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NATION Journalists on YouTube risk lives to tell stories A5 SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 of gang life THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019 75 CENTS S.C. House expected to OK education bill BY JEFFREY COLLINS Democrats including free dozen more amendments to Henry McMaster’s desk be- businesses to places where The Associated Press lunches for all students and a consider before voting on the fore the end of the session in schools are poor and strug- requirement that a teaching final bill. May. gling. COLUMBIA — The South assistant be added to any But any changes still have a The House’s lengthy bill Leaders of both parties in Carolina House continued to class in kindergarten through long road in the General As- raises the minimum starting the House encouraged their debate a massive bill on third grade with more than 15 sembly. Earlier Wednesday, a teacher pay to $35,000, gives members to pass it, saying a Wednesday night to overhaul students in a low-performing group of senators made their the state education superin- yes vote would send a clear education in South Carolina. school. Republicans said the first changes to the proposal, tendent more ability to take signal of their determination After four hours of debate class size issue would be indicating there will be plenty over low-performing school to not leave South Carolina Wednesday, the House reject- taken up in the budget. of debate and discussion even districts and creates a $100 ed several changes sought by The House had about two if the bill makes it to Gov. million fund to help bring SEE EDUCATION, PAGE A6 Partners focus on student progress CCTC, Alice Drive start engineering course for grade 7 BY BRUCE MILLS [email protected] he scene on Wednes- day morning in Alice Drive Middle School’s li- brary shows we’re full tiltT into the digital age. A group of seventh-graders came into the library at 9:45 a.m. for a class in of all things … AutoCAD. That’s computer-aided de- sign and a drafting software application. David Tuders, an academic ABOVE: Kaden Burns, a program manager from Central seventh-grader at Alice Carolina Technical College, was Drive Middle School and on hand and said the applica- lab technician for the tion is part of the field of engi- school’s 3D printing lab, neering design and simply “ev- inspects the school’s new erything that gets built gets 3D printer on Wednesday. drawn first in CAD.” LEFT: Central Carolina Tuders wasn’t just at Alice Technical College Engi- Drive Middle to talk to the 12- neering Design Technology and 13-year-olds about Auto- Program Manager David CAD, but he also actually re- Tuders explains parts of the cently developed an eight- new 3D printer Wednesday week course on the computer at ADMS. SEE COURSE, PAGE A6 PHOTOS BY MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM WHAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS DOING: SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Council OKs alcohol sales at new Sumter Inspire Festival BY KAYLA ROBINS NEW DOWNTOWN consumed at various festivals that take Fest Halloween and Sip and Stroll. will block off Main Street between [email protected] FESTIVAL APPROVED place in the city. When the annual Kile said the Inspire Festival will be a Hampton Avenue and Liberty Street. resolution was approved on Feb. 19 for fundraising effort to support food, the Alcoholic beverages will be permitted FOR ALCOHOL SALES events in 2019, a new event called the Beer and wine sales were ap- arts and music, focusing mostly on only in containers provided by vendors Agenda item: Shelley Kile, City of Inspire Festival had not yet been events already happening April 4-7. within designated areas, and no pets, proved for a new, upcoming Sumter communications and tourism organized and requested for alcohol downtown festival honoring Discussion: The Ackerman Legacy coolers, glass bottles or breakable director, asked to amend a resolution sale and consumption. glasses or cups will be allowed at the the legacy of the late Roger that authorizes the sale and Foundation, a newly formed Other events already approved in the organization that is spearheading the event, according to the resolution. Ackerman at a Sumter City consumption of alcoholic beverages at Feb. 19 resolution are last weekend’s Council meeting on Tuesday, designated events in Sumter in 2019 festival in memory of the late Roger Vote: 4-1 – Councilman Calvin Hastie Untapped: Food Truck and Craft Beer Ackerman, a philanthropist and voted against the resolution, saying he where members also got a pre- to add a new, upcoming festival to the Festival, Fourth Fridays on Main sentation from the Red Cross list. supporter of the arts in Sumter who continues to oppose the sale of Concert Series, Derby Day, Microbrew passed away last year, wants to sell alcohol at city-sponsored events. honoring the Sumter Fire De- Background: The city recently Festival, Iris Festival, Fall Feast, beer and wine on Saturday, April 6, partment for its smoke alarm approved a resolution to allow for beer Oktoberfest, Porches of Sumter, during a Dinner on Main event that installation campaign. and wine to be sold, bought and Sumter Downtown Market, Zombie SEE SALES, PAGE A6 VISIT US ONLINE AT CONTACT US DEATHS, B3 WEATHER, A8 INSIDE Information: 774-1200 Steven Wallace Cotton SUNNY 2 SECTIONS, 14 PAGES the .com Advertising: 774-1246 Prince Frederick Edward Belin VOL. 124, NO. 99 Classifieds: 774-1200 Plenty of sunshine today; Henry B. Hodge Jr. chilly and cloudy tonight Classifieds B6 Sports B1 Delivery: 774-1258 Pamela Winstead Oliver News and Sports: 774-1226 HIGH 58, LOW 37 Comics B4 Television B5 Opinion A7 A2 | THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019 THE SUMTER ITEM Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] This month in S.C. history Cinderella Shop opens to provide prom dresses Various sizes, styles available to girls unable to afford cost BY IVY MOORE ella Shop is located in First Presbyterian’s Special to The Sumter Item West Youth Building to the north of the church at 9 W. Calhoun St., on the northwest For the 19th consecutive year, the Cin- corner of North Main and Calhoun derella Project based at First Presbyteri- streets. an Church will open its Cinderella Shop The local Cinderella Project was first for local high school girls to find their organized by a former member of the prom outfits. Anna Moorman, who has church, Laura Moushey, whose alma run the project for more than five years mater, Meredith College in Raleigh, with Ashley Blum, said the shop has North Carolina, started the now collected “new and very gently used nationwide project. The project prom dresses and accessories” in a has since been managed by variety of sizes and colors to offer First Presbyterian Church vol- free to girls who may be unable to af- unteers. ford the cost. Moorman said several PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Moorman said the dresses schools are having early proms Seen is a hand-drawn map of Nooherooka Fort, circa 1713. WANT are all current styles, have TO SHOP? this year, so the Cinderella been steamed and look brand Shop is also opening early. new. Any local high school girl WHEN: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dates and hours to shop are Col. John Moore defeated can come to the shop and pick Saturdays, March 9 and 16 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays, out a dress, evening purse, and 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays, March 10 March 9 and 16; and 2 to 5 p.m. shoes and jewelry this week- and 17. on Sundays, March 10 and 17. Tuscarora Indians in 1713 end and next. Hundreds of WHERE: The Cinderella Shop No appointment is necessary; girls have done just that since located in First Presbyterian’s West girls may just drop in at any BY FAYE JENSEN nels and bunkers. Moore the local program began in Youth Building, 9 W. Calhoun St., time during these hours. S.C. Historical Society began his siege on March 20 2002. on the northwest corner of North “We have a wonderful se- when he sent men to penetrate “We have had a good re- Main and Calhoun Streets. lection of formal dresses and As colonists in North Caroli- an outer wall of the fort and sponse over the years,” look forward to helping these na and South Carolina claimed set it on fire. The battle was Moorman said, “and the young ladies find a great prom more land, the hostility of Na- waged for three days before girls, their mothers, grand- dress,” Moorman said. tive Americans increased. The Moore’s forces gained control mothers or friends can just For more information, con- Tuscarora Indians controlled of the entire area. drop in to the shop from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. tact Blum at [email protected] or the area between the Neuse At the conclusion of the on the next two Saturdays or from 2 to 5 p.m. (803) 607-9039; or Moorman at afmoorman@ and Roanoke rivers in North siege, more than 390 Tuscarora on Sundays” through March 17. The Cinder- yahoo.com or (803) 446-9408. Carolina. In 1711, the Indians were dead, and more than 550 launched an attack on the re- others were killed or captured. gion around Bath. Colonists in About 200 of Moore’s forces the area sent appeals to Vir- were killed. The fall of Fort Crime report ginia and South Carolina for Nooherooka ended the tribe’s Prisma Health to host family resource fair assistance.