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Audit shows state drug abuse agency has work to do

By Herb Frazier

South Carolina expects to receive $300 mil lion in the next two decades from a national opioid litigation settlement to combat the overuse of prescription painkillers that have led to a 60% rise in opioid deaths in the state from 2015 to 2020.

But the state agency that combats drug and alcohol abuse and other addictions is riddled with problems in the way it handles money, delivers services and supervises its staff, according to a new state audit report. And that raises questions about whether it’s up to the job of handling the new funds.

S.C. Rep. Bill Herbkersman, R-Beaufort, asked the Legislative Audit Council (LAC) to review the response of the S.C. Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) to the opioid epidemic, especially in rural and underserved communities.

“An audit is always good because when you audit everything is brought to light,” he said. Among other issues, he said, law makers are very interested in knowing how many people are treated for substance abuse but return for treatment.

Herbkersman said he’s satisfied with “the job the audit council did. I think they drilled below the surface. It gives a direc tion to work with DAODAS as a committee and to help strengthen their strengths and to get rid of their weaknesses.”

The agency, he added, is in “the right direction in wanting to do a good job ... but we don’t have [answers] to what methods are working best as opposed to what methods are just working but not working as well. It is hard for them to audit themselves, and I think this is a good tool for them to use.”

Almost 4 dozen audit recommendations

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audit is always good because when you audit everything is brought to light.” —S.C. Rep. Bill Herbkersman

The agency, the LAC report said, should base that need on overdose deaths, including the race and gender of the victims. Opioid deaths in three Charleston-area coun ties, for example, rose from 137 in 2017 to 243 in 2020, according to DAODAS. Opioids include illegal drugs such as heroin and illicit fentanyl, but they also include prescription medications for the treatment of persistent or severe pain. They include codeine, fentanyl and oxycodone.

The Rundown

South Carolina city changes name for Halloween

Conway Mayor Barbara Blain-Bellamy announced Sept. 23 that the South Carolina town would temporarily change its name to Halloween, S.C. , for the month of October, according to My Horry News.

In recent years, excitement and increased economic activity have been attributed to the city’s extravagant Halloween decorations. Area leaders decided the name change would further promote the city as a must-visit Halloween destination.

With dozens of October events lined up, from pumpkin patches to cookoffs, Conway is ready for spooky season. Find out more about its planned activities at events.cityofconway.com.

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The audit, released this month, included a review of other areas, including the pandemic’s effect on DAODAS’ ability to address alcohol and substance use disorders and its involvement with local alcohol and drug abuse agencies.

Herbkersman said in an exclusive inter view that the pandemic accelerated the rise of the opioid epidemic in South Carolina and elsewhere. He wanted to determine from the myriad of treatment programs which ones work so they can be made avail able at centers statewide.

Herbkersman, chairman of the Health and Human Services subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, said lawmakers couldn’t make that assessment on their own so they asked for an LAC audit.

The LAC’s 186-page report includes 78 recommendations on how DAODAS can improve.

The LAC’s four-year audit, which began in mid-summer 2016, found that the DAODAS monitoring efforts are inad equate and its internal audit function needs improvements. The audit also found that first responders in rural areas where the opioid crisis is most severe lack training in the use of naloxone, a medication that reverses an opioid overdose. Local alcohol and drug abuse directors also told the audi tors it is difficult to contact DAODAS staff.

The LAC has suggested that DAODAS in its relationship with the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) should ensure that all first responders state wide are trained to administer naloxone. DAODAS should also advise the S.C. Opioid Recovery Fund Board (ORFB) which areas of the state have the greatest need for the opioid settlement money.

Working on audit fixes

In its response to the audit, DAODAS said it has completed 29 of the recommenda tions, and it is in the process of finalizing 23 others. Action on 17 recommendations are pending. The agency said it disagrees with five of the recommendations and four of them do not apply to DAODAS.

Among the completed recommenda tions, the agency has expanded funding for patient transportation to services, and it has updated its treatment service manual, the agency said.

It disagrees, however, with the LAC’s asser tion that it is not pursuing all of the available federal grants to address the opioid epidemic, and that it is misusing the agency’s credit card.

The agency also is in the process of doing annual risk assessments before it creates a new audit plan to target areas that are of higher risk for fraud and abuse.

The number of students, faculty and staff who witnessed Vice President Kamala Harris speak at South Carolina State University’s Fall Convocation. For the full story, visit charlestoncitypaper.com.

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Andrews, Ellis focus on issues impacting S.C.’s children

By Chelsea Grinstead

Bells tolled Saturday afternoon as more than 40 people filed into the Unitarian Church in downtown Charleston to hear two women running major South Carolina campaigns discuss how public policy impacts children.

Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic candidate in the 1st Congressional District, joined Lisa Ellis, the Democratic candidate for South Carolina superintendent, Lisa Ellis in a talk about the effects of deficit funding on public education, health care access, gun safety and the politicalization of issues facing the education system. Downtown bookstore Buxton Books hosted the talk along with the Charleston City Paper.

Ellis, who’s been an educator for 22 years, said she founded the nonprofit SC for Ed four years ago when she realized teachers had no real voice in legislative policy.

“From a school point of view, society’s problems walk into our doors every day,” Ellis said. “We’re talking about creating an equitable education, a high-quality educa tion and our students need to be healthy and have the resources they need to be

able to stay in school.”

Andrews, an MUSC pediatrician and gun violence prevention researcher, said she has cared for too many sick kids whose parents didn’t know whether they could afford their child’s illness. She emphasized she has treated far too many children with gunshot wounds.

“Every child deserves access to a quality education regardless of zip code,” Andrews said. “We need a health care system that centers on patients, not drug companies and insurance companies. And certainly every child deserves to grow up where gun violence is not the leading cause of death that it is for children in this country today.”

Sydney Van Bulck of West Ashley attended the talk yesterday. She is running for a seat on the Charleston County School Board of trustees after 12 years of teaching at W.B. Goodwin Elementary School.

“It’s sad that we’ve gotten to a place where educators have to run,” Van Bulck said.

“But now, because we have seen firsthand how bad policies affect children in schools, educators are feeling emboldened and empowered to run. We are the only people that understand what it takes to have a suc

cessful school and what students need to be successful in the classroom.”

Ellis said she considers banning books or dealing with critical race theory to be a distraction from larger, more integral national discussions in regard to education and student health.

“I think we have to have very honest conversations: When you look at what’s going on across the nation, in particular in South Carolina, there’s a request for the dis mantlement of public education,” Ellis said.

“There’s nothing more infuriating than cre ating a false narrative that hurts children. And that’s what has been happening.”

Andrews said America needed expanded background checks for individuals buying guns and secure gun storage laws in order to protect children.

“Our elected officials [are] failing to be brave enough to stand up to the gun lobby [for] common sense gun laws that are sup ported by the vast majority of Americans,” Andrews said.

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Polly Buxton (left) moderated a talk with Lisa Ellis (center), who’s running for superintendent, and Dr. Annie Andrews, who’s running for a seat in Congress

Hurricane checklist

Get prepared early so you’re ready

Anytime it’s clear a hurricane is headed toward the Lowcountry, you should get prepared to handle what’s coming. Here’s a checklist of what you need:

[] Water: At least two gallons per person per day for three days.

[] Food: At least a three-day supply of non-perishable food, such as canned goods, peanut butter and crackers.

[] Clothing: Pack for at least three days, including sturdy shoes, a long-sleeved shirt and long pants. Pack more if there’s a chance it will be cold.

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First aid kit, including masks.

[] Flashlight and extra batteries.

[] Tools: Including multi-purpose knife, whistle, wrench, pliers, can opener, screwdriver, matches, duct tape, matches.

[] Sanitation supplies: Including moist towelettes, garbage bags, toilet paper, personal hygiene products, paper towels.

Other tips

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Communications: Cell phone with chargers, battery-powered radio.

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Maps (in case your phone doesn’t work).

[] Medications and glasses.

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For babies: Infant formula and diapers.

For pets: Pet food, extra water.

[] Important documents: Including family emergency contact information, copies of insurance policies, identification, passport, other important documents, bank account records. Put in a portable waterproof container.

[] Cash and change.

You also may want to consider paper, pencils, books, games, puzzles or other activities.

Nonprofit to host virtual discussions on school board elections

From staff reports

As Charleston County prepares to elect nine people to its school board, the nonprofit Charleston Forum is asking — what makes an effective school board member?

Throughout the region, those elected to area school boards will shape education policy in the region for years to come.

In the Charleston County School District, 32 candidates are running for nine seats as every school board position is on the ballot for the first time in recent memory.

To help voters understand issues facing local schools, the Charleston Forum will host a two-part virtual forum on Sept. 28 and Sept. 29 to discuss the qualities of an effective school board member.

Sept. 28: Education experts and advocates

At noon on Sept. 28, the organization will virtually host a panel of trusted voices in the education community.

Jamie Devine, president of the South Carolina School Board Association, will join the discussion, along with the vice president and chief engineer for Boeing Global Services, Joan Robinson-Berry. She was recognized in 2019 by Black Enterprise as one of the most powerful women in corporate America. She serves on a number of community boards, with a particular focus on STEM and improving education outcomes.

and Dorchester counties at noon, Sept. 29. The panel will include:

• Shameka Washington, principal of Goose Creek High School in Goose Creek;

• Heather Ducker, principal of Sedgefield Middle School in Goose Creek;

• Andretta Manning, sixth grade math teacher and grade level chair at SimmonsPinckney Middle School in Charleston; and

• Rev. Rhonda D. Heyward, a lit eracy interventionist at E. B. Ellington Elementary School in Ravenel and pastor of St. Phillip African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston

• Hillary Flynn, editor of the Education Lab at the Post and Courier, will mod erate the discussion.

32 running for Charleston County school board

Every race for Charleston County school board is contested in November:

• District 1: Doyle Costello and Keith S. Grybowski, both of Mount Pleasant.

• District 2: Grace Bouldin Cowan of Sullivan’s Island; Seana J. Flynn, Sarah Shad Johnson and Ed Kelley, all of Mount Pleasant; E.J. Milligan of McClellanville; and Elizabeth Moffly of Awendaw.

• District 3: Chris Collins, Ashley Peele and Thomas Ravenell, all of North Charleston; and Pam McKinney of Charleston.

• Fill your car’s tank. If the power goes out, the gas pumps may not work.

• Declutter your yard. Bring in hanging plants, outdoor furniture and anything that can take flight in high winds. Clean gutters and cut limbs from trees.

• Sentimental items. Losing family photos or old love letters to a storm can be devastating. Get eyes on your most prized possessions and decide what will go with you and what will stay in case of an evacuation.

• Have a plan and share it with family and friends. Talk to your family about what you all will do in an emergency situation. If you live with roommates, talk to them about their plans. If you live alone, find a hurricane buddy.

• Hotel reservations. If you plan to leave town and know you’ll need a hotel, make reservations as early as you can.

• Document the inside of your home. If your home gets damaged in a storm, it helps to have photo or video evidence of what was inside before the storm. Take pictures of each room to document your valuables.

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Ted Dintersmith, a Charleston resident, will round out the panel. Dintersmith has been a fierce advocate for education priorities. He is the pro ducer of the film, Most Likely to Succeed, and the book, What School Could Be. Dintersmith also leads a community platform that supports innovation at the school, district and state level.

The Sept. 28 event will be moderated by Neil Robinson, a lawyer at Nexsen Pruet law firm. Founder and past president of the Charleston Education Network, Robinson currently chairs the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, an independent, nonpartisan group appointed by the legislature and governor to enact the South Carolina Education Accountability Act.

Sept. 29: Teachers and educators

The Charleston Forum’s second event will showcase educators from Charleston, Berkeley

• District 4: Kevin D. Hollinshead Sr. and Courtney Waters (incumbent) both of North Charleston.

• District 5: Carlotte M. Bailey, Melissa Couture and Vivian Sheppard Pettigrew, all of North Charleston.

• District 6: Erica Cokley (incumbent) of Johns Island; Lee Runyon and Eric Thorne, both of West Ashley; Samuel Whatley II of North Charleston.

• District 7: Joy Brown, Jen Mieras, Sydney van Bulck, Leah A. Whatley, all of West Ashley, Charleston.

• District 8: Travis Bedson of Wadmalaw Island; Helen Davis-Frazier (incum bent) of Meggett; Darlene Dunmeyer of Hollywood; and Doris Johnson of Johns Island.

• District 9: Forrest Bjork, Graham Smith and Carol Tempel, all of James Island.

To join the Charleston Forum for this free two-part event via Zoom, register at chscp.co/ register. Visit charlestonforum.com for more info. The election is Nov. 9, 2022. You have until Oct. 9 to register to vote.

Measures needed to improve students’ online safety

By Chelsea Grinstead

Cyberbullying is a prevalent issue facing Charleston area students who consis tently use smartphones and computers at home and in school.

“Cyberbullying is very different from traditional bullying because there’s no break from it,” said Jordan Rasmussen, a licensed mental health counselor with Thriveworks downtown. “When kids are at school, they have their device in their hand. They go home, their devices are there. They [end up] isolating, worrying about what’s potentially being posted or said or happening online.”

Rasmussen said lately she’s seeing most cyberbullying cases with kids and teens have to do with social media, particularly TikTok, and creating fake accounts to harass.

In her more than six years of coun seling, she’s seen cyberbullied kids and teens show signs of anxiety and depression, such as the desire to isolate or stay home from school as well as trouble focusing in class.

Rasmussen What should I do if my child is being cyberbullied?

• Talk openly with your child about the problem and be a good listener.

• Review safety and privacy settings on the apps and platforms in question.

• Take screenshots of each instance.

• Block the cyberbully and report them to the platform’s safety center.

• Escalate the issue to school administration or law enforcement if necessary.

Source: Family Online Safety Institute

“With traditional bullying, it’s usually taking place at school during the school day,” said Emily Mulder, program director for Family Online Safety Institute.

“Whereas now, because many kids are connected on all the same social media platforms — cyberbullying has turned into something that can follow them home.”

Parents can start addressing cyberbul lying by having an open line of communi cation with kids about tech use at home, Mulder said. Preventing cyberbullying doesn’t require in-depth monitoring.

“You need to make sure that you’ve instilled the value in them that, ‘If some thing is upsetting you, you bring it to me and we will work it out together,’ and eliminate a reactive approach to hearing about it,” Mulder said.

“I think a lot of parents get this knee jerk reaction to say, ‘If technology is hurting my child, I’m going to take the phone away.’ It needs to be a little bit more of a listening exercise,” she said. “At the end of the day, it’s about wanting them to bring you problems and not have the problem go underground, because that’s when it tends to escalate without supervision.”

Resetting kids’ relationship with tech nology after they experience cyberbullying is an important step, Mulder said. Parents can set time limits on apps or websites and write a family online safety agreement. Teachers can empower students to stand up for each other by implementing an anonymous way to report cyberbullying.

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For her, preventing cyberbullying is a matter of engaging kids in offline activities to balance online activities. If a child has already been bullied online, getting outside help from a licensed therapist or school counselor is essential so parents don’t have to handle the situation alone, she said.

Statistics from Cyberbullying Research Center show a nationwide increase in cyberbullying between 2007 to 2021 among 30,000 students surveyed, with an average of 29.3% reporting experi ences with cyberbullying.

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In another section, DAODAS said it does not have the authority to evaluate the effectiveness of programs that help people overcome gambling addiction.

In the agency’s overall response to the report, DAODAS Director Sara Goldsby wrote: “While the purpose of the audit was to evaluate the agency’s response to the opioid crisis and other efforts, we wish the evaluation had taken a balanced approach to the department’s strengths and deficits. Overall, we disagree that the summary is an accurate reflection of the full report,

Mulder defined cyberbullying as kids targeting other kids using technology specifically for the purpose of excluding and humiliating. Cyberbullying can take the form of messages, images, spreading rumors and creating inviteonly social media groups that purposely single out kids.

In the past, there wasn’t a really clear understanding of how pervasive cyber bullying can feel, she said, because tech nically it’s not happening visibly on school campuses like physical or verbal bullying.

“There’s no differentiation between digital life and real life for kids of this generation,” Mulder told City Paper.

or that the report is an accurate reflection of assets and attributes of DAODAS’ work comprehensively.”

Herbkersman said he expects DAODAS to give a full response to the legislature and implement the LAC recommendations within three months.

“We are dealing with fragile people and limited dollars, and we [have to do] the best thing we can for folks who are being affected by this and the taxpayers.”

On the opioid settlement

Four of the nation’s largest companies have agreed to pay nearly $26 billion to

Heather Anderson, a counselor at Camp Road Middle School on James Island, teaches social emotional wellness to students to promote self-awareness and emotional regulation and inform them of different types of bullying, including online harassment.

“Open communication — reminding our kids that there is always room to talk about what is happening online, whether it’s a private conversation with a trusted adult in the home or a counselor or a teacher or administrator — that’s a big part of combating cyberbullying.”

For more information, visit fosi.org/parenting, cyberbullying.org and stopbullying.gov.

settle a wave of lawsuits nationwide that claim they helped to push the deadly opioid crisis. Health care giant Johnson & Johnson, the maker of generic opioid medications, will contribute $5 billion to the settlement. The ORFB will decide how the settlement money is used in this state.

While the death rate for opioid over dose has risen sharply in South Carolina, dispensing of prescription opioids has declined steadily each year from 2017 to 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is expected to update its opioid use report later this year.

A Charleston police officer on Sept. 16 spotted a barefooted man walking in the middle of the West Ashley street Mary Ader Ave. After the officer helped him to move to the median, the man said God told him to go walking. Then he dropped to his knees to pray before attempting to walk back into traffic again. He refused to answer the officer’s questions and instead kept yelling, “Forgive me Lord for I have sinned.” He was taken to a hospital.

Challenging the status quo

Staff at a downtown pizza joint on Sept. 11 told police that a man had been banging a box of Cheez-It crackers against the windows. He reportedly wouldn’t leave after being asked several times and prevented staff from setting up the outdoor dining tables and chairs. The same guy disturbed Walgreens earlier that day because he wasn’t letting customers exit the store. Police arrested the man for public disorderly conduct.

Indecent proposal

A Charleston police officer responded Sept. 18 to a downtown club to remove an unruly drunk woman. The officer made it clear she would be arrested if she did not leave. She said, “Take me to jail, bitch.” Instead, she received a ticket and her husband took her home.

By Chelsea Grinstead Illustration by Steve Stegelin

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Congrats to the RiverDogs, other area minor-league franchises Views

All hail the mighty, mighty Charleston RiverDogs, back-to-back 2022 baseball champs in the single A Carolina League. In fact, all hail minor league sports in the Lowcountry, which has been named the top minor league sports market in the nation, according to a recent biennial ranking by Sports Business Journal. It’s the first time a city in the Southeast has won the top honor.

“With its cobblestone streets, gaslight lanterns, stunning waterfront sunsets, Palmetto trees and world-class hospitality, a Southern coastal town might not immediately fit a sports fan’s psychological image of a typical minor league market,” the Journal wrote last week. “But with the nation’s oldest professional soccer team, a hockey team that is about to drop the puck on its 30th season, and a 43-year-old baseball team that spends every day proving to the city that ‘Fun is Good,’ Charleston, S.C., is Sports Business Journal ’s 2022 No. 1 minor league market.”

Thanks for the honor, but it’s due to decades of hard work by the franchises and dedication by the region’s fans.

In 2022, like in the previous year, the RiverDogs dominated ballfields around the South. The ’Dogs won 88 games and lost 44 during the 2022 regular season and took four straight postseason victories to win its second-straight championship in 99 years. In 2021, the team had a record of 82 wins and 38 losses.

And look at the local support for the franchise of the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2022, Joseph P. Riley Jr. stadium hosted 251,491 fans in 63 home games — an average of just under 4,000 fans per game. Wow! And that’s 42,000 more fans

than in the slightly shortened 2021 season.

If you look at all three franchises, more than 600,000 local fans passed through turnstiles in the recent year making Charleston the home to one of the country’s most loyal minor league fan bases.

“We have always known how special Charleston is when it comes to supporting local sports franchises, so it is fulfilling to see this community receive the appropriate recognition,” RiverDogs President and General Manager Dave Echols said. “We are elated to be part of this community alongside our friends with the Stingrays and Battery and value the lasting relationships we have established in Charleston.”

The Sports Business Journal also recognized the three franchises’ attention to fans and their investments in facilities to make them models for other communities.

In a baseball stadium that celebrates good times — including part-owner Bill Murray who is the RiverDog’s director of fun — we’re already waiting for the next zany promotions to top some of what we saw thing year — Toilet Paper Night, Used Car Salesman Appreciation Night, Anime Night and Bite Night. We’ll wait patiently until the spring for our weekly infusions of Dog Day Tuesdays, Wicked Wednesdays, Thirsty Thursdays and Fireworks Fridays. And we’ll look forward to alternative team uniforms celebrating the Perros Santos de Charleston, boiled peanuts and the old Rainbows (still one of the worst names in minor league ball).

Keep up the fun and congratulations, RiverDogs. Maybe next year: A tasty City Paper hotdog (a newsy sausage with cheesy filler)?

EDITOR and PUBLISHER Andy Brack

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Culture wars at front and center of November election

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, to the 2022 culture wars, also known as the statewide election to be held just over six weeks from now on November 8.

Instead of popcorn, deep-fried Oreos and cotton candy, you’ll be served up a healthy dose of unhealthy hot buttons of issues laced with abortion, gender identity, inflation, spending, guns and a whole range of topics designed to frighten you into voting one way or another.

You’re sure to get your corn donkeys, err corndogs, and elephant ears as Democrats and Republicans push political pressure points to dumb down choices on what should be a process taken much more seriously.

If anything, perhaps due to the political polarization infecting the United States this year, this season’s election seems sillier and less serious than in a long time — which is frightening considering how many people are trying to sow the seeds that elections don’t matter (they do) and unfair (they’re not, other than the poisoning role of big money and gerrymandering).

Just look at the governor’s race where GOP incumbent Gov. Henry McMaster has been itching to feed the culture war. It’s almost certain his fall campaign plan instructed aides to be on the lookout for any chance to divide people over gender to whip up evangelical and right-wing sup port. (In dull elections, unmotivated people tend to vote less — unless you give them reasons to get to the polls.)

off a letter to the Charleston County School District complaining about how schools shouldn’t teach about gender identity without the consent of parents. While the school district did a quick mea culpa, it’s pretty sad that McMaster’s priorities are to inflame his base over some thing like this instead of seriously addressing persistent poverty or why too many South Carolina students are failing algebra, history and English.

On the Democratic side, it’s not surprising Dr. Annie Andrews is trying to scare the hell out of Lowcountry voters in an ad showing her opponent, GOP Rep. Nancy Mace, holding a black machine gun. It’s an image from an ad that Mace put out in the spring to make her look tough in a grueling Republican primary battle.

For her part, Mace continues a convenient publicity blitz to make herself seem like someone she isn’t. In a new ad seeking to nationalize the First District congressional race by jumping on the ills of inflation, Mace talks about the cost of breakfast, milk and eggs. She’s trying to make it seem like she’s like everybody else, which is interesting since she recently plopped down $3.9 million with her husband-to-be on an Isle of Palms home. You got that kind of pocket change?

By Andy Brack

For MAGA Republicans supporting former President Donald Trump, the election will be a referendum on President Joe Biden and the Democratic-controlled Congress.

adults who are put out by politics and, we think, will head to the polls to make their voices heard.

For MAGA Republicans supporting former President Donald Trump, the election will be a referendum on President Joe Biden and the Democratic-controlled Congress. At this point, it looks like the Senate will stay Democratic, primarily because of poor GOP candidates in several Senate seats, but the U.S. House may tilt to the GOP.

For more moderate “country club” Republicans who are embarrassed by Trump’s continuing ability to suck the air out of the political universe with loony schemes, the elec tion may be a way to inject some sanity into the process.

And Democrats likely will benefit from millions of women who support the right to have access to abortion, which the Republican majority on the U.S. Supreme Court overturned in June.

Feelings IN LOVE AGAIN

So it wasn’t surprising last week when McMaster fired

Across South Carolina in the weeks ahead, your air waves, mailboxes and email boxes will be slammed with a lot of political garbage. It may have some impact, but there’s a strong likelihood that something bigger might be going on that will, ahem, trump shenanigans. This year’s seemingly-dull election might actually serve as an inflec tion point. Across the nation, there are huge swaths of

Use your clicker to turn off the nonsense. Use your brain to pick the best candidates to lead the state and country.

Andy Brack is publisher of Charleston City Paper. Have a comment? Send to: feedback@charleston citypaper.com.

ACCESSORIES

By Helen Mitternight

It’s common wisdom that Covid-19 hit Charleston’s restaura teurs hard. So when local real estate broker Thomas Kennedy was putting together his quarterly Restaurant Report news letter of who’s coming and going in the Charleston restaurant scene, he was startled to discover something: Headed into 2022, there were plenty of restaurant openings, but an unusu ally low number of restaurants folding.

“It was a head-scratcher,” Kennedy told City Paper recently. “It seems like restaurants would have been pretty badly hurt by Covid and it’s been a surprise that there were not more closings in the last year. With rising food prices, rising wages, staffing problems, lower employment, you would think restaurants would be shutting down. We haven’t seen it yet. It’s really weird.”

Susan Cohen, president and CEO of the S.C. Restaurant and Lodging Association, said Kennedy’s observations were “eerily consistent” with data from every county in the state.

“It was surprising to us because we kept hearing ‘closing, closing, closing,’ but there was a net gain in restaurant openings across South Carolina,” Cohen said.

Gaining restaurants

In 2020 at the height of the pandemic, Cohen said, Charleston County saw a net gain of 47 restaurants opening. By last year, that had risen to a net gain of 97 restaurants.

She said she believed that the restaurants already on the brink closed early during Covid, which left available restaurant spaces to be assumed by newer and more financially viable restaurant concepts that leveraged federal stimulus money. And later, those newer places were helped by heightened customer demand.

In Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester coun ties, restaurants received about $59 million in restaurant relief funds, she said.

Cohen added that loosened restrictions on carryout beer and wine during the height of the pandemic helped, too.

“Whether you like it or not, so many restaurants do serve alcohol and it’s a huge percentage of their profitability,” she said. “A lot of higher end wines or cocktails can easily add up to the cost of your entrée and it takes less time, and less staff, to serve you a drink than to cook you a meal.”

Pivots sustained entrepreneurs

Whether it was serving alcohol or providing takeout food, restau rants all seemed to do some form of pivot to stay alive.

“I think, like a lot of people, we tried a lot of different pivots,” said Steve Palmer, founder of the Indigo Road Hospitality Group. “We found that the food that people couldn’t cook at home was food they were interested in, like sushi.

Cohen

Tony Cuajunco, director of operations for Holy City Hospitality, utilized outdoor dining at his establishments during Covid

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Charleston has an appetite for restaurants, but will they survive a recession?

Gains and losses in the local restaurant scene

Susan Cohen, president and CEO of the S.C. Restaurant and Lodging Association, says that the data shows a rise in the number of

across the state despite pandemic woes.

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“O-Ku had a very robust business. But Indaco didn’t, because Italian is a cuisine a lot of home chefs try to replicate. We didn’t wholesale say ‘to-go is a viable business for us,’ but we did it to keep staff busy and as much to keep minds busy, with the intention of moving forward, then carefully and gradually opening with limited seating and enhanced cleaning measures.”

Palmer said his restaurants had stops and starts as different staff members tested positive and restaurants had to shut and then reopen.

“The general wisdom is, if you made it through to last year, then you made it,” he said.

Outdoor spaces and weather helped, too

Tony Cuajunco, director of operations for Holy City Hospitality (39 Rue de Jean, Vincent Chiccos, Virginia’s on King, Coast Bar & Grill, Victor’s Seafood and Steak and Charleston’s Smallest Bar), said his restaurants benefited from being able to open one of his five restaurants at a time and by owning Hutson Alley, where diners could eat outdoors.

“As it got safer and the staff felt more comfortable, we would take one table from outside and bring it inside,” Cuajunco said.

Outdoor dining weather and the tourism that comes with it helped Charleston, said Michael Shemtov, owner of Butcher & Bee and The Daily.

“Charleston really ben efited from the weather,” Shemtov said. “I talked to a lot of people who rented homes in Charleston and came from large urban cen ters. We were not under the same kinds of restrictions as people up north. In Chicago, for example, they had a really hard winter in 2020 and it was brutal for them, no indoor eating and too cold for outdoors. We just had some wind at our back and a lot of [tourists] eating three meals a day out.”

—Susan Cohen, president and CEO of the S.C. Restaurant and Lodging Association

Despite Covid’s trials — Shemtov closed his out post in the Gibbes Museum and closed Mellow Mushroom on King Street and in Summerville, and Palmer closed The Macintosh — it brought opportunities as well.

Shemtov said the pandemic gave him the opportunity to close places that might not be working and to ask himself the tough ques tions, as well as to rededicate himself to the projects that brought him joy, which was not coming from serving late-night pizza to a col lege crowd at Mellow Mushroom.

Palmer, too, said some good came from Covid.

“I really think that the best has been consumers’ appreciation for the restaurant workers and just how hard it is being in our busi ness. I think not having their favorite restaurants for a while gave them a new kind of respect for what we do in our industry,” he said.

Still, some of the problems linger and the rosy forecast of restau rant openings may dim as a result.

“We had to figure out a business plan to adjust to new reali ties,” Shemtov said. “Labor costs are not going to go back down

— nobody wants to move backward with their pay.”

Challenges in the near term

Palmer said the next 12 months will be interesting.

“We had a little golden period where restrictions were lifted and we weren’t feeling all the challenges yet. [But] this year has already been challenging.

“We spend 80% of our days on staffing issues. You hear about the quiet resignations but that doesn’t feel good when you’re the person trying to staff a business. I think we’re on the verge of a real reces sion in the next 12 months and you always see restaurants close during recessions.”

Cohen is only slightly more optimistic.

“Just recently, the National Restaurant Association did what we like to call the ‘misery survey,’ ” she said. “Some of that supply chain stuff is still going on. For [Charleston] Restaurant Week, restau rants couldn’t post menus because they wouldn’t know until the trucks came in what would be on the menu.

“There’s still an issue with takeout supplies. And staffing — very few across the board will tell you they’re fully staffed. I think we will see similar numbers next year [of openings over closings] but I think we are going to have a lot of restaurants that are managing to hang on by their fingernails.”

Photos by Rūta Smith

Andrew Cebulka

Steve Palmer, of Indigo Road Hospitality, anticipates F&B challenges in the next year

Rūta Smith file photo Michael Shemtov refocused

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It was surprising to us because we kept hearing ‘closing, closing, closing,’ but there was a net gain in restaurant openings across South Carolina.”

What To Do

Charcuterie Workshop

Charcuterie boards are delicious no matter how they look, but this workshop teaches the technique behind meat folding and fruit and cheese carving to put your board over the top. Sullivan’s Board Co. owner Lacey Funderburk will provide tips for grocery shopping the essentials and ideas for different bases to use as the foundation for charcuterie arrangements — and of course, you can sip on Ghost Monkey beer while you learn. The workshop provides supplies for an 8x8 char cuterie box for two.

Sept 28. 6-8 p.m. $65. Ghost Monkey Brewery. 522 Wando Lane. Mount Pleasant. eventbrite.com

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FRIDAY

SPARK Exhibition Opening

The second annual SPARK Exhibition will unveil a large collection of multimedia visual art across its three galleries on display until Nov. 4. The opening reception is an opportunity to meet the featured artists. The East Gallery displays the community exhibition of pieces submitted by area residents. The South Gallery holds the kids exhibit that is focused around the theme “growth.” The West Gallery houses the invitational series highlighting professional visual artists.

Sept. 30-Nov. 4. Free. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Public Works Art Center. 135 W Richardson Ave. Summerville. publicworksartcenter.org

SATURDAY

MOJA: When I First Remember

The annual MOJA Arts Festival takes over downtown Charleston this year Sept. 29-Oct. 9. MOJA, the Swahili word for “one,” is an 11-day city-wide, family-friendly celebration of African-American and Caribbean music and arts in honor of the integral contributions these heritages have made to world culture. When I First Remember, a play that tells the story of how enslaved peoples came to America, incorporates Gullah stories and African drumming to weave an evocative tale. Check online for cancellations due to Hurricane Ian.

Sept. 30-Oct. 3. $30. 3-5 p.m.; 7-9 p.m. Calendar and online tickets at mojafestival.com

SATURDAY

Lowcountry Trail Half Marathon and 5K Race

Runners of all fitness levels can head to Johns Island County Park to run scenic off-road trails during the 13-mile half marathon at 8 a.m. or the three-mile 5K race at 8:30 a.m. There will be an awards ceremony after the race and two water stations along the course. No dogs are allowed, and due to uneven terrain, strollers aren’t recommended.

Oct. 1. 8/8:30 a.m. $38/$55. Johns Island County Park. 2662 Mullet Hall Road. Johns Island. charlestoncountyparks.com

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

Harvest Home Weekend

It’s time for the annual Harvest Home Weekend at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet. Guests can look forward to classic fall festivities including a pumpkin patch, hay maze, pumpkin painting and a family favorite scarecrow making contest. There will be live enter tainment, food trucks and fair rides, plus a gallery exhibit. Admission is free for kids aged 3 and younger. $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and $10 for kids 4 years old and older.

Oct. 1-2. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Brookgreen Gardens. 1931 Brookgreen Drive. Murrells Inlet. brookgreen.org

Here’s a sad looking outdoor piano that photographer Ruta Smith spied recently somewhere in the Charleston area. Where is it? Do you know if it still works? To enter (one entry per person), send your guess, name and hometown in an email to: mystery@charlestoncitypaper.com.

Mystery Photo is posted online every Monday at charlestoncitypaper.com.

BONUS: If you want to submit a mystery photo for us to share, send it to the email address above.

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Dear MOJA ARTS FESTIVAL Guests,

Welcome to the 2022 MOJA Arts Festival, Charleston’s annual celebration of African-American and Caribbean arts and culture! Proudly produced by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs with the year-round assistance of the all-volunteer MOJA Arts Festival Planning Committee, MOJA remains true to its founding mission to build bridges of understanding and respect for the beauty of artistic and cultural expression among people from all parts of our community.

Each year, MOJA brings together an impressive calendar of festive performances, exhibitions, and events that enrich and enliven our community, offering locals and visitors alike the opportunity to immerse themselves in the cultural heritage and artistic vitality of the South Carolina Lowcountry.

This year, MOJA renews it commitment to longstanding partnerships while launching new collaborations and looking to the future, with the full calendar of uplifting music programs, compelling dance and theatre productions, and vibrant visual arts offerings. It is a fantastic line-up that is certain to reward return guests and equally inspire new attendees, all made possible by the talents and vision of artists from across the Lowcountry and the Southeastern United States.

We extend our thanks and appreciation to the members of the MOJA Arts Festival Planning Committee, chaired by Robert Sanders. We also recognize the tireless support of Charleston City Council, and the contributions of individuals, foundations, government agencies and corporations who

together help keep MOJA accessible to all while making a lasting, ongoing impact in our community. And of course, we salute the audience members and community participants who make this such a special event every autumn.

A round of applause, as well, to the Office of Cultural Affairs staff and to the various City departments that make MOJA possible: Parks, Recreation, Legal, Finance, Budget, Police, Traffic & Transportation, Information Technology, Human Resources, Public Services, Public Information, Special Facilities, and the Mayor’s Office.

We look forward to joining you, your family and friends at this year’s MOJA Arts Festival, as we once again come together to celebrate the arts here in Charleston. Enjoy!

John J. Tecklenburg Mayor

The dance troupe’s founders are from Charleston County but now operate in New York and Atlanta.

HARAMBEE’S ORIGIN show is an Oct. 6 homecoming

By Michael Smallwood

Harambee Dance Company’s Oct. 6 MOJA show, Origin, isn’t just another dance performance. It is an act of coming home.

“On a personal level, this is a homecoming for us, coming back to Charleston,” said Sandella Malloy, artistic director of Harambee Dance Company, which is based in New York and Atlanta. “There are a lot of people in that city that have poured into us — that have been inspirational in our lives. And being able to come back home and connect with them also is something special.”

Sandella and her husband and partner Frank Malloy are Charleston natives. Frank and Sandella were high school sweet hearts, having attended what is now James Island Charter High School. After graduating from College of Charleston, Frank entered the Peace Corps in 1988 and went to Ghana in western Africa.

“That was where I first got interested in African music and dance,” said Frank, who serves as Harambee’s executive director. Sandella joined him in Ghana. There, the duo learned firsthand the traditional African dance styles that have become the calling card of their company.

Coming home … and leaving again

They returned to Charleston in 1992 as husband and wife, and opened a gallery and art store on King Street. Two years later, they founded Harambee Dance Company, with Sandella handling choreography and Frank playing music.

“Fortunately and unfortunately, we started branching out,” said Frank. “We started trav eling because we were really motivated and inspired to reach as many artists as possible and to learn as much as possible.”

This branching out led the company to relocate to New York City in 1996, where they have remained for over 20 years. During the pandemic, they also took their dance company to Atlanta, Georgia, and have maintained the two companies since. But there has always been a desire to come back to where it all started.

“That is a long time to want to do a hometown gig and not have it happen,” said Frank. Harambee Dance Company did not return to Charleston for a per formance until 2019, when it celebrated its 25th anniversary with a show at their old high school on James Island. Being in town for that show and meeting city arts officials laid the groundwork for this year’s big performance at MOJA. “So we are just doing cartwheels every day.”

This year’s show

Origin digs deep into the rich traditions of African and African-American dance and music, as well as speaking directly to the experiences and history of the Malloy family, which includes son and musical director Frankie Malloy. Sandella’s chore ography draws on African-based move ment, modern dance, original music and live percussion, and the show includes storytelling aspects, too.

“There’s just a lot of history, a lot of cul ture in Charleston,” said Sandella. It was only upon arriving in West Africa that she realized just how much African heritage

Provided

ABOUT THE FESTIVALDANCE

The MOJA Arts Festival

is a multi-disciplinary festival pro duced annually and directed by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs in partner ship with the MOJA Planning Committee, an all-volunteer community arts and cultural group. Additional assistance and guidance is provided by the less formal networks of the MOJA Advisory Board, a group of civic leaders who assist with fundraising and advocacy, and the Friends of MOJA patron circle, representing individual and corporate donors.

Moja, a Swahili word meaning “One,” is the appropriate name for this festival celebration of harmony among all people in our community. The Festival highlights the many AfricanAmerican and Caribbean contributions to western and world cultures. MOJA’s wide range of events include visual arts, classical music, dance, gospel, jazz, poetry, R&B music, storytelling, theatre, children’s activities, traditional crafts, ethnic food, and much, much more. In addition to its myriad arts presentations, MOJA also includes an active and busy educational outreach component of workshops in the public schools and senior outreach in community centers.

FESTIVAL STAFF

MOJA Arts Festival is produced and directed by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs and the MOJA Planning Committee

CITY OF CHARLESTON

John J. Tecklenburg Mayor

The company will perform for free at the Main Library on Oct. 5.

Harambee

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was present in the Charleston culture of her youth. From the food to the basket weaving, so many things she recog nized from her childhood had its roots in Ghana. “Growing up in Charleston, I really didn’t understand that I was living African culture.”

Origin features five pieces and runs about an hour and a half. The pieces cover stories of religion, the 1970s, ancestral daughters and the division of families. The settings are mostly contem porary, but draw on deep cultural history. The 25-member ensemble will also feature some local talent joining onstage.

“Origin really is about our roots,” said Sandella. “So what you’re going to see is our roots, but you’re also going to see an extension of those roots where you see a more contemporary format.”

Frankie Malloy looks to his parents for inspiration for the show’s original musical compositions.

“I like to consider myself and the music that I compose a representation of my parent’s vision and experiences growing up,” he said. “So you’re gonna see some traditional West African per cussive instruments.

“You’re going to see some Western instruments in the form of bass and keys.

You’re gonna see a beautiful marriage of all of our musical experiences, all of our musical backgrounds.”

His father, Frank Malloy, sees a deeper meaning to Origin in its title and its pur pose right now.

“Everything that we’re doing now is a result of people pouring their heart and souls into us. We would not be doing what

CITY COUNCIL

Boyd Gregg District 1

Kevin Shealy District 2

Jason Sakran District 3

Robert Mitchell District 4

Karl L. Brady Jr. District 5

William Dudley Gregorie District 6

Perry K. Waring District 7

Michael S. Seekings District 8

OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Scott Watson Director

Mindy Manziano Box Office Manager

we’re doing now if things did not originate there in Charleston. We are so grateful to be from the South. To be from Charleston.”

The Malloys are looking forward to seeing friends and family, and per forming for all those people who helped shape their journey. They’re also excited to share their performance style to Charleston’s audiences for what, hope fully, won’t be the last time.

“It’s gonna be a grand time on that stage,” said Sandella. “It’s gonna be a party on the stage. We’ll all be there.”

Harambee Dance Company presents Origin on Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. at the Dock Street Theatre. Tickets are $25.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.mojafestival.com.

Harrison Chapman Farmers Market Manager

A. Peter Shahid Jr. District 9 Stephen Bowden District 10

Ross A. Appel District 11 Caroline Parker District 12

Anne Quattlebaum City Gallery Manager Katie LaPorte Cultural Projects Coordinator Ray Swagerty Production Manager Rachel D. Workman Finance Manager

Basil Punsalan Associate Producer, MOJA Arts Festival

MOJA ARTS FESTIVAL PLANNING COMMITTEE 2022

Robert Sanders Chair

Elease Amos-Goodwin

S. Johari Andika

Cheryl Brown

Carl Campbell

Karole Turner Campbell Cheo Chandler

M. Jeffrey Fielding Jr. Thuane B. Fielding

Joseph Frasier Jr. Brittany Gaillard Isaac Gaillard

Jonathan Green Radia Heyward

Reginald C. Graham Vice Chair

Franklin R. Hilliard

Theresa J. Hilliard

Vertelle Amos Kenion

Jazzie Clay King

Veronica McDaniel

Rev. Randolph Miller

Ellen Moryl

Earline Nelson

Yvonne T.Orr

Noelle Orr-Blaney

Toni Parnell

Clifford R. Polite Jr.

Terri Prince-Gaillard

Edna Edwards Williams Secretary

Bev Prince-Muhammad

John S. Purvis

Angel R.Quintero

Edmund S. Robinson

Annabell Seabrook

Cherry Seabrook

Charles Seabrook

Latoya Vickers Alishia Ward

Kelvin B. Williams

Carolyn Wright-Porcher

Chris Adejo

“

Growing up in Charleston, I really didn’t understand that I was living African culture.” —Sandella Malloy

For tickets and more information on everything about the festival, visit MojaFestival.com.

Every day

Juried Art Exhibition, City Gallery, 34 Prioleau St. More than 40 artists with wide-ranging media are part of this year’s juried exhibition selected by juror Dana Coleman.

Opening reception rescheduling

NEA Big Read

The Charleston County Public Library and MOJA will officially kick off the NEA Big Read for Africanborn writer Yaa Gyasi’s novel Homegoing on Sept. 29 and will offer community programs and special events through March 2023.

3 p.m. Oct. 4: NEA Big Read Book

Discussion on Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.

Bees Ferry West Ashley Library, 3035 Sanders Rd.

6 p.m., Oct. 5: NEA Big Read Book

Discussion

Main Library, 68 Calhoun St.

Sept. 30

29-OCT.

Oct. 1

Sept. 29

6 p.m. MOJA Opening Day Parade

CANCELED

The parade will begin at Marion Square, travel down King Street, through Market Street and end at the U.S. Custom House on East Bay Street.

Note Schedule is subject to change. Be sure to check back with MOJA Arts Festival and the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs for the latest up-to-date information.

The most up-to-date calendar information can always be found at:

MojaFestival.com

CANCELED

6 p.m. to 11 p.m. MOJA Reggae Block Dance, Brittlebank Park. Reggae at Brittlebank Park returns to feature the internationally known reggae artist Monsoon as well as South Carolina reggae royalty the Ras Bonghi Reggae Allstars featuring Papa Robbie and Ric Mystic. Food and artwork will be available. Coolers not permitted Free.

7 p.m. Cuba dentro de un piano, Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St. Cuban-American soprano Elaine Alvarez is joined by Rolando Salazar on piano for an intimate evening celebrating the classical musical traditions of Cuba & Spain. Special guests; The Gino Castillo Quartet. Shows also on Oct. 2 and 3. Tickets are $35-$70.

7 p.m. When I First Remember, Old Bethel United Methodist Church, 222 Calhoun St. This performance uses songs, dialogue, Gullah stories and African drumming to tell the story of how the enslaved people made it over. Tickets are $30.

Noon 2nd Annual Gullah MOJA Arts Experience, Cannon Street Arts Center, 134 Cannon St. Bring chairs, drums, ancestral tribute items and the entire family for this Gullah/Geechee intergenerational gathering of arts, education, music, dance and culture. Free.

Noon Junior Tennis Round Robin, Charleston Tennis Center, 19 Farmfield Ave. Free.

Rescheduled to Oct. 22

1 p.m. Black Biz on the Block , Philip Simmons Park, 64 Columbus St. The event offers a space for blackowned small businesses to sell their products and services as well as for community members to get various resources. Entertainment and food trucks will be on site.

7 p.m. An Evening of Jazz with Momentum and Da’rrell Ravenell, Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St. MOJA Arts Festival favorites Da’rrell

“Procession” (detail) by Robert Maniscalco

The MOJA Juried Art Exhibition at City Gallery runs through Oct. 9.

John Williams

SCHEDULE

Oct. 6

Ravenell & Peace of Mind Band will grace the stage of the historic Dock Street Theatre for an evening of soul-stirring jazz and soul. Charleston Jazz’s own Momentum will open the evening and features the lowcountry’s most skilled players. Tickets are $25.

7 p.m. When I First Remember, Old Bethel United Methodist Church, 222 Calhoun St. Tickets are $30.

Oct. 2

3 p.m. When I First Remember, Old Bethel United Methodist Church, 222 Calhoun St. Tickets are $30.

4 p.m. The Back Home Gospel Hour, Second Presbyterian Church, 342 Meeting St. This show features Howard Brown and the Voices of Deliverance, Minister Mario Dessausure, Elder Javetta Campbell and Rev. Randolph Miller. Tickets are $15 (seniors/students) to $25.

Oct. 3

7 p.m. Lowcountry Voices presents Hymnology II, a Lowcountry worship experience, Greater St. Luke AME Church, 78 Gordon St. Free.

Oct. 5

9:30 a.m. Harambee Dance Company, Main Library, Charleston County Public Library, 68 Calhoun St. Harambee Dance Company pulls together the essence of African and African-American dance and music, presenting it from an innovative and exciting new contemporary perspective. Free.

4 p.m. One Love: A Celebration of AfricanAmerican and Caribbean Culture, Enston Homes, 900 King St. Presented by The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston, the event featuring the sounds of Spiritually Yours, Mystic Vibrations, and Black Diamond Band. Free.

6 p.m. Jazz on King Block Party, Ann at King Streets. Enjoy outdoor dining at participating restaurants, shopping at your favorite retailers, and musical performances by Tonya Nicole and Latoya Renea. Tonya Nicole and her expert band of musicians will be paying tribute to two icons of Jazz Nina Simone and Billie Holiday. Live painting performance by painter kolpeace. Free.

8 p.m. Harambee Dance Company presents Origin, Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St. Harambee Dance Company pulls together the essence of African and African-American dance and music. Tickets are $25.

Oct. 7

1 p.m. Gullah storyteller and local historian Theresa Hilliard, James Island Arts and Cultural Center, 1248 Camp Road. Gullah storyteller and local historian Theresa Hilliard speaks about her childhood on Edisto Island. Hear how Gullah sounds. Free.

8 p.m. WonderVerse: The Music of Stevie Wonder, Festival Hall, 56 Beaufain St. From the “Classic Albums Period” of the ‘70s into the ‘80s to songs written for other artists Charlton Singleton and Friends will draw from his massive catalog for a night of high energy and sing-a-longs! Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25.

Oct. 8

on everything about the festival, visit MojaFestival.com.

7:30 p.m. Joey Morant – All That Jazz concert, Festival Hall, 56 Beaufain St. The inaugural concert features inter nationally renowned piano virtuoso Danny Mixon with special guest

Antoinette Montague, celebrating the life and legacy of Charleston icon Joey Morant. Tickets are $25.

Oct. 9

11 a.m. to 8 p.m. MOJA Finale, Hampton Park, 30 Mary Murray Blvd. Close out the Festival in style at this day-long celebration of Lowcountry culture and Charleston history, culmi nating in a knock-out mainstage per formance! Black Diamond & LaFaye will join forces as The ZD Experience Presents “Simply the Best” a tribute to Tina Turner & “Queen of Soul” a tribute to Aretha Franklin. Free.

1:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera Singer Edward Washington II , Unitarian Church, 4 Archdale St. Washington will be presenting a program of Spirituals and Art Songs. Free.

3 p.m. Oh Happy Day, Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. Celebrate Charleston’s rich gospel music heritage with the creators of The Sound of Charleston. Tickets are $28 adult; $26 senior; $16 student with ID.

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LaFaye (above) will join forces with Black Diamond for the MOJA Finale.

S.C. artist’s poster displays RICH, MOVING TEXTURES of festival

By Andy Brack

This year’s MOJA Arts Festival poster vibrates with emotion and texture. Although it’s a two-dimen sional image, it seems to thrum with a pounding drum rhythm. You can feel the movement of dancing. Vibrant colors pleasantly sting your eyes. The piece, commissioned this year, offers a rich multidi mensional texture created by Bluffton artist Amiri Gueka Farris that shimmers, haunts and spins.

Called “MOJA Dance: Past, present and future,” the work was created in September for the Festival, which runs Sept. 29-Oct. 9 in Charleston.

“The piece is about moving from the past into a positive future,” Farris said. “So you can see elements of dance and celebration and also elements of Gullah Geechee and Caribbean culture.”

Farris, an accomplished 47-year-old artist who has a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design, said viewers should look for different symbols in the piece, such as the Ghanaian sankofa, swirls, snakes and more.

“There’s a sweetgrass basket at the top and there are the three faces that represent MOJA from the logo,” he said. “There are dancers and music symbols and different things that I thought would emulate and talk about the festival.”

Farris, who uses a wide range of media in his contemporary works, has been getting a lot of exposure in the Charleston area lately. In March, the Medical University of South Carolina opened a year-long exhibition on the hospital’s second floor that includes sev eral works from Farris’s Indigo series as part of Heirlooms: The Black South Collection.

“The collection begins with ‘The Stories We Define’, a collaged painting depicting a mother reading to her child,” said MUSC art collection assistant Noah Williams. “This piece anchors the collection and encourages viewers to resort back to a place learning, hearing a story and embracing traditions passed down.

“At the very end of the space, you see two of Amiri’s self-portraits, ‘Yellow American’ and ‘Magenta American,’ are painted on top of layered and rich cultural references ranging from sweetgrass baskets to comics.”

Next month on Oct. 24, Farris will start a five-week residency at the Gibbes Museum of Art in downtown Charleston. He’s going to work on a piece using older paintings and clippings to depict the rhythm of life.

“I’ll be working on a big piece in the study that people will be able to come in and see me working,” he said. His resi dency will end Dec. 5.

Through the years, the artist’s work has been featured across the country in more than 50 solo exhibitions and juried museum

exhibitions. He’s been shown in past MOJA Arts Festival shows and once served as the judge of one of its juried exhibitions.

For more information, visit AmariFarris.com. You can view this year’s poster for free at the City Gallery, 34 Prioleau St., Charleston. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. from Sept. 29 through Oct. 9.

Courtesy Amiri Gueka Farris

The works by Farris pulse with color and energy.

“

The piece is about moving from the past into a positive future. So you can see elements of dance and celebration and also elements of Gullah Geechee and Caribbean culture.”

—Amiri Gueka Farris

MOJA Arts Festival salutes its sponsors

The MOJA Arts Festival Presentation of Harambee Dance Company is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the South Carolina Arts Commission.

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

Artist Collective continues to grow

By Michael Smallwood

Allison Williamson was a bit of a pio neer in the art field. Her invention, Artist Collective, was at the forefront of online art sales. An art history degree from Sewanee and five years experience working in an art gallery led her to take a chance on bringing art sales entirely online in 2010.

“A lot of people were comfortable buying online but it was definitely somewhat lim iting,” Williamson said. “There were people that wanted to see things, and if they were local we could certainly accommodate that. The longer we were in business or people bought from us, there was a trust that we built. We had great quality. We worked with great artists. We provided a great resource for local art.”

Artist Collective started with the goal of giving artists the opportunity to sell artwork outside of a gallery. Because of its grassroots beginnings, the company relied on word of mouth, and leaned heavily on the growth of social media to spread infor mation about offerings. But in 2017, Artist Collective evolved by opening its first physical location in Charleston, and has kept expanding over the past five years.

The new location in The Charleston Place, which officially opened Sept. 8, represents just how far the company has come.

Williamson opened the first physical location in Mount Pleasant in 2017. But as the business grew, things changed. “I really

never planned to have brick and mortars,” she said, “but it just got to the point where the amount of business we were doing, I needed a space. Not only to meet clients

Artifacts

Violet opens at CofC

The CofC Stages 2022-23 season at the College of Charleston’s Department of Theatre and Dance opens Sept. 29 with Violet. This award-winning musical centers around a young woman’s quest for beauty in the 1960s as she embarks on a journey of love and self-discovery. The show stars College of Charleston student Gillian Huntley in the lead role of Violet, and features Jaden Jenkins and Aidan O’Connor. The show is directed by assistant professor of African American Theatre and Performance Nakeisha Daniel. The production runs Sept. 29-Oct. 2 and Oct. 5-8. Tickets are available online at go.cofc.edu/ cofcstages or by contacting the George Street Box Office at gsbo@cofc.edu or by phone at (843) 953-4726.

Michael Smallwood

Donna Geriner displays art at Perspective Gallery

Perspective Gallery named Donna Geriner Artist of the Month for October. Geriner specializes in oil paintings that are inspired by nature and the aesthetic beauty of the Lowcountry. Perspective Gallery will host a reception at the gallery on Oct. 19 from 3-5 p.m. The gallery is located at 1055 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. in Mount Pleasant, and is open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. —MS

Four Seasons kicks off Palmetto City Ballet’s season

Palmetto City Ballet is opening its season on Oct. 8 and 9 with Four Seasons. The show opens with Dvorak’s American String Quartet and is broken into four vignettes, reminiscent of the four seasons. Dvorak’s American String Quartet is inspired by folk music and has been paired with original choreography to bring Americana landscapes to life. The performance closes with “Four Seasons,” choreographed to a Vivaldi score. Local artist Rick Sargent created original animated graphics to accompany the program. Four Seasons plays at the Sottile Theatre and tickets start at $45. For more information, visit palmettocityballet.org. —MS

Photos Courtesy of Artist Collective

Allison Williamson is the mind behind Artist Collective, which she initially launched as an online-only business in 2010

The Charleston Place and Mount Pleasant locations collect artwork from all five of Artist Collective’s branches

JOURNALISM

Poole’s new horror book set for publication next week

By Kevin Young

Acclaimed historian and author W. Scott Poole’s latest book, Dark Carnivals: Modern Horror and the Origins of American Empire, is a cutting critique of our nation’s ascension to power and its influence on the horror genre.

Buxton Books on King Street will host a book launch celebration 5:30 p.m. Oct. 4 with a conversation with Poole and College of Charleston professor Mari N. Crabtree. Tickets are $5, or you can get a ticket and a signed copy of the book for $29.50.

Poole is the Charlestonian behind Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror and In the Mountains of Madness: The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of H. P. Lovecraft. In his new work, he has yet again merged American history and horror culture into a fascinating pageturner. In his tome, Poole acts as a tour guide through the dark carnival — a place that connects the more gruesome chapters of America’s history to the varying cycles of horror cinema.

Starting in the 1600s, we’re treated to the lesser told stories of American conquests, wars and genocide that provide a more real istic picture of how the United States came to be. The fifth chapter “Built On Top Of What?” highlights how the roots of American power were based on the violent seizures of lands belonging to Native Americans. The wanton conquests by white settlers of the continent included, as Poole states, “killing Indians, felling trees, slaughtering animals and fencing open land in a ‘new world’ that previ

ously held no concept of private prop erty.” From there, Poole leads the reader to the 1980s when films like The Amityville Horror, Poltergeist, The Shining and Pet Semetary were released. He noted how the haunted Indian burial ground trope used in the movies was employed as a way of dealing with the memory of America’s imperial beginnings.

Recurring themes in the book are the shark and the chainsaw, a reference to two popular mid-70s horror movies, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Both films, as Poole sees it, are reflections of America’s his tory of blindspots and arrogance in the wake of Vietnam. While one offered a nightmare of an outside force, a shark, threatening middle class America that is defeated by pure American can-do spirit, the other’s por trayal of a cannibalistic family suggests the nightmare was born from joblessness and a country that had turned on its own.

Another standout section in Poole’s new book recounts the effect that military service had on two horror icons — Rod Serling and Tom Savini. For Serling, a high school grad uate eager to fight the Nazis who ultimately found himself in the Pacific Battle of Leyte, the pivotal air and sea battle of World War II. He received injuries during his first firefight while the chaos of war occurred around him. However, it was seeing a U.S. transport plane accidentally drop its rations payload on a fellow private — thereby decapitating him — that scarred him most. Serling would use his experiences to help write more than 90 scripts for his television show, The Twilight Zone, including the World War II rolereversal horror tale, “A Quality Of Mercy” and “The Purple Testament,” a distressing

story of a soldier with psychic powers.

Before being known as the king of gore, Savini was a soldier in Vietnam who stood guard until an incident involving a duck, a tripwire and a nervous trigger finger found him moved to serving as a combat pho tographer. Taking ghastly photos of body parts and mutilated bodies provided him a sense of safety and later inspired the special effects for movies like Friday The 13th and Day Of The Dead that would marvel and sicken audiences everywhere.

Poole’s book inspired me to rewatch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The tagline on the movie’s poster asks “Who will survive and what will be left of them?” The first sentence of Poole’s book pointedly asks, “Who will survive America?” At the conclu sion of Hooper’s movie, the final girl, Sally Hardesty, finds herself bloodied and alone, laughing and screaming as a truck drives her away from a maniac dancing with a chainsaw. Much like the conclusion of that film, Poole’s book posits that America is alone, suffocating in a madness of its own although nowhere near as innocent. Horror fiction has long been seen as an extension or reflection of horror reality. With Dark Carnivals, Poole does more than that, creating a through-line that is captivating, distressing and illuminating.

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W. Scott Poole will celebrate the launch of his new book at Buxton Books Oct. 4

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but to house the art, to have a place for shipping.” Much of the work in the early days of Artist Collective was done from Williamson’s Mount Pleasant home.

“Now it’s pretty common and it’s a robust market, but at the time the gal lery model had not been flipped,” said Anne Pope, a marketing and busi ness consultant who has worked with Williamson since the early days of the collective. “And now certainly, post Covid, even moreso, people are doing online sales. But at the time when Alli started, she was an early adapter and pioneer for a business that sold art online.”

The new location in The Charleston Place serves as a nexus of sorts for Artist Collective. Art from all five branches of Artist Collective, including Nashville, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Palm Beach, is displayed at The Charleston Place. Each branch location is run by its director and features its own stable of art ists. The Charleston Place gallery serves as a way for local shoppers to view art from unfamiliar artists.

“We hope in that space to do lots of great programming,” Williamson said. “Like having artists-in-residence for art ists from other cities or even locally to come in for a few days and they are able to use the space to paint. We can do artist demonstrations. We hope to do collabora tions and different fun things.”

Pope added, “Part of the mission of the company is to be a place where emerging artists and established artists can grow their own notoriety. The Artist Collective represents them and takes away all the headaches: dealing with marketing, sales, that sort of thing.”

It allows artists to focus on their work and leave the gallery aspect to the collec

—Anne Pope

tive, like with Mount Pleasant visual artists Chelsea Goer and Diana Garrett whose works have appeared at the Collective. Inspired by a Southern way of life, Goer paints Lowcountry images like oysters and the sea. Garrett’s first series at Artist Collective was “The Butterfly Collection.”

“I think each market seems to really have their own personality,” Williamson said.

“Throughout all the collectives together, we really have a great mix of styles and artists.”

Community outreach and charity are a big part of the mission statement for Artist Collective. Each branch director chooses a different nonprofit to donate to.

Charleston’s branches give to Empowered Minds, a volunteer organization that provides yoga and mindfulness classes to school children from aged 3 to 18 years old.

Artist Collective is always looking for more local artists to work with. “I started with an initial group of artists and it’s just grown from there,” Williamson said.

“Trying to bring in different styles.” Artists can submit applications to Artist Collective via artistcollectives.org. Applications are reviewed quarterly.

The Charleston Place location repre sents roughly 85 artists from across the Southeast and serves as a testament to the journey of the company as a whole. It will soon host more events, like the First Friday Art Walk each month.

Photos Courtesy of Artist Collective

Artist Collective’s physical locations provide a hands-on touch for those who prefer buying art in person

Part of the mission of the company is to be a place where emerging artists and established artists can grow their own notoriety.”

Restaurants have a dishwasher problem

By Alex Kohel

On a busy night of service at a restaurant, making sure that guests are enjoying them selves requires the participation and focus of every single staff member.

Restaurants anticipate employees calling out of their scheduled shifts in the F&B industry, especially for dishwashing posi tions. “Dishwashing is a demanding job and it’s not very satisfying,” said James London of Chubby Fish.

Holding onto a great dishwasher is not as easy as it would seem, but there are some veterans in the pit who keep kitchens alive. Jerome Dais, who has been washing dishes for 10 years, currently works at Park and Grove to help the restaurant operate smoothly. “They treat me very fair,” Dais said. “Chef [Ramon Taimanglo] is the best boss I’ve ever had.”

But not everyone feels the same as Dais about dishwashing.

“Nobody wants to wash dishes anymore,” Samantha Kramer of Baguette Magic said in a May interview with the City Paper “Has anyone dishwashed for a straight week in a restaurant? It’s not enjoyable work.”

Even before Covid-19, the hospitality industry faced staffing shortages. But during the pandemic when people were losing their jobs either temporarily or permanently, staffing problems worsened for restaurants and hotels. And dishwashers were always the hardest positions to fill for some restau rants because of the historically low wages and generally unappealing work detail.

“We have our problems like everyone else,” added Paula Kramer of Baguette Magic. “I can’t find a dishwasher to save our lives.”

Some people have taken steps to help solve this problem. GigPro, a work app launched in 2019, now fills 1,000 ser vice jobs a week in Charleston, including catering events, dishwashing, serving, cooking and hotel work, according to founder Ben Ellsworth.

This dishwashing problem served as the ultimate inspiration for GigPro. Ellsworth was leading the kitchen at The Royal

American when a dishwasher called out, inspiring him to create a solution.

When developing the app, Ellsworth real ized one of the hospitality industry’s “big gest mishaps” is that “we’ve spent far too much time and energy focused on pleasing the customer and not the people making that experience happen.”

Though dishwashers play an essential role in a restaurant, they are often forgotten by guests. Praise and tips are given to chefs and servers; rarely do dishwashers receive accolades for their hard work.

But some places, like Chubby Fish and 5th Street Restaurant Group that owns Church and Union and Tempest downtown, have found ways to make the underdog role feel appreciated.

In April 2021, 5th Street Restaurant Group launched its Tip the Kitchen initia tive to help bridge a gap between front and back of the house. The program is described as a “partnership between guests and owners,” giving diners the option to tip the back of house employees. The group matches up to $500 per shift in back of house tips from diners.

One year after launching the program, the company raised $1.2 million — $760,000 from guests and $600,000 from owner, according to chef and partner Jamie Lynch.

“All of the employees in the back of the house that work that shift share in that total equally,” Lynch said. “So there’s no scale. The dishwasher earns the same as the line cook, as the prep cook and as the sous chef.

Everybody shares it equally.”

London said he prefers to keep his restau rant completely functional and intimate, and for him, a big part of that is mutual respect.

“People have to take care of their employees,” London said. “When it comes to hiring anyone, including dishwashers, we’re always looking for a new member of the family. Finding line cooks is extremely hard and finding dishwashers is also extremely hard.” Chubby Fish has recently initiated a health care program for its staff, something London said he’s happy he can implement for his team.

And places like Baguette Magic sometimes have to rely on teamwork and camaraderie to help get through a shift without a dishwasher.

“[Sometimes], we just really need someone to wash dishes,” Paula Kramer said. “And that is such a struggle, but our team, you know, their willingness to jump in and do anything is incredible.”

Dishwashing isn’t the only position that suffers high turnover, though. It’s a common struggle in the industry, which is where GigPro comes in to fill in the gaps, if only temporarily.

“It’s an incredible opportunity for people to try out different restaurants to see what works for them,” said Patrick Tobias, sous chef of The Royal American. “You can find a dishwasher if you need one, but a shortorder cook doesn’t always work out.”

Ellsworth said one of his goals with GigPro is to revitalize enthusiasm and bring people back into the hospitality industry.

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What’s new?

Home Team BBQ in Mount Pleasant is now open. It is located in the space formerly occupied by Rusty Rudder at 3563 Highway 17.

Port of Call Food and Brew Hall shakes up its food lineup. Fan favorites Bok Choy Boy, Ren Osteria and Iaca Bowls will soon be rotating out of downtown’s food hall concept. In their place will be Pineapple Hut, French bistro Délicieux, Taco Art, LowCo Seafood Shack and Peruvian Pisco Mar.

Stems & Skins appointed Connor Simonson as its new executive chef. Simonson previously worked at Asianfusion concept Bok Choy Boy and will now helm the Mediterranean-inspired menu at the Park Circle wine bar.

Jalisco Taqueria on James Island launched a new menu, daily specials and live music on Saturdays. Expect new food items like grilled poblano rellenos and new drinks like Piña colada’rita. Fan favorites, like the cangrejo dip and Barbados tacos, have remained on the new menu.

What to look for

St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church is celebrating its 7th Annual Oktoberfest. The event will feature brats, the Hans Schmidt German Band, a German bakery and German Pretzels from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Oct. 8.

Post House will be hosting chef Cheryl Day for a special brunch service Oct. 1. Day is the co-founder of Savannah’s Back in the Day Bakery and a James Beard Award semifinalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef. She will collaborate with Post House chef Nick Wilber to create a menu inspired by her New York Times bestselling cookbook Treasury of Southern Baking. Tickets for the brunch are $65 and can be purchased via Resy.

What we’ll miss

Sunflower Cafe announced it will close Sept. 30 after 17 years. Owner Jennifer Adams said the closure is due to rising food costs, food shortages and staffing challenges. Be the first to know. Read the Cuisine section at charlestoncitypaper.com.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF COLLETON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE 14th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CIVIL CASE NO: 2022-CP-15-00713

Frank Santorella, Plaintiff, -vsDebbie Ann Jones-Zeigler; Gary Ronald Jones; David Allen Jones; Meghan Jones; and Logan Jones, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FILING (For Publication)

TO: THE DEFENDANTS, GARY RONALD JONES AND MEGHAN JONES AND LOGAN JONES: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Plaintiff’s Summons, Complaint and Lis Pendens were all filed on August 23, 2022, and this Notice of Filing was filed on September 14, 2022, with the Common Pleas Court for Col leton County at the Colleton County Courthouse located at 101 Hampton Street, P.O. Box 620, Walterboro, S.C. 29488, in regard to the above-captioned suit to quiet title to real estate.

SUMMONS (For Publication)

TO: THE DEFENDANTS, GARY RONALD JONES AND MEGHAN JONES AND LOGAN JONES: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to answer the Complaint filed on August 23, 2022 by the Plaintiff, Frank Santorella, against the Defendants, Gary Ronald Jones and Meghan Jones and Logan Jones, in regard to this suit to quiet title to real estate all of which is situate in Colleton County, South Carolina and designated as Colleton County TMS No. 136-00-00-134 with a property address of 973 Depot Road, Cottageville, S.C. 29435, a copy of which Complaint is hereby served upon you by publication; and to file with the Colleton County Clerk of Court at the Colleton County Courthouse located at 101 Hampton Street, P.O. Box 620, Walterboro, S.C. 29488, a written Answer or other responsive pleadings to the Plaintiff’s Complaint; and to serve a copy of your Answer or other responsive pleadings to such Complaint on the Plaintiff’s undersigned legal counsel herein, E.W. Bennett, Jr., Esquire, at 148 S. Jefferies Blvd., P.O. Box 693, Walterboro, S.C. 29488, within thirty (30) days after the completion of service hereof by publication, exclusive of the last day of such service by publication; and if you fail to answer or otherwise responsively plead to Plaintiff’s Complaint within the time aforesaid, then in such event, the Plaintiff, Frank Santorella, will apply to the Court for the entry of a judgment by default against you for the equitable relief and remedies as demanded in the Plaintiff’s Complaint. The foregoing Sum mons is hereby served on you by publication as authorized pursuant to the Order of Publication issued by Rebecca Hill, Clerk of the Common Pleas Court for Colleton County, in accordance with Sections 15-67-30, 15-67-40, 15-9-710, and 15-9-720 of the 1976 S. C. Code of Laws, which said Order of Publication was dated and filed herein on September 14, 2022, and thereafter an Amended Order of Publication was dated and filed herein on September 16, 2022.

YOU WILL ALSO PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that should you hereafter default by failing to file and serve your Answer or other responsive pleading to the Complaint within the thirty (30) day deadline for

same, then in such event, the Plaintiff will also move for the entry of an Order of Reference with finality pursuant to Rule 53 of the S.C. Rules of Civil Procedure, referring this matter to be heard and decided on the merits by a Special Referee in Colleton County, which Order shall provide that such Special Referee is authorized to hear and consider all relevant testimony and evidence in this case and to enter a final order, decree, and judgment herein, with any appeals therefrom to be made directly to the SC Court of Appeals or the SC Supreme Court, as appropriate.

LIS PENDENS (For Publication)

TO: THE DEFENDANTS, GARY RONALD JONES AND MEGHAN JONES AND LOGAN JONES: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a civil action and suit to clear and quiet title to real estate has been commenced and is now pending in the Court of Common Pleas for Colleton County based upon and stated and set forth in the Complaint filed on August 23, 2022 by the within Plaintiff, Frank Santorella, against the Defendants, Gary Ronald Jones and Meghan Jones and Logan Jones, and this lawsuit has been brought and commenced by such Plaintiff pursuant to and in accordance with Section 12-61-20 of the 1976 S.C. Code of Laws and the S.C. Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act un der Sections 15-53-10, et. seq., of the 1976 S.C. Code of Laws, as amended, and this lawsuit seeks to quiet the title to the real estate that is the subject matter of this quiet title lawsuit that is situate in Colleton County, South Carolina and be ing more fully and completely and particularly described, as follows, to-wit:

All those certain three (3) adjoining and contiguous pieces or parcels or tracts or lots of land being known and designated as Lot “B” (3.47 acres) and Lot “C” (2.11 acres) and Lot “D” (2.11 acres), respectively, and containing an aggregate total of 7.69 acres, more or less, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, situate and lying and being in Colleton County, South Carolina, about 1.5 miles north of the Town of Cottageville, and being located at the intersection of Depot Road and Hamwalk Lane, with such property being more fully and completely and particu larly and accurately shown and described and delineated and designated as Lot “B” (3.47 acres) and Lot “C” (2.11 acres) and Lot “D” (2.11 acres), re spectively, on and by reference being specifically craved to a Plat prepared for George R. Ad dison by Robert W. Carter, R.L.S. No. 2918, dated June 8, 1981 and recorded on with the Col leton County Clerk of Court’s Office in Plat Book 21 at Page 58, with such property butting and bounding as a whole in accordance with the aforesaid Plat, as follows: On the North by Lot “A” (2.82 acres) as shown on said Plat now owned by Douglas Germroth and Suzanne Germroth and being designated as TMS No. 13600-00-070 and formerly being lands of George R. Addison; On the East by Lot “E” (4.67 acres) as shown on said Plat now owned by Douglas Germroth and Suzanne Germroth and be ing designated as TMS No. 13600-00-070 and formerly being lands of George R. Addison; On the South by the right-of-way of Depot Road (County Road No. C-258); and on the West by the right-of-way of a county maintained road now known as Hamwalk Lane.

BEING the same real estate

that was conveyed to Frank Santorella by a Tax Deed and Title to Real Estate from Larry Lightsey, as the Tax Collector for Colleton County, dated Feb ruary 24, 2022 and recorded on February 28, 2022 with the Colleton County Register of Deeds Office in Record Book 3070, at Pages 334-340; and being the same real estate that was previously conveyed to William H. Jones a/k/a William Herman Jones a/k/a William Herman Jones, Sr. by a Deed from George R. Addison dated October 7, 1984 and recorded on October 10, 1984 with the Colleton County R.M.C. Office in Deed Book 302, at Pages 195-197; and William H. Jones a/k/a William Herman Jones a/k/a William Herman Jones, Sr., thereafter died on 9/25/2004 devising all of his property under the Second Item of his Last Will and Testament dated 1/12/2001 unto his wife, Patri cia Dianne Jones and the Last Will and Testament of William H. Jones dated 1/12/2001 was filed with the Colleton County Probate Court on 8/25/2005 at Estate Case File No. 2005-ES15-00203 but the Last Will and Testament of William H. Hones dated 1/12/2001 was not pro bated with the Colleton County Probate Court and the Estate of William Herman Jones, Sr was not administered with the Colleton County Probate Court; and as a result thereof the Decedent and Defaulting Taxpayer herein, William H. Jones a/k/a William Herman Jones a/k/a William Herman Jones, Sr., is thus accordingly deemed and presumed as a matter of law to have died intestate on 9/25/2004 leaving as his surviving heirs at law his surviving wife, Patricia Dianne Jones, who inherited a one-half (1/2) undivided fee-simple interest in and to the subject real estate as a result of her husband’s intestate death on 9/25/2044, and also his four (4) surviving children, namely, William H. Jones, Jr. and Debbie Ann Jones-Zeigler and Gary Ronald Jones and David Allen Jones, who all inherited a one-eighth (1/8th) undivided fee-simple interest each in and to the subject real estate as a result of their father’s intestate death on 9/25/2004; and William H. Jones, Jr. thereafter died intestate on 3/25/2017 as the owner of a one-eighth (1/8th) undivided fee-simple interest in and to the subject real estate and leaving as his surviving heirs at law his two (2) daughters, namely, Meghan Jones and Logan Jones, who both inherited a one-sixteenth (1/16th) undivided fee-simple interest in and to the subject real estate as a result of their father’s intestate death on 3/25/2017; and Patricia Dianne Jones thereafter died intestate on 1/5/2018 as the owner of a one-half (½) undivided feesimple interest in and to the subject real estate and leaving as her surviving heirs at law her three (3) children, namely, Deb bie Ann Jones-Zeigler and Gary Ronald Jones and David Allen Jones, who all inherited an additional one-eighth (1/8th) undivided fee-simple interest in and to the subject real estate as a result of their mother’s intestate death on 1/5/2018, and also her two (2) grand daughters, namely, Meghan Jones and Logan Jones, who were the surviving children of her predeceased son, William H. Jones, Jr., and who both inherited an additional onesixteenth (1/16th) undivided fee-simple interest in and to the subject real estate as a result of their grandmother’s intestate death on 1/5/2018.

TMS NO: 136-00-00-134 (7.69 +- acres) PROPERTY ADDRESS:

973 Depot Road Cottageville, SC 29435

E.W. Bennett, Jr. Attorneys for the Plaintiff 148 South Jefferies Blvd. P.O. Box 693 Walterboro, S.C. 29488

E-Mail: bop@lowcountry.com

DATED: September 16, 2022.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2021-CP-10-03280

U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee, for the holders of the CIM Trust 2021-NR1, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2021-NR1, Plaintiff,

v. Any heirs-at-law or devisees of Sonia McNeil, deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incompetent or imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe; Any heirs-at-law or devisees of Tony Moses McNeil a/k/a Tony M. McNeil a/k/a Tony Louis McNeil, deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administra tors, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incompetent or imprisoned person, or persons under a dis ability being a class designated as John Doe; Tony Louis McNeil, Jr.; Any heirs-at-law or devisees of Emmanuel R. McNeil, deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administra tors, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incom petent or imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe; Raqyhia A. McNeil; Samantha Frazier, Defendant(s).

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, 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 TO 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 Sum mons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and At torney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

LIS PENDENS

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 Tony Moses McNeil to Beneficial Mortgage Co. of South Carolina dated August 3, 2005 and recorded on August 5, 2005 in Book G548 at Page 094, in the Charleston County Registry (hereinafter, “Mortgage”). Thereafter, the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assign ment and/or corporate merger.

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, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as: All that part, parcel and piece of land indicated as Lot 6A on a plat of land located on Scott Hill Road, James Island, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County on August 9, 1994 in Book EA at Page 158.

This being the same property conveyed to Tony Moses McNeil by Deed of Distribution for the Estate of Moses McNeil dated August 11, 1994 and recorded August 11, 1994 in Book N246 at Page 661 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charles ton County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 334-11-00-016

Property Address: 1610 Nathaniel Drive Charleston, SC 29412

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NO TICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions

and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on July 16, 2021.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARD IAN AD LITEM AND APPOINT MENT OF ATTORNEY

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem for unknown minors, and persons who may be under a disability, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to said appointment.

FURTHER upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Attorney for any unknown Defendants who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, and may be, as such, entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act, and any amend ments thereto, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to act for and repre sent said Defendants, it is

ORDERED that Kelley Woody, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom may have or claim to have some interest or claim to the real property commonly known as 1610 Nathaniel Drive, Charleston, SC 29412; that he is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and rep resent said Defendants, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for said Defendants.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Kelley Woody, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Attorney for any unknown Defendants who are, or may be, in the Military Service of the United States of America and as such are entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act aka Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, and any amendments thereto, to represent and protect the inter est of said Defendants,

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That a copy of this Order shall be forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in Charleston City Paper, a newspaper of general circula tion published in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action.

Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210

Phone (803) 454-3540 Fax (803) 454-3541

Attorneys for Plaintiff

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2022-CP-10-03277 loanDepot.com, LLC, Plaintiff, v.

Anthony R. Dalton; Castle Credit Co Holdings, LLC, Defendant(s).

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury)

FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, 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 TO 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 SUM MONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is per fected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned at torneys from the date of default.

In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Cir cuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on July 20, 2022.

Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210

Phone (803) 454-3540

Fax (803) 454-3541

Attorneys for Plaintiff

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation, PLAINTIFF, vs. Brian A Everette; Sikheira Higgins Everette; Buckshire Homeowners’ Association, Inc.; South Carolina Department of Revenue, DEFENDANT(S)

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION AND CERTI FICATION OF COMPLIANCE

WITH THE CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)

C/A NO: 2022-CP-10-3654 DEFICIENCY WAIVED

TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and 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 Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/ Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with ap peal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCACR, effective June 1, 1999.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO 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 and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, ap plication for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court on August 10, 2022.

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 avail able Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call (803) 726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm LLP represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

You must submit any requests

for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/ AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION. If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitiga tion options or further review of your qualifications.

CERTIFICATION OF COMPLI ANCE WITH THE CORONA VIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT

My name is: Gregory Wooten

First Middle Last

I am ( ) the Plaintiff or (X) an authorized agent of the Plaintiff in the foreclosure case de scribed at the top of this page.

I am capable of making this certification. The facts stated in the certification are within my personal knowledge and are true and correct.

1. Verification

Pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Orders 2020-04-30-02 and 2020-05-06-01 and based upon the information provided by the Plaintiff and/or its authorized servicer as maintained in its case management/database records, the undersigned makes the following certifications:

Plaintiff is seeking to foreclose upon the following property commonly known as 9675 Stockport Circle, Sum merville, SC 29485 Street Address & Unit No. (if any) City, State Zip code

I verify that this property and specifically the mortgage loan subject to this action:

( ) is NOT a “Federally Backed Mortgage Loan” as defined by § 4022(a)(2) of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act.

(X) is a “Federally Backed Mortgage Loan” as defined by § 4022(a)(2) of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. Specifically, the foreclosure moratorium cited in Section 4022(c)(2) of the CARES Act has expired as of May 18, 2020, and the property and mortgage are not currently subject to a forbearance plan as solely defined in Sections 4022(b) and (c) of the CARES Act.

I hereby certify that I have reviewed the loan servicing records and case management/ data base records of the Plaintiff or its authorized mortgage servicer, in either digital or printed form, and that this mortgage loan is not currently subject to a forbear ance plan as solely defined in Sections 4022(b) and (c) of the CARES Act. Pursuant thereto, I certify that the facts stated in this Certification are within my personal knowledge, excepting those matters based upon my information and belief as to the said loan servicing records and case management/data base records of the Plaintiff or mortgage servicer, and to those matters I believe them to be true. See, Rule 11(c), SCRCP; BB&T of South Carolina v. Flem ing, 360 S.C. 341, 601 S.E.2d 540 (2004).

2. Declaration I certify that the foregoing statements made by me are true and correct. I am aware that if any of the foregoing statements made by me are willfully false, I am subject to punishment by contempt.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS COM MUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANK RUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATU TORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

Hutchens Law Firm LLP

Master’s Sale Case No. 2019-CP-10-05136

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Gateway Mortgage Group LLC, a division of Gateway First Bank VS Jerilyn Kuthe Leavell; Moss Creek Property Owners Association, Inc.; South Carolina Electric and Gas n/k/a Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of April, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building (PSB), located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 4th day of October 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Moss Creek at Grande Oaks Subdivision, County of Charleston, City of Charleston, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as LOT 104-A, on a plat entitled: “SUBDIVISION PLAT SHOWING MOSS CREEK AT GRANDE OAKS, PHASE 4, LOTS 33A-49A, 66A-74A, 76A-80A, AND 100A-106A, PROPERTY OF CENTEX HOMES, LOCATED IN THE BEES FERRY AREA, THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, CHARLES TON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” made by Trico Envirometrics, Inc., dated July 1, 2002, and recorded August 21, 2002, in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Plat Book EF, Page 840. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

SUBJECT to all covenants, restrictions, conditions, easements and right of way of record.

BEING the same property conveyed to Jerilyn Kuthe Leavell by Deed of Robert A. Walters and Shelby J. Walters dated July 8, 2016 and recorded July 13, 2016 in Book 568 at Page 66, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS # 305-04-00-306

Current Property Address: 629 Halstead Street Charleston, SC 29414

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.

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.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John S. Kay, Esquire Telephone: 803-726-2700

FOR INSERTION September 14, 2022; September 21, 2022; September 28, 2022

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL CASE NO.: 2022-CP-10-03191

HARRY BURNELL, Plaintiff, vs. LOUISE P. SIMMONS a/k/a LOUISE PERRY, ESTATE OF LOUISE P. SIMMONS, JOHN DOE and MARY ROE, being fictitious names used to designate the unknown heirs at law distributees, devisees, legatees, widow, widowers, successors and assigns, if any, of the above named person who may be deceased and also any persons known or unknown who may claim any right, title, interest in the real estate described in Complaint, whether infants, incompetents, insane persons under any other disability.

Defendants.

SUMMONS (Quiet Title Action) (Non-Jury)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED 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 upon the subscribers at their office, located at 1847 Ashley River 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 in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said Complaint.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been com menced and is now pending in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Charleston, which action was brought by the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants to determine the rightful owners of the below described real estate.

That the premises affected by this action is located within the County and State afore said and is more particularly described as follows:

All that lot of land, situate in the County of Charleston, and the State aforesaid, contained in Block 3 of the Plat of “Ferndale” made by J. O’Hear, May 1919, numbered 13, said lot having a frontage

of thirty-five (35) feet on Nesbit Street and eighty-four (84’) feet in depth; said property further described on plat E-20.

TMS NO.: 471-13-00-128

NOTICE NISI

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Plaintiff has applied to the Court for appointment of a suitable person as Guard ian ad Litem for all unknown and known Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other dis ability, and said appointment shall become final unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf, within thirty (30) days of the service of this Notice, shall procure to be appointed a Guardian ad Litem for them.

NOTICE OF FILING

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Complaint and Lis Pendens were filed on July 14, 2022 in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina.

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Kelvin M. Huger, Esquire of 27 Gamecock Avenue, Suite 200, Charleston, S.C. 29407, has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated the 22nd day of July, 2022 and the said appointment shall become absolute thirty (30) days after the final publica tion of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf, shall procure a proper person to be ap pointed as Guardian ad Litem for them within (30) days after the final publication of this Notice.

/s/ Arthur C. McFarland 1847 Ashley River Road Suite 200 Charleston, SC 29407 843.763-3900 843.763-5347 (fax) Email: Cecilesq@aol.com

/s/ Toya Hampton 1847 Ashley River Road, Suite 200 Charleston, SC 29407 843.814-5554

E-mail: Toya@ToyaLLC.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Charleston, South Carolina July 22, 2022

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-01513

BARBARA J. PEOPLES f/k/a BARBARA J. PEOPLES STEVENSON, Plaintiff, vs. SHIRLEY M. GRANDISON, KEVIN D. PEOPLES, RODNEY L. PEOPLES, REGINA A. SMITH, RICHARD N. PEOPLES, LINDA D. MACK, ROSE M. CHISOLM, YVONNE P. WASHINGTON, DELORES P. MATHIS, TIFFANY PEOPLES, MARY PEOPLES, JIMMY D. PEOPLES, CLEON EARL PEOPLES, D. PEOPLES (A MINOR CHILD), HERSCHEL B. KAUFMAN, PHYLLIS K. SCHNEIDER, GEECHIE INVESTMENTS, MARIONETTE TINDELL WARE, SYLVIA TIN DELL BRANDON, STEPHANIE TINDELL-PEARSON, CHARLES H. DENSON, III, COREY B. DENSON, JOHN DOE, and MARY ROE, being fictitious names used to designate the unknown heirs at law distributes, devisees, legatees, widow, widowers, successors and assigns, if any, of ARTHUR

PEOPLES, A/K/A ARTHUR PEO PLES, JR., MARION TINDELL, BEATRICE TINDELL, ALBERT C. KAUFMAN, (deceased), and the following deceased individuals: MINNIE Z. KAUFMAN, CHERYL L. TINDELL DENSON, ANTOINETTE D. PEOPLES, JIMMY E. PEOPLES, ARTHUR PEOPLES, III and all other persons unknown claiming by, through or under them or having or claiming any interest in the real estate described in Complaint, whether infants, incompetents, insane persons under any other disability, Defendants.

SUMMONS (Quiet Title Action/Partition By Sale)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED 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 upon the subscriber at his office, located at 1847 Ashley River 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 in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said Complaint.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been com menced and is now pending in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Charleston, which action was brought by the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants to determine the rightful owners and partition by sale of the below described real estate.

That the premises affected by this action is located within the County and State afore said and is more particularly described as follows:

PARCEL 1

All that lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Southwest corner of Third Av enue and Eleventh Avenue, in the City of Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and known as Lot No. 21 on a plat drawn by Joseph Needle, C.E. dated May 18, 1948 and recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County in Plat Book G at page 51.

MEASURING AND CONTAIN ING on the North line ninetyone and thirty-six hundredths (91.36’) feet; on the East line one hundred six and sixteen hundredths (106.16’) feet; on the South line seventy-five and seven tenths (75.7’) feet; and on the West line, one hundred five (105’) feet; be the same a little more or less.

BUTTING AND BOUNDING to the North on Third Avenue, to the East on Eleventh Avenue, to the South on Lot No. 39 on said plat, and to the West on Lot No. 20 on said plat.

TMS No. 463-10-04-086

PARCEL 2

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being on the East side of “F” Street in the City of Charleston in Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

MEASURING AND CONTAIN ING in front of “F” Street, thirty-five (35) feet and in depth; eight (80’) feet, be, the said dimensions more or less.

BUTTING AND BOUNDING to the South by lands, now or

formerly, of Hammond Camp bell; to the East on lands of ____; to the North on lands of ______; and to the West on “F” Street. TMS No.: 463-16-03-037

NOTICE NISI

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Plaintiff has applied to the Court for appointment of a suitable person as Guard ian ad Litem for all unknown and known Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other dis ability, and said appointment shall become final unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf, within thirty (30) days of the service of this Notice, shall procure to be appointed a Guardian ad Litem for them.

NOTICE OF FILING TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Complaint, Lis Pendens and Notice Nisi were filed on March 31, 2022 in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina.

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Toya Hampton, Esquire of 1847 Ashley River Road, Suite 200, P.O. Box 32181, Charleston, S.C. 29417, has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated the 1st day of April, 2022 and the said appointment shall become absolute thirty (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 as Guardian ad Litem for them within (30) days after the final publication of this Notice.

/s/ Arthur C. McFarland Attorney for Plaintiff 1847 Ashley River Road, Suite 200 Charleston, SC 29407 E-mail: Cecilesq@aol.com 843.763-3900 843.763-5347 (fax) Charleston, S.C. March 31, 2021

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2022CP1003305 SouthState Bank, NA, Plaintiff, v. Carol G Bouguyon; Clark G. Bouguyon, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jacques Bouguyon; Clark G. Bouguyon, Individually; Evelyne Bouguyon; Henri Bouguyon; South Carolina Department of Revenue Shemwood II Neighborhood Association Defendant(s).

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived (010904-00424)

TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Carol G. Bouguyon, Clark G. Bouguyon, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jacques Bouguyon, Clark G. Bouguyon, Individu ally, Evelyne Bouguyon, Henri Bouguyon and Shemwood II Neighborhood Association: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 925 Night Heron Dr, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 532-04-00119, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve

a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor, 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 SUM MONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

s/ Brian P. Yoho

Rogers Townsend, LLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com

Brian P. Yoho (SC Bar #73516), Brian.Yoho@rogerstownsend.com

Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400) Jeriel.Thomas@ rogerstownsend.com 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 744-4444

Columbia, South Carolina

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the forego ing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on July 22, 2022.

s/ Brian P. Yoho

Rogers Townsend, LLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com

Brian P. Yoho (SC Bar #73516), Brian.Yoho@rogerstownsend.com

Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400) Jeriel.Thomas@ rogerstownsend.com

1221 Main Street, 14th Floor Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 744-4444

Columbia, South Carolina

FN

Rogers Townsend, LLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com

Brian P. Yoho (SC Bar #73516), Brian.Yoho@rogerstownsend.com

Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400) Jeriel.Thomas@ rogerstownsend.com 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 744-4444

Columbia, South Carolina

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2019CP1000025

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

U.S. Bank National As sociation, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT , PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Lucas Brown; Evelina C. Brown; Jermaine W. Alston; , DEFENDANTS.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 29th day of May, 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 CHARLES TON COUNTY CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 4th day of October, 2022 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land near Adams Run, Charleston County South Car olina, containing 3.46 acres, more or less, and shown as Lot 9 on the Plat entitled “A Division of the Estate of Scipio Brown” dated May 30, 1979 by Robert C. Frank, recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AO, page 96, and having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and bounds as shown on said plat.

LESS AND EXCEPT:

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 avail able Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend, LLC.

Rogers Townsend, LLC repre sents the Plaintiff in this action.

Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED.

s/ Brian P. Yoho

ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land near Adams Run, Charleston County South Carolina, containing 1.74 acres, more or less, and shown as Lot 9B on the Plat entitled “The Subdivision of Lot 9 of the Subdivision of the Scipio Brown EST” dated Au gust 16, 1984 by Geometric Surveying Co., recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Plat Book BC, page 48, and having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and bounds as shown on said plat. [Released by partial release of Mortgage dated July 3, 2018, recorded November 26, 2018 in Book 0762 at Page 290]

SUBJECT to assessments, Charleston Ad Valorem Taxes, any and all restrictions, ease ments, covenants and rightsof-way of record, and any other senior encumbrances. This being a portion of the same property conveyed to Evelina C. Brown by deed of Herbert Brown, as Trustee, dated March 13, 1980 and recorded March 14, 1980 in Book X 121 at Page 278. Subsequently, Evelina C. Brown conveyed one-half (1/2) interest in the subject property to Lucas Brown by deed dated September 7, 2004 and re corded September 20, 2004 in Book V 509 at Page 890 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County.

TMS/PIN# 0980000099

Case#: 2019CP1000025

Current Property Address: 8356 Laurie Rd Adams Run, SC 29426

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 ap plied 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 013957-00725 2019CP1000025 FOR INSERTION 9/14/22, 9/21/22, 9/28/22

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. 2022-CP-10-03929

James McClam, Plaintiff, v. Nancy Buggs, James Bennett, George Bennett and Edward Bennett, Jr., all being deceased persons, their heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns and spouses if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: 3 acres on Society Rd. McClellanville, Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 764-00-00-314 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, Joan Bennett Myers, Constance Bennett Myers, William Aaron Ethridge and United States Department of Justice, 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.

NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens, Summons and Notice, and Complaint, were filed on August 24th, 2022, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on August 25th, 2022 and the Order of Publication was filed on September 22nd, 2022 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM

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 August 25th, 2022 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 clear the title to the subject real property described as follows:

All that certain piece, parcel of lot of land, containing three (3) Acres, situate, lying and being in St. James Santee Parish, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina School District of One Butting and Bounding as follows: North by Society Road, ninety (90) feet East by lands deed to Anne Lee White, Johanna White, Oceola White, heirs of Ella White South by Lot no. 6 deed to Edward Campbell, Margaret Campbell, et. al West by Lot No. 2 deeded to Adam Bennett TMS#: 764-00-00-314

s/Jeffrey T. Spell

Jeffrey T. Spell

Attorney at Law

1721 Ashley River Road Charleston, South Carolina 29407 jeff@jeffspell.com (843) 452-3553

Attorney for the Plaintiff September 23rd, 2022 Date

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 be low 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: EMILY R. GRANT 2022-ES-10-0610

DOD: 01/08/22

Pers. Rep: JAMES GRANT, III PO BOX 672 JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29457

Atty: KERRY W. KOON, ESQ. 147 WAPPOO CREEK DR. #203 CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Estate of:

MARIE B. HEYWARD 2022-ES-10-1262

DOD: 09/27/21

Pers. Rep: BRENDA H. JAMISON 744 SEAMAN LN. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

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Estate of: BETTY JEAN PEAGLER JENKINS 2022-ES-10-1293

DOD: 01/01/22

Pers. Rep: DOUGLAS WILSON PEAGLER 116 CRYSTAL ST. GOOSE CREEK, SC 29445

Atty: KEVIN D. PHILLIPS, ESQ. PO BOX 1272 SUMMERVILLE, SC 29484 ************

Estate of: ADA FAUSTINA CUMMINGS MAHAFFEY 2022-ES-10-1356

DOD: 06/20/22

Pers. Rep: KATHIE MAHAFFEY PLANTON 2340 EADES LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Pers. Rep: THOMAS PATRICK MAHAFFEY 2988 CLARY HILL PLACE NE ROSWELL, GA 30075

Atty: THOMAS H. BRUSH, ESQ. 12 A CARRIAGE LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************

Estate of: BERNARD BROWN 2022-ES-10-1357

DOD: 04/22/22

Pers. Rep: BRENDA H. JAMISON 744 SEAMAN LN. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455 ************

Estate of: BARBARA ANN SPENCE 2022-ES-10-1369 DOD: 07/12/22

Pers. Rep: JUDITH LYNNE DILLEHAY 1103 STARWOOD CT. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ************

Estate of: LAURETTA MARIE MCCARTHY 2022-ES-10-1371

DOD: 08/12/21

Pers. Rep: MAUREEN B. BENNETT 255 SUMMERS DR. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 ************

Estate of: SEYMOUR BARON 2022-ES-10-1372 DOD: 07/16/22

Pers. Rep: PAUL L. BARON 205 E. 92ND ST., #18H NEW YORK, NY 10128

Pers. Rep: RICHARD M. BARON 185 PROSPECT AVE., #3M HACKENSACK, NJ 07601

Atty: ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************

Estate of: LERHONDA BOMAR 2022-ES-10-1373

DOD: 06/14/22

Pers. Rep: GLORIA BOMAR 7658 PICARDY PL. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29420

Atty: JONATHAN S. ALTMAN, ESQ. 573 KING ST., #B CHARLESTON, SC 29403 ************

Estate of: JOHN L. CAROTHERS 2022-ES-10-1381

DOD: 06/23/22

Pers. Rep: JOYCE P. CAROTHERS 12 DUNVEGAN DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

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Estate of: MARY CAROLYN CARROLL 2022-ES-10-1400

DOD: 07/26/22

Pers. Rep: KEVIN W. CARROLL 943 MIKELL DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Pers. Rep: STEVE W. CARROLL 1325 TRENHOLM RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: DAWN CLARK, ESQ. 497 BRAMSON CT., #101A MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464

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Estate of: ALVIN ARTHUR WOOD

2022-ES-10-1401 DOD: 07/16/22

Pers. Rep: MARY BETH WOOD 2330 BEAVER CREEK RD. SMYRNA, GA 30080

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Estate of: EMMANUEL MICHAEL CAPPELLO 2022-ES-10-1415 DOD: 07/23/22

Pers. Rep: KATHLEEN CALLAN 108 HUNTER DR. CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA 16066

Atty: R. MICHAEL MUNDEN, ESQ. 1294 PROFESSIONAL DR., #A MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577 ************

Estate of: DAISY GATHERS 2022-ES-10-1422 DOD: 07/02/22

Pers. Rep: SILAS W. GATHERS 3274 POINDEXTER RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29420

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 be low 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: ROLAND MCKINNEY 2022-ES-10-0715 DOD: 11/20/21

Pers. Rep: SHANNA PATRECE MCKINNEY 108 NOLIN RD. MONCKS CORNER, SC 29461

Atty: STEPHEN BUCHER, ESQ. 858 LOWCOUNTRY BLVD., #101 MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ************

Estate of: LOMA ALLEN CLARKE 2022-ES-10-1437

DOD: 07/12/22

Pers. Rep: LOMA MOYER CLARKE 2423 CARNEGIE LN., #8, REDONDO BEACH, CA 90278

Atty: THOMAS BRUSH, ESQ. 12 A CARRIAGE LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************

Estate of: ROSA LEE EIDT 2022-ES-10-1466

DOD: 02/16/22

Pers. Rep: BRIAN D. EIDT 4284 SPRING ISLAND OKATIE, SC 29909

Atty: EUGENE PARRS, ESQ. PO DRAWER 1107 BEAUFORT, SC 29901 ************

Estate of: THOMAS E. JAMESON, JR. 2022-ES-10-1467

DOD: 07/30/22

Pers. Rep: BRENDA K. JAMESON BRINSON 1065 WELLINGTON DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: THOMAS BRUSH, ESQ. 12 A CARRIAGE LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************

Estate of: JOHN HENRY TILLER 2022-ES-10-1470

DOD: 05/31/22

Pers. Rep: DANA R. TILLER 503 PITT ST. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464

Atty: J. DONALD DIAL, JR., ESQ. PO BOX 11889 COLUMBIA, SC 29211 ************

Estate of: MILDRED MORROW 2022-ES-10-1484

DOD: 07/30/22

Pers. Rep: TRICIA AINSWORTH

5983 A CHISOLM RD. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

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Estate of: THEODORA PATTERSON 2022-ES-10-1497

DOD: 03/17/22

Pers. Rep: NAKESHA ROBINSON 5360 SAVANNAH HWY., #19 RAVENEL, SC 29470

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 be low 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: DONNA KAY MYERS 2022-ES-10-1016 DOD: 05/13/22

Pers. Rep: SUSAN M. WOODS 22 BROUGHTON RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************

Estate of: ROBERT WARREN CHAPLIN 2022-ES-10-1250 DOD: 06/23/22

Pers. Rep: DORIS JOAN CHAPLIN 1374 DEEP WATER DR. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464

Atty: ALLISON FARINA, ESQ. 217 FAIRCHILD ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29492 ************

Estate of: LINDA MARIE SPATES 2022-ES-10-1256 DOD: 07/03/22

Pers. Rep: WAYNE E. SPATES 3003 MACBETH CREEK DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 ************

Estate of: ROSE ANN THOMAS BOXX 2022-ES-10-1296 DOD: 05/01/22

Pers. Rep: JONATHAN PAUL BOXX, SR. 480 WADE HAMPTON DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: KEVIN D. PHILLIPS , ESQ. PO BOX 1272 SUMMERVILLE, SC 29484 ************

Estate of: FRANK H. GRUBER 2022-ES-10-1333 DOD: 06/28/22

Pers. Rep: E. COURTNEY GRUBER 25 CALHOUN ST., #400 CHARLESTON, SC 29401

Pers. Rep: KARL K. GRUBER 954 THREE TREES RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Pers Rep: ROBERT P. GRUBER 25 CALHOUN ST., #400 CHARLESTON, SC 29401

Atty: ROBERT S. DODDS, ESQ. 25 CALHOUN ST., #400 CHARLESTON, SC 29401

Master’s Sale 2020-CP-10-01029

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2005-10, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, PLAINTIFF versus Scott E. Richards, Jennifer Richards, American Express National Bank, and Dunes West Property Owners’ As sociation, Inc., DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 19th day of July, 2022, 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 4th day of October, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. The following property, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Charleston, located in Christ Church Parish, known and designated as Lot 19, Short Grass Court, on a plat entitled “A Final Subdivision Plat of Whispering Marsh Phase 3D Dunes West (formerly known as Marsh Cove Phase B) owned by John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods of S.C. Inc., located in the Town of Mount Pleasant Charleston County, South Carolina,” dated September 16, 2002, and recorded in Plat Book EG Page 174, in the RMC Office for Charleston County. Being the same property conveyed to Scott E. Richards by deed of Charles D. Aldrich and Luz Marisa Aldrich, dated June 18, 2004 and recorded June 21, 2004 in Deed Book C499 at Page 26. TMS No. 59410-00-800 Property Address: 2116 Short Grass Court, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466

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 AS SESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASE MENTS 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 bal ance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compli ance with the bid at the rate of 4.2500%. 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 Or der. 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 September 14, 2022, September 21,

2022,

Mikell

Master’s Sale 2022-CP-10-00180

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS U.S. Bank Trust National As sociation, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for RCF 2 Acquisition Trust,

PLAINTIFF versus Carolyn Harrison aka Carolyn L. Harrison and Northpointe III Owners Association, Inc., DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 17th day of May, 2022, 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 4th day of October, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the buildings and improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the City of North Charleston County of Charleston, State of South Carolina known and designated as Lot 17 Block C Northpointe Subdivision as shown on a plat entitled ‘Sub division Plat of Northpointe Subdivision Phase III and V, Lots 12-24 Block C Lots 16-33 Block F and Lots 1-48 Block G property owned by W.C. Vam City of North Charleston, Charleston County, South Car olina’ prepared by Forsberg Engineering and Surveying Inc. dated November 15, 2001 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book EF at Page 296297; said 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 Carolyn Harrison by deed of Edward Alan Hagan, dated February 25, 2005 and recorded March 4, 2005 in Deed Book T527 at Page 303. TMS No. 408-07-00-433 Property Ad dress: 5050 Westview Street, N. Charleston, SC 29418

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 AS SESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASE MENTS 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 bal ance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compli ance with the bid at the rate of 8.0000%. 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 Or der. 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 September 14, 2022, September 21, 2022, September 28, 2022

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 4733

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2022-CP-10- 03047

DAVID HOLMES individually and as Personal Representative for the ESTATE OF ARTHUR TOLAND, Plaintiff, vs. MARY ROURK, CHARLES HOLMES, JOHN DOE, a fictitious name used herein to designate the estates and unknown heirs at law, distributes, devisees, issue, personal representatives, successors and/or assigns of THERESA HOLMES, deceased, ARTHUR TOLAND, deceased, and MARY ROE, a fictitious name, designating all other persons and legal entities un known who may have or claim any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, including any such as may be infants, minors, prisoners, incompetents, or under any other disability, including the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act., Defendants.

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI (QUIET TITLE ACTION)

TO THOSE OF THE DEFENDANTS NAMED ABOVE WHO MAY BE UNKNOWN PERSONS OR ENTI TIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN OR TO, OR LIEN UPON, THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS TMS # 418-06-00-056, INCLUDING MINORS OR THOSE UNDER LEGAL DISABIL ITY, OR THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, ADMINISTRATORS, SUCCES SORS, AND ASSIGNS OF THOSE UNKNOWN PARTIES OR THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS; AND MARY ROE, REPRESETNT ING ALL PERSONS WHO MAY BE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO HAVE, CLAIM OR MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE KNOWN AS TMS # 418-06-00-056.

NOTICE is hereby given that the order appointing Amanda Leviner, attorney at law, 207 West Richardson Avenue, Summerville, South Carolina 29483, telephone number 843501-0602, fax number 843-5010607, as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for all persons designated as JOHN DOE or as MARY ROE for purposes of this action, was

filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Charleston County Courthouse, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, on September 19, 2022.

/s/John T. Kornegay John T. Kornegay, Esq. (SCB # 101194)

P. Brandt Shelbourne, Esq. (Bar 0015143) Shelbourne Law 131 E. Richardson Avenue Summerville, SC 29483 (843) 871-2210

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

September 19, 2022 Summerville, South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE NO.: 2022-CP-10-03952

Carl Young and Carl Young

As Personal Representative For The Estate Of Elizabeth Gladden Hansen Berkeley County Probate Court Case No. 2048-ES-08-00546-3, Plaintiff, vs. Elizabeth Lorretta Or Loretta Gladden, Victoria Gladden, Maxine Rose Gladden, Ethelle, Hermena Gladden, Adrian Gladden and Leon Samuel Gladden, his succes sors or heirs, and also Jane Doe and John Doe, fictitious names representing unknown heirs and distributees or devisees of any of the Defen dants who may be deceased, and also representing any unknown persons claiming any rights, title or interest in or lien upon the real estate the subject hereof, Richard Roe and Sarah Roe, fictitious names representing unknown persons who may claim an interest therein as may be infants, incompetents, in the military service and persons entitled to protection under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940,

SUMMONS: Quiet Title

YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the Plaintiff or her attorney, Jennifer S. Smith, Esq., at the below-indicated address, 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 in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded in the Complaint and a judgment by default shall be demanded.

Respectfully Submitted, s/ Jennifer S. Smith Esq.

Jennifer S. Smith, Esquire

South Carolina Bar No. 69599

Jennifer S. Smith Esq. P.C. 260 W. Coleman Blvd.

Suite B Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

O: 843.819.6581

F: 866.526.5211

E: jennifer@jennifersmithesq.com

Dated: August 25, 2022

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C.A. No. 2022-CP-10-03987

Leroy Wright, Plaintiff, v.

Latoya Jackson, as personal representative of the Estate of Henrietta Pratt; Lavern Washing ton; Maurice Washington; and Robert Washington,

Defendants.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN DANTS LAVERN WASHINGTON, MAURICE WASHINGTON, AND ROBERT WASHINGTON:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the Complaint on the subscriber at his office in Charleston, South Carolina, 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, judg ment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the Lis Pendens, Summons, and Complaint in the above-entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 29, 2022.

s/Lawrence M. Hershon

Lawrence M. Hershon (SC Bar No. 77514)

The Hershon Law Firm, P.A. 1565 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Suite 103 Charleston, SC 29407

Telephone: 843-829-2022 Facsimile: 843-829-2023

lawrence@hershonlawfirm.com

Attorney for Plaintiff September 21, 2022 Charleston, South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-08-529

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS

KIMBERLY LEONA WALDRON, AND RONNIE CARROLL TAYLOR JR., DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2021.

TO DEFENDANT: RONNIE CARROLL TAYLOR JR.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint for termination of your parental rights in and to the minor child in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County 300-B California Ave, Moncks Corner SC 29461, on the 4TH day of April, 2022, at 1:07 p.m., a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your answer to the com plaint upon the undersigned attorney, Jason D. Pockrus, for the Plaintiff at 2 Belt Dr., Moncks Corner, SC 29461, within thirty (30) days follow ing the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, the plaintiff will apply for judgment by default against the defendant, for the relief demanded in the complaint. Jason D. Pockrus, SC Bar#101333, 2 Belt Dr. Moncks Corner, SC 29461. (843) 719-1095

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-18-0768

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPART MENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

JENNIFER DRIGGERS-HAYES AND HOWARD DOUGLAS

HAYES, JR. DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN IN 2006 AND 2008

TO DEFENDANT: HOWARD DOUGLAS HAYES, JR. YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County on July 15, 2022. 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 the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Depart ment of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Dawn M. Berry, Legal Department of the Dorchester County Department of Social Services, 216 Orangeburg Road, Summerville S.C. 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, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Dawn M. Berry, SC Bar # 101675, 216 Orange burg Road, Summerville, SC 29483, (843) 486-1861

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR- 10-1569

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

Chasity N Ard-Bowman aka Veltman, Elizabeth Wright DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2009.

TO DEFENDANT: Chasity N Ard-Bowman aka Veltman YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on May 31, 2022. 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, Regina Parvin Legal Department of the Charleston County Depart ment 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. Regina Parvin SC Bar # 65393 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. 2022-DR-10-1792

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

MARIA LUISA MERIDA ALVARADO AND JUAN ALVA LOPEZ IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2005.

TO DEFENDANT: JUAN ALVA LOPEZ

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on June 21, 2022. 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 Depart ment 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, 843-953-9464.

ESTADO DE CAROLINA DEL SUR CONDADO DE CHARLESTON

ANTE EL TRIBUNAL DE FAMILIA DEL NOVENO CIRCUITO JUDICIAL N.° DE EXPEDIENTE 2022-DR-10-1792

DEPARTAMENTO DE SERVICIOS SOCIALES DE CAROLINA DEL SUR

CONTRA

MARÍA LUISA MÉRIDA

ALVARADO Y JUAN ALVA LÓPEZ

EN BENEFICIO DE: MENOR DE EDAD NACIDO EN EL 2005.

PARA LA DEMANDADA: JUANA ALVA LÓPEZ

POR LA PRESENTE SE LE CITA y se le exige que conteste a la demanda en este caso presentada al secretario del tribunal del condado de Charleston el 21 de junio de 2022. Una vez comprobado el interés, se le entregará una copia de la demanda a petición del secretario del tribunal del condado de Charleston y usted deberá enviar una copia de su contestación a la demanda al Demandante, el Departa mento de Servicios Sociales de Carolina del Sur del condado de Charleston, a la oficina de su abogada, Mary Lee Briggs, al Departamento Legal del Depar tamento de Servicios Sociales del condado de Charleston, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a esta publicación, sin contar la fecha de notificación. En caso de no presentar una contestación dentro del plazo mencionado previamente, el Demandante le solicitará al tribunal que otorgue medidas de alivio. Mary Lee Briggs, registro del Colegio de Abogados de Carolina del Sur n.º 101535, 3366 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-9464.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-10-0865

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

CYNTHIA SALLEY, LAKIESHA OWENS, AND EMILY CRAIG, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2020.

TO DEFENDANT: EMILY CRAIG YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 29, 2022 at 4:01 PM. 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, Adam Ruffin, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Avenue, 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. Adam Ruffin, SC Bar #101358, 3366 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405. 843-953-9625.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-18-842

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

Jane Doe & John Doe, Defendants. IN THE INTEREST OF: Baby Boy Chase Doe DOB: 06/01/2022

TO: DEFENDANTS, GUARDIAN AD LITEM, AND ATTORNEYS:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to answer the complaint for termination of your parental rights in and to the minor child in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County, on August 1, 2022, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your an swer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at 216 Orangeburg Rd., Summerville, SC 29483 within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such ser vice; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, an affidavit of default will be entered against you and the plaintiff will proceed to seek to terminate your parental rights to the above-captioned minor child.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that: (1) the Guardian ad Litem (GAL) who is appointed by the Court in this action to represent the best interests of the minor child will provide the family court with a written report that includes an evaluation and assessment of the issues brought before the court along with recommendations; (2) the GAL’s written report will be available for review twentyfour (24) hours in advance of the hearing; (3) you may review the report at the GAL Program county office.

YOU MUST APPLY FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ATTORNEY TO THE CLERK OF COURT, 212 Deming Way, Summerville, SC 29483, NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER YOU RECEIVE THESE PLEADINGS TO DETERMINE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR COURTAPPOINTED COUNSEL. IF YOU FAIL TO APPLY FOR AN ATTOR NEY WITHIN THIS THIRTY DAY PERIOD, AN ATTORNEY WILL NOT BE APPOINTED FOR YOU.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-10-2233

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

DEJA DOMINICK, JUDY CHAMBERS. DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2008

TO DEFENDANT: DEJA DOMINICK YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for CHARLESTON County on July 29, 2022.

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, Sally R. Young, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714 within thirty (30) days of this publication, ex clusive 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. Sally R. Young, SC Bar # 4686, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, (843) 953-9625.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-10-1944

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS CHELSEA TINDAL AND RYAN GLICK, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2021.

TO DEFENDANT: CHELSEA TINDAL YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint for Termination of your Parental Rights in and to the minor child in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401, on the 5th day of July, 2022, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at 3366 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405 within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, the plaintiff will apply for judgment by de fault against the defendant(s) for the relief demanded in the complaint. Mary Lee Briggs, SC Bar #101535, 3366 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, SC 29405. (843) 953-9625.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-10-1326

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

TAKESHA HAYES AND CHAKA THOMPSON, DEFENDANTS.

IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2019, 2010, 2012 and 2017.

TO DEFENDANT: CHAKA THOMPSON YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint for termination of your parental rights in and to the minor children in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County 100 Broad Street, SC 29401, on the 10th day of May, 2022 at 9:09 AM, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at 3366 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405 within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, the plaintiff will apply for judg ment by default against the defendant(s) for the relief demanded in the complaint.

Mary Lee Briggs, SC Bar# 101535, 3366 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405. (843) 953-9464.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON 2022CV1011501068

CIVIL CASE NUMBER IN THE MAGISTRATE’S COURT SUMMONS

DAVID SCHULTZ

121 ASHVIEW COURT SUMMERVILLE, SC 29486 (760) 525-2781

PLAINTIFF(S)

VS HECTOR LEON 7826 EXPEDITION DR CHARLESTON, SC 29420

DEFENDANT(S)

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) NAMED ABOVE:

YOU ARE SUMMONED AND REQUIRED TO ANSWER THE ALLEGATIONS OF THE ATTACHED COMPLAINT AND PRESENT ANY APPROPRIATE COUNTERCLAIMS/ CROSSCLAIMS TO THE ATTACHED COMPLAINT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE FIRST DAY AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS SUMMONS.

YOUR ANSWER MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE: SMALL CLAIMS - NORTH 4045 BRIDGE VIEW DRIVE P. 0. BOX 70235

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29405 PHONE: (843) 202-6650 FAX: (843) 202-6652

IF YOU FAIL TO ANSWER WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE RENDERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE AMOUNT OR OTHER REMEDY REQUESTED IN THE ATTACHED COMPLAINT, PLUS INTEREST AND COSTS.

IF YOU DESIRE A JURY TRIAL, YOU MUST REQUEST ONE IN WRITING AT LEAST FIVE (5) WORKING DAYS PRI_OR TO THE DATE SET FOR TRIAL. IF NO JURY TRIAL IS TIMELY REQUESTED, THE MATTER WILL BE HEARD AND DECIDED BY THE JUDGE.

JULY 20, 2022

Free Will Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Poet Susan Howe describes poetry as an “amorous search under the sign of love for a remembered time at the pitch-dark fringes of evening when we gathered together to bless and believe.” I’d like to use that lyrical assessment to describe your life in the coming days — or at least what I hope will be your life. In my astrological opinion, it’s a favorable time to intensify your quest for inter esting adventures in intimacy; to seek out new ways to imagine and create togetherness; to collaborate with allies in creating brave excursions into synergy.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Social reformer Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) had a growlery. It was a one-room stone cabin where he escaped to think deep thoughts, work on his books and literally growl. As a genius who escaped enslavement and spent the rest of his life fighting for the rights of his fellow Black people, he had lots of reasons to snarl, howl and bellow as well as growl. The coming weeks would be an excellent time for you to find or create your own growlery, Taurus. The anger you feel will be especially likely to lead to constructive changes. The same is true about the deep thoughts you summon in your growlery: They will be extra potent in helping you reach wise practical decisions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Conduct your bloom ing in the noise and whip of the whirlwind,” wrote Gemini poet Gwendolyn Brooks. I love that advice! The whirlwind is her metaphor for the chaos of every day life. She was telling us that we shouldn’t wait to ripen ourselves until the daily rhythm is calm and smooth. Live wild and free right now! That’s always good advice in my opinion, but it will be especially apropos for you in the coming weeks. Now is your time to “endorse the splendor splashes” and “sway in wicked grace,” as Brooks would say.

By Rob Brezsny

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Don’t look away,” advised novelist Henry Miller in a letter to his lover. “Look straight at everything. Look it all in the eye, good and bad.” While that advice is appealing, I don’t endorse it unconditionally. I’m a Cancerian, and I sometimes find value in gazing at things sideways, or catching reflections in mirrors, or even turning my attention away for a while. In my view, we Crabs have a special need to be self-protective and self-nurturing. And to accomplish that, we may need to be evasive and elusive. In my astrological opinion, the next two weeks will be one of these times. I urge you to gaze directly and engage point-blank only with what’s good for you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Tips to get the most out of the next three weeks: 1. Play at least as hard as you work. 2. Give yourself permission to do anything that has integrity and is fueled by compassion. 3. Assume there is no limit to how much generous joie de vivre you can summon and express. 4. Fondle and nuzzle with eager partners as much as possible. And tell them EXACTLY where and how it feels good. 5. Be magnanimous in every gesture, no matter how large or small. 6. Even if you don’t regard yourself as a skillful singer, use singing to transform yourself out of any mood you don’t want to stay in.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the coming weeks, you should refrain from wrestling with problems that resist your solutions. Be discerning about how you use your superior analytical abili ties. Devote yourself solely to manageable dilem mas that are truly responsive to your intelligent probing. PS: I feel sorry for people who aren’t receptive to your input, but you can’t force them to give up their ignorance or suffering. Go where you’re wanted. Take power where it’s offered.

Meditate on the wisdom of Anaïs Nin: “You can not save people. You can only love them.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh was born under the sign of Libra. He said, “The root-word ‘Buddha’ means to wake up, to know, to understand; and he or she who wakes up and understands is called a Buddha.” So according to him, the spiritual teacher Siddhartha Gautama who lived in ancient India was just one of many Buddhas. And by my astrological reckoning, you will have a much higher chance than usual to be like one of these Buddhas yourself in the coming weeks. Waking up will be your specialty. You will have an extraordinary capacity to burst free of dreamy illu sions and murky misapprehensions. I hope you take full advantage. Deeper understandings are nigh.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I invite you to be the sexiest, most intriguing, most mysterious Scorpio you can be in the coming weeks. Here are ideas to get you started: 1. Sprinkle the phrase “in accordance with prophecy” into your conversations. 2. Find an image that symbolizes rebirth and revitalization arising out of disruption. Meditate on it daily until you actually experience rebirth and revitalization arising out of disruption. 3. Be kind and merciful to the young souls you know who are living their first lifetimes. 4. Collect deep, dark secrets from the interesting people you know. Employ this information to plan how you will avoid the trouble they endured. 5. Buy two deluxe squirt guns and two knives made of foam rubber. Use them to wage playful fights with those you love.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There’s an ancient Greek saying, “I seek the truth, by which no one ever was truly harmed.” I regard that as a fine motto for you Sagittarians. When you are at your best and brightest, you are in quest of the truth. And while your quests may sometimes disturb the status quo, they often bring healthy transformations. The truths you discover may rattle routines and disturb habits, but they ultimately lead to greater clarity and authenticity. Now is an excellent time to emphasize

this aspect of your nature.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Let’s imagine you are in your office or on the job or sitting at your kitchen table. With focused diligence, you’re working on solving a problem or improving a situation that involves a number of people. You think to yourself, “No one seems to be aware that I am quietly toiling here behind the scenes to make the magic happen.”

A few days or a few weeks later, your efforts have been successful. The problem is resolved or the sit uation has improved. But then you hear the people involved say, “Wow, I wonder what happened? It’s like things got fixed all by themselves.” If a scenario like this happens, Capricorn, I urge you to speak up and tell everyone what actually transpired.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): To honor your entrance into the most expansive phase of your astrological cycle, I’m calling on the counsel of an intuitive guide named Nensi the Mercury Priestess. She offers the following advice: 1. Cultivate a mind set where you expect something unexpected to happen. 2. Fantasize about the possibility of a sur prising blessing or unplanned-for miracle. 3. Imagine that a beguiling breakthrough will erupt into your rhythm. 4. Shed a few preconceptions about how your life story will unfold in the next two years. 5. Boost your trust in your deep self’s innate wisdom. 6. Open yourself more to receiving help and gifts.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Author Colin Wilson describes sex as “a craving for the mingling of consciousness, whose symbol is the mingling of bodies. Every time partners slake their thirst in the strange waters of the other’s identity, they glimpse the immensity of their freedom.” I love this way of understanding the erotic urge, and recommend you try it out for a while. You’re entering a phase when you will have extra power to refine and expand the way you experience blending and merging. If you’re fuzzy about the meaning of the words “synergy” and “symbiosis,” I suggest you look them up in the dictionary. They should be featured themes for you in the coming weeks.

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13 Years in a Row!

Ani DiFranco

talks politics, growing older and writing a children’s book

By Chelsea Grinstead

Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco stops at Charleston Music Hall Oct. 4 on her national tour. She caught up with City Paper while she was at home in New Orleans on a break between shows.

“It feels like I work harder at home,” DiFranco said, laughing. “Tours are the break — it’s hard to explain. The kids kind of tipped the scale,” she said of her 9- and 15-year-old kids. “Like on tour I could even read a book sometimes — like the crazy shit.”

The 52-year-old rock troubadour kicked off her three-month national tour that fea tures an array of female musicians including chamber pop piano-violin duo Gracie and Rachel from Berkeley, California; Brooklynbased singer-songwriter and visual artist Jocelyn Mackenzie; and prolific alternative multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Pieta Brown.

Queer music icon Bitch will open for DiFranco Oct.4, bringing intricate violinladen synth pop to the Music Hall.

DiFranco, a human rights and environ mental activist, recalled that she hasn’t been back to Holy City since 2015, and the year struck a chord with her: “Pre-2016 — the ‘Age of Innocence,’ right?” she said.

“I hate to even say his name more often than I already hear it ringing in my ears, but Donald Trump, and the like, have brought things into the light that people were in denial of,” she said. “And I think this is a necessary process to address America’s underlying political and social issues. This is the painful process of awakening.”

She said she sees the groundswell of young people voting and women-identified candidates running for and winning political office since 2016 as signs that Americans are not indifferent and that things are changing in great ways. She said she was skeptical and critical of the law in the past, seeing only how it prohibited her (and all women) from having the same rights as a man.

“Since 2016, I feel like, whoa, the law may be imperfect, but, boy, it’s all we got in the face of fascism,” she said. “It is now

or never, if we ever want to vote again. Finally we are seeing more candidates of color [and] women, the real faces of us as a people, showing up not just to vote but to run for office. This is where America begins. It’s easy to feel hopeless when hard-fought rights are rolled back. I think part of the tactic is to exhaust the will of the people.”

For DiFranco, growing old is fascinating and revelatory.

“I think getting old is really cool — which I’m embarking on for sure, my body tells me every day now. It’s so incredible to be so changed by life. Life is just watching people grow. I know now: Don’t write people off. Look at my aversion to people as something happening in me. Don’t assume it’s them.”

She has recently embarked on writing a children’s book, the knowing, to be released March 2023. She has three decades worth of songs and a 2019 memoir, No Walls and the Recurring Dream: A Memoir, but writing the children’s book was a divergent path for DiFranco.

“It put me in connection with the fact that my writing all the tricks that I employ, all the things that I get off on in writing — like cultural references and cliches and turning cliches on their head or double entendre or messing with connotations up against definitions with all these cultural references — that means nothing to kids. It’s not the world they live in, and so I have to express myself in a totally different way.”

Another gift of age for DiFranco is being ready to delegate. She said that had she attempted a children’s book when she was 20, she would have insisted on doing the illustrations herself and missed out on an

integral experience.

“When I was young, I didn’t have the time or the patience to delegate, let alone the bravery to allow somebody else in. I was recording and mixing and producing all my records. And now as I get older — what a thrill it is to bring a genius f***ing mixer into the process and have the creativity amped and be able to kick back and let somebody else’s inspiration kick in.”

Visual artist Julia Mathew painted the illustrations for the new book based on scenes from her own childhood in her native eastern India.

“Here’s this family and the character in the book, and the culture that they’re growing up in is totally different from mine — and that’s beautiful,” DiFranco said. “It’s very much a book about the essential one ness of people underneath all of the cultural and social signifiers.”

Although DiFranco is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her iconic 1997 album Living in Clip, she feels lightyears away from the girl who made that record. Her 2021 album Revolutionary Love marked the evolution in her expression of rebellion by revealing it with a humility she’s practiced over time.

“That is one of the tenets of revolutionary love: staying curious about your opponent [and] asking questions is an act of love. It’s a show of respect. It is the quicker way to building bridges and having dialogue. We have to truly love ourselves before we can bestow that on others. So that’s the trickiest part. But it’s where you begin for sure.”

Visit charlestonmusichall.com for tickets to DiFranco’s Oct 4. show at 8 p.m.

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Edisto Blackwater Boogie returns Oct. 7-9

Edisto Blackwater Boogie is back! The beloved Lowcountry festival will feature 40 singer-songwriters and roots rock ensembles Oct. 7-9, plus food trucks and artisan vendors.

Fourteen artists on the festival bill this year have performed on the Charleston podcast Songs of the Unsung founded by singer-songwriter Eric Barnett , and there will be an official “Songs of the Unsung Stage” in addition to the main and side stages.

Acts include Jig Wiggler, Joshua Jarman , George Fox , Ron Daniel, Colleen Lloy, Danielle Howle , Robert Lighthouse and more.

Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 7 and 10:30 a.m. Oct. 8-9. All tickets and info are at edistoblackwaterboogie.com.

Chelsea Grinstead

National acts landing at Firefly Distillery

Firefly Distillery in North Charleston is stacked with big names in alternative music coming to the venue over the next month. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for 7 p.m. performances out in the field, so come early and grab a cocktail and some food truck fare and hang with the kids. Catch The War on Drugs Sept. 30, Death Cab for Cutie Oct. 8, The Head and the Heart Oct. 11 and The Flaming Lips Oct. 17. Tickets and info at fireflydistillery.com. — CG

Inaugural Riverfront Revival debuts in North Charleston

Riverfront Revival, a homegrown fest curated and headlined by Darius Rucker, comes to North Charleston’s Riverfront Park Oct. 8-9 featuring 18 local and regional acts spanning country and rock ‘n’ roll.

Charleston acts Susto, Blue Dogs, Lauren Hall and Drew Dangerfield will share stages with Brothers Osborne , Maggie Rose , The War and Treaty, Funk You and more. Two stages will rotate music both days. Food, beverage and art vendors will be available.

Visit riverfrontrevival.com for tickets and info. $1 from every ticket supports MUSC’s Arts in Healing program. — CG

Mandolinist Sierra Hull returns to the

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The Vote Equality bus will park near the Music Hall for DiFranco’s Oct. 4 show to raise awareness around the Equal Rights Amendment

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High Fidelity: Your Top 5

The Station consignment and furniture store in Park Circle is the place to find both the classic and obscure vintage items that seasoned thrifters scour for. The store is chock full of decor, lighting, vinyl, plants, jewelry, apparel, art, textiles and more. The Station’s reclaimed marketplace houses vendors, local artists and crafters, and with items coming through every day, it’s the kind of place you could get happily lost in for hours. Owner Sharon Payer gave City Paper a list of the top five albums you might hear on rotation while shopping:

Obviously - Lake Street Dive

Everyone Deserves Music - Michael Franti and Spearhead Lavender Days - Caamp

The Storm - ZZ Ward

Rain or Shine Live - O.A.R.

Mandolinist Sierra Hull has a lot of musical territory left to explore

Mandolinist Sierra Hull is returning to Charleston this week for an intimate fullband performance at the Pour House. Though she now calls Nashville home, Hull came of age in Byrdstown, Tennessee.

“It’s a beautiful part of the world with [a population of] less than 1,000 people. Everyone knows everyone,” she said.

It was in this idyllic setting that Hull was exposed to old hymns in church and to the bluegrass sounds her father was trying to teach himself to play around the house. Soon enough, she would take on a similar musical quest of her own.

“By the time I was 8, I was given my first mandolin and instantly fell in love,” Hull told the City Paper. “I knew it was what I wanted to do with my life. My early educa tion in music was as organic as it comes: going to jam sessions and local festivals every weekend,” she said. “Musicians would sit in a circle in the back of an old commu nity center or under a tree’s shade and play for hours. They always welcomed me into the fold even when I barely knew how to play a few chords. I’m so grateful for that.”

She received lots of on-the-job training early in life — she played the Carnegie Hall in New York at 12; signed with a Nashville label Rounder Records at 13; played the Kennedy Center at 16 and the White House at 20 in Washington, D.C. She attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and was part of the first class to graduate under the Artist Diploma Program in 2011 on a presi dential scholarship.

Hull’s approach to music-making has benefited from collaborating with well known musicians such as Alison Krauss, Rhiannon Giddens and Béla Fleck.

“In addition to leading my own band and learning from those experiences, working with heroes like Béla Fleck along the way, particularly around the time of making

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Multi-instrumentalist Sierra Hull, who played the legendary Grand Ole Opry in Nashville at age 10, has five albums under her belt and six International Bluegrass Music awards

my [2016] album Weighted Mind, which he produced, pushed me to discover who I really am as an individual artist,” Hull said. “Of course, that’s an on-going, ever evolving process, but there’s something about allowing yourself to be free in that discovery that I learned from making that album.”

Having recently reached her 30s and with a handful of solid records behind her, there’s a lot of territory left for Hull to explore both in the studio and on the stage.

“I think everything changes a bit with age. As I grow older, it feels a bit easier to just enjoy the ride and not be quite so hard on myself,” she said. “I will always strive to be the best that I can be, but learning to trust and believe in myself is also impor tant. There’s always something more to learn and always another dream to chase.”

Kevin Murphy Wilson

Sierra Hull plays Charleston Pour House 8:30 p.m. Oct. 2. $25 tickets available at charlestonpourhouse.com

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