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Rising seventh-grader Alyse King, right, of the all-girls science team at Alice Drive Middle School, holds the spaceflight experiments program project after it was opened Friday in a special ceremo- ny at the school. Team- mates, from left, are Mary Brooke Mooneyham, Alana Garrick and Ashlin Farmer.

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BY BRUCE MILLS school, Alyse King and Ashlin Farmer, [email protected] were able to do just that after being t did. It really did,” said Alice selected in January for a student Drive Middle School student spaceflight experiments program to Alana Garrick. the International Space Station. “Yay,” said fellow rising The National Center for Earth and I Space Science Education, which is “seventh-grader Mary Brooke Mooney- ham. staffed with professional scientists and That’s after the two learned on Fri- engineers in Washington, D.C., spear- day in a special ceremony at the school heads the program and selects a limit- that sodium polyacrylate can be used ed number of schools to participate in in space for seed germination and the spaceflight experiments program Alice Drive Middle School Curricu- plant growth. ... What? every two years. lum Coordinator Stephanie Barri- No one would get excited about The all-girl team from Alice Drive neau, left, allows Alana Garrick to that, unless you can learn it by chance Middle was a group from one of only open a shipping box Friday at the in a unique and special way. 31 schools and colleges in the U.S., school containing her team’s space- Garrick and Mooneyham, along with SEE SPACE, PAGE A3 flight experiments program project. fellow sixth-grade scientists from the

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FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumpter began when he Sumter residents Ty- presented a fraudulent keem Ra Hsan Jomal claim to USAA Insurance Sumpter, 23, Raekwon Co. for bodily injury. Rasheen Reyes Owens, Sumpter sent USAA a 22, and Khalil Jabraun bill from Palmetto Health Hilton, 19, entered guilty Tuomey for a time when pleas on Aug. 9 on insur- he was never seen there ance fraud charges ac- and used an invalid ac- cording to a news release count number. Five hun- from South Carolina At- dred dollars was paid out torney General Alan Wil- to Sumpter before the in- son. surance company real- Sumpter pleaded guilty ized the claim was fraud- to one count of Making a ulent. False Statement or Mis- The fraud incident representation Between with Owens occurred $1,000-$10,000; Owens after the defendant was pleaded guilty to one in a staged car accident count of Presenting a on June 6, 2017. Owens False Claim for Payment presented a fraudulent Between $2,000-$10,000 claim to GEICO for bodi- and one count of Resist- ly injury using hospital ing Arrest; and Hilton bills in the amount of pleaded guilty to one $4,087. GEICO sent count of Making a False Owens $828.21 before the Statement or Misrepre- company realized the sentation Less than claim was fraudulent. $2,000. The claims were flagged Judge George M. Mc- due to the bills being al- Faddin Jr. accepted the tered. Special Agent Joe pleas and sentenced Neff attempted to serve Sumpter and Owens to Owens with warrants prison on their charges from the incident in suspended to probation. March. Owens fled, but As a special condition of Neff was able to arrest probation, Sumpter and him after a brief strug- PHOTOS BY ADRIENNE SARVIS / THE SUMTER ITEM Owens are ordered to pay gle. Members of Long Branch Baptist Church on Peach Orchard Road, along with members of neighboring $500 of restitution to The incident with Hil- churches, provided lunch and treats for Sumter County's first responders on Saturday. The congregations USAA and $828.21 of res- ton began on April 28, prepared food, wrote messages and had posted art by its youngest members for the first responders to titution to GEICO, re- 2017, with a vehicle colli- see while they dined. spectively. McFaddin sion on Plowden Mill sentenced Hilton to a Road. Hilton solicited a $100 fine. co-defendant to go to the Restaurant news “Insurance fraud may hospital and pose as Hil- seem like a victimless ton. Hilton made a claim Food grade scores for inspections conducted by the South Carolina Department of crime to some because to GEICO for $8,376.50 for Health and Environmental Control at Sumter food establishments Aug. 3-10. big insurance companies the medical bills. Be- can afford to pay out the cause the claim was A "C" is failing. money, but it raises in- flagged early, the amount A Plus Store, 1768 Pinewood Road: A surance rates for all of was never paid to Hilton. Bi-Lo #5417 Deli/Bakery, 2055 Wedgefield Road: A us,” Wilson said in the The Attorney Gener- Country Inn & Suites Sumter, 2491 Broad St.: B release. “Some of these al’s release states that all Domino's Pizza #8762, 311 Wesmark Blvd.: A staged accidents can also defendants are presumed Mr. Teriyaki, 1315 Peach Orchard Road: A put others in danger. innocent until proven Pack's Landing, 9890 Pack's Landing Road: B We’ll continue to investi- guilty. The case was in- Simply Southern Bistro, 65 W. Westmark Blvd.: A gate and prosecute any- vestigated by SLED and Thai House and Sushi Bar, 718 Bultman Drive: B one who commits this prosecuted by Assistant Willie Sue's Inc., 3355 Patriot Parkway: A crime.” Attorney General LaR- Young's Food Store #46, 976 Miller Road: B The incident with one Washington.

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formation down to Earth, and the possible in space, such as in making SPACE FROM PAGE A1 Alice Drive team would basically si- an insulator. multaneously perform the same steps “Our results proved our hypothesis, Canada and Brazil that were selected in a “control group” on the ground and now we know that the seeds will last school year for the program. here in Sumter at the school. germinate in sodium polyacrylate in In June, Mission 12 spaceflight as- That meant for a “crazy, busy sum- space, and it does expand,” said team tronauts had liftoff from Cape Canav- mer” for the girls who were basically member Alyse King. eral, Florida, and took the team’s ex- “on call” all the time, said Principal Team member Ashlin Farmer said periment — sealed in a test tube — Jeannie Pressley. she thought the whole spaceflight ex- with instructions provided to the In- Both experiments — the one at the periments program was awesome. ternational Space Station, where they space station and the one at the school “It was really cool to see that the performed it for the Sumter students — were kept at 70 degrees to ensure last person who touched it was an as- during the summer. uniformity. The only difference, of tronaut,” Farmer said. “When we The experiment was to test the ef- course, was gravity. touched it today, it was neat that fects of microgravity, which is the All eight vegetable seeds germinated MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM someone that smart and knowledge- lack of gravity, on vegetable seed ger- again for the team here in Sumter. In Rising seventh-grader Alyse King, right, able touched it right before us, and mination in the sodium chemical mix- space, six of eight seeds germinated. holds the spaceflight experiments pro- we’re only going into the seventh ture. On Aug. 3, the experiment left the gram project after it was opened Friday at grade.” From their own research in pre-tri- International Space Station and even- Alice Drive Middle School. Her teammates, Also, this summer the girls got to fit als last fall, the foursome knew the tually splashed down in the Pacific from left, Alana Garrick, Mary Brooke in a trip to Washington and presented outcome of the experiment on land — Ocean, Pressley said. It was then Mooneyham and Ashlin Farmer, look on. their project at the Smithsonian Insti- the vegetable seed germinates, or picked up by a ship and eventually tute. grows, into a small plant. But no one driven to Houston, Texas. rylate interacted with water in the test Farmer and King said the whole knew the experiment’s outcome in Houston notified Alice Drive Middle tube, and therefore the vegetable seeds process helped their team bond. space or microgravity. of the experiment’s arrival, and it was germinated. “It’s also really cool because we got During the summer, as the astro- over-nighted to Sumter for Friday’s Since germination occurred and it’s a lot closer as friends when we did nauts performed the mini-lab experi- “grand opening.” known that sodium polyacrylate inter- this,” Farmer said. “We’ve seen each ment in various stages in space, they To explain the space flight experi- acts with water in space, other uses of other a lot over the summer because would log in and communicate that in- ment scientifically, the sodium polyac- the sodium mixture with water are we’ve done so many things together.” Join Us for Lunch Mon.- Fri. 11am - 3pm Appetizers, Sandwiches, Steaks, Seafood & More...

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Spanish city, 313 hurt NEW YORK (AP) — Fans influences, wrote on Twitter MADRID (AP) — An and friends, including Mari- that she is "praying for the oceanside boardwalk col- ah Carey and Missy Elliott, Queen of Soul." Missy El- lapsed during a nighttime offered prayers and well liott said that the public has concert in the Spanish city of wishes to Queen of Soul to celebrate iconic artists Vigo, injuring 313 people, five Aretha Franklin, who is se- before they die. of them seriously, authorities riously ill. "So many (of them) have said Monday. A person close to Frank- given us decades of Time- Many young people were lin, who spoke on the condi- less music," the rapper on the port's wooden board- tion of anonymity because wrote on Twitter. walk when it gave way the person was not allowed Mark Frost, Andy Cohen around midnight Sunday at to publicly talk about the and Ciara also posted about the closing event of a three- topic, told The Associated Franklin, who is considered day festival, officials in the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Press on Monday that the the greatest singer of all northwestern port city said. A police officer takes photos at the scene the day after an oceans- singer is seriously ill. No time and is known for hits The wooden boards ide boardwalk collapsed in Vigo, Spain, on Monday. more details were provided. like "Respect" and "(You cracked along a central sec- Carey, who considers Make Me Feel Like) A Natu- tion, about 130 feet long, and people required treatment. lem in the boardwalk, which Franklin one of her biggest ral Woman." people slid down into the sea The five people who were is supported by concrete pil- below, emergency services seriously hurt did not have lars. said. Eyewitnesses reported life-threatening injuries, offi- He told Cadena Ser radio scenes of panic. cials said. that the boardwalk collapsed Boom in taste for octopus squeezes market The head of the Galician The president of the Vigo "probably because of exces- region's health authority, port authority, Enrique Cesar sive weight" on it. BUEU, Spain (AP) — ing fish for three decades in Jesus Vazquez Almuina, told Lopez Veiga, said he suspects Vigo mayor Abel Caballero Whether it's spiced in the the market of Bueu in Antena 3 television that 313 there was a structural prob- announced an investigation. Spanish style or sliced as Spain's northwestern re- Japanese sashimi, octopus gion of Galicia, famed for as a dish is becoming a vic- its octopus dish. "I wish a tim of its own popularity. lot of octopus would appear 2,000 evacuated, 3 WWII bombs removed from Baltic Sea resort in Poland Prices for the tentacled ... and the price will come mollusc have about doubled down, but that won't hap- WARSAW, Poland (AP) — in the past two years due to pen." More than 2,000 people were a global boom in appetite The price of a regular evacuated Monday while Pol- for these classic dishes. size, locally caught octopus ish navy experts removed And supplies have tight- has risen from about $8 to three World War II bombs ened, with fisheries not yet $16 for 2.2 pounds in the from the Baltic Sea bed at able to farm octopus and last two years. The price is the vacation resort of Kolo- relying on ocean currents typically somewhat higher brzeg. to yield a good harvest. in other countries, like the The spokesman for the This year has been hard, U.S., that do not specialize local navy unit, Jacek Kwiat- with lower catches in major in its fishing. kowski, said the bombs were producing countries like The Food and Agriculture hoisted out of the sea and Morocco and Spain. Organization says prices onto a special truck and "The price will rise even are expected to continue to were taken to a test range more," says Carmen Torres grow as demand has risen for a controlled detonation. Lorenzo, who has been sell- in all major markets. Each bomb weighed about 660 pounds and their impact radius was estimated at 1.2 miles. Two other metal ob- T he Art of Flooring jects found at the site turned HARDWOOD out to be parts of an old an- REFINISHING chor and some scrap metal. Dariusz Trzeciak, a Kolo- CARPET brzeg city official, said about TILE 2,000 residents and 200 vaca- tioners were evacuated in THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 9 N. GUIGNARD DR. their own cars or in buses. Navy experts in explosives retrieved three World War II-era bombs SUMTER, SC 29150 They were later allowed to from the Baltic Sea bed in the vacation resort of Kolobrzeg, Poland, return. on Monday. Carpathian Flooring 803-774-2800 • 803-774-2802 TheThe SHRIMPERSHRIMPER OF SUMTER

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It Shankari, a graduate researcher at UC when you explicitly tell it not to. The privacy issue affects some two does not stop Google's collection of Berkeley who studies the commuting An Associated Press investigation billion users of devices that run other location markers. patterns of volunteers in order to help found that many Google services on Google's Android operating software You can delete these location mark- urban planners. She noticed that her Android devices and iPhones store and hundreds of millions of worldwide ers by hand, but it's a painstaking pro- Android phone prompted her to rate a your location data even if you've used a iPhone users who rely on Google for cess since you have to select them indi- shopping trip to Kohl's, even though privacy setting that says it will prevent maps or search. vidually, unless you want to delete all she had turned Location History off. Google from doing so. Storing location data in violation of a of your stored activity. "So how did Google Maps know Computer-science researchers at user's preferences is wrong, said Jona- You can see the stored location mark- where I was?" she asked in a blog post. Princeton confirmed these findings at than Mayer, a Princeton computer sci- ers on a page in your Google account at The AP wasn't able to recreate Shan- the AP's request. entist and former chief technologist for myactivity.google.com, although kari's experience exactly. But its at- For the most part, Google is upfront the Federal Communications Commis- they're typically scattered under sever- tempts to do so revealed Google's track- about asking permission to use your sion's enforcement bureau. A research- al different headers, many of which ing. location information. An app like er from Mayer's lab confirmed the AP's are unrelated to location. Google offers a more accurate de- Google Maps will remind you to allow findings on multiple Android devices; To demonstrate how powerful these scription of how Location History actu- access to location if you use it for navi- the AP conducted its own tests on sev- other markers can be, the AP created a ally works in a place you'd only see if gating. If you agree to let it record your eral iPhones that found the same be- visual map of the movements of Princ- you turn it off — a popup that appears location over time, Google Maps will havior. eton postdoctoral researcher Gunes when you "pause" Location History on display that history for you in a "time- "If you're going to allow users to turn Acar, who carried an Android phone your Google account webpage. There line" that maps out your daily move- off something called 'Location History,' with Location history off and shared a the company notes that "some location ments. then all the places where you maintain record of his Google account. data may be saved as part of your ac- Storing your minute-by-minute trav- location history should be turned off," The map includes Acar's train com- tivity on other Google services, like els carries privacy risks and has been Mayer said. "That seems like a pretty mute on two trips to New York and vis- Search and Maps." used by police to determine the loca- straightforward position to have." its to The High Line park, Chelsea Google offers additional information tion of suspects — such as a warrant Google says it is being perfectly clear. Market, Hell's Kitchen, Central Park in a popup that appears if you re-acti- that police in Raleigh, North Carolina, "There are a number of different and Harlem. To protect his privacy, the vate the "Web & App Activity" setting served on Google last year to find de- ways that Google may use location to AP didn't plot the most telling and fre- — an uncommon action for many vices near a murder scene. So the com- improve people's experience, including: quent marker — his home address. users, since this setting is on by de- pany will let you "pause" a setting Location History, Web and App Activi- Huge tech companies are under in- fault. That popup states that, when ac- called Location History. ty, and through device-level Location creasing scrutiny over their data prac- tived, the setting "saves the things you Google says that will prevent the Services," a Google spokesperson said tices, following a series of privacy do on Google sites, apps, and services company from remembering where in a statement to the AP. "We provide scandals at Facebook and new data-pri- ... and associated information, like lo- you've been. Google's support page on clear descriptions of these tools and ro- vacy rules recently adopted by the Eu- cation." the subject states: "You can turn off Lo- bust controls so people can turn them ropean Union. Last year, the business Warnings when you're about to turn cation History at any time. With Loca- on or off and delete their histories at news site Quartz found that Google Location History off via Android and tion History off, the places you go are any time." was tracking Android users by collect- iPhone device settings are more diffi- no longer stored." To stop Google from saving these lo- ing the addresses of nearby cellphone cult to interpret. On Android, the That isn't true. Even with Location cation markers, the company says, towers even if all location services popup explains that "places you go History paused, some Google apps au- users can turn off another setting, one were off. 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BOSTON (AP) — Personal home ro- body will just take the personal robot less cylindrical talking speakers," bots that can socialize with people are for granted." Anki is pitching the $249 Vector as an starting to roll out of the laboratory That time has not yet arrived. older brother to its tiny — and feisty and into our living rooms and kitch- Jibo, a foot-high, vaguely conical de- — toy robot Cozmo. ens. But are humans ready to invite vice topped by a wide hemispherical Both robots are tiny enough to fit in them into their lives? "head," stays where you put it, typical- your palm. They scoot around on tank It's taken decades of research to ly on a countertop. But it can swivel treads and chirp more than talk, but build robots even a fraction as sophis- its flat, round screen "face" to meet Vector can answer basic questions, set ticated as those featured in popular your gaze; tells jokes and plays music; a timer or deliver messages from science fiction. They don't much re- and can shimmy convincingly if you email and texts. It can rest on a table- semble their fictional predecessors; ask it to dance. It was pitched as "the top until it hears a door open or, using they mostly don't walk, only some- world's first social robot for the home." facial recognition, "sees" a familiar times roll and often lack limbs. And At almost $900, though, Jibo didn't person in view. It purrs when you rub they're nowhere close to matching the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS win anywhere near enough friends. its gold-plated back. language, social skills and physical Anki Inc. CEO Boris Sofman holds Vector, It's still for sale online, but its parent Social robots trace their lineage dexterity of people. the company’s new home robot, in New company reportedly laid off much of back to an interactive humanoid head Worse, they're so far losing out to York. its workforce in June and didn't reply named Kismet, which Breazeal built immobile smart speakers made by to requests for comment. in an MIT lab in the 1990s. Since then, Amazon, Apple and Google, which Amazon project and robots designed "It's a really cool device, but it didn't advances in artificial intelligence have cost a fraction of what early social ro- to provide companionship for senior offer a ton of utility," Singh said. propelled the field forward. The popu- bots do, and which are powered by ar- citizens, remain in the development In late July, another startup, Cali- larity of Alexa and its ilk has also tificial-intelligence systems that leave phase. fornia-based Mayfield Robotics, ceased helped take the strangeness out of many robots' limited abilities in the "I think we're going to start seeing manufacturing Kuri, a roving $699 ma- talking machines. dust. some come to market this year," said chine that would shoot pictures and The key for Vector and other com- That hasn't stopped ambitious robot- Vic Singh, a founding general partner video from cameras hidden behind its panion robots, experts say, is to strike makers from launching life-like robots of Eniac Ventures, which has invested round, blinking eyes. Other home ro- the right balance between usefulness into the market — albeit with mixed in several robotics startups. But they'll bots, such as the three-foot, video- and personality. (Affordability also results so far. be limited to very specific uses, he screen-equipped personal assistant seems pretty important.) Though Two pioneers in a new vanguard of warned. Temi ($1,499) and Sony's dog-like Aibo there's plenty of disagreement over cute, sociable robots — Jibo, a curvy Hopes for social robots keep outpac- ($1,800), are even less affordable. what makes the proper balance. talking speaker, and Kuri, a cartoon- ing reality. Late last year, the squat, "You cannot sell a robot for $800 or Fall short on personality, and "you ish wheeled "nanny" — have been almost featureless Jibo graced the $1,000 that has capabilities of less than better be perfect because the moment early casualties. The makers of Vec- cover of Time Magazine's "best inven- an Alexa," said Boris Sofman, CEO of you make a mistake, you're going to be tor, a less-expensive home robot that tions" edition. Its creator, MIT robotics Anki, which plans to launch its pet- the big lumbering robot that made a was unveiled Wednesday, hope theirs researcher Cynthia Breazeal, told The like Vector this fall. mistake," Sofman said. But people can will be a bigger hit. Associated Press at the time that Promising a robotic future beyond forgive errors so long as the robot re- Still others, including a rumored "there's going to be a time when every- "puck-like vacuum cleaners and life- acts in a realistic way. IT

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COMMENTARY Who determines ‘universal values’? s it any of Canada’s busi- ality have been declared con- ness whether Saudi stitutional rights. women have the right to Are they basic human Idrive? rights? To whom? Do 55 mil- Well, Foreign Minister lion abortions in the U.S. in 45 Chrystia Freeland just made it years not raise an issue of her business. human rights? Repeatedly denouncing Ri- Has it become the moral yadh’s arrest of women’s duty of the U.S. government to rights advocate Samar Badawi, champion abortion and LGBT Freeland has driven the two rights worldwide, when a countries close to a break in goodly slice of America still diplomatic relations. regards them as marks of na- “Reprehensible” said Riyadh tional decadence and decline? of Freeland’s tweeted attack. And if the Saudis are reac- Canada is “engaged in blatant tionaries whom we should join EDITORIAL ROUNDUP interference in the Kingdom’s Canada in condemning, why domestic affairs.” are we dreaming up an “Arab Recent editorials from South Carolina clear project costs in the plan, which ends The Saudis responded by ex- NATO” in which Saudi Arabia newspapers: ratepayers’ payments toward the project in pelling Canada’s ambassador would be a treaty ally along- about 20 years instead of SCANA’s plan for and ordering 15,000 Saudi stu- side whom we would fight 50 to 60 years. dents to end their studies in Iran? The Times and Democrat As distasteful as the SCANA plan for exec- Canada and barred imports of Iran, at least, holds quadren- utive compensation is, the Dominion merger Aug. 5 Canadian wheat. A $15 billion nial elections, and Iranian remains the best solution for the future of contract to provide armored women seem less restricted SCANA and for ratepayers, who are never vehicles to Saudi Arabia may and anti-regime demonstra- Dominion merger is going to be made whole for the nuclear proj- be in jeopardy. tions more tolerated ect failure no matter what politicians say. Crown Prince Mo- than they are in Saudi hammad bin Salman, Arabia. best solution for future who has been backslid- Consider our own The Post and Courier ing on his promises to history. of SCANA, customers Aug. 5 modernize the king- From 1865 to 1965, dom, appears to have segregation was the The shareholders of SCANA Corp. got it had enough of Western law in the American right. They voted to approve the proposed State police unit fell lectures on democratic South. Did those deni- merger with Virginia-based Dominion En- values and morality. Pat als of civil and politi- ergy but rejected any merger-related bonus- A week after Pope Buchanan cal rights justify for- es for SCANA executives. short of goal to find Francis denounced the eign intervention in As much as the merger plan is the best death penalty as al- the internal affairs of solution to ensure the future of a utility hardcore criminals ways “impermissible,” Riyadh the United States? that is vital to South Carolina, the bonuses went ahead and crucified a How would President Eisen- for corporate executives are an insult to When the Obama administration unwise- convicted murderer in Mecca. hower, who used troops to in- ratepayers, particularly when state and fed- ly loosened immigration policies and put In Saudi Arabia, homosexuali- tegrate Little Rock High, have eral authorities are investigating possible less emphasis on minor crimes, anxious ty can get you a death sen- responded to the British and wrongdoing by top company executives, states across the country rushed to enact tence. French demanding that Amer- some of whom have departed SCANA in the their own stricter laws. In South Carolina, Neither President Donald ica end segregation now? past year. the response included an elite police unit Trump nor the State Depart- In a newly de-Christianized Most paying utility bills to SCANA can that would pursue human traffickers and ment has taken sides, but The America, all religions are to be relate to the need for the company to find drug smugglers hiding among the state’s il- Washington Post has weighed treated equally and none may stability via the merger, even though the legal immigrant population. in with an editorial: “Human be taught in any public school. plan as laid out by Dominion would include In theory, it sounded like a great idea to Rights Are Everyone’s Busi- In nearly 50 nations, howev- customers continuing to pay a percentage focus on protecting South Carolinians from ness.” er, Muslims are the majority, of bills to cover debt from the failed some of the worst criminals out there. In “What Ms. Freeland and and they believe there is but SCANA-Santee Cooper nuclear project in reality, it hasn’t worked out that way. Canada correctly understand one God, Allah, and Muham- Fairfield County. The small, shadowy police force has fall- is that human rights ... are mad is his prophet, and all What they cannot relate to is how those en disappointingly short of its goal of root- universal values, not the prop- other religions are false. Do running SCANA could find themselves in ing out hardcore criminals. Instead, it has erty of kings and dictators to Muslims have no right to in- line for up to $110 million in compensation set its sights much lower, rounding up land- arbitrarily grant and remove sist upon the primacy of their if they lose their jobs in the merger, which scapers and maids with fake documents. on a whim. Saudi Arabia’s faith in the nations they rule? despite SCANA shareholder approval faces The state has spent almost $5 million long-standing practice of de- Is Western interference with a major hurdle with the S.C. Public Service since 2012 on its Immigration Enforcement nying basic rights to citizens, this claim not a formula for Commission later this year. Unit. It’s a superfluous expense considering especially women — and its endless conflict? News of the proposed payouts to execu- that much of the unit’s work duplicates the particularly cruel treatment of In America, free speech and tives surfaced this past week during court mission of Immigration and Customs En- some dissidents — such as the freedom of the press are guar- proceedings related to SCANA challenging forcement, the same federal agency some public lashes meted out to (Ms. anteed. And these First a legislative mandate that it cut electricity imprudent Democrats want to abolish. Badawi’s brother) — are mat- Amendment rights protect rates to eliminate most of the charge for the Taxpayers haven’t gotten a lot of return ters of legitimate concern to libel, slander, filthy language, nuclear project. SCANA put aside $110 mil- on that investment. About 100 of the 123 all democracies and free soci- blasphemy, pornography, flag lion into an irrevocable trust to pay key ex- cases reviewed by Post and Courier report- eties. burning and published attacks ecutives and facilitate the company’s merg- ers Andrew Brown and Greg Yee involved “It is the traditional role of on religious beliefs, our coun- er plans. working-class Hispanics who used some the United States to defend try itself, and the government The executive compensation plan imme- sort of fraudulent documentation to get a universal values everywhere of the United States. diately drew the ire of politicians and oth- job. Only nine cases mentioned gangs, they are trampled upon and to If other nations reject such ers. drugs or human trafficking. show bullying autocrats they freedoms as suicidal stupidity, Unfortunately, the vote of SCANA share- Reggie Lloyd, a former judge, U.S. attor- cannot get away with hiding do we have some obligation to holders, which is nonbinding, and the ney and chief of the State Law Enforcement their dirty work behind closed intervene in their internal af- words of politicians are not likely to change Division, correctly called the program a doors.” fairs to promote them? the payouts if the merger goes through. waste of time that wrongly inserts the state The Post called on the for- Recently, The Independent And the payouts to executives are a differ- into a federal issue. eign ministers of all Group of reported: ent issue from the current battle between To be sure, there is value in catching ille- Seven nations to retweet Free- “Since last year, hundreds SCANA and the state over rates. The utility gal immigrants using false documents, land’s post saying, “Basic of thousands, perhaps mil- is asking that the federal courts put the whether they use them to do nothing more rights are everybody’s busi- lions, of innocent Uighurs and brakes on a 15 percent rate cut mandated than get a job or are up to something more ness.” other ethnic minorities in the by the General Assembly and approved by nefarious. Anyone who’s been the victim of But these sweeping asser- Xinjiang region in northwest the PSC. The cut would begin appearing on identity theft or had their bank account tions raise not a few questions. China have been unjustly ar- South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. bills this drained or their credit ruined can vouch for Who determines what are rested and imprisoned in what week. SCE&G is a SCANA subsidiary. the misery that can cause. The use of false “basic rights” or “universal the Chinese government calls SCANA contends the amount being documentation is illegal for a good reason. values”? ‘political re-education camps.’ charged for the failed nuclear project was It’s especially pernicious when the perpe- Saudi Arabia is an absolute Thousands have disappeared. authorized by the Legislature in 2007 and trators are here illegally, making them per- monarchy that has never per- There are credible reports of cannot be retroactively undone because the haps even harder to track down. mitted women to drive and has torture and death among the project failed. We can’t afford to look the other way, and always whipped criminals and prisoners. ... The international On Thursday, a federal judge decided neither should the government. had a death penalty. community has largely react- SCANA could go forward with its challenge But that’s not how the Immigration En- When did these practices ed with silence.” to the legislative action. forcement Unit was sold. Former Gov. first begin to contradict “uni- Anyone up for sanctioning If the rate cuts are not halted, SCANA Nikki Haley claimed the group was created versal values”? Xi Jinping’s China? will be forced to make payouts that some to go after “trafficking, gang violence and When did it become Ameri- Or do Uighurs’ rights rank say could seriously damage the company’s drug smuggling” and praised its efforts that ca’s “traditional role” to de- below those of Saudi femi- health — to the point of bankruptcy. were “getting some of that activity out of fend women’s right to drive nists? Whether or not that would happen, should South Carolina.” automobiles in every country, the legislature’s action on rate cuts ulti- Finding and prosecuting violent criminals when women had no right to Patrick J. Buchanan is the au- mately be overturned as unconstitutional, living among the diffuse illegal immigrant vote in America until after thor of a new book, “Nixon’s the state’s taxpayers could find themselves community is an important public safety World War I? White House Wars: The Battles reimbursing the utility for the refunds. function. But it’s a job for ICE. And with the In the America of the 1950s, That Made and Broke a Presi- Dominion is offering more than $1 billion Trump administration’s intense focus on il- homosexuality and abortion dent and Divided America For- in rebates to SCE&G customers, rate cuts of legal immigrants and any criminals among were regarded as shameful of- ever.” about 7 percent and a promise not to raise them — and Gov. 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AROUND TOWN Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 The American Red Cross is issu- 0444. WEATHER ing an urgent call for blood do- The DAV Mobile Service Office nors of all bloodSumter types Police, espe- Department holds back- to-school bash today will provide free counseling and ® cially type O. Schedule your claim filing assistance to veter- AccuWeather ve-day forecast for Sumter donation appointment by ans from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. using the free Blood Donor on Thursday, Aug. 23, at TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY App, by visiting www.red- Golden Corral, Walmart Bou- crossblood.org or by calling levard. Call (803) 647-2422. 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733- 2767). Help save a life by par- The Sumter Branch NAACP will ticipating in one of the fol- meet at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26, at Union Station AME Partly sunny Clear to partly Partly sunny Partly sunny A t-storm in spots in A t-storm in the lowing American Red Cross cloudy the p.m. afternoon blood donation opportuni- Church, 945 S. Main St. Jas- ties: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednes- mine Brown will speak on 93° 72° 93° / 73° 94° / 74° 93° / 74° 92° / 73° “Preserving heirs property”. day, Aug. 15, Shaw Air Force Chance of rain: 5% Chance of rain: 0% Chance of rain: 5% Chance of rain: 25% Chance of rain: 50% Chance of rain: 55% Base BX Exchange Building, McLeod Hospice will offer a 370 Rhodes Ave., Building “Hospice Volunteering 101” class SW 4-8 mph S 2-4 mph NE 3-6 mph SW 4-8 mph SW 6-12 mph WSW 7-14 mph 1403, Shaw AFB; 10 a.m.-3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, Pal- Thursday, Aug. 30, in the Vol- Gaff ney metto Health Tuomey, 129 N. unteer Services Office of 88/66 Washington St.; 10 a.m.-3 McLeod Health Clarendon, 10 Spartanburg p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, Lake- Hospital St., Manning. This TODAY’S Greenville 89/67 wood Baptist Church, 3140 volunteer training program is 89/67 Nazarene Church Road; for those interested in help- SOUTH noon-5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. ing Hospice patients and / or Florence 22, Shaw Army Central, 1 Ga- assisting Hospice support CAROLINA Bishopville 93/70 breski Drive, Shaw AFB; 2-7 staff in Clarendon and Sum- WEATHER 92/70 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, Po- ter counties. Attendees must calla Church, 1214 S. Guig- register in advance to partici- Temperatures shown on map are Columbia Sumter nard Drive; and 2-7 p.m. pate in the training. Call today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 95/72 93/72 Myrtle Thursday, Aug. 30, Grace Stacy Mosier at (803) 435- IN THE MOUNTAINS Manning Beach Baptist Church, 219 W. Cal- 5287. 93/71 89/75 houn St. Today: Mostly sunny and pleasant. Winds The Lincoln High School Preser- Aiken vation Alumni Association (LH- south-southeast 4-8 mph. The Sumter Police Department’s 91/67 Annual Back-to-School Bash will SPAA) will hold an all white ca- Wednesday: Partly sunny. Winds south- be held from 9 a.m. to noon sual attire dance from 8 p.m. to southeast 4-8 mph. today at Crosswell Park, midnight on Friday, Aug. 31, North Lafayette Drive. Event at 26 Council St. D.J. Al will ON THE COAST Charleston will feature DJ Howie, food, provide music. Tickets are 92/74 balloon artists, face painting, $15 each. Call the alumni of- Today: Partly sunny; a thunderstorm in a water park and more. All fice 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays spots. High 88 to 93. children must be accompa- or Wednesdays at (803) 775- Wednesday: Thunderstorms possible, but nied by a responsible adult 0444. likely in southern parts. High 88 to 93. 18 years of age or older. The Sumter Combat Veterans The Sumter Chapter of the Na- Group will hold its annual golf tional Federation of the Blind tournament on Saturday, Sept. will meet at 7 p.m. today at 15, at Crystal Lakes Golf LOCAL ALMANAC LAKE LEVELS SUN AND MOON SUMTER THROUGH 2 P.M. YESTERDAY Full 7 a.m. 24-hr Sunrise 6:43 a.m. Sunset 8:10 p.m. Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 Course, 1305 Clara Louise Kel- Lake pool yest. chg W. Bartlette St. It is also time logg Drive. There will be a 9 Temperature Moonrise 10:12 a.m. Moonset 10:40 p.m. Murray 360 357.73 none to reserve gala tables for a.m. shotgun start. Registra- High 80° Marion 76.8 75.51 -0.04 First Full Last New tion fee is $50 per golfer lim- Low 69° Dec. 11. Contact Debra Canty, Moultrie 75.5 74.93 -0.06 Normal high 89° at (803) 775-5792 or debra. ited to the first 40 teams. Fee Wateree 100 97.09 -0.11 Normal low 69° [email protected]. includes continental break- Aug. 18 Aug. 26 Sep. 2 Sep. 9 fast, lunch, souvenirs, cart, Record high 102° in 1999 The Wesmark Branch of the Record low 57° in 1979 Sumter County Library will pres- green fees and refreshments RIVER STAGES during play. Team format will Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr TIDES ent the movie adaption of the Precipitation River stage yest. chg August Wilson play “Fences,” be two person Captain’s 24 hrs ending 2 p.m. yest. 2.80" AT MYRTLE BEACH Black River 12 5.55 -0.52 starring Denzel Washington Choice. There will be first and Month to date 4.29" High Ht. Low Ht. Congaree River 19 5.12 -0.66 second place prizes for Normal month to date 2.41" Today 12:24 p.m. 3.4 6:45 a.m. -0.4 and Viola Davis, at 3 p.m. on Lynches River 14 3.02 -0.46 men’s and women’s teams, Year to date 26.20" ------7:05 p.m. -0.3 Wednesday, Aug. 15, in the Saluda River 14 6.88 +1.01 closest to the pin and longest Last year to date 27.34" Wed. 12:39 a.m. 3.5 7:34 a.m. -0.3 meeting room, 180 W. Wes- Up. Santee River 80 78.72 +0.03 mark Blvd. drive. Raffle tickets for a La- Normal year to date 30.75" 1:18 p.m. 3.3 8:00 p.m. 0.0 Z-Boy recliner will be $2 each Wateree River 24 11.46 -0.23 The Lincoln High School Preser- or three for $5. Call Rich vation Alumni Association (LH- Grimsley at (803) 469-6227, SPAA) will meet at 4 p.m. on Earnest Roland at (803) 840- NATIONAL CITIES REGIONAL CITIES Sunday, Aug. 19, at 26 Council 0935 or Johnny Goodley at St. Call the alumni office 10 (803) 236-0488 or email at Today Wed. Today Wed. Today Wed. 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PREP FOOTBALL AUTO RACING Harvick gets NASCAR- high 7th win at Michigan

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Kevin Harvick capped off his fa- ther-son weekend by dominat- ing a race and putting 6-year-old son Keelan in the passenger seat to hold the flapping, check- ered flag out of the window. "That was defi- nitely way up there on the bucket list," Har- vick said. Harvick broke a tie atop NASCAR's Big 3 by easily HARVICK winning at Michi- gan International What is a wet bulb? Speedway for his Cup-high sev- enth victory of the season. TREVOR BAUKNIGHT / THE SUMTER ITEM His No. 4 Ford finished 3-plus A host of Sumter High School defenders brings down Manning’s Darias Williams (33) during the Gamecocks’ 21-7 victory over the Monarchs in seconds ahead of Brad Kesel- the Sumter Sertoma Club’s 37th Annual Sumter County Football Jamboree on Friday at Sumter Memorial Stadium. The game, the third scrim- owski's No. 2 Ford on Sunday in mage of the evening, began after 10 p.m. after hot, humid conditions earlier in the day forced an hour delay in the start time of the jamboree. the Consumers Energy 400. Points leader Kyle Busch fin- ished third in his No. 18 Toyota Delayed start of jamboree prompts look at rule governing playing in hot weather — more than 4 seconds behind Harvick. BY EDDIE LITAKER 1-hour delay in the start of player safety. Detailed infor- kinds of factors go into it. We "I was front of him for about Special to The Sumter Item the first scrimmage match mation on the policy can be all have wet bulb thermome- 5 laps," Busch joked. between Lakewood and Lee found at http://www.schsl.org ters, and the wet bulb globe Busch has won six races this Those arriving at Sumter Central high schools, and in- under the header Wet Bulb temperature has got to be year and Martin Truex Jr. has Memorial Stadium early on dications are this could be a Globe Temperature Monitor- under a certain percentage finished in first four times. The Friday expecting a 6:30 p.m. continuing trend at least ing (WBGT). for us to do anything. Early rest of the field has combined start to the Sumter Sertoma during the opening weeks of "The High School League (before) the game here it was to win just six of 23 races. Club's 37th Annual Sumter the 2018 season. issued some wet bulb guide- at 91, and it had to get down Truex Jr., the third driver in County Football Jamboree The wet bulb delay is a con- lines that we have to follow," under 87, so we waited until NASCAR's Big 3 with Harvick were greeted with an an- cept new to the South Caroli- said Sumter High School ath- it got under 87 and it's proba- and Busch, was 14th in the 40- nouncement that the pro- na High School League this letic director Curtis Johnson. bly going to be like that early car field in his No. 78 Toyota. ceedings were being held up year that has been instituted "It's a percentage index based in the year." Keselowski said he couldn't due to a wet bulb delay. in middle and high schools as on temperature, relative hu- be more aggressive late in the The result was roughly a another measure to assist in midity, wind speed — all SEE WGBT, PAGE B3 200-lap race because Harvick was simply so far ahead. Austin Dillon, in the No. 3 Chevrolet, was fourth followed PRO GOLF by Ryan Blaney's No. 12 Ford. Denny Hamlin led the field to the green flag for the second Future bright for Woods, but Koepka is in the way straight week, but his No. 11 Toyota could not stay ahead. He ended up eighth at MIS BY EDDIE PELLS after finishing 13th in last The Associated Press week's race at Watkins Glen.

ST. LOUIS — Over an ear- WHO'S HOT splitting afternoon in which Harvick won each of three most of the cheers weren't stages and led 108 laps, more for him, Brooks Koepka got than four times more than a taste of what golf feels like anyone else on the 2-mile oval. when Tiger Woods is in the His seven victories have hunt. helped Ford earn 10 Cup victo- And in his exhilarating ries, matching its total from but ultimately futile attempt last year and pulling within to catch Koepka at the PGA one of Toyota's total. Championship, Woods got a taste of what it's going to WHO'S NOT take to get back on top in the Jimmie Johnson has not fin- majors. ished better than 10th in his Woods provided the thrills last nine races and sits 14th in Sunday — a fist-pumping, the standings. The seven-time club-slamming, roller-coaster Cup champion was running in ride of a final round in which THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the top 15 late in the race when he threatened from begin- Brooks Koepka hits out of a bunker on the 10th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship a loose wheel led to an un- ning to end but couldn't on Sunday at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis. Koepka held off a hard-charging Tiger Woods to win scheduled pit stop and a 28th- knock Koepka out of the his third career major. place finish a week after he lead, or deny him the trophy. was 30th at Watkins Glen. Koepka heard the commo- onds, so we knew what was lected show of precision U.S. Open and PGA Champi- tion in front of him all day going on," he said — but did golf to hold off Woods by onship in the same year. ROUGH DAY — "You could hear a differ- what he does best at the ma- two shots and become only Truex was running with the ent roar like every 30 sec- jors: He put on a calm, col- the fifth person to win a SEE PGA, PAGE B3 leaders during the second stage before running out of gas and going into the pits, which were closed. He also PREP FOOTBALL was penalized for an uncon- trollable tire and pushed to the back of the 40-car field. Briggs likes Swampcats’ play despite loss to Mississippi team Soon after a restart early in the race, rookie William By- ron's No. 24 Chevrolet got loose BY DENNIS BRUNSON ty for our kids.” cided to go for it.” and made side-by-side contact [email protected] LMA received the opening kickoff Brewer Brunson intercepted a pass with Truex to bring out anoth- and drove 80 yards in 18 plays for a to thwart Lamar’s first drive of the sec- er caution flag. The Laurence Manning Academy touchdown. Wyatt Rowland scored the ond half. However, Laurence Manning "Anything that could have varsity football team traveled to Mont- touchdown on a 2-yard run. went three downs and out, and Lamar went wrong did," Truex said. gomery, Alabama, to open its 2018 foot- Lamar answered with a touchdown, came back for a touchdown to go up 21- "We got wrecked by a rookie ball season on Friday. And while the scoring it on fourth down and 12 yards 14. mistake underneath us, and Swampcats suffered a 30-14 loss to to go. Laurence Manning scored on its Lamar then picked up a safety to then ran out of gas. We 2-time defending 4A Mis- next possession though with Marcus make it 23-14 with four minutes left in could've won the second stage. sissippi Independent Lane pulling in a short pass from quar- the game. When the Swampcats turned We just didn't have enough School state champion terback Burgess Jordan and going 75 the ball over on downs deep in their gas. The car was fast. We just Lamar Academy, head yards for a touchdown to make it 14-7. territory, Lamar punched in one more couldn't catch a break all day." coach Robbie Briggs The Swampcats were on the move touchdown. thought it was more than again and found themselves facing LMA had 331 yards of total offense, CLOSE KEZ a worthwhile trip. fourth down and three inside the 218 of it coming on the ground. Lamar Keselowski, who is from sub- “I’m really proud of my BRIGGS Lamar 10. Briggs chose to go for it in- passed for 238 yards, but ran for just 13. urban Detroit, is still desper- guys,” said Briggs, whose stead of kicking a field goal and LMA “We played with them,” Briggs said. ately seeking his first win in squad met up against Lamar in the didn’t get it. “We did a good job offensively; we just Michigan. The Penske Racing Cramton Bowl. “We played hard, and Lamar turned around and drove for had some missed opportunities.” driver finished second in a we played extremely well. I’m proud of a touchdown to tie the game at 14-14 at Brunson rushed for 48 yards on 12 Cup race for the second time how the kids played. halftime. carries and caught a pass for 17 yards. at MIS, where he also has a “It was a great event for our guys. We “We probably got a little greedy right Rowland ran for 28 yards and caught a trio of third-place finishes in played against a team that is the cali- there,” Briggs said. “We could have pass for 22 yards. Lane rushed for 43 19 career starts. ber of (SCISA 3A state champion) kicked the field goal and been up 17-7, yards on two carries and caught three Hammond. This was a great opportuni- but since the game didn’t matter we de- passes for 84 yards. SEE HARVICK, PAGE B3 B2 | TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ‘18 Heisman darkhorses: Can Browning repeat Mayfield’s path?

BY JOE REEDY MCKENZIE MILTON, QB, State's freshman rushing re- The Associated Press CENTRAL FLORIDA cord with 1,025 yards. Akers Milton was eighth in the will be counted on early to be Washington's Jake Brown- voting last year after he led a focal point of Taggart's of- ing is hoping to repeat what the Knights to an improbable fense, starting with the Sept. 3 Baker Mayfield did last year. 13-0 record and a victory over opener against Virginia Tech. Mayfield was a Heisman Auburn in the Peach Bowl. He Trophy longshot in the pre- was second in the nation in BRIAN LEWERKE, QB, season, but ended up winning passing efficiency (179.3) and MICHIGAN STATE the award while leading Okla- yards per attempt (10.22), fin- The junior is a dual-threat homa to the College Football ishing behind Mayfield. UCF quarterback who accounted Playoff for the second time in though has a new coach in for 3,352 yards of total offense three years. Josh Heupel after Scott Frost as the Spartans won 10 games Browning was sixth in the left for Nebraska. Also ham- last season. With the turmoil Heisman voting two years ago pering Milton's bid is a lack of surrounding Ohio State's pro- after leading the Huskies to weekly exposure. The gram, Michigan State could the Pac-12 title and the play- Knights' first national appear- end up as the favorite in the off, where they lost to Ala- ance won't be until Sept. 15 Big Ten East. bama in the semifinals. His against North Carolina. productivity declined last AP FILE PHOTO RODNEY ANDERSON, RB, year though as his touch- Missouri quarterback Drew Lock set a Southeastern Conference re- DREW LOCK, QB, MISSOURI OKLAHOMA downs fell from 43 to 19. cord last season with 44 touchdown passes. That has him being con- Lock set an Southeastern There have been only three Washington was 10-3 last sidered a dark horse candidate for the Heisman Trophy. Conference record last season occasions where the same season, but is the preseason with 44 touchdown passes. school has produced different favorite to win the Pac 12. the senior. the record for being the earli- Three SEC quarterbacks have Heisman winners in back-to- Browning and the Huskies "Jake plays really good foot- est to announce that he is en- won the award since 2007, but back seasons. Anderson didn't will also have an early oppor- ball and has made some spec- tering the NFL Draft. But the senior is going to need to even start until mid-season tunity to make a favorable tacular plays in his career," there is good reason for that produce wins for a Tigers squad last year, but he finished with impression to rest of the na- Peterson said. "We're looking as Oliver might be the top that lost five of its first six last 1,442 yards and 18 touchdowns tion as they face Auburn in for him to do that at the most pick. The 6-foot-3, 290-pound season before finishing 7-6. from scrimmage. In his best the opener in Atlanta on difficult position in football at defensive lineman faces huge game, he had 290 yards and Sept. 1. a really high, elite level play odds to win, but with 38 1/2 CAM AKERS, RB, FLORIDA STATE four touchdowns from scrim- Browning — who has after play after play." tackles for loss the last two New coach Willie Taggart mage in a regular-season win thrown for over 9,000 yards A look at other Heisman seasons and the possibility says that the theme of his of- over TCU. At 6-foot-1 and 220 and 78 touchdowns the past longshots looking to improve that coach Major Applewhite fense is "lethal simplicity." pounds, he is a powerhouse three seasons — is facing high their odds: could use him on some offen- That is also an apt description with breakaway speed and expectations, but none might sive plays, he could at least of Akers. The sophomore had good enough hands to have be bigger than what coach ED OLIVER, DT, HOUSTON get to New York as one of the four 100-yard games last sea- grabbed five touchdown re- Chris Peterson expects out of The junior might have set finalists. son along with setting Florida ceptions last season.

SCOREBOARD 8:10 p.m. 8:10 p.m. L.A. Rams 0 1 0 .000 7 33 TV, RADIO Pittsburgh (Taillon 9-8) at Minnesota (Odorizzi 4-7), Pittsburgh (Taillon 9-8) at Minnesota (Odorizzi 4-7), 8:10 p.m. 8:10 p.m. THURSDAY'S GAMES TODAY Toronto (Borucki 2-2) at Kansas City (Fillmyer 1-1), Washington (Gonzalez 7-8) at St. Louis (Gant 4-4), 8:15 New Orleans 24, Jacksonville 20 2 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Milwaukee at Chicago 8:15 p.m. p.m. Pittsburgh 31, Philadelphia 14 Cubs (MLB NETWORK). Seattle (Paxton 10-5) at Oakland (Fiers 7-6), 10:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Barria 7-7) at San Diego (Kennedy 0-1), Carolina 28, Buffalo 23 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, L.A. Angels (Barria 7-7) at San Diego (Kennedy 0-1), 10:10 p.m. Cleveland 20, N.Y. Giants 10 WDXY-AM 1240). 10:10 p.m. San Francisco (Suarez 4-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Wood 7-6), Tampa Bay 26, Miami 24 7 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Boston at 10:10 p.m. Cincinnati 30, Chicago 27 Philadelphia or Tampa Bay at New York Yankees (MLB WEDNESDAY'S GAMES New England 26, Washington 17 NETWORK). Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. WEDNESDAY'S GAMES Baltimore 33, L.A. Rams 7 7 p.m. — Youth Softball: Little League Softball World Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Green Bay 31, Tennessee 17 Series Semifinal Game from Portland, Ore. (ESPN2). Seattle at Oakland, 3:35 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Houston 17, Kansas City 10 7:30 p.m. — Major league Baseball: Miami at Atlanta Boston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Indianapolis 19, Seattle 17 (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM N.Y. Mets at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. San Francisco 24, Dallas 21 102.7). Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. 8 p.m. — WNBA Basketball: Chicago at Minnesota (NBA Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. FRIDAY'S GAMES TV). Colorado at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Colorado at Houston, 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Jets 17, Atlanta 0 9:30 p.m. — Youth Softball: Little League Softball World Toronto at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Oakland 16, Detroit 10 Series Semifinal Game from Portland, Ore. (ESPN2). L.A. Angels at San Diego, 9:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at San Diego, 9:10 p.m. 10:30 p.m. — WNBA Basketball: New York at Los San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. SATURDAY'S GAMES Angeles (NBA TV). NATIONAL LEAGUE Minnesota 42, Denver 28 Arizona 24, L.A. Chargers 17 BC-BBN--National League Glance NFL PRESEASON MLB STANDINGS Aug 13, 2018 4:20PM (GMT 20:20) - 449 words THURSDAY, AUG. 16 By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE Philadelphia at New England, 7:30 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE N.Y. Jets at Washington, 8 p.m. East Division East Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 8 p.m. East Division W L Pct GB W L T Pct PF PA W L Pct GB Atlanta 65 51 .560 — New England 1 0 0 1.000 26 17 FRIDAY, AUG. 17 Philadelphia 65 52 .556 ½ N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 7 p.m. Boston 85 35 .708 — N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 17 0 Kansas City at Atlanta, 7 p.m. New York 74 43 .632 9½ Washington 60 58 .508 6 Miami 0 1 0 .000 24 26 Miami at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay 60 58 .508 24 New York 49 66 .426 15½ Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 23 28 Toronto 53 64 .453 30½ Miami 48 72 .400 19 Buffalo at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Baltimore 35 84 .294 49½ Central Division South Arizona at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Central Division W L T Pct PF PA W L Pct GB Houston 1 0 0 1.000 17 10 SATURDAY, AUG. 18 Chicago 68 49 .581 — Jacksonville at Minnesota, 1 p.m. W L Pct GB Indianapolis 1 0 0 1.000 19 17 Milwaukee 67 54 .554 3 Oakland at L.A. Rams, 4 p.m. Cleveland 66 51 .564 — Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 20 24 St. Louis 63 55 .534 5½ Cincinnati at Dallas, 7 p.m. Minnesota 54 63 .462 12 Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 17 31 Detroit 49 69 .415 17½ Pittsburgh 61 58 .513 8 Tampa Bay at Tennessee, 8 p.m. Chicago 42 75 .359 24 Cincinnati 52 66 .441 16½ North San Francisco at Houston, 8 p.m. Kansas City 35 82 .299 31 Chicago at Denver, 9:05 p.m. West Division W L T Pct PF PA Seattle at L.A. Chargers, 10 p.m. West Division Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 31 14 W L Pct GB Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 50 23 Arizona 65 54 .546 — MONDAY, AUG. 20 W L Pct GB Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 20 10 Los Angeles 64 55 .538 1 Baltimore at Indianapolis, 8 p.m. Houston 73 46 .613 — Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 30 27 Oakland 70 48 .593 2½ Colorado 63 55 .534 1½ WNBA STANDINGS San Francisco 59 60 .496 6 West Seattle 69 50 .580 4 EASTERN CONFERENCE Los Angeles 59 60 .496 14 San Diego 48 72 .400 17½ W L T Pct PF PA Texas 52 68 .433 21½ Oakland 1 0 0 1.000 16 10 W L Pct GB SUNDAY'S GAMES Denver 0 1 0 .000 28 42 x-Atlanta 22 10 .688 — Arizona 9, Cincinnati 2 SUNDAY'S GAMES Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 10 17 x-Washington 20 11 .645 1½ N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 3 Boston 4, Baltimore 1 L.A. Chargers 0 1 0 .000 17 24 x-Connecticut 18 13 .581 3½ N.Y. Yankees 7, Texas 2 Atlanta 8, Milwaukee 7 Chicago 11 20 .355 10½ Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 1 St. Louis 8, Kansas City 2 NATIONAL CONFERENCE New York 7 23 .233 14 Detroit 4, Minnesota 2 Colorado 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 Indiana 5 26 .161 16½ Cleveland 9, Chicago White Sox 7 San Diego 9, Philadelphia 3 East Seattle 4, Houston 3, 10 innings San Francisco 4, Pittsburgh 3 WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago Cubs 4, Washington 3 W L T Pct PF PA St. Louis 8, Kansas City 2 Dallas 0 1 0 .000 21 24 Oakland 8, L.A. Angels 7 W L Pct GB N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 10 20 x-Seattle 24 8 .750 — MONDAY'S GAMES Washington 0 1 0 .000 17 26 Atlanta 9, Miami 1, 1st game x-Los Angeles 18 13 .581 5½ MONDAY'S GAMES Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 14 31 N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. x-Phoenix 18 14 .563 6 Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. South x-Minnesota 17 14 .548 6½ Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m., 2nd game Dallas 14 17 .452 9½ Arizona at Texas, 8:05 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Las Vegas 13 18 .419 10½ Arizona at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 28 23 Toronto at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 8:10 p.m. x-clinched playoff spot L.A. Angels at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 24 20 Seattle at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 26 24 L.A. Angels at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. SUNDAY’S GAMES Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 0 17 Atlanta 86, New York 77 TUESDAY'S GAMES TUESDAY'S GAMES North Washington 93, Dallas 80 Connecticut 82, Chicago 75 Boston (Johnson 3-3) at Philadelphia (Pivetta 7-9), 7:05 Milwaukee (Chacin 11-4) at Chicago Cubs (Quintana W L T Pct PF PA p.m. 10-8), 2:20 p.m. Seattle 81, Minnesota 72 Boston (Johnson 3-3) at Philadelphia (Pivetta 7-9), 7:05 Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 31 17 Phoenix 86, Los Angeles 78 N.Y. Mets (Vargas 2-8) at Baltimore (Cashner 3-10), Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 42 28 7:05 p.m. p.m. N.Y. Mets (Vargas 2-8) at Baltimore (Cashner 3-10), Detroit 0 1 0 .000 10 16 TUESDAY’S GAMES Tampa Bay (TBD) at N.Y. Yankees (Happ 12-6), 7:05 Chicago 0 2 0 .000 43 47 p.m. 7:05 p.m. Dallas at Connecticut, 7 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 7-9) at Detroit (Hardy 4-4), Cleveland (Kluber 14-6) at Cincinnati (Romano 7-9), West Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m. 7:10 p.m. 7:10 p.m. New York at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Cleveland (Kluber 14-6) at Cincinnati (Romano 7-9), Miami (Richards 3-7) at Atlanta (Sanchez 6-3), 7:35 W L T Pct PF PA San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 24 21 7:10 p.m. p.m. WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 24 17 Arizona (Corbin 9-4) at Texas (Gallardo 7-1), 8:05 p.m. Arizona (Corbin 9-4) at Texas (Gallardo 7-1), 8:05 p.m. Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m. Seattle 0 1 0 .000 17 19 Colorado (Marquez 9-9) at Houston (Verlander 11-7), Colorado (Marquez 9-9) at Houston (Verlander 11-7), New York at Las Vegas, 10 p.m.

PRO BASEBALL Toussaint wins big league debut, Braves rout Marlins 9-1

BY PAUL NEWBERRY 26th player. He surrendered er to the majors. there for about eight years. He ing on soccer, but eventually The Associated Press just two hits and limited the "To be able to play on this returned to Florida after his returned to America's pas- damage from his only serious stage, to be able to represent parents split up and gave time. He took up pitching at a ATLANTA — Touki Tous- jam to a single run. my country, it's definitely baseball a try, though it didn't relatively late age, getting se- saint wants to lead other Hai- The right-hander hopes humbling," Toussaint said. go well at first. rious during his sophomore tians to the big leagues. He set word of his success gets back "Hopefully kids see that, go "I was terrible," Toussaint year of high school. He quite a compelling example in to Haiti, an impoverished Ca- ahead and take a shot at it." recalled. "I had 24 at-bats and quickly blossomed into a top his debut with the Atlanta ribbean nation that has no Toussaint (1-0) was born in struck out like 22 times." prospect who was picked in Braves. passion for baseball and has Florida but moved to Haiti He walked away from the the first round by Arizona in The 22-year-old Haitian- never sent a native-born play- just a few months later , living game for about a year, focus- 2014. American broke into the ma- jors with six dazzling innings , leading the first-place Braves to a 9-1 rout of the Miami Marlins in the first game of a doubleheader Monday. Ronald 2 MEDIUM 22-TOPPING-TOPPING Acuna homered and drove in PIZZAS three runs to make things eas- PLUS 2 ier for his fellow rookie. LITER SODAA Looking cool as can be on a Let me fi nance your next automobile. FOR ONLY sweltering summer day in At- $ lanta, Toussaint took full ad- Terence Lonon 20.99 301 Broad St., Sumter, SC PLUS TAX vantage of his temporary pro- EXPIRATION 8/11/18 motion to serve as the team's (803) 316-2100 cell THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 | B3

was created by the US Ma- WBGT FROM PAGE B1 rines in 1956 at their Parris Is- PGA FROM PAGE B1 land, South Carolina training A WBGT device is a mea- facility. It provided a weather- When it was over, Woods surement tool that uses ambi- based tool to let drill ser- had a warm hug and a huge ent temperature, relative hu- geants and officers know how smile for the guy he calls midity, wind and solar radia- far they could push recruits "Brooksy." tion from the sun to get a mea- during outdoor activities and "It's tough to beat when the sure that can be used to moni- still avoid heat illness. The guy hits it 340 down the mid- tor environmental conditions categories were set to be a dle," Woods said. "When a during exercise. Establishing guide to activity level and the guy's doing that and hitting it WBGT guidelines that dictate balance between activity and straight, and as good a putter modifications in activity, such rest times. Bright colors were as he is, it's tough to beat." as work/rest ratios, hydration assigned to each category, so Koepka set the PGA breaks, equipment worn and that solid color flags could be Championship record with length of practice, at given flown over training areas to a four-day score of 16- WBGT temperatures play a alert all to the wet bulb globe under 264. His best shot huge factor in helping to pre- temperature status. over a final round of vent exertional heat stroke. "We've used it through our 4-under 66 was a lasered As environmental tempera- practices and 7-on-7s," John- 4-iron to the 16th green that ture and humidity increase, son said. "All the coaches are landed 6 feet away and set there is an increase in the aware of it, all the players are up a birdie. That gave Ko- heat stress that is placed on aware of it, everybody knows epka a two-shot cushion the exercising individual. Ex- about it. We run it through that allowed him to coast ercise in the heat causes ath- our trainers and we roll from into the finish, much the letes to rely on sweat from the there. In the summer, we've way he did at Shinnecock skin as the primary method of been going at 7:30 (a.m.), so it earlier this summer, and at dissipating heat that is pro- hasn't affected us much at Erin Hills in last year's U.S. duced by the working mus- Sumter High. Open. cles. As humidity increases, "Once school gets in and we Drama? That was Woods' THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the ability to dissipate heat start going at 4 o'clock, then domain. Tiger Woods celebrates his birdie putt on the 18th green during through evaporation is fur- we're going to see how it sets Boy did he deliver. the final round of the PGA Championship on Sunday. Woods fin- ther hindered, thus causing up there. I think player safety Over a wild first nine ished second. the body to have an increased is of the utmost importance, holes, Woods didn't hit a sin- body temperature, which in- and we've been doing every- gle fairway off the tee but PGA CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES creases the risk of exertional thing we can to help keep our got up and down from ev- By The Associated Press Sunday heat stroke. high school athletes safer. erywhere. He needed a At Bellerive CC According to the SCHSL ac- Some other states have simi- grand total of 10 putts to St. Louis Purse: $11 million tivity and rest break guide- lar rules in place and we're make the turn in 3-under 32 Yardage: 7,316; Par: 70 lines, a WBGT reading of just following along with them and stay within two shots. Final Brooks Koepka (600), $1,980,000 69-63-66-66—264 under 82 would allow for nor- to help our kids be safer." He hit a poor approach Tiger Woods (330), $1,188,000 70-66-66-64—266 mal activities, with at least The opposing head coaches on No. 11, but stared down Adam Scott (210), $748,000 70-65-65-67—267 Stewart Cink (135), $489,250 67-69-66-67—269 three separate rest breaks in Friday's opening scrim- a 30-foot putt for birdie that Jon Rahm (135), $489,250 68-67-66-68—269 each hour of at least three mage, Lakewood's Larry Cor- would have kept momen- Francesco Molinari (98), $334,713 68-67-68-67—270 Thomas Pieters (98), $334,713 67-66-71-66—270 minutes each during the nelius and Lee Central's Jus- tum on his side. The ball Justin Thomas (98), $334,713 69-65-68-68—270 workout. As the reading in- tin Danner, were not sur- came to rest on the inner- Gary Woodland (98), $334,713 64-66-71-69—270 Rafa Cabrera Bello (80), $261,985 70-68-69-64—271 creases to between 82 and 86.9, prised by the delayed start. edge of the cup — much Tyrrell Hatton (80), $261,985 71-67-69-64—271 it is advised to use discretion "We assumed that it was like the famous chip-in on Daniel Berger (62), $187,747 73-65-66-68—272 Rickie Fowler (62), $187,747 65-67-69-71—272 for intense or prolonged exer- going to be later," Cornelius the 16th hole at Augusta in Kevin Kisner (62), $187,747 67-64-72-69—272 cise and to watch at-risk play- said. "We did get our pre-game 2005. That one went in. This Shane Lowry (62), $187,747 69-64-69-70—272 Chez Reavie (62), $187,747 71-68-67-66—272 ers carefully. Recommenda- in, and I was a little worried one stayed out, and Woods Jordan Spieth (62), $187,747 71-66-69-66—272 tions call for at least three bent down and dropped his Brandon Stone, $187,747 66-68-70-68—272 about that because then we Jason Day (46), $113,125 67-68-67-71—273 separate rest breaks for a went back in and sat for an hands to his knees in Zach Johnson (46), $113,125 66-70-71-66—273 Jason Kokrak (46), $113,125 68-67-71-67—273 minimum of four minutes hour. I was worried about us agony. Kevin Na (46), $113,125 70-69-68-66—273 each hour. coming out flat again, but we But he did not quit. He hit Justin Rose (46), $113,125 67-69-69-68—273 Webb Simpson (46), $113,125 68-68-68-69—273 As the WBGT readings ele- didn't. Our kids came out here an approach to 5 feet for bird- Julian Suri, $113,125 69-66-68-70—273 vate, the limits start to kick in. ready to play. But the wet bulb, ie on 12, then a tee shot to 10 Matt Wallace, $113,125 71-66-68-68—273 Patrick Cantlay (34), $76,000 68-67-70-69—274 At 87-89.9, maximum practice everybody in the state has to for another birdie on 13. Ryan Fox, $76,000 68-70-68-68—274 time is two hours, with foot- abide by those rules, so it's Roars echoed through the Branden Grace (34), $76,000 68-70-68-68—274 ball players restricted to hel- going to be interesting the first trees at Bellerive. Dustin Johnson (34), $76,000 67-66-72-69—274 met, shoulder pads and shorts couple of weeks of the season. during practice. All protective Are we actually going to play equipment must be removed these games at 7:30 or are we for conditioning activities. At going to start at 8:30 or 9?" (here). We're not where we need to be." 90-92.0, the range reached dur- "We were supposed to play HARVICK FROM PAGE B1 ing Friday's waiting period, at 6:30 and I think we didn't UP NEXT the maximum length of prac- get out there until about 7:30," "The last three weeks we've had some big The series heads to Bristol, Tennessee, for tice is one hour, no protective Danner said. "So you take the struggles," Keselowski said. "It's nice to be the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race. equipment may be worn dur- good from it, and this is the able to have a mostly clean race and get the "We're three weeks away from the play- ing practice and there may be time that we play ball games. finish we deserve. offs," Harvick said. "You don't want to shut no conditioning activities. So kudos for an opportunity to "We want to break through and win it off." There must be 20 minutes of come out here and play right rest breaks during the hour of on game time. It worked out CONSUMERS ENERGY 400 RESULTS practice. for us. No harm, no foul. You No outdoor workouts are al- hated to have to wait to play, By The Associated Press 27. (24) David Ragan, Ford, 199, 10. Sunday 28. (19) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 198, 9. lowed once a reading exceeds but it is what it is." At Michigan International Speedway 29. (31) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 197, 8. 92.1. All exercises are to be Like Sumter, Lee Central is Brooklyn, Mich. 30. (39) Blake Jones, Toyota, 194, 7. Lap length: 2 miles 31. (33) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 194, 0. canceled and practices de- about to change its practice (Start position in parentheses) 32. (36) Garrett Smithley, Toyota, 193, 0. layed until a cooler WBGT schedule with the start of the 1. (3) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 200 laps, 60 points. 33. (34) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, 191, 4. 2. (18) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 2039. 34. (26) Trevor Bayne, Ford, engine, 189, 3. reading occurs. new school year, meaning the 3. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 52. 35. (35) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, axle, 187, 0. As activity begins at a cer- Stallions will start to feel the 4. (5) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 39. 36. (20) William Byron, Chevrolet, 187, 1. 5. (8) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 200, 48. 37. (37) Timmy Hill, Ford, electrical, 138, 0. tain reading, the WBGT is WBGT crunch more in the 6. (12) Kurt Busch, Ford, 200, 45. 38. (27) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, accident, 131, 1. continuously monitored by 7. (11) Aric Almirola, Ford, 200, 37. 39. (38) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Toyota, engine, 102, 1. coming weeks. 8. (1) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 34. 40. (32) Corey Lajoie, Chevrolet, engine, 37, 1. coaches or training staff. In "We've been going in the 9. (21) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 200, 28. Race Statistics 10. (9) Joey Logano, Ford, 200, 32. Average Speed of Race Winner: 140.474 mph. the rare occasion that the mornings, so we really haven't 11. (40) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 200, 26. Time of Race: 2 hours, 50 minutes, 51 seconds. reading increases after the had the effects of it just yet," 12. (16) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 200, 29. Margin of Victory: 3.233 seconds. 13. (4) Erik Jones, Toyota, 200, 24. Caution Flags: 8 for 37 laps. start of activity, proceedings Danner said. "Looking ahead 14. (7) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 200, 29. Lead Changes: 15 among 9 drivers. could be halted or modified for next week, when we start 15. (6) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 200, 25. Lap Leaders: D.Hamlin 1-13; K.Harvick 14; Ky.Busch 16. (14) Paul Menard, Ford, 200, 21. 15-26; K.Harvick 27; Ky.Busch 28-29; K.Harvick 30-63; until a more favorable reading back, as far as our teachers 17. (17) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 200, 21. J.Johnson 64-67; Ky.Busch 68-75; J.Johnson 76-84; is reached. coming in, we are concerned 18. (13) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 200, 19. M.Truex 85-109; K.Harvick 110-170; A.Dillon 171-175; 19. (10) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 200, 19. J.Logano 176; R.Newman 177-188; J.McMurray 189; Johnson said athletic direc- then that we may have to push 20. (23) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 200, 17. K.Harvick 190-200 tors at all SCHSL schools were practice back. We've got kids 21. (15) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 200, 16. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. 22. (25) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 199, 15. Harvick 5 times for 108 laps; M. Truex Jr. 1 time for 25 notified of the WBGT rule on that show up, so if we have to 23. (22) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 199, 14. laps; Kyle Busch 3 times for 22 laps; D. Hamlin 1 time June 1 and it has been used push practice back, we'll do it. 24. (30) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 199, 13. for 13 laps; J. Johnson 2 times for 13 laps; R. Newman 25. (29) Michael McDowell, Ford, 199, 12. 1 time for 12 laps; A. Dillon 1 time for 5 laps; J. Mc- throughout preseason practic- We just want to make sure 26. (28) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 199, 11. Murray 1 time for 1 lap; J. Logano 1 time for 1 lap. es, drills and scrimmage that we keep the kids safe." events. 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THOMAS W. GEDDINGS JR. life. His life was forever OLGIA ERLINE M. DAWKINS WAYNE E. SANDERS parted this earthly life on DELPHOS, Ohio — Thomas changed when he accepted Olgia Erline McLeod Wayne Elijah Sanders, 58, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, at Pal- W. Geddings Jr., 100, of Del- Jesus Christ as his Lord and Dawkins, 89, widow of Jesse husband of Carrol Sanders, metto Health Richland, Co- phos, passed away on Sunday, Savior at a revival held at R. Dawkins, died on Satur- died on Saturday, Aug. 11, lumbia. Aug. 12, 2018, at CHP Van Murphy Creek Baptist day, July 14, 2018, at the Dorn VA Medi- Born on March 16, 1933, in Wert Area Inpa- Church. 2018. cal Center, Columbia. Sumter County, she was a tient Hospice After graduating from Bond She was born Born on Oct. 24, 1959, in daughter of the late Cleve- Center, sur- High School in 1954, John en- on Jan. 27, 1929, Sumter County, he was a son land and Helen Young Miller. rounded by his listed in the U.S. Air Force in Bennettsville, of Tom and Lourene Work- She later met and married family. and completed technical a daughter of the man Sanders. the late Joseph Crim. She ac- He was born training in General Aircraft late Johnnie The family will receive rela- cepted Christ at an early age on Aug. 11, 1918, Maintenance (AFSC 431). Preston and tives and friends at the home, and joined Rafting Creek in Sumter, to After 26 years of honorable DAWKINS Olgia Bell Cro- 5756 TB Wright Road, Rem- Baptist Church. After mar- GEDDINGS Thomas W. Sr. service, including the Viet- sland McLeod. bert. riage, she joined Mount Pis- and Maria L. nam War, John retired as a Memorial services for Funeral arrangements are gah Baptist Church, Rem- Nicholes Geddings. On Aug. 4, chief master sergeant (E9). Mrs. Dawkins will be held incomplete and will be an- bert, and later moved her 1944, he married Helen A. John then worked at Westing- at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at nounced by Williams Funeral membership to Greater Weber Geddings, who preced- house (now Eaton Cutler- Cumberland United Meth- Home Inc. Mount Pisgah Missionary ed him in death on Nov. 14, Hammer) and fully retired odist Church, 163 S. Coit Baptist Church, Sumter, 2014. They met and married after 16 years. St., Florence, with the Rev. MARY BELLE MCCOY where she was a member of during World War II while Retirement meant doing Dr. Anthony Hodge, pastor, Mary Belle McCoy, 87, en- the senior gospel choir and both were serving in the Ma- the things that he loved, and the Rev. Dr. Calvin E. tered eternal rest on Friday, missionary board. rine Corps. They had been to- which was spending time Robinson, eulogist. Burial Aug 10, 2018, at National Minnie leaves to cherish gether 70 years. with his family: fishing with will follow at the Florence Healthcare Center. her memories: her children, Tom is survived by three his sons and spoiling his National Cemetery, Flor- Born in 1930, in Lee County, Allen Mayrant Jr. of Wash- sons, Frank (Kris) Kalish of grandchildren. ence. Mrs. McCoy was the widow of ington, D.C., Stella (Roos- Mocksville, North Carolina, John recorded these words These services have been Lewis E. McCoy and daughter evelt) Mack and Barbara Thomas (Carolyn) Geddings of thanks prior to his death: entrusted to Samuels Funeral of the late Frank and Letha Mayrant of Rembert, Shirley III of Dallas, Georgia, and "Fuji, the best decision I ever Home LLC of Manning. Rogers. (Darryl) Jenkins of Acco- Joseph (Vicki) Geddings of made was to marry you. All Surviving are her daugh- keek, Maryland, and Gloria Lima; two daughters, Jac- these years, you took care of JAMES W. STANLEY SR. ter, Wanda Stauffer (Pat- Addison of Georgia; one sis- quelyn (Bob) Baldwin of our boys and me: whether it James William Stanley rick); sons, Ronald McCoy ter, Queen Dennis; 14 grand- Oakwood and Joyce (Tim) was providing a happy home, Sr., age 73, beloved husband (Jodi) and Wayne McCoy children; 24 great-grandchil- Jackson of Galloway; 15 our family supper or taking of the late Sharon Stanley, (Lisa); 12 grandchildren; dren; eight great-great-grand- grandchildren; 52 great- care of everything during all died on Sunday, Aug. 12, and four great-grandchil- children; a host of nieces, grandchildren; 14 great- those TDYs, you have been ev- 2018, at Palmetto Health Tu- dren. nephews, other relatives and great-grandchildren with erything we needed in a wife omey. She was preceded in death friends. one more on the way; and a and mother." Arrangements will be an- by a daughter, Marietta Par- The family is receiving rel- sister, Mary "Aunt M" Follin John and his family would nounced by Bullock Funeral ham (Johnny). atives and friends at the of Sumter. like to thank "Tom" Thoma- Home. Mrs. McCoy loved God and home, 6110 Catawba Lane, He was also preceded in son, who saved John’s life; spent her life caring for oth- Rembert. death by three grandchil- Jerry Duhon, John’s best ers. She was a devoted wife, Funeral services will be dren, Jennifer Baldwin Hill, friend who visited John every mother and friend. She was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday John Kalish and Helen Ka- day; Aaron Pruitt, who visit- a lifetime member of at Mount Pisgah Missionary lish Murphy; three brothers, ed John often; Paul Racicot; Bethesda Church of God. Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Clarence, Eugene and Lad- Dr. G.E. Rabon; Dr. Paul Funeral services will be at 3 Highway, Rembert, with the son; and four sisters, Evangelisti; the staff at Na- BOYD MURPHY JR. p.m. on Thursday at Elmore- Rev. Anthony L. Taylor Sr., Mayna, Gladys, Margaret tional Healthcare (NHC); Pal- Hill-McCreight Funeral Home pastor, and the Rev. Michael and Glenn. metto Tuomey Hospital and BISHOPVILLE — Boyd with Pastor Al Sims officiat- Clea, eulogist. Tom served in the U.S. Ma- Amedisys Hospice, especially Murphy Jr., husband of Van- ing. Burial will follow at Ever- The funeral procession will rine Corps during World Becca, Cassandra, Geneva, essa Charles, passed on Sat- green Memorial Park ceme- leave at 10:20 a.m. from the War II, Iwo Jima and occu- Jessica, Robert, Schavona urday, Aug. 11, 2018, at the tery. home. pied Japan. He worked at and Tanya; the DAV; the Dorn VA Medical Center, Co- In lieu of flowers, memo- Burial will be at the Superior Coach/Sheller American Legion; and the lumbia. rials may be made to Mount Pisgah Missionary Globe in Lima as a welder, VFW. Born in Bishopville, he was Bethesda Church of God, Baptist Churchyard Ceme- making school buses and A funeral service will be a son of the late Boyd Mur- 2730 Broad St., Sumter, SC tery. ambulances. He was a mem- held at 11 a.m. on Thursday phy Sr. and Olivia Getter 29150. These services have been ber of St. John the Evange- in the Bullock Funeral Murphy. Online condolences may be entrusted to the management list Catholic Church, Eagles Home Chapel. Burial will be The family will receive sent to www.sumterfunerals. and staff of Williams Funeral Aerie 471 and the Delphos a private family ceremony, friends and relatives at the com Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., VFW. Tom enjoyed fishing where John will be interred home of his brother, Hazel Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- Sumter. and golfing. He played soft- with full military honors at Murphy, 509 Harris St., Bish- neral Home & Crematory, 221 Online memorial messages ball and baseball on local Fort Jackson National Cem- opville. Broad St., Sumter, is in charge may be sent to the family at teams in Allen and Putnam etery. Funeral arrangements will of the arrangements, (803) [email protected]. counties. The family will receive be announced by Square Deal 775-9386. com. Mass of Christian Burial friends one hour prior to the Funeral Home, 106 McIntosh Visit us on the web at will be held at 11 a.m. on Fri- service from 10 to 11 a.m. on St., Bishopville. www.williamsfuneralho- day at St. John the Evangelist Thursday at Bullock Funeral meinc.com. Catholic Church, Delphos. Home. DOROTHY ANN J. GROOMS Burial will follow at St. You may go to www.bullock- Dorothy Ann Jones HELEN C. BOSWELL Mary’s Cemetery, Ottoville, funeralhome.com and sign the Grooms, 77, widow of Willie Helen Cato Boswell, widow with military honors conduct- family’s guest book. Grooms, died on Sunday, of William Holland Boswell ed by Delphos Veterans Coun- The family has chosen Bull- Aug. 12, 2018, in Lithonia, Sr., died on Monday, Aug. 13, cil. ock Funeral Home for the ar- Georgia. GERALD D. HINER SR. 2018, at Palmetto Health Tu- Visitation will be from 6 to 8 rangements. Born in Clarendon County, omey. p.m. with a parish wake held she was a daughter of the late Gerald D. "California" Hiner Services will be announced at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday at Edward and Sarah Jane Frier- Sr., 84, husband of Mattie G. by Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- Weber Funeral Home, 1840 E. son Jones. Hiner, died on Sunday, Aug. neral Home & Crematory, 221 Fifth St., Delphos. The family will receive 12, 2018, at his home. Broad St., Sumter, (803) 775- Memorial contributions friends beginning Thursday Services will be announced 9386. may be made to Area Agency at the home of her sister, Vir- by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens on Aging 3 or CHP Van Wert ginia Washington, 1661 Gar- Funeral Home and Crematori- Area Inpatient Hospice. SYLVESTER E. JONES ners Ferry Road, Eastover, SC um of Sumter. Online condolences may be 29044. shared at www.weberfh.net . MAYESVILLE — Elder Funeral arrangements are MINNIE M. MAYRANT Sylvester Edward "Buck" incomplete and will be an- Minnie Miller Mayrant, 85, JOHN JERRY ROGERS Jones, 77, husband of Ada nounced by Palmer Memorial widow of Allen Mayrant, de- John Jerry Rogers, 82, Lyn Miller Jones, died on Chapel Inc. passed away on Saturday, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2018, at National Aug. 8, 2018, at Healthcare of Sumter, after a his residence, long, courageous 5345 Shari Lane, battle. Mayesville. John was a pa- He was born You only triot, a true on May 6, 1941, American hero JONES in Bowman, a ROBERT LEE RHAMES live once. who lived a son of the late grateful life of Jeremiah Jones Robert Lee Rhames, 64, That’s worth ROGERS self-reliance, Sr. and Edna Flowers Jones husband of Mary Ann John- trust in God and Buckery. son Rhames, departed this protecting. dedication to his Funeral services for Mr. life on Saturday, Aug. 11, family and country. Jones will be held at 11 a.m. 2018, at Palmetto Health Tu- He leaves behind: his dedi- today at Goodwill Presbyte- omey. cated caretaker and loving rian Church (USA), 295 N. He was born on May 25, wife of 55 years, Fuji Rogers; Brick Church Road, Mayes- 1954, in Sumter County, a son Ben Griffith Jr, Agent A conversation about two sons, John Rogers and ville, with the Rev. Richard of Edith Kelly Rhames and 2577 Broad Street Extension life insurance now can James (Amy) Rogers; five F. Dozier, pastor, officiat- the late Clarence Rhames. Sumter, SC 29150 grandchildren, Charlie Rog- ing. The family will receive Bus: 803-469-6800 make a big impact on ers, Caroline Rogers, Eliza- The family is receiving friends from 4 to 9 p.m. daily [email protected] beth Rogers, William Rogers friends at the residence. at the home, 885 Promise your family (and even and Audrey Rogers; and many These services have been Lane. your retirement) later. dear family members and entrusted to Samuels Fu- Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. friends. neral Home LLC of Man- Main St., Sumter, is in charge LET’S TALK TODAY. John, lovingly known as ning. of arrangements. Jerry to his Mississippi fam- ily, was born on March 24, 1936, in Winston County, Mississippi. He enjoyed a simple, yet fulfilling life in an era, setting and commu- Elmore Hill McCreight nity that he held dear to his heart. 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Under OF ESTATES 843-659-8254 DEFENDANT(S) Persons having claim against the RENTS FROM $650 PER MO. our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. following estates are required to deliver Announcements Full Time or Part Time Sales TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE or mail their claims to the indicated LEASING OFFICE LOCATED AT position available. Some experience NAMED: You must submit any requests for Personal Representatives, appointed to ASHTON MILL YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED administer these estates, and to fi le their preferred but will train. No calls. Foreclosure Intervention Sumter Ghost Finders, for a short APARTMENT HOMES and required to answer the claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Apply at Wally's Hardware 1291 consideration within 30 days from time, will pay $60 to investigate 595 ASHTON MILL DRIVE Complaint herein, a copy of which is the date of this Notice. Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Broad St . haunted places 50 years old. Privacy 803-773-3600 herewith served upon you, or Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or assured. 803-481-8826 / 406-8888. otherwise appear and defend, and to IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR before the date that is eight months after serve a copy of your Answer to said the date of the fi rst publication of this A CAREER YOU NEVER OFFICE HOURS: MON-FRI 9-5 VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO THOUGHT OF! Complaint upon the subscriber at his PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE Notice to Creditors, (unless previously office, Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), Card of Thanks Could we be looking for you? INTERVENTION, YOUR 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within or such persons shall be forever barred Looking for people to develop a Senior Living MORTGAGE COMPANY/AGENT thirty (30) days after service hereof, MAY PROCEED WITH A as to heir claims. All claims are required career path to success. Apartments except as to the United States of FORECLOSURE ACTION. to be presented in written statements, Benefits: for those 62+ America, which shall have sixty (60) indicating the name and the address •Competitive (Rent based on income) days, exclusive of the day of such If you have already pursued loss of the claimant, the basis of the claim, •Paid vacation after a year of service Shiloh-Randolph Manor service, and if you fail to answer the mitigation with the Plaintiff, this the amount claimed, the date when the for full time shift managers 125 W. Bartlette. Complaint within the time aforesaid, Notice does not guarantee the claim will become due, the nature of any or otherwise appear and defend, the uncertainty as to the amount claimed and •Meals 775-0575 availability of loss mitigation options Plaintiff in this action will apply to the date when due, and a description of •Incentives including retail and Studio/1 Bedroom or further review of your the Court for the relief demanded qualifications. any security as to the claim. service discounts apartments available therein, and judgment by default will McDonald's NOW HIRING: Shift EHO be rendered against you for the THIS IS A COMMUNICATION Estate:/John K. Foisey Manager relief demanded in the Complaint. FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE #2018ES4300438 Application can be filled out 2011 LT Chevrolet Impala, excel- PURPOSE OF THIS Personal Representative YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE Monday-Friday 8:00AM -5:00PM! COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT Debra M. Foisey lent condition, 78,000 miles, $8299. that should you fail to Answer the 1960 Paxville HWY A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION 4584 Wrangler Trl. Call 803-499-4207 foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR Sumter, SC 29150 Manning, SC 29102 will move for an Order of Reference 3BR for rent on 425 Dogwood, THAT PURPOSE, except as stated of this case to the Master in Equity below in the instance of bankruptcy Newman's Tree Service $630mo+dep. For information call for Sumter County, which Order Estate:/Clarence D. Sims protection. #2018ES4300454 Now hiring for lawn care. Driver's William Anderson 803-775-0425 shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the Personal Representative South Carolina Rules of Civil IF YOU ARE UNDER THE license & transportation is a re- Lillian Sims American MHP, 2 & 3/BR, lot Procedure, specifically provide that PROTECTION OF THE quired. 803-316-0128 1665 N. Pike East rentals, water/sewer/garbage pkup the said Master in Equity is BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE Sumter, SC 29150 inc'd. Sec. 8 ok. 803-494-4300. authorized and empowered to enter BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT Tom and Mary's Cleaner's is now a final judgment in this case with OF A BANKRUPTCY accepting applications for counter appeal only to the South Carolina PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS Estate:/Linda L. Peters help. Must be neat, friendly & REAL Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO #2018ES4300420 The Family of courteous. Apply in person at 1784 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND Personal Representative Thomas R. Peters Shirley Ann Blassingame, Peach Orchard Rd. 1, 1999. FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES beloved Sister of Rev. James (Shirley ESTATE AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN C/O J. Cabot Seth PO Box 1268 M.) Blassingame, Aunt of Anita M. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT Help wanted for full and part-time, YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO Sumter, SC 29151 Blassingame, Niece of Dr. W.S. OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, lunch and dinner kitchen positions. Beautiful corner lot, located on the MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR (Doris) Randolph is deeply apprecia- Kitchen experience preferred, how- corner of Fish Road and Redwood YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT Estate:/Vernal Cousar tive of acts of kindness expressed, ever there is on the job training. We Drive. 1/2 mile from Shaw AFB. WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) FROM YOU PERSONALLY. #2018ES4300436 implied, or demonstrated to them need dependable, multitasking indi- $15,400. Call 803-499-3561. RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS Personal Representative UNDER SOME LEGAL during their bereavement. Celebra- viduals with a sense of urgency, Estate Notice Ada Cousar DISABILITY: C/O Thomas E. Player, Jr. tion of Life was held Friday, August good attitude and willingness to Sumter County 10, 2018 at Adams Mortuary Seneca, TRANSPORTATION P.O. Box 3690 learn even under pressure and high YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Sumter, SC 29151 SC with Dr. Rondey Bolden, Rev. stress! Please call J. O'Gradys At AND NOTIFIED to apply for the Clifford Sutton, Dr. S.B. Neely, 803-938-5699 during the hours of appointment of a guardian ad litem OF ESTATES Estate:/Samuel R. Holladay Bishop Leroy T. James, Minister 11:30am -2:30pm or 5-10pm within thirty (30) days after the Persons having claim against the #2018ES4300452 Paula B. Henderson, Dr. Ronald service of this Summons and Notice following estates are required to deliver Personal Representative Barton, and Rev. Timothy Taylor upon you. If you fail to do so, or mail their claims to the indicated Full Time Sales position available. 1995 Taurus, runs good, cold air. Patricia Holladay officiating. application for such appointment Personal Representatives, appointed to 5350 Bethel Church Rd. Some experience preferred but will $1500 Call 803-972-0900 The Blassingame Family will be made by the Plaintiff administer these estates, and to fi le their Pinewood, SC 29125 train. No calls. Apply at Wally's immediately and separately and claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Hardware 1291 Broad St . such application will be deemed Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Estate:/George C. Uftring In Memory absolute and total in the absence of Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or #2018ES4300417 your application for such an before the date that is eight months after Personal Representative CARPENTERS NEEDED!!! appointment within thirty (30) days the date of the fi rst publication of this William Uftring Driver's license is req. Guaranteed after the service of the Summons and Notice to Creditors, (unless previously 3788 Lorraine Ln. 40+ hours each week. If interested, Complaint upon you. barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), Las Vegas, NV 89120 please apply inside the office of or such persons shall be forever barred Vestco/Palmetto Properties of Sumt- YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE as to heir claims. All claims are required that should you fail to Answer the Estate:/Loretta Papczynski er located at 480 E. Liberty St. inside to be presented in written statements, #2018ES4300450 the old Coca-Cola building. foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff indicating the name and the address will move for an Order of Reference of the claimant, the basis of the claim, Personal Representative of this case to the Master in Equity the amount claimed, the date when the Lynn Hudak Cleaning services needed, 3 days in/for this County, which Order shall, claim will become due, the nature of any C/O Thomas E. Player, Jr. a week. Apply at Wally's Hardware pursuant to Rule 53 of the South uncertainty as to the amount claimed and PO Box 3690 1291 Broad St . Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, the date when due, and a description of Sumter, SC 29151 Refurbished batteries as low as specifically provide that the said any security as to the claim. $45. as low as $65. Master in Equity is authorized and Estate:/William A. Scheffel Looking for experienced lawn care New batteries #2018ES4300449 6, 8, & 12v golf cart batteries avail. empowered to enter a final judgment person, must have drivers license, in this case with appeal only to the Estate:/Sam W. Goins, Sr. Personal Representative and experience with lawn care Lawnmower batteries. South Carolina Court of Appeals #2018ES4300430 Sandra Lee Humphries Personal Representative equipment. Call 803-469-8377 Auto Electric Co. pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the C/O Kenneth Hamilton Sheryl B. Goins 102 Blvd Rd. 803-773-4381 SCAR, effective June 1, 1999. P.O. Box 1774 107 Wactor St. Sumter, SC 29151 PT Shop Assistant/Driver for the Sumter, SC 29150 NOTICE OF FILING Daisy Shop. Must work Saturdays. LEGAL OF SUMMONS Estate:/Beauregard Brock Some heavy lifting required. Please AND COMPLAINT Estate:/Fannie B. Green #2018ES4300431 bring official DMV 10 yr good driving #2018ES4300415 Personal Representative Personal Representative record when applying in person @ NOTICES TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE Tracy Brock Oliver M. Green 1455 S Guignard. No phone calls NAMED: C/O Larry C. Weston 3180 Furman Rd. YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE P.O. Box 1571 please. Sumter, SC 29154 In memory of Legal Notice that the foregoing Summons, along Sumter, SC 29151 Doretha White with the Complaint, was filed with Part-time Caregiver for elderly man the Clerk of Court for Sumter Estate:/Jeremiah Jones, Jr. One year today. #2018ES4300444 Estate:/Robert W. Boykin near Shaw AFB. Mon & Thur e NOTICE OF SUMTER County, South Carolina, on June 6, Love you always, DJ Squrriel Personal Representative #2018ES4300432 venings, Backup mornings M-F. CITY-COUNTY PLANNING 2018. Annette B. Thompson Personal Representative Seeking professional, mature, hon- COMMISSION MEETING Kathleen G. Boykin NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE 2415 Wedgefield Rd. est, diligent worker of integrity. Email Sumter, SC 29154 650 St. Ives Way resume & references The Sumter City - County Planning INTERVENTION Zelienople, PA 16063 BUSINESS [email protected] Commission will hold its regular scheduled meeting on Wednesday, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Estate:/Mary Rowena Reese Pratt Estate:/Neta M. Bozeman SERVICES August 22, 2018 at 3:00 P.M. in the pursuant to the South Carolina #2018ES4300445 Licensed cosmologists needed Supreme Court Administrative #2018ES4300428 City Council Chambers located on Personal Representative Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter Personal Representative for Mademoiselle Salon (Inside Merle the Fourth Floor of the Sumter Jerry Bozeman "Order"), you may have a right to Carol T. Reese Home Norman Cosmetics/Bultman Dr.) Set Opera House (21 North Main Street, 280 Lakewood Dr. Sumter, South Carolina). This is a Foreclosure Intervention. 605 Portsmouth Dr. Improvements your own schedule. Please contact Sumter, SC 29150 Sumter, SC 29150 Allison at 803-778-2479 T-Sat. with public meeting. To be considered for any available H.L. Boone, Contractor: Remodel any questions. Serious inquires only. Foreclosure Intervention, you may Estate:/Shirley P. Bradley Estate:/Oneita Lynn Williams If there are any questions, please #2018ES4300423 paint roofs gutters drywall blown call George McGregor or Helen communicate with and otherwise #2018ES4300421 Personal Representative ceilings ect. 773-9904 NP STUDENT NEEDS PRECEP- Roodman at (803) 774-1660. deal with the Plaintiff through its Personal Representative Primary/urgent/adult/fa law firm, Hutchens Law Firm, P.O. Velma P. Rose Dwayne G. Williams TOR NOW! 115 Elmwood Ave. mily areas. Call 803-983-0099 Email Summons & Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call 235 Curtis Dr. Sumter, SC 29153 Pinewood, SC 29125 Legal Service [email protected] Notice 803-726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm,

Attorney Timothy L. Griffith IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA CLERK’S OFFICE 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark. COMMON PLEAS NOTICE OF FILING Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT DOCKET NO. 2018-255-E RENTALS AND NOTICE OF Roofing FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION Application of Duke Energy Progress, LLC for Approval of Rider 10, Demand-Side (NON-JURY MORTGAGE Management and Energy Effi ciency All Types of Roofing & Roofing Rooms for Rent FORECLOSURE) Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs C/A NO: 2018-CP-43-01053 Duke Energy Progress, LLC (the Company or DEP) has fi led an Application requesting that the exp. SC lic. Virgil Bickley DEFICIENCY WAIVED Public Service Commission of South Carolina (the Commission) approve its Application for Rider 803-316-4734. DSM/EE-10 (Rider 10) to recover certain costs and revenue associated with its demand-side Randolph's Landing Extended STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Stay. Motel Room 2 Dbl beds, micr., COUNTY OF SUMTER management (DSM) and energy effi ciency (EE) programs. Rider 10 provides for the recovery of Tree Service TV., fridge. Wkly or monthly. Full DSM/EE costs allocated jurisdictionally to South Carolina for the test period, January 1, 2017, hook-up camp sites. Free pier Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, through December 31, 2017, and for the forecast period, January 1, 2019, through December fishing. Call for rates. (803)478-2152. PLAINTIFF, 31, 2019; net lost revenues for DSM and EE programs as applicable; and program/portfolio Newman's Tree Service Tree End of Hwy 260, foot of the dam. vs. performance incentives (PPI) as applicable, in accordance with Order No. 2015-596. removal, trimming, topping, view Lorraine K. Key a/k/a Lorriane K. enhancement pruning, bobcat PUBLIC NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING AND ELECTION The revenue DEP proposes to recover under the proposed Rider 10 is as follows: work stump grinding, Lic & STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA - COUNTY OF CLARENDON insured. Call 803-316-0128 Candidate Filing Period: A special candidate filing period for Coroner will open at noon on August 14, 2018 and close at noon on August 21, 2018. • $23,599,525 from Residential Customers and A Notch Above Tree Care Full Any candidate seeking a political party’s nomination for this office must file during this period with the county board of • $ 9,747,973 from General Service Customers. voter registration and elections in the candidate’s county of residence. quality service low rates, lic./ins., free Filing Location: est BBB accredited 983-9721 Clarendon County Board of Voter Registration and Elections: Clarendon County Administration Building, 411 Sunset Based on the total costs to be recovered under the proposed Rider 10, the billing factors Drive, Manning, SC 29102, 803-435-8215. applicable to South Carolina Customers for the billing period January 1, 2019, through Filing Hours: December 31, 2019, inclusive of gross receipts taxes (“GRT”) and South Carolina Regulatory Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Weekends: None Fees (Reg Fee), would be as follows (shown in cents per kWh): Filing Form: The Statement of Intention of Candidacy & Party Pledge (SICPP) form required for filing is available in the “Candidate Information” section of scVOTES.org and at the county voter registration and elections office. Rate Class EE Rate DSM Rate Adjustment* DSM/EE MERCHANDISE Filing Fee: The filing fee for this office is $717.12. Filing fees are paid at the time of filing by candidates seeking the         nomination of a party nominating by primary. Filing fee checks should be made payable to the appropriate state Annual Rider political party. A candidate seeking the nomination of a party nominating by convention does not pay a filing fee. Residential 0.648 0.389 0.013 1.050  State Ethics Filings: Candidates are required to file a Statement of Economic Interests and a Campaign Disclosure online General  Service – EE only 0.611 0.003  0.614     Tractor John Deer 1010 gas, looks with the State Ethics Commission at http://ethics.sc.gov. Failure to file these documents may result in a candidate fine General Service – DSM only 0.022 0.000 0.022 good, runs good $3900. Call but will not disqualify a candidate from the election. Contact the State Ethics Commission for more information. ! "#$ %&       Notice of Primary: If at the close of filing a party primary is necessary to determine the party nominee (if multiple Lighting 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 803-972-0900 candidates file for a party), a primary will be held on September 4, 2018. Any necessary runoffs will be held on ! "#$ %& ''  '' September 18, 2018. ()*)     By owners two cremation spaces at At 9:00 a.m. on the day of the primary and the day of the runoff, the County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at the Clarendon County Voter Registration and Greenlawn Cemetery. This includes Elections Office, Clarendon County Administration Building, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, SC 29102, 803-435-8215. *Adjustment includes charges related to Residential Energy Conservation Discount, SC GRT, 2 bronze plates, 2 bronze vases and On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 10:00am the County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the and Reg Fee. opening & closing. $2300 for both. validity of all provisional ballots cast in the primary. On Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 10:00am the County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in the runoff. These hearings will Note: All billing factors are rounded to the nearest thousandth of a cent. Call 803-446-7551 be held at Clarendon County Election Central, 20 West Keitt Street, Manning, SC 29102. The following precincts and polling places will be open during the primaries and special election from 7:00 a.m. until The Application was fi led pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §58-37-20 and S.C. Code Ann. Regs. Almost New Whirlpool washing 7:00 p.m.: 103-819 and 103-823, the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Commission. machine. Lg load without agitator. Precincts Polling Place Alcolu Alcolu Elementary School $500 OBO. 973-534-7741. 1423 Hotel St., Alcolu, SC 29001 A copy of the company’s Application can be found on the Commission’s website at www.psc. Barrineau Barrineau Fire Station sc.gov under Docket No. 2018-255-E. Additionally, a copy of the Application is available from Audio-Technica 2017 Direct Drive 3802 St James Rd, Lake City, SC 29560 the corporate offi ce of Rebecca J. Dulin, Senior Counsel, Duke Energy Corporation, 1201 Main Professional Turn Table (USB & Barrows Mill Friendship Presbyterian Church 10123 Black River Rd, New Zion, SC 29111 Street, Suite 110, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 and Samuel J. Wellborn, Esquire, Robinson Analog) Able to record vinyl to your Bloomville Liberty Fire Station Gray Steppe & Laffi tte, LLC, 1310 Gadsden Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201. computer. Used for only 2 1/2 5119 Brewer Road, Manning, SC 29102 months. $200.00 firm call Calvary Panola Fire Station Any person who wishes to participate in this matter as a party of record, should fi le a Petition to 1984 Elliot Road, Pinewood, SC 29125 803-499-9528 Davis Station Davis Station Fire Station Intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure on or before 2684 MW Rickenbaker Rd, Manning, SC 29102 September 19, 2018, by fi ling the Petition to Intervene with the Commission, by providing a Harmony Harmony Pres. Church copy to the Offi ce of Regulatory Staff and by providing a copy to all parties of record. For the 8629 US 301, Alcolu, SC 29001 Hicks Pinedale Pentecostal Church receipt of future Commission correspondence, please include an email address in the Petition 4456 Turbeville Hwy, Turbeville, SC 29162 to Intervene. Please refer to Docket No. 2018-255-E and mail a copy to all other parties in Home Branch W.R. Simpson Farm Office this docket. Any person who seeks to intervene and who wishes to testify and present evidence EMPLOYMENT 2526 W R Simpson Rd, Manning, SC 29102 Jordan Wyboo Fire Station at the hearing, if scheduled, should notify, in writing, the Commission; the Offi ce of Regulatory 1101 Herring Drive, Manning, SC 29102 Staff at 1401 Main Street, Suite 900, Columbia, South Carolina 29201; and the company at the Manning No. 1 Weldon Auditorium Lobby above address, on or before September 19, 2018. Please refer to Docket No. 2018-255-E. Experienced Cashiers, Servers & 7 Maple Street, Manning, SC 29102 Grill cook needed. Must be availa- Manning No. 2 Cypress Center Complex A public hearing, if scheduled, will be held in Columbia, South Carolina in the offi ces of the ble to work all shifts. Please call 50 East Hospital Street, Manning, SC 29102 Manning No. 3 Clarendon County Administration Building Council Commission located at 101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100, Columbia, South Carolina Cindy at 803-481-6495 for more info. Chambers, 411 Sunset Dr, Manning, SC 29102 29210, for the purpose of receiving testimony and other evidence from all interested parties Manning No. 4 Manning Fire Station regarding this Application. The time and date of this hearing will be furnished to all interested 42 West Boyce St, Manning, SC 29102 Manning United Methodist Church parties at a later date. 17 Rigby St, Manning, SC 29102 New Zion Clarendon County EMS Building IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION ORDER NO. 2014-766, PLEASE NOTE THAT 15677 US 301, New Zion, SC 29111 INTERVENOR COMMENTS REGARDING DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS LLC’S FILING Paxville Paxville Town Hall 10279 Lewis Rd, Manning, SC 29102 ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 15, 2018. COMMENTS MUST BE FILED WITH THE Panola Mt. Pleasant RUME Church COMMISSION AT THE ADDRESS LISTED BELOW, AND A COPY OF THE COMMENTS 14076 Panola Rd, Pinewood, SC 29125 MUST BE SERVED ON ALL OF THE PARTIES OF RECORD IN DOCKET NO. 2018-255-E. Sardinia-gable Sardinia Fire Station 12878 US 301, Gable, SC 29051 For the most recent information regarding this docket, including changes in scheduled dates Summerton No. 1 St. Matthias Episcopal Church 9 N Dukes St, Summerton, SC 29148 included in this Notice, please refer to www.psc.sc.gov and Docket No. 2018-255-E. Summerton No. 2 Scott’s Branch High Alumni Association Building 1 Larry King Hwy, Summerton, SC 29148 Persons seeking information about the Commission’s procedures should contact the Summerton No. 3 Clarendon District One Resource Center Gym Commission at (803) 896-5100 or visit its website at www.psc.sc.gov. 1154 4th St, Summerton, SC 29148 Turbeville Turbeville Town Hall 8/9/18 1400 Main Street, Turbeville, SC 29162 Wilson-foreston Wilson-Foreston Fire Station 1015 N Brewington Rd, Manning, SC 29102 Oakdale Friendship Pres. Church 10123 Black River Rd, New Zion, SC 29111