IN SPORTS: Gators not celebrating win, snapping streak, focused on Lake City B1 THE CLARENDON SUN Manning City Council proud of eclipse events A7 FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2017 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents Sumter K-9 Mike retires AUGUST FARM REPORT JIM HILLEY / THE SUMTER ITEM A combine harvests feed corn at Jeremy Cannon’s farm near Turbeville. Cannon said most of the corn would likely end up as feed for Pilgrim’s Pride. A few stink bugs mar otherwise good corn crop BY JIM HILLEY PHOTOS BY MELANIE SMITH / THE SUMTER ITEM
[email protected] ABOVE LEFT: Cpl. Larry Wix stands with his K-9 partner, Mike, during Mike’s retirement ceremony on Thursday after- noon at Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Mike is a 10-year-old Dutch malinois and has worked with Wix for five years. Most farms in the tri-county area have had a He will be adopted by Wix and live with his family. ABOVE RIGHT: K-9 Mike takes a look at his retirement plaque held pleasant summer. by his handler, Cpl. Larry Wix, as they attend Mike’s retirement ceremony. “It was a real good growing season; we had mild temperatures, it never got all that hot and plenty of moisture so the corn took advantage Five-year police department veteran hanging up his leash and matured a little bit early,” said Clemson Extension Agent David DeWitt. BY ADRIENNE SARVIS He said Mike may be a little many cases including searching But while a robust corn harvest is underway,
[email protected] upset about not going to work for missing people, tracking sus- some farmers are finding unwanted visitors in every day anymore because the pects and locating narcotics.