Sumter Health Center Is Now Tandem Health
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SPORTS DuckFest starts Saturday with fishing tourney TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2018 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents B1 Sumter health Sumter organization receives $285,000 to battle opioid crisis BY ADRIENNE SARVIS includes: center is now • $352 million awarded to 1,232 com- [email protected] munity health centers to increase ac- Tandem Health is one of more than cess to substance use disorder and 1,000 health centers and other organiza- mental health services through the Ex- tions in the country to receive a portion panding Access to Quality Substance Tandem Health of federal funding — from a total of Use Disorder and Mental Health Servic- nearly $396 million — to combat the es; opioid crisis that is affecting communi- • $18.5 million to support Behavioral Provider will soon have 4 facilities in county ties across the country. Health Workforce Education and Train- The investments will enable Health ing and Enhancing Behavioral Health BY BRUCE MILLS Resources and Services Administra- Workforce awards; and [email protected] tion-funded community health centers, • $25.5 million to more than 120 rural academic institutions and rural organi- organizations to increase access to sub- Effective Monday, another large zations to expand access to integrated stance abuse prevention and treatment health care provider in Sumter un- substance use disorder and mental services in rural areas. This includes derwent a name change and re- health services. $19 million awarded to 95 organizations branding. The rebranding of the center’s Tandem, formerly Sumter Family under the Federal Office of Rural Sumter Family Health Center, a identity under one name is largely Health Center until a rebranding was Health Policy’s Rural Communities multi-site private, nonprofit com- necessary to effectively communicate announced this week, received $285,000 Opioid Response Program-Planning munity health center, has changed to strengthen local support services. its name to Tandem Health. SEE HEALTH, PAGE A7 A breakdown of the federal funding SEE CRISIS, PAGE A7 A picnic full of pride and patriotism Sumter Chamber hosts 10th-annual military appreciation event at Shaw BY BRUCE MILLS [email protected] Bring together the Sumter community with about 1,000 personnel from Shaw Air Force Base, mix in 1,200 hamburgers, 1,200 hot dogs, 1,200 bags of chips, more than 3,000 cookies and more than enough beans, slaw and sunshine to go around, and what do you have? A perfect day for a big family picnic. That’s the way many base and Sumter lead- ers described Friday’s Greater Sumter Cham- ber of Commerce’s 10th-Annual Military Ap- preciation Picnic at Hangar 1200 at Shaw. The Sumter community and Air Force base have traditionally had a close, family-type rela- tionship — given their mutual dependence on PHOTOS BY BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM each another, among other factors — and the A Shaw Air Force Base airman smiles after being served by Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon, background, on Friday event served as a big thank you all around. at the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce’s Military Appreciation Picnic at Shaw. Col. Derek O’Malley, 20th Fighter Wing com- mander (call sign “Maestro” in the aviation world), described it as a “great day” for the base when its community partners can come in, serve a meal and show their appreciation to the military personnel. “We’re grateful for today,” O’Malley said. “Our community partners are not just our partners, they are our friends, they are our families, and we get to know them, and they are a part of our lives.” O’Malley, who took command at Shaw at the beginning of this year, said he often hears com- munity partners ask him what they can do to serve the airmen at Shaw. He said it’s hard at times to think of ways, given how busy both ABOVE: Military personnel look through bags of cookies pre- sides can get in their work. pared by area churches on Friday at the picnic. “So, this is just a great opportunity to final- ly get here together and spend the afternoon RIGHT: Military personnel talk with local vendors Friday at the picnic. SEE PICNIC, PAGE A7 Trump says he supports ‘comprehensive’ FBI probe of Supreme Court nominee BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE Trump said during a even as he has left the scope of the and MICHAEL BALSAMO Rose Garden news con- investigation to Senate Republi- The Associated Press ference that he wants cans. the probe to wrap up “My White House will do whatev- WASHINGTON — President Don- quickly because the ac- er the senators want,” Trump said. ald Trump said Monday he wants cusations have been “The one thing I want is speed.” the FBI to do a “comprehensive” in- KAVANAUGH “so unfair” to Kavana- The president added, “We don’t vestigation into allegations of sexu- ugh and his family. But want to go on a witch hunt, do we?” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS al misconduct by Brett Kavanaugh. he said it’s fine with Trump also said he was surprised President Donald Trump speaks during a news con- But he also said he stands by his him if the FBI wants to pursue ac- Kavanaugh has been so open about ference on trade between the United States, Canada Supreme Court nominee “all the cusations made by three women and Mexico and the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh way.” who have publicly come forward SEE INVESTIGATION, PAGE A7 to the Supreme Court on Monday in Washington. VISIT US ONLINE AT DEATHS, B4 WEATHER, A10 INSIDE Colleen Hoskins Robert James Hammett HUMID ALL DAY 2 SECTIONS, 16 PAGES the .com VOL. 123, NO. 247 Gloria Bell DuRant Caroll Ramsey Mostly sunny and Dellene Goodman Raymond Franklin Moore Jr. humid today; mainly clear Classifieds B6 Sports B1 Robert Smith Diane Mary Labarre Josey and humid tonight Comics A8 Television B5 Harold Norman Kirkland HIGH 85, LOW 66 Opinion A9 A2 | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2018 THE SUMTER ITEM Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] LOCAL BRIEFS Soft rock, FROM STAFF REPORTS Council to consider final reading for burn ordinance jazz comes Sumter City Council will meet at 1 p.m. today in City Council Cham- bers, fourth floor of Sumter Opera to Opera House, 21 N. Main St., to consider: • Second and final reading of an ordinance to regulate open burn- ing and refuse burning in the city; • Final reading of an ordinance House to amend the city's zoning and de- velopment standards ordinance to add elementary and secondary BY IVY MOORE schools as conditional uses in the Special to The Sumter Item professional office, neighborhood commercial, limited commercial A band that has been popular since and general commercial zoning 1970 and another that’s not quite a districts; year old will play the Sumter Opera • A resolution to authorize a con- House this week. Ambrosia, a soft PHOTOS PROVIDED tract for the Memorial Park Meet- rock band with five Grammy nomi- 1970’s soft rock band Ambrosia will play the Sumter Opera House on Thursday night. ing House Project; and nations and several Gold records, ap- Their classic hits include “Can’t Help Believin.’” • A resolution to authorize a con- pears at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, and tract for the Hampton and Sumter Gullah jazz band Ranky Tanky plays Charleston band Streets Resurfacing Project. Friday, also at 7:30. Ranky Tanky is Sumter Opera House manager known for its jazz ar- Family Empowerment Seth Reimer said Ambrosia’s concert rangements of tradi- Forum set for Wednesday will be “an instant feel-good show tional Gullah spiritu- …” (offering) the chance for longtime als. The first CD by fans to revisit the time “when they the band formed in South Carolina continues to be were part of the throngs filling sold- October 2017 ranked in the top 10 — No. 6 — for out venues and for younger fans to reached No. 1 on the its rate of women killed by men ac- hear a band certain to become a fa- Billboard jazz chart cording to the Violence Policy Cen- vorite.” in February. The ter, a Washington-based organiza- Formed by four musicians from group will perform tion. Los Angeles, the band was influ- on Friday at the Using data compiled from homi- enced by all types of music from Opera House. cides in 2016, the center’s study around the world and known for a showed 48 women were murdered strong rhythm-and-blues and blues by men in S.C. in that year. base. The name Ambrosia was adopt- The Family Empowerment ed because its music was a blend of Forum, sponsored by Sumter genres, much as the ambrosia salad County Domestic Violence Coordi- brings several fruits and other ingre- anniversary of their eponymous nating Council and the YWCA, dients together in a harmonious CD’s debut release; it was ranked No. works to increase awareness of manner. 1 on Billboard’s jazz chart in Febru- and prevent domestic violence lo- Ambrosia collaborated with musi- ary. cally. cians Leonard Bernstein and Alan Ranky Tanky’s music is largely in- The forum, "Strengthening the Parsons, as well as author Kurt Von- fluenced by traditional Gullah music, Family with Knowledge," will be negut Jr., receiving five Grammy which the group infuses with its own held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednes- nominations, five hit singles and per- jazz influences. Gullah culture arose day in the Nettles Auditorium at formed sold-out concerts worldwide. in the Lowcountry among enslaved USC Sumter. Early hits include “Holdin’ on to Yes- Africans and their descendants.