Attorney Slams Morris for ‘Negligence, Recklessness’
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Attorney slams Morris for ‘negligence, recklessness’ initial hearing in the case last week Harrell says delaying SEE HARRELL’S STATEMENT are an example of the college’s “negligence and/or recklessness” Read attorney John Harrell’s full hearing in mold case that the suit seeks to address. statement to The Sumter Item about the SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2018 $1.75 case on A9. After the college’s lawyer, David is college’s strategy Weeks — who is also a state legisla- SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 BY BRUCE MILLS tor — invoked his “legislative privi- [email protected] lege” to “protect” him from being behalf of current and former Mor- called to any court hearing for the The litigation attorney who re- ris College students against the cently filed a class-action suit on college claims efforts to delay an SEE MOLD, PAGE A8 4 SECTIONS, 26 PAGES | VOL. 123, NO. 57 PANORAMA Bird’s-eye view of Sumter’s blanket of snow Don’t miss ‘Annie Jr.’ Talented Furman students will present play beginning this Thursday A5 SPORTS PHOTOS BY KEN JUSTICE JR. / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM The Sumter Item’s The campus of Sumter High School on McCrays Mill Road is seen after snow fell on the area Wednesday. 2017 All-Independent football team B1 NATION Cold weather causing iguanas to fall from trees in Florida A7 LEFT: Foxcroft Subdivision across from Sumter High School off McCrays Mill Road is seen. DEATHS, B5 RIGHT: McCrays Mill Road looking toward Pinewood Road is seen. Ralph S. Jackson Bertha Edwards Barbara B. McInnis Sarah L. White James A. Jones Cleaszell White Michelle C. Dickey Josey D. Copeland Lena S. Powell Delouris A. Stephens Ronald W. Clemmons Joseph A. Maye Jr. Stay safe during rare cold snap BY ADRIENNE SARVIS Conditioning Services, said he [email protected] gets that question every week. SPACE HEATER SAFETY WEATHER, A10 “You’re paying for comfort, The Palmetto S.C. Region of the American Red Cross ANOTHER DAY OF COLD Though the roads are clear- so set it to where it’s comfort- assisted 245 people from Jan. 1-5, compared to 119 Mostly sunny and chilly today; cloudy, cold tonight. ing of ice and snow, freezing able,” he said. during the same time last year. The agency temperatures in Sumter are The recommended tempera- responded to 61 incidents as of Friday morning in HIGH 36, LOW 18 still an issue that residents ture of 68 degrees came about the first week of the year — last year, there were should try to stay ahead of, es- in the ’70s when the govern- only 26 incidents. pecially at home. ment tried to help people save About 95 percent of those calls were for house fires, INSIDE CONTACT US Temperatures in Sumter money and energy during an the agency reported. dropped below 20 degrees for energy crisis, he said. “This has been an unprecedented beginning to Classifieds C6 Info: 774-1200 six nights in a row between Today, a common setting is 2018,” Regional CEO Louise Welch Williams said. Comics D1 Advertising: 774-1237 Monday and Saturday for only between 72 and 74 degrees, Following are some safety tips to keep in mind Opinion A9 Classifieds: 774-1200 the third time since 1901, ac- though some people lower the when using space heaters: cording to National Weather temperature at night to help Reflections C3 Delivery: 774-1258 • There should be at least 3 feet of open space all USA Today C1 News and Sports: Service in Columbia. save money, he said. around the heater when it is in use, and keep pets Yesteryear C4 774-1226 When temperatures reach A good tip is to set the ther- away at a safe distance; below or near freezing (32 de- mostat and leave it there, • Use the proper kind of fuel when using oil-based grees) at night, residents Boykin said. Adjusting the set- heaters; should take efforts to get the ting multiple times will use VISIT US ONLINE AT the .com most out of their heating sys- more energy. • Make sure smoke alarms are properly installed in tems without breaking the Boykin said the business re- the house and are working. bank, such as setting the sys- ceived hundreds of calls last • Visit your nearest Sumter County fire station to tem at the right temperature. week when temperatures register to have smoke alarms installed in your C.W. Boykin, an owner of home for free. the family run Boykin Air SEE HEAT, PAGE A8 CHARLES LEMMON ‘FLOP’ SHAW Shaw remembered as ‘epitome of Southern gentleman’ BY KAYLA ROBINS “Flop loved from Edmunds High School and Da- his leg,” Scobee said. “It’s a wonder he [email protected] college basket- vidson College, where he expressed survived.” ball, and he his love for basketball on the court. Scobee said his friend was always Athletes have their superstitions, loved to talk As a Davidson freshman, he joined giving back in one way or another, and their must-do rituals. It can be wit- about it,” the U.S. Army during World War II, a most of it was “behind the scenes.” nessed in any sport, and Flop Shaw Hunter said. part of his life those who were close to “He was a very humble man and was no different. Hunter will him said he did not often bring up on didn’t seek notoriety or publicity,” he Shaw, whose full name, Charles speak at his own. But it was a part of his life said. “He would do anything for his Lemmon Shaw, “affectionately” went Shaw’s funeral that was honorable and beyond belief. friends. He was very charitable. Peo- unused in place of “Flop,” “had a very today at 3 p.m. Bill Scobee said he met Shaw in 1964 ple have no idea how charitable he unusual way of smelling the tennis at First Presby- when he moved to Sumter to join the was for the whole community.” ball before he would serve,” said Sam terian Church, Air Force and has been close with his One way Shaw gave back in the pub- Hunter, a longtime friend. a place Shaw family since. lic eye was his dedication to the Sum- The Sumterite died on Jan. 3 after a SHAW attended his “He was a hero,” Scobee said. ter YMCA, serving as president of its lifetime of service to his country, his entire life and Shaw was sent to Anzio, Italy, a tour board of directors and being selected community, his family and his church. a place he molded his life around. for which he received a Purple Heart and as Humanitarian of the Year. And to quite a few games of tennis Shaw, for whose uncle Shaw Air brought back some unwanted souvenirs. and basketball. Force Base was named, graduated “He still has pieces of shrapnel in SEE SHAW, PAGE A8 A2 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2018 THE SUMTER ITEM Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] N.C. woman, Board to hear school district update 58, dies in BY BRUCE MILLS perintendent Debbie Hamm, month. The board's monthly [email protected] SUMTER SCHOOL a personnel report, and a work sessions, which are DISTRICT BOARD OF recommendation from the typically the fourth Monday Clarendon On what will turn out to TRUSTEES’ MEETING Finance Committee. each month, are held at the be the first day back to WHEN: Monday, 6 p.m. Unlike board meetings district office. school for students after an during the fall semester that Like all board-related WHERE: Sumter Career and County wreck extended winter holiday were all held at the district meetings, Monday's meeting Technology Center, 2612 break, the Sumter School McCrays Mill Road office, Monday's meeting is open to the public, and BY ADRIENNE SARVIS District Board of Trustees will be at the Sumter Career public participation is also [email protected] will also hold its first board and Technology Center, 2612 listed on the agenda. Be- meeting of 2018 on Monday. from the board's three com- McCrays Mill Road. Typical- cause the meeting is at the A 58-year-old Fayetteville, A district staff member mittees (finance, facilities ly, the trustees do hold their district career and technolo- North Carolina, woman died sent out the agenda for Mon- and curriculum, instruction monthly meetings at various gy center, an update on the after being involved in a sin- day's regularly scheduled and assessment) highlight schools around the district. school will also be provided gle-vehicle wreck on Inter- monthly board meeting on the agenda, along with a dis- Those are generally held the to board members. The state 95 near the 105 mile Friday afternoon. Reports trict update from acting Su- second Monday of each meeting begins at 6 p.m. marker on Thursday morn- ing. The wreck occurred at 10:10 a.m. when the 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer — driven by a Victoria man also from Fayettville — Bailey helps struck ice on the roadway, her son Max spun out of control, went off get on dry the left shoulder and struck mittens multiple trees, said S.C. High- Thursday way Patrol Lance Cpl. David morning in Jones. Sumter. Cynthia Hutchings, a front passenger in the vehicle, was MICAH GREEN / transported to an area hospi- THE SUMTER ITEM tal where she later died of her injuries, he said. She was wearing a seatbelt, he said. Jones said the driver was wearing a seatbelt, but did not provide information about his condition. The relationship between the driver and deceased was not specified.