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Millions of containers of goods move through ports in Charleston and across the U.S. every year—critical gateways for international commerce—but the air pollution associated with the massive shipping vessels that carry them gets less attention from locals and legislators.

Port-related operations emit toxins and other harmful emissions that pose a health risk to neighboring communities, according to a study by Friends of the Earth (FoE), an environmental advocacy group with a global reach and sturdy roots Kaltenstein in the Lowcountry.

John Kaltenstein, FoE oceans and vessels deputy director, spent some of his environmental advocacy career in Berkeley County before moving to remote work in Arizona.

“They’re essentially a massive power plant—each ship coming in that anchors or is birthed at the port,” Kaltenstein said.

“When we compare it to newer trucks that are steadily being replaced by electric models, it’s a bit mind-boggling that we have been this blindsided — that we haven’t really picked up on maritime emissions that can cause pollutants that lead to public health problems.”

These emissions can worsen asthma,

decrease lung function and cause heart attacks and cancer, according to FoE. Certain populations, like the elderly, children and those with pre-existing conditions, are even more vulnerable.

And, traffic at South Carolina ports is growing. The Port of Charleston reported its highest-ever container volume in December 2020. Charleston handled 209,606 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in December 2020, up from 207,066 TEUs in November and an 11.6% increase from December 2019, the South Carolina Ports Authority said Jan. 11.

Detailed reports and records are taken and kept about ships’ inventories, but few reports document their emissions. The South Carolina Ports Authority has not filed optional CO2 emissions inventories, something Kaltenstein thinks should be mandatory for large ports.

Kaltenstein tried to figure out what the big ports do throughout the U.S. and the CO2 equivalent that the Port of Charleston may be producing, he explained, and a rough estimate seems to be just over 200,000 tons of CO2 per year.

Just one cargo ship visiting the Port of Charleston on average produces emissions equivalent to 23,810 heavy-duty diesel trucks idling for 16 hours, but due to variable docking times, specific emission rates are hard to measure retroactively.

“We wouldn’t tolerate, or at least most communities wouldn’t, a whole mess of trucks just idling for hours and hours

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From cruise ships to cargo vessels, we would all benefit if ships connected directly to our power grid instead of relying on dirty fuel to power their ships while at S.C. ports.”

Charleston RiverDogs officials said last week that capacity caps due to COVID-19 will “responsibly ramp up" as health agency guidances ease restrictions in place over the past year to prevent the spread of the virus.

With the RiverDogs starting a twoweek homestand, the team said that following CDC and local authorities’ guidance, it has gotten the OK to admit more fans for games as the season goes on and lifted its mask mandate inside the ballpark. Those who are not fully vaccinated are urged to continue wearing masks.

The team will maintain some limitedcapacity general admission sections for anyone who wants to maintain distance while seated during the game.

The Fayetteville Woodpeckers are in town against the RiverDogs this week. For tickets, visit riverdogs.com.

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by your home or your kids’ school, but somehow we get the sense that it’s OK because the ships are out of sight and out of mind,” Kaltenstein said.

Fortunately, there are a number of solutions, one of which is explored thoroughly in the FoE’s study: shore power.

Shore power has ships use electrical grid power while docked instead of running its diesel-powered auxiliary engines, decreasing overall emissions substantially and nearly eliminating them at berth. “It’s like plugging them in, but on a much larger scale,” Kaltenstein said.

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As of May 24, 2021, nine work sites on the peninsula have 17 cranes this week.

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Meet Jacquie Berger A quick word with Lowcountry Local First’s new executive director Lowcountry Local First (LLF), a nonprofit centered around creating an economy anchored in local business, named Jacquie Berger as its new executive director May 17, after the departure of founding executive director Jamee Haley at the end of 2020.

Berger joins LLF after spending four years as development director at the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry.

After her first day on the job, the City Paper sat down with Berger to discuss where she wants to see the group headed in the future and what role LLF plays in the Charleston community.

City Paper: What is is about Charleston that’s so conducive to the need and success of an organization like LLF? Jacquie Berger: I feel like people just fall in love with Charleston, and that’s why it’s grown so much. It just has this rich character, and those are the things we can sort of build on and build up. People are really looking for the things that make Charleston special, whether it’s the food we eat, the things we buy to decorate our homes or the businesses that are taking CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

More work to do to rein in opioid crisis Members of the S.C. House of Representatives say they know they have a lot of work still to do to combat the state’s crisis of opioid addiction, but they also say they’ve come a long way.

In 2018, a special committee of House members released a 29-page report with more than four dozen recommendations, including more monitoring and limits of opioid prescriptions, more education and prevention efforts about opioids’ dangers, tougher criminal penalties, more counseling, more crisis intervention, better infrastructure and new programs.

Since the original report, lawmakers have approved more than a dozen bills to put a dent in opioid addiction, including opioidrelated measures to monitor prescriptions, requiring informed consent for medications given to minors, prescription limits and more than $11 million in prevention and capital improvement funding.

“The goal was to study the issue and figure out how the state was to do better,”

said S.C. Rep. Russell Fry, the Horry County Republican who chaired the study committee before it sunset in 2020. “Most study committees study and don’t have a success rate with [getting] bills [signed into law], but there’s still a lot of work to be done.”

Despite legislative success, things are getting worse as opioids are the cause of almost 70% of the nation’s overdose deaths.

South Carolina, a new Quotewizard study says, has the fifth highest overdose death rate in the nation with 1,568 overdose deaths in 2020 compared to 1,107 the year before. As thousands of South Carolinians died from COVID-19 in 2020, overdose deaths went up 41.6%.

Fry said while the committee isn’t formally empaneled anymore, members continue to have bipartisan talks and file bills when new ideas to attack the opioid crisis develop.

“There is not one single magic bullet that will solve it all,” he said, adding that curbing addictions will take a holistic community approach.

During the 2021 session, a measure to require prescribers to offer a prescription to the overdose antidote, naloxone, under certain conditions, was signed into law..

Fry said law enforcement concerns haven’t been a focus of the committee’s work, pointing to millions for treatment and infrastructure in the state’s budget.

But House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford, a Columbia Democrat who served on the study committee, said he’s worried House members were trying to address the problem as it has in the past.

“We keep acting like law enforcement is going to tell us what to do … and they don’t know,” he said.

Rather than rely so much on law enforcement, Rutherford said the legislature needed to look at why people are demanding opioids. It should then consider the possibility of legalizing “softer drugs,” such as marijuana, to ease pain and suffering as an alternative that’s not addictive.

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A West Ashley woman suspected of drunk driving after crashing her car refused to open her mouth for a Breathalyzer test.

Have the officers thought about making airplane noises with their mouths?

We hear it’s effective.

RUNNERS UP Two baggies of marijuana totaling 107 grams were found stashed behind the wheel of an ice cream truck parked in West Ashley. We can only imagine what was on that ice cream man’s secret menu, though the products may not have been very tasty.

In a confusing attempt to avoid arrest after police found what they suspected was cocaine, a downtown man told officers it was actually cement powder, and that if they let him snort it all, he would prove it.

A valet for a downtown hotel told officers that a strange woman approached him and requested a free car, and when he refused, she bit him.

(There were a lot of adults acting startlingly like children in this week’s reports.)

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The Charleston Digital Corridor (CDC), alongside the opening of the Flagship at the Charleston Tech Center has developed a tech-focused community learning center and is consolidating previous talent and education efforts under a single brand.

“The newly launched Flagship is the ideal place to host our expanded education offerings. The tremendous depth of experience and knowledge within Charleston’s tech community deserves to be shared to help drive and accelerate the formation and success of new tech businesses,” said CDC director Ernest Andrade.

The Charleston Digital Corridor University (CDCu) features a series of business-oriented seminars, technical workshops and talks presented by local experts and business owners.

“So much in business is about getting the right advice and working with the right partners. Being able to network with and learn from other successful companies and founders is what excites me most about CDCu”, said QuicksortRx co-founder and CEO Jonathan Yantis.

The CDCu will be hosted at the Flagship incubator, and each education offering is tailored toward small businesses and local professionals in the region and are vetted by a curriculum advisory team, according to a press release from the CDC. CDCu in-person classes are scheduled to start June 16, 2021. Scholarships will be available to under-represented attendees.

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care of us. All of those things that make Charleston special are what attract people and here and make them want to stay.

CP: Adding to that very long list of reasons people stay in Charleston once they get here. We can’t tell you how many times we’ve heard of quick trips and vacations turning into full-on transplants.

JB: The longer you live here, the more incredible discoveries you make — the wonderful things that make the Lowcountry unique and special. All these treasures just bubble up to you the longer you live here. And, I sort of have the keys to that kingdom now, and I want to do more to help people discover all the hidden wonders this community has to offer.

CP: You came here from the Northeast; what brought you here?

JB: I don’t really have a good story for that. I just wanted a place that was more hospitable, a little warmer. But as for finding a reason to stay, well this is a pretty good one.

CP: What are some of your short and long-term plans for LLF? JB: One of the things I love about LLF is its ability to evolve. This organization, historically, has identified the emerging needs

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of the community and moved in to create wonderful resources, tools and programs.

And, it doesn’t necessarily have to hold on to those — it can move on. It functions as a catalyst, a trainer, a network connector.

That shift in focus and investment is awesome, and short-term, that is very needed right now in this community. But, I really want to see what the emerging needs of the community are going to be moving forward.

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can protect our coastal communities from harmful air pollution,” said Riley Egger, the land, water and wildlife project manager at the Coastal Conservation League.

“The [S.C. Ports Authority] strives to be the greenest in the Southeast, and equipping our ports with shore power connections is an economical way to achieve that goal. From cruise ships to cargo vessels, we would all benefit if ships connected directly to our power grid instead of relying on dirty fuel to power their ships while at S.C. ports.”

The South Carolina Ports Authority did not respond to requests for comment about the prospect of shore power at the agency’s growing portfolio of docks, mostly clustered in Charleston. But, previous statements show officials are skeptical when it comes to shore power use in Charleston.

“Shore power has really been rendered as a last-generation solution at most major ports,” S.C. Ports’ chief executive Jim Newsome told The Post and Courier in 2015. “I don’t think you’ll see any shore power installations.”

Newsome explained less-toxic fuel, which is mandatory for ships within the U.S., and scrubbers in ships’ smokestacks that can reduce emissions and trap soot have led to emissions reductions that he said render air quality improvements

CP: It’s nice to know that whatever the future brings, your team is able to stay flexible and meet those needs, but surely you have some idea of a plan?

JB: We are getting into a strategic planning process; I’m hearing a lot from the staff and other members. I haven’t come in with a lot of those preconceived notions, I’m still getting to know the business community here — the entrepreneurs and business owners — listening to them and finding out from them where their needs are and where we need to go to meet those needs.

After a year of being in COVID, helping the community cope with and address all the things that have been needed, we are finally seeing that shift into the rearview mirror. It just feels so exciting because I feel like, on a personal and professional level, we are all feeling so disconnected and are all looking for ways to get reconnected. That’s our first step.

—Skyler Baldwin

from shore power obsolete.

But, that was more than five years ago, and the report this month shows emissions still well above what advocates see as acceptable levels.

A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report found shore power, on a per-call basis, would reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 62.1-89.9% for certain types of frequently calling ships. Use of shore power at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal is expected to result in overall monetized health benefits of just under $9 million annually.

Federal legislation under President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan is also poised to make a dent in maritime emissions with the Smart Ports Act, which would invest in zero-emissions technology and infrastructure and address what has been called a source of environmental injustice.

“There’s so much opportunity we can really work with the ports on, and I think just one bit that’s important is that … while they may agree with some of these zero-emissions trucks, and plugging their ships shoreside, these options aren’t free,” Kaltenstein said. “The ports should be spending some of their revenue on these solutions as a sort of equitable arrangement, but it does help a lot if we are going through this transition as a society and the government can help subsidize that transition.

“I’m very hopeful for potential right now."

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5 things to make Charleston more cyclist and pedestrian friendly their efforts over the past year, including the Brigade Street project. outh Carolina is the second-most dangerous state in But, there is still more that can be done to make Charleston the nation for people riding bicycles in a study released a safer place for bike riders and pedestrians. last week. For a state that prides itself as welcoming and hospitable, residents’ safety to ride bikes through our own hometowns seems secondary to fluffing pillows for out-ofYOU CAN: towners and bank accounts of scorched-earth developers.

Bike or walk to work. It’s still easy to bike or walk It’s more dangerous for people to ride bikes in South Charleston if you’re not crossing any bridges on your daily Carolina than Florida, according to the report from Streetlight commute. Using current bike and pedestrian infrastructure Data, which evaluated the risk for cyclists per bike mile is the best way to understand and engage in local traveled. Florida, which has four times the population, has discussions about what’s next. the most cyclist deaths per capita, but S.C. ranks second, the Use transit. Not keen on braving the bridges in rush transportation analytics firm found. hour? We don’t blame you. Every CARTA bus has a bike rack Some Charleston-area governments have backed pedestrianout front, so load up your cruiser, start your commute and friendly “Complete Streets” initiatives for almost 15 years. Yet, ride the rest of the way. Local transit options are poised to get the area still has some of the state’s most dangerous roads for a boost in the next decade with Lowcountry Rapid Transit, so pedestrians, according to the S.C. Department of Transportation, it’s time to get used to the idea. which only signed on to a “Complete Streets” proposal this year.

Demand safer conditions. Charleston roads need to be So, it’s not surprising that interest in improving road safety safer for runners, walkers and people on bikes. Local leaders for all sputters. need to make it happen. No excuses. Call your members of Charleston residents might be excused for not knowing city and county council. what a protected bike lane is, since the city, with help from the LEADERS MUST: state, just built its very first stub of a protected bike route on Ensure safe routes across the Ashley River. The new Brigade Street downtown. Kudos to leaders and advocates who pedestrian bridge across the Ashley River into downtown is pushed for it. an exciting development. But, there must also be a safe way to Now let’s do it for real, all over town. More bike lanes cross between North Charleston and West Ashley. mean more cyclists. And, more cyclists mean safer roads for Understand mobility’s connection to policy. Better everyone, even drivers. (More cyclists also means less vehicle bike and pedestrian access is not only a safety issue. It’s a congestion and pollution.) sustainability challenge, a social justice issue and a quality May is national Mobility Month. Local bike-pedestrian of life concern. advocates at Charleston Moves have been highlighting some of

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What is a Trust?

SC legislature needs to get it right on making state, jails safer By Andy Brack

We’re here to answer your questions and help you navigate the process.

The white majority in the S.C. General Assembly needs to listen to Black colleagues on this: It’s critical for them to work together to make sweeping institutional reforms in jails, prisons and among rank-and-file law enforcement authorities.

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Needless deaths, pain and suffering must stop.

In April 2015, a North Charleston police officer shot Walter Scott, a 50-year-old Black man, in the back after stopping him for having a non-functioning vehicle brake light. The officer went to prison. Legislators passed a law mandating that police wear body cameras. But, a newspaper study in 2020 showed the law hasn’t lived up to its expectations due to funding, which is something the General Assembly controls.

In June 2015, a white supremacist shot and killed Nothing good nine Black worshippers at Emanuel AME Church in can come from Charleston, including state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, a colleague. The shootings gob-smacked the nation. A prescontinuing to ident sang “Amazing Grace” at Pinckney’s funeral. Yet, six years have passed and nothing has happened to close the do nothing to loophole that allowed the terrorist, now in prison, to buy reform a system the gun used in the slayings.

Then in January, jail officials in Charleston electrothat allows these shocked 31-year-old Jamal Sutherland six to eight times kinds of tragedies with tasers and fired pepper spray to try to get him out of a cell to attend a bond hearing. Officers used extreme to happen in the violence instead of rescheduling the hearing.

Nothing good can come from continuing to do nothing Palmetto State. to reform a system that allows these kinds of tragedies to happen in the Palmetto State.

Lawmakers must find ways when returning for special sessions this year to get serious and make our state safer. Some ideas:

Situations involving confrontation in our society are difficult.

Law enforcement authorities have a difficult job and generally do it well. But, better training in how to use the right tools, upgrades for the whole mental health safety net, more funding and other reforms can balance a system tilted against the most vulnerable.

Lawmakers need to start getting it right because doing nothing, again, is not an option.

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• More training. Did Sutherland really need to be tased up to eight times? Do officers know what each zap does to a body? Better training for authorities surely could have helped in this instance — and scores of others we don’t know about.

• More treatment funding. The state needs to plow significant funding to pay for mental health treatment that intervenes before people get into the jail pipeline. It needs more crisis counselors and ways for people to seek help before problems get out of control.

Lawmakers should overhaul the crisis safety net. To be clear: This is not a call to “defund the police” and retarget existing resources, but a plea to add more money to pay for better mental health education for the public and law enforcement officers, extra mental health evaluations, more mental health treatment alternatives and infrastructure money for a system that has been crumbling for years.

• Use the right tools. Are tasers and pepper spray and restraints and guns needed all of the time in all situations? Perhaps authorities need to consider limiting tools of violence based on situational appropriateness. The General Assembly can provide guidance and limit overzealous uses of force.

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Twenty percent of every registration goes to Operation Gratitude, an organization that seeks to lift spirits and meet the evolving needs of the U.S. military and first responder communities. Run or walk at your own pace on your own path to celebrate and honor national heroes.

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Outdoor Yoga at Sea Island Savory Herb Farm Participate in an all-level, physically distanced outdoor yoga practice at Sea Island Savory Herb Farm and move mindfully while connecting meaningfully with yourself and those around you. Explore the herbs, flowers and vegetables of the farm after the class. Bring your own mat and wear a face mask. The class is donation-based.

May 29. 10-11 a.m. $15/suggested donation. Sea Island Savory Herb Farm.

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BIG Book Sale Book lovers and bargain hunters, get ready. The Charleston Friends of the Library is returning to host its 29th annual BIG Book Sale after having to cancel last year’s event due to the pandemic. Expect over 60,000 books in all categories with prices starting as low as $1.

Proceeds go to support the Charleston County Public Library.

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Shrooms in the Woods The Woodlands Nature Reserve brings groups of people into the woods every Sunday to learn about mushroom inoculation and propagation with a hands-on experience led by resident mushroom expert, William Green III. After the lesson, stay for an optional lunch of a classic Gullah-style dish utilizing the mushrooms to see how they can be prepared.

May 30. Arrive at 9:30 a.m. $10/workshop; +$7.50 lunch. Woodlands Nature Reserve.

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Park Circle Pride kick-off The inaugural Park Circle Pride fest kicks off June 1 in the Park Circle neighborhood of North Charleston. With panels, parties and benefit fundraisers, there are plenty of events on tap through June 6. It all starts Tuesday at Commonhouse Aleworks, with a ceremonial raising of the Pride flag and the debut of a new special brew for the festival. Then, stick around at the brewery for two panel discussions or head to DIG in the Park for the kick-off party.

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t’s been two years, but Spoleto Festival USA is finally here again. After being sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, this year’s festival returns with a slate of safety measures, a lighter schedule and smaller houses. But, that doesn’t seem to be stopping audiences from making plans to attend season 45. Spoleto Festival 2021 is happening, and there will be people in those seats.

Big unknowns that hovered over the festival coming into 2021 were whether it could be accomplished safely and whether people were ready to return.

“Coming into the season, and as we got closer and closer to going on sale back in April, there was just so much unknown,” said Jessie Bagley, director of marketing and public relations for Spoleto Festival USA. “Normally, as we approach a season, we can do some pretty specific forecasting and predictions. But, this year just sort of flew that door wide open.”

When the season for Spoleto 2021 was announced in April, the most enticing and exclusive show seemed to be 600 Highwaymen’s A Thousand Ways (Part 1): A Phone Call. 600 Highwaymen wowed audiences with 2019’s The Fever, an unconventional theatrical event about the intersection between audience and performer. Their new “production” also bucks the trends of theater convention by happening entirely over a phone call where a voice guides two strangers through an experience. With such a buzz and extremely limited attendance (only 10 participants are allowed per time), odds were good that A Phone Call was going to be the hottest ticket in town, come June 3. And hey, you can do it from the comfort of your own home. Safe, exciting, a sure-fire hit.

The Woman in Black has thrilled audiences in London’s West End for decades

Fast forward a month later, and tickets for A Phone Call are still very much available as of publication. The Journey, the other virtual offering, also has plenty of tickets available. In contrast, the annual Chamber Music series at the Dock Street Theatre has been sold out for several weeks. The Cistern Yard series of shows are also tough tickets to snag. It’s somewhat surprising to everyone, including the Spoleto team.

“We tend to sell the Chamber Music over opening weekend, middle weekend,” said Bagley. “We normally have tickets available later in the season for Chamber Music. So, it is somewhat unusual for that to be completely sold out.”

There’s no clear explanation. Perhaps the nature of the virtual offerings make them ideal for last-minute purchases for certain nights. Perhaps people are uncomfortable with the concept of having a phone call with a total stranger. Or maybe it’s just that after more than a year of virtual everything, audiences are hungry for live, in-person art performances.

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of Festival Hall after changing locations, is selling well throughout opening weekend.

Caleb Teicher and Company are seeing strong audience anticipation and sales. A New Orleans Jazz Celebration, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Sarah Jarosz are all either completely sold out or nearly at capacity as we approach opening weekend.

With more people eligible for vaccines and COVID cases continuing to decline in Charleston, it looks like audiences are slowly, but surely, preparing to return to live performing arts this May. The College of Charleston’s Spoleto Festival class, taught by associate dean of the School of the Arts, Todd McNerney, will

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By Sarah Connor The twice-daily sounds of Handel and Schubert emanating from the Dock Street Theater. The lurkers lingering outside the Cistern to catch snippets of a jazz concert. The scrappy performances stuffed into seemingly any and every space possible.

After COVID-19 cancellations shut down both Spoleto Festival USA and the sprawling Piccolo Spoleto sister festival last summer, both are set to return from May 28 to June 13.

Although the return of both festivals is highly anticipated, guests and performers alike should expect extensive changes, said Jenny Ouellette, the public relations manager for Spoleto.

“It will certainly be different from what our guests are used to,” Ouellette said. “It will be a little bit scaled back in terms of scope, the size of the audience, the venues themselves. The number of performances is smaller — that’s the number one biggest change.”

The 2021 festival will have a capacity of about 25% compared to previous years. A pair of theater performances have shifted from in-person to virtual, resulting in a total of 74 live performances and 26 online. Ouellette said a typical year features more than 150.

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Sarah Jaroz plays the Cistern Yard May 30-31

again take its students to opening weekend performances, and hasn’t noticed any hesitancy from this year’s students or the festival.

“They have been as great as always, even with reduced capacity,” said McNerney about getting students in to see shows. The only downside for McNerney is that there aren’t as many shows for the students to attend this year.

This eagerness on the part of audiences to return to Spoleto speaks incredibly well for the future of performing arts in Charleston. Had audiences decided to stay away, it could have signaled anxiety about the upcoming fall and beyond for the performing arts. Spoleto Festival USA will be the first big test for ticketed events this year.

So far, things are looking good. And for everyone who isn’t quite ready to get back into performance spaces, there are still the virtual offerings available.

“We will still get calls from people who are not quite ready for their own personal comfort level to come back into performance spaces. It is nice to have those virtual offerings to offer them,” said Bagley. “As a festival, I’m glad that our program sort of accommodates various levels of that reentry comfort.”

There are outdoor spaces for those looking for music or dance in an open-air environment, live theater and music indoors for the masked and truly comfortable, and if you’re not ready to venture back out, there’s A Phone Call and The Journey—likely to be incredible experiences from your own home. There’s never been a Spoleto Festival quite like this.

It remains to be seen how audience trends will fluctuate over the entire festival, but the excitement to return to Cistern Yard, Festival Hall or walk through the art shows to pick up new pieces simply cannot be denied.

Spoleto Festival USA kicks off May 28, and it sounds like we’ll see you all there.

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everal of Charleston’s most enchanting gardens, traditionally hidden behind locked gates or tucked down seemingly unremarkable alleyways, will be open for limited tours later this month. Presented in collaboration with Spoleto Festival USA, the Charleston Horticultural Society and The Garden Conservancy, Behind the Garden Gate invites audiences to tour 12 exquisite private gardens across the city.

The unique, ticketed experience is made possible by the generous welcome of local homeowners for members of the public to step into their backyards.

Otherwise, passersby may only catch a glimpse through wrought-iron gates at any other time of year. Debbie Davis, programs director of the Charleston Horticultural Society, has been involved with this event since 2015.

“You get the advantage of seeing something that not everyone that comes to Charleston has the opportunity to visit,” she said.

After last year’s cancellation, 2021 is Behind the Garden Gate’s seventh year running. The 12 garden tours will take place between May 29 and June 5, the first two Saturdays of this year’s Spoleto USA. This year’s lineup features many of the gardens that would have been shown last year, including two brand new gardens and three that have not been on display during the last two or three years.

“Gardens constantly evolve from year Behind the to year and from season to season,” Davis Garden Gate said. “What somebody saw last fall, when May 29 and June 5 the Preservation Society had their garden 9 a.m.-3 p.m. tour, will be totally different — it may be Various locations. the same garden, but it’s a totally different $75 grouping of plantings because we’re now in a spring garden as opposed to a fall garden.”

Charleston gardens have a lengthy history that was greatly impacted by different botanists traveling through the region in the 18th and 19th centuries. Crepe myrtle, a beautiful flowering tree often referred to as the “lilac of the South,” was one of many plants first introduced to the United States in Charleston. Loutrel Briggs, a landscape architect, furthered the Charleston garden scene with his work in the 1940s, creating

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a cohesiveness that can still be seen in the deep greens and crisp white plants that many gardens continue to embrace today.

“There’s such a rich history, and that makes Charleston gardens really fascinating,” said Anna Miller, a garden editor for Charleston Magazine.

Many of the downtown gardens are divided into “garden rooms,” a method of organizing gardens inspired by the intimate feeling and division of the many walled-in courtyards.

“You’d be surprised at some of these gates that you don’t think anything of, and then, you get in there, and you realize how many garden rooms are in that piece of property,” Davis said.

Throughout the rest of the year, several Charleston organizations run other tours of local gardens, including the Preservation Society tour in the fall and the Charleston Garden Club houses and gardens tour in March.

“Because the Spoleto tour is focused solely on gardens, it allows them to select or work with homeowners that have the best of the best gardens,” Miller said. “I think people and gardeners really love this tour because it’s so curated and specific.”

The self-guided nature of these tours allows viewers to take a leisurely look at the gardens, a welcome reminder of the beauty of nature after the events of the past year.

“If you want to make a day of it, you can see two or three in the morning, go for lunch, and then see three in the afternoon,” Davis said. “Or, some will come see all the gardens in the morning, while some may not get there until noon.”

Attendees will be provided with a map of the gardens and lead themselves on a tour of up to six unique gardens each Saturday.

Davis and the Horticultural Society will be overseeing the placement of docents throughout the gardens. Tickets are $75 each and available through the Spoleto USA website.

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tancing requirements and allow for the safest possible audience experience,” Ouellette said, “we realized one of our adaptations would be to follow the ‘pod seating’ format that has proven successful for other organizations.”

There will also only be four Spoleto venues this year, a dramatic shift from the eight to 10 typically used. While the Dock Street Theatre will still host indoor chamber music each day of the festival. The musical The Woman in Black will also take place indoors at Festival Hall in Memminger Auditorium. All other performances will be al fresco: New outdoor stages at the College of Charleston have joined the college’s Cistern space. The full Spoleto lineup and schedule is now available on the festival’s website.

Piccolo Spoleto, a wider-ranging festival put on by the city of Charleston that usually occurs at the same time as Spoleto, released its schedule Wednesday. Scott Watson, the city’s director of cultural affairs, said this year’s Piccolo took its lead from its fellow festival.

“We work in close coordination with Spoleto Festival USA to ensure that it would essentially run under the same expectations and protocols,” Watson said. “Our big decision that needed to be made months ago was that we eliminated having any ticketed-admission, indoor paid events.”

Watson said COVID-19 protocols dictated this shift: Piccolo acts typically use smaller venues, many of which could not accommodate a socially distant setup.

A new element this year is something that Watson called “neighborhood pop-ups.” These small-scale events will offer Piccolo events at smaller playgrounds or communal areas in local neighborhoods like the French Quarter and Harleston Village.

These pop-ups could range from music to smaller opera to more familyfriendly events.

“We’ve basically come up with a model where we hope that people will come expecting events of shorter duration but that still have the highest standard of artistic excellence, and are celebratory and festive,” Watson said.

Despite all of these restrictions, both festivals are excited to return after essentially taking 2020 off.

“I would just like to stress how thrilled we are to have the festival,” Ouellette said. “There’s so much that it does for the city in terms of bringing people and artists, and we’re hoping that it will jump start the festival season.”

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hile most of us twiddled away 2020 adjusting Zoom filters and washing our hands, Sarah Jarosz released a new record. World on the Ground, her second on the Rounder label, hit the ground almost exactly one year ago — not the best timing to launch a new album. “All my touring plans had to be canceled,” said the singersongwriter lauded for her dreamlike, sure vocals and instrumental prowess. When Jarosz takes the Cistern stage on May 30 for the first of two nights at Spoleto Festival USA, it will be the first time she’s performed in person since the pandemic grounded her touring schedule and halted her work life. “It will be emotional for sure,” she said, “but more than anything it will be joyful.”

A Texas native and musical prodigy who signed her first recording contract in high school, Jarosz has basically grown up on stage and on the road. Music fans may know her as a regular on Chris Thile’s Live From Here.

“I’ve been in constant motion, touring since my teens, and don’t think I’ve been in one place so long in my life as this past year,” said the New England Conservatory graduate who turns 30 a week before she comes to Charleston. She found it challenging to learn a new daily structure — a new rhythm to anchor a more stationary life — but, it certainly didn’t impact the tightly layered rhythms evident in her music, particularly in World on the Ground.

Jarosz, who plays guitar, mandolin, bouzouki and clawhammer banjo, has also used the last year to delve more deeply into meditation, which perhaps comes as no surprise to fans who appreciate the lyrical depth of her songs, resonant with a wisdom that exceeds her years. “Don’t let ‘em keep you down, girl/ don’t let ‘em keep you down,” she sings in “Eve,” the opening track on World.

Indeed, nothing is keeping Jarosz down, not even a helluva pandemic. In fact, she’s soaring, having recently won her fourth Grammy, this one with World on the Ground as the 2021 Best Americana Album. It was just another part of this surreal year, she noted.

“I accepted the award virtually, sitting right here in my living room. It was weird but very special, an affirmation that despite this really tough year, the music didn’t get lost in the craziness of everything and that it resonated with people.”

Part of that joy she anticipates with her Spoleto return to live performance comes from the fact that John Leventhal, her producer and co-writer of four of World on

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the Ground’s tracks, will be playing with Jarosz’s band on the Cistern stage. Working with Leventhal, the genius producer, recording engineer and multi-instrumentalist behind such talent as Rosanne Cash (his wife), Shawn Colvin (one of Jarosz’s early and major influences), the Blind Boys of Alabama, and Michelle Branch and others was significant for Jarosz, who credits him for pushing her songwriting into richer, more narrative terrain. “We had such a fantastic time, and really clicked musically and creatively,” she said. “I’m

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thrilled that John will be with us as we play this music live in front of an audience for the first time.”

The set list, she suggests, may include some other tunes, perhaps even ones from Blue Heron Suite, a brand new record Jarosz released earlier this month (her second release during COVID), but she’s most excited to finally perform songs from this year’s Grammy winner. “It’s a chance to play catch up for the tour that never was,” she said. And, she’s equally delighted that her first post-COVID show will be at the Cistern, where she electrified audiences during the 2019 Spoleto season performing with Sara Watkins and Aoife O’Donovan of the Grammy-winning all-female bluegrass/ Americana trio, I’m with Her. “I can picture it in my brain, those trees, that magical space,” she said of the Cistern.

“It’ll be so fun to have my first gig back be at a place I love. It’s been a long time coming, to say the least.”

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uzz is nothing new for Caleb Teicher, whose tap-inspired exuberance and joyful, energetic choreography has landed the artist and their eponymous dance company in the media spotlight a good bit, especially for such a relatively young troupe (founded in 2015). Their work has been featured on NPR, in The New York Times, in Vogue, and other outlets. But, performing Bzzzz at Spoleto will indeed be new for the New York-based dancer — a Spoleto debut for the company, and one of their first times back in front of a live audience since, you know, COVID. Bzzzz-worthy indeed.

“It’s the first time to bring my company to Spoleto, but I actually performed here in 2014 with Dorrance Dance — I was like 24 or something,” Teicher said. “I thought the festival’s energy was so unique and lovely. I love the idea that Charleston gets transformed into this oasis of the arts for a couple of weeks. After I formed my own company, this was on my bucket list.”

To get to bring the whole company (eight dancers) back together to do a big work feels monumental and thrilling to Teicher.

“I would be excited to have eight people in my house right now!” they laughed. “I think dance speaks so palpably, especially now.

It’s such a physical art form, and we all miss being with other people in a physical space after this past year.”

Bzzzz is a lively ensemble tap dance work in collaboration with world-champion beatboxer Chris Celiz, so expect some noise, energy and

unfettered glee. The program also includes a jazz-inspired duet titled “Meet Ella,” featuring music by Ella Fitzgerald.

Collaboration is a hallmark of Teicher’s art, and not surprisingly for an artist with roots in tap, music drives the work. They moved to New York City at age 17, but not with the idea of starting a company or even dancing full time. “I came for a gap year before college, and 11 years later, I’m still in that gap year,” Teicher quipped.

While a member of Dorrance Dance, Teicher dabbled in choreography on their own. “I loved dancing for other people, but I was always making work on my own. It was part of my creative habit.” After realizing they had enough work of their own, Teicher branched out and formalized the company.

“It definitely happened a lot earlier than I imagined it might,” they said.

This past year has obviously presented its challenges for Teicher; isolation and no work takes a toll on a performer.

“But dancers and artists are not ‘woe is me’ kind of people,” they said. “That’s why we can stand to be artists. Even without a pandemic, it’s a very difficult life, but it is worth it. It’s meaningful.

“Now that the world is opening back up, I’m just hoping artistically we can bring people together and talk about our feelings, and for me, that comes through performance.”

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Little Palm now open, with Megan Deschaine behind the bar Longtime Doar Bros. bar manager Megan Deschaine has moved 200 feet north on Meeting Street to lead the beverage program at Little Palm, a restaurant/bar located in the brand new Ryder Hotel.

Located at 237 Meeting St. in the space previously occupied by the King Charles Inn, the Ryder Hotel was designed by local firm Cortney Bishop. The hotel features a cafe and restaurant/bar called Little Palm, an open air oasis that has a long indoor/ outdoor bar overlooking a small pool.

Look for South Beach vibes at Little Palm, which serves more than 10 craft cocktails like the “Places & Spaces,” a combination of pineau des charentes, mezcal, guava, lemon juice and cinnamon. For food, patrons can expect a medium-sized menu of snacks and larger plates such as chickpea panisse, local oysters, Atlantic shrimp and more. —Parker Milner

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Former rapper Ben Flowers — who went by the moniker Mally Racks during his musical career — recently opened a North Charleston restaurant after years of operating his Chef Racks food truck, which debuted in 2018. Named Chef Racks Garlic Crabs, the 8780 Rivers Ave. eatery opened April 2 with a seafood-centric menu, starring Flowers’ signature garlic butter coated snow and blue crabs.

“That’s why they come because of the handcrafted sauce by me,” Flowers said.

“The sauce I make kind of clings to the shell, so you get that savory in every bite.”

The decision to open a brick-andmortar space comes three years after Flowers debuted his popular food truck in T-Mobile’s North Charleston office building parking lot, where he specialized in those same garlic crabs. The sauce is thick and lucious, as opposed to the thin garlic butter often served with crabs, Flowers said.

Flowers credits his mom, aunts and grandparents with exposing him to different recipes during his youth, a passion that only grew during his Mally Racks touring days.

“I’m a little older now — the rapping days are over,” Flowers said. “When we used to tour and stop in these cities, one of the things I always treated myself to was fine dining.”

When he first launched his food truck, Flowers was known for blue crabs, which he topped with even more lump crab meat, something he says no one else in Charleston was doing at the time. You’ll find blue crabs as a Friday special at the new Rivers Avenue restaurant along with the more readily available snow crabs, Flowers said.

“I took a five-star cuisine type of style and put it in a crab box, and that was never done before,” he said. “The blue crab market’s kind of up and down — I needed a bigger demand.”

Demand for the crabs has been plentiful since he opened, Flowers said, and the restaurant is also giving the chef the chance to add to the menu fried whiting, shrimp and oysters, seasoned with his specialty blend.

“What I do with the fried seafood to

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make it signature is everything is handbreaded, and I do all the seasoning blends,” he said. “It’s fried to golden perfection.”

And, don’t miss out on Flowers’ housemade pineapple lemonade.

“It’s light, it’s refreshing, it’s sweet — it’s something you’ve got to try,” he said.

Chef Racks Garlic Crabs is open for takeout and dine-in Tuesday through Saturday. According to Flowers, the decision to focus on takeout was not related to the pandemic.

“I knew I always wanted to do takeout because I felt the crabs were something people could pick up and take to enjoy,” he said. “I knew I wanted to do fast service.”

For those who want to dine at the restaurant, Flowers hopes to create a little bit of that fine dining feel he fell in love with on the road with hanging lights and his light jazz playlist.

“It’s got a nice little ambiance in there,” he said. “I didn’t want to go for your traditional seafood market look.”

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Warren Street Indian restaurant Coterie will join nearly 30 restaurants nationwide in support of the COVID-19 relief efforts in India. From May 23-29, each restaurant participating in One Billion Breaths will “sell a unique meal that will be priced at $86, the cost to provide 10kg of oxygen on the ground in India,” a press release said.

Starting May 24, Coterie will offer a “Thali for Two” that comes with a cocktail, owner Jeremy Buck told the City Paper, with 100% of the proceeds going to One Billion Breaths’ aid partners — Give India Oxygen and Oxygen for India — who are on the ground in India. New York City’s Rahi, Atlanta’s Chai Pani, Portland’s Bhuna and Miami’s Ghee Indian Kitchen are some of the other restaurants participating in One Billion Breaths, which hopes to raise $250,000.

For more information or to donate to One Billion Breaths, visit 1billionbreathsindia.com. —PM

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Executive chef Orlando Pagan’s balanced menu at Wild Common is influenced by his awareness of food’s role in his health

By Parker Milner Wild Common executive chef Orlando Pagan was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis on May 8, 2010.

Every day brings new challenges, Pagan told the City Paper, but the Puerto Ricanborn chef’s heightened awareness of food’s role in his health is driving the cuisine he cooks at home and in his Spring Street restaurant, where he focuses on balanced, often vegetable-driven entrees that dazzle diners.

“This illness is very difficult to understand,” Pagan said. “There’s days I wake up with no energy, and I did everything I could.”

But after 11 years of living with the disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of nerve signals between the brain and body, Pagan has found a way to improve his symptoms with his diet.

“I have two kids and my wife, and I buy stuff for me and stuff for them,” said Pagan, who noticed a shift in his symptoms in 2013 after trying a paleo diet.

Nowadays, he’s dairy and gluten-free. “It’s tricky sometimes, because they’re so little I don’t want their bodies to reject gluten and dairy when they eat.”

“I always have gluten-free bread, plantbased butter, plant-based burgers,” Pagan added. “There’s always vegetables and greens in every single dish, and then a little small bit of protein. We try to eat vegan

once a week — we all do it.”

Wild Common serves a four-course tasting menu, one of only a handful in Charleston. There’s gluten, dairy, meat and seafood on Pagan’s signature $75 menu, but his balanced approach and inventive use of vegetables allows him to incorporate much of what he’s learned about his own diet in the last 11 years.

“I worked for a restaurant group in California, and their model was, ‘We want to leave our guests happier than when they got here’,” Pagan said. “I want my guests to feel great the next day — I don’t want them to feel like they’re in a food coma.”

“I always cook with butter, and there’s gluten in the menu — I just try not to use as much,” added Pagan, describing his cuisine as “less heavy” and “a lot of seafood and vegetable-driven stuff.”

This approach has been met with some resistance, Pagan said.

“Sometimes guests want bigger portions.

It’s hard for people to understand that this is how we do things here,” he said. “I don’t see myself opening a vegan restaurant, but I want to see a better balance, which is what I strive for.”

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Sclerosis Society puts on each May will not take place this year, due to COVID-19. But, the 43-year-old chef continues to take part in Zoom meetings with other chapter members.

“We meet once a month, and it’s amazing. One of the reasons I’m active on social media is I remember when I was diagnosed, and it was horrible,” said Pagan, adding that he experienced some depression in the years after he was diagnosed.

Recently, he helped two other members navigate this challenging time. “We share our stories and what we do to stay healthy.”

Chefs work well-documented long, laborious hours, and there are days when Pagan’s blurred vision, fatigue and other symptoms are too much for him to handle.

In 2017 while working at McCrady’s Tavern, Pagan said he had an episode at work that resulted in a loss of feeling in his right leg for two weeks. These days, he knows when to push and when to give himself the rest he needs.

“I’m lucky enough that my staff — we’ve worked together for a few years,” Pagan said. “There’s days where I look at my sous chef, Zach, and I say, ‘I can’t do it,’ and he says, ‘Chef, go home.’ I always have a lot of energy and am having a good time at work, so they know. And, now that I’m getting older, I’m taking the help more whereas

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And, that’s been a key transformation for Pagan — living with MS has led to a healthier work-life balance.

“One of the best and worst things that happened was MS because before that I was just focused on work,” he said. “It was affecting my personal life and obviously it was affecting my health. It opened my eyes and made me realize that life is precious.

I’m more into taking care of myself and enjoying the people around me.”

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U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as collateral trust trustee of FirstKey Master Funding 2021-A Collateral Trust, Plaintiff, v.

Kirk Daise; Antawan Smith; Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Johan Deas a/k/a Johana Deas, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Defendant(s).

(011847-04805) SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Johan Deas a/k/a Johana Deas, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 8714 Peters Point Road, Edisto Island, SC 29438, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 025-00-00-036, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 100 Executive Center Drive, Suite 201, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Ian C. Gohean, Willson, Jones, Carter & Baxley, PA, 325 Rocky Slope Road, Greenville, SC 29607, made absolute. s/Clark Dawson Rogers Townsend, LLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893), Andrew.Montgomery@rogerstownsend.com John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com Andrew J. MacLeod (SC Bar #73053) ,

Andrew.MacLeod@rogerstownsend.com Clark Dawson (SC Bar# 101714), Clark.Dawson@rogerstownsend.com 100 Executive Center Drive Suite 210 Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 Columbia, South Carolina NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS: Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Johan Deas a/k/a Johana Deas, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on April 29, 2021. s/Clark Dawson Rogers Townsend, LLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893), Andrew.Montgomery@rogerstownsend.com John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com Andrew J. MacLeod (SC Bar #73053) , Andrew.MacLeod@ rogerstownsend.com Clark Dawson (SC Bar# 101714), Clark.Dawson@ rogerstownsend.com 100 Executive Center Drive Suite 210 Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 Columbia, South Carolina NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend, LLC. Rogers Townsend, LLC represents the Plaintiff in this action.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2021CP1001986 U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as collateral trust trustee of FirstKey Master Funding 2021-A Collateral Trust, Plaintiff, v.

Kirk Daise; Antawan Smith; Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Johan Deas a/k/a Johana Deas, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Defendant(s).

(011847-04805) ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI Deficiency Judgment Waived It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the appointment of Ian C. Gohean as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability, it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Ian C. Gohean, be and hereby is appointed Guardian Ad Litem Nisi on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons under a disability, all of whom may have or may claim to have some interest in or claim to the real property commonly known as 8714 Peters Point Road, Edisto Island, SC 29438; that Ian C. Gohean is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendant(s), unless the said Defendant(s), or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians Ad Litem for the said Defendant(s), and it is FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendant(s) Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Johan Deas a/k/a Johana Deas, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, .by publication thereof in the Post and Courier, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action.

S/Julie J. Armstrong by BLC Clerk of Court for Charleston County Charleston, South Carolina 5/18/2021 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2021CP1001986 U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as collateral trust trustee of FirstKey Master Funding 2021-A Collateral Trust, Plaintiff, v.

Kirk Daise; Antawan Smith; Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees

of Johan Deas a/k/a Johana Deas, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Defendant(s).

(011847-04805) LIS PENDENS Deficiency Judgment Waived NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given

by Johan Deas to Citifinancial, Inc., dated July 9, 2009, and recorded in the Office of the RMC/ ROD for Charleston County on July 14, 2009, in Mortgage Book 0067 at Page 810.

Subsequently, this mortgage was assigned to Citifinancial Servicing, LLC, by assignment dated June 17, 2014, and recorded June 16, 2015, in Book 483 at Page 161, to Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, by assignment dated February 17, 2017, and recorded March 2, 2017, in Book 620 at Page 616, to Bayview Dispositions IVA, LLC, by assignment dated February 20, 2018, and recorded July 2, 2018, in Book 730 at Page 218, to Towd Point Master Funding Trust 2018-PM2 by assignment dated February 20, 2018, and recorded July 2, 2018, in Book 730 at Page 220, to FirstKey Mortgage, LLC, by assignment dated April 14, 2021, to be recorded, and to U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as collateral trust trustee of FirstKey Master Funding 2021-A Collateral Trust, by assignment dated April 14, 2021, to be recorded. This loan is subject to a Loan Modification Agreement dated September 1, 2020.

The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, described as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING ON EDISTO ISLAND IN THE COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING A PART OF THE POINT FIELD OF PINE BARREN PLANTATION FORMERLY BELONGING TO THE ESTATE OF COL. JOSEPH WHALEY, AND BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 1 CONTAINING 0.7 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, ON A PLAT BY ROBERT L. FRANK, RLS, DATED AUGUST 17, 1979, AND RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK U AT PAGE 50, SAID PLAT BEING INCORPORATED HEREIN AS A PART OF THIS DESCRIPTION. This being a portion of the property conveyed to Toney Deas by deed of Marie W. Chisholm dated and recorded December 14, 1904, in Book V24 at Page 95 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

Toney Deas died intestate before 1920 leaving the subject property to his heirs, namely Toney Deas, Sr. and Aretha Deas.

Aretha Deas then died intestate in 1973 leaving her interest in the subject property to her heir, Toney Deas, Sr. Toney Deas, Sr., died intestate on December 11, 1974, leaving the subject property to his heir, Toney Deas, Jr., a/k/a Toney L. Daise, as is

more fully preserved in the probate records for Charleston County in Case Number 1994ES-10-01606 and in the Deed of Distribution dated and recorded March 28, 1995, in Book U253 at Page 611. Subsequently, Toney Deas, Jr., a/k/a Toney L. Daise died intestate on May 30, 1998, leaving the subject property to his heirs, namely Elouise Daise, Emily Morrison, James Daise, Johana Deas, Isaiah Daise, Doreine Lane, Thaddeus Daise, and possible heir Damian Jones, as is more fully preserved in the probate records of Charleston County in Case Number 1998-ES-10-00968 and in the Amended Deed of Distribution dated November 8, 2008, and recorded December 28, 2008, in Book Z360 at Page 701. Damian Jones conveyed his interest, if any, in the subject property to Elouise Daise, Emily Morrison, James Daise, Johana Deas, Isaiah Daise, Doreine Lane, and Thaddeus Daise by quitclaim deed dated March 21, 2002, and recorded April 17, 2002, in Book N403 at Page 750. Elouise Daise, James Daise, Emily Morrison, Isaiah Daise, Doreine Lane, and Thaddeus Daise then conveyed their interest in the subject property to Johan Deas by deed dated February 25, 2008, and recorded February 29, 2008, in Book M652 at Page 610.

Subsequently, Johan Deas a/k/a Johana Deas died on September 17, 2020, leaving the subject property to her heirs, namely, Kirk Daise and Antawan Smith.

Property Address: 8714 Peters Point Road Edisto Island, SC 29438 TMS# 025-00-00-036 s/Clark Dawson Rogers Townsend, LLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893), Andrew.Montgomery@rogerstownsend.com John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com Andrew J. MacLeod (SC Bar #73053) , Andrew.MacLeod@ rogerstownsend.com Clark Dawson (SC Bar# 101714), Clark.Dawson@ rogerstownsend.com 100 Executive Center Drive Suite 210 Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 Columbia, South Carolina

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2018CP1004595 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Specialized Loan Servicing LLC, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Marlon D. Brabham; Malachi K. J., a minor; Hidden River on the Ashley Homeowners Association, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Sioux Falls, SD); South Carolina Federal Credit Union; Hills Machinery Company, LLC; The Park Recreation Development; DEFENDANTS. Upon authority of a Decree dated the 15th day of November, 2019, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Front Entrance of CHARLESTON COUNTY CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 1st day of June, 2021 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being shown as Lot 114, Hidden River Townhomes on a plat by Empire Engineering, LLC, dated October 4, 2005 and entitled: “FINAL PLAT LOTS 41-49, 61-115 & 131-168, THE PARK

AT RIVERS EDGE MULTI-FAMILY PHASE 1B, CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA FOR CTM III, LLC” and duly recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book EJ at Pages 714-716.

SUBJECT to assessments, Charleston Ad Valorem Taxes, any and all restrictions, easements, covenants and rightsof-way of record, and any other senior encumbrances.

This being the same property conveyed to Shavontee S. James

by Deed of Martin Henry Investments, Inc. dated June 29, 2007 and recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County on July 9, 2007 in Book N-631, at Page 074. Subsequently, Shavontee Shanell James-Brabham died intestate on June 4, 2015, leaving the subject property to her heirs namely, Marlon D. Brabham and Malachi K. J., a minor, as is more fully preserved in the Probate records for Charleston County, in Case No. 2015-ES-10-1213; also by Deed of Distribution dated September 12, 2016 and recorded September 14, 2016 in Deed Book 582 at Page 906 and

by Deed of Distribution dated November 9, 2016 and recorded December 7, 2016 in Deed Book 601 at Page 772.

TMS # 404-02-00-198 Case#: 2018CP1004595 Current Property Address: 7878 Park Gate Drive #B11 North Charleston, SC 29418-3686 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder.

The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, certified funds in the amount of five per cent (5%) of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John J. Hearn (803) 744-4444 016831-00172 2018CP1004595 FOR INSERTION 5/12/21, 5/19/21, 5/26/21 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

To all persons claiming an interest in: 1995-10’SEANYMPH-1031-OMCS2189H495-1961-10HPJOHNSON-QD22-2153427.

CHARLES THAMES will apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft/ outboard motor. If you have any claim to the watercraft/ outboard motor, contact SCDNR at (803) 734-3699. Upon thirty days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft/outboard motor has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue clear title. Case No: 20210322950126

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Kondaur Capital Corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Separate Trustee of Matawin Ventures Trust Series 2019-3, PLAINTIFF versus Helen Fyall Fickens, Ethel Fyall Grant, Lethaniel Fyall aka Lethaniel Fyall, Jr, Althea Patrick, Karl Fyall aka Ronald Carl Fyall, Elaine Foy, Lenora Foy aka Lenola Foy, Althea Foy Webber, Willie Calvin Foy, Jr., the Personal Representatives, if any, whose names are unknown, of the Estates of Frank Fyall, Wilhelmina Fyall Foy and Willie Calvin Foy, Sr, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe and Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC Assignee Of Synchrony Bank, DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of April, 2021, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 1st day of June, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. All that lot, piece or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No. 11, Block K, Sherwood Forest Extension, Section 5, as shown on a plat made by A.L. Glen, Reg., L.S., and P.E., dated September 1960, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book M, page 168; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear. Being the same property conveyed to Frank Fyall by deed of Paul Edward Jimison and Sally Jo Jimison, dated September 12, 1975 and recorded September 12, 1975 in Deed Book R107 at Page 114 in the ROD Office for Charleston County, South Carolina. Thereafter, Frank Fyall died on May 17, 2015, leaving the subject property to his heirs at law or devisees, namely, Wilhelmina Fyall Foy, Helen Fyall Fickens, Ethel Fyall Grant, Lethaniel Fyall, Althea Patrick and Karl Fyall aka Ronald Carl Fyall. Thereafter, Wilhelmina Foy aka Wilhelmina Fyall Foy died on June 1, 2017, leaving her interest in the subject property to his heirs at law or devisees, namely, Willie Calvin Foy, Sr., Elaine Foy, Lenora Foy, Althea Foy Webber and Willie Calvin Foy, Jr. Thereafter, Willie Calvin Foy, Sr. died on October 1, 2018, leaving his interest in the subject property to his heirs at law or devisees, namely, Elaine Foy, Lenola Foy, Althea Foy Webber and Willie Foy, Jr. TMS No. 350-03-00-044 Property Address: 1527 Juniper Street, Charleston, SC 29407. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER

SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 1.6250%.

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out.

Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed.

Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. ATTENDEES MUST ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR OTHER FACIAL COVERING. Any person who violates said protocols is subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC (803) 799-9993.

FOR INSERTION May 12, 2021, May 19, 2021, May 26, 2021 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 4196

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2021-CP-10-00386

VERA ADAMS, Petitioner, v.

MARY SMITH, JANET ANSLEY a/k/a JANET SHAW, GLENDA CLEVELAND, ART LEO ADAMS, CALVIN ADAMS, deceased, MILOUS E. ADAMS, SR., deceased, JOHN DOE, MARY ROE, adults, and RICHARD ROE and JANE DOE; and all other persons known or claiming any right, title, estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Respondents.

SUMMONS TO: THE RESPONDENTS/DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition/Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Petitioner or her attorney, Charlie L. Whirl, Esquire, at his office, 2112 Commander Road, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405 within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within time aforesaid, the Petitioner in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded in the Complaint and a judgment by default shall be rendered against you.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons and

Petition/Complaint, the Petitioner may move for a general Order of Reference in this case to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County; which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(c) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a Final Judgment in this case.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Lis Pendens, Summons and Petition/Complaint in this action were filed or will be filed on January 27, 2021 at the Charleston County Courthouse, Common Pleas, 100 Broad Street, Suite 106, Charleston, South Carolina 29401.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas for County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, upon the Petition/Complaint of the Petitioner above named against the Respondents above named for the purpose of determining the interests of the Petitioner and the interests of the Respondents in the parcel of land hereinafter described, and is brought under the provisions of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws; Section 15-67-10, et. seq. (known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act), for the Purpose of obtaining a Decree establishing that the Petitioner and certain of the Respondents above named be declared the owners in fee simple, having good and marketable title to herein below described property, and that the property be partitioned and sold in a private sale.

That the premises to be affected by the said Complaint in the action hereby commenced was, at the time of the filing of this Lis Pendens described as follows: ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in St. Andrews Parish, County of Charleston, South Carolina, in the subdivision known as Jackson Heights and being designated as Lot Two (2) on a plat of Jackson Heights made by Francis M. Harleston, Reg. Land Surveyor, dated December 16, 1951 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book H, Page 145.

BUTTINGS AND BOUNDINGS AND MEASURING AND CONTAINING, according to said plat, to the North on portions of Lots 13 and 14 of Jackson Heights, fifty (50’) fee, to the East on Lot 3 of Jackson Heights, on hundred (100’) feet; to the South on Sycamore Avenue fifty (50’) feet; and to the West on Lot 1 of Jackson Heights, one hundred (100’) feet being all the said dimensions a little more or less.

TMS Number: 418-11-00-203 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE that an Order dated May 21, 2021, and on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, George E. Counts, Esquire, whose office address is 27 Gamecock Avenue, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29407, was appointed Guardian Ad Litem for such of the Defendants as may be minors, infants, person, in the military within the meaning of Title 50 United States Code commonly referred to as the Soldier’s and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, incompetents or persons under other type of disability, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall procure the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REFER TO THE MASTER IN EQUITY YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that the undersigned attorney on behalf of the Plaintiff herein, will move for an order, thirty (30) days from the date of service, to refer the above entitled matter to the Master-In-Equity for Charleston County, to take testimony and issue a Final Decree. Any appeal from the judgment by the Master-In-Equity shall be made directly to the Supreme Court. s/Charlie L. Whirl CHARLIE L. WHIRL, ESQUIRE Attorney for Petitioner 2112 Commander Road N. Charleston, SC 29405 (843) 566-9705 – Office (843) 566-9802 – Facsimile cwhirl2112@gmail.com – E-mail

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2020-CP-10-02183 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company -vsBarbara E. Magera aka Barbara M. Bickerstaff, Charles A. Bickerstaff, Jr., Prevost Construction, Inc., South Carolina Department of Revenue, United States of America acting by and through its agency the Internal Revenue Service and Parrot Creek Homeowner’s Association, Upon authority of a Decree dated March 11, 2021, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Front Entrance of County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, on June 1, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being known and designated as Lot 33, Parrot Creek Subdivision, as shown on a plat entitled “SUBDIVISION PLAT OF PARROT CREEK SUBDIVISION, JAMES ISLAND, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA,” made by Harold B. Nielson, Jr., PO and LS, dated April 1, 1987, revised April 23, 1987, and recorded in lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

BEING the same property conveyed to Charles A. Bickerstaff and Barbara M. Bickerstaff (a/k/a Barbara E. Magera) by deed from Hallmark Housing of Charleston, Inc., dated September 5, 1989, and recorded in Book G187 at page 515.

TMS #: 454-11-00-033 Property Address: 611 Catbird Retreat Charleston, SC 29412 As the Plaintiff did not waive its right for a deficiency judgment in the Complaint, this sale will be re-opened for final bidding at 11:00 a.m. on July 1, 2021.

SOLD SUBJECT TO THAT CERTAIN MORTGAGE TO FIRST CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, INC., FROM BARBARA E. MAGERA AND CHARLES A. BICKERSTAFF IN THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT OF $320,500.00, DATED OCTOBER 26, 2005, AND RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 4, 2005, IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY BOOK A561 AT PAGE 875.

The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

NOTICE OF FILING

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM

NOTICE: ANYONE THAT ATTENDS WILL BE EXPECTED TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE. This Property will be sold subject to the 120 day right or redemption of the United States of America, by and through the its Agency the Internal Revenue Service.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY B. Lindsay Crawford, III (SC Bar# 6510) Theodore von Keller (SC Bar# 5718) B. Lindsay Crawford, IV (SC Bar# 101707) Christopher B. Lusk (SC Bar# 103221) Telephone : (803) 790-2626 Email: court@crawfordvk.com FOR INSERTION 5/12, 5/19, 5/26 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Case No.: 2021-CP-10-00273 Daniel M. Rundell, Rose M. Rundell and Brenda J. Strange, Plaintiffs, vs.

Benjamin Gadsden and W. J. Roper, deceased persons and their respective personal representatives, heirs and assigns, and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown Minors or persons under a disability being a class Designated as Richard Roe, and Sophronia Feaster, Defendants.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

To the Defendants above-named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 1721 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiffs will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Masterin-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, and Complaint, were filed on October 2, 2020, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on November 23, 2020 and the Order of Publication was filed on February 19, 2021 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated November 23, 2020 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to establish or confirm an easement for the purpose of ingress and egress over and upon lands of the Defendants. s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 1721 Ashley River Road Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiff Date: May 4, 2021

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE FOLLOWING ESTATES ARE REQUIRED TO DELIVER OR MAIL THEIR CLAIMS TO THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED BELOW AND ALSO FILE SUBJECT CLAIMS ON FORM #371ES WITH IRVIN G. CONDON, PROBATE JUDGE OF CHARLESTON COUNTY, 84 BROAD STREET, CHARLESTON, S.C. 29401, BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF 8 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE TO CREDITORS, OR ELSE THEREAFTER SUCH CLAIMS SHALL BE AND ARE FOREVER BARRED. ESTATE OF: ERIC ELI CONYERS 2020-ES-10-1581 DOD: 04/18/20 PERS. REP: SHARONDA N. CONYERS 2131 LUCY’S LN. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ATTY: SETH A. LEVY, ESQ. 260 W. COLEMAN BLVD., #B MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ************ ESTATE OF: JUDITH ROHRBACHER MCALPIN 2021-ES-10-0277 DOD: 01/23/21 PERS. REP: MALCOLM A. MCALPIN 1230 OLD FIELD RD. HAWLEY, PA 18428 ATTY: M. JEAN LEE, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ ESTATE OF: MARTHA G. GADSDEN 2021-ES-10-0715 DOD: 04/01/21 PERS. REP: JOYCE C. TAYLOR 5152 SEE WEE RD. AWENDAW, SC 29429 ATTY: ARTHUR C. MCFARLAND, ESQ. 1847 ASHLEY RIVER RD., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ ESTATE OF: NEWMAN DIXON HUBBARD, JR. 2021-ES-10-0723 DOD: 03/15/21 PERS. REP: LINDA WENGER HUBBARD 1033 WINDWARD RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

************ ESTATE OF: GORDON BAKER POSTON 2021-ES-10-0725 DOD: 03/02/21 PERS. REP: JUDITH MAUDE POSTON 1990 HAWTHORNE DR., #159 NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406 ************ ESTATE OF: ROCHELLE Y. GREENE MCQUEEN WILLIAMS 2021-ES-10-0728 DOD: 03/03/21 PERS. REP: RESHARD GREENE 2012 HUGO AVE. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405 ************ ESTATE OF: ARTHUR GEORGE KNAPP, JR. 2021-ES-10-0760 DOD: 08/01/20 PERS. REP: KEITH NATHANIEL KNAPP 1903 HOUGHTON DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ************ ESTATE OF: CAROL NANCY KNAPP 2021-ES-10-0765 DOD: 05/28/20 PERS. REP: KEITH NATHANIEL KNAPP 1903 HOUGHTON DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ************ ESTATE OF: JOHN WESLEY SWAN 2021-ES-10-0770 DOD: 10/27/20 PERS. REP: LISA W. BLEWER 4743 ARCO LN. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29418 ************ ESTATE OF: GEOFFREY STEPHEN CONNOR 2021-ES-10-0794 DOD: 04/28/21 PERS. REP: LAURA LYNN LESTER 54 GIBBES ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ATTY: ANDREW W. CHANDLER, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE FOLLOWING ESTATES ARE REQUIRED TO DELIVER OR MAIL THEIR CLAIMS TO THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED BELOW AND ALSO FILE SUBJECT CLAIMS ON FORM #371ES WITH IRVIN G. CONDON, PROBATE JUDGE OF CHARLESTON COUNTY, 84 BROAD STREET, CHARLESTON, S.C. 29401, BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF 8 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE TO CREDITORS, OR ELSE THEREAFTER SUCH CLAIMS SHALL BE AND ARE FOREVER BARRED. ESTATE OF: CHANTILLE WYNDHAM 2020-ES-10-1207 DOD: 06/21/20 PERS. REP: WANDA WYNDHAM 909 A EAST ESTATES BLVD. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 *********** ESTATE OF: JEWELL THERESA CHARPENTIER DELMAS 2020-ES-10-1306 DOD: 04/01/20 PERS. REP: CLAUDE RAYMOND DELMAS, SR. 2444 LANTERN ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 ************ ESTATE OF: CECILIA R. GRUBER 2020-ES-10-1366 DOD: 04/02/20 PERS. REP: FRANK H. GRUBER 4704 SAVANNAH HWY. RAVENEL, SC 29470 ATTY: ROBERT S. DODDS, ESQ. 25 CALHOUN ST., #400 CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************ ESTATE OF: LAURENCE SEXTON 2020-ES-10-1571 DOD: 09/01/20 PERS. REP: MARY ANN MARSHALL 9 TIMMERMAN DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ATTY: ROBERT S. DODDS, ESQ. 25 CALHOUN ST., #400 CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************

ESTATE OF: ABRAHAM WASHINGTON 2020-ES-10-1982 DOD: 07/11/20 PERS. REP: ANTHONY NELSON, SR. 1575 BOSTON GRILL RD. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29466 ************ ESTATE OF: EDITH ALLEN ELLIS 2020-ES-10-2098 DOD: 12/17/20 PERS. REP: SUE A. HENDERSON 974 CARMEL DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ATTY: SETH W. WHITAKER, ESQ. 409 KING ST., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29403 ************ ESTATE OF: GARY HERBERT SEEL 2021-ES-10-0122 DOD: 10/26/20 PERS. REP: JUNE H. SEEL 2329 PORTSIDE WAY CHARLESTON, SC 29407 *********** ESTATE OF: MARGARET G. WOODSON 2021-ES-10-0603 DOD: 03/06/21 PERS. REP: NATHANIEL D. WOODSON 38 SURFSONG RD. KIAWAH ISLAND, SC 29455 ATTY: DAWN CLARK, ESQ. 497 BRAMSON CT., #101A MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ************ ESTATE OF: CHARLES RAYMOND KNISLEY, JR. 2021-ES-10-0644 DOD: 03/19/21 PERS. REP: CHARLES R. KNISLEY, III 105 CARLTON CT. ANDERSON, SC 29621 ATTY: R. CHILTON STONE, ESQ. 973 HOUSTON NORTHCUTT BLVD. #101, MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ************ ESTATE OF: JAMES GRAEME PYKE 2021-ES-10-0654 DOD: 03/25/21 PERS. REP: DEBRA L. STEFFY 210 PROMENADE VISTA ST. #4415, CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ATTY: JOHN F. PERRY, ESQ. 3021 RUSHLAND MEWS JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455 *********** ESTATE OF: ROBERT SPENCER ADDEN 2021-ES-10-0659 DOD: 03/06/21 PERS. REP: CAROLYN ADDEN ROSE 13202 BRADLEY WOODS CT. OAK HILL, VA 20171 PERS. REP: ROBERT SPENCER ADDEN, JR. 5829 MAYLANDIA RD. CHARLOTTE, NC 28269 ************ ESTATE OF: WILLIAM JOSEPH MITTERER 2021-ES-10-0668 DOD: 03/22/21 PERS. REP: LAUREN MITTERER 1517 OLD VILLAGE DR. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ATTY: SEAN F. KEEFER, ESQ. 1643 B SAVANNAH HWY., #226 CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ ESTATE OF: CHARLES G. TAYLOR 2021-ES-10-0679 DOD: 11/22/20 PERS. REP: FAITH TAYLOR 1874 GROVER DR. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455 ATTY: JEFFREY GERARDI, ESQ. 5861 RIVERS AVE. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT IN RE: THE ESTATE OF LEWIS GIBBS FRASIER CASE NO: 2020-ES10-0934 NOTICE OF HEARING VIRTUAL HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO: RICHARDINE SINGLETONBROWN, ESQUIRE, ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER 1 CARRIAGE LN. BLDG. F, SUITE 100 CHARLESTON, SC 29407 PETITIONER OR PETITIONER’S COUNSEL SHALL CAUSE NOTICE (PURSUANT TO SCPC SECTION

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62-1-401} TO BE GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS OR THEIR ATTORNEYS. AS THE PETITIONER YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING A COURT REPORTER FOR THE HEARING THAT YOU HAVE REQUESTED. IF YOU NEED MORE THAN ONE HOUR ON YOUR CASE - YOU MUST NOTIFY THE CLERK OF PROBATE COURT IMMEDIATELY. NOTIFICATION OF INVITATION FOR VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OF THE HEARING SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THIS COURT TO PETITIONER’S COUNSEL ONE WEEK PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE SCHEDULED HEARING; AND ONCE RECEIVED, PETITIONER’S COUNSEL SHALL PROVIDE THIS NOTIFICATION TO ALL PARTIES ENTITLED TO NOTICE OF SAME. ANY AND ALL PARTIES MAY ALSO REQUEST ATTENDANCE OF THE HEARING BY PHONE OR EMAIL COMMUNICATION TO JAMES WARD, IV, ESQUIRE, LAW CLERK OF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY PROBATE COURT, 843-958-5012, OR JWARD@CHARLESTONCOUNTY.ORG. DATE OF HEARING: JUNE 23, 2021 TIME: 9:30 A.M. -EASTERN STANDARD TIME PLACE: Virtual Hearing for the Charleston County Probate Court Historic Courthouse, 84 Broad Street, Second Floor Charleston, South Carolina 29401 DESCRIPTION/SUBJECT MATTER: ON PETITIONER’S AMENDED PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRS. This 21st day of April, 2021.

Name: IRVING. CONDON, JUDGE OF PROBATE Address: 4 BROAD STREET THIRD FLOOR CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29401 Telephone: (843) 958-5030

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Case 2021-DR-10-1272 MARY ROE AND JANE ROE, Plaintiffs, ‑versus‑

JAMES DOE (DOB: 11-13-17), a minor under the age of seven (7) years Defendant.

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TO: GRAHAM HOFFMAN, ALLEGED PUTATIVE FATHER OF JAMES DOE: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED pursuant to the provisions of South Carolina Code Ann. Sec. 63-9-730 (B), that the Plaintiff, Mary Roe, seeks to adopt the Defendant, James Doe, a male Caucasian child born on November 13, 2017 at Roper Hospital, Mt. Pleasant, Carolina.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that an adoption action is pending in the Family Court for Charleston County, South Carolina; YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that within thirty (30) days of receiving this Notice, you shall respond in writing by filing with the Family Court for Charleston County, South Carolina notice and reasons to contest, intervene or otherwise respond in the pending adoption action; YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED the Court must be informed of your current address and of any changes in address during the adoption proceeding; and YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Plaintiffs in the above captioned Notice are not named for the purpose of confidentiality; however, the Court knows the true identity of the Plaintiffs and in responding to this Notice, you are required to use the number 2021-DR-10-1272.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that failure to file a response

within thirty (30) days of receiving Notice constitutes consent to adoption of the child and forfeiture of all rights and obligations with respect to the child.

BE SO NOTIFIED. EMILY M. BARRETT Attorney for Plaintiffs 44-B Markfield Drive Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 723‑1688 Charleston, South Carolina Dated: May 3, 2021 NOTICE: A Summons and Complaint for Adoption were filed with the Family Court for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina under Case No. 2021-DR-101272 on April 28, 2021.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2021-CP10-01350 Melissa Quince and Katherine Wood, Plaintiff, vs.

Willie Palmer and Rachel McQuoid, Defendants.

SUMMONS (Jury Trial Demand) TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is served upon you, and to serve a copy of your written response to said Complaint on the subscribers at the law office of Koontz Mlynarczyk, LLC, 1058 East Montague Avenue, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405, within thirty (30) days after the date of service hereof, exclusive of the day of service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

KOONTZ MLYNARCZYK, LLC s/ Ryan A. Love

Ryan A. Love (SC Bar 103456) 1058 East Montague Avenue North Charleston, South Carolina 29405 T: (843) 225-4252 F: (843) 277-9120 E: ryan@kmlawsc.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs North Charleston, South Carolina March 19, 2021

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2021‑DR‑10-260

ELENA PEREZ MARTINEZ, Plaintiff, v.

TEODULO RODRIGUEZ-FLORES, Defendant.

SUMMONS TO: TEODULO RODRIGUEZFLORES, DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve your Answer to said Complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff, at his offices located at 800 Wappoo Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE FURTHER that if you

fail to appear and defend and fail to answer the Complaint as required by this Summons within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of service, Judgment by Default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

G. EDWARD HAWKINS, III HAWKINS LAW FIRM, P.A. 800 Wappoo Road Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 225-7565 (843) 225-7585 fax ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF Charleston, South Carolina May 26, 2021

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2021-DR-10-1105 JEREMY LEE DUSHANE, Plaintiff, vs.

SAMANTHA HAUSAUER and JOHN DOE, Defendants, and CHARLESTON CO DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND NICOLE COOK, Third-Party Defendants.

SUMMONS TO: THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the below subscribed attorney at her offices at Bleecker Family Law, 519 Savannah Hwy., P.O. Box 30245, Charleston, South Carolina 29417, within thirty (30) days from service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the said Complaint.

THE BLEECKER LAW FIRM, LLC Beverly V. Snelgrove SC Bar 100238 519 Savannah Highway (29407) P.O. Box 30245 Charleston, SC 29417 (843) 571-2725; (843) 571-2750 (Fax) bsnelgrove@ bleeckerfamilylaw.net ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

Notice of Service Notice is hereby given to Alexandria Anna Lee that a Complaint has been filed against you by Aaron Jacob Lee and Amanda Alexander Lee and is pending in the Family Court in Dorchester County, South Carolina, case number 2021-DR-18-382.

You are hereby summoned and required to serve your Answer to said Complaint.

Your written protest must be postmarked no later than July 12, 2021. For an Answer to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) your name, address, and telephone number; (2) your responses to the allegations contained in the Complaint; (3) that you are protesting and are willing to attend a hearing.

You are hereby given notice further, that if you fail to appear and defend to answer the Complaint as required by the Summons within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, judgment by default

will be rendered against you for the relief in the Complaint.

You can obtain a copy of the Complaint from the Clerk of Court’s office for Dorchester County or by contacting the attorney below.

Answer must be mailed to: Attn: Stephanie Richards Cobb Dill & Hammett, LLC 222 W Coleman Blvd.

Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ORANGEBURG IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-3800064 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS SAMANTHA DRIGGERS, RICHARD SPENCE, JAMIE BROWN and WILLIAM AUSTIN, JR., DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF : MINOR CHILD BORN 2011 NOTICE TO : Samantha Driggers You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Orangeburg County on February 10, 2021.

Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Orangeburg, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Orangeburg County Department of Social Services, Attorney Patrick McWilliams, SC Bar No. 70579 at P. O. Box 1087, Orangeburg, South Carolina 29116, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-08-0308 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS CHELSEA SONES. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2021.

TO DEFENDANTS Chelsea Sones.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on 4 March 2021. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of Attorney, Kyra A. McMillan, Legal Department of the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service.

If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Kyra A. McMillan, SC Bar # 102156, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, 843-953-928

SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-18-0435

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR- 10-0037

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR- 10-0621

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-10-0994

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

VERSUS

VERSUS

VERSUS

TAMIKA WALLACE, DEFENDANT.

SHEKIA BUTLER, HAROLD MILES & RAY SINGLETON DEFENDANTS.

CRISTIN SUMNER and JOSEPH H MURRAY III DEFENDANTS.

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN: 2008 & 2012

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2018 & 2016

NATASHA HERNANDEZ, JESUS RESENDIZ AND MELISSA PEREZ-SOLIS, DEFENDANTS

IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2020.

TO DEFENDANT: TAMIKA WALLACE YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County on April 9, 2021. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Dorchester County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on Plaintiff, South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Natalie L. Maier, Legal Department of Dorchester County Department of Social Services, 216 Orangeburg Road, Summerville, SC 29483 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service.

If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Natalie L. Maier, SC Bar #104690, 216 Orangeburg Road, Summerville, SC 29483.

Telephone: (843) 941-9182.

ESTADO DE CAROLINA DEL SUR CONDADO DE CHARLESTON EN EL TRIBUNAL DE FAMILIA DEL NOVENO DISTRITO JUDICIAL N.° DE EXPEDIENTE: 2021-DR10-0310 DEPARTAMENTO DE SERVICIOS SOCIALES DE CAROLINA DEL SUR

TO DEFENDANTS: SHEKIA BUTLER, HAROLD MILES & RAY SINGLETON YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 8, 2021. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Mary Lee Briggs, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston SC, 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Mary Lee Briggs, SC Bar # 101535, 3366 Rivers Ave. N. Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-9625.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR- 10-0320 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

CONTRA

VERSUS

MARTHA JONES Y ABEL MOLLINEDO, DEMANDADOS.

MICHELE FRETSCHEL, JOHNNY WEST, AND MIA WILLIAMS, DEFENDANTS.

EN BENEFICIO DE: MENOR DE EDAD NACIDO EN 2004 DEMANDADOS: ABEL MOLLINEDO POR LA PRESENTE, SE LOS CITA y se les exige que contesten la demanda en esta acción, presentada ante el secretario del tribunal del condado de Charleston el 3 de febrero de 2021. Una vez acreditado el interés, se les entregará una copia de la demanda a solicitud del secretario del tribunal de Charleston, y ustedes deben entregarle una copia de su contestación a la demanda al demandante, el Departamento de Servicios Sociales del condado de Charleston, en la oficina de su abogada, Dawn M. Berry, Departamento Legal del condado de Charleston, Departamento de Servicios Sociales, 3346 Rivers Avenue, Suite C, North Charleston, S.C. 29405, en un plazo de 30 días luego de esta publicación, sin incluir la fecha de notificación.

Si no contestan dentro del plazo detallado anteriormente, el demandante procederá a solicitarle una reparación al tribunal.

Dawn M. Berry, SC Bar # 101675, 3346 Rivers Avenue, Suite C, North Charleston, SC 29405, (843) 953-9229.

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2011 TO DEFENDANT: JOHNNY WEST YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 14, 2021. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Dawn M. Berry, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3346 Rivers Avenue, Suite C, North Charleston, S.C. 29405, within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

Dawn M. Berry, SC Bar # 101675, 3346 Rivers Avenue, Suite C, North Charleston, SC 29405, (843) 953-9229.

TO DEFENDANTS: Cristin Sumner & Joseph H Murray III YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 2, 2021 & March 18, 2021. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Dawn Berry, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave. N. Charleston, SC 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Dawn Berry, SC Bar # 101675, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, SC 29405.843-953-9625

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-10-0879 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS JESSICA LEEGETTE, RICHARD CATTLES AND LISA CATTLES, DEFENDANTS IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2017.

TO DEFENDANTS: RICHARD CATTLES AND JESSICA LEEGETTE YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 25, 2021.

Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Mary Lee Briggs, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Mary Lee Briggs SC Bar #101535, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-6041.

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2018.

TO DEFENDANTS: NATASHA HERNANDEZ AND JESUS RESENDIZ YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 1, 2021. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Mary Lee Briggs, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Mary Lee Briggs SC Bar #101535, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-6041.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR- 10-0995 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS MELINDA SIMMONS & HERBERT DAWSON DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2008 & 2007 TO DEFENDANT: Herbert Dawson YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 1, 2021. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Mary Lee Briggs, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave. N. Charleston SC 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Mary Lee Briggs, SC Bar # 101535, 3366 Rivers Ave. N. Charleston, SC 29405, 84-953-9625.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2021-DR-10-0750

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

VERSUS

SHANNON BROWN, RAFFEL WARD AND SHANEEN BROWN, DEFENDANTS

TAMMY M SMITH-FOGLE, TIFFANY N HERRING, BYRON A HERRING AND DIANA EWING, DEFENDANTS

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2013.

TO DEFENDANT: RAFFEL WARD YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 11, 2020.

Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Mary Lee Briggs, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Mary Lee Briggs SC Bar #101535, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-6041.

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IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2012, MINOR CHILD BORN 2013 AND MINOR CHILD BORN 2017.

TO DEFENDANTS: TIFFANY HERRING AND BYRON HERRING YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 12, 2021.

Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Mary Lee Briggs, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Mary Lee Briggs SC Bar #101535, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-6041.

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Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): Open your mouth only if what you are going to say is more beautiful than silence,” declares an Arab proverb. That’s a high standard to aspire to. Even at our very best, when we’re soaring with articulate vitality, it’s hard to be more beautiful than silence for more than, say, 50 percent of the time. But, here’s a nice surprise: You could exceed that benchmark during the next three weeks. You’re primed to be extra expressive and interesting. When you speak, you could be more beautiful than silence as much as 80% of the time.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Here’s the definition of an emotional support animal: “a companion animal that provides therapeutic benefit to a person with a mental or psychiatric disability.” I don’t mean to be flippant, but I think every one of us has at least one mental or psychiatric disability that would benefit from the company of an emotional support animal. If you were ever going to acquire such an ally, the coming weeks would be prime time to do so. I encourage you to also seek out other kinds of help and guidance and stimulation that you’d benefit from having. It’s the resource-gathering phase of your cycle. (PS: Cesar Chavez said: “You are never strong enough that you don’t need help.”)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A blogger named Valentine Cassius reports, “A tiny old woman came into the deli where I work and ordered a ‘wonderful turkey sandwich.’ When asked what she wanted on the sandwich other than turkey, she said ‘all of your most wonderful toppings.’” Here’s my response to that: The tiny old woman’s approach usually isn’t very effective. It’s almost always preferable to be very specific in knowing what you want and asking for it. But given the current astrological omens, I’ll make an exception for you in the next three weeks.

I think you should be like the tiny old woman: Ask life, fate, people, spirits, and gods to bring you all of their most wonderful toppings.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “I am tired of trying to hold things together that cannot be held,” testifies Cancerian novelist Erin Morgenstern. “Tired of trying to control what cannot be controlled.” Here’s good news for her and all Cancerians. You have cosmic permission to surrender — to no longer try to hold things together that can’t be held or try to control what can’t be controlled. Maybe in a few weeks you will have gained so much relaxed new wisdom that you’ll be inspired to make fresh attempts at holding together and controlling. But, that’s not for you to worry and wonder about right now. Your assignment is to nurture your psychological and spiritual health by letting go.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Philosopher Georges Bataille wrote, “The lesson of Wuthering Heights, of Greek tragedy and, ultimately, of all religions, is that there is an instinctive tendency towards divine intoxication which the rational world of calculation cannot bear. This tendency is the opposite of Good. Good is based on common interest, which entails consideration of the future.” I’m going to dissent from Bataille’s view. I agree that we all have an instinctive longing for divine intoxication, but I believe that the rational world needs us to periodically fulfill our longing for divine intoxication. In fact, the rational world grows stale and begins to decay without these interludes. So, the truth is that divine intoxication is crucial for the common good. I’m telling you this, Leo, because I think the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to claim a healthy dose of divine intoxication.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo actor Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982) won the most prestigious awards possible for her work in films, TV, and theater: Oscars, Emmys, and a Tony. She was intelligent, talented, and beautiful. Life was a challenge when she was growing up, though. She testified, “I was the shyest human ever invented, but I had a lion inside me that wouldn’t shut up.” If you have a sleeping lion inside you, Virgo, I expect it to wake up soon. And, if your inner lion is already wide awake and you have a decent relationship with it, I suspect it may soon begin to come into its fuller glory.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran author Antonio Tabucchi described the frame of mind I recommend for you in the coming days. I hope you’ll be eager to embrace his far-reaching empathy. Like him, I trust you will expand your capacity to regard the whole world as your home. Here’s Tabucchi’s declaration: “Like a blazing comet, I’ve traversed infinite nights, interstellar spaces of the imagination, voluptuousness and fear. I’ve been a man, a woman, an old person, a little girl, I’ve been the crowds on the grand boulevards of the capital cities of the West, I’ve been the serene Buddha of the East. I’ve been the sun and the moon.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Author James Frey writes, “I used to think I was tough, but then I realized I wasn’t. I was fragile, and I wore thick armor.

And, I hurt people so they couldn’t hurt me. And, I thought that was what being tough was, but it isn’t.” I agree with Frey. The behavior he describes has nothing to do with being tough. So what does?

That’s important for you to think about, because the coming weeks will be an excellent time to be tough in the best senses of the word. Here are my definitions: Being tough means never letting people disrespect you or abuse you, even as you cultivate empathy for how wounded everyone is. Being tough means loving yourself with such unconditional grace that you never act unkind out of a neurotic need to over-defend yourself. Being tough means being a compassionate truth-teller.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Fragile intensity or intense fragility? Ferocious gentleness or gentle ferocity? Vulnerable strength or strong vulnerability?

I suspect these will be some of the paradoxical themes with which you’ll be delicately wrestling in the coming days. Other possibilities: sensitive audacity or audacious sensitivity; fluidic fire or fiery fluidity; crazy wisdom or wise craziness; penetrating softness or soft penetration; shaky poise or poised shakiness.

My advice is to regard rich complexities like these as blessings, not confusions or inconveniences.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Birds that live in cities have come up with an ingenious adaptation.

They use humans’ abandoned cigarette butts to build their nests. Somehow they discovered that nicotine is an insectide that dispels pests like fleas, lice, and mites. Given your current astrological aspects, I’m guessing you could make metaphorically comparable adjustments in your own life. Are there ways you could use scraps and discards to your benefit?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A blogger named Raven testifies, “My heart is a toddler throwing a tantrum in a store and my brain is the parent who continues to shop.” I’m pleased to inform you, Aquarius, that your heart will NOT act like that toddler in the coming weeks. In fact, I believe your heart will be like a sage elder with growing wisdom in the arts intimacy and tenderness. In my vision of your life, your heart will guide you better than maybe it ever has. Now, here’s a message to your brain: Listen to your heart!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The Voyager 1 space probe, launched by NASA in 1977, is now more than 14 billion miles from Earth. In contrast, the farthest humans have ever penetrated into the ground is 7.62 miles. It’s the Kola Superdeep Borehole in northwest Russia. Metaphorically speaking, these facts provide an evocative metaphor for the following truth: Most humans feel more confident and expansive about exploring the outer world than their inner realms. But, I hope that in the coming weeks you will buck that trend, as you break all previous records for curious and luxurious exploration into your deepest psychic depths.

Homework: What image or symbol represents the fulfillment of your noble desires? FreeWillAstrology.com

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When you hear the title track of the Charleston trio Rusted Revolution’s new album, you’re going to feel like you know where things are headed. The track, “Rock ‘n’ Roll is in Short Supply,” is fueled by John Haas’ greasy slide guitar line and bassist Paul Rivers’ blustery lead vocal on top of Matt Minotti’s piston-pumping beat.

It’s about as straightahead as a rock song gets, and it preps the listener for nine more tracks of the same. That’s when Haas steps up to the mic on the next track, the beautifully titled, “Love Dump,” and things take a serious left turn.

Haas’ nasal, nerdy voice cuts through the song’s jittery bounce, decrying the woman who “dumped her love all over me.” It’s a weird, angular track that sounds for all the world like a lost early-80s new wave track, some kind of weird cross between Talking Heads and Devo.

Welcome to the odd world of Rusted Revolution’s Rock ‘n’ Roll is in Short Supply. The album is a 10-song standoff between Rivers’ meat-and-potatoes rock sensibility (the swaggering “Love’s Got To Be Free,” the stomping shuffle, “Lights Are Out in the City Tonight”) and John Haas’ tightly wound oddball rants (“Anxiety” and “Okay Adjacent”).

“Paul wrote five songs, and I wrote five,” Haas said. “We each sing lead on the ones

we’ve written, and we each mix the ones we’ve written as well. My roots are in punk and new wave and alternative rock, so that’s kind of what comes out.”

Rivers is also a big early new wave fan, but his tastes have progressed — or perhaps regressed — into a different place. “John and I were both old-school punk-rock goths back in the ’80s,” he said. “We both listened to bands like The Cure, Joy Division, The Cult, Depeche Mode, all of those new wave bands. But then, I started getting into that Southern swamp-type rock, so there’s that flavor in there along with this new wave flavor as well. It’s a strange hodgepodge of our decades of experience in music.”

The end result is an album that feels like it has a split personality, but both of them are fun — and, both writers’ songs hold up well next to each other. “We always try to keep the songs consistent,” Rivers said. “If you listen to the album, I still feel like they all fit together.”

As much as it sounds like Rivers and Haas work separately, both men, who have their own solo projects as well, say that Rusted Revolution is very much a collaborative effort.

“I don’t think any of the songs, if we’d just done them solo, would sound like they do today,” Rivers said. “There’s definitely a collaboration in what we like and don’t like.

We’ve had differences of opinion, but we don’t have full-on fights about production or anything like that.”

“I enjoy collaborating with others and seeing what comes out of it,” Haas added.

“In my head, we both come from a very similar place, even with our different styles of singing and writing. We come up with things together that I don’t think we would’ve come up with on our own.”

The album was largely recorded live at Omar Colon’s Fairweather Studio on James Island, and the band’s approach was, as Rivers called it, “old-school.”

“You rehearse the crap out of it,” he said, “you get in there, and you crank out the songs. We were maybe doing two takes of the songs, and that was it. We’d add extra instrumentation later as needed, but a good portion of it is us playing in a room together, including the vocals, too.”

As for the album title, Rock ‘n’ Roll is in Short Supply, well, it’s kind of self-explanatory. For these veteran rockers, things ain’t what they used to be out there in the music biz.

“You don’t hear all that much rock on the radio anymore,” Rivers said. “If you go back to the ’90s, rock ‘n’ roll just dominated the airwaves, and today, it’s more pop focused.

And, I don’t think that’s a bad thing because I enjoy modern music as well. But, you really don’t hear rock ‘n’ roll on the radio anymore, even though there are a lot of great rock bands.”

And, the guys add that it ain’t just the radio that’s missing good old rock ‘n’ roll.

“The short supply also extends to the music scene in Charleston,” Haas said. “You have it at places like The Royal American and Tin Roof, but otherwise it’s hard to find any original rock ‘n’ roll bands live.”

Reggae rock band TreeHouse! released a new single, “Bring it to the Light,” featuring Nick Sefakis. Born of the creative energy that comes from roaming the country for months in an RV, “Bring it to the Light” might not exist if it hadn’t been for the pandemic.

The band counts the sudden availability of time to travel and collaborate with other inspirational artists as crucial to the song’s creation.

The new single displays the band’s signature fusion of sounds: the melodic bass line nods to traditional roots reggae, while ambient vocal harmonies add psychedelic flair. The lyrics express the timely sentiment that we must shed light on our collective darkness in order to move through it. While currently based in Myrtle Beach, TreeHouse! spent many great years in Charleston sharing the stage with big reggae acts like SOJA, The Wailers, Pepper and more. —Kate Bryan

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Blues on Bowens concert returns for its 22nd year Blues act Smoky Weiner and the Hot Links, featuring Chicago Lee Richardson and Roy Brookes, will be headlining the 22nd annual Blues on Bowens concert at the iconic Bowens Island Restaurant Sunday, May 30.

It will be an evening of music and dancing at the dockhouse.

“Enjoy old blues, new blues, surf, swing, rockabilly and some great, funny and poignant originals,” said veteran blues musician Andrew Weiner.

This year’s special guests include the Big Daddy Cade Band, Silent Eddie Phillips, harmonica player Juke Joint Johnny and saxophonist Louie D. The event is held every Memorial Day weekend and even inspired a documentary film, Bowens Island Blues, by independent filmmaker Thomas Oliver. —KB

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With phrases like “to be real you gotta do it plastic” and “life ain’t too fair like losing your healthcare,” the song, “Day ONE’s,” is Tyrie’s boom-bap explanation of what it takes to push forward these days, with verses overlaid by a cycling synth melody and old school drum beats.

In addition to contributing by way of hip-hop music, Tyrie feels a responsibility to support social good with other methods.

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I’m willing to do it and set up that box for people because I believe in it. I want us to break into the mainstream together.”

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Local rapper Tyrie just dropped his new sophomore album, Season II, which delivers a streamlined listening experience you can roll right through. “I wanted it to have some dark characteristics to it, but also have it be more industrial,” he said.

The new album fuses experimental rap with an industrial atmosphere and hardhitting Southern trap bass to play with the listener’s mood, switching up the standard set tempo with pitch shifts and drum-pattern changes.

With collaborative accents on the song “Volume,” from local singer Jordan and Sounds of Blackfox guitarist JC Player, plus spoken word on “Edge of Reality,” from local videographer Nick Howle, Tyrie essentially produced and engineered the album out of his closet — “pandemic music, man,” he said.

Dropped this month, Season II is Tyrie’s answer to the question, “How do I grow into the next level of my artistry?” The first track, “Lost Boys Cult,” is his exploration of how to gain creative respect in the industry by aiming to be better. It’s his narrative of the duality between the lifestyle he wants and the lifestyle he has. “Every project has been about this TV show, but this TV show is my life,” he explained. “There’s a character wandering around. In this album I am talking about how this character is changing, his sound is changing. He’s coming up with a formula of who he wants to be.”

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