Charleston City Paper 05/10/2024 - 27.41

Massive energy bill withers in S.C. Senate

Florida abortion ban has big impacts in S.C., Southeast

Phillip Smith lives, works, plays with traditional architecture

Village Repertory’s Journey’s End has the ravages of war in its crosshairs

Ashley Stanol

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Florida abortion ban impacts South Carolina, Southeast

By Skyler Baldwin

A six-week abortion ban went into effect in Florida on May 1, removing a bastion of reproductive health care for women in South Carolina and across the Southeast. Prior to the ban, abortions in the Sunshine State were available up to 15 weeks into a pregnancy, but surrounding states like Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina had much tighter restrictions. Now for women across much of the Southeast, North Carolina is the closest state with legal access to abortions. But it was already seeing some of the highest waiting-times in the nation — up to 72 hours for some patients — before Florida’s ban.

“Now, a system that is already overwhelmed is ready to functionally collapse,” Kelli Parker, spokeswoman for the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network, told the Charleston City Paper. She added that about half of all abortions in Florida were provided to out-of-state women. Between out-of-state people and Florida residents, more than 86,000 people per year on average sought abortions in Florida, according to Planned Parenthood Director of Public Affairs Vicki Ringer.

‘A

crisis for women’

Ringer emphasized the increased demand for abortions in North Carolina and in Virginia to the north will be the biggest impact of Florida’s ban. She said both states are working to increase their access by

“This creates a crisis for women throughout the Southeast. Some women may have to travel to other states which provide abortions past 12 weeks.” —Vicki Ringer

hiring more staff and extending operating hours, but the numbers will be “staggering.”

“This creates a crisis for women throughout the Southeast,” she said. “Some women may have to travel to other states which provide abortions past 12 weeks.”

An interactive map published May 1 by The New York Times shows the dramatic change in access over the last three years. In 2021, abortion was legal in every state, and the average person lived less than 25 miles from a clinic. By March 2024, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia were the only Southeastern states offering abortions, with Florida having the nearest clinic for more than 6.4 million people. Parts of South Carolina then were more than 100

Ringer

miles from a clinic. Now, people across the region may have to travel hundreds of miles to reach a clinic. The distance from Charleston to a clinic in Wilmington, N.C., for example, is about 175 miles.

Jace Woodrum, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina , said it’s important to stress that those affected most by abortion bans like this are often already-marginalized people and communities.

“Due to the reckless decisions of unaccountable lawmakers, our entire region is becoming an increasingly dangerous place for pregnant people,” he said in a statement. “The spread of extreme abortion bans across the Southeast has worsened the already vast disparities in access to healthcare along racial and economic lines.”

The ‘only path forward’

Several efforts are underway to protect reproductive rights from further harm, Ringer said, including a petition campaign to gather signatures to present to the S.C. legislature to repeal the state’s six-week abortion ban.

The most important tool that people have at their disposal, however, Parker said, is to vote.

“The only path forward is replacing the politicians who are making these decisions in the first place,” she said. “We don’t get to put ballot initiatives on the ballots in South

The Rundown

Historic Charleston Foundation to host advocacy forum

The Historic Charleston Foundation will host the annual Advocacy Forum at 6 p.m. May 13 at the Charleston Museum’s auditorium to discuss waterfront development in the Holy City.

A panel discussion will focus on the key parts of successful development, especially in regards to Union Pier. The event provides an opportunity for community members to hear from experts about the planning and development processes.

Panelists include Charleston Mayor William Cogswell, architect and preservationist Christian Sottile , and architect and urban designer Stefanos Polyzoides. The panel will be moderated by developer Vince Graham . The event is open to the public. Space is limited. Register online at historiccharleston.org. — City Paper Staff

“My motivation wasn’t money. It was motivated out of fear, not money.”

—Former porn actress Stormy Daniels on why she accepted $130,000 from former President Donald Trump, who is accused of paying “hush money” to Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign to keep quiet about a 2006 sexual encounter.

Source: The New York Times

GUN VIOLENCE COUNTER

12 shot, killed across S.C. May 1 to May 7

Charleston police are investigating a May 7 shooting that killed two on Johnson Street. Meanwhile, North Charleston police are investigating a May 5 shooting that injured two outside a Remount Road gas station. No arrests have been made or names released as of Wednesday.

Eight people died in Richland, Union, York, Horry, Aiken, Allendale and Newberry counties. Ten others were hurt in shootings across the state. Nationally, there were 15 mass shootings for the week, totalling 148 for the year.

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

Bill expected to create statue honoring Smalls

By Herb Frazier

The S.C. Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday to create an 11-member commission to install a statue on the Statehouse grounds to honor Robert Smalls, the Civil War hero and Black legislator.

A final Senate reading on the bill, H. 5042, was expected Thursday. It then would go to Gov. Henry McMaster to be signed. If signed promptly, the new law could come just in time for the state’s first observance of Robert Smalls Day in South Carolina on May 13, which the S.C. Legislature enacted last spring. A statue honoring Smalls would be the first monument for an individual Black person at the state’s capitol complex.

On May 13, 1862, Smalls, an enslaved crewman, commandeered the Planter, a Confederate steamship in Charleston, and gave it to the Union Navy. Other enslaved crewmen and their families were also on the vessel as Smalls skillfully sailed the boat past Confederate batteries.

Smalls’ actions thrust him into the annals of history, politics and business. He was elected to both houses of the S.C. General Assembly before he served five terms in the U.S. Congress.

Earlier this week, current Senate President Sen. Thomas C. Alexander, R-Oconee, was optimistic about the bill. “I am supportive of it and hopefully we will see it move forward,” he told the Charleston City Paper. “The full Senate will have that ability … to consider it and, hopefully, it will be adopted.”

S.C. Rep. Brandon Cox, R-Berkeley, introduced the bill in the S.C. House where it received a unanimous vote in March. Cox then said he hoped the Senate approved the bill before the General Assembly adjourns at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 9.

If signed into law, the bill would create a Robert Smalls Monument Commission. The commission would be required to raise money for the monument and report a proposed design and location for it by Jan. 15, 2025.

“It is a wonderful honor,” said Charleston businessman Michael Boulware Moore, Small’s great-great-grandson. “[Robert Smalls] would be the first African American to be presented on the grounds of the Statehouse.

“There are not a lot of other things that could get a unanimous vote in our very polarized world today, and the fact that it was unanimously passed is very meaningful,” said Moore, a current Democratic candidate for Congress in the Charleston area.

A statue of Robert Smalls will eventually be erected on S.C. Statehouse grounds

Studying state history

Cox, a freshman legislator, said he researched the state’s history for “people … who have contributed significantly to [South Carolina] and the person that came to the top of that list was Robert Smalls.”

Cox said the bill’s unanimous support in the House “says a lot about the state of South Carolina and where we are today. It shows that we are in the 21st century and that is a positive thing for our state.”

An African American History Monument was completed in 2001 at the Statehouse as a part of a compromise the year before to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse dome. Recognizable Black history trail blazers are featured on the monument’s carved panels, but they are not named individually.

All of the stand-alone monuments, markers and statues memorializing specific South Carolinians on the 22-acre Statehouse grounds honor White men.

Rep. J.A. Moore, D-Charleston, said Smalls deserved a similar tribute.

“Congressman Robert Smalls is a national treasure, and his story of perseverance and his principle of character is the truest definition of America,” he said. “It is a well overdue acknowledgment on the Statehouse grounds for such an American hero.”

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Massive energy bill withers in S.C. Senate

By Jack O’Toole

A controversial, 70-page energy bill designed to increase Palmetto State power production appeared to die on the floor of the South Carolina Senate this week as members voted to replace the measure’s legally binding provisions with new language recognizing the need for future reform efforts instead.

In other words, they gutted the immediate impact of the bill, opting instead to simply say more power production was important. As a result, legislators are unlikely to debate the issue again until they reconvene for a new legislative session next January.

The bill has been a flashpoint of contention between the S.C. House and Senate since it passed the lower chamber in March. At that point, House members demanded prompt Senate action, while senators said they needed more time to vet the new legislation’s far-reaching language.

Critics of the legislation this week praised the Senate’s decision to delay further action until all energy alternatives had been considered and fully vetted.

“The Senate was wise to slow down,” said Eddy Moore, a greenhouse gas emissions expert with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. “Now, we need to streamline clean energy additions for the benefit of everyone in the state.”

‘Wildly overambitious’

While there’s broad agreement that South Carolina, currently the nation’s fastest growing state, will need to bring significant new power generation capacity online over the next decade, the House energy bill engineered by Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, has faced withering criticism from the start. Of particular concern have been provisions to weaken utility regulators at the Public Service Commission (PSC), fast-track large new natural gas plants and pipelines, and erect barriers to solar energy projects. These concerns led then-PSC Commissioner Tom Ervin of Greenville to resign from the utility board on March 13 in protest of the legislation.

Abortion

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“House Bill 5118 would remove important regulatory guardrails,” Ervin wrote in his resignation letter, “resulting in dramatic changes in existing law which will give investor-owned utilities a blank check with guaranteed profits resulting in much higher utility rates for residential customers.”

Other critics, like League of Women Voters of South Carolina Vice President Lynn Teague, also noted much of the anticipated new energy demand is driven not by population growth, but by the state’s ongoing efforts to attract new data centers, like Google’s planned facility in Dorchester County. The data centers, Teague points out, are “energy hogs” that only employ about 20 workers per facility.

“Ideally, there would be a moratorium on building them,” Teague told City Paper. “Absent that, data centers should pay in full for the energy they use, not expect other ratepayers to subsidize them.”

Of the House bill itself, Teague said it was “wildly overambitious,” and failed to consider the concerns of ratepayers.

“We are still paying, and will be paying for years, for the failed V.C. Summer [in Fairfield County],” Teague said, referring to the legislature-approved nuclear power project that was abandoned in 2017 at a cost of $9 billion to ratepayers. “And this bill eliminates the protections we put in place to ensure we don’t have that same

Blotter of the Week

kind of problem again.”

The road ahead

Despite the controversy, Beaufort Republican Sen. Tom Davis, who authored the new non-binding language that received second reading from the Senate on Tuesday, says the House’s work was critical in setting the stage for future progress.

In particular, he notes, the new Senate language endorses the House bill’s basic framework by emphasizing the need for new power generation and transmission capacity, and acknowledging the importance of natural gas as a bridge to the future.

“I want to really thank Speaker Murrell Smith for making this the top priority in the House,” Davis said in a May 7 interview. “Without the House doing what it did, we could not have done what we did in the Senate today.”

Nevertheless, critics like Teague warned that the process next year will have to be more inclusive and sensitive to public concerns to win their support.

“The best thing about this Senate bill is that it doesn’t actually do any of the inadequately vetted things it talks about,” she said. “Going forward, we hope that legislators will understand that stakeholders participating in these discussions must include those of us concerned about protecting ratepayers and the public.”

Charleston police on April 27 responded to calls about a disturbance outside a West Ashley apartment building on Ashley Crossing Drive. The caller told police that a woman drank “several mini bottles” of tequila while smoking marijuana. When police arrived, she “threw herself on the ground” and became belligerent and confrontational. Guess the booze beat out the weed this time.

We don’t remember that lesson

A downtown man on April 26 admitted to Charleston police that he was breaking glass bottles against a wall outside of a Cumberland Street bar. “But it was in self-defense,” he said, according to a police report. We aren’t sure what self-defense classes he’s taking, but they’re clearly different from ours.

The age-old question

Mount Pleasant police on April 26 responded to a Canebreak Lane residence after receiving reports of gunshots in the area. Upon arrival, several people at the house told officers they were just shooting off fireworks and having a party. Police told the partygoers to settle down a bit, and lay off the booms, but otherwise have a good time.

By Skyler Baldwin

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Steve Stegelin

Woodrum agreed, adding that in every district, voters have said they do not agree with strict abortion bans.

“We know that, regardless of party affiliation, South Carolinians and other Southerners do not support extreme abortion bans like the ones passed in South Carolina and Florida,” he said. “We encourage supporters of reproductive freedom to sign the Repeal the Ban petition and keep the pressure on our lawmakers.”

Ringer, too, said voting for politicians who support reproductive health care is key.

“The most valuable tool everyone has to regain abortion rights and protect IVF and birth control is the vote,” Ringer said. “Find out who your state senator and state representative are and how they voted to ban abortion. Help elect their opponent. Only when our legislature represents the people of South Carolina and our opinions will we begin to see some freedoms return and a focus on the needs of the people.”

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between April 26 and May 5. Carolina, and that puts us at a disadvantage. Politicians are not medically experts, yet they are interfering in medical decisions making on a regular basis.”

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The failed V.C. Summer plant in Fairfield County cost ratepayers more than $9 billion

Get real on future-proofing flood zones

f members of Charleston County Council were to sit in a room with their feet in 12 inches of water, we bet it wouldn’t take too long for them to have a better understanding of the real need for dealing now with storm flooding.

As it is, they ignore it. Just like they generally ignored a reporter who tried to reach them for three weeks to discuss the impact of federal flood and storm surge maps in their individual districts.

It’s crystal clear two things are good bets in the future. First, the seas will continue to rise slowly, which represents an emerging threat. But with increasingly worsening storms every year, storm surge poses an immediate inundation risk.

Only two of nine members of council responded — and they understand what’s going on. Sullivan’s Island member Larry Kobrovsky and North Charleston’s Rob Wehrman know it’s penny-wise and pound-foolish for the county to spend more than $2.3 billion of locally-raised tax revenue on extending Interstate 526 when real needs for flooding abatement remain unmet. There’s a special kind of inanity involved in building the ground-level interstate, which is only going to open up more development, create more traffic congestion and reduce the land’s capacity to absorb and store water.

Kobrovsky told reporter Skyler Baldwin that the county was working on a climate action plan. But compared to the billiondollar road sinkhole, there won’t be any money to fund any climate plan because the road will suck away tax revenues to pay for anything real on flooding or other big county needs.

“We’re seeing the effects of rising tides and rising

temperatures right now,” Kobrovsky said. “Rather than spending all of our money on 526, I would rather be focusing on flooding.”

The 2021 maps drafted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency illustrate the looming wet threat. They show predictions of 6-foot and 10-foot storm surges in major storms as well as gradual sea-level rise projections through 2100. It doesn’t take a cartographer to see that voters in every county council district will face major storm surge impacts. In several districts, such as Kobrovsky’s and Wehrman’s, surge water is projected to be six feet deep in half or more of each district.

Bottom line: We already can see where there’s going to be a lot of suffering, but county officials generally have their eyes shut and fingers in their ears. Instead, they want to build a road that will become obsolete quickly.

Wehrman, whose district stretches from North Charleston through Charleston to Mount Pleasant, said trying to floodproof the county for the future is like turning a big ship. It will take time.

“Sea level rise, of course, is something we don’t entirely have control over, but we do have control over how we interact with it and how we prepare for it,” he said. “It’s not going to be easy to change the basic infrastructure of a city, a county, a region, within a five-year or even a 10-15-year time span.”

So Earth to the other seven council members (that’s you, Herb Sass, Henry Darby, Teddie Pryor, Kylon Middleton, Brantley Moody, Joe Boykin and Jenny Honeycutt): It’s time to wake up, get started and take all of the eggs out of the “build the road” basket.

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.

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Trump 2.0

would go way too far if reelected

By Andy Brack

If you want to be frightened more than anything you’ve ever experienced on Halloween, just read the new April Time interview with former President Donald Trump.

Any lover of American democracy — independent, Republican or Democrat — should be terrified. Trump 2.0 — the guy accused of dozens of felonies and currently on trial for paying hush-money to a porn star — is way more scary than the guy who won the nation’s top office in 2016.

Reporter Eric Cortellessa sat down twice with Trump at his Palm Beach compound and interviewed a lot of people inside his circle before writing “How Far Trump Would Go,” a 26-minute read that should shake any lover of freedom to the core. His conclusion: Today’s Trump thinks he was too nice in his four years as president. If he gets another four years, he won’t be.

Here are quotes from the story that highlight what Trump says he’ll do if he wins a second term (and he’s been saying these things on the stump, not just in an interview with this reporter):

• Detention centers: “To carry out a deportation operation designed to remove more than 11 million people from the country, Trump told me, he would be willing to build migrant detention camps and deploy the U.S. military, both at the border and inland.”

• Abortion: “He would let red states monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute those who violate abortion bans.”

• Funding: “He would, at his personal discretion, withhold funds appropriated by Congress, according to top advisers.”

• Justice: “He would be willing to fire a U.S. Attorney who doesn’t carry out his order to prosecute someone, breaking with a tradition of independent law enforcement that dates from America’s founding.”

• Insurrectionist pardons: “He is weighing pardons for every one of his supporters accused of attacking the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, more than 800 of whom have pleaded guilty or been convicted by a jury.”

• Allies: “He might not come to the aid of an attacked ally in Europe or Asia if he felt that country wasn’t paying enough for its own defense.”

• Civil service, more: “He would gut the U.S. civil service, deploy the National Guard to American cities as he sees fit, close the White House pandemic-preparedness office, and staff his Administration with acolytes who back his false assertion that the 2020 election was stolen.”

In short, Trump would replace real democracy — the kind of freedoms 250 years of Americans fought and died for — with autocracy. He essentially wants to be a king, the kind of leader the Founding Fathers threw off. When Trump was asked to explain a recent comment that he would be only a “dictator for a day,” the former president reiterated what has become a pat answer — that he was joking. But Cortellessa’s story ends like this:

“Whether or not he was kidding about bringing a tyrannical end to our 248-year experiment in democracy, I ask him, ‘Don’t you see why many Americans see such talk of dictatorship as contrary to our most cherished principles?’ Trump says no. Quite the opposite, he insists. ‘I think a lot of people like it.’ ”

Time’s cover story on Trump included full transcripts and other factchecked information for people to understand the veracity of reporting, historian Heather Cox Richardson noted in a commentary.

“The transcripts reflect the former president’s scattershot language that makes little logical sense but conveys impressions by repeating key phrases and advancing a narrative of grievance. The fact-checking reveals that narrative is based largely on fantasy.”

Make no mistake: 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump is a threat to the democracy and freedoms we’ve taken for granted for far too long.

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

What To Do

THIS WEEKEND

1

Charleston Greek Festival

Experience the authentic flavors of Greek cuisine at the 53rd annual Charleston Greek Festival. Savor a satisfying plate of delicate pastries and gyros, accompanied by a selection of beer, wine and Greek coffee. The festival offers a variety of entertainment including traditional music, wine tastings, dance performances, vendors and cultural experiences tailored for all ages to enjoy. For more information, parking and tickets, visit charlestongreekfestival.com.

May 10 through May 12. Various times. Ticket prices vary. Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity. 30 Race St. Downtown. charlestongreekfestival.com

2

SATURDAY

Indigo dyeing workshop

Join Sister Moon Studio for an indigo hand-dyeing workshop and create two unique shibori bandanas to take home. Discover everything to love about indigo dye, its role in South Carolina’s history and learn some traditional tie-dye methods. Attendees will be instructed on the folding technique, binding fabrics and dip-dyeing in an indigo vat. There will be a break during the workshop, during which guests are encouraged to visit local vendors at The Station. Pre-registration is required.

May 11. 10:30 a.m. $55/ticket. The Station in Park Circle. 4610 Spruill Ave. North Charleston. sistermoonstudio.com

SUNDAY

3

Eight Four Flea vintage market

Discover dozens of small and sustainable businesses offering a diverse selection of vintage clothing, housewares, throwback vinyl, handbags, belts, hard to find sneakers and more. Groove to live music or check out the DJ on the patio as you shop around. Stayed refreshed with a selection of local beer and bites from the brewery.

May 12. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Holy City Brewing. 1021 Aragon Ave. North Charleston. holycitybrewing.com

WEDNESDAY

4

The Avett Brothers listening party

Monsters Music & Movies presents an intimate space where they’ll play the American folk rock band The Avett Brothers new self-titled album from start to finish. Pick up your album copy in-store the same day when you pre-order online. Special posters illustrated by Scott Avett himself will be available while supplies last.

May 15. 6 p.m. Free. Monsters Music & Movies. 946 Orleans Road. West Ashley. monstermusicsc.com

THURSDAY

5

A Conversation with Erik Larson

Erik Larson is the author of six New York Times bestsellers including The Splendid and the Vile and The Devil in the White City. His latest book The Demon of Unrest is a non-fiction thriller about the months between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the start of the Civil War. Explore the ties of this story with Charleston’s history followed by a book signing.

May 16. 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $35. Charleston Gaillard Center. 95 Calhoun St. Downtown. gaillardcenter.org

By Andy Brack

Imagine you are in Cuba. It’s 1985. You just took a shower. Your face looks like a red connect-the-dots game thanks to pieces of toilet paper to stanch bleeding from a rough shave.

You walk out of the bathroom in a robe. There’s a man sitting on the bed, chuckling a bit.

“I see you shaved. That’s why we have beards here,” says Fidel Castro.

Yes, it was that Fidel Castro, Cuba’s late Marxist leader. At the time, Steve Skardon was a staffer for an official U.S. House visiting delegation authorized by the Reagan administration. The others were staying in a big house on a secluded island off the Cuban coast. Skardon was in a two-bedroom guest house, thinking he would take a less posh space because he was staffing the trip. Unbeknownst to him, Castro mostly slept in the guest house. And because he liked to be a good host, he waited to welcome Skardon.

“It was a little unnerving,” Skardon recalled. “How do you make conversation — like, ‘Kill anybody today?’ ”

Over the next couple of days, Skardon drank a lot of coffee so he could stay up to interact with Castro, an insomniac. Castro didn’t speak much English because he thought he sounded like a bumpkin, but he understood more than he let on.

“We didn’t have totally substantive conversations until the interpreter showed up.”

So goes another episode in the incredibly interesting life of Skardon, often at intersections of policy and politics in Washington and South Carolina in ways that continually enriched others’ lives. Now after 32 years as head of the Palmetto Project, he’s retiring, ready to ease back on the gas a bit and enjoy his twin grandsons.

From bus driver to nonprofit leader

As a teen, Skardon lived in Summerville, but he attended Porter Gaud School in Charleston. For his junior and senior years, he drove the school bus, taking 14 students from Summerville and Hanahan to the private school.

After graduating from George Washington University in the early 1970s, he spent three years as a reporter at the Florence Morning News. Among other things, he covered the investigation and trial of serial killer Donald Henry “Pee Wee” Gaskins who confessed to at least 15 murders and is thought to have committed more. By the late 1970s, Skardon worked on some campaigns and then as a lobbyist for the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Soon he landed in the House as a staffer, working a few years for top leaders before going to a public affairs firm. In 1993, he wanted to be back home in South Carolina, taking over the helm at the 9-year-old Palmetto Project.

A younger Steve Skardon (right) shakes hands with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro during a mid-1980s official diplomatic trip to Cuba. In the middle is a translator.

He thought he’d be around for a couple of years, not 32. But interesting, compelling and helpful work kept coming, particularly in a poor state like South Carolina with its ongoing shortcomings in education, health care, poverty and more.

“If there was anything that speaks to the 32 years, it was the possibility for us to solve problems,” Skardon said. “We’re good at being entrepreneurial and good at being innovative in South Carolina, but we’re not so good at applying that entrepreneurial spirit for building community. That’s what these things [done at the Palmetto Project] represent.”

Four projects to know about

Through the years, the Palmetto Project has made a difference in people’s lives through more than 30 different projects. Here are four that Skardon believes were hugely important:

Insure South Carolina. Today if you need health insurance and don’t want to use a big company to connect to what’s available in South Carolina, you can use the Palmetto Project’s nationally known model. It has the first nonprofit health insurance agency in the state and second in the country that helps people get what they need. It’s a one-stop shop for information and provides free services, offering options on everything from Obamacare and private insurance to Medicaid and Medicare.

Welvista. Now a standalone nonprofit that offers $50 million of free medications to South Carolinians a year, the program started more than 20 years ago at the Palmetto Project to help uninsured residents get access to life-saving drugs. It has provided free pharmaceutical drugs to hundreds of thousands of people across the state.

Imagine South Carolina. This six-year effort, which started in 1996 in response to a growing number of hate crimes in the state, convened “citizen summits” to increase public dialogue. Through the years, more than 600 people participated yielding an array of ideas that were incorporated into a comprehensive plan that emphasized building community leadership skills, better communication and networking to solve problems.

Palmetto Voter Project. An advocate for election reform and better voting since its 1984 founding, the Palmetto Project has been building awareness about the importance of voting for years with its “I Voted” stickers. Skardon led statewide commissions on voting reform that spurred action for the state’s first unified voting system, which boosted participation significantly.

It’s clear to any student of what works in policy that the Palmetto Project’s continuing

Native Polkey to take over at Palmetto Project

Charleston native Aaron Polkey left town in 2008 to take a job as an nonprofit election attorney in Washington, D.C., where he had gone to Georgetown University, served as senior class president and graduated in 2002.

Now he’s back, fueled by a continuing passion — and a boatload of national experience — to give back to his native state as the incoming president and CEO of the Palmetto Project, the statewide nonprofit that has been fighting for social and economic improvement in South Carolina for four decades.

Polkey, who is of Gullah Geechee descent, has a law degree from the University of South Carolina. Most recently, he’s been senior program attorney and associate director for learning and leadership at Futures Without Violence, a nonprofit that works to end gender-based and hatefueled violence and harassment. He’s also worked in jobs to boost affordable, safe housing and equal voting. Before moving to the nation’s capital, he was a staff attorney with what is now Derfner Altman, a Charleston civil rights practice. —Andy Brack

impact — in advocating for better health care, engaged families and communities, better schools and improved civic participation — is due, in large part, to Skardon’s longtime enthusiasm and commitment to make life better for people across the state.

Looking back on a successful immunization campaign is revealing. In the mid1990s, it boosted the state from having among the worst childhood immunization rates to the best and it highlights how working together in smart ways can make a huge difference.

“It proves we don’t have to be the last in the country in these things — if we can come up with imaginative and innovative ways of approaching problems,” Skardon reflected.

Skardon has already given up the daily reins of the Palmetto Project’s leadership to incoming President and CEO Aaron Polkey, a Charleston native of Gullah Geechee heritage who served as a leader and lawyer at a Washington social justice nonprofit before returning home.

Skardon says he’ll be around until July 1 to help the organization shift. But after then? Who knows? But it is sure to be filled with friends, family, service to his church and service to the community. He’s not going to just sit still.

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Smith lives, works, plays with traditional architecture Digs

By Andy Brack

South Carolina native Phillip Smith remembers exactly what sparked his love of architecture, classical design, traditional building and historic preservation.

He was a high school junior on a college discovery trip to the College of Charleston. He stood in the Cistern Yard with others who had been offered scholarships and reviewed a list of potential majors.

“I was split between poli-sci and history,” he recalled. “I thought I wanted to be a lawyer. But as I looked into history, I saw historic preservation and thought, ‘This seems interesting. Let’s go check it out.’ ”

He visited the college’s historic preservation and community planning program — it’s the only such program in the nation to offer an undergraduate degree. He met faculty members, asked a lot of questions, saw studios and learned about the degree. He was hooked.

“I told my parents that was what I wanted to do,” said Smith, now a 31-year-old assistant professor of classical architecture at the American College of Building Arts. “It was that quick. It was that fast.”

Once at the college, a course in preservation planning sealed the deal.

“I was, like, this is fun. I actually like doing this. I’m actually pretty decent at this and I started enjoying the drawing board part of it.”

In 2013, he took an architectural design class and then went on a study abroad program to London and Paris that changed his life. He eventually went to Notre Dame to get a master’s degree in classical architecture. He is quick to point out he believes it is the nation’s only program truly rooted in teaching classical, traditional architecture based on principles of antiquity.

Living the dream

Smith lives in a studio apartment with thick walls and a 15-foot wooden load-bearing ceiling in a traditionally-built, modern-day villa on Catfiddle Street in the Cannonborough-Elliotborough neighborhood. Not too far away, vehicles whiz by on the Crosstown. But inside, it’s quiet and cool. It’s a place where the three things converge that he really cares about — traditional architecture, teaching about it and living in it.

The classic villa structure represents the kind of buildings that he believes are important. And the teaching is necessary in a town like Charleston which needs stonemasons, bricklayers, plasterers and carpentry to keep its historical structures relevant and accurate.

“One of the great things about this place goes back to the construction of it because it’s such a solid building,” he said of his dwelling. “In the early spring and late fall, I don’t have to turn the air conditioner on because the walls are so thick.

“The downside of that, of course, is that I get no phone service in

this place. But on those really great days, being able to open up these doors — it’s an amazing place to live.”

He also loves teaching at the small college on Meeting Street.

“We are training the next generation of artists and craftspeople,” Smith said, adding classically-trained artisans once filled the country. In Charleston, many were Black and did the work to build the classical structures that fuel the area’s $13 billion tourism economy.

“Every village once had a blacksmith. Now we don’t really have any at all. And so living in a place like Charleston that’s extremely historic, somebody has got to be here to preserve these buildings. We are training these students in those trades.”

Smith explains that architects — a word from Greek that means ‘master builder’ — and craftsmen can’t really exist independently.

The school’s students, he said, are learning about the importance of proportion from lessons from Greece, Italy and Egypt.

“Within that, they’re learning about how to design for place,” he added. Buildings, he said, need to fit into the place where they’re located.

Taking the exam

In recent years, Smith has been working on becoming a licensed architect. Now that he’s completed the 3,750 hours of required interning to become an architect, he’s looking forward — well, if anyone can ever look forward to tests — to the six exams required for someone to become a licensed architect.

He remains excited about teaching design and preservation at the ACBA. Along the way, he’ll probably do a little shopping. Smith, a natty dresser, says he’s got about

Architectural designer Phillip Smith enjoys sitting on his front stoop

The Lowdown

Phillip Smith

Birthplace: Travelers Rest, S.C.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in historic preservation, College of Charleston, 2015; Master’s degree in architecture, University of Notre Dame, 2019.

Current profession: Assistant professor of classical architecture at the American College of Building Arts; architectural designer.

Past professions of interest: Worked as a delivery driver for Honey Baked Ham during one Christmas.

Number of suits: About two dozen — 12 summer suits; 10 winter suits.

Bats are friends, not foes

By By Toni Reale, special to City Paper

All year long, bat colonies seem to move from house to house in my neighborhood.

As soon as someone gets the ‘bat guy’ to come and install bat exclusion material and clean out the guano where they were roosting, the family of bats sets up shop in the next house that hasn’t sealed eave gaps. During this time, there can be a lot of misinformation about bats posted on social media which instills unease.

But it turns out that even though having bats roost in your house is an expensive problem — and certainly unwelcome — they are an integral part of our ecosystem and we need to do what we can to protect them.

two dozen suits. He recently pulled a dozen summer suits out of storage. He’s got about 70 ties, including several bow ties — and says he needs more.

“I have always loved just being dressed well,” Smith said recently, decked out in a black church suit and bow tie.

More than likely if you see him Sunday to Friday, he’ll be wearing a suit and crisp shirt. On Saturdays, he might be in disguise in a T-shirt, shorts and sneakers.

Favorite thing to do outside of work: Discovering small towns of S.C.

Favorite architectural tool: The compass divider.

Books on bedside table: The Doctrine and Discipline of the AME Church and Clean Eating.

Favorite novel: The Great Gatsby

Favorite food to eat: Greek.

Favorite food to cook: Italian.

Favorite cocktail or beverage: The Botanist Gin on the rocks.

Five foods you always need in your refrigerator: Greek yogurt, white wine, salad mix and sweet tea.

Three people (alive or dead) you’d like to dine with: Robert R. Taylor (architect), Mahatma Gandhi, John “Quash” Williams.

What meal would you want served to you for your last supper: A full ninecourse Italian meal.

Something that you have too much of at home: Socks.

Hobbies: English Change [Bell] Ringing.

Guilty pleasure: Gummy Bears.

Favorite musicians: Issac Hayes, Florence Beatrice Price, Charles Albert Tindley.

Pet peeve: Willful ignorance.

South Carolina is home to 15 of the 47 species of bats identified nationwide. These unique nocturnal mammals use echolocation to find their prey (except for fruit bats). None of the species that live here suck on the blood of mammals. They all are insectivores and prey upon our most unwelcome of residents mosquitos, gnats and other agricultural pests. The only reason to clutch your kitty if you see bats flying around your house is to protect the bats from your cat as they are a major contributor to bat mortality. Also fatal is white-nose syndrome, which has killed almost 7 million bats since it was discovered in 2006. Additionally, development pressures and land-use changes have significantly impacted bat habitat.

Because South Carolina seems to only assign value to things that provide some sort of economic benefit, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources states that as of 2020, bats provide “pest suppression services” valued at $115 million dollars annually by cutting the need for pesticides and preventing the spread of pests that do agricultural harm. Maybe we should pay back the bats a little with respect and habitat so they can co-exist with us.

but not in) the flightless babies are trapped inside and will die. Even if you don’t care about bat populations, you likely don’t want baby bat carcasses stuck in your eaves. Most wildlife removal companies won’t service at this time because of this part of the life cycle of the bats.

To support your local bat population, start by keeping your outdoor cats indoors one hour before and after sunset so the bats are not in danger. Garden for bats by planting native species that attract moths and other insects that bats feed on. Avoid using pesticides. Turn off outdoor lights because even though they attract insects, they can alter feeding patterns that put them in more danger.

If you have bats in your eaves or attic, call a reputable wildlife removal professional. Be sure to ask how they go about removal and what measures they take to not harm bats. Almost all of our bats in South Carolina are on protection lists, but none are on the federal endangered list so the rules might be a little unclear on how removal professionals must care for them.

Between May and June, most bat species in our state reproduce with one to two pups per year. During this time if you have bats in your eaves, please wait until after birthing season because once the exclusion material goes up (this allows bats to fly out

Installing bat boxes is an excellent way to help the bats but it is absolutely crucial that you do your research and source a light -colored bat box. Painting it black or a dark color will only make it hotter and can actually overheat the bats. Additionally, placement is key so that it is not in direct sun and high enough so other predators can’t get them when they come out to feed.

If you find an injured bat, you can call SCDNR at (803) 734-3886 or go to keeperofthewild.org to find a rehabilitator near you.

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Smith keeps an impressive collection of dapper hats and other accessories

Smith’s apartment — and shops — are lived-in and rustic

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The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is one of 15 species of bat to inhabit South Carolina

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Felix Landrum opens new concept

By Tiare Solis

Felix Landrum, founder of Félix Cocktails et Cuisine on King Street is bringing a new concept to the Holy City. Landrum’s second project, La Cave (pronounced “La-Cahv”) is set to open this month.

Make no mistake: it is not to be compared with its elder sibling.

A day in Landrum’s premier restaurant can be a range of things. You may stop in for a cocktail with a friend or snag a steak frites dinner. If it’s a Charleston Saturday in spring after the blistering cold leaves and before the thick heat rests above the asphalt, you may opt for outside seating over Aperol spritzes.

Landrum’s intent for Félix was always to be reminiscent of a Parisian bistro, eclectic with a metro feel.

For his second concept, Landrum has a distinctly different idea in mind.

With Félix set up to conjure the feeling of Paris, La Cave is a bar-forward space meant for lounging.

So, imagine this: You enter Félix at its entrance on King Street but rather than drop by the host stand or bar, you head back toward the hallway that leads to the kitchen. You’re led down another cave-like hallway. The path is uplit from the floor, with subway tile along the walls and stones leading you to a completely different space. You then make a left, and have arrived at La Cave.

Your favorite new sipping lounge

“It’s almost like you’re boarding a train and you’re going to the South of France, to La Cave,” Landrum said. “La Cave is very Provence-inspired as Félix is very Parisian inspired.”

Both restaurants are family projects as Landrum’s wife, Leslie, designed both concepts while his daughter contributed to decor.

Wines and whiskeys will bookend the restaurant’s bar in dual-climate cabinets made to look like armoires. The walls will be adorned with mercury glass mirrors while the ceilings will be lit by crystal chandeliers.

Felix Landrum said he wants visitors at La Cave to sip (from a selection of approachable wines and rare whiskeys) and stay awhile

Along with the mirrors, the walls will be home to original oil paintings by Landrum’s daughter, who is studying studio art at the College of Charleston. In this way, the hideaway will also be a semi-gallery. The paintings will be members of their family painted in a 19th-century style.

In contrast to Landrum’s first project, his second will have a smaller cocktail menu. Again, Provincially-inspired, so its breath of life will derive from light, bright elements. Think, citrus or lavender.

Guests can expect a sophisticated menu wine-wise partially developed by former Curated Selections co-owner, Patrick Emerson. The menu will hail entirely from France. The goal here is approachability in price to encourage patrons to try a variety of wines on the menu, which will be creative and sizable, roughly 100 wines.

The beverage menu will also boast an extensive rare whiskey selection and the food menu will consist of about ten small plates for guests to snack on.

La Cave’s interior was designed by Landrum’s wife and features art from his daughter throughout

Just in time for spring, Landrum will enrich the space with sun-soaked, muted colors including herringbone blonde floors and marble with touches of warm blue shades throughout. Part of the design is the intent to double the sipping lounge as an event space where couples could potentially get married. In that respect, it is comfortable and inviting.

What’s new

Johns Island’s Lost Isle now offers a late-night happy hour menu. From 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday through Thursday guests can order dishes like a grilled ribeye sandwich and Thai curry poutine. Draft beer and wine will also be half off. Learn more online at lostislechs.com.

Charleston-based Hank’s Seafood is expanding to Columbus, Ohio, with the opening of Hank’s Low Country Seafood & Raw Bar. This is the restaurant’s second location. Learn more online at hanksseafoodrestaurant.com.

What’s happening

Looking for a nearby wine festival? Head up Highway 17 on May 11 for Brookgreen Gardens’ Spring Wine Festival, held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The annual festival features wine and live music, and tickets ($60/regular, $125/VIP) can be purchased online at brookgreen.org.

This May, Bodega teams up with local coffee shops to host the inaugural spring coffee crawl, which features coffee creations with warm weather flavors like lavender and blueberry. Sip on special drinks like Alcove Market’s Lavender Haze; Clerks Coffee Company’s blueberry cobbler latte; and The Harbinger’s iced cardamom latte. Follow Bodega on Instagram @eatdrinkbodega to learn more.

Speaking of coffee, the Coffee Counter at the Ryder Hotel teams up with local organic simple syrup company, Daysie , to present the Cold Brew Bar, a personalization station where guests can create custom flavor profiles with Daysie syrups. Check out the Cold Brew Bar starting May 15. The Tempest has partnered with the Green Heart Project and the Charleston Battery for a new campaign, Goals for Gardens, which, according to a press release, is an “endeavor to cultivate community involvement and support initiatives centered around food accessibility, garden-based education and sustainability.” For every goal scored by the Charleston Battery, a contribution will be made towards the fundraising target of $50,000. Learn more online at chuffed.org/project/goals-forgardens2024. —Connelly Hardaway

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Journey’s End has the ravages of war in its crosshairs

By Maura Hogan

Hold onto your shrapnel helmets. The Village Repertory Company has unleashed a bracing look at World War I in Journey’s End, the 1928 dramatic work by R.C. Sherriff offering an intimate vantage on the horrors of the first Great War.

Directed by Keely Enright and featuring an ensemble cast of top local talent, the commendable production is in partnership with Threshold Repertory Theatre, taking place at the latter’s Society Street venue through May 18.

During World War I, crouching in trenches a few fatal paces from the frontline was famously punishing. One attack in particular made an indelible mark on the British national psyche, the Battle of St. Quentin Canal, in northern France, which played out on March 21, 1918..

In Journey’s End, the action is just outside the entry of a front-line-proximate dugout. Within, a few veteran officers and a freshfaced newcomer await orders to face the enemy. In the moments between, they bunk down, break bread and hit the bottle, too.

The dug-out is a set designer’s marvel — designed by Enright, finessed by Julie Ziff and realized by Dave Reinwald, it is distressed deftly and rendered authentically grimy and drear, lending greatly to the overall character of the work. An entry way upstage center serves as a portal to the destruction just beyond those walls, which audience members hear in an escalating cacophony of fusillades, and see in short blasts of light, all to great effect.

But the weight and grip of this work rests with the performances. An all-male ensemble comes together to relive the decimating wartime event that weighed heavily on England for years beyond it, remaining a particularly somber note in history books for decades hence.

Poignant performances

The Village Rep production is largely up to the challenge, starting with its central figure of Captain Stanhope, as performed with poignancy by Ben Hudd. Stanhope

The Village Repertory Company’s talented actors take on heavy material in this World War I inspired drama

is every inch the modern captain, a born leader sure of purpose and a seemingly steady hand at the helm. But the relentless threat has taken its toll, making it impossible for him to carry on without escaping with whisky, and his weakness in that arena is getting around the rank and file.

Stanhope’s shame over this human frailty is compounded when a young officer named Raleigh, played with heartbreakingly youthful sparkle by Sam Daniel, joins them.

The two, it turns out, share a connection in their pasts. And while the 2nd Lieutenant Raleigh is eager for action and brimming with admiration for his commanding officer, the last thing Stanhope wanted was to meet him at the frontlines.

Both of these characters get an able assist from the avuncular, measured Lieutenant Osborne, who is devoted to Stanhope and paternal to young Raleigh, portrayed with nuanced geniality by Paul O’Brien. Add to this mix a bit of comic relief, by way of two 2nd Lieutenants, the food-focused Trotter (Kyle Downs) and the neurotic Hibbert (John Black), as well as a good-natured cook by the name of Private Mason, who goes down easy by way of Jeffrey Johnson.

Together, they each succeed in forging an emotional bond with one another and with the audience, both crucial to render dramatic the tragic unfolding of the event. Statistics of war can be chilling, to be sure, but giving a soul to the flesh and blood is what furthers the work’s painful arc. As more and more casualties mount in our own headlines today, we can all likely see the efficacy of putting a

face on the body count.

Since the play is based on historical events, there is no spoiler alert needed to flag their terrible fate. But the steps we take through a richly wrought story animated by a fine cast leads us to the end of our own journey, seated in darkness at a downtown Charleston theater.

We have come to know these long-ago lost soldiers, huddled in a dug-out on the brink of disaster. And, in Journey’s End, like the tallies that mount on the world stage today, to know them is to grieve them.

Maura Hogan is the founder of Culture South. Journey’s End runs at Village Repertory (Woolfe Street Playhouse) until May 18. Tickets are $25-35 at woolfestreetplayhouse.com.

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Renowned guitarist offers performance and lesson

Adam Levy, renowned guitarist for Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman and more, makes his debut appearance in Charleston. On May 24, he offers two sets, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., at LoFi Brewing, with local jazz musicians Brett Belanger and Ron Wiltrout. $15/adv or $20/door. At 2 p.m. on May 25, Levy will give a masterclass at Southern String Supply in Mount Pleasant. It will be guitar-focused, but all musicians are encouraged to attend. Tickets are limited to 30 people and cost $20. Tickets at lofibrewing.com, theinstrumentdoc.com or by calling (843) 276-9239.

Charleston Stage celebrates season end with a cabaret

Join Charleston Stage’s resident actors and pianist Michael Lopez on May 19, 3 p.m. or 6 p.m., for an hour of laughter and music to celebrate the end of the company’s 46th season. This cabaret-style performance will take place at the intimate West Ashley theater space, “The Pearl,” where Charleston Stage’s many educational programs are offered. This family-friendly production is suitable for ages six and up. $15/adv or $20/door. Learn more at charlestonstage.org.

Folly Beach library branch set to reopen

Charleston County Public Library will open the Folly Beach Library, located at 55 Center St., May 20. The public is invited to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. at the branch. The Folly Beach Library closed on March 1 of this year to undergo renovations as part of the ongoing $108.5 million referendumfunded project passed by Charleston County voters in 2014 to build five new libraries and renovate all existing branches. Updates included new paint, technology upgrades and furniture. Chloe Hogan

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Edie Allen is a certified Big Leap coach, a Reiki-Master teacher, as well as an actor, writer, producer, director, educator, entrepreneur and advocate, Ohm Radio writes. She serves on the executive council for Janie’s Fund, Steven Tyler’s philanthropic organization, and has helped to raise over $10 million for young victims of sexual trauma, abuse and neglect. A survivor herself, Edie’s healing journey led her to becoming a mental health specialist. She’s a licensed facilitator of Chakradance, her favorite healing modality. She owns Healing with Edie, a boutique healing practice in Charleston which serves people across the country. Edie brings a unique set of skills that combine humor and healing which she calls “HaHa Healing.” Her favorite albums are:

Cowboy Carter by Beyonce Surrender by Maggie Rogers

The Tipping Point by Tears for Fears Greatest Hits by Aerosmith Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes and Wine by Luke Spiller

Catch a house music dance party by Loose Ends

By Blakelyn Faia

Loose Ends Entertainment has ignited an immersive experience centered on the heart of house and tech music, bridging a longstanding gap in Charleston’s music scene. There’s a chance to catch one of its popular dance parties May 18 at The Refinery.

The entertainment company, founded in 2023 by Ben Austin (also known by his DJ name Baustin) fills the need for a dedicated space to enjoy and dance to house music.

Austin envisioned creating a transformative house music experience for the Charleston community. When he met fellow DJ Brandon Davidson (aka Bran Saint Rand) at a music festival in 2022, they had an immediate connection over their shared passion for house music. They decided to collaborate and bring in another Charleston native, DJ Jack Callahan, to bring the vision of Loose Ends Entertainment to life.

“It just felt like Charleston hasn’t really had much of a house music scene,” Davidson said. “There’s been some one-off events here and there, but overall, consistency was lacking.”

The house experience

House music emerged in the early 1980s, stemming from disco. The foundation of house music culture is built upon creating an inclusive place for people to gather, listen to music and dance freely.

“House music has always been centered in bringing people together to dance,” Davidson said. “We were like, ‘Let’s just go in and approach some places to see if we

can transform these already great environments into more of an underground nightlife scene once a month.’ That’s how the Locally Sourced event came about.”

Loose Ends initial event series, called Locally Sourced, was hosted at the recently closed Neon Tiger restaurant, which transformed into an electric nightclub featuring live performances by local and regional artists.

The Loose Ends’ team curates an experience from start to finish. This might entail adjusting the lights or music tempo to align with the room’s energy, inviting people to immerse themselves in the music and experience a sense of connection within the space.

“Connectivity is the driving force in building the community,” Austin said. “Curating this event and giving more opportunity to engage in our music gives people a chance to connect more with themselves and the people around them.”

Loose Ends explores the possibilities of how it can build relationships within its growing community.

“It has everything to do with the music, but it’s also a community — a fun-loving, passionate, like-minded group of people that come together through house, tech

or art,” Austin said.

What to look forward to next

Loose Ends is stepping into a new era with a fresh venue — the Locally Sourced Open Air series will be held at The Refinery. Once every month, Refinery’s rooftop will be converted into a scenic outdoor club atmosphere just in time for summer.

It’s an extension of its previous Locally Sourced series, but now with an outdoor party and room to grow. Davidson and Austin said they’re focusing on bringing more collaborations to introduce new themes, designs and an overall richer experience with each event.

They celebrated their first Locally Sourced Open Air event last month with a soldout show and an overwhelmingly positive response from the community. They are looking forward to doing it again on May 18, but if you can’t make it — don’t worry. Loose Ends has more events as well as some exciting new venues to announce coming soon.

Stay updated on announcements through Instagram @looseendsent. For more local events focused on house and dance music, follow @holycityhousemusic.

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Catch the next Loose Ends DJ dance party on the Refinery’s rooftop May 18

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Ameris Bank, Plaintiff,

v. Rachel Cameron Bogan; TD Bank USA, N.A., Defendant(s).

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

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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Notice Of Equitable Title

To The Estate Of Terry Grant

Notice is hereby given to all persons, third persons, third party custodians, bailees and trustees worldwide and the United States proper by Cynthia Grant Executrix, Beneficiary a Private American residing and domiciling without said jurisdictions to wit: District of Columbia, Territorial, and military. I affirm that I, Cynthia Grant executrix, beneficiary is the true holder in possession of entire legal estate of “TERRY GRANT” pursuant to Case Number: 2022ES1000834 in esse sui juris certify and declare that, I am the bonafide sole exclusive priority natural blood heir and equitable title holder to said decedent estate and chattels including but not limited to all equitable assets, accounting, rents, interest, property in connection with and derived from said estate and chattels and further, and further that executrix beneficiary is bona fide without notice of any adverse notice of record actual or constructive of any equal or superior or prior equitable right by nature that can suspend or confuse said rights to same said equitable estate. If any man, person, legal agency worldwide have an adverse claim I demand you make a claim in equity for any said right, title, interest, in decedents legal estate. Silence or waiver will be deemed I am superior title holder with intent to merge the titles. In a contest of equities superior equity shall prevail.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-inEquity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 8, 2024.

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

Phone (803) 454-3540 Fax (803) 454-3541 Attorneys for Plaintiff STATE

COPYRIGHT NOTICE FOR THE STRAW

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, Plaintiff,

v. Wando Plantation Master Association; James R. Ryan; Amy E. Ryan; River Towne Property Owners Association, Defendant(s).

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury)

FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

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

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 17, 2024.

Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone (803) 454-3540 Fax (803) 454-3541 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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

COPYRIGHT NOTICE FOR THE STRAW

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

COPYRIGHT NOTICE FOR THE STRAW

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-2794

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS

LACHELLE BROWN AND TYRONE KING, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2013 and 2011.

TO DEFENDANT: TYRONE KING YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on September 18, 2023, at 1:42 PM. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Regina Parvin, 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.

Regina Parvin, SC Bar #65393 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-10-0490

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS

KAYLA CERMOLA AKA KAYLA HARVEY, MARK HARVEY, AND LUTHER LENNON IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2022.

TO DEFENDANT: KAYLA CERMOLA AKA KAYLA HARVEY YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights in this action, filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 28, 2023, at 10:47 a.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Amended 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, Sally Dey, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

Sally Dey, SC Bar #67778 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405 843-697-7564.

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of: THOMAS NESBITT EDDINS, III

2024-ES-10-0684

DOD: 3/27/24

Pers. Rep: THOMAS N. EDDINS, IV

6046 VICKERY BLVD. DALLAS, TX 75206

Atty: ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ.

115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: BRUCE ERVIN SKIDMORE

2024-ES-10-0692

DOD: 3/27/24

Pers. Rep: KATHERINE R. SKIDMORE AKA KATHERINE ROBERTSON SKIDMORE 1 BISHOP GADSDEN WAY, #349 CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ.

115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of:

JUANITA ALICIA SCHUTT

2024-ES-10-0725

1952 SANDCROFT DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407

Atty: JOSEPH W. GINN, III, ESQ.

3842 LEEDS AVE., #2 CHARLESTON, SC 29405

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Estate of:

HATTIE M. WARING

2024-ES-10-0726

DOD: 3/27/24

Pers. Rep: MARILYN SONJA COAXUM PO BOX 909 ST. STEPHEN, SC 29479

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of: WILLIAM FRANCIS BENDT

2024-ES-10-0730

DOD: 3/15/24

Pers. Rep: DAVID A. BENDT

360 HUNTLEY DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407

Pers. Rep: WILLIAM LARRY BENDT 13 DOLMANE DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: KENNETH HUGH WILSON

2024-ES-10-0744

DOD: 3/22/24

Pers. Rep: JESSICA KELLY 146 TEDFORD DR. LONGMEADOW, MA 01106

Atty: CHRISTOPHER D. LIZZI, ESQ. 2170 ASHLEY PHOSPHATE RD., #402 NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406

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Estate of: KARL J. KARNAKY, JR.

2024-ES-10-0755

DOD: 2/29/24

Pers. Rep: ALISSA KARNAKY

2525 MARSHALL PKWY. MADISON, WI 53713

Atty: SUSAN A. TESCHNER, ESQ. 3 LOCKWOOD DR., #204 CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: MARGARET JEANETTE TETTERTON

2024-ES-10-0763

DOD: 4/12/24

Pers. Rep: TERRI RENEE BRADFORD 2771 LAFAYETTE DR. THOMPSONS STATION, TN 37179

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Estate of: LOIS B. O’CONNOR AKA LOIS KITCHENS O’CONNOR, LOIS MAXINE BURTON O’CONNOR

2024-ES-10-0764

DOD: 3/8/24

Pers. Rep: GREGORY HOWARD KITCHENS 4 PITT ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

Estate of: THEODORE WARD WALKER, JR.

2024-ES-10-0215

DOD: 11/10/23

Pers. Rep: RENEE KIM LOFTEN

5202 KEMMONT DR. DURHAM, NC 27713

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Estate of: JOHN PAUL JONES

2024-ES-10-0255

DOD: 11/23/23

Pers. Rep: JAMES LEROY JONES

19253 SECOND ST. EAGLE RIVER, AK 99577

Atty: GEORGE E. COUNTS, ESQ.

27 GAMECOCK AVE., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: ANNE BOROUGHS JOHNSON

2024-ES-10-0492

DOD: 11/8/23

Pers. Rep: JULIE ANN FERRY

11237 CYPRESS BRANCH LN.

CHESTERFIELD, VA 23838

Atty: SUSAN A. TESCHNER, ESQ.

3 LOCKWOOD DR., #204 CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: BILLY CLIFF WELLER

2024-ES-10-0635

DOD: 2/13/24

Pers. Rep: KAREN T. WELLER

2466 DEER RIDGE LN. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406

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Estate of: CHARLES AIMAR JAQUES, JR. AKA

CHARLIE AIMAR JAQUES, JR.

2024-ES-10-0643

DOD: 3/21/24

Pers. Rep: CAROLE LANE JAQUES

474 WADE HAMPTON DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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Estate of: MICHAEL ANTHONY URICCHIO, SR.

2024-ES-10-0648

DOD: 3/7/24

Pers. Rep: NICHOLAS B. URICCHIO

147 WAPPOO CREEK DR., #202 CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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Estate of:

THOMAS GERALD SIMPSON

2024-ES-10-0655

DOD: 3/4/24

Pers. Rep: JANICE SIMPSON 112 PHILLIPS AVE. MAGNOLIA, NJ 08049

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Estate of: TARA LEE SCHNEIDER

2024-ES-10-0669

DOD: 2/10/24

Pers. Rep: STEVEN JOSEPH SCHNEIDER 18 BOYCES WHARF CHARLESTON, SC 29401

Atty:

ANDREW W. CHANDLER, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of: ROBERT WILLIAM DUDDLESTON

2024-ES-10-0398

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Estate of: BERNICE MARIE ROPER SIMMONS

2024-ES-10-0588

DOD: 2/15/24

Pers. Rep: TREVOR D. SIMMONS

1330 E MANOR BLVD.

CHARLESTON, SC 29407

Atty: THOMAS H. BRUSH, ESQ.

12 A CARRIAGE LN.

CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: ROBERT BELA HALMI

2024-ES-10-0589

DOD: 2/22/24

Pers. Rep: ROBERT A. HALMI

1349 OLD POST RD. POUND RIDGE, NY 10576

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

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Estate of:

MARK STEPHEN KSENZAK

2024-ES-10-0604

DOD: 3/2/24

Pers. Rep: CATHERINE MARIE KSENZAK 4812 BERCKMAN RD., NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405

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Estate of:

SONJA KAYE GIBSON PENLAND

2024-ES-10-0616

DOD: 2/6/24

Pers. Rep: KIMBERLY PENLAND MARSHALL 302 HIGH GROVE RD. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485

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Estate of:

CHRISTOPHER RYAN WELSH

2024-ES-10-0618

DOD: 12/22/23

Pers. Rep: PATRICK FOY WELSH 330 ARLINGTON DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

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Estate of:

RUSSELL FLOYD WOHNIG

2024-ES-10-0619

DOD: 6/3/23

Pers. Rep: RUSSELL CONNOR WOHNIG

1890 MAPLE LEAF CT. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Atty:

JOHN E. ROMANOSKY, JR., ESQ.

1 COOL BLOW ST., #201 CHARLESTON, SC 29403

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Estate of:

STEVEN FINN HARDWICK

2024-ES-10-0620

DOD: 2/18/24

Pers. Rep: CAROLYN JAMES HARDWICK

4134 NATURE VIEW CIR. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

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

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Estate of:

JOHN BRENDAN MAGEE

2024-ES-10-0627

DOD: 12/18/23

Pers. Rep: BRENDAN MAGEE 1510 REGIMENTAL DR. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

Atty: J. RUTLEDGE YOUNG, JR., ESQ.

96 BROAD ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of:

EMILY MARGUERITE SIMONS

2024-ES-10-0632

DOD: 3/25/24

Pers. Rep: MILES G. SIMONS

900 SW 14TH ST. BOCA RATON, FL 33486

or any portion thereof, including any such that may be infants, incompetents, or otherwise under any disability. Defendant(s).

SUMMONS FOR QUIET TITLE

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiffs or their attorney, George E. Counts, Esquire, at 27 Gamecock Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said Complaint.

Dated this 20th day of March, 2024, at Charleston, South Carolina 29407.

LIS PENDENS (Quiet Title)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is no”” pending in the Court upon complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendants to quiet title to the belo11· described property. The premises covered and affected by tlte said action at the time of title filing of this Notice is described as:

All that certain lot part, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in School District #22 St. Pauls Township, Charleston County, in the State aforesaid and containing Two (2) acres more or less, and bounded as follows,: Northwardly by Right of Way ACLRR Company and land leased by Agatha P. Dukes to Sanitary 7 Drainage Commission of Charleston County, Eastwardly by local road that leads out to Highway #162, Southwardly by local road which divides lot hereby conveyed from lot owned by Joseph R. Frasier, Jr. and lot divided off for Paul A. Smith. All of the above description more fully appearing when reference is had for Subdivision Plat of the Davis Tract, by Jas A. Postell, Surveyor.

Being the same premises conveyed to Edward Steplight by Deed of Joseph R. Frasier, Sr., dated September 16, 1946; recorded December 16, 1946, with conversion dated January 1, 1946 in Deed Book F047 at Page 617 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County

TMS#: 247-00-00-019

March 20, 2024 Charleston, S C. NOTICE NISI

TO THE INFANT DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED, IF ANY, IF THEY BE OVER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS AND TO THEM AND THOSE WITH WHOM THEY RESIDE IF THEY BE UNDER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment ofa Guardian Ad Litem to represent you in this action within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you, and if you fail, application for such appointment will be made by Plaintiff herein.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED!

the above entitled action to the Charleston County Master in Equity, for the purpose of holding a hearing into the merits of said cause, together with the authority to enter final judgment therein, and to provide that should any appeal be taken from the final judgment therein, and to provide that should any appeal be taken from the final judgment of the Charleston County Master in Equity, as aforesaid, that such appeal shall be made directly to the Supreme Court of South Carolina or alternatively to the South Carolina Com1 of Appeals.

Dated: March 20, 2024

NOTICE OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL (Quiet Title)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN NAMED: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF YOUR STATUTORY RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL:

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

NOTICE OF FILING (Quiet Title)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Summons and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of tl1e Clerk of Court for Charleston County, the object and prayer of which is to remove any possible cloud on the title to certain real property located in Charleston County, South Carolina, outlined by The Plaintiff, and other relief as set forth in the Complaint.

NOTICE TO DEFEND (Quiet Title)

TO: NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint and the Notice of Lis Pendens were filed in the Office of the Clerk for Charleston County on March 20, 2024, that the Order of Publication and the Order Appointing GAL, Nisi were filed on March 20, 2024.

TAKE NOTICE: That the original Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice Nisi, Notice of Intent to Refer, Notice of Right of first Refusal, and Notice of Filing in the above-captioned case were filed in the office of the Charleston County Clerk for the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit on the 9th day of April, 2024.

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

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

Charleston, South Carolina

DATED: March 20, 2024

ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER P.O. BOX 42270 NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29423

PETITIONER OR PETITIONER’S COUNSEL SHALL CAUSE NOTICE (PURSUANT TO SCPC SECTION 62- 1-401) TO BE GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS OR THEIR ATTORNEYS. AS THE PETITIONER YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING A COURT REPORTER FOR THE HEARING THAT YOU HAVE REQUESTED. IF YOU NEED MORE THAN ONE HOUR ON YOUR CASE- YOU MUST NOTIFY THE CLERK OF PROBATE COURT IMMEDIATELY.

NOTIFICATION OF INVITATION FOR VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OF THE HEARING SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THIS COURT TO PETITIONER’S COUNSEL ONE WEEK PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE SCHEDULED HEARING; AND ONCE RECEIVED, PETITIONER’S COUNSEL SHALL PROVIDE THIS NOTIFICATION TO ALL PARTIES ENTITLED TO NOTICE OF SAME. ANY AND ALL PARTIES MAY ALSO REQUEST ATTENDANCE OF THE HEARING BY PHONE OR EMAIL.COMMUNICATION TO EITHER ROBIN SLIKKER, ESQUIRE, LAW CLERK OF CHARLESTON COUNTY PROBATE COURT, 843- 958-5194, OR RSLIKKER@ CHARLESTONCOUNTY.ORG OR DENA BYRD-BYRUM, ESQUIRE, LAW CLERK 843-9585012, OR DBYRD-BYRUM@ CHARLESTONCOUNTY.ORG.

DATE OF HEARING: JUNE 20, 2024 TIME: 11:00 A.M. ~ EASTERN STANDARD TIME PLACE: VIRTUAL HEARING for the Charleston County Probate Court Historic Courthouse, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401

DESCRIPTION/SUBJECT MATTER: ON PETITIONER’S PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRS. DUE TO COURT CONFLICT, TIME OF HEARING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO THE ABOVE.

This 19 day of April, 2024.

Signature: /s/ Irvin G. Condon

Name: Irvin G. Condon, Judge of Probate Address: 84 BROADSTREETTHIRD FLOOR CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29401 Telephone: (843) 958-5030

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT 2024-ES-10-00079

IN THE MATTER OF WILLIE EASON

AND IT IS SO ORDERED.

Peter A. Kouten

Associate Judge of Probate Charleston County, South Carolina

This 22nd day of April, 2024

NOTICE OF HEARING~ VIRTUAL HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO:

EDUARDO KELVIN CURRY, ESQUIRE, ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER P.O. BOX 42270 NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29423

PETITIONER OR PETITIONER’S COUNSEL SHALL CAUSE NOTICE (PURSUANT TO SCPC SECTION 62- 1-401) TO BE GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS OR THEm. ATTORNEYS. AS THE PETITIONER YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING A COURT REPORTER FOR THE HEARING TUAT YOU HAVE REQUESTED. IF YOU NEED MORE THAN ONE HOUR ON YOUR CASE - YOU MUST NOTIFY THE CLERK OF PROBATE COURT IMMEDIATELY.

NOTIFICATION OF INVITATION FOR VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OF THE HEARING SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THIS COURT TO PETITIONER’S COUNSEL ONE WEEK PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE SCHEDULED HEARING; AND ONCE RECEIVED, PETITIONER’S COUNSEL SHALL PROVIDE TIDS NOTIFICATION TO ALL PARTIES ENTITLED TO NOTICE OF SAME. ANY AND ALL PARTIES MAY ALSO REQUEST ATTENDANCE OF THE HEARING BY PHONE OR EMAIL COMMUNICATION TO EITHER ROBIN SLIKKER, ESQUIRE, LAW CLERK OF CHARLESTON COUNTY PROBATE COURT, 843- 958-5194, OR RSLIKKER@ CHARLESTONCOUNTY.ORG OR DENA BYRD-BYRUM, ESQUIRE, LAW CLERK 843-9585012, OR DBYRD-BYRUM@ CHARLESTONCOUNTY.ORG.

DATE OF HEARING: JUNE 24, 2024 TIME: 2:00 P.M ~ EASTERN STANDARD TIME PLACE: VIRTUAL HEARING for the Charleston County Probate Court Historic Courthouse, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401

DESCRIPTION/SUBJECT MATTER: ON PETITIONER’S AMENDED PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRS. PREVIOUS HEARING DATE OF APRIL 22, 2024 HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME.

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

Dated: March 20, 2024

TROY EASON, Petitioner, vs. JOYCE G. EASON, RONNIE EASON, DONALD EASON, MICHAEL EASON, SHELIA EASON, JOHN DOE, MARY DOE, and any Defendants who may be Deceased and all other Persons claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the lands of or any portion thereof, including any such as may be infants, incompetents, or otherwise under any disability, Respondents.

This 22 day of April, 2024. Signature: /s/ Irvin G. Condon Name: IRVING. CONDON, JUDGE OF PROBATE Address: 84 BROAD STREET THIRD FLOOR CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29401 Telephone: (843) 958-5030

DOD: 3/21/24

Pers. Rep: ANNETTE S. BASS

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

DOD: 11/25/23

Pers. Rep: GRACE EDNA EMILY MOREN DUDDLESTON 2315 VANDERBILT DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

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Estate of: ROBERT JEFFREY ROBINSON

2023-ES-10-0533

DOD: 12/17/23

Pers. Rep: GREGORY ROBINSON

2160 STONEWOOD DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: MICHAEL W. SAUTTER, ESQ. 147 WAPPOO CREEK DR., #202 CHARLESTON, SC 29412

CASE NO.: 2024-CP-10-01518

Jennifaye Yerdina Orown and Russell Edward Brown. Jr..

Plaintiff: vs. Estate of Edward Steplight, Estate of Mae Alma Simmons, Estate of Edwin Moultrie StepIight, Estate of Mary Louise Steplight Brown. Estate of Arylette Renea Brown, John Doe. Mary Roe, and any Defendants who may be deceased and all other persons claiming any right title, estate, interest in or lien upon the lands of Edward Steplight,

NOTICE OF INTENT TO REFER (Quiet Title)

TO THE DEFENDANTS NAMED

ABOVE:

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

ESTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN RE: THE ESTATES OF SAM FORD, JR. CASE NO: 2023-ESl0-02144 AND LILLIE BELL GIBBS FORD CASE NO: 2023-ESl0-02145

IN THE PROBATE COURT

NOTICE OF HEARING~ VIRTUAL HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO: EDUARDO KELVIN CURRY, ESQUIRE,

ORDER FOR CONTINUANCE OF HEARING

On April 22, 2024, this Court was informed by Counsel for Petitioner, Troy Eason, that the hearing scheduled for this date was not properly noticed to all interested parties, necessitating a continuance. WHEREFORE, for the reason set forth above, it is therefore: ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Hearing scheduled to be held at 2:00 P.M. on April 22, 2024, is continued and rescheduled for June 24, 2024 at 2:00 P.M.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-18-0228 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS VANESSA PROVANCHER, MARVIN FLOYD, & BRANDY SMOAK DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN IN 2019, 2020, & 2022.

TO DEFENDANT: MARVIN FLOYD & VANESSA PROVANCHER YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County on February 22, 2024. Upon proof of interest,

a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Dorchester County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Dawn M Berry, Legal Department of the Dorchester County Department of Social Services, 216 Orangeburg Rd Summerville S.C. 29483 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Dawn M Berry, SC Bar # 101675, 216 Orangeburg Rd Summerville S.C. 29483, 843-486-1861

PUBLIC AUCTION

05/21/2024 10:30 AM

Rachel Spence Furniture

Facility 8: 45 Grand Oaks Blvd Charleston, SC 29414 05/21/2024 11:15 AM

Michael Defeo TV/Stereo Equipment, Computer System

Shonette Gregg Boxes, Tote, Decorations

Jonarhae Drayton Appliances, boxes, furniture

Dustin Hilburn Household Goods

Jamal Evans Household Goods/Furniture

Hazel Simmons 12 piece dining room set, Headboard and Décor

Kendra Sampson Household Goods/Furniture

Michael Bivona Household Goods/Furniture

Facility 9: 9670 Dorchester Rd Summerville, SC 29485

05/21/2024 10:15 AM

Zytasia Major Appliances, boxes, furniture.

Bre Washington Household items

Kelly Bryan King sized bed, queen bed, table, couch, household items, TV’s

Brittnay Brown Queen Bed, Couches, Dressers, TV Stand, Washer/dryer, TV’s clothes, shoes, kids beds

Catalina Ward Boxes, Bed, PS4, TV

Furniture and household items

Joshua Cole Furniture

Chelsea Feliciano Storing some totes and clothes and toys /studio equipment Facility 3: 1640 James Nelson Rd Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 05/21/2024 10:20 AM

Renee Williams Household items Facility 4: 1117

Rhett Sypher Household goods

Melissa Calhoun Boxes, totes,tv,bookshelves, dishes, movies

Keisha Salley

2 bedroom apartment,

Facility 10: 8850 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406 05/21/2024 10:45 AM

Alderico Silva Construction Material

Marika Spell Household Furniture & Items

Facility 11: 3781 Ashley Phosphate Rd. North Charleston, SC 29418 05/21/2024 11:00 AM

Tamesha Finney Dresser, bags of clothing, TV

James Willis Household goods, suitcases, bicycle

Inita Rivers Living room set, beds

Facility 12: 5146 Ashley Phosphate Rd North Charleston, SC 29420

05/21/2024

12:00 PM

Keyonta Johnson Couch, Livingroom, bedroom

Brittany Baxter 2-bedroom furniture

Kristian Moore Household goods

Lauren Peagler Household items, furniture

Carl Geddis Resale appliances

Sharon McGee Household items

Claudia Herring

2 night stands, china cabinet, boxes, 3 dressers

Akela Wilson Clothes, shoes, lamps, shelf

Asia Payne Sofa, beds, furniture, boxes

Shamel Hardy Clothing, kitchen items, boxes

Johnie McGee Clothing, small furniture

Shamyra Smalls

Livingroom furniture, tv’s, boxes, dining set, washer/dryer

Shanekqua Scott Household items

The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

PUBLIC AUCTION

Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:

Facility 1: 810 St. Andrews Blvd Charleston, SC 29407 5/21/2024 11:45 AM

Cameron Murray 2 bed room apartment

Facility 2: 2118 Heriot St. Charleston, SC 29403 5/21/2024

12:15 PM

Quintin Cross TV, Furniture

Dexter Jenkins Clothing, boxes, bins, dishes

Whitney Scott Boxes

Facility 3: 1533 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407 5/21/2024

12:45 PM

Lashonda Pugh Washer, Teens Dirt Bike, Fish Tank, boxes of personal items

Larry Hunter Clothes

Facility 5: 1861 Ashley River Rd. Charleston, SC 29407 5/21/2024 1:15 PM

Christina Miller Household Goods

Shanya Hicks Bed frame, pots and pans clothing

Lendrell Brown Sectional, 2 TV’s, Entertainment Center

Bernard Green Furniture, household goods, clothes

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.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2024-CP-10-02030

MARY C. FRAZIER, Plaintiff, -versusMARISSA SANDERS, SEAN SANDERS aka SHAWN SANDERS, INDIA SANDERS PHOENIX, PATRYCYA RICHARDSON CAPERS, MICHAEL CRAWFORD, JR., MICHELLE CRAWFORD, OLIVER FRASIER, REMUS WAITES, ROSALEE WAITES COLE, LYDIA WAITES, DANIEL WAITES, ELIZA WAITES DENT, FRANCES WAITES COLE aka FRANCES W. COLES, CELIA DENT WILLIAMS, DUKE McCRAY, MISSY McCRAY, DENISE McCRAY, JACKIE McCRAY, LELA McCRAY, TERRY McCRAY, KRYSTAL McCRAY, JAMES GREENE, RALEIGH HEYWARD, MICHAEL HEYWARD, KENNETH GREENE, KANSAS GREENE, LUTHER GREENE, M. FARAJA GREENE, LULA DUKES, ZAMBIA GREENE, SARAH GREENE, JOSEPH GREENE, DAVID SMITH, ALI SMITH, SETH SMITH, BRYAN SMITH, ERIC A. MYERS, MAURICE XAVIER MYERS, and JOHN DOE, and SARAH ROE, fictitious names representing unknown minor, incompetents, persons in the military, persons imprisoned, and persons under any other legal disability, and RICHARD ROE and JANE ROE, fictitious names representing unknown heirs, devisees, distributes, and the following deceased persons, JOSEPH CRAWFORD, LINDA CRAWFORD, FRANK CRAWFORD, LOUISE BLAKE CRAWFORD, MARIE CRAWFORD REID aka MARY REID, FRANK REID, MARYBELLE CRAWFORD SANDERS, LOLLY SANDERS, REGINALD SANDERS, JOSEPH CRAWFORD, FRANCES CRAWFORD RICHARDSON, ALVIN RICHARDSON aka ALFRED RICHARDSON, BENJAMIN CRAWFORD, ADDIE CRAWFORD, VERA CRAWFORD, MICHAEL CRAWFORD aka BERNARD MICHAEL CRAWFORD, JOSEPHINE FRASIER, WILSON FRASIER, JOSEPH FRASIER, JULIA WAITES, STEPHEN WAITES, SAMUEL WAITES, LILA WAITES, PHRILLA DENT aka RELA DENT, EVELYN DENT McCRAY, BERNICE McCRAY, ANNIE MAE McCRAY, ELLIS McCRAY, KATHERINE ELIZABTH McCRAY, JACK ARTHUR McCRAY, FLORENCE DENT, JOSEPHINE DENT GREENE, ANNABELLE BROCKINGTON, NATHANIEL GREENE, LUCIOUS GREENE, MARGARET G. SMITH, JANELLYN SMITH, ALEITHA G. MYERS, GEORGE A. MYERS, PEARL GREENE TRUEBALL, MARY MIKELL, and ANNA DENT BRYANT, Defendants.

SUMMONS

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ALL UNKNOWN PERSON WITH ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED HEREIN; ALSO ANY PERSON WHO MAY BE IN THE MILTARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE; AND ANY UNKNOWN MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER A DISABILITY BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to 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 his office, 21 Gamecock Ave., Ste. A, Charleston, SC 29407, within thirty (30) days after service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be entered against you for relief demanded in the Complaint.

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 April 18, 2024.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas, Charleston County, South Carolina, upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants to clear title to the subject real property hereinafter described and to establish ownership of the subject real property in the names of the lawful heirs of the late Joseph Crawford. That said property affected by said Complaint in this action hereby commenced were at the time of the commencement of this action, and at the time of the filing of this Notice, are described as follows:

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in School District Number 11, Johns Island, South Carolina, and being a portion of Humbert Plantation, being shown and designated as Lot 1, as shown on a plat prepared by W.L. Gaillard, surveyor, entitled, “Map of a Part of the Humbert Tract owned by Mary Mikell, et al. situate on Johns Island Charleston County, SC containing 31.5 Acres” dated November 12, 1942 and recorded in the Office of the RMC Office (n/k/a ROD Office) for Charleston County, SC, in Plat Book H-131; SAID lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and bounding as will be shown by reference to the aforesaid plat. TMS# 281-00-00-033

GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Lana M. Jamrosyk, Esquire, 21 Gamecock Ave., Ste. A, Charleston, SC 29407 by Order of this Court of Common Pleas dated April 19, 2024 and filed in the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina has been appointed Guardian ad Litem 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 any of the properties described in the Complaint herein, such appointment to become absolute unless they or someone on their behalf shall procure an Order for the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for such persons within (30) days after past publication of the Summons thereof.

NOTICE OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL

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

NOTICE OF INTENT TO REFER

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that upon the expiration of thirty (30) days follow the service of a copy of the Notice of Intent to Refer upon you, the Plaintiff intends to seek an

Order to refer the above-captioned action to the Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, South Carolina, for the purpose of holding a hearing into the merits of said case, together with the authority to enter final judgment therein, and to provide that should any appeal be taken from the final judgment of the Master-in-Equity, as aforesaid, that such appeal shall be made directly to the Supreme Court of South Carolina or, alternatively, to the South Carolina Court of Appeals.

C. Mac Gibson, Jr. 21 Gamecock Ave., Ste. A Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 852-4646

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, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court on March 15, 2024.

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.

upon John J. Dodds III at his office located at 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF FILING

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice and Complaint in the above action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 26, 2024.

LIS PENDENS

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

GTE Federal Credit Union DBA GTE Financial, PLAINTIFF, vs. Allen Benware, III; LeAnne M Benware; Dividend Solar Finance LLC; South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, DEFENDANT(S)

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

C/A NO: 2024-CP-10-01439 DEFICIENCY WAIVED

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

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

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 P.O. Box 8237 Columbia, SC 29202 Firm Case No: 19592 - 93578

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2024-CP-10-01047

JAMES B. CAPERS SR. and FLORENCE C. HUTCHINSON, Plaintiffs, vs. SHONDRA R. CAPERS, DOUGLAS CAPERS III, JESSE A. RANKINS JR., TRACI L. RANKINS STANBERRY, FRANCES JACKIE WILLIAMS, ALMETTA W. RIVERS, JAMES B. WILLIAMS, GEORGE M. WILLIAMS, KAREN D. EVANS, JOHN DOE, adults, and 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 or legal entity of any kind who may be an heir, distributee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of any of the said Defendants, if any be deceased, and JESSIE WILLIAMS, ERNESTINE WILLIAMS CAPERS, FRANK JESSE WILLIAMS, ARTHUR WILLIAMS SR., ERNESTINE CAPERS RANKINS, DOUGLAS CAPERS JR., and ARTHUR WILLIAMS, JR., all of whom are deceased, and any 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 filed herein, Defendants.

SUMMONS

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiffs against the Defendants to clear title to the parcel of real property hereinafter described (“Subject Property”) and to establish ownership of the Subject Property in the names of the owners as lawful heirs of Jessie Williams free and clear of any adverse claims whatsoever and to Partition in Kind the Subject Property. The Subject Property was at the commencement of this action and is now situate in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is more fully described as follows: ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on Bears Bluff Road, Wadmalaw Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, measuring 6.4 acres, more or less, and shown as Residual 6.4 ac. + or - on a Plat prepared by G. E. Lohr, Registered Land Surveyor, dated March 27, 1978, entitled “LANDS OF JESSIE WILLIAMS WADMALAW ISLAND CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County, South Carolina (“ROD”) on May 26, 1978, in Plat Book Q, at Page 141.Being a portion of the same property conveyed to Jessie Williams by deed recorded in the (“ROD”) on January 1, 1944, in Book R-044, Page 260. TMS#: 156-00-00-042.

NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

You will please take notice that by Consent Order filed in the Clerk’s Office on March 14, 2024, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, PO Box 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465-0459, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the unknown Defendants whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military of The United State of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown persons or legal entities of any kind, who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Jessie Williams, Ernestine Williams Capers, Frank Jesse Williams, Arthur Williams Sr., Ernestine Capers Rankins, Douglas Capers Jr. and Arthur Williams, Jr., all deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein; such appointment to become absolute unless the said Defendants or someone in their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.

John J. Dodds III 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 john@cisadodds.com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

CASE NO.: 2024-CP-10-01054

KOK KON CHAU, Plaintiff,

vs. FLORENCE P. HIOTT aka Florence P. Hiott Colson, BOBBY G. HIOTT, RUTH H. NIX, EDWARD A. HIOTT, RICKEY L., HIOTT, and if any of them be deceased, then JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military of the United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of any named Defendant who is deceased, and PEGGY L. GARAFOLA, 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 Compliant filed herein, and EMBRO LLC, Defendants.

SUMMONS

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon John J. Dodds III at his office located at 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF FILING

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice and Complaint in the above action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 26, 2024.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff against the Defendants to quiet title to the parcel of real property hereinafter described (“Subject Property”) and to establish ownership of the Subject Property in the name of Plaintiff by virtue of a Tax Deed. The property which is the subject of this action was at the commencement of this action and is now situate in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is more fully described as follows: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the Town of Ravenel, Charleston County, South Carolina, and known and designated as Lot X, containing 0.69 of an acre in the Town of Ravenel, as shown on a plat by Harold A. Moore, Surveyor, dated July 15, 1971, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County, South Carolina (“ROD”) in Plat Book O, at Page 78; said lot having such metes, bounds, courses, distances, measuring and containing and having such location as will more fully and at large appear by reference to said Plat. Being the same property conveyed to Embro LLC by Tax Deed, dated February 4, 2014, and recorded in the ROD on February 14, 2014, in Book 0388, Page 506. ALSO, being the same property to Plaintiff by Tax Deed, dated March 20, 2019, and recorded in the ROD on March 28, 2019, in Book 0786, Page 195.

T.M.S.

You will please take notice that by Consent Order filed in the Clerk’s Office on April 25, 2024, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, PO Box 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465-0459, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the unknown Defendants whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military of The United State of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown persons or legal entities of any kind, who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Florence P. Hiott aka Florence P. Hiott Colson, Bobby G. Hiott, Ruth H. Nix and Peggy L. Garafola, all deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein; such appointment to become absolute unless the said Defendants or someone in their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.

John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 john@cisadodds.com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

upon John J. Dodds III at his office located at 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF FILING

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice and Complaint in the above action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 26, 2024.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff against the Defendants to quiet title to the parcel of real property hereinafter described (“Subject Property”) and to establish ownership of the Subject Property in the name of Plaintiff by virtue of a Tax Deed. The property is located in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is more fully described as follows: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land containing One (1) acre, situate, lying and being in School District No. 1, St. James Santee Parish, State of South Carolina Charleston County, butting, bounding and measuring as follows: North by Society Road, 100 feet; East by lands, now or formerly, of Clearow Jones and Nathaniel Jones, 435 feet; South by lands, now or formerly, of Clearow Jones and Nathaniel Jones, 100 feet; West by lands, now or formerly, of Ronell Green, 435 feet BEING the same property conveyed to David Smith and Dorothy Smith by deed from Tena German, dated July 31, 1948, and recorded in the Register’s Office for charleston County, South Carolina (“ROD”) on August 3, 1948, in Book P-49, Page 333. ALSO, being the same property conveyed to Jerry B. Satterfield, Jr. by Tax Deed, dated April 5, 2023, and recorded in the Register’s Office on April 11, 2023, in Book 1172, Page 809.

T.M.S. #: 764-00-00-332.

NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF CHARLESTON CASE NO.: 2024-CP-10-01051

JERRY B. SATTERFIELD, JR., Plaintiff, vs. DAVID SMITH AND DOROTHY SMITH, and if any of them be deceased, then JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military of the United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of any named Defendant who is deceased, and TENA GERMAN AND GEORGE GERMAN, both 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 real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, Defendants.

SUMMONS

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on 5/23/2024, beginning at 9:30 A.M..

The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.00399374221908844% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0417-1O. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 11/14/2019 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 839, Page 561.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

INGRID EVE BAUER 1606 FREEMONT AVE CHEYENNE.

Junior Lienholder: ,

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the CLAIM OF LIEN as recorded in Lien Book 1223 at Page 457, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the CLAIM OF LIEN, are

You will please take notice that by Consent Order filed in the Clerk’s Office on April25, 2024, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, PO Box 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465-0459, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the unknown Defendants whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military of The United State of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown persons or legal entities of any kind, who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Teena German and George German, both deceased, David Smith and/or Dorothy Smith, if either or both be deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein; such appointment to become absolute unless the said Defendants or someone in their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.

John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 john@cisadodds.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on 5/23/2024, beginning at 9:30 A.M..

The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.00399374221908844% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0325-1O. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 4/25/2022 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 1103, Page 757.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

EDUARDO COLON 6622 CARLOWAY DR FAYETTEVILLE.

Junior Lienholder: ,

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the CLAIM OF LIEN as recorded in Lien Book 1223 at Page 456, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the CLAIM OF LIEN, are

Amount currently in default (including interest) $1803.39 Trustee’s Fee $350.00 Costs $554.17

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/ or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896 North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777

To all persons claiming an interest in: 1993-13’6”-BOSTONWHALER14JETB-BWCGB241E393.

RONALD KRCELIC will apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft/ outboard motor. If you have any claim to the watercraft/outboard motor, contact SCDNR at (803) 734-3699. Upon thirty days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft/outboard motor has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue a clear title.

Case No.: 20230726950563

Notice of Master In Equity Sale 2022-CP-10-04020

Deficiency Waived BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore issued in the case of United Bank, Successor By Merger To Crescom Bank against Richard W. Lingenfelter I, the undersigned, as Master In Equity for Charleston County, will sell on June 4, 2024 at 11 o’clock a.m. at the Charleston County Public Services Building, Third Floor Room B339, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC. to the highest bidder:

Legal Description: ALL THAT CERTAIN APARTMENT, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN OTRANTO SUBDIVISION, IN THE CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND BEING KNOWN AS “APARTMENT NUMBER 2183 PALERMO PLACE IN BUILDING 17 OF OTRANTO CLUB VILLAGE HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME III, PHASE II, AND BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED BY REFERENCE TO MASTER DEED ESTABLISHED SAID HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME; SAID MASTER DEED DATED APRIL 27, 1984 AND RECORDED APRIL 27, 1984 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN DEED BOOK S-136, PAGE 809, AND AMENDED JULY 30, 1984. SAID AMENDMENT RECORDED JULY 30, 1984 IN DEED BOOK A-139, PAGE 264 OF THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

Amount currently in default (including interest) $2157.78

Trustee’s Fee

$350.00

Costs $554.17

Total Amount Due $3,161.95

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/ or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896 North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777

fail to comply with the terms of sale within thirty (30) days, the Master In Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser who shall comply with the terms of sale shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. 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 legal rate of interest. Purchaser is to pay for Deed Stamps and costs of recording the Deed.

As a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of sale as provided by law in such cases.

If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s representative does not appear at the scheduled sale of the abovereferenced property, then the sale of the property will be null, void and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day.

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CHARLESTON COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.

Mikell R. Scarborough Master In Equity, Charleston County 2nd day of May, 2024

LAW OFFICE OF STEVEN B. LICATA, P.C. 311 Bird Island Rd. Ridgeway, South Carolina 29130 (803) 337-0467 Attorneys for Plaintiff

SUMMONS (COLLECTION – NONJURY)

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL CASE NUMBER: 2024-CP-10-00695

Jordan Lowery #12499

MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC

78 Wentworth Street Post Office Box 22828

Charleston, SC 29413-2828

Telephone: (843) 579-7000

Facsimile: (843) 579-8714

Email: cynthialowery@mvalaw. com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

April 29, 2024 CHARLESTON, SC

SUMMONS (COLLECTION – NONJURY)

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL CASE NUMBER: 2024-CP-10-00449

SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. KEVIN R. THOMPSON A/K/A KEVIN ROBERT THOMPSON, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscribers at their offices, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, 78 Wentworth Street, Post Office Box 22828, Charleston, South Carolina 294132828, or to otherwise appear and defend, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint, or otherwise to appear and defend, within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will obtain a judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

January 26, 2024 CHARLESTON, SC

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

Together with all and singular improvements thereon and the rights, members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any way appertaining; all the rents, issues, and profits thereof (provided, however that, unless otherwise agreed, the Mortgagor shall be entitled to collect and retain the said rents, issues, and profits until default hereunder); and including all heating, plumbing, and lighting fixtures and equipment now or hereafter attached to or used in connection with the real estate herein described (herein collectively the “Property”)

TMS No.: 485-00-00-148

Property Address: 2183 Palermo Place North Charleston, SC 29406

Derivation: BEING the same property conveyed to Mortgagor herein by deed of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation dated July 21, 2014 and recorded August 26, 2014 in Book 0425 at Page 550, ROD Office for Charleston County.

TERMS OF SALE: For cash. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and the successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff therein, does, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master In Equity for Charleston County, a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers should

SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. MELISSA EVETTE RODRIGUEZ, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscribers at their offices, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, 78 Wentworth Street, Post Office Box 22828, Charleston, South Carolina 294132828, or to otherwise appear and defend, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint, or otherwise to appear and defend, within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will obtain a judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

February 8, 2024 CHARLESTON, SC

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

TO DEFENDANT MELISSA EVETTE RODRIGUEZ: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint in the above-entitled action, together with the Civil Action Coversheet, Summons, Exhibits and Verification, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, on February 8, 2024, at 11:09 a.m., the object and prayer of which is the recovery of a sum certain due Plaintiff by Defendant, MELISSA EVETTE RODRIGUEZ, and for such other and further relief as set forth

TO DEFENDANT KEVIN R. THOMPSON A/K/A KEVIN ROBERT THOMPSON: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint in the above-entitled action, together with the Civil Action Coversheet, Summons, Exhibits and Verification, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, on January 26, 2024, at 1:50 p.m., the object and prayer of which is the recovery a sum certain due Plaintiff by Defendant, KEVIN R. THOMPSON A/K/A KEVIN ROBERT THOMPSON, and for such other and further relief as set forth in the Complaint.

s/Cynthia Jordan Lowery Cynthia Jordan Lowery #12499 MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC 78 Wentworth Street Post Office Box 22828 Charleston, SC 29413-2828

Telephone: (843) 579-7000

Facsimile: (843) 579-8714

Email: cynthialowery@mvalaw.com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF April 23, 2024 CHARLESTON, SC

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2024CP1001670

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity, but solely as owner trustee of CSMC 2019-RPL11 Trust, Plaintiff, v. Charlotte Keller Oliver; Donald George Oliver, Jr; Keith Taylor; Defendant(s).

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Demanded (013225-03728)

TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Keith Taylor: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 13 Captiva Row, Charleston, SC 29407, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 353-10-00-135, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 292023200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE

NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on March 29, 2024.

s/ Brian P. Yoho Rogers Townsend, LLC

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

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

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

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

R. Brooks Wright SC Bar #105195) Brooks.Wright@rogerstownsend. com

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

Columbia, South Carolina

NOTICE OF SALE

Docket No. 2019-CP-10-6585

By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of Hidden River on the Ashley Homeowners Association, Inc., Plaintiff, against Vera Mae White and Jerome Joshua White, Defendants;

I, the undersigned Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, will sell on June 4, 2024, at 11:00 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 piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot 97 of a subdivision of The Park at River’s Edge recorded in Plat Book EJ at Page 714 (Book A-580 at Page 773) and having according to said plat, metes and bounds as shown thereon.

Being the same property conveyed to Vera Mae White and Jerome Joshua White by deed of REDUS South Carolina, LLC dated October

10, 2012 and recorded October 30, 2012 with the Charleston County Register of Deeds Office in Book 0287, at Page 935.

TMS No.: 404-02-00-181 Property Address: 7844 Park Gate Drive North Charleston, SC 29418

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 senior lien held by American Financial Resources, Inc., by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for American Financial Resources, Inc., in the original amount of $94,261.00, dated October 10, 2012, and recorded October 30, 2012, in Book 0287 at Page 938 with the Charleston County Register of Deeds; that certain lien held by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the original amount of $14,729.00, dated April 20, 2015, and recorded June 25, 2015, in Book 0485 at Page 749 with the Charleston County Register of Deeds; and that certain lien held by The Park Recreational Development, Inc. in the original amount of $3,689.36, dated November 9, 2018, and recorded November 15, 2018, in Book 0760, at Page 381 with the Charleston County Register of Deeds.

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

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

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 2024-CP-10-01709

Planet Home Lending, LLC, Plaintiff vs. Tracy Keener, The United States of America, acting by and through its agency, The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Carolina Climate Control LLC, and The South Carolina Department of Revenue, Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) Tracy Keener: 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, 2838 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205, within thirty (30) days after service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and, if you fail to

answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for 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 April 1, 2024.

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you have a right to be considered for Foreclosure Intervention.

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 Tracy Keener to Planet Home Lending, LLC bearing date of September 7, 2018 and recorded September 20, 2018 in Mortgage Book 0748 at Page 072 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/ Register of Deeds/Clerk of Court for Charleston County, in the original principal sum of Two Hundred Ninety Seven Thousand Six Hundred Eighteen and 00/100 Dollars ($297,618.00). Thereafter, by assignment recorded January 8, 2024 in Book 1222 at Page 115, the mortgage was assigned to the Plaintiff., 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: All that lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No 25, Section A, as is shown on Map of Olde Towne Acres, St ANdrews Parish, Charleston County, SC” which map was made by WL Gaillard, Surveyor, March 7, 1955 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book K at Page 2. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

TMS No. 418-02-00-092

Property Address: 1303 Bryjo Place Charleston, SC 29407

Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Telephone (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 6013

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 2024-CP-10-01338

Colonial Savings, F.A., Plaintiff

vs. James R. Ryan, Amy E. Ryan, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, River Towne Property Owners Association, and Synchrony Bank, Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) James R. Ryan and Amy E. Ryan: 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, 2838 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205, within thirty (30) days after service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default

will be rendered against you for 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 March 13, 2024.

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you have a right to be considered for Foreclosure Intervention.

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 James R. Ryan and Amy E. Ryan to Colonial Savings, F.A. bearing date of October 25, 2016 and recorded November 3, 2016 in Mortgage Book 0594 at Page 813 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/ Clerk of Court for Charleston County, in the original principal sum of Three Hundred Forty Eight Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($348,000.00). Thereafter, the Mortgage was assigned to the Plaintiff by assignment dated February 9, 2023 and recorded on March 8, 2023 in Book 1167 at Page 183., 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: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Town of Mount Pleasant, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, located in Rivertowne and shown and designated as Lot 49, Rivertowne, Phase 4, Section 3, Tract 2, on a plat entitled “Final Subdivision Plat of Phase 4, Section 3, Tract 2, Rivertowne, owned by: D.R. Horton, Town of Mt. Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina”, prepared by Thomas and Hutton Engineering Co., dated May 17, 2002, and recorded August 16, 2002, in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book EF Pages 831 and 832. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear. Together with all and singular, the rights, members, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said premises belonging or in anywise incident of appertaining.

TMS No. 5830500219

Property Address: 2187 North Marsh Drive Mount Pleasant, SC 29466

Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Telephone (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 6015

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