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Convicted child molester gets 80 years Jury finds man guilty of criminal sexual conduct with step-granddaughter

BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com A Sumter County jury on Wednesday convicted a man accused of molesting his step-granddaughter, and a judge sentenced him to 80 years in prison.

The verdict and ruling culminated a two-day trial at

Sumter County Judicial Center during which Robert Wazney, a 43-year-old Sumter man, was being tried on WAZNEY multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

Jurors deliberated and

found the man guilty on four counts of the molestation charges, and Circuit Court Judge Maite Murphy followed up the conviction by sentencing Wazney to consecutive 20year prison terms on each charge.

This week was not the defendant’s first time in the courtroom on the allegations.

Wazney was initially tried last month during Sumter County’s previous session of criminal court.

However, an error in presentation during the testimony portion of that trial led to inadmissible information being disclosed before jurors.

Consequently, the presiding judge declared a mistrial, and

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officials rescheduled the case for this month, according to 3rd Circuit Solicitor Ernest A. “Chip” Finney III. The re-trial began Monday, with attorneys selecting a jury for the case. Testimony and opening arguments got underway Tuesday morning.

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Prosecutor: Death penalty doesn’t apply in shooting CHARLESTON (AP) — A prosecutor says it doesn’t look as if the death penalty can be sought in the case of a black South Carolina man who was fatally shot as he ran from a white police officer.

Former North Charleston officer Michael Slager is charged with murder in the death of Walter Scott. The April 4 shooting was captured on cellphone video and showed Slager firing eight shots at Scott as he ran following a traffic stop.

Meanwhile, the case has been assigned by the state’s chief justice to a black judge from Kingstree, South Carolina, about 70 miles from Charleston. And the Rev. Jesse Jackson was due in Charleston on Thursday to hold a rally in support of the Scott family at a local union hall.

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Actress visits students in Bishopville PHOTOS BY KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Earl Wilson, owner and operator of six KFC and Arby’s locations in Sumter and Florence, hands a chicken dinner to Tamia Jackson, an eighth-grader at Ebenezer Middle School, on Wednesday. The lunch was a reward for students who researched influential blacks and gave a summary of their findings to classmates. The 275 students who participated received 650 pieces of chicken and sides.

Students rewarded with lunch for sharing projects on leaders FROM STAFF REPORTS Earl Wilson, owner of multiple KFC and Arby’s restaurants in Sumter and Florence, provided about 300 lunches free of charge to students and staff at Ebenezer Middle School on Wednesday.

The school celebrated black heritage in February by spotlighting local black leaders through speaking engagements.

Wilson was one of those speakers. After his presentation, Wilson presented an idea to Principal Greg Jones.

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Ebenezer Middle School students enjoy a lunch of KFC for participating in the KFC Black Heritage Challenge. with a challenge for the students, KFC would reward the students who met that challenge with a free lunch,” Wilson said.

He asked the Ebenezer Black Heritage Committee,

led by teachers Marlissa Morton, Pleshette Kelly and Lindsay Yaroch, to present a project for the students that would help to foster a deeper appreciation of the work of black leaders.

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During March, students and staff participated in the “KFC Black Heritage Challenge,” referred to as the “Chicken Challenge,” where they researched influential black leaders as a part of an English language arts and social studies lesson.

After gathering the information, participants completed a summary of the person’s accomplishments along with their personal reflections of those accomplishments and presented their findings to their peers during social studies classes.

In the end, 275 students and 25 staff members successfully accepted the challenge.

“I hope that through this project, students were able to find leaders that they could look up to,” Wilson said.

Garner is ambassador for Save the Children

BY JAMIE SELF The State Four-year-olds at Bishopville Primary School likely did not recognize their special guest.

But when actress Jennifer Garner sat down in the rocking chair and read “Quick as a Cricket’’ to them, they were full of giggles and exclamations and, when she finished the book, urged her to “Do it again. That was fun!’’

Garner — an artist ambassador for Save the Children — stopped by the school Wednesday to learn how the child-advocacy organization’s programs are affecting South Carolina children.

An international child-welfare aid program, Save the Children has U.S. programs aimed at promoting early childhood literacy and health for children starting

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Insurance manager gives to local charity Sales manager Jim Underwood of United Insurance in Sumter announced this week that United Insurance will donate a $250 check to The Advocacy Center of Sumter.

According to the Advocacy Center of Sumter’s website, The Advocacy is a faith-based, nonprofit pregnancy counseling center serving Sumter and surrounding areas.

Underwood said the parent company offered to make a contribution to a charity of his choice on his behalf and he chose The Advocacy Center because of what positive things he’s learned about the organization.

SLED investigates police shooting of man SPARTANBURG — The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating a police shooting where officers shot a man who was repeatedly stabbing a woman in a Spartanburg apartment.

Authorities said both the man shot by police and the woman being stabbed died about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Investigators said they were called to the apartment for a domestic dispute, kicked in the door and saw 41-year-old Donte Noble attacking 32-yearold Katrina Sova with a knife.

SLED said in a news release it is awaiting autopsy results of both people killed to determine how they died.

SLED said it is the 13th officer-involved shooting in South Carolina this year. There were 42 officers who shot at suspects in 2014.

Man found shot near Union home dies UNION — Deputies are investigating the shooting death of a man found wounded by his car at his Union home.

Investigators told media outlets that 28-year-old Christopher Rhinehart died at a hospital early Thursday morning shortly after the shooting.

Union County deputies found Rhinehart when responding to a call about shots fired.

Authorities said they don’t have a motive for the killing or any suspects, but they do have some leads to investigate.

Sheriff David Taylor says it is the first homicide of 2015 in Union County.

150 jobs coming to Greenville facility GREENVILLE — The SYNNEX Corp., an information technology company, is expanding its U.S. distribution headquarters in Greenville by adding 150 new jobs.

The company plans to spend $6.5 million to expand its existing Greenville facility by 40,000 square feet.

The third-annual St. Jude’s Research Hospital Sumter Bluegrass & Gospel Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at Lakewood Baptist Church, 2140 Nazarene Church Road.

Adult admission is $12, children under 12 years old are admitted free with a paying adult. Proceeds will benefit the St. Jude Children’s Re-

search Hospital and will help fight pediatric cancer and other deadly diseases.

“We have moved to a new location, and we have plenty of room,” said Roy Reaves, a festival organizer and member of the High Ridge Bluegrass Gospel Band. “Everyone has really enjoyed this event, and we hope a lot of people will come out and enjoy the music and delicious barbecue and support a good cause.”

Barbecue plates will be available

for $5, as well as soft drinks.

Participating bands at the benefit event include Palmetto Blue, King James and the Blue Grass Boys, High Ridge Bluegrass Gospel Band, Carolina Cross Roads, Flat Land Express and the Believer’s Quartet.

Recreation vehicle and bus parking are available. No coolers or alcohol will are permitted at the festival.

For more information, contact Roy Reaves at (803) 464-4492 or Rodeo_94@ hotmail.com.

Lock up your lawn equipment FROM STAFF REPORTS With the warm weather here and grass-cutting season upon us, Sumter Police Department is encouraging residents to secure lawn equipment.

Here are some tips to protect your belongings: • Do not store lawn equipment in open carports.

Most lawn equipment thefts occur when items are in plain view from the road and unsecured.

If your only option is to store it there, secure it to a permanent structure using cables and locks; • Secure equipment trailers with a high-grade padlock and chain it to a fixed object; • Photograph your lawn equipment and record the serial numbers. Engrave your equipment with an identifying mark that’s unique to you such as your driver’s license number.

This will immediately tell law enforcement who the equipment belongs to when a suspect is stopped; • Do not leave equipment in the yard when taking breaks. It only takes seconds for a thief to exit a vehicle and steal your equipment. This has happened with items as large as riding mowers;

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Engraving your equipment with an identifying mark makes it easier for police to connect stolen items with their owners.

• Keep your equipment in a securely locked storage shed or closed garage.

Every security measure you take discourages thieves from victimizing you. Not taking preventative measures encourages them; • Do not leave any equipment in the open bed of a truck or trailer unsecured.

Cables and locks must be used here as well.

Thefts often involve lawn equipment unsecured in a truck or trailer; • Keep garage and storage area doors closed at all times.

Thieves drive slowly through neighborhoods peering into garages and sheds then return later to

steal what they have seen; and • Start a Neighborhood Watch group in your area.

Police urge residents to report suspicious vehicles, persons and activity to law enforcement immediately.

For more information on crime prevention, contact Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700.

New S.C. plant could bring 4K new jobs in next decade

BY BRUCE SMITH The Associated Press CHARLESTON — Amid reports Volvo may be looking at South Carolina to build a new plant, Berkeley County has applied for a permit to fill wetlands and clear land for a manufacturing operation expected to employ 4,000 workers within a decade.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state Department of Health and Environmental Control issued a public notice Thursday that a permit is being sought for work on a site off Interstate 26 about 35 miles northwest of downtown Charleston.

Several Lowcountry lawmakers have told media outlets in recent weeks that Volvo is considering the state, and money was put in a bond

bill this year for a Charleston-area workforce training center.

The application says the project would include a manufacturing plant, administrative offices and a visitor center.

The Associated Press left messages with Berkeley County officials and a Volvo spokesman.

Generally, government officials and companies do not discuss pending industrial developments.

The application said the county was acting as the applicant “to develop a site for an interested entity to locate, build and operate an advanced manufacturing and assembly facility.”

The application said that about 194 acres would be filled for the project.

As mitigation, the applicant would

restore and enhance more than 1,500 acres in a nearby watershed that the National Audubon Society has defined as a critical area in need of protection.

The permit application said that the applicant requires a site with direct access to an interstate highway and within 50 miles of a port and an airport.

Last month, Mercedes-Benz Vans announced it will build a new assembly plant for its Sprinter vans in North Charleston, investing a halfbillion dollars and creating 1,300 jobs.

The company said the vans, to be manufactured under the MercedesBenz and Freightliner nameplates, will allow vans to be more economically produced for the growing domestic market.

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Etsy stock surges in trading debut NEW YORK (AP) — The place where you can buy handmade dresses and crocheted dog costumes has a new hot seller: its own stock.

Shares of arts and crafts retailer Etsy surged in opening trading on the Nasdaq on Thursday. After pricing at $16 late Wednesday the stock opened at nearly double that and hit a high of $35.73 in morning trading. The company is valued at $3.33 billion, based on afternoon trading just shy of $30.

The healthy stock surge shows that Wall Street has a big appetite for a well-known retail brand, even one that doesn’t yet make a profit.

Thursday was one of the biggest days for initial public offerings so far this year, with party-store operator Party City and electronic trading firm Virtu Financial also making big debuts.

“It’s been a very slow IPO market so far this year, and investors have been on the sideline waiting for a new name, especially a new name that’s familiar,” said Sam Hamadeh, CEO of research firm Privco.

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Kristina Salen, center left, Etsy’s CFO, stands with Chad Dickerson, center right, chairman and CEO, to celebrate the company’s IPO with employees and guests at the Nasdaq MarketSite on Thursday.

Founded in 2005, Brooklynbased Etsy sells anything from a $110,000 antique desk from the 1800s to a $20 handmade antler pendant and everything in between. In 10

billion in sales in 2014.

While it doesn’t make a profit — it reported a loss of $15.2 million in 2014 — it has a very loyal customer base and room for revenue

years it’s grown from a scrappy startup offering craftspeople a way to sell necklaces and needlepoint online to a marketplace of 54 million members that generated $1.93

growth. The company says 78 percent of people who bought items on the site in 2014 were return customers.

And although it has a reputation for being a grassroots site, its revenue model is becoming more like Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce powerhouse. In addition to taking a small percentage of each transaction made on Etsy, it is increasingly offering services such as marketing and payment processing to its sellers. About 42 percent of its revenue in 2014 came from services.

“We think that it’s a very interesting company and investors are going to like the growth they see,” said Kathleen Smith, IPO exchangetraded fund manager at IPO research firm Renaissance Capital.

Etsy is a B Corporation, a for-profit company with a stated social mission certified by a nonprofit organization called B Lab. That could make for a tricky balancing act of keeping its socially conscious ethos alive while satisfying stockholder demands.

Study: High school smoking falls as e-cigarette use booms NEW YORK (AP) — Teen smoking hit a new low last year while the popularity of electronic cigarettes and water pipes boomed, a government report shows.

The number of high school students who tried e-cigarettes tripled in one year — to more than 13 percent. Water pipes or hookahs were used by 9.4 percent.

But smoking of traditional cigarettes plummeted to 9.2 percent from more than 13 percent. That means smoking in high school is now less common than e-cigarette or hookah use.

The decline in cigarette smoking “is very dramatic and very encouraging,” said Robin Koval, president of Legacy, an anti-smoking organization.

The report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mirrors the results of another government-funded study issued in December.

The CDC report is based on a national survey of about 22,000 students at middle schools and

high schools, both public and private. Similar trends were found for middle school but at lower levels of use.

Students were asked whether they had smoked or used a tobacco product in the previous 30 days; those who said yes were deemed current smokers.

Besides cigarettes, the report found continuing declines in the use of cigars, chewing tobacco and snuff among high school students.

CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden this week described the findings as “alarming.” He said the decline in use of most tobacco products was more than offset by the growth in nicotine-laden e-cigarettes and hookahs.

Some public health experts say the CDC is taking an unusually hard stand against ecigarettes, at a time when scientists are still trying to determine how harmful they are.

They started selling in the U.S. in 2006 and are often described as a less dangerous alternative to cigarettes.

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Plight of imperiled ‘Entopreneurs’ feed growing insect draws lawsuit appetite for edible insects BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife advocates asked a judge Wednesday to force federal officials to decide if a rare aquatic insect that’s found only in Montana’s Glacier National Park should be protected under the Endangered Species Act. Western glacier stoneflies were first identified by scientists in 1963.

They live in streams fed by cold water from glaciers in northwest Montana.

Those glaciers are predicted to vanish by 2030 — in part because of warmer temperatures due to climate change — and researchers say the stoneflies also could disappear.

In a Wednesday lawsuit, the Center for Biological Diversity said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to follow through on a 2011 finding that protections might be needed for the insects.

The group asked U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington, D.C., to declare the agency violated federal law by not issuing a final determination on whether the species should be listed as threatened or endangered.

Even if the group prevails, it’s uncertain what can be done to preserve the insects.

“The difficult thing about listing a species based on climate change is we don’t really know what to do about it,” said Joe Giersch, a U.S. Geological

Survey scientist. When Giersch and other researchers recently looked for the insects in six streams that stoneflies historically occupied, they found them in only one.

There have been preliminary discussions among biologists about raising glacier stoneflies in laboratories and seeding different streams with the species.

Giersch said it’s unclear if the insects could survive because the new streams likely would be warmer than those with native glacier stonefly populations.

Center for Biological Diversity scientist Tierra Curry said wildlife officials have a chance to raise the profile of climate change’s impact on species around the globe with their decision on the stonefly.

“This stonefly is a story people can wrap their heads around,” she said. “It’s a specific species in a specific park that tells the story of what’s happening around the globe right now.”

Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman Ryan Moehring said the agency does not comment on pending litigation.

The lawsuit also seeks a decision on several fish species in the southeastern U.S. that Curry says are threatened largely by water pollution.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — They hop. They crawl. They squirm. And they could be coming to a dinner plate near you.

An increasing number of “entopreneurs” are launching businesses to feed a growing appetite for crickets, mealworms and other edible insects.

These upstarts are trying to persuade more Americans to eat bugs, which can be produced with less land, food and water than other sources of animal protein.

The United Nations has been promoting edible insects as a way to improve nutrition, reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and create jobs in insect production. At least 2 billion people worldwide already eat insects as part of their diet, according to the 2013 report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

But it could be a tough sell for Westerners who are more likely to squash bugs than savor them.

“Insects are viewed as what ruins food — a roach in your soup, a fly in your salad. That’s the biggest obstacle — the ick factor,” said Daniella Martin, the “Girl Meets Bug” blogger and author of “Edible: An Adventure into the World of Eating Insects and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet.”

Inside San Francisco’s La Cocina, a commercial kitchen for food entrepreneurs, Monica Martinez empties hundreds of live mealworms, each about 2 inches long, into a plastic container.

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Monica Martinez sorts meal worms prior to baking them. A growing number of “entopreneurs” are trying to persuade consumers that insects are the next super food. tray and sliding them into an oven.

Martinez started Don Bugito PreHispanic Snackeria to entice American consumers with treats inspired by popular snacks in her native Mexico. Among her specialties are spicy superworms and chocolate-covered, salted crickets.

“The idea is to offer another type of protein into the food market,” said Martinez, an artist and industrial designer who launched Don Bugito as a street food project in 2011. “The biggest job that we have to do is to try to get more people to try our foods.”

Don Bugito snacks are sold online or at a La Cocina kiosk in San Francisco’s Ferry Building, where retail workers recently offered free samples of chocolate-covered crickets and spicy superworms.

“No!” said a young boy

when asked to try one.

But more adventurous eaters gave them a try.

“It doesn’t really taste like a bug. It tastes like crunchy spices,” said Leslie Foreman, who works at a medical technology firm, after sampling a chili-lime cricket. “I’m not sure this is going to be my everyday snack, but I think it’s fun and I think it’s cool.”

Across San Francisco Bay inside at a kitchen in Berkeley, Megan Miller and her assistants shape clumps of orange-ginger cookie dough, carefully arrange them up on a tray and slip them in an oven. The key ingredient: flour made from ground-up crickets.

Miller’s startup, Bitty Foods, sells its cricket-based cookies and baked goods online and at upscale grocery stores.

Many of its customers are moms looking for a healthy snack for their children.

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BY JOEY HOLLEMAN The State COLUMBIA — A bill racing through the Legislature would require hikers, mountain bikers and bird watchers to wear some piece of safety orange clothing while out on Wildlife Management Areas, including the 28,765-acre Manchester State Forest in Sumter County, in the state during deer hunting season.

It’s a common sense safety issue as more non-hunters get out and share woods with hunters, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.

The bill, H.3668, was filed by Reps. Mike Pitts and Stephen Goldfinch and zipped through the House on a 92-2 vote. A Senate subcommittee moved the bill along to full committee Wednesday.

Capt. Mike Sabaka of the Natural Resources Department said the bill stemmed from an incident when a deer hunter locked in on a target moving in the woods but waited to fire until clearly identifying what was moving. It was a

hiker. That hunter brought up the inconsistency — and safety concern — that hunters are required to wear international orange clothing on Wildlife Management Area property, but non-hunters aren’t.

Veteran hikers, mountain bikers and bird watchers know its best to avoid those areas during deer hunting season.

Since deer hunting isn’t allowed on Sundays in those areas, however, knowledgeable non-hunters know those are the days to head out. But the trails in Wildlife Management Areas -- now encompassing more than 1 million acres in the state -- have begun luring more newcomers who don’t know the traditions.

Among the more popular Wildlife Management Areas in the Midlands are Manchester and the 10,600-acre Crackerneck area in Aiken County. The Goodwill Plantation property recently acquired by the state in Richland County will be a Wildlife Management Area.

The bill would make not wearing international orange

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Hunters are seen walking through a clearing wearing international safety orange vests and hats in 2013.

Bill H.3668, which passed the S.C. House of Representatives by a 92-2 vote, would require hikers, mountain bikers and even bird watchers to wear the color during deer season on the state’s Wildlife Management Areas, including Manchester State Forest in Sumter County.

— either a cap, coat or vest — during deer hunting season on those properties a general penalty subject to a fine of as

Eyes help dogs bond with owners

BY MALCOLM RITTER The Associated Press NEW YORK — Oh, those puppy eyes.

Just by gazing at their owners, dogs can trigger a response in their masters’ brains that helps them bond, a study says.

And owners can do a similar trick in return, researchers found.

This two-way street evidently began when dogs were domesticated long ago, because it helped the two species connect, the Japanese researchers say.

As canine psychology experts Evan MacLean and Brian Hare of Duke University wrote in a commentary on the work, “When your dog is staring at you, she may not just be after your sandwich.”

The new work is the first to present a biological mechanism for bonding across species, said researcher Larry Young of Emory University.

Neither he nor the Duke scientists were involved in the study, which is reported in a paper from Japan released Thursday by the journal Science.

The brain response is an increase in levels of a hormone called oxyto-

much as $200. Sabaka expects few of those tickets will be written.

“There’s going to be a slow

educational approach,” he said. “We’re not going to go out and immediately issue summons.”

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cin (ahk-see-TOH’-sin). Studies in people and animals indicate this substance promotes social bonding, such as between parent and infant or between two lovers.

One experiment in the new research involved 30 owners and their dogs. Oxytocin levels in the urine of both species were sampled before and after the owners and their dogs spent a half-hour together.

Analysis showed that owners whose dogs looked at them longer in the first five minutes had bigger boosts in oxytocin levels. Similarly, dogs that gazed longer got a hormone boost, too.

That’s evidently in response to being touched by their owners during the session, one of the study authors, Takefumi Kikusui of Azabu University near Tokyo, said in an email.

No such result appeared when researchers tried the experiment with wolves. The animals were paired with people who had raised them, although not as pets. The difference suggests dogs started gazing at owners as a social strategy when they became domesticated, rather than inheriting it from their wolf ancestors, researchers said.

Another experiment with dogs

BY SEANNA ADCOX The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina legislators may await a U.S. Supreme Court decision before voting on a bill that prison officials say will help them secure a drug they need for an inmate’s execution.

House Judiciary Chairman Greg Delleney said Thursday that there’s a “good possibility” his committee will wait to consider the ruling.

“I don’t see any urgency to get ahead of the Supreme Court,” said Delleney, R-Chester.

The next execution order in South Carolina may be years away.

A Judiciary subcommittee took no action on a bill that keeps secret the information of any company or pharmacist who provides execution drugs. Last month, a Senate committee rejected a similar bill on a 7-7 vote. That committee’s chairman, Sen. Mike Fair of Greenville, withdrew his attempt to insert the proposal into the state budget Thursday, saying he’ll try to resurrect the bill in committee later this session.

Department of Corrections Direc-

tor Bryan Stirling said the privacy guarantee should help his agency buy a drug used in the state’s three-drug lethal injection. The state’s supply of pentobarbital expired in 2013 and attempts to buy more have failed.

“We could go to companies and say, ‘Your name won’t go out,’” Stirling said.

The nation’s high court is expected to hear arguments later this month on whether Oklahoma’s three-drug execution mix is constitutional.

Stirling stressed that case involves a different drug.

Oklahoma inmates challenged that state’s injection method as cruel and unusual punishment after a botched execution last year in which the sedative midazolam was newly used as the first in a threedrug combination. States nationwide are trying to find new drugs and new sources for drugs because pharmaceutical companies have stopped selling them for executions and pharmacists are reluctant to expose themselves to possible harassment.

Opponents of the bill urged legislators not to vote for government secrecy.

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Your brain’s aging; report urges ways to stay sharp

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That kind of change may not be obvious until, say, someone is faced with a complex financial decision or forced to make a transaction quickly and has trouble, Blazer said.

Older adults are losing nearly $3 billion a year, directly and indirectly, to financial fraud, the report noted.

What’s the difference between normal aging and cognitive decline?

“There’s no clear line that we can draw here,” Blazer cautioned.

Someone experiencing memory difficulty needs to be checked by a doctor, said IOM panelist Dr. Jason Karlawish of the University of Pennsylvania. With Alzheimer’s, nerve cells in the brain die. With normal cognitive aging, neurons don’t die — they just don’t work as well, he explained.

The best advice for staying sharp as you get older: Be physically active. The sooner you start the better, but it’s never too late, Blazer said.

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• Keep socially and intellectually active.

• Get enough sleep.

• Be careful of products that claim to improve cognitive functioning. There’s no evidence that vitamins and dietary supplements like ginkgo biloba help, Dr. Dan Blazer, chair of the committee, said. And the jury’s still out on whether computerbased brain-training games do any good, he said.

The Institute of Medicine recommends: • Control high blood pressure and diabetes, and don’t smoke. Those are key risks for heart disease, and what’s bad for your heart is bad for your brain.

• Some medications commonly taken by seniors — including certain anxiety or sleep drugs, antihistamines, bladder drugs and older antidepressants — can fog the brain, so

WASHINGTON — Those lost car keys that were an annoyance in your 30s can spark major anxiety in your 60s. Turns out it’s pretty normal: The brain ages just like the rest of your body, says a new report that urges Americans to take steps to keep sharp in their senior years.

The prestigious Institute of Medicine examined what scientists know about “cognitive aging,” changes in mental functioning as we get older.

This isn’t a disease like Alzheimer’s but a natural process — and it’s not always bad. Wisdom can indeed increase with age, and years of experience can prove invaluable, stressed Dr. Dan Blazer, an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Duke University who chaired the IOM committee.

“The brain ages in all of us. But

perience little if any cognitive change, many older adults process information more slowly and have more difficulty multitasking than when they were younger, the report found. What’s called working memory — the brain’s short-term storage — often declines with age, but typically long-term memory remains intact even if it takes longer to recall someone’s name.

there’s wide variability in the way the brain ages,” Blazer said.

Staying cognitively sharp is one of the biggest concerns of seniors, with good reason. Tuesday’s report warns that even subtle slowdowns can affect daily life, making seniors more vulnerable to financial scams, driving problems or other difficulties in a technology-driven world.

Indeed, while some people will ex-

Cats chat with us through meows, blinks, whiskers LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it comes to cats, those meows mean ... well, a lot of things.

With each purr, yowl or even blink, felines are saying, “Hello,” “Let’s snuggle” or “Beat it, Mom.” For the increasing number of pet owners who want to connect with their often-aloof fur babies, experts say there’s something to gain from those attempts at communication.

Cats are very independent, and so they are easily misunderstood, says Dr. Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA and author of the new National Geographic book “How to Speak Cat.” He

aims to unravel the mystery by helping people discern what cats are trying to convey.

Crafty kitties can make 16 different meow sounds and usually only unleash them when people are around, he said. Meows can be their way of saying feed me, pet me or let me out and hardly ever get exchanged between cats.

That’s because cats learn they can get something desirable from people if they meow, said Dr. Bonnie Beaver, executive director of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and a professor at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

She also wrote the 2003 textbook “Feline Behavior.”

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Dr. Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of San Diego Humane Society and SPCA and author of “How to Speak Cat,” has a word with Wesley, a resident of the Humane Society shelter, on Wednesday in San Diego.

The meaning of a scratch or a hiss is pretty clear, but cats can talk in more subtle ways — with their eyes and tails. A slow blink from a feline, for ex-

ample, is like a wink between friends, Weitzman said.

“Blinking is like a kitty kiss,” he said.

And extending their tails

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80 YEARS FROM PAGE A1 Reports indicate Wazney was initially arrested in December 2013 and charged with five counts of first-degree criminal sexual misconduct with a minor under the age of 11, after he reportedly fondled

an underage girl.

After investigating those allegations further, Sumter County deputies levied 27 additional counts against the man about six weeks later after discovering evidence of a four-year sexual relationship between Wazney and another underage girl, who was older

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than the first victim.

The charges in the second round of indictments included multiple counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, lewd act upon a minor and incest.

Finney said the older victim was the one for which Wazney was tried

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At Bishopville Primary School, Save the Children makes after-school programs possible and sends books home with children, among other benefits, said Principal Lei Washington.

But for children ages birth to 5 years, the program sends early childhood advocates into the homes of high-poverty families to teach parents about the importance of literacy starting at birth.

Save the Children partners with 15 communities in six S.C. counties, serving 6,616 children.

Garner tagged along Wednesday when Gloria Burris, a Save the Children early childhood coordinator, visited the home of Tony and Rachelle Dinkins.

Twice a month, Burris visits the family to bring books and share tips to boost the reading skills of the couple’s two children, 13-month-old Ezekiel and 5-year-old Isaac.

Burris and other early childhood coordinators also help the family find other

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this week, indicating she was the defendant’s step-granddaughter. He noted prosecutors combined the 27 warrants that deputies filed against Wazney during the arrest stage of the case to develop the four counts for which he was tried during the trial.

Actress Jennifer Garner reads “Quick As A Cricket” to Tersia Singleton and Jeannette Isaac’s kindergarten class in Bishopville on Wednesday.

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services they might need, such as health care, nutrition assistance or transportation.

A bit bashful, Ezekiel eventually warmed up to the strangers crowding his living room.

The toddler played with a ball and, sitting in his father’s arms, flipped through a book while uttering the beginning formations of words.

Burris chatted with the Dinkinses, who have been struggling since Tony lost his job and his primary mode of transportation. A homemaker, Rachelle is working on getting her GED. Rachelle later said she did not fully realize who Garner was until the Hollywood star left. Now she has a story to share with others.

“I realized it as she walked out my door — I had a movie star in my house,’’ Rachelle said.

After the visit, Garner — who has three young children with husband, Ben Affleck — said she visits homes to get a sense of “what life looks like’’ for families who struggle to overcome poverty, “how hard they’re trying and what kind of leg up could be helpful to their children or to them.’’

Garner was visiting South Carolina with Mark Shriver, who ran Save the Children’s U.S.-based programs for more than a decade before shifting into advocacy, promoting early childhood programs nationwide.

Shriver said Save the Children programs have been in

the Palmetto State for more than a decade.

“There’s a lot of progress,’’ he said, “but there’s a lot of room for improvement.’’

Early education programs are “the most important investment we can make as a country’’ to get children ready for school.

“If they’re not ready for kindergarten, then they’re going to struggle for the rest of their academic career, so that early investment is crucial,’’ he said.

Shriver and Garner were headed to Columbia Wednesday to meet with Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman. The two also are scheduled to visit with state lawmakers for the screening of a film about poverty.

Solicitor Scarlett Wilson released a statement this week saying that, based on the facts so far, the death penalty doesn’t appear to apply. Under state law, death can only be sought in a killing with aggravating circumstances such as robbery and kidnapping among a number of other circumstances.

“Based on the facts revealed thus far, it does not appear South Carolina’s death penalty provision applies in this case because there are no statutory aggravating circumstances present,” the solicitor’s statement said.

Slager faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted.

Wilson said she has been in contact with State Law Enforcement Division agents who are investigating the case but has not received their investigation file, something she said she doesn’t expect for days or weeks.

She added the Charleston County grand jury meets in May but “when we present indictments to the grand jury will depend upon when we receive the investigative file and the amount of time it takes to review it.”

South Carolina Chief Justice Jean Toal, in a two-sentence order issued on Tuesday, assigned the Slager case to Judge Clifton Newman of Kingstree, who has been on the bench for 15 years.

Toal authorized the clerk of the state Supreme Court, Dan Shearouse, to release a statement on the assignment to the media. It says state law requires a systematic rotation of trial judges so most cases are handled by more than one judge while before the courts.

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Food criticism is hard for couple to swallow DEAR ABBY — My wife and I have a friend, “Jonah,” whom we love dearly, but he has no filter.

Dear Abby He’s collegeeducated, ABIGAIL has a whiteVAN BUREN collar job and is over 50. The problem is, anytime we invite him for dinner or take food items to his house, he makes horrible remarks about my wife’s cooking, particularly when it’s a holiday party based on my wife’s Slavic heritage.

My wife is a really good cook. No one else makes fun

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of these foods, many of which are common in the U.S., but Jonah makes negative comments every time. I have told him that it’s rude, and so has my wife.

We would hate not inviting him to future parties with our usual crowd, but it gets me upset when he does this.

My wife has actually prepared an alternative meal for him so he won’t have to eat the “heritage-style” food. He even makes snide comments when I bring foods popular in other parts of the U.S. Abby, do we continue inviting him or not? It is straining our friendship.

In a food fight in New Hampshire DEAR IN A FOOD FIGHT — Be-

cause Jonah has indicated that he doesn’t like the food at your parties, stop inviting him. And because he doesn’t appreciate the effort when you bring regional food to his home, stop doing that, too. If he asks why he wasn’t included, feel free to give him an “unfiltered” answer.

If you visit him, bring a generic house gift, such as nuts, a box of candy, a bottle of wine. If he doesn’t accept it graciously, stop doing that, too.

With a “friend” like Jonah, it would be better to socialize at a restaurant that serves food he does like, or at an activity that doesn’t revolve around food. I am amazed that you have tolerated his behavior this long.

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Queen Hillary travels by van W ASHINGTON — See Hillary ride in a van! Watch her meet everyday Americans! Witness her ordering a burrito bowl at Chipotle! Which she did wearing shades, as did her chief aide Huma Abedin, yielding security-camera pictures that made them look (to borrow from Karl Rove) like fugitives on the lam, wanted in seven states for a failed foreign policy.

There’s something surreal about Hillary Clinton’s Marie Antoinette tour, sampling cake and commoners.

But what else can she do?

After Barack Obama, she’s the best known political figure in America. She has papal name recognition.

Like Napoleon and Cher, she’s universally known by her first name. As former queen consort, senator and secretary of state, she has spent a quarter-cenCharles Krauthammer tury in the national spotlight — more than any modern candidate.

She doesn’t just get media coverage; she gets metacoverage. The staging is so obvious that actual events disappear. The story is their symbolism — campaign as semiotics.

This quality of purposeful abstractness makes everything sound and seem contrived. It’s not really her fault. True, she’s got enough genuine inauthenticity to go around — decades of positioning, framing, parsing, dodging — but the perception is compounded by the obvious staginess of the gigantic political apparatus that surrounds her and directs her movements.

Why is she running in the first place? Because it’s the next inevitable step in her career path. But that’s not as damning as it seems. It can be said of practically every presidential candidate. The number of conviction politicians — those who run not to be someone but to do something — is exceedingly small. In our lifetime: Ronald Reagan.

And arguably, Barack Obama, although with him (as opposed to Reagan) a heavy dose of narcissistic self-fulfillment is admixed with genuine ideological conviction.

Hillary Clinton’s problem is age, not chronological but political. She’s been around for so long that who can really believe she suddenly has been seized with a new passion to champion, as she put it in Iowa, “the truckers that I saw on I-80 as I was driving here”?

Or developed a new persona. She will, of course, go through the motions. Her team will produce a “message,” one of the most corrosive, debased words in the lexicon of contemporary politics — an alleged synonym for belief or conviction, it signifies nothing more than a branded, marketing strategy.

She will develop policies.

In Iowa, she’d already delivered her top four, one of which is to take unaccount-

‘(Hillary) Clinton’s unchangeability, however, is the source of her uniqueness as a candidate: She’s a fixed point. She is who she is. And no one expects — nor would anyone really believe — any claimed character change.’

able big money out of politics. This is rather precious, considering that her supporters intend to raise $2.5 billion for 2016 alone and that the Clinton Foundation is one of the most formidable machines ever devised for extracting money from the rich, the powerful and the unsavory.

She will try to sell herself as champion of the little guy. Not easy to do when you and your husband have for the last 25 years made limo-liberal Davos-world your home. Hence the van trek to Iowa, lest a Gulfstream 450 invade the visual.

Clinton’s unchangeability, however, is the source of her uniqueness as a candidate: She’s a fixed point.

She is who she is. And no one expects — nor would anyone really believe — any claimed character change.

Accordingly, voters’ views about her are equally immutable. The only variable, therefore, in the 2016 election lies on the other side, where the freedom of action is almost total. It all depends on who the Republicans pick and how the candidate performs.

Hillary is a stationary target. You know what you’re getting. She has her weaknesses: She’s not a great campaigner, she has that unshakable inauthenticity problem and, regarding the quality most important to getting elected, she is barely, in the merciless phrase of candidate Obama in 2008, “likable enough.”

But she has her strengths: discipline, determination, high intelligence, great energy. With an immense organization deploying an obscene amount of money.

And behind that, a Democratic Party united if not overly enthusiastic.

That’s why 2016 is already shaping up as the most unusual open-seat presidential race in our time: one candidate fixed and foregone, the other yet to emerge from a wild race of a near-dozen contenders with none exceeding 20 percent.

So brace yourself for a glorious Republican punchup, punctuated by endless meta-coverage of the Democrats’ coronation march.

After which, we shall decide the future of our country.

Just the way the Founders drew it up.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@ charleskrauthammer.com. © 2015, The Washington Post Writers Group

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:

The Post and Courier of Charlestion April 15

CRUNCH TIME: HIGHWAY FIX NEEDED BEFORE ALL OF STATE’S ROADS CRUMBLE South Carolina’s Legislature is heading into the final turn of this year’s session, with little to show for the time spent in Columbia thus far. The state has every reason to expect lawmakers to complete work on strong bills for road funding and ethics reform. Anything less should be counted as a failure.

The funding shortfall for state highways and bridges is generally recognized, and the Senate finally has a bill that begins to deal with it.

That bill, sponsored by Sen. Ray Cleary, R-Georgetown, would raise the gas tax and ease the sales tax cap on vehicle sales.

Both actions are long overdue.

So far, not even Senate President Pro Tempore Hugh Leatherman has been able to get the bill to the Senate floor for debate.

His effort to do so under special order last month got the support of a majority of the Senate, but not the two thirds needed.

“It’s do or die time,” Sen. Leatherman said late last week. The Florence Republican plans another effort this week to advance the bill. Sen. Cleary’s proposal deserves the Senate’s support.

Only two local senators backed Sen. Leatherman’s earlier effort — Marlon Kimpson, D-Charleston, and Paul Campbell, R-Berkeley.

Some of the opposition is due to the absence of a reform component in the road funding bill. If the Legislature wants to make changes in the governance of the state highway department, the highway commission and the State Infrastructure Bank, it should wait until another session. Trying to tackle restructuring would kill any hope for more road money this year.

There is a multitude of problems with the state’s inadequately maintained roads and bridges — more than enough to make the case for additional revenue to the state Department of Transportation.

The state gas tax is one of the nation’s smallest and hasn’t been raised in 25 years.

The idea behind the gas tax is that users pay to keep up the roads they use. Clearly that hasn’t happened in South Carolina.

The DOT puts the 30-year funding shortfall at $40 billion, which means that the highway department needs another $1.3 billion a year. Sen. Cleary’s bill is the most ambitious funding measure yet put forward, and it would raise $800 million a year. Though that figure is short of what is needed, the bill also has a component that would eventually turn over state-maintained roads of inconsequential length to local government with some provision for state assistance. It also would limit expenditures to priority projects.

Meanwhile, ethics reform has been caught up in this tangle. Sen. Leatherman is refusing to advance the endangered ethics bill until the Senate takes up road funding.

There is no good reason that both can’t be done. They both address essential, longstanding needs.

The Senate and House should be able to get behind this responsible plan to raise more revenue, primarily from a gas tax hike. That would have those who use the highways pay for their upkeep, as envisioned. And a third of those taxes come from out-of-state motorists.

If the governor were to successfully veto such needed legislation — as she has threatened — she could then assume much

of the responsibility for the state’s woeful road system. There would be no small irony in that, since South Carolina’s crumbling highways threaten to choke off economic development and new jobs — her signature issue.

Without more resources, the state’s roads will continue to crumble.

And without legislative action to provide additional funding, that’s exactly what’s going to happen.

The Aiken Standard April 15

AIKEN RECYCLING PROGRAM A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR CITY A program moved forward by Aiken City Council on Monday offers a more sustainable future and cost saving route for processing our community’s recyclables.

This should be seen as a win-win for the city as it enters into an agreement with Dumpster Depot and its owner Norman Dunagan to handle recyclables after they leave curb-side bins.

It’s a particularly positive move because of the unique business acumen exhibited by Dunagan and his company, which was named the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Year in 2014.

Dunagan noted during Monday’s meeting that he will continue his efforts to hire “opportunity employees” — those who may be at-risk and may otherwise be passed over for finding a job. This business operations style, which is being done in conjunction with nonprofit groups Goodwill and Megiddo Dream Station, is a shining example of not only entrepreneurship, but also what it means to be a quality corporate neighbor in a community.

Additionally, this project should free up dollars in the city’s budget because Aiken was previously sending these recyclables to North Augusta to be processed in its Material Recovery Facility. Instead of transporting these recyclables more than 15 miles down the road, this will be done right here in Aiken at the site of the former Phelon building on University Parkway where Dumpster Depot’s facility will do the processing.

Dunagan noted the site will employ about 12 to 16 at the start in order to sift through and process the material. While these are entry-level positions, these are not low-pay positions. Dunagan has noted that not a single employee at Dumpster Depot is making at or below minimum wage.

“We show people dignity by paying them above minimum wage,” Dunagan explained Monday, “and in return, they give us the performance that you just wouldn’t believe.”

As this project gets off the ground for the first two years, the company will process the recyclables without paying the City for the materials. After that time span, the city and Dumpster Depot would be set to sign an amended agreement to allow a profit-share of revenue received from the sale of recyclables.

This makes sense as it’s a distinct and new venture for both the city and the company.

While both know much material is being recycled in Aiken, the overall breakdown of the types of material still needs to be determined. Consequently, as the company looks to find secondary markets for the material, it’s difficult to gauge how much will actually be generated at this point. However, this kind of revenue sharing can undoubtedly boost the city’s efforts to be even more environmentally friendly in the future, a push that has wisely been increasingly important to Aiken.

This latest idea certainly puts an ever brighter spotlight on the city’s initiatives to “go green.” With Aiken set to celebrate Earth Day (today) and Saturday, this is a particularly inspiring and positive step forward for our community.

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AROUND TOWN Green at (803) 968-4173.

The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association The VFW Post 11078, Summerwill hold a dinner fundraiser ton, will meet at 6 p.m. on from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today Tuesday, April 21, at its Lincoln High School Alumni Association at the Lincoln High School headquarters on Canty gymnasium, Councilfundraiser Street. holds dinner Street. All members and poCost: $8 per dinner and will tential new members are inconsist of grilled chicken, vited to attend. red rice, stuffing, lima The Carolina Coin Club will beans, roll and a drink. Call James L. Green at (803) 968- meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, at the Parks and 4173.

Recreation Department The Lincoln High School Class building, 155 Haynsworth St. of 1965 will meet at 11 a.m.

The club meets on the third today at the Lincoln High Tuesday of each month and School gymnasium, Council visitors are always welStreet, to plan for the 50come. Call (803) 775-8840 for year class reunion. Call more information.

Betty Miller at (803) 775The Sumter County Educator’s 1616.

Association-Retired will meet A benefit gala for the Boys and at noon on Wednesday, Girls Club of Lee County will April 22, at the North HOPE be held 6-8 p.m. today at Center, 904 N. Main St. New the Opera House, 109 Main members are encouraged to St., Bishopville. This is a attend and join. Call Brenda fundraiser benefit to initiate Bethune at (803) 469-6588. a Boys and Girls Club in Lee The Single Parent Institute will County through the Salvameet 5:30-6:30 p.m. on tion Army. Seating can be Wednesday, April 22, at the purchased by individual Birnie HOPE Center. For inticket for $30 or a table of eight for $300. Table seating formation, call Dr. Quaneck Walkes at (803) 223-9408 or will guarantee group seatsingleparentinstitute@quaing together. Dinner will be neck.com. Find the group on served at 6 p.m., followed Facebook. by entertainment provided The Sumter Branch NAACP will by local youth. Dinner will be provided by youth volun- meet at 5 p.m. on Sunday, teers in the Lee Central culi- April 26, a St. James UM Church, 700 Broad St. nary arts program. Tickets available at the Lee County VFW Post 10813 will hold its Chamber of Commerce or monthly “Wine, Cheese, Music Lee County First Steps of& more ...” event from 5 to 9 fice. Call Ruby Gibbs at p.m. on Sunday, April 26, at (803) 468-8340 or Brenda 610 Manning Ave. Donations Golden at (803) 651-1893. are welcome to help support veterans and families The Sumter Combat Veterans Group will hold a black tie fun- programs. Call (803) 7736700 for details. draiser event at 7 p.m. today at the Carolina Sky Club, The Sumter County Veterans Shaw Air Force Base. TickAssociation will meet at 6 ets are $50 each. Sammy p.m. on Thursday, April 30, Way, historian, will speak. at VFW Post 1034. The MeCall Henry Boyd at (803) morial Day program will be 464-1239 or Leroy Peeples at discussed as well as the (803) 509-2868. placing of flags on veterans’ graves the Saturday before Lee County EMS Community Outreach will host a health fair Memorial Day. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, St. Anne Catholic School’s sixth April 18, at Concord United annual benefit auction will be Methodist Church in the held from 6 to 10 p.m. on Lucknow community.

Friday, May 1, at the O’Donnell House. This event The Bethel Grammar School annual reunion will be held at will include heavy hors 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, d’oeuvres, music, a cash bar and silent auction. Rafe, at Cypress Creek Club master of ceremonies from House, 5520 Bethel Church J.R. Dixon Auctions, will also Road. Call (803) 481-8896 or conduct a live auction. TickPolly McLeod at (803) 452ets are $25 per person. All 5758.

The Clarendon County Republi- proceeds will benefit St. Anne Catholic School and can Party Convention will be assist in continuing its variheld at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, at Cornerstone Free ous programs and funding scholarships. Call (803) 775Will Baptist Church, 2116 3632 for tickets or more inGreeleyville Highway, manning. Fees: $5 for non-mem- formation.

The Lincoln High School Presber delegates; and $10 for ervation Alumni Association guests. There is no fee for will sponsor a community day elected officials or the / membership day / indoor press. sale from 7 a.m. to noon on The Lincoln High School PresSaturday, May 2, on Council ervation Alumni Association Street. Vendors are invited will meet at 4 p.m. on Sunand may set up a table in day, April 19, at the Lincoln High School cafeteria, Coun- the gymnasium at $20 per table. Refreshments will be cil Street. Lincolnites, served. Call Vernessa Harfriends and the community vin Baker at (803) 883-9251. are invited. Call James L.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You know EUGENIA LAST what you want to do, so get moving and follow your heart.

A past mistake may come back to haunt you, but if you maintain honesty and integrity, you will be able to turn any negative in your life into a positive.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Dig deep to find out exactly what’s transpiring around you before you make a decision that can alter your position or your progress. Ask questions and demand the truth.

It’s up to you to protect your interests.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Whatever you do to help a cause, you will end up reaping rewards.

Your ability to persuade others to take part will attract attention.

Keep the momentum flowing and strive to finish whatever you start.

Bring about positive changes.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your interest in changing your professional direction or desire to learn something new will lead to exciting new research. Take your time and hone new skills before you decide to implement change.

Don’t let moodiness hold you back.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The more you do to help others, the more you will get in return. Your talent will not go unnoticed. You will attract people who share your interests and concerns and are also willing to contribute to your plan of action. Romance is highlighted.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Put more thought in to ways you can make your home more userfriendly and conducive to the projects you want to achieve.

Letting others talk you in to spending more than you want will be your downfall. Focus on minimalism.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Improve your appearance, what you stand for and your life.

Changes at home will improve your attitude and help you find new opportunities to increase your standard of living. Love is on the rise, and romance is encouraged.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Move forward with caution. Not everyone will be on your side. Be prepared to counter whatever opposition you face. Put your efforts in to home improvements, but get the go-ahead first from anyone influenced by your choices.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Talks will lead to arguments and little accomplishment. Take action, follow through with your plans and stand behind your work and the outcome of whatever you do. Say little and do a lot to avoid interference and negativity.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Partnerships are highlighted. Iron out any disagreements amicably.

Arguing will be a waste of time.

Follow through with any promises you make. Love is in the stars, and making a concerted effort to live up to a commitment will enhance your relationship.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A joint venture will concern you. Don’t let outsiders take care of your money.

Do your due diligence and filter through your personal papers until you feel comfortable with where you stand financially. Set a budget and put your plans in motion.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Gather information, ask questions and consider your options. Once you have a clear-cut picture of the life journey you want to take, you will know how to proceed. Prepare to jump into action and make your dreams come true.

DAILY PLANNER

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SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK Meeko, a 4-year-old housebroken white and tan female Jack Russell Terrier, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. She is great with children, other dogs and cats.

She is a very playful, affectionate, gentle, active and friendly dog who loves toys and human attention. She likes to chase a laser light. Meeko was born deaf, but is very active and happy despite her disability. The SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit www.sumterscspca.com.

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

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PRO GOLF

Facing a tough challenge McDowell, Every tied for lead as Speith struggles

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND — It’s been quite some time since Jordan Spieth had to explain a performance this poor.

The Masters champion had a post-Masters letdown in the opening round Thursday, shooting 3-over 74 to end his run of 16 straight rounds under par. He blamed it all on himself — and not the twoday celebratory media tour in New York this week.

“I didn’t drive the ball well, didn’t particularly strike my irons well. My chipping and putting weren’t there,” he said. “It was just an off day.”

And the sort of performance that stands in stark contrast with how Spieth played the past month. He won the Valspar Championship, finished second at the Texas Open and lost a playoff in the Houston Open before capturing the green jacket and his first major championship at Augusta National.

RBC HERITAGE LEADERBOARD

The Associated Press Thursday Matt Every 32-34—66 Graeme McDowell 34-32—66 Sangmoon Bae 32-35—67 Kevin Kisner 36-32—68 Scott Langley 33-35—68

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It was a lot to ask of anyone to come back just as strong, let alone a 21-year-old who hadn’t gone through it before.

“No excuses, I just didn’t have it today,” he said.

He better have it on Friday if he hopes to hang around for the weekend. Spieth stands eight shots behind Graeme McDowell and Matt Every, tied for the top at 5-under 66.

“Got a good feeling about tomorrow,” Spieth said. “Feel like I got some swings in, got in somewhat of a rhythm and can at least go out and feel the shots.”

Don’t bet against the young

ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAMS

ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAM

30 chosen for All-Independent basketball teams

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Thirty local student-athletes have been selected to The Sumter Item girls and boys All-Independent basketball teams.

The teams, 15 girls and 15 boys, are selected based on nominations from the head coaches of the seven independent schools that have basketball teams. The Sumter Item sports department selects the teams.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Graeme McDowell reacts to a missed birdie putt on the 16th green during the first round of the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island on Thursday. McDowell and Matt Every both shot a 5-under 66 to share the SEE CHALLENGE, PAGE B4 first-round lead while Masters champion Jordan Speith struggled and is eight shots off the lead.

The girls team includes five players from Wilson Hall, four players from Thomas Sumter Academy, three from Laurence Manning Academy and one each from Robert E. Lee Academy, Clarendon Hall and Sumter Christian School.

The boys teams has three players from both Wilson Hall and LMA, two each from TSA, REL, St. Francis Xavier High School and SCS and one from Clarendon Hall.

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GIRLS WILSON HALL Hannah Jordan Lauren Goodson Nicolette Fisher Holly Scott Hayley Smoak THOMAS SUMTER Taylor Knudson Logan Morris Latrice Lyons Hannah Jenkins LAURENCE MANNING Courtney Beatson Maggie Eppley Brooke Bennett ROBERT E. LEE Kelsey DeFee CLARENDON HALL Shannon Corbett SUMTER CHRISTIAN Susanna Hutson BOYS WILSON HALL John Ballard Drew Talley Brent Carraway LAURENCE MANNING Jerrell Kelley Terrell Houston Malik Cokley THOMAS SUMTER Tanner Brunson Austin Hudson ROBERT E. LEE Bryce Barrett Clayton Chewning ST. FRANCIS XAVIER Jay McFadden Dalton Foreman CLARENDON HALL Dustin Way SUMTER CHRISTIAN TJ Barron Desmond Sigler

Youth Day Extravaganza set for Saturday at Bates

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The Youth Day Extravaganza, which will feature basketball games with members of The Sumter Item All-Independent and All-Area boys and girls teams, will be held on Saturday at the Bates Middle School gymnasium beginning at 10 a.m.

There will be six different basketball games played throughout the course of the day.

There will be a high school boys game scheduled for 5:45 p.m. and a high school girls game scheduled for 4:45. Also, at 11:45 a.m., a boys all-star team will meet the Sumter County Recreation Department’s 17U all-star team that

competed in the state tournament.

There will also be a girls middle school all-star game at 2 p.m. followed by a boys game at 3.

The other game will begin at 10:45 a.m. and will feature members of the Third Army going against the LAY UP mentors.

Other participants in the event include Team Robinson MMA, the Salem Praise Dance Team, Save A Life for Christ Choir, the Salem Ministry Puppet Teers, the Alice Drive Middle step team, the Crestwood High drum line and Sounds Effect beat box team.

The cost of the event for the entire day is $3 per student and $5 per adult.

PRO BASKETBALL

Warriors? Cavs? Spurs again?

There is no clear title favorite

BY BRIAN MAHONEY The Associated Press Sweet-shooting Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have the best record, an unmatched home-court advantage, and the understanding that means nothing now.

“We had a great home record and did some historic things, but that doesn’t get you any extra points in the playoffs,” Curry said.

The Warriors (67-15) were THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the NBA’s best this season.

Stephen Curry, right, has led Golden State to the No. 1 seed in the LeBron James has been on Western Conference, ahead of Tony Parker and defending NBA cham- top before, though never in Cleveland. And don’t forget pion San Antonio, the No. 2 seed. The playoffs begin this weekend.

the Spurs, even though you have to look far down the West standings to find them.

When the NBA postseason opens this weekend, there will be plenty of championship contenders but perhaps no clear favorite.

“I got no idea who’s going to win the championship. This is the most convoluted I’ve ever seen the NBA as far as, I’ve got no idea,” Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley said.

With James gone from Miami, so are the days of penciling in one half of the NBA Finals matchup. The Heat

reached the last four finals, winning two of them, before James returned to Cleveland last July.

The Cavaliers don’t even have the best record in the Eastern Conference, finishing in second place behind Atlanta. But they have rolled through the second half of the season so easily that it’s hard not to consider this No. 2 as the one.

“We have an opportunity to do something special and that kicks off this weekend,” James said.

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NBA PLAYOFF CAPSULES

BY TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press Capsules for the NBA’s 1st-round playoff matchups A look at the eight first-round series in the NBA playoffs:

EASTERN CONFERENCE NO. 1 ATLANTA HAWKS (60-22) VS. NO. 8 BROOKLYN NETS (38-44) Season Series: Hawks, 4-0.

Atlanta led by at least 14 in every game, once by as much as 39. Brooklyn never led any of the four games by more than eight points.

Story Line: Can Atlanta do it in the playoffs? Much has been made of the culture change Mike Budenholzer has engineered, but note this — the Hawks haven’t won two playoff series in the same year since 1958, when they were in St. Louis.

Key Matchup 1: Kyle Korver vs. Joe Johnson. Both can get sizzling hot, and Brooklyn’s only hope is probably that Johnson finds a way to thwart his former team. Korver shot 49 percent from 3-point range this season; he’s only a 39 percent shooter from beyond the arc in his playoff career.

Key Matchup 2: Jeff Teague vs. Deron Williams. Atlanta is 50-13 when Teague has four turnovers or less. Williams saw his scoring drop for the third straight year, and he struggled with his shot in his three appearances against Atlanta this season.

X-Factor: Brook Lopez. He’s only played in the playoffs once before, but averaged 22.3 points in a seven-game loss to Chicago in 2013.

Prediction: Hawks in 5.

NO. 2 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (53-29) VS. NO. 7 BOSTON CELTICS (40-42) Season Series: Tied, 2-2. It’s slightly misleading; both of Boston’s wins came in the final days of the regular season when Cleveland’s spot on the East bracket was already secured. Both teams went 1-1 on the other’s home floor.

Story Line: LeBron James, back with the Cavaliers, back in the playoffs, back against the Celtics. Of course. Boston ended James’ first run with Cleveland in 2010, remember.

So how perfect is it that James’ second quest to deliver a title to championshipstarved Northeast Ohio starts with Boston?

Key Matchup 1: Kyrie Irving vs. Marcus Smart. Boston is a big longshot in this series, but if Smart can find a way to keep Irving in some sort of check, the Celtics will give the Cavaliers some headaches.

Key Matchup 2: Tristan Thompson vs. Isaiah Thomas.

No, they won’t be guarding each other, but their roles are huge. Thomas is explosive off Boston’s bench, while Thompson finds himself pulling many duties in his role as Cleveland’s go-to sub.

X-Factor: Kevin Love. Like Irving, he’s making his longawaited postseason debut.

He’ll have to learn fast what this time of year is all about.

Prediction: Cavaliers in 5.

NO. 3 CHICAGO BULLS (50-32) VS. NO. 6 MILWAUKEE BUCKS (41-41)

Season Series: Bulls, 3-1.

Chicago held Milwaukee to 87 points or less in all three wins, and neither team scored more than 95 points in any of the four games.

Story Line: Welcome back to the playoffs, Derrick Rose. He blew out a knee in Game 1 of Chicago’s 2012 loss to Philadelphia and hasn’t seen the floor in a postseason game since. He’s shown flashes of great things since coming back late this season. The Bulls absolutely need him at a high level, or else.

Key Matchup 1: Jimmy Butler vs. Khris Middleton. Butler has been great for Chicago all season, a true Most Improved Player candidate. Middleton keeps steadily getting better, was part of just 15 wins last year and now is a go-to option for the Bucks.

Key Matchup 2: Pau Gasol vs. Zaza Pachulia. Gasol led the NBA in double-doubles this season. Pachulia is a playoff veteran, but will have his hands full.

X-Factor: Tom Thibodeau.

Bulls have lost eight of their last nine playoff games under Thibodeau, whose job security might hinge on Chicago going deep in these playoffs.

Prediction: Bulls in 5.

NO. 4 TORONTO RAPTORS (49-33) VS. NO. 5 WASHINGTON WIZARDS (46-36) Season Series: Raptors, 3-0.

One of the wins was in overtime and another went down to the buzzer, but out of the

first 103 minutes where the teams went head-to-head this season the Raptors trailed for all of 23 seconds.

Story Line: Will this be the breakthrough for the Raptors? They’ve never won a best-of-seven series and have been past the first round only once, back when those were best-of-five matchups.

Key Matchup 1: Kyle Lowry vs. John Wall. Two of the elite point guards in the game. Lowry could have left Toronto last summer and didn’t; Wall shot just 37 percent in last year’s playoffs for Washington and needs to improve that number.

Key Matchup 2: Jonas Valanciunas vs. Marcin Gortat.

They’re almost identical; both European, both virtually the same height and weight, both shot 57 percent this year and averaged about 12 points and 9 rebounds per game.

X-Factor: Paul Pierce. He helped Brooklyn win a Game 7 in Toronto last year, and his recollections of that series should be invaluable to the Wizards now.

Prediction: Wizards in 7.

WESTERN CONFERENCE NO. 1 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (67-15) VS. NO. 8 NEW ORLEANS PELICANS (45-37)

Season Series: Warriors, 3-1. Golden State won the two games on its home floor with ease, one by 27 and the other by 16. New Orleans won the last meeting, earlier this month.

Story Line: Leading MVP candidate Stephen Curry goes against the league’s unquestioned budding megastar in Anthony Davis. And the Pelicans will play like they have nothing to lose.

Key Matchup 1: Draymond Green/Andrew Bogut vs.

Davis. Green figures to get the bulk of the defensive workload here and is going to have his hands full, obviously.

If Davis gets rolling, the Warriors will have cause for worry. Some cause, anyway.

Key Matchup 2: Curry/Klay Thompson vs. Tyreke Evans/ Eric Gordon. The Pelicans actually did OK against the Warriors’ starry backcourt, holding them to a combined 43 percent shooting. They’ll have to do that again, or even better.

X-Factor: Norris Cole. Traded to New Orleans by Miami midseason, Cole has been in three previous postseasons — getting to the NBA Finals every time. And he’s quick enough to make Curry work, too.

Prediction: Warriors in 5.

NO. 2 HOUSTON ROCKETS (56-26) VS. NO. 7 DALLAS MAVERICKS (5032) Season Series: Rockets, 3-1.

Don’t get too swayed by that.

Combined score of those four games: Rockets 402, Mavericks 398. Dallas had doubledigit leads in three of the games.

Story Line: James Harden missed out on the scoring title and will likely miss out on the MVP as well, but now gets a chance for something better. Harden has yet to get Houston past the first round, and his postseason career to date has been erratic at best.

Key Matchup 1: Jason Terry vs. Rajon Rondo. The Rockets went 8-3 down the stretch with Terry in the starting lineup. Rondo has been in 92 playoff games already, and though his tenure with Dallas hasn’t always been smooth he certainly knows how to win at playoff time.

Key Matchup 2: Tyson Chandler vs. Dwight Howard.

There’s serious star power in this series, with Harden, Monta Ellis, Dirk Nowitzki and others. But Chandler and Howard will be vital. Some guys can get on scoring streaks; these two can get on rebound streaks.

X-Factor: Chandler Parsons.

He was with the Rockets for his first three seasons, then took Dallas’ big-money offer last summer and so perhaps it’s fitting that paths cross now.

Prediction: Rockets in 6.

NO. 3 LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (56-26) VS. NO. 6 SAN ANTONIO SPURS (55-27) Season Series: Tied, 2-2.

Clippers won by 20 in San Antonio in January, before the Spurs found their end-of-season groove. Both teams went 1-1 on the other team’s floor.

Story Line: The best of the eight first-round matchups could very well be this one, pitting the defending champion Spurs against a Clippers team that’s still looking for that big postseason breakout.

NBA FROM PAGE B1 The Cavaliers start Sunday against Boston, a familiar foe for James and the one that ended his last postseason in a Cavaliers uniform.

The playoffs begin Saturday with four games: Washington visits Toronto in the opener before the Warriors, 39-2 at home during the regular season, host Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans. After that come two short trips: Milwaukee travels to Chicago and Dallas heads to Houston.

On Sunday, Atlanta hosts Brooklyn, Portland visits Memphis, and the Los Angeles Clippers welcome San Antonio for the opener of what appears to be the marquee first-round series.

The Spurs’ beautiful basketball overwhelmed James and the Heat in last year’s finals and carried them to 21 wins in their final 25 games this season — and couldn’t put a dent in their deficit in the West standings. They ended up with the No. 6 seed after losing in New Orleans on the final night of the regular season, with a 55-27 record that was a game worse than the Clippers, who surged to a 56-26 finish with seven straight victories.

“We’d love to have been in the 2 or 3 seeds — whatever it may be — and started at home,” the Spurs’ Tim Duncan said. “But we have been on just about every route possible throughout the years. This will be another journey, and hopefully it will be a fun one.”

That’s what the Warriors want. And with an MVP favorite in Curry, another AllStar in the backcourt in Klay Thompson and a deep bench, they have everything needed to make it happen.

San Antonio rolled through the last third of its schedule, but now the question is whether the Spurs will be deflated by missing out on a chance to finish No. 2 in the West and falling to the 6 spot.

Key Matchup 1: Chris Paul vs. Tony Parker. They’ve gone head-to-head 43 times, and Paul has the better stats — but Parker and the Spurs have won 28 of those matchups.

Key Matchup 2: Blake Griffin vs. Tim Duncan. Anytime a pair of former No. 1 picks get together — Duncan from 1997, Griffin from 2009 — it’s going to be worth watching.

Duncan’s next playoff game will be the 235th of his career, while Griffin has played in only 30.

X-Factor: Kawhi Leonard.

Since the start of the 2013 playoffs, the Spurs are 131-43 when last year’s NBA Finals MVP is in their lineup.

Prediction: Spurs in 6.

NO. 4 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (51-31) VS. NO. 5 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (55-27) Season Series: Grizzlies, 4-0.

Memphis held the high-octane Blazers to 91.3 points per game — more than 12 below their average output against everyone else.

Story Line: Portland gets the higher seed by winning the Northwest Division, but doesn’t have home-court because the Grizzlies had the better record. And both of these teams have serious injury concerns.

Key Matchup 1: LaMarcus Aldridge vs. Marc Gasol. Neither figures to totally muzzle the other, but the pressure will be on both of these bigs.

Aldridge adding 3-point range this season will only add to Gasol’s challenge.

Key Matchup 2: Damian Lillard vs. Mike Conley. Much like Aldridge, Lillard has gotten his numbers (22.0 ppg) against the Blazers this season. And Conley missed the end of the regular season with a foot injury, so Lillard figures to put him to the test right away.

X-Factor: Tony Allen. He hasn’t played since late March because of a bad hamstring, and the Grizzlies will need their defensive ace.

Prediction: Grizzlies in 6.

Blazers-Grizzlies series would be in line to meet the Warriors, and either would be a threat if healthy. But Marc Gasol, Mike Conley and Tony Allen of Memphis limped to the finish, Arron Afflalo joined Wesley Matthews on the sideline in Portland, and it’s hard to tell which team is in good enough shape to survive this series.

TEXAS TWO-STEP

The reward for James Harden and the Rockets after earning the No. 2 seed? A matchup against a Dallas team that won 50 games. The Rockets outscored the Mavericks just 402-398 in their four meetings, and Dallas had double-digit leads in three of them.

KIDD’S KIDS

Jason Kidd won a firstround series as a No. 6 seed last year in Brooklyn. He’s back in that spot after his first season coaching in Milwaukee with a young team that will try to overcome its playoff inexperience.

WHO WINS?

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chicago’s Derrick Rose (1) and Atlanta’s Jeff Teague (0) will lead their teams into the NBA playoffs, which begin this weekend. Atlanta is the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and Chicago is the No. 3 seed.

“It’s time to go and we are ready,” Curry said.

Some other things to watch in the playoffs: ROSE’S RETURN

Derrick Rose’s injury problems began in the opener of the 2012 postseason when he tore his ACL. He returned from his latest surgery to help the Bulls finish with

four straight victories to earn the No. 3 seed in the East.

HOW HEALTHY?

The winner of the Trail

James is trying to finally win one in Cleveland. The Spurs are trying to finally win back to back. And the Warriors and Hawks were better than both teams over the course of the season, so even the experts are having a hard time with that question. “This year, I’ve got to be honest with you,” Barkley said, “there’s probably seven teams that could actually win the championship and I’d be like, ‘I’m not surprised they won it.’”

AP Sports Writers Antonio Gonzalez in Oakland, California; Brett Martel in New Orleans; and Tom Withers in Cleveland contributed to this report.

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Jordan was the most valuable player for Wilson Hall, which won the SCISA Region II-3A regular-season and tournament titles. A 3-year starter at point guard, Jordan played in the Georgia/South Carolina Senior All-Star game. She averaged 8.0 points 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals.

Goodson was selected as the team’s offensive player of the year. She averaged 11.0 points and 6.6 rebounds and led the Lady Barons in steals.

Fisher averaged 7.0 points and 5.0 rebounds, while Scott, a 3-year starter, averaged 6.5 points and 3.6 rebounds.

Smoak, another 3-year starter and named the team’s best defensive player for the past three years, averaged 6.5 points and hit 69.2 percent of her free throws.

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Knudson is the SCISA Region II-3A co-player of the year. She averaged 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 2.1 assists. Morris, who made the all-region and all-tournament teams, averaged 5.3 points, 5.7 steals, 4.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists.

Lyons averaged 6.9 rebounds and 3.4 steals while Jenkins averaged 5.4 points and 7.8 rebounds.

Making the team from LMA are Maggie Eppley, Courtney Beatson and Brooke Bennett. Eppley, a SCISAGeorgia all-star, averaged 6.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals. Beatson averaged 12.0 points and 8.0 rebounds and Bennett averaged 8.0 points and 5.0 rebounds.

Kelsey DeFee from REL, Shannon Corbett from Clarendon Hall and Susanna Hutson from SCS round out the team. DeFee averaged 9.0 points and 3.0 assists, while Corbett averaged 13.0 points,

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The boys team includes John Ballard, Drew Talley and Brent Carraway from Wilson Hall. Ballard, the Region II-3A player of the year, averaged 12.0 points and 3.0 steals. He was second on the team in assists and third in field goal percentage.

Talley led WH in field goal percentage at 48 percent, rebounds at 7.2 and blocks at 1.0. He averaged 11.0 points and was named all-region and all-tournament. Carraway was all-region and averaged 10 points and shot 85 percent from the free throw line.

Representing LMA are Jerrell Kelley, Terrell Houston and Malik Cokley. Kelley averaged 9.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.7 blocked shots, 1.7 assists and 1.7 steals. Houston averaged 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals. Cokley averaged 8.3 points, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals.

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RBC HERITAGE NOTEBOOK

Svoboda’s ace highlight of his day

BY KENDALL SALTER & MIKE MCCOMBS Island Packett Two days, two aces at No. 7.

Luckily for PGA Tour pro Andrew Svoboda and one lucky fan, this time it counted.

A day after Bill Haas aced the same hole during Wednesday’s pro-am, Svoboda sunk a hole-in-one during the first round of the RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing. The shot came from 177 yards out on the par-3, hit with a 7-iron.

According to PGA officials, it was the 21st ace of the season.

In another bit of good fortune, one fan

will now have his mortgage payments covered for a year, the result of a promotion by Quicken Loans. The lucky winner, one Rhett R. (they do not release the last names of winners) of Evansville, Wis., is sure to be a diehard Svoboda fan from Thursday forward.

Despite the achievement, Svoboda, 35, of New Rochelle, N.Y., finished Thursday’s round at 6 over.

STADLER WITHDRAWS AT LAST MINUTE

Kevin Stadler withdrew Thursday about 10 minutes before his 7:50 a.m. tee time.

Stadler has been dealing with a broken bone in his left wrist for some time. He

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He got into Sea Pines Resort late Tuesday night after some 25 appearances and interviews in New York, including an appearance with David Letterman and seeing the view atop the Empire State Building. He acknowledged his preparation this week had suffered.

Spieth was greeted by a large gallery on the first tee, crowds five and six deep stretching cellphones to snap pictures and get video footage. “Way to go, Jordan,” someone shouted after his tee shot.

The applause continued throughout the round and, while Spieth appreciated the sentiment, had difficulty concentrating on his game.

“I was upset about missing the green and then there was a standing ovation walking up,” he said. “It’s like, ‘Thank you. I just hit a terrible shot.

Thanks.’ So it was kind of tough to find the balance there.”

It was clear, though, this would not be the Spieth who tied the Masters’ scoring mark of 18-under 270 set by Tiger Woods in 1997.

He was in perfect position on the par-5 second, which played the easiest in round one, when he left his approach shot short and in the bunker. Spieth could not make an 8-footer to save birdie. He was short of the green again on the par-4 sixth hole, leading to the first of three bogeys — Spieth had just one bogey in his first 36 holes at Augusta National.

The wheels truly came off at the par-3 14th when Spieth hit into the water and watched his third shot spin back about 15 feet from the cup. He made a double-bogey 5.

He hasn’t had many days

like this in 2015 — and neither had McDowell, who hadn’t shot lower than 71 in his previous 12 rounds, including all four at last week’s Masters when he tied for 52nd.

McDowell, though, found his game on the layout’s tight fairways and small greens. He had six birdies after an opening bogey to move in front.

“It was great to feel comfortable out there today, see my lines, hit my speeds and make a few putts,” said McDowell, who has not won on

was unable to defend his Waste Management Phoenix Open title in February after withdrawing from the Hyundai Tournament of Champions following two rounds in January.

He did manage to play the Masters last week, his first tournament in three months, but played poorly, missing the cut after going 7 over in his two rounds.

Alternate John Peterson was able to take Stadler’s spot. The LSU product is having a decent season with 12 cuts made in 13 events, four top-25 finishes, including a tie for 11th at the Valero Texas Open, and $525,000 in prize money.

tour since taking this title in 2013.

It’s been a strange season for Every, who won the Arnold Palmer Invitational last month yet hadn’t finished better than 27th in any of his 11 other events.

He had birdies on four of his final eight holes, including a 50-foot chip in on the sixth hole and a 20-foot chip in on the seventh, to tie McDowell. Every stayed in the lead when he chipped to a foot on the eighth hole to save par.

“I’ll take it any way I can get it,” he said.

After Bae, defending

champion Matt Kuchar led a group of five another stroke back at 68. Ian Poulter and former British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen were in a group of 12 at 69.

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NFL reinstates Peterson from suspension

BY JON KRAWCZYNSKI The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Adrian Peterson has been cleared to return to the NFL. Now all that remains to be settled is where he will play next season.

Commissioner Roger Goodell sent the Minnesota Vikings star a letter on Thursday advising him of his reinstatement.

Peterson missed most of last season while facing child abuse PETERSON charges in Texas.

Goodell wrote that Peterson will have to fulfill all the obligations of his plea deal that reduced a felony charge to a misdemeanor.

Goodell also told Peterson he would have to continue attending counseling while adhering to the league’s new personal conduct policy to avoid further discipline.

“Any further violation of the personal conduct policy by Peterson would result in additional discipline, which could include suspension without pay or banishment from the NFL,” the league said.

Peterson’s agent has said the star running back wants to play elsewhere next season. But the Vikings say they have no plans to trade him.

“We look forward to Adrian re-joining the Vikings,” the team said in a statement issued after the announcement.

Peterson was indicted on abuse charges after inflicting injuries on his 4-year-old son with a wooden switch. He played the opener against St. Louis, then sat out the remaining 15 games of the season while tangling with the league over the discipline.

Harold Henderson, a league-appointed arbitrator, rejected Peterson’s appeal and upheld the suspension in December. The NFLPA’s petition in federal court to overrule Henderson was granted

by U.S. District Judge David Doty, who ordered the appeal back to the NFL for re-arbitration. The league promptly appealed Doty’s decision to a higher court.

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals won’t hear that case for months, so those proceedings will be merely for principle in the ongoing dispute between NFL owners and players over protocol and fairness of the personal conduct policy.

SPORTS ITEMS

Panthers hand Sumter 4-1 Region VI-4A loss MYRTLE BEACH – Sumter High School’s varsity baseball team fell to 4-3 in Region VI4A with a 4-1 loss to Carolina Forest on Thursday at the CF field.

The Gamecocks, who fell to 8-8 on the season, got two hits from Donnie Brownlee. Ryan Moore added a double.

Chris Crawford took the loss, pitching six innings. He allowed just three hits.

VARSITY BOYS GOLF WILSON HALL 146 TRINITY-BYRNES 168 FLORENCE – Christian Salzer shot a 35 to help Wilson Hall to a 22-stroke victory over Trinity-Byrnes on Thursday at The Traces golf course.

LOYD TAKEN 1ST IN WNBA DRAFT

BY SEATTLE

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Jewell Loyd is the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft.

Loyd, who was chosen by the Seattle Storm on Thursday night, decided to skip her final season at Notre Dame and enter this year’s draft.

She’s the first Irish player to be taken with the top pick.

Fellow underclassmen Amanda Zahui B. was taken

by Tulsa with the second pick. Minnesota’s red-shirt sophomore and Loyd were eligible to be drafted because they turn 22 during this calendar year.

Walker Jones and Grier Schwartz both finished with a 36 for the Barons and Easton Ward shot a 39.

WOMAN WHO ACCUSED WINSTON OF RAPE FILES LAWSUIT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A former Florida State University student on Thursday filed a lawsuit against top NFL prospect Jameis Winston, saying he assaulted and raped her at an off-campus apartment in 2012.

The lawsuit by Erica Kinsman, which seeks damages from the former Seminoles quarterback, was filed two weeks before the April 30 NFL draft. Winston could be selected as the first overall pick.

APPEALS PANEL RULES RCR INTENTIONALLY ALTERED TIRES

CHARLOTTE — A NASCAR appeals panel on Thursday upheld a penalty against Richard Childress Racing for intentionally manipulating the tires on a car driven by Ryan Newman at Fontana.

The three-panel National Motorsports Appeals Panel reduced the amount of points deducted from car owner Richard Childress and Newman from 75 to 50. The original $125,000 fine against crew chief Luke Lambert was cut to $75,000.

SEI YOUNG KIM, I.K. KIM SHARE EARLY SECOND-ROUND LEAD

KAPOLEI, Hawaii — Sei Young Kim shot her second straight 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the lead with fellow South Korean player I.K. Kim halfway through the second round of the Lotte Championship.

From wire reports

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

6 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Shenzhen International Second Round from Shenzhen, China (GOLF).

11 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Bahrain Grand Prix Practice from Sakhir, Bahrain (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

Noon – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 Practice from Bristol, Tenn. (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Greater Gwinnett Championship First Round from Duluth, Ga. (GOLF).

1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago White Sox at Detroit (MLB NETWORK).

1:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 Practice from Bristol, Tenn. (FOX SPORTS 1).

3 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 Practice from Bristol, Tenn. (FOX SPORTS 1).

3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Heritage Second Round from Hilton Head Island (GOLF).

4:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 Pole Qualifying from Bristol, Tenn. (FOX SPORTS 1).

6 p.m. – College Lacrosse: Harvard at Princeton (ESPNU).

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

6:45 p.m. – High School Baseball: Blythewood at Lugoff-Elgin (WPUB-FM 102.7).

7 p.m. – College Lacrosse: Colgate at Army (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Playoffs FirstRound Series Game Two – Ottawa at Montreal (CNBC).

7 p.m. – College Baseball: St. John’s at Creighton (FOX SPORTS 1).

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

7 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: LPGA LOTTE Championship Third Round from Oahu, Hawaii (GOLF).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Baltimore at Boston or New York Yankees at Tampa Bay (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Playoffs FirstRound Series Game Two – New York islanders at Washington (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – College Baseball: Vanderbilt at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK, WNKT-FM 107.5).

7 p.m. – Major League Soccer: San Jose at New York (UNIVISION).

7:30 p.m. – College Softball: Baylor at Oklahoma (SPORTOSUTH).

8 p.m. – High School Basketball: Jordan Brand Classic from Brooklyn, N.Y. (ESPN2).

9 p.m. – Men’s College Volleyball: Hawaii at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

8:30 p.m. – College Softball: Alabama at Auburn (ESPNU).

9:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Western Conference Playoffs First-Round Series Game Two – Chicago at Nashville (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Western Conference Playoffs FirstRound Series Game Two – Calgary at Vancouver (CNBC).

10 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Tony Harrison vs. Pablo Munguia in a Junior Middleweight Bout from Uncasville, Conn. (ESPN2).

10 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Murat Gassiev vs. Felix Cora Jr. for the IBF Cruiserweight Title from Mashantucket, Conn. (FOX SPORTS 1).

12:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Whelen Modified Series Icebreaker 150 from Thompson, Conn. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

3 a.m. – International Soccer: Australian League Match – Adelaide vs. Western Sydney (FOX SPORTS 2).

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Varsity Baseball Sumter at Conway, 6:30 p.m.

Crestwood at Marlboro County, 6:30 p.m.

Hartsville at Manning, 6:30 p.m.

Kingstree at Lee Central, 6:30 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at The King’s Academy, 5 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Andrew Jackson Academy, 6:30 p.m.

Junior Varsity Baseball Harstville at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Andrew Jackson Academy, 4 p.m.

B Team Baseball Robert E. Lee at The King’s Academy, 3:30 p.m.

Varsity Boys Soccer Conway at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Marlboro County at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m.

Lakewood at Darlington, 7:30 p.m.

Manning at Hartsville, 7:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall at First Baptist, 6 p.m.

Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Conway at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Manning at Hartsville, 6 p.m.

The King’s Academy at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m.

Varsity Girls Soccer

Sumter at Conway, 7:30 p.m.

Marlboro County at Crestwood, 6 p.m.

Lakewood at Darlington, 6 p.m.

Junior Varsity Girls Soccer Sumter at Conway, 6 p.m.

Varsity Softball Sumter at Conway, 6:30 p.m.

Crestwood at Marlboro County, 7 p.m.

Darlington at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m.

Hartsville at Manning, 7:30 p.m.

Kingstree at Lee Central, 6:30 p.m.

Gray Collegiate Academy at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Calhoun Academy, 5 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Andrew Jackson Academy, 5:30 p.m.

Fountain Inn Christian at Sumter Christian (DH), 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Softball Crestwood at Marlboro County, 5:30 p.m.

Darlington at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m.

Hartsville at Manning, 5:30 p.m.

Gray Collegiate Academy at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Andrew Jackson Academy, 4 p.m.

Varsity Boys Tennis Conway at Sumter, 4:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Varsity Baseball East Clarendon at Chesterfield, 2 p.m.

Junior Varsity Baseball Manning at Calhoun County (DH), noon East Clarendon at Chesterfield, 11 a.m.

Varsity Track and Field Wilson Hall, Robert E. Lee at Heathwood Hall, 10 a.m.

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W Boston 6 Baltimore 5 Tampa Bay 5 Toronto 5 New York 3 CENTRAL DIVISION W Detroit 8 Kansas City 7 Chicago 3 Cleveland 3 Minnesota 2 WEST DIVISION W Oakland 5 Houston 4 Los Angeles 4 Texas 4 Seattle 3

L 3 4 4 4 6

Pct .667 .556 .556 .556 .333

GB – 1 1 1 3

L 1 1 5 5 6

Pct .889 .875 .375 .375 .250

GB – 1/2 41/2 41/2 51/2

L 5 5 5 6 6

Pct .500 .444 .444 .400 .333

GB – 1/2 1/2 1 11/2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland 4, Chicago White Sox 2 Washington 10, Boston 5 L.A. Angels 10, Texas 2 Detroit 1, Pittsburgh 0 Baltimore 7, N.Y. Yankees 5 Toronto 12, Tampa Bay 7 Minnesota 3, Kansas City 1 Houston 6, Oakland 1 L.A. Dodgers 5, Seattle 2

TODAY’S GAMES

Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 0-1) at Detroit (Price 1-0), 1:08 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 2-0) at Toronto (Hutchison 1-0), 7:07 p.m.

Baltimore (U.Jimenez 1-0) at Boston (J.Kelly 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Warren 0-1) at Tampa Bay (Karns 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 0-1) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 0-2) at Houston (R.Hernandez 0-1), 8:10 p.m.

Oakland (Gray 1-0) at Kansas City (Guthrie 1-0), 8:10 p.m.

Texas (Gallardo 1-1) at Seattle (Happ 0-0), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W 6 6 3 3 3

L 3 3 6 6 6

Pct .667 .667 .333 .333 .333

GB – – 3 3 3

W 5 4 5 3 2

L 3 3 4 6 6

Pct .625 .571 .556 .333 .250

GB – 1/2 1/2 21/2 3

W Colorado 7 Los Angeles 6 San Diego 6 Arizona 4 San Francisco 3

L 2 3 4 5 7

Pct .778 .667 .600 .444 .300

GB – 1 11/2 3 41/2

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

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Atlanta (Teheran 2-0) at Toronto (Hutchison 1-0), 7:07 p.m.

Miami (Phelps 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 2-0), 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Cueto 0-1) at St. Louis (Wacha 1-0), 8:15 p.m.

Colorado (K.Kendrick 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 0-1), 10:10 p.m.

Arizona (Collmenter 0-2) at San Francisco (Peavy 0-1), 10:15 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS

By The Associated Press

FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlanta vs. Brooklyn Sunday, April 19: Brooklyn at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 22: Brooklyn at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Boston Sunday, April 19: Boston at Cleveland, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21: Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Chicago vs. Milwaukee Saturday, April 18: Milwaukee at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Monday, April 20: Milwaukee at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Toronto vs. Washington Saturday, April 18: Washington at Toronto, 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21: Washington at Toronto, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Golden State vs. New Orleans Saturday, April 18: New Orleans at Golden State, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, April 20: New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Houston vs. Dallas Saturday, April 18: Dallas at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21: Dallas at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers vs. San Antonio Sunday, April 19: San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 22: San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Friday, April 24: L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 26: L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 3:30 p.m.

Portland vs. Memphis Sunday, April 19: Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, April 22: Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 25: Memphis at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Monday, April 27: Memphis at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS

By The Associated Press

FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Montreal 1, Ottawa 0 Wednesday: Montreal 4, Ottawa 3 Friday, April 17: Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Detroit Thursday, April 16: Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 18: Detroit at N.Y. Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Thursday, April 16: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 18: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders 1, Washington 0 Wednesday N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 1 Friday, April 17: N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

St. Louis vs. Minnesota Thursday, April 16: Minnesota at St. Louis, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 18: Minnesota at St. Louis, 3 p.m.

Chicago 1, Nashville 0 Wednesday: Chicago 4, Nashville 3, 2OT Friday, April 17: Chicago at Nashville, 9:30 p.m.

Anaheim vs. Winnipeg Thursday, April 16: Winnipeg at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 18: Winnipeg at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Vancouver vs. Calgary Wednesday, April 15: Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Friday, April 17: Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS The Associated Press BASEBALL

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Miami 6, Atlanta 2 Washington 10, Boston 5 Detroit 1, Pittsburgh 0 N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 1 Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 0 St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 2 San Diego 3, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 5, Seattle 2 Colorado 4, San Francisco 2

TODAY’S GAMES

San Diego (Shields 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 1-0), 2:20 p.m.

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

Philadelphia (O’Sullivan 0-0) at Washington (Scherzer 0-1), 7:05 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL — Named John McHale, Jr. special assistant to the commissioner.

American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent RHP Jake Petricka to Charlotte (IL) on an injury rehabilitation assignment.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Recalled INF Ryan Goins from Buffalo (IL).

Designated RHP Todd Redmond for assignment.

National League WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled LHP Felipe Rivero from Syracuse (IL). Optioned RHP Taylor Jordan to Syracuse.

American Association AMARILLO THUNDERHEADS — Signed OF Logan Vick, INF Danny Stienstra and RHP Billy Petrick.

FARGO-MOOREHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed INF Mikey Reynolds and 1B Chris Duffy.

LAREDO LEMURS — Released RHP Joan Montero.

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MLB ROUNDUP

Lackey, Carpenter spark St. Louis’ 4-0 win over Milwaukee ST. LOUIS — John Lackey threw seven scoreless innings and Matt Carpenter doubled twice, helping the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.

Lackey (1-0) gave up five hits, struck out eight and walked one.

Lackey, who allowed a pair of two-run homers in six innings in his most recent start, faced the Brewers for just the fourth time in his career.

St. Louis took a 2-0 lead on two doubles and two singles in the sixth inning.

Carpenter doubled to right

to begin the sixth inning.

With one out, Matt Holliday hit a 3-2 pitch up the middle for a run-scoring single.

hit a two-run homer, powering the Minnesota Twins past the Kansas City Royals 8-5 Thursday for their first series win this season.

Tommy Milone (2-0) picked up his second straight victory for the Twins, recovering from a rough start to log 5 1-3 innings.

Lorenzo Cain put the Royals in front with his two-run shot in the first inning, but starter Jason Vargas (1-1) was shelled. He gave up 10 hits and a walk, failing to get an out in the fourth and leaving with a 5-3 deficit.

parted this life on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Butch leaves to cherish his memories: his children, Joseph “Lil Joe” (Betty) Dennis, Laura Jean Jenkins, LaQuanda English and Shandel Porter of Rembert; mother, Louise S. Alston; seven sisters, Eloise (William) Davis, Clara (Charles) Dennis, Barbara (Arthur) Alston, Patricia (Nathaniel) Sumpter, Laura English, Lenora (Frederick) Holder and Queenie Chapman; stepchildren, Jacobia (Willie) Lane and Timothy English; 12 grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; special niece, Dominique; and a host of other nieces, nephews, close relatives, and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Greater Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 609 Miller Road, Sumter, with Bishop Marvin Hodge, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

A public viewing will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the mortuary.

Messages of love for the family can be submitted at www.whitesmortuary.net.

Services entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC, (803) 774-8200.

Claude T. Turner, 81, husband of Julia Turner, died on April 16, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Services will be announced

by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

served as president of the United Methodist Women (Lizzie Griffin Circle) and the J.O.Y. Club.

She is survived by three children, Sheila J. Kyzer (Steve) of Conway, Pamela J. Weir (Kent) of Pinewood and Carl M. Jenkinson (Teri) of Sylva, North Carolina; a brother, Everette Haley (Anne) of Manning; two sisters, Mercelene Scott (Jim) of Sumter and Sharron Haley of Manning; eight grandchildren, Allison Dudley, Brian Kyzer (Lauren), Kristin Weir, Jessica Weir, Laura Weir, Justin Davis (Matt), Melisa Hawk (Derrick) and Carlee Jenkinson; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Pressley Haley.

A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today at Pinewood United Methodist Church with the Rev. George Gain officiating. Burial will follow in Pinewood Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Brian Kyzer, Billy O’Cain, Will Anderson, Bubba Livingston, Richard Jenkinson and Joe Wamer.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the church sanctuary and other times at the residence, 2729 Jenkinson Road, Pinewood.

Memorials may be made to Pinewood United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 203, Pinewood, SC 29125.

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

DELORIS H. JENKINSON

JOSEPH S. ALSTON

PINEWOOD — Deloris Haley Jenkinson, 84, widow of Marvin Larush Jenkinson Jr., died on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.

Born on Dec. 20, 1930, in Charleston, she was a daughter of the late Edgar William and Lizzie Holladay Haley.

She graduated from Manning High School Class of 1949 and she worked as a legal secretary for John Dinkins. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, canning and baking. She served as a judge of baked and canned goods at the Sumter County Fair for many years. She was a member of Pinewood United Methodist Church, where she

Joseph S. Alston was born on Aug. 6, 1951, in Sumter County, to Louise Stavis Alston and the late Josh Alston Sr. He was the husband of Lottie Huggins Alston.

He was preceded in death by six siblings.

God called and Butch de-

AMERICAN LEAGUE TWINS 8 ROYALS 5 MINNEAPOLIS— Kennys Vargas and Kurt Suzuki each

From wire reports

OBITUARIES ELIZA H. MCFADDEN OLANTA — Eliza Herring McFadden, 86, widow of Luther McFadden Sr., died on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at Carolinas Hospital System, Florence.

She was born on July 14, 1928, in Turbeville, a daughter of the McFADDEN late Rufus and Alma Brown Herring. She received her formal education in the public schools of Clarendon County.

She accepted Christ at an early age and joined Union Hill Baptist Church, where she sang on the choir.

Survivors are three sons, Luther (Ada) McFadden Jr. and Ben Allen (Bernetta) McFadden of Columbia, and Jasper (April) McFadden of Lake City; five daughters, Edrine (Joseph) Floyd, Barbara McFadden and Gaynell (Robert) Green, all of Turbeville, Katherine (J.W.) McDowell of Olanta and Eliza J. McFadden of Scranton; one brother, Isaih Herring of Trenton, New Jersey; one additional daughter-in-law, Joyce Hard McFadden; one additional son-in-law, Buster McFadden; 23 grandchildren; 48 greatgrandchildren; nine greatgreat-grandchildren; and four sisters-in-law.

The celebratory services for Mrs. McFadden will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Union Hill Freewill Baptist Church, 2699 Horse Branch Road, Turbeville, with the Rev. Shelly Hickson, pastor, officiating, Pastor Minnie Pearl Johnson and Evangelist Sylvia Miller assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery.

Mrs. McFadden will lie in repose one hour prior to service.

Online memorials may be sent to www.samuelsfuneralhome.com.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her daughter, Gaynell McFadden, 1639 Olanta Highway, Turbeville.

Services are entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ABRAHAM MITCHELL Abraham Mitchell, 82, husband of Kathryn Workman Mitchell, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 13, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born on Nov. 19, 1932, in Rembert, Sumter County, he was a son of the late MITCHELL William and Minnie Holiday Mitchell. He was a member of Rafting Creek Baptist Church. Abraham attended the public schools system of Sumter County. He served in the United States Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. After returning to civilian life with an honorable discharge, he worked for Gebhardt Construction Inc., Washington, D.C., for 20 years, until he retired.

Abraham always said what he meant and meant what he said. He always had words of wisdom to give to those around him, whether they liked it or not. Abraham was always willing to lend a hand to anyone who aspired to have a better life or needed a place to stay when they came to D.C. His motto was, “I don’t have any money, but I can feed you.”

He leaves to cherish his memories: his devoted wife of 52 years, Kathryn Workman Mitchell of the home; his children, Kenneth Mae Mitchell of Columbia, William D. Mitchell and Victoria D.

Young of Rembert, Annette L. Dennis of Temple Hills, Maryland, Martha A.D. Workman of Washington, D.C., Karen Y. Mitchell of Temple Hills, Maryland, Kelly B. MitchellBaynes of Washington, D.C., and Brian A. Mitchell of Greenbelt, Maryland; 12 grandchildren; 14 greatgrandchildren; three brothers, Francis and Issac Mitchell of Washington, D.C., and Johnny Mitchell of Columbus, Ohio; one sister, Roberta Shirley of Oxon Hills, Maryland; a host of nieces, nephews, other loving relatives and neighbors; and dear friends, James “Buck” Grant, Lewis “Niki” Mayrant and Robert “Junior” Williams.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Mary Alice James, Fannie “Het” Jenkins; and his brothers, William and David Mitchell.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Rafting Creek Baptist Church, 3860 S.C. 261 North, Rembert, with the Rev. Melvin Mack, pastor, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Freddie Davis.

The family is receiving family and friends at the home, 6440 Dinkins Mill Road, Rembert.

The remains will be placed in the church at noon on Saturday for viewing until time of the service.

The procession will leave at 12:20 p.m. from the home.

Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends.

Interment will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, in Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Columbia.

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

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

GERALD B. HOLLOMAN SR. CAMDEN — Funeral services for Gerald Bryan Holloman Sr., 73, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Andrew Church of God, Camden, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Charles Clanton will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Powers Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Covenant Place, 2825 Carter Road, Sum-

ter, SC 29150.

Mr. Holloman passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Charlie H. and Lillie Mae Robertson Holloman. Mr. Holloman was a member of First Baptist Church, Sumter, and of St. Andrew Church of God. He retired from Kershaw County Public Works and was a coowner of Holloman’s Grocery in Camden. He enjoyed farming.

Surviving are his children, Brenda H. Bradley (Brent), Virginia H. “Jenny” Dailey (Allen), Rhonda H. Hall (Phil) and Gerald “Bryan” Holloman Jr. (Lisa Catoe); grandchildren, Evan (Stephanie), Brittany and Josh Bradley, Matthew Dailey, Caleb and Camille Hall, and Lillie Joy Holloman; sisters, LeRhea H. Newton and Erin Bryson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by a brother, Charlie H. Holloman.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at Covenant Place and Amedisys Hospice of Sumter for their care of Mr. Holloman.

Sign the online register at www.powersfuneralhome.net.

CLAUDE T. TURNER

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church 325 Fulton Street • Sumter

773-3658 • www.mtzionmissionarybc.com “The Little Church with the Big and Friendly Heart”

Join Us This Sunday

Woman’s Day/Women’s Ministry Anniversary - 10:45 AM Guest Speaker:

President Audrey Neal Woman’s Baptist E&M Convention of SC

Opportunities for Life Enrichment 9:45 AM Church School (Sundays) 10:45 AM Morning Worship (Sundays) 6:00 PM Evening Worship (1st Sundays) 10:00 AM Golden Age Fellowship (3rd Wed.) 5:30 PM Prayer Service (Wed.) 6:00 PM Bible Study (Wed.) 6:00 PM Youth Ministry (Wed.) After School Care - Mon. - Fri. 2:30 - 5:30 PM (K-5th Grade)

Rev. James Blassingame, Pastor

FRANCES LEE M. BRADLEY Frances Lee McKnight Bradley, wife of Norman Bradley, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born on Aug. 8, 1942, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late John and Ida Parker McKnight.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her son, Paul (Shelia) Bradley, 820 Pitts Road, Sumter.

Funeral services will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

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CW continues morbid trend with ‘The Messengers’

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Mystical malarkey and fringe theology meet comic book plotting in the new series “The Messengers” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14). A meteorite strike sends some kind of very selective cosmic pulse that affects five strangers in a similar fashion. They’re stopped dead in their tracks; their pupils widen to Keanelike painting proportions and then they die, only to awaken a minute later feeling a tad changed by the experience.

Stranger still, seen from certain angles, these chosen victims — or perhaps survivors — seem to be sporting diaphanous wings. It’s similar to a commercial for Disney Resorts that shows every check-in clerk sprouting Tinker Bell wings for the young and young-at-heart clientele.

But I digress.

Over the course of “The Messengers” we’ll discover how this bunch — a harried mom, troubled teen, astrophysicist, undercover FBI agent and youthful televangelist — adjust to their new plight and what they make of their relationship to the stranger, known only as The Man (Diogo Morgado), who arrived with the meteorite.

It’s not clear at first if The Man is sent from heaven or hell. But he’s got a list of chores for our chosen few.

Competently made and acted, “The Messengers” has a story better suited to a film with a beginning, middle and an end (of the world) than an ongoing series. But most series that debut in mid-April on a Friday night are not long for this world.

Not to put the CW network on a therapist’s couch, but “The Messengers” continues a rather morbid trend. Of the 10 hours of original programming the network airs this week, four concern “undead” characters (“The Messengers,” “iZombie,” “The Originals” and “The Vampire Diaries”); two are comic book adaptations (“Arrow” and “The Flash”); “Supernatural” is a cosmic spoof flitting in and out of hell itself, and “Jane the Virgin” melds a farcical take on an immaculate conception with telenovela plotting.

That’s a rather curious fantasyland.

• The pitches take on a green hue on “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• Danny’s temper flares on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

• Bo saves a friend in need on the fifth season premiere of “Lost Girl” (10 p.m., Syfy, TV-MA).

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Diogo Morgado stars as The Man in a scene from tonight’s pilot episode of “The Messengers” airing at 9 p.m. on The CW.

Alec Baldwin and John Mayer appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Jeremy Piven, Ariana Grande, Joshua Topolsky and Andy Summers on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC, r) * Dwayne Johnson, Rihanna and Death Cab for Cutie appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Jesse Eisenberg, Rob Huebel and Years & Years visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r).

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• Also debuting tonight, “Cedric’s Barber Battle” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) celebrates the culture and artistry of local barbershops and individual stylists.

• While some fiddle over the science and politics of climate change, Australia has burned. The continent’s increasingly brutal summers and dry seasons have seen ever-violent cycles of brush fires. “Burning Australia” is the first segment of the new series “Angry Planet” (10 p.m., Pivot, TV-14), featuring storm chaser George Kourounis traveling to remote corners of the globe where the effects of changing climate have been the most extreme and terrifying.

• The “Voces” (10 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) presentation “Children of Giant” recalls the making of the 1956 film, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean, from the perspective of the Latino residents of Marfa, Texas.

• Ryan’s dad has his own agenda on the fourth season finale of “Last Man Standing” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG), while “Cristela” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) ends its first season with its heroine at an emotional and professional crossroads.

For what it’s worth, the ratings gurus at tvbythenumbers. com believe that “Last Man” will be renewed and “Cristela” canceled.

“Cristela” is one of a growing number of shows set in cities not named New York or Los Angeles. Her Dallas roots and Cowboys fanaticism are supposed to be central to her character.

I happened to be in Dallas on a family visit last October when “Cristela” premiered.

We drove all over town and into Fort Worth. I never saw a single ad or billboard for the show or anything tying this new TV character to her “native” city. I attended the Texas State Fair and saw Big Tex, but not one “Cristela” promotion.

Granted, this is a personal and unscientific study. But it struck me as odd. Why set a

show in a city and not celebrate that fact? Perhaps it was a sign that Cristela’s identification with Dallas was not much more than punchline deep.

CULT CHOICE Ken Murray hosts and narrates the 1963 period piece “Hollywood Without Make-Up” (6:45 p.m., TCM), capturing big stars in “real” life.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • An investigation treads on sacred ground on “Grimm” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG).

• Cameron Diaz stars in the 2011 comedy “Bad Teacher” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• “Bitten” (8 p.m. and 9 p.m., Syfy, TV-14) enters its second season.

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Trucking Opportunities Looking for CDL drivers with tanker endorsement and laborers, Must pass drug test. T & N Septic Tank Co. Call for Appt.

803-481-2421 or 481-2428

FROM $600 PER MONTH

1 MONTH FREE THIRTEEN (13) MONTH LEASE REQUIRED

(803) 773-3600 POWERS PROPERTIES

803-773-3600

395 Coachman Drive Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-5 Wyboo area lake house for rent call 803-406-6159 9am-8pm leave message

RENTALS

REAL ESTATE

Unfurnished Apartments Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO Montreat St. (off Miller Rd.) 2BR 1BA, all electric, no pets $350-$400 mo + dep. 803-316-8105.

Unfurnished Homes For rent or sale by owner: Beautiful 3BR/1BA, hdwd floors, shady huge backyard, perfect condition. No Pets! $650 o. Option to buy. Call 803-469-6638

Mobile Home Rentals Near Shaw 2BR 1BA Part. furn. w/lrg porch $400/mo fenced yard 840-3371 or 494-3573

Real Estate Wanted We buy houses, mobile homes, land anywhere in SC. CASH FAST! No high payoffs. Call 803-468-6029.

Want to Rent

Tax Time Special No Payment Til May As Low As $175.00 Per Mo. On Site Rent. For A Limited Time Only.

Why Rent When You Can Own? “Close to Everything” • AC/Heat

Summer Special (Dalzell) MHP 2BR/1BA, washer, dryer, sewer & garbage P/U. No Pets. $360/mo + $360/dep. Mark 803-565-7947.

Bring back this ad & receive FREE application fee.

Resort Rentals

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Ocean Lakes 2BR/2BA C/H/A Sleeps 8, near ocean. Call 803-773-2438

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Free puppies to good home born 3-2. Must have fenced yard. Mom is a choc lab. Call 464-1674

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

K5 teacher needed for Grace Baptist Christian School. Perfect for retired teachers. Send resume to P-408 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151.

Locally Established heating and Air Condition Company looking for an experienced LABORER/HELPER In the Residential sheet metal/installation Department. Apply in person at 1640 Suber Street.

Pets

MERCHANDISE

Unfurnished Apartments

Experienced sales person wanted for new company. Highest commissions paid anywhere. Send resume to P.O. Box 2996. Sumter, SC 29151.

For more info. call 803-572-2998.

1150 & 1815 Vintage Dr Sat 8-12 (rain or shine) Power tools, garden tools, hand tools, hardware, toys, housewares, furn., gladssware, craft supplies, golf clubs

For Sale or Trade

Help Wanted Part-Time

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Thank you Dr. Smith for taking care of my Snookums.

On April 25th let everyone know how much you love your veterinary by placing an ad in the Friday, April 25th issue of The Sumter Item.

DEADLINE: TUESDAY, APRIL 21 • 12PM Name ______________________________________ Phone ________________ Address ___________________________________________________________ City ____________________________ State ____________ Zip _____________ Pet’s name _________________________________________________________ Owner’s Name _____________________________________________________ Message

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Payment must accompany order: Total $ ______________ ❐ Check ❐ Visa ❐ Mastercard If paying with credit card: Card No.______________________ Exp. date_________________ Signature _______________________________________________________________________

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Please send a self addressed stamped envelope with picture so it can be mailed back.

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Homes for Sale

Bid Notices

Water front house & lot. 4bd/ 2 bath, front deck, boat house w/ track, c/h/a, most furniture can go w/ house .26 acres 1050 sq/ft. 1159 Lakeview Dr Manning SC, White Oak Creek in Wyboo Call 843-659-4332

will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the site.

FSBO: brick, 4 br, 3 tiled ba, den w/ Fireplace & hardwood floors, eat-inkitchen & laundry w/ tile floors, patio, shop w/ attached garage, covered front porch, C/H/A, 2166 sq. ft. $175,000 Shown by apt.

(803)469-0851 or (803)983-5211 4185 Brabham Dr. Dalzell, 3BR 1.5BA, 1197SF-1/2 ac lot. Inside freshly renovated, new roof, fenced backyard. $84,990 or $399.66/Mo., If you qualify. Call 499-3776

Manufactured Housing Turn your Tax Refund into your dream home! Low credit score?

Been turned down for bad credit?

Come try us, we do our own financing.We have 2-3-4 bedroom homes. For more information, call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book page (M & M Mobile Homes).

Land & Lots for Sale For Sale By Owner: Country living, 5 minutes from shopping. Horses allowed. 2.6 acre lot with pond.

Shaded home site, great neighborhood. Call 803-469-9841 for more information.

Autos For Sale

The Owner will receive bids on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Sumter School District Office, Conference Room, 1345 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, SC, 803-469-6900.

Sumter County School District reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive minor formalities in the bidding, and to award the contract to other than the lowest bidder if deemed to be in the best interest of the District.

Summons & Notice SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2015-CP-43-00074 DEFICIENCY REQUESTED STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER M&T Bank, PLAINTIFF, vs.

John T. Conner, Jr.; Colleen K. Conner; Brittany L. Conner, as Trustee for 2555 Lorentz Drive Trust, a Land Trust; James D. Grant; Bank of America, N.A.; Discover Bank DEFENDANT(S) TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED:

Spring Van Sale $1500 & Up Price is Right Auto Sales 3210 Broad St 803-494-4275

LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The County of Sumter is accepting separate sealed proposals from qualified vendors for the disposal and/or recycling of all of the existing metals and white goods currently stored at the Sumter County Landfill, Brewington Road, Sumter, South Carolina according to the terms and conditions of the proposal documents. Proposal documents may be obtained from: Office of the Purchasing Agent, Sumter County Administration Building, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, SC 29150 or by calling (803) 436-2331 or email: Sgregory@sumtercountysc.org.

Sumter County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any and all technicalities.

Beer & Wine License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Anwar Daralhaj D/B/A Oasis Liquor, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Liquor at 390 S. Guignard Dr., Unit B, Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 3, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Bid Notices Sumter School District Invitation For Bids IFB # 15-0007 Sumter School District invites qualified contractors to offer Sealed Bids for the Maintenance Building Renovations at Sumter High School, 2580 McCrays Mill Road, Sumter, South Carolina, 29154.

The scope of work: Existing frame and masonry storage building is remodeled for a maintenance area. A fire wall is created between the building and existing masonry school building. One door is eliminated and one door is added. The existing dividing wall is removed, and spaces are created within for toilet and compressor rooms. Mechanical and Plumbing are added, and Electrical is upgraded. Paved parking and staging is added.

Contractors may obtain bid documents by contacting the Architect: Jackson & Sims Architects, 7-1/2 South Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, 803-773-4329.

Deposit for bid documents (hard copies and/or electronic documents) will be $50.00 (non-refundable).

Electronic documents are available by request at jsarch@ftc-i.net.

The Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm; P.O. Box 8237; Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity in/for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

ABOVE

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina, on January 15, 2015.

If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitigation options or further review of your qualifications.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE P U R P O S E O F T H I S COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF S U M T E R C A S E N O : 2015-CP-43-00203 RECA Limited Partnership, Plaintiff vs. Gary K. Burbage and Brittany B. Burbage, Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) GARY K. BURBAGE: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 2442 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or a Special Referee for the aforesaid County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53, SCRCP, specifically provide that the said Master or Special Referee is authorized and empowered, to enter a final judgment in this case and any appeal from the final judgment entered herein to be made directly to the Supreme Court. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. §29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the attached Agreement for Deed is perfected and Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative Plaintiff will move before a Judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original note and Agreement for Deed which is the subject of this action and the Complaint attached hereto. The premises covered and affected by the said Agreement for Deed and by the termination and/or forfeiture of the Agreement for Deed thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with all improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, represented as Lot 93 on plat of Joseph R. Edwards, dated August 27, 1991, recorded in the Office of the Sumter County Register of Deeds in

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Plat Book PB 91 at Page 1161. TMS No. 155-15-03-004 Property Address: 1159 Cherryvale Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29154-1719 McDonnell & Associates, PA, Post Office Box 12245, Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Phone (803) 883-0542 Fax (803) 693-9758 Attorneys for the Plaintiff P1139257 4/17, 4/24, 05/01/2015

(SC Bar # 064134) John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635) Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar # 064236) Nikole Haltiwanger (SC Bar # 70491) Jason D. Wyman (SC Bar # 100271) Ashley M. Wheeling-Goodson (SC Bar # 101423) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 April 2, 2015 A-4520606 04/17/2015, 04/24/2015, 05/01/2015

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 15-CP-43-0598 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, v.

Gary B. Hithe a/k/a Gary Hithe; Andrea Hithe; The United States of America acting by and through its agency The Department of Housing and Urban Development; Audobon Lake Homeowners Association, Inc.; Mary D. Miller; Defendant(s). (015262-02013)

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Audobon Lake Homeowners Association, Inc.: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 700 Cardinal Street, Sumter, SC 29150, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 205-06-03-057, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Ste 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. Columbia, South Carolina April 2, 2015 NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on March 6, 2015. Columbia, South Carolina April 2, 2015

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) H. Guyton Murrell

STATEBURG COURTYARD

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION.

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2014-CP-43-00216

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bank of America, N.A. vs. Michael G. Barwick aka Michael George Barwick;, I the undersigned as Special Referee for Sumter County, will sell on 5/4/2015 at 12:00 PM, at the Sumter County Judicial Center, Sumter County, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or tract of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as a tract containing 1.28 acres, more or less, as shown on that certain plat of Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated April 22, 1999, and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book PB99 at page 436. The said lot has such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.

ALSO: A permanent and perpetual non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress purposes only, 25 foot in width, extending from the above described property in a southeasterly direction to Highway S-43-81, Brewington Road, all are shown on plat referred to above.

Said easement shall be appurtenant to and run with the above described property.

The above mentioned improvements include that certain 1988 Titan Mobile Home, Serial #4981662334A&B, Model #4981, for which an affidavit of Retirement of Title Certificate pursuant to Section 56-19-500, et. seq., S.C. Code of Laws 1976, as amended, was recorded June 4, 2004.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Michael G. Barwick and Amy R. Collins by virtue of a Deed from Gary M. Adams and Sara H. Adams dated October 29, 2003 and recorded October 30, 2003 in Volume 914 at Page 299 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

THEREAFTER, Michael G. Barwick conveyed all his interest in subject property to Amy R. Collins by virtue of a Deed dated May 24, 2004 and recorded June 4, 2004 in Book 940 at Page 1554 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

THEREAFTER, Amy R. Collins conveyed all her interest in subject property to Michael George Barwick by virtue of a Deed dated May 24, 2004 and recorded in Book 940 at Page 1561 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

1635 Blossom View Road Sumter, SC 29153 TMS# 269-00-01-048 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Five and 625/1000 (5.625%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Special Referee for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Special Referee shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice

and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. As a personal or deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days pursuant to the S.C. Code Ann. Section 15-39-720 (1976). If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect.

In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

Paul Weissenstein Special Referee Sumter, South Carolina Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 8237 Columbia, SC 29202 803-726-2700 Firm Case No. 1145434

NOTICE OF SALE 2015-CP-43-0059

BY VIRTUE of a Judgment granted in the case of: Thomas W. Austell vs.

Elroy Wilson Civil Action 2015-CP-43-0059, I, the undersigned as Special Referee for Sumter County, will sell on May 4, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, 13 E. Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: LEGAL DESCRIPTION PROPERTY ADDRESS:

This being a portion of the property conveyed to Thomas W. Austell by deed of The Land Center, LLC, executed November 21, 2000 and recorded November 22, 2000 in Book 788 at Page 250 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County.

TMS# 197-00-00-1104 Property address: 5465 Cannery Road Dalzell SC 29040 TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. Interest at the Contract rate of Fourteen and 00/100 percent (14.00%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. Purchaser to pay for Deed Stamps and costs of recording the Deed. That the successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master-in-Equity for Sumter County, a certified check or cash in the amount equal to the required deposit of Five percent (5%) on the amount of the bid (in cash or equivalent) at the time of the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding; and subject to any resale of said premises under Oath of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser fails to comply with the terms of the sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master-in-Equity shall forthwith resell the property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of the sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. A deficiency judgment is waived.

If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and no force and effect. In such

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All that certain piece, parcel, or tract of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing One and 997/100 (1.997) acres, more or less, designated as Cannery Subdivision Lot 8, as shown on a plat prepared by Franklin D. Cooper, P.L.S., dated August 18, 2001 and recorded in the office of Clerk of Court for Sumter County on September 6, 2001, in Plat Book 2001 at Page 576 Also, said property is also shown on a plat prepared for The Land Center, dated January 18, 2001, by J. Henry Walker, P.L.S., and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Plat Book 2001 at Page 228. Said property is subject to Restrictive Covenants, which were recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on May 6, 2001 in Volume 803 at Page 1255.

For Routes In The

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter "Order"), you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Hutchens Law Firm, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call 803-726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm, represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

Notice of Sale

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If you have good dependable transportation and a phone in your home and a desire to supplement your income,

COME BY & APPLY AT

20 N. Magnolia St. Sumter, SC or Call Harry at (803) 774-1257

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event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day.

Plaintiff may waive any of his rights prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

Richard L. Booth Master-in-Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina David Paul Reuwer, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff Thomas W. Austell

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2010-CP-43-1516 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER CitiMortgage, Inc., Plaintiff(s) vs.

William B. Cockerill and City of Sumter, Defendant(s).

Under and by virtue of an Order of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore granted in the above entitled cause, I the undersigned, as Master In Equity on May 4, 2015 commencing at 12:00PM during the legal hours of sale, at the Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, in the City of Sumter, South Carolina, Courtroom 1A, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder the following described property: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land situate, lying, and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina delineated as Lot 185 of Wilson Park Subdivision on plat prepared by Palmer and Malone CE dated October 1954 and recorded in Plat Book Z-12 at Page 83 in the RMC Office for Sumter County. This is the property known as 301 Lemmon Street, Sumter South Carolina bearing Sumter County Tax Map Number: 248-07-02-002; This is the property conveyed to William B. Cockerill by deed of Jordan Dean Fitzgerald, Sr. and Maureen Ann Fitzgerald by deed dated December 12, 2007 and recorded December 27, 2007 in Book 1097 at Page 3118 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County.

TMS No: 248-07-02-002 Property Address: 301 Lemmon Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE FOR CASH. The undersigned will require a deposit of 5% of the amount of the bid (in cash or equivalent) to be applied on the purchase price only upon compliance with the bid. In the of case of noncompliance of the bid within 30 days the successful bidder's deposit shall be forfeited and applied to the Court's costs and to Plaintiff's debt and the property will be re-advertised for sale upon the same terms (at the risk of the former highest bidder).

As a deficiency judgment is being demanded, the bidding will remain open thirty (30) days after the date of the sale.

Interest at 6.500% rate shall be paid through the day of compliance on the amount of the bid.

The purchaser shall pay for preparation and recording of the deed and required transfer taxes by any governmental authority.

If the Plaintiff or its representative is not present at the sale, the sale shall be postponed to the next available sale date.

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

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County

ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF: January N. Taylor, SC Bar No.: 80069 Tiffiny H. Wolf, SC Bar No.: 16149 Summer Hughes Smoot, SC Bar No. :80070 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 (Telephone) (770) 234-9192(Facsimile) 1012332SC TS#: 1537613 FEI # 2013.02805

NOTICE OF SALE Deficiency Judgment Waived IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-00331 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff, v.

MICHAEL T. LETTS, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK against MICHAEL T. LETTS, the undersigned Master in Equity for SUMTER County, South Carolina, will sell on May 4, 2015 at 12:00 pm, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying, and being in the Township of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #2 and Lot #3, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated September 18, 2000, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2000 at page 658, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended.

This being the same property conveyed to Michael T. Letts by deed of Aaron Kelly dated February 22, 2008 and recorded February 27, 2008 in Book 1101 at Page 187 in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, South Carolina.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 500 Loring Mill Road., Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 205-09-01-003 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs

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and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for SUMTER County Sumter, South Carolina Genevieve S. Johnson, Dean A. Hayes, Kevin T. Hardy, Elizabeth R. Polk, Kristen E. Washburn, Robert P. Jackman Butler and Hosch, P.A. 1201 Main Street, Suite 1110 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Telephone: (803) 252-7370 Fax: (803) 771-7768 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2015-CP-43-00076 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vsPatricia Waddell, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. vs. Patricia Waddell, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 4, 2015, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel or LOT of land, containing 1.99 acres, more or less, together with that certain 1997 CRESTLINE, 68' X 30' MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOME, MODEL: 051, SERIAL NO. CLHAB502NC, including the air conditioner, range, and refrigerator contained therein, and any and all improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in Providence Township, the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated on that certain plat by Julian B. Allen, RLS, dated December 8, 1971 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deed for Sumter County in PLAT BOOK Z-31 at PAGE 36. Said Lot being more particularly shown and delineated as a 1.99 acre lot of land on more recent plat by Allen-Makela, Inc., dated April 27, 1998 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in PLAT BOOK 98 at PAGE 570. The above described real property, including the above described mobile/manufactured home, will be shown and delineated on a subsequent plat by Allen-Makela, Inc., which plat will be subsequently recorded in said Register's Office and reference thereto is craved for particulars of the metes and bounds of the real p r o p e r t y , a n d t h e mobile/manufactured home situate thereon.

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

This being the identical property heretofore conveyed unto James and Cleo Washington by deed from Ollie Dawson, dated and recorded December 13, 1971 in said Register's Office in Deed Book T-9 at Page 1501.

James Washington died intestate in the State of New York on November 22, 1976, leaving his only heir-at-law, his widow, Cleo Washington.

Cleo Washington conveyed the within property to Patricia Waddell by her deed dated May 7, 1998 and recorded in said Register's Office on July 20, 1998 in DEED BOOK 711 at PAGE 1992.

It is the intention of the undersigned Mortgagor(s) that the above described mobile/manufactured home, given as security to said Mortgagee along with the above described land, is to be permanent, affixed to the above land, a part of the realty, and the undersigned affirms the home will not be moved as long as said Mortgagee has a security interest therein.

TMS #: 150-00-02-053 (land) 400-00-25-740 (mh) Physical Address: 4570 Dawson Rd., Rembert, SC 29128 Mobile Home: 1997 CREST VID CLHAB5020NC SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.650% per annum.

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NOTICE OF SALE Deficiency Judgment Waived IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-00533 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff, v.

CHRISTOPHER M. DEMETRES AND BRITTANY DEMETRES, Defendant(s).

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK against CHRISTOPHER M. DEMETRES AND BRITTANY DEMETRES, the undersigned Master in Equity for SUMTER County, South Carolina, will sell on May 4, 2015, at 12:00 p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina and being shown and delineated as Lot No. 14 White Pine Subdivision on that certain plat prepared by Michael C. Turbeville, III, RLS, dated March 16, 2006 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB2006 at page 146.

This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 60 White Pine Court, Sumter, SC. Represented by Auditor`s map of Sumter County as tax parcel no. 227-16-03-039. This being the same property conveyed to Christopher M. Demetres and Brittany Demetres, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship by deed of Mitch Hook, dated February 26, 2010 and recorded March 1, 2010, in Book 1136 at Page 00920, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 60 White Pine Court, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 227-16-03-039 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.375% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record.

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

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for SUMTER County Sumter, South Carolina Genevieve S. Johnson, Dean A. Hayes, Kevin T. Hardy, Elizabeth R. Polk, Kristen E. Washburn, Robert P. Jackman Butler and Hosch, P.A. 1201 Main Street, Suite 1110 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Telephone: (803) 252-7370 Fax: (803) 771-7768 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-2163 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER 21st Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff, -vsElijah J. Osborne Jr., Discount Homes Inc. and Republic Finance, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of 21st Mortgage Corporation vs. Elijah J. Osborne Jr., Discount Homes Inc. and Republic Finance, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 4, 2015, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in Sumter County, South Carolina, represented as Lots 56 (new lot #3) and 57 (new lot #4) of Whispering Meadows Subdivision on plat of Robert G. Mathis, RLS, dated May 2, 1994 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB 95 at pages 3, 4 and 5.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015

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14, 1995 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Volume 628 at Page 1234.

CEASAR (2014-ES-43-0219), CHARLES COREY CEASAR, AND MIDLANDS MEDTECH, LLC, the undersigned Master in Equity for SUMTER County, South Carolina, will sell on May 4, 2015 at 12:00 pm, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.125% per annum.

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

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BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, heretofore granted in the case of United States of America, acting through the Farmers Home Administration, United States Department of Agriculture vs.

Margaret C. Rivers, I, the undersigned Special Referee appointed under Order of said Court, will sell on May 4, 2015 at 12:00 o'clock, noon at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Mayesville Township, School District 2, in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown as Lot No. 4, Block A, on that certain plat of Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated June 30, 1970 as amended December 15, 1970, and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-28 at Page 115. The said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.

This being the identical property conveyed unto Carl Rivers and Margaret C. Rivers by deed of the United States of America recorded November 24, 1981 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Volume 300 at Page 686.

This being the identical property conveyed unto Margaret C. Rivers by deed of Carl Rivers recorded August

TMS #309-81-01-004 Property Address: 2160 Avenue A, Mayesville, SC TERMS OF SALE: For Cash, the Special Referee will require a deposit of 5% of the amount of the bid (in cash or equivalent) immediately on the sales date, the same to be applied on the purchase price in case of compliance, but in case of noncompliance within Twenty (20) days, the property shall be resold at the risk and expense of the former purchaser. Purchaser shall pay for the deed and necessary revenue stamps for the deed.

Purchaser to be responsible for payment of taxes and assessments not past due at the time of sale.

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

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

Interest on the balance of the bid shall be paid to the day of compliance at $1.37 per day.

The sale will not be held unless the Plaintiff or its attorney is present at the sale or has advised the Special Referee's office of its bidding instructions. This sale is subject to all matters of record and any interested party should perform an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given.

A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr. Special Referee Gary P. Rish, PC Attorneys for Plaintiff P. O. Box 508 Irmo, SC 29063 (803) 749-1764

NOTICE OF SALE Deficiency Judgment Waived IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-2321 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, v.

ALMA MURRAY INDIVIDUALLY A N D A S P E R S O N A L REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF HAMPTON CEASAR (2014-ES-43-0219), CHARLES COREY CEASAR, AND MIDLANDS MEDTECH, LLC, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC. against ALMA MURRAY INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF HAMPTON

All that piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in Mayesville Township, Sumter County, South Carolina, delineated on plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated May 14, 1993, and recorded in Plat Book 93 at Page 733 in the RMC Office for Sumter County, and bounded and measuring as follows: On the North by lands now or formerly of Dabbs and measuring thereon 149.92 feet; on the East by Lot 4 measuring thereon 290.33 feet; on the South by Skinner Road and measuring thereon 149.86 feet; and on the West by Lot 6 and measuring thereon 290.43 feet, be the said measurements, more or less.

This being the same property conveyed to Hampton Ceasar by Deed of Citivest Corp., dated May 17, 1993 and recorded May 17, 1993 in Book 571 at Page 534 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Thereafter, Hampton Ceasar died on February 8, 2014.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 6265 Skinner Road, Gable, SC 29051 TMS: 333-00-02-026 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance wit the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record.

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

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for SUMTER County

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This being the same property conveyed to Elijah J. Osborne, Jr. by Deed from Carolina Affordable Housing Associates, LLC dated April 11, 2005 and recorded May 27, 2005 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 982 at Page 941.

TMS #: 151-12-01-003 (lot 56 - new lot 3) and 151-12-01-004 (lot 57 - new lot 4)

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FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015 Notice of Sale Sumter, South Carolina Genevieve S. Johnson, Dean A. Hayes, Kevin T. Hardy, Elizabeth R. Polk, Kristen E. Washburn, Robert P. Jackman Butler and Hosch, P.A. 1201 Main Street, Suite 1110 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Telephone: (803) 252-7370 Fax: (803) 771-7768 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. Timothy R. Dulling; April L. Dulling; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Capital One Home Loans, LLC, its successors and assigns (MIN# 100393220070897027); , C/A No. 14-CP-43-0645, The following property will be sold on May 4, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying, and being in the Township of Stateburg, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #107, as shown on that certain plat prepared by John Mahon, R.L.S., dated December 11, 1956, and recorded in the Office of the Register fo Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-14 at Page 44, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. This is the property known as 1018 Furman Drive.

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PASSED AWAY ON OR AROUND OCTOBER 31, 2012 AND TITLE TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY PASSED UNTO FRANCIS X. GILL

BY OPERATION OF LAW.

the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

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

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

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

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

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Stormy H. Olson; Equity Holding Corp., as Trustee of the Silo Road Trust No. 2503819; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Bullhead Investments, LLC; Group "A" Associates, a Pennsylvania Partnership, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 4, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.625% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-0767.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013225-02794 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1138802 4/17, 4/24, 05/01/2015

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 5680 Alcott Drive, Wedgefield, SC 29168 TMS: 1280802021 (land) 4000017385 (mobile) TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.14% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

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

This is the property known as: 1012 Furman Drive.

Derivation: Book 1034; Page 1837

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1560201005 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-0645.

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

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-05284 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-02029 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: US Bank, National Association, as Trustee for HomeGold Home Equity Loan Trust 1999-1 vs. The Estate of Francis X. Gill, John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of Francis X. Gill, Deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons or corporations unknown claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as Richard Roe; HomeGold, Inc.; Conseco Finance Servicing Corp. ultimate successor to Green Tree Acceptance, Inc.; CFNA Receivables (SC), Inc. ultimate s/b/m to Associates Financial Services Company of South Carolina, Inc.; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 4, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH ANY AND ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING BEING AND SITUATE IN MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP, THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT 111-A OF WESSEX SUBDIVISION ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT BY CROFT ENGINEERS, DATED OCTOBER 12, 1987, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 87 AT PAGE 1713, AND RE-RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 89 AT PAGE 645.

ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 1992 FLEETWOOD MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER GAFLM35A&B04990HS. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO FRANCIS X. GILL AND SHIRLEY A. GILL, AS TENANTS IN COMMON WITH RIGHTS OF SURVIVORSHIP

BY DEED OF THE SUN COMPANY, DATED 3-10-97, AND RECORDED 4-16-97 IN BOOK 672 AT PAGE 808, SUMTER COUNTY RECORDS. THEREAFTER SHIRLEY A. GILL

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Also: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Stateburg, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot # 106, as shown on that certain plat prepared by John Mahon, R.L.S., dated December 11, 1956, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-14 at Page 44, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended.

1012 Furman Drive, Sumter, SC 29154-1414

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The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13-24684

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-01481 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Selene Finance, LP, Plaintiff, v.

Teresa L. Feagin a/k/a Teresa L. Simmons, Teresa C. Osborne, and Discover Bank, Defendant(s).

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Selene Finance, LP against Teresa L. Feagin a/k/a Teresa L. Simmons, Teresa C. Osborne, and Discover Bank, the undersigned Master in Equity for SUMTER County, South Carolina, will sell on May 4, 2015 at 12:00 PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Privateer, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot 1 of Parsons Pointe Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat prepared for Jesse McLeod by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated March 27, 2002, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2002 at Page 295, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended.

This conveyance is made subject to any and all existing reservations, easements, right-of-way, zoning ordinances, and restrictive or protective covenants that may appear of record or on the premises and otherwise affecting the property.

Including a 2002 Powerhouse Mobile Home, VIN# BL02GA0211007AB. BORROWER, The true and lawful owner of record of the mobile home mortgaged with the property, declares that it is Borrower`s intent that the mobile home lose its nature as personal property and become realty. Borrower further declares that the mobile home shall remain permanently attached as part of the real property and will not be removed therefrom.

This being the same property conveyed to Teresa L. Simmons by deed of Jesse McLeod d/b/a Vestco Properties, dated May 24, 2002 and recorded May 30, 2002, in Book 843 at Page 1352, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina. Thereafter, said property was conveyed to Teresa L. Feagin and Teresa C. Osborne by deed of Teresa L. Simmons, dated October 23, 2007 and recorded November 27, 2007, in Book 1096 at Page 00407, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 980 Parsons Lane, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 211-13-02-026 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.625% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record.

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale,

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina Butler and Hosch, P.A. 1201 Main Street, Suite 1110 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Telephone: (803) 252-7370 Fax: (803) 771-7768 Attorneys for Plaintiff

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2012-CP-43-01545

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Bank of America, N.A. vs. Elizabeth A Boyd and Timothy V Boyd;, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on 5/4/2015 at 12:00 PM, at the Sumter County Judicial Center, Sumter County, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description and Property Address: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, lying being and situate in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot No. 7 on that certain plat of Shadyside Subdivision prepared by Palmer & Malone, CE's dated May 7, 1956 and recorded August 2, 1956 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-13 at page 151.

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

This property is known as 2234 Garrison Street, Sumter, South Carolina and is shown on the Auditor's map of Sumter County as tax parcel 207-11-05-010.

This being the same property conveyed to Timothy V. Boyd and Elizabeth A. Boyd, as Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship, by Deed of Timothy P. Maxwell and Patricia A. Maxwell, dated July 31, 2007 and recorded August 2, 2007 in Book 1089 at Page 201 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

2234 Garrison Street Sumter, SC 29154 TMS# 207-11-05-010 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Six and 75/100 (6.75%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance.

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

Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 8237 Columbia, SC 29202 803-726-2700

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-00792 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the C-Bass Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-RP1 vs. Marie McFadden Conway; Shema Conway; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. s/b/m to Wells Fargo Financial Bank; First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 4, 2015 at 11:00AM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: THAT LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON SITUATE IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA, REPRESENTED AS LOT 203 ON PLAT PREPARED BY JULIAN B. ALLEN DATED SEPTEMBER 14, 1988 AND RECORDED SEPTEMBER 15, 1988 IN PLAT BOOK 88 AT PAGE 978 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS BEING THE IDENTICAL PROPERTY CONVEYED TO MARIE M. CONWAY BY DEED OF H. L. ENGLISH DATED JANUARY 25, 1995 AND RECORDED JANUARY 26, 1995 IN DEED BOOK 616 AT PAGE 1929 AND THEREAFTER CONVEYED FROM MARIE M. CONWAY TO MARIE MCFADDEN AND SHEMA CONWAY BY DEED DATED OCTOBER 1, 2002 AND RECORDED OCTOBER 18, 2002 IN DEED BOOK 861 AT PAGE 29 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1027 Morton Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 2510701064 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13-21021 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee for the holders of the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FF10 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF10 vs. Lance E. Jones; The United States of America acting by and through its agency the Internal Revenue Service; The South Carolina Department of Revenue; Colorado Capital Investments, Inc. assignee of Washington Mutual Bank; Brian K. Cornwell, C/A No. 14-CP-43-1929, The following property will be sold on May 4, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina and being shown and delineated as 2.0 acres on that certain plat by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated March 24, 2006 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2006, at Page 193. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended) reference to said plat is hereby craved for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distances of the property delineated thereon.

This being the property known as 2975 Lens Heavens Road, Sumter, South Carolina and is shown on the maps for Sumter County as tax map parcel 184-00-02-023(P). Derivation: Book 1024; Page 1093 2975 Lens Heavins Rd, Sumter, SC 29154 1840002035, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.175% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-1929.

Subject to a 120 day right of redemption from date of sale afforded the United States of America pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. ยง2410(c). NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed.

Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011847-03615 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1138794 4/17, 4/24, 05/01/2015

NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: The Bank of New York Mellon, fka The Bank of New York as Successor in interest to JP Morgan Chase Bank NA as Trustee for the Asset Backed Funding Corporation Loan Asset Backed Certificate Series 2003-WF1 vs. Jonathan Gregg, Sr.; Agnes N. Gregg; Cutler & Associates, Inc.; , C/A No. 09-CP-43-0420, The following property will be sold on May 4, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder ALL that certain pieces, parcel or lots of land with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot Nos. 424 and 425 on that certain plat of Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated October 20, 1997, filed for recorded in the Office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance (RMC) for Sumter County in Plat Book 97 at Page 1284. Said Lot Nos. 424 and 425 having such shapes, metes, courses, distances, boundaries and measurements as will more fully appear by reference to the aforesaid plat.

Book 688; Page 1449

236 Murphy Street, Sumter, SC 29150 251-02-03-050, 251-02-03-051 SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required . The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.625% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #09-CP-43-0420.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011784-09450

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-02162

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 4004 OF SILO ACRES SUBDIVISION, SECTION 15, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF CROFT ENGINEERING, DATED APRIL 12, 2001 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 2001 AT PAGE 582, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS CRAVED FOR THE EXACT METES, BOUNDARIES AND DISTANCES PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED. ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 2003 FLEETWOOD MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER GAFL307AB50851AV11.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO STORMY OLSON BY DEED FROM GROUP "A" ASSOCIATES, DATED MAY 9, 2003 AND RECORDED MAY 22, 2003, IN BOOK 890 AT PAGE 211; SUBSEQUENTLY, STORMY OLSON CONVEYED SAID PROPERTY TO EQUITY HOLDING CORP. BY DEED AND RECORDED JUNE 1, 2007, IN BOOK 1080 AT PAGE 835; SUBSEQUENTLY, EQUITY HOLDING CORP. CONVEYED TO STORMY OLSON SAID PROPERTY IN DEED DATED APRIL 22, 2013 AND RECORDED APRIL 30, 2013, IN BOOK 1186 AT PAGE 2968, ALL RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 5225 Silo Road, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 219-05-03-006 (land) 400-00-30-740 (MH) TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law.

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

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.125% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

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

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-21810 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs.

Christina L. Cummins, C/A No. 13-CP-43-0767, The following property will be sold on May 4, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot no. 47R of Hatfield Estates Subdivision, Section 1, containing 0.63 acres,, as shown on a plat by Louis W. Tisdale, PLS, dated March 29, 1999, recorded in Plat Book 2000 at Page 243 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the property known as 2070 Truefield Drive, Sumter, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 200-08-03-013. Book 1092; Page 3531 2670 Trufield Dr., Sumter, SC 29153 200-08-03-013, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2014-CP-43-02712

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Siwell Inc. DBA Capital Mortgage Services of Texas vs. Bobby Lee Brubaker;, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on 5/4/2015 at 12:00 PM, at the Sumter County Judicial Center, Sumter County, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, identified as Lot No. 3 of Oakdale Properties Subdivision and being more fully shown on a plat prepared by Hugh F. Longshore, Jr., RLS dated May 24, 1972 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB 90 at Page 545. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Bobby Lee Brubaker by virtue of a Deed from Corey O. McBride and Sandra B. McBride dated August 15, 2013 and recorded August 21, 2013 in Book 1192 at Page 2643 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

1286 Mooneyham Road Sumter, SC 29153 TMS# 252-03-01-006 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Four and 00/100 (4.00%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance.

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

Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 8237 Columbia, SC 29202 803-726-2700

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-02336 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee for Wells Fargo Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities 2004-2 Trust, Home Equity Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-2 vs. Vivian L. Jackson, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 4, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 5 AS SHOWN ON A PLAT BY LOUIS W. TISDALE, PLS DATED NOVEMBER 30, 1995 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 95 AT PAGE 1293 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY. SAID LOT NO. 5 BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY LOT NO. 6 AND MEASURING THEREON 168.17 FEET; ON THE EAST BY LOT NOS. 13 AND 14 AND MEASURING THEREON 65.63 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY LOT NO. 4 AND MEASURING THEREON 169.61 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY BAKER STREET AND FRONTING THEREON 64.93 FEET. BE ALL DIMENSIONS A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT. THIS BEING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 23 BAKER STREET. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO VIVIAN L. JACKSON BY DEED FROM ADA L. FUGATE DATED AND RECORDED FEBRUARY 26, 2004, IN BOOK 927 AT PAGE 671, IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 23 Baker Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 249-08-04-019 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase

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price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law.

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

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.25% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

Page 307 5420 Neighborhood Rd, Mayesville, SC 29104 3240002008, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 12.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-0087.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 010904-00234 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1138796 4/17, 4/24, 05/01/2015

recorded November 19, 1999 in Book 758 at Page 423 in the ROD Office for Sumter County.

sale is inadvertently held without Plaintiff's Counsel or Counsel's bidding agent entering the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this specifically captioned matter, the sale shall be null and void and the property shall be re-advertised for sale on the next available sale date.

personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.875% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-1614.

September 7, 2012 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1176, page 2038 on September 12, 2012.

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

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-24511 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Beal Bank S.S.B. vs. J. L. Haynesworth; Sherman Acquisition II LP, C/A No. 14-CP-43-0087, The following property will be sold on May 4, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in Mayesville Township, Sumter County, State of South Carolina, and more particularly shown on that certain plat of T.G. Gamble dated July 22, 1967 of record in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-24 at Page 81; said one acre tract of land being bounded and measuring as follows: on the North by Pudding Swamp Road whereon it measures 118 feet; on the East by lands of Cooper whereon it measures 364.2 feet; on the South by lands of Williams' Furniture Company whereon it measures 119.6 feet, and on the West by land of Cooper whereon it measures 378.5 feet, be all measurements according to said plat and a little more or less. This conveyance is subject to all recorded easements, rights-of-way and covenants. Derivation: Book 790 at

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2014-CP-43-00501

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Branch Banking and Trust Company vs. Lila J. Spencer; et al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 64 Patriot Park Subdivision on a plat prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, R.L.S., dated September 23, 1996 and recorded with the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 96 at Page 1248. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, (1976, as amended), reference to said plat is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property delineated thereon.

This being the same property conveyed to Lila J. Spencer by Deed of David M. Gile and Kristin K. Gile dated November 18, 1999 and

TMS No. 228-03-07-015 Property address: 4 Beaufain Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff.

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

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

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

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.500% per annum.

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

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

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

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

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BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. vs. Crystal M. Nesbit; , C/A No. 14-CP-43-1614, The following property will be sold on May 4, 2015, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being composed of Lot Nos. 23, 24 & 23A as shown on a plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS dated November 30, 2004 and recorded December 3, 2004 in Plat Book 2004 at Page 536 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. Said lot being bound and measuring as follows: on the North

by Lot Nos. 25, 25A and 26 and measuring thereon 268.05 feet; on the East by White Oak Park and fronting thereon 59.88 feet; on the South by Lot Nos. 21, 21A and 22 and measuring thereon 291.42 feet; and on the West by property now or formerly of MCR Investments and measuring thereon in an are 64.26 feet. Be all of said measurements a little more or a little less and according to said plat. This being the property known as 116 White Oak Park.

Derivation: Book 961; Page 1386

116 White Oak Park, Sumter, SC 29150 249-01-04-022

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

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.

The sale will not be held unless either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent is present at the sale and either Plaintiff's attorney or Plaintiff's bidding agent enters the authorized bid of Plaintiff for this captioned matter. In the alternative, Plaintiff's counsel, if permitted by the Court, may advise this Court directly of its authorized bidding instructions. In the event a

TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No

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

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 015262-01867 FN Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2014-CP-43-02478

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Siwell Inc. DBA Capital Mortgage Services of Texas vs. Scott E. Ibarra, a/k/a Scott Edmund Ibarra; Eun Mi Ibarra;, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on 5/4/2015 at 12:00 PM, at the Sumter County Judicial Center, Sumter County, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

and

73 Pumpkin Lane Sumter, SC 29150 TMS# 205-14-02-015 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Three and 75/1000 (3.75%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

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ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina identified as Lot No. 2 of Sleepy Hollow Subdivision and being more fully shown on a plat prepared by Robert B. Dixon and R.M. Dixon and recheck mathematically by H.S. Wilson, R.L.S dated September 8, 1983 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB89 at page 15. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Scott E. Ibarra a/k/a Scott Edmund Ibarra and Eun Mi Ibarra by virtue of a Deed from Estate of Dorothy Geddings dated

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 8237 Columbia, SC 29202 803-726-2700 NOTICE OF SALE 2014-CP-43-0568

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Subdivision on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated September 28, 1992 and recorded in Plat Book 92 at page 1756 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property conveyed herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under §30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. This is the property known as 10 Walton Street, Sumter, SC. This being the identical property conveyed to Brett Walston by Deed of Tonjua Teague, dated July 18, 2008 and recorded July 25, 2008 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1109 at page 3355. Thereafter, Brett Walston conveyed the subject property to Brett Walston and Beverly Mitchum, joint with right of survivorship, which deed was recorded on August 7, 2008 in Book 1110 at Page 2191.

TMS No. 229-09-01-004 Property Address: 10 Walton Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance.

Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order.

The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.2500%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders

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should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1139134 4/17, 4/24, 05/01/2015

appurtenance thereto, and the undersigned affirms the home will not be moved or relocated whatsoever as long as said Mortgagee has a security interest therein.

MASTER IN EQUITY NOTICE OF SALE 2004-CP-43-01196

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee for AFC Trust Series 1999-2 vs. James Williams a/k/a James T. Williams, Glenda Williams a/k/a Glinda Williams, et al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 12:00 PM, at the County Judicial Center, 215 Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel or LOT of land, together with the mobile or manufactured home situate or to be situate thereon, which is being purchased by the undersigned from CENTRAL CAROLINA HOMES, INC., and to be situate on the land securing this mortgage described as that certain 1999 BELLCREST Mobile Home, 32 x 76, Identification Number 52534BC, Model: 32ZII, and any and all improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in Sumter Township, the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as LOT NO. 1 on that certain plat by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated February 28, 1990 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in PLAT BOOK 90 at PAGE 464. The above described real property, including the above described mobile/manufactured home, will be shown and delineated on a subsequent plat, which plat will be subsequently recorded in said Register`s Office and reference thereto is craved for particulars of the metes, bounds, and the mobile/manufactured home situate thereon.

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

It is the intention of the undersigned Mortgagor(s) and/or Borrower(s) that the above described mobile/manufactured home, given as security to said Mortgagee along with the above described land (real property), is to be construed as permanent, affixed to the above land, a part of the reality, as

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This being the same property conveyed to James T. Williams and Glenda Williams by deed of C.G. Rowland and Sons, a Partnership, recorded October 10, 1991 in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 533 at Page 1540.

TMS No. 269-00-01-039 Property address: 1330 Salterstown Rd, Sumter, SC 29153 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of said bid is due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. In the event of a third party bidder and that any third party bidder fails to deliver the required deposit in certified (immediately collectible) funds with the Office of the Master in Equity, said deposit being due and payable immediately upon closing of the bidding on the day of sale, the Master in Equity will re-sell the subject property at the most convenient time thereafter (including the day of sale) upon notification to counsel for Plaintiff.

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

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

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

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.750% per annum.

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

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

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

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

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

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

NOTICE OF SALE Deficiency Judgment Waived IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-01615 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Regions Bank Mortgage,

d/b/a

Regions Plaintiff,

v.

James M. Blankenship and Erica N. Blankenship, Defendant(s).

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Regions Bank d/b/a Regions Mortgage against James M. Blankenship and Erica N. Blankenship, the undersigned Master in Equity for SUMTER County, South Carolina, will sell on May 4, 2015 at 12:00 PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any situate, lying and being in the City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, delineated on a plat prepared by James D. Willson, RLS dated December 4, 1977 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB 97 at Page 1427. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section

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30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 211 North Salem Avenue, Sumter South Carolina and is represented by Auditor`s map of Sumter County as tax parcel 228-05-05-016. This being the same property conveyed to James M. Blankenship and Erica N. Blankenship as joint tenants with rights of survivorship by deed of Nicholaus R. Koval and Eileen C. Koval, dated March 20, 2013 and recorded April 12, 2013, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina, in Book 1185 at Page 3807.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 211 N Salem Avenue, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 228-05-05-016 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.375% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record.

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

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina Butler and Hosch, P.A. 1201 Main Street, Suite 1110 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Telephone: (803) 252-7370 Fax: (803) 771-7768 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE Deficiency Judgment Waived IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-1480 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

Trustmark National Bank, Plaintiff, v.

Anthony E. Liebert, Defendant(s).

BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Trustmark National Bank against Anthony E. Liebert, the undersigned Master in Equity for SUMTER County, South Carolina, will sell on May 4, 2015 at 12:00 PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 2, as shown on that certain Plat of Louis White Tisdale, R.L.S., dated June 23, 2005 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2005 at Page 6, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This property is known as 1206 Geraint Road, Sumter, SC. Tax Map No. 226-16-01-086.

This being the same property conveyed to Anthony E. Liebert by deed of J.D. Gainey Construction Company, Inc., dated August 10, 2005 and recorded August 11, 2005, in Book 992 at Page 001128, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1206 Geraint Road, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 226-16-01-086 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the

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risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.875% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record.

NO. 1 SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING 557.54 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY A 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 96.00 FEET. BE ALL OF SAID MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS AND ACCORDING TO THE SAID PLAT.

restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1139288 4/17, 4/24, 05/01/2015

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

In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. _ Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina Butler and Hosch, P.A. 1201 Main Street, Suite 1110 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Telephone: (803) 252-7370 Fax: (803) 771-7768 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-01244 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America National Association as Successor by Merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee under the Trust Agreement for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Series 2004-3 vs. Estate of Finnie Darant Hines, John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of Finnie Darant Hines, Deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons or corporations unknown claiming any rights, title interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, any unknown adults being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under disability or persons in Military Service designated as a class Richard Roe; People's Choice Home Loan, Inc. ; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 4, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: INCORRECT: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR TRACT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE RAFTING CREEK TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS TRACT NO. 2 CONTAINING 1.14 ACRES AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT BY JULIAN B. ALLEN R.L.S., DATED 2/26/93 AND RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 93 AT PAGE 274, THE EXACT BOUNDARIES AND MEASUREMENTS OF WHICH CAN BE DETERMINED BY REFERENCE TO THE SAID PLAT. SAID 1.14 ACRES BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING ACCORDING TO THE SAID PLAT AS FOLLOWS: ONE THE NORTH

BY TRACT NO. 3, SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 556.26 FEET; ON THE EAST BY LANDS OF BROWN SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 82.69 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY TRACT

CORRECT: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR TRACT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE RAFTING CREEK TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DESIGNATED AS TRACT NO. 1 CONTAINING 4.58 ACRES AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT BY JULIAN B. ALLEN R.L.S., DATED 2/26/93 AND RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 93 AT PAGE 274, THE EXACT BOUNDARIES AND MEASUREMENTS OF WHICH CAN BE DETERMINED BY REFERENCE TO THE SAID PLAT. SAID 4.58 ACRES BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING ACCORDING TO THE SAID PLAT AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY TRACT NO. 2, SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 557.54 FEET; ON THE EAST BY LANDS OF BROWN SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 356.66 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY LANDS NOW OR FORMALLY OF JAMES HATFIELD SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING 565.88 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY A 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, SAID PLAT, AND MEASURING THEREON 355.17 FEET. BE ALL OF SAID MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE LESS AND ACCORDING TO THE SAID PLAT. INCLUDING A 2001, OAKWOOD, MOBILE HOME, SERIAL NUMBER H0NC02237199A/B. DERIVATION: CONVEYED TO FINNIE D. HINES BY DEED FROM JOHN MOHAMMAD AROOJI AND DAPHNE JEAN AROOJI DATED 9/26/1991, AND RECORDED 11/22/1991 IN BOOK 536 AT PAGE 293 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 5755 Hines Road, Rembert, SC 29128 TMS: (Lot) p/o 140-00-02-059 & (MH) 400-00-31-083 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and

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

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE 2012-CP-43-1646

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: CitiMortgage, Inc. against Kimberly O. Ferguson, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 4, 2015, at 12:00 PM, at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Providence, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #18, Section #1 of McLaughlin Estates Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat prepared by H.S. Willson, dated December 17, 1973 and recorded in the Register of Mesne Conveyances for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-36 at Page 273, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on a said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina. This is the property known as 18 Beard Drive.

This being the same property heretofore conveyed to Kimberly O. Ferguson by deed of Glen Coleman and Gloria B. Coleman dated April 13, 1995 and recorded April 13, 1995 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Deed/Record Book 621 at Page 504. TMS No. 190-14-01-022 Property Address: 18 Beard Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order.

The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.7500%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale,

AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE 2014-CP-43-2496

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, heretofore granted in the case of United States of America, acting through the Farmers Home Administration, United States Department of Agriculture vs.

Marvin A. Andrews aka Marvin E. Andrews, III, Sheila J. Andrews and LVNV Funding, LLC, I, the undersigned Special Referee appointed under Order of said Court, will sell on May 4, 2015 at 12:00 o'clock, noon at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the dwelling and other improvements situate thereon, lying, situate and being in Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot 21 on that certain plat of Rabon Terrace Subdivision, which plat was prepared by J. P. Edwards, RLS, dated September 3, 1971 and of record in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-30 at Page 117, according to which plat the said Lot 21 is bounded and measures as follows: On the North by the right of way for a road as shown on said plat and measuring thereon 227 feet; on the East by land shown to be of Federal Developers, Inc., and measuring thereon 120 feet; on the South by Lot 20, said plat, and measuring thereon 250 feet; on the West by SC Road 43-402 (formerly known as the Tindal Road) upon which said lot fronts for a distance of 97 feet; and on the Northwest by the intersection of Road S-43-402, and the right of way for the 50 foot road as shown on said plat and measuring thereon 32.5 feet. Be all of said measurements a little more or less and all as will more fully appear by reference to the aforesaid plat.

This being the identical property conveyed unto Marvin A. Andrews and Sheila J. Andrews by deed of the United States of America recorded March 31, 1989 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Volume 486 at Page 443.

Notice of Sale

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

Interest on the balance of the bid shall be paid to the day of compliance at $4.32 per day.

The sale will not be held unless the Plaintiff or its attorney is present at the sale or has advised the Special Referee's office of its bidding instructions. This sale is subject to all matters of record and any interested party should perform an independent title examination of the subject property as no warranty is given.

A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr. Special Referee Gary P. Rish, PC Attorneys for Plaintiff P. O. Box 508 Irmo, SC 29063 (803) 749-1764

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-02479 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Residential Asset Securities Corporation, Home Equity Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-KS7 vs.

Epannernolin Livingston Jr. a/k/a E.P. Livingston, Jr., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 4, 2015 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

SUMTER COUNTY. THEREAFTER, BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO EPANNERNOLIN LIVINGSTON JR. A/K/A E.P. LIVINGSTON JR. BY QUITCLAIM DEED OF PAMELA D. BRUNSON RECORDED ON OCTOBER 23, 2002 IN BOOK 861 AT PAGE 1316.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 131 Woodside Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 227-08-01-027 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.875% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

THAT LOT OF LAND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE IN SUMTER COUNTY, S O U T H C A R O L I N A , REPRESENTED AS LOT 265, FOURTH ADDITION TO THE MILLWOOD GARDENS SUBDIVISION ON PLAT OF MICHAEL C. TURVEVILLE, III, DATED MAY 22, 1992, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUMTER COUNTY REGISTER OF DEED IN PLAT BOOK 92 AT PAGE 967.

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

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO EPANNERNOLIN LIVINGSTON JR. A/K/A E.P. LIVINGSTON JR. AND PAMELA D. BRUNSON BY DEED OF THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, RECORDED OCTOBER 23, 2002 IN BOOK 861 AT PAGE 1311 OF REGISTRAR OF DEEDS FOR

Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff 14-20109

The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County

TMS #223-11-01-013 Property Address: 2701 Tindal Road, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: For Cash, the Special Referee will require a deposit of 5% of the amount of the bid (in cash or equivalent) immediately on the sales date, the same to be applied on the purchase price in case of compliance, but in case of noncompliance within Twenty (20) days, the property shall be resold at the risk and expense of the former purchaser.

Purchaser shall pay for the deed and necessary revenue stamps for the deed. Purchaser to be responsible for payment of taxes and assessments not past due at the time of sale.

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