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WHAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS DOING: SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Manning Avenue project to alter traffic BY ADRIENNE SARVIS ORDINANCE WOULD CREATE He said the ordinance also specifies what materials Discussion: Councilwoman Ione Dwyer made a [email protected] FINES FOR ILLEGAL BURNING can be burned to prevent health and safety motion to amend the ordinance to ban hazards. Activities such as grilling or cooking with controlled burning of permitted vegetative Reading: First of two Sumter City Council charcoal, wood, propane or natural gas; debris on Sundays, and Councilman Steve Corley Agenda item: An ordinance to be known as the approved first reading of agricultural burning; using heating devices inside seconded. The amendment was denied in a 4-3 an ordinance that would Burn Ordinance of the City of Sumter. dwellings; and some heating materials used for vote: Dwyer, Corley and Mayor Joe McElveen make specifications re- Background: Sumter Fire Chief Karl Ford said the construction and maintenance will be permitted, voted in favor. garding controlled burns ordinance clarifies what kind of controlled burns according to the ordinance. Councilman David Merchant made a motion to in the city and approved a can be permitted in the city to promote safety and However, residents would not be allowed to burn relocate information about campfires to make it contract for a sewer line prevent nuisances. garbage including food waste, packaging, animal easier to understand what is not permitted project that will tempo- He said the most common problem in the city has carcasses, furniture, demolition debris, oily waste, regarding that burning method, and Galiano rarily alter the flow of been nuisance burns. The problem has been an asphalt and some other materials. seconded. It was approved unanimously. traffic on Manning Ave- enforcement matter because there are no clear nue during its meeting on If given final approval, the fire chief would be Vote: Unanimous approval standards of what constitutes a nuisance, said Eric authorized to enforce penalties for violations, Tuesday. Shytle, the city’s attorney. which could include a fine between $25 and $250. SEE COUNCIL, PAGE A6

State, local test SC READY TEST SCORES All scores on the SC READY represent the percentage of students, by grade level and district, scoring meets or exceeds expectations in comparison to state percentages. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS scores improve Grade S.C. Sumter Clar 3 Clar 2 Clar 1 Lee 3rd 45.2 30.0 50.7 27.8 26.1 21.3 4th 43.9 28.7 45.7 28.7 23.0 22.7 Department of Education releases college 5th 38.9 25.0 28.2 17.2 16.9 14.4 and career-ready assessment results 6th 39.9 23.9 50.6 26.9 20.3 17.1 7th 40.1 24.8 38.2 21.0 27.4 13.2 BY BRUCE MILLS With the exception of third-grade 8th 39.2 30.6 30.3 21.9 19.0 11.9 math, less than half of South Caro- [email protected] MATH lina students “met” or “exceeded” Sumter and South Carolina stu- expectations. However, student Grade S.C. Sumter Clar 3 Clar 2 Clar 1 Lee dents performed overall slightly achievement increased in 11 of the 3rd 55.7 44.9 60.0 42.1 37.0 29.1 better in English and math on 12 SC READY assessments in 2017- 4th 48.1 35.9 51.1 38.9 11.5 16.0 standardized testing in 2018 com- 18 across the six grade levels from 5th 45.2 34.1 47.1 30.7 22.0 20.0 pared to 2017, but most students 2016-17. Statewide, average scores 6th 42.6 25.0 54.5 29.2 30.5 9.6 are still not meeting grade-level ex- improved in the range of 0.2 per- 7th 34.9 18.5 33.6 18.2 14.5 6.6 pectations. cent to 5.2 percent. 8th 36.6 26.3 24.2 23.3 10.3 8.6 The state Department of Educa- In the tri-county region that con- tion released the 2018 scores for all sists of five districts throughout SCPASS TEST SCORES school districts in the two major Sumter, Lee and Clarendon coun- SCIENCE subject areas on Tuesday on the ties, only Clarendon School Dis- South Carolina College and Career All scores on the SCPASS - SCIENCE represent the percentage trict 3 — a small district of about of students, by grade level and district, scoring meets or Ready Assessments (SC READY). 1,250 students based in Turbeville exceeds expectations in comparison to state percentages. The SC READY test is given to — scored competitively with state Grade S.C. Sumter Clar 3 Clar 2 Clar 1 Lee third- through eighth-grade stu- averages on SC READY. In seven 4th 49.8 43.9 44.7 35.1 21.3 21.0 dents to test their knowledge in of the 12 assessments, Clarendon 3 6th 47.7 38.7 51.9 22.9 25.9 21.2 English language arts (ELA) and exceeded the state average — third- math. The state also released sci- through sixth-graders in math and 8th 48.7 38.7 39.4 21.2 24.1 10.6 ence and social studies scores from third-, fourth- and sixth-graders in SOCIAL STUDIES the SC Palmetto Assessment of ELA. The district improved its All scores on the SCPASS - Social Studies represent the State Standards (SCPASS) on Tues- scores from 2017 in six of the 12 percentage of students, by grade level and district, scoring day. tests across third through eighth meets or exemplary in comparison to state percentages. Students are scored in four catego- grade. Grade S.C. Sumter Clar 3 Clar 2 Clar 1 Lee ries on the SC READY test — “Does Behind Clarendon 3, Sumter 5th 69.9 63.3 63.5 42.8 45.6 32.5 Not Meet,” “Approaches,” “Meets” 7th 66.4 53.5 60.0 33.9 54.8 19.0 and “Exceeds” expectations. SEE SCORES, PAGE A6 Source: S.C. Department of Education New law requires Kavanaugh stresses active shooter drills independence, won’t discuss subpoenas in all public schools WASHINGTON (AP) portance of judicial in- — Pressured by Demo- dependence. But he re- presence on campus through crats with Donald Trump fused to provide direct Lee, Clarendon districts state funding. on their minds, Supreme answers to Democrats awarded funding for The South Carolina General Court nominee Brett Ka- who wanted him to say Assembly passed a school vanaugh rejected repeat- whether there are limits school resource officers safety law last spring after 17 ed efforts at Wednesday’s on a president’s power BY KAYLA ROBINS students and teachers were Senate confirmation to issue pardons, includ- [email protected] shot to death at Parkland High hearing to reveal his ing to himself or in ex- School in Florida by a former views about a president change for a bribe. He Sumter School District is student on Feb. 14. Part of the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS pardoning himself or also would not say adhering to a new state law law, guidelines on which were President Donald Trump’s Supreme being forced to testify in whether he thinks the that will introduce required sent to all South Carolina Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is a criminal case. president can be sub- active shooter and intruder schools last month, according sworn in before the Senate Judiciary For a second day, the poenaed to testify. drills to public schools each to the state Department of Ed- Committee on Capitol Hill in Washing- judge nominated by “I’m not going to an- semester, and public schools ucation and The Associated ton on Tuesday to begin his testimony Trump insisted to prob- swer hypothetical in Lee and Clarendon counties in his confirmation hearing to replace ing senators that he will also see a stronger police SEE DRILLS, PAGE A6 retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. fully embraced the im- SEE HEARING, PAGE A6

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BY IVY MOORE several different elements important to to the present. The history is well-docu- Special to The Sumter Item the community; representatives from mented, citing several sources from COMMUNITY CIRCLES the areas of government, history, educa- local and state historians. SCHEDULE More than two decades ago, a fourth- tion, the arts, the military, commerce, A dozen public and private schools Sept. 11, 9:30 a.m. – Willow Drive grade teacher at Willow Drive Elemen- tourism, law enforcement, media, have elected to participate in the 2018 Elementary School cafeteria tary School saw a gap in her students’ health organizations, charities, faith Community and Me program, which Sept. 12, 9:30 a.m. – Alice Drive Elementary educational opportunities and sought a communities and more visit each of the begins on Tuesday, Sept. 11, and Morris School cafeteria way to fill it. participating schools and form “Com- is seeking volunteers to fill the Commu- Sept. 18, 9:30 a.m. – Millwood Elementary Rosanne DuRant saw that state and munity Circles.” Each volunteer partici- nity Circles. Each can select a school School cafeteria national history were included in the pant speaks briefly about the services of and date to participate. public school curriculum, but there was his or her organization, as the fourth- Since 1996, Morris said, more than Sept.19, 9:30 a.m. – Kingsbury Elementary School cafeteria little teaching about the workings of the graders follow along in a special, illus- 21,000 fourth-graders have participated Sumter community. She devised a plan trated notebook that includes interac- in the program. Because My Communi- Sept. 24, 1 p.m. – St. Anne Parish Hall to help provide that information and tive exercises. Morris said around 1,000 ty and Me began at Willow Drive, each Sept. 25, 9:30 a.m. – Thomas Sumter wrote a grant to fund it. The pilot pro- of the books are distributed each year. year the Community Circle program Academy auditorium gram was further developed, and, with Students can keep the books. starts there. Oct. 2, 9:30 a.m. – Cherryvale Elementary a revised and expanded format, My There is a My Community and Me Morris, the volunteers and sponsors School gym Community and Me began. song, as well as a credo to encourage think the program will help students Oct. 3, 9:30 a.m. – Lemira Elementary School In 1996, Sumter Volunteers Inc. imple- citizenship: gain “a deeper love, respect and com- cafeteria mented the program that has since pro- "I am important to my community. I mitment to (their) community,” which Oct. 5, 9:30 a.m. – Wilson Hall multi-purpose vided a hands-on overview of the vari- can make a difference in my communi- will result in “good citizenship as room ous elements that make the community ty. I would like to make a difference in (they) grow up.” This, in turn, she said, Oct. 10, 9:30 a.m. – Manchester Elementary what it is. Executive Director Jo Anne my community." will provide focus for them as they ma- School cafeteria Morris and DuRant devised their plan For the first time this year, the fourth- ture and learn to use their talents and for the area’s students to answer three graders’ notebooks will include “A skills. Oct. 16, 9:30 a.m. – Pocalla Elementary basic questions: What is My Communi- Short History of Sumter County,” writ- If you’d like to participate as a role School Palmetto Room ty and Me? What will it do for me? Why ten for My Community and Me by Betsy model in the Community Circles, Oct. 17, 9:30 a.m. – R.E. Davis Elementary is it important? Humphries. The history begins in 1567 choose a date and time from the list ac- School gym Near the beginning of each school with the arrival in the area by Spanish companying this story and call Sumter year, Morris recruits volunteers from explorer Juan de Pardo and continues Volunteers Inc. at (803) 775-7423.

No charges filed in Rembert pedestrian fatality Up to the challenge BY ADRIENNE SARVIS The pedestrian, identified as [email protected] James Leonard, 57, of Rem- bert, was pronounced dead on The driver involved in a col- scene, according to Sumter lision with a pedestrian in County Coroner Robbie Rembert that resulted in a fa- Baker. tality on Tuesday will not be Leonard's next of kin have charged, according to South been notified, and an autopsy Carolina Highway Patrol. will be scheduled for a later At 9:20 p.m., the driver of a date in Newberry. 2013 Nissan who was traveling Collins said the driver was west on Spring Hill Road not injured and would not be struck a man who was walk- charged because the pedestri- ing in the roadway, Lance Cpl. an was walking in the road at Sonny Collins said. the time of the wreck.

Summerton man charged with stealing debit card BY ADRIENNE SARVIS ing a debit card [email protected] without consent between Aug. 7 Sumter County Sheriff’s Of- and Aug. 8 before fice charged a Summerton withdrawing man, 25, with financial theft $236.50 at various and fraud on Aug. 29 for alleg- ANDERSON locations in the edly withdrawing money using city and county of a stolen debit card earlier that Sumter. month. Anderson is charged with fi- Brian Franklin Anderson, of nancial transaction theft and fi- Rowe Drive, is accused of tak- nancial transaction fraud.

3 charged with murder in shooting of 12-year-old

TIMMONSVILLE (AP) — Billy Brown tells WBTW-TV a Authorities say three people man named Cedric Young was have been arrested in the fatal at a house party when he got PHOTOS PROVIDED shooting of a 12-year-old girl. into a fight and shot at the Regina Osborne, a fourth-grade teacher at Kings- News outlets report Michael house. The State reports the bury Elementary School, incorporated STEM ac- Christian Barclay, Demonta Florence County Sheriff's Of- tivities into her team-building plans during the Kabora Hickson and Jimmy fice says Barclay later saw first 10 days of school. Osborne’s class participat- Lee Hampton Jr. are charged Young and shot at him in retal- ed in the “Saving Sam Challenge” and the “Cup with murder in the August iation, striking Jackson as she Pyramid Challenge.” Both activities not only re- death of Fantasia Shyann ran for cover. quired the students to use math and science Jackson. The three appeared Young was arrested on knowledge, but also teamwork. “Building connec- in court on Tuesday. charges including shooting tions and a family atmosphere is what it is all Timmonsville police Chief into an occupied dwelling. about," Osborne said. "When children can be kind to one another, they can learn together. Give me a class of children that can get along, and we can go places!” jail on breach of trust charg- CORRECTION es on Aug. 26, the same day In Wednesday’s story on that he allegedly stole the tan the arrest of Lamont Mi- 2013 GMC pickup truck. chael-Bryant Smith, it should Information was incorrect- have read that Smith was of ly provided to The Sumter Santee and was released from Item.

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Overcome old habits to have a healthier lifestyle ome of us are old enough to feelings of hunger or fullness. This is remember spending time found to begin as young as 3 years old when we are told not to eat because preparing each meal of the it’s too close to dinner, or clean your S plate when you are already full. day from scratch. Snack foods Think about the habits you have cre- weren’t as easy to come by, conve- ated from when you were a child. Did nience stores and restaurants you always get dessert after dinner, and do you still do that now? Most of weren’t open 24 hours, and the what we do is learned habits that can portion sizes were much smaller. be changed with time and effort. While we can’t stop feelings of Opportunities to be more physically stress, loneliness, sadness and joy, we active were much greater, and with less can change how we respond to them electronics, we got a and replace behaviors that sabotage lot more sleep. Vaca- our goals with ones that support it. tions were truly our Add healthy foods to your meals, get private freedom be- lose weight. Consequently, research and let the weight fall where it may. rid of distractions while you eat, take cause we were not eas- shows that people are less likely to eat There are plenty of tricks that have at least 20 minutes to eat, chew your ily accessible by work better and exercise if they don’t feel been suggested to help support weight food 15-20 times before swallowing, or distracted by devic- they have control over their weight. loss: using smaller plates, hiding foods and differentiate between hunger and es and social media. Losing weight alone is difficult, but or not even bringing tempting foods in cravings before you help yourself to So many factors maintaining that weight loss can be the house. This can be effective espe- dessert or a second serving. Missy have played into the much more difficult. In fact, only cially during times of boredom or In the end, weight loss really Corrigan increased rates of about 20 percent of individuals who stress when we tend to reach for com- shouldn’t be about the scale. Focus obesity and the war lose weight can hold their weight loss fort foods that are high in fat and more on creating a healthy lifestyle, on weight. Our health for a year. Weight loss is so much sugar. Although comfort foods may where you feel good about the choices and weight are driven by our genes more than eating less. It truly is a make us feel better in the short term, you make and have a better quality of and our environment. No matter what, combination of biology, genetics, food they don’t really solve the problem. life. you can’t reverse decades of weight choices and environment. While we Yet, we tend to repeat this behavior gain in a few months or even years. may have plans to lose weight, our throughout life, and it can actually Missy Corrigan is executive of commu- Because it takes so long and requires body and our brain may have different cause more weight gain. nity health for Sumter Family YMCA. commitment and diligence, most peo- plans. So instead of fighting a losing Researchers have found that we re- She can be reached at mcorrigan@ ple feel powerless over the ability to battle, learn to control what you can late food more to behavioral cues than ymcasumter.org or (803) 773-1404.

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BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE It is not yet known if declines like AP Chief Medical Writer these can improve patients' health or slow the progression of the disease. PHOENIX — Early, partial results "This is not proof that this is a suc- from a historic gene editing study give cessful therapy yet, that these patients encouraging signs that the treatment had enough gene editing to now supply may be safe and having at least some of them with the enzyme they need for the its hoped-for effect, but it's too soon to rest of their life," Muenzer said. know whether it ultimately will suc- But he said an important goal was ceed. met: the treatment seems safe. There The results announced Wednesday were two serious side effects — one pa- are from the first human test of gene tient was hospitalized for bronchitis and editing in the body, an attempt to per- another for an irregular heartbeat — manently change someone's DNA to but those were deemed due to their dis- cure a disease — in this case, a genetic ease and pre-existing conditions, not the disorder called Hunter syndrome that gene treatment. often kills people in their teens. Blood tests did not detect the missing In two patients who got a medium enzyme. Company scientists said this dose of the treatment, urine levels of could be because any that was being large sugar compounds that are hall- made was rapidly used by cells rather marks of Hunter syndrome had fallen than getting into the bloodstream — an by half, on average, four months later — explanation some outside experts a possible sign the treatment is working. agreed with. What counts, they said, Two others who got a low dose have was seeing the result of enzyme activity, seen little change in these sugars so far. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the drop in sugars. There's no way to know yet whether Brian Madeux brushes his horse at his home in New River, Arizona. Madeux was the first the change in the middle-dose patients person in the world to participate in a gene editing attempt in his body, for the inherit- NEXT STEPS is due to the gene editing or something ed disease Hunter syndrome. Two more patients have been given else, but the fact their sugars have de- the highest dose being tested — 10 times clined consistently since treatment sug- Dr. Matthew Porteus, a genetics ex- his DNA. He was one of the two patients the starting dose — for a total of six pa- gests it might be. pert at Stanford University who con- given a very low dose of the treatment, tients in the study. The next step is to "I cannot absolutely say it's a treat- sults for two other companies develop- because this first-in-human testing start taking patients off the weekly en- ment effect" but the drop is "really en- ing gene therapies, said more time is called for extreme caution. zyme treatments they've been receiving couraging," said the study leader, Dr. Jo- needed to see how the patients' immune to see if the gene therapy has changed seph Muenzer of the University of system continues to react to the treat- EARLY RESULTS their bodies so they make enough of the North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The main ment and whether the effects last, but In Madeux and the other low-dose pa- enzyme themselves. goal of early treatment studies is to test added, "I would be excited about con- tient, levels of the tell-tale sugar com- More results are expected at a medi- safety, though researchers also look for tinuing to push along" based on these pounds in urine rose 9 percent on aver- cal meeting in February. hints that the therapy is working. results. age after four months. Muenzer said it's "We need to see sustained levels for Muenzer gave the results at a confer- hard to know whether this is a signifi- this to be practical. If this only works ence in Greece and consults for the HOW IT WORKS cant change; little is known about the for six months, that's not very benefi- treatment's maker, California-based Gene editing is intended as a more biology of these compounds, including cial," Muenzer said. "Time's going to Sangamo Therapeutics. precise way to do gene therapy, to knock whether they fluctuate during the day tell." The company's president, Dr. Sandy out a bad gene or supply a good one or before or after meals. In an interview at his home in Arizo- Macrae, said tests in about five months that's missing. Doctors hope it will give A liver biopsy on one patient given a na last month, Madeux, 45, told The As- will reveal more, but the change in the a way to address a host of diseases that low dose of the therapy found no evi- sociated Press he volunteered for the middle-dose group so far "looks really can't be treated well now. dence that the gene editing had oc- study in hope of being able to stop the good." In November, a Phoenix-area man curred, but Sangamo scientists said this weekly, three-hour enzyme infusions, "The most rational explanation for with Hunter syndrome, Brian Madeux, dose is far below the level at which such but also to help find a treatment for fu- this is that what we hoped was going to became the first person to test this in- signs had been detected in research on ture generations with the disease. happen has happened," he said. side the body. He lacks a gene that primates. "I'm old, and having Hunter's has Several independent experts agreed. makes an enzyme that breaks down cer- Two other patients were given a mid- done a lot of damage to my body," Ma- "The results are exciting" and suggest tain large sugar compounds called dle dose that was twice what the first deux said. "I'm actually pretty lucky I've that the gene editing is working to some GAGs. These build up in cells and cause two patients received. Their GAG levels lived this long." degree, without safety concerns so far, havoc throughout the body. declined by 51 percent after four This Associated Press series was pro- said Dr. Howard Kaufman, a Boston sci- Through an IV, Madeux received months, on average. Two of the main duced in partnership with the Howard entist and member of a National Insti- many copies of a corrective gene and a types of these sugars that accumulate Hughes Medical Institute's Department tutes of Health panel that reviewed the gene-editing tool called zinc finger nu- in tissues declined 32 percent and 61 of Science Education. The AP is solely re- study before it began. cleases to help put it in a precise spot in percent, respectively. sponsible for all content.

Fans rejoice: Subscription-free streaming available for NFL games UK, French in talks to prevent more scallop clashes NEW YORK (AP) — The good news for foot- "If you don't get to that younger demo- LONDON (AP) — British fronted five British ones, ball fans: It's going to be much easier to watch graphic, who aren't conditioned to go to the and French officials and fish- sometimes banging hulls, in NFL games online this year. television, you do run the risk of losing ing industry representatives international waters during The league is finally dropping a requirement them," he said. are meeting in London to try the incident. that viewers sign in with a cable or satellite The NFL has been inching toward subscrip- to prevent further conflicts British Fisheries Minister subscription, in hopes of expanding its online tion-free games in recent years. It made a deal over scallop fishing. George Eustice said the goal audience at a time when TV ratings are declin- with Twitter, then Amazon, to stream a hand- The talks follow an inci- of the Wednesday talks is to ing. Though there are restrictions — no free ful of games online. This year, Amazon will dent last week in which reach a new agreement that streaming on smart TVs, for instance — the offer 11 Thursday night games for free on its French and British fisher- would prevent more confron- move marks a significant departure for sports. Twitch app or on its Prime Video app with a men angrily bumped boats tations. Other major professional leagues still require $119-a-year Prime subscription. over access to fisheries off An agreement reached in TV subscriptions for hometown teams. Last season, Verizon customers got sub- the French coast. 2013 has broken down, lead- The NFL regular season starts today. scription-free access on phones to whatever About 35 French boats con- ing to the clashes. "We think people will still want to watch on CBS or Fox was broadcasting regionally on the biggest screen possible," said Brian Rolapp, Sunday afternoons, plus all the nationally the league's chief business and media officer. televised games on NBC, ESPN and NFL Net- But as more people drop cable or satellite work. Now, any wireless customer can get Facebook, Twitter defend efforts to stop meddling subscriptions — or never sign up in the first them on both phones and tablets. The one re- place — the NFL needs to be flexible in order striction: Seven games that are exclusive to WASHINGTON (AP) — amid complaints from Re- to reach them, Rolapp said. Even those who the NFL Network channel can be viewed only Facebook and Twitter execu- publicans that social media can watch on TV are preferring phones, he on phones with a cellular connection — no tives, defending their compa- companies have shown evi- said. Wi-Fi, no tablets. nies on Capitol Hill, said dence of bias against conser- Wednesday they are aggres- vatives. In testimony re- sively trying to root out for- leased before that hearing, eign interests seeking to sow Dorsey denied that Twitter Britain charges 2 Russians with Novichok nerve agent poisoning divisions in American de- uses political ideology to mocracy as the November make decisions. LONDON (AP) — Britain proved at a "senior level of the European country. elections near. Congress has criticized the charged two alleged Russian Russian state." But assistant commissioner Facebook's No. 2 executive, companies over the past year military intelligence officers The charges deepen Brit- Neil Basu, head of counterter- Sheryl Sandberg, and Twit- as Russia's interference in with the nerve agent poison- ain's diplomatic feud with rorism at London's Metropoli- ter's CEO, Jack Dorsey, testi- the 2016 elections and beyond ing of ex-spy Sergei Skripal Moscow, which denies in- tan Police, conceded it was fied before the Senate intelli- became clear. That scrutiny and his daughter in the Eng- volvement in the attack on "very, very unlikely" police gence committee, but there has led to additional criti- lish city of Salisbury, officials Skripal, a former Russian would be in a position to ar- was an empty chair in place cism over the companies' re- said Wednesday, though au- agent who had been convicted rest them any time soon, for Google's parent Alphabet, spect for user privacy and thorities held out little hope of in his homeland of spying for though he said "we will never which refused to send its top whether conservatives are being able to bring them to Britain. give up." executive. being censored. justice. Sue Hemming of the Crown Police say the suspects, both Sandberg told senators "The companies have made The men, who entered the Prosecution Service said the about 40, flew from Moscow to that Facebook was "more de- progress, the government U.K. under the names Alexan- U.K. wouldn't ask Moscow to London on Russian passports termined" than adversaries has made progress, but the der Petrov and Ruslan Boshi- extradite the men because two days before the Skripals trying to meddle in the up- bad guys have made progress rov, are being charged in ab- Russian law forbids extradi- were poisoned on March 4. coming elections, and she as well," said Virginia Sen. sentia with conspiracy to tion of the country's citizens. Basu said the passports were called the fight an "arms Mark Warner, the top Demo- murder, attempted murder Britain has issued domestic genuine but the men were race," as Facebook CEO crat on the Senate commit- and use of the nerve agent and European arrest war- probably using aliases, and Mark Zuckerberg has in the tee. Warner has proposed Novichok, prosecutors said. rants for the suspects, mean- appealed to the public "to past. ways that the companies Prime Minister Theresa ing they can be detained if come forward and tell us who Dorsey was to appear later could be regulated for the May told lawmakers that Brit- they leave Russia for another they are." before a House committee first time. ish intelligence has concluded that the two men are officers of Russia's GRU military intel- Beautiful Dinnerware ligence service. 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high expectations on both the SC READY and COUNCIL FROM PAGE A1 SCORES FROM PAGE A1 SCPASS. Department Chief Communications Officer SEWER REPLACEMENT ON MANNING AVENUE APPROVED School District’s scores were generally sec- Ryan Brown said both assessments are Reading: Resolution, only one Harris, assistant manager of the city of ond among the five area districts. Sumter’s aligned to the department’s college and ca- reading is required Sumter. scores on ELA and math were below state av- reer-ready standards, which are higher than erages, but the district showed improvement previously because of increasing workforce Agenda item: A procurement More sewer and water line projects in that area are forthcoming to try to stay in five of the six grades on ELA and four of requirements in today’s high-skills economy. resolution to authorize a contract for the the six grades on math. “Our college and career-ready standards in Manning Avenue Sewer Replacement ahead of revitalization of the For ELA, only fourth grade didn’t show im- the assessments are very rigorous as far as Project streetscape, he said. provement from 2017. The range of improve- expecting every student to know those,” Harris said the project would start Background: The sewer project — ment in the five other grades on ELA was 0.2 Brown said. “They were re-written in 2014, which will span from the Manning immediately after the resolution was approved and could take eight to 10 percent to 3.7 percent. with the exception of social studies, which is Avenue Bridge to Andrews Street and The four grade levels that showed gains in from 2011.” portions of Watkins Street — has been weeks to complete. math on the SC READY were third, fifth, Brown said research shows some districts contracted to B&B Construction Co. Some portions of lanes on Manning Inc. of Sumter for $196,140 after Avenue will need to be closed, but the sixth and eighth, and the improvement range in more affluent areas of the state do well on council approved the resolution on entire road will not be closed, he said. was 0.7 percent to 7.4 percent. the assessments every year with 70 percent to Tuesday. In general, Clarendon School District 2, 90 percent of students meeting the bench- Discussion: Dwyer made a motion based in Manning, followed third in ELA and marks. Those include Lexington/Richland 5 The condition of the sewer lines for approval, and Councilman Calvin math. Clarendon School District 1 in Sum- in Columbia, York 3 in Rock Hill, Greenville would require too many repairs, so the Hastie seconded. crew will do a complete rehab, said Al merton ranked fourth, and Lee County and Horry County. Vote: Unanimous approval School District’s scores were generally the However, some districts in more rural areas lowest in the region on the SC READY. perform “chronically low” on the assess- ments — sometimes in the single digits — and PUBLIC WORKS TRUCKS TO BE PURCHASED SCPASS that pulls the state averages down. The SCPASS science test was administered Bottom line, he said, is most students in the Reading: Resolution the city’s intent to purchase the equipment and states the city can to fourth-, sixth- and eighth-graders across state are not performing at the level the de- Agenda item: A resolution to reimburse itself if some of those items the state in 2018. Less than half of the stu- partment would like to see. declare the intent of the City of are purchased during the year with dents met the state benchmark on the three “Our job is to get them to that level, not to Sumter to reimburse itself for certain money from the general fund, before a assessments. lower the expectations. We want to keep the expenditures with the proceeds of tax- lease-purchase agreement is Clarendon 3 sixth-graders exceeded the expectations high for all students,” he said. exempt obligations presented to council, he said. state average in science, with 51.9 percent “Get out of the way of those schools and dis- Background: The city plans to Shytle said the IRS requires the city to achieving the benchmark compared to 47.7 tricts that are doing well, but really put our acquire certain equipment including a state its intent to make the purchases percent statewide. emphasis and expertise in those districts that pumper truck for Sumter Fire and reimbursements before agreeing Sumter School District again followed sec- are not doing well.” Department and a brush truck, clam to a lease purchase. ond in the region, and its science scores were State Superintendent Molly Spearman truck, shuttle truck, rear-loader generally closer to state averages than in the echoed those sentiments. garbage truck, trash trailer and track Currently, he said, there is no incurring loader with attachments for the public obligation to make those purchases. ELA and math categories. “The results of these assessments, while works department. Some time during the spring or Fifth- and seventh-graders took the SC- just one measure of success, show that de- PASS social studies test, and those scores spite growth in many areas, we are still fall- The estimated total of the items is not summer of 2019, Shytle said, council were generally the highest of the four main ing short of the benchmarks set to ensure expected to exceed $1.3 million. will be presented a lease-purchase agreement for reimbursement. subject areas tested. Close to 70 percent of the our young learners are prepared and on The city does a lease-purchase state’s fifth-graders met the benchmark in so- track,” Spearman said. “We will continue to agreement — a form of financing for Discussion: Councilman Robert Galiano made a motion for approval, cial studies, and about 66 percent of seventh- work hand in hand with South Carolina capital planning purposes — each graders met the benchmark. teachers so they have the tools and resourc- year for vehicles and heavy equipment and Councilman Thomas Lowery es to help students grow academically in for city departments, Shytle said. seconded. STATE RESPONSE their classrooms and ultimately produce Unanimous approval This reimbursement resolution states Vote: On Tuesday and Wednesday, the state De- high school graduates that are ready for the partment of Education acknowledged it has next step.” COUNCIL UPDATES sewer customers will become ORDINANCE TO OFFSET seriously delinquent on a bill or leave the address and make it difficult for court to the right on abor- The committee’s top Demo- DELINQUENT BILLS the city to collect payment through Reading: First normal means. HEARING tion, guns and other issues, crat, Dianne Feinstein of Cal- FROM PAGE A1 and that he will side with ifornia, disagreed. “He’s not Agenda item: An ordinance The Setoff Debt Collection Act, he said, Trump in cases stemming being very specific,” she said is a response to that challenge that relating to the recovery of collection from special counsel Robert during a break in the pro- costs as a part of delinquent debts the city has been using for years. questions of that sort,” Ka- Mueller’s investigation of ceedings. collected pursuant to the Setoff Debt Shytle said the city can go through the Collection Act vanaugh said in response to Russian interference in the The Democrats weren’t the proper process of the act, file a claim a question from Sen. Patrick 2016 election and possible ties only ones who recognized and have that amount of money offset Background: Under the act, the city Leahy of Vermont about to the Trump campaign. The the importance of questions against tax refunds from the customer. is considered a claimant agency and is pardons. Still, he began his 53-year-old appellate judge about Trump and the Russia entitled to use the procedures of the This program is operated by the long day in the witness answered cautiously when investigation. Committee act to collect delinquent debts owed Municipal Association of South chair by declaring that “no asked about those matters. Chairman Chuck Grassley, to the municipality. Carolina, which periodically sends one is above the law.” Protesters continued their an Iowa Republican, asked ordinances to participating Delinquent debts include collection The Senate Judicial Com- efforts to interrupt the hear- Kavanaugh right away municipalities to update local costs, court costs, fines, penalties and mittee hearing has strong po- ings, but senators basically whether he would be inde- interest that have accrued through procedures to comply with its litical overtones ahead of the ignored their shouts as they pendent from the president contract, tort, operation of law, practices, he said. November congressional were removed by police. who chose him for a highly subrogation and any other legal He said the ordinance will not change elections, but as a practical Democrats’ complaints also prestigious lifetime position. theory regardless of outstanding current practice. judgments. matter Democrats lack the persisted that they were Kavanaugh said, “The first Discussion: Hastie made a motion votes to block Kavanaugh’s being denied access to re- thing that makes a good This is a collection tool and statewide for approval, and Dwyer seconded. law, Shytle said. confirmation. cords from Kavanaugh’s time judge is independence, not Vote: Unanimous approval They are concerned that in the George W. Bush White being swayed by political or Occasionally, he said, some water and Kavanaugh will push the House. public pressure.”

accordance with state and fed- can easily know the student’s and 3 were among the 38 se- ing new officers in those dis- DRILLS FROM PAGE A1 eral best practices and in identity,” the AP reported lected. tricts that have not been able partnership with local public Foster said. Proviso 1.105 specified that to afford them. We still have a Press, requires an active safety professionals,” she In Lexington School District while every district was eligi- ways to go in meeting our goal shooter/intruder drill to be said. “Law enforcement is a 2, officials are augmenting ble to apply, the state would for a trained law enforcement conducted at every school partner in the annual review their monthly intruder drills prioritize those that “other- officer in every school by 2020, each semester in addition to of our plans, and they evalu- with a key-card entry system wise would lack the adequate and I remain committed to en- and separate from fire drills. ate our implementation of for teachers and staff and in- resources to hire their own suring this goal becomes a re- Sumter’s drills will be “de- emergency drills and provide stalling strengthened glass at school resource officers.” ality.” velopmentally appropriate” training for school staff as re- some schools. The state education depart- Sumter’s Galloway said the for each grade level, accord- quested.” Richland School District 2 is ment was directed to use the district applied but was not ing to Shelly Galloway, Beaufort County Schools putting school security staff most recent index of taxpay- selected. Eight school re- spokeswoman for the district. are holding three active at its schools that don’t have a ing ability as the indicator of source officers serve Sumter Staff will also participate in shooter drills a year instead full-time police officer on ability to pay, with districts School District. the drills. of the required two, includ- campus. with the lowest index receiv- Funding to Lee, Claren- Some school districts are ing one during what they call The same law that re- ing priority consideration. don’s three districts and the taking additional safety mea- an “inconvenient time,” such quired the safety drills also “There is no issue more im- 34 others throughout the sures. as during lunch or as stu- set aside $2 million for police portant than the safety and state will go directly to local “All of our schools are dents are transferring be- officers at schools in poorer well-being of our students law enforcement agencies to equipped with front access se- tween classes, spokesman districts. and teachers,” Spearman said pay for the cost of a full-time curity systems, and all visi- Jim Foster told The State, the State Superintendent of Ed- in her announcement. “I ap- school resource officer, ac- tors to our schools must enter AP reported. ucation Molly Spearman an- preciate the support of the cording to Spearman’s an- and sign in using Ident-a-Kid Beaufort County high nounced Wednesday which General Assembly in recog- nouncement. Funds cannot with the school office,” Gallo- school students are also now districts will be awarded fund- nizing this and taking a step be used to “supplant existing way said. required to wear their school ing to hire new school re- in the right direction by fund- resources.” She said there are security IDs at all times during the source officers through that cameras in every school, and school day, Foster said. part of the law. high school students are re- “It does two things: allows Of the more than 60 school Let Everyday Be A Special Day at quired to wear IDs “at all the staff at the school to know districts that applied out of times.” whether someone is a student, the 81 in the state, Lee County ply Southern Bis “Our joint emergency ac- and if a student is unrespon- School District and Clarendon Sim tro tion plans were developed in sive, emergency responders County School Districts 1, 2 Come in and enjoy these Great Lunch Items Shrimp and Grits * Hamburger Steak * Southern Pie Fried or Grilled Pork Chops * Roasted Turkey Breast Chicken and Biscuit * Grilled Salmon Salads * Sandwiches * Burgers Lunch served everyday * Dinner Wednesday thru Saturday Great Food & Service in a Relaxing Atmosphere CATERING • GIFT CARDS • TAKE OUT Don't let clutter happen to you! Offer ends September 8th, 2018 Schedule your free pick-up today! 65 W. Wesmark Blvd • 803-469-8502 Sun., Mon., Tues. 11:00am-2:30pm • Wed. & Thurs. Lunch 11:00am-2:30pm Donation Hotline: (803) 934 - 9749 Dinner 5:00pm - 9:00pm • Fri. and Sat. 11:00am - 9:00pm Brown“Where Quality Matters”’s Furniture & Bedding 803-774-2100 31 West Wesmark Blvd., Sumter, SC www.BrownsofSumter.com THE SUMTER ITEM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 | A7

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COMMENTARY Trump’s good policies do not excuse behavior toward McCain

ASHINGTON — in some cases with good Since the found- reason. But when you are ing of our re- president, you sometimes W public, there have to honor people you have been precisely 1,974 didn’t like or who didn’t like members of the United you. You have to put aside States Senate. John McCain personal and political dif- is only the eighth senator ferences and represent not who was not also president yourself but the office you or vice president to lie in occupy and the country you COMMENTARY state in the rotunda of the lead. Trump seems to be Capitol — and only congenitally incapa- the 31st individual ble of rising to such overall to be so hon- occasions — even Balance sheet of the forever war ored in American when it is in the na- history. Yet, for the tional interest and t is time for this live there, and 70,000 rebels did not have, and to bring first time in recent his own interest to war in Afghani- are encamped, including the blessings of democracy memory, a sitting do so. stan to end,” 10,000 al-Qaida fighters. to Mesopotamia, rival fac- president of the Unit- Sen. Lindsey O. “Isaid Gen. John In a Monday tweet, Presi- tions are struggling for ed States did not par- Graham, McCain’s Nicholson in Kabul on his dent Donald Trump power after recent elec- ticipate in the funer- Marc Thiessen closest friend in the retirement Sunday after a warned Syria against at- tions saw pro-Iranian and al or other ceremo- Senate and a Trump fourth tour of duty and 31 tacking Idlib and warned anti-American forces gain nies honoring that supporter, says he’s months as commander of Iran and Russia against ground. individual — because the told the president “several U.S. and NATO forces. joining any such attack: Meanwhile, the Iranian president made himself un- times” that his attacks on Labor Day brought news “The Russians and Irani- currency is sinking as a welcome by his behavior. McCain were “beneath the that another U.S. service- ans would be making a November deadline ap- As recently as Aug. 21, office,” adding, “I don’t see man had grave humanitarian mis- proaches for Europe to just days before McCain’s how it helps the president.” been killed take to take part in this po- choose between cutting ties death, President Trump at- To the contrary, those at- in an insid- tential human tragedy. to Iran or losing U.S. mar- tacked him at a West Vir- tacks hurt Trump. It’s one er attack Hundreds of thousands of kets. While the Tehran re- ginia campaign rally, de- of the reasons that — de- by an Af- people could be killed.” gime has threatened to claring, “We had [Obam- spite a booming economy, ghan sol- America and Russia both close the Strait of Hormuz acare] beaten, but one man historically low unemploy- dier. have warships in the East- if its oil is denied access to — I’m sure nobody knows ment and American facto- Why do ern Med. world markets, it faces eco- who I’m talking about — ries hiring at their fastest we contin- National Security Advis- nomic strangulation if it voted no, shockingly.” He rate in decades — a new Pat ue to fight er John Bolton has warned does not submit to U.S. de- launched similar attacks at Washington Post/ABC News Buchanan in Afghani- that Syria’s use of gas in mands. rallies this summer in Ten- poll found that 60 percent of stan? Idlib would trigger a U.S. When one adds up the nessee, Nevada, South Caro- Americans disapprove of “We con- military response. This is U.S. dead and wounded lina, Minnesota and New the job Trump is doing, in- tinue to fight simply be- an invitation for the rebels from the wars we have York. cluding 31 percent of self- cause we are there,” said in Idlib to conduct a false- launched since 2001 with At last month’s signing described conservatives. retired Gen. Karl Eikenber- flag gas attack to lure U.S. the Arab and Muslim ceremony for the John S. Trump should be riding ry, who preceded Gen. air power to their side. wounded, killed, orphaned, McCain National Defense high in the polls, winning Nicholson. Monday in Damascus, widowed, uprooted and Authorization Act (the last over skeptics with economic “Absent political guid- the Iranian foreign minis- turned into refugees, as bill passed by the McCain- successes. Instead, he is ance and a diplomatic ter said the time had come well as the trillions of dol- led Senate Armed Services managing to raise both the strategy,” Eikenberry told to eradicate the terrorist lars lost, what benefits are Committee) Trump declined gross domestic product and The New York Times, “mili- enclave in Idlib. If the Syri- there on the other side of to even utter McCain’s his own disapproval at the tary commanders have ans, Russians and Iranians the ledger? name, leaving it off the bill same time. filled the vacuum by wag- are not bluffing and the Now we appear to be name in his remarks. No doubt Democrats took ing a war all agree cannot U.S. warnings are serious, moving to confront Russia When a White House aide advantage of McCain’s pass- be won militarily.” we may be headed for a in Ukraine. declared McCain’s opposi- ing to cast Trump in a nega- This longest war in U.S. U.S.-Russia clash inside In an interview with The tion to Gina Haspel’s nomi- tive light. Their praise for history has become anoth- Syria. Guardian last week, U.S. nation as CIA director McCain was, in many cases, er no-win war. Yet, again, what vital in- special envoy to Ukraine “doesn’t matter” because opportunistic. When he was Yet, if the 14,000 U.S. terest of ours is imperiled Kurt Volker said Washing- “he’s dying anyway,” running for president in troops in Afghanistan were in Idlib province? ton is ready to build up Trump did not permit press 2008, they attacked him bru- pulled out, the regime On Monday, Saudi Arabia Ukraine’s naval and air de- secretary Sarah Huckabee tally. But their hypocrisy would fall, the Taliban admitted to having made a fense forces, given Russia’s Sanders to apologize. And does not justify Trump’s would take over, and the mistake when, using a U.S.- continued support for sepa- last week, after McCain gracelessness. massacres would begin. made fighter-bomber, a ratists in the Donbass. The died, the White House As the Senate begins So America stays in and school bus was attacked on administration is “abso- raised its flags from half- to hearings this week on soldiers on. For how long? Aug. 9, killing dozens of Ye- lutely” prepared to supply full-staff on Monday, until Trump’s nomination of The 17th anniversary of meni children in that hu- new lethal weaponry, be- it came under pressure Brett M. Kavanaugh to re- 9/11, now imminent, ap- manitarian horror of a yond the Javelin anti-tank from veterans’ groups to place Justice Anthony M. pears a proper time to take war. missiles delivered in April. lower them again. When Kennedy on the Supreme inventory of our successes The Saudi campaign to But if a Ukrainian army asked at press gaggles to Court, conservatives are re- and failures in the forever crush the Houthi rebels moves against pro-Russian comment on McCain’s pass- minded how important it is wars of the Middle East and return the previous re- rebels in Luhansk and Do- ing, Trump stared ahead in that he, and not Hillary into which America was gime to power in Sanaa netsk, and Russia inter- silence, unable or unwilling Clinton, is sitting in the plunged in this new centu- could never succeed were it venes on the side of the to muster a kind or gener- Oval Office. ry. not for U.S.-provided rebels, are we really pre- ous word. But this past week has In Afghanistan, the Tali- planes, missiles, bombs and pared to come to the aid of Add to that the fact that, also served as a reminder ban presence is more per- air-to-air refueling. the Ukrainian army? to this day, the president that good policies do not ex- vasive in more provinces We are thus morally re- President Trump has yet has still never apologized cuse abhorrent behavior. If than at any time since the sponsible for what is hap- to withdraw us from any of for his declaration that Mc- Trump cannot muster the regime was overthrown in pening. the wars he inherited, but Cain was “not a war hero” wherewithal to be presiden- 2001. In Libya, where we over- he has kept us out of any because “I like people who tial when the occasion de- In the seven-year Syrian threw Moammar Gadhafi, new wars — a record worth weren’t captured” — a com- mands it, he may end up civil war we helped to ig- rival factions now control preserving. ment that was deeply offen- being a successful president nite by arming rebels to Benghazi in the east and sive not just to McCain, but — but he will never be a overthrow President Assad, Tripoli in the west. August Patrick J. Buchanan is the also to all American prison- great president. the conflict appears headed saw fighting break out in author of a new book, “Nix- ers of war — and it is little for its largest, bloodiest the capital, threatening the on’s White House Wars: The wonder the McCain family Follow Marc A. Thiessen on and most decisive battle. U.N.-backed unity govern- Battles That Made and wanted the president no- Twitter, @marcthiessen. The Syrian army, backed ment there. Broke a President and Di- where near his flag-draped by Russia and Iran, is pre- In Iraq, which we invad- vided America Forever.” casket. © 2018, The Washington Post paring to attack Idlib prov- ed in 2003 to strip of weap- Trump didn’t like McCain, Writers Group ince. Three million people ons of mass destruction it © 2018 CREATORS.COM

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AROUND TOWN Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Clarendon School District The Sumter Chapter of the WEATHER One will conduct free vision, Lake Marion Artisans to Nationalhold artists Federation re- of the hearing, speech and devel- Blind of South Carolina will ® opmentalception screenings on Saturday as part meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, AccuWeather ve-day forecast for Sumter of a child find effort to Sept. 11, at Shiloh-Ran- identify students ages 3-5, dolph Manor, 125 W. TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY who may need special ed- Bartlette St., for a summer ucation services and are evening of getting to not enrolled in a public know each other while school. Screenings will be members chat-n-chew. It’s conducted from 9 a.m. to time to reserve your ta- Partly sunny and Mainly clear and Mostly sunny and Mostly sunny; An afternoon A shower or t-storm noon at the Summerton bles for the Dec. 11 gala. warm humid warm showers at night t-storm in spots in spots Early Childhood Center, 8 Contact Debra Canty, South St., Summerton, on chapter president, at (803) 93° 71° 92° / 71° 92° / 71° 89° / 71° 91° / 71° the following Tuesdays: 775-5792 or debra.canty@ Chance of rain: 25% Chance of rain: 10% Chance of rain: 25% Chance of rain: 20% Chance of rain: 45% Chance of rain: 40% Sept. 11; Oct. 9; Nov. 13; frontier.com. ENE 4-8 mph SE 3-6 mph ENE 4-8 mph E 3-6 mph ENE 4-8 mph ENE 4-8 mph Dec. 11; Jan. 8, 2019; Feb. The Sumter Combat Veter- 12, 2019; March 12, 2019; ans Group will hold its annu- Gaff ney April 9, 2019; and May 14, al golf tournament on Satur- 89/69 2019. Call Robert Collar at day, Sept. 15, at Crystal Spartanburg (803) 574-2117. Lakes Golf Course, 1305 TODAY’S Greenville 89/70 Lake Marion Artisans will Clara Louise Kellogg Drive. 89/71 hold an artists reception There will be a 9 a.m. SOUTH from 2 to 4 p.m. on Satur- shotgun start. Registra- Florence day, Sept. 8, at 108 Main tion fee is $50 per golfer CAROLINA Bishopville 94/72 St., Summerton, in recog- limited to the first 40 WEATHER 92/70 nition of the Glorious teams. Fee includes conti- Temperatures shown on map are Columbia Gourds exhibit by the Cy- nental breakfast, lunch, Sumter 95/73 press Gourd Patch Organi- souvenirs, cart, green fees today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 93/71 Myrtle zation of Sumter. The ex- and refreshments during IN THE MOUNTAINS Manning Beach hibit will run Sept. 1-30 play. Team format will be 91/71 88/73 and will feature painted, two-person Captain’s Today: Partly sunny and humid. Winds east Aiken embellished, carved, em- Choice. There will be first- 4-8 mph. A starry night. 90/69 bossed beautiful creations and second-place prizes Friday: Mostly sunny, warm and humid. all made with / from for men’s and women’s Winds east-southeast 3-6 mph. gourds. Many of these teams, closest to the pin items will be for sale. Re- and longest drive. Raffle ON THE COAST Charleston freshments will be served tickets for a La-Z-Boy re- 88/74 during the reception. cliner will be $2 each or Today: A shower or thunderstorm around. three for $5. Call Rich High 86 to 90. The Lincoln High School Friday: A couple of showers and a thunder- Preservation Alumni Associa- Grimsley at (803) 469-6227, storm, mainly later. High 85 to 89. tion (LHSPAA) will hold its Earnest Roland at (803) first Hall of Fame celebration 840-0935 or Johnny Good- at 5 p.m. on Saturday, ley at (803) 236-0488 or Sept. 8, at the Historical email at vnam6970@ LOCAL ALMANAC LAKE LEVELS SUN AND MOON Lincoln Center, 22 Council yahoo.com. SUMTER THROUGH 2 P.M. YESTERDAY Full 7 a.m. 24-hr Sunrise 6:59 a.m. Sunset 7:41 p.m. St. The 2018 inductees are: The Lincoln High School Lake pool yest. chg Temperature Moonrise 3:13 a.m. Moonset 5:38 p.m. Dr. Leroy Bowman — 1940; Preservation Alumni Associa- Murray 360 356.99 -0.04 High 93° Rep. James Clyburn — tion (LHSPAA) will meet at Marion 76.8 75.40 -0.01 New First Full Last Low 72° 1953-1956; Maggie Ellison 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16, Moultrie 75.5 75.23 -0.02 Normal high 86° Wateree 100 97.44 -0.04 — 1956; John H. Kilgo — at 26 Council St. For more Normal low 66° Sep. 9 Sep. 16 Sep. 24 Oct. 2 1947-1966; Freddie Solo- information, call the alum- Record high 99° in 1954 mon — 1972; Dr. Junior ni office at (803) 775-0444 Record low 50° in 1997 Earl Vaughn — 1950; and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. RIVER STAGES Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr TIDES Dr. Agnes Hildebrand-Wil- Monday or Wednesday. Precipitation River stage yest. chg 24 hrs ending 2 p.m. yest. 0.00" AT MYRTLE BEACH son — 1951-1973. Black River 12 2.75 -0.12 Lake Marion VFW Post 11078, Month to date 0.00" High Ht. Low Ht. Congaree River 19 3.04 +0.25 Veterans of Foreign Wars Summerton, will meet on Normal month to date 0.65" Today 6:21 a.m. 3.0 1:06 a.m. 0.4 Lynches River 14 1.30 -0.01 (VFW) Post 10813 will hold a Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 1 Year to date 26.76" 6:57 p.m. 3.7 1:14 p.m. -0.1 Saluda River 14 2.14 -0.16 recognition program at 6 Duke St., Summerton. All Last year to date 27.87" Fri. 7:24 a.m. 3.2 2:05 a.m. 0.2 Up. Santee River 80 76.24 -0.08 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8, VFW members are encour- Normal year to date 34.04" 7:56 p.m. 3.8 2:15 p.m. -0.3 at 610 Manning Ave. One aged to attend. Dinner will Wateree River 24 10.45 +2.11 of the citizens being hon- be at 6:30 p.m. with the ored is a World War II vet- meeting beginning at 7 eran who served in the 1st p.m. Call Carl A. Farley at NATIONAL CITIES REGIONAL CITIES Cavalry. Call Al Spencer at (803) 460-8910. (803) 406-0748. Today Fri. Today Fri. Today Fri. 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The last word ARIES (March LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Go over in astrology 21-April 19): every little detail before you share Don’t your plans or put them into EUGENIA LAST stagnate motion. Not everyone will accept when you the changes you want to make. should be moving forward. Make Listen to the suggestions offered to PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC personal changes that will help to avoid a costly mistake. Don’t take settle your nerves and level out criticism personally. your emotional stress. Take care of SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): As the unfinished business so you feel free day progresses, anger will mount. to start something new. Be sure to have an outlet for your TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll pent-up energy or you may do crave change that will help you fill something that will disrupt a in any void you are feeling. Before relationship with a friend or you leap from one thing to relative. Listen and be willing to another, consider the outcome as make concessions. well as how you will affect others. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Emotional situations will escalate. Take care of your financial, legal GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make and medical issues personally. You personal changes that will bring will not be represented the way you peace of mind. Don’t rely on you want if you let someone speak others or try to mold someone into on your behalf. Play it safe and being more like you. Offering control the situation. Don’t divulge freedom to those you love will passwords or private information. ensure that you are granted the CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Set same in return. high standards, and don’t stop until CANCER (June 21-July 22): An you are happy with what emotional move will not help transpires. Your drive and matters. Take a step back and determination will help you get reconsider your actions. Common what you want. Personal and sense, practicality and friendly professional gains will turn out persuasion will be the keys to better than anticipated if you push getting what you want. An unusual to finish what you start. opportunity will change your life. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Simplicity, Personal improvements are within consistency and moderation will be reach if you are reasonable. An necessary if you want to avoid a unexpected last-minute decision Lilian Peter comments on her photo of the Gateway Arch, “This stainless steel arch is located in St. Louis, setback. Don’t promise the someone makes will catch you by Missouri. Built in 1965, this 630-feet-tall arch is the tallest man-made monument in America. A tram ride impossible or make changes that surprise. Don’t feel you have to goes to the top of the arch.” aren’t carefully considered. Work compensate for what others do. Do hard and be a team player if you your own thing and follow through want to get ahead. with plans. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take the PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Put HAVE YOU TAKEN PICTURES OF INTERESTING, EXCITING, BEAUTIFUL OR HISTORICAL PLACES? Would you like to share plunge and do something that your enthusiasm to work and you’ll makes you happy. A change will do drum up support that will help you those images with your fellow Sumter Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to [email protected], or mail to Sandra Holbert you good, and connecting with reach your goals. Putting your c/o The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include a people you have worked with or plans in motion will be prosperous self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please. Photos of poor reproduction quality may not enjoyed being around in the past and open a door that has been publish. With the exception of pictures that are of a timely nature, submitted photos will publish in the order in which they are received. will lead to opportunities and new closed in the past. A partnership beginnings. looks promising. SECTION B THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: [email protected]

PREP VOLLEYBALL Learning on the fly

MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Senior captain outside hitter Graycie Michaelson (3) uses a bump pass to set up teammates Margaret McMahon (13), Kailin Hodge (18) and Ayanna Holland (4) for a potential score in a tri-match Tuesday against Lakewood and Wilson Hall. Sumter defeated the Lady Gators 2-0 and Lady Barons 2-1. Also during the match, Wilson Hall defeated Lakewood 2-0. Young SHS netters holding their own as Lady Gamecock Spike-Off nears BY DANNY KELLY with varsity experience.” senior captain outside hitter “Every day is getting bet- a good game.” [email protected] Yet the Lady Gamecocks Graycie Michelson and senior ter,” Kelly said. “We’re com- The Gamecocks also defeat- find themselves at an even 5-5 outside hitter Ayanna Hol- peting with teams.” ed Lakewood 2-0 by the scores Sumter High School varsity on the season after sweeping a land. The other three players The Gamecocks defeated of 25-5, 25-8. volleyball head coach Christy tri-match with Lakewood and in the starting lineup are all Wilson Hall 2-1 by the scores “We played well against Kelly makes no bones about Wilson Hall on Tuesday at the sophomores: middle Layken of 25-20, 20-25, 25-13. Lakewood,” Kelly said. “They it. SHS gymnasium. Cox, who has never played “Wilson Hall beat us last (Lakewood) looked better “We’re a young, inexperi- The three players with var- volleyball before, setter year, so we returned the favor than they have in the past.” enced team,” Kelly said. “We sity experience are junior Kailin Hodge and libero and beat them,” Kelly said. have 14 players, but only three middle Margaret McMahon, Brenna Hill. “They were solid and gave us SEE SHS, PAGE B3

PREP FOOTBALL PREP FOOTBALL Struggling Barons face off with Porter-Gaud Cavaliers looking to BY DANNY KELLY [email protected] stay perfect against

The Wilson Hall varsity football The King’s Academy will have to regroup this week after a disappointing 70-3 loss to defend- BY DANNY KELLY ing SCISA 2A state champion First [email protected] Baptist at home last Friday. “We have to get healthy and get better,” said Barons head coach The Robert E. Lee Academy Cava- Adam Jarecki, whose team is 0-2 on liers are perfect so far, and there is no the season and 0-2 in SCISA 3A play. doubt in head coach David Rankin’s “I’m proud of the way we didn’t quit mind as to why that is. last week against First Baptist; “We returned a lot of people on de- they’re very fast. We had the effort, fense,” said Rankin, whose team is 3-0 but we didn’t play well.” on the season. “We allowed 68 yards of The Barons face another huge total offense – 30 running challenge on Friday. They play host and 38 passing – (in a 28-7 to undefeated Porter-Gaud at Spen- victory) against Dillon cer Field beginning at 7:30 p.m. (Christian).” The Cyclones defeated Charleston The Cavaliers will try Math & Science 56-0 and Cardinal MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM to keep their record un- Newman 42-21, both at home, and Wilson Hall’s Doc Walker (18) and Nathan Harris (2) hit Heathwood Hall quarterback blemished on Friday also beat Pinewood Prep 27-0 on the Alex Lewis (9) during the Barons’ 13-12 overtime loss in the firs game of the season. RANKIN when they travel to Flor- road. P-G is 3-0 overall and 2-0 in Wilson Hall plays to Porter-Gaud on Friday at Spencer Field. ence to face The King’s SCISA 3A play. Academy beginning at The Cyclones are led by junior spread it out.” nior Jack Faucette has 17 carries for 7:30 p.m. The Lions are 0-2 after losing quarterback Gunnar Nistad, who On the ground, Porter-Gaud is led 64 yards and two touchdowns. Pierce two home games to both Dorchester has 695 passing yards and six touch- by several running backs. Senior also has eight catches for 100 yards. Academy, 32-6, and Florence Chris- downs in three games. Caleb Pierce has 12 carries for 141 The Cyclones also have a balanced tian, 56-21. The Lions had a bye week “Their quarterback throws the yards and a touchdown, sophomore group of wide receivers. last week. ball well,” Jarecki said. “They Charlie Thomas has 11 carries for 61 pass first and run second. They yards and three touchdowns, and ju- SEE HALL, PAGE B3 SEE REL, PAGE B3

PRO FOOTBALL Eagles start title defense vs. Falcons BY ROB MAADDI his veteran players have Jones fell incomplete in the The Associated Press preached throughout the off- right corner of the end zone. season the importance of “It’s going to be a great PHILADELPHIA — Before moving forward and focusing night,” Pederson said. “The the Philadelphia Eagles begin on the present if the Eagles fans are going to be crazy and their quest for a repeat, they’ll are going to have any chance they’re going to be excited. It’s have one more celebration. of becoming the ninth team to going to be great for the ban- The first Super Bowl banner repeat as Super Bowl champs. ner to be dropped. It’s going to in franchise history will be un- They have a tough opponent be a great atmosphere. This veiled in front of a sellout Thursday night in the NFL football team, though, they crowd that waited seemingly opener. The Atlanta Falcons understand this is a different AP FILE PHOTO forever to witness the moment. were 2 yards away from knock- season. It’s a new team, new Philadelphia’s Fletcher Cox (91) and Vinny Curry (75) close in on Atlan- Then it’s on to defending ing the Eagles out of the play- year. We’re sitting here 0-0 ta’s Devonta Freeman (24) during the first half of their NFL divisional their crown. offs in the divisional round, with a great opportunity playoff in January in Philadelphia. The world championship Eagles Coach Doug Pederson and but Matt Ryan’s pass to Julio against a great opponent. play host to the Falcons today in the NFL season opener. B2 | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

LOCAL SPORTS AREA ROUNDUP CSU’s Tucker to keynote TD Club meeting

BY DENNIS BRUNSON great effort." tive Big South titles in 2015 and 2016. [email protected] The meeting will be held at Swan "We've had great depth up front for a Lake Visitors Center beginning at long time, but we're lacking it there After losing to now No. 25 Florida 7:15 a.m. The visitors center is locat- right now. We have to create depth 53-6 in its season opener on Satur- ed inside the gates of and build our depth." day, the Charleston Southern foot- Swan Lake-Iris Gar- Charleston Southern has two for- ball program has a week off to pre- dens on West Liberty mer Sumter High players on its pare for The Citadel. That will afford Street. roster. Redshirt sophomore defen- Buccaneers head coach Mark Tuck- The Sumter Item sive end Ramero Rock is in his first er the opportunity to be the first Players of the Week year with the program after spend- SHS girls swim guest speaker at the weekly break- Jonathan Henry, Tayvi- ing two years at Georgia Military fast meeting of the Sumter Touch- TUCKER an Gass and Melvin College. He is listed as a backup on down Club presented by FTC on Fri- Lundy of Sumter High the depth chart, but didn't play day. School and Jake Jordan of Laurence against Florida due to a lingering team finishes Though not pleased with the final Manning Academy will be honored injury. score, Tucker was pleased with the at the meeting. "We need to get him healthy be- effort his team put forth in The Charleston Southern went 6-5 in cause he's a difference maker," Swamp. Tucker's first year as head coach Tucker said of Rock. 2nd, boys 4th "One thing I learned is that we will and 3-2 in the Big South Confer- The other former Sumter High compete as we've always competed," ence. Tucker believes his squad player is redshirt freshman offensive said Tucker, who is in his second sea- has a chance to win the Big South lineman Daviyon McDaniel. He The Sumter High School girls swim son as CSU's head coach after several title after missing out on it last sea- played late in the game against the team finished second in an 8-team years as its offensive coordinator. son. Gators. meet and the SHS boys finished "We played hard and we gave great "I think we stack up pretty well at "He is an immense talent," Tucker fourth out of eight teams on Tuesday effort from the first snap to the last the FCS level," said Tucker, who was said. "We're in the process of helping at City of Sumter Aquatics Center. snap. We will play hard and give the OC when the Bucs won consecu- Daviyon mature." West Florence won the girls meet with 95 points followed by Sumter with 72. Governor’s School of Sci- ence was next with 57 followed by Chicago Cubs at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0 SCOREBOARD Miami at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Wilson with 41, Socastee with 16, Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Hartsville with 14 and South Flor- St. Louis at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. South TV, RADIO San Francisco at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA ence and Latta both with three L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 0 apiece. TODAY Atlanta at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 0 5:30 a.m. — Professional Golf: European PGA Tour New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Sumter finished first in both the European Masters First Round from Crans Montana, Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Switzerland (GOLF). 200-meter medley relay and the 200 9:30 a.m. — Professional Golf: European PGA Tour PREP SCHEDULE North freestyle relay. The teams are made European Masters First Round from Crans Montana, TODAY W L T Pct PF PA up of junior Abby Hoshour, sopho- Switzerland (GOLF). Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 p.m. — PGA Golf: BMW Championship First Round Varsity Cross Country Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 0 more Hayden Kirkhart, eighth-grad- from Newton Square, Pa. (GOLF). East Clarendon in Home Meet, 5:30 p.m. Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2:30 p.m. — International Soccer: UEFA Nations Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 0 er Samantha Kirkhart and seventh- League Match from Munich — Germany vs. France Junior Varsity Football Lakewood at Sumter, 6 p.m. West grader Emily Kate Hoshour. (ESPN2). W L T Pct PF PA 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, Crestwood at Manning, 6 p.m. Individually, Hayden Kirkhart won Hartsville at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 0 WDXY-AM 1240). L.A. Rams 0 0 0 .000 0 0 the 200 freestyle, while Emily Kae 7 p.m. — Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Women's Wilson Hall at Porter-Gaud, 7 p.m. Heathwood Hall at Laurence Manning, 7 p.m. San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Semifinal Matches from New York (ESPN). Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Hoshour won the 100 freestyle. Abby 7 p.m. — College Football: Kennesaw State at B Team Football Hoshour finished second in the 100 Tennessee Tech (ESPNU). Creek Bridge at East Clarendon, 6 p.m. THURSDAY’S GAMES 7 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Wilson Hall at Porter-Gaud, 5 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m. butterfly, but did so with an auto- Washington or Cleveland at Toronto (MLB Heathwood Hall at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m. matic state qualifying time. She was NETWORK). SUNDAY’S GAMES 8 p.m. — Women's College Volleyball: Southern Middle School Football San Francisco at Minnesota, 1 p.m. also second in the 100 backstroke. The King’s Academy at Robert E. Lee, 6 p.m. Methodist at Texas Christian (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Houston at New England, 1 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Calhoun Academy, 6 p.m. Samantha Kirkhart was second in 8 p.m. — High School Football: Omaha North vs. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Holly Hill, 6:30 p.m. Millard West (STADIUM). Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. the 50 freestyle. 8:20 p.m. — NFL Football: Atlanta at Philadelphia Varsity Girls Golf Jacksonville at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. In the boys meet, Wilson won with (WIS 10). Spring Valley at Sumter (at Beech Creek Golf Club), Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. 9:30 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Atlanta at 4:30 p.m. Buffalo at Baltimore, 1 p.m. 95 points. West Florence was second Arizona (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM 100.1, Wilson Hall at Heathwood Hall, 4 p.m. Tennessee at Miami, 1 p.m. with 61 points followed by Socastee WPUB-FM 102.7). Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m. 10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Arizona Varsity Girls Tennis Dallas at Carolina, 4:25 p.m. with 50, Sumter with 33, Governor’s Camden at Sumter, 5 p.m. (Joined In Progress) (MLB NETWORK). Seattle at Denver, 4:25 p.m. East Clarendon at Mullins, 5 p.m. School of Science with 24, South Washington at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. Wilson Hall at Dreher, 4 p.m. Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. Florence Christian at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Florence with 18, Hartsville with 4 MLB STANDINGS Junior Varsity Girls Tennis MONDAY’S GAMES and Latta with 3. AMERICAN LEAGUE All Saints at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Junior Elijah Blanding led the East Division Varsity Volleyball L.A. Rams at Oakland, 10:20 p.m. Gamecocks with a second-place fin- W L Pct GB Scott’s Branch at Crestwood, 6 p.m. THURSDAY, SEPT. 13 ish in the 50 freestyle and a third- Boston 97 44 .688 — Varsity and JV Volleyball Baltimore at Cincinnati, 8:20 p.m. place finish in the 100 butterfly. New York 87 52 .626 9 Sumter at Dutch Fork, 5:30 p.m. Tampa Bay 75 63 .543 20½ Wilson at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY, SEPT. 16 Freshman Daniel Gilman was sec- Toronto 62 76 .449 33½ Lee Central at North Central, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. ond in the 200 freestyle, and the 400 Baltimore 41 98 .295 55 East Clarendon at Kingstree, 5;30 p.m. Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Washington, 1 p.m. Central Division Augusta Christian at Wilson Hall, 4;30 p.m. freestyle relay team of sophomore CJ Laurence Manning at Carolina, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Timmons, eighth-grader Jaime Bass, W L Pct GB Clarendon Hall at Holly Hill, 5 p.m. Cleveland at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Cleveland 79 60 .568 — Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Gilman and Blanding finished second. Minnesota 63 75 .457 15½ FRIDAY Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Chicago 56 83 .403 23 Varsity Football Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Detroit 56 83 .403 23 L.A. Chargers at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Sumter at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m. VOLLEYBALL Kansas City 46 93 .331 33 Manning at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. SUMTER SWEEPS TRI-MATCH West Division Carolina Christian at Lee Central, 7:30 p.m. Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m. Aynor at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m. W L Pct GB New England at Jacksonville, 4:25 p.m. Scott’s Branch at Edisto, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:20 p.m. Sumter High School defeated Lake- Houston 86 53 .619 — Porter-Gaud at Wilson Hall, 7:30 p.m. Oakland 83 57 .593 3½ Laurence Manning at Heathwood Hall, 7:30 p.m. MONDAY, SEPT. 17 wood 2-0 and Wilson Hall 2-1 in a tri- Seattle 77 62 .554 9 Robert E. Lee at The King’s Academy, 7:30 p.m. Seattle at Chicago, 8:15 p.m. match at the SHS gymnasium on Los Angeles 67 72 .482 19 Christian Academy at Thomas Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Texas 61 78 .439 25 Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. TUESDAY’S GAMES Varsity and JV Volleyball WNBA PLAYOFFS Sumter defeated Lakewood by the Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 0 Sumter Christian at Northside Christian, 4 p.m. FIRST ROUND scores of 25-5, 25-8 and topped Wilson Cleveland 9, Kansas City 3 SATURDAY Boston 5, Atlanta 1 Tuesday, Aug. 21 Hall 25-20, 20-25, 25-13. Texas 4, L.A. Angels 2 Varsity Cross Country Phoenix 101, Dallas 83 The Lady Gamecocks improved to Detroit 8, Chicago White Sox 3 Sumter, Lakewood in Coaches Classic (at Sandhills Los Angeles 75, Minnesota 68 Houston 5, Minnesota 2 5-5 on the season. Research Center in Columbia), 8:30 a.m. SECOND ROUND N.Y. Yankees 5, Oakland 1 Manning in Central Carolina Invitational, TBA WILSON HALL SPLITS TRI-MATCH Baltimore 5, Seattle 3 Thomas Sumter at Spartanburg Christian, TBA Thursday, Aug. 23 WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Washington 96, Los Angeles 64 Varsity Swimming Phoenix 96, Connecticut 86 Wilson Hall defeated Lakewood 2-0 Boston 9, Atlanta 8 Sumter in Upstate Invite (in Rock Hill), 10 a.m. Cleveland 3, Kansas City 1 Wilson Hall at Spartanburg Day, TBA SEMIFINALS before falling to Sumter High 2-1 in a Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Thomas Sumter in Hilton Head Meet, TBA (Best-of-5) tri-match on Tuesday at the SHS gym- L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Seattle 3, Phoenix 2 Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Sumter in Lady Gamecock Spike-Off, TBA Sunday, Aug. 26: Seattle 91, Phoenix 87 nasium. Minnesota at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28: Seattle 91, Phoenix 87, OT Sydney Jarecki led the 3-12 Lady N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31: Phoenix 86, Seattle 66 Baltimore at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2: Phoenix 86, Seattle 84 Barons with 10 kills, 13 assists and 10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Tuesday, Sept. 4: Seattle 94, Phoenix 84 THURSDAY’S GAMES aces. Madison Sliwonik had eight TOP 25 SCHEDULE Washington 3, Atlanta 2 Cleveland (Bieber 8-3) at Toronto (Gaviglio 3-7), 7:07 Sunday, Aug. 26: Washington 87, Atlanta 84 kills, Abbie Beatson had 12 digs and p.m. FRIDAY Tuesday, Aug. 28: Atlanta 78, Washington 75 Friday, Aug. 31: Atlanta 81, Washington 76 Andi Grae Wingate had six aces. FRIDAY’S GAMES No. 16 TCU at SMU, 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2: Washington 97, Atlanta 76 FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 3 Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4: Washington 86, Atlanta 81 Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. SATURDAY THOMAS SUMTER 0 Houston at Boston, 7:10 p.m. No. 1 Alabama vs. Arkansas State, 3:30 p.m. FINALS St. Louis at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. No. 2 Clemson at Texas A&M, 7 p.m. (Best-of-5; x-if necessary) Kansas City at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. No. 3 Georgia at No. 24 South Carolina, 3:30 p.m. Washington vs. Seattle DALZELL — Thomas Sumter Acad- L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. No. 4 Ohio State vs. Rutgers, 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7: Washington at Seattle, 9 p.m. emy’s varsity volleyball team lost to Texas at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. No. 5 Wisconsin vs. New Mexico, Noon Sunday, Sept. 9: Washington at Seattle, 3:30 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. No. 6 Oklahoma vs. UCLA, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept 12: Seattle at Washington, 8 p.m. Florence Christian School 3-0 on Tues- No. 7 Auburn vs. Alabama State, 7:30 p.m. x-Friday, Sept. 14: Seattle at Washington, 8 p.m. day at Edens Gymnasium. NATIONAL LEAGUE No. 8 Notre Dame vs. Ball State, 3:30 p.m. x-Sunday, Sept. 16: Washington at Seattle, 8 p.m. No. 9 Washington vs. North Dakota, 5 p.m. FCS won by the scores of 25-18, 25- East Division No. 10 Stanford vs. No. 17 Southern Cal, 8:30 p.m. 11, 25-17. Sydney Daniel led TSA with W L Pct GB No. 11 LSU vs. SE Louisiana, 7 p.m. Atlanta 76 63 .547 — No. 12 Virginia Tech vs. William & Mary, 2 p.m. TRANSACTIONS eight kills and eight assists. Karleigh Philadelphia 73 65 .529 2½ No. 13 Penn State at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAYY Young had eight kills and Logan Washington 69 70 .496 7 No. 14 West Virginia vs. Youngstown State, 6 p.m. New York 62 76 .449 13½ No. 15 Michigan State at Arizona State, 10:45 p.m. BASEBALL Scruggs had eight assists. Miami 55 84 .396 21 No. 18 Mississippi State at Kansas State, Noon No. 19 UCF vs. SC State, 6 p.m. American League TSA’s junior varsity team lost to Central Division No. 20 Boise State vs. UConn, 10:15 p.m. BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Released OF Craig Gentry. Florence Christian 2-0 by the scores of W L Pct GB No. 21 Michigan vs. Western Michigan, Noon Recalled INF Steve Wilkerson from Norfolk (IL). No. 22 Miami vs. Savannah State, 6 p.m. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Assigned RHP Evan Marshall 25-10, 25-12. Chicago 81 57 .587 — outright to Columbus (IL). Milwaukee 79 61 .564 3 No. 23 Oregon vs. Portland State, 2 p.m. On Thursday, Aug. 29, in Columbia, No. 25 Florida vs. Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Designated LHP Eric Stout St. Louis 77 62 .554 4½ for assignment. Claimed RHP Ben Lively off waivers Ben Lippen beat Thomas Sumter 3-0 Pittsburgh 68 71 .489 13½ from Philadelphia. Recalled LHP Jerry Vasto and Cincinnati 59 80 .424 22½ RHP Glenn Sparkman from Omaha (PCL). by the scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-19. West Division NFL STANDINGS Announced a player development contract Daniel had eight kills, Young had AMERICAN CONFERENCE extension with Wilmington (Carolina) through the W L Pct GB 2020 season. five kills and Scruggs had nine assists. Colorado 76 62 .551 — East LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled RHP Deck McGuire Thomas Sumter’s junior varsity Los Angeles 76 63 .547 ½ from Salt Lake (PCL). Arizona 75 64 .540 1½ W L T Pct PF PA OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Assigned LHP Danny team lost to Ben Lippen 2-0 by the San Francisco 68 72 .486 9 Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Coulombe outright to Nashville (PCL). scores of 25-5, 25-4. San Diego 55 86 .390 22½ Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0 SEATTLE MARINERS — Assigned RHP Rob Whalen TUESDAY’S GAMES New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0 outright to Tacoma (PCL). N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0 TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed RHP Joe Biagini on the Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 3 South 10-day DL. Designated RHP Mike Hauschild for GIRLS TENNIS St. Louis 11, Washington 8 assignment. Selected the contract of OF Jonathan SUMTER 6 Philadelphia 9, Miami 4 W L T Pct PF PA Davis from Buffalo (IL). Recalled RHP Jake Petricka, Boston 5, Atlanta 1 Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0 OF Dwight Smith Jr., 1B Rowdy Tellez and SS LOWER RICHLAND 0 Milwaukee 11, Chicago Cubs 1 Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Richard Urena from Buffalo. Colorado 6, San Francisco 2 Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0 National League Sumter High School picked up its Arizona 6, San Diego 0 Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Placed RHP Zack Godley L.A. Dodgers 11, N.Y. Mets 4 North on paternity leave. Recalled RHP Matt Andriese second win of the season on Tuesday, WEDNESDAY’S GAMES from Visalia (Cal) and SS Ildemaro Vargas from beating Lower Richland 6-0 at the SHS W L T Pct PF PA Reno (PCL). Boston 9, Atlanta 8 Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 0 ATLANTA BRAVES — Sent RHPs Arodys Vizcaino and courts. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 0 RHP Jose Ramirez to Rome (SAL) for rehab St. Louis at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 assignments. SINGLES Philadelphia at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 0 CHICAGO CUBS — Placed OF Mark Zagunis on the 60- 1 — Whitney Crawford (S) defeated Staci Garrick 6-0, N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 7:35 p.m. West day DL. 6-2. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. CINCINNATI REDS — Recalled RHP Austin Brice from 2 — Jordan Shuping (S) defeated D’Aujai Kelley 6-2, 6-2. San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Louisville (IL). 3 — Burgess Dubose (S) defeated Tyra Floyd 6-3, 6-2. THURSDAY’S GAMES Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 0 LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Signed working 4 — Windsor Pittman (S) defeated Zaria Moore 6-2, 6-2. Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0 agreements with Oklahoma City (PCL), Tulsa (TL), 5 — Carmen Carrigan (S) defeated Georgia Jackson San Diego (Lauer 5-7) at Cincinnati (Castillo 8-11), L.A. Chargers 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Rancho Cucamonga (Cal) and Great Lakes (MWL). 6-2, 6-1. 6:40 p.m. Oakland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 MIAMI MARLINS — Placed 3B Martin Prado on Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 11-10) at Washington the 60-day DL. Reinstated LHP Jarlin Garcia and DOUBLES (Strasburg 7-7), 7:05 p.m. NATIONAL CONFERENCE RHP Elieser Hernandez from the 10-day DL. 1 — Did not play. Atlanta (Sanchez 6-5) at Arizona (Greinke 13-9), 9:40 Recalled OF Christopher Bostick from New 2 — Andrea Clarke/Madelyn Jordan (S) defeated p.m. East Orleans (PCL). Selected the contracts of RHP Michelle Wallace/Elizabeth Brooke 6-2, 6-2. FRIDAY’S GAMES W L T Pct PF PA Tyler Kinley and OF Peter O’Brein from New Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Orleans. Transferred OF Garrett Cooper to the San Diego at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m. N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 .000 0 0 60-day DL. From staff reports THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 | B3

SPORTS ITEMS 2-run HR in 9th lifts Bosox over Braves ATLANTA — Brandon Phillips hit and pitching the Cleveland Indians tures No. 6 seed Novak Djokovic a two-out, two-run homer in the past the Kansas City Royals 3-1 against John Millman. The unseed- ninth inning Wednesday, highlight- Wednesday. ed Australian knocked out 20-time ing his long-awaited season debut The Indians moved closer to the Grand Slam champion Roger Feder- and capping the biggest comeback third straight AL Central title and er in the fourth round to reach his by the Boston Red Sox this year for a reduced their magic number for first major quarterfinal. 9-8 win over the Atlanta Braves. clinching the division to nine. Djokovic won his 13th Grand Slam The Red Sox overcame a late six- Kluber (18-7) allowed one run and at Wimbledon, just after beating run deficit and seesawed past Atlan- two hits in 6 2/3 innings. The reign- Millman 6-2, 6-1 at Queen’s Club in ta to sweep the three-game series be- ing AL Cy Young Award winner was their only previous meeting. tween division leaders. pulled after throwing 105 pitches. On the women’s side, American Boston, with the best record in the QUARTERFINALS FEATURE Madison Keys, last year’s runner-up, majors, scored six times in the eighth REMATCH OF 2014 MEN’S FINAL looks to return to the semifinals for to make it 7-all. After Freddie Freeman the second straight year against hit a solo homer with two outs in the NEW YORK — Marin Cilic looks Carla Suarez Navarro. No. 20 seed Braves eighth, the Red Sox bounced for history to repeat in a quarterfinal Naomi Osaka of Japan and Lesia back for their 97th win this year. rematch of the 2014 U.S. Open final. Tsurenko of Ukraine are both look- INDIANS 3 The No. 7 seed faces No. 21 Kei Ni- ing for their first semifinal appear- ROYALS 1 shikori on Wednesday, four years ance when they meet in the day’s MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM after beating the Japanese player for first quarterfinal in Arthur Ashe Junior middle hitter Margaret McMahon CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber be- his first Grand Slam title. Nishikori stadium. looks to return a volley during the Lady came the first 18-game winner in the has won eight of the 14 meetings. Gamecocks’ tri-match at Sumter High majors this season, striking out 10 The other men’s quarterfinal fea- From wire reports School on Tuesday.

SHS FROM PAGE B1 class that doesn’t win.” fense) like we always As far as injuries go, REL FROM PAGE B1 Rankin knows what to have,” he said. “We’ll do Cavaliers offensive guard Sumter also hosted a tri-match last expect from The King’s what we do. We don’t Tallon McPherson week with Crestwood and Orange- Rankin also credits the Academy. change a whole lot.” should be back this week burg-Wilkinson. The Lady Gamecocks Cavaliers’ winning ways to “They’re average at run- The Cavaliers’ biggest after being out with a defeated Crestwood 2-0 by the scores the standard the program ning the ball; they’re more challenge will be covering knee injury against Dil- of 25-18, 25-17, but fell to Orangeburg- has set over the past few of a passing threat,” he Lions wide receiver David lon Christian. However, Wilkinson 2-0. O-W won by he scores seasons. said. “Their defense is a 4-3 Russell. offensive tackle Zane of 25-17, 25-10. “We’ve won 12, 11 and 10 (set).” “We have to contain No. Ross will be out again Other games Sumter has played well games in the last three Rankin said he won’t 9 (Russell),” Rankin said. this week with mononu- in include wins against Brookland- years, (respectively),” he change much to stop the “We’ll have to double cleosis and may be out Cayce and White Knoll, and close loss- said. “They (this year’s Lions’ attack. cover and make some in- for two more weeks after es to Hartsville and Ridge View. team) don’t want to be the “We’ll run a 4-2-5 (de- game adjustments.” that. “We’ve competed in all our games except for two against A.C. Flora and Westwood,” Kelly said. Sumter plays at Dutch Fork today many kids go both ways (unlike “It’s about us,” Jarecki said. “We before playing host to its Lady Game- HALL FROM PAGE B1 ours).” have to take care of us and get stuff cock Spike-Off tournament on Satur- The Barons will be led by sopho- in line.” day. The tournament will include 15 In three games, senior Jack more quarterback Wise Segars, who Jarecki had a few injury updates. teams making up three different pools Trouche has 10 receptions for 148 has thrown for 40 yards and a touch- Sophomore offensive lineman and with five teams in each pool. yards and a touchdown, senior Walk- down in two games. linebacker Wade Payne will be out Sumter opens the tournament with er Coleman has four receptions for Wilson Hall relies heavily on its this week with a concussion. Also a familiar foe in Orangeburg-Wilkin- 126 yards and a touchdown, senior ground attack, which has been led scratched from this week’s game is son beginning a 8:40 a.m. At 9:20, Sum- Andrew Thomas has four catches for by sophomore running backs Gra- freshman running back and outside ter will play St. James followed by 96 yards and two touchdowns, sopho- ham Van Patten and Nathan Harris linebacker Doc Walker. Dutch Fork at 11:20 and Conway at more Legend Waring has seven and senior running back Landon “We’re very thin (player-wise),” 12:40 p.m. catches for 101 yards and a score and Van Patten. In two games, Graham Jarecki said. Admission to the tournament is $6. senior Willis Rogers has five catches Van Patten has 13 carries for 78 However, good news for the Bar- Sumter opens its Region IV-5A for 66 yards and a touchdown. yards, Harris has 21 carries for 81 ons comes in the form of senior tight schedule on Tuesday at home against Defensively, the Cyclones attack yards and Landon Van Patten has end and linebacker Mitchell Mat- Lugoff-Elgin beginning at 5:30 p.m. with a 3-3 stack. 18 rushes for 38 yards and a touch- thews’ return to the lineup after Another game for Sumter faithful to “They’re a good team,” Jarecki down. He’s also recorded three re- being out against First Baptist with circle on their calendars will be senior said. “They have a lot of kids, not ceptions for 21 yards and a score. a concussion. night on Oct. 9 against Spring Valley.

bitt, Brandon, Daren, Dylan, al ministries, including Sun- and other family members. OBITUARIES Brooke, Clayton, Craig, John day school teacher, Vacation Shirley leaves to cherish and Eden; and several special Bible study teacher, midday wonderful and precious mem- BERTHA FELDER PEARSON KATHERINE N. FREEMAN great-grandchildren. Bible study, the pastor's aide ories: her husband, Eugene; MIAMI — Bertha Felder Katherine "Katie" N. Free- She was preceded in death and hospitality. children, Shenika Tomlin Pearson, 81, widow of Cicero man, 23, died on Sunday, Sept. by a brother, John Rainer; Ralph Mizell departed this (Kingsley) Waring of Lexing- Pearson Jr., died on Friday, 2, 2018, at Palmetto Health and two sisters, Mary Rogers earthly life on Thursday, Aug. ton and Ryan Tomlin of the Aug. 31, 2018, at Claridge Richland in Columbia. and Nancy Smith. 30, 2018. home; granddaughters, Niara House, Miami. Born in Sumter, she was a Funeral services will be In addition to his loving and Janiya Waring of Lexing- She was born on May 15, daughter of Sonny F. Free- held at 1 p.m. on Friday in the wife of 58 years, Dorothy, and ton; siblings, Bertha G. (the 1927, in Manning, a daughter man and the late Brenda Har- Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Fu- son, Ralph, he also leaves to late Tracey) Jeter, Ronnie of the late Jimmy and Sarah bin Freeman. Miss Freeman neral Home chapel with the mourn from a family of 13, (Carla) Green and the Rev. Williams Felder. was formerly employed by Rev. Sammy Geddings offici- four of whom died as small Carolyn G. (the Rev. Dr. Ash- Funeral arrangements are Chick-fil-A. ating. Burial will be at Ever- children: two sisters, Bessie ley B.) Vaughn, all of Sumter; incomplete. Surviving are her father of green Memorial Park ceme- Mae Ceasar of Massachusetts aunts, Annette Smith, Helen These services have been Sumter; a daughter, Alana tery. and Mamie Lee Mizell of Fos- (Freddie) Howard and Louise entrusted to Samuels Funeral Freeman; a brother, Michael The family will receive ter, Georgia; special thanks to Cook of Florence, Hattie Home LLC of Manning. Freeman (Julie); three sisters, friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today Glenda Phillips (goddaugh- (Bishop Henry) Profit of Tim- Patricia Bowen (Danny), at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens ter), Barbara and George Gib- monsville, Bertha Peoples and MARY LEE G. MACK Robin Parker (Larry) and Funeral Home and other bons, Ronald Washington, Ma- Janie Mae Morris of St. Pe- Mary Lee "Trickie" Gregg April Riles (Lewis), all of times at the home of her carthur Dechamps (during tersburg, Florida, Edith Mae Mack, 89, widow of Arnold Sumter; and numerous cous- daughter, 4860 Thomas Sum- the last two years of Ralph's Connor of Fort Lauderdale, Mack Sr., died on Saturday, ins. ter Highway, Dalzell. life), and Darrin and Joe Florida, and Mary Lou Brin- Sept. 1, 2018, in Philadelphia. Private services will be Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Conyers (godchildren); and a kley of Killeen, Texas; uncles, Born on April 9, 1929, in held. Funeral Home and Crematori- host of nieces, nephews, other Jack Cook of Florence and Lee County, she was a daugh- Memorials may be made to um of Sumter is in charge of relatives and friends through- Sammie Cook of Sanford, ter of Tom and Rosa Clark St. Jude Children’s Hospital, the arrangements. out the United States. Florida; sisters-in-law, Sarah Gregg. 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Public viewing will be held China, Mary Kennedy and The family is receiving rela- TN 38105. RALPH MIZELL from 1 to 6 p.m. today at Job's Deborah Ann McFadden, all tives and friends at the home, Online condolences may be On Aug. 15, 1935, Ralph Mortuary. of Sumter, and Ruby Tomlin 327 Mooneyham Road. sent to www.sumterfunerals. Mizell, a 13-pound bouncing Mr. Mizell will be placed in of Augusta, Georgia; broth- Funeral arrangements are com baby boy, was the seventh the church at 9 a.m. on Friday ers-in-law, Herbert Tomlin of incomplete and will be an- Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- child born to the late John for viewing until the hour of Columbia and Albertus nounced by Williams Funeral neral Home & Crematory, 221 and Katie Wonnum Mizell. He service. (Betty) Tomlin of Sumter; and Home Inc. Broad St., Sumter, is in charge was raised and educated in The family will be receiving a host of nieces, nephews, of the arrangements, (803) the town of Zebulon, Georgia. friends at 10 a.m. on Friday at other relatives and friends. SAMMIE LEE JONES 775-9386. At an early age, he accepted the church. She was preceded in death BISHOPVILLE — Sammie Christ and was united with Funeral services will be by her parents and one broth- Lee Jones, 85, transitioned New Hope Baptist Church. He held at 11 a.m. on Friday at er, Moses Green Jr. from his earthly home on enlisted in the United States Trinity Missionary Baptist Public viewing will be held Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, at Navy in June 1954. After serv- Church, 155 Wall St., Sumter, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. today at McCoy Memorial Nursing ing his country for 24 years, with Pastor Larry Weston of- Job's Mortuary Inc. Home, Bishopville. he retired in June 1978. He ficiating. Interment will fol- Omega Omega Services Born in Bishopville, he was loved the Navy, but the Lord low at Hillside Memorial with the Delta Sigma Theta a son of the late Willie and was always first in his life: to Park. Alumni Chapter will be held Maggie Joe Jones. JOHNNIE MAE R. FEAGIN whom he prayed for a good The family will receive from 6 to 7 p.m at Job's Mortu- Public viewing will be held wife. God heard and answered friends from 4 to 7 p.m. at the ary Inc. from 3 to 6 p.m. today at Johnnie Mae Rainer Feagin, his prayer and he married home, 2640 Fossil Lane, Sum- Mrs. Tomlin will be placed Square Deal Funeral Home 77, widow of Harry James Dorothy on Feb. 14, 1960, ter. in the church at 3 p.m. on Fri- Chapel, 106 McIntosh St., Feagin, died on Tuesday, Sept. which was followed by a wed- Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. day for viewing until the hour Bishopville. 4, 2018, at Palmetto Health Tu- ding on April 1, 1961. To this Main St., Sumter, is in charge of service. Funeral services will be omey. union, Ralph Reginald was of arrangements. Celebration of life services held at noon on Friday at Lib- Born on March 12, 1941, in born on April 27, 1964, and Online memorials may be will be held at 4 p.m. on Fri- erty Hill Missionary Baptist St. Petersburg, Florida, she Chandra Valtrina was born sent to the family at jobsmor- day at Beulah AME Church, Church, 55 Dove Lane, Bish- was a daughter of the late on May 12, 1969. Chandra [email protected] or visit us on 3175 Florence Highway. Inter- opville, with the Rev. Jerome John Davis Rainer and Edna passed away on Feb. 8, 1990, the web at www.jobsmortuary. ment will follow at Beulah Douglas, pastor. Interment Lucile Hall Rainer. She was while a senior at Santa Cruz net. AME Church Cemetery. will follow at St. John AME reared by her uncle and aunt, University in California. She The family will receive Church Cemetery, Pinchum the late William and Alta had been accepted to Berkeley SHIRLEY ANN G. TOMLIN friends from 1 to 7 p.m. daily Sly Road, Bishopville. Rainer. She retired from the University in pursuit of a ca- Shirley Ann Green Tomlin at the home, 1210 Fallingwater Online condolences can be Non-Appropriated Funds Di- reer as an attorney. was born on May 12, 1953, in Lane, Sumter. sent to the family at esquare- vision at Shaw Air Force Base After relocating to Sumter, Harlem, New York, to the late Job's Mortuary Inc., 312 S. [email protected] or visit us after 32 years of service. Ralph joined Trinity Mission- Moses Green Sr. and Deacon- Main St., Sumter, is in charge on the web at squaredealfu- Survivors include three ary Baptist Church in Sep- ess Janie Mae Harvin Green. of arrangements. neralhome.com. children, James Feagin tember 2004. While at Trinity, She departed this earthly life Online memorials may be These services have been (Linda) of Sumter, Cheryl Ralph served on the deacon on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, at sent to the family at jobsmor- entrusted to Square Deal Fu- Carraway (Butch) of Dalzell board for 19 years, 14 of the Palmetto Health Richland in [email protected] or visit us on neral Home, 106 McIntosh St., and Kenneth Feagin of Sum- those 19 years was as chair- Columbia, surrounded by her the web at www.jobsmortuary. Bishopville. ter; nine grandchildren, Cor- man. He also served on sever- husband, children, siblings net. B4 | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 COMICS THE SUMTER ITEM bizarro Wallace the braVe

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Lamont Watson, individually, and as persons entitled to claim through COUNTY OF SUMTER pursuant to the South Carolina PUBLIC AUCTION Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate them; and for all other unknown Supreme Court Administrative persons with any right, title, or LEASING OFFICE LOCATED AT of Sheila Ruffin a/k/a Sheila Ann NRZ Pass-Through Trust II, U.S. Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter SUMTER EAST SELF STORAGE Correa Ruffin a/k/a Sheila Ann interest in and to the real estate that Bank National Association as "Order"), you may have a right to ASHTON MILL is the subject of this foreclosure 800 MYRTLE BEACH HWY. Ruffin, Deceased; Tara Anderson, trustee, Foreclosure Intervention. APARTMENT HOMES individually, and as Legal Heir or action, was filed in the Office of the AUCTION PLAINTIFF, 595 ASHTON MILL DRIVE Devisee of the Estate of Sheila Clerk of Court for Sumter County on vs. September 15, 2018 To be considered for any available 803-773-3600 Ruffin a/k/a Sheila Ann Correa the 14th day of August, 2018. Willie Billups, Individually and as Foreclosure Intervention, you may 10:00 A.M. Ruffin a/k/a Sheila Ann Ruffin, Personal Representative for the communicate with and otherwise OFFICE HOURS: MON-FRI 9-5 Deceased; Any Heirs-at-Law or YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE Estate of Wilhelminia Billups a/k/a deal with the Plaintiff through its UNITS FOR AUCTION Devisees of the Estate of Sheila NOTICE that unless the said Wilhelmenia Billups a/k/a law firm, Hutchens Law Firm, P.O. B-7 - Natasha M. McFadden Ruffin a/k/a Sheila Ann Correa Defendants, or someone in their Wilhelmenia Shaw Billups; Rita Mae Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call Senior Living Ruffin a/k/a Sheila Ann Ruffin, behalf or in behalf of any of them, B. Martin; John Dow; and if John 803-726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm, B-26 - Maria Barkley shall within thirty (30) days after Apartments Deceased, their heirs or devisees, Dow be deceased, then any children represents the Plaintiff in this action C-33 - Della L. Guin successors and assigns, and all other service of notice of this order upon for those 62+ and heirs at law to the Estate of John and does not represent you. Under G-7 - Earl Bradley, Jr. persons entitled to claim through them by publication, exclusive of the Dow, distributees, and devisees at (Rent based on income) our ethical rules, we are prohibited G-31 - Natasha M. McFadden them; all unknown persons with any day of such service, procure to be law to the Estate of John Dow; and if from giving you any legal advice. Shiloh-Randolph Manor right, title or interest in the real appointed for them, or any of them, a any of the same be dead any and all Garage, Yard & 125 W. Bartlette. estate described herein; also any Guardian Ad Litem to represent persons entitled to claim under or You must submit any requests for Estate Sales 775-0575 persons who may be in the military them or any of them for the purposes through them also all other persons Foreclosure Intervention Studio/1 Bedroom service of the United States of of this action, the Plaintiff will apply unknown claiming any right, title, consideration within 30 days from for an order making the appointment apartments available America, being a class designated as interest or lien upon the real estate the date of this Notice. INDOOR Church Yard Sale & John Doe; and any unknown minors of said Guardian Ad Litem Nisi EHO described in the complaint herein; Concessions Sat, Sept. 8th Sumter or persons under a disability being a absolute. Any unknown adults, any unknown IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR 1st Nazarene 3700 Patriot Parkway 7 class designated as Richard Roe, infants or persons under a disability VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO DEFENDANT(S). LIS PENDENS am-NOON Unfurnished being a class designated as John PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE Homes Doe, and any persons in the military INTERVENTION, YOUR 2765 Sing Dr., Foxcroft S/D, Sat 7 TO THE DEFENDANTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an service of the United States of MORTGAGE COMPANY/AGENT am - 1 pm. Multi-family, furn., tools, ABOVE-NAMED: action has been commenced by the America being a class designated as MAY PROCEED WITH A hsehold, kids clothes, other misc. Near Shaw AFB 2BR 1BA Duplex YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED Plaintiff above named against the Richard Roe; South Carolina State FORECLOSURE ACTION. and required to appear and defend Defendants above named for the $500 Mo.+1 Mo. Dep Call Housing Finance and Development by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure of a certain mortgage Authority, Garage Sale: Sat. 8-1 at 2287 803-458-8333 If you have already pursued loss Dartmouth Dr. Household goods action, of which a copy is herewith given by Sheila Ruffin by Minnie DEFENDANT(S) mitigation with the Plaintiff, this served upon you, and to serve a copy Correa as Attorney in Fact to Bank of and misc. items. 2 story house for rent, Notice does not guarantee the of your Answer on the subscribers at America, N.A., dated August 15, 2007, TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE availability of loss mitigation options $600mo+$600dep. in advance. Call their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, recorded August 17, 2007, in the Estate Sale: 1333 Richwood Dr. NAMED: or further review of your 803-495-8394 Suite 200, Columbia, Post Office Box office of the Clerk of Court/Register qualifications. Sat. Sept. 8th 7:30-1. On the left 2065, Columbia, South Carolina, of Deeds for Sumter County, in Book YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED off of Hwy 76 towards Florence. Mobile Home 29202-2065, within thirty (30) days 1090, at Page 191; thereafter, said and required to answer the THIS IS A COMMUNICATION Entire house content-Furniture, Rentals after the service hereof, exclusive of Mortgage was assigned to Complaint herein, a copy of which is FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE household good, porch furniture, the day of such service; except that Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC by herewith served upon you, or PURPOSE OF THIS picnic table, pictures, and a lifetime assignment instrument dated March otherwise appear and defend, and to COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT of memories and goodies. American MHP, 2 & 3/BR, lot 27, 2018 and recorded March 28, 2018 serve a copy of your Answer to said A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION rentals, water/sewer/garbage pkup in Book 1242 at Page 3936. Complaint upon the subscriber at his OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR For Sale inc'd. Sec. 8 ok. 803-494-4300. office, Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box THAT PURPOSE, except as stated or Trade The description of the premises is as 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within below in the instance of bankruptcy follows: thirty (30) days after service hereof, protection. All that certain piece, parcel and/or except as to the United States of 2 Veteran section plots in Ever- REAL lot of land, together with the America, which shall have sixty (60) IF YOU ARE UNDER THE green Cemetery. Granite slabs, 1 improvements thereon, if any, days, exclusive of the day of such PROTECTION OF THE Bronze marker, 2 outer cremation ESTATE situate, lying and being in the City service, and if you fail to answer the BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE and County of Sumter, State of South vaults. Includes the opening & Complaint within the time aforesaid, BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT Carolina, being shown and or otherwise appear and defend, the closing of grave. Only $5000 OBO. OF A BANKRUPTCY designated as Lot containing 0.32 Plaintiff in this action will apply to PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS Call 803-840-8907 Commercial - acre, as shown on that certain plat the Court for the relief demanded GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO Industrial prepared by Allen-Makela Land therein, and judgment by default will STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND Surveyors, Inc. RLS, dated be rendered against you for the FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES December 11, 1997, and recorded in relief demanded in the Complaint. AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN Income Producing Investment the Office of the Register of Deeds ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT Property for sale Contact Bobby for Sumter County in Plat Book 97 at YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, EMPLOYMENT Sisson 803-464-2730 page 1485, and having such metes that should you fail to Answer the ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR and bounds as are shown on said foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT Help Wanted Full-Time

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FROM YOU PERSONALLY. business with the Plaintiff in this improvements thereon, lying, being class designated as John Doe; and IN THE COURT OF AND NOTIFIED to apply for the action or with its counsel. and situate in Providence Township, any unknown minors or persons COMMON PLEAS appointment of a guardian ad litem NOTICE TO APPOINT ATTORNEY the County of Sumter, State of South under a disability being a class CIVIL ACTION NO.: within thirty (30) days after the FOR DEFENANT(S) IN MILITARY IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Carolina, being shown and designated as Richard Roe, The service of this Summons and Notice SERVICE the said Kelley R. Woody, Esq., be, 2018-CP-43-00832 delineated as Tracts 1, 2, and 3 on United States of America, acting by upon you. If you fail to do so, TO UNKNOWN OR KNOWN and she hereby is, designated and that certain plat by McLellan and and through its agency, the application for such appointment DEFENDANTS THAT MAY BE IN appointed guardian ad litem for said SUMMONS Palmer, Civil Engineers dated Secretary of Housing and Urban may be made by Attorney for THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE unknown Defendants, minors, those AND NOTICES October 21, 1919, recorded in the Development, First-Citizens Bank Plaintiff. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA under legal disability, or in the Office of the Register of Deeds for and Trust Company (Non-Jury) ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED Uniformed Services of the United Sumter County in Plat Book 0-4 at Defendant(s). FORECLOSURE OF YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE AS RICHARD ROE: Page 196. Less however those States, if any, and she is hereby MORTGAGE that Plaintiff will move for an Order authorized to appear and defend parcels previously conveyed out by TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE of Reference or the Court may issue YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED said action on behalf of said predecessor in title to Mary Waring NAMED: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA a general Order of Reference of this AND NOTIFIED that Plaintiff's Defendants, unless said Defendants, Bailes, Hugh R. Colclough. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED COUNTY OF SUMTER action to a Master In Equity / Special attorney has applied for the or any of them shall, within thirty and required to appear and defend Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the appointment of an attorney to (30) days after the service of the copy Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the by answering the Complaint in this Nationstar Mortgage LLC dba South Carolina Rules of Civil represent you. If you fail to apply for of this Order upon them, exclusive of Code of Laws of South Carolina action, a copy of which is hereby Champion Mortgage Company, Procedure. the appointment of an attorney to the day of such service, as herein (1976), reference to said plat(s) is served upon you, and to serve a copy Plaintiff, represent you within thirty (30) days provided, procure the appointment hereby craved for particulars of the of your Answer on the subscribers at v. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE after the service of this Summons of someone on their behalf for the boundaries, metes, courses, and/or their offices at 1201 Main Street, Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of NOTICE that under the provisions of and Notice upon you Plaintiff's purposes of this action. distances of the property delineated Suite 1450, Columbia, SC 29201, James R. Suber, Jr., Deceased, their S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective appointment will be made absolute thereon. within thirty (30) days after the heirs, Personal Representatives, June 16, 1993, any collateral with no further action from Plaintiff. ORDER OF PUBLICATION service hereof, exclusive of the day Administrators, Successors and assignment of rents contained in the TMS # 1960002009 of such service; except that the Assigns, and all other persons referenced Mortgage is perfected HAVING READ and filed the Motion IN THE COURT OF United States of America, if named, entitled to claim through them; all and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby of Louis H. Lang, attorney for the COMMON PLEAS FOR ALSO: shall have sixty (60) days to answer unknown persons with any right, gives notice that all rents shall be Plaintiff herein, and it appearing THE THIRD after the service hereof, exclusive of title or interest in the real estate payable directly to it by delivery to that this is an action for a JUDICIAL CIRCUIT All that certain piece, parcel or tract the day of such service, and if you described herein; also any persons its undersigned attorneys from the declaratory judgment and other of land, with improvements thereon, fail to do so, judgment by default will who may be in the military service of date of default. In the alternative, DOCKET NO. relief regarding real estate in containing approximately 16.35 be rendered against you for the the United States of America, being a Plaintiff will move before a judge of 2017-CP-43-00590 Sumter County, South Carolina, and acres, situate, lying and being in relief demanded in the Complaint. class designated as John Doe; and this Circuit on the 10th day after further, that the fictitious Providence Township, County of any unknown minors or persons service hereof, or as soon thereafter STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Defendants (Tom Doe and Richard Sumter, State of South Carolina, TO MINORS OVER FOURTEEN under a disability being a class counsel may be heard, for an Order COUNTY OF SUMTER Roe, representing the unknown shown as tract "E" on a plat made by YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO designated as Richard Roe, The enforcing the assignment of rents, if heirs-at-law, devisees, and legatees H.S. Willson, R.L.S., dated April 5, MINORS UNDER FOURTEEN United States of America, acting by any, and compelling payment of all Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. of Lillie M. Rogers, deceased, and all 1977, of record in Plat Book Z-39, at YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON and through its agency, the rents covered by such assignment v. other unknown persons claiming any page 354, Office of the ROD for WITH WHOM THE MINOR Secretary of Housing and Urban directly to the Plaintiff, which Samuel E. Burrows, Francis Clark right, title or interest in and to the Sumter County, said tract being RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS Development, motion is to be based upon the Burrows, Guignard Reynolds property described herein, including bounded on the Northeast by lands UNDER SOME LEGAL Defendant(s). original Note and Mortgage and the Burrows, Lillie Emma Johnson, all those unknown persons who may now or formerly of Andrew Baldwin, DISABILITY: Complaint attached hereto. John Henry Rogers, Essie Mae be minors, who are suffering under a Jr., on the Southeast by lands now or TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE Rogers Julius, Diane Rogers Pauley, legal disability, or who are members formerly of James Rogers, on the YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED NAMED: NOTICE Jimmie Rogers, Timmy Rogers, on active duty of the Uniformed Southwest by other lands now or AND NOTIFIED to apply for the YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED Carol Rogers Major, Harold Rogers, Services of the United States of formerly of James Rogers and by appointment of a guardian ad litem and required to appear and defend TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE Debra Smith, Tom Doe and Richard America), cannot, after due South Carolina Road No. 43-596, and within thirty (30) days after the by answering the Complaint in this NAMED: Roe, Representing the unknown diligence, be located in Sumter on the Northwest by lands now or service of this Summons and Notice action, a copy of which is hereby YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE heirs-at-law, Devisees, and legatees County or in the State of South formerly of Hugh Colclough. upon you. If you fail to do so, served upon you, and to serve a copy that the Summons and Complaint, of of Lillie M. Rogers, and any Carolina; of your Answer on the subscribers at Defendant named above, and all application for such appointment which the foregoing is a copy of the may be made by Attorney for their offices at 1201 Main Street, Summons, were filed with the Clerk other unknown persons claiming any TMS # 1970002003 IT IS ORDERED that service in this Plaintiff. Suite 1450, Columbia, SC 29201, of Court for Sumter County, South right, title or interest in and to the matter be made upon these within thirty (30) days after the Carolina on May 8, 2018. property described herein, including Property Address: Defendants by publishing copies of YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE service hereof, exclusive of the day all those unknown persons who may 020 Rogdwin Road the Amended Lis Pendens, Amended that Plaintiff will move for an Order of such service; except that the William S. Koehler be minors, who are suffering under a Summons, Notice of Filing Amended Sumter, S.C. 29153 of Reference or the Court may issue United States of America, if named, Attorney, SC Bar No.: 74935 legal disability, or who are members Complaint, Order Appointing a general Order of Reference of this shall have sixty (60) days to answer Albertelli Law on active duty in a Uniformed Guardian ad Litem and this Order, in AMENDED SUMMONS action to a Master In Equity / Special after the service hereof, exclusive of 1201 Main St, Suite 1450 Service of the United States of a paper of general circulation in Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the the day of such service, and if you Columbia, SC 29201 America, Sumter County, South Carolina, once YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED South Carolina Rules of Civil fail to do so, judgment by default will Phone: (803) 828-0880 weekly for three (3) consecutive and required to appear and defend Procedure. be rendered against you for the Fax: (803) 828-0881 TO: THE DEFENDANTS HEREIN, by answering the Complaint in this weeks and by forwarding a copy of relief demanded in the Complaint. NAMES AND ADDRESSES the pleadings to the Defendants, at action, of which a copy is herewith YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE UNKNOWN, INCLUDING ANY served upon you, and to serve a copy their last known addresses. TO MINORS OVER FOURTEEN THEREOF WHO MAY BE MINORS NOTICE that under the provisions of of your Answer on the subscribers at S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO OR UNDER OTHER LEGAL Louis H. Lang, Esq. their offices, P.O. Box 1390, June 16, 1993, any collateral MINORS UNDER FOURTEEN DISABILITY OR IN THE CALLISON TIGHE & ROBINSON, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, assignment of rents contained in the YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON UNIFORMED SERVICES OF THE LLC within thirty (30) days after the referenced Mortgage is perfected WITH WHOM THE MINOR USA, IF ANY, WHETHER 1812 Lincoln St., Ste. 200 service hereof, exclusive of the day and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS RESIDENTS OR NONRESIDENTS PO Box 1390 of such service, and if you fail to do gives notice that all rents shall be UNDER SOME LEGAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TO Columbia SC 29202-1390 so, judgment by default will be payable directly to it by delivery to DISABILITY: THE NATURAL, GENERAL (803) 404-6900 rendered against you for the relief its undersigned attorneys from the TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN OF demanded in the Complaint. YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED COMMITTEE, OR OTHERWISE IN THE COURT OF date of default. In the alternative, AND TO THE PERSON WITH Plaintiff will move before a judge of NOTICE OF FILING COMMON PLEAS this Circuit on the 10th day after WHOM THEY MAY RESIDE, IF CIVIL ACTION NO.: ANY THERE BE: AMENDED service hereof, or as soon thereafter COMPLAINT 2018-CP-43-00755 counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if AMENDED any, and compelling payment of all LIS PENDENS YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE SUMMONS THAT the original Amended AND NOTICES rents covered by such assignment Summons and Amended Complaint (Non-Jury) directly to the Plaintiff, which NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT in the above-entitled action were motion is to be based upon the an action is being commenced and is filed in the Office of the Clerk of FORECLOSURE OF original Note and Mortgage and the now pending in the Court of Common Court for Sumter County, the object MORTGAGE Complaint attached hereto. Pleas for Sumter County, South and prayer of which is set forth in Carolina, upon a complaint of the the Amended Complaint. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA NOTICE above-named Plaintiff against the COUNTY OF SUMTER above-named Defendants for an ORDER APPOINTING TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE order declaring Plaintiff, its Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a NAMED: successors and assigns, possesses a GUARDIAN AD LITEM Champion Mortgage Company, YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE perpetual easement over and across Plaintiff, that the Summons and Complaint, of the property hereafter described for Upon reading and filing the Petition v. which the foregoing is a copy of the ingress, egress, and access, both of the Plaintiff for the appointment Jennifer Colleen Glave, Any Summons, were filed with the Clerk vehicular and pedestrian, to and of Kelley Y. Woody, Esq., as guardian Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Thomas of Court for Sumter County, South from property owned by Plaintiff to ad litem for Defendants who are C. Glave a/k/a Thomas Charles Glave Carolina on April 25, 2018. either Cotton Acres Road or unknown, minors, under legal a/k/a Thomas Glave, Deceased, their Rogdwin Road, which easement disability, or in the Uniformed heirs, Personal Representatives, William S. Koehler shall run with the land. The property Services of the United States, if any, Administrators, Successors and Attorney, SC Bar No.: 74935 that is the subject of this action is and it appearing that said Kelley Y. Assigns, and all other persons Albertelli Law situate in the County of Sumter, Woody, Esq. is a suitable and entitled to claim through them; all 1201 Main St, Suite 1450 State of South Carolina, and more competent person to understand and unknown persons with any right, Columbia, SC 29201 fully described as: protect the rights and interests of title or interest in the real estate Phone: (803) 828-0880 said Defendants, and has no interest described herein; also any persons Fax: (803) 828-0881 All that certain piece, parcel or lot of adverse to the interest of said who may be in the military service of Columbia, South Carolina land, together with any and all Defendants, and is not connected in the United States of America, being a

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