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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Players work out to say that #WeWantToPlay FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 $1.00 B1 No charges filed in officer-involved shooting death PHOTOS BY SHELBIE GOULDING / THE SUMTER ITEM Body camera footage from Sumter County Cpl. Andrew Gillette shows Body cam details fatal County Deputy Cpl. Andrew omey Hospital. him aiming a Taser at Terry Hasty on Feb. 25. Gillette and the person who Solicitor Ernest “Chip” exchange between shot him. Finney III shared part of the Sumter County Gillette, a 36-year-old Air body camera footage that was Third Judicial Cpl. Gillette, tenant Force veteran, was shot to recorded that day from both Circuit Solicitor death while attempting to Gillette and another deputy, Ernest “Chip” BY SHELBIE GOULDING Finney III [email protected] serve a detention order and Cpl. Gary Beaver, who was on an eviction notice at 3120 scene Feb. 25, to show the rea- shares informa- The Sumter County Third Thomas Sumter Highway in sons his office’s investigation tion Thursday Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Of- Dalzell, where he was struck concluded the deputies acted on the investi- fice held a press conference in the chest after a man fired within their legal boundaries. gation of the Thursday afternoon announc- multiple shots from the resi- The owners and occupants fatal officer-in- ing findings in the investiga- dence. of the residence were in a volved shoot- tion of the fatal officer-in- Though Gillette was wear- “long standing legal battle ing on Feb. 25. volved shooting on Feb. 25 ing a vest, he died after being that took the life of Sumter rushed to Prisma Health Tu- SEE GILLETTE, PAGE A8 1 YEAR IN SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT Martin-Knox reflects on her 1st year as superintendent and her leadership style MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Penelope Martin-Knox is seen at the Sumter School District Office on Wednesday. Martin-Knox has been in her position for a little more than one year now. he’s with you as long as you It doesn’t take long being around Mar- tin-Knox to see she has a love for chil- put the children first. dren, is passionate about their education ‘In that same That phrase best describes Su- and immerses herself in that work. Sperintendent Penelope Martin-Knox, She sometimes can be seen hugging Sumter School District’s leader who and dancing with young children in a just crossed the one-year mark in her social media post, but away from the sandbox tenure here. school environment, Martin-Knox Martin-Knox sat down this week to said, she is different person. discuss Year 1 at the helm in Sumter, “I think personally I am a recluse,” her priorities, leadership style and she said. “When I go home, I don’t hard decisions that had to be made with you’ along the way. SEE MARTIN-KNOX, PAGE A8 S.C. budget has surplus despite shutdown from coronavirus BY JEFFREY COLLINS The final income tax and books for the budget year that Cases of COVID-19 continue has averaged 41 COVID-19 The Associated Press sales tax money trickling in ended in June. to spike in the state. South deaths a day over the past two from July deadlines pushed But what do the predictions Carolina reported 49 addition- weeks. Only Arizona, Califor- COLUMBIA — South Caro- the surplus for the budget for the next budget year that al deaths Thursday. Since the nia, Florida and Texas have lina appears to be finishing year that ended in June to started July 1 look like? pandemic began, some 1,294 averaged more. last budget year with a little about $220 million, said state “Stay tuned. I don’t know if deaths have been reported South Carolina reported extra money in its bank ac- Revenue and Fiscal Affairs we are getting ready to go into from the virus, with 40 still 1,538 newly diagnosed cases counts even after the econom- Office Executive Director a comedy or a horror show or under investigation, the state of the virus Thursday. The ic shutdown from the COVID- Frank Rainwater. a sit-com,” Rainwater said. Department of Health and En- state has reported fewer than 19 pandemic, the economists That means South Carolina “There is still uncertainty on vironmental Control reported. 1,480 cases just one day since who predict the state budget won’t have to dip into savings how to revise the forecast for South Carolina, which is said Thursday. or make cuts to balance the fiscal year ’21.” 23rd in the U.S. in population, SEE BUDGET, PAGE A8 VISIT US ONLINE AT DEATHS, B4 WEATHER, A10 INSIDE Easter C. Johnson Stanley Bradley MAYBE SOME RAIN 2 SECTIONS, 20 PAGES the .com VOL. 125, NO. 200 Henry Otis Pollard Juline King Brailsford A storm or two today; Charlie Choice Jr. Annie Mae Robinson a shower early tonight, Clarendon Sun B5 Sports B1 Edith S. Bates Abraham Pinkney Farmer Sr. cloudy and humid Classifieds B8 Opinion A9 Michael Belser Peter Adam Jeswick Jr. HIGH 92, LOW 75 Comics B7 Television A6 A2 | FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020 THE SUMTER ITEM Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Morris College to use share of HBCU funding for broadband, laptops, new learning platform BY BRUCE MILLS Master’s Emergency Education Re- sures associated with the spread of projects,” Sturdivant said, “but it [email protected] lief Fund, distributed via the federal the coronavirus, but the state’s will definitely help and assist us in CARES Act. HBCUs faced unique challenges, Mc- completing those.” Morris College has four Jacqueline Sturdivant, com- Master has said. Morris’ full-time student enroll- ongoing projects that will munications director for the Morris intends to use the funding ment in the spring semester was be assisted by emergen- college, said Morris Presi- for a complete network upgrade, in- about 525 students, she added. cy relief funding re- dent Leroy Staggers creasing campus broadband servic- COVID-19 is making the fall term cently awarded to the doesn’t know what the es, purchasing laptops and Chrome- “a very fluid situation” for the col- eight historically college’s exact parcel will books for students and faculty and lege, like for all schools, Sturdivant black colleges and be yet, but funding must the purchase and implementation of said. Currently, Morris is planning universities in the be used to boost technol- a new online learning platform sys- for in-person classes, she said, but state for technology ogy for distance learning. tem, Sturdivant said. the college is also now considering upgrades. McMaster announced the That platform will replace an older some hybrid/blended models of in- On Thursday, a college designation about two weeks system and allow for more virtual struction and virtual learning. spokesperson detailed cam- ago. classes at Morris that are interactive In May, the college received about pus project upgrades that will In the spring, all colleges faced un- and feature live and face-to-face $740,000 in CARES Act funding that use Morris’ allocated share of the expected costs with setting up re- learning. was distributed directly to its stu- $2.4 million from Gov. Henry Mc- mote coursework, given campus clo- “The funds won’t cover all four dents for financial assistance. AP answers: Why are coins hard to find during pandemic? BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Federal Reserve has seen a significant decline of coins in circulation because people are not spending them as regularly at businesses, many of which are either temporarily closed or not ac- cepting cash. Coins are still plentiful. In April, the U.S. Treasury esti- mated more than $47.8 billion were in the market, up by more than a billion dollars compared to last year. But in recent months, peo- ple have not been spending those coins at places like laundromats, banks, restau- rants or shops because the PHOTOS PROVIDED businesses are closed, or peo- The beagle at left was one of three beagle puppies that were abandoned this week in Clarendon County. A local resident saw a car ple are not visiting them as dropping off the puppies and called Forgotten Tails Animal Rescue. The puppies were undernourished and had fleas, ticks and mange. often as they were before the It took a Forgotten Tails volunteer more than three hours to clean up the puppies. Forgotten Tails Animal Rescue saved the abandoned pandemic. puppy at right, who is blind. The puppy will be put up for adoption with animal rescue organizations that have offices along the East “The typical places where Coast. coin enters our society have slowed or even stopped the normal circulation of coin,” said the Federal Reserve, Help Manning’s Forgotten Tails Animal Rescue which manages coin invento- ry, in a June statement. Sales at restaurants, bars by collecting, dropping off aluminum cans and gas stations dropped more than 40% in April com- pared with a year ago. Sales BY SHARRON HALEY host animal adoptions. have since picked up, but Clarendon Sun contributor Heil said that within the last several some businesses — like bars days a concerned resident called them — remain shuttered in certain MANNING — Don’t throw away your after seeing a car drop off three beagle states, while others can only aluminum soft drink and beverage puppies beside the road. operate at a limited capacity. cans. Forgotten Tails Animal Rescue is “They were undernourished,” Heil The Federal Reserve has en- collecting aluminum cans with the pro- said. “They had fleas and ticks, and couraged banks to order only ceeds from the sale of the cans helping they had the mange.

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