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BY KAYLA ROBINS affording them. Even that may urge her senators to support FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 75 CENTS [email protected] only give him another year the CREATES Act, legislation and a half of covering costs, introduced to Congress in 2017 SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 William Driggers’ cancer and still even if he survives that would lower the cost of medications are so expensive after that, the Driggers couple her husband’s cancer medi- 3 SECTIONS, 26 PAGES | VOL. 123, NO. 106 — and vital to his survival — would be left with nothing. cine from $13,000 a year. that he and his wife may have Lisa Driggers recently trav- L. DRIGGERS CLARENDON SUN to sell his family farm to keep eled to Washington, D.C., to SEE CREATES, PAGE A11

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Ever dream of being a pilot? Airlines hiring at rate not seen since 9/11 A6 PHOTOS BY MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM An Australian black swan parent watches over its new family at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens on Saturday. FAR LEFT: A mallard DEATHS, B5 rests at Swan Lake- Iris Gardens while Standard L. Pugh Cleveland L. Holladay keeping a watchful Bessie W. Guinn Alberta Major eye. B J Grant Isiah Luckey Queen E. Grady Joseph T. Abram LEFT: A snowy egret Manuel Benjamin Sr. James E. Wilson hunts for its next Helen H. Walters Mary Jane Dennis meal at the lake. Maureen V. Knott-York Corine Reames Gladys W. Buddin Freddie M. Carr Cheryl Lyn Green WEATHER, A12 HELLO FRIDAY! Mostly sunny and nice; increasing clouds tonight Board OKs Warren Street bed and breakfast HIGH 74, LOW 47 BY ADRIENNE SARVIS at Washington Street is covered with space such as hosting events. [email protected] businesses, one couple was appre- George McGregor, planning de- INSIDE CONTACT US hensive about the idea of commer- partment director, clarified that Sumter City-County Board of Zon- cial structures extending farther in using the property for events would Classifieds B6 Info: 774-1200 ing Appeals approved a special ex- to the residential portion of the require a rezoning request and an- Comics C6 Advertising: 774-1237 ception request to permit the opera- neighborhood. other hearing. Opinion A10 Classifieds: 774-1200 tion of a bed and breakfast at 24 “I don’t want to live next door to a Tracey McLaughlin, applicant and Sports B1 Delivery: 774-1258 Warren St. business,” said Phil Osborne, whose future bed and breakfast operator, C4 The 5,622-square-foot Greek Reviv- property sits next door to the pro- said she and her husband originally Television News and Sports: al-style mansion — also known as posed bed and breakfast. planned to use their property to host C1 USA Today 774-1226 the Barnett house — with four bed- The house should be occupied but events in the future but have since rooms and three-and-a-half bath- not for the use of a business, he said. changed their minds. rooms sits on a 1.47-acre parcel, sur- Osborne said he was concerned McLaughlin said she is also ex- rounded by commercial and residen- about vehicles unfamiliar to him pecting the business to attract a VISIT US ONLINE AT the .com tial structures. driving near his home at different more quiet clientele who will work Regarding the bed and breakfast, times of the day and the potential well with the residential side of the three of the bedrooms will be open for additional noise from the guests. neighborhood. to guests, and one parking space will He said he was also concerned “It’s been a dream of mine to have be available per room. that approval for the bed and break- While the corner of Warren Street fast could lead to other uses for the SEE APPROVAL, PAGE A11 Sumter native Finney running for 3rd term as solicitor BY ADRIENNE SARVIS Finney will file manner and giving victims in the release. bined efforts have benefited [email protected] as a Democrat for the best support available, ac- Through improved case the four counties they serve. the primary elec- cording to a news release. management, the solicitor’s “I am proud of our team Ernest “Chip” Finney III, tion scheduled for He also started a violent office has been able to com- and the work we do to evalu- Third Circuit solicitor, is run- June 12. crimes court team to help plete more cases each and in- ate and prosecute cases,” he ning for re-election after serv- During his pre- speed up the prosecution of crease the use of several said. “We have a great work- ing two consecutive terms in FINNEY vious terms as so- those charged with serious of- court diversion programs ing relationship with law en- office. licitor — serving fenses and those who commit such as pre-trial intervention, forcement, and we value our A Sumter native, Finney, 61, Sumter, Lee, Clar- multiple offenses. drug court and alcohol educa- role as representatives of has been a member of the endon and Williamsburg “This will focus our re- tion. crime victims.” South Carolina Bar since 1981 counties — Finney has fo- sources on the effort to Finney also credited the Staff also works with the and has practiced law in the cused on tackling the chal- prosecute the guilty and success of the Third Circuit to Third Circuit Drug Court, Midlands for more than 30 lenges of moving the criminal better protect the citizens his team of circuit lawyers years. case roster in a more efficient of our circuit,” Finney said and support staff whose com- SEE FINNEY, PAGE A11 A2 | FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 THE SUMTER ITEM

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PHOTOS BY ADRIENNE SARVIS / THE SUMTER ITEM Buddy Hauser, maintenance employee at Brookdale Senior Living Solutions Sumter, Wilson Hall Road, presents U.S. Army veteran James Amerson, left, and U.S. Air Force vet- eran Rogers Mungin, above, with a pin from Embrace Hos- pice during its Military Lunch at Brookdale on Thursday. Each of the facility’s veteran residents was given a pin and certificate in appreciation of his or her military service.

veiled Monday night. LOCAL & A district spokesperson re- leased information Thursday on STATE BRIEFS two more scheduled sessions for FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS next week. Both will occur on Saturday, March 24. The first is scheduled Active threat exercise for 10 a.m. at Mayewood Middle held today at Shaw AFB School's media center. The sec- ond session that day will be at 1 The 20th Fighter Wing and p.m. in the school cafeteria at Sumter community police, fire Rafting Creek Elementary in and ambulatory services are Rembert. scheduled to conduct an active Three other sessions were al- threat exercise at the 20th Medi- ready scheduled for next week: cal Group clinic, Shaw Air Monday at Cherryvale Elemen- Force Base, on Friday. tary School's multipurpose Base patrons can expect in- room, Tuesday in the cafeteria creased traffic, emergency vehi- at R.E. Davis Elementary cles and unusual activities in- School, and Thursday in the cluding the use of simulated cafeteria at Hillcrest Middle WPLG-TV VIA AP munitions around the clinic be- School in Dalzell. All those ses- In this frame from video, emergency personnel work at the scene of a collapsed bridge in the Miami tween 8 a.m. and noon. Individ- sions are slated to begin at 7 area on Thursday. uals are encouraged not to call p.m. emergency service unless in re- The school district's initial sponse to a real-world situation community input session was unrelated to the exercise. Thursday night at Sumter High Miami bridge collapses; multiple fatalities The combined exercise is de- School. signed to build on an already MIAMI (AP) — A pedestrian bridge being traffic next year. strong relationship between Brothers get 30 years built across an eight-lane highway collapsed “We are shocked and saddened about the Shaw Air Force Base and the in beating death of man at a Miami-area college Thursday, crushing tragic events unfolding at the FIU-Sweetwa- Sumter community, increasing eight vehicles under massive slabs and kill- ter pedestrian bridge. At this time we are still interoperability should the need ANDERSON — Two broth- ing multiple people, authorities said. The involved in rescue efforts and gathering in- arise for a collective response to ers have been sentenced to 30 number of fatalities was not immediately formation,” the school said in a statement. incidents in the local area. years in prison in the beating known. The National Transportation Safety Board The clinic will not be open to death of a man who com- “The main focus is to rescue people,” said sent investigators to the scene. patients during the exercise; plained they had overcharged Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez. “As “We have a national tragedy on our hands,” however, the base exchange his son for marijuana. soon as those efforts are over, our homicide Sweetwater Mayor Orlando Lopez said. pharmacy will be open for pa- Media outlets reported that bureau will take the lead.” The “accelerated bridge construction” tients to fill prescriptions. 35-year-old Oscar Ernest The main companies behind the bridge’s method was supposed to reduce risks to Lance and 21-year-old Jacob construction have faced questions about their workers and pedestrians and minimize traf- District adds 2 more Lance pleaded guilty to man- work, and one of the companies was fined in fic disruption, the university said. community sessions slaughter, arson and burglary 2012 when a 90-ton section of a bridge col- MCM, the Miami-based construction man- on Wednesday. lapsed in Virginia. agement firm that won the bridge contract, Sumter School District has Prosecutors say the pair In Miami, the 950-ton, 174-foot span was as- took its website down on Thursday. But an added two more Community used a baseball bat to kill Todd sembled by the side of the highway and archived version of the website featured a Conversation Sessions to gather Cantlay in 2015 after he called moved into place Saturday to great fanfare. news release touting the project with FIGG additional public input on the and texted accusing them of The $14.2 million bridge connected Florida Bridge Engineers, “a nationally acclaimed, administration's draft consoli- overcharging his son for the International University and the city of award-winning firm based out of Tallahas- dation proposal, which was un- marijuana they sold. Sweetwater. It was expected to open to foot see.”

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And it includes only audio of the discretion is advised. lar approaches, relying on their social "More people watch the news than the moment Matthew Riehl fired through Then, an introduction: "I would like media accounts to release information number of people who watch us, and his bedroom door, fatally wounding Par- you to hear from me what happened," and giving news outlets limited opportu- you've got to maintain that relation- rish and striking four other officers try- Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock nity to ask questions about what hap- ship," he said. "But law enforcement is ing to take the shooter into custody on a says, facing the camera. pened. becoming more skilled and has (our) mental health hold. The next eight minutes provide a Police have made use of social media own platform now that we didn't have In an interview with The Associated carefully edited glimpse of the events for years, from viral videos of officers' before." Press nine days after the shooting, that led to a 29-year-old deputy's Dec. 31 dance-offs with kids to the Boston Police But that takes a staff capable of pro- Douglas County's sheriff defended re- death inside an apartment complex Department's extensive use of Twitter viding regular updates as they balance leasing the edited video after the depart- south of Denver. following the 2013 marathon bombing. other responsibilities, a challenge for ment denied journalists' open-records The video posted Jan. 8 on the depart- Agencies are eager to cut the middle- smaller departments on any day. requests for the complete footage. ment's social media accounts is punctu- man and tell their own stories, said Sheriff Howard Sills leads rural Geor- "I knew that if I went to the press, ated by gunshots and shouts of panic Lauri Stevens, a former TV news re- gia's Putnam County agency, which has radio and television, I'm going to get and pain, and undoubtedly illustrates porter who founded an annual confer- no full-time communications staff. He 60 seconds, and the rest was going to the danger Deputy Zack Parrish and ence in 2010 that teaches departments became the primary spokesman during hit the editor's floor," Spurlock said. other officers met during that call. Open about promoting themselves on social a June manhunt for two inmates ac- "I'm not going to be able to tell the government advocates also consider it a media. cused of killing two prison guards on a story in such a fashion that I thought dramatic example of law enforcement "It's not any less valid than any transfer bus. was appropriate for the dignity of agencies' expanding efforts to release media, in this day and age," she said. Sills provided no social media updates Zack Parrish and the other four offi- their own accounts of events to the pub- Stevens said many agencies are get- and instead held regular press confer- cers that were shot — and what I be- lic and media. ting better at connecting with residents ences on the case. He continued taking lieve the citizens of Douglas County There's nothing wrong with police on routine days, sharing updates and reporters' calls on his personal cell- deserve." communicating through social media, knocking down rumors during high- phone through the day the inmates Spurlock's office released roughly 50 open government advocates said. But profile incidents. were arrested. hours of unedited body camera video they worry it allows law enforcement to Sgt. William Hutchison, Palm Springs Traditional media "get things right the same day he spoke with the AP. It bypass questions from traditional media police spokesman, presented at Stevens' usually," Sills said. "And if they don't included Parrish's shooting, the injured and warn that taking advantage of the conference last year about his agency's get things right, it's usually our fault." officers' escape, and arriving officers tools requires agencies to be completely communications strategy after two offi- In Douglas County, the department taking cover as the shooter continued transparent, whatever the situation. cers were shot dead in 2016. Looking cited an ongoing investigation to deny firing. In Colorado, Parrish was among three back, Hutchison said he would have media requests for body camera footage No portion of the unedited footage deputies in three counties shot dead posted even more information directly from the call that led to Parrish's death. suggests the office's video posted on so- while on duty in barely more than a to Facebook and Twitter. Days later, the agency posted its video to cial media inaccurately portrayed the month. 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e moved away from should have been my a long, long time. The meeting had he does?” I recognized the danger in the ranch when my first clue that some- started at 6:30; it was drawing close those questions and wisely left them W thing was up. Roy to 9:30, way past my bedtime. Still unanswered. Then I spoke the truth, mother married my Attaway, a good the entertainment value was high. “I voted the way I voted because it stepfather. For 10 years, I lived friend of my parents The drama was better than “The seemed right to me.” went forward to NBC Mystery Theater” on TV that I mark that night as the first time in Largo, Florida, an exploding make a motion de- night. I learned some people think church suburb of St. Petersburg. It was claring “no confi- Someone finally called for the is about winning and losing. Maybe dence” in the vote. It was carefully explained by my parents had a point; maybe the at the First Baptist Church of Clay preacher. I’d never the preacher (who was the modera- preacher was a little hard-headed. Smith Largo that I made my profes- heard this phrase tor — awkward) that a “yes” vote Still, I wondered then, and wonder before. I wasn’t sure meant a vote of “no confidence,” now, why didn’t they just get togeth- sion of faith and was baptized. what “no confi- and a “no” vote meant you approved er and talk about it? Maybe even dence” meant, but I could tell by Mr. of the preacher (Baptists would pray about it? Why did it have to Because Baptists believe in the Roy’s tone, he didn’t like the preach- later go on to write many parts of come down to winning and losing? priesthood of believers, at that time er. the IRS tax code). My parents raised Too many churches make dumb baptized church members no matter I leaned over to ask Mama what their hands to vote “yes.” It was decisions because they think every their age could attend church con- “no confidence” meant, and she then I realized I could vote too. decision must have winners and los- ference and vote. At 8 years old, my shushed me. When Mama shushed, I didn’t particularly like the ers. Funny, I don’t remember Jesus vote carried the same weight as she meant it. So, I leaned over to my preacher, but I didn’t dislike him ei- talking much about winning and those of my parents. friend Charles Brown and whis- ther. To my 11-year-old mind, I losing in the church. I remember a I was a weird kid; church confer- pered my question to him. Before he knew he wasn’t perfect, but I didn’t lot of stuff about love, and serving ence fascinated me. Normally calm could answer me, Mama grabbed my think he ought to be fired. It wasn’t and making sure we follow Jesus. men would get red in the face as ear and yanked me back to her side like he was caught sniffing glue, or Maybe if we stuck to that, we’d be a they struggled to hold back words. I (which is why to this day, my left sneaking a peek at a “Playboy.” It lot better off. think I knew what words they want- ear lobe is longer than my right). was just that he and the other My parents are gone now; the ed to say; I’d heard them in the cow- People got up and said nice things grownups didn’t agree. I understood preacher in question is still alive pens. Timid women would forget about the preacher, followed by peo- that. I didn’t agree with grownups and is my friend on Facebook; and Paul’s injunction to keep silent in ple who got up and said not-so-nice very much either. First Baptist Largo no longer exists. church and would stand up to lam- things about the preacher. As best I My mother reached over and tried I myself narrowly escaped a group bast deacons, music directors and could follow, some folks were upset to raise my hand for me. I snatched that wanted to fire me at a church the preacher’s wife. If you didn’t that the preacher was always insist- it away. When the vote for the “no’s” in Kentucky for some reason or have a dog in the fight, a Baptist ing on his way, and they didn’t like occurred, I raised my hand. My other. business meeting in late ’60s was his way. I looked at my parents and mother gave a me look that said, Still, I think back to the night better than anything on television could tell by their nodding, they “Wait till we get home, young man.” they wanted to fire the preacher. for raw entertainment value. were on the side of people who As I recall the vote ended up fail- The biggest lesson I learned? You I must have been about 11 when I didn’t like the way the preacher was ing by five votes. On the way home, can be all grown up and still not re- sat with Mama at a church confer- doing things. my mother said, “Why did you vote ally do what Jesus wants you to do. ence one Wednesday night. Pop was When Baptists get up a head of the same way Charles Brown voted? Clay Smith is the lead pastor of Alice there too, which was unusual; that steam, a church conference can last Don’t you think I know more than Drive Baptist Church.

bounce houses and health be in concert at 6:30 p.m. A Taw Caw Missionary Baptist CHURCH NEWS refreshments. love offering will be re- Church, 1130 Granby Lane, ceived. Nursery provided. Summerton, announces: Refreshments and the op- * Sunday, March 25 — The Antioch United Methodist Wiley; and March 21, Linda Mount Zion Missionary Baptist portunity to meet the family 133rd church anniversary Church, 4040 Dubose Siding Sha Robinson. Church, 325 Fulton St., an- will follow. Call (803) 452- and Palm Sunday will be ob- Road, announces: nounces: 5373 or visit www.pinewood- served. There will be only * Sunday — Pulpit Aid / Pas- baptist.org. * Sunday — United Method- High Hills Missionary Baptist one worship service for the tor’s Support Ministry anni- ist Women anniversary cele- Church, 6750 Meeting House * Wednesday, March 28 — anniversary. Sunday school versary at 10:45 a.m. bration at 4 p.m. The Rev. Fa- Road, Dalzell, announces: Community Easter egg hunt begins at 9 a.m. followed by detra Harrington-Boyd, pas- from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for ages devotional service at 9:45 * Sunday, March 25 — Palm tor of Springhill and New New Bethel Missionary Baptist birth through sixth grade. a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. Haven United Methodist Sunday will be observed dur- Church, 3249 U.S. 15 S., an- There will be games, prizes * Friday, March 30 — Good Church, Bishopville, will ing the 10:15 a.m. worship. nounces: and snacks. Adult chaper- Friday service at 7 p.m. speak. ones must accompany all * Sunday, March 18 — Annu- House of Judah Worship Center, children. al Morris College day pro- Trinity Missionary Baptist Church of Christ, 313 Mooney- 3890 White Oak Drive, Man- * Sunday, April 1 — Easter gram at 10 a.m. Church, 155 Wall St., an- ham Road, announces: ning, announces: services as follows: 7:15 a.m. sunrise service; 7:45 a.m. nounces: * Sunday, April 15 — The * Sunday, April 1 — There New Salem Baptist Church, breakfast; 9 a.m. Sunday * Sunday — A 29th pastoral 22nd pastoral anniversary of will be an 18th anniversary 2500 W. Oakland Ave., an- school; 10 a.m. worship ser- anniversary celebration to the Rev. James L. and Sister celebration at 4 p.m. On the nounces: vice. Nursery provided. Call honor Pastor Larry C. Alethia Clark will be cele- program: Minister Lee Bur- (803) 452-5373 or visit www. Weston will be held at 10 brated at 4 p.m. The Rev. gess and Resurrection, the * Saturday, March 24 — Glow pinewoodbaptist.org. a.m. Dr. Lois Weston Green Tommy L. China Sr., of Pool- Spiritual Uplifters of Flor- in the dark Easter egg grab will speak. er, Georgia, will speak. ence, Pray House Mission 7:30-8:30 p.m. Get free tick- Gospel Sensations of Man- ets online at facebook.com/ Refreshing Springs Kingdom * Saturday, March 24 — Gos- ning and more. newsalemsumter. Don’t for- Outreach, meets at Colony pel concert featuring the Clark United Methodist Church, get to bring your baskets. Square, 741 Bultman Drive, Singing Sensations Youth 2980 U.S. 401 N., Oswego For ages toddler to third Suite 21, announces: Choir from Baltimore. Highway, announces: Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 grade. Live Oak Road, Dalzell, an- * Saturday, March 31 — King- * Friday, March 30 — Drama * Saturday, March 24 — nounces: * Sunday, April 1 — Easter dom United prayer breakfast ministry Easter production Prayer breakfast at 10 a.m. service at 9 a.m. followed by of “The Living Last Supper” * Wednesday, March 21 — at 10 a.m. Donation of $5 is requested. brunch. at 7 p.m. Lenton prayer, praise and worship service: “We Re- * Saturday, March 31 — St. Luke AME Church, 2355 St. Ebenezer Missionary Baptist member Jesus: Our Lord and Youth Easter fun day at noon One Step Christian Ministries, Paul Church Road, announc- Church, 105 Dinkins St., Man- Our Savior” will be held from featuring games, activities 125 S. Nettles St., Bishopville, es: ning, announces: noon to 1 p.m. announces: and lunch. * Sunday — Sounds of Gos- * Monday-Friday, March * Sunday, March 25 — Annu- * Sunday, April 1 — Easter pel anniversary program at 4 services as follows: 6:30 a.m. 26-30 — Spring Revival at 7 Kingsbury Road Church of al women’s day celebration p.m. sunrise service; 8:30 a.m., nightly. The Rev. George P. Christ, 215 Kingsbury Road, at 11:15 a.m. Prophetess youth Easter presentations; Windley Jr., pastor of First announces: Joan Hampton, co-pastor of Missionary Baptist Church, Good Shepherd of Sumter, Summerton United Methodist and 10 a.m. Easter morning * Saturday, March 24 — 2018 will speak. will speak. Church, 2 Briggs St., Summer- worship. Marriage Camp from 9 a.m. ton, announces: to 2:15 p.m. Speakers: Ron Fellowship Baptist Church, 705 Wilson, Ram Randeen, Joey Pine Grove AME Church, 41 * Saturday, April 14 — Huge Triumph Ministries, 3632 Broad W. Huggins St., Manning, an- Barr, Halbert Tucker and Pine Grove Road, Rembert, yard, plant and bake sale St. Ext., announces: nounces: Melvin Sapp. Lunch will be announces: from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Trailer * Friday, March 30 — Ignite of furniture, household * Sunday, March 25 — Pack- provided. service (Good Friday) will be * Sunday — Laymen annual items, glassware, seasonal a-pew program at 3:30 p.m. held at 7 p.m. worship at 11 a.m. Minister holiday items, plants, baked Evangelist Mary Jackson Mount Pisgah AME Church, 217 Vincent Hall, of St. Phillip and frozen goods. Lemon, of Darlington Deliver- W. Bartlette St., announces: AME Church, Eastover, will ance Temple, will speak. speak. * Sunday, March 25 — Con- temporary gospel singing at * Sunday, March 25 — Stew- Friendship Missionary Baptist 5:30 p.m. featuring Voices of ards worship day service at A Celebration Honoring Church, 182 S. Pike East, an- Deliverance of Charleston. 11 a.m. The liturgical danc- nounces: ers anniversary program will be held at 2 p.m. * Saturday — The church will Mount Pisgah Missionary Bap- Pastor Larry C. Weston host the benefits program tist Church, 7355 Camden for Bishop Michael James, of Highway, Rembert, announc- Pinewood Baptist Church, 10 E. on his the Living Church of Christ, es: Fulton St., Pinewood, an- at 6:30 p.m. nounces: * Sunday, March 25 — Palm * Sunday — Member appre- Sunday service will follow 9 * Sunday, March 25 — The 29th Pastoral Anniversary ciation worship at 3:30 p.m. a.m. worship. Jordan Family Band (http:// Pastor Otis Butler, of Faith jordanfamilyband.com/) will No. 1 Missionary Baptist * Friday, March 30 — “Jesus’s Sunday, March 18th, 2018 Church, will speak. Last 7 Words from the Cross” at 7 p.m. * Friday, March 30 — Good $ $ 10:00am Friday worship service at 7 39.95 to 49.95 p.m. Mount Zion Enrichment Center, 10kt.10kt. gold & gemstonesgemstones “A servant of God, Dedicated to Prayer, 315 W. Fulton St., announces: AdditionalAdditionanalcl ccostost foforr sizisizingng Preaching, Praise & Fellowship.” High Hills AME Church, 6780 * Saturday, March 24 — Meeting House Road, Dalzell, “Health and Heritage: announces: Churches United” Health Fair Pastor Larry of Mount Zion Missionary * Wednesday, March 21 — Baptist and First Baptist C. Weston Lent service will be held at Missionary Church from 9:30 6:30 p.m. with speakers as a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Event will follows: March 7, Barbara feature free screenings, edu- JEWELRYJEWELRY WWHOLESALEHOLESALE Guest Jean Wiley; March 14, John cational sessions, prizes, Messenger Dr. Lois Sumter Auto Mall Weston Green Upcoming Event: 36253 BROAD STREET • SUMTER, SC The Singing Sensations Youth Choir 803•494•5900 from Baltimore, Maryland in Concert WWW.SUMTERAUTOMALLSC.COM Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 5:00pm SPECIAL FINANCING AVAILABLE • BILINGUAL SALES STAFF Trinity Missionary Baptist Church 2016 CHEVROLET CAMARO LT 155 Wall Street - Sumter, South Carolina FINANCING FOR EVERYONE! Pastor Larry C. Weston THE SUMTER ITEM NATION FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 | A5 U.S. accuses Russia of ongoing operation to hack energy grid

part of a broader effort to address beractivity, including their attempt- Sanctions are some of the strongest the ongoing nefarious attacks ema- ed interference in U.S. elections, de- nating from Russia," Treasury Sec- structive cyberattacks, and intru- retary Steven Mnuchin said. He said sions targeting critical infrastruc- to date by Trump administration others would face punishment in the ture," Mnuchin said. future under the new sanctions law Among those affected was Yevge- BY MATTHEW LEE who briefed reporters on condition "to hold Russian government offi- ny Prigozhin, who is known as Rus- AND JOSH LEDERMAN of anonymity to discuss sensitive cials and oligarchs accountable for sian President Vladimir Putin's Associated Press national security information, left their destabilizing activities." "chef" and who ran the St. Peters- open the possibility of discovering Altogether, 19 Russians were cited. burg-based Internet Research Agen- WASHINGTON — The Trump ad- more breaches and said the federal Also sanctioned were five Russian cy and 12 of the agency's employees. ministration accused Russia on government was issuing an alert to companies, including the Internet They were included in Mueller's in- Thursday of a concerted, ongoing the energy industry to raise aware- Research Agency, which is accused dictment last month. operation to hack and spy on the ness about the threat and improve of orchestrating a mass online disin- The IRA "tampered with, altered, or U.S. energy grid and other critical preparation. formation campaign to affect the caused a misappropriation of informa- infrastructure, and separately im- The accusations and accompany- presidential election result. tion with the purpose or effect of in- posed sanctions on Russian officials ing sanctions are some of the stron- The Treasury Department an- terfering with or undermining elec- for alleged high-tech interference in gest actions to date by the adminis- nounced the sanctions amid wither- tion processes and institutions," spe- the 2016 American presidential elec- tration to punish Russia for hacking ing criticism of Trump and his ad- cifically the 2016 U.S. presidential race. tion. and other efforts to sow discord in ministration for failing to use its "The IRA created and managed a U.S. national security officials said the American democracy. Also congressionally mandated authority vast number of fake online personas the FBI, the Homeland Security De- Thursday, the U.S. joined Britain, to punish Russia. Trump himself that posed as legitimate U.S. persons partment and American intelligence France and Germany in a joint has been skeptical of the election ac- to include grassroots organizations, agencies determined that Russian statement blaming Moscow for the cusations. interest groups, and a state political intelligence and others were behind poisoning of an ex-Russian spy who The targets include officials work- party on social media," the Treasury the attacks on the energy sector. was living in England. ing for the Russian military intelli- Department statement said. The officials said the Russians delib- The list of Russians now under gence agency GRU. Thursday's ac- "Through this activity, the IRA post- erately chose U.S. energy industry sanction includes the 13 indicted tion freezes any assets the individu- ed thousands of ads that reached targets, obtaining access to comput- last month by U.S. special counsel als and entities may have in the millions of people online." er systems and then conducting Robert Mueller as part of his Rus- United States and bars Americans The sanctions also affect the Rus- "network reconnaissance" of indus- sia-related investigation into alleged from doing business with them. sian Federal Security Service, or trial control systems that run Amer- election interference. The sanctions The Treasury Department said the FSB, and six of its employees for cy- ican factories and the electricity are the first use of the new powers GRU and Russia's military both in- berattacks more broadly, including grid. that Congress passed last year to terfered in the 2016 election and those targeting Russian journalists, The U.S. government has helped punish Moscow for meddling in an were "directly responsible" for the opposition figures, foreign politi- energy businesses kick out the Rus- election that Republican Donald NotPetya cyberattack that hit busi- cians and U.S. officials. The Ameri- sians from all systems currently Trump won over Democrat Hillary nesses across Europe in June 2017. cans include members of the diplo- known to have been penetrated, ac- Clinton. "The administration is confronting matic corps, the military and White cordingChurch to the officials. The officials, "These Directory targeted sanctions are a and countering malign Russian cy- House staffers.

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Signing bo- big aeronautical school, have Ammo nuses and higher pay have more than doubled in the last helped them hire more than three years, says Elizabeth 17,000 pilots in the past four Bjerke, an aviation professor years, but that only replaced and one of the authors of the BXD Extra Distance those who moved up to the university's widely watched 3” and 3.5” major carriers, according to forecast on pilot supply. 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"They All Centerfi re American Airlines CEO are getting picked up by the Doug Parker thinks the indus- major carriers in their mid- Ammunition try will cope. 20s, which would have been "Economics is going to take just crazy to think of 15 or 20 care of this, and I think that's years ago." what is happening now," Park- Michael Wiggins, chairman er says. "The (flight) schools of the aeronautical science are starting to fill up with department at Embry-Riddle % people who realize, 'If I can Aeronautical University, says % get myself to 1,500 hours (the his school's graduates are get- minimum flight hours needed ting multiple job offers from off to get an airline-pilot license), regional airlines. off I can be assured of a career as Pilots who become captains 20 All Browning FACTORY a pilot.' That's not something on jumbo jets that fly interna- Applies25 only to REBATE Winchester 38 Special, FACTORY people could convince them- tional routes can earn more Ammunitiononon 380 Auto, 357 Mag, 40 selves of from 9/11 on until than $300,000 a year. But for S&W, and 45 Auto REBATE now." anyone starting out in the • Up to $25 paid Pilot hiring nosedived after profession, the training is ex- • Sales tax excluded • UpU to $50 paid the Sept. 11, 2001, terror at- pensive — upward of $100,000. • SalesS tax excluded • Rebate mailed to • RRebate mailed to tacks that led to a decline in A few years ago, those who customer in form of travel and again during the made it faced starting pay for ccustomer in form of global financial crisis in 2008- first officers or co-pilots at re- Ammunition check AAmmunition check 09. Major U.S. airlines hired gional airlines in the low- The Ultimate Turkeyy only 30 pilots in 2009, accord- $20,000s. With bonuses and Hunting ing to Future & Active Pilot higher hourly rates, some re- Advisors, a career-counseling gionals now claim to offer Chaser Chair business for pilots. starting pay of $80,000 or The job market didn't pick more, but even that might not up significantly until around be enough to meet future de- Strut $ 99Reg. 2014. Last year 10 of the larg- mand. Seat $29.99 est U.S. passenger and cargo 24 airlines hired 4,988 pilots, the • Folds fl at, includes paddedd SAVE most since 2000 when they $ 99 shoulder strap hired 5,105. • 300# weight capacity $5.00 "It's the best sellers' market 16 I have seen in the last 45 years CHECK OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOACCOUNTSUNTS FOR EVEN MORE UNBELIEVABLE SALE PRICES! of monitoring airline pilot hiring," says Louis Smith, a Above sale available at these locations only retired airline pilot who runs EVERY DAY the pilot-counseling outfit. 40 W Wesmark Blvd. • Sumter • 803-773-3397 Smith says forums for as- 110 N. Brooks St. • Manning • 803-435-2651 piring pilots that once drew a couple dozen people now sometimes attract more than www.simpsonhardwareinc.com 150. Some hope to make a THE SUMTER ITEM FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 | A7 THE CLARENDON SUN Hundreds visit new coroner’s office, DSS Departments now The Clarendon County coroner’s new office housed in complex building offers family members the ability to on Commerce Street see their loved ones in a private, controlled view- BY SHARRON HALEY ing area. The coroner’s Special to The Sumter Item office and DSS are housed at the Althea MANNING — Hundreds of Gibson Clarendon Coun- county residents and visitors ty Government Services attended the March 8 open Complex on Commerce houses for the Clarendon Street. County Coroner’s Office and Clarendon County Department of Social Services, both at the proud. I’m just sorry he never decorated in colors the children Althea Gibson Clarendon got to see it finished.” would like. We have games, County Government Services “This is something that the toys, things the children could Complex on Commerce Street PHOTOS BY SHARRON HALEY / THE SUMTER ITEM county has needed for some enjoy. It also features a one- across from Clarendon County Clarendon County Department of Social Services offers its young fos- time,” Mock added. “We now way glass window where we Sheriff’s Office and Clarendon ter clients the opportunity to visit with their biological family mem- have a private area where peo- can view visits when needed.” County Fire Department. bers in a new bright, cheerfully decorated area in DSS’ new offices on ple can view their loved ones in The room is also screened “I think it was time to put the Commerce Street in Manning. complete privacy. We also have from the outside so that no one Althea Gibson building into a screened area where we can can see who’s inside the room, good use for us,” Clarendon ect that he helped design come visitors at the door and took unload bodies without having Still added. County Auditor Patricia Pring- to fruition.” them on tours of the facility. them seen by the public.” “Our old offices were just le said at the March 8 event. Samuels, who died on Jan, Along with a large reception The Department of Social that old,” she said. “They “It’s a wonderful building and a 17, 2018, less than a week before area, the coroner’s office fea- Services houses offices and cu- were dreary. They didn’t have great location.” the new coroner’s office tures offices for its administra- bicles for more than 30 employ- a lot of color. The bright col- As she looked at pictures of opened, stressed the need for tive assistant, deputy coroners ees. The new offices also have a ors in the new offices are the past two coroners, the late an office where family mem- and coroner, a conference area, kitchen and eat-in area, a con- more cheerful. Employees Ranny Stephens and the late bers could view their loved a restroom complete with ference room, areas for one-on- have a better attitude. Em- Hayes F. Samuels Jr., hanging ones in a private setting. shower, a kitchen area, a view- one visits and a cheerfully dec- ployees feel better about in the coroner’s office recep- “He would be so very proud,” ing area and a large morgue orated area where foster chil- themselves in a newer, clean- tion area, Pringle said she was Pringle added. “They both that features a walk-in cooler dren can meet with their bio- er building.” glad to see that their hard work would. This facility is a testa- that can accommodate multiple logical families. Also housed in the Althea had been recognized. ment to their hard work and fatalities. “We are extremely proud of Gibson Clarendon County Gov- “They both worked so hard determination.” “I’m very proud of the facili- our Family Visitation Room,” ernment Services Complex is to get an office for the coroner,” Current coroner Charles ty,” Mobley said as he was Dawn Still, a DSS Economic the South Carolina Department she added. “I’m just sad that “Bucky” Mock and Deputy showing visitors around the Services Program coordinator, of Probation, Parole and Par- Hayes never got to see the proj- Coroner Albert Mobley met suite. “Hayes would be so said. “It’s a bright room. It’s don’s Clarendon County office.

Adriannah Johnson, a student at Scott’s Montrell Brinson, a student at Scott’s Tela Gracejulin Hilliard, a student at Necholas Mitchell, a student at Scott’s Branch High School, won first place in the Branch High School, tied for second place Scott’s Branch High School, tied for sec- Branch High School, won third place in South Carolina Department of Education in the contest. ond place in the contest. the contest. 2017 School Bus Safety Poster Contest. Students get top honors for artwork High-schoolers in Blackwell’s class win statewide contests BY SHARRON HALEY Special to The Sumter Item

SUMMERTON —– Scott’s Branch High School’s art instructor, Tarleton Blackwell, is a world-renowned artist who shares his artistry and talents with his students who are now making a name for themselves in the art world. In recent weeks, Adriannah John- son, an 11th-grader at SBHS and one of Blackwell’s students, has earned two first-place finishes in statewide art contests. Johnson won first place in the South Carolina Department of Education 2017 School Bus Safety Poster Contest and then walked away with first place in the department’s Annual Read Across South Carolina art contest. For finishing in first place in the Annual Read Across South Carolina art con- PHOTOS BY SHARRON HALEY / THE SUMTER ITEM test, Johnson received a check for Scott’s Branch High School student Rickia Grant, left, earned a second-place finish in the South Carolina Education Association’s An- $300, an EdVenture Family Pass and nual Read Across South Carolina art contest. Adriannah Johnson took top honors in the Annual Read Across South Carolina art con- lunch for Johnson and her family, and test that’s offered to art students from K-5 through 12th grade. Daquan Brock, an art student at SBHS, is seen hiding in the Cat in the she garnered a check for $150 for her Hat outfit. SBHS art instructor and world-renowned artist Tarleton Blackwell received a check for $150 for having the winning student teacher, Blackwell. in his classroom. “She’s my top student artist,” Black- well said last week. “She didn’t start very nice scholarships.” students who pursue a career in art work in progress,” he said. “I schedule painting until the ninth grade, and Blackwell, who continues to paint, instructor to continue their own art field trips so my students can go to the she’s blossomed into a very extraordi- said that he gets inspirations for his education. museums and see my work on display. nary young artist.” artwork from his students. “I don’t want them to forget their It’s inspiration for them to continue to Blackwell said that Johnson is pre- “I’m currently working on a mural own career as an artist,” he shared. pursue their careers and love of art.” paring her portfolio for college, and for the Stone Mountain, Georgia, “It’s that creativity that will sustain Blackwell said there is more to the these wins will aid her in her search area,” he added. “My students have them through the years to come.” field of art than just painting. for scholarships. followed every stage of its progress. I From the beginning of his career as “There are so many fields of art,” he “In September, we’re going to start get to share with them the joy of see- an art instructor, Blackwell said he’s said. “Students can be successful as visiting colleges and venues looking ing my work in progress. It’s an inspi- shared many projects with his stu- artists, filmmakers and art educators. for scholarships,” Blackwell said. “I ration for them.” dents. They can be successful working in mu- feel confident that she’ll receive some Blackwell said he encourages his “Preparing for a museum show is a seums. The world is open for them.” A8 | FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 CLARENDON SUN THE SUMTER ITEM Dingle resigns from PETS OF THE WEEK Clarendon 1 board

BY SHARRON HALEY er capacity. Children must be Special to The Sumter Item first. That is still my belief.” Dingle added that he hopes the Joseph “Joe” Dingle, an elect- people of Clarendon School Dis- ed member of the Clarendon tricts 1 and 2 would give serious School District 1 Board of Trust- consideration to consolidation. ees, resigned his seat on the “District 1 has a small popula- board effective March 1. tion,” Dingle said. “I believe con- On Feb. 27, Dingle submitted solidation would be a positive his resignation letter change for the education system to the Clarendon in Districts 1 and 2.” County Board of Ed- Mitchell Adger, secretary for ucation and Tony the Clarendon County Board of Junious, chairman Education, said on Tuesday that of the CSD1 Board the board would advertise the fil- of Trustees. ing dates for individuals inter- DINGLE In a news release ested in seeking Dingle’s seat on dated March 7, Din- the board in the next couple of gle said it was an honor to have weeks. served the people of Clarendon “Even though Dingle’s seat is School District 1 as a member of an elected seat, the law states Jimmy, above, is a 7-year-old male the school board. that the county board can ap- black-and-tan German shepherd mix “I made the decision to resign point a replacement until the weighing approximately 62 pounds. due to personal reasons,” Dingle election for that seat coming up He is current on all of his vaccinations said. “However, I believe that I again,” Adger said. “The county and has been neutered. He tested can be more effective in helping board’s replacement would fin- positive for heartworms, and we are the children and other stake- ish out Dingle’s turn on the currently treating him, but he must holders of Clarendon 1 in anoth- board.” continue treatment after being ad- opted. Jimmy is a very laidback dog until he sees a cat. He enjoys being petted and going for walks on his leash. He loves being outdoors, and a Clarendon Hall students fenced yard is required. His adoption fee has been paid by WLTX 19news. Come by and meet this sweet dog. You can get preapproved by submit- attend SCISA Literary Meet ting an adoption application online at www.ASecondChanceAnimalShelter. com. FROM STAFF REPORTS accomplishments. Headmaster Phillip Rizzo Jr. echoed their Patchy is a 1½-year-old female white, SUMMERTON — On March 7, sentiments: “The SCISA Liter- orange, black and brown female do- 19 students from grades 2-11 rep- ary Meet is highly competitive mestic shorthair kitten. She is current resented Clarendon Hall at the and brings together the most on her shots, has been spayed and SCISA Literary Meet held at talented students from our tested negative for Feline Leukemia Charleston Southern University. schools. On behalf of Clarendon and AIDS. She is playful and loves to Clarendon Hall was one of 38 Hall, I commend all our Saints be petted. If you are looking for a lap schools competing at the annual who attended and congratulate cat, she’s the one for you. We are run- event. Two students received Dawson and Cali on receiving ning a special on our cats for just $50. recognition: Eighth-grader Daw- awards.” You can get preapproved by submit- son McIntosh received an award Clarendon Hall, 1140 S. Dukes ting an adoption application at www. in the Middle School Essay divi- St. in Summerton, is an indepen- ASecondChanceAnimalShelter.com. sion, and second-grader Cali dent, co-educational school for Stop by Tuesday through Saturday Phillipscheck was honored for kindergarten 4-year-olds Storytelling. through 12th grade. In addition from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at A Second School sponsors, third-grade to being a founding member of Chance Animal Shelter, 5079 Alex teacher Liz Cila and Melissa SCISA, Clarendon Hall is accred- Harvin Highway (U.S. 301). Moorer, middle and high school ited by AdvancEd/SACS. For PHOTOS PROVIDED English teacher, said all the stu- more information, contact the dents did very well and congrat- school office at (803) 485-3550 or ulated Dawson and Cali on their visit www.clarendonhall.org. Farm Bureau Insurance honors McKenzie with MAPS award

FROM STAFF REPORTS reau, McKenzie said, “I my clients.” company’s most valuable asset,” Bill am truly honored, hum- The MAPS award honors select Courtney, chief executive officer, Farm Bureau Insurance honored bled and grateful to re- agents who demonstrate a daily com- said in the release. Wayne McKenzie, agency manager in ceive this award. I have mitment to providing the highest McKenzie first joined Farm Bu- Clarendon County, with its presti- always strived to give my level of customer service. reau Insurance as an agent in 2005 gious MAPS award at the company’s clients the best customer Those recognized exemplify traits and was promoted to agency manag- annual sales conference held March McKENZIE service experience possi- like trustworthiness, sincerity and er in 2015. McKenzie, a native of 1-2 at Embassy Suites in Columbia. ble and to treat each of honesty. Clarendon County and a New Zion McKenzie was one of two agents in them like family. Of all “Any insurance company can sell resident, is a graduate of East Clar- the state to receive the MAPS award, the awards I have received in my ca- a policy, but it’s the people behind endon High School and a United the company’s highest award of ex- reer, this is definitely the most spe- the policy that matters most, and it’s States Air Force Gulf War veteran. cellence. cial, because it is a direct reflection what makes us unique as a company. McKenzie and his wife, Stacy, have In a news release from Farm Bu- of the relationship that I have with Wayne and agents like him are our three children.

dren’s art on the sidewalk. ing to participate in any or all nal Revenue Service Library, 215 N. Brooks St., BRIEFS From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., events can pick up registra- through the Volunteer In- will offer the service from 3 FROM STAFF REPORTS you’ll be able to purchase deli- tion forms at Wen Lily’s and come Tax Assistance pro- to 6 p.m. each Wednesday cious chicken or barbecued Town Hall in Summerton and gram to offer free tax return through April 11. For those Summerton Super pork plates. A cornhole tour- D&H BBQ in Manning. preparation for qualified in- individuals who can’t visit Saturday is April 14 nament will be held at Cantey dividuals. the library during the week, and Sprott streets beginning Free tax prep for Households with an annu- the library will offer the The Town of Summerton at 1 p.m. until the final match al income of less than service Saturday from 10 is rolling out its sidewalks is played. Entry fee is $20. qualified individuals $54,000 may qualify for free a.m. to 1 p.m. Call (803) 435- on April 14 for a townwide Cash prizes will be awarded to The Cooperative Ministry tax preparations. 8633 for an appointment on Super Flea Market featuring first- and second-place finish- is partnering with the Inter- Harvin Clarendon County Saturday. a variety of yard sales, art ers. and plant sales, food, games, Children’s games, live music and lots more. music and auctions will all be The community event is held on Cantey and Sprott being sponsored by Preserv- streets, behind Main Street. ing Summerton’s History Anyone interested in register- and the Lake Marion Arti- sans. From 8 to 11 a.m., the Town of Summerton is host- ing a flea market on Cantey and Sprott streets. Spaces are free; however, you must register for your space. The sponsors are asking each vendor to donate 10 percent of their sales toward pre- serving Summerton’s histo- ry. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Summerton United Method- CLARENDON ist Church, 2 Briggs St., is having a huge yard sale fea- turing furniture, house- HALL wares, plants and food of all types including frozen casse- Now Enrolling roles. K4 through From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lake 12th Grade Marion Artisans invites all local artists to exhibit and sell (803) 485-3550 their artwork. Space is $10, and vendors will need to bring their own tables. Lake Marion Artisans will also host face Follow us on painting and a display of chil- CLARENDONHALL.ORG FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 CLASSIFIEDS THE CLARENDON SUN A9 ClarendonTHE Sun DEADLINE
CLASSIFIEDS 56&4DAY 11AM Estate Notice Estate Notice LEGAL Notice of Sale Notice of Sale Notice of Sale Clarendon County Clarendon County David Keenum, individually, as Heir NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS wish to review the current state law or Devisee of the Estate of Richard evidence of good faith, same to be NOTICES or seek the advice of any attorney OF ESTATES OF ESTATES Matthew Keenum a/k/a Richard M. applied to purchase price in case of licensed in South Carolina. All persons having claims against the All persons having claims against the Keenum, Deceased; and Any other compliance, but to be forfeited and Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of the applied first to costs and then to following estates MUST file their claims following estates MUST file their claims Beer & Wine William T. Geddings Estate of Richard Matthew Keenum Plaintiff's debt in the case of on FORM #371ES with the Probate on FORM #371ES with the Probate License Special Referee a/k/a Richard M. Keenum, Deceased, non-compliance. In the event of a Court of Clarendon County, the address Court of Clarendon County, the address third-party bidder and that any for Clarendon County their heirs, Personal of which is 411 Sunset Dr. Manning, SC of which is 411 Sunset Dr. Manning, SC Notice Of Representatives, Administrators, third-party bidder fails to deliver the Scott and Corley, P.A. Application Successors and Assigns, and all required deposit in certified 29102, within eight (8) months after the 29102, within eight (8) months after the Attorney for Plaintiff Notice is hereby given that Lanes other persons entitled to claim (immediately collectible) funds with date of the first publication of this Notice date of the first publication of this Notice Shopping Center, LLC intends to through them; all unknown persons the Office of the Special Referee, to Creditors or within one (1) year from to Creditors or within one (1) year from apply to the South Carolina with any right, title or interest in the said deposit being due and payable Estate Notice Department of Revenue for a license immediately upon closing of the date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC real estate described herein; also Clarendon County 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall permit that will allow the sale and any persons who may be in the bidding on the day of sale, the OFF premises consumption of military service of the United States Special Referee will re-sell the NOTICE TO CREDITORS be forever barred as to their claims. All be forever barred as to their claims. All Liquor at 9708 Highway 260 #A, of America, being a class designated subject property at the most claims are required to be presented in claims are required to be presented in Manning, SC 29102. To object to the convenient time thereafter OF ESTATES as John Doe; and any unknown All persons having claims against the written statements on the prescribed form written statements on the prescribed form issuance of this permit / license, minors or persons under a disability (including the day of sale) upon written protest must be postmarked notification to counsel for Plaintiff. following estates MUST file their claims (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and being a class designated as Richard address of the claimant, the basis of the address of the claimant, the basis of the no later than March 25, 2018. For a Roe; et al., I, the undersigned Should the last and highest bidder on FORM #371ES with the Probate protest to be valid, it must be in William T. Geddings, Special fail or refuse to comply with the Court of Clarendon County, the address claim, the amount claimed, the date when claim, the amount claimed, the date when writing, and should include the Referee for Clarendon County, will balance due of the bid within 20 the claim will become due, the nature of the claim will become due, the nature of following information: (1) the name, of which is 411 Sunset Dr. Manning, SC sell on Monday, April 2, 2018 at 11:00 days, then the Special Referee may any uncertainty as to the claim, and a any uncertainty as to the claim, and a address and telephone number of re-sell the property on the same 29102, within eight (8) months after the AM, at the County Courthouse, 3 description of any security as to the claim. description of any security as to the claim. the person filing the protest; (2) the West Kiett Street, Manning, SC terms and conditions on some date of the first publication of this Notice specific reasons why the application 29102, to the highest bidder: subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of to Creditors or within one (1) year from should be denied; (3) that the person the said highest bidder). protesting is willing to attend a date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC All that certain piece, parcel or lot of 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall Estate: Alan Wayne Goller hearing (if one is requested by the land, together with any No personal or deficiency judgment applicant); (4) that the person being demanded, the bidding will be forever barred as to their claims. All #2018ES1400049 improvements thereon, lying, being Personal Representative: Estate: Ronald Steven protesting resides in the same and situate in the County of not remain open after the date of claims are required to be presented in county where the proposed place of sale, but compliance with the bid Penny Goller Fischer Clarendon, State of South Carolina, written statements on the prescribed form 1851 Wells Road #2018ES1400057 business is located or within five containing 0.233 acre, more or less, may be made immediately. miles of the business; and (5) the (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and Summerton, SC 29148 Personal Representative: and being more particularly shown address of the claimant, the basis of the William H. Johnson Deborah J. Fischer name of the applicant and the and delineated as Lot No. 4 of Island Purchaser to pay for documentary address of the premises to be stamps on Special Referee's Deed. claim, the amount claimed, the date when PO Box 137 112 Oakview Circle Park Subdivision on that certain plat Manning, SC 29102 Manning, SC 29102 licensed. Protests must be mailed to: prepared by Du Valle W. Elliott, The successful bidder will be the claim will become due, the nature of S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, 03/09/18 - 03/23/18 03/09/18 - 03/23/18 PLS, dated August 29, 1996, and required to pay interest on the any uncertainty as to the claim, and a P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South balance of the bid from the date of recorded in the Office of the Estate: Elmer Jefferson Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: sale to date of compliance with the description of any security as to the claim. Register of Deeds for Clarendon Wagster (803) 896-0110. bid at the rate of 4.200% per annum. County in Plat Book S-48, Page 415. #2018ES1400046 Estate: Alexander Martin Aforesaid plat is incorporated Personal Representative: #2018ES1400050 Notice Of The Plaintiff may waive any of its herein by reference pursuant to Jeffrey D. Wagster Personal Representative: Application rights, including its right to a Estate: Charles Theodore Section 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws 44 Peral Lane Gregory Alexander Martin Notice is hereby given that Lanes deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Osborne of South Carolina (1976), as Bakersville, AR 72501 3519 Mallett Rd. Shopping Center, LLC intends to #2018ES1400054 amended. William H. Johnson Manning, SC 29102 apply to the South Carolina The sale shall be subject to taxes Personal Representative: PO Box 137 03/09/18 - 03/23/18 Department of Revenue for a license and assessments, existing easements William Randy Osborne This being the same property Manning, SC 29102 permit that will allow the sale and and restrictions of record. 1136 Wingard Street conveyed to Richard M. Keenum by 03/02/18 - 03/16/18 OFF premises consumption of Beer Turbeville, SC 29162 & Wine at 9708 Highway 260, Deed of Karen S. Hobbs a/k/a Karen H. Vause dated September 13, 2016 This sale is subject to all title Elbert K. Turbeville Manning, SC 29102. To object to the matters of record and any interested PO BOx 699 issuance of this permit / license, and recorded September 14, 2016 in Book 961 at Page 114 in the ROD party should consider performing an Lake City, SC 29560 written protest must be postmarked independent title examination of the 03/09/18 - 03/23/18 no later than March 25, 2018. For a Office for Clarendon County. Subsequently, Richard M. Keenum subject property as no warranty is protest to be valid, it must be in given. writing, and should include the a/k/a Richard Matthew Keenum died Estate: Shirley Temple Allen intestate on or about 03/11/2017, #2018ES1400319 following information: (1) the name, Neither the Plaintiff nor its counsel address and telephone number of leaving the subject property to Personal Representative: his/her heirs, namely David Keenum make representations as to the Sylvia Mitchell the person filing the protest; (2) the integrity of the title or the fair specific reasons why the application and Katherine E. Garcia, as shown in 101 Covington Place Probate Estate Matter Number market value of the property offered New Castle, DE 19720 should be denied; (3) that the person for sale. Prior to bidding you may protesting is willing to attend a 2017-ES-14-00117. 03/16/18 - 03/30/18 hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person TMS No. protesting resides in the same 114-02-02-074-00 county where the proposed place of business is located or within five Property address: miles of the business; and (5) the 1189 Ralph Bell Road, name of the applicant and the Summerton, SC 29148 address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: The Court in its Decree has further S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, made its finding that this mortgage I’ve never seen so many P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South was intended to and specifically WE’RE cars and people! Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: secures and collateralizes that (803) 896-0110. certain Mobile Home permanently What do you think is affixed to the above described real ALL going on over there? Notice of Sale estate in the mortgage being foreclosed and is further provided under the laws of the State of South SPECIAL REFEREE EARS Well, I was told she’s Carolina, the same being more NOTICE OF SALE particularly described as follows: having one of those 2017-CP-14-00335 Questions? ‘Garage Sales.’ 1997 BELL PALME Manufactured Can you imagine?! BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore Home, Serial No. GBHMK19845AB, granted in the case of: Caliber Home with any fixtures. Comments? Loans, Inc. vs. Mary Lowe-Murphy, Minnie told me she made as Personal Representative of the TERMS OF SALE: The successful Story Ideas? over $100 last time she had Estate of Richard Matthew Keenum bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will one... Just by placing a a/k/a Richard M. Keenum, Deceased; deposit with the Special Referee, at Let us know Katherine E. Garcia, individually, as conclusion of the bidding, five Classified Ad in Heir or Devisee of the Estate of percent (5%) of said bid is due and how we’re doing. 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hat if they held a elections, but they are also special election inherently low-stakes con- and nobody won? tests. You can vote for the op- WThat’s more or position party without giving less what happened in south- it immediate control. But in western Pennsylvania, in the November, control of the special election to fill the va- House will be at stake. cancy in Pennsylvania’s 18th Lamb’s approach was simi- Congressional District. lar to that of many candi- COMMENTARY Democrat Conor Lamb dates recruited by Rahm narrowly defeated Republi- Emanuel in 2006, the most can Rick Saccone — by 627 recent time Democrats over- votes out of 228,378 counted turned a Republican House Sunlight for gas tax expenditures — in a district held by Re- majority. Their local roots publican Tim Murphy since and moderate positions were oward the middle of of cities, towns and counties $37 million has come from 2003. More to the point, the adapted to local terrain. each March, open- have begun publishing on- the new fuel tax. district was carried That’s something the government advo- line check registers to join In pushing the tax hike, by a 20-point margin minority party can Tcates observe “Sun- our transparency campaign. which is expected to haul in by Republican Don- do, while the majori- shine Week.” It’s used to Last month, I launched in more than $600 million per ald Trump in 2016 ty party is usually raise awareness of the dan- earnest the latest compo- year, lawmakers promised and by a 58-41 per- stuck with the presi- gers of closed-door govern- nent of this effort: online that all of that money — not cent margin by Re- dent’s profile. ment and the importance of gas tax transparency. most of it or part of it, but publican Mitt Rom- But it’s not clear so-called “sunshine laws.” A new law that took effect all of it — would be spent to ney in 2012. that Democrats have Sunshine laws, such as last year raises transporta- improve the state’s existing Lamb’s margin been as canny this the S.C. Freedom of Infor- tion-related taxes and fees roads as opposed to new seems likely to hold Michael year as Emanuel was mation Act, require meet- — including a 12-cents-a-gal- projects. up under a possible Barone a dozen years ago. ings of pub- lon fuel tax hike, to be Many people worried, jus- recount, but even if it They have some 1,200 lic bodies to phased in by 2-cent increas- tifiably, that the legislation doesn’t, this result is candidates running be open to es annually for six years — lacked sufficient oversight a sign that the 241-194 major- for the 435 House seats, a citizens and to repair and maintain our controls to ensure the funds ity House Republicans won great many of them full- grant peo- deteriorating roads and are properly spent. The gas in 2016 is likely to be over- throated Trump haters. And ple access bridges. The debate over the tax spending reports aim to turned this fall. Democratic primary voters to informa- law was heated, with strong provide the needed scrutiny The pattern of Lamb’s nar- may resist party leaders’ ef- tion in gov- feelings both for and — and, hopefully, peace of row victory was similar to forts to bolster moderate ernment re- against. Those against it mind — that the money is results in other special con- candidates. When the Demo- Richard cords. thought the needed mainte- being used only as intended. gressional and state legisla- cratic Congressional Cam- Eckstrom They’re im- nance should be handled More broadly, this is an- tive elections over the past paign Committee urged vot- portant be- with existing funds rather other step in a continuous year. Democratic turnout ers in Texas’ 7th Congressio- cause they than with more new taxes. effort to equip citizens with was robust, particularly in nal District — a target seat help keep government hon- Because of the immense access to useful information. relatively upscale Pittsburgh with many upscale voters — est. Your public officials are public interest, I decided to Openness matters. Unfor- suburbs. Republican turnout not to vote for leftist Laura more likely to put your in- add to the transparency tunately, it’s a never-ending lagged, and some non-col- Moser, they responded by terests first when they know website a separate report battle. Even as government lege-educated whites who voting for her. Moser ran bet- you’re watching. showing how these funds is becoming more transpar- voted for Trump and Romney ter on election day than in I typically use Sunshine are being collected and ent, there will always be voted Democratic this time. early voting and has a good Week as an opportunity to spent. public officials who resist Evidently, downscale chance to be nominated in promote the value of online The gas tax spending re- change or who try to pull whites, whose trend toward the May 22 runoff. fiscal transparency — the ports are now online — visit the curtains back shut. Republicans started in the The danger for Democrats itemized, checkbook-level cg.sc.gov, click the “Fiscal As always, I’d encourage 1990s and was augmented is that they’ll be seen as cam- posting of government Transparency” tab, then every reader to make this with the Trump candidacy, paigning for impeachment, spending details on the web. click “New Taxes and Fees fight your own. After all, it are less firmly attached to contrary to Pelosi’s warn- The idea is that taxpayers for Road Maintenance” — affects you. Ask the tough one party than Trump haters ings, and as echoing the sen- deserve access to specific de- although there are no ex- questions of local leaders: are to the other. This is in timents expressed by Hillary tails about how their money penditures yet to show. Does your city or county line with the skeptical re- Clinton this week on her is being used. As a CPA, I When the Department of publish its check register on sponse to any new policy book promotion tour in can tell you there’s no better Transportation begins dis- its website? How about ven- change by either party, as ev- India. antidote to the age-old prob- bursing the new money on dor contracts? Does it com- idenced by the negative re- She characterized the lems of fraud and spending projects, the reports will ply with records requests in sponses to Obamacare when areas voting for her as “opti- abuse than opening up the show that information as a timely manner? Does it try Barack Obama was in office mistic, diverse, dynamic, books for all to see. well as the specific sources to charge citizens for infor- and the negative response to moving forward,” in con- My own push to make of the money collected and mation requests? Republicans’ “repeal and re- trast with the ones that had spending details publicly the state agency that’s col- Challenge your local lead- place” once Trump became voted for Obama but available online began a de- lecting it. ers to find ways to become president. spurned her. The latter are cade ago when my staff and Right now, visitors to the more transparent. They Some observers argued “looking backwards,” she I created the state’s trans- site can see that the new want you to trust them with that Saccone, like other Re- said. “You didn’t like black parency website, an “online taxes and fees have so far your money. They should publican nominees in special people getting rights. You check register” showing generated $131,963,632. Ap- trust you to know how it’s elections, was a weak candi- don’t like women, you know, itemized, monthly expendi- proximately $94 million of spent. date. A better observation is getting jobs. You don’t want tures by state agencies. that is from new fees being that Lamb was a strong one. (to) see that Indian-Ameri- Since then, public colleges, collected when a vehicle is Richard Eckstrom is a CPA Nominated by party leaders, cans (are) succeeding more school districts and dozens registered, while roughly and the state’s comptroller. not in a primary, he has a than you are.” White female family political pedigree (his Trump voters, she went on, uncle is Pittsburgh’s city act under “ongoing pressure controller) in a long-settled to vote the way that (their) LETTER TO THE EDITOR metro area where such ties husband, (their) boss, (their) are important. son, whoever, believes (they) BUSINESSES THAT RENT DUMPSTERS my Dumpster, but they would then just And he took moderate posi- should.” PLAGUED BY OTHER SLOBS USING THEM throw it on the ground by the Dumpster. I tions on multiple issues. A Such virtue signaling ap- contacted the police, but they will not do former Marine, he ran an ad peals to those who still I am responding to K.D. Singleton’s letter anything unless you see the people putting showing him shooting an haven’t accepted the outcome to the editor that was printed in The Sumter their trash at your Dumpster. Needless to AR-15 and recently said that of the 2016 election. But it Item on Friday, March 9, 2018, in reference say, I just discontinued renting the Dump- new gun laws aren’t the an- risks repelling voters in dis- to litter and Dumpster renters. ster and had the city pick it up. swer to preventing more tricts like Pennsylvania’s I have several businesses in Sumter that Not only do other people do this, but mass shootings at schools. 18th, who will determine require me to pay for Dumpster service other businesses will also use our Dump- Early on, he pledged not to which party controls the from the City of Sumter, and I have prob- ster to put their trash in because they don’t vote for Nancy Pelosi for House in November’s mid- lems with every one of them. want to pay the $125 to $150 fee I pay to have speaker (an issue that won’t term elections. The problem we (Dumpster renters) have a Dumpster. come up until at least Janu- with our Dumpsters are the people (slobs) There is a big problem in Sumter with lit- ary 2019). While many Demo- Michael Barone is a senior that feel they can use these Dumpsters in- tering, but businesses that rent Dumpsters crats are baying for the im- political analyst for the Wash- stead of going to the recycling centers to should not be blamed. We are, after all, run- peachment of Trump, Lamb ington Examiner, resident fel- dump their trash. Even if my Dumpster is ning a business and not able to watch our said, “We need the office of low at the American Enter- full on Friday, when I return to work on Dumpsters. If police would prosecute the the presidency to succeed if prise Institute and longtime Monday, people will pile trash on top or people who put their trash in business we’re going to make any co-author of The Almanac of throw THEIR trash on the ground at my Dumpsters, then maybe they would start progress on these issues.” American Politics. Dumpster. For example, I started putting a using the recycling center instead. Special elections are often lock on my Dumpster to solve the problem ROBERT L. SISSON good indicators for general © 2018 CREATORS.COM with people (slobs) putting their trash in Owner of Auto Electric Co. of Sumter

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his medicine was delayed by five days. ing to the agency. If passed, people CREATES FROM PAGE A1 “I wonder some days what that five would get access to lower-priced generic days did to him,” Driggers said. “I don’t prescription drugs faster. “I think we made progress,” Driggers want anybody ever to have my journey.” The pro-free market measure would said. “We have a very small farm, and Thousands, though, are on a similar save taxpayers an estimated $3.8 billion, our house is paid for, but some people journey. Loved ones caring for hus- according to independent experts, and are like ‘why don’t you sell your farm?’ bands, wives, parents, children, siblings enjoys broad bipartisan support. Re- “We both worked our entire lives for with terminal cancer where not taking cently, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, and Rand this.” medication is not an option but afford- Paul, R-KY, added their support by co- William Driggers grew up on the ing it may sometimes also be as unreal- sponsoring the legislation along with property where they still live. This is istic. Patrick Leahy, D-VT; Chuck Grassley, the second marriage for them both. Nei- “We have data that shows that 85 per- R-IA; Mike Lee, R-UT); Amy Klobuchar, ther of them has kids — human kids, PHOTO PROVIDED cent of voters nationwide think lower- D-MN; John McCain, R-AZ; and Dianne that is. In 2010, William Driggers thought he was ing the price of prescription drugs Feinstein, D-CA, among others. “October will be 14 years,” Lisa Drig- having a heart attack but found out he has should be a legislative priority,” said The pharmaceutical lobby spent $25 gers said. “It’s just us and our two Chi- multiple myeloma, a type of cancer. His Ben Wakana, executive director of Pa- million last year and continues to op- huahuas and one cat.” wife, Lisa Driggers, traveled to Washington, tients for Affordable Drugs Now, the pose the CREATES Act despite calls Since Poncho, Jabbo and Oscar can’t D.C., to ask her senators to support the nonprofit that flew Driggers to D.C. to from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, help pay the bills, they get help from or- CREATES Act, which would help lower the talk with U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC, and Freedom Works and the Heritage Foun- ganizations such as the American Can- cost of her husband’s cancer medications. staff in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s, R-SC, dation to pass the bill. cer Society. They have some stocks office. “Drug companies are ripping Lisa Driggers said she knows her hus- they’ve been cashing in and savings to — on which he has been doing better people off, and they don’t care what part band may not get the help he needs in dip into. than expected. He was not given this of the country you’re in, what your in- time through this legislation, but advo- On Sept. 20, 2010, William Driggers much time. He’s now 65. come is, who you voted for. All they care cacy and awareness has to start some- thought he was having a heart attack. The lifetime risk of getting multiple about is making money for their stock- where. And maybe it can help at least After going to the hospital, seeing a doc- myeloma is 1 in 143, or .7 percent, ac- holders.” one person down the road. tor, another doctor, a neurosurgeon and cording to the American Cancer Soci- The nonprofit advocates for the CRE- She certainly never thought this is a cancer specialist in just a few days, he ety. The organization estimates about ATES Act and, with Lisa Driggers’ help, where life would take her. began 18 days of chemotherapy for mul- 30,770 new cases will be diagnosed and is asking that Scott and Graham add “Once he said, ‘I want you to think tiple myeloma, a cancer formed by ma- about 12,770 deaths to occur in 2018. their names to the bills — both a House about something. If we divorce, I will lignant plasma cells that grow into The financial aspect of paying for the and Senate bill proposed in the act have qualify for more assistance,’” she said. more than one tumor usually in a bone. prescription drugs — and they’re both bipartisan support. “And he said no one ever has to know “He’s been on chemo every day of his on disability — is crippling. CREATES would stop big drug com- that we are divorced. I said that is not life since,” Lisa Driggers said. “It’s been But not having access to them is a panies from blocking competition by re- an option. I took my vows, and I took horrible, to say the least.” matter of life and death. fusing to allow their brand-name drugs them seriously, and I just am not ever A doctor in Boston wrote his drug During the winter storm at the begin- to be used in testing needed to get ap- going to do that. God has provided so regimen — he takes Celgene’s products ning of this year, shipping delivery of proval for generic competitors, accord- far.”

fasts, the applicant has agreed request to subdivide a .42-acre tion request to consider ap- 409 Rast St. because the appli- APPROVAL to reside on the property and parcel from a 12.93-acre lot on proval of a drinking place at cant withdrew the request. FROM PAGE A1 will not permit any guests to Myrtle Beach Highway so the stay at the property for more applicant can sell a house and a bed and breakfast,” she said. than seven consecutive nights. associated accessory buildings In compliance to the regula- In other news, the board of to a family member and did not tions regarding bed and break- zoning appeals also approved a take action on a special excep- The Clothing Exchange burden on our county to pay track case rosters and court FINNEY for medicine, food and securi- schedules to provide more no- Consignment Sale FROM PAGE A1 ty,” he said. tice to citizens and law en- Another goal for the solici- forcement witnesses as court tor’s office is to create a web- is scheduled throughout the Ladies’ & Children’s Clothing Finney said in the release, giv- site for lawyers and citizens to year. Shoes • Baby Items ing many people a second Household Items • Rugs chance to not only break the Furniture • Fabrics cycle of substance abuse, but Cash in a FLASH! also avoid a permanent crimi- We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins SALE STARTS nal record. & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, th Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates SATURDAY, March 17 If elected to a third term, Finney hopes to implement a Lafayette Gold Mon-Sat • 10am-6pm full-time case manager to over- and Silver Exchange Sun • 1:30pm-6:00pm see the scheduling of older and InsideInside VestcoVestco PropertiesPropperrtiess more complex cases in an ef- 480 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 fort to reduce wait times for (inside Coca-Cola Building) people in pretrial detention. Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 5:30 PM • Sat: 8 - 2 PM 1050 S. Pike West • Sumter “This would save taxpayers (Old Ray’s Suzuki Building) a lot of money by reducing the 803-773-8022 Inventory Reduction Sale

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AROUND TOWN Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 The 8th Annual Daffodil Arts & The Carolina Coin Club will WEATHER Craft Show will be held 9 a.m.- meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, 6 p.m. Saturday, March 17, March 20, at the Parks and ® and noon-5 p.m.Annual Sunday, Daffodil ArtsRecreation & Craft building, Show 155 AccuWeather ve-day forecast for Sumter March 18, atto thebe held Fair Memorithis weekend- Haynsworth St. The group al & American Legion Build- meets on the third Tuesday of TODAY TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY ing, 30 Artillery Drive. Vendors each month and visitors are include: A Country Girl’s always welcome. Call (803) Crafts; Crafty Maibritt/Grape- 775-8840. vine Wreaths; Damsel in De- The Bishopville, Manning, Shaw fense; Embellished Art Decor; Air Force Base Chapter of Kappa Mostly sunny and Increasing clouds Periods of rain Pleasant with Cloudy with a touch Rain and drizzle Jessie’s Jewels with Premier; Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. will cel- nice clouds and sun of rain possible Lip Sense with Victoria; Make ebrate their second anniver- Up Eraser; River Tree Wood- sary at 6 p.m. on Saturday, 74° 47° 71° / 55° 69° / 48° 64° / 54° 71° / 43° works; Scentsy Independent March 24, at the Historic Lin- Chance of rain: 0% Chance of rain: 20% Chance of rain: 65% Chance of rain: 0% Chance of rain: 65% Chance of rain: 30% Consultant; Betty’s Cakes, coln Center, 24 Council St. W 6-12 mph VAR 2-4 mph SW 7-14 mph N 6-12 mph ENE 7-14 mph WNW 7-14 mph Pies, Cookies & More; and Brig. Gen. Jonathan J. McCol- many more. Please bring a umn, chief of sustainment, nonperishable food item. If Gaff ney U.S. Army Central Command, 69/47 you bring three non-perish- Shaw Air Force Base, will able food items, your name serve as keynote speaker. Spartanburg will be entered into a drawing Tickets are $30 and can be TODAY’S Greenville 70/48 for a $25 gift card. Call Debra purchased from any member 72/49 at (803) 983-3235. of the chapter. Call Ashley SOUTH The National Council of Negro Vaughn at (803) 968-2283 or Florence CAROLINA Bishopville Women Annual Harambee Lun- Kenneth Benjamin at (803) 74/47 cheon will be held at 11 a.m. 773-8514. WEATHER 74/46 on Saturday, March 17, at the The Sumter Branch NAACP’s An- Temperatures shown on map are Columbia Sumter North HOPE Center, 904 N. nual Women in the NAACP (WIN) today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 76/50 74/47 Main St. Theme: “Education is Myrtle Program will be held at 5 p.m. Beach the Key to Success-Embrac- on Sunday, March 25, at St. IN THE MOUNTAINS Manning ing Our Children.” Luke AME Church, 2355 St. 76/48 71/50 Today: Times of clouds and sun. Winds A prayer vigil for missing Lee Paul Church Road. Rep. Aiken west-southwest 6-12 mph. County resident Tommy L. Brai- Wendy Brawley will speak. 73/49 ley will be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday: Occasional rain. Winds south- The Lincoln High School Class of west 7-14 mph. on Saturday, March 17, at 160 1964 will hold a class meeting E. Wesmark Blvd. at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 5, ON THE COAST Charleston A free children’s book fair, Litera- in the conference room of the cy Builders, will be held 1-5 Lincoln Historic Center, 22 Today: Mostly sunny; pleasant in southern 76/50 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, Council Street. Call (803) 773- parts. High 69 to 75. at Al’s Music Hut, 624 Man- 3804 or (803) 775-9088. Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm ning Ave., featuring free The 2018 7th Annual BBQ Cook- around in southern parts. High 68 to 76. books, music, fun and free Off benefit for the Boy Scouts food for children ages 1-16 will be held Friday-Saturday, years. Books are first come, April 6-7, at American Legion first served. Post 15, 34 S. Artillery Drive. LOCAL ALMANAC LAKE LEVELS SUN AND MOON The 18th Annual Cavalier Pride Wing ding will be held from 6 SUMTER THROUGH 2 P.M. 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USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL DRAFT DIARY Cain shows Target out for NFL on Clemson’s on pro day

The third in a series of stories with Clemson receiver Deon their Cain as the AP follows his jour- ney to the NFL draft. BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

backs CLEMSON — Deon Cain, re- laxed and ready, put on a strong showing for NFL evalu- ators at Clemson’s Pro Day on Thursday. Cain was grateful to work out on familiar ground in Clem- son’s indoor prac- tice facility where he spent the past three years pre- paring to be a game-breaking wideout. Cain, the CAIN 6-foot-2, 202-pound receiver, said he thought he ran crisp routes and proved he was a reliable pass catcher. He left the workout even more confident than at the NFL Combine he could make a long- term mark in the NFL. “It was actually fun,” Cain said. “I was more in control be- cause at the combine a lot of people want to grab you. It’s a little bit more relaxing because you’re at home in your envi- ronment. It was second nature to be here.” And Cain moved with an ease among past teammates and friends he said he didn’t always THE ASSOCIATED PRESS have at the combine. Not that it South Carolina forward A’ja Wilson (22) and the rest of the Gamecocks begin defense of their national title today in the first round of went poorly in Indianapolis two the NCAA tournament. USC will play host to North Carolina A&T at 7:30 p.m. at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia weeks ago — Cain stood on his 40-yard dash time of 4.43 sec- Defending champ USC embraces underdog role in NCAAs onds run there. Cain took part in standing and vertical jumps, then BY JEFFREY COLLINS cutting down the nets,” said Staley, ny, New York, for a regional instead of watched Clemson’s other partic- The Associated Press whose No. 2 seed Gamecocks (26-6) Lexington, Kentucky. She said it would ipants and joked with former open the NCAA Tournament on Friday be a third straight year her fans had to teammates like last year’s start- COLUMBIA — South Carolina coach against 15th seeded North Carolina fly after regionals in South Dakota in- ing quarterback Kelly Bryant Dawn Staley is done talking about how A&T (23-8). stead of being able to drive to Ken- and fellow receiver Ray-Ray Mc- her defending national champions get On the other side of the sub-regional, tucky as they typically do for South- Cloud, who also gave up his the “short end of the stick” when the No. 7 seed California (21-10) takes on eastern Conference road games. She final year of college for the NFL NCAA tournament rolls around. 10th-seeded Virginia (18-13). said her team and fans didn’t get — until it was time to catch But she isn’t done with using it as a But as the brackets were announced enough credit for building a program passes. psychological ploy. Monday, it wasn’t the first weekend that leads the nation in attendance. Cain said what NFL evalua- “We will continue to play the under- that bothered Staley. Instead, she was tors wanted to see from him is dog role. I don’t think anyone has us upset her team would end up in Alba- SEE USC, PAGE B4 more precise r outes off the line of scrimmage and more re- liability at catching balls thrown his way. Both took NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL place, he believed, on Thursday in front of a handful of teams on hand to watch. Tigers wary of 12th-seeded NMSU Clemson’s pro day is typical- ly a must-attend for scouts in recent seasons when prospects like first-rounders like defen- FROM STAFF the No. 4 seed. Both games sive end Shaq Lawson, line- AND WIRE REPORTS will be seen on truTV. backer Stephone Anthony, re- The Tigers will be making ceiver Mike Williams and quar- The Clemson Tigers are in their 12th tournament ap- terback Deshaun Watson went the NCAA men’s basketball pearance overall, all coming through drills. tournament for the first since 1980. This time, most of the Tigers’ time since the 2011 season, Clemson finished fourth expected headliners such as de- Brad Brownell’s first as in the Atlantic Coast Confer- fensive linemen Christian head coach. They are hoping ence with an 11-7 record. Wilkins, Clelin Ferrell and Aus- for more than a 1-game run. That’s the most ever in an tin Bryant — all projected as Clemson, the fifth seed in ACC season for the Tigers. early round selections had they the Midwest Regional, meets The Tigers are led in scor- declared for the pros — were No. 12 New Mexico State today ing by Marcquise Reed with just watching workouts instead at 9:55 p.m. in San Diego. a 15.9 per-game average. He of taking part. All three chose The Tigers are 23-9 on the is one of just 14 players in to play another year with the season, while NMSU is 28-5. the country that is currently Tigers and, with defensive tack- The winner will face the averaging at least 15.5 points, le Dexter Lawrence, could give winner of the second game 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Clemson four first-rounders in in the second session in San 1.5 steals per game. Clemson forward Elijah Thomas (14) and guard Gabe DeVoe (10) go the 2019 draft — guaranteeing a Diego between College of Five Tigers are averaging for the ball during the second half of the Tigers’ 64-58 loss to Virgin- huge crowd a year from now. Charleston and Auburn. in double figures. ia in the semifinals of the ACC tournament in New York last week. Cain felt ready for the jump The 26-7 Cougars are the Clemson faces New Mexico State in the first round of the NCAA after three seasons. He was a No. 13 seed. Auburn, 25-7, is SEE NCAA, PAGE B3 tournament today at 9:55 p.m. The game will be televised on truTV. five-star find who transitioned from quarterback in high school to receiver in college. Cain tied for third on the team USC BASEBALL with five TD catches in 2015 as a freshman, tying the school freshman record of Sammy Gamecocks open SEC play against No. 2 Florida Watkins with five consecutive games with a scoring catch. As a sophomore, Cain was BY DENNIS BRUNSON for the opening game of a 3-game series. year and two of the past three seasons. dealing with his return from a [email protected] The Gators come in with a 16-3 over- Today’s 7 p.m. game will pit two of failed drug test that got him sent all record. USC brings a the best junior pitchers in the country home from the College Football New University of South Carolina 12-5 record into the con- against each other – Carolina’s Adam Playoff semifinals at the Orange baseball head coach Mark Kingston test. It defeated Harvard Hill and UF’s Brady Singer. Bowl the year before. Cain fin- gets his first taste of a Southeastern 12-3 on Wednesday to ex- After a rough outing in the season ished with nine touchdowns, but Conference series beginning today, tend its winning streak to opener against Virginia Military Insti- often played a complementary and he couldn’t have – or maybe could five games. tute, Hill has been tremendous for role in a high-functioning of- have – asked for a better series with Kingston came in as the South Carolina. Hill had consecutive fense with Watson, Williams, which to start. KINGSTON head coach after Chad Hol- 14-strikeout contests against Charleston tailback Wayne Gallman and The Gamecocks will welcome defend- brook was relieved of his tight end Jordan Leggett. ing national champion and second- duties after five seasons. ranked Florida to Founders Park today USC missed the NCAA tournament last SEE USC, PAGE B2 SEE CAIN, PAGE B2 B2 | FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

AREA ROUNDUP Wilson Hall softball whips Cardinal Newman 17-5

COLUMBIA – Wilson Hall’s varsity TSA fell to Florence Christian hits. She was also 2-for-2 with an RBI. BOYS softball team improved to 7-6 on the School 9-7 in its second game. Cassidy WILSON HALL 5 season with a 17-5 victory over Cardi- Brunson had three hits, including a CARDINAL NEWMAN 2 VARSITY BASEBALL nal Newman on Wednesday at the CN double, and an RBI, Carmen Silvester HARTSVILLE 2 field. had a double and two RBI and Riley COLUMBIA — Wilson Hall defeated LAKEWOOD 1 Drake Ives hit a 2-run homer and DeLavan had two hits. Cardinal Newman 5-2 on Wednesday drove in three runs for the Lady Bar- at the CN field. KELLEYTOWN — Lakewood High ons. Carly Allred was 3-for-4 with a JV SOFTBALL Marybeth Van Patten had a double School lost to Hartsville 2-1 in its Re- double and two RBI, while Madison LAURENCE MANNING 11 and four RBI for the Lady Barons, gion VI-4A opener on Tuesday at Elmore had two hits and scored three ROBERT E. LEE 9 while Camryn Bateman was 3-for-3 Jimmy White Park. runs and Madison Sliwonik had three with an RBI. Lathan Todd took the loss for the RBI. BISHOVPILLE — Laurence Man- Kailee Poston picked up the win, Gators, who are 4-3 overall. He had Sydney Jarecki had two hits, includ- ning Academy defeated Robert E. Lee striking out six. nine strikeouts and allowed two un- ing an RBI triple, Becka Noyes had Academy 11-9 on Wednesday at the earned runs in the bottom of the fifth two hits, including a 2-run double and REL field. B TEAM SOFTBALL inning. Liza Lowder, Kathryn Sistare and Malorie Speigel led LMA offensively, LAURENCE MANNING 19-17 Tommy Pillsbury had an RBI single, Caitleigh Bryant each had an RBI dou- going 5-for-5 with three doubles, an CAROLINA 1-1 and Chandler Hunter and Bobby Crisp ble. RBI and a run. Gracyn Nalley was also had hits. Ellie Hunter, who had a double, 3-for-5 with a triple and two runs, MANNING – Laurence Manning pitched the first three innings, strik- Abby Anderson had two hits and two Academy swept a doubleheader from JV BASEBALL ing out five. Ives had three Ks pitching runs, Laura Betts Brogdon had two Carolina Academy on Wednesday at LAURENCE MANNING 15 the final three innings. hits, two runs and an RBI and Callie Julie Skolar Field, winning by the PROVIDENCE ATHLETIC 6 ROBERT E. LEE 12 Thompson was 2-for-4 with a double scores of 19-1 and 17-1. THOMAS SUMTER 4 and three RBI. Hannah Kate Branham picked up MANNING — Laurence Manning Olivia Leviner pitched the first 6 1/3 wins in both of the games, striking out Academy evened its record at 1-1 with BISHOPVILLE — Thomas Sumter innings to get the win. Speigel record- 12 on the day. She was 5-for-5 with two a 15-6 victory over Providence Athletic Academy fell to 0-3 with a 12-4 loss to ed the final two outs for the save. inside-the-park home runs, one a Club on Tuesday at Tucker Belangia Robert E. Lee Academy on Tuesday at CLARENDON HALL 14 grand slam. She had nine RBI and five Diamond. the REL field. ST. JOHN’S CHRISTIAN 3 runs scored. Hunter Vohs picked up the win, Carmen Silvester had a home run Lindsey Barwick was 5-for-5 with striking out four and allowing two and a double with two RBI for TSA. SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall two doubles, seven RBI and five runs runs in four innings. Lizzie Silvester had two hits. improved to 4-0 with a 14-3 victory for 5-0 LMA. Hailey Lynch was 4-for-4 AJ Nelson led the offense with three The Lady Generals lost their season over St. John’s Christian on Wednes- with two ITP homers, Callie Walker hits, while Britton Morris and Buddy opener, falling to Calhoun Academy day at the CH field. had three hits and three RBI, Emily Gales both had two hits. 11-1. Emily Jackson had two hits and Amberly Way earned the win, strik- Anderson had an ITP homer and drove in Thomas Sumter’s lone run. ing out seven and allowing just two Anna Marie Beard had five hits. From staff reports

SCOREBOARD 2 p.m. — College Softball: Georgia at Alabama (SEC San Diego 9 8 0.529 NETWORK). San Francisco 10 9 0.526 HILL FROM PAGE B1 2:30 p.m. — PGA Golf: Arnold Palmer Invitational Third Atlanta 10 10 0.500 Round from Orlando, Fla. (WIS 10). St. Louis 9 9 0.500 TV, RADIO 3 p.m. — College Baseball: Loyola Marymount at Washington 9 9 0.500 Brigham Young (BYUTV). Colorado 8 11 0.421 Southern and Clemson. He TODAY 3:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Series Philadelphia 8 12 0.400 6 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Pittsburgh Practice from Fontana, Calif. (FOX SPORTS 1). Pittsburgh 6 12 0.333 owns a 2-1 win-loss record vs. New York Yankees from Tampa, Fla. (MLB 3:30 p.m. — Major League Soccer: Orlando at New York Cincinnati 6 14 0.300 with a 3.91 earned run aver- NETWORK). City (UNIVISION). New York 5 15 0.250 11 a.m. — College Wrestling: NCAA Division I Individual 3:40 p.m. — International Soccer: FA Cup Quarterfinal age. He has 43 strikeouts in 23 Championships Quarterfinal Matches from Cleveland Match — Brighton vs. Manchester United (FOX SPORTS THURSDAY (ESPNU). 2). Baltimore 1, St. Louis 0 innings and opponents are bat- 1 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Atlanta vs. 4 p.m. — College Lacrosse: Pennsylvania at Princeton Atlanta 8, Detroit 1 ting just .115 against him. Pittsburgh from Bradenton, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). (ESPNU). Houston 12, Washington 3 2 p.m. — PGA Golf: Arnold Palmer Invitational Second 4 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Los Angeles Minnesota 8, Tampa Bay 1 Singer is 4-0 with a 2.08 Round from Orlando, Fla. (GOLF). Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox (MLB NETWORK). N.Y. Yankees 9, Pittsburgh 5 ERA. He has 25 strikeouts 2:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Series 4 p.m. — College Baseball: North Carolina State at Boston 7, Toronto 5 Practice from Fontana, Calif. (FOX SPORTS 1). Clemson (WJMZ-FM 93.1, WPUB-FM 102.7). Miami 7, N.Y. Mets 6 against just three walks in 26 3 p.m. — Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Open Men’s 4 p.m. — College Baseball: Florida at South Carolina Arizona 3, Chicago Cubs 2 innings. Quarterfinal Matches from Indian Wells, Calif. (ESPN). (WNKT-FM 107.5). Cincinnati vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. 3:20 p.m. — International Soccer: Bundesliga League 4:30 p.m. — International Gymnastics: World Kansas City vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Sophomore Cody Morris Match — Stuttgart vs. Freiburg (FOX SPORTS 2). Championships from Stuttgart, Germany — Men’s All- Milwaukee vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. will make his fifth start for the 3:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Practice Around Competition (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. from Fontana, Calif. (FOX SPORTS 1). 5 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series California 300 Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 9:10 p.m. Gamecocks in Saturday’s 4 3:50 p.m. — College Basketball: NCAA Tournament East from Fontana, Calif. (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9). San Francisco vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. p.m. contest. The righty is 3-1 Regional First-Round Game from San Diego — Murray 5 p.m. — College Softball: Mississippi State at Missouri Seattle vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. State vs. West Virginia (TNT). (SEC NETWORK). with a 4.05 ERA. Florida will 4 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Chicago 6 p.m. — College Basketball: NCAA Division III TODAY have junior righty Jackson Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox (MLB NETWORK). Championship Game from Salem, Va. (CBS SPORTS Atlanta vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. 5 p.m. — College Swimming and Diving: NCAA Women’s NETWORK). Miami vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Kowar going to the mound. He Championship Day 3 from Columbus, Ohio (ESPNU). 6 p.m. — College Lacrosse: Virginia at Notre Dame Philadelphia (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. is 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA. 5 p.m. — Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Open Men’s (ESPNU). Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Quarterfinal Matches from Indian Wells, Calif. 6 p.m. — LPGA Golf: Bank of Hope Founders Cup Third St. Louis (ss) vs. Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla., Florida will start sophomore (TENNIS). Round from Phoenix (GOLF). 1:05 p.m. righty in Sunday’s 1 p.m. 5:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Practice 6 p.m. — Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Open Men’s Toronto vs. Philadelphia (ss) at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. from Fontana, Calif. (FOX SPORTS 1). and Women’s Doubles Championship Matches from Baltimore vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. game. He is 3-1 with a 1.07 6 p.m. — College Softball: Southern Utah at Brigham Indian Wells, Calif. (TENNIS). Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Young Game 1 (BYUTV). 7 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Philadelphia at Carolina (FOX Cleveland vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. ERA. USC has yet to decide on 6 p.m. — LPGA Golf: Bank of Hope Founders Cup Second SPORTSOUTH). Milwaukee vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. who it will start. Round from Phoenix (GOLF). 7 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Oakland vs. Seattle vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, San Francisco from Scottsdale, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. The games on Friday and WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. — College Baseball: Missouri at Louisiana State Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Saturday will be on SEC Net- 6:30 p.m. — College Baseball: North Carolina State at (SEC NETWORK). L.A. Dodgers vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Clemson (WJMZ-FM 93.1). 7:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Charlotte at New York (FOX Minnesota (ss) vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m. work Plus. Friday’s game will 7 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA SPORTS SOUTHEAST). Houston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:35 p.m. be on the SEC Network’s Tournament Albany Regional First-Round Game from 8 p.m. — Professional Boxing: Amir Iman vs. Jose Carlos Columbia — North Carolina A&T vs. South Carolina Ramirez in a Super Lightweight Bout from New York Bases Loaded coverage and (ESPN2, WOMG-FM 98.5). (ESPN). Sunday’s game will be tele- 7 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Series 8 p.m. — College Wrestling: NCAA Division I Team NBA STANDINGS Pole Qualifying from Fontana, Calif. (FOX SPORTS 1). Championships Final Match from Cleveland (ESPN2). EASTERN CONFERENCE vised on ESPNU. 7 p.m. — College Baseball: SEC Bases Loaded Whip- 8 p.m. — College Softball: Alabama at Auburn (ESPNU). Around Coverage — Florida at South Carolina, Texas 8:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Minnesota at San Antonio Atlantic Division A&M at Auburn, Georgia at Alabama, Kentucky at (NBA TV). W L Pct GB Arkansas, Vanderbilt at Mississippi State, Missouri at 11 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Kansas City x-Toronto 50 17 .746 — Louisiana State and Tennessee at Mississippi (SEC vs. Texas from Surprise, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). x-Boston 46 22 .676 4½ NETWORK). 11:30 p.m. — Major League Soccer: Vancouver at Atlanta Philadelphia 36 30 .545 13½ CAIN FROM PAGE B1 7 p.m. — Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Open Men’s (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Doubles Semifinal Match from Indian Wells, Calif. New York 24 44 .353 26½ (TENNIS). Brooklyn 21 47 .309 29½ Southeast Division 7 p.m. — College Baseball: Florida at South Carolina LOCAL PREP SCHEDULE Cain led Clemson this past (WNKT-FM 107.5). W L Pct GB 7:15 p.m. — College Basketball: NCAA Tournament FRIDAY season with 734 receiving Midwest Regional First-Round Game from San Diego — Washington 39 30 .565 — Auburn vs. College of Charleston (TRUTV). Varsity Baseball Miami 36 33 .522 3 yards and six touchdowns. 7:30 p.m. — College Basketball: National Invitation Sumter at West Florence, 6:30 p.m. Charlotte 29 39 .426 9½ Clemson coach Dabo Swin- Tournament Second-Round Game (ESPNU). Hartsville at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m. Orlando 21 48 .304 18 8 p.m. — College Softball: Southern Utah at Brigham Manning at Lake Marion, 6 p.m. Atlanta 20 48 .294 18½ ney told scouts Cain is still Young Game 2 (BYUTV). Lee Central at Central (DH), 5:30 p.m. Central Division learning as a receiver and has 8 p.m. — College Wrestling: NCAA Division I Individual Hannah-Pamplico at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m. W L Pct GB Championships Semifinal Matches from Cleveland another, much higher level to Varsity and JV Baseball Indiana 40 28 .588 — (ESPN). Laurence Manning at Florence Christian, 4 p.m. reach. 8 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Minnesota Cleveland 39 28 .582 ½ vs. Boston from Fort Myers, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). Robert E. Lee at Calhoun Academy, 4 p.m. Milwaukee 36 32 .529 4 “I think Deon has the foun- 8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers at Clarendon Hall at Patrick Henry, 4 p.m. Detroit 30 37 .448 9½ dation he needs now to be- Oklahoma City (NBA TV). B Team Baseball Chicago 23 44 .343 16½ 8:30 p.m. — College Hockey: NCHC Frozen Faceoff East Clarendon at South Florence (DH), 5 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE come an elite, great receiver,” Semifinal Match from St. Paul, Minn. — Minnesota- Wilson Hall at Robert E. Lee, 6 p.m. Swinney said. “I wish I Duluth vs. Denver (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Varsity Boys Soccer Southwest Division 9:30 p.m. — Women’s College Gymnastics: Georgia at Lakewood at Darlington, 7:30 p.m. W L Pct GB could’ve kind of finished the Utah (ESPNU). First Baptist at Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m. race with him there, but he’s 9:55 p.m. — College Basketball: NCAA Tournament Varsity and JV Boys Soccer x-Houston 53 14 .791 — Midwest Regional First-Round Game from San Diego — West Florence at Sumter, 6 p.m. New Orleans 39 28 .582 14 ready to go and he’s going to Clemson vs. New Mexico State (TRUTV, WWBD-FM 94.7, Varsity Girls Soccer San Antonio 38 30 .559 15½ do well.” WPUB-FM 102.7). Lakewood at Darlington, 6 p.m. Dallas 22 46 .324 31½ 10 p.m. — Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Open Varsity and JV Girls Soccer Memphis 18 49 .269 35 Swinney said Cain will be a Women’s Semifinal Matches from Indian Wells, Calif. Sumter at West Florence, 6 p.m. Northwest Division better pro than college player, (ESPN2). Varsity Softball 10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Miami at Los Angeles W L Pct GB “because he’s going to play Lee Central at Central (DH), 5:30 p.m. Portland 41 26 .612 — Lakers (NBA TV). Hannah-Pamplico at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m. 11 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Baltimore Oklahoma City 41 29 .586 1½ pro ball longer than he’s at New York Yankees (MLB NETWORK). Williamsburg at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Minnesota 40 29 .580 2 going to play college ball. His 2 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Toronto vs. Clarendon Hall at Patrick Henry, 6 p.m. Utah 38 30 .559 3½ Philadelphia from Clearwater, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). Varsity and JV Softball Denver 37 31 .544 4½ potential is really no limita- Sumter at West Florence, 5:30 p.m. SATURDAY Pacific Division tion to it.” Lakewood at Crestwood, 5:30 p.m. W L Pct GB 6 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: St. Louis vs. Manning at Lake Marion, 5:30 p.m. Cain will keep working the Washington (MLB NETWORK). Wilson Hall at Williamsburg, 5 p.m. x-Golden State 52 16 .765 — next few weeks. He said his 8 a.m. — International Soccer: FA Cup Quarterfinal L.A. Clippers 37 29 .561 14 Match — Tottenham vs. Swansea (FOX SPORTS 1). Robert E. Lee at Calhoun Academy, 4 p.m. L.A. Lakers 31 37 .456 21 representatives have set up 9 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Miami at vs. SATURDAY Sacramento 22 47 .319 30½ several meetings with NFL St. Louis from Jupiter, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). Phoenix 19 50 .275 33½ 10:20 a.m. — International Soccer: Bundesliga League Varsity Baseball x-clinched playoff spot teams next few weeks. He’ll Darlington at Manning, 1 p.m. Match — Mainz vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (FOX SPORST 2). most likely spend the draft at 10:55 a.m. — International Soccer: English Premier Junior Varsity Softball THURSDAY League Match — Crystal Palace vs. Huddersfield (NBC Sumter, Lakewood in Midlands Classic Tourney Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m. home in Tampa, Florida, un- SPORTS NETWORK). (in Lugoff), TBA Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. less his stock rises— projec- 11 a.m. — Women’s College Lacrosse: Colgate at Navy Varsity Track and Field Philadelphia at New York, 7:30 p.m. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Lakewood in Trojan Relays (at Northwestern Chicago at Memphis, 8 p.m. tions range from the second to 11 a.m. — International Soccer: English Premier League High in Rock Hill, 10 a.m. L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8 p.m. Match — Everton vs. Stoke City (CNBC). New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. fourth rounds — that he’ll be 11 a.m. — College Wrestling: NCAA Division I Individual Detroit at Denver, 9 p.m. asked to the NFL draft in Dal- Championships Semifinal and Medal Matches from Phoenix at Utah, 9 p.m. Cleveland (ESPNU). MLB SPRING TRAINING Cleveland at Portland, 10 p.m. las April 26-28. Noon — College Basketball: National Invitation AMERICAN LEAGUE “We’ll have to wait and see,” Tournament Second-Round Game (ESPN). TODAY Noon — College Softball: Louisiana State at Kentucky W L Pct. Boston at Orlando, 7 p.m. Cain said with a smile. (SEC NETWORK). Houston 14 6 0.700 Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. 12:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Cleveland 12 7 0.632 Dallas at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Series Practice from Fontana, Calif. (FOX SPORTS 1). New York 12 7 0.632 L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. 12:30 p.m. — PGA Golf: Arnold Palmer Invitational Third Baltimore 13 8 0.619 Miami at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Round from Orlando, Fla. (GOLF). Boston 11 8 0.579 Sacramento at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. 1 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: St. Louis vs. Oakland 9 7 0.563 Atlanta (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). Minnesota 10 8 0.556 SATURDAY 1 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: New York Chicago 9 9 0.500 Atlanta at Milwaukee, 6 p.m. Yankees vs. Detroit from Lakeland, Fla. (MLB Kansas City 9 10 0.474 Houston at New Orleans, 7 p.m. NETWORK). Toronto 9 11 0.450 Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m. 1 p.m. — College Lacrosse: Boston University at Los Angeles 9 12 0.429 Charlotte at New York, 7:30 p.m. Bucknell (SPECTRUM 1250). Tampa Bay 8 11 0.421 Dallas at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. 1:25 p.m. — International Soccer: English Premier Detroit 7 11 0.389 Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. League Match — Watford vs. Liverpool (NBC SPORTS Seattle 7 12 0.368 Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m. NETWORK). Texas 6 12 0.333 Minnesota at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. — College Lacrosse: Loyola (Md.) at Navy (CBS Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m. SPORTS NETWORK). NATIONAL LEAGUE Detroit at Portland, 10 p.m. 1:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series California W L Pct. Golden State at Phoenix, 10 p.m. 300 Pole Qualifying from Fontana, Calif. (FOX SPORTS 1). Milwaukee 13 6 0.684 SUNDAY 2 p.m. — Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Open Men’s Miami 12 6 0.667 Oklahoma City at Toronto, 1 p.m. Semifinal Matches from Indian Wells, Calif. (ESPN). Chicago 12 7 0.632 Boston at New Orleans, 6 p.m. 2 p.m. — College Baseball: Kennesaw State at Oklahoma Los Angeles 11 8 0.579 Houston at Minnesota, 7 p.m. (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Arizona 11 9 0.550 Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 | B3

NCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP REGIONAL TEAM CAPSULES CLEMSON Vols demolish Wright State in South Clemson, S.C., 23-9. Nickname: Tigers. Coach: Brad Brownell. Conference: Atlantic Coast. Bid: At large. Region: Midwest. Seed: No. 5. RHODE ISLAND 83 Tournament History: 9-11 in 11 appearances. DALLAS — Admiral Scho- Tournament on Thursday. Last appearance: 2016, lost to Oklahoma in the Sweet Sixteen. OKLAHOMA 78 Season Stats field had 15 points and 12 re- SETON HALL 94 Team Scoring: 73.3 points per game, 45.3 fg pct, 36.6 3-pt pct, 75.7 ft bounds as Tennessee advanced PITTSBURGH — E.C. Mat- N.C. STATE 83 pct. Top Scorers: Marcquise Reed 15.9; Donte Grantham 14.2; Gabe to the second round of the thews hit the go-ahead DeVoe 13.2. NCAA Tournament with a 3-pointer in overtime and one WICHITA, Kan. — Khadeen Rebounds: Elijah Thomas 7.9; Grantham 6.9; Avg team margin (plus- 2.1). 73-47 win over Wright State more that sealed it to help Carrington scored 26 points, Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.09): Reed (3.4/2.3), 110 assists. with coach Rick Barnes back Rhode Island hold off dynam- Desi Rodriguez added 20 and Last 10 Games: 5-5. Best Win: 82-78 at home to North Carolina on Jan. 30. in familiar territory Thursday. ic scorer Trae Young and beat eighth-seeded Seton Hall beat Worst Loss: 78-77 at NC State on Jan. 11. Lamonte Turner had 19 Oklahoma 83-78 Thursday in North Carolina State 94-83 in The Skinny: The Tigers are 6-7 since forward Donte Grantham — who ranked second on the team in scoring (14.2) and rebounding points and a career-high nine the Midwest Regional. a foul-filled first-round match- (6.9) — tore his ACL on Jan. 20 and they will, seemingly, go as far as assists for Tennessee (26-8), The seventh-seeded Rams up in the NCAA Tournament senior Gabe DeVoe will take them. The senior guard is averaging 7.5 points in Clemson’s losses and 22.0 points in its wins with Grantham SEC co-champions in the reg- (26-7) won a game in the on Thursday. sidelined. ular season after being picked NCAA Tournament for the GONZAGA 68 NEW MEXICO STATE in the preseason to finish 13th second straight season and UNC GREENSBORO 64 Las Cruces, 28-5. Nickname: Aggies. Coach: Chris Jans. in the 14-team league. Grant will play Saturday the winner Conference: Western Athletic. Bid: Automatic. Williams added 14 points and of Duke-Iona. BOISE, Idaho — Zach Nor- Region: Midwest. Seed: No. 12. Tournament History: 10-25, 1 Final Four in 23 appearances. nine rebounds. DUKE 89 vell Jr. hit the go-ahead Last appearance: 2017, lost to Butler in the second round. LOYOLA-CHICAGO 64 IONA 67 3-pointer with 20.8 seconds Season Stats Team Scoring: 76.0 points per game, 46.1 fg pct, 33.4 3-pt pct, 63.9 ft MIAMI 62 left to help Gonzaga escape a pct. PITTSBURGH — Marvin major scare in the West Re- Top Scorers: Zach Lofton 19.8; Jemerrio Jones 11.0; A.J. Harris 9.6. Rebounds: Jones 13.2; Eli Chuha 4.9; Avg team margin (plus-9.1). DALLAS — Donte Ingram Bagley III dominated in his gion on Thursday with a 68-64 Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.12): Jones (3.1/2.4), 102 assists. hit a long 3-pointer just before NCAA Tournament debut, victory over UNC Greensboro. Last 10 Games: 8-2. Best Win: 63-54 vs. Miami(FL) on Dec. 23. the buzzer, lifting Loyola-Chi- pouring in 22 points to go with OHIO STATE 81 Worst Loss: 73-63 at home to Seattle on Feb. 17. cago to a thrilling 64-62 win seven rebounds as Duke rolled SDSU 73 The Skinny: The Aggies are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in the last seven years and 24th time overall. New Mexico over Miami on Thursday in its by Iona 89-67 on Thursday. State knocked off Grand Canyon 72-58 to clinch the WAC’s auto- first NCAA Tournament ap- BOISE, Idaho — Kam Wil- matic bid. New Mexico State boasts wins over then No. 6 Miami, KANSAS 76 Davidson and Illinois. A.J. Harris, Zach Lofton and Sidy N’Dir make pearance in 33 years. PENN 60 liams made a tiebreaking four- up one of the most athletic backcourts at the mid-major level. The Ingram’s shot from well point play with 1:36 left, then Aggies continue to experience success despite the fact Chris Jans is the program’s third coach in the last three seasons. above the key — from the WICHITA, Kan. — Devonte added a trio of free throws AUBURN edge of the March Madness Graham ignited sluggish Kan- after being fouled on another Auburn, Ala., 25-7. logo that spans midcourt, in sas midway through the first 3-point attempt, lifting Ohio Nickname: Tigers. Coach: Bruce Pearl. Conference: Southeastern. Bid: At large. fact — came after Lonnie half, pouring in 29 points and State to an 81-73 victory over Region: Midwest. Seed: No. 4. Walker IV missed a free throw lifting the top-seeded Jayhawks South Dakota State in the West Tournament History: 12-8 in 8 appearances. Last appearance: 2003, lost to Syracuse in the Sweet Sixteen. with a chance to give the Hur- to a tough, grind-it-out 76-60 vic- Region on Thursday. Season Stats ricanes a three-point lead tory over No. 16 Pennsylvania in Scoring: 83.4 points per game, 43.9 fg pct, 36.6 3-pt pct, 78.6 ft pct. From wire reports Top Scorers: Mustapha Heron 16.6; Bryce Brown 16.2; Jared Harper with 9 seconds remaining. the opening round of the NCAA 13.7. Rebounds: Desean Murray 6.8; Chuma Okeke 5.6; Avg team margin (plus-3.3). Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.18): Harper (5.7/2.2), 182 assists. Last 10 Games: 5-5. Best Win: 94-84 at Tennessee on Jan. 2. NCAA FROM PAGE B1 this season over Illinois, Da- struggles over the last third of Worst Loss: 84-75 at South Carolina on Feb. 17. vidson and Miami and has the season are the reason The Skinny: Despite the disappointment of losing to rival Alabama for the second time, an 18-point blowout in the SEC quarterfinals, a won six straight. Clemson is a popular pick to 14-game winning streak leading up to the first Tide loss established BOTTOM LINE: Clemson is INJURY IMPACT: Before be an upset victim. the Tigers’ bonafides. They had back-to-back wins over SEC ranked teams to end a 15-year NCAA drought. in the NCAA Tournament for Dante Grantham was injured, DID YOU KNOW: Clemson the first time since 2011 after Clemson was 16-3. After the won a First Four game in COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Charleston, S.C., 26-7. being picked to finish near the senior and second-leading 2011, but the last time the Ti- Nickname: Cougars. Coach: Earl Grant. Conference: Colonial Athletic. Bid: Automatic. bottom of the ACC before the scorer for the Tigers suffered gers advanced to the round of Region: Midwest. Seed: No. 13. season. The No. 5 seed is the a torn ACL, Clemson went 7-6 32 was 1997. Clemson was a Tournament History: 1-4 in 4 appearances. Last appearance: 1999, lost to Tulsa in the first round. highest for Clemson since and failed to score at least 60 No. 4 seed and reached the re- Season Stats 2008, when it was also a No. 5 points five times during that gional semifinals before losing Scoring: 75.1 points per game, 46.0 fg pct, 36.4 3-pt pct, 75.9 ft pct. Top Scorers: Grant Riller 18.7; Joe Chealey 18.5; Jarrell Brantley 17.0. but fell prey to the dreaded stretch. Clearly, the Tigers to top-seeded Minnesota in Rebounds: Brantley 7.1; Nick Harris 6.5; Avg team margin (minus- 5-12 upset and was ousted in still haven’t completely ad- double overtime. The Tigers 0.7). Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.19): Chealey (3.6/1.7), 120 assists. the first round by Villanova. justed to being without the have lost five straight games Last 10 Games: 9-1. New Mexico State has wins 6-foot-8 forward and their in the round of 64. Best Win: 69-64 at Northeastern on Feb. 1. Worst Loss: 73-68 vs. Cal Poly on Nov. 22. The Skinny: The Cougars had to erase a 17-point deficit to end a 19- year NCAA Tournament drought after an 84-76 OT win over North- MEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUND eastern.Joe Chealey, who scored 32 points, forced OT with a layup with 10.1 seconds to play, providing bonus basketball for funny fan FIRST FOUR At Bridgestone Arena Bill Murray. At UD Arena Nashville, Tenn. Dayton, Ohio Cincinnati (30-4) vs. Georgia State (24-10), 2 p.m. WEST VIRGINIA Tuesday, March 13 Nevada (27-7) vs. Texas (19-14), 4:30 p.m. Morgantown, 24-10. Radford 71, LIU Brooklyn 61 MIDWEST REGIONAL Nickname: Mountaineers. Coach: Bob Huggins. St. Bonaventure 65, UCLA 58 Conference: Big 12. Bid: At large. Wednesday, March 14 First Round Region: East. Seed: No. 5. Texas Southern 64, N.C. Central 46 Thursday, March 15 Tournament History: 29-28, 2 Final Fours in 28 appearances. Syracuse 60, Arizona State 56 At PPG Paints Arena Last appearance: 2017, lost to Gonzaga in the Sweet Sixteen. Pittsburgh Season Stats EAST REGIONAL Rhode Island 83, Oklahoma 78, OT Team Scoring: 89.6 points per game, 43.4 fg pct, 35.3 3-pt pct, 76.6 ft First Round Duke 89, Iona 67 pct. Thursday, March 15 At INTRUST Bank Arena Top Scorers: Jevon Carter 17.0; Daxter Miles Jr. 13.0; Sagaba Konate At PPG Paints Arena Wichita, Kan. 10.8. Pittsburgh Kansas 76, Pennsylvania 60 Rebounds: Konate 7.6; Esa Ahmad 5.3; Avg team margin (plus-3.4). Villanova (30-4) vs. Radford (23-12), 6:50 p.m. Seton Hall 94, N.C. State 83 Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.33): Carter (6.6/2.8), 225 assists. Virginia Tech (21-11) vs. Alabama (19-15), 9:20 p.m. Friday, March 16 Last 10 Games: 6-4. At American Airlines Center At Little Caesars Arena Best Win: 68-61 at home vs. Virginia on Dec. 5. Dallas Detroit Worst Loss: 93-77 at Iowa State on Jan. 31. Texas Tech (24-9) vs. Stephen F. Austin (28-6), 7:27 p.m. Michigan State (29-4) vs. Bucknell (25-9), 7:10 p.m. The Skinny: The Mountaineers lost in the championship game of the Florida (20-12) vs. St. Bonaventure (26-7), 9:57 p.m. TCU (21-11) vs. Syracuse (21-13), 9:40 p.m. Big 12 Tournamament for the third consecutive year, this time to a Friday, March 16 At Viejas Arena Kansas team that knocked down 15 of 27 from 3-point range in its At Little Caesars Arena San Diego 81-70 win. West Virginia, with its pressure defense, averages 8.0 Detroit Auburn (25-7) vs. College of Charleston (26-7), 7:27 p.m. steals (No. 16 nationally) and is plus-5.2 in turnover margin (No. 3) Purdue (28-6) vs. Cal State Fullerton (20-11), 12:40 p.m. Clemson (23-9) vs. New Mexico State (28-5), 9:57 p.m. this season. Arkansas (23-11) vs. Butler (20-13), 3:10 p.m. Murray State At Viejas Arena WEST REGIONAL San Diego First Round MURRAY, KY., 26-5. Wichita State (25-7) vs. Marshall (24-10), 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15 Nickname: Racers. Coach: Matt McMahon. West Virginia (24-10) vs. Murray State (26-5), 4 p.m. At INTRUST Bank Arena Conference: Ohio Valley. Bid: Automatic. Wichita, Kan. Region: East. Seed: No. 12. SOUTH REGIONAL Houston (26-7) vs. San Diego State (22-10), 7:20 p.m. Tournament History: 3-15 in 15 appearances. First Round Michigan (28-7) vs. Montana (26-7), 9:50 p.m. Last appearance: 2012, lost to Marquette in the second round. Thursday, March 15 At Taco Bell Arena Season Stats At American Airlines Center Boise, Idaho Team Scoring: 78.9 points per game, 48.5 fg pct, 37.9 3-pt pct, 73.0 ft Dallas Gonzaga 68, UNC Greensboro 64 pct. Tennessee 73, Wright State 47 Ohio State 81, South Dakota State 73 Top Scorers: Jonathan Stark 21.8; Terrell Miller Jr. 14.7; Ja Morant Loyola of Chicago 64, Miami 62 Friday, March 16 12.7. At Taco Bell Arena At Spectrum Center Rebounds: Miller Jr. 8.3; Morant 6.6; Avg team margin (plus-5.7). Boise, Idaho Charlotte, N.C. Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.25): Morant (6.4/2.5), 199 assists. Kentucky (24-10) vs. Davidson (21-11), 7:10 p.m. Texas A&M (20-12) vs. Providence (21-13), 12:15 p.m. Last 10 Games: 10-0. Arizona (27-7) vs. Buffalo (26-8), 9:40 p.m. North Carolina (25-10) vs. Lipscomb (23-9), 2:45 p.m. Best Win: 68-51 vs. Belmont on March 3. Friday, March 16 At Bridgestone Arena Worst Loss: 76-71 at Jacksonville State on Jan. 11. At Spectrum Center Nashville, Tenn. The Skinny: Win in OVC title game ran winning streak to 13, the lon- Charlotte, N.C. Xavier (28-5) vs. Texas Southern (16-19), 7:20 p.m. gest in the nation and have best record since last NCAA berth in Creighton (21-11) vs. Kansas State (22-11), 6:50 p.m. Missouri (20-12) vs. Florida State (20-11), 9:50 p.m. 2012 when the Races were 31-2 and a six seed. Closing with a 16-4 Virginia (31-2) vs. UMBC (24-10), 9:20 p.m. run, the 68-51 win over Belmont avenged losses to the Bruins in the 2013 and ‘15 OVC title games.

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WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT TV SCHEDULE USC FROM PAGE B1 FIRST ROUND TODAY SATURDAY While Staley emphasized fans lieb took over as Bears head coach ESPN2 ESPN2 Noon – Boise State vs. Louisville, Oregon 11 a.m. – St. Francis (Pa.) vs. Connecticut, and travel, the matchup isn’t in 2011 when Boyle left for Virginia. State vs. Western Kentucky, DePaul vs. Okla- Louisiana State vs. Central Michigan, Duke friendly either. The No. 1 seed in Since then, Gottlieb has been to homa and Maryland vs. Princeton vs. Belmont and Arkansas-Little Rock vs. 2 p.m. – Marquette vs. Dayton, Elon vs. North Florida State Albany is undefeated Connecticut. six NCAA tournaments — and one Carolina State, Drake vs. Texas A&M and 1 p.m. – Miami vs. Quinnipiac, South Florida The Huskies are only one of two Final Four — in seven seasons, Liberty vs. Tennessee vs. Buffal, George Washington vs. Ohio State 5 p.m. – California vs. Virginia, Michigan vs. and Mercer vs. Georgia teams, along with Notre Dame, that while Boyle has the Cavaliers back Northern Colorado, Cal State-Northridge vs. 3:30 p.m. – Syracuse vs. Oklahoma State, Staley has played more than twice in the NCAAs for the first time Notre Dame and Wisconsin-Green Bay vs. Missouri vs. Florida Gulf Coast, American at Minnesota UCLA and Arizona State vs. Nebraska and never beaten. Two-time SEC since 2010. 7 p.m. – North Carolina A&T vs. South Caro- 6:30 p.m. – Gonzaga vs. Stanford, Nicholls Player of the Year A’ja Wilson has a Boyle is a little more uncomfort- lina, South Dakota State vs. Villanova, Gram- State at Mississippi State, Iowa vs. Creigh- bling vs. Baylor and Seattle vs. Oregon ton and Maine vs. Texas trophy case full of awards, but has able playing someone she calls a re- lost to UConn by 25 twice. She also ally good friend. She didn’t even has fallen to UConn by 12 and 11 think of it as a possible matchup, WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUND points. but as soon as the pairing was an- Wilson shrugged off the bracket. nounced, she said she thought “OK, ALBANY REGIONAL KANSAS CITY REGIONAL She said she likes seeing new plac- story line, here we go.” FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND es and is used to getting a lot of at- “I don’t think anyone in this busi- tention. ness likes to play their friends,” FRIDAY, MARCH 16 FRIDAY, MARCH 16 “I feel like all four years there At Columbia, S.C. At Raleigh, N.C. Boyle said. California (21-10) vs. Virginia (18-13), 5 p.m. Maryland (25-7) vs. Princeton (24-5), Noon has been a target on my back so it’s NOT SCARED: North Carolina South Carolina (26-6) vs. N.C. A&T (23-8), NC State (24-8) vs. Elon (25-7), 2:30 p.m. the same thing,” Wilson said A&T coach Tarrell Robinson is re- 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 17 Thursday. minding his team they have won 19 SATURDAY, MARCH 17 At Starkville, Miss. Staley said one thing will remain of their last 20 and there isn’t a hot- At Storrs, Conn. Syracuse (22-8) vs. Oklahoma State (20-10), true until someone beats the Game- ter team in Columbia this weekend. UConn (32-0) vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (24-9), 3:30 p.m. 11 a.m. Mississippi State (32-1) vs. Nicholls (19-13), cocks. He learned to be careful to make Miami (21-10) vs. Quinnipiac (27-5), 1:30 6 p.m. “The national championship will sure his Aggies don’t get lost in the p.m. At Los Angeles come through us,” Staley said. “I moment from their 2016 NCAA At Athens, Ga. UCLA (24-7) vs. American (26-6), 3:30 p.m. Duke (22-8) vs. Belmont (31-3), 11 a.m. Iowa (24-7) vs. Creighton (18-12), 6 p.m. like that.” Tournament appearance with a Georgia (25-6) vs. Mercer (30-2), 1:30 p.m. At Austin, Texas FRIENDS FIRST: Perhaps there 16th seeded team that played at At Tallahassee, Fla. Arizona State (21-12) vs. Nebraska (21-10), are no more friendly rivals in the Notre Dame. Florida State (25-6) vs. Little Rock (23-9), 11 3:30 p.m. a.m. Texas (26-6) vs. Maine (23-9), 6 p.m. first round than California coach “We saw the big shamrock on the South Florida (26-7) vs. Buffalo (27-5), 1:30 LEXINGTON REGIONAL Lindsay Gottlieb and Virginia scoreboard, and our kids were like p.m. coach Joanne Boyle. About 20 years ‘oooh’ and ‘aaah’ and by then you SPOKANE REGIONAL FIRST ROUND ago, Gottlieb was set to graduate are down 20,” Robinson said. FIRST ROUND FRIDAY, MARCH 16 from Brown, but she didn’t want to The Aggies lost by only 10 against At Louisville, Ky. be a lawyer like the rest of her fam- SEC teams Georgia and Auburn, FRIDAY, MARCH 16 Louisville (32-2) vs. Boise State (23-9), Noon At Notre Dame, Ind. Marquette (23-9) vs. Dayton (23-6), 2:30 ily. A friend told her to go to Duke which Robinson said removed some Notre Dame (29-3) vs. Cal State Northridge p.m. and talk to Boyle, who was an assis- of the mystique of playing SEC (19-15), 5 p.m. At Knoxville, Tenn. tant for the Blue Devils. Boyle gave teams. South Dakota State (26-6) vs. Villanova (22- Oregon State (23-7) vs. Western Kentucky 8), 7:30 p.m. (24-8), Noon Gottlieb an hour of her time, even And no matter what happens Fri- At College Station, Texas Tennessee (24-7) vs. Liberty (24-9), 2:30 as her team prepared for the NCAA day night, Robinson said playing DePaul (26-7) vs. Oklahoma (16-14), Noon p.m. tournament. the defending national champions Texas A&M (24-9) vs. Drake (26-7), 2:30 p.m. At Waco, Texas At Eugene, Ore. Michigan (22-9) vs. Northern Colorado (26- “We’ve become much more than is always a good measuring stick Green Bay (29-3) vs. Minnesota (23-8), 5 6), 5 p.m. just mentor and mentee. She is for a program. p.m. Baylor (31-1) vs. Grambling State (19-13), one of my best friends. But I am WELCOME BACK VIRGINIA: Oregon (30-4) vs. Seattle (18-14), 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. definitely aware I wouldn’t be in South Carolina is the defending na- SATURDAY, MARCH 17 SATURDAY, MARCH 17 this seat without her,” Gottlieb tional champions. California is in At Columbus, Ohio At Stanford, Calif. LSU (19-9) vs. Central Michigan (28-4), 11 Missouri (24-7) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (30-4), said. its sixth NCAA Tournament in a.m. 3:30 p.m. Gottlieb and Boyle first coached seven seasons. North Carolina A&T Ohio State (27-6) vs. George Washington Stanford (22-10) vs. Gonzaga (27-5), 6 p.m. together at Richmond for three was in the NCAAs in 2016. But Vir- (19-13), 1:30 p.m. years from 2002 to 2005, and Gottli- ginia, in its first tournament since eb then followed Boyle to Cal. Gott- 2010, is making a 25th appearance.

OBITUARIES Bishopville; sister, Loretta Online memorials may be Baptist Church in Ridgeland. Frison of Alexandria, Virgin- sent to the family at jobsmor- She was the wife of the late ia; six children, Cynthia [email protected] or visit us on Tommy W. Grady. She was STANDARD L. PUGH Burial will follow at Calvary (Eddie) Jackson of Bishop- the web at www.jobsmortuary. employed by Crescent Tools Standard “Stanley” Lenord Baptist Church Cemetery, ville, Pamela Grant of Sum- net. Co. of Sumter. Pugh, 67, died on Friday, Pinewood. ter, Lisa (Otis) Richardson of QUEEN E. GRADY In addition to her parents March 9, 2018. These services have been Sumter, Gail Carter of Bir- and husband, she was preced- He was a son of the late entrusted to Samuels Funeral mingham, Alabama, Regina Funeral services for Queen ed in death by a daughter, Horace and Home LLC of Manning. Carter of Atlanta and Charles Esther Grady will be held at Barbara Spann; five sons, Phoebe Boyd B J GRANT Ray Carter of Birmingham; 12 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Henry Spann Jr., Donald An- Pugh. grandchildren, Tasha (Em- Mark Four Bridges Mission- derson, Howard Spann, Billy Funeral servic- The patriarch of the Grant mitt) Williams of Bishopville, ary Baptist Spann and Eric Spann; a sis- es for Mr. Pugh family, B J “Bunk” Grant was Michael Grant of Atlanta, Church, 2280 ter, Arthur Lee Johnson; and will be held at 11 a teacher, provider, and confi- Marsha (Shawn) Capers of Four Bridges four brothers, Ivory Ander- a.m. on Saturday dante to his many family Sumter, Loretta Jackson of Road, Sumter, son, Earnest Anderson Jr., at the Church of members and Bishopville, Philip (Koy) with the Rev. Dr. Frank Anderson and Elvede PUGH Christ, 215 friends. B J was Grant of Sumter, Maurice Sammie Sim- Anderson. Kingsbury Road, born on Jan. 4, (Crystal) Grant of Sumter, mons officiating. Survivors include a son and Sumter, with Elder Melvin 1938, in Bishop- Brandon Carter of Atlanta, GRADY The public three daughters, Allen (Gwen- Sapp, eulogist, Perry Petti- ville, to Daisy Timisha and Quenton (Shank) may view from 2 dolyn) Spann of Sumter, Gail ford, Gregory Jackson, Law- Charles-Grant Bracey of Sumter, Kiara, to 8 p.m. today at (Lee) Brown of Estell, Gwen- rence Dozier and Fulton and James Trevaughn and Jakima Low Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 dolyn (Hodges) Drake and Smith assisting. GRANT Grant Sr. B J of Sumter; and 16 great- S. Main St., Sumter. Marie Grady, all of Sumter; a The family is receiving split his forma- grandchildren, Shyquavius, Mrs. Grady will be placed in plethora of grandchildren and friends at the home of his tive years be- Davion, Ny’Keema, Ny’Asia, the church at 10 a.m. for view- great-grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Je- tween going to school and as- Ny’Kerria, Michael Jr., Cam- ing until the hour of service. great-great-grandchild; a sis- rome and Gloria Pugh, 1374 sisting his family. Although eron, Tyrion, Savion, Lauren, Interment will follow at ter, Mary Simmons of Killeen, William Acres Lane, Man- he ended his formal education Madison, Braylon, Taylor Bri- Hillside Memorial Park. Texas; a brother, John Ander- ning. at an early age, he was a life- elle, TaylorMarie, Raelynn Mrs. Grady transitioned on son of Ridgeland; and a host These services have been long scholar and taught him- and Brooke. Friday, March 9, 2018, at her of nieces, nephews, cousins entrusted to Samuels Funeral self multiple crafts and Public viewing will be held residence in Sumter. and other relatives. Home LLC of Manning. trades. A man of many tal- from 1 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s She was born in Switzer- Please visit our website for BESSIE W. GUINN ents, B J was an avid fisher- Mortuary Inc. land to the late Ernest Ander- details at www.PalmerMemo- man, skilled cook, and talent- Mr. Grant will be placed in son Sr. and Winnie Bell Dob- rialChapel.com EASTOVER, N.C. — Bessie ed horticulturalist. He eventu- the church at noon on Satur- son Anderson. Queen Esther Professional services ren- Williams Guinn, 90, died on ally passed on his extensive day until the hour of service was educated in the public dered by Palmer Memorial Saturday, March 10, 2018, at skill set and knowledge to his for viewing. schools of Jasper County and Chapel Inc. Bethesda Healthcare Facility, children and grandchildren. Homegoing services will be was a graduate of Ridgeland Eastover. He departed this life on Sat- held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at High School. Her Christian She was born urday, March 10, 2018, in Willow Grove AME Church, journey began at Carey Hill SEE OBITUARIES, PAGE B5 on July 8, 1927, Wedgefield. 8105 Sumters Landing Road, in Sumter, a In 2016, he gave his life to Rembert, with the Rev. Wal- daughter of the the Lord and Savior and be- lace Preston officiating. Inter- late Jimmie and came a member of Willow ment will follow at Willow Ulease Bethune Grove AME Church. B J was Grove AME Church Ceme- GUINN Williams. an honest, forthright and tery. Funeral servic- humble man who deeply The family is receiving es for Mrs. cared for his family and oth- friends at the home of his FACTORY OUTLET Guinn will be held at 2:30 p.m. ers. daughter, Pamela Grant, 1020 on Saturday at Walker Avenue He leaves to cherish his Nottingham Drive, Sumter. • Bed Linens • Comforters • Bath Towels, Washcloths • Rug Sets Church of God, 100 Walker memories: his life partner, Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. • Bathroom Accessories, Shower Curtains • Linens • Kitchen Towels, Ave., Sumter, with Pastor Dorcas Williams of Sumter; Main St., Sumter, is in charge Dishcloths • Kitchen Rugs • Curtains • Valances • Area & Throw Rugs Bobby Damon officiating. brother, Mark Bradley of of arrangements. Irregular Asst. Kitchen Need Water? Slipcovers Curtain Sets Recliner, Chair & Sale $7.00 ea. INSTALLATION AND REPAIR OF Loveseat $10.00 ea. Reg. $12.00 & $15.00 ea. SPRINKLER SYSTEMS Sofa $20.00 ea. Satin Bedspreads Asst. 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MANUEL BENJAMIN SR. Benjamin, Simon and Lewis; Home of Olanta. viewing for Ms. Major. of the late Virgil and Mary Manuel Benjamin Sr., 95, great-grandchildren, Shan- Memorials may be made to Funeral services will be Jane Loney Halley. She loved widower of Annie Mae Hor- non, Brandon, Kyan, Alfie the Amedisys Foundation, 198 held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at her family and took care of ton Benjamin, was born on Fredya and Mason; and a host E. Wesmark Blvd., Suite 2, Salem Chapel & Heritage Cen- many people whenever they Aug. 19, 1922, in Sumter. He of other relatives and friends. Sumter, SC 29150. ter, 101 S. Salem Ave., Sumter, needed help. She had a love was a son of the Funeral services will be Please visit www.floydfu- with Pastor Mitchell Adger for gardening and cooking for late Robert and held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at neralhome.com for online con- Officiating. Interment will fol- her family and friends. Mary Tryfenia Ballard Grace Cathedral Ministries, dolences. low at Hillside Memorial Jane retired from Campbell Benjamin. 60 Oswego Road, Sumter, with CHERYL LYN GREEN Park. Soup Co. While employed at In addition to Bishop Anthony Gibson, pas- The family will receive Campbell Soup, Mary Jane at- his parents, he tor, officiating. Interment will Cheryl Lyn Green, age 74, friends at the home, 111 tended school at night and was preceded in follow at Evergreen Memorial died on Wednesday, March 14, Maney St., Sumter. earned her high school diplo- BENJAMIN death by three Park. 2018, at her residence. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. ma from Sumter High School. children, Manuel A public viewing will be Arrangements will be an- Main St., Sumter, is in charge Mary Jane was baptized at an Benjamin Jr., held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at nounced by Bullock Funeral of arrangements. early age and served faithfully Frank Benjamin and Pamela the mortuary. Home. Online memorials may be for many years as a member Benjamin, along with five sib- Messages of hope can left at sent to the family at jobsmor- of Mount Pisgah Missionary lings. www.whitesmortuary.net [email protected] or visit us on Baptist Church. In her earlier Manuel departed this life on Services entrusted to the web at www.jobsmortuary. years, before becoming ill, she Saturday, March 10, 2018, in Whites Mortuary LLC, 517 N. net. was very active in church, Sumter. Guignard Drive, Sumter. ISIAH LUCKEY serving on the following min- Manuel leaves to cherish GLADYS W. BUDDIN istries and organizations: his memory: his children, Pa- CLEVELAND L. HOLLADAY BISHOPVILLE — Isiah Sunday school secretary, cap- tricia A. Gordon, Larry Benja- Gladys Watts Buddin, 90, be- Luckey entered eternal rest tain for homecoming for sev- min, Matthette (Joe) Gregg loved sister, wife, mother, Cleveland Lavern Holladay, on March 14, 2018, at Carolina eral years, senior choir secre- and Evangelist Tryfenia grandmother, great-grand- 71, husband of Chrissy Gain- Pines Regional Medical Cen- tary, a member of the YWCA, (Crystal) Moses; sister, Mary mother and great-great- ey Holladay, died on Wednes- ter, Hartsville. missionary society, pastor’s Ragins; 18 grandchildren; 38 grandmother, passed away day, March 14, 2018, at Caroli- The family is receiving aide, Twelve Tribes of Israel great-grandchildren; three peacefully on Monday, March nas Hospital System in Flor- friends at the residence, 411 and willing workers club. great-great-grandchildren; a 12, 2018, at her home in Tur- ence. Rouse Road, Bishopville. She leaves to cherish pre- host of nieces, nephews, other beville. Born in Sumter, he was a Funeral arrangements are cious memories: four daugh- relatives and friends. Born on May 20, 1927, in son of the late Clifton and Ora incomplete and will be an- ters, Dorothy (Paul) Jackson Funeral services will be rural Clarendon County, she Bell Stephens Holladay. Mr. nounced by Wilson Funeral of Dalzell, Anita (Lloyd) held at noon on Saturday at was one of 14 children of Ed- Holladay was a retired self- Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishop- Hunter of Sumter, Rosa Mae Bethlehem Missionary Baptist mond B. and Annie Bell Robi- employed construction work- ville. (Larry) Hayes of Chester, Vir- Church, 14 Brand St., Sumter, son Watts. Mrs. Buddin began er and was a U.S. Navy veter- JOSEPH T. ABRAM ginia, and Sharon (Michael) with the Rev. Larry W. a life with her husband at the an of Vietnam. Peterson of Elgin; three sons, Barnes, pastor, and the Rev. young age of 18 and devoted Surviving are his wife of Joseph Thomas Abram was Ben (Vernita) Peay Jr. of Dal- Evangeline Barnes, co-pastor. her life to taking care of him. Sumter; three sons, Tony Hol- born on July 9, 1946, in Sum- zell, Johnnie (Loretta) Peay of Interment will follow at Brad- Over 72 years, they built a life laday and Christopher Holla- ter, to the late Johnnie and Rembert and Willie (Pamela) ford Cemetery. together hand in hand. From day, both of Sumter, and Mi- Rosa Lee Cook Abram. He en- Peay of Augusta, Georgia; two A public viewing will be being the wife of a soldier to chael Holladay (Sherry) of tered into eternal rest on sisters, Viola Phillips of held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at being the wife of a construc- Covington, Virginia; a daugh- March 7, 2018. Bronx, New York, and Virg- the mortuary. tion worker, she stood side-by- ter, Jennifer Langston (Allen) Joseph, affectionately ilee Washington of Columbia; Messages of hope can be side with the love of her life of Dalzell; nine grandchil- known as “Sambo” to family, two sisters-in-law, Annie Lee left at www.whitesmortuary. and became beloved figures in dren; 23 great-grandchildren; was educated in the public Wells of Camden and Ethel net her small community. Togeth- and four great-great-grand- school system of Sumter Halley of Greenwich, Con- The family is receiving er they raised five children children. County. He graduated from necticut; 18 grandchildren; a friends at 211 Brand St., Sum- and loved them uncondition- He was preceded in death Lincoln High School in 1963 host of great-grandchildren, ter. ally, making sure each was by a daughter, Paula Holladay. and later earned a Bachelor several nieces, nephews, cous- Services entrusted to raised in the church to know Funeral services will be of Science degree from Bene- ins and friends. She also has Whites Mortuary LLC, 517 N. the love of Christ. held at 2 p.m. on Sunday in dict College. He worked as a several stepchildren from her Guignard Drive, Sumter. She had a love for people the Chapel of Elmore Hill Mc- groundskeeper for the Colum- marriage to the late Rev. A.D. HELEN H. WALTERS and lived to serve others. No Creight Funeral Home with bia Housing Authority before Dennis. one who entered her home the Rev. Vince Gainey officiat- becoming a police officer for She was preceded in death Helen Hollis Walters, 71, was treated as a stranger. ing. Burial will follow at Unity the Richland County Sheriff’s by one son, Frankie Peay; died on Wednesday, March 14, Sunday dinner resembled a Baptist Church Cemetery. Department, where he served three brothers, Sumpter Hal- 2018, in Dacula, Georgia. family reunion, where many The family will receive 25 years. Later, he served as a ley, Thomas Halley and Jo- Born in Bennettsville, she of her children, grandchil- friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on school resource officer for seph Halley; two sisters, Jose- was a daughter dren and great-grandchildren Sunday at Elmore Hill Mc- Fairfield Central High, until phine Spencer and Wilhelmi- of the late would gather around the table Creight Funeral Home. his retirement in 1998. He was na Vieux; one sister-in-law, Charles F. and and enjoy her home-cooked Online condolences may be also a veteran of the United Maggie Halley; and brothers- Louise Meikle- meals. There was always sent to www.sumterfunerals. States Army. in-law, Jimmie Phillips, Har- john Hollis. Mrs. enough food for even the most com He was preceded in death old Dewey Spencer, Amos Walters was a unexpected guest who always Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- by his father, Johnnie Abram; Washington and Ezekiel member of First was invited to go through the neral Home & Crematory, 221 mother, Rosa Lee Cook Wells. WALTERS Presbyterian line first. She made sure ev- Broad St., Sumter, is in charge Abram; and two brothers, The family is receiving rela- Church and was eryone had fixed their plate of the arrangements, (803) Phillip and James Abram. tives and friends at her home, a retired regis- before she ever sat down to 775-9386. Joseph is survived by three 6905 Camden Highway, Rem- tered nurse. She received her enjoy her own. She loved her sisters, Irene McFadden, Mar- bert, and will receive visitors master’s degree in public family, friends, church and tha Jefferson and Kattie from 4 to 6 p.m. today at John health from the University of community. All who entered Davis; five daughters, Mi- Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial South Carolina. her home and kitchen were chelle Taylor, Melissa Rich- Chapel, Williams Funeral Surviving are a son, Ches- welcomed as a part of her life. ardson, Bridget Jones, Marga- Home, 821 N. Main St., Sum- ter H. Walden (Lori P.); a She was a member of First ret Suber and Ansonette ter. daughter, Nancy W. Carlton Baptist Church of Turbeville, Abram; two sons, Kevin Wil- Funeral services will be (Frank L.); and four grand- the Dicey Gibbons’ Circle, the ALBERTA MAJOR liams and Alex Williams; 18 held at noon on Saturday at children, Ashleigh P. Walden, American Legion Ladies Aux- grandchildren; six great- Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Christopher H. Walden, Bryce iliary Post 132, and former di- Alberta Major departed this grandchildren; a host of cous- Church, 7335 Camden High- M. Carlton and Franklin B. rector of the WMU Turbeville life on March 11, 2018, after an ins, nieces, nephews, other way, Rembert, with the Rev. Carlton. FBC. extended battle with cancer. relatives and friends. Anthony L. Taylor Sr., pastor, Funeral services will be She was a retired seam- Alberta was born on July The family will be receiving eulogist. held at 11 a.m. on Monday at stress from Turbeville Manu- 21, 1959, to the late Louise and relatives and friends at the The procession will leave at First Presbyterian Church facturing and later Turbeville Charles Major. home, 868 Club Lane, Sumter. 11:30 a.m. from the home. with the Rev. Nick Cheek offi- Sportswear. She was preceded in death Memorial services will be Burial will be at Mt. Pisgah ciating. Burial will be at Sum- She passed away peacefully by her son, Parker John Ste- held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Missionary Baptist Church- ter Cemetery. surrounded by countless fam- vens; and a sister, Lula Mae Ebenezer Presbyterian yard cemetery. The family will receive ily and friends under the lov- Price. Church USA, 4620 Queen Cha- Services directed by the friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on ing care of Amedisys Hospice, Alberta, also known as pel Road, Dalzell, with the management and staff of Wil- Sunday at Elmore Hill Mc- Michelle Baker, Tanya Smith “Lady,” “Bert,” and “Auntie,” Rev. William Miller officiat- liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 Creight Funeral Home. and caretaker, Diane McFad- enjoyed cooking and seeing ing, eulogist. N. Main St., Sumter. Online condolences may be den. the smiles it brought the peo- The procession will leave at Online memorial messages sent to www.sumterfunerals. She was preceded in death ple that ate it, as well as the 10:30 a.m. from the home. may be sent to the family at com by her parents; brothers, Rob- compliments she received Services directed by the [email protected]. Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- ert, James, Othell, Franklin, when she cooked. She often management and staff of Wil- com. Visit us on the web at neral Home & Crematory, 221 E.B. Jr. and John Milton spoke “May the work I’ve liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 www.WilliamsFuneralHo- Broad St., Sumter, is in charge Watts; and sisters, Lorena done speak for me.” Alberta N. Main St., Sumter. meInc.com of the arrangements, (803) Nesbitt and Mildred Green. enjoyed being active in her Online memorial messages CORINE REAMES 775-9386. She leaves behind: her church, Savannah Grove, may be sent to the family at spouse of 72 years, Silas Florence, under the leader- [email protected]. BISHOPVILLE — Corine Bruce Buddin; sons, Ronnie ship of the Rev. Dr. Ralph W. com. Reames entered eternal rest (Candee) of Turbeville, Mike Canty, which she became a Visit us on the web at www. on March 12, 2018, at her resi- (Faye) of Irmo and Tony (Pat) member of on Dec. 1, 2005. WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com. dence, 85 Lizard Man Lane, of Sumter; daughters, Margie She came to Savannah Grove JAMES E. WILSON Bishopville. Edge of Turbeville and Anna from Maxwell Baptist Church The family is receiving Buddin of Turbeville; grand- of Florence. Alberta was a BISHOPVILLE — James E. friends at the residence. MAUREEN V. KNOTT-YORK children, Stevie, Kasey member of the sanctuary Wilson entered eternal rest on Visitation will be held from Holmes (Wayne), Dustin choir, the youth ministry and March 11, 2018, at McCoy Me- 2 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral DALZELL — Maureen Vera (Molly), Jamie (Edward) Car- the young adult ministry. She morial Nursing Center, Bish- home. Knott-York, 79, widow of Ben- mon, Nicole (Brian) Craft, Mi- attended midweek Bible study opville. Funeral service will be held ton Gary York, was born on chelle, Eddie (Danielle), faithfully and was very active The family is receiving at 11 a.m. on Saturday at New May 14, 1938, in Suffolk, Eng- Timmy (Katie), Sarah (Bran- in the finding and dedication friends at 313 Lynchburg Zion African Methodist Epis- land. She was a don) Caples, Megan, Kyndal of black history in the down- Highway, Lynchburg. copal Church, Bishopville, daughter of the (Chris) Moore, Will Mullen, town area of Florence. Visitation will be held from with the pastor, the Rev. Ar- late Charles Wil- Chris (Teress) Edge and Crys- Alberta leaves cherished 2 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral chie S. Temoney Sr., officiat- liam Knott and tal Miller; 24 great-grandchil- memories with two brothers, home. ing. Interment will follow at Gladys Adam- dren; four great-great-grand- John “J.C.” Major of Sumter Funeral service will be held New Zion Memorial Garden. Knott. Maureen child; brother, Wyman (Grace) and Edwards (Pearl) Major of at 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Wilson Funeral Home, 403 was employed as Watts; sisters, Elma Prescott, Charlotte, North Carolina; Old St. Paul United Methodist S. Main St., Bishopville, is in KNOTT-YORK a chef and wait- Sarah Bell (Loy) Hendrix, two sisters, Carolyn Miller of Church, Lynchburg Highway, charge of arrangements. ress for many Libby (J.H.) Moore and Patsy Spring Lake, North Carolina, with the Rev. Arthur Gamble, FREDDIE M. CARR years at Shaw (Bill) Aburn; sisters-in-law, and Vanessa (Jerry) Harper pastor / eulogist, and the Rev. Air Force Base. She, along Ruby Watts, Joyce Watts and of Snellville, Georgia; a spe- Bob Rogers presiding. Inter- Freddie M. Carr, 58, wife of with her friend, Lynn Bowen, Uldean Watts; along with nu- cial niece, Pamela Major of ment will follow at the Samuel Carr, died on Thurs- did housekeeping together for merous nieces and nephews; Stone Mountain, Georgia; a churchyard cemetery. day, March 15, 2018, at her several years. and special family friends, special nephew, Eric Price of Wilson Funeral Home, 403 home in Sumter. In addition to her parents Tricia Clark and Judy Coker- Austell, Georgia; two aunts, S. Main St., Bishopville, is in Born on Nov. 12, 1959, in and husband, she was preced- Williams. Gladys Singleton of Sumter charge of arrangements. Sumter County, she was a ed in death by a daughter, The family will receive and Liny Mae Woods of Wash- MARY JANE DENNIS daughter of the late Robert Lorraine Knott. guests from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sat- ington, D.C.; one uncle, Simon and Janie Parker Durant. She departed this life on urday at First Baptist Church, Major of Sumter; and a host Mary Jane Halley Peay The family will be receiving Sunday, March 11, 2018, in 1020 Morris St., Turbeville, of other nieces, nephews, fam- Dennis, affectionately known relatives and friends at the Sumter. before the funeral services at ily and friends. as “Shine,” 94, widow of Ben home, 5260 Peach Orchard Maureen is survived by her 4 p.m. on Saturday and other The siblings of Alberta Peay Sr., died on Tuesday, Road, Sumter. loving daughter and caregiv- times at the home, 1048 Coker wish to thank our brother, March 13, 2018, at her resi- Funeral arrangements are er, Vaneica L. Byrd; her son, St., Turbeville. Burial will be John, for caring for Alberta in dence. incomplete and will be an- Vincent B. Knott; grandchil- at the church cemetery, di- her final days. Born on Nov. 30, 1923, in nounced by Williams Funeral dren, Elijah J. 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Legal Notice Summons & Notice of Sale Notice of Sale Notice of Sale Notice of Sale Notice counties. The salary for these applied first to costs and then to positions is approximately $107,822 plaintiff's debt in the case of SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, TERMS OF SALE: The successful BEARING SERIAL NUMBER Carolyn Rose, 11424933A&B (SEE RETIREMENT annually. Petitioner non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's SUMTER COUNTY AD VALOREM bidder, other than the plaintiff, will representative is not in attendance TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, deposit with the Master in Equity for AFFIDAVIT IN BOOK 1022 AT PAGE Vs. 494). Each candidate is required to submit Sequoia Davis, at the scheduled time of the sale, the RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND Sumter County at conclusion of the a completed application form no and all unknown heirs sale shall be canceled and the OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, later than the March 26th deadline. property sold on some subsequent in cash or equivalent, as evidence of THIS BEING THE IDENTICAL of Robert Davis, PROPERTY CONVEYED TO APRIL Applications will not be accepted Respondent sales day after due advertisement. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in good faith, same to be applied to the after noon on March 26, 2018. Should the last and highest bidder certified funds is required. The purchase price in case of D. CRANK BY DEED OF CENTRAL Following the March 26th filing fail or refuse to make the required deposit will be applied towards the compliance, but to be forfeited and CAROLINA HOMES, INC., WHICH IN THE MATTER OF WAS DATED MARCH 27, 2006 AND deadline, the Review Committee will Estate of Robert Davis deposit at time of bid or comply with purchase price unless the bidder applied first to costs and then to begin its background investigation of the other terms of the bid within defaults, in which case the deposit plaintiff's debt in the case of RECORDED MARCH 29, 2006 IN candidates. Candidates and thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be will be forfeited. If the successful non-compliance. If the Plaintiff's DEED BOOK 1022 AT PAGE 482 IN YOU ARE HERE BY SUMMONED THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER potential candidates are subject to and required to Answer the Petition forfeited and the Master in Equity bidder fails, or refuses, to make the representative is not in attendance certain restrictions with respect to for Sumter County may re-sell the required deposit, or comply with his at the scheduled time of the sale, the OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY, in this action, a copy of which is SOUTH CAROLINA. contacting members of the General herewith served upon you, and to property on the same terms and bid within 20 days, then the property sale shall be canceled and the Assembly. conditions on some subsequent Sales will be resold at his risk. No property sold on some subsequent serve a copy of your Answer to the CURRENT ADDRESS said Petition on the Petitioner or her Day (at the risk of the said highest personal or deficiency judgment sales day after due advertisement. Application forms may be obtained attorney, Larry C. Weston, Esquire, bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being demanded, the bidding will Should the last and highest bidder OF PROPERTY: from the State Regulation of Public at his office, 109 No. Main Street, being Waived, the bidding will not not remain open after the date of fail or refuse to make the required 1120 Pulpit Street, Utilities Review Committee, 102 Sumter South Carolina, with in thirty remain open thirty days after the sale, but compliance with the bid deposit at time of bid or comply with Sumter, SC 29150 Gressette Building, Post Office Box (30) days after the service hereof, date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for may be made immediately. The the other terms of the bid within TMS: 251-09-04-011 142, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, exclusive of the date of such service, preparation of deed, documentary successful bidder will be required to thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be by contacting Heather Anderson, forfeited and the Master in Equity and if you fail to Answer the Petition stamps on the deed, and recording of pay interest on the amount of the bid TERMS OF SALE: The successful (803) 212-6208 or heatheranderson for Sumter County may re-sell the within the time aforesaid, the the deed. The successful bidder will from date of sale to date of bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will @scsenate.gov, or by contacting property on the same terms and Petitioner in this Action will apply to be required to pay interest on the compliance with the bid at the rate deposit with the Master In Equity, at Michelle McGee, (803) 212-6634 or conditions on some subsequent Sales the Court for the relief demanded in amount of the bid from date of sale of 4.25% per annum. For complete conclusion of the bidding, five [email protected]. For Day (at the risk of the said highest the Petition. to date of compliance with the bid at terms of sale, see Judgment of percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or further information, contact Ms. bidder). As a deficiency judgment is the rate of 3.875% per annum. The Foreclosure and Sale filed with the equivalent, as evidence of good faith, Anderson or Ms. McGee, or visit the being waived, the bidding will not NOTICE TO RESPONDENT ABOVE sale shall be subject to assessments, Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A same to be applied to the purchase Public Utilities Review Committee's remain open thirty days after the NAMED: TAKE NOTICE that the Sumter County taxes, easements, #15-CP-43-1587. price in case of compliance, but to website at: www.scstatehouse.gov/C date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for Summons in the above mentioned easements and restrictions of record, be forfeited and applied first to costs ommitteeInfo/PublicUtilitiesReview preparation of deed, documentary action, together with the Application and other senior encumbrances. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the Comm/2018PublicServiceCommissio stamps on the deed, and recording of for Appointment of Personal a warranty deed. Interested bidders case of non-compliance. Should the nScreeningInfo.php. the deed. The successful bidder will Representative were filed with the Benjamin E. Grimsley should satisfy themselves as to the last and highest bidder fail to comply be required to pay interest on the Sumter County Probate Court on quality of title to be conveyed by with the other terms of the bid amount of the bid from date of sale Summons & January 26, 2018. S.C. Bar No. 70335 obtaining an independent title within thirty (30) days, then the to date of compliance with the bid at Notice Attorney for the Plaintiff search prior to the foreclosure sale Master In Equity may re-sell the the rate of 3.375% per annum. The P.O. Box 11682 date. property on the same terms and Notice of Sale sale shall be subject to assessments, Columbia, S.C. 29211 conditions on some subsequent Sales SUMMONS Sumter County taxes, easements, (803) 233-1177 Richard L. Booth Day (at the risk of the said highest easements and restrictions of record, MASTER IN [email protected] Master In Equity for bidder). No personal or deficiency IN THE FAMILY and other senior encumbrances. EQUITY'S SALE Sumter County judgment being demanded, the COURT OF THE THIRD NOTICE OF SALE bidding shall not remain open after CASE NO. Benjamin E. Grimsley JUDICIAL CIRCUIT John J. Hearn the date of sale and shall be final on 2017-CP-43-02164 S.C. Bar No. 70335 DOCKET NO: BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore Attorney for Plaintiff that date, and compliance with the Attorney for the Plaintiff granted in the case of: Wells Fargo P.O. Box 100200 bid may be made immediately. 2017-DR-43-1585 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore P.O. Box 11682 Bank, NA vs. Martha H. Ferrazano Columbia, SC 29202-3200 Purchaser to pay for documentary granted in the case of Trustmark (803) 744-4444 Columbia, S.C. 29211 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA a/k/a Martha H. Ferrazzano; The stamps on the Deed. The successful National Bank against Douglas 013263-06496 (803) 233-1177 COUNTY OF SUMTER United States of America acting by bidder will be required to pay Noennig a/k/a Douglas S. Noennig, I, [email protected] and through its agency The Website: www.rtt-law.com interest on the amount of the the Master in Equity for Sumter Department of Housing and Urban (see link to Resources/ balance of the bid from date of sale Curtis E. Johnson, County, will sell on Monday, April 2, NOTICE OF SALE Development; Betsy Windham a/k/a Foreclosure Sales) to date of compliance with the bid at PETITIONER, 2018, at 12:00 o'clock p.m., at the Betsy Lynn R. Ridgill; James R the rate of 3.75% per annum. The vs. Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, Ridgill;, C/A No. 15-CP-43-1587, The MASTER IN CIVIL ACTION NO. sale shall be subject to taxes and Brittney N. Johnson, and Robert P. South Carolina, to the highest following property will be sold on EQUITY'S SALE 2017-CP-43-01437 assessments, existing easements and Turner, bidder: RESPONDENTS, April 2, 2018, at 12:00 Noon at the CASE NO. restrictions, easements and Sumter County Courthouse to the BY VIRTUE of the decree restrictions of record and any other In the Interest of: LJT, whose date of All that certain piece, parcel, or lot 2017-CP-43-01842 highest bidder heretofore granted in the case of: senior encumbrances. The birth is 2011, a minor under the age of land, together with any of ten (10) years of age. BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs. April Defendant United States of America improvements thereon, situate, lying All that certain piece, parcel or lot of granted in the case of Trustmark Crank a/k/a April D. Crank a/k/a (non-IRS) waived in writing any and being in the County of Sumter, land with the improvements thereon, TO THE DEFENDANTS HEREIN National Bank against Richard A. April Denise Taylor-Crank; The federal right of redemption under 28 State of South Carolina, and being if any, situate, lying and being in the NAMED: Godwin, Jr. et al., I, the Master in United States of America, acting by U.S.C. § 2410(c). The Defendant shown and designated as Lot 147 of County of Sumter, State of South Equity for Sumter County, will sell and through its agency, The United States of America waived in Hunters Crossing Subdivision, Phase Carolina, being shown and You are hereby summoned and on Monday, April 2, 2018, at 12:00 Secretary of Housing and Urban writing any federal right of 1, Section 2 as more fully shown on a designated as Lot 1 on a plat required to answer the Complaint in o'clock p.m., at the Sumter County Development, the undersigned redemption under 28 U.S.C. § 2410(c). plat thereof prepared by Louis W. prepared by D.D. Edmunds, RLS Master In Equity for Sumter County, this action, a copy of which is Tisdale, RLS, dated June 9, 2006 Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, dated November 28, 1995 and South Carolina, will sell on April 2, In the event an agent of Plaintiff herewith served upon you, and to recorded in the Office of the to the highest bidder: serve a copy of your answer to the recorded in the Office of the 2018 at 12:00PM, at the Sumter does not appear at the time of sale, Register of Deeds for Sumter County Register of Deeds for Sumter County said Complaint on Kenneth R. All that certain piece, parcel or lot of County Courthouse, City of Sumter, the within property shall be in Plat Book 2006 at Page 282; which in Plat Book PB 95 at Page 1279. This Young, Jr., Esquire, at his office land, with the improvements State of South Carolina, to the withdrawn from sale and sold at the plat is incorporated herein by this said lot has such metes, boundaries, located at 23 West Calhoun Street, thereon, situate, lying and being in highest bidder: next available sales date upon the reference and having such metes, courses and distances as are shown Sumter, South Carolina, within thirty the County of Sumter, State of South terms and conditions as set forth in bounds, courses and distances, being on said plat, which are incorporated (30) days after the service hereof, Carolina, being more particularly ALL THOSE PIECES, PARCELS the Judgment of Foreclosure and a little more or less, as by this herein in accordance with the exclusive of the day of such service, shown and delineated as Lot 73B, in AND LOTS OF LAND, WITH THE Sale or such terms as may be set reference to said plat will more fully provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the and if you fail to answer the the Tudor Subdivision, Phase III, as IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, forth in a supplemental order. appear. This is the same property Code of Laws of South Carolina, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN Complaint within the time aforesaid, known as 1755 Polaris Drive, Sumter, shown on that certain plat of Carl J. 1976. THE TOWNSHIP AND COUNTY OF The Honorable Richard L. Booth judgment by default will be rendered SC. Represented by Sumter County Croft, RLS dated July 14, 1992 and against you for the relief demanded recorded in the Office of the ROD for SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH Master In Equity Parcel No. 187-12-01-026. And all that certain piece, parcel or in the Complaint. Sumter County in Plat Book PB92 at CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND for Sumter County lot of land with the improvements Page 1249. The said tract/lot(s) DESIGNATED AS LOTS 47 AND 59, This being the same property thereon, if any, situate, lying and Dated at Sumter, South Carolina, on has/have such boundaries, metes, CONSISTING OF 0.39 ACRE, ON A conveyed to Douglas Noennig by being in the Township of Privateer, the day of December, 2017. courses and distances as are shown PLAT PREPARED BY EDMUNDS Brock & Scott, PLLC deed of Johnie W. Moreno and Misty County of Sumter, State of South on said plat which are incorporated LAND SURVEYORS, INC. DATED 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 L. Moreno dated June 13, 2012 and Carolina, consisting of 5.11 acres, YOUNG & ASSOCIATES, P.A. herein in accordance with the JULY 29, 1993, AND RECORDED IN Columbia, SC 29210 recorded June 15, 2012 in the Office more or less, shown as "The Lake" on Kenneth R Young, Jr. provision of Section 30-5-250 of the THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER Attorneys for Plaintiff of the Register of Deeds for Sumter that certain plat prepared by Croft S.C. Bar #5741 Code of Laws of SC, 1976. This OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY Phone 803-454-3540 County, South Carolina in Book 1172 Engineering Company, Carl J. Croft, Attorney for Plaintiff property is more generally known as IN PLAT BOOK 93, PAGE 1305. Fax 803-454-3541 at Page 1570. dated April 22, 1988 and recorded in 23 West Calhoun Street 2241 Preot Street and is shown on PURSUANT TO SECTION 30-5-250 the Office of the Register of Deeds Sumter, S. C. 29150 the Sumter County Tax Maps as OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF TMS#: 187-12-01-026 for Sumter County on August 31, 2000 (803) 773-4371 Telephone Parcel 204-06-05-003. SOUTH CAROLINA, REFERENCE (803) 773-4374 Facsimile in Plat Book PB 2000, at Page 613. TO SAID PLAT IS HEREBY This said lot has such metes, Property Address: This being the same property CRAVED FOR THE PARTICULARS boundaries, courses and distances as SUMMONS 1755 Polaris Drive conveyed to Richard A. Godwin, Jr. AS TO THE METES, COURSES, are shown on said plat, which are Sumter, S.C. 29150 by deed of Betty R. Dagley dated DISTANCES, SHAPES, incorporated herein in accordance March 30, 2016 and recorded March MEASUREMENTS AND IN THE PROBATE with the provisions of sEction TERMS OF SALE: The successful 31, 2016 in the Office of the Register BOUNDARIES OF SAID LOTS. THIS COURT OF THE 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South bidder, other than the plaintiff, will of Deeds for Sumter County, South PROPERTY IS MORE COMMONLY THIRD JUDICIAL Carolina, 1976. deposit with the Master in Equity for Carolina in Book 1220 at Page 1837. 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Gregory Korte USA TODAY Trump’s company turning over documents for Mueller subpoena WASHINGTON – Sanctions im- posed by the Trump administration Special counsel Robert Mueller has Thursday include its first use of a new issued a formal demand for docu- law intended to punish Russia for al- ments from the Trump Organization legedly interfering in the 2016 presi- as part of his inquiry into Russian dential election campaign. meddling in the 2016 election, two A closer look at the five entities and people with knowledge of the matter 19 individuals added to the sanctions said Thursday. list shows that the move is largely The subpoena is the first acknowl- symbolic: About a third had already edged demand for records from Presi- been sanctioned under the Obama dent Trump’s firm. 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The old pledge Tim Piazza of Lebanon, N.J. agency is accused of being a propa- Many young fans have embraced the retro, 319 ganda outfit that used fake identities Navy jet crashes off Key West, 1980s world of Netflix’s Stranger Things, but as Americans on social media to sow killing both crew members its atmosphere conveys more than moodi- divisiveness during the presidential ness. There’s a lot of cigarette smoke, too. campaign. 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They holden to advertisers, all the things alternatives, “it was very narrowly con- were all sanctioned under an Obama- that tend to restrict content, whereas trolled,” TV historian Tim Brooks said. era executive order targeting mali- Netflix, Hulu, Amazon — that’s the More recently, cable and streaming cious cyber-related activity. brave new world and advertiser-free services have created more narrowly fo- Also cited in the sanctions: the Not- for the most part,” she said. cused shows and don’t worry about lan- Petya cyberattack, which affected hos- According to a study in 2017 spon- guage or behavior that might offend pitals and disrupted shipping last year. PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER sored by the National Institute on Drug mass audiences (or advertisers), Brooks In February, the White House attribut- John Zidich Abuse, the smoking rate among high said. Their content isn’t regulated by the ed that attack to the Russian military, CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER school students continues to decline, Federal Communications Commission, calling it the “most destructive and Kevin Gentzel from 23% in 2000 to 5.4% today. “Yet which grants broadcast licenses. costly cyberattack in history.”

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Doug Stanglin and Alan Gomez USA TODAY

MIAMI – A newly installed 950-ton pedestrian bridge at Florida Interna- tional University collapsed Thursday, crushing vehicles on a busy highway be- low and killing several people. “There are several fatalities,” Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Alex Camacho said. At a news conference, Miami-Dade Deputy Mayor Maurice Kemp did not elaborate on the number of fatalities, saying the final number of victims had not been determined. Teams were in an “urgent search-and-rescue mode” and mobilized search dogs and heavy cranes, he said. Kemp said eight cars traveling on the seven-lane highway were trapped un- der tons of rubble. Eight victims were taken to a hospital. Emergency workers respond to a collapsed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University on Thursday in the Miami One girl seated in the front of a car es- area. Search-and-rescue teams used dogs and cranes to go through the rubble. ALAN GOMEZ/USA TODAY caped injury when a slab of the bridge crushed the rear half of the vehicle, the Miami Herald reported. Then came the calls from family and strophic collapse causing injuries and The National Transportation Safety friends checking on him. Melvin, 20, a loss of life.” MCM pledged to cooperate Board tweeted that it sent investigators “That could’ve been me. A sophomore studying accounting, said fully with investigators to determine to the site. he had several friends who moved into what went wrong. Leslie Vazquez was driving home lot of people died. It really is the off-campus housing for which the Gov. Rick Scott tweeted, “I will be in along 8th Street — also known as U.S. sad. We’ve got to stay bridge was designed. He struggled to constant communication with law en- Route 41— when she realized something contact them Thursday afternoon, hop- forcement throughout the day.” felt strange. together after this.” ing they weren’t among the victims. In a news release Saturday about the “I was thinking, ‘Oh my God, the Tana Melvin “That could’ve been me,” Melvin bridge’s installation, the university re- bridge isn’t there,’ ” said Vazquez, 43, a Florida International University sophomore said. “A lot of people died. It really is sad. ported that workers lifted the main span housewife who traveled the route two We’ve got to stay together after this.” from temporary supports, rotated it 90 days ago. She pulled over and saw vic- FIU spokesperson Maydel Santana- degrees across the highway and lowered tims crawling out of the rubble. Some sad.” Bravo said the university was “shocked it into its permanent position. were bloodied; all were frantic. The main part of the $14.2 million and saddened about the tragic events.” “FIU is about building bridges and “They were screaming,” she said. structure, which was installed Satur- The school is on spring break. student safety. This project accom- Vazquez said the painful irony of the day, spanned 174 feet over the highway, MCM Construction, the Miami- plishes our mission beautifully,” FIU collapse is that the bridge was built spe- linking the university’s campus to the based, family-owned company that President Mark Rosenberg said in a cifically to ensure the safety of FIU stu- city of Sweetwater. It was scheduled to built the bridge, issued a statement on statement. “We are filled with pride and dents who have to cross fast-moving open in early 2019. its Facebook page saying its “thoughts satisfaction at seeing this engineering traffic along the wide street. Tana Melvin was sitting in his dorm and prayers go out to everyone affected feat come to life and connect our cam- “I was just telling my husband how room a couple of hundred yards away by this terrible tragedy.” pus to the surrounding community good this is, how they’re not running the from the bridge when his social media It said the bridge was under con- where thousands of our students live.” risk of getting hit,” she said. “This is so feeds blew up with news of the collapse. struction and “experienced a cata- Stanglin reported from McLean, Va. THE SUMTER ITEM · FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 | C3 Asylum-seekers sue Homeland Security

Department holds many in indefinite detention Alan Gomez USA TODAY

Asylum-seekers who have been held in U.S. detention centers since applying to enter the country filed a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday in the latest legal attack against President Trump’s attempts to limit immigration. The suit claims Homeland Security has violated U.S. law by refusing to al- low entire groups of asylum-seekers to be released on parole from prisons and detention centers while their applica- tions are decided. The lawsuit, filed by a group of civil rights organizations in federal court in the District of Columbia on behalf of nine plaintiffs, estimates more than 1,000 asylum-seekers face indefinite detention even though they’ve passed initial screenings to verify their stories and pose no threat to national security. “We came to the U.S. seeking free- dom, and what we got was a prison,” Abelardo Asensio Callol, 30, a software Civil rights organizations are suing the Trump administration in U.S. District Court in Washington. SUSAN WALSH/AP engineer from Cuba, said by phone from the York County Prison in Pennsylvania, where he’s been held for several role while their cases were decided. sions said. months. The Trump administration has used Immigration advocates disputed Asylum is an immigration status a variety of measures to limit legal and those numbers and said the only ones granted to people already in the USA illegal immigration, from its controver- gaming the system are Homeland Secu- who fear they will be persecuted be- sial travel ban mostly targeting major- rity officials who treat asylum-seekers cause of their race, religion, nationality ity-Muslim countries to its attempts to as criminals. or political views if forced to return to limit refugee admissions to the USA. Hardy Vieux, legal director for Hu- their home country. The U.S. has ap- The asylum program has not been man Rights First and one of the attor- proved an average of 23,668 asylum ap- spared. neys who filed the lawsuit, said every plications a year over the past decade. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said presidential administration has the au- People who present themselves at the asylum system is fraught with abuse thority to implement its own policies, U.S. borders are allowed to claim asy- by immigrants coached on what they but the Constitution and the 72-year- lum. Homeland Security agents inter- have to say and “dirty immigration law- old Administrative Procedure Act re- view those people, and if the agent de- yers” who exploit loopholes in the sys- quire that new regulations be imple- termines the applicant has a “credible tem. During a speech in October, Ses- mented through a formal process to en- fear” of returning home, the asylum- sions said more than half of asylum ap- sure they are legal and constitutional. seeker is allowed to present his or her plicants released on parole never show Vieux said the Trump administration case before an immigration judge. In up for their court hearings, indicating has violated those tenets by keeping the 2009, the Obama administration insti- Abelardo Asensio Callol says he meets that “their claim of fear was simply a 2009 Obama-era memo in place yet tuted a policy that made it easier for all the conditions for parole but still ruse to enter the country illegally.” eliminating the possibility of parole for asylum applicants to be released on pa- waits behind bars. ABELARDO CALLOL “The system is being gamed,” Ses- asylum-seekers.

Giant blankets helping to save melting glacier

Helena Bachmann Special to USA TODAY

GENEVA – The Rhône Glacier is get- ting dressed up in white blankets, and for a good cause: to protect it from further melting because of global warming. Every spring for the past eight The Food and Drug Administration wants less-addictive cigarettes. GETTY IMAGES years, residents from the neighboring Obergoms area have trekked up the Swiss mountain to wrap thermal blan- kets around parts of the glacier and the ice grotto carved inside it. Cigarettes’ nicotine The surrounding villages depend on the Rhône’s appeal to boost the re- gion’s economy. So residents started to levels could drop spread blankets over the most vulner- able parts of the glacier to keep its snowy cover intact. A woman practices ice climbing in July FDA explores ways to This method prevents some snow 2015 next to foams wrapping the “This unprecedented public health and ice from thawing in the summer Rhone Glacier. AFP/GETTY IMAGES reduce power to addict opportunity, contrasted against sun that already has wreaked damage the cost of doing nothing, weighs to the Rhône and other glaciers. Josh Hafner heavily on me.” “It reduces the melting by 50% to The large sheets of material mainly USA TODAY 70%,” said David Volken, a Rhône gla- cover the area closest to the ice cave, a FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb ciologist. popular tourist attraction at 7,500 feet In what he called a “pivotal step,” The 12,000-foot-high glacier, nes- above sea level. In the winter, this Food and Drug Administration Com- Gottlieb said. tled in the southern part of the Swiss sparkly blue tunnel stretches 348 feet in missioner Scott Gottlieb announced a Gottlieb cited an FDA-funded study Alps, feeds the Rhône River and Lake length, but by the end of the summer the plan Thursday to explore lowering nico- published Thursday in The New Eng- Geneva but has shrunk considerably length shrinks by about 12 inches. tine levels in cigarettes to make them land Journal of Medicine estimating over the past 150 years. That’s why every May, a specially less addictive — or not addictive at all. that a hypothetical version of a policy In the past decade alone, it lost an trained worker using a chainsaw re- About 15% of U.S. adults smoke, ac- lowering nicotine levels could result in average of 33 feet of ice thickness, said carves the grotto to the original length — cording to the Centers for Disease Con- as many as 5 million people quitting Matthias Huss, head of the Swiss Gla- a laborious process that takes between trol and Prevention. Courts ordered ads smoking within a year. cier Monitoring Network. The melting three and four weeks, Volken said. in which tobacco companies had to ad- The FDA does not want to make cig- water has formed a lake that is becom- Even though blankets help preserve mit their products kill 1,200 Americans arettes harder to get. Gottlieb said: “We ing larger every year. the grotto and some of the glacier, the every day. must make it possible for current adult That’s why the most vulnerable area being covered is relatively small — “This unprecedented public health smokers who still seek nicotine to get parts of the glacier, especially the grot- about five acres — and “will never suf- opportunity, contrasted against the cost it from alternative and less harmful to inside it, are swaddled in blankets fice to save a whole glacier,” Huss said. of doing nothing, weighs heavily on me,” sources.” made of heavy-duty fleece material While a few other glaciers in Switzer- Gottlieb said in a statement. The move could result in massive from spring until fall. land are blanketed during the summer, Thursday’s announcement kicks off shifts for the tobacco industry. This process is not easy or cheap. most are not because they are too large. a long process that will seek comment, “As this process gets underway, we The hauling and spreading of the tar- “This method will never be able to research and data for public review. The look forward to working with FDA on paulins takes several hours and costs save our glaciers or to counteract the agency plans to announce similar ex- its science-based review of nicotine thousands of dollars, mostly paid by negative consequences of climate plorations to regulate menthol ciga- levels in cigarettes and to build on the local residents. change,” Huss said. rettes and premium cigars. opportunity of establishing a regula- “The blankets protect the underly- Scientists such as Huss and Volken “We’re interested in public input on tory framework that is based on tobac- ing snow and ice from the sunlight. predict that by 2100, the Rhône, along critical questions such as: What poten- co harm reduction and recognizes the Another benefit is the thermal insula- with other Alpine glaciers, will practi- tial maximum nicotine level would be continuum of risk,” James Figlar, R.J. tion they provide,” Huss said. They cally disappear, with only 10% of today’s appropriate for the protection of public Reynolds Tobacco’s executive vice don’t entirely stop the melting process, ice remaining. health? Should a product standard be president of research and develop- but “these blankets are very useful in For now, the blankets help the Rhône implemented all at once or gradually?” ment, said in a statement to NPR. slowing down ice loss locally,” he said. Glacier keep its cool under pressure. C4 | FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 TELEVISION THE SUMTER ITEM

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH more than 30 minutes around cia Vikander and Camila Ca- Talk about drama! Grown- other people’s 5-year-olds can bello appear on “The Graham ups have no monopoly on feel- become less than entertaining. Norton Show” (10 p.m., BBC ings of love, jealousy, rejec- • On the eve of St. Patrick’s America, TV-14). tion, friendship and peer pres- Day, Acorn will begin stream- sure. The new six-part docu- ing the second season of the mentary “The Secret Life of Irish legal drama “Striking CULT CHOICE Kids” (9 p.m., USA, TV-PG) O u t.” Elizabeth Taylor stars in goes full surveillance on a Cal- • Netflix begins streaming two controversial films that ifornia preschool to show how “On My Block” (TV-MA), a se- helped end Hollywood’s “Hays 5-year-old children behave and ries about coming of age in Code” and its ban on depicting interact. South Central Los Angeles. certain “deviant” behavior: Two teachers and child psy- Also on Netflix, the six-part the 1959 melodrama “Suddenly, chologists are on hand to over- documentary “Wild Wild Coun- Last Summer” (8 p.m., TCM) see revealing games and activ- try” (TV-MA) recalls efforts by and “Reflections in a Golden ities and inform the audience a guru to establish a Utopia in Eye” (10:15 p.m., TCM), from about the stages of awareness the Oregon desert and a re- 1967. and cognitive growth reflected sulting clash with neighbors in the kids’ shenanigans. and the government as the ERIC MCCANDLESS / ABC As you can expect, the chil- center pushed the boundaries SERIES NOTES Henry Simmons stars as Agent Alphonso “Mack” MacKenzie in the dren’s behavior ranges from separating church and state. A prisoner’s story is diffi- “Principia” epside of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” airing at 9 p.m. cute to slightly horrifying. 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BY KEVIN McDONOUGH dated “The Thin Man” on his on “Homeland” (9 p.m., Show- Is “Instinct” (8 p.m., CBS, hands. time, TV-MA). TV-14) a new project for Alan But that would require dia- • The State Department Cumming? Or the umpteenth logue that rises above the stands up for tolerance on adaptation of a James Pat- predictable. Even the show’s “Madam Secretary” (10 p.m., terson thriller? Manhattan setting seems ge- CBS, TV-14). Cumming stars as a Dr. neric. • A trip back in stock car Dylan Reinhart, first seen as And, as mentioned above, history leaves a driving leg- a comfortable, tweed-clad this is a James Patterson end’s halo tarnished on professor of abnormal psy- procedural, which means “Timeless” (10 p.m., NBC, TV- chology. He seems suited to that it’s not enough for Rein- PG). academic life and is happily hart to be a genius professor • Ronnie confronts his past married to his husband. and a best-selling author. He on the season finale of “The But we all know that police must be an ex-CIA agent as Chi” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV- procedurals are not based on well. And it’s his background MA). domestic bliss, gay or in tradecraft, gunplay, fight- straight. ing and cliche-ridden banter Reinhart’s world is rocked with his old agency handler SATURDAY SERIES when his editor (Whoopi (Naveen Andrews, “Lost”) JEFF NEUMANN /CBS Jack’s boyfriend makes Goldberg) informs him that that tips “Instinct” from im- Former CIA operative Dr. Dylan Reinhart (Alan Cumming), left, is him uneasy on “Will & Grace” the first draft of his second plausible to ridiculous. lured back to his old life when NYPD detective Lizzie Needham (Boja- (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14) * Kids book is a bore, a plodding • For the record, Sunday na Novakovic), right, needs his help to stop a serial killer on the series compete on “MasterChef Ju- theoretical tome bereft of nights now sport two new se- premiere of “Instinct,” airing at 8 p.m. on Sunday on CBS. nior” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG) * zing. The other shoe drops ries about unlikely federal Mateo’s injury raises issues when New York police detec- agents. ABC’s “Deception” (10 CULT CHOICE SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS on “Superstore” (8:30 p.m., tive Elizabeth Needham (Bo- p.m., TV-PG) stars Jack Cut- Orson Welles stars in the • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” NBC, r, TV-PG) * “Dateline” (9 jana Novakovic) comes to his more-Scott as Cameron 1953 dramatic short film “Re- (7 p.m., CBS): interviews with p.m., NBC) * Steve Harvey class to inform him that a se- Black, an impossibly self-in- turn to Glennascaul” (11:30 Saudi Arabian Crown Prince and Adrienne Houghton co- rial killer appears to be volved former Las Vegas illu- p.m. Saturday, TCM). Welles Mohammed bin Salman and host “Showtime at the Apollo” using Reinhart’s exciting sionist who helps the FBI plays himself in this varia- survivors of the Marjory (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * A ma- first book, “Freaks,” as in- fight bad guys using sleight tion on the “vanishing hitch- Stoneman Douglas High gician joins forces with the spiration for his bloody of hand and vanishing acts. hiker” tale set outside of School shooting. FBI on “Deception” (9 p.m., spree. It’s a pretty absurd show Dublin. The last film in a • Second-round action of ABC, r, TV-PG) * “48 Hours” Reinhart immediately sees with little chemistry between daylong festival of Irish- the 2018 NCAA Women’s Bas- (10 p.m., CBS) * A vintage a collaboration with Need- Cameron and, well, every- themed movies marking St. ketball Tournament (7 p.m., helping of “Saturday Night ham as a chance to leave the body. But it’s better than “In- Patrick’s Day. ESPN, ESPN 2). Live” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). classroom and get acquaint- stinct” because it fully em- • Ryan Seacrest hosts ed with his retired “mojo,” braces its preposterous na- “American Idol” (8 p.m., ABC, commemorated in old photos ture. SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS TV-PG). SUNDAY SERIES of himself dressed in leather • The two-night special • Second-round action of • A pregnant woman be- Young talents shine on “Lit- atop a motorcycle. And what “Aaron Hernandez Uncovered” the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basket- gins to suspect her helper in tle Big Shots” (8 p.m., NBC, better fodder for a new page- (7 p.m., Saturday and Sun- ball Tournament (7:30 p.m., the 2018 shocker “The Mid- TV-G) * Homer tries to crack turner than a chance to day, Oxygen) explores one of CBS). wife’s Deception” (8 p.m., Life- a case on “The Simpsons” (8 catch real criminals? the more complex and tragic • “20/20” (8 p.m., ABC, r) in- time, TV-14). p.m., Fox, TV-PG) * Holt Sadly, buddy cop partner- sports stories of the last de- terviews the cast of the old • Howard plays defense on hides Seamus on “Brooklyn ships require chemistry as cade from the vantage point and new versions of “Rose- “Counterpart” (8 p.m., Starz, Nine-Nine” (8:30 p.m., Fox, well as interesting (or at of the late NFL star’s fiancee anne.” TV-MA). TV-14) * The spy who bombed least believable) characters, and lawyer. • The daughter of an appar- • Bright kids compete on me on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (9 and “Instinct” supplies nei- Born into rough circum- ent suicide, a 12-year-old be- the series premiere of “Ge- p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Stewie’s ther. Cumming is well suited stances, Hernandez became comes fiercely protective of nius Junior” (9 p.m., NBC). therapy session proves re- to play the wry, witty sophis- a rich man playing for the her adoptive family in the • The Hilltop receives un- vealing on “Family Guy” (9 ticate, but he’s rather tenta- dominant New England Pa- 2018 shocker “Mommy’s Little welcome visitors on “The p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Questions tive here, as if he’s afraid triots, only to be convicted of Angel” (9 p.m., Lifetime, TV- Walking Dead” (9 p.m., AMC, about Karl on “The Last Man that neither Needham nor an murder and commit suicide 14). TV-MA). on Earth” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV- “NCIS” audience will get his behind bars. • Petulant narcissists work • Ramon retreats on “Here 14). jokes. A posthumous examina- at the top of the legal game and Now” (9 p.m., HBO, TV- For her part, Needham re- tion revealed that Hernandez on “For the People” (10 p.m., MA). Copyright 2018 mains a complete cypher. suffered from concussion-re- ABC, r, TV-PG). • Saul contacts an old ally United Feature Syndicate She’s provided with sad lated brain injuries often • The six-part series “Chris- backstories (the death of a known to alter behavior. tiane Amanpour: Sex & Love lover and partner and even a Does this exonerate Hernan- Around the World” (10 p.m., Building Wealth for Over a Century sick dog), but they aren’t dez, or only compound his CNN) features the globe-trot- enough to add up to three di- tragedy? ting journalist in a new role, mensions. She’s pretty, This is the second prime- interviewing men and young and blonde. Reinhart time examination of the Her- women from various cultures is a gay man well into middle nandez story. Earlier this about matters of intimacy, age. Their lack of compati- year, “48 Hours” aired an ep- love and pleasure. First up: L. Travis McIntosh, AAMS Charles V. Noyes, II bility owes more to age and isode based on the book “All- Tokyo. Senior Vice President Vice President attitude than sexual orienta- American Murder: The Rise • Bill Hader hosts “Saturday 216 North Main Street, Suite 200, Sumter, SC 29150-4959 tion. Given someone quicker and Fall of Aaron Hernan- Night Live” (11:30 p.m., NBC, (803) 774-2700 ƒ BBTScottStringfellow.com on the uptake to play with, dez” by ... prolific author TV-14), featuring musical BB&T Scott & Stringfellow is a division of BB&T Securities, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. BB&T Securities, LLC, is a wholly owned nonbank subsidiary of BB&T Corporation. 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