Warrants: Missing USC Student Had Wounds All Over Her Body

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TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents Warrants: Missing USC student had wounds all over her body noon on a rural road in Clarendon son approached Rowland’s black four- ternoon as death due to multiple 21-year-old victim’s blood, County after she mistook a vehicle for door Chevrolet Impala early Friday in sharp force injuries. cellphone found in suspect’s her rideshare. front of The Bird Dog bar on Harden SLED released the autopsy results on Nathaniel David Rowland, 24, was Street in Columbia. Later that day, her behalf of Clarendon County Coroner car with bleach, cleaners detained early Saturday in Columbia body was found “with numerous Bucky Mock and said the City of Co- BY KAYLA ROBINS and charged with kidnapping and wounds evident on multiple parts of lumbia Police Department, the Claren- [email protected] murder. Blood and the cellphone of her body to include her head, neck, don County Sheriff’s Office and SLED Samantha Josephson, who was in her face, upper body, leg and foot.” are continuing to investigate the case. Arrest warrants detail the kidnap- senior year and was from Robinsville, The warrants do not state what, if When Columbia police pulled Row- ping and killing of a 21-year-old Uni- New Jersey, were found in Rowland’s any, weapon was used. The South Car- land over for an unrelated traffic stop versity of South Carolina student vehicle. olina Law Enforcement Division re- whose body was found Friday after- According to the warrants, Joseph- leased the cause of death Monday af- SEE WARRANTS, PAGE A6 FOIA: No documented Stop the complaints about school BLEED DANNY KELLY / THE SUMTER ITEM Kent Hall laid out items from a “Stop the Bleed” kit during Requests for emails, texts training at Westside Christian Academy on Thursday. from parents, teachers at R.E. Davis come up blank BY BRUCE MILLS [email protected]

Sumter School District’s Board of Trustees has provided no emails, text messages or other documentation of complaints from school parents or teachers pertaining to transition difficulties at R.E. Davis Col- lege Preparatory Academy this year. The Sumter Item asked to review any such documents in a Freedom of Information Act request from more than a month ago. In a letter last week in response to the newspaper’s Feb. 22 request, district Execu- tive Director of Communications Shelly Galloway said trustees had not provided her any formal complaints made via email from parents or teachers. She did say some board members said they had received complaints from conversations with people. Jay Bender, attorney for the South Carolina Press Association, said last week it’s his perspective that if board members have emails or other documentation on complaints related to R.E. Davis this year and they use that information in a public meeting, then it’s a public record. Therefore, it should be submitted to MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM the newspaper as part of its request. A Med Trans Air Care of Sumter helicopter drops off “Stop the Bleed” kits at Westside Christian Academy on Thursday. About 30 staff “If those emails and documents members at the school learned how to stop major bleeding as part of a national awareness campaign that began in October 2015. formed the basis for action or con- sideration, then I would say that meets the definition of a public re- Sumter EMS holds disaster training with emergency kits at cord, and they would have to be dis- closed,” Bender said. Westside Christian Academy to teach others to save lives He said that applies to board members using school district email ‘You can never have too BY DANNY KELLY cently receiving the Jack Niles accounts and also private email ac- [email protected] Award for Outstanding Achieve- counts. many kits. If you can ments in EMS Education. According On Thursday and Friday, The etter safe than sorry. to EMS director Bobby Hingst, Hall Sumter Item reached out to all nine save one has spearheaded joint training with trustees on the lack of correspon- BThat’s what Stop the the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office dence of complaints with mixed suc- Bleed, a program that and recently taught an advanced cess. person’s Emergency Medical Technician Board Chairman the Rev. Ralph aims to save lives when it comes course that saw eight of 10 partici- Canty, trustee Johnny Hilton and at- life, it’s to excessive bleeding, is all pants pass. large trustee Shawn Ragin said they The kits, which cost roughly $500 have not received any complaints in worth about. each and are manufactured by North any manner from parents or teach- The program, which took place at American Rescue, contain eight sep- ers related to the consolidation of DANNY KELLY / THE SUMTER ITEM it. You Westside Christian Academy on arate packages that each include a Mayewood Middle School into the Thursday, involved a Med Trans Air tourniquet, trauma dressing, gauze, K-8 campus at R.E. Davis. All three can’t put a price on Care of Sumter helicopter dropping gloves, shears, a survival blanket, a voted against the reopening of in and donating “Stop the Bleed” kits permanent marker and an instruc- Mayewood at the Feb. 11 board meet- a life.’ to the school and holding a training tion card. ing. session during which Sumter EMS “Tourniquets can stop major Of the six trustees who voted in KENT HALL assistant director and training offi- bleeding if there’s a shooter or natu- favor of reopening Mayewood, Sher- cer Kent Hall gave a presentation to ral disaster,” Hall said. ril Ray and Brian Alston spoke to Sumter EMS assistant director, roughly 30 staff members on how to Stop the Bleed is a national aware- the paper last week. Both said they stop major bleeding. ness campaign started in October training officer Hall was recognized last Tuesday SEE FOIA, PAGE A8 by Sumter County Council for re- SEE BLEEDING, PAGE A6

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Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Local band rocks the Apollo Theater

Elijah Bradford, the Valentinos to perform at Iris Festival BY IVY MOORE Special to The Sumter Item The Apollo Theater in Har- lem, New York, has been the vehicle to musical stardom for some of the best known musicians in the country. For Elijah Bradford and the Valentinos, performing on the Apollo stage was “more than a dream come true,” Bradford said recently. “We auditioned for ‘Show- time at the Apollo’ in Ala- bama in September last year,” he said, “and got an immediate callback.” That gave the eight-member band six months to get ready for their first performance at the legendary venue. Comprising Van Smith, Arsenio Bradford and Matthew Rufus on vocals, PHOTO PROVIDED Duron Alexander on key- Elijah Bradford and the Valentinos are shown during a recent performance. The Sumter-based group competed on Showtime at the Apollo boards and vocals, Te’Shaun twice in March and has been approached about playing a full concert at the legendary theater in New York. Alexander on bass, Quintin Johnson on lead guitar, Rodi- guez Green on drums and “Jesus Rolled the Stone,” move on to the third round, tions and so many other leg- also be the featured group at Elijah Bradford on lead vo- based on the Temptations’ Bradford said, “They have ends performed.” Among the city of Sumter’s Fourth cals, the group is well known “Papa was a Rolling Stone.” spoken to us about playing a them were jazz, swing, gos- Fridays Concert Series on in Sumter for its rocking Bradford wrote the lyrics full concert — just the Val- pel, R&B, soul, blues artists Main Street on June 28. gospel sound. and arranged the song, add- entinos. We plan to do it.” such as Sarah Vaughn, Glad- You can see part of the For their first Apollo per- ing the Isley Brothers’ He said that, in addition to ys Knight, Luther Vandross, Valentinos’ Apollo Theater formance on March 6, Elijah “Shout” at the end. their callbacks, “It was a Aretha Franklin, Stevie performance and several Bradford said, “We sang the The group is also known great networking experience. Wonder and many others. others online on YouTube — old gospel song ‘The Lord for its original choreography, A lot of talent scouts and Sumter area music lovers just go to the website https:// Will Make a Way Somehow’ reminiscent of the Tempta- agents talked to us.” The can see and hear Elijah bit.ly/2HMGxkB. by Thomas A. Dorsey. That tions and other popular band also received a check Bradford and the Valentinos For more information or to got us called back for the bands of the 1960s and ’70s. from the Apollo for their live during the Sumter Iris book Elijah Bradford and the second round.” Competing against 100 other well-received performances. Festival. They will open the Valentinos call (803) 216-1773 The band followed up for performers, Bradford and The most exciting part for festival by performing dur- or visit www.elijahbradford. their second performance on the Valentinos finished in Bradford, he said, was “per- ing the Taste at the Gardens com. There are also several March 13, this time singing the top three. forming on the stage where at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens taped performances and in- an original piece titled Although they did not James Brown, the Tempta- on Thursday, May 23. They’ll formation on Facebook. Restaurant news Following are the food grades for local businesses Fire hydrant flow tests set Rabies clinics scheduled through inspected by the South Carolina Department of for Wednesday, Thursday May 2 at numerous Sumter sites Health and Environmental Control for March 25- 31. A “C” grade is failing. For detailed reports, visit FROM STAFF REPORTS FROM STAFF REPORTS www.dhec.sc.gov. The City of Sumter will perform fire hy- South Carolina Department of Health and En- drant flow tests on East Hampton Avenue, vironmental Control is joining with local veteri- Stewart Street, Winn Street, Baldwin Drive narians to hold rabies clinics in Sumter through Applebee’s No. 76021, 2497 Broad St., Sumter: A and Dove Street between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. May 2. Dogs must be on a leash, and cats must be Baskin Robbins, 1106 Broad St., Sumter: A Wednesday and Thursday. Water custom- in a box or carrier. Campbell’s Quick Stop, 5685 Dinkins Mill Road, Rem- ers in the surrounding area may experi- Times, locations and cost are as follows: bert: A ence temporary discolored water. • April 2, 2-3 p.m., Palmetto Veterinary Clinic, China House, 493 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter: A Direct any questions or concerns to the 463 N. Guignard Drive, 1 year/$7; China Wok, 1821 U.S. 15 S.: A City of Sumter Public Services Depart- • April 4, 2-3 p.m., Palmetto Veterinary Clinic, Corner Pantry No. 129, 1175 Loring Mill Road, Sumter: ment at (803) 436-2558. 463 N. Guignard Drive, 1 year/$7; A • April 6, 1-3 p.m., Hudson Veterinary Hospital, 2565 Broad St., 1 year/$7, 3 year/$10; Demara’s LLC, 2070 Peach Orchard Road, Sumter: A • April 9, 2-3 p.m., Palmetto Veterinary Clinic, Golden Chick, 807 Broad St., Sumter: A 463 N. Guignard Drive, 1 year/$5; Iris Market, 33 Parker Drive, Sumter: A CORRECTION • April 10, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Guignard Animal Clin- Munn-E-Saver, 437 Broad St., Sumter, A ic, 1216 S. Guignard Drive, 1 year/$7; Munn-E-Saver No. 2, 741 N. Main St., Sumter, A A brief in Thursday’s paper incor- • April 11, 2-3 p.m., Palmetto Veterinary Clinic, Piggly Wiggly No. 88 Deli/Bakery, 1455 S. Guignard rectly indicated each teacher involved 463 N. Guignard Drive, 1 year/$7; Parkway, Sumter, A in a Sumter School District yarn bomb- • April 20, 1-3 p.m., Hudson Veterinary Hospi- ing project that took place at Patriot tal, 2565 Broad St., 1 year/$8, 3 year/$10; Piggly Wiggly No. 88 Market, 1455 S. Guignard Park- A Hall on Sunday received a $1,000 match- • April 27, 1-3 p.m., Sumter SPCA/Elaine Korn way, Sumter, ing grant from the Sumter County Cul- Building, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, 1 year/$5; Sambino’s Bistro, 1104 Alice Drive, Sumter, A tural Commission. The matching grant • April 30, 2-3 p.m., Palmetto Veterinary Clinic, Shop & Save, 618 N. Main St., Sumter, A was for $1,000 total, which the art teach- 463 N. Guignard Drive, 1 year/$7; Tuten’s Chicken Coop, 320 Manning Ave., Sumter, A ers shared with each other to purchase • May 2, 2-3 p.m., Palmetto Veterinary Clinic, Ward’s BBQ, 1087 Alice Drive, Sumter, A yarn for the project. 463 N. Guignard Drive, 1 year/$7.

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A certificate from While there was no infor- the city of Sparta, mation about Sparta in the Curious case of statuette Greece, was found in newspapers, Rosario was able storage at Spartan- to find one small mention of burg City Hall. The the city in a set of meeting that walked away from certificate has minutes that were with the sparked a search for certificate. a missing statuette “One of the meeting min- Spartanburg City Hall given to the city of utes actually references be- Spartanburg as a gift coming sister cities with Spar- by the city of Sparta, ta, Greece, and Winterthur, BY SAMANTHA SWANN nimity and the heroism of an- Greece, in 1971. The Switzerland. I think we actu- Herald-Journal of Spartanburg cient Sparta, I present this statuette was discov- ally were sister cities with statuette of Leonidas, the uni- ered missing when a (Winterthur),” Rosario said. SPARTANBURG — A mys- versal symbol of voluntary certificate from the Steinecke confirmed there tery is brewing at Spartan- self-sacrifice in defense of the Grecian municipality was indeed a sister cities pro- burg City Hall, and at the cen- fatherland of virtuous men of gram at the time, though he was uncovered last ter is a decades-old gift from Laconia, the mother of which only found references to the month. Greece. I have the honor to serve.” partnership with Winterthur. City Planner Natalia Rosa- “I just really love the lan- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Spartanburg’s arts partner- rio has teamed up with Brad guage of it,” Rosario said. ship had set up an exchange Steinecke, the assistant direc- “It’s just super poetic and program with the Swiss mu- tor of local history for Spar- probably the nicest compli- nicipality. tanburg County Public Li- ment that anyone has ever Rosario and Steinecke’s in- braries, to find a statuette given Spartanburg.” hensive plan for the city and pair hasn’t had much luck so vestigation, of course, is given to the city of Spartan- While there’s no record of county, along with Spartan- far. based on the assumption that burg as a gift by the city of what the statuette looks like, burg City Council meeting “There’s absolutely no cov- the statuette actually made it Sparta, Greece, in 1971. The Rosario figures it would likely minutes from 1968-72. erage,” Steinecke said. “We’ve to Spartanburg, which they statuette was discovered miss- be somewhere between 6 and The mayor’s office, trophy got a full index for the news- think it did, given the arrival ing when a certificate from 18 inches. Leonidas statues — cases and other likely spots in paper in 1971, and (the gift’s) of the certificate. Steinecke the Grecian municipality was based on the warrior king of City Hall have been searched not mentioned anywhere. I thinks that it was possibly on uncovered last month. ancient Sparta, Leonidas I — but to no avail — the certifi- checked all kinds of subject display at some point. “(The certificate ) was are often depicted in full cate is intact, but the statuette headings that it might have “There’s some light damage found by Connie McIntyre, armor, wearing a helmet with seems to have walked off. gotten caught under, and I to the seal and the ink (on the city clerk, when she was a fin-like plume. So Rosario turned to looked through the microfilm certificate), which makes me cleaning out some old boxes Rosario said the box that Steinecke and the library’s for like several weeks after think that it was on display in storage that the (former) was in storage included a Kennedy Room for help in that date and ... just nothing. I for a while and wasn’t just put city attorney had,” Rosario number of other documents, finding out more about this don’t know what to make of away somewhere,” Steinecke said. “So we were like, ‘Oh, including the 1950 compre- mysterious object, though the that.” said. this is so cool, what is it?’ And we were reading it, and we saw that there was a statuette Building Wealth for Over a Century included and were like, ‘Where’s that?’” The certificate, which references the missing statuette, was sent on Feb. 4, 1971, by FACTORY OUTLET then-Prefect of Laconia Spe- L. Travis McIntosh, AAMS Charles V. Noyes, II lios Vanikiotis. 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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal le- “Nobody wants to see someone in jail keep marijuana dealers from taking ad- after he was arrested in January while galization of hemp arrived in the U.S. for a month for the wrong thing,” DEA vantage of a huge loophole.” providing security for a load of state- late last year and expanded an industry spokeswoman Barbara Carreno said. At least three truckers and two secu- certified hemp from Kentucky. Ross already booming because of the sky- “To enable us to do our job, we have to rity guards transporting state-certified and a colleague were riding in a van be- rocketing popularity of CBDs, a com- have something that can help us distin- hemp have been arrested and charged hind a semi-truck filled with the plant pound in hemp that many see as a guish.” with felony drug trafficking. Thou- that ran a red light and was pulled over. health aid. It’s an unanticipated hiccup for the sands of pounds worth more than $2 Ross said he provided police in But now, just a few months after Con- rapidly growing hemp industry, which million combined after processing re- Pawhuska, Oklahoma, with the state-is- gress placed the marijuana look-alike relies on interstate trucking to trans- main in warehouses in Oklahoma and sued license for the Kentucky farm that squarely in safe legal territory, the port hemp from farms to processing Idaho as evidence while the cases play grew the hemp, the license for the Colo- hemp industry has been unsettled by labs that extract the compound canna- out. rado lab that was buying it and chemi- an unexpected development. bidiol, or CBD, from the raw plant ma- Frank Robison, a Colorado-based at- cal analysis paperwork for all 60 sacks Truckers, now free to haul hemp terial. The pure CBD powder is then re- torney specializing in such cases, said of hemp that he said shows it was with- from state to state, have been stopped sold for use in everything from makeup he has about a half-dozen clients in in federal guidelines for hemp. and sometimes arrested by police who to smoothies to pet food. similar situations in other locations. He That wasn’t enough for the officers. can’t tell whether they have intercepted Kentucky and Oregon are big pro- declined to provide more information, They tested the shipment and found it a legal agricultural crop or the biggest ducers of hemp, and much of what citing his clients’ desire for privacy. contained THC — although not how marijuana bust of their careers. That’s they grow is processed in Colorado. “What local law enforcement is doing much — and arrested Ross, his col- because the only way to distinguish Companies that transport the plant is they’re stifling an industry that Con- league and the two truck drivers. hemp and marijuana, which look and often drive through Oklahoma and gress intended to promote to help The charges against the drivers even- smell alike, is by measuring their tetra- Idaho, which is where some arrests American farmers and help the Ameri- tually were dropped, but their 18,000- hydrocannabinol, or THC, and officers have occurred. can economy — not to make people ner- pound cargo with a value of nearly $1 don’t have the testing technology to do Hemp remains illegal under Idaho vous that they’re going to get tossed in million after processing still is being so on the spot. law, and lawmakers there are scram- jail over a (THC) discrepancy,” said Rob- held. Marijuana, illegal under federal law, bling to pass a legalization bill. Law en- ison, who represents one of the compa- The case and a similar one in Idaho has enough THC to get users high. forcement agencies are urging them to nies involved in the Oklahoma case. prompted the Oregon Department of Hemp has almost none — 0.3 percent or include guidance on field tests. Robison and others hope the USDA Agriculture to issue a formal warning less under U.S. government standards To further complicate the issue, will work quickly to create rules for to hemp growers not to ship their crop — yet drug-sniffing dogs will alert on states that already have their own validating hemp shipments that local across state lines. both. Field tests that officers now use hemp programs must have them ap- law enforcement could use instead of Ross posted bail and continues to run can detect THC but aren’t sophisticated proved by the U.S. Department of Agri- relying on THC field tests, such as state his hemp transport business, Patriot enough to specify whether a shipment culture, which could take months. agricultural certificates or lab certifi- Shield Security, from Denver while is legal hemp or low-grade illegal pot. “It’s the greatest example of the cart cates. That way, police could let a suspi- awaiting trial in Oklahoma. He said po- In a sign of the significance of the being put before the horse that I’ve ever cious load through without arrests, and tential customers from places like Ne- problem, the U.S. Drug Enforcement thought of,” said Grant Loebs, who is if the hemp samples come back high in vada, West Virginia and Wyoming say Administration earlier this month put on the board of directors of the Idaho THC from testing done in a lab setting, they now are afraid to send their hemp out a request for information on private Prosecuting Attorneys Association, authorities could pursue the grower or out of state. companies that might have the technol- which has demanded better testing. shipper after the fact. “The whole industry has been turned ogy for field tests sensitive enough to “You’re trying to make hemp legal so Andrew Ross, a Marine who served upside down. Everyone is terrified. No distinguish between hemp and mari- farmers can grow it, but you haven’t in Afghanistan and Iraq, is facing 18 one wants to transport anything,” Ross juana. put into place anything that’s going to years to life in Oklahoma if convicted said. TSA’s social media highlight unusual stuff in travelers’ bags

WASHINGTON (AP) — A jobs for nearly a decade, has soul,” he said. “It really was table full of peculiar items con- tried to keep it up all on his from his heart. He was a fun, fiscated at Dulles International own, but it’s been tough. happy guy.” Airport: a glittery clutch with Johnston sent out a Valen- Burns’ sister-in-law, Candy brass knuckles as a clasp. A tine’s Day post that showed off Creech, said he had a dry sense perfume bottle shaped like a a throwing star, ax and double- of humor and a hefty dose of grenade. A rusted circular saw edged dagger confiscated from patriotism: He had served in blade. A pocket-sized pitchfork. a passenger’s carry-on bag. the Gulf War. Burns had None of those is quite right. (“Safe travels, you romantic worked in airports before tak- Then Johnston sees it: a guitar fool!”) And it was national ing over social media and shaped like a semi-automatic puppy day recently, so that was though there was public nega- rifle. Bingo. It will do nicely for an excuse for a photo of Cole, a tivity around TSA. He wanted the Transportation Security big-eyed TSA explosives detec- to change that. Administration’s social media tion dog. “And I think he felt he accounts. TSA is growing its social could change that by commu- Johnston, TSA’s social media media staff — bringing in three nicating with people in a way director, is following in the foot- more workers to expand its so- that wasn’t scolding,” she steps of Curtis “Bob” Burns, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS cial media presence. The staff said. “He was one of a kind.” who created unlikely internet Items, prohibited on passenger airlines, and confiscated from passen- will continue to use fodder sent During a TSA Facebook buzz for the not-always-beloved gers by Transportation Security Administration officers, are displayed at in by officers around the coun- live, “Ask Me Anything” epi- agency by showcasing the Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia. The items include a gui- try, who seize all manner of sode last year, Burns said the weirdest stuff travelers pack in tar shaped like a semi-automatic rifle, an inert grenade and a stun gun. unusual items people try to success of the account was their carry-ons. He died sud- bring onboard. But it’s hard to partly due to the shock value. denly in October at age 48. find people who have both the “People don’t come to a Burns’ work created a model summary of knives and all ceptance speech, Burns eyed government know-how and a government Instagram ac- for other federal agencies. The matter of other bizarre and the award, shook it and de- sense of humor that resonates. count and expert to see quirky photos combined with a sometimes scary items that clared: “This Webby is carry-on Johnston said the thing that humor,” Burns said. “And hefty dose of dad humor helped travelers had stuffed into their approved!” made Burns’ posts so special they also don’t expect to see lure in more than a million fol- bags, pockets, purses or brief- Johnston, who worked with was Burns himself. these crazy things that people lowers on Facebook, Twitter cases. Burns for about three years, “When you look at his posts, are trying to bring on a and Instagram, who would In one Instagram post, some- and has been in government you’re seeing a window into his plane.” then see important messages one tried to bring on a glove about the dos and don’ts of air- with razors for fingers and line travel. Burns (naturally) made a Need Water? “How are we going to replace “Nightmare on Elm Street” Bob? The reality is we can’t,” joke. Johnston said. “We had a “It’s safe to sleep on Elm INSTALLATION AND REPAIR OF unique situation with him, but Street again. Freddy lost his we can still be entertaining and glove at the Hartsfield-Jackson SPRINKLER SYSTEMS help people as we find our way Atlanta International Airport.” forward without him.” The agency’s Instagram ac- On the blog, Burns shared a count won three Webby awards weekly count of firearms that last year, including the People’s TSA officers found at check- Voice Award for weird social points nationwide. He did a content marketing. In his ac- FAIR HOUSING RESOLUTION

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BEIJING (AP) — China ‘It will effectively said Monday it would begin regulating all fen- prevent the tanyl-related drugs as a class of controlled substances, in a change U.S. massive abuse of officials had long advo- cated as a way to stem fentanyl substances the flow of lethal opioids from China. and illegal drug The sweeping change in the way China regulates trafficking and drugs that mimic fentanyl takes effect May 1 and smuggling THE ASSOCIATED PRESS could help end the game PhD student Krithika Venkataraman mates mosquitos by blowing males into a container housing females of regulatory whack-a- activities, and at the Vosshall Laboratory of Rockefeller University in New York. mole with chemists who can manufacture novel contribute to global opioids faster than they Science answers why scientists can be banned. It could drug control with also facilitate prosecu- tions of opioid merchants in China, who until now China’s wisdom have skirted the law by prize plant, animal genomes manufacturing and ex- and power.’ porting fentanyl variants that were technically LIU YUEJIN NEW YORK (AP) — Just ed analyzing that version of or others, might also work for legal in China. about every week, it seems, the DNA code, discoveries reducing threats of spreading “We firmly believe that scientists publish the unique began to pop out. Zika and yellow fever, Vosshall listing the entire class of Vice com- DNA code of some creature or • They nearly doubled the and Matthews said. fentanyl substances will missioner plant. Just in February, they known size of a family of • A similar strategy might completely block the published the genome for the genes that help mosquitoes be used to make mosquito loopholes that enable law of China’s strawberry, the paper mulber- sense information from their populations overproduce breakers to evade punish- ry tree, the great white shark environment, such as the odor males. That would reduce ment by simply modify- National and the Antarctic blackfin ice- of humans. That was “totally, mosquito bites in the short ing one or several atoms, Narcotics fish. mind-blowingly, unexpected,” term — only females bite — functional groups or They also announced that, Vosshall said. (Vosshall’s sala- and open the door to shrink- other groups,” said Liu Control thanks to a crowdfunding ry is paid by the Howard ing wild populations through Yuejin, vice commission- Commission campaign, they’d produced the Hughes Medical Institute, genetic engineering. The new er of China’s National genome of Lil BUB, a female which also supports The Asso- genome revealed details of the Narcotics Control Com- cat with a large internet fol- ciated Press Health & Science DNA stretch that makes mos- mission. “It will effective- lowing. Department.) quitoes develop as males, ly prevent the massive That followed a notable ad- Further study may reveal which Matthews called “step abuse of fentanyl sub- vance in January: an im- surprises about what mosqui- one” in pursuing the make- stances and illegal drug without first informing proved genome for the axolotl, toes pay attention to, Vosshall more-males strategy. trafficking and smuggling their Chinese counter- a salamander renowned for said. And that could lead to The salamander genome activities, and contribute parts. regrowing severed limbs and better lures for mosquito published in January built on to global drug control “Until now, we haven’t other body parts. traps, as well as better repel- a previous publication by Eu- with China’s wisdom and found that the relevant Scientists have been uncov- lents. Maybe scientists can ropean scientists last year. Al- power.” people infringed on Chi- ering genomes for quite a find something “10,000 times though its genome is about 10 China already controls nese laws; the U.S. also while. The first from an ani- more disgusting” to a mosqui- times the size of the human 25 variants of fentanyl, has yet to present evi- mal — a worm — came in to than the old standby, DEET, one, which makes the analysis plus two precursors used dence showing that they 1998. Now, the technology has she said. harder, the axolotl’s regener- to make the drug. Data have breached our laws,” advanced far enough that sci- • They found new details ating capabilities are an obvi- from the U.S. Drug En- he said. “The two sides entists last year announced a about genes that let some mos- ous lure. forcement Administra- are still progressing with project to produce the ge- quitoes resist certain insecti- Axolotls can replace “almost tion have shown that cooperative investigative nomes for all life forms on cides. That’s a possible step to- anything you can cut off of when China bans a vari- work. The U.S., however, Earth other than bacteria and ward predicting what insecti- them, as long as you don’t cut ant of fentanyl, seizures now takes some mea- single-celled organisms called cides would be useless for off their heads,” says Jerami- of that analog in the U.S. sures like indictments archaea. They called it a fighting certain populations, ah Smith of the University of fall. without informing us be- “moonshot for biology.” as well as a potential lead for Kentucky in Lexington, an au- U.S. officials have re- forehand. This under- But what’s the point of un- coming up with new chemical thor of the more recent ge- peatedly pointed to China mines the sound atmo- covering new genomes? weapons against the insect. nome paper. as the main source of sphere of two sides’ coop- For scientists, a detailed • They found previously un- But Smith points to another synthetic opioids shipped eration. We express re- look under the hood of their known targets for a major trick that might pay off sooner into the country directly gret for this.” favorite organism provides a class of insecticides. That for human medicine: The sala- by mail or transported Monday’s announce- foothold for learning the deep- could open the door to design- mander can also heal large via Mexico. China on ment from China’s Minis- est secrets of their objects of ing new versions that target wounds without scarring. Monday again denied that try of Public Security, attention, it leads to discover- mosquitoes while sparing ben- As for learning how to let claim. National Health Commis- ies about how life works and eficial insects and posing less people grow back a severed “China’s control over sion and National Medi- possibly how to prevent dis- risk to people. arm, he figures that’s a long fentanyl drugs is very cal Products Administra- ease. • They narrowed the search way off. strict,” Liu told report- tion makes good on a Take the mosquito. Late last for genetic variants that pre- “That probably won’t be use- ers. “It cannot be the pledge Chinese President year, researchers published a vent some Aedes aegypti mos- ful for me,” joked Smith, who’s main source for the Unit- Xi Jinping made to Presi- much-improved description of quitoes from infecting people 42. “I’ll be dead, so I won’t need ed States. The U.S. accu- dent Donald Trump dur- the DNA code for a particular- with dengue, a severe flu-like to grow my arm back.” sation lacks evidence and ing the G-20 summit in ly dangerous species of mos- illness that sickens millions And Lil BUB? She’s the size is contrary to the facts.” Argentina late last year. quito: Aedes aegypti, notorious every year. If those variants of a kitten even though she’s 8 In 2017 and 2018, the At the time, Trump for spreading Zika, dengue can be identified, scientists years old, and has a number U.S. Department of Jus- said China’s new regula- and yellow fever. might use genetic engineering of other odd traits. Scientists tice indicted the alleged tions could be “a game That achievement came to reproduce them in some looked for genetic mutations kingpins of three opioid changer” for the United from analyzing the DNA of 80 mosquitoes, which could then and found altered genes that distribution networks in States, where tens of mosquito brothers. They were be released to spread the vari- appear to be responsible for China. Liu chided U.S. of- thousands of people die born in Leslie Vosshall’s lab at ants though wild populations, her extra toes and for a rare ficials for bringing cases annually from opioid Rockefeller University in New Vosshall said. 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The district faced a finan- At board meetings since ed estimated first-year costs ing students back to FOIA FROM PAGE A1 cial crisis from fiscal year February, trustees in sup- between $963,000 and $1.2 Mayewood would solve the 2016, during which it over- port of reopening Mayewood million to reopen the school discipline problem. have not received any writ- spent its budget by $6.2 mil- have pointed to a “rushed with recurring annual costs Also, according to Gallo- ten communication from lion. process” with the transition between $360,000 and way, in only one monthly parents or teachers. They This year, Mayewood stu- into R.E. Davis and over- $471,000, numbers the board School Improvement Council said they did have face-to- dents have moved to R.E. crowding issues. A visit by members in favor of reopen- meeting at R.E. Davis this face conversations when vis- Davis, which is 1.3 miles The Sumter Item to R.E. ing dispute. school year have problems iting R.E. Davis, but they away. F.J. DeLaine students Davis showed not a single OTHERS DON’T HAVE with the transition been didn’t record any documen- have moved to Cherryvale middle school classroom is FILED COMPLAINTS noted. That was the Nov. 29 tation of those discussions. Elementary School three above capacity. Mayewood’s meeting, and attendees dis- In visits to the school, Ray miles away. enrollment is currently According to Galloway, cussed the need for a re- said she spoke to parents, In his visits to R.E. Davis, about 1 percent of Sumter R.E. Davis administrators source officer at the school. teachers and administrators Alston said parents have dis- School District’s total stu- and Interim Superintendent Also of note, district school who had complaints with the cussed with him complaints dent population. Debbie Hamm have also not board meetings in recent transition. about the configuration of Also, board members have received any emails of com- months haven’t been filled Last year, the full board at the middle and elementary noted that the district’s al- plaints from school parents with parents of R.E. Davis’ the time — consisting of five school students at the school. ternative school, Brewington or teachers at R.E. Davis this students. At least since the different trustees that Attempts to reach county Academy, still operates on a year on the consolidation. subject of rescinding the clo- changed over in the Novem- at-large trustee Frank Baker, portion of the Mayewood Galloway did forward to sure of Mayewood from last ber midterm election — the Rev. Daryl McGhaney, campus. The Sumter Item one email year was introduced in late voted to close Mayewood and Matthew “Mac” McLeod and After voting to consolidate received by Hamm in late January, no parent of an R.E. F.J. DeLaine Elementary Barbara Jackson — all who Mayewood into R.E. Davis, February by an R.E. Davis Davis student has spoken in School at the end of last also voted to reopen district administration tried teacher, noting discipline is- public participation at a school year because of what Mayewood — were unsuc- to move Brewington, but it sues with the former board meeting. it said was low enrollment cessful. Jackson represents has said it wasn’t able to find Mayewood middle schoolers Sumter community mem- and as an effort to save Area 7, which includes a suitable facility as of yet. at the school. The teacher bers have spoken but not money. Mayewood and R.E. Davis. Administration has report- said she didn’t see how mov- parents of students. Trump’s threat to close border stirs fears of economic harm BY CEDAR ATTANASIO mall parking lots in the region are The Associated Press filled with cars with Mexican plates. More than 60 percent of all Mexican EL PASO, Texas — President Donald winter produce consumed in the U.S. Trump’s threat to shut down the crosses into the country at Nogales, southern border raised fears Monday Arizona. The winter produce season is of dire economic consequences in the especially heavy right now, with the U.S. and an upheaval of daily life in a import of Mexican-grown watermel- corner of the country that relies on ons, grapes and squash, said Lance the international flow of not just Jungmeyer, president of the Fresh goods and services, but also students, Produce Association of the Americas. families and workers. He said 11,000 to 12,000 commercial Politicians, business leaders and trucks cross the border at Nogales economists warned that such a move daily, laden with about 50 million would block incoming shipments of pounds of produce such as eggplants, fruits and vegetables, TVs, medical de- tomatoes, bell peppers, lettuce, cucum- vices and other products and cut off bers and berries. people who commute to their jobs or He said a closing of the border school or come across to go shopping. would lead to immediate layoffs and “Let’s hope the threat is nothing but result in shortages and price increases a bad April Fools’ joke,” said economist at grocery stores and restaurants. Dan Griswold at the Mercatus Center “If this happens— and I certainly at George Mason University in Virgin- hope it doesn’t — I’d hate to go into a ia. He said Trump’s threat would be grocery store four or five days later and the “height of folly,” noting that an av- see what it looks like,” Jungmeyer said. erage of 15,000 trucks and $1.6 billion Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz, chairman in goods cross the border every day. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS of the Texas Border Coalition, said a “If trade were interrupted, U.S. pro- Central American migrants wait for food in El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday in a pen erect- closure would be catastrophic. ducers would suffer crippling disrup- ed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to process a surge of migrant families and “Closing the border would cause an tions of their supply chains, American unaccompanied minors. immediate depression in border state families would see prices spike for communities and, depending on the food and cars, and U.S. exporters ministration officials have said the in- were joined by the U.S. Chamber of duration, a recession in the rest of the would be cut off from their third-larg- flux is straining the immigration sys- Commerce, which said such a step country,” he said. est market,” he said. tem to the breaking point. would inflict “severe economic harm.” “Our business would end,” said Trump brought up the possibility of Elected leaders from border commu- In California’s Imperial Valley, Marta Salas, an employee at an El closing ports of entry along the south- nities stretching from San Diego to the across from Mexicali, Mexico, farmers Paso shop near the border that sells ern border Friday and revisited it in Texas cities of El Paso and Laredo rely on workers who come across plastic flowers that are used on the tweets during the weekend because of warned that havoc would ensue on every day from Mexico to harvest Mexican side by families holding a surge of Central American migrants both sides of the international bound- fields of lettuce, carrots, onions and quinceañeras, the traditional coming- who are seeking asylum. 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s the Democratic COMMENTARY ca was its supreme manifesta- but also for crimes committed balance, a blessing to mankind Party quarrels over tion. And much of the world against the native people dur- or a curse? Is the history of the reparations for slav- peoples of Mexico.” seemed to agree. ing the so-called conquest of West, though replete with the Aery, a new and relat- Now no one denies that As for the assertion that all America.” failings of all civilizations, not ed issue has arisen, raised by great sins and crimes were civilizations and cultures are As The New York Times re- unique in the greatness of the president of Mexico. committed in that conquest. equal, that is an ideological lated in its story on the “chilly what it produced? Andres Manuel Lopez Obra- But are not the Mexican peo- statement. But where is the response” in Madrid to Mexi- Or are the West’s crimes of dor has written Pope Francis I ple, 130 million of them, far historic, scientific or empirical co’s demand, other Western imperialism, colonialism, and King Felipe VI to demand better off because the Spanish evidence to support that prop- leaders — not only Barack genocide, racism, slavery and their apologies for the Spanish came and overthrew the Aztec osition? How many people re- Obama — are very much into maltreatment of minorities of conquest of Mexico that began Empire? ally believe that? this apology fad. color so sweeping, hateful and 500 years ago Did not 300 years of Spanish Spain’s Foreign Minister Justin Trudeau has apolo- shameful they cancel out the with the “in- rule and replacement of Mexi- Josep Borrell said it was gized for Canada’s mistreat- good done? vasion” of co’s pagan cults with the Cath- “weird to receive now this re- ment of its indigenous peoples. Is the white race, as Susan Hernando olic faith lead to enormous ad- quest for an apology for events France’s Emmanuel Macron Sontag wrote, “the cancer of Cortez. vances for its civilization and that occurred 500 years ago.” has apologized for the torture human history”? Arriving on human rights? He wondered if Spain should of rebels in Algeria’s war for As we see the monuments the Gulf Or is there never a justifica- seek an apology from France independence. and memorials to the great Coast in 1519, tion for one nation to invade for the invasion of the Iberian The Spanish right, however, men of our past desecrated Cortes another, conquer its people, Peninsula and crimes commit- is not with the program. and dragged down, the verdict Pat marched in impose its rule and uproot and ted by the armies of Napoleon, Alberto Rivera, leader of the among a slice of our intellectu- Buchanan two years to replace its culture and civiliza- or if France could demand an Ciudadanos, called Lopez Ob- al and cultural elites is already what is to- tion? Is “cultural genocide” al- apology from Italy for the inva- rador’s demand “an intolera- in. Thumbs down. They agree day’s Mexico ways a crime against humani- sion of Gaul by Julius Caesar? ble offense to the Spanish peo- with the moral shakedown art- City to impose Spanish rule, ty, even if the uprooted culture Unlikely to get an apology ple.” ist of Mexico City. the Spanish language and cul- countenanced human sacri- from the king, Lopez Obrador Rafael Hernando of the Pop- Query: Can peoples who are ture, and the Catholic faith fice? may do better with Pope Fran- ular Party dismissed it with ashamed of their nation’s past upon the indigenous peoples. Did the Aztecs have a right cis, who is into begging for for- contempt: “We Spaniards went do great things in its future? “One culture, one civiliza- to be left alone by the Europe- giveness for crimes committed there (to Mexico) and ended Or is a deep-seated national tion was imposed upon anoth- an world? in the Spanish-Portuguese the power of tribes that assas- guilt, such as that which af- er,” wrote President Lopez Ob- If so, whence came that conquest and rule of South sinated their neighbors with flicts many Germans today, a rador: “There were massacres right? America. cruelty and fury.” permanent incapacitating fea- and oppression. The so-called Which leads to another ques- In Bolivia in 2015, the pope Behind this demand for an ture of a nation’s existence? conquest was waged with the tion: Are all civilizations and declared: apology from Spain and the sword and the cross. They cultures equal, or are some “I say this to you with re- Church is a view of history fa- Patrick J. Buchanan is the au- built their churches on top of more equal than others? Are gret. Many grave sins were miliar to Americans and root- thor of “Nixon’s White House the temples.” some superior? committed against the native ed in clashing concepts about Wars: The Battles That Made He demanded that the king Before recent decades, most people of America in the name who we are and were. and Broke a President and Di- and the pope ask for “for- Americans were taught to be- of God. ... I humbly ask for- Have the Western peoples vided America Forever.” giveness for the abuses in- lieve the West stood above all giveness, not only for the of- who conquered and changed flicted on the indigenous other civilizations, and Ameri- fense of the church herself, much of the world been, on © 2019 CREATORS.COM

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The Times and Democrat March 25 Daylight saving time should be changed nationally, not in S.C. Daylight saving time is back — and it’s possible it could not be going away in the future. The issue is fraught with surprising controversy. Since the introduction of modern daylight-saving time as an emergency measure during the 20th century’s two world wars, many countries have been adjusting the clock one hour ahead in spring and winding it back by one hour during fall. Daylight saving time’s current schedule in the United States was es- tablished by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which extended summer time from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, shrink- ing standard time to just four months zones, but also whether their elected and suffering from years of neglect, as them still arrive handwritten. None- of the year. leaders decide to adopt full-time day- evidenced most starkly by the deadly theless, Mr. Sterling took full responsi- But there are moves to change that. light time year-round. rioting that broke out last spring. DOC bility for the mistakes and said the Already people living in Arizona, Ha- Unless a national change is made to Director Bryan Stirling is working to DOC was working to eliminate the va- waii and the U.S. territories do not adopt standard time all year or day- put out multiple fires at any given garies that precipitated them. “The change their clocks. And South Caroli- light time year-round, count us among time. It was at least reassuring that error rate,” he said, “should be zero.” na lawmakers are considering aban- those believing the twice-yearly time Rep. Gary Clary, R-Pickens, a former The DOC, which already required a doning the time change also. change should remain. judge, called for a complete review of records audit before a prisoner can be The Senate Judiciary Committee how sentencing sheets are filled out released, has wisely since added a sec- unanimously approved a bill that and relayed to the DOC. ond internal audit, to be done by a dif- would keep the state on daylight-sav- The Post and Courier It was clearly human error that re- ferent staffer, to prevent such mis- ing time all year — no falling back an March 25 sulted in the early releases, prison of- takes, Mr. Shealy said. hour in the fall and springing forward ficials testified. The computer pro- Some of the mistakes dated back an hour in the spring. More than two gram calculates release dates based on years, including at least one that pre- dozen states are considering similar Errors in releasing factors such as jail-time credits and dated 2010 sentencing reforms. measures. earned work credits, but in each case “I don’t see how anybody keeps up The change would require altering at issue the inmates were incorrectly with it,” Rep. Clary said at one point, federal law, which allows states to opt prisoners indicate listed as “paroleable” instead of “non- adding that he wondered how many out of daylight saving time but not the paroleable,” Trevis Shealy, the depart- other mistakes had been made that opposite in opting out of standard system in crisis ment’s IT chief, told the panel. weren’t caught or how many prisoners time. In response to the mistaken early re- Joette Scarborough, who is in might have been wrongly detained Two U.S. senators want to remove lease of 10 South Carolina prisoners, charge of inmate records, said her past their release dates. the decision-making. A measure intro- all convicted of violent crimes, a legis- clerks often consult with judges, pros- It was the Department of Probation, duced by Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. lative oversight committee is rightly ecutors and the DOC’s legal counsel to Parole and Pardons that called the Vern Buchanan, both of Florida, backing a comprehensive review of clarify sentencing orders, but they DOC’s attention to erroneous releases. would make daylight saving time per- how criminal sentences are relayed to sometimes make “judgment calls” All 10 inmates have been accounted manent nationwide. prison officials and how release dates when entering data. Additionally, the for. Most have been back to court. One The federal proposal makes sense as are calculated. computer program, developed in the will not return to prison. Another is different times in different states pose The mistakes were pinned on De- mid-1990s, won’t accept some state under house arrest, and two others problems. Consider that a change by partment of Corrections records codes for criminal offenses, leaving are awaiting hearings. South Carolina and not Georgia and/ clerks who enter inmate data into a clerks to use alternate codes from the If the rioting last year wasn’t or North Carolina would effectively computer system that calculates re- FBI or other law enforcement agen- enough, the mistaken release of vio- put the Palmetto State in a different lease dates. But by the end of the cies, and any mismatch can lead to re- lent offenders should serve as another time zone for part of the year. hearing, lawmakers agreed that the lease-date errors. wake-up call for legislators to give the Changing time twice a year is far complex and sometimes confusing sys- Obviously, the computer program DOC the resources it needs to bring less a headache than would be figur- tem itself needed simplifying. needs to be brought up to date, and staffing up to acceptable levels, mod- ing out what time it is in different The erroneous releases are symp- sentencing orders need to be made ernize systems and help make our states based not only on their time tomatic of a prison system in crisis clear for DOC employees. Some of prisons more humane.

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AROUND TOWN Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Clarendon School District One 773-1944 to make a reserva- WEATHER will conduct free vision, hear- tion. ing, speech and developmental A literacy carnival, presented ® screenings as part of a child by the Summerton Literacy AccuWeather ve-day forecast for Sumter find effort Clarendonto identify stuDistrict- OneCouncil, to hold will litera be held- from dents agescy brunch3-5, who Wednesday may 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY need special education ser- April 11, at the Clarendon vices and are not enrolled One Community Resource in a public school. Screen- Center gymnasium, 1154 ings will be conducted from Fourth St., Summerton. 9 a.m. to noon at the Sum- Event will feature games, Breezy with periods A starry night and Mostly sunny and Clouds and limited Cloudy with A couple of showers merton Early Childhood vendors, candy, popcorn of rain chilly warmer sun showers possible Center, 8 South St., Sum- and more. Call Kathleen L. merton, on the following Gibson at (803) 485-2043. 55° 34° 71° / 44° 74° / 55° 74° / 57° 79° / 58° Tuesdays: April 9 and May Chance of rain: 75% Chance of rain: 5% Chance of rain: 0% Chance of rain: 10% Chance of rain: 100% Chance of rain: 30% 14. Call Robert Collar at The 9th Annual Daffodil Arts & (803) 574-2117. Craft Show will be held 9 N 10-20 mph N 3-6 mph NE 3-6 mph SSE 6-12 mph SE 6-12 mph NNE 3-6 mph a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, Sumter AARP Foundation Tax- April 13, and noon-5 p.m. on Gaﬀ ney Aide will offer free tax prepa- Sunday, April 14, at the Fair 54/31 ration services from 9 a.m. to Memorial & American Le- 3 p.m. on Mondays and Spartanburg gion building, 30 Artillery 56/34 Wednesdays (walk-in ser- Drive. Some of the more TODAY’S Greenville vices) through April 15 at than 30 scheduled vendors SOUTH 56/36 South Sumter Resource include: A Country Girl’s Center, 337 Manning Ave., Florence Crafts, Carolina Thread CAROLINA Bishopville and by appointment on Sat- 54/35 Place, Damsel in Defense & 52/34 urday, April 6. No age re- Purely, Ducky Soap, Pam- WEATHER quirement and you do not pered Chef and much, much Temperatures shown on map are Columbia Sumter have to be an AARP mem- more. Attendees are asked today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 56/35 55/34 ber. Services will also be Myrtle to bring non-perishable Beach available by appointment food items to be donated to IN THE MOUNTAINS Manning from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on United Ministries. Those 54/36 53/41 Today: Cool; cloudy followed by clearing. Tuesdays (walk-ins allowed who donate at least three Aiken based on counselor avail- Winds east 4-8 mph. items will be entered into a 55/34 ability) at Spectrum Senior drawing for a $25 gift card. Wednesday: Sunshine. Winds southwest Citizens Center, 1989 Durant 4-8 mph. Lane. Applicants are ad- A blessing of the animals event, hosted by Town of vised to bring ID, Social Se- ON THE COAST Charleston Summerton 4 MAIN and A curity cards, last year’s tax 54/39 return (if available) and all Second Chance Animal Today: Downpours. High 53 to 60. other pertinent tax docu- Shelter, will be held from 10 Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High 65 to 71. ments needed for filing re- a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, turn. Call Lula King at (803) April 13, at 4 Main St., Sum- 316-0772 or Emily Dinkins at merton. All animals are (803) 983-2514. welcome to this free event that will also include music, Free income tax filing services light refreshments, pet sup- and FAFSA application assis- LOCAL ALMANAC LAKE LEVELS SUN AND MOON plies, food truck, profes- SUMTER THROUGH 2 P.M. YESTERDAY Full 7 a.m. 24-hr Sunrise 7:09 a.m. Sunset 7:43 p.m. tance will be provided from sional photography, eggs Lake pool yest. chg 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Mon- Temperature Moonrise 6:02 a.m. Moonset 5:24 p.m. for sale and more. The Very Murray 360 357.99 -0.01 days and Tuesdays through High 54° Rev. John Burwell, rector of Marion 76.8 75.51 +0.03 New First Full Last Low 39° April 18 at 640 Broad St. The Church of the Redeem- Moultrie 75.5 74.90 none Normal high 71° (the Anything Paper build- er in Orangeburg, will pre- Wateree 100 97.74 +0.11 Normal low 45° ing). 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Jalen Clea knows he’s getting an opportunity that doesn’t come everyone’s way, and he knows he’s the only one who can make it happen. “I know it’s great to be blessed with this opportunity,” said Clea, a defensive back at Lakewood High School who recently CLEA signed with Coffeyville Community College in Cof- feyville, Kansas. “Playing college football is something I’ve wanted to do since I was in middle school.” Clea, however, is wanting to do more than play at the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS junior college level though. Members of the Virginia basketball team celebrate after defeating Purdue 80-75 in overtime in the South Regional championship game of He’s wanting the opportuni- the NCAA Tournament on Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky. The Cavaliers will take on Auburn on Saturday in one of the Final Four contests. ty to play at the College Bowl Subdivision level. Gators head coach Larry Tough defenses, veteran lineups persist Cornelius thinks if Clea takes care of his business, that chance will come his BY AARON BEARD the AP Top 25 all year while winning a WHY THEY WON’T way. AP Basketball Writer share of the Atlantic Coast Conference “He just needs to go out regular-season title. If the Cavaliers struggle for stops, the there, take care of his aca- RALEIGH, N.C. — The Final Four fea- WHY THEY’LL WIN pressure increases on an offense prone demics and then he’ll get a tures tough defenses, a surging team to droughts, even on the best of nights. chance at a 4-year school,” that hasn’t lost in five weeks and one Their defense tests even the best of- They hit just enough outside shots to Cornelius said of Clea. Hall of Fame coach. fenses by clogging the paint to turn survive Purdue’s Carsen Edwards scor- There is a lot to like about Virginia, Michigan State, Texas Tech away penetration. And while running a ing 42 points Saturday. But in Virginia’s Clea, who played corner- and Auburn earned their trips to Minne- clock-controlling offense, the Cavaliers loss to Florida State in the ACC Tourna- back for Lakewood. Not apolis for this weekend’s national semifi- are more efficient (123 points per 100 ment, the Cavaliers went six second-half only is Clea 6-feet-4-inches nals by emerging from regions filled possessions, according to KenPom) with minutes without a basket and couldn’t tall, but he’s also the de- with high seeds. The Cavaliers are the their limited possessions than ever catch up as the hot-shooting Seminoles fending 4A state high jump last top seed, while the Spartans, Red under Tony Bennett. took control. champion. Raiders and Tigers ousted the other No. Veterans like Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome MICHIGAN STATE “They love him for his 1s in the regional rounds. (or Mamadi Diakite, judging by his over- length,” Cornelius said. Here’s a look at each team: time-forcing shot in the Elite Eight The Spartans, a No. 2 NCAA seed after “You just don’t see too VIRGINIA against Purdue) can hit tough shots for a winning the Big Ten Tournament, many 6-4 cornerbacks.” team that finally has its Final Four The Cavaliers were in the top six of breakthrough. SEE FINAL, PAGE B3 SEE CLEA, PAGE B3

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Denny Hamlin celebrates in Zion, No. 1 victory lane after winning the O’Reilly Auto Parts Duke miss 500 on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway on out with loss Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas. to Spartans

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BY HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer

WASHINGTON — Twenty minutes after his first and, in all likelihood, last season at Duke ended with an Elite Eight exit, Zion Williamson trudged through an arena THE ASSOCIATED PRESS hallway, his head down. Duke forward Zion Williamson (1) has a dejected look on his face as he Following closely behind walks out of the Duke locker room following the Blue Devils’ 68-67 was teammate RJ Barrett, an- loss to Michigan State on Sunday in the East Regional championship Hamlin overcomes 2 pit other fabulous freshman for game of the NCAA Tournament in Washington. the NCAA Tournament’s No. 1 overall seed. Two other members of their class were a national championship. cepted it and had as much fun penalties with fast car sitting in Duke’s locker room After squeaking by in their with it as we could.” after a 68-67 loss to Michigan previous two games by a com- Now the question becomes BY STEPHEN HAWKINS laps and 45 overall to over- State in the East Region final bined total of three points how many of the key fresh- AP Sports Writer come those miscues and Sunday: Tre Jones covered his when their opponents missed men — that quartet accounted the penalties — one when face with a white towel and last-second chances from for all but eight of Duke’s FORT WORTH, Texas — he exited pit road too fast sobbed; Cam Reddish put his close range, Williamson and points on Sunday — will re- Denny Hamlin had such a early in the day and anoth- right hand on the nape of the Blue Devils could not turn. fast car at Texas that he er for a debatable tire viola- Jones’ neck to console him. quite come through this time. “They’re deserving of spe- was able to win even after tion against his team dur- “Our bond is very deep. I They didn’t exactly lose to a cial things,” coach Mike two penalties on pit road ing a stop just past the half- don’t think nobody will ever nobody, of course: Led by Big Krzyzewski said. “Not going and some other issues dur- way point. understand it, because all sea- Ten Player of the Year Cas- to the Final Four is a huge ing green flag conditions. “I was just beating my son long, we were under the sius Winston, No. 2 seed Mich- disappointment for us.” While Hamlin was re- head against the steering microscope,” said Williamson, igan State is headed to its Williamson is expected to go viewing all that happened, wheel thinking, ‘Man, who had game-highs of 24 eighth Final Four under pro and be the No. 1 overall crew chief Chris Gabehart we’re going to finish bad points and 14 rebounds. “Peo- coach Tom Izzo. Still, the Blue pick in the NBA draft. interrupted — “I think you with a really fast race car,’” ple said we wouldn’t do this, Devils were a 2-1 title favorite Asked whether he was done passed 327 cars by my Hamlin said. “We just kept we wouldn’t do that. And I after Selection Sunday and a in college, he replied: “I mean, count, but maybe not,” he digging and Chris kept think we exceeded all their pick in more than a third of obviously, it’s a high possibili- said. doing a good job encourag- expectations. I’m very proud ESPN’s brackets. ty, but I’m not really focused Hamlin, who once missed ing us. We had a long way of my brothers.” “We obviously had some on that right now.” the entry to pit road and to go. We kept passing cars Actually, he was a player so pretty big-name guys and they Barrett is considered a top- also ran out fuel during the and passing cars.” dynamic, and Duke was a had a lot of hype around them three talent, too, and while he race, did do a lot of passing Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota team so talented, that plenty and things like that,” Jones had 21 points, six rebounds to get to Victory Lane on of folks thought they were ca- said. “No one was jealous or Sunday. He led the final 12 SEE HAMLIN, PAGE B4 pable of anything — including insecure. Everyone just ac- SEE DUKE, PAGE B4 B2 | TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM USC SUMTER BASEBALL USC SUMTER SOFTBALL USC Sumter baseball splits Fire Ants softball sweeps 4-game Region X series doubleheader on Sunday FROM STAFF REPORTS improved to 4-1 with just one-third FROM STAFF REPORTS of an inning of work. Sumter broke a 4-4 tie with LANCASTER — The University USCS 6, USCL 5 UNION — The University of three runs in the top of the fifth of South Carolina Sumter baseball South Carolina Sumter softball inning and two more in the sixth team picked up a pair of 1-run vic- In the nightcap, Campbell started team swept a doubleheader from to secure the win. tories over USC Lancaster on Sun- on the mound for Sumter and USC Union on Sunday, winning Ward, Holmes, Cowell, Alexis day at the USCL field to sweep a worked all eight innings to get the 7-2 and 9-7 at the USCU field. Lyles and Kristin Wemes each doubleheader and earn a split in win. Campbell, now 4-1, struck out The sweep made up for the had two hits. Wemes had a dou- their 4-game Region X series. nine and walked just two while al- Fire Ants being swept by Spar- ble and scored three runs, Ward The Fire Ants won by the scores lowing five hits. Only three of the tanburg Methodist College on had a double and two RBI and of 9-8 and 6-5 in eight innings on runs were earned. Saturday in Spartanburg by the Holmes and Cowell both had two Sunday to improve to 19-17 overall The Fire Ants had 12 hits with scores of 13-6 and 9-1. RBI and two stolen bases. One of and 7-5 in region play. The Lancers Mangum, Turner, Lee Metts and USC Sumter is 15-13 overall Cowell’s hits was a double. won by the scores of 6-4 and 6-1 on Payton Young getting two apiece. and 3-3 in NJCAA Region X. Niisbet hit another homer and Saturday. Turner and Mangum both hit home Sumter will travel to South had two RBI. Lancaster is 24-8 and 11-6. runs. Turner had two RBI and a Prince George, Virginia, to play Lyles went the distance in the Sumter plays host to Spartanburg run, while Mangum had a run and a pair of doubleheaders against circle. She allowed 11 hits and Methodist College in a 4-game se- an RBI. Richard Bland College. Satur- two walks while striking out one. ries beginning on Saturday. The Young had an RBI, while Hirani day’s twinbill will begin at 1 p.m. Only three or the runs were teams will play doubleheaders on had a double and two runs, and Ka- with Sunday’s games set to start earned. both days at Riley Par, starting at 1 lick had a hit and two RBI. at 11 a.m. SMC 13, USCS 6 p.m. both days. USCL 6, USCS 4 USCS 7, USCU 2 USCS 9, USCL 8 USC Sumter led a 5-1 lead get In Saturday’s opener, USC Sum- Shelby Nisbet had a huge game away as SMC scored five runs in In Sunday’s opener, USCS rallied ter managed just seven hits. Kaleb for Sumter, going 3-for-4 with a the third and six in the fourth in from a 5-1 deficit for the win. Sum- Strader and Hirani had two apiece. double and a home run and the 6-inning contest. ter had 12 hits with Jonathan Ja- Strader hit a homer and three RBI. working 5 2/3 innings in the cir- Wemes, Ward and Hailey Cart- gielski, Shanif Hirani, Payton Alex Sanchez took the loss, fall- cle to pick up the win. er each had two hits for the Fire Young and Tyler Mangum picking ing to 2-2. He was charged with all Nisbet scored two runs and Ants. Carter had two RBI, while up two apiece. of the runs. drove in two runs. She struck Wemes had two runs and an RBI, Jagielski and Young both had a USCL 6, USCS 1 out three and walked three run and Ward had a run and an RBI. double with Young scoring two while allowing seven hits and SMC 9, USCS 1 runs and driving in two runs. Tyler The Lancers’ Seth Chestnut scat- the two runs. Turner had a double and three RBI, tered nine hits and didn’t walk a Emily Holmes was 3-for-4 with The Pioneers scored four runs while Kyle Kalick had a double. Hi- batter while striking out 10 Fire a double and a triple and two in the first and three more in the rani scored twice. Ants. runs. Brooke Ward had two hits second in what would end up Tristen Campbell worked the Turner had three of the hits, and a run, and Jayla Cowell had being a 4-inning victory. final two innings to pick up his picking up one RBI. Vince Hanna two hits, a run, an RBI and a sto- Carter had the Fire Ants’ only sixth save of the season. He struck had two hits, scoring the only run. len base. hit. Ward had an RBI, and Anna out two and allowed one run to se- Austin Pearce took the loss to fall USCS 9, USCU 7 Rachel Tavares scored the run. cure the win for Chandler Sox, who to 3-2.

SCOREBOARD Varsity Softball Central Division Florida 79 35 32 12 82 258 271 Columbia at Scott’s Branch (DH), 5:30 p.m. Detroit 79 31 38 10 72 221 265 W L Pct GB Buffalo 79 31 38 10 72 212 265 Varsity and JV Softball Milwaukee 3 1 .750 — Ottawa 78 28 44 6 62 232 285 TV, RADIO East Clarendon at Lamar, 5 p.m. Cincinnati 1 1 .500 1 Metropolitan Division Orangeburg Prep at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. St. Louis 2 3 .400 1½ TODAY Varsity Boys Tennis Chicago 1 2 .333 1½ GP W L OT Pts GF GA 10 a.m. – Women’s Professional Tennis: Volvo Car Pittsburgh 1 2 .333 1½ Camden at Sumter, 5 p.m. x-Washington 79 47 24 8 102 273 240 Open Early-Round Matches from Charleston West Division x-N.Y. Islanders 79 46 26 7 99 222 193 (TENNIS). Varsity Track and Field Pittsburgh 79 43 25 11 97 265 232 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: German Cup Crestwood at Ridge View, 5 p.m. W L Pct GB Columbus 79 45 30 4 94 247 222 Quarterfinal Match – RB Leipzig vs. Augsburg Wilson Hall at Ben Lippen, 4 p.m. Los Angeles 3 1 .750 — Carolina 79 43 29 7 93 234 218 (ESPNEWS). Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 4 p.m. San Diego 3 1 .750 — Philadelphia 79 37 34 8 82 236 264 2:40 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier Colorado 2 2 .500 1 N.Y. Rangers 78 31 34 13 75 218 258 League Match – Manchester United vs. Wolves Arizona 1 3 .250 2 New Jersey 79 29 40 10 68 213 267 (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). San Francisco 1 3 .250 2 4 p.m. – Women’s Professional Tennis: Monterrey NBA STANDINGS WESTERN CONFERENCE Open Early-Round Matches from Monterrey, Mexico EASTERN CONFERENCE SUNDAY’S GAMES Central Division (TENNIS). Miami 3, Colorado 0 5 p.m. – College Softball: Texas Southern at Texas Atlantic Division Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 0 GP W L OT Pts GF GA A&M (SEC NETWORK). W L Pct GB Washington 6, N.Y. Mets 5 x-Winnipeg 78 45 29 4 94 261 231 7 p.m. – College Baseball: Coastal Carolina at Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 4 x-Toronto 54 23 .701 — x-Nashville 79 44 29 6 94 229 208 Illinois (BIG TEN NETWORK). Texas 11, Chicago Cubs 10 x-Philadelphia 49 27 .645 4½ x-St. Louis 78 42 28 8 92 231 212 7 p.m. – College Basketball: National Invitation L.A. Dodgers 8, Arizona 7 x-Boston 45 32 .584 9 Dallas 79 41 31 7 89 200 194 Tournament Semifinal Game from New York -- San Diego 3, San Francisco 1 Brooklyn 39 38 .506 15 Colorado 78 36 29 13 85 247 234 Lipscomb vs. Wichita State (ESPN). Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 1 New York 14 62 .184 39½ Minnesota 79 36 34 9 81 206 230 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Philadelphia at Southeast Division Arizona at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Chicago 78 34 33 11 79 255 279 Washington or New York Mets at Miami (MLB San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Pacific Division NETWORK). W L Pct GB 7 p.m. – College Baseball: Belmont at Tennessee TUESDAY’S GAMES Miami 38 38 .500 — GP W L OT Pts GF GA (SEC NETWORK). Milwaukee (Chacin 1-0) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 0-0), Orlando 38 39 .494 ½ z-Calgary 79 49 23 7 105 280 219 7 p.m. – Women’s Professional Tennis: Volvo Car 6:40 p.m. Charlotte 35 41 .461 3 x-San Jose 79 44 26 9 97 279 253 Open Early-Round Matches from Charleston Philadelphia (Eflin 0-0) at Washington (Scherzer 0-1), Washington 32 46 .410 7 x-Vegas 79 42 30 7 91 243 220 (TENNIS). 7:05 p.m. Atlanta 28 49 .364 10½ Arizona 79 38 33 8 84 206 215 7 p.m. – College Baseball: South Carolina vs. North Colorado (Freeland 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Snell 0-1), 7:10 Vancouver 79 34 35 10 78 217 246 Carolina State from Charlotte (WNKT-FM 107.5). Central Division p.m. Edmonton 78 34 35 9 77 224 261 7:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Texas A&M at Texas W L Pct GB N.Y. Mets (Vargas 0-0) at Miami (Urena 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Anaheim 80 33 37 10 76 191 248 (FOX SPORTS 1). Arizona (Greinke 0-1) at San Diego (Lauer 1-0), 10:10 y-Milwaukee 57 20 .740 — Los Angeles 78 29 40 9 67 190 248 7:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Carolina at Toronto (FOX p.m. NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime SPORTSOUTH). x-Indiana 45 32 .584 12 San Francisco (Bumgarner 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu Detroit 39 37 .513 17½ loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild 8 p.m. – Professional Basketball: G League Playoff 1-0), 10:10 p.m. cards per conference advance to playoffs. Game – Lakeland at Long Island (ESPNU). Chicago 21 56 .273 36 Cleveland 19 58 .247 38 WEDNESDAY’S GAMES x-clinched playoff spot 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Lakers at z-clinched conference Oklahoma City (TNT). WESTERN CONFERENCE Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m. 9 p.m. – College Basketball: National Invitation Philadelphia at Washington, 1:05 p.m. SUNDAY’S GAMES Tournament Semifinal Game from New York – Texas Southwest Division Colorado at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 0 Christian vs. Texas (ESPN). Arizona at San Diego, 3:40 p.m. W L Pct GB Arizona 4, Minnesota 0 10 p.m. – Professional Basketball: G League Playoff N.Y. Mets at Miami, 6:10 p.m. Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 1 Game – Santa Cruz at Rio Grande Valley (ESPNU). y-Houston 49 28 .636 — St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. x-San Antonio 44 33 .571 5 Columbus 4, Buffalo 0 10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Denver at Golden State Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m. Detroit 6, Boston 3 (TNT). New Orleans 32 46 .410 17½ San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Memphis 31 46 .403 18 Calgary 5, San Jose 3 Dallas 30 46 .395 18½ AMERICAN LEAGUE TUESDAY’S GAMES PREP SCHEDULE Northwest Division East Division Nashville at Buffalo, 7 p.m. W L Pct GB Boston at Columbus, 7 p.m. TUESDAY W L Pct GB Carolina at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. x-Denver 51 25 .671 — Tampa Bay 3 1 .750 — Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Varsity Baseball x-Portland 48 28 .632 3 Baltimore 2 1 .667 ½ Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. x-Utah 46 30 .605 5 Orangeburg-Wilkinson at Crestwood, 6:30 p.m. Toronto 2 2 .500 1 Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 p.m. x-Oklahoma City 44 33 .571 7½ Lakewood at Dreher, 6:30 p.m. New York 1 2 .333 1½ Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota 34 42 .447 17 Waccamaw at Manning, 6 p.m. Boston 1 3 .250 2 Edmonton at Colorado, 9 p.m. Chesterfield at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Pacific Division Central Division Los Angeles at Arizona, 10 p.m. East Clarendon at Kingstree, 6 p.m. San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Florence Christian at Wilson Hall, 6 p.m. W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Thomas Sumter at Dillon Christian, 5 p.m. y-Golden State 52 24 .684 — Kansas City 2 1 .667 — WEDNESDAY’S GAMES x-L.A. Clippers 47 31 .603 6 Robert E. Lee in Mingo Bay Tournament, TBA Minnesota 2 1 .667 — Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento 38 39 .494 14½ Clarendon Hall at Jefferson Davis, 6 p.m. Detroit 2 2 .500 ½ St. Louis at Chicago, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers 35 42 .455 17½ Varsity and JV Baseball Chicago 1 2 .333 1 Calgary at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m. Phoenix 17 60 .221 35½ Cleveland 1 2 .333 1 Laurence Manning at Trinity-Byrnes, 4 p.m. x-clinched playoff spot THURSDAY’S GAMES JV and B Team Baseball y-clinched division West Division N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 7 p.m. Spring Valley at Sumter, 5:15 p.m. SUNDAY’S GAMES W L Pct GB Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Varsity Boys Golf Seattle 5 1 .833 — New Jersey at Carolina, 7 p.m. Atlanta 136, Milwaukee 135, OT Texas 2 1 .667 1½ Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m. Sumter in Ridge View Tournament (at Windermere Dallas 106, Oklahoma City 103 Oakland 3 3 .500 2 Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Club), TBA L.A. Lakers 130, New Orleans 102 Houston 1 3 .250 3 Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7 p.m. Manning, East Clarendon at Andrews (at Cherry Hills Sacramento 113, San Antonio 106 Los Angeles 1 3 .250 3 Boston at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Country Club), 4 p.m. Washington 95, Denver 90 Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Wilson Hall at Orangeburg Prep (at Orangeburg Golden State 137, Charlotte 90 SUNDAY’S GAMES Vancouver at Nashville, 8 p.m. Country Club), 3:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers 113, Memphis 96 Varsity Boys Soccer Baltimore 7, N.Y. Yankees 5 Winnipeg at Colorado, 9 p.m. MONDAY’S GAMES Detroit 4, Toronto 3, 11 innings San Jose at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Wilson Hall at Trinity-Byrnes, 6 p.m. Tampa Bay 3, Houston 1 Arizona at Vegas, 10 p.m. Florence Christian at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m. Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m. Minnesota 9, Cleveland 3 Varsity Boys and Girls Soccer Chicago at New York, 7:30 p.m. Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City 3 Miami at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Crestwood at Dreher, 5:30 p.m. Texas 11, Chicago Cubs 10 Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Oakland 2, L.A. Angels 1 DELL MATCH PLAY RESULTS Lakewood at Lower Richland, 6 p.m. By The Associated Press Orlando at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Seattle 10, Boston 8 Varsity and JV Boys Soccer Portland at Minnesota, 8 p.m. At Austin Country Club Sumter at Battery Creek, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. MONDAY’S GAMES Austin, Texas Purse: $10.25 million Manning at Waccamaw, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Utah, 9 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Yardage: 7,108; Par: 71 Cleveland at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, 6:35 p.m. Varsity Softball (Seedings in parentheses) Baltimore at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Timmonsville at Lee Central, 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY’S GAMES Sunday Colorado at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. East Clarendon at Kingstree, 6 p.m. Championship L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Laurence Manning at Trinity-Byrnes, 5 p.m. Kevin Kisner (48), United States, def. Matt Kuchar (23), Atlanta at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Boston at Oakland, 10:07 p.m. Emmanuel Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m. United States, 3 and 2 Houston at Sacramento, 10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Varsity and JV Softball Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Consolation Spring Valley at Sumter, 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY’S GAMES Francesco Molinari (7), Italy, def. Lucas Bjerregaard WEDNESDAY’S GAMES (50), Denmark, 4 and 2. Crestwood at Dreher, 5:30 p.m. Detroit (Zimmermann 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka Semifinals Lakewood at Lower Richland, 5:30 p.m. Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m. 1-0), 6:35 p.m. Kevin Kisner (48), United States, def. Francesco Waccamaw at Manning, 5 p.m. Indiana at Detroit, 7 p.m. Baltimore (Cashner 0-1) at Toronto (Stroman 0-0), 7:07 Molinari (7), Italy, 1 up. Clarendon Hall at Jefferson Davis, 4 p.m. New York at Orlando, 7 p.m. p.m. Matt Kuchar (23), def. Lucas Bjerregaard (50), Boston at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Colorado (Freeland 1-0) at Tampa Bay (TBD), 7:10 p.m. Varsity Boys Tennis Denmark 1 up. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Houston (Verlander 1-0) at Texas (Miller 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Hanahan at Manning, 4;30 p.m. Saturday Toronto at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota (Berrios 1-0) at Kansas City (TBD), 8:15 Palmetto Christian at Thomas Sumter, 3:30 p.m. Quarterfinals Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m. p.m. Kevin Kisner (48), United States, def. Louis Oosthuizen Varsity Track and Field Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Boston (Sale 0-1) at Oakland (Fiers 1-1), 10:07 p.m. (19), South Africa, 2 and 1. Sumter, Lee Central, Lugoff-Elgin at Spring Valley, 5 San Antonio at Denver, 9 p.m. L.A. Angels (Cahill 0-1) at Seattle (Gonzales 2-0), 10:10 Francesco Molinari (7), Italy, def. Kevin Na (57), United p.m. Memphis at Portland, 10 p.m. p.m. States, 6 and 5. Lakewood in Home Meet, 5 p.m. Utah at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Lucas Bjerregaard (50), Denmark, def. Tiger Woods Manning at Calhoun County, 5 p.m. Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY’S GAMES (13), United States, 1 up. Middle School Track and Field Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. THURSDAY’S GAMES Matt Kuchar (23), United States, def. Sergio Garcia Wilson Hall at Orangeburg Prep, 4 p.m. Colorado at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m. (26), Spain, 2 up. Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 1:15 p.m. Fourth Round WEDNESDAY Cleveland at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Louis Oosthuizen (19), South Africa, def. Marc Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Varsity Baseball Leishman (17), Australia, 2 and 1. Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Sumter at Spring Valley, 6:30 p.m. Kevin Kisner (48), United States, def. Li Haotong (36), Boston at Oakland, 10:07 p.m. Lakewood at Camden, 6:30 p.m. China, 6 and 5. Columbia at Scott’s Branch (DH), 5:30 p.m. MLB STANDINGS Francesco Molinari (7), Italy, def. Paul Casey (10), Robert E. Lee in Mingo Bay Tournament, TBA NATIONAL LEAGUE England, 5 and 4. B Team Baseball NHL STANDINGS Kevin Na (57), United States, def. Justin Rose (2), East Division England, 2 up. Providence Athletic Club at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Lucas Bjerregaard (50), Denmark, def. Henrik Stenson Varsity Boys Golf (37), Sweden, 3 and 2. Philadelphia 3 0 1.000 — Atlantic Division West Florence at Sumter (at Beech Creek Golf Club), Tiger Woods (13), United States, def. Rory McIlroy (4), New York 2 1 .667 1 TBA GP W L OT Pts GF GA Northern Ireland, 2 and 1. Varsity Boys and Girls Soccer Miami 2 2 .500 1½ z-Tampa Bay 78 59 15 4 122 309 212 Matt Kuchar (23), United States, def. Tyrrell Hatton Washington 1 2 .333 2 x-Boston 79 47 23 9 103 247 207 (35), England, 4 and 3. Crestwood at Governor’s School, 5:30 p.m. Atlanta 0 3 .000 3 Toronto 78 45 26 7 97 277 237 Sergio Garcia (26), Spain, def. Branden Grace (40), Montreal 79 42 29 8 92 238 227 South Africa, 1 up. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 | B3 FINAL AUBURN FROM PAGE B1 The Tigers have had a wild ride from seventh nationally in December to un- pushed past No. 1 overall seed Duke in a ranked and now surging to their first tense regional final. Final Four. They’ve also had signifi- WHY THEY’LL WIN cant off-court issues, including a federal corruption case that led to a guilty The Spartans have veteran confi- plea for former assistant Chuck Person dence from winning 14 of 15 games and and the suspension of assistant Ira join Virginia in the top 10 of KenPom’s Bowman amid allegations he was in- offensive and defensive efficiency rank- volved in a bribery scheme during his ings. time at Penn. Big Ten player of the year Cassius WHY THEY’LL WIN Winston is a masterful floor leader (20 points, 10 assists against Duke), and is The fifth-seeded Tigers are playing complemented by Nick Ward and Xavi- with free-flowing confidence after 12 er Tillman (19 points against Duke) in- straight wins, including against Ten- side. nessee (twice), Kansas, North Carolina Michigan State also has the experi- and Kentucky. And they can bury 3s in ence edge on the sideline, too. This is bunches behind upperclassmen Bryce Hall of Famer Tom Izzo’s eighth Final Brown (16.0 points) and Jared Harper THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Four compared to the other three coach- (15.4). es making their debuts. Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl celebrates with his team after the Tigers defeated Ken- The Tigers are at their best when ha- tucky to win the Midwest Regional Championship game on Sunday in Kansas City, Mis- WHY THEY WON’T rassing opponents into mistakes, tak- souri. Auburn won 77-71 in overtime. ing a 33-14 edge in points off turnovers While the Spartans took care of the in two regional wins. WHY THEY’LL WIN ball in the regionals, they ranked ing 21.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in the WHY THEY WON’T among the nation’s worst in turnover Simply: Defense and Jarrett Culver. tournament, exceeding his season aver- margin this season. The Red Raiders, who have won 13 of ages. They lean on 3-pointers, with the Michigan State isn’t particularly deep 14, lead KenPom’s defensive efficiency WHY THEY WON’T romps against Kansas and UNC com- after several injuries, notably losing rankings (84.1 points allowed per 100 ing on difficult-to-sustain efficiency (30 guard Joshua Langford (season-ending possessions). They were dominant Defenses will focus on Culver, who of 67, 44.8 percent) that could make foot injury). And Ward has yet to crack against Northern Kentucky, Buffalo carries a big load by taking 176 more them particularly vulnerable on an off double figures since returning from a and Michigan in the tournament, then shots and 93 more free throws than the night. five-game absence following a hand in- held top-seeded Gonzaga — KenPom’s next-closest teammates. Auburn also took a big hit with the jury. No. 1 offense — in check. The Red Raiders also aren’t great on loss of sophomore Chuma Okeke (12 TEXAS TECH Texas Tech is allowing 37 percent the boards. They’ve largely navigated points, 6.8 rebounds) to a serious knee shooting while averaging nearly 17 around that problem after being out- injury. Okeke provided a lift by sitting The Red Raiders went from unranked points off turnovers in the tournament. rebounded in nearly half their games behind the team bench Sunday against in the preseason to reaching their first As for Culver, the 6-foot-6 sophomore (17 of 36), though the problem surfaced Kentucky. His production will be diffi- Final Four as a No. 3 seed. and Big 12 player of the year is averag- in five of six losses. cult to replace.

attend South Carolina State, a HAMLIN O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500 RESULTS CLEA FROM PAGE B1 Football Championship Subdi- By The Associated Press FROM PAGE B1 Sunday vision school located in Or- At Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas Coffeyville is a member of angeburg. However, he want- Lap length: 0.526 miles finished more than 2.7 sec- (Starting position in parentheses) the Kansas Jayhawk Commu- ed a shot at playing at the onds ahead of Clint Bowyer . 1. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 334. nity College Conference, highest level. 2. (25) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 334. The 334-lap race at the 1 3. (4) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 334. which is one of the top JUCO “After football season I ½-mile track, with only three 4. (11) Erik Jones, Toyota, 334. conferences in the country. started working on my aca- 5. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 334. cautions outside the two 6. (2) William Byron, Chevrolet, 334. Coffeyville has a reputation demics,” said Clea, who will stage stoppages, featured 27 7. (21) Aric Almirola, Ford, 334. for sending its defensive backs be attending Coffeyville along 8. (23) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 334. lead changes among 13 driv- 9. (30) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 334. on to the FBS level. All of its with Lakewood teammate Tra- ers. 10. (16) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 334. DBs from last season signed vius Epps. “They (Coffeyville) 11. (18) Ryan Newman, Ford, 334. It was the 33rd career vic- 12. (20) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 334. with FBS schools. started talking to me and I tory for Hamlin. He won the 13. (3) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 334. “I feel blessed to be at a col- was very interested. They of- 14. (5) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 334. season-opening Daytona 500 15. (15) Michael McDowell, Ford, 334. lege that has had so many fered me from the beginning.” 16. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 333. after he went winless last 17. (8) Joey Logano, Ford, 333. players go (NCAA) Division I Clea played in seven of year and ending a streak of 18. (24) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 333. (FBS),” Clea said. Lakewood’s nine games this 19. (14) Paul Menard, Ford, 333. 12 consecutive seasons get- 20. (19) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 333. “That’s one of the best pro- past season. He had 23 total ting into Victory Lane. 21. (9) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 332. grams in the state of Kansas,” tackles, including 14 solo 22. (27) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 332. His third win at Texas was 23. (10) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 332. Cornelius said. “When you go stops, for the Gators, who his first since sweeping both 24. (29) Matt Tifft, Ford, 332. out on the field, you’re going went 3-6 on the season. He had 25. (28) David Ragan, Ford, 331. races at the track in 2010. 26. (26) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 331. up against Division I talent.” one interception and one Gibbs drivers have won 27. (33) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 330. Clea said he had an offer to caused fumble. 28. (31) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 330. four of the seven races this 29. (35) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 329. season, and Team Penske 30. (32) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 326. 31. (34) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 325. won the other three. 32. (38) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 325. All four Stewart-Haas Rac- 33. (7) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 324. 34. (37) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 322. ing cars finished in the top 35. (36) Bayley Currey, Ford, 320. MEN’S NCAA WOMEN’S NCAA eight, led by Bowyer and 36. (12) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 279. 37. (13) Ryan Blaney, Ford, Overheating, 225. TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT Daniel Suarez finishing 38. (39) Timmy Hill, Toyota, Clutch, 168. third. Aric Almirola and 39. (22) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Accident, 147. By The Associated Press By The Associated Press RACE STATISTICS All Times EDT All Times EDT Kevin Harvick were seventh Average Speed of Race Winner: 153.224 mph. EAST REGIONAL GREENSBORO REGIONAL Regional Championship Regional Championship and eighth. Time of Race: 3 hours, 16 minutes, 11 seconds. Margin of Victory: 2.743 seconds. Sunday, March 31 Monday, April 1 Erik Jones, another Gibbs Caution Flags: 5 for 29 laps. Michigan State 68, Duke 67 At Greensboro, N.C. Lead Changes: 27 among 13 drivers. SOUTH REGIONAL Iowa (29-6) vs. Baylor (34-1) driver, finished fourth and Lap Leaders: J. Johnson 1-59; J. Logano 60; A. Dillon 61-62; K. Busch 63- Regional Championship PORTLAND REGIONAL polesitter Jimmie Johnson 65; W. Byron 66-79; C. Bowyer 80-82; J. Logano 83-88; M. Truex Jr. 89-98; Saturday, March 30 Regional Championship K. Busch 99-108; C. Elliott 109-143; J. Logano 144; K. Busch 145-155; D. Virginia 80, Purdue 75, OT Sunday, March 31 was fifth, just ahead of his Hamlin 156-172; R. Blaney 173-217; D. Suarez 218-220; K. Busch 221-238; MIDWEST REGIONAL At Portland, Ore. Hendrick Motorsports team- J. Johnson 239; D. Suarez 240-245; K. Busch 246-257; A. Almirola 258- Regional Championship Oregon 88, Mississippi State 84 260; E. Jones 261-263; K. Busch 264-275; E. Jones 276-302; D. Hamlin Sunday, March 31 CHICAGO REGIONAL mate William Byron. Kurt 303-318; W. Byron 319; A. Dillon 320-322; D. Hamlin 323-334. Auburn 77, Kentucky 71, OT Regional Championship Busch was ninth and JGR Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Kyle Busch 6 times WEST REGIONAL Monday, April 1 for 66 laps; Jimmie Johnson 2 times for 60 laps; Denny Hamlin 3 times Regional Championship At Chicago driver Kyle Busch finished for 45 laps; Ryan Blaney 1 time for 45 laps; Chase Elliott 1 time for 35 Saturday, March 30 Notre Dame (33-3) vs. Stanford 10th despite leading a race- laps; Erik Jones 2 times for 30 laps; William Byron 2 times for 15 laps; Texas Tech 75, Gonzaga 69 (31-4) Martin Truex Jr. 1 time for 10 laps; Daniel Suarez 2 times for 9 laps; FINAL FOUR ALBANY REGIONAL high 66 laps in his attempt for Joey Logano 3 times for 8 laps; Austin Dillon 2 times for 5 laps; Clint At U.S. Bank Stadium Regional Championship Bowyer 1 time for 3 laps; Aric Almirola 1 time for 3 laps. Minneapolis Sunday, March 31 a tripleheader weekend National Semifinals At Albany, N.Y. sweep. Saturday, April 6 UConn 80, Louisville 73 Virginia (33-3) vs. Auburn (30-9), FINAL FOUR Kyle Busch led six times, “We are definitely moving on us, and everyone has 6:09 p.m. At Tampa, Fla. and was still in front with 59 in the right direction. Car stepped up and is getting it Michigan State (32-6) vs. Texas National Semifinals Tech (30-6), 40 minutes after first Friday, April 5 laps to go when his No. 18 was good in clean air and had done.” game Greensboro winner vs. Oregon Toyota drifted high going a lot of speed in it, so I think Along with strong finishes National Championship (33-4), 7 or 9:30 p.m. Monday, April 8 UConn (35-2) vs. Chicago winner, into Turn 2. we have found kind of center by Johnson and Byron, Semifinal winners, TBA 7 or 9:30 p.m. “It just busted loose on me, for our cars and what has to Chase Elliott was 13th. Alex National Championship Sunday, April 7 and I had to catch it and happen,” Johnson said. Bowman was 18th in a back- Semifinal winners, 6 p.m. make sure we didn’t crash,” “We’ve had a lot of pressure up car. he said. While he avoided contact then, he slipped back to fourth. When trying to get back in front a few laps later, Got GET A CAR! he brushed the outside wall a Job? and fell a lap behind after We Finance in House having to go to pit road. For the second time in a NO CREDIT CHECK month, he missed out on a tripleheader sweep following NO CREDIT - NO PROBLEM! BANKRUPTCY - NO PROBLEM! BAD CREDIT - NO PROBLEM! DIVORCE - NO PROBLEM! REALLY BAD CREDIT - NO PROBLEM! Xfinity and Truck Series races in the same weekend. He completed such sweeps twice at Bristol, in 2010 and 2017. It was the third time at Texas that Kyle Busch won the Xfinity and Trucks races before coming up short in the weekend-ending Cup race. 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DUKE FROM PAGE B1 and six assists against Michigan State, he also ended up with seven turnovers and missed one of two free throws with a chance to tie the game. After his first foul shot was off, Barrett wanted to miss the second, because Duke was down by two with 5.2 seconds and hadn’t fouled enough yet to set up a 1-and-1 for the Spartans. But it bounced high off the rim and slipped through the net. “It’s funny that it went in,” Barrett said, his voice a monotone. Funny how the Big Dance is coming to a close, too. After 14 of the top 16 seeds made it through the opening weekend — including all the No. 1s — the more surprising results arrived now, one after another. Duke, North Carolina and Gonzaga all are gone. So is the most talked-about player in all of college basketball, a 6-foot-7, 285- pound combination of size, strength and speed, known to many by just one name: Zion. “For us to come this far, I’m proud of everybody,” Williamson said Sunday night. “It’s been an incredible ride.”

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STACY RHODES OBITUARIES sionary Society No. 3. than 25 years. Sadie was then A wake and final viewing Stacy Rhodes, 30, died on promoted to Lee County will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Schools Mathematics Coordi- JANET OLSEN WHEELER RICHARD BETHEL today at Sumter Funeral Ser- Prisma Health Richland in nator for 15 years, before re- vice Inc. Columbia. tiring in 1988. Janet Olsen Wheeler, 88, Richard Bethel, 61, departed The funeral cortege will Born in Sumter County, he Sadie dedicated her life at wife of William Walter “Walt” this life on Saturday, March leave the home at 11:30 a.m. was a son of Stacy Pringle an early age at Bethlehem Wheeler Sr., died on Thurs- 30, 2019, at his residence. Homegoing service will be and Treassa Rhodes. Second Presbyterian Church, day, March 28, 2019, at Morn- He was born on Dec. 7, 1957, held at noon on Wednesday at The family will receive which later transitioned to ingside of Sumter. in Harlem, New York, a son of Mt. Pisgah AME Church with friends at the home of his sis- New Covenant Presbyterian Born on July 17, 1930, in Rosa Lee Harriston Bethel Pastor Laddie N. Howard offi- ter, Lashanda Rhodes, 1054 Church. She was a devoted Pepperell, Massachusetts, she and the late Richard Graves. ciating. Interment will follow Belmont Drive. member of New Covenant was a daughter of the late Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. at Evergreen Memorial Park. Funeral arrangements are Presbyterian Church, USA, Harold B. and Dorrice Brad- Main St., Sumter, is in charge The family is receiving incomplete and will be an- Sumter, where she served as ish Olsen. She was a member of arrangements. friends at the home, 614 S. nounced by Palmer Memorial an ordained elder, Sunday of First Presbyterian Church. JEREMIAH BENNETT Harvin St. Chapel Inc. school teacher and clerk of Survivors include her hus- Sumter Funeral Service Inc. session. Sadie served on the band; a son, Richard D. Jeremiah Bennett, 59, died is in charge of arrangements. executive board of the Presby- Wheeler (Dani) of Sumter; on Friday, March 29, 2019, at JOHN BENJAMIN HERIOT terian of Atlantic and other three grandchildren, Will Sentara Albemarle Medical official Presbytery division Wheeler (Keyes) of Bishop- Center located in Elizabeth John Benjamin Heriot, age committees. She was also a ville, Ashleigh Newsome City, North Carolina. 74, died on Saturday, March faithful member of the Wor- (Will) of Hartsville and Ken- Born in Clarendon County, 30, 2019, at his residence. thy Matron of Martha Chap- ton Wheeler (Casey) of Sum- he was a son of the late Latten A memorial service will be ter 12, Order of the Eastern ter; four great-grandchildren; and Wilhelmina Tindal Ben- held at 11 a.m. on Friday in Star, Free and Accepted An- and two sisters, Elanor Craw- nett. the Bullock Funeral Home cient York Rite Masons, ford of Connecticut and Mar- The family will receive Chapel. Prince Hall Origin National gie Bineau (George) of Maine. friends at 2966 Dingle Pond You may go to www.bullock- Compact, USA. She served as She was preceded in death Road, Summerton, SC 29148. funeralhome.com and sign the worthy matron for 26 years by a son, William Walter Funeral arrangements are family’s guest book. DIANE MARIE WELCH and then as treasurer, until “Bill” Wheeler Jr. entrusted to Summerton Fu- The family has chosen Bull- her passing. Funeral services will be neral Home LLC and are in- ock Funeral Home of Sumter Diane Marie Welch, 61, wife She leaves to mourn her held at 11 a.m. on Saturday in complete at this time. for the arrangements. of Frederick Welch, died on passing: her son, Matthew the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens RUTH BYNUM THROWER Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Steven Muldrow (Julia) of Funeral Home chapel with her residence in Dalzell. Columbia; a devoted son-in- the Rev. Suzanne Walker offi- Ruth Bynum Thrower was Born in Utica, New York, law, Henry McCray Jr. of ciating. Burial will be private. born on Sept. 4, 1929, in Pine- she was a daughter of the late Sumter; four grandchildren, The family will receive wood, to James and Minnie Robert Patrick Bristol and Tiffany Harney (Jeffery), friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Fordham Bynum. She died on Betty Jane Bristol. Reginald McCray, Melanie Saturday at Elmore-Cannon- Thursday, March 28, 2019. Funeral arrangements are Muldrow (U.S. Air Force) and Stephens Funeral Home. She was baptized and gave incomplete and will be an- Jacquelyn M. Funderburk Memorials may be made to her life to Christ at Calvary MANNING MOSES nounced by Palmer Memorial (Kenneth); four great-grand- a charity of one’s choice. Baptist Church in Pinewood. GEDDINGS Chapel Inc. children; sisters, Sadie E. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens She was educated in the pub- Singleton of Columbia, Mag- Funeral Home and Crematori- lic schools of Clarendon Manning Moses “Toogie” gie Shepard (William), Thel- um of Sumter is in charge of County. After high school, she Geddings, 85, died on Sunday, ma Colclough of Philadel- the arrangements. enrolled in Gardner’s School March 31, 2019, at Gardens of phia, Julia Pettyjohn and ALBERTHA B. ADAMS of Cosmetology and was a Sumter. Authuree Johnson; a host of cosmetologist for many years Born in Sumter, he was a nieces, nephews, other rela- PINEWOOD — Albertha and an Avon representative son of the late Altomont tives and friends. Brailsford Adams, 86, died on for more than 50 years. Moses Geddings and Grace The family will receive rela- Sunday, March 31, 2019, at On Feb. 3, 1957, she was Osteen Geddings. He was a tives and friends at her home, Prisma Health Tuomey Hospi- united in holy matrimony to former member of the U.S. 30 S. Salem St., Sumter. tal. the late James Lee Thrower Army and Army National Homegoing celebration ser- She was born on March 21, Sr. and to this union four sons Guard and was retired from vices will be held at 11 a.m. on 1933, in Rimini, a daughter of were born, J.L. Thrower Jr., Korn Industries. He enjoyed Wednesday at New Covenant the late Rev. Edward and Sidney C. Thrower, David B. hunting, fishing and watching EMMA LOUISE WILSON Presbyterian Church, USA, Sarah Watson Brailsford. Thrower Sr. and Fredrick L. NASCAR. 907 Legare St., Sumter, with The family is receiving Thrower Sr. Ruth became a Surviving are his daughter, Emma Louise Wilson, 92, Pastor Alonso Washington of- friends from 1 to 8 p.m. daily faithful and active member of Sherry G. Elliott (Larry) of widow of Levi Wilson Jr., de- ficiating and Pastor Elijah beginning on Wednesday at Mt. Pisgah AME Church, Sumter; two sons, Billy Ged- parted this life on Monday, Washington, eulogist. the home of her daughter, serving in the capacity as a dings (Ellen) of Sumter and April 1, 2019, at NHC Health- The remains will be placed Julia Anderson Johnson, 1695 member of Stewardess Board Chipper Geddings (Sheila) of Care. in the church at 10 a.m. for Urbana Road, Summerton. Number Three, the Women’s Roebuck; a sister, Helen Ged- She was born on April 3, viewing until time of services. These services are entrust- Missionary Society and the dings (John) of Sumter; eight 1926, in Sumter County, a The funeral procession will ed to Samuels Funeral Home Pastor’s Aide Ministry. She grandchildren; and 11 great- daughter of the late Baum leave at 10:20 a.m. from her LLC of Manning. was also a member of the grandchildren. and Rebecca Bradley McLeod. home. ELOUISE HILTON American Legion ladies Aux- He was preceded in death The family will receive Burial will be at New Cove- iliary Post 202, the Cosmetolo- by three brothers and four sis- friends after noon daily at the nant Presbyterian Church SPARTANBURG — Elouise gy Association-Sumter Region ters. home, 222B Willow St., Mayes- Cemetery, 771 Martinville Hilton, 81, died on Saturday, and the Lee-Rico Social Club. Graveside services will be ville, SC 29104. Church Road, Sumter. March 30, 2019, at Spartan- She was preceded in death held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. In lieu of flowers, donations burg Medical Center, Spartan- by her husband, James Lee at Evergreen Memorial Park Main St., Sumter, is in charge may be made to New Cove- burg. Thrower Sr.; one son, Sidney cemetery with the Rev. Greg of arrangements. nant Presbyterian Church in She was born on July 22, C. Thrower; and one brother, Pressley officiating. SADIE YATES MULDROW her honor. 1937, a daughter of the late Ephraim Bynum. The family will receive These services are entrust- Hampton and Callie Baymon She leaves to cherish her friends following the grave- Sadie Yates Muldrow, 92, ed to the management and Brailsford. memory: her sons, J.L. side service. went to be with the Lord on staff of Williams Funeral The family is receiving Thrower Jr. of Sumter, David Memorials may be made to Friday, March 29, 2019. Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., friends at the home of her sis- Thrower Sr. (Ruby) of Sumter St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Born on Aug. 14, 1926, in Sumter. ter, Susan White, 515 W. Oak- and Fredrick Thrower Sr. of 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Sumter, she was a daughter of Online memorial messages land Ave. Jacksonville, Florida; two sis- TN 38105. the late Tallis Yates Sr. and may be sent to the family at These services have been ters, Dorothy Johnson of Online condolences may be Amy DuBose Yates. She at- [email protected]. entrusted to Samuels Funeral Sumter and Vivian Presha of sent to www.sumterfunerals. tended Lincoln High School com. Visit us on the web at Home LLC of Manning. Pinewood; one brother, Joe com and was a graduate of Morris www.williamsfuneralhomeinc. ROBERT GAYMON Pugh of Pinewood; 11 grand- Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- College with a bachelor’s de- com. children; several great-grand- neral Home & Crematory, 221 gree in elementary education CHARLIE ALBERT PINEWOOD — Robert Gay- children; an adopted son, Har- Broad St., Sumter, is in charge and a master’s degree in edu- mon, 85, husband of Virgin old (Delthina) Hicks; special of the arrangements, (803) cation from South Carolina BISHOPVILLE — Charlie Frazier Gaymon, died on cousins, Ervin Canty and Her- 775-9386. State University. She also Albert passed away on Sun- March 30, 2019, at Prisma bert Albert; daughters-in-law, completed extensive continu- day, March 31, 2019, at his Health Richland, Columbia. Priscilla Y. Thrower and San- ing education at Francis Mar- home. He was born on Sept. 11, dra Thrower; a host of nieces ion College and the University The family is receiving 1933, a son of the late Wallace and nephews; and two care- of South Carolina. She was friends at 89 Dutch Lane, and Marie Gaymon. givers, Bertha Jackson and employed by the Lee County Bishopville. These services have been Sara Jones. School District, where she Professional and courteous entrusted to Samuels Funeral In lieu of flowers, the family taught at West Lee Elementa- services will be announced Home LLC of Manning. requests donations be made to ry School and Ashwood Cen- later by JP Holley Funeral Mt. Pisgah AME Church Mis- tral High School for more Home, Bishopville Chapel. 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(N) (Live) Miz & Mrs “Baby’s (:31) Growing Up (:03) Modern Fami- (:32) Modern Fami- (12:02) Modern USA 25 132 baby is found on a playground. First Summerslam” Chrisley ly “Fizbo” ly “Up All Night” Family WE 68 166 Law & Order “Tabloid” Law & Order “Monster” Law & Order “Cherished” Law & Order “DWB” Law & Order “Bait” Law & Order WGNA 8 172 Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Gone A series of abductions are linked. Married ... With ‘Last O.G.’ mines Brooklyn myth-understandings BY KEVIN McDONOUGH revisit a 1989 case of five teens hosts “Mental Samurai” (9 p.m., Even mythic places change. accused of raping a jogger in Fox, TV-PG) * Mentor mad- Long before it was “hip,” “The Central Park Five” (9 p.m., ness on “blackish” (9 p.m., Brooklyn held a special place PBS). Tried and convicted in ABC, TV-PG) * 2008 is ancient in pop culture. From “A Tree the tabloid media, they be- history on “Roswell, New Mexi- Grows in Brooklyn” to “The came potent symbols of urban co” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Honeymooners” and “She’s chaos and racial fears. Lights out on “Splitting Up To- Gotta Have It,” the borough, So powerful was the senti- gether” (9:30 p.m., ABC, TV- and its sense of place, had a ment against them that even 14). starring role. the emergence of a confession Far from its gritty past, by the real perpetrator, a seri- Brooklyn has become synony- al rapist, failed to convince LATE NIGHT mous with trendy. NBC even some of their innocence. Nick Kroll appears on imagined a Hallmark Channel “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS, r, TV-14) version of Brooklyn for its * Emilia Clarke, Henry Win- new melodrama “The Vil- CULT CHOICE kler and H.E.R. are booked on lage.” Office drones (John Cusack “The Late Show With Stephen Now entering its second sea- and Catherine Keener) discov- Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * son, the comedy “The Last O.G.” er a magic portal that puts RON BATZDORFF / NBC James Taylor and Tiffany (10:30 p.m., TBS, TV-MA) plays them inside a famous actor’s Chrissy Metz stars as Kate in the “Her” season finale episode of “This Is Haddish appear on “Jimmy with stereotypes about the head in the deliriously origi- Us,” airing at 9 p.m. today on NBC. Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) borough and its many myths. nal 1999 comedy “Being John * Issa Rae, Timothy Simons, Released from prison after 15 Malkovich” (9:55 p.m., Cine- the season finale of “This Is Us” PG) * 16 juvenile chefs remain Rachael Ray and Aaron years, Tray (Tracy Morgan) max), directed by Spike Jonze. (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). on “MasterChef” (8 p.m., Fox, Comess visit “Late Night With finds his old neighborhood • A drive-by slaying on TV-PG) * The bachelor party Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) vastly changed. The “hood” “NCIS: New Orleans” (10 p.m., episode of “The Goldbergs” (8 * Zach Braff and Ben Platt ap- has given way to gentrification TONIGHT’S OTHER CBS, TV-14). p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Iris pear on “The Late Late Show and old-school, street-smart HIGHLIGHTS • Ava returns on “The Village” under threat on “The Flash” (8 With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., players are being pushed aside • Artists Alejandro G. Inar- (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). p.m., CW, r, TV-PG) * Prepar- CBS). by cafes, vegan restaurants ritu, Marina Abramovic and • Suspects go free on “The ing for a bundle of joy on and artisanal bakeries. Kehinde Wiley appear on Rookie” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14). “Modern Family” (8:30 p.m., Copyright 2019 This complicates Tray’s ef- “Finding Your Roots With Henry ABC, r, TV-PG) * Rob Lowe United Feature Syndicate forts to reconcile with his ex, Louis Gates” (8 p.m., PBS, TV- Shay (Tiffany Haddish), who PG, check local listings). SERIES NOTES has long outgrown being • Checking a name off the Fishing for compliments on called Shay-Shay and who re- most-wanted list on “FBI” (9 “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * sents Tray for having to raise p.m., CBS, TV-14). Volunteers play “Ellen’s Game their kids on her own. • A way forward emerges on of Games” (8 p.m., NBC, TV- The series reflects some of the interesting cultural and IT casting cross-pollination hap- IT pening on TV and elsewhere. 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