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Oyster shell recycling is key to preserving living shorelines

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By Skyler Baldwin

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The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) recycled over 38,000 bushels of oyster shells from area restaurants and residents’ private oyster roasts just last year. But that represents only about 10% of the shells that get harvested in the Lowcountry, while the rest often go to waste, according to environmental groups.

The SCDNR’s Oyster Recycling and Enhancement Program (SCORE) spearheads community-based rehabilitation efforts to restore oyster reefs and living shorelines with replanted oyster shells and manufactured reefs. And with oyster-roast season upon us, this is the program’s busiest time of year.

“We are boots on the ground, recycling shells from anywhere and everywhere,” said program coordinator Holly Sommers. “It’s kind of incredible, especially this time of year.”

Oysters have a really simple life cycle, Sommers explained.

Sommers They are broadcast spotters — larvae build on free-floating shells for the first few weeks of life. Then, as larvae get heavier, they seek more shells to land on. Replanting recycled shells give new oysters more places to settle and grow, preserving living shorelines and oyster reefs.

“Once people learn that the life cycle of

an oyster relies on that existing shell, it gets their brain ticking,” Sommers said.

Why recycle?

Oysters do more for the Lowcountry than line downtown’s raw bars. An adult oyster filters up to 2.5 gallons of water per hour, improving water quality. Oyster reefs provide habitat for fish, crabs and other native species. And living shorelines are natural breakwaters that protect the Lowcountry’s salt marshes from erosion.

“As the city grows, the oyster populations grow ever more important,” said Rachel Hawes, coastal stewardship and engagement manager for the Coastal Conservation League. “If it’s not recycled, it’s often just thrown away and landfilled. And since only about 10% of the oysters we harvest are actually recycled, we have a massive gap to close.”

Often, environmentally minded people try to recycle the shell themselves, but doing so can do more harm than good, she said.

“A lot of people think they know how it works and think they’re helping, but oyster shells can carry diseases that spread in the waterways if they aren’t recycled properly,” she said. “The DNR quarantines the recycled shell to ensure it doesn’t carry those diseases, and it eventually makes its way back into the water with help from biologists.”

Sommers said it’s important to recognize that the recycled shells don’t go back to harvestable reefs.

“We are not creating private reefs for

people to harvest on — we are here to make sure these populations are healthy enough for the public to enjoy for years to come,” she said. “It’s very thankless work — oysters are stinky — but we’re not garbage men, we’re recycling entire habitats.”

How to get involved

The DNR boasts several volunteer opportunities throughout the year, especially during the busy winter seasons, to ensure that people who want to do their part for living shorelines can do so properly.

“We need volunteers to help us recycle shell from locations that we can’t get to,” Sommers said. “We have people that help us serve Kiawah, Greenville and Beaufort and more.”

Volunteers help pick up oyster shells from local restaurants, collect shells from public drop-off sites and more.

Sommers said program leaders browse social media for oyster roast events and reach out to the hosts to provide recycling bins for the discarded shells. But, she said, they prefer that people take the shells to any of the 11 public drop-off bins around the Lowcountry.

“Anywhere oysters are being consumed, there’s a responsibility that they’re also being recycled,” Sommers said. “We’re trying to coin the phrase, ‘roast responsibly,’ and that really means being knowledgeable of where your public drop-off bins are and having a plan in place for your shells.”

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As a gift this holiday season, the city of Charleston has made free twohour parking vouchers available to residents. Each voucher can only be used one time per vehicle at one of eight participating city garages now through Dec. 31.

Visit the city’s website at bit.ly/ parking-voucher to download and print the pass as well as view participating locations. —Staff reports

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Charleston council members ready to work with new mayor

By Skyler Baldwin New and old members of Charleston City Council are gearing up for a new year of tackling the city’s biggest challenges with new leadership.

Real estate developer and former Republican state legislator William Cogswell defeated two-term incumbent John Tecklenburg after a close runoff election last Nov. 21, receiving only 566 votes more than Tecklenburg out of the roughly 27,000 votes cast, according to certified election results.

Meanwhile, the council has two Cogswell new members, with William Tinkler taking the seat in West Ashley’s District 9 after a Nov. 21 runoff against Mike Gastin. Tinkler received 1,836 votes to Gastin’s 1,078, according to certified election results. Weeks prior, Jim McBride narrowly avoided a runoff for a new Johns Island District 3, taking the seat on Nov. 7 with 50.03% of the vote.

While Cogswell and the new council members won’t take office until January, they and incumbent council members reportedly are ready to work together on the city’s major issues.

“I’m excited to work with Mayor Cogswell,” said council member Ross Appel, of District 11, which covers parts of West Ashley. “We’ve been in touch prior to his election and since. We’re all on the same team, and we’re all here to do good work for the people of Charleston.

“I want him to succeed, and I want to work with him on everything we can — on all the problems we all agree exist — like flooding, affordable housing and things of that nature.”

Appel added there are no teams when it comes to local government, and that everyone is working together on the same issues.

“I know William,” he said. “He’s a good guy, and he’s a hard worker. I hope that translates into his being [a good] mayor, because if it does, the city will be better for it.”

Council member Stephen Bowden, who represents parts of West Ashley in District 10, said his job is to work his constituents’ priorities into the mayor’s agenda.

“My priorities will continue to be funding flooding solutions for outer West Ashley and balancing growth pressures with the needs of the people who already live here,” he said. “From what I heard during the campaign, I believe these priorities align with Mayor-elect Cogswell’s priorities.”

District 4 council member Robert Mitchell, who represents parts of downtown Charleston, said his goals remain the same regardless of who sits in the mayor’s chair.

“Campaigning is one thing,” he said. “But I need to see exactly what they’re going to put forward. It takes council to get anything approved, so even if you’re the mayor, you have to work with the council members. We are all working together for the total of Charleston — it’s not just about what any one person wants. I can work with anyone, and I’m going to continue to do what I think is right for all the people of Charleston.”

Mitchell added the biggest issue facing Charleston has been the same for over 70 years: “It still floods downtown,” he said. “Several colleagues are asking about West Ashley, but we haven’t even solved the flooding problem on the peninsula. You have to have your nucleus fixed first before you can fix anything else, and for us, that’s the peninsula.”

Newcomer Tinkler, whose father held the District 9 seat from 1998 to 2007, said Cogswell has discussed meeting very soon, and that he will work with anybody who wants to move West Ashley forward. Tinkler declined to comment further until he could discuss policy with Cogswell.

Caroline Parker of District 12 on James Island declined to comment. Other members of council — Boyd Gregg, Kevin Shealy, Karl Brady, William Dudley Gregorie, Keith Waring, Mike Seekings and McBride — did not respond to requests for comment as of 2 p.m.

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Genealogist uncovers three centuries of his family’s history

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When results of a genetic test sent Darius Brown searching for his family’s African origin, he found ancestors who witnessed significant events in American history.

Brown’s 8th generation maternal grandfather, Fortune, was the personal servant during the Revolutionary War for American Brig. Gen. Charles Coatesworth Pinckney, who eventually signed the U.S. Constitution. Fortune was captured with Brown Pinckney in 1780 in the British siege of Charleston.

Brown’s 4th generation maternal grandfather, Luke Wright, and his 3rd generation paternal grandfather, Isaiah Brown, served together with the 33rd U.S. Colored Troops, Company D, on Morris and James islands after Confederates repulsed two Union assaults on Fort Wagner in the summer of 1863.

These are some of the stories Brown details in his recently released book, At the Feet of the Elders: A Journey into a

Lowcountry Family History. Brown has meticulously traced several lines of his family from the colonial period until the mid-1900s.

This six-year journey into his family’s history began after a DNA test in 2017 showed that he was 98% African. “I went on a quest to find out where in Africa my family came from,” said Brown, a research assistant and genealogist at the International African American Museum in Charleston.

With more than six years of experience in genealogy research with an emphasis on enslaved African Americans in the Lowcountry, Brown used archival records, genetic genealogy and oral histories to retrieve details about his family’s history.

A family’s African origin

Brown reconstructed the story of his free and enslaved ancestors who toiled on plantations in Beaufort, Charleston and Colleton counties. Through plantation records, Civil War pension files and military records, census data, Freedmen’s Bureau bank accounts, and birth and death certificates Brown found more than 100 ancestors.

“I started researching every line in my family as far back as possible, hoping I could find that ancestor who was brought

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Genealogist Darius Brown of North Charleston (seated left) with his aunt, the late Elease Smalls of Beaufort, during a 2019 family portrait here from Africa,” he said. Brown said his ancestors were likely taken from Senegal and Sierra Leone.

He has uncovered ancestors, including some who were born in Africa. A Muslim man named Musa was likely one of them.

Brown’s great-grandmother, Margaret Jiles Brown of Beaufort, spoke of an ancestor named Musa. Through his research of slave ship records, Brown believes Musa may have been among the captives that Daniel Blake, owner of a plantation on the Combahee River, may have purchased in the mid-1750s from a shipment of people from The Gambia or Sierra Leone.

A date to remember

Among the stream of dates in his book, Brown hopes the book’s readers retain 1861, the year that enslaved Africans at Port Royal gained their freedom two years

before the Emancipation Proclamation.

Seven months after Confederates fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861 to trigger the Civil War, Union troops seized Port Royal Sound near Beaufort. With the Union’s takeover of Port Royal, plantation owners fled, leaving behind thousands of formerly enslaved people, including many of Brown’s ancestors.

London Brown, Brown’s 4th generation paternal grandfather, and his wife, Daphne, had been enslaved on the Combahee River in 1843 before their enslaver, Arthur Blake, moved them and hundreds of other people he owned to his plantation on the South Santee River near McClellanville. On Brown’s maternal side, he’s also related to Friday and Ilza Blake, his 5th generation grandparents, who were enslaved on the same plantation.

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enslaved people from the Combahee in Colleton County to the Santee Delta possibly puts him in the family lineage of Robert Blake, a formerly enslaved man who won the nation’s highest military honor.

Blake was among 81 enslaved men from the South Santee who entered the Union Navy, Brown said. However, it was Blake’s heroism on Johns Island during a Confederate attack on Christmas Day 1863 onboard the Union gunboat Marblehead that earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Brown said he was surprised to discover that at least 24 of his direct relatives fought with the Union during the Civil War. “It showed me they weren’t concerned about their own freedom but the freedom of others,” he said. “It gives me a sense of pride, but I still recognize the country viewed them in a negative light.”

Brown wrote: “Men who were once rejected and looked down on as the scum of the earth helped to pull the Union through with a victory.”

Brown’s relatives have a family reunion tradition at the Grays Hill community in Beaufort. It is an annual summertime event that draws the Browns and Smalls from the Carolinas, Texas, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

At the last reunion this summer, Brown shared his research with his relatives who were in awe of his finding and stressed it is worthy of passing to the next generation.

“I hope the next generation of my family will realize they descend from strong and resilient people,” he said. “For other families, maybe my research may inspire them to do the same to find their ancestors.

“A lot of people are coming in to learn about their family roots,” he said. “Twice a day at the museum we do a presentation on how to research your family, and we can do consultations to help [a family] get past those brick walls.”

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The Coastal Conservation League also discourages people who want to use discarded oyster shells for landscaping and art projects.

“We really want that shell to be recycled and for folks to find other alternative materials for those projects,” Hawes said.

Sommers agreed, adding that it’s imperative people know not to take shells out of the DNR’s recycling bins.

“I have people calling me all the time trying to use the shells for landscaping or art projects,” she said. “But once it’s in the receptacle, it is property of the state. It’s illegal to take shell from these receptacles.”

Visit saltwaterfishing.sc.gov/oyster.html for an interactive map of oyster shell drop-off sites, or for volunteer opportunities, visit score.dnr.sc.gov.

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GOP voters must dump Trump, back Haley

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emosthenes, the Greek statesman in ancient Athens, had a saying that applies today: “Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.”

It’s something for Republicans to remember as former President Donald Trump tries to woo primary voters to cast their lot with him, despite years of lies, corruption, financial shenanigans, conspiracy theories, mistreatment of women and outright bullying. It’s almost inconceivable that this narcissist who rallied a mob to insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is being taken seriously in our democracy, especially since he faces 91 felony counts in four cases ranging from trying to overturn the 2020 election and falsifying business records to obstructing justice and mishandling classified information.

Now there are new fears about Trump’s authoritarian leanings as the former president recently echoed the language of leaders who rose to power in Germany and Italy in the 1930s. Hear what he said on Veterans Day in New Hampshire: “We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country that lie and steal and cheat on elections. They’ll do anything, whether legally or illegally, to destroy America and to destroy the American Dream.”

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Wrong. Trump is the one who is an enemy of America with his heartless rhetoric and anti-freedom agenda.

Dictators like Adolf Hitler in Germany and Benito Mussolini in Italy used words like “vermin” to dehumanize opponents and encourage violence, scholars write. And now

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comes Trump, spewing the same kind of vitriol, fear, grievance and retribution.

Republican voters should be appalled. These are not the words of a normal American president, a sane Republican or Democrat who truly leads and tries to promote the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness of all Americans. These are the words of a dangerous despot echoing the fascist rhetoric of Nazi Germany.

Now is the time for GOP voters to reject Trump and turn their support to a conservative, impassioned candidate who seemed like the only grown-up in the room in recent presidential debates — former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley.

We don’t agree much with the worldview or overall politics of Haley. But she doesn’t want to harm America. Haley, now as when she was governor, is unquestionably ambitious, obviously desirous of more attention and power. But she wants America to heal from the division, fear and cruelty of the Trump years. She’s pro-freedom unlike Trump who says he wants to make America great but seems to do everything to keep stirring a nefarious pot.

Haley told a Bluffton crowd this week: “I agree with a lot of his policies, but the truth is, rightly or wrongly, chaos follows him. We have too much division in this country and too many threats around the world to be sitting in chaos once again.”

Haley is right in noting that if Trump were to be elected to a second term, the pillage of freedom and dysfunction in the country would continue.

Trump has toppled over the edge and deserves to go to jail, not to the White House. Haley deserves to be the 2024 candidate to challenge President Joe Biden.

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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Lighting Colonial Lake and movie screening Head to Colonial Lake Park downtown to witness a holiday display surrounding the lake and featuring more than 1,000 lights. Enjoy live music, a puppeteer, dance performances, a food village, artist vignettes, a photo booth and more as you wait for Mayor John Tecklenburg to light the tree in the center of the lake. Bring blankets and chairs to the adjacent Moultrie Park at 7 p.m. for a movie screening.

Dec. 1. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free. Colonial Lake. 46-54 Ashley Ave. Downtown. charlestonparksconservancy.org SATURDAY

BIG Lowcountry Boil at Holy City Brewing Join Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lowcountry for its 5th BIG Lowcountry Boil, a traditional shrimp boil complemented with salad, dessert and drinks from Holy City Brewing. Jam to live music by Hollified as you test your ax-throwing or archery skills, then check out the vendor market and silent auction.

Dec 2. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Holy City Brewing. 1021 Aragon Ave. North Charleston. bbbslowcountry.org/blb SUNDAY

City of Charleston’s Holiday Parade Get ready for Charleston’s annual holiday parade which starts on Broad Street at Colonial Lake, turns up Meeting Street and ends at Marion Square. Pick a vantage point at any spot along the route and enjoy the groups, floats and catch a glimpse of Santa himself.

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Charleston celebrates the 250th anniversary of its tea party

By Chloe Hogan and Andy Brack

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A historic news article published in The South Carolina Gazette on Dec. 6, 1773

Gazette images courtesy S.C .Historical Society

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here’s a big tea party on Sunday, but you won’t have to hold out your pinky. Instead, wave a flag during this big anniversary celebrating colonial revolutionary fervor that first came two weeks before the famous Boston Tea Party.

Two hundred fifty years ago, Charlestonians committed an act of defiance against the British crown by refusing to import 257 chests of tea aboard the ship London, which anchored in the harbor on Dec. 2, 1773.

The next day, Charleston colonists held a communitywide meeting to talk about what to do about the tea. It was subject to a tax the British Parliament imposed to send a message that it “had the right to tax the colonists,” according to the late South Carolina historian George Rogers in a 1974 article in the South Carolina Historical Magazine. Colonists knew if they paid the tax, they’d essentially be admitting Parliament could tax them. And after years of debate about taxation without representation, they just couldn’t cotton to that.

Despite clashing interests of planters, merchants and “mechanics,” or tradesmen, the colonists resolved in the Great Hall of the Old Exchange Building on that December day 250 years ago to not import the tea to facilitate the British raising money via taxes. As a community, they rejected the tea and refused to import it in the future.

And therein lies the significance of the Charleston Tea Party — it represented the “seeds of self-government in these revolutionary mobs,” according to historian Pauline Maier in Rogers’ article. “By the time of the crisis over tea, these had become the General Meetings of the Inhabitants — a kind of New England town meeting.”

So 13 days before the less tepid Boston Tea Party where tea was dumped in the harbor, Charleston had its own tea party — an event that laid the groundwork for the Revolution that was to come.

And what happened to the 257 chests of tea in Charleston? By law, the collector of customs seized

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the theatrical reenactment, other points of view will be recognized, Pemberton said.

“When they put handbills out the day before, they said every inhabitant of Charles Town is invited to this public meeting in the Great Hall,” Pemberton said. “We think that there were undoubtedly enslaved people and possibly women in attendance, but they didn’t speak or vote.

“One of the things that we were really keen to do, because we want to showcase women and people of color’s contributions to this time period, we did include some women characters like Eliza Lucas Pinkney and Elizabeth Timothy, who is the wife of the publisher of the Gazette.

We also have two actors (Ernest Parks and Joy Johnson) who are going to portray an enslaved couple. That part was tricky, so

Charleston will commemorate the 1773 Charleston Tea Party Saturday in a theatrical reenactment that is part of a multiyear commemoration of the American Revolution locally and throughout South Carolina. The Powder Magazine, in partnership with the National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina, has received a special event grant from the S.C. American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission (SC250) for commemoration activities.

On Saturday, you’ll hear the bells from “We’re hoping that the crowd who shows Saint Michaels’ Church tolling starting around up will feel like they’re in the event, 9:15 a.m. They will peal like they’re a part of it, and will chant to call Charlestonians and visitors towards the along with us, ‘No taxation without Old Exchange Building. representation!’ ” —Katherine Pemberton With portions of East Bay and Broad streets closed until 11 a.m., folks can find a free outdoor 30-minute we enlisted the help of Dr. Bernard Powers theatrical reenactment of the 1773 comfrom the College of Charleston.” munity meeting, which The Powder Magazine’s director Katherine Pemberton An interactive performance called the “centerpiece” of the local commemorative celebration.

The performance will be interactive for Pemberton collaborated with Mount the crowd, which will be interspersed Pleasant-based theater director Pamela by costumed “townspeople,” Pemberton Ward, who also happens to be an said. “We’re hoping that the crowd who expert on tea, to create a script which shows up will feel like they’re in the Pemberton said is half play and half reen- event, like they’re a part of it, and will actment. It is based on narrative histories chant along with us, ‘No taxation without and old newspaper coverage in the South representation!’ ” Carolina Gazette.

After the 30-minute performance, The people who attendees will be invited to tour the basewere in attendance ment of the Exchange where the tea was at that 1773 meeting stored and to partake of some hot tea will be portrayed provided by Oliver Pluff & Co. by local actors. The You can get into The Powder meeting was led by Magazine for free on Dec. 2 and 3. It Col. George Gabriel will offer a temporary exhibit on 18th Powell, a member of century tea that will be in place through the colonial assembly, December. There will also be free tours who will be porPemberton available of the schooner Pride, which trayed by Charleston will be docked at the marina, and at the Mayor John Tecklenburg. Tony Youmans, Heyward Washington House as a part of director of the Old Exchange Building, the 250th celebration. will play a British customs official named “So you can see a Revolutionary War Robert Halliday, who seized the tea. A era house, a magazine, a museum, a ship. local expert in colonial maritime history, You can really immerse yourself in this Benjamin Shafer, will act as the captain history,” Pemberton said. “Especially for of the ship London. Pemberton said she is locals, I think it’ll be a really nice day to excited the cast will include a mix of pro- kind of explore Revolutionary War hisfessional actors, historians and historical tory and just realize how much there is in reenactors, all of whom will infuse their Charleston to commemorate.” roles with expertise and passion.

The 1773 meeting was made up of nearly For the full schedule and more details, check all white property-owning males. But in out powdermagazinemuseum.org/chas250.

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the tea on Dec. 22, 1773 and stored it in the Exchange’s cellar. Later in 1776, the tea was sold to help finance the Revolutionary War effort by South Carolina patriots.

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By Tyler Cox

Without hops, your craft beer might taste just too sweet. After all, the only other ingredients are malt, yeast and water.

Hops, a conical flower produced by the ton in the Pacific Northwest, are an important ingredient in beer, adding aroma, flavor and bitterness.

For Charleston-area brewers, many say the best way to get good hops is to visit the Yakima Valley in Washington state.

Here, brewers get to touch, smell and select the hops that will help dictate their beer’s quality.

“It’s the most important trip we take all year, no doubt about it,” said Hunter Dawson, head brewer for Revelry Brewing in Charleston’s East Central district. “It sets the tone for the next brew year.”

Making the trek out West for hop selection can be expensive.

In an industry with slim margins and high overhead, finding time and room in the budget to travel for hop selection is not always possible, especially for smaller breweries.

But for those who do travel to the Yakima Valley where 75% of U.S. hops is grown, the experience more than pays for itself.

When harvest begins, the Yakima Valley awakens. Thousands of seasonal workers flock to the area to assist dozens of massive farms with the harvest. Farms run 24/7 in a race to harvest their crops at peak times. Most hop farm employees do not get days off in this hectic stretch. Any day lost due to broken equipment, foul weather or sickness can cost a farm tens of thousands of dollars.

In the midst of this marathon stretch, brewers and hop suppliers from six continents descend upon the Yakima Valley and make decisions that shape their companies for the coming year.

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Revelry’s Dawson said the stark differences in flavor of various crops of hops underscore the importance of a brewer selecting the right crop.

“There’s a lot of variability between the different lots of any one hop brand, and that’s been eye-opening,” he said.

The only way a brewer can guarantee to get hops with preferred qualities is to sign contracts and commit the time and money to select their hops.

Breweries of any size can sign hop contracts. With a contract, the brewer agrees to purchase a set amount of hops from chosen suppliers. The supplier ensures the brewer’s contracted hops are available, stored properly, and of a consistent quality. While there sometimes can be downsides to contracting, such as storage fees or minimum purchases, experienced brewers working with honest proprietors reap the benefits of these arrangements.

“The main thing [with contracts] is that you get consistent hops instead of buying them off another brewery or a secondary market

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To ensure quality, it’s best that you go out there and select a certain lot. It helps make your product consistent throughout the year, and you avoid picking up the bad lots on spot.” —Hunter Dawson

exchange where you’re consistently getting different lots,” explained Tim Sattler, founder of the Yakima-based hop supplier Yakima Quality Hops.

“I’ll use Cascade hops as an example. You might get one Cascade lot with big grape-

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fruit and lemon aromas,” he said. “Next time you buy Cascade, it might be herbal and flat. You don’t know if it’s been lying out on the loading dock in the hot sun. Every lot of Cascade is different. If you contract, even if it’s half of what you think you’ll need, at least you know you’re going to have consistent Cascade.”

While many brewers sign contracts, only a fraction of them journey to Yakima to select their lots from the 40,000 acres of hops grown in the Yakima Valley.

“It’s a trip that I think anybody who loves beer needs to make, whether they’re in the brewing industry or not,” Dawson said.

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set amount of each of their needed hop varieties. Upon arrival in Yakima, brewery representatives meet with their providers and inspect their wares.

“To ensure quality, it’s best that you go out there and select a certain lot,” Dawson said. “It helps make your product consistent throughout the year, and you avoid picking up the bad lots on spot.”

Mitch Steele, co-founder and brewmaster of New Realm Brewing on Daniel Island, agrees.

“I tell our CEO all the time that going to hop selection is the most important thing for a brewer to develop an understanding of the industry and how different the hops can be from farm to farm,” said Steele, who also is author of IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale. “You just don’t buy generic Cascade [hops].

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You’re going to get different things from different farms. If a certain hop becomes a really important hop for you as a brewer, you gotta understand what you’re getting.”

But there is more to the annual harvest than simply selecting hops.

“The relationship building with hop suppliers and farmers is huge,” Steele said.

“That relationship piece, having the opportunity to tell hop suppliers and farmers what you’re looking for in hops helps them make better decisions.”

“There’s a really cool feeling about [the harvest],” Dawson said. “You get to meet people in the same industry as you who care so much about it. You’re all just kind of figuring out what’s best and what works for the next few years.”

Tyler Cox, a brewery resource manager for Yakima Quality Hops in Washington state, is a former Charleston resident who brewed beer around the country for 12 years.

HOPS becomes new monthly section

HOPS, the City Paper’s quarterly focus on craft beer in the Lowcountry, now will be a new section that appears on the first Friday of each month.

“Tarah Gee and her team have produced two great years of content about local beer,” said City Paper Editor and Publisher Andy Brack. “Now as a way to provide more timely discussions throughout the year about the craft beer community, we’ll offer engaging stories, photos and more every month.”

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Hotel Emeline leans into the holiday spirit with seasonal offerings from both Clerks Coffee Company and Frannie & The Fox, both located within the hotel. Clerks will serve a variety of specialty beverages for the holiday season including a sugar cookie chai, eggnog latte and a candy cane matcha.

New this year, Emeline presents a tree-lined yurt village in its courtyard, where guests can sit fireside and enjoy plates and drinks from Frannie & The Fox. These winter courtyard yurts will be available for rental, Wednesday through Sunday. Reservations can be made online at resy.com.

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Before officially taking over as executive chef at Hotel Bennett’s signature restaurant, Gabrielle, earlier this fall, chef Edgar Kano knew he wanted to get acquainted with the city of Charleston.

“I wanted to get to know the area and get to know the suppliers,” he said. “I’ve done a lot of research, working with suppliers and farmers and fishmongers.”

Look no further than Gabrielle’s menu, which proclaims “we proudly support our local purveyors,” on its first page, to see the care taken in using and acknowledging the suppliers who provide the fresh seafood, meats and produce to the restaurant.

Kano recently listed Gabrielle’s purveyors, and the products he loves, with the eagerness of a farmers market fanboy. From Charleston Oyster Farm’s “amazing” perky sea cups to Butcher & Bee’s brioche (used for french toast during breakfast), Kano is excited about what he’s sourcing and using in Gabrielle’s kitchen.

Fortunately for Kano, Gabrielle is in a prime location for direct farm-to-table access; opening onto Marion Square, Hotel Bennett’s patio leads right into the Saturday Charleston Farmers Market. Kano said one day one of his purveyors forgot to fill an order, so the chef made the short journey to the farmers market to pick up some goods.

“I noticed that as soon as I started leaving, so many people were coming [up to the purveyor],” said Kano, who did his shop-

ping donning his chef’s coat. “It was the best advertisement ever.”

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Kano was born in Mexico City and is of Japanese heritage; his cuisine reflects the international influences of his early life, as well the cities he’s spent time in during the course of his career. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, Kano spent over two decades working for Four Seasons Hotels & Restaurants in locations like Singapore, Berlin and Vancouver.

Rather than ship in products from further afield, Kano sticks to what’s in season in Charleston, both in the fields and in the sea. “Whatever we choose is the best at the moment,” he said.

In addition to seeking out and learning more about local purveyors, Kano has eaten his way through the city. “I’m not doing my research if I’m not doing both,” he said, listing 167 Raw and Lewis Barbecue as some local favorite spots. He said if he enjoys something at a restaurant, like a local oyster variety, he’ll immediately start researching the product to see how he can access it.

Kano’s cooking philosophy is to keep it simple — he said he can’t live without salt and butter — and let the ingredients of each dish shine. He said overwhelming flavors can lead to “confusion, not fusion” and that “less is always more.”

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Chef Edgar Kano’s blue crab salad toast is served on sourdough bread propensity to find some food too, well, spicy, and his dishes reflect that. “You still can enjoy the dish without having to suffer,” he said. While Kano has had to adapt his palate to create dishes that are more approachable for everyone, he said that he’s always open to the kind of constructive criticism that can make or break a dish.

“For me feedback is only constructive; it’s the only way we grow and evolve,” he said.

“The concept of Gabrielle is not just let’s do fine dining, but let’s do fun dining while focusing on fine dining techniques.”

Situated in a hotel that earned the title of “Best Luxury Hotel” by USA Today just a couple of years ago, Gabrielle could easily breeze by on its fine dining designation alone. Best luxury hotel or not, Kano simply wants his staff to be engaging — not “snobby” — and his food to reflect the seasonal riches of the land and sea around Charleston.

There is one thing that can give Kano pause, though, and that is his customers’ deep-seated love for she-crab soup. “Last time I tried to remove that, it was not good,” he laughed. “I was like, OK, the soup will stay.”

Middleton Knives appeared Nov. 19 on CBS Sunday Morning, a popular national morning news show.

Bladesmith Quintin Middleton, who lives in St. Stephen, S.C., and has crafted knives for Charleston chefs like Sean Brock and Mike Lata, chatted with correspondent Serena Altschul about his knives and the inspiration behind his business. You can watch the segment at cbsnews.com.

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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.

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ata bey), an Aborigine 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 $1,000,000 per unauthorized use of the name or Any non authorized electronic signatures,Images of ME, or any biologics (Human D.N.A, isolated cD.N.A. and/or un-isolated D.N.A Genes or any/and all parts of the D.N.A)including bodily fluids alike..,voice theft(unauthorized use of voice through Artificial Intelligence or recording or/and used with the intent of obligating me will be subject to.. plus costs, plus triple damages.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE FOR THE STRAW AND ESTATE. This copyright notice informs the potential user of the name (KALAHN SHAHED AMBLES) any misspellings, abbreviations, any and all derivatives of that is intended as pertaining to me, (el morya bey), an Aborigine 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 $1,000,000 per unauthorized use of the name or Any non authorized electronic signatures,Images of ME, or any biologics (Human D.N.A, isolated cD.N.A. and/or un-isolated D.N.A Genes or any/and all parts of the D.N.A)including bodily fluids alike..,voice theft(unauthorized use of voice through Artificial Intelligence or recording or/and used with the intent of obligating me will be subject to.. plus costs, plus triple damages.

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

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

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-10-2384 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.

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,

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or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.

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

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

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Classifieds 12.01.2023

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.

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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

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,

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.

Romona Brooks Bedroom furniture and household goods

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Brandis Haynes Dining table/6 chairs, mattress, queen head board, boxes

Sasha Cuthbertson Van items

Luis Alvarado Clothing , household goods.

Facility 2: 2343 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29414 12/15/2023 10:30 AM Corin Jackson Furniture / Household items Latoya Jackson Personal Items Carlos Morales Boxes/ personal Items 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

SC Bar #67778, Sally C. Dey, Dept. of Social Services 3685 Rivers Ave. No. Chas., SC 29405 (843) 697-7564

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Davone Jackson Household Goods/Furniture

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

Thomas Douglas Household Goods/Furniture Nedra Jones Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment

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.

Cherrel Nelson Household furnishings, boxes Reggie Boone Furniture, Tv and clothes Deontrae Singleton Dressers and clothing Daquan Wallace 2-bedroom home, furniture Nicole Lloyd Furniture Sharon Grant Household furniture, washer and dryer 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

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, furniture 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 Facility 5 1471 Center St Mt. Pleasant, SC 12/15/23 10:30 AM Harris Khan Acct. Records/Sales Samples

Facility 14: 6941 Rivers Ave. North Charleston, SC 29406 12/15/2023 1:30 pm

Facility 6: 1514 Mathis Ferry Rd. Mt. Pleasant, SC 12/15/23 10:35 AM

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Lamesha McKelvey China cabinet, dining set, tools, boxes, outdoor furniture/bistro set, bed set/mattresses, glassware

Erika Saubers Household Goods/ Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment

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Facility 7 1426 Hwy 17 Mt. Pleasant, SC 12/15/23 10:40 AM

Rochelle Harris Household goods

Sebastian Culpepper Household Goods/Furniture

Brianna Gaillard Bed kitchen table

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.

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.

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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Movement Mortgage, LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs.

Santonio S Miller; William L Hall and if William L Hall be deceased then any child and heir at law to the Estate of William L Hall distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of William L Hall 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, DEFENDANT(S) SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (NON-JURY MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2023-CP-10-05381 DEFICIENCY WAIVED TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCACR, effective June 1, 1999.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court on November 1, 2023.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT(S) IN MILITARY SERVICE TO UNKNOWN OR KNOWN DEFENDANTS THAT MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED that Plaintiff’s attorney has applied for the appointment of an attorney to represent you. If you fail to apply for the appointment of an attorney to represent you within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you Plaintiff’s appointment will be made absolute with no further action from Plaintiff.

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

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY

PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

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.

Hutchens Law Firm LLP

7645 Mendelwood Drive North Charleston, SC 29418 TMS# 404-07-00-088

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 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.

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

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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2023-CP-10-04914 CONNERY PROPERTIES, INC., Plaintiff, v.

S GERLEAN YLETHEA HEMINGWAY, and if she may be deceased, her heirs-at-law, personal representatives, successors, and assigns and spouses if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: 40 Athens Court Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 463-12-03-086 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the military service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants.

SUMMONS & NOTICE To the Defendants above-named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall,

NOTICE OF FILING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, Complaint and Lis Pendens were filed on October 5th, 2023, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on October 5th, 2023 and the Order of Publication was filed on November 17th, 2023 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B. Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated October 5th, 2023 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, parcel or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements, thereon, if any, situate, lying and being on Athens Court, in the City of Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being more particularly designated as Lot Twenty Eight (28), on a plat entitled “Plat of Property situate in the City of Charleston, S.C., owned by Southgate Construction Company, Inc. and P. Duke Warren, surveyed February 26, 1971 by W. L. Gaillard, L.S. #453,” said plat is recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book Q at Page 29, and being shown as Athens Court; reference being made to said plat for a more complete description thereof.

TMS # 463-12-03-086 s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiff November 21st, 2023 Date

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2023-CP-10-04782 Sidney Murray and Ernestine Murray, Plaintiffs, v.

Sam Murray, Samuel Murray, Jr, Ernest J. Murray, Sally Murray, Juanita Murray, William Lee Murray and Vanessa Elaine Youngblood, all being deceased persons and their heirs, distributees, personal representatives, successors and assigns and spouses, if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: 6.14 acres 7709 White Point Road In the Town of Hollywood Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 244-00-00-129 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or

persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe and Ruth Murray, Vaughn Maurice Murray, Trinka Sinae Murray, Ernest John Murray, Jr., Tamara Tynese Wright, Craig Michael Murray, Louis D. Murray, Jacqueline Yvette Watson, Betty Gene Murray, Ka’Denna Middleton, Khurrann Middleton, T.S. (a minor under the age of 15 years), Samantha Murray, Travis Murray, William L. Moultrie and Telca Corbett, Defendants.

SUMMONS & NOTICE To the Defendants above-named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

NOTICE OF FILING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, Complaint and Lis Pendens were filed on September 28th, 2023, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on September 29th, 2023 and the Order of Publication was filed on November 17th, 2023 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B. Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated November 17th, 2023 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows: ALL that tract of land in St. Paul’s school district No. 19, and more particularly described as follows, bounded on the north by the White Point Road on the east by the land of the grantor, and the south by the Dahoo River and on the west by the lands of the grantor, and containing six (6) acres, more or less.

This is a part of a 13.6 acre tract conveyed to Sarah Legare Stevens (Sarah L. Steven) by M. C. Johnston, bt deed dated July 28th, 1915 and recorded in Book T-27 at Page 194, R. M. C Office, Charleston, S.C. TMS # 092-00-00-005 s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiffs November 21st, 2023

COPYRIGHT NOTICE FOR THE STRAW This copyright notice informs any potential user of the name Nydia Luz Otero Bosque and all its derivatives that is intended as pertaining to me, nydia luz bey, an American National, In Propria Persona, Sui Juris, Proprio Solo, Proprio Heredes, that any unauthorized use thereof without my express prior written permission signifies the users consent for becoming the debtor on a self-executing UCC financial statement in the amount of $500,000 in lawful money .9999 fine gold bullion coins or bars, per unauthorized use of the name used with the intent of obligating me, plus costs, plus triple damages.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE FOR THE STRAW This copyright notice informs any potential user of the name Vilma Liz Álvarez Pagán and all its derivatives that is intended as pertaining to me, vilma esperanza al, an American National, In Propria Persona, Sui Juris, Proprio Solo, Proprio Heredes, that any unauthorized use thereof without my express prior written permission signifies the users consent for becoming the debtor on a self-executing UCC financial statement in the amount of $500,000 in lawful money .9999 fine gold bullion coins or bars, per unauthorized use of the name used with the intent of obligating me, plus costs, plus triple damages.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE FOR THE STRAW This copyright notice informs any potential user of the name Diego Ocasio Álvarez and all its derivatives that is intended as pertaining to me, diego al, an American National, In Propria Persona, Sui Juris, Proprio Solo, Proprio Heredes, that any unauthorized use thereof without my express prior written permission signifies the users consent for becoming the debtor on a self-executing UCC financial statement in the amount of $500,000 in lawful money .9999 fine gold bullion coins or bars, per unauthorized use of the name used with the intent of obligating me, plus costs, plus triple damages.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL CASE NO.: 2023-CP-10-04378 MILDRED L. BROWN, Plaintiff, vs.

LaNARD BRADLEY, JOHN DOE, and MARY ROE, being fictitious names used to designate the unknown heirs at law distributes, devisees, legatees, widow, widowers, successors and assigns, if any, of WILLIAM BRADLEY AND SHIRLENE BRADLEY and all other persons unknown claiming by, through or under them or having or claiming any interest in the real estate described in Complaint, whether infants, incompetents, insane persons under any other disability, Defendants.

SUMMONS (Quiet Title/Partition) TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, located at 1847 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and, if you fail to

answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said Complaint.

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

That the premises affected by this action is located within the County and State aforesaid and is more particularly described as follows: All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being on Wadmalaw Island in Charleston County, State aforesaid containing 0.7200 acre and designated as Lot 3 on a Plat of the Subdivision of Lands of Edmund Rivers made by James E. Pennington, R.L.S., dated April 27, 1987 and recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County in Plat Book BN page 57, reference to said plat is hereby craved for a more complete description.

TMS No.: 151-00-00-191 NOTICE NISI TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Plaintiff has applied to the Court for appointment of a suitable person as Guardian ad Litem for all unknown and known Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability, and said appointment shall become final unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf, within thirty (30) days of the service of this Notice, shall procure to be appointed a Guardian ad Litem for them.

NOTICE OF FILING TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Complaint, Notice Nisi and Lis Pendens were filed on September 6, 2023 in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina.

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Kelvin M. Huger, Esquire of 27 Gamecock Avenue, Suite 200, Charleston, S.C. 29407, has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated the 7th day of September, 2023 and the said appointment shall become absolute thirty (30) days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf, shall procure a proper person to be appointed as Guardian ad Litem for them within (30) days after the final publication of this Notice. /s/ Arthur C. McFarland Attorney for Plaintiff 1847 Ashley River Road, Suite 200 Charleston, SC 29407 843.763-3900 843.763-5347 (fax) Email: Cecilesq@aol.com Charleston, South Carolina September 6, 2023

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

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

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2018CP1002861

FOR INSERTION 11/17/23, 11/24/23, 12/1/23

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

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

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,

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.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JAMES DAVIS CASE NO.: 2023-ES10-02021 IN THE MATTER OF REBECCA DAVIS CASE NO.:2023-ES10-02023 DESCRIPTION/SUBJECT MATTER: PETITIONER’S PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRS

ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER: JOY D. STONEY-REID 6650 RIVERS AVE. NORTH CHARLESTON,S C 29406 843-763-1300 DATE OF VIRTUAL HEARING: JANUARY 16, 2023 TIME: 10:00 AM PLACE: VIRTUAL HEARING CHARLESTON COUNTY PROBATE COURT 84 BROAD STREET CHARLESTON, SC 29401 NOTICE OF HEARING IS HEREBY GIVEN TO: ANY INTERESTED PERSONS FOR THE ESTATE OF JAMES OR REBECCA DAVIS NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR VIRTUAL HEARING SHALL BE PROVIDED BY PETITIONERS COUNSEL ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT’ OF THE HEARING. ANY AND ALL PARTIES MAY REQUEST ATTENDANCE OF THE HEARING BY PHONE OR EMAIL TO ROBIN SLIKKER, ESQ LAW CLERK OF CHARLESTON COUNTY PROBATE COURT 843-958-5194 OR RSLIKKER@ CHARLESTONCOUNTY.ORG

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT IN RE: THE ESTATE OF VERDETTE L. DAVIS CASE NO.: 2023-ES10-02018 DESCRIPTION/SUBJECT MATTER: PETITIONER’S PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRS ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER: JOY D. STONEY-REID 6650 RIVERS AVE. NORTH CHARLESTON,S C 29406 843-763-1300 DATE OF VIRTUAL HEARING: JANUARY 16, 2023 TIME: 11:00 AM PLACE: VIRTUAL HEARING CHARLESTON COUNTY PROBATE COURT 84 BROAD STREET CHARLESTON, SC 29401 NOTICE OF HEARING IS HEREBY GIVEN TO: ANY INTERESTED PERSONS FOR THE ESTATE OF VERDETTE L. DAVIS NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR VIRTUAL HEARING SHALL BE PROVIDED BY PETITIONERS COUNSEL ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT’ OF THE HEARING. ANY AND ALL PARTIES MAY REQUEST ATTENDANCE OF THE HEARING

BY PHONE OR EMAIL TO ROBIN SLIKKER, ESQ LAW CLERK OF CHARLESTON COUNTY PROBATE COURT 843-958-5194 OR RSLIKKER@ CHARLESTONCOUNTY.ORG

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

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pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.

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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.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY J. Martin Page, Esquire Telephone: 803-509-5078 File # 23-41220 FOR INSERTION Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 5389

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A No.: 2023-CP-10-04373

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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-in-Equity/ 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 Charleston County, South Carolina.

Said lot having such size, shape, location, dimensions buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear. This being the same property conveyed to Nancy J. Harding McConnell, for and during the term of her natural life and upon her death to her sons, Smithy Joe McConnell, Mark K. McConnell, and James N. McConnell, by deed of Christopher William Eltringham and Maura K. Eltringham dated August 30, 2017 and recorded September 1, 2017 in the Office of Register of Deed for Charleston County in Book 663 at Page 714.Thereafter, Nancy J. Harding McConnell died on or around May 14, 2022 leaving the property to Smithy Joe McConnell, Mark K. McConnell, and James N. McConnell by operation of law.

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 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 AbdulRahmaan, 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

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Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): As a child, I loved to go to a meadow and whirl around in spirals until I got so dizzy, I fell. As I lay on the ground, the earth, sky and sun reeled madly, and I was no longer just a pinpoint of awareness lodged inside my body, but was an ecstatically undulating swirl in the kaleidoscopic web of life. Now, years later, I’ve discovered many of us love spinning. Scientists postulate humans have a desire for the intoxicating vertigo it brings. I would never recommend you do what I did as a kid; it could be dangerous for some of you. But if it’s safe and the spirit moves you, do it! Or at least imagine yourself doing it. Do you know about the Sufi Whirling Dervishes who use spinning as a meditation? Read here: tinyurl.com/ JoyOfWhirling and tinyurl.com/SufiSpinning TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your power creature in the coming weeks will not be an eagle, wolf, bear or salmon. I don’t advise you to dream of being a wild horse, tiger or crocodile. Instead, I invite you to cultivate a deep bond with the mushroom family. Why? Now is a favorable time to be like the mushrooms that keep the earth fresh. In wooded areas, they eat away dead trees and leaves, preventing larger and larger heaps of compost from piling up. They keep the soil healthy and make nutrients available for growing things. Be like those mushrooms, Taurus. Steadily and relentlessly rid your world of the defunct and decaying parts — thereby stimulating fertility.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini novelist Geraldine McCaughrean wrote, “Maybe courage is like memory — a muscle that needs exercise to get strong. So I decided that maybe if I started in a small way, I could gradually work my way up to being brave.” That is an excellent prescription for you: the slow, incremental approach to becoming bolder and pluckier. For best results, begin practicing on mild risks and mellow adventures. Week by week, month by month, increase the audacious beauty of your schemes and the intensity of your spunk and fortitude. By mid-2024, you will be ready to launch a daring project.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian neurologist and author Oliver Sacks worked with people who had unusual neurological issues. His surprising conclusion: “Defects, disorders and diseases can play a paradoxical role, by bringing out latent powers, developments, and evolutions that might never be seen in their absence.” In not all cases, but more often than seemed reasonable, he found that disorders could be regarded as creative — ”for if they destroy particular paths, particular ways of doing things, they may force unexpected growth.”

Your assignment is to meditate on how the events of your life might exemplify the principle Sacks marvels at: apparent limitations leading to breakthroughs and bonanzas.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I am falling in love with how deeply you are falling in love with new ways of seeing and understanding yourself. My heart sings as I listen to your heart singing in response to new attractions. Keep it up, Leo! You are having an excellent influence on me. My dormant potentials and drowsy passions are stirring as I behold you waking up and coaxing out your dormant potentials and drowsy passions. Thank you, dear!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo journalist Sydney J. Harris offered advice I suggest you meditate on. He wrote, “Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.” I bring this to your attention because now is a favorable time to take action on things you have not yet done — and should do. If you put definitive plans in motion soon, you will ensure that regret won’t come calling in five years. (P.S.: Amazingly, it’s also an excellent time to dissolve regret you feel for an iffy move you made in the past.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In contrast to false stereotypes, Medieval Europeans were not dirty and unhygienic. They made soap and loved to bathe. Another bogus myth says the people of the Middle Ages believed the Earth was flat. But the

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truth was that most educated folks knew it was round. And it’s questionable to refer to this historical period as backward, since it brought innovations like mechanical timekeepers, moveable type, accurate maps, the heavy plow, and illuminated manuscripts. In this spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to strip away misconceptions and celebrate actual facts in your own sphere. Be a scrupulous revealer, a conscientious and meticulous truth-teller.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio poet John Berryman said, “To grow, we must travel in the direction of our fears.” Yikes! I personally wouldn’t want to do that kind of growth all the time. I prefer traveling cheerfully in the direction of my hopes and dreams. But then, I’m not a Scorpio. Maybe Berryman’s strategy for fulfilling one’s best destiny is a Scorpio superpower. What do you think? One thing I know for sure is that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to re-evaluate and reinvent your relationship with your fears. I suggest you approach the subject with a beginner’s mind.

Empty yourself of all your previous ideas and be open to healing new revelations.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian poet Nina Cassian said, “I promise to make you so alive that the fall of dust on furniture will deafen you.” I think she meant she would fully awaken the senses of her readers. She would boost our capacity for enchantment and entice us to feel interesting emotions we had never experienced. As we communed with her beautiful self-expression, we might even reconfigure our understanding of who we are and what life is about. I am pleased to tell you, Sagittarius, that even if you’re not a writer, you now have an enhanced ability to perform these same services — both for yourself and for others.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Sometimes I get lonesome for a storm,” says Capricorn singersongwriter Joan Baez. “A full-blown storm where everything changes.” That approach has worked well for her. At age 82, she has released 30 albums and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

She has recorded songs in eight languages and has been honored by Amnesty International for her work on behalf of human rights. If you’re feeling resilient — which I think you are — I recommend that you, too, get lonesome for a storm. Your life could use some rearrangement. If you’re not feeling wildly bold and strong, maybe ask the gods for a mild squall.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Science educator Neil deGrasse Tyson tells us that water molecules we drink have “passed through the kidneys of Socrates, Genghis Khan and Joan of Arc.” The same prodigious truth applies to the air we breathe: It has “passed through the lungs of Napoleon, Beethoven, and Abraham Lincoln.” Tyson would have also been accurate if he said we have shared water and air that has been inside the bodies of virtually every creature who has ever lived. I bring these facts to your attention, Aquarius, in the hope of inspiring you to deepen your sense of connectedness to other beings. Now is an excellent time to intensify your feelings of kinship with the web of life. Here’s the practical value of doing that: You will attract more help and support into your life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I am saying a prayer for you. I pray to the Fates that you will not accept lazy or careless efforts from others. You won’t allow their politeness to be a cover-up for manipulativeness. I also pray that you will cultivate high expectations for yourself. You won’t be an obsessive perfectionist, but will be devoted to excellence. All your actions will be infused with high integrity. You will conscientiously attend to every detail with the faith that you are planting seeds that will bloom beautifully in the future.

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TikTok star Nurse Blake brings to the stage hilarious stories from real-life experiences working as a nurse in trauma centers before his career in comedy

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Jam with Mike and the Moonpies at Pour House The Pour House on James Island hosts Mike and the Moonpies, a neotraditional country and Americana band out of Austin, Texas. The band heads to Pour House at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 4. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

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Shop local art this season

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Downtown Herriot Street art gallery dubbed “The Space” will host a freeto-attend holiday market from noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 9 and Dec. 10 featuring more than 20 local artists and makers.

The two-day gathering offers chances to shop directly from artists including David Boatwright, Gale Ray, Visceral Home, Kevin Harrison, Christina Bailey, Hirona Matsdua, Jennifer York and more. Learn more at @thespacecreates on Instagram. —Chloe Hogan

Comic Nurse Blake finds the humor in providing health care Redux celebrates three Comedian, nurse and health care advocate Blake Lynch, known as Nurse Blake, brings his “Shock Advised Comedy Tour” to North Charleston Performing Arts Center on Dec. 6 with the aim of uplifting and entertaining fellow health care professionals. Lynch is a popular presence on the touring circuit, taking this show to more than 100 cities.

Lynch said part of the Shock Advised show’s massive appeal is that he is purposely preaching to the choir, as he brilliantly blends skits, videos and interactive stories taken from real-life experiences working as a nurse in a trauma center.

“The audience is always about 70% nurses, 20% other health care workers and 10% people who just think nurses are hot,” Lynch playfully estimated.

Seeing “generations of health care professionals arriving together” and witnessing “party buses of nurses” coming out to have a good time is what makes it all worthwhile, he said.

Combining advocacy and comedy

Lynch grew up in Orlando and studied nursing at the University of Central Florida when his work as an activist began, he told the Charleston City Paper.

“When I was in nursing school, I went to

go donate blood, but I was banned for being gay,” he said. “I started a little Facebook group called ‘Banned4Life,’ and we successfully pressured the FDA [Food and Drug Administration] to end the lifetime ban on gay males donating blood.”

When he started working full time as a nurse, Lynch realized his role in health care also provided a wealth of comedic material.

“Just in the span of 12 hours, nurses experience so much,” Lynch said. “There’s 100 stories you could get just from one shift.”

Drawing inspiration from his favorite funny person Joan Rivers, he began to cultivate his own comedic timing, energy and approach to storytelling within a very specific niche.

Not long after he started posting on social media, his videos connected with nursing students and health care workers around the globe and went viral. The stage name and persona “Nurse Blake” was born, and now, Lynch currently entertains more than four million followers daily on social media.

Creating the tour

Not content to perform only at comedy clubs, Lynch expanded his vision for comedic performances to include largerscale gatherings, including NurseCon at Sea. “That’s my nursing conference on a cruise line, where we take over a whole ship and fill it with 3,500 nurses and do nursing

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education, meet ups and parties,” he said.

These sessions have been insightful for Lynch as well as the other attendees.

According to him, the takeaway is that “no matter where you work or live or how old you are or how long you’ve been in nursing, we can all laugh at and relate to pretty much the same things.”

Lynch will perform in the Lowcountry this week, with the aim of bringing laughter and camaraderie to Charleston’s health care professionals. After this current national run of shows is over, he said he will continue to dream big.

“Growing the nursing conference world is a priority, and I’m actually going to be launching NurseCon Orlando soon, which will be our first land-based event where we expect a few thousand nurses to come out to take over Universal with us.”

new shows

Florida-based artist Andrew King’s solo exhibition of mixed media paintings and ceramic sculpture, Again, But Different opens at Redux Contemporary Art Center from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 8. Redux studio artist Shannon Mayo McBride will also have a new series of paintings, JUST BECAUSE, on display.

In the Lightning Residency gallery, the latest residency cohort celebrates a two-person exhibition, As Echoes Unfold, by emerging artists KELA and Thomas Hicks. All three shows are free-to-attend and remain on view until Jan. 20. —CH

Metal showcase supports Toys for Tots Head to Music Farm at 8 p.m. Dec. 9 with new, unwrapped toys in hand for A MF Holiday Metal Night in support of Toys For Tots. The event is headlined by local hard metal band Sorrow of Silence and joined by metalcore band All is Calm, hard rock band Decadence and metal band Primo Noctis. Tickets start at $12 and are available at musicfarm.com. —MMB For daily updates from Charleston’s art and music world, check out the Culture section at charlestoncitypaper.com.

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Chandra and Leigh Watson’s music is inspired by country, punk rock and strong female artists. They will perform Dec. 8 and Dec. 9 at the Music Hall.

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Harmonic duo the Watson Twins features identical siblings Chandra and Leigh Watson who fuse elements of rock ‘n’ roll, country, folk and indie-pop into one big amalgamation of sound. The twins were raised in Louisville, Ky., before achieving breakthrough success in Los Angeles. They currently call Nashville home. This week they will twice share the bill with the Wood Brothers at Charleston Music Hall on Dec. 8 and Dec. 9.

No strangers to the stage, the Watson Twins recently told Charleston City Paper they have been immersed in song for as long as they can remember. “We grew up in a music-loving household,” Leigh Watson explained. “There was an amazing record collection around and a real appreciation for music in general.”

Besides getting an early taste of tunes from Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris at home, there was also a lot of external encouragement too.

“Our journey really began in church choir when we were about 8 years old,” Watson said. “Our choir leader noticed that we were already harmonizing together on our own and creating a beautiful blend. So we were recommended for singing lessons, which our mom promptly signed us up for.”

According to Chandra Watson, they were also always paying attention to the powerful female artists of that era. “We watched stuff like the Barbara Mandrell & The Mandrell Sisters show on TV, which even now informs our costume choices and onstage presentation. And because we were children of the ’80s and ’90s, all the girl groups like the Bangles and the Go-Go’s were a constant source of inspiration,” Chandra Watson said.

Later, during their high school years, the pair became proficient at playing acoustic guitars. Much like fellow Kentuckian Will Oldham, the Watson Twins also took cues from the vibrant punk rock scene that existed in Louisville at the time.

According to Leigh Watson, in those days, the sisters were catching loads of impactful shows locally and throughout the region, although they hadn’t yet begun performing publicly themselves.

“We actually went to Bogart’s [music club] in Cincinnati to see Green Day before anyone really knew who they were and ended up meeting them and hanging out and having this insane night,” she recalled.

“Just hanging around the punk and hardcore crowd greatly expanded our vision. We had friends who were also in high school but whose bands were creating lots of original output. So I think it was at that point that we were first bitten by the songwriting bug realizing that we, too, could come up with our own material.”

To that end, the Watsons soon began “messing about at home and relentlessly making music,” Leigh Watson said. “But nothing really clicked until we moved to California after college.”

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In a fortuitous twist of fate, the singing sisters happened to land in an area of Los Angeles called Silver Lake and were again surrounded by a group of overachieving peers. Back then local mainstays included Beck, Jenny Lewis and Elliott Smith.

“In this profession, it’s 50% talent, 25% timing, 25% luck,” Watson estimated. “We CONTINUED ON PAGE 30

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ended up making a record with our neighbor Jenny Lewis called Rabbit Fur Coat in 2006. That pushed us into the national spotlight a bit and also opened up some space to make more of our own music.”

That’s when the Elliott Smith connection gave them a boost, albeit indirectly.

“We were super big fans of his music before he kind of blew up. We were all running in the same circles out there,” Chandra Watson said.

“Then,” Leigh Watson added, “after he passed, some of our mutual friends purchased his New Monkey Studio in the Valley. And we got to make our [first full-length] record Fire Songs there, which was a really special experience to be working with Elliott’s personal equipment, in his clubhouse, you know, where he made a lot of his demos.”

After maximizing their time in California, the Watson Twins eventually made their way to Nashville.

Since their arrival in Music City, they have continued to produce a unique blend of genre-bending tunes, most notably, the Butch Walker-produced LP Holler, which arrived earlier this year to widespread acclaim.

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