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TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents A2 Commander explains new role Board of the Ninth Air Force after split names interim leader BY BRUCE MILLS [email protected]

Sumter School District Board of Trustees named Debbie Hamm of Columbia as its inter- im superintendent Monday night at its special called meeting at the district office. Hamm was most recently superintendent of Richland School District 2 in Co- lumbia from 2013-17, before retir- ing. She will assume her position with Sumter School District on Aug. 1, according to the board. The vote to name Hamm the interim superintendent was unanimous. HAMM Board Chairman the Rev. Daryl

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Finance committee U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS KELSEY TUCKER / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott Zobrist, Ninth Air Force commander, shakes hands with Airman 1st Class Michael Gra- decki, a 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, as Zobrist prepares for takeoff at Shaw Air Force Base on Dec. plans to meet today 1, 2016. Zobrist assumed command of Ninth Air Force in May 2016 and has held staff positions at the Air Staff, Air Combat Command and U.S. Forces Japan. BY BRUCE MILLS [email protected] Zobrist says force’s focus now is mission prep Sumter School District Board of Trustees’ Fi- nance Committee will hold its first monthly BY JIM HILLEY ern states and other numbered and they separated them,” Zo- meeting today with the district’s new chief fi- [email protected] air forces around the globe. Tra- brist said. “They took the three- nancial officer. ditionally, these are two- or star commander (currently Lt. Certified public accountant Chris Griner Editor’s note: Part II, how the three-star intermediate com- Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian) and said: began his new position with the changes put the Ninth Air Force in mands with two main missions: ‘You are going to Qatar, and you district on July 17. Griner will pro- position to take on additional to be force providers and to fight are going to focus downrange, ba- vide the district’s monthly finan- roles, will run in The Sumter Item wars. sically be at the combined air ops cial report through June 30, ac- on Wednesday. Force providing involves orga- center and be AFCENT only.” cording to the meeting agenda. nizing, training and equipping To take care of 29,000 airmen The financial report through Since 2009, the Ninth Air Force, airmen, generally preparing while handling wars in Iraq and June 30 represents the end of fis- headquartered at Shaw Air Force them to go do their mission, Afghanistan and at the same time GRINER cal year 2017 for Sumter School Base, has seen changes in its role whether it is humanitarian aid or providing forces for the Central District. As of the latest reports, in support of Air Force Central engaging in combat, he said. Command area was “a pretty big the district projects to end fiscal 2017 — after Command, also with a presence Their war-fighting missions were job,” Zobrist said. all accruals — with a $1.1 million surplus. at Shaw. paired with the Air Force’s geo- The Air Force set up AFCENT A school finance consultant, Scott Allan, Recently, Ninth Air Force Com- graphic commands such as Cen- command headquarters in Qatar, guided the district through the first six months mander Major Gen. Scott Zobrist tral Command, Southern Com- he said, though a key element of of this year after the December release of the explained how the Ninth Air mand, European Command, Afri- the staff remained at Shaw Air fiscal 2016 audit report revealed the district Force’s role has changed and how ca Command, etc. Force Base. overspent by $6.2 million that year and had an those changes have led to a new Until 2009, the Ninth Air Force “‘AFCENT Shaw’ as they call ending general fund balance on June 30, 2016, role in preparing the Air Force supported Central Command in it,” Zobrist said. of $106,449 — a critically low level, according to for future missions. both force providing and as a Wings from all the numbered auditor Robin Poston. combat component, Zobrist said. air forces, including the Ninth, Because the fiscal 2016 budget served as a PART I: THE SPLIT Because of the continuing are provided to AFCENT down- template for the 2017 budget, the board in Janu- “It’s a little bit confusing,” Zo- fighting in the Central Command range to conduct war-fighting op- ary approved an emergency financial plan pro- brist said. “Many people in our area of responsibility — which erations, he said. posed by Superintendent Frank Baker to pre- Air Force are unaware, and it’s roughly corresponds to the Mid- “The Ninth Air Force was left serve more than $6 million in cash in the last not real intuitive to the populace dle East — it was decided in 2009 with a force-providing mission six months of fiscal 2017. of the local area.” to separate the two roles for the only,” Zobrist said. “So again, The plan recommendations included elimi- He explained that in the Air Ninth Air Force. 12th Air Force and SOUTHCOM nating 47 jobs, cutting overtime pay wherever Force there are numbered air “For a variety of reasons, they (Air Force Southern Command) possible and freezing several budget line forces, such as the Ninth Air took these two missions that has both those missions together, Force in the Southeastern states, Ninth Air Force/AFCENT (Air SEE MEETING, PAGE A6 the 12th Air Force in the South- Force Central Command) had, SEE NINTH, PAGE A6 Ministry’s medical clinic provides key service to those in need BY RICK CARPENTER working at longer qualify for the clinic, volunteering at the clinic on applicants without regard to [email protected] least 20 according to clinic Director Tuesday evenings. Butler ex- race, gender or creed as an hours per Jacqueline Butler. pressed gratefulness for their outreach ministry which en- The summer is flying by, week or “We are always glad when assistance, saying the medical compasses their physical, and school will soon be back who are patients gain insurance,” she and non-medical volunteers emotional and spiritual well- in session. The Sumter United full-time said. “We have gained eight take the clinic’s mission to being.” Ministries Free Medical Clinic students. patients this summer, bring- heart. That mission is “To Butler said many people continues to serve residents Several ing our total number of eligi- provide preventative screen- may not be aware that the of Sumter County, 18 to 64 of the min- ble patients to 107.” ing, medical education, treat- residents of the ministry’s years of age, without health istry’s former patients now The Sumter Junior Welfare ment for medical needs and insurance who are either have health insurance and no League women have started pastoral care to all qualified SEE CARING, PAGE A6

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A new spa has opened in Sumter that caters to children by pampering and making them feel like princesses. CEO and founder of Dazzling Pearls Kids Spa Kyeisha Hopkins was a stay-at-home mother in Georgia and decided that she no longer want- ed to drive to Charlotte to take her daughter to get her nails done at a kids’ spa. “I am relocating from Georgia,” Hopkins said, “and I started thinking about doing a kids’ spa about five years ago when I took my daughter to the one in Charlotte, and I always said, ‘I’m going to open a kids’ spa.’” Hopkins decided to turn her dream into reality, first as a mobile spa in April. She said that the mobile spa was keeping her busy, but she wanted to find a space to permanently host her spa. “I used to drive back and forth on the weekends to do this spa in Sum- ter,” Hopkins explained. “It wasn’t a chore to drive because I saw the ex- pression on the little girls' faces, and it made it completely worth it. I just wanted to give the girls in Sumter something to look forward to.” CAITLAN WALZER / THE SUMTER ITEM Honesty Kennedy, 5, is pampered with a pedicure from Takayla Roach at Dazzling Pearls Kids Spa on Saturday. What started as a mobile spa for lit- tle girls has grown into a larger busi- ness because of the popularity Hop- getting a pedicure, a nail station to tag. Alone, the manicure is $12, and kins saw while hosting the mobile DAZZLING PEARLS KIDS SPA get their nails painted and a nail-dry- the pedicure is $15. business. WHERE: 830 S. Pike W. ing fan so the new polish does not For special days, the spa offers Dazzling Pearls Kids Spa hosted a smudge. birthday packages and will close to WHEN: 1-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-7 V.I.P. Princess Explosion Party for its Hopkins said her precious clients the public for special V.I.P. princess p.m. Saturday; and 1-6:30 p.m. Sunday grand opening on Saturday and, at are thrilled to be given an opportuni- attention at the event. the party, girls were given manicures, FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit Dazzling ty to be pampered, dolled up and To book an appointment or party, pedicures, personalized “bling” T- Pearls Kids Spa on Facebook or call Kyeisha treated like mini-adults. visit Dazzling Pearls Kids Spa on Hopkins at (803) 883-4388. shirts, an opportunity to dance in the “I just like getting my mani and Facebook or contact Hopkins at (803) “party room” with multi-colored See video on The Sumter Item’s website, pedi done,” 5-year-old Kaliah Frank- 883-4388. lights and music and paint while en- www.theitem.com/pamper. lin said. “It makes me feel like a prin- Walk-ins are welcome, and the joying pizza, punch and sweets. cess.” hours of operation are Tuesday The spa, at 830 S. Pike W., has all A basic manicure with pedicure at through Friday, 1 to 7 p.m., Saturday the staples of a regular spa in minia- There are pink chairs for the girls Dazzling Pearls Kids Spa comes with from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sunday ture form. to sit in while soaking their feet and the color of choice and a $25 price from 1 to 6:30 p.m. 2 men rescued after boat overturns Lexington police: Man left baby

FROM STAFF REPORTS by a neighbor, who reportedly called in the in- in car he dropped off for service cident. One of the men was transported to Pal- LEXINGTON (AP) — Au- Temperatures were well On July 14, first responders from Sumter metto Health Tuomey, where he was treated thorities say a man left his into the 90s Sunday, but County Fire and Rescue, Sumter County Sher- and released. 8-month-old daughter Myrick says the baby is iff’s Office and Sumter County EMS responded The other man, according to the release, did strapped in her car seat going to be fine. to a call about two men falling overboard from not require medical help. after dropping off his car Myrick said in a news re- a boat in a pond off Jed Court, according to a Bell said the actions of the responders to be serviced at a South lease that 48-year-old Ca news release from the sheriff’s office. should remind people of the importance of Carolina Walmart. Mvuh has been charged Ken Bell, public information officer for the wearing a life vest while in a boat, regardless Lexington County Sher- with unlawful conduct to- sheriff’s office, said representatives of the of the size of the body of water. iff's Capt. Adam Myrick ward a child and is await- three agencies jumped into the pond to re- Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis also said a store employee ing a bond hearing. trieve the two men and boat. praised the trio for their efforts and said the found the baby in the car A woman answering a “One of the men had a flotation device, and incident should “help assure Sumter County after it had been parked for phone number linked to the other was holding onto the boat when the residents that responders from the different about 90 minutes at the Mvuh says she didn't know first responders arrived,” Bell said. agencies all work as one when it comes to a store in Red Bank on Sun- about the case. It wasn't According to Bell, the two men were spotted rescue operation.” day afternoon. known if he had a lawyer.

Sumter County Council to consider rezoning for housing subdivision

FROM STAFF REPORTS plicant intends to build about 40 Sumter County Technology and at 5 p.m. in County Council Confer- more homes in the subdivision if Personnel Committee will meet at ence Room to receive a request from Sumter County Council will meet the rezoning request is approved. A 4:45 p.m. in County Council Confer- AirMedCare, an external audit up- at 6 p.m. today in County Council public hearing will be held before ence Room to receive a request from date, a request from the county Chambers, Sumter County Adminis- council's vote. the human resources department to treasurer regarding a lock box and tration Building, 13 E. Canal St., to Prior to council's regular meeting, offer short-term disability to county a request to consider amending consider second reading of a re- Sumter County Forfeited Land Com- employees via an outside vendor building fees for Sumter County. quest to rezone 24.33 acres of land mission will meet at 4:15 p.m. in and a request to add a part-time po- The committee will also hold an ex- in the Ellerbe Estates subdivision County Council Conference Room to sition in the probate office. ecutive session to discuss a contrac- on S.C. 261 from agricultural con- discuss approximately 10 cases dur- Also, Sumter County Fiscal Tax tual matter pertaining to Sumter- servation to residential-15. The ap- ing an executive session. and Property Committee will meet Lee Regional Detention Center.

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In brain anatomy spoke to the club on cent of all doctor vis- tors no longer recommend studies, it was found that the Thursday and received its are linked to extended bed rest. A 2013 people practicing yoga had her $1,500 check to off- stress-related prob- study found "strong evidence more gray matter in a num- set expenses to Clemson Rlems. Yoga has been identi- for short-term effectiveness ber of regions; as we get University this fall. Other fied as one form of exercise and moderate evidence for older, we lose gray matter, at-large recipient win- that helps relieve stress long-term effectiveness of but that decrease wasn’t ners were Christopher while im- yoga for chronic low-back seen in the yoga practitio- Bailey of Sumter High proving pain." In fact, since 2007, the ners, which suggests that School, who will be at- strength, American Society of Pain yoga may have a protective tending Clemson Univer- balance, guidelines have urged physi- effect. There was also a sig- sity, and Matthew Rodg- flexibility cians to consider recom- nificant increase in pain tol- ers of Lakewood High and overall mending yoga to patients erance in the yoga practitio- School, who will be at- health. In with long-term lower back ners, and there was a change tending Winthrop Uni- fact, studies pain. in pain thresholds, too. versity. show people Although lying in bed does Exercise has been shown RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM Missy who do yoga minimize stress on the lum- to help alleviate the pain and Corrigan use 43 per- bar spine, it also causes mus- stiffness associated with os- cent fewer cles to lose conditioning, teoarthritis and rheumatoid medical ser- among other problems. 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LONDON (AP) — The par- The parents of Char- London to examine the child. tal also criticized Hirano, say- ents of critically ill baby Char- lie Gard, the critical- But the family’s attorney, ing it was concerned because lie Gard wept as they dropped ly ill infant, Chris Grant Armstrong, said noth- he had testified that he re- their legal bid Monday to send Gard and Connie ing further could be done and tained a financial interest in him to the United States for Yates, arrive at the that it was “worthy of a Greek some of the compounds he an experimental medical Royal Courts of Jus- tragedy” that they had to proposed prescribing for treatment, acknowledging tice in London withdraw their appeal just as Charlie. that the window of opportuni- ahead of the latest they were about to present “In the months ahead, all at ty to help him had closed. High Court hearing new evidence to the court. GOSH will be giving careful Charlie’s mother, Connie in London on Mon- The judge paid tribute to thought to what they can learn Yates, hugged her husband, day. the infant’s parents, saying it from this bruising court case Chris Gard, as they described was impossible to compre- that might enrich the care it their decision to “let our son hend the agony they faced. provides to its most vulnerable go.” Recent medical tests on THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “No parent could have done patients and families,” hospi- 11-month-old Charlie showed more for their child,” he said. tal lawyer Katie Gollop said in that the baby has irreversible The hospital wanted to switch the crux of the matter was The hospital also paid trib- the statement. “It is hoped that muscular damage, and the off his life support and allow that “in this country, children ute to the family, saying the those who, like the Professor new treatment wouldn’t help. Charlie to die peacefully. have rights independent of “agony desolation and brav- (Hirano) have provided the The parents said too much The case won international their parents.” While parents ery of their decision” com- opinions that have so sus- time was spent in court battles attention after Charlie’s par- usually decide what is best for mands Great Ormond’s re- tained Charlie’s parents, their and that their son had lost his ents received support from their children, in some cases spect and humbled “all who hopes and thus this protracted chance to improve. They apol- Pope Francis, President hospitals and parents dis- work there.” litigation with its many conse- ogized to Charlie for failing in Trump and some U.S. law- agree, he said. But in their statement on quences, will also find much their quest to save him. makers. Some U.S.-based ac- The judge condemned all Monday’s hearing, the hospi- upon which to reflect.” “We will let our son go and tivists also traveled to Lon- the abuses and threats that be with the angels,” Yates said. don to support Charlie’s par- have been directed at the hos- Charlie has a rare genetic ents. pital, doctors and nurses condition, and his parents Some commentators have treating Charlie but stressed wanted him to receive an ex- portrayed the case as a clash these had nothing to do with perimental treatment in the between a family and the the boy’s parents. United States. state, and some U.S. conser- The judge had scheduled a Doctors at Great Ormond vatives have used it to criti- two-day hearing beginning Street Hospital in London had cize Britain’s state-funded Monday to consider fresh evi- FACTORY OUTLET argued that the treatment health care system — even dence after Dr. Michio Hirano, • Bed Linens • Comforters • Bath Towels, Washcloths • Rug Sets wouldn’t help and could cause though the case has never an American neurology ex- • Bathroom Accessories, Shower Curtains • Linens • Kitchen Towels, the child pain, so they chal- been about money. pert from Columbia Medical lenged the parents’ wishes. Judge Nicholas Francis said Center in New York, came to Dishcloths • Kitchen Rugs • Curtains • Valances • Area & Throw Rugs Throw Pillow Placemats Kevin Ard Shells Proudly Announces 10 for $5.00 $2.00 ea. set the founding of or .59¢ ea. Set includes KAFA Company, LLC 4 Placemats Silk Filled Kitchen Comforters Curtain Sets Twin $12.00 ea. Full $15.00 ea. $12.00 WWW.JJTOWING.COM Queen $18.00 ea. New Arrivals $15.00 King $20.00 ea. Don’t forget... SHOP WITH US & SAVE We Move Storage ON ALL YOUR Buildings HOUSEHOLD NEEDS. We can save your yard! SAVE $ SAVE $ SAVE $ 965 Bethel Church Road ON LOW LOW PRICES!! *Forestry 803-506-4858 Offi ce 29 Progress St. - Sumter • 775-8366 Ext. 37 *Land & 803-983-5213 Mobile Store Hours: Mon. - Sat. • 9:30 - 5:00 Consultant Timber *Timber Sales Appraisals *Land Sales 803-491-5177 kafacompany.com Email: [email protected]

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Marchelle Tigner, a firearms in- structor, teaches a student how to shoot a gun during a class in Black women Lawrenceville, Georgia, on May 27. Tigner’s goal is to train 1 mil- lion women how to shoot a gun in her lifetime. She is among the nation’s black women gun owners pick up firearms who say they are picking up fire- arms for self-protection. for self-defense THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. eryone is comforted. (AP) — Sitting in a classroom “It’s disheartening to think above a gun range, a woman that you have everything in given the chance to do it hesitantly says she isn’t sure order: Your license to carry. themselves — several of them she could ever shoot and kill You comply. You’re not break- struggling to get the bullets someone, even to protect her- ing the law. You’re not doing into the spring-loaded maga- self. Couldn’t she just aim for anything wrong. And there’s a zine with their long finger- their leg and try to maim possibility you could be shot nails. Then they took turns them? and killed,” said Laura Man- firing a Glock 19 semi-auto- Her instructor says self-de- ning, a 50-year-old payroll spe- matic 9mm at targets about 5 fense is not about killing cialist for ADP from Atlanta. yards down range. someone but is instead about “I’m not going to lie. I’m just “The bad guy’s dead. He’s eliminating a threat. afraid of being stopped wheth- not getting back up,” Tigner If the gun gets taken away er I have my gun or not.” tells one student who beams by a bad guy, the instructor At the training session in with pride as they look over a says, “I promise you they’re Lawrenceville, a town just out- target riddled with bullet not going to be having any side Atlanta, about 20 students holes. sympathy or going through gathered on a recent Saturday Jonava Johnson, another the thought process you are.” morning to go over basic safe- student, says it took her a Gently she adds that if the ty lessons and instructions. long time to decide to get a student isn’t comfortable with They started with orange plas- gun. For years, she was afraid the lethal potential of the gun, tic replica guns as Tigner dem- of them after an ex-boyfriend buying one might not be for onstrated proper stance and from high school threatened her. grip. They are taught not to her and shot and killed her Marchelle Tigner, known to put a finger on the trigger new boyfriend in front of her. her students and others as until it’s time to shoot and to She was just 17. “Tig,” is on a mission: to train keep the muzzle pointed in a Flash forward about 30 Update your Old Clothes at least 1 million women how safe direction. Tigner plays to years, and her daughter was to shoot a firearm. She had their protective instincts by sexually assaulted in their Tailor the New... spent no time around guns be- telling them always to know home. At the time, she thought fore joining the National what is beyond their target so about getting a gun for protec- Expert Alterations for Ladies, Guard. Now, as a survivor of they don’t accidentally shoot a tion but decided to get a guard domestic violence and sexual young child or another inno- dog instead. 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These seta-covered cater- growing acceptance of fire- When we were kids we had a pillars are the favorite food of the arms among blacks: In 2012, vacant lot between our house and yellow-billed cuckoo, one of the few one found that less than a Aunt Liza’s, a veritable playground birds who find these creatures third of black households with tunnels, fire pits, and structures delectable, and they often eat a hun- made with wood scavenged from dred larva at one sitting. viewed gun ownership as posi- the many houses being built around tive; three years later, that If the caterpillars exhaust the food us. This was the time before fire ants supply in their original home, they number had jumped. 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left with the mission to organize, partners and doing international NINTH FROM PAGE A1 train and equip airmen and be a relations,” Zobrist said. “I don’t MEETING FROM PAGE A1 force provider. have that responsibility.” but here we took those missions “Our eight wings from Lang- Zobrist said that because the items, including substi- tracts and possible receipt and separated them.” ley, Virginia, all the way down to Ninth Air Force doesn’t have the tute teacher budgets and of legal advice, according He said other numbered air Tindal AFB (Florida), we provide combatant commander compo- supply budgets by 50 per- to the meeting agenda. forces haven’t needed to split forces to AFCENT, who fights nent support responsibility, it is cent. Allan said the emer- The advisory finance their missions because their war- the war on behalf of CENTCOM a small unit. Other numbered air gency cuts basically al- committee includes three fighting missions are more peri- (Central Command) with those forces, because they continue to lowed the district to finish board members — Chair- odic. forces,” Zobrist said. have that combatant commander with the surplus and in man the Rev. Daryl Mc- “Right now, I will tell you that He said the forces come back support component responsibili- the black for the fiscal Ghaney, Johnny Hilton the AFCENT commander is pret- after about six months, and the ty, are a little bit bigger and have year. and Lucille McQuilla — ty busy downrange,” Zobrist Ninth Air Force reconstitutes a slightly bigger mission because Allan and district staff and four local private said. “He’s in the right spot and and retrains them. they have to handle all those re- have said the $1.1 million business leaders — Ben has a lot of work to do.” Zobrist said the 12th Air Force lations with other air forces such surplus will go directly Griffith, Greg Thompson, The Air Force leadership de- at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base as in South America for Lt. Gen. into the district’s low William Byrd and Bobby cided to free the AFCENT com- in Arizona provides the same Kelly. fund balance and not be Anderson. mander from responsibilities type of forces to AFCENT, to Eu- As 12th Air Force Commander, used in this year’s budget Today’s meeting of the such as conducting changes-of- rope and other places, but they Kelly is talking to his wing com- in any way. finance committee will command ceremonies and rou- also have to be ready should manders in the United States, and According to today’s also be its first since the tine administrative tasks, he something big happen in South as AFSOUTH commander, he is agenda, the advisory fi- school board’s mutual said. America because of their rela- meeting other air chiefs, building nance committee will agreement with Baker Leadership decided to stand up tionship with Air Force Southern partner capacity and working also receive a capital last week that he retire a new numbered air force, called Command. with partners in the area. projects report update Monday, July 31, after the the Ninth Air Force, and put a “Lt. Gen. Mark Kelly, who was “It really did alleviate a burden and discuss a new capital district’s financial crisis. two-star general in charge of it, my predecessor here at the Ninth from the three-star commander bond issue. Like all board-related Zobrist said. Air Force, is the commander of AFCENT to be downrange After those topics, the meetings, today’s finance “It’s an old name but basically there, and he spends a lot of his where the other combat com- committee will enter ex- committee meeting is a new mission or at least a par- time in Central and South Amer- manders are,” Zobrist said. “It ecutive session behind open to the public. It tial new mission,” Zobrist said. ica in the SOUTHCOM area of made sense to move him down- closed doors for discus- starts at 11 a.m. at the dis- The Ninth Air Force was then responsibility, talking to our range.” sion of employment, con- trict office.

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NOTICE is hereby given that a General Elec on will be held in the Town of Turbeville, South Carolina on the 7th of No- vember, 2017 for the purpose of fi lling the seats of 2 Council Members. FILING of candidates can be made at the Clarendon Coun- ty Voter Registra on and Elec ons Offi ce, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, SC. Filing will open on August 1, 2017 at 12:00pm WE BUY AMMO! and remain open during regular business hours un l August 15, 2017 at 12:00pm. Candidates must present a Statement We will buy ammo you do not of Inten on of Candidacy when fi ling. This form is available in the “Candidate Informa on” sec on of scVOTES.org and want in your house. at the Clarendon County Voter Registra on and Elec ons Of- fi ce. This is a non-par san elec on and no party affi lia on We will dispose shall be placed on the ballot. of old ammo. STATE ETHICS FILINGS: Candidates are required to fi le a State- ment of Economic Interests and a Campaign Disclosure on- line with the State Ethics Commission at h p://ethic.sc.gov. Failure to fi le these documents may result in a candidate fi ne but will not disqualify a candidate from the elec on. Contact the State Ethics Commission for more informa on. POLLING PLACE: Turbeville Town Hall, 1400 Main Street, Tur- beville, SC. The poll will open at 7:00am and close at 7:00pm. At 9:00am on said Elec on Day the absentee managers will begin examina on of the absentee ballots return envelopes. Rifl e • Pistol This examina on will be held at the Clarendon County Voter Registra on and Elec ons offi ce, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, • Shotgun Shells SC. The unoffi cial results of the elec on will be announced at Thank You For the Clarendon County Elec on Commission Building, 20 East Voting Us #1 Kei Street, Manning, SC. www.reliablepawnshop.com On Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 10:00am, at the Claren- don County Elec on Commission Building, the Commission- ers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of ballots 33 West Liberty Street • Downtown Sumter challenged in this elec on. A er the hearing on challenged 18 N. Brooks Street • Downtown Manning ballots, the Clarendon County Elec on Commission will cer - fy the results of the elec on. Sumter & Manning’s Any run-off will be held two weeks a er the elec on on Tues- Oldest & Largest Pawn Shop day, November 21, 2017. THE SUMTER ITEM NATION TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017 | A7 Ex-members: Brazilians funneled as ‘slaves’ by N.C. church

SPINDALE, North Carolina 2,000 members in its church- rules against employment, Spindale — and keeping It is illegal to enter a sham (AP) — When Andre Oliveira es in Brazil and Ghana and church leaders sometimes re- them there once their visas marriage for the purpose of answered the call to leave his affiliations in Sweden, Scot- ferred to the forced labor expired, according to former avoiding U.S. immigration Word of Faith Fellowship land and other countries. projects as "volunteer work," members of the church. laws. congregation in Brazil to Whaley and her lieuten- according to Brazilians inter- Ten of those interviewed "I can count at least five or move to the mother church ants travel several times a viewed in both countries. spoke of male Brazilians ob- six Brazilian guys that moved in North Carolina at the age year to the Brazilian branch- Many females worked as taining green cards for per- here to marry an American of 18, his passport and es, in the southeastern cities babysitters and in the manent residency and being girl," Melo said. "They would money were confiscated by of Sao Joaquim de Bicas and church's K-12 school, and able to legally work by being never, ever, ever consider let- church leaders — for safe- Franco da Rocha. many males worked in con- married off to female Ameri- ting you date somebody out- keeping, he said he was told. She tells the Brazilian struction, the former mem- can congregants. side of the church." Trapped in a foreign land, members of her flock that bers said. The work included he said he was forced to work they can improve their lives ripping out walls and install- 15 hours a day, usually for no and relationships with God ing drywall in apartments TheThe pay, first cleaning warehous- with pilgrimages to Spindale, owned and rented out by a SHRIMPERSHRIMPER es for the evangelical church according to several of those senior church minister, they OF SUMTER and later working at busi- interviewed. said. nesses owned by the sect's se- Some said they also were "It was slave labor," said nior ministers. Any violation enticed with the chance to at- Rebeca Melo, 29, who grew Serving Calabash Style of the rules risked the wrath tend college, to learn Eng- up in the church in Brazil Seafood in Sumter for of church leaders, he said, lish, to see a bit of the U.S. and visited the U.S. about 10 Over 40 Years. ranging from beatings to Others said they felt they had times. shaming from the pulpit. no choice but to travel to Whaley's brand of "love" Monday - Saturday 10:30 AM - 9:00 PM Sunday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM An Associated Press inves- North Carolina. also played a key role in en- tigation has found that Word 803-773-5456 Perhaps to circumvent the ticing Brazilian males to 438 Broad Street • Sumter, SC of Faith Fellowship used its two church branches in Bra- zil to siphon a steady flow of young laborers who came on tourist and student visas to its 35-acre compound in rural Spindale. The Brazilians often spoke little English when they arrived, and pass- ports were seized from many. "They kept us as slaves," Oliveira told the AP. "How can you do that to people — claim you love them and then beat them in the name of God?" Under U.S. law, visitors on tourist visas are prohibited from performing work for which people normally would be compensated. Those on student visas are allowed some work, under circum- stances that were not met at Word of Faith Fellowship, the AP found. In 2014, three former con- gregants told an assistant U.S. attorney that the Brazil- ians were being forced to work without pay, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by the AP. Jill Rose, now the U.S. at- torney in Charlotte, promised she would "take a fresh look at it," according to the re- cording. But the former members said she never re- sponded when they repeated- ly tried to contact her in the months after the meeting. Rose declined to comment to the AP, citing an ongoing investigation. Oliveira, who fled the church last year, is one of 16 Brazilian former members who told the AP they were made to work while being subjected to physical or ver- bal assaults. Former congregant Jay Plummer, an American, su- pervised remodeling projects for a church leader’s busi- ness and confirmed the Bra- zilians' assertions that the U.S. workers who labored alongside them were paid while they were not. Carolina Children’s Dentistry VESTCO PROPERTIES The revelations of forced labor are the latest in an on- Buying used Mobile Homes, Lots, going AP investigation expos- Acreage, or Houses In Need of Repair 805 N. Wise Dr ing decades of abuse at Word 470 S. Guignard Drive Call 803-773-8022 anytime Sumter, SC 29153 of Faith Fellowship. 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COMMENTARY The mouth of the South was unique t a time when the was “The no one from his out back.” age of 83. country is sick and Mouth of the sharp tongue, in- But there was more to Char- To the people in Williams- tired of the relentless South.” If cluding his wife, lie Walker than his sharp burg County (and other parts, Aassault by the left on only we had Peggy, referring tongue. There wasn’t a charita- and that includes me), Charlie the Donald Trump presidency more like him to her as “Ole ble cause he supported that is still mourned and missed to and the constant drumbeat of in this coun- Scrap Iron,” but it didn’t make money. He also this day. fake news from blowhard com- try. was out of pure WALKER sponsored an annual fishing As his son Chuck said of mentators on CNN, MSNBC, Charlie was affection, and she contest for underprivileged him at his funeral, “He has an CNBC, The Washington Post Hubert D. from King- went along with children. He had a loud mouth artesian well of friends.” And and The New York Times, plus stree and first the jibes. but an even bigger heart. an editorialist wrote at the the caterwauling of the sensi- Osteen Jr. attained fame As one columnist wrote of In addition to his wife, his time, “The sun will continue to tive little snowflakes at presti- on A.M. radio Charlie, “If Charlie Walker greatest affection went to his rise and set at Sandy Bay, but gious colleges and universities back in the 1950’s, ’60s and ’70s poked fun at you in a column, beloved Clemson Tigers. In Charlie Walker has left a lega- who spend most of their wak- in Williamsburg County. He it wasn’t shameful — instead, fact, he once served on Clem- cy that will shine just as ing hours protesting on cam- was a fearless radio personali- it was an honor.” son’s Board of Visitors. brightly. He will never be for- puses and whining about ty with a sharp tongue. He also As a radio broadcaster, he I knew Charlie Walker and gotten by the countless people every make-believe grievance ran a column in the Florence was a “shock jock” before the talked with him many times. whose lives he touched since they can imagine, the nation Morning News and the (King- term was invented. He did run My cousin Boodie Kinder, who making Williamsburg County has come to the point where it stree) News under the title of into some trouble back in the lived in Kingstree, adored his home six decades ago.” needs a breather from all the “Bark off the King’s Tree.” He 1960’s with the FCC when he Charlie, and whenever I talked The world could use more static permeating our blessed was drop-dead funny on the lost his broadcasting license with her about Charlie, she people like Charlie Walker, but land. radio, and his column was for a few years. What he said would just chuckle and say, I doubt if we’ll ever see one What this country needs is a even funnier. He got away with on air was, “Those people who “That Charlie, he’s a mess.” quite as unique as “The Mouth good laugh. What this country stuff other columnists could don’t like the way I’m broad- But there was nothing messy of the South.” needs is another Charlie Walk- never get away with, but his casting, they may come on about his humor. He was an er. You say you don’t know humor was never mean-spirit- down and kiss my ass.” He original. Email Hubert D. Osteen Jr. at who Charlie Walker was? He ed or vindictive. Yet he spared paused and added, “It’s tied up Charlie died in 2010 at the [email protected]. NOTABLE & QUOTABLE

The Washington Post’s Paul covered from a horrendous tee Farhi asks, “What happens to shot on the 13th hole at Royal local news when there is no Birkdale — wasn’t merely an local media to cover it?” exercise in shot-making under duress. It was also a test of EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. — Spieth’s ability to consider a Lots of newsworthy things multitude of options under happen in this city of nearly the rules and determine which 30,000, located in the heart of ones would give him the best Silicon Valley. It’s just that odds of mitigating the damage many of them don’t make the to his score. The process took local news. more than 20 minutes, sent Last fall, for example, voters hordes of spectators and cam- went to the polls to elect a new eramen scrambling to keep city council and to weigh in on up, required the help of rules three ballot measures, includ- officials and marshals and in- ing two that would raise local cluded the surreal sight of taxes. The issues were “criti- Spieth navigating his way cal” to the city’s immediate fu- around equipment trucks. It ture, Mayor Larry Moody also proved to be a defining COMMENTARY said. But without even a week- moment in Spieth’s career, ly newspaper in town, it was which is on a trajectory to put hard to find out. him among the game’s all- The nearby Palo Alto Daily time greats. Homage to a great editor News mentioned the council race just once before Election • • • Day; the rival Palo Alto Daily ASHINGTON — monials, I think it’s safe to say or “Fantastic,” my feet don’t Post listed the candidates’ Maureen Dowd of The New Behind every that we don’t only admire touch the ground until the names in August — and then York Times discusses “The great column is a Alan; we love him. Some even next day. didn’t report another word Mooch and The Mogul.” Wgreat editor — a said so. He isn’t only a great You see, there’s nothing until after Election Day. truism never more so than editor but also a great leader quite like knowing you’ve “We do the same things in WASHINGTON — President when Alan Shearer puts high- with an eye for quality. He written something not bad at this city that everyone else Trump has finally found a lighter (not red pen) to copy. will leave behind another all. It is a joy that should be does,” says Moody. “We just courtier who can give him the Shearer, great editor, whom we also shared by at least two people, don’t seem to get the same at- buttery, boundless respect he who has run love, Richard Aldacushion, as beginning with Alan, if only tention.” craves. the Wash- well as editorial production one of us gets the public cred- In many respects, East Palo A wealthy mini-me Manhat- ington Post’s manager Sophie Yarborough it. Such is the ultimate gift of Alto is a news “desert,” a com- tan bro with wolfy smile and syndication and operations manager the editor to the writer, for munity overlooked, if not en- slick coif who will say any- operation Karen Greene, who keeps the which we finally thanked tirely ignored, by the media. thing and flip any position. A the past 26 ship afloat. him. George Will began his It’s one of thousands of towns self-promoter extraordinaire years, has We have all been hand- comments by spelling a word across America in which com- and master salesman who managed to picked by Alan. (I pause here — m-i-n-u-s-c-u-l-e. munity reporting is shrinking doesn’t mind pushing a bad Kathleen ignore the to wonder whether hand- “There,” he said, “I’ve final- and sometimes disappearing. product — and probably sees Parker wailing, picked is hyphenated, know- ly mastered it.” The biggest factor, according it as more fun. weeping and ing that Alan’s team will put Apparently, even the lon- to a University of North Caro- For ego gratification, Trump lamenta- it right. His epitaph, he once gest-writing columnist among lina study of the phenomenon: has struck gold — or Goldman tions of his devoted cadre of told me, would read: “The un- us is imperfect. I can’t account cutbacks, consolidation and Sachs — with his appointment columnists and cartoonists hyphenated life isn’t worth for how happy this makes me. closures of daily and weekly of Wall Street hedge fund guy and retires this week. living.”) Marcus said she was sur- newspapers, the traditional and cable TV diva Anthony To the dustbin of history Part of our affection for prised to learn that Alan all lifeblood of local reporting in Scaramucci as White House goes not Alan, as his well- Alan stems from his dedica- along had been editing so America since before its communications director. spelled words, his hyphenated tion to our craft — for making many other writers as well as founding. The Mogul and the Mooch is adjectives and hyperbole-re- us the best we can be — but her. Like the rest of us, she The impact was noted in a a tender love story with dra- sistant attention to perfecting also for his generosity in had thought she was the only federal study in 2011. It con- matic implications for the im- prose will persist through being invisible. The hand of a one. This is because Alan cluded, “A shortage of report- ploding White House. thousands upon thousands of good editor should never be makes each writer feel that he ing manifests itself in invisible The arrival of the Mooch published columns bearing seen. When you, gentle read- or she is the most important, ways: stories not written, was a win for the New Yorkifi- someone else’s name. er, peruse the op-ed page and the most gifted, the most scandals not exposed, govern- cation of the White House, an- It is time you knew his. read a Kathleen Parker col- adored. How dear of you not to ment waste not discovered, other Goldman veteran and a Shearer is editor to a stable umn, you will not know that tell us otherwise. health dangers not identified power shift toward those who of 20 writers, many of whom someone else may have sug- In addition to being the fin- in time, local elections involv- pushed for the gregarious are destination columnists, in- gested a better word or found est editor any of us have ever ing candidates about whom Scaramucci, including Jared, cluding George Will, Charles that a fact was either lacking worked with, Alan is a thor- we know little.” Ivanka and Wilbur Ross, Krauthammer, Fareed Za- or incorrect (and corrected), oughly decent human being against the swamp creatures, karia, Eugene Robinson, Ruth or reminded me for the 100th and a consummate gentle- • • • Priebus and Spicer, and the Marcus and Dana Milbank time that there is no comma man. He is also kind. When I bridge troll, Bannon. among others, as well as this preceding “but” when the in- suffered a concussion and had The Wall Street Journal’s But a change in communi- humble correspondent. At a troductory clause begins “not to stop writing for a while, he Brian Costa writes, “How Jor- cations personnel will not farewell party Thursday, writ- only,” or that I keep writing held my place and my hand, dan Spieth saved the Open by solve the central problem for ers took turns praising Alan, Medicare when I mean Medic- reminding me of how rare he mastering an obscure golf President Trump. He doesn’t who stood stoically to the rear aid, dadgummit. is in a media world that has rule.” understand that Robert Muel- betraying nothing and tolerat- But, never is a comma become heartless and self-im- ler is not a contractor he’s in a ing what he termed an excess changed without the writer’s portant. To win the British Open on civil litigation dispute with, of hyperbole. approval. This, too, is a credit So, for now, farewell, fine Sunday, Jordan Spieth relied someone he can intimidate That’s Alan: deadpan, re- to Alan, whose respect for and sir — and thank you for on his peerless iron play, and wear down and threaten served, modest, generous, deference to writers is never bringing me to the party. steely putting and no small and bleed out. tough, tolerant and thought- in question. Edits at The Writ- amount of gumption. He also Bringing in another New ful. It would never occur to ers Group syndicate are al- Editor’s Note: Alan Shearer displayed his mastery of a York deal maker won’t help him to take credit or even ways offered as suggestions recused himself from editing centuries-old text that com- him understand the existen- allow mention of his role in a for the writer’s final say. Most this column. bines the tedium of legal fine tial threat he faces in Wash- writer’s success, though he times, too, Alan will write a Kathleen Parker’s email ad- print with the complexity of ington from Mueller. deserves a great deal of it. note of appreciation before dress is kathleenparker@ the federal tax code: The Rules That so many have received the bloodletting begins with a washpost.com. of Golf. Notable & Quotable is compiled Pulitzer Prizes under his “nice job” or “good stuff The pivotal sequence of the by Graham Osteen. Contact watch is no coincidence. here.” On those rare occa- © 2017, Washington Post Writ- final round — how Spieth re- him at [email protected]. Based on Thursday’s testi- sions when he jots “Brilliant” ers Group THE SUMTER ITEM COMICS TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017 | A9 BIZARRO SOUP TO NUTZ

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Mixed messages from mom have teen confused THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE DEAR ABBY — I don’t want things to esca- group. I’m 17. My late into a big blowup over this mom and I because our relationship is just DEAR ABBY — One day, I found often disagree being repaired. Please help me. two bottles of wine under my on things. Am I wrong to be concerned, husband’s bed. I told him I Don’t get me or do I have the right to be? had found them and he didn’t wrong — I Teen in Dayton, Ohio have to hide wine from me. don’t care Yesterday, I found two bottles what she does DEAR TEEN — I don’t think it of beer in his underwear Dear Abby in her free would escalate into an argu- drawer. time, but late- ment if you were to tell your This is unusual behavior for ABIGAIL ly I have mother you’re confused by the a 65-year-old man. He is retired. VAN BUREN learned she’s mixed messages you’re getting I am still working. What should talking to from her. It should be the open- I do? people about bisexuality. I don’t ing of an interesting discus- Perplexed in the south know how to handle this or sion. It seems odd to me, too, how to talk to her about it. that she would reject your sex- DEAR PERPLEXED — It’s impor- I feel betrayed. When I told ual orientation if she’s leaning tant that you find out what’s her I was gay, she rejected my in both directions herself. causing your husband to act sexuality, and now she’s possi- As to her feelings about this way. Notify your doctor bly wanting relationships with marriage equality, you might there has been a sudden other females? Even now, when be interested to know that not change in his behavior and we watch the news and some- everyone thinks the idea of schedule physical and neuro- thing about the LGBT commu- marriage (LGBT or otherwise) logical exams for him. When By Joe Kidd 7/25/17 nity comes on, she still mutters is appealing. If your mother is seniors begin hiding items for about marriage being between interested in open relation- no reason, it could indicate ACROSS 47 *Pack animal 10 Metaphorical 40 “That’ll be one man and one woman. ships, she may be part of that the onset of dementia. 1 Physicist carrying coin that keeps enough of that Newton a Mexican treat? turning up subject” ... and 6 Maker 51 Shout 11 Oak-to-be a hint to solving of TimeCutter of jubilation 12 Painter Claude the answers to starred clues riding mowers 54 Butter square 13 “Well, gosh” JUMBLE SUDOKU 18 Stickier 43 “Superstar” 10 Crimson Tide, 55 Stop fretting rapper __ Fiasco THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME HOW TO PLAY: to fans 57 Weather map 22 Bic Clic __ pen 25 Low singing voice 45 Ones inflicting Each row, column 14 “Ask someone line By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek 26 More than humiliation else” 61 “In the Valley and set of 3-by-3 a melee 48 Farm machine 15 Fail to enunciate of __”: 2007 49 Fix, as a shoe boxes must contain 27“Casablanca” 16 “Don’t have __!”: Tommy Lee 50 Thomas More’s heroine the numbers 1 perfect world “Calm down!” Jones film 28 Word before through 9 without 17 *Royal passing 62 *Gdansk 51 Chirpy birds repetition. maiden names 52 Sun: Pref. rubber checks? gentleman? 29 “The Godfather” 19 Ding-__ 64 Brand with 53 Honshu port enforcer Luca 56 Theoretical 20 Mailing label a Swoosh logo 33 Finished matter involved phrase 65 Utility abbr. 34 Saline sign in the Big Bang 21 Shopping to beat 66 Worked (up) of sadness 58 Lightning streak the band 67 Fly high 35 Spanish “this” 59 On the quiet 23 Sign of a 68 __ Martin 37 Pooh Bear’s side, at sea Broadway hit Cognac lament 60 Cincinnati team 24 International 69 Fills fully 39 Police rank: 63 Slippery, accord Abbr. as a road 25 *English DOWN Monday’s Puzzle Solved Einstein? 1 Signs, 30 Feel sick as a document 31 Suggestive 2 French silk sideways look 3 Mailing label 32 Ten sawbucks abbr. 36 Just okay 4 Surrounded by 38 Calculate again 5 Chicago’s time 41 The “Y” of YSL zone 42 Lesley of 6 “What a shame!” “60 Minutes” 7 Hodgepodge 44 Blood fluids 8 Miler or sprinter 46 “All you can __”: 9 Princess Leia’s buffet sign last name ©2017 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 7/25/17 A10 | TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017 DAILY PLANNER THE SUMTER ITEM

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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Rock Hill leading Florence BY DENNIS BRUNSON [email protected]

Monday’s baseball game be- tween Florence Post 1 and Rock Hill Post 34, the last two undefeated teams in the Amer- ican Legion state tournament, Riding got off to a late start because of a 2-hour, 23-minute, rain delay in the previous game. Rock Hill, 19-1 on the season, was leading 35-1 Post 1 6-0 after six innings at press time. It was Post 34’s second game high of the day. Its game against Gaffney scheduled for Sunday was postponed because of rain and was rescheduled for a 9 a.m.start. Rock Hill won the game 9-3. Post 109 starting pitcher Chandler Brooks got off to a good enough start, striking out RH leadoff hitter Daniel Lipe to start the game. It quickly went downhill from there. Before the inning was over, Rock Hill had a 5-0 lead and RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM never looked back.“It’s always Chapin-Newberry shortstop Robert King turns a double play Monday afternoon as Gaffney’s Cody Bailey (9) slides into second base at huge when you can do that the American Legion state baseball tournament at Riley Park in Sumter. (have a big first inning), espe- cially when you’re the away team,” said Post 34 head coach Jeremy McCoy. “That Chapin/Newberry follows late-rally win just gives you a great advan- tage.” After Brooks struck out by eliminating Gaffney in 7-3 triumph Lipe, he walked Andrew Ship- man. Cameron Smith and Davis Goodyear singled to load BY PATRICK ENZOR five innings from each of his guys. He the first three innings; Farmer gave up the bases. Jordan Starkes Special to The Sumter Item got 4⅓ and 4⅔ innings of 3-run ball as just one hit over the last four innings drew a walk to force in a run Posts 193/24 advanced to the semifinals of the game — including enduring a and Coby Boan hit a grounder Riding a wave of momentum off of with a 7-3 victory. 2-hour, 23-minute, rain delay. in the hole that bounced off Sunday’s come-from-behind, walk-off “We were riding a high from yester- “Both guys that threw for us today shortstop Damian Eubanks to victory over Fort Mill, Chapin/New- day — we’re trying to keep that mo- hadn’t thrown much for us all year,” allow two more runs to score berry head coach David Coats admit- mentum,” said Coats. “We’re trying to said Coats. “We kind of took a leap of and make it 3-0. tedly rolled the dice on Monday in a get Murphy (Murphy’s Law) off our faith to use them to get us through Brandon Brooks singled to win-or-go-home game against Gaffney back from that first day (a 13-3 loss to today. They did exactly what we asked score Starkes, and Boan came at Riley Park in the American Legion Inman). That (Sunday’s win) was huge them to do and that was to throw four in on a Brock Rodgers ground- baseball state tournament. and propelled us today.” or five innings apiece to conserve what out to make it 5-0. Coats started John Steven Trammell C/N improved to 21-7 on the season we have left to compete on Tuesday and “Chandler just didn’t have it and had Preston Farmer — both of and will face Florence Post 1 today. if we have a chance on Wednesday. in that first inning,” said Post whom had been used sparingly on the Gaffney lost twice on Monday to end Those two kids were huge for us today.” 109 head coach Terry Wright. mound in the regular season — come its season at 21-4. “He settled down and did OK on in relief. Coats was asking four or Trammell held Post 109 hitless over SEE CHAPIN, PAGE B3 after that. Sometimes that happens and you have to fight back from adversity.” That made things much eas- PROFESSIONAL GOLF ier for Rock Hill starter Noah Gammons. The left-hander al- lowed just two runs in six in- Spieth takes road less traveled to British Open nings of work, though he did allow six hits, walked seven and hit two batters. BY DOUG FERGUSON an absolute star.” “Noah pitched a great game The Associated Press Spieth headed back home for us,” McCoy said. “We had to Texas with golf’s oldest a pretty good scouting report SOUTHPORT, England trophy, and the first drink to on them even though we (AP) — The start was not be poured must surely be hadn’t played them. He what anyone expected out some magic elixir. pitched them the way we of Jordan Spieth. All that How else to explain how wanted him to do. mattered to him was how he pulled this one off ? he finished the British “It was certainly a show SEE LATE, PAGE B3 Open. that he put on,” Kuchar And that might have been said. the biggest surprise of all. It sure didn’t look like that The record will show that at the start, when Spieth YOUTH SOFTBALL Spieth took a three-shot lead made three bogeys on his into the final round at Royal opening four holes to lose Birkdale, closed with a his lead, regained a two-shot Dixie Softball 1-under 69 and won by three advantage with a birdie and shots over Matt Kuchar, giv- an exquisite pitch for par on ing him the third leg of the the tough sixth hole, and career Grand Slam. then gave it right back with World Series “Seventeen pars and a a three-putt bogey on the birdie would have been fine, ninth as Kuchar made bird- too,” Spieth said, the silver ie. comes to town claret jug at his side. “But Spieth couldn’t help but there’s a lot of roads to get think to the last time he had BY DENNIS BRUNSON there.” the lead in a major. It was 15 [email protected] The road less traveled? months ago when he lost a This was more like blazing a five-shot lead on the back The week of the Dixie Softball new trail. nine at Augusta National, World Series in Sumter is here. Seve Ballesteros won the and the memories still lin- The 7-8 year-old Darlings, 1979 British Open at Royal gered. 9-10 Angels X-Play, 11-12 Pony- Lytham & St. Annes by mak- “As you can imagine, tails X-Play and 13-15 Belles ing birdie from the parking thoughts come in from my World Series will begin on Sat- lot. Spieth was spared at last scenario when I was urday at Patriot Park Royal Birkdale by making a leading a major on Sunday,” SportsPlex and the Bobby bogey from the driving he said. “I was so confident Richardson Complex at Pal- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS range when he was expect- Jordan Spieth gives a thumbs up while holding the Claret Cup and all of a sudden, the metto Park. ing no better than a double after winning the British Open at Royal Birkdale in Southport, wheels have kind of come The Darlings and Belles bogey. tournaments will be played en- England, on Sunday. off everything. And how do Henrik Stenson finished we get back on track to sal- tirely at Patriot Park. The An- with four birdies over the vage this round and just give gels and Ponytails will play at last five holes at Royal weekend, Spieth went birdie- “He’s a fighter. He’s shown yourself a chance at the Palmetto Park Saturday, Sun- Troon last year to pull away eagle-birdie-birdie to over- that the whole way through end? It took a bogey to do day and Monday before mov- from Phil Mickelson in one come his own doubts and his short career,” Rory McIl- so.” ing to Patriot Park on Tuesday of golf’s greatest duels. win his third major just four roy said. “He can dig him- Trailing for the first time all days before he turns 24. self out of these holes. He’s SEE OPEN, PAGE B4 SEE DIXIE, PAGE B2 B2 | TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

10:10 p.m. SCOREBOARD N.Y. Mets (Lugo 4-2) at San Diego (Chacin 9-7), 10:10 p.m. SPORTS ITEMS Pittsburgh (Taillon 6-3) at San Francisco (Bumgarner TV SPORTS 0-4), 10:15 p.m. Chris Froome, WEDNESDAY’S GAMES wearing the TODAY Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. overall leader’s 5 a.m. — Professional Tennis: German Championships Early- Atlanta at Arizona, 3:40 p.m. Round Matches from Hamburg, Germany (TENNIS). Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m. yellow jersey, is 9 a.m. — Professional Tennis: German Championships Early- Houston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Round Matches from Hamburg, Germany (TENNIS). Milwaukee at Washington, 7:05 p.m. followed by 10 a.m. — Youth Baseball: National Youth Championship Pool Miami at Texas, 8:05 p.m. teammate Play Game from Yaphank, N.Y. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. 11:30 a.m. — International Swimming: FINA World Colorado at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Sergio Henao Championships Semifinals and Finals from Budapest, Minnesota at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Montoya as they Hungary (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. 1 p.m. — Youth Baseball: National Youth Championship Pool pass the Arc de Play Game from Yaphank, N.Y. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Triomphe during 12:30 p.m. — WNBA Basketball: Washington at San Antonio WNBA STANDINGS (NBA TV). the final stage of 2 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Chicago White Sox at EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago Cubs (MLB NETWORK). W L Pct GB the Tour de 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM Connecticut 12 9 .571 — France in Paris 1240). Washington 12 9 .571 — 7 p.m. — Amateur Golf: World Long Drive Championship Mile- New York 10 9 .526 1 on Sunday. High Showdown from Denver (GOLF). Atlanta 9 11 .450 2½ 7 p.m. — Professional Tennis: World TeamTennis Match — Chicago 8 13 .381 4 Froome won the Springfield at Washington (TENNIS). Indiana 8 13 .381 4 Tour de France. 8 p.m. — International Soccer: International Champions Cup WESTERN CONFERENCE Match from Harrison, N.J. — Roma vs. Tottenham (ESPN). W L Pct GB 8 p.m. — WNBA Basketball: New York at Minnesota (ESPN2). Minnesota 16 2 .889 — 8 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Colorado at St. Louis or Los Angeles 14 6 .700 3 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Miami at Texas (MLB NETWORK). Phoenix 11 9 .550 6 9:30 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Arizona (FOX Dallas 10 12 .455 8 SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7). Seattle 9 11 .450 8 10:30 p.m. — WNBA Basketball: Seattle at Los Angeles (NBA San Antonio 3 18 .143 14½ TV). 5 a.m. — Professional Tennis: German Championships Early- SUNDAY’S GAMES Round Matches from Hamburg, Germany (TENNIS). No games scheduled MONDAY’S GAMES MLB STANDINGS No games scheduled TUESDAY’S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington at San Antonio, 12:30 p.m. EAST DIVISION Phoenix at Atlanta, 7 p.m. W L Pct GB Chicago at Connecticut, 7 p.m. Boston 55 45 .550 — New York at Minnesota, 8 p.m. New York 51 46 .526 2½ Indiana at Dallas, 8 p.m. Tampa Bay 51 48 .515 3½ Seattle at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Kahne ends victory Baltimore 47 51 .480 7 Toronto 44 54 .449 10 WEDNESDAY’S GAMES CENTRAL DIVISION No games scheduled W L Pct GB Cleveland 51 45 .531 — Kansas City 50 47 .515 1½ drought at marathon Minnesota 49 48 .505 2½ SENIOR PGA TOUR Detroit 45 52 .464 6½ Chicago 39 57 .406 12 BARBASOL CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES WEST DIVISION Sunday W L Pct GB At Grand National (Lake) Auburn, Ala. Brickyard 400 Houston 65 33 .663 — Seattle 49 51 .490 17 Purse: $3.5 million Los Angeles 49 51 .490 17 Yardage: 7,302; Par: 71 Texas 48 50 .490 17 Final INDIANAPOLIS — Kasey Marathon Classic on Sunday Oakland 44 54 .449 21 a-denotes amateur Grayson Murray (300), $630,000 67-64-64-68—263 Kahne survived a crash- to become the second two-time SUNDAY’S GAMES Chad Collins (165), $378,000 67-60-69-68—264 marred Brickyard 400 on Sun- winner this season on the Cleveland 8, Toronto 1 Brian Gay (83), $182,000 69-63-68-65—265 Oakland 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Tag Ridings (83), $182,000 66-67-63-69—265 day for his first NASCAR Cup LPGA Tour. Texas 6, Tampa Bay 5 Scott Stallings (83), $182,000 69-65-60-71—265 victory in three years. Two strokes behind 18-year- Baltimore 9, Houston 7 Ryan Blaum (53), $117,250 69-67-66-64—266 Detroit 9, Minnesota 6 Ben Martin (53), $117,250 68-68-64-66—266 The Hendrick Motorsports old Nelly Kim entering the Kansas City 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Cameron Tringale (53), $117,250 65-66-67-68—266 driver won under caution in round, Kim birdied six of the L.A. Angels 3, Boston 2 a-Sam Burns, $0 68-66-66-66—266 N.Y. Yankees 6, Seattle 4 Robert Garrigus (40), $101,500 67-67-66-67—267 the race that took more than first nine holes and finished Shawn Stefani (38), $94,500 69-65-66-68—268 MONDAY’S GAMES Retief Goosen (33), $80,500 69-65-69-66—269 six hours to complete, finally with an 8-under 63 for a four- Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Smylie Kaufman (33), $80,500 69-65-68-67—269 finishing in fading light after stroke victory over Lexi Houston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Cameron Percy (33), $80,500 68-67-65-69—269 Oakland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Ricky Barnes (30), $63,000 68-66-68-68—270 167 laps and double overtime. Thompson. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Alex Cejka (30), $63,000 67-67-70-66—270 Brad Keselowski finished Kim also won the ShopRite Cincinnati at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Steve Wheatcroft (30), $63,000 68-68-65-69—270 Kansas City at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Chad Campbell (25), $42,778 66-69-68-68—271 second. LPGA Classic in June in New Miami at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Peter Malnati (25), $42,778 72-68-66-65—271 It was a wild day at India- Jersey. The six-time LPGA Boston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. John Merrick (25), $42,778 71-66-69-65—271 Minnesota at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Seung-Yul Noh (25), $42,778 67-67-71-66—271 napolis Motor Speedway with Tour winner joined fellow Dicky Pride (25), $42,778 68-68-68-67—271 Kyle Busch and Martin Truex South Korean player So Yeon TUESDAY’S GAMES Kyle Reifers (25), $42,778 71-65-67-68—271 Chicago White Sox (Rodon 1-3) at Chicago Cubs Richy Werenski (25), $42,778 67-67-69-68—271 Jr. — driving the two fastest Ryu as the only multiple win- (Lackey 6-9), 2:20 p.m. Martin Flores (25), $42,778 65-68-68-70—271 cars — going out in a crash ners this season. Cincinnati (Castillo 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery Seamus Power (25), $42,778 68-70-64-69—271 6-5), 7:05 p.m. Robert Allenby (17), $24,325 66-71-67-68—272 with 49 laps to go. After playing the front nine Houston (Morton 7-4) at Philadelphia (Pivetta 3-5), Ryan Armour (17), $24,325 70-66-68-68—272 That was only a prelude the in 6-under 28, the 29-year-old 7:05 p.m. Zac Blair (17), $24,325 65-69-71-67—272 Oakland (Gray 6-4) at Toronto (Valdez 0-0), 7:07 p.m. Brett Drewitt (17), $24,325 72-68-70-62—272 nutty final 20 laps that includ- Kim and added birdies on Nos. Baltimore (Miley 4-8) at Tampa Bay (Faria 4-1), 7:10 Julian Etulain (17), $24,325 70-68-66-68—272 ed five crashes, two of which 15 and 16. She finished at 21- p.m. Chesson Hadley (17), $24,325 67-69-69-67—272 Kansas City (Duffy 6-6) at Detroit (Fulmer 10-7), 7:10 David Hearn (17), $24,325 67-65-70-70—272 brought out red flags. under 263 at Highland Mead- p.m. Spencer Levin (17), $24,325 70-70-66-66—272 Busch looked as if he would ows. L.A. Angels (Chavez 5-10) at Cleveland (Clevinger 5-3), Arjun Atwal (11), $17,300 69-70-64-70—273 7:10 p.m. K.J. Choi (11), $17,300 69-69-66-69—273 make history as the first driver Thompson closed with a 66. Miami (Straily 7-5) at Texas (Hamels 4-1), 8:05 p.m. Jim Furyk (11), $17,300 69-68-68-68—273 Boston (Pomeranz 10-4) at Seattle (Hernandez 5-4), Troy Merritt (11), $17,300 68-69-72-64—273 to win three consecutive Brick- Gerina Piller, the leader after 10:10 p.m. Robby Shelton, $17,300 70-68-66-69—273 yards when he led the first 71 each of the first two rounds, Minnesota (Berrios 9-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 8-4), Chris Stroud (11), $17,300 68-71-67-67—273 10:10 p.m. Charlie Wi (11), $17,300 71-64-70-68—273 laps — and 87 overall. But had a 68 to tie for third at 15 Steven Alker (7), $11,326 66-67-70-71—274 when Truex’s car slid up the under with Peiyun Chien (68). WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Blayne Barber (7), $11,326 70-70-68-66—274 Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m. Jonathan Byrd (7), $11,326 67-70-66-71—274 track, both cars hit the wall. Korda shot a 74 to tie for Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Matt Gilchrest, $11,326 69-69-71-65—274 That opened the door for eighth at 12 under. Boston at Seattle, 3:40 p.m. Brandon Hagy (7), $11,326 70-65-72-67—274 Houston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Tim Herron (7), $11,326 67-67-73-67—274 Kahne, who had struggled all Lydia Ko, winless since her Oakland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Tom Hoge (7), $11,326 65-69-71-69—274 season. And as the crashes victory last year at Highland Kansas City at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Mark Hubbard (7), $11,326 71-65-69-69—274 L.A. Angels at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Grant Leaver, $11,326 70-69-64-71—274 happened behind, Kahne over- Meadows, tied for 20th at 9 Miami at Texas, 8:05 p.m. came muscle cramps to hold under after a 69. She also won Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. LPGA TOUR on for his 18th career victory the 2014 event. and first since Atlanta in 2014. NATIONAL LEAGUE MARATHON CLASSIC SCORES TEAM SKY RIDER CHRIS FROOME EAST DIVISION Sunday ROOKIE MURRAY WINS BARBASOL, WINS 4TH TOUR DE FRANCE TITLE W L Pct GB At Highland Meadows Golf Club GETS FIRST PGA TOUR TITLE Washington 59 38 .608 — Sylvania, Ohio Atlanta 47 50 .485 12 Purse: $1.6 million PARIS — Riding a bright New York 45 51 .469 13½ Yardage: 6,476; Par: 71 OPELIKA, Ala. — Rookie yellow bike to match his shiny Miami 44 52 .458 14½ Final Philadelphia 34 62 .354 24½ a-denotes amateur Grayson Murray won the Bar- leader’s jersey, defending CENTRAL DIVISION In-Kyung Kim, $240,000 65-67-68-63—263 basol Championship on Sun- champion Chris Froome won W L Pct GB Lexi Thompson, $148,877 67-65-69-66—267 Milwaukee 53 48 .525 — Peiyun Chien, $95,773 64-68-69-68—269 day for his first PGA Tour his fourth and most challeng- Chicago 51 47 .520 ½ Gerina Piller, $95,773 63-68-70-68—269 title, holing a 5-foot par putt ing Tour de France title on Pittsburgh 49 50 .495 3 Sandra Changkija, $67,245 66-70-65-69—270 St. Louis 47 51 .480 4½ Kim Kaufman, $50,536 73-67-66-65—271 on the final hole for a one- Sunday. Cincinnati 41 57 .418 10½ Sung Hyun Park, $50,536 64-70-67-70—271 WEST DIVISION Angela Stanford, $33,745 70-69-68-65—272 stroke victory. The 32-year-old Kenyan- W L Pct GB Angel Yin, $33,745 66-71-68-67—272 Murray closed with a born British rider finished 54 Los Angeles 68 31 .687 — Brittany Lincicome, $33,745 67-67-68-70—272 Colorado 58 42 .580 10½ Aditi Ashok, $33,745 65-68-68-71—272 3-under 68 to edge Chad Col- seconds ahead of Colombian Arizona 56 42 .571 11½ Nelly Korda, $33,745 68-64-66-74—272 lins on Grand National’s Lake Rigoberto Uran overall, the San Diego 43 55 .439 24½ Perrine Delacour, $24,452 70-68-69-66—273 San Francisco 38 62 .380 30½ Alena Sharp, $24,452 69-69-68-67—273 Course. The 23-year-old for- smallest margin of his wins. Hyo Joo Kim, $24,452 68-69-69-67—273 mer Wake Forest and Arizona This was the third straight SUNDAY’S GAMES Amy Yang, $24,452 68-68-69-68—273 Cincinnati 6, Miami 3 Katie Burnett, $20,269 70-68-67-69—274 State player set up the win- win for the Team Sky rider. Oakland 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Alison Lee, $20,269 67-69-68-70—274 ning par with a nearly 50-foot His first in 2013 came the year Philadelphia 6, Milwaukee 3 Kelly W Shon, $20,269 65-71-68-70—274 Colorado 13, Pittsburgh 3 Jaye Marie Green, $16,826 68-71-72-64—275 putt from below the hole. He after hformer teammate Brad- San Diego 5, San Francisco 2 Simin Feng, $16,826 67-72-68-68—275 finished at 21-under 263. ley Wiggins sparked off a L.A. Dodgers 5, Atlanta 4, 10 innings Mirim Lee, $16,826 68-69-70-68—275 Washington 6, Arizona 2 Lydia Ko, $16,826 73-68-65-69—275 Collins closed with a 68 two mini-era of British domi- Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis 3 Laura Diaz, $16,826 67-67-71-70—275 days after posting one of the nance. Emily K. Pedersen, $16,826 69-68-67-71—275 MONDAY’S GAMES Chella Choi, $16,826 67-67-69-72—275 tournament’s two rounds of Frenchman Romain Bardet, Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Marina Alex, $13,591 70-67-72-67—276 60. A tap-in for par on No. 18 runner-up last year, placed 2 Houston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. In Gee Chun, $13,591 70-68-70-68—276 Cincinnati at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. P. Thanapolboonyaras, $13,591 71-70-66-69—276 left him waiting to see if Mur- minutes, 20 seconds behind in Miami at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Eun-Hee Ji, $13,591 69-67-68-72—276 ray would stumble. third place, denying Spaniard Colorado at St. Louis, 8:08 p.m. Jane Park, $11,574 69-68-74-66—277 Atlanta at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Giulia Molinaro, $11,574 71-67-72-67—277 Brian Gay had a 65 to tie for Mikel Landa — Froome’s Minnesota at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Tiffany Joh, $11,574 68-73-66-70—277 N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Mo Martin, $11,574 69-68-70-70—277 third at 19 under with third- teammate — a podium spot by Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. Austin Ernst, $9,428 70-71-70-67—278 round leader Scott Stallings just one second. Italian Fabio Annie Park, $9,428 70-70-71-67—278 TUESDAY’S GAMES Madeleine L Sheils, $9,428 75-66-67-70—278 (71) and Tag Ridings (69). Aru finished fifth. Chicago White Sox (Rodon 1-3) at Chicago Cubs Haeji Kang, $9,428 68-71-69-70—278 Stallings shot 60 on Saturday. As per tradition, the 21st (Lackey 6-9), 2:20 p.m. Nontaya Srisawang, $9,428 68-70-70-70—278 Cincinnati (Castillo 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery Jacqui Concolino, $9,428 68-70-68-72—278 Amateur Sam Burns of LSU stage was reserved for sprint- 6-5), 7:05 p.m. Lizette Salas, $7,662 72-68-69-70—279 tied for sixth at 18 under after ers and mostly a procession Houston (Morton 7-4) at Philadelphia (Pivetta 3-5), Dani Holmqvist, $7,662 69-70-70-70—279 7:05 p.m. Brianna Do, $7,662 68-70-70-71—279 a 66. for Froome and the other Milwaukee (Davies 11-4) at Washington (Gonzalez Megan Khang, $7,662 68-68-72-71—279 overall leaders. 8-5), 7:05 p.m. Olafia Kristinsdottir, $6,206 71-70-72-67—280 KIM WINS MARATHON CLASSIC; 2ND Miami (Straily 7-5) at Texas (Hamels 4-1), 8:05 p.m. Ally McDonald, $6,206 69-71-72-68—280 2-TIME LPGA WINNER THIS YEAR Dutchman Dylan Groenewe- Colorado (Gray 3-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 8-6), 8:15 p.m. Stacy Lewis, $6,206 69-71-71-69—280 gen won the final stage. Atlanta (Foltynewicz 8-5) at Arizona (Walker 6-4), 9:40 Mariajo Uribe, $6,206 70-71-69-70—280 p.m. Min Lee, $6,206 68-70-72-70—280 SYLVANIA, Ohio — In- Minnesota (Berrios 9-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 8-4), Prima Thammaraks, $6,206 68-68-74-70—280 Kyung Kim rallied to win the From wire reports

DIXIE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES FROM PAGE B1 DIXIE DARLINGS PONYTAILS X-PLAY Montgomery American, Alabama Geneva, Alabama Okeechobee, Florida West Pasco, Florida and Wednesday. Sumter Belles will meet Hali- Taylor County, Georgia Crawford County, Georgia Sumter will have a team in fax County American at 2 Jena, Louisiana Sabine, Louisiana each of the tournaments. The p.m. Columbia Dean Griner, Mississippi Columbia Dean Griner, Mississippi Duplin County National, North Carolina Duplin County National, North Carolina Darlings and Ponytails will The South Carolina cham- Lancaster American, South Carolina Dillon, South Carolina have 11-team fields while the pions for the Darlings are Summertown, Tennessee Summertown, Tennessee Crewe-Burkville, Virginia Hopkins County American, Texas Angels and Belles will have Lancaster American, Dillon Sherman, Texas Prince Edward/Farmville, Virgnia 10-team fields. for the Angels, Dillon for the Sumter Sumter The Sumter Darlings will Ponytails and Florence for ANGELS X-PLAY BELLES take on Jena, Louisiana, in the Belles. East Montgomery, Alabama Troy, Alabama Okeechobee, Florida Franklin County, Florida its opening game on Saturday There will be 20 games Ward 10 National, Louisiana Sabine, Louisiana at 12:30 p.m. The Sumter An- played on Saturday – five in Merchant Park, Mississippi Magee, Mississippi South Columbus, North Carolina West Robeson, North Carolina gels will take on Chester each tournament – with 32 Dillon, South Carolina Florence Youth, South Carolina County, Tennessee, at noon, games on Sunday. Chester County, Tennessee Lexington, Tennessee the Sumter Ponytails will The championship round in Franklin County, Texas Delta County, Texas Rustburg, Virginia Halifax County American, Virginia meet Hopkins County Ameri- each tournament is sched- Sumter Sumter can, Texas at noon and the uled for Wednesday. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017 | B3

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Inman ends Horry’s run in state tournament with 6-2 victory

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item

After lasting one day longer than many anticipated, Horry Post 111’s American Legion baseball state tournament run at Riley Park came to an end on Monday with a 6-2 loss to Inman. RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM Post 111, which advanced Florence’s Zay Paul connects with a pitch against Rock Hill Post with a 2-1 Sunday win over 34 in the American Legion State Tournament on Monday at host Sumter that ended the Riley Park. P-15’s season, had their chanc- es but left the bases loaded in the sixth and seventh innings. LATE FROM PAGE B1 “We had some opportuni- ties,” said Horry head coach “He made the pitches he picked off of first) really Timmy Whittaker, whose had to make when there’s hurt us,” Wright said. “The team closed its season with an traffic on the bases.” throw beat him, but I 18-10 record. “Their pitcher Brooks had two scoreless thought they missed the (Adam Leiszler) had his innings before RH scored tag. That cost us at least breaking ball working, the twice in the fourth to make two runs.” lefty, and a good changeup. it 7-0 thanks to two Gaffney If Wood hadn’t been We had a tough time staying errors. picked off, the walk to Ward back on it, and hitting balls Post 109’s best chance to would have forced in a run off the end of the bat. That re- have a breakthrough in- and Eubanks would have ally hurt us. We weren’t able ning came in the fourth. had a sacrifice fly instead to get some big hits in big situ- Jacob Best and Donte Wade of an inning-ending out. ations, and we have to give drew 1-out walks before Trey Prince came on in them credit. They swung the Dawson Williamson singled relief for the second bats.” to drive in Best and make it straight game and threw Inman closed with 12 hits, 7-1. three innings, allowing just led by Mason Streater’s 3-hit Gammons then walked one run. effort that included two dou- Sylas Wood to load the Rock Hill had 10 hits bles, two runs scored and one bases. However, Post 34 with Shipman, Smith and RBI. Streater also reached on catcher Davis Goodyear Banks each picking up two. a hit by pitch for four safeties threw in behind Wood at Banks and Shipman each in five plate appearances. first to pick him off for the scored a run and had an Mike Elijah added an RBI tri- second out. Gammons RBI, and Smith scored ple and came in to score while walked Bryson Ward to re- twice. Boan had one hit, John Mike Faile added an RBI load the bases, but Damian two runs and three RBI. double. Eubanks flew out to end Eubanks and Best both had Leiszler pitched into the the inning. two hits for Gaffney. Best seventh inning, exiting after “That (Wood getting scored twice. his 120th pitch hit Seth Ward with two outs in the frame. His final tally included five strikeouts, six walks and four hits. Two of those walks came CHAPIN FROM PAGE B1 with one out in the fifth, with one, Caleb Lindaberry, com- The only spot of bother over 4⅔ innings with three ing around to score on a Todd that Trammell and Farmer strikeouts and a walk to McClellan sacrifice fly. found themselves in was get the win. Lindaberry also scored Post the fifth inning, with CN C/N answered the bell 111’s first run, leading off the MARK MORGAN / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM up 3-0. After getting the the next half-inning with game with a single to right, Inman starting pitcher Adam Leiszler delivers a pitch in Post 45’s 6-2 first out, Trammell gave up its second 3-run inning of taking second on a Holden win over Horry Post 111 in the American Legion state tournament on a single and back-to-back the game. Price Alexander Nobles sac bunt and coming Monday at Riley Park. walks, while Sylas Wood reached on a walk to lead home on a McClellan double scored on a wild pitch. off the inning, moved to to left. and that always helps. Con- chance with Lindaberry on Farmer came in and gave third on a single from Rob- Leiszler induced a Holden way has a really good ball the mound,” Whittaker said. up three singles to the first ert King and came home Nobles popout to short in the team and they had some op- “He gave us our best chance four batters he faced as on an error for the go- sixth after a Hayden Franklin portunities there to really of winning, and if it was up to Gaffney tied the game at ahead run. Farmer singled walk and singles by Austin tighten it up, and it just didn’t me to do it all again I’d do it 3-3. However, only three home King for a 5-3 lead Cartrette and Lindaberry. The come through for them again.” batters reached from the and Farmer scored on an Horry seventh ended with Jim today.” Whittaker said making the sixth inning on against error for a 3-run cushion. Cagle struck out by reliever The double play came in the tournament field this year Farmer.” He (Farmer) had King added a solo home Clayton Caudell after Leiszler eighth after Cartrette opened will expand the program’s a rough start early on (in run in the eighth for the walked Austin Cox and hit with a single to left. Caudell goals entering next season. the season),” said Coats. final tally. Ward, and Franklin singled then induced a grounder from “That was our goal at the “He kind of got down on In the third inning, off Caudell. Lindaberry that went from start of the season,” Whittak- himself. I’ve coached him C/N’s Ward Hacklen dou- “Our pitchers did very well Streater at short to Justin er said. “We wanted to make it since he was an eighth- bled home two runs and today working out of jams,” Brasher at second to Faile at here, and once you get to that grader and know what type Andrew Livingston had a said Inman head coach Steve first. point and you make it, now of of guy he is. If I have a sacrifice fly for the game’s Skinner, whose team stands at Lindaberry pitched six com- course, the next goal is you chance to give Preston first runs and a 3-0 lead for 20-4. “We play pretty good de- plete innings for Post 111, sur- want to win it. We’ve got a Farmer the ball needing six Posts 193/24. fense if we can get ground rendering 11 of Post 45’s hits, great group of kids, a bunch outs to go, I’m going to give Farmer did the damage balls sometimes, and I think walking one and hitting two. of them that are able to come it to him because I know at plate for C/N as well we turned a double play there The Carolina Forest grad and back, and hopefully that can he’s going to compete.” with a 3-for-4 effort with an in the eighth or ninth that Southern Wesleyan University put a spark under them that Trammell finished with RBI and two runs scored. helped get us out of the in- righty was charged with all they want to come back. a line of two runs and two King and Jordan Beatson ning. We’ve got some pitchers six of Inman’s runs, with one Then, next year when we hits given up over 4⅓ in- each added two hits. who can come in and throw coming home on a wild pitch. come back, we’ll have the ex- nings with five walks and Gaffney was led by Cody strikes and not put people on, “We thought we had a good perience of being here.” three strikeouts. Farmer Bailey at the plate, going gave up four hits and a run 2-for-4. AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT

At Riley Park Game 9 - Inman 6, Horry 2, Horry eliminated Double-elimination Game 10 - Chapin/Newberry 7, Gaffney 3, Gaffney elimi- Saturday nated Got Game 1 - Florence 11, Fort Mill 8 Game 11 - Rock Hill 5, Florence 0 GET A CAR! Game 2 - Rock Hill 13, Horry 2 (7) Today a Job? Game 3 - Inman 13, Chapin/Newberry 3 (8) Game 12 - (Lower 1) Florence vs. (Upper 2) Inman (20-4), Game 4 - Gaffney 11, Sumter 2 1:30 p.m. We Finance in House Sunday Game 13 - Game 11 Winner vs. (Lower 3) Chapin/New- Game 5 - Chapin/Newberry 10, Fort Mill 9, Fort Mill eliminated berry (21-7), 4:30 p.m. Game 6 - Horry 2, Sumter 1, Sumter eliminated Wednesday NO CREDIT CHECK Game 7 - Florence 13, Inman 10 Game 14 - Championship Game, 10 a.m.** Game 8 - Rock Hill vs. Gaffney, ppd., rain Game 15 - If Necessary NO CREDIT - NO PROBLEM! BANKRUPTCY - NO PROBLEM! BAD CREDIT - NO PROBLEM! Monday **Note - If three teams remain after Game 13, the winner of Game 8 - Rock Hill 9, Gaffney 3 Game 11 automatically draws a bye for Game 14. DIVORCE - NO PROBLEM! REALLY BAD CREDIT - NO PROBLEM! Need Water? INSTALLATION AND REPAIR OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

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him to the range, right in the BRITISH OPEN SCORES Bubba Watson (29), $64,500 68-72-71-70—281 OPEN FROM PAGE B1 Lee Westwood, $64,500 71-74-69-67—281 middle of the equipment Sunday Laurie Canter, $45,286 70-72-72-68—282 trucks. He was able to move At Royal Birkdale Golf Club Sergio Garcia (18), $45,286 73-69-68-72—282 Southport, England Russell Henley (18), $45,286 70-70-75-67—282 Lost in the birdies and eagle some more to get the trucks Purse: $10.25 million Martin Kaymer, $45,286 72-72-70-68—282 during that mesmerizing out of his line, and then it was Yardage: 7,156; Par: 70 Soren Kjeldsen (18), $45,286 71-71-72-68—282 Final Webb Simpson (18), $45,286 71-74-70-67—282 stretch of golf was an intelli- a matter of the shot. Jordan Spieth (600), $1,845,000 65-69-65-69—268 Steve Stricker (18), $45,286 70-72-69-71—282 gent question in the midst of a He couldn’t see where he Matt Kuchar (330), $1,067,000 65-71-66-69—271 Yi Keun Chang, $31,070 71-71-71-70—283 Hao Tong Li, $684,000 69-73-69-63—274 Andrew Dodt, $31,070 69-75-69-70—283 major meltdown. was going because of the Rafa Cabrera Bello (135), $480,000 67-73-67-68—275 Ross Fisher, $31,070 70-72-66-75—283 Spieth’s tee shot on the 13th dunes. He didn’t know how far Rory McIlroy (135), $480,000 71-68-69-67—275 Matthew Fitzpatrick, $31,070 69-73-68-73—283 Branden Grace (95), $281,000 70-74-62-70—276 Sung Kang (11), $31,070 68-73-76-66—283 hole went some 75 yards right — Spieth thought it was about Brooks Koepka (95), $281,000 65-72-68-71—276 Joost Luiten, $31,070 68-72-70-73—283 of the fairway, and he was told 270 yards, caddie Michael Marc Leishman (95), $281,000 69-76-66-65—276 Kevin Na (11), $31,070 68-75-68-72—283 Alex Noren, $281,000 68-72-69-67—276 Thomas Pieters, $31,070 69-75-68-71—283 it bounced off a spectator’s Greller thought it was 230 Matthew Southgate, $281,000 72-72-67-65—276 Jon Rahm (11), $31,070 69-74-70-70—283 Paul Casey (72), $175,333 66-77-67-67—277 Peter Uihlein, $31,070 72-72-69-70—283 head into even more trouble. yards, and the caddie persuad- Chan Kim, $175,333 72-68-67-70—277 Scott Hend, $25,843 71-74-65-74—284 The ball eventually was found ed him to hit a 3-iron . Henrik Stenson (72), $175,333 69-73-65-70—277 J.B. Holmes (6), $25,843 71-72-71-70—284 Austin Connelly, $128,917 67-72-66-73—278 Dustin Johnson (6), $25,843 71-72-64-77—284 nestled in thick grass on the It came up short of a pot bun- Jason Dufner (58), $128,917 73-71-66-68—278 Kevin Kisner (6), $25,843 70-71-74-69—284 slope of a dune so steep that ker near the green, and Spieth Zach Johnson (58), $128,917 75-66-71-66—278 Justin Rose (6), $25,843 71-74-69-70—284 Hideki Matsuyama (58), $128,917 68-72-66-72—278 Toby Tree, $25,843 70-75-69-70—284 Spieth could barely take a pitched over it to about 7 feet. Ian Poulter (58), $128,917 67-70-71-70—278 Jimmy Walker (6), $25,843 72-72-70-70—284 stance, much less swing a club. “The putt on 13 was mas- Chris Wood, $128,917 71-72-68-67—278 Ernie Els (5), $25,000 68-73-70-74—285 Charley Hoffman (50), $104,500 67-73-72-67—279 K.T. Kim, $24,500 73-71-69-73—286 He had nowhere to go. He sive,” he said. Xander Schauffele (50), $104,500 69-75-70-65—279 Michael Lorenzo-Vera, $24,500 75-70-70-71—286 only had the presence to ask a Kuchar, who had to wait 20 Richard Bland, $88,000 67-72-70-71—280 Shaun Norris, $24,500 71-74-65-76—286 Rickie Fowler (42), $88,000 71-71-67-71—280 Sean O’Hair (4), $24,500 72-73-71-70—286 rules official, “Is the range minutes for the ruling, missed Jamie Lovemark (42), $88,000 71-69-70-70—280 Thorbjorn Olesen, $24,500 70-72-74-70—286 out-of-bounds?” his 15-foot birdie putt and only Richie Ramsay, $88,000 68-70-70-72—280 Charl Schwartzel (4), $24,500 66-78-71-71—286 Adam Scott (42), $88,000 69-74-70-67—280 Young-han Song, $24,500 71-74-69-72—286 No, it wasn’t. led by one. Just not for long. Aaron Baddeley (29), $64,500 69-76-72-64—281 Alfie Plant, $0 71-73-69-73—286 That allowed Spieth to take Daniel Berger (29), $64,500 68-76-70-67—281 Joseph Dean, $23,556 72-72-70-73—287 Jason Day (29), $64,500 69-76-65-71—281 Brandon Stone, $23,556 73-72-68-74—287 a one-shot penalty for an un- David Drysdale, $64,500 72-73-66-70—281 Andy Sullivan, $23,556 70-75-69-73—287 playable lie and go back as far MORE TO THE STORY Tony Finau (29), $64,500 70-73-67-71—281 Gary Woodland (3), $23,556 70-69-74-74—287 Tommy Fleetwood, $64,500 76-69-66-70—281 James Hahn (3), $23,163 68-76-70-74—288 as he wanted on a line from Read on at www.theitem.com. Thongchai Jaidee, $64,500 70-73-68-70—281 Bernd Wiesberger, $23,163 69-75-71-73—288 the ball to the flag. That led Andrew Johnston (29), $64,500 69-74-67-71—281 Danny Willett (3), $22,975 71-74-73-71—289

entrusted to Samuels Funeral liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 Hill of Stroudsburg, Pennsyl- OBITUARIES Home LLC of Manning. N. Main St., Sumter. vania, Loretta Williams of Online memorial messages Brooklyn, Carolyn Williams RUSSELL BLACKWELL JR. quick wit was legendary MARY ELLEN HUGGINS may be sent to the family at of Conyers, Georgia, Steven MANNING — The Rev. Rus- among all who knew him. To Mary Ellen Huggins, 68, [email protected]. (Wanda) Williams of Brooklyn sell Blackwell Jr., husband of that end, the family wishes to widow of William Lewis Hug- com. Visit us on the web at and Abson “Gregory” Ballard; Susie Johnson Blackwell, en- thank all caregivers, drivers, gins, died on Sunday, July 23, www.WilliamsFuneralHo- six stepchildren, Ernette Hop- tered into eternal rest on family and friends who partic- 2017, in Columbia. meInc.com. kins, Damon Hopkins, Tye Thursday, July ipated in any way in his mis- Born in Richland County, Hopkins, Ernest Hopkins Jr., 20, 2017, at chief-making and gave him she was a daughter of the late LOUIS JOHNSON Rose Hopkins and Pete Hop- McLeod Health reason to laugh. Ralph and Mary Lou Chavis. Louis Johnson, husband of kins; 29 grandchildren; seven Clarendon, Man- Dr. Dwight was predeceased Mrs. Huggins was a member Marzelda Smith Johnson, great-grandchildren; 10 broth- ning. by Annette Blanton Dwight, of Green Acres Assembly of died on Saturday, July 22, ers and sisters, Matthew (Van- He was a son of his wife of 40 years; and his God Church. 2017, at Sumter Health and essa) Ballard Jr. of Guyton, the late Russell sister, Harriet Lee Dwight Surviving are three sons, Rehab. Georgia, Shirley I. Williams of BLACKWELL Blackwell Sr. and Waller. Ralph Lewis, William Lewis Funeral arrangements are Sumter, William (Julia) Bal- Dorothy Tarleton He is survived by his five and Johnny Lee Huggins; five incomplete and will be an- lard of Sumter, David Ballard Blackwell. children, Sylvia Dwight Folk brothers, Junior, Richard, nounced later by Sumter Fu- of Sumter, Jake Ballard of Funeral services will be of Charleston, Harriet Dwight Tommy, Bruce and Eddie Cha- neral Service Inc. Sumter, Annette (Robert) held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday Ling of Pittsboro, North Caro- vis; one sister, Jacquline The family will receive Howard of Waynesville, Mis- at Ebenezer Missionary Bap- lina, Marion (Joyce) Dwight IV Hoover; and 10 grandchildren. friends at the home, 211 Maple souri, Stephanie Chavous of tist Church, Manning, with of Bamberg, Polly Dwight She was predeceased by a St. Brooklyn, Michael Chavous of the Rev. George Windley Sr., (Matt) Freeman of Hillsbor- daughter, Shannon Darlene Brooklyn, Jeffrey (Tameka) pastor, officiating. Final rest- ough, North Carolina, and Geddings. RETHA MORANT Chavous of Brooklyn and Ja- ing place will be at Manning Lucy Dwight (Robert Metcalf) Funeral services will be OLANTA — Retha Morant, cenda (Lamont) Johnson of Cemetery, Manning. of Denver; and his stepchil- held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at 85, died on Sunday, July 23, Brooklyn; a host of nieces, Visitation will be held from dren, Pamela (Jay) Connor the chapel of Elmore Hill Mc- 2017, at McLeod Hospice nephews, other relatives and 1 to 7 p.m. today at Dyson’s and Sid Zemp of Branchville. Creight Funeral Home with House, Florence. friends. Home for Funerals Chapel. He is also survived by his the Rev. Kevin Cribb officiat- She was born on May 16, Dorothy was preceded in The Rev. Blackwell will be grandchildren, Daniel (Angel) ing. Burial will be at Brewing- 1932, in the St. John commu- death by her son, Roosevelt placed in the church one hour Folk, Rachel (Alex) McCrack- ton Cemetery. nity of Sumter County, a Williams; stepson, Ronald prior to the service (10 a.m.). en, Marshall and Dakota Ling, The family will receive daughter of the late James Hopkins; her parents; one sis- Online condolences may be April Bigham and Rion friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on and Mary Jane Davis Stukes. ter, Lila Mae Bennett; and five sent to www.dysonshomeforfu- Dwight, Lindsey and Bailey Thursday at Elmore Hill Mc- The family is receiving brothers-in-law, Alphonso nerals.com Freeman, Sam Metcalf, Savan- Creight Funeral Home and friends at, 175 Joy Drive, Olanta. Bennett Jr., Isaiah Williams The family is receiving nah, Rebecca and John Con- other times at the home, 4141 These services have been Jr., William Hopkins, John friends at the home of his son, nor, and Sidney (Chip) Zemp; Pantego Drive. entrusted to Samuels Funeral Edward Hopkins and Joe Gabriel Blackwell, 11982 Pine- and great-grandchildren, Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- Home LLC of Manning. Lewis Hopkins. wood Road, Manning. Landon and Decklan Folk and neral Home & Crematory, 221 Funeral service will be held Professional services en- Zoey Zemp. Additional survi- Broad St., Sumter, is in charge BOBBY D. PRINGLE JR. at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at trusted to Dyson’s Home for vors include his brother-in- of the arrangements, (803) BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Bobby Orangehill AME Church, 3035 Funerals, 237 Main St., Sum- law, G. David Waller III; nieces, 775-9386. Dante’ Pringle Jr., 35, died on S.C. 261 South, Wedgefield, SC merton, (803) 485-4280. Mary Christopher Waller, Har- Saturday, July 22, 2017, at 29168 with the Rev. Lemuel riet “Hallie” Porter, Marsena Brooklyn Hospital Center, Washington officiating. Inter- LORENA BRAMHALL “Marsey” DeVoto and Rebecca Brooklyn. ment will follow at Allen Cha- MATTHEWS, N.C. — Lore- Gjertson; as well as a number He was born on May 15, pel AME Church cemetery. na Bramhall, 90, formerly of of cousins. 1982, in Manning, a son of the Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Sumter, died on July 22, 2017. Funeral services will be late Bobby Pringle Sr. and Main St., Sumter, is in charge Her funeral will be held at held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday Mary Alice McDonald Pringle. of arrangements. 11 a.m. today at Heritage Fu- at Bamberg First Baptist MEKHI E. REMBERT Arrangements are incom- Online memorials may be neral Home, Indi- Church, 11823 Heritage High- plete. sent to the family at jobsmortu- an Trail Chapel, way, Bamberg, with burial to Master Mekhi E. Rembert, These services have been [email protected] or visit us on the North Carolina. follow at Bamberg County 1, was born on July 2, 2016, in entrusted to Samuels Funeral web at www.jobsmortuary.net. The family will Memorial Gardens. Sumter County, to Latisha Home LLC. receive friends Visitation will be held from Rembert and Charles Ballard MAMIE J. FIELDS beginning at 10:30 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bamberg and departed this early life on VELMA E. WILLIAMSON Mamie Denise Johnson a.m. First Baptist Church fellow- July 19, 2017. Velma Maudie Estep Wil- Fields, 44, departed her life on BRAMHALL Burial will be ship hall. As a baby, Mekhi came into liamson, widow of Dallas Wil- Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at her held privately at In lieu of flowers, the family this world clinging on to life. liamson, died on Sunday, July home. Mt. Harmony requests that memorials be After coming home, he began 23, 2017, at McElveen Manor. Born on July 5, 1973, in Baptist Church Cemetery in made to any of the following: to quickly overcome several Services will be announced Sumter County, she was a Matthews. Bamberg First Baptist Church, obstacles. He was growing by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens daughter of Sammie Lee A full obituary can be found P.O. Box 355, Bamberg, SC from a baby to a toddler Funeral Home and Crematori- Johnson Jr. and Annie Mae at www.heritagecares.com. 29003; Clemson University quicker than even the doctors um of Sumter. Johnson. She attended the Golf Paws, http://www.clem- had expected. One of the public schools of Sumter DR. F. MARION DWIGHT III sontigers.com/ViewArticle. greatest things he first DOROTHY KATIE HOPKINS County. At an early age, she BAMBERG — Dr. F. Marion dbml?ATCLID=205505009 ; learned to do was express Dorothy “Dot” Katie Ballard joined Mt. Olive AME Church, Dwight III of Bamberg passed Parkinson’s Disease Founda- himself. His expressions Hopkins was born on Oct. 16, where she was a member of away on July 23, 2017, after an tion, 1359 Broadway, Suite would often catch you by sur- 1943, in Sumter, a daughter of the YWI. She was employed extended illness. 1509, New York, NY 10018, prise and his laugh was out of the late Matthew Ballard Sr. with TNG Merchandising for He was born on June 13, http://support.pdf.org ; Ameri- this world. and Addie Canty Ballard. She several years along with other 1934, in Sumter, a son of the can Cancer Society, P.O. Box In addition to his mom and grew up and attended school occupations. late Francis Marion Dwight 22478, Oklahoma City, OK dad, those left to cherish his in Sumter. She leaves to cherish her Jr. and Pauline Loring Lee 73123, https://www.cancer.org/ memories are three brothers, Dorothy passed away at 4:39 memory: her children, Jelisa Dwight. He grew up living at involved/donate/donate-by- La’Darien “U” Wells, Charles a.m. on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, Fields and Anthony Johnson Poinsett State Park in Sumter mail-or-phone.html ; or a char- L. Ballard and Elijah Ballard; at Methodist Hospital in of the home; one sister, Sa- County, where his father ity of one’s choice. his maternal grandparents, Brooklyn, New York. mantha (Harry) Lewis Jr.; one served as park superinten- Online condolences can be Nathan and Mae Epps; pater- Dorothy worked various niece and two nephews, Leko- dent. During his childhood, he sent to www.coonerfuneral- nal grandparents, Julia and jobs: as a waitress and cook at sha, Quentin and Jakari explored all that Poinsett Park home.com William Ballard; one great- Royal Rib House; owned and Lewis; paternal grandmother, had to offer. What an educa- Cooner Funeral Home LLC grandfather, Nathaniel Epps; operated her own restaurant, Arthuree P. Johnson; five ad- tion it gave him! of Bamberg is in charge of ar- two uncles; three aunts; 11 Dorothy Kitchen — she en- opted sisters; 12 aunts; nine Upon graduation from Ed- rangements. granduncles; three grand- joyed cooking since the age of uncles; a host of other rela- munds High School in Sum- aunts; a host of other rela- eight; certified home atten- tives and friends. ter, Dr. Dwight matriculated PERDY CHATMAN tives and friends. dant; and night supervisor for Homegoing celebration was at Clemson College, where he MANNING — Perdy Chat- Celebration of life services Wells Fargo, which she retired held at 11 a.m. on Monday at competed on the Clemson man, 71, husband of Carolyn will be held at 11 a.m. today at from. Dorothy enjoyed spend- Mt. Olive AME Church, 2738 swim team. Before graduating Billups Chatman, died on Grant Hill Baptist Church, ing time in church and served Woodrow Road, Woodrow. The from Clemson, he was accept- Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at 5401 Black River Road, Rem- as an usher and nurse and Rev. Dr. Friendly J. Gadson, ed and then attended the Med- his residence, 1177 Loblolly bert, with the Rev. Clifton was on the deaconess board. pastor, serve as eulogist. ical College of South Caroli- Drive, Manning. Witherspoon, pastor, the Rev. She also enjoyed reading the The family received rela- na. Near the end of Dr. He was born on Sept. 22, Moses M. Rembert, eulogist, Bible and being with her fami- tives and friends at the home, Dwight’s residency, his friend, 1945, in Alcolu, a son of the and Minister Jake Sanders III ly and friends. Dorothy was 29B Somerset Drive, Sumter. Dr. Michael Watson, invited late Chester and Marie John- presiding. united in marriage to Ernest Interment was at Mt. Olive him to join his practice in son Chatman. The family is receiving rela- Hopkins on Aug. 28, 1982. Memorial Garden, Pear Bamberg. Starting in 1959, Dr. Funeral services will be tives and friends at the home They shared 35 years of mar- Street, Sumter. Dwight provided medical care held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday of grandparents, Nathan and riage. She was previously These services have been to his patients for more than at Green Hill Missionary Bap- Mae Epps, 101 Jasmine St., married to Damon “Buck” entrusted to the management 50 years. Attending to his pa- tist Church, 1260 Green Hill Sumter. Williams on Feb. 27, 1962, and and staff of Williams Funeral tients over the course of three Church Road, Alcolu, with the The remains will be placed bore eight children. Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., generations gave him such Rev. Delbert H. Singleton Jr., in the church at 10 a.m. Dorothy leaves to cherish Sumter. pleasure. It was truly his life’s pastor, officiating. Burial will The procession will leave at her memory: her husband, Er- Online memorial messages calling! follow at the churchyard cem- 10:20 a.m. from the home. nest Hopkins; eight children, may be sent to the family at Dr. Dwight was an avid out- etery. Burial will be at Grant Hill David Frank Ballard of Sum- [email protected]. doorsman and enjoyed hunt- The family is receiving Baptist Churchyard cemetery. ter, Catherine L Williams of com. Visit us on the web at ing and fishing as well as golf- friends at the residence. Services directed by the Sumter, Shirley Ann Williams www.williamsfuneralhomeinc. ing, boating and flying. His These services have been management and staff of Wil- of Brooklyn, Dyreatha (Lee) com THE SUMTER ITEM TELEVISION TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017 | B5

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(DVS) were held captive for years. do an in-utero surgery. famiglia” Dance Moms “Same Old Frenemies Part Dance Moms “Same Old Frenemies Part Dance Moms “Abby Tells All Exclusive” Abby discusses her past mistakes. (N) (:04) Little Women: LA “Season 6 Re- (12:02) Dance LIFE 50 145 1” Abby hits a major roadblock. 2” Abby breaks down. union, Part 2” The reunion continues. Moms MSNBC 36 92 Hardball With Chris Matthews (N) 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 The Thundermans The Thundermans Nicky, Ricky Full House Full House Full House Full House Friends Friends Friends SPIKE 64 153 Ink Master “Lend Me Your Ear” Ink Master “War and Ink” Ink Master “Get the Flock Outta Here” Ink Master “On the Bubble” (N) Ink Master Tattoo Nightmares Tattoo Nightmares ››› “Zombieland” (2009, Comedy) Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Face Off “Possessed Possessions” Looks ››› “Bridge to Terabithia” (2007, Children’s) Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb. Face Off SYFY 58 152 Stone. Survivors of an apocalypse join forces against zombies. for owners of possessed objects. Two youths create an imaginary world filled with magical beings. Seinfeld “The Pilot” The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang Wrecked “Sister Conan Actor Alec Baldwin; comic Al Wrecked “Sister TBS 24 156 Theory Theory Theory Theory Theory Theory Mercy” (N) Madrigal. Mercy” “Trial by Trigger” “Wells Fargo Days” › “Hot Rod” (1950) James Lydon, Art Baker. Premiere. A car › “Hot Rod Gang” (1958) John Ashley. Premiere. A teenager › “Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow” (1959) (12:15) ›› “Hot TCM 49 186 (1944, Western) (1944) owned by a judge’s son is involved in a fatality. sings to raise money to enter an auto race. Jody Fair, Martin Braddock. Cars” (1956) TLC 43 157 Outdaughtered Outdaughtered: Life With Quints (N) Outdaughtered (N) (:03) Rattled “Secret DNA Test” (N) (:06) Outdaughtered (12:06) Rattled ›› “Get Hard” (2015, Comedy) Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Craig T. Nelson. A pris- Animal Kingdom “Grace” Craig plans an Animal Kingdom “Grace” Craig plans an Law & Order “Lost Boys” A young woman Law & Order “Fall- TNT 23 158 on-bound millionaire asks a black man for advice. (DVS) unusual heist of his own. (N) unusual heist of his own. escapes from a cult. ing” (DVS) TRUTV 38 129 Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Adam Ruins You Can Do Better Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers TV LAND 55 161 M*A*S*H “Crisis” (:36) M*A*S*H (:12) M*A*S*H “Mail Call” Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens NCIS “Family Secret” An ambulance WWE SmackDown! (N) (Live) Shooter “Remember the Alamo” Bob Lee (:01) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Spe- USA 25 132 explodes in transit. (DVS) looks into the terrorist attack. 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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH 1960s remains so divisive is p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * “Bizarre Foods With Andrew the impression that the con- Thanksgiving on “Brooklyn Zimmern” (9 p.m., Travel) en- cerns of white middle- and Nine-Nine” (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, ters its 18th season with a upper-middle-class “hip- TV-14) * On two helpings of glance in the rearview mir- pies” dominates popular “Blackish” (ABC, r), Internet- ror. So much “foodie” cul- history, while other stories free (9 p.m., TV-14), theme ture and programming is are marginalized and forgot- park antics (9:30 p.m., TV- devoted to introducing view- ten. PG) * Back to Capone’s Chi- ers and eaters to new cui- • A couple of veteran tele- cago on “DC’s Legends of To- sine and exotic undiscov- vision comics discuss the morrow” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV- ered gastronomic worlds. talk shows they’d like to 14) * A copycat killer strikes This season, Andrew Zim- see, and do it on a show that on “NCIS: New Orleans” (10 mern sets out to rediscover doesn’t appear on tradition- p.m., CBS, r, TV-14). forgotten food cultures. al “television” at all. “Norm First up: a look at the chow Macdonald Live” enters its of the Texas cowboy, from third season today on the LATE NIGHT the ephemeral snacks Norm Macdonald Live You- Alec Baldwin, Al Madrigal served at the local rodeos to Tube Channel. and Joe List appear on barbacoa made with the In the first episode, he’ll “Conan” (11 p.m., r, TBS) * centuries-old traditions of sit down with David Letter- Charlie Rose, Jessica Wil- vaqueros, the cowboys of man, who will discuss his liams and Max Brooks are Texas long before Texas ex- retirement, his health scare EIKE SCHROTER / ABC booked on “The Late Show isted. and television legends in- Paula Patton stars as Laura Price in the suspenseful thriller “Some- With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 • Speaking of rearview cluding Mary Tyler Moore where Between,” airing at 10 p.m. today on ABC. p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon mirrors, “American Experi- and Johnny Carson. Upcom- welcomes Jessica Biel, Matt ence” (9 p.m., PBS, check ing guests on Macdonald’s Bomer, Kelsea Ballerini and listings) presents “Summer of talk show will include Jerry p.m., Freeform, TV-14). TV-14) * Reunion in blue on Keith Sweat on “The Tonight Love,” a 2007 glance at the Seinfeld, Mike Tyson, Sarah • Misty Copeland guest- “Lethal Weapon” (8 p.m., Fox, Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * hippie invasion of San Fran- Silverman, Margaret Cho judges on “World of Dance” r, TV-14) * Axl needs to man Kelly Ripa, Fred Savage, cisco in 1967. and Caitlyn Jenner. (10 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). up on “The Middle” (8 p.m., Ahamed Weinberg and Brad The film is rich in docu- • Laura teams up with an ABC, r, TV-PG) * Hanging Wilk visit “Late Night With mentary footage of an old partner on “Somewhere out in Gorilla City on “The Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., American city trying to TV ON DVD Between” (10 p.m., ABC, TV- Flash” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-PG) NBC) * Julie Chen and Edie cope with an invasion of TV-themed DVDs available 14). * Never mind the mind con- Falco appear on “The Late tourists, idealists and teen- today include the first sea- trol on “Bull” (9 p.m., CBS, r, Late Show With James Corden” age runaways, as dreams of son of “Emerald City.” TV-14) * Games of chance (12:35 a.m., CBS). a transformative youth rev- CULT CHOICE on “The Mick” (9 p.m., Fox, r, olution gave way to a squal- A teenage heir hides his TV-14) * Adult beverages on Copyright 2017 id scene of crime, drug TONIGHT’S OTHER love of rock records and “Fresh Off the Boat” (8:30 United Feature Syndicate abuse and vagrancy. HIGHLIGHTS drag racing in the 1958 The film fails to mention • Judges continue their youth exploitation film “Hot that the summer of 1967 was cuts on “America’s Got Talent” Rod Gang” (9:30 p.m., TCM). anything but a love-in for (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). One of six souped-up drag millions of Americans liv- • Spain’s Iberian lynx, racing dramas airing to- ing in dozens of cities — China’s Yangtze giant softs- night, including “The Fast most notably Detroit and hell turtle and the Cross and the Furious” (1:30 a.m.) Newark — convulsed by ri- River gorilla are captured from 1955. oting. Not to mention the (on film) in Cameroon on half-million soldiers serving “Rare” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, in Vietnam that summer. check local listings). SERIES NOTES Perhaps one of the rea- • Jane puts her feelings in Bad news for a petty offi- sons that the subject of the escrow on “The Bold Type” (9 cer on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, r, EAT MORE Parties ‘R’ Us BREAKFAST Why shop anywhere else? Party Rentals and More

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Estate Notice Help Wanted Summons & Public Hearing Part-Time TRANSPORTATION Notice Sumter County NOTICE TO CREDITORS Assistant needed at Computer follows: located at 2270 Garrison St. The ANNOUNCEMENTS 20-25 flexible hr between property is zoned Residential-15 OF ESTATES Depot. (R-15) and represented by Tax Map 10-5:30 M-F. Looking for someone That lot of land in Stateburg Persons having claim against the Township, Sumter, South Carolina, #207-10-04-026. bright, good social skills & highly following estates are required to deliver Announcements Autos For Sale designated as Sumter County TMS# or mail their claims to the indicated motivated. Bring resume w/ref to 328 095-00-01-007, and identified in Documents pertaining to the Personal Representatives, appointed to Broad Street, Sumter JR319, Lot #3, containing 2.36 acres, proposed request(s) are on file in the administer these estates, and to fi le their House possibly haunted? Find out more or less, and last deeded to Office of the Sumter City-County claims on Form #371PC with the Probate for free. Sumter Ghost Finders. Experienced Trailer switcher nee- American Auto Sales Wallace Ricks by deed recorded Planning Department and are Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. 3 days a week in Sumter. Must available to be inspected and 803-481-8826 or 803-406-8888 ded 803-775-2344 April 7, 2015 in Book 1210 at Page Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or have current CDL, 5 years experi- Your Ford 1845 in the ROD Office for Sumter studied by interested citizens. before the date that is eight months after ence, clean driving record. Call Crown Vic Headquarters! County. the date of the fi rst publication of this In Memory SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Notice to Creditors, (unless previously 803-938-2708 leave message with James T. McCain, Chairman your experience M-F 9am-3pm. NOTICE OF barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), GUARDIAN ad LITEM Mary Blanding, Clerk or such persons shall be forever barred Happy Birthday Marquelle Miller, as to heir claims. All claims are required With all our Love Aunt Ting, Miller, Trucking Estate Notice Opportunities Attorney James A. Stoddard has been to be presented in written statements, Gooden and Scott Family. We miss appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi Sumter County indicating the name and the address you! for unknown heirs. of the claimant, the basis of the claim, Drivers Needed NOTICE TO CREDITORS the amount claimed, the date when the Team owner operator - Must have NOTICE OF FILING claim will become due, the nature of any OF ESTATES uncertainty as to the amount claimed and valid CDL'S and at least 3 years Persons having claim against the Please take notice that the Plaintiff the date when due, and a description of BUSINESS experience. Must be willing to run following estates are required to deliver any security as to the claim. New England at least 3 times a will move to refer the case to the or mail their claims to the indicated Master in Equity with any appeal to Personal Representatives, appointed to SERVICES week. Great pay. Contact Tony at the South Carolina Supreme Court. Estate:/John Hudson III 803-607-8371 administer these estates, and to fi le their The pleadings in this case are on file claims on Form #371PC with the Probate #2017ES4300386 Miscellaneous in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Personal Representative Home Sumter County. Tricia Hudson Improvements Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after 4115 Jennifer Ct A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr., the date of the fi rst publication of this Sumter, SC 29154 , Remodel RENTALS SC Bar #: 6013 H.L. Boone Contractor: Notice to Creditors, (unless previously Estate:/Nancy J. Wilson Attorney for Plaintiff barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), paint roofs gutters drywall blown P.O. Box 2446 Johnson ceilings ect. 773-9904 or such persons shall be forever barred #2017ES4300381 Sumter, SC 29151 as to heir claims. All claims are required Unfurnished (803) 418-5700 to be presented in written statements, Personal Representative Legal Service Apartments indicating the name and the address Debra J. Brewer Public Hearing of the claimant, the basis of the claim, 2068 Jackson Blvd. the amount claimed, the date when the Manning, SC 29102 Attorney Timothy L. Griffith Senior Living claim will become due, the nature of any Apartments NOTICE OF SUMTER BOARD Estate:/Hattie Session 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark. uncertainty as to the amount claimed and #2017ES4300390 Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury for those 62+ OF ZONING APPEALS the date when due, and a description of PUBLIC HEARING Personal Representative (Rent based on income) any security as to the claim. Magdaline Carter Shiloh-Randolph Manor The Sumter City-County Board of 960 Jensen Rd Roofing 125 W. Bartlette. Estate:/Thomas Mahoney, Jr. Refurbished batteries as low as Zoning Appeals will hold a regularly Sumter, SC 29154 775-0575 #2017ES4300384 $45. New batteries as low as scheduled meeting on Wednesday, Studio/1 Bedroom Personal Representative Estate:/Robert G. Hougland All Types of Roofing & Repairs All $59.95. 6v golf cart battery as low as August 9, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the City work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. apartments available Council Chambers located on the Mary L. Mahoney #2017ES4300365 $59.95. Auto Electric Co., 102 Blvd 2480 Elizabeth Drive Personal Representative Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734. EHO Fourth Floor of the Opera House (21 Rd. 803-773-4381 North Main Street, Sumter, South Dalzell, SC 29040 Eydie McCombs Carolina). The following requests are 9 Frankline Street Tree Service Huntington Place Apartments scheduled for public hearing: Estate:/William P,. Foster Sumter, SC 29150 #2017ES4300401 Rents from $625 per month LEGAL Personal Representative Estate:/James F. Martin 1 Month free* BOA-17-17. Stafford Meadows NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Subdivision (City) Lisa M. Waananen #2017ES4300402 Tree removal, trimming & stump *13 Month lease required NOTICES The applicant is requesting a 14147 Hwy 72 E. Personal Representative grinding. Lic/Ins 803-316-0128 Leasing office located at variance from the required sidewalk Orrum, NC 28369 Clinton J. Martin Ashton Mill Apartment Homes width of 4 1/2 feet to allow for 4 foot 2330 Camden Rd. 595 Ashton Mill Drive Beer & Wine wide sidewalks in Stafford Meadows Estate:/Mary Lynn Ardis Sumter, SC 29153 Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, Subdivision, Phase I per Article 8, #2017ES4300396 803-773-3600 License Estate:/Ramon Schwartz, Jr. stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5 Section 8.d.5.b. Sidewalks in the City Personal Representative 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747. Zoning Ordinance. The subdivision Charles M Ardis II #2017ES4300399 Notice Of Application is located on the east side of 3252 Hwy 15 South Personal Representative Notice is hereby given that Country Deschamps Rd., +/- 100 ft. south of Sumter, SC 29150 Milton Schwartz Unfurnished Cured Meats intends to apply to the the intersection of Patriot Pkwy. and Barbara Burchstead Homes South Carolina Department of Deschamps Rd. and represented by Estate:/Andrea Williams Himes 2750 Windmill Drive Revenue for a license permit that Tax Map # 184-00-01-010(Parent #2017ES4300371 Sumter, SC 29150 will allow the sale OFF premises MERCHANDISE Near Shaw AFB 2BR 1BA Duplex Parcel) and #'s 156-13-01-005,006; Personal Representative consumption of Beer at 3440 Ramsey $500 Mo.+1 Mo. Dep 3BR 1BA 185-16-04-001-007;185-16-07-001 thru Sharon Lillian Himes Estate:/Eugene Fortune Rd, Sumter, Sc 29154. To object to #2017ES4300412 $600 Mo. +1 Mo. Dep Call 006;185-16-06-001 thru 006; 3320 Forestbrook Drive the issuance of this permit / license, 184-01-02-012 thru 017; 184-01-01-001 Apt. H Personal Representative 803-458-8333 written protest must be postmarked thru 005 and zoned Residential-6 Charlotte, NC 28208 Lavonda Wells Covington Farm Products no later than August 10, 2017. For a 410 N. Magnolia Street 3 & 4 Br homes & MH, in Sumter (R-6). protest to be valid, it must be in Estate:/Archie Bernice Sumter, SC 29150 County & Manning area. No Sect. 8. writing, and should include the Flowers Farm Produce Documents pertaining to the Dantzler Rent + dep. req. Call 803-460-6216 following information: (1) the name, Estate:/Rose M. Wallen Geerer U Pic or we pic Tomatoes. Bring 5 proposed request(s) are on file in the #2017ES4300382 address and telephone number of #2017ES4300373 Office of the Sumter City-County Personal Representative Gal Bucket - $10. 2037 Summerton 3BR 1BA C/H/A w/carport, $650 the person filing the protest; (2) the Personal Representative Planning Department and are Bernice Williams Hwy 1 mi. N of Summerton, Hwy 15. mo. Call 803-464-8964 or specific reasons why the application Donald Scott Mullins available to be inspected and 15 S. Salem Ave. M-F 9-5 Sat 9-3. Closed July 22nd should be denied; (3) that the person C/O Patrick Killen 803-757-0083. studied by interested citizens. Sumter, SC 29150 protesting is willing to attend a Attorney at Law hearing (if one is requested by the 28 N. Main Street Mobile Home Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. Estate:/William T Howell Sr applicant); (4) that the person Sumter, SC 29150 For Sale Rentals Mayor #2017ES4300392 protesting resides in the same or Trade Personal Representative county where the proposed place of Estate:/Jane Cook Corn NOTICE OF SUMTER William T Howell Jr 2BA/2BA, C/H/A, max 4 people, no business is located or within five #2017ES4300388 BOARD OF ZONING 101 Alice Dr pets. $450 month+deposit. Ray- miles of the business; and (5) the Personal Representative 2 Burial plots in Evergreen Ceme- APPEALS Sumter, SC 29150 tery, Sumter Appraised 2013 for mond St. Call 803-481-8134 name of the applicant and the Neal Adrian Crotts address of the premises to be PUBLIC HEARING C/O William A. W. Buxton $4950 will sell $3500 side by side. Estate:/Louise M D McBride 2, 3, & 4BR 2BA No pets, Section licensed. Protests must be mailed to: Attorney At Law Call Raymond 803-512-0198 or S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: The Sumter City-County Board of #2017ES4300391 P O Box 3220 8 accepted. 499-1500 or 469-6978 Personal Representative 803-983-4747 ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Zoning Appeals will hold a regularly Sumter, SC 29151 btwn 9am-5pm Brandon L McBride Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) scheduled meeting on Wednesday, 3404 Hammocks Dr Apt 306 Vacation 896-0110. August 9, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located on the Baldwinsville, NY 13027 ne STOP Rentals Summons & Fourth Floor of the Opera House (21 Notice North Main Street, Sumter, South Estate:/Gertrude S. White EMPLOYMENT Vacation rental, Santee area, 3BR Carolina). The following request is #2017ES4300372 Personal Representative SHOPPING W/200ft sandy beach, fishing pier, scheduled for public hearing: SUMMONS Darcella W. Pindar You can fi nd everything you need good local golf, and bird watching. AND NOTICE BOA-17-14, 4745 Moses Lane and Jacob P. White for the new house or the new Help Wanted Sleeps 6. Call 803-492-3074 (County) C/O Ruben L. Gray Full-Time spouse in one convenient place- IN THE COURT OF The applicant is requesting a Attorney at Law OUR CLASSIFIEDS! Office Rentals reduction of 17 feet from the PO Box 2636 COMMON PLEAS Sumter, SC 29151 Sporting Goods • Electronics 3 Full Time Care Giver positions required 35 foot front setback to THIRD JUDICIAL allow 18 feet and a reduction of 35 Appliances • Furniture • Cameras available, 1 yr. Experience. Apply in Office Space for Lease CIRCUIT feet from the required 50 foot side Estate:/Hester Mae Goings Jewelry • Dishes • Books person, 48 Inglewood Dr, 50 Wesmark Ct CIVIL ACTION NO: setback to allow 15 feet as required #2017ES4300408 PLUS A Luv N Care Daycare Reception area & 3 Offices 2017-CP-43-01226 by Article 3, Section 3.o.5.b. Personal Representative WHOLE 1177 Sq Ft $1100 per mo. Development Standards in the Bryon Goings LOT MORE! Experienced framers needed. Sumter County Zoning Ordinance in C/O Larry C. Weston Call Century 21 Hawkins & Kolb STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Have references available upon COUNTY OF SUMTER order to construct a single-family 7960 Ortega Bluff Pwy 803-773-1477 request. Call George at dwelling on a non-conforming lot of Jacksonville, FL 32244 803-236-6891. Wallace Ricks, record. The property is located at Plaintiff, 4745 Moses Lane, zoned Estate:/Evelyn D. Driggers Wanted laborer with CDL license, REAL vs. Conservation Preservation (CP) and #2017ES4300387 welding experience is a plus. Salary Kennedy Lewis, Fanny Lewis, Lena represented by Tax Map Personal Representative ESTATE Lewis, Eleanora Lewis, Julia #162-00-01-007. Martha Faye Bryant negotiable. For more info. Lewis, Charlie Edward Lewis, 1090 Byrant Rd. 803-494-9590. Kennedy Lewis, William Lewis, BOA-17-15, 4395 Camden Hwy. Manning, SC 29102 Isadore Lewis, Priscilla Lewis, (County) Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Homes for Sale Isabella Lewis, Caroline Lewis, and The applicant is requesting a Estate:/Para Lee Nixon Church is seeking a full time born Willie Alexander Lewis, Ella variance of 700 sq. ft. from the #2017ES4300369 again, church musician. Must be Lawson, James Lawson, Mabel maximum allowed of 1100 sq. ft. per Personal Representative able to play a New Millennium Lewis, Charlie Conyers Sr., Pearl the Sumter County Zoning Cynthia Lorian Butler Hammond Organ & Piano, lead choir Lewis, James Lewis, Isaiah Rembert, Ordinance Article 4,Exhibit 8A 2030 Claremont Road Maximum Square Footage of Sumter, SC 29154 and overall music ministry. Must Sr., Ella Mae Rembert, Isaiah Rembert Jr, Bernie Rembert, Residential Accessory Structures have good communication skills and Bruce Rembert, Ervin Rembert, Based on Gross Acreage in order to Estate:/Dan B. Geddings be able to read music, play by ear or Henry Rembert, Michael Rembert, allow a 1800 sq. ft. detached #2017ES4300403 both. Salary Negotiable. Please and Robert Rembert, and if any of structure. The property is located at Personal Representative contact Pastor David Lawson if them are deceased, to any children 4395 Camden Hwy., represented by Donna B. Geddings interested 803-478-7833 and heirs at law, distributes and Tax Map #151-14-02-08 and zoned 4035 Bushbranch Rd. 774-1234 devisees, and if any be deceased, Agricultural Conservation (AC). Sumter, SC 29154 Field Service Techs Needed then any person entitled to claim BOA-17-16, 2270 Garrison St. Local Company under or through them; also all other Persons unknown claiming (County) Requirements: any right, title, estate, interest in or The applicant is requesting a Prime Out of state work (on site 3-4 lien upon the real estate described in reduction of 5 feet from the required weeks), Valid Drivers License, Con- the complaint herein, designated as 12 foot side yard setback as per the Downtown fined space entry training provided, 6 Middle St. Price reduced. 3 or 4 John Doe, and any minors or Sumter County Zoning Ordinance Haz Wop, OSHA training provided, Br. 2 Ba. C/H/A. New construction. incompetent persons or persons in Article 3.b.5 Development Standards Drug free environment. Financing available. Call the military designated as Richard to allow a 7 foot setback in order to COMMERCIAL construct an attached double carport Benefits: 803-464-5960 or 803-775-4391 Roe, Defendants. to the existing dwelling on property Excellent pay, Paid vacation, Paid SPACE FOR holidays, Paid sick days, health Manufactured Housing YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED insurance, 401(k) with match, daily and required to answer the RENT per diem & board provided. complaint herein, a copy of which is 30 W. Liberty St. Send resume to: M & M Mobile Homes, Inc. Now herewith served upon you, and to STC, PO Box 1060, selling New Wind Zone II Champion serve a copy of your answer to this • Newly renovated • 800 SSquare ffeet Sumter, SC 29151 and Clayton Homes. Lots of floor complaint upon the subscriber, at • Electric included • New HVAC plans available to custom design the address shown below, within your home. Nice used refurbished thirty (30) days after service hereof, Help Wanted exclusive of day of such service, and • Internet ready • Possible buildout to suit. Part-Time homes still available also. Bank and if you fail to answer the complaint, Owner financing with ALL CREDIT judgment by default will be rendered SCORES accepted. Call against you for the relief demanded $950.00 a month Deliver Phone Books 1-843-389-4215 Like us on Face- in the complaint. Work Your Own Hours, book M & M Mobile Homes. Call for more information Have Insured Vehicle, Must be at LIS PENDENS Least 18 yrs old, Valid DL. No 803-774-1290 Experience Necessary. 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