IN SPORTS: New Gators head football coach was intrigued by opening B1 INSIDE Grab a bonnet and musket for this getaway A6 THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2017 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents District leader addresses teachers, staff Interim superintendent says turmoil for the school district after the she wants everybody to turn the page revelation in December of a financial and focus on the opportunities the new year offers opportunity crisis with the release of the fiscal new year brings. year 2016 audit report. That report "That was then, this is now," Hamm BY BRUCE MILLS showed the district overspent its bud- said. "It's the beginning of an awe- [email protected] get by $6.2 million in fiscal year 2016 some school year for all of us." and had an ending general fund bal- Hamm said she thinks the school With the themes of unity and a ance on June 30, 2016, of $106,449 — a district has enormous potential, and fresh start, Sumter School District's critically low level, according to the the overall community shares the de- interim superintendent welcomed district's auditor. sire to have a great district. back teachers, staff and administra- Position cuts, freezes to several bud- Hamm then shared with everyone tors Wednesday at the district's annu- get line items and other cost-cutting her "four squares" philosophy on edu- al opening meeting at Sumter County measures ensued in the last six cation, which includes continual Civic Center. months of the school year to preserve learning, character, community and After starting with the district about more than $6 million and help the dis- joy. two weeks ago, Interim Superinten- trict end the fiscal year in the black. Hamm said she thinks this school RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM dent Debbie Hamm told the crowd of In July, then-Superintendent Frank year represents a critical juncture for Sumter School District Interim Superin- an estimated 1,600 to 1,800 that she Baker retired after the financial diffi- the school district, but she's approach- tendent Debbie Hamm addresses teach- was happy to be in Sumter, and the culties. ing it positively with the slogan of ers representing their respective schools new school year represented a great But Hamm — brought in for this "One Sumter, One Awesome Year" and Wednesday at the district’s opening meet- opportunity to start afresh. school year by the district's board of ing at Sumter County Civic Center. Last school year was headlined with trustees on Aug. 1 — said Wednesday SEE DISTRICT, PAGE A5

Covering our schools in prayer Police search for suspect in robbery FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman suspected of robbing a beauty supply store on Tuesday. The woman fled Sally's Beauty Sup- ply at 1285 Broad St. after giving a note to a clerk indicating she was armed and SUSPECT wanted money. The clerk gave the sus- pect an undetermined amount of cash, and the woman reportedly fled toward a nearby restaurant. Officers with Sumter Police De- partment were called about 10:50 a.m. to the store. The woman is described as a white female between 40 and 50 years old, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and 200 pounds. She wore all black clothing and dark, short hair. Anyone with information is asked to call the department at (803) 436-2700. Information can be given anony- mously by calling Crime Stoppers PHOTO PROVIDED at (803) 436-2718 or 1-888-CRIME- On Wednesday morning, groups prayed over our area schools with teachers and left notes of encouragement for the coming school SC. A cash reward may be avail- year. All Sumter County schools were visited. Groups from Alice Drive, Grace, Rafting Creek and First Baptist churches took part in the able for information leading to an annual prayer walk. See more photos of the walk on A3. arrest. Trump attacks Amazon again: Many jobs being lost

President Trump accused items that can be bought on Amazon. S.C. claims company owes Amazon on Wednesday of com, but the company acts solely as a “doing great damage to middleman between buyers and sell- state $12.5M in taxes, tax-paying retailers.” ers. Amazon processes the payments penalties and interest and offers other support to the parties THE ASSOCIATED PRESS involved. The state claims that Amazon owes WASHINGTON (AP) — President the state $12.5 million in taxes, penal- Trump renewed his attacks on e-com- ties and interest from the first quar- merce giant Amazon, saying Wednes- ter of last year alone, according to the day that the company is "doing great complaint obtained by The Associated damage to tax paying retailers." Press. Trump, in a tweet, said that "towns, Amazon had a five-year moratori- cities and states throughout the U.S. um on taxes, the state wrote in the are being hurt — many jobs being complaint, giving the company "fair lost!" warning that its sales of tangible per- The president has been a frequent dle of next year. tax from a retailer, the retailer must sonal property in South Carolina sub- critic of the company and CEO Jeff Trump has said that Amazon does have a physical presence within state jected it to South Carolina's taxing ju- Bezos, who also owns The Washington not pay "Internet taxes," but it's un- borders. risdiction." Post. clear what he meant by that. Amazon. The issue arose recently in South The state's case is in the early stag- Many traditional retailers are clos- com collects state sales taxes in all 45 Carolina, which is attempting to re- es, and a court date has not been set. ing stores and blaming Amazon for a states with a sales tax and the District coup tax revenue it says it's owed in For years, the Seattle company shift to buying goods online. But the of Columbia, according to its website. court. This summer, the state Depart- fought against collecting sales taxes company has been hiring thousands State governments have sought to ment of Revenue filed a case with the from its customers. According to the of warehouse workers on the spot at capture sales taxes lost to internet re- Administrative Law Court, alleging National Conference of State Legisla- job fairs across the country. Amazon tailers, though they have struggled that Amazon had failed to collect tures, South Carolina was among 10 has announced a goal of adding with a 1992 Supreme Court ruling taxes on third-party merchant sales. 100,000 full-time workers by the mid- that found for a state to collect sales Third-party merchant sales involve SEE AMAZON, PAGE A5

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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS Josh Castleberry, Central Carolina [email protected] Technical College Environmental and Natural Resources Department chair- Grandparents and grandchildren man, brought in five snakes to show to from two different churches joined to- the children and grandparents. gether to attend the A Grand Day event Most people only think of snakes as at Church of the Holy Comforter on representing Satan and temptation, but Saturday to learn the importance of God has also used the snake to show passing their faith down through the his power and redemptive character in generations. the Bible, Sosnowski said. The event was a joint effort between Valjean Jenkins said Saturday was a Church of the Holy Comforter day for her and her granddaughter and Jehovah Missionary Emma Grace, 9, to bond. Jenkins, Baptist Church. a member of Church of the Father John Sos- Holy Comforter, said A nowski of Holy Grand Day was the first Comforter said the time she and her grand- purpose of A Grand daughter spent time Day was to encourage alone together since grandparents to take Emma Grace's par- an active role in pass- ents got married not ing down the legacy of too long ago. their faith to their grand- Jenkins children. said she al- He said many grandpar- ready under- ents are not as active in their stood the im- children's and grand- portance of children's lives com- Grand- bringing up pared to decades ago, parents children in but there is a national and grandchil- the faith, but movement to change dren attending the A Grand Day she did learn that. event at Church of the Holy Comforter on a thing or The children and Saturday decorated fish-shaped posters to two about grandparents went to symbolize their trust in God as it relates to snakes. "I lessons to learn about Luke 5:10-11. didn't know the significance of faith they would and the importance of passing it on have snakes," she said. through generations. They also deco- Minnie Evans, a member of Jehovah, rated fish-shaped posters together. attended the event with her grand- Sosnowski said the fish represents daughter Jordan, 11. Evans said she when Jesus taught Simon to trust in and her granddaughter already spend God when he was unsuccessful at fish- a lot of time together while Jordan's ing. When Simon began to trust God he mother works so it was nice to do caught so many fish that the nets were something constructive together. breaking, and when he returned to Sometimes, being involved in the PHOTOS BY ADRIENNE SARVIS / THE SUMTER ITEM land, he began to fish for people to church is not important to young peo- Josh Castleberry, chairman of Central Carolina Technical College’s Environmental and bring into the church, he said. ple, but they need to have that faith, Natural Resources Department, shows a snake to grandparents and grandchildren at- That is what grandparents are she said. tending the A Grand Day event at Church of the Holy Comforter on Saturday. Father tasked with doing for their grandchil- As a grandparent, you want what's John Sosnowski of the church said snakes were not just a symbol of temptation, but dren, he said. "It's important to pray best for your children and grandchil- also a representation of God’s power and redemptive character in the bible. blessings on our grandchildren," Sos- dren, and you want them to know the nowski said. importance of having faith, Evans said. McLeod Health promotes heatstroke awareness

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BY KATHY GANNON had considered staying in Japan, The Associated Press fearful of the growing unrest. But Najiba eventually returned, only to KABUL, Afghanistan — Sultan have her improbable journey ended Hossaini sent three of his children by a suicide bomber, who rammed from their rural home to the capital, his car into a bus full of Petroleum Kabul, hoping they would gain de- Ministry employees on July 31. grees and employment in the new Af- "All my dreams for my country, for ghanistan that was promised after my children, died with Najiba," said the overthrow of the Taliban. Hossaini. But one was killed by a suicide Maryam recalls racing from hospi- bomber, and the other two face dwin- tal to hospital until finally she found dling opportunities and mounting what remained of her sister — a fears as the country slides into hand and a leg. She recognized her chaos. sister's engagement ring, which Naji- Despite 16 years of war and bil- ba's fiance had given her after mak- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS lions of dollars in international aid, ing two trips to their rural home in Maryam Hossaini, left, whose sister Najiba was killed in a suicide attack last month, looks security is worsening, and jobs have the Daikhundi province to convince at a poster showing her sister during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Af- grown scarce. More than 2.5 million her parents he was good enough to ghanistan. Najiba and Maryam were part of the first generation of Afghan women to at- Afghans have fled — the second-larg- marry their accomplished daughter. tend school after the fall of the Taliban, who had outlawed women’s education. est refugee population after Syria's. "Every day someone is dying. Who Hossaini's oldest son, Khadim, was can live in Afghanistan without won- 10 years old when the U.S.-led inva- dering if they will be the next to be "growing sense of hopelessness and has heard that some smugglers charge sion toppled the Taliban after the killed?" Maryam said. "We have only despair" that has led many Afghans as little as $1,400 for the crossing. Sept. 11 attacks in the United States. one hope now in Afghanistan, and to flee, Wilder said. Of those who remain, many refuse He went on to study computer sci- that hope is just to survive." Afghanistan's deputy minister of to attend school or pursue other op- ence and earn a degree, but these Andrew Wilder, vice president of youth affairs, Kamal Sadat, sees a portunities because of the violence. days he is searching for work. the United States Institute for Peace's missed opportunity. "In just one month, three attacks in Khadim's younger sisters, Najiba Asia program, said Afghanistan's "We had a golden chance to change Afghanistan killed almost 100 people," and Maryam, were part of the first young were the greatest benefactor things with all the money which said Ahmad Riaz, an 18-year-old high generation of Afghan women to at- of a post-Taliban "bubble economy" came in," he said. "We didn't use school graduate. "I have no heart to tend school after the fall of the Tali- generated by international aid as those opportunities the way we go out of the house." ban, who had outlawed women's edu- well as opium trafficking. should have." An Afghan man, who asked not to cation. Najiba studied information "High-paying jobs were relatively He said more attention was paid to be named because he works for a for- technology and was eventually hired plentiful for bright young Afghans building schools and universities eign organization and fears Taliban by the Petroleum Ministry, which with English language and computer than to staffing them with quality retribution, said he sent his entire sent her to Japan to earn a master's skills," he said. teachers. Nowadays many Afghans family to live in Turkey last year degree. Those opportunities dwindled as have turned to private institutions in- after a Taliban assault on the Ameri- But as the Hossainis pursued their the security situation worsened, and stead. can University of Afghanistan in dreams, Afghanistan remained mired the bubble finally burst after 2014, Many young people say they know Kabul, where his son was a student. in conflict. The Taliban have expand- when the U.S. and NATO formally of someone who has left and that He recalls watching the bodies ed their reach across much of the concluded their combat mission. Aid they would do the same if they had being carried away from the campus country, where they compete with in- organizations also scaled back ef- the means. as he fearfully awaited word on his creasingly powerful warlords. Cor- forts in response to the growing Shaban Hamraz works in a local son. He finally emerged unharmed at ruption is rife, and the economy is in chaos and the need to address other grocery store, but the 19-year-old says 4 a.m. He says he kept his family in ruins. global crises, including in Syria and he hopes to leave Kabul for Iran or Afghanistan through decades of war Maryam, who is studying comput- Iraq. Turkey. Three friends recently head- and instability, but now he thinks it's er science in Kabul, said her sister The deterioration has fueled a ed to neighboring Iran, and Hamraz too dangerous for them. Sierra Leone prepares for mass funerals after mudslides

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COLUMBIA (AP) — A development deals and $5 less-than-expected surplus million to replenish sand is cutting $12 million more on beaches. Several items from South Carolina's on the bottom definitely nearly $8 billion budget. won't get money. They in- This week's annual ac- clude $1 million to the counting report by Comp- state Forestry Commission troller General Richard for firefighting equipment. Eckstrom shows last fiscal Which other items are year closed June 30 with a eventually funded will be $60.4 million surplus. But determined by which ve- legislators included nearly toes the Legislature over- $94 million worth of sur- rides. plus spending in their cur- Eckstrom, the state's rent state budget. chief accountant, cau- By law, Eckstrom must tioned legislators to spend RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM chop from the bottom of less. Keynote speaker the Rev. Chris Leevy Johnson makes a point to teachers at Sumter School District’s Open- that priority list for one- While the state contin- ing Meeting on Wednesday at Sumter County Civic Center. time spending. ues to collect more reve- But the Legislature's de- nue, the growth rate has cision to wait until Janu- slowed during the past two ary to take up Gov. Henry fiscal years, from 6.2 per- DISTRICT FROM PAGE A1 ‘This community has got to come McMaster's vetoes makes cent to 4.3 percent, he said. it unclear what will make The biggest chunk of the said she hopes everyone will do the same. together and understand that it the cut. He struck nearly additional $311 million col- Working in public education in South Caroli- $22 million in spending lected last fiscal year, com- na for more than 40 years, Hamm spent the last isn’t seven or nine [board from that list. pared to 2015-16, came four years as superintendent of Richland School Items guaranteed fund- from individual income District 2 in Columbia, before retiring June 30. members] that got the district ing include $24 million to taxes, according to his re- On Wednesday, Hamm called on a friend from Commerce for economic port. the Columbia area — the Rev. Chris Leevy into this mess.’ Johnson — to deliver the keynote address at the opening meeting. THE REV. CHRIS LEEVY JOHNSON Johnson is an ordained Baptist minister and campus pastor of Brookland Baptist Church, AMAZON FROM PAGE A1 Northeast, in Columbia. Hamm said Johnson will gain from their decisions, and we all have to has a background as an educator, serving as an come together as a community, even when it's states that initially gave for the conference, told AP adjunct professor at the University of South something that we don't like. We are either Amazon a temporary tax Wednesday that dozens of Carolina and also in working with his congrega- going to grow together, or we are going to perish reprieve in exchange for states have been grappling tion's youth. together." jobs and investment, vot- with how to collect taxes Johnson's speech focused on inspiring teach- The crowd gave both Johnson and Hamm ing in 2011 to give the com- from entities like Amazon, ers and urged them to connect with their stu- standing ovations for the speeches. pany until the beginning with several heading to dents. Many teachers felt Wednesday's event was of 2016 before the state lev- court over it in recent "If you call yourself a teacher, if you call motivational and appropriate. ied taxes. years. As for the South yourself an educator, you are a social worker, "It was awesome, and I feel lifted up, and I'm According to the confer- Carolina case, Behlke said you are a counselor, you are a dietician, a bank- ready to go out and do the best I can this year," ence, that deal made South it could lead to more ac- er, a lawyer, a doctor, you're all that and more," said Teresa Brunson, a third-grade teacher at Carolina the last state to tions elsewhere. Johnson said. "It's mandatory of you, to get to Willow Drive Elementary School. "I've got a collect among those where "If the court ends up rul- understand what's going on in your children's warm feeling from all of it. It was all emotional officials cut similar deals ing in favor of the state, lives." and uplifting." with Amazon. The compa- then I can almost guaran- Johnson also said the district faces some The first day of school for students in Sumter ny promised to create at tee you that we're going to tough decisions in light of its financial difficul- School District is Tuesday. least 2,000 full-time jobs see other state tax depart- ties, but everyone must be willing to sacrifice and invest $125 million by ments handling it similar- something and work together. DISTRICT TEACHER OF YEAR ANNOUNCED Dec. 31, 2013. It opened two ly, too," he said. "This community has got to come together To close Wednesday's activities at the civic distribution centers in the Amazon did not immedi- and understand that it isn't seven or nine [board center, Hamm announced that Zach Lowe is the state. ately respond to an members] that got the district into this mess," district's teacher of the year for this school year. Max Behlke, who has emailed request for com- Johnson said. "We all are part of Sumter, we all Lowe is a teacher at Mayewood Middle School. been tracking this issue ment.

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BY TRACEE M. HERBAUGH The Associated Press

STURBRIDGE, Mass. — Per- haps it was the intrigue of a straw bed or the chance to fi- nally shoot a gun, but when asked to spend a night living like a farmer in the 19th centu- ry, I jumped at the opportuni- ty. I like to think I’m always up for adventure — I’ve taken overnight trains across India and smoked Cuban cigars in Havana. So this experience sounded fun in a campy sort of way. But I soon learned I was hardly cut out for old- timey life — in short, it was hard. I wrangled a friend, who packed a cooler of wine, and we set out for Old Sturbridge Village, a living museum that recreates rural New England life from 1790 to 1830. It’s a place where chickens run free- ly, men wear tall hats and women don bonnets. Cos- tumed pioneers greet visitors with a hale and hearty “Good PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS day!” A participant in the “Boarding with the Bixbys” program at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, mashes cooked chicken and vege- We were part a program, tables together to make minced meat for breakfast on June 10. It was common for cooked food to be used for several meals in the 19th century. called “Boarding with the Bix- bys,” where guests stay over- night in a house built in 1808 OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE and once owned by the Bixby ONLINE: https://www.osv.org/ family in Barre, Massachu- WHERE: About 60 miles setts. It was later donated to southwest of Boston. Peter Old Sturbridge Village and Pan Bus has limited service to moved the 25 miles there more the village from Providence, than a century later. Boston and other cities. The $325-per-person cost to COST: “Boarding with the board with the Bixbys in- Bixbys” costs $325 a person cludes a night in one of the and covers admission to the home’s three straw beds and museum, farm and other food. Many furnishings and 19th-century buildings. structural details are exactly Without the overnight as they were when the Bixbys program, admission is $28 for inhabited the wooden house. adults (discounts for seniors The museum’s costume and students; children 3 and seamstress fitted me with a under free). floor-length cotton skirt, petti- OTHER ATTRACTIONS: coat and long-sleeved blouse. Options include boat tours of Mustard greens cook in a cast iron pot hanging over a fire at Old Stur- None of the fabrics matched, the Quinebaug River, which bridge Village. In the 19th century, most meals had to be cooked over she explained, because people runs through Old Sturbridge the home’s central hearth. of that era used whatever they Village and rides on a had. The clothes were utilitari- reproduction of an early 19th- A bowl of minced meat is seen at an. Clothing was meant to pro- century stagecoach. the Bixby house recently. In the tect the skin from a day’s Sturbridge Townships, early 19th century, minced meat labor in the sun and from bit- comprised of 11 communities, was a compilation of the previous offers beautiful places to hike, ing bugs. stroll and explore nature, with night’s dinner along with spiced I was given two bonnets — orchards, maple sugar houses and other vegetables or meats that a petite version for indoors and farms. needed to be eaten before spoiling. and a wide-brimmed beast that inhibited peripheral vi- sion in the same way blinders do on a horse. Any modern Breakfast was leftovers accoutrements I had packed from supper, which helped ce- — my iPhone, flip-flops and ment one of my biggest take- camera — were put in a cloth aways: People of this time bag. rarely wasted anything. When you participate in the Bones and leftover scraps fed Bixby program, you choose a the animals. Egg shells could period activity: typically knit- be used to make coffee. ting or watercolor painting for Human urine was used for the women, musket firing or household cleaner after it Mannequins display period costumes at the outdoor living museum blacksmithing for men. But I turned to ammonia. showcasing 19th-century life in rural New England. chose musket firing because Since the Bixby trip, I find I’d never held a gun. myself cherishing the com- The musket was surprisingly forts we mostly take for Cash in a FLASH! heavy, at least 10 pounds, and granted — a dishwasher, air We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, the trigger was difficult to conditioning, flip-flops, bug Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates budge. I quickly lost interest in spray, indoor plumbing. I re- toting around the anachronis- Tracee Herbaugh wears a period turned relieved to be in my Lafayette Gold tic firearm in the 90-degree F costume at the museum recently. modern clothes. I appreciate and Silver Exchange heat along with my bag of the crunch of fresh vegeta- InsideInnside VestcoVestco PrPropertiesopperrties modern contraband, all while had a better night’s sleep. bles. 480 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 wearing head-to-toe garb. In There was no morning Living like a Bixby was ((inside Coca-Cola Building) the end I loaded it with a shower. We used the park’s re- tough, but it made me grateful Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 5:30 PM • Sat: 8 - 2 PM blank because the thing was strooms, a small luxury. for my modern life. sending me into an overheated 803-773-8022 panic. At the Bixby house, we were New Items offered potted cheese — a mix- Available at ture of cheese, butter and spic- In the Shop es — and crackers. Then, guid- The Item ed by a staff host, we started the four-hour process of mak- Beautiful Handmade ing dinner. Inside, the hearth $ blazed. I walked to the water Cutting Boards by pump, which was connected to 20 Local Artist Tony King town water supply. I wanted to put on my flip-flops and drive back to Boston. Make Great Gifts Dinner chores were split be- tween my friend and me and another couple staying the BRUNSON night. We skewered chicken NURSERY & DESIGN and hung it above the fire. Sides included cooked pars- 3000 Plowden Mill Road • 495-2391 nips, cooked greens, biscuits Open: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9am-5pm and rhubarb pie. Pies were served at every meal as an easy way to pack in calories. And most food was cooked. Even the tomatoes were cooked to death and stuck in a pie. MEXICANMEXICAN RESTAURANTRESTAURANT We dined at a white-cloth table by candlelight. We drank Everyone loves apple cider, a popular bever- our delicious age of the times. 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COMMENTARY Keep your eye on live racists, not the dead ones

BY BRIAN HICKS NAACP on Tuesday called These self-professed Nazis real suffering, then they can Confederate monument Mon- for a repeal of the Heritage are just stupid, and traitors. talk about oppression. But day night in North Carolina. et’s not send out any Act. Which is about as likely This nation lost a lot of good when they march to protect a That was not only illegal, it engraved invitations as Calhoun rising from the people fighting the Nazis monument to a person they was stupid. to the Nazis and the grave and moving his own about 75 years ago, and any- wouldn’t recognize from his- It is pointless to start fights Lracists. statue. one flying that flag is spitting tory they don’t read, that’s you cannot win. Like this Charleston doesn’t need The third reason, however, on their memory. not a protest. one. them. is the most pertinent here: Only an imbecile would not It’s trumped-up whining. The Calhoun statue, like And the quickest way to get Charlottesville. recognize the irony, and lu- And we don’t need it here. most of these Southern mon- them roaming the peninsula A woman was killed there nacy, of carrying a Nazi flag uments, was put up during with their silly tiki torches is over the weekend amid a — especially alongside an LESSONS OF HISTORY Reconstruction, more a mid- by trying to tear down stat- similar controversy, and we American flag. It’s ironic that this Charlot- dle finger to the federal gov- ues that most people ignore have seen far too much racist Why are so many insecure tesville debacle stems from ernment than anything else. anyway. violence here. people drawn to losers? people trying to save a statue That is history that everyone On Sunday, the National This isn’t capitulation to Of course, it’s race. Some of Robert E. Lee. needs to know. Action Network called on people who wouldn’t know of them are apparently cling- Because Lee opposed mon- That monument is a testa- city and state leaders to take the former vice president ing to something to justify uments to the Civil War. ment to what happens when down the monument to John from Doc Brown in “Back to their worth, so for them it is “I think it wiser moreover people are disenfranchised, C. Calhoun in Marion the Future”; it is merely com- skin color. Like the people on not to keep open the sores of when a few run roughshod Square. It’s an understand- mon sense. Facebook posting stupid “I war,” he wrote, “but to follow over those who aren’t paying able request, racist old dema- It would be nearly impossi- love being white” memes. the examples of those na- attention — or allowed to gogue that he was. ble to move that statue and, Sure they do, because they tions who endeavored to vote. But it isn’t realistic. frankly, our efforts would be don’t know oppression. obliterate the marks of civil That statue is a reminder First, the monument better used fighting gerry- Their forefathers weren’t strife and to commit to oblivi- of a disgraceful past, one doesn’t belong to the city. All mandering and attempts to run off their land, forced to on the feelings it engen- that we should remember in of Marion Square is owned purge voter rolls. march across the country, dered.” the proper context. To make by a couple of militia groups, That’s not nearly as sexy, only to have their new homes That is a very wise state- sure it doesn’t happen in this and they aren’t inclined to but it’s far more important. taken from them when the ment, and it’s charitable to generation. comply. U.S. expanded. estimate that 98 percent of As we have seen time and Second, the statue is pro- REAL OPPRESSION Their ancestors weren’t en- those tiki-wielding Klansmen again, those who forget histo- tected by the state Heritage This is not to say there are slaved for centuries and later have never read it because ry are doomed to repeat it. Act. That means it would two equally valid arguments lynched because of the color ultimately this isn’t about Let’s remember that and take two-thirds of the Legis- here. No matter what the of their skin. heritage. It’s about hate. not repeat Charlottesville. lature to move it, which president says, there are not Their grandparents were But responding in kind is won’t happen. After all, it many sides to this. never herded into camps be- never the answer; it’s much Brian Hicks is a columnist at cost nine lives just to move White supremacists are mis- cause of their religion, then better to maintain moral au- The Charleston Post and one flag. informed oxymorons, walking gassed or cooked alive. thority. Consider the people Courier. Reach him at That’s why NAN and the arguments to the contrary. When they have to endure who illegally tore down a [email protected]. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR HOPEFULLY WE CAN SOLVE SUMTER’S HOUSING PROBLEM RE: Community Residential Devel- opment Patterns Recently, there was an article in The Sumter Item which quoted me on sev- eral issues related to residential devel- opment. There are several issues which are primary to Sumter’s hous- ing needs based on our demographics which were not addressed, however, and are potentially critical issues for our community. These were issues which I thought were a focal point of our discussion but did not come out in the published article. Before addressing these issues, it is important to stress the primary goal of any residential planning ordinanc- es or any developer’s projects is and should be to improve a community’s housing options. There are no “bad guys” in this process. It is quite simply an exercise in market economics. In fact, the ladies at the Sumter City- County Planning Department are probably some of the nicest and most competent folks with whom we work. Beach Forest Village, one of the coun- is much larger than would be expect- shore drilling in the Atlantic will not In Sumter, it is much easier to incor- cilmen challenged us to find a viable ed. A majority of the modestly priced only impact marine life, but will harm porate loftier residential planning and market alternative to make stick-built segment of housing is going to mili- marine industries and outdoor recre- development goals into higher-end housing available to people who were tary families who have a housing al- ation businesses. And any oil spill will neighborhoods such as Beach Forest, forced to purchase mobile homes as lowance which thankfully affords this have significant negative impacts on The Cove & The Summit, but there are their only home ownership option. In opportunity. In market terms, the coastal communities and economic only a very small percentage of folks response to this, the first subdivision scope of most new housing now is livelihoods across the region. in our community who can afford this to be developed was Knight’s Village, frankly structured around this mili- In South Carolina, the fishing indus- level of housing. It is much more chal- and soon several others were devel- tary allowance. try is a billion-dollar industry, and lenging to develop and build in neigh- oped and successfully offered as a via- The purpose of this letter and previ- coastal recreation/ocean tourism is a borhoods designed for entry level or ble alternative for modestly priced and ous conversations with a reporter $7 billion industry in the Atlantic re- near entry level priced housing such entry-level housing. With the advent from The Sumter Item is not to criti- gion. This explains why, in 2015, more as Knight’s Village, Hunter’s Crossing of this new development and housing cize our community or the local gov- than 440 businesses in South Carolina and many of the neighborhoods in the style, mobile home dealerships virtu- ernment’s efforts to achieve better recognized the strong relationship be- Dalzell area. ally disappeared from Sumter and housing options. It is my sincere hope tween our state economy and a healthy A little historical perspective clari- served only a small outlying market. we can work together to explore solu- ocean by sending a letter to Gov. Nikki fies how we have arrived at our cur- Now, if you fast forward to the pres- tions to housing that will overcome Haley expressing opposition to offshore rent residential situation. In the 1990s ent, mobile homes are making a come- growing barriers to home ownership drilling and seismic blasting. in the Sumter community, a vastly dis- back, and once again we are seeing and avoid poor financial options af- As stewards of God’s creation, it is a proportionate share of new housing mobile home dealers along our major forded by mobile home purchases. moral rectitude for us to ensure the permits was issued for mobile homes transportation arteries. While this is LOUIS TISDALE longevity of our relationship with as opposed to “stick-built” housing. It partially due to a somewhat question- Black River Land Services God’s marine life by protecting it from had reached such a proportion, the able relaxing of credit underwriting offshore oil and gas drilling. Instead City of Sumter, by ordinance, prohib- standards, most of this stems from IT’S OUR RESPONSIBILITY of leasing locations within God’s ited placement of new mobile homes market conditions which have seen a TO PROTECT OCEAN LIFE oceans to be drilled into, damaged and on lots in the city limits. This was and dramatic increase in the costs of stick- A recent executive order by Presi- exploited, greater investment in clean is a market condition that is purely a built housing. The margins of develop- dent Trump directed the Department and renewable energy will better pro- result of the economic demographics ment and construction of this housing of the Interior to look at expanding tect God’s oceans, our communities of the Sumter community. This situa- are shrinking due not just to local reg- offshore oil and gas drilling in the and our economy. tion was identified by both councils, ulation, but layers of state and federal Arctic and Atlantic oceans. Any in- For this reason, I urge the Secretary the Planning Department and even regulation. While these regulations creased drilling in the Atlantic Ocean of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, to visit the BRAC process as a major problem. are well intended, they serve to in- will inevitably lead to increased pollu- South Carolina and speak with the 440 At that time, mobile home dealerships crease the overall costs and reduce the tion, oil spills and harm to marine life. businesses that oppose expanded drill- proliferated along Broad Street. Most minimum acceptable margins. We are This is not speculation. We know these ing into God’s oceans and meet with Sumter folks considered this an eye seeing many developers and builders practices lead to the destruction of representatives of the fishing and tour- sore as well as a very poor long-term who previously participated in our marine ecosystems and that oil spills, ism industries and the many faith com- financial option for homeowners. Mo- local marketplace abandon Sumter such as the ones in Alaska and in the munities who believe in our duty of bile homes, like automobiles, depreci- and move to communities where a Gulf, have a risk of damage too great stewardship to protect God’s creation. ate from the day they leave the sales sustainable margin is attainable. As a to weigh against the profit of oil and DR. JAMES BLASSINGAME lot until an age at which the county no result, there is less and less stick-built gas companies. President, Baptist E&M Convention longer even taxes them as real proper- housing priced at a point much of the As stewards of God’s Earth, it is our of South Carolina ty. population of the Sumter community duty to protect the abundance of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist After a city council meeting in the can afford. In Sumter, the amount of ocean life. It is also our responsibility Church early 2000s to approve what is now new home credit applications rejected to care for our human neighbors. Off- Sumter

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There A stray afternoon Mostly cloudy, An afternoon A shower and A shower and An afternoon blood.org or by calling will be food, entertainment thunderstorm warm and humid thunderstorm t-storm around t-storm around thunderstorm 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800- and music. Call (803) 773- 95° 77° 96° / 76° 93° / 75° 92° / 74° 91° / 73° 733-2767). Help save a life 6700. by donating blood during Chance of rain: 40% Chance of rain: 25% Chance of rain: 50% Chance of rain: 65% Chance of rain: 60% Chance of rain: 55% Sumter’s Total Eclipse Watch one of the following Ameri- SSW 4-8 mph SSW 4-8 mph SW 6-12 mph SW 4-8 mph SSW 4-8 mph SSE 3-6 mph can Red Cross blood dona- Party will be held noon-4 tion opportunities: 10 a.m.- p.m. on Monday, Aug. 21, at Dillon Park. This free event Gaff ney 3 p.m. today at Palmetto 92/72 Health Tuomey, 129 N. will feature games, music, complimentary commemo- Spartanburg Washington St.; 11 a.m.-4 TODAY’S 92/72 p.m. today, South Carolina rative glasses to watch the Greenville Cotton Museum, 121 W. eclipse (while supplies SOUTH 92/74 Cedar Lane, Bishopville; last), and more. There will be food, ice cream and CAROLINA Florence noon-4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, Bishopville beverages available for 92/76 Trinity Missionary Baptist WEATHER 94/76 Church, 155 Wall St.; 10 purchase. Call (803) 436- a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2640. Temperatures shown on map are Columbia Sumter 19, Lakewood Baptist The South Carolina Education today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 96/78 95/77 Myrtle Church, 3140 Nazarene Association of Retired (SCEA- Manning Beach R) Teachers will meet at IN THE MOUNTAINS Church Road; and 2-7 p.m. 95/77 89/79 Thursday, Aug. 24, Grace noon on Wednesday, Aug. Today: A thunderstorm in spots. Winds Aiken Baptist Church, 219 W. Cal- 23, at Logans Roadhouse, west-southwest 4-8 mph. 2531 Broad St. 92/75 houn St. Friday: Warm with a thunderstorm. Winds The General George L. Mabry The Sumter Branch NAACP’s west-southwest 6-12 mph. Jr. Chapter 817, Military Order life membership program will of Purple Heart, will meet at be held at 5 p.m. on Sun- ON THE COAST Charleston 6 p.m. today at the Sumter day, Aug. 27, at Sumter 93/78 Combat Veterans Group Second Presbyterian Today: Clouds and sun with a thunder- building, 529 N. Wise Drive. Church, 1125 Old Pocalla storm; humid. High 88 to 94. All Purple Heart recipients Road. Friday: A couple of thunderstorms around. and those interested in as- High 89 to 93. DOWNLOAD The Westside Neighborhood THE APP TODAY sociation membership are Association will meet at 5:30 invited. Call (803) 773-0658. p.m. on Monday, Aug. 28, at The Lincoln High School the Birnie HOPE Center, 210 LOCAL ALMANAC LAKE LEVELS SUN AND MOON Alumni Association will hold a S. Purdy St. Contact Jim SUMTER THROUGH 2 P.M. YESTERDAY Full 7 a.m. 24-hr Sunrise 6:45 a.m. Sunset 8:06 p.m. dinner fundraiser from 11 McCain at (678) 429-8150 or Lake pool yest. chg Temperature Moonrise 2:20 a.m. Moonset 4:40 p.m. a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, [email protected]. Murray 360 357.17 -0.02 High 93° Aug. 18, at the Lincoln High Marion 76.8 74.94 -0.05 New First Full Last JMBC Girl Scouts will hold a Low 74° School cafeteria, 22 Coun- Moultrie 75.5 75.23 +0.04 meet and greet registration Normal high 89° Wateree 100 97.98 -0.05 cil St. Cost is $9 per person drive from 6 to 7 p.m. on Normal low 69° Aug. 21 Aug. 29 Sep. 6 Sep. 13 and dinner will include Monday, Aug. 28, at Mc- Record high 102° in 1954 fried fish or turkey wing, Donald’s, 101 N. Lafayette Record low 57° in 1983 RIVER STAGES red rice, coleslaw, dessert, TIDES Drive. There is a $25 regis- Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr roll and a drink. Call (803) tration fee for all interest- Precipitation River stage yest. chg 24 hrs ending 2 p.m. yest. trace AT MYRTLE BEACH 968-4173. ed in joining. Black River 12 5.50 -0.24 Month to date 0.99" High Ht. Low Ht. Congaree River 19 4.04 +0.43 A back-to-school bash, spon- The Sumter Branch NAACP Normal month to date 2.89" Today 5:20 a.m. 2.9 12:06 a.m. 0.5 Lynches River 14 3.94 +0.22 sored by Save the Children will sponsor a health fair Year to date 27.53" 6:00 p.m. 3.5 12:15 p.m. -0.2 Saluda River 14 2.81 +0.66 and the Summerton Litera- from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Last year to date 30.55" Fri. 6:25 a.m. 3.0 1:10 a.m. 0.3 Up. Santee River 80 76.40 +0.11 cy Council, will be held 10 Normal year to date 31.23" 7:03 p.m. 3.6 1:17 p.m. -0.3 Saturday, Sept. 9, at Mari- Wateree River 24 9.05 +0.88 a.m.-noon on Saturday, on H. 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PREP FOOTBALL PRO FOOTBALL Point of interest

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Houston’s Deshaun Watson (4) won’t be the starting quarter- back for the Texans but has coach Bill O’Brien keeping an eye on the former Clemson product as the season opener approaches. Watson regulated to backup quarterback but making progress

BY KRISTIE RIEKEN that way throughout train- AP Sports Writer ing camp with the third- year player getting the bulk WHITE SULPHUR of the snaps with the first SPRINGS, W.Va. — Tom team. Savage is Houston’s start- That hasn’t stopped ing quarterback for now, coach Bill O’Brien from but coach Bill O’Brien is being questioned about keeping a keen eye on rook- Watson and his progress ie Deshaun Watson, chart- every day. ing his progress as the Tex- Sometimes he’ll talk ans prepare for their sea- about the rookie quarter- son opener. back, but often he steers his When the Texans traded comments back to his start- up 13 picks to take Watson ing quarterback. 12th overall in this year’s “I think we have a really draft many assumed that good situation here,” MARK MORGAN / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM the Clemson standout O’Brien said. “We have After getting to watch his Lakewood High School football team perform in the Sumter Sertoma Football would immediately move Tom. He’s had a good camp. Jamboree last week, new Gators head coach Larry Cornelius will get to watch his team in a game that into the starting role. He’s thrown the ball well, counts as it travels to McBee on Friday. Instead the Texans insist- ed that Savage was their New Lakewood head coach Cornelius admits starter and have operated SEE WATSON, PAGE B2 that he was intrigued when he saw job opening

BY DENNIS BRUNSON Titans-Panthers share field; [email protected] PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULE TODAY Lee Central at C.A. Johnson, 7:30 p.m. Larry Cornelius wasn’t in dire need of a job Newton held out of practice FRIDAY after completing his fifth season as the head Sumter at Ridge View, 7:30 p.m. football coach at Mitchell County High School Lower Richland at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m. BY TERESA M. WALKER picked off the Lakewood at McBee, 7:30 p.m. in Camilla, Georgia. Far from it. Manning at Wade Hampton, 7:30 p.m. AP Pro Football Writer Titans quar- The Eagles were coming off a 9-3 season, the Johnsonville at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m. terback not Scott’s Branch at Denmar-Olar, 7:30 p.m. best of Cornelius’ five at the school. However, Laurence Manning at Bethesda Academy, 7:30 p.m. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — once, but when he saw the head job was opened at Lake- Thomas Sumter at Pee Dee, 7:30 p.m. Cam Newton’s best during twice. Williamsburg at Robert E. Lee, 7:30 p.m. wood High School, he admits his interest was Cathedral Academy at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m. the Panthers-Titans joint “It’s stuff piqued, even though he had no connection to practice Wednesday came that we can the school or anyone in the Sumter communi- while the quarterback was NEWTON learn from, ty, for that matter. takes over a program in the midst of a 13-game dancing during warmups. and that’s “This is the only job I applied for,” said losing streak, lost 19 of 20 over the last two That was the most action what’s big about this,” Mar- Mitchell, who was named the LHS head coach seasons and 22 of its last 25. Lakewood will get the quarterback saw with iota said. in January. “My program, I was only losing six its first chance to snap the losing streak under Carolina limiting his work- Rain forced a one-hour players from last year’s team. I just felt like it Cornelius on Friday when it travels to McBee. outs because of a sore delay to the first of two was time for a change. The Panthers are ranked sixth among 1A shoulder. joint practices between the “I’d been in Georgia for 11 years,” he added. schools in the 1A S.C. Prep Media preseason Marcus Mariota has no Panthers and Titans at Ten- “My wife is from North Carolina, and it was poll. such limitations, and he nessee’s headquarters. The just time to move this way where she’s closer Cornelius said he really became interested showed off his healthy leg skies cleared long enough to her family. It was just an interesting job to with a nice run for the Ten- me.” nessee Titans. Unfortunate- Cornelius, who was 30-24 at Mitchell County, SEE CORNELIUS, PAGE B2 ly for Mariota, the Panthers SEE NEWTON, PAGE B2

USC BASKETBALL Gamecocks coach Martin suspends guard Rakym Felder indefinitely

BY PETE IACOBELLI son’s NCAA Tournament scored 15 points, including going 7-of-8 not elaborate on those problems. AP Sports Writer run. Three starting at the foul line in the final five minutes This is the second time Felder has guards from last year, in- to hold off No. 2 seed Duke, 88-81, in the been arrested since enrolling. Last Oc- COLUMBIA — South Carolina cluding leading scorer second round. tober, he was tasered by police stem- guard Rakym Felder has been sus- Sindarius Thornwell, Felder had nine points and three as- ming from a bar fight and charged pended indefinitely and won’t attend along with rising sopho- sists in South Carolina’s Sweet 16 win, with six counts, including assault and classes this fall, another blow to a MARTIN more P.J. Dozier, are no a 70-50 victory over No. 3 seed Baylor. battery and resisting arrest. thinning Gamecock backcourt that longer with the team. Minus Felder, the Gamecocks only Felder entered a pre-trial interven- reached the Final Four this past April. Dozier entered the NBA guard from South Carolina’s regular tion program and played after missing Felder’s status was announced by draft and, after not getting selected, rotation with experience at South Car- only one game. coach Frank Martin on Wednesday. signed this month with the Dallas Mav- olina is junior Hassani Gravett. “He’s a beautiful kid, not a good kid, Felder had been suspended since ericks. Felder took full responsibility for a beautiful kid,” Martin said on Nov. June 30 for his involvement in a fight Thornwell signed with the Los An- his actions and apologized to the 13 in defense of playing Felder against outside a bar. He was arrested July 13 geles Clippers, who picked him in the school, the team and Gamecock fans Holy Cross. and charged with assault and battery. second round. in a statement through his attorney, Lourie requested a jury trial on “Due to some unfortunate decisions Felder, from Brooklyn, New York, was Neal Lourie. Felder’s latest charge. A trial date has by Rakym, he has been suspended in- supposed to slide into one of the open- “I know I have let you down and I not been set. definitely from our program,” Martin ings created by the departing guards. will have to work hard to regain your Martin said he’ll stand by Felder said in a statement. He played in 36 games last season, aver- trust,” Felder said. this time, too, and continue to “help Felder’s loss further weakens a aging 14.6 minutes off the bench. Lourie said Felder has personal is- Rakym grown as a young man even South Carolina team that was already Like the rest of the team, Felder sues that “he cannot fix alone and re- though basketball is not part of our short in the backcourt after last sea- stepped things up in the NCAAs. He quires professional help.” Lourie did relationship right now.” B2 | THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

Boston, 12-4; Santana, Minnesota, 12-7; Bauer, Cleveland, 11-8; Carras- SPORTS ITEMS SCOREBOARD co, Cleveland, 11-5; Kluber, Cleve- land, 11-3; 6 tied at 10. TV, RADIO NATIONAL LEAGUE TODAY EAST DIVISION Swinney says Bryant expected to 6:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: Europe- W L Pct GB an PGA Tour Paul Lawrie Match Play Washington 71 47 .602 — Round-of-64 Matches from Bad Gries- Miami 58 61 .487 13½ bach, Germany (GOLF). New York 53 64 .453 17½ 10 a.m. – Professional Golf: European Atlanta 53 64 .453 17½ PGA Tour Paul Lawrie Match Play open as Clemson’s quarterback Philadelphia 43 75 .364 28 Round-of-64 Matches from Bad Gries- bach, Germany (GOLF). CENTRAL DIVISION 11 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Western W L Pct GB & Southern Men’s Singles Round- Chicago 62 56 .525 — CLEMSON — Clemson coach Dabo Swin- hardts on the backside of each tower with of-16 Matches from Mason, Ohio Milwaukee 63 59 .516 1 ney says junior Kelly Bryant will likely start “Earnhardt Towers” on the front. (TENNIS). St. Louis 61 58 .513 1½ 1 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League Pittsburgh 58 62 .483 5 at quarterback in the national champion’s World Series Game from Williams- Cincinnati 50 70 .417 13 season opener against Kent State on Sept. 2. MAYWEATHER AND MCGREGOR port, Pa. – Maracaibo, Venezuela, vs. WEST DIVISION WILL FIGHT IN SMALLER GLOVES Tamaulipas, Mexico (ESPN). Bryant has competed with freshmen Zer- W L Pct GB 1 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Western rick Cooper and Hunter John- LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. and & Southern Men’s Singles Round- Los Angeles 84 34 .712 — of-16 Matches from Mason, Ohio Arizona 66 53 .555 18½ son for the starting spot held Conor McGregor got their wish to fight in Colorado 66 53 .555 18½ (ESPN2). by All-American Deshaun Wat- smaller gloves, but not before being chas- 1 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: K&N Pro Se- San Diego 54 66 .450 31 ries West NAPA Auto Parts 150 from San Francisco 48 74 .393 38 son the past three seasons. tised by a Nevada boxing official for using Monroe, Wash. (NBC SPORTS NET- WORK). TUESDAY’S GAMES Swinney said Wednesday the issue to hype their fight later this 2 p.m. – PGA Golf: Wyndham Champi- Houston 9, Arizona 4 that Bryant has made good de- month. onship First Round from Greensboro, N.Y. Yankees 5, N.Y. Mets 4 N.C. (GOLF). Washington 3, L.A. Angels 1 cisions and played well Nevada boxing regulators on Wednesday 2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Ari- San Francisco 9, Miami 4 throughout camp. As long as gave the two fighters an exemption to a rule zona at Houston or Cleveland at Min- Boston 10, St. Louis 4 BRYANT nesota (MLB NETWORK). Milwaukee 3, Pittsburgh 1 Bryant does not go backward requiring 10-ounce gloves for fights at 154 3 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League Cincinnati 2, Chicago Cubs 1 the next couple of weeks, he’ll pounds, approving 8-ounce gloves for the World Series Game from Williams- Atlanta 4, Colorado 3 port, Pa. – Jackson, N.J., vs. Fairfield, L.A. Dodgers 6, Chicago White Sox 1 open the season as starter against the Gold- Aug. 26 bout. Representatives of both fight- Conn. (ESPN). San Diego 8, Philadelphia 4 en Flashes at Death Valley. ers appeared before the Nevada State Ath- 3 p.m. – Major League Baseball: At- lanta at Colorado (FOX SPORTS WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Bryant was third string behind Watson letic Commission to request the waiver. SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB- L.A. Angels 3, Washington 2 and Nick Schussler the past two seasons. FM 102.7). Miami 8, San Francisco 1 PADRES PITCHER JERED WEAVER 4 p.m. – Horse Racing: Union Avenue Milwaukee 7, Pittsburgh 6 Bryant is 13 of 22 for 75 yards while rushing San Diego 3, Philadelphia 0 Stakes from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. for 178 yards in 12 career games. RETIRES AFTER 12-YEAR CAREER (FOX SPORTS 2). N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. 5 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League St. Louis at Boston, 7:10 p.m. SAN DIEGO — Padres right-hander Jered Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. World Series Game from Williams- DARLINGTON DEDICATING Weaver announced his retirement before port, Pa. – White Rock, British Colum- Arizona at Houston, 8:10 p.m. SUITE TOWERS TO THE EARNHARDTS bia, vs. Emilia, Italy (ESPN). Atlanta at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. San Diego played Philadelphia on Wednes- Chicago White Sox at L.A. Dodgers, 5 p.m. – Major League Baseball: DARLINGTON — Darlington Raceway day. Tampa Bay at Toronto or Atlanta at 10:10 p.m. Colorado (Joined In Progress) (MLB will debut Earnhardt Towers to honor the Weaver, a three-time All-Star, battled NETWORK). TODAY’S GAMES 5 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Western Arizona (Corbin 9-11) at Houston late Dale Sr. and his son, Dale Jr., at the health issues since signing with the Padres & Southern Men’s Singles Round- (Fiers 7-7), 2:10 p.m. Southern 500 next month. in the offseason. of-16 Matches and Second-Round Cincinnati (Feldman 7-7) at Chicago Doubles Matches from Mason, Ohio Cubs (Lester 8-7), 2:20 p.m. The track announced plans to rename its The 12-year veteran, who spent the bulk (TENNIS). Atlanta (Sims 0-3) at Colorado (Hoff- two towers after the Earnhardt racers on of his career with the Los Angeles Angels, 6 p.m. – Amateur Golf: U.S. Amateur man 6-4), 3:10 p.m. Round-of-32 and Round-of-16 Match- St. Louis (Wainwright 12-5) at Pitts- Wednesday. had a lifetime mark of 150-98 with a 3.63 es from Pacific Palisades, Calif. (FOX burgh (Taillon 7-5), 7:05 p.m. Dale Earnhardt Sr. won nine times at the ERA. In seven postseason appearances, he SPORTS 1). N.Y. Yankees (Severino 9-5) at N.Y. 6 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Whelen Mod- Mets (Matz 2-6), 7:10 p.m. track “Too Tough To Tame,” the second was 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA. ified Tour Bud ‘King of Beers’ 150 Washington (Jackson 3-2) at San most in history. Dale Earnhardt Jr., winless Weaver (0-5, 7.44) struggled in his last from Thompson, Conn. (NBC SPORTS Diego (Chacin 11-8), 10:10 p.m. NETWORK). Philadelphia (Nola 9-7) at San Fran- at Darlington, is expected to run his final start on May 19 against the Arizona Dia- 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk cisco (Samardzija 7-12), 10:15 p.m. race there Sept. 3. Earnhardt Jr. plans to re- mondbacks. He recorded two outs in surren- (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League FRIDAY’S GAMES tire after this season. dering seven runs and five hits. World Series Game from Williams- Toronto at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Earnhardt Towers will feature graphics port, Pa. – Lufkin, Texas, vs. Grosse St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Pointe, Mich. (ESPN2). L.A. Dodgers at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. depicting memorable moments of the Earn- From wire reports 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New Miami at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. York Yankees at New York Mets or St. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Louis at Pittsburgh (MLB NETWORK). Arizona at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. 8 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Milwaukee at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Tampa Bay at Jacksonville (ESPN). Washington at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. 9 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Western Philadelphia at San Francisco, 10:15 hard to know exactly what p.m. & Southern Men’s Singles Round- WATSON FROM PAGE B1 he can do after he’s ap- of-16 Singles Matches from Mason, Ohio (ESPN2). NATIONAL LEAGUE peared in just five games 11 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Western BATTING—JTurner, Los Angeles, .346; & Southern Women’s Singles Round- Blackmon, Colorado, .332; Murphy, he’s done some good things and tries to fix it.” with two starts in his two- of-16 Singles Matches from Mason, Washington, .331; Harper, Washing- ... but Deshaun’s had a good Watson, who threw for year career. Ohio (ESPN2). ton, .325; Goldschmidt, Arizona, .319; Midnight – NFL Preseason Football: Posey, San Francisco, .316; Votto, Cin- camp, too, so it’s been very 4,593 yards and 41 touch- He likes the way his of- Buffalo at Philadelphia (NFL NET- cinnati, .315; Arenado, Colorado, .310; productive for both guys.” downs last season to lead fense, led by receiver DeAn- WORK). LeMahieu, Colorado, .308; Seager, Los 4 a.m. – Professional Golf: European Angeles, .308. The interest in Watson Clemson to a national title, dre Hopkins and running PGA Tour/Australasia Tour Fiji Inter- RUNS—Blackmon, Colorado, 107; was already high after he believes he’s made a lot of back Lamar Miller, is com- national Second Round from Natado- Harper, Washington, 92; Gold- la, Fiji (GOLF). schmidt, Arizona, 91; Stanton, Miami, became the first quarter- progress since joining the ing together and knows get- 91; Votto, Cincinnati, 83; Gordon, Miami, 78; Bryant, Chicago, 77; Are- back the Texans drafted in Texans, but is still looking to ting most of the snaps with nado, Colorado, 75; Murphy, Wash- the first round since taking get much better. the first team in camp has MLB STANDINGS ington, 75; Inciarte, Atlanta, 74. By The Associated Press RBI—Arenado, Colorado, 101; Stan- David Carr with the first “Honestly, in the spring I helped him improve. ton, Miami, 94; Goldschmidt, Arizona, overall pick in their first knew what I was doing but “It’s different just because AMERICAN LEAGUE 93; Lamb, Arizona, 92; Ozuna, Miami, EAST DIVISION 89; Harper, Washington, 87; Votto, season. at the same time my head I’m getting the reps against W L Pct GB Cincinnati, 83; Zimmerman, Washing- But interest got even high- was swimming,” he said. the ones, with the ones. ton, 83; Duvall, Cincinnati, 81; Bell- Boston 68 51 .571 — er after he threw for 179 “But whenever I step on That’s been huge for me,” he New York 63 55 .534 4½ inger, Los Angeles, 79. Tampa Bay 60 61 .496 9 HITS—Blackmon, Colorado, 160; In- yards and ran for a touch- the field today, I can go out said. “Just knowing that I ciarte, Atlanta, 147; Arenado, Colora- Baltimore 59 62 .488 10 down after taking over for there and control the offense can go out there and I can Toronto 57 62 .479 11 do, 142; Gordon, Miami, 139; Ozuna, Miami, 137; LeMahieu, Colorado, 136; CENTRAL DIVISION Murphy, Washington, 136; Gold- Savage in Houston’s pre- and do what they ask me to do this and I can take over W L Pct GB schmidt, Arizona, 135; Harper, Wash- season opener against the do and make good decisions, for this team and handle it.” Cleveland 65 52 .556 — ington, 131; Votto, Cincinnati, 131. fast. I’m just trying to im- Savage, who has yet to Kansas City 61 59 .508 5½ HOME RUNS—Stanton, Miami, 44; Bell- Panthers last week. Minnesota 59 58 .504 6 inger, Los Angeles, 34; Votto, Cincin- While O’Brien often de- prove in all areas and con- throw a touchdown pass in a Detroit 53 66 .445 13 nati, 31; Bruce, Cleveland, 29; Harper, Chicago 45 71 .388 19½ Washington, 29; Goldschmidt, Arizo- flects questions about Wat- tinue to do that.” regular-season game, is cer- WEST DIVISION na, 28; 7 tied at 27. son, he did admit that he Whether it’s Savage or tainly aware that many peo- PITCHING—Kershaw, Los Angeles, W L Pct GB 15-2; Davies, Milwaukee, 14-6; Grein- was one of the best rookie Watson who starts, the Tex- ple outside of the organiza- Houston 73 46 .613 — ke, Arizona, 14-5; Wood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles 62 59 .512 12 quarterbacks he’s coached ans are looking for consis- tion would like to see Watson Seattle 61 61 .500 13½ 14-1; deGrom, New York, 13-6; Arrieta, and said he often does the tency at the position after under center when Houston Texas 58 60 .492 14½ Chicago, 12-8; Scherzer, Washington, Oakland 53 68 .438 21 12-5; Wainwright, St. Louis, 12-5. little things a quarterback starting eight different play- opens the season on Sept. 10 needs to do to be successful. ers there since 2014. against Jacksonville. TUESDAY’S GAMES Houston 9, Arizona 4 NFL PRESEASON STANDINGS “He’s ahead of where They thought they’d found “I’m out there competing N.Y. Yankees 5, N.Y. Mets 4 By The Associated Press some rookies I’ve been the solution to their quarter- and that makes both of us Washington 3, L.A. Angels 1 Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 4 AMERICAN CONFERENCE around have been,” O’Brien back woes when they signed better,” he said. “So, we just Boston 10, St. Louis 4 EAST said. “I’ve seen him be able Brock Osweiler before last have to keep going with that. Texas 10, Detroit 4 Cleveland 8, Minnesota 1 W L T Pct PF PA to do that. I think he needs season, but he was benched At the end of the day, both Oakland 10, Kansas City 8 N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 7 3 to do it more consistently, for Savage late in the season of us, we want to win, so we L.A. Dodgers 6, Chicago White Sox 1 Miami 1 0 0 1.000 23 20 Seattle 3, Baltimore 1 New England 0 1 0 .000 24 31 but he works very hard to before being traded to Cleve- let the coaches handle the Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 10 17 get it right. If he doesn’t get land in March. rest and we’ll go out there WEDNESDAY’S GAMES SOUTH L.A. Angels 3, Washington 2 W L T Pct PF PA it right away on the field, he Savage has shown poten- and focus on what we can Kansas City 7, Oakland 6 Jacksonville 1 0 0 1.000 31 24 goes into the meeting room tial in limited action, but it’s control.” Seattle 7, Baltimore 6 Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 3 7 Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Houston 0 1 0 .000 17 27 N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 10 24 St. Louis at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Detroit at Texas, 8:05 p.m. NORTH Arizona at Houston, 8:10 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Cleveland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 23 3 their way off the fields. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Dodgers, Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 23 12 NEWTON FROM PAGE B1 But the Titans, who tied for sixth in the 10:10 p.m. Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 20 12 Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 20 14 NFL with 40 sacks last season, didn’t get a TODAY’S GAMES WEST for a steamy and physical two-hour practice chance to chase Newton at all. Cleveland (Clevinger 6-4) at Minne- W L T Pct PF PA that remained very professional. The quarterback has been dealing with a sota (Berrios 10-5), 1:10 p.m. Denver 1 0 0 1.000 24 17 Arizona (Corbin 9-11) at Houston Oakland 0 1 0 .000 10 20 Yes, there was some pushing and shoving sore shoulder after offseason surgery to re- (Fiers 7-7), 2:10 p.m. Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 17 27 between linemen, but Pro Bowl linebacker pair a partially torn rotator cuff, and he Tampa Bay (Archer 8-7) at Toronto L.A. Chargers 0 1 0 .000 17 48 (Rowley 1-0), 4:07 p.m. Brian Orakpo called the session probably only threw passes to his own receivers early. N.Y. Yankees (Severino 9-5) at N.Y. NATIONAL CONFERENCE Mets (Matz 2-6), 7:10 p.m. one of the most respectful joint practices he That left Newton busy watching the Pan- Chicago White Sox (Lopez 0-0) at EAST has ever participated in. thers’ offense while being top cheerleader. Texas (Ross 3-2), 8:05 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 1 1 0 .500 30 31 “The way they emphasized no fighting, “He’s trying to bring a little energy,” Rive- FRIDAY’S GAMES N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 12 20 surprised there wasn’t a bulletin board say- ra said of Newton. “At least he believes he’s Toronto at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 9 24 L.A. Angels at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Washington 0 1 0 .000 3 23 ing ‘No Fighting’ as soon as we walked into bringing energy. That’s the important part L.A. Dodgers at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. SOUTH the building,” Orakpo said. “That’s how is trying to get his guys going. He was into N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:10 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA much they talked about it. We made sure we it, which is always a good thing.” Seattle at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 27 17 Chicago White Sox at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 20 23 were going to be disciplined and get great Rivera, who stayed with Carolina’s of- Arizona at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 14 20 Oakland at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 12 23 work, and they did the same thing because fense, said the Panthers want to see how Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. NORTH their coach had the same message.” Newton feels after throwing well in their AMERICAN LEAGUE W L T Pct PF PA The Titans (0-1) were such nice hosts that early controlled drills and will make a deci- BATTING—Altuve, Houston, .362; Cor- Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 24 9 rea, Houston, .320; Segura, Seattle, Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 24 10 a small shaved ice stand was brought out so sion on what the quarterback does today be- .316; Gonzalez, Houston, .316; Hos- Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 17 10 the Panthers (1-0) could grab a cool treat on fore practice. mer, Kansas City, .313; Gregorius, Chicago 0 1 0 .000 17 24 New York, .308; Ramirez, Cleveland, WEST .308; Garcia, Chicago, .307; Pedroia, Boston, .302; Schoop, Baltimore, .302. W L T Pct PF PA RUNS—Judge, New York, 89; Springer, L.A. Rams 1 0 0 1.000 13 10 Houston, 84; Altuve, Houston, 81; Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 48 17 ing defense too long to see Betts, Boston, 79; Ramirez, Cleve- San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 27 17 Arizona 1 1 0 .500 38 30 CORNELIUS FROM PAGE B1 land, 79; Bautista, Toronto, 75; Hos- what is coming its way. mer, Kansas City, 74; Andrus, Texas, “I’ve always wanted to 73; Gardner, New York, 73. TODAY’S GAMES RBI—Cruz, Seattle, 96; KDavis, Oak- Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. in the job when he had the es and Cornelius became the open things up,” Cornelius land, 86; Schoop, Baltimore, 86; Baltimore at Miami, 7 p.m. opportunity to watch video sixth head coach in Lake- said. “You have to have a Upton, Detroit, 85; Judge, New York, Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 8 p.m. of the Gators from last sea- wood history, but the fifth in team that’s well-condi- 79; Smoak, Toronto, 77; Cano, Seattle, FRIDAY’S GAME 76; Moustakas, Kansas City, 76; Maz- son’s 0-10 squad. the last nine years. tioned, and you get a chance ara, Texas, 74; Sano, Minnesota, 74. Minnesota at Seattle, 10 p.m. “I watched film and saw Mitchell brings a fast- to put a lot of pressure on a HITS—Altuve, Houston, 165; Hosmer, SATURDAY’S GAMES Kansas City, 143; Ramirez, Cleveland, that they had some ath- paced offensive style with defense. You can cause it to 139; Andrus, Texas, 138; Schoop, Bal- Carolina at Tennessee, 3 p.m. timore, 136; Cabrera, Kansas City, Kansas City at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. letes,” Cornelius said. “I him to Lakewood. Mitchell react and perhaps make 135; Abreu, Chicago, 134; Dickerson, Indianapolis at Dallas, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay, 132; Simmons, Los Ange- Green Bay at Washington, 7:30 p.m. called (LHS athletic direc- County was an explosive of- mistakes. And we do it with les, 131; 2 tied at 128. N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. tor) Frankie Ward and intro- fensive team last season, both the run and the pass.” HOME RUNS—Judge, New York, 36; New England at Houston, 8 p.m. Moustakas, Kansas City, 35; Gallo, L.A. Rams at Oakland, 10 p.m. duced myself, and then I scoring 430 points for an av- Defensively, LHS will run Texas, 34; KDavis, Oakland, 33; Denver at San Francisco, 10 p.m. came and met with him erage of 35.8 a contest. The a 3-5. Smoak, Toronto, 32; Cruz, Seattle, 29; Chicago at Arizona, 10 p.m. while we were going to visit Eagles rushed for 203 yards a “We’ll stunt a lot out of Morrison, Tampa Bay, 28; Springer, SUNDAY’S GAMES Houston, 28; Encarnacion, Cleveland, Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. my wife’s family.” game, while passing for 131. that, bringing people from 27; 2 tied at 26. New Orleans at L.A. Chargers, 8 p.m. And the rest, as it is said, His philosophy is to get different places where the PITCHING—Sale, Boston, 14-4; Vargas, Kansas City, 14-6; Bundy, Baltimore, MONDAY’S GAME is history. Both sides were plays off as quickly as possi- offense doesn’t know what’s 12-8; Paxton, Seattle, 12-3; Pomeranz, N.Y. Giants at Cleveland, 8 p.m. happy with the circumstanc- ble and not give the oppos- coming,” Cornelius said. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2017 | B3

MLB ROUNDUP Stanton has 2 hits but no HRs as Marlins hammer Giants 8-1

MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton paused Los Angeles Angels defeated Washing- in his pursuit of a hallowed home run ton to split their two-game series. number, acknowledged he’s shooting for The Angels won for the seventh 61 and said he finds baseball’s statistical time in eight games. history both alluring and tainted. Tanner Roark (9-8) allowed four hits Stanton’s six-game homer streak in seven innings for Washington, but ended Wednesday, but he singled, stole was done in by the two home runs. Val- a base and scored in a four-run first buena hit his 13th homer of the season inning to help the Miami Marlins beat to center to lead off the fifth, and Cal- the San Francisco Giants 8-1. houn followed Mike Trout’s two-out in- While Stanton didn’t come close to field single in the sixth with a shot into hitting his 45th homer of the year, he’s the second deck in right field. on pace to finish with 61 and said that BREWERS 7 number is a goal. PIRATES 6 “When you grow up watching all the old films of Babe Ruth and (Mickey) MILWAUKEE — Manny Pina hit a THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mantle and those guys, 61 has always two-run homer in the eighth inning to Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton singles during the Marlins’ 8-1 victory against San been that printed number,” Stanton lift Milwaukee to win over Pittsburgh. Francisco on Wednesday in Miami. Stanton’s six-game homer streak ended Wednesday. said. Pina’s one-out shot to right field Ruth hit a record 60 homers in 1927, came off Pirates reliever Juan Nicasio. homer in the fourth inning, his 23rd of hits. Then Gordon delivered his sec- and Stanton said he gives that achieve- The Pirates grabbed an early lead the season. He added an RBI single ond run-scoring single of the series fi- ment an asterisk because the sport on Josh Bell’s run-scoring single in during a three-run fifth and also sin- nale as Kansas City won its fourth in wasn’t integrated then. Mantle’s team- the first. Pittsburgh extended the lead gled in the seventh. five after a five-game skid. mate Roger Maris broke the record to 4-0 in the third on consecutive two- PADRES 3 TUESDAY with 61 in 1961. out run-scoring singles by Andrew PHILLIES 0 Barry Bonds set the current record McCutchen, Bell and David Freese. BRAVES 4 of 73 in 2001 during the steroids era, The Brewers broke through in the SAN DIEGO — Clayton Richard ROCKIES 3 and Stanton said he also considers third on Keon Broxton’s lead-off home pitched a three-hitter for his first shut- DENVER — Brandon Phillips that total tainted. run. Former Pirate Neil Walker out since 2012 and Wil Myers stole scored the go-ahead run on a rare “I do, but at the same time it doesn’t smacked a two-run homer later in the three bases in an inning as San Diego error by Nolan Arenado, and Atlanta matter,” he said. “The record is the re- inning to cut the lead to 4-3. blanked Philadelphia for a three-game beat Colorado. cord.” Milwaukee pulled even in the sixth sweep. Nick Markakis homered for the Lately Stanton has been on a pace on Travis Shaw’s lead-off homer. Richard (6-12) relied on his effective Braves, who snapped an 11-game skid that would allow him to challenge Pittsburgh regained the lead in the sinker, inducing the Phillies to ground in Denver. Bonds. Facing three Giants pitchers, seventh on Josh Harrison’s RBI single. into 17 outs for his third career shutout. The game was tied in the eighth he failed to homer for only the third The Brewers tied it again in the bot- He struck out six and walked one when Phillips reached on a one-out time in the past 13 games, and fell two tom of the inning when Broxton hom- and ended his four-game losing streak. double off Pat Neshek (3-3). One out games short of tying the major league ered. Nick Pivetta (4-8) struck out nine of later Tyler Flowers hit a routine record for the longest home run streak Bell led off the eighth with a triple the first 10 batters, and fanned a ca- grounder to Arenado at third base, but at eight games. and scored on Adam Frazier’s single. reer-high 11 in five-plus innings. his throw to first was off line and Jose Urena (11-5) limited the Giants MARINERS 7 ROYALS 7 skipped away from Mark Reynolds, al- to an unearned run in five innings. ORIOLES 6 ATHLETICS 6 lowing Phillips to score from second. Three relievers combined for four hit- Arenado, who has won the Gold less innings. SEATTLE — Recently acquired Yon- OAKLAND, Calif. — Kansas City’s Glove at third in each of his four sea- ANGELS 3 der Alonso hit his first homer for Se- Alex Gordon hit a go-ahead RBI single sons, has five errors in 306 total chanc- NATIONALS 2 attle and drove in three runs, and in the top of the ninth after Oakland es this season. Marc Rzepczynski struck out Chris tied it in the bottom of the eighth, and Sam Freeman (2-0) pitched the sev- WASHINGTON — Luis Valbuena and Davis with the bases loaded to end the the Royals beat the Athletics. enth and Arodys Vizcaino worked the Kole Calhoun homered, Ricky Nolasco Mariners’ win over Baltimore. Alcides Escobar doubled to start the ninth for his seventh save. bounced back from a rocky first inning Alonso, acquired in a trade with ninth against Blake Treinen (1-1), before exiting with an injury and the Oakland on Aug. 6, hit a two-run matching his season high with three From wire reports

McFadden; a goddaughter, McLeod. He was a member of one son-in-law, George OBITUARIES Deborah Bridges of Lamar; New Start Community Gaines. longtime friend, Cynthia Black Church of the Nazarene. Public viewing will be held ELIZABETH W. TAYLOR thank Covenant Place and of Sumter; and a host of niec- He is survived by a daugh- from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s MANNING — Elizabeth Amedisys Hospice for their es, nephews, great-nieces, ter, Donna McLeod of Sumter; Mortuary. Ann Wilkes Taylor, 98, widow love, care and concern. great-nephews, great-great- a son, Delbert McLeod Mrs. Hargrove will be of Reese Joye Taylor, died on Memorials may be made to nieces, great-great-nephews (Susan) of Sumter; six grand- placed in the church at noon Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, at Cov- Manning First Baptist and many close friends. children; and nine great- on Friday for viewing until enant Place in Church, 49 W. Boyce St., Man- He was preceded in death grandchildren. the hour of service. Sumter. ning, SC 29102. by his parents; six brothers; In addition to his wife and Funeral services will be Born on Feb. Stephens Funeral Home & two sisters; and a daughter he parents, he was preceded in held at 1 p.m. on Friday at Je- 14, 1919, in Crematory, 304 N. Church St., raised like his own, Gertie Lee death by two sons, Kenneth hovah Missionary Baptist Georgetown, she Manning, is in charge of ar- Kennedy. Warren McLeod and Brian Church, 805 S. Harvin St., was a daughter rangements, (803) 435-2179. Public viewing will be held Keith McLeod; and five broth- Sumter, SC 29150. Interment of the late Clyde www.stephensfuneralhome.org from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s ers. will follow at Evergreen Me- Alexander Wil- Mortuary. A graveside service will be morial Park. TAYLOR kes and Pearl HAROLD MCFADDEN Mr. McFadden will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at The family will receive Sanders Wilkes. Harold McFadden departed placed in the church at 10 a.m. Calvary Church of the Naza- friends at the home, 124 Al- She was a graduate of this life on Saturday, Aug. 12, on Friday for viewing until rene Cemetery with the Rev. bert Spears Drive, Sumter, SC Draughan’s Business School 2017, at Sumter Health and the hour of service. Dale Turner officiating. 29150. in Columbia and worked as a Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be Visitation will be held from Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. bookkeeper for Alderman He was born on May 25, held at 11 a.m. on Friday at 6 to 8 p.m. today at Stephens Main St., Sumter, is in charge Lumber Co. and Taylor Build- 1916, in the Manville commu- Bethel AME Church, 218 E. Funeral Home. of arrangements. ing Supply. She was a devoted nity of Lee County, a son of Calhoun St., Sumter, with the Memorials may be made to Online memorials may be wife, mother and a strong the late Walter and Mamie pastor, the Rev. Davie Brown. the Alzheimer’s Association sent to the family at jobsmortu- Christian lady. She had a very Davis McFadden. During his Interment will follow at Em- of South Carolina, 4124 Clem- [email protected] or visit us on the deep love for Manning First life, he attended the Lee Coun- maunel Community Church son Blvd., Anderson, SC web at www.jobsmortuary.net. Baptist Church and the T.E.L. ty school system for a short Cemetery in Lamar. 29621. Sunday school class, where period of time. He worked sev- The family will be receiving Stephens Funeral Home & ROCKIE WILLIAMS she was a longtime member. eral jobs before retiring from friends at the home of his son Crematory, 304 N. Church St., BISHOPVILLE — Rockie She is survived by two sons, the Winston-Salem school sys- and daughter-in-law, 119 Poin- Manning, is in charge of ar- Williams entered eternal rest Reese Joel “Joey” Taylor tem as a janitor. After retir- sett Drive, Sumter. rangements, (803) 435-2179. on Aug. 11, 2017, at Pruitt (Joyce) and Richard Dean ing, he moved back to South Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. www.stephensfuneralhome.org Health Care Facility in Ridge- Taylor (Ellen), both of Man- Carolina to take care of his Main St., Sumter, is in charge way. ning; a brother, Clyde Alexan- mother. He was affiliated with of arrangements. DONALD H. SMITH Visitation will be held from der Wilkes II of Manning; Ebenezer Lodge 436 in Lee Online memorials may be TURBEVILLE — Donald 2 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral four grandchildren, Brent County. He enjoyed delivering sent to the family at jobsmor- Hugh Smith, 55, husband of home. Taylor (Cindy), Matt Taylor food as part of the Meals on [email protected] or visit us on Marti Brown Smith, died on Funeral service will be held (Joanne), and Drs. Ryan Tay- Wheels program. Harold Mc- the web at www.jobsmortuary. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, at at 11 a.m. on Friday at St. lor (Ginna) and Beth Giddens Fadden was a longtime mem- net. McLeod Hospice House in Paul United Methodist (Robbie); and six great-grand- ber of Emanuel AME Church, Florence. Church, Elliott, with Pastor children, Haley, Emma, Kate- located in Lamar, before be- VERMELLE CAPERS-ERVIN Services will be announced Betty Graham officiating. In- land, Caroline, Carson and coming a member of Bethel Vermelle Capers-Ervin, 79, by Stephens Funeral Home & terment will follow at 2 p.m. at McKenzie. AME Church in Sumter. Har- widow of Pastor William L. Crematory, 304 N. Church St., the Florence National Ceme- In addition to her husband old became known as the bi- Ervin, departed this life on Manning, (803) 435-2179. www. tery, Florence. Wilson Funer- and parents, she was preceded cycle man of Frazier Street as Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in New- stephensfuneralhome.org al Home, 403 S. Main St., Bish- in death by a daughter, Linda he took it upon himself to ark, New Jersey. opville, is in charge of ar- Elizabeth Taylor; four broth- help all kids in the area. He Born on Jan. 2, 1938, in VIOLA P. HARGROVE rangements. ers, Claude, Robert, James was well known and respected Sumter County, she was a Viola Pringle Hargrove died and William “Billy;” and her by all in the community. Har- daughter of the late Alma Ca- on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. ISTNEY W. HUTLEY beloved sister, Grace. old was full of knowledge and pers. She was born on Oct. 10, Memorial service for Istney A funeral service will be wisdom and he was the last Public viewing will be held 1934, in Paxville, to the late Wright Hutley, formerly Rich- held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at patriarch in his family. In Oc- from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Simon and Itelia Pringle. She ardson, will be held at 2 p.m. Manning First Baptist Church tober of 1936, he married the Mortuary. was married to the late James on Friday at JP Holley Funer- with the Rev. Dr. Phillip Reyn- late Ethel Alford and to that Funeral services will be T. Hargrove. She was a life- al Home Columbia Chapel. olds officiating. Burial will union they were blessed with held at 11 a.m. on Friday at time member of Jehovah Mis- The family will receive follow at Manning Cemetery. one son, Harold J. McFadden. Berea Seventh Day Adventist sionary Baptist Church and a friends from 4 to 7 p.m. today Pallbearers will be Ernie He leaves to cherish his Church, 675 S. Lafayette faithful member of the Gold- at JP Holley Funeral Home Broadway, Ward Gatlin, Mike memory: one son, Harold Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 with en Ministry. Columbia Chapel. Hodge, Larry Williamson, (Karen); a daughter, Gwendo- Pastor Marquis Jackson offi- She leaves to cherish her Ms. Hutley passed away on Paul Young and David Baker. lyn Andrews of Bloomfield, ciating. Interment will follow memories: seven children, Pa- Aug. 13, 2017. Honorary pallbearers will New Jersey; five grandchil- at Evergreen Memorial Park. tricia A. Staley (Franklin She leaves to cherish her be members of the T.E.L. Sun- dren, Maurice “MC” McFad- Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. D.R.), Reynard Pringle (Ruth), precious memories: her sons, day school class and their den (Becky) of Staunton, Vir- Main St., Sumter, is in charge James Hargrove, JR (Beverly), William I. Richardson of husbands. ginia, Markie “Mac” (Tonya) of arrangements. Valerie H. Johnson (Enga- Spartanburg, Don A. Richard- Visitation will be one hour McFadden of Capital Heights, dine), Deborah Y. Graham son of Sumter, Lorenzo Rich- prior to the service from 10 to Maryland, Tamara “T” Mc- CHARLIE H. MCLEOD (Norman), Brenda Gaines and ardson of Miami and Michael 11 a.m. in the Heritage Room Fadden of Sumter, Danielle Charlie Hampton McLeod, Kenneth Hargrove (Donna); 21 I. Richardson of Columbia; of Manning First Baptist “TuTu” McFadden of Sumter 76, widower of Mildred Raye grandchildren; 35 great- daughter, Adinah Richardson Church and other times at the and Jerome Andrew of Bloom- McLeod, died on Wednesday, grandchildren; one great- of Columbia; 16 grandchil- home of her son and daugh- field, New Jersey; six great- Aug. 16, 2017, at National great-grandchild; and a host dren; a host of great-grand- ter-in-law, Richard and Ellen grandchildren, Jennifer Mc- Health Care in Sumter. of nieces, nephews, family children; and a host of loving Taylor, 1254 Tanglewood Fadden, Malik McFadden, Born on Nov. 19, 1940, in and friends. relatives and friends, all of Drive, Manning. Tyease “Duck” Jenkins, Sumter, he was a son of the She was preceded in death whom will miss her dearly. 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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH that one didn’t look closely (8:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * It’s kind of fun to check out enough. Andy Cohen hosts “Love Con- “Project Runway” (8 p.m., Life- nection” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * time, TV-PG) as it enters its Veterans of cop shows and 16th season. Particularly be- TONIGHT’S OTHER fantasy series contend on cause I haven’t thought much HIGHLIGHTS “Battle of the Network Stars” (9 about the show since its • The Jacksonville Jaguars p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * On two fourth season or so. host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers episodes of “Whose Line Is It On many levels, it remains in preseason NFL action (8 Anyway?” (CW, TV-14), Jillian unchanged. Heidi Klum still p.m., ESPN). Michaels (9 p.m.), Kearran hosts and brings her bracing • Colin Jost and Michael Giovanni (9:30 p.m., r) * Snow- combination of effervescence Che host “Saturday Night Live: bound on “Great News” (9:30 and no-nonsense attitude. Her Weekend Update Summer Edi- p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * Joel German accent lends a brisk tion” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). McHale guest-judges on “The efficiency to her emphatic “in • Abigail puts the squeeze Gong Show” (10 p.m., ABC, TV- or out” approach. Just the on Jackson on “Zoo” (10 p.m., 14). sound of Klum uttering the CBS, TV-14). words “Nina Garcia” reminds • A cyber attack cripples the me of a chop saw cutting BARBARA NITKE / LIFETIME hospital on “The Night Shift” LATE NIGHT through a two-by-four. Tim Gunn, left, watches as Amy Bond works on a design on the season (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). Fred Savage and Pokey La- Tim Gunn remains the 16 premiere of “Project Runway,” airing at 8 p.m. today on Lifetime. • Adrian brings sad news to Farge appear on “Conan” (11 wise, warm mentor. He’s so the mall on “The Mist” (10 p.m., p.m., TBS) * John Dickerson, smart that I remain embar- plain English, that means that Demi Lovato, Katie Holmes, Spike, TV-14). Michael Rapaport and Grizzly rassed for him when he has to they don’t resemble the usual Olivia Munn, Yolanda Hadid, Bear are booked on “The Late do all the product placements. gaggle of semi-starved stick Kate Upton, Maggie Q, Kelsea Show With Stephen Colbert” One gets the sense that every- figure mannequins the fash- Ballerini, Dove Cameron, CULT CHOICE (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fal- thing down to the toilet paper ion industry normally impos- China Anne McClain, Carly An heiress (Rosalind Rus- lon welcomes Rami Malek, in the “Runway” mansion has es on its public. Chaikin, Maddie Ziegler and sell) mentors her nephew in Kathryn Hahn and Meek Mill been licensed, and poor Gunn We’re told early and often Asia Kate Dillon. all things eccentric, bohemian featuring The-Dream on “The has to drop its name and ac- that the models range from • Fans know that the first and fabulous in the 1958 com- Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., knowledge its sponsorship as size 0 (whatever that means) five seasons of “Runway” edy “Auntie Mame” (5:30 p.m., NBC) * Salma Hayek, Jay he welcomes the contestants to size 22, a number, I assume, were broadcast on Bravo be- TCM), part of a daylong sa- Ellis, Bearstronaut and to use it. that implies some degree of fore moving to its current lute to Russell. George Thorogood appear on To my untrained and fairly avoirdupois. Some designers home, the Lifetime Network. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 indifferent eye, this group of may have a problem wrapping Bravo has since moved on to p.m., ABC) * Michael Moore, contestants seems to be more their minds, or draping their the occasional scripted fare, SERIES NOTES Carrie Coon and Roy Mayorga diverse than in the earliest fabrics, around the new chal- including “Girlfriends’ Guide to Sheldon’s loose lips upset visit “Late Night With Seth Mey- seasons. Hey, there’s even a lenge. Divorce” (10 p.m., TV-14), now Amy on “The Big Bang Theory” ers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Julia set of twins! But the real This being reality TV, the entering its fourth season. (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * The Louis-Dreyfus, Ray Romano change in season 16 arrives designers and their creations • “The Murder of Laci Peter- top eight perform on “Boy and Billy Idol appear on “The with the models. will face the toughest critics son: A Closer Look” (10 p.m., Band” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Late Late Show With James Cor- To use the delicate termi- of all: celebrities and semi-ce- A&E, TV-14) re-examines the Illusionists audition on “Penn den” (12:35 a.m., CBS). nology provided by the show’s lebrities popping up like so 2002 case. Not to be confused & Teller: Fool Us” (8 p.m., CW, publicity department, these many of Tim Gunn’s product with Tuesday night’s “Murder TV-PG) * Harry Connick Jr. Copyright 2017 women are “size-inclusive.” In placements. They include of Laci Peterson.” Apparently appears on “Kevin Can Wait” United Feature Syndicate

Elvis remains larger-than-life pop culture icon in Las Vegas

BY SALLY HO AND JOHN LOCHER “I told my mom then I wanted my 1960s. His life ended at age 42, when he The Associated Press own show in Vegas as Elvis,” he said. was found dead on Aug. 16, 1977, at his James now has a regular show two Graceland mansion in Tennessee. By LAS VEGAS — Elvis Presley has nights a week on an outdoor stage in then, his career had slowed and he been dead for 40 years, but the King’s downtown Las Vegas. struggled with obesity and substance legacy is alive and well in Las Vegas. Elvis played hundreds of shows here, abuse. Elvis impersonators remain a staple year after year — with more sell-out But to Sin City, he’ll always be the of Las Vegas kitsch, performing at casi- crowds in Las Vegas than anywhere handsome, hip-swinging, lip-curling no venues, wedding chapels and street else. Sin City and the King became so crooner who gave the town its “Viva Las stages while decked out in garish jump- deeply intertwined that fans across the Vegas” anthem. suits, sunglasses and sideburn wigs. country have continued to make the pil- In the modern-day entertainment At a recent Elvis convention, per- grimage even after his untimely death. capital, his influence has waned in re- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS formers came from as far as Japan and They travel to Vegas to indulge in the cent years. But Presley remains a larg- Eddie Powers, right, performs as Elvis dur- Australia to compete in a tribute artist many Elvis tribute shows, imperson- er-than-life pop culture icon in Las ing a wedding for Wil and Sarah Wilson in contest that paid $15,000 in prize money. ators and nostalgic memories from his Vegas’ history. Las Vegas. Powers works as an Elvis trib- Elvis performer Tyler James recalls heyday. To this day, the term “Elvis imperson- ute artist performing at weddings and going to Graceland for the first time Presley rose from poverty in Tupelo, ator” is synonymous with Las Vegas — leading Elvis themed tours around Las when he was 5 years old — and immedi- Mississippi, to become an international a term the performers dislike. They pre- Vegas. ately becoming hooked. music and movie star in the 1950s and fer to be called “Elvis tribute artists.” B6 THE ITEM CLASSIFIEDS THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2017 CLASSIFIED DEADLINES 11:30 a.m. the day before for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday edition. 11:30 a.m. Friday for Sunday’s edition.

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