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ond time highlighted Brewington Road. Comments highlight the Monday’s Sumter As chair of the military affairs trustees’ Monday meeting School Board of Trust- committee of the Greater Sumter ees’ meeting. Chamber of Commerce for the last BY BRUCE MILLS Former Sumter 15 years, Creech reminded the TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2017 75 CENTS [email protected] Mayor Steve Creech board of trustees of the importance SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 was one of seven in- of public education in military-base CREECH A callout from a former Sumter dividuals who spoke closure decision-making. The base closure process is often referred to 3 SECTIONS, 22 PAGES | VOL. 122, NO. 107 mayor for the school board to get during the public its affairs in order and more possi- participation portion of Mon- as Base Realignment and Closure, ble confusion on a financial report day’s board meeting at USA TODAY that was being presented for a sec- Mayewood Middle School, 4300 E. SEE BOARD, PAGE A8 52M may be uninsured after ACA is repealed C1 Snowbirds see winter weather after all NATION

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DEATHS, B5 Sylvia Jackson Jacqueline Jenkins Samuel D. Baker Bridgett R. Nero Jeffery W. Scruggs Lorenzo Fullard James Deas Para Lee Nixon DesJuan M. Lemon Stewart W. Strothers Alfred Singleton Isabella F. Miller Christopher A. Bailey Willie Walker Sr. M. Earlyne Reese Ashton Q. Benbow Sr. Gloria Jean Rouse WEATHER, A10 FINALLY WARMER Clearing and warmer; patchy clouds and cold late HIGH 59, LOW 27

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PHOTOS BY MELANIE SMITH / THE SUMTER ITEM S.C. starts 2017 Litter cleanup program seeks with job growth new volunteers BY BRUCE MILLS from the first three quarters [email protected] of 2016, federal Bureau of BY JIM HILLEY and KASEY MEREDITH Labor Statistics data showed [email protected], [email protected] After state employment re- non-farm payroll employment ports were scattered in the increased in the Palmetto Scott Burkett, a member of Sertoma final quarter of 2016 in part State by a net 5,300 new jobs Club, said you wouldn’t think that because of Hurricane Mat- from December to January to cleaning up roads would lead to fel- thew, South Carolina experi- a total of 2.076 million employ- KASEY MEREDITH / THE SUMTER ITEM lowship, but Saturday, Burkett found enced a return to normal in ees. Year-over-year payroll Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority members Willana Robin- himself doing just that. January with solid job employment has risen by son Green and Melissa Epps pick up litter as part of “We’re out there chattin’ about life, growth, according to employ- 40,500 jobs since January 2016. the South Carolina Department of Transportation helping out a good cause,” Burkett said. ment data released Monday. Adopt-a-Highway Program. The Morris College sorori- Picking back up on trends SEE GROWTH, PAGE A7 ty has adopted a portion of Pike Road. SEE LITTER, PAGE A8 Fireside Fund donors help make a lasting difference BY JIM HILLEY the proceeds of the Fireside Fund,” he help its clients, he said. [email protected] said. “We are also thankful for the “Surprisingly — this may sound un- number of people who gave in memo- usual to hear from a ministry that has Sumter United Ministries Executive ry of Phil Edwards, a caring man that been involved in heating assistance for Director Mark Champagne said hav- so many people in our community 23 years — but Sumter United Minis- ing the additional resources made loved and respected.” tries has never been about just spend- available through Fireside Fund has The additional money provided ing money. We hope to invoke lasting helped the ministry make a lasting dif- tries, I would like to convey our through Fireside Fund was challeng- change whenever possible.” ference in the Sumter community. thanks to The Sumter Item and their ing and thought-provoking for the “On behalf of Sumter United Minis- leadership for choosing us to receive ministry when deciding how to best SEE FIRESIDE, PAGE A8 A2 | TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2017 THE SUMTER ITEM

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FROM STAFF REPORTS lives as slaves. guage from the University of South Eventually, she led 10 groups of teach- Ricks' film and talk will show how Carolina. ers, students, family and friends to nu- these matriarchs and patriarchs Ricks did additional studies at the merous countries in West Africa and Arthuree Brazilia Howard Loney vowed that their descendants would University of Vermont at a National was instrumental in obtaining the Ricks will be the speaker at the Mon- exert profound influence on the world. Defense Education Act French Insti- first Fulbright Scholar program for day, March 20, meeting of Among their current descendants are tute; New Mexico State University; the her alma mater, Benedict College. the Sumter County Gene- ministers, federal judges, military offi- University of the Philippines; Colum- Since retiring Ricks has been a alogical Society at Swan cers, actors, noted educators and pro- bia College; the Université de Dijon, faithful member of the Sumter County Lake Presbyterian fessional baseball players. France, in a stage de perfectionnement Genealogical Society and has been a Church on the corner of Ricks said "Hill-Howard-Diggs: The d’enseignement; the University of voracious collector of community and Haynsworth Street and Legacy Lives" cannot be defined solely Georgia at Athens in a National En- family history and memorabilia. She Bland Avenue. Ricks' by race or color but has "a universal dowment for the Humanities Institute describes herself as "an insatiable re- topic, "Hill-Howard-Diggs: RICKS pulse, appeal and worth." in Spanish; and Indiana State Universi- searcher at the Sumter Archives and The Legacy Lives," con- A retired educator and military ty in a Haitian Creole Institute. the State Archives in Columbia." cerns her family from spouse, Ricks was married more than Ricks taught English, French, Span- The society meets monthly from rural Sumter County and their ex- 60 years ago in the little Friendship ish and English for Speakers of Other September through May. Visitors are traordinary achievements. Chapel at Shaw Air Force Base. Grow- Languages in the U.S. and abroad and welcome and encouraged to attend. The public is invited to the 7:30 p.m. ing up on Catchall Road in Dalzell, she taught for 29 of her 42-year teaching Admission is free to the public, and re- meeting at which Ricks will also show heard family lore and stories, which career in S.C., Massachusetts, Ver- freshments will be served following a documentary with the same title. led her to produce the documentary. mont, France, England, New Mexico the presentation. Interested persons The film depicts the story of three Educated in Sumter's Catchall- and The Philippines. can join the society. Membership in- families united through marriage Spann, High Hills and Lincoln High In 1990, Ricks was selected as one of cludes nine monthly newsletters dur- and their achievements in civic, eco- schools, Ricks later received a Bache- 16 educators from a pool of 179 appli- ing the year and free use of the Sum- nomic and educational arenas, made lor of Arts degree in French-Spanish- cants nationwide to participate in a ter County Genealogical Society Re- all the more significant because of English and graduated magna cum Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Pro- search Center. Annual dues are $30 for the times during which they were ac- laude from Benedict College and gram to study the history and culture an individual membership and $35 for complished. Racial segregation and earned a Master of Arts in French of Liberia, Ghana and Senegal. That family. Call the society’s research cen- rampant racism did not deter early and a postgraduate certificate in program evolved into the Richland ter for more information at (803) 774- family members, who began their Teaching English as a Foreign Lan- One Student Exchange to Africa. 3901.

Pain management? Linemen from Sumter Utilities were working on both sides of a utility pole on Broad Street on Thursday afternoon, but it wasn’t clear whether they might need to visit a local neurology and pain management center. RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM

fore the vehicle turned over. Nero on Wednesday morning. of a request by the court clerk to use LOCAL & STATE BRIEFS was wearing a seat belt, according to Jones was relieved of his position Court Services, as well as council con- FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Southern. as 20th Fighter Wing vice command- sideration of water department policy. Hayes said Nero died of blunt-force er and reassigned to the Ninth Air Council will also get a report from New Zion woman killed trauma. Force in February 2016. Charges Mayor Mac Bagnal and updates from were preferred against him on June staff as well as public participation. in one-vehicle crash Trial to begin Wednesday of 29. Council may hold an executive ses- A New Zion woman was killed Fri- The Sumter Item will cover the sion, if needed. day in a one-vehicle crash six miles former Shaw vice commander court martial trial. For more information, call (803) 485- south of Turbeville. The first day of trial 2525. Clarendon County Coroner Samuel for former Shaw Air Summerton Town Council Hayes identified the victim as Force Base 20th Fighter Clarendon School District 2 Bridgett Rene Nero, 42, of New Zion. Wing Vice Commander rescheduled for March 21 According to Lance Cpl. Matt William R. Jones, A Summerton Town Council meet- board to meet today Southern of the South Carolina charged with wrongful ing originally scheduled for 6 p.m. Clarendon School District 2 Board Highway Patrol, Nero was driving a possession of images today has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. of Trustees will have a work session 1998 Cadillac east on Old Manning and videos of child por- Tuesday, March 21. at 5:30 p.m. today at the District Of- Road (Secondary 36) when she JONES nography in violation of The meeting will be at Summerton fice, 15 Major Drive, Manning. veered off the road to the right, Uniform Code of Mili- Town Hall, 10 Main St., Summerton. For more information, call (808) struck a ditch and several trees be- tary Justice Article 134, will begin The agenda includes consideration 435-4435.

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BY TAMARA LUSH Erin Kimmerle begins her. She’s not in her usual The Associated Press to open the grave liner work clothes of a T-shirt and covering the remains of jeans; instead it’s a smart black TAMPA, Fla. — Erin Kim- an unidentified 1985 suit. She thanks the 100-person merle stands at the head of an female homicide victim crowd for their work on the open, watery grave and peers Sept. 15 before the hardest mysteries of all: cold down. It’s a sweltering fall day body was exhumed cases. in Tampa, and here’s what she from a unmarked grave It’s October, and her stage is knows about what’s below: It’s in Tampa, Florida. at the Tampa Bay History Cen- the grave of a victim of a kill- Kimmerle is a former ter, an airy, open space along ing. United Nations Interna- the water. Detectives, research- The woman’s body was tional Criminal Tribunal ers and prosecutors are gath- found in a patch of scrub investigator and an an- ered for The Art of Forensics. brush used as an unauthorized Kimmerle helped organize the thropology professor. trash dump in 1985 just outside event and brought along the downtown Tampa. Detectives busts from the training ses- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS never discovered her name. sion. DNA wasn’t analyzed at the The Tampa woman’s sculpt- time. They weren’t sure how ed face sits on a stand closest she was slain, when or why. to the audience. In the event Back then, there was little brochure, she’s Case 5: “The hope of solving the case. Heavy remains are believed to be caseloads, a lack of money and cases from states with fewer • • • etal anatomy of the face and those of a young black female, no relatives coming forward all resources. details such as race and ethnic- approximately 5’2” to 5’9” tall. meant that police moved on to A week after the skeleton’s Days later, at Kimmerle’s ity to create the busts. She was found nude and her the next corpse. The woman exhumation in Tampa, the USF lab, the bones are laid out “They started with the mus- death was ruled a homicide.” lay in this pauper’s grave in a bones are at the medical ex- neatly on a table. The skull has cle structure, and they are Kimmerle tells the crowd, city cemetery for more than 30 aminer’s office on a steel gur- “very feminine features,” Kim- moving into different features “Time is against us. But there years. ney. Kimmerle walks in. She merle says. The clavicles are and characteristics of the face, is a reason there is no statute Now, Kimmerle — a former no longer notices the earthy tiny, meaning the woman was then they’ll add hair and all of limitations on murder. Strip- investigator for the United Na- smell of death. She pays no small in stature. Her ribs are the things that make a person ping someone of their life is tions’ International Criminal mind to a nearby body, its like two rainbows around the look unique,” said Kimmerle, the ultimate crime. The years Tribunal for the Former Yugo- chest open for an autopsy. In- spine. who teaches part of the train- may pass, but it’s not a pass to slavia, an anthropology profes- stead, she slips on a white lab Kimmerle will slide the ing. “I help and guide in terms get away with murder.” sor and a 44-year-old married coat and beams at one of the bones into a machine to take X- of anatomy and how that in- Kimmerle finishes her pre- mother of two — might be the coroners. rays, snap photos and get the forms the soft tissue. Those are sentation, and other speeches woman’s only chance for jus- “Happy birthday!” she says, skull laser scanned. She’ll use those subtle differences in how begin. But there’s a commotion tice. smiling. a saw to take a femur sample, somebody looks.” near the busts, and the camer- She’s positive and bubbly, and she’ll scrape a molar’s sur- From the skull’s bone struc- as cluster around two women • • • with a high-pitched voice — face. ture and earlier autopsy re- standing before Case 5. They unexpected from someone who Those shards will be used for ports, Kimmerle has deter- saw a TV clip about the event Two dozen detectives, stu- jumps in graves and scrubs the isotope analysis, a detailed mined the Tampa victim was and decided to show up; their dents and researchers gather bones with a toothbrush. And look at environment and diet. black. Tatiana der Parthogh, a sister has been missing for de- around as Kimmerle stares that’s exactly what she does Kimmerle will send the sam- forensic-imaging consultant in cades. into the void, then crouches this day at the morgue: polish- ples to University of Florida London who’s taking the train- Could this be her? down. Her hands — double- es bones. geochemist George Kamenov, ing, is working on the case. She One sister holds a faded, wrapped in latex gloves — Most of the skeleton is still who analyzes chemical traces smooths her fingertips over the photocopied picture up to the brace her body as she eases in the brown bag, mixed with in the shavings for lead, carbon jaw and brushes the cheek- sculpture and weeps. It looks into the hole. Stepping nearly mud, twigs and leaves. and other elements. While bones. Soon she’ll create hair eerily similar to the sculpture, all the way in, she leans over Kimmerle uses cooking Kimmerle waits for the DNA out of clay. a young black woman with and peels away dirty white strainers when scrubbing and and isotope tests to return — it “You can really see that it haunted big eyes and close- plastic. washing the bones; she wants can take eight months or more was someone who was alive at cropped hair. The women men- “It’s a grave liner,” she says, to inspect every fragment. Be- — she orders a 3-D printed cast one point,” der Parthogh says. tion that their sister was miss- squinting into the sun. She and cause the woman was autop- of the skull. Actually, she or- Another detail makes the ing molars. her team remove it and hit a sied at the time she was discov- ders skulls in about a dozen woman even more real. Isotope A detective whisks the muddy brown body bag. The ered, a few other items were cases all at once and assembles results based on diet and water women away for interviews corpse had been buried in a tossed into the body bag — folders for each. have returned, and Kimmerle and DNA swabs. cardboard casket. That’s long vials that once contained blood When the 3-D skulls come in, reaches a conclusion: The Kimmerle knows it will take since dissolved, but the bag and tissues and a zip-top bag the files are handed out to a woman was local to the Tampa months to try to match the stayed intact. Kimmerle’s team holding a brownish liquid. group of forensic sculptors area. DNA of the sisters to the young hoists it out of the grave. She Probably the organs, Kimmerle from around the world visiting woman. Sure, a long slog is climbs out, kneels at the side says. USF for training. For a week, • • • ahead. But it’s the best chance of the bag and gingerly unzips “Ziplocs hold up pretty they work with blocks of clay, for justice the woman in the it. good,” she says, reaching over picks and rasps to make the Kimmerle heads to a podi- pauper’s grave has had for There’s a full skeleton inside, a tray of scissors, scalpels and dead come alive, using the skel- um, TV news crews following more than 30 years. and the bones are small. forceps. Sweating, Kimmerle looks up Already, Kimmerle sees and nods. promise. The skull and jaw It’s her cold-case homicide have nicely preserved teeth, victim, and the skeleton is in and those hold a wealth of excellent shape. DNA and isotope information. Still, Kimmerle doesn’t make Some molars are missing. By any predictions about finding the looks of the jaw and a answers. “This is a long pro- missing tooth socket, the cess,” she says. woman had untreated cavi- Her plan: “throwing science” ties. Perhaps she lacked at the case. She’ll use state-of- money for dental care, Kim- the-art DNA testing. Then, a merle muses. chemical isotope test — her lab “Teeth tell us a story about a at the University of South Flor- person’s station in life,” Kim- ida is one of a handful in the merle says. country to use this advanced She cradles the skull in her study of minerals and geogra- hand. “Now we’re going to try phy to narrow down where a to put together that story.” person is from or has visited through tooth, hair and nail analysis. She can spend the time on this case thanks to a $385,000 grant from the National Insti- tute of Justice to review 50 un- solved and unidentified-person deaths. 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Allen after its groundbreaking. department to watch over its tutional law professor at Kan- Treadaway, a Birmingham po- flock and schools. The bill sas University. "I would expect lice captain, said if a wealthy HISTORY comes at a time when places of that if the law is enacted it church can attract and retain Visitors can see a short LIBRARY OF CONGRESS VIA AP worship across the country would not be very long before officers, let it do so. video introduction to Tub- This photograph released by are stepping up security, but a it is challenged." "They're struggling to have man's life and her forma- the Library of Congress shows church-only police force raises The bill was first proposed enough security on that cam- tive years in Maryland. A Harriet Tubman in a photo- constitutional questions that after students at Briarwood's pus," said Treadaway, a Repub- permanent exhibit focuses graph dating from about 1860- are ripe for a legal challenge. high school were arrested in a lican. on Tubman and the Under- 75. And opponents worry crimes drug bust in early 2015, which Nationwide, many places of ground Railroad resistance could be covered up by the made a splash in Birmingham- worship have added cameras movement in Maryland, in- church. area media. While church ad- and security guards, but a cluding Tubman's brutal have navigated as an adult Experts think a church with ministrators deny the raid was church with its own sworn-in treatment at the hands of leading other slaves to its own police department a catalyst for the bill, critics police department would be slave owners, her escape to freedom. would be unprecedented in the worry that similar instances unique, said Carl Chinn, who freedom and her later res- U.S. could go unreported if the authored a book titled "Evil In- cues of hundreds of slaves. JOURNEYS, OLD AND NEW "I've never even heard of church had its own police. vades Sanctuary: The Case for The center also has a shop The visitor center is a this," said Heath Grant, an as- "A church structure creates Security in Faith-Based Orga- and a research library. gateway to the Harriet sistant professor at John Jay a hierarchy of who answers to nizations." Tubman Underground College of Criminal Justice in whom," said Rep. Chris Eng- Chinn compiles instances on WHAT SHE SAW Railroad Byway, a self- New York City. "From the per- land, a Tuscaloosa Democrat. violence in religious centers The visitor center is on a guided driving tour. The spective of security, churches The church says the depart- through news reports. Last 17-acre site next to the route includes 125 miles of usually have relationships ment would mirror those that year, he found 246 violent inci- Blackwater National Wild- countryside and shoreline with the local police depart- already exist at many colleges dents — a 141 percent increase life Refuge. It includes in Maryland's Dorchester ments. I don't know why that and universities. It would not from 2010. Attackers used fire- sweeping views of the and Caroline counties. It wouldn't be sufficient." have a jail or dispatch center arms in more than half of all marshy refuge and paths offers 36 points of interest, The Birmingham church and would instead cooperate 1,457 incidents since he started through a landscape that including places where hires off-duty police officers with surrounding police agen- putting the figures together in has changed little since Tubman lived and histori- from nearby jurisdictions to cies if someone needs to be de- 1999. About 3 percent of all the Tubman's time in the early cally significant sites relat- cover its events, but it says tained, according to docu- attacks Chinn counted oc- to mid-1800s. It preserves ed to the Underground there often are not enough of- ments church administrator curred at Presbyterian church- routes she likely would Railroad. ficers available to help. Church Matt Moore provided. es. officials also worry about "The sole purpose of this At a recent Sunday morning mass shootings, such as the at- proposed legislation is to pro- service, some of the faithful tacks at Sandy Hook Elemen- vide a safe environment for said they would welcome the tary School in Connecticut and the church, its members, stu- added security, especially be- the Emanuel African Method- dents and guests," the church cause state laws do not forbid ist Episcopal Church in South said in a statement. people from carrying guns in Carolina. Church officers would be churches. The bill was introduced by trained to state policing stan- "You've got to have some Republican Rep. Arnold dards and have all the duties presence here," said Jeff Siren, Mooney, whose wife and and powers as other law en- 61, who has worshiped at Bri- daughter work at Briarwood forcement, but they will be arwood since 1998. "Anyone Christian School. All three of confined to the church's can wander in here unchal- his children graduated from sprawling grounds in the sub- lenged at any time." Briarwood schools. "Officer presence is the No. 1 line of defense," he said in an email. Twenty-one of Mooney's col- leagues in the Republican-con- trolled House support his bill, which passed the Legislature Get Ready last year but was not signed into law by Gov. Robert Bent- for ley. The governor did not give HELP WANTED Pr om a reason for not acting on the proposal in 2016 and has given Full Time Order your corsage and no indication what he will do this year. boutonniere today! Debate in the House is ex- Seamstress Needed pected before the session ends (Mon. - Fri. 9am - 5:30pm) in May. In Alabama, a state where religion permeates nearly Must have knowledge every aspect of social and po- A Ring Around litical life, Briarwood's pres- of garment ence looms large. 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Green said. rassing to you folks. LITTER FROM PAGE A1 Bags are provided by DOT, but the grabbers BOARD Please get your affairs in and gloves aren’t. According to Green, however, FROM PAGE A1 order.” The event was the second time that Sertoma they can be purchased inexpensively at local At the outset of Mon- Club went out to clean up a portion of Lewis stores. or BRAC, and has had day’s board meeting, an Road, he said. He said there were about 13 mem- The groups found a variety of trash along multiple rounds in the last updated quarterly capital bers and about four children in the group pick- their sections of road including straws, cigarette few decades. projects report by Baker ing up litter on Saturday. packs, lottery tickets and food. Both groups “If you will think back resulted in more ques- “(Littering is) definitely a cultural problem,” found syringes, but Green said they aren’t al- with me for a moment to tions than answers for Burkett said. “You would think you would want lowed to pick those items up because of safety the 1991, ’93, ’95 BRAC and some board members. The to take pride in the city, but some bad apples are measures. Bottles containing liquids and batter- the one we had in 2005 — original report had been ruining this town.” ies are other items that volunteers are instructed every BRAC report that presented at the last Burkett said the club collect- not to pick up, Green said. comes out, the No. 1 issue board meeting two weeks ed 50 bags of trash both times Not all of what they find is is community public edu- ago but was tabled be- it has done cleanups. ordinary litter. Burkett’s group cation,” Creech said. “I’m cause of missing project Paula Cearley, Sumter coor- found a boar skull. here to ask you to please information. Board mem- dinator for the South Carolina “We didn’t know what it was, get your affairs in order. bers had received Baker’s Department of Transporta- but then we saw the tusks,” he You are killing us at Shaw updated version in ad- tion’s Adopt-a-Highway Pro- said. Air Force Base.” vance of Monday’s meet- gram, said she is seeking new “I said (to the DOT) give us a Creech referred to board ing. groups and organizations to dirty section; we have enthusi- member Karen Michalik’s Board member Johnny adopt state highways in Sum- astic members,” Burkett said. prepared statement at the Hilton noted numerous ter County. Once a group has picked up last board meeting Feb. 27 numerical changes that “I have 31 active groups and litter in its area, members fill in response to detractors. had been made in the up- more than 2,000 miles of road- KASEY MEREDITH / THE SUMTER ITEM out a report card detailing how In that statement — the dated report, which was way in Sumter County,” she Not even an hour into the cleanup, many people participated in video of which was posted only supposed to add two said. the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority of picking up the litter and how online — Michalik said the cafeteria projects that Groups are asked to commit Sumter picked up enough trash for long it took. only favor she has ever re- were not included previ- to picking up litter on 2 miles three bags in only one section of its “They have to let me know ceived from Sumter School ously. of highway four times a year designated area on Pike Road. where the bags are by email or District Superintendent Baker said that in the for two years, she said. Some by calling me the next morning Frank Baker were a few report update process, he groups commit to an area instead of a 2-mile or the next Monday morning,” Cearley said. chickens that he gave her and staff had discovered stretch of highway, she said, which may include She said volunteers must watch a video about when she lost her flock some miscodings that had more than 2 miles. collecting trash safely, and all group leaders are several years ago. to be corrected. Hilton SCDOT provides the bags and will lend the given guidelines and safety information. Groups “The difference between was not happy with all the group 10 safety vests if they are available. If a wishing to volunteer must submit an application 2005 and today is social changes. group has more than 10 volunteers, it is suggest- and inform the department what areas they media,” Creech said. “Accounting mistakes ed they stagger the work time so all can wear the would be interested in adopting. “When they get on social are getting us into a lot of vests, Cearley said. “If you put them 18 miles away from the area media and watch a video trouble,” Hilton said. Willana Robinson Green, chairman of the Acts they want, it is less likely they will put their time of someone talking about “This mismanagement of Green committee for the Eta Zeta Omega in,” Cearley said. chickens in the school dis- and confusion has got to Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at She said the road signs listing the groups re- trict, it should be embar- stop.” Morris College, was out with other members of sponsible for an area come from the DOT and her group Saturday cleaning up a portion of are usually in place within a couple of months Pike Road. of being requested. She said a lot of groups, “Seeing what we’ve collected so far, we should particularly school groups, change member- be more conscious of littering,” Green said. “Lit- ship often and do not continue the cleanups ter less, but definitely (do) not litter at all.” after a while. Green said that as a student, members of her “There are lots of signs out where the groups group will only be here temporarily, but that are no longer active,” she said. doesn’t mean they can’t take care of the area. Cearley said she is willing to give a presenta- “While we’re here, we should take care of it,” tion to groups interested in the program. she said. For more information, call Cearley at (803) 778- “My mother always said you should leave a 5466 or email [email protected] or email cear- place cleaner than when you arrived at it,” [email protected].

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Eric Holder, not to mention Need I say more? Yes I the lady that occupied the do! Before you talk about Attorney General slot for a someone, first find out if few months, along with your thinking is wrong. COMMENTARY Harry Reid and the Demo- Lightning won’t strike crats, have set this country and you won’t die if you back, and it will take some change your mind. hard work to set things JACQUELINE K. Public records can be used by right again. HUGHES It is interesting that Sumter President Trump came out with some tweets indicat- MANY CONGRESSMEN everyone, not just journalists ing that he knows that HAVE MET WITH RUSSIANS Barack Obama and his President Donald Trump Editor’s note: Kenneth Kramer in complications. minions were involved in has called the partisan at- is a private investigator and If you request enough public some illegal activities pre- tack on Attorney General public records expert. He can be records, you will see the free ceding the election. I do not Jeff Sessions a witch hunt. reached at [email protected]. flow of information from gov- doubt this for one moment. As many Democrats and ernment agencies. You get into Barack Obama, in my esti- some Republicans try to appy Sunshine a rhythm — you ask, you re- mation, has spent eight smear the attorney gener- Week! (March 12 - 18) ceive, back and forth, on and years doing his best to al with charges of perjury This week newspa- on and things are sailing along damage this country. For in questions related to Hpers across the coun- The term FOIA (Freedom of smoothly and then “Clunk!”, some time, I thought it was Russia, they ignore that try will publish stories about Information Act) is an acro- the machine stops. Some attor- just because he was too ig- many members of Con- the importance of public re- nym commonly used when de- ney, trained to stop the flow norant to know better. gress have met with Rus- cords and measure how well scribing the activity of access- and prevent access to records, Now, after seeing what sian officials, to include their local governments allow ing records from government or some recalcitrant govern- happened during the last Democratic Sens. Schum- access to information. agencies. But each state has a ment worker or some state days of his presidency, I er, McCaskill, Cantwell, Public records are very seri- name for its own public re- statute or agency “policy” think a lot of it was Reed and Casey among ous business for newspapers cords law. slams the door shut. “Request planned to disrupt the others. (http://bit. because they “Public records” generally Denied! “ But don’t let that standing of the U.S. in the ly/2mjWbVD). They also form the are defined as records, regard- stop you. world. never discuss a memoran- backbone of less of their physical form, Just Google the statute they Now that we have an dum unearthed by London most newspa- made or received in connec- gave you in denying the re- honest attorney general in Times reporter Tim Sebas- per stories. tion with official government cords. Are they right or not? If the office, I hope that Jeff tian which documented Newspapers business. “Regardless of physi- not, ask them once again for Sessions will pursue the Sen. Ted Kennedy’s at- are the loud- cal form” means that public the record, and quote the stat- law in finding out to what tempt to work with the So- est ones records come in various forms, ute. extent Barack Obama viet Union to undermine screaming not just paper records. They There is a wide variation in broke the laws of the Unit- Ronald Reagan’s 1984 re- Kenneth when legisla- can also be electronic, such as public record laws since each ed States, and it wouldn’t election bid (http://bit. Kramer tors have the e-mail or data stored on gov- state has its own statutes. surprise me to see a prose- ly/198TpfV). In their at- gall to at- ernment computers. They can Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf cution before Donald tempt to undermine Presi- tempt limiting also be photos, video or audio. signed a bill last year allowing Trump leaves office. dent Trump and his cabi- public records. A reporter’s So, the e-mails of your criminal records to be sealed WARREN C. FORDHAM net, Democrats, and some paycheck may depend on how mayor, a mugshot, video from if an ex-offender stayed out of Manning Republicans such as John well he can dig up stories a police dashcam, audio from trouble for 10 years. New York McCain, endeavor to make using public records. a court hearing, the deed on divorce records are closed — YOU WON’T DIE IF YOU an enemy out of Russia Although governments usu- your neighbor’s property and but California’s are open. Flor- CHANGE YOUR MIND and hinder attempts to co- ally give special treatment to their water usage may all be ida prohibited autopsy photos I see my buddy (William operate with Russia in journalists, you, as a citizen, public records. Using your following the NASCAR crash Q. Brunson) from New order to defeat ISIS. ISIS have just as much right to ac- public records law, you can death of Dale Earnhardt. The York City (Hillary coun- and Al Qaeda have de- cess these records. If you don’t check out a health care provid- FBI won’t release a record un- try) is at it again. clared war on the United know whether a record is pub- er. Just go to the medical li- less the subject of the records I hope, someday, he States. Russia has not. Al lic or not, just ask for it. It is censing board and request dis- request has filled out a form or might realize that it’s al- Qaeda attacked us on 9/11, the responsibility of the gov- cipline reports on a doctor. if the subject has died. (Plus ways better to wait to say and ISIS has claimed re- ernment to respond with the You can find out if a psychia- they take forever in respond- something until you know sponsibility for many at- exact statute if they deny you. trist was ever disciplined for ing.) the truth then to open tacks on American soil. This makes it easy for you to sexual misconduct, substance Public records are your re- your mouth and be wrong. In addition to the Demo- look up the law. abuse or has a record of over- cords. They are public. Gov- Matthew 12:34-37 says cratic-led witch hunt When you’re reading this drugging children. You can ernments are simply the cus- much, but for those who against Attorney General newspaper today, I bet you can find out if a doctor has done todians of the records. won’t look these verses Sessions, there is a hunt by find at least one piece of infor- any wrong-side surgery or a Good luck on your search of up, it says in part, “you witches against President mation a reporter got from a dentist has improperly done public records. must give an account on Donald Trump. The New government agency. an extraction which resulted Happy Sunshine Week! judgment day of every York Post (http://nyp. idle word you speak. The st/2lDVt6R) describes in words you say now reflect detail spell-casting rituals, your fate then; either you first held on Feb. 24. It goes WHO REPRESENTS YOU will be justified by them on to state that “other or you will be con- spell-casting rituals are SUMTER COUNTY 317 W. Bartlette St. WARD 4 District 64 NATIONAL LAWMAKERS COUNCIL Sumter, SC 29150 Steven Corley 117 N. Brooks St. demned.” Then Matthew slated to be performed on (803) 773-2353 (home) 115 Radcliff Drive Manning, SC 29102 Rep. Mick Mulvaney — 5th 15:11 says, “You are not March 26, April 24, May 23 DISTRICT 1 (803) 607-2777 (cell) Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 938-3087(home) District Christopher F. Sumpter II (803) 305-1566 (803) 212-6929 (Columbia) 1207 Longworth HOB defiled by what you eat; and June 21. 1200 Broad St., PMB 180 DISTRICT 7 [email protected] Washington, D.C. 20515 you are defiled by what But to counter the Sumter, SC 29154 Eugene Baten Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter (202) 225-5501 you say and do.” witches, some Christian (803) 305-9375 (cell) PO Box 3193 WARD 5 District 67 531-A Oxford Drive [email protected] Sumter, SC 29151 Robert Galiano PO Box 580 Sumter, SC 29150 If you want to know the groups are calling for a (803) 773-0815 (home) 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 327-1114 truth, you need to start day of prayer. Kevin Am- DISTRICT 2 [email protected] Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 778-2471 (business) Artie Baker (803) 469-0005 (803) 778-1643 (fax) Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District paying attention to what brose of the Christian Na- 3680 Bakersfield Lane SUMTER CITY COUNCIL [email protected] (803) 734-3042 (Columbia) 319 Cannon House Office Building people like Mr. Buchanan tionalist Alliance said, Dalzell, SC 29040 WARD 6 [email protected] Washington, DC 20515 says and not what Obama/ “This is a declaration of 803-469-3638 (home) MAYOR David Merchant (202) 225-3315 DISTRICT 3 Joseph T. McElveen Jr. 26 Paisley Park Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter 1703 Gervais St. Hillary people say. spiritual war and it re- James Byrd Jr. 20 Buford St. Sumter, SC 29150 District 51 Columbia, SC 29201 You have a lot of nerve to quires a response. As PO Box 1913 Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-1086 2 Marlborough Court (803) 799-1100 (803) 773-0382 Sumter, SC 29154 [email protected] condemn “D” “T” for golf- such, the Christian Na- Sumter, SC 29151 [email protected] (803) 468-1719 (cell) [email protected] (803) 775-5856 (business) ing. Where would you have tionalist Alliance is an- (803) 436-2108 (fax) WARD 1 STATE LAWMAKERS (803) 734-3102 (Columbia) Sen. Lindsey Graham 290 Russell Senate Office Building him live, and how much nouncing a Day of Prayer [email protected] Thomas J. Lowery 829 Legare St. Rep. Will Wheeler, D-Bishopville Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington Washington, DC 20510 “rent” would you have him on each of these days. We DISTRICT 4 District 29 (202) 224-5972 Charles T. Edens Sumter, SC 29150 District 50 (803) 773-9298 (803) 484-5454 (office, Bishopville) 1216 Salem Road Midlands Regional Office pay to live in the White beseech all Christian sol- 3250 Home Place Road Hartsville, SC 29550 508 Hampton Street, Suite 202 Sumter, SC 29150 [email protected] (803) 212-6958 (office, Columbia) House? He owns nicer diers to answer this call to (803) 428-3161 (home) (843) 339-3000 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 775-0044 (home) WARD 2 (803) 212-6148 (Columbia) (803) 933-0112 (main) homes in New York City action by reading from (803) 236-5759 (cell) Ione Dwyer (803) 229-2407 (cell) and Palm Beach. I know an- Psalm 23’ ...We ask you to [email protected] PO Box 1492 Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning Sen. Tim Scott other person who lived in join us in praying for the Sumter, SC 29151 District 36 167 Russell Senate Office Building DISTRICT 5 (803) 481-4284 District 70 PO Box 5 PO Box 156, Manning, 29102 Washington, DC 20510 the White House for eight strength of our nation, our Vivian Fleming-McGhaney [email protected] Hopkins, SC 29061 (803) 435-8117 (home) (202) 224-6121 years and golfed while elected representatives 9770 Lynches River Road WARD 3 (803) 212-6108 (Columbia) (202) 228-5143 (fax) Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 776-0353 (home) doing little to help our and for the souls of the Calvin K. Hastie Sr. (803) 734-9142 (fax) 1301 Gervais St., Suite 825 (803) 437-2797 (home) 810 S. Main St. Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 495-3247 (office) (803) 734-2804 (Columbia) country. At least “D” “T” is lost who would take up Sa- Sumter, SC 29150 [email protected] D-Sumter (803) 771-6112 [email protected] (803) 774-7776 District 35 (803) 771-6455 (fax) working when he is golfing. tanic arms against us.” [email protected] Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, PO Box 57, Sumter, 29151 I have been waiting for BRYAN GROVES DISTRICT 6 (803) 775-1263 (business) D-Clarendon the perfect time to write Sumter James T. McCain Jr. (803) 212-6132 (Columbia)

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AROUND TOWN Forecasts and graphics provided by WEATHER AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Did you know that March is rec- South Carolina will meet at 7 ognized as Red Cross Month in p.m. today at Shiloh-Ran- Color for a Cause event to be held at celebration of the volunteers dolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette ® who helpSumter those Mallin need by St. Mary Junous will speak. AccuWeather ﬁ ve-day forecast for Sumter giving their time, money or Transportation provided blood? Blood donation is within their coverage area. TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY now easier than ever with Contact Debra Canty at (803) the Blood Donor App and 775-5792 or debra.canty@ RapidPass. With this free frontier.com . app, donors can schedule The Sumter County Chapter of and manage donation ap- AARP will meet at 2:30 p.m. Clearing and Patchy clouds and Mostly sunny; Cool with plenty of Plenty of sun Sunny intervals pointments, access their on Thursday, March 16, at warmer colder breezy, colder sunshine donor card, earn rewards Sumter Senior Services Cen- and more. You can help save ter, 119 S. Sumter St. All per- 59° 27° 50° / 23° 54° / 27° 65° / 45° 71° / 39° a life by becoming a blood sons age 55 years old or Chance of rain: 20% Chance of rain: 10% Chance of rain: 0% Chance of rain: 0% Chance of rain: 0% Chance of rain: 20% donor during one of the fol- older are invited to attend. WNW 10-20 mph NW 10-20 mph NW 10-20 mph WNW 6-12 mph SW 4-8 mph WNW 8-16 mph lowing blood donation op- Call Johnny Jones at (803) portunities: Tuesday, March 773-9681. 28, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Central Gaﬀ ney Carolina Technical College, Clarendon School District 2’s an- 54/23 506 N. Guignard Drive; nual fine arts extravaganza will Spartanburg Wednesday, March 29, 10 be held at 6 p.m. on Thurs- TODAY’S Greenville 54/24 day, March 16, at Weldon Au- a.m.-3 p.m., USC Sumter, 200 SOUTH 53/22 Miller Road; and Thursday, ditorium, 7 Maple St., Man- March 30, 2-7 p.m., Grace ning. This program will fea- CAROLINA Florence Baptist Church, 219 W. Cal- ture a display of artwork and Bishopville 59/28 houn St. performances by students in WEATHER 59/27 grades K-12. Billie Jean Shaw, Volunteers from AARP will offer WIS-TV reporter and a 2009 Temperatures shown on map are Columbia Sumter free tax preparation from 9 graduate of Manning High today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 59/30 59/27 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Mondays Myrtle School, will serve as mistress Beach and Wednesdays through of ceremonies. IN THE MOUNTAINS Manning April 12 at the Shepherd’s 61/30 60/34 The General George L. Mabry Jr. Today: Cloudy, then some sun this after- Center, 24 Council St. Appli- Aiken Chapter 817, Military Order of noon; breezy and warmer. cants are advised to bring 58/27 the following with them: the Purple Heart will meet at 6 Wednesday: Partly sunny. Winds north- photo ID; Social Security p.m. on Thursday, March 16, west 6-12 mph. cards for all household mem- at the Sumter Combat Veter- bers being claimed; tax doc- ans Group building, 529 N. ON THE COAST Charleston Wise Drive. All Purple Heart uments — W-2 forms, 1099R, 63/34 1099SSA, interest income and recipients and those inter- Today: Mostly cloudy and breezy. High 60 all other income statements; ested in association mem- to 65. 2015 tax returns and power bership are invited. Call (803) Wednesday: Colder; partly sunny, but sun- of attorney forms if filing for 773-0658. nier in southern parts. High 46 to 53. someone other than your- The Lincoln High School Preser- self. Call (803) 499-4990 or vation Alumni Association will (803) 316-0772. sponsor a dinner fundraiser LOCAL ALMANAC LAKE LEVELS SUN AND MOON The Sumter Mall will hold a from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fri- day, March 17, at the Lincoln SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY Full 7 a.m. 24-hr Sunrise 7:34 a.m. Sunset 7:29 p.m. Color for a Cause event from 5 Lake pool yest. chg to 7 p.m. today. This is a live High School cafeteria, Coun- Temperature Moonrise 9:37 p.m. Moonset 8:50 a.m. Murray 360 356.83 +0.04 cil Street. Cost is $9 per per- High 43° coloring competition and Marion 76.8 74.73 +0.01 Last New First Full son and the menu will con- Low 27° shopping event to raise Moultrie 75.5 74.71 -0.11 sist of turkey wing, seasoned Normal high 65° funds and awareness for Wateree 100 97.82 +0.02 rice, string beans, dessert, Normal low 40° local organizations. Repre- Mar. 20 Mar. 27 Apr. 3 Apr. 11 sentatives from the following roll and a drink. Dine in or Record high 87° in 1955 take out. Call (803) 968-4173. RIVER STAGES organizations will be in at- Record low 22° in 1998 TIDES tendance: United Way of The 17th Annual Cavalier Pride Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr Precipitation River stage yest. chg Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Auction will be held on Satur- 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. 0.01" AT MYRTLE BEACH Black River 12 6.46 -0.07 counties; Sumter County Dis- day, March 18, at Robert E. Month to date 0.50" High Ht. Low Ht. Congaree River 19 3.62 +0.33 abilities and Special Needs; Lee Academy in Bishopville. Normal month to date 1.71" Today 11:10 a.m. 3.1 5:45 a.m. -0.4 Lynches River 14 4.54 none Sumter County Library; Food will be served from 5 to Year to date 6.08" 11:36 p.m. 3.1 6:00 p.m. -0.2 Saluda River 14 1.99 +0.04 American Red Cross; Pawsi- 7 p.m. Bidding will begin at Last year to date 10.22" Wed. 11:47 a.m. 2.9 6:26 a.m. -0.2 Up. Santee River 80 75.92 none tive Direction Rescue; and 5:30 p.m. with the first table Normal year to date 9.13" ------6:36 p.m. 0.0 KAT’s Special Kneads. closing at 7 p.m. Tickets are Wateree River 24 5.63 +0.31 The Sumter Chapter of the Na- $15 in advance or $20 at the tional Federation of the Blind of door. Call (803) 484-5532 for more information. NATIONAL CITIES REGIONAL CITIES

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USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COMMENTARY

South Carolina forward A’ja Wilson (22) will lead the Gamecocks as they USC must try again to bring home a national championship when the NCAA Women’s tournament starts on make best Friday. They’ll play host to UNC Asheville in the tournament’s opening round in Columbia. of good THE ASSOCIATED PRESS fortune

urprise, surprise, surprise! OK, maybe the first Ssurprise wasn’t really much of one. The general consensus was the University of South Carolina men’s basketball team was a shoe-in for the NCAA tournament. Even one pessimistic naysay- er –ahem – was pretty sure HHeadingeading the Game- cocks had their first Big Dance invitation since wwest?est? 2004. Now, the other two surprises Dennis were big No. 1 seed Gamecocks may go far from home once again Brunson ones. USC being a No. 7 BY PETE IACOBELLI fornia. Staley thinks her ference Tournament cham- South Carolina would seed couldn’t AP Sports Writer four-time defending South- pion. have preferred to land in have been anticipated, espe- eastern Conference champi- It’s the second time in a the Lexington Regional in cially after its poor stretch COLUMBIA (AP) — This ons should’ve been located row that top-seeded South place of top seed Notre run. Being an 8, 9 or 10 seed is one trip West that South closer to home instead of Carolina was sent out of its Dame. The Gamecocks even had to be in the thoughts of Carolina coach Dawn Staley three time zones away. comfy Eastern time zone. thought Baylor’s loss in the most observers; perhaps even believes her top-seeded “I don’t know what more Last year, it was Syracuse Big 12 Tournament might a No. 11 seed entered the Gamecocks should not have we can do,” Staley said who ended South Carolina’s open the spot in Oklahoma minds of some – ahem – after to make. shortly after the brackets run in the Sweet 16 in Sioux City over that No. 1 seed. In- the loss to Alabama on Fri- South Carolina earned its were announced. Falls, South Dakota. The stead, it was the latest West- day in the Southeastern Con- fourth straight No. 1 seed in The Gamecocks (27-4) Gamecocks also lost in the ern swing for South Caroli- ference tournament. the NCAA Tournament on open play Friday against round of 16 to North Caroli- na. However, what had to make Monday night, topping the 16th-seeded UNC Asheville na in 2014, playing at Stan- Carolina fans rub their eyes in regional in Stockton, Cali- (19-14), the Big South Con- ford. SEE USC, PAGE B4 amazement though was when they saw the venue would be Bons Secour Wellness Arena in Greenville. While it’s not AUTO RACING Colonial Life Arena, Green- ville is just a hop and a skip up the interstate. Now it’s up to South Caroli- na to take advantage of the Truex Jr. wins at Las Vegas; good fortune that has come its way. The Gamecocks need to find a way to shake off the doldrums they’ve been in the last few games. Kyle Busch bloodied in brawl USC has been a tentative team in all facets of the game during its 4-6 stretch run. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Martin Truex Still, it has been in the vast Jr. finished speaking to reporters after majority of those contests, winning the NASCAR Cup race Sunday which has led to much of the and retreated into a corner of the angst for fans. media center where a tablet awaited Of the four No. 10 seeds, with the video cued up. Carolina got the best match- Truex had to see the Kyle Busch-Jo- up for its style of play in ey Logano brawl, too. Marquette. While Marquette “I’m sure NASCAR is going to love is a high-scoring team, it that one,” Truex said. gambles a lot on defense and Truex passed Brad Keselowski with that could play in South Car- two laps to go and avoided a last-lap olina’s favor. wreck and ensuing fight that left The Gamecocks could ben- Busch’s forehead bloodied in a wild fin- efit offensively facing a team ish. that is not a lockdown de- An aggressive Joey Logano got into fense. Now USC is going to Busch as they raced for third, sending have to find its defensive Busch spinning down pit road at Las stride again because the Vegas Motor Speedway. Golden Eagles are shooting “It was nothing intentional,” Logano 43 percent from 3-point said. “But obviously he thinks that.” range. Carolina will have to As Truex headed toward victory cir- be on point defensively. cle, Busch walked down pit road, South Carolina needs to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS turned right and threw a right hook at find a way to pick up a victo- Kyle Busch (18) climbs out of his smoking car in pit lane at the end of the Monster Energy Logano’s face. Logano’s crew members ry in this game. Getting to brought Busch to the ground as NAS- Cup Series Kobalt 400 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday in Las Vegas. the NCAAs is a good thing for CAR officials yelled for them to stop. a program that does it about When they were separated and “There wasn’t much talking, just a there at end.” once a decade. Busch got to his feet, he had a bloody lot of swinging,” said Logano, who said One-and-done will be very gash above his right eye. he was unhurt. “I was racing hard SEE NASCAR, PAGE B2 disappointing, to say the least.

CLEMSON MEN’S BASKETBALL Clemson guard Shelton Mitchell, right, and the rest of Tigers relish chances in postseason the Tigers will try go on a run in the National BY SCOTT KEEPFER Secondly, his coaches didn’t nity – not unlike Mitchell has Invitation The Greenville News appear to be too concerned. done over the final portion of Tournament “I looked over at them and the season. beginning CLEMSON — Shelton they looked comfortable and Mitchell has scored in dou- today. Clemson Mitchell was the least nervous were laughing, so I figured I ble figures in each of the last will play host man in the room on Sunday shouldn’t be worried,” Mitch- 10 games, averaging 15.6 to Oakland night as he waited to hear ell said. “I also found it hard points during that span and today at 8 p.m. Clemson’s name announced to think that we could go from shooting at a 57.7 percent suc- in Littlejohn for inclusion in this year’s Na- being on the bubble (for the cess rate from 3-point range. Coliseum. The tional Invitation Tournament. NCAA Tournament) to not The 6-foot-3-inch redshirt game will be First of all, he’d been in a making the NIT.” sophomore, who had to sit out televised on similar setting a few years ago With their season extended, last season after transferring ESPNU. while a freshman at Vander- courtesy of a No. 2 seed in this from Vanderbilt, has been bilt, when the Commodores year’s NIT and a first-round driving to the basket effective- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS were the final team an- game at 8 p.m. today against ly, putting even more pressure nounced for the NCAA Tour- Oakland, the Tigers intend to nament. make the most of the opportu- SEE CLEMSON, PAGE B3 B2 | TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

13. West Virginia 26-8 842 11 14. Notre Dame 25-9 682 22 finished 16th, Kevin Har- SCOREBOARD 15. Purdue 25-7 652 13 NASCAR vick’s hope of bouncing 16. Florida State 25-8 568 16 Richmond (20-12) at Alabama (19-14), 9:15 17. Iowa State 23-10 560 23 FROM PAGE B1 back from a disappointing TV SPORTS p.m. 18. Cincinnati 29-5 520 15 finish at Atlanta lasted TODAY Boise St. (19-11) at Utah (20-11), 10 p.m. 19. Wichita State 30-4 436 20 6 a.m. — International Baseball: World CS Bakersfield (22-9) at California (21-12), 20. Florida 24-8 388 17 Busch, who had recov- only 68 laps. He crashed Baseball Classic Second-Round Game from 11:15 p.m. 21. Butler 23-8 359 18 Tokyo — Cuba vs. Japan (MLB NETWORK). 22. Saint Mary’s 28-4 304 19 ered from a speeding penal- hard into the wall when his 11 a.m. — Professional Golf: New Zealand WEDNESDAY 23. Michigan 24-11 252 — ty that left him a lap down right front tire exploded. Open Final Round from Queensland South Dakota (22-11) at Iowa (18-14), 7 p.m. 24. Virginia 22-10 238 21 (GOLF). Belmont (22-6) at Georgia (19-14), 7 p.m. 25. Wisconsin 25-9 151 24 to get into contention, was “It started vibrating four 1 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Colorado (19-14) at UCF (21-11), 7 p.m. Others receiving votes: Middle Tennessee escorted to the infield care or five laps before it blew Atlanta vs. Philadelphia from Clearwater, Akron (26-8) at Houston (21-10), 7:30 p.m. 35, Minnesota 20, Rhode Island 13, Creigh- Fla. (MLB NETWORK). Fresno St. (20-12) at TCU (19-15), 8 p.m. ton 10, Iowa 8, Oklahoma State 8, Nevada center and quickly released out,” Harvick said. “I was 2 p.m. — Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Texas-Arlington (25-8) at BYU (22-11), 9 5, Princeton 5, Vermont 4, Virginia Tech 3, as the track buzzed. trying to ride it to the end Open Women’s Round-of-16 Matches and p.m. Seton Hall 2, Arkansas 1, Northwestern 1, Men’s Third-Round Matches from Indian UC Irvine (21-14) at Illinois State (27-6), VCU 1. “I got dumped. He flat of the stage.” Wells, Calif. (TENNIS). 9:30 p.m. out just drove straight in Harvick was credited 3:30 p.m. — International Soccer: UEFA WOMEN’S TOP 25 POLL Champions League Round-of-16 Second SECOND ROUND The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final the corner and wrecked with a 38th-place finish a Leg Match — Sevilla vs. Leicester City (FOX March 16-20 2016-17 women’s college basketball poll, with me,” Busch said. “That’s week after leading 292 laps SPORTS 1). UNC-Greensboro-Syracuse winner vs. first-place votes in parentheses, records 3:30 p.m. — International Soccer: UEFA Mississippi-Monmouth winner through March 12, total points based on 25 how Joey races, so he’s a week earlier only to be Champions League Round-of-16 Second Indiana-Georgia Tech winner vs. Belmont- points for a first-place vote through one point going to get it.” caught seeding on pit road. Leg Match — Juventus vs. Porto (FOX Georgia winner for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: SPORTS 2). CS Bakersfield-California winner vs. Record Pts Prv The fight overshadowed He surrendered the points 4 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: College of Charleston-Colorado State 1. UConn (33) 32-0 825 1 a dominating day for Truex lead to Keselowski. San Francisco vs. Cleveland from winner 2. Notre Dame 30-3 787 3 Goodyear Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). Texas-Arlington-BYU winner vs. Akron- 3. South Carolina 27-4 729 4 and a tough-luck finish for The 1.5-mile track was 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY- Houston winner 4. Maryland 30-2 725 5 Keselowski, who appeared slick with the temperature FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). UC Irvine-Illinois State winner vs. 5. Baylor 30-3 719 2 7 p.m. — NHL Hockey: New York Islanders Colorado-UCF winner 6. Stanford 28-5 649 6 to be pulling away after a in the 80s in the desert. at Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Boise St.-Utah winner vs. Valparaiso- 7. Mississippi State 29-4 619 7 restart and on his way to And it was a rough home- 7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Detroit at Illinois winner 8. Oregon State 29-4 593 8 Cleveland (NBA TV). South Dakota-Iowa winner vs. Fresno St.- 9. Duke 27-5 525 9 his second win in as many coming for Daytona 500 7 p.m. — College Baseball: Murray State at TCU winner 10. Florida State 25-6 498 10 Kentucky (SEC NETWORK). Richmond-Alabama winner vs. Oakland- 11. Ohio State 26-6 485 11 weeks when he ran into champion Kurt Busch. 7 p.m. — College Baseball: South Carolina Clemson winner 12. Washington 27-5 473 12 mechanical problems. Shortly after venting his at Furman (WNKT-FM 107.5). 13. Louisville 27-7 439 13 7:30 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Chicago at QUARTERFINALS 14. Texas 23-8 408 14 “I just know it was some- frustration over the radio, Montreal (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). March 21-22 15. UCLA 23-8 365 15 thing major,” he said. “It he had to come in for a new 8 p.m. — College Baseball: New Mexico 16. Miami 23-8 353 16 State at Brigham Young (BYUTV). SEMIFINALS 17. N.C. State 22-8 267 18 wouldn’t turn and I lost battery with 66 laps to go 8 p.m. — College Basketball: National At Madison Square Garden 18. Kentucky 21-10 230 19 brakes.” and finished 30th. NASCAR Invitation Tournament First-Round Game New York 19. DePaul 26-7 193 17 — Oakland at Clemson (ESPNU, WWBD-FM Tuesday, March 28 20. Drake 28-4 186 20 Truex passed him and will review the fight and 94.7). Semifinal, 7 p.m. 21. Syracuse 21-10 149 21 held on to become the first issue any penalties in the 8 p.m. — Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Semifinal 9:30 p.m. 22. West Virginia 23-10 131 — Open Women’s Round-of-16 Matches and 23. Oklahoma 22-9 126 22 driver to win all three seg- coming week. Men’s Third-Round Matches from Indian CHAMPIONSHIP 24. Kansas State 22-10 59 24 ments in NASCAR Cup’s Wells, Calif. (TENNIS). Thursday, March 29 25. Missouri 21-10 47 25 SPEEDING 8 p.m. — College Baseball: Texas A&M at Semifinal winners, 8 p.m. Others receiving votes: Marquette 34, new stage racing. Texas (TIME WARNER 1250). Creighton 32, Belmont 23, South Florida 14, Kyle Larson was second, Kyle Busch was one of 8:55 p.m. — International Soccer: Mexican Temple 13, Texas A&M 6, Green Bay 5, Pur- League Match — Cruz Azul vs. Santos NBA STANDINGS due 5, Dayton 4, Tennessee 3, UALR 3, followed by Chase Elliott, three drivers to get caught (UNIVISION). Western Kentucky 2, Arizona State 1. Logano and Keselowski. speeding on pit road, with 9 p.m. — Professional Boxing: Sergiy EASTERN CONFERENCE Derevyanchenko vs. Kemahl Russell in a Truex won the first two the pass-through penalty Middleweight Bout from Tunica, Miss. (FOX ATLANTIC DIVISION SPORTS 1). W L Pct GB COLLEGE BASEBALL race stages and took re- leaving him a lap down. 9 p.m. — International Baseball: World Boston 42 25 .627 — took the lead with 39 laps Speeding has been a hot Baseball Classic Second-Round Game from Toronto 38 28 .576 3½ BASEBALL AMERICA POLL San Diego — Dominican Republic vs. New York 26 41 .388 16 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the to go after a lengthy cycle issue this season as NAS- Puerto Rico (MLB NETWORK). Philadelphia 24 42 .364 17½ Baseball America poll through March 12 (se- of green-flag pit stops. CAR has gone to more pre- 10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Philadelphia Brooklyn 12 53 .185 29 lected by the staff of Baseball America): at Golden State (NBA TV). Record Prv After a hard-charging Kes- cise timing lines. SOUTHEAST DIVISION 10:55 p.m. — International Soccer: Mexican 1. Louisville 15-0 4 elowski went in front, Dan- League Match — Monarcas Morella vs. W L Pct GB 2. Florida State 13-3 2 LONG WAIT TIMES Tijuana (UNIVISION). Washington 41 24 .631 — 3. Texas Christian 12-3 1 ica Patrick blew an engine, Midnight — International Baseball: World Atlanta 37 29 .561 4½ 4. Oregon State 14-1 5 Baseball Classic Second-Round Game from Miami 32 35 .478 10 5. Florida 12-5 3 bringing out a caution. Harvick was annoyed at Tokyo — Netherlands vs. Cuba (Joined In Charlotte 29 37 .439 12½ 6. Louisiana State 12-4 6 Keselowski, who started how long it took the medi- Progress) (MLB NETWORK). Orlando 24 43 .358 18 7. Cal State Fullerton 9-5 7 from the pole, just beat cal crew to get to his car CENTRAL DIVISION 8. East Carolina 12-4 8 9. Clemson 12-3 9 W L Pct GB Truex out of pit road road and transport him to the in- 10. South Carolina 11-5 10 Cleveland 43 22 .662 — PREP SCHEDULE 11. Texas Tech 14-3 14 after their four-tire stops. He field care center. NASCAR Indiana 34 32 .515 9½ 12. Arizona 13-2 11 Detroit 33 33 .500 10½ chose the outside lane on for the first time this season TODAY 13. North Carolina 12-4 17 Milwaukee 32 33 .492 11 14. Louisiana-Lafayette 9-4 15 the restart and shot ahead is using a traveling set of VARSITY BASEBALL Chicago 31 35 .470 12½ 15. Virginia 13-3 13 until his car slowed at the doctors and paramedics in Sumter at Carolina Forest, 6:30 p.m. 16. Baylor 14-2 24 Camden Military at Crestwood, 6 WESTERN CONFERENCE 17. Stanford 11-5 16 end of the 267-lap race. hopes of better consistency. p.m. SOUTHWEST DIVISION 18. Mississippi 11-5 21 Lakewood at Hartsville, 6:30 p.m. That gave Toyota a win “I thought we made that W L Pct GB 19. St. John’s 12-2 22 Manning at Lake Marion, 6 p.m. 20. Coastal Carolina 11-7 18 after Ford victories in the better, but obviously we Easts Clarendon at Green Sea-Floyds, x-San Antonio 51 14 .785 — Houston 46 21 .687 6 21. Florida Gulf Coast 14-3 NR 5:30 p.m. 22. Texas A&M 14-3 25 season’s first two races. haven’t,” Harvick said. Sumter Christian at North Walter- Memphis 36 30 .545 15½ Dallas 28 37 .431 23 23. Oklahoma State 9-6 23 “I’ve been on the other boro Christian, 4 p.m. New Orleans 26 40 .394 25½ 24. Michigan 12-3 NR TROUBLE 25. Washington 9-6 12 side of those things plenty NORTHWEST DIVISION VARSITY AND JV BASEBALL BC-BBC--Collegiate Baseball Poll of times, so it definitely Patrick (rear gear Robert E. Lee at Williamsburg, 4 p.m. W L Pct GB 03/13/2017 2:42PM - 227 words Holly Hill at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m. Utah 41 25 .621 — feels good to take advan- change) had to start from Oklahoma City 37 29 .561 4 COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLL tage of somebody else’s the rear, fell a lap down in B TEAM BASEBALL Denver 31 35 .470 10 TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Collegiate Baseball Wilson Hall at Robert E. Lee, 5 p.m. Portland 29 36 .446 11½ poll with records through March 12. Voting is issue for once,” Truex said. the first stage and ended Minnesota 27 38 .415 13½ done by coaches, sports writers and sports in- Denny Hamlin was sixth, up 36h after the dead en- VARSITY BOYS GOLF PACIFIC DIVISION formation directors: Sumter, Wilson Hall in Magnolia Invi- Record Pts Prv followed by Ryan Blaney, gine. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. tational (at Beech Creek Golf Club), W L Pct GB x-Golden State 52 14 .788 — 1. Oregon St. 14-1 495 3 Jamie McMurray, Matt finished 33rd in a backup TBA 2. Louisville 15-0 494 5 Lee Central at Cheraw, 4:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers 40 26 .606 12 Sacramento 25 41 .379 27 3. Texas Christian 12-3 492 1 Kenseth and Clint Bowyer. car after an axle shaft Phoenix 22 45 .328 30½ 4. Texas Tech 14-3 489 12 Jimmie Johnson was poked out of wheel. VARSITY BOYS SOCCER 5. Arizona 13-2 486 4 Darlington at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers 20 46 .303 32 x-clinched playoff spot 6. Florida St. 13-3 485 8 11th, marking the first time Manning at Bishop England, 7 p.m. 7. Louisiana St. 12-4 483 6 since he became a full-time UP NEXT Thomas Sumter at Calhoun Acade- 8. Florida 12-5 480 2 my, 6 p.m. SUNDAY’S GAMES Boston 100, Chicago 80 9. St. John’s 12-2 478 9 driver in 2002 that he has The middle race of the VARSITY AND JV BOYS SOCCER Brooklyn 120, New York 112 10. Baylor 14-2 476 10 failed to have a top-10 fin- Western swing is next Sun- Indiana 102, Miami 98 11. Texas A&M 14-3 474 11 Carolina Forest at Sumter, 6 p.m. 12. Oklahoma 17-2 473 13 ish in the first three races. day on the mile track at Lakewood at Lugoff-Elgin, 6 p.m. Houston 117, Cleveland 112 Portland 110, Phoenix 101 13. North Carolina 12-4 470 14 As Dale Earnhardt Jr. Phoenix. Philadelphia 118, L.A. Lakers 116 14. Clemson 12-3 469 15 VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER 15. Virginia 13-3 465 7 Darlington at Crestwood, 6 p.m. MONDAY’S GAMES 16. South Carolina 11-5 462 18 VARSITY AND JV GIRLS SOCCER Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m. 17. Michigan 12-3 459 19 MONSTER ENERGY CUP KOBALT 400 RESULTS Dallas at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. 18. East Carolina 12-4 456 20 Sumter at Socastee, 6 p.m. At Las Vegas Motor Speedway 32. (36) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, Atlanta at San Antonio, 8 p.m. 19. Vanderbilt 11-6 453 21 Lugoff-Elgin at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. 261, 0, 5. Milwaukee at Memphis, 8 p.m. 20. Stanford 11-5 450 17 Lap length: 1.50 miles 33. (29) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 261, Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m. 21. Cal St. Fullerton 9-5 446 22 VARSITY SOFTBALL (Start position in parentheses) 0, 4. L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m. 22. Florida Gulf Coast 14-3 444 24 Sumter at Carolina Forest, 6:30 p.m. 1. (2) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 267 34. (35) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 260, 0, 3. L.A. Lakers at Denver, 10:30 p.m. 23. Missouri 15-1 443 26 East Clarendon at Green Sea-Floyds, laps, 0 rating, 60 points. 35. (38) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 254, Orlando at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m. 24. Tennessee 11-2 440 25 5:30 p.m. 25. U.C. Irvine 9-5 437 NR 2. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 0, 52. 0, 2. Wilson Hall at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. TODAY’S GAMES 26. San Diego 10-3 434 NR 3. (12) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 267, 0, 36. (28) Danica Patrick, Ford, engine, Sumter Christian at North Walter- 47. 246, 0, 1. Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m. 27. Texas 12-6 433 NR boro Christian, 4 p.m. 4. (6) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 0, 39. 37. (39) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, sus- Indiana at New York, 7:30 p.m. 28. Louisiana-Lafayette 9-4 430 28 5. (1) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 0, 48. pension, 135, 0, 0. Oklahoma City at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. 29. Oregon 11-4 426 NR VARSITY AND JV SOFTBALL 6. (15) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 0, 31. 38. (19) Kevin Harvick, Ford, accident, Portland at New Orleans, 8 p.m. 30. Mississippi 11-5 424 30 Lakewood at Darlington, 5:30 p.m. 7. (3) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 267, 0, 43. 68, 0, 1. Philadelphia at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Manning at Lake Marion, 5 p.m. 8. (10) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 39. (34) Corey Lajoie, Toyota, acci- Carolina Academy at Laurence Man- WEDNESDAY’S GAMES 267, 0, 37. dent, 16, 0, 1. ning, 4 p.m. PGA TOUR 9. (4) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267, 0, 30. Race Statistics Charlotte at Indiana, 7 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Williamsburg, 4 p.m. Valspar Championship Scores 10. (13) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 267, 0, 27. Average Speed of Race Winner: 136.034 Dallas at Washington, 7 p.m. Holly Hill at Clarendon Hall, 5 p.m. Sunday 11. (16) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, mph. Minnesota at Boston, 7:30 p.m. At Innisbrook Golf Resort (Copperhead Course) 267, 0, 31. Time of Race: 2 hours, 56 minutes, 39 New Orleans at Miami, 7:30 p.m. JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL Palm Harbor, Fla. 12. (7) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 267, seconds. Utah at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. East Clarendon at Andrews (DH), 5:30 Purse: $6.3 million 0, 25. Margin of Victory: 1.495 seconds. L.A. Lakers at Houston, 8 p.m. p.m. Yardage: 7,340; Par: 71 13. (20) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 267, 0, 24. Caution Flags: 6 for 34 laps. Memphis at Chicago, 8 p.m. Final 14. (30) Aric Almirola, Ford, 267, 0, 23. Lead Changes: 14 among 6 drivers. Portland at San Antonio, 8 p.m. VARSITY BOYS TENNIS Adam Hadwin (500), $1,134,000 68-64-67- 15. (8) Erik Jones, Toyota, 267, 0, 22. Lap Leaders: B.Keselowski 1-19; M. Sacramento at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Carolina Forest at Sumter, 5 p.m. 71—270 16. (18) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, Truex 20-24; B.Keselowski 25-70; J.Lo- Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Camden Military at Wilson Hall, 4 Patrick Cantlay (300), $680,400 71-66-66- 267, 0, 26. gano 71-75; M.Truex 76-124; B.Kesel- p.m. 68—271 17. (21) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, owski 125-126; T.Dillon 127-128; M.Mc- Dominic Bozzelli (163), $365,400 67-68-70- 267, 0, 22. Dowell 129-130; M.Truex 131-153; J. VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD COLLEGE BASKETBALL 67—272 18. (26) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, Johnson 154-156; M.Truex 157-211; J. Lee Central at Hannah-Pamplico, 5 Jim Herman (163), $365,400 62-71-71- 267, 0, 19. Johnson 212-227; M.Truex 228-243; B. p.m. MEN’S TOP 25 POLL 68—272 19. (14) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, Keselowski 244-265; M.Truex 266-267 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final Tony Finau (110), $252,000 67-72-70- 0, 18. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, WEDNESDAY 2016-17 college basketball poll, with first-place 64—273 20. (11) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 267, 0, 17. Laps Led): M.Truex, 6 times for 144 votes in parentheses, records through March Charl Schwartzel (100), $226,800 70-70-67- 21. (24) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 0, 16. laps; B.Keselowski, 4 times for 85 VARSITY BASEBALL 12, total points based on 25 points for a first- 68—275 22. (9) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267, 0, 18. laps; J.Johnson, 2 times for 17 laps; Manning at Crestwood, 6:30 p.m. place vote through one point for a 25th-place Wesley Bryan (88), $203,175 68-68-72- 23. (25) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, J.Logano, 1 time for 4 laps; T.Dillon, 1 North Central at Lee Central, 6 p.m. vote and last week’s ranking: 68—276 266, 0, 14. time for 1 lap; M.McDowell, 1 time McBee at Robert E. Lee, 6 p.m. Record Pts Prv Henrik Stenson (88), $203,175 64-71-71- 24. (23) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, for 1 lap. Junior Varsity Baseball 1. Villanova (59) 31-3 1619 2 70—276 266, 0, 13. Wins: Ku.Busch, 1; B.Keselowski, 1; Johnsonville at East Clarendon, 6 2. Gonzaga (6) 32-1 1520 4 Russell Henley (78), $176,400 64-71-75- 25. (22) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 266, M.Truex, 1. p.m. 3. Kansas 28-4 1478 1 67—277 0, 12. Top 16 in Points: 1. B.Keselowski, 132; 4. Arizona 30-4 1427 7 John Huh (78), $176,400 69-70-69-69—277 26. (31) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 265, 2. K.Larson, 131; 3. C.Elliott, 129; 4. B TEAM BASEBALL 5. North Carolina 27-7 1278 6 Chad Campbell (65), $144,900 71-69-69- 0, 11. M.Truex, 127; 5. J.Logano, 119; 6. R. Wilson Hall at Laurence Manning (at 6. Kentucky 29-5 1275 8 69—278 27. (27) Landon Cassill, Ford, 264, 0, 10. Blaney, 106; 7. Ku.Busch, 93; 8. K. J.C. Britton Park), 4:30 p.m. 7. Duke 27-8 1250 14 Jason Dufner (65), $144,900 68-71-72- 28. (33) Cole Whitt, Ford, 264, 0, 9. Harvick, 91; 9. K.Kahne, 88; 10. J.Mc- 8. UCLA 29-4 1207 3 67—278 29. (32) David Ragan, Ford, 264, 0, 8. Murray, 86; 11. T.Bayne, 82; 12. C. VARSITY BOYS SOCCER 9. Oregon 29-5 1194 5 Keith Mitchell, $144,900 69-70-71-68—278 30. (17) Kurt Busch, Ford, 263, 0, 7. Bowyer, 73; 13. M.Kenseth, 71; 14. A. Lower Richland at Crestwood, 7:30 10. Louisville 24-8 981 10 Alex Cejka (54), $110,250 68-70-72-69—279 31. (37) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, Almirola, 70; 15. D.Hamlin, 68; 16. p.m. 11. SMU 30-4 951 12 Graeme McDowell (54), $110,250 75-67-70- 262, 0, 6. P.Menard, 62. 12. 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Tues. 6:40 p.m.Tues. 9:10 p.m. Wed. 6:40 p.m. Wed. 9:10 p.m. 16 Mt St. Mary’s (19-15) 11 Kansas St. (20-13) First Four 16 N.C. Central (25-8) 11 Providence (20-12) March 14-15 16 New Orleans (20-11) 11 Wake Forest (19-13) Dayton, Ohio 16 UC Davis (22-12) 11 USC (24-9)

First Round 2017 NCAA TOURNAMENT First Round March 16-17 Second Round Second Round March 16-17 March 18-19 March 18-19 1 Villanova (31-3) Sweet 16 Sweet 16 1 Kansas (28-4) Thurs. 7:10 p.m. March 23-24 March 23-24 Fri. 6:50 p.m. Tulsa, Okla. 16 Mt St. Mary’s/NO 16 NC Central/UC Davis 8 Wisconsin (25-9) Mar. 18 Elite 8 Elite 8 Mar. 19 8 Miami (21-11) Thurs. 9:40 p.m. March 25-26 March 25-26 Fri. 9:20 p.m Buffalo, N.Y. 9 Virginia Tech (22-10) 9 Michigan St. (19-14) Mar. 24 Mar. 23 5 Virginia (22-10) 5 Iowa St. (23-10) Thurs. 12:40 p.m. Thurs. 9:57 p.m. Milwaukee 12 UNC Wilmington (29-5) 12 Nevada (28-6) FINAL FOUR Mar. 18 Mar. 18 4 Florida (24-8) Phoenix 4 Purdue (25-7) Thurs. 3:10 p.m. Thurs. 7:27 p.m.

Orlando, Fla. April 1 13 East Tenn. St. (27-7) EAST MIDWEST 13 Vermont (29-5) armno ai.Sacramento, Calif. Sacramento, Calif. 6 SMU (29-4) New York Kansas City, Mo. 6 Creighton (25-9) Mar. 26 Fri. 3:10 p.m. Mar. 25 Fri. 4:30 p.m. 11 Providence/USC 11 Rhode Island (24-9) 3 Baylor (25-7) Mar. 19 Mar. 19 3 Oregon (29-5) Fri. 12:40 p.m. Fri. 2 p.m. Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa, 14 New Mex. St. (28-5) 14 Iona (22-12)

Mar. 24 Mar. 23 7 South Carolina (22-10) 7 Michigan (24-11) Indianapolis Fri. 9:50 p.m. Fri. 12:15 p.m. 10 Marquette (19-12) NATIONAL 10 Oklahoma St. (20-12) 2 Duke (27-8) Mar. 19 CHAMPIONSHIP Mar. 19 2 Louisville (24-8) Fri. 7:20 p.m. April 3 Fri. 2:45 p.m.

Greenville, S.C. 15 Troy (22-14) 15 Jacksonville St. (20-14)

1 Gonzaga (32-1) 1 North Carolina (27-7) Greenville, S.C. Thurs. 2 p.m. Fri. 4 p.m. 16 So. Dakota St. (18-16) 16 Texas So. (23-11) 8 Northwestern (23-11) Mar. 18 Mar. 19 8 Arkansas (25-9) Thurs. 4:30 p.m. Fri. 1:30 p.m.

Salt Lake City 9 Vanderbilt (19-15) 9 Seton Hall (21-11)

5 Notre Dame (25-9) Mar. 23 Mar. 24 5 Minnesota (24-9)

Thurs. 2:45 p.m. Thurs. 4 p.m. Milwaukee 12 Princeton (23-6) 12 Middle Tenn. (30-4) 4 West Virginia (26-8) Mar. 18 Mar. 18 4 Butler (23-8)

Buffalo, N.Y. Thurs. 2:45 p.m. Thurs. 1:30 p.m. 13 Bucknell (26-8) 13 Winthrop (26-6) WEST SOUTH 6 Maryland (24-8) San Jose, Calif. Memphis, Tenn. 6 Cincinnati (29-4) Mar. 26 Thurs. 6:50 p.m. Mar. 25 Fri. 7:27 p.m. 11 Xavier (21-13) 11 Kan. St./Wake Forest 3 Florida St. (25-8) Mar. 18 Mar. 19 3 UCLA (29-4) All times EDT Thurs. 9:20 p.m. Fri. 9:57 p.m. Orlando, Fla. 14 FGCU (26-7) 14 Kent St. (22-13)

7 Saint Mary’s (28-4) Mar. 23 Mar. 24 7 Dayton (24-7) Indianapolis Thurs. 7:20 p.m. Fri. 7:10 p.m. 10 VCU (26-8) 10 Wichita St. (30-4) 2 Arizona (30-4) Mar. 18 Mar. 19 2 Kentucky (29-5) Thurs. 9:50 p.m. Fri. 9:40 p.m. Salt Lake City 15 North Dakota (22-9) 15 N. Kentucky (24-10) AP WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL UConn No. 1 again in rebuilding season

BY PAT EATON-ROBB and No. 15 UCLA, are the re- Orange have a first-round opportunity. And this is what The Associated Press TOURNAMENT gion’s other top seeds. matchup against Iowa State we’ve been working so hard TV SCHEDULE Despite recent success, Au- (18-12), with a chance for a ti- for in our season is to be the STORRS, Conn. — UConn’s TODAY riemma still worries about tle-game rematch in the sec- most prepared team coming players heard all the talk. Fol- how this group, most of whom ond round. into the tournament.” NCAA lowing four straight national First Four did not play a big role a year “For us, it’s a big opportuni- Duke will host 15th-seeded championships, this would be TRUTV ago, will handle the pressure ty,” said Syracuse coach Hampton (20-12). The Blue a rebuilding season. 6:30 p.m. – Mount St. Mary’s vs. of tournament games against Quentin Hillsman. “We were Devils are led, coincidently, by New Orleans After Breanna Stewart, Mo- 9 p.m. – Kent State vs. Wake Forest that kind of competition. in the Big East, so we know guard Lexie Brown, who riah Jefferson and Morgan “How will this team react in what it’s like to play in transferred from Maryland. NIT Tuck went 1-3 in the WNBA First Round a big, big, big situation, when Storrs.” The Terps host 14th-seeded draft, even coach Geno Au- ESPN it’s their first time facing Bucknell (27-5) in the first riemma suggested this year’s 7 p.m. – North Carolina-Greens- elimination?” Auriemma said. SURPRISE SEEDING round. The winner will face boro at Syracuse Huskies could lose six games 9 p.m. – Indiana at Georgia Tech “Now, everything is riding on Duke (27-5) comes into the either West Virginia (23-10) or during a tough non-confer- ESPN2 them. But it’s been like that tournament ranked No. 9. Elon (27-6) in Round 2. ence schedule. 7:15 p.m. – Valparaiso at Illinois all year, so maybe they’ve got- Maryland (30-2) comes in 9:15 p.m. – Richmond at Alabama GOING EAST Instead, UConn (32-0) enters 11:15 p.m. – Cal State Bakersfield ten accustomed to it.” ranked No. 4. the NCAA Tournament unde- at California Some other things to watch But the Blue Devils received The Bridgeport Region in- feated for the eighth time, on ESPNU for in the Bridgeport Region- the second seed and Maryland cludes five teams from west of 8 p.m. – Oakland at Clemson a 107-game winning streak 10 p.m. – Boise State at Utah al: was given a somewhat sur- the Mississippi — UCLA, and as the tournament’s over- prising third seed. Boise State, Texas A&M, Iowa all No. 1 seed. UConn will host the first TITLE GAME REMATCH Maryland won the Big Ten State and Oregon. “I think the chip on our two rounds on campus, about UConn beat Syracuse in last title but was hurt by its The fourth-seeded Bruins shoulder helped,” said guard 80 miles north of the regional year’s national championship strength of schedule. (23-8) host No. 13-seed Boise Katie Lou Samuelson. “We al- site in Bridgeport. game. If the schools meet “At this point, it really State (25-7), the Mountain ways heard how we lost Stew- The Huskies face 16th-seed again in this year’s NCAA doesn’t matter,” said Mary- West champions, in the first ie, Tuck and Mo. We heard Albany (21-11), the champions Tournament, it will be on the land coach Brenda Frese. round. about that every single day of the America East confer- Huskies’ home court. “You put your head down and Fifth-seeded Texas A&M and that kind of motivated us ence, in the opening round. Syracuse (21-10) will head to you’re given the bracket that (21-11) also plays in Los Ange- and pushed us forward.” No. 9 Duke, No. 4 Maryland Storrs as an eighth seed. The you have. And this is the next les against Ivy League cham-

coach Brad Brownell said: Confi- played well in enough games that he but he’s more comfortable now. He’s CLEMSON dence in his knee and his ability. truly believes in his abilities,” a guy who has had some success. We FROM PAGE B1 Mitchell suffered a torn meniscus Brownell said. “There’s a lot more believe in him and I think he knows in a knee during a non-contact drill doubt in young people’s minds than that.” three days before the Tigers’ season most people realize. Kids can be frag- And Mitchell believes in his team, on opposing defenses. opener last November and underwent ile and there’s a lot more weight on which he believes is poised for an ex- “I’m definitely driving a lot more arthroscopic surgery. He was side- their shoulders than most people re- tended run in the NIT. than I did at Vanderbilt,” Mitchell lined for several games, but was hin- alize, too – some internal, but a lot ex- “Nine ACC teams got in (the NCAA said. “Our offense now is a lot more dered throughout the non-conference ternal. Tournament) and just about all of about spacing, which allows you to portion of the schedule before gain- “He had to get past the point of those teams we played real close,” drive more.” ing confidence later in the season. worrying about the knee. He’s had a Mitchell said. “We have a chip on our Mitchell’s improved play is the re- “I think for him it’s having played couple of hiccups along the way and shoulder. We want to show people sult of two things. Clemson head in enough games now and having that kind of scared him a little bit, that we could have won a lot of those

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SPORTS ITEMS Hadwin rallies to gain win in Valspar Championship

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) bia 10-3 in 11 innings Sunday. — Adam Hadwin only wants a The Dominicans, who won the chance to win when he tees it 2013 tournament, finished 3-0 up on the PGA Tour, and he’s in the first round. never had a chance like this Canada went 0-3 and has one. never advanced beyond the Birdie putts from 35 feet opening round. and 55 feet on the back nine CLEMSON 4 Saturday at the Valspar NOTRE DAME 0 Championship stretched his lead to four shots. Equally im- CLEMSON — Alex Eubanks portant to him was the slick, pitched seven scoreless in- bending 6-foot par putt on the nings to lead Clemson to a 4-0 final hole. victory over Notre Dame on “Three shots is much easier Sunday at Doug Kingsmore to come back from than four Stadium. shots is,” Hadwin said after a The Tigers, who swept the clean card of 4-under 67. series 3-0 and won their 11th “That extra shot could be ev- game in a row against an At- erything tomorrow. That was lantic Coast Conference team a big putt for me, I think, dating to 2016, improved to mentally going into tomor- 12-3 overall and 3-0 in the row.” ACC. The Fighting Irish fell to U.S. BOUNCES BACK IN WORLD 3-11 overall and 0-3 in ACC BASEBALL CLASSIC play. Eubanks, improved to 2-1 by MIAMI (AP) — The United allowing just four hits, no States bounced back to move runs and two walks with on. seven strikeouts. Nolan Arenado and Buster Posey homered and drove in VARSITY SOFTBALL three runs apiece to help CRESTWOOD 24 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Team USA shake off a deflat- LOWER RICHLAND 22 ing defeat and earn a berth in Adam Hadwin tees off on the second hole during the final round of the Valspar Championship on Sunday the second round of the World Crestwood High School at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor, Florida. Hadwin went on to win the tournament. Baseball Classic by beating evened its record at 1-1 with a Canada 8-0 on Sunday night. 24-22 victory over Lower Rich- CLARENDON HALL FINISHES THIRD Amberly Way went 6-for-8 two hits. The Americans finished 2-1 land on Friday at the CHS Clarendon Hall finished with five runs batted in to in pool play and rebounded field. third in the South Carolina lead CH. Hadleigh McIntosh VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER after blowing a five-run lead Brittany Epps led the Lady Independent School Associa- was 5-for-9 with three RBI, SOCASTEE 7 Saturday and losing to the Do- Knights, going 5-for-6 with six tion tournament on Saturday while Sarah Henning was SUMTER 0 minican Republic 7-5. runs batted in. She also at Patriot Park SportsPlex on 4-for-8 with six RBI. Bailey The U.S. is trying for a WBC scored three runs. Saturday. Corbett was also 4-for-8. MYRTLE BEACH – Sumter breakthrough after failing to Jada Thompson and Sa- The Lady Saints went 2-2, On Friday in Walterboro, High School dropped its Re- reach the final in the three mantha Stone had four hits beating Carolina Academy Clarendon Hall defeated Col- gion VI-5A opener to Socastee previous events. apiece. Lindsey Rogers drove and Robert E. Lee. The losses leton Prep 16-6. Henning was on Friday, falling to 7-0 at the The Dominicans also ad- in three runs. came against tournament 4-for-5 with three RBI. McKen- Socastee field. vanced to the second round in champion Marlboro Academy zie Bagnal was 3-for-4 with Sumter plays at Carolina San Diego by beating Colom- JV SOFTBALL and runner-up Colleton Prep. three RBI and Corbett had Forest today.

USC FROM PAGE B1 NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT Keeping Sumter Beautiful STOCKTON REGIONAL OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL Staley said she’s talked First Round First Round Friday, March 17 Friday, March 17 By Katie Altman-Goff, with members of the selec- At Columbia, S.C. At Starkville, Miss. tion committee during the South Carolina (27-4) vs. UNC-Ashe- DePaul (26-7) vs. Northern Iowa (24- Water Resources Extention Agent ville (19-14), 5 p.m. 8), Noon offseason to find out why her Arizona State (19-12) vs. Michigan Mississippi (29-4) vs. Troy (22-10), team that led the country in State (21-11), 7:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Workshop: ture rainwater in a rain barrel or At Tallahassee, Fla. Saturday, March 18 build your own rain barrel attendance the past three Missouri (21-10) vs. South Florida At Waco, Texas cistern. Rain barrels are usually years is sent so far from (24-8), 5 p.m. Baylor (30-3) vs. Texas Southern around 60 gallons. Are you won- Florida State (25-6) vs. Western Illi- (23-9), 6:30 p.m. home. “They give me what nois (26-6), 7:30 p.m. LSU (20-11) vs. California (19-13), 9 p.m. Stormwater pollution is the dering how much rain it takes to took place in the room,” she At Corvallis, Ore. At Louisville, Ky. greatest threat to our nation’s sur- fill a 60 gallon barrel? If you have a Oregon State (29-4) vs. Long Beach Louisville (27-7) vs. Chattanooga face waters according to the U.S. 1,000 square foot roof with rain said. “I’m looking forward to State (23-10), 5 p.m. (21-10), 1:30 p.m. those conversations.” Creighton (23-7) vs. Toledo (25-8), Tennessee (19-11) vs. Dayton (22-9), 4 Environmental Protection Agency. gutters, it only takes a 0.4 inch rain 7:30 p.m. p.m. So, what is stormwater pollution? event to fill your barrel! Rain bar- The Gamecock players are Saturday, March 18 At Seattle looking forward to the tour- At Coral Gables, Fla. 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SYLVIA JACKSON online business, Market York, New York, Roosevelt other times at the home of daughter of the late Johnny Sylvia Jackson, 62, died on Street Cargo, make it to its “Ray” (Selena) Dees of her sister, Rhidona Wood- Ragin and Ethel Frazier Wednesday, March 8, 2017. fullest potential. Ocala, Florida, Boston (Clau- ward. White. She was born on July 3, At the time of his death, dette) Dees of Hampton, Vir- Memorials may be made to The family is receiving 1954, in Sumter, Jeff was an active member ginia, and Johnnie (Dean- Trinity United Methodist friends at the residence. a daughter of the of Crosswell Baptist Church, drus) Dees of Irvington, New Church, 226 W. Liberty St., These services have been late James Mc- serving as a deacon and the Jersey; seven sisters-in-law; Sumter, SC 29150; Central entrusted to Samuels Funer- Bride and Mary praise team drummer. He one aunt, Naomi Swinton; a United Methodist Church, al Home LLC of Manning. Ruth Swinton. also was the drummer for niece that grew up in the 6030 Albemarle Road, Char- She was a gradu- Trinity United Methodist home, Marilyn (Kerry) Dray- lotte, NC 28212; or to the WILLIE WALKER SR. ate of the 1972 Church’s early service praise ton; and a host of other spe- charity of one’s choice. Willie Walker Sr.’s life’s JACKSON class of Bay team. During the past two cial nieces, nephews, rela- The family would like ex- journey ended early Wednes- Ridge High years as Jeff fought his can- tives and close friends. tend their deepest gratitude day morning, March 8, 2017, School. cer, he always tried to con- Homegoing celebration to the staff of Covenant at McLeod Regional Medical Survivors include her hus- serve as much energy each will be held at noon on Place and to Dr. Mayes Du- Center, Florence. band, Len Eric Jackson Sr.; week so he could play drums Wednesday at Grant Hill bose for the many years of He was born on May 25, sons, Len Eric Jackson Jr., on Sunday. Playing drums Missionary Baptist Church, compassionate service. 1943, in Sumter, to the late Garon Jackson and Brandon with the praise team was 5401 Black River Road, Rem- Online condolences may be Jerry and Mary Walker. Wil- Jackson; daughter, Mangon what he enjoyed the most. bert, with the Rev. Clifton N. sent to www.sumterfunerals. lie was educated in the Sum- Jackson; brother, Willis He also served as the direc- Witherspoon, pastor, eulo- com. ter County public school sys- Pringle; sister, Peggy Pringle tor of the multimedia com- gist. Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- tem. He graduated from Eb- Quick; and a special uncle, mittee at Crosswell with a The family is receiving neral Home & Crematory, enezer High School in 1963. Willie Wright. passion to find ways to re- family and friends at the 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in Early on, accepting Christ as Funeral service will be duce distractions during the home, 230 Alexander Place, charge of the arrangements, his Lord and Savior, he held at 1 p.m. today at New worship service through pro- Sumter. (803) 775-9386. joined Orangehill Indepen- Bethel Missionary Baptist curing new equipment. He The procession will leave dent Church of Wedgefield. Church. also added lighting effects at 11:20 a.m. from the home. After moving to New York, The family is receiving for special holiday programs. Burial will be in Mt. Carm- he joined Mount Zion Baptist friends at the home, 335A Jeff and Barbara loved to el Cemetery, Dalzell. Church of Port Chester, New Picardy Drive, Sumter. work together on many of These services have been York. Willie believed in JP Holley Funeral Home his projects and he will be entrusted to the manage- working hard and support- of Columbia is in charge of sorely missed as her help- ment and staff of Williams ing his family. He was em- arrangements. www.jpholley. mate with the choir. Jeff had Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. GLORIA JEAN ROUSE ployed by Empirebrush in com a servant’s heart and served Main St., Sumter. Port Chester, New York, wherever needed when Online memorial messages LYNCHBURG — Gloria Electrolux in Old Greenwich, SAMUEL D. BAKER called, helping with building may be sent to the family at Jean Rouse, wife of Larry Connecticut, United Hospital Samuel Dwight Baker, 89, and grounds projects, keen- [email protected]. Rouse Sr., entered eternal in Port Chester, New York, widower of Catherine Olivia ager events, weddings, funer- com. rest on March 10, 2017, at her and the sanitation depart- Shaw Baker, passed away on als and, in earlier years, he Visit us on the web at residence, 77 Cowboy Lane, ment of Largemount in Ma- Friday, March served as a youth Sunday www.williamsfuneralho- Lynchburg. maroneck, New York. He was 10, 2016, at his school teacher. He loved pho- meinc.com. The family is receiving a member of Elks Lodge 155 residence. tographing the children and friends at the residence. of Standford, Connecticut. Born in Lynch- their families at the annual DESJUAN M. LEMON Funeral arrangements are After all his years of work- burg to the late fall festival. DesJuan Martise Lemon, incomplete but will be an- ing multiple jobs at a time, Joseph and Vista Jeff is survived by his wife son of Cynthia Lemon, died nounced by Wilson Funeral he decided to retire in June Wilson Baker, of 26 years, Barbara Cochran on March 10, 2017, at Palmet- Home, 403 S. Main St., Bish- of 2006 and purchase their BAKER Dwight retired Scruggs; his parents, Wayne to Health Tuomey. opville. dream home in Sumter. from Campbell C. Scruggs and Margaret Funeral arrangements are After returning home, he be- Soup after 30 years of ser- Henderson Scruggs of Sum- incomplete and will be an- JACQUELINE JENKINS came a member of the Sumt- vice. He later worked with ter; his sister, Kim Scruggs nounced later by Sumter Fu- BISHOPVILLE — Jacque- erite group. Willie was a Murrays Auto Parts and Pig- Barnhill and her husband, neral Service Inc. line Jenkins entered eternal family man and enjoyed gly Wiggly. He was a member Lacy Barnhill Jr.; his other The family will receive rest on March 11, 2017, at her spending time with his chil- of Westside Baptist Church. family-in-love members, friends at the home of his residence, 29 Bluebird Lane, dren and grandchildren. He is survived by four George F. Coble and Deborah aunt, Tiara Queen, 4635 Bishopville. He leaves to cherish pre- daughters, Cathy B. Weath- Cochran Coble, Alan W. Co- Wrangler Trail. The family is receiving cious memories with his wife ers (John) of Sumter, Debbie chran and Norene Shipley friends at the residence. of 54 years, Fannie G Walker; Bass of Georgia, Tammey B. Cochran, Norman David ALFRED SINGLETON Funeral arrangements are his children, Willie Walker Jr. Cundiff of Georgia and Brown and Constance Co- Alfred Singleton, son of incomplete but will be an- (Essie) of Wedgefield, Simone Sandy B. Mauricio of Sum- chran Brown; and many the late Paul and Ethel Lee nounced by Wilson Funeral Williams (Renard) of Colum- ter; nine grandchildren, aunts, uncles, cousins, niec- Huggins Singleton, died on Home, 403 S. Main St., Bish- bia, Crystal Morris-Robinson Amanda Conover, Wes es, nephews, great-nieces Saturday, March 11, 2017, at opville. of Powhatan, Virginia, and Weathers, Kimberly Thames, and great-nephews. his residence, 1422 Olanta Wade Morris of Powhatan; Danielle Wright, Nikki Funeral services will be Highway, Effingham. BRIDGETT R. NERO nine grandchildren, Shake- Pritchard, Ashley Kummer, held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday Funeral arrangements are NEW ZION — Bridgett mia (Trennis), Willie III, Tiffa- Jeffrey Mauricio, Jeremey at Crosswell Baptist Church incomplete and will be an- Renee Nero, 42, companion ny, Reniya-Symone, Realyn, Mauricio and Jessika Mauri- with the Rev. Charles Owens nounced later by Sumter Fu- of Lee Miller, died on Fri- Malik, Kayla, Travis and Der- cio; and 17 great-grandchil- officiating. Burial will be in neral Service Inc. day, March 10, 2017, as the rick; 12 great-grandchildren; dren. Evergreen Memorial Park The family will receive result of an automobile ac- three brothers, Lewis Walker The family will receive cemetery. friends at the home of his cident. (Connie) of Sumter, Jesse friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on The family will receive sister, Barbara Singleton She was born on Sept. 8, Walker of Wedgefield and Wednesday at Elmore Hill friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today (George) Smith, 4685 Bum 1974, in Lamar, a daughter of Earl Walker (Valerie) of McCreight Funeral Home at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Hill Lane. Janette Anderson Nero and Perry, Georgia; two sisters, and other times at the home, Funeral Home and other the late Sammie Nero. Mary McCants (Therin) of 2028 Greenville Circle, Sum- times at the home. CHRISTOPHER A. BAILEY The family is receiving Columbia and Jeannette Eng- ter. Memorials may be made to Christopher Allen Bailey, friends at the home of Mil- lish (Norman) of Mount Ver- Funeral services will be Crosswell Baptist Church, son of the late Charles and dred Miller, 961 Utah Circle. non, New York; goddaughter, held at 2 p.m. on Thursday in 604 Mathis St., Sumter, SC Viola Brown Bailey, died on These services have been Iesha Lefever of New Fair- the chapel of Elmore Hill 29150. Saturday, March 11, 2017, at entrusted to Samuels Funer- field, Connecticut; special McCreight Funeral Home The family would like to Palmetto Health Tuomey. al Home LLC of Manning. aunt, Gurtrude Smith of Phil- with the Rev. Harley Case thank South Carolina Oncol- Funeral arrangements are adelphia; many aunts, uncles, and Allen Jones officiating. ogy Associates and Duke incomplete and will be an- LORENZO FULLARD nephews, nieces, cousins, Burial will follow in Ever- University Cancer Center for nounced later by Sumter Fu- LYNCHBURG — Lorenzo other relatives and friends. green Memorial Park ceme- all their efforts to fight this neral Service Inc. Fullard died on Sunday, Willie was preceded in tery. horrible disease. The family will receive March 12, 2017. death by his parents, Jerry Memorials may be made to Elmore-Cannon-Stephens friends at his residence, 823 Arrangements will be an- and Mary Walker; two broth- St. John United Methodist Funeral Home and Cremato- Webb St. nounced by Bacote-Eaddy ers; one sister; two aunts; Church Missions, 136 Poin- rium of Sumter is in charge Funeral Home of Timmons- one brother-in-law; two sis- sett Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 of the arrangements. M. EARLYNE REESE ville. ters-in-law; and one god- or to a charity of one’s Mamie Earlyne Reese, 91, The family is receiving daughter. choice. JAMES DEAS passed away on Saturday, friends at 2357 S.C. 341 Public viewing will be held Online condolences may be James “JB” Deas departed March 11, 2017, at Palmetto South, Lynchburg. from 2 to 6 p.m. today at sent to www.sumterfunerals. this life on March 10, 2017, at Health Tuomey. Job’s Mortuary. com. Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Sumter to the late PARA LEE NIXON Mr. Williams will be placed Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- Born on July Joseph Earle and Lucia Para Lee Nixon, 75, widow in the church at 1 p.m. on neral Home and Crematory, 18, 1934, in Sum- Dona Black Reese, Earlyne of Phillip Nixon, died on Wednesday for viewing until 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in ter County, he was an Edmunds High Sunday, March 12, 2017, at the hour of service. charge of arrangements, was a son of the School graduate from the Palmetto Health Tuomey. Funeral services will be (803) 775-9386. late Eddie Dees Class of 1942. She went on to Born in Sumter County, held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday Sr. and Lillian graduate from Queens Col- she was a daughter of the at High Hills Baptist Church, Frierson Dees. lege in Charlotte, where she late George and Mary Shan- 6750 Meeting House Road, DEAS “JB” attended studied music and account- non Weathers. Dalzell, SC 29040 with the the public ing. Earlyne was a former The family will receive Rev. L.W. Walker Jr. officiat- schools of Sumter County. employee of the John Mar- friends at the home, 3260 ing. Interment will follow in He was employed by Geor- shall Agency, where she was Merlene Nixon Road, Rem- High Hills Baptist Church gia-Pacific until he retired. an executive secretary and bert, SC 29128. cemetery. JEFFERY W. SCRUGGS After retiring, he returned to treasurer. She was a former Funeral arrangements are The family will receive work and was employed by choir director and organist incomplete and will be an- friends at the home, 685 W. Jeffery Wayne “Jeff” Blanding Iron Works, where for Central United Method- nounced by Palmer Memori- Emerald Lake Drive, Sumter, Scruggs, 53, husband of Bar- he was passionate as a ist Church in Charlotte; a al Chapel Inc. SC 29153. bara Cochran Scruggs, died skilled welder. As a lifelong former organist for Trinity Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. on March 12, member of Grant Hill Mis- United Methodist Church in STEWART W. STROTHERS Main St., Sumter, is in 2017, after an ex- sionary Baptist Church, he Sumter; and a lifelong mem- MYRTLE BEACH — Stew- charge of arrangements. tended battle served as an usher and was a ber of Beta Sigma Phi. art Washington Strothers, 88, Online memorials may be with an aggres- faithful member of the She is survived by two sis- husband of Doris Mae Fisher sent to the family at jobsmor- sive type of non- church Sunday school. In ters, Rowena Reese Pratt and Strothers, died on Monday, [email protected] or visit us Hodgkin’s lym- 1943, “JB” married the love Rhidona Reese Woodward, March 13, 2017, at his resi- on the web at www.jobsmor- phoma. of his life, the late Annie both of Sumter; and two sis- dence, 112 Brookgate Drive, tuary.net. SCRUGGS Born on Sept. Bell Nickens Deas. To this ters-in-law, Carol T. Reese of Myrtle Beach. 21, 1963, in An- union of 53 years, seven chil- Sumter and Jackie Reese of He was born on July 30, ASHTON Q. BENBOW SR. derson, he was a son of dren were born. Greenwood. 1928, in Pittsburgh, a son of Ashton Quincy Benbow Wayne C. and Margaret Hen- Precious memories will be In addition to her parents, the late Stewart and Mary Sr., 90, husband of Rever derson Scruggs. He moved to shared by his loving daugh- she was predeceased by four Ethel Graves Strothers. Ford Benbow, entered into Sumter with his family in ter, Jacqueline (Jeffery) brothers, Joseph Kenneth The family is receiving eternal rest on Monday, 1972. He graduated from Fur- Jackson; six supportive sons, Reese, Richard Black Reese, friends at his residence. March 13, 2016, at his resi- man High School. He drove a James (Carol) Deas, Jimmie Travis Harold Reese and These services have been dence, 1640 Poole Road. school bus and worked for (Altoya) Deas, Anthony Thomas Edgar Reese; and a entrusted to Samuels Funer- Born on Aug. 31, 1926, in Shoney’s during his high (Sheron) Deas, Donald Deas, sister, Lela Iantha Reese. al Home LLC of Manning. Clarendon County, he was a school years, then worked Dwayne (Vivian) Deas and Funeral services will be son of late Sadie Black Rose for 18 years at Becton Dick- Sidney Deas, all of Sumter; a held at noon today in the ISABELLA F. MILLER and Ernest Benbow. inson in Sumter, where he granddaughter he reared, chapel of Elmore Hill Mc- MANNING — Isabella Fra- The family will receive and Barbara met. Jeff left Sharnetta (Corey) Mack; 19 Creight Funeral Home with zier Miller, 85, widow of Rob- relatives and friends at the BD to pursue the dream of additional grandchildren; 18 the Rev. Steve Holler officiat- ert Miller, died on Monday, residence, 1640 Poole Road. owning his own business. He great-grandchildren; two sis- ing. Burial will follow in March 13, 2017, at her resi- Funeral arrangements are graduated from the Universi- ters, Diane (Harold) Jeffer- Sumter Cemetery. dence, 3595 Mallett Road, incomplete and will be an- ty of South Carolina, Aiken, son of Newark, New Jersey, The family will receive Manning. nounced by Ephriam D. Ste- with a bachelor’s degree in and Mary S. (Henry) Dennis friends from 11 a.m. until She was born on Oct. 22, phens Funeral Home of entrepreneurial manage- of New York, New York; four noon today prior to the ser- 1931, in the Sugar Hill com- Sumter. “Where Dignity is ment. He didn’t get to see his brothers, Louis Dees of New vice at the funeral home and munity of Manning, a the Watch Word.” B6 | TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2017 TELEVISION THE SUMTER ITEM

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Shook Manning, South Carolina 29102 Personal Representatives, appointed to Personal Representatives, appointed to consideration within 30 days from will be made by the Plaintiff. P.O. Box 71727 (803) 435-8894 administer these estates, and to fi le their administer these estates, and to fi le their the date of this Notice. North Charleston, SC 29415 Attorney for the Plaintiff nelson claims on Form #371PC with the Probate claims on Form #371PC with the Probate YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE (843) 577-5460 @lowlawfirm.com Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR that should you fail to answer the Attorney for Plaintiff www.l pwlawfirm.com Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff before the date that is eight months after before the date that is eight months after PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE the date of the fi rst publication of this the date of the fi rst publication of this will move for a general Order of NOTICE OF FILING Estate Notice INTERVENTION, YOUR Reference to the Master in Equity Sumter County Notice to Creditors, (unless previously Notice to Creditors, (unless previously MORTGAGE COMPANY/AGENT for Sumter, which Order shall, barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), MAY PROCEED WITH A pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South IN THE COURT OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS or such persons shall be forever barred or such persons shall be forever barred FORECLOSURE ACTION. Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, COMMON PLEAS as to heir claims. All claims are required as to heir claims. All claims are required specifically provide that the said THIRD JUDICIAL OF ESTATES to be presented in written statements, to be presented in written statements, If you have already pursued loss Master in Equity is authorized and Persons having claim against the indicating the name and the address indicating the name and the address mitigation with the Plaintiff, this CIRCUIT empowered to enter a final judgment CASE N0.: following estates are required to deliver of the claimant, the basis of the claim, of the claimant, the basis of the claim, Notice does not guarantee the in this action. or mail their claims to the indicated the amount claimed, the date when the the amount claimed, the date when the availability of loss mitigation options 2017-CP-43-00111 Personal Representatives, appointed to claim will become due, the nature of any claim will become due, the nature of any or further review of your administer these estates, and to fi le their uncertainty as to the amount claimed and uncertainty as to the amount claimed and NOTICE OF FILING STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA qualifications. AMENDED claims on Form #371PC with the Probate the date when due, and a description of the date when due, and a description of COUNTY OF SUMTER Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. any security as to the claim. any security as to the claim. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION COMPLAINT Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or Theresa D. Manning. FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE before the date that is eight months after Estate:/ Hermon M. McCoy PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Plaintiff, the date of the fi rst publication of this Estate:/Victoria Blair the original Amended Complaint in vs. #2017ES4300108 COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT Notice to Creditors, (unless previously Personal Representative Regensburg the above entitled action, together Wal-Mart Stores, East, LP d/b/a A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), Nasbia Martin Miller #2017ES4300052 with the Summons, was filed in the Wal-Mart Supercenter #0511 and OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR or such persons shall be forever barred 50 Genevia Lane Personal Representative Office of the Clerk of Court for John Doe, an unknown individual, THAT PURPOSE, except as stated as to heir claims. All claims are required Rembert, SC 29128 Charles R. Staggs, Jr. below in the instance of bankruptcy Sumter County on February 13, 2017 Defendants. to be presented in written statements, C/O Kenneth R. Young, Jr. at 1:35 p.m. protection. indicating the name and the address Estate:/Marianne M. Beasley Attorney at Law TO THE DEFENDANTS, of the claimant, the basis of the claim, #2017ES4300144 23 West Calhoun Street WAL-MART STORES, EAST, LP IF YOU ARE UNDER THE ORDER APPOINTING the amount claimed, the date when the Personal Representative Sumter, SC 29150 D/B/A WAL-MART PROTECTION OF THE GUARDIAN AD claim will become due, the nature of any Lisa S. Avins SUPERCENTER #0511 AND JOHN BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE LITEM NISI uncertainty as to the amount claimed and 97 Paisley Park DOE, AN UNKNOWN INDIVIDUAL, Estate:/Joseph Vernon Brown BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT the date when due, and a description of Sumter, SC 29150 OF A BANKRUPTCY It appearing to the satisfaction of the ABOVE− NAMED: any security as to the claim. #2017ES4300142 PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS Court, upon reading and filing of the Estate:/James P. Mallard, Jr. Personal Representative GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO You will please take notice that the Linda S. Bostanche Petition of the Plaintiff for the Estate:/Willene M. Sherer #2017ES4300112 STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND appointment of Kelley Y Woody, original Amended Summons and Personal Representative C/O Kenneth R. Young, Jr. FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES Amended Complaint in the above #2017ES4300145 Attorney at Law attorney in Columbia, South Personal Representative James P. Mallard, III AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN entitled action were filed in the 23 West Calhoun Street Carolina, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi Lisa S. Avins 5 Garrett St. ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter, SC 29150 for all unknown minors, and for all 97 Paisley Park Sumter, SC 29150 OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, persons who may be under a legal Sumter County on the 20th day of January, 2017. Sumter, SC 29150 ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR disability, it is Estate:/Claire Petit Estate:/Emily K. Jackson ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT #2017ES4300150 #2017ES4300178 FROM YOU PERSONALLY. AMENDED SUMMONS Estate:/Jackson Miles ORDERED that Kelley Y Woody, #2017ES4300113 Personal Representative Personal Representative Attorney at Law, be and she is (Jury Trial Requested) Katie J. Moore SUMMONS Personal Representative Wilson Macewen hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem June Miles 2154 Mallard Road Carrie Warner AND NOTICES TO: THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE Nisi on behalf of unknown minors or C/O J. Cabot Seth Camden, SC 29020 Attorney at Law NAMED: persons under a legal disability, all Attorney at Law PO Box 6306 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED Estate:/Bonnie G. McLeod IN THE COURT OF of whom may have an interest in or PO Box 1268 Columbia, SC 29260 AND REQUIRED to answer the #2017ES4300132 COMMON PLEAS claim to have some interest in the Sumter, SC 29151 C/A NO: 2017CP4300005 real property known as 450 Complaint in this matter, a copy of Personal Representative Deschamps Road, Sumter, SC 29154; which is herewith served upon you, Estate:/Miyoko Tedder Mark A. McLeod Estate:/Tracy Marino Morales (NON-JURY MORTGAGE that she is empowered and directed and to serve a copy of your Answer to #2017ES4300128 3605 Cody Road #2017ES4300110 said Complaint upon the subscriber Pinewood, SC 29125 FORECLOSURE) to appear on behalf of and represent Personal Representative Personal Representative at his office, Land, Parker & Welch, said Defendants, unless the said George W. Tedder Patricia A. Morales P.A., Post Office Box 138, Manning, Estate:/ Robert A. Smith STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Defendants, or someone on their 3000 Aaron Road C/O Ricci Land Welch South Carolina, 29102, within #2017ES4300107 COUNTY OF SUMTER behalf, shall within thirty (30) days Dalzell, SC 29040 Attorneys at Law after service of a copy hereof as THIRTY (30) days from the service Personal Representative PO Box 138 Loretta Smith Nationstar Mortgage LLC, directed, procure the appointment of thereof, exclusive of the day of such Manning, SC 29102 Estate:/Cherie Danielle 3460 Deer Track Circle PLAINTIFF, a Guardian ad Litem for the said service; and if you fail to answer the Wingate Dalzell, SC 29040 vs. Defendants; Complaint within the time aforesaid, #2017ES4300125 judgment by default will be rendered Dorothy Robertson; Willie Mae Scott; Personal Representative AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED against you for the relief demanded Estate:/Cassie S. Slater and any other heirs or devisees of Rodney Wingate #2017ES4300135 Cassie S. Slater, deceased, including that a copy of this Order shall in the Complaint. C/O Michael R. Jeffcoat Personal Representative all other Heirs, Personal forthwith be served upon the said Attorney at Law Willie Mae Scott Representatives, Successors, Defendants by publication thereof in ORDER FOR SERVICE PO Box 1860 3205 Tamarah Way AANNOUNCEMENTSNNOUNCEMENTS Assigns, Spouses, Creditors, and all The Item, a newspaper of general BY PUBLICATION Lexington, SC 29071 Sumter, SC 29154 others claiming any right, title or circulation published in the County interest in the real estate known as of Sumter, State of South Carolina, This matter is before the Court on Estate:/George A. Waninger once a week for three consecutive Estate:/Freddie H. Francis 450 Deschamps Road, Sumter, SC Petition of Nelson R. Parker, #2017ES4300141 #2017ES4300149 Lost & Found weeks, together with the Summons attorney for the Plaintiff. It appears 29154, any adults or persons in the Personal Representative Personal Representative in the above entitled action. to my satisfaction that the above Military Service of the United States George F. Waninger Michael F. Francis entitled action has been commenced of America, being a class designated C/O Kenneth Hamilton 445 Appleyard Dr. B3-7 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT and is now pending in the Court of Found Medium Size Dog In dalzell. as John Doe, and any minors or Attorney at Law Tallahasse, FL 32304 persons under legal disability, being pursuant to the Supreme Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County in PO Box 52359 Must describe to claim. 968-2671 South Carolina Administrative Order a class designated as Richard Roe, favor of the above-named Plaintiff Sumter, SC 29152 Estate:/Maggie McDonald (Near Rabons) DEFENDANT(S). 2011-05-02-01, you may be eligible for and against the above-named foreclosure intervention programs Ellison Defendants as set forth in said Estate:/Louise Sheridan #2017ES4300148 TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE for the purpose of resolving the Complaint, and that it is necessary to #2017ES4300109 above-referenced foreclosure action. Personal Representative NAMED: make service of the Summons in the Personal Representative Carla Faye Ellison If you wish to be considered for a said action upon the Defendant John Carol A. Cummings foreclosure intervention program, 820 Bay Springs Drive YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED Doe, representing an unknown C/O Thomas E. Player, Jr. Sumter, SC 29154 and required to answer the you must contact Finkel Law Firm individual, whose whereabouts are Attorney at Law LLC, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite Amended Complaint herein, a copy unknown. PO Box 3690 Estate:/Alton Emerson of which is herewith served upon 450 (29405), P.O. Box 71727 (29415), Sumter, SC 29151 North Charleston, SC 29405, or call Truesdale you, or to otherwise appear and Based on the foregoing, it is #2017ES4300115 defend, and to serve a copy of your (843) 577-5460 within thirty (30) days Estate:/Cleo C. Rowell from the date of this notice. Personal Representative Answer to said Complaint upon the ORDERED, that service of the #2017ES4300138 Pamela E. Ey subscribers at their office, P.O. Box Summons in said action upon the Personal Representative Finkel Law Firm LLC represents the C/O William Johnson 71727, North Charleston, South Defendant John Doe be made by Cynthia Rennick Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm Attorney at Law Carolina, 29415, within thirty (30) publication thereof in a newspaper 148 Wall Street Apt. 116 does not represent you and is not PO Box 137 days after service hereof, exclusive of general circulation in Sumter Camden, SC 29020 Manning, SC 29102 of the day of such service; except authorized to provide you any legal County once a week for a period of that the United States of America, if advice. three weeks. Estate:/John Ivey Brown Estate:/Robet J. Artus named, shall have sixty (60) days to #2017ES4300134 #2017ES4300130 IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR answer after the service hereof, AND IT IS SO ORDERED. Personal Representative Personal Representative VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO exclusive of the day of such service; John Ivey Brown Jr. Jane C. Smetts PARTICIPATE IN THIS and if you fail to answer the James C. Campbell 2157 Elderberry Dr. 3045 Tindal Road FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION Complaint within the time aforesaid, Sumter County Clerk of Court Florence, SC 29505 Sumter, SC 29150 or otherwise appear and defend, the PROCESS, THE FORECLOSURE Plaintiff in this action will apply to MAY PROCEED. the Court for relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE FAIR be rendered against you for the DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES relief demanded in the Complaint. ACT (15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq.): This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information you provide will be used areare searchingsearching fforor TO THE MINOR(S) OVER uustomersstomers FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, for that purpose. 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WASHINGTON A Republican many will bill to replace Obamacare opt out of would lead to 14 million fewer Americans with health insur- buying ance by 2018 and 24 million by coverage; 2026, the non-partisan Con- gressional Budget Office said Health Monday in an analysis that secretary could make the controversial legislation even tougher for disputes GOP leaders to push through numbers Congress. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said the projections of uninsured were TIM HYNDS, AP too high and called them “just A weakening late-winter storm that moved through Sioux City and the Midwest late Sunday into Monday, not believable.” leaving up to a foot of snow, was poised to fuel the nor’easter expected to barrel across the coast. Most of the initial increase in uninsured people in 2018 would come from consumers deciding not to buy insurance because they would no longer Millions in the Northeast have to pay a penalty for failing The bill is to do so, the CBO said in analysis done with the Joint Com- expected mittee on Taxation. Others to raise bracing for the worst would stop buying insurance average because premiums will go up premiums Major winter storm over the next two years, the re- Americans Doyle Rice, John Bacon port said. expected to unleash and Jueun Choi The bill is expected to raise would wind, snow and chaos USA TODAY the average premiums that have to Americans would have to pay pay across 1,000 miles before 2020, then lower them Travel chaos was expected to after that, the CBO projected. before reach a peak Tuesday as a poten- In 2018 and 2019, the average 2020, tially devastating storm bore premiums for single policy- then This is an edition of USA TODAY down along a swath of the East holders who do not get insur- provided for your local newspaper. lower An expanded version of USA TODAY Coast from the mountains of ance from their employers them, is available at newsstands or by North Carolina to Maine. Thou- would be 15% to 20% higher subscription, and at usatoday.com. sands of ﬂights were canceled, than under Obamacare, the the CBO and authorities feared heavy analysis said. projects. snow would cause power outages Starting in 2020, those pre- For the latest national sports and major traffic disruptions. TIMOTHY A. CLARY AFP/GETTY IMAGES miums would begin to go down. coverage, go to Almost 20 million people in By 2026, average premiums sports.usatoday.com parts of eight states — including Temper- sylvania, northern New Jersey would be roughly 10% lower New York City — were under a atures cold and the Lower Hudson River than under the Affordable Care blizzard warning. Winter storm enough to Valley in New York, which Act, the CBO projected. watches and warnings were in ef- freeze the could see 18 inches. The number of uninsured USA SNAPSHOTS© fect all along the coast, a distance Josephine New England was also a tar- Americans would rise dramat- of more than 1,000 miles. Shaw Lowell get: The forecast in Boston ically during that same period The nor’easter was forecast to Memorial called for 10 to 16 inches. as the replacement plan phased Hedge fund rage up the East Coast into the Fountain in President Trump weighed in out Obamacare’s Medicaid ex- overnight hours Monday and New York’s on Twitter: “Everyone along pansion, the CBO said. through most of Tuesday, slam- Bryant Park the east coast be safe and listen “In 2026, an estimated 52 ming some areas with more than could mean a to local officials as a major win- million people would be unin- a foot of snow and wind gusts of slow recovery ter storm approaches. @NWS sured, compared with 28 mil- 60 mph or more. Much of the for parts of http://weather.gov.” The U.S. lion who would lack insurance storm’s energy will be transferred the Northeast House canceled votes Tuesday that year under current law,” from a weakening storm that in the path of and won’t reconvene until late the analysis said. pasted the Midwest with snow the storm. Wednesday. The Republican bill would 47% Sunday and Monday. Hayes said strong winds, reduce federal deﬁcits by $337 of Americans plan to pay “A fairly large area of the with possible gusts of 60 mph, billion over the 2017-2026 peri- someone to help with lawn Northeast should see a foot or could lead to outages because od, according to the CBO. The and yard work in 2017. more of snow,” National Weather the heavy, wet snow will cling biggest savings would come Service meteorologist Jim Hayes to power lines. from reductions in outlays for SOURCE Angie’s List survey of 1,012 told USA TODAY. He said the “This will easily be the most Medicaid and from the elimina- homeowners bulls-eye for the most snow con- STORY CONTINUES ON C2 STORY CONTINUES ON C2 MICHAEL B. SMITH AND VERONICA BRAVO, USA TODAY tinues to be southeastern Penn- v STORY CONTINUES ON 2B v STORY CONTINUES ON 2B

SXSW robots are clunky, but watch out for AI advances Researchers warn of searchers are concerned that in Japanese Another AI-related lecture the wrong hands, AI could ease robotics experts suggested the power of machines tech in wrong hands the return of fascism. Hiroshi Ishigu- could be something to fear — be- SXSW Interactive spotlighted ro, left, and cause they’re run by humans. AI as the technology’s presence is Ryuichiro Hi- In her talk, “Dark Days: AI and Marco della Cava increasingly noticed in smart- gashinaka bring the Rise of Fascism,” Microsoft @marcodellacava phones, cars and home devices. their recal- Research scholar Kate Crawford USA TODAY Attendees at the Texas tech citrant robots detailed how data have been mis- confab — which runs through to SXSW Inter- used by the powerful through his- Sunday — got a close look at how active to debate tory. Crawford said revelations in AUSTIN Here’s the bottom line hard it is to program a sentient MARCO DELLA CAVA, USA TODAY sushi vs. ramen. health and science could come on robots and artiﬁcial robot and how dangerous it may from AI, but she worries about intelligence. be to trust them. belted out a Lady Gaga tune. about whether sushi is better the human biases inherent in Don’t be too concerned about Osaka University roboticist Hi- The two robots were supposed than ramen. Creepy android ro- such machines. the rise of humanoid robots, be- roshi Ishiguro brought two ro- to enter into a dialogue, but min- bot said, “Sushi is better for dat- “What these dark days do is cause they’re not ready for prime bots, one that looked like C-3PO utes of dead air passed. A dozen ing,” presumably because the challenge us to be prepared,” she time. But you might want to keep on an extreme diet and a female men with laptops frantically diner is not rudely slurping. The said. “Done right, AI can be used a wary eye on the machine-learn- android whose unyielding creepi- worked to get the system online. other robot wondered whether to keep power structures in ing systems that power them. Re- ness couldn’t be erased if she had A robot conversation started ramen is healthy. check. But in the wrong hands…” C2 | TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2017 · THE SUMTER ITEM King defends controversial tweet Culture comments trum Sunday, although it was On Monday morning, Rep. Da- praised by white supremacist vid Young, R-Iowa, tweeted mes- spark a nerve about Louisiana politician David Duke. “You cannot rebuild your sages that seemed to rebut King. USA inclusiveness Early Monday, Republican Party “America is not about any one of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann civilization with somebody color, or one ethnicity, or one released a statement disagreeing else’s babies. You’ve got to faith,” Young wrote. “America is Jason Noble with King and condemning Duke. about self-government, the rule of and William Petroski “First of all, I do not agree with keep your birth rate up.” law, freedom, and the liberties and Des Moines Register Congressman King’s statement. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa rights given in our Constitution.” We are a nation of immigrants, When asked about the state- and diversity is the strength of ment during his weekly news con- Rep. Steve King on Monday any nation and any community,” ference Monday, Iowa Gov. Terry doubled down on a controversial Kaufmann said. “Regarding David Branstad condemned King’s tweet while Republican leaders Duke, his words and sentiments tweet as “totally inappropriate” condemned the statement. are absolute garbage. He is not and said he believed “it has no The Iowa Republican tweeted welcome in our wonderful state.” place” in political discourse. “I on Sunday a suggestion that Mus- King, though, on Monday said disagree with what Steve King lim children are preventing “our he “meant exactly what I said” in had to say and we certainly don’t civilization” from being restored. an interview with CNN. want David Duke or his kind to The tweet was intended as a ges- “You cannot rebuild your civi- come to Iowa,” Branstad said. ture of support to Geert Wilders, a lization with somebody else’s ba- Additionally, House Speaker far-right candidate for prime min- bies,” King said. “You’ve got to Paul Ryan’s office said he did not ister in the Netherlands widely in- keep your birth rate up, and that agree with King’s comments. terpreted as racist. you need to teach your children “The speaker clearly disagrees King’s tweet said: “Wilders un- your values. In doing so, you can and believes America’s long histo- derstands that culture and demo- grow your population, you can ry of inclusiveness is one of its graphics are our destiny. We can’t strengthen your culture, and you greatest strengths,” spokesperson restore our civilization with can strengthen your way of life.” AshLee Strong said in a statement. somebody else’s babies.” Kaufmann wasn’t the only one BRYON HOULGRAVE, THE REGISTER The message drew criticism to distance himself from Sunday’s Rep. Steve King’s suggestion that Muslim children are stiﬂing Contributing: Jessica Estepa, USA TO- from across the political spec- comment. American culture drew no support from other Republicans. DAY Lawmakers on both sides resist health bill

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tion of the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies for low-income Ameri- cans to purchase insurance. Administration officials said the CBO overestimated the number of people who would lose insurance and did not take into account future phases of the Re- publican proposal. Unlike the GOP bill under consideration, any subsequent legislation would have to attract support from Democratic senators, who are unlikely to provide it. The CBO report came as Re- publican leaders in Congress scrambled to keep their fractious caucus together on the bill. Some conservatives have denounced the plan as “Obamacare lite,” ar- guing that it does not go far enough in scrapping the ACA and PAT CHRISTMAN, AP would create entitlements by re- Jeremiah Luntsford digs out his car Monday in Mankato, Minn., after a storm spread snow through the much of the Midwest. placing the law’s federal subsidies for low-income people with tax credits. Some moderate Republi- cans in the Senate fear their low- 20 million under blizzard warnings income constituents would lose coverage because the legislation CONTINUEDv CONTINUED FROM FROM C11B would phase out the expansion of Corrections & Clarifications Medicaid that Obamacare helped widespread winter event of the MARCH STORMS AMONG FIERCEST fund in many states. A story in some editions Satur- season for the northeastern part Two of the top five storms since 1956, as ranked by the day about the impact of General of the country,” weather service Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale (NESIS), occurred in March: Motor’s decision to sell its Euro- meteorologist Michael Musher AMERICANS WITHOUT pean operations carried the noted in an online forecast. HEALTH INSURANCE More than 350,000 airline pas- wrong byline. The reporting came The Congressional Budget from Detroit Free Press staff sengers will be affected by cancellations this week from Office estimates millions of writer Mark Phelan, who is part additional people will not have of the USA TODAY Network. snowstorms in the Midwest and Northeast, according to the track- insurance in 2026 if the USA TODAYis committed ing service FlightAware.com. Republican plan were enacted: to accuracy. 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LIFELINE TELEVISION MAKING WAVES ‘Anything’s Possible’ — at least for Lea Michele, who released a soaring new song Monday MILO VENTIMIGLIA exclusively with USA TODAY. The singer-actress premiered her track, ‘Anything’s Possible,’ a IN IF N I I nearly-four-minute song about CELEBRAT G JACK’S L E O ‘TH S S US’ “having faith through whatever life brings your way.” Michele also Season finale, death shared that her don’t mean an end sophomore album, ‘Places,’ for show or character will be out April i h a ur 28, w t to Bill Keveney scheduled to f ll in @billkev o ow USA TODAY May. Fans can stream ny hin ‘A t g’s LOS ANGELES This Is Us fans Possible’ want to learn the details of Jack at life Pearson’s death, but Milo Venti- .usatoday miglia, who plays the husband .com. and father of three, has a different perspective. DIMITRIOS Last week, NBC’s hit drama, KAMBOURIS, GETTY IMAGES, which shows the Pearson fam- FOR EJAF ily at various stages of life, hint- ed at Jack’s demise in a scene from the 1990s. In Tuesday’s HOW WAS YOUR DAY? first-season finale (9 ET/PT), he GOOD DAY and wife Rebecca (Mandy BARACK AND Moore), get the spotlight MICHELLE OBAMA “Everyone, particularly now, The Obamas’ book releases is so focused on when he dies, are shaping up to be a global how he dies, why he dies. I event. Penguin Random House think the opposite. I think you said Monday it has lined up focus on how he lives, why he publishers from Ireland to lives,” Ventimiglia says. “None South Africa for the as-yet- of us know when we’ll meet our untitled books, which will be ends. You just have to appreci- published in the U.S. and Cana- ate life and move positively da under the Crown imprint. through life.” The release dates are forth- As Ventimiglia, 39, absorbs coming. Jack’s unusual status as a central character who’s long deceased in the present day, the Heroes and Gilmore Girls alum understands the special nature of the critically acclaimed Us. The series, which has brought many viewers to tears, received a rare two-season renewal, re- flecting its status as TV’s No. 1 new series among young adults. “With Heroes, it felt like we were there to entertain, where- PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS, AP as This Is Us feels like we’re do- GOOD DAY ing important work,” he says. TYRA BANKS “When someone approaches Banks is the fierce new face of me just to talk about how one ‘America’s Got Talent.’ After moment in one episode got long-standing host them to reach out to their Nick Cannon adopted father or connect r i n d fr m with their sibling, I feel like DAN MACMEDAN, USA TODAY es g e o This Is Us the show, ‘AGT’ we are getting (people) to Milo Ventimiglia is a devoted husband and father in . veteran judge face themselves and then Howie Mandel reflect a little differently.” becca is. Rebecca is unsettled and last week’s episode. broke the news Ventimiglia praises Moore Jack has a certainty. Milo found To avoid spoiling the finale, via Twitter Mon- for helping to make the Pear- that in the pilot,” says Olin. “This Ventimiglia gets philosophical day that Banks sons’ marriage feel real. “Any character is so important to the when discussing Jack’s fate and would replace of the struggle I’ve ever had show because he’s different.” future on a show where charac- Cannon. The su- FILMMAGIC with (interpreting) Jack, the Although Jack is a decent man, ters, including Randall’s biologi- permodel-turned- second I look in Mandy’s eyes, whom Ventimiglia modeled on his cal father, William (Ron Cephas mogul acknowledged Mandel’s I’m right there with her and I’m RON BATZDORFF, NBC own father, his family focus Jones), can die but continue to be reveal with a tweet of her own, him,” he says. “The nice part Jack (Ventimiglia) and Rebec- squelches his wife’s dream of be- seen in another era. expressing her excitement to has just been having Mandy to ca Pearson (Mandy Moore) ing a singer. He is hardly suppor- “I always go back to: The an- work with her new TV family. partner with, shoulder to shoul- enjoy a happy moment. tive when she goes on tour, swer is going to reveal itself when der, the whole time.” leaving him to care for their teens. it’s supposed to,” he says. “Even Executive producer Ken Olin cal and expressive emotionally Frustration leads to heavy when we discover how Jack died, CAUGHT IN THE ACT Us Forget ‘Mad’ — Charlize Theron credits Ventimiglia for provid- than some other characters. drinking, a dangerous prelude it doesn’t mean his story is end- has gone ‘Atomic.’ The actress ing early insight about “salt of “For Jack, Rebecca was when Jack decides to drive to his ing, which is a nice thing about blew photographers away the earth” Jack, who’s less lyri- enough, but that’s not who Re- wife’s first tour stop at the end of the show. There is no real end.” during the Sunday premiere of her new Cold War-era film, ‘Atomic Blonde,’ at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin. TELEVISION John Lithgow makes ‘Trial & Error’ a win Nutty professor may “Northeasterner,” to defend him. (“They just seem to be slyer than have killed his wife the rest of us.”) in comedy mystery What Josh finds is a town filled to excess with Southern eccen- If ever a series needed to trics and, well, idiots. His assis- send a thank-you note to its tant, Anne (a very funny star, it’s Trial & Error. Shepherd), has a host of rare Granted, this new NBC sit- medical maladies that cause her com is more than just a one- to forget faces, laugh at inappro-

SUZANNE CORDEIRO, AFP/GETTY IMAGES man show. It priate times, and faint in the PREVIEW boasts a clever presence of beauty. His lead in- ROBERT concept — a true- vestigator, Dwayne (Boyer), has a Compiled by Jaleesa M. Jones BIANCO crime mockumen- brother who also is his cousin, tary about a mur- which should clue you into the USA SNAPSHOTS© der trial — and it bumpkin stereotype he embodies. has some strong supporting And his opponent on the other performances from Nicholas side of the case, Carol Anne Spring break or D’Agosto, Jayma Mays, Sherri Keane (Mays), is both overly am- Shark Week? Shepherd and Steven Boyer. bitious and sexually aggressive. Still, even more than most TYLER GOLDEN, NBC All told, it’s extremely silly sitcoms, the comedic success of Josh Segal (Nicholas D’Agosto) works with Larry Henderson stuff, heavily reliant on running Trial (Tuesday, 10 ET/PT, then (John Lithgow) and his daughter, Summer (Krysta Rodriguez). jokes (including Anne’s facial rec- 9ET/PT, eeeE out of four) ognition problems), sight gags Florida had the most rises and falls on its big-name unbalanced look Lithgow uses has anything in particular to do and Josh’s double-takes at Larry’s shark attacks in the star: John Lithgow as accused here so often and effectively just with Trial, but because it will re- outlandish comments. world between murderer Larry Henderson. makes you want to both comfort mind you that Lithgow can do al- Still, a good percentage of the 2007 and 2016. This comedy mystery from Jeff Larry and run from him in terror most anything. show’s jokes land, and the show’s Astrof, Matt Miller and Jeffrey — sorry that he’s sad; worried that Tuesday’s double episode in- structure (it’s effectively a 13-epi- Blitz requires a tough balancing he’s crazy. troduces us to Larry, a “roller- sode miniseries, with each epi- 244 act: Lithgow has to keep us in Imagine a blend of Dexter’s se- cizing” (not, he continually sode ending with a trial-speciﬁc doubt over Larry’s guilt or inno- rial killer with 3rd Rock From the constantly insists, roller skating) cliffhanger) is a welcome varia- cence while keeping us inter- Sun’s ﬁsh-out-of-water com- poetry professor in a small South- tion on the conventional sitcom ested and amused. Luckily, mander, and you have some idea ern town who’s arrested for kill- form. Plus you have Lithgow, giv- SOURCE The University of Florida, that’s an act Lithgow handles of where Lithgow is going. And ing his wife. Convinced Larry is ing another master class in Florida Museum with seeming ease. Something then throw in The Crown’s Win- innocent, his brother-in-law hires comedy. SARA WISE AND VERONICA BRAVO, USA TODAY about the hangdog, somehow ston Churchill — not because it attorney Josh Segal (D’Agosto), a Thank you. C4 | TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2017 COMICS THE SUMTER ITEM BIZARRO SOUP TO NUTZ

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