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Affordable housing optionsin Hartsville could be increas-ing, as City Council hasapproved the annexation of 50acres for a planned apartmentcomplex.

At their Sep. 10 regularmeeting, Council voted unani-mously to annex three piecesof property behind Walmart,located just off HartsvilleCrossing. The parcels – sized at6.28, 12, and 31.85 acres –total 50.13 acres.

With this hurdle cleared,the first phase of constructionon a 32-unit apartment com-plex (two buildings with 16apartments each) could beginin October. Plans for the com-plex include a parking lot, aclubhouse, and a playground.Fenced detention ponds areplanned to contain stormwaterrunoff.

The complex will be con-nected to Hartsville Crossingvia private road, but developer

Josh Thomason of PHLHHartsville LLC said his groupwants to shape up the road andcede ownership to the city, pro-vided the price of repair andextension is not beyond theirmeans.

“We own the road now, andwe're trying to work out whatwe can do to that road to get itin such a fashion that the citywould then take ownership ofit and maintenance of it. Ithink we can get there. I'm justtrying to make sure nobodythrows a quarter-million dollarnumber at me... I don't knowhow much it's gonna cost to fixthat road,” said Thomason.

City manager NatalieZeigler noted that althoughthe road issue is not yet settled,it was a completely separatematter from the annexationsbefore Council that evening.

Also on the agenda, Councilgranted final approval tospend $79,000 on three prop-erties for use in future com-mercial development. The lotsare located at 2205 RobinsonStreet, on the corner ofMarlboro Ave. and SixthStreet, and just behind theHartsville Police Department.

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County clears $4 million airport project for approach

‘Above and beyond’: Self namedstate Deputy of the Year

Nov. 1 is make-up day forcounty schools

DCSD Teacher of the Year surprised: She gets to drive a new car for six months

Annexationadvances Hartsvilleapartment project

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Nov. 1 will be make-upday for the day thatDarlington County public-school students missedbecause of HurricaneDorian.

Dorian’s threat forced thecounty school district toclose its schools Sept. 5. Nov.1 had already been ear-marked as a weather make-up day. Students were to beoff that day, but not districtemployees.

The Dorian make-up daywas one of a few topics theDarlington County SchoolBoard addressed Sept. 9 dur-ing its regular monthly meet-ing, an unusually fast session(30 minutes in open session;about an hour and 10 min-utes in executive session).

The school board alsohonored student athletes theboard did not get a chance torecognize before schoolended for the summer. Theyincluded:

-- Hartsville High studentsAbi Stokes and AlyssaPoston, who earned spots onthe S.C. Coaches Associationof Women’s Sports 2019 All-State Softball Team. A thirdstudent who made the team,Madie Andrews ofDarlington High School, wasrecognized by the board ear-lier.

-- Thirteen members ofHartsville High’s softballteam, which won the S.C.Class 4-A state champi-onship.

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Cortney Harless, Darlington County Teacher of theYear for 2019-20, gasps last Thursday night as shelearns she will be given the use of a new car for sixmonths for free. At left are Amelia Sapowsky andChristina Vanness, representatives of PatriotChevrolet of Darlington, which is providing Harlesswith a six-month lease on a 2020 Chevy Malibu atno cost. At right is county EducationSuperintendent Tim Newman. School officialssprang the surprise on Harless at a banquet in herhonor. PHOTOS BY DARLINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL

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(Left to right) Darlington County administrator Charles Stewart, Council members David Coker and JoyceWingate Thomas, Council Chairman Bobby Hudson, and Vice Chairman Lewis Brown recently completedeighteen hours of county government training at the South Carolina Institute of Government PHOTO BYSAMANTHA LYLES


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At their Sep. 9 regular meet-ing, Darlington CountyCouncil finalized the localcommitment needed to triggera $4.58 million runwayimprovement project at thecounty's airport.

By approving Ordinance 19-20, the county pledges toappropriate $229,455 (5 per-cent of project costs) to theDarlington County Airport inorder to receive $4.13 millionfrom the Federal AviationAdministration (FAA). Thestate will also provide$229,456 toward the project.

With this agreement formal-ly settled, the runway rehabcould begin later this month.According to airport managerBarry Kennett, the 20 year-oldasphalt runway has developedruts along its 5,500-foot sur-

face and must be milled downbetween 2 and 7 inches. Thenew runway's deep concretesurface will be more durableand will triple the weightcapacity for landing aircraft.

Kennett has said the airportwould be closed to airplanetraffic for about 90 days duringconstruction.

Council member BobbyKilgo lauded the grant andnoted that it's rare for a ruralinfrastructure project to receiveso much money with such asmall local match required.

“That's a lot of money for asmall county airport, and thatmeant that somebody did a lotof hard work to convince thefeds and the state that it wasworthwhile,” said Kilgo. “Iknow it's going to be inconven-ient while they do the work,but when they finish, biggercorporations and bigger planescan come in there. It's going tobe beneficial to our economic

development.”Later, Council approved

awarding the construction con-tract of $4.23 million to Hi-WayPaving.

Also at this meeting, Councilmet and honored three SouthCarolina State Championshipwinners: the age 9-10 DixieYouth Baseball team fromLamar, the age 13-15 LittleLeague Softball team fromDarlington County, and the age15-16 Darlington County LittleLeague baseball team.

“We appreciate you. You dida great job this summer,” saidLee Andrews, director of Parksand Recreation.

Council chair Bobby Hudsonadded that it was heartening tosee young people out playingsports instead of sequestered athome with video game con-soles.

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Earlier this summer,Darlington County Sheriff'sOffice Deputy David Self wasselected by the SouthCarolina Sheriff's Associationas 2019 Deputy of the Year.Last week, Darlington CountyCouncil passed a resolutionhonoring the officer and cele-brating his outstanding work.

“I just want to say howproud I am of this young man,and that he's a deputy in hishome of Darlington County,serving the people,” saysSheriff Tony Chavis.

Self's father served as adeputy, and he followed inthe family tradition by joiningthe North Charleston PoliceDepartment.

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(Parts of this column appearin the September/October issueof South Carolina Wildlife.)

By Tom Poland

One thing I love about myso-called work is the people Imeet.

Earlier this year I spentsome time in Dry Branch, Ga.,with rock legend Chuck Leavelland his rock-star wife, RoseLane. They live on a beautifulplantation nestled among pinesand hardwoods—when they’renot touring the world with theRolling Stones.

The Stones’ “band mother,”Rose Lane helps withwardrobe, makeup and negoti-ating the enormous stages theyplay on these days. Rose Laneworked at legendary CapricornRecords, a studio synonymouswith Southern rock. TheAllman Brothers, Wet Willie,Elvin Bishop, and the MarshallTucker Band recorded there.She met Chuck there, wherethe Allman Brothers Bandasked him to join them in 1972.

Charles “Chuck” Leavellcame to fame playing the rol-licking piano feature in“Jessica,” an Allman Brothersclassic. His piano and keyboardwork would go on to grace andsparkle the works of EricClapton, John Mayer, TheBlack Crowes, GeorgeHarrison, The Indigo Girls,Blues Traveler, Train, Lee AnnWomack, and others.

For 38 years now Chuck hasplayed keyboards and served asmusical director for the RollingStones. He’s played with DavidGilmour of Pink Floyd fame,and when he’s back home heplays with his beloved Germanshorthair pointer, Babe.

“My passion for hunting,”said Chuck, “is upland game—

pheasant, grouse, quail.” WhileRose Lane doesn’t shoot somuch anymore, she is a crack-er-jack shot with a .410 and is atough, independent Southernwoman. “Daddy taught me tohammer a nail in a tree and toshoot straight,” she said.

The farmhouse they live in,dubbed The Home Place, circa1870, and expanded over time,consists mostly of pine harvest-ed from their forest. Rose Laneand Chuck, stewards of those4,000 acres, manage their plan-tation as a hunting preserveand sustainable forestland.

You’ll find beggar lice alongwith native grasses, weeds, andlegumes that provide excellenthabitat for quail, doves,turkeys, deer, and otherwildlife here, and you’ll find apiano-playing, tree farmer con-servationist.

Said Mick Jagger, “Chuck

loves trees.”Consider ChuckLeavell theworld’s most rec-ognizable treefarmer.

Chuck droveme into thewoods where wegot out and letthe dogs roam.As we walkeduphill throughtall pines, cloudcover dispersedwinter light. Noshadows. Thedogs worked upseveral birds.

I asked Chuckif he had a goodquail population.“We have a goodwild population.I love whistlingthem up andhearing themanswer.”

As we walked through tallGeorgia pines, Chuck said, “It’sall about the habitat for quail.We’ve been grooming thisplace for 35 years now. It takesa long time to get the habitatcorrect with the right diversityand density of wild grasses,legumes and weeds.”

“You have to keep an eye onpredation,” said Chuck.“Everything is out to get thatlittle bird.” As the dogs worked,I asked Chuck if he was a goodwing shot.

“Fair, not great.” Chuck studied forestry by

correspondence and did home-work while riding a tour buswith the FabulousThunderbirds in the mid 1980s.In time, he and Rose Lanewould turn the plantation intoa textbook tree farm.

Their success would takethem on the road. In autumn

2018, Chuck and Rose Lane vis-ited Moncks Corner to film thethird episode of “America’sForests With Chuck Leavell.”

The episode focused on aprogram to help African-American landowners keep intheir families and better man-age forested land they inherit-ed or own. While in MoncksCorner, Chuck accompaniedthe choir on piano at a localchurch.

In addition to TV, Chuckshares his forestry knowledgein books. He wrote “ForeverGreen: The History andHope of the AmericanForest” because he realizedthe general public misun-derstood forestry.

“I wanted to write aboutthat [misunderstanding]and cover the era whenthere was rape and pillageof the forest. I wanted tocover not only the era whenthere was rape and pillageof the forest, but also theperiod of recovery. I wantedfolks to know about theCradle of Forestry inAmerica in Asheville.”

He didn’t overlook chil-dren. “It’s so important toengage young people aboutforestry because that is thefuture. So, I did a children’sbook, ‘The Tree Farmer,’about a grandson who visitshis grandfather’s tree farmfor the first time. The grand-father shows him what hedoes as a steward of the for-est.”

I asked Chuck if writingbooks was difficult.“Challenging, but all ofthem had been on subjects Ihave a passion for. I findsong writing more difficult.I have never been a greatlyricist; never seem to havethat gift. So, most of the

material I write musically isinstrumental. I enjoy paintingpictures and colors with thefingers and with themes, butthe books were not that diffi-cult. I did have help with themby the way, co-authors.”

Chuck said his more recentbook, “Growing a BetterAmerica,” arose from the con-cern that we have, what, 327million people in our countrynow, and that’s a lot of pressureon our natural resources.

“How do we deal with that

and how do we go forward andcontinue to see the growth inthe population and not do toomuch damage to the land?That’s the theme of that book.”

While I was with Chuck andRose Lane, he sat down to hisGrand Piano. “Chuck,” I said,“You know I love ‘Jessica.’”

“Ok, here we go,” he said,launching into the song thatbrought him so much fame.

I cannot tell you what a spe-cial moment that was. Live andin person as they say.

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Darlingtonians only: Remember when?(This is a reprint of a Bill

Shepard column that appearedearlier in the News & Press.)

By Bill Shepard

Do you remember when:-- “Galloways,” at the end of

Cashua Street, was a popularswimming place during thesummer months, bath houseswere furnished, and all for adime?

-- “Doc’s Place” was the funplace to be on weekends; whilethe jukebox played, theteenagers danced to the jitter-bug. Who was your favoritedancer?

-- The best hot dogs this sideof anywhere could be pur-chased for a nickel at Doc’sPlace?

-- You could buy a hamburg-er for a dime, and add lettuceand tomato for a nickel?

-- “Lessie’s Place” on theLamar Highway would be filledwith servicemen everySaturday night. Some home onfurlough, others from nearbyplaces where maneuvers werebeing held?

-- Coston Young worked atthe mill all week and served as“Cop” on weekends?

-- “Tent Revivals” drew larg-er crowds than can be found inmost modern church housestoday?

-- The “Smiling Troubadour”could be seen sitting on some-one’s porch and signing theblues? He was a popular per-former at radio station WOLSduring the late 1930s. Do you

know his name?-- “Gone With the Wind”

first played at Liberty Theaterin Darlington, and the crowdlined the street? I could notafford the 75-cent fee.

-- Battery F returned homeafter three weeks’ maneuversin Mississippi, Louisiana andelsewhere?

-- Bill Hursey, assistant post-master, held auctions at thePost Office to sell baby chicks?

-- “Williamson Park” wasbuilt by WPA workers?

-- An “old plug horse ormule” could be bought for adollar at the livery stable onExchange Street? Talk abouthorse-trading!

Metropol’s on the squaresold three dips of ice cream fora nickel? What a treat that was!

-- Did you ever go “snipehunting”? Were you left hold-ing the bag?

-- Did you ever play “stickfrog” for a pastime? Mommy-peg? Puff tobacco stamps? Doyou know what tobacco stampsare?

-- “Checks” were bought atthe “Grab All” and spent thereonly?

-- Haircuts were a quarter atthe YMCA by a barber with thelast name Nance?

-- Mr. Shearin would engageyou in a game of “chess orcheckers” at any time?

-- School for the mill-villagechildren was held in roomsupstairs at the YMCA?

-- There was a “firstadvance” for children whowere not good enough for sec-

ond grade, but too good toremain in first?

-- The Coca-Cola Co. was onPearl Street and gave away freecaps advertising Coca-Cola sev-eral times a year?

-- Black Creek was a funplace to be on a summer’s day,especially a Sunday afternoon;was the spot calledCoggeshalls’?

-- Angus Gainey taught vio-lin lessons for free to selectedstudents from St. John’sSchool? Lessons were taughtupstairs in an upstairs room atthe “old barn.”

-- You could purchase pen-cils at the “old barn” with thosewords printed on them? Don’tyou wish you had kept a few?

-- A place called “TheDiamond” was the place to be

on a Saturday afternoon towatch the Milliken Nine playball against the teams fromOates, Lamar, Mont Clare;remember Saffo James passingthe hat for collection for theplayers; no entrance fee wascharged?

-- The scream of a sirencould be heard on the FlorenceHighway – the motorcycle copwas chasing a speedingmotorist? Was the cop’s namePrivette?

-- Word spread that JohnDillinger was headed towardDarlington, and a policemancould not be found anywherenear the square? Do you knowwho John Dillinger was?

What was your score?Sound off! Show your age.

By Rick BrundrettThe Nerve

If the S.C. House ofRepresentatives decided toforgo its entire $22.7 millionbudget this fiscal year, itcould still pay all of itsexpected bills – with morethan $650,000 left over.

That’s because the 124-member chamber carriedover nearly $23.4 million ingeneral funds into this fiscalyear for its operations, statecomptroller general recordsshow. And the legislativebody isn’t the only stateagency with fat taxpayer-funded reserves, a review byThe Nerve found.

State agencies had a col-lective $431.9 million in gen-eral fund reserves at thestart of this fiscal year onJuly 1, according toComptroller General RichardEckstrom’s 2018-19 year-endreport released last month.

That was nearly $53 mil-lion more and $280.3 millionmore than the balances ofthe state’s general and capi-tal reserve funds, respective-ly – the two big “rainy day”funds required by the S.C.Constitution – as of June 30.

The state collected $568.1million more in generalfunds than projected last fis-cal year, according toEckstrom’s report. Whencombined with more than$177.1 million in surplusgeneral funds from fiscal2018 and several othersmaller reserve accounts, thestate has an extra $755.5million “available for distri-bution” this fiscal year, thereport noted.

Out of the windfall, law-makers designated $61.4million generated by a one-time lottery jackpot to bereturned to taxpayers – $50refund checks scheduled to

be mailed on Dec. 2, accord-ing to the report. The $61.4million represents onlyabout 8 percent of the totalavailable surplus.

The remaining $694.1million surplus will be splitbetween the state’s“Contingency Reserve Fund”and a long list of “supple-mental appropriations”under a state budget proviso,the report shows.

Through that proviso, theSenate in April quietly added$1.25 million to its chamberbudget for unspecified oper-ating expenses, which wason top of a $250,000 hikethat the House inserted foreach chamber, as The Nerverevealed then.

The Nerve in May submit-ted a request to the Senateunder the state Freedom ofInformation Act seeking,among other things,specifics on the $1.25 mil-lion budget hike for the 46-member chamber. In a writ-ten response nine days later,Senate Clerk Jeff Gossettsaid only, “There are norecords responsive to thisrequest.”

The comptroller general’sreport shows that theSenate, which has a total$16.3 million budget this fis-cal year, had $5.2 million ingeneral fund reserves as ofJuly 1, which represented 37percent of its chamber budg-et last fiscal year.

Other state agencies alsohave relatively large general-fund surpluses, The Nerve’sreview found. TheDepartment of Commerce,for example, carried nearly$42 million into this fiscalyear, which represented 69percent of its 2018-19 gener-al-fund budget.

The departments ofAdministration and Parks,

Recreation and Tourism(PRT) had $12.3 million and$21 million, respectively, ingeneral fund reserves at thestart of this fiscal year, whichrepresented 18 percent and35 percent, respectively, oftheir general fund budgetslast fiscal year, records show.

In emails to the Houseand Senate clerks, and theAdministration, Commerceand PRT departments, TheNerve asked why those agen-cies specifically need rela-tively large reserves. TheHouse, Senate andDepartment of Commercedid not immediately reply; aDepartment ofAdministration spokes-woman said she couldn’timmediately provide ananswer.

In a written response fromPRT, agency spokeswomanDawn Dawson-House said ofthe agency’s $21 million ingeneral fund reserves, $16million is designated forgrants, the “majority ofwhich are committed and areawaiting paperwork fromrecipients before beingreleased.” She added thelargest grant program is“beach renourishment.”

PRT’s total budget this fis-cal year, which includesstate, federal and “other”funds, is $136.7 million,budget records show. The2019-20 total state budget is$30 billion – excludingagency reserves.

Brundrett is the news edi-tor of The Nerve (www.then-erve.org). Contact him at803-254-4411 or [email protected]. Follow him onTwitter @RickBrundrett.Follow The Nerve on Facebookand Twitter @thenervesc.

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State agencies sitting on big reserves; lawmakersreturning little to taxpayers

The State Champion Lamar Dixie Youth Baseball team (9-10 year olds)

The State Champion Darlington County Little League Junior Girls Softball team (13-15 year-olds)

The State Champion Darlington County Little League Baseball team (15-16 year-olds) PHOTOS BYSAMANTHA LYLES

County councilContinued from 1A

“It's an awesome experiencefor kids to participate and bringit to this level in Darlington

County,” said Hudson.“Congratulations to every oneof you.”

Several members of Councilwere also recognized forrecently graduating from theSouth Carolina Association ofCounties' Institute of

Government for CountyOfficials. Graduates includedCouncil members David Cokerand Joyce Wingate Thomas,Council Chairman BobbyHudson, Vice Chairman LewisBrown, and county administra-tor Charles Stewart.

Deputy of YearContinued from 1A

From there, he applied tothe DCSO and Chavis says hewas happy to welcome Self tothe department.

“I'm so glad we were able tobring him back home. Hiswork is really speaking foritself,” says Chavis.

According to ResolutionNo. 707, there were three spe-cific instances where DeputySelf went “above and beyondthe call of duty” within thelast year.

On November 24, 2018,Deputy Self responded to anauto accident which left amother and two small chil-dren trapped in an overturnedvehicle. Arriving first at thescene, Self crawled into thevehicle and freed the children– one of whom was danglingupside down from a still-attached car seat - and tookthem to safety. He thenreturned to rescue the mother

and reunite the family a safedistance away from the vehi-cle.

“There's no class at theacademy that teaches you torush toward a vehicle that'sbeen turned upside down, tocrawl into that car and rescuepeople... that's not the normalcourse of duty. It's more thanwe normally ask or expectfrom our first responders,”says Chavis.

On January 22, 2019, Selfwas dispatched to help searchfor a missing puppy. Thepuppy had been missing forthree days and the distraughtfamily reached out to lawenforcement to assist them intheir search. Upon learningthat the pup had fallen down a15-foot well, Self proceeded toeffect a rescue operation: heclimbed down into the hole,tucked the little dog into hisvest carrier, and climbed backout to reunite the family withtheir missing pet.

Sheriff Chavis, an animallover himself, says he was

moved to give the deputy ahug for saving the pup. Healso notes that when he askedseveral other officers if theywould have descended intothat deep, dark well to save adog, there was a fair bit ofhemming and hawing.

“Even though it's not ahuman being, that dog is animportant part of someone'slife, and he went the extramile to make sure that familygot their pet back safely,” saysChavis.

Finally, on January 29,2019, Deputy Self respondedto a call of a person suffering aheroin overdose. Arrivingahead of EMS, Self found thevictim unresponsive and with-out a pulse. He administeredan injection of NARCAN andperformed CPR for severalminutes, eventually revivingthe individual to a breathingand responsive state. The res-olution states that “DeputySelf's quick action and properuse of his resources and train-ing saved a life.”

DCSDContinued from 1A

They are: Alyssa Poston,Kaitlyn Yarbrough, GracieJordan, McKinsley Bizzell,Emily Woodham, Olivia

Martin, Teasia McPhail, TaylorAtkinson, Jessica McWhorter,Brittney Cothran, KayleeCaudell, Blaze MacArthur andAbi Stokes.

-- Darlington High studentsRileigh Lacy and KadasiaEvans, for emerging as statechampions in track and field

events. Lacy is 2019 S.C. Class4-A state pole vault champion.Evans is 2019 S.C. Class 4-Astate high jump champion.Darlington High’s JordanEnglish also won the S.C. Class4-A All-State Team for the highjump.

HartsvilleContinued from 1A

Council cleared first read-ing of a measure to transfer.75 acres of city-owned prop-erty beside the Hampton Inn

on Fourth Street and RailroadAvenue to the HartsvilleDevelopment Corporation.The parcel, valued at $25,000,could be used in futureCanalside Project ventures.

First reading of an ordi-nance permitting leasing ofcity-owned property at 407

Mill Avenue to a HartsvillePolice officer receivedapproval. This residencyrequirement is part of thecity's CommunityDevelopment Block Grantmatch for the Oakdale VillageRenaissance Grant.

Council also approved con-

tracts for three city services:HVAC services for publicbuildings will be provided byJohnson's Refrigeration; elec-trical services will be providedby Kelly's Electrical Services,LLC; uniform services will beprovided by Cintas.

Sheriff Chavis says that inresponse to the nationwide opi-oid epidemic, he had all DCSOofficers trained to use NAR-CAN, just in case they everencountered a deadly over-dose. Self's usage of NARCANwas the first time a DCSO offi-cer has deployed the revivingagent, and Chavis is very proudthat his deputy's trainingshowed through in his job per-formance.

“It's got to make you proud,as a resident of the county, toknow you've got people outthere doing everything theycan (for you), and making surethey do their job the right way,”says Chavis.

Annie Amerson Dority

LAMAR – Annie AmersonDority, 89, passed awayMonday, Sept. 9, 2019.Funeral services were Friday,Sept. 13, at Lamar FirstBaptist Church with burial atLamar Memorial Cemetery.The family received friendsThursday at Belk FuneralHome in Lamar.

Born Jan. 12, 1930, Anniewas the daughter of the lateRobert Heyward Amersonand Alice Nichols Amerson.Annie loved to read and was aloving and caring mother andgrandmother. She was amember of Lamar FirstBaptist Church.

Surviving are her son,John B. Dority Jr. of NorthAugusta, Ga.; her daughter,Alice Hair of NorthCharleston; grandchildren,Gregg Downey, Richard W.Hair, Michael Ann Dority, J.Blandy Dority III, JakeWalker, Megan Dority, andseven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in deathby her husband, John B.Dority; children, MichaelSteven Dority, Donald RayDority, Robert Rollin Dority,Nancy Kay Dority, WandaAnnette Dority, and herbrother, John Amerson.

Memorials may be made toLamar First Baptist Church,PO Box 431 Lamar, SC 29069.

A guestbook is availableonline atbelkfuneralhome.com.

Dorothy MoodyStephens

LAMAR – Dorothy MoodyStephens, 84, passed awayMonday, Sept. 9, 2019.Funeral services wereThursday, Sept. 12, at ElimUnited Methodist Churchwith burial at Elim UnitedMethodist Church Cemetery,directed by Belk FuneralHome.

The family received friendsThursday at the church fel-lowship hall, and other timesat the home of Ricky andLaura Stephens, 4019Turnberry Place, Florence.

Born Aug. 11, 1935,Dorothy was the daughter ofthe late William FleetwoodMoody and Annie BelleEasterling Moody.

She graduated fromHartsville High School in1953. Following the birth ofher children, she continuedher education and graduatedfrom Coker College in 1975.

Dorothy taught in theDarlington County SchoolDistrict at Lamar ElementarySchool. She and her late hus-band owned and operatedStephens Inventory Specialistfor many years.

She was a member of theRed Hat Club and loved toread. Dorothy was a memberof Elim United MethodistChurch where she held manypositions.

Surviving are her two sons,Ricky (Laura) Stephens and

David Stephens, both ofFlorence; grandchildren,Brittany Stephens Moore,Charlotte Stephens, CoreyStephens, Tara Stephens andWhit Stephens; great-grand-children, Anna Leah Gowdy,Aniyah Moore and JacksonFord.

She was preceded in deathby her husband, Ralph E.Stephens; infant son, CliftonStephens; son, TommyStephens; and her brother,Kenneth Moody.

The family would like tothank Methodist Manor fortheir special care duringDorothy’s illness, especiallythe staff at Magnolia Terrace.

Memorials may be made toElim United MethodistChurch c/o Muryl Gardner,3586 Oates Highway, Lamar,SC 29069.

A guestbook is availableonline atbelkfuneralhome.com.

Walter Daniel Wiggins

HARTSVILLE -- WalterDaniel Wiggins, 71, ofHartsville died Friday, Sept.13, 2019, at McLeod HospiceHouse in Florence.

Funeral services wereSunday, Sept. 15, in theChapel of Kistler HardeeFuneral Home. Burial was atWestview Memorial Park inHartsville. The familyreceived friends Sunday,Sept. 15, at Kistler HardeeFuneral Home.

Dan was born in MarionCounty. He was the son of thelate Wilbur and Laura HillWiggins. Dan worked as acontract builder. He enjoyedboating and spending timewith his family.

Surviving are his wife,Becky Wiggins of the home;his brother, Edward Wigginsof Darlington; sisters, LisaHopkins of Florida and HelenCoker of Darlington; and sev-eral loving nieces, nephews,great-nieces and -nephewsand great-great-nieces and -nephews.

Dan was preceded in deathby his parents, Wilbur andLaura Hill Wiggins; his broth-ers, Doug Wiggins, LindseyWiggins, and Big DaveWiggins; and his sister,Darlene Wiggins Granger.

Family and friends areinvited to sign the onlineguest book at www.kistler-hardeefuneralhome.com.

Raymond DuBose

Funeral services forRaymond DuBose ofDarlington were Saturday,Sept. 14, 2019, at SavannahGrove Baptist Church inEffingham.

Interment followed inSaint John United MethodistChurch Cemetery in Oatesdirected by Jordan FuneralHome Inc. of Darlington.

The family received friendsat the residence, 521Copeland Drive, Darlington.

CHu r CH n eWs Please send your church

news and photos to:[email protected]

A 37th pastoralanniversary celebrationwith Pastor J.D. Blue isset for Sept. 20 from 5-11

p.m. at the Stop Light, 1547W. Old Camden Road,

Hartsville. Tickets are $25each, $40 couple. For more

call 843-639-3990. On Sept.21, meet and greet at SecondMissionary Baptist Church 5-

7 p.m.

MacedoniaMissionary Baptist

Church Young Woman’sAuxiliary presents

“Painting Through YourGrief” 5-8 p.m. Sept. 21.Food, music, prizes andmore. Admission is $20.Church is located at 400

South Main St., Darlington.

Black Creek BaptistChurch in Dovesville is

holding a revival Sept. 22-25at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will

be Rev. Jeff Cockrell fromBethea Baptist Church and

music worship leader KarenCreel from Hoffmeyer RoadBaptist Church. (843) 393-

1140.

Discussions aboutprostate health

Jerusalem Baptist Church,301 South 6th St., Hartsville,

seeks men and women totake part in discussions

about prostate health Sept.28 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Event is aimed at men 40and older. September is

Prostate Cancer AwarenessMonth. To register call 803-

708-4732 or [email protected].

Revival at MacedoniaBaptist Church

Macedonia Missionary

Baptist Church, 400 SouthMain St., Darlington, is hav-ing its annual revival Sept.

30-Oct. 3 at 7 nightly. Guestpastors: Monday, Robbie

Shortt, Lee Street Church ofGod; Tuesday, LaTonya Dash,St. James United MethodistChurch; Wednesday, James

Wesley Dennis III, BethelAME Church; Thursday,

Eugene Thomas, PleasantGrove Missionary Baptist

Church.

First Baptist Church,Darlington, invites you tocome to our front lawn Oct.

6 from 4-6 p.m. for free food,fall games and wellness

screenings. For more, visitwww.darlingtonfbc.com, or

(843) 393-2874.

The Art of GreatGospel Music comes to anend for 2019, Sunday, Oct. 6,

4-7 p.m. in Pride Park, 630S. 6th St. Theme: BringingUnity into Our Community!

In recognition of BreastCancer and Domestic

Violence Awareness Month,information will be avail-able. Also, a tribute to the

late ministers RickyMcDuffie and ThelmaScarborough from The

Sumter Violiniares.Devotional service by Pastor

Reginald Alford and TheChurch of God Family. Live

entertainment by gospelrecording artist Monica Lisa

Steveson, The McDuffies andCommunity of Grace Choir,The Golden Echoes, BobbyWilson and Chosen Ones,

The Sumter Violiniaires. Formore call Barbara Carraway,

843-409-5241.

A Call for the Churchto COME ALIVE is comingup Oct. 13-16 at First Baptist

Church, Darlington, forrevival services. Join us eachevening at 6:30 for worship

led by the Elevate WorshipBand from Charleston

Southern University and spe-cial guest preachers Rev. Jon

Davis, Campus Minister atCharleston Southern

University, and Rev. FrankieTanner, retired pastor ofMechanicsville BaptistChurch. For more, see

www.darlingtonfbc.com.

MechanicsvilleBaptist Church

2364 Cashua Ferry Rd.,Darlington. 843-393-1029.

Sunday: 9:30 a.m.-SundaySchool; 10:30 a.m.-Worship

Service4 p.m.-Prayer Closet; 5:30p.m. Evening Worship

ServicesMonday: Monday Night

Ministry (MNM)-YouthFellowship & Meal

Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. -Old Fashioned Chapel

Service & Fellowship Meal;6:30 p.m. - Small Group

Bible Study (all ages) andYouth Group Meeting.

The Upper Room Holy Ghost MissionSunday morning worship

is at 11 a.m. Bible studyThursday at 7 p.m. at 109

Main St. in Darlington.

Church Prayer LineAnyone who needs prayer

is welcome to call CovenantBaptist Church Prayer Line at

843-393-8555.

St. Catherine'sEpiscopal Church

3123 W. Palmetto St.,Florence. Worship Time: 11a.m. (4th Sunday 8:30 a.m.)

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Phone: 843-601-3672.

Lawson Grove Baptist Church

3585 Lawson Grove Rd.,Hartsville. Sunday - Church

School at 9:45 a.m. andWorship Service at 10:45

a.m. Wednesday. Prayer6:30 p.m.

Black Creek Baptist Church

The church, 139 MontClare Road, Dovesville,announces hours: Sunday: 10a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m.Worship Services and 6 p.m.Evening Worship.Wednesday: 6:30 Adult BibleStudy; Youth Bible Study,Children (Children In Action)7:30 Adult Choir Practice

Second MissionaryBaptist Church

Second Missionary BaptistChurch, 212 W. WashingtonSt., Hartsville, announceshours. 8 a.m. early morningworship service, 9 a.m.church school service, 10a.m. morning worship.

Covenant Baptist Church

Covenant Baptist Church,628 Pocket Road, announces

hours: Sunday: 10 a.m.Sunday school, 11 a.m.Spoken Word Service.

Wednesday: 6 p.m. BibleStudy.

Mt. Zion Tabernacle Ministries

Mt. Zion TabernacleMinistries, 426 W. Broad St.

in Darlington, announceshours: 1st/3rd Sunday

Pastoral Sunday: SundaySchool at 9:30 a.m. Church

Services 11 Elder M. Frierson2nd/4th Sunday: Sunday

School at 9:30; Service at 11a.m.

The Lord CaresPlease continue to assist

The Lord Cares in caring forthose in need in theDarlington area. T.L.C.’s foodbank is at 201 Grove St. inDarlington.

By Bill Holland

It’s easy to drift away fromGod and settle for an averageand normal way of living andthis is exactly what a personalrevival is all about.

Revival means “return” andbegins with a conviction of sinand an awareness of our needto repent. Spiritual renewalinvolves surrendering our willand accepting the call to live inobedience to everything God isdemanding with complete hon-esty, sincerity, and humility.

Revival can open the eyes ofour heart and expose our greatneed for a constant Christ as weseek and ask God to restore ourspiritual zeal and to stir theembers of our spirit until thefire of our passion begins toblaze once again.

In His great love for us, Hecan instill within us a thirst forHis presence and a ferventdesire to take up our cross andfollow Him with all of ourheart. Do you believe the Spiritof God is being poured outtoday on his sons and daugh-ters?

Do you see evidence of aspiritual revival around you?Do you sense the Lord convict-ing you to turn away from thetemptations of the world anddraw closer to him? I enjoywriting about positive topicsand relaying inspirational sto-ries, but every now and then Ineed to ask myself if I reallywant God’s discipline to purgethe apathy and compromisefrom my life.

It’s not a secret that the darkside is against God’s agendaand persecution will continueto increase against those whoare determined to live forChrist. The reality of peoplefalling away from the faith andthe love of many waxing cold isprophesied to happen andshould come as no surprise tothose who study the Scriptures.

Nonetheless, the criticaldeclaration to engrave on thetables of our heart is that evenif everyone we know driftsaway from God and his word,we will remain faithful to Histruth and never let go of Hishand.

I know that sometimes wefeel discouraged and there areseasons when it appears thatonly a few really care about theChristian life, but then Iremember that God is in con-trol and His disciples are work-ing diligently and this gives meencouragement and hope.

Christians may be small innumber but will continue topress forward because theyknow him and love Him. Whatis our message? That JesusChrist freely gave his life andshed his blood so that we couldbe saved from our sin. He is theonly sacrifice that can ransom a

soul from being lost and theonly authority that can trans-form and redeem those whowill believe. “Blessed is theman who trusts in the Lord,and whose hope is the Lord”:Jeremiah 17:7.

In Revelation Chapter 2,Christ acknowledged thechurch at Ephesus for their per-severance and work ethic, buthe stated they had forsakentheir first love which was theirpersonal relationship with him.

Many times, as the excite-ment of salvation becomeslukewarm, we lose our desireand urgency to pray and toobey God’s word and no longerhave the joy or enthusiasm toserve Him. In chapter three, wesee where the church atLaodicea thought they weredoing just fine but God saidthey had also become deceivedabout their spiritual coldness.

Today I encourage us toexamine our conscience andnot only identify what is sepa-rating us from walking withHim but to eliminate it com-pletely. This is the hour of graceand the window of opportunityfor the bride to prepare herwedding gown for the appear-ance of her groom.

Let us shout from the house-tops that King Jesus is coming!At this moment, you can askGod to forgive you and He willcleanse your heart and deliveryou from whatever is keepingyou from a victorious spirituallife.

The cares and worries of thisjourney can beat us down, leav-ing us emotionally, physically,and spiritually exhausted, butChrist is waiting to restore ourhope, faith and joy. He is theonly one who can wash awayour guilt and give us a brand-new start.

Let us sing this old hymntogether: “Send a great revivalin my soul, send a great revivalin my soul, let the Holy Spiritcome and take control ... andsend a great revival in my soul.”



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Hartsville Rotary Club

Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. atHartsville Country Club

Darlington Elks Lodge

Tuesdays: Swing/Shagdance lessons, "New" line

dance lessons from 8-10 p.m.Wednesdays: Karaoke from

8-10 p.m.Thursdays: Bingo at 7:30

p.m. Darlington Elks Lodge is

located at 836 TimmonsvilleHwy. For more info: 843-393-

1451.

BNIMeets each Tuesday at

from 7:30-9 a.m. at BlackCreeks Art Council, 116 WCollege Ave in Hartsville.

Hartsville Kiwanis Club

Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. atthe Hartsville Country Club

Hartsville LionsClub

Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. atMr. B's Restaurant

Centennial Farmers MarketThis market features fresh,

organic gourmet foods, free-range eggs and homegrown,

healthy foods includinghomemade breads and sweet

treats and as always, livemusic and entertainment!Every Thursday from 4 – 7

p.m. Location: Corner of 5thSt. and Carolina Ave. in

Hartsville.

Paws to ReadPaws to Read is a literacy

program where emerging andreluctant readers can createpositive emotional connec-tions with reading. Therapy

Dogs International with theirtrainers come for one-on-onereading sessions on the firstSaturday and third Tuesdayof each month at 12:30 pm.

and 3 p.m. respectively at theDarlington Library Branch.

Story Time Darlington: Thursdays at

10 a.m. Info: 398-4940 ext.305.

Hartsville: Tuesdays at 10a.m. Info: 332-5115 ext. 7.

Society Hill: Thursdays at11:00 a.m. Info: 378-0026�

Lamar: Thursdays at 11:30a.m. Info: 326-5524

Library ProgramsSummer Reading Program,

Darlington Library, Tuesdaysat 10 a.m.

Family Movie - Thurs. at4pm

Accelerated ReaderTesting, Available ALL

SummerPotluck Club [What the

Fork?], Monthly Event, 4thWednesday at 5:30 pm, bring

one dish and feast onmany…theme changes

monthly, call 843-398-4940for more information.

Crochet & KnitClubs

Lamar: each Monday at4:30 p.m. 326-5524

Society Hill: each Fridayfrom 2-4 pm 378-0026 Darlington: 2nd Friday of

the month 10 a.m. - noon398-4940

Hartsville: “The Stitchers”group meets the 1st & 3rd

Mondays and 2nd & 4thThursdays at 5 pm.

Pee Dee SCORE Pee Dee SCORE (Service

Corps of Retired Executives)offers Free confidential coun-seling to America's small busi-

ness, serving Darlington,Florence and surrounding

areas. Existing and start-upbusinesses can schedule anappointment by calling the

Hartsville Chamber ofCommerce at 843-332-6401.

AlcoholicsAnonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous willhold an open meeting of bigbook and traditions studies

weekly at 8 p.m. Mondaynights at Trinity UMC onPearl Street. Use Orange

Street entrance. Info: 843-395-6897.

AA meets at the HartsvilleAA Hut, 310 S. McFarland

Street:

Sun: 6pmMon: noonTues: 8pm

Wed: noon, 6 pmThurs: 8pm

Fri: noon, 8pmSat noon, 8 pm

Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon is a fellowship of

adult relatives and friends ofalcoholics for mutual support.

Visitors are welcome.Childcare is not available. Al-

Anon meetings: Thursdays at 8 p.m at the

Hartsville AA Hut, 310 S.McFarland Street. Info: 843-

992-2981.

Vision screeningsFree Medical Clinic of

Darlington County and theDarlington Lions Club are

sponsoring free vision screen-ings, third Wednesday of each

month, 1-4 p.m. at FreeMedical Clinic of Darlington

County, 203 Grove St. You donot have to be an FMC

patient.

Head StartDarlington County Head

Start program policy councilmeetings, 4th Monday ofeach month, 5:30 p.m. atButler Head Start Center,1103 S. 6th St., Hartsville.

Darlington CountyCommunity Action Agency

board meetings, 4th Thursdayevery month at 5:30 p.m.,Butler Head Start Center.

American LegionAmerican Legion Post 13

of Darlington meets secondThursday of each month at

the Post on Harry ByrdHighway.

DDRA Board ofDirectors Meeting

The DDRA Board ofDirectors will meet at CityAdministration, 410 Pearl

Street, at 8 a.m. on the firstTuesday of the month, except

in July and September.

Darlington CountyFirst Steps

2nd Tuesday each monthat 5:30 pm in the Chamber ofCommerce Boardroom, 214 N

5th St., Hartsville.

VFWThe Darlington chapter ofVeterans of Foreign Wars,

VFW "GREY/FARROW" Post3609, meets the first Tuesday

of each month at 7 p.m. atTaki’s Restaurant, 609 Pearl

St.

DC Disabilities andSpecial Needs

BoardThe Darlington County

Disabilities and Special NeedsBoard will meet on the fol-lowing dates and times in

2019. All meetings will beginat 2 p.m. The agenda and

meeting location will beposted monthly.

Meetings: April 30, May28, June 25, July 30, Aug. 27,

Sept. 24, Oct. 29, Nov. 26.No meeting in

December.

Darlington BranchNAACP

The Darlington BranchNAACP meets on the secondTuesday every month, 7 p.m.

at 109 Pearl St. For more,please contact President

Anthony Hall at 843-229-1274.

Golf Classic HeroBanquet

Friday, Sept. 20 from 5:30-11:30 at the Darlington

Country Club, 125 CountryClub Road, Darlington.

Hosted by the Free MedicalClinic of Darlington County.

Bringing DowntownAlive! Concert

The Darlington DowntownRevitalization Association(DDRA) brings downtown

alive on Thursday, Sept. 26.The free admission event

will be held from 7 to 10 p.m.at the Liberty Lane Walk ofFame and the first block of

Pearl Street downtown. Foodand beverages will be avail-

able for purchase.

Darlington TreeBoard

Sept. 30 at 5:30 p.m. atCity Hall, 400 Pearl Street,

Darlington.

Darlington CityCouncil Meeting

The Darlington CityCouncil will hold their

monthly meeting Oct. 1 at6:30 p.m. in the City of

Darlington Council Chambersat City Hall, located at 400Pearl Street in, Darlington.

2019 AmericanRevolution

Symposium: Stateof Rebellion: SouthCarolina’s Place in

the AmericanRevolution

Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 atthe SC Archives & History

Center, 8301 Parklane Road,Columbia, SC 29223. To reg-

ister & complete details:https://scarchivesandhistory-

foundation.org/2018/12/20/2019-american-revolution-

symposium/

Darlington CountyCouncil Meeting

The Darlington CountyCouncil will hold their

monthly meeting Oct. 7 at 6p.m. at the Courthouse

Annex/EMS Building, 1625Harry Byrd Highway

(Highway 151), Darlington.The Council encourages citi-

zen participation and pro-vides an opportunity for citi-

zens to present their concernsat the beginning of each regu-lar meeting. Those wishing tomake a presentation shouldcontact the Clerk to Council

at 843-398-4100 or [email protected].

Williamson ParkCommittee

Williamson Park Committeewill meet at 5:30 p.m. on

Tuesday, Oct. 8 at HarmonBaldwin Recreation Center,

300 Sanders Street,Darlington.

Darlington CountyBoard of Education

The Darlington CountySchool District Board of

Education will meet at 6 p.m.Oct. 14 in the Training Roomof the Administrative Office

located at 120 E. SmithAvenue in Darlington.

Joint City BoardsMeeting

Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 6-8p.m. at the Darlington Police

Department, 400 Pearl Street,Darlington, scheduled by the

Planning Commission.

Connections atBreakfast - DCITConnect with DCIT at our

first Connections at Breakfaston Oct. 17 at 8 a.m. Make

connections with other busi-ness-people while learning

about our programs, meetingour students, and touring our

state-of-the-art facility. Members who attend have

an opportunity to be drawn togive a 60-second infomercial

about their business.This event is FREE.

Scare on theSquare

Trick-or-treating down-town on Thursday, Oct. 31

from 4:30 until 6:30 p.m. atthe Public Square in

Darlington.

HistoricLandmarks

Commission5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4

at City Hall, 400 Pearl Street.

DarlingtonCounty Council

MeetingThe Darlington County

Council will hold theirmonthly meeting Nov. 4 at 6

p.m. at the CourthouseAnnex/EMS Building, 1625

Harry Byrd Highway(Highway 151), Darlington.The Council encourages citi-



at 843-398-4100 or jbish-

[email protected].

Show Down in thePee Dee IV

Saturday, Nov. 9 from 1-11p.m. at the OMRBT at 107

Gary Street, Darlington.



Education will meet at 6 p.m.Nov. 11 in the Training Roomof the Administrative Office


Williamson ParkCommittee

Williamson Park Committeewill meet at 5:30 p.m. on

Tuesday, Nov. 12 at HarmonBaldwin Recreation Center,

300 Sanders Street,Darlington.



monthly meeting Nov. 12 at6:30 p.m. in the City of

Darlington Council Chambersat City Hall, located at 400

Pearl Street, Darlington, SC.

DarlingtonPlanning

CommissionTuesday, Nov. 19 at 9 a.m.

at City Hall, located at 400Pearl Street, Darlington, SC.

BeautificationBoard

Wednesday, Nov. 20 from5-7 p.m. at the City of

Darlington AdministrativeOffices, located at 410 Pearl

Street, Darlington.

Darlington CountyCouncil Meeting

The Darlington CountyCouncil will hold their

monthly meeting Dec. 2 at 6p.m. at the Courthouse

Annex/EMS Building, 1625Harry Byrd Highway

(Highway 151), Darlington.The Council encourages citi-



at 843-398-4100 or [email protected].



monthly meeting Dec. 3 at6:30 p.m. in the City of

Darlington Council Chambersat City Hall, located at 400

Pearl Street, Darlington.



Education will meet at 6 p.m.Dec. 9 in the Training Roomof the Administrative Office


If you have lost or found a pet, go online to www.darlingtonhumane.org and click on thelink Lost/ Found Pets. You will be directed to the www.thelostpets.com Web site whereyou can register your missing pet.

You will be able to provide a detailed description of your missing pet, as well as attach a photo.Upon registering your lost pet, an e-mail alert will be sent to the Darlington Shelter’s e-mailaddress. This will allow the Shelter staff to recognize your lost pet should it arrive at the facility.

Have you lost or found a pet?

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Francis Marion University isturning 50.

It’s time to celebrate.The university has planned a

series of special events to com-memorate its first half centuryduring the 2019-20 academicyear. They include a fall festivalnamed for founding presidentDoug Smith, a spring gala, a spe-cial dinner for founding facultyand staff and more.

FMU was founded by speciallegislative act on July 1, 1970, asFrancis Marion College, a part ofSouth Carolina’s system of publiccolleges and universities.

That followed a 14-year run asa two-year branch college of theUniversity of South Carolina.

The university has grown andflourished in the 50 years since.It has remained true to its mis-sion to serve the people of thePee Dee, while at the same timedeveloping programs and cur-riculum that serve and impactthe entire state of SouthCarolina.

Today, more than 4,000 stu-dents matriculate in more than40 majors at FMU. In recentyears the university has createdprograms in the health sciences,started industrial and mechani-cal engineering programs, devel-oped its first doctoral programand added a significant physicalpresence in downtown Florence.

More is on the way.Construction has begun, or willsoon begin, on a new honors cen-ter, on new medical educationlabs and clinical space in the oldpost office building in downtownFlorence, and on a new freshwa-ter ecology lab and conferencecenter on recently gifted landjust north of campus.

The 50th anniversary celebra-tion schedule will begin inOctober with a dinner for found-ing faculty and staff members,hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Fred

Carter. Carter is FMU’s president.On Nov. 14, the entire FMU

community will gather at theGriffin Athletic Complex on cam-pus for “Doug’s Day,” a festivaland concert by South Carolinamusic legend Edwin McCain.

McCain, a Greenville native,produced back-to-back Top 40hits “I’ll Be” and “I Could Not Askfor More” in the late 1990s.Those hits, plus others includedon his 11 albums, have been partof numerous movie and TVsoundtracks.

Beside’s McCain’s concert,Doug’s Day will also include foodon the plaza at the GAC andother entertainments.

The concert and admission tothe grounds for Doug’s Day isfree. The event is open to thepublic.

Doug’s Day honors the legacyof founding president DougSmith.

FMU’s annual communityChristmas party in earlyDecember, and its Februaryhomecoming weekend will bothinclude special FMU themes andcommemorations associatedwith the 50th anniversary.

On April 7, the university willhost a grand FMU Gala at theFMU Performing Arts Center.The event will celebrate FMU’slegacy and its future. Proceedswill support FMU’s FirstGeneration Fund initiative,which provides resources to sup-port first generation college stu-dents at FMU.

More than 40 percent ofFMU’s most recent freshmanclass were first generation stu-dents. That’s is a typical number.

Last year, Carter appointed acommittee consisting of formerand current faculty, FMU stu-dents, staff and alumni to advisethe university in planning theevents for the year ahead.

Clemson University

CLEMSON — It’s notunusual at a family reunionto spend some time sprucingup great-granddaddy’sgrave. But at an annual 4-Hmeeting?

“The only reason there is a4-H club is because of a manwho is buried on this cam-pus,” Tom Dobbins, directorof the Clemson UniversityExtension Service, told mem-bers at the annual State 4-HCongress.

“Frank Lever’s vision morethan 100 years ago is whatled us here today,” Dobbinssaid of the South Carolinacongressman, the Lever inthe Smith-Lever Act of 1914,the landmark legislation thatcreated the nationalExtension Service and the 4-H clubs it oversees. “He knewhow bringing informationfrom the university to thepeople would impact lives.

“I didn’t know how impor-tant 4-H was when I was inyour seat. When I was a 4-H’er I didn’t realize all theopportunities I was givenbecause of it,” he told theteens. “You’ve got a headstart on me and I guaranteeyou you’ll continue to feelthe impact of 4-H on your lifefrom now on.”

The 57th annual gather-ing felt more like a familyreunion than an annualmeeting.

It was in that spirit that 4-H’ers from across the statehonored Lever’s vision bydevoting a portion of theirtime at State 4-H Congress toprovide a landscaped path-way to his grave in the his-toric Woodland Cemetery atClemson.

Pledging their “hands tolarger service” isn’t merely aformality for 4-H’ers. Publicservice is a way of life in 4-H.

No one knows that betterthan the outgoing leader, the2018-2019 president of thestate 4-H Teen Council,Garrett Ulmer of Colleton

County.“It’s taught me to be a bet-

ter citizen,” Ulmer said.“There are so many opportu-nities in 4-H. There are somany leadership opportuni-ties. It’s taken me all over thecountry.”

Ulmer’s 4-H legacy beganwith his great-grandparents,who sponsored the 4-H campthat his grandparents attend-ed in their childhood. Hismom, Karissa, is a districtdirector for Extension in ninecounties clustered in thesouthwest corner of thestate.

“We don’t just have cows,”he said. “We have them, too,of course, but it’s so muchmore. It’s food. It’s engineer-ing. It’s nature. If there’ssomething you’re into, you’llfind it in 4-H. It’s been such apart of my life I don’t knowwhat I’m going to do withoutit.”

Kyle Greene, a JasperCounty 4-H alumnus whonow travels the country as anauthor and motivationalspeaker, reminded 4-H’ersthat they’ll never be far fromthe experience they gainedin 4-H clubs.

“4-H gave me a differentperspective, a different wayof looking at things,” Greenesaid. “Sometimes in lifeyou’re gonna fail, but thatdoesn’t make you a failure. 4-H showed me that no matterwhat you go through, nomatter what mistakes youmake, you can still do theright thing.”

State 4-H Congress tooksome time out for education-al workshops, as well, fromlivestock and technology tonatural resources andhealthy lifestyles, whichincluded a healthy dollop ofice cream.

In an advanced leadershipclass, a “human bingo” gamehelped students learn cre-ative ways to form relation-ships in a group settingchecking off squares on a

card by meeting people whofit particular descriptions: “isafraid of spiders,” “can rolltheir tongue” or “doesn’t likechocolate.”

“Leaders must createtrustworthy relationships,”said class leader RushawndaOlden, 4-H PinckneyLeadership Program director.“Leadership is ever-evolving.You have to be a learner to bea leader.”

Even the chairman of thestate House Agriculture,Natural Resources andEnvironmental AffairsCommittee brought practicaladvice to the students. SouthCarolina Rep. David Hiott ofPickens County explained his“FIMO” principle for dealingwith setbacks. “Forget It andMove On,” he said.

“Always have some humorin your life,” Hiott remindedthe audience at the annual 4-H awards banquet. “And behumble. Society will nevertell you this, but nice guysreally do finish first.”

No annual meeting wouldbe complete without awards.

The 4-H Presidential Trayis a $2,000 educationalscholarship designed to rec-ognize the top four senior 4-H members who are National4-H Congress and/orNational 4-H Conferencealumni and have outstandingaccomplishments in 4-Hleadership, citizenship andproject work.

“The Presidential Tray isthe highest honor that aSouth Carolina 4-H’er canachieve,” said Pam Ardern,state 4-H program leader. “Itis the result of many years ofdedication and hard work.”

2019 winners are IanAdams of Charleston County,Garrett Ulmer of ColletonCounty, Morgan Marlett ofLaurens County and AllieTrotter of Saluda County.

Four students were cho-sen to represent SouthCarolina at National 4-HCongress.

They are Marie Elizabeth

Grant of Anderson County,

Cordell Rush of Saluda

County, Charis Grabbe of

Lancaster County and

Isabella Birket of Kershaw

County.

South Carolina 4-H state

winners recognized for out-

standing achievements in 4-

H projects and activities are

Arizona Bowers and Marie

Elizabeth Grant of Anderson

County, Jordan Snipes of

Florence County, Katherine

Ryan of Hampton County,

Isabella Birket of Keshaw

County, Charis Grabbe of

Lancaster County, Julia

Kerber of Laurens County,

Loni McKenzie and Sianna

Smith of Lexington County

and Katelyn McCarter of

York County.

Katie Glenn of Chester

County received the Spirit of

4-H award, which recognizes

a 4-H member’s commitment

to the 4-H pledge:

“I pledge my head to

clearer thinking, my heart to

greater loyalty, my hands to

larger service, and my health

to better living, for my club,

my community, my country,

and my world.”

Recognizing that essential

role of volunteers providing

the 4-H experience, the Glen

Krohn Volunteer Award was

bestowed to Bernie Till of

Orangeburg County and

Debbie Chapman of Florence

County.

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Beginning Sept. 2, Fort Jackson trainees began filling sandbags to help local on-post residents and office buildings stave off any flooding from

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One person was killedSept. 13 when a Dodgemini-van collided with atractor-trailer on S.C. 151near the Pine Ridge area,officials said.

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Clemson University

FLORENCE – Healthy soilsare important for healthycrops and ClemsonUniversity researcherRongzhong Ye says plantingcover crops, especially cerealrye, can help rejuvenateSouth Carolina soils.

Cover crops during the offseason can help build organiccarbon in the soil, Ye toldalmost 200 people whoattended the 2019 Pee DeeResearch and EducationCenter (Pee Dee REC) FieldDay.

Eight treatments of threecover crops – cereal rye,crimson clover and winterpeas – were tested in fields atthe Pee Dee REC. Cereal ryewas the best of the eight test-ed treatments.

“These treatments includ-ed the cover crops planted bythemselves as well as in mix-tures,” Ye said. “Cereal ryeseemingly had the highestpotential to increase soilorganic carbon.”

Carbon is a main compo-nent of and contributor tohealthy soil. It is critical tosoil function and productivi-ty. Higher soil organic carbonimproves aeration, or oxygenin the soil, as well as waterdraining and retention,reducing erosion and loss ofnutrients.

“Much of the soil here inthe Pee Dee region is sandy,”Ye said. “Soil fertility is lowand the ability for the soil tohold water is minimal. Covercrops can help change this byadding both root and above-ground biomass. This willhelp improve soil structure,which will help the soil bebetter able to hold water andnutrients.”

In addition to learninghow soil health affects crops,participants also learnedabout controlling insects,particularly corn earwormsand stinkbugs, in corn andcotton.

“The corn earworm is themost common pest of corn,though generally not an eco-nomic pest,” said FrancisReay-Jones, entomologist

and Integrated PestManagement coordinator atthe Pee Dee REC. “The mostcommon type of injury iscaused by larval feeding inthe corn ears.”

Corn earworm injury typi-cally is restricted to feedingon the tips of ears where ker-nels often have not fullydeveloped, with generallylimited damage to har-vestable kernels. Planting Btcorn can be an effective butimperfect management toolto use against the corn ear-worm. With most Bt traitssome resistance has devel-oped, Reay-Jones said.

Resistance to Bt toxins insome corn earworm popula-tions is becoming a key issuefor South Carolina growers.Corn is a preferred host plantfor corn earworms andClemson recommends grow-ers diligently follow require-ments to delay resistancedevelopment.

Reay-Jones said the mostnoted benefits from plantingBt corn hybrids include con-trolling corn borers and fallarmyworm, both of whichcan sometimes be significantpests in the United States.Planting corn early, frommid-March to mid-April, canhelp growers avoid high cornearworm and fall armywormpressure later in the season.

While corn earworm is aminor pest of field corn, itcan be a major pest of sweetcorn and planting Bt sweet

corn hybrids can help toreduce damage to ears.

The corn earworm also isa major pest of cotton, but incotton, the pest is known asthe bollworm. Becausealmost all of South Carolinacotton is planted with Bt vari-eties, bollworm resistance toBt toxins is an importantissue for cotton growers.

Jeremy Greene, entomolo-gist stationed at Clemson’sEdisto REC in Blackville, saidearly detection is importantfor managing these and otherinsects.

“Scout fields regularlyfrom early vegetative stagesto beginning maturity andlook for insect infestations,”Greene said.

The stink bug is the num-ber one pest of cotton. Theseinsects seem to cause a lot ofproblems during August.

“We had very little troublerelated to stink bugs in cot-ton,” Greene said. “The hot,dry weather very likely hurtthe overall populations ofinsects we see in cotton – itcertainly cut back on stinkbug activity. Any replant orother late-planted cottonmay need a little more atten-tion regarding stink bugs, butmost of our acres for 2019 arelikely safe from additionallosses due to stink bugs.”

Other pests cotton grow-ers should pay attention toinclude aphids, spider mites,plant bugs, bollworms andfall armyworms.

Fort Jackson

COLUMBIA -- Former ArmyStaff Sgt. David Bellavia, theonly living Iraqi War Medal ofHonor recipient, toured FortJackson Aug. 28 with Gen. PaulE. Funk II, head of the Trainingand Doctrine Command.

His purpose on the installa-tion was to visit and talk to thenation's future fighting force,but also got the opportunity toreunite with a few unit mem-bers he served with the nighthe earned his award.

Col. Douglas Walter, FortJackson's deputy commandingofficer, has a history withBellavia. He once was his com-pany commander and wrotethe necessary paperwork forBellavia to receive the nation'shighest honor.

"I remember it like it wasyesterday," Walter said. "Wehad a great unit with a lot ofbrave men. He's humble butthis was a valor sack on hispart. It was well earned andwell deserved.

Walter and Bellavia wereonce members of the 2ndInfantry Regiment, 3rd BrigadeCombat Team, 1st InfantryDivision stationed in Vilseck,Germany. There, Walter wasthe commander for Company Aand Bellavia was a platoon ser-geant.

As infantrymen, the compa-ny could often be found hiddensomewhere in the trainingareas used for field trainingexercises or conducting peacekeeping missions in Kosovo.While the threat of war in theMiddle East loomed, the com-pany never suspected thefuture events that waited forthem, especially Bellavia andWalter.

"That was hell," Bellaviasaid. "I would rather spend fiveyears and have an apartment inFallujah than be in Kosovo.There's nothing to do."

The company completed therotation in Kosovo and hadreturned to Germany whenthey got the word they werenext in the shoot for the dessertdeployment. Illness would takeWalter out of the fight for ashort time and was replaced ascompany commander by Capt.Sean Sims, a close friend.

The company deployed in2003 to the Diyala Province ofIraq and combined forces withthe Marines to take backFallujah from insurgents.Insurgents had overrun the cityand were well imbedded in themaze of city streets and tallbuildings. The city was the per-fect stronghold for the enemyand the fighting throughoutthe country was most intense inFallujah.

"No one thought we weregoing to get Iraq," Bellavia said."No one thought we were goingto get any action."

Bellavia's company did getIraq and did see action, theyhad taken casualties andwounded alongside theirMarine counterparts. On thenight of Nov. 10, 2003, theydidn't. Bellavia's platoon wasassigned a block of buildings tosearch and clear. They hadreceived word that a smallnumber of insurgents were inthe area and their job was tofind them.

After clearing nine buildingswithout incident or weaponcache finds, they moved to the10th. As soon as they entered,they began taking enemy firefrom both the front and back.The platoon was pinned andsustaining gun shot and shrap-nel wounds.

"Fallujah was a close quarterbattle," Bellavia said. "We justgot caught where the wholeplatoon was in one building."

Bellavia traded weaponswith his M249 SAW gunner andstepped into enemy fire to cre-ate an avenue of escape for himand his platoon. Once outside,they called for fire supportfrom a nearby Bradley FightingVehicle, which pounded thelocation with 35mm highexplosive rounds.

Once the Bradley volleyceased, Bellavia returned to thehouse where he cleared thehome of enemy insurgents withonly his SAW and a knife.

Bellavia was up against mul-tiple insurgents armed withrocket propelled grenades, AK-47 and machine gun fire. Hesucceeded. Bellavia had savedhis platoon.

While the fight was won, thebattle for Fallujah raged on.Bellavia would lose more mem-bers of his unit to include Sims,his commander, and 1st Lt.Edward Iwan, the executiveofficer. Losing both men justtwo days after the house fightwas an emotional blow to theunit.

"It was a tough time. He(Sims) was a good friend ofmine," Walter said.

Shortly after the death ofSims and Iwan, Walter rejoinedhis company and resumed hisrole as commander. He wouldfinish the deployment with hismen and return home. "Itleaves you feeling guilty," hesaid.

Fifteen years later on June25 of this year, Bellavia wasrecognized for his heroicactions on that Nov. 10 nighthalf a world away. During aWhite House ceremony, hereceived the Medal of Honorsurrounded by his Family, pla-toon members and the GoldStar Families of their fallencomrades.

"The best part was being upthere with the unit on nationaltelevision," Bellavia said.

Gold Star Families had anopportunity to meet the pla-

toon member, some for the firsttime. Bellavia recounted "therewas a lot of healing that day."

Since returning from Iraq,Bellavia fulfilled his militarycontract and transitioned tocivilian life.

While he became a civilian,he continued working with mil-itary personnel by cofoundinga veteran advocacy group. In2006 and 2008 he wouldreturn to the familiar town ofFallujah as a reporter andreturn to write a book detailinghis experiences in the area withthe units he had embeddedwith.

After receiving his Medal ofHonor, he began touring thecountry to speak with soldiers,veterans and high school stu-dents. His tour was one of thereason he came to FortJackson, the other was toreunite with his old companycommander and another mem-ber of their unit, Fort Jackson'sLeader Training BrigadeCommand Sgt. Maj. BrandonR. Knicely.

"He knew everything therewas about being a master gun-ner," Bellavia said. "Always theteacher, he would explainthings to you without emascu-lating you. He was just a greatguy."

While Bellavia did reunitewith his unit members, he alsotoured the installation withFunk and spoke with trainees.

For most of the trainees, hewill be the only Medal of Honorrecipient they will meet duringtheir military careers.

He answered the trainees’questions and spoke of thebrotherhood and bonds thatmilitary service builds. Whenasked about the actions thatearned him his award herepeats his "house fight"answer and redirects the con-versation to speak about his fel-low unit members.

"I look back and as horribleas combat is, I would do any-thing for a time machine. Tohave just one day back where Iwas around that quality of per-son again," Bellavia said. "I lovethose guys and this award, itallows me to run around andtalk about them."

Bellavia even allows thetrainees to hold his award.While the medal is small, theback is engraved with his rank,name and unit. After a scare inLos Angeles, where someoneattempted to take the award,he keeps it in the breast pocketof his sports blazer to ensure itssafekeeping.

"I want to change the waythis award is received for mygeneration," Bellavia said.“Let's get back to the Army andlet's find the next guy that isgoing to do great things for ourcountry."


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THE NEWS AND PRESS, DARLINGTON, S.C.schoolsAt one point in your life you either havethe thing you want or the reasons whyyou don’t.

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The Darlington CountySchool District has announcednew principals of BrockingtonElementary School and NorthHartsville Elementary School.

Ada Sindab, the currentprincipal of Brunson-DarganElementary, will be the newprincipal of BrockingtonElementary Magnet School inDarlington.

Carla Watford, the currentprincipal of Cain ElementarySchool, will be the new princi-pal of North HartsvilleElementary School inHartsville.

“Both Mrs. Watford andMrs. Sindab are experienced,successful principals and lead-ers in the DCSD,” said TimNewman, superintendent ofthe Darlington County SchoolDistrict.

“When looking at the needsof our children and consideringthe best fit for the community,it was obvious these two princi-pals are the right choices forNorth Hartsville Elementaryand Brockington ElementaryMagnet School. I have everyconfidence they will continueto build on the successes of thepast as well as find new pathsto excellence.”

Sindab has served as princi-pal of Brunson-DarganElementary School since 2009.Before becoming principal ofBrunson-Dargan, Sindab wasthe Darlington County SchoolDistrict’s Coordinator ofInnovative Programs and EarlyChildhood Education. Sheserved as a curriculum coordi-nator and a classroom teacher,and is currently the president

of the Darlington CountyPrincipal and AssistantPrincipal Association.

Sindab holds a Bachelor ofScience in ElementaryEducation and a Master ofEducation in LearningDisabilities from FrancisMarion University. She alsoholds a Master of Education inEducational Leadership fromthe University of SouthCarolina. She is currentlyenrolled in the Doctor ofEducation Program ofEducation Administration fromthe University of SouthCarolina.

Sindab is certified in theareas of elementary and ele-mentary principal/supervisor.She also holds endorsements inGifted and Talented and Readto Succeed.

“This is an exciting opportu-nity to continue serving stu-dents and families inDarlington,” Sindab said. “Overthe course of my years in theDarlington County SchoolDistrict, I have developed adeep respect for the staff andcommunity of BrockingtonElementary Magnet School.Together we can continue tobuild on their long legacy ofacademic excellence. I look for-ward to another year of aca-demic excellence with our fam-ily at Brunson-DarganElementary School before tran-sitioning to my new role.”

Watford has served as prin-cipal of Cain ElementarySchool since 2009. Before tak-ing the helm at Cain, Watfordwas the Darlington CountySchool District’s Elementary

English/Language Arts/SocialSecurity Coordinator. She hasalso been a teacher specialiston site and is a National BoardCertified Middle Schoolteacher.

Watford holds a Bachelor ofArts in Elementary Educationfrom Clemson University. Sheholds a Master of Education inReading Specialist from FrancisMarion University. She alsoholds a Master of Education inEducational Leadership fromWinthrop University. She holdsendorsements as Read toSucceed Literacy Teacher andLiteracy Coach. Watford is cer-tified in the areas of elemen-tary education, readingteacher, elementary and sec-ondary principal/supervisor(Tiers 1 and 2), as well as mid-dle school language arts, math-

ematics, science and socialstudies.

“North HartsvilleElementary School continuesto provide an outstandinglearning environment, as wellas top-notch teaching and cul-ture for the students in theHartsville community,”Watford said. “I am grateful forthe opportunity to work withsuch a skilled team of educa-tors beginning next year andcontinuing to build on theirfoundation of excellence. Atthe same time, our CainElementary School familylooks forward to an excellentyear ahead of us.”

Both principals will assumetheir new roles at the end of the2019-2020 school year.

Darlington principals get new assignments for next year

Clemson field day teachesabout soil health, pest control

Medal of Honor recipient tours Fort Jackson

Little League hosts annual public meeting

Darlington Little League willhost its annual public meetingOct. 1 at the Harmon BaldwinCenter, 300 Sanders St.,Darlington, at 6:30 p.m.

Clemson Pee Dee REC researcher Rongzhong Ye talks about how planting cover crops, especially cerealrye, can help rejuvenate South Carolina soils. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Participants in the 2019 field day at Clemson’s Pee Dee REC learnedhow the corn earworm also is a cotton pest. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

University of South Carolina

This summer, SouthCarolina’s own Hootie & theBlowfish celebrated the 25thanniversary of their smashalbum “Cracked Rear View”with their first tour in morethan a decade and a newalbum.

If not for a single appear-ance on “Late Night withDavid Letterman,” however,it’s possible none of this wouldbe happening.

Simply put, their perform-ance of “Hold My Hand” onSept. 2, 1994 — andLetterman’s enthusiasticendorsement — made HootieHOOTIE.

“It was one of thoseserendipitous moments that’snecessary, I think, to get to thetop,” recalls Jim “Soni”Sonefeld, the band’s drummer.“That’s when the host of thebiggest late night show in thecountry hears your song driv-ing home from work one dayand says, ‘I want that song andthat band on my TV show.’”

On the eve of their 44-cityGroup Therapy Tour, USCasked bandmates and USCalumni Darius Rucker, DeanFelber, Mark Bryan andSonefeld to revisit their bigbreak and reflect on becomingone of the most populargroups of their generation.

Darius: It wasn’t like ourrecord was doing so well, butsome DJ liked the song andplayed it, and Dave heard it.And everything goes crazy.

We got a phone call on aTuesday that David Lettermanwanted us on his show Friday.We weren’t thinking our liveswere going to change. Wewere just thinking, “Hey, man,we’re about to be on TV.”

Dean: Letterman heard us,and he called his people andsaid, “I want this band, and Iwant them to do ‘Hold myHand.’” Our label actuallysaid, “We’ve got this otherband that’s better.” I don’tknow who that band was.Luckily for us, Letterman real-ly wanted us.

His (office) called back andsaid, “No, Dave wants Hootie& the Blowfish.” And theywere like “OK, but we’re on anew single because we’re donewith ‘Hold My Hand.’” And shesaid, “No, no, no. He wants‘Hold My Hand.’”

Darius: We were all bigLetterman fans. We watchedreligiously. I mean religiously.For him to be the one whocalled us, it was big for us. Imean, we would have freakedout if it was “The TonightShow” or the morning shows.But it was David Letterman.

The band was scheduled toplay a sold-out show that samenight at the TownshipAuditorium in Columbia and“The Late Show with DavidLetterman” taped in the earlyevening — so their label hireda private jet.

Dean: We were still gettingused to the fact that we had abus. We thought it was prettyamazing that we actually hada bus and a driver, and we did-n’t have to load our own gearon the stage and carry it off.This was all gravy.

Darius: It was rock star,man. We were in heaven. Itwas our first time doing that.

Mark: I remember at thattime being the most nervousI’d ever been in my life. Exceptfor maybe that first time Istarted at quarterback when Iwas 11 years old. It’s one thingto play in front of a few thou-sand people, but when youknow there’s going to be 6 mil-lion people, or whatever hisviewership was at the time,watching you, it’s a whole dif-ferent thing. But, sure enough,once the music started, wewere able to sink right into thegroove.

Soni: We had to zip out ofthe Letterman show on Fridayafternoon to get to New Jerseyto get to the plane. There wasa chance that it wouldn’t workas planned. Once we got in theair, we felt like, “OK, you canbreathe now.”

Of course we couldn’tbreathe — we’d just doneLetterman for the first time,we were adrenaline rushedout of our minds. Darius is theonly one I can say slept on theway home. He could sleepthrough a hurricane sitting outon his front porch. That’s oneof his gifts.

Soni: Of course we wentout (after the Townshipshow). We were young. I wasthe oldest, I was probably 29.The others guys were 28, 27.So we had plenty of energy. Noway we were gonna stay homeafter that day.

I remember standing in abar, watching on a screen. Thiswas back in the day before flatscreens were everywhere in abar, and I remember peeringup to see us playing. We didn’teven bother turning it up, Idon’t think. Just to see your-self on TV was kind of a gas.

Dean: We lived “out” backthen. We were still integratedin such a deep way into theFive Points scene. Darius and Iworked down at Sticky’s (a barat Greene Street and SaludaAvenue). I think we hadstopped working by that point,but barely. I don’t think weactually ever quit. We just gotso busy we never went back towork.

Following their Lettermanperformance, “Cracked RearView” started a climb that con-tinued for nearly a year.

Darius: That Friday, ourrecord sales were nothing.Grunge was still so big, andthere weren’t a lot of radio sta-tions playing us outside NorthCarolina and South Carolina.That Monday it changed. ThatMonday it all changed.

Mark: Every story has thattime when it bubbles up likethat, and for us that was whenit spilled over. And it was won-derful.

Dean: It was so muchattention after so many yearsof just being happy makingmusic. It was definitely awhirlwind. That one day wasan aberration, but it was aforeshadowing of what wouldbe. After that, everyone wascalling to get us on TV.

Mark: I think we knew(Letterman) would give us anew level of exposure. We did-n’t know we were going to sud-denly sell four times as manyalbums a week and countingfrom there.

A lot of it had to do withDave saying, “If you don’t have

this album, something’s wrongwith you.” He held it up to thecamera and said that. I thinkthat made a lot of people perkup and say, “Oh, I need tocheck this thing out.”

Soni: We entered the top200 in July. When that showaired in the beginning ofSeptember, we were 145,according to the charts. It justkept flying up. It pushed usfrom basically 150 to 80 in amonth. And it kept going. It setthings afire, but it still tooksome time. It was almostFebruary before we got in theTop 20, and it was almost Juneuntil we got to No. 1.

Mark: When it’s happen-ing, you’re like a kid in a candyshop. We’re going on worldtours. We’re making videos. Itwas so much fun, but youdon’t start thinking about itfrom the perspective we’retalking about it now. But I willsay it was really important tome in the middle of it that westayed focused on writingsongs for a new record andbeing able to follow it up andsustain a career, not being justa flash in the pan.

Darius: It’s not like wewere going to the mall andpeople recognized us. We stilllived that life. We slept until 2,went out and played golf andgot ready to play. We were inthat little bubble that was ourtour. All we saw were showsgetting bigger. That’s all wecared about. It was us againstthe world, and we were start-ing to win.

Soni: From Lettermanthrough the followingSeptember was just a madincremental rise. If you didone thing in September of ’94,October was bigger and better,November was bigger and bet-ter, February bigger, Marchbigger. By the time May rolledaround, they told us we weregoing to do an amphitheatertour. And we thought,“Headlining an amphitheater?Are you serious?” That was a

pinch-me-every-minute year.

Mark: There was a periodwhere we were selling one mil-lion a month for 12 straightmonths.

Darius: I worked in retailfor a few years, back whenBillboard reporting was youcalling in the numbers. Whenthe record went to No. 1, Iremember thinking, that’shuge. I knew how manyrecords you really had to sellto get to No. 1.

Mark: We didn’t knowhow big we were going to be orhow much we were going tostruggle. We knew we wantedour career to be music, notsome desk job. We set out todo that and we achieved that.Even if we hadn’t had thathuge success with “CrackedRear View,” I know I, for one,would still have a career inmusic, just based on my pas-sion for it. If you look at thatone moment, it’s really amaz-ing, there’s no question aboutit, but it’s just one really highpoint on a long time line of awonderful music career.

Soni: We could hardly giveourselves all the credit, we hadlot of help. Rising to the top inpop music is more than justfour guys writing songs. It’smanagers and spouses andcompanies and business andcapital. And the big one —luck.

Darius: It’s amazing thatafter 25 years, when we don’tplay for people for a decade orso, and we decide to playtogether again, people stillcare. We’re selling out shows.We’re playing two sold outnights in Madison SquareGarden. We’re like a mini BillyJoel. A very, very, very, verymini Billy Joel.

Over the years, they’ve alsobecome unofficial ambassa-dors for the university, playingconcerts on the Horseshoe andsporting Gamecock gear onnational television. That, too,

began on Letterman, whenSonefeld wore a SouthCarolina soccer sweatshirt.

Soni: It was two monthsafter “Cracked Rear View” hadbeen released. There were noreporters following us, therewere no camera crews. Theopportunity to be on TV andbe seen by millions of peoplemade us all think, “Gosh, ifthis is the only time we’re onTV, what do we want toshow?” A big part of my SouthCarolina experience was play-ing Carolina soccer and repre-senting the university in a uni-form.

Darius: You’re proud ofyour school, you’re proud ofyour university. I think a lot ofthat comes from the underdogmentality that we all have.Once you get to SouthCarolina, you realize you’rethe underdog. No matter whatit is. That sounds corny, but it’strue.

Also, I know that Godbrought us together at theUniversity of South Carolina.If one of us had gone some-where else, I don’t think any ofus would be where we arenow, living these lives, work-ing musicians. We’d all havedifferent jobs. South Carolinawill always be special for that,for bringing us together.

Dean: Once we got therewe never really left. We mighthave moved out of the dormsand then moved a little fartherfrom Five Points, but not real-ly. Until we were makingmoney with music, Darius andI worked in Five Points to getby. We were definitely inColumbia a lot when we werenot traveling. I don’t remem-ber ever having a momentwhen it was like, “I need to getout of here.” Other than, “Ineed to learn how to not stayout ’til 5 or 6 in morning.”

Soni: When you’re travel-ing, it’s hard to have a home,and USC and Columbia pro-vided us with that attachment.When you can say, “Hey, that’s

my bar,” “That’s the college wewent to,” “These are thestreets that I know.” That’svery meaningful when you’retraveling. It stayed very mean-ingful to us.

A quarter century later,Sonefeld still lives inColumbia, the others live inand around Charleston, andthey remain as tight as whenthey were a local bar band.

Darius: It doesn’t seemlike 25 years at all. I mean, atall. Me and Mark and Deanhave been playing together for33 years. We’ve been playingtogether almost three-quartersof our life. That’s just crazy.The second we sit in the room,we fall right into it. The four ofus, the dynamic is exactlywhat it’s supposed to be,exactly what it’s always been.Nobody walks on eggshells.

Dean: We’re still at ourcore the same people. We allhave kids and families, whichchanges you, hopefully. I thinkwe’re the same people, just alittle older and a little wiser.

Darius: Somebody askedme the other day, “What’s itlike when you guys fight?”We’ve never had a fight. Markand I had one argument — itwas not really even an argu-ment, we were fighting to saythe same thing. That waswhen we were 20. That’s theonly fight in 33 years. We havetoo much respect for eachother to fight.

Mark: It was the cama-raderie of college and collegefriends. Our business managertoday lived in the dorm withus, and he has been with usthe whole time. You can’treplace that. You can onlyhave that when it happens,that organically and that real.The whole band, all ourfriendships, even our soundcame organically, based onwho we were and the sur-roundings we were in. It’s agreat story.

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Months ago, Darlington businessman Curtis Boyd and a group of investors bought the derelict Tyner Warehouse at East Broad and Russellstreets to demolish it, with the aim of turning the property into greenspace. Recently, as the warehouse was being razed, old photos were foundscattered around the building. Most appear to be from the 1940s. Some are in fairly good shape; others are torn and crinkled. Most of the pho-tos of athletes have names written on the back; others have no information. Boyd has posted at least some of these photos on his Facebook page.We present some of them here to show our readers lost pieces of Darlington history. All photos courtesy of Curtis Boyd.

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Members of the Pilot Club of Darlington and Darlington Anchor Club gathered recently for their annual joint meeting. They packed nineboxes containing 256 pounds of supplies to help those in the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian. DSI Metals paid for the shipping costs toget these supplies sent to Pilot friends in Florida to forward to our Pilot friends and families in the Bahamas. Pilots and Anchors also collectedand packed school supplies for needy students at St. John’s Elementary School and prepared Pick-Me-Ups for First Responders. Together theymade plans for the Sweet Potato Festival, which will be held on the Public Square in Darlington Oct. 12.

CareSouth Carolina hasintroduced a new “PopulationHealth Program” to identifyhealth issues in its service areasand look for solutions to createa heathier future for its patientsand the Pee Dee community.

The Population HealthProgram was started in recog-nition of the shift in medicalcare to “value-based care.”Value-based care stresses theimportance of providing quali-ty care to patients rather thanrewarding health careproviders for the number ofpatients they see. PopulationHealth is a tool to help anorganization succeed in givingvalue-based care to its patients.

Through the PopulationHealth Program, CareSouthCarolina is able to look at thehealth factors and outcomes inan area and collaborate withorganizations to come up withsolutions that benefit the entirecommunity. CareSouthCarolina has three teams thathelp manage an array ofaspects in the healthcare spec-trum, including Medicaid,

Medicare and MLR (MedicalLoss Ratio).

“Team leaders are able tolook at CareSouth Carolina’sservices and what is offered inthe community to determinewhat services our patientsneed,” CareSouth CarolinaAssociate Medical Director Dr.Jeniqua J. Duncan said.“Population Health Managersknow what their patients needand bring in resources forthem. Teams are looking atthese populations and promot-ing preventative healthcare,monitoring chronic conditionsand providing healthcare edu-cation.”

CareSouth Carolina sets outto help patients understand thehealthcare system and pro-motes preventative care ratherthan unnecessary emergency-based care.

“We want to be a primarycare home for the communitieswe serve,” Duncan said. “Wewant to be the first people youthink of when you have health-care issues.”

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Health Program, CareSouthCarolina is working to cutdown on unnecessary emer-gency room visits. A recentreport found that six commonchronic conditions accountedfor 60 percent of 24 million ERvisits in 2017; out of that 60percent —or 4.3 million—werelikely preventable and could betreated in a less expensive out-patient setting.

The six chronic conditionsused in the analysis were asth-ma, chronic obstructive pul-monary disease, diabetes,heart failure, hypertension andbehavioral health conditions,such as mental health or sub-stance abuse issues.

“We want to help ourpatients understand the health-care system,” Duncan said.“How does a referral work?When do I need to go to theemergency room? Whenshould I be reaching out to myprimary care home?”

In addition to providingservices to its patients,CareSouth Carolina is workingto improve communication

internally between its 14 med-ical sites across rural areas ofthe Pee Dee.

“We want our employees toknow that their work is valu-able,” Duncan said. “Eventhough it may take an extrastep in some cases, we are mak-ing sure to chart data anddevelop strategies to give ourpatients access to the besthealthcare possible. When peo-ple understand the ‘why’behind the ‘work,’ it makes adifference.”

CareSouth Carolina is a pri-vate, nonprofit communityhealth center deliveringpatient-centered health and lifeservices in the Pee Dee regionof South Carolina. CareSouthCarolina operates centers inBennettsville, Bishopville,Cheraw, Chesterfield, Dillon,Hartsville, Lake View, Latta,McColl and Society Hill.

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Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) students Tabitha Martin and Maria Sierra Rico were awarded the Ken Cox Faculty Senate

Scholarship. Each of the $600 scholarships will be used to assist the students during their educational journey. Martin is seeking her degree in

Human Services. The Timmonsville resident dreams of becoming a child counselor. Florence student Rico is also seeking her degree in Human

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Darlington County sheriff’sinvestigators with the SpecialVictims Unit are investigating aSept. 7 assault near the inter-section of East Billy FarrowHighway and Auburn SchoolRoad.

Investigators are seeking thepublic’s assistance identifyingthe suspect.

Investigators have releaseda sketch of the suspect pro-duced by the South CarolinaLaw Enforcement DivisionForensic Art Unit. The suspectis described as a black malewith a cross tattoo on his neckand well-defined jawline. Thesuspect may also have injuriesto his left shoulder and chest

area. If you have any

information, con-tact Crime Stoppersof the Pee Dee at 1-888-CRIME-SC orv i s i twww.p3tips.com.You can also submittips through amobile app; text“DCSO” to 95577for a link to down-load. You do nothave to reveal youridentity to leaveinformation.

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Editor’s note: The bookingreport represents a list of personsarrested given to the media fromthe W. Glenn Campbell DetentionCenter under the S.C. Freedom ofInformation Act.

All people are presumed inno-cent until proven guilty. Please beadvised there are many people withsimilar names.

If listed here erroneously, pleasecontact the detention center, whichwill send us any corrections. If aperson is found not guilty in a courtof law, that person may have thatprinted here as well by providingcourt documents to us to that effect.

Kasey Simoine Carroway,40, of 809 Butler St, Hartsville,Drugs/Man, Dist Etc CocaineBase 3rd or Sub; Drugs/Man, DistEtc Cocaine Base 3rd or Sub;Drugs/Man, Dist Etc CocaineBase 3rd or Sub; Drugs/Man, DistEtc Cocaine Base 3rd or Sub;Drugs/Dist, Sell, Manuf or PWIDNear a School; Drugs/Dist, Sell,Manuf or PWID Near a School;Burglary Second Degree

Christie Garner, 36, of 196Church St, Lynchburg,Shoplifting <$2000

Joshua David Grantham, 18,of 924 W Billy Farrow, Hartsville,Burglary First Degree; GrandLarceny >$2000 <$10,000

Joseph Timothy Mack, 30, of310 E Jackson St, Lamar, Assaultand Battery 3rd Degree

Carrigan NMN Oneal, 69, of2147 Lazy Pines Rd, Darlington,Assault and Battery 2nd Degree;Entering Premises After Warning

Jerome Scarbourough, 33, of707 Kershaw Street,Timmonsville, Driving Under theInfluence; Driving UnderSuspension; Fail to Return LicPlate/Registration 1st Off;Uninsured Motor Vehicle FeeViolation

Bernard NMN Scott, 47, of312 Blue St, Darlington, DrivingUnder Suspension; Fail to Stop forBlue Light; Fail to Stop for BlueLight; Driving Under Suspension

Romaine Simon, 28, of 2677Pink Plyler, Lancaster, ManuftPossess Other Sub Sch I II IIIWITD 1st

Rayshawn Coe, 22, of 1014Hampton St, Hartsville,Sex/Peeping, Voyeurism orAggravated Voyeurism;Sex/Peeping, Voyeurism orAggravated Voyeurism

Robert Keith Ham Sr., 35, of2108 Jones Road, Darlington,Drugs/Man Dist Etc ofMethamphetamine 2nd;Drugs/Man Dist Etc of CocaineBase 2nd; Manuft Possess OtherSub Sch I II III WITD 1st; TrafficIce, Crank, Crack Cocaine >100GBut <200G; Poss OtherControlled Sub in Sched I to V 1st;Poss Other Controlled Sub in

Sched I to V 1st; Poss OtherControlled Sub in Sched I to V 1st

April Mae Herring, 32, of1316 Ashland Rd, Hartsville,Drugs/Man Dist Etc ofMethamphetamine 1st; TrafficIce, Crank, Crack Cocaine >100GBut <200G; Drugs/Man Dist Etcof Cocaine Base 1st; Poss OtherControlled Sub in Sched I to V 1st;Poss Other Controlled Sub inSched I to V 1st; Poss OtherControlled Sub in Sched I to V 1st

Valandra Ganatra Jackson,40, of 1029 Martin Luther KingDr, Hartsville, Entering PremisesAfter Warning; Violation ABCLaw

Alexandria Querida Luckey,28, of 1521 Elmwood Drive,Hartsville, Failure to Appear AfterRelease for Felony; Failure toAppear After Release for Felony;Failure to Appear After Releasefor Felony

Theresa Stanley, 35, of 703Funderburke Ave, Darlington,Shoplifting <$2000

Levell Marquel Toney, 26, of606 Flicker Lane, Hartsville,DUI/Driving Under the Influence.08 1st

Brandon Ervin Allen, 28, of329 Marlboro Ave, Hartsville,Failure to Appear After Releasefor Felony

Justin Corey Anderson, 32,of 2849 Patrick Hwy, Hartsville,Driving Under the Influence;Poss/Sell/Dispose of StolenVehicle; Driving UnderSuspension; Fail to Stop for BlueLight; Manuft, Possess Other SubSch I II III WITD 1st

Amanda Ann Beckett, 40, of1854 Amoretta Drive, Darlington,Neglect by Legal Custodian

William Anthony Carraway,

43, of 1854 Amoretta Drive,Darlington, Criminal SexualConduct First Degree

Joshua Dixon, 20, of 501Winburn Lake Drive, McBee,Burglary First Degree; PettyLarceny <$2000

James Ellis Flowers, 48, of1356 Ruby Rd, Hartsville, NonSupport

Dixie Anna Grooms, 30, of220 Davis St, Hartsville, NonSupport

Sheryl Lynn Larymore, 51, of314 Spring Street, Darlington,Drugs/Man, Dist Etc ofMethamphetamine 1st;Drugs/Man, Dist Etc ofMethamphetamine 1st

Dequan Rashuan McDaniel,24, of 220 Marion Ave, Hartsville,Failure to Appear After Releasefor Felony

Anthony Christopher Pooler,50, of 1103 Myrtle St, Hartsville,Entering Premises After Warning;Shoplifting >3rd or Sub;Shoplifting $2000 or Less(Enhance 16-0-157)

Willie Lee Taylor, 45, of 1273Timmonville Hwy, Darlington,Drugs/Man Dist Etc of CocaineBase 1st; Drugs/Man Dist Etc ofCocaine Base 1st

Deon Lopez Burroughs, 22,of 439 S Morris St, Lake City,Assault and Battery 3rd Degree;Assault and Battery 3rd Degree

Rodrekus Terrell Campbell,26, of 405 Hartland Drive,Hartsville, Weekender

Presley Chavis, 73, of 1816Mackton Rd, Lamar, Weekender

Felicia Denise Delane, 39, of1608 South Center Road,Darlington, No Charge Data

Donald Eugene Lee Jr., 55, of2028 Metlon Lane, Hartsville, NoCharge Data

Jaquad Roary, 19, of 515 SSixth, Hartsville, No Charge Data

Brandon Terell Robinson,34, of 1623 Harley Circle,Hartsville, Driving Under theInfluence; Open Container ofBeer/Wine

Timothy Demtrius Sansbury,36, of 309 Milk St, Timmonsville,Probation Violation

Michael A Squire, 53, of 1041East Carolina, Hartsville, NoCharge Data

Jeffery Scott Tyner, 49, of1537 Lakeview Blvd, Hartsville,Public Disorderly Conduct;Pedestrian Under Influence ofAlcohol or Drugs

Latashia DoniseWitherspoon, 43, of 315 BrewerAve, Hartsville, OperatingUninsured Motor Vehicle 1st Off

Ronnie Robert Baker, 66, of406 Garnet St, Darlington,Begging

John Thomas Belote, 36, of912 Robinhood Trail, Aiken,Speeding; Poss Firearm byConvicted Felon;Weapon/Sale/Poss by CertainPerson/Stolen Gun; Giving FalseInformation; Driving Without aLicense

Andre Deon Benjamin, 44, of1318 Ebenezer Rd, Darlington,Poss 28G or Less Marij/10G orLess Hash 1st; Manuft PossessOther Sub Sch I II III WITD 1st

Daniel Delmorreya Cain, 22,of 1401 Beech St, Cayce, DrivingWithout a License; Speeding >10but <15 MPH Over the SpeedLimit

Jeffrey Lee Driggers, 30, of2596 Bullford Rd, Hartsville,Domestic/Domestic Violence 3rdDegree

Tiyon Lavar Evans, 40, of2154 Ousleydale Rd, Hartsville,Petty Larceny <$2000;Domestic/Domestic Violence 3rdDegree

James Jerome Hickman, 46,of 607 Society Ave, Hartsville,Pedestrian Under Influence ofAlcohol or Drugs

Malcolm Jamal Lisbon, 30,of 2420 Hough Lane, Hartsville,Driving Under the Influence;Driving Under Suspension

Michael Bernard McLeod,56, of 312 Tillotson, Hartsville,Driving Under the Influence; SeatBelt Violation

Germaine Chienard Moses,45, of 1628 Swift Creek Rd,Hartsville, DUI/Driving Underthe Influence .08 1st; OpenContainer of Beer/Wine

Anthony Davis Bruce, 43, of103 Cone St, Hartsville, DUS(License Not Susp DUI) 3rd orMore; DUI <10 2nd Offense

Tavasia Durant, 22, of 1301 SFifth St, Hartsville, Domestic Viol2nd Degree; Assault and Battery2nd Degree

Damon Joshua Frazier, 29, of1032 Brailey Lane, Hartsville,Poss 28G or Less Marij/10G orLess Hash 1st

Brad Deangelo Miller, 32, of400 Gantt St, Bethune, OpenContainer of Beer/Wine; DrivingUnder the Influence

Florentino Osbaldo Jiminez-Garcia, 29, of 1736 Soloman Dr,Hartsville, Public DisorderlyConduct

Latashia D Jones, 33, of 1574Smyrna Rd, Elgin, PublicDisorderly Conduct

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Two Darlington residentswere being held after drugswere found at a home inDarlington County, SheriffTony Chavis said.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

All persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Floyd EdwardDriggersDate of Death: 7/31/2019Case No: 2019ES1600397Personal Representative:Robert Floyd DriggersAddress: 302 Barfield Rd.,Darlington, SC29532

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OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Clarence EdwardGriggsDate of Death: 7/31/2019Case No: 2019ES1600388Personal Representative:Casey Edward GriggsAddress: 2801 Jeffords MillRd., Darlington, SC 29540


OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Jeffrey Alan RhodesDate of Death: 7/25/2019Case No: 2019ES1600413Personal Representative:Jennifer Smith RhodesAddress: 524 Haven Dr.,Hartsville, SC 29550


OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Jerry FrancisSansburyDate of Death: 8/12/2019Case No: 2019ES1600404Personal Representative:Pam P. SansburyAddress: 1513 W. CarolinaAve., Hartsville, SC 29550


OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of Darlington

County, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Joan Byrd WoolardDate of Death: August 1,2019Case No: 2019ES16-00394Personal Representative:Edward J. WirhouskyAddress: 1004 DoversvilleHighway, Darlington, SC29540Attorney: John Jay James, IIAddress: PO Box 507,Darlington, SC 29540

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DARLINGTONIN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

CASE NO. 2019-CP-16-00899

Nationstar Mortgage LLCd/b/a Mr. Cooper, PLAIN-TIFF, VS.Melisa F. White a/k/a MelisaForkasdi White, as PersonalRepresentative of the Estateof Brandon L. White a/k/aBrandon Lewis White,Deceased; Melisa F. Whitea/k/a Melisa Forkasdi White,individually, as Heir orDevisee of the Estate ofBrandon L. White a/k/aBrandon Lewis White,Deceased; Brianna W., aminor, individually, as Heiror Devisee of the Estate ofBrandon L. White a/k/aBrandon Lewis White,Deceased; Rainey Lane W., aminor, individually, as Heiror Devisee of the Estate ofBrandon L. White a/k/aBrandon Lewis White,Deceased; and Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of the Estateof Brandon L. White a/k/aBrandon Lewis White,Deceased, their heirs ordevisees, successors andassigns, and all other personsentitled to claim throughthem; all unknown personswith any right, title or inter-est in the real estatedescribed herein; also anypersons who may be in themilitary service of the UnitedStates of America, being aclass designated as JohnDoe; and any unknownminors or persons under adisability being a class desig-nated as Richard Roe; SPCCredit Union f/k/a SPCCooperative Credit Union;and Allison White a/k/aAllison H. White a/k/aAllison H. Campbell, DEFEN-DANT(S).(191070.00346)TO THE DEFENDANTSABOVE-NAMED:YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-MONED and required toappear and defend byanswering the Complaint inthis action, of which a copy isherewith served upon you,and to serve a copy of yourAnswer on the subscribers attheir offices, 2712Middleburg Drive, Suite 200,Columbia, Post Office Box2065, Columbia, SouthCarolina, 29202-2065, with-in thirty (30) days after theservice hereof, exclusive ofthe day of such service;except that the United Statesof America, if named, shallhave sixty (60) days toanswer after the servicehereof, exclusive of the dayof such service; and if you failto do so, judgment by defaultwill be rendered against youfor the relief demanded inthe Complaint.YOU WILL ALSO TAKENOTICE that should you failto Answer the foregoingSummons, the Plaintiff willmove for a general Order ofReference of this cause to theMaster-In-Equity or SpecialReferee for DarlingtonCounty, which Order shall,pursuant to Rule 53 (e) ofthe South Carolina Rules ofCivil Procedures, specificallyprovide that the said Master-In-Equity or Special Master isauthorized and empoweredto enter a final judgment inthis cause.TO MINOR(S) OVER FOUR-TEEN YEARS OF AGEAND/OR MINOR(S) UNDERFOURTEEN YEARS OF AGEAND THE PERSON WITHWHOM THE MINOR(S)RESIDES AND/OR TO PER-SONS UNDER SOME LEGALDISABILITY: YOU ARE FUR-THER SUMMONED ANDNOTIFIED to apply for theappointment of a GuardianAd Litem within thirty (30)days after the service of thisSummons and Notice uponyou. If you fail to do so,Plaintiff will apply to havethe appointment of theGuardian ad Litem Nisi,Kelley Yarborough Woody,made absolute.

NOTICETO THE DEFENDANTS:YOU WILL PLEASE TAKENOTICE that the Summonsand Complaint, of which the

foregoing is a copy of theSummons, were filed withthe Clerk of Court forDarlington County, SouthCarolina on August 20, 2019.PLEASE TAKE NOTICE thatthe order appointing KelleyYarborough Woody, whoseaddress is PO Box 6432,Columbia, SC 29260, asGuardian Ad Litem Nisi forall persons whomsoeverherein collectively designat-ed as Richard Roe, defen-dants herein whose namesand addresses are unknown,including any thereof whomay be minors, incapacitat-ed, or under other legal dis-ability, whether residents ornon-residents of SouthCarolina; for all namedDefendants, addressesunknown, who may beinfants, incapacitated, orunder a legal disability; forany unknown heirs-at-law ofBrandon L. White a/k/aBrandon Lewis White,including their heirs, person-al representatives, successorsand assigns, and all otherpersons entitled to claimthrough them; and for allother unknown persons withany right, title, or interest inand to the real estate that isthe subject of this foreclosureaction, was filed in the Officeof the Clerk of Court forDarlington County on the26th day of August, 2019.YOU WILL FURTHER TAKENOTICE that unless the saidDefendants, or someone intheir behalf or in behalf ofany of them, shall withinthirty (30) days after serviceof notice of this order uponthem by publication, exclu-sive of the day of such serv-ice, procure to be appointedfor them, or any of them, aGuardian Ad Litem to repre-sent them or any of them forthe purposes of this action,the Plaintiff will apply for anorder making the appoint-ment of said Guardian AdLitem Nisi absolute.

LIS PENDENSNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat an action has been com-menced by the Plaintiffabove named against theDefendant(s) above namedfor the foreclosure of a cer-tain mortgage given byBrandon L. White toCitiMortgage, Inc., datedJune 30, 2005, recorded July19, 2005, in the office of theClerk of Court/Register ofDeeds for Darlington County,in Book 1039 at Page 5238;thereafter, said Mortgagewas assigned to FederalNational MortgageAssociation by assignmentinstrument dated February11, 2014 and recordedFebruary 19, 2014 in Book1071 at Page 6300; there-after, assigned to NationstarMortgage LLC d/b/a Mr.Cooper by assignment instru-ment dated August 1, 2019and recorded August 8, 2019in Book 1090 at Page 5405.The description of the prem-ises is as follows:All that certain piece, parcelor lot of land, with theimprovements thereon,lying, being and situate inthe City of Darlington,County of Darlington, Stateof South Carolina as shownin Deed Book 990 at Page372, Office of the Clerk ofCourt for Darlington County,and being generally boundedand described as follows, towit: On the North by E.Hampton Street on which itfronts and measures 98.19feet; On the East by propertyof Evelyn D. Murray onwhich it measures 102.00feet; On the South by proper-ty of Mike Strott & WayneWeaver on which it measures98.19 feet and on the West byproperty of Ivoris Bostick onwhich it measures 100.03feet, all as shown on plat pre-pared for Brandon L. &Allison H. White by Lind,Hicks, & Assoc. Surveyors,Inc., dated September 10,2003 and recorded in theOffice of the Clerk of Courtfor Darlington County in PlatBook 198, Page 318.Please note that the abovedescription has been modi-fied to correct a minor,immaterial clerical error inthe legal regarding theneighboring property ownername (correcting from MikeStrott & Wayne Weaven toMike Strott & WayneWeaver).This being the same propertyconveyed to Brandon L.White and Allison H. White,as joint tenants with rights ofsurvivorship, and not as ten-ants in common, by Deed ofB. Edward Hursey datedSeptember 10, 2003 andrecorded September 11,2003 in Book 1029 at Page5554 in the Register of Deedsfor Darlington County.Thereafter, Brandon L. Whiteand Allison H. White con-veyed the subject property toBrandon L. White by Deeddated September 9, 2005and recorded September 14,2005 in Book 1040 at Page3901 in the Register of Deedsfor Darlington County.Subsequently, Brandon L.White a/k/a Brandon LewisWhite died intestate on orabout May 17, 2018, leavingthe subject property to hisheirs, namely Melisa F. Whitea/k/a Melisa Forkasdi White,Brianna W., a minor andRainey Lane W., a minor, asshown in Probate EstateMatter Number 2018-ES-16-00276.TMS No. 164-15-04-023Property address: 602 EHampton Street

Darlington, SC 29532SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A.By: ____Ronald C. Scott ([email protected]), SC Bar#4996Reginald P. Corley ([email protected]),SC Bar #69453Angelia J. Grant([email protected]), SC Bar #78334Allison E. Heffernan([email protected]), SC Bar #68530Matthew E. Rupert([email protected]), SC Bar #100740Louise M. Johnson([email protected]), SC Bar #16586Tasha B. Thompson([email protected]), SC Bar #76415H. Guyton Murrell ([email protected]),SC Bar #64134Craig T. Smith ([email protected]), SC Bar#102831ATTORNEYS FOR THEPLAINTIFF2712 Middleburg Drive,Suite 200Columbia, SC 29204803-252-3340

(8c3 leave in thru 9-18-19)NOTICE OF SALESTATE OF SOUTH

CAROLINACOUNTY OF DARLINGTON

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

C.A. Number: 2018-CP-16-00976

Tax Map No.: 145-00-03-005SPC Credit Union (f/k/a SPCCooperative Credit Union),Plaintiff, vs. Angela A.Lyons, as PersonalRepresentative of the Estateof Phillip Anderson, andBayview Loan Servicing,LLC, a Delaware limited lia-bility company, Defendants.By virtue of a judgmentheretofore granted in thecase of SPC Credit Union(f/k/a SPC CooperativeCredit Union) versus AngelaA. Lyons, as PersonalRepresentative of the Estateof Phillip Anderson, andBayview Loan Servicing,LLC, a Delaware limited lia-bility company, the under-signed will sell on October 7,2019, at 11:00 a.m. at theDarlington CountyCourthouse, One PublicSquare, Darlington, SouthCarolina 29532, to the high-est bidder:All that certain piece, parcelor lot of land with improve-ments thereon located inDarlington County, SouthCarolina and containing 1.2acres as shown on plat pre-pared by J.E. Tucker, Jr.,RLS, dated February 12,1987 and recorded in DeedBook 914 at page 505 andbounded as follows: on theNorth by property now orformerly of Chattie Mae Dewfor a distance of 224 feet,more or less; on the East byproperty now or formerly ofChattie Mae Dew for a dis-tance of 288 feet, more orless; on the South by right-of-way of Seaboard AirlineRailroad for a distance of210 feet; and on the West byproperty now or formerly ofChattie Mae Dew for a dis-tance of 210 feet. For a moreparticular description, refer-ence is craved to the aboveplat. This being the same proper-ty conveyed unto theMortgagor herein by Deed ofthe Estate of Dennis L.Huggins dated September 5,1996 and recorded in theoffice of the Clerk of Courtfor Darlington County inBook D140 at Page 202. Tax Map No. 145-00-03-005Address of Property: 370Gilchrist Road, Darlington,SC 29540SUBJECT TO DARLINGTONCOUNTY TAXES ANDASSESSMENTS, EASE-MENTS AND RESTRIC-TIONS OF RECORD ANDANY SENIOR ENCUM-BRANCES.TERMS OF SALE: Thesuccessful bidder, other thanthe Plaintiff, will depositwith the Clerk of Court, atthe conclusion of the bid-ding, five percent (5%) ofthe bid, in cash or equiva-lent, as evidence of goodfaith, same to be applied topurchase price in case ofcompliance, but to be forfeit-ed and applied first to cost,then to Plaintiff’s debt in thecase of non-compliance.Should the last and highestbidder fail or refuse to makethe required deposit at timeof bid or comply with theother terms of the bid withintwenty (20) days, then theClerk of Court may resell theproperty on the same termsand conditions on some sub-sequent Sale’s Day (at therisk of the said highest bid-der).Purchaser to pay for docu-mentary stamps on thedeed, recording of the deed,and interest on the amountof the bid from date of saleto date of compliance at therate of seven and 75/100percent (7.75%) per annum.The property encumbered issubject to property taxes,including all costs, accruedinterest, and penalties whichmay accrue. /s/ A. Todd Darwin/s/ Eugene Preston Warr, Jr. A. TODD DARWIN EUGENE PRESTON WARR,JR. Attorneys for Plaintiff

Special Refereefor Darlington County

(8c3 leave in thru 9-18-19)NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Vivian Eula LeeHudsonDate of Death: 8/2/2019Case No: 2019ES1600415Personal Representative:Patsy FrickAddress: 3246 WheelandRd., Little Mountain, SC29075


OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Kay Joann LewisDate of Death: June 9, 2019Case No: 2019-ES-16-00403Personal Representative:Mickey Mantle KingAddress: 1020 York Circle,Hartsville, SC 29550Attorney: Moyd Law FirmAddress: 528 E. CarolinaAvenue, Hartsville, SC 29550


OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Doris Alma HousandPearsonDate of Death: 8/15/2019Case No: 2019ES1600411Personal Representative:James E. PearsonAddress: 2025 Cashua FerryRoad, Darlington, SC 29532


OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: David Jeffrey PowellDate of Death: 6/4/2019Case No: 2019ES1600377Personal Representative:Trina Melton PowellAddress: 2239 Raloy Circle,Darlington, SC 29532


OF ESTATES

All persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Ola Belle PrescottDate of Death: 7/27/2019Case No: 2019ES1600398Personal Representative:Mavis PrescottAddress: 546 Cornelia Dr.,Hartsville, SC 29550


OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Melinda Dale HodgeDavisDate of Death: 5/15/2019Case No: 2019ES16412Personal Representative:Johnny DavisAddress: 2873 HartsvilleHighway, Hartsville, SC29550Attorney: Gerald MalloyAddress: P.O. Box 1200,Hartsville, SC 29550(10p3 leave in thru 10-2-19)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

All persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Michael ReederDoranDate of Death: 8/21/2019Case No: 2019ES1600427Personal Representative:Deborah A. DoranAddress: 112 Holly Drive,Hartsville, SC 29550(10p3 leave in thru 10-2-19)NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Lewis Rushton HowleDate of Death: 8/15/2019Case No: 2019ES1600423Personal Representative:Jessica Howle WestAddress: 2047 E. OldCamden Road, Hartsville, SC29550(10p3 leave in thru 10-2-19)

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OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Anna E. HungerpillerDate of Death: 8/4/2019Case No: 2019ES1600431Personal Representative:Bess H. GoreAddress: 317 BirchwoodDrive, Hartsville, SC 29550(10p3 leave in thru 10-2-19)NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Marilyn JohnsonMeekinsDate of Death: 8/5/2019Case No: 2019ES1600425Personal Representative:Crystal M. WorthyAddress: 205 BriarwoodDrive, Simpsonville, SC29681(10p3 leave in thru 10-2-19)NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of Darlington

County, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Emma Cook MimsDate of Death: 8/25/2019Case No: 2019ES1600436Personal Representative:Phyllis Mims WatsonAddress: 401 PrestwoodDrive, Hartsville, SC 29550(10p3 leave in thru 10-2-19)NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Douglas Austin NealDate of Death: 8/26/2019Case No: 2019ES1600426Personal Representative:Alene H. NealAddress: 1429 LakeviewBlvd., Hartsville, SC(10p3 leave in thru 10-2-19)NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to their

claims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Margie Ann JoynerSpiresDate of Death: 8/24/2019Case No: 2019ES1600429Personal Representative:Kirk Joyner SpiresAddress: 126 Bay RidgeDrive, Hartsville, SC 29550(10p3 leave in thru 10-2-19)NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: William Harvey TealDate of Death: 8/16/2019Case No: 2019ES1600420Personal Representative:Laura Faye RobbinsAddress: 430 Cat Pond Road,Patrick, SC 29584(10p3 leave in thru 10-2-19)NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to the

claim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: Clyde Thomas, Jr.Date of Death: 5/2/2019Case No: 2019ES16238Personal Representative:Toylesha ThomasAddress: 2159 BeaverdamDrive, Hartsville, SC 29550Attorney: Gerald MalloyAddress: P.O. Box 1200,Hartsville, SC 29550(10p3 leave in thru 10-2-19)NOTICE TO CREDITORS

OF ESTATESAll persons having claimsagainst the following estatesMUST file their claims onForm #371ES with theProbate Court of DarlingtonCounty, the address of whichis Room 208 Courthouse,One Public Square,Darlington, SC 29532, withineight(8) months after thedate of the first publicationof this Notice to Creditors orwithin one (1) year fromdate of death, whichever isearlier (SCPC 62-3-801, etseq.), or such persons shallbe forever barred as to theirclaims. All claims arerequired to be presented inwritten statements on theprescribed form (FORM#371ES) indicating thename and the address of theclaimant, the basis of theclaim, the amount claimed,the date when the claim willbecome due, the nature ofany uncertainty as to theclaim and a description ofany security as to the claim.Estate: William Delane ToddAKA Will ToddDate of Death: 8/24/2019Case No: 2019ES1600424Personal Representative:Glenda H. CoxAddress: 1457 HibiscusRoad, Timmonsville, SC29161(10p3 leave in thru 10-2-19)

NOTICE OF SALESTATE OF SOUTH

CAROLINACOUNTY OF DARLINGTON

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

CASE NO. 2019-CP-16-00228

First-Citizens Bank & TrustCompany, Plaintiff, -vs- JohnH. Haire, III and SC HousingCorp., Defendant(s)BY VIRTUE of a judgmentheretofore granted in thecase of First-Citizens Bank &Trust Company vs. John H.Haire, III and SC HousingCorp., I, Benjamin D. Moore,Esquire Special Referee forDarlington County , will sellon October 7, 2019, at 12:30pm, at the Darlington CountyCourthouse, One PublicSquare, Darlington, SC29532, to the highest bidder:LOT 62All that certain piece, parcelor lot of land with the build-ings and improvementsthereon, lying and being nearto and West of the City ofHartsville, County ofDarlington, State of SouthCarolina and designated asLot 62 on plat of subdivisionof the Cannon lands made byT. E. Wilson, C.E. dated May5, 1919 and recorded in PlatBook 4 at Page 305. Lot beingin the shape of a rectanglemeasuring 100 feet more orless along its northern andsouthern boundaries and 178feet, more or less, along itseastern and western bound-aries and bounded as fol-lows:NORTH: By CollegeAvenue, formerly Avenue C;EAST: By Lot No. 61 onsaid plat; SOUTH: By Lot 55 on saidplat;WEST: By Lot No. 63 onsaid plat.See Deed Book 400 at Page405TMS #: 056-09-02-002

SUBJECT TO DARLINGTONCOUNTY TAXESTERMS OF SALE: The suc-cessful bidder, other than thePlaintiff, will deposit withthe Special Referee at con-clusion of the bidding, five(5%) of his bid, in cash orequivalent, as evidence ofgood faith, the same to beapplied to purchase price incase of compliance, but to beforfeited and applied first tocosts and then to Plaintiff'sdebt in the case of noncom-pliance. Should the last andhighest bidder fail or refuseto make the required depositat the time of the bid or com-ply with the other terms orthe bid within twenty (20)days, then the SpecialReferee may resell the prop-erty on the same terms andconditions on some subse-quent Sales Day (at the riskof the former highest bid-der).Should the Plaintiff, or oneof its representatives, fail tobe present at the time of sale,the property is automaticallywithdrawn from said saleand sold at the next availablesales day upon the terms andconditions as set forth in theJudgment of Foreclosure andSale or any SupplementalOrder. A personal or deficiencyjudgment having beendemanded by the Plaintiff,the sale of the subject prop-erty will remain open forthirty (30) days pursuant toSection 15-39-720, Code ofLaws of South Carolina,1976; provided, however,that the Court recognizes theoption reserved by thePlaintiff to waive such defi-ciency judgment prior to thesale, and notice is given thatthe Plaintiff may waive inwriting the deficiency judg-ment prior to the sale; and

that should the Plaintiff electto waive a deficiency judg-ment, without notice otherthan the announcement atthe sale and notice in writingto the debtor defendant(s)that a deficiency judgmenthas been waived and that thesale will be final, the biddingwill not remain open afterthe date of sale, but compli-ance with the bid may bemade immediately.NOTICE: The foreclosuredeed is not a warranty deed.Interested bidders shouldsatisfy themselves as to thequality of title to be conveyedby obtaining an independenttitle search well before theforeclosure sale date.The successful bidder will berequired to pay interest onthe amount of the bid fromthe date of sale to date ofcompliance with the bid atthe rate of 3.970% perannum.Benjamin D. Moore, EsquireSpecial Referee forDarlington CountyTheodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III,EsquireSara Hutchins Columbia, South CarolinaAttorney for PlaintiffE m a i l :[email protected](10c3 leave in thru 10-2-19)

SUMMONSSTATE OF SOUTH

CAROLINACOUNTY OF HORRYFOR THE FIFTEENTH

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CASE NO.: 2019-CP-26-04393

JIMMY A. RICHARDSON, II,SOLICITOR FOR THE FIF-TEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,ON BEHALF OF THE CON-WAY POLICE DEPARTMENT,Petitioner, vs.GLOCK 23 GEN4 SN:

BGXZ697 AND GLOCKEXTENDED 22 ROUNDMAG,Respondent Property, GEON-QUAZE TYRON WOODS,Respondent.TO: THE ABOVE-NAMEDRESPONDENT AND ANY-ONE CLAIMING ANINTEREST IN THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED RESPONDENTPROPERTY:YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-MONED and required toanswer the Complaint in thisaction, a copy of which isherewith served upon you,and to serve a copy of yourAnswer to said Complaint onthe subscribers at theiroffices at 1200 Main Street,Post Office Box 530, Conway,South Carolina 29528-0530,within thirty (30) days afterthe service hereof, exclusiveof the day of such service;and if you fail to answer theComplaint, or to otherwiseresponsively plead to theComplaint, or to otherwiseappear and defend, withinthe time aforesaid, judgmentby default will be renderedagainst you for the reliefdemanded in the Complaint.s/ James R. BattleJames R. Battle (SCBar No.73604)BATTLE LAW FIRM, LLCAttorney for the PetitionerPO Box 530Conway, South Carolina29528(843) 248-4321 Telephone(843) 248-4512 FaxE m a i l :[email protected] 8, 2019Conway, SC(10c3 leave in thru 10-2-19)

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According to theArthritis Foundation®,two kinds of the cannabissativa plant, hemp andmarijuana, producecannabinoids, whichHarvard Medical Schoolnotes is the second mostprevalent of the activeingredients of cannabis.People unfamiliar withcannabidiol, or CBD, atype of cannabinoid, mayassume it gets users highlike marijuana. However,CBD doesn’t get usershigh, as another cannabi-noid, a psychoactive partof the marijuana plantknown as THC, is respon-sible for that effect.

Advocates for CBDoften note its potential toalleviate pain associatedwith arthritis. While ani-mal studies have support-ed those claims, theArthritis Foundation notes

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Francis Marion Universityhosted representatives from anumber of 2020 presidentialcampaigns along with variousother political organizationson Tuesday, Sept. 17 at itsConstitution Day 2020Presidential Campaign Fair.

The Constitution Day 2020Presidential Campaign Fairwill be held from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. in the Smith UniversityCenter Commons, located onFMU’s campus.

The event, hosted by FMU’sDepartment of PoliticalScience and Geography, willserve as a place for FMU stu-dents, faculty and staff, alongwith residents of the Pee Deeregion to interact with localand national grassroots politi-cal groups, as well as learnmore about the 2020 presi-dential hopefuls and theprocess of voting.

Representatives and surro-gates from the followingDemocratic presidential cam-paigns will be present: JoeBiden, Cory Booker, PeteButtigieg, Kamala Harris,Tulsi Gabbard, Beto O’Rourke,Elizabeth Warren, MarianneWilliamson, and AndrewYang.

The Florence County Voter

Registration and ElectionOffice will provide attendeeswith a chance to experiencevoting by using a new votingmachine.

Other organizations, suchas the Florence CountyDemocrats, Florence CountyRepublicans, Francis Marion

University College Democrats,and Francis Marion UniversityCollege Republicans will bepresent as well.

FMU’s Department ofPolitical Science andGeography will also be provid-ing miniature copies of theU.S. Constitution.

By Rick BrundrettThe Nerve

In January 2016, a driverswerved around a pothole onBate Harvey Road in YorkCounty, crossed the center lineand hit an oncoming vehicle,court records show.

The S.C. Department ofTransportation last year paid,through the state InsuranceReserve Fund (IRF), $150,000in damages and $26,592 inlegal expenses to defend theagency in that case, accordingto IRF records.

Another motorist inFebruary 2016 hit a pothole onS.C. 544 near Myrtle Beach,causing him to lose control ofhis pickup truck, which crossedthe center line and hit anoncoming vehicle head on,court records show.

In that case, DOT last yearpaid $150,000 in damages and$11,407 in legal expensesthrough the IRF, according toIRF records.

In January 2017, a bicyclistwas riding with a group ofcyclists on Greenpond Roadnear S.C. 417 in SpartanburgCounty when one of the cyclistscalled out a warning about alarge pothole, according to alawsuit. The plaintiff sufferedserious injuries when she was

thrown from her bicycle afterswerving to avoid the potholeand striking the tire of anotherbicycle, the suit alleged.

That case against DOT wasclosed this year, with paid loss-es and legal expenses throughthe IRF totaling $162,500 and$123,982, respectively, IRFrecords show.

In all three lawsuits, thedrivers alleged, among otherthings, that DOT was negligentin failing to maintain the roadsand warn the public about thepothole hazards.

The Insurance ReserveFund, administered by theState Fiscal AccountabilityAuthority, pays damage claimsagainst state and local govern-ment agencies, and covers pub-lic property losses.

The Nerve’s review of IRFrecords from last fiscal year,which ran from July 1, 2018,through June 30 of this year,found that the fund paid atleast $5.4 million in collectivedamages for all types of claimsin 1,017 DOT cases, plus morethan $2 million in legal expens-es.

That included 569 claimstotaling nearly $2.2 million indamages and about $747,000in legal expenses in a categorylabeled “Manhole, Pothole,Drain.”

Paid losses in that categoryranged from $164 to $300,000,records show. Out of the 569claims, 449, or about 79%,paid less than $3,000 in dam-ages. No damages were paid in90 cases, though legal expenseswere covered in more than athird of that number.

DOT claimed in its fiscal2018 annual report that it hadfilled about 411,000 potholesstatewide that year, thoughThe Nerve in April revealed,citing agency records, the fig-ure was an estimate based onthe amount of asphalt that thedepartment said was used tofill an “average” size potholemeasuring 3 feet long, 3 feetwide and 4.75 inches deep.

The agency also contendedit had patched about 43,000potholes statewide in Januaryand February of this year aspart of its heavily promoted“Pothole Blitz,” though depart-ment director Christy Hallacknowledged the number wasan estimate, not an actualcount, as The Nerve reportedthen.

In passing a 2017 law thatraised the state gas tax 12 centsper gallon over six years andincreased other vehicle taxesand fees, legislators promisedthat the revenues would beused to fix the state’s pothole-

riddled roads and crumblingbridges.

But The Nerve has repeated-ly pointed out DOT has spentrelatively little from revenuesgenerated under the law, andthat the agency plans to use abig part of those funds forwidening interstates.

On its website, DOT saysmotorists who want to filevehicle damage claimsagainst the agency can fillout a claim form and submitit to a DOT maintenanceoffice along with two repair

estimates or a paid invoice. Theclaim has to be filed up to ayear after the date of the inci-dent, and the department or itsinsurance carrier has 180 daysafter receiving the claim todecide whether to pay it,according to the agency.

The Nerve’s latest reviewfound that of the 479 paid dam-age claims through the IRF lastfiscal year under the “Manhole,Pothole, Drain” category, 30involved circuit court lawsuits.Paid losses in those casestotaled more than $1.5 million.

The South Carolina PolicyCouncil, the parent organizationof The Nerve, has launched“Project Road Repair” to encour-age citizens to contact their law-makers about getting their badroads fixed. To learn more aboutthe project, go here. Brundrett isthe news editor of The Nerve(www.thenerve.org). Contacthim at 803-254-4411 [email protected]. Follow himon Twitter @RickBrundrett.Follow The Nerve on Facebookand Twitter @thenervesc.

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