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Cogswell’s chief of staff paid more than mayor; among top in state

By Skyler Baldwin

Elizabeth Dieck, chief of staff for new Charleston Mayor William Cogswell, earns an annual salary of $250,000, according to financial reports acquired by the Charleston City Paper.

That’s about $27,000 more than the mayor makes and may be the highest salary for any municipal employee — elected or non-elected — in the state, according to data from a statewide organization that represents 271 municipalities.

“He’s willing to pay for quality,” city communications director Deja McMillan told the City Paper this week. “We need someone [who is] quality to oversee the 1,800 employees at the city of Charleston. … We have to make government services one of the first and foremost things we have a handle on to make sure our residents are taken care of.”

Cogswell collects an annual salary of $222,970.17, according to financial reports, the same amount as previous Mayor John Tecklenburg. Dieck essentially replaced Tecklenburg’s top aide, Richard Jerue, who served as the senior adviser to Tecklenburg and made an annual salary of $171,641.10.

Dieck is an environmental attorney who previously served as the director of

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New S.C. poll shows Trump ahead of Haley

A Winthrop Poll released Feb. 14 shows likely voters in the Feb. 24 GOP presidential preference primary may pick former President Donald Trump over former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley by a 2-1 margin.

With 65% of likely voters saying they’ll back Trump, he has a 36% lead over Haley, according to the poll of more than 1,700 voters. But among likely independent voters, the split is almost even with 42.6% supporting Trump and 42.3% backing.

In South Carolina, anyone who is registered and didn’t vote in the Feb. 3 Democratic primary can vote in the GOP one. That’s just over 3 million voters, indicating that disaffected Democrats and independents could influence the results if they turn out for the GOP’s “first in the South” presidential primary. Early voting is open through Feb. 22.

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“I’m hoping to move forward, and looking forward to doing the work in the community, rebuilding trust with the community.”

—Anita Huggins, newly contracted superintendent of Charleston County School District, said in her first oneon-one interview since assuming her new role. Source: WCBD-TV

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GUN VIOLENCE COUNTER

6 shot, killed across S.C. Feb. 7 to Feb. 13

Goose Creek police are investigating a Feb. 9 shooting that killed Brandon Gregory Cobbs Jr., 29, of Goose Greek, at an apartment complex on Channing Way. Meanwhile, North Charleston detectives on Feb. 12 arrested Kasaun Calvin Floyd, 21, of North Charleston, in connection to a fatal shooting that took place on Dec. 28.

Other S.C. shootings: Five others died in Richland, Lexington, Greenville and Horry counties. Six others were hurt in shootings across the state. Mass shootings: Eight mass shootings in the nation this week, totally 46 for the year.

Sources: gunviolencearchive.org; S.C. official and media reports

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McMillan said Mayor William Cogswell is “willing to pay for quality”

Surge in HOA complaints fuels calls for regulation

By Jack O’Toole

Consumer complaints against South Carolina homeowner associations (HOAs) have more than quadrupled since official record-keeping began in 2018, according to a new S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs report. And that’s part of what is fueling renewed calls for better HOA regulation in a state where more than 25% of residents live under association governance.

According to the report, S.C. residents filed 365 verified complaints in 2023 that raised a total of 742 specific concerns. A majority of complaints came from Horry, Richland and Charleston counties. The top three issues that were reported involved failure to enforce covenants and bylaws, concerns about maintenance and repairs and disagreements with HOA fees and special assessments.

S.C. Sen. Darrell Jackson, a Richland County Democrat who has been advocating for comprehensive HOA reform since 2009, said he was “not surprised” by the report’s findings, given what he sees as the light regulations imposed by the legislature in the Homeowners Association Act of 2018.

“Even when that bill passed — it was all

we could get at the time — I knew it would not stop the complaints,” Jackson said in an interview Thursday.

Under the 2018 act, HOAs are required to file their governing documents with a county’s Register of Deeds, notify members of proposed fee increases and ensure that prospective homeowners are informed that the property is part of an HOA. It also directs the state Department of Consumer Affairs to collect data on HOA complaints and compile it into an annual report.

“Based on this report and the anecdotal evidence I’ve seen, I think the time has come for us to revisit that,” Jackson said.

Large and growing presence

Usually found in subdivisions and condominium buildings, HOAs are self-governing membership organizations made up of all the homeowners in a given community. They are responsible for creating and enforcing community rules, and for maintaining common areas such as pools, parking lots and playgrounds. Rules can cover almost anything — from yard landscaping to the color of mailboxes and garage doors, to the number and kinds of pets allowed — and are usually enforced with fines. According to the U.S. Census, the average monthly HOA fee paid by homeowners stands at $191.

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Charleston among nation’s most dangerous counties for cyclists

A new study of federal data shows Charleston County is among the most dangerous counties in the United States for people who ride bicycles.

Between 2017 and 2021, 18 Charleston County cyclists died in crash-initiated fatalities out of a population size of more than 400,000 people, according to the study. That gave the county a cyclist fatality rate of 4.41 per 100,000 people — the 11th highest mark in the nation. The report, conducted by personal injury law firm Bader Scott, used data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

“The results of this analysis are not surprising. Our region is consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous for vulnerable road users,” said Katie Zimmerman, executive director of local mobility advocacy group Charleston Moves. “It is way past time for our streets and bridges to be retrofitted to prioritize the safety and comfort of human beings. No one should face a death sentence simply for traveling the way they can afford or prefer.”

Charleston County was the only South Carolina county to make it into the national top 20.

In comparison, Florida dominated the rankings, with 14 of its counties in the top 20, including the three areas with the highest bicyclist death rates — Pasco, Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Across the 200 counties that were included in the study, a total of 2,745 cyclist deaths were recorded over the five year period, while nationally the figure is 4,450 fatalities, which is 17 people every week.

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environmental affairs for the state Department of Health and Environmental Control where she was chief regulator of the state’s environmental programs. In her new position and unlike Jerue, she has a scheduling assistant who earns $67,602 per year.

Dieck’s new salary makes her one of the highest paid local government employees in the state. The highest non-elected city official salary in the state reported to the Municipal Association of South Carolina’s voluntary compensation survey was $218,795.20 — the maximum salary for assistant administrator/manager in Rock Hill — more than $30,000 less than Dieck’s salary. She is also paid more than Charleston County’s top employee, administrator William Tuten, who makes an annual salary of $243,256, according to a

Gullah Geechee Corridor picks Brockington as interim leader

By Herb Frazier

Djuanna Brockington, an adjunct professor of nonprofit management and fundraising at the University of South Carolina in Beaufort, has been named interim executive director of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor.

Dr. Dionne Hoskins-Brown, chair of the corridor’s governing commission, said Brockington’s “passion for the Gullah Geechee culture, coupled with her proven leadership, will undoubtedly contribute to” the group’s continued success.

Brockington said she was honored and excited to lead the organization as it works to protect and enhance the cultural heritage of Gullah Geehee people.

“My plan as interim is to balance immediate needs and challenges with long-term strategic planning, continue to engage a wide range of stakeholders and ensure the corridor’s activities remain in alignment with its mission,” she said.

A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Brockington represents Charleston on the university’s Black Alumni Council. She also chairs Black Ink Charleston, an African American book festival.

Rape, which has been rebranded as Tri-County S.P.E.A.K.S.

The corridor’s commission is the policy-making body for the region created by Congress in 2006 to protect Gullah Geechee culture, natural resources and historic sites in a narrow four-state coastal region that extends from Wilmington, N.C., to St. Augustine, Fla.

Brockington will lead the corridor’s four-person staff while the commission searches for a fulltime director. Brockington, who has more than two decades of experience in nonprofit management, said she does not plan to apply as a candidate for the corridor’s full-time leadership position.

She is the principal consultant of Brockington Consulting, LLC. In that capacity she has served in other interim leadership roles. She served as interim CEO for the former People Against

public July 2023 budget report on charlestoncounty.org.

Each of the city’s 18 department heads now report directly to Dieck, who is tasked with day-to-day operations of the city of Charleston. She works alongside Logan McVey, who ran Cogswell’s mayoral campaign and now serves as chief policy officer. He earns an annual salary of $175,000, about $4,000 more than Tracy McKee, who previously served as Tecklenburg’s chief innovation officer.

A million-dollar team

Also on Cogswell’s new team is former international reporter William Cathcart, who returned from the Republic of Georgia to serve as strategic adviser. He earns $125,000 annually. Cathcart is Cogswell’s speech writer and researcher, according to media reports.

Gullah Geechee people are the descendants of enslaved people from West and Central Africa who were brought to the Carolinas, Georgia and northern Florida during the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., wrote the 2006 legislation that created the corridor.

The corridor’s previous executive director, Victoria Smalls, a St. Helena Island native, left the position in November. She was named to the position in July 2021.

During her tenure, Smalls oversaw the move of the corridor’s office from Johns Island to Beaufort. In October, she represented the corridor during meetings in Barbados where the corridor and Barbados signed an agreement to promote tourism and culture jointly.

The corridor is one of 62 National Heritage Areas managed by the National Park Service (NPS). It is unique, however, because the stories told in the corridor only come from one group, Gullah Geechee people within the 440-mile long corridor.

Elisa Kunz, the national heritage areas regional coordinator in Atlanta, said, “The National Park Service is happy to work with the new leadership in the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. We are here to support our National Heritage Area partner as they continue to grow and strengthen cultural awareness of this community.”

S.C. Rep. Wendell Gilliard, D-Charleston, serves as one of the special advisers on the mayor’s team. Gilliard, who is focusing on quality of life issues, collects an annual salary of $100,000 that is over and above his legislative salary of $10,400 per year. Meanwhile, local activist and former mayoral opponent Tamika Gadsden serves as Cogswell’s special adviser on community initiatives, making $75,000 annually, according to city records.

“Their perspective is invaluable,” McMillan said. “They are bringing different viewpoints to the team, representing communities that Mayor Cogswell may not have direct access to otherwise. It’s good to look at things from different perspectives, especially when you’re representing all residents of Charleston, not just the people that voted for you.”

Other administration officials include McMillan ($125,000), scheduling assis-

tant Alicia Boyd ($75,000), special projects assistant Trace Whetsell ($75,000) and scheduling assistant Elizabeth Bailey ($67,602.29).

According to financial reports acquired by the City Paper through a Jan. 27 Freedom of Information Act request, the city now is spending $1,285,572.46 on administrative salaries. That’s 11.6% higher than the previous administration’s $1,151,843.42 for the same number of employees.

McMillan, however, said the city is actually spending about $50,000 less in total than under Tecklenburg’s executive team budget.

“The Executive Department’s Amended Budget is $11,793,444,” she wrote in a Feb. 12 email. “In addition, there was a $50,637.98 reduction by the changes made by the new administration, making the amended budget $11,742,806.02.”

Djuanna Brockington said she does not plan to apply as a candidate for the corridor’s fulltime director position

At present, South Carolina is home to about 7,000 HOAs with more than 1.3 million residents a number that likely will grow as developers continue to build 80% of their new houses in HOA-governed communities.

And according to a 2020 poll conducted for the Community Associations Institute, an industry trade group that lobbies on behalf of HOAs, the vast majority of those homeowners — about 90% — are satisfied with their HOA.

“The new research further strengthens our belief that community associations bring people together and create a place where neighbors grow, connect, and support each other in good and challenging times,” CAI’s chief executive officer Thomas M. Skiba said in a statement when the results were released. “CAI is proud to present these findings — especially as millions of dedicated homeowners volunteer and serve on their association boards and as professional managers work tirelessly to support neighborhoods where people are proud to call home.”

Nevertheless, HOA critics like Drew Radeker, a Columbia attorney who represents homeowners in HOA disputes, argue that many associations wield largely unchecked, quasi-governmental power over residents’ lives and need more robust state oversight.

“HOAs in South Carolina are rife with abuses of power,” said Radeker. “And it’s high time our legislature did something to rein them in.”

The fight over foreclosures

HOA reform efforts in South Carolina are currently focused on H. 3180, a House bill with bipartisan sponsors that would prohibit foreclosures by HOAs for unpaid fines or fees.

The issue of HOA foreclosures became a matter of particular public controversy in 2019, when the S.C. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Devery and Tina Hale, an Irmo couple whose home was foreclosed on by their HOA in a dispute over $250.

The house, worth well over $100,000 at the time, was ultimately sold at auction for $3,000 — an outcome the high court called “unconscionable.”

Jackson, who says he’s seen families facing HOA foreclosures in the church that he pastors, is a strong supporter of the proposed legislation.

Just as important, though, he’d like to see more support in the General Assembly for the kind of comprehensive reform bill he introduced in 2009. But he believes it would take real public pressure to move it forward.

“When I see people whose lives have been torn apart, I don’t understand why there isn’t more of an outcry,” Jackson said. “I would urge people to call their legislators and say we need relief.”

Blotter of the Week

A West Ashley woman on Feb. 8 reportedly donned a camo hat, entered a Sam Rittenberg Boulevard clothing store and began using a screwdriver to take the security tags off of the clothes she apparently intended to steal, Charleston police said. We can appreciate her efforts to remain concealed, but maybe she should have gone with a camo jacket, too.

Seems accurate. Still stings.

A North Charleston man on Feb. 9 met with a woman from Facebook Marketplace to sell her his vehicle. But when she took it for a “test drive,” she never came back, police said. She reportedly later messaged the man on Facebook and called him “dumb.” We don’t want to add insult to injury here, but she may have a point.

Getting a little silly, now Mount Pleasant police on Jan. 30 abandoned a police chase with a speeding vehicle after the pursuit officer lost sight of the suspect vehicle on Park West Boulevard. This happens so often in Mount Pleasant we’re starting to think some underground car club is making a game out of it — and they’re winning.

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The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between Jan. 30 and Feb. 10.

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outh Carolinians could change the shape of the 2024 presidential race if they turn out in droves Feb. 24 to back former Gov. Nikki Haley over former President Donald Trump.

Face it: Trump’s threat to the American way of life is getting worse. Just a few days ago at a Conway rally, he doubled down on support for an enemy to democracy, Russia, and insulted the American military. Despite the adulation of his MAGA acolytes in rose-colored glasses, Trump’s embrace of authoritarianism over freedom is chilling. The Founding Fathers are rolling over in their graves.

So if South Carolinians erect a political hurdle by breathing life into Haley’s campaign on Feb. 24, they might make more Americans stop and face the music about Trump’s anti-American rhetoric.

Here’s how it could work: More than 3 million voters in South Carolina are qualified to vote in the Republican Party’s “first in the South” presidential preference primary in South Carolina. Why? Because only about 130,000 people turned out earlier this month in the Democratic equivalent. All remaining registered voters — Democrats who didn’t turn out Feb. 3, independents and Republicans — are eligible to vote in the Feb. 24 primary.

Eight years ago in the competitive 2016 Republican primary, six candidates split 740,188 votes with Trump, who came out on top with 32.5%, followed by U.S. Sens. Mario Rubio (22.5%) and Ted Cruz (22.3%). If you assume the likely pool of GOP voters for the Feb. 24 primary would be three-quarters of a million South Carolinians, that would leave about 2.25 million voters who could vote

and make a real impact.

A poll this week showed Trump with 65% of support. If he pulls that amount — about 500,000 votes from people expected to turn out — and Haley gets about 250,000 from the same base, then Haley could defeat Trump if she captured 250,000 to 300,000 voters from the 2.25 million who are not projected to vote.

Again, it’s doable. But likely? Probably not. Yet necessary? Yes, because Trump is becoming increasingly unstable.

In Conway on Feb. 10, Trump attacked Haley for the absence of her husband on the campaign trail. That was a cheap shot because Michael Haley, a major with the S.C. Army National Guard, is deployed in Africa on a military assignment. Haley was right to fire back that Trump’s attack was out of line and ane insulting to our troops — something that should never come from a commander-in-chief, current or former.

Also in Conway, Trump made international headlines by suggesting he would encourage Russian aggression against U.S. allies. What? When did Russia, a longtime enemy of democracy, become cool to support? (Answer: Never.) President Joe Biden was right on target in calling Trump’s rhetoric “appalling.” We might have more earthy words for the levels of rhetorical depravity the former president is plumbing.

We hope Haley can shame Trump into a debate before the S.C. primary, but that probably won’t happen. So if you want to make a vote to support American democracy and our way of life, head to the polls Feb. 24 to vote for Haley, regardless of your political leaning. It’s just that important.

CHARLESTON 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 infrastructure and make smart climate change decisions about development, 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.

How 2 S.C. federal judges bolstered the rule of law

You might have missed something pretty significant in the onslaught of national news — how two federal appellate judges making a mark on democracy have ties to South Carolina.

On Feb. 6, a three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled against former President Donald Trump’s claim that he was immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election. While the ruling surely will create more delay-motivated appeals from the Trump team, it also kickstarts one of four big criminal cases against the former president that has been frozen.

Among the jurists united in the ruling was U.S. Circuit Judge Karen L. Henderson, appointed to the appellate court in 1990, four years after being appointed a U.S. district judge in South Carolina by the late President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. While Henderson attended college and law school in North Carolina, she served in the S.C. Attorney General’s office from 1973 to 1983, eventually becoming deputy attorney general.

A more recent addition to the D.C. circuit court is U.S. Circuit Judge Michelle Childs, a Columbia lawyer who became a state circuit court judge in 2006. Four years later, she was appointed by former President Barack Obama, a Democrat, to serve at the U.S. District Court for the state. In 2022, just months after being one of three names floated as

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a candidate to replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, President Joe Biden appointed her to the federal appellate bench in Washington, D.C., a court often considered second in prominence to the Supreme Court.

Along with Biden-appointed Circuit Judge Florence Pan, these judges unanimously ruled that Trump was not above the law in the case against him for actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

“We cannot accept former President Trump’s claim that a president has unbounded authority to commit crimes that would neutralize the most fundamental check on executive power — the recognition and implementation of election results,” the judges wrote in the decision.

What’s important here is that two judges with a deep South Carolina background in supporting the rule of law were key in the ruling to support a basic tenet of American democracy — the separation of powers. They supported a fundamental strength of our form of government — that there are three equal branches of government, each with checks and balances to keep power distributed. If one branch becomes too laden with power, the others — and democracy — suffer.

“It is both unique and important that these two judges, both with strong South Carolina ties, appointed by presidents of two different parties, joined Judge Pan in a unanimous decision as to Trump’s immunity,” said Greenville political analyst Chip Felkel.

“This is not a partisan decision. It was a ‘mic drop’ that was thorough, succinct and to the point. It was a great example of the judiciary taking the proper steps, offering a

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well-reasoned and firm decision on a controversial topic.”

The bipartisan decision will make it difficult for Trump supporters to criticize with a straight face. South Carolina’s two Republican U.S. senators, for example, had great things to say about Childs, appointed by a Democrat, when she was being considered for the highest court in the land.

“She certainly has been received with great acclaim from South Carolinians on both sides of the aisle,” U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said in 2022. “I think she has a strong record and would be a strong candidate.”

His colleague and vocal Trump supporter Lindsey Graham was even more forceful. He reached out to the White House in 2022 to share his backing.

“I can’t think of a better person for President Biden to consider for the Supreme Court than Michelle Childs,” he said then.

The rule of law won one this week. Let’s hope it stays on track.

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

‘A reset’

Public workshops provide community insight on Union Pier

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new planning team is doing a lot of listening as it works to take the future of the 70-acre area in a new direction. They held the first round of public workshops Jan. 24 and Jan. 25 for what the team is calling “a reset” for the development.

“The previous effort had a developer that was hired and went and tried to put a bunch of stuff on the site,” explained Fred Merrill, senior planner at Boston-based Sasaki, one of the development teams behind the Union Pier rede sign. “That’s totally fine. That’s normally how it works. But we’re doing this 180 degrees in the other direction.

“This planning should be about the future generations — those with the most to gain, the biggest stakeholders,” he said. “Whatever happens on Union Pier — places to live, places to work, places to play — it needs to be a place where everybody can feel comfortable. It’s really a front porch to Charleston. It has to hit on a lot of different levels.”

future and letting the community take over what he called an “experiment.” He added that equity has been a huge part of the new planning process.

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Merrill gave kudos to the S.C. Ports Authority for its decision to take a step back from the first rollout of the plan for Union Pier’s

“We want a development that tells stories that haven’t been told,” he said. “Charleston is gentrified — the peninsula is gentrified. A lot of people who were longtime Charleston residents have been pushed out of the peninsula, especially with the rise of tourism in the area. We’re trying to develop a process that has an outcome that is equitable and has a major public benefit for everybody.”

A step in the right direction

Public workshops held Jan. 24 and Jan. 25 brought between 200 and 300 people each day, according to Ali Moriarty, assistant director with the Riley Center for Liveable Communities at the College of Charleston. The Riley Center is tasked with imple-

menting community feedback on the project.

The workshops featured the design teams, including Sasaki and two partnering farms: James Lee Economic Development (which is focusing on the economic framework for the project) and Nelson Byrd Woltz (which is undergirding the design with an ecological and cultural focus).

“We’ve been working behind the scenes since last June to get here,” Moriarty said. “It feels like it’s taken a long time, but we built this whole structure and team and are finally able to say, ‘OK, we’re ready.’ For us, that really feels like an accomplishment.”

Moriarty stressed the significance of the engagement efforts underway with the new Union Pier project, especially in the wake of a previous design that many community members felt excluded them.

“You can definitely just do engagement,” she said. “It doesn’t have to be complicated. But when you have all these complexities

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with the site itself and all these agencies coming together to make it happen — that takes a lot of administrative heavy lifting, so we’re really proud that we’ve been able to do this.”

What we do and don’t want

Participants at the two workshops used sticky notes to leave comments, wants and more on several design boards presented by project leaders.

“We had hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of notes from participants,” Merrill said. “We’re still working on transcribing them all and distilling it down.”

While the data isn’t totally available yet, Moriarity said, there was a pretty clear consensus on a couple important issues.

““The biggest point, if I had to guess, was public access to the waterfront,” Moriarty said. “We’ve heard a lot of that since we first started on this. We also saw a decent consensus around making sure the history of the site is honored in a way that does it justice — Mosquito Fleet for example. People had a range of ideas about that from historical markers to living monuments to programming on-site to pay homage to the role they played here.”

The cost of development is always a factor to keep in mind, too, he added. Previous proposals included a hefty economic development to help offset the cost of the project, but a dense commercial retail sector isn’t what anybody is asking for, he said.

“That’s not the right way.”

What’s next?

A second batch of public workshops is planned for early March — the dates aren’t yet set in stone — and Moriarty is assuring people that it’s going to be more than a rehash of the first sessions.

“This isn’t just going to be a round two,” she said. “Everything is built from the workshops that came before. There’s a few really exciting points for March we’re excited

We’re going to continue fine-tuning the conversation and bringing it into the reality of Union Pier. You all have this beautiful vision, it’s up to us working together to make it feasible.” —Ali Moriarty

Other popular asks from the public were for the project to include plenty of green space, affordable housing options and a visual design that doesn’t conflict with Charleston’s architectural style. But the public was also just as quick to write down what it didn’t want to see.

“No more hotels, no tall buildings, not just another King Street,” Merrill said. “These are all manageable things, of course. People want it to be of Charleston, like Charleston, authentically Charleston. I don’t think that’s anything surprising. We understand that whole dynamic.”

Hurdles to get over

Between rising sea levels and increasing storm frequency, Merrill said, designing a mixed-use development on the site presents several challenges.

“Whatever is built there is going to have to be future-proof,” he said. “You have to address these environmental conditions that are very real, and it’s going to be more expensive than what would normally be done.”

And the site’s history as a landfill with poor soil conditions doesn’t help.

“If you had a perfectly high and dry site, it would cost ‘X’ to develop there,” Merrill explained. “But this is going to cost ‘X-plus.’ We’re just trying to figure out what that plus really is.”

about. We’re going behind the fence, so to speak, to show people what it really feels like to be on that site.”

The March sessions will also shed light on some of the economic challenges and possibilities on the site, Moriarty said, to tamper some of the higher expectations people may be holding onto.

“We’re doing this sort of closing-of-theloop idea. We want to show people, ‘This is what you had to say,’ and then taking it deeper and talking about how the team is navigating your feedback and the conditions of the site.

“We’re going to continue fine-tuning the conversation and bringing it into the reality of Union Pier,” she added. “You all have this beautiful vision, it’s up to us working together to make it feasible.”

In the meantime, those who missed out on the first round of workshops can still give feedback through the Riley Center’s newly relaunched website, unionpiersc. com. The interactive site features virtual engagement opportunities for community members who couldn’t make it to the in-person events or had more to say about the project.

“We have a great opportunity here to get in front of a lot of the questions people have,” Moriarty said. “I’m not trying to say the team is going to come back in March with all of the answers, but I do think we’re getting closer. When we do have a draft of the plan we’re showing, it’s not coming out of left field. Everyone will have been a part of the process from the beginning.”

Photos courtesy Sasaki

Participants in the first two Union Pier public workshops, which featured several boards developed by project leaders that offer new insights into the location

What To Do

SATURDAY

A night of dinosaurs and volcanos

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is hosting a thrilling night of dinosaurs and volcanos this weekend. Mace curator Dr. Scott Persons will discuss dinosaur hunting in Wyoming, while College of Charleston geology professor Dr. John Chadwick will present on the volcanoes of Mars and the potential for extraterrestrial life. Guests are invited to explore the halls of the museum and chat with speakers following the presentations.

Feb. 17. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Mace Brown Museum of Natural History. 202 Calhoun St. Downtown. charleston.edu/mace-brown-museum

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THIS WEEKEND

Southeastern Wildlife Exposition

Experience the wonders of the great outdoors at the annual Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) with fine art, live entertainment and special events. This three-day celebration embodies everything there is to love about wildlife and nature, featuring an impressive array of activities including conservation education, sporting demonstrations and lively parties. Join the community in honoring the world we live in as you indulge in delicious food and drinks.

Feb. 16 through Feb. 18. Times vary. Tickets range from $40 to $85. Various locations Downtown. sewe.com

THURSDAY

Oyster fest

Invite a few friends or a date for a unique all-you-can-eat oyster roast experience hosted by the South Carolina Aquarium. Experience wildlife at night and unwind with great company while enjoying the incredible view of the harbor. This all-inclusive event features a light array of local bites, beer, wine and entertainment to enjoy while strolling through the galleries. You must be 21 or older to attend.

Feb. 22. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. $75 general admission; $65 aquarium member. South Carolina Aquarium. 100 Aquarium Wharf. Downtown. scaquarium.org

THURSDAY

The man behind the NYT crossword

The Charleston Library Society is pleased to host Derrick Niederman, the longest contributor to The New York Times Sunday edition crossword puzzles. Besides puzzle-making, he is the author of a dozen books and served as a mathematics professor at the College of Charleston. Join to hear from the individual who has crafted our mind conundrums for more than 40 years.

Feb. 22. 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. $15 general admission; $10 members. Charleston Library Society. 164 King St. Downtown. charlestonlibrarysociety.org

SATURDAY

Winter fest

The Purple Buffalo is excited to host its multi-genre music and arts festival with live performances set on two separate stages. A night market will begin at 8 p.m., and a food truck is onsite, so come hungry. Join the fun to support some of your favorite local artists and artisans. This venue is 21 and up.

Feb. 17. 4 p.m. $11 entry fee. The Purple Buffalo. 2702 Azalea Drive. North Charleston facebook.com/thepurplebuffalo843

Maserati takes a pass at The Pass

The Pass is an uber-popular deli that serves gourmet sandwiches at the intersection of Spring and St. Philip streets. But it’s not a drive-through — that is, until a two-car collision led to one of the vehicles — a Maserati — crashing into the shop’s facade around 2 a.m. on Tuesday. In an Instagram post, The Pass chef/owner Anthony Marini noted he was working to make sure online and delivery services get back up and running smoothly. The shop is expected to reopen soon.

Courtesy The Pass

Neighborhoods

Upper peninsula becoming edgier, hipper locale

By Diane Knich

When many people think about Charleston, especially those who don’t live here, they picture narrow streets, antebellum homes, upscale restaurants and the King Street shopping district of the city’s lower peninsula.

But what about the upper peninsula, the area that is essentially north of Septima P. Clark Parkway, also known as the Crosstown? Not so much. Yet it has grown and changed dramatically over the past decade and has lots of fun, down-to-earth and edgy offerings.

Doug Warner, executive vice president at Explore Charleston, has seen the changes first-hand because he has lived in the area for 25 years. New unique restaurants and businesses have sprung up over the last decade. While there has always been commerce on upper King Street, it was nothing like it is today, he said.

Restaurants and other businesses moved up the peninsula, at least in part, because rents on the lower peninsula rose dramatically. Instead of more traditional restaurants, “young, hip, cool people are in the kitchen trying to do something different. Visitors and locals alike are looking for authentic experiences,” Warner said — and that’s what the upper peninsula delivers.

Great things about the upper peninsula include its liveliness. For instance, Warner said he walked past Corinne Jones Park (formerly Hester Park) recently and saw about 40 people, including children, a contrast to the past. But this part of the city also is creating issues, notably gentrification, that has pushed up costs. There’s also less racial diversity than before as more White residents move in, he said.

Warner also said more apartments are being built, especially along Morrison Drive, which is contributing to greater population density. While some people don’t appreciate the density, there are a lot of good things about it, he said. It’s easier, for example, to create an effective public transportation system in a denser area. “Density is the opposite of urban sprawl.”

Hope you’re hungry

Javier Maya, owner of Santi’s Restaurante Mexicano for the past three years, said the business has been on upper Meeting Street for about 20 years. He’s not worried about more new apartments in the area.

“We now have a humongous building right behind us,” he said, and it has brought in more business. In fact, some people who live in that building now were customers before they lived on the upper peninsula. But now, he said, they can come in for margaritas and then walk home.

When he first started working in the restaurant 14 years ago, there wasn’t much going on between downtown Charleston and North Charleston, he said. Now, people walk and ride bikes in the neighborhood. “We love the growth. It’s beautiful and better.”

Liz Hudacsko, who along with her husband Marc owns Berkeley’s

Sandwiches + Suppers on Huger Street, said the couple, originally from New Jersey, loves living in and owning a business in the neighborhood and feels lucky to be there.

Marc said the restaurant, which opened in 2021 and serves simple, high-quality food, isn’t on the tourist track, but that’s fine with him. It’s a neighborhood place, and he loves the neighborhood.

Liz said there are a few things on the menu that have a New Jersey influence, such as chicken parmesan, but it’s mostly delicious sandwiches and suppers. “It’s definitely not southern food,” she said. “People can come here two or three times a week, not once in a lifetime.”

The two downsides to the area are more congestion and less parking, but it’s not a big problem, Liz added.

Suds and spirits

Joe Bowden, head brewer at Munkle Brewing Company on Meeting Street Road, said the business opened in 2017 on the outer edge of the upper peninsula. The area has changed a lot in the past six years, he said. “We are starting to see more development come up this way.”

There are a lot of breweries on the upper peninsula now, he said. Most of them focus on “new-age” brews, he said. “We focus on traditional and historic beers,” he said.

Bowden said he’s beginning to see more neighborhood customers. The place is friendly and with only seven staff members, it’s easy for people to see familiar faces and feel at home. “But a lot of our customers are not first-time craft beer drinkers, he said. “We get a lot of world travelers.”

The only changes he would like to see are related to cars, he said, because vehicles

At top, diners enjoy food and conversation at Berkeley’s. Below, that are High Wire Distilling owners

Ann Marshall and Scott Blackwell

buzz along too quickly on Meeting Street Road. He would like to see traffic-calming measures including lights. He thinks marked parking places on the street would also help.

Scott Blackwell, who owns High Wire Distilling with his wife, Ann Marshall, said the distillery outgrew its original King Street space and moved to the current location on Huger Street in 2020. The new location allows for more manufacturing, he said. That’s important because 18-wheelers have to be able to drop off grain, he said. He focuses on using South Carolina agricultural products.

People can purchase spirits, including whiskey, brandy and bourbon, and relax in the tasting room to enjoy cocktails, beer, wine and food. He sees the tasting room as a place for education about spirits and the process of making them.

Blackwell said he loves the neighborhood, addingthat the distillery is starting to get more and more foot traffic.

Maya

Rūta Smith file photos

Our Best of Downtown 2023 (Eating and Drinking)

Best of Eating

Best Acai Bowls, Best Juice/Smoothie Bar Huriyali Gardens

Best Barbecue, Best Brisket, Best Meat and 3 Veggies, Best Ribs Lewis Barbecue

Best Breakfast Miller’s All Day*

Best Bubble Tea/Boba Tea Poke Tea House

Best Caterer, Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant, Best Mac & Cheese, Best Nachos, Best Tots, Best Wings Home Team BBQ*

Best Charcuterie goat.sheep.cow.*

Best Cheap Meal, Best Mexican Restaurant Santi’s Restaurante Mexicano*

Best Chocolatier Christophe Artisan Chocolatier*

Best Coffeehouse Kudu Coffee & Craft Beer

Best Deli East Bay Deli*

Best Dessert Specialty Café, Best Gelato Carmella’s Café and Dessert Bar

Wldlife

Best Desserts at a Restaurant, Best Downtown Brunch, Best Downtown Restaurant, Best Restaurant, Best Restaurant When Someone Else is Paying, Best Steak, Best Sunday Brunch, Best Wait Staff Halls Chophouse*

Best French 39 Rue De Jean

Best Fried Chicken

Leon’s Fine Poultry and Oyster Shop

Best Greek Stella’s

Best Japanese, Best Sushi O-Ku

Best Local Artisanal Food Product Booze Pops

Best New Restaurant Rancho Lewis

Best Oysters, Best Raw Bar 167 Raw Oyster Bar

Best Pitmaster John Lewis, Lewis Barbecue Best Pizza, Traditional D’Allesandro’s Pizza*

Best Romantic Restaurant, Best She-Crab Soup 82 Queen

Best Seafood Hank’s Seafood Restaurant

Best Sub Sandwich/Hoagie Jersey Mike’s Subs*

Best Tapas Barsa Tapas Lounge & Bar

Best Waterfront Dining

Fleet Landing Restaurant & Bar

Best of Drinking

Best Adult Establishment King Street Cabaret

Best Authentic Pub, Best Downtown Bar Blind Tiger Pub

Best Beer Selection OnTap, Best Downtown Happy Hour, Best Happy Hour

Edmund’s Oast, Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company

Best Bouncers, Best Cheap Beer Deal, Best Late Night Bar Recovery Room Tavern

Best College Bar AC’s Bar & Grill

Best Dance Club The Commodore

Best Locally Brewed Gose/Sour Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company, Strawberry Rhubard

Best Locally Brewed IPA

Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company, Bound By Time

Best Locally Brewed Lager Munkle Brewing, Munkle Pils

Best Margarita

Santi’s Restaurante Mexicano*

Best Martini, Best Upscale Bar Halls Chophouse*

Best Neighborhood Bar Moe’s Crosstown Tavern

Best New Bar Share House

Best No Frills Watering Hole The Royal American

Best Place for a Bachelor Party, Best Place for a Bachelorette Party Republic Garden & Lounge

Best Rooftop Bar The Citrus Cluf

Best Sommelier Femi Oyedirin, Graft Wine Shop & Wine Bar

Best Wine Selection (Bar/Restaurant or Retail) Graft Wine Shop & Wine Bar

*Multiple locations

Upper peninsula by the numbers

EDUCATION

Population

63.5% White

29.1% Black

4.6% Hispanic

Median age

16,467

Occupancy

30.9% owner-occupied

47.6% rental

21.6% vacant

Downtown

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Neighborhood nostalgia

Maya Hollinshead is the new branch manager of the newly renovated John L. Dart Library on upper King Street. She is working to preserve the past while simultaneously working on a strong future.

The library has a rich history. It began in 1927 as an African American reading room created by Susan Dart Butler, daughter of educator John L. Dart. The Charleston County library system adopted it as a branch in 1931, and the branch you see today opened in 1968.

The library houses the Dart Collection, a collection of hard-to-find African American history books. And the reconfigured space

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Hollinshead attended elementary and middle schools in the neighborhood, which at the time was a predominantly Black neighborhood. Sometimes she looks around and feels nostalgic about the people who lived there. “Now, it’s a mix of everything,” she said.

But she said she knows things change. And she said she especially appreciates the expanded food options available close by. She wants everyone who walks through the doors of the library to feel welcome. Using the Gullah terms for people who have been in the neighborhood for long time and new arrivals, she said, “if you’re a comyah or a beenyah, we want to get yah.”

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Vegan cafe opens on Spring Street

By Chloe Hogan

Plant-based eaters in Charleston, rejoice! A new vegan cafe is now open on Spring Street and offers decadent plant-based versions of Italian comfort food.

Veggie-lovers and carnivores alike are sure to enjoy Three Girls on Spring’s offerings of piping hot and cheesy lasagna, “chicken” parm and eggplant rollatini. The menu ranges from lunchtime favorites like a light and fresh caesar salad with a flaxseedbased “chicken cutlet” to a saucy and indulgent meatball sub.

Plus, plant-based eaters will especially appreciate the artisanal house-made vegan cheeses and meats which are made without any animal products.

It’s the third brick-and-mortar location for the Three Girls Vegan Creamery, which is run by Tracey Alexander and her two adult daughters Brittany Guerra and Taylor Pitts. They have two stores in their hometown of Guilford, Conn., in addition to a thriving online business which ships food nationwide.

And don’t just take our word for it. Oprah, The Washington Post and National Public Radio have reported: Three Girls Vegan Creamery makes insanely delicious food.

Veganizing family favorites

Alexander said she always loved to cook but never anticipated becoming a restaurateur and recipe developer — especially one that makes vegan food. It was her mother’s cancer diagnosis that planted the seeds which grew into a blossoming business.

Twelve years ago, Alexander was coowner of a successful healthcare technology company when her mother, Theresa, then 73, was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. Doctors gave her 10 months to live — a prognosis that Alexander and her sister, Kristi, a nurse, refused to accept. The family began searching for holistic ways to combat the disease without traditional chemotherapy and radiation.

Alexander said what jumped out at them more than anything else was how meat and dairy were “clearly linked” to cancer and other diseases. They cut animal products out of their mother’s diet and started replacing cheese made from cow’s milk with homemade cashew mozzarella. Standing in

solidarity with her mom, Alexander and her daughters went vegan too.

“Eating vegan, she had the energy freed up in her body to heal,” Alexander said. “Her oncology doctor was like, ‘What’s going on?’ She lived another two years.

At first, we started juicing, but she wasn’t going to drink smoothies every day … she’s Italian,” Alexander said with a laugh.

So Alexander had to figure out how to veganize the family favorites like pizza, pasta, pesto and cannolis. “Whatever mom wanted, I’d find a way to veganize it,” she said. Now, the self-taught chef has amassed a recipe inventory that to date has surpassed 800 dishes.

Not your Nonna’s Italian food

By 2016, word began to spread about Alexander’s plant-based goodies. She was selling at a New Haven farmers market when a reporter from Oprah’s O magazine approached Alexander to write about the cheese. Quickly, the family business began accepting orders, and when the demand outgrew her home kitchen, Alexander used the kitchen in her brother-in-law’s pizza parlor when it was closed for business to fulfill wholesale and online orders.

“I was with my mom, and I got this Google alert. I was like, ‘Oh my god, The Washington Post has named us as one of the top four vegan cheeses in the country.”

She leased a small space to open to the public one day a week. Between word-ofmouth customers and those who followed Three Girls Vegan Creamery on social media, more than 1,000 people showed up on the very first day. “We knew we were onto something,” Alexander said.

So they raised $38,000 to officially open their first counter service café in Guilford.

In 2022, they expanded to a second location, and in the last months of 2023, the team launched the Charleston location, Three Girls on Spring, which is now open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

Don’t let the V-word scare you

You might notice “vegan” is not in the Charleston restaurant’s name — that’s because Alexander and her daughters are passionate about meeting others where

You don’t

they’re at in their individual journeys with plant-based eating.

“If you want resources, if you’re vegancurious, I say, I’m happy to be a resource, come to me with all your questions. If you don’t wanna hear a peep about it, that’s fine too. I’ve done surveys and found that 85% of the people who come to us are not vegan.”

On the Instagram account for Three Girls on Spring, Alexander writes, “we put plants on a pedestal.” And it’s true — the menu shows how plant-based eating doesn’t have to mean sacrificing anything. Making food from plants, and always from scratch, is one of the passion points that’s made Three Girls

so successful, Alexander emphasized.

“We have never, ever, ever put a commercial product in our place, ever. Every single cheese is made by us in-house, and it’s organic or non-GMO. … Our cheese has five organic ingredients, whereas a commercial vegan cheese has 27. Our pepperoni is made from organic apples.”

Don’t miss out on weekly specials, like The Godfather burger, a housemade patty with pesto and onion rings; or the pulled “pork” Bahn Mi on a baguette. Or try a menu staple like the award-winning Bellissimo, a sandwich with “chicken” cutlet, fire-roasted red pepper and mozzarella on fried dough.

Photos by Ashley Stanol

have to be vegan to enjoy the fresh, housemade and vegetable-forward dishes at Three Girls on Spring

A la carte

What’s new

Owned and operated by pitmaster Hector Garate , Palmira Barbecue’s brick and mortar is officially open at 2366 Ashley River Road in West Ashley after a few years of popping up around town and a brief stint operating out of Port of Call Food + Brew Hall’s Market Street location.

Palmira specializes in beef cheeks, whole hog and house-made sausages from local heritage farms. Palmira Barbecue is currently open 11 a.m. until products are sold out, Thursday through Sunday. Learn more online at palmirabbq.com.

Hospitality company Makeready, which manages and operates Emeline and The Ryder Hotel, recently announced a new executive chef for its onsite eateries. Chef Daniel Dalton takes over as the head chef at Frannie & The Fox , The Den , Clerks Coffee Company, Little Palm , The Backyard and The Coffee Counter. The executive chef position was previously held by chef Tim Morton, who has now shifted his focus to opening new restaurants under the Makeready umbrella.

Firefly Distillery has partnered with Rocket Burger Food Truck as the

distillery’s new in-house food offering. A sister company of Red Drum Restaurant, Rocket Burger serves up smashed steak burgers, hot dogs and shakes. “We’ve taken time finding the right partner to ffer ongoing menu items for guests,” Firefly co-owner Scott Newitt said in press release. “We aim to create an experience where guests can stay a while and enjoy craft cocktails with a tasty meal, while also supporting other local businesses.”

Charleston residents and visitors can now enjoy live local jazz at The Establishment from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. every Friday and Saturday. The Broad Street restaurant hosts a rotating “coterie of talented local musicians”’ every weekend. Learn more online at establishmentchs.com.

Chef Vivian Howard recently launched daytime Sunday service at her restaurant Lenoir. The “modern meat-n-three” menu will be served noon to 8 p.m. every Sunday and features dishes like country ham biscuits with apple preserves and white cheddar, fried chicken with hot honey and tomato pie. Guests can also enjoy specialty cocktails like yellow bloody marys, mimosas and greyhounds. Learn more at dineatlenoir.com. — Connelly Hardaway

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Stefan L. Gresham, Plaintiff, -versusRichard Stewart, Dustin Pendergrast, Hazel E. Whitney a/k/a Hazel Gaillard, William Shecut a/k/a William Linneaus

Shecut, Helen Pendergrass a/k/ Helen Pendergrast, all Deceased; and all persons claiming under or through the heirs of Hazel E. Whitney a/k/a

Hazel Gaillard, William Shecut a/k/a William Linneaus Shecut, Helen Pendergrass a/k/a Helen Pendergrast, collectively Designated as JOHN DOE, and any such persons who are Minors or other disability, or members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, as contemplated by the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Relief Act, 1940, as Amended collectively designated as RICHARD ROE, and all persons entitled to claim under or through Hazel E. Whitney a/k/a Hazel Gaillard, William Shecut a/k/a William Linneaus

Shecut, Helen Pendergrass a/k/ Helen Pendergrast, and also, all persons claiming any right, title or interest in the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Defendants,

TMS #460-07-04-030

NOTICE OF HEARING

It appearing that this matter has been referred to the Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough, Master In Equity for Charleston County, South Carolina, to make appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of law with authority to enter a final judgment;

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing in this matter has been scheduled and will be held on February 20, 20224, at 11:00 a.m., at the Charleston County Courthouse, Courtroom 2A, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina.

BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A.

s/ Thomas H. Brush

Thomas H. Brush tbrush@brushlawfirm.com

J. Chris Lanning clanning@brushlawfirm.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff 12 Carriage Lane, Suite A Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 766-5576 - Phone (843) 766-9152 - Fax

Palmer, Renee Burch, Randy Burch, Bernard Burch, Eva Wallace, Brad Tucker, Charles Rainey, Melba R. Thompson, Frank Burch, Gene Fanning, Marcus Fanning, Jamie Jameson, Melba Rainey James Rainey, Arthur Brown, Sr., Faye Nick, Emma Gene Brown, Ruthie Mae Grant, Vernell Mathis, Frank Brown, Roy Brown, Joyce Koon, Ann Rainey, Margie Rainey, Dee Rainey Lloyd, Fatima Horne, Lucretia Rainey Alston, Tim Rainey, Jackie Rainey, Benjamin Rainey, John Rainey, Jr., Lavonda Rainey, William Rainey, Jr., Anthony Rainey, Curtis Rainey, Loretta Rainey, Kenneth L. Rainey, Jeremiah Turner, Patrice Mitchell, Shinique McLellan, Crystal Flegg, Cora Burch and JOHN DOE, adults, RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military service of the United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distribute, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of London Rainey a/k/a Lounow Rainey a/k/a Lonnon Rainey, Rhina Rainey, Benjamin Rainey, Elizabeth Myers Rainey, Benjamin Franklin Rainey, Elizabeth Rainey Turner, Edward Rainey, Sr., Mary Rainey Burch, Jerry Turner, Brenda Rivers, Ronald Mitchell, Rosetta Burch, Ada R. Fanning Verna Rainey, John Rainey, Sr., Anna Lee Brown, Edward Rainey, Jr., George Melvin Rainey, Arthur Brown, Jr., William Lewis Rainey, Sr., Bradley Burch, all of whom are deceased, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint herein filed, Defendants,

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the Action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiffs, through their Attorney, J. Chris Lanning, at his office, 12 Carriage Lane, Suite A, 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 Compliant within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in the Action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiffs will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee for the aforesaid County which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53, South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/ Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter final judgment in this case. An appeal from the final judgment entered by the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee shall be made directly to the Supreme Court.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on October 11, 2023.

Dated at Charleston, South Carolina on October 11, 2023.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending in this Court upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiffs against the above named Defendants, that said Action is brought under the provisions of the South Carolina Declaratory Judgment Act, Sections 15-53-10, et seq., Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, and under Section 15-67-10, et. seq. for the purpose of obtaining a decree establishing that the Plaintiffs and Defendants are the owners of the said property described in paragraph One (1) of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint.

That said property affected by said Complaint in this Action hereby commenced was, at the time of the commencement of this Action, and at the time of the filing of this Notice is described as follows: All that lot, piece or parcel of land, with improvements thereon, known and designated as Lots A, B, C and Residual Tract, situate in Charleston County, South Carolina, shown on a plat entitled:

“Subdivision of a 5.37 Acre Tract Owned by the Estate of London Rainey into Lots A, B, and C Each Containing 1.00 Acre and a 2.37 Acre Residual Tract” by Lewis E. Seabrook, RLS, dated May 22, 2001 and recorded in Book DC, Page 987 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County.

TMS #s 583-00-00-303 – Lot A 583-00-00-029 – Lot B 583-00-00-304 – Lot C 583-00-00-305 – Residual Tract

GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Conrad Falkiewicz, Esquire, 6 Carriage Lane,, Charleston, South Carolina, 29407, by Order of this Court Common Pleas dated January 18, 2024 and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina has been appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the Defendants herein as may be unknown infants, persons insane, or otherwise incompetent or under legal disability, claiming any right, title, estate claim, interest in, or lien upon the property described in the Complaint herein, such appointment to become absolute unless they or someone on their behalf shall procure an Order appointing a Guardian ad Litem for such persons within (30) days after past publications of the Summons herein.

BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A.

s/ J. Chris Lanning J. Chris Lanning 12-A Carriage Lane Charleston, SC 29407 Phone – 843-766-5576

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT CASE NUMBER: 2023-CP-10-06057

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this Action dated December 13, 2023, which was filed with the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the December 13, 2023. A copy of said Complaint is herewith served upon you, and you are to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff or his Attorney, Thomas H. Brush, at his office located at 12 Carriage Lane, Suite A, 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 the Complaint.

Dated at Charleston, South Carolina on the 29th day of January 2024.

BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A.

s/Thomas H. Brush

Thomas H. Brush

Attorney for the Plaintiff

SC Bar # 000974

tbrush@brushlawfirm.com

12A Carriage Lane

Charleston SC 29407

The original Summons and Complaint in the above captioned action were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 13th day of December 2023.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Plaintiffs bring this Action pursuant to the provisions of the “Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act” contained in Title 15, Chapter 53, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, for the purposes of obtaining a determination from this Honorable Court as to who are the rightful owners of the subject property, and further, pursuant to the provisions contained in Title 15, Chapter 67, Articles 1 and 2, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, to determine adverse claims, if any, to the subject property and to quiet title thereto in the names of the Plaintiffs, Defendants and any lawful heirs of Defendants. And that the Plaintiffs bring this Action pursuant to the provisions of the Clementa C. Pinckney Uniform Partition of Heirs’ Property Act contained in Title 15, Chapter 61, Article 3, Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended, for a partition by sale of the subject property described below.

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina being shown as Lot 1 – TMS# 250-0000-212, Lot 2 – TMS# 250-00-00213, Lot 3 – TMS# 250-00-00-214, Homestead Exemption TMS #25000-00-037 and Residual Areas

TMS #250-00-00-036, on a plat entitled “LOT 1, LOT 2, LOT 3 AND RESIDUAL PART OF TMS NO. 250-00-00-036, A 14.591 ACRE TRACT OF LAND ON COOKE

ROAD WOEDN BY NADEZHDA

MIDDLETON, LOCATED ON JOHNS ISLAND, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA”

prepared George A.Z. Johnson, Jr. Inc., Land Surveyors, dated May 2, 2007 and recorded May 18, 2007 in Plat Book EK, at Page 707. Said lot having such size, location, buttings, boundings, courses and distances as by reference to said Plat will more fully appear.

BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A. /s/ Thomas H. Brush Thomas H. Brush SC Bar # 974

tbrush@brushlawfirm.com

J. Chris Lanning

Attorney for the Plaintiff SC Bar #73957

clanning@brushlawfirm.com

12 Carriage Lane, Suite A Charleston SC 29407 Phone 843-766-5576

Dated: December 13, 2023

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDEN

AD LITEM

Upon reading and filing the within Petition for the Appointment of a Guardian ad Litem and after mature consideration of same and it being made to appear to my satisfaction that it is necessary that a Guardian ad Litem be appointed to appear in this action and represent the interest of such of the Defendants as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under any disability, it is

ORDERED, that Conrad Falkiewicz, 6 Carriage Lane, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, Upon reading and filing the within Petition for the Appointment of a Guardian ad Litem and after mature

consideration of same and it being made to appear to my satisfaction that it is necessary that a Guardian ad Litem be appointed to appear in this action and represent the interest of such of the Defendants as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under any disability, it is ORDERED, that Conrad Falkiewicz, 6 Carriage Lane, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, be and is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem for such of the Defendants herein as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under disability, to appear herein and represent their interest; it is further ORDERED, that such appointments shall become absolute unless within thirty (30) days after the last publication of the Notice of the Appointment of Guardian ad Litem herein, exclusive of such last day of publication, such Defendants, as may be infants, incompetents; or otherwise under any disability appear herein or someone appears in their behalf to procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem; it is further ORDERED, that a Notice of Appointment and of the name and address of the person so appointed shall be sufficient publication of this Order.

AND IT IS SO ORDERED!

s/Julie J. Armstrong Charleston County Clerk of Court

NAMED ABOVE: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED, advised and notified, that pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 28-2-10, et seq., the within Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, has been filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina. The purpose of this action is to enable the Condemnor County of Charleston to acquire certain real property for its public purposes, as is more fully stated in the attached Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment. Responsive pleadings to the Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment are not necessary.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Condemnor County of Charleston, pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 28-2-10, et seq., has brought an action against Landowners, named above, to acquire a permanent and exclusive drainage easement (the “Easement”), consisting of 2,787 square feet (0.064 acre), more or less, over, on, through, and burdening the real property described as follows:

All that certain piece, parcel, or tract of land, with any improvements thereon, situate, lying, and being in St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina, containing 2.361 acres (102,846.95 square feet), more or less, and being shown as “LOT NO. 3B” on the plat entitled “PLAT SHOWING THE SUBDIVISION OF A LOT 3, A 3.05 ACRE TRACT OF LAND INTO LOTS 3A AND 3B; OWNED BY THE ESTATE OF JAKE FORD; AND LOCATED IN ST. ANDREWS PARISH IN THE RED TOP COMMUNITY, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” prepared by Clarence S. Matthews, and recorded April 13, 2001 in Plat Book EE, Page 739, in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County, South Carolina.

Being a portion of the property conveyed to Jake Ford by deed from the Heirs of T.W. Messervy, dated October 8, 1938, and recorded June 12, 1939, in Book O40, Page 611.

Tax Map Parcel No. 287-00-00-300

The size, shape, location, and butting and bounding of the Easement are depicted more particularly on the plat attached hereto as Exhibit A, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description. The County’s acquisition of the Easement is necessary for public purposes, more particularly for, or in connection with, the construction, operations, maintenance, and/ or reconstruction of a stormwater drainage system associated with improvements to Seaman Lane in Charleston County, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING

GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

TO: UNKNOWN CLAIMANT(S)

on their behalf or on behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or any of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purposes of this action, the Condemnor will apply for an order making the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi absolute.

CHARLESTON COUNTY

or Unknown Claimant(s) who may be deceased, and any and all persons claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate or other property described in the Condemnation Notice or any part thereof, Unknown Claimant(s).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING

TO:

for Charleston County, South Carolina. The purpose of this action is to enable the Condemnor County of Charleston to acquire certain real property for its public purposes, as is more fully stated in the attached Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment.

Responsive pleadings to the Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment are not necessary.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Condemnor County of Charleston, pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 28-2-10, et seq., has brought an action against Landowners, named above, to acquire a fee simple interest in a strip of land consisting of 821 square feet (0.019 acre), more or less, from the real property described as follows:

ALL that certain lot, part, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being near “Red Top”, St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, in the State aforesaid containing One (1) acre, more or less, being a part of lands of the Estate of Hasting Ford, deceased.

BOUNDED as follows, viz: North by lands of Ben Manigault Estate, now or formerly property of James A. Postell; East by a lot now or formerly owned by William Rogers; South by lands now or formerly owned by Estate of Jacob Ford and West by remaining lands now or formerly owned by the Hasting Ford Estate.

All of above more fully appearing on a plat of the property hereby conveyed made by James A. Postell, Surveyor, on February 10, 1942.

Guardian ad Litem Nisi absolute.

CHARLESTON COUNTY

ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

Brittney M. Darnell, Esquire

Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building

4045 Bridge View Drive

North Charleston, South Carolina 29405

(843) 958-4010

bdarnell@charlestoncounty.org

Attorney for Condemnor

Charleston, South Carolina February 1, 2024

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE NO. 2024-CP-10-00532

County of Charleston, Condemnor,

County and containing ___ of an acre as shown on a Plat by W.L. Gaillard, Surv.

The above mentioned lot having the following boundaries and dimensions – on the North by lands of Estelle and Samuel Gibbs, 94 feet. On the North by lands of Estelle and Samuel Gibbs, 94 feet. On the East by a small road, 190feet on the South by County Road #394, 68 feet- and on the West by a small road, 124 feet –BEING the same property conveyed to Helen Gibbs, Anthony Gibbs, Samuel L. Gibbs, Jr., and Sheila R. Gibbs by deed of distribution from the Estate of Reverend Samuel Levi Gibbs, Sr., dated February 8, 2007, and recorded February 16, 2007, in Book N615, Page 769.

Tax Map Parcel No. 287-00-00-023

CLAIMANTS

NAMED ABOVE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Order appointing George E. Counts, Esquire, Counts & Huger, LLC, P.O. Box 80399, Charleston, South Carolina 29416, (Telephone: 843-573-0143), as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as John Doe and Mary Roe, Condemnees herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County.

YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone

CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2024-CP-10-00530 County of Charleston, Condemnor, vs. Samuel L. Gibbs, Jr., individually and as the Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Helen Virginia Wright Gibbs, Anthony Gibbs, individually and as the Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Helen Virginia Wright Gibbs, Sheila R. Gibbs, individually and as the Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Helen Virginia Wright Gibbs, Landowners, and JOHN DOE and MARY ROE, fictitious names used to designate all other condemnees whose names are unknown, and persons in the military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, as amended, if any, and the unknown heirs at law, devisees, widows, widowers, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns, firms or corporations of any of the Landowner(s), Other Condemnee(s) or Unknown Claimant(s) who may be deceased, and any and all persons claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate or other property described in the Condemnation Notice or any part thereof, Unknown Claimant(s).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING

TO: LANDOWNERS AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS NAMED ABOVE:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED, advised and notified, that pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 28-2-10, et seq., the within Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, has been filed with the Clerk of Court

BEING the same property conveyed to Helen Gibbs, Anthony Gibbs, Samuel L. Gibbs, Jr., and Shelia R. Gibbs by deed of distribution from the Estate of Reverend Samuel Levi Gibbs Sr., dated February 8, 2007, and recorded February 16, 2007, in Book N615, Page 777.

Tax Map Parcel No. 287-00-00-013

The size, shape, location, and butting and bounding of the real property sought herein is depicted more particularly on the plat attached hereto as Exhibit A, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description.

The County’s acquisition of the real property is necessary for public purposes, more particularly for, construction and improvement of Seaman Lane in Charleston County, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING

GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

TO: UNKNOWN CLAIMANT(S)

NAMED ABOVE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Order appointing George E. Counts, Esquire, Counts & Huger, LLC, P.O. Box 80399, Charleston, South Carolina 29416, (Telephone: 843-573-0143), as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as John Doe and Mary Roe, Condemnees herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County.

YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone on their behalf or on behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or any of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purposes of this action, the Condemnor will apply for an order making the appointment of said

vs. Samuel L. Gibbs, Jr., individually and as the Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Helen Virginia Wright Gibbs, Anthony Gibbs, individually and as the Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Helen Virginia Wright Gibbs, Sheila R. Gibbs, individually and as the Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Helen Virginia Wright Gibbs, Landowners, Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, Other Condemnee, and JOHN DOE and MARY ROE, fictitious names used to designate all other condemnees whose names are unknown, and persons in the military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, as amended, if any, and the unknown heirs at law, devisees, widows, widowers, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns, firms or corporations of any of the Landowner(s), Other Condemnee(s) or Unknown Claimant(s) who may be deceased, and any and all persons claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate or other property described in the Condemnation Notice or any part thereof,

Unknown Claimant(s).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING

TO: LANDOWNERS, OTHER CONDEMNEES, AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS NAMED ABOVE:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED, advised and notified, that pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 28-2-10, et seq., the within Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, has been filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina. The purpose of this action is to enable the Condemnor County of Charleston to acquire certain real property for its public purposes, as is more fully stated in the attached Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment.

Responsive pleadings to the Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment are not necessary.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Condemnor County of Charleston, pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 28-2-10, et seq., has brought an action against Landowners, named above, to acquire a fee simple interest in a strip of land consisting of 536 square feet (0.012 acre), more or less, from the real property described as follows: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being North west of Red Top in the Bear Swamp Section of Charleston

The size, shape, location, and butting and bounding of the real property sought herein is depicted more particularly on the plat attached hereto as Exhibit A, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description. The County’s acquisition of the real property is necessary for public purposes, more particularly for, construction and improvement of Seaman Lane in Charleston County, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING

GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

TO: UNKNOWN CLAIMANT(S)

NAMED ABOVE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Order appointing George E. Counts, Esquire, Counts & Huger, LLC, P.O. Box 80399, Charleston, South Carolina 29416, (Telephone: 843-573-0143), as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as John Doe and Mary Roe, Condemnees herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County.

YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE

NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone on their behalf or on behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or any of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purposes of this action, the Condemnor will apply for an order making the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi absolute.

CHARLESTON COUNTY

ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

Brittney M. Darnell, Esquire

Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building 4045 Bridge View Drive North Charleston, South Carolina 29405 (843) 958-4010 bdarnell@charlestoncounty.org

Attorney for Condemnor

Charleston, South Carolina February 1, 2024

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR- 10-0653

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

Olivia Dunnigan, Kevin Winkfield, and Shemaiah Yates, DEFENDANTS.

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2006.

TO DEFENDANT: Shemaiah Yates

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 1, 2023. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Adam S. Ruffin, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service.

If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

Adam S. Ruffin SC Bar # 101350 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101 Charleston, S.C. 29405 (843) 953-9625

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-1192

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

SAMANTHA BELL, DYLAN BELL, FRANCIS CALES, DONNA CALES, DANIEL BEESON, AND AMBER MIXSON, DEFENDANTS.

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2012, 2013, 2017, AND 2021.

TO DEFENDANT: AMBER MIXSON

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 19, 2023, at 10:13 AM. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, W-Tracy Brown, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service.

If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

W-Tracy Brown, SC Bar #5832, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101 North Charleston, SC 29405 (843) 953-9625.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-3579

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

CRYSTAL JOHNSON, DEVONTAE GRUNDY SR. DEFENDANTS.

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2009, 2017.

TO DEFENDANT: DEVONTAE GRUNDY SR.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the

11,

Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

Sally R. Young, SC Bar # 4686 3685 Rivers Ave., Suite 101 N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714 (843) 953-9625

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-10-0133

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

JOLISA GARNER IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2023.

TO DEFENDANT: JOLISA GARNER

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights in this action, filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 17, 2024, at 12:06. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights will be delivered to you upon request, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Adam S. Ruffin, 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.

Adam S. Ruffin, SC Bar #101350 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101 North Charleston, SC 29405 843-953-9229.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-1648

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

JESSICA STRICKLAND AND MARKUS TAYLOR AKA MARCUS TAYLOR

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2022

TO DEFENDANT: MARKUS

TAYLOR AKA MARCUS TAYLOR

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the

Answer

the Complaint

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- 10-2743

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

Jolisa Garner, DEFENDANT.

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2023.

TO DEFENDANT: Jolisa Garner YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on September 15, 2023. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Adam S. Ruffin, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

Adam S. Ruffin, SC Bar # 101350, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101 Charleston, S.C. 29405 (843) 953-9625

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-1192

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

Samantha Bell, Dylan Bell, Francis D Cales, Donna Cales, Amber Mixon, and Daniel Beeson. DEFENDANTS.

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR

CHILDREN BORN 2012, 2013, 2017, and 2021

TO DEFENDANT: Daniel Beeson YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on September 26, 2023. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2023CP1005670

LINDA COX THOMPSON, Plaintiff, vs. ROBERT ANDREW YANCEY, QUYEN P. YANCEY, AND HOTELS. COM, LP, Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANTS, Robert Andrew Yancey and Quyen P. Yancey: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is served upon you at your last known place of residence and which is available online with the Charleston County Public Index in the Court of Common Pleas for the above-identified civil action number. The Summons and Complaint was filed on November 17, 2023, at 3:09 PM. You are summoned and required to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscribing attorney at his office at 250 Mathis Ferry Rd., Ste 102, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

/s/ William O. Sweeny IV, Esq. William O. Sweeny IV, Esq. 250 Mathis Ferry Rd., Ste. 102 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 Office: (843) 535-8000 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

NOTICE OF SALE 2022-CP-10-05199

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Estate of:

CARL DAVID WHITMER, JR. 2023-ES-10-1529

DOD: 7/18/23

Pers. Rep: BARBARA W. CONNELL 9 YEAMANS RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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

Estate of:

MICHAEL EAMON GILLEN 2023-ES-10-2223

DOD: 8/2/23

Pers. Rep: NANCY JANE KEPLER 7850 PARKGATE DR. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29418

Atty: IAN A. TAYLOR, ESQ. PO BOX 1885 PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC 29585

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Estate of: JEANNE F. DALTON 2024-ES-10-0112

DOD: 12/27/23

Pers. Rep: MARK FOOTE DALTON 340 GARDEN RD. PALM BEACH, FL 33480

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

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Estate of: GLORIA S. ADELSON 2024-ES-10-0133

DOD: 11/30/23

Pers. Rep: SOUTHSTATE BANK, NA 34 BROAD ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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

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Estate of: LEE HAMMOND

2024-ES-10-0137

DOD: 12/10/23

Pers. Rep: CASSANDRA L. FRIEND 549 ERVIN RD. ANDREWS, SC 29510

Atty: WILLIAM M. O’BRYAN, ESQ.

PO BOX 1105 KINGSTREE, SC 2955

October 12, 1995, in Book X-260, at Page 656.

TMS # 358-04-00-144 Street Address: 98 Shadowmoss Parkway Charleston, SC 29414-6815.

The property shall be sold subject to all covenants and restrictions of record, easements, rights-of-way, and other matters of record including 2023 real property taxes and a first Mortgage held by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in the original principal sum of $123,400.00 recorded in the ROD on October 12, 1995, in Book Y-260, Page 203.

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-in-Equity, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) percent 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 Special Referee 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.

PLAINTIFFS’ ATTORNEY

John J. Dodds III (843) 881-6530

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2023-CP-10-04121

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company Plaintiff, -vsAnna Matthews; City of Charleston Defendants

NOTICE OF SALE

SHADOWMOSS PLANTATION HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, versus CHARLES M. WRENN, JR. aka Charles M. Wrenn AND KIMBERLY WRENN, Defendants.

Upon authority of an Order filed the 21st day of December, 2023, Mikell R. Scarborough, Masterin-Equity for Charleston County, will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the real property fully described below, in the COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 4045 BRIDGE VIEW DRIVE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, on the 5th day of March, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. As the Plaintiff waived its right to a deficiency Judgment in the Complaint, the sale will be final.

ALL that piece, parcel or lot of land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 39 on a plat entitled “SHADOWMOSS PLANTATION, CITY OF CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, PLAT SHOWING THE SUBDIVISION OF TRACT I TO SHOW PHASE B AND THE SUBDIVISION OF PHASE B, SECTION I”, made by George A. Z. Johnson, Jr., Inc., dated August 25, 1988, and recorded August 25, 1988 in Plat Book BT, Page 8, Register’s Office for Charleston County, South Carolina (“ROD”).

BEING the same property conveyed to Charles M. Wrenn, Jr. and Kimberly B. Wrenn by deed of John A. Neuroth and Janet M. Neuroth, dated October 12,1995, and recorded in the ROD on

and then to Plaintiff’s debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder).

Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order.

A personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded by the Plaintiff, the sale of the subject property will remain open for thirty (30) days pursuant to Section 15-39-720, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976; provided, however, that the Court recognizes the option reserved by the Plaintiff to waive such deficiency judgment prior to the sale, and notice is given that the Plaintiff may waive in writing the deficiency judgment prior to the sale; and that should the Plaintiff elect to waive a deficiency judgment, without notice other than the announcement at the sale and notice in writing to the debtor defendant(s) that a deficiency judgment has been waived and that the sale will be final, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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

BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company vs. Anna Matthews; City of Charleston, I, Mikell Scarborough, Master in Equity for Charleston County, will sell on March 05, 2024, at 11:00 AM, at the Front Entrance of County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, to the highest bidder.

All that lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on Johns Island, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and known and designated as Lot Fourteen-B (14B), Block A, on a plat of a portion of Dunmovin Subdivision by E. M. Seabrook Jr., Inc. CE and LS dated October 28, 1964, which plat is duly recorded in the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat Book T, Page 45. Said plat being of such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as are shown and delineated on said plat.

Derivation: Being the same property conveyed to the Mortgagor herein by Woodrow W. Blizzard by deed dated and recorded October 1, 2001 in Book R383 at Page 17.

TMS #: 279-14-00-056

3581 Spence Street Johns Island, SC 29455

SUBJECT TO CHARLESTON COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or

the real estate described herein, being a class designated as Jane Doe; also any Unknown persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and Any Unknown minors, persons under a Disability or persons incarcerated, being a class designated as Richard Roe

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.62500% per annum.

Mikell Scarborough Master in Equity for Charleston County

CRAWFORD & VON KELLER, LLC

B. Lindsay Crawford, III (SC Bar# 6510)

Theodore von Keller (SC Bar# 5718)

B. Lindsay Crawford, IV (SC Bar# 101707)

Charley F. MacInnis (SC Bar# 104326)

Jason Hunter (SC Bar# 101501)

Eric H. Nelson (SC Bar# 104712)

Gregory Preston Cowan (SC Bar# 100299)

Crawford & von Keller, LLC P.O. Box 4216

1640 St. Julian Place (29204)

Columbia, SC 29240

Phone: 803-790-2626

Email: court@crawfordvk.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN

AD LITEM

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

C/A NO. 2023-CP-10-05593

NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing

VS Gerrald Campbell (Deceased); and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Gerrald Campbell, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all Unknown Heirs of Deceased Defendants, and all other persons entitled to claim under or through them being a class designated as Mary Roe; All Unknown persons with any right, title or interest in

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the Appointment of 7. Kelley Y. Woody as Guardian ad Litem for all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America (which are constituted as a class designated as “John Doe”) and any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability (which are constituted as a class designated as “Richard Roe”), it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Kelley Y. Woody is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America (constituted as a class and designated as “John Doe”), all unknown minors or persons under a disability (constituted as a class and designated as “Richard Roe”), any all other persons entitled to claim under or through them being a class designated as Mary Roe; All Unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein, being a class designated as Jane Doe, all of which have or may claim to have some interest in the property that is the subject of this action, commonly known as 6144 Smith Road, Ravenel, SC 29470 that Kelley Y. Woody is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, constituted as a class and designated as “John Doe”, all unknown minors and persons under a disability, constituted as a class and designated as “Richard Roe”, unless the Defendants, or someone acting on their behalf, shall, within thirty (30) days after service of a copy of this Order as directed below, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for the Defendants constituted as a class designated as “John Doe” or “Richard Roe”.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be served upon the unknown Defendants by publication in the Charleston City Paper a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED HEREIN; ALSO ANY PERSONS WHO MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE; AND ANY UNKNOWN MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER A DISABILITY BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE ANY ALL OTHER PERSONS ENTITLED TO CLAIM UNDER OR THROUGH THEM BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS MARY ROE; ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED HEREIN, BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JANE DOE; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above action, a copy which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at their offices, PO Box 4216, Columbia, South Carolina 29240, within thirty (30) days after service upon you, exclusive of the day

service,

if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on November 14, 2023.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is now pending or is about to be commenced in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for the purpose of foreclosing a certain mortgage of real estate heretofore given by to Gerrald Campbell bearing date of April 27, 2013 and recorded May 13, 2013 in Mortgage Book 0330, at Page 415. in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/ Clerk of Court for Charleston County, in the original principal sum of $62,964.00 that, and that the premises effected by said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof are situated in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows:

SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF RAVENEL, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON AND STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWNSHIP OF RAVENEL, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO 27 IN BLOCK “C” OF THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS RAVENEL ACRES SUBDIVISION, RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK K AT PAGE 155. SAID LOT HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, DIMENSIONS, BUTTINGS AND BOUNDINGS AS REFERENCE TO THE AFORESAID PLAT WILL MORE FULLY AND AT LARGE APPEAR.

SUBJECT to all conditions, covenants, easements, reservations, restrictions, and zoning ordinances that may appear of record, on the recorded plats or on the premises.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED BY DEED OF MARY R. ELROD TO GERRALD CAMPBELL DATED JANUARY 30, 2002 AND RECORDED FEBRUARY 4, 2002 IN BOOK W395 AT PAGE 167.

TMS#: 187-15-00-037

Physical Address: 6144 Smith Road Ravenel, SC 29470

Crawford & von Keller, LLC PO Box 4216 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-790-2626

Email: court@crawfordvk.com

CASE

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority against Jonathon A. Gibbs, et al., I, the Master in Equity for Charleston County, will sell on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the Charleston County Public Services Building, Second Floor Counsel Chambers, Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the City of North Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, being known as Lot 60, Oakleaf Estates Subdivision, and being more fully shown and designated on a plat entitled, “Plat Showing Oakleaf Estates Subdivision (16.90 Acres), Lots 1 through 68 (8.52 Acres), Rights of Ways (3.77 Acres) and Common Area (4.61 Acres), Property of The Housing Authority of North Charleston, Located in the City of North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina,” dated April 14, 2005, prepared by Richard D. Lacey, SCPLS, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book EJ at Page 22. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

This being the same property conveyed to Jonathon A. Gibbs by deed of Kristin Stephenson dated February 11, 2022 and recorded March 9, 2022 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston, South Carolina in Book 1087 at Page 167.

TMS # 484-00-00-381 Property Address: 2743 Oak Leaf Drive N. Charleston, South Carolina 29420

rpatane@dgglegal.com

Facility 2 1904 Hwy 17 N.

MORE CLASSIFIEDS ONLINE

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: 810 St. Andrews Blvd Charleston, SC 29407 3/05/2024

11:45 AM

Burnet Maybank IV Furniture sports memorabilia and houseware

Rebecca Johnson

Furniture (bedroom suit, couches, chairs, end tables, etc)

Facility 2: 2118 Heriot St. Charleston, SC 29403 3/05/2024

12:15 PM

Justin Wray Furniture

Taj Marshall Bedroom set. Patio furniture. boxes. reclining chair.

Facility 3: 1533 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407 3/05/2024

12:45 PM

YOU

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Charleston County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff’s debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff’s representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Charleston County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). As a deficiency judgment is being Demanded, the bidding will remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 3.50% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Charleston County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

s/Ryan J. Patane

S.C. Bar No. 103116

Benjamin E. Grimsley

S.C. Bar No. 70335

D’Alberto, Graham & Grimsley, LLC

Attorneys for the Plaintiff

Josh Benbrook Household goods

Facility 10 6941 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406 03/05/2024

12:30 PM

Christiann Moses Furniture, boxes and household goods

Aneshia Samuel 3 bedroom house, beds, kitchen appliances, washer/dryer

Lamesha McKelvey

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

Wanda McNeil

Beds, dressers, mattresses, bins, 2 lawn mowers

Michal Bradley Furniture and clothing

Anthony Henderson Bins, furniture, beds

Ceairra Melton

Bed, baby clothes & toys, tables/ chairs, 2 couches

Facility 11 5146 Ashley Phosphate Rd North Charleston, SC 29420 03/05/2024

12:00 PM

Rajuan Jenkins Clothing and furniture

Janet Johnson Household Furniture

Cherrel Nelson Bedroom and household furniture, garage items, fridge, misc boxes and ac

Marian Campbell Appliances and clothes

Dontae Smalls

Clothing and furniture

Facility 12 45 Grand Oaks Blvd Charleston, SC 29414 03/05/2024

11:15 AM

INI HOME BUYERS

Office furniture and supplies

Thiam Simmons Bags and boxes of clothes

Facility 4: 1540 Meeting Street Rd Charleston, SC 29405 3/05/2024

1:00 PM

Abraham White

Mattresses, Table, Furniture, Boxes.

Anthony Jackson

Mattresses, Bed Frame, Boxes, Totes, Furniture, Crabbing Equipment.

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 03/05/2024

10:00 AM

Scott Myers

Household items

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 June 7, 2023.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT(S) IN MILITARY SERVICE

as Personal Representative of the Estate of Daniel D Newman aka Daniel Desales Newman; Kathryn McWhorter; Jennifer L Wrixon; Denis Sexton; Sweetgrass Homeowners Association, Inc.; The United States of America, by and through its Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development; Pinnacle Bank sbm to Southcoast Community Bank, DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 22nd day of November, 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 March, 2024, 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 Sweetgrass Subdivision (formerly known as Mill Creek Village), County of Charleston, Town of Mt. Pleasant, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 66, on a plat entitled: “final plat of Sweetgrass Subdivision, Town of Mt. Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina, Phase 3, Plat showing lots 1, 2 and 48-67”, made by ARC Surveying Company, Inc., dated July 15, 1992 and recorded in Plat Book CJ, page 67, RMC office for Charleston County, South Carolina, said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

Melissa

Arthur

LaRon Timmons Household Goods/Furniture, Tools/Appliances

Joseph Greene Household Goods

The auction will be listed

Jane Kesler Upshur a/k/a Jane K Upshur, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ethel Royal Kesler and as Trustee under the Jane K. Upshur Trust, DEFENDANT(S)

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

C/A NO: 2023-CP-10-02756

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

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.

Hutchens Law Firm LLP

Master’s Sale Case No. 2023-CP-10-03618

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee of Home Preservation Partnership Trust, PLAINTIFF, vs. Kevin Michael Newman, Sr a/k/a

Kevin M Newman, Sr, Individually, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Mable T Newman aka Mable Terrell Newman, and

SUBJECT to Covenants, Conditions, Easements and Restrictions of record.

THIS BEING the same properly conveyed unto Stanley D. Newman and Mable T. Newman by virtue of a Deed from Scott D. Brown and Jennifer L. Brown dated May 14, 1997 and recorded May 14, 1997 in Book Z283 at Page 849 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

THEREAFTER, Stanley DeSales Newman, Jr. aka Stanley D. Newman’s interest in subject property was conveyed unto Mable T. Newman from Mable T. Newman, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Stanley Desales Newman, Jr., (Estate # 2008-ES-10-00376), pursuant to the terms of said Estate, and by virtue of a Deed of Distribution dated April 24, 2009 and recorded May 1, 2009 in Book 0051 at Page 387 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

1905 Falling Creek Circle Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 TMS# 558-15-00-194

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.

For Pursuant to Section 2410(c), Title 28, United States Code, the Defendant United States of America has a right to redeem the subject property within 1 year after the date of the foreclosure 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

John S. Kay, Esquire

Telephone: 803-726-2700

FOR INSERTION

February 16th ,2024; February 23rd, 2024; March 1st, 2024

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No. 2021-CP-10-00650

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-R5, PLAINTIFF, vs.

Anita Baxley aka Anita E. Baxley aka Anita B. Elliott; David Baxley aka David A. Baxley aka David A. Baxley, Jr.; DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 21st day of July, 2021 I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 5th day of March, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that lot piece or parcel of land, with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on James Island, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and more particularly shown on a plat of a portion of Centerville Subdivision by W. L. Gaillard, dated August, 1951, recorded In Plat Book J, Page 130, in the R.M.C. Office as Lot 21, Block I. Reference is hereby craved to said plat for a more complete and accurate metes and bounds description.

THIS BEING the same properly conveyed unto David A. Baxley, Jr. and Anita B. Elliott by virtue of a Deed from Harry C. Hutson III and Susan C. Hutson dated May 31,1988 and recorded June 6,1988 in Book F175 at Page 258 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

1734 Lady Ashley Street Charleston, SC 29412 TMS# 425-02-00-088

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

John S. Kay, Esquire

Telephone: 803-726-2700

FOR INSERTION

February 16th, 2024, February 23rd, 2024, March 1st, 2024

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale

Case No. 2023-CP-10-01251

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

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs.

Tonya E Collins; Nancy K Robertson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Justin N Collins aka Justin Nathaniel Collins; VC, a minor; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Susan B. Fleck, DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 19th day of January, 2024 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 March, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel, or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot 1, as shown on a plat entitled, “Plat of the Subdivision of 3.93 acres into Lot 1 & Lot 2 located in the Town of Ravenel, St. Pauls Parish, Charleston County”, made by John Q. Plexico, RLS, dated 4/18/98 and revised 5/18/98, recorded 7/7/98 in Book DB, Page 526 in the RMC Office for Charleston County.

TOGETHER with a 2000 Oakwood Mobile Home, Serial # GDFKHGILE located thereon.

5760 Teaster Lane Ravenel, SC 29470

TMS# 187-00-00-296 (land and mobile home)

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

February 16th, 2024, February 23rd, 2024, March 1st, 2024

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Notice of Initial Application to Operate Employment Agency

Insight Global, LLC

Please take note that Insight Global, LLC has applied to the Secretary’s of State’s Office for a license to operate a Private Personnel Placement Service in the name of Insight Global at 997 Morrison Dr. Suite 602, Charleston, SC 29403. The agency will be operated by Jessica Calzaretta.

Inquires: (470) 829-7518 rachel. larsen@insightglobal.com

Charleston County on 5th day of December, 2023.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING

GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

TERRELL AULTMAN, Plaintiff, vs PHILLIP DRAYTON, and JOHN DOE AND MARY ROE, adults, and RICHARD ROE AND JANE ROE, infants, persons under disability or incompetent, if any, including those persons who might be in the military and covered under the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act; being fictitious names designating the unknown heirs, devisees, distributees, issue, executors, administrators, alienees, successors or assigns of the above named Defendants and the UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MARIA ROBINSON, a/k/a MARIAH

ROBINSON, also any and all other persons or legal entities, known or unknown, claiming any right, title, interest, estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Defendants.

SUMMONS (Determine Heirs and Suit to Establish Easement)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-

NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is on file at the Charleston County Courthouse, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the attorney, Kenneth A. Campbell, Jr., at his office, 1337 Green Pond Highway, Walterboro, South Carolina 29488 or to Amy Campbell Kelly, 1106 Liberty Court; Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina 29464, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer or respond to the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Petition.

LIS PENDENS

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an action has been commenced in this Court under the aforegoing title to establish an easement in the below described property located in Charleston County, South Carolina: ALL that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in St. Paul’s School District No. 23, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, containing one (1.0) acre, more or less, and being bounded now or formerly as follows: on the North by land of Annie Drayton, on the east by lands of Maria Robinson, on the South by lands of Maria Robinson, and on the West by lands of Annie Drayton. As further shown on a plat recorded November 7, 1994, in Plat Book EA at Page 298 in the RMC Office for Charleston County.

BEING the same property conveyed to Ronnie Leon McLendon and Arthur Kurk Mead, Jr., by deed of Arlene Donna McLendon, dated May 22, 2012, and recorded June 5, 2012, in Book 0225 at Page 843 in the RMC office for Charleston County.

SAID property designated on Tax Rolls of Charleston County as TMS #120-00-00-052.

NOTICE OF FILING AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REFER TO MASTER IN EQUITY

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE

NAMED: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Lis Pendens, Summons, and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed for the purpose of establishing an easement, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 17th day of November, 2023, and the Notice of Intent to Refer to the Master in Equity was Filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for

Answer

TO: Any and all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as John Doe, Mary Doe, Richard Roe and Jane Roe, AND ANY DEFENDANTS HEREIN, NAMES AND ADDRESSES UNKNOWN, INCLUDING ANY DEFENDANTS THEREOF WHO MAY BE MINORS OR UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY, IF ANY, WHETHER RESIDENTS OR NON-RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO THE NATURAL, GENERAL, TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN OR COMMITTEE, OR OTHERWISE AND TO THE PERSON WITH WHOM THEY MAY RESIDE, IF ANY THERE BE:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Order appointing J. Reaves McLeod of Walterboro, South Carolina, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all the persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as John Doe, Mary Doe, Richard Roe and Mary Roe, defendants herein, names and address unknown, including any thereof who may be minors or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 29th day of December, 2023.

YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this Order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or either of them a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purpose of this action, the Order making the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi, shall become absolute.

_s/Kenneth A. Campbell, Jr. KENNETH A. CAMPBELL, JR. Attorney for Plaintiff SC Bar No: 1095 1337 Green Pond Hwy Walterboro, SC 29488 (843) 893-2677

Email: kcampbellatty@yahoo.com Walterboro, South Carolina This 15th day of January, 2023.

that

the original Complaint in the

Clerk

Yasmeen Ebbini

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

1320 Main Street, 17th Floor Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-2000

Counsel for Plaintiff

Master’s Sale

Case No.: 2019CP1006495

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS

Joseph R. Styons; Brickyard Plantation Property Owners Association, Inc.; DEFENDANTS.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 10th day of February, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 5th day of March, 2024 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain lot, piece, or parcel of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Town of Mt. Pleasant, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being known as Lot 13, THE PRESERVE AT BRICKYARD PLANTATION, and designated on a plat of Keith A. Wilson, SCRLS, entitled “A FINAL PLAT OF THE PRESERVE AT BRICKYARD PLANTATION, PHASE 1-A, A SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA,” which said plat was duly recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County on November 22, 1991, in Plat Book CF at page 55, reference to which plat is hereby craved for a more complete description as to distances, courses, metes and bounds.

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 property conveyed to Joseph R. Styons by deed of David C. Bunce, Jr. and Cynthia D. Bunce dated July 16, 2010, and recorded July 22, 2010, in Book 134 at Page 525 in the Register of Deeds’ Office for Charleston County.

TMS # 580-10-00-013

Case#: 2019CP1006495

Current Property Address: 2724 Merwether Lane

Mount Pleasant, SC 29466

As the Plaintiff did not waive its right for a deficiency judgment in the Complaint, this sale will be reopened for final bidding at 11 a.m. on the 4th day of April, 2024.

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

Brian P. Yoho (803) 744-4444 013225-03708

2019CP1006495 FOR INSERTION

February 16, 2024, February 23, 2025, March 1, 2024

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

HAVE YOU BEEN SERVED?

said plat more fully appear.

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 property conveyed to Michael Vinson and Susan R. Vinson as joint tenants with the right of survivorship and not as tenants in common by deed of Allen Keith Black, dated September 17, 2021 and recorded September 20, 2021 in Book 1034 at Page 637 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County.

TMS # 2811000125

Case#: 2023CP1001127

Current Property Address: 3438 Great Egret Dr Johns Island, SC 29455

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.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 21st day of November, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at CHARLESTON

COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 5th day of March, 2024 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that piece or lot of land situate, lying and being on Johns Island, County and State aforesaid, containing one (1) acre, more or less, and butting and bounding as follows: North and west by lands of Estate of James Freeman; East by lands of William Harrison and South by lands of James Cason; and being more particularly described on that plat prepared by James G. Penington, Professional Land Surveyor entitled “Plat Lots 49, 1.48 Acres, California, Located Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina,” dated March 21, 2001 and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County in Plat Book EE at page 751.

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

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2023CP1001127

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

M&T Bank, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS

Susan R. Vinson; Michael Vinson; Stuart K. Kimball; South Carolina Department of Revenue; St. Johns Lake Property Owners Association, Inc. ; , DEFENDANTS.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 21st day of November, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 5th day of March, 2024 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain lot, piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in the City of Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, together with any improvements thereon, being known and designated as Lot 217, as shown on that certain plat of Parker Land Surveying, LLC, entitled “FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT SHOWING SUBDIVISION OF TMS 282-00-00-095 (251.113 AC.)

CREATING LOTS 201 THROUGH 267, P.O.A. #1 AND P.O.A. #2, ST. JOHNS LAKE PHASE 2, OWNED

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 017143-00185 2023CP1001127

FOR INSERTION

2/16/2024 2/23/2024, 3/1/2024

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale

Case No.: 2023CP1001476

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

This being the same property conveyed to Lovell S. Linton and Vivien Mack Linton by deed of Julie Mack, Vivien Mack Linton and Theresa Mack Hunt dated January 24, 2001 and recorded January 26, 2001 in Book R362 at Page 729. Subsequently, Lovell Spencer Linton died on April 10, 2013, leaving the subject property to his heirs or devisees namely, Vivien Linton, Zarina Jones, Charrise Brewer, Lovell Martin, Edward Mack, Lavell Froster and Donnell Moss.

TMS # 283-00-00-082

Case#: 2023CP1001476

Current Property Address: 662 Main Road Johns Island, SC 29455

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.

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

BY: CALATLANTIC GROUP, INC., BY MERGER, SUCCESSOR TO THE RYLAND GROUP, INC., LOCATED ON JOHNS ISLAND, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” dated November 29, 2017, revised January 12, 2018, and recorded July 5, 2018 in the ROD Office for Charleston County, in Plat Book L18 at Pages 03570360. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

John J. Hearn

(803) 744-4444

011847-04858

2023CP1001476

FOR INSERTION

February 16, 2024, February 23, 2024, March 1, 2024

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

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

Specialized Loan Servicing LLC, PLAINTIFF VERSUS

James E. McKelvey and Jo Ann McKelvey, DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated November 21, 2023 I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the Emergency Operations Center, Public Services Building (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 5th DAY OF MARCH, 2024 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that certain piece, parcel, lot or tract of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being known and designated as Lot 35, Block F, Evanston Subdivision, Section 5, as shown on a plat made by E.M. Seabrook, Jr., Inc., dated March, 1968, and duly recorded in the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat Book X at Page 35. Said parcel having such size, shape, metes, bounds, location and dimensions as shown on the aforesaid plat to which reference is made.

This being the same property conveyed to James E. McKelvey by deed of US Bank, N.A. as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with Pooling ID# 40256 and Distribution Series

2005-KS12, dated December 28, 2005 dated January 29, 2008 and recorded January 31, 2008 in Book A650 at Page 769 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

Thereafter, said property was conveyed to James E. McKelvey and Jo Ann McKelvey by deed of James E. McKelvey dated December 3, 2013 and recorded December 12, 2013 in Book 0378 at Page 480 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

TMS No. 408-09-00-067

Property address:

4325 Evanston Boulevard North Charleston, SC 29418

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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

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

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy 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

Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

FOR

CIRCUIT IN CHARLESTON COUNTY ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 AT 4:26 P.M.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE NO.: 2023-CP-10-4583

SIENNA AT GRAND OAKS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, v. PATRICE A. SUNE AND PATRICK C. BISHOP, Defendants.

SUMMONS & NOTICE

TO: PATRICE A. SUNE, DEFENDANT:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or to otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscribers at their office, 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604, Charleston, South Carolina 29412, or to otherwise appear and defend the action pursuant to applicable court rules, within thirty (30) days after 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 such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint or otherwise appear and defend within the time aforesaid, Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/ OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Plaintiff.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended effective September 1, 2002, Plaintiff may move for a general Order of Reference to the Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the SCRCP, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this action.

s/Derek F. Dean S.C. Bar No. 65279

Attorney for Plaintiff Simons & Dean 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604 Charleston, SC 29412 843-762-9132

dfdean@charlestonattorneys.net

September 18, 2023

NOTICE OF SALE

Docket No. 2022-CP-10-2419

By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Property Owners Association, Inc., Plaintiff, against Melissa Davis, individually and as personal representative of Estate of John Henry Fowlkes, Defendant; I, the undersigned Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, will sell

on March 5, 2024, 2023 at 11:00

o’clock a.m., at the County Council

Chambers, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit:

All that certain Unit 1106 Grove Park Drive, established by Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation

Horizontal Property Regime established by Master Deed dated July 14, 2003 and recorded July 14, 2003 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book E457 at Page 533, and further, by First Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation: a Horizontal Property Regime dated October 30, 2003 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County on October 31, 2003 and recorded in Book W473 at Page 330; and further, by the Second Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation - Horizontal Property Regime dated February 16, 2004 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County on February 17, 2004 in Book F484 at Page 675; and further, by the Third Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated March 23, 2004 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County on March 23, 2004 in Book N488 at Page 832; and further by the Fourth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated May 13, 2004 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book K494 at Page 251; and further, by the Fifth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated August 30, 2004 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book R507 at Page 317 and further, by the Sixth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated October 26, 2004 and filed in the Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated December 17, 2004 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book O519 at Page 882; and further by the Eighth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated March 30, 2005 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book C531 at Page 58; and further by the Ninth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated May 18, 2005 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book F537 at Page 397; and further by the Tenth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated June 17, 2005 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book G541 at Page 204, and further by the Eleventh Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated July 29, 2005 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book U547 at Page 814, and further, by the Twelfth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated September 9, 2005 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book D553 at Page 224, and further, by the Thirteenth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated October 19, 2005 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book O558 at Page 810.

“A” to said Master Deed and any amendments to said Master Deed, if any.

Subject to the Charter end ByLaws of Grande Oaks Boulevard Association, Inc., as established and imposed by Amended and restated Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions - Grand Oaks Plantation dated March 30, 2000 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book M345, Page 573.

This conveyance is made subject to any and all existing reservations, easements, rights-of-way, zoning ordinances, and restrictive or protective covenants that appear of record or that may be discerned by inspection of the premises.

This being the same property conveyed to John H. Fowlkes by deed of ROBAGU LLC, dated May 8, 2018 and recorded May 30, 2018 with the Charleston County ROD Office in Book 0722 at Page 118.

TMS No.: 301-00-00-455

Property Address:

1106 Grove Park Drive Charleston, SC 29414

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH:

The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of Five (5%) Percent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent), same to be applied on the purchase price only upon compliance with the bid, but in case of non-compliance within thirty (30) days after the date of the sale, same to be forfeited and applied to costs and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder.

The sale shall be subject to taxes, to existing easements and restrictions of record, and to homeowners association assessments accruing subsequent to the date of the deed issued to the purchaser [Purchaser to pay interest on his bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance at the rate of 6.875% per annum].

The sale shall be subject to that certain mortgage lien held by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for USAA Federal Savings Bank, in the original amount of $175,609.00, dated May 10, 2018, and recorded May 30, 2018, in Book 0722 at Page 120 with the Charleston County Register of Deeds.

Any sale pursuant to this order is without warranty of any kind. Neither Plaintiff nor Court warrant title to any third-party purchaser. All third-party purchasers are made parties to this action and are deemed to have notice of all matters disclosed by the public record, including the status of title. See Ex parte Keller, 185 S.C. 283, 194 S.E. 15 (1937); Wells Fargo Bank, NA v. Turner, 378 S.C. 147, 662 S.E.2d 424 (Ct. App. 2008)

Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed.

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of the sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Mikell R. Scarborough Master-in-Equity for Charleston County

Attorney for the Plaintiff

Master’s Sale

Case No. 2022-CP-10-05608

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Builders FirstSource-Southeast Group, LLC, Plaintiff,

v. Anson Street Construction, LLC, Dana Marie Slaven, and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Nominee for Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions, LLC, Defendants.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 5th day of December, 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 March, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

All that lot of land, situate, lying and being in Avondale, a section of West Charleston in St. Andrew’s Parish, in the County of Charleston, State aforesaid, known and designated as Lot 173 on the plat of part of Section “A” in Avondale made by W.L. Gaillard, dated February, 1946 and recorded in Plat Book F, at page 230 in the RMC Office for Charleston County. Measuring and containing in front on the Northwest line on a street on said plat known as Rosedale Drive ninety-two (92) feet, on the back of Southeast line seventy-five (75) feet, on the Northeast line one hundred and eight and six-tenths (108.6) feet, and on the Southwest line one hundred sixty-two and eight-tenths (162.8) feet, be the same dimensions a little more or less. Butting and bounding on the Northwest by said street, known as Rosedale, on the Northeast by Lot No. 174 on said plat, on the Southeast by Lot No. 111 on said plat and on the Southwest by Lot No. 172 on said plat.

TMS No: 418-14-00-111

Address: 3 Rosedale Dr. Charleston SC 29407

As a deficiency judgment is being demanded, the sale will be re-opened for bidding at the Charleston County Master in Equity’s Office, 100 Broad Street, Suite 266, Charleston, South Carolina, at 11:00 AM on the 4th day of April, 2024. PLAINTIFF RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WAIVE THE DEFICIENCY UP TO AND INCLUDING 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

Steven L. Smith, Esquire Telephone : 843-760-0220

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 19, 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 March 5, 2024 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

MASTER IN EQUITY’S SALE

2023-CP-10-03863

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

The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for CIT Home Equity Loan Trust 2003-1 v. Albert Truesdale; OneMain Financial Services, Inc.; South Carolina Department of Revenue; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles

Upon authority of a Decree dated January 19, 2024, 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 March 5, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF RAVENEL, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CONTAINING 1.3420 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS “LOT H,” ON A PLAT THEREOF ENTITLED, “A SUBDIVISION OF LOTS F, G AND H FROM THE LANDS OF EUGENE C. WASHINGTON...”

DATED APRIL 19, 2002, REVISED APRIL 29, 2002, PREPARED BY ROBERT L. FRANK, R.L.S., AND RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK DD AT PAGE 273. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ALBERT TRUESDALE FROM EUGENE C. WASHINGTON, HEREIN BY DEED DATED JUNE 20, 2002 AND RECORDED JUNE 30, 2002 THE OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN BOOK M412 AT PAGE 223. CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 5795

Melvin Washington Drive, Ravenel, SC 29470 Parcel No. 228-00-00-128 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 # 23-55361

FOR INSERTION

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 5712

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on Edisto Island, County of Charleston and State of South Carolina, more particularly described as a total of 1.40 Acres, more or less, on “PLAT OF THE SUBDIVISION OF A 4.80

AC. TRACT LOCATED ON S.C.

HWY. NO. 174 & COWPENS RD.

EDISTO ISLAND, CHARLESTON CO., S.C.” by Sigma Engineers, Inc., dated July 21, 1975 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book W at Page 5, said plat being made a part and parcel hereof by reference thereto.

Being the same property conveyed to James C. Hughes, III by deed of Oyster Factory Road, LLC dated October 23, 2019 and recorded on November 1, 2019 in the ROD Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 0836 at Page 017.

TMS No.: 076-00-00-177

Property Address: 1084 Highway 174 Edisto Island, SC 29438

SUBJECT TO CHARLESTON COUNTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS.

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Court, at the conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) percent of the bid, in cash or its equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price only in case of compliance with the bid, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff’s debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master in Equity or his designee may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent date to be determined by the Court, at the risk of the said highest bidder.

As Plaintiff expressly reserves the right to have the proceeds from the sale applied to the outstanding balance of its Judgment, with any unpaid balance thereof remaining as a personal judgment against James C. Hughes, III, Robert Hughes, and Russell Hughes, the bidding will remain open for thirty (30) days after the sale, unless waived by the Plaintiff, in writing, prior to the sale.

Purchaser to pay for preparation of the judicial Deed(s), any documentary stamps on the Deed(s), recording of the Deed(s), and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 15.0%

NOTICE OF SALE

Derek F. Dean Simons & Dean 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604 Charleston, SC 29412

Subject to all the provisions of aforesaid Master Deed and Exhibits and Amendments thereto, including but not limited to, easements and other reservations saved and excepted in Exhibit

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

File # 22-51448

FOR INSERTION

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 5655

BY VIRTUE of the Order heretofore granted in the case of Wayne Gable, as Trustee for CPSI 401K against James C. Hughes, III, Robert Hughes, and Russell Hughes, Case No. 2023-CP-10-02137, pending in Charleston County Circuit Court, the undersigned as Master in Equity, or his designee, will offer for sale at public auction at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., the following-described property, to-wit:

Free Will Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Some stories don’t have a distinct and orderly beginning, middle and end. At any one point, it may be hard to know where you are. Other tales have a clear beginning, middle and end, but the parts occur out of order; maybe the middle happens first, then the end, followed by the beginning. Every other variation is possible, too. And then there’s the fact that the beginning of a new story is implied at the end of many stories, even stories with fuzzy plots and ambiguous endings. Keep these ruminations in mind during the coming weeks, Aries. You will be in a phase when it’s essential to know what story you are living in and where you are located in the plot’s unfoldment.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): As I meditate on your destiny in the near future, I sense you will summon extra courage, perhaps even fearless and heroic energy. I wonder if you will save a drowning person, or rescue a child from a burning building, or administer successful CPR to a stranger who has collapsed on the street. Although I suspect your adventures will be less dramatic than those, they may still be epic. Maybe you will audaciously expose corruption and deceit, or persuade a friend to not commit self-harm, or speak bold thoughts you haven’t had the daring to utter before.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Lately, you have been learning more than you thought possible. You have surpassed and transcended previous limits in your understanding of how the world works. Congratulations! I believe the numerous awakenings stem from your willingness to wander freely into the edgy frontier — and then stay there to gather in all the surprising discoveries and revelations flowing your way. I will love it if you continue your pilgrimage out there beyond the borders for a while longer.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): As I study the astrological omens for the coming weeks, I suspect you will feel more at home in a situation that has previously felt unnerving or alien. Or you will expedite the arrival of the future by connecting more deeply with your roots. Or you will cultivate more peace and serenity by exploring exotic places. To be honest, though, the planetary configurations are half-mystifying me; I’m offering my best guesses. You may assemble a strong foundation for an experimental fantasy. Or perhaps you will engage in imaginary travel, enabling you to wander widely without leaving your sanctuary. Or all of the above.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Of your hundreds of wishes and yearnings, Leo, which is the highest on your priority list? And which are the next two?

What are the sweet, rich, inspiring experiences you want more than anything else in life? I invite you to compile a tally of your top three longings. Write them on a piece of paper. Draw or paste an evocative symbol next to each one. Then place this holy document in a prominent spot that you will see regularly. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you are in a phase when focusing and intensifying your intentions will bring big rewards.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Actor and travel writer Andrew McCarthy hiked across Spain along the famous pilgrimage route, Camino de Santiago. On the way, he felt so brave and strong that at one point he paradoxically had a sobbing breakdown. He realized how fear had always dominated his life. With this chronic agitation absent for the first time ever, he felt free to be his genuine self. “I started to feel more comfortable in the world and consequently in my own skin,” he testified, concluding, “I think travel obliterates fear.” I recommend applying his prescription to yourself in the coming months, Virgo — in whatever ways your intuition tells you are right. Cosmic forces will be aligned with you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the natural world, there are four partnership styles. In the parasitic variety, one living thing damages another while exploiting it. In the commensal mode, there is exploitation by one partner, but no harm occurs. In the epizoic model, one creature serves as a vehicle for the other but gets nothing in return. The fourth kind of partnership is symbiotic. It’s beneficial to both parties. I bring these thoughts to your atten -

tion, Libra, because the coming weeks will be an excellent time to take an inventory of your alliances and affiliations — and begin to de-emphasize, even phase out, all but the symbiotic ones.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio author Dan Savage says, “I wish I could let myself eat and eat and eat.” He imagines what it would be like if he didn’t “have to monitor the foods I put in my mouth or go to the gym anymore.” He feels envious of those who have no inhibitions about being gluttonous. In alignment with astrological aspects, I authorize Savage and all Scorpios to temporarily set aside such inhibitions. Take a brief break. Experiment with what it feels like to free yourself to ingest big helpings of food and drink — as well as metaphorical kinds of nourishment like love and sex and sensations and entertainment. Just for now, allow yourself to play around with voraciousness. You may be surprised at the deeper liberations it triggers.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Dear Wise Gambler: You rank high in your spacious intelligence, intuitive logic, and robust fantasy life. There’s only one factor that may diminish your ability to discern the difference between wise and unwise gambles. That’s your tendency to get so excited by big, expansive ideas that you neglect to account for messy, inconvenient details. And it’s especially important not to dismiss or underplay those details in the coming weeks. If you include them in your assessments, you will indeed be the shrewdest of wise gamblers.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn golfer Tiger Woods is one of the all-time greats. He holds numerous records and has won scores of tournaments. On 20 occasions, he has accomplished the most difficult feat: hitting a hole-in-one. But the weird fact is that there were two decades (1998–2018) between his 19th and 20th holesin-one. I suspect your own fallow time came in 2023, Capricorn. By now, you should be back in the hole-in-one groove, metaphorically speaking. And the coming months may bring a series of such crowning strokes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Poet Anna Akhmatova (1889–1966) lived till age 76, but her destiny was a rough ride. Her native country, the authoritarian Soviet Union, censored her work and imprisoned her friends and family. In one of her poems, she wrote, “If I can’t have love, if I can’t find peace, give me a bitter glory.” She got the latter wish. She came close to winning a Nobel Prize and is now renowned as a great poet and heroic symbol of principled resistance to tyranny. Dear Aquarius, I predict that your life in the coming months will be very different from Akhmatova’s. I expect you will enjoy more peace and love than you’ve had in a long time. Glory will stream your way, too, but it will be graceful, never bitter. The effects will be heightened if you express principled resistance to tyranny.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Piscean perfumer Sophia Grojsman says, “Our lives are quiet. We like to be disturbed by delight.” To that end, she has created over 30 best-selling fragrances, including Eternity Purple Orchid, Désir Coulant (Flowing Desire), Spellbound, Volupté (Pleasure), and Jelisaveta (“God is abundance”). I bring this up, Pisces, because I believe it’s now essential for you to be disturbed by delight — as well as to disturb others with delight. Please do what’s necessary to become a potent magnet for marvelous interruptions, sublime interventions, and blissful intrusions. And make yourself into a provider of those healing subversions, too.

Homework: I dare you to forgive yourself for a past event you’ve never forgiven yourself for before. Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

Film about hockey shot in Charleston

By Kevin Young

A new feature film shot in Charleston, The Late Game, follows a rusty hockey player as he subs in during an amateur “beer league” hockey night. The film’s protagonist Riley (played by Alec Reusch) is busy nursing some post-breakup wounds when he runs into an acquaintance that goes by the name “Proton” (Matthew Archie Starling).

Proton invites Riley to join his beer league hockey team, sponsored by Polly’s Pies, and take part in a late night hockey match at the Carolina Ice Palace. What follows in this indie comedy is a charming hang-out movie filled with hockey pucks, male bonding and personalities that feel very familiar.

The indie comedy is the brainchild of two Charleston natives and childhood friends, Jeffrey Zucker and Jeff Tyner, who developed the script over a three year writing period.

The film is Tyner’s writing and directorial debut, with Zucker credited as the lead producer and one of the main actors.

Speaking with the City Paper from Denver, Tyner said he is knee-deep promoting his

film

movie, the last stages of a project that he’s been dreaming of since his college days.

The long haul to get here

“Jeffrey Zucker and I go way back … I mean, we’ve known each other since we were like, 8 or 9. But I wouldn’t say we were really friends until our senior year of high school when we were on the same hockey team

and really hit it off. Even though he went to college off in Boston, when he’d be home, we just ended up hanging out a lot.”

That’s when their shared love for hockey movies came about, Tyner said, “and where we very informally started talking about how we would love to make a hockey movie one day.”

Arts, etc.

CofC summer program gives young artists leg up

The Studio Art Summer Immersion (SASI) at the College of Charleston is a two-week intensive summer program offering local high schoolers exposure to college-level studio art classes. Students will walk away with portfolio-quality work and images for their college application from this dynamic summer experience, with courses in drawing, painting and more, plus outings to local galleries and museums. Tuition costs $650 per student. Find application details at charleston.edu/art.

The Mills House now hosts Buxton’s book club

On Feb. 22, the first of many Buxton Books book club discussions will take place at The Black Door Café within The Mills House. To celebrate the release of The House of Eve from New York Times bestselling author Sadequa Johnson , Buxton Books hosts Johnson and local author Mary Alice Monroe for a ticketed in-store event. Wine, cocktails, coffee and snacks will be available. Find tickets at buxtonbooks.com.

Find Friday night comedy in Mount Pleasant

Two Blokes Brewing offers “Jokes at Blokes” Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. Hosted by comedian Erin Lok , the show features Josh Milz , Phil Carter, Liam Baker and Bill Davis. Grab your friends, grab a beer and get your tickets early, because last month’s show sold out. Presale tickets are $10 on Venmo @erinlokcomedy or at the door for $15. Check it out on Instagram at @twoblokesbrewing.

Catch Foster and McPhee at the Gaillard

Sixteen-time Grammy award-winning musician, composer and producer David Foster and acclaimed singer, television and Broadway star Katharine McPhee are joining forces and bringing an intimate show to the Gaillard Center at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22. Tickets are $39. at gaillardcenter.org.

Chloe Hogan

The brainchild of two Charleston natives, The Late Game was shot at the Carolina Ice Palace and follows protagonist Riley as he subs in unexpectedly for his friend’s beer league hockey game

Photos courtesy The Late Game

The

uses hockey to talk about themes like moving on from past wounds and finding new friendships in adulthood

Tyner

The Brother Brothers bring dynamic harmonies to Music Hall

By Kevin Murphy Wilson

Identical twins and master musicians Adam Moss (vocals, fiddle, guitar and banjo) and David Moss (vocals, cello and guitar) frequently perform and record as a dynamic duo called the Brother Brothers. On Feb. 21, that fine-tuned family act will showcase its tight harmonies and lyrical prowess as it shares the bill with Keb’ Mo’ for an intimate concert at Charleston Music Hall.

Although the performance partners’ long shared history goes back to childhood days in Peoria, Ill., David Moss told the Charleston City Paper that the pair is perhaps most at home on the road.

“I think an innate urge to travel and see the world led us to make a lot of the choices in our early careers, and we have always formed our community around music,” David Moss said. “When playing and thriving in music is so much fun, how do you not let it dictate the path you walk?”

Both David and Adam earned music degrees from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Upon graduation, they shifted their home base to Austin, Texas.

David Moss said Austin’s vibrant bluegrass and country community was “like a magnet” to him and his brother.

Once there, Adam Moss initially stretched out in a bluegrass band, the Green Mountain Grass, and David Moss began playing cello and collaborating with many different types of songwriters.

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But there was no denying the appeal of what the siblings could create together as the Brother Brothers.

“We began primarily singing songs written by me but, as we have progressed, we’ve moved into a lot more co-writing situations, although we still spend time on our own exploring our own styles and songs,” David Moss said.

While contemporary, the overarching sound of the Brother Brothers is classic, often evoking comparisons to the Everly Brothers and the Beach Boys.

“We describe ourselves as songwriterdriven, harmony-centric music,” David Moss said. “We tend to consider ourselves Indie-Folk.”

The ties that bind

Thus far, the resulting body of original tunes has been rather well-received. David Moss indicated that he and his brother have been busy lately building more songs for an LP in progress (slated for release in late April) that he thinks might just be the band’s best work yet.

“We love these songs so much more than anything we’ve ever made,” he said.

“So we’re lucky that we can sit on them for a little while and play these shows while really working diligently to make a new album that holds up.”

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Rolling Stone described acclaimed indie-folk duo The Brother Brothers as “intimate acoustic folk anchored by butter-smooth close-harmony vocals”

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High Fidelity: Your Top 5

Originally hailing from Atlanta, College of Charleston student Carmen Hagan is currently pursuing a degree in communications and French, Ohm Radio writes. Hagan is also one of Ohm Radio’s new spring interns! Every Monday, Carmen plays music from all over the globe, ranging from Morocco to Brazil, on her first ever show, Where in the World is Carmen? When she’s away from the studio, Carmen is an avid nature enthusiast always trying to figure out when she can get to the beach or hike the next trail. Here are Carmen’s top five favorite albums:

Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane Dreamboat Annie by Heart Psycho Tropical Berlin by La Femme Bring Us Together by Asteroids Galaxy Tour Le Tigre by Le Tigre

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The first single is a thought-provoking homage to the ensemble’s home state called “The Illinois River Song.” This one is special to its composers for a variety of reasons.

“It is a fully co-written endeavor by both of us and highlights a lot of the storytelling that we like to do from experiences we’ve had throughout our lives,”

Hockey

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Tyner went on to attend film school at the Bowling Green State University in Ohio, which was followed by a stint in sports production.

“I would struggle with the writing process for something hockey related. … Working in sports was actually a really good way for me to learn.”

Tyner’s first post-grad sports gig was as the director of game operations for the Charleston Stingrays.

“I basically ran the production team and the jumbotron games in the intermission, stuff like that,” he said. “And then, because I was a football fan, I ended up parlaying that nine months of experience into a gig at gamecockcentral.com for three years. That was probably where I learned the most in terms of just learning how a camera works — I was kind of a one man production team.”

Fast forward a few years, and Tyner’s old friend Zucker, now a successful entrepreneur, offered Tyner a job as the “director of media” for his many entrepreneurial endeavors. The pair started officially working together in Denver, and it wasn’t long before their college days idea of making a movie rose back up to the surface.

David Moss said. “Although the story is invented, it talks a lot about the experiences we had growing up in Central Illinois and some of the characters we grew up around. It started with an oldtime banjo composition of Adam’s and we sat down and wrote words to it in the span of an evening.”

Whether looking backwards or forwards, for the Brother Brothers, it’s clear that the musical road goes on forever, in

every imaginable direction.

“We play music because we are driven to, and it’s the route we chose to attempt to make a small impact on the world,” David Moss said. “Our fans are amazing and there is some serious magic to be experienced night after night. So, If we’re not having a good time in the process we always make sure to step back and trim the fat of the workload so we can attempt to enjoy as much of it as we can.”

Eventually, Tyner said, he and Zucker would revisit the idea with the usual starts and stops. “Then the [Covid-19] shutdown happened and, I thought, well, I have no excuses now,” Tyner said. “So let’s actually write something.”

Three years of writing and one year of

casting, shooting and editing later, The Late Game is making its way onto streaming platforms and silver screens throughout the U.S. Tyner filled out the cast with local talent in front of and behind the camera. Plus, there’s appearances by key influencers from the hockey community lending their talent, like Brian McGonagle, co-host of the wildly popular hockey podcast Spittin Chiclets, and Zac Bell of Always Hockey fame.

A love letter to hockey

While Tyner’s film incorporates themes about friendship and moving forward, at the core of this film, Tyner said, is a love letter to his favorite sport. One of the reasons he wanted to make this film in the first place, he said, is because there’s not a lot of hockey movies out there that get it right.

“In the 90s, those Mighty Ducks movies were huge,” he said. “And I kind of hated it, even though I watched the movies all the time. I would almost just make myself mad for how incorrectly it was portrayed ... That would rile me up.”

While Tyner said he digs movies like Slapshot, Youngblood and Mystery Alaska, there’s one movie in particular that really “gets it.”

“The gold standard is the movie Miracle with Kurt Russell from 2004 based on the 1980 Olympic team that beat the Soviet Union and ended their reign of supremacy,” he said. “There’s nothing like it before or since … the physicality, the intensity. Nothing comes close to it.”

And so writing a story where the sport he

clearly loves is accurately and interestingly portrayed proved a challenge that took a long time to figure out.

“The writing part was always the hardest … [This film comes from] close to a decade of trying,” Tyner said. “I hope people have fun, and I hope the hockey crowd really connects with it, because I think beer league can be a really special place.”

To view the film and learn more about The Late Game , check out the trailer or the film’s website.

Courtesy The Late Game

The film is the directorial debut for Jeff Tyner, who developed the script with longtime pal Jeffrey Zucker

“I REMEMBER THAT!” —returning the favor.

Across

1. Ceremonial act

5. Angry

8. Toy manufacturer in a 2023 movie

14. Even, to Yvette

15. Sugary suffix

16. Kay Thompson’s Plaza Hotel girl

17. Effect of ongoing muscle strain, maybe

19. Gas station brand

20. “God giveth, and the DMV ___ away” (memorable line from 1988’s “License to Drive”)

21. Skirt length

22. “Can I buy ___?” (request to Graham Norton on the U.K.’s “Wheel of Fortune”)

23. Soda concoction that’s not quite cream soda

29. Clothing

31. LAX postings

32. Prepared

33. Seal-hunting swimmers

36. Corned beef dishes

39. Business with wholly owned subsidiaries

43. Medium setting?

44. Alphabetically last Marx brother

45. “32 Flavors” singer DiFranco

46. World of Warcraft beginner, perhaps

48. Clean (up)

52. Description that spares no detail

57. Teachers’ org.

58. Number after sieben

59. Magic Johnson’s real first name

61. Sly question of confirmation

64. Repeat reference, or what the long theme answers demonstrate

66. Longtime Vogue photographer Richard

67. “Beds Are Burning” band Midnight ___

68. Inkling

69. Fit in

70. Thirsty

71. Miró Museum architect Jose Luis ___

Down

1. Item for a markdown sale

2. Baja lizard

3. Chatterbox

4. Magazine with a palindromic name

5. Coffeehouse order

6. Mt. St. Helens output (which I was around for)

7. “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” duettist Kiki

8. High school class with basic welding

9. Echo responder

10. 2004 Britney Spears single

11. Tamera’s “Sister, Sister” sister

12. “Cancel” PC key

13. Summer sign

18. Dirt bike’s cousin

21. Gp. that publishes a scholarly style manual

24. “Snow Crash” novelist Stephenson

25. “Crazy stuff going on here”

26. Workplace-monitoring gp.

27. Sharp

28. Crafter’s website

30. Word before yesterday

34. “Parks & ___”

35. Closing into a fist

37. Guitar intensifier

38. Identify

39. Academy in Colorado, briefly

40. Handout at a restaurant

41. Leave abruptly

42. “From Peru to ___ ...” (line from Enya’s “Orinoco Flow”)

47. 10 of 12, for short

49. Intrude upon

50. Airport winter need

51. Pull vigorously on

53. “Star Wars” character Calrissian

54. Respond to, as an order

55. “Hot in Herre” rapper

56. “Qué ___?” (“How’s it going?”)

60. Baseball card stats

61. The Last ___ (“Hot Ones” closing sauce, usually)

62. Suffix for reflect or reflex

63. Improv comedy pioneer ___ Close

64. Fish and chips fish

65. Show on television

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