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Defying the odds at every turn Prom today in Turbeville for boy with congenital heart defect

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com A prom is being held today in Turbeville for BJ Wilkes, 10, who was born with a complex congenital heart defect, known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome, and is on hospice care.

Doctors have predicted that Wilkes, of Lake City, has less than a year to live, said his mother, Haley Wilkes.

The prom for BJ starts at 7:30 p.m. at East Clarendon Middle-High School Gym, 1170 Pope St., Turbeville.

"This was one of the things that BJ wanted to participate in," Wilkes said.

"His doctor has advised us to try and give him as many special experiences

as we possibly can while he is still able to enjoy them."

There is no charge for the prom, but donations are welcome, she said.

Clarendon County Deputy 1st Class Freddie Huth, a close friend of the family, has also organized a fundraiser to raise money to fulfill items on BJ's “bucket list.” The items include the prom, a trip to Charlotte Motor Speedway to ride in a NASCAR race car and meet some of the drivers, and a trip to Disney World with his family.

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a birth defect that affects normal blood flow through the heart, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the baby develops dur-

ing pregnancy, the left side of the heart does not form correctly.

"BJ was born with two pumping chambers instead of the normal four chambers," Wilkes said. "Basically he has half of a functioning heart."

Doctors have predicted that he will eventually succumb to progressive tissue hypoxia, she said.

Hypoxia is a condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level.

"They have told us his pulmonary arteries just aren't big or strong enough to support his heart and

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BJ Wilkes,10, who was born with a complex congenital heart defect, known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome, is on hospice care. A prom is being held today at East Clarendon Middle-High School in Turbeville SEE PROM, PAGE A7 in his honor.

Everything from Kickin’ Collards to alligator Like totally, Fall Feast feeds close to 600 revelers

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter Green's Fall Feast looked to be another successful event, with hundreds of people in attendance and dressed in their ’80s-themed costumes at University of South Carolina Sumter's Nettles Building on Thursday night.

Fall Feast chairwoman Lynn Kennedy said about 580 sold tickets had been counted as of about 10:30 a.m. Friday.

She expressed a “thank you” to everyone who purchased a ticket, cooked, sponsored and volunteered for the event.

Some of the Fall Feast's returning fan favorites included Kickin' Collards, Sumter School District Superintendent Frank Baker's roasted goat and frog legs and alligator samples given out by City of Sumter officials and their friends.

The "kickin'" part is Canadian whiskey, said Sandie Jones, the mastermind behind the Kickin' Collards tent, sponsored by Danny's Trophy Shop.

Those who visited the tent also sampled jalapeño cornbread, made by Wendy and Larry Chapman, with the kicked-up collard greens.

Jones said Kickin' Collards has been a part of Fall Feast since the beginning, and she continues to come back for the experience.

"I have a great time doing it," she said.

Baker shared a food that may seem strange to some but a dinnertime staple to him.

"Did you know goat meat is the most consumed meat in the world?" he asked.

Baker said when he was growing up, goat meat made for a delicious and inexpensive meal but has now become a costly entree.

The goat sample on Thursday was marinated in brown sugar vinegar and layered with onion, garlic and salt and pepper and roasted in the oven at 350 degrees for about six hours.

A few tents over, City of Sumter Manager Deron McCormick and Assistant City Manager of Public Services Al Harris were serving up fried frog legs and alligator bites.

The frog legs were ordered from Piggly Wiggly, so anyone who would like to make their own can know where to find them, McCormick said.

And no, the alligator was not caught at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens, but was also ordered from a grocery store.

The third food sample at the tent, dove and rice, was prepared by Harris.

Friends Sheila Schmidt and Sandy Powell of Summerton said they planned to test the food at every booth.

"Whatever they have, I'm going to try," Schmidt said.

"I'm part of the clean plate club."

Both women said they enjoyed everything they ate so far during the event as they took a short break from taste testing.

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Maureen Dunton,VP of Sales, and Nicole Milligan, VP of Operations for the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce, try out the photo booth sponsored by Sumter Police Department at Sumter Green’s Fall Feast on Thursday at University of South Carolina Sumter.

POW’s challenge: Serve your community and family An honor guard waits on a bridge near Memorial Lake on Shaw Air Force Base. A 21-gun salute was part of a ceremony honoring the nations MIAs and POWs Friday at the base.

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The Air Force Sergeant’s Association Chapter 377 presented Team Shaw’s annual Missing-in-Action/ Prisoner-of-War Ceremony on Friday morning at Memorial Lake on Shaw Air Force Base. The ceremony is held annually on the third Friday in September.

Before the ceremony, airmen and soldiers from the base had carried the POW/MIA flag on a 24-hour run around the lake, ending when the flag was

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Guest speaker for the remembrance was William Pebley, who was taken prisoner in France on Dec. 3, 1944.

Pebley said that few people are aware of how many Americans were taken prisoner in the second World War. He said the number is about 124,000, not including another 6,000 who were shot down over neutral territory and held until the end of the war.

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Donald Robinson, an engineer for Sumter Fire Department, and fellow firefighters wait to donate blood on Friday during the Battle of the Badges at Sumter County Library.

The fire department was the winner for the sixth year in a row, besting the Sumter Sheriff’s deputies, police and EMS.

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Sumter to repair water lines; delays expected City of Sumter will be repairing the water line at Bultman Drive and Constance Street.

The work is scheduled to begin Monday and should be completed within one day.

There will be service interruptions to customers on Bultman Drive from North Guignard Drive to Broad Street and Pinefield Subdivision, as well as short traffic delays near Constance Street and Bultman Drive.

Direct any questions or concerns to the City of Sumter Public Services Department at (803) 436-2558.

Deputy charged with interfering in traffic stop CAMDEN — A South Carolina sheriff’s deputy has been arrested and charged with interfering with a traffic stop in a neighboring county.

Multiple media outlets reported that Richland County Deputy Lisa Grazioli was charged with interfering with Kershaw County officers Sept. 6 when they stopped her 28-year-old son for a traffic violation.

Her son, Victor Manuel Ortiz Jr., was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and operating a vehicle without registration and license.

Kershaw Sheriff Jim Matthews told multiple media outlets that his deputy had only intended to tell Ortiz to turn on his lights and give him a warning ticket when the situation escalated because of the man’s attitude.

Richland Lt. Curtis Wilson said Grazioli was disciplined, but he did not elaborate.

Missing 6-year-old girl found chained to tree WILMINGTON, N.C. — A witness says that a 6-year-old North Carolina girl who was found after an 18-hour search was chained to a tree when deputies located her.

New Hanover County Sheriff Ed McMahon says the child was found Thursday morning near Wilmington, in woods about 2 miles from her home.

The witness, Jason Mehalko, tells local news outlets he loaned deputies a saw which they then used to free the girl.

Authorities did not immediately confirm the account the child was chained but said more information would be released at a Friday court hearing.

Authorities have charged a registered sex offender with kidnapping and two counts of indecent liberties with a child.

The sheriff said that 46-yearold Douglas Edwards has been charged. It was not immediately known if he had an attorney.

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Sumter Fire Department earns 6th straight Battle of the Badges

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com For the sixth year in a row, Sumter Fire Department is the official winner of the annual Battle of the Badges blood drive that was held at Sumter County Library on Friday.

A total of 80 people stopped by the library or American Red Cross Mobile Blood Bus to donate but only 75 pints of blood were collected, said Sumter Fire Department Battalion Chief Joey Duggan.

Some people were not able to donate because of low iron or other reasons; but everyone who came out was able to vote, he said.

Duggan, one of the coordinators for the event, said there was a good turnout of donors on Friday, appointments and walk-ins.

As of about 1:50 p.m. on Friday,

about 45 people had donated.

During the past five years, more than 370 people have donated during Battle of the Badges, according to a Red Cross representative.

Duggan said the number of donors has dropped compared to previous years because the length of the competition has been shortened from five days to one after Red Cross’s main building was closed after the flood in October 2015.

Friday would normally be the grand finale of the competition, Duggan said.

Although this is a competition, the importance of the blood drive is to save lives, he said.

The most important thing is that everyone comes together to serve one purpose, he added.

Duggan said part of a public safety official’s daily duties involves saving lives, and donating blood allows them

to serve the public in a different way.

This will definitely have a significant effect on the people who need blood, he said.

Deanie Hayes of Sumter said she started giving blood 15 years ago after 9/11. “I give on a regular basis,” she said.

On Friday, Hayes visited Sumter County Library meeting room to donate on behalf of the sheriff’s office because her son is a former deputy.

“It’s always a friendly competition,” she said.

Many first responders, including Sumter firefighter Roy Hancock, also donated.

Hancock said donating blood is his way of giving back to the community, and even though donors vote in favor of a public safety agency afterward, its all for a good cause.

“It’s time to work together,” he said.

’90s music closes summer concert series Knights baseball post-game show, Beaufort Water Festival, Lake Norman Beer Fest It’ll be Throwback Friday and many more. Friday will next week when Gump Ficbe their first time performtion brings its Ultimate ’90s ing in Sumter.

Experience to Sumter for Downtown Development the final concert of the 4th Coordinator Leigh Newman Fridays season. said the attendance for this If you miss Vanilla Ice, year’s five 4th Fridays perTom Petty, Matchbox 20 or formances may have set reHootie and the Blowfish, cords. this band’s for you. The She said Friday’s concert band has an extensive playlwill be on Main Street, rathist of ’90s covers that also iner than in the green space. cludes music from the likes “The street will be blocked of Green Day, Lenny off around noon to set the Kravitz, Marcy Playground, stage and will stay blocked Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Red Hot through the concert, as Chili Peppers, Ricky Martin usual,” she said. The stage and dozens more. “will be set up on Main at Band members admit to the Hampton Avenue end.” an “obsession with all things While admission is free to PHOTO PROVIDED 1990s,” so look for some peri- Gump Fiction of Charlotte, a band that plays 1990s music, will the public, food and beveragod dress, as well. The quines, including sausage dogs, close out 4th Fridays next week. tet will be on stage from 6 to fries and Italian ice, will be 9:30 p.m. Friday to close available for purchase. No Downtown Sumter’s sumpopular in the Carolinas. the Charlotte Hornets NBA coolers are permitted. Bring mer outdoor concert season. Since 2013, the band has per- halftime show, Lenox your own seating.

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Connie Brennan was selected the winner of the 2016 Ray Davenport People’s Choice Award by visitors to the Sumter Artists’ Guild’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition in August. Brennan’s winning piece, the mixed-media soft sculpture “Tattered Angel,” can now be seen in the window of Naomi and Warner on North Main Street. Sumter County Gallery of Art Director Karen Watson said the show “was very competitive this year, but so many people loved the angel.”

Indictments: Former officers coerced sex or disregarded cases COLUMBIA (AP) — Four former South Carolina police officers who worked in the criminal investigations division for Horry County coerced women into sex or ignored cases they were supposed to be investigating, according to indictments released Friday by a state grand jury.

At least four lawsuits have been filed against one of the officers, Troy Large.

One of the lawsuits accuses him of ignoring the case of a woman who said she was raped and then demanding she participate in a nude catfight or else he would make sure she lost visitation with her children.

Large is charged with six counts of misconduct in office and five counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office didn’t immediately release the indictments against him but said in a news release that Large coerced women into sexual acts and had inappropriate relationships with victims in cases he was investigating.

Large denied coercing women into sex in a deposition in one of the lawsuits.

The three other officers indicted Friday all face misconduct in office charges.

• Darryl Williams didn’t fully investigate crimes he was supposed to, the indictment said. He is charged with nine counts of misconduct in office.

• Todd Cox closed cases when the investigations weren’t finished, prosecutors said. He is charged with 16 counts of misconduct in office.

• Luke Green had a sexual relationship with a police informant and had sexual contact with a suspect he was arresting, accord-

ing to indictments. He is charged with three counts of misconduct in office.

The State Law Enforcement Division began investigating Horry County Police after county leaders discovered the allegations, Horry County Administrator Chris Eldridge said in a statement.

The county made significant changes in the police department’s criminal investigation division, which now has a new captain and deputy chief of operations.

Horry County Police Chief Saundra Rhodes also abruptly retired.

‘I was certainly the odd ball there — me and my white hair.’

had to write in Spartanburg.

To pass, he had to master four topics — math, science, GREENVILLE — Mel Friesgeography and language. Math en figures by now he should be and science, he said, were the decrepit and unable to see or most difficult. think clearly.

“I don’t have an affinity for Yet, Friesen managed to sur- MEL FRIESEN science, especially. I’m a piano prise even himself by endurplayer. I’m not a chemist,” he ing months of studying to His description on being the said. “But I knuckled down achieve a GED certificate. He and said, OK. I’ll memorize oldest person in class graduated just a few months this. I dug in, and I did it.” ago.

Among the discoveries he “Perhaps that was a lesson,” made was that learning, in a said Friesen, whose 80th birth- noted the activity in the real sense, is like working a musday was Sept. 2. “If I desire to estate market here and decidcle. do it, I may tackle it. It may ed to become a part of it.

“If I exercise my muscle, it turn out to be an achievement.

In real estate, every purbecomes stronger, and as I was You’re only as old as you think chase generates a large studying, concentrating and you are.” amount of commission — focusing, it became easier and Taking the GED is “not easy $3,000 to $5,000 per sale, he easier,” he said. “By the time I at all and has a ton of tests re- said. wrote my final exam, it was alquired,” Friesen’s daughter, “I said to myself, ‘I wouldn’t most like a breeze.

Laurie Hughes, said in an need more than two or three “I appreciated that. I do not email to The Greenville News. of those in a month,’” Friesen like to be sluggish mentally. I “I’m proud of my father for said. “And, I’m at a point now like to be sharp, and so I saw his perseverance and especial- where I want to spend as that as a process. It became ly at his age.” much time with my new bride easier as I went along,” he A native of Toronto, Canada, as I possibly can. I want to said.

Friesen had not been in a maximize my income to spend He’d studied to the point “studying-writing-test mode” more time at home with my where he scored an 85 on a for 60 years when he decided wife. That was my motivasample math exam when he to take the GED exams. tion,” he said. only needed a 70.

He dropped out of high He took a real estate course He thought to himself, “I’m school in the 11th grade — the at Greenville Technical Colgood to go.” highest grade level offered at lege.

But when he went to take the three-room high school he It was when he decided to the final exams, “there were attended in the farming comget a license to practice that he questions on there I had never munity of Manitoba, Canada. was told he needed a GED cer- seen or heard of. I didn’t even At that time, Friesen said he tificate. recognize the mathematical was a “Casanova” and he It’s the first time he’d run formula.” hated science. into a requirement where he Friesen said he relied on his His science score in the 11th needed to take the GED exams faith to pass the test, which grade was 48. He needed at to proceed. was multiple choice. He prayed least a 50.

“I was a little surprised,” he and asked God to direct him to Instead of going to summer said. A GED diploma was the right answers. school to re-take the course, never required elsewhere in “I said, ‘God, if you want me Friesen said he “just dropped his life, “so I never gave it a to do this, I’ll follow you.’ God out.” second thought.” led me through it. It turned “I was just flat out lazy and But in this case, “I said to out successful,” Friesen said. couldn’t be bothered doing it, myself, ‘Well I guess I ought to “I’m the first to say, I am what never realizing how significant do it,’” said Friesen, who has I am because of God.” that would be later in life,” he 12 grandchildren and 10 greatHe is a now a licensed real said. grandchildren. estate agent with Keller WilIt didn’t become significant A receptionist at Greenville liams in Greenville. until Friesen moved to the Tech referred him to the GED He also is an “encourageGreenville area in 2007 to be program at United Ministries. ment and an inspiration” to near his three daughters.

After learning he was quali- his wife, Melba.

They’d come to Greenville to fied to take the exams, he “He’s been a real find,” she attend Bob Jones University found out it was free and “I said. and decided to settle here. could sit at the computer there An interesting finding, acImmediately after leaving to do the sample exams and cording to Friesen, was when high school, Friesen joined the take home study materials,” he applied for his real estate liCanadian Air Force, which he said. cense, he was asked whether took him from Manitoba to Friesen said he was, by far, he had a GED certificate. “the big city” of Montreal. the oldest person preparing He was only required to He later became self-emfor the exams. Most appeared check “yes” in response but ployed as a general sales train- to be between the ages of 18 to was never asked to provide a er, with clients in insurance, 25. copy of the actual certificate. plumbing, financial planning “I was certainly the odd ball “They have yet to ask for it. and other industries. there — me and my white They just accepted my word,” After his first wife passed hair,” he said. he said. “I could have lied and away, Friesen took two to But he was there frequently checked it years ago. But, of three years off. for two months, going through course, I’m not a lying person.

Then he met Melba, and the all of the paces. One exam he I wouldn’t do that.” two got married. The couple, now living in Simpsonville, will soon celebrate their first anniversary.

Friesen, who had been affiliated for some time with Dale Carnegie Training, came to Greenville partially as his own boss.

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Hulu offers exclusive ‘Beatles: Eight Days a Week’

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH It’s never smart to take on The Boss. Or his maniacal fans. But Bruce Springsteen’s old lament, “57 Channels (And Nothin’ On),” is now out of date. Not to mention dead wrong. The problem has become: “There’s 500 Channels (Not to Mention Streaming) and There’s Way Too Much to Choose From.”

As a result, networks and streaming services are entering an arms race. They’re breaking out the big guns in order to get noticed. Last weekend, Starz put “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (6:40 p.m. Saturday) in heavy rotation, where it still remains.

Today, Hulu begins streaming “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week,” the 2016 documentary

by Ron Howard capturing and celebrating the touring years of the Fab Four. It includes digitally restored concert footage of John, Paul, George and Ringo performing hits before thousands of delirious fans.

For decades, this era of history has been discounted, occasionally by the Beatles themselves, as a bit of a creative lull, an artistically stagnant rut between the incandescent excitement of Beatlemania and the serious studio sessions that produced the band’s catalog from “Rubber Soul” to “Abbey Road.” Not only had touring become a chore, but the loud adulation of besotted teens kept the musicians from hearing themselves as they performed.

Some critics have hailed Howard’s film as a delight, others as just another excuse to watch cleaned-up Beatles footage. Does it matter? Fans of a certain age don’t really need an excuse to revisit “Yesterday.”

It’s worth noting that television was recycling and reinventing the Beatles phenomenon even as it was happening.

The band may have been ready to get serious, but TV producers knew the lasting comedy appeal of their first two movies, “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Help!” Fifty years ago this week, “The Monkees” debuted on NBC on Sept. 12, 1966.

• Since rebranding itself Syfy (from Sci Fi), the network has done an acceptable job of

sticking to its “mission” of broadcasting series straddling the sci-fi and fantasy genres.

So why is it airing the overlong 2012 James Bond movie “Skyfall” (8 p.m. Saturday)?

• I’ve grown to think of the Emmy Awards (8 p.m. Sunday, ABC) as pointless and a bit perverse. Pointless because so few people seem to remember the winners, and perverse because it asks serious creative people to choose between excellent productions.

Would you ask anyone to choose between his or her own children? So why ask viewers (not to mention the folks at FX) to determine if the second season of “Fargo” was better or worse than “The People v.

O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”?

And don’t call those superlative series “Dramas” because they are categorized as “Limited Series.”

AMC’s “Better Call Saul” had 10 episodes and it has been entered as a “Drama.”

“Fargo” had 10 as well, but it is a “Limited Series.” Why? If anything qualifies as a “Limited Series,” it’s PBS’ presentation of BBC’s “Sherlock.” It has only 3 episodes per season!

But an episode of “Sherlock,” “The Abominable Bride,” is officially entered as a “Television Movie.” This is where the Emmys become arbitrary, confusing and annoying — as well as pointless and perverse.

And don’t even get me started on the Emmys’ treatment of the documentary genre, lumping it as part of “all other categories.” Over the past few years, documentary series, including HBO’s “The Jinx,” Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” and ESPN’s “O.J.: Made in America,” have been among the smartest and most talked about series on television.

They deserve to be treated as part of a major category.

That said, here are my predictions for some awards.

These reflect the series that I think will win, not necessarily my personal choice. Call me perverse.

Comedy: Netflix’s “Master of None”; Drama: HBO’s “Game of Thrones”; Limited Series: FX’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson”; TV Movie: HBO’s “All the Way”; Reality (Structured Program): Discovery’s “MythBusters”; Reality (Com-

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From left, Stana Katic, Troian Bellisario, Jess Weixler and Michelle Trachtenberg star as estranged sisters who return to their family home after the apparent suicide of their mother only to discover a dark secret in “Sister Cities,” premiering at 8 p.m. today on Lifetime. petition Program): CBS’ “The Amazing Race.”

Not that we’ll remember these winners three weeks from now.

• CBS embarks on a fourhour, two-night re-investigation of a tabloid murder mystery. “The Case of: JonBenet Ramsey” (8:30 p.m. Sunday, concludes Monday) reunites investigators who worked on the case in the late ‘90s as well as prominent experts in forensics and pathology. They return to the evidence with all of the technology that has emerged over the past two decades (and countless seasons of the “CSI” franchise).

This event was not available for review, because the network is treating it like an “active investigation” with the possibility of newsworthy revelations. As serious as that sounds, it puts this squarely in the realm of reality TV.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • College football action includes Michigan State at Notre Dame (7:30 p.m., NBC), Ohio State at Oklahoma (7:30 p.m., Fox) and USC at Stanford (8 p.m., ABC).

• After the apparent suicide of their mother, four siblings return to mourn, grieve and

discover the grim truth in the 2016 shocker “Sister Cities” (8 p.m., Lifetime).

• An ambitious Virginia rescue organization with more dogs than space is the subject of “Pet Nation Renovation” (10 p.m., Animal Planet).

CULT CHOICE In 1959, Austrian-born director Billy Wilder crafted what some consider the greatest American comedy film, “Some Like It Hot” (9:30 p.m. Saturday, TCM), starring Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis as crossdressing jazz musicians on the run from the Chicago mob as well as Marilyn Monroe — at her most voluptuous and needy — playing a chanteuse hiding behind her ukulele and not much else.

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7:30 p.m., CBS): An interview with Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson and running mate William Weld; an inside look at America’s nuclear arsenal.

• The Minnesota Vikings host the Green Bay Packers on “Sunday Night Football” (8 p.m., NBC).

• Three episodes of “Anthony

Bourdain: Parts Unknown” (CNN, r) visit Vietnam (8 p.m.), Tokyo (9 p.m.) and Jerusalem (10 p.m.).

• The new history series “WWII’s Most Daring Raids” (9 p.m., Smithsonian) spends Sundays through Oct. 23 recalling audacious military assaults. Tonight: Dropping Easy Company behind German lines just prior to D-Day. • The infection mutates on “The Strain” (10 p.m., FX, TVMA).

SATURDAY SERIES Evidence puts Sam’s family in danger on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Two helpings of “48 Hours” (9 p.m. and 10 p.m., CBS).

SUNDAY SERIES On two helpings of “The Simpsons” (Fox, r, TV-PG): Broadway-bound (8 p.m.), broken habits (8:30 p.m.) * Lois becomes a mail carrier on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * A major surprise on “The Last Man on Earth” (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Sam’s son comes under siege on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (10:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

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Harrowing ‘Blair Witch’ gets lost in the woods

BY MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer People will have different reactions to the new “The Blair Witch Project” sequel, but one thing we all probably can agree on is this: We need to hurry up and clearcut that haunted forest in Maryland, once and for all.

Even environmentalists would agree — what about a nice big parking lot? — after sitting through the harrowing “Blair Witch,” which takes place in the same creepy woods where three student filmmakers disappeared in the original.

Why either a new batch of kids or a new clutch of filmmakers have suited up to tramp around the Black Hills in search of the same angry witch is puzzling.

There’s an old saying that you can never go home again. It is advice neither team took — and so they’re doomed.

“Blair Witch” borrows most of the skeleton of the original 1999 film but ups the

scariness at the cost of coherency. Director Adam Wingard also strays from the found-footage conceit and sometimes doesn’t even pretend that what we’re seeing was shot by anyone in the group. That suspension of disbelief is important or why try a direct sequel at all? (By the way, we’re totally ignoring the quickie 2000 sequel “Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2.”)

First a primer, in case you just wandered out of a haunted forest: “The Blair Witch Project” was a cultural sensation. Shot for an initial budget of less than $50,000, it grossed just shy of $248 million, sparking trends in both found-footage horror and shaky-camera confessionals.

Its faux-documentary premise was that it was just stitched-together footage taken by three student filmmakers who went missing while witch hunting. Directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez did such a good job that audiences ini-

tially really believed three souls had been lost.

The original was quaint horror by today’s standard, more psychologically traumatizing and not at all gory.

The three students gradually turn on each other in the face of escalating hysteria — really just piles of rocks and weird stick figures.

It ended with a snot-nosed, half-faced apology by one victim. In the sequel, her brother (James Allen McCune) is determined to find out what happened 20 years ago. So he and three friends (Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott, Corbin Reid), incredibly, suit up to tramp in the same creepy woods. By this time it should be clear that no one should ever wander off alone, even to relieve themselves. Do these kids listen?

This time, our heroes are joined by some locals (Wes Robinson and Valorie Curry) who know the woods — but may have their own agenda — and writer Simon Barrett has weaved in a sly lesson

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This image released by Lionsgate shows Valorie Curry in a scene from “Blair Witch.” about our confidence in high-tech gizmos. The group seems invincible with their GPS, digital walkie-talkies, memory cards and earpieces.

Good luck with that, guys.

This sequel gets progressively messy while “The Blair Witch Project” grew progressively taut. In this movie, the filmmakers throw out a lot of elements that are

dead ends — double-crossing, infections and time shifts. The film really only rights itself in the final, breathtaking sequences when the title character applies her special brand of pressure.

So, for those keeping score, it’s: Nosey Kids, 0; Blair Witch, 2.

It’s time to bulldoze, right?

Stevie Nicks to pay homage to Prince during upcoming U.S. tour

BY MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK — Stevie Nicks is trying to whittle down the set list for her upcoming solo tour, but one song that definitely made the cut is her 1983 hit “Stand Back” with Prince. Originally written as a compliment, now it will be a tribute.

The Fleetwood Mac singer, who heard Prince’s “Little Red Corvette” on her car radio and loved it so much she decided to write an answer song, hasn’t played “Stand Back” since Prince died in April.

“I will be singing it for the first time without Prince being on the planet,” she said. “That is going to be horrible, but it doesn’t mean that I don’t want to pay homage to my ‘Little Red Corvette’ friend. I’ll sing it forever for him now.”

Nicks’ two-month tour with The Pretenders kicks off Oct. 25 in support of her 2014 album, “24 Karat Gold: Songs From the Vault.” She never got a chance to promote the CD since she spent most of the last three

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This 2014 file photo shows Stevie Nicks, winner of the BMI Icon Award, at the 62nd Annual BMI Pop Awards in Beverly Hills, California. years on the road with Fleetwood Mac. Nicks promises songs from “24 Karat Gold” as well as old favorites like “Dreams,” ‘’If Anyone Falls,” ‘’New Orleans,” ‘’Bella Donna,” ‘’Rooms on Fire” and “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around.”

“Stand Back” will be there, fueled by the memory of her having lured Prince into the recording studio to

play keyboards on the song he inspired. She said one of her deepest regrets is never getting him to join her onstage for a live version.

Though Nicks and Prince were friends, the two didn’t hang out much. One thing they disagreed on was drug use. “He hated them. And he hated that I did drugs and that’s probably why we didn’t hang out more,” she said.

“He was worried that I would die of an accidental drug overdose, and my sadness is that he did die of an accidental drug overdose. He’s up there looking down, saying to me, ‘Sweetie, I can’t believe it happened either.’”

Nicks has no current record deal — “I’m free to do whatever I want” — after delivering “24 Karat Gold” to Warner Bros. It’s an album of orphan songs, demos mostly written between 1969-’87.

“These were written during the days when everybody was pretty high and crazy and there was a lot of love affairs going on and a lot of breakups going on and just a lot of emotion going on,” she said.

The 68-year-old singer-songwriter said that there were many reasons why the songs never got on any of her albums or those by Fleetwood Mac. In some cases, she didn’t like the arrangements and pulled them.

Or they came out soulless.

So in 2014, she and producers Dave Stewart and Waddy Wachtel went to Nashville, Tennessee, and rerecorded the songs in a matter of weeks. When they were finished, she put one CD in a gold box, wrapped it in a red bow and delivered it to the front desk of Warner Bros. Then she rejoined the Fleetwood Mac reunion tour.

Now she’s getting ready to hit the road again, one of the few legendary acts like the Rolling Stones or Bruce Springsteen to be able to deliver a three- or four-hour set because they never stopped making music.

“I am very aware that artists over 50 don’t — and are never going to — sell a lot of albums any more. It took me years to accept that,” she said.

“Now we can just pretend we’re like 15 and start over and make records just because we want to.”

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Reversing course, Trump admits Obama born in U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) — After five years as the chief promoter of the false idea that President Obama wasn't born in the United States, Donald Trump reversed course and admitted on Friday that the president was — and then claimed credit for putting the issue to rest.

"President Barack Obama was born in the United States, period," Trump said in a brief statement read at the end of a campaign appearance. "Now we all want to get back to making America strong and great again."

But as Trump sought to put that false conspiracy theory to rest, he stoked another, claiming that the "birther movement" was started by rival Hillary Clinton. There is no evidence that that is true.

"Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. I finished it," Trump said. "I finished it, you know what I mean."

While the birther theory was pushed by some bloggers who backed Clinton's primary campaign against Obama eight years ago, Clinton has long denounced what she's called a "racist lie" that sought to "delegitimize America's first black president."

"Leading the birther movement is deplorable," Clinton tweeted after his Friday event. "Attempting to say it 'did a great service' to the president who Trump attacked is asinine."

Trump's statement, in a sprawling ballroom at his new Washington hotel, lasted only a few seconds after a lengthy campaign event featuring military officers and award winners who have endorsed him. Trump did not address the issue until the end, turning the event into a de facto commercial for his campaign, as the major cable TV networks aired the full event live in anticipation of comments Trump had hyped hours before.

"I'm going to be making a major statement on this whole thing and what Hillary did," he told the Fox Business Network. "We have to keep the suspense going, OK?" For years, Trump has been the most prominent proponent of the "birther" idea. He used the issue to build his political profile and define his status as an "outsider" willing to challenge conventions.

He generally avoided the issue during the GOP primary, and Friday marked the first time he said in no uncertain terms he was mistaken.

As late as Wednesday, Trump refused to acknowledge Obama was born in Hawaii, declining to address

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The campaign planes for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are parked nearby each other on the tarmac at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport on Friday. the matter in a Washington Post interview published late Thursday night.

"I'll answer that question at the right time," Trump said. "I just don't want to answer it yet."

Clinton seized on Trump's refusal during a speech Thursday night.

"This man wants to be our next president? When will he stop this ugliness, this bigotry?" she asked.

Hours later, Trump's campaign spokesman Jason Miller issued a statement that suggested the question had been settled five years ago — by Trump.

"In 2011, Mr. Trump was finally able to bring this ugly incident to its conclusion by successfully compelling President Obama to release his birth certificate," Miller said.

"Mr. Trump did a great service to the president and the country by bringing closure to the issue that Hillary Clinton and her team first

raised," he added.

The facts of Trump's actions do not match Miller's description. Trump repeatedly questioned Obama's birth in the years after Obama released his birth certificate. In August 2012, for example, he was pushing the issue on Twitter.

"An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud," he wrote.

Even in January of this year, Trump sounded skeptical when asked whether he now believed the president was a natural-born citizen.

"Who knows? Who cares right now?

We're talking about something else, OK?" Trump said in a CNN interview.

"I mean, I have my own theory on Obama. Someday I'll write a book."

Trump's reversal comes as he works to win over black voters — many of whom have been turned off by his attempt to delegitimize the na-

tion's first black president.

Obama took the unprecedented step of releasing his long form birth certificate in 2011, amid persistent questions from Trump.

On the day he released the document, Obama jabbed at Trump, saying, "We're not going to be able to solve our problems if we get distracted by sideshows and carnival barkers."

The president on Friday added that he hoped the election would focus on more serious issues, and that he "was pretty confident about where I was born."

After Trump's event, the GOP nominee invited photographers and a camera on a tour of his new hotel property, without reporters present.

Meanwhile, the backdrop of blue curtains that Trump had spoken in front of collapsed, toppling a row of American flags like dominoes.

Report: U.S. government inaction hampering economic growth WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. economy enters the eighth year of its recovery from the Great Recession, one major factor is slowing its growth: Government gridlock.

That finding emerges from a report by Harvard Business School being officially released Thursday. The report concludes that the tepid pace of the recovery increasingly reflects the inability of President Obama and the Republican-led Congress to reach agreement on programs to bolster U.S. competiveness worldwide.

Prosperity has become more concentrated among fewer Americans, and the nation's competitive edge is slipping as factors that have helped drive growth in the past are viewed as worsening.

The U.S. political system, tax code, health care system, public schools, regulation and infrastructure are now all viewed as weaknesses for the economy, according to sur-

veys of Harvard Business School alumni, students and the public compiled in the annual report.

"We have reached the conclusion that the paralysis in the U.S. political system is one of the gravest threats to our economic competitiveness," said Jan Rivkin, a professor of business administration and co-author of the report.

The report defines competitiveness as being characteristic of an economy that enables companies to succeed in domestic and international markets while raising living standards for average people.

One challenge is that while average Americans depend on education, roadways, public transit and health care to thrive, the survey found those parts of the economy to be weakening.

A greater share of Harvard alums say the economy is becoming less competitive, reversing improvements documented in prior reports. The

proportion who expect declining competitiveness had dropped from 71 percent in 2011 to 42 percent in 2015.

That share then rose to 50 percent this year.

There are still many strengths that help fuel U.S. competiveness, including established financial markets and major research universities. But many of those strengths often benefit major companies and clusters of highly skilled workers without necessarily spreading through the entire economy.

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The report found that few Americans have developed opinions about policies to improve economic growth. Fully 46 percent, according to the report, held no opinion about infrastructure spending, a vital need touted by both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on the presidential campaign trail.

Majorities failed to register any opinion on creating a sustainable federal budget, fixing distortions caused by trade, rewriting the corporate tax code or streamlining regulations for businesses.

Rivkin said those responses point to the complexity of the issues and the lack of information in the public debate.

The findings dovetail with signs that the election is causing many companies to hold back on spending.

Roughly a third of U.S. chief financial officers surveyed said their companies will limit their investment plans until after the election and the new president shows how he or she will govern, according to a poll released Wednesday

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PROM FROM PAGE A1 lungs,” Wilkes said.

Throughout his life, BJ has undergone four open-heart surgeries and suffered a major stroke that left him partially paralyzed on his right side.

On July 21, BJ’s care team told the Wilkes’ there were no surgical options left for him.

“Doctors have told us he is not eligible for a transplant because he wouldn’t survive the surgery and, if he did, his kidneys couldn’t handle the medications he would have to be on after it,” Wilkes said.

BJ’s kidneys are only functioning at 50 percent.

“Our goal right now is to make him as happy and comfortable as possible for however long we have left with him,” Wilkes said.

Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects, but also some of the least acknowledged, she said.

“Nowhere near enough awareness is out there about this,” Wilkes said.

BJ was born on Oct. 29, 2005, weighing 4 pounds, 12 ounces.

“I never got to hear him cry,” she said. “As soon as I gave that last push that brought him into the world, a team of doctors and nurses ran into a room to begin working on him. I will never forget the overwhelming fear that came over me at that point.”

Later that night, Wilkes and her husband, Brian Wilkes, were allowed to go see their son for the first time.

“I looked down at this tiny little boy who had machines beeping all around him, an IV ran through his bellybutton and he looked back at me and his little hand held my finger tight,” she said. “I knew then that I’d give my life for this little person.”

Four days after he was born, just before his first open-heart surgery, Wilkes finally had the opportunity to hold her son for the first time.

When he was 5 months old, he had the second corrective surgery for the condition, which also was a success, she said.

At 3 years old he went in for what was supposed to be the last corrective surgery for his condition.

During surgery, BJ went into cardiac arrest.

“We were in the waiting room early that morning and the hospital chaplin and doctors came in to tell us what had happened,” Wilkes said.

“They don’t know why but his body rejected the new blood flow and they had to go back in and reverse the procedure.”

BJ also suffered a stroke that affected 80 percent of the left side of his brain.

“We were advised to call our family in because they thought he would pass within the next six hours,” she said.

Those six hours turned into 178 days that BJ spent in the hospital.

“The way our community pulled together during this time of need still amazes me,” Wilkes said. “So many people have been touched by BJ’s story.”

Although the stroke left him partially paralyzed on his right side, he pulled through, she said.

“Today he is a bright, charming and kind little boy who has defied the odds at every turn,” Wilkes said. “I couldn’t be more proud to be his mother.”

BJ also has a 5-year old brother, Raylen Wilkes.

For those wanting to make a donation to BJ’s bucket list, go to http://bit.ly/2cUDDaO. Donations can also be mailed to Freddie Huth, who is handling fundraising efforts for the family.

Checks should be made out to Freddie Huth and in the memo line specified C/O BJ’s Bucket List, 1800 Puddin Swamp Road, Turbeville, SC 29162.

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BJ Wilkes, 10, who was born with a complex congenital heart defect is on hospice care. A prom is being held in his honor today at East Clarendon Middle-High School in Turbeville.

OBITUARIES JACQUELINE W. LOWE LYNCHBURG — Jacqueline "Jakki" Wells Lowe, wife of Larry Lowe, formerly of Lynchburg, died on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, in an Atlanta hospital.

She was a stepdaughter of Earther L. Wells of Lynchburg and daughter of the late Larry Wells Sr. and Ruth Gamble Wells.

Funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. today at Donald Trimble Mortuary Chapel, 1876 Second Ave., Decatur, Georgia, with interment in the city cemetery.

Services are entrusted to Donald Trimble Mortuary Inc. of Decatur.

Courtesy announcement of Jefferson Funeral Home Service Inc. of Lynchburg.

RENIE BRIGGS MANNING — Renie "Mike" Briggs, 59, husband of Gloria Cousar Briggs, died on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

He was born on March 8, 1957, in Manning, a son of the late Oscar Sr. and Juanita

Butler Briggs and stepson of the late Carrie Lee Lemon Briggs.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister, Minister Renelle Briggs Conyers, 1502 Coventry Trail, Manning.

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

AMANDA R. LOGAN Amanda Ragin Logan, 76, widow of Jarrett E. Logan Jr., entered eternal rest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016.

Born on July 27, 1940, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter the late Otto Bosier

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Dancers enjoy the sounds of 4-Way Stop during Sumter Green’s Fall Feast at USC Sumter on Thursday night.

FEAST

But even if you missed out on Thursday night's event, you can still try some of the featured foods by visiting the local restaurants or contacting the chefs.

Chef Curtis Hopkins Jr., owner of From Me 2 U, said people can contact him by email or phone to order a variety of foods, including goat cheese chicken, a turkey melt or fruit displays.

On Thursday, the chef provided samples of his curry chicken and rice and tropical lemonade.

FROM PAGE A1 Powell said they started at the first tent and were working their way around the venue.

Other cuisines included walking tacos — a bag of Fritos with taco fixins added in — at Sumter Police Department's ’80'sthemed tent, Kirby Q LLC barbecue, crab leg stations and various desserts at the Baker's Sweets table inside the Nettles Building.

From Me 2 U caters and delivers, he said. For more information or to order a Sumter cheesesteak, contact Hopkins at frmme2ucatering@yahoo.com or (803) 464-3139.

KayDeAeis, the newly opened Cajun Creole restaurant, offered samples of chicken and sausage gumbo and seagrass lemonade.

For a full meal, those interested can visit the restaurant at 2390 Broad St. For restaurant hours and more information, go to www.kaydeaeis.com.

POW/MIA FROM PAGE A1 Pebley said there were around 7,000 POWs in the Korean War and fewer than 800 in Vietnam.

He said that even today, as thousands of World War II veterans die each month, there are more living American POWs from World War II than in Korea or Vietnam.

Pebley, 91, said he was taken prisoner when a German grenade was thrown into the basement he and several other soldiers were in, knocking him unconscious and with a paralyzed left arm.

He said he was originally taken to Stalag 12A, before being put on a train for transfer to Stalag B4 further to the east.

“In the middle of winter we spent five days in a box car with no food and no water,” Pebley said.

He said that at Stalog 12A one of the other prisoners, who was a professional masseuse from Britain, noticed he could not use his arm and offered to treat it.

“What a gift from God he was,” Pebley said.

He said the masseuse, whose name was Thomas L. Thomas, worked on his arm twice a day, every day.

Pebley said he will always be grateful for Thomas for giving of his time and expertise without hope of compensation.

“In my life, I have tried to follow that example,” he said.” Knowing Thomas changed my life.”

“We are gathered to honor

and Mary M. Ragin. She attended the public schools of Sumter County. She retired from Sumter School District 2.

She was a member of New Hope UME Church and later joined Kingdom Builder Deliverance Ministries.

Survivors: her children, the Rev. Gervine Bell, Linda Shannon, Rhonda (the Rev. Wallace) Fuller, Jarrett Booker T. (Barbara) Logan, Anthony Elijah Logan and Tracy (Stephanie) Logan; stepson, Irvin Green; three sisters, Marketta Ragin, Deloris Glynn and Rachel Ford; a host of grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at the

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Shaw Air Force Base Commander Daniel Lasica, guest speaker William Pebley and Command Master Sgt. Chris McKinney place a wreath honoring the nation’s missing in action and prisoners of war at the Fallen Airmen’s Memorial on the base Friday.

POWs and MIAs,” Pebley told the attendees, “What is the best way to do that?”

He said the best way is through humanity, service and family.

“Honor them with your lives,” he said.

Pebley said people should discover their talents and use them for community and family.

“You could honor us if you served better your community and your family,” he said.

Col. Daniel Lasica, 20th

funeral home.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at New Hope UME Church with the Rev. Lawrence Myers, eulogist, and Bishop Leroy T. James. Burial will follow in New Hope Community Cemetery.

The family is receiving relatives at the home, 9086 S.C. 261 South, Pinewood.

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

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

LARRY BRUNSON Funeral services for Larry Brunson, husband of Maxine Brunson, were held on Friday in Bronx, New York. He died

Fighter Wing and Shaw Air Force Commander, said POWs and MIAs are examples of service men and women who have upheld the service’s core values.

After Lasica spoke, he, Pebley and 20th Fighter Wing Command Chief Command Sgt. Christopher H. McKinney laid a wreath at the Fallen Airmen’s Memorial to honor the nation’ POWs and MIAs. “We must never forget,” Lasica said.

on Sept. 9, 2016.

Born on May 11, 1945, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Willie and Inez Brunson.

He received his education in Sumter public schools and was a member of Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors are his wife; three sons, Carlton Brunson, Robert Brunson and Larry Donell; four sisters, Willene B. (James) Cocklin Sr., Hattie B. (Clifton) Richburg and Merline B. (Willie) Brown, all of Sumter, and Erlene B. Williams; one brother, Isaiah (Angela) Brown; a host of other relatives and friends.

Courtesy announcement of Community Funeral Home, Sumter.

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AROUND TOWN St., Manning. For more inforThe Lincoln High School Presmation, visit www.scfamiervation Alumni Association Lincoln High Preservation Alumni to meet lies.org.

To apply to be a will meet at 4 p.m. on SunSunday foster parent, call Heartfelt day, Sept.

18, at the Lincoln High School cafeteria, Coun- Caring at (888) 828-3555. cil Street. Contact James L. The Disabled American VeterGreen at (803) 968-4173. ans will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 18 Edmunds High School Class of Hardpack Road (off of S.C. 1966 will hold its 50th re441). union on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Sumter County Muse- The Disabled American Veterum. Cost is $30 for singles, ans will hold a pancake dinner $60 for couples. Kent Mims from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on and Coty Cuttino are orgaThursday, Sept. 29, at 18 nizing a golf outing for the Hardpack Road. afternoon of Friday, Sept. 23.

Fall Family Farm Day at Old For more information, call McCaskill’s Farm will be held Myra Moore Wilt at (803) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on 491-4624.

Saturday, Oct. 8. Old McThe Heart of Sumter Neighbor- Caskill Farm is located at hood Association’s (HSNA) 377 Cantey Lane, Rembert.

10th Annual Art in the Park Take the whole family and will be held from 10 a.m. to enjoy live music, farm fresh 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, concessions and good old in Historic Memorial Park farm fun. There will be hay with more than 50 artists rides, games, a pumpkin who work in a variety of patch, horse rides and media. There will be glass, more. Admission is $5 per pottery, fabric, mosaics and person; children 2 and more from a wide range of under free. Visit www.oldlocal artists. There will also mccaskillfarm.com. be food and drink vendors The Sumter Chapter of the Naas well as live entertaintional Federation of the Blind ment throughout the day. of South Carolina will meet This event is free and open at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. to the public. This year will 11, at Shiloh-Randolph include community corner Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St., for local non-profit organizations to present who they Sumter, SC 29150. Minister Malinda Ham, member of are. The event will also feathe Clarendon County Chapture a children’s craft center of the NFB, will speak. ter, puppet shows, story October is observed as time, crafty critters and more. Go to www.hsnasum- “Blind Awareness” month, tersc.com for more informa- which will be displayed at the booth during the week tion. of the Sumter County Fair.

The Sumter Branch NAACP will Transportation provided meet at 5 p.m. on Sunday, within the coverage area. If Sept. 25, at Union Station you know a blind person, AME Church, 945 S. Main St. contact President Debra The South Carolina Department Canty at (803) 775-5792 or debra.canty@frontier.com. of Social Services will hold an informational drop-in for foster Donations are welcome and can be mailed to: NFB Sumcare recruitment from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at ter Chapter, P.O. Box 641, Weldon Auditorium, 7 Maple Sumter, SC 29151.

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Make-A-Wish South Carolina is com. seeking volunteers to help make wishes come true for Hospice Care of South Carolina children across the state. Biis in need of volunteers in Sumlingual volunteers are espeter County. Do you have one cially needed. Interest webiextra hour a week? Opportunars areMake offered at 6:30 p.m.by volunteering a difference nities are available for paon the second Wednesday of tient/family companionship, each month. Preregistration administrative support, meal is required. Contact Brennan preparation, light household Brown at bbrown@sc.wish. projects, student education org or (864) 250-0702 extenand various other tasks. Consion 112 to register or begin tact Whitney Rogers, regional the application process. volunteer coordinator, at (843) 409-7991 or whitney.rogHospice Care of Sumter LLC is in ers@hospicecare.net. need of volunteers in Sumter and surrounding counties.

Amedisys Hospice is in need of Opportunities available for volunteers. Volunteer opportuyou to use your time and talnities include: 1) special projents to be of assistance inects of baking, sewing, knitclude reading, musical talting, crafts, carpentry and ents, companionship, light yard work; 2) administrative/ housekeeping, etc. Call (803) office duties of copying, light 883-5606 or hospicecareoffiling and answering phones; sumter@yahoo.com. and 3) patient companionship — develop one-on-one Agape Hospice is in need of volrelationships with hospice unteers. Whether your paspatients (training provided). sion is baking, knitting, readContact Rhoda Keefe, voluning, singing, etc., Agape Hosteer coordinator, at (803) 469pice can find a place for you.

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Negotiate on your own behalf, but be willing to offer incentives as well.

Use love and affection, not pressure or aggression.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Refuse to let anyone pressure you. A plan of yours will be met with resistance.

Use intelligence and maturity to outmaneuver anyone who tries to goad you into a debate. Only make promises you know you will be able to keep.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Trust in your ability to get things done.

Enforce changes that will show your willingness to move forward. Make romance a priority and commit to a future that you feel will allow you to grow.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t wait for others to act first. Be innovative and experiment with your ideas. Trial and error will help hone your skills and lead to greater opportunities. Don’t let emotions overrule your intelligence.

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

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Gaffney 86/65 Spartanburg 86/65

Greenville 87/66

Columbia 90/69

Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 88/68

Aiken 87/65

ON THE COAST

Charleston 88/71

Today: Some sun. High 85 to 89.

Sunday: Clouds and sun; a thunderstorm in spots. High 85 to 90.

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85° 69° 84° 62° 97° in 2005 49° in 1967 0.00" 6.52" 2.12" 38.64" 28.40" 35.64"

NATIONAL CITIES City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC

Today Hi/Lo/W 89/71/s 80/58/pc 94/75/t 78/65/t 91/75/t 84/63/pc 88/78/t 78/69/s 90/74/t 84/71/s 100/73/s 75/58/pc 85/71/pc

LAKE LEVELS Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

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Myrtle Beach 86/72

Manning 87/68

Today: Partly sunny. Winds east 3-6 mph.

Partly cloudy and humid.

Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm around. Winds light and variable.

LOCAL ALMANAC

Florence 89/69

Bishopville 88/67

River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 9.03 -0.24 19 2.78 +0.09 14 3.72 -0.28 14 1.69 -0.01 80 75.78 -0.16 24 6.93 +0.89

Sunrise 7:07 a.m.

Moonrise 8:15 p.m.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): An open mind will help you bring about positive changes. Think matters through carefully and make a change based on what you want to do next. Branch out and you’ll find a way to utilize your skills uniquely.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Recognize what you want and go after it wholeheartedly. You can talk your way into a deal that will enable you to implement creative changes at home. Set priorities and stick to your game plan.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t stir up trouble among friends or relatives or you’ll be charged with meddling. Take pride in your home and bring about changes that will make you comfortable. Avoid travel.

Don’t make assumptions.

SUMTER SPCA CAT OF THE WEEK Silverlight, a housebroken and neutered 4-month-old tabby point Siamese / American short hair, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is gentle, sweet, friendly and loving.

Silverlight is a Silverlight enjoys lap time andlap being sweet boy, enjoys giventime snuggles and scratches.

The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca. com.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Express your likes and dislikes and find out where you stand. Regardless of what happens, you’ll land on your feet and be able to redesign your plans to fit your situation. Altering a partnership will be beneficial.

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Pitts posts another 200-yard game as Sumter beats rival Lakewood 28-0

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

With 3-1 Sumter High School taking on winless Lakewood on Friday at J. Frank Baker Stadium, many thought the opportunity existed for a colossal blowout.

And while the Gamecocks dominated the game for the most part, it was far from a beatdown as they won 28-0 for their fourth straight victory.

“I was happy with the way we played tonight,” said SHS head coach Mark Barnes. “That was a good team we played tonight. I told him (Gators head coach Brian Jackson) that they showed a lot of improvement tonight. That was not the same team we saw on video.”

For Jackson, he tried to temper his team’s fifth loss by talking about the effort his players put forth.

“You can’t be happy with a loss,” said Jackson, who is 1-14 in 1 1/2 seasons in charge of LHS. “I am happy with the effort we displayed, and I’m proud of my players. We played hard and battled with them.

To hold Sumter to 28 points … I’m proud of my defense.”

Sumter finished with 364 yards of total offense, 296 of them coming on the ground without starting quarterback Zykiem Jackson. Rod-

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South Carolina wide receiver Terry Googer (5) congratulates tight end K.C. Crosby (3) for his touchdown during the second half of USC’s 27-14 loss to Mississippi State last Saturday in Starkville, Miss.

USC takes on feisty E. Carolina Pirates have history of success vs. Power Five

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer

KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Sumter wide receiver James Harris (22) and Lakewood defensive back Jaron Richardson each go up for the ball during the Gamecocks’ 28-0 victory on Friday at J. Frank Baker Stadium.

Big 2nd quarter powers Knights past Marion 50-12

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item

passes.

“Last week, we had to make a quarterback DALZELL — The first change to try to get his atquarter of Friday’s varsity tention,” Nelson said. football game between “With him being a senior, Crestwood and Marion at there’s a lot expected of Donald L. Crolley Memohim. He had to refocus on rial Stadium was somesome things and I think he thing akin to being caught came out tonight focused in stop-and-go traffic with on the job and then took penalties and a malfunccare of business.” tioning sprinkler system The game began with a disrupting the game’s 47-yard touchdown run by flow.

Marion’s Kailik Faulk on The second quarter was the fourth play from much different as Crestscrimmage. Crestwood wood’s big-play capability then had two potential proved to be too much for RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM touchdowns called back by Marion to overcome. The penalties before finally Crestwood wide receiver Tyrese Felder (24) tries to run Knights romped to a 30through two Marion players during the Knights’ 50-12 victory punching it in on a 1-yard point quarter and 43-12 Tylas Green pass to Daon Friday at Donald L. Crolley Memorial Stadium in Dalzell. halftime lead on the way jour. to a resounding 50-12 vicion to 2-2. “Once we got for Lamar next week.”

Two plays later, Marion tory. going, everything got rollKnights quarterback quarterback Artavis “We kind of sputtered ing on both sides of the Tylas Green had an outEvans broke around the the first possession, so we ball. There are still things standing night under cen- right side for what aphad to kind of wake up a that we can improve on, ter, completing 15 of 20 peared to be a 78-yard little bit,” said Crestwood and we can continue to passes for 354 yards and touchdown run, only to head coach Roosevelt Nel- keep pushing forward. four scores, adding a have his effort go for son, whose team improved We’re going to definitely 9-yard touchdown run and See Crestwood, Page B3 to 3-2 while dropping Mar- enjoy this one and prepare two 2-point conversion

Local Schedule Sumter 28, Lakewood 0 Crestwood 50, Marion 12 South Florence 53, Manning 0 Lee Central 44, Buford 13 Lamar 55, East Clarendon 14 Scott’s Branch 22, Edisto 10 Wilson Hall 16, Cardinal Newman 10 Laurence Manning 57, Heathwood Hall 14 Aug. Christian 39, Thomas Sumter 38 Robert E. Lee 35, Pee Dee 14 Patrick Henry 38, Clarendon Hall 14

COLUMBIA — For a team outside the Power Five, East Carolina has done a great job of taking down some marquee programs.

The Pirates have won six of their past eight Power Five matchups, including last week’s 33-30 victory over North Carolina State. Next up, the Pirates (2-0) take on a Southeastern Conference opponent in South Carolina (1-1).

East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery said the challenge for his team is using the confidence gained from defeating the Wolfpack at each practice, film session and workout until the team arrives at South Carolina for Saturday’s game.

“I’m not really concerned with last week as much as people probably think,” the first-year Pirates coach said. “It means a lot more outside of the building than it does in the building because we’re in season. We’re so focused on the day and that’s kind of the way we’re trying to raise our kids.”

Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp, also in his first season, couldn’t agree more with his counterpart. South Carolina is searching for consistency on offense and defense and it matters little that this will be his first time on the Williams-Brice sidelines since taking over the permanent job from Steve Spurrier.

South Carolina has yet to score in the opening half, trailing Vanderbilt 10-0 and Mississippi State 24-0 at the break. The Gamecocks rallied to beat the Commodores 13-10, but fell last week in Starkville, 27-14.

“At the end of the day, it’s about playing the right way,” Muschamp said. “It’s about playing with effort and toughness and discipline and representing this university the right way, and we didn’t the other night” East Carolina, part of the American Athletic Conference, completes a threegame stretch against Power Five teams next week at Virginia Tech. Montgomery knows it will be difficult to add to the program’s Power Five success.

“We’re going into a big-time SEC environment against a big-time SEC

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Barons grind out 16-10 victory over Cardinal Newman FROM STAFF REPORTS COLUMBIA — It wasn’t a shutout, but it was another stellar effort by the Wilson Hall defense — and another big SCISA 3A victory for the Barons.

WH kept the Cardinal NewJarecki man offense in check for the majority of the night and a couple of first-half touchdowns

and a late safety were all the Barons needed in a 16-10 victory on Friday at St. Sebastian Stadium.

Wilson Hall improved to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in 3A play. The Cardinals fell to 2-2 and 1-2.

The Barons will host Thomas Sumter Academy on Friday.

“Just really excited and proud about the way our guys have dug deep and played hard the last two weeks,” WH head coach Adam Jarecki told WDXY-FM 105.9 FM after the game. “Hats off to my de-

fense. They played with a lot of heart ... really did a good job the entire game.”

The Barons D allowed just a field goal on the night as CN’s lone touchdown came on an interception return. The Cardinals had no points in the first half and managed only a couple of drives deep inside WH territory all night.

Meanwhile, the Barons offense produced 128 rushing yards and a touchdown while quarterback Burgess Jordan completed 6 of 9 passes for 79

yards and another score, with both coming in the first half.

“They made some adjustments (at halftime) and started clogging up the middle of the line where we thought we could run the ball,” Jarecki said. “They brought their linebackers in and put a lot of pressure on us. But I thought we made good decisions for the most part — even took some good sacks and we were able to grind it out for the win.”

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auto racing

Stiff competition in Chase

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press

from teams outside the behemoth organizations of Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing and JOLIET, Ill. — Asked what driv- Team Penske. ers worry him as he seeks a secHendrick, Johnson’s team, ond-straight Sprint Cup title, Kyle makes engines for Chip Ganassi Busch identified Kyle Larson and Racing, which employs Larson.

Martin Truex Jr. Gibbs, Busch’s boss, has an alliBoth compete for smaller teams ance with Furniture Row Racing that get engines and other techni- and Truex. cal support from the large, multiStewart-Haas Racing, which car organizations. And their suchas three drivers in the Chase, cess heading into the start of gets its engines from Hendrick NASCAR’s 10-race playoff Sunday and it has fueled a rivalry beat Chicagoland Speedway is start- tween Johnson and Kevin Haring to annoy the big boys. vick. But that agreement ends “It hurts to be outrun by someafter the season when SHR shifts body in your equipment,” six-time from Chevrolet to Ford, leaving champion Jimmie Johnson said. for some awkward moments as Of the 16 drivers to qualify for the teams share information this the season-ending Chase, half are season.

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teenage mutant ninja turtles 400 lineup

By The Associated Press Friday qualifying ccd., rain; race Sunday At Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Ill. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, Charter Team Owner Points - 1st.

2. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points - 2nd.

3. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Charter Team Owner Points - 3rd.

4. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 4th.

5. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, Charter Team Owner Points - 5th.

6. (78) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, Charter Team Owner Points - 6th.

7. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, Charter Team Owner Points - 7th.

8. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 8th.

9. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points - 9th.

10. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 10th.

11. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 11th.

12. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet,

27. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points - 27th.

28. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 28th.

29. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 29th.

30. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 30th.

31. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points - 31st.

32. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, Charter Team Owner Points 32nd.

33. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 33rd.

34. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points - 34th.

35. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, Charter Team Owner Points - 35th.

36. (98) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, Open Team Owner Points - 36th.

37. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 37th.

38. (32) Joey Gase, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points - 38th.

39. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, Open Team Owner Points - 39th.

40. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, Open Team Owner Points - 40th.

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Chicago Cubs’ Miguel Montero, second from right, celebrates with teammates after hitting a game-winning winning solo home run against Milwaukee during the 10th inning on Friday at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Cubs celebrate title with walk-off homer CHICAGO — Miguel Montero homered in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs celebrated the NL Central title with a dramatic 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.

The Cubs became the first major league team to clinch their division when St. Louis lost at San Francisco late Thursday night.

They had a chance to wrap it up in front of their delirious fans at Wrigley Field, but Scooter Gennett’s tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh lifted Milwaukee to a 5-4 win.

A day later, they put together quite a party.

Chicago (94-53) pushed across two runs in the ninth and Montero connected for a leadoff drive in the 10th against Blaine Boyer (2-4). The Cubs poured out of the dugout to mob Montero at home plate, and then pulled on postseason hats and shirts as the crowd of 40,823 cheered wildly.

There were hugs all around before the team gathered for a photo in front of the pitcher’s mound with one of the `W’ flags that fly all over the Chicago area after Cubs victories.

Chris Coghlan had three hits for the Cubs, including an RBI single that kicked off the ninth-inning rally.

Albert Almora Jr. hit a tworun homer, and Aroldis Chapman (4-1) struck out the side in the 10th for his first win with the Cubs.

Charter Team Owner Points - 12th.

13. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points - 13th.

14. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 14th.

15. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 15th.

16. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 16th.

17. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 17th.

18. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 18th.

19. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 19th.

20. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points - 20th.

21. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 21st.

22. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, Open Team Owner Points - 22nd.

23. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, Charter Team Owner Points - 23rd.

24. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, Charter Team Owner Points - 24th.

25. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 25th.

26. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, Charter Team Owner Points - 26th.

calling for an NFL boycott in the unlikely event Sharper is elected.

Bills fire offensive coordinator Roman ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman.

The team announced the move in an email released on Friday, a day after Buffalo fell to 0-2 following a 37-31 loss to the New York Jets.

Roman was in his second season as coordinator, and was hired by Rex Ryan when he took over the team in January 2015.

Running backs coach Anthony Lynn will take over as coordinator.

Chun takes 2-shot lead at Evian Championship EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — In Gee Chun posted a 5-under round of 66 to take a two-shot lead at the Evian Championship on Friday, keeping the 22-year-old South Korean on course for the second major of her career.

Chun, the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open champion, had a bogey on the fourth hole but otherwise played with great control, hitting six birdies in rainy and overcast conditions at the picturesque resort overlooking Lake Geneva.

Ward rallies Houston past Cincinnati

CINCINNATI — Greg Ward Jr. ran for two fourthquarter touchdowns, and Sharper’s nomination the Cougars’ fabulous deto hall causes outcry fense returned a couple of CANTON, Ohio — The interceptions for touchinclusion of former NFL downs as they pulled away safety and convicted rapist to a 40-16 victory over CinDarren Sharper on this cinnati on Thursday night. year’s list of Pro Football Nobody was under the Hall of Fame nominees has spotlight more than Ward, created a national outcry. who sat out a 42-0 victory Sharper, a five-time Pro over Lamar on Saturday Bowler, pleaded guilty in because of a sore shoulder.

2015 to drugging and raping He came through pregame up to 16 women in four warmups without an issue, states. U.S. District Court and got treatment on the Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sideline between series. sentenced him to 18 years The Cougars (3-0, 1-0 in prison last month.

American Athletic) trailed There is no character 16-12 early in the fourth clause to be eligible for the quarter before Ward and Hall of Fame, but that has the defense took over. not tempered a debate that has some Twitter members From wire reports

6:30 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Evian Championship Third Round from Evian-lesBains, France (GOLF).

9 a.m. – Formula One Racing; Singapore Grand Prix Pole Qualifying from Singapore (CNBC).

9:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Ingolstadt vs. Bayern Munich (FOX SPORTS 1).

9:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Darmstadt 98 vs. Borussia Dortmund (FOX SPORTS 2).

9:55 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Bournemouth vs. Manchester City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 Practice from Joliet, Ill. (CNBC).

11:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Italian Open Third Round from Monza, Italy (GOLF).

Noon – College Football: Florida State at Louisville (WOLO 25).

Noon – College Football: Akron at Marshall (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

Noon – College Football: Miami at Appalachian State (ESPN).

Noon – College Football: New Mexico at Rutgers (ESPNEWS).

Noon – College Football: North Dakota State at Iowa (ESPN2).

Noon – College Football: Kansas at Memphis (ESPNU).

Noon – College Football: Iowa State at Texas Christian (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon – College Football: South Carolina State at Clemson (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7).

Noon – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Drive for Safety 300 Pole Qualifying from Joliet, Ill. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

Noon – College Football: Ohio at Tennessee (SEC NETWORK).

Noon – College Football: Middle Tennessee State at Bowling Green (TIME WARNER 1250).

12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Middlesbrough vs. Everton (WIS 10).

1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Washington at Atlanta (WACH 57).

1:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 Practice from Joliet, Ill. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

2 p.m. – College Football: Coastal Carolina at Jacksonville State (WWFN-FM 100.1).

2:30 p.m. – College Football: Florida Atlantic at Kansas State (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

3 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Boise Open Third Round from Boise, Idaho (GOLF).

3:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Drive for Safety 300 from Joliet, Ill. (WIS 10, WEGX-FM 92.9).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Alabama at Mississippi (WLTX 19).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Oregon at Nebraska (WOLO 25).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: San Diego State at Northern Illinois (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Pittsburgh at Oklahoma State (ESPN).

3:30 p.m. – International Hockey: World Cup of Hockey Group Stage Match from Toronto – United States vs. Team Europe (ESPN2).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Boston College at Virginia Tech (ESPNU).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: James Madison at North Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Western Kentucky at Miami (Ohio) (YOUTOO AMERICA).

3:30 p.m. – College Football: Florida International at Massachusetts (TIME WARNER 1250).

4 p.m. – College Football: Western Michigan at Illinois (ESPNEWS).

4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Detroit at Cleveland (FOX SPORTS 1).

4 p.m. – International Volleyball: FIVB World Tour Finals Women’s Gold Medal Match from Toronto (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

4 p.m. – College Football: East Carolina at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK, WIBZ-FM 95.5, WNKT-FM 107.5).

4 p.m. – College Football: New Mexico State at Kentucky (SEC NETWORK-A).

4:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Guadalajara vs.

Toluca (UNIVISION).

5 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Sonoma Practice from Sonoma, Calif. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

6 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Second Round from Pebble Beach, Calif. (GOLF).

6 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Sonoma Pole Qualifying from Sonoma, Calif. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

6 p.m. – College Football: The Citadel at Gardner-Webb (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). ­ College Football: Maryland 7 p.m. — at Central Florida (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – College Football: Texas A&M at Auburn (ESPN).

7 p.m. – College Football: Mississippi State at Louisiana State (ESPN2).

7 p.m. – College Football: Louisiana Tech at Texas Tech (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

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

7 p.m. – College Football: Navy at Tulane (TIME WARNER 1250).

7:30 p.m. – College Football: Michigan State at Notre Dame (WIS 10).

7:30 p.m. – College Football: Ohio State at Oklahoma (WACH 57).

7:30 p.m. – College Football: North Texas at Florida (ESPNU).

7:30 p.m. – College Football: Georgia at Missouri (SEC NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. – College Football: Texas State at Arkansas (SEC NETWORK-A).

7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Puebla vs. Tigres

(UNIVISION).

8 p.m. – College Football: Southern California at Stanford (WOLO 25).

8 p.m. – International Hockey: World Cup of Hockey Group Stage Match from Toronto – Czech Republic vs.

Canada (ESPNEWS).

8 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Atlanta at Minnesota (FOX SPORTSOUTH, NBA TV).

9 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: K&N Pro Series West (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Leon vs. America (UNIVISION).

10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: St. Louis at San Francisco or Toronto at Los Angeles Angels (MLB NETWORK).

10:15 p.m. – College Football: UCLA at Brigham Young (ESPN2).

10:30 p.m. – College Football: Utah State at San Jose State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

10:30 p.m. – College Football: Texas at California (ESPN).

10:30 p.m. – College Football: Grambling State at Jackson State (ESPNU).

10:30 p.m. – College Football: Rhode Island at Harvard (TIME WARNER 1250).

MLB standings

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN League East Division

Boston Toronto Baltimore New York Tampa Bay Central Division

Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Chicago Minnesota West Division

Texas Seattle Houston Oakland Los Angeles

W L Pct GB 82 64 .562 — 80 66 .548 2 80 66 .548 2 77 69 .527 5 63 83 .432 19 W L Pct GB 84 62 .575 — 78 68 .534 6 74 72 .507 10 71 75 .486 13 55 92 .374 29½ W L Pct GB 87 60 .592 — 78 68 .534 8½ 76 70 .521 10½ 64 82 .438 22½ 63 83 .432 23½

Wednesday’s Games

Tampa Bay 8, Toronto 1 L.A. Dodgers 2, N.Y. Yankees 0 Baltimore 1, Boston 0 Detroit 9, Minnesota 6 Oakland 8, Kansas City 0 Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 1 Houston 8, Texas 4 Seattle 2, L.A. Angels 1

Thursday’s Games

Minnesota 5, Detroit 1 Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland 1 Tampa Bay 7, Baltimore 6 Boston 7, N.Y. Yankees 5 Oakland 14, Kansas City 5 Toronto 7, L.A. Angels 2

Friday’s Games

Tampa Bay (Archer 8-18) at Baltimore (Jimenez 7-11), 7:05 p.m.

Detroit (Fulmer 10-6) at Cleveland (Kluber 16-9), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Berrios 2-6) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 13-7), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Cessa 4-1) at Boston (Buchholz 6-10), 7:10 p.m.

Oakland (Graveman 10-10) at Texas (Hamels 14-5), 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 15-8) at Kansas City (Kennedy 11-9), 8:15 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 9-14) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 11-11), 10:05 p.m.

Houston (McHugh 10-10) at Seattle (Hernandez 11-5), 10:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Toronto at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

Houston at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

National League East Division

W L Pct GB Washington 87 59 .596 — New York 77 69 .527 10 Miami 73 73 .500 14 Philadelphia 65 82 .442 22½ Atlanta 56 90 .384 31 Central Division

W L Pct GB x-Chicago 93 53 .637 — St. Louis 76 70 .521 17 Pittsburgh 71 74 .490 21½ Milwaukee 66 81 .449 27½ Cincinnati 62 83 .428 30½ West Division

W L Pct GB Los Angeles 82 64 .562 — San Francisco 78 68 .534 4 Colorado 69 77 .473 13 Arizona 62 84 .425 20 San Diego 62 84 .425 20 z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division y-clinched wildcard

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis 0 San Diego 3, San Francisco 1 L.A. Dodgers 2, N.Y. Yankees 0 Washington 1, N.Y. Mets 0 Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 2 Miami 7, Atlanta 5 Milwaukee 7, Cincinnati 0 Arizona 11, Colorado 6

Thursday’s Games

Pittsburgh 15, Philadelphia 2 Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 4 Arizona 7, L.A. Dodgers 3 San Francisco 6, St. Louis 2

Friday’s Games

Milwaukee (Anderson 8-11) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 9-8), 2:20 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 9-11) at Philadelphia (Morgan 2-10), 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Berrios 2-6) at N.Y. Mets

(Colon 13-7), 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Vogelsong 3-5) at Cincinnati (Stephenson 2-1), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Scherzer 16-7) at Atlanta (Gant 1-3), 7:35 p.m.

San Diego (Friedrich 5-10) at Colorado (Chatwood 11-9), 8:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 14-9) at Arizona (Greinke 12-6), 9:40 p.m.

St. Louis (Weaver 1-2) at San Francisco (Moore 10-11), 10:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m., 1st game Washington at Atlanta, 1:05 p.m.

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

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m., 2nd game Miami at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.

St. Louis at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m.

NFL Standings

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

N.Y. Jets New England Miami Buffalo South

Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Tennessee North

Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland West

Kansas City Denver Oakland San Diego

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Dallas Washington South

Tampa Bay Carolina New Orleans Atlanta North

Minnesota Detroit Green Bay Chicago West

San Francisco Seattle Arizona Los Angeles

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Thursday’s Games

N.Y. Jets 37, Buffalo 31

Sunday’s Games

San Francisco at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m.

Miami at New England, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Houston, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles, 4:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

Jacksonville at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Denver, 4:25 p.m.

Atlanta at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sep. 22

Houston at New England, 8:25 p.m.

WNBA standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

x-New York x-Chicago x-Atlanta x-Indiana Washington Connecticut

W L Pct GB 21 12 .636 — 17 15 .531 3½ 17 16 .515 4 16 16 .500 4½ 13 20 .394 8 12 20 .375 8½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 26 6 .813 — x-Los Angeles 25 8 .758 1½ x-Phoenix 15 18 .455 11½ x-Seattle 15 18 .455 11½ Dallas 11 21 .344 15 San Antonio 7 25 .219 19 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference

Thursday’s Games

Atlanta 94, Washington 91 Phoenix 86, Seattle 62

Friday’s Games

Minnesota at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Connecticut, 7 p.m.

New York at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Connecticut at Washington, 4 p.m.

Dallas at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at San Antonio, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at Seattle, 7 p.m.

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Osteen scores 3 TDs in LMA B team’s big win over OP ORANGEBURG -- Nolan Osteen rushed for 147 yards on 10 carries, scored three touchdowns and a 2-point conversion to help Laurence Manning Academy’s B football team earn a 34-18 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Thursday at the Indians field.

Brandon King had a 73-yard kickoff return for a score for the Swampcats while Alex Petty scored on a 34-yard run.

Davis Campbell scored on a 2-point conversion pass from Mickey Jordan.

Defensively, the Swampcats were lead by Dalton Brown, Reid Jordan and Connor Smith with eight tackles each.

State High School Football Scores Abbeville 34, Clinton 16 Allendale-Fairfax 56, Charleston Charter 0 Andrew Jackson 26, North Central 0 Aynor 43, West Columbus, N.C. 0 Barnwell 45, Swansea 7 Belton-Honea Path 35, Palmetto 21 Bishop England 13, Woodland 12 Blacksburg 28, Walhalla 11 Blackville-Hilda 28, Denmark-Olar 0 Blythewood 20, Irmo 12 Boiling Springs 45, Laurens 10 Broome 34, James F. Byrnes 28 C.E. Murray 47, Creek Bridge 0 Cane Bay 24, Timberland 6 Carolina Academy 30, King’s Academy 13 Carvers Bay 20, Andrews 0 Cathedral Academy 60, Laurens Academy 0 Chapin 20, Brookland-Cayce 17 Chapman 59, Blue Ridge 7 Charlotte Country Day, N.C. 22, Pinewood Prep 6 Cheraw 27, Central 6 Chesnee 35, Berea 13 Chester 54, Lower Richland 19 Colleton County 28, Ridgeland-Hardeeville 12 Crescent 33, Fox Creek 29 Crestwood 50, Marion 12 Cross 51, Baptist Hill 18 Dillon 37, Wilson 0 Dorchester Academy 52, John Paul II 6 Dorman 27, Rock Hill 24 Dreher 42, Calhoun County 28 Dutch Fork 45, River Bluff 7 Eastside 49, Southside 0 Estill 42, Williston-Elko 28 Fairfield Central 20, Newberry 7 First Baptist 41, Academic Magnet 22 Florence Christian 40, Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 0 Fort Dorchester 54, Wando 14 Gaffney 31, Hillcrest 10 Georgetown 29, St. James 0 Green Sea Floyds 53, Military Magnet Academy 6 Greenville 64, J.L. Mann 24 Greenwood 21, Aiken 7 Greer 34, Woodruff 21 Hammond 54, Orangeburg Prep 7 Hanahan 28, St. John’s 27 Hartsville 28, Marlboro County 6 James Island 21, Stratford 7 Kingstree 49, Latta 18 Lake City 39, Darlington 0 Lake Marion 64, Burke 13 Lamar 55, East Clarendon 14 Landrum 56, West Oak 9 Laurence Manning Academy 57, Heathwood Hall 14 Mid-Carolina 26, Ninety Six 23 Midland Valley 35, Silver Bluff 18 Mullins 48, Johnsonville 29 Myrtle Beach 24, Carolina Forest 21 North Myrtle Beach 45, Socastee 3 Northwestern 35, Spartanburg 31 Orangeburg-Wilkinson 31, Airport 26 Patrick Henry Academy 38, Clarendon Hall Academy 14 Porter-Gaud 38, Ben Lippen 26 Powdersville 33, Liberty 13 Richland Northeast 7, A.C. Flora 3 Ridge Spring-Monetta 45, North 12 Ridge View 33, Union County 30 Robert E. Lee Academy 35, Pee Dee Academy 14 Saluda 29, BatesburgLeesville 26 Seneca 12, Easley 7 South Aiken 27, Lugoff-Elgin 7 South Florence 53, Manning 0 Spring Valley 34, Lexington 28 St. Andrew’s, Ga. 33, Northwood Academy 31 Summerville 27, Goose Creek 16 Sumter 28, Lakewood 0 T.L. Hanna 56, Mauldin 27 Thomas Heyward Academy 23, Calhoun Academy 22 Union City, Tenn. 62, North Charleston 6 W. Wyman King Academy 28, Francis Hugh Wardlaw Academy 14 Wagener-Salley 60, HunterKinard-Tyler 12 West Ashley 28, Ashley Ridge 14 West Florence 37, Camden 34 Westside 41, D.W. Daniel 3 White Knoll 27, North Augusta 6 Wilson Hall 16, Cardinal Newman 10 York Comprehensive 49, Fort Mill 39

LMA, now 1-1 on the season, returns to action next Thursday for a 5 p.m. home contest against Wilson Hall.

JV FOOTBALL Porter-Gaud 39 Wilson Hall 34 Nathan Harris’ big night couldn’t help Wilson Hall overcome Porter-Gaud as the Barons fell to the Cyclones 39-34 on Thursday at Spencer Field.

Harris had touchdown runs of 3, 79 and 31 yards and also had a 58-yard interception return for a score. He was 4-for-5

on PATs as well.

Graham VanPatten added a 3-yard TD run for WH and led the team with 13 tackles followed by Ben Matthews with nine.

The Barons, now 0-4 on the year, travel to Laurence Manning Academy next Thursday.

VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS

SINGLES 1 -- Rickenbaker (LMA) defeated Sanchez 8-4.

2 -- South (LMA) defeated Weardon 8-3.

3 -- Ham (LMA) defeated Vicente 8-2.

4 -- Shirley (LMA) defeated Darby 8-0.

5 -- Failmezger (M) defeated Lee 8-6.

6 -- Holladay (M) defeated Turner 8-3.

DOUBLES 1 -- Rickenbaker/South (LMA) defeated Failmezger/Weardon 8-1.

2 -- Ham/Shirley (LMA) defeated Weeks/Fralix 8-0.

3 -- Sanchez/Vicente (M) defeated Lee/Turner 8-1.

Laurence Manning 6

Wilson Hall 5

Manning JV 3

Carolina Academy 4

MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy’s varsity team earned a 6-3 victory over Manning High’s junior varsity squad on Thursday in Manning.

LAKE CITY — Wilson Hall kept its unbeaten streak alive by the slimmest of margins on Thursday, edging Carolina Academy 5-4 in Lake City to

improve to 8-0.

The Lady Barons return to action on Monday when they travel to Trinity-Byrnes.

SINGLES 1 -- H. Weaver (CA) defeated Z. Beasley 6-3, 6-0.

2 -- E. Askins (CA) defeated Spencer 6-2, 6-1.

3 -- E. Beasley (WH) defeated G. Weaver 6-1, 6-2.

4 -- Davis (WH) defeated Matthews 7-5, 6-1.

5 -- Guldan (WH) defeated Graham 6-3, 6-0.

6 -- Allred (WH) defeated S. Askins 6-1, 6-0.

DOUBLES 1 -- H. Weaver/G. Weaver (CA) defeated Z. Beasley/E. Beasley 8-6.

2 -- E. Askins/Matthews (CA) defeated Spencer/Guldan 9-8 (7-4).

3 -- Davis/Allred (WH) defeated Graham/Dotson 8-0.

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ney Pitts had his second straight 200yard game, rushing for 210 yards and all four touchdowns on 19 carries. He also caught three passes for 39 yards.

“I thought we pretty much ran the football at will,” Barnes said. “They were pretty tough up front on defense, but we did a good job of running the option. Our offensive line did a great job run blocking, but we need to get better at pass blocking.”

Sumter took the opening kickoff and took the football down the field for a touchdown. The Gamecocks put together an 8-play, 66-yard drive that ended with Pitts scoring on a 4-yard run off of a direct snap. Roman Childers added the extra appoint to make it 7-0 with 7:57 remaining in the first quarter.

The Gators, who have struggled to put points on the board all season, put together a good drive on their first possession. They moved to the SHS 40-yard line before having to punt. A bad snap led to a partially blocked punt that actually ended up as a 10-yard loss. A penalty against the Gators gave the Gameoccks the ball at the LHS 35.

The Gamecocks couldn’t benefit from it though as quarterback Malik Nelson tossed an interception on the second play of the drive. The Gators could do nothing with it though and had to punt with SHS taking over at the Lakewood 34.

Sumter got in the end zone this time with Pitts going in from 4 yards out.

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naught after officials flagged the Swamp Foxes for an illegal shift. Marion would continue in reverse before finally punting from its 2 at the close of the possession.

Crestwood then took seven plays to drive 46 yards, with Green and Tyrese Felder connecting for 19 yards on the touchdown reception. Just when it seemed all was back to normal, both teams had to endure an almost 10-minute delay as the sprinklers went off on the visitor sidelines.

The delay, of course, iced the kicker as Aaron Griffin’s PAT attempt was blocked, leaving the Knights up 13-6 with 1:21 on the clock.

Both teams went to all conversion attempts in the second quarter. Nelson said he went to 2-point attempts because he didn’t like the way the ball was being snapped on Griffin’s first two kick attempts.

Marion pulling to within 13-12 after a 6-yard Faulk run but came up short on a run attempt for conversion.

It took Crestwood just three plays to respond as a kickoff return of about 30 yards by

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The Barons fumbled the opening kickoff and Cardinal Newman started the game inside WH territory. The Cardinals got within field goal range, but Andrew Tilton’s 43yard kick went wide left.

Wilson Hall kept the ball for the rest of the first quarter thanks to a long drive. Behind Hayes Goodson, Justin Timmons and Jordan, the Barons drove from around their 30

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Sumter’s Andre’ Amaker (35) and Anthony Williams (10) try to bring down Lakewood’s Lamont Dudley (20) during the Gamecocks’ 28-0 victory on Friday at J. Frank Baker Stadium.

Childers’ PAT made it 14-0 with 7:44 left in the first half.

That would be the halftime score, but the Gators missed on a scoring opportunity at the end of the first half. Sumter lost a fumble with LHS recovering at the Gameock 24. Lakewood managed a first down on a 9-yard scramble to the 14 with less than a minute left in the first half. It ended up turning the ball over on downs.

The Gators finished with just 66 yards of total offense and five first downs. It rushed for 54 yards as Lamont Dudley rushed for 54 yards on 24 carries. Dudley had 240 yards on 47 carries in LHS’ 14-6 loss to Colleton County last week.

Sumter forced Lakewood to punt after

receiving the opening kickoff, but the Gamecocks had to start from their 14.

However, they needed only seven plays to score despite three 10-yard holding penalties on the drive. Pitts scored from 17 yards to make it 21-0.

The final TD came from six yards out with 19 seconds left in the third quarter.

Despite being shut out for the first time this season, Jackson believes his team is moving in the proper direction.

“We’re pointing toward the region,” Jacksons said. “I’ve told the guys the non-region doesn’t matter, it’s how you do in the region that determines your season. I believe we’re getting better as we move toward region play.”

adding the conversion run for a 35-12 lead.

The final score of the first half came with 31 seconds left as Green tossed a 25-yard touchdown pass to Pearson, with Carl Benjamin going high for the conversion reception at the back of the end zone.

The second half began for Crestwood in much the same way that the first half ended, with a 3-play, 64-yard march into the end zone. The drive began with a 30-yard pass from Green to Felder, followed by a 25-yard reception

by Simon. Green capped the drive with a 9-yard run that ended with a dive for the pylon. Griffin was called on RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM for the kick and pushed the Knight’s advantage to 50-12.

Crestwood’s Davis Allente (30) and Joshua Goodman (11) stop After seven consecutive posMarion’s Dionte Foxworth during the Knights’ 50-12 victory on Friday sessions with scores, Crestat Donald L. Crolley Memorial Stadium in Dalzell. wood did what Marion could not do all game by stopping itJulius Pearson and a 39-yard for minus-2 yards. self as a fumbled snap gave pass play from Green to Neal When the Knights got the the ball back to Marion for one would set up a 6-yard Joshua ball, it didn’t take long for last possession. The Swamp Simon scoring run. Green them to find the end zone. A Foxes were able to gain their would find Maleek Bradley for 57-yard pass from Green to first first down since early in the conversion pass, giving the Felder capped a 1-play drive, the second quarter before fallKnights a 21-12 lead with 7:17 with the pass attempt failing ing back into reverse and a remaining in the half. as Crestwood’s lead was 27-12 fourth-and-29 punting situaCrestwood’s defense domiwith 5:34 on the clock. The tion. nated over the next three next Knight possession went With a running clock Marion possessions, with the 56 yards in three plays as through the fourth quarter, Swamp Foxes completing Green and Simon hooked up Marion managed two more three passes for minus-8 for 55 yards to set up a 1-yard first downs before a late interyards and rushing three times Bradley run, with Bradley ception by D’Andre Young.

down inside the CN 5 — converting a fourth-down play in the process. Timmons found his way into the end zone from one yard out to put WH up 7-0.

Now in the second quarter, the Cardinals mounted a drive of their own, but it stalled inside Barons territory. A bad punt gave Wilson Hall good field position, and Jordan took advantage a few plays later, He found Sam Hilferty for a 51yard TD strike as the Barons took a 2-score lead, 14-0, about midway through the second quarter.

The WH defense kept things that way until halftime, keeping the Cardinals from doing much with any of their next three possessions.

The CN deficit was soon cut in half thanks to another Barons turnover. Midway through the third quarter, Jordan was intercepted by Shane O’Connor, who returned it 63 yards to pull the Cards within 14-7.

Cardinal Newman made it 14-10 on the next drive. The Cardinals drove inside the WH 10, but the defense stopped them there and Tilton con-

nected on a 29-yard field goal to make it a 4-point game less than a minute into the fourth quarter.

The WH defense came up with an even bigger play a few possessions later. Following a good punt and a CN penalty, Cards quarterback Cam Tringali was tackled in the end zone for a safety as the Barons took a 16-10 lead and were able to bleed the clock down to under 2 1/2 minutes.

Wilson Hall’s defense held one final time, keeping the Cardinals from getting a first down.

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No. 5 Tigers look to hang on to passes, eliminate drops

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON — Clemson’s mission this week: Hang on to passes and eliminate the drops.

The usually sure-handed receivers for the fifth-ranked Tigers (2-0) have played like there’s grease on their hands.

The group had eight drops in a way-too-close 30-24 win over Troy last week and they want to turn things around against South Carolina State (0-2) on Saturday.

The problem is not with just one or two players, it’s across the board for Clemson’s receivers. Usually reliable wideouts including Artavis Scott, Hunter Renfrow, Mike Williams and Deon Cain all have dropped catchable balls the first two weeks.

Receivers coach Jeff Scott counted eight drops against Troy.

“That’s enough for a whole season,” he said.

Coach Dabo Swinney, Clemson’s former receivers coach, spent time this week working with receivers to sure up their technique and early season confidence.

Swinney said he felt like he needed to get in there with receivers coach Jeff Scott “and get back to some of the things we needed to do just from a

will see extra action with Renfrow, expected to miss four games, on the sidelines.

Swinney liked what he saw this week. “There is a lot of pride in that group and nobody needs to tell them they need to do a better job,” Swinney said.

Some things to watch when South Carolina State plays No. 5 Clemson:

POSITIVE WATSON Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson apologized to fans for the “negative energy” he showed that he believed impacted the team in a 30-24 win over Troy last Saturday.

Watson says he’ll be refocused on the positives of his college career and channel that into better performances. Watson, who entered the season as a The Associated Press Heisman Trophy favorite, has thrown four TDs with three Troy safety Cedarius Rookard (24) intercepts a pass intended for interceptions so far this seaClemson wide receiver Deon Cain (8) in the Tigers’ 30-24 victory last son.

Saturday. Clemson plays host to South Carolina State today. drill standpoint and creating the eye intensity that it takes and the confidence.”

Even with more drops, don’t expect the FCS Bulldogs to make this one tight — Clemson has won its three matchups with South Carolina State by a combined 179-20 score.

Still, Swinney and the receivers are thinking down the road

for when the Atlantic Coast Conference season begins.

Clemson’s receiving rotation took a hit this week with Renfrow’s broken hand suffered when he caught a TD against Troy. Renfrow had been the Tigers’ touchdown maker with TD catches in four consecutive games.

Cain and Ray-Ray McCloud

CLEMSON VS. THE FCS The Tigers come into this one with a 30-0 mark against programs in the Football Championship Subdivision, formerly known as Division I-AA. Clemson’s average margin of victory in those games has been 40-7. The closest call came in 2011 when Wofford lost 35-27, Clemson’s only single-digit result against an FCS team

THE WAITING South Carolina State waited four hours last week through lightning and weather delays before falling 53-24 at Louisiana Tech, a game that ended at 2 a.m. Bulldogs coach Buddy Pough said it looked like the game would be called and had his team ready to leave when the call came that things would go on. “It was a very unusual circumstance to say the least,” Pough said.

FACING CLEMSON

OLD FACES

South Carolina State coach Buddy Pough said facing the Tigers might be more difficult with Clemson’s stodgy play on offense so far. Pough said Clemson will likely be more focused to fix the problems it has endured this year. “We’ll have our work cut out for us this coming Saturday,” he said.

South Carolina State brings in two first-year coaches quite familiar with Clemson’s Death Valley in defensive coordinator Kirk Botkin and offensive coordinator G.A. Mangus. The two were longtime members of South Carolina’s staff under Steve Spurrier who were not retained by new coach Will Muschamp.

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No. 2 Florida State visits No. 10 Louisville in ACC showdown

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 10th-ranked Louisville Cardinals insist they’re preparing for No. 2 Florida State like any other opponent. That doesn’t mean they’re downplaying the importance of their biggest test to date.

Louisville (2-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) hosts the Seminoles (2-0, 0-0) on Saturday in one of the program’s biggest games. More challenges remain for both schools — including games against defending ACC champion and preseason favorite No. 5 Clemson — but the winner of this nationally televised showdown can take a major step in the Atlantic Division.

“We knew that if we were going to make a run in this conference or get to the goal that we want, we had to find a way to beat them,” Louisville coach Bobby Petrino said. “We are looking forward to the matchup.”

Adding more intrigue are two dynamic quarterbacks who have shown they can dominate games.

Louisville dual-threat sophomore Lamar Jackson has shown he can win with his arm and legs with 1,015 yards and 13 touchdowns (seven passing) in the nation’s top offense (754 yards per game).

He’s coming off an ACC-record 610-yard offensive performance at Syracuse that included a highlight-reel leap over a defender for a TD along with 72-yard scores running and passing.

FSU running back Dalvin Cook saw Jackson’s skills in high school in Florida and said, “He got better as a passer. Louisville did a great job developing him as a passer.”

Florida State’s offense is just as explosive (509 yards) and features redshirt freshman Deondre Francois, who has passed for 681 yards and five TDs. Francois’ 419 yards passing and two scores helped the Seminoles erase a 28-6 first quarter deficit with 33 unanswered points that beat then-No. 11 Mississippi 45-34 on Labor Day. Neither marquee games nor comebacks are new for FSU, especially in recent meetings against Louisville.

The Seminoles have beaten the Cardinals with secondhalf rallies the past two years, and another competitive meeting seems likely on Saturday with a lot at stake for both teams.

“We have to bring our A game to play,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “(This will) be another great test and challenge early in our season.”

PROTECT AND SUPPORT Jackson’s running has overshadowed performances by other Louisville rushers who figure to contribute in multiple ways against FSU. Brandon Radcliff had a career-best 156 yards rushing at Syracuse with a 48-yard TD run on 10 carries, while Jeremy Smith and L.J. Scott have turned swing passes out of the backfield into TDs. Not only do they provide additional targets for Jackson, they can also block. “There’s going to be more of us involved in the pass protection game,” Radcliff said, “but that’s nothing new for us.”

ELIMINATE BIG PLAYS Florida State has already allowed 11 pass plays of 20 yards or more. Safety Derwin James is out for an extended period after having surgery to repair a torn meniscus. Senior Nate Andrews, who missed the first two games due to a calf injury, is likely to return this week and would move into James’ spot. Sophomore corners Tavarus McFadden and Marcus Lewis are expected to get challenged early.

RACKING UP SACKS Louisville’s pass rush has started strong with four sacks each in the first two games.

Seven Cardinals have at least half a sack with junior linebacker James Hearns’ 2.5 leading the way.

SPECIAL DIVIDENDS Florida State’s special teams have exceeded expectations early. Freshman kicker Ricky Aguayo has made all seven field goal attempts while punter Logan Tyler leads the ACC at 46.8 yards per punt. The return game has also been solid with Jesus Wilson returning a punt 89 yards last week. It was FSU’s first punt return TD since 2012.

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East Carolina’s Terrell Richardson (22) and the Pirates upset North Carolina State last weekend.

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Some things to watch when East Carolina faces South Carolina:

WHO’S QB? Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp is again playing coy with his starting quarterback choice. Senior Perry Orth started the first two games, but freshman Brandon McIlwain played the entire second half against Mississippi State and led his team to two touchdowns.

Smart money says McIlwain will see his first start at soldout Williams-Brice Stadium for the team’s home opener.

ZAY’S STREAK East Carolina receiver Zay Jones has caught at least one pass in 37 straight games is fourth among current Football Bowl Subdivision wide outs. The senior has 258 career catches, most among active FBS receivers.

SOUTH CAROLINA’S RUN GAME The Gamecocks have started slowly on the ground this season, ranking 124th out of 128 FBS programs with 155 yards on 61 carries — less than 2.5 yards per rush. Freshman A.J. Turner leads with

STATE Today

(5) Clemson vs. SC State, noon (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WWBD-94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7) East Carolina at South Carolina, 4 p.m. (SEC NETWORK, WIBZ-FM 95.5, WNKT-FM 107.5) Johnson C. Smith at Wofford, 3 p.m.

Citadel at Gardner-Webb, 6 p.m.

(WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240) Chattanooga at Furman, 7 p.m.

Coastal Carolina at Jacksonville State, 2 p.m. (WWFN-FM 100.1) Presbyterian at Campbell, 6 p.m.

Newberry at North Greenville, 7 p.m.

Benedict at Central State, 1:30 p.m.

Mars Hill at Limestone, 7 p.m.

ACC Today

(2) Florida State at (10) Louisville, noon (WOLO 25) (25) Miami at Appalachian State, noon (ESPN) Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech, 12:30 p.m.

Virginia at Connecticut, 1:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) James Madison at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTSOUTH) South Florida at Syracuse, 3:30 p.m.

Boston College at Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Old Dominion at North Carolina State, 6 p.m.

Delaware at Wake Forest, 6:30 p.m.

Duke at Northwestern, 8 p.m.

102 yards. “Nobody likes to see that,” guard Zack Bailey said.

“We know that’s on us.”

FAST START East Carolina quarterback Philip Nelson, who started nine games at Minnesota in 2013, has picked things up quickly with the Pirates. He threw for 398 yards and five TDs in an opening win over Western Carolina and 297

SEC Today

(1) Alabama at (19) Mississippi, 3:30 p.m. (WLTX 19) (15) Tennessee vs. Ohio, noon (SEC NETWORK) (16) Georgia at Missouri, 7:30 p.m.

(SEC NETWORK) (17) Texas A&M at Auburn, 7 p.m.

(ESPN) (20) LSU vs. Mississippi State, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) (23) Florida vs. North Texas, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (24) Arkansas vs. Texas State, 7:30 p.m. (SEC NETWORK-A) New Mexico State at Kentucky, 4 p.m. (SEC NETWORK-A)

TOP 25 Thursday

(6) Houston 40, Cincinnati 16

Friday

(21) Baylor at Rice (late)

Saturday

(3) Ohio State at (14) Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m. (WACH 57) (4) Michigan vs. Colorado, 3:30 p.m.

(7) Stanford vs. Southern Cal, 8 p.m. (WOLO 25) (8) Washington vs. Portland State, 8 p.m.

(9) Wisconsin vs. Georgia State, noon (11) Texas at California, 10:30 p.m.

(ESPN) (12) Michigan State at (18) Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. (WIS 10) (13) Iowa vs. North Dakota State, noon (ESPN2) (22) Oregon at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m.

(WOLO 25)

yards with a touchdown to beat North Carolina State.

BAD HOME RUN Things haven’t gone well at home recently for South Carolina. Besides losing their past two openers at home, the Gamecocks closed last year’s 3-9 season with consecutive defeats to FCS opponent Citadel and then-No. 1 Clemson.

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THE SUMTER ITEM

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

BIZARRO

SOUP TO NUTZ

ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

ZITS

MOTHER GOOSE

DOG EAT DOUG

DILBERT

JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE

Bedtime routines cause mom to lose sleep DEAR ABBY — After the birth of our son, "Ricky," my husband insisted he sleep in our bed with us.

When our Dear Abby son was 3, I ABIGAIL finally put my foot VAN BUREN down because none of us were sleeping peacefully. Ricky is now 8, and my husband lies in his bed with him until he falls asleep.

Our daughter, "Julie," was born 2 1/2 years ago. She slept in our bed until she was 1, when I moved her to her own bed. She goes down well on her own, but seems to be more clingy (with me espe-

JUMBLE THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

cially) during the day. I try to make sure she gets the affection she needs before bedtime, but I feel guilty that she doesn't get that closeness at night.

By the end of the day I'm exhausted, and I do not want to fall asleep in a kid's bed.

Am I wrong for wanting bedtime without kids? At what age should children sleep on their own?

Sleepy in California DEAR SLEEPY — You're not wrong. Some parents co-sleep with their children for the first few months after they are born because they enjoy the closeness. After that, they transition the baby to sleeping in a crib nearby so the child's needs can be attended to as necessary.

According to Los Angeles

pediatrician Faisal Chawla, M.D., children form their sleep habits early: "The longer co-sleeping continues, the more difficult sleeping separately becomes. At 7 or 8 months, babies begin to develop age-appropriate separation anxiety. By the age of 1, a routine is usually set in a child's mind. By age 2, it becomes very difficult to change the sleeping routine because of the 'terrible 2s' temperament that begins."

Your husband has done Ricky no favors by continuing to lie beside him until he falls asleep. Your son should have started sleeping alone years ago. A boy his age should be able to go to sleepovers at friends' houses or away to summer camp without having to worry about sleeping because his dad isn't there.

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

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THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

By Mark Diehl

ACROSS 1 Studio department 8 Fills with mortar, as tile 14 Invite 15 Traditional slow cooker 16 1963 Best Actor 17 ‘70s-’80s sitcom roommate 18 “By all means!”

19 Central California county 20 Contract details 21 Slips on 22 Put down 23 Latin I word 24 Pen output 25 __ warning 26 Formulation in Newton’s “Principia” 30 Jokingly 31 “Coming Out of the Dark” singer 35 Height is an exception to it 37 Stylish beach resorts 40 Sanctuary part 41 Eponymous 2001 album

9/17/16 42 MBA subject 43 Part of a name on the 1989 album “Dr. Feelgood” 44 Congo jungle denizen 46 Sprint and others 48 Ice cream baron William 49 NSA home 50 “You had your chance!”

51 Certain permit holder 52 Pitching pro?

53 Mahmoud’s PLO predecessor 54 Lose freshness DOWN 1 First person indicator 2 Without dissent 3 Rundown areas 4 Revered emblem 5 Brown is one of them 6 Triage basis 7 Lab warning 8 First, second and third

9 Norah’s dad 10 Like solitaire 11 Hue and cry 12 Uvula neighbor 13 Regular 15 “Paradise Lost” style 19 Bart Simpson’s grandma 21 One whose business is growing 24 No gentle giant 25 Novel ending 27 First book of the Great Plains trilogy 28 Key chain attachments 29 “Say no more”

32 Roller coaster named for a mountain 33 Like some storage shelves 34 Wetsuit material 36 Sonata, e.g.

37 Heave 38 Summer beverage 39 Middle Eastern stuffed vegetable dishes 43 Software whiz 44 They’re often involved in murders 45 Serf of Sparta 47 Mr. Peanut trademark 48 Doofus 50 Touch and go?

Friday’s Puzzle Solved

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Yard Sale Sat. Sept. 17th 8-2 at 60 Vinca Ct, Wintergreen Sub. Moving, furniture & lots more.

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SBC Construction of Sumter Patios •Decks • Concrete• Sheds• Fences• Water problems solved: Gutters & Drains installed • Leveling & Grading Call BURCH 803-720-4129 Call LAMAR 803-795-6046

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

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

Open every weekend. Call 803-494-5500 Sat. 7:30-10:30 at 2763 Brownfield Way. Furn., wardrobes, wicker, decorative items, hunting and fishing, clothes, linens and much more.

908 W. Oakland Ave Sat. 7-11, rain or shine, lots of household & gift items.

Moving Sale Fri. & Sat. 8-2 at 2788 Browning Ridge Dr. Final Moving Sale 40 Turnrow Ct. Sat 7-12 lrg wooden tree house with swing set, Furn., clothing, toddler girls clothing & toys, lots of misc.

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CITY OF BISHOPVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT Receptionist/Administrative Assistant/Records Clerk • Assist the Chief of Police with any administrative duties assigned • Responsible for collection, data entry, dissemination and storage of all official records and materials submitted from within the Department to the Records Management System relating to criminal activity/offenses, traffic-related activities, and all services provided by the Department.

QUALIFICATIONS: 2 years experience in Administrative/Clerical responsibilities, Associates Degree preferred, all others will be considered. Salary based on experience.

All applicants apply online at bishopvillepd.org or mail into: City of Bishopville Attn: Chief of Police P.O. Box 388 Bishopville, SC 29010.

Application deadline Sept. 23rd 2016 by 5pm Seeking F/T employees M-F from 8:30am-5:30pm, that can complete maintenance issues, and prepare vacant properties for new residents by performing carpentry, sheetrock, painting, and general repairs. Must have own hand tools and valid driver's license(company vans provided during work hours). Call 803-464-1040 Auto Body Shop near Shaw Air-force Base is in need of a experienced body repair person with estimating skills.

Please call Russell at 803-464-4801 or 302-304-2332 for an immediate opportunity.

Thomas Sumter Academy, Rembert, SC, is seeking applicants in the following area for the 2016-2017 school year: Full-time High School English Teacher, teaching English III and English IV, to start mid-September.

Please contact/send resume Debbie Nix, Headmaster, debbie.nix@thomassumter.org 803-499-3378

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Help Wanted Full-Time

Community Yard Sale Sat. Sept 17th 7-12, Willow Sub. Carter Rd across from Covenant Place.

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Estate Auction of the late Veronica Grice.

2856 S Gate Dr. Sumter off Bethel Church Rd. Contents of home & shop.

Sat. Sept. 17 10am Sumter SC Will Bryant 803-795-5828. SCAL#4176.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

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Experienced Tire/Lube Technician needed: Must be able to perform automotive lube, oil, and filter changes. Mount, repair auto tires and other general services. A valid drivers license is needed.

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ONLINE CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM AVAILABLE! Call for more information! HS Diploma/GED & PC/Internet needed! 1-888-512-7118

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775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

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REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale Reduced $169,950.

Open House 17 Sep 16 1:00-2:30.

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Beautiful home located in Hunters crossing. Home has 5BR , 3.5BA. Contact Realtor Latoria Dinkins 803-378-6816 for showings or more information.

Move in ready mobile homes.

Owner financing on select homes with approved credit. No rent option, but buying could be cheaper than rent! 803-454-2433 (DL35711) Just Listed $299,000.

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3 BR, 3 BTH, POOL, & CARPORT House for Rent, $1075 + Deposit Call 843-222-2438 for more information0.

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10 acres for sale by owner Oswego/Ashwood community. $49,000 owner financing. Call 803-427-3888

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LEGAL NOTICES Beer & Wine License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Johnson & Jackson, LLC DBA Smokey Joes, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 493 N. Guignard Dr. Unit 145, Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than October 3, 2016. 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 Shree Vinayaka LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Beer and Wine at 10295 Lynches River Rd, Lynchburg SC, 29080. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than October 3, 2016. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Annie Mae Spann DBA Quick Shop intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 2758 Elliott Rd., Pinewood SC 29125. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than October 3, 2016. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

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