Charleston City Paper Vol 26 Issue 17

Charleston oral history project honors Black entrepreneurs

By Herb Frazier and Chelsea Grinstead

Charleston is buzzing with the stories of Black entrepreneurs who provided goods and services for Black consumers a half century ago when the city was divided along racial lines.

In the days before Uber, they took people places. Before GrubHub, they delivered food.

For example, after White cabbies refused to take Black people to work, Black busi nessman Henry Smith started the Safety Cab company, said his daughter Dr. Maxine Smith of Charleston. He also operated Esso and Shell gas stations, four liquor stores and a real estate business. Smith’s mother, Emily Smith, also operated a beauty shop on Coming Street.

Another success: When church goers wanted a “hot plate” of lima beans, beef stew and okra soup after Sunday service, they flocked to the Brooks Motel’s restaurant on Morris Street, operated by Benjamin Brooks and his brother, Albert Brooks.

Charlestonian Jean Brooks Murphy, who worked in her family’s businesses as a high school and college student, said her father, Benjamin Brooks, and her uncle also helped launch other Black-owned businesses.

These are some of the stories the emerging Black Businesses of Charleston Oral History Project, organized by the Preservation Society of Charleston (PSC) and Charleston County School District 20 Principal Collaboration Program, are collecting to amplify the city’s Black businesses that were once scattered across the peninsula but con centrated mostly along the Cannon-Spring Street corridor and Morris Street.

Smith and Murphy are among four Charlestonians who are featured in a 15-minute PSC video that will debut at 6 p.m. Nov. 29 at Burke High School. The chil dren of the business owners shared with the PSC their parents’ struggles and successes. The project is designed to foster a deeper appreciation of how Black-owned businesses shaped the city’s culture and economy.

Former Charleston County School District deputy superintendent and advisor to the oral history project, Dr. Barbara Dilligard of Charleston, said in a press release that longtime Charlestonians and newcomers to the city “can appreciate the history that the [PSC] is going to share with them, and will learn more about a great city with such great potential.”

The PSC’s president and CEO, Brian Turner, said his organization is listening.

“It’s really key that we not go into this project with our own assumptions about what we think, but to actually use this as a time to have open ears about why places matter to people and what those stories are that help illuminate the past to inspire the present,” he said

Dentist James E. Brown had an office on Morris Street in the 1950s. His daughter, Jamella Brown Jaglal, who is also featured in the video, said her father spent one day each week seeing patients at his birthplace, Holly Hill, until the demands at his down town Charleston office grew.

Decades ago, Emanuel AME Church on Calhoun Street compiled a list of nearly 300 Black-owned businesses in the city. In October 2021, church member Willi Glee told the Charleston City Paper that the church may have kept the list to encourage its members to support those businesses. The list included two insurance compa nies, 10 service stations, seven auto repair shops, eight funeral homes and dozens of merchants, beauty parlors, barber shops and restaurants.

In the late 1990s, Charleston City Council created the “Dr. Martin Luther

The Rundown

CofC men’s basketball wins Charleston Classic

The College of Charleston men’s basketball team beat Virginia Tech 77-75 Sunday night in front of a sold-out crowd at the TD Arena. This was the Cougars’ first time winning the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic tournament, which is organized by ESPN. CofC won match-ups against Davidson and Colorado State before defeating Virginia Tech in the finals.

—The New York Times’ opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie wrote in regard to some states voting to amend their constitutions during this month’s elections to protect rights, such as abortion and affordable health care.

The number of mobility airmen at the Joint Base Charleston awarded Distinguished Flying Crosses Monday by U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan for their work during Operation Allies Refuge, the evacuation of Afghanistan in August 2021.

Source: Joint Base Charleston.

ROAD REPORT: Meeting Street Extention

This is one of the bumpiest streets in the county with a road quality index of 178 inches per mile as measured by the Carbin app (Poor-quality roads measure 122 and above). More on bad roads: chscp.co/our-roads-suck

The Brooks Motel on Morris Street was listed in the 1960 edition of The Traveler’s Green Book as a safe place to eat and sleep in Jim Crow-era Charleston

“Part of the significance of all of this — of the revision, experimentation and debate found within the American state constitutional tradition

— is that it is a powerful resource for thinking about our national Constitution and the ways we might want to change it.”

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Ranky Tanky earns 2023 Grammy nomination

By Chelsea Grinstead

Charleston’s acclaimed Lowcountry Gullah band Ranky Tanky earned its second Grammy Award nomination for Best Regional Roots Music Album. The album, Live At The 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, is a recording of the band’s April performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Ranky Tanky won Best Regional Roots Music Album at the 2020 Grammys.

“This is an honor for us,” lead vocalist Quiana Parler told the City Paper. “We’re up against some amazing artists in this category this year. This has really taken us by surprise. It came from a place of good intention. Many people aren’t really familiar or have never heard of Gullah cul ture. We came together to move the culture forward worldwide. So I think that’s why we’ve been so blessed.”

The band’s trumpeter Charlton Singleton added, “We feel honored to be recognized by our peers in The Recording Academy for this amazing achievement. A nomina tion and chance to receive one of the most recognizable awards in the world is truly a blessing. Thank you to all of our family and friends that make up our village for the love and support that they have shown all of us as individual artists and as Ranky Tanky.”

Live At The 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival earning a Grammy

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nomination bolsters Ranky Tanky’s notable influence as a cultural ambassador of Gullah music. The band earned its first Grammy for the 2019 LP Good Time and have since catapulted into the international spotlight. The band is currently on tour with R&B artist Lisa Fischer, who played with the Rolling Stones for 26 years.

Alongside Parler and Singleton, Ranky Tanky includes guitarist Clay Ross, bassist Kevin Hamilton and drummer Quentin E. Baxter. The ensemble fuses contemporary elements of jazz, soul and funk with tradi tional Gullah music from the southeastern Sea Islands.

“We take the Gullah culture and the Gullah music — like kids songs and nursery rhymes — and we add a contemporary flair to it so that we can reach a broader audi ence,” Parler said.

Live At The 2022 New Orleans Jazz &

Heritage Festival features two new songs, “Down in My Heart” and “Lift Me Up,” written by Singleton and Ross, respectively.

While every band member contributes to the lyrics and compositions, Parler said the songwriting process is never “let’s sit down together and write a song.” She recalled the 2019 single “Freedom” came to be after she sang the word “freedom” off the cuff during a random sound check. She said Ranky Tanky’s songwriting process has remained eclectic and organic over the years.

“Someone brings a song to the group, and then we’ll add a little salt and pepper and garlic salt here and there. We just put some spices on it and we go from there,” Parler said.

Charleston soul act Black Diamond’s recent debut single “Winning,” is actually the first song that Parler managed to sit down and write completely on her own. Parler said the first time she heard Black Diamond vocalist Christian Smalls sing years ago, she fell in love with her voice.

“Southern soul is a big, big market in Charleston and in the Southeast region,” Parler said.

“So I just thought that people need to hear her.”

It’s that generosity and collaborative spirit that each member of Ranky Tanky shares, and it’s a big part of the band’s legacy as it welcomes a chance at a second Grammy Award.

Blotter of

the Week

A Charleston police officer responded to a Nov. 7 call that reported a man walking in the road near the intersection of Wentworth and Meeting streets and growling at passersby. The officer reported the man was swaying on his feet and smelled like booze. The officer asked him about the alleged growling, and he replied that he was a “vocalist practicing his art” to emulate Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne.

The man sat down on a bench and it toppled over. The officer caught him before he fell… and gave him a ticket for public intoxication.

Band of thieves

Charleston police officers responded Nov. 12 to a report of shoplifting at a West Ashley Ulta makeup store. The manager reported that six women stole 65 items totaling $7,203. That’s quite the haul. No thieves were apprehended.

By Chelsea Grinstead

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The Blotter is taken from reports filed with Charleston Police Department between Nov. 7 and Nov. 14.

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This is an honor for us. We’re up against some amazing artists in this category this year. This has really taken us by surprise.” —Quiana Parlor

Haley may be threat here to Trump, poll shows

By Andy Brack

A new poll illustrates how South Carolina’s traditional firstin-the-South presidential primary in 2024 could pose stra tegic problems for former President Donald Trump, who announced a bid for reelection last week.

A new Winthrop Poll suggests Trump is leading among Palmetto State Republicans, but only by the hair of his chinny-chin chin. Who’s potentially in the way? Kiawah Island resident and former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley, a former ambas sador to the United Nations for Trump.

In the new poll taken before election day, some 45% of Republican voters in South Carolina said they would back Trump for the 2024 GOP nomination. But just 8 points back was Haley at 37%. “Someone else” was mentioned 10% of the time and 8% said they were not sure. Not mentioned was another South Carolinian purportedly mulling a presidential run — U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, who just won a landslide reelection victory.

“Haley has a strong showing against the former presi

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dent, who is popular within his party,” said Winthrop Poll director Scott Huffmon. “Since this was conducted before the disappointing midterm results, for which many Republicans blame Trump, her star may have risen even further.”

be able to get a legal abortion. When asked if women should be able to get a legal abortion for any reason, about three in four Democrats said yes versus one in four Republicans, according to the poll.

Medical marijuana. More than three-quarters of S.C. voters favor medical marijuana, but that dropped to half when they were asked about recreational marijuana.

Soon after Trump announced his third bid to be presi dent, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster issued an endorsement. But there was no word from Scott or Haley, who has said she’ll make her plans known in January.

Other poll results include:

Abortion. An overwhelming number of South Carolina voters — 92% of Democrats and 80% of Republicans — said women should be able to get a legal abortion if pregnancy threatens their lives or health. If the preg nancy was the result of a rape, 82% said women should

Sports gambling. Half of respondents said they favored legalized gambling on sports.

Same-sex marriage. More than half of all respondents said same-sex marriages should be recognized by law as valid. But half of Republicans disagreed.

Church and state. Almost seven in 10 of those polled said it was important for the country to maintain the legal separation between church and state. Half said the federal government should not declare the United States to be a Christian nation, but a third said it should, according to the poll.

Haley

“Haley has a strong showing against the former president, who is popular within his party.” —Scott Huffmon

The Black-owned business Scotty’s Sweet Shop occupied 237 Fishburne St. (above) from the mid 1950s to the early 1970s

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King Jr. Memorial District” as an homage to the Black businesses in the SpringCannon Street corridor. Integration then gentrification were the social and eco nomic shifts that began to dilute the city’s Black population, eroding the customer base for Black businesses, Murphy said. “Integration made a hard hit on our businesses because [Black] people just didn’t have to come to us,” she said. “They could go to other places. I think that was one of the things that slowed our businesses down.”

West Ashley resident Sharon Scott, also fea tured in the project, was too young to work at her father Albert Scott’s busi ness, Scotty’s Sweet Shop. The shop at Fishburne and President streets was a favorite hangout for school children from the mid 1950s until the early 1970s.

Leon Alston, a local general contractor, said in addition to sweets, the shop also

offered an assortment of other snacks and sandwiches, and it even had a jukebox. Alston said Scott was generous to the neighborhood kids and let them use a credit system if they didn’t have money.

“The main thing sold from Scotty’s Sweet Shop was called ‘Scotty’s Link,’ ” Alston said. “It was like a sausage. You were able to buy a whole link for 10 cents. Half a link was 5 cents. And if you wanted mustard on it, it was an extra penny.”

When Scott graduated from high school, she did what most of her peers did then: leave Charleston. “I thought there were no opportunities for me. I looked away from Charleston for success,” she told the City Paper. Scott worked as a reporter and copy editor for various newspapers in North Carolina, then she moved to Washington D.C., to work at The Washington Post for 23 years before she returned home.

“I didn’t focus on what I could do to help the Black community in Charleston back then,” Scott admitted. “I felt I needed to make some contribution to the community now, and this [project will help] people be aware of the legacy of local Black businesses.”

Scott said she hopes young Black people who hear the oral histories will feel solidarity and understand they are able to succeed in Charleston as entrepreneurs no matter what challenges they face.

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ats off to the Charleston City Council getting out from behind the 8-ball by proposing a new benefit that will keep city employees — paid family leave.

Federal law currently allows employees to take up to 12 weeks off after the birth or adoption of a child. But it doesn’t require employers to pay for it. Many employers, however, do fund some or all of family leave because they realize it’s a way to keep loyal employees from leaving – a particularly vexing problem during or after a pandemic when there are more job openings than people to fill them.

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Paid family leave has been in the Charleston City Council’s sights for a while, but Covid-19 got in the way. During the pandemic, lots of employees in government and private sector jobs had to leave to be caregivers. The pandemic created an all-hands-on-deck work environment, which made it a tough time to add benefits. But now that the pandemic is ebbing, it’s time. And the city recognizes that.

newborn child, adopted child or child placed through foster care,” too. In other words, a mother could get a total of six weeks during a calendar year of paid family leave.

“The City Council recognized that turnover was high and like other municipalities saw many employees leave their jobs during Covid to attend to caregiving needs,” said Jennet Robinson Alterman, chair of the city’s Commission on Women. “Supporting working parents helps them to rejoin and remain in the workforce. It is not just important but critical to the economic stability of the community.”

Charleston City Council should keep paid family leave in its 2023 budget. Not only is it a smart way to keep employees from leaving, but it’s the right thing to do.”

Let’s hope the $33,000 for paid family leave stays in place when council meets Dec. 8 to approve the budget because it’s the right thing to do for employees — and it’s another way that the city can keep them from leaving for another job. Even the state of South Carolina — not exactly seen as a paragon of progressivism — offers paid family leave. In October, it added six weeks of paid parental leave for mothers and two paid weeks for co-parents.

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Charleston’s 2023 budget includes $33,000 to fund four weeks of paid maternity leave to city employees following the birth of a child. The proposal, which was included Nov. 8 in the city’s proposed budget, also would provide two weeks of continuous paid leave for either parent “for bonding with a

Local governments, such as Charleston County, that don’t currently offer paid family leave should consider it adding what the state currently does. But for now, kudos to the City of Charleston for taking a step it should have taken a long while back.

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S.C. Democrats shellacked, embarrassed at polls

By Andy Brack

The utter shellacking that South Carolina Democrats got in the 2022 midterms is just plain embarrassing.

Unfortunately, they can’t blame it on a twisted redistricting of the S.C. House of Representatives by House Republicans. While Democrats lost seven seats there to allow the GOP to take a dominating 88-36 margin, they also lost two statewide races by wide margins.

“The governor’s race was a 17.5-point blowout, but the [state] superintendent of education race, which should have been close, was a 13-point blowout,” Winthrop University pollster Scott Huffmon said. “There are statewide races with no Democratic nominee. This shows a lack of depth on the bench of candidates and the concomitant lack of successful recruiting of candidates.”

Spot on. What’s worse is the paltry coordinated effort by the party and subpar work by individual candidates to get out the base vote. A big reason for that was the lack of resources. The state Democratic Party obviously didn’t have much national money to spend in the elections because it’s still reeling from fallout over the 2020 loss of now Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison, who spent $130 million to lose to GOP U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. Why, ask national funders, spend money in ruby-red South Carolina again if that much money can’t defeat a polarizing figure like Graham?

College of Charleston political science professor Kendra Stwart pointed to two other problems for state Democrats in 2022.

In politics, successful campaigns follow four Ms — media, message, money and machine. S.C. Democrats didn’t.

“Overall, voter turnout was down from the last midterm/guber natorial election — which likely was a result of disproportion ately fewer Democrats turning out,” she said. “In general, I would say there was a lack of a driving issue or message that excited Democratic voters to bring them to the polls.”

In politics, successful campaigns follow four Ms — media, mes sage, money and machine. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Joe Cunningham did a good job of getting in the press, but he and other Democrats suffered by lack of a galvanizing message, too little money and a machine that seems to be rusting in a tobacco field, stuck in the past.

“It is not unusual in states where one party dominates for voters to feel like their vote does not matter since there is no way their party will win,” Stewart observed. “I think Cunningham’s major loss could be because his campaign was not able to mobilize new, younger voters to get to the polls and support him.

“He was also not a candidate that excited Black voters in the way other candidates have — and since Black voters make up a large por tion of Democratic voters in South Carolina, their turnout is critical.”

Furman University political scientist Danielle Vinson added Cunningham was the right kind of Democratic candidate, but he had an uphill battle.

Don’t lose sight of another reason for sweeping Democratic losses — Republicans generally ran great campaigns — when there was someone to run against. But look at all of the House seats, particularly in the gerrymandered, bright-red Upstate that had no Democratic challengers. There wasn’t a reason for a reliable Democratic voter to go to the polls and vote against GOP positions on abortion or other issues. So they just didn’t bother.

State Democrats face some hard choices if they want to remain viable. Across the state, Democrats need to invest in better campaigning, better mobilization and better use of resources. Otherwise, it’s going to be more of the same and too many voters won’t have real choices — or real political checks and balances.

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

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Private chefs curate unique culinary experiences

Have Knife, Will Travel

IN THE KITCHEN WITH PRIVATE CHEFS

By Helen Mitternight

Private chefs live in a have-knife-willtravel world, arriving into home kitchens to create gastronomic delights for homeowners who don’t have the proper skills or time to create on their own.

It sounds glamorous. But sometimes, the kitchens themselves can be a little challenging. And sometimes, the chefs are asked to cook something really different — like an alligator.

More about the gator later, but interviews with several private chefs in Charleston indicate they have no desire to return to the often toxic culture of a restaurant, no matter the challenges of cooking privately.

“I worked 11 years in cooking before I became a pri vate chef 10 years ago,” said Emily McClish of Emily-lane Personal Chef Services. “Several things are different. One obvious one is quantity. You’re not mass-producing. You’re interacting with people almost from the time you step in the door and that’s what I wanted. You’re thinking about these specific people as you prepare their food.”

Sarah Adams, who cooked at Bacco, Peninsula Grill and FIG as a sous chef, said her experience in restaurants helped when she started cooking for small groups as a pri vate chef about five years ago.

“It’s very valuable to have a strong professional background, because in a restaurant kitchen, you are perfecting dishes over time and building on a skill set,” Adams said. “In private dining, you have to constantly

change course, because you’re cooking for the same people a lot versus someone coming in and ordering the gnocchi off the menu that’s tried and true. You have to take all those skills you have worked on for a very long time and constantly flip them. A lot of times, there’s not a lot of sup port staff, so if you make an error, you have to know how to fix it because you don’t have access to a pantry with backup things or prep.”

Being prepared for anything

That lack of supplies is a critical difference for the chefs. Brett McKee, who has run his own company for 10 years and who was chef at a number of restaurants, including Oak and O-Ku, recalled one job at a Kiawah rental in which

—Brett McKee

he thought there’d be enough glassware for a party of golf buddies. One of his staff called: The owner had locked every cabinet, including the ones containing glasses and plates. Fortunately, McKee said he had friends in the industry and frantic calls went out to bring over glassware and plates.

“There might be a variable thrown at you and you just have to deal,” McKee said. “When it’s just you, there’s nowhere to run and there’s nowhere to hide. One f*ck-up can be the Achilles tendon that takes me down.”

McKee said his more than 40 years of experience has helped him to develop a standard checklist of things for a job, including paper towels, spices and sea sonings, napkins, and his own soap and sponges. He also brings his custom knives, as do all of the chefs.

Lauren Furey, a private chef in Charleston since 2019, also has a checklist and timeline that keeps her organized when she unloads supplies, which she said takes about 15 minutes. She also researches the location in advance, not just to see if there are online images of the kitchen, but also because she is aware that she is a female going into a strange house.

“When I take a job, I always have a 15-minute discovery call first. That’s a mandatory step and if someone does not want to do that, they are not my client,” Furey said. “I think it builds trust. If I ever felt I was in a dangerous situation, I would just leave. Plus my mom always has me on her location app at all times.”

Making memories

Still, it is the working in private kitchens that she enjoys.

“I think being in someone’s kitchen is very intimate and homes are where people make their memories, so respecting some one’s space when I’m there is my priority,” Furey said.

For all of the chefs interviewed, one of the big rewards of the job is interacting directly with clients.

“It’s fun. It really is a night of making memories together,” McKee said. “You don’t have to worry about parking, and you’re getting better than restaurant food in your house. You’re creating stories. You can get f*cked up, and afterward, you can roll over

When it’s just you, there’s nowhere to run and there’s nowhere to hide. One f*ck-up can be the Achilles tendon that takes me down.”

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I think being in someone’s kitchen is very intimate and homes are where people make their memories, so respecting someone’s space when I’m there is my priority”

—Lauren Furey

McKee’s 40 years of experience in kitchens has helped him develop skills to be a private chef

Furey preps for a private dinner

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and put your stretchy pants on, and your house is clean. Every night, someone will say, ‘Wow!’ and that’s what we strive for.”

Adams said the lack of public glory that chefs might have as restaurant celebrities is made up for with work-life balance.

“ There’s not as much glory because you’re not public-facing and you do things very pri vately. I’m not going to be Instagramming from someone’s house. I can’t tell people about a lot of my clients, so there’s not a lot of bragging rights involved,” Adams said. “But, at the end of the day, I can still have time with my family. The loss is not getting the glory of restaurants, but I’d rather go to the Halloween parade at school.”

The chefs said flexibility is key for private chefs, and clients can make timing changes or suddenly realize their guests have unex pected allergies or aversions, so the chefs

have to be prepared to improvise using the ingredients they have brought.

The big improvisation

And, then there is the alligator.

McClish said one client, early in her career, told her he had hunted an alligator and had the meat and wanted her to pre pare alligator five ways.

“It’s fairly easy to fry the tail meat, but he didn’t want that. He wanted other things. Now, alligator meat doesn’t taste like much, and the leg meat is really tough,” McClish said. “I think I ground some up and made fritters, I slow roasted some and made a kind of gumbo, I ground it and mixed it with pork, which is fattier, and made appe tizer meatballs, and I pounded the leg meat with a mallet to make cutlets with some kind of sauce.

“It took a lot of pounding! It really was something I’ll never forget.”

Personal chef Emily McClish appreciates the intimacy of at-home dining

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Adams loves the freedom of making her own schedule

What To Do

1FRIDAY-SUNDAY

Christmas Tree Festival at Boone Hall Farms

Get an early start on creating Christmas memories with friends and family at the second annual Christmas Tree Festival. Explore other holiday activities such as ferris wheel rides, a holiday photo booth, elf makeovers, writing letters to Saint Nick, cookie and ornament decorating, bow and wreath making and marshmallow roasting. Kids can take pictures with Santa and the Winter Queen, and there will be a selection of food trucks and vendors.

Nov. 25-27. 12-8 p.m. $10. Boone Hall Plantation. 1235 Long Point Road. Mount Pleasant. boonehallplanation.com

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FRIDAY

Holiday Pub Crawl

The 14th annual Holiday Pub Crawl returns to downtown Charleston now through January 8. Beer lovers can explore breweries and Holy City history while sipping on delicious brews for a good cause. The Original Pub & Brewery Tours of Charleston will host three daily tours and donate a portion of the proceeds to the MUSC Children’s Hospital. The 2.5-hour excursion walks participants through historic pubs and breweries. Reservations are required.

Nov. 25-Jan. 8. 1/4/7 p.m. $50. Tommy Condon’s Irish Pub. 160 Church St. Downtown. pubtourcharleston.com

SATURDAY

Opening: Nights of A Thousand Candles

Brookgreen Botanical Gardens will transform into an illuminated wonderland every Thursday through Sunday now through January 1 to celebrate the holiday season. Thousands of hand-lit candles and millions of glittering lights decorate the flowering landscapes and sculpture installations that cover the gardens. Guests can enjoy a nightly tree lighting cer emony with live music, refreshments and holiday exhibits.

Nov. 26-Jan. 1. 4-9 p.m. $14-$35. Brookgreen Gardens. 1931 Brookgreen Drive. Murrells Inlet. brookgreen.org

TUESDAY

National Geographic Live

Environmental anthropologist and filmmaker Alizé Carrère discusses how people have adapted to a changing planet during this National Geographic Live event hosted in partner ship with South Carolina Aquarium. Carrère will transport the audience to the waters of the South Pacific, the farmlands of Bangladesh and the deserts of Northern India.

Nov. 29. 7:30 p.m. Prices vary. Charleston Gaillard Center. 95 Calhoun St. Downtown. gaillardcenter.org

WEDNESDAY

Dear Evan

Hansen at North Charleston PAC

Catch the Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen at North Charleston’s Performing Arts Center through November 29. The musical follows high school senior Evan Hansen as he learns how to manage and overcome his social anxiety. He goes so far as to make up a friend ship with a fellow student who passed away in order to forge a bond with the boy’s family. Nov. 23-29. Times and prices vary. North Charleston Performing Arts Center. 5001 Coliseum Drive. North Charleston. northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com

Jo-Ann Morgan provides

commentary through quilting

By Chloe Hogan

Fiber artist Jo-Ann Morgan weaves social commentary into her pictorial quilts.

Her wall hangings often memorialize victims of violence and reflect on troubling, controversial topics. Morgan said the famil iarity and approachability of her comforter-size quilts adds a soothing counterpoint to the harsh themes.

“How, for example, can an artist offer commentary on the police killings that inspired a Black Lives Matter movement, the separa tion of families and other hardships of migrants at the U.S. southern border, or the horror of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?” Morgan said. Her artwork attempts to wrest something hopeful from horrible events like these — a chance to dream of a better world.

Morgan was born and raised in California, where she completed her bachelor’s degree at the California College of Art. She moved to Wyoming to pursue her master’s in sculpture, and discovered her love for art history while working as a teacher’s assistant. This led her to pursue a Ph.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Morgan has served as Professor Emeritus of African American Studies and Art History at Western Illinois University since 2007. She retired in 2019 and now resides in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, where she works as a full-time fiber artist, creating stitched fabric wall hangings on themes related to social justice.

Morgan always planned to return to art. Right before the Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020, she bought a sewing machine and began to develop her signature appliqué technique.

“It was just a germ of an idea,” she said, explaining it took her some time to capture the technique before diving into this subject matter.

Morgan’s work reflects on political issues including police brutality, gun violence and the separation of families at the U.S./Mexico border. Her moti vation in making this work is not only to raise awareness and to start a conversation, but also to imagine what a better future could look like.

“I had been really taken with the community response to tragedies,” Morgan said. “The Treyvon Martin killing in 2012, and then Michael Brown just a few years later … I was inspired by how the community dealt with that pain by making artwork and murals … spontaneous memorials. I had been using that imagery in my teaching,” she said.

“So that had been on my mind for a long time. People have this impulse to memorialize as a way of healing and remembering. We see this on the side of the road after traffic accidents.”

As Morgan began to master her quilting technique, Breonna

Taylor was fatally shot in her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment when at least seven police officers forced entry into the apart ment. Morgan was inspired to make a quilt as an act of protest.

“That was my first picture that came together as a meaningful statement,” she said of her 2020 work, “Memorial for Breonna Taylor.”

Stitched across the top of the quilt is a flight of birds, much like those tattooed on Taylor’s right shoulder. She is surrounded by flowers and depicted with a crown on her head.

Another piece featured in the Park Circle Gallery exhibit, “An Empty Barber Chair, Monroe, LA,” brings attention to the 2019 police killing of Ronald Greene, a 49-yearold barber from Monroe, Louisiana. “Witness for the Prosecution” showcases Courtney Ross, long-time girlfriend of George Floyd, as she tearfully recalled her relationship with him in testimony at the Derek Chauvin murder trial April 1, 2021.

These works memorialize the victims of these crimes while celebrating the commu nity response.

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Joshua Flint exhibits at Robert Lange Studios

Magical realist painter Joshua Flint displays new works at Robert Lange Studios in an exhibit called Dream Sequence. An opening reception takes place 5-8 p.m. Dec. 2 during Charleston Gallery Association’s First Friday Art Walk . Flint will be on hand to answer questions and sign copies of his new book during the opening.

Charleston Music Hall kicks off annual holiday film series

Get into the holiday spirit during Charleston Music Hall’s annual holiday film series. Movie screenings begin Dec. 1 with Love Actually, followed by a Dec. 2 presentation of It’s a Wonderful Life. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. For a full movie schedule or to purchase tickets, visit charlestonmusichall.com.

Painting in the Park debuts at Oak Terrace Preserve Pavillion

The first installment of “ Reframe ,” the Gibbes Museum of Art ’s new event celebrating community and art, takes place 3-5 p.m. Dec. 4 at North Charleston’s Oak Terrace Preserve Pavillion . Gibbes’ visiting artist Amiri Farris will be live painting during the event and Mike Brown will be spinning tunes. Guests can pick up brushes scattered throughout the park and paint their own masterpiece with provided art supplies. No registration is required for the free event. For more information, visit gibbesmuseum.org.

Mount Pleasant company presents The Nutcracker

Head to the Sottile Theatre for Mount Pleasant Performing Art Company’s 18th annual performance of The Nutcracker. The holiday classic follows the tale of Clara, a girl who dreams of going on a majestic adventure with a wooden nutcracker doll. Performances take place Dec. 2-4 at varying times. Tickets and information are available at mtpballet.com.—Chloe Hogan

Jamele Wright Sr. describes a spiritual experience through abstract art

“People just flooded into the streets — and this was during a pandemic,” Morgan said of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. “I wanted to acknowledge that response and present something positive or hopeful. It was my way of being part of the demonstrations, being involved in the contemporary moment when I wasn’t able to be physically present.”

Morgan’s artwork honoring George Floyd exemplifies this sentiment.

“For my George Floyd piece, I depicted his daughter in what I thought was a hopeful gesture,” Morgan said.

The work depicts Gianna Floyd, with tears in her eyes, raising a fist. Stitched across the work in gold are the words Gianna told then-presidential candidate Joe Biden: “Daddy changed the world.”

“The comforter and what it signifies, that was a conscious decision early on,” Morgan said. “It brings warm feelings of home, of safety.”

Morgan hopes for her work to end up in a public collection “somewhere it can get some eyes on it,” she said.

“One of the reasons I love to show, and I enjoyed my opening at Park Circle Gallery, is because I love to see that interaction with the work. People want to get up close, they want to see the details and wonder how it’s made,” she said.

“And then, they read the statement of what it’s about. What appears to be an inno cent image, once they read about it, there’s a moment of realization. It brings the subject that I would like to have considered into people’s awareness. The medium provides a sort of approachability. It’s not in your face; it lets the viewer decide how involved their thought process will be with the topic. It’s satisfying to me,” Morgan said. “The work is doing what I hoped for.”

Learn more about Morgan by visiting picturingblackpower.com. Her exhibition at Park Circle Gallery is on view through Dec. 31.

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Jamele Wright Sr. describes a spiritual experience through abstract art

By Chloe Hogan

Jamele Wright Sr.’s artwork draws on the Black American experience, creating a conversation about history, spirituality and material possessions between Africa and the American South.

His spiritually charged exhibition, the land knows the truth…, is on display at the Gibbes Museum of Art through Dec. 5.

The abstract land scapes in this exhibit focus on the region’s beauty, interwoven with its deeply complex history. Wright said he approached his art making in Charleston as a historian observing Charleston’s landscape, energy and people and reporting his findings through his artwork. The artist was particularly concerned with capturing the “emotional echoes of the lives who have inhabited this region,” he said.

Wright makes an interesting stylistic choice by presenting landscapes in a por trait orientation. Process is important to the context of these works. Wright starts with canvas and cotton which are soaked in indigo and then dunked in the ocean before drying in the sun on the beach at Sullivan’s Island. The exhibition at the Gibbes includes a bowl of indigo-dyed sand, a remnant of Wright’s creative process.

Wright, who grew up in Ohio, is now based in Atlanta. He participated in the Gibbes’ Visiting Artist program this May and June. It was during that residency that Wright created his new body of work

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“When I came to Charleston, I was charged by the community,” he said. “This is a very interesting place, energetically.

Charleston is rich with a lot of information.”

Wright was welcomed by the community with an opening reception at the College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center, where he met executive director, Dr. Tamara Butler.

“Dr. Butler gave me ideas of what to look for here. She kept mentioning the sound of Charleston,” he continued. “She said Charleston doesn’t sound like any other place. At first I didn’t understand that, but after spending time here, I learned, the sound of Charleston is really a certain type of silence,” Wright said.

“Silence can be beautiful, and can also be violent. And that’s what I heard in Charleston.”

Wright felt a “divine pull” towards Sullivan’s Island, he said, as this was the arrival point for tens of thousands of enslaved Africans.

The landscapes in his work represent those first Africans that were brought to the area and their descendants. In his artist statement, Wright wonders, “What gave those people hope? What kept them going?”

“On that beach, I felt like I could feel those people coming to shore,” he said. “I wanted to open myself up to receive that energy and relay it through the surface of a painting.”

During his residency at the Gibbes, Wright approached creating a new body of work with intention and care.

“I came in as an outsider, trying really hard not to exploit or appropriate. I think when you live somewhere, you can become numb to the beauty and the pain,” Wright said.

Wright’s decision to dye his canvases with indigo, once a “cash crop” in South Carolina, is an important artistic choice.

“Indigo artist Arianne King Comer came to me on the first day of my residency. She was like my oracle. I would go up to her place once or twice a week and we would talk about indigo, and what indigo repre sents here,” Wright said.

After the soaking, dyeing and drying pro cess, Wright works on the surface with house paint, tape and glitter, sometimes even drag ging Spanish moss across the surface.

“When I put that indigo in the ocean, I’m collecting the energy, collecting the songs, the mourning, the love and the joy. I wanted to capture the love that mothers have for their daughters, that fathers have for their sons. I wanted it to vibrate and shift the energy in the Gibbes,” Wright said. “That was my motivation.”

Wright came to Charleston for his

residency with only paint brushes, as his intention was to source everything from the Lowcountry.

“I wanted everything to be Charleston,” he said. “I selected lines and shapes that I saw driving around. I tried to capture sun sets, the way the light hits the marsh, the birds dancing in the sky.

“Every smudge, every color choice, it was all inspired by what I had taken in from Charleston. What I heard in the sound of Charleston,” he continued. “I believe there are voices there that are not heard, that are still crying out. I wanted to honor those people.

“I’m not a politician, I’m not an activist, I’m just an artist,” Wright said. “What I really wanted to do was pay tribute to those that came before me. I wanted to give them a voice.”

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A Lowcountry Thanksgiving

By Michael Pham

Turkey is a staple of Thanksgiving dinner, but early Charlestonians may have dined on more unusual dishes by today’s standards.

The Shaftesbury Papers, a collection of correspondence from South Carolina set tlers to England in the 1670s, are some of the earliest accounts of the types of food Charlestonians consumed.

According to the papers, wild deer and turkey were big commodities, which is no surprise considering turkeys still are common wild birds in the area.

Other birds, such as herons and ducks, were also abun dant wildlife that Charlestonians served at dinner spreads, said Martha Zierdan, curator of historical archaeology at The Charleston Museum.

Contrary to how much seafood is con sumed in Charleston today, fish and seafood weren’t the biggest commodities sold in the markets, according to Zierdan. Other types of wildlife that settlers ate included alliga tors and different kinds of turtles, such as diamondback terrapins and loggerheads. Zierdan gave an example of one usual offering: a roasted turtle served in the shell and topped with a pie crust.

By the late 18th century, the Charleston diet became more diverse, “built on some European domesticates … particularly a lot of beef,” Zierdan said.

Several examples of beef dishes served in that era come from A Colonial Plantation Cookbook , a collection of recipes, then called “receipts,” from Hariott Pinckney Horry. These recipes date back to 1770 during her time at Hampton Plantation in McClellanville. Beef recipes like dressing a calf’s head, “pott[ing] beef like venison,” beef col

lops, “dress[ing] a calf’s head in imitation of turtle” and “dob[ing] a rump of beef” are the highlights of Horry’s meat recipes.

Horry also details recipes for stewed ducks and pigeons in her cookbook.

A standard supper display included several tables spread across the room covered in dishes ranging from calves’ heads, beef tongues and rabbits to jellies and roasted vegetables, Zierdan said.

But just because the Charleston diet diversified over the centuries doesn’t mean people stopped eating turkey. Turkeys were, after all, a common wild bird in the area.

“In the earliest days of South Carolina, they were eating a lot more turkey and deer than beef,” said Charleston histo rian Nic Butler. “The Native Americans were probably bringing them deer and turkeys because the wildlife is really so abundant. There’s plenty of food around.”

In the years after English settlers estab lished Charles Towne, John Drayton’s library at Drayton Hall Plantation held a popular English cookbook, according to the plantation website, The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy by Hannah Glasse. In the cookbook, two recipes stood out that may have been served at the Drayton Hall dining table: stewed turkey and corn pudding. Because the cookbook was considered popular, it’s possible that many other wealthy families had access to those same recipes.

But Zierdan said, “there’s not so much difference based on wealth or ethnicity.

Everybody ate a lot of the same things, at least the way we see it.” People with means ate a more diverse diet, such as imported cattle, “aug mented with all of the bounty that the Lowcountry offers.”

In her book, Charleston: An Archaeology of Life in a Coastal Community, Zierdan recounted a description of a menu at a wealthy Charlestonian dinner party:

“I dined with a large party in a handsome house. The table was covered with turtle soup, fish, venison, boiled mutton, roast turkey, boiled turkey and ham, two boiled salted tongues, two tame ducks and two wild ducks, some dressed dishes, boiled rice, hominy, potatoes, cauliflower salad, etc. The whole dinner was at once placed on the table before we sat down. When it was removed, a complete course of pastry and pudding succeeded then a most excel lent dessert of oranges, shaddock bananas and a variety of east India fruit with ice cream and profusion. The liquids consis tently have champagne, Madeira Sherry, Port Clara, Porter lemonade, etc.”

Just imagine a large Thanksgiving feast filled with a diverse array of dishes. Swap

out a calf’s head with something more popular today like smoked brisket, or jellies in favor of pumpkin pie.

“What

generally do on Thanksgiving today is a direct descen dant of those original kinds of English days of Thanksgiving,” Butler said. “In the 18th century, when Charles Towne had grown some and there’s [more] shops and businesses, on the days of Thanksgiving, it would be common to close all the shops — pretty much like Thanksgiving today, where everything’s closed with the expectation that you’re going to go home and spend time with your family.”

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What did Charlestonians eat originally during the holiday?

Charlestonians were just as likely to serve roasted duck or wild game as they were to offer turkey

Local Bloody Mary mix incorporates Sea Island spices

By Michael Pham

A standard Bloody Mary mixes spice, heat, umami and salt for a flavorful, savory cocktail perfect for brunch (or to cure a hangover). But, a new locally made mix, called “The Other Mary,” incorporates some interesting ingredients not typically found in traditional mixes.

The Other Mary is a collabora tion between Gina Moore of Pluff Mud Mercantile in West Ashley and Jon Lessans of Indigo Ink Marketing. The mix amps up the spice and heat with notes of island spices and real wasabi to ignite your taste buds.

“[Before], I didn’t drink Bloody Marys,” Moore said. “I didn’t like them. I wanted to like them. They look good. They look healthy. But every time I would try one, it just would fall short. I was thinking, ‘It’s just not good.’ ”

Moore set out on a journey to create a drink she actually wanted — something different and unique to her. While experi menting with flavors that could pair well with tomato juice, Moore said she thought of the Sea Island spices on Edisto Island, where she lived for 13 years. These spices, Moore said, are rich in paprika and pepper flavor.

The flavors of a childhood gumbo also inspired Moore. In her initial recipe for the

Photos by Ruta Smith

Jon Lessans (left) and Gina Moore’s complementing taste buds create a balanced, tasty Bloody Mary mix

The Other Mary is available at Moore’s Pluff Mud Mercantile in West Ashley

Taste authentic wasabi and Sea Island spices in The Other Mary mix

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mix, she said she added ingredients found in gumbo, like bay leaves, celery and onions, and the Sea Island spices. Once her first attempt at the mix was ready, she wanted a second opinion.

And that’s where Lessans stepped in. He had previously talked to Moore about pos sibly launching a Bloody Mary mix under his other brand, Shuckable.

“Because of oysters and Bloody Marys, it always kind of made sense to me to do one at some time,” Lessans said. “And then one day, she approached me and was like, ‘I’ve got this idea and a recipe and the name.’ And when she said it to me, I said, ‘Forget the Shuckable one. I want in on this.’ ”

The pair worked together with a copacker to refine the flavor of The Other Mary. For heat, Moore said horseradish was too boring and in order to stand out from other mixes, Lessans and Moore agreed to add authentic wasabi. Contrary to popular belief, the wasabi found in commercial grocery stores is not actually wasabi but col ored horseradish, according to Moore and Lessans, so they sourced real wasabi. The next batch of mix will incorporate wasabi from a farm in North Carolina.

“We had no idea that wasabi actually makes it sweeter,” Moore said. “So it kind of cuts down that acidic flavor to it and rounded out all the other spices. So you get a little heat on the back end but you don’t get hit up your sinuses.”

Moore wanted to add okra for a touch of green, but said she worried the slimy tex ture might disturb the viscosity. The next option was dried green beans, but sourcing would be too difficult. As a compromise, the co-packer suggested spinach, to which Lessans and Moore agreed.

“I remember when we first added the wasabi,” Lessans said. “I’ve got a baby palate, so it can’t be too hot. But when we added that to it, it actually helped the spice even out.”

Moore added, “That’s why it was great to have Jon to test — because of his baby palate. We want something that’s flavorful and has a little heat but not too much.”

Order 32 oz. bottles of The Other Mary Bloody Mary mix or find retail locations at theothermarymix.com.

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What’s open for Thanksgiving?

82 Queen is taking reservations through Resy for three-course meals featuring Southern favorites like its she-crab soup.

Church and Union will open 11 a.m.-9 p.m., serving a three-course prix fixe menu offering Serrano ham, Chilean sea bass and more for $70 per person.

Coastal Provisions will open 12-9 p.m., offering Thanksgiving lunch and dinner specials like roasted turkey breast, mashed potatoes and more.

The Dewberry is open for three seatings at 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. for a three-course family style meal. Tickets are $90 per person. Email concierge@dewberryhotels.com to make reservations.

Iron Rose is offering a full Thanksgiving menu from 11:30 a.m.6:30 p.m. and limited bar bites menu until 9 p.m. You can make reservations via Resy.

Tempest will open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. serving a three-course prix fixe menu like sweet potato bisque, confit swordfish and more for $75 per person.

The Watch Rooftop will offer a Thanksgiving buffet including roasted turkey breast, marinated salmon, mac and cheese, deviled eggs and more. Reservations are required and available through Resy. Seats are $65 per adult.

Sweetgrass Inn is hosting a Thanksgiving feast buffet with seatings at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. The meal is $82 per person.

For more Thanksgiving dine-out options, check out the full story at CharlestonCityPaper.com.

What’s new?

New Orleans-style brunch joint Ruby Sunshine is now open in Avondale on Savannah Highway from 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. and Sun.

Wisconsin Meat & Cheese is now open at 1027 Folly Road on James Island, serving up fine meats and cheeses.

Celebrate the holidays

Avondale Wine & Cheese is offering a free glass of wine in exchange for clothing donations to benefit Lowcountry Orphan Relief. The holiday drive runs through Dec. 17.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2022CP1004476

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust 2018-RPL4, Plaintiff, v.

Irvin Wittrell; Valerie Wittrell, In dividually; South Carolina State Housing Finance and Develop ment Authority Valerie Wittrell, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Leroy Wittrell; Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Anna Lee Wittrell, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representa tives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other per sons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe Defendant(s).

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived (011847-05028)

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

THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Com plaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Caro lina on September 23, 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

real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe Defendant(s).

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI Deficiency Judgment Waived (011847-05028)

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TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Irvin Wittrell, Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Anna Lee Wittrell, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 1722 Bozo Ln, Johns Island, SC 29455, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 279-14-00-081, 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 within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Ian C. Gohean, Willson, Jones, Carter & Baxley, PA, 325 Rocky Slope Road, Greenville, SC 29607, made absolute.

s/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

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 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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2022CP1004476

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust 2018-RPL4, Plaintiff, v.

Irvin Wittrell; Valerie Wittrell, In dividually; South Carolina State Housing Finance and Develop ment Authority Valerie Wittrell, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Leroy Wittrell; Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Anna Lee Wittrell, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representa tives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other per sons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the appointment of Ian C. Gohean as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability, it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Ian C. Gohean, be and hereby is appointed Guard ian Ad Litem Nisi on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons under a dis ability, all of whom may have or may claim to have some interest in or claim to the real property commonly known as 1722 Bozo Ln, Johns Island, SC 29455; that Ian C. Gohean is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendant(s), unless the said Defendant(s), or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians Ad Litem for the said Defendant(s), and it is FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendant(s) Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Anna Lee Wittrell, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, .by publication thereof in the Charleston City Paper, a news paper of general circulation in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action.

Clerk of Court/Judge for Charleston County Charleston, South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust 2018-RPL4, Plaintiff, v.

Irvin Wittrell; Valerie Wittrell, In dividually; South Carolina State Housing Finance and Develop ment Authority ; Valerie Wittrell, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Leroy Wittrell; Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Anna Lee Wittrell, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representa tives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other per sons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Defendant(s).

LIS PENDENS

Deficiency Judgment Waived DOCKET NO. (011847-05028)

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 Leroy Wittrell to Beneficial Mortgage Co. of South Carolina dated December 19, 2006, and recorded in the Office of the RMC/ROD for Charleston County on January 2, 2007, in Mortgage Book T610 at Page 211. This mortgage was assigned to LSF8 Master Participation Trust, c/o Caliber Home Loans, Inc. by as signment dated 6/26/2014 and recorded June 30, 2014 in Book 414 at Page 12. This mortgage was assigned to U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust 2018-RPL4 dated August 3, 2022 and to be recorded. This loan is subject to a Loan Modification dated May 1, 2015.

The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, described as follows:

ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Johns Island, County of Charleston, State of South. Carolina, and being known and designated as Lot Nine (9), Block G, on a plat of a portion of a subdivision known as DUNMOVIN, by EM. Seabrook, Jr., C.E. and L.S., dated the 16th day of September, 1965, which plat is duly recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Plat Book T, page 126.

Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as shown and delineated on said plat which is made a part and parcel hereof by reference thereto.

This conveyance is made subject to restrictive covenants, or modi fications thereto, easements and/or rights-of-way heretofore granted affecting the abovedescribed property and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina.

This being the same property conveyed to Leroy Wittrell and Valerie D. Wittrell by deed of Nathaniel T. Commodore, dated April 4, 1997 and recorded April 8, 1997 in Deed Book H282 at Page 346. This being the same property conveyed to Leroy Wit trell by deed of Valerie D. Wittrell dated November 4, 1998 and recorded November 10, 1998 in Deed Book L314 at Page 265.

Subsequently, Leroy Wittrell died intestate on December 14, 2020 leaving the subject property to his heirs namely Anna Wittrell, Valerie Wittrell and Irvin Wittrell as is more fully preserved in the Probate records for Charleston County, in Case No. 2022ES1001457; subsequently, Anna Lee Wittrell died intestate on May 18, 2022 leaving the subject property to her heirs namely Valerie Wittrell and Irvin Wittrell.

Property Address: 1722 Bozo Ln Johns Island, SC 29455 TMS/PIN# TMS# 279-14-00-081

/s/Jeriel A. Thomas 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

NINTH JUDICIAL

Case No. 2022-CP-10-2540

HARVEY GANTT

Plaintiff, versus Estate of Christopher C. Gantt, Sr., Estate of Anna Brown Gantt/a/k/a Anna Brown Gantt Aiken, Estate of Moriah Gantt White, Estate of Christopher C. Gantt, Jr., Estate of Robert Gantt, Estate of Hasten Gantt, Estate of Alma Gantt Simmons, Estate of Harold Gantt, Estate of Alex Gantt, Aundria Gantt Douglas, Estate of Gloria Gantt Wilford, Estate of Chrysandra Gantt Hol loway, Estate of Deanna Theresa Gantt, Pamela Simmons Beasley, Vincent L. Simmons, Carmen Sim mons Adderley, Rodney Simmons, Rosie Bowie, Iris Coleman-Payne, Kevin Coleman, Yvette Coleman, Shakeema Johnson Carrasquillo, Daulton Gantt, Tracy Gantt, Nephfetia Anna Johnson, Valerie Willis Jackie Gantt Braithwaite, Ralph Darrell Gantt Eugene White, Walter White, Emma White Martin, Joseph White, Marie White, Herman White, Paul White, Silas White, Lucille White, Christopher White, and Nathaniel Whiteand all persons claiming any right, title, estate interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein; also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein; any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being as a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being as a class designated as Richard Roe. Defendants.

NOTICE

TO: THE, DEFENDANTS, Estate of Christopher C. Gantt, Sr., Estate of Anna Brown Gantt/a/k/a Anna Brown Gantt Aiken, Estate of Moriah Gantt, White, Estate of Christopher C. Gantt, Jr., Estate of Robert Gantt, Estate of Hasten Gantt, Estate of Alma Gantt Simmons, Estate of Harold Gantt, Estate of Alex Gantt, Aundria Gantt Douglas, Estate ofGloria Gantt Wilford, Estate of Chrysandra Gantt HollowayEs tate of Deanna Theresa Gantt, Pamela Simmons Beasley, Vincent L.Simmons, Carmen Simmons Adderley, Rodney Simmons, Rosie Bowie, Iris Coleman-Payne, Kevin Coleman, Yvette Coleman, Shakeema Johnson Carrasquillo, Daulton Gantt, Tracy Gantt, Nephfetia Anna Johnson, Valerie Willis Jackie Gantt Braithwaite, Ralph Darrell Gantt Eugene White, Walter White, Emma White Martin, Joseph White, Marie White, Herman White, Paul White, Silas White, Lucille White, Christopher White, and Nathaniel Whiteand, John Doe, Mary Roe, and Richard Roe.

Take NOTICE: That the original Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice Nisi, Notice of Intent to Refer, and Notice of Right of first Refusal, in the above-captioned case were filed in the office of the Charleston County Clerk for the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit on the 6th day of June, 2022.

SUMMONS (Quiet Title)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or to otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff or his attorney, George E. Counts, Esquire, at 27 Gamecock Avenue, P.O. Box 80399, Charleston,

South Carolina 29416, or to otherwise appear and defend the action pursuant to applicable court rules, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of this day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint or otherwise appear and defend within the time aforesaid, 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.

TO MINORS OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), 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, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.

Dated this 4th day of June, 2022, at Charleston, South Carolina.

LIS PENDENS (Quiet Title)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Court upon complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendants to quiet title to the below described property. The premises covered and affected by the said action at the time of the filing of this Notice is described as follows:

SEE ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT “A”

TMS#: 098-00-00-126

Dated: June 4, 2022

NOTICE NISI (Quiet Title)

TO THE DEFENDANTS HEREIN, NAMES AND ADDRESSES UNKNOWN, INCLUDING ANY THEREOF WHO MAY BE MINORS OR UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY, IF ANY, WHETHER RESIDENTS OR NON-RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TO THE NATURAL, GENERAL, TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN OR COMMITTEE, OR OTHERWISE AND TO THE PERSON WITH WHOM THEY MAY RESIDE, IF ANY THERE BE:

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that Willie B. Heyward, Attorney at Law, of Charleston, South Carolina, has been appointed Guardian ad Litem in the above entitled action by Order and that such Order will become absolute thirty (30) days after the last publication of the Notice of Appointment herein unless such of the Defendants as may be heirs, devisees, distributees, administrators, executors, guard ians and all those persons who may be minors, incompetents, in military service, under any legal disability, or other persons claiming by, through or under the deceased persons above named, or someone in their behalf in the meantime procure to be appointed Guardian ad Litem for them, and that such Order is on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County, Berke ley County Courthouse, Moncks Corner, South Carolina.

Dated: June 4, 2022, Charleston, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO REFER (Quiet Title)

TO THE DEFENDANTS NAMED ABOVE:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that upon the expiration of thirty(30) days following the service of a copy of the within notice of Intent to Refer upon you, the Plaintiff intends to and will appear before the Honorable Presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, at the usual place of judicature, and

will move His or Her honor for an order referring the above entitled action to the Charleston County Master in Equity, for the purpose of holding a hearing into the merits of said cause, together with the authority to enter final judgment therein, and to provide that should any appeal be taken from the final judgment therein, and to provide that should any appeal be taken from the final judgment of the Dorchester County Master in Equity, as aforesaid, that such appeal shall be made directly to the Supreme Court of South Carolina or alter natively to the South Carolina Court of Appeals.

/S/ George E. Counts

GEORGE E. COUNTS

Dated: June 4, 2022

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO FIRST REFUSAL (Quiet Title)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN NAMED:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF YOUR STATUTORY RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.

The Court shall provide for the non-petitioning joint tenants or tenants in common who are interested in purchasing the property to notify the Court of that interest no later than (10) days prior to the date set for the trial of the case. The non-petitioning joint tenants or tenants in common shall be allowed to purchase the interests in the property as provided in this section whether default has been entered against them or not. 1976 SC Code of Laws, Section 15-61- 25 (A).

/S/George E. Counts GEORGE E. COUNTS, ESQUIRE COUNTS AND HUGER, LLC 27 Gamecock Ave., Suite 200 CHARLESTON, S.C. 29407 (843) 573-0143

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF Charleston, South Carolina DATED: June 4, 2022

Master’s Sale Case No. 2019-CP-10-06489

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

Freedom Mortgage Corporation, vs. Lois Y Oden; Brookdale at Forest Hills Homeowners Association, Inc.; LVNV Funding LLC; Midland Funding LLC; Barclays Bank Delaware; Low Country Restoration Services, LLC; South Carolina Department of Revenue

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of October 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at pub lic auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 6th day of December, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land, with the buildings and improve ments thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina and being known and designated as Lot 4004, Brook dale Subdivision, Phase 4-A, as shown on that plat entitled “PLAT SHOWING LOTS 4001 THROUGH 4027 BROOKDALE PHASE 4A PROPERTY OF D.R. HORTON, INC. LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC” by Joseph O. Eelman, SCRLS No. 16492-B, dated June 11, 2014, and recorded on June 18, 2014, in the RMC Office for Charles ton County in Plat Book L14 at Page 0263. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions,

butting and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

BEING the same property conveyed to Lois Y. Oden by Deed of D.R. Horton, Inc. dated February 25, 2015 and recorded March 30, 2015 in Book 465 at Page 926, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charles ton County, South Carolina.

TMS# 397-05-00-782 7717 Kinston Street North 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.

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 November 13, 2022; November 23, 2022; November 30, 2022

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.

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, 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.

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 in/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.

THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL BEING A CLASS DESIG NATED AS RICHARD ROE: YOU ARE FURTHER SUM MONED AND NOTIFIED that Plaintiff’s attorney has applied for the appointment of an attorney to represent you. If you fail to apply for the appointment of an attorney to represent you within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you Plaintiff’s appointment will be made absolute with no further action from Plaintiff.

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, AS SESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

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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 November 13, 2022; November 23, 2022; November 30, 2022 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-04355

that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on September 16, 2022.

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A.

By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996

Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453

Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334

Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530

H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134

Kevin T. Brown (kevinb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64236

Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074

ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 30, 2022.

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A.

By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996

Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453

Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334

Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530

H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley. com), SC Bar #64134

Kevin T. Brown (kevinb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64236

Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074

ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-04015

Master’s Sale Case No. 2022-CP-10-02824

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

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB not individually, but solely as trustee for Residential Mortgage Aggregation Trust, PLAINTIFF, VS. Charles Raymond Tonge; Pamela Edith Tonge; and Inland Bank and Trust successor by merger to Cambridge Bank, DEFENDANT(S).

loanDepot.com, LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS. Mary Catherine Becker Engle a/k/a Mary C. Engle; et. al. DEFENDANT(S).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (222315.00009)

Master’s Sale 2019-CP-10-01546

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

Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, PLAINTIFF

VERSUS Errol S. Critchlow a/k/a Errol Stanton Critchlow, as Personal Representative, individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Mattie Critchlow, Deceased; et al.,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 2022-CP-10-04614

PHH Mortgage Corporation, PLAINTIFF, vs. William R Morris a/k/a W Reaves Morris, and if William R Morris a/k/a W Reaves Morris be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estate of William R Morris a/k/a W Reaves Morris, distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of William R Morris a/k/a W Reaves Morris, and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe; Mary Turnbach Morris; DM, a minor; KM, a minor, DEFENDANT(S)

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)

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 their office, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUM MONS AND COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, on October 4, 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 ethi cal rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention con sideration 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 mitigation options or further review of your qualifications.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT(S) IN MILITARY SERVICE TO UNKNOWN OR KNOWN DEFENDANTS THAT MAY BE IN

AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC, vs. Anthony Pilgrim; Ashleytowne Recreational Development, Inc., Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of October, 2022. I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at pub lic auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 6th day of December, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN Unit situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and desig nated as Unit Number 1107 in Ashleytowne Village Horizontal Property Regime (A) as shown on the plans and specifications attached to the Master Deed of Ashleytowne Village Horizontal Property Regime (A), dated October 28, 1982 and recorded November 5, 1982, in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book V129, Page 325, and the amendments thereto. Together with the undivided percentage interest in the General Com mon Elements of the property described in Section 1 of Article 4 of said Master Deed appurte nant thereto.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Anthony Pilgrim by virtue of a Deed from James Douglas Thompson, Trustee of the James Douglas Thompson Trust Under Section 11.03 of Agreement Dated July 13, 1998, dated August 22, 2019 and recorded October 2, 2019 in Book 0826 at Page 148 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS # 358-16-00-158 2757 Jobee Drive, Unit 7 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

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (221106.00059)

TO THE DEFENDANTS CHARLES RAYMOND TONGE; AND PAMELA EDITH TONGE ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such ser vice, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a gen eral Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, spe cifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) 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 the Plaintiff(s) herein.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

TO THE DEFENDANT CHAR LOTTE BECKER, INDIVIDUALLY, AS HEIR OR DEVISEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN GEORGE BECKER, DECEASED ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such ser vice, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, 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 a gen eral Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, spe cifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

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 and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, ap plication for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in

DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated the August 12, 2021, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auc tion, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, Public Services Build ing (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 6th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2022 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that certain piece, parcel, and lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on the southern side of See Wee Road in St. James-Santee Parish, Awendaw Township Charleston County, State of South Carolina, delineated as Lot C, containing 2.310 acres, as shown on Plat of J. O`Hear Sanders, Jr., Registered Land Surveyor, dated September 24, 1980, Titled “Subdivision of 3.802 acres on the southside of See Wee Road, in St. JamesSantee Parish, owned by Samuel Jenkins”, and being of record in Plat Book AR at Page 93, in the Charleston County R.M.C. Office. The contents thereof being made a part of the within deed by reference. Measuring and containing the measurements, courses, distances, buttings, boundings, which will more fully and at large appear when refer ence is made to the aforemen tioned plat, and being bounded on the Northern side by See Wee Road, on the Eastern side by lands now or formerly of Sonyo and Yonkosky; on the Southern side by lands now or formerly of the heirs of Santo Sottile; and on the Western side by Lot B as shown on the plat herein referred to.

Please note that the above description has been modified to correct a minor, immaterial cleri cal error in the legal regarding the surveyor name (correcting from “J. O`Hear Sanders” to “J. O`Hear Sanders, Jr.”).

This being the same property conveyed to Samuel Jenkins by Deed from the Estate of John

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Jenkins dated September 22, 1978 and recorded September 22, 1978 in Book A117 at Page 406; thereafter, conveyed to Mattie Critchlow by Quit Claim Deed from the Estate of Samuel Jenkins (2001-ES-10-01767) dated January 11, 2002 and recorded January 28, 2002 in Book B395 at Page 457; also by Deed of Janie Campbell, Henry Jenkins, Marcie Jenkins, David Jenkins, Eric Jenkins, Stephanie Jenkins, Mark Jenkins, Hillary Jenkins, Jerome Jenkins, Joseph Jenkins, Fitzgerald Jenkins and Kevin Jenkins dated November 16, 2005 and recorded Decem ber 14, 2005 in Book W565 at Page 262; and re-recorded March 8, 2006 in Book R575 at Page 80 in the Register of Mesne Conveyance Office for Charleston County. Subse quently, Mattie Critchlow died testate on or about 01/11/2019, leaving the subject property to his/her devisees, namely Errol S. Critchlow a/k/a Errol Stanton Critchlow, as shown in Probate Estate Matter Number 2019ES-10-00496. Thereafter, Errol S. Critchlow a/k/a Errol Stanton Critchlow was appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of Mattie Critchlow (Probate Estate Matter Number 2019-ES-10-00496.

TMS No. 6290000132

Property address: 5209 Seewee Road Awendaw, SC 29429

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 percent (5%) of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-04477

Land Home Financial Services, Inc., PLAINTIFF, VS. Jimmy Manigault; et. al. DEFENDANT(S).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT

(222258.00125)

TO THE DEFENDANT NORMAN MANIGAULT, INDIVIDUALLY, AS LEGAL HEIR OR DEVISEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN PRIMUS MANIGAULT A/K/A JOHN MANIGAULT, SR., DECEASED ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to answer the Complaint in the

above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middle burg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such ser vice, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, 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 a gen eral Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, spe cifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

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 and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on September 23, 2022.

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A.

By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996

Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453

Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334

Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530

H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley. com), SC Bar #64134

Kevin T. Brown (kevinb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64236

Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074

ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

Master’s Sale 2021-CP-10-02672

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

US Bank Trust National Associa tion, Not In Its Individual Capacity But Solely As Owner Trustee For VRMTG Asset Trust, PLAINTIFF

versus William O. James aka William Owen James aka Owen James, Truist Bank, Thomas Warren, Absolute Resolutions Invest ments, LLC, South Carolina Federal Credit Union, DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of June, 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 6th day of December, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. All that certain piece, parcel, tract, or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements located thereon, or to be built thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No. 20, Block F, Carolina Terrace Subdivision, as shown on a plat thereof made by George LaBruce, dated June of 1930 and duly recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Plat Book E at Page 119; Said property having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings, as will by refer ence to said plat more fully and at large appear. Subject to any and all Restrictions, Covenants, Conditions, Easements, Rights of Way, and any and all other mat ters affecting subject property, of record in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina. Being the same prop erty conveyed unto Owen James by deed from Larry N. Ward, dated November 14, 2000 and recorded November 29, 2000 in Deed Book H359 at Page 756 in the ROD Office for Charleston County, South Carolina. TMS No. 4181300213 Property Address: 623 Maylen Road, Charleston, SC 29407 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRIC TIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compli ance with the bid at the rate of 6.5000%. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will re sell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the pur chaser. 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 GUIDE LINES 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 November 16, 2022, November 23, 2022, November 30, 2022

Mikell R. Scarborough

Master in Equity 4812

Master’s Sale 2022-CP-10-02180

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

NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, PLAINTIFF versus Kaimath Tracy, DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 13th day of October, 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 6th day of December, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the Village of Pine Grove, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, being rectangular in shape, measuring Fifty (50) feet on East Richardson Avenue and measuring Fifty and eighteen hundredths (50.18’) feet on the rear property line, and on the side property lines a distance of One Hundred Eighty Six and four-tenths (186.40’) feet; butting and bounding as follows, to wit: Northeast by Richardson Avenue, Southeast on Lot “G”; Southwest on lands now or formerly of the SCDOT; and Northwest, by Lot “E”. The above described lot of land will more fully appear as Lot “F” on a plat dated January 8, 2020 by Atlantic Surveying, Inc., a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and is specifically incorporated herein by reference. Further, said lot butting and bounding as follows to wit: Commencing at a 5/8” rebar located +/- 249’ feet from the right of way of Butler Street, thence running S37°34’04”W for a distance of One Hundred Eighty Six and four-tenths (186.40’) feet; thence turning and running S52°32’38”E for a distance of Fifty and eighteen hundredths (50.18’) feet; thence turning and running S37°30’45”W for a distance of One Hundred Eighty Six and four-tenths (186.40’) feet; thence turning and running N52°20’01”W for a distance of Fifty (50’) feet to said point of beginning. Being the same property conveyed to Kaimath Tracy by deed of Lina Elizondo and Francisco Elizondo, dated November 20, 2020 and recorded January 29, 2021 in Deed Book 0955 at Page 896.

TMS No. 3790000028 Property Address: 516 East Richardson Avenue, Summerville, SC 29485 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASE MENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bid der, 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 documen tary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.9900%. 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 Plain tiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automati cally withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the pur chaser. 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 GUIDE LINES 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 November 16, 2022, November 23, 2022, November 30, 2022

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 4834

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2021CP1005385

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. -vs-

Jamie Lanard Brown, Latresta Shamell Ward Brown, Midland Credit Management, Inc. and Cascade Capital Funding, LLC, Upon authority of a Decree dated March 14, 2022, I will of fer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Front Entrance of County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, on December 6, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

All that certain lot, piece or par cel of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Town of Meggett, St, Paul’s Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina, known and des ignated as LOT FIVE (5) on a plat prepared by H. Exo Hilton, R.L,S., entitled “Plat of 6 Lots Property Of W.C. Geraty, Meggett, St. Paul’s Parish, Charleston County, S.C.” dated April, 1985 and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County on April 2, 1986 in Book BH at Page 13. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, metes and bounds as will more fully appear by reference to said plat.

AND INCLUDED HEREWITH: A 2005 Southern Homes Manufac tured Home, 32 x 76, Serial No. DSD4AL44547AB, permanently affixed to the property.

Said easement consisting of a drain field and sewer lines, easements being more particu larly described as follows:

All that rectangular area of land situated within the boundaries of Lot 6 (bearing T-MS: 126--0000-173) and contiguous to Lot 5 above described. Being 25 feet wide by 51 feet deep, setback 50 feet from the front property line on the western boundary of Lot 6 (said western boundary line runs parallel to and abuts

on Storage Road); Lot 5 and 6 shown on a plat entitled “PLAT OF 6 LOTS PROPERTY OF W.C. GERATY, M.EGGETT, ST. PAULS PARISH, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” prepared by Exo Hilton, RLS 2552, dated April 1985 and recorded in Book BH at Page 13 in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina.

BEING the same property con veyed to Jamie Lanard Brown and Latresta Shamell Ward Brown by deed of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. dated July 22, 2015 and re corded August 10, 2015 in Book 0496 at Page 539 in the ROD Office for Charleston County.

TMS #: 126-00-00-172

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 prop erty 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 them selves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date.

NOTICE: ANYONE THAT AT TENDS WILL BE EXPECTED TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY B. Lindsay Crawford, IV, Esquire Telephone : (803) 790-2626

FOR INSERTION 11/16/22, 11/23/22, 11/30/22 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-04419

NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing. Plaintiff, -vsJohn J. Venturella; Dove Run Phase II Horizontal Property Re gime Homeowners Association Defendants

SUMMONS (Deficiency Judgment Demanded) (Mortgage Foreclosure) Non-Jury

TO THE DEFENDANT(S), John J. Venturella

YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their office, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, SC 29204, within (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day o such service; exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer to Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN

YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOME THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AN/OR TO PERSON UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABLILITY, INCOMPLETENTS AND PERSONS CONFINED AND PEERSON IN THE MILITARY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUM MONED AND NOTIFED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within (30) days after service of this Sum mons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Summons and Complaint in the abovecaptioned action were filed on September 21, 2022, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO FORE CLOSURE INTERVENTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the Supreme Court of South Carolina Administra tive Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

To be considered for any avail able Foreclosure Intervention, you must communicate with an otherwise deal with Plaintiff through its law firm, Crawford & von Keller, LLC. You must communicate any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration to Crawford & von Keller, LLC. within thirty (30) days from your receipt of this Notice by writing to the undersigned attorney P.O. Box 4216, Columbia, SC 29240 or calling 803-592-3863.

IF YOU FAIL TO COMMUNICATE AN INTEREST IN BEING EVALU ATED FOR FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION TO THE PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER BEING SERVED WITH THIS NOTICE, THEN THE PLAINTIFF WILL CONSIDER SUCH FAILURE AN ELECTION NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVEN TION AND WILL PROCEED WITH THE FORECLOSURE ACTION.

Crawford & von Keller, LLC PO Box 4216 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-790-2626 Email: court@crawfordvk.com Attorneys for Plaintiff

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2022-CP-10-03569

Tonia Manzie and Dennis Manzie, Plaintiffs, vs. Benjamin Drayton, Estate of Mary Lee Drayton, Charleston County Estate Case No. 1994ES-10-00439, and also Jane Doe and John Doe, fictitious names representing unknown heirs and distributees or devi sees of any of the Defendants 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 represent ing 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, Defendants.

SUMMONS: Quiet Title

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which has been filed in the

Office of

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 its attorney, Jennifer S. Smith, Esquire, P.C., 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.

NOTICE NISI

This is Notice nisi regarding this case. Court Appointed Guard ian Ad Litem for unknown parties is Rebecca Epstein, Esq., Epstein Law Firm, LLC, 843-628-9411.

Respectfully Submitted, s/ Jennifer S Smith Esquire Jennifer S. Smith, Esquire South Carolina Bar No. 69599 Jennifer S. Smith, Esq., P.C. 260 West Coleman Boulevard, Suite B Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464

Office: 843-819-6581 Fax: 866-526-5211 Email: jennifer@jennifer smithesq.com

Dated: August 08, 2022

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Rep resentative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.

Estate of: JUANITA ANN HENDERSON 2022-ES-10-1416 DOD: 05/30/22

Pers. Rep: LINDA K. BRESNAHAN PO BOX 1113

FOLLY BEACH, SC 29439 ************

Estate of: SHIRLEY HUBBARD SEAY 2022-ES-10-1574 DOD: 05/15/22

Pers. Rep: ROBERT A. SEAY 1117 PARKWAY DR. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ************

Estate of: WILLIAM GREGORY NIEMEYER 2022-ES-10-1711 DOD: 09/13/22

Pers. Rep: ALICE NORTON 100 BOYIE WAY SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485 ************

Estate of: BETTY MAE WASHINGTON 2022-ES-10-1721 DOD: 09/22/22

Pers. Rep: KENNETH BERNARD WHALEY 8608 WORMAN DR. KING GEORGE, VA 22485

Atty: F. RENEE GATERS, ESQ. PO BOX 1015 CHARLESTON, SC 29402 ************

Estate of: BARBARA PHARIS BURNS 2022-ES-10-1742 DOD: 09/11/22

Pers. Rep: LESLIE R. BURNS 4505 S. RHETT AVE. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405

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

Estate of: CHARLES DAVID TAYLOR 2022-ES-10-1743

DOD: 09/21/22

Pers. Rep: LLOYD ADAM TAYLOR 206 CYNTHIA LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29407

Atty: M. JEAN LEE, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: JULIUS PETTIGREW, SR. 2022-ES-10-1756

DOD: 03/19/22

Pers. Rep: CAROLYN TROUPE 1596 FT. JOHNSON RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Pers. Rep: DENISE PETTIGREW 1427 DICK SINGLETON RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: GEORGE E. COUNTS, ESQ. 27 GAMECOCK AVE., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-10-1558

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

JOLISA GARNER, DEFENDANT. IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2021.

TO DEFENDANT: JOLISA GARNER

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 27th day of May, 2022 at 2:55 PM, 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 default against the defendant for the relief demanded in the complaint. Adam Ruffin, SC Bar# 101350, 3366 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405. (843) 953-9625.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2022-DR-10-788

AMENDED SUMMONS MICHELLE RAMBERT, Plaintiff versus STEPHEN RAMBERT, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUM MONED and required to An swer the Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Amended Complaint on the subscriber, D. Allen Badger, at the address below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. That Defendant may be served by law enforcement, by private process server and/or by any other means permitted by Rules of Court or by law.

YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE FURTHER that if you fail to appear and defend and fail to answer the Amended Complaint as required by this Amended Summons within thirty (30) days after the service

hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.

D. Allen Badger, Attorney at Law 2129 Dorchester Rd. N. Charleston, SC 29405

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No: 2022-CP-10-1938

DELORIS J WILLIAMS, as Personal Representative of The Estate of William Harris Johnson, Plaintiff, vs. Rosenia Blackwell and Richard A. Milton, Defendants.

NOTICE OF HEARING

TO DEFENDANT RICHARD A MILTON:

A hearing will be held to quiet title to the subject property on December 12, 2022 at 11:30am before the Master in Equity for Charleston County located at 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC s/ Sabrina C. Call, Attorney for Plaintiff, The Law Firm of Sabrina Call, LLC, 201 Sigma Drive, Suite 300, Summerville, SC 29486

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Rep resentative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.

Estate of: CHAD EVERETT BELUE 2022-ES-10-0857

DOD: 12/26/21

Pers. Rep: DONNA JEAN BRYAN 17851 LOWCOUNTRY HWY. RUFFIN, SC 29475

Atty: G. RUTLEDGE DURANT, ESQ. 613 LONG POINT RD., #100 MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464

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Estate of: LINDA W. MONROE 2022-ES-10-1755 DOD: 09/18/22

Pers. Rep: CHINEQUA M. DAWKINS 591 HOWLANDVILLE WARRENVILLE, SC 29851

Pers. Rep: LARRY B. MONROE 216 TOPSAW LN. MONCKS CORNER, SC 29461

Atty: GEORGE E. COUNTS, ESQ. 27 GAMECOCK AVE., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************

Estate of: JOHN CARROLL HINES 2022-ES-10-1765 DOD: 09/21/22

Pers. Rep: SAMUEL MIDDLETON HINES, JR. 2457 SYLVAN SHORES DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Atty: KATHERINE C. MANGUS, ESQ. PO BOX 80309 CHARLESTON, SC 29416 ***********

Estate of: JANICE LEE GLEATON 2022-ES-10-1813

DOD: 09/01/22

Pers. Rep: DAWN C. MICALIZZI 379 COMMONWEALTH RD. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29466 Atty: JOHN S. WEST, ESQ. 207 CAROLINA AVE.

MONCKS CORNER, SC 29461 ************

Estate of: EILEEN M. VAUGHAN 2022-ES-10-1827 DOD: 08/21/22

Pers. Rep: JAMES A. VAUGHAN, III 5808 HIGHCROFT DR. CARY, NC 27519

Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************

Estate of: MCKINLEY WASHINGTON, JR. 2022-ES-10-1831 DOD: 07/24/22

Pers. Rep: BEULAH J. WASHINGTON 2913 HWY 165 RAVENEL, SC 29470

Atty: ANTHONY B. O’NEILL, SR., ESQ. 1847 ASHLEY RIVER RD., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************

Estate of: HERSCHEL CALVIN BATTLE 2022-ES-10-1844 DOD: 07/27/22

Pers. Rep: ALYSSA NICOLE BATTLE 112 TYGER ST. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485

Atty: AMANDA M. LEVINER, ESQ. 207 W. RICHARDSON AVE. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 ************

Estate of: LORETTA G. SMALLS 2022-ES-10-1845 DOD: 07/19/22

Pers. Rep: ACECILY D. FREEMAN 117 CLIFFORD RD. HOLLY SPRINGS, NC 27570

Atty: JOSEPH F. RUNEY, ESQ. PO BOX 6 CHARLESTON, SC 29402 ************

Estate of: ANN JENNINGS MAXWELL 2022-ES-10-1853 DOD: 12/02/21

Pers. Rep: DENNIS D. MAXWELL 400 QUAY CIR., #411 CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ************

Estate of: GRISTELLA SIMMONS 2022-ES-10-1954 DOD: 09/18/22

Pers. Rep: ERIKA MACK 2985 CONSERVANCY LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Atty: JOHN E. ROMANOSKY, JR., ESQ. 1 COOL BLOW ST, #201 CHARLESTON, SC 29403

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-10-1280 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

TANAEKIA GRANT, PERRY GRANT, CHANDRA GRAY, CHANDRICK CAMPBELL, AND ANDREW WILLIAMS, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2018, 2010, 2017, 2004, 2019, AND 2020.

TO DEFENDANT: CHANDRA GRAY 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, Charleston, SC 29401, on the 4th day of May, 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 default against the defendant for the relief demanded in the complaint.

Sally Young, SC Bar# 4686, 3366 Rivers Avenue North Charleston, SC 29405. (843) 953-9625.

Free Will Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): One of your callings as an Aries is to take risks. You’re inclined to take more leaps of faith than other people, and you’re also more likely to navigate them to your advantage — or at least not get burned. A key reason for your success is your keen intuition about which gambles are rela tively smart and which are ill-advised. But even when your chancy ventures bring you exciting new experi ences, they may still run you afoul of conventional wis dom, peer pressure, and the way things have always been done. Everything I have described here will be in maximum play for you in the coming weeks.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your keynote comes from teacher Caroline Myss. She writes, “Becoming adept at the process of self-inquiry and symbolic insight is a vital spiritual task that leads to the growth of faith in oneself.” Encouraging you to grow your faith in yourself will be one of my prime inten tions in the next 12 months. Let’s get started! How can you become more adept at self-inquiry and symbolic insight? One idea is to ask yourself a prob ing new question every Sunday morning, like “What teachings and healings do I most want to attract into my life during the next seven days?” Spend the subsequent week gathering experiences and revela tions that will address that query. Another idea is to remember and study your dreams, since doing so is the number one way to develop symbolic insight. For help, I recommend the work of Gayle Delaney: tinyurl.com/InterviewYourDreams

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The TV science fic tion show Legends of Tomorrow features a ragtag team of imperfect but effective superheroes. They travel through time trying to fix aberrations in the timelines caused by various villains. As they experi ment and improvise, sometimes resorting to wildly daring gambits, their successes outnumber their stumbles and bumbles. And on occasion, even their apparent mistakes lead to good fortune that unfolds in unexpected ways. One member of the team, Nate, observes, “Sometimes we screw up — for the better.” I foresee you Geminis as having a similar modus operandi in the coming weeks.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I like how Cancerian poet Stephen Dunn begins his poem, “Before We Leave,” He writes, “just so it’s clear — no whining on the journey.” I am offering this greeting to you and me, my fellow Cancerians, as we launch the next chapter of our story. In the early stages, our efforts may feel like drudgery, and our progress could seem slow. But as long as we don’t complain excessively and don’t blame others for our own limitations, our labors will become easier and quite productive.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Leo poet Kim Addonizio writes a lot about love and sex. In her book Wild Nights, she says, “I’m thinking of dating trees next. We could just stand around all night together. I’d murmur, they’d rustle, the wind would, like, do its wind thing.” Now might be a favorable time for you, too, to experiment with evergreen romance and arborsexuality and trysts with your favorite plants. When was the last time you hugged an oak or kissed an elm? JUST KIDDING! The coming weeks will indeed be an excellent time to try creative inno vations in your approach to intimacy and adoration. But I’d rather see your experiments in togetherness unfold with humans.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In her book Daughters of the Stone, Virgo novelist Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa tells the tale of five generations of Afro-Cuban women, her ancestors. “These are the stories of a time lost to flesh and bone,” she writes, “a time that lives only in dreams and memories. Like a primeval wave, these stories have carried me, and deposited me on the morning of today. They are the stories of how I came to be who I am, where I am.” I’d love to see you explore your own history with as much passion and focus, Virgo. In my astrological opinion, it’s a favorable time for you to commune with the influences that have made you who you are.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In accordance with astrological omens, here’s my advice for you in the coming weeks: 1. Know what it takes to please

everyone, even if you don’t always choose to please everyone. 2. Know how to be what everyone wants you to be and when they need you to be it, even if you only fulfill that wish when it has selfish value for you. 3. DO NOT give others all you have and thereby neglect to keep enough to give yourself. 4. When oth ers are being closed-minded, help them develop more expansive finesse by sharing your own reasonable views. 5. Start thinking about how, in 2023, you will grow your roots as big and strong as your branches.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Even if some people are nervous or intimidated around you, they may be drawn to you nonetheless. When that happens, you probably enjoy the power you feel. But I wonder what would happen if you made a conscious effort to cut back just a bit on the daunting vibes you emanate. I’m not saying they’re bad. I understand they serve as a protective measure, and I appreciate the fact that they may help you get the cooperation you want. As an experiment, though, I invite you to be more reassuring and welcoming to those who might be inclined to fear you. See if it alters their behavior in ways you enjoy and benefit from.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian rap per and entrepreneur Jay-Z has stellar advice for his fellow Sagittarians to contemplate regularly: “Ain’t nothin’ wrong with the aim; just gotta change the target.” In offering Jay-Z’s advice, I don’t mean to suggest that you always need to change the target you’re aiming at. On many occasions, it’s exactly right. But the act of checking in to evaluate whether it is or isn’t the right target will usually be valuable. And on occasion, you may realize that you should indeed aim at a different target.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You now have extra power to exorcise ghosts and demons that are still lingering from the old days and old ways. You are able to transform the way your history affects you. You have a sixth sense about how to graduate from lessons you have been studying for a long time. In honor of this joyfully tumultuous opportunity, draw inspiration from poet Charles Wright: “Knot by knot I untie myself from the past / And let it rise away from me like a balloon. / What a small thing it becomes. / What a bright tweak at the vanishing point, blue on blue.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In accordance with current astrological rhythms, I am handing over your horoscope to essayist Anne Fadiman. She writes, “I have always felt that the action most worth watch ing is not at the center of things, but where edges meet. I like shorelines, weather fronts, international borders. There are interesting frictions and incon gruities in these places, and often, if you stand at the point of tangency, you can see both sides better than if you were in the middle of either one.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Over the course of my life, I have been fortunate to work with 13 psycho therapists. They have helped keep my mental health flourishing. One of them regularly reminded me that if I hoped to get what I wanted, I had to know precisely what I wanted. Once a year, she would give me a giant piece of thick paper and felt-tip markers. “Draw your personal vision of paradise,” she instructed me. “Outline the contours of the welcoming paradise that would make your life eminently delightful and worth while.” She would also ask me to finish the sentence that begins with these words: “I am mobilizing all the energy and ingenuity and connections I have at my disposal so as to accomplish the following goal.” In my astrological opinion, Pisces, now is a perfect time to do these two exercises yourself.

Homework: In what process have you gone halfway, and you really should go all the way? Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

The many talents of Lillian Garcia

By Vincent Harris

Percussionist Lillian Garcia loves playing some of classical music’s most memorable pieces: Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” Beethoven’s “Ode To Joy” or Bizet’s “Carmen.” These are pieces she’s played for decades, and she still finds new things to enjoy about them when she plays with the Summerville Orchestra.

“I like anything that, oddly enough, made me practice at school,” Garcia said. “We had to practice all these concert excerpts to the point of perfection for our juries and for grades. There’s a tambourine part in Bizet’s ‘Carmen,’ which is a fairly intense tambou rine part and I wanted to play it, to prove to myself that I can still do it. I guess I get a kick out of being able to do stuff that I used to be able to do when I was in college.”

Garcia came to the Summerville Orchestra through a long and winding path. She played percussion in a band as a child in Virginia, after briefly flirting with piano and saxophone.

“I just started playing drums in the sixth grade,” she said. “I guess at the time being a girl in a ‘boys section,’ I felt super cool. That sounds so stupid but as a kid I was like, ‘Alright, I can do this boys thing,’ but playing was just fun. At the time it didn’t feel like work. It felt like something I wanted to do.”

As she got older, Garcia started to land paying gigs on timpani drums, also known as kettle drums.

“I remember the first gig I got in high school,” she said, “just playing timpani at a local church in Norfolk, Virginia, my mom had to drive me to it, and she was all freaked out and worried about me. And I just laughed because it was just a church gig. It was fun. It was like, ‘Wow, I can get paid to play! This is cool!’ ”

When she got to college, Garcia didn’t major in percussion — she became a band teacher and spent 18 years in the class

room. She also married a Navy man and moved frequently, living as far west as Seattle. She kept playing percussion any where she could all the while.

“I played in local symphonies and other churches,” she said. “Anybody that needed a drummer or percussionist. I played wher ever I could. I played with the Lynchburg Symphony [in Virginia] for a while. I sat in once for the Roanoke Symphony. I remember doing a musical at some point. And I got to play in a couple of groups up in Seattle. That was fun. And of course I was teaching the entire time.”

Garcia and her husband came to Charleston in 2014. She began playing locally almost immediately, first with the Mount Pleasant Symphony and eventually with the Summerville Orchestra.

“I saw that they needed percussionists in the Summerville Orchestra,” she said, “so I was like ‘Yeah, sure.’ So I wrote out and they wrote right back saying, ‘Yeah, we can use you,’ and that’s how it happened. I met my principal percussionist, and he gave me

music. The first concert I played was [con ductor] Wojciech Milewski’s first season with the group.”

Of course, if you’re not into clas sical music, you might still be familiar with Garcia because of her day job. She works behind the scenes and as a DJ for Charleston’s 95SX (WSSX FM). You can catch her on the radio on Saturday and Sunday evenings slinging top 40 hits and handling news breaks.

Garcia got into radio back in her Virginia days, working weekends and summers when she wasn’t teaching. She was a natural multitasker, handling everything from call screening to production.

“For me, I’m actually more into the behind-the-scenes thing,” she said. “What got me into radio was producing. I’m an audio producer for 95SX, from the promos and the branding. I’ll be the person that works the boards during the remotes or live broadcasts, too. So that’s what attracted me to it was making promos and just being behind the scenes.”

Catch College of Charleston Orchestra performance

The College of Charleston Orchestra was selected to perform this February at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. In celebration of the selection, the orchestra presents a showcase at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at the college’s Sottile Theatre featuring works such as Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture and Hungarian Dance No. 1 and “Charlestonia: A Folk Rhapsody” by Charleston composer Edmund Thornton Jenkins. Tickets are $20-$35 and available through gsbo.cofc.edu.

The Riviera Theater hosts a holiday show

To celebrate the holidays, the Riviera Theater will host its inaugural Rockin’ Holiday Special at 8 p.m. Dec. 1-2. The festive show features soulful Southern music from The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra based in Savannah. Tickets are $29 and available through therivierachs.com. Part of the proceeds will help fund Meeting Street Schools.

Two local acts play diverse shows Dec. 4

Thiccfreakness: A Tribute to The Black Keys takes over The Royal American stage Dec. 4 featuring guitarist James Rubush of local indie rock act Little Bird and Charleston drummer Jonathan Peace . The first-ever Reframe event, held in partnership with The Gibbes Museum of Art , takes over Oak Terrace Preserve Pavilion 3-5 p.m. Dec. 4 featuring R&B, hip-hop and jazz fusion from local music artist Mike Brown and live painting from Gibbes artist-in-residence Amiri Gueka Chelsea Grinstead

If you or your band is about to enter the studio, hit the road, or has a special gig coming up, reach out to us at chelsea@charlestoncitypaper.com.

Ruta Smith

Classical percussionist Lillian Garcia performs with Summerville Orchestra and works as radio personality for Charleston top 40 radio station 95SX

Charleston act She Returns From War joins High Water 2023 lineup

By Chelsea Grinstead

The High Water Festival 2023 lineup was officially announced Nov. 15.

Alongside acclaimed names in alter native music such as Beck and Wilco is Charleston’s own She Returns From War, which the community just voted Country/ Americana Act of the Year in the 2022 City Paper Music Awards. High Water will return to Riverfront Park April 15-16, 2023.

“It’s nice to see Wilco return to High Water,” said She Returns from War front woman Hunter Park, who’s attended every High Water Fest. “I’m really excited.”

Charleston’s iconic alternative rock duo Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent of Shovels & Rope helped place the Lowcountry music scene in the national spotlight by curating the festival since 2017. Blending big name acts with regional touring bands, the lineup at High Water Festival always has something for everyone in the realm of alternative rock.

“The hard work that Cary Ann and Michael put into making this festival that helps Charleston get access to big names is dope, because on touring cycles a lot of people miss South Carolina entirely,” Park told City Paper. “I’m just glad they’ve created such a curated space for musicians. They’ve been my mentors for a really long time.”

This year’s lineup is particularly diverse, including rapper Big Boi of six-time Grammy Award-winning hip-hop outfit Outkast and Brooklyn-based femalefronted indie pop group Lucius — not to mention folk-centric rock from Father John Misty and new wave from New Jersey rock band Bleachers.

Park said she will most likely have her upcoming record, Ruthless, released by the time High Water rolls around next year in April. Fingers crossed.

For tickets and info, visit highwaterfest.com.

Graham

Ashley Rose Stanol

High Fidelity: Your Top 5

Local cuisine writer Jai Jones knows all the best places to dine in Charleston. Jones spends his days eating his way through the Lowcountry food scene and reporting his findings on his blog JaiEats to keep locals and visi tors in the know about the latest happening in Holy City cuisine. From restaurant openings to staple brunch spots, Jones can fill you in on everything you need to know. Music goes hand in hand with good food, so Jones gave the City Paper his favorite albums for the ultimate dinner party experience:

Angels & Queens Part 1 - Gabriels

Renaissance - Beyoncé

SBTRKT - SBTRKT

Monk’s Music - Thelonious Monk Vision of 2 - 2 Slices

Single Sparrow releases a pair of records

By Kevin Murphy Wilson

Long before becoming the Charleston artist known as Single Sparrow, Patrick Leitner grew up in a household in Columbia filled with instruments. His musically inclined mom and dad played the organ, piano, bass and guitar between the two of them. This experimental environment piqued his interest.

“At 13, I picked up one of my parents’ guitars and started to teach myself from books we had lying around,” Leitner told the City Paper. “I picked up the bass next, and then imagined that the piano was just one really long guitar string with frets and figured out how to make the same chords. When I got a Tascam 424 tape recorder that could record 4-tracks, my musical landscape just opened up, and then ProTools and other recording software expanded those horizons even further.”

Some of the first songs Leitner learned were from acts such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Bush, but his attention quickly turned toward the likes of Death Cab For Cutie and Pedro the Lion. All of these influences linger in the sound he would come to call his own when he started recording original music under the name Single Sparrow back in 2016.

“For a while, Single Sparrow actually felt more like an alter ego, because I didn’t even tell anyone, not friends or family or co-workers, about my first three albums,” Leitner said. “It was almost like my musical self was a different person from my work and family self, but it didn’t feel honest

compartmentalizing that way.”

With The Cutting Room Floor album release this spring, Leitner started letting folks in on his time-consuming secret. And then he promptly got to work on his next song cycle.

“One of the most unusual things about my music is that I write, perform, record and master all the songs on Single Sparrow records. I play every instrument and every note, layering one on top of the other like a hermit obsessing over some creative work. As much time as I spend recording tracks, I easily spend three times that long mixing and mastering them in an almost unhealthy mania.”

The 12 songs on Leitner’s most recent LP, Automata, were all written, recorded and released over a period of about six months.

All five of his Single Sparrow projects are readily available via major streaming platforms now, but there are no physical releases or live shows in the works for this reclusive workaholic.

“I’m always trying to write songs that blur the lines between scenes from my life and fictional stories that hopefully have some emotional depth that’s easy to connect to, underpinned by a memorable melody and an indie rock format,” Leitner said. “I’ve already started writing for my next record, I just can’t seem to help myself.”

Indie rock recording project Single Sparrow recently released two albums, Automata and The Cutting Room Floor