The New Yorker’s one million subscribers were reading it all at once. Because when I read the stink bug piece (aptly titled “When Twenty Six Thousand Stink Bugs Invade Your Home”) on their website, I was incredulous to see that it was trending second in popularity. That’s right: The Steele Dossier, Stink bugs, and in a distant third, all the Oscar showbiz buzz.

“You should write a horror film screenplay about it,” said my agent.

“Well, they’re not that scary,” I replied. “They’re really quite benign. They just come in to die. We’re sort of a hospice for them, keeping them warm and peaceful until they transition into their new life.”

“I still think you should do it,” she pressed.

“But all they do is smell,” I

protested, “and the fact that they don’t do it while holding the bedclothes over my head is rather refreshing.”

It was all a bit of a lark, really. I figured the novelty of making The New Yorker would subside in a few days. Having obtained a copy of the magazine I did, however, read it with an appreciative shiver.

It would make a funny memory to share one day ...

And then came an email from a television producer in New Zealand.

She, Bridget, had read the article and having seen stink bugs newly arrived in her own country, asked if I’d do a Skype interview for a nightly news/entertainment show called “The Project.”

Like I would say “no.”

And so my smelly adventure continues: Pam Stone, international stink bug whisperer.

Pam Stone can be reached at pammstone@gmail.com.

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COOKBOOK CLUB Hub City Bookshop will feature Diana Henry’s “How To Eat a Peach: Menus, Stories, and Places” during a program

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ST. LOUIS — The revitalized Gateway Arch National Park was dedicated recently, the culmination of a $380 million public-private partnership that Missouri political leaders see as a template for the future of the national park system.

Several hundred people stood in steamy heat for a ceremony in the shadow of the 630-foot-tall (192-meter-tall) monument to westward expansion that sits along the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis.

The five-year project was the first major renovation since the Arch opened in 1965. It included a $176 million remaking of the sprawling underground

museum that sits beneath the Arch, a sprucing up of the grounds around the monument, and development of a grassy park built over nearby Interstate 44 to eliminate a disconnect that made it difficult and treacherous for pedestrians to move between the area around the Arch and the rest of downtown.

About two-thirds of the funding came from private donations. St. Louis city and county voters in 2013 approved a tax increase that helped fund the project. State and federal grants paid the rest.

Both U.S. senators from Missouri said in interviews that the project was evidence of what can happen when government and the people work together.

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This cafe serves cat lovers...and cats Organic Cat Café in downtown Greenville is home to nearly 30 rescue cats. The café offers organic, vegetarian food and drink in a lounge-like environment. [PHOTOS SAMANTHA SWANN]

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‘Beauty in chaos’ is the motto of performance artist Roderice Cardell.

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Brightlycolored paintings fill the space where Roderice Cardell works at the West Main Artists Co-op in Spartanburg.

aspect — theatre, music, and art — to inform the others. To work through his struggles with dyslexia, anxiety, and depression, he creates vibrant works of art. His motto — “chaos into beauty.”

“Art’s everything, it’s in everything we do,” Cardell said, explaining that he’d created the acronym, which stands for Making Art Diverse, Daring, and Distinguished, as a way to encompass his artistic life. “That goes in my acting, my music, that goes into the paintings — that’s what the three Ds are, I’m a triple threat talent that’s been trying to succeed in doing just art to take care of myself.”

Cardell said he began painting about three years ago, with a background in the performing arts

The “MADDD Artist” Roderice Cardell is using space at the West Main Artists Co-op to create and display his paintings.

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from Winthrop University where he graduated in 2010. He’s inspired by Michel Basquiat, Ryan King, and Picasso.

“You could call it selfreflection, I really don’t

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have a term for it,” Cardell said of his artistic style.

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GREENVILLE — Cats, coffee and community collide at the most unique café in downtown.

The Organic Cat Café, located at 123 College St., in the former J.B. Lacher Jewelers store, is the brainchild of Jennifer Bronzel and Ernesto Cardenas. Bronzel, who came to South Carolina via the U.K. and Germany, spent three years developing a plan to introduce a cat café to the Upstate.

“So in 2011, I was living in England, and the first cat café in London opened there, so that’s when I first heard it,” Bronzel said.

“And I thought, OK, if I ever have my own business, I will have a cat café.”

Once they made the decision to open their business in Greenville, the cat and culture loving couple then spent the better part of a year refurbishing the space themselves and finding and acclimating their cats before opening to the public in November 2017.

The café is truly an embodiment of the owners — relaxed, but ambitious. It is, of course, a coffee shop, but it’s also a music venue, art gallery, a cat rescue, adoption agency and boarding house. And, twice a week, it’s a yoga studio. From cat advocacy and healthy eating to the environment and cultural education, the values of the café reflect those of Bronzel and Cardenas to a “T,” and the couple is committed to it continuing to do so.

“In the beginning, we put all our personal money into this business,” Bronzel said.

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Roderice Cardell uses his hands to swirl a rainbow of colors on a large canvas in his studio. Music plays in the background and it seems the beats guide his hands to create his latest masterpiece.

For Cardell, painting becomes a show. He gives a performance while telling a story through his abstract works of art.

He uses everything from acrylics to pastels in his work. He sees beauty in colors and that is what he hopes people see in his art.

“I want art to be beautiful, bright colors. Like, life can be so dull at times, so I just feel like why not be vibrant? Why not pop on a wall,” Cardell, a Spartanburg-based actor, musician, and painter, said in a light-filled studio space of the West Main Artist Co-op while peeling dried paint off his hands after a demo performance.

Behind him, three brightly colored paintings sat on easels in front of a paint-splattered drop cloth hanging on the back wall — two completed, one just started. This work in progress had been created in a frenzy of music-led passion over the course of half an hour. The artist had eschewed brushes and squeezed paints directly onto the canvas from their tubes. He created drizzling and squirting patterns, and then had pushed, pulled, and smeared the paint with his hands into a swirling, galactic scene of greens, blues, oranges, yellows, and pinks. While he worked, the artist painted to the beat of a playlist featuring Drake, Kanye West, and the soundtrack from “Dreamgirls.”

Moments later, Cardell removed his motorcycle helmet, turned off the music, and lamented the gold paint that had made its way onto the carpet during the performance.

This dichotomy of passionate performance and relaxed personality isn’t the only apparent contradiction when it comes to Cardell or, as many know him, The M.A.D.D.D. Artist. He takes his creativity as a whole and allows each

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once in a while we can get it right because there’s so much noise out there about how bad government is,” Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill said.

Her Republican colleague, Roy Blunt, said the Arch project sets an example that can be used in “big parks in the West and urban parks in the East.”

“I think we’ve really set a template of how we can take care of and further expand this great park system in the future,” Blunt said.

The rebuilt museum is much larger than the previous one that opened in 1976 — 46,000 square feet (4,273 sq. meters) were added. It features a curved glass entrance cut into the ground beneath the Arch. A map on the floor shows the routes followed by pioneers

Organic Cat Café owners Jennifer Bronzel, left, and Ernesto Cardenas, right, renovated the former J.B. Lacher Jewelers store to create the café.

“We had some offers from investors, but I thought, if someone else has their money in here, they’re going to want to make decisions, and we didn’t want anyone to disturb our vision, so we just did it ourselves.”

Don’t let the café’s multiuse status fool you into thinking the shop has gone off-track — these two know exactly what they’re after. This is the mission of the café in a nutshell, according to Cardenas: “Through the education of cats, sound, art and health, we seek to elevate consciousness and unite the whole community.”

A cat paradise Bronzel refers to the café as a “cat paradise,” and it certainly seems to be just that. The café, when I visited, had a moody but relaxed vibe — dimly-lit with green lights glowing

Organic Cat Café in downtown Greenville is home to nearly 30 rescue cats. Brie (pictured) is one of their 28 resident cats.

from under the corner benches in the lounge area, cats walking along the low sitting furniture and climbing on cat trees and perches made from reclaimed wood from the renovation process and more cats dozing on the floors, tables and couches.

However, if you visit, the ambiance may be different.

“We wanted to create a space where each time it’s a different environment,”

Cardenas said. “We’ve had comments where ‘Oh, it’s too chill there’ and then now their comment says ‘Oh, it’s too much, it’s too hyped in there.’ So that’s how it is, we want to be this morphing, dynamic space that’s always changing and having fun and being experimental.”

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as they moved westward.

Another part of the museum tells the history of St. Louis.

“It’s spectacular,”

U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, a Republican from St. Louis See ARCH, E5

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wice within the last month, someone has made this comment to me: “You’re probably a Tall White.”

How do you respond to an accurate, if not disconcerting, summation of your physical characteristics?

“Thank you for noticing?”

“I can’t help being born this way?” “Kinda early

to be drinking, isn’t it?”

Then the explanation came from the assistant to my farrier (horseshoer), whom I won’t name (but he’s Icelandic, so I had to strain through his accent).

Actually, since I’ve blabbed that he’s Icelandic, everyone around here knows exactly who I’m talking about, so I may as well say his name, Knuter.

Not Kooter, which I mistakenly called him for nearly a year, Knuter.

Anyway, when my farrier arrives every five weeks we have three subjects we cover in the hour they spend in my barn: the newest jokes we’ve heard, politics, and

UFOs. But mostly UFOs. “You haven’t heard of the Tall Whites?” Knuter asked. “You’re probably one of them.” He went on to describe a man he saw in Vienna who was so tall, Knuter’s head only reached the giant’s waist.

“Wait a minute,” I frowned, recalling something I’d seen on YouTube at 2 a.m. when I couldn’t sleep. “I think I’ve seen something about them, but aren’t the women supposed to be beautiful?”

“Well, yeah,” Knuter admitted as I turned the theory on its head.

However, since the accusation had been tossed

toward me by two different people in a relatively short time span, I decided to do a bit of internet surfing as I had questions I yearned to ask: Who came up with this story? Where do these aliens come from? Why don’t I also look like Brigitte Nielsen?

Are you ready for this?

When I specifically searched “tall white alien,” the very first link that popped up was a January 2014 issue of Forbes Magazine. That’s right, Forbes, the American business publication that focuses on investments and industry. Not “The Weekly World News” See STONE, E5

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Black-eyed Susan

(Rudbeckia fulgida) is a yellow-flowered perennial plant that is visited by many species of butterflies and native bees.

This tough plant will re-seed and fill in sunny spots in the garden, providing a smorgasbord of nectar-rich flowers throughout the growing season. Birds also enjoy eating the seeds in winter.

Blazing star (Liatris spicata)

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That’s a lot of lettuce!

utterflies add a sense of peace and tranquility to gardens with their gentle, floating flight patterns and jewel-like colors. Planting a butterfly habitat that attracts and supports butterflies also adds an element of surprise and wonder each time a new species is encountered. Gardeners who have had the pleasure of discovering a monarch chrysalis dangling under a leaf, or watched an eastern tiger swallowtail emerge, unfurling its wings before taking off, can tell you that butterfly gardening is pure magic.

There’s no secret potion for attracting butterflies to your yard; all you need to sucAMY entice butterflies to your garden is DABBS acessfully basic understanding of butterfly feeding habits and preferences. From there, it is only a matter of making sure your butterfly habitat is a safe haven for these beautiful insects to eat, drink and complete their life cycles.

Young adults embracing houseplants emerged as a top trend in 2017

Entrepreneurs grow up to 40,000 heads in modified soil-free shipping containers he weather is always perfect at Tiger Corner Farms.

Using the cozy interiors of shipping containers, the facility in Summerville farms indoors. By retrofitting 320 square feet of storage, they convert open space into a highly productive aeroponic farm. Seed to harvest, they can produce nearly 4,000 heads of lettuce in five weeks.

That’s almost 13 heads of lettuce per square foot and a little more than 40,000 per year. How do they do it?

The answer is in the air.

Farming traditionally requires land. In urban areas, farming is nearly impossible where space is limited and expensive. Food often is shipped in from rural farms.

What about all the space above the ground?

Tiger Corner Farms has taken an innovative TONY approach to BERTAUSKI vertical farming.

Recycling empty shipping containers, they’ve created mobile farms that can be functional in any environment.

The process starts on a simple flood rack. Seeds are planted in coconut fiber plugs. Trays are flooded with a nutrient solution 10 minutes each day. Two weeks after seeding, seedling are plugged into hollow panels where they will grow for another three weeks. Matured lettuce is then harvested, roots and all, with no soil to wash off.

They use an alternative method of growing called aeroponics. Hydroponics grows crops in a soiless environment where roots bathe in a flowing nutrient solution. In aeroponics, roots dangle in a humid, nutrient-rich atmosphere rather than liquid. At Tiger Corner Farms, two hollow panels hang from the ceiling of a storage container. Plants are grown on both sides. The newest design has a capacity of 3,160 plants with an increased quality of product due to an improved design of locally sourced panels.

Every 10 minutes, nutrient solution is misted over the roots inside the panels. The excess solution drains to a reservoir to be recycled. An average of 10 gallons of water is used daily. Hydroponics and aeroponics require vigilant monitoring of nutrient solution. While this can be time consuming, Tiger Corner Farms has fully automated this process by adapting warehouse management software to adjust nutrient levels, pH and other environmental parameters. This system not only reduces manual labor, it tracks every crop from seed to harvest.

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Goldenrods are an important nectar source for migrating monarchs as well as other native butterflies. Two to consider are: Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens), a salt- and drought-tolerant species for coastal gardens. Rough goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) ‘Fireworks’ blooms from August through October with golden sprays of flowers that live up to their name.

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A nutrient solution is misted over the roots of lettuce plants every 10 minutes inside shipping containers in Summerville.

This delicate native perennial showcases purple flowers along 3- to 4 -foot spikes that shoot up from grass-like foliage.

Sometimes it is called dense gayfeather because of the feathery appearance of the stalks. Blazing star flowers from late summer to early fall and is attractive to hummingbirds as well as butterflies.

An eastern swallowtail butterfly

Gulf fritillary

Spicebush swallowtail

Passion-vine (Passiflora spp.)

Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)

Native milkweed (Asclepias sp.)

species are critical larval host food for monarchs, but their flowers also provide abundant nectar for other butterflies. There are more than 20 species of S.C. native milkweeds, each adapted to their own ecological niche. Three that are fairly easy to find are swamp milkweed (A. incarnata), which prefers moist soil; common milkweed (A. syriaca), which is drought-tolerant; butterfly milkweed

(A. tuberosa), which boasts bright orange flowers all summer long.

Black swallowtail

Purple coneflower

Zebra longwing

Dill (Anethum graveolens), Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), shown, Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

(Echniacea purpurea) is a beautiful, tough native perennial that is a beacon to butterflies, bees and hummingbirds all summer long. Plant in full to partial sun in well-drained soil.

Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)

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olly Wilding and Ryan Krauze estimate they have nearly 30 plants in their house in Summerville.

“I love my indoor plants,” says the 30-yearold Wilding. “I started buying them about a year ago and we just love bringing life to our house.”

Wilding also likes to put the plants in stylish pots, which give them an “artsy, décor factor.”

Krauze, who gravitates toward planting Japanese maples outdoors, says they are regular customers at three independentlyowned nurseries, Flowertown Garden Center in Summerville, Abide-A-While Garden Center in Mount Pleasant and Hyams Garden Center on James Island.

But the 32-year-old admits that he wasn’t aware that his generation, Millennials that were born basically between 1980 and 2000, were fueling a boom in houseplants.

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Ryan Krauze and Holly Wilding, ages 32 and 30, respectively, of Summerville, pick up some lemon cypress and new pots at Hyams Garden Center on James Island.

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ome late August, I will be looking for short-season annuals to fill in bare spots in my garden. The plants I call “shortseason” annuals are those whose growing season is limited to spring, fall or both moderate-temperature seasons in South Carolina. These annuals survive neither the freezing temperatures of winter nor the relentless heat of summer. They, like me, have a narrow temperature range in which they are comfortable and perform at their peak.

At the right time of year, shortseason annuals bloom beautifully and add variety to beds, borders and boxes. I will highlight a few of my favorites.

African daisies (Osteospermum hybrids) are a welcome sight in early spring with cheerful flowers in white, yellow, magenta and apricot. Even better, they are one of the few daisy-shaped flowers that deer don’t like. Technically, Osteospermum are perennials, but they may not survive the rains in summer or cold (25 degrees) in winter.

Hangin’ in the nursery

Robin Klein, general manager of Woodley’s Garden Center off of Two Notch Road in Columbia, has witnessed the phenomenon in the Midlands.

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Haegur mobile plant shop owner B.J. Stadelman, 29, helps Carlie Patrice, 26, of Charleston, with a plant during The Holy City Vintage Market at The Park Cafe in Charleston.

ANTHONY KEINATH Calendula, a member of the aster family, is better grown in fall than in spring, since it declines in warm weather. The flat, broad flowers come in solid colors or new multicolored forms in shades of yellow, orange and peach. The petals (minus any green parts of the flowers) are edible.

Calibrachoa is the newly accepted common name for Million Bells, which was the first cultivar (cultivated variety) of this annual introduced in 1992. Calibrachoa looks like a miniature petunia because the two ornamentals are closely related. Every year, new colors of calibrachoa are introduced to the market.

Calibrachoa grow better in pots

than in the ground. To bloom, they need part-to-full sun and at least 12 hours of daylight. Charleston gets this much sun from March to October, so although calibrachoa can be overwintered if protected from frost, they will not bloom during winter. That is why I recommend them for spring rather than fall.

Calibrachoa prefer even moisture or the elusive “moist, well-drained” potting soil. Too little water or too little sun makes them (and their petunia cousins) susceptible to aphids. These pests can be managed with a spray of insecticidal soap directed at the undersides of the stems.

I’ve rediscovered why our grandmothers loved geraniums. The large, ball-shaped clusters of flowers make an instant focal point in any setting. If the traditional scarlet flowers don’t fit into a color scheme, modern geraniums come in shades of pink, magenta and coral.

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From left, Bert Ligon, Kobie Watkins, Reggie Sullivan, Amos Hoffman, Mark Rapp and Charlie Polk play during the first performance of the SC Jazz Masterworks Ensemble, during the SC Jazz Festival in October.

Upcoming concerts • Wycliffe Gordon Swings! with the SC Jazz Masterworks Ensemble, Newberry Opera House, 8 p.m. Nov. 17.

• Chris Potter Plays the Great American Songbook, with the SC Jazz Masterworks Ensemble, Newberry Opera House, 8 p.m. Jan. 25.

• Final concert of the Carolina Shout series, with the SC Masterworks Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., April 26, Harbison Theatre, Columbia.

• Tickets and information: scjazz.org. For the two Newberry shows, you may also purchase tickets through: newberryoperahouse.com

usic professor and jazz musician Robert Gardiner had an eye-opening experience after hearing the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra at Newberry Opera House last December.

“That group is world-class,” Gardiner said. “What I’ve told several people is that I drank the Kool-Aid. I really did. I heard them and I was like ‘I want to do that, and I want to to do it the way they are doing it.’”

Gardiner said the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra has a specific approach to performing big band jazz and that the Newberry Opera House has great acoustics for an 18-piece big band.

Big band, Gardiner said, is intended for “filling up” big spaces.

“During the birth of the big band era, the idea was that dancers in big dance halls could feel the music,” Gardiner said.

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Taking the stage: A green ogre named Shrek, with Brewer ACTS shows

By ST. CLAIRE DONAGHY sdonaghy@indexjournal.com Get ready for green body paint, at least one furry onesie and a lot of singing and dancing about finding your best self.

Journey to Duloc, with a green ogre in a far-away swamp that is invaded by a host of fairy tale characters.

Watch as they try to save their home and rescue a princess in the process.

The Brewer Middle School Eighth Grade Arts, Communication, Theatre Magnet School students have just two performances of Dreamworks “Shrek the Musical Jr.” Both are at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the school cafetorium.

Tickets are $6, available online through Monday evening at: ShowTix4U.com. Tickets for remaining seats will be sold at the door.

you out,” Gilbert admits. “The character of Shrek is mean, but with lots of layers and a soft core. That’s not really my personality, but that’s acting, being someone you aren’t really. ... The takeaway message from this show is never judge on just appearances.”

Gilbert said part of his costume will involve a special suit, to give him a portly shape, and likely a mask and green makeup.

“It’s going to be very sweaty under all those stage lights,” Gilbert said.

Working on the show with classmates is a bonding experience, he said.

“When we come into ACTS as a ST. CLAIRE DONAGHY | INDEX-JOURNAL Ansley B. Keenan, left, ACTS drama teacher at Brewer, assists eighth-grade students during a Monday rehearsal for group, we don’t know each other,” “Shrek the Musical Jr.” There are performances Wednesday and Thursday at the school. Tickets are on sale now. Gilbert said. “But, by the time we get to eighth grade and get ready to do a For Greenwood School District 50 eighth-grade musical production Thomas Gilbert, 14, who has the role show, we learn everything about each students who started in the ACTS “ties a bow” on their collective mid- of the green ogre, Shrek. program in fifth or sixth grade, this dle school experience, according to “All the singing and dancing wears See SHREK, page 5C

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“Sunday Kind Of Love” – Etta James James brings her signature vocal magic to this pop and jazz standard released in November of 1960 on her “At Last” album.

2. “Nina Cried Power” — Hozier (featuring Mavis Staples) This is the title track off the sophomore release for the 28-year-old Irish singer-songwriter.

Hozier couldn’t ask for much better company on the track, utilizing the rich, powerful, voice of Mavis Staples and supremely soulful organ backing from Booker T. Jones. The lyrics name check important individuals who have endured suffering making a stand for equality throughout OFF THE the years.

RECORD 3. “High Shelf Booze” – PAUL CRUTCHER Eileen Jewel Sweet and sassy. Perfect for your party playlist.

4. “Badlands” – Bruce Springsteen “Poor man wanna be rich.

Rich man wanna be king.

And a king ain’t satisfied ‘till he rules everything.”

5. “Trusty and True” – Damien Rice There are certain books, movies and songs that hit hard with deep questions and potential personal revelations. The movie “Arrival” starring Amy Adams was one of these for me. If you know the ending of the story from the very beginning and there is immense personal or emotional pain involved, is the journey worth that pain? Do you still press on? This song sets up a similar story. We can’t go back and fix what’s been done in the past but we can start fresh today. Lay down your arms.

Learn to love again. It’s a beautiful sentiment expressed perfectly by Rice. It’s a message we all need to hear in this deeply divided time that we find ourselves immersed in.

6. “Low Down Man” – Squirrel Nut Zippers I’m a longtime fan of the Squirrel Nut Zippers – a group that played an integral part of swing music resurgence in the 1990s. I was lucky enough to catch a live performance from bandleader James “Jimbo” Mathis at Morgan Freeman’s “Ground Zero” blues club in Clarksdale, Mississippi on a Delta Blues/Memphis road trip a few years back. This lush track features Katherine Whalen (wife of Mathis) on lead vocal.

7. “Vienna” — Billy Joel Joel has been quoted in interviews and liner notes saying this song resulted from a visit to his estranged father living in Vienna, Austria. Joel explains that the song deals with “an observation that you have your whole life to live.

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CORONA, Calif. immy Page once painted a dragon, and used it to slay.

The guitar guru was so bursting with creative inspiration 50 years ago that he felt compelled to pick up a brush and use his skills from art school to take poster paints to his favorite instrument, a 1959 Fender Telecaster, and decorate it with a psychedelic beast.

He calls the axe “the Excalibur” that he wielded

through the wildly eventful year of 1968, when his old band, the Yardbirds, crashed, and his new band, Led Zeppelin, was born just two months later.

“My whole life is moving so fast at that point,” Page, now 74, said as he reflected on Led Zeppelin’s 50th anniversary in an interview with The Associated Press at the Fender guitar factory in California. “Absolutely just a roller-coaster ride.”

Page said he had Led Zeppelin’s sound, and first songs, fully formed in his mind before the Yardbirds were even done.

“I just knew what way to go,” Page said. “It was in my instinct.”

He found his first ally in singer Robert Plant, whom he invited to his house to thumb through records and talk music.

Page said he used an unlikely bit of folkie inspiration — Joan Baez — to show Plant the sound he wanted, playing her recording of the song “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” and telling him to emulate the way she sang the top line of the song. Zeppelin would put the tune on its first album.

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BioBlitz gives close up ecosystems at Grace Street Park

From left, Amber Snodgrass, Hailey Pierce and Spencer Bautista, all students in the Art 350 class at Lander University, examine and collect bugs and other life forms that dropped onto a screen after shaking a tree in Grace Street Park in Greenwood.

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For conservation and biodiversity photographer Kevin FitzPatrick, art and science are not worlds apart.

Perfect examples of this, FitzPatrick said, are the numerous BioBlitzes he has photographed, from California to Maine, including at least four in conjunction with National Geographic.

FitzPatrick, of Highlands, North Carolina, recently worked with Lander University students on a BioBlitz proj-

ect at Grace Street Park in Greenwood.

A BioBlitz is a short, intensive team effort to discover as many different life forms and species as possible in one location.

“Photographers and field scientists love the outdoors,” FitzPatrick said. “We are passionate about what we do. I want everybody else to know that scientists are cool.”

Sometimes, these are conducted in just one day, but FitPatrick spent about three days with students in professor/ photographer Jon O. Holloway’s Special

Topics in Art class.

The Index-Journal was invited to a BioBlitz day at Grace Street Park on Oct. 3.

Holloway instructed his students to take note of moss, lichens, mushrooms, birds, insects and more, sending small groups out to explore the park with this blessing, “May the bugs be with you.”

FitzPatrick, a senior fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers, said the Great Smoky

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A blue-and-gold macaw, left, and a miligold macaw show interest in posing for the camera at Feathered Friends Forever.

Exotic Bird Fair planned in Aiken this weekend

BY LAUREN A. HALEY lhaley@aikenstandard.com The pale-tufted cockatoo waddled pigeon-toed across the floor, then hopped up onto thetoeofhisvisitor’sshoe.Apparently,satisfiedthathefound aconvenientvehicleforescape, he happily started saying, “It’s time to go! It’s time to go!”

For bird lovers in Aiken, and in the entire CSRA, it is indeed time to go … to the 2017 Exotic Bird Fair at the Aiken Fairgrounds, 1566 Columbia Highway N., this weekend.

This year’s fair, the first in several years, will be held in the Jaycees building on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Much more than just the birds themselves will be available, from play gyms to food to toys. The cost of admission is $5, with children 12 and under getting into the show for free. For more information, visitwww.facebook.com/Birds NMorePetCages.

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WhaT: Exotic Bird Show WhEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday WhErE: Aiken Fairgrounds, Jaycees Building, 1566 Columbia Highway N. COsT: $5, kids 12 and under free FOr MOrE INFOrMaTION: Call 423-240-8423 or visit facebook.com/ BirdsNMorePetCages Pomeranians,” he explains.

He turns her over onto her back like an infant, and asks her if she’s feeling all right.

Then, Johnson says, “Oh no, dead dog,” and she drops her head back, drooping as she plays dead.

Charlie, a blue and gold macaw,flapshiswings–orwhat’s left of them – in greeting. It seemshewastetheredtoaplay stand at a tourist trap when a hawk decided he looked tasty, and the hawk only got away with the lower half of Charlie’s left wing.

Still, he tries to show off, stretchingoutanddemonstrating all the beautiful shades of teal, blue and green along the backs of his wings.

More than just a home for all these wonderful birds, Feathered Friends Forever has been working diligently to make its sanctuary a place where humans and birds can spend time together.

The most recent project, a pavilionforspecialneedsbirds, was built by the combined efforts of volunteers and a dona-

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WhaT: Feathered Friends Forever WhEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday WhErE: 612 Byrd Drive, Harlem, Georgia COsT: Free FOr MOrE INFOrMaTION: Call 706-556-2424, or visit featheredfriends forever.org tion from author Kira Johns.

Thespothasapergola,whichis festoonedwithbrightlycolored planters made from recycled golf cart tires.

Each planter is cut and painted to resemble a type of parrot. A burbling fountain in thecenterandthespecialneeds birds settled into their cages at the top end make for a lovely spottositandread,orjustenjoy chatting with the birds (even if some of them don’t chatter back).

They’ve also recently installed a 13,500 gallon biopond for the birds to have continuous fresh drinking and bathing water.

The newest flights each have asmallpondinthefloorsothat the birds have fresh, clean and moving water, more like what they would have in a natural habitat. The water is pumped through two massive UV filters, so bacteria, insects and other pollutants are consistently removed.

Thebio-ponditselfishometo manybrightly-coloredkoifish, and at least one turtle. There’s a bench for sitting, and an awningtocutdownondirectsun-

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Charlie, a blue-and-gold macaw, stretches his wings and flaps in greeting. The lower half of his left wing is missing due to an incident with a hawk trying to grab him while he was tethered to a play stand. light. It’s another great spot for visitors wanting to relax.

The next project is entitled “Beyond Feathered Friends,” and will become an EndangeredSpeciesEducationcenter.

The idea is to not only have a spot for these beautiful beleaguered species to have a new home,buttohaveanopenspot to host groups for talks about parrots, conservation efforts and so forth.

Founder Ron Johnson said that the second phase of this project is to “... expand the rescue to make it more visitor friendly. A butterfly house, a tortoise area, and a place for kids as well as adults to spend the day, and they don’t have to drive hundreds of miles to do it.”

According to Johnson, there willalsobenewpicnicareasfor relaxing, birthday parties and company picnics, including a cool misting sitting area.

Speaking of tortoises, if you

do go by Feathered Friends Forever,stopbythelow-walled area with the little red hut just before you get to the bio-pond and say hi to Gameron, an African spurred tortoise.

Feathered Friends Forever Rescue/Refuge Inc. is a Stateof-Georgia licensed animal shelter and nonprofit organization. It is located at 612 Byrd Drive,Harlem,Ga.Ifyouwant toknowmoreaboutFeathered Friends Forever, or how to help endangered parrots, visit featheredfriendsforever.org or facebook.com/feathered friendsforever.

Visiting hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. SaturdayandSunday,or by appointment, and admission is free.

Laurena.haleyisadesigner for the Aiken Standard who dabbles in writing and photography. She has been with the newspaper for a decade now.

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exotic bird rescue and sanctuary operations, Feathered Friends Forever, located less than an hour away in Harlem, Georgia.

It was at Feathered Friends ForeverthatCuddlestheCockatoomadehisbolddeclaration.

Nestled on 10 acres of land, on the appropriately named Byrd Drive, the rescue is celebrating its 20-year anniversary.

Founded by Ron Johnson and his wife, Tammy, Feathered FriendsForeverisabitoftropicalparadiseveryclosetohome.

More than 1,300 birds reside at Feathered Friends Forever, including more than 100 different species; and 800 of these avian residents are considered endangered species. Meeting all of these birds is a bit like seeing a feathery rainbow.

Not only are they bright and bold in color, several of these birds are colorful characters just to listen to.

There’s Baby, an umbrella cockatoo who cheerily chirps hellowhensomeoneentersthe Welcome/Gift Shop area and who will also squawk in irritationwhenyoutalktotheother birdspresent.Whencalledout on his jealousy, he tucks his head down toward his wing and shyly says, “I’m Baby,” as if he knows being cute will get him out of trouble.

Gerty, a Goffin’s cockatoo, is volunteer Larry Johnson’s “guard dog.”

She comes out like a playful puppy in his hands, and when heasksher,“Who’sthere?”,she starts barking like a small dog.

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T he A i ken Sy mphony Orchestra will once again join forces with the Aiken Choral Society to celebrate the holidays.

“Home for the Holidays” will take place 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at The USC Aiken Etherredge Center, 471 University Parkway.

The program will feature the season’s favorite melodies including “Carol of the Drum,” “Many Moods of Christmas,” “Christmas at the Movies” and more.

The evening concludes with a sing-a-long.

Donald Portnoy directs the Aiken Symphony Orchestra, which was formed in 2015. The orchestra is comprised of professional musicians from the region.

Single ticket prices are $30 to $45 depending on seat location. Tickets are available at the Etherredge Center; call 803-641-3305.

Tickets ca n a lso be purchased online at aikensymphonyorchestra. com.

For general inquiries, call 803-295-0313.

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The Aiken Symphony Orchestra, under the leadership of Maestro Dr. Donald Portnoy, will once again join forces with the Aiken Choral Society to celebrate the holidays.

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here were more nights than Randy Robinson can remember when he’d eventually have to break down and tell DeShawn Williams to hop in his truck to catch a ride home after finally getting him out of the weight room at Daniel High School.

“At some point, I wanted to go home,” Robinson said with a laugh recently.

There are also plenty of folks in Central who can remember seeing Williams jumping rope up and down the local roads to the home of longtime Daniel support staff member Deles Boren, who implored Williams — who was always looking for ways to push himself — to buy a jump rope to use whenever he had the chance.

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WOODRUFF — The prevailing sentiment in an emotional postgame huddle was that the Walhalla High School girls’ soccer team left everything it collectively had on the field Friday at Woodruff.

But, unfortunately for the Razorbacks, that same field is where their dream season came to an end, as they couldn’t hold on to an early lead and fell 2-1 to the Wolverines in the third round of the Class 3A playoffs.

Coming up just short of earning the right to host the Upper State championship game, Walhalla (13-1) didn’t take much solace in its Western 3A region championship or its 13-game winning streak after the final whistle Friday.

But Razorbacks head coach Adrian Resendiz hoped that before long his team can look back fondly on its 2018 campaign.

“It’s hard because it’s their first loss,” he said. “I believe we were the better team tonight, but one mistake cost us. I just hate we couldn’t get the win since we would have Upper State at home.”

The Razorbacks jumped ahead in just the 10th minute of action on a goal from Brianna Guinn, who corralled a long pass from the backfield to find the back of the net early in the match.

However, Woodruff (18-5) netted the equalizer in the 26th minute when Hannah Jo Peace scored on a cross from Eryn Beeler. And while the Razorbacks had a number of quality looks

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Former Daniel Lion DeShawn Williams spent three seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals after going undrafted out of Clemson in 2015, but the hardworking defensive tackle says he is “more focused than ever” after signing this offseason with the Denver Broncos.

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Peter Malnati hits from a sand trap on the fourth hole Friday at the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Peter Malnati and Tiger Woods both had reason to celebrate on the ninth green at Quail Hollow at the end of their rounds.

Malnati was coming off two straight birdies to take the lead Friday in the Wells Fargo Championship when he put his 5-iron in a deep bunker to the right, with the green running away from him.

He was trying to blast out to 15 feet, but he got the club too much under the

ball and feared for the worst until it cleared the lip by inches.

Malnati emphatically wiped his hand across his brow, made the 6-foot par putt for a 3-under 68 and had a one-shot lead over Jason Day and Aaron Wise.

“Pretty scary when I hit it,” he said. “I got away with it, looked like a genius.”

Hours earlier, Woods stood over an 18-foot putt on No. 9, his final hole of another ordinary round that up until then featured no birdies. He

finally made one, and stretched out both hands in mock celebration when it dropped.

“I’m on a hot streak right now. I made the last putt,” he said.

Never mind that it was the only putt he made longer than 5 feet. Or that he was nine shots out of the lead in a tie for 48th, his worst position through 36 holes in his last five tournaments. At least he was still playing on the weekend at Quail Hollow, where he had missed the cut his previous two trips.

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Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson also had to sweat it out.

McIlroy, the only twotime winner at the Wells Fargo Championship, celebrated his 29th birthday on Friday by matching his worst score at Quail Hollow with a 76, including three bogeys over the last five holes.

He was in the same spot as Woods, nine shots out of the lead.

efore the sun rose high enough to burn the morning dew off the grass, the high school football season officially got underway across the Palmetto State on Friday morning.

On the local front, Daniel, Seneca and West-Oak were all on the field prior to 9 a.m., while Walhalla waited until the evening to take to the gridiron to start a day when — cliché as it may be — the sky is the limit and optimism abounds.

“We haven’t lost a game yet, so we’re in pretty good shape,” Seneca head coach Hal Capps said with a laugh as his team made its way onto the field Friday morning. “I’ve been doing this a long time, but still, the first day is always the most exciting day.”

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f Dabo Swinney isn’t going to Alabama anytime soon — and certainly not, at least not to follow Nick Saban — he isn’t likely to leave his Clemson power base for Green Bay, Kansas City or wherever the Chargers are practicing in five years.

I asked him.

“I’m very happy where I am and I’m very happy coaching college football,” Swinney said a few months ago.

“The great thing about college players is a chance to really build Swinney young men, on and off the field.

But the NFL is great. I love the NFL. I would never say never. But right now, I’m a college coach.”

Still …

That doesn’t mean it wouldn’t work.

Or won’t happen, someday.

The Patriots’ dynasty meets the upstart Eagles on Sunday in Super Bowl LII. A Super Bowl several Roman numerals down the line involving Swinney isn’t a better prop bet than picking Justin Timberlake to open his halftime show with “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” but it wouldn’t be shocking.

Five reasons a Dabo-NFL merger just might work:

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Respect

Perhaps you don’t think of Swinney, 48, atop the list when NFL jobs come open. But ESPN last month in a poll of its 45 “NFL experts” — the network’s pool of analysts, including former players — ranked Swinney No. 15 on a list of top NFL head coach candidates.

The list was led by Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh and included heavyweights such as Saban, Jon Gruden (later hired as Raiders head coach), Urban Meyer, Patriots coordinators Matt Patricia and Josh McDaniels (both of whom have since landed NFL head coach gigs), Vikings offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur (new Giants head coach) and Texans defensive coordinator Mike Vrabel (new Titans head coach).

People notice when you have a 101-30 record as a college head coach with a national championship and three straight College Football Playoff appearances.

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The first two strikes against Swinney likely to come up in any NFL vetting process: He was never a coordinator

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OLUMBIA — Super Bowl LII will be played on pristine artificial grass in a $1 billion stadium.

What is expected to be one of the game’s top matchups was played hundreds of times on the scorched earth bordering Columbia’s Bluff Road, a piece of parched scrub that might go for a dollar an acre.

South Carolina products Stephon Gilmore and Alshon Jeffery will square off against each

other in the biggest game of their careers Sunday, and while it may not happen often, there will be a few plays when Philadelphia’s freakishly sculpted receiver, tries to haul in a pass over New England’s dogged corner.

It’s nothing new to three men who saw it nearly every day from 2009-11 on that same practice field across from Williams-Brice Stadium.

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Swinney, Muschamp agree: Early signing period a game-changer

Trevor Lawrence of Cartersville, Ga., is regarded as the top quarterback in the 2018 recruiting class. Lawrence signed with Clemson in December during the early signing period.

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No one knew what to expect back in December.

It was a first for football players.

College basketball and baseball, along with most other collegiate sports, have had two signing periods — one in the fall and another in the spring — for more than a decade.

Football was the lone holdout with its traditional signing day coming on the

first Wednesday in February.

When the NCAA approved an early signing period for football last year — three days in late December — no one from the coaches and players to the recruiting analysts knew what to expect.

Would the top prospects just wait and sign in February? Would committed players go ahead and sign during the early period? Would there be a flood of signings during the early period, making this Wednesday almost an afterthought?

“When they first announced the early signing period, I thought maybe 50 percent of the available scholarships would be taken in December,” said Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell. “This was the first one, so I wasn’t sure what would happen. But 50 percent seemed like a reasonable number. As we got into November and started to survey the kids, that figure started to jump up to Please see RECRUITING, Page B4

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The Charleston area is adorned with a wealth of iconic sites and landmarks, but which one is the best?

You can help decide by filling out an NCAA tournament-style bracket, picking among the 64 entrants whose selection and seedings were based on their historical value, beauty, popularity and accessibility.

How to join Landmark Madness

Live Oak Region 1

Battery/White Point Garden

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Old Santee Canal State Park

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Nathaniel Russell House

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Go to postandcourier.com/landmark to register, and then pick the first round of matchups by next Sunday. Votes will be tallied Monday morning to determine first-round winners. Then next week, pick the winners of the next round, doing so each week until a champion is crowned. Vote for your chance to win these prizes: S.C. Aquarium family pass, Charleston Heritage Passport, $250 gas gift card.

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Philip Simmons Museum House

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Hampton Plantation

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Highway 61/ Ashley River Road

Mepkin Abbey

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Aiken-Rhett House

Charles Towne Landing

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Waterfront Memorial Park (Mt. Pleasant)

Hugenot Church

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Cistern Yard at Coll. of Charleston

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First Baptist Church

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Hutchinson Square (Summerville)

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Magnolia Gardens

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Botany Bay Plantation

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Emanuel AME Church

U.S. Custom House

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Gibbes Museum

Colonial Dorchester State Park

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Ravenel Bridge

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Cypress Gardens

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City Market

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Avery Research Center

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Pitt Street Bridge

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McLeod Plantation

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Colonial Lake

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Francis Beidler Forest

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Angel Oak

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Joseph Manigault House

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Drayton Hall

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Caw Caw Interpretive Center

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Fireproof Building

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Marion Square

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Circular Congregational Church Cemetery

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Shem Creek

Patriots Point

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Old Slave Mart

Liberty Square

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Parade Ground at The Citadel

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Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

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Morris Island Lighthouse

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Old St. Andrews Parish Church

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Dock Street Theatre

11

Magnolia Cemetery

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Waterfront Park (Charleston)

14

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim

7

Folly Beach Pier

10

Hampton Park

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Middleton Place

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Fort Moultrie

11

Boone Hall Plantation

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Heyward-Washington House

14

Beachwalker Park

7

Alhambra Hall

10

Fort Sumter

2

Riley Park

15

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Cards, flowers, balloons and a T-shirt adorn a Florence police cruiser in honor of Florence police Sgt. Terrence Carraway. The car was parked outside the Florence Center.

Officer Ackerman signs a guest book before the funeral service for fallen Florence Police officer Sgt. Terrence Carraway.

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Jason Stein of Wilimington, North Carolina, participates in an interactive activity Saturday at Darlington Raceway.

The Bezanson family from Arizona poses outside the entrance to Darlington Raceway.

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Allison Caraway is escorted during a funeral service for her husband, fallen Florence police officer Sgt. Terrence Carraway, on Monday outside the Florence Center. Sgt. Carraway was killed Wednesday in the line of duty.

Police officers react during a funeral service for fallen Florence police Sgt. Terrence Carraway.

The Dikeman family from Iowa pauses after shopping Saturday at Darlington Raceway.

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Race fans Dave Brodecki (left) and Sherry Lester from Santee soak up the sun in the infield before the Help A Hero 200 NASCAR race at Darlington Raceway.

The Herlong boys from Beaufort look as if they’re ready to go for a ride.

A young fan putts a golf ball Saturday at Darlington Raceway.

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Florence Police cruisers line up Monday afternoon at Florence Memorial Gardens for the burial of Florence police Sgt. Terrence Carraway.

The Florence Honor Guard serves at the burial for Florence police Sgt. Terrence Carraway at Florence Memorial Gardens.

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Mourners and police officers from around the country attend a memorial service before the funeral for fallen Florence policer Sgt. Terrence Carraway.

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Dennis Lester relaxes in his pool in the infield before the Help A Hero 200 NASCAR race at Darlington Raceway.

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A few of our ‘Show Us Your Game Face’ contest favorites

In the run up to South Carolina’s biggest game of the year, The Post and Courier partnered with Charleston Bloody Mary Mix to seek out the fiercest Clemson and Carolina fan photos in our Our Show Us Your Game Face contest, with the goal of awarding two fans tickets to today’s game.

The contest scored 731 fan photos and more than 3,000 votes over 10 weeks. Snapshots of babies, puppies, parents and sweethearts clad in vibrant orange and deep crimson onesies, collars, sweaters and scarves poured in. Taken in the stands, in living

rooms and even on the 10-yard line, these photos illustrate South Carolinians die-hard commitment to their teams and serious love of college football.

When the votes were tallied, Alicia and Drake Pugh of Summerville won for best photo and Brandy and Bradly Taylor of Hanahan scored tickets just for voting. While the Pughs and Taylors are cheering in the stands today, here’s a shout out to all the folks who entered the contest.

Check out more contestant photos online at postandcourier.com.

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Syracuse at No. 3 Clemson: Who has the edge?

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Clemson enters a new era at quarterback today, as the keys to the offense have been handed to Trevor Lawrence, who will no longer be sharing snaps with Kelly Bryant following his departure from the program on the heels of his demotion. The true freshman has been highly successful, as he’s 39of-60 passing for 600 yards and nine touchdowns ✔ Syracuse against two interceptions. Meanwhile, Syracuse dual-threat quarterback Eric Dungey averages 294.3 yards of total offense per game for his career, which is tied for third among active FBS quarterbacks. He also beat Clemson last year, giving him the edge here.

Constructive therapy Oakland support group seeks healing in Rice Elementary’s memorial garden

By DAMIAN DOMINGUEZ ddominguez@indexjournal.com In the shade of the trees beside Rice Elementary School, people embraced and caught up, some after 30 years apart.

Survivors and others affected by the Sept. 26, 1988 shooting at Oakland Elementary School had

formed a support group, and on Saturday they gathered back at the school to reconnect and seek healing. Some hadn’t returned to the school since they left it decades ago, but now they were coming together in the memorial garden behind the school.

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Parents, students and others affected by the Sept. 26, 1988 shooting at Oakland Elementary School gathered Saturday morning to reconnect and work in the Rice Elementary School memorial garden.

vice, Lowe’s, Wyatt Farms, Hobby and Garden Center and Office Depot, the group had all they needed to renovate the garden.

Some shoveled mulch while others dug holes for flowers — frequently people took brakes to catch up with others they hadn’t

There aren’t a lot of teams rushing the ball better than Syracuse this season, as the Orange rank ninth in the nation with 278 yards per game on the ground. Dungey is actually the team’s leading rusher, though Moe Neal, who has 70 carries for 346 Running backs yards and two scores, is dangerous, as are Jarveon (23-184-0) and Dontae Strickland (38✔ Clemson Howard 170-5). However, Clemson’s stable of backs doesn’t take a backseat to many in the country, with Travis Etienne (46-391-5) out to a blazing start with 8.5 yards per carry. Tavien Feaster (23-130-2) also appears to be heating up nicely.

Like at running back, Syracuse has some good options at wide receiver, with Jamal Custis leading the way with 17 catches for 287 yards and three scores so far this season. Sean Riley (16-201-2) and Nykeim Johnson (13-175-1) are also off to Wide receivers good starts for the Orange. Clemson, meanwhile, ✔ Clemson has an embarrassment of riches at receiver, and it starts with the starting trio of Hunter Renfrow (12-155-1), Amari Rodgers (17-191-1) and Tee Higgins (9-199-2). Add in true freshman Justyn Ross (6-172-3) and a host of quality depth behind him as well, and the Tigers get the nod in this department.

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After being named the Tigers’ starting quarterback Monday, and following the subsequent announcement of Kelly Bryant’s transfer, Trevor Lawrence will make his first career start today when Clemson plays host to Syracuse.

BY ALEX MAMINAKIS THE JOURNAL

This home along Lee’s Landing in Horry County was one of dozens impacted by the Waccamaw River’s floodwater as a result of Hurricane Florence.

Kenny Talley, of Greenwood, helps pass out supplies last week at the Queheel Fire Station in Maxton, North Carolina.

Jim Godfrey, left, who lives along Lee’s Landing in Horry County, takes chicken cooked Sept. 20 by a group of Greenwood volunteers including James Long, also shown.

Dispatches from the land of heartbreak A journey into hurricane country A journal and photos by Adam Benson | Index-Journal staff writer Index-Journal staff writer Adam Benson accompanied a group of men from Greenwood as they delivered aid to communities deeply affected by Hurricane Florence. This is his account of that journey.

Thursday, Sept. 20 Just before 5 a.m.

There’s a silent beauty to Greenwood in the predawn hours. That darkness seems different than at dusk; the promise of sunrise and a new day brings a sense of alertness, of hope that something bright will happen while that star shines down.

In those quiet morning moments, it seems impossible that devastation is happening anywhere. But as a band of volunteers would soon find out, sometimes the light illuminates mind-boggling destruction, such as what Hurricane Florence wrought upon the Carolinas.

I spent the weekend embedded with what I called

5:25 a.m.

Unsure of a destination,

the convoy — equipped with 3,000 chicken leg quarters, two industrial-strength cookers and a panel van laden with supplies — began its journey at a local service station.

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CLEMSON — It was quite an unorthodox week for Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers.

Much of the attention surrounding the Clemson football team this week focused on the transfer of quarterback Kelly Bryant, which came after Monday’s decision to name freshman Trevor Lawrence as the team’s starting quarterback for today’s game against Syracuse.

That news dominated the focus from outside the program, but within the team, Swinney and the No. 3 Tigers (4-0, 1-0 ACC) turned their attention to facing the Orange (4-1, 1-0) today (Noon, ABC) at Memorial Stadium in the Tigers’ first home game of conference play.

“I don’t think it’ll affect us at all,” Swinney said Wednesday on how Bryant’s decision might impact the team going forward. “I mean, everybody is disappointed. These players understand competition. Play-

ers play, coaches coach.

You don’t always agree with decisions and things like that, but you get back to work. You take who you’ve got and you make the best of it, and that’s exactly what we’ll do.”

So, Lawrence will make his first start as a Tiger today against the only team to hand Clemson a regular-season loss last year.

Syracuse beat the Tigers 27-24 on Oct. 13, 2017, in a major upset in Upstate New York last

Syracuse Orange (4-0, 1-0 ACC) at No. 3 Clemson Tigers (4-0, 1-0) Noon | ABC | WCCP 105.5 FM Memorial Stadium, Clemson season. And while the Tigers haven’t forgotten the sting of that loss, revenge isn’t at the front of their minds heading into today’s matchup with the Orange.

“Those guys, they just played way harder than us last year,” said Tigers wide receiver Tee Higgins.

“The idea of a bad memory and a bad taste in my mouth is certainly a motivating factor,” Swinney added, “but we’re not out to get revenge. They won a football game, they outplayed us, they out-

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coached us, they beat us — this is a new season.”

Today’s game between the two undefeated ACC Atlantic foes will be just the fourth game in Memorial Stadium — which opened in 1942 — in which both teams entered with a perfect record at least four games into the season.

Syracuse has been impressive on offense this year, led by senior quarterback Eric Dungey, who has passed for 763 yards and nine touchdowns this season with just one interception.

The Orange already have one historic program victory this year with a 30-7 win over Florida State in week three — their first win over the Seminoles since 1966. And Swinney knows Syracuse will be feeling good about itself today as it enters Death Valley.

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The Tigers’ offensive line isn’t exactly chopped liver, but there have been questions about the unit all season. Left tackle Mitch Hyatt is as solid as they come, as is center Justin Falcinelli, but Clemson’s starting group has been challenged by the coaching staff to perform better. The right

guard spot, meanwhile, continues to be up in the ✔ Syracuse air between Sean Pollard and former Daniel star

Cade Stewart. Syracuse has one of the nation’s most experienced lines — its starters have 120 career starts — which is helping the Orange rank 10th nationally in scoring (49.5 points), ninth in rushing (278 yards) and total offense (523.3 yards).

While the Orange’s offensive line has been solid thus far, it’s successes have come against defensive fronts who don’t hold a candle to what the Tigers have up front. Clemson ranks 18th in the nation in rushing defense, giving up just 103.5 yards per game, and that comes after facing option-oriented offenses in three of its first four games, making the numbers that much more impressive. Clelin Ferrell has a team-high 6.5 tackles for loss for Clemson, while Austin Bryant (5) and Christian Wilkins (4.5) aren’t far behind. Kendall Coleman leads Syracuse with five stops behind the line of scrimmage.

Rush defense

✔ Clemson

Syracuse ranks first in the ACC in interceptions with seven, and defensive back Andre Cisco is the national leader with four interceptions thus far. However, the Orange rank 99th nationally in pass defense at 255.3 yards per game, and that’s been against largely inferior competition.

Clemson, meanwhile, ranks seventh nationally at 148.3 yards per game — a number held in check by facing three option offenses thus far. The Tigers gave up 430 passing yards to Texas A&M in the second game of the season, and it’ll be interesting to see how the secondary responds today against Syracuse in its first big test since then.

Pass defense

✔ Syracuse

Syracuse punter Sterling Hofrichter leads the ACC at 44.9 yards per boot, Sean Riley has a punt return touchdown and is averaging 30.4 yards on five returns, and place-kicker Andre Szmyt leads the ACC in field goals per game (2.5) and scoring (13.5 points per game).

However, the freshman kicker doesn’t have the experience of Clemson veteran Greg Huegel, and Hofrichter doesn’t bring the same power with his kickoffs that Clemson freshman B.T. Potter does. Rodgers, meanwhile, is averaging 16.2 yards per punt return, and it seems like it’s only a matter of time before he takes one the distance. Clemson gets a narrow edge here.

Special teams

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They’ll also have the opportunity to approve or turn down Capital Project Sales Tax IV, or CPST IV.

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Levies such as this one are known commonly as 1-cent, 1 percent or penny local option sales taxes.

T he money generated would be used to pay for projects and purchases that “have a long life span and a significant dollar value,” said Aiken County Council Chairman Gary Bunker.

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“The biggest misconception that folks have about CPST IV is that the county is asking for a tax increase, but what we are actually doing is trying to keep an existing tax,” Bunker said.

“The first CPST was passed in 2000. The second was passed in 2004, and the third was passed in 2010.

Those were continuations of the CPST. It’s not like we had one penny, then added another penny and then added another penny. It’s been a 1 percent sales tax since 2000.”

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proval, the money would be collected during a seven-year period that would begin May 1, 2019 and end April 20, 2026. The South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office has estimated the proceeds from the tax would total around $163 million.

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FLORENCE — Steven Kim and Artie Buxton Buxton Kim are running for Florence School District One ence for 5 1/2 years and School Board in a spe- has a daughter who atSneed Middle cial election to fill Seat 3, tends School. which is vacant.

Kim said he is running Steven Kim for school board after beKim has lived in Flor- ing interested in politics

for a long time. While living in Ohio, he served as a City Council member and actively took part in school board meetings as a member of the public to help effect change.

“I’ve always been involved in politics,” Kim said.

He said when it comes to constructing new school buildings, the district has to be careful to not solely focus on new ones.

“Yeah, school buildings

are necessary to an extent, but it’s only a certain part,” Kim said. “It’s only a small portion of what they should be doing.”

Kim said he thinks the district should focus on schools with overcrowding. He also said most school could use renovations — especially the high schools.

“There should also be some fine balance between building a new building and renovating

others,” he said.

Kim said there needs to be caution in how taxes are raised and money is spent.

“As far as tax issues are concerned, I’m not really friendly with them,” he said. “I don’t like increases in taxes for school buildings. I was surprised at how much money the school is spending on school buildings.”

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BY COLIN DEMAREST cdemarest@aikenstandard.com A breadth of candidates running for political office will converge on Aiken at the start of October for a political forum.

On Tuesday, Oct. 2, the Aiken Standard is hosting a free-to-attend forum at the Municipal Building. The 2018 Midterm Political Forum will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the ground floor meeting hall at the Municipal Building, 214 Park Ave. S.W. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for a meet-and-greet with candidates. The program will begin at 6 p.m.

“This is a chance for the public to meet their candidates and find out what they have to say,” Aiken Standard Managing Editor Michael Harris said. “It also gives candidates the chance to speak to voters and lay out their priorities.”

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FLORENCE — Incumbent Democrat Robert Williams faces Republican Billy Baldwin for the South Carolina House District 62 seat in the Nov. 6 general election.

Williams Williams said he was born and raised in Darlington. He attended Darlington public schools before attending college and joining the military. He has spent 24 years as a member of the South Carolina Army National Guard and serves as a member of the deacon ministry at his church. Williams is also the founder of the Fatherhood and Families engagement program to help fathers and at-risk youths reconnect. He is See HOUSE, Page 2A

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BY DEDE BILES dbiles@aikenstandard.com Drinking beer and wearing a pair of the traditional Bavarian leather breeches known as lederhosen, Hans Lutz was celebrating Oktoberfest in downtown Aiken on Saturday night.

The native of Germany has been to the granddaddy of all Oktoberfest festivals, which is held in Munich.

“It’s wild, it’s very crowded and it’s very expensive, too,” Lutz said. “There is nothing that compares to it.”

But Lutz also enjoys the Aiken version Oktoberfest.

He was spending the evening on Newberry Street with his friends.

Many of them were from his homeland.

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NICHOLS — Home healthcare nurse April Reaves drove up into the yard of Nichols Baptist Church, where The Salvation Army had parked a canteen that was in the process of cooking meals.

Reaves, who served an elderly couple who live near the community and were flooded out

by Hurricane Florence, was out driving around to see what relief there was available Saturday morning.

“They got flooded out real bad.

They’re looking for some kind of

help,” Reaves said.

Reaves spoke briefly with a Salvation Army worker assigned to the canteen and said she’d be back to get meals for her clients.

As she prepared to get back into her car and back on the road, Reaves said one thing that needed to happen quickly for residents in flood-damaged areas was for somebody to organize and communicate which services were available, where they were available, when they were available and from whom they were available.

Otherwise, she said, people just had to drive around to where they thought they could find ei-

ther help or information.

As for lunch, Reaves said she’d be back.

“Thank God, it’s great. We appreciate it,” she said The Salvation Army’s canteen.

The meal served Saturday — hamburgers/cheeseburgers with a side of beans, chips and a bottle of cold water — started out Friday as a collection of Salvation Army officers dedicated to the disaster looked at what food was available and organized the collection into a Saturday lunch and a Sunday dinner complete with a salad, though what kind of salad was the subject of some debate.

It seemed almost easier to de-

fine the salad as what it almost was — it was almost a chef’s salad and almost an Italian salad. But it was definitely a salad.

Meals and food for Marion County — and other counties hit hard by the storm — are being coordinated out of the former Morning News press plant, now the center point for Salvation Army relief supplies flowing into the Pee Dee and Grand Strand.

Shipments are taken in, broken up and then shipped out — overseen by Capt. Jason Burns.

Saturday’s operation started with a brief officers meeting to

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LAKE CITY — Gloria C. Tisdale is seeking the Lake City mayor’s seat again this year, running against incumbent Lovith Anderson Jr. Tisdale and Yamekia Robinson. And Tisdale is not new to local government.

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A stuffed bear sits on an examination table at the Children’s Recovery Center in Myrtle Beach where councilors and police investigate cases of sexual abuse. The plush toys are used to soothe children during the examinations.

Police failed to investigate sex crimes against children Tuesday Potter was 12 when she was awakened one night by a family friend touching her breasts.

The man put his hands in her underwear, and the assault lasted about six minutes, according to a police report.

That was 2011.

Police closed the molestation case two weeks later, with no arrest. According to their report and multiple interviews, Potter’s mother was a police informant investigating the man who allegedly molested her daughter.

Cases dropped prematurely — like Potter’s — are far from rare in Horry County, according to an investigation

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tion, such as how many cases the department handled, have been met by an onslaught of obstacles, including widely conflicting answers, refusals to comment and a Freedom of Information Act response in which it claimed it would take five months and more than $23,000 of work — which it would charge the newspaper — to fulfill.

The lack of transparency and clarity is important not only because of concerns about whether children are unnecessarily being hurt or justice is being served, but it also calls into question the police department’s credibility and the community’s ability to trust the men and women charged with protecting it.

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Because Potter’s case went nowhere for so many years, she felt like “no one really cares.” The case, she said, “just completely fell off the face of the earth.”

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It’s unclear how many sex crimes with minors happened in Horry County over the past five years. And it’ll cost more than $23,000 to find out the case status of those crimes.

The Horry County Police Department, which oversees unincorporated county areas, has given conflicting responses when asked how many cases the department has had involving sex crimes with minors over the past five years, with numbers ranging from about 500 to 3,100. The department has confirmed that it does not know the status of the investigations and says it would have to open each case file to know what happened with each case.

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13 trillion gallons of rainwater If Florence’s rainfall for North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia was concentrated into a cube, it would measure almost 2.3 miles wide and 2.3 miles tall. Here’s what that would look like in comparison to Charleston.

So many things about Florence seemed slow. At times it moved as fast as people walk, dumping 13 trillion gallons over the Carolinas and Virginia. That’s enough water to fill the North Charleston Coliseum nearly 200,000 times.

Lingering like an evil house guest, its impacts grew uglier by the day.

Forty-eight people have died so far in the storm and its still-unfolding aftermath. That’s more than the 43 felled by Hurricane Matthew in 2016.

And, massive volumes of water are still pulsing through the coastal plain, its murky flow loaded with millions of gallons of waste from hog farms and breached sewer plants. At least 11,000 South Carolinians have been displaced, a number likely to grow. Two weeks after Florence made landfall, its fetid floodwaters finally reached Georgetown.

Slow is bad when it comes to hurricanes. Lumbering tropical storms can unload rain measured in feet instead of inches, and Florence was Exhibit A. But how does Florence stack up compared with other record-breaking storms?

As slugs of waste-fouled rivers drained last week, Kenneth Kunkel, a meteorologist with the North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies in Asheville, gathered data from Florence and other storms since 1949.

“We knew we had set a record in North Carolina for rainfall, but I think it helps people to know how rare an event like this is as they rebuild.”

Coastal city hopes businesses will help revitalize economy

BY THAD MOORE tmoore@postandcourier.com BEAUFORT — This city is facing an economic tide that’s rippling across South Carolina’s coast, a surge of inequality and soaring costs that favor wealthy newcomers over longtime residents.

Its leaders fear it could become a retirement community that sustains a big service sector with no economic counterweight. They think it might become a place where the real estate gets expensive and the pay stays low. So they decided they’d place a wager on a more lucrative economy.

They bought an abandoned bank branch downtown and made plans to fill it with tech startups, betting that they could piece together a new industry with a sleek renovation and the force of their will.

No matter that Beaufort is a city of 14,000 people. No matter that places many times larger have struggled mightily to win a slice of the tech sector. No matter that even South Carolina’s most successful startup communities — in Charleston and Greenville — are small compared to places like Atlanta or Raleigh.

Beaufort’s chances looked long, but the bet on what’s now called the Beaufort Digital Corridor hasn’t fizzled. It took the better part of two years to fill half the 10 offices they put in the bank building, but Beaufort’s new technology boosters say they’re turning a corner against the odds.

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Their success so far isn’t much to look at, just a few people sitting at their computers in glass-walled offices and shared cubicles.

One moved his company here from Pittsburgh. Another works for a startup headquartered in Charleston but wanted to live in

How Florence compares to other storms

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dangered sturgeon — required to win a new federal license — could lead to the eventual draining of the lakes or a takeover of the operation with taxpayer dollars.

That’s what Santee Cooper senior vice president Pam Williams recently told a state legislative panel looking at the utility’s potential sale.

A taxpayer takeover might well happen. But draining the 281-square-mile expanse of the Marion-Moultrie lakes won’t.

If the license were surrendered, FERC could require the three dams holding the lake — Pinopolis, Santee and St. Stephen — to be torn down, returning

It’s a doomsday scenario for the Marion-Moultrie lakes: Santee Cooper is sold and the buyer doesn’t want the expense of re-licensing and running the utility’s mammoth hydroelectric project.

So the federal license is turned in and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) orders the dams torn down and the lakes drained — all to ensure the survival of the Atlantic sturgeon, a mysterious, prehistoric fish few people have ever seen but one that needs to travel upstream, past the dams, to spawn.

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