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WHAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS DOING: SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Florence flooding spreads County deal as storm heads northeast would remedy ambulance break-downs BY ADRIENNE SARVIS [email protected]
Sumter County Council approved a possible solution to an unanticipated am- bulance shortage and discussed giving more authority to code enforcement offi- cers to deal with dishonest residential contractors during its meeting on Tues- day, Sept. 11.
COUNTY MAY PURCHASE DIFFERENT TYPE OF MEDICAL RESPONSE VEHICLE Reading: Resolution, only one reading required Agenda item: A resolution to approve the purchase of three new ambulances for a total of about $417,000. Background: The county purchased six new U.S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PHOTO BY STAFF SGT. JORGE INTRIAGO ambulances during the last few years and A U.S. Air Force Security Forces airman assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard, 169th Fighter Wing, from McEntire operates seven on a daily basis, Sumter County Joint National Guard Base, working alongside Florence County Sheriff’s Department, watches as residents walk through a Administrator Gary Mixon said. Four other flooded road during evacuation efforts as the Black Creek River begins to crest in Florence on Monday. Approximately 3,400 ambulances are used as backups, he said. soldiers and airmen have been mobilized to respond and participate in recovery efforts as Hurricane Florence has caused Over the past couple of weeks, there has been a flooding and damage to the state. rash of break downs, he said, even with the new vehicles. As of Tuesday, when the purchase proposal was Storm blamed in deaths of at least 19 people in Carolinas added to council’s agenda, Mixon said there were BY CHUCK BURTON east, which is in for as much as 6 1-year-old boy who was swept away five ambulances and two quick-response vehicles The Associated Press inches of rain. after his mother drove into floodwa- operating on a daily basis. With quick-response Flooding worries increased in ters and lost her grip on him while vehicles, EMS personnel can provide medical WILMINGTON, N.C. — Emergen- West Virginia and Virginia, where trying to get back to dry land. Else- services but cannot provide transport, he said. cy workers delivered truckloads of roads were closed and power outag- where in North Carolina, an food and water to Wilmington, a es were on the rise. About 500,000 “We haven’t had a situation yet, but we certainly 88-year-old man died after his car city of 120,000 people mostly cut off homes and businesses were in the was swept away. don’t want to find ourselves in one,” Mixon said. from the rest of North Carolina by dark. Florence was still massive, de- He said the EMS department researched options Florence’s still-rising floodwaters, In some places, the rain stopped spite being downgraded to a tropi- and found another style of medical service as helicopters and boats pulled peo- after Florence moved on, and the cal depression from a once-fear- vehicle that has been successful in Lee and ple from homes swamped by swol- sun peeked through, but North Car- some Category 4 hurricane. Radar Florence counties. len rivers. olina Gov. Roy Cooper urged resi- showed parts of the sprawling These medical response vehicles have gasoline The storm, which is blamed for dents who were evacuated from the storm over six states, with North engines, Mixon said, and require significantly less the deaths of at least 19 people, still hardest-hit areas to stay away be- Carolina and South Carolina in the maintenance costs compared to the custom had abundant rain and top winds cause of closed roads and flooding. bull’s-eye. ambulances Sumter County usually purchases. about 30 mph on Monday. Forecast- “There’s too much going on,” he North Carolina emergency re- These vehicles also operate for well more than ers said it was expected to gradual- said during a news conference. sponse officials tweeted that 23 200,000 miles, he said. ly pick up forward speed and com- The death toll climbed by two as plete a big turn toward the North- authorities found the body of a SEE FLOODING, PAGE A6 The person who sells them has a demo vehicle in stock that he said he can soon provide to the county, another demo vehicle being built and a loaner vehicle the county can use until a third one can get here, he said. Mixon said the owner is willing to discuss a payment option that would allow the county to pay at another time. Discussion: None Vote: Unanimous approval
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CODES ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS A flooded cemetery is seen during heavy rains from Florence in Marion on Sunday. COULD ISSUE SUMMONS FOR SHODDY WORK Reading: First of three Agenda item: An ordinance to authorize county Pinewood waste site council to appoint code enforcement officers by ‘The community was resolution. has no issues from Background: Sumter County Attorney Johnathan Bryan said the S.C. Code of Laws gives county storm crossing S.C. council the authority to appoint code very well-protected’ BY BRUCE MILLS enforcement officers and that this ordinance will [email protected] set the procedure to do so. Sumter 1st responders help with downed trees; With much less rainfall and The ordinance was brought to council in response wind than forecasted from Hurri- to the building department receiving complaints residents were prepared for hurricane’s effects cane Florence, federal regulators about contractors not complying with building lantic Ocean and making landfall had little concern at the Pinewood codes when doing residential work. BY KAYLA ROBINS [email protected] near Wilmington, North Caroli- hazardous waste dump during the Residents later find out an application for a na, on Thursday as a Category 1. weekend. building permit was never submitted and that If Hurricane Florence had Boats were hooked to the back Rob Kerr, a Charleston-based at- substandard materials and building methods brought more harm to Sumter of fire apparatus but ended up torney who oversees management were used, Bryan said. during the weekend, the fire de- not being needed, Duggan said. of the 279-acre site, said Monday it Under the procedures of the ordinance, he said partment would have been ready. Of the 110 career firefighters in was basically “business as usual” the planning or building department directors Sumter Fire Department Bat- Sumter, 109 worked 36 hours dur- the past several days. will recommend code enforcement officers to the talion Chief Joey Duggan said ing the weekend. Of the about 200 The U.S. Environmental Protec- county administrator, who will decide to there was no major flooding in volunteer firefighters, Duggan tion Agency dispatched staff mem- recommend that individual to council to be given the county, largely because the said, about 40 manned the volun- bers to the Palmetto State last week the authority to issue courtesy summons so city and county government did a teer stations throughout the to track about five federal Super- alleged offenders can face accusations in the good job at opening dams to pre- county. fund cleanup sites — including the magistrate’s court. vent an overflow. The fire depart- “We were about as prepared for Pinewood landfill in Sumter County ment was well-prepared for the this storm as we could have — for hurricane-related spills. Selected code enforcement officers would not storm, which blew through as a been,” he said. “The community tropical storm after growing to a SEE DUMP, PAGE A6 SEE COUNCIL, PAGE A6 Category 4 hurricane in the At- SEE COMMUNITY, PAGE A6
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Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Nonprofit opens new home for adults with disabilities Goal is to make residents feel like a part of the community BY KAYLA ROBINS opened for who they call con- [email protected] sumers, and the residences vary from the community A house is not necessarily a training homes to programs home, but a nonprofit that that focus on stricter health serves more than 500 Sumter- needs to independent apart- ites with intellectual disabili- ments. ties is trying to give adults with The alternative to not having special needs somewhere to this care, Keith said, is likely call just that. homelessness or prison. The Sumter County Disabili- Community training homes ties and Special Needs Board teach residents to be more in- celebrated the opening of a res- dependent while a level of pro- idence on Pheasant Drive on fessional care is still accessible, Sept. 11 that will house three "so they know how to act ap- adult men, giving them the propriately. They're embedded chance to live in a real house in the community and become and in a neighborhood commu- a part of the Sumter communi- nity, said Shawn Keith, execu- ty." tive director of the agency. Of the more than 500 con- "Years ago, it would just be a sumers the board serves in PHOTOS BY MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM stigma with people with intel- Sumter, 107 receive residential The newly opened house for clients of the Sumter County Disabilities and Special Needs Board is embed- lectual disabilities," Keith said. service. ded in the community. "People were either housed in Paul Robbins, immediate large institutions or group cen- past chairman of the Greater ters, and all they knew was the Sumter Chamber of Com- care center." institution. And there was a big merce and a member of the Robbins said the people who push to get people out of those special needs board, said the live in these homes are trying institutions and into the com- group joined the Chamber on to contribute to society, and munity to become part of the Monday. some even work at Goodwill community and become more "It's a way they get to attend and for lawn crews around independent." events and get their name out town. The house, which is called a there on the website and be Keith said the ultimate goal community training home and more involved," Robbins said. is to make them feel like they is a regular home in a neigh- "[The special needs board has] are part of a real community. borhood, has space for two been a quiet organization for "They're happy about their staff members to be on hand in the last couple years, and we environment," he said. shifts 24 hours a day, seven feel like we need to get us out "They're happy about their days a week, he said. This is in the public and re-brand our- home. They claim it. They're the 22nd location the board has selves. We're not just a day saying, 'This is my house.'"
LOCAL, NATIONAL BRIEFS Sumter City Council to consider FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Pedestrian killed in Driving lesson final reading of burn ordinance Lee County collision ends in belly flop
South Carolina Highway MONTGOMERY VIL- FROM STAFF REPORTS ary schools as conditional uses in the pro- Patrol is investigating a Lee LAGE, Md. — A driving les- fessional office, neighborhood commer- County fatality after a son went off the deep end in Sumter City Council will meet at 5:30 cial, limited commercial and general com- 62-year-old woman was Maryland when authorities p.m. today in City County Chambers, mercial zoning districts. A public hearing struck and killed by a vehi- say the car jumped a curb, fourth floor of Sumter Opera House, 21 N. will be held at 6 p.m., prior to council's cle while walking in a road- crashed through a fence and Main St., to consider: vote; way on Sunday evening. landed in a swimming pool. • Second and final reading of an ordi- • A resolution to authorize the Munici- SCHP Lance Cpl. David Montgomery County Fire nance related to the recovery of collection pal Association of South Carolina to act as Jones said the pedestrian — and Rescue spokesman Pete costs as part of delinquent debts collected claimant agent for the city for the collec- identified as Sheila Mack Piringer tells The Washing- pursuant to the Setoff Debt Collection Act; tion of debt in accordance with the Setoff Wilson of Dalzell by Lee ton Post the driver and pas- • Final reading of an ordinance to be Debt Collection Act; and County Coroner Larry senger were uninjured Sat- known as the Burn Ordinance of the City • A resolution to commit the city to pro- Logan — was headed south urday, albeit soaking wet. He of Sumter, which outlines what materials viding a local match for the Municipal As- in the northbound land of says the occupants were a can be burned within the city limits; sociation of South Carolina Hometown Woodrow Road when she man and a woman in their • First reading of a request to amend the Economic Development Grant and follow- was hit. 50s or 60s, but it's unclear city's Zoning and Development Standards ing its procurement policy when securing The driver of a 2007 who was behind the wheel Ordinance to add elementary and second- services and products with grant funds. Honda struck Wilson when when the drive turned into a attempting to go around an- dive. He says one was teach- other vehicle while traveling ing the other to drive. south on Woodrow Road, he The car landed in a com- Health grades said. munity center pool, which “This is not a weather-re- was closed for the season. lated fatality,” Jones said. Piringer says the man and Following are the food grades for Burger King #1122, 1132 Broad St., Sumter: A This incident is under in- woman were standing pool- Dunkin Donuts, 2567 Broad St., Sumter: A vestigation by SCHP and the side, having extricated them- Sumter businesses inspected by the Five Guys Burgers & Fries, 1261 Broad St., Sum- SCHP Multidisciplinary Ac- selves, by the time rescuers ter: A cident Investigation Team. arrived. South Carolina Department of McDonald's @ Walmart #511, 1283 Broad St., Sumter: A Health and Environmental Control Mei Wei Hibachi Grill, 1390 Broad St., Sumter: A Pack's Landing, 9890 Pack's Landing Road, Pine- CORRECTION in the last 10 days. A "C" grade is wood: A Pilgrim's Pride, 1050 Hwy. 15 South, Sumter: C The Sumter Item incorrectly stated the death of Sidney failing. For detailed reports, visit Shrimper, 438 Broad St., Sumter: A Jackson — the man who was killed when his vehicle was Subway #7502, 1146 Broad St., Sumter: A struck by a train in Wedgefield on Thursday — was ruled www.dhec.com. Sumter Stop, 610 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter: C a suicide. Incorrect information was provided about the investigation of Jackson’s death.
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Fall Feast’s unique menu to benefit Sumter Green Event features all-you-can-eat local favorites BY IVY MOORE Fall Feast are the team of Special to The Sumter Item Dale Atkinson, Kelly Jackson and Jamie Campbell from the Thursday night brings the City of Sumter, Willie Sue’s most eclectic menu available restaurant, Logan’s Road- in Sumter to Nettles Building house, Catering for All Occa- and grounds at University of sions, Baker’s Sweets, Piggly South Carolina Sumter. Wiggly, Southern Fried Ca- When Sumter Green Fall tering, Magnolia Manor, Feast sets up for the one- Sonic, Danny’s Trophy Shop, night-only event, friends and Sawgrass Electric, Kristen neighbors gather to socialize, Morgan, Carnivore Butcher eat some foods not normally & Bottle, Sharon Thomas, accessible to most people and Second Mill Restaurant, Ser- listen to a variety of live toma, Sumter Police Depart- music from the local band ment, Savor the Flavor, Clem- Bad Water. Ricky McLeod serves up some son Extension, Charles Bos- From 6 to 8:30 p.m., attend- baby back ribs to Talmadge Tobi- tic, Jonathan Teseniar, Eddie ees will be able to eat any- as at a past Sumter Green Fall Kennedy, Young Profession- thing from barbecue, shrimp Feast. als of Sumter, Jonathan Flin- and chicken wings to rattle- chum, Chick-Fil-A and more. snake, alligator and frog legs. Sumter’s environment. Mid Carolina Distributors Lynn Kennedy, chairwom- Guests at Fall Feast may and Mac’s Spirits will pro- an for Fall Feast, said the not always realize the good vide beer and wine, and the event is Sumter Green’s big- they’re doing with their tick- City of Sumter will have gest fundraiser, and “It al- et purchases. The price for water. SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTOS ways sells out.” All proceeds admission “goes so far to- Volunteers from SAFE Fed- Sam Dairyo enjoys crab legs at a past pirate-themed Fall Feast held support the nonprofit organi- ward that goal,” Kennedy eral Credit Union will be on by Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce. zation’s projects that help said, “as they enjoy all they hand to assist guests. make and keep Sumter green can eat of some of the best Among the dishes on the Signature sponsor, she Butcher & Bottle, 651 Bult- and beautiful. food around.” menu are fried oysters, bris- said, is FTC, and major spon- man Drive (cash or check) for “We plant and maintain She said there will be about ket, “swamp beans,” catfish sors include Palmetto Health $35 in advance or $45 at the seven green spaces,” Kenne- 30 food vendors on the and hushpuppies, chili, duck, Tuomey and Thompson Con- door, if any are left. dy said. “We have to pay grounds of the Nettles Build- funnel cakes and a wide vari- struction. For more information around $40,000 for water, ing and at least 25 inside. ety of desserts. Sumter Green Fall Feast is about Sumter Green, visit lights, flowers and plants and Food will be prepared by res- “Almost all of the food is an adults-only event. Tickets www.sumtergreen.org. The landscaping each year. We taurants, caterers and non- donated,” Kennedy said, “and are on sale now at the Swan nonprofit also accepts dona- also have some special proj- professional locals known for we’re fortunate to have sever- Lake Visitors Center, 822 W. tions at: Sumter Green Inc., ects each year,” all aimed at their cooking prowess. al sponsors who donate funds Liberty St. (payment by cash P.O. Box 1449, Sumter, SC enhancing and preserving Among those cooking for to help cover the costs.” or credit card) and Carnivore 29151.
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BY IVY MOORE goods, Reese said. Special to The Sumter Item In addition, a classroom allows members to teach The Elephant Ear Gallery their talents and skills; it is will celebrate its 9th anni- also available to be rented to versary on Thursday with a non-members who wish to 3-to-5:30 p.m. reception and teach. Local author and pub- book signing by two area au- lisher Sandy Richardson is thors, Brenda Remmes and now teaching the writing of David Henry Lucas. The gal- fiction and nonfiction, and lery is a cooperative of more the gallery sponsors occa- than 23 members, artists sional free workshops. and crafters who exhibit and During the anniversary sell their creations at the celebration, Remmes will gallery. sign her latest book, “Mamie Founding member Betty Sadie,” and Lucas, known Reese said the “incredible for his The Rice King Series, creative co-op was formed in will also sign his most re- PHOTO PROVIDED 2009 for the Sumter commu- cent book. Remmes lives Wilson Hall junior Haile McElveen is pulled by classmates Mary Catherine Matthews and Savanna nity artists to share their near Dabbs Crossroads, McKiethen in the Baron Drag Relay during The Baron Games pep rally. Sponsored by the student talents (and) has thrived and while Lucas resides near council, the annual pep rally for students in grades 6-12 featured four different events and involved survived through communi- Bishopville. Their books will more than 150 students. ty loyalty and member de- be available for purchase at termination.” the gallery. Among the items available The public is invited to at- for purchase are paintings, tend the celebration, and re- woodworking, fabric art, freshments will be served at custom framing, jewelry, the Elephant Ear Gallery, 3 Sumterites, 1 Gable man handmade soaps, painted 672 Bultman Drive, from 3 to furniture, antiques, colored 5:30 p.m. Thursday. There is glass and even fresh baked no charge for admission. convicted of insurance fraud FROM STAFF REPORTS According to the release, Johnson made a Three Sumterites and one man from Gable claim to USAA Insurance for a wreck that did entered guilty pleas on Sept. 5 on insurance not occur. In support of her claim, she submit- Authorities: Suspect shoots fraud charges according to a news release ted fabricated medical bills to the insurance from South Carolina Attorney General Alan company for more than $50,000. USAA paid Wilson. her $11,500 before it was discovered that the man point blank in stomach Heaven Fran’Tesha Kieonna Johnson, 19, claim was fraudulent. and Jordan O’Neil Frierson, 18, both of Sum- Frierson stated he was involved in a colli- Sumter man charged with attempted murder ter, pleaded guilty to one count of making a sion on U.S. 501 and was treated at Palmetto false statement or misrepresentation $1,000 to Health Tuomey. He filed a claim with Horace $10,000. Antonio Debree Jackson, 21, of Sum- Mann Insurance for more than $4,000 and pre- BY KAYLA ROBINS victim and the suspect were ter, and Michael Raheim Lucas, 21, of Gable, sented altered medical bills with the claim. [email protected] "all hanging out at the home" both pleaded guilty to one count of presenting The insurance company paid out $1,109.59 be- when the victim and suspect a false claim for payment less than $2,000. fore discovering the claim was false. In an in- A Sumter man who is a got into a verbal altercation, Judge George M. McFaddin Jr. accepted the terview with SLED, Frierson said a co-defen- convicted felon has been ar- the incident report says. The pleas and sentenced Johnson to two years in dant, Gregory Vaughn, asked him if he wanted rested and charged with at- suspect then left and re- prison on her charge, suspended to three years to make some money. The two of them agreed tempted murder in connec- turned in the Caprice as the of probation. Johnson’s probation includes a to fabricating a wreck and to submit a claim tion with an incident that left victim walked onto the porch special condition for her to repay $11,500. Mc- for payment to the insurance company. a victim shot point blank in with a machete "and stood on Faddin sentenced Frierson to a Youthful Of- Jackson and Lucas pleaded guilty based on the stomach. the porch." fender sentence not to exceed four years sus- the same set of facts. The two of them submit- Vito Videll Wright, 42, of One of the deputies report- pended to two years’ probation. As a special ted altered medical bills to their respective in- Patriot Parkway, faces charg- edly found the machete on condition of probation, Frierson must pay surance companies. In each case, the claims es of attempted murder, pos- the porch. back $1,109.59 of restitution. Jackson and were flagged as suspicious before they were session of a weapon during a According to the witnesses' Lucas were sentenced to 30 days or $200 fines. paid. violent crime and possession account in the report, the of a firearm by a convicted suspect walked onto the sec- felon after being arrested on ond step on the front porch Monday, according to Ken with what appeared to be a Bell, public information offi- sawed-off .410-caliber shot- cer for the Sumter County gun and shot the victim in Sheriff's Office. the stomach. Deputies arrived at a house on Louella Lane on Saturday 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE to find a blue Chevrolet Ca- IN SUMTER price parked at the front steps of the home with the ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS driver's door open, according TAXES, BUSINESS ACCOUNTING to an incident report. 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MOSTLY LOCALS USE AREA COMMUNITY FROM PAGE A1 RED CROSS SHELTERS While the widespread im- was very well-protected when CALLS MOSTLY ABOUT pacts from Florence may not it came to the fire service FALLEN TREES have been as devastating as being able to respond and mit- Most of the calls that did predicted or as they were igate whatever we ran into.” come in to the Emergency Op- along the coast and in North Duggan credited the inter- erations Center, which opens Carolina, residents still heed- net, better technology, more amid major events as a cen- ed the warning to leave flood- accurate forecasts and the tral location for city and coun- prone areas and seek shelter. ability for the media to spread ty officials to work together, Steve Shumake, Disaster information quicker and more were on Friday and Saturday Action Team coordinator for efficiently as a reason people and were in reference to fallen the American Red Cross Cen- took preparations into their trees and branches and traffic tral SC Region, which serves own hands. lights and power that had Sumter, Clarendon, Lee and “Sumter has not forgotten gone out, according to Ken Kershaw counties, said be- about Hurricane Hugo, I can Bell, public information offi- cause there were so many assure you of that,” he said. cer for Sumter County Sher- shelters open between “here “Unfortunately, back then iff’s Office. and the beach” that, locally, your predictions and your He said the center received THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the nonprofit’s seven shelters weather were a lot different. more than 200 calls. A man paddles a kayak in a flooded neighborhood after Hurricane were mostly occupied by area Today, it’s more accurate. We While that is a higher-than- Florence in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Monday. residents. remember what it was like to normal number of calls for There were about or more be without power, without that time frame, he said, resi- storm, having restored power dent commander. than 150 people who sought water, with the necessities, dents generally seemed to to roughly 1.2 million. Overall, Duke Energy has shelter at the Clarendon One and that was over 30 years have listened to warnings for According to the company’s dispatched more than 20,000 Resource Center in Summer- ago.” Florence and were well-pre- outage map, there were seven personnel to restore power ton, Shumake said, including He said the community is pared. customers in Sumter County across the two states — the an entire subdivision that better educated now on the Sumter Police Department without power as of Monday company’s largest storm re- flooded in the 2015 1,000-year importance of heeding weath- responded to 2,459 storm-re- afternoon, with their latest es- sponse in the region ever. flood. er warnings. lated calls from midnight timated restoration being no Of the 810 outages still on At Manning High School, “Most people stayed off the Thursday through midnight later than Tuesday at 11:45 the map for the Electric Coop- there were about 125 people, road. That is a blessing for Sunday, according to Tonyia p.m. Lee County had one out- eratives of South Carolina, he said, and East Clarendon emergency services,” he said. McGirt, public information of- age, and Clarendon and Ker- which includes reports from High School saw “not quite When residents get into ficer for the agency. That shaw counties each had two. Sumter-based Black River 100.” their cars and either think number includes officers At the height of the impacts Electric Cooperative, none Sumter High School hosted flooded roads are not bad or making non-emergency from Florence, there were were in Sumter, Clarendon or 126 evacuees, and Mayewood want to see what is happen- checks on residential and about 6,000 customers without Lee counties. Middle School had 92 people. ing, they can disrupt life-sav- commercial properties during power in the combined service About 5,800 Black River There were about 24 volun- ing efforts by getting in the the storm. area of Sumter, Lee and Clar- Electric Cooperative custom- teers who helped out at local way of emergency vehicles or There were four calls about endon counties, according to ers experienced power outag- shelters, including Red Cross get into a situation where fallen trees on buildings, 10 Ryan Mosier, a spokesman for es “at the peak” of the storm, volunteers who came down they need rescuing them- about trees on power lines and Duke Energy. according to James Moye, vice from states including Ohio, selves. 17 about trees on roadways. Many of the remaining im- president of engineering for New Jersey and Pennsylva- “We learned that from the NEARLY 12,000 IN TRI-COUNTY pacted customers are located the Sumter-based company. nia. floods [in 2015],” Duggan said. LOST POWER in affected coastal areas that He said 57 linemen responded Shumake said there is one “We’ve had some hard lessons experience flooding that to those calls in the four-coun- main measure of how smooth- in Sumter that have given us a As of 1 p.m. Monday, 300,000 closed roads and caused struc- ty service area of Sumter, Lee, ly the days during the storm good education, not only for Duke Energy customers re- tural damage. Clarendon and Kershaw. went in the area. first responders but for the mained without power after “With many of the main “Everything went very “Any time we have zero loss residents, as well. Hurricane Florence crawled and secondary roads closed, smoothly,” Moye said. “We of life,” he said, “we have a “I would rather have been through the Carolinas. The getting additional crews to had a good plan put in place successful disaster response.” prepared and not needed it Charlotte-based company has the impacted areas has been that we’ve actually been Item Staff Reporter Adri- than needed it and not pre- experienced a total of 1.5 mil- a challenge,” said Howard tweaking as these storms enne Sarvis contributed to this pared.” lion outages throughout the Fowler, Duke Energy inci- went about.” report.
FLOODING COUNCIL COUNTY SEEKS GRANT demolished. FROM PAGE A1 TO DEMOLISH Council Chairman Jim McCain FROM PAGE A1 DILAPIDATED HOUSES said he approached Santee- truckloads of military meals were allowed inside at a time. Lynches Regional Council of have the same authority as law Reading: Resolution and bottled water were deliv- Desperate for gas to run a Governments with the request enforcement, Bryan said. Agenda item: A request to ered overnight to Wilming- generator at home, Nick to look into demolishing adopt a resolution for ton, the state’s eighth-largest Monroe waited in a half-mile- Mixon said the code enforcement dilapidated houses because the Community Development Block city. long line at a Speedway sta- officers recommended to council will city started a similar project a Grant Funding to demolish One route into the city was tion even though the pumps already be employees of the building few years ago. reopened by midday Monday, were wrapped in plastic. His or planning departments who are dilapidated houses in the Residents in Turkey Creek officials said, but it wasn’t power went off Thursday be- certified and qualified for the job. Shannontown neighborhood in clear which road was open fore Florence hit the coast, the Turkey Creek area of Sumter provided a list of about 25 Discussion: Bryan said he expects County. houses last year, he said. and whether it was available but he couldn’t recall exactly the city to use its authority to If the project is approved, the to the general public. when. determine how this same issue will Background: Nearly 50 vacant, Signs on a flooded highway “It’s all kind of a blur,” county could receive a $471,900 be handled in the city. dilapidated houses in the Turkey leading out of town said Monroe said. Creek community have been grant from the U.S. Department “ROAD CLOSED,” and many County commission Chair- Mixon said county staff will try to identified for the demolition of Housing and Urban streets that weren’t flooded man Woody White said offi- address the issue of where — in project. Development for the project. both the city and county or just the were blocked by fallen tim- cials were planning for food The county would be required to county — the selected code Santee-Lynches Regional Council ber. 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COMMENTARY 11th-hour slander ASHINGTON — cerned with “alternative facts” After several days and Trump’s war on truth, of showboating how much faith can we put in Wand judicial haz- the facts and truth of an anon- ing, Democrats pulled out their ymous letter or op-ed? biggest weapon against Su- In the meantime, 65 women preme Court nominee Brett who have known Kavanaugh Kavanaugh — a letter from an since his high school years anonymous woman claiming signed a letter addressed to sexual misconduct in high both Senate Judiciary Commit- school. tee Chairman Chuck Grassley, There are no words — except R-Iowa, and Feinstein affirm- perhaps desperate, scurrilous ing Kavanaugh’s good charac- and embarrassing to anyone ter. with a conscience and “In particular, he a grown-up brain. has always treated The letter apparent- women with decency ly has been in the cus- and respect,” the letter tody of Judiciary Com- said. “That was true mittee member Sen. when he was in high Dianne Feinstein since school, and it has re- COMMENTARY July, but it only recent- mained true to this ly surfaced. Feinstein day.” says she didn’t men- Kathleen So here we are de- Trump is right to protect Americans tion it sooner out of Parker bating an adolescent concern for the accus- boy’s qualifications to er’s privacy and be- become a Supreme from the International Criminal Court cause the events were too far in Court justice. What’s next, his the past to merit discussion, ac- potty training? ASHINGTON — sovereignty and our citizens. That was a lie. cording to a source close to the Even Supreme Court Justice Should an unac- No committee of foreign na- Not only is the ICC threat- California senator who spoke Ruth Bader Ginsburg is dis- countable United tions will tell us how to gov- ening Americans, it has our to the New Yorker. Under pres- pleased with the way Kavana- WNations court, ern ourselves and defend our democratic ally, Israel, in its sure from colleagues, however, ugh has been treated by the created by a treaty to which freedom.” Should the court crosshairs. In 2015, Bensouda she turned it over to the Feder- Senate. Speaking last Wednes- the United States is not a sig- act against U.S. citizens, opened a preliminary investi- al Bureau of Investigation. day at the George Washington natory, and that the Senate Bolton said, the United States gation of Israel for actions Democrats surely were hop- University Law School, a day has not ratified, be allowed to will bar ICC judges and pros- defending itself against Pal- ing the letter would prompt a before Feinstein disclosed the investigate, try and imprison ecutors from entering the estinian terrorist attacks in federal inquiry and stall Kava- letter, Ginsburg called the Ka- American citizens? country, sanction their funds the West Bank and Gaza — naugh’s confirmation until vanaugh hearings “a highly Unfortunately, this is no in the U.S. financial system despite the fact that the court after the midterm elections, partisan show.” She recalled longer a the- and prosecute them in the has no jurisdiction because when they hope to take over both her own and Justice Anto- oretical American criminal-justice Israel is not a party to the the Senate. But the bureau nin Scalia’s “truly bipartisan” question. In system. treaty, and because Palestin- didn’t take the bait. It added hearings in better days. November, I know something about ian territories cannot be a the letter to Kavanaugh’s file After she was nominated to the chief the ICC because I was pres- “state party” to the treaty but has not opened a criminal the Supreme Court in 1993 by prosecutor ent at its creation. In 1998, as considering they are not a investigation. The allegations, President Bill Clinton, Gins- of the Inter- a staff member for the Sen- “state.” In May, the Palestin- which Kavanaugh vehemently burg was confirmed in two national ate Foreign Relations Com- ian Authority’s foreign min- denies, refer to when he was a months by a vote of 96 to 3. Criminal mittee, I attended the Rome ister, Riyad al-Maliki, trav- student at Georgetown Prepa- Scalia, whom she described as Marc Thiessen Court (ICC) conference where the treaty eled to The Hague to hand ratory School in North Bethes- “certainly a known character,” at The was negotiated. The commit- over a criminal referral da, Maryland, in the 1980s. was confirmed unanimously. Hague, tee’s chairman, Sen. Jesse against Israel and to urge the During a party, he allegedly “Every Democrat and every Fatou Bensouda, announced Helms (R-N.C.), warned that, court to indict and prosecute held down and tried to force Republican voted for him,” she she was seeking a formal in- unless checks were placed on Israeli officials. himself on a student from an- said. vestigation into alleged war the ICC prosecutor’s unfet- The ICC is not just a threat other school. “That’s the way it should be. crimes committed by U.S. tered discretion to prosecute to U.S. citizens and our demo- As awful as the allegation ... The Republicans move in military forces and CIA offi- U.S. citizens — including a cratic allies — it is a hin- about Kavanaugh is (and one is lockstep, and so do the Demo- cers in Afghanistan. Bensou- U.N. Security Council drance to democratic change. justified in questioning its ve- crats. I wish I could wave a da — a Gambian lawyer who “screen” that would permit Since the end of the Cold racity under the circumstanc- magic wand and have it go is answerable to no govern- the United States to veto War, almost every peaceful es), the use of an anonymous back to the way it was,” said ment or institution — claims cases going forward — the transition from dictatorship document to undermine him at the 85-year-old jurist. unbridled power to investi- Rome treaty would be “dead to democracy has involved a time when he’s poised to be- Brava, Madam Justice, gate, charge and prosecute on arrival” in the Senate. some form of amnesty. The come a Supreme Court justice brava. American citizens, no matter When those protections were existence of the ICC makes it is dreadful. Equally terrible Clearly, both political parties what the U.S. government rejected, Helms introduced more difficult to convince was the recent unidentified are responsible for the highly says. A pretrial chamber of the “American Servicemem- dictators to step down, be- op-ed from a White House in- partisan show now taking the court, made up of judges bers’ Protection Act” to bar cause the option of safety in sider underscoring President place, but Democrats currently from Hungary, France and U.S. cooperation with the ICC exile has effectively been Trump’s incompetence. No reg- lead what appears to be a race Benin, reportedly will ap- and to punish the court for eliminated. Without a credi- ular reader of this column to outdo the other in bad form. prove her request in the com- any efforts to prosecute ble guarantee that they will would mistake me for a Trump A lower point is hard to imag- ing days. Americans. The measure remain unmolested abroad, supporter. But fairness and ine. Who gave these foreign was approved in 2002 by a bi- dictators may well decide journalistic integrity took a hit Bipartisanship (and fairness) magistrates the right to try partisan 75-to-19 vote. So not they are better off holed up with The New York Times’ pub- may be forever beyond our U.S. citizens, whose govern- only has the Senate not rati- in their palaces. The lesson lication of the op-ed. In the reach, but we should at least be ment never assented to the fied the ICC treaty, but it has to tyrants such as Venezue- newspaper world I inhabit, aware of our participation in court’s jurisdiction through also explicitly authorized the la’s Nicolas Maduro, Nicara- Anonymous doesn’t get a by- this dismal prospect. There is a our own democratic institu- president to use “all means gua’s Daniel Ortega or Iran’s line. way back to the better times of tions? No one. And, yet, they necessary” — including mili- ayatollahs is clear: If the peo- Nor should Kavanaugh’s ac- which Ginsburg spoke, though are preparing to exercise this tary force — to shield Ameri- ple rise up, it is safer to fire cuser get a public hearing, es- it will require great courage supranational power for the cans from ICC prosecution. on the crowds than to flee. pecially under such clearly po- and character — to confirm the first time. We were told back then By taking on the ICC, the litical circumstances. In today’s highly qualified Kavanaugh That will not happen if the that all of this was unneces- Trump administration is not #MeToo environment, a mere with a bipartisan vote. Trump administration has sary and that the idea a just protecting U.S. citizens suggestion can be treated as an Alas, there’s no such thing as anything to say about it. In a rogue ICC prosecutor would and American sovereignty — indictment — and little imagi- a magic wand. speech this week to the Fed- ever go after Americans was it is striking a blow for de- nation is required to make the eralist Society, national secu- ridiculous. The court would mocracy across the world. leap to guilty. A letter of this Kathleen Parker’s email ad- rity adviser John Bolton de- focus on grievous human- sort by itself is of no value to dress is kathleenparker@wash- livered a stark warning to the rights abuses by the world’s Follow Marc A. Thiessen on the public other than to con- post.com. ICC: “If the court comes after tyrants, not on democracies Twitter, @marcthiessen. firm that the U.S. Senate now us ... this administration will with robust and transparent traffics in gossip. 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LETTER TO THE EDITOR tary trucks with a steel armor mono- The same areas of Sumter flood dur- plying drinking water. coque body. (Contrary to popular delu- ing every major storm. It wouldn’t This is exactly what happened when THANKS TO GLASSCOCK FOR sion they are not “tanks.”) Besides not hurt to have one or two more capable Hurricane Floyd struck North Caroli- HELP IN PROTECTING SUMTER being vulnerable to flying debris, they vehicles on hand next time. na as a Category 2 storm in 1999. Ac- On behalf of all the folks in Sumter can approach fires where conventional MARK LASALLE cording to the Associated Press, “The County who were blessed to fill their apparatus would risk destruction from Sumter bloated carcasses of hundreds of bags with sand donated by Glasscock an explosion. thousands of animals bobbed in a Co. Inc. we send a heartfelt “Thank There are thousands of surplus ve- WE CAN START REDUCING OUR nose-stinging soup of fecal matter, you.” hicles available free from DoD to re- DEMAND FOR ANIMAL PRODUCTS pesticides, fertilizer and gasoline so Many residents, especially senior questing municipalities including un- Beyond the widely reported devas- toxic that fish flopped helplessly on citizens and business owners, were armored military trucks. All the quali- tating impacts of Hurricane Florence the surface to escape it.” able to protect themselves and their fied requester need do is send their on the Carolinas, there is one more — Although none of us has direct property. Joseph Davis, sand manager, own flatbed or pay a local trucking of the self-inflicted variety. control over the weather, we each should be proud of the contribution company. Maintenance isn’t difficult, North Carolina is home to thou- have direct control over our demand his team made to making the storm a and parts are readily available. sands of factory farms that raise mil- for animal food products: the very little easier to weather. Job well done! https://bit.ly/2pdPpob lions of pigs, chickens and other ani- food products that cause so much CHIP FINNEY https://bit.ly/2NQncSn mals for our dinner table. Their feces damage to our environment and to Sumter Police cars and SUVs sit too low to is stored in huge open pits, labeled our personal health. The advent of ford even minor flooding. MRAP and ironically as “lagoons.” The excess Florence presents a great opportuni- MILITARY VEHICLES USEFUL TO other military vehicles are designed to rainfall from Florence is very likely to ty for each of us to start reducing HAVE ON HAND DURING DISASTERS ford streams so their engine intakes spread much of this waste onto near- that demand. Nice to see MRAP mentioned in a and exhausts are mounted higher by housing developments, farmland SIMON ISAAC positive way. They are basically mili- than on most civilian vehicles. and waterways, including those sup- Sumter A10 | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 DAILY PLANNER THE SUMTER ITEM
AROUND TOWN Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Clarendon School District day, Sept. 22, at Crystal WEATHER One will conduct free vision, Lakes Golf Course, 1305 Lake Marion VFW Post 11078, Sum- hearing, speech and develop- Clara Louise Kellogg Drive. ® mental screeningsmerton, toas meet part todayof There will be a 9 a.m. AccuWeather ve-day forecast for Sumter a child find effort to iden- shotgun start. Registration tify students ages 3-5, fee is $50 per golfer limit- TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY who may need special ed- ed to the first 40 teams. ucation services and are Fee includes continental not enrolled in a public breakfast, lunch, souve- school. Screenings will be nirs, cart, green fees and conducted from 9 a.m. to refreshments during play. Mostly sunny, warm Mainly clear and Mostly sunny, warm Humid with some Partly sunny and Mostly sunny, warm noon at the Summerton Team format will be two- and humid humid and humid sun humid and humid Early Childhood Center, 8 person Captain’s Choice. South St., Summerton, on There will be first- and 90° 71° 89° / 68° 87° / 67° 87° / 67° 88° / 68° the following Tuesdays: second-place prizes for Chance of rain: 15% Chance of rain: 5% Chance of rain: 5% Chance of rain: 10% Chance of rain: 10% Chance of rain: 10% Oct. 9; Nov. 13; Dec. 11; men’s and women’s W 4-8 mph NNW 2-4 mph NNE 4-8 mph ENE 6-12 mph ESE 4-8 mph S 3-6 mph Jan. 8, 2019; Feb. 12, 2019; teams, closest to the pin March 12, 2019; April 9, and longest drive. Raffle Gaff ney 2019; and May 14, 2019. tickets for a La-Z-Boy re- 86/64 Call Robert Collar at (803) cliner will be $2 each or Spartanburg 574-2117. three for $5. Call Rich 87/66 Grimsley at (803) 469-6227, TODAY’S Greenville The Knit and Stitch Sewing 87/67 Group will meet from 10 Earnest Roland at (803) SOUTH a.m. to noon today at the 840-0935 or Johnny Good- Florence Wesmark branch of the ley at (803) 236-0488 or CAROLINA Bishopville 90/71 Sumter County Library, 180 email at vnam6970@ WEATHER 90/68 W. Wesmark Blvd. The yahoo.com. Temperatures shown on map are Columbia group will meet every The 12th Annual Art in the Sumter 92/72 third Tuesday. If you enjoy Park will be held 9 a.m.-4 today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 90/71 Myrtle knitting, crocheting, em- p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, IN THE MOUNTAINS Manning Beach broidery, cross stitch or at Memorial Park. 91/69 89/73 any other sewing hobby, Today: Mostly sunny, warm and humid. A community farmers mar- Aiken you are welcome to join Winds west 3-6 mph. Clear. ket, hosted by Sumter 91/67 us. Tractor Supply, will be Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm. Lake Marion VFW Post 11078, held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Winds east-northeast 4-8 mph. Summerton, will meet on Saturday, Sept. 22, at today at 1 Duke St., Sum- 2705 Broad St. Homemade ON THE COAST Charleston merton. All VFW members and homegrown goods Today: Partial sunshine; a thunderstorm in 92/74 are encouraged to attend. from local farmers, craft- spots. High 88 to 93. Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. ers and artisans will be Wednesday: Partly sunny; spotty showers. with the meeting begin- available for purchase. High 87 to 91. ning at 7 p.m. Call Carl A. Call (803) 905-2656 for Farley at (803) 460-8910. more information or de- The Carolina Coin Club will tails about participating. meet at 7 p.m. today at Birnie Elk’s Lodge No. 1195 LOCAL ALMANAC LAKE LEVELS SUN AND MOON the Parks and Recreation and Sacred Heart Social will SUMTER THROUGH 2 P.M. YESTERDAY Full 7 a.m. 24-hr Sunrise 7:07 a.m. Sunset 7:24 p.m. Lake pool yest. chg building, 155 Haynsworth hold their annual memorial Temperature Moonrise 3:40 p.m. Moonset 1:12 a.m. Murray 360 354.62 -0.19 St. The group meets on banquet at 5 p.m. on Satur- High 91° Marion 76.8 75.17 +0.12 Full Last New First the third Tuesday of each day, Sept. 22, at 2501 U.S. Low 75° Moultrie 75.5 74.40 -0.16 month and visitors are al- 15 South. Normal high 83° Wateree 100 96.32 +1.27 ways welcome. Call (803) Normal low 62° The Sumter Branch NAACP Sep. 24 Oct. 2 Oct. 8 Oct. 16 775-8840 for information. will meet at 5 p.m. on Sun- Record high 95° in 2005 The Wesmark branch of the day, Sept. 23, at Bethany Record low 50° in 2001 RIVER STAGES Sumter County Library will Missionary Baptist Church, Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr TIDES Precipitation River stage yest. chg present “The Greatest Show- 321 E. Red Bay Road. The 24 hrs ending 2 p.m. yest. trace AT MYRTLE BEACH Black River 12 7.70 +2.77 man” at 3 p.m. on Wednes- branch nominating com- Month to date 2.27" High Ht. Low Ht. Congaree River 19 4.61 -3.82 day, Sept. 19, at 180 W. mittee will be elected. Normal month to date 2.25" Today 4:21 a.m. 2.7 11:14 a.m. 1.0 Lynches River 14 8.15 +4.97 Wesmark Blvd. Hugh Jack- Year to date 29.03" 5:11 p.m. 3.1 ------The South Carolina Education Saluda River 14 2.35 -1.11 Last year to date 30.83" Wed. 5:16 a.m. 2.7 12:07 a.m. 1.1 man stars in this original Association of Retired Em- Up. Santee River 80 80.73 +0.30 Normal year to date 35.64" 6:04 p.m. 3.2 12:10 p.m. 0.9 musical inspired by the ployees (SCEA-R) will meet Wateree River 24 17.02 +0.30 life of P.T. Barnum. at noon on Wednesday, The Sumter Democratic Party Sept. 26, at the North Headquarters will hold its of- HOPE Center. NATIONAL CITIES REGIONAL CITIES ficial grand opening from 6 A Mesothelioma Awareness to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Day will be held 1-4 p.m. Today Wed. Today Wed. Today Wed. Today Wed. Sept. 21, at 540 Bultman on Saturday, Sept. 29, at City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 90/72/s 90/72/s Asheville 82/62/pc 86/63/s Florence 90/71/s 89/70/s Marion 84/62/s 86/64/s Drive, Suite 3, Sumter, SC the Canty Center, 627 Chicago 84/66/t 83/72/r Athens 91/69/s 92/67/s Gainesville 94/75/pc 94/75/pc Mt. Pleasant 91/75/pc 90/72/pc 29154. Contact Barbara Manning Ave. This event Bowman at (803) 883-4116. 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LOCAL SPORTS Getting back to normal
MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter wide receiver Tylee Craft looks in a long touchdown pass during the Gamecocks’ 49-7 victory over Lakewood earlier this season. Sumter gets back on track this week after their game against Northwestern was postponed because of Hurricane Florence. Sumter plays host to Bluffton for homecoming on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Local high school sports returning to regular routine with few exceptions BY DENNIS BRUNSON tion schools last week, Clarendon in Turbeville and still out of school because of County, Mullins in Marion [email protected] things returned to some Scott’s Branch in Summer- Florence. Lee Central is part of County, Carvers Bay and An- normalcy on Monday. With ton. The only local SCHSL Region IV-2A, which includes drews in Georgetown County After the threat of Hurri- a few exceptions. school that didn’t have class- schools in Lancaster, Kershaw and Kingstree in Williamsburg cane Florence basically shut Sumter School District es on Monday was Lee Cen- and Chesterfield counties that County, all counties on or near down sports at the seven high schools Sumter, Crest- tral in Bishopville. are near the North Carolina- the northern portion of the local South Carolina High wood and Lakewood re- Lee Central and East Claren- South Carolina border, which South Carolina coast that were School League schools and turned to school on Monday don are having their schedules saw much more rain. East hit hard by Florence. the five South Carolina In- as did Clarendon County affected this week because Clarendon is in Region VII-2A, dependent School Associa- high schools Manning, East some of their region foes are which includes Latta in Dillon SEE WEATHER, PAGE B3
CLEMSON FOOTBALL No. 3 Tigers look for more consistency on offense, defense
BY PETE IACOBELLI four potential high-round NFL draft The Associated Press picks in ends Clelin Ferrell and Austin Bryant, and tackles Christian Wilkins CLEMSON — Clemson’s fourth con- and Dexter Lawrence. secutive 3-0 start is no surprise. What The secondary is led by NFL pros- has caught some off guard is how they pect cornerback Trayvon Mullen have played. while the offensive line is anchored by The third-ranked Tigers inconsisten- another highly regarded player with cy and lack of crispness at times has pro potential in left tackle Mitch been somewhat surprising for a team Hyatt. widely expected to earn a fourth Both the Tigers leading rusher Tra- straight Atlantic Coast Conference title vis Etienne and starting quarterback and College Football Playoff berth. Kelly Bryant are back this year. Whether it’s a secondary giving up Still, there have been many uncom- too many big plays at Texas A&M or a fortable moments in the first three slow-starting offense against Georgia games. Southern , Clemson has not looked The Aggies rallied from 28-13 down like an unstoppable runaway train. in the final quarter and had a chance “We hoped to be 3-0 and we are,” to tie at the end of a 28-26 loss. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. Clemson had three turnovers and “We have a lot of improving to do.” were tied 0-0 after 15 minutes in its A year ago, Clemson had a 5-0 Sep- 38-7 win over Georgia Southern this tember that included decisive, signa- past Saturday. It took the Tigers four ture wins at top-15 opponents in Louis- tries inside the 2 yard line to gain its ville and Virginia Tech. first TD of the game, something that THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Heading into this season, Clemson angered coaches. Clemson defenders, from left to right, Albert Huggins, Chris Register, Nyles Pinckney, Tre appeared loaded at many positions, Lamar, and Isaiah Simmons tackle Georgia Southern quarterback Shai Werts for a loss particularly on the defensive line with SEE TIGERS, PAGE B3 during the second half of the Tigers’ 38-7 victory over the Eagles on Saturday in Clemson.
PRO FOOTBALL AUTO RACING Panthers coach Rivera won’t Keselowski wins playoff tolerate ‘lazy’ play on defense opener, gets 500th for Penske BY GREG BEACHAM through a wreck-filled after- BY STEVE REED The Associated Press noon and taking charge of The Associated Press overtime. LAS VEGAS — Brad Kesel- He also secured team CHARLOTTE — Panthers coach Ron Ri- owski nailed the final restart owner Roger vera is still fuming about his team’s perfor- and roared away from the Penske’s 500th mance, saying he won’t tolerate laziness on field in the scorching Vegas victory across all defense following his team’s 31-24 loss to the heat. competitions Atlanta Falcons. With another huge perfor- with his re- Carolina’s eighth-year head coach was mance in his late-season sourceful perfor- upset after watching his normally stingy surge, Keselowski finished mance amid defense allow Matt Ryan and the Falcons to up front again — and he’s 99-degree condi- KESELOWSKI roll up 442 yards on offense Sunday and got NASCAR’s Big Three tions and con- score on five of their first seven posses- drivers looking over their stant stop-and- sions. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS shoulders. start late drama of a race fea- The Falcons, playing without starting Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley (80) Keselowski raced to his turing 12 cautions and several running back Devonta Freeman, ran for 170 scores his first touchdown against Carolina Pan- third consecutive Cup series wrecks. thers cornerback Donte Jackson during the Fal- victory Sunday, opening the SEE PANTHERS, PAGE B3 cons’ 31-24 victory on Sunday. playoffs by persevering SEE NASCAR, PAGE B3 B2 | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM
PRO FOOTBALL Chiefs celebrating Mahomes’ big day — on his birthday
BY DAVE SKRETTA Chiefs traded away Pro Bowl quarter- provide just enough offensive balance. The Associated Press back Alex Smith and gave Mahomes Travis Kelce had seven catches for 109 the starting job. yards and two scores, and Sammy KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Ma- Then he threw four TD passes with- Watkins had six catches for 100 yards, homes had just thrown six touch- out a pick in a near-flawless perfor- lest anybody worry after their quiet down passes in a record-setting per- mance in a road win over the AFC openers against the Chargers. formance against the Steelers, one West-rival Chargers to open the sea- Tyreek Hill added five catches for 90 that gave the Chiefs a big road win son. yards, all in the second half, with an- and may have stamped them as the But his performance in Pittsburgh, other touchdown to punctuate his typ- AFC’s top team, when someone asked where the Chiefs hadn’t won a game ically stellar outing. him how he planned to celebrate his since 1986, was the kind of transcen- Still, it takes the quarterback to de- birthday. dent display that Chiefs fans have liver them the ball. Mahomes said he planned to watch been pining for since Len Dawson was “There’ll be games where teams try film of the San Francisco 49ers. taking snaps. and take away one or two guys and If that was merely the politically Mahomes was 23 of 28 for 326 yards, that’s the good thing about this team correct answer, though, and the which means he threw more touch- is that no one really cares about who 23-year-old first-year starter planned down passes than incompletions. He is getting the shine,” Mahomes said, to hit the town, he should have no made all the right checks, scrambled after spending a hefty amount of time shortage of Chiefs fans willing to buy when the opportunity presented itself, praising his teammates. “Everybody him drinks. and kept his poise when the Chiefs just wants to win.” They’ll probably still be celebrating squandered a 21-point first-quarter Nobody more so than Mahomes, St. Patrick’s big day. lead by engineering a near-flawless whose 10 touchdown passes through “I don’t think that you could expect THE ASSOCIATED PRESS second half. the first two weeks of the season more from anyone,” said Chris Conley, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes “Everybody knew how strong of an broke the NFL record of nine shared one of five different receivers to catch a (15) threw six touchdown passes in the arm he has,” Steelers cornerback by Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and TD pass. Chiefs’ 42-37 victory over the Pittsburgh Mike Hilton said, “and he was making Charley Johnson. “He’s handled the times where he’s Steelers on Sunday in Pittsburgh. some decent throws, and his playmak- Those touchdown passes have gone made the plays really well. He’s han- ers made plays.” to seven different receivers, including dled the times where he hasn’t. That times where he hasn’t made the plays. Yes, it helps to have a dizzying array fullback Anthony Sherman, which speaks volumes.” Mahomes was so dynamic in a Week of talent surrounding him. matches the number of guys that To be frank, there haven’t been many 17 win at Denver last season that the Kareem Hunt ran for 75 yards to caught TD passes all last season.
SCOREBOARD SPORTS ITEMS Carolina Academy at Thomas Sumter, 7:30 p.m. West Division TV, RADIO Clarendon Hall at Richard Winn, 7:30 p.m. W L Pct GB TODAY VARSITY AND JV VOLLEYBALL Houston 94 55 .631 — USC , Clemson 6 a.m. — Professional Tennis: St. Petersburg Open Early- Northside Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m. Oakland 90 60 .600 4½ Round Matches from St. Petersburg, Russia (TENNIS). Seattle 82 67 .550 12 10 a.m. — Professional Tennis: St. Petersburg Open SATURDAY Los Angeles 74 76 .493 20½ Early-Round Matches from St. Petersburg, Russia Texas 64 85 .430 30 (TENNIS). VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY z-clinched playoff berth Sept. 29 game 12:55 p.m. — International Soccer: UEFA Champions Sumter, Manning in Pee Dee Classic (in Florence), 9 x-clinched division League Group Stage Match — PSV Eindhoven vs. a.m. Barcelona (TNT). SUNDAY’S GAMES 1 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Boston at New York VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Baltimore 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Yankees (MLB NETWORK). Sumter, Wilson Hall, Thomas Sumter in Baron Bash Boston 4, N.Y. Mets 3 times slated 3 p.m. — International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Invitational (at Wilson Hall), TBA Toronto 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Group Stage Match — Paris Saint-Germain vs. Liverpool Detroit 6, Cleveland 4 (TNT). VARSITY SWIMMING Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 4 The starting times for the 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, Thomas Sumter at Oakbrook Prep, TBA Houston 5, Arizona 4 WDXY-AM 1240). Minnesota 9, Kansas City 6 Sept. 29 college football games 7 p.m. — Minor League Baseball: Triple-A Championship L.A. Angels 4, Seattle 3 featuring South Carolina play- Game from Columbus, Ohio — Memphis vs. Durham San Diego 7, Texas 3 (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). NFL STANDINGS ing at Kentucky and Clemson 7:30 p.m. — Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Atlanta MONDAY’S GAMES playing host to Syracuse were (ESPN, FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM 100.1, AMERICAN CONFERENCE Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. WPUB-FM 102.7). East Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. set on Monday. 9 p.m. — NWSL Soccer: Playoffs Semifinal Match from Minnesota at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. USC will travel to Lexington, Portland, Ore. — Chicago vs. North Carolina W L T Pct PF PA Tampa Bay at Texas, 8:05 p.m. (ESPNEWS). Miami 2 0 0 1.000 47 32 Seattle at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Ky., for a 7:30 p.m. contest that New England 1 1 0 .500 47 51 10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Colorado at Los will be televised on the SEC Angeles Dodgers or Chicago Cubs at Arizona (MLB N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 60 37 TUESDAY’S GAMES NETWORK). Buffalo 0 2 0 .000 23 78 Boston (Eovaldi 5-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Happ 16-6), 1:05 p.m. Network. The Tigers and Syra- South Kansas City (Skoglund 1-5) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 13-9), 7:05 p.m. cuse are scheduled for a noon W L T Pct PF PA Toronto (Sanchez 4-6) at Baltimore (Bundy 8-14), 7:05 kickoff in a game that will be PREP SCHEDULE Jacksonville 2 0 0 1.000 51 35 p.m. televised on WOLO 25. TODAY Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 40 44 Chicago White Sox (Covey 5-13) at Cleveland (Kluber 18- Indianapolis 1 1 0 .500 44 43 7), 7:10 p.m. Houston 0 2 0 .000 37 47 NATIONALS 6 VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY Minnesota (Odorizzi 6-10) at Detroit (Norris 0-4), 7:10 p.m. Sumter at Crestwood, 5 p.m. North Tampa Bay (Snell 19-5) at Texas (Gallardo 8-5), 8:05 p.m. BRAVES 4 Wilson Hall at Trinity-Byrnes, 5 p.m. Seattle (Leake 10-9) at Houston (Cole 14-5), 8:10 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA L.A. Angels (Skaggs 8-8) at Oakland (Hendriks 0-1), 10:05 Cincinnati 2 0 0 1.000 68 46 ATLANTA — Bryce Harper MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL p.m. Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 70 37 and Anthony Rendon hit two-run Alice Drive at Manning, 5 p.m. Cleveland 0 1 1 .250 39 42 WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Hillcrest at Bates, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh 0 1 1 .250 58 63 homers off Sean Newcomb (12-9) Chestnut Oaks at R.E. Davis, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. Furman at Ebenezer, 5 p.m. West Tampa Bay at Texas, 2:05 p.m. and 19-year-old rookie Juan Soto Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. added an RBI single as the Wash- VARSITY GIRLS GOLF Kansas City 2 0 0 1.000 80 65 Sumter at Pinewood Prep, 4 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. ington Nationals beat the Atlanta Denver 2 0 0 1.000 47 43 Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Chargers 1 1 0 .500 59 58 Seattle at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Braves 6-4 on Sunday. VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS Oakland 0 2 0 .000 32 53 Sumter at Blythewood, 5 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Atlanta maintained a 6½- East Clarendon at Johnsonville, 5 p.m. NATIONAL CONFERENCE NATIONAL LEAGUE game lead in the National VARSITY AND JV GIRLS TENNIS East East Division League East over second-place Wilson Hall at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA W L Pct GB Philadelphia. The Braves’ magic Dallas 1 1 0 .500 28 29 Atlanta 83 66 .557 — VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Washington 1 1 0 .500 33 27 number for clinching their first Scott’s Branch at Bethune-Bowman, 6 p.m. Philadelphia 76 72 .514 6½ Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 39 39 Washington 76 74 .507 7½ division title in five years was VARSITY AND JV VOLLEYBALL N.Y. Giants 0 2 0 .000 28 40 New York 69 80 .463 14 eight heading into Monday’s Sumter at Blythewood, 5:30 p.m. South Miami 58 91 .389 25 Dreher at Crestwood, 5:30 p.m. Central Division home contest against St. Louis. Lower Richland at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Tampa Bay 2 0 0 1.000 75 61 Tanner Roark (9-15) allowed Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. W L Pct GB Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 43 42 Carolina Academy at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Chicago 87 62 .584 — two runs and five hits in 5⅓ in- Carolina 1 1 0 .500 40 39 Colleton Prep at Clarendon Hall, 5 p.m. Milwaukee 85 65 .567 2½ New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 61 66 nings, and Sean Doolittle pitched Sumter Christian at South Pointe Christian, 4 p.m. St. Louis 82 68 .547 5½ North Pittsburgh 74 74 .500 12½ a perfect ninth for his 24th save. WEDNESDAY Cincinnati 64 86 .427 23½ W L T Pct PF PA West Division STANFORD LPGA WINNER VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY Green Bay 1 0 1 .750 53 52 Minnesota 1 0 1 .750 53 45 Lakewood in Pelican’s SnoBalls Invitational (at W L Pct GB EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France Lexington High), 5:30 p.m. Chicago 0 1 0 .000 23 24 Colorado 82 67 .550 — Detroit 0 2 0 .000 44 78 Los Angeles 82 68 .547 ½ — Angela Stanford ended her VARSITY GIRLS GOLF West Arizona 78 72 .520 4½ long wait for a first major title Irmo at Sumter (at Beech Creek Golf Club), 4:30 p.m. San Francisco 70 80 .467 12½ W L T Pct PF PA San Diego 60 90 .400 22½ when her 3-under 68 was VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS L.A. Rams 2 0 0 1.000 67 13 Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 4 p.m. San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 46 51 SUNDAY’S GAMES enough to win the Evian Palmetto Christian at Thomas Sumter, 3:30 p.m. Seattle 0 1 0 .000 24 27 Boston 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Championship by one shot Arizona 0 2 0 .000 6 58 Miami 6, Philadelphia 4 THURSDAY Washington 6, Atlanta 4 Sunday after long-time leader THURSDAY’S GAMES Houston 5, Arizona 4 Amy Olson made double VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY Cincinnati 34, Baltimore 23 Pittsburgh 3, Milwaukee 2 East Clarendon at Andrews, 5 p.m. Cincinnati 2, Chicago Cubs 1 bogey on the 18th. SUNDAY’S GAMES Colorado 3, San Francisco 2 At age 40, and 15 years after JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL Indianapolis 21, Washington 9 San Diego 7, Texas 3 Sumter at Bluffton, 6 p.m. New Orleans 21, Cleveland 18 St. Louis 5, L.A. Dodgers 0 she was runner-up at the U.S. Lakewood at Crestwood, 7 p.m. Tennessee 20, Houston 17 Women’s Open, Stanford’s Pinewood Prep at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m. Miami 20, N.Y. Jets 12 MONDAY’S GAMES Laurence Manning at Ben Lippen, 7 p.m. L.A. Chargers 31, Buffalo 20 Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. wild final few holes gave her a Atlanta 31, Carolina 24 N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. 12-under total of 272. B TEAM FOOTBALL Tampa Bay 27, Philadelphia 21 Washington at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Sumter at Chapin, 6 p.m. Kansas City 42, Pittsburgh 37 St. Louis at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Olson missed a six-foot putt Pinewood Prep at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m. Green Bay 29, Minnesota 29, OT Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m. for bogey on the 18th to force a Laurence Manning at Ben Lippen, 5 p.m. L.A. Rams 34, Arizona 0 Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. San Francisco 30, Detroit 27 Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. playoff, while Stanford waited MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL Jacksonville 31, New England 20 San Francisco at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. near the green signing auto- Williamsburg at Robert E. Lee, 6 p.m. Denver 20, Oakland 19 Thomas Sumter at Carolina Academy 6 p.m. Dallas 20, N.Y. Giants 13 TUESDAY’S GAMES graphs for dozens of young Clarendon Hall at St. John’s Christian, 6:30 p.m. Kansas City (Skoglund 1-5) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 13-9), 7:05 MONDAY’S GAMES p.m. spectators. VARSITY GIRLS GOLF Seattle at Chicago, 8:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Vargas 6-9) at Philadelphia (Nola 16-5), 7:05 p.m. Stanford, who got the last of Sumter at West Florence (at Oakdale Golf Club), 4:30 Washington (Strasburg 8-7) at Miami (Brigham 0-2), 7:10 p.m. THURSDAY, SEPT. 20 p.m. her five LPGA Tour titles in Sumter at Hammond, 4 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Cleveland, 8:20 p.m. St. Louis (Gomber 5-1) at Atlanta (Sanchez 6-5), 7:35 p.m. 2012, put her hands to her Cincinnati (Lorenzen 3-1) at Milwaukee (Anderson 9-7), VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 7:40 p.m. mouth on hearing she had Sumter at Spring Valley, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 4-5) at Arizona (TBD), 9:40 won, and was in tears during Trinity-Byrnes at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Minnesota, 1 p.m. p.m. Laurence Manning at Williamsburg, 4 p.m. Denver at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Colorado (Freeland 15-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-5), television interviews. Indianapolis at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. 10:10 p.m. JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS Cincinnati at Carolina, 1 p.m. San Francisco (Holland 7-8) at San Diego (Lucchesi 8-8), BROADHURST WINS Wilson Hall at Hammond, 4:30 p.m. San Francisco at Kansas City, 1 p.m. 10:10 p.m. ALLY CHALLENGE Florence Christian at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. Green Bay at Washington, 1 p.m. Oakland at Miami, 1 p.m. WEDNESDAY’S GAMES VARSITY VOLLEYBALL N.Y. Giants at Houston, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Atlanta, 12:10 p.m. GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Branchville, Cross at Scott’s Branch, 6 p.m. Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m. L.A. Chargers at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m. Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Paul Broadhurst won The Ally VARSITY AND JV VOLLEYBALL Chicago at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m. Challenge on Sunday for his Sumter at Spring Valley, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 9:10 p.m. PGA Tour Champions-leading Orangeburg-Wilkinson at Crestwood, 5:30 p.m. New England at Detroit, 8:20 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. third victory of the season, clos- Lakewood at Dreher, 5:30 p.m. MONDAY, SEPT. 24 Wilson Hall at Trinity-Byrnes, 4 p.m. ing with a birdie to beat Brandt Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 8:15 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Williamsburg, 4 p.m. TRANSACTIONS Jobe by two strokes in tour Clarendon Hall at St. John’s Christian, 4 p.m. golf’s return to Warwick Hills. MLB STANDINGS MONDAY MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Broadhurst rebounded from at Hillcrest AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL a bogey on the par-3 11th with R.E. Davis vs. Ebenezer, 5 p.m. East Division American League R.E. Davis vs. Hillcrest, 6 p.m. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to a player development birdies on the par-4 12th and Ebenezer vs. Hillcrest, 7 p.m. W L Pct GB contract with Las Vegas (PCL) through the 2020 par-5 13th and made a 15-foot at Furman z-Boston 103 47 .687 — season. Bates vs. Alice Drive, 5 p.m. New York 91 58 .611 11½ birdie putt on the par-4 18th. Bates vs. Furman, 6 p.m. Tampa Bay 82 66 .554 20 BASKETBALL The 53-year-old Englishman Alice Drive vs. Furman, 7 p.m. Toronto 67 82 .450 35½ National Basketball Association Baltimore 43 106 .289 59½ SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Named Brent Barry vice finished at 15-under 201 on the FRIDAY president of basketball operations, Wayne Diesel Central Division director of player care, Adam Glessner director of tree-lined layout that was the VARSITY FOOTBALL W L Pct GB basketball intelligence, Cory Johnson equipment and longtime home of the PGA Bluffton at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. x-Cleveland 83 66 .557 — travel manager and Massimo Simonetta sports Scott’s Branch at Timmonsville, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota 68 81 .456 15 therapist. Promoted Willis Hall video coordinator, Cam Tour’s Buick Open. Wilson Hall at Pinewood Prep, 7:30 p.m. Detroit 61 88 .409 22 Hodges player development assistant, AJ Meyer Ben Lippen at Laurence Manning, 7:30 p.m. Chicago 59 90 .396 24 coaching analytics coordinator and Paul West to Oakbrook Prep at Robert E. Lee, 7:30 p.m. Kansas City 52 97 .349 31 assistant trainer and recovery coordinator. From staff and wire reports THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 | B3
WEATHER FROM PAGE B1 NASCAR FROM PAGE B1
Among the SCISA schools, Wilson Hall, “I didn’t think it was ever ing from Sonoma at the In- Laurence Manning Academy, Thomas Sum- going to end,” Keselowski dyCar season finale. He ter Academy and Clarendon Hall all started said after his 27th career formed Team Penske in back on Monday. Robert E. Lee Academy is victory and third in Las 1966, and it has fielded 50 scheduled to start today. Vegas. “I was worried winning drivers across 14 Following is a rundown of what is known about running out of gas race series during the en- in regards to the schools’ athletic schedules. there at the end.” suing 52 years. Keselowski had plenty of The owner pumped his fist LAST WEEK’S FOOTBALL GAMES worries with just two laps on the timing stand in So- The Executive Committee of the South to go while he sat in his noma after Keselowski won. Carolina High School League is having a stationary car and waited “We did it, boss!” Kesel- conference call on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. to for the cleanup of Michael owski shouted. “That’s discuss how it plans to make up games that McDowell’s wreck with quite a number, right? It’s were postponed last week due to the hurri- Kurt Busch. But after the really great to be a part of cane. red-flag stop ended, nobody that, and to get the last one As far as SCISA goes, it is allowing the could keep up with Kesel- to get us there, that’s pretty teams playing the respective games decide owski’s Team Penske Ford. great.” if they are going to make them up. Wilson The victory extended an Kyle Larson was second, Hall will not make up its road game with extraordinary late-season and defending Cup series Hammond nor will LMA make up its road run for Keselowski, who champion Martin Truex Jr. game with Porter-Gaud nor Thomas Sumter MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM won at Darlington and the came in third. Keselowski’s make up its road game against Northside The Lakewood High School varsity volleyball team Brickyard in consecutive rivals are very aware of his Christian. is one of many area teams getting back into action weeks before Vegas. Kesel- surge against stiff odds. Clarendon Hall plans on making up its this week after having games postponed last week owski credited his pit “Brad clearly found the game with Calhoun Academy even though a with the arrival of Hurrican Florence. crew’s efficiency for the lat- horseshoe,” Truex said. date hasn’t been set yet. est win in his improbable “Three races in a row he’s An official announcement on whether OTHER SPORTS surge, which has added won, (and) he has not had REL’s game against Williamsburg will be All of the schools -- with the exceptions of some intrigue to a NASCAR the best car. ... He hasn’t led played has been made. Lee Central, East Clarendon and possibly season largely dominated the most laps in any of those Robert E. Lee -- were to resume their nor- by the Big Three of Truex, races, and he showed up at THIS WEEK’S FOOTBALL GAMES mal schedules beginning on Monday. Harvick and Kyle Busch. the end with good pit stops The only schools that have scheduled The Sumter, Crestwood and Lakewood “We have not been the and good short-run speed. I games that are up in the air is Lee Central’s volleyball teams had their respective region best car the last three think clearly, it’s pretty ob- road game against Chesterfield and East openers postponed last week. However, weeks,” Keselowski said. vious how it worked out. Clarendon’s road contest against Mullins. Sumter begins its Region IV-5A schedule “We put everything togeth- He’s hot right now. He’s on a It’s uncertain when those schools will re- today at Blythewood, Crestwood plays its er when it counted, and we streak. That’s the way it open. Region IV-4A opener at home against Dre- kind of stole it today. Same goes. We finished third with Depending on what happens with the her beginning at 7 p.m., and Lakewood is at scenario the last two weeks. the best car.” SCHSL meeting, Manning could be traveling home against Lower Richland, also at 7. ... I feel like we stole the last Eight of the 16 playoff to Lake City on Friday to make up last three races. We’re not com- drivers had various prob- week’s game. Both teams have scheduled MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS plaining, but we still have a lems during the race, which bye weeks on Friday. The volleyball matches for Sumter Middle lot of work to do to go out had six cautions in the final Sumter and Thomas Sumter will be play- School Conference scheduled for Monday there and win heads-up 60 laps alone. Four playoff ing homecoming games on Friday. Sumter were played. However, Tuesday’s football without those issues.” drivers failed to finish — in- will be taking on Bluffton, while the Gener- games were moved to Wednesday to give the Penske was not in atten- cluding co-leader Kevin als will be hosting Carolina Academy. players an extra day of preparation. dance for his landmark vic- Harvick, who wrecked with Crestwood and Lakewood will likely have Because of that, the volleyball matches tory at Las Vegas Motor 120 laps to go when he blew a second straight week without a game originally scheduled for Wednesday were Speedway, instead watch- his right front tire. since they have scheduled byes. moved to Thursday. Check the local prep schedule on Page B2 Again, check the prep schedule for match- MONSTER ENERGY CUP in the Scoreboard or go to www.theitem.com. ups and times. SOUTH POINT 400 RESULTS Sunday At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas Lap length: 1.5 miles (Starting position in parentheses) perfect” to advance the ball with that,” he said. 1. (13) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 272. TIGERS down the field, he said. Lawrence played more 2. (11) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 272. 3. (10) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 272. FROM PAGE B1 One thing Clemson is cer- against Georgia Southern 4. (2) Joey Logano, Ford, 272. tain is not a problem with the after Bryant suffered a chest 5. (6) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 272. 6. (16) Aric Almirola, Ford, 272. “We were disappointed in offense is its two-quarterback bruise in the second quarter. 7. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 272. the turnovers and the slow shuffle between Bryant and Bryant, a senior, did not play 8. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 272. 9. (22) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 272. start,” co-offensive coordina- skilled freshman Trevor Law- the second half, although 10. (20) Paul Menard, Ford, 272. tor Jeff Scott said Monday. rence. Swinney said he’s OK and 11. (18) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 272. 12. (25) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 272. “We preach all the time, if we The two have shared time good to go against Georgia 13. (23) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 272. protect the ball, we’re hard to 14. (29) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 272. — Bryant’s thrown 44 passes Tech. 15. (28) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 272. stop.” while Lawrence has thrown Swinney was bothered by 16. (32) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 272. 17. (36) JJ Yeley, Toyota, 272. Clemson, which totaled 595 42 — in the Tigers first three his team’s so-so execution on 18. (37) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 272. yards against the Eagles, fig- games and Scott, the co-offen- offense and pledged that it 19. (9) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 271. 20. (34) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 271. ures to get a sterner test sive coordinator, said coaches will get better as the season 21. (8) Kurt Busch, Ford, 271. when it opens ACC play at and players understand the continues. 22. (17) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 270. 23. (15) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 270. Georgia Tech (1-2) on Satur- QB rotation could continue “We want that hunger to 24. (26) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, DVP, 269. day. for a while. finish these drives, to get all 25. (35) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Toyota, 269. 26. (33) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 269. Running back Adam Choice, “We’re very comfortable that’s there,” he said. 27. (27) David Ragan, Ford, 268. who had a first-quarter fum- 28. (38) BJ McLeod, Ford, 268. 29. (24) Michael McDowell, Ford, Accident, 265. ble last game, said the offense ASSOCIATED PRESS AMWAY COACHES 30. (14) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, Accident, 251. was moving the ball, but com- 31. (40) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 246. mitted crucial mistakes that TOP 25 POLL TOP 25 POLL 32. (3) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Accident, 245. The Top 25 teams in The Associated The Amway Top 25 football poll, with 33. (39) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 231. killed off potential scoring Press college football poll, with first- first-place votes in parentheses, records 34. (30) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, Accident, 218. 35. (12) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, Accident, 211. drives. place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 15, total points based on through Sept. 15, total points based 25 points for first place through one 36. (7) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, Accident, 211. “That’s something we’re on 25 points for a first-place vote point for 25th, and previous ranking: 37. (21) William Byron, Chevrolet, Accident, 210. through one point for a 25th-place Rec Pts Pvs 38. (31) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, Front Hub, 164. going to work on this week,” vote, and previous ranking: 1. Alabama (60) 3-0 1572 1 39. (5) Kevin Harvick, Ford, Accident, 147. he said. Rec. Pts Pv 2. Clemson (2) 3-0 1477 2 40. (1) Erik Jones, Toyota, Accident, 147. 1. Alabama (58) 3-0 1521 1 3. Georgia 3-0 1436 3 Defensive coordinator 2. Georgia 3-0 1416 3 4. Ohio State (1) 3-0 1405 4 RACE STATISTICS Brent Venables said his 3. Clemson (3) 3-0 1405 2 5. Oklahoma 3-0 1339 5 Average Speed of Race Winner: 111.849 mph. 4. Ohio St. 3-0 1357 4 6. LSU 3-0 1171 13 Time of Race: 3 housrs, 28 minutes, 15 seconds. Margin of Victory: starting defensive line has 5. Oklahoma 3-0 1283 5 7. Stanford 3-0 1116 9 1.276 seconds. worked hard and played at 6. LSU 3-0 1241 12 8. Notre Dame 3-0 1083 8 Caution Flags: 12 for 59 laps. 7. Stanford 3-0 1055 9 9. Penn State 3-0 1070 10 Lead Changes: 23 among 9 drivers. high level already in the 8. Notre Dame 3-0 1034 8 10. Virginia Tech 2-0 927 11 Lap Leaders: 0; J. Logano 1-33; K. Harvick 34-37; Kyle Busch 38; D. face of enormous expecta- 9. Auburn 2-1 958 7 11. Auburn 2-1 921 7 Hamlin 39; R. Smith 40-49; K. Harvick 50-59; M. Truex Jr. 60-112; B. 10. Washington 2-1 947 10 12. Washington 2-1 909 12 Keselowski 113-124; M. Truex Jr. 125-150; B. Keselowski 151-161; J. tions. 10. Penn St. 3-0 947 11 13. West Virginia 2-0 824 15 McMurray 162-166; K. Larson 167-177; B. Keselowski 178-183; K. Lar- “They have a lot of pride in 12. West Virginia 2-0 841 14 14. Miss. State 3-0 780 16 son 184; B. Keselowski 185-201; M. Truex Jr. 202-218; B. Keselowski 13. Virginia Tech 2-0 816 13 15. Okla. State 3-0 672 19 219-221; J. Logano 222-234; B. Keselowski 235-237; K. Larson 238-239; what they do,” Venables said. 14. Mississippi St. 3-0 790 16 16. Wisconsin 2-1 626 6 B. Keselowski 240; K. Larson 241-250; B. Keselowski 251-272. “Always have.” 15. Oklahoma St. 3-0 587 24 17. TCU 2-1 508 14 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): M. Truex Jr. 3 16. UCF 2-0 556 18 18. UCF 2-0 500 18 times for 96 laps; B. Keselowski 8 times for 75 laps; J. Logano 2 times The group should help slow 17. TCU 2-1 502 15 19. Oregon 3-0 384 23 for 46 laps; K. Larson 4 times for 24 laps; K. Harvick 2 times for 14 down the Yellow Jackets’ op- 18. Wisconsin 2-1 486 6 20. Miami 2-1 373 20 laps; R. Smith 1 time for 10 laps; J. McMurray 1 time for 5 laps; D. 19. Michigan 2-1 448 19 21. Michigan 2-1 354 22 Hamlin 1 time for 1 lap; Kyle Busch 1 time for 1 lap. tion offense, which leads the 20. Oregon 3-0 399 20 22. Texas A&M 2-1 150 NR country at 392 yards rushing 21. Miami 2-1 362 21 23. Mich. State 1-1 141 24 22. Texas A&M 2-1 193 NR 24. Boise State 2-1 114 17 per game. 23. Boston College 3-0 130 NR 25. Boston Coll. 3-0 109 NR 24. Michigan St. 1-1 86 25 Others receiving votes: Kentucky 98, Georgia Tech has lost two 25. BYU 2-1 75 NR Duke 55, South Florida 45, Colorado straight at South Florida and Others receiving votes: Iowa 64, 41, South Carolina 40, Iowa 36, Wash- Got Pitt coming in against the Boise St. 62, Duke 61, Colorado 49, ington State 35, BYU 30, Missouri 21, California 40, Kentucky 38, South N.C. State 19, Appalachian State 13, a Job? GET A CAR! Top-3 Tigers. Florida 14, Texas 12, NC State 10, California 11, Syracuse 11, Cincinnati Arizona St. 9, Missouri 8, Utah 6, 10, Utah 10, Texas 9, North Texas 5, Yellow Jackets coach Paul San Diego St. 5, North Texas 4, Troy 4, Arizona State 3, Florida 3, We Finance in House Johnson said his team is out South Carolina 4, Washington St. 2, Minnesota 3, San Diego State 3, Ar- of synch in key times. “Right Syracuse 2. kansas State 2, Houston 2, Tennes- see 2, Vanderbilt 2, Fresno State 1. NO CREDIT CHECK now for us, it has to be almost NO CREDIT - NO PROBLEM! BANKRUPTCY - NO PROBLEM! BAD CREDIT - NO PROBLEM! DIVORCE - NO PROBLEM! REALLY BAD CREDIT - NO PROBLEM!
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SAMUEL J. PRIVITERA the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ar- Miami. at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens ty of South Carolina hospital, SUMMERTON — Samuel chie (Laura Kennedy) Le- He was born on Aug. 21, Funeral Home and other Charleston. John Privitera, 71, husband of Grand, 101 Wactor St. 1940, in Manning, a son of the times at the home, 2350 Old Born in Clarendon County, Joyce Evelyn Mabry Privit- The family suggests that late Deacon Luther and Victo- Manning Road. she was a daughter of Rebec- era, died on Tuesday, Sept. 11, any memorials go to the gen- ria Dingle Thames. Memorials may be made to ca Scott Fogle and the late 2018, at his resi- eral fund of St. Mark’s United Public viewing will be held Providence Baptist Church, Lester Sheard. dence. Methodist Church, 27 Broad from noon until 7 p.m. on Fri- 2445 Old Manning Road, Sum- The family is receiving Born on Jan. St., Sumter, or to a charity of day. ter, SC 29150. friends at the home, 1428 12, 1947, in Wash- one’s choice. The family will receive Elmore-Cannon-Stephens House Road, Summerton. ington, D.C., he Online condolences may be friends from 3 until 7 p.m. at Funeral Home and Crematori- Professional services en- was a son of the sent to www.sumterfunerals. the funeral home and other um of Sumter is in charge of trusted to Dyson’s Home for late Samuel Jo- com times at the home of his sis- the arrangements. Funerals, 237 Main St., Sum- PRIVITERA seph and Alicia Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- ter, Naomi Blair, 1034 Virgin- merton, (803) 485-4280. Marie Kawalski neral Home & Crematory, 221 ia Court, Manning. MURIEL C. O’CONNELL Privitera. He was Broad St., Sumter, is in These services have been Muriel Corbett O’Connell, RENA D. STUCKEY a U.S. Marine Corps veteran charge of the arrangements, entrusted to Samuels Funeral age 76, beloved wife of Ed- Rena Dinkins Stuckey, 86, of the Vietnam War. He was a (803) 775-9386. Home LLC of Manning. ward Joseph O’Connell, died entered eternal rest on Sun- member of Lake Marion Bap- on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, at day, Sept. 9, 2018, at Palmetto tist Church. BRUCE A. CRAWFORD SR. Palmetto Health Toumey. Health Tuomey. He is survived by his wife of Bruce Allan Crawford Sr., Arrangements will be an- Born on March 26, 1932, in Summerton; a daughter, 66, died on Tuesday, Sept. 11, nounced by Bullock Funeral Sumter County, she was a Tammy Privitera Jordan 2018, at his home. Home of Sumter. daughter of the late Willie (Jose); two grandchildren, Mi- Born on May 16, 1952, in and Cornelia Parker Din- chael Middleton and Hayes Sumter, he was a son of the kins. Jordan; a great-grandchild, late Paul and Joanne Cole There are many special Blake Middleton, all of Penn- VILMA J. HORNE Crawford. Mr. Crawford was people in her life that are left sylvania; a sister, Linda Privi- a member of Sumter First to cherish her memories: one tera Carner (Harry) of Dela- The Rev. Vilma Jackson Southern Methodist Church. sister, Rebecca Woolridge of ware; and numerous nieces Horne, 90, widow of the Rev. He served in the U.S. Army. Evanston, Illinois; one broth- and nephews. Charles B. Horne, passed He retired from the Sumter ARCHIE L. MONTGOMERY er, Henson (Joyce) Dinkins A funeral service will be away on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, Police Department after 25 of Sumter; two daughters, held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at NHC Healthcare. years of service. Archie L. Montgomery, 93, Jeannie S. Williams of Bish- at Lake Marion Baptist Born on Nov. 13, 1927, in Survivors include a daugh- departed this life on Friday, opville and Wilhelmina (Jim- Church with the Rev. Larry Sumter, she was a daughter ter, Amber “Krissie” C. Sept. 14, 2018, at National mie) Wactor of Dalzell; one Kennedy officiating. Burial of the late Frank M. “Dick” Gregory of Sumter; two Healthcare Center. son, Jimmie Lee (Belice) will follow at St. Paul Ceme- Jackson and Annie Mae Staf- sons, Bruce Allan Crawford Born on Dec. 22, 1924, in Stuckey of College Park, tery in Summerton. ford Jackson. She graduated Jr. (Taylor) and Brandon Sumter County, he was a son Georgia; seven grandchil- Pallbearers will be Larry from Edmunds High School Crawford (fiancée, Ashleigh of the late Ingram and Loris dren; nine great-grandchil- Tyler Jr., Martin Tyler, Nico- in 1945 and attended Trevec- Gentele), both of Sumter; B. Montgomery. dren; one great-great-grand- las Tyler, Nicolas Tyler Jr., ca Nazarene University in two grandchildren, Camden The family will receive child; a host of nieces, neph- Larry Grimsley and John Wil- Nashville, Tennessee. She Crawford and Paisley Craw- friends at the home, 851 Bay ews, in-laws, other relatives liams. graduated from the S.C. Dis- ford; one sister, Pam Craw- Blossom Ave. and friends. Visitation will be held from trict Ministerial Course of ford Kruschke (Tracy) of Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. The family is receiving rel- 6 to 8 p.m. today at Stephens Studies. She was called to Spring Green, Wisconsin; Main St., Sumter, is in charge atives and friends at the Funeral Home and other preach at an early age and one brother, David B. Craw- of arrangements. home, 296 St. Phillips Road, times at the residence, 1574 co-pastored faithfully with ford of North Myrtle Beach; Dalzell. Princes Trace Circle, Sum- her late husband for 59 and several nieces and neph- THOMAS B. DAVIS Funeral services will be merton. years. At the age of 19, she ews. Thomas Bernard Davis, 49, held at noon on Wednesday at Memorials may be made to was voted Nazarene District A memorial service will be departed this life on Monday, New Haven United Methodist Lake Marion Baptist Church, Young People’s President held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday Sept. 10, 2018, in Killeen, Church, 3159 Red Hill Road, 1182 Scott Lake Road, Sum- and served on the Young at Sumter First Church of the Texas. Bishopville, with the Rev. merton, SC 29148. Peoples’ Council, District Nazarene with the Rev. Greg He was born on Oct. 20, Blondell S. Miller, pastor, eu- Stephens Funeral Home & Sunday School Board and Pressley officiating. 1968, in Sumter, a son of the logist. Crematory, 304 N. Church St., District Missionary Council The family will receive Thomas Benbow and Betty The remains will be placed Manning, is in charge of ar- as treasurer in Georgia. As a friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Ann Davis. in the church at 11 a.m. rangements, (803) 435-2179. teenager, she raised $600 in Wednesday at Sumter First The family will receive The funeral procession will www.stephensfuneralhome. 1947 to buy a tent for reviv- Church of the Nazarene and friends at 1310 Covent Garden leave at 11:20 a.m. from the org als. Five area churches, in- other times at the home. Drive. home. cluding Calvary Church of Memorials may be made to Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Burial will be at Springhill JENNINGS B. STOKES the Nazarene, Bishopville Sumter First Church of the Main St., Sumter, is in charge United Methodist Church Jennings Byron Stokes, 84, Nazarene Church, Ashwood Nazarene, 3700 Patriot Park- of arrangements. Cemetery, 446 Lloyd Road, widower of Barbara Ann Nazarene Church, Florence way, Sumter, SC 29154. Rembert. Kennedy Stokes, died on Nazarene Church and Wise Elmore-Cannon-Stephens CATHY G. NORTHCUTT These services have been Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, at Drive Church of the Naza- Funeral Home and Crematori- Cathy Lynn Geddings entrusted to the management Palmetto Health rene were organized as a re- um of Sumter is in charge of Northcutt, 59, died on Sunday, and staff of Williams Funeral Richland in Co- sult of these tent revivals. the arrangements. Sept. 16, 2018, at Palmetto Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., lumbia. Among other positions filled, Health Tuomey. Sumter. Born on Feb. she was also a Sunday school JAMES L. DESCHAMPS Funeral services will be an- Online memorial messages 16, 1934, in Tim- teacher and choir director James Levan Deschamps, nounced by Elmore Hill Mc- may be sent to the family at monsville, he for many years. She served 84, widower of Frances Green Creight Funeral Home and [email protected]. was a son of the at Tuomey hospital as a vol- Deschamps, departed this life Crematory, 221 Broad St., com. late Wheeler unteer chaplain. She was or- on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, at Sumter, (803) 775-9386. Visit us on the web at www. STOKES Legree Stokes dained in the Church of the McLeod Hospice House in williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. and Annie Lau- Nazarene in 2013 at the age Florence. rie Carter Stokes. Jennings of 85. She never met a He was born on July 14, BERTHA F. PEARSON retired from the U.S. Postal stranger and enjoyed the 1934, in Pinewood, a son of the Bertha Felder Pearson, 91, Service in Sumter and was an work of the ministry. late Claude and Mamie John- died on Aug. 31, 2018, at Sis- Army veteran, having served She is survived by her son Deschamps. ter Emmanuel Hospital in in occupied Germany in the niece, Jackie Cooper; great- The family will receive Miami. 1950s. He was a member of nieces, Elizabeth Callahan friends at the home of his Born on May 15, 1927, in St. Mark’s United Methodist and Diane McGrath (Mat- daughter, 315 Wendermere CYNTHIA SCOTT DINGLE Manning, she was a daughter Church, where he was an ac- thew); great-great-nephew, Drive. of the late Jim and Sarah Wil- tive member of the Kennedy Landon; and great-great- Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. SUMMERTON — Cynthia liams Felder. Bible Class and the Men’s niece, Abigail. Main St., Sumter, is in charge Scott Dingle, age 40, wife of Funeral arrangements are Club; a past member of She was preceded in of arrangements. Eric Dingle, entered into eter- incomplete at this time and American Legion Post 15, death by her sister and nal rest on Sunday, Sept. 16, will be announced by Sum- Gamecock Chapter 5 DAV, brother-in-law, Dorothy and MARY C. HODGE 2018, at the Medical Universi- merton Funeral Home LLC. member of the Retired Postal Jack Ginsberg of Mount Mary Cockerill Hodge, 86, Workers and a longtime Pleasant; three sisters-in- widow of Ollie Huggins member of Riverside Hunt law; and five brothers-in- Hodge, died on Saturday, Club. law of Georgia. Sept. 15, 2018, at McLeod Re- He is survived by one son, Funeral services will be gional Medical Center in William Joel Stokes (Becky) held at 2 p.m. on Friday at Florence. of Autryville, North Caroli- Sumter First Church of the Born on Oct. 2, 1931, in *UTOPUUPPFBSMZUP na; a brother, Gene Austin Nazarene with the Rev. Greg Sumter, she was a daughter Stokes (Eunice) of Pinehu- Pressley, Dr. Jim Thrower of the late Ceasar DuPree rst, North Carolina; a and the Rev. Sammy Ged- Cockerill and Gaynell Davis PREPARE FOR granddaughter, Jessica dings. Burial will be at Calva- Cockerill. She was a member Stokes Wingard (Gerald); ry Nazarene Church Ceme- of Providence Baptist THE SEASON. and several nieces and tery. Church. She retired from nephews. Pallbearers will be mem- Sumter County Family In addition to his parents bers of Ron Whetsel’s Sunday Court. Mrs. Hodge and her and wife, he was predeceased School Class and Paul Auf- husband owned and operated Hodges Country Store and a by a brother, Henry Carter schlager Sunday School )VSSJDBOFTFBTPOJTVQPOVT4UBUF'BSN®DBOIFMQCFGPSF Stokes (Ann). Class. poultry farm. Funeral services will be Honorary pallbearers will Survivors include a sister- BTXFMMBTBGUFSJUTUSJLFT$POUBDUNFUPEBZUPMFBSOIPXUPQSFQBSF held at 3 p.m. Thursday in the be all ministers and wives and in-law, Sarah L. Moore PSWJTJU statefarm.com®. chapel of Elmore Hill Mc- chaplains of Palmetto Health (David) of Hurst, Texas; and Creight Funeral Home with Tuomey. special relatives, Bill Hodge the Rev. Billy Lewis and the The family will receive Jr. (Gwen), Bill Hodge III (Tif- Rev. Wes Connor officiating. friends 1:30 to 2 p.m. on Fri- fany), Eldridge Davis (Sha- Interment with military hon- day at Sumter First Church of ron), Cheryl Bruce, Joe Canty, ors will follow at Sumter Cem- the Nazarene. Norman Hodge and Harmon etery. Memorials may be made to Hodge. Pallbearers will be Dennis Sumter First Church of the She was preceded in death Ben Griffith Jr, Agent Gordon, Bobby Isaac, George Nazarene, New Sanctuary by a brother, Thomas D. Cock- 2577 Broad Street Extension LeGrand, Rosser LeGrand, Fund, 3700 Patriot Parkway, erill. Sumter, SC 29150 Matt Rogers and Gerald Wing- Sumter, SC 29154. Funeral services will be Bus: 803-469-6800 ard. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday [email protected] Honorary pallbearers will Funeral Home and Cremato- at Providence Baptist Church be members of St. Mark’s rium of Sumter is in charge with Lead Pastor Pat Coffey, Men Club, the Kennedy of the arrangements. the Rev. Dr. Harold Greene Bible Class and Ricky Shiv- and Ministerial Assistant ers. JOHN L. THAMES Wayne McElveen officiating. Visitation will be held from MIAMI — John Luther Burial will be at the church statefarm.com® 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Thames, 78, died on Satur- cemetery. 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(6:00) “Frozen in Love” (2018, Comedy) “All for Love” (2017, Romance) Sara Rue, Steve Bacic. A romance novelist falls in The Golden Girls The Golden Girls The Golden Girls The Golden Girls The Golden Girls HALL 52 183 Rachael Leigh Cook, Niall Matter. love with a retired Navy SEAL. “Miles to Go” “Older and Wiser” “Melodrama” HGTV 39 112 Fixer Upper Fixer Upper Desert Flippers (N) Desert Flippers House Hunters (N) Hunters Int’l House Hunters Hunters Int’l Desert Flippers HIST 45 110 American Pickers (DVS) American Pickers (DVS) American Pickers (N) (:03) American Pickers “Frank’s Folly” (:05) American Pickers (DVS) American Pickers Criminal Minds Rossi revisits a 25-year- Criminal Minds The team searches for a Criminal Minds “Safe Haven” Killer Criminal Minds “Devil’s Night” A killer who Private Eyes “The Code” A hockey player Private Eyes A ION 13 18 old case. serial killer. targets families in the Midwest. strikes before Halloween. has a heart attack. high-profile murder. 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First Sight MSNBC 36 92 Hardball With Chris Matthews All In With Chris Hayes (N) The Rachel Maddow Show (N) The Last Word The 11th Hour With Brian Williams (N) Rachel Maddow NICK 16 210 Henry Danger I Am Frankie (N) SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends PARMT 64 153 Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Ink Master “No Wrist, No Reward” (N) ››› “The Breakfast Club” (1985) Emilio Estevez. ›› “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters” (2013, Children’s) Logan Lerman, Brandon T. “Tremors 6: A Cold Day in Hell” (2018, Horror) Michael Gross, Jamie Kennedy, Futurama “The Cy- Futurama “Insane in Futurama “Bendin’ SYFY 58 152 Jackson. Percy and friends go in search of the Golden Fleece. Tanya van Graan. Burt must create an antidote from a giant worm’s venom. ber House Rules” the Mainframe” in the Wind” The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang Wrecked “Ballers” Drop the Mic Conan (N) Wrecked “Ballers” TBS 24 156 Theory Theory Theory Theory Theory Theory (N) (DVS) (DVS) (6:30) ›› “Split Second” (1953) Stephen ››› “Carmen Jones” (1954, Musical) Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, Pearl ›› “Cabin in the Sky” (1943, Musical) Ethel Waters, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson. › “New Orleans” TCM 49 186 McNally, Alexis Smith. Bailey. Two workers vie for love at an Army parachute plant. Emissaries from heaven and hell vie for a gambler’s soul. 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BY KEVIN McDONOUGH fluential journalists working. ‘This is Us’” (10 p.m., NBC, TV- Can a D-list second banana The story reverberates on 14) celebrates the three-han- contribute to our civil dis- many levels. The fact that ky melodrama returning for course? “The Hunt for the Farrow was developing his a third season on Sept. 25. Trump Tapes With Tom Arnold” Weinstein expose for NBC • Netflix begins streaming (10:30 p.m., Viceland) follows News and was frustrated by the standup special “D.L. the former “Roseanne” star that institution speaks vol- Hughley: Contrarian.” as he hunts for audio and vid- umes. 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At best, television news has (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Mariska Copyright 2018 Both Weinstein, long a power- become a distraction, at SERIES NOTES Hargitay, Ice T, Sebastian United Feature Syndicate house behind the making and worst, a complete waste of Vengeance consumes marketing of Oscar-worthy time. 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Summons & Summons & Estate Notice Estate Notice Notice Notice Sumter County Sumter County RENTALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS estate, lien or interest in, to and that publication in The Sumter Item, ANNOUNCEMENTS upon the real property described in a newspaper of general circulation OF ESTATES OF ESTATES the Petition, or any claim adverse to in Sumter County, South Carolina, Persons having claim against the Persons having claim against the Petitioners' ownership or any cloud and the surrounding counties is a following estates are required to deliver following estates are required to deliver Unfurnished or mail their claims to the indicated or mail their claims to the indicated In Memory Apartments on title thereto, media most likely to give notice of Respondents. the pendency of this action involving Personal Representatives, appointed to Personal Representatives, appointed to the real estate that is the subject of administer these estates, and to fi le their administer these estates, and to fi le their HUNTINGTON PLACE IN THE MATTER OF: this litigation and which is located in claims on Form #371PC with the Probate claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. APARTMENTS Julie Doretha Davis Murray, Also Sumter County. Therefore, for good Known As Julia Doretha Davis cause shown, it is hereby Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or RENTS FROM $650 PER MO. Murray, before the date that is eight months after before the date that is eight months after Decedent. ORDERED That Kharimah Roacher the date of the fi rst publication of this the date of the fi rst publication of this LEASING OFFICE LOCATED AT Dessor, Esquire, of the Sumter Bar, Notice to Creditors, (unless previously Notice to Creditors, (unless previously ASHTON MILL TO THE ABOVE-NAMED whose address is The Brunson Law barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), APARTMENT HOMES RESPONDENTS: Firm, LLC, 425 North Main Street, or such persons shall be forever barred or such persons shall be forever barred 595 ASHTON MILL DRIVE Sumter, South Carolina 29150, as to heir claims. All claims are required as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, to be presented in written statements, 803-773-3600 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED Telephone Number (803) 774-3444, And required to answer the Petition be and she is hereby appointed indicating the name and the address indicating the name and the address For Determination of Heirs and to Guardian Ad Litem Nisi to protect of the claimant, the basis of the claim, of the claimant, the basis of the claim, OFFICE HOURS: MON-FRI 9-5 Quiet Title in this action, a copy of the interest of the Respondents in the amount claimed, the date when the the amount claimed, the date when the which is herewith served upon you, this action, all unknown persons who claim will become due, the nature of any claim will become due, the nature of any and to serve a copy of your Answer to uncertainty as to the amount claimed and uncertainty as to the amount claimed and Senior Living may have or may claim to have some the said Petition upon the subscriber interest in or claim to the real the date when due, and a description of the date when due, and a description of Apartments at his office at 26 North Main Street, property described in the Petition any security as to the claim. any security as to the claim. for those 62+ Sumter, South Carolina 29150, within filed in this action, all persons (Rent based on income) thirty (30) days after the service entitled to claim under or through Estate:/William R. Stanton Estate:/Lillie Mae Cantey Shiloh-Randolph Manor hereof, exclusive of the day of such them; any unknown adults being, as #2018ES4300492 #2018ES4300483 service, and if you fail to answer the 125 W. Bartlette. a class, designated as John Doe and Personal Representative Personal Representative Petition within the time aforesaid, Jane Doe, and any unknown infants Bruce Stanton Lutricia Rudd 775-0575 judgment by default will be rendered or persons under disability 1644 Hialeah Pkwy PO Box 2182 Studio/1 Bedroom against you for the relief demanded designated, as a class, as Richard Sumter, SC 29154 Sumter, SC 29151 apartments available in the Petition. Roe and Mary Roe; and it is further and EHO Juanita Rudd Taquanda S. Nathaniel YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE ORDERED that a copy of this Order Estate:/Robert L. Rhames 610 Johnson Rd. Lt. 24 "Shorty-Rock" THAT The Summons and Petition shall be forthwith served upon the #2018ES4300493 Albany, GA 31705 Feb. 23, 1983 - Sept. 18, 2012 Mobile Home were filed in the Probate Court for Respondents by publication in The Personal Representative It will be six years today. Your Dad Rentals Sumter County on August 7, 2018. Sumter Item, a newspaper of general Mary Rhames Estate:/Gloria E. Ewing circulation within Sumter County 885 Promise Ln. #2018ES4300503 misses you so much. Rest in peace Sumter, SC 29153 my dear daughter. I love you. Love Scenic Lake TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN and the surrounding counties in the Personal Representative YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO Jeanette Beihswingert Your, Dad (Leroy), Step-Mom (Mona 2 Br, 2 ba, No pets, housing State of South Carolina, once a week MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN for three (3) consecutive weeks, Estate:/Elaine R. Gettys 7039 SW 115 PL Unit D Lisa),The White Family & Friends accepted (1 child). 499-1500 or YEARS OF AGE AND THE together with the Summons and #2018ES4300529 Miami, FL 33173 469-6978 between 9am-5pm PERSON(S) WITH WHOM SUCH Notice of Filing. Personal Representative MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/OR TO Deborah G. Jackson Estate:/Clifton H. Smith Commercial Rentals PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL AND IT IS SO ORDERED! 403 N. Purdy St. #2018ES4300526 BUSINESS DISABILITY OR PERSONS IN Sumter, SC 29150 Personal Representative MILITARY SERVICE: Theresa A. Duggan Ronald Chandler SERVICES For rent or sell : 4 bay garage at 242 Associate Judge Estate:/Annie R. Sparks 1604 W. John Paul Jones Rd. E. Calhoun St. Sumter. Formerly YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED Probate Court of Sumter County #2018ES4300531 Effingham, SC29541 Cotton's Garage. AND NOTIFIED to apply for the Personal Representative Home appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem Estate:/Amy E. Hurley 408 S. Lafayette Dr. Formerly Estate Notice Lamar Sparks #2018ES4300511 and/or to retain legal counsel, as 1310 Kings Pointe Dr. Improvements Shorter's Auto Sales, beside M&M Sumter County Personal Representative appropriate, within thirty (30) days Sumter, SC 29154 Tire shop. Contact Jesse McLeod at after the service of this Summons Louis K. Hurley, Jr. H.L. Boone, Contractor: Remodel 803-309-5727. and Notice upon you. If you fail to so NOTICE TO CREDITORS C/O Jack Erter paint roofs gutters drywall blown do, application for such OF ESTATES Estate:/Oldin L. Johnson P.O. Box 580 #2018ES4300514 Sumter, SC 29151 ceilings ect. 773-9904 appointments will be made by the Persons having claim against the TRANSPORTATION Attorney for the Petitioners. Personal Representative following estates are required to deliver Iris H. Johnson Estate:/Helen C. Boswell or mail their claims to the indicated Lawn Service LIS PENDENS C/O William Buxton #2018ES4300496 Personal Representatives, appointed to PO BOX 3220 Personal Representative administer these estates, and to fi le their Sumter, SC 29151 Debra B. Broome NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an claims on Form #371PC with the Probate JT's Lawn Care action has been commenced and is 1259 Pinewood Rd. Debris removal, cut shrubs & Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Sumter, SC 29154 now pending in the Probate Court of Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or Estate:/Pauline E. Osborne limbs, clean flower beds, straw or Autos For Sale #2018ES4300446 Sumter County, South Carolina, by before the date that is eight months after Estate:/Dollie Mae Thigpen mulch, pressure wash 803-840-0322 the above-named Petitioners against Personal Representative the date of the fi rst publication of this #2018ES4300524 the above-named Respondents to Austin Floyd 2011 Chevrolet Impala LT, excel- Notice to Creditors, (unless previously Personal Representative remove any cloud upon and to quiet 1795 E. Brewington Rd. lent condition, $7495. Call barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), Edward M. Thigpen Roofing title to certain real property Sumter, SC 29153 803-499-4207 or such persons shall be forever barred 2480 Debora Dr. described as follows: And as to heir claims. All claims are required Sumter, SC 29153 to be presented in written statements, Rachel F. Harjes Robert's Metal Roofing 2040 Bermuda Hills Rd. Miscellaneous LEGAL DESCRIPTION indicating the name and the address Estate:/Kathryn T. Dukes 35 Yrs exp. 45 yr warranty. Financing All that piece, parcel or lot of land Columbia, SC 29223 avail. Expert installation. Long list of of the claimant, the basis of the claim, #2018ES4300510 lying, being and situate just south of the amount claimed, the date when the satisfied customers. 803-837-1549. Personal Representative the limits of the City of Sumter, in claim will become due, the nature of any Estate:/Herbert James, Sr. Joe W. Dukes the County of Sumter, State of South uncertainty as to the amount claimed and #2018ES4300486 All Types of Roofing & Roofing C/O J. Cabot Seth Carolina, designated as Lot No. 22 on the date when due, and a description of Personal Representative PO Box 1268 Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs a plat made by R. F. McLellan, C.E., any security as to the claim. Farincee M. James Sumter, SC 29151 exp. SC lic. Virgil Bickley recorded in the office of the Register 1231 Spruce Lanes 803-316-4734. of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Sumter, SC 29153 Estate:/Wilson L. Amerson Book S-5, Page 125. Said Lot No. 22 Estate:/Linda M. Turner #2018ES4300519 #2018ES4300494 being bounded and measured as Estate:/Pearl Holmes Personal Representative Tree Service follows: On the North by Lot No. 29, Personal Representative Wendell Turner #2018ES4300528 Roy J. Amerson said plat, now or formerly of Mary Personal Representative C/O Thomas E. Player Davis; on the East by Lot No. 23, said 60 Pinnacle CT. Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, Sumter, SC 29154 Melvin Reed PO Box 3690 plat, now or formerly of Albert Sumter, SC 29151 stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, And 401 Beaumont Park Ct. Murray; on the West by Lot No. 21, Blythewood, SC 29016 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747. said plat, now or formerly of Odessa Erica R. Moore 321 Burns Dr. Estate:/Marion S. McCaw Mahoney; and on the South by Brent #2018ES4300516 Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:/Gene H. Weatherly Newman's Tree Service Tree Refurbished batteries as low as Street, on which it fronts fifty (50) Personal Representative removal, trimming, topping, view feet, be all of said measurements a #2018ES4300498 Eva C. McCaw $45. New batteries as low as $65. Personal Representative enhancement pruning, bobcat little more or less. Estate:/Scott Zeiler 3235 Sargent Rd. 6, 8, & 12v golf cart batteries avail. Gayle W. Miles work stump grinding, Lic & #2018ES4300502 Dalzell, SC 29040 insured. Call 803-316-0128 Lawnmower batteries. This is the same property conveyed Personal Representative C/O William A.W. Buxton Auto Electric Co. to Julie D. Murray by Fleetman Scott Zeiler, Jr. PO Box 3220 A Notch Above Tree Care Full 102 Blvd Rd. 803-773-4381 Murray by Deed dated February 5, 581 Clifton Rd. Sumter, SC 29151 quality service low rates, lic./ins., free 1979, and recorded February 6, 1979, Sumter, SC 29153 est BBB accredited 983-9721 in the office of the Register of Deeds Estate:/Lou Ella Holliday LEGAL for Sumter County in Book K-10 at Estate:/Jacob W. Weatherman #2018ES4300518 Page 224. #2018ES4300505 Personal Representative Personal Representative Carolyn D. Holliday NOTICES This conveyance is subject to all Donald A. Sears C/O William Buxton visible and unrecorded easements, 1900 Shadowood Dr. PO Box 3220 MERCHANDISE covenants, infringements, Columbia, SC 29212 Sumter, SC 29151 Summons & rights-of-way and zoning regulations Notice affecting this property. For Sale Tax Map Number: or Trade SUMMONS AND 251-08-03-017 NOTICE OF FILING Property Address: Advertise 4 Cemetery Plots in Evergreen 41 Brent Street, IN THE PROBATE Sumter, SC 29150 Cemetery Fountain #1 lot 16. $3000 COURT Here's My Ca for all 4 OBO Call 803-775-4045 CASE NUMBER MOORE LAW FIRM, L.L.C. 2 Veteran section plots in Ever- 2018-ES-43-00453 Dwight C. Moore green Cemetery. Granite slabs, 1 S.C. Bar No. 63008 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA 26 North Main Street your DAD’S SMALL ENGINES Bronze marker, 2 outer cremation COUNTY OF SUMTER Post Office Box 1229 LAWN & GARDEN EQUIPMENT • SALES & SERVICE Piano Tuning WALKE vaults. Includes the opening & Repairs & Refinishing Sumter, S.C. 29151-1229 Don & Faye PIAN closing of grave. Only $5000 OBO. Sheila M. Murray and Fleetman Telephone (803) 778-6520 1000 Myrtle Beach Highway Cincinnati Conservatory Sumter, SC 29153 Certified Since 1947 Call 803-840-8907 Murray, Fax (803) 775-6365 (803) 495-4411 For Expert Service Petitioners, Email [email protected] CALL ALGIE WALKER Parts & Service Center Senior Citizen & Military Discount vs. Attorney for Petitioners business M-F 8:00-5:00 | Sat 8:00-12:00 803-485-8705 John Doe and Jane Doe, as 19 S. Cantey Street representatives of all other Persons ORDER APPOINTING If you want the Best…call the Best entitled to claim under or through GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI PAINTING & MINOR R EMPLOYMENT them; any unknown adults being, as AND FOR SERVICE Mike Stone a class, designated as Richard Roe BY PUBLICATION STEVEN B. MCNAMAR 2160 Thomas Sumter Hwy. the little guy and Mary Roe, and any unknown Sumter, SC 29153 card on Phone: 803-905-1902 • Fax: 803-905-1906 infants or persons under disability This matter is before the Court upon Help Wanted License #M97151 5720 Bethel Church Road or persons in Military Service the Petitioners' Petition for www.hatfieldexpress.com Senior Citizens Pinewood, SC 29125 80 Full-Time designated, as a class, as Richard Appointment of Kharimah Roacher 15% Discount [email protected] Roe, all other persons and/or entities Dessow, Esquire, as Guardian ad 2 PT or 1 FT CDL driver, with clean unknown claiming any right, title, Litem Nisi to protect the interest of THE GAMECO driving record to switch trailers in the Respondents in this action and Ernie Baker SHRINE CLU for an Order authorizing service Here’s My McLean Marechal Insurance yard or move freight within Sumter, Associate Agent is Available for R upon the said Respondents by CALL NOW FOR DATE AVAILAB Mon-Fri. 7-5 Call 803-938-2708 lv. publication in The Sumter Item, a 712 Bultman Drive | Sumter, SC 29150 Rent for your “Special Occasion Sumter: 803-774-0118 | Florence: 843-669-5858 Craft Shows • Weddings • Banquets • msg. newspaper of general circulation Cell: 803-491-4417 | [email protected] Parties• Family Reunions published in Sumter County, South Call 983-1376 FT Floral Designer. Must have Carolina. Centipede Sod shop exp. & be avail. on Sats. Apply Card The Court finds that pursuant Rule Lenoir’s Sod in person to The Daisy Shop (inside Horatio, S.C. Piggly Wiggly on 15 S.) NO PHONE 17, South Carolina Rules of Civil 499-4023 • 499-4717 Procedure, Khariman Roacher CALLS 80 Sq. Ft...... $20 2535 Tahoe Dr. Dessow, Esquire, is a fit and proper 250 Sq. Ft...... $50 500 Sq. Ft...... $95 (Across from Hardee Cove) Experienced Cashiers, Servers & person to serve as Guardian ad Publishes every 905-3473 Litem Nisi, in this action and that Grill cook needed. Must be availa- she has consented to said Rentals Available! CHECK%()25(<28%8 OUT OUR SELECTION AND VALUE PR ble to work all shifts. Please call appointment. ACE PARKER TI Cindy at 803-481-6495 for more info. Friday in SUMTER ELKS LODGE #855 Sweet 16 Parties, Business Meetings, Weddings, Reunions, Furthermore, the Court finds that Birthday Parties and more... Sizes for all functions. Berenyi, Inc. is seeking to hire a service upon the Respondents by FREE DELIVERY AND FREE SETUP!* Call Cindy Davis at 316-3396 or 469-8899 *within a 50 mile radius *within a 50 mile ra Full-Time Structural P.E., experience publication is appropriate under The Sumter Item 1100 W. Liberty Street • Sumter, SC 930 N. LAFAYETTE DR. • SUMTER • 803-775-1277 • ACEPARKER@ preferred for their Sumter, SC office. S.C. 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