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Vonny Clanton is the nurse practitioner who will lead the charge at Sumter's new McLeod Occupational Health facility off Miller Road. She has 28 years of experience in nursing and has lived in Sumter for more than 20.
McLeod opens occupational health facility off Miller Road
VON NESSEN
Tariffs, interest rates will factor into S.C. economy in 2019
President Donald Trump speaks about the partial government shutdown, immigration and border security in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington on Saturday.
Trump offers a 'Dreamers' deal for border-money proposal

An exhibit to call their own: Alice Drive Middle School students have their art displayed at CCTC gallery

KAYLA ROBINS / THE SUMTER ITEM Julianna Valcourt, an eighth-grader at Alice Drive Middle School, poses in front of her artwork, titled "Nostalgia," featuring the sunflower to her right, as her mother, Stephanie Valcourt, captures her daughter's accomplishment at the Central Carolina Technical College Foundation Gallery of Art and Expression on Thursday.
On the second floor of a college that stresses technical training and workforce development, middle school students wandered the walls, pointing and giggling in gaggles but not over stereotypical middle school topics. They were observing art. …
PHOTO PROVIDED The Hailey Bordeaux Memorial Scholarship dinner will be Feb. 18 at Kingsbury Elementary School.
Memorial scholarship fundraiser set for Feb. 18 at Kingsbury Elementary in Sumter
Sumter County Council to hear audit report on Tuesday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Schedule: Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019

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Sumter Today: Students at R.E. Davis get a golden award

The Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce runs a Golden Apple Student Award program that recognizes public school students who show excellence in character traits like integrity, perseverance and …

Sumter’s CeCe Wells (4) watches a shot during the Lady Gamecocks’ 61-45 loss to Spring Valley in a showdown between the top two teams in Region IV-5A on Friday at the Sumter High gymnasium.
PREP BASKETBALL
Spring Valley knocks off Sumter girls 61-45
Manning's Ariyonia Busby tries to put up a shot between a pair of Bishop England defenders during the Lady Monarchs' 50-30 loss in the matchup between the state's top 2 teams in 3A on Friday at Manning's John F. Thames Arena.
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Lady Bishops stifle Manning in 50-30 victory
Ten local student-athlete football players were selected as Merit Scholars and were awarded $500 college scholarships during the Sumter Touchdown Club Presented by FTC season-ending banquet on Thursday at the Central Carolina Technical College Health Science Building. Those selected were, first row, left to right: Chris Livingston of Manning High, Lakewood’s Kevin Carson, Robert E. Lee Academy’s Hunter McGee, Wilson Hall’s Mills Herlong and Crestwood’s Zeke Workman. Second row: Laurence Manning Academy’s Brewer Brunson, Manning’s Jack Owens, Sumter’s Abraham Temoney, Thomas Sumter Academy’s Mason Warren and A’Monte Brown of Scott’s Branch.
Wofford's Ayers keynotes Touchdown Club banquet
GIRLS AREA ROUNDUP
Cooper pours in 37 as Lady Wolverines edge No. 3 Mullins 58-56
BOYS AREA ROUNDUP
Barons get first region win, 37-33 over Florence Christian
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South Carolina Department of Corrections Director Bryan Stirling pauses while addressing the media in April 2018 in Columbia in response to a deadly riot at Lee Correctional Institution where seven inmates died during what is said to have been a dispute over contraband and territory.
Crime does pay? Thoughts from a crime and courts reporter about S.C. inmates getting tablets to stream movies, call home
BLANDING
Sumter Police Department concerned about repeat drug offenders in area
A wrestler grabs another's nose during the first fight of the night.
Star wrestlers entertain Sumter crowd at Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling event
Attendees lead the 18th-annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Walk at University of South Carolina Sumter last year. This year's walk will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m.
3-mile Dream Walk at USC Sumter will honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Sumter County Genealogical Society speaker compares Revolutionary War armies Monday
More Sports
Knights still looking for region win after 57-46 loss to Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Gators notch 1st region win, 65-47 over Dreher
Lady Barons drop first region game 37-27 to Florence Christian
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Lady Barons face Florence Christian on the road
It's No.1 vs. No.2 as Lady Bishops invade Manning
Food
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Cooking the shrimp in the sauce for Greek-Style Shrimp with Tomatoes and Feta helps infuse flavor into the shrimp.

Shrimp for dinner? Try this Greek recipe
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a flavor-packed, low-carb meal option.
Lettuce wraps are the perfect low-carb vehicle for chicken
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Chinese Chicken Salad has a variety of flavors and a bright vinaigrette with honey for sweetness.
Chinese chicken salad is enticing

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Panorama
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Fifth-grade teacher Heather Dalton works with students Julian Ryno, left, and Ma'Kenley Burns doing math problems on the DreamBox system at Charles Barnum Elementary School in Groton, Connecticut. A wide array of apps, websites and software used in schools borrow elements from video games to help teachers connect with students living technology-infused lives.

U.S. classrooms are starting to resemble arcades

WALLINGFORD, Conn. - It's 1 o'clock on a Wednesday afternoon in Wallingford, Connecticut, and about 20 children are watching a screen at the front of the room as they take turns navigating challenges and collecting virtual currency to unlock powers, …

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Nation/world
JUAN OLIPHANT VIA AP In this Jan. 15 photo, Ocean Ramsey, a shark researcher and advocate, swims with a large great white shark off the shore of Oahu. Two shark researchers came face to face with what could be one of the largest great whites ever recorded. They are using their encounter as an opportunity to push for legislation that would protect sharks in Hawaii.
Researchers come face to face with huge great white HALIEWA, Hawaii (AP) - Two shark researchers who came face to face with what could be one of the largest great whites ever recorded are using their encounter as an opportunity to push for legislation that would protect sharks in Hawaii. Ocean …
Unexpected email ends in invite to bachelor's party MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - An email about a bachelor party sent to the wrong person has led to an Arizona man taking a trip to a Vermont ski resort to attend the party of someone he doesn't know this weekend. William Novak of Phoenix got the email on …
Artwork by Banksy is seen on the side of a garage in Port Talbot, Wales.
Banksy mural on garage in Wales sold for $129K but will stay in place LONDON (AP) - A British art dealer says he has bought a mural stenciled by street artist Banksy on a garage wall in Wales for more than $129,000. The artwork in Port Talbot shows a child playing in falling ash from a dumpster fire, an apparent …
Study: Asteroids are smacking Earth twice as often as before WASHINGTON (AP) - Giant rocks from space are falling from the sky more than they used to, but don't worry. For the past 290 million years, large asteroids have been crashing into Earth more than twice as often as they did in the previous 700 …
Mississippi woman hopes to overflow coffee house's cups BALDWYN, Miss. (AP) - After the busy lunch rush, Tammy Lee, owner of the Baldwyn-based coffee shop Fill My Cup, took some time to chat with the few locals who stopped in for a cup of coffee on a cold day, introducing her staff and making sure …
State news
Daughter of serial killer, rapist grieves for his victims

GREENVILLE - Growing up, Deborah Brashers-Claunch thought she knew her father. As it turns out, she only knew one side of him. "We lived with a serial killer and rapist, and I didn't know it. He was an amazing father, a father anybody would have …

President Donald Trump
Federal judge in S.C.: No new offshore drilling work during federal shutdown COLUMBIA (AP) - A federal judge in South Carolina has turned back the Trump administration's attempt to continue preparatory work for offshore drilling during the federal government's partial shutdown, issuing a ruling in a federal lawsuit …
South Carolina's unemployment rate steady at 3.3 percent COLUMBIA (AP) - South Carolina's unemployment rate remained unchanged in December. The Department of Employment and Workforce said in a news release Friday that the state's jobless rate remained at 3.3 percent. Nationally, unemployment …
Honda celebrates 20 years in S.C., starts new line of utility vehicles at Timmonsville plant TIMMONSVILLE (AP) - A 20-year-old Honda plant in South Carolina has started a new line of utility vehicles. Honda of South Carolina celebrated Wednesday the start of production on its new Honda Talon 1000X and 1000R. The two-passenger off-road …
Gov. Henry McMaster
McMaster spending plan: Teacher raise, tax rebate COLUMBIA (AP) - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster wants to send taxpayers a $200 million rebate, raise teacher salaries by 5 percent and make sure a police officer is present in every school in the state thanks to an unexpected windfall of about $1 …
Obituaries
CURTIS 'BIG JIM' CONYERS MANNING -- Curtis "Big Jim" Conyers, 67, died Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at McLeod Health Clarendon, Manning. He was born May 25, 1951, in Manning, a son of the late Jack Conyers and Camilla Spann Conyers. The family is receiving friends at the home …
WILLIE CLARK Mr. Willie Clark passed away on Jan. 15, 2019, at Carolina Pines Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Mark Pentecostal Church in Lamar. Internment will follow in the Plaza Memorial Gardens in Lamar. The …
TONY E. SMITH MANNING - Tony Everette Smith, 40, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. He was born Sept. 18, 1978, in Manning, a son of the late Anthony Smith and Mildred Miller Smith. The family is receiving friends noon …
MITCHELL L. BOYKIN DALZELL - Mitchell L. Boykin entered into his peaceful rest on Jan. 15, 2019. Born in 1946, he was a son of the late Willis LeRoy Boykin and the late Vida Ree Davis Boykin. Mitchell loved the Lord and talked and prayed to Him often. He …
GERALDINE D. WEATHERS Geraldine Deloris Harris Weathers, 67, daughter of the late Frank and Fannie Mae Stavis Harris, was born on Oct. 17, 1951, in Rembert. Her earthly journey came to an end on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, at her home surrounded by family and loved ones. …

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Celebrations
MR., MRS. JAMES SCAFFE SR.
Scaffes celebrate 50 years of marriage Mr. and Mrs. James Scaffe Sr. of Sumter celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 24, 2018, at Sam Kendall's in Camden. Mrs. Scaffe is the former Lila Berry of Ashwood.
BRENNAN MAX McCONNELL
The McConnells announce birth of a son, Brennan Max Jay and Jennifer McConnell of Waxhaw, North Carolina, announce the birth of a son, Brennan Max McConnell, on Nov. 17, 2018, at Carolinas Medical Alliance, Charlotte, North Carolina. Brennan weighed 8 pounds and 4 ounces. He was 21 inches …
RUTH C. FRANKLIN
Ruth C. Franklin celebrates 101st birthday Ruth C. Franklin, widow of John "Mr. Sing" Franklin, celebrated her 101st birthday on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. A pillar in the community of Woodrow for more than 80 years, Mrs. Franklin owned her own beauty shop for more than 40 years, which was …
MISS DUFFY
The Assembly The Assembly will present three debutantes on Monday, Dec. 17, at Sunset Country Club. Katherine Gilland Duffy, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Edward William Duffy Jr., will be presented by her father and escorted by Ronald Hunter Hendrix and Stephen …
MR., MRS. THOMAS FELDER
Felders celebrate 50 years Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Felder, of Pinewood, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 2, 2018, on Hilton Head Island. A celebration was held in their honor by their three children, Thomas Felder Jr., Reginald Felder and Melissa Felder, all …
Faith
Church News: Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 Allen Chapel AME Church, 471 Lynam Road, announces:* Sunday - Women's Missionary Society family and friends day at 10 a.m. First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces:* …
SMITH
Pray for God to solve your problems and a whole lot more It's an occupational hazard: "Pastor, please pray for me." When I first began as a pastor, I said "OK," and went on my way. No one told me people actually expected me to pray with them. Right then. About whatever his or her need was. I was corrected …
AP FILE PHOTO Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman, listens to officials at a prison in Sheikhupura near Lahore, Pakistan.
Freed by court, Pakistani Christian woman still a prisoner ISLAMABAD (AP) - Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of blasphemy, still lives the life of a prisoner, nearly three months after her release from death row, awaiting a final ruling on her fate. She spends her days in seclusion for fear of …
Church News: Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 Allen Chapel AME Church, 471 Lynam Road, announces: * Sunday, Jan. 20 - Women's Missionary Society family and friends day at 10 a.m. Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike East, announces: * Friday, Jan. 18 - Prayer and …
Dear Abby
Pets for adoption
Bentley is a smart boy who knows several commands

Bentley is a neutered and housebroken 4-year-old tricolored male husky / German shepherd mix. He is great with other dogs, older children and even cats. Bentley is friendly, active and smart. He can sit, stay, lie down, roll over and shake …

Weddings
MR., MRS. NICHOLAS DOYLE
Rogers-Doyle Elizabeth Anne Rogers of Irmo and Nicholas Tolan Doyle of Sumter were united in marriage at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, at St. Anne and St. Jude Catholic Church in Sumter. The bride is the daughter of Mr. Daniel Rogers and Mrs. Karen Rogers …
MRS. EDWIN BELSER JR.
McGill-Belser KINGSTREE - Frances Louise McGill of Kingstree and Roy Edwin Belser Jr. of Summerton were united in marriage at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Julius McGill …
MRS. ROLDAO FERNANDES NETO
Rackley-Fernandes MOUNT PLEASANT - Kristen Elizabeth Rackley and Rold o Bueno Fernandes Neto, both of Charleston, were united in marriage at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2018, at Alhambra Hall. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Rackley of Sumter and the …
Engagements
MISS SMITH, MR. KENNEDY
Smith-Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Smith of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Elizabeth Smith of Sumter, to Robert James Kennedy of DeBary, Florida, son of Mr. Ed Kennedy and the late Mrs. Robin Kennedy of DeBary. The bride-elect is the …
MISS ALLEN, MR. BARNES
Allen-Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Mark Harper Allen of Greenville announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Margaret Allen of Columbia, to Allen Jackson Barnes Jr. of Columbia, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jackson Barnes of Sumter. The bride-elect is the …
MISS GENTELE, MR. CRAWFORD
Gentele-Crawford Edward Louie Jr. and Melanie Gentele announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashleigh Lynn Gentele, to Brandon Tyler Crawford, son of Mrs. Flori W. Anderson and the late Bruce Allan Crawford Sr., all of Sumter. The bride-elect is the …
MISS ORTMANN, MR. STUART
Ortmann-Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chandler Ortmann of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna Reid Ortmann of Columbia, to Cory Thomas Stuart of Columbia, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Alexander Stuart of San Diego, California. The bride-elect is …
Reflections
The starting line from end to end for the Ninth Air Force Commanders was, from left, end Doug Goodsell, tackle Harvey Achziger, tackle Stacey Young, center Pete Brown, guard Carl Weiler, tackle John Gordon and end James Wittlesey. Absent at the time was guard Bobby Burrows.

Reflections by Sammy Way: Part III - Shaw football hits its stride

Because of the volume of material about the Shaw football team in the 1950s, there will now be four parts to this series about the team. The third segment of Shaw's football expose spans the years of 1955 to 1956. The team had developed into a …

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Yesteryear
1969 - Steve Stevenson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Stevenson, received a purple ribbon, which is higher than a blue ribbon, for his woodworking project exhibited during the Achievement Days. He made a doorstop with the 4-H emblem on the front and in the 4-H colors of green with white letters. Steve was a seventh-grader at Alice Drive Junior High School and was in 4-H work for four years at the time.
Sumter Boy Scouts meet salvage paper goal; ideas wanted for school names 75 YEARS AGO - 1944 Aug. 12 - Aug. 18 - The following group of YMCA officials and "Y" boys will leave for the Southern YMCA Secretary Conference, to be held at Blue Ridge, North Carolina, near Black Mountain: Carl W. Link, general secretary; …
SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO A Sumter High School player goes for two points during the school's game in January 1994.
Morris students, staff X-rayed for 50 cents; height helps Wilson Hall Barons win game 75 YEARS AGO - 1944 Aug. 5 - Aug. 11 - Cpl. Charles McIntosh, USMC, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McIntosh, has been killed in action, according to a wire received by his parents from Lt. Gen. A. A. Vandegrift, commandant of the Marine Corps. The …
SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO 1969 - W.E. Covington, left, received the Sumter Sertoma Club's Service to Mankind award. Cecil Crayton, chairman of the club's award committee, made the plaque presentation as club president Ralph Ardis looked on.
Residents urged to collect paper for drive; fire deaths increase 75 YEARS AGO -1944 July 29 - Aug. 4 - Pfc. William D. (Billy) Scott, USMC, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Scott, is at West Coast Hospital recovering from wounds received in fighting on Saipan Island on June 27. Overseas since last November, the …

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From the opinion pages
Columnists
BARONE
A stalemate as Trump goes factual, Democrats illogical about the wall
Editorial cartoon: Jan. 20, 2019
MARC THIESSEN
Trump is surrounded by leakers. Why would he trust them with his Putin notes?
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