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New Hyatt hotel opens downtown A2 SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2018 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 $1.75 3 arrested, 6K heroin injections seized or a school or park, according to a Police confiscate other drugs in months-long sting news release. Patrick Rashard Clark, 25, is BY KAYLA ROBINS homes on East Newberry Avenue and charged with trafficking heroin, traf- [email protected] Ashby Road on Thursday, according to ficking heroin within a half-mile of a Tonyia McGirt, public information of- school or park and felon in possession Three men have been arrested after ficer for the agency. of a firearm. P.C. CLARK P.R. CLARK FOSTER an investigation that lasted several Officers found 4.2 ounces of heroin Roosevelt Antonio Foster, 35, is months, resulting in the seizure of with a street value of $60,000; 10 grams charged with possession with intent to pills and enough heroin to supply an of marijuana; 30 tablets of MDMA, Patrick Clifton Clark, 49, is charged distribute Ecstasy, possession with in- estimated 6,000 injections, officials which is known as Ecstasy; five guns, with possession with intent to distrib- tent to distribute Ecstasy within a said. one of which was stolen; and $5,000 in ute heroin and possession with intent Sumter Police Department searched cash. to distribute heroin within a half-mile SEE DRUGS, PAGE A11 ating Earth ebr D el ay C with the planet’s future Millwood Elementary School third-graders celebrate Earth Day on Friday. Students showcased arts and crafts they made with recycled items and went outside for a parade before school let out. tudents at Millwood Elementary School celebrated Earth Day on S Friday with a parade and arts and crafts showcase with a recycling theme. The kindergartners boasted self-Cray- oned Earth Day hats that featured color- ful globes. Blaire Holloway, a parapro- fessional at the school, said it is im- portant for young children to learn how vital the Earth is to them Kindergartners could be seen and to learn how to take care sporting hand-colored hats in of it. commemoration of Earth Day at It is, she said, theirs, after all. Millwood Elementary School on Friday. PHOTOS BY KAYLA ROBINS / THE SUMTER ITEM TOP SOYBEAN-PRODUCING COUNTIES IN 2017 County Bushels Soybean farmers sitting on edge Source: S.C. 1. Florence 1,538,000 Department 2. Dillon 1,395,000 of Agriculture Local, state officials say all bean producers 3. Darlington 1,361,000 4. Horry 1,163,000 would be affected by possible Chinese tariffs 5. Williamsburg 1,156,000 6. Clarendon 1,138,000 BY BRUCE MILLS Midwestern farmers, especial- the nation and would likely 7. Lee 1,043,000 [email protected] ly after the Chinese proposed suffer from potential tariffs 8. Sumter 1,020,000 a 25 percent tariff on imports placed on them by China, the There has been plenty of of U.S. soybeans. world’s largest soybean im- 9. Marlboro 852,000 discussion in the last couple Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, porter. But in the big picture 10. Orangeburg 658,000 weeks about how tough tariff Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio and of the global economy — and talk between the U.S. and North Dakota are among the China could greatly impact top exporters of soybeans in SEE FARMERS, PAGE A11 VISIT US ONLINE AT DEATHS, B5 and B6 WEATHER, A12 INSIDE MORE CLOUDS 4 SECTIONS, 30 PAGES Doris G. Haedrich Revedell Simmons VOL. 123, NO. 132 the .com Mary Lee J. Smith Evelyn L. Atkinson Increasing cloudiness; Classifieds C8 Panorama A5 James Taylor Rosa M. Witherspoon overcast tonight Constance M. Lareau Willie L. Samuel Comics D1 Reflections C4 HIGH 71, LOW 54 Linda C. Welch Geneva A. Scarborough Education A4 Sports B1 Jane P. Brown Dorothy O. Thompson Opinion A10 Yesteryear C5 L. Storm Bailey Wiley J. Rufus Sr. Outdoors C7 USA Today C1 A2 | SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2018 THE SUMTER ITEM Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] LOCAL & STATE BRIEFS FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Rotary club is holding its annual Vidalia onion sale The Rotary Club of Sumter-Pal- metto is taking pre-orders for its an- nual Vidalia onion sale, which is set for May 9-12 from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily and until noon on Saturday. The sale will be on Wesmark Bou- levard next to Miss Libby's School of Dance and Gymnastics across from SAFE Federal Credit Union. A 10-pound bag costs $12, and a 25-pound bag costs $23. The sale will benefit local club projects and schol- arship funds. For more information, call (803) 847-0780. Waterline repairs, hydrant tests set for mid-week KAYLA ROBINS / THE SUMTER ITEM The City of Sumter will be mak- The 93-room Hyatt Place Sumter/Downtown officially opened on Friday. ing repairs to the waterlines in the Mayesville East Subdivision on Wednesday. There will be service interruptions to customers during Hyatt officially opens downtown this work. The immediate area may experience some red water during this period as valves are exercised BY KAYLA ROBINS manager Cheryl Baker, a Camden native who is in charge and lines are worked on. [email protected] of the day-to-day operations, including overseeing more Fire hydrant flow tests will be than 25 associates and ensuring "guests encounter the performed on West Canal Street and Downtown Sumter's revitalization efforts may have thoughtful service for which the Hyatt Place brand is West Hampton Avenue between 8 kicked off 10 years ago, picked up speed three years ago known." a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday and and rocket-launched into activity, openings and a new The Hyatt, 18 N. Main St., is the first Hyatt-branded Thursday. Water customers in the Main Street scene in the last year, but perhaps the most hotel in Sumter County. According to Hyatt's website, the surrounding area may experience noticeable difference downtown is now open for business. only other locations for Hyatt in South Carolina are in Co- temporary discolored water. Hyatt Place Sumter/Downtown marked its official open- lumbia, Charleston and Greenville. Please direct any questions or ing on Friday at noon. First-time customers were invited "I think the whole community is really excited to see us concerns to the City of Sumter Pub- to check in to the 93-room, four-story hotel, and the bar open and to finally have a hotel come to downtown Sum- lic Services Department at (803) 436- and café began offering Sumterites and travelers alike its ter," Brown said. "It's great for businesses that are already 2558. menu of Starbucks coffee, cocktails, freshly prepared located downtown and will also help bring even more res- meals or packaged sandwiches and salads. taurants and shops to Main Street. We're excited to see Man gets 8 1/2 years after "We are very excited to finally open our doors to the Sumter grow even further now that people can stay down- toddler kills himself with gun public," said Michael Brown, director of sales and market- town overnight and experience all downtown Sumter has ing for the new hotel. The Sumter native is responsible for to offer." LANCASTER — A felon who recruiting and managing the hotel's corporate partners, Owned and operated by Mountain Shore Properties and wasn’t supposed to have a gun was social groups and events and implements marketing ef- built by Sumter-based Thompson Turner Construction, sentenced to 8 1/2 years to prison forts and strategies for the hotel, according to a news re- which began construction in December 2016, the new hotel in the death of a 2-year-old who lease. features the Hyatt Place brand's standard design and ame- found his loaded weapon on an Brown said there were about 30 reservations for opening nities, such as free Wi-Fi, 24-hour food offerings and sofa end table. night, "mostly just locals who wanted to experience the beds in rooms to create separate living, dining and sleep- Nineteen-year-old Shazeem hotel, so that was great to see." ing spaces in customers' rooms. Hayes pleaded guilty Friday to The doors were not the only thing to open on Friday. Customers can enjoy a free "gallery kitchen" hot break- child neglect and weapon charges. With all of the construction fences gone, the side of the fast as well as freshly prepared meals 24-7. The Coffee to The son of Hayes’ girlfriend shot hotel between C. Anthony's Menswear now features paved Cocktails Bar offers Starbucks coffee, beer, wine and cock- himself in the chest in a Lancaster roads and grass open space, and Main Street gleams with tails. home after finding the 9-millime- a new road. The hotel also features 1,000 square feet of meeting ter pistol in July. The hotel is under the leadership of Brown and general space, a 24-hour gym and an outdoor pool and courtyard. The Herald of Rock Hill reported that prosecutors wanted Hayes sentenced to the maximum 15 years because he is a repeat felon. Hayes’ girlfriend and her family asked for mercy, and Hayes col- Financial update, demographics report before school board lapsed on the floor crying “he called me daddy” during the sen- tencing hearing. BY BRUCE MILLS of the district's schools. begin at 6 p.m. at the district office, [email protected] Bob Templeton, president of the 1345 Wilson Hall Road. Woman gets 6 years in consultant company, will provide a The public is invited to attend.