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Charleston County’s five to 10-year plan for conservation and growth will be publicly available online Dec. 1, but some say they worry it won’t adequately respond to the county’s 2021 flood maps. The maps show a considerable flood risk in much of the county, including areas heavy with commercial and residential development. The maps by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicate a significant part of Charleston County is within either a coastal A zone or an inland V zone. Translated, that means both are classified as high-risk flood zones, which the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported have a 1% “chance of occurring in any given year.” So a 30-year mortgage on a home in one of these areas has at least a one-in-four chance of experiencing such an event. In Charleston County, all homeowners seeking a mortgage in zones A or V must have flood insurance, but the requirement doesn’t apply to existing structures. As the city’s Chief Resilience Officer Dale Morris told the Charleston City Paper, the insurance requirement is “actually very

narrow,” because it only applies to mortgages, not leases or rentals.

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“A lot of people think the [FEMA] mapping is out of date because of how quickly development is occurring in Charleston, the city, the county and the region,” Morris said. In other words, many who worry about coastal flooding believe FEMA’s maps understate the area’s flooding. The Woodwell Climate Research Center, for example, a prominent climate institute in Massachusetts, illustrates much higher rates of inland riverine flooding in Charleston by 2050 than the FEMA maps predict. Morris Morris added the reason these fairly recent maps might be outdated is because sea level rise is also worse than initially expected. The sea level, he said, “has risen 13 inches in the last 100 years here. Seven of that 13 was in the last 30 [years].”

The city of Charleston, according to Morris, is adapting its policies to assume an additional 14 inches of sea level rise by 2050. The resulting coastal inundation, paired with accelerated flooding, is only expected to threaten more homes and commercial buildings. The Woodwell Center in June reported that between 2040 and 2060 the number of at-risk structures in Charleston County is projected to be over 87,000 — about 58% of county developments. Edisto Island resident Fred Palm, a retired professor of oversight and investigations at the John Jay College School of Public Management, said he became interested in Charleston’s severe flood risk after he heard the phrase “nuisance flooding” and felt it was an oxymoron. Palm said a dirt-filling practice by developers to raise land to build on is common in floodplains — particularly when flood insurance regulations are dependent on base elevation. So those “who bought their houses not needing flood insurance are the ones needing flood insurance” later, after a rainfall or storm surge, he added. But Morris said the city has “required two more feet of elevation of that foundaCONTINUED ON PAGE 8

Dive into the holiday season at the South Carolina Aquarium with festive fun beginning Nov. 24, with several holiday-themed programs and events on the calendar through December. Guests can catch daily dive shows featuring festive elves in The Great Ocean Tank, the deepest saltwater tank in North America, and Santa Claus will visit the aquarium during Santa Sundays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17. Guests can also see animals with new holiday decor in their environment, snacking on frozen “fish pops” or accompanying an educator for up-close animal encounters. On select nights through the holiday season, the aquarium will open its doors at dusk for Aquarium Aglow, its annual holiday light festival. Guests can venture through dazzling lights, get a new view of the aquarium’s habitats and maybe catch a glimpse of Santa diving in the Great Ocean Tank. Refreshments will be available for purchase, including adult beverages. For more information on holiday events at the S.C. Aquarium, visit scaquarium.org/holidays. —Skyler Baldwin

GUN VIOLENCE COUNTER 5 killed, 13 others shot Nov. 15 to Nov. 21 North Charleston police are investigating a Nov. 18 shooting on Irving Avenue that injured two women. No names have been released, nor have any arrests been made. Meanwhile, North Charleston police arrested Deandre Dewayne Broughton, 19, of North Charleston for murder after an Oct. 21 shooting that killed De’ynois Green-Wyatt, 22, of Charleston. S.C. shootings: Five others died in Greenville, Beaufort, Spartanburg, Colleton and York counties. Eleven others were hurt in shootings across the state. Mass shootings: Six mass shootings in the U.S., totaling 609 for the year. Sources: S.C. official and media reports; gunviolencearchive.org

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State Senate races getting underway ahead of 2024 election By Skyler Baldwin A new Senate district in Charleston, crowded Republican fields and a recently completed special election for District 42 form the bones of a complex 2024 election cycle with the potential to shake up the Lowcountry’s leadership in several areas. While local municipal elections are now wrapping up, the state and federal election seasons are just getting started. And although candidate filing has not officially opened for any S.C. Statehouse seats, plenty of folks have already begun campaigning.

Sutton bids for new seat

Air Force Reserve pilot and local real estate agent Ed Sutton announced his campaign for a new state Senate district for the Charleston area Nov. 18 at the annual Blue Jamboree, an annual local Democratic Party rally. “I’m a persistent son of a bitch,” Sutton told the Charleston City Paper. “You have to be in this state, especially as a Democrat, to get anything done.” Thanks to political redistricting in 2021, Charleston’s population growth prompted the move of a solidly Democratic district from Columbia to the Lowcountry. The new seat, currently held by S.C. Sen. Sutton Dick Harpootlian, D-Richland, covers a large swath of West Ashley and parts of North Charleston and the sea islands. “It’s pretty exciting,” Sutton said. “I can’t remember the last time we gained a Senate seat. This particular one will be a blue seat, with a 19-point Democratic advantage. It’s an exciting opportunity. “It’s also pretty compact for a Senate seat,” he added. “You look at some of them that are an hour-and-a-half to drive across the whole district. But here, the needs are very similar from one side to the other — it’s traffic, it’s flooding, it’s housing.” Sutton, who garnered 44% of the vote in a 2020 election for S.C. House District 114, has been active in local political circles in an effort to keep his profile visible. He said his background as an Air Force Reserve pilot and more recently as a commercial real estate agent and developer gives him the tenacity and a strong position to advocate for the needs of the community. He is particularly associated with rehabilitation of North Charleston’s Reynolds Avenue area. “What I do is bring these old buildings back online, think the old naval base in North Charleston — it’s not easy,” he said.

“Trying to get folks to see the opportunities and the vision — our issues are not partisan. Flooding doesn’t care about your political affiliation. Congestion affects us all the same. We have to turn a page from this national bitterness that has our country divided.” Sutton added that the Democratic Party has an opportunity — and a need — to better define the party’s message and goals in 2024. “It can’t be a culture war,” he said. “It has to be about what we do, the politics we pursue — they help people.” Sutton said he expected endorsements from several county leaders and city officials from across the Lowcountry at the rally. “I’ve been very active in the community pushing for smart growth policy, so hopefully it will be a really strong out-the-gate launch,” he said.

Senn faces heavy competition

In District 41, S.C. Sen. Sandy Senn, R-Charleston, is facing competition in the Republican primary after she made national headlines for her role in challenging a neartotal abortion ban in South Carolina. “It’s going to be a dog-eat-dog world in pretty much all the Republican races,” she told the City Paper. “If people perceive you as being ‘not Republican enough,’ they’re going to send someone after you. … Everyone is pretty upset about my Senn stance on abortion — I’m not Republican enough. “They think I’m a soft target, but they’re wrong,” she added. “There’s a lot of women, certainly, who agree with me, and Charleston in general is not as hard rightwing as some of the folks in the Upstate.” Among those said to be running against her is freshman S.C. Rep. Matt Leber, R-Charleston. “Sandy Senn tried to experiment with our conservative values, and it ended poorly for Republicans,” Leber told the City Paper. “She votes with Democrats on key issues many of us have spent decades trying to get done in the conservative movement. It comes down to the philosophy of governance, and she has more in common with Democrats than she does with us these days.” Senn said she would not consider running as anything but a Republican. “I’m not an Independent,” she said. “I do think independently, and anybody who doesn’t CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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Annual Festival of Lights returns on James Island

Mount Pleasant police on Nov. 8 investigated a shoplifting at a U.S. Highway 17 gas station after a pair of juveniles, who the cashier reportedly said looked “clearly under 21,” allegedly stole a case of Twisted Teas, shouting “Run, run run,” as they left the store. We aren’t sure what gave the cashier the idea these were kids — the shouting or the choice of drink.

The Holiday Festival of Lights is back at James Island County Park with more than 2 million blinking, twinkling and dazzling bulbs that are sure to carry you into the holiday season in spectacular fashion. Hop in a car and cruise along the three-mile display of lights throughout the park, which features more than 750 unique displays. Guests can also park to explore additional attractions during the festival, including a giant holiday sand sculpture (formed from over 100,000 pounds of sand), holiday gift shops, marshmallow roasting pits and Santa’s Sweet Shoppe. This season marks the 34th year of the festival, which has been hosted annually by Charleston County Parks in James Island County Park since 1990. The holiday hotspot has earned several awards and mentions throughout the country and has been toured by more than 5 million people since its inaugural event.

A holiday first

For the first time in the festival’s history, Santa Claus will be at the festival from day one through the event’s close, giving guests every opportunity to meet with the big guy himself. Santa will also be available at the park for select daytime appearances for Mingle with Kringle. Families can book private visits during the day on Saturdays in December at holidayfestivaloflights.com. Festival organizers have also worked to identify each night of the

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is not being intellectually honest. You can’t agree with everything on a party platform. But nobody can win as an Independent.”

Other seats to watch

Seven more Senate seats will be up for election next year. S.C. Sen. Stephen Goldfinch, R-Georgetown, is up for reelection in District 34, which covers parts of Charleston, Georgetown and Horry counties.

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The annual Holiday Festival of Lights features more than 2 million individual bulbs lighting up more than 750 displays festival by traffic to help guests manage wait times. “Green” nights are historically light traffic and crowd levels, “yellow” nights typically have moderate traffic and crowds, and “red” nights are likely to have heavy traffic and crowds. Admission prices vary by night, and guests can save money by buying tickets online in advance. Green nights are $15 per vehicle in advance or $20 at the gate. Yellow nights are $25 per vehicle in advance or $30 at the gate. Red nights are $30 per vehicle in advance or $40 at the gate. See the calendar for all nights at holidayfestivaloflights.com. The 34th Annual Holiday Festival of Lights is open from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly from Nov. 10 to Dec. 31. Learn more at holidayfestivaloflights.com.

S.C. Sen. Larry Grooms, R-Berkeley, the chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, is up for reelection in District 37, which covers parts of Berkeley and Charleston counties. S.C. Sen. Sean Bennett, R-Dorchester, chair of the Senate Ethics Committee, is up for reelection in District 38, which covers parts of Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties. Recently elected S.C. Sen. Deon Tedder, D-Charleston, who won a special election for District 42 in early November, will defend his seat after only a year in office. His district covers parts of Charleston and

Dorchester counties. S.C. Sen. Chip Campsen, R-Charleston, chair for the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee is up for reelection in District 43, which covers parts of Beaufort, Charleston and Colleton counties. Freshman S.C. Sen. Brian Adams, R-Berkeley, is up for reelection in District 44, which covers Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties. S.C. Sen. Margie Bright Matthews, D-Colleton, is up for reelection in District 45, which covers parts of Allendale, Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties.

Bizarre technique A Mount Pleasant woman on Nov. 7 told police she believed someone tried to break into her home after she heard loud banging from the front door. Police found significant damage to the door, and two footprints that “would suggest someone had donkey-kicked the door.” For those unaware, that’s when you get down on all fours and kick backwards with both feet. It’s not very effective. Ronald is getting serious A Folly Road Arby’s on Nov. 6 received a call from an unknown man who said, “I’m going to blow the place up.” Store employees called Charleston police to report the bomb threat, and the scene was cleared by responding officers, who were unable to trace the call. Our best guess: either a radical vegan or a very disgruntled fast-food clown. By Skyler Baldwin Illustration by Steve Stegelin The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between Oct. 31 and Nov. 8. Go online for more even more Blotter charlestoncitypaper.com SPONSORED BY

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Funding for I-526 expansion gets in the way

Despite all of the data about how many businesses and homes are at risk for severe flooding, Charleston County Council plans to propose a 2024 referendum for a half-cent sales tax, much of which would go toward extending the Interstate-526 Corridor (I-526), also known as the Mark Clark Expressway. Moreover, the most recent update of the county’s comprehensive plan in 2017 included the highway extension. While the plan isn’t a set of enforceable legislation, it’s a “guide for future decision-making” for the public, government, developers and landowners. Given the proposed sales tax referendum, it seems that the council isn’t planning to cut the I-526 expansion out of the 2023 version. County Council Chairman Herb Sass of Mount Pleasant defended the tax referendum, a measure he referenced when asked about raising money to prevent flooding for Charleston residents. As for the extension the referendum is also funding, Sass said it would help to alleviate traffic congestion and save time for commuters. He told the Charleston City Paper that the increase in sales tax, which has also been the subject of a 2004 and 2016 referendum, has funded necessary roads no other jurisdiction planned to build. Sales taxes also invest in the county’s Greenbelt program and improve public transportation, Sass said. But the cost of extending the interstate is growing — and not just by a little. Four years ago, it was priced at $725 million. Now, it’s more than $2.35 billion. Sass, however, said the sales tax, which is predicted to raise around $5.4 billion, will “more than cover Mark Clark and other road projects as well as CARTA [public transportation] and Greenbelt” projects. Sass told the City Paper that the tax also funded the county’s preservation of “44,000 acres of land from ever being developed.” The council chairman added that the county does not “build any roads to a place that’s not developed. We build roads because we already need them.” But according to a 2023 petition opposing the extension, it seems some residents are concerned about growth on James and Johns islands, two already partially developed areas. They’re worried I-526 would make these places vulnerable to the negative impacts of additional mass infrastructure, citing Daniel Island as an example.

Progress at the city level

The city of Charleston in April 2023 passed an ordinance to ban slab-ongrade construction starting next year, a practice the Southern Environmental Law Center noted “disturbs the ecosystem” and can “exacerbate growing flood risk.” But the ordinance does not apply to residents of any town outside the city’s jurisdiction. The city of Charleston — alongside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — is also planning to build a sea wall, said Dale Morris, its chief resilience officer. “If you don’t do [the sea wall], the peninsula is not manageable in 2050 or 2060,” he said, adding that when people think of a sea wall, they usually imagine something ugly — even though it may not be. The lower Battery, he noted, is one example that challenges public misconceptions. What’s more, Morris said, the peninsula sea wall is going to be complemented with nature-based features for aesthetics and conservation. He added despite concerns that the wall doesn’t adequately address environmental justice, the city has mapped the location of communities most vulnerable to the effects of environmental racism to design focused resiliency plans. Federal policy for a sea wall is based on a cost-benefit analysis, however, so any land without development won’t be protected. “There’s no financial reward right now for the city — for the federal government, which pays 65% of the costs — to extend the wall” to these areas, Morris added. Flood policy watcher Fred Palm of Edisto Island said this is all part of the way economic policy values the things around us. Nature here, he said, is worth zero dollars. “When we take nature out of circulation by putting an ‘improvement’ on it,” there’s no cost, per se, of destroying the land. “But if we take a life, then that becomes an economic discussion.” —Lily Levin In general, both highways and development exacerbate flooding by replacing soil with “impermeable surfaces” like concrete and asphalt, which “accelerate runoff to ditches and streams,” according to USGS. Palm said for the expressway not to be impacted by future flooding, the county would need to build high above ground level. Charleston County, he added, would have to build elevated access roads too, upping the project’s price tag to closer to $3 billion. Sass said he hopes the county will construct the I-526 extension and its access roads above floodplain elevation. “I would think we’d be foolish to build a road that we thought was going to be covered by water.”

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Our six days of giving thanks L et us give a prayerful nod to our nation’s six days of thanks at the end of every November. On Thursday, we celebrated the harvest and the blessings of the past year on Thanksgiving Day, our annual national holiday marked by a healthy stream of football, family and food, including the bounties of turkey, dressing, gravy, sweet potatoes and plenty of desserts. On Friday, we celebrate shopping with Black Friday where deals to the end of the horizon beckon us to spend money on things we need — and lots that we probably don’t. On Saturday, we tip the hat to small businesses on a day created by American Express to steer holiday spending towards small businesses that power the American economy. On Sunday, we gave thanks to our God or to whatever Great Spirit you might celebrate. On Monday, we gave thanks to the computer and more electronic deals offered throughout the internet on Cyber Monday. And on Tuesday, let’s not forget a relatively new thanksgiving day, Giving Tuesday. It’s a day created 11 years ago with the simple idea of encouraging people to do good with simple but radical acts of charity. The movement has been embraced by the world’s nonprofits, which rely on the generosity of donors at the end of the year. “This is our highest volume time of year in terms of what we give in grants as a foundation, as well as contributions to local nonprofits by our donors,” Coastal Community Foundation President and CEO Darrin Goss told the Charleston City Paper. “Nonprofits receive a large portion

of their annual donations in the months of November and December, so they are counting on year-end giving to meet the needs of our community.” If you don’t know much about Giving Tuesday, check social media for #GivingTuesday to learn about local opportunities to make a difference. But be wary of scammers by only giving to charities that you’re sure exist and offer secure donation platforms. Even better — send a check. The Coastal Community Foundation also recommends that you involve the whole family in charitable giving. A 2013 study, for instance, found that children whose parents talked with them about giving to others were 20% more likely to give to charity than kids whose parents didn’t discuss giving with them. You can also make giving fun for the whole family by being creative. An example: Give a set of pennies, each representing $10, to your children and leave it up to them to research and consider how to give the money to local causes that they find important. They can allocate the money however they want, which empowers and invests them in giving locally. But giving back isn’t just about money. You also can consider ways for the whole family to volunteer for charity — at a local food bank, pet adoption center, church, shelter or any of the hundreds of local organizations that are doing good, day in and day out. This Thanksgiving season is all about, well, giving thanks. A great way to do that is to give back to our community.

CHECKLIST of community objectives

We encourage community leaders to act on these audacious priorities: 1. Deal with the water. Build a strong resiliency plan to harden infra structure and make smart climate change decisions about develop ment, roads and quality of life. 2. Fix roads, traffic. Repair and improve roads and reduce traffic. Speed up alternatives, including more public transportation. 3. Be smarter about education. Inject new energy into the broken Charleston County school board by focusing on kids, not national mantras. 4. Conduct public business in public. Be transparent in public business. Stop the secrecy. 5. Invest in quality of life. Build more parks. Have more festivals. Invest in infrastructure that promotes a broad sense of community. 6. Engage in real racial conciliation. If we embark on more conversations and actions on racial reconciliation, our community will strengthen and grow. 7. Develop fewer hotels, more affordable housing. Make Charleston a more affordable place to live for everyone. 8. Develop Union Pier at scale. Let’s not put ship-sized buildings on the coveted Union Pier property downtown. Instead, make what comes appropriate. 9. Build and follow a 50-year plan. Plan for the county’s long-term future and follow the plan. 10. Pay people more. Pay a living wage. Push South Carolina lawmakers to set a real minimum wage.

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State needs to tweak way it picks judges By Andy Brack Judges in South Carolina are, by their very nature, political creatures. While they’re supposed to be fair, impartial and non-political on the bench, it’s always in the backs of their minds that they got their jobs through a political process. “They are aware of the outcome of the last election,” one former senior judge told me this week. Another remarked, “A judge would be foolish not to have his finger in the air and be a judge of the political winds.” In some states, judges are elected by voters. Bad idea. Forcing judges to become politicians and to raise money, buy campaign ads, offer political messaging and face voters is a bad idea. It essentially would open them up to all sorts of conflict. Imagine some rich guy or business who gave a $2,000 donation to every judicial candidate. That would be a pretty easy way of creating havoc within the system. In the federal system, judges are recommended by a Now is the time for senator, nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. That’s less political than running for office, but it’s more judicial reform still political because judges nominated by a Democratic tweaks to take even president often are pegged as more liberal than those more politics out of nominated by a GOP president. Would anybody ever accuse three justices nominated by former President how lawyers get to Donald Trump — Amy Coney Barrett, Neal Gorsuch or the bench. Brett Kavanaugh — of being a closet Democrat? South Carolina has a hybrid system because it avoids direct popular elections and appointments. Instead, it relies on the principles of representative democracy that allows state lawmakers to pick judges after candidates have been screened and qualified by a panel of lawyers. The process avoids the politics of statewide or regional campaigning and pitfalls of appointments involving a governor. But on the negative side, there’s still an election — just with a smaller group of people, senators and state representatives. In South Carolina, the hybrid involves the Judicial Merit Selection Commission (JMSC), a group of 10 lawyers who screen and qualify lawyers who want to be judges. The Senate and House appoint five members each, including three lawyer-legislators each. Before 1996, anyone who met constitutional age and residency requirements could be considered by the General Assembly for a judgeship, according to the SC Bar. But that changed with reform that updated the process and gave the responsibility to the JMSC as the body to nominate up to three qualified candidates. According to the SC Bar, “Previously, the review panel did not have authority to remove names from consideration and sent all candidates — qualified or not — to the General Assembly for consideration.” Some past judges said the limit of three qualified candidates was when more politics got injected into the system by creating legislative pressure on the JMSC to give the nod to some candidates over others. Andy Brack Now is the time for more judicial reform tweaks to take even more is editor and politics out of how lawyers get to the bench. Legislators should update the publisher of selection rules to make at least two changes in the coming session. Charleston First, they should get rid of the rule that only three candidates can be quali- City Paper. fied and nominated. Let the JMSC do its job and release names of all qualified Have a candidates. Members don’t need to nominate candidates — a political process comment? if there ever were one. Instead, they should give a thumbs up or thumbs down Send to: on whether a candidate is qualified to be fair and impartial, politics aside. feedback@ Second, the make-up of the commission needs to change. The legislacharleston ture already has a part in the process — electing judges from a series of citypaper.com. qualified candidates. Legislators don’t also need another bite at the apple by being on the screening panel to determine who is qualified. That needs to be left to outside lawyers, who can be recommended by professional legal organizations and appointed by the House and Senate. Keeping the judiciary as impartial as possible should be number one on the General Assembly’s coming reforms.

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Kyshona at the Gaillard’s Spiegeltent The Charleston Gaillard Center’s Spiegeltent returns this holiday season. The mirrored tent is modeled after 20th century traveling European dance halls and offers a unique performance experience. Catch musician Kyshona who combines roots, rock, R&B and folk, and experience her soulful storytelling while enjoying the Spiegeltent’s unique ambience. Nov. 25. 8 p.m. $25. Charleston Gaillard Center. 95 Calhoun St. Downtown. gaillardcenter.org

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Black Friday beer release Celebrate Low Tide Brewing’s release of its Whoville Hop Heist Spruce Tip IPA in honor of everyone’s favorite mean one, the Grinch. Low Tide is also releasing a bottled Brunch with Santa stout, the brewery’s gold medal winner of the 2022 and 2023 U.S. Open Beer championships against more than 9,000 beers. Grab a pint, spend some time with Santa or have a bite to eat from Chicken Fats food truck and Doughboyz Pizza. Nov. 24. Noon to 9 p.m. Free to attend. Low Tide Brewing. 2863 Maybank Hwy. Johns Island. lowtidebrewing.com SUNDAY

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Enjoy a night listening to the hits of today transform into the classic sounds of yesterday at Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox concert. Since its creation in a New York City basement more than a decade ago, the band has played venues like the Sydney Opera House and Radio City Music Hall. Guests can expect to hear Bruno Mars songs in Frank Sinatra’s style or the Spice Girls as the Andrews Sisters in a celebration of vintage music and culture. Nov. 26. 8 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Charleston Music Hall. 37 John St. Downtown. charlestonmusichall.com TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY

Cirque Dreams Holidaze national tour A fantastical cast of holiday characters from Cirque Dreams are waiting to journey with you into a whimsical wintery dreamscape. Singers, dancers, penguins and toy soldiers tell stories surrounded by stunning sets. Guests can enjoy aerial circus acts, sleight of hand jugglers and breath-catching acrobatics performing to a music score that put new twists on seasonal classics. Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices vary. North Charleston Performing Arts Center. 5001 Coliseum Drive. North Charleston. northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com WEDNESDAY

Elf screening and holiday market New Realm Brewing Co. will show Elf, a modern Christmas classic starring Will Ferrell and directed by Jon Faavreau. Join Buddy the Elf as he journeys from the North Pole to the big apple in the search for his father. While enjoying the movie and sipping your favorite brew, guests can shop the holiday market of handmade crafts and delicious treats. Nov. 29. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free to attend. New Realm Brewing Co. 880 Island Park Drive. Daniel Island. newrealmbrewing.com/charleston

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Two Awendaw brothers began Sept. 23, the first day of fall, with a drive to Charleston’s airport to pick up a friend, returning home with takeout food. As the day wore on, however, the trio also ingested unknown substances that caused them to lose consciousness. When the visitor woke up in the middle of the night, he found his hosts

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unresponsive. He called 911.

The fentanyl scourge

The brothers died 12 days before Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal held a press conference to warn the community that some 187 people had died since the beginning of the year from unintentional drug overdoses — a 15% increase from the 162 people who fatally overdosed in the same time period last year. Soon after that warning, drug overdoses claimed the lives of two sisters who died together in Charleston and then a man and a woman who also died together in a North Charleston motel room, O’Neal told the City Paper. Those deaths are also believed to be fentanyl-related, she said. Coroners in Berkeley and Dorchester counties have reported O’Neal rising rates of drug overdoses linked to fentanyl, but the recent double deaths are unique to Charleston County, officials said. Pharmaceutical fentanyl is classified as an opioid, prescribed to treat severe pain. A synthetic version is an

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additive to illegal street drugs, which is causing the jump in overdose deaths, officials said. Tiny amounts can kill.

Deaths in doubles causing big alarms

“When we start seeing [deaths] in doubles, our problem is much bigger than we realized,” O’Neal said. “That is scary. That should be scary for anyone. “I think people don’t think they are impacted [by fentanyl and other illicit drugs], but they are wrong,” she said. “It used to be cocaine or crack addicts [who overdosed], but it is not what we are seeing now.” Overdoses are occurring in people of all age groups, income levels and races, officials said. O’Neal warned that everyone should be suspicious of the source of medications. “No one should take anything from anyone that they don’t know exactly where it came from,” she said. “We don’t know what is mixed with what.” Xanax is a legally prescribed drug that treats insomnia, panic attacks and anxiety disorders. But it is also popular as a street drug, the coroner said. “If you are prescribed Xanax and you run out, don’t take your friend’s. You don’t know where the friend’s Xanax came from. You won’t know whether or not that was legal Xanax or if it was mixed with something and it has Xanax in it. “There are individuals who are making drugs to make them look like the originals,” she added. “And that’s the big problem.”

Global problem, local ramifications

The chemicals that make up fentanyl are made in China and exported to Mexico where they are mixed to manufacture synthetic fentanyl, tri-county coroners said. During recent California talks between president Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, China agreed to be tougher on companies that make and export the precursor chemicals used to create fentanyl. In South Carolina, drug overdose deaths have risen from 1,100 people to 1,494 people between 2020 to 2021, according to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. In 2021, fentanyl was

linked to more than two-thirds of all opioid-related overdose deaths. Berkeley County Coroner Darnell D. Hartwell said the rise in drug overdoses is straining his staff and the department’s budget to conduct toxicology tests. Drug overdoses in Berkeley County have jumped from 42 in 2019 to 69 so far this year, he said. About 90% of the overdoses this year are suspected to be related to fentanyl, he added. In a majority of the overdose deaths, he said, the victims may not have known they had ingested a dangerous substance. He said he and his staff are also monitoring Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer that is appearing in street drugs. It reportedly gives the user a higher and longer-lasting high, he said. Berkeley County has formed an Opioid Fatality Review Board to study fatal overdoses to identify how possible gaps in services can be eliminated to prevent overdoses, he said. “Heroin and marijuana do not come with fentanyl in it. Someone has to put it in there,” said Paul Brouthers, the coroner in Dorchester County where 103 fentanyl fatalities have occurred since 2018. “One is too many and that is of great concern to me personally and to my staff,” he said. Brouthers said he hopes to lower Brouthers that number by educating the public about the dangers of fentanyl and other illicit drugs. “Traffickers are pressing fentanyl into fake prescription drugs,” he said. “They don’t have any regard to how many people they may kill.” O’Neal said she’s also seeing a spike in deaths at hotels partly due to a rise in the number of people living in hotels for a variety of social issues such as people fleeing domestic abusers and homelessness, she said. “The hope is where we are seeing problems, we can have Narcan available, but that is a stigma hotels don’t want,” she said. Narcan is the brand name of medication naloxone, a nasal spray that reverses the effects of opioids. “We’d like for [hotels] to be part of the solution.”

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Authorities arrived to find two sleeping children in a downstairs master bedroom. But upstairs in another bedroom were the two brothers — a 36-year-old man and his 39-year-old brother, who were next-door neighbors. They lay on their backs on the floor. The brothers were pronounced dead at the scene. Although no drugs or drug paraphernalia were found in the home, their deaths were later ruled the result of a mixture of fentanyl and ethanol, or alcohol, according to Chief Deputy Charleston County Coroner Brittney Martin. The brothers’ father reportedly rushed to the home and tried to attack the visiting friend, a 44-year-old man from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., according to a Charleston County Sheriff’s Department report. He yelled at the visitor, accusing him of killing his sons, the report said. Both men were handcuffed and detained briefly. But minutes later, the visitor became incoherent and struggled to breathe. He was taken to a Mount Pleasant hospital but didn’t explain what happened to the brothers. The visitor later reportedly died somewhere outside of South Carolina before deputies could download information from his cell phone and ask additional questions, said sheriff’s department spokesperson Amber Allen. But because the man apparently died in another state, Allen said she doesn’t know the specifics of where and when he died. The Charleston City Paper could not confirm his death with Florida authorities in an eight-county area near his home. About six years ago, the brothers moved to the Awendaw area where they built homes and operated what a neighbor called a successful contracting business. Their deaths came nearly 15 years to the day after their older brother died at age 27. Because the brothers’ unexpected deaths have traumatized their family, the City Paper is withholding their names. Meanwhile, one of the brothers’ friends posted on his Facebook page: “Man, I still don’t want to believe this, You guys both always had a smile on your face [and] were always willing to help someone if they needed it. I remember playing hockey for the blades with ya for many years, and had some of the best times. All final goodbyes hurt, This one just really hits home. … Rest Easy you guys.”

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Stars Grill Room has a new head chef, Daniel Wade, whose previous experience includes working under a Michelin star chef and opening an Argentinian live-fire pop-up in Waco, Texas. According to a press release, Wade hopes to “bring Stars back to its original glory, introducing his extensive and diverse culinary experience to breathe new life into the space.” Stars Grill Room is open daily for dinner and for weekend brunch. The Harlow, a restaurant that features coastal American cuisine, is now open off Harbor View Road on James Island. The spot features a full raw bar, burgers and specialty cocktails. The Harlow is open 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m on Friday and Saturday. Learn more at theharlowchs.com.

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Fizza hard kombucha brings more bubbles to the Lowcountry

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Cat and Mac Moye have been making and drinking their own kombucha for years now, and after working for Ship’s Wheel Hard Cider, Mac Moye knew a thing or two about the alcoholic beverage industry. The couple started building their hard kombucha company, Fizza Kombucha, in March 2022, and they’ve been distributing the drink, produced in a Summerville facility, around town since this past June. “It’s a market that hasn’t been jumped into by big corporations,” said Mac Moye, who hopes to corner the hard kombucha market in an area that’s lacking a lot of locally produced options. “We feel like kombucha will end up in the same league as wine and beer.”

It’s worth noting that Fizza isn’t the first hard kombucha company in the area; Bevi Bene Brewing Co. has been serving up hard kombucha in its taproom since last year. And there are several local companies that have been producing regular, non-hard kombucha for years now, like Dalai Sofia and One Love Kombucha. It’s just a market that looks a lot smaller here than, say, in California.

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Cat Moye lived on the West Coast for a few years, and she and Mac noticed a big difference in how folks on the other coast thought of the fermented drink and Charlestonians’ reactions to kombucha. “People say, ‘What’s kombucha?’” Mac Moye said. “We say, it’s

fermented sweet tea. We’re in the birthplace of sweet tea, so we simplify it for them.” The drink bias is real, and for good reason. Kombucha is fermented tea, and it contains a wide variety of bacterias, leading to a wide range in flavor profiles. For a lot of people, the drink can taste too sour, too sweet or just too different. Earlier this year Vinepair writer Dave Infante asked: Is hard kombucha a “West Coast niche or national lifestyle-brand launchpad?” While Infante visited a hard kombucha taproom in New York City — not King Street — his musings spoke to a bigger question of whether or not hard kombucha is more than a passing trend. Here to stay or not, hard kombucha is in the forefront of a lot of beverage-minded publications and analysts. While hard kombucha has been popular on the West Coast for a while, it is clearly gaining traction across the country. In 2019 the ISWR, a company that follows beverage trends, forecasted hard kombucha to “surge 34% in the U.S. over the next five years.” Forbes called hard kombucha “the drink of 2020.” In 2022, Bartender Spirit Awards CONTINUED ON PAGE 19

Cheerwine, the North Carolina-based soda brand, celebrates 10 years of its “holiday punch” this season by partnering with mixologists across the Carolinas to showcase cocktails and mocktails that incorporate the punch. Head to The Gin Joint for rum cocktail, “Mr. Narwhal,” or sip on foamy egg white drink, “Pine and Dine,” at The Sweetgrass Lounge, now through the rest of the holiday season. Charleston Crab Shacks celebrate 24 years this month with a $24 special at all three locations that includes a cup of She Crab soup and a platter of crispy fried shrimp, oysters and flounder served with homemade red rice and collards. Firefly Distillery releases a new whiskey to kick off the holiday season with a release party from noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 24. In addition to the release of Steel Feathers Blackberry Whiskey, the distillery will feature discounted tastings, special Black Friday cocktails and music from DJ Cabana Vibez. The McClellanville Land & Sea Market, led by Adelaide Bates since 2017, is changing hands to local farmers Ben and Carol Williams of Millgrove Farms and moving to 711 Pinckney Street. The renamed McClellanville Growers Market opens the following weekend at the new location, held from 9 a.m. to noon on Dec. 2. —Connelly Hardaway

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Holy City Brewing joins growing list of restaurants opening raw bars By Connelly Hardaway Kevin Joseph, the “master mermmelier” behind omakase raw bar experience, the Raw Lab, knows a good idea when he sees one. And after years of living, breathing and serving raw seafood, he knew that his business model would thrive in one of Charleston’s many area breweries. He just needed someone to join in on his plan. “I’ve been soliciting breweries for a long time,” Joseph said. “I [told them] I could offer an elite raw bar. I can do the marketing and promoting and hiring. Holy City [Brewing] picked up on that.” After several successful pop-ups in Holy City Brewing (HCB)’s expansive backyard, HCB co-founder Chris Brown knew that a raw bar would make a great addition to the 10,000-square-foot brewery. Since opening at its Aragon Avenue location in 2019, Holy City has continued to expand its on-site offerings, from adding an outdoor bar and food truck to making plans for a dock that leads through the property’s marsh. The location’s proximity to the water informs the menu of its permanent food truck, the Crafty Crab, which serves up everything from crab nachos to lobster rolls.

And when it comes to oysters served up fresh at HCB, Brown said “people ask about it all the time.”

Are there ever enough raw bars?

It’s no secret that fresh seafood is a popular snack in coastal Charleston; what’s somewhat surprising, though, is that one of the city’s favorite raw snacks continues to grow in popularity. According to an informal City Paper search of area restaurants, with the addition of HCB’s bar, there are currently 14 dedicated raw bars in the city, including a brand-new raw bar now open in the Grand Bohemian Hotel’s restaurant, Eleve, and one slated to open inside of longtime waterfront restaurant, Fleet Landing, in early 2024. The HCB raw bar will have 16 seats. “I’m hard pressed to think of another raw bar that has 16 seats, anywhere in the United States,” Joseph said. Bigger isn’t just better, though — Joseph promises that the raw bar experience will focus on quality, with an emphasis on what he calls “edutainment.” “People like to eat and forage and stand and learn and be educated at the same time,” he said. Joseph has deemed eager eaters “bivalve curious,” acknowledging an earnest

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According to the Oxford Dictionary, a raw bar is “a bar or counter which sells raw oysters and other seafood.” For this informal list,* we focused on restaurants that have dedicated raw bars — seats that face a bar where shuckers and servers are serving up fresh seafood. The Darling Oyster Bar 167Raw NICO Amen Street Pearlz Delaney Oyster House Charleston Oyster House The Ordinary Eleve Fleet Landing (coming 2024) Bowens Island Holy City Brewing The Quinte The Harlow *We cannot say for sure that this list is complete; if we’re missing your dedicated raw bar send the deets to connelly@charlestoncitypaper.com.

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deemed hard kombucha “the new rage.” And in 2023, the Moyes are distributing to over 20 bars and restaurants in the Charleston area.

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At 5% ABV, Fizza is the perfect daydrinking companion for those looking for something new that uses the hard kombucha as a mixer. The “FZA” is made with goji berry-infused tequila, simple syrup, lemon and Fizza. “It’s got a light but very familiar funk that we all associate with all kombuchas,” said Johnson. At 5% ABV, Fizza could fall loosely into the category of an easy-drinking session beverage, like a hard seltzer or light beer. “Down here on the beach, we demand anything crushable in the heat, which is exactly what Fizza is,” Johnson said. While the Moyes said there are some exciting things in the works for the company, they’re currently pretty pleased with how it’s being received, Cat Moye said. “People tell us that it tastes like Sunday funday.”

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The Moyes said kombucha “doesn’t have to taste crazy.” Cat Moye described Fizza as a drink that is “medium-bodied and complex while still being smooth.” Transparency is the name of the game, with the few ingredients in Fizza printed clearly on the cans: filtered water, kombucha culture, cane sugar, organic black tea and organic ginger oil. Unlike kombuchas made further afield, Fizza can be experienced fresh and is kept cold from production to final destination. One popular final destination for Fizza is Jack of Cups Saloon on Folly, which was the location of the hard kombucha’s launch earlier this fall. “They’ve been flying through products,” Mac Moye said of the drink’s popularity at the Folly Beach bar and restaurant. “Chris [Johnson, general manager] is openminded and really embraced us,” he said. “The product really spoke for itself,” said Johnson. “Ian (our bar manager) can be skeptical about certain hard kombuchas, but when I saw his face after he tried a taste, I knew it was good stuff.” In addition to selling Fizza as is, Jack of Cups’ bar manager has created a cocktail

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Prohibition’s Sippin’ Santa pop-up bar is infused with tiki vibes and decked out in self-proclaimed “over-the-top” Christmas decor

Hold onto your jingle bells, Charleston’s holiday pop-up bars are here By Connelly Hardaway Nothing screams “holiday season” like sipping boozy eggnog fireside, err, King Street side, surrounded by thousands of strands of Christmas lights and immersed in the sonic sound bath that is Mariah Carey. Four (yes four) holiday pop-up bars are now open around town, and we’ve got the scoop on what’s what, from the best spot for date night to the preferred location for a really, really boozy night out. Happy holidays, y’all.

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Jolly, joyful and really, really bright While all pop-up bars are good pop-up bars, the Miracle Bar is particularly special; the holiday concept has been popping up in bars and restaurants around the globe for nine years now. Former cuisine editor Mary Scott Hardaway wrote about the international phenomenon back in 2017, when it came to town via East Bay Street’s Gin Joint: “What started four years ago upon the advice of the sagacious mother of NYC restaurateur Greg Boehm has become a 21st century tradition — or simply a drunk Santa’s dream — popping up in more than 50 cities around the world, from Tucson to Quebec to Chicago.” This is Miracle’s fifth year at Mount Pleasant’s Handcraft Kitchen & Cocktails, and as always, it brings the heat with excessive holiday decor and a lengthy themed cocktail menu (you can find the same

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Handcraft’s Miracle Bar features a variety of themed glassware and a lengthy cocktail menu menu at all participating Miracle pop-ups). Handcraft’s director of operations, Jason Freda, put it simply: “Miracle works, it has always worked.” In addition to daily holiday fun, Handcraft also offers Breakfast with Santa events during the first two weekends of December; make your reservation at resy.com. Hours: Starts Nov. 20. Open 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday. Open 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Vibes: Over-the-top cheer Drink we’d be drinkin’: Christmapolitan, made with vodka, elderflower, dry vermouth, spiced cranberry sauce, lime, rosemary and absinthe mist. Oh, and a “naughty shot,” served in a tiny Santa mug, made with

tequila, habanero, ginger and hibiscus. Fun fact: Miracle will donate 10% of all proceeds from the sale of three signature glassware items to the Seva Foundation, “a global nonprofit eye care organization that works with local communities around the world.”

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Hours: Open daily, Nov. 24 through Jan. 1. Open lunch and dinner, Monday through Friday and weekend brunch. Vibes: Loud, bright and lotsa fun Drink we’d be drinkin’: Jingle Bird, made with bourbon, pineapple rum, campari, lime, pineapple and “jingle mix” Fun fact: Sippin’ Santa partners with tiki connoisseur Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, described by Imbibe Magazine as one of the “25 most influential Cocktail Personalities of the Past Century,” to create the tropical, holiday-themed cocktails available at all Sippin’ Santa pop-ups.

of January. Open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Vibes: Cozy, lowkey, classic holiday Drink we’d be drinkin’: That aforementioned ‘nog, of course. It’s made with Jamaican rum, cognac, bourbon, a dash of kosher salt and freshly grated nutmeg. Fun fact: You can book a semi-private rooftop “cabin igloo” for up to eight guests by calling Harold’s Cabin directly, (843) 793-4440.

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European holiday markets meet poolside vacay Head to The Ryder hotel’s Little Palm bar and restaurant for its holiday iteration, Little Pine, which hopes to recreate an “authentic apres ski experience without leaving Charleston.” Guests can rent out gondolas (named after ski lifts, these little structures remind us of Christmas markets in Europe), hang by the pool or just belly up the bar for seasonal sips. To reserve a gondola, head to resy.com.

For that cozy ski-lodge feel If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, look no further than Harold’s Cabin and The Pickled Beat’s aptly named pop-up bar, which is now open through the beginning of January. The upstairs space already features an upside-down Christmas tree, which will be filled with snowflakes, tinsel and string lights, while the rest of the space is decked out in additional holiday decor. In a press release, Harold’s Cabin owner John Schumacher summed up the essence of the pop-up: “When we started our annual holiday bars in 2022, it was our hope to cultivate an over-the-top space that our guests could escape to for an hour (or more!) during the holidays.” Chefs Micah Pearson and Trey Keller have created special soups, stews and winter pastas to fit the theme of the pop-up, and bar manager Michael DeNicola serves up his “six-month Fermented Eggnog.” Hours: Now open through the beginning

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Hours: Opens Nov. 16. Open for lunch and dinner daily. Vibes: Seaside French town … but with pink and white Christmas trees Drink we’d be drinkin’: The Oaxacan toddy, made with Vidal mezcal, Italicus bergamot, lemon, honey and hibiscus tea is basically a health drink, so yes please. Fun fact: The Ryder hotel recently expanded, adding a space called “The Backyard,” an extension of the Little Palm. The “island-inspired” bar and restaurant is open daily.

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Kitschy, tiki-infused fun Prohibition recreates itself as Christmas bar Sippin’ Santa this season, decked out in self-proclaimed “over-the-top Christmas” decor. The “tropical companion” to Miracle, Sippin’ Santa is also an international pop-up franchise. Find the full drink menu online. All the festive cocktails are served in special mugs and glassware — here’s lookin’ at you surfin’ Santa — and drinks include tiki classics as well as new cocktails crafted just for this year. Prohibition executive chef Greg Garrison will be serving holiday-inspired dishes for lunch, brunch and dinner, including snacks like white hot wings and frosted pecans and almonds, as well as bigger plates like venison terrine, served with pistachio, cranberry, pork belly, whole grain mustard and red endive.

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VERSUS JOHN DOE and JANE DOE DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 08/27/2023 TO DEFENDANT: JOHN DOE and JANE DOE YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on 10/31/23. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Sally C. Dey, Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, S.C. 29461 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. A final hearing regarding termination of parental rights will be held on Dec. 19, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Berkeley County Family Court, located at 300B California Ave., Moncks Corner, SC 29461. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, and/or fail to appear at the final hearing noticed above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. SC Bar #67778, Sally C. Dey, Dept. of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461; (843) 697-7564

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-08-1565 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS MEGAN B. DAVIES, MICHAEL WRIGHT AND KEVIN KINSEY, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: L.D., YOB: 2021, A MINOR CHILD TO DEFENDANTS: MEGAN B. DAVIES, MICHAEL WRIGHT AND KEVIN KINSEY YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on August 25, 2023. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Amended Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Sally Dey, Legal Department of the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Sally Dey, SC Bar # (67778), 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, (843) 697-7564 YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that a Final Hearing for Termination of Parental Rights has been scheduled for February 13, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., at the Berkeley County Family Court, located at 300 B California Ave., Moncks Corner, SC 29461. You must be present at the date and time of the hearing to assert parental rights to this child.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2023-CP-10-01852 U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as indenture trustee, for the holders of the CIM Trust 2021-R1, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2021-R1, Plaintiff, v. Terrance L. Geddis; Leonard Geddis; OneMain Financial Group, LLC s/b/m to Commercial Credit Corp.; Midland Funding, LLC; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, Defendant(s). AMENDED SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER 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 Attorney for Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-inEquity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto. NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 17, 2023. A Notice of Foreclosure Intervention was also filed in the Clerk of Court’s Office. Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone (803) 454-3540 Fax (803) 454-3541 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 6:30 o’clock p.m., in the Beverly T. Craven Council Chambers, Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, S.C. on an ordinance amending Ordinance Number 2185 the Business License Ordinance of the County of Charleston adopted December 7, 2021, to update the class schedule as required by the South Carolina Business License Tax Standardization Act. Public comments, written and oral, are invited. Submission of written public comments is encouraged and those wishing to provide written public comments for the public hearing should email comments to public-comments@ charlestoncounty.org by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Kristen L. Salisbury Clerk of Council

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-1039 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS JENNIFER BOWEN AND KYLE BOWEN IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2015.                 TO DEFENDANT: KYLE BOWEN YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for termination of parental rights in this action, filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 5, 2023, at 9:19 a.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint for termination of your parental rights will be delivered to you upon request, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Sally Young, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Sally Young, SC Bar #4686 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101 North Charleston, SC 29405 843-953-9521.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-2384 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS OLYMPIA JENKINS AND BRANDON MCLAUGHLIN IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2023.                 TO DEFENDANT: OLYMPIA JENKINS YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for Removal in this action, filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 10, 2023, at 8:09 a.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint for Removal will be delivered to you upon request, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Regina Parvin, Legal Department of the Charleston

County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Regina Parvin SC Bar #65393 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101 North Charleston, SC 29405 843-953-3713.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-3005 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS SHAKEYVA LEE AND RONDOSHIA HOLMES IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2018. TO DEFENDANT: SHAKEYVA LEE YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on October 6, 2023, at 9:55 a.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Regina Parvin, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Regina Parvin SC Bar #65393 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101 North Charleston, SC 29405 843-953-3713.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-2582 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS MICHAEL WALL AND HOLLY MOISE IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2007. TO DEFENDANT: MICHAEL WALL YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 25, 2023, at 4:24 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Regina Parvin, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Regina Parvin SC Bar #65393 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101 North Charleston, SC 29405 843-953-3713

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or one year from the date of death, whichever date is earlier, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred. Estate of: JOHN ARTHUR TEMPLER 2023-ES-10-2003 DOD: 7/26/23 Pers. Rep: NICOLLETTE S. WALDON 24 SOUTH BATTERY ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 Pers. Rep: THERESA E. SANDERS 50 LAURENS ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 Atty: EUGENE PARRIS, ESQ. PO DRAWER 1107 BEAUFORT, SC 29901 *********** Estate of: BRADLEY BLUFORD STOUGH 2023-ES-10-2042 DOD: 8/20/23 Pers. Rep: DOWLING BURKE STOUGH 829 SECOND ST. NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 Atty: ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-18-1457 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS JOHN DOES, 1-4, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: C.L. BORN 10/9/2023 TO DEFENDANT: JOHN DOES 1-4 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County on 11/8/2023. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Dorchester County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Sally C. Dey, Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Ave., No. Chas., SC 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. A final hearing regarding termination of parental rights will be held on Jan. 11, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. at Dorchester County Family Court, located at 212 Deming Way, Summerville, SC. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, and/or fail to appear at the final hearing noticed above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. SC Bar #67778, Sally C. Dey, Dept. of Social Services 3685 Rivers Ave. No. Chas., SC 29405 (843) 697-7564

Master’s Sale Case No. 2019-CP-10-05136 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Gateway Mortgage Group LLC, a division of Gateway First Bank VS Jerilyn Kuthe Leavell; Moss Creek

Property Owners Association, Inc.; South Carolina Electric and Gas n/k/a Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of April, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building (PSB), located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 5th day of December 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Moss Creek at Grande Oaks Subdivision, County of Charleston, City of Charleston, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as LOT 104-A, on a plat entitled: “SUBDIVISION PLAT SHOWING MOSS CREEK AT GRANDE OAKS, PHASE 4, LOTS 33A-49A, 66A-74A, 76A-80A, AND 100A-106A, PROPERTY OF CENTEX HOMES, LOCATED IN THE BEES FERRY AREA, THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” made by Trico Envirometrics, Inc., dated July 1, 2002, and recorded August 21, 2002, in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Plat Book EF, Page 840. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear. SUBJECT to all covenants, restrictions, conditions, easements and right of way of record. BEING the same property conveyed to Jerilyn Kuthe Leavell by Deed of Robert A. Walters and Shelby J. Walters dated July 8, 2016 and recorded July 13, 2016 in Book 568 at Page 66, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. TMS # 305-04-00-306 Current Property Address: 629 Halstead Street Charleston, SC 29414 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser. PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John S. Kay, Esquire Telephone: 803-726-2700 FOR INSERTION November 17th, 2023; November 24th, 2023; December 1st, 2023 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No. 2022-CP-10-02980 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Bank of America, N.A., PLAINTIFF, vs. Frances Brown aka Frances E Brown aka Frances Eloise Brown and if Frances Brown aka Frances E Brown aka Frances Eloise Brown be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estate of Frances

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-08-2159

Brown aka Frances E Brown aka Frances Eloise Brown, distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Frances Brown aka Frances E Brown aka Frances Eloise Brown, 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; Teresa A Sorenson a/k/a Teresa Brown; James E Brown; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. sbm to Wachovia Bank, N.A., sbm to Wachovia Mortgage Company; Phillips and Cohen Associates, Ltd on behalf of Comcast Cable Communications, DEFENDANT(S) Upon authority of a Decree dated the 21st day of September, 2023, 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 5th day of December, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 2, BLOCK AA, FOREST HILLS SUBDIVISION AS SHOWN ON A PLAT MADE BY SIGMA ENGINEERS, INC., DATED MAY 17, 1972 AND RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK AB, AT PAGE 31; SAID LOT HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, DIMENSIONS, BUTTINGS AND BOUNDINGS AS WILL BY REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT MORE FULLY APPEAR. THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Ralph Leroy Brown by virtue of a Deed from Thomas M. Evans Construction Company, a Partnership, dated June 18, 1973 and recorded June 19, 1973 in Book E102 at Page 133 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. THEREAFTER, Ralph Leroy Brown conveyed an undivided one-half (1/2) interest in the subject property unto Frances E. Brown by virtue of a Deed dated July 21, 1994 and recorded September 14, 1994 in Book T247 at Page 248 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

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THEREAFTER, Ralph Leroy Brown aka Ralph L. Brown’s remaining one-half (1/2) interest was conveyed unto Frances Brown, by Frances Brown, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ralph L. Brown, (Estate # 2014-ES-10-00064), pursuant to the probate of said Estate, and by virtue of a Deed of Distribution dated May 28, 2014 and recorded May 29, 2014 in Book 0407 at Page 848 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

7645 Mendelwood Drive North Charleston, SC 29418 TMS# 404-07-00-088 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 17th, 2023; November 24th, 2023; December 1st, 2023. Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2023CP1003088 U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust 2018-RPL2, Plaintiff, v. Jaye M Androski a/k/a Jay M. Androski a/k/a Janette Marie Androski; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles Defendant(s). (013225-03685) SUMMONS

Deficiency Judgment Waived TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Jaye Androski a/k/a Jay M. Androski a/k/a Janette Marie Androski: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 3765 Mary Ann Point Road, Johns Island, SC 29455, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 253-00-00-289, 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, 292023200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. s/Brian P. Yoho Rogers Townsend, LLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com Brian P. Yoho (SC Bar #73516), Brian.Yoho@rogerstownsend.com Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400) Jeriel.Thomas@rogerstownsend.com 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 744-4444 Columbia, South Carolina NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on June 26, 2023. 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

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2018CP1002861 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006FF15 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF15, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Sylvia C. Chapman; Thaddeus M. Chapman; , DEFENDANTS. Upon authority of a Decree dated the 11th day of January, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North

Charleston, South Carolina on the 5th day of December, 2023 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter. All that lot of land, with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on the East side of Piedmont Avenue, between Sans Souci and Peachtree Streets in the City of Charleston and State of South Carolina and known as Lot #98 in Block “G” as shown on a plat of Riverside Park made by J. H. Dingle, Engineer, dated October 5, 1920, and duly recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Plat Book “C”, page 155, and being the same lot as shown on resurvey thereof by Joseph Needle, Assistant City Engineer, dated May 22, 1920. SUBJECT to assessments, Charleston Ad Valorem Taxes, any and all restrictions, easements, covenants and rights-of-way of record, and any other senior encumbrances. This being the same subject property conveyed to Sylvia C. Chapman by deed of Audrey Young Ferguson dated October 4, 1995, and recorded October 9, 1995, in Deed Book T260 at Page 801 in the Office of the Register Deeds for Charleston County. Subsequently, Sylvia C. Chapman conveyed a one-half interest in the property to Thaddeus M. Chapman, as joint tenants with the right of survivorship, by deed dated April 21, 2004, and recorded April 27, 2004, in Deed Book C492 at Page 815. TMS # 463-11-01-060 Case#: 2018CP1002861 Current Property Address: 40 Piedmont Ave Charleston, SC 29403 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, and compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, certified funds in the amount of five per cent (5%) of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. IF for any reason the Plaintiff’s agent does not appear to bid at the sale, the sale will be deemed canceled. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John J. Hearn (803) 744-4444 011847-04426 2018CP1002861 FOR INSERTION 11/17/23, 11/24/23, 12/1/23 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2023-CP-10-03755 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, PLAINTIFF, VS. William E. Mizzell a/k/a William Edward Mizzell; William E. Mizzell a/k/a William Edward Mizzell,

individually, as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Donna Mizzell a/k/a Donna B. Mizzell a/k/a Donna Boyer Mizzell, Deceased; et. al. DEFENDANT(S). SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (230268.00009) TO THE DEFENDANT COREY MIZZELL, INDIVIDUALLY, AS HEIR OR DEVISEE OF THE ESTATE OF DONNA MIZZELL A/K/A DONNA B. MIZZELL A/K/A DONNA BOYER MIZZELL, 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 service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, 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 general 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, specifically 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 that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 2, 2023. 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 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 THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C/A # 2023-CP-10-01879 Stephanie Lee Arp, Plaintiff, v. David Raymond Reyher, Defendant. (Filing of Foreign Judgment) (Non-Jury) (220486-000001) NOTICE OF FILING FOREIGN JUDGMENT

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the judgment, rendered in Case Number: FL-2021-134, in Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin, Stockton Branch, has been filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, whose address is set forth below. You may seek relief from the enforcement of this judgment within thirty (30) days of the service of this Notice by serving your grounds therefore upon the Clerk of Court for Charleston County and the undersigned attorneys for the Plaintiff at their office located at 171 Church Street, Suite 120C, Charleston, South Carolina 29401 or at PO Box 22795, Charleston, South Carolina 29413. Should you fail to either seek such relief or satisfy the judgment within thirty (30) days, the judgment will be enforced in this State in the same manner as a judgment of this State. You are further advised that the name and address of the Judgment Creditor is as follows: Stephanie Lee Arp c/o SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS 171 Church Street, Suite 120C Charleston, South Carolina 29401 You are further advised that the name and address of the attorney for the Judgment Creditor is as follows: J. Ronald Jones, Jr., Esquire SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS 171 Church Street, Suite 120C Charleston, South Carolina 29401 You are further advised that the name and address of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina is as follows: The Honorable Julie J. Armstrong Charleston County Clerk of Court 100 Broad Street, Suite 106 Charleston, South Carolina 29401 This Notice is being filed and served in accordance with the provisions of the South Carolina Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, Section 15-35-900, et seq. of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Notice of Filing Foreign Judgment and Affidavit of Filing Foreign Judgment in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 18, 2023. s/Lucas S. Fautua J. Ronald Jones, Jr., (SC Bar No. 66091) Lucas S. Fautua (SC Bar No. 104371) Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP 171 Church Street, Suite 120C (29401) PO Box 22795 Charleston, SC 29413 Telephone: (843) 714-2535 Email: rjones@smithdebnamlaw.com Email: lfautua@smithdebnamlaw.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Charleston, South Carolina November 6, 2023 Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP., is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. It is our understanding that you are not currently in bankruptcy. If you are in bankruptcy, please disregard this summons in its entirety and have your attorney contact our office as soon as possible.

MASTER IN EQUITY’S SALE 2022-CP-10-05112 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC. v. Mumin Rahmaan a/k/a Mumim Abdul-Rahmaan, if alive, and if deceased The Estate of Mumin Rahmaan a/k/a Mumim Abdul-

Rahmaan, and John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all heirs and devisees of Mumin Rahmaan a/k/a Mumim Abdul-Rahmaan, deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons, corporations or entities unknown claiming any right, title interest in or lien upon the subject real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or person in the Military Service of the United States of America whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as Richard Roe Upon authority of a Decree dated September 12, 2023 I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on December 5, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 18, BLOCK 8, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF PEPPERHILL NO. 7 RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK AA, PAGE 117, IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, WHICH PLAT IS MADE A PART AND PARCEL OF THIS DESCRIPTION BY REFERENCE. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO MUMIM ABDUL-RAHMAAN BY ARIFAH N. ADBUL-RAHMAAN BY DEED DATED OCTOBER 5, 2005 AND RECORDED OCTOBER 21, 2005 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN DEED BOOK Y558, PAGE 334. CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 7629 Vanderbrook Place North Charleston, SC 29420 Parcel No. 395-15-00-107 A personal or deficiency judgment being expressly demanded by the Plaintiff, the bidding shall remain open after the date of sale. 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 J. Martin Page, Esquire Telephone: 803-509-5078 File # 22-51448 FOR INSERTION Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 5388

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A No.: 2023-CP-10-04373 PHH Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff, vs. Mark K. McConnell; James N. McConnell; Smithy Joe McConnell, if alive, and if deceased The Estate of Smithy Joe McConnell, and John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all heirs and devisees of Smithy Joe McConnell, deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons, corporations or entities unknown claiming any right, title interest in or lien upon

the subject real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or person in the Military Service of the United States of America whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as Richard Roe; The United States of America, acting by and through its agent, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; The Village at Park West Property Owners Association, Inc.; South Carolina Department of Revenue, Defendant(s). SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 339 Heyward Street, 2nd Floor, Columbia, SC 29201, 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. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-inEquity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for the Plaintiff. LIS PENDENS Notice is hereby given that an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the abovenamed Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Nancy J. Hardin McConnell (hereinafter, “Mortgagor(s)”) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for PHH Mortgage Corporation dba Liberty Reverse Mortgage, its successors and assigns, a certain mortgage dated March 26, 2021 and recorded on July 9, 2021 in Book 1012 at Page 005, in the Charleston County Office of the Register of Deeds (hereinafter, “Subject Mortgage”). Thereafter, the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment. The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as: Shown and designated as Lot 122 on a plat entitled “Final Subdivision plat showing The Village at Park West, Phase I, a 26.174 acre tract of land, property of Centex Homes, a Nevada General Partnership, located in the Town of Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina” prepared by Trico Engineering Consultants, Inc., dated August 21, 2002 and recorded in plat Book EG, Page 49 in the RMC Office for

Parcel No. 594-12-00-581 Property Address: 3232 Beaconsfield Road Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY FOR UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS IN MILITARY SERVICE It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of J. Marshall Swails, Esq. as Guardian ad Litem for known and unknown minors, and for all persons who may be under a disability, and it appearing that J. Marshall Swails, Esq. has consented to said appointment, it is FURTHER upon reading the Petition filed by Plaintiff for the appointment of an attorney to represent any unknown Defendants who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, and may be, as such, entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act, and any amendments thereto, and it appearing that J. Marshall Swails, Esq. has consented to act for and represent said Defendants, it is ORDERED that J. Marshall Swails, Esq., 8 Williams Street, Greenville, SC 29601, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all known and unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom may have or claim to have some interest or claim to the real property commonly known as 3232 Beaconsfield Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466; that he is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for said Defendants. AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that J. Marshall Swails, Esq., 8 Williams Street, Greenville, SC 29601, be and hereby is appointed Attorney for any unknown Defendants who are, or may be, in the Military Service of the United States of America and as such are entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act aka Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, and any amendments thereto, to represent and protect the interest of said Defendants, AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in The City Paper, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action. NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Lis Pendens, Certificate of Exemption from ADR and Notice of Right to Foreclosure Intervention in the above entitled action was filed in

the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on September 6, 2023 and amended October 6, 2023. D. Max Sims, Esq. (SC Bar: 103945) Bell Carrington Price & Gregg LLC 339 Heyward Street, 2nd Floor Columbia, SC 29201 Phone (803) 509-5078 BCP No.: 23-55511 5508

Master’s Sale 2017-CP-10-03796 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York, as Trustee for The Certificateholders of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2007-22, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-22, PLAINTIFF versus Timothy M. Zgleszewski, The South Carolina Department of Revenue and The United States of America, by and through its agency, the Internal Revenue Service, DEFENDANT(S). Upon authority of a Decree dated the 26th day of April, 2018, 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 5th day of December, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. All that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being designated as Lot 4, Block 74 on the Isle of Palms, SC said lot being bounded and having such size, shape, as shown on a plat made by E.M. Seabrook, Jr. CE and LS dated June 1961 and recorded in Plat Book O at Page 115 in the RMC Office for Charleston County, SC; said lot having such actual size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as an actual survey will disclose. Being the same property conveyed unto Timothy M. Zgleszewski by deed from Edward M. Tighe and Ruth A. Tighe dated October 17, 2002 and recorded October 25, 2002 in Deed Book F423 at Page 382 in the ROD Office for Charleston County, South Carolina. TMS No. 571-12-00-064 Property Address: 8 46th Avenue Isle of Palms, SC 29451 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 Sale is made subject to the Right of Redemption of the United States of America, pursuant to Section 2410(c), U.S. Code, for a period of 120 days from date of sale. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.7500%. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale,

the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser. NOTICE The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. ATTENDEES MUST ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR OTHER FACIAL COVERING. Any person who violates said protocols is subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials. PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC (803) 799-9993 FOR INSERTION November 17, 2023, November 24, 2023, December 1, 2023 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 5533

MASTER IN EQUITY’S SALE 2023-CP-10-01402 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC v. Ronald Patrick McLellan; The United States of America, acting by and through its agent, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Upon authority of a Decree dated September 12, 2023 I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on December 5, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON JOHNS ISLAND, ON THE SOUTHEASTERN SIDE OF MARY ANN POINT ROAD, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 8A, CONTAINING 0.80 ACRES MORE OR LESS, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT ENTITLED “PLAT SHOWING THE RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 8, A 1.20 ACRES PORTION OF BECKETT TRACT LOCATED ON JOHNS ISLAND, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA”, PREPARED BY ANDERSON & ASSOCIATES, DATED JANUARY 9, 1996, AND RECORDED APRIL 26, 1996, IN THE RMC OFFICE OF CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK EB, AT PAGE 83. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS CONVEYANCE IS THE FOLLOWING: 2001 HORTONSUMMIT, MANUFACTURED HOME 032X 076 / SERIAL NUMBER: H211649GL&R BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO RONALD PATRICK MCLELLAN BY DEED OF JAMES C. MOSIER DATED AUGUST 20, 2015 AND RECORDED OCTOBER 7, 2015 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, IN BOOK 509 AT PAGE 206. CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 3763 Mary Ann Point Road Johns Island, SC 29455 Parcel No. 2530000191 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded,

the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with 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.

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE FOR THE STRAW This copyright notice informs the potential user of the name KENRICK RASHAD WASHINGTON and all its derivatives that is intended as pertaining to me, Ken rashad bey, an American State National, In Propria Persona Sui Juris, Proprio Solo, Proprio Heredes, that any unauthorized use thereof without my express, prior, written permission signifies the user’s consent for becoming the debtor on a self executing UCC Financial Statement in the amount of $500,000 per unauthorized use of the name used with the intent of obligating me, plus costs, plus triple damages.

COPYRIGHT FOR THE STRAW This copyright notice informs the potential user of the name TANKEIYA ELAINE WASHINGTON and all its derivatives that is intended as pertaining to me, tankeiya hodge el, an American State National, In Propria Persona Sui Juris, Proprio Solo, Proprio Heredes, that any unauthorized use thereof without my express, prior, written permission signifies the user’s consent for becoming the debtor on a self executing UCC Financial Statement in the amount of $500,000 per unauthorized use of the name used with the intent of obligating me, plus costs, plus triple damages.

PUBLIC AUCTION Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Facility 1: 1108 Stockade Ln. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466 12/15/23 10:00 AM Shawn French Household Goods Facility 2: 1904 Hwy 17 N. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 12/15/23 10:15 AM Tammy Vanderhorst Clothes and Household Goods, TV stand, Chairs Salome Grant Clothes, toys, shoes, furniture, bikes Betty Young-Segal Estate Household items, clothing,

Bobi Flynn-Darby Household goods, misc. Facility 3: 1640 James Nelson Rd Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 12/15/23 10:20 AM Renee Williams Household items Facility 4: 1117 Bowman Rd. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 12/15/23 10:25 AM Lauren Berry Furniture, mattress, TV David Mortimer Clothes, shoes, totes

Maxine Moore Household Goods/ Furniture Erika Saubers Household Goods/ Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment Facility 7 1426 Hwy 17 Mt. Pleasant, SC 12/15/23 10:40 AM Sebastian Culpepper Household Goods/Furniture The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or one year from the date of death, whichever date is earlier, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred. Estate of: BROCK ALAN CECUTTI 2023-ES-10-2096 DOD: 9/24/23 Pers. Rep: MEGAN L. CECUTTI 3175 STANYARNE DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 Atty: JAMES E. REEVES, ESQ. 400 N. CEDAR ST. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 ************ Estate of: JOHN A. LARISEY 2023-ES-10-2102 DOD: 8/22/23 Pers. Rep: DEBORAH J. LARISEY 4134 DUCK CLUB RD. RAVENEL, SC 29470 Atty: BARRY C. HOLDEN, ESQ. 916 PALM BLVD., #7 ISLE OF PALMS, SC 29451 ************ Estate of: MARY LOU POWELL 2023-ES-10-2105 DOD: 7/17/23 Pers. Rep: JOHNIE JOHNSON, JR.

719 MASON ST. LINCOLNVILLE, SC 29485 ************ Estate of: LEROY GIBBS, JR. 2023-ES-10-2130 DOD: 9/13/23 Pers. Rep: SHAKIMAH BIASSEY 1870 JF KENNEDY BLVD., #1-F JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305 Atty: JONATHAN S. ALTMAN, ESQ. 575 KING ST., #B CHARLESTON, SC 29403

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or one year from the date of death, whichever date is earlier, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred. Estate of: CAROLE WATSON BURBAGE 2023-ES-10-0879 DOD: 4/20/23 Pers. Rep: CHRISTY LEIGH VILLEDAS 5577 E. SHIRLEY DR. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29418 Atty: DAVID W. WOLF, ESQ. 748 D ST. ANDREWS BLVD. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 *********** Estate of: LEWIS COAKLEY, JR. 2023-ES-10-0919 DOD: 3/29/23 Pers. Rep: REBEA COAKLEY 101 W. RESPITE LN. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 ************ Estate of: JENNIE C. GOODMAN 2023-ES-10-1815 DOD: 7/3/23 Pers. Rep: ANNETTE GOODMAN SPIVEY 1908 BAIRDS COVE CHARLESTON, SC 29414 Pers. Rep: JAY WESLEY GOODMAN, JR. 5725 STELLATA CIR. CUMMING, GA 30028 Atty: THOMAS H. BRUSH, ESQ. 12 A CARRIAGE LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ Estate of: KATHLEEN JOAN TEMPLER 2023-ES-10-2068 DOD: 9/12/23 Pers. Rep: NICOLETTE S. WALDON 24 S. BATTERY ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 Pers. Rep: THERESA E. SANDERS 50 LAURENS ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 Atty: EUGENE PARRS, ESQ. PO BOX 1107 BEAUFORT, SC 29901

PUBLIC AUCTION Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Facility 1: 3510 Glenn McConnell Pkwy Charleston, SC 29414 12/15/2023 10:00 AM Jerome Jacobs Clothing and tools Romona Brooks Bedroom furniture and household goods Brandis Haynes Dining table/6 chairs, mattress, queen head board, boxes

Luis Alvarado Clothing , household goods. Facility 2: 2343 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29414 12/15/2023 10:30 AM

Van items Cherrel Nelson Household furnishings, boxes Reggie Boone Furniture, Tv and clothes Deontrae Singleton Dressers and clothing

Corin Jackson Furniture / Household items

Daquan Wallace 2-bedroom home, furniture

Latoya Jackson Personal Items

Nicole Lloyd Furniture

Carlos Morales Boxes/ personal Items

Sharon Grant Household furniture, washer and dryer

Tamala Brown Furniture / Boxes / Personal Items Facility 5: 1861 Ashley River Rd. Charleston, SC 29407 12/15/2023 3:00 PM Porcher Washington Sectional sofa, beds, boxes, furniture, household goods Tarico Robinson Household goods personal items Mary Graham Household goods Eltita Deas Belin Clothes Mahala Coakley One couch, one bed, dresser, two tvs, 3 boxes Lionel Singleton Personal items Melissa Waters Household goods Facility 6: 2118 Heriot St. Charleston, SC 29403 12/15/2023 1:00 PM Carmen Wright Totes 20 boxes she stated will pay Tues check clears FCFS UNIT PLEASE lives in North Dakota Facility 7: 810 St. Andrews Blvd Charleston, SC 29407 12/15/2023 12:30 PM Katherine Bramhall Furniture and Household Goods Rebecca Johnson Furniture (bedroom suit, couches, chairs, end tables, etc) Damon Nelson Household goods , couches , clothes Facility 9: 45 Grand Oaks Blvd Charleston, SC 29414 12/15/2023 1:45 PM Avery Saunders Household Goods/Furniture Stacey Manigault Household Goods/Furniture Cecelia Clarke Household Goods/Furniture, Boxes Thomas Douglas Household Goods/Furniture Nedra Jones Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment Davone Jackson Household Goods/Furniture Chante Parker Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment Facility 10: 1951 Maybank Hwy. Charleston, SC 29412 12/15/2023 12:00 pm Connor Alexander Desk, Monitors, Televisions, Misc. Furniture Facility 11: 5146 Ashley Phosphate Rd. North Charleston, SC 29418 12/15/2023 10:00 am Sasha Cuthbertson

James Rattley Tools Facility 12: 9670 Dorchester Road. Summerville, SC 29485 12/15/2023 10.15 am Trevis Eady Misc. Household items Nina Gadson Clothing, household goods, kitchen items Jack Masur Couch, night stands, boxes Facility 13: 3781 Ashley Phosphate Road. North Charleston, SC 29418 12/15/2023 11:00 am Katelynn Glover Household furniture and appliances Facility 14: 6941 Rivers Ave. North Charleston, SC 29406 12/15/2023 1:30 pm Pierce Tindall 2 Bedroom house, livingroom, dining room, 1 full bedroom set, clothes, boxes, books, deco, fridge Lamesha McKelvey China cabinet, dining set, tools, boxes, outdoor furniture/bistro set, bed set/mattresses, glassware Antonio Robinson Household Rochelle Harris Household goods Brianna Gaillard Bed kitchen table Giddeon Angelo Pearson 2 bedrooms of items Facility 15: 8850 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406 12/15/2023 2.00 PM Josh Cole Dehumidifiers & Fans Shamika Gayle Household Furniture & Items The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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New book digs into the story of CofC drug ring By Chloe Hogan When Texas-based investigative journalist Max Marshall set out to tell a true crime story about Xanax on college campuses, he came across a 2016 Charleston news story exposing a multi-million-dollar drug ring that operated steps away from the College of Charleston (CofC) campus. Once Marshall started researching, he said he quickly realized he’d found a much bigger story that he had anticipated. And now, five years after starting research, Marshall has penned Among the Bros, a harrowing and thrilling account from the intersection of privilege, drugs and decadence that is set against the Spanish moss and historic houses on the CofC campus.

A drug ring in plain sight

In 2016, Charleston police arrested eight men who used their connections to longstanding, almost exclusively white fraternities to sell large amounts of Xanax, cocaine and other drugs at colleges throughout

the Southeast. The network of current and former students found drugs via a variety of online and street sources, and then found thousands of buyers by way of the college’s downtown nightlife. In an interview, Marshall said the ring had been hiding in plain sight for years, but things began to unravel after the fatal shooting of a 23-yearold who was reportedly involved in the network. In 2018, Marshall arrived on campus to interview more than 120 people, uncovering multiple student deaths related to drug use. He chronicled not just the details of the case, which includes colleges across the country, stories of wild King Street nights and rapper Waka Flocka Flame, but the culture of fraternities as a whole.

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Investigative journalist Max Marshall takes a hard look at fraternity culture in his debut novel, Among the Bros

“I’m the same age as most of the guys in this book and went to college around the same time, 2012 to 2016,” Marshall told the Charleston City Paper. “And I saw a lot of students taking Xanax. I had friends who got addicted — not just as an anxiety drug on weeknights, although I saw that plenty, but more so as a party drug, and often combining with other drugs — most commonly using it with five or six Natty Lights with the goal of ‘blacking out.’ ” Reflecting on that experience led Marshall to two questions: “One was, why are all these guys doing this? You know, their life is so good, they have these huge safety nets, this huge amount of privilege, coming from elite backgrounds and families. The second question: Where are all these drugs coming from?” So when he visited Charleston to investigate the CofC story, he had the goal to find

Experience Darren Criss at the Music Hall Kick off the Christmas season with Emmy and Golden Globe awards-winning actor, singer and performer Darren Criss. Many know him from his role as Blaine in hit show Glee, while others recognize him as Andrew Cunanan from American Killer. The multi-talented star takes to the Charleston Music Hall stage at 8 p.m. Nov 24 for A Very Darren Chrissmas, named for his recent holiday album. Tickets start at $49.50 and are available at charlestonmusichall.com. —Mary Martha Beard

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as many sources as possible to get insights on the students’ motives and experiences. The breakthrough for the story came when a friend texted Marshall the phone number for Michael (“Mikey”) Schmidt, the group’s ringleader who’s currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for drug trafficking. After gaining trust in Marshall through years of phone conversations, Schmidt began recounting some details and wild stories. “Life imitates art” is a theme which quickly emerged in Marshall’s research — sources compared their involvement with the drug ring to shows such as The Wire or films like The Wolf of Wall Street.

Exposing a larger story

Marshall said his intention was that the story wasn’t written as a finger-wag or to show how “toxic” these characters were. Handling these real-life stories with care and nuance was important to Marshall, who ultimately presents a story laced with a duality of privilege and pain. “It’s very telling,” he said, “to think about how Xanax might be characterized as the drug of our generation. The reason Xanax is pitched as such a great party drug is it CONTINUED ON PAGE 31

Park Circle Gallery in North Charleston will celebrate the opening of concurrent solo exhibitions of mixed media and fiber works by local artists Melissa Meverden and Daisy McClellan, on view Dec. 1 through Dec. 30 with an opening reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 1. It’s free to attend, and you can find more information at northcharleston.org. —Chloe Hogan

Catch an original adaptation of Dicken’s Christmas Carol Don’t miss Charleston Stage’s spectacular original adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol playing Nov. 29 through Dec. 22 at Dock Street Theatre. The show features a score of classic carols and more than 50 iconic characters from Scrooge to Tiny Tim. Tickets start at $49.50 with discounts available for students, seniors and military. —CH

Hang out at Pour House Two stellar rock shows from opposite ends of the country take the Pour House main stage at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 28 and Nov. 30. Five-piece band Robert John & The Wreck, a Southern rock band from California, takes the stage Nov. 28. Another rock duo, Al Schnier and Rob Derhak of rock band moe., present a stripped down acoustic set Nov. 30. —MMB For daily updates, check out the Culture section at charlestoncitypaper.com.

LIVE AT REBEL Hip-hop trio One Spliff and Three Minorities features artist Semkari (seated, center) on the final track of the group’s new self-titled EP

Hip-hop trio One Spliff and Three Minorities release adventurous debut EP By Vincent Harris An EP came out in August that immediately established itself as one of the most interesting local releases in the 2023 Charleston music scene. A trio of hip-hop artists, called Hirow, EL and Ivory Keys, collaborated on the EP, released under the title One Spliff and Three Minorities, which is also the name of the group. The EP immediately envelopes the listener in its atmosphere with the opening title track, which feels dark and cinematic. A skeletal, low-tempo electronic beat anchors the song’s moody twists and turns through movie-score string arrangements, muted bass lines and a generally haunted feel. The three MCs shadowbox each other throughout the song, dipping into their verses with lines like: “One too many shots I turn into Keith Urban,” and “Stuck inside a house like I’m Macaulay Culkin,” drift up out of the hazy, seductive feel of the music, turning the tired cliché of rap boasting into something funnier and more universal. Then the tracks become more interesting and more experimental. “Lethal Weapon” kicks off with a spidery, echoing guitar riff that leads into one of the heaviest grooves

on the album, a bass heavy mid-tempo strut with a colossal beat. “Like That” brings in even more guitars, imposing a dread-filled hard rock riff over an increasingly fevered delivery by the trio. “Ukraine” is damn near a straight ahead modern pop rock tune with a sleek, propulsive beat and an indelible melody. The EP closes with its most brutal track, “G.Y.A.T.,” a colossal, top heavy beast with some truly demented vocals. To say the least, the EP is a kaleidoscopic collection of songs that feel cohesive despite the fact that every song is different stylistically — so different, in fact, that One Spliff and Three Minorities won the 2023 City Paper Music Award for Electronic/ Experimental Act of the Year. But for all the determined exploration of the EP, the three MCs who made it, Hirow, EL and Ivory Keys, came together in a surprisingly lowkey manner. “Hirow threw out the idea,” EL said. “He said, ‘We should go into the studio, and make a song. That was the goal, just to make a song with all three of us, and, you know, something cool. After a while, we started throwing out ideas. And then as we went on, it just became more experimental, and we’ve kind of kept throwing ideas, and that’s how we got to the tape.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 31

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Queen Street Playhouse offers holiday cheer

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The Queen Street Playhouse, home of the Footlight Players, will present four holiday shows this year: a family-friendly musical, a raunchy adults-only play and two holiday-themed speakeasy shows from Charleston musical artists. Playing from Dec. 8 to Dec. 22, A Very Merry Footlight Holiday Special is an annual show, written and directed by the actors involved. Each year’s production is different, with this year’s show focusing on Mrs. Claus as she prepares for her annual Snow Ball event. Expect to see fictional legendary figures like the Tooth Fairy, Jack Frost and Mother Nature, plus a live band. If all that sounds like it’s a little too nice for you, there’s also the naughty one-woman show, Who’s Holiday, which follows a grown-up version of Cindy Lou Who (played by Giulia Dalbec). No longer the adorable child from Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Cindy is now a chainsmoking 40 year old living in a trailer on Mount Crumpet. Many years have Barnette passed since Cindy caught the Grinch in her living room, and she’s holding nothing back. Artistic director Kyle Barnette said Who’s Holiday, which plays Dec. 9 through Dec. 22, is a treat for the fans who followed Barnette and executive director Brian Porter from the theater company they founded together, What If? Productions, which served the Charleston theater community from 2010 to 2020. Barnette said, “Who’s Holiday definitely has a What If? vibe, which is something we strived to do when taking over Footlight — to bring that daring, more whimsical element to Footlight.”

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The Footlight Players have something for everyone at Queen Street Playhouse this holiday season: from the family-friendly musical A Very Merry Footlight Holiday Special (top) to naughty fare like Who’s Holiday (above) And don’t miss the Footlight Players as they recreate a cabaret nightlife vibe in the Queen Street Playhouse lobby during the Sunday Night Speakeasy Series. On Nov. 26, Charleston musical artist and producer Tonya Nicole presents A Holiday Happening, featuring Nicole’s vocals accompanied by a twopiece band — Jonathan Lovett on piano and Tim Khayat on bass. Expect holiday classics including fun, sultry, jazz and soul renditions of various songs from Ella Fitzgerald, Bette Milder, Eartha Kitt and Anita Baker. On Dec. 19, the playhouse welcomes Manny Houston with his cabaret during A Very Manny Christmas: An Intimate Evening of Yuletide Melodies. Houston will play piano, sing holiday tunes and lead a sing-a-long. Barnette said, “It really gives you that exclusive feeling of being in a little cabaret space maybe in the Upper West Side or in the Village in New York City with people peering in the windows to get a glimpse of what they hear and see going on inside.” To learn more and purchase tickets, visit footlightplayers.net.

The tight-knit music community in Charleston has banded together to support local percussionist Gino Castillo, who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. Castillo’s friends, family and fans have started GoFundMe campaigns and thrown fundraisers to help with his medical bills. In the latest effort to support Castillo, a group of local musicians released a song called “Holy City Bossa” to encourage people to donate to Castillo’s cause. Retired public school music educator Mike Kaufman originally wrote the Brazilianstyle tune last summer, and when he heard about Castillo’s diagnosis, his first thought was to use the song as a fundraising opportunity. Castillo “I had the song, and when I heard about Gino’s leukemia, it hit us all like a ton of bricks,” Kaufman told the Charleston City Paper. “So I put up a notice on Facebook and asked if anyone wanted to play [on the song], and we’ll get the proceeds to Gino. “I heard immediately from [bassist] Kevin Gossett and [guitarist] Justin Hodge. Then, I approached Alva Anderson, a local jazz singing treasure, and multiinstrumentalist John Holenko.” Anderson provided her deep, rich vocals to the track, singing lyrics that Kaufman wrote to mimic the structure of the Portuguese language. Anderson, a New York City native and current president of Charleston Jazz, said, “I didn’t even need to hear the song before I said, ‘Let’s do it.’” Bossa nova is a laid-back style of Brazilian music layered with gentle guitar and rhythmic percussion. Charles Miller, a Charleston native who said he was introduced to the area’s Latin music scene by Castillo, produced the song. The contributing artists, which include Ramiro Allende, Kaufman, Anderson, Gossett, Holenko and Hodge, were unable to meet all together, so Miller compiled each recording into one song. “My job as the producer is to guide the direction of the song from its initial vision and bring it to another level,” Miller said. The resulting project is a culmination of love and admiration for Castillo, who has been a trailblazer in fostering Latin music in Charleston. “Holy City Bossa” is available to download for $1 on Castillo’s bandcamp page at ginocastillo1.bandcamp.com/track/holycity-bossa. All proceeds from the song will go directly to Castillo.

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