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BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com South Carolina Law Enforcement Division formally announced Wednesday it will investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred

Saturday morning in Dalzell.

In a statement issued

by SLED, the agency is investigating the shooting that happened on Colts Run at the request of Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

According to Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Braden Bunch, it is department protocol to report any officer-involved shooting to SLED. The SLED release says it will be conducting in-

terviews as well as reviewing forensic evidence.

Bunch said the sheriff’s office turned over all body camera footage from the incident.

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Norma Holland teaches Terrell Rowe, 9, how to pitch to himself while adults and teenagers pick teams on the softball diamond behind them at the South Sumter Gym recently.

Lucious Johns, left, high fives retired Maj. Gen. Dutch Holland after Holland hit a home run during the OneSumter softball game.

Organization hopes to encourage fellowship

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com OneSumter, an organization made up of local leaders and community members, invites all Sumterites to spend their Thursday evenings together in fellowship while playing softball at South Sumter Park.

City Councilman Calvin Hastie said the idea to start Sumter Family Softball was sparked after Mayor Joe McElveen commented about the beauty of the park during the recent Memorial Day celebration at the same location.

Hastie said he spoke with people who said the field has not seen much action in recent years.

OneSumter hopes to change that, he said.

The organization hosted its first community softball game on July 16.

Hastie said there was a great turnout with people young and not so young participating.

T-Ball equipment will be provided by the Sumter County Recreation and Parks Department for beginners and small children during today’s games, he said.

Equipment for older players will be provided by local churches including New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church and Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.

Hastie said the goal of the softball games is to bring people together who may not know each other despite being neighbors for years.

Dutch Holland, former com-

mander of the 9th Air Force at Shaw Air Force Base, said the weekly events are more than just games. He hopes the softball games encourage younger members in the community to get active in conversations and other local events.

Both Holland and Hastie agreed that the games are perfect opportunities for the youth to get exposed

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Jury hears opening arguments, Traffic detours imminent as SCDOT replaces bridge testimony in homicide trial

BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com The murder trial of Jeffrey Andrews is in full swing after court resumed Wednesday morning.

Andrews, 51, is charged with the murder of Shamarr Howell and possessing a weapon during a violent crime. He pleaded not guilty.

The pretrial motions were given without a jury in the room starting at 10 a.m. in reference to whether certain pieces of evidence can be shown in court.

After about 45 minutes of motions, the trial began with

the jury being brought in and both the prosecution and defense delivering their opening arguments.

ANDREWS Andrews sat on one side of the courtroom while the family of Howell sat one row behind him on the other side of the courtroom, only separated by a few people.

Included in the familial group was Howell’s father and sister along with other family members. They, along with Andrews, watched as both prosecution and defense attor-

neys plead their case to the jury.

The arguments did not focus on hard evidence but rather they presented their side of the case and what each side was going to try to prove.

The prosecution presented its argument first, saying Andrews fatally shot Howell in March 2014 after Howell allegedly stole a jug of brandy from Andrews’ home. Prosecutors said Andrews and Howell were arguing while drinking at Howell’s father’s home at 12 Murphy St. in Sumter and alleged Howell

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The South Carolina Department of Transportation announced Monday it will be replacing a bridge on Dubose Siding Road over Rocky Bluff Swamp beginning Aug. 17, which will cause traffic to detour around the bridge.

According to a news release from the Department of Transportation, traffic will be detoured to Peach Orchard, Cotton Acres and Westbury Mill roads. According to the release, the detour is l.26 miles.

The bridge is deemed

“structurally deficient,” according to the release.

District Engineering Administrator Bryan Jones says “structurally deficient” could have a multitude of definitions with one being having cracks in the structure.

The bridge is scheduled to reopen in mid-November, barring unexpected setbacks.

When the project is completed, there will be a new 70-foot, pre-stressed concrete bridge sitting where the old bridge is now.

This is the third bridge

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Homegrown police captain takes statewide post

BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com Even though Capt. Jeffery Jackson is branching out, his roots are staying firmly planted in Sumter.

He graduated from Sumter High School before staying in town to attend Morris College.

A staple in the Sumter community, the seasoned veteran is now tackling statewide leadership roles as president of the Palmetto State Law Enforcement Officers Association.

He first learned his leadership skills serving in the Army for eight years as a second lieutenant with military police.

Jackson split time at Fort McClellan in Anniston, Alabama, and Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina.

After his four-year stint in active duty, Jackson joined the reserves and focused his attention on local law enforcement.

He reached out to Sumter Police Department, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

The police department was the first agency to call him back, and he jumped at the job opportunity.

The rest is history, as Jackson has served the department for 27 years now.

“I’m a loyalist,” he said.

“They were the first to the call, and I felt obligated to support those that supported me when I needed to be supported.”

For Jackson, the move to the police department fit like a glove.

The town he grew up in and was molded by became the city he now serves and protects, something he said he’s ecstatic doing.

“Sumter’s home,” Jackson said. “I grew up on North Main, so I took the opportunity to help the community I

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Captain Jeffery Jackson talks about growing up in Sumter and being a police officer in his home town. grew up in. If I was going to make a difference, I wanted it to be in the community I grew up in. It’s been a pleasure to serve the people of this community.”

He started as a patrol officer and juvenile investigator before being assigned to the investigative services department. After a few years there, he transitioned back to patrol before being promoted to sergeant on patrol.

Shortly after that he became lieutenant before reaching his current position as cap-

tain of the patrol division, a position he’s held for more than 10 years.

Throughout his tenure with the department, Jackson served under four different chiefs including Harold Johnson, Patty Patterson and now police chief Russell Roark III. He said he’s taken leadership techniques from all four he’s served under, and he’s getting ready to take on a big leadership task himself.

Jackson was elected presi-

dent on July 10 at the organization’s summer training conference.

Jackson was elected second vice president four years ago and moved up to vice president two years later.

And when the serving president’s two-year term ended, Jackson stepped up as the new leader.

As president, Jackson becomes the face of the organization, has to travel to functions, makes sure business is handled right at all 13 chapters and takes a proactive

stance to shed good light on the group.

He also has big goals of increasing membership and getting young officers interested in joining.

“It was formed in an effort to give black officers a voice in law enforcement,” he said.

“We’ve since transitioned and opened up to all races and ethnicities.”

Jackson is the third officer from Sumter Police Department to serve as president with the most recent before him being Deputy Chief Alvin Holston.

Jackson said having three different officers serve in the organization’s highest position speaks volumes.

“The Sumter chapter is a viable voice in the organization,” he said.

Along with trying to increase membership and visibility, Jackson plans two conferences annually, one in the summer and his first one as president in the winter at Myrtle Beach.

The three-day-long gathering will stress the importance of money management.

Jackson said when he started on the force, he didn’t have any idea how to budget and said it’s his duty now to “give the younger officers an opportunity to allow their money to work for them.”

Roughly two weeks into his two-year term, Jackson is excited about the opportunity he has with the law enforcement organization.

He said he’s received tremendous support from Roark and is excited with the opportunity to do some good for the state.

“My goal is to leave the association in better shape than when I found it,” Jackson said. “Not saying it was in bad shape, but the goal is to make sure I leave it better than the way I found it.”

Take your dizzy feet downtown for National Dance Day

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com July 25 is the fourth Saturday in the month, and that means it’s National Dance Day. Time to exercise those Dizzy Feet with a group of your peers right on Main Street with a dance from Twitch and Travis Wall of “So You Think You Can Dance” fame.

You can be a star, too, thanks to several of Sumter’s dance schools. Participating so far are Miss Libby’s School of Dance, Freed School of Performing Arts, DreamWorks Dance Academy and Caroline Mack Center for the Arts.

Seth Reimer, cultural manager for the city and co-owner of Miss Libby’s, said the easiest way to participate is to learn and practice the dance at the Dizzy Feet website prior to Saturday’s event. But if you can’t do that, instructors and dancers from the dance schools will be at the green space on Main Street to teach the “easy” choreography to this year’s chosen song,

“Shut Up and Dance” by the group Walk the Moon. Twitch choreographed and teaches this “Everybody Dance” routine on the website dizzyfeetfoundation.org/national-danceday/.

Wall, also an alumnus and choreographer with “So You Think You Can Dance,” choreographed and teaches the advanced routine, also on the website.

“The dance instructors and some of our students are learning the advanced dance and will demonstrate it on the stage,” Reimer said, “and anyone who has learned it is welcome to come up and dance with us.

“We’ll also be doing some other fun things during the morning that people are encouraged to participate in,” he said, “like the party dances ‘YMCA’ and the ‘Electric Slide.’”

Reimer encourages the community to “come out Saturday and enjoy dance and movement. We’ll start at 10 (a.m.).”

At the same time, he said, people will be doing the same dances

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Jennifer Reimer, far left, of Miss Libby’s School of Dance, goes over the National Dance Day routine with a group at the Downtown Farmers Market two years ago. Several local dance studios will have instructors and students at the Main Street green space at 10 a.m. Saturday to provide instruction on the Dizzy Feet Foundation’s Everybody Dance routine and to dance with those who have learned it. throughout the country.

“I know they’re doing the dances at Lincoln Center and the White House,” Reimer said. “Michelle Obama is a big fan of ‘So You Think You Can Dance.’”

To learn either or both of the dances, he said, go to dizzyfeetfoundation. org/national-dance-day/ and check out the instructional videos. Then join the celebration of National Dance Day.

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Canning like a pro From left, Clemson Extension Services food safety and nutrition educator Christine J. Patrick and Master Preservers and “canning coaches” Betty Baun and Miriam Roman spent several hours at Simpson Hardware on Friday and Saturday offering tips and answering questions about home canning fruits and vegetables.

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Republican contenders scrambling to adjust to ‘Trumpism’ AIKEN (AP) — Donald Trump is on his way to the Mexican border, the latest event in a presidential campaign some of his rivals would like to dismiss as a sideshow.

But he’s been stealing their thunder for days and left them scrambling to adjust to a race dominated by a bombastic longshot.

The billionaire developer and reality TV host will be in Laredo, Texas, today, highlighting his unyielding stance on immigration. The trip will revisit a topic that has stirred criticism that has now grown into open hostility from some Republican contenders.

From party heavyweights like Jeb Bush to recently announced candidates

like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, the contenders are confronted by Trump’s hair-trigger habit of calling out his critics by name, vilifying the GOP establishment and roiling the debate about immigration and more.

In Washington, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was asked about Trump’s planned trip to Laredo.

He snapped, “I hope he can find the border because I’m not sure he’s ever been there before.”

This, after Perry denounced Trump’s campaign as a “cancer on conservatism” and “barking carnival act” in a speech that laced into “Trumpism: a toxic mix of demagoguery, mean-spirit-

Good Samaritans will host summer giveaway

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The Good Samaritans for All People Inc. will have its summer giveaway from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the old Bishopville High School football field on Highway 15.

Free food, clothing, school supplies and other items, including brand-new tennis shoes, will be given away to those in need.

“We have these about every two months,” said the Rev. Eddie Thomas Jr., president of the organization.

Thomas said the events are planned to help poor people and especially single-parent families.

“We have been doing this for 21 years,” he said. “First at Murrells Inlet and then in Marlboro, and we continued it

in Bishopville.”

Thomas, who is a minister with the United Methodist Church, said he has done the events everywhere he has been sent to serve a congregation.

“We serve people across about 11 counties,” he said.

Those include Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties.

Thomas said the organization gets donations from across the country. More events are planned for the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Nov. 21, and the week before Christmas.

“We serve people of all races, and we don’t charge a dime for anything,” he said.

For more information, call Thomas at (803) 428-4448 or (803) 459-4989; or call the Rev. Raymond Cook at (803) 4696294.

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Taquayya White, Michael Carter, Jessica Middleton and Kenyatta Mitchell were arrested and charged Wednesday morning with public disorderly conduct. The four were reportedly loitering outside a hotel in the 1200 block of Camden Highway.

When officers approached, they noticed an open container in the car. All four had different stories about why they were not in their room. Officers also found a black scale with marijuana residue on it, and Mitchell was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Rashad Miller, 23, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct late Tuesday.

Miller allegedly got into a fight with his sister at Hickory Hollow Apartments in the 100 block of East Hampton Avenue. He reportedly became agitated and was

using profanity at neighbors trying to give him a ride home from the apartments when police arrived.

Teca Jones, 38, was arrested in Sumter on Tuesday in connection with a burglary in New York, New York. Police responded to a civil disturbance at a business in the 200 block of West Liberty Street. Jones was refusing to adhere to the business’ rules. When officers arrived, they found a warrant for her arrest in New York. She was taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

STOLEN PROPERTY Copper wiring valued at $500 was stolen from an air conditioner from the Shepherd’s Center on Council Street. Sumter Police Department said the theft occurred between July 1 and July 15.

edness and nonsense that will lead the Republican Party to perdition if pursued.”

Indeed, the insults flying among Trump and his fiercest critics have been caustic. Sen. Lindsey Graham called him a “jackass” a day earlier, and Trump responded by calling Graham an “idiot” and giving out the senator’s cellphone number.

Others in the field have been more measured, though showing signs of growing exasperation. Bush, in particular, has conspicuously tried to avoid alienating Trump’s supporters — “good people” with “legitimate concerns” — even while branding Trump’s rhetoric “ugly” and “mean-spirited.”

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The feud is unfolding as the candidates prepare for the first GOP debate, a venue to which the top 10 in national polling will be invited out of a swollen lineup of 16. Although they are all accomplished, few are well known nationally, and “Trumpism” isn’t making it easier for them to get their messages out at a time when mere name recognition can drive popularity in polling.

Trump, a longtime celebrity, is almost guaranteed a spot in the debate.

Bush, in South Carolina on Wednesday, said he wasn’t approaching the debate thinking about Trump or any rival who might be on the stage.

“My objective with this is to, wherever I can, share my record,” he said.

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No shame in going to God with prayer needs

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’d like to take a break from discussing the recent news headlines to tell you about the best prayer request I’ve ever heard.

Anyone who has logged time in a Sunday school class or small group has been a part of a circle, sometimes literally a circle, wherein people take turns lobbing their spiritual concerns into the pot of a communal prayer list. At the end of the litany, one person usually prays for the lot. In theory, it’s a great way to share one another’s burdens (Gal. 6:2), this time of prayer, and it serves the body of the church when we pray with one another.

On this occasion, my group was halfway through such a list when Christina — not her real name — indi-

cated she had a request she would like to share. A new member to our group, Christina succinctly Faith Matters voiced her need.

JAMIE H. “I need WILSON some new clothes,” she stated. “All I have is stripper clothes.”

Heads turned, eyebrows raised. The frankness of the statement caught all of us off-guard. The leader of the group stammered a reassuring response before quickly moving to the next person.

As I sat there suppressing a bit of shock and a little bit of a giggle, I realized something essential but often

lacking in our small group studies: an open confrontation of our needs. Of all those present that day, Christina had the most meaningful contribution.

She spoke of a true, potentially embarrassing need.

Hers was a far cry from the list of pretentious and self-serving requests that seem to dominate the average prayer time. Indeed, Christina did need clothes, ones that reflected her new direction in life. Christina had left her life as an exotic dancer and was trying to bring her life, including her wardrobe, to a standard that honored her Heavenly Father.

She wasn’t saying something simply to be salacious.

She was bringing a real need before her God as well as her brothers and sisters

in the faith. Though many might have frowned upon her openness, I found her hubris quite refreshing.

I wonder how improved our prayer lives would be if we were to pray like Christina; to approach the throne of God with such unbridled honesty. What if we were to present ourselves in such simplistic terms; to ask for what we need, stripped of pride and self-preservation?

If our time of communal prayer enlisted requests that were as intentional and practical as Christina’s, more real needs would be met. We would see the true struggles of those around us and begin to act as God’s implements. What’s more, we would have our needs met, our faith strengthened and the church would grow.

Instead we use this prayer

time as a time to gossip about another or to slip in a back door brag.

You’ve probably known people who remain silent during prayer request time even though they feel crushed by the weight of their burden. Rather than share, they suffer alone. This is not how God intended us to live life, ashamed of our struggles. He intended others to share the load and to come to our aid. This may be humbling, asking for help from someone in your church, but that is what we are supposed to do. Forget how your request will make you look and approach the throne of grace with confidence (Heb. 4:16).

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

Time with Jesus is the best alternative to stressful life

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eople want me to be stressed out.

My Facebook page is filled with posts warning me about gays taking over the church, the government coming after my guns and sharks at the beach.

People who call themselves my friends send me messages telling me about a secret conspiracy to arrest pastors who won’t bake cakes for gay couples.

Democrats warn me about the Republican plot to take my money; Republicans warn me about the Democratic plot to take my money.

Either way, it looks like I will be out some money.

Facebook is making my heart rate go up.

Whether I watch CNN or Fox News,

there is always someone warning me that if I breathe, I will get cancer. Apparently both liberals and conservatives agree, if it tastes good, it’s bad for you. Congressmen appear on both netClay works and tell me it’s Smith the other guy’s fault that things are so messed up in Washington.

Ten minutes in front of the news makes my blood pressure rises 10 points.

If the news reports don’t get to me, the commercials will. Ads bombard me telling me I need fresher breath in case it’s raining and I get in a cab with a member of the opposite sex. Apparently, I am unat-

CHURCH NEWS Allen Chapel AME Church, 471 Lynam Road, announces: * Friday, Aug. 7 — Revival at 7 p.m. The Rev. Robert China, pastor of the Historic Liberty Hill AME Church, Summerton, will speak. * Sunday, Aug. 9 — Homecoming at 3 p.m. The Rev. Lorenzo Dinkins will speak.

Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, 4319 Rowe Drive, Summerton, announces: * Sunday, Aug. 2 — The Rev. David Lawson’s 18th pastoral anniversary will be celebrated at 3 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Willie T. Lawson will speak. Dinner will be served.

Bible Fellowship Church, 227 Broad St., announces: * Sunday-Wednesday, Aug. 2-5 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly. Water theme with Bible stories, games, crafts and water fun. Pre-register Monday-Thursday at (803) 773-7101.

Calvary Baptist Church, 495 Calvary Church Road, Bishopville, announces: * Saturday, Aug. 1 — Mid-Carolina singing at 6 p.m. featuring Staffman of Whiteville, North Carolina, and Cedar Creek Quartet.

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 105 Dinkins St., Manning, announces: * Monday-Thursday, Aug. 10-13 — Revival at 7 nightly. The Rev. Dr. James Blassingame will speak.

Edwin Boyle Santee Summer Ministry, 1098 Lemon Ave., Manning, (across from Camp Bob Cooper), announces: * Outdoor interdenominational worship service at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday through Sept. 6 for those who spend their summer weekends at Lake Marion. Find them on Facebook.

Fellowship Outreach Ministries, 1891 Florence Highway, announces: * Monday-Friday, Aug. 17-21, and Sunday, Aug. 23 — A 38-year anniversary celebration and birthday party at 7:30 nightly Monday-Friday and 4 p.m. on Sunday.

First Baptist Church Elloree, 6208 Old No. 6 Highway, Elloree, announces: * Saturday, Aug. 22 — Back-toschool bash and timed 5K walk / run to benefit child evangelism fellowship from 5:30 to8 p.m.

Will be held at Joe Miller Park.

Visit www.fbcelloree.org to register. All Things New will provide music at 7 p.m.

Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — Women’s Day celebration at 10 a.m. Minister Kimberly C. Gaines will speak. * Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 3-5 — Revival at 7 nightly. Speakers: Monday, Minister Quentina Gregg; Tuesday, Minister Jake Sanders III; and Wednesday, Pastor Witherspoon.

Howard Chapel AME Church, 6338 Old Manning Road, New Zion, announces: * Saturday — A gospel program, sponsored by Clarendon County Hall of Fame Foundation Inc., will be held at 6 p.m. On the program: Sons of Faith of Manning; New Boys; Gospel Jubilees; Corinthians; and many more.

Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday-Friday, July 31 — Revival services. The Rev. Wayne A. Montgomery will speak at 6 p.m. on Sunday. The Rev. George P. Windley Jr. will speak at 7 nightly Monday-Friday.

Kingdom Life International Ministries, 404 Broad St., announces: * Friday — Birthday celebration for Pastor Desheka James at 7:30 p.m. at Greater Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 609 Miller Road. Bishop Marvin Hodge will speak.

Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday, Aug. 8 — All ladies are invited to Knitting Hearts Café 10 a.m.-noon. for Sounds of Grace with Kipper Edens Ackerman. Kipper is the founder and director of Sounds of Grace, whose mission is to bring peace and healing through music. A nursery is provided for children age 5 and under. www.knittingheartsministry.org

tractive without hair; a celebrity endorsing a hair product tells me I need more of it. My old truck needs to be replaced because it doesn’t look shiny enough to pull stumps out of the ground.

All these ads are fishing for my insecurities, trying to make me stressed enough to buy their products.

Almost daily the mail brings me an offer of a new credit card with low interest that will take away the stress. All I have to do is book my travel to get away from it all on this card, and I will have no worries.

That is, until 30 days have passed, and I get the bill. Funny how people who offer those cards want you to spend and pay. There is nothing like a balance 60 days overdue on a cred-

Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church, 207 Reardon St., Manning, announces: * Sunday — Church anniversary celebration at 3 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Curtis Cantey will speak.

Mount Glory Baptist Church, 841 N. Main St., announces: * Saturday, Aug. 1 — Bus trip to Concord Mills Mall, Concord Mills, North Carolina. The bus will leave from the church promptly at 7 a.m. and will return at 7 p.m. Cost is $35. Call the Rev. Mary L. Harvin at (803) 481-5196 or Marcia China at (803) 773-3003. * Sunday-Tuesday, Aug. 9-11 — Revival at 4 p.m. on Sunday and 7 nightly Monday-Tuesday.

Speakers vary.

Mount Moriah UME, 8738 Plowden Mill Road, Alcolu, announces: * Sunday — Family and friends day service at 3:30 p.m. Bishop Willie Green will speak. * Sunday, Aug. 9 — The choir will celebrate its anniversary at 3 p.m. Area choirs and groups are invited.

Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, announces: * Today-Friday — Revival.

Mount Sinai AME Church, 5895 Mt. Sinai Church Road, Lynchburg, announces: * Sunday — Male chorus anniversary program at 10 a.m. * Saturday, Aug. 8 — Homecoming celebration / family and friends day 11 a.m.-until featuring dinners, fun and games. * Sunday, Aug. 9 — Homecoming / family and friends day worship at 10 a.m.

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday-Thursday, July 30 — Revival services. Pastor Andre McBride will speak at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. Pastor Willie Tiller Jr. will speak at 7 nightly Monday-Thursday. * Saturday, Aug. 1 — Prayer breakfast at 8 a.m. at Mount

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Clay Smith is the lead pastor at Alice Drive Baptist Church. You can reach him at wcsmith@adbc.org.

* Sunday — Family and friends day at 10 a.m. The Rev. Isaiah Sierson will speak.

Zion Enrichment Center. Cost: $10 per person. * Sunday, Aug. 2 —Evangelist Savitrus McFadden will speak at 6 p.m.

St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday — The male chorus will celebrate its third anniversary at 3 p.m.

Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Mulberry Church Road, announces: * Sunday — A salute to the church seniors at 10:45 a.m.

St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church, 1126 St. Matthew Lane, Manning, announces: * Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 3-5 — Revival at 7 nightly. Bishop Jefferey Johnson will speak.

Nehemiah Kingdom Builder’s Assembly, 845 Webb St., announces: * Today-Sunday — 2015 Holy Convocation as follows: 7:30 nightly today-Friday; 10 a.m.

Saturday; and 11 a.m. Sunday.

Speakers: Pastor Ruth Robinson; Pastor Kenneth Wilder; and Bishop Sylvester Francis Builder’s.

New Hope AME Church, 18808 Panola Road, Pinewood, announces: * Monday-Tuesday, July 27-28 — Revival at 7:30 nightly. The Rev. Adam L. China will speak.

Orangehill Independent Methodist Church, 3005 S. King Highway, Wedgefield, announces:

Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, 1130 Granby Lane, Summerton, announces: * Sunday-Friday, July 31 — Revival at 7 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 nightly Monday-Friday. The Rev. Dr. Lester W. Taylor Jr. will speak.

Union Station AME Church, 945 S. Main St., announces: * Sunday — Praise dance ministry’s anniversary celebration at 4 p.m. Elijah Bradford and Purpose Driven will provide music.

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Operation Christmas Child underway Alice Drive Baptist Church’s Vacation Bible School theme was MOVE, and more than 750 children took part each night. The mission project during the event was packing boxes for Operation Christmas Child with the children packing 141 boxes with donated items for children around the world.

Lead pastor Clay Smith, left, prepares to baptize one of the VBS attendees.

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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

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Sumter Seventh-Day Adventist 103 N Pike West 775-4455 Pastor Harry Robinson Sat. Sch: 9:15 am, Worship: 11:00 am Tues Bible Study 7 pm www.sumter22.adventistchurchconnect.org

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

African Methodist Episcopal Wayman Chapel AME Church 160 N. Kings Hwy. • 803-494-3686 Reverened Laddie N. Howard Church School 9:00 am Worship 10:15 am Wed. Bible Study 12:00 pm & 6:30 pm www.waymanchapelame.com

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Anglican Church of the Holy Comforter 213 N. Main Street • 803-773-3823 The Rev. Marcus Adam Kaiser Sunday Services 8:30 am (Rite 1) & 11:00 am (Rite ll) in the Sanctuary Sunday School for All Ages at 10 am Nursery Available 10 am to 12:30 pm www.holycomforter.net Church of the Holy Cross 335 North Kings Hwy (Hwy 261 N) 803-494-8101 Father Michael E. Ridgill, C.F.S.B. Sunday School 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am Mon. - Thurs. Chapel 9 am Morning Prayer Wed. Chapel 11:00 qm - Bible Study 12 pm Mass

Assembly of God 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

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Baptist - Missionary Baptist - Southern 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 Salem Missionary Baptist Church 320 West Fulton Street 803-775-8054 Rev. Lei Ferguson Washington Sun. School 9:00 am Praise Worship 9:55 am Worship 10:00 am

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

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

St John United Methodist Church 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 www.stjohnumcsumter.com Rev. Larry Brown Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Night Supper/Bible Study 6:30 pm Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Rev. Steve Holler Sunday School 9:15 am Worship Service 10:30 am trinityumcsumter.org

Catholic - Roman Lutheran - ELCA Non-Denominational The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Anne Site 216 E Liberty St • 803-773-3524 Fr. Thomas Burke, C.S.S.R. Weekend Masses: Sat Vigil 5 pm Sun. 9:00 and 11:30 am Mass

The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Jude Site 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 www.stjudesumtersc.org Fr. Charles Michael Donovan, C.S.S.R. Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm Sun. Euch.: 9:00, 11:30 am, 1 pm (Spanish)

Church of Christ 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

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

Christ Community Church(CCC) 525 Oxford St, Sumter 803-934-9718 Sun. Worship 10:00 am (Patriot Hall)

Lutheran - NALC Immanuel Lutheran Church 140 Poinsett Drive 803-883-1049 • 803-774-2380 Pastor Gary Blobaum Worship Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Wed Bible Class: 7:00 pm

Methodist - United Aldersgate United Methodist 211 Alice Dr • 775-1602 Dr. Webb Belangia, Reverend Traditional Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am Contemporary 11:15 am

Pentecostal First United Penecostal Church 14 Plowden Mill Rd • 775-9493 Pastor Theron Smith Sunday Service: 10:00 am & 6:30 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 7:30 pm Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:45 am & 6:00 pm Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: 7:00 pm

Presbyterian USA First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Associate Pastor Janie McElwee-Smith Sunday School (all ages) 9:30 a.m.

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First Church of God 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 www.sumterfcg.org Ron Bower, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Greater St. Paul Church 200 Watkins Street 803-778-1355 Founder Bishop W.T. English Sunday School - 10:30 am Worship - 11:30 am Evangelistic Service 6:30 pm Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm

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Lemira Presbyterian Church 514 Boulevard Rd • 473-5024 Pastor Dan Rowton Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am

Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 Rev. Jeremy Howell Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sunday School: 10 am www.yourbethel.org BMethodist@ftc-i.net

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“We’re just trying to get the community to come together as a common group,” said Patty Wilson, a member of OneSumter.

She said softball is just one of the things the organization is doing.

“This is just the beginning,” Hastie said.

He said OneSumter has already received requests for other activities.

Hastie said the games may come to a halt once school starts so OneSumter is planning other activities for the youth.

Sumter Family Softball is held every Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at South Sumter Park, 630 S. Sumter St.

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Children under the age of 13 shag balls during OneSumter’s softball game recently at the South Sumter Gym. Adults and teenagers play a loosely organized game while the young children are taught fielding and hitting skills.

Duluth police officer Dan Merseth patrols wearing his body camera in Duluth, Minnesota.

Footage from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies will be examined along with other forensic evidence during the SLED investigation, according to Wednesday’s news release.

SLED FROM PAGE A1 According to Bunch, deputies do not know what was recorded on the cameras as they immediately turned the equipment over to SLED after the incident.

Cameras are normally positioned on the right lapel, according to Bunch; however, deputies can position cameras wherever they want.

Both deputies involved will be interviewed, the release states.

Cpl. Symeon Graham and Senior Deputy Desmond Sabb were the deputies on scene and were not physically injured during the altercation. Both deputies have been placed on administrative duty pending the investigation. Bunch said their administrative duty is at the sheriff ’s discretion and may be lifted before the

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investigation is finalized.

Bunch said he could not comment on the other possible interviewees in the investigation.

In a statement released after the shooting, Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis said he thinks the officers acted “properly and

in accordance with their training and protocols.”

The investigation is ongoing, and SLED will summarize its findings to submit to prosecutors to determine if any criminal charges may be filed.

The incident happened Saturday morning when the

about a man’s home being his castle. The defense said Howell became loud while over at 12 Murphy St. and was asked to leave. After leaving, Howell reportedly came back and broke a lock on a screen door and was shouting expletives at Andrews.

“Shamarr Howell violated Jeffrey Andrews’ castle when he snatched open a screen door and broke the lock on that door that was placed to keep him out,” Cooke said.

The defense alleges Andrews was in fear for his and his father’s lives, and when he went to grab a cellphone to call for help, he saw a gun on a dresser and used the gun to shoot Howell in self defense.

TRIAL FROM PAGE A1 was asked to leave. While Howell was doing so, Andrews shot him in the head, killing him, according to the prosecution.

In its opening statement, the prosecution said it will present eyewitness testimony, the audio file of the initial 911 call and pictures from the scene.

While the defense is not disputing Andrews shot Howell, the details leading up to the shooting differ.

Public defender Elaine Cooke opened her statement with a quote from King Henry VIII

two deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call involving Michael Dinkins,

39. Dinkins became physically confrontational with the deputies, and they shot him with their stun guns.

After being stunned, Dinkins reportedly reached for one deputy’s holstered service weapon. At that time, both fired on Dinkins, hitting him multiple times.

Dinkins was airlifted to Palmetto Health in Columbia where he was in stable condition as of Saturday afternoon.

This shooting becomes the 66th officer-involved shooting in the state since 2014, according to SLED, and the first involving Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office in that time.

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According to the department’s website, it has an active project working on a bridge over Turkey Creek.

The second project is in its right-of-way phase, which is scheduled to be completed in fall. Construction is slated to start in spring 2016 with completion that summer.

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Kids take on professional chef on ‘Man vs. Child’

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Have there ever been so many kids in a hot kitchen?

“Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown” (9 p.m., FYI) is the latest show to ask juveniles to julienne their carrots and so much more. On “Showdown,” a team of five precocious toquewearers — Cloyce (13), Holden (14), Emmalee (12), Dylan (11) and Estie (7) — must challenge an executive-level chef.

The pros face an impossible and thankless job. The only thing worse than defeating a child is losing to one. Or viceversa.

Adam Gertler, chef and TV personality, hosts the series.

For those who watch very carefully, he was the runnerup on “The Next Food Network Star” in its fourth season.

• On a similar family theme, “Food Fighters” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG) pits a mom and selfdescribed former cheerleader against a panel of professional chefs. Again, either these highly paid experts are shown up by an amateur, or seem like bullies trying to beat the girl-next-door.

Adam Richman, familiar star from a gazillion cable series, is your host.

For the record, NBC’s Thursday night lineup now consists of a show virtually indistinguishable from many cable offerings and two hours of “Dateline” (9 p.m.) This on a night when NBC’s “Must See

On tonight’s “Battle,” Bravo host Andy Cohen takes on Willie Geist of “Today.”

• Answers arrive as the summer head-scratcher series “Wayward Pines” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) airs its 10th and final episode.

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TV” series used to attract audiences exceeding 20 million.

Comedies, once central to NBC’s Thursday night dominance, are no longer in the network’s plans. Come this fall, look for the return of “The Blacklist,” a reboot of a cult fantasy, “Heroes Reborn,” and new thriller “The Player,” set in the world of Las Vegas high-stakes gambling. Wesley Snipes stars in this series, from the executive producers of “The Blacklist.”

Network fortunes and, to a large extent, identities, are forged by hits. For years the Spike network tried to brand itself as a place for “guys,” the young male viewers who are hard to reach with any pro-

gramming that does not involve sports.

Their lack of success in guyland inspired Spike’s programmers to look to a more female audience, the kind that the miniseries “Tut” was supposed to attract.

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Child cooking prodigies Emmalee, Estie, Cloyce, Holden and Dylan will compete against an executive-level chef on “Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown” airing at 9 p.m. today on FYI.

Couples meet on two helpings of “Dates” (9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., CW, TV-14).

• John Glenn blasts off into politics on “The Astronaut Wives Club” (8 p.m., ABC, TVPG).

• Harry’s dalliance with the boss’s mistress opens doors on “Mistresses” (9 p.m., ABC, TV14).

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British Soccer Camp comes to Clarendon

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Every year, about 1,200 soccer players from the United Kingdom come to the U.S. to teach children about their national game, soccer.

This week Clarendon County welcomed Paul Downing, 21, a native of Manchester, England, to the area to teach children the fundamentals of soccer. From July 20-24, Downing is teaching children ages 3-7 the basics of the game. Downing plays developmental soccer in England, and is attending college, majoring in sports coaching.

About 12 players total, divided in two groups of players, ages 3 and 4, and 6 and 7, are attending the camp.

“We want to teach them the basics, to understand and appreciate the game,” Downing said.

British Soccer Camp is a program offered through Challenger Sports, a national organization that hosts soccer camps throughout the country. For the 3- and 4-year-olds, the program gives participants the opportunity to learn basics such as passing, shooting, positioning the ball correctly and other fundamentals, Downing said.

“It also gives them a chance to communicate and socialize and make new friends,” he said.

Six- and 7-year-olds talk about coordination, agility and balance.

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Participants in Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp scrimmage at Rex Josey Park in Manning on Tuesday. The camp is going on through Friday.

“We teach them how to strike the ball properly and more advanced techniques,” he said.

Every camp has a World Cup theme.

The students are divided into two teams, one representing each country.

The two teams scrimmage each other throughout the week and play an imaginary World Cup game at the end of the week. They also decorate soccer balls and bring flags representing their countries. Downing said the theme gives players the opportunity to learn some facts about a different country and culture.

“There’s no better feeling than on a Friday, when they come up to you and say they’ve been practicing at home something I’ve taught them,” he said.

“It’s been an amazing experience.”

Downing has been in the U.S. since early May, coaching in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. At each location he stays with a host family.

“They treat you like one of their own and we get to learn about each other’s cultures,” he said.

Lebon Joye, Clarendon County recreation director, said the program has been taking place in the county for nine years.

“It gives local children the opportunity to learn the game from natives of a country where soccer is the national sport,” he said.

For more information, call the Clarendon County Recreation Department at (803) 473-3543. For more information on Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp, visit http://www.challengersports.com/britishsoccercamps.aspx.

Manning attorney honored for 60 years service

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com

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Marion S. Riggs, 84, of Riggs & Riggs law firm, has been involved in the community as an attorney and public servant for nearly 60 years.

has been done for me, and I’m so grateful.”

Riggs was born and raised on a farm in Manning in the 1930s and 1940s. He graduated from Manning High School in 1949 and went on to the University of South Carolina in Columbia to pursue a degree in law, serving as editor of the law review.

He was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1953 and a year later, joined the U.S. Army as an officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. After serving in Korea for about 16 months with the 7th Infantry, he returned to the U.S. and was stationed at Ft. Jackson in Columbia.

Riggs came back to his hometown in 1958 and immediately went into private practice. In 1961, he was invited to join the law firm of the late Joseph O.

Marion S. Riggs has been involved in the community as an attorney and public servant for nearly 60 years. Today, at age 84, the Manning native continues practicing law at his firm, Riggs & Riggs, on Boyce Street, with plans to retire later this year.

Riggs was presented with the key to the city at the Manning council meeting on Monday.

“This is a great honor and you can’t imagine how much I appreciate this,” Riggs said.

“Everything I’ve done has been thanks to the help of so many people in this community and the Lord who gave me the strength to do it. I have a tremendous appreciation of what

Rogers Jr., who he would practice with for more than 30 years.

“Joe Rogers was an outstanding mentor to me who was wonderful to work with,” he said.

Riggs said he’s seen a lot of changes in the legal system during the years, particularly in technology.

“This was way before computers and the Internet, everything was done on typewriters or by hand,” he said.

Riggs was always able to balance his law practice with serving the community. His firm specialized in civil cases, real estate and criminal law. Today he primarily does real estate law.

“I believe in helping people,”

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Manning City Council plans to redraw city’s 6 districts

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Manning City Council discussed plans for redistricting the city’s six districts, which have not been updated since 1992, when the single districts were originally adopted, at the meeting held Monday at City Hall.

Manning City Council District 5 is still under protest after the July 2014 election, said City Administrator Scott Tanner. There was a challenge to that district election, and as a result, that seat is currently

vacant. Tanner said he was asked by council to make sure that by the next election the city had accurate lines within the city’s six districts in order to prevent further issues with upcoming elections.

The city is still waiting on the ruling from a judge regarding results of the election challenge of District 5.

Tanner said after presenting the redistricting issue to the S.C. Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Office, the office came to the conclusion that the city was out of compliance as far as population numbers go and needed to go through a redis-

bers,” he said.

The office came up with the population of each district and what the racial makeup of each difference is.

Roberts shared with the council a proposed map to redistrict the six districts. The population of Manning is 4,108, Roberts said, and the goal is to split the six districts evenly so that each district has a population of about 685 people.

“Very rarely, though, do you get a perfect number that is the same for all of the seats,” Roberts said.

He said currently the six districts are not evenly distribut-

tricting process. Tanner said typically the process is done every 10 years, Will Roberts, program director of the mapping division of the S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, presented the recommended drawings for the city’s six districts at the meeting.

City councils and school districts, unlike county councils, are not required by state law to go through a redistricting process, Roberts said, instead that decision is left up to the council or board.

“What we did is look at what the numbers are like now compared to the 2010 census num-

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ou could argue that you can light up the grill any time of year in South Carolina. But only the hardy light it up in January and February.

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RETIRED CLEMSON Of course, EXTENSION AGENT the biggest bonus is that food tastes great cooked on the grill, whether it’s a charcoal fire or fueled by gas.

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enough, doesn’t it? It is easy if you do some simple things.

Avoiding flare-ups helps prevent burning the food. To help prevent flare-ups, trim excess fat from your meat before it goes on the grill. The fat will just drip into the flames and cause a bigger flame. Result? Charcoal on your meat.

Charcoaled meat not only doesn’t taste good, it contains carcinogens called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Not good.

Use tongs to turn the meat, not a fork. A fork will pierce the meat, juices will drip down into the flames, you’ll

RIGGS FROM PAGE A8 he said. “When you help someone, it always comes back to you. I’ve had clients whose parents and grandparents I did work for, and that is very touching to know that those families remember you and appreciate your work.”

Riggs was the county’s attorney for about eight years in the mid 1970s and 1980s. In 1984 he ran and won the election to county council chairman, a position he served in for four years.

“I was encouraged to run by many people who thought I may have something to offer,” he said. “We were able to accomplish many things by working together.”

Riggs served on various community organizations and boards throughout his career, including the South Carolina Bar House of Delegates, Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline and member of the Board of South Carolina Baptist Foundation. He has been a member of Manning First Baptist church for more than 50 years.

Larry Williamson, a friend of Riggs since 1962, nominated him to receive the key to the city. Williamson and Riggs have been in Sunday school class together for many years.

“Marion has always under-

get a flare-up which will char the meat, and you’ll wind up having a dry steak or chicken breast. Again, not good. Also, adding salt after the meat is cooked will help retain juices and result in moister meat.

Don’t grill frozen foods.

They may look done on the outside before they are done on the inside. Make sure your food is completely defrosted and at a cool room temperature before it goes on the grill.

Plus, be sure to use your food thermometer to check the internal temperature of any meat before removing it from the grill. You don’t have

taken any legal work that the church needed and was very diligent and efficient in his duties,” Williamson said. “We’ve been dear friends ever since I came to Manning.”

W.D. Harrington grew up with Riggs and was in his high school’s graduating class.

“We’ve been good friends for more than 70 years; he’s been like a brother to me,” Harrington said. “He has been a leader in the church for many years. In fact, Marion was the one who asked me to teach Sunday school one day years ago. I agreed and have been doing it ever since.”

Retired District 36 Sen. John C. Land III said Riggs guided him as an attorney when he first began practicing.

“Marion Riggs is a man of outstanding character and ability and is one of the smartest lawyers I know,” Land said.

“He’s also one of the most honorable men I’ve known. He treated me very kindly as a young lawyer and is a true Southern gentleman.”

Manning Mayor Julia A. Nelson presented him with the award.

“It was truly an honor to present Marion Riggs with the key to the city,” said Nelson.

“He has been a humble public servant for many years.”

and up from District 1,” he said. “While we’re making modifications there, race is also a factor.”

The second criteria, Roberts said, is adhere to the 1965 Voting Rights Act Section 2 which prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race, color or membership.

Manning is about 63 percent black and 33 percent white, according to the 2010 census. Roberts said what they’re going to do is look at each of the districts in the city, and make sure that district

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will read about 400 degrees.

Most pork cuts cook best over medium heat. Medium heat for a charcoal grill has been achieved when you can hold your hand above the coals no more than four seconds. For a gas grill, the gauge will register about 350 degrees.

Don’t undo all your good work on the grill by serving the food on the same platter the raw meat was on. Use a fresh one or wash the original in hot, soapy water first.

Serve your grilled masterpieces immediately, or keep them at 140 degrees or warmer until you are ready to eat. This prevents bacteria from growing. You can set the food to the side of the grill rack, not directly over the coals where they could overcook to keep it warm.

Or, if you are at home, you can keep the cooked meat hot in a warm oven set at about 200 degrees, in a chafing dish, in a slow cooker or on a warming tray.

Nancy Harrison is a retired food safety and nutrition educator with Clemson University Extension Services.

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a meat thermometer? They’re readily available at most every grocery store and discount store. You can’t just “eye” the meat and be safe from foodborne bacteria.

Ground beef patties may look done when they are at 135 degrees, but all ground beef must be cooked to 160 degrees in order to kill the bacteria.

You and your guests run a high risk of developing foodborne illness if you consume underdone meat with high bacteria levels.

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Poultry with the bone in should reach 180 degrees; chicken breasts, 170; cuts of pork, 160; and cuts of beef, 145 for medium rare, 160 for medium and 170 for well done.

If you’re reheating fully cooked meats such as hot dogs, grill them until they reach 165 degrees, or steaming hot.

Most beef and poultry cuts will cook best over a mediumhot fire. For a charcoal grill, the coals will be ashy gray with a red underglow. You shouldn’t be able to hold your hand above the coals for more than three seconds. For a gas grill, the temperature gauge

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Roberts said they are changing single-member districts, not precincts.

He also said the proposed map is based on the 2010 Census.

“Any new residences in those areas would not be included,” he said. “They would be only included in the next Census in 2020.”

Tanner said after seeking input of all of the council members, the proposed map will be sent to the S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office in Columbia. He said he hopes to have a first reading of the map at the next council meeting in August.

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lines are drawn as to reflect the population of those districts accurately.

“We also have to make sure all pieces of the district are continuous,” he said. “However, we also want to try to keep the districts as close as possible to the benchmark plan.”

Roberts said another important factor when redistricting is soliciting public input.

“We try to be as transparent as possible,” he said. “Typically, we ask the cities to do a public hearing to get feedback from the community.”

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371ES with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Dr. Manning, SC 29102, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: Richard Mario Marasco #2015ES1400169 Personal Representative: Dolores H. Marasco 1249 Loblolly Drive Manning, SC 29102 07/16/15-07/30/15 Estate: Barbara Jean Harrington Wheeler #2015ES1400149 Personal Representative: Clarence M. Wheeler 405 Toccoa Drive Manning, SC 29102 07/09/15-07/23/15

Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 14-CP-14-00034 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vsHenry Frazier and 1st Franklin Financial, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. vs. Henry Frazier and 1st Franklin Financial, I, William C. Coffey, Jr., as Master in Equity for Clarendon County, will sell on August 3, 2015, at 11:00 am, at the Clarendon County Administration Building, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, SC 29102, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, lot or tract of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being located in School District 1, in the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, known and designated as LOT 5B, measuring and containing 5.00 acres, more or less, and being more particularly shown and delineated on a plat prepared for Terry N. Mills by Robert G. Mathis Land Surveying, dated July 31, 2008 and recorded September 4, 2008 in the Office of the RMC for Clarendon

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County in Plat Cabinet E, Slide 1079, PIat 9; said lot having such metes and bounds as reference to said plat will show, all measurements being a little more or less.

whereon it measures (338.34') feet; East by property N/F Lee McCray, whereon it measures (93.00') feet; South by Lot 7, whereon it measures (338.34') feet; West by SC Hwy. S-14-384, whereon it measures (93.00') feet; all measurements being a little more or less. Being the same property conveyed to Kelly Ceasear and Tracy Ceasear by deed from Walter Mortgage Company dated August 24, 2010 and recorded September 22, 2010 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Clarendon County in Book 775 at page 172.

judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for preparation of the Master in Equity's deed, documentary stamps on the deed, recording of the deed, and interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.000% per annum.

and measuring thereon 132.38 feet; on the Southwest by lands of Stephens Funder Home, Inc. and measuring thereon 174.84 feet; and on the Northwest by lands of Fred L. Kennedy and measuring thereon 129.44 feet.

of 7% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Clarendon County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-14-0169.

This being the identical property conveyed to Henry Frazier by deed of Wachovia Bank, N.A., Custodian for the Terry Mills Traditional Individual Retirement Trust Account dated August 27, 2008 and recorded September 17, 2008 in Book A0713 at Page 00165.

TMS #: 099-00-02-067-00 Physical Address: 1289 Roadside Dr., Summerton, SC 29148 Mobile Home: 2006 SOUTVID # SSDAL455134 SUBJECT TO COUNTY TAXES

CLARENDON

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 10.75% per annum.

William C. Coffey, Jr., Master in Equity for Clarendon County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins, Esquire Jonathan Riddle, Esquire Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

TMS No. 215-00-03-017-00.

Current address of property is 2769 Mallett Road, Manning, SC 29102.

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CLARENDON COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY. TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at the conclusion of the bidding, Five per cent (5%) of the bid in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder.) No personal or deficiency

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Plaintiff's Attorney: J. Kershaw Spong Post Office Box 944 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 803/779-8900

William C. Coffey, Jr. Master in Equity for Clarendon County

Book A348; Page 261

435 N Brooks St, Manning, SC 29102

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186-04-01-007-00

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America vs. Marilyn Covington; The South Carolina Department of Revenue; , C/A No. 14-CP-14-0169, The following property will be sold on August 3, 2015, at 11:00 AM at the Clarendon County Courthouse to the highest bidder

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CLARENDON AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.

All that piece, parcel or lot of land, lying, being and situate in the Town of Manning, County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, containing 0.53 acres, according to the plat hereinafter referred to and bounding and measuring as follows: On the Northeast by the right of way of Thames Street and measuring thereon 177.28 feet; on the Southeast by the right of way of Brooks Street

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 016477-00936 FN

TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. Personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded or reserved, the sale will remain open for thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §15-39-720 (1976). The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate

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William C. Coffey, Jr. As Master in Equity for Clarendon County

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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015 H.G. Osteen 1870-1955 Founder, The Item

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NOTABLE AND QUOTABLE From The Randle Report — www.sb-d.com — Mike Randle writes: “The service sector awakes from a deep sleep; consumerism is back.”

At one time, the American South’s economy was dominated by plantations. Cotton was king. Then around the start of the 20th century, industry (think steel, apparel and textiles) found the South to its liking. So, leaders in the South in the 1920s invented the practice of economic development as we know it today in order to capture more industry. After all, the South was dirt poor 100 years ago, its economy held back by post-Civil War federal policies that were still in effect.

Economic development in the South back then consisted of raiding and poaching the North for prospects, aided, ironically, by consultants such as the former Fantus Company that was headquartered in Chicago. It was essentially “reverse carpet bagging.” Some of that poaching still goes on today.

Agribusiness and manufacturing ruled the region’s econo-

my for another four decades.

By the time the 1970s rolled around, migration to the South from other regions was in full swing. The South’s population was growing like kudzu to a total that is today about the same as the Northeast and Midwest populations combined. . . and its economy did the same.

To serve the millions of new stakeholders in the region, the services industry took off. By the 1990s, the service sector dominated the manufacturing sector in job generating projects in the South. Things were changing in that consumerism controlled the economy. Inexplicably, services collapsed in 2006 and manufacturing reawakened, giving the region a new pillar on which to build its economy. Today, it has all come full circle.

The dynamics of the South’s economy are clearly transforming for the first time in a decade.

COMMENTARY

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The many lies paving the way to Obama’s legacy

With flag down, time to deal with real issues

BY ROBERT L. EHRLICH JR. The National Review

The Confederate flag is down. Now what? Are we going to do away with some of the acts that have been implemented to further inequality for the poor and minorities?

Are we going to continue the acts of not providing health insurance for the poor and minorities by not expanding Medicaid?

The Affordable Care Act expands coverage for the poorest Americans by creating an opportunity for states to provide Medicaid eligibility, effective Jan. 1, 2014, for individuals under 65 years of age with income up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. For the first time, states can provide Medicaid coverage for low-income adults without children and be guaranteed coverage through Medicaid in every state without need for a waiver. Medicaid and children’s health insurance program eligibility and enrollment will be much simpler and will be coordinated with the newly created affordable insurance exchanges.

I am of the same mind as South Carolina State Rep. Jenny Anderson Horne when she said, “I cannot believe that we do not have the heart in this body to do something meaningful.” The leaders in our state must look out for their people, not their fellow lawmakers only. Speak out against the lady on Highway 15 South who has hung a noose on the side of her barn in the sight of an 82-year-old African American man. This same lady has written letters to this elderly man and placed them in his mailbox stating, “stay off my property or you will get more than you can handle — you know the KKK is still around.” This elderly man has a 6 foot fence separating his property from hers. He said he has never been on her property and has placed a large sheet board on his picket fence so that he doesn’t have to look at the noose. These are the types of racist acts that all of us must speak out against. The flag is down, now we must deal with the heart, mind and attitudes.

FERDINAND BURNS Sumter

Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen.

Reach him at graham@theitem.com.

The lesson of the geese About 6 or 7 years ago, I wrote a letter to the editor about the public feeding the geese at Swan Lake. At that time, I walked around Swan Lake daily and carried a stick to swing at the geese to shoo them away because they would literally stampede and often attack the visitors. They had been trained to see the visitors as an easy way to get food. All animals would rather have an easy way to get food; that is the nature of animals.

The visitors thought: I have some old moldy bread and the geese at Swan Lake seem so hungry because they devour any amount of bread I bring. Therefore, I am helping nature take care of the geese. After a while, the geese were not happy to see you but mad when you didn’t give them easy food.

The city powers decided to make it illegal for the public to feed the wild animals and posted signs at each gate asking visitors not to feed the animals.

After a while, the geese did not equate visitors with easy food. They soon stopped aggressively charging the visitors.

Lo and behold, the result was not malnourished and starving geese. The geese reverted to foraging for seeds, grasses and pond algae. Now, these geese may have to get up a little earlier in the morning and fly away from the reservation of Swan Lake to find food. An animals hunger is always a great motivator. You would almost think that was the plan all along, like maybe that’s what they were designed to do.

In an effort to “help” the geese, the visitors were contributing to animal obesity and inability to fly long distances, which meant the geese only sat on the reservation and opened their beaks for easy food. Now, we have leaner geese that can fly further. They are no longer belligerent and I no longer have to carry a stick to protect myself. So ends my lesson on the geese.

WALLIE JONES Sumter

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ON THE THREAT TO ISRAEL: “The danger from Iran is grave, it is real, and my goal will be to eliminate this threat. … Finally, let there be no doubt: I will always keep the threat of military action on the table to defend our security and our ally Israel.”

ON HEALTH CARE: “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. If you like your health-care plan, you can keep your health-care plan.”

ON SYRIA’S WMD: “We have been very clear to the Assad regime — but also to other players on the ground — that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized.”

ON CAPITALISM: “If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.”

ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: “Let’s honor the conscience of those who disagree with abortion and draft a sensible conscience clause and make sure that all of our health-care policies are grounded not only in sound science, but also in clear ethics, as well as respect for the equality of women.”

ON IMMIGRATION: “They’re going to say we need to quadruple the Border Patrol, or they’ll want a higher fence. Maybe they’ll need a moat. Maybe they’ll want alligators in the moat.”

ON WORLD PUBLIC OPINION: “People don’t remember, but when I came into office, the United States in world opinion ranked below China and just barely above Russia, and today once again, the United States is the most respected country on earth.”

ON BENGHAZI: “Here’s what happened. … You had a video that was released by somebody who lives here, sort of a shadowy character who — who made an extremely offensive video directed at — at Mohammed and Islam … making fun of the Prophet Mohammed. And so, this caused great offense in much of the Muslim world.

But what also happened, extremists and terrorists used this as an excuse to attack a variety of our embassies, including the one, the consulate in Libya.”

I don’t believe him.

I understand he is the president of the United States, a position that should warrant presumptive trust regardless of one’s philosophical or partisan identification. But I cannot start with a presumption of trust when it comes to this president, the former true-believing community organizer whose word has proven to be vapid or even patently false on so many important issues. You see, this president is the classic progressive — far more classic than the Clintons, for whom truth is purely situational: only good as long as it fits their purpose, and then on to Plan B.

WHAT OBAMA HAS TAUGHT US What makes Barack Obama the real progressive is that he truly believes that his great

willpower magically transforms his pronouncements. Indeed, his mere will makes them accurate — especially if he repeats them enough — despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

All of which brings us to this week’s deal with the world’s most successful sponsor of terrorism — and its most persistent deluder.

The major provisions of the Iranian nuclear deal are by now familiar to many concerned Americans. The agreement contemplates enhancement of the regime’s nuclear infrastructure and aggressive development of an intercontinental ballistic missile program. (Wonder at whom those ICBMs will be aimed?) It includes the granting of a basically condition-free inspection regime (what did happen to “anytime, anywhere” inspections?) and the removal of any linkage to improved Iranian behavior, including the release of four American hostages being held by the Iranian government. The bottom line: The Obama administration’s seminal foreign-policy achievement will be the formal elimination of the West’s heretofore sacrosanct policy of ensuring a non-nuclear Iran — a bipartisan goal that has guided American foreign policy for the past 40 years. No wonder Israel and our moderate Sunni allies are so aggravated.

The president argues that he negotiated the best deal possible. After all, what other choice did he have? But this is a circular argument. The president’s false choice – either we have war or we have this treaty — ignores the alternative of a tighter, more comprehensive deal. Recall that Western sanctions (implemented in 2011 over Obama’s objections) were crushing the Iranian economy — a state of affairs that not so long ago led tens of thousands of Iranian dissidents to embrace a pro-democracy “green” revolution. Alas, that momentum toward freedom was short-lived and not supported by the always-acquiescent Obama administration.

Seven years into his presidency, Barack Obama’s willpower and ego have not made the world’s bad guys appreciate a newly dovish U.S. of A. No surprise here; bad guys traditionally take advantage of the weak – or at least the strong who (inexplicably) desire to be weak. They also love to fill power vacuums: Iran in Syria, Russia in Ukraine, and China in the South China Sea, to name a few.

And so our most progressive president has cut a deal with one of the worst regimes in the world. It’s all about legacy (and renting the Iranian army to kill ISIS fighters). Which takes us back to the one promise Barack Obama has (partially) kept: I will initiate tough diplomacy with our enemies. That includes Syria, Iran, North Korea, and Venezuela. I would meet with them, and I would meet with them without preconditions.

Of course, “tough” and “no preconditions” are oxymoronic; such an obvious contradiction is not lost on our newly aggressive enemies. How sad that this president has made the world a far more dangerous place than he found it upon arriving in the Oval Office.

Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. was a member of Congress from 1995 to 2003, and he served as Maryland’s governor from 2003 to 2007.

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Hillcrest High School Class of The Devine Sistas of Pretty 1975 will meet at 9 a.m. on Girls Rock will accept donaAug. 1 at Golden Corral, tions for its back-to-school 2385 Walmart Blvd. All class clothing drive from 6 to 8 members are asked to atp.m. on the following tend. Contact Ioma Prioleau Mondays:July 27; and Aug. at (803) 494-3454 for infor3. Items needed are: Tmation. shirts; sneakers; shoes; socks; pants; uniforms; any The Sumter County Prevention other new or gently used Team will host “Parents Acclothing items; and monecessing Resources 4 Kids tary donations. Drop off (PARK)” from 10 a.m. to 2 your donations at High Roll- p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, at ers Club House, 3209 Broad the Sumter County Civic St. Ext. Call (803) 406-5917 Center, 700 W. Liberty St. or (803) 406-9621.

The purpose of this awareness event is to provide inThe Mayesville Summer Enformation on available richment Camp Program will community resources to be held 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. parents of youth ages 0-18 Monday-Friday through years old in Sumter County.

Aug. 7 at the Mayesville Institute School. Sponsored The Clarendon Section of the by the Mayesville EducaNational Council of Negro tional and Industrial InstiWomen (NCNW) will meet at tute, the program will in5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, volve academic enrichment at the Council of Aging, 201 as well as a host of physiS. Church St., Manning. cal activities for participating youth ages 4-17. Weekly United Ministries of Clarendon County will meet at 5 p.m. fees are $10, $7 and $5 for first, second and third child on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Bassards Pond House, 4162 respectively. Fee includes daily breakfast, lunch and a Rev. J.W. Carter Road, Manning. snack. Call Dr. Deborah L. The Clarendon County DemoWheeler at (803) 983-7221 or Margie Jefferson at (803) cratic Party will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, at 453-5441.

Clarendon School District One Bassards Pond House, 4162 Rev. J.W. Carter Road, Manwill conduct free vision, hearning. ing, speech and developmenThe Clarendon Section NCNW tal screenings as part of a annual back-to-school bash child find effort to identify will be held 4-5 p.m. on Fristudents with special day, Aug. 7, at the Council needs. Screenings will be of Aging, 201 S. Church St., held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Summerton Early Child- Manning. Backpacks, school supplies and rehood Center, 8 South St., freshments will be given Summerton, on the followout. ing Thursdays: Sept. 10; Oct. 8; Nov. 12; Dec. 10; Jan. The American Red Cross will 14, 2016; Feb. 11, 2016; offer New Volunteer OrientaMarch 10, 2016; April 14, tion / Disaster Services Over2016; and May 12, 2016. Call view for new volunteers 9 Sadie Williams at (803) 485- a.m.-noon on Saturday, 2325, extension 116.

Aug. 8, at the Sandhills Service Center, 1155 N. GuigSouth Carolina Legal Services nard Drive. Call (803) 775will offer a free expungement 2363 to register or find out workshop at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 29, at Clar- more information. endon School District One Cassandra’s Unique Creations Community Resource Cenwill present a “Taking Our ter, 1154 Fourth St., SumChildren Back” back-to-school merton. Call Kathleen L. bash from 10 a.m. until 1 Gibson at (803) 485-2043 or p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, at (803) 225-0832.

Crosswell Park. Event will feature, food, raffles, cookThe YWCA of the Upper Lowoff, fun and more. Vendor lands Inc. will hold a fish fry opportunities available. fundraiser 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Contact Cassandra GoodFriday, July 31, at 246 man at (803) 968-2084.

Church St. There will be whiting fish sandwiches for Event is free and open to the public. $4 or whiting fish dinners

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Follow EUGENIA LAST through with your plans.

Stay busy working toward your own personal goals and you will avoid getting into an argument with someone who is looking for a fight. Don’t meddle or let anyone interfere in your life. Do what’s best for you.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Prepare to make alterations to your living space or the conditions in which you live. Don’t put up with what isn’t working for you. Personal change is highlighted, and being with someone who encourages you is essential.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep a close watch on the way someone responds. The possibility of being misled is apparent. If you aren’t clear where you stand, ask questions. You can’t make a good decision based on false information.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Get involved in something that you find intriguing, and you will enjoy the people you spend time with.

Don’t let anyone make you feel guilty for doing something that brings you great joy. Arguments will lead to a stalemate.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Make creative changes at home and you will please someone you love. Plan to upgrade your skills and knowledge in order to keep up with the changing times. Taking on extra jobs that you can do from home will be fruitful.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Work on your own and prepare diligently in order to do the best you possibly can. It’s the fine details and precision you promote that will win you a chance to advance. Romance is in the stars, and a commitment

can be made.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take whatever others say in stride.

Getting upset will only hold you back. Use your intelligence and ability to find valuable solutions to outshine anyone trying to make you look bad.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t let anyone talk you into something that doesn’t feel right or isn’t what you want to do. Be proactive and follow through with your plans, and you will feel better about your situation and the direction in which you are headed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your open-mindedness will be enticing to onlookers. Wheeling and dealing will lead to profitable deals and positive personal changes. Be true to what you want, but don’t mislead or hurt someone in your quest to reach your goals.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Be prepared to deal with last-minute changes. Don’t let anything ruin your plans. Adjust quickly and keep moving. It’s up to you to control the situation. If you let other people’s problems take over, you will end up being disappointed.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 WEDNESDAY

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PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Hal Turner, left, of Sumter is seen flying through the sky off of Mt. Jungfrau in Switzerland. Lake Thune and the Swiss Alps are seen in the background.

Photo submitted

by Jim Jones.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You can fix anything. Don’t wait for someone else to make the first move. Be open and willing to do your part, and you will get the goahead to lead the way. Physical challenges must be handled cautiously.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Size up your situation and make adjustments that are cost-efficient.

As long as you stay within your means, you can bring about positive change. Love is encouraged. A serious decision regarding someone special will change your life.

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USC SUMTER BASEBALL

Fire Ants’ Medlin earns trio of national honors

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com

GRAND JUNCTION SENTINEL

USC Sumter head baseball coach Tim Medlin, center, was recently awarded three Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Fire Ants to their first JUCO World Series appearance.

This past spring the University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team made history and the man leading the program is reaping the honors with three Coach of the Year awards.

Tim Medlin, who led the Fire Ants to a 43-21 record and their first ever trip to the Junior College World Series in

his second season, was honored by the National Junior College Athletic Association as its Region X Coach of the Year and its Eastern District Coach of the Year and by the American Baseball Coach Association as its NJCAA Eastern District Coach of the Year.

The Fire Ants won the Region X regular-season title, finished as runner-up in the region tournament then won the Eastern District tourna-

ment for the JUCO World Series bid, in which Sumter went 0-2.

“For me it still all goes back to one thing – good players,” Medlin said. “You can coach your butt off, but if you don’t have enough horses you’re never going to get there. This is one of the most fun groups I’ve ever been around just from that

SEE MEDLIN, PAGE B3

LEGION BASEBALL

Starting to flourish

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Sumter P-15’s outfielder Courtland Howard, right, took over a starting role due to injury and has been both an offensive and defensive force ever since. Howard is batting .405 and has become one of the P-15’s biggest weapons on the base paths.

After missing out on CF role to begin season, P-15’s Howard has made most of 2nd opportunity by becoming potent offensive, defensive weapon

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com Courtland Howard wasn’t squaring the ball up the way he wanted to, and hadn’t been for a while.

“At the end of my high school season (at Lakewood) I was in a slump,” Howard said.

“I started out (with the Sum-

ter P-15’s) in a slump, too. It was frustrating. I was out in front of everything.”

Mired in his hitting doldrums, Howard was unable to seize the starting center fielder position and instead had to do what he could to help the team as a backup.

But he never stopped work-

ing.

“Courtland’s one of those guys who gives 110 percent in everything he does,” P-15’s head coach Steve Campbell said. “He’s attentive, he works hard, he asks a lot of questions and he’s determined to make himself the best he can be.”

That determination — and a minor adjustment to his approach at the plate — eventually paid off in a big way for Howard and the P-15’s after an injury provided him the opportunity to stake claim to a starting role.

As Sumter enters Saturday’s American Legion base-

ball state tournament matchup against Greenwood at 7 p.m. at Riley Park, Howard has not only become a defensive force in the outfield, but one of its top hitters and weapons on the base paths.

Howard is batting .405 with

SEE HOWARD, PAGE B3

PRO BASEBALL

USC FOOTBALL

Braves can’t solve Dodgers in 3-1 loss

Spurrier puts issues of age, future to bed

BY GEORGE HENRY The Associated Press ATLANTA — Despite matching a career high with 11 strikeouts, Julio Teheran still can’t solve the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Teheran dropped to 0-4 with a 6.07 ERA in four career starts against the Dodgers in a 3-1 loss Wednesday — this despite having not lost at home since last Sept. 19.

“It was a good outing by him,’’ Braves manager

Fredi Gonzalez said. “It was just unfortunate that we didn’t give him any run support. It might have been his best outing all year and he got an `L’ for it, but that’s baseball.’’

Atlanta’s offense was no match for Dodgers starter Mike Bolsinger, who mixed up his curveball and slider to frustrate the Braves.

Teheran (6-5) struck out seven of the first 10 batters and had the Dodgers

SEE BRAVES, PAGE B2

BY WILLIE T. SMITH III Greenville News

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Mike Bolsinger throws against Atlanta during the Dodgers’ 3-1 victory on Wednesday in Atlanta.

COLUMBIA — Ever since the end of the 2014 college football season, University of South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier has had to address his age and whether or not it was time to retire.

In a hastily called news conference Wednesday afternoon, Spurrier, 70, addressed the issue for what he said would be the last time.

He addressed it in his most

forceful manner, too.

“There have been some questions in the last week, two SPURRIER weeks, maybe the last month, about Coach Spurrier’s age and how much longer he is going to coach at South Carolina,” Spurrier said as he opened the news conference.

“Last year at this time I was

SEE SPURRIER, PAGE B3

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SPORTS

THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015

THE SUMTER ITEM

SCOREBOARD

MLB ROUNDUP

TV, RADIO TODAY

5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour European Masters First Round fromn Crans sur Sierre, Switzerland (GOLF).

8 a.m. – International Cycling: Tour de France Stage 18 from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour European Masters First Round fromn Crans sur Sierre, Switzerland (GOLF).

Noon -- Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Senior British Open First Round (ESPN2).

Noon -- LPGA Golf: Meijer LPGA Classic First Round from Grand Rapids, Mich. (GOLF).

1 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Seattle at Detroit or Baltimore at New York Yankees (MLB NETWORK).

3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: RBC Canadian Open First Round from Oakville, Ontario (GOLF).

6 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Whelen Modified Series from Loudon, N.H. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

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

7 p.m. -- Minor League Baseball: Altoona at Akron (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – International Athletics: Pan American Games from Toronto – Track and Field, Men’s Basketball, Boxing, Men’s Soccer Semifinal Matches, Karate and Women’s Volleyball (ESPN2).

7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets or Washington at Pittsburgh (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: K&N Pro Series East from Loudon, N.H. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. -- High School Basketball: The Basketball Tournament Play-In Game (ESPNU).

5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour European Masters Second Round fromn Crans sur Sierre, Switzerland (GOLF).

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington’s Michael Taylor hits a 2-run single during the eighth inning of the Nationals’ 4-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday at Nationals Park in Washington.

Taylor helps Nats rally past Mets 4-3 WASHINGTON — Michael Taylor had a tying 2-out, 2-run single in the eighth inning, Danny Espinosa followed with an RBI double and the Washington Nationals rallied from three runs down to beat the New York Mets 4-3 on Wednesday.

In danger of having their lead over the Mets in the NL East cut to one game, Taylor drove in the Nationals’ first run in the fourth with a single off Noah Syndergaard to make it 3-1.

After a wild pitch from Bobby Parnell (1-1) put runners on second and third in the eighth, Taylor ripped a full-count fastball to left to tie it. Taylor then stole second base before Espinosa put Washington in position to take two of three from the Mets and open a 3-game lead in the division.

Drew Storen struck out the side in the ninth for his 29th save. Matt Thornton (1-0) pitched the eighth for the win.

a single off Brad Boxberger (4-6) and advanced on a sacrifice. After a bouncer to the mound for the second out, Herrera lined the 11th pitch he saw to left-center to drive in Brown.

REDS 9

ROCKIES 8

CUBS 1

DENVER — Elvis Andrus hit a tiebreaking 2-run single in the ninth, and Texas bounced back from blowing an early 5-run lead to beat Colorado 10-8.

Rougned Odor homered and finished with three hits for the third time in the last six games for the Rangers.

CINCINNATI — Todd Frazier extended his post-derby surge with three more hits, including a 2-run double, and Cincinnati used a big first inning to beat the Chicago Cubs 9-1 in the opening game of a day-night doubleheader.

Joey Votto added a solo homer off Kyle Hendricks (4-5), who gave up four runs while facing nine batters in the first inning. Billy Hamilton singled with the bases loaded in the seventh off Yoervis Medina as the Reds pulled away.

Mike Leake (8-5), who could be traded by the end of the month, allowed four hits in eight innings, including Kyle Schwarber’s RBI single.

PHILLIES 5 RAYS 4

PHILADELPHIA — Pinch-hitter Odubel Herrera’s RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning lifted Philadelphia to a 5-4 victory over Tampa Bay. Domonic Brown led off the 10th with

GIANTS 7 PADRES 1

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

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L 41 47 46 49 52

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GB – 4 1/2 5 5 1/2 10

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Pct .609 .538 .495 .484 .462

GB – 6 1/2 10 1/2 11 1/2 13 1/2

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Pct .570 .547 .479 .457 .453

GB – 2 8 1/2 10 1/2 11

TUESDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Yankees 3, Baltimore 2 Tampa Bay 1, Philadelphia 0 Seattle 11, Detroit 9 Houston 8, Boston 3 Milwaukee 8, Cleveland 1 Kansas City 3, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 8, Chicago White Sox 5 Texas 9, Colorado 0 L.A. Angels 7, Minnesota 0 Toronto 7, Oakland 1

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 4, 10 innings Cleveland 7, Milwaukee 5 Texas 10, Colorado 8 Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Seattle at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

Boston at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Toronto at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Brandon Belt hit a tying solo home run in the sixth inning and Buster Posey hit a go-ahead, 2-run double in the seventh to lead San Francisco to a 7-1 victory over San Diego.

Matt Cain pitched six strong innings in his fourth start of the season for the defending World Series champions, who took two of three and have won eight of nine overall.

Padres ace James Shields left with a 1-0 lead after throwing 96 pitches in five innings, and the bullpen promptly gave up the lead.

Baltimore (U.Jimenez 7-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 6-3), 1:05 p.m.

Seattle (Iwakuma 2-1) at Detroit (Price 9-3), 1:08 p.m.

Minnesota (E.Santana 1-0) at L.A. Angels (Richards 10-6), 3:35 p.m.

Toronto (Hutchison 9-2) at Oakland (Kazmir 5-5), 3:35 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 6-5) at Cleveland (Bauer 8-6), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (C.Young 8-5) at St. Louis (Lackey 8-5), 7:15 p.m.

Boston (Miley 8-8) at Houston (McCullers 4-3), 8:10 p.m.

RANGERS 10

FRIDAY’S GAMES

INDIANS 7 BREWERS 5

MILWAUKEE — Michael Brantley homered, doubled and drove in four runs, and Cleveland closer Cody Allen withstood a rocky ninth to help the Indians hold on for a 7-5 win over Milwaukee.

Allen entered the game with a 3-run lead. But a string of 5 1/3 scoreless innings for the bullpen ended with Adam Lind’s RBI double with one out in the ninth. A single for Aramis Ramirez put runners on first and third before Khris Davis hit into a game-ending double play started by third baseman Giovanny Urshela.

From wire reports

TODAY’S GAMES

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Texas at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Toronto at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Washington New York Atlanta Miami Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

W 51 49 45 39 34

L 42 46 50 55 63

Pct .548 .516 .474 .415 .351

GB – 3 7 12 1/2 19

W 59 54 50 42 42

L 34 39 43 50 53

Pct .634 .581 .538 .457 .442

GB – 5 9 16 1/2 18

W 54 51 43 44 40

L 42 44 49 51 53

Pct .563 .537 .467 .463 .430

GB – 2 1/2 9 9 1/2 12 1/2

TUESDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Mets 7, Washington 2 Tampa Bay 1, Philadelphia 0 Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 4, 13 innings Atlanta 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 Milwaukee 8, Cleveland 1 Kansas City 3, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 8, Chicago White Sox 5 Texas 9, Colorado 0 Miami 3, Arizona 0 San Francisco 9, San Diego 3

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

BRAVES FROM PAGE B1 guessing through the fourth before struggling with his command in the fifth. The righthander allowed six hits, three runs and three walks in seven innings.

“The whole game I felt really good,’’ Teheran said. “You can see the number of strikeouts I had. Everything was working today.’’

With Teheran elevating his pitches in the 3-run fifth, Yasmani Grandal led off with a double that right fielder Nick Markakis appeared to misjudge.

Grandal came home from third on a single by Alberto Callaspo, who

scored the go-ahead run on a double from Jimmy Rollins. Joc Pederson’s single made it 3-1.

Atlanta, despite having won 10 of 15 at Turner Field, has dropped eight of 11 overall.

Having used their bullpen for 9 1-3 innings in first two games of the series, the NL West-leading Dodgers were hoping Bolsinger would pitch past the sixth for the first time in his last eight starts.

Los Angeles avoided its first three-game losing streak since June 15-17 against Texas.

Bolsinger (5-3) commanded his curveball well enough to retire 14 straight batters before a two-out walk of A.J. Pierzynski in the sev-

enth. The right-hander allowed three hits and a run with a walk and four strikeouts in seven innings.

“He just changes speeds and makes it tough on a hitter,’’ Pierzynski said. “Changes motion, changes the tempo of his motion.

He’d pause. He wouldn’t pause. He was just trying to mess up your timing.

He was good today.’’

Kenley Jansen pitched around a leadoff walk to Cameron Maybin in the ninth for his 17th save in 18 chances, getting strikeouts of Kelly Johnson and pinch-hitter Juan Uribe to end the game.

Atlanta took a 1-0 lead in the third on Maybin’s RBI groundout.

L.A. Dodgers 3, Atlanta 1 Cincinnati 9, Chicago Cubs 1, 1st game Washington 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 4, 10 innings Cleveland 7, Milwaukee 5 Texas 10, Colorado 8 San Francisco 7, San Diego 1 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m., 2nd game Pittsburgh at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Miami at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Washington (Fister 3-5) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 5-6), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 7-6) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 9-8), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (C.Young 8-5) at St. Louis (Lackey 8-5), 7:15 p.m.

Milwaukee (Fiers 5-7) at Arizona (Godley 0-0), 9:40 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 7-6) at San Diego (T.Ross 6-7), 10:10 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Cincinnati at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

Milwaukee at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Miami at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

NASCAR

The Associated Press

SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through July 19 Points 1, Kevin Harvick, 734. 2, Joey Logano, 665. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 655. 4, Jimmie Johnson,

646. 5, Martin Truex Jr., 628. 6, Brad Keselowski, 603. 7, Matt Kenseth, 578. 8, Kurt Busch, 576. 9, Jamie McMurray, 574. 10, Jeff Gordon, 573. 11, Denny Hamlin, 552. 12, Kasey Kahne, 538. 13, Ryan Newman, 530.

14, Paul Menard, 528. 15, Aric Almirola, 502.

16, Clint Bowyer, 500. 17, Carl Edwards, 487.

18, Greg Biffle, 437. 19, Austin Dillon, 434. 20, Casey Mears, 427.

Money 1, Kevin Harvick, $5,547,451. 2, Joey Logano, $4,652,127. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $4,397,470. 4, Denny Hamlin, $3,960,502. 5, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $3,821,955. 6, Brad Keselowski, $3,427,694. 7, Jeff Gordon, $3,417,509. 8, Matt Kenseth, $3,391,234. 9, Martin Truex Jr., $3,101,121. 10, Clint Bowyer, $3,033,287.

11, Ryan Newman, $3,012,793. 12, Greg Biffle, $2,984,706. 13, Jamie McMurray, $2,931,404. 14, Aric Almirola, $2,865,304. 15, Austin Dillon, $2,768,732. 16, Trevor Bayne, $2,742,350. 17, AJ Allmendinger, $2,611,974.

18, Kasey Kahne, $2,605,334. 19, David Ragan, $2,603,962. 20, Casey Mears, $2,574,985.

TRANSACTIONS

By The Associated Press BASEBALL

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES _ Placed INF/OF Steve Pearce on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Recalled RHP Kevin Gausman from Norfolk (IL). Released LHP Wesley Wright.

Agreed to terms with RHP Nichel Alcantara and LHP Dana Eveland on minor league contracts.

BOSTON RED SOX _ Optioned RHP Steven Wright to Pawtucket (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS _ Designated LHP Joe Thatcher for asisgnment. Recalled RHP Vincent Velasquez from Corpus Christi (TL). Agreed to terms with OF Alejandro Garcia and RHP Angelo Serrano on minor league contracts.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS _ Placed LHP Jason Vargas on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Yordano Ventura from Omaha (PCL).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS _ Optioned RHP Cory Rasmus to Salt Lake (PCL).

SEATTLE MARINERS _ Agreed to terms with 3B Aderlin Rodriguez on a minor league contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS _ Optioned OF Grady Sizemore to Durham (IL). Reinstated OF Steven Souza Jr. from the 15-day DL. TEXAS RANGERS _ Agreed to terms with RHP Eury Rodriguez on a minor league contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS _ Agreed to terms with RHP Joba Chamberlain on a minor league contract. Claimed INF/OF Ty Kelly off waivers from St. Louis and assigned him to Buffalo (IL).

National League CHICAGO CUBS _ Designated LHP Clayton Richard for assignment. Recalled RHPs Dallas Beeler and Yoervis Medina from Iowa (PCL). Sent LHP Zac Rosscup to Tennessee (SL) for a rehab assignment.

COLORADO ROCKIES _ Sent OF Corey Dickerson to Albuquerque (PCL) for rehab assignment.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS _ Optioned LHP Adam Liberatore to Oklahoma City (PCL).

Recalled LHP Ian Thomas from Oklahoma City.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS _ Agreed to terms with LHP Jeremy Horst on a minor league contract.

NEW YORK METS _ Agreed to terms with 3B Jonathan Galvez on a minor league contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES _ Selected the contract of RHP Aaron Nola from Lehigh Valley (IL). Reinstated RHP Jerome Williams from the 15-day DL. PITTSBURGH PIRATES _ Optioned RHP Wilfredo Boscan to Indianapolis (IL). Selected the contract of INF Pedro Florimon from Indianapolis. Designated LHP Jayson Aquino for assignment. Sent OFs Gorkys Hernandez to Indianapolis (IL) and Andrew Lambo to the GCL Pirates for rehab assignments.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS _ Sent RHP Mitch Harris to Memphis (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES _ Optioned 3B Will Middlebrooks to El Paso (PCL). Recalled OF Abraham Almonte from El Paso.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS _ Optioned LHP Josh Osich to Sacramento (PCL). Reinstated LHP Jeremy Affeldt from the 15-day DL. Sent OF Nori Aoki to Sacramento for a rehab assignment.

San Francisco Giants activated LHP Jeremy Affeldt. San Francisco Giants optioned Josh Osich to Sacramento River Cats.

American Association AMARILLO THUNDERHEADS _ Released RHP Chri Balcom-Miller and INF Taylor Smart.

FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS _ Released LHPs Joe Harris and Mike Mason.

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS _ Signed RHP AJ Quintero.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS _ Released INF Brian Myrow.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS _ Signed F Stanley Johnson.

FOOTBALL

National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS _ Signed OL Joe Madsen, Placed DB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu and TE Randall Telfer on the non-football injury list and DL Tory Slater on the PUP list.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS _ Agreed to terms with D Josh Manson on a two-year contract.

American Hockey League CHARLOTTE CHECKERS _ Signed G Anthony Peters, D Justin Agosta and F Matt Willows to two-way contracts and D Jake Chelios.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer MLS _ Announced the red card punishment of Orlando City F Cyle Larin has been rescinded by the Independent Review Panel.

Fined Orlando City coach Adrian Heath for approaching match officials at halftime; Montreal coach Enzo Concina for using offensive, abusive and insulting language towards a referee; and Seattle M Thomas for simulation. Suspended Vancouver M Cristian Techera one game for violent conduct that endangered the safety of an opponent.

COLLEGE

HIGH POINT _ Named E.J. O’Keeffe men’s soccer coach.

HOLY CROSS _ Named Chris Pothier assistant field hockey coach.

IOWA _ Announced OL Reid Sealby will transfer.

ST. SCHOLASTICA _ Announced the resignation of softball coach Jen Walter to take the same position at Minnesota-Duluth.

TENNESSEE _ Named Sean Pacetti director of men’s golf instruction and player development.

WEST ALABAMA _ Named Alexis Meeks assistant volleyball coach.

WNBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE New York Chicago Washington Connecticut Indiana Atlanta

W 11 11 9 8 8 7

L 5 6 6 7 8 10

WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota Phoenix Tulsa San Antonio Seattle Los Angeles

W 12 9 10 5 5 3

L 4 7 8 12 13 12

Pct .688 .647 .600 .533 .500 .412

GB – 1/2 1 1/2 2 1/2 3 4 1/2

Pct .750 .563 .556 .294 .278 .200

GB – 3 3 7 1/2 8 8 1/2

TUESDAY’S GAMES

San Antonio 80, Indiana 62 Washington 76, Tulsa 69 Chicago 97, Atlanta 92 New York 81, Seattle 77 Los Angeles 70, Phoenix 65

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Connecticut 78, Minnesota 77, OT New York at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015

HOWARD FROM PAGE B1

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North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora and the Tar Heels are looking to get their program turned back in the right direction along with other ACC contenders like Miami and Virginia Tech.

Miami, UNC, Va. Tech look to turn programs around

BY JOEDY MCCREARY The Associated Press PINEHURST, N.C. — Some of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s sleeping giants hope this is the year they return to prominence.

Neither Miami nor North Carolina has ever been to the ACC championship game.

And lately, once-frequent division winner Virginia Tech has been no better than mediocre.

Those three big-name Coastal Division programs have been hovering around .500 for the past few years.

Now they’re feeling a sense of urgency to return to at least make a strong push in a wide-open division race.

“If you don’t feel pressure in this business,’’ Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer said, “you’re misguided.’’

It seems the best teams are once again concentrated in one division — the Atlantic, which has produced the last four league champions in either Florida State or Clemson.

The voters expect the Tigers and preseason player of the year Deshaun Watson to make it five straight.

And then there’s the chaotic Coastal — where, for the first time, the preseason pick is a

team other than the Hurricanes or Hokies.

Instead, the favorite is defending champion Georgia Tech, which has won the division three times in seven years under coach Paul Johnson.

Virginia Tech was picked second, followed by Miami.

North Carolina was chosen fifth — the lowest it’s been since 2007, but what coach Larry Fedora said was “probably a pretty good place for us to start’’ based on their rough 2014 season.

Choosing a Coastal champion has been a total crapshoot.

A total of 232 preseason ballots were cast in 2013 and ‘14.

Only one of them got it right — a single voter last year picked the Yellow Jackets.

Duke, the 2013 champion, was picked to finish last.

This year, six of the seven teams — everyone but Virginia — received first-place votes.

“I think anybody can win it,’’ Miami coach Al Golden said. “I think it’s wide open. ...

It’s important for our guys to stay focused on what we’ve got to do.’’

So far, though, his Hurricanes haven’t won it.

It seems like the ACC has been waiting for years for

Miami and North Carolina to really get things rolling. Both programs have spent the past few years under their respective lingering dark clouds of NCAA issues.

Lately, they’ve both been middling programs, a shade above .500. Fedora is 21-17 in three years at North Carolina while Golden is 28-22 in four seasons with the Hurricanes — and 16-16 in league play.

The closest either team has come to making the ACC championship game came in 2012, when North Carolina, Miami and Georgia Tech each went 5-3 in league play.

The Yellow Jackets wound up in Charlotte because the Tar Heels were ineligible due to NCAA sanctions while the Hurricanes self-imposed a postseason ban in anticipation of NCAA penalties.

Fedora has plenty of job security as he cleans up the mess he inherited and brought in Gene Chizik, who won the 2010 national title at Auburn, to revamp a defense that last year was one of the nation’s worst.

Golden’s seat may be a little hotter, after disgruntled fans flew a banner over SunLife Stadium last season calling for his job.

SPORTS ITEMS

Hornets sign free agent Hansbrough CHARLOTTE — Tyler Hansbrough hopes to jumpstart his basketball career in the same state where he first emerged on to the national scene.

The former North Carolina Tar Heels star forward signed a free agent contract with the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not announced.

The 29-year-old Hansbrough spent the past two seasons with Toronto, although he saw limited playing time. He played four seasons before that with Indiana after being selected 13th overall in 2009 NBA draft.

His best season was 2010-11, when he averaged 11 points and 5.2 rebounds and started a career-high 29 games for the Pacers. His playing time and production have decreased each of the past four seasons.

He averaged 3.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in 2014-15 for the Raptors.

Hansbrough retired as UNC’s all-time leader in points (2,872) and rebounds (1,219) and helped the Tar Heels win a national championship in 2009.

POSSIBILITY OF NO PLAYOFFS FOR NBA DIVISION WINNERS NEWARK, N.J. — A division title might soon mean a banner but no assurance of a playoff spot in the NBA. Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday the league is leaning toward not guaranteeing a postseason berth to a

a .476 on-base percentage in just 37 at-bats — a little less than half as many as the rest of the everyday starters. He’s also swiped three bases and has accounted for 15 runs in 14 games.

“I knew I had to step up and do the job,” said Howard, who got his chance when regular center fielder Chris Crawford went down with an injury. “Once I adjusted my swing, I starting getting base hits and started to help my team win. That was a big confidence boost.”

And it all came about because of a slight change in his approach at the plate.

Howard continually worked in the batting cage throughout the year, often off of the tee, and assistant coach Danny Price made a suggestion.

“He was kind of out in front of the ball a lot and having some trouble picking pitches up,” Price said. “So we just worked in the cage on making him keep his hands back. We really wanted to get him to trust his hands more and use his legs.”

The results came quickly as Howard picked up his first hit of the season against Manning-Santee early on and seemed to turn things around more after the Goose Creek series, Campbell said.

“He was letting the ball travel a little deeper in the zone,” the P-15’s head

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with a pair of first-half goals, one off a blunder by goalkeeper Brad Guzan, and held on for a 2-1 victory in the Gold Cup semifinals.

Darren Mattocks put the Reggae Boyz ahead with 31stminute header off a throw-in.

Giles Barnes followed five minutes later with a goal on an 18yard free kick after Guzan was caught going outside the penalty area on a routine throw.

ATLANTA — Jamaica stunned the United States

From wire reports

team that wins its division, forcing clubs to finish in the top eight of their conference if they want a shot at the title.

Portland got the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference last season by winning the Northwest Division, but the Trail Blazers would have been seeded sixth by win-loss record.

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coach added. “Before he was hitting soft grounders or popups right at guys, but he started to really hit the ball over infielders’ heads and up the middle, which is what you want.

“We told him with his speed, he doesn’t have to hit the ball a mile, just get it on the ground.”

Usually batting sixth or seventh, Howard has become a table-setter for No. 9 hitter Javon Martin and the Watcher twins Philip and Jacob at the top of the P-15’s lineup.

“I always feel like if I get on, they can get me in sometimes with just one hit,” Howard said. “I feel like I can score from first base at any time.

“I wasn’t getting big leads at first to begin with, but I am now and my confidence has grown.”

His speed has also helped with some fine defensive plays in the outfield. A little more fine tuning to his game there and in bunting situations will be key to Sumter’s success in the state tournament, Campbell said.

“We’re worked with him on just taking some better angles to fly balls and on getting down crucial bunts when we need them,” he added. “That’s been a problem for us all year, but Courtland had a very good one against Horry last week and nearly beat it out.

“He’s worked extremely hard to get where he is and he’s been a blessing to us.”

AMERICAN LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT SATURDAY

Game 1 – Florence vs. Lancaster, 4 p.m.

Game 2 – Chapin/Newberry vs.

Gaffney, 9 a.m.

Game 3 – Greenwood vs. Sumter, 7 p.m.

Game 4 – Murrells Inlet vs. Union, 12:30 p.m.

SUNDAY

Loser Game 8, 4 p.m.

Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs.

Winner Game 8, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY

Game 12 – Winner Game 9 vs.

Loser Game 11, 1 p.m.

Game 13 – Winner Game 10 vs.

Winner Game 11, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Game 5 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 9 a.m.

Game 6 – Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 12:30 p.m.

Game 7 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3, 4 p.m.

Game 8 – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m.

Game 14 – Winner Game 12 vs.

Winner Game 13, 1 p.m.

Game 15 – If Necessary, 7 p.m.

MONDAY

Note 2: If 3 teams remain after Game 13, the winner of Game 11 automatically draws the bye for Game 14.

Game 9 – Winner Game 6 vs.

Loser Game 7, 1 p.m.

Game 10 – Winner Game 5 vs.

Note 1: Pairings for games 12 and 13 will not match previous opponents unless absolutely necessary.

SPURRIER FROM PAGE B1 69, we were 11-2 and there was no question about my age. But now that we’re 7-6, we’ve got some enemies out there. I’ve got some guys that don’t like me, out there talking and writing.

“That’s part of the game.

We just need to understand that. I’m really speaking to South Carolina Gamecocks. This is a message for them. I want to talk about this situation and then not talk about it anymore throughout the year.”

Spurrier talked about his days as coach at Florida when he said several negative comments came his way after the Gators became dominant in the Southeastern Conference.

“Now that we are 7-6, some of our enemies out there want to make you think Spurrier is getting old and can’t do it anymore,” he said. “They’ll try to convince our people that our 7-6 is not as good as some other school’s 7-6.

They’ll try to do that. But we’ve got to understand that we’ve got some enemies out there.

“It happened to me early at Florida when we started kicking everybody’s butt pretty good down there. All of a sudden, they didn’t like the Florida coach.”

Spurrier addressed the age issue during SEC Media Days a week ago and again during a visit to the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut, this week.

With several high school football recruits scheduled to visit Columbia during the upcoming weekend, Spurrier felt the need again to talk about his future in an attempt to put the issue to bed.

“As most of you know, I’m a big believer in Attila the Hun’s Book,” Spurrier said.

“He said it very simple: ‘It is a simple truth that the greater your accomplishments, your victories, the greater opposition, torment and discouragement your enemies will throw in your path. Expect it and don’t become a victim of it.’

“I’m telling our fans (to) expect those people that are our enemies to talk bad about us.”

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you change?’ Yeah, I might have let them grow their hair a little longer, yeah, I might let them wear earrings now, but the coaching is still the same. And the big thing is having the right players.”

Medlin was also quick to point out the job done by his assistants this season.

“I don’t know where I’d be without (assistant head coach) Josh Eachues; that guy deserves as much credit as anybody that’s for sure, he said. “Lance (Goff) was our volunteer coach, but he was very valuable, did great things and you can’t do it without the right people. Not just players, but assistant coaches as well.”

FROM PAGE B1 Charlotte’s Tyler Hansbrough, left, poses with Hornets general manager Rich Cho during a news conference announcing Hansbrough’s signing on Wednesday in Charlotte.

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standpoint they really listen, they really work, they get the little things and they don’t ever give up.”

USCS had quite a remarkable season considering it lost the majority of its players from the 2014 squad that was six outs away from going to the JUCO World Series. The Fire Ants started seven freshmen along with returning players Brett Auckland and Ray Murphy.

“I’ve never coached one team any differently than the other,” Medlin said.

“People always talk about that, ‘Well how much did

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THE SUMTER ITEM

AREA SCOREBOARD

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SWIMMING SWIM FOR THE DUCK MEET

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Chattanooga quarterback Jacob Huesman (14) and his father and Mocs head coach Russ Huesman are seeking to bring Chattanooga its third straight Southern Conference title this fall.

Jacob is expected to win his third straight offensive player of the year award.

Chattanooga, Huesman voted favorites in SoCon

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press SPARTANBURG — The Huesmans have Chattanooga on a roll Southern Conference coaches don’t anticipate slowing down this season.

The Mocs, led by coach Russ Huesman, were picked to win a third straight Southern Conference title while his son — Chattanooga quarterback Jacob Huesman — was predicted to win offensive player of the year for a third consecutive season.

Chattanooga, which went 10-4 and 7-0 in the SoCon, were the overwhelming favorites to keep that success going in separate voting by league coaches and media re-

leased Wednesday at the conference’s annual summer football gathering.

Russ Huesman led Chattanooga to a school record for victories and its first-ever NCAA playoff win. Jacob guided the offense, passing for 2,731 yards and 23 touchdowns last fall. Both hope to keep things going in their final year together.

“It’s nice. It probably means we got some good players coming back and we’ve got a quarterback coming back,’’ the elder Huesman said. “That helps when they’re picking who’s first, second, third.

It really doesn’t mean much right now.’’

The defending SoCon champions received seven of eight first-place votes from the football coaches,

who are not permitted to pick their own team. Huesman voted for Samford, who was runner-up for the coaches.

Chattanooga received 29 of 30 first-place votes in media polling to outdistance Western Carolina in second place. It was the second consecutive summer the Mocs swept the top spot in both polls.

Jacob Huesman’s showing has certainly helped vault Chattanooga to the top.

After Samford in the coaches voting came Western Carolina in third, then Wofford, Furman, Mercer, Citadel and VMI. In the media voting, second-place Western Carolina was followed by Samford, Wofford, Furman, Mercer, Citadel and VMI.

anywhere on the course.

Members of the public are invited to attend the event and cheer for their team. Spectators can walk the course and sponsors are encouraged to set up a tent to display their products.

Registration forms can be mailed to CGA, 1285 Clara Louise Kellogg Drive, Sumter, SC 29153 or can be brought to the office at Dillon Park, next to Crystal Lakes Golf Course.

The Swim for the Duck Invitational Swim Meet will be held on Thursday, July 30, at the City of Sumter Aquatics Center located at 1115 Lafayette Drive.

The invitational meet is open to all boys and girls ages 4-18.

Warm up for the event will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the competition starting at 5:30.

The entry fee is $5 per child while a family with four or more swimmers will pay $15.

All entries must be received by Tuesday, July 28, at noon.

For more information, call the aquatics center at (803) 7743998.

The 9-hole Scramble event hosted by The Links at Lakewood will be held every Thursday beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The cost is $25 per player and includes prizes and dinner. The cost is $12 for those attending just the dinner.

To sign up, call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 up to 5 p.m. the day of the event.

TENNIS

BASKETBALL

9-HOLE SCRAMBLE

PTC II SUMMER CAMP

SUMTER CHRISTIAN CLINIC

The PTC II Summer Tennis Camp will be held Aug. 3-7 at Palmetto Tennis Center located at 400 Theatre Drive.

The camp is open to boys and girls ages 5-13. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The cost of the camp is $125.

The last day to register is July 31.

For more information, call Palmetto Tennis Center at (803) 774-3969 or visit www.palmettotenniscenter.com.

Sumter Christian School will host one more basketball clinic at the school’s gymnasium.

The clinic is for children in grades 9-12 on July 27-31.

The clinic, which will run from 10 a.m. to noon each day, will be under the direction of SCS coaches Bobby Baker and Tom Cope at a cost of $45 per student.

For more information, contact the school at (803) 773-1902.

GOLF

SCISA OFFICIALS NEEDED

CHURCHES CHALLENGE

There are still some slots available for the 16th Annual Christian Golfers’ Association Churches Challenge Golf Tournament and Praise Rally which will be held on Aug. 14-15.

On Friday, Aug. 14, the players, sponsors and families will gather for fellowship, devotion, praise music and food at 6 p.m. at Alice Drive Baptist Church at 1305 Loring Mill Road.

On Saturday, Aug. 15, at Sunset Country Club, sign-in for the morning flight begins at 7 a.m. Tee off will begin at approximately 8 a.m. The afternoon flight will have sign-in at 11 a.m. for its 1 p.m. tee times.

The cost is $45 per golfer and includes the praise dinner on Friday as well as lunch and beverages on Saturday. Players can also purchase up to two mulligans for $5 that can be used

VOLLEYBALL The South Carolina Independent School Association is looking for volleyball officials for the 2015 season.

For those who are interested, contact SCISA district director of officiating at (803) 446-3379 or at tweeks51@aol.com.

FOOTBALL POP WARNER REGISTRATION

Youth Athletics of Sumter is taking registration for its Pop Warner football and cheer programs.

The programs are open to children ages 5-14. The registration fee is $100 for football and $120 for cheer and flexible plans are available. The last day to register is July 31.

For more information, call (803) 464-8453, (803) 720-6242, (813) 786-9265 or (954) 258-6817 or email youthathleticsofsumteryas@yahoo.com.

OBITUARIES LOUISE S. GRANT Funeral services for Louise Singleton Grant, who transitioned on July 14, 2015, at County Garden Senior Living Facility in Union City, Georgia, will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at the Morris ColGRANT lege Auditorium, located on the Morris College campus, 100 W. College St., Sumter. Interment will follow in Hopewell Baptist Church cemetery.

The public may view Mrs. Grant from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter, and from 10 a.m. until the hour of service on Friday.

The family will receive friends at the Grant residence, 6235 Catchall Road, Dalzell.

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

PEGGY D. WILEY Peggy Diane Wiley, 53, died on Friday, July 15, 2015, at her residence in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Helen WILEY Wiley. At an early age, she attended High Hills AME Church. After relocating to Charlotte, she attended Walls AME Zion Church. Peggy was a graduate of Hillcrest High School in the Class of 1979.

She earned an associate’s degree in business administration from Sumter Area Technical College. She was formerly employed by Department of Social Services, Columbia; a Nissan dealership; and

Bank of America.

Surviving are her son, Jibri Gresham of Durham, North Carolina; three sisters, Carolyn Wiley of Columbia, Shirley (Elvin) Jones of Mt. Vernon, New York, and Doris Wiley of Haverstraw, New York; five brothers, Robert (Irene) Wiley of Florence, Herbert (Trina) Wiley, Scottie (Roxanne) Wiley of Mt. Vernon, Eddie Wiley of Haverstraw, and Melvin (Cynthia) Wiley of Charlotte; two aunts, Bertha Lee Alston and Mazie Nettles of Sumter; and a host of other relatives.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday at High Hills AME Church, Dalzell, with the pastor, the Rev. Habersham, officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Ms. Wiley will be placed in the church for public viewing from 2 p.m. until the hour of service.

The public may view from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel and the family will receive friends at 5675 Fish Road, Dalzell.

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

Palmer Memorial Chapel of Sumter is in charge of funeral arrangements.

HERMAN WILLIS SR. Herman Willis Sr., 87, died on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at Sumter Health and Rehab Center.

Born on May 4, 1928, in Sumter County, he was a son of Wesley and Agnes Willis.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 40 Larkin St., Sumter.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

BOBBY JEAN HILL Bobby Jean Hill, 79, husband of Judy Patricia Coker Hill, died on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at his home.

Born in Clintwood, Virginia, he was a son of the late Woodrow Wilson Hill and Thelma Elizabeth Kendrick Hill. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was the owner of Bobby Hill Signs. He attended Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene.

Survivors include his wife of Sumter; three daughters, Katelyne Hill of the home, and Phyllis DeJarnette and Susan Geer, both of Virginia; two sons, David Hill (Melinda) and Wayne Hill (Donna), both of Virginia; two stepdaughters, Tammy Coker (Jimmy) of Olanta and Laurie Way (Allen) of Summerton; two stepsons, Chip Avins (Dana) of Lake City and Gary Avins (Tara) of Barrineau; sisters, Betty Oxley of Ohio, Barbara Stump (Robert), Helen Thode (Ralph) and Janice Barton, all of Virginia; a brother, Frank Hill (Mable) of Michigan; eight grandchildren; a sisterin-law, Katherine Hill of Virginia;18 great-grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Kenneth Hill, Jack Hill and Lowell Hill; and two brothers-in-law, Noah Oxley and Kent Barton.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Sammy Geddings and the Rev. Robert Hall officiating.

Burial with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. at Florence National Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Chipper Avins, Walker Coker, Chris Coker and Chance Feagin; nephews, Danny Johnson and Donnie

Johnson; and stepson, Chip Avins.

The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday at Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene and other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene, 302 N. Wise Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

DEBRA C. WILLIAMS Debra Callahan Williams, 59, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning.

Born on Oct. 3, 1955, she was a daughter of Roy Sr. and Angela Feliciana Callahan.

The family is receiving friends at the home of Tommy Singleton, 1137 Chester Road, Paxville community, Pinewood.

Professional services entrusted to Dyson’s Home for Funerals of Summerton, (803) 485-4280.

ANGELA F. MULLINS ANDERSON — Angela Ford Mullins died on July 15, 2015, in Anderson, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s.

She was born on Sept. 24, 1934, in Whitefield, Maine, a daughter of William M. and Ruth Field Ford. She attended schools in Whitefield and Gardiner, Maine, and received degrees from Mt. St. Mary College and the University of Michigan. Her career in public health promotion took place in Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Delaware and North and South Carolina. On Aug. 19, 1966, she married David Mullins, who died in 2006.

She is survived by her son, Brian and his wife, Michaela;

grandchildren, Nathaniel and Kaycee Mullins of Easley; her brothers, William, Joseph and Stephen Ford; as well as several nieces and nephews.

A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in Maine at a date to be determined.

Memorials may be made to the Rainey Hospice House, Anderson.

CLARA MAE M. CEASAR BISHOPVILLE — Clara Mae McFadden Ceasar entered eternal rest on July 19, 2015, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence.

The family is receiving friends at 817 Wells Church Road, Lynchburg.

Visitations will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at Goodwill Presbyterian Church, Mayesville, with the Rev. Dr. Ella F. Busby, pastor and officiant, and the Rev. Delbert H. Singleton Jr., eulogist. Interment will follow in Goodwill Cemetery.

Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

WILLIAM HILTON MANNING — On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, William “Bill” Hilton, husband of Lillie Mae Sabb Hilton, exchanged time for eternity at his residence.

Born on July 30, 1940, in the Jordan community of Manning, he was a son of the late Davis and Lucille Dingle Hilton.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence of his son-in-law and daughter, Steve and Virginia Hilton Brock, 1166 Marlowe Drive, Bloomville community, Manning.

Services are incomplete and will be announced by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

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THE SUMTER ITEM

BIZARRO

SOUP TO NUTZ

ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

ZITS

MOTHER GOOSE

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Daughter struggles with mother’s inaction DEAR ABBY — I’m in my early 50s, disabled and live with my elderly mother. Between the ages of 8 and Dear Abby 11 I was sexually abused ABIGAIL by my adopVAN BUREN tive father.

My mother finally caught him in the act, but the next day they acted like nothing had happened.

He never did it again, and it was never spoken about, ever.

I have read about women who caught their husbands abusing their children and kicked them out, pressed charges, etc. It makes me think I didn’t matter enough

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for her to do that. I confronted her about it a few years ago. Her response was that it would have been in all the papers (my parents were prominent local musicians in our town), and there was no way she could have raised two kids on her own.

I still have a deep ache in my soul that tells me that I don’t matter as much as other human beings. I resist going to therapy because I live with her and I know she will quiz me about what we talked about in the sessions. I just want to keep the peace and not risk her going into a tirade about how she “did what she had to do.” I don’t know what to do. Please help.

Still hurting in Nevada DEAR STILL HURTING — You

should absolutely talk about this to a therapist. If your mother demands to know what you’re discussing, tell her. If she unleashes a tirade, invite her to accompany you to a session so she can explain to your therapist that she didn’t kick her child-molesting husband out because she was afraid she couldn’t support herself and two children alone. (Was your sibling also assaulted?)

You and your mom are both adults. You should be able to have a frank discussion without her intimidating you with her anger. If anyone has a right to be angry, it is you.

And she should clearly understand how her inaction affected you for all these years, and possibly your sibling, as well.

JUMBLE

SUDOKU

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Pros handling returns 5 Nos. that affect connecting flights 9 Like dry mud on cleats 14 1979 DownBeat Hall of Fame inductee, familiarly 15 Beer ingredient 16 “Spider-Man” director 17 Cats’ request on seeing birds through the window?

19 Brother of Miriam 20 Obeyed the doctor 21 Romp 23 Suffix with Capri 24 Actress Kunis 25 Attentiongetting craze?

27 “Bravo, se– or!”

29 “Blah blah blah”: Abbr.

31 Bavarian article 32 Kid-lit detective __ the Great 34 Speck 37 Dangerous bacterium 41 Ottoman ruler’s pier?

44 Senate Finance Committee chair

Hatch 45 Sundance’s gal 46 Like Gen. Powell 47 Storm, on the Beaufort scale 49 iTunes purchase 51 Sign of success 52 “L.A. Law” actress’ work period?

57 California’s __ Valley: Reagan Library site 59 Porter, e.g.

60 Wind with a wide range 61 __-Dazs 64 Choir platform 66 Optimistic Spanish ruler?

68 Taboos 69 Banjo spot 70 Tennis edge 71 Ring setting 72 Proverbs 73 Trim on a curtain DOWN 1 Animation units 2 Court entry 3 Skydiving device 4 Riyadh native 5 No-nonsense 6 Stuff on the street 7 Hebrew alphabet opener 8 Topic for Strunk and

White 9 Ingredient in the stew étouffée 10 Financial rating 11 Russian ballet name 12 Act badly?

13 Eatery with its own lingo 18 Fire __ 22 “’Tis true!”

26 Put in a log 27 Savvy about 28 Portrayer of a big scaredy-cat 30 Soft drink choice 33 Works on books 35 Elmo fan 36 Old Spice rival 38 Sal Tessio portrayer in “The Godfather” 39 Folk icon Seeger

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CLASSIFIEDS

THE ITEM Summons & Notice

LEGAL NOTICES

prayer of which is an action for the opening of Sumter County Family Court Case No. 91-DR-43-1694 and such other relief as set forth in the Petition.

Beer & Wine License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Family Dollar Stores of South Carolina intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at Store #5900, 5 S. Church St. Summerton, SC 29148-9170. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than July 25, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Family Dollar Stores of South Carolina intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at Store #6753, 3914 Camden Highway, Dalzell, SC 29040-9517. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than July 25, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

William W. Wheeler, III Attorney for Petitioner Jennings & Jennings, P.A. Post Office Box 106 Bishopville, SC 29010

NOTICE IT THE PROBATE COURT FOR THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2015-ES-43-332 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Marie Brooks, Petitioner, vs.

Emily Davis, Pauline B. Miller, Thomasina B. Greene, Benjamin T. Brooks, Deborah J. Williams, Leland Brooks, Eugene B. Brooks, Vernon L. Brooks, Mary E. Brooks-Brown, Karen B. Smith, Patricia A. Brooks and Konnie M. Stamps IN THE MATTER OF: Thomas Brooks, Jr. DECEDENT TO THE DEFANDANTS ABOVE NAMED: TAKE NOTICE that the Summons in the above mentioned action, together with the Complaint, was filed with the Sumter County Probate Court on the 29th day of May, 2015. The Guardian ad Litem for any unknown heirs of the Estate of Thomas Brooks, Jr. in this matter is Garryl L. Deas, Esquire, Deas Law Firm, 109 N. Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina.

SUMMONS YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Petition in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Petition on the Petitioner or her attorney, Larry C. Weston, Esquire, at his office, 109 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to Answer the Petition within the time aforesaid, the Petitioner in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Petition.

Larry C. Weston, Esquire 109 N. Main Street Post Office Box 1571 Sumter, SC 29150 803-778-2421

Summons & Notice

MOTION AND ORDER OF REFERENCE

SUMMONS (Claim and Delivery) (Non-Jury)

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Docket Number 2014-CP-43-2355

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No. 2015-CP-43-00665

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Green Tree Servicing LLC Plaintiff, v.

Drayton Smith and any Unknown Occupants being a class designated as John Doe Defendant(s).

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY required to Answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, to serve a copy of your answer to said Complaint on the persons whose names are subscribed below at Post Office Box 4216, Columbia, South Carolina 29240, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service hereof, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action, together with the Summons, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on March 10, 2015 at 3:47 p.m..

B. Lindsay Crawford, III Theodore von Keller Sara C. Hutchins Crawford & von Keller, LLC P.O. Box 4216, Columbia, SC 29240 803-790-2626 Attorneys for Plaintiff

Lucinda McFadden Colclough, Plaintiffs, vs.

Ervin Dantzler, Defendant.

NOW comes your Plaintiff's in this matter, by and through, her counsel, Larry C. Weston, Esquire, who moves before this Honorable Court for an Order referring the above captioned case to the Master in Equity for Sumter County, Richard L. Booth, Esquire.

Basis for this Motion, are the following: 1.That this matter is an Action for Partition of Certain Real Property concerning a lot of land in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina; 2. That Richard L. Booth, Esq., Master in Equity for Sumter County is best equipped to enter final judgment in this matter, and 3. That in accordance with SCRCP Rule 53 this matter should be referred to the Master in Equity.

WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff prays for an Order referring the above captioned case to the Master in Equity for Sumter County.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above action is hereby referred to The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Quity for Sumter County, to hear and determine all issues of law and fact and enter a final judgment thereon, with any appeal therefrom to be made directly to the Supreme Court of South Carolina pursuant to 14-11-85 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a hearing shall be held within sixty days of this Order, and

SUMMONS IN THE FAMILY COURT THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Case No. 91-DR-43-1694

The hearing in this matter has been scheduled for August 26, 2015 at 12:00 o'clock P.M.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

EX PARTE: Sara Darlene Elmore

R. Ferrell Cothran Judge Petitioner,

IN RE: Opening of Sumter County Family Court Case No.: 91-DR-43-1694.

TO DANA DARLISA MORRISE: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition in this actions, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to said Petition on the subscriber, William W. Wheeler, III of Jennings & Jennings, P.A., at their office at No. 1 Courthouse Square, P.O. Box 106, Bishopville, South Carolina within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date os such service, and if you fail to answer the Petition within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

NOTICE OF FILING TO DANA DARLISA MORRIS: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Petition in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on March 24, 2015, the object and

Larry C. Weston, Esquire 109 N. Main Street Post Office Box 1571 Sumter, SC 29150 803-778-2421

ANNOUNCEMENTS Card of Thanks Condolences are not just an expression of sympathy, they are not just words-they are expressions of true feelings. It is with sincere appreciation that I extend gratitude to the Sumter Community. On behalf of my family, I would like to say thank you for your generous support throughout our difficult time of bereavement for my wife Carolyn Jones Butler. The flowers, words of expressions, love, and encouragement that was extended will forever remain as a constant reminder to our family how much Carolyn was loved and how much she will be missed.

Words alone cannot express our gratitude for you support throughout this time. Sincerely, William Butler & Family

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Lawn Service Lifestyles Lawn Service! Disc. for home sellers, residential & commercial. Erik 968-8655

Legal Service Attorney Timothy L. Griffith 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark.

Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury

Roofing All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic.

Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

Septic Tank Cleaning

THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

Unfurnished Apartments

LARGE GARAGE SALE Every Weekend Tables $2 & $3

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

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Open every weekend.

905-4242 or 494-5500 1938 Lakeshore Dr.,Manning Fri. 10-6 Sat. 8-2 Moving Sale!

EVERYTHING MUST GO!! Sofa, chairs & entertainment center.

2701 Sequoia Dr Thurs & Fri 12-5 Antiques,Glassware, Quilts & more!

Huge Multi-family sale, 317 W. Hampton Ave. Kids preparing to head to college & selling their stuff!

Thurs 4 pm-7 pm; Fri & Sat 8 am 12 noon. Furn., teen & adult clothes, LOTS of books, shoes, AVON, electronics, household & toys. MANY items & priced to sell!!

For Sale or Trade 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

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time ASE cert. mechanic needed.

Must know front-end alignments, brakes, & wheel balancing. Send resume to: P-419 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Sumter Cemetery is seeking a manager to oversee day to day operations which will include supervising a grounds crew and reporting to a Board of Directors. Competitive salary, holiday & sick leave depending on experience.

Mail resume to: Sumter Cemetery Association, PO Box 241, Sumter, SC 29151.

Full-time Motorcycle/ ATV technician wanted. Willing to train. Apply in person at Honda of Sumter 2544 Broad St, Sumter. NO CALLS. Wanted Body Tech. Must be trained in sheet metal, frame & uni-body repair. Exc. wage & benefits. Apply at McLaughlin Ford 950 N. Main St., Sumter

Septic tank pumping & services. Call Ray Tobias & Company (803) 340-1155.

Tree Service NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal, trimming & stump grinding. Lic/Ins 803-316-0128 A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721

STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

PETS & ANIMALS Dogs Teacup Chihuahua puppies 8wks old.2 female 1 male. $300 Each.

CKC . Call Tina 803-305-7287 Boykin spaniel pup, reg. Champion bloodline, 1 male, $900. Call Gene 803-387-1251.

MERCHANDISE Auctions Moore's Mini Storage Auction 1 pm Thursday, August 6, 2015 1117 N. Main St. Sumter 12 Tamika Jones 42 Drenita J. Ore 43 Tesha Robinson 63 Lakeisha Clifton 91 Pamela Weston Auction will be held at "Ideal Thrift Store" 673 W Liberty St Sumter SC 29150 July 25, 2015 Doors will open at 5:30PM auction beginning at 6:30pm. Auctioneer will be "Colonel" Alton Meeler Lisc#4571

Farm Products TOMATOES- Richburg Farms HWY 261, Manning, SC 8am-6:30pm M-Sat (803)473-4844

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

Wee Academy Learning Center, Inc (Manning) is seeking a Four-Year Old Pre-K Lead teacher.

Applicants possessing a four-year degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, with at least two years experience working with pre-school children are preferred. Applicants must demonstrate effective planning, organization and communication skills. Submit resume' to: jjjoniwee@gmail.com Deadline July 24, 2015 QUALITY INN HOTEL All Day Job Fair Thurs. July 23, 10am - 2pm Hiring For: •Front Desks Clerks •Room Attendants •Maintenance •Breakfast Attendants Same day interviews will be conducted. No phone calls please. l2390 Broad St. Ext.

Help Wanted Part-Time P/T Customer Service Clerk Town of Summerton Position Category:Administration Job Duties: •Answers all phone inquires •Processes payments •Processes utility work orders Qualifications: •High School diploma or equivalent and be at least 18 years of age •Must have excellent writing and computer skills •Must possess a valid SC driver's license and ability to successfully complete all phases of the town's pre-employment screening process.

RECREATION

Boats / Motors

HUNTINGTON PLACE APARTMENTS

FROM $575 PER MONTH

1 MONTH FREE THIRTEEN (13) MONTH LEASE REQUIRED

(803) 773-3600 POWERS PROPERTIES

803-773-3600

595 Ashton Mill Drive Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-5 Quiet cul-de-sac, 905 Arnaud St 2BR/2BA All appl's, screened porch, lawn maintenance included. No pets, No Smoking, Single family dwelling, $900/mo. 803 464-8354

Unfurnished Homes 3BR 1BA Brick, W/D hook-up, Carport, 7 mins to Manning. $500/mo. 803-473-4400 825 Willis Ave 3BR 1BA house.

Living Rm.,Kit.,Dining Rm $575/mo + $575 dep, 803-651-8198 HOUSE FOR RENT Patriot Parkway 2BR/1BA, LR, den, dining room, C/H/A, gas stove. 303-520-8756 Archdale townhouse. 2br 1.5 bath .

Newly renovated. Central heat & air.

Washer & dryer hookup. $700/ mo. plus dep. Call 803-464-4666.

1996 GTI Yellow SeaDoo; 1999 GTI Purple SeaDoo. Dual trailer included.

Call 803-236-7077.

Campers / RV's/ Motorhomes 2010 Rockwood Bunk house, 1 slide out, very clean $13,000.00 803-491-4214

TRANSPORTATION

Vans / Trucks / Buses 1999 Mazda B3000 extended cab.

Runs excilently. $2400 or best offer.

803-447-5453

Autos For Sale 2003 Pontiac Montana. New water pump. 172,000 miles. Asking $2,900.

Call 803-778-2935.

Miscellaneous

Mobile Home Rentals Mobile Homes for rent.

2BR, 3BR & 4BR Section 8 OK. Call 803-773-8022.

Scenic Lake MHP 2 Br, 1 Ba, No pets. Call between 9 am - 5 pm 499-1500.

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 2BR 1BA Furnished MH Near Ind. Pk. No Pets $400 Mo + dep.

Background check. 481-2836 bfr 8pm .

Reconditioned batteries $45. New batteries, $56 - $98. Auto Electric Co., 102 Blvd. Rd. Sumter, 803-773-4381

Autos For Sale

Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water /sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 803-494-8350

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale 315 Rainbow Dr. 3 br 2 bat 1 car garage. Fenced yard, above ground pool. Call 803-983-0472.

REDUCED-905 Arnaud St 2BR/2BA Quiet Cul-de-sac. All appl's, fenced patio, screened porch. $104,000.

Available now. 803-464-8354

Manufactured Housing TIRED OF RENTING? We help customers with past credit problems and low credit scores achieve their dreams of home ownership? We have 2,3, & 4 bedroom homes. Call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book Page (M&M Mobile Homes)

Land & Lots for Sale 1998 International- 9 speed, 460 Commings, no recaps, $9000.00 OBO 803-452-6260

Complete job duties & qualifications may be seen at www.summertonwat er.com How to apply: Applications may be picked up from Summerton Town Hall located at 10 Main Street, Summerton, SC 29148 or mail resume to: Town of Summerton, PO Box 279, Summerton, SC 29148. No phone calls please.

Deadline: July 27, 2015

Trucking Opportunities Nesbitt Transportation is currently hiring CDL drivers. Must be 24 yrs old w/ 2 yrs exp. Home nights & weekends. Also hiring exp. diesel mechanics on semi trucks. Great work environment and salary based on experience.

Please call 843-621-2572 or 843-621-0943 for more info.

RENTALS

619 Baldwin Dr. Fri. & Sat. 7 am - 1 pm. 3 family sale. Toys, toddler bed, clothes, other misc. items.

Want to Rent

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