IN SPORTS: Win over ‘Pack boosts Gamecocks ahead of SEC opener 1B USC Sumter galleries feature area artists Themes of spirituality, plant life SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 are reflected in new exhibit C1 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 $1.00 All eyes on Irma Record-breaking hurricane Make plans now BY ADRIENNE SARVIS bears down on Caribbean
[email protected] ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) At the far northeastern While it is important to purchase sup- — The most powerful Atlantic edge of the Caribbean, au- plies and prepare yourself for the possi- Ocean hurricane in recorded thorities on the Leeward Is- bility of Hurricane Irma coming to the history bore down on the is- lands of Antigua and Barbu- East Coast, U.S. Department of Home- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS lands of the northeast Carib- da cut power and urged resi- land Security encourages residents to In this geocolor image captured by GOES-16 and re- bean on Tuesday night, follow- dents to shelter indoors as make plans in case of an evacuation and leased by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ing a path predicted to then they braced for Hurricane Ir- to be prepared for the aftermath of the Administration, Hurricane Irma, a potentially cata- rake Puerto Rico, the Domini- ma’s first contact with land storm. strophic category 5 hurricane, moves westward, can Republic, Haiti and Cuba early Wednesday. Officials Starting with protecting your property, Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean toward the Leeward before possibly heading for Islands. Florida over the weekend. SEE IRMA, PAGE A8 SEE PREPARE, PAGE A8 Nothing but blue skies ‘Women daredevils’ take Dream Flights BY IVY MOORE
[email protected] Ruth Hoyt, who is “95 going on 96 years old,” had never flown in an open cockpit biplane before, although she spent two years in the U.S.