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Flood loans still available for businesses

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Businesses have until July 5 to register for a Working Capital Disaster Loan to help recover from an economic injury caused by the 1,000-year flood in October 2015.

Adrianne Laneave, Small Business Association public affairs specialist, said the loans are designed to help businesses meet ordinary and necessary financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of the disaster.

She said businesses are given several months to look through their books to see if they are recovering fast enough since the flood.

Eligibility for these working capital loans are based on the size and type of business and financial resources.

Working capital loans are available to help small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture as well as most private, nonprofit organizations of all sizes, she said.

Laneave said the definition of economic injury can vary.

A business that lost customers because of damaged roads, and therefore is unable to pay bills or employees may be eligible for a Working Capital Disaster, she said.

She said the first $25,000 of a Working Capital Disaster Loan will be considered an unsecured or signature

loan, and SBA will not take interest in collateral.

Laneave Visit said SBA will never disasterloan. sba.gov/ela deny a business for a loan, but a collateral may be necessary for loans higher than $25,000.

Businesses can receive loans as high as $2 million, but sometimes a business only needs $10,000 to get back on track, she said.

The rates on the loans are 4 percent for small businesses and 2.625 percent for nonprofit organizations, with terms of no more than 30 years for both classifications.

Since October, SBA has approved more than $14.48 million in Sumter County and more than $2.98 million in Clarendon County for home and business loans. Laneave said SBA has approved $127.14 million in disaster loans for homeowners, businesses and nonprofits throughout the state in that same time period.

Applicants can apply online via SBA’s website at disasterloan.sba.gov/ela or at the SBA Recovery Center located at Central Carolina Technical College’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology Training Center, 853 Broad St., Sumter.

The SBA Customer Service Center can be reached at 1-800-659-2955. Those who are hard of hearing can call 1-800-877-8339.

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Henry Bradford works on digging out the footers for the wall at Swan Lake as a black swan watches Wednesday afternoon. The city will be replacing more than 400 feet of fence washed away in the October flood.

Sumter walks and talks in remembrance of Dr. King

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com “I’m gonna keep on awalkin’, keep on a-talkin’ Walkin’ into freedom land” The lyrics of one of the civil rights era’s most familiar protest songs, “Ain’t Nobody Going to Turn Me ‘Round,” will reverberate in Sumter on Monday, the federal holiday which commemorates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The civil rights leader came to prominence as a young minister during the 1955 Birmingham bus boycott and went on to inspire the nation with his eloquence, selflessness and dedication to non-violence before being gunned down on a hotel balcony in Memphis on April 4, 1968.

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As in years past, the 16th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Walk will start at University of South Carolina’s Nettles Building. the most iconic symbol connected with the civil rights movement even though he wasn’t alone and didn’t take credit,” said Napoleon Bradford, director of Christian education and missions at Jehovah Missionary Baptist

Church in Sumter. “He is a reminder of the fact that even in this day and age,we are not where his 1963 speech on the dream talked about.”

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This election year, Sumter residents will see campaigns for candidates running for county coroner, including a campaign from an officer with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Cpl. Robbie Baker, who has served the county for 31 years in the investigative field, is ready to give back to the community in a new capacity, he said.

Serving as county coroner may not be a job many would enjoy, but Baker said he enjoys the investigative aspect of finding the cause of death and has contemplated running for the position since the last election.

To qualify for the position, Baker said candidates must have experience and education in death investi-

gation with a law or medical examination agency.

So far in his career, Baker served one BAKER year as a certified firefighter in the City of Columbia before moving to Sumter, five years as a homicide and fire fatality investigator in Sumter County and seven years as director of Sumter County Emergency Management.

Baker also served two years in the U.S. Army Infantry, earned his bachelor’s in criminal justice at St. Leo University and completed the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

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Sheriff adds man to ‘Most Wanted’ list

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Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has added Frank Lamar Wilson Jr., 26, to its “Most Wanted” list.

Wilson is wanted on charges of burglary, first degree, and failure to register as a sex offender, WILSON second offense.

The sheriff’s office describes Wilson as a 5-foot, 6-inch black man weighing about 130 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

If you have information about his whereabouts, call (803) 436-2700 or Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718.

Six local artists juried into ArtFields exhibition Six area artists have been juried into ArtFields®, the prestigious nine-day art competition held each April in Lake City. They are Thomas Blackmon of Manning, Jennifer Altman and Jake McElveen of New Zion, and Myra Barton, Connie Brennan and Victoria Hodge of Sumter.

This year’s competition will be held from April 22 to 30.

With $100,000 in cash prizes awarded to artists from across the Southeast, ArtFields is the largest arts competition of its kind. Winners are determined by votes from ArtFields attendees and a juried panel of visual arts professionals.

Lake City is 35 miles east of Sumter on U.S. 378 (Myrtle Beach Highway). All exhibitions and associated events are open to the public.

AARP offers free tax preparation in February The AARP will provide free tax service beginning Feb. 1 and continuing on Mondays and Wednesdays until April 15 at the Shepherd’s Center of Sumter, 24 Council St. Lead Coordinator Henry Dinkins said AARP has been providing assistance in filing tax returns to Sumter residents for nearly 20 years.

All of the volunteer tax return preparers are welltrained, Dinkins said, “and the service is offered free to senior citizens and lower income individuals and families.”

The preparers, who will be available from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., ask that those seeking help bring certain items with them. These are W-2 and 1099 forms; a picture ID issued by a government organization; Social Security or Medicare cards for anyone included in the household; last year’s tax forms; and power of attorney certification forms if they are filing for someone else.

For more information, call Dinkins at (803) 499-4990 or Lula King at (803) 316-0772.

Thomas Sumter Academy received the South Carolina Independent School Association’s highest honor on Wednesday at a ceremony at the school.

The School of Honor award has only been presented to 14 schools out of 126 in SCISA since the association was founded in 1965, according to Larry K. Watt, SCISA executive director. The award is not an annual honor; the last time it was presented to a school was three years ago.

“The School of Honor award is presented when a school proves itself to be exemplary and goes above and beyond its own mission outside of the walls of the school,” Watt said.

Watt said the two main events that led the school to being selected for the award were the SCISA Battle of the Books event that Debbie Nix, head of school, started in 2013, and the SCISA Fall Teachers’ Conference, that brought 650 educators to the school in 2014.

“When an individual student thinks of others more than they think of themselves, we call that exemplary,” Watt said.

“When a school takes the time to think about the other schools in the association, we call that transforming.”

Nix told faculty and staff gathered at the ceremony she was humbled to receive the award.

“It’s because of everyone in the school that we are honored with this,” she said. “You humble me every day just to know you and to work with you. You make me very proud.”

Battle of the Books is an adaptation of the national reading incentive program,

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Larry K. Watt, right, South Carolina Independent Schools Association executive director, presents the School of Honor award to Debbie Nix, Thomas Sumter Academy’s head of school, at a ceremony on Wednesday. The award has only been presented to 14 schools out of 126 SCISA member schools since the association’s founding in 1965.

America’s Battle of the Books. Students read books and come together to demonstrate their abilities and test their knowledge of the material.

A competition exists for the lower school and the middle school, Nix said. Each

school that participates is given the same list of 20 books to read. School teams of six students compete in a six-round competition.

“No student is put on the spot; it’s the team that works together,” Nix said. “The avid reader gets to blossom

in Battle of the Books.”

Since 2013, the annual event has grown to include three regional competitions and a state championship, Nix said.

The school will host the state championship on April 20 starting at 9 a.m.

Haley to seek money to pay back more teacher loans

BY SEANNA ADCOX The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Gov. Nikki Haley’s proposal to improve education includes loans and scholarships for teachers in poor, rural school districts, state schools Superintendent Molly Spearman said Wednesday.

The Republican superintendent spoke to a Senate panel hours before she and Haley were to make a joint announcement at a school in rural Gaston. The announcement comes as legislators try to figure out how to respond to a state Supreme Court ruling that found students in poor districts lack educational opportunities.

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question on using loan forgiveness to attract teachers to impoverished areas, Spearman said that’s part of Haley’s proposal. The governor will seek additional money to pay back student loans for teachers willing to

work in those areas as well as scholarships toward a master’s degree for teachers already in the plaintiff districts that initially sued the state in 1993, she said.

South Carolina has a teacher loan program. Undergraduate students can borrow up to $15,000 during four years toward their education degree, which is forgiven after three to five years if they teach in a needy school or a hard-to-fill subject or both. The broad definitions cover about twothirds of the state’s schools.

But the number of students applying for the program has consistently dropped since 2009-10, when budget cuts amid the Great Recession forced districts across the state to

lay off teachers.

Last school year, the program provided more than 1,100 loans totaling $4.5 million. The state budget designated more, but not enough students applied, according to the state Education Oversight Committee.

“The problem is recruiting teachers into the pipeline,” said EOC Director Melanie Barton. “We’re really worried about the pipeline.”

She and Spearman advocate raising teachers’ salaries to help recruit more students into teaching.

Spearman said Haley will also discuss pre-kindergarten education. A 2014 law calls for eventually expanding full-day, 4-year-old kindergarten to all poor children statewide.

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Mexico moving drug lord from cell to cell MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government is moving Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman constantly from cell to cell inside the maximum security prison where he is being held, the same lockup the elusive drug lord escaped from through a tunnel six months ago.

Government spokesman Eduardo Sanchez said Guzman has been moved eight times at the Altiplano prison after he was recaptured Friday. The prison also now has 24-hour video surveillance of Guzman including all parts of his cell. The cell from which he escaped in July had a blind spot around the shower, which was intend-

ed to protect inmates’ privacy.

“He is being changed from cell to cell without a pattern ... he is only spending hours or a couple of days in the same cell,” Sanchez said late Tuesday.

July’s escape was Guzman’s second from a maximum security prisGUZMAN on, and it deeply embarrassed the government of President Enrique Pena Nieto. It also created friction with Washington, which had sought his extradition to the United States. This time around, Mexican officials have said they are

willing to extradite Guzman but warn the process could take a year. In the meantime, they appear to be taking extraordinary measure to prevent a third escape.

“Since he arrived, he has been in eight different cells,” Sanchez said of Guzman’s time in prison.

Guzman’s recapture followed the most intensive manhunt in modern Mexican history, with at least 2,500 security and intelligence agents dedicated to getting him.

The government says the hunt involved piecing together information from intelligence, data, interrogations and raids — as well as monitoring ac-

tors Sean Penn and Kate del Castillo as they came to interview the world’s most wanted trafficker.

Federal officials who were not authorized to be quoted by name said that a significant part of the 2,500-strong force hunting the drug lord were soldiers sent into the mountains where he was hiding, to set up a security perimeter.

While Penn expressed surprise that a soldier at a checkpoint allowed his vehicle through on the way to the meeting with Guzman in October, one of the officials said that action had proved “very useful” in the hunt, suggesting it was part of the plan.

South Korea fires shots after North Korean drone flies over rivals’ border

BY HYUNG-JIN KIM The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Wednesday fired 20 machine gun warning shots after a North Korean drone briefly crossed the rivals’ border, officials said, the first shots fired in a Cold War-style standoff between the Koreas after the North’s nuclear test last week.

The North Korean drone was flying dozens of yards south of the border and turned back to the North after the South fired the shots, South Korean defense and military officials said, requesting anonymity because of office rules. The shots did not hit the drone.

North Korean drone flights across the world’s most heavily armed border are rare but have happened before.

North Korea has in recent years touted its drone program, a relatively new addition to its arsenal. In 2013, state media said North Korean leader Kim

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Syrian refugee children walk in mud Jan. 4 after a heavy rain at a refugee camp in the town of Hosh Hareem, Bekaa Valley, east Lebanon. In a report published Tuesday, the New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch said Lebanese residency laws are putting Syrian refugees in danger.

Lebanon turns back Syrian refugees BEIRUT (AP) — After taking in a million Syrian refugees, Lebanon has quietly changed course in recent months, forcing refugees to return to Syria — where they are at risk of persecution or death — or stay illegally, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.

The situation is drawing attention at a time when Turkey and Jordan have also tightened their admission policies.

A Human Rights Watch report published Tuesday warned that Lebanon’s new regulations have “set the stage for a potentially explosive situation.”

Even as conditions in Syria deteriorate in a fifth year of war, Lebanon last week forcibly repatriated 407 Syrians

who were stranded at Beirut’s airport after Turkey tightened its visa restrictions with little notice. It was by far the largest such forced repatriation to date.

Amnesty International called the action “an outrageous breach of Lebanon’s international obligations,” which require that it not return vulnerable people to a conflict zone.

“Syrians have no value here. They’ve closed the door on us,” said a 34-year-old refugee from Raqqa, the Islamic State group’s de facto capital in northeastern Syria, who is now living and working as a doorman in Beirut. He refused to be named for fear of expulsion.

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Jong Un had watched a drone attack drill on a simulated South Korean target.

In 2014, Seoul officials discovered what they called several North Korean drones that had flown across the border. Those drones were crude and decidedly low-tech but were still considered a potential new security threat.

Animosity has been high since the North’s claim on Jan. 6 that it tested a hydrogen bomb. There is widespread skepticism about the H-bomb claim, but whatever the North detonated underground will likely push the country closer toward a fully functional nuclear arsenal, which it still is not thought to have. The North previously conducted atomic bomb tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013.

Since Friday, South Korea has been blasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda and K-pop songs from huge speakers along the border.

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Don’t let frustration or rage blind you to God’s timely grace

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or some reason, there seems to be an epidemic of theft among my friends and acquaintances. I’ve counted five friends victimized by theft. The number of theft and burglaries increases during the holidays, but it seems as though the season of thieving has Faith Matters extended into the New JAMIE H. Year. While WILSON this (or last) year’s crime might not have affected me personally, we all experience victimization at some point in our lives.

I want to share two recent stories that showcase how God can work through such a terrible situation. There is hope in any circumstance, so don’t forget to look for God’s grace, especially as the consequences of another’s actions begin to affect you.

A friend was at church last Wednesday when two young men broke into her vehicle before absconding with her husband’s work technology.

The husband’s employer threatened to discipline him, for what possible reason I can’t imagine. The problems caused by this simple act seemed to compound. Perhaps the worst part was that this young family wasn’t responsible for the grievance but were paying doubly for the act.

It was hours later when the local police caught the suspects with the stolen items still in their possession. My friend and her young boys regained a sense of safety as well as their possessions.

That night they prayed for both the officers and criminals having realized God’s providence throughout the event. They even sent a cake to the station as a measure of their gratitude. Station officials thanked her on social media, telling her how her

thoughtfulness was encouraging to them in their line of work.

“It’s not fair,” we scream at the sky. We crave justice; we demand satisfaction. But in the midst of your frustrations, breathe. God’s grace is coming. Don’t be so blinded by your rage that you miss it.

Good can happen even in your struggle; God’s will can ultimately be accomplished.

After packing up her kids’ Christmas loot and stowing some equipment in her vehicle, an acquaintance of mine went to bed. The next morning, her vehicle had been emptied of most of its contents. Thousands of dollars taken by individuals who didn’t see past their selfish ambition to properly weigh what such a loss would cost her. She was distraught.

Then, hope.

I’m amazed at God’s grace, she said, after her community helped her raise the money to replace what was stolen in less than two weeks. Not only did God prove to her that he could restore what was lost, He reminded her of the loving support of her community.

God has overcome this world (John 16:33), but he also has the power to take our worst circumstances and create meaningfulness, a theme first spoken of in Genesis and recalled throughout Scripture: “You plotted evil against me, but God turned it into good …” (Genesis 50:20, NIV).

By no means do I want to excuse the actions of these thieves or suggest that they should be freed from the consequences of their actions.

My hope is that God would bring them into a right and repentant relationship with him. We can have freedom from feelings of anger and victimization in God’s grace.

We can watch him weave a web of grace so incredible that we can only revel in his divine plan. We won’t see it if we only seek vindication.

Email Jamie H. Wilson at faithmatterssumter@gmail.com.

CHURCH NEWS Church of God of Prophecy, 140 S. Guignard Drive, announces: * Sunday, Feb. 7 — Gospel singing for the third anniversary of Resurrection at 4 p.m.

Faith Missionary Baptist Church No. 1, 115 Laurel St., announces: * Friday — Movie night featuring “War Room” at 7 p.m.

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike East, announces: * Sunday, Jan. 27 — The 17th ministerial anniversary celebration for Pastor Aurelia Hill will be held at 11:30 a.m. Pastor Jerome Sumter will speak.

Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — Deacon ordination worship service at 3 p.m.

Green Acres Assembly of God, 537 Lewis Road, announces: * Saturday — Gospel singing at 6 p.m. to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Heavenly Tones of Sumter. On the program: Heaven Sent; Armed & Ready; and the Heavenly Tones.

High Hills AME Church, 6780 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Today-Friday — Revival at 7 nightly. The Rev. Shawn Singleton will speak. * Sunday, Jan. 24 — 200 Men in Black at 4 p.m. The Rev. Donald Amos will speak.

Theme: I am my brother’s keeper.

Mount Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 5918 S.C. 260, Manning, announces: * Monday — Dr. Martin Luther

King program at noon. Pastor John Taylor, of Mount Zion AME Church of Greeleyville, will speak. * Sunday, Jan. 24 — Male chorus ministry’s anniversary program at 3 p.m.

Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. Lloyd Hunter will speak. Services begin at 9:30 a.m. * Saturday, Jan. 23 — The movie “War Room” will be presented at 4 p.m.

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday worship celebration at 10:45 a.m. Special presentation by the youth of the church. * Sunday, Jan. 31 — Youth worship celebration at 10:45 a.m. Minister Patrick Outler, president of the Student Government Association, Morris College, will speak.

New Testament Lighthouse Church, 1114 Boulevard Road, announces: * Saturday — Gospel singing at 7 p.m. featuring Hearts Song of North Carolina.

Orangehill AME Church, 3035 S. King Highway, Wedgefield, announces: * Sunday, Jan. 24 — Men’s Day program at 10 a.m. The Rev. Marvis L. Stewart will speak.

Pinewood Baptist Church, S.C. 261, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday, Jan. 31 — Former Miss South Carolina and Christian recording artist

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Francis lays out case for mercy in 1st book

BY NICOLE WINFIELD The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis lays out his case for emphasizing the merciful face of the Catholic Church in his first book as pontiff, saying God never tires of forgiving and actually prefers the sinners who repent to self-righteous moralizers who don’t.

“The Name of God Is Mercy,” a 100-page conversation with Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli, is being published this week in 86 countries to help kickstart Francis’ Holy Year of Mercy. A copy was provided in advance to The Associated Press on Sunday.

In the book, Francis condemns what he calls the “scholars of law” — the doctrinaire-minded rigorists who throughout the history of the church have challenged Jesus’ message of unconditional love and mercy for even the most wretched of sinners. He says often these self-righteous Christians are hypocrites themselves, using the law to hide their own “deep wounds.”

“These are men who live attached to the letter of the law but who neglect love; men who only know how to close doors and draw boundaries,” Francis is quoted as saying.

Francis has rankled many conservatives with his frequent dismissals of theological and legalistic arguments stressing doctrine over his more pastoral message of welcome and mercy for society’s most marginal.

The clash in approaches has been particularly evident in recent church debates about marriage and divorce.

“We must avoid the attitude of someone who judges and condemns from the lofty heights of his own certainty, looking for the splinter in his brother’s eye while remaining unaware of the beam in his own,” Francis says. “Let us always remember that God rejoices more when one sinner returns to the fold than when

Dawn Smith Jordan will provide music and share her testimony at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments will follow. A love offering will be received. Nursery provided. Call (803) 452-5373 or visit www.pinewoodbaptist.org.

Providence Baptist Church, 2445 Old Manning Road, announces: * Monday — Widow’s luncheon at 11 a.m. at the church. * Tuesday — Wilma DuBose Mission Group at 10 a.m. at the home of Betty Steele.

Red Hill Baptist Church, 4695 Red Hill Road, Lee County, announces: * Saturday, Jan. 23 — Gospel benefit singing at 6 p.m. for George Sandy and family. On the program: Stokes Family; Robert Branham; and more.

Reid Chapel AME Church, 1008 Dibert St., announces: * Monday — Martin Luther King Jr. annual program at 9 a.m. Dr. Christopher Hall will speak.

St. James AME Church, 180 W. Fulton Manning Road, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday — The 130th anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 2 p.m. The Rev. Malcolm Simpkins will speak.

St. James United Methodist Church, 720 Broad St., announces: * Sunday — Male chorus anniversary celebration at 4 p.m. * Monday — Third Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 2 p.m. The Rev. Cheryl G. Johnson will speak.

St. John Baptist Church, 3944 Brewer Road, Manning, announces: * Sunday, Jan. 24 — The 91st

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A reproduction of the front page of Pope Francis’s book “The name of God is Mercy” is seen in this photo taken Thursday in Rome. This is the first time the Pope has put his name on a book since he was elected. It’s a book-length conversation with an Italian journalist, focusing on mercy, the real motif of his papacy and the Holy Year.

99 righteous people have no need of repentance.”

The Vatican is officially launching the book Tuesday with a high-level panel discussion featuring Francis’ secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and “Life Is Beautiful” actor Roberto Benigni, signaling the importance Francis places on getting the message out.

In the book, Francis insists that his now-infamous “Who am I to judge” comment about gays was merely a repetition of the church’s teaching on homosexuality. Francis won praise from gays with the comment, uttered during his first press conference in 2013. But many conservatives have criticized the remark as vague and incomplete since church teaching also holds that gay acts are

church anniversary will be celebrated at 4 p.m. Pastor Renel Trevol, of Goodwill Freewill Baptist Church of Manning, will speak.

St. Luke AME Church, 2355 St. Paul Church Road, announces: * Monday — Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at 10 a.m.

The Rev. Dorothy Maple will speak.

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“intrinsically disordered.”

Francis says the church has long held that gays should be treated with dignity and respect and seen as individuals. And he goes to some length throughout the text to cite scripture and previous popes to make clear that his radical agenda is fully rooted in the church’s basic teachings.

“People should not be defined only by their sexual tendancies: Let us not forget that God loves all his creatures, and we are destined to receive his infinite love,” he says. “I prefer that homosexuals come to confession, that they stay close to the Lord and that we pray all together. You can advise them to pray, show goodwill, show them the way and accompany them along it.”

* Friday, Feb. 5 — One night of glory at 7 p.m. Bishop Harold Bennett will speak. * Friday and Sunday, Feb. 19 and 21 — Pastor appreciation for Prophetess Stephanie Mathis as follows: 7 p.m. Friday, Prophetess Rose Clark Summers of Greensboro, North Carolina, will speak; and 4 p.m. Sunday, Pastor Dorothy Maple will speak.

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BY SUDHIN THANAWALA The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time in its efforts to crack down on sex trafficking during the Super Bowl, the FBI will try to reach out to women and girls selling sex in the run-up to the game to give them a way out and get them to turn against their traffickers.

The softer, victim-centric approach will rely on local nonprofit groups to make initial contact with the women and girls before the agency steps in to provide them access to its victims’ advocates and other services, FBI officials told The Associated Press.

“The goal is to reach anyone who is being trafficked,” FBI Supervisory Special Agent Doug Hunt, who manages the San Francisco office’s antitrafficking efforts, which will also include sting operations the agency has used before in previous Super Bowls.

This year’s event in the San Francisco Bay Area, like past bowls and other large sporting events, is expected to be a magnet for trafficking in part because many thousands of men will pour into the region, according to experts.

Victims’ advocates and local law

enforcement officials say the FBI’s efforts are laudable, and may help ensure the women and girls don’t return to their pimps.

But they warn that victims are often too fearful to help prosecute their traffickers. And they say efforts such as those by the FBI need to be handled with great care and patience and need to be sustained.

“A lot of times they don’t see themselves as victims,” said Jennifer Madden, a local prosecutor who has worked with trafficked girls. “They don’t fully grasp how they’ve come into this, how they are being exploited, and they may not be amenable to services.”

Their attachment to their pimps should not be underestimated, Madden and other experts say.

“You can’t be tone deaf to that trauma and say, ‘Why aren’t you talking; why won’t you tell me your life story?’ within five minutes of meeting,” said Bradley Myles, CEO of Polaris, a nonprofit that runs a national hotline for trafficking victims.

FBI victims’ specialists say they are aware of those challenges and sometimes spend years making sure individual victims follow through with services.

“If there’s anything we can do to help out all of our trafficking victims, then we want to ensure we’re employing those resources for them,” said Tiffany Short, the bureau’s child victim program coordinator.

The agency plans on using dogs as part of its outreach efforts to help victims feel more secure and comfortable.

The connection between sex trafficking and the Super Bowl is the subject of much discussion but few definitive statistics.

Anti-trafficking advocates say there is no evidence that additional women or girls are forced into prostitution to serve the Super Bowl market.

But those already trafficked may be moved to such events as their traffickers see opportunities to make money.

“This is hidden,” said Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, director of the Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research at Arizona State University.

“The victims, buyers and sellers are all doing this behind a curtain; so it’s difficult to capture what’s happening.”

Roe-Sepowitz was among researchers who studied sex trafficking lead-

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Assembly of God Baptist - Southern First Assembly of God 1151 Alice Drive * 773-3817 www.sumterfirstag.org Jason Banar, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

Baptist - Missionary Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church 803 S Harvin St. * 775-4032 Marion H Newton, Pastor Sunday Worship: 7:45 & 10:45 am Sunday Youth Service: 10:45 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm

Grace Baptist Church 219 W Calhoun St * 778-6417 Dr. Stephen Williams S.S. 9:45 am; Worship 11:00 am Evening Worship/Bible Study 6:30 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 pm Hickory Road Baptist Church 1245 Cherryvale Dr 803-494-8281 Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 10:55 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm

Long Branch Baptist Church 2535 Peach Orchard Rd. Dalzell 803-499-1838 Pastor Jonathan Bradshaw Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am Sun Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wed Mid Week Service 7:00 pm Shaw Heights Baptist Church 2030 Peach Orchard Rd. • 499-4997 Rev. Robert White Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship:11 am & 6 pm

Plaza Church of Christ 1402 Camden Hwy. • 905-3163 Stewart Schnur cell 361-8449 Sunday School: 10 am Sunday Worship: 11 am & 6 pm Wed. Bible Class: 7 pm

Interdenominational City of Refuge Church 16 Carolina Ave 938-9066 Barbara & Johnny Davis Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:15 am Bible Study (Wed.) 7:00 pm www.cityofrefugeministry.com

Spiritual Life Christian Center 4672 Broad St. Ext • 968-5771 Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church 601 Pitts Rd • 481-7003 Joann P. Murrill, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm

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Doug Hunt, supervisory special agent in charge with the human trafficking division of the FBI, speaks during an interview at his office in San Francisco. For the first time in its efforts to crack down on sex trafficking during the Super Bowl, the FBI will try to reach out to women and girls selling sex in the run-up to the game to give them a way out and get them to turn against their traffickers. ing up to the 2015 Super Bowl in the Phoenix-area.

They found an uptick in online sex ads with those flagged as offering trafficking victims more likely to have non-local phone numbers than other prostitution ads.

Pimps also mention the Super Bowl in their online ads as a marketing tool.

Lutheran - ELCA Non-Denominational Pentecostal St James Lutheran Church 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org Pastor Keith Getz Sunday School: 9:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study 10:30 am Holy Communion: 12:00 pm

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DEPUTY FROM PAGE A1 Baker works in the civil process division of the sheriff’s office, Sumter County family court, serves as courtroom security and serves bench warrants.

Baker said his professional experience has also prepared him for the more sensitive aspects of being county coroner. “I can be bold and up front in some of the most tough situations,� Baker said, referencing his experience in telling families about the death of a loved one. “I have the ability to be caring and compassionate with the family and give them some type of closure.�

If elected, Baker said serving as coroner would be his only occupation.

One of his first efforts would be to bring the coroner’s office back to Canal Street in downtown Sumter.

Having the office in the center of town, near the probate court and clerk of court would be more convenient for families to conduct their business, he said.

Baker also pledges to work hand-in-hand with local and state law enforcement agencies, fire departments and emergency medical services to ensure information is provided in a timely manner. “I look forward to a spirited race,� he said.

He said he plans to run a clean race and is not fond of personal attacks, and his campaign will focus on

Gentry Flowers, 4, rides his motorcycle around a course his family set up for him at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

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EVENTS FROM PAGE A1 King’s legacy will start at 8:30 a.m. at the Nettles Building on University of South Carolina Sumter campus with registration for the 16th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Walk, which begins at 9:30 a.m.

The walk will proceed along Miller Road to Broad Street then to Bultman Drive before returning to USC campus, a distance of about 3 miles.

The free event will continue at 11 a.m. at USC Sumter with a keynote speech by Delcia Harper-Baxter, principal of Lemira Elementary, and musical performances. Commemorative T-shirts will be available for a $13 donation.

The Dream Walk is sponsored by USC Sumter, Morris College and Central Carolina Technical College.

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(803) 938-3760.

At 3 p.m. Monday, Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 803 S. Harvin St., will be site of the Martin Luther King Celebration, hosted by the Sumter Chapter of the NAACP. Bradford said the event is intended for all members of the community, with elected officials, police, first responders and representatives from the colleges and Sumter School District in attendance. “It is a great day that follows up the Dream Walk,�

Bradford said. “We celebrate the life of Dr. King, and we have a preacher who gives us words to remind us of the mission of unity and civil rights and believing we can all live in harmony, where love abides and hatred is buried.�

This year, the event will feature a sermon by Bishop Leroy T. James of the Kingdom Builders Fellowship, music by the local choir and

recognition of youth who were ambassadors at the National American Association of Colored People’s Freedom Fund Dinner.

The event usually lasts about 90 minutes, Bradford said.

After a historic year in South Carolina, the 2016 celebrations may take on added meaning, Bradford said.

It is especially important this year in light of the Emanuel 9 and the floods that brought a lot of communities together in the face of tragedy, Bradford said.

Sumter Branch NAACP President Elizabeth Kilgore said the celebration is always a memorable event. “With the special things that have happened it South Carolina — this is our first event without the Confederate flag — that is very special to people in Sumter and around the state,� she said.

For more information, call the NAACP at (803) 775-9215.

ROBBIE BAKER Candidate for Sumter county coroner his qualifications for the position.

Baker, a Sumter native, has been married to his wife Terry, a Sumter School District retired assistant principal, for 29 years.

The couple expects to welcome their fifth and sixth grandchildren, twins, into the family in June.

The election for county coroner coincides with the U.S. presidential election every four years on the first Tuesday of November.

Baker will be under the Democratic Party on the ballot.

The primary election for county coroner will be held June 14, and the general election will be in November.

Sumter County’s current coroner is Harvin Bullock, owner of Bullock Funeral Home. He will soon begin the fourth year of his second four-year term within the next few days and intends to run for a third term this year, he said.

He is also in the Democratic Party.

Bullock said he is confident about his campaign based on his experience as the incumbent county coroner.

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USA continues its trend of dark dramas with ‘Colony’

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The dark new series “Colony” (10 p.m., USA, TV-14) reunites “Lost” producer Carlton Cuse with Josh Holloway, who played Sawyer in that cult series. Set in a Los Angeles not that far into the future, “Colony” depicts a world occupied by a technologically superior alien race that maintains totalitarian control with a divideand-conquer policy. Some residents choose to rebel, most merely muddle along, but another class has entirely chosen to collaborate with their conquerors.

After a scene of cozy domesticity, Will (Holloway) tries to get smuggled into another sector of the city to locate his lost son. Wife Katie (Sarah Wayne Callies) sneaks off to a makeshift medical dispensary to try to score insulin for her ailing sister. The alien overlords have forbidden the manufacturing of the drug, hoping to “thin the herd” of “weak” diabetics.

The alien bad guys go largely unseen, and news of their abuses arrives in overheard snippets. Drones fly overhead like malevolent ladybugs, but most of the dirty work is done by collaborating humans who descend in thuggish SWAT teams. The slow-building pilot shows how nearly every character is compromised by the need to survive.

Just when things get a little plodding and grim, along comes Proxy Alan Snyder

(Peter Jacobson), a leader of the collaborators who wants to make an arrangement with Will. Snyder is brash, cynical, audacious and unafraid to admit that he’s basing his betrayal on self-interest. Like any “smart” person, he argues, he is making the best of his situation. His arrival brings a spark of levity to what could become a very bleak drama.

“Colony” is smart enough to trust that its audience can deal with both heroes and a heel with mixed motivations. It remains to be seen if Snyder will turn out to be completely evil, or a weasel of a more nuanced and malleable sort, not unlike Claude Rains’ Capt. Renault in “Casablanca.” If you think about it, that would have been a much duller movie without him.

“Colony” represents the USA Network’s continued departure from its pleasant “blue skies” comedies like “Psych” and “Royal Pains.” Launched last summer, the network’s deeply paranoid thriller “Mr. Robot” just won a Golden Globe for best TV drama. That should certainly bring more viewers to that ambitious series and offer an incentive for USA to try out more smart and challenging fare.

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• A murder seems familiar on “Elementary” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• Wozniak gets suspicious on “Shades of Blue” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• The guys move to a new division as “Workaholics” (10 p.m., Comedy Central, TV-14) enters its sixth season.

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29th Revolutionary War-era mural to be completed soon

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com

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hat started as a project for George and Carol Summers 15 years ago to create an attraction for tourists in Clarendon County has led to the 29th mural depicting the American Revolutionary War era being painted in Summerton.

The Summerses came up with the idea to start a series of murals throughout the county while serving on Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce’s county promotions committee in 2001.

“We had heard about small towns in other states that had seen their tourism increase after murals were painted there,” George Summers said.

“We wanted to bring the same concept to Clarendon and use the rich history here to promote the county.”

Summers said the theme of the American Revolutionary War seemed to be the most relevant as many of the battles during the war were fought in the back country of South Carolina, including several in the swamps of modern-day Clarendon County.

The Summerses formed the Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society, a nonprofit organization that includes members from

the community. With fundraising efforts and assistance from Clarendon County Council, the first mural was painted on the side of the Manning Fire Department building in 2001.

Fifteen years later, murals can be seen all across the county, including in Manning, Summerton, Turbeville and Paxville. Most of the murals celebrate the American Revolutionary War hero, Brig.

Gen. Francis Marion, better known as the “Swamp Fox.” Marion fought many battles in Clarendon County, surprising the British with guerrilla warfare tactics, including the Battle of Wyboo Swamp, siege of Fort Watson and the Pursuit of Ox Swamp, Summers said.

It was at this last battle that British Gen. Sir Banastre Tarleton gave up the chase for Marion after pursuing him through miles of Clarendon swamps, and Marion’s nickname, the “Swamp Fox,” was born.

More than half a dozen artists have worked on the 29 projects throughout the county in the last 15 years. Terry Smith has painted 11 of the murals and is completing the new one in Summerton.

Smith said, on average, it takes him about two weeks to paint a mural.

Ideas for the murals are generated by the Swamp Fox

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“Siege of Fort Watson,” above, painted by Will Anderson, of Stateburg, is seen in downtown Summerton.

Terry Smith, below, a mural artist from Land O’ Lakes, Florida, paints the 29th mural depicting the American Revolution era in Clarendon County. This is Smith’s 11th mural in the county. It is across the street from Clarendon School District One district office.

Murals Trail Society.

“We explain the scene to the artist who then creates what he perceives the mural to be,” Summers said.

The murals depict different battle scenes from the American Revolutionary War, as well as different life scenes from the Revolutionary period, ranging in size from 8 feet tall by 12 feet wide to 14 feet tall by 112 feet wide.

The murals are funded by local civic organizations, private donations and fundraisers.

Donations to the Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society can be sent to P.O. Box 667, Manning, SC 29102.

The Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society honors Gen. Francis Marion Memorial Day annually in mid-February by hosting the Francis Marion Living History Days at Camp Bob Cooper. The event includes historical reenactments of the Revolutionary period, which attracts about 500 thirdgraders from the county and surrounding areas.

For more information on historical murals or the Francis Marion Living History Days, visit www.clarendonmurals.com or www.francismarioncountry.com.

George and Carole Summers can be reached at (803) 478-2645 or gcsummers@ftc-i. net. Guided maps for the murals throughout the county can be picked up at the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce and the Clarendon County Archives and History Center.

Turbeville Council reelects, swears in Mayor, councilmembers

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Turbeville Town Council swore in two councilman and its mayor, who were re-elected in the November election, at during its meeting on Tuesday night at Town Hall in Turbeville.

Turbeville has an at-large council of four members and the mayor who each serve four-year terms. Incumbent town councilors Wiley McElveen and Richard Byrd were re-elected in November, and Mayor Dwayne Howell was unopposed.

McElveen, who has served on council for 16 years, received the most support with 30 percent, or 71 total votes.

Richard Byrd, who has served for four years, received 29 percent or 70 total votes. Other candidates included Albert Mobley with 62 votes and Don Lowery, with 36 votes.

McElveen is owner of McElveen’s Colonial convenience store in Turbeville.

Byrd is an engineer employed with Davis & Floyd Inc. in Florence.

Howell is serving his second term as mayor.

Howell served in various positions at East Clarendon Middle-High School

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Turbeville Town Administrator Rodney Johnson, from left, swears in councilman Richard Byrd, Mayor Dwayne Howell and councilman Wiley McElveen at the council meeting Tuesday night. for 20 years including principal, athletic director, golf coach and head football coach.

In action during the meeting, the council approved second reading of a

Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance.

In 1974, the town did not sign up for a program that would allow residents to apply for flood insurance, Howell said. The program was targeted for

anyone who lived in a flood plain to be able to apply for flood insurance, he said.

“Council at that time, most likely, decided not to do this because there was no place inside the town limits that was in a flood plain,” Howell said.

“This ordinance will allow us to join the program so that anyone who now live in a flood plain within the town can apply for and receive flood insurance in the future.”

Howell said that when the October flood hit, residents who lived outside the town limits, but had a Turbeville mailing address, were told by Federal Emergency Management Agency that they were ineligible to apply for flood assistance because of the issue dating back to the 1970s.

“That was incorrect, however, “ he said.

Those residents had a Turbeville mailing address, but actually lived outside town limits.

“That problem has been corrected with FEMA.” Howell said many of the residents who received flooding applied for lowinterests loans with FEMA or Small

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All-terrain vehicles are seen at a dealership in Algona, Iowa. The buzzy, open-air vehicles are supposed to be banned from roads in New York and other states.

ATV riders challenge longtime bans on use of public roads DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — When she crashed on an allterrain vehicle, Megan Cratsley was hurt so badly that doctors had to amputate much of her right arm, a lifealtering surgery that launched the teenager on a personal mission to change New York traffic laws to protect other ATV riders.

The buzzy, open-air vehicles are supposed to be banned from roads in New York and many other states.

But small communities across the nation are increasingly bending the rules under pressure from riders who want to go wherever they please, even though ATV manufacturers warn that the vehicles are unstable on flat terrain at high speed, and accidents on roads kill more than 300 riders each year.

The trend appalls public health officials and is opposed by the manufacturers.

“We’ve seen too many people die,” said Jen KruzickeCratsley, Megan’s mother, who lives near Buffalo, New York, and joined in her daughter’s legislative efforts to make ATVs safer.

ATV enthusiasts acknowledge the vehicles can be dangerous if not driven properly, but they say the risks are overstated.

Thirty-five states allow local jurisdictions to authorize ATVs on some roads or road shoulders, according to a study by the Consumer Federation of American.

While no one tracks how many local governments have offered ATVs access to local roads, the number is rising, as are ATV sales.

In Iowa, at least 17 counties allow all-terrain vehicles on public roads, and a state official said that number could climb to 30 counties by next fall.

It’s a similar trend in Min-

nesota, where at least a dozen counties permit some ATVs on roads, and in Indiana, where about half of counties do so.

West Virginia and Montana allow ATV use on most roads other than highways.

Utah lawmakers voted in 2015 to allow street-legal ATVs on the shoulders of all roads except interstate freeways.

In New York, ATVs are banned from public roads except for small stretches between off-road riding areas.

Yet small communities often grant unrestricted access if riders demand it, said Peter Bauer, executive director of the group Protect the Adirondacks, which often fights such efforts.

ATV manufacturers say the vehicles are designed only for off-road use. Many models have a higher center of gravity than cars.

That design allows them to roll easily across uneven ground but also makes them more likely to topple over at high speed.

They also have low-pressure tires that can make handling difficult on paved, dirt or gravel roads.

Studies show that more than half of fatal ATV crashes happened on roads.

From 2003 to 2013, that number ranged from a high of 377 road deaths in 2008 to 301 in 2003.

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eports of Jeb Bush’s political death may be greatly exaggerated. Not only is Bush essentially locked in a statistical tie for second place in New Hampshire, depending on which poll you prefer, but he’s enjoying the benefits of being largely ignored by the media.

The milieu of lowered Kathleen expectations Parker can sometimes be a gift — and so it is proving for Bush. While Americans, but especially the media, have been riveted by Barnum & Bailey’s last elephant act featuring Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, Bush has been quietly meeting with small groups in town halls in New Hampshire and South Carolina.

“It’s amazing, you can do a town-hall meeting and there could be 25 questions,” said Bush Monday in a telephone interview. “Sometimes there’s a process question, but 20 out of 25 are about, ‘what are you going to do about Social Security, student loans, how do we take out ISIS?’ “This alternative universe of the political ecosystem is not necessarily what people care about.”

Alas, he admits, comprehensive plans on things that matter “don’t resonate in the age of insult.”

“The solutions are there ... but you’re not going to do a wonk-a-thon in 90 seconds. I try to purge all of that from my head before debates.”

What Bush means is that he’s had to adapt his wonky ways to the debates, which he concedes are more important than ever. To this end, he has been mastering the “power of three,” he says. Instead of answering questions in paragraphs, which comes more naturally to someone who has actual plans — as opposed to one-liners and superlatives signifying nothing — Bush now delivers bullets.

“Benghazi, Russia reset, Iran deal.” But I’m jumping ahead. Before a general election against presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton, a heretofore unlikely scenario for Bush, there are the primary contests and yet more debates.

The next one for Republicans is Thursday on Fox Business News. This round seems a natural showcase for uber-businessman Trump, but Bush differs with this assumption.

Depending upon how questions are framed, and despite his preference to focus on Clinton’s weaknesses, he’s loaded for bear when it comes to Trump’s presumed business acumen. If the question to Bush begins with something like, You’ve said Trump

isn’t a serious candidate ... , “I’m going to go after him,” says Bush. “The problem is there’s too much low-hanging fruit.”

Bush plans to highlight Trump’s multiple bankruptcies, his company’s massive layoffs and people “getting stiffed,” including a widow, Vera Coking, whose house Trump attempted to replace in the mid-1990s with a parking lot, invariably described as a “limousine parking lot,” for one of his Atlantic City casinos, using eminent domain via New Jersey’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority.

“This is anathema to conservatives,” Bush said, referring to conservative opposition to use of eminent domain for private development. Even though Coking defeated Trump in a lawsuit, the Supreme Court in 2005 upheld the government’s right to seize private property for private development, a ruling that 80 percent of Americans disapproved of.

Bush and other conservatives have long hoped this episode might prove damaging to Trump, especially in New Hampshire where similar cases have been in the forefront recently. But television ads in Iowa from the anti-tax group Club for Growth about Trump’s support for “massive new power to take private property and give it to corporations” don’t seem to have hurt him thus far. And the latest polls show Trump surging in New Hampshire.

It seems that nothing Trump does or says can dislodge him from first place. Yet, Bush would say. There’s still time to win — or lose — but Bush highlights his campaign’s better-than-anybody’s ground game, his very recent doubling of staff in New Hampshire, a proven record of governance and policies put in place while he was governor of Florida that remain in place, a rarity.

Mary Ann Lindley, former editorial page editor of the Tallahassee Democrat during Bush’s governorship and a county commissioner since 2012, used to refer to his administration’s motto as, “We hate government, and we’re here to run it.”

Although not a fan of Bush’s at the time, she now views him as “a brain surgeon (ha) compared to Rick Scott.

And compared to the other Republicans, I’d have to say he’s got the intellectual heft I’d appreciate in a president.

Not that the voters in general like that sort of thing.” As for Bush’s path to victory? “One path,” he said, “is surviving.”

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2016, Washington Post Writers Group

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Making America grate again

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f you knew nothing about Barack Obama’s presidency and how he has conducted it, you could be forgiven for thinking this was a reasonable, albeit liberal, and even uplifting State of the Union Address.

But after seven years of unrelenting presidential condescension, insults and cynicism, it’s very difficult to take his sermons against cynicism and incivility seriously. Cut through the rhetoric and the message was the same as ever: If you agree with me, you’re reasonable. It was all so tediously familiar and grating I couldn’t wait for it to end (much like Obama’s presidency).

I lost track of the strawmen and false-choices. I particularly enjoyed his “big question” of how to keep America secure “without either isolating ourselves or trying to nationbuild everywhere there’s a problem.”

Ah, yes, those are the only choices other than Barack Obama’s enlightened third way — a third way so enlightened he actually touted Syria policy as a success. I’m sure the quarter million dead Syrians and the Europeans awash in refugees agree that the Obama Way is so much more enlightened.

Probably the most interesting thing about the speech Tuesday night was

COMMENTARY how it differed from his prepared remarks and what those differences said. Several times I heard him say things that sounded politically ill-advised, and so I checked the preJonah pared reGoldberg marks thinking that maybe I misheard. But I didn’t.

For instance, in his prepared text, Obama says “Immigrants aren’t the reason wages haven’t gone up enough; those decisions are made in the boardrooms that too often put quarterly earnings over long-term returns.”

But in his actual remarks, Obama said that immigrants aren’t “the principal reason” wages haven’t gone up. Well, okay. So is he saying that they’re one of the reasons? I hope someone follows up with him on that.

He also called Ukraine a “client state” being propped up by Russia. Huh? That’s certainly not in his prepared remarks either.

Ultimately it was a forgettable State of the Union Address — as most are. But there is one way it will be extremely memorable.

President Obama not only celebrated his ridiculous and dangerous Iran deal in his remarks, but he totally ignored the fact that Iran captured 10 U.S. sailors today. The administration is telling reporters it’s not big deal, and they will all be released in the morning, Iran time.

Well, if that’s true, the incident will likely be quickly forgotten. But, if it turns out that this becomes anything like a hostage situation, Obama’s final State of the Union will may be remembered as symbolic of his denial and delusions. It could make his claim, right before the Paris attacks, that ISIS is “contained” seem like a minor gaffe.

My hopeful expectation is that won’t happen, and we will get our sailors back ASAP. (Editor’s note: The U.S. sailors have been released.)

But even if that does happen, I have every expectation that Iran will commit some other deed that will make Obama’s confidence seem ridiculous. Because on the Iran deal, and so many other things, his confidence is ridiculous.

National Review senior editor Jonah Goldberg is a bestselling author and columnist and fellow of the National Review Institute.

He was the founding editor of National Review Online, www.nationalreview.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR DEER QUOTA IS NOT ABOUT RACE As I read Charles Dennis letter of Jan. 12 I had the feeling that someone was playing an April Fools’ Day joke or that maybe I was reading something from the satirical paper The Onion.

Mr. Dennis did not hesitate to play the race card on what is clearly not a race issue.

The obvious point that he missed is that most hunters in South Carolina do not own large tracts of land to hunt on. Most hunters (regardless of race) are in the same situation as Mr. Dennis and have to hunt small tracts of private land or WMA (Wildlife Management Areas) land. The law affects all hunters in the same way, regardless of race.

The accusations of racism reflect a lack of understanding of who hunts in this state as well as why the laws are put in place. Deer populations in the state have declined in the last few years.

SCDNR (S.C. Department of Natural Resources) has changed its policies to reflect this and to help keep populations healthy for future hunters to enjoy. Sen. Campsen’s bill is just putting these policies into law.

Owners of large tracts of land that take advantage of the Antlerless Deer Quota Program tend to be farmers who do not want agriculture damaged by deer. Those property owners also come in many different races.

There is no mandatory amount of property a hunter must own to apply for the ADQP. Even if a property owner qualifies for the ADQP, they will only be issued tags based on certain criteria.

According to DNR, those are “density of the local deer population, condition of the local deer population, the size of the tract of land and the recreational and agricultural objectives of the property owner.”

While I appreciate that Mr. Dennis feeds his family with what he hunts, he and others need to understand that if everyone took as many deer as they wanted, then there would be no deer to hunt after just a few seasons.

This is not an issue of racism. It is common sense initiatives to keep South Carolina’s deer populations healthy for future generations to enjoy.

JOHN GAYDOS Wedgefield

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MLK JR. DAY SCHEDULE BANKS — All area banks and credit unions will be Luther King Jr. Day Schedule: closed onMartin Monday.

Jan. 14, 2016 GOVERNMENT — The following will be closed on Monday: federal government offices; U.S. Postal Service; state government offices; City of Sumter offices; Sumter County offices; Clarendon County offices; Lee County offices; and City of Bishopville offices.

SCHOOLS — The following will be closed on Monday: Sumter School District; St. Anne Catholic School; St. Francis Xavier High School; Clarendon School Districts 1, 2 and 3; Lee County Public Schools; Robert E. Lee Academy; Thomas Sumter Academy; Laurence Manning Academy; Clarendon Hall; Sumter Christian School; USC Sumter; and Central Carolina Technical College.

Wilson Hall will hold a teacher work day on Monday with no student attendance.

UTILITIES — Black River Electric Coop. will be closed on Monday.

Farmers Telephone Coop. will be open on Monday.

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The Shepherd’s Center, 24 Coun- cost is $8 per plate and menu will consist of turkey wing or cil St., will offer public informafried chicken, seasoned rice, tion sessions from 11 to 11:50 beans, a.m. on Thursdays as follows: Sumter Stroke Supportgreen Group to roll, dessert and a drink. Dine in or take out. today, “Taking control: What meet today Call (803) 968-4173. you need to know about being hospitalized;” Jan. 21, American Legion Auxiliary No. heart disease; Feb. 18, creat202 Ballard-Palmer-Bates Post ing a living will / hospice; and will meet from 1:30 to 2:30 March 3, COPD. Christina p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16, at Blakley, registered nurse with the Sumter Mall court. Call Palmetto Health Tuomey, will Barbara at (803) 469-7133 speak. after 8 p.m.

Clarendon School District One Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will conduct free vision, hearing, will meet at 2 p.m. on Saturspeech and developmental day, Jan. 16, at South Sumter screenings as part of a child Resource Center, 337 Manfind effort to identify students ning Ave. Call (803) 968-4464. with special needs. ScreenLincoln High School Preservation ings will be held from 9 a.m.

Alumni Association will meet at to noon at the Summerton 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 17, at Early Childhood Center, 8 the Lincoln High School cafeSouth St., Summerton, on the teria, 22 Council St. Lincolfollowing Thursdays: today; nites, friends and community Feb. 11; March 10; April 14; members are invited. Call and May 12. Call (803) 485(803) 968-4173.

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The Sumter Branch NAACP’s AnThe Sumter Stroke Support nual MLK Program will be held Group will meet at 6 p.m. at 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 18, today at the Alice Drive Baptist Church library on the cor- at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 805 S. Harvin St. ner of Loring Mill and Wise The Sumter Amateur Radio AssoDrive. ciation (SARA) will meet at 7 The Sumter Combat Veterans p.m. on Monday, Jan. 18, at Group will meet at 10 a.m. on the Sumter Airport Terminal Friday, Jan. 15, at the South Conference Room. SARA HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafaymembers are active “hams” ette Drive. All area veterans and participate in a variety of and active military are invitactivities including contested. ing, long-distance chit-chatLincoln High School Preservation ting (called “rag-chewing”), Alumni Association will sponsor and emergency communicaa dinner fundraiser from 11 a.m. tions. Find out more and get until 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 15, contact information at http:// at the Lincoln High School www.sumterhamradio.org/ or cafeteria, 22 Council St. The on their Facebook page.

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CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Four more Tigers declare for NFL draft

By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

COLUMBIA — Clemson’s highly regarded defense took several big hits Wednesday with cornerback Mackensie Alexander, safeties Jayron Kearse and T.J. Green and defensive end Kevin Dodd declaring for the NFL draft.

The four startDodd ers join All-American defensive end Shaq Lawson in forgoing the remainder of their college eligibility for the pros.

“The world got Alexander to see what Clemson was all about” in Monday night’s national title game, Alexander posted on Instagram. “I have no doubt the Tigers will be in Tampa this time next year.”

Getting back to the national championship will be significantly harder with the defensive departures.

see NFL, Page B2

PRO FOOTBALL

KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Crestwood junior point guard Ja Morant, center, has taken a more aggressive scoring approach this season and leads the team with an average of over 25 points a game.

Aggressive playing style has Knights’ Morant putting up some big numbers

By Justin Driggers justin@theitem.com Remembering backyard practices with his dad, Ja Morant said there was one drill that stuck out - especially as of late.

“He used to hold a piece of padding that I would hit when I went to the basket,” he said. “It was kind of what late-

game situations were going to be like.”

That lesson has hit home more this season for Morant than perhaps any other time during his playing career.

“I decided to attack (the basket) more this year,” he said. “I didn’t really shoot a lot of free throws last year, so I wanted to come in this year and not just settle for jump shots, but drive and get more calls.”

And score.

That strategy has produced a notable upturn in Morant’s points-per-game average and has also produced some big offensive nights from the CHS junior.

Morant is averaging around 25 points a game this year -- up from 18 points last year. Out of the Knights’ 12 games thus far, he’s scored 27 points or more in half of them, including a memorable 43-point outing in a doubleovertime loss to Sumter earlier in the year.

see MORANT, Page B3

CLEMSON BASKETBALL

Blossomgame scores 17 to lead Clemson past No. 9 Duke

By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

and Landry Nnoko had 12 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks for the Tigers.

Clemson looks like it may give supportGREENVILLE — Jaron Blosers another contender to cheer for after somgame scored 17 points, including the football team came up short in the clinching dunk with 13.5 seconds Monday night’s national championship left, to lift Clemson to a 68-63 victory game. over No. 9 Duke on Wednesday night.

Grantham’s 3-pointer tied the game Coupled with Sunday’s win over then 50-50 before Blossomgame hit a longNo. 16 Louisville, it’s the first time the range basket to put Clemson ahead for Tigers (11-6, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Confergood, 53-50 with 7:24 left. ence) have beaten consecutive ranked Jones was fouled while making a opponents since closing the 1989 season layup that pulled Duke within 62-61 with victories over Duke and Georgia with 1:44 left, but he couldn’t complete Tech. the three-point play to tie it.

This one started like a typical Blue Duke came in having won seven of Devils blowout, with Duke taking a its past eight games with Clemson and 28-16 lead midway through the opening looked like it would make quick work half. Instead, the Tigers hung tough to of the Tigers. The Blue Devils made 10 beat Duke (14-3, 3-1) for the second time of 11 shots — six of them 3-pointers — in three seasons. to take the 28-16 lead.

After Blossomgame’s jam, Matt Clemson outscored Duke 17-7 over Jones missed a 3-pointer from the left the final 8 minutes of the half to tightcorner. Clemson’s Avry Holmes got the en things up. rebound and hit two foul shots with 1.8 Duke’s standout freshman Ingram seconds left to put things out of reach. had 15 points in the opening period, Grayson Allen led Duke with 17 scoring about anytime he wanted — he points, three off his season average. hit six of his eight shots. But he picked Freshman Brandon Ingram scored 16 up his second and third fouls with 90 points for the Blue Devils, all but one in seconds left until the half. the first half. see CLEMSON, Page B3 Donte Grantham scored 16 points

The Associated Press

Duke’s Grayson Allen (3) drives in to the basket as Clemson’s Landry Nnoko defends during the Tigers’ 68-63 win over the Blue Devils on Wednesday in Greenville.

Richardson rewarded for patience with Rivera

By STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — While Ron Rivera is a coach of the year candidate for the second time in three seasons after leading the Panthers to an NFL-best 15-1 record, his footing in Carolina wasn’t always solid.

Rivera has survived — and succeeded — while other NFL head coaches who struggled with early Rivera losses met abrupt termination.

Six games into Rivera’s second season in Carolina, team owner Jerry Richardson fired longtime general manager Marty Hurney after a 1-5 start and called Rivera into his office.

He told him the Panthers need to be “trending upward,” but assured Rivera he wouldn’t make any decisions on his future until they met after the season.

The Panthers went 6-4 the rest of the way in 2012, including four straight wins to close the season and finished with a 7-9 record.

Even after the Panthers started 1-3 in 2013, Richardson remained patient.

Rivera eventually found his groove, coaching more aggressively and earning the nickname “Riverboat Ron” for his penchant for taking risks on fourth down.

The Panthers would finish 12-4 in 2013, Rivera’s third season, winning the first of three straight NFC South championships.

This year they started 14-0 and will host Seattle on Sunday as the NFC’s No. 1 seed.

“Nobody wants to be on the hot seat —and I’m not a big fan of that term,” Rivera told The Associated Press.

see RIVERA, Page B4

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For once, Manning will be healthiest QB in Denver

By ARNIE STAPLETON Associated Press

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — It looks like Peyton Manning will be the healthiest quarterback in Denver this weekend. His counterpart is nursing a sprained right shoulder and his backup a sprained right knee.

“I obviously haven’t played a ton here in the last few weeks,” Manning said Wednesday. “I needed that time in order to get healthy certain parts of my body. At the same time, other parts of your body take advantage of that, right? Not getting hit and not getting pounded on, you try to take advantage of that and feel better for it.”

Manning, who missed the equivalent of seven weeks with a left foot injury, makes his first start since Nov. 15 when the Broncos (12-4) host the sixth-seeded Steelers (116) on Sunday.

Ben Roethlisberger promises he’ll do everything he can to be there for the Steelers. He was injured on a sack by Cincinnati linebacker Vontaze Burfict in the second half of Pittsburgh’s 18-16 wild-card win.

Brock Osweiler was injured against San Diego two weeks ago before Manning’s

The Associated Press

Denver quarterback Peyton Manning will start for the Broncos against Pittsburgh in an AFC divisional playoff game on Sunday. epic cameo secured the AFC’s top seed and earned him his starting job back.

Osweiler worked on the side with strength and conditioning coach Luke Richesson on Wednesday while rookie Trevor Siemian split snaps with Manning. Coach Gary Kubiak said he anticipates Osweiler being healthy enough to serve as Manning’s backup against Pittsburgh, however.

Roethlisberger sat out practice Wednesday with QBs Landry Jones and Michael Vick sharing snaps for

the Steelers.

“I want to be out there (Sunday), unless I’m going to hurt the team,” Roethlisberger said. “If you can’t throw the ball 25, 30 yards downfield, I think you’re hurting your team. So, I don’t think we put ourselves in that situation. But if we can find any way possible to get out there, whether it’s with pain medicine, whatever it is, if I can deal with the pain and make plays, even if I have to be in a lot of pain the next day, then I’ll deal with it.”

Mebane, Rubin two big keys in Seattle’s No. 1 run defense

By TIM BOOTH The Associated Press

said. “He can run like deer.

Like a big deer. He’s a great player.”

RENTON, Wash. — From On a defense with stars afar, Brandon Mebane would like Richard Sherman, look at film of other defenBobby Wagner, Michael Bensive tackles around the NFL nett and Earl Thomas — just and what Ahtyba Rubin was to name a few — players like doing in Cleveland jumped Mebane and Rubin can get off the screen. easily overlooked. It’s underWhat he saw on the screen standable because their posibecame even more imprestions on the interior of Seatsive when Rubin decided to tle’s defensive line make it sign with Seattle last offseadifficult to stand out. son and play alongside MeBut ask around about why bane on the Seahawks defen- the Seahawks had the best sive line. run defense in the NFL this “He runs down the field season giving up just 81.5 like I never seen no big dude yards per game and were run down the field,” Mebane successful twice in shutting

down Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson and the reasons point back directly to Mebane and Rubin as the instigators of that success.

“They make plays and they make sure that me and K.J. (Wright) never really get touched,” middle linebacker Bobby Wagner said.

“They’ve done a great job with that. I don’t know if you guys have noticed it on film, but sometimes (Mebane) calls out the plays before it happens and (Rubin) does a great job of two-gapping and keeping the double teams. They’re very crucial to what we do as a team.”

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TODAY 5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Joburg Open First Round from Johannesburg (GOLF).

2 p.m. – Amateur Golf: Latin America America Championship First Round from Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic (ESPN2).

2:30 p.m. – Amateur Golf: Diamond Resorts Invitational Day One from Windermere, Fla. (GOLF).

3 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Toronto vs.

Orlando from London (NBA TV).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: AlabamaBirmingham at Old Dominion (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Iowa at Michigan State (ESPN).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Connecticut at Tulsa (ESPN2).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: High Point at Winthrop (ESPNU).

7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: North Carolina State at Duke (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. – PGA Golf: Sony Open First Round from Honolulu (GOLF).

7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: South Carolina at Kentucky (SEC NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Chicago at Montreal (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Carolina at St. Louis (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Cleveland at San Antonio (TNT).

8 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: South Carolina at Kentucky (Joined In Progress) (WNKT-FM 107.5).

9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Gonzaga at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Pittsburgh at Louisville (ESPN).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Brigham Young at Gonzaga (ESPN2).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Murray State at Belmont (ESPNU).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Washington at Arizona (FOX SPORTS 1).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Florida Atlantic at Southern Mississippi (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Tennessee at Arkansas (SEC NETWORK).

10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State (TNT).

11 p.m. – College Basketball: Pacific at St. Mary’s (Calif.) (ESPNU).

11 p.m. – College Basketball: California at Stanford (FOX SPORTS 1).

11:30 p.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour EurAsia Cup Day One from Selangor, Malaysia – Europe vs.

Asia (GOLF).

5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Joburg Open Second Round from Johannesburg (GOLF).

NFL Playoffs

By The Associated Press

Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9

Kansas City 30, Houston 0 Pittsburgh 18, Cincinnati 16

Sunday, Jan. 10

Seattle 10, Minnesota 9 Green Bay 35, Washington 18

Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16

Kansas City at New England, 4:35 (CBS) Green Bay at Arizona, 8:15 p.m. (NBC)

Sunday, Jan. 17

Seattle at Carolina, 1:05 p.m. (FOX) Pittsburgh at Denver, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)

Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24

AFC, 3:05 p.m. (CBS) NFC, 6:40 p.m. (FOX)

Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31

At Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7

At Santa Clara, Calif.

TBD, 6:30 p.m. (CBS)

NBA Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

NFL

Dodd spoke with his family before making a final deFrom Page B1 cision.

“I truly feel like I am physically and mentally Alexander is considered ready for the next chalone of the college game’s lenge,” he said. top cornerbacks and like Kearse is the nephew of Lawson, is a possible firstJevon Kearse, the former round NFL draft pick. Alex- NFL All-Pro and All-Ameriander had a hamstring prob- can linebacker. Jayron Kelem in Clemson’s 45-40 loss arse, at 6-foot-5, became a to Alabama this past Monstarter his freshman season. day and missed the second He finished this year with 86 half. tackles and made 208 stops Kearse and Green are tall, in his career. hard-hitting safeties capable “I think the NFL is what I of playing the run. need to take my game to the Dodd teamed with Lawson next level and that’s why I to for nearly 25 sacks and 50 ultimately made the decitackles behind the line of sion I’ve made,” Kearse scrimmage (Lawson had 12.5 said. sacks and 25.5 tackles for Green came to Clemson as loss, Dodd had 12 sacks and a receiver but switched to 23.5 tackles for loss). defense last year and has Kearse, Green and Dodd been paired with Kearse at announced their choices to the safety spot. The 6-3, 203skip their senior seasons on pound Green had 95 tackles Wednesday. Alexander was this season, 5.5 behind the a third-year sophomore who line of scrimmage. could’ve played two more “My dream has always seasons with the Tigers. been to play in the NFL, and Dodd issued a statement I feel like Clemson has prethrough his new representa- pared me for that opportunitives, Element Sports Group. ty,” he said. “I am ready to Alexander, Kearse and take the next step.”

Green posted messages on Alexander is 5-10, 189Intstagram about their deci- pound defender who has sions. generally been matched up Dodd, a 6-foot-5, 280-pound against the opponent’s top lineman who turns 24 in receiver. He had 28 tackles July, was second in the this season and zero intercountry with 23.5 tackles for ceptions, in large part beloss behind Lawson, the Atcause opponents did not test lantic Coast Conference dehim often. fensive player of the year.

Alexander said pro footDodd had three of Clemball was his dream, too, and son’s five sacks in the 45-40 he was glad to have the loss to Alabama in the nachance “for a better life and tional championship game changing not only my situaMonday night. tion but that of my family

and my community.”

Dodd’s departure means the ACC champions will have to replace both defensive ends for a second consecutive season. Dodd and Lawson took over for Vic Beasley, a 2015 first-round pick by the Atlanta Falcons, and Corey Crawford.

But Dodd and Lawson — the ACC defensive player of the year — quickly showed they could be just as disruptive for this year’s group.

The pair had all five of Clemson’s sacks against Alabama and seven of its nine tackles behind the line of scrimmage.

Eligible underclassmen have until Jan. 18 to declare for the NFL draft with the league issuing an official list Jan. 22.

The news wasn’t all bad for Clemson fans. Running back Wayne Gallman said he is staying.

Gallman, a third-year sophomore, posted on Twitter on Wednesday that he would be coming back to Clemson for the 2016 season.

Gallman set the school’s single-season rushing mark with 1,527 yards and led the Tigers with 13 rushing touchdowns.

“One more year won’t be so bad,” Gallman posted on the social media site, adding the hashtag, “ALLIN.” Gallman took control of the running back spot at the end of last season and took his game do another level this fall. He had nine games with 100 yards or more, although he was held to 45 yards by Alabama.

Atlantic Division

Toronto New York Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division

Atlanta Miami Orlando Washington Charlotte Central Division

Cleveland Chicago Indiana Detroit Milwaukee

W L Pct GB 24 15 .615 — 20 20 .500 4½ 19 19 .500 4½ 10 28 .263 13½ 4 36 .100 20½ W L Pct GB 23 15 .605 — 22 16 .579 1 20 18 .526 3 17 19 .472 5 17 20 .459 5½ W L Pct GB 27 9 .750 — 22 15 .595 5½ 22 16 .579 6 21 17 .553 7 16 24 .400 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

San Antonio Dallas Memphis Houston New Orleans Northwest Division

Oklahoma City Utah Portland Denver Minnesota Pacific Division

Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers

W L Pct GB 34 6 .850 — 22 17 .564 11½ 21 19 .525 13 20 19 .513 13½ 11 26 .297 21½ W L Pct GB 27 12 .692 — 17 20 .459 9 16 24 .400 11½ 14 24 .368 12½ 12 27 .308 15 W L Pct GB 36 2 .947 — 25 13 .658 11 15 22 .405 20½ 13 27 .325 24 9 31 .225 28

Tuesday’s Games

Indiana 116, Phoenix 97 San Antonio 109, Detroit 99 New York 120, Boston 114 Oklahoma City 101, Minnesota 96 Milwaukee 106, Chicago 101 Houston 107, Memphis 91 Cleveland 110, Dallas 107, OT L.A. Lakers 95, New Orleans 91

Wednesday’s Games

Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

New York at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Boston, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Utah at Portland, 10 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Toronto vs. Orlando at London, England, 3 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Portland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Miami at Denver, 9 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

NHL Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 43 26 12 5 57 118 92 Detroit 43 22 14 7 51 107 112 Montreal 43 23 17 3 49 122 107 Tampa Bay 43 22 17 4 48 111 102 Boston 41 21 15 5 47 124 110 Ottawa 43 20 17 6 46 119 131 Toronto 40 16 17 7 39 104 112 Buffalo 43 17 22 4 38 100 117 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 42 32 7 3 67 139 90 N.Y. Rangers 42 23 14 5 51 123 110 N.Y. Islanders 43 23 15 5 51 119 109 New Jersey 44 21 18 5 47 99 107 Pittsburgh 42 20 16 6 46 99 103 Carolina 44 19 18 7 45 105 120 Philadelphia 40 18 15 7 43 91 108 Columbus 44 15 25 4 34 111 144

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 44 29 11 4 62 149 116 Chicago 45 28 13 4 60 129 106 St. Louis 46 25 14 7 57 116 114 Minnesota 43 22 13 8 52 113 102 Nashville 43 19 17 7 45 109 118 Colorado 44 21 20 3 45 125 127 Winnipeg 43 19 21 3 41 112 125 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 42 27 12 3 57 112 92 Arizona 42 22 16 4 48 120 128 San Jose 41 21 18 2 44 118 113 Vancouver 43 17 16 10 44 105 120 Anaheim 41 17 17 7 41 78 99 Calgary 41 19 20 2 40 109 129 Edmonton 44 17 23 4 38 108 131 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders 5, Columbus 2 Carolina 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT St. Louis 5, New Jersey 2 Buffalo 3, Minnesota 2 San Jose 4, Winnipeg 1 Chicago 3, Nashville 2 Tampa Bay 4, Colorado 0 Arizona 4, Edmonton 3, OT

Wednesday’s Games

Columbus at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.

Florida at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Washington, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Detroit at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

College Basketball

By The Associated Press

EAST Albany (NY) 80, New Hampshire 75, OT Chestnut Hill 81, Nyack 69 Connecticut Coll. 77, CCNY 75 Dartmouth 80, Canisius 69 George Washington 81, UMass 70 Gettysburg 65, Washington (Md.) 52 Hartwick 78, Utica 65 Old Westbury 69, St. Joseph’s (NY) 66 Sciences (Pa.) 63, Dominican (NY) 50 West Virginia 74, Kansas 63 SOUTH Bethel (Tenn.) 125, Morthland 87 Bowie St. 85, Fayetteville St. 72 Kentucky 80, Mississippi St. 74 Tulane 81, South Florida 70 Vanderbilt 75, Auburn 57 Virginia 66, Miami 58 MIDWEST Arkansas 94, Missouri 61 Ball St. 74, W. Michigan 64 Bowling Green 91, Ohio 75 Carroll (Wis.) 84, Lawrence 83, OT Cent. Michigan 92, Akron 81 Concordia (Wis.) 94, Edgewood 54 Dayton 80, Davidson 74 E. Michigan 81, Buffalo 69 Evansville 84, Drake 65 Kansas St. 83, Texas Tech 70 Kent St. 76, Miami (Ohio) 68 Marian (Wis.) 100, Milwaukee Engineering 96, OT Michigan 70, Maryland 67 N. Illinois 71, Toledo 66 Nebraska 84, Minnesota 59 Northwestern 70, Wisconsin 65 Providence 50, Creighton 48 S. Illinois 81, Illinois St. 78 St. Francis (Ill.) 84, Spring Arbor 62 St. Norbert 86, Beloit 60 William Penn 93, Baker 78 Wis. Lutheran 88, Lakeland 84 Xavier 84, DePaul 64 SOUTHWEST Abilene Christian 87, Northwestern St. 72 Stephen F. Austin 85, Cent. Arkansas 64 Texas 94, Iowa St. 91, OT Texas A&M 71, Florida 68 Texas-Permian Basin 83, Oklahoma Christian 68 FAR WEST UNLV 86, New Mexico 74 Utah St. 79, Air Force 60 EXHIBITION Evergreen St. 84, Northwest U. 79 Kentucky Christian 95, Boyce 88

Transactions

By The Associated Press

BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Justin Wilson on a one-year contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Designated RHP A.J. Schugel for assignment.

Named Todd Donovan assistant director of player personnel and Nick Manno, Andy Pratt and Jason Lefkowitz pro scouts.

TEXAS RANGERS — Released RHP Kohsuke Tomita. Agreed to terms with RHP Tom Wilhelmsen on a oneyear contract and INF Pedro Ciriaco on a minor league contract. Named Ben Baroody assistant to the senior director of amateur scouting.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Named Gil Kim director of player development.

National League MIAMI MARLINS — Designated 1B Tommy Medica and RHP Andre Rienzo for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Edwin Jackson and 3B Chris Johnson on one-year contracts.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with C Wilson Ramos on a one-year contract. Assigned RHPs Erik Davis and Taylor Hill outright to Syracuse (IL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS — Recalled F/C Cristiano Felicio from Canton (NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed WR Jarrett Boykin to a reserve/future contract.

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GIRLS AREA ROUNDUP

Lady Gamecocks crush South Florence 76-27 FLORENCE – The Sumter High School varsity girls basketball team jumped out to a 19-5 lead after one quarter and never looked back in defeating South Florence 76-27 in its Region VI-4A opener on Tuesday at the SF gymnasium.

The Lady Gamecocks, who improved to 12-3 on the season, led 44-9 at halftime and 63-14 after three quarters. They were led by Jessica Harris with 26 points.

Three other SHS players scored in doubles figures, Kyra Wilson with 12, Bre Tyler with 11 and Anna McBride with 10.

Quiana Hodge led 6-6 South Florence with 11 points.

SUMTER Hamilton 4, Abram 7, Wilson 12, McBride 10, Harris 26, Myles 4, Tyler 11, Cook 2.

SOUTH FLORENCE Hodge 11, Dix 3, Willis 2, Perkins 5, Wilson 2, Cade 4.

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fell to 5-4 with a 60-47 loss to Patrick Henry on Tuesday at the CH gymnasium.

Sydney Wells had a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Lady Saints.

Holly Carlisle had 10 points, while Shannon Corbett and Mallory McIntosh had nine points apiece.

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL East Clarendon 26 Kingstree 22 TURBEVILLE – East Clarendon Middle School improved to 2-4 with a 26-22 victory over Kingstree on Wednesday at the EC gymnasium. Valencia Garris led the Lady Wolverines with 11 points and Rhamey Floyd had eight.

Orangeburg Prep 53

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL

ORANGEBURG – Bree Stoddard had a double-double of 28 points and 12 rebounds to lead Thomas Sumter Academy to a 60-53 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Tuesday at the OP gymnasium.

Latrice Lyons added 15 points for the Lady Generals, who improved to 13-0 overall in winning their SCISA Region II-3A opener.

Victoria Williams led Prep with 17 points and Ashlyn Fralix had 16.

Orangeburg Prep 17 ORANGEBURG – Thomas Sumter Academy remained undefeated with a 47-17 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Tuesday at the OP gymnasium. Anna Thomas led the 8-0 Lady Generals with 11 points.

Aubrey Stoddard and Catelyn Martin both had eight points, while Sydney Daniel had six points and eight steals.

THOMAS SUMTER Stoddard 28, Gaulke 4, Hawkins 5, Morris 6, Reed 2, Lyons 15.

ORANGEBURG PREP Williams 17, Fralix 16, Avant 6, Patel 3, Robinson 1, Nettles 2, Baltziger 8.

Lee Central 61 Kingstree 55

KINGSTREE – Lee Central High School opened its Region VII-2A schedule with a 61-55 victory over Kingstree on Tuesday at the Kingstree gymnasium. A’yanna Lucas had a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds as did Alexis McMillan, who had 11 points and 10 rebounds to go along with seven assists. Diamond Fortune also had 11 points.

Williamsburg 43 Robert E. Lee 40

KINGSTREE – Robert E. Lee Academy fell to 1-2 in SCISA Region II-2A with a 43-40 loss to Williamsburg Academy on Tuesday at the WA gymnasium. Reghann Griffin and Ivy Watts both had 16 for the 3-11 Lady Cavaliers.

Patrick Henry 60 Clarendon Hall 47

SUMMERTON – Clarendon Hall

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Robert E. Lee 41 Williamsburg 19

KINGSTREE – Robert E. Lee Academy improved to 8-2 with a 41-19 victory over Williamsburg Academy on Tuesday at the WA gymnasium.

Rebecca Dinkins had 15 points for REL and Carson Shannon had 12.

B TEAM BASKETBALL Clarendon Hall 20 Patrick Henry 2 SUMMERTON – Clarendon Hall improved to 3-1 with a 20-2 victory over Patrick Henry Academy on Tuesday at the CH gymnasium.

Bailey Corbett led the Lady Saints with eight points and Amberly Way had six.

Laurence Manning 29 Thomas Sumter 21

MANNING – Laurence Manning Academy improved to 3-0 with a 29-21 victory over Thomas Sumter Academy on Monday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium.

Lexi Bennett had 11 to lead LMA and Breanna Boykin had 10.

BOYS AREA ROUNDUP

Gators knock off Hartsville Lakewood High School’s varsity boys basketball team evened its Region VI-3A record at 1-1 with a 62-48 victory over Hartsville on Tuesday at The Swamp.

Grant Singleton led the Gators, 13-4 on the season, with 20 points.

Jarvis Johnson had 16 and Daquan Tindal added 10.

LAKEWOOD Singleton 20, Johnson 16, Tindal 10, Osborne 6, Pack 6, Rodgers-Anderson 3, Wilson 1.

South Florence 50 Sumter 47

FLORENCE – Sumter High School dropped its Region VI-4A opener on Tuesday, losing to South Florence 50-47 at the SF gymnasium.

The Gamecocks, who fell to 7-4 overall, were led by Shykim Mellette with 15 points. Tylik Simon and Raymond Johnson both had seven.

Justin Ford led the 7-5 Bruins with 21 while Giovanni Rivers had 15.

SUMTER Jackson 5, Rembert 2, Simon 7, Benbow 3, Burson 2, Corbett 4, Peoples 2, Mellette 15, Johnson 7.

SOUTH FLORENCE Ford 21, Saulters 4, D. Burch 6, Rivers 15, Demarr James 4.

Wilson Hall 54 Calhoun 38

ST. MATTHEWS – Wilson Hall opened its SCISA Region II-3A schedule with a 54-38 victory over Calhoun Academy on Tuesday at the CA gymnasium.

Brent Carraway led the 6-6 Barons with 18 points. Grier Schwartz had 14 and Drew Talley had 12.

Robert Lewis had 12 for the Cavaliers and Ford Conger had 11.

WILSON HALL Watford 6, Commander 2, Talley 12, Carraway 18, Stone 2, Schwartz 14.

CALHOUN Walker 2, Lewis 12, Conger 11, Prickett 3, Spiers 7, Moore 3.

Thomas Sumter 40 Orangeburg Prep 30 ORANGEBURG – Thomas Sumter Academy opened its SCISA Region II-3A schedule with a 40-30 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Tuesday at the OP gymnasium.

Austin Hudson led the Generals with 10 points. Justin Lyons and Ryan Dixon both had nine.

THOMAS SUMTER Lyons 9, Dixon 9, Hudson 10, York 4, Linder 4, Decker 2.

ORANGEBURG PREP Wolfe 5, Wannamaker 2, Patel 3, Jeffcoat 1, Metts 12, Provost-Wassell 7.

Darlington 69 Manning 53

DARLINGTON – Manning High School fell to 0-2 in Region VI-3A with a 69-53 loss to Darlington on Tuesday at the Darlington gymnasium. The 8-7 Monarchs were led

by Jalen White with 18 points. Rayvon Witherspoon added 14.

Marquis Green led the Falcons with 17, while Donavan Johnson had 12 and Isaac Simmons 11.

Patrick Henry 51 Clarendon Hall 39

SUMMERTON – Clarendon Hall remained winless with a 51-39 loss to Patrick Henry Academy on Tuesday at the CH gymnasium.

Dylan Way and Matthew Corbett both had 16 points to lead the 0-9 Saints.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Patrick Henry 48 Clarendon Hall 35 SUMMERTON – Clarendon Hall fell to 4-5 with a 48-35 loss to Patrick Henry Academy on Tuesday at the CH gymnasium.

Wells Robinson led the Saints with eight points and Thomas Stukes had seven.

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Prep Schedule East Clarendon at C.E. Murray (No JV Girls), 5

TODAY

Varsity and JV Basketball

Colleton Prep at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Basketball

Sumter at Conway, 6 p.m.

Crestwood at Lakewood, 6 p.m.

Manning at Marlboro County, 6 p.m.

Lake Marion at Lee Central, 6:30 p.m.

B Team Basketball

Wilson Hall at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m.

Middle School Basketball

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

Varsity Wrestling

Ridge View, Lake City at Sumter, 6 p.m.

p.m.

Wilson Hall at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Calhoun Academy, 4 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at The King’s Academy, 4 p.m.

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

Sumter Christian at Calvary Christian (No JV Girls), 4 p.m.

Varsity Wrestling

Sumter in Battery Creek Duals (in Beaufort), 6 p.m.

SATURDAY

Varsity Basketball

Sumter at Dreher (Girls Only), 3:30 p.m.

B Team Basketball

FRIDAY

Varsity Basketball

Orangeburg Prep at Thomas Sumter, 2 p.m.

Varsity Equestrian

Conway at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Lakewood at Crestwood, 6 p.m.

Marlboro County at Manning, 6 p.m.

Lee Central at Lake City, 6:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall in IEA Equestrian (at Tally Ho in Timmonsville), TBA

Scott’s Branch at Hannah-Pamplico (No JV Girls), 5 p.m.

Sumter in Battery Creek Duals (in Beaufort), TBA

Varsity and JV Basketball

MORanT

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“You don’t really plan for that,” said Morant, who also worked on foot speed and his vertical jump in the offseason.

“It was just one of those nights where I felt really good and every shot I made seemed to go in.”

The Knights point guard has been one of the top offensive players for the last few years, but this season head coach Dwayne Edwards has seen a significant increase in that area, he said.

“I think the biggest difference is he’s attacking the basket and that’s creating a number of different ways he can score,” Edwards said. “He can shoot it, he can drive for the layup or he can get to the free throw line.

“We look to him to be an offensive leader, but we also want to make sure he distributes the basketball and gives us a better chance to score that way.”

That’s become even more important with other teams starting to pay more attention to Morant. He’s had a couple games where his offensive numbers have been down, but his assists have reached double digits -- opening the door for players like Dakota Jennings and Devin Nelson among others.

“A lot of teams have a little shadow against me, almost like a box-and-1,” Morant said. “When that happens I try to get the ball to the other guards and

Varsity Wrestling

come off screens and do things like that.

“I always start out running the plays and making sure we get good looks.

When it comes down to a point where I feel like we have to score, that’s when I try to be a little more aggressive.”

Morant is also hoping that aggressiveness extends to the defensive side.

He and the rest of the Knights have been working hard on the defensive end in order to compete night-in and night-out in a very competitive and deep Region VI-3A. “It’s just a mindset you have to have that you’re going to play defense,” Morant said. “I think the biggest thing is just coming out and making sure you’re going to play hard ever game on both sides of the floor.”

Edwards is counting on a renewed focus as the region season progresses.

The Knights are 8-4 overall and 1-1 in the region with a showdown against rival Lakewood on Friday at The Castle. The Gators are ranked in the latest S.C. Basketball Coaches Association poll along with Darlington and Marlboro County, who the Knights lost to on Tuesday.

“It’s probably the deepest region in the state,” Edwards said. “So we look for Ja and all of our guys to do the things they need to do to be successful.

Hopefully Ja can lead in that direction and the rest of the team will follow.”

CLEMSON

It had just one against the Tigers.

Clemson: Blossomgame surpassed the 800-point mark for his career From Page B1 with his 17 points in the win over Louisville last Sunday. ... The victory TIP-INS over the Cardinals was the 100th for Duke: It was just the third time this coach Brad Brownell with the Tigers. season the Blue Devils were held to UP NEXT 35 points or fewer in the opening Duke faces Notre Dame at home on half.

Saturday.

They lost two of the other three Clemson battles its third straight top times, first to Kentucky and then 25 opponent when it plays No. 8 Miami Utah. ... Duke entered leading the at home on Saturday.

ACC with almost six blocks a game.

SPORTS ITEMS

Spieth signs endorsement with Coca-Cola HONOLULU — Jordan Spieth has an endorsement with another major company, signing on as a brand ambassador for Coca-Cola.

Spieth is No. 1 in the world and is coming off an eight-shot victory to start the new year. The Masters and U.S. Open champion has his second endorsement with a Fortune 100 company. He also has a corporate deal with Dallas-based AT&T. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Spieth last year rose to the top of golf with two majors and the Tour Championship, which Coca-Cola sponsors, that gave him the FedEx Cup title and a $10 million bonus.

The partnership with Coca-Cola will cross all forms of advertising, including the “6-Pack of Olympians and Paralympians” leading up to the Rio Games. Golf is back in the Olympics for the first time since 1904.

Ex-NFL running back Lawrence Phillips found dead in prison SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips was found dead in his California prison cell early Wednesday, and officials said they suspect suicide.

Guards at Kern Valley State Prison found Phillips, 40, unresponsive in his cell shortly after midnight. He was taken to an outside hospital and pronounced dead about 1:30 Phillips a.m., the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said.

He had been housed alone in a segregation cell since April 2013 after he was suspected of killing his cellmate.

A Kern County judge had ruled Tuesday that there was enough evidence to try Phillips in the death of Damion Soward, 37.

Phillips played for the St. Louis

Rams before being released in 1997 for insubordination. He also played for the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers.

He was once one of the top U.S. college football players at Nebraska.

Phillips was sent to prison in 2008 to serve a sentence of more than 31 years after he was convicted of twice choking his girlfriend in 2005 in San Diego and of driving his car into three teens later that year after a pickup football game in Los Angeles.

He was sentenced for inflicting great bodily injury involving domestic violence, corporal injury to a spouse, false imprisonment and vehicle theft.

Phillips was housed with about 3,900 other inmates in the prison about 80 miles south of Fresno in California’s Central Valley.

Browns hire Hue Jackson as coach; team’s 8th since 1999 CLEVELAND — The Browns have hired former Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson as their new coach, the team’s eighth since 1999.

Jackson brings head coaching experience, knowledge of the AFC North and a knack for fixing quarterbacks to the Browns, who fired Mike Pettine following a 3-13 season. The 50-yearold has spent the past two seasons directing Cincinnati’s offense.

He coached Oakland in 2011, leading the Raiders to an 8-8 record. Jackson waited for his second chance as a head coach and he’ll get it in Cleveland, where coaches — and quarterbacks — have come and gone with regularity for more than a decade.

After a second meeting with Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, Jackson backed out an interview scheduled for Thursday with the New York Giants.

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“But I will say this: What gave me confidence more than anything else is Mr. Richardson telling me, ‘I will never make a decision in the middle of the season. This is too important.”’

Richardson didn’t want Rivera feeling any pressure.

He told Rivera, “I don’t want you looking over your shoulder. I want you looking forward. I want you looking at the team and I want to see you trending up.”

And while he would still spend most of the 2012 season — and some of early 2013 — answering questions about his job security, Rivera knew in the back of his mind that he had time to find a solution.

“For him to tell me not to worry, just to work — man, that took a lot of pressure off,” Rivera said.

Rivera is 33-10-1 in his last 44 regular season games and nobody is talking about his longterm future anymore. He got a three-year contract extension in 2014. Not every NFL owner has been so patient.

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OBITUARIES SHIRLEY L. WINFREE Funeral services for Shirley Lipscomb Winfree will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter, with Pastor Michael Walters officiating. Interment will follow in WINFREE Bradford Cemetery, Sumter.

The public may view from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Palmer Memorial Chapel.

Ms. Winfree died on Jan. 10, 2016, at Family Residential Health Care in Sumter.

Born in Farmville, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Ervell and Frances Winfree.

Surviving are four daughters, Patrice (Herbert) Nero, Sharon Prince and Audrey Samuel, all of Sumter, and Leigh Mills-Roberson of Hilton Head Island; one son, Victor Lipscomb of Sumter; a host of other relatives and dear friends.

Condolences may be made on their tribute page found at www.palmermemorialchapel. com.

Palmer Memorial Chapel is in charge of the services.

CECIL L. CRAYTON Cecil L. Crayton, 84, died on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at his home.

A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.

The Wesley Fellowship Class will serve as honorary pallbearers.

Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, he was a son of the late James Charles and Estelle Bennett Crayton. Mr. Crayton was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church and the Wesley Fellowship Sunday School Class, where he taught for many years. Mr. Crayton served in the U.S. Army. He graduated from Hugh Mason High School and from Wake Forest University. He was a former commander of the American Legion, chairman of Christian Charities board and chairman of the Disabilities and Special Needs board in Manning. Mr. Crayton was retired from the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs. At one time, he was active in the Kairos Prison Ministry in Bishopville.

Surviving are his wife, Wilma of 63 years; a daughter, Kathy Naeseth and her husband, Eric, of Annapolis, Maryland; a son, Jeffrey of Manning; two loving granddaughters, Sara Naeseth of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Kimberly Naeseth and her friend, Michael Barton, of Bloomington, Indiana; and his loving granddog, Zoe. He was preceded in death by a son, Randall Crayton; his parents; and a sister, Doris.

Memorials may be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 211 Alice Drive, Sumter, or to Christian Charities of Sumter, 110 S. Purdy St., Sumter.

Elmore Hill McCreight is in charge of the services.

SHAON ANN SMOOT Shaon Ann “Sheryl” Smoot departed this life on Jan. 7, 2016, at her home.

She was born on Aug. 15, 1964, in Sumter, a daughter of James Jones and the late Jeanette Johnson. She received her education in the public schools of Sumter County.

She was married to Nathan Smoot for 25 years. She was a member of First Baptist Mis-

sionary Church, where she truly worshiped and praised the Lord. She loved and enjoyed taking care of all her nieces and nephews. She was best known for her smile and ability to provide meals for family, friends and for those who were in need.

Sheryl’s memories will be cherished by her husband, Nathan Smoot; her father, James Jones; adopted nephew, Omarion Anderson; brother, Mark A. Johnson; grandfather, Albert Anderson; aunt, Bertha Mae Johnson; four nieces, Elizabeth Johnson (James) Anthony, Joyce Johnson, Jessica Johnson and Sheila Anderson, all of Sumter; two nephews, Michael Johnson and Kevin Anderson of Sumter; six grandnieces of Sumter; six grandnephews of Sumter; two special family members, Debra Williams and Willie Brock; two special sisters-in-law, Flossie Marines and Jeanette Robinson; two special friends, Joseph House and Leri Howard; and a host of other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Jeanette Johnson; one sister, Brenda Anderson; maternal grandmother, Susie Anderson; and an uncle, Raymond McBride.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Mrs. Smoot will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. on Friday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at First Baptist Missionary Church, Sumter, with Pastor George Windley Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Walker Cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 205 Council St., Sumter.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

MARY LEE MOORE Mary Lee Pringle Moore, widow of John Vincent Moore, died on Jan. 10, 2016.

She was born on Aug. 7, 1933, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Daniel Sr. and Gracie Lee Gordon Pringle. Mary Lee was a kind and loving spirit who brought joy to the lives she touched. Mary Lee found joy in the simple things in life such as music and bird watching. She had a special love for all children.

At an early age, Mary Lee accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and became a dedicated member of Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church. At Mulberry, she served as a deaconess, missionary, church musician, Sunday school teacher and youth leader. Later in her adult life, Mary Lee transitioned her service for Christ to Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, where she continued to serve as a church musician, and was also dedicated to the choir, missionary and nursing home ministry. Mary Lee received her early education in the public schools of Sumter County. In 1958, she graduated with a bachelor of science degree in elementary education from Morris College, Sumter. Mary Lee’s love for children led her to teaching positions in the public schools of Clarendon, Marion and Sumter counties. In 1981, she embarked on her dream and opened Little Bo Peep Child Care Center, where she

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coaches hired in 2014 have already been fired. Hue Jackson became the Cleveland Browns’ ninth coach in 18 seasons after parting ways with Mike Pettine after just two seasons.

In today’s win-now world it’s almost unfathomable how Tom Landry survived as long as he did. The Hall of Fame coach started his tenure in Dallas with six straight losing seasons before taking the Cowboys to the playoffs 17 of the next 18 seasons.

Rivera said with Richardson, the owner offered more than just patience.

They would meet regularly

to discuss some of the things he needed to do to improve on as a coach. He even set Rivera up to meet with longtime friend, coach John Madden.

“I think he felt the responsibility because he OK’d my hiring and he wanted to see me succeed,” Rivera said.

Rivera said picking Madden’s brain was a huge help.

He’s also spoken with and learned from other successful coaches as well. On Saturday, he met with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski after watching the Blue Devils play at Cameron Indoor Stadium. After their conversation, Rivera stepped

outside the room and began writing down everything he could remember Krzyzewski telling him.

Rivera said based on what he now knows, his biggest advice to first-time NFL coaches is to hire a former head coach as a consultant.

“It’s funny, you think you’re ready to be a head coach — you really do — and you have a book, and all of this stuff that is there to help you, but the truth of the matter is until you have done it and sat in that chair you don’t realize how hard it is,” Rivera said. “Some crazy things come up.”

loved, taught and nurtured many children until her retirement in 1996.

Mary Lee married the love of her life, John Vincent Moore, in 1958. To this union three beautiful daughters were born. Mary Lee was a loving wife and mother. She taught her daughters to love God and lead by example. One of her last words of wisdom to her daughters: “I gave you a foundation; I gave you the tools; now make me proud!”

Fond and loving memories will be cherished by her three daughters, Sandra Moore Williams of Sumter, Grace Moore Covington of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Stephanie Moore (Gerry) Wardlaw of Harrisburg, North Carolina; two granddaughters, Jessica Marie Canty of Sumter and Jennifer Marie (David) Rivers of Colorado Springs, Colorado; two great-grandchildren, David Jamel Rivers and Janelle Candace Rivers; a sister, Martha Ann (Levester) Wilson of Sumter; a brother, Reuben (Millicent) Pringle of Sacramento, California; a beloved cousin, Charles “Bubba” McKnight; one uncle; five aunts; three sisters-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

In addition to her husband and parents, Mary Lee was preceded in death by four brothers, Daniel Pringle Jr., James Manning Pringle, Jerome Pringle and Jimmy Pringle.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Mrs. Moore will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. on Friday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, Sumter, with Pastor Marion H. Newton officiating.

Interment will follow in Mulberry Baptist Church cemetery.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 102 E. Patricia Drive, Sumter.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

daughter of the late Samuel Sr. and Mary Gooden Mahoney. She was united in marriage to the late Henry “Champ” Champion. She attended the public schools of Sumter County. At an early age, she joined Mt. Olive AME Church, Woodrow. Fannie was one of the most beautiful people anyone could meet.

She leaves to cherish her memories: three sons, Samuel Champion of Savannah, Georgia, and Henry (Cheryl) Champion and John (Betty) Champion, both of Dalzell; one adopted son, Levant (PNut) Brisbon of Dalzell; five daughters, Mary Louise (Robert) Johnson of Sumter, Evelyn Ludd and Sarah (Jerry) Evans, both of Dalzell, Rachel (Greg) Brown of Sumter and Janie Champion of the home; 17 grandsons; five granddaughters; four great-grandsons; nine great-granddaughters; two brothers, Samuel Mahoney Jr. of Dalzell and James (Katie) Mahoney of Sumter; four sisters, Lula “Sweet” (Ernest) Jenkins of Sumter, Esther (Billy) Rogers of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Johnnie Mae Mahoney of Sumter and Lucille Mahoney Sanders of Washington, D.C.; one brother-in-law, Fred Prescott of Sumter; one sisterin-law, Lillian Reidout of New York, New York; and a host of nieces, nephews, adopted grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Homegoing services will be held at noon on Friday at Mt. Olive AME Church, 2738 Woodrow Road, Woodrow, with the Rev. Dr. Friendly J. Gadson, pastor, eulogist.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 2645 Shingle Mill Road, Dalzell.

The remains will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. for viewing.

The funeral procession will leave at 11:20 a.m. from the home.

Floral bearers will be nieces.

Pallbearers will be family and friends.

Burial will be in Mt. Olive Memorial Garden, Pear Street, Sumter.

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

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

Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com

resided in Bronx, New York, for many years and later returned to the Sumter community. Alice rejoined St. Matthews Baptist Church and was a member of the gospel choir.

Ms. Thompson was also a member of the Golden Heart Association in Sumter.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by nine sisters and three brothers.

Surviving are one sister, Ruth Thompson Brock of Sumter; nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Condolences may be made on their tribute page found at www.palmermmemorialchapel.com Palmer Memorial Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

DORA M. SMITH AUGUSTA, Georgia — Dora Marsh Smith, 90, passed away on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home in Augusta.

She was born on Aug. 22, 1925, in Bishopville, Lee County, to C. Manes Marsh and Leila Corbett Marsh.

Dora is survived by sisters, Willene Marsh Smith and Joyce Marsh Perkins (Roy), both of Bishopville; sister-inlaw, Olene Marsh of Bishopville; and several nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents and stepmother, Ella Croft Marsh, she was preceded in death by brothers, L.W. Marsh, James, Charlie, Ernest Marsh and Wilburn Gladden; and a sister, Nettie Whitley.

Dora was a veteran of World War II. She lived and worked in Augusta most of her adult life.

Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Red Hill Baptist Church cemetery, 4695 Red Hill Road.

Elliott Funeral Home of Augusta is in charge.

FANNIE M. CHAMPION Fannie Mahoney Champion, 77, departed this life on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at her home in Dalzell.

Born on Jan. 25, 1938, in Sumter County, she was a

RANNIE MCDUFFIE MANNING — Rannie McDuffie, 59, died on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, at the Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia.

He was born on April 2, 1956, in Manning, a son of the late Bennie and Francine Conyers McDuffie.

The family is receiving friends at 9356 S.C. 261, Manning.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ALICE THOMPSON Funeral services for Alice Thompson will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Matthews Baptist Church, 1690 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, with the Rev. Michael Walters officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park, Cains Mill Road, Sumter.

The public may view from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter.

Ms. Thompson died on Jan. 10, 2016, at Family Residential Health Care in Sumter.

Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Mattie Outen Thompson. Alice was a 1950 graduate of the Sumter County public school system. She

LARRY MCKNIGHT WEDGEFIELD — Larry McKnight, 56, entered eternal rest on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on March 10, 1959, in Sumter County, he was a member of Union Missionary Baptist Church. He was employed by Pilgrim’s Pride.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley Rivers McKnight; five children, Cedric (Kelsha) McKnight, Laree McKnight, Tray McKnight, Terrence Rivers and Marcus Jones; five grandchildren, Deonta, Isaiah Latrell, Kalen, Jamari and Jaylen; his parents, Leroy and Ethel Brand McKnight; three brothers, Ronnie (Ella) McKnight, Billy McKnight and Frankie (Edith) Dixs; eight sisters, Sylvia Singleton, Gloria (John) Wilder, Margie McKnight, Bertha Haynesworth, Debra McKnight, Shirley Williams, Annie Mae McKnight and Janie (Marcus) Jones; mother-in-law, Rosa Green; one brother-in-law, David (Angela) Rivers; a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation for Mr. McKnight will be held today at the funeral home.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry W. Barnes and the Rev. Fred Martin, eulogist. Burial will follow in Cain Cemetery, Sumter.

The family is receiving visitors at the home, 1120 David Austin Road, Wedgefield, and the home of his daughter, Laree McKnight, 130 Apollo Road, Wedgefield.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

JOHN SHAW John Shaw, 70, departed this life on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

He was born on Oct. 7, 1945, in Mayesville, a son of the late Alex and Victoria Jacobs Shaw.

The family will be receiving friends at the home of his sister, Gussie (Elijah) Boatwright, 2445 Florence Highway, Sumter, SC 29153.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc.

WILHELMENIA P. ALSTON Wilhelmenia Pringle Alston, 78, widow of Edward Alston Sr., departed this life on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, at her residence.

She was born on April 6, 1937, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Allen and Katie Gardner Pringle.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 7635 Osborne Road, Rembert.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc.

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Office Rentals 604 sq. ft Office Space at 217 W Hampton Ave. Large Secretarial work area , 1//2 BA, break area, $625 Mo. Call Century 21 Hawkins & Kolb 803-773-1477

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale Tudor Place 2261 Preot 2BR 2BA All appl. Washer/Dryer, Carport, $92,500 Call 469-9381

Manufactured Housing

JOBS HOMES APARTMENTS CARS BOATS MOTORCYCLES BIKES FURNITURE PETS GARAGE SALES & MORE

Turn your Tax Refund into your dream home! We have quality used refurbished mobile homes. We specialize in on the lot financing. Low credit score is OK. Call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book page (M & M Mobile Homes).

GET THE CLASSIFIEDS DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR. 803-774-1258

Land & Lots for Sale Minutes Walmart/Shaw, acre, cleared, septic, water. $13,900.

888-774-5720

LARGE GARAGE SALE Every Weekend Tables $2 & $3 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Open every weekend. Call 803-494-5500

For Sale or Trade Firewood for sale, off Sally & McLaurin.

You cut & haul $50 a quart, $25 1/2 & $12.50 a basket. 803-305-2159 or 803-983-7728 Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves.

Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311.

Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

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MAYO’S SUIT CITY

TUXEDOS AVAILABLE for rental or purchase

Winter Clearance Sale IN PROGRESS NOW!

If your suits aren’t becoming to you, It’s a good time to be coming to Mayo’s!

Wesmark Plaza • 773-2262 • Mon-Sat 10-7 • www.MayosDiscountSuits.com