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Gamblers return home Patriot Guard will return for service for Steel BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com After six months flying over the skies of Afghanistan and after losing one of their own just three weeks before their return, members of the 77th Fighter Squadron arrived home Thursday. The Gamblers touched down at Shaw Air Force Base a little after 6 p.m. and walked into a crowd of family, loved ones and their first sight of U.S. soil in half a year. About 100 members of the Gambler Aircraft Maintenance Unit and the PHOTOS BY KEITH GEDAMKE / SPECIAL TO THE ITEM 20th Operations Support Squadron stepped off an Brent Rudin; his father, Richard; and mother, Janice, greet Tech. Sgt. Wesley Rudin during his international flight from a return to Shaw Air Force Base on Thursday. Tech Sgt. Rudin was one of the members of the 77th deployment to Bagram Fighter Squadron returning home. His father was a private first class during the Vietnam War. and Kandahar Air Bases, where the squadron was stationed in support of American and NATO forces in the country. For some of those waiting in the crowd, the reunion held out the promise of a fresh start. Cheyenne Smith was married to her husband, Senior Airman Joshua Smith, on BRISTOW MARCHANT / THE ITEM the Fourth of July last ABOVE: Logan Smith, 3, holds a small year, and has spent most American flag as his father, Master Sgt. Mike of their marriage waiting Smith, holds him after getting off the flight on him to return. that carried airmen home Thursday after a “We were together for six-month deployment to Afghanistan. three months before he ABOVE LEFT: Airman First Class Anthony left,” she said, her arms Heggintotham holds his son Aiden, 2 wrapped around his neck months, for the first time Thursday after while on the tarmac. returning home with the squadron. Airman Smith’s parents, Ed and Doreen, arLEFT: The Gamblers step off the plane to rived from Florida the day find family and friends at the base Thursday. See more photos of the squadron’s return SEE GAMBLERS, PAGE A10 online at www.theitem.com.

Operation Inasmuch set for Saturday BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com Don’t be surprised to see lots of “Operation Inasmuch” T-shirts Saturday. Fourteen Sumter churches will participate in the one-day volunteer extravaganza. “God has just wowed us with the opportunities He’s brought before us,” said Jeanette Schumacher, one of three coordinators for Christ Community Church. “He did this.

There is no way we could have organized all this logically and made it happen.” This is the church’s first year participating. “It looked like a really good opportunity for the church to get outside of their four walls,” Schumacher said. “The goal is to get at least 60 percent of the congregation participating in this onetime event. Hopefully it will grow into long-term service projects. As you

Members of Alice Drive Baptist Church’s team for Operation Insasmuch perform yard work for the elderly during a past event.

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Sheriff ’s office asks county for plane Committee considers proposal to increase garbage service price BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Sumter sheriff’s deputies could soon have their own eye in the sky, if county council approves the purchase of a department airplane. The sheriff’s office formally made its request for a fixed wing aircraft, and touted its potential uses, at a meeting of Sumter County Council’s fiscal, tax and property INSIDE committee Tuesday. The committee also County agencies considered a proposal seek more from Allied Waste Serpersonnel / A2 vices for a 2 percent consumer price index (CPI) increase for its garbage collection services. A 2 percent increase would mean the monthly cost for customers would rise by about 25 cents. Council previously approved a 3.2 percent increase for Allied Waste during last year’s budget process. Councilman Charles Edens voiced his opposition to the request. In his position as president of the Association of Counties, Edens has opposed a bill backed by the waste industry to allow private landfills to bypass local authorities all together. “They want to take control of this away from the counties and the citizens of this state,” he said. Edens warned if the proposed bill passes, “they won’t have to come to county council for this next year.” He proposed the committee — which consists of himself, Vivian Fleming-McGhaney and chairman Larry Blanding — deny Allied Waste’s request, but his motion did not receive a second. McGhaney moved they approve the request, if only to bring the issue up for discussion in a full council meeting. That motion also failed to receive a second, and no action was taken by the committee. Councilman Eugene Baten, who sat in on the meeting but is not a member of the committee, said he would like to add discussion of the issue to a future council agenda so it would receive a full hearing. The committee also did not take action on the airplane proposal. “The purpose of an aircraft is to provide us with aerial assets and support for law enforcement, as well as infrastructure and economic development,” said Senior Cpl. Fred Moore, a sheriff’s deputy who is also a licensed pilot. A county-owned plane, and the “aviation unit” within the sheriff’s office it would support, could assist deputies in searches over wide or inaccessible areas and provide quicker transportation outside the county than driving. The initial purchase price of the plane

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COLUMBIA — Democrats in the South Carolina House said an early voting bill being pushed by Republicans will limit voters’ ability to cast a ballot early. The bill under debate Thursday creates a nine-day window of no-excuse-needed early voting. But it ends the hybrid form of early voting currently available for a month before Election Day. People can now vote in-person absentee if they pick an excuse for why they can’t vote on Election Day, such as being at work or on vacation. The bill that the majority party is pushing through would eliminate the in-person absentee option. It would leave intact voting absentee by mail. But Democrats said that’s an extended, complicated process. Sponsoring Rep. Alan Clemmons of Myrtle Beach argues his bill cleans up the system.

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Investigation leads to drug charges Three men were arrested Wednesday and charged with drug offenses after a threeweek investigation by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Isiah Williams, 26, of 211 Murphy St.; Bryan Dargan, 23, of 1131 Pulpit St.; and Antoney Bracey, 30, of 6 Delaine St., were each charged with possession with intent to dis-

tribute marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia shortly after agents with the Sumter County Narcotics Division searched Williams’ home. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, investigators and members of the Community Action Team seized about two pounds of suspected marijuana with an estimated street value of

$10,000. They also reportedly found $1,488 in cash, digital scales, baggies and two semiautomatic pistols. The marijuana was allegedly found in one of the bedrooms, in the living room couch, in a shoe box and in the center console of a white Dodge Infinity located outside the home, according to reports. The digital scales were found on the living

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Members of the steering committee for the annual Sumter Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast are seen packing 500 bags for attendees Wednesday morning. The breakfast kicks off at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday at Alice Drive Baptist Church. Those who attend the breakfast are also invited to a free marriage conference hosted by the breakfast keynote speakers, Dale and Jena Forehand. If you do not attend the breakfast, tickets to the marriage conference are $10. For ticket locations and more information visit www.sumterprays.com.

County agencies seek more personnel BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Sumter County Council took a closer look at its proposed budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year Tuesday, including requests from specific departments. Council members met before its regular biweekly meeting in a special budget workshop to review the document. For the first time, the budget numbers presented to council this week included requests for additional staff from county departments. The largest request comes from Emergency Medical Services, which wants to fill 18 new staff positions to accommodate a requested change in the agency’s shift schedule, from 24 hours to 12. “That would require us to adjust salaries,” said County Administrator Gary Mixon. “It would reduce the amount of overtime, but we would also have to adjust the base pay.” The EMS request would need more discussion as the budget process moves forward, the administrator said. No specific costs were included in the proposal, but if the scheduling change is approved Mixon said the medical service will need time to recruit for the new positions.

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room table and in the glove box of a Chevrolet Impala parked outside the home. Deputies reported that the handguns were a .40-caliber Glock with an 11-round magazine and a Ruger P85 handgun with a seven-round magazine, later found in a kitchen cabinet. The investigation is ongoing and more arrests are expected, reports said.

Other departments are also hoping for new personnel. The fire department is requesting 12 new part-time positions for firefighters and drivers, with no cost estimated. The sheriff’s office is looking for four new full-time deputies at a total cost of $131,400. As sheriff’s personnel move into a new office building on North Main Street, the county and city of Sumter will split the costs for four clerical positions at the current Law Enforcement Center on Hampton Street. The two currently pay half the salaries for each of the four positions, but with the sheriff’s office move, the county will take full responsibility for two of the positions and the city will assume the other two, Mixon said. Elsewhere, Voter Registration is requesting five additional personnel at a cost of $48,000; Recreation would add three positions at $47,402; the new Judicial Center will hire a facility manager and three janitorial personnel for $120,000; and the South Sumter Resource Center will add a parttime janitor at a cost of $9,609. The county still needs to close a deficit of nearly $800,000 by the beginning of the new fiscal year July 1. Expenditure for next year is estimated at $41,098,374, Mixon

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said, while revenues are only expected to reach $40,299,561. Some expected sources of revenue are only provisional. The budget includes an expected $4,059,553 from the state’s local government fund, but that money depends on the anticipated level of funding being approved by the state Legislature. “We built in the same amount as last year, but it could change, so we’re being cautious,” Mixon said. “There could be a $500,000 to $600,000 difference.” Council also voted to approve a measure that will move 20 percent of funds raised from multi-county industrial parks during the next budget year into an infrastructure fund, while the remainder will pay into existing tax districts covering items such as school operations and fire. The measure passed 6-1, with Councilwoman Vivian Fleming-McGhaney voting against out of concern the measure would affect funding for Sumter School District, which earlier this week approved a balanced budget for the next fiscal year that does not include a property tax increase. Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.

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If you have any old medications sitting in the back of your medicine cabinet, Sumter police are offering a way to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. Police will hold a prescription drug take-back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Law Enforcement Center, 107 E. Hampton St. Members of the public will be able to drop off unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal at no cost to them. The local effort is part of the sixth-annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day organized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and promoted by law enforcement agencies across the country. Collection boxes will be set up inside the lobby of the law enforcement center to collect prescription pills for safe disposal. Officers ask that members of the public not drop off needles, liquid medication or aerosol devices but instead contact their health provider or pharmacist on how best to dispose of those items. The event was started to prevent the misuse or abuse of prescription drugs containing controlled substances that have led to cases of accidental poisoning, overdose and addiction. A factor contributing to these abuses is the widespread availability of these drugs in the home. “The danger is these drugs are tempting to young people to experiment with,” said Lt. Don Florence with the Sumter Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit. “We see a lot of young people who use these kinds of pills for abusive purposes.” Florence noted the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found the non-medical use of prescription drugs was second only to marijuana as the most common form of illegal drug use. “Prescription drugs

have really become a national epidemic in the last few years,” said Lt. Freddie Bradshaw, who serves on the department’s Narcotics Unit. “More people are turning to them because they’re so easily available, and the sentencing guidelines are much less restrictive than with marijuana, cocaine or heroin, even though they’re just as addictive.” Under the Controlled Substances Act, consumers have limited options to legally dispose of old medicines. In the absence of programs such as this one, people will often keep old drugs because they don’t know how to dispose of them. “We get a lot of elderly people who have lost loved ones who left behind a large amount of prescription drugs, and they don’t know how to get rid of them,” Bradshaw said. In addition to keeping loved ones from being harmed by these drugs, the take-back program also benefits the environment. Medications that aren’t disposed of properly might be flushed down the drain and into sewers and septic systems, where many pharmaceutical compounds survive treatment and remain in the community’s water supply. If you aren’t able to get your old medications downtown for Saturday’s take back, the Sumter Police Department has an alternative solution. “We recently got a bin we can put out to collect prescription drugs yearround,” Florence said. “People can turn them in to our officers here, and they will be safely disposed of by our Narcotics Unit.” Last year’s collection drive saw more than 100 pounds’ worth of medication turned in locally, and officers hope to match that number with this year’s drive. For more information, contact the Crime Prevention Unit at (803) 4362723. Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.

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A 33-year-old woman living in the 600 block of Miller Road told police that someone entered her home between 10:31 and 10:58 p.m. Saturday and took a 42inch flat-screen TV, valued at $600; an Xbox 360 valued at $200; Xbox video games valued at $100; antique black baby dolls valued at $1,000; and a Samsung flip phone valued at $30. A 47-year-old man living in the first block of Highland Avenue told police that someone entered his home between 11:30 p.m. Friday and 7:30 a.m. Saturday and took a 60-inch Sharp flat-screen TV valued at $3,000. STOLEN PROPERTY:

Videos, valued at $58, were reportedly stolen between March 25 and Friday from a home in the 3000 block of Peach Orchard Road, Rembert. A 47-inch Toshiba flat-screen TV valued at $800 was reportedly stolen from a home in the 1000 block of Old Pocalla Road about 3:17 a.m. Saturday. A 20-foot black, dualaxle, utility trailer with a white pinstripe and four new tires, valued at $900, was reportedly taken from the front yard of a property in the 6000 block of Fish Road, Dalzell, about 7 p.m. Friday. A John Deere riding lawn mower, valued at $1,500, was reportedly stolen from the 1000 block of Boulevard Road before 3:55 p.m. Saturday. A 2012 Leonard 3500

GVWR 7-by-12 foot trailer, valued at $1,835, was reportedly stolen from the driveway of a home in the first block of Riley Street between 7:30 a.m. Thursday and 7:30 p.m. Friday. About $500 in currency, a personal check and a black iPhone, valued at $600, were reportedly stolen from a purse left in the thirdfloor waiting room of a business in the 300 block of Manning Avenue between noon and 1:15 p.m. Sunday. A 52-inch RCA TV, a washing machine, a 32-inch TV and a 32inch Vizio LCD TV with an estimated total value of $2,750 were reportedly taken from a home in the 5000 block of Borden Road, Rembert, between Friday and 9:25 a.m. Sunday. The back door sustained an estimated $600 in damage, a light switch plastic cover sustained an estimated $20 in damage, and the kitchen and back room window sustained an estimated $800 in damage. A water heater, an air-conditioning unit and an air handler, all valued at $306, were reportedly stolen from the 5000 block of Silo Road, Sumter, about 5 p.m. Saturday. A black 2007 model utility trailer, valued at $829, was reportedly stolen from 2000 Dwyer Road, Sumter, about 3:30 p.m. Saturday. A 50-inch Hisense LED TV, a 46-inch Hisense LED TV, a 17inch Compaq laptop, a 17-inch Acer laptop and a white Apple iPad

4, valued at a total of $2,300, were reportedly taken from a home in the 700 block of Loring Mill Road, Sumter, between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. A 60-inch black Mitsubishi flat-screen TV and a 42-inch LG black flat-screen TV, valued at a total of $2,300, were reportedly stolen from a home in the sixth block of Flat Lane, Sumter, about 4 p.m. Friday. The front door sustained an estimated $200 in damage. A moped valued at $754 was reportedly taken from a home in the 800 block of Perry Boulevard, Sumter, about 8:59 a.m. Friday. About 240 feet of copper wiring was reportedly stolen from the 1700 block of Peach Orchard Road at 2:08 p.m. Monday. The wiring is valued at $20,000. A laptop computer, a flat-screen TV, a 9 mm Smith & Wesson pistol, a stainless steel bracelet, 20 collared shirts, a pair of boots and four pairs of shoes were reportedly stolen from the 1900 block of Gion Street between 8:30 p.m. Monday and 6:40 a.m. Tuesday. The items are valued at $3,740. Copper coils were reportedly cut and stolen from a heat pump in the 1000 block of Decatur Street between Jan. 1 and 3 p.m. April 15. The coils are valued at $3,000. A black 1996 Acura with 22-inch chrome rims was reportedly stolen from the first block of Burgess Court between 5:30 p.m. April 19

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and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. The car was later found in a lot on West Moore Street with the stereo system removed, the tires gone and the body of the car sitting on the ground. The car is valued at $1,000. SHOOTING:

At 10:59 p.m. Monday, a 23-year-old man was reportedly found lying in the roadway on Mayfield Drive with a gunshot wound to his left leg. The man told officers he didn’t know who shot him and refused to give law enforcement any other information about the circumstances of the shooting. He was transported to Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

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A 55-year-old man told police that someone used a sharp object to scratch the sides of his 1999 Mazda 626, causing about $1,200 in damage, between 4 p.m. Thursday and 7:15 a.m. Friday while the vehicle was parked at a home in the 300 block of Sandy Run Drive. All the windows to a 2010 Jeep were reportedly smashed between midnight and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, causing $3,000 in damage. A juvenile reportedly punched the front right windshield of a bus, causing about $500 in damage, during an altercation that took place about 4:23 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Dinkins Mill Road and Leslie Drive in Rembert.

During an argument between a 19-year-old woman and a 30-yearold woman in the 200 block of South Washington Street at 11 a.m. Tuesday, the older woman reportedly removed a black handgun from her backpack and pointed it at the ground, saying “her peoples� would come back to the woman’s home and “shoot it up.� HARASSMENT:

A dead raccoon was reportedly left in the mailbox of a home in the 1600 block of Bar Zee Drive at 7:47 p.m. Tuesday. The mailbox was rinsed out and bleached “due to maggots.�

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At 4:20 a.m. Tuesday, firefighters responded to a house fire in the 700 block of East Charlotte Avenue. An electrical fire reportedly started inside the panel box of the master bedroom and spread throughout the bedroom, causing damage estimated at $25,000.

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The cleaning staff of a motel in the 200 block of North Washington Street discovered a printer and sheets of paper with fraudulent $100 printed on them inside a vacant room. The room was last listed as occupied on March 11.

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On Tuesday, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services responded to 55 calls. Fifty were medical calls, two were motor-vehicle wrecks and three were listed as “other trauma.�

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Presidents praise Bush at new library DALLAS (AP) — Presidents past and present lionized one of their own Thursday, putting politics aside as President George W. Bush dedicated the library that documents his place in history. President Obama praised his predecessor’s strength and resolve after Sept. 11, calling Bush a “good man� who faced the storm head on. “My deepest conviction, the guiding principle of the administration, is that the United States of America must strive to expand the reach of freedom,� Bush said. “I believe that freedom is a gift from God and the hope of every human heart.� Obama and Bush spoke along with the three other living former presidents in a rare reunion at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. “To know President George W. Bush is to like him,� Obama said. The presidents lauded Bush’s aid to the people of Africa, his effort to reach across the aisle on issues such as immigration and education and his leadership in the days after the 2001 terrorist attacks. But they avoided the two wars that dominated much of his time in

office — Iraq and Afghanistan. The presidents — Obama, Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter — were cheered by a crowd of former White House officials and world leaders as they took the stage together to open the dedication. They were joined on stage by their wives — the nation’s current and former first ladies — for the outdoor ceremony on a sun-splashed Texas morning. For Bush, 66, the ceremony also marked his unofficial return to the public eye four years after the end of his deeply polarizing presidency. The five men have been described as members of the world’s most exclusive club, but Obama said they are “more like a support group.� “Being president above all is a humbling job,� Obama said. He said there were moments that they make mistakes and wish they could turn back the clock, but “we love this country, and we do our best.� Obama praised Bush for pushing to reform the country’s immigration system, although Congress never agreed to go along during Bush’s time in office. Obama said he

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hopes they will this year. “And if we do that it will be in large part thanks for the hard work of President George W. Bush,� Obama said. President George H.W. Bush, who has been hospitalized recently for bronchitis, spoke haltingly for just about 30 seconds while seated in his wheelchair, thanking guests for coming out to support his son. A standing ovation lasted nearly as long as his com-

ments, and his son and wife helped him to his feet to recognize the applause. Clinton, too, was warmly received by the heavily Republican crowd, who applauded and laughed along with his joke-peppered speech. He concluded on a serious note about the importance of the leaders coming together. “Debate and difference is an important part of every free soci-

ety,� Clinton said. President Jimmy Carter praised Bush for his role in helping secure peace between North and South Sudan in 2005 and his approval of expanded aid to the nations of Africa. “Mr. President, let me say that I am filled with admiration for you and deep gratitude for you about the great contributions you’ve made to the most needy people on earth,� Carter said.

Survey: Americans felt more secure in jobs in 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Confidence in the U.S. job market has rebounded to roughly a normal level from its record low after the Great Recession, a trend that could help boost the economy. Americans increasingly feel they could find a new job if necessary, according to the results of the 2012 General Social Survey, a long-standing poll of public opinion. And fear of being laid off dropped last year from its 2010 peak to roughly its average for the 35 years the question has been asked. The percentage of Americans who said it would be somewhat or

very easy to find a job if they lost theirs rose to 54 percent last year from 46 percent in 2010. The 2010 figure was the lowest since 1983, when the United States was also emerging from a deep recession. On average in the survey’s history, about 58 percent of respondents have said it would be

very or somewhat easy to find a job. As layoffs have declined, fewer Americans fear losing their job. Last year, 11 percent of adults thought it was somewhat or very likely that they’d lose theirs. That was down from a record-high 16 percent in 2010. And it matches the 11 percent average

the survey has found since it began asking the question. Americans may be feeling even more secure now than when the survey was taken last year. The number of layoffs fell in January to the lowest level in the 12 years the government has tracked the data. Fewer people are seek-

ing unemployment benefits. And employers have stepped up hiring, though the job gains slowed in March. Employers added nearly 2.2 million jobs in 2012, an average of about 180,000 a month. That’s enough to slowly lower the unemployment rate. Even though the rate

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CHARLESTON (AP) — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Thursday his cellphone has been swamped with calls ever since he put his number in a local political ad. The ringing got even more intense when Democrats sent an email suggesting donors call the number. “I’ve gotten hundreds and hundreds of calls from different people around the nation,� said Sanford, a Republican who is running against Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch — SANFORD the sister of comedian Stephen Colbert — in a May 7 special congressional election. Sanford said the deluge of calls showed he was also up against House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. She “has made a $600,000 investment, she is raising more money and she has supporters calling my cellphone,� he said. A spokesman for the House Majority PAC, Andy Stone, said Pelosi supports the group but does not run it.

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young homeless woman, and she came to accept Christ. She came to church the next Sunday and was baptized. That is worth it all.� So far this year, 220 people have signed up for 22 projects that are scheduled to be completed. Some of their many projects include taking meals and flowers to shut ins, working on about nine yards including two for spouses of deployed military personnel and sprucing up Camp Burnt Gin. This is also Trinity Missionary Baptist Church’s second year, and the plan is to again do four projects, said co-

ordinator Pete Hipps. “It’s putting God’s commission for us to go out and make a difference in the world to work,� he said. “It’s going from the pew into the community to do something.� Last year, about 100 to 150 people went to two grocery stores and collected canned goods for food pantries across Sumter, held a cookout at an apartment complex and visited a nursing home. The plan is to do the same projects this year. Bethel Baptist Church found a way to hopefully get 100 percent of its congregation involved this year. Leslie “Les�

Perkins, music director and coordinator for the church’s Operation Inasmuch projects, took a cue from the Christian radio station 89.7 WMHK’s drive-through difference where a person can print a form, buy a person’s meal at a drive through and leave a flier for that individual at the window. “We thought it would be really cool to pay it forward, so we created these big school-bus yellow fliers to go along with Operation Inasmuch,� he said. “So I can be in JCP and pay on your bill or be in a grocery store. We gave them out to the entire church last Sunday and

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Amazing Grace Missionary Baptist Church, 7 Providence St. (United Order of Tent building), announces: * Wednesday, May 1 — Bible study “Characteristics of True Christianity, Part 1� at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Andrews Chapel United Methodist Church, H.T. Everett Road, Summerton, announces: * Sunday — Homecoming. services at 11 a.m. The Rev. Mickey Bell will speak. Covered dish lunch.

17th anniversary celebration at 6 p.m. On the program: Gospel Kings, Spiritual Caravans, Comitted, and many others.

* Sunday — YWA Day will be celebrated at 10:45 a.m. Full Proof Deliverance Ministry, 2758 S.C. 341 S., Olanta, announces: * Today — A night with the king worship at 7:30 p.m.

Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Myrtle Beach Highway, announces: * Saturday, May 4 — Southern gospel concert at 6 p.m. featuring Jordan’s Bridge. Love offering will be received.

God Is In the House Ministry, 148 Carolina Ave., announces: * Today — Joy Night service at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Otis Butler Jr. will speak.

Congruity Presbyterian Church (USA), 3750 Congruity Church Road, Gable, announces: * Sunday, May 5 — “Men in Praise� singout at 4 p.m.

Anointed Word Christian Worship Center, 3525 Camden Highway, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday, May 5 — 66 Books of the Bible program at 4 p.m. Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 2571 Joseph LemonDingle Road, Jordan, announces: * Saturday, May 4 — Walk-athon at 7 a.m. Ashwood Church of the Nazarene, 2145 Green Lane Road, Bishopville, announces: * Saturday — The Believers Quartet will provide music at 7 p.m. Call (803) 773-9772. Berea SDA Church, 675 Lafayette Drive, announces: * Saturday — Community guest day at 11 a.m. Pastor John Pooler III will speak. Calvary Baptist Church, 459 Calvary Church Road, Bishopville, announces: * Saturday, May 4 — MidCarolina singing at 7 p.m. featuring Forever Changed and Cedar Creek Quartet. Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, 774 Douglas Ave., announces: * Sunday — Pastor’s Aid anniversary at 4 p.m. The Rev. Travis Laws will speak. Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1275 Oswego Highway, announces: * Sunday — Family and friends day at 4 p.m. Chapel AME Church, McLeod Road, Paxville, announces: * Saturday — Gospel Jubilees’

Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church, 705 Oswego Road, announces: * Friday — Joy Night service. * Saturday, May 4 — 8 a.m. prayer breakfast. Tickets: $5.

Corinth Missionary Baptist Church, 25 Community St., announces: * Sunday, May 5 — 11 a.m. Holy Communion worship. The Lord’s Supper will be served.

Grace Christian Fellowship Church, 2938 Raccoon Road, Manning, announces: * Saturday — Bake sale 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at IGA, Mill Street, Manning. * Friday, May 3 — Donations of gently used clothes, toys, games, Christian books, household goods, and tools will be accepted. * Saturday, May 4 — Yard / bake sale 8 a.m.-noon.

Cross Road CFM / St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, 845 Webb St., announces: * Today — Spring Revival outside at 7 p.m. Dalzell United Methodist Church, 3330 Black River Road, Dalzell, announces: * Saturday — Community food drive. Bring canned vegetables, pasta, rice, peanut butter, canned meat, spaghetti sauce, etc. Also, monetary donations will be accepted to go toward Stop Hunger Now. Dorcas Closet will be open 9-11 a.m. for clothing distribution.

Grace Full Gospel Church, 1540 Bradham Blvd., announces: * Saturday — Yard / bake sale 7:30 a.m.-until at Promise Land Ministries, 1880 Myrtle Beach Highway. Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, announces: * Saturday, May 4 — Tent Revival and chat and chew noon-4 p.m. at Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St.

Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 421 S. Main St., announces: * Sunday — Friends and family day. Sunday school will begin at 10 a.m. with worship at 11:30 a.m.

Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 803 S. Harvin St., announces: * Saturday — Operation Inasmuch event at 9 a.m.

Fellowship Outreach, 2710 Camden Highway, announces: * Wednesday-Friday, May 1-3, and Sunday, May 5 — Appreciation program at 7:30 nightly Monday-Friday and 4 p.m. Sunday.

Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Praise ministry anniversary at 3 p.m. * Sunday, May 5 — 37th homecoming. Church school begins at 9 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship. * Sunday, May 12 — Mother’s Day celebration.

First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: * Saturday — YWA walk 10 a.m.-noon at Bates Middle School.

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meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday, May 11 — Knitting Hearts Cafe 10 a.m.-noon. Continental breakfast. Speakers: Katie and Sarah Gibson, Anne Marie Wittig McKoy, and MeLinda Campbell Welch. www. knittingheartsministry.org LaGree AME Church, 2920 Kolb Road, announces: * Saturday — YAM’s chat ‘n chew at 1 p.m. LaGree YPD vs. St. Paul YPD basketball game at Delaine Community Center, Wedgefield. * Sunday — Women’s day worship at 4 p.m. Henreitta Britton Temoney will speak. Land Flowing with Milk & Honey Ministry, 1335 Peach Orchard Road, announces: * Today and Sunday — Prophetic encounter at 7 p.m. today and 11 a.m. Sunday. Dr. Elise Banks will speak. Marvin Hodge Life Enrichment Center, 609 Miller Road, announces: * Sunday — 17th anniversary of the Gospel Jubilees at 4 p.m. On the program: Sensational Brown Brothers, Ernest Pearson and the Singing Disciples, Southern Six, and more. Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church, 209 Reardon St., Manning, announces: * Sunday — Women of the Bible program at 3 p.m. Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church, 10331 Plowden Mill Road, Alcolu, announces: * Saturday, May 4 — Mother and daughter banquet at 6 p.m. at F.E. Dubose Career Center, 3351 U.S. 521, Manning. Mount Olive AME Church, 2738 Woodrow Road, announces: * Today-Sunday — Women’s conference as follows: 6 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Sister Paulette Cryer will speak. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — Women’s day / ministry anniversary at 10:45

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Sumter Area Women’s Missionary Society of the Seventh Episcopal District of the AME Church, announces: * Saturday, May 4 — Stamp Out Hunger Day noon-1:30 p.m. Feeding of the homeless and needy at the following locations: Homeless Pavilion, Calhoun Street; Roy Holmes Baseball Field, Wedgefield; New Bethel Community Center, 233 N. Dennis St., Bishopville; and Howard Chapel AME Church, 6335 Manning Road, New Zion. Sumter Baptist Missionary and Educational Association, 508 W. Liberty St, announces: * Saturday — Brotherhood session at 7 p.m. at Corinth Missionary Baptist Church, 25 Community St. The Rev. Dr. Aurelia Hill will speak. Three Pillars Missionary Baptist Church, 1205 N. Main St., announces: * Saturday, May 4 — Empowerment workshop 9-11 a.m. Lunch provided. RSVP to (803) 535-9096 or to threepillarsmbc.com. Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., announces: * Sunday — Women’s Day services at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Elder Crystal A. Clay will speak. Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church, 601 Pitts Road, announces: * Sunday, May 5 — Debutante cotillion at 5 p.m. Walker Avenue Church of God, 100 Walker Ave., announces: * Wednesday-Friday, May 1-3 — Revival at 7 nightly. The Rev. Curtis Murph will speak. Willow Grove AME Church, 8105 A/B Sumter Landing Road, Horatio, announces: * Sunday — Women’s Missionary program. Church school begins at 8:30 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship. Zion Freewill Baptist Church, Olanta, announces: * Saturday, May 18 — 90th birthday celebration for Gertie Nero Ingram at 2 p.m.

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ASHINGTON — Clare Boothe Luce liked to say that “a great man is one sentence.” Presidents, in particular. The most common “one sentence” for George W. Bush (whose legacy is being reassessed as his presidential library opens) is: “He kept us safe.” Not quite right. He did not just keep us safe. He created the entire anti-terror infrastructure that continues to keep us safe. That homage was paid, wordlessly, by Barack Obama, who vilified Bush’s anti-terror policies as a candidate, then continued them as president: indefinite detention, rendition, warrantless wiretaps, special forces and drone warfare and, most notoriously, Charles GuantaKRAUTHAMMER namo, which Obama so ostentatiously denounced — until he found it indispensable. Quite a list. Which is why there was not one successful terror bombing on U.S. soil from 9/11 until last week. The Boston Marathon attack was an obvious failure, but there is a difference between 3,000 dead and three. And on the other side of the ledger are the innumerable plots broken up since 9/11. Moreover, Bush’s achievement was not just infrastructure. It was war. The Afghan campaign overthrew the Taliban, decimated al-Qaeda and expelled it from its haven. Yet that success is today derogated with the cheap and lazy catchphrase — “He got us into two wars” — intended to spread to Afghanistan the opprobrium associated with Iraq. As if Afghanistan was some unilateral Bush adventure foisted on the American people. As if Obama himself did not call it a “war of necessity”; and Joe Biden, the most just war since World War II. The dilemma in Afghanistan was what to do after the brilliant, nineweek victory? There was no good answer. Even with the benefit of seven years’ grinding experience under his predecessor, Obama got it wrong. His Afghan “surge” cost hundreds of American lives without having changed the country’s prospects. It turned out to be a land too primitive to democratize, too fractured to unify. The final withdrawal will come after Obama’s own six years of futility. Iraq was, of course, far more problematic. Critics conveniently forget that the invasion had broad support from the public and Congress, including from those who became the highest foreign-policy figures in the Obama administration — Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Chuck Hagel and Biden. And they forget the

context — crumbling sanctions that would in short order have restored Saddam Hussein to full economic and regional power, well positioning him, post-sanctions, to again threaten his neighbors and restart his WMD program. Was the war worth it? Inconclusive wars never yield a good answer. Was Korea worth it? It ended with a restoration of the status quo ante. Now 60 years later, we face nuclear threats from the same regime that was not defeated in a war that cost 10 times as many American lives as Iraq. The Iraq War had three parts. The initial toppling of the regime was a remarkable success — like Afghanistan, rapid and with relatively few U.S. casualties. The occupation was a disaster, rooted in the fundamental contradiction between means and ends, between the “light footprint” chosen by Gen. George Casey and the grand reformation attempted by Paul Bremer, who tried to change everything down to the coinage. Finally, the surge, a courageous Bush decision taken against near-universal opposition, that produced the greatest U.S. military turnaround since the Inchon landing. And inflicted the single most significant defeat for alQaeda (save Afghanistan) — a humiliating rout at the hands of Iraqi Sunnis fighting side-by-side with the American infidel. As with Lincoln, it took Bush years of agonizing bloody stalemate before he finally found his general and his strategy. Yet, for all the terrible cost, Bush bequeathed to Obama a strategically won war. Obama had one task: Conclude a status-of-forces agreement and thus secure Iraq as a major regional ally. He failed utterly. Iraq today is more fragile, sectarian and Iranianinfluenced than it was when Bush left office -and than it had to be. Like Bush, Harry Truman left office widely scorned, largely because of the inconclusive war he left behind. In time, however, Korea came to be seen as but one battle in a much larger Cold War that Truman was instrumental in winning. He established the institutional and policy infrastructure (CIA, NATO, Truman Doctrine, etc.) that made possible ultimate victory almost a half-century later. I suspect history will similarly see Bush as the man who, by trial and error but also with prescience and principle, established the structures that will take us through another long twilight struggle, and enable us to prevail.

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esterday the George W. Bush Presidential Center was dedicated at Southern Methodist University in Texas. It’s a good time to look back on the performance of the 43rd president, who has been almost entirely missing from the public stage these past four years. It’s widely assumed that Bush is generally despised by the public. The perceptive American Interest blogger Walter Russell Mead stirred the ire of some former Bush aides when he recommended that Republicans avoid any defense of his record and move on to new issues. But perhaps Bush’s name is not mud any more. The Washington Post/ABC poll asked respondents to rate Bush’s performance for the first time since December 2008, when only 33 percent rated it positively and 66 percent rated it negatively. What the pollster found is that today 47 percent approve and 50 percent disapprove of Bush’s performance. That approval number is precisely the same as Barack Obama’s in the most recent Post/ABC poll. Clearly many Americans have been reconsidering their verdict on George W. Bush. Many have come to think better of him than they did in the last four months of his tenure, when we were facing a financial crisis and sharp economic downturn. Obama was at the Bush Center dedication and refrained from his usual carping about his predecessor, adopting for the moment the protocol followed by every other president in the last six decades. The three other living former presidents were also there — Bill Clinton, who has enjoyed high ratings ever since leaving office, and Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush, who were defeated for re-election. Their presence will be a re-

minder that with the passage of time we can appreciate presidents’ genuine achievements and glide over their deficiencies and mistakes. Republicans can appreciate that Carter provided leadership in transportation deregulation, which has strengthened our economy ever since, and brokered a peace between Egypt and Israel that even the current Muslim Brotherhood government has refrained from renouncing. Democrats can appreciate that George Bush 41 provided deft guidance at the end of the Cold War, triumphed in the Gulf War and Michael pressed sucBARONE cessfully for the Americans With Disabilities Act. It’s an interesting coincidence that both these pairs of presidents were born in the same year — Carter and Bush 41 in 1924, Clinton and Bush 43 in 1946, generally considered the first year of the postwar baby boom. These two baby boom presidents illustrate how much individual character can shape presidential performance. Clinton is one of those politicians who wanted to be president since he was a little boy. As a student and a candidate, he never seemed to prepare much but showed time and again that he could improvise and get himself out of trouble of his own making. His brilliant political instincts were matched by an almost compulsive interest in the details of public policy. His major misfire came when he left the drafting of his health care program to others. George W. Bush does not seem to have always wanted to be president. I think he believed that God had put it in his way, and he did his

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best to prepare himself for it. Clinton was chronically late, while Bush characteristically showed up ahead of time. Clinton would keep rewriting his State of the Union speeches as he rode to the Capitol. Bush liked to have his big speeches prepared days in advance. Clinton’s indiscipline caused him problems, but he managed to surmount them. Bush’s tendency to regard decisions as settled could cause problems, too. In retrospect, he should have revisited military strategy in Iraq sooner than in late 2006 and early 2007, when he put in place the successful surge. Iraq and the financial crisis obscured Bush’s successful initiatives — the tax cuts, the bipartisan education accountability law, the Medicare prescription drug program, the PEPFAR program to curb AIDS in Africa. They were the product of deliberate effort and careful preparation — and some shrewd political calculation. The Post/ABC poll suggests that Americans have been developing a more well-rounded assessment of Bush’s stewardship, even as he has remained mostly silent in public. Some presidents’ reputations rise as they move into history. Harry Truman, reviled when he left office, was recognized later for getting the big decisions right despite some obvious mistakes. The same thing seems to be happening, more quickly, with George W. Bush.

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GAMBLERS from Page A1 before their son’s plane came home. “It was wonderful” to see him coming off the plane, Doreen Smith said. “My heart was...” and she beat the palm of her hand on her chest very quickly. Mostly, she said, seeing her son arrive home safely was “a great relief.” “He’s our hero,” she said. For Master Sgt. Mike Smith (no relation to Joshua), the day-long flight from Afghanistan seemed to get longer the closer the squadron got. “I’ve been dreaming about this for seven months,” he said. “Each leg seemed like it got more and more long.” His 7-year-old daughter, Ava, sitting in her father’s arms, added: “It was night there” when he left. Asked what she wanted to do with her dad now that he is home, she looked at him and said “spend time with you.” Smith’s wife, Jennifer, said Ava and her 3-yearold brother, Logan, hung balloons and streamers throughout the house the family bought when they moved to Sumter from Florida last August. For her, the homecoming meant a chance at a more stable family life. “We’re going to try to

get settled,” she said. “We basically just got here when he left.” Nearby, Senior Airman Stephen Gonzalez had similar thoughts as he kissed his 1-year-old daughter, Eva. His goals now that he was back in the country were clear. “Hanging out with my family, being a father and husband, getting back into that rhythm,” Gonzalez said. “I’m real happy.” Almost 40 members of the motorcycle group the Patriot Guard, about half of them veterans themselves, lined the gangway with American flags to form an honor guard as the airmen deplaned. “The group got started for funerals, so this is one of our good missions,” said guard Fred “Deuce” Nance. Many members of the Patriot Guard, some of whom rode from as far as Georgia and Tennessee, will return to Shaw on Tuesday for a memorial service for Gambler pilot Capt. James Steel, who died when his F-16 crashed outside Kabul on April 3. “It’s important to do the memorials,” Nance said. “But these kinds of missions rejuvenate us from the memorials.” Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.

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the county airport could be airborne within minutes. “Hours are a lot more critical than minutes,” Moore said. A plane could also reduce travel time for deputies traveling outside the county. If sheriff’s office personnel drive out of state to pick up a prisoner — which deputies have done in states as far off as New York — they have to pay to stay in hotels and find local jails along the way willing to hold their prisoner overnight during the trip back. A plane could make a similar journey without the need for deputies to be out of the county for more than a day. Chief Deputy Hampton Gardner told council members the plane would prove its necessity over time, like other additions to the sheriff’s office have. “We got a boat, and I can tell you now we needed it,” Gardner said. “We’ve got a (mobile) command post, a dive team ... this is just another way to move Sumter County into the 21st century.” Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.

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would be $69,900 including insurance premiums and the cost of upgrading the radio, Moore said, depending on what kind of plane the county purchases. Annual maintenance expenses thereafter would be about $6,900, he said. A sheriff’s office plane could be used for wideranging surveillance purposes, including searches for missing persons or fugitives or keeping an eye on terrain that could be used for growing or storing illegal drugs. Having a plane at the agency’s disposal could also reduce the office’s dependence on others. “Recent cuts in the federal budget has halted our use of S.C. Air National Guard assets for (drug eradication),” Moore said. “It’s drastically reduced our effectiveness in the war on drugs. When looking for things like marijuana, this has been a very effective tool.” Likewise, when the State Law Enforcement Division is alerted of a missing person report, it can take up to two hours before its helicopter can be in the air. A Sheriff’s Office plane housed at

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Staff Sgt. Dana Goodman holds his three-month-old daughter, Elise, for the first time after stepping off the plane from Afghanistan on Thursday. Elise Goodman and her mother, Kate, were waiting to welcome Sgt. Goodman home from a six-month deployment to the Central Asian nation.

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spca pet of the week Missy, a 5-year-old tricolored spayed female blue tick coonhound, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. She is great with other dogs, playful, affectionate, gentle and friendly. Missy loves attention and would make an excellent addition to any family. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 7739292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

“WOOFSTOCK: A Music Festival Going to the Dogs!” will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the Elaine D. Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive. This SPCA event will feature the musical talents of Essence Band, Kasino Klub, Southeastern Way, Jeff Liberty, Astoria Circles, Sanctuary Blues Band and the SPCA Band with Ann Wilson Floyd, Victoria Cook, Richard Floyd, Michael Johnson and Jonathan Rodriguez. Cost: $10/adults; and $5/children under 12. All proceeds benefit the Sumter SPCA.

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Owens leads Barons past Swampcats for top seed BY SHAWN SINGLETON Special To The Item FLORENCE – Six games were not enough to crown the SCISA Region II-3A baseball champion, as Wilson Hall and Laurence Manning Academy traveled to unfamiliar territory

on Thursday to determine a region winner. Gordon Owens almost singlehandedly made sure the title went to the Barons. The senior right-hander tossed a complete-game 3-hitter from the mound, and blasted a 2-run double at the plate to

hand Wilson Hall a 7-1 victory over the Swampcats at Francis Marion University’s Cormell Field. Though JONES not flawless, Owens got the outs

when he needed them, striking out eight batters while issuing five walks. He also uncorked three wild pitches and hit two batters. “I feel good about being a region champion. Who wouldn’t?” said Owens, who held LMA to two hits in 12 at-

bats with runners in scoring position. “I felt I had my stuff tonight, and you can get away with a few walks when you’ve got your stuff. “Plus, my defense played well.” Wilson Hall head coach Tommy Jones lauded his pitcher’s

toughness with so much on the line. “(Owens) was able to handle adversity tonight. He didn’t pitch his best game, but he didn’t give up the huge hit,” Jones said. “Gordon was the difference in SEE BARONS, PAGE B3

Manning begins playoff journey BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com

that early run from Taylor.” Barnes allowed six hits, struck out eight, walked one and hit a batter. He faced four batters or less in five of his seven innings, and managed to pitch out of the only two jams he faced all night. In the second, the Silver Foxes opened with a leadoff single and a hit batsman to put runners on first and second with none down. Barnes recorded two strikeouts

Manning High School head baseball coach Keith Stewart has watched and coached most of the players on the current Monarchs roster since they were in the sixth grade. This season has been different, though. “I’m extremely proud of this group of guys,” Stewart said. “I knew what they were capable of when the season started, and this year, they’ve just been tighter as a STEWART team on and off the field. Consistency has been the biggest thing.” That consistency led Manning to a 16-3 overall record in the regular season and a second-place finish in Region VI-3A with an 8-2 mark. Now the Monarchs begin what they hope is a deep postseason run when they welcome Myrtle Beach to Monarchs Field today for a 6:30 p.m. contest in the opening round of the 3A state playoffs District V tournament. The Seahawks finished the season 11-6 overall and were third in Region VII-3A at 7-3. “We know they’re going to be fundamentally sound and well-coached,” Stewart said if Myrtle Beach. “That’s usually what

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Sumter starter Charlie Barnes delivers a pitch during Thursday’s District VII 4A state playoff game against Dutch Fork. Barnes pitched a complete game and struck out eight as the Gamecocks won 1-0.

Barnes, McFaddin lift SHS BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com For a number of years, the Sumter High School baseball program’s trademark has been pitching and defense, head coach Joe Norris said. “We pride ourselves on those two things because that’s what you need to win games – especially tight playoff games,” Norris said. Thursday’s District VII tournament matchup against Dutch Fork in the first round

EC comes away with 1-0 victory over H-P BY TOM O’HARE Special To The Item TURBEVILLE — East Clarendon High School squeezed out a 1-0 victory over HannahPamplico in the opening game of the District V tournament in the 1A state ARD softball playoffs on Thursday. Kaitlin Alexander was masterful on the mound for the Lady Wolverines, limiting the Lady Raiders to a pair of base hits while striking out nine. The Lady Wolverines, now 15-4 on the season and the No. 1 seed in the SEE SOFTBALL, PAGE B3

of the 4A state playoffs was case in point. Charlie Barnes pitched a complete-game shutout for the Gamecocks, working out of a pair of 2-on, nobody-out jams with help from a solid defense behind him. Meanwhile, Taylor McFaddin led off Sumter’s half of the first inning with a solo home run on the first pitch he saw to provide Barnes with all the support he needed in a 1-0 victory. Sumter improved to 16-8

with the victory and will play again on Saturday. The West Ashley-Fort Dorchester game was rained out on Thursday and the two teams will play today. Sumter will travel to face West Ashley if it wins and will host the Patriots if they win. “It was a great high school baseball game,” Norris said. “Both pitchers performed extremely well. (Erik) Holton pitched as good a game for (Dutch Fork) as Charlie did. We were just fortunate to get

Chiefs make OT Fisher No. 1 pick in draft BY BARRY WILNER The Associated Press NEW YORK — NFL teams bought in bulk early in Thursday night’s draft. Unlike the last few glam-and-glitter years when bumper crops of quarterbacks reigned, this was pure brawn: more than 600 pounds at the outset with offensive tackles Eric Fisher of Central Michigan and Luke Joeckel of Texas A&M. The first seven picks were all linemen: four on offense, three on defense. Fisher became the first Mid-American Conference player selected at the top when Kansas City’s new re-

gime led by coach Andy Reid chose the 6-foot-7, 306-pound offensive tackle. “This is so surreal,” Fisher said. “I’m ready to get to work right now. I’m ready to start playing some football. I can’t process what’s going on right now.” Fisher was followed by All-American Joeckel going to Jacksonville, defensive end Dion Jordan of Oregon to Miami, which traded up with Oakland, and Oklahoma tackle Lane Johnson to Philadelphia. Not a skill position player yet in sight — a stark change from the last four drafts, when quarterbacks went first. The procession of linemen continued with BYU defensive

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Central Michigan tackle Eric Fisher, right, stands with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen by the Kansas City Chiefs as the first overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

end Ziggy Ansah, born in Ghana, going to Detroit; LSU defensive end Barkevious Mingo to Cleveland; and North Carolina guard

Jonathan Cooper to Arizona. “That’s a lot of love for the big boys up front, which we usually don’t get,” Fisher said.

That made for a ton of beef after the first seven picks. And they wore it SEE DRAFT, PAGE B4

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 9 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Ballantine’s Championship Second Round from Seoul, South Korea (GOLF). Noon -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 Practice from Richmond, Va. (SPEED). 12:30 p.m. -- Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf First Round from Savannah, Ga. (GOLF). 1 p.m. -- Women’s College Lacrosse: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Maryland vs. Duke or Virginia (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 2:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 Practice from Richmond, Va. (SPEED). 3 p.m. -- Women’s College Lacrosse: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Chapel Hill, N.C. -- North Carolina vs. Boston College or Virginia Tech (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Zurich Classic of New Orleans Second Round from Avondale, La. (GOLF). 4 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series ToyotaCare 250 Pole Qualifying from Richmond, Va. (ESPN2). 5 p.m. -- College Lacrosse: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Charlottesville, Va. -- Virginia vs. Maryland (ESPNU). 5:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 Pole Qualifying from Richmond, Va. (SPEED). 5:45 p.m. -- High School Baseball: 3A State Playoffs District Tournament Game One -- Camden at Greenville (WPUB-FM 102.7). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. -- NFL Football: National Football League Draft Second and Third Rounds from New York (ESPN, NFL NETWORK). 6:30 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: North Texas LPGA Shootout Second Round from Irving, Texas (GOLF). 7 p.m. -- College Softball: Cal State Bakersfield at Brigham Young Doubleheader Game One (BYUTV). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Detroit (FOX SPORTSOUTH) 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Toronto at New York Yankees or Atlanta at Detroit (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. -- College Softball: Arkansas at Tennessee (SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. -- Major League Basaeball: Chicago Cubs at Miami (WGN). 7:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series ToyotaCare 250 from Richmond, Va. (ESPNEWS, WEGX-FM 92.9). 7:30 p.m. -- College Lacrosse: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Match from Charlottesville, Va. -- North Carolina vs. Duke (ESPNU). 8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Three -- New York at Boston (ESPN). 8 p.m. -- NFL Football: National Football League Draft Second and Third Rounds from New York (ESPN2). 8:30 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Calgary at Chicago (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9:30 p.m. -- College Softball: Cal State Bakersfield at Brigham Young Doubleheader Game Two (BYUTV). 10 p..m. -- College Softball: California at Arizona State (ESPNU). 10:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Three -- San Antonio at Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN). 10:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Three -- Denver at Golden State (ESPN2).

MLB STANDINGS American League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 14 7 .667 – Baltimore 12 9 .571 2 New York 11 9 .550 21/2 Tampa Bay 10 11 .476 4 Toronto 9 13 .409 51/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Kansas City 10 8 .556 – Minnesota 9 8 .529 1/2 Detroit 10 9 .526 1/2 Cleveland 8 11 .421 21/2 Chicago 8 12 .400 3 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 14 7 .667 – Oakland 13 9 .591 11/2 Los Angeles 8 12 .400 51/2 Seattle 8 15 .348 7 Houston 7 14 .333 7 Wednesday’s Games Toronto 6, Baltimore 5, 11 innings Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland 2 Houston 10, Seattle 3 Boston 6, Oakland 5 Detroit 7, Kansas City 5 Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 0 Texas 11, L.A. Angels 3 Thursday’s Games Kansas City 8, Detroit 3 Boston 7, Houston 2 Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, late Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox, late Texas at Minnesota, late Baltimore at Oakland, late L.A. Angels at Seattle, late Today’s Games Atlanta (Maholm 3-1) at Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 2-1), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Jo.Johnson 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Houston (Bedard 0-1) at Boston (Dempster 0-2), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Kazmir 0-0) at Kansas City (E.Santana 2-1), 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 1-3) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 2-1), 8:10 p.m. Texas (Grimm 1-0) at Minnesota (Diamond 1-1), 8:10 p.m. Baltimore (W.Chen 1-2) at Oakland (Milone 3-1), 10:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 1-0) at Seattle (Harang 0-2), 10:10 p.m. National League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 15 6 .714 – New York 10 9 .526 4 Washington 10 11 .476 5 Philadelphia 9 13 .409 61/2 Miami 5 16 .238 10 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 13 8 .619 – Cincinnati 13 9 .591 1/2 Pittsburgh 12 9 .571 1 Milwaukee 11 9 .550 11/2 Chicago 6 14 .300 61/2 West Division W L Pct GB Colorado 14 7 .667 – San Francisco 13 9 .591 11/2 Arizona 12 9 .571 2 Los Angeles 9 11 .450 41/2 San Diego 6 15 .286 8 Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati 1, Chicago Cubs 0 St. Louis 4, Washington 2 Colorado 6, Atlanta 5, 12 innings Arizona 3, San Francisco 2, 10 innings Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 3 N.Y. Mets 7, L.A. Dodgers 3, 10 innings San Diego 2, Milwaukee 1 Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 3 L.A. Dodgers 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Washington 8, Cincinnati 1 Chicago Cubs at Miami, late Colorado at Arizona, late Today’s Games Atlanta (Maholm 3-1) at Detroit (Ani.Sanchez

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NBA PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press (x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami 2, Milwaukee 0 Sunday, April 21: Miami 110, Milwaukee 87 Tuesday, April 23: Miami 98, Milwaukee 86 Thursday, April 25: Miami at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Sunday, April 28: Miami at Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 30: Milwaukee at Miami, TBA x-Thursday, May 2: Miami at Milwaukee, TBA x-Saturday, May 4: Milwaukee at Miami, TBA New York 2, Boston 0 Saturday, April 20: New York 85, Boston 78 Tuesday, April 23: New York 87, Boston 71 Friday, April 26: New York at Boston, 8 p.m. Sunday, April 28: New York at Boston, 1 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 1: Boston at New York, TBA x-Friday, May 3: New York at Boston, TBA x-Sunday, May 5: Boston at New York, TBA Indiana 2, Atlanta 0 Sunday, April 21: Indiana 107, Atlanta 90 Wednesday, April 24: Indiana 113, Atlanta 98 Saturday, April 27: Indiana at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Monday, April 29: Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 1: Atlanta at Indiana, TBA x-Friday, May 3: Indiana at Atlanta, TBA x-Sunday, May 5: Atlanta at Indiana, TBA Brooklyn 1, Chicago 1 Saturday, April 20: Brooklyn 106, Chicago 89 Monday, April 22: Chicago 90, Brooklyn 82 Thursday, April 25: Brooklyn at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27: Brooklyn at Chicago, 2 p.m. Monday, April 29: Chicago at Brooklyn, 7 p.m. x-Thursday, May 2: Brooklyn at Chicago, TBA x-Saturday, May 4: Chicago at Brooklyn, TBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Oklahoma City 2, Houston 0 Sunday, April 21: Oklahoma City 120, Houston 91 Wednesday, April 24: Oklahoma City 105, Houston 102 Saturday, April 27: Oklahoma City at Houston, 9:30 p.m. Monday, April 29: Oklahoma City at Houston, 9:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 1: Houston at Oklahoma City, TBA x-Friday, May 3: Oklahoma City at Houston, TBA x-Sunday, May 5: Houston at Oklahoma City, TBA San Antonio 2, L.A. Lakers 0 Sunday, April 21: San Antonio 91, L.A. Lakers 79 Wednesday, April 24: San Antonio 102, L.A. Lakers 91 Friday, April 26: San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, April 28: San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 30: L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, TBA x-Thursday, May 2: San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, TBA x-Saturday, May 4: L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, TBA Denver 1, Golden State 1 Saturday, April 20: Denver 97, Golden State 95 Tuesday, April 23: Golden State 131, Denver 117 Friday, April 26: Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, April 28: Denver at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30: Golden State at Denver, TBA x-Thursday, May 2: Denver at Golden State, TBA x-Saturday, May 4: Golden State at Denver, TBA L.A. Clippers 2, Memphis 0 Saturday, April 20: L.A. Clippers 112, Memphis 91 Monday, April 22: L.A. Clippers 93, Memphis 91 Thursday, April 25: L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27: L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 4:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 30: Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBA x-Friday, May 3: L.A. Clippers at Memphis, TBA x-Sunday, May 5: Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBA

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Pittsburgh 46 35 11 0 70 155 113 x-N.Y. Islanders 46 24 16 6 54 137 135 N.Y. Rangers 46 24 18 4 52 122 109 New Jersey 46 18 18 10 46 109 123 Philadelphia 46 21 22 3 45 129 139 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Boston 45 27 13 5 59 125 102 x-Montreal 46 27 14 5 59 141 123 x-Toronto 46 25 16 5 55 140 129 Ottawa 45 23 16 6 52 109 99 Buffalo 47 20 21 6 46 123 142 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Washington 46 26 18 2 54 145 126 Winnipeg 47 24 20 3 51 126 140 Carolina 46 19 24 3 41 122 148 Tampa Bay 46 18 24 4 40 145 143 Florida 46 14 26 6 34 107 164 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Chicago 46 35 6 5 75 151 98 x-St. Louis 46 27 17 2 56 122 113 Detroit 46 22 16 8 52 116 113 Columbus 46 22 17 7 51 114 117 Nashville 46 16 21 9 41 108 131 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Vancouver 46 26 13 7 59 124 111 Minnesota 46 25 18 3 53 118 120 Calgary 46 19 23 4 42 126 153 Edmonton 46 17 22 7 41 112 131 Colorado 46 15 24 7 37 110 145 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Anaheim 46 29 11 6 64 134 112 x-Los Angeles 47 26 16 5 57 130 116 x-San Jose 47 25 15 7 57 122 113 Dallas 46 22 20 4 48 129 136 Phoenix 46 20 18 8 48 116 123 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Wednesday’s Games Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 2 Detroit 3, Los Angeles 1 Chicago 4, Edmonton 1 Phoenix 2, San Jose 1 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Washington, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Montreal at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Calgary at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Columbus at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Today’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Calgary at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Colorado at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013

WH tennis closes 14-0 regular season AUGUSTA, Ga. -Wilson Hall’s varsity boys tennis team closed out its regular season with a 14-0 record with a 9-0 victory over Augusta Christian on Thursday at The Club at Rae’s Creek courts. The Barons next play in the SCISA 3A state playoffs, which begin on Monday.

SINGLES 1 -- Brown (WH) defeated Propst 6-0, 6-0. 2 -- Davis (WH) defeated Parker 6-0, 6-0. 3 -- Stover (WH) defeated Murser 6-0, 6-0.] 4 -- Hendrix (WH) defeated Sonnerberg 6-0, 6-0. 5 -- Thompson (WH) defeated Sistare 6-0, 6-0. 6 -- Stone (WH) won by forfeit DOUBLES 1 -- Stover/Hendrix (WH) defeated

AREA ROUNDUP Propst/Parker 8-1. 2 -- Stone/King (WH) defeated Murser/ Sonnerberg 8-0. 3 -- Thompson/Lin (WH) defeated Sistare/Chapin 9-0.

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COLUMBIA — Wilson Hall closed out its season with an 8-6 victory over Hammond on Thursday at the Hammond field. The Barons finished with a 14-2 record. Edward McMillan had two hits, including a double, and scored two runs to lead the Wilson Hall

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offense. Hampton Rowe had two hits, while Dawson Price had a double and two runs, Drew Talley had a double and John Ballard scored two runs. McMillan worked four innings on the mound, striking out seven. Brandon Spittle pitched the final three with six Ks. VARSITY BASEBALL CLARENDON HALL ANDREW JACKSON

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SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall closed out its regular season with a 12-1 victory

over Andrew Jackson Academy on Wednesday at the CH field. Kevin Bennett picked up the victory, pitching 4 2/3 innings. He struck out five, allowed three hits and walked three. Gary Ellenbark had a 2-run, walk-off double in the bottom of the Saints’ 4-run fifth inning to end the game. Clarendon Hall finished 8-7 overall and 5-3 in SCISA Region I-1A. The Saints will find out today if they are in the state playoffs.

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Manto’s goal lifts CHS past LHS 3-2 Angelica Manto scored on a corner kick with around 15 minutes remaining in the match to lift Crestwood High School to a 3-2 varsity girls soccer victory over Lakewood on Thursday at J. Frank Baker Stadium. Manto also had an assist for the Lady Knights, who improved to 7-8 overall and 4-3 in Region VI-3A. Ashley Rutledge had a goal and an assist and Ashley Becker scored a goal. Lakewood, which fell to 3-9 and 1-7, was led by Taylor Fletcher, who scored both goal. Goalie Nena Batey had 13 saves. VARSITY SOFTBALL LAURENCE MANNING ORANGEBURG PREP

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MANNING — Christian Hussey’s 2-run single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted Laurence Manning Academy to a 5-4 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Thursday at

LMA field. OP had taken a 4-3 lead in the top of the of the 10th before Hussey’s hit improved the Lady Swampcats to 24-9 on the season and 2-1 in SCISA Region II-3A. Dakota Jackson and Grace Beatson each had a double and a run batted in, while Maggie Eppley had a hit and an RBI. Courtney Beatson worked the final four innings to get the victory. Grace Beatson pitched the first six innings. CORRECTION

Wilson Hall’s varsity softball team defeated Pinewood Prep 13-7 on Wednesday. The incorrect score was listed in Thursday’s edition of The Item. JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL LAURENCE MANNING ORANGEBURG PREP

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ORANGEBURG -- Laurence Manning Academy improved to 18-6 on the season with a

12-1 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Thursday at the OP field. Ansley Ridgill was the winning pitcher, striking out 10. Merina Tsuklas paced the LMA offense, going 2-for-4 with three runs batted in. Cora Lee Downer had two hits, Madison Cantley had a hit and four RBI and Brooke Ward was 3-for-3. THOMAS SUMTER FLORENCE CHRISTIAN

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FLORENCE — Thomas Sumter Academy defeated Florence Christian School 12-1 on Thursday at the FCS field. Carmen Silvester and Kateleigh Bryant each had two hits and two runs batted in for TSA. On Tuesday in Holly Hill, Thomas Sumter beat Holly Hill 6-3. Josie Reed had three hits, including a double. Lindley Hodge was the winning pitcher, as she was against FCS.

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Gonzalez allows 1 hit in Nats’ 8-1 win WASHINGTON — Gio Gonzalez allowed just one hit in eight innings, and Denard Span and Danny Espinosa drove in three runs each to lead the Washington Nationals to a 8-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night. Gonzalez, who allowed 12 runs in his previous nine innings, retired the first 11 Reds batters before Joey Votto homered with two outs in the fourth. He struck out seven and walked two. By the time Votto homered, Gonzalez (2-1) had a 6-0 lead. Washington had lost nine of 12 and their previous six home games. Cincinnati has lost six of its seven road games. DODGERS METS

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NEW YORK — Andre Ethier hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers, boosted by a sharp outing from Hyun-Jin Ryu, defeated the New York Mets 3-2 Thursday. PIRATES PHILLIES

PHILADELPHIA — Gaby Sanchez homered and drove in three runs, and Garrett Jones hit a go-ahead, two-run double to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-4 comeback victory over the struggling Philadelphia Phillies. AMERICAN LEAGUE ROYALS TIGERS

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DETROIT — Alex Gordon’s grand slam highlighted a five-run 10th inning for the Kansas City Royals, who rallied against the Detroit bullpen for an 8-3 win Thursday after Tigers ace Justin Verlander left with a thumb injury. RED SOX ASTROS

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BOSTON — David Ortiz went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs, boosting his batting average over .500 as the Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-2 Thursday night to win their eighth straight series opener.

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Allen, Heat up 3-0 after 104-91 victory MILWAUKEE — Ray Allen scored 23 points and broke the NBA career playoff record for 3-pointers, and the Miami Heat used another of their patented runs to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 104-91 on ThursALLEN day night for a 3-0 lead in their first-round series. The Heat can complete the sweep in Game 4 on Sunday at the Bradley Center. No team has ever overcome a 3-0 deficit to win a series in the NBA playoffs. Allen’s five 3-pointers against the Bucks gave him 322 for his career, two more than Reggie Miller. LeBron James added 22 points for the Heat, and Chris Bosh had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Dwyane Wade scored only four points, but had 11 assists.

Larry Sanders and Brandon Jennings led the Bucks with 16 points each. BARNES LEADS ZURICH CLASSIC

AVONDALE, La. — Ricky Barnes birdied six of the last eight holes Thursday at rainsoftened TPC Louisiana to take a one-stroke lead in the Zurich Classic. Barnes finished the opening round with an eagle, seven birdies and a bogey for an 8-under 64. Boo Weekley and Lucas Glover were a stroke back, and D.A. Points and Morgan Hoffmann shot 66. MASSON SHOOTS 64 TO LEAD LPGA

IRVING, Texas — Caroline Masson still feels at times like the LPGA Tour rookie she is, even after three seasons on the Ladies European Tour and winning the South African Women’s Open last year. Then there are rounds like Thursday, a bogey-free

7-under 64 that gave her a two-stroke lead over Carlota Ciganda after the first round of the inaugural North Texas LPGA Shootout. USADA chief: Armstrong has evidence against UCI PARIS — The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency wants Lance Armstrong to come forward with information about his doping operation and the alleged complicity of cycling’s governing body. NBA COMMITTEE DECIDING KINGS’ FATE

SEATTLE — Microsoft Chairman Steve Ballmer, part of the group attempting to purchase the Sacramento Kings and move them to Seattle, said Thursday he believes “there will never be a better opportunity” than now to bring back professional basketball to the Puget Sound. From wire reports

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Wolverines top GSF 7-4 in District VII opener FROM STAFF REPORTS TURBEVILLE — East Clarendon High School jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and made it stand up in a 7-4 victory over Green Sea Floyds in the opening game of the District VII baseball tournament in the 1A state playoffs on Thursday at Shad Hall Field. The victory improved the Wolverines, the top seed in the district tournament, to 11-7 on

SUMTER from Page B1 sandwiched around a high chopper back to the mound to evade any damage, though. In the sixth, with SHS still clinging to the 1-run lead, DFHS’ Will Thomas and Nic Pappas led off with back-to-back singles. A flyout to center took care of the first big out and shortstop Phillip Watcher took care of the second. Derek Olenchuk’s grounder to Watcher came in enough time for him to shuffle the ball on to third baseman River Soles to erase the lead runner. A groundout to Soles by the next batter ended the final threat for Dutch Fork. “I was really just trying to stay away from walks and making sure I threw strikes,” Barnes said of his approach during those two innings. “Phillip getting that lead runner was huge. It puts more pressure on the next batter and I was able to get out of it after that.” “He made his best pitches when he had to,” Norris said. “In this kind of game, if you’re going to be the type of pitcher that Charlie is, that’s what you’ve got to do and that’s what good pitchers do.” Dutch Fork’s Holton was equally as dominant, save for one pitch. Holton struck out eight as well and allowed just two hits and three walks, one intentional. He also pitched out of a third-inning jam. An Ian McCaffrey hit, a Silver Fox error and a passed ball gave the

the season. It will play either Military Magnet or AllendaleFairfax in a winners bracket game on Saturday. However, EC won’t know who until tonight because Thursday’s game between Military Magnet an A-F in Charleston was postponed due to rain. The teams are scheduled to play today. East Clarendon’s Peyton Coker led off the bottom half of the first against GSF, the No. 4 team from Region VIII, with a single. Coker stole second and

moved to third on William Ard’s sacrifice bunt. Steven Cox’s double scored Coker to make it 1-0. Adam Lowder followed with a single to move Cox to third. Lowder stole second and, after an out, Zac Coker came through with a 2-run single to make it 3-0. “Getting that early lead was important for us,” said Wolverines head coach Allen Kirby, who starts eight sophomores and one freshman. “That made

LOCAL BASEBALL& SOFTBALL PLAYOFF BRACKETS Baseball 4A District VII Tournament Thursday Game 1 -- Fort Dorchester at West Ashley, ppd., rain Game 2 -- Sumter 1, Dutch Fork 0 Saturday Game 3 -- Game 1 Loser vs. Dutch Fork Game 4 -- Game 1 Winner vs. Sumter Monday Game 5 -- Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser Wednesday Game 6 -- Game 5 Winner at Game 4 Winner Game 7 -- If Necessary 3A District V Tournament Thursday Game 1 -- Airport 6, Hanahan 3 Today Game 2 -- Myrtle Beach at Manning Monday Game 3 -- Hanahan at Game 2 Loser Game 4 -- Game 2 Winner at Airport Wednesday Game 5 -- Game 3 Winner at Game 4 Loser Friday Game 6 -- Game 5 Winner at Game 4 Winner Game 7 -- If Necessary 1A District VII Tournament Thursday Game 1 -- East Clarendon 7, Green Sea Floyds 4 Game 2 -- Allendale-Fairfax at Military Magnet, ppd., rain Saturday Game 3 -- Green Sea Floyds at Game 2 Loser Game 4 -- Game 2 Winner at East Clarendon Monday Game 5 -- Game 3 Winner at Game 4 Loser Wednesday Game 6 -- Game 5 Winner at Game 4 Winner Game 7 -- If Necessary SOFTBALL 3A District VII Tournament

Gamecocks runners on second and third with no outs to start the frame. But Holton induced a shallow flyout and two strikeouts around an intentional walk to come away unscathed. “He had all three of his pitches going,” Norris said of Holton. “He kept the ball down, he threw his changeup for a strike, he threw his curveball behind in the count for a strike and he has good velocity.” “He pitched us differently after the home run,” Barnes said. “Kind of backwards. Fastballs in changeup counts and changeups in fastball counts.” Holton changed his approach after Mc-

Today Game 1 -- Manning at Socastee Thursday Game 2 -- Airport at Hanahan Monday Game 3 -- Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser Game 4 -- Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner Wednesday Game 5 -- Game 3 Winner at Game 4 Loser Friday Game 6 -- Game 5 Winner at Game 4 Winner Game 7 -- If Necessary 1A District V Tournament Thursday Game 1 -- St. John’s at Branchville Game 2 -- Johnsonville 16, Scott’s Branch 0 Saturday Game 3 -- Game 1 Loser vs. Scott’s Branch Game 4 -- Game 1 Winner vs. Johnsonville Monday Game 5 -- Game 3 Winner at Game 4 Loser Wednesday Game 6 -- Game 5 Winner at Game 4 Winner Game 7 -- If Necessary 1A District VII Tournament Thursday Game 1 -- East Clarendon 1, HannahPamplico 0 Game 2 -- Allendale-Fairfax at Military Magnet, ppd. rain Saturday Game 3 -- Hannah-Pamplico at Game 2 Loser Game 4 -- Game 2 Winner at East Clarendon Monday Game 5 -- Game 3 Winner at Game 4 Loser Wednesday Game 6 -- Game 5 Winner at Game 4 Winner Game 7 -- If Necessary

Faddin’s solo shot put the Gamecocks up 1-0. McFaddin was inserted into the leadoff spot to help with his recent struggles at the plate, he said. “I’ve been struggling lately hitting fastballs,” McFaddin said. “I’ve been dropping my shoulder and not getting my head up and getting jammed on everything. Coach put me up there to get me going a little bit. “First pitch I knew he was going to try and throw it across the plate so I just wanted to square up the pitch and get something going.” Pappas and Mark Kingsmore each had two hits to lead Dutch Fork, which fell to 14-10 overall.

SOFTBALL from Page B1 district tournament, will play host to either Military Magnet or Allendale-Fairfax on Saturday. Their Thursday game was postponed due to rain and they are scheduled to play today. Hannah-Pamplico, the fourth seed, dropped to 9-9 and will face the loser between Allendale-Fairfax and Military on Saturday. “Hannah-Pamplico was coming in here on a roll with three wins in a row,” said East Clarendon head coach Lisa

Ard. “This was not an easy first game, and we did not expect it to be. But is a very important win because the last thing you want to do in your first game is to get sent to the losers bracket.” After Alexander retired the Lady Raiders in the top of the first, the Wolverines took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the inning off of Hannah-Pamplico starter Jessie Prosser. WhitLee Barrett started the inning with a single, moved to second on Jordan Evans’ sacri-

them a little more at ease, more confident. It took a little pressure off of them to get out to the lead like that.” Green Sea Floyds scored a run in the second before EC pushed the lead to 5-1. GSF scored two runs in the top of the fifth to make it 5-3, but East Clarendon got a run back in the bottom of the inning and another in the sixth. Ard picked up the victory for EC, improving to 5-0 on the season. He pitched five in-

nings, allowing three runs, two of them earned. He struck out eight and allowed just three hits. “William has really had a big year for us,” Kirby said. “He’s been steady for us all year.” Ryan Knowlton pitched the final two innings to get the save. Zac Coker finished with two hits, as did Lowder. Ard and Cox both finished with a hit and an RBI.

MANNING from Page B1 they’re about, so they’re a team that doesn’t beat themselves. “But that’s kind of how high school baseball is. Sometimes it comes down to the team that doesn’t lose the game as opposed to the team that wins it.” The Monarchs have had a formula for not losing games that begins with their starting pitching. Justin McArthur has emerged as the ace of the staff in the absence of Jamal Keels, who was shut down for most of the last few weeks with tightness in his throwing arm. Tommy King, a sophomore on a team of senior standouts, has pitched very well also, along with Mitch Fleming. But the duo of McArthur and Keels is primed

and ready to go come playoff time, Stewart said. “We were a little worried about Jamal with his arm trouble, be we got him in a few innings during the last week or so and he’s ready to go,” he said. “But the biggest thing about all of our guys is that they don’t give away a lot of free passes. They throw strikes and they make the other team swing the bats. That’s a big key in high school baseball.” McArthur and Keels are also part of the Monarchs’ stellar top of the lineup. Willie Glover, Keels, McArthur and Rashad Hilton are all batting above .400, Stewart said. The big key to the offense, however, has been the 5-9 hitters. Joey Du-

rant, Wyatt Alsbrook, Coker Adams, Jason Baxter and King have combined at the bottom of the lineup to push Manning’s team batting average near the .385 mark, Stewart said. “When those guys are getting on base and making things happen, that really puts us in a good spot,” he said. “That lets us turn over the lineup a lot quicker and get to some of our big guys. “We’re not a power team; we don’t hit many home runs. But we have good speed and we put the ball in play and we make the other team have to make plays.” Manning will play again on Monday in the double-elimination format. The Monarchs will either travel to topseeded Airport or be at home against No. 4 Hanahan.

BARONS from Page B1 this game tonight. With just seven hits, this would have been a more fragile game for us.” Offensively, the Barons, who improved to 19-6 overall and 6-1 in the region, took advantage of walks, wild pitches and errors to plate five runs in the first four innings – and give Owens a cushion he never relinquished. Kemper Patton led Wilson Hall with two hits and an run batted in and William Creech went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple. “We knew this would be a close game, and we needed to run the basepaths to win,” said Jones, whose team forced the extra game with a 7-6 victory over LMA on Monday. “This was uncharacteristic for (Laurence Manning) tonight.” Linc Powell suffered the loss for Laurence Manning, allowing five runs, two earned, on just one hit in 2 2/3 innings pitched. He walked five batters, uncorked five wild pitches and plunked a batter. J.T. Eppley went 1-for-2 and scored the lone run for the Swampcats on a third-inning single by Davis Martin. “The bottom line is that (the Barons) made plays, we didn’t, and

fice bunt, then scooted to third when Alexander singled to center. She was able to score when Lisa Altman was retired on a groundout to shortstop. The Lady Wolverines left a pair of runners stranded in the second and third innings, keeping their lead at 1-0. H-P was unable to mount any real threats until the fifth inning, when Ard started wondering if leaving those base runners on early in the game might cost her team. “It was good to get that 1-0 lead in the first inning, which allowed us to settle down a bit,

(Owens) was great tonight,” said Swampcats head coach Billy Sylvester, whose team finished the regular season 19-4 overall and 5-2 in region competition. “We didn’t throw strikes, and when they got on base, we wildpitched them over, and we made mistakes to drive them home.” Both teams wait today’s unveiling of the SCISA 3A state playoffs brackets, and despite the loss, Sylvester feels good about his team’s chances “We should still get a first-round bye,” he said. “We lost to the same team twice, and those were our only losses in region play this season. “Plus, we beat them once.” As region champion, Wilson Hall clinched a first-round bye. Though its opponent is unknown, the team is confident heading into postseason play. “We’re playing with a 3-man rotation, and we have a good enough pitching staff for three games, so all we need to do is play within ourselves.” Jones said. “We’re good enough to play with anybody.” Said Owens. “The bye was huge. I threw 124 pitches tonight. I need all the rest I can get.”

but we had chances to make it bigger, and I was afraid it might catch up to us later in the game,” she admitted. In the top of the fifth, the Lady Raiders finally began to make some noise at the plate. Raleigh Boyle led off with a single, and Amber Purvis followed and reached on a walk. Alexander struck out Shay Richardson for the first out, but Madison Miles followed and rolled a ball back to the mound that Alexander could not field cleanly, loading the bases with one out. Shama Sanders flew out to shallow right field on a ball that was

too shallow for Miles to tag up on. Alexander snuck out of the jam by getting Taylor Evans to ground out to short. The Lady Raiders were able to put a pair of runners on base with two outs in the seventh, But Sanders lined out to third to end the game. “Kaitlin’s (Alexander) rise ball was working real well for her tonight, which is surprising, because she has not been using it a lot this year,” said Ard. “When she did get into some trouble, we made the plays behind her, which is what you have to do when the other team has a good pitcher as well.” Go Online for Your

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DRAFT from Page B1 well, with their designer suits that barely were ruffled when they each engulfed Roger Goodell in the now traditional bear hugs between draftee and commissioner. “It’s called a threepiece, right?” asked Joeckel, who sported blue checks with the vested suit, along with a striped tie. Fisher was only the third offensive tackle picked No. 1, joining Orlando Pace (1997) and Jake Long (2008) since the 1970 merger of the NFL and AFL. It’s also the first time since ‘70 that offensive tackles went 1-2. Even without a highprofile passer, runner or tackler going at the outset, the fans in the home of the Rockettes were pumped. They chanted “U-S-A, U-S-A” when Goodell paid tribute to the first responders at the Boston Marathon bombings and to the victims of the West, Texas explosion. They roared when Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath began the countdown to the first outdoor Super Bowl in a cold-weather site by taking the podium and screaming: “New York; Super Bowl 48.” The crowd didn’t seem to care that early on the picks were all heffers, not hoofers. No Andrew Lucks or RG3s at the top of this crop. “What you’re getting is a very athletic player, a great kid, smart kid, engineering major,” Reid said of Fisher, who really began to draw attention with a strong Senior Bowl, showing he could handle the highest level of competition. “He can play any position along the line, and loves to play the game.”

2013 NFL DRAFT The Associated Press By The Associated Press At New York Thursday First Round 1. Kansas City, Eric Fisher, ot, Central Michigan. 2. Jacksonville, Luke Joeckel, ot, Texas A&M. 3. Miami (from Oakland), Dion Jordan, de, Oregon. 4. Philadelphia, Lane Johnson, ot, Oklahoma. 5. Detroit, Ziggy Ansah, de, BYU. 6. Cleveland, Barkevious Mingo, de, LSU. 7. Arizona, Jonathan Cooper, g, North Carolina. 8. St. Louis (from Buffalo), Tavon Austin, wr, West Virginia. 9. New York Jets, Dee Milliner, db, Alabama. 10. Tennessee, Chance Warmack, g, Alabama. 11. San Diego, D.J. Fluker, ot, Alabama. 12. Oakland (from Miami), D.J. Hayden, db, Houston. 13. New York Jets (from Tampa Bay), Sheldon Richardson, dt, Missouri. 14. Carolina, Star Lotulelei, dt, Utah. 15. New Orleans, Kenny Vaccaro, db, Texas. 16. Buffalo (from St. Louis), E.J. Manuel, qb, Florida State.

Joeckel didn’t seem any less thrilled to go No. 2. “I don’t have words for all the emotions I feel,” he said. “It’s the best feeling of my entire life.” Miami, envisioning Jordan as the next Jason Taylor, sent its first-rounder (12th overall) and this year’s second-rounder to Oakland. “Tackle is not a very sexy position,” Johnson said. “But it’s a position of dire need.” The next big trade saw the Rams move up eight spots — and send four picks to Buffalo to do so. St. Louis ended the pursuit of heft by grabbing West Virginia wide receiver Tavon Austin, who at 5-8, 174 pounds, could probably fit in the hip pocket of any of the guys picked ahead of him. The New York Jets may have found a replacement for star cornerback Darrelle Revis — traded to Tampa Bay — when they picked Alabama All-American Dee Milliner.

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Swinney says veteran Tigers want more BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says his team’s experience the past two years could lead to big things this fall. The Tigers are coming off their best back-to-back seasons in three decades. They won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship in 2011 and reached a BCS game for the first time in school history during a 10-4 season. Clemson followed that up by going 11-2 in 2012, notching their most wins in a season since going 12-0 during SWINNEY the national championship year of 1981. Swinney said the players carried that momentum into spring practice, which wrapped up earlier this month. “I think we had a very productive spring, a good spring,” Swinney said Thursday. “It has a chance to be a great spring if we take the things that we’ve learned, apply them this summer and come back more knowledgeable in a lot of areas.” For the first time in a while, the Tigers enter next fall with plenty of top-flight experience. The team’s spring roster included 44 seniors or juniors, a luxury Swinney’s staff hasn’t had in recent seasons. That hasn’t stopped Clemson from moving forward, the 21 victories over the past two seasons are the most since the Tigers in 1981 and 1982 accomplished the same thing. The post-spring depth chart has 10 upper classmen listed as defensive starters and nine on offense. The place kicker is senior Chandler Catanzaro, whose last boot was a 37-yard field goal as time ran out to beat LSU, 25-24, at the Chick-Fil-A Bowl on New Year’s Eve. “They’ve won 21 games the last two years and they’ve been through the battles,” Swinney said. “They have the experience to draw on now.” Perhaps the most important upperclassman to Clemson’s chances next fall is senior quarterback Tajh Boyd. The ACC’s reigning player of the year passed up a shot at the pros for a final season with the Tigers. Boyd has passed for 7,724 yards and 69 touchdowns the past two seasons. He’s among those on plenty of preseason Heisman Trophy lists. Boyd didn’t play in Clemson’s spring game, but has worked on things like footwork and throwing technique to make himself even more dynamic than he’s been. “I think we’ve got a great deal of potential,” Boyd said. “But that’s where the offseason comes into effect, how hard we work and how we transform our team. I think we have a chance to be special.” Also anticipating a return to form is junior wide

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Clemson running back Roderick McDowell (25), a former Sumter High standout, is listed as the No. 1 running back for the Tigers on the depth chart coming out of spring practice.

receiver Sammy Watkins. He was an All-American as a freshman in 2011, but his production slipped because of an early-season two-game suspension and injuries and illness that cost him two additional games. Watkins also slipped back in the receiver rotation with the emergence of DeAndre Hopkins, a junior who set an ACC record with 18 touchdown catches. Hopkins gave up his senior season in January and is a likely early-round NFL draft pick. Former Sumter High School standout Roderick McDowell is listed as the No. 1 running back on the depth chart coming out of spring practice. He will be looking to replace standout Andre Ellington. The two areas where Clemson’s youth may show up on offense is at center, where sophomore Ryan Norton expects to take over for longtime offensive line leader Dalton Freeman, and at tight end after junior Sam Cooper tore a knee ligament at the spring game. The Tigers list sophomore Stanton Seckinger as the starter at tight end. Seckinger is backed up by a pair of freshman in Jordan Leggett and Jay Jay McCullough. “Big loss,” Swinney said. “Athletically, we’re in good shape, but we just don’t have any experience at that position.” Clemson’s defense, a source of concern most of last season under first-year coordinator Brent Venables, is also filled with players who’ve had some time on the field. The front seven, which had to be rebuilt in 2011, returns nearly intact with juniors Vic Beasley, Corey Crawford, Grady Jarrett and Josh Watson. The secondary features several players back from injury, including Martin Jenkins, Darius Robinson and Bashaud Breeland. Swinney said having so much experience made spring go more smoothly and gave the coaches the chance to build on the talent that was there instead of having to double back to teach the basics.

Panthers select Utah DT Lotulelei with 14th pick BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — The Carolina Panthers have selected Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei with the 14th overall pick in GM Dave Gettleman’s first NFL draft. It marks the first time the Panthers have selected a defensive tackle in the first round since joining the league in 1995. Defensive tackle was considered a position of need for the Panthers, who released starter

Ron Edwards in a salary cap move earlier this offseason. Lotulelei, 6-foot-2 and 311 pounds, is expected to step in and start right away next to fellow defensive tackle Dwan Edwards, who re-signed in the offseason. The Panthers finished 10th in the league on defense last season and 14th against the run. He hails from the same school as two current Panthers stars — Steve Smith and Jordan Gross.

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Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei (92) tackles California running back Isi Sofele (20). Lotulelei, who has a heart condition, was taken by the Carolina Panthers with the No. 14 overall pick in the first round of Thursday’s NFL Draft.

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10 things to know about College Football Playoff BY RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. — The College Football Playoff is all but done. The only part that remains unsettled is the membership of the selection committee that will determine which teams play for the national championship when the new system kicks in for the 2014 season. Here’s how it will work and what you need to know. 1. THINK BCS

The conference commissioners who spent more than a year putting the playoff together cringe when it’s suggested that the new system is BCS 2.0, but to understand how it works, it helps to keep in mind how the Bowl Championship Series worked. In the BCS, there were four, and then later five games played each season. Only one, the national championship game, had anything to do with the national championship. The others were glitzy bowl games played in showcase stadiums that — hopefully — had compelling matchups. Six conferences had automatic bids to those games, and other teams could earn automatic entry. The new system will have a total of seven games, including two national semifinals and a final that will determine the national champion. The four other games will be glitzy bowl games played in showcase stadiums that — hopefully — will have compelling matchups. There will no longer be automatic bids for six conference champions, as was the case for

them. Most will be making about five times the amount they made with the BCS.

the BCS. Now five conferences (the Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, ACC and Pac-12) each have guaranteed a spot for their conference champion in either the semifinals or one of the four glitzy bowls. There will also be a guaranteed spot for the best team from the five FBS conferences (the Big East, soon to be the American Athletic Conference, Mountain West, Sun Belt, Conference-USA and MidAmerican).

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2. THE MATCHUPS

The selection committee will, for the most part, make the matchups. Foremost it will seed the top four teams in the country, setting up the semifinals. No. 1 will play No. 4. No. 2 will play No. 3. The committee will try as best it can to avoid giving the lower-seeded team a geographical advantage. For example, if LSU is seeded fourth the committee is unlikely to let the Tigers play a semifinal in New Orleans. The selection committee will also set some of the matchups in the glitzy bowls, with a priority on getting as many highly ranked teams as possible into the games. But this is important: when the Rose Bowl does not host a semifinal it will always be Big Ten vs. Pac-12. The Sugar Bowl in years it does not host a semifinal will always be Southeastern Conference vs. Big 12. The Orange Bowl in the years it does not host a semifinal will always be Atlantic Coast Conference vs. either an SEC team, a Big Ten team or Notre Dame. 3. CONFERENCE LIMITATIONS

None. Unlike the BCS, which capped the number of

Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will be the site of the first title game in the new College Football Playoff system. The game will be played on Jan. 12, 2015.

teams from a conference at two, in the new system there is no limit to how many teams a league can put in the two semifinals or the other bowls. Four SEC teams? Sure, why stop there. 4. WHERE?

The semifinals will rotate through six bowl games: the Rose (Pasadena), Orange (Miami), Sugar (New Orleans), Fiesta (Glendale, Ariz.), Cotton (Arlington, Texas) and Chickfil-A (Atlanta). When those games don’t host a semifinal, they will put on one of the glitzy bowls. The championship game will be bid out like the Super Bowl and move all over the country. The first one will be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, also home of the Cotton Bowl. 5. WHEN?

Three games will be played back-to-back-to-back on New Year’s Eve and there will be another tripleheader on New Year’s Day. Adjustments will be

made if Dec. 31 or Jan. 1 falls on a Sunday so as to not conflict with the NFL. The championship game will always be played on a Monday, at least a week after the semifinals. The first season the semifinals will be in the Rose and Sugar bowls on Jan. 1, 2015. The Rose will kickoff around 5 p.m. EST. The Sugar around 8:30 p.m. EDT. The championship game in Texas will be played Jan. 12, and kickoff around 8:30 p.m. The Rose and Sugar bowls will always be played on New Year’s Day, so in most seasons the semifinals will be played on New Year’s Eve. 6. TV

All these games will be shown on ESPN. It has reportedly paid about $7.2 billion for the entire package. 7. WHERE ALL THAT MONEY GOES

About 85 percent of it will go to the Big Five conferences. The other five will split the rest, but don’t feel too badly for

The idea was to make it similar to the one that puts together the NCAA basketball tournament, made up of athletic directors and conference commissioners. But make no mistake, this will be much tougher to put together, and the commissioners know that. “This is an issue of considerable complexity and given how much time we have until the playoff begins, we’re in no rush,” BCS executive director Bill Hancock said Thursday, the final of three days of meetings at a resort hotel in the Rose Bowl’s backyard. Everything is apparently still up for debate, from who will be on the committee — current or former athletic administrators? — to how many people will be on it — 16? 18? 20? — to what kind of metrics and rankings it will be given to guide decisions. 9. HOW LONG BEFORE THIS SYSTEM CAN BE CHANGED?

The conferences and ESPN worked out a 12-year deal based on a four-team playoff format. So it appears to be locked in for 12 years, even though the structure is there for it to grow. 10. WHY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WON’T GROW THE SYSTEM TO EIGHT OR 16 TEAMS

“Because we don’t want to,” Hancock said. Of course, a few years ago some of the same people working on this didn’t want a playoff system at all.

Kenseth calls harsh penalties ‘grossly unfair’ BY HANK KURZ JR. The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Mild-mannered Matt Kenseth is spitting mad at NASCAR. The driver for Joe Gibbs Racing spoke out Thursday, one day after his team was slapped with some of the harshest penalties in NASCAR history because his race-winning car at Kansas last week failed post-race inspection. The failure came because one of eight connecting rods in the engine was too light — by 2.7 grams, according to Kenseth, who said the rods collectively weighed more than necessary by about 2.5 grams each. “I think the penalties are grossly unfair,” Kenseth said. “I think it’s borderline shameful.” Kenseth was docked 50 driver points in the standings, two more than he earned for the victory. He said he’s more upset about the penalties given to car owner Joe Gibbs and his crew chief, Jason Ratcliff. Gibbs also was docked 50 points and suspended for six weeks during which he will earn no owner points, essentially taking the No. 20 car Kenseth drives out of contention for winning an owner’s title. Ratcliff was suspended for six weeks and fined $200,000. The team is appealing the penalties. Kenseth understands that a rule is a rule, but the part found to be too light was installed by Toyota Racing Development, which builds engines for JGR at a shop in Costa Mesa, Calif., Kenseth said. “They show up on a truck or an airplane, get taken out and bolted in the car,” he said. TDR president Lee White said Wednesday night the company took full responsibility for the mistake and confirmed that JGR had nothing to do with it. He also said the lighter part gave Kenseth no competitive advantage. “There was no intent. It was a mistake. JGR had no control over it,” Kenseth said with anger. “Certainly to crush Joe Gibbs like that and say they can’t win an owner’s championship with the 20 this year ... I just can’t wrap my arms around that. It just blows me away. And the same for Jason Ratcliff. “I don’t feel bad for myself at all, but

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Driver Matt Kenseth celebrates with his daughter, Grace, after winning at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., last Sunday.

for Jason and Joe, I couldn’t feel any worse. There’s no more reputable, honest, hard-working guys with good reputations moreso than those two. I feel really bad for them.” Kenseth said he doesn’t care that the penalty may affect his reputation as a clean racer. He said anyone with knowledge of the situation knows he and his team had nothing to do with it and gained no advantage. He understands that NASCAR has to police the sport vigilantly, but said “the penalty is way over the top for” the infraction. He’s not alone and not the only driver hoping the appeals panel provides some relief. Defending Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski’s team for Penske Racing was punished last week after NASCAR said it found unapproved parts in the rear suspension of Keselowski’s and Joey Logano’s cars at Texas. NASCAR took 25 points away from each driver, fined the crew chiefs $100,000 each and suspended seven Penske employees for six races. Penske Racing’s appeal is scheduled for May 1. Most drivers, Keselowski guessed, sympathize with Kenseth. In the end, said Keselowski, “it’s just a question of whether the penalty fits the crime.” Later, Kenseth was on the track Thursday practicing in injured JGR teammate Denny Hamlin’s Late Model car, which he agreed to drive in Thursday night’s Short Track Showdown for Hamlin’s charity. He also was hoping to put the controversy of the past few days behind him, hopefully by Friday.

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Clint Bowyer (15) has become one of the better drivers on the Sprint Cup Series circuit after joining Michael Waltrip Racing last season.

Running well helps Bowyer shine BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Always popular among his peers, Clint Bowyer over the last two seasons has slowly become one of NASCAR’s newest stars. Part of it is the atmosphere at Michael Waltrip Racing, the team he joined before the 2012 season, and the partnership with 5-Hour Energy, a product that seems made specifically for Bowyer. “I’ve been able to kind of come into my own and be my own self a little bit more since going to MWR,” Bowyer said. “The sponsor, everything, just all of my surroundings kind of enabled me to be who I am, so it probably comes out a little bit more.” But no amount of witty one-liners or sharp comebacks can keep the spotlight on a driver. There must be on-track results, and Bowyer’s gotten that since moving to MWR after six Sprint Cup seasons with Richard Chil-

dress Racing. Although Bowyer made the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship three times with RCR, his first season with Waltrip was his breakout year. Bowyer won three races and finished second in the standings, both career bests. And that’s what has made Bowyer and his larger-than-life personality more noticeable in NASCAR. “More importantly, probably just running better. I think you just see more of me,” he said. “I really truly believe that’s what it is. With running better, you see more appearances.” Bowyer is hoping for his breakout performance of 2013 this weekend at Richmond, where he won last September and has a strong record. Bowyer has eight top-10 finishes in 14 starts at Richmond. He goes into the race ranked eighth in the standings with four top-10 finishes this year, but only one lap led.

He’s hoping to turn that around Saturday night. “Once you win at a race track, every time you go back there after that, there’s always something you can carry in, and that’s confidence,” Bowyer said. “We had a solid run, a top 5 run at Kansas at home, and a little extra boost of confidence and momentum rolling into a track that’s really good for me. So yes, absolutely. I’m looking forward to getting to Richmond. I know the boys are, and they’re going to have the racer set on full for me.” HURT HAND: Tony Kanaan literally added injury to insult in the closing laps at Long Beach. Kanaan was headed toward a top-five finish when contact with Oriol Servia sent his car into a barrier with two laps remaining in Sunday’s race. He was visibly upset at his ruined day, which ended with him watching the last lap from outside of his car. He was credited with a 20th-place finish.

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USC gets key basketball commitment and that trip convinced him to come across the country to play his college basketball. “He had thought about this ever since his visit,” Kitani said. “He pretty much told me that’s where he liked to go, the reason being Frank Martin.” Kitani said he expects Theus Jr. to have a bright future in a Gamecock uniform. “There’s so much upside in Reggie,” he said. “He will continue to get better because of the attitude and character he possesses.” USC also signed 6-2 Duane Notice of Toronto last week. He had committed to USC on March 31. Darryl Reynolds, a 6-8 player from Philadelphia, announced a commitment to Villanova over USC, Utah and Seton Hall on Tuesday. “I’ve decided to take my talents right up Lancaster Avenue,” Reynolds said. Reynolds played this season for Worcester Academy in Massachusetts. USC still maintains some interest in 6-3 Shadell Millinghaus and 6-6 Leroy Fludd of Believe Prep in Rock Hill. Both have visited twice. They have not yet taken any official visits. Clemson needed to get taller and more skilled this spring in recruiting, and the head coach of 6-10 Ibrahim Djambo of Three Rivers Junior College in Missouri believes Clemson head coach Brad Brownell accomplished that with his Djambo’s commitment on Tuesday. “He’s got a really good upside,” said head coach Gene Bess. “He’s got a really nice 17-foot jump shot. He can shoot 3s(point shots). He’s one of those pop-and-pick kind of shooters. But he’s tough around the basket, too. He’s real competitive and tough.” The Tigers won Djambo over Southern Mississippi, Saint Louis, Loyola (Chicago) and SIU Carbondale. “He took about five visits I guess and just came back feeling real good about them,” Bess said of Clemson. “He felt like he can go in and play. Of course, he knew what a great program Clemson has and the league (the Atlantic Coast Conference) that they play in probably sold him

as much as anything.” Last season, Djambo averaged 18 points and 9 rebounds, making 36 percent of his 3-point attempts. He’s Clemson third signee for the ‘13 class. Sidy Mohamed Djitte, a 6-10 player from Senegal, took an official visit to Cincinnati last weekend. He has also visited Clemson. Djitte has not scheduled any other visits. “He’s still going through the thinking process,” said Djitte’s head coach at Northwood Temple Academy in Fayetteville, N.C., Chris Lattimer. “It’s a huge decision. It is truly a lifechanging decision, so he wants to think through everything. I really admire him for being so thorough.” Some of his other offers include Ohio State, Temple, Connecticut, North Phil Carolina State, Au- KORNBLUT burn and Old Dominion. Charleston Southern signings: 6-8 Ty’Quan Biting of Winston-Salem, N.C., 6-6 Bakari Copeland of Lithonia, Ga., and 6-7 Will Saunders of London. Presbyterian signings: 6-4 Reggie Dillard of Greensboro, N.C., and 6-5 Danny Herrera of Miami Dade JC in Florida. College of Charleston picked up two basketball commitments last week, one for the ‘13 class and one for ‘14. Glenn Pierre, a 6-11 player from Oldsmar, Fla., will join the Cougars next season, and 6-9 Donovan Gilmore of Greensboro committed for ‘14. Coastal Carolina signed 6-1 Josh Cameron of Connors State JC in Oklahoma and 6-1 Deonte Houston of Olney Central JC in Illinois. Newberry signed 6-6 Vincent Hicklin of Lower Richland High in Hopkins and 6-0 Cole Birchfield of Trenton, Ga. Kaydra Duckett, a 5-10 player from Dreher High in Columbia, announced a commitment to the USC women’s program on Tuesday. Duckett is rated a 5 star prospect and the No. 19 prospect in her class by ESPN HoopGurlz. Football News: The recruiting corner

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he University of South Carolina men’s basketball program added to a busy last two weeks with 6-ffot-9-inch Demetrius Henry of Bradenton, Fla., signing a letter of intent with USC on Wednesday. Henry chose the Gamecocks over Miami. Henry attends a prep school in Brandon, Fla., but held his announcement at his former high school, Northeast, in Oakland Park, Fla. “The next four years I will be attending the University of South Carolina,” Henry said from behind a desk on the auditorium stage as he put a USC baseball cap on his head. “I believe in (USC head coach) Frank Martin and he believes in me. I feel like it’s the best decision for me.” Henry said he actually made up his mind last week after consulting with his mother. “It’s been a long process,” he said. “I prayed about it. I made the right decision.” Martin actually recruited Henry when he was at Kansas State and continued to build on the relationship when he came to USC. Henry narrowed his list to USC, Miami and South Florida and took official visits with the Gamecocks and Hurricanes before making his decision. Henry’s mother and three siblings live in Augusta, Ga., and the opportunity to be closer to them was a factor in his decision. Henry averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocked shots per game last season. He becomes the eighth member of the 2013 recruiting class. USC added a wing with a National Basketball Association pedigree last week with a commitment from 6-6 Reggie Theus Jr. of Los Angeles. His father, of course, was a standout at UNLV and later in the NBA. Theus Jr. averaged 18 points per game last season for Fairfax High and caught the attention of major college head coaches, including Martin. “They came out during our league season and were very interested in the play of Reggie,” said Theus Jr.’s head coach Harvey Kitani. “It’s his constancy and staying within the framework of the team and staying within the game plan.” Theus Jr. made an official visit to USC in March

last weekend in June is the target date for the announcement of Bamberg-Ehrhardt High tight end Kevin Crosby Jr., and USC is the target for the other schools in the chase. “USC is out front,” Crosby’s head coach and father, Butch Crosby, said last week. “They’ve done a great job of recruiting him and keeping on top of him. They’ve done a great job of that. South Carolina is a good little bit in front.” Crosby Jr. is down to USC, Clemson, Florida and Alabama. USC was his most recent visit. He plans to visit Clemson, Florida and North Carolina in June and will probably go back to USC again. Coach Crosby also said Alabama and Clemson are “coming on strong.” He said the decision will be announced on the last Saturday or Sunday in June. Wide receiver Terry Googer of Atlanta has offers from USC, Boston College, Miami, Tennessee, Louisville, UNC, Wake Forest, Syracuse, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech and Notre Dame. USC, Tennessee and BC are showing the most interest, according to Googer, but he said he does not have any leaders. Googer has visited USC several times and has developed a good relationship with recruiter and defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward. “Every time I come down he shows me a good time,” Googer said of Ward. Googer played quarterback last season and will play both QB and WR this season as well as some linebacker and safety. Some are recruiting him as an athlete, but he said USC sees him as a WR. LB Bryson Allen-Williams of Ellenwood, Ga., committed to USC last week, becoming the Gamecocks’ second commitment for ‘14. “I had always said when I wake up that morning, and when I’m comfortable with my decision, I’m going to pull the trigger,” Allen-Williams said. “I wasn’t planning on committing, but (USC head) Coach (Steve) Spurrier was the first coach to call me. He basically told me he wanted me to jump on board. I started thinking about it and I called Coach Ward

and pulled the trigger.” He said the chance to excel under Ward’s guidance was a big part of his decision. “The best players, he’s going to set them up to make plays,” Allen-Williams said. “In the spring game, the linebackers were set up to make plays all over the place.” Allen-Williams, who had 88 tackles and 18 QB sacks last season, will play the weak :LB spot with USC. Running back Nick Chubb of Cedartown, Ga., was thought to be a strong Georgia lean, but not any longer. Chubb visited USC last Saturday and now has the Gamecocks and UGA at the top of his list. He also likes Auburn. Last season, Chubb rushed for 2,717 yards and 39 touchdowns. He plans a June decision. DL Chris Williams of Tyrone, Ga., has a current top four of Mississippi, Ohio State, Tennessee and USC, but he said that’s not set in stone. Williams has visited USC, UGA, Tennessee and Ohio State and will be visiting Ole Miss. And he’s going to try to get back to USC. He is expecting USC assistant coaches Joe Robinson and Deke Adams to visit him this spring. Williams also likes UGA, but the Bulldogs have not offered. WR Braxton Berrios of Raleigh, N.C., was offered last week by Tennessee. Berrios has been a USC target and he attended the spring game. He also has offers from East Carolina, Maryland, WF, Duke, UNC, Minnesota, NCSU, Kentucky and GT. LB Kendall Joseph of Belton-Honea Path High received an offer from GT last week, bringing his total to seven. The Yellow Jackets join Clemson, Furman, Louisville, Duke, UCLA and Appalachian State as offers. Joseph plans to visit Louisville and GT. As for the Tigers, Joseph said, “I love Clemson. I got a chance to visit three or four weeks ago, and I went to a spring practice. I talked to the coaches and I like what they’re doing there. They like my physicality.” Joseph does not have any favorites, but did say he plans to announce his commitment in early July. Defensive lineman Poona Ford of Hilton Head High landed an offer from Ohio State last week, according to his head coach, BJ Payne. That’s the 21st offer for

Ford. Some of the others are Illinois, Arkansas, Kansas State, Tennessee, UNC, Arizona, GT, Michigan, Oklahoma State and Ole Miss. Ford has visited USC and Tennessee and those two remain out front for him. Ford was unable to attend the spring game in Columbia because of the ACT test. Though he has named the two schools as his favorites with no leaders, he will continue to look at other schools. This summer he plans to attend several camps with some teammates. Ford plans to wait until close to National Signing Day in February of ‘14 before he announces. QB Mason Rudolph of Northwestern High in Rock Hill has offers from Louisiana State, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech and Oklahoma State. He recently took advantage of spring break by visiting UGA, Alabama and Ole Miss. He does not have any favorites and is expecting several schools to stop by during his team’s spring practices. Summerville High defensive back Darin Smalls was offered last week by Tennessee. That’s his 10th offer. The others are USC, Clemson, VT, Florida State, NCSU, GT, West Virginia, Marshall and Vanderbilt. Smalls was scheduled to visit VT over the weekend and has also visited USC and FSU. USC is his leader ahead of FSU and Clemson. WR Trevon Lee of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has offers from USC, Louisville, USF California, Southern California, Stanford, Duke, WF, ECU, Wisconsin, WVU, Vandy, Missouri, Purdue and Syracuse among others. He has visited USC twice, including last year’s UGA game. Lee’s only other visits were to USF and Florida. This summer he plans to visit the North Carolina schools as well as Stanford, Cal and Southern Cal. DL Peyton Newell of Hiawatha, Kan., is up to 33 offers with Clemson, Penn State and Vandy the most recent. He has not set dates for his official visits, but he said USC and UGA will be two of them. “South Carolina is definitely towards the top,” he said. “For us to go all the way out there means I do have a lot of interest.” Newell does not have a top five, but will narrow his list sometime this summer.

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LILY FAITH PRINGLE BAMBERG — Lily Faith Pringle, 68, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at Tyler Restmore Home in Orangeburg. Born at Liberty Hall Plantation in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Hartwell Pringle and Edith Moore Pringle. Miss Pringle was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Bamberg. She loved the Lord and all of his creation. She was an X-ray technician for 40 years, having worked at Clarendon Memorial Hospital and Bamberg County Memorial Hospital. Survivors include a sister, Mayes P. Warr of Manning; a nephew, Wade H. Warr and his wife, Melinda, of Gable; a grand-nephew, Lewis H. Warr; and a grandniece, Caroline I.M. Warr. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Bamberg. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 11761 Heritage Highway, Bamberg, SC 29003. The family would like to express a special thank you to Grove Park Hospice and Tyler Restmore Home for their loving care and support. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of

Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

MAYDELL McGEE Maydell McGee was born Oct. 16, 1935, in Florence County, to the late Jannie Hudson and Eddie Lee Durant. She was the widow of Henry McGee. She departed this life on April 22, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was a faithful member of the Church of Christ until the end. She leaves to cherish her memory: three devoted daughters and a grandson who was raised in the home, Rose (Marion) Clavon of Lynchburg, Barbara Carolina of Mayesville, Queenie (Anthony) Hunter of the home, and Jimmy (Teresa) Wilson of Sumter; five grandchildren, Lerenzo Wilson, Rico Wilson, Jacquline Clavon, Anthony Clavon and Ramson Flody; 19 greatgrandchildren; three brothers, Leroy (Dorothy) Hudson of Florence, Robert Hudson of Fort Pierce, Fla., and Charles Hudson of St. Petersburg, Fla.; three sisters, Josephine (Christopher) Yearwood, Susan (Audley) Hudson of Fort Pierce and Pearl Parrott of Mayesville; one brother-in-law, Sylvester W. McGee of Mayesville; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mrs. McGee will be placed in the church at

1 p.m. Saturday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ, 680 Sandy Grove Church Road, Lamar, with Minister Sylvester McCray officiating. Interment will follow in the Church of God cemetery. The family is receiving friends at 2125 Avenue B, Mayesville. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc. rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

JOSEPH B. WILSON CHARLESTON — Joseph Bernard Bli Wilson, 64, husband of Mary Ann Wilson, died on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at his residence in Charleston. He was born Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1948, in Charleston, to the late Joseph and Leola Blie. The family is receiving friends at the home, 713 Hoss St., Ponderosa Subdivision, Charleston. Services have been entrusted in the professional care of KingFields Mortuary of Summerton. JOE REARDEN GREENWOOD — Joseph F. “Joe” Rearden, 87, resident of 332 Grove St., died April 24, 2013, at Hospice House. Born Oct. 27, 1925, in

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Edgefield County, he was a son of the late Jesse L. and Lillian Ouzts Rearden. Mr. Rearden retired from Park-Davis, Greenwood Plant, and was a member of Augusta Highway Baptist Church. Surviving are three sons, Robert Carl Rearden and wife, Barbara, of Sumter, Keith Charles Rearden and wife, Barbara, of Hodges and Tony Gerald Rearden of Greenwood; two daughters, Cathy McMahan and husband, Roger, of Laurens and Lisa Waldrop and husband, Roger, of Greenwood; one stepson, Glenn M. Witt of Ninety Six; former wife, Juanita C. Rearden of Greenwood; grandchildren, Robert Carl Rearden of St. Petersburg, Fla., Philip Chandler Rearden of Hodges, Mickey and husband, Robin Franks, Carol McMahan, and Amy McMahan, all of Laurens, Jessica Waldrop of Greenwood, Erin and Joshua Smith, both of Donalds, and Kacey Waldrop, Ava Rearden, Heather Witt and Hope Witt, all of Greenwood; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a stepson, Mark A. Witt; three brothers, Jesse Orien Rearden, Lloyd Wayman Rearden and Milton Dewey Rearden; and two sisters, Lila Mae Barnwell and Ruth Griffin. Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at Blyth Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Augusta Highway Baptist Church, 3720 U.S. 25 South, Greenwood, SC 29646 or to Hospice Care of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646. For online condolences, visit www.blythfuneralhome.com. Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Greenwood is assisting the Rearden family.

JOYCE W. LAMB Joyce Ann Webber Lamb, 76, wife of James L. Lamb, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at her home. Born in Richmond, Va., she was a daughter of the late Robert L. Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Collins Webber. Mrs. Lamb was a member of Alice Drive Baptist Church and the Troy Rogers Sunday School class. She was a hospital volunteer at Tuomey Healthcare System for more than 25 years. She was an avid bridge player and enjoyed bowling. Survivors include her husband of 58 years; children, James Kevin Lamb of Sumter, Donna Stout (Andy) of Summerton and Kathryn Scott (Horace) of Sumter; grandchildren, Nicole Stout, Jurina Stout, Austin Stout, Elizabeth Robinson, Olin Robinson, Rebekah Robinson, Horace Lee Scott Jr., Holly Scott and Cooper Scott; great-grandchil-

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dren, Keaton James Arbeiter and Ava Renea Katz; a brother, Robert L. Webber Jr. (Carole) of Charlotte, N.C.; two sisters, Inez Herring of Dothan, Ala., and Roxy Wingate of Pensacola, Fla.; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Mollie Webber Poffenberger and Juanita Webber Darby. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Alice Drive Baptist Church with Dr. Clay Smith officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Horace Lee Scott Jr., Olin Robinson, Austin Stout, Brad Scott, Teddy McGee and Bobby Hasibar. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Alice Drive Baptist Church and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, S.C. Regional Office, 2711 Middleburg Drive, Columbia, SC 29204 or to Alice Drive Baptist Church, 1305 Loring Mill Road, Sumter, SC 29150. The family would like to express their appreciation to her special nurses, Joy Rogers, Evelyn Dixon, Connie Clark, and Brandy Pipkin. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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Belcher succeeding after surgery rehab any less agonizing. Immediately after Tommy John surgery, the arm is in a cast, bent at almost a 90-degree angle. The first step to snapping off curveballs again is reestablishing range of motion. For Belcher, this meant rehab sessions with a band wrapped around his scarred left arm, and a weight hanging off the band, to stretch his arm straight and hold it there. “That’s excruciating pain,” he said. “It almost hurts as much as when you first tear the ligament. Physically, that was the toughest. None of it compared to just how mentally, what a strain it is, going in there every day, knowing that you can’t play and you’re watching your teammates out there having fun and doing well. And you just wish you could join them. It’s a lonely feeling.” The 2011 season was going to be Belcher’s third at USC. After a freshman year, 2009, during which he started on the weekend, his junior year set up as a chance to impress Major League scouts and get drafted.

BY DARRYL SLATER Post and Courier COLUMBIA – The room is not far from Carolina Stadium’s field, but it felt like a world away. Almost every day during the 2011 season, South Carolina pitcher Nolan Belcher walked in and steeled himself for another round of rehabilitation exercises after Tommy BELCHER John surgery. This was going to make him better in the long run. He knew that. He knew pitchers often return stronger than ever from the now-common elbow surgery, during which the damaged ulnar collateral ligament is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body. In the 1980s, Tommy John surgery was “maybe a death sentence for a pitcher,” said USC coach Chad Holbrook. The recovery rate isn’t 100 percent, but nobody views it that morbidly anymore. Still, this did not make Belcher’s

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Clemson head coach Jack Leggett is leading the push to put a more lively ball into play to bring the offensive numbers back up in college baseball after the switch to toneddown metal bats in 2011.

College baseball coaches urge livelier ball future BY ERIC OLSON The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — College baseball is on pace to set a record for fewest home runs and a 40-year low for scoring and batting average. Now some coaches are calling for a livelier ball to bring the numbers back up. The switch to toned-down metal bats in 2011 has led to an offensive decline greater than many expected. “The game isn’t the same,” Clemson coach Jack Leggett said this week. “It’s not as exciting.” Leggett is leading an effort to adopt the ball used in the minor leagues. That ball has flat seams and a harder core, which he says makes it conducive to greater flight than the college ball. No change could be made until the 2015 season. The NCAA’s midseason statistics report shows a continuation of the drastic offensive drop that began two years ago. Division I teams entered April averaging one home run about every three games. In 2010 the average was about one per game. The per-team home-run average of 0.37 a game at midseason was on track to be the lowest since it was 0.40 in 1970, the first year the NCAA kept statistical trends.

The midseason batting average of .270 and per-team scoring of 5.25 runs are the lowest since 1973, the year before the aluminum bat was brought into the college game. Bat standards were scrutinized for more than a decade after ridiculously high offensive numbers became the norm in college baseball in the late 1990s. The so-called trampoline effect of the old bats became a safety issue for fielders confronted by high-speed grounders and line drives. The current bats are designed to perform like wooden bats. The effect of the change has been most apparent on the game’s biggest stage. After 32 home runs were hit in 16 games at the College World Series in Omaha in 2010, only nine were hit in 14 games in 2011 and 10 in 15 games in 2012. Leggett and other college baseball people say the easiest solution to goose the offense, short of bringing in the fences, is to liven up the ball. NCAA rules mandate balls used in regular-season and tournament play have a COR, or coefficient of restitution, of no greater than .555. The COR is a measure of bounciness at impact. The higher the COR, the greater the bounce. Balls used in pro baseball have a maximum COR of .578.

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LEGAL NOTICES Summons & Notice SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Demanded IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 13-CP-43-0302 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER PHH Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff, v Kelli B. Oxendine; Kerry M. Oxendine; Onemain Financial, Inc.; Defendant(s). (011227-01110) TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Kerry M. Oxendine: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 45 Bridgepointe Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29154, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 206-01-04-002, 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, Suite 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 March 12, 2013 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 February 20, 2013. Columbia, South Carolina March 12, 2013

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 Samuel C. Waters (SC Bar #5958) Cheryl H. Fisher (SC Bar #15213) Reginald P. Corley (SC Bar #69453) Jennifer W. Rubin (SC Bar #16727) Ellie C. Floyd (SC Bar #68635) Michael P. Morris (SC Bar #73560) Eve Moredock Stacey (SC Bar #5300) Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) William S. Koehler (SC Bar#74935) Vance L. Brabham, III (SC Bar #71250) Jaclynn B. Goings (SC Bar #77501) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) Andrew A. Powell (SC Bar #100210) John F. McLeod, IV (SC Bar # 100693) Mary Powers (SC Bar #16534) Martin H. Kiser (SC Bar # 3552) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 Columbia, South Carolina 011227-01110 March 12, 2013 A-4375201

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 13-CP-43-0380 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, v. Capreshia McCall a/k/a Capreshia F. McCall; Castle Credit Corporation; Twin Lakes Neighborhood Coalition; Defendant(s). (015262-01000) TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Twin Lakes Neighborhood Coalition: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 1088 Kentwood Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29154, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 182-12-03-006, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer

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on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 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.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of South Carolina Code ' 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the mortgage identified in the Complaint is hereby perfected and Plaintiff hereby gives further notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery of the same to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default forward. In the alternative, the Plaintiff will move a Judge of this Circuit Court on the tenth (10th) day after service hereof, or as soon as counsel for Plaintiff may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and/or profits, if any, compelling payments of all such funds covered by the mortgage and/or by status and/or by common law directly to the

undersigned attorneys for the Plaintiff, which Motion is based upon the original Note and Mortgage identified in the Complaint therein and attached hereto as well as any applicable laws, statutes or regulations.

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 March 13, 2013 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 5, 2013. Columbia, South Carolina March 13, 2013

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., or you may also contact Bank of America, N.A. directly by utilizing the below contact information: Bank of America N.A. Attn: Home Retention Division: CA6-919-02-46 400 National Way Simi Valley, CA 93065 Customer Advocacy and Collections call back number: (800)669-0102. 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 Samuel C. Waters (SC Bar #5958) Cheryl H. Fisher (SC Bar #15213) Reginald P. Corley (SC Bar #69453) Jennifer W. Rubin (SC Bar #16727) Ellie C. Floyd (SC Bar #68635) Michael P. Morris (SC Bar #73560) Eve Moredock Stacey (SC Bar #5300) Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) William S. Koehler (SC Bar#74935) Vance L. Brabham, III (SC Bar #71250) Jaclynn B. Goings (SC Bar #77501) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) Andrew A. Powell (SC Bar #100210) John F. McLeod, IV (SC Bar #100693) Mary Powers (SC Bar #16534) Martin H. Kiser (SC Bar # 3552) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 Columbia, South Carolina 015262-01000 A-4377545

SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2013-CP-43-559 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER First Citizens Company, Inc.,

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Plaintiff, v. Unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Dorothy B. Lemon, her Heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them, all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein, also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe and/or Jane Doe, Defendants. TO THE NAMED:

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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff's attorney, Scott B. Umstead, 4226 Mayfair Street, Suite 100, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29577, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court 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 the Mortgagee 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.

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NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND ATTORNEY IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C/A #: 2013-CP-43-0346 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, Plaintiff, Vs. DEBRA BROOKS ESTES HANNIBAL, CARLISA WHITE, AND JAMON WHITE AS HEIRS AT LAW OF LEROY HANNIBAL, DECEASED, AND ANY OTHER H E I R S - A T - L A W O R DISTRIBUTEES OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR SPOUSES, IF ANY THEY HAVE, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS UNKNOWN WITH ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; ALSO ANY UNKNOWN ADULTS AND THOSE PERSONS WHO MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ALL OF THEM BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE; AND ANY UNKNOWN MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER A DISABILITY BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE; and SHEILA ROSS, Defendants. TO: THE DEFENDANTS HEREIN, NAMES AND ADDRESSES UNKNOWN, INCLUDING ANY THEREOF WHO MAY BE MINORS, IMPRISONED PERSONS, INCOMPETENT PERSONS, UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY OR IN THE MILITARY SERVICE, IF ANY, WHETHER RESIDENTS OR NON-RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO THE NATURAL, GENERAL, TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN OR COMMITTEE, OR OTHERWISE, AND TO THE PERSON WITH WHOM THEY MAY RESIDE, IF ANY THERE BE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Motion for an order appointing Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe or John Doe, defendants herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, or under other legal disability, and as Attorney for said parties who may be in the military service, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or either of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purposes of this action, the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi and Attorney shall be made absolute.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, 1703 Laurel Street, Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on February 27, 2013.

AMENDED LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action will be commenced in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants for the foreclosure of that certain Mortgage of Real Estate given by Leroy Hannibal, now deceased, to Preferred Mortgage Co., its successors and assigns, dated July 28, 2006, and recorded on August 4, 2006, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1039 at Page 1274 (the "First Mortgage"). By Mortgage Assignment (the "Assignment of the First Mortgage"), Preferred Mortgage Co. assigned the First Mortgage to the Plaintiff, and the Assignment of the First Mortgage was recorded August 4, 2006, in Book 1039 at Page 1291 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an action will be commenced in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants for the foreclosure of that certain Mortgage of Real Estate given by Leroy Hannibal to Preferred Mortgage Co., its successors and assigns, dated July 28, 2006, and recorded on August 4, 2006, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1039 at Page 1292 (the "Second Mortgage"). By Mortgage Assignment (the "Assignment of the Second Mortgage"), Preferred Mortgage Co. assigned the Second Mortgage to the Plaintiff, and the Assignment of the Second Mortgage was recorded August 4, 2006, in Book 1039 at Page 1297 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina. At the time of the filing of this notice, the premises affected by the said action were situated in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and are described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing 0.37 acre, more or less, and being shown and

delineated as Lot No. 6 of Folsom Park Estates, Section No. 3, on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated March 6, 1996 and recorded in Plat Book 96 at Page 250 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. The 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 163 Rast Street, Sumter, SC. This being the same property conveyed to Leroy Hannibal by deed of Philip Owens and James C. Byrd dated July 28, 2006 and recorded August 4, 2006 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1039 at Page 1233. Subsequently, the property was conveyed to Leroy Hannibal and Sheila Ross, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, and not as tenants in common by deed of Leroy Hannibal dated September 11, 2006 and recorded October 25, 2006 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1050 at Page 1157.

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For a complete description of the property encumbered by the Mortgages, the undersigned craves reference to the Mortgages, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC P. O. Box 11682 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 233-0797 Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorneys for the Plaintiff

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Notice of Sale C/A No: 2012-CP-43-2051 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., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP against, Misty L Lee, Sandra M McCathern n/k/a Sandra Baird, Security Pacific Housing Services, Inc., Homegold, Inc., and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing 2.28 acres or less, and being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot 27, Hunting Hills Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat of Carl J Croft, RLS, dated July 3, 1981, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Mesne Conveyaces for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-47, at Page 415 and being bounded and measuring according to said plat as follows: On the North by Lot 28, said plat, and measuring thereon 292.66 feet; on the East and Southeast on a curved line a total of 609.14 feet; and on the West by Lot 26 and a portion of Lot 29, said plat, and measuring thereon 480 feet; be all measurements according to said plat and little more or less. TOGETHER WITH: One (1) 1992 Peachstate Mobile Home, VIN #PSHGA10959A&B Borrower, being the true and lawful owner of record of the Mobile Home being mortgaged with the property, declares that it is Borrower's intent that the mobile home lose its nature as personality and becomes realty. Borrower further declares that the mobile home shall remain permanently attached as a part of the real property and will not be removed therefrom. This being the same property conveyed to Misty L Lee by deed of Theodore Baird and Sandra Baird dated January 14, 1998 and recorded January 16, 1998 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 694 at Page 1950.

Property Address: 2755 Browning Ridge Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29154 TMS # 210-08-02-007 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Seven And 50/100 percent (7.50%) 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. As a personal or deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of Thirty (30) days pursuant to 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

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South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #9 and Lot #2 on a plat made by Palmer & Malone, C.E., dated October 10, 1949 and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-8 at Page 122, reference to which is craved for the exact metes, boundaries and distances pursuant to authority contained in §30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.

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.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 8.09% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2011-CP-43-00756 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: HSBC Bank USA, as Trustee in trust for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-HE4 vs. Jerlean T. Fulwood and Anette T. Ceasar, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 6, 2013 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, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.0 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, TOGETHER WITH ANY AND ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN CONCORD TOWNSHIP, THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS TRACT " B" ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT BY R.F MCLELLAN, C.E., DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 1937, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK G-5 AT PAGE 137; A N D , B E I N G M O R E PARTICULARLY SHOWN AND DELINEATED ON MORE RECENT PLAT BY ALLEN-MAKELA, INC., DATED DECEMBER 30, 1993 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 97 AT PAGE 723. PURSUANT TO SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA (1976), REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT IS HEREBY CRAVED FOR PARTICULARS OF THE BOUNDARIES, METES, COURSES, AND/OR DISTANCES OF THE PROPERTY DELINEATED THEREON. THIS PROPERTY IS REPRESENTED AS TAX MAP PARCEL NO. 296-00-03-006 UPON THE RECORDS OF THE SUMTER COUNTY AUDITOR; SAID 1 ACRE PARCEL FRONTS ON S.C ROAD S-43-341. THIS BEING THE PROPERTY OF WHICH AARON TOMLIN ACQUIRED AN INTEREST, ALONG WITH WILLIE TOMLIN, FROM THE ESTATE OF ANNA FRANCES, AND BY DEED OF INTEREST FROM THE REMAINING HEIRS OF ANNA FRANCES, BEING ELOISE SMITH, ET AL, RECORDED DECEMBER 29, 2952 IN DEED BOOK G-7 AT PAGE 367, G-7 AT PAGE 198, T-5 AT PAGE 364, Q-5 AT PAGES 410, 411, 413; AARON TOMLIN SUBSEQUENTLY DIED INTESTATE APRIL 23, 1978, ACCORDING TO HIS ESTATE PACKAGE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PACKAGE 5144; HIS HEIRS AT LAW WERE MATIEL T. GRAY (A/K/A MATIEL T. JOHNSON, AARON TOMLIN, JR., JAMES W. TOMLIN, JERLEAN T. FULWOOD AND ANNETTE T. CEASAR; AN HEIR, WILLIE TOMLIN, SUBSEQUENTLY DIED TESTATE, HIS ESTATE BEING OF RECORD IN PACKAGE 93-ES-212, AND HIS DEVISEES WERE JERLEAN T. FULWOOD AND ANNETTE T. CEASAR.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3365 Tobias Rd, Alcolu, SC 29001 TMS: 296-00-03-006 (Part of) 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 bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-CP-43-0015 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Nationwide Advantage Mortgage Company, against Nathaniel Moore, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT of land, with the improvements thereon, situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 118 Milton Rd, Sumter, SC TMS Number: 229-11-02-019 This being the same property conveyed to Nathaniel Moore by deed of Evelyn Wade, Verta Herriott Council, Cheryl Wade Rahman, Wallyy Abdul Dixon and Gloria Washington Bailey, dated May 28, 2004, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on May 28, 2004, in Deed Book 939 at Page 1818. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 6.125% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2013-CP-43-0014 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Liberty Savings Bank, F.S.B. against, Myrtle Moss-Daughty a/k/a Myrtle Moss , I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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THE LAND DESRIBED HEREIN IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SUMTER, CITY OF WEDGEFIELD AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL THOSE TWO PIECES, PARCELS OR LOTS OF LANDS WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE IN MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING DESIGNATED AS LOTS NOS. 13 AND 14 ON A PLAT OF D.D. EDMONDS, RLS DATED APRIL 18, 1983 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK Z-47 AT PAGE 507, SAID LOTS BEING BOUNDED TOGETHER ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT AS FOLLOWS; ON THE NORTH BY LOT NO. 15 AND MEASURING THEREON 178.42 FEET; ON THE EAST BY SALLEY STREET, AND FRONTING THEREON AN AGGREGATE OF 344.80 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY LOT NO. 12 AND MEASURING THEREON 171.63 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY LANDS OF WILEY AND BERKELELY LAND CORPORATION AND MEASURING THEREON AN AGGREGATE OF 346.50 FEET. ALSO included: Champion Build, 4921726172A&B

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This being the same property conveyed to Eugene W. Daughty and Myrtle Moss by deed of Ronald P. Wiles and Midge S. Wiles, dated June 5, 1989 and recorded June 5, 1989, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina, in Book 489 at Page 785. Thereafter subject property was conveyed to Eugene W. Daughty and Myrtle Moss-Daughty by deed of Eugene W. Daughty and Myrtle Moss n/k/a Myrtle Moss-Daughty dated July 1, 2009 and recorded July 16, 2009 in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina, in Book 1126 at Page 1892

Property Address: 84 Sally Street Wedgefield, SC 29168 TMS # 130-00-03-047 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Five And 75/100 percent (5.75%) 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

Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

NOTICE OF SALE C/A No. 10-CP-43-0920 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Financial South Carolina, Inc. vs. Cynthia K. LaPalme; Danny N. LaPalme;, The following property will be sold on May 6, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon, situate in City and County of Sumter, South Carolina, School District 17, represented as Lot 2 on a plat of Joseph R. Edwards, dated March 16, 1990 and recorded in the Sumter County RMC Office in Plat Book 90 at Page 358. Derivation: Book 723 at Page 436

Property Address 20 Wesley Hall Court, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 206-07-02-002 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 the bidders 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 8.25% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #10-CP-43-0920. 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 Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 014158-00119 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1031466

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-2011 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2006-HE1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-HE1, against Marvin D Nichols and Lavonne B Nichols, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M. noon, at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 19 in the Pierce Place Subdivision as shown on that certain plat by John M. Mahon, C.E., dated January 24, 1974 and recorded in the Office of the R.M.C. Office for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-35 at Page 377, the exact boundaries and measurements of which can be determined by reference to the said plat. Derivation: This being the same property conveyed to Lavonne B. Nichols, Chrisotpher Nichols, Dwayne Nichols, Sharon N. Johnston, and Timothy Nichols by Deed of Distribution from the Estate of Marvin D. Nichols dated December 14, 2007 and recorded December 27, 2007 in Book 1097 at page 3068; subsequently, Christopher Nichols conveyed his interest in said property to Lavone B. Nichols by deed dated January 3, 2008 and recorded January 15, 2008 in Book 1098 at page 2978 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1649 Wheat Street, Sumter, SC TMS Number: 208-09-07-005 This being the same property conveyed to Lavone B. Nichols by deed of Christopher Nichols, dated January 3, 2008, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on January 15, 2008, in Deed Book 1098 at Page 2978.

Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina The Hunoval Law Firm, PLLC 501 Minuet Lane, #104A Charlotte, NC 28217 (704) 334-7114 Attorneys for Plaintiff (110.005729/Nichols)

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 12-CP-43-1621 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Vanderbilt Mortgage and finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vsVernell Gamble, Clara Laws Gamble a/k/a Clara F. Gamble, (deceased), Bernell Gamble, Ray Dell Wilson a/k/a Raydell Wilson a/k/a Ray D. Wilson (deceased), Louis Wilson, and any and all persons claiming any right, title, estate or interest in real estate described in the Complaint any unknown adults being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under disability being as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and finance, Inc. vs. Vernell Gamble, Clara Laws Gamble a/k/a Clara F. Gamble, (deceased), Bernell Gamble, Ray Dell Wilson a/k/a Raydell Wilson a/k/a Ray D. Wilson (deceased), Louis Wilson, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel or TRACT of land, containing approximately 10 acres, more or less, together with any and all improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in Shiloh Township, the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being a portion of the tract of land shown and delineated on that certain plat recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in PLAT BOOK Z-8 at PAGE 46. See attached sketch of for reference to secured property shown as Tract "A" containing approximately 10 acres, thereon. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976) , reference to said plat (and sketch) is hereby craved for particulars of the boundaries, metes, courses, and/or distances of the property delineated thereon. This being a portion of the property heretofore conveyed unto Clara Laws Gamble, the Mortgagor(s) herein, by deeds from Walter Laws and McSween Laws, recorded April 2, 1971 in the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Deed Book S-9 at pages 765 and 766; and, an interest having been inherited by the Mortgagor herein from her mother, Sara Laws who died intestate November 4, 1970. This being the same property conveyed to Bernell Gamble, Raydel Wilson, and Louis Wilson from Clara Gamble a/k/a Clara Laws Gamble by Deed dated February 15, 2000 and being recorded in the Sumter County Register of Deeds Office on February 16, 2000 in Book 764 at Page 1374.

Physical Address: 9845 Lynches River Road, Lynchburg, SC 29080 TMS# 365-00-01-003 Mobile Home: 1996 CLAY VIN# WHC005608GA 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

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or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present.

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.

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-2319 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of MidFirst Bank, against Hazel Forest Turner and Dorothy Mae Turner, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel, or lot of land together with the buildings and improvements thereon situate, lying, and being in Privateer Township, Sumter County, South Carolina delineated on Plat prepared by H.S. Willson, RLS, dated September 7, 1995, and recorded in Plat Book 95 at Page ____ in the RMC Office for Sumter County, and bounded and measuring thereon 225.09 feet; on the East by land of Holman and measuring thereon 190.94 feet; on the South by the center of Winston Road and measuring thereon in a curved line 226.25 feet; and on the West by lands of Harden and measuring thereon 196.90 feet, be the said measurements more or less.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 945 Winston Rd, Sumter, SC TMS Number:

221-00-01-087

This being the same property conveyed to Hazel Forrest Turner by deed of Dorothy Mae Turner, dated April 14, 2008, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on April 23, 2008, in Deed Book 1104 at Page 1831. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 5.5% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. William T. Geddings, Jr. Special Referee for Sumter County FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2012-CP-43-01049 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. against, Maria L. Rivera Sokie a/k/a Maria Sokie a/k/a Marie L. Rivera Sokie, and Keith A. Sokie, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN TOWNSHIP OF DALZELL, SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 686, PAGE 608, ID# 152-04-01-052, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 40, SECTION 3, LEMACKS, FILED IN PLAT BOOK PB93, PAGE 1349, RECORDED 08/12/1993. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO MARIA L. RIVERA SOKIE BY DEED OF HARDEN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., DATED AUGUST 10, 1993 AND RECORDED AUGUST 12, 1993, IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, IN BOOK 578 AT PAGE 472. THEREAFTER, MARIE L. RIVERA SOKIE A/K/A MARIA SOKIE CONVEYED ONE-HALF (1/2) INTEREST IN SAID PROPERTY TO KEITH A. SOKIE BY QUIT CLAIM DEED DATED SEPTEMBER 5, 1997 AND RECORDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997, IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE FOR SUMTER COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, IN BOOK 686 AT PAGE 608.

Property Address: 30 Cobb Court, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS # 152-04-01-052

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record, and to the right of the United States of America to redeem the property within 120 days ** one (1) year** from the date of the foreclosure sale pursuant to Sec. 2410(c), Title 28, United States Code. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2008-CP-43-2834 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of U.S. Bank, National Association, as successor trustee to Bank of America, N. A. as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-3, against Dagmar Kinney, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, situate lying and being in Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 30-A of Briarcliffe Estates, on plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated December 29, 2005 and shown in Plat Book 2006 at Page 46 in the RMC Office for Sumter County 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 20-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2832 Stratford Dr., Sumter, SC TMS Number:

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This being the same property conveyed to Brandi L. Kinney and James F. Kinney, III by deed of Linda L. Mixon and David Lee Mixon, dated March 30, 2007, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on April 2, 2007, in Deed Book 1072 at Page 113. Thereafter, Brandi L. Kinney and James F. Kinney, III conveyed the property to Dagmar Kinney by Quitclaim deed dated October 2, 2008 and recorded on October 3, 2008 in Book 1113 at Page 1365. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 10.10% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney,

The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.8820%.

TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Five And 75/100 percent (5.750%) 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. Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

NOTICE OF SALE 2010-CP-43-01322 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Citicorp Trust Bank, FSB against Gloria G. Armstrong, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 p.m., 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 improvements thereon, if any situate, lying and being located in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot 28, Block C on a plat by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS dated April 5, 1995 and recorded in Plat Book 95 at Page 359 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and referenced is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein, this description is in lieu of the metes and bounds, as permitted by law under section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina as amended, be all of said measurements a little more or a little less and according to said plat. Being the same property conveyed by fee simple deed from Michael L. Stamps and Alice Michelle Jones n/k/a Alice Michelle Stamps to Gloria G. Armstrong, dated March 19, 2002 and recorded on March 19, 2002 in Volume 836 at Page 252 in Sumter County Records, State of South Carolina.

Property Address: 56 Lemmon Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS No. 248-09-03-045 56 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

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1027153

NOTICE OF SALE Docket No. 2012-CP-43-02215 By virtue of a decree heretofore granted in the case of U.S. Bank, N.A., as trustee on behalf of Mid-State Trust X, by Green Tree Servcing LLC, as servicer with delegated authority against Mary M. Porter, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 N. Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, Providence Township, State of South Carolina, being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot #6, Poxy Ridge S/D as shown on that certain plat of Harold S. Willson, RLS, dated March 13, 1992, and recorded in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Plat Book 97 at page 711. The said lot has such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown onsaid 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 Mary M. Porter by deed of H.C. Edens, Jr. and Sons, a Partnership, dated June 5, 2001 and recorded in the office of the Register fo Deeds for Sumter County on June 28, 2001 in Book 807 at page 1989.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY IS 4875 Cannery Road, Dalzell, SC 29040. TMS No. 198-00-01-078. SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY.

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This being the same property conveyed to Harold A. Sigmon, Sr. and Caroline S. Signion as joint tenants with right of survivorship, and not as tenants in common by deed of Bobby Dubose, dated March 16, 2007, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on March 23, 2007, in Deed Book 1070 at Page 996. Harold A. Sigmon, Sr. died November 28, 2011. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 7.500% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open thirty (30) days after the sale. The Plaintiff may withdraw its demand for a deficiency judgment anytime prior to sale. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County FINKEL LA FIRM LLC Post Office Box 1799 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 (803) 765-2935 Attorney for Plaintiff

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All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in Sumter County, South Carolina and more particularly described as Lot No. 8, Block C of Melrose Subdivision, as shown on a plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated November 20, 1998 and recorded on March 18, 1999 with the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 99 at Page 243. 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. Being the same property conveyed unto Matthew C. Perry by deed of Hugh G. Marquis dated April 8, 2004 and recorded April 13. 2004 in Deed Book 933 at Page 878 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Property Address: 135 Gloria Drive, Wedgewood, SC 29168 TMS No. 099-14-02-005

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at the conclusion of the bidding, Five per cent (5%) of the bid in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder.) No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for preparation of the Master in Equity's deed, documentary stamps on the deed, recording of the deed, and interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.50% per annum. The sale is subject to the right of the United States of America to redeem the subject property within 120 days after the date of sale as provided by law. Richard L. Booth As Master in Equity for Sumter County Plaintiff's Attorney: J. Kershaw Spong Post Office Box 944 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 803/779-8900

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-1351 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of First Citizens Bank, against Caroline S. Sigmon, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 22, Block D, on that plat prepared by M. K. Millard, C.E., dated January 28, 1955 and recorded in Plat Book Z-12 at page 106 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 41 Reed Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS Number: 248-09-04-045

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County. 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 same property conveyed to Jeremy D. Ford by virtue of a Deed from Jerome Robinson, dated July 15, 2003 and recorded July 15, 2003, in Deed Volume 897 at Page 1997, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Property Address: 109 Lenoir Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150 TMS # 2050502019 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Five And 63/100 percent (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 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.

2012-CP-43-2227 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: HSBC Mortgage Services, Inc. against Matthew C. Perry, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00PM, at the County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit:

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 amount of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.6400%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master in Equity Sumter County Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1031444

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2012-CP-43-00634 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association against, Jeremy D. Ford, and Rental Center, Inc., I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated on that certain plat prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated July 8, 1993 and recorded in Plat Book 93 at Page 1147 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter

Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2012-CP-43-01341 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., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP against, Ami Townsend, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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highest bidder: ALL that lot or parcel of land with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Aiken, being shown and designated as Lot 11, Block D, of Edgewood Heights Subdivision, on a plat recorded in the RMC Office of Aiken County, South Carolina, in Misc Book 647, at Page 311; reference being made to said plat for a more complete and accurate description as to the metes, bounds and location of said property. Said property is hereby conveyed subject to any and all easements and restrictions of record in the aforesaid Clerk's Office, including, but not limited to, Protective Covenants and Restrictions recorded in Misc. Book 62 at Page 270 and in Misc. Book 82, at Page 243, aforesaid records.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 228 Kirby Drive, North Augusta, SC TMS Number: 006-08-04-001 This being the same property conveyed to Christine A. Pittman by deed of John M. Bryant and Stephanie Graci-Bryant, dated March 14, 2008, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Aiken County on March 24, 2008, in Deed Book 4194 at Page 652. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 2.75% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. M. Anderson Griffith Master in Equity for Aiken County FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE 2010-CP-43-951

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the building and improvements thereon, situate in Stateburg Township, Sumter County, South Carolina, designated as the Southern portion of Lot No. 309 as shown on that certain plat prepared for Theron Sutton by James D Willson, RLS, dated February 16, 2007 in Plat Book 2007 at Page 457 in the RMC Office for Sumter County, and being bounded and measuring according to said plat as follows: on the North by the remaining portion of Lot 309, whereon it measures 200.27 feet; on the East by Lot 308, whereon it measures 194.95 feet; on the South by Reona Avenue, whereon it measures 99.94 feet; and on the Northwest by Lot 310, whereon it measures 194.95 feet; be all of said measurements a little more or less and according to said plat. This property is known as 4231 Reona Avenue, Sumter, South Carolina bearing Sumter County Tax Map number 155-06-02-007. This being the same property conveyed to Ami Townsend by deed of Triple S Real Estate, LLC dated February 23, 2009 and recorded February 27, 2009 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1119 at Page 861.

Property Address: 4231 Reona Avenue, Sumter, South Carolina 29154 TMS # 155-06-02-007 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Five And 50/100 percent (5.50%) 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. Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-CP-02-3009 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Aiken County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., against Christine A. Pittman, the Master in Equity for Aiken County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 11:00 A.M., at Aiken County Courthouse, 109 Park Avenue Southeast, Aiken, SC, to the

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Bank of America, N.A. against Ronald R. Richardson and Cynthia W. Richardson, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00PM, at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 108 of Whispering Meadows Subdivision on a plat prepared for Whispering Meadows Subdivision recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 95 at Pages 3,4, and 5. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This is the same property commonly known as 3750 Delaware Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29040. Included herewith and being permanently attached to the real estate a 1997 Bellcrest Manufactured Home, VIN/Serial No.: GBHMK50755AB, which by intention of all parties, shall constitute a part of the realty and shall pass with it. This being the identical property conveyed to Ronald R. Richardson and Cynthia W. Richardson by deed of Manufactured Housing Outlet, Inc. dated August 27, 2008 and recorded August 29, 2008 in Deed Book 1111 at Page 2342 in the ROD Office for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Property Address: 3750 Delaware Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS No. 1510502009 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 amount of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.0000%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title

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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 bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DELINEATED AND SHOWN AS LOT 9, AND BEING 0.6 ACRES, ON A PLAT PREPARED FOR BETTY GRANT BY BEN J. MAKELA, REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR. PROPERTY BEING BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: STARTING AT A PIN AND RUNNING N32 째 33' 55''E FOR A DISTANCE OF 104.95 FEET, THENCE TURNING AND RUNNING S57 째 27' 25''E FOR A DISTANCE OF 250.02 FEET, THENCE TURNING AND RUNNING S 32 째 30' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 104.96 FEET, THENCE TURNING AND RUNNING N57 째 27' 15'' W FOR A DISTANCE OF 250.14 FEET. THIS CONVEYANCE IS MADE SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL EXISTING RESERVATION, EASEMENTS, RIGHT-OF-WAY, ZONING ORDINANCES, AND RESTRICTIVE OR PROTECTIVE COVENANTS THAT MAY APPEAR OF RECORD OR ON THE PREMISES.

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 1031544

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2012-CP-43-01721 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Synovus Bank, formerly Columbus Bank and Trust Company, successor in interest through merger and by name change with The National Bank of South Carolina against, Michael J. Millette, Harriett M. Van Buren Parker, Eliza Black, Kenneth Black, Theodora Black, Mary B. Davis, Antonia Murray, Michael Black, Jon R. Black, Randolph Black, LVNV Funding LLC, and Monogram Credit Card Bank of Georgia, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description Address:

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

NOTICE OF SALE ALL THAT PIECE, parcel or lot of land lying, being and situate about one mile west of the limits of the City of Sumter, on Van Buren Drive, in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designate and described as Lot No. 19 on plat of E. A. Parker made by Palmer & Malone, Civil Engineers, on the 19th day of February, 1957, and recorded in Plat Book Z15 at Page 14, and bounded as follows: North by. Lot No. 20 on said plat and West by Van Buren Drive. Said lot measures seventy nine (79) feet on its western boundary and extends back there from in uniform width to a depth of one hundred fifty two and eighty nine-hundredths (152.89) feet on its Southern boundary. THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Michael J. Millette by virtue of a Deed from Theodore Black, Jr., dated December 19, 2008 and recorded December 22, 2008, in Deed Book 1116 at Page 2166, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Property Address: 9 Van Buren Street, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS # 227-09-01-012 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Six And 29/100 percent (6.29%) 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. As a personal or deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of Thirty (30) days pursuant to 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. Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-00200 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Regina G. Davis; CACV of Colorado, LLC; and CACH, LLC, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 6, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND TOGETHER WITH THE DWELLING AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NO. 33 ON THAT PLAT PREPARED BY PALMER & MALONE, CE'S DATED FEBRUARY 27, 1952, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK Z-10 AT PAGE 133. SAID LOT NO. 33 BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTH BY LOT NO. 32 AND MEASURING THEREON 127.6 FEET, ON THE EAST BY BARNETT DRIVE AND FRONTING THEREON 80 FEET; ON THE SOUTH BY LOT NO.34 AND MEASURING THEREON 127.75 FEET; AND ON THE WEST BY LOT NOS. 35 AND 43 AND MEASURING THEREON AN AGGREGATE OF 70 FEET. BE ALL OF THE MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE MORE OR LESS AND ACCORDING TO SAID MOST RECENT PLAT. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO REGINA G. DAVIS BY DEED OF JAMES E. WHITE, JR. DATED APRIL 27, 2001 AND RECORDED ON MAY 2, 2001 IN DEED BOOK 802 PAGE 866 IN THE R.M.C. OFFICE OF SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 32 Barnette Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 228-15-02-036 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

C/A No. 12-CP-43-1720 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Live Well Financial, Inc. vs. Elizabeth B. Givens a/k/a Elizabeth Givens, individually; Elizabeth B. Givens a/k/a Elizabeth Givens, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Joseph Charles Givens, Sr. a/k/a Charles C. Givens; The United States of America acting by and through its agency the Department of Housing and Urban Development, The following property will be sold on May 6, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: Parcel I: All that lot of land in the City of Sumter, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, having its Eastern boundary on Council Street and measuring thereon Fifty (50) feet, and further bounded on the North by land said to be of Jeremiah Wright and measuring on that line One Hundred Nineteen feet; on the South by lands said to be of Nelson, and measuring on that line One Hundred Thirteen feet, and on the West by land now or formerly of John T. and Zoda B. Green and measuring on that line fifty feet. This being the same property conveyed to Dorothy F. Givens by deed of Cynthia Williams by deed dated September 28, 1960 and recorded October 7, 1960 in Book O-8 at Page 227. Subsequently, Dorothy F. Givens conveyed the subject property to Dorothy F. Givens and Joseph C. Givens as joint tenants with the right of survivorship by deed dated October 28, 1985 and recorded November 4, 1985 in Book 416 at Page 552. Subsequently, Dorothy F. Givens died on March 20, 1992, vesting her interest in the property to the surviving joint tenant, Joseph C. Givens. Subsequently, Joseph Charles Givens, Sr. died testate on April 18, 2012, leaving the subject property to Elizabeth B. Givens as evidence in the Probate records for Sumter County in Case No. 2012-ES-43-280. Parcel II: That lot of land with the improvements thereon situate in the City and County of Sumter, South Carolina, located at the intersection of Bartlette and Council Streets, which measures Fifty three feet (53') Three inches (3") in Council Street and extends back therefrom with a uniform width to a depth of One Hundred Twenty Four feet (124'). These dimensions are a little more or less. This being the same property conveyed to Joseph Givens by Master in Equity Deed dated November 2, 1993 and recorded on November 8, 1993 in Book 585 at Page 539. Subsequently, Joseph Charles Givens, Sr. died testate on April 18, 2012, leaving the subject property to Elizabeth B. Givens as evidence in the Probate records for Sumter County in Case No. 2012-ES-43-280. Derivation: Book 585; Page 539

Property Address: 104 Council St, Sumter, SC 29150 TMS: 2281304013 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 amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 1.21% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #12-CP-43-1720. 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, Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 017108-00031 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1033243

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-01349 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank National Association as successor in interest to Bank One, National Association, as Trustee for registered holders of Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. CSFB Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-30 vs. Betty Jean Grant; AB & G Developers; Discount Homes, Inc.; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 6, 2013 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

ALSO INCLUDED HEREWITH IS THAT CERTAIN 2001 FLEETWOOD MANUFACTURED HOME BEARING SERIAL NUMBER GAFL154B86544HS12. BORROWER, THE TRUE AND LAWFUL OWNER OF RECORD OF THE MOBILE HOME BEING MORTGAGED WITH THE PROPERTY, DECLARES THAT IT IS BORROWER'S INTENT THAT THE MOBILE HOME LOSE ITS NATURE AS PERSONAL PROPERTY AND BECOME REALITY. BORROWER FURTHER DECLARES THAT THE MOBILE HOME SHALL REMAIN PERMANENTLY ATTACHED AS PART OF THE REAL PROPERTY AND WILL NOT BE REMOVED THEREFROM. DERIVATION: THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO BETTY J. GRANT BY DEED FROM JAMES R. ADAMS, BARBRA H. GULLEDGE AND ROBERT D. BELK DATED MAY 13, 2002 AND RECORDED JUNE 19, 2002 IN THE OFFICE OF THE ROD FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN BOOK 846 AT PAGE 89.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 150 Apollo Road, Sumter, SC 29168 TMS: 157-00-04-039 (Land) 400-00-29-742 (Mobile Home) TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall not remain open after the date of sale and shall be final on that date, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-CP-43-2833 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, National Association as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-2, against Alice G. Mack, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together wit any improvements thereto, situate, lying and being in Concord Township, in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 5 of Brogdon Heights Subdivision on a plat prepared by Baughman Land Surveyors, dated January 11, 1972, and recorded in Plat Book Z-31 at Page 59 in the Office of Register of Deeds for Sumter County. Reference to said plat is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1018 Plowden Mill Rd., Sumter, SC TMS Number:

287-00-02-028

This being the same property conveyed to Alice G. Mack and Valerie Lee Brand by deed of W. C. Hopper, dated February 27, 2007, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on March 8, 2007, in Deed Book 1068 at Page 808. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 9.55% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff,

FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013

Notice of Sale Plaintiff's attorney, agent, is present.

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The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

MASTER IN EQUITY'S NOTICE OF SALE 2012-CP-43-2254 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs. Michael J. Levendoski, Shawn G. Levendoski, et al., I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 6, 2013, at 12:00 p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 North Main Street, Sumter, 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 more particularly shown and delineated as Lot 15 of Heathleywood Subdivision on that certain plat of D.D. Edmunds, RLS, dated 8/25/1994 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 94, Page 1190. 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 715 Covington Street, Sumter, South Carolina and shown on the Sumter County Tax Map as Parcel No. 204-14-02-049. This being the identical property conveyed to Shawn G. Levendoski by Deed of KDW Properties, LLC dated October 8, 2008 and recorded October 9, 2008 in Book 1113 at Page 2445 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Property address: 715 Covington Street, Sumter, SC 29150

Notice of Sale

Notice of Sale

This includes a , mobile home with VIN# . 0910003017

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 6.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances.

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 the bidders 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% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #12-CP-43-2366. 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 Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 003231-02452 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1031465

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2010-CP-43-1922 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP vs. Paul R. Flowers a/k/a Paul Ray Flowers, Republic Finance, LLC, Ducom Industrial Electric Co., Inc., the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, and Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 6, 2013 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter County Courthouse, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

TMS No. 2041402049 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 20 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 amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.0% 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. The sale or any resale will not be held unless the Plaintiff or its attorney's bidding agent is present and enters the Plaintiff's bid at the sale or has advised the Master in Equity's office of its bidding instructions. In the event a sale is held without the Plaintiff or its Attorney's bidding agent entering its bid, the sale shall be null and void.

ALL THAT LOT, PIECE, PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND, WITH BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, COMPOSED OF APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF (0.50) ACRE, LYING AND BEING IN STATEBURG TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND BEING BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY LOT 501 EAGLE NEST SUBDIVISION, PHASE I; ON THE EAST BY LOT 508, EAGLE NEST SUBDIVISION, PHASE I; ON THE SOUTH BY EQUINOX AVENUE; AND ON THE WEST BY LOT 510 EAGLE NEST SUBDIVISION, PHASE I. TO INCLUDE 1998 OAKWOOD SERIAL NO. H0NC01133284AB. THIS SAID TRACT BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 509 OF EAGLE NEST SUBDIVISION PHASE I ACCORDING TO A PLAT SURVEY PREPARED FOR LONGTOWN INVESTMENTS, LLC BY MICHAEL C. TURBEVILLE, III, PLS, ON JULY 9, 1998, WHICH PLAT IS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 98, AT PAGE 1002. THIS SAID LOT HAS SUCH METES BOUNDARIES, COURSES AND DISTANCES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976. T O G E T H E R W I T H A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER, UNDER AND ACROSS THE EASEMENT PREMISES DESCRIBED AS FALL DRIVE AND SOLSTICE DRIVE AND EQUINOX AVENUE AS RECORDED IN A DEED FROM LONGTOWN INVESTMETNS, LLC TO JOHNNY GARDNER, JR. RECORDED IN VOLUME 748, AT PAGE 538 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY. SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT TO BLACK RIVER ELECTRIC CO-OP RECORDED IN BOOK 529, AT PAGE 1321 IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY. SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT TO FARMER TELEPHONE CO-OP RECORDED IN BOOK 532, AT PAGE 433 IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY.

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 RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS RECORDED IN BOOK 728 AT PAGE 607 IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY.

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.

TOGETHER WITH ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS NOW OR HEREAFTER ERECTED ON PROPERTY, AND ALL EASEMENTS, APPURTENANCES AND FIXTURES NOW OR HEREAFTER A PART OF THE PROPERTY.

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County

THIS IS THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING OUTLET, INC. BY DEED OF LINWOOD S. EVANS, JR., MASTER AGAINST JOHNNY GARDNER, JR. DATED 8/18/04 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY ON 8/18/04 IN BOOK 950, AT PAGE 389.

Scott Law Firm, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE C/A No. 12-CP-43-2366 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. vs. Revelyn B. Fornbacher;, The following property will be sold on May 6, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, with the dwelling and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Stateburg Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown as 1.50 acres on a plat of Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated December 31, 1996, recorded in PB 97 at Page 45, records of Sumter County. Said 1.50 acres being bounded and measuring as follows: on the Northeast by Hugh Ryan Road, said plat, and fronting thereon 199.80 feet; on the Southeast by lands of Barbara A. Shockley, said plat, and measuring thereon 331.05 feet; on the Southwest by lands of Debra Ann Shockley, et al, Tract No. 2, said plat, and measuring thereon 199.69 feet; and on the Northwest by James B. Griffin, Tract No. 1-B, said plat, and measuring thereon 331.03 feet. Be all dimensions a little more or a little less and according to said plat. This being the property known as 5870 Hugh Ryan Road. Derivation: Book 749 at Page 1580.

Property Address: 5870 Hugh Ryan Rd, Dalzell, SC 29040

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO PAUL R. FLOWERS BY DEED OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING OUTLET, INC. DATED FEB. 7, 2005 RECORDED FEB. 8, 2006 IN BOOK 1015 AT PAGE 1912 IN THE SUMTER COUNTY REGISTRY.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2445 Equinox Avenue, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 134-05-01-009 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

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 MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-2368 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, against Todd J. Brooks, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or lot of land, with the building and improvements thereon, situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, represented as Lot No. 28 of Pine Forest Subdivision on plat of Julian B. Allen, RLS, dated March 9, 1985, recorded in the Sumter County Register of Deeds office in Plat Book 85 at page 205.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 419 Albert Drive, Sumter, SC TMS Number:

229-06-05-020

This being the same property conveyed to Todd Brooks by deed of Dixie Properties, LLC, dated August 27, 2001, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on October 10, 2001, in Deed Book 818 at Page 1572. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 6.99% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

MASTER IN EQUITY'S NOTICE OF SALE 2011-CP-43-01532 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs. David R. Gallahar, I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on Monday, May 6, 2013, at 12:00 p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 North Main Street, Sumter, 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 23, on a plat of Furman Place Subdivision, by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated September 25, 1997 and recorded in the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 97 at page 1217; 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 identical property conveyed to David R. Gallahar by deed of Julie M. Bailey f/k/a Julie M. Jackson dated August 15, 2008 and recorded August 18, 2008, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1111, page 127.

Property address: 3720 Furman Rd, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS No. 177-00-03-003 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of 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 20 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

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FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013 Notice of Sale 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 amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.000% 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. The sale or any resale will not be held unless the Plaintiff or its attorney's bidding agent is present and enters the Plaintiff's bid at the sale or has advised the Master in Equity's office of its bidding instructions. In the event a sale is held without the Plaintiff or its Attorney's bidding agent entering its bid, the sale shall be null and void. 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. 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 Law Firm, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE C/A No. 12-CP-43-1922 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs. Linda M. Floyd; The United States of America, acting by and through its agency The Rural Housing Service; Merrick Bank Corporation; BB&T Recovery Dept., , The following property will be sold on May 6, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that lot or parcel of land in Statesburg Township, County of Sumter, South Carolina, containing 0.87 acres, shown as Lot 4 on plat of Ro-Ka Downs Subdivision prepared by James D. Willson, RLS, dated November 19, 1999, and recorded in Plat Book 99 at Page 1127 in the RMC Office for Sumter County, being bounded and measuring as follows: on the North by Lot 3, and measuring thereon 159.98 feet; on the East by lands of Tucker and measuring thereon 195.85 feet; on the South by lands of Ruff and measuring thereon 172.30 feet; on the West by Lot 5 and measuring thereon 173.65 feet; and on the Northwest by a curved line of Ro-Ka Drive and having a radius of 50 feet, more or less, the chord of said curved line bearing S60-44W, distance of 61.66 feet. This property is generally described as 40 Ro-Ka Drive, Dalzell, SC and has the Tax Map number 135-00-03-029. Derivation: Book 759 at Page 1975

Property Address: 40 Ro-Ka Dr. Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS: 135-00-03-029 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. Personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded or reserved, the sale will remain open for thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §15-39-720 (1976). The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a personal or deficiency judgment, at any time prior to the foreclosure sale. 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 9% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #12-CP-43-1922. Subject to a one year right of redemption from date of sale afforded the United States of America pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. §2410(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, Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 012507-01065 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1033092

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2012-CP-43-00560 BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. Clinton O. Roberts and Gail A. Roberts, et al., the undersigned Master In Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell on May 6, 2013 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, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND BEING DESIGNATED AS LOT NOS. 5 AND 6, BLOCK M, OF GEDDIE GARDENS SUBDIVISION, AND BEING SHOWN ON A PLAT PREPARED BY EDWARDS LAND SURVEYORS DATED MAY 14, 1987, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE R.M.C. FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 87 AT PAGE 762. SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING BOUNDED AND MEASURING AS FOLLOWS: ON THE NORTHEAST BY LOT NO. 4 AND MEASURING THEREON 200.24 FEET; ON THE SOUTHEAST BY LOT NO. 15 AND 16 AND MEASURING THEREON 99.77 FEET; ON THE SOUTHWEST BY LOT NO. 7 AND MEASURING THEREON 200.48 FEET; AND ON THE NORTHWEST BY PRATT AVENUE WHERE IT FRONTS AND MEASURES 100.85 FEET. BEING

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Plaintiff, vs. William N. Jones, Jr., as Personal Representative of the Estates of William N. Jones, Sr. and Georgette Jones, and William N. Jones, Jr., Benjamin Jones and Cindy Jones West as Heirs of William N. Jones, Sr. and Georgette Jones, also John Doe, a fictitious person, representing all unknown persons claiming any right, title, estate, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, and Richard Roe, a fictitious person representing as a class, all persons suffering under legal disability and claiming or who might claim to be an Heir-At-Law of William N. Jones, Sr. and Georgette Jones, and 1st Franklin Financial Corporation. Defendants.

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.

Highway 53 on which it measures 120 feet; and on the Southwest by Lot 2 said plat, on which it measures 250 feet. Being the same property conveyed from Altegra Credit Company unto Burnie Fulwood, Sr. by deed dated December 28, 2000 and recorded January 4, 2001, in Deed Book 791 at Page 701 in the Register's Office of Sumter County, South Carolina. Thereafter, Burnie Fulwood, Sr. died intestate on December 11, 2008, leaving the subject property to his heirs at law or devisees, namely, Opal Fulwood, Matilda Richardson, Michelle Fulwood, Burnie Fulwood, Jr., Tara Toney, and Daniel Fulwood as is more fully preserved in the Probate Records for Sumter County, in Case No.: 2008-ES-43-00577.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CLINTON O. ROBERTS AND GAIL A. ROBERTS BY DEED OF J. M. BARRETT, DATED 05/14/1987 AND RECORDED ON 05/19/1987 IN BOOK 450 AT PAGE 1621.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 85 Pratt Avenue, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 268-11-01-022 and 268-11-01-033 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 bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.5% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record and any other senior encumbrances. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2012-CP-43-2097 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vsKiki L. Dargan and Mitchell Dargan, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. vs. Kiki L. Dargan and Mitchell Dargan, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land with improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in Providence Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina delineated as Lot 1 containing 1.00 acre, more or less, as shown on a plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS dated November 28, 2007 and recorded in Plat Book 2007 at Page 544 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. According to said plat the parcel is bounded and measures as follow: On the Northwest by lands of Miranda R. Davis and measuring thereon 295.92 feet; On the Northeast by lot 122 and measuring thereon 287,0 feet; On the Southeast by Lot 2 and measuring thereon 204.71 feet; and on the Southwest by lands of Drayton and measuring thereon 118.22 feet. Be all said measurements a little more or a little less and according to aforesaid plat. This is the property known as 3819 Nicole Lane, Sumter, South Carolina and bearing Sumter County tax map number 235-00-04-008 (P). This lot is subject to the 25' Access Easement shown on said plat. This is the property conveyed Kiki L. Dargan by deed of Elizabeth Davis f/k/a Elizabeth D. Dargan by deed dated March 25, 2009 and recorded March 27, 2009 in Book 1120 at Page 2353.

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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 9.15% per annum. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE C/A No. 10-CP-43-0958 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs. Kenneth U. Burris; Brenda C. Burris; United Finance Co.; Sumter Ob Gyn;, , The following property will be sold on May 6, 2013 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 County

Property Address: 305 Freedom Blvd, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS: 206-07-01-034, 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 the bidders 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 11.625% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #10-CP-43-0958. 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 Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011671-01788 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1031545

NOTICE OF SALE C/A No. 12-CP-43-1912 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. Edward Pringle; Manufactured Housing Outlet, Inc.;, The following property will be sold on May 6, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All of that piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, consisting of 1.0 acre and designated as Tract A on a Plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, RLS of Allen-Makela Land Surveyors, Inc., dated April 3, 1998 and which was recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 98 at Page 384. Derivation: Book 713 at Page 965.

Property Address: 1100 Thompson Lane, Sumter, SC 29153 This includes a 1998, Bellcrest mobile home with VIN# GBHML30804A&B 270-00-02-048, 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 the bidders risk. Personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded or reserved, the sale will remain open for thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §15-39-720 (1976). The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a personal or deficiency judgment, at any time prior to the foreclosure sale. 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 10% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #12-CP-43-1912. 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 Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 006443-01369 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1031551

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2012-CP-43-2056 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Donald Morris Company, Inc.,

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BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Donald Morris Construction Company, Inc. vs. William N. Jones, Jr., as Personal Representative of the Estates of William N. Jones, Sr. and Georgette Jones, et al., I, Richard L. Booth, as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 N. Main Street, Room 211, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot #32 of Morris Way Subdivision, containing 0.34 acres, on that certain plat by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS dated July 12, 1996 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 96, at Page 1338. 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.

Physical Address: 1445 Morris Way Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMP #: 207-15-04-011 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 on the purchase price in case of compliance with the bid, 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, or his assignee, fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days after the date of sale, then the Master in Equity may re-advertise the premises for sale on the next, or some other subsequent sales day, at the risk of the former highest bidder, and from time to time thereafter until a full compliance shall be secured. 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 from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8% per annum. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Ricci Land Welch, Esquire Manning, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2010-CP-43-721 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association against, Kevin M. McCall, and Truliant Federal Credit Union, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm o'clock , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description and Property Address: That lot of land with the improvements thereon situate in Sumter County, South Carolina, represented as Lots 11 & I IA on plat of Joseph R. Edwards, RLS dated January 20, 1998, recorded Plat Book 98 at Page 78 in the RMC Office for Sumter County. This being the same property conveyed to Kevin M. McCall by deed of TAS Properties, LLC, dated July 23, 2004 and recorded on July 26, 2004, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 947 at page 000478.

Property Address: 11 Beard Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS#: 190-14-01-007 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of 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 per cent (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 30 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.

Master in Equity For Sumter County KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29211

NOTICE OF SALE C/A No. 12-CP-43-1363, BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: GMAC Mortgage, LLC (successor by merger to GMAC Mortgage Corporation) vs. Dean Segal; Hunters Crossing of Sumter Homeowners Assn., Inc.; The following property will be sold on May 6, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 149 of Hunters Crossing Subdivision, Phase 1, Section 2 as more fully shown on a plat thereof prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, dated June 13, 2006 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2006 at Page 282; which plat is incorporated herein by this reference and having such metes, bounds, courses and distances, being a little more or less, as by this reference to said plat will more fully appear. Derivation: Book 1094 at Page 751

Property Address 1767 Polaris Drive, Sumter, SC 29153 TMS: 1871201024 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. Personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded or reserved, the sale will remain open for thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §15-39-720 (1976). 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 6.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #12-CP-43-1363. 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 Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 008045-04491 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1031100

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Property Address: 1720 Narrow Paved Road, Lynchburg, SC 29080 TMS No. 341-00-02-003 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 amount of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 11.1600%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth Master in Equity Sumter County Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 1031443

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2010-CP-43-1912 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. successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP against, Lacy Hall, Palmetto Gas Co., and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12 pm , at the Sumter County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

2012-CP-43-1902 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Beneficial Financial I Inc., successor by merger to Beneficial South Carolina, Inc. against Opal Fulwood, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Burnie Fulwood, Sr.; Matilda Richardson, Michelle Fulwood, Burnie Fulwood, Jr., Tara Toney, and Daniel Fulwood, a minor child under age of 17 years, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Burnie Fulwood, Sr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrations, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Job's Mortuary, Inc., GE Capital Retail Bank, as successor in interest to GE Money Bank/Lowe's Consumer, Randolph Wells, Alfred Brunson, and Ulysses Nathenial, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on May 6, 2013, at 12:00PM, at the 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 with improvements thereon, lying and situate in Shiloh Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown on plat of Ferrell J. Prosser, RLS, dated October 27, 1972, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-33 at Page 91, said lot being bounded and measuring as follows: on the Northwest by lands of W.M. Forrest Keels on which it measures 120 feet; on the Northeast by Lot 4 said plat, on which is measures 250 feet; on the Southeast by South Carolina

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ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon including the 1990 Destiny 26x52 Mobile Home , VIN 022285A&B112904, lying and being in Providence Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 21 in the Shawside Estates Subdivision on that certain plact of D.C. Edmunds, RLS, dated February 23, 1999 and recorded in Plat Book 99 at Page 166 in the RMC Office for Sumter County, having such shape, metes, courses, distances, and boundaries and measurements as will more fully appear by reference to the aforesaid plat. THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Lacy M. Hall by virtue of a Deed from Charles Smith, dated February 27, 2008 and recorded on February 29, 2008, in Book 1101 at Page 1251, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

Property Address: 2903 Dalzell Street, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS # 152-00-02-084 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Six And 13/100 percent (6.125%) 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

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2004 Chrysler Town and Country Limited - $5650 (Sumter). 126K mi. Great cond. ALL OPTIONS - Navigation, DVD premium entertainment system, 6 CD, power sunroof, heated leather seats, power sliding doors, more.

Looking for FT EXPERIENCED Maintenance Supervisor for a busy, mid-size property in Sumter, SC. Drug Free Workforce. Equal Opportunity Employer. CFC and CPO certification required. Must have a valid driver's license, insurance and reliable transportation. Must be available for night/weekend call duty. Salary commensurate with experience. Paid vacation, Personal & Sick Benefits include: 100% (employee) paid medical & dental. Please fax resume to 803-775-3595. NO phone calls please!

W. Calhoun 2BR/1.5BA, newly renovated, full kitchen, C//H//A. water & W/D incl, $525 month. Prudential 774-7368.

Stop and Shop Yard Sale 1311 Manning Rd. (521 S.) 7:30 until. Moving Sale 1035 Morris Way Sat 7-1 Furn, baby items, toys, electronics, tv's game systems, lawn equip., clothing & shoes . Everything must go! Final Day Prices Reduced: Estate Sale 209 Wildwood (across from BI-LO) Sat 7am-1pm. Lamps, jewelry, linens, glassware, dishes, Misc Everything must go! Huge Multi Fam. Indoor Garage Sale! 3325 Carter Rd., Sat. 9-4 & Sun 12-5. Kitchen cab, Oven, sink, Bunk beds, w attresses, bldg. mat., bedding, baby furn, all types of clothing, shoes, toys, & more. 820 Bay Springs Dr. Sat 7am 3pm. Hshld items, new/slightly used clothes & shoes (8-8 1/2), & misc. Vendors NEEDED for Community Yard Sale. Sat, May 4th, 7 am noon. $5.00 per spot. Call 778-6432 (Adult Education) Sumter County Civic Center Indoor Garage Sale. 700 W. Liberty St. Saturday, May 18, 2013 8 am - 1 pm. Free admission. For booth space call 436-2271 M & M BARGAINS 1011 N. Main St. Suite C Next to Sharp Construction Friday 8AM-6PM New & Used Furniture, New linen, Towels, Flower pots, and much more!

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SBC Construction Decks & Fences, Screen Porches, Sun Rooms, Flooring, Concrete, Top Soil, Water problems, Insulated Windows. Free Est. 795-6046 TW Painting, carpentry & all household needs. Call 803-460-7629. Vinyl Siding & Home Improvement by David Brown. Vinyl replacement windows & seamless gutters. 803-236-9296

Lawn Service Newman's Lawn & Tree Service Mowing, hedge trimming, Spring clean-up, pinestraw, mulch bedding, tree removal. 803-316-0128 Clary's Lawn Service. Lawn maint., Debris removal, and other handy services. Call 803-406-3514 Daniel's Lawn Care •Tree removal/trim •Clean-up jobs •Mowing •Pinestraw Mulch 803-968-4185

Roofing All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734. Mill Creek Roofing Specializing in Metal & Shingled roofing. Attention to quality and detail. 10 yrs warranty on labor. 28+ yrs in roofing experience. Lic and insured. Free est. Call 803-747-8389

Sumter County Flea Mkt Hwy 378 E. 803-495-2281 500 tables. Sat. $8 free return Sun. LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $1 & Up FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

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540 McCrays Mill Sat 7-12 Clothes, Appliances, Hshld Items, Selling hot dogs too! HUGE Rummage Sale St. Francis Xavier High School (Corner of Liberty & Guignard), 15 School St. Sat. April 27th 7am-1pm. Furn., hshld, toys & more! Rain or Shine! Sophomore class will be holding a Car Wash Fund Raiser, & Freshman class will be selling live plants.

For Sale or Trade Oak Plank Dining Table for sale with two leafs seats 12 . Excellent condition $200 Call 469-4446 13 Mcdonald's Happy meal collect. in mint cond. Original wrapping $10 469-2689 Penn House Oak dining rm table with 2 leaves, 6 solid chairs. 2pc hutch, Solid and bargain price $300. Call 803-432-4620 Nice queen bed, head and foot board & mattress. $100. 803-316-7407

Robert's Metal Roofing 29 years exp. 18 colors & 45 year warranty. Call 803-837-1549.

Painted black, Couch, chair, 2 end tables, lamps & recliner. 983-8076

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EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Finance Director for large water company. Supervises and oversees all accounting, customer service, financial reporting, billing employee benefits personnel cash managements, & IT. Minimum of Bachelor's degree in business or accounting and eight years of experience. Salary commensurate with experience. Submit resume to clitchfield@cassattwater.com The SC Army National Guard wants High School Juniors, Seniors, Grads and GED holders, and Prior Service! Ask about college tuition. Receive paid technical training and more while serving your Country and Community on a part-time basis. Call now for this great opportunity! SFC Jeffrey Hudson 803-427-3104 SSG Lorraine Lordy 803-360-1979 Sumter Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram now has an immediate opening for a experienced Sales Person, 5 day week, Insurance plan, Demo and sales person of month incentives, bonus programs, vacation plan and more, our top producer made over 100k in 2012. See us today for an interview. Shamrock Bingo is now taking applications for runners/callers to work full or part time. Must be able to work weekends. No exp. needed. Call 803 905-5545 Pre-K teacher and a toddler care giver needed. 6 months exp. required. Send resume to: P-Box 312 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 R U a country girl? A large farming operation is looking for a full charge experienced bookkeeper. Send resume to: Bookkeeper, PO Box 87 Gable, SC 29051. Plumber & helper Must have own tools & transportation. Call 803-491-4616 Medical Billing/Charge Entry: Immediate openings for experienced Medical Billers with 2+ years charge entry experience. (After hours/weekends available). CPC required. Apply online at colonialfamilypractice.com Desk Clerk second shift, Apply in person Santee Best Western Plus. Real Estate Paralegal position with active residential Real Estate Law Practice. Ability to multi task, communicate and cooperate with others a must. Experience with Soft-Pro and Real Estate closings preferred . Reply to Box 314 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

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Garage, Yard & Estate Sales Yard Sale/ Bake Sale at Promise Land Ministry's: 1880 Myrtle Beach Hwy. Hot dogs, Chicken & Rice Sat. 26th, 7:30 AM Until Moving Sale 2275 BeachForest Dr Sat 8-1 Furniture and Misc Items Moving Sale 741 Redstone Dr Fri & Sat 8-5 Linens, dishes, furn., Hshld Items, tools, riding lawn mower Moving Sale 50 Paisley Park Sat 7-11 TV, Stereo, Computer equip., Kitchen items, toys, Furniture & more CASH PAID for yard sale and any other items of value. Call 840-0420 Relay For Life - Kickin' Cancer Indoor Yard Sale: Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St. Sat. 27th 8AM in Fellowship Hall. 20+ families. Refreshments and Relay for Life items available.

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Part time property manager in manning. HS diploma req., leasing exp, sect. 8 a plus. Email Resume to kshipman@pkmanagement.com $$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555 Deliver Phone Books Work Your Own Hours, Have Insured Vehicle, Must be at Least 18 yrs old, Valid DL. No Experience Necessary. 1-800-518-1333 x 224 www.deliverthephonebook.com Chauffeurs needed for Limousine Co. Must have excellent people skills. Schedule includes days, nights & weekends. Exc wages. Fax resume & 10 year driving record to 803-494-5779 or Call 803-983-5247.

Unfurnished Homes 3BR/1BA C/H/A for rent (Manning/Alcolu) $600/dep. $600/mo. Call 803-473-3301

Appliance repair person needed for part time work. Pay commensurate with experience. Must have own transportation. Send resume to: P-309 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151.

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FSBO: 5446 Meadow Dr. 3BR/2BA with 1322 sq ft. Hardwood floors, Stainless appliances and granite counters. Buyers Agent Welcome. No rentals. More pics and info at www.militarybyow ner.com. AD# 260029. $109,000. Call Brenda @ 803-491-4714 124 Milton Rd Sumter 3BR 2BA single family, 1249 sq. ft. Large yard, Lease option or cash discount, $1,250 dwn $420 Mo. 803 978-1539

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American MHP, 2 & 3/BRs, lot rentals, water/sewer/garbage pkup inc'd. Sec. 8 ok. 803-494-4300.

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Very nice 3BR/2BA mobile home for sale. 1st time buyer financing available. Call 803-236-5953.

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Iris Winds MHP,Sumter Immediate occupancy. 3BR MH. $25,900. Fin. avail. 803-460-9444, 800-996-9540, 803-775-6816

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2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 Iris Winds MHP: 3BR/2BA MH No pets. Ref/dep req'd, $500/mo. Call 803-775-6816, 803-460-9444 DWs (Wedgefield & Hwy 521), 4BR/ 2BA. $695/mo. Call 803-460-6216.

FOR SALE IN MANNING:1465 Herod $350/mo. 1356 Herod Dr. $350/mo. Owner Financing. 803-460-3787

Farms & Acreage FSBO: 10 acres near I-95 & Alcolu $39,000. Owner financing. 803- 427-3888.

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120 Broad St Office space, Great location, Rent is $495-$695 Agent Owned Call 236-2425 2 ind. prof. offices - can be rented separately. Utilities incl., immediate occupancy. Also separate 3 off. Suite loc. 533A Oxford St. (N. Guignard Dr.) Further information, call (803) 773-7526 or 775-6800.

Commercial Rentals Guignard Storage: 57 Neal St. Personal storage units. No deposits. Call 803-491-4914

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RENTALS Want to Rent Want To Rent: Garage apt. Cottage or small apt in Sumter for a 58 year old single Christian grandfather, Willing to be a caretaker for the absentee property owner or the resident owner that travels a lot and wants their property safe and secure. Call Steve at 803-491-5646. Longtime Sumter resident (44yrs). Can provide excellent references.

New const. in Beech Forest Patio Sec. 1550 sq. ft. 3BR 2BA, Eat in kitchen Hdwd, carpet, tile, granite. Custom cabinets, $148K 803-565-4850

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OPEN Ernest Baker Auto Sales & Equip. Located 3349 N. Main St 5.5 miles from 378 overpass at N. Main., on Hwy 15 N. next to Baker Mini Warehouse. Remember Cars are like Eggs, Cheaper in the Country!!! 803-469-9294 2003 Ford Expedition XLT, Black/Tan Ext, Leather Int, TV, PW/PL, 3rd row, 130k miles. $6,000 OBO. 803-464-3526 A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before. Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235 VANS VANS VANS TRUCKS TRUCKS TRUCKS SELL OFF

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