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Next to the Swim Alert Map on the Charleston Waterkeeper website reads a warning: “Red sites are not safe for swimming.”
The conservation advocacy group has been testing 20 recreational waterways in the Charleston area for Enterococcus bacteria, a fecal indicator, every Wednesday from May through October since 2013. Two Charleston City Paper stories in 2022 and 2023 summarized results.
The two testing sites on James Island Creek have consistently failed to meet quality standards for safe recreational use, according to Executive Director Andrew Wunderley, who has worked for Charleston Waterkeeper since 2011.
“The issue in James Island Creek is that the bacterial levels are very persistent,” he said. “They’re high regardless of tide stage, they’re high regardless of weather.”
That indicates a continuous source of bacteria, Wunderley said.
“There are four main sources of bacteria: it can be sewage infrastructure; it could be septic tanks; it could be dogs and pet waste; or it could be wildlife. All of those are going to be contributing to some degree,” he said.
But the human component has been worrying advocates lately, he said.
“We have not had a sewer main break in all of James Island for about 15 years,” Saia said.
Furthermore, he clarified the cause for recent sewer leaks from Charleston Water System pipes: “None of our infrastructure has failed, but it’s been damaged by third parties on three occasions in the last five years,” he said. Charleston Water System has since made plans to reroute the vulnerable sewer mains that used to run where Harbor View Road crosses James Island Creek.
Hurricane season is officially here now and with predictions showing an aboveaverage activity level this year, officials want residents to be prepared better than ever in the event of a storm.
Forecasters at Colorado State University predict 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes and five major hurricanes this year, according to their hurricane season forecast. Hurricane experts recently said they decided to issue the annual warning in early April based on the abnormal predictions. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. Check out the Charleston City Paper ’s hurricane preparation guide online for checklists from the American Red Cross, power outage tips emergency numbers you need to know, helpful apps to download, a 31-page hurricane guide from Charleston County and information about the state’s updated evacuation zones. —Skyler Baldwin
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“There’s been microbial source-tracking work that has found a human component to the bacteria in James Island Creek,” said Wunderley, who believes leaky septic tanks and unsound sewage systems could be contributing to the high bacteria levels of the creek.
Mike Saia of Charleston Water System has similar views.
“The fact that human [waste] is present means one of two things,” he said. “Either people are going to the bathroom outdoors or septic tanks are leaking.”
Both Charleston Water System and the James Island Public Service District (JIPSD) have sewer lines throughout James Island. But the chance that continuous waste is coming from sewer lines compared to septic tanks is low:
Local artist Mary Edna Fraser, who lives on James Island Creek close to the bridge, says high bacteria levels have been a problem since 2012. That’s when she “started getting sick swimming in the creeks,” she said.
The three local governments responsible for monitoring and improving bacteria levels in the creek — Charleston County and the municipalities of James island and Charleston — formed the James Island Creek Water Quality Task Force in February 2020. Since then, their main concern has been the cleanliness of the creek.
“The JIPSD began to seek grant funding from the state of South Carolina to allow for the expansion of sewer service in these areas,” according to the town of James Island’s website.
Whether the grant should be used to
The amount of additional money that the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is asking the state legislature to dedicate to the state’s bridges. The annual $230 million currently budgeted falls short of what’s needed to stave off a “looming bridge crisis,” according to SCDOT. Source: WCSC TV
8 shot, killed across South Carolina May 29 to June 4
There appeared to be no gun-related deaths in a recent week in the tricounty area. But eight people died across the state from recent gun violence in in Richland, Spartanburg, Horry, Florence, Marion, Chester and York counties. Four others were hurt in shootings across the state. Nationally, there were 17 mass shootings for the week, totalling 198 for the year.
Sources: gunviolencearchive.org; S.C. official and media reports
When Albert Bryan Jr., the governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, asked the islands’ legal community who he should nominate as attorney general, the consensus responded with, “You ought to get Gordon.”
Lawyers and judges were referring to Mount Pleasant resident Gordon Rhea, who leads a double life as a Civil War and Reconstruction-ear historian and a member of the islands’ bar.
After consulting with his family, Rhea recently accepted Bryan’s offer and now he’s the chief legal officer for the cluster of three islands — St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John — that makes up the U.S. territory west of Puerto Rico.
In his new role, Rhea supervises a staff of 150 people, mostly lawyers, who handle criminal prosecutions and lawsuits brought by and against the V.I. government. He also oversees agencies that protect people from sexual and child abuse.
Bryan nominated Rhea in April. He’s currently serving as the acting attorney general until he’s confirmed by the V.I. legislature.
Rhea got his first taste of the Virgin Islands lifestyle during training in 1968 as a Peace Corps volunteer before a two-year assignment to Ethiopia. Five years later, he returned to St. Croix as a law firm clerk, a job that connected him with many V.I. lawyers before he enrolled in law school.
In 1976, Rhea became an assistant U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., but then a prosecutor’s position opened in V.I., and he volunteered for it.
Eventually, he opened his own law
September 1989, the storm passed over the Virgin Islands and nearly destroyed Rhea’s home on St. Thomas.
Rhea and his wife, Catherine, soon relocated to the mainland United States with their infant son and, in 1996, they settled in Mount Pleasant. Although Rhea maintained a state-side residence, he continued to work as a lawyer in the islands.
Then in 2003, he joined the Charleston plaintiff’s law firm of Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook and Brickman, which brought class-action lawsuits against tobacco and pharmaceutical companies and the makers of asbestos.
practice. He filed environmental litigation against oil refineries, sought compensation for injured workers and defended people in criminal court.
In an exclusive interview with the Charleston City Paper, Rhea said that he represented one of two joint executors who managed the estate of the late uber-connected financier Jeffery Epstein, a convicted child predator. In lawsuits against Epstein, some of the under-aged victims said they were forced to have sex with Epstein at his private island off St. Thomas.
“When the lawsuit was brought against the estate for Epstine’s wrongdoings, I was in a position to get about $130 million to the women who were victimized by him, and the taxes owed to the Virgin Islands government through his fraud,” Rhea said.
Before Hurricane Hugo caused significant damage in the Charleston area in
Amid the travel and trials, Rhea also has managed to write eight books, including his latest, the biography of Black Civil War hero and South Carolina legislator Stephen Swails.
“I’ve been working on a book, and I am going to keep working on it,” he said with a laugh. His next book is the story of Allan Pinkerton, founder of the nation’s first detective agency in Chicago. He established the U.S. Secret Service during Abraham Lincoln’s presidency.
At 79 years-old, Rhea said he plans to serve until the governor’s term ends in two and half years. During that time, he and his wife plan to live full-time in St. Croix.
“I love getting stuff done that has a positive public impact,” Rhea said. As attorney general, he said, “I think I can really make a difference. I can really help law enforcement, but I am also interested in putting in programs to help first offenders and nonviolent offenders who need drug and alcohol and treatment and anger management counseling. I look at this as a way to help an entire community [and] I am excited about.”
The Charleston County School District (CCSD) Board of Trustees is scheduled to vote on a proposed 2024-2025 budget June 24 after it passed unanimously at the May 20 first reading..
Almost seven in 10 dollars of the $847.5 million budget — a 20% increase over the current budget — will go toward teacher and staff pay.
“[The budget] includes a teacher pay raise of $7,500,” Superintendent Anita Huggins said during a May 16 North Charleston City Council meeting. “I listened to principals who said we can’t keep our school-based classified folks … we can’t keep them so we have to pay them more. Many classified employees like [teacher assistants] also are
going to be elevated several DBMs, which is how we classify our positions.”
Huggins also shared the countywide district’s new Weighted Student Formula (WSF) included in the 2024-25 budget. It’s a new tool to distribute resources to schools throughout the district based on need.
Principals have the power to compose individual plans for how they would use the funds, rather than a budget plan that is set by the state or county, Huggins said in the meeting.
The WSF would allocate $15.2 million for North Charleston schools, making up nearly half of the $32.5 million given to the whole district. The additional funds come after ongoing tensions between
North Charleston and CCSD leaders. North Charleston leaders have long discussed pulling area schools out of CCSD and forming their own district.
“Not only am I committed, but many of the esteemed leaders of this district seated behind me share that commitment,” Huggins said during the May meeting.
She added that there was a projected increase in reading readiness amongst North Charleston elementary schools of 13.4%, and similarly in mathematics with an expected 11.8% increase.
There are also several projects underway to ensure students have up-to-date spaces and commodities.
For more information, read the full story online at charlestoncitypaper.com.
Mount Pleasant police on May 27 responded to a U.S. Highway 17 department store after the manager told police a customer was “cussing and causing a disturbance” over his desire to build a treehouse on the store’s property. The manager reportedly told him he could build a treehouse on his own property, after which the man angrily left the area. Listen, we love treehouses as much as the next guy, but maybe try your own backyard instead.
What was the plan here?
Charleston police on May 1 arrested an apparently drunk driver in West Ashley, and officers arranged his passenger, who was also reportedly drunk, a ride home. Less than an hour later, the passenger reportedly returned to the traffic stop behind the wheel of a separate vehicle. He was arrested, too.
Three North Charleston men on May 30 reportedly stole between 10 and 15 e-cigarette cartridges from a Remount Road smoke shop, according to North Charleston police. The store manager told officers it was the second time the group has done this. All that we can think is, “Wow, we should hire these guys for Best of Charleston next year instead of renting a fog machine.”
By Skyler Baldwin Illustration by Steve StegelinThe Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between May 1 and May 30.
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South Carolinians bought into the whole idea of an education lottery in 2002 as a way to ensure every Palmetto State high school student with good grades would be able to afford a college education at a state college or university.
But 22 years later — and despite more than $6 billion in lottery-funded scholarships — that goal is further out of reach than ever for thousands of the state’s highest-achieving students, according to recent research compiled by the Meeting Street Scholarship Fund. It supplements lottery scholarships for low-income students in 12 of South Carolina’s 46 counties.
“In 2002, the [lottery scholarship] award covered on average 105% of tuition and fees for a resident attending an in-state public college,” Meeting Street program director John HuberMacNealy told Statehouse Report this week. “Today, given the rising cost of college, that award only covers 29%, so the impact of the scholarship just isn’t what it was when it was created.”
That’s why the fund is currently working to expand its program to all of the state’s counties. It’s also why it is recommending significant reforms in the state’s approach to lotteryfunded scholarship programs.
Since its inception, the S.C. Education Lottery has funded three types of scholarships for college-bound South Carolina residents, all merit-based:
The LIFE Scholarship provides $5,000 dollars to students attending an eligible state college or university. To qualify, students must have graduated from high school with a 3.0 or better grade point average (GPA), ranked in the top 30% of their class and scored at least 1100 on the SAT or 24 on the ACT. Students majoring in math, science, or health-related fields receive an additional $2,500.
Designed as a bridge to the LIFE Scholarship, the HOPE Scholarship offers $2,800 to first-year college students with at least a 3.0 GPA in high school. If they maintain that 3.0 in their freshman year, they become eligible for a LIFE Scholarship in years two through four.
connect septic tanks to the mains has since created tensions among neighbors:
“It’s a real hot debate right now,” Fraser said. “People are hesitant to sign up because they don’t want to have to pay more money later,” she added.
But Fraser believes some matters shouldn’t be left up for debate.
“It’s a public health issue,” she said. “We should put in the lines whether people sign up or not.”
Overlooking the creek are 199 households that use septic tanks, 34 of which are Charleston Water System customers and 165 of which are JIPSD customers, Saia
The Palmetto Scholars Scholarship provides $7,500 to students in the top 6% of their class with at least a 3.5 GPA and 1200 on the SAT (27 ACT). Regardless of class rank, students can qualify with a 4.0 GPA and 1400 SAT (32 ACT). Again, math, science and health majors receive an additional $2,500.
According to Huber-MacNealy, the gulf between those numbers and the actual cost of an in-state college degree — about $10,000 difference per year, according to the latest data — that led Charleston philanthropists Ben and Kelly Navarro to start the Meeting Street Scholarship Fund in 2020.
“That $10,000 might as well be $100,000 to a lot of these students and families,” he said.
Today, thanks to the Navarros’ commitment and additional resources from the Darla Moore Foundation, the fund works to close that gap by providing up to $10,000 a year for graduates of South Carolina public schools in 12 counties who qualify for a LIFE Scholarship and a federal Pell grant, which indicates significant financial need.
The scholarship can be used for tuition, fees and room-andboard at any of the 17 South Carolina state colleges and universities that graduate at least 50% of their full-time students.
But Huber-MacNealy says even with plans to eventually expand Meeting Street to 46 counties, the state will have to do more to make college affordable and beneficial for many of South Carolina’s best students.
Specifically, he said he believes the state legislature needs to take action on two fronts: first, by making lottery-based scholarships more generous, and second, by strengthening accountability standards for state colleges and universities that want to receive those scholarship dollars.
For more information about the education lottery and soaring tuition costs, read the full story online at charlestoncitypaper.com.
said. For its 34 customers, Charleston Water System had great news in August 2023.
“We found a way to remove repair funds to make the total connection cost-free,” Saia said. “On average, it could be said that that’s a $25,000 value per customer.”
But the utility’s toil wasn’t met with enthusiasm.
“Out of the 34 customers who were eligible to participate for free, zero signed up,” Saia said, adding that about a third of customers were initially interested but became discouraged by the predicted average monthly bill of $110.
Charleston Water System does not require septic tank users to connect to the mains through a mandatory connection ordinance, in contrast to the JIPSD.
“Typically, the communities that haven’t connected are older settlement communities,” Saia said. “If they have to connect,
we might say to them, all of a sudden, ‘You have to connect — that costs $15,000. Please send the check this month.’ ”
So if the septic tanks are working, less affluent customers may not be willing or able to connect to the mains, according to Saia.
“We can’t require folks to connect,” agreed Wunderley of Charleston Waterkeeper. But he has hopes for the sewer expansion project to continue:
“What we see is a historic opportunity,” he said. “It’s never going to get cheaper and easier than it is now.”
“We’re going to continue to do the sampling work, measure the bacteria levels in the creek and let folks know when and where it’s safe to swim. We understand it won’t be cheap and it won’t be quick and it won’t be easy, but the opportunity right now is ripe.”
Use the power of your vote Tuesday to put good people, not nimrods, into office. Here are our endorsements for the June 11 primaries based on surveys we received from candidates:
Republican primary: Kitchens, Senn, more
Charleston County Sheriff: Greg Kitchens. A former county deputy who retired as a Marine colonel in the reserves, Kitchens offers the best leadership plan of GOP candidates running for the position. He seems clear-eyed about fixing issues at the sheriff’s office that have arisen through the years.
S.C. Senate District 41: Sandy Senn. As we wrote in a recent endorsement editorial for Senn, the courageous two-term Charleston senator deserves reelection because she is the only real option for voters who want a leader instead of a right-wing zealot. “She provides the thoughtful leadership across party lines that is vital for our state to move forward and away from the partisan vitriol too common in modern politics.”
U.S. House, District 1: Nancy Mace. None of three GOP congressional candidates filled out a candidate survey, but the public record tips our grudging nod to Mace and the loud media hype she has following her.
U.S. House, District 6: Justin Scott. The Republican welder says he’ll come into office with an open mind, which is just what the doctor ordered for the nation.
No endorsement: S.C. Senate District 44, S.C. House Districts 112 and 114.
S.C. House District 111: Dwayne M. Green. A well-known lawyer, Green is the fresh face that the Charleston-centric district needs. And he’ll focus on three things that people across the state really need: improving educational outcomes, more affordable housing and increased economic opportunities.
S.C. Senate District 42: Deon Tedder. A freshman senator running for his first full term, Tedder has quickly used previous S.C. House experience to become a leading progressive voice in the state Senate. With a full term ahead of him, he will have an opportunity to do a lot of good for the Lowcountry.
U.S. House District 1: Michael B. Moore. The Lowcountry congressional district is lucky to have two qualified Democrats running to replace a Republican incumbent. But we back Moore for how he can use collaborative, collegial relationships built as the founding president of the International African American Museum to push priorities on safeguarding reproductive freedom, a more inclusive economy and protecting the coast from the ravages of climate change.
No endorsement: S.C. House Districts 15 and 116.
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.
Now that Donald Trump has become the first former president convicted of crimes, it’s safe to say America’s political polarization may be at a tipping point.
People’s reactions are all over the place. Some are gloating, figuring the bully Trump finally got what he deserved. Some are mad — really mad — because their hero didn’t prevail before a New York jury who heard days of testimony related to politics and a scheme to hush up a hook-up just before the 2016 election.
Some, including our foreign allies, are relieved that the American system of accountability seemed to work and that no one is above the law. And yet others are just sick of it all, not really caring one way or the other about the guy who has sucked the oxygen out of political space for the last decade.
There’s not really any wrong or right reaction, but it would make sense for liberals to back off gloating and conservatives to curb their anger. Otherwise, our off-the-rails country is going to stay politically out of whack.
So regardless of how you feel, maybe there’s a mind exercise for you that can help you get beyond any visceral reaction.
By Andy Brack
Imagine you have a neighbor — or a business acquaintance, fellow church member, friend, drinking buddy or colleague — who has gotten in some serious trouble. You don’t know if he or she did what they are accused of, but you believe them when they said they didn’t do it.
Months pass. Your neighbor goes to trial. He or she is found guilty by a jury of local people, just as happens countless times across America every week.
So how do you react? Do you gloat? (“I didn’t really like him anyway; I’m not surprised.”) Do you get angry? (“She was railroaded; the system isn’t fair.”)
Or do you move on with your life, perhaps disappointed in your neighbor, but accepting that he or she had a chance to air a version of the case in a court of law where a jury of regular people listened and took a different view?
It’s interesting that many of Trump’s supporters who are local, state and national leaders continue to buy the dishonest narrative that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.
But if you step back and look at that whole notion from 20,000 feet, it is pretty preposterous because of its duplicity. On one hand, they’re saying the voting system corrupted the results of one election, the presidential election. But on the other hand, they’re accepting the results of thousands upon thousands of other elections — including their own
Bottom line: America’s system of governance and judicial review should work the same for everyone, regardless of whom they are.
that put them into office — and they’re NOT saying those elections were corrupt.
Bottom line: America’s system of governance and judicial review should work the same for everyone, regardless of whom they are. Trump is just a man, not a demi-god. That’s what the results of the trial showed.
So as you reflect on what’s happening with a case that’s ripping apart America, don’t gloat or get mad. Rather, try to put things in perspective based on your life’s experience. There’s a pretty good chance that the results of this instance of judicial accountability is little different than what everyone else in trouble goes through. This time, Trump lost. He may lose again. But he had his chance in court to make his case.
And then when you head to the polls in November, cast your ballot in a way that will allow the country to adhere to time-proven principles of freedom — or not.
We hope you’ll pick the tenets of democracy in the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, not a politically-tailored narrative to give special treatment to anyone.
Andy Brack is editor and publisher of Charleston City Paper. Have a comment? Send to: feedback@charleston citypaper.com.
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leans on an autopsy table in the county’s morgue in North Charleston. More than three dozen people have died so far this year from fentanyl overdoeses.
Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal sits down to document yet another death as a drug overdose. She’s sad and angry, again. But her feelings motivate her to think of ways to help combat the fentanyl crisis. This has become part of her grieving process.
“We’re losing so many people to something that’s preventable,” O’Neal said. “It’s a really scary time out there. I don’t think people know what they’re using or what’s in it which is why I don’t think the death rate will be going down.”
While O’Neal believes overdoses are preventable, she also recognizes the issue is overwhelming. She said Narcan, a nasal spray that can reverse opioid overdoses, is not always used when it could be. Even more disheartening, there is a stigma around mental health problems and substance use disorders.
Summertime is also when drug overdoses tend to increase, O’Neal said. People are
outside more and willing to try new things. They are also using drugs as a coping mechanism and may be getting drugs they don’t know are mixed with fentanyl, she said.
“When I first started at the coroner’s office back in 1996, we usually saw drug overdoses from a drug of one kind,” O’Neal said. “Now, we never see one drug alone. Currently, we’re seeing an uptick in fentanyl mixed with methamphetamine.”
Anytime her office suspects someone may have died from a substance, they screen the victim for a positive or negative result and send that information to law enforcement and the Charleston Center, which is a substance use treatment center.
Beyond investigating deaths and overdoses, the coroner’s office recently became a certified Narcan distributor. Now, it is working with other agencies to combat fentanyl and opioid overdoses before they even happen.
“If we’re on the scene of death and we suspect that it’s opioid-involved, we’re leaving Narcan behind for survivors in the hopes that they can save someone from becoming one of our statistics.”
So far this year, there have been 40 confirmed deaths involving fentanyl in Charleston County, according to O’Neal. Only six of the drug deaths this year didn’t involve fentanyl. It only takes about two milligrams of fentanyl — the equivalent of 10 to 15 grains of table salt — to kill a person. For some people, 2 milligrams is deadly. For others, it’s not. It depends on a person’s body size, tolerance and past usage. If they have built up a tolerance, the lethal level can be higher, O’Neal said.
Pharmaceutical fentanyl is classified as an opioid and prescribed to treat severe pain. The drug is about 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin.
The top five controlled substances distributed in South Carolina last year included Adderall, Vicodin, Ultram, Xanax and Ambien. Fentanyl prescriptions in South Carolina have been decreasing, according to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). But that doesn’t mean it’s any less deadly.
In an effort to address opioid abuse in Charleston, DHEC started a prescription monitoring program. Its website dashboard includes fentanyl in the total number of opioid prescriptions but doesn’t have specific data on fentanyl-related deaths because most are from illegal street drugs, the department said.
“Our agency wanted to make overdose data more publicly accessible because we think it will help a lot of treatment providers and local communities who are trying to respond to the drug crisis we have in our state,” said Casey White, the public information officer at DHEC.
The department said it hoped its data
five years, Charleston is still being affected by the ongoing fentanyl crisis.
“Fentanyl use doesn’t discriminate and is often being laced with other drugs,” said Alexis Douglas, a spokesperson at the sheriff’s office. “If you’re getting drugs off the streets, they are most likely laced with another substance, possibly fentanyl. The opioid epidemic is an issue that needs to be taken seriously across the entirety of the Lowcountry.”
The county sheriff’s office was approved as a community distributor of Narcan in February to provide direct service to people who are at risk of an opioid overdose. The agency is also part of the Charleston County Addiction Crisis Task (ACT) Force, along with other law enforcement agencies, community groups, medical professionals and treatment providers.
“ I don’t think people know what they’re using or what’s in it which is why I don’t think the death rate will be going down.”
—Charleston
County Coroner
Bobbi Jo O’Nealcould be used by public health professionals, politicians and researchers to drive policy decisions and develop new programs to address the misuse of fentanyl and other drugs. DHEC decided to make the dashboard public to keep South Carolina residents informed and engaged in the prevalent drug issues happening in their communities.
Before deputies from the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office head out on a shift, they check their duty belts for Narcan. Charleston deputies on the road and in the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center used Narcan more than two dozen times last year, the sheriff’s office said. While U.S. overdose death rates have dropped for the first time in
The group meets every other month to review overdose cases and determine how best to provide information to survivors and their families. A smaller ACT subcommittee meets weekly.
The Sheriff’s Office also has applied for funding from the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board (SCORF) to add an opioid outreach specialist to its team. Officials said they hoped the position would help with overdose follow-ups in the community and the detention center.
The first Narcan vending machine in South Carolina was installed in the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center during the summer of 2022. Last year, 1,006 boxes of Narcan were taken from the vending machine. The machine is free and currently holds 54 boxes stocked by the Charleston Center.
“The Charleston Center is taking a collaborative approach on tackling the opioid
and fentanyl crisis, said Chanda Funcell, the director of the Charleston Center. “With support from federal, state and SCORF funding, we are able to get Narcan, fentanyl test strips, xylazine test strips and literature out to the community.”
For people struggling with opioid use disorders, the Charleston Center offers several programs and resources. It has opioid treatment services that offer medication management and counseling services. The center also offers in-patient withdrawal management and transitional care for people.
“Through a comprehensive approach that includes prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery components, we work with other agencies to ultimately save lives,” Funcell said.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance use disorder, you can call the Charleston Center helpline at (843) 722-0100.
O’Neal describes how a new machine acquired by the county will help officials know in a matter of minutes whether a death is related to an overdose
Courtesy Sweet Bliss Media
SATURDAY
Compete against 30 teams at the fourth annual Charleston Beach Olympics for a chance to win prizes and claim the gold medal. Enjoy a fun-filled day of Olympic-style beach games followed by an award ceremony and after party. All proceeds will support sending youth and young adults with disabilities to Pattison’s Academy’s therapeutic summer camp program. Tickets online include participation, a swag bag, headband, koozie, free drink at the after party and more.
June 8. 1 p.m. $30/ticket. Station 20. Station 20 St. Sullivan’s Island. charlestonbeacholympics.com
WEDNESDAY
Frothy Beard Brewing Company is inviting everyone to a sensory feast in support of the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired South Carolina. Choose from two separate seatings and immerse yourself in a blindfolded dining experience. Gain a unique perspective on visual impairments, all while savoring craft beer. Purchase your online ticket to enjoy a meal, dessert and a flight of beer.
June 12. 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. $60/ticket. Frothy Beard Brewing Company. 1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. West Ashley. frothybeard.com
THURSDAY
The American comedian Bert “The Machine’’ Kreischer presents the third annual countrywide Fully Loaded Comedy Festival featuring comedians Mark Normand, Dave Attell, Big Jay Oakerson, Dan Soder, Chad Daniels, Cipha Sounds and Kelsey Cook. Don’t miss this unforgettable outdoor event filled with laughter.
June 13. 7 p.m. Tickets start at $25. Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. 360 Fishburne Street. Downtown. fullyloadedfestival.com
SATURDAY
Join the Charleston Ocean Racing Association’s sailboat race in honor of our nation’s active military and veterans. All ticket proceeds will benefit the local non-profit organizations Fisher House Charleston and Veterans on Deck. Conclude the race with a ticketed awards event featuring a buffet and live music by The Shakin’ Martinis. Reserve online to watch the race on the Charleston Princess viewing boat.
June 8. Noon to 8 p.m. Free. Waterfront Park. Charleston Yacht Club. 27 Lockwood Drive. Downtown. militarysaluteregatta.com
SUNDAY
The rock band Twen is hailing to the east coast to showcase its distinct blend of shoegaze, indie rock and post-punk influences. Traveling across Europe and North America, this duo has performed over 350 shows with renowned artists like Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Wet Leg and more. Delivering a special opening act is the local indie soft rock and soul band Mantra.
June 9. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show starts at 7:30 p.m. $12/advance; $15/day-of. The Pour House. 1977 Maybank Hwy. James Island. charlestonpourhouse.com
I took my son to his first brewery when he was 11 days old.
It was November 2020. After nine months of not drinking and many months of being stuck at home during the (remember?) international pandemic, I was beyond thrilled to sip a beer in public.
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We carefully packed our infant into his carseat, brought two too many bags of supplies and made the fiveminute car ride to Holy City Brewing. Does an Overly Friendly IPA taste better after nine months of sobriety, or is it always that good?
The answer, I found, didn’t really matter. I had successfully become a mom who could have a little fun with a baby in tow.
I am well aware of the conversations surrounding bringing kids to breweries. It’s been going on for a while — Forbes’ 2018 piece from writer Tara Nurin, “Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up in Breweries,” makes some of the population’s opinion very clear. Former City Paper editor Kinsey Gidick even bemoaned her own brewery treks in a 2017 story that looks at kid-friendly brew
Here’s what’s new and fresh at many area breweries. Are we missing the scoop on a spot? Send all the deets to food@ charlestoncitypaper.com.
Chucktown Brewery is currently running two weekly special events — music bingo on Wednesdays and “Tacos & Trashy Trivia” on Thursdays. While both events are fairly self-explanatory, you can always learn more online at rustybullbrewing.com. (Chucktown Brewery is Rusty Bull’s downtown outpost, FYI).
Estuary Brewing Co. recently released a Solar Haze IPA. Described as a hazy IPA “that tastes like fruity pebbles,” this brew comes in at 9% ABV so guests are limited to two pours in the tasting room.
Just in time for peach season Freehouse Brewery recently brought back its Sourlina Peche, a sour ale brewed with South Carolina peaches. Snag it on tap or in to-go bottles from the taproom. Get your foosball game on at High Score Brewing . The brewery recently added the game to its taproom. Sip on a new beer, too, Status Effect, a West Coast IPA brewed with amarillo,
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Bevi Bene Brewing
Brewlab Charleston
Cooper River Brewing Co.
Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co.
Fatty’s Beer Works
LO-Fi Brewing
Munkle Brewing
Palmetto Brewing Co. SC
Revelry Brewing
Rusty Bull at Chucktown Brewery
Tradesman Brewing Co.
DANIEL ISLAND Indigo Reef Brewing Co.
New Realm Brewing Co., CHS
FOLLY BEACH
Revelry Brewing Folly Beach Outpost
JAMES ISLAND
Fam’s Brewing Co.
JOHNS ISLAND
Edisto River Brewing Co.
Estuary Beans and Barley
Low Tide Brewing
MOUNT PLEASANT
Free Reign Brewing Co.
Ghost Monkey Brewery
Hobcaw Brewing Co.
Two Blokes Brewing
Westbrook Brewing Co.
NORTH CHARLESTON
Coast Brewing Co.
Commonhouse Aleworks
Freehouse Brewery
High Score Brewing
Holy City Brewing
Rusty Bull Brewing
SNAFU Brewing Co.
Stones Throw Brewing
Tideland Brewing
Wind and Waves Brewing
SUMMERVILLE
Frothy Beard Off World
WEST ASHLEY
Charles Towne Fermentory
Frothy Beard Brewing Co.
The Garden by Charles Towne Fermentory
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eries in town: “Listen, I know that bringing my baby into a bar makes me a pariah.”
Kids at breweries can be annoying, I get it! I have seen small groups of children gather, collect sticks and quite literally chase an unlucky outcast. I’ve seen a kid that couldn’t have been older than 8 sprint past, kicking up rocks, exclaim “fuck!” with the glee it, admittedly, deserves. I wholeheartedly agree with the kid-related rules put forth by local breweries like Low Tide, and The Garden by Charles Towne Fermentory.
If your kids can’t handle being in a brewery space — which is fine because they are, um, kids — then don’t bring them. One day, sooner rather than later, I fear, I’ll be in the same boat. For now, though, I’m in this sweet spot of motherhood (remind me I said that next time my son screams bloody murder about waffles that are “TOO SCRATCHY”) where my 3½ year old likes to bring a backpack full of Hot Wheels to a brewery and quietly play with them in the dirt.
My husband and I get to drink one or two of our favorite beers —this isn’t the time, of course, for parents gone wild. We get a mother-in-law and uber for those once-ina-blue-moon nights. On a brewery outing we’ll order some food from a fun pop-up concept and have, if we’re lucky, a fiveminute conversation.
Rules you’ll see for kids, ahem, parents at area breweries:
• Kids must be supervised by an adult at all times.
• No marking on property with chalk, etc.
• No rock throwing.
• No running — or other dangerous stuff like standing on tables.
or four-mile trek through Park Circle. It was the best part of the day and sometimes, if it was near happy hour, we’d end up at Commonhouse Aleworks. The beertenders there got to see the baby in the stroller get bigger and bigger. I’d plunk him on the turf in front of the stage and he’d scoot (he had an incredible scoot crawl for 22 months of his life) then, eventually, walk.
If your kids can’t handle being in a brewery space — which is fine because they are, um, kids — then don’t bring them.
The stroller walks are more infrequent now — his legs stick out of the seat! but when we do end up at a local brewery, either Commonhouse, or Wind & Waves or Holy City, a wave of calm comes over me. So much of parenting is really, really challenging. But this we can do, this we know.
For the first two years of his life, my son let me push him in a stroller for a daily three-
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centennial and cascade hops.
If you want a standing date at a spot that’s got trivia and a smashburger food truck, look no further than H obcaw Brewing Company, which hosts both every Thursday night. Blackout Burger brings the bites from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Publik Education Trivia tests your knowledge starting at 6:30 p.m.
LO-Fi Brewing hosts a summer fest, Rose Moon: A Full Moon Festival, on June 22 with local vendors, food partners and live music. Bar Rollins brings a curated menu of wines; Kwei Fei, Beautiful South and Mon Frere ice cream will provide the food and guests can enjoy live screen printing from Eyeland Graphics. Buy tickets ($20/adv., $30/day of) at eventbrite.com.
Low Tide Brewing recently celebrated eight years of suds and savasana at the brewery with local yoga instructor Darcy Mahan. If you’ve never been to a class, this is your sign to check it out. All-level
I order a beer, he busts out his cars (if we’re at Wind & Waves he’s thrilled to announce all the cars driving by on Spruill) and we get a few minutes, at least, of quiet coexistence. I’ll forever be grateful to breweries for that.
classes ($20/includes a beer, $15/no beer) are held at 11 a.m. every Saturday and you can sign up in advance at darcymahanyoga.com.
Next Stop Comedy (a company that “brings professional level comedy shows to every corner of America”) performs at Tradesman Brewing Co. on June 21 at 8 p.m. Get your tickets online at eventbrite. com.
Two Blokes Brewing is always hosting craft and cooking classes (be sure to follow them on Instagram @ twoblokesbrewing to stay most up to date with what’s going on). Check out an alcohol ink coffee mug staining class on June 9; all supplies are included with the purchase of a ticket ($40) available at eventbrite.com.
Check out the Latin Pride Bash at Wind & Waves Brewing from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on June 8. A part of Park Circle Pride Week, the party features food and desserts from Buena Compania Empanadilla and The Sugary Unicorn, music from DJ A.Z and a vendor market. Connelly Hardaway
One year into their grab-and-grow program, Amor Healing Kitchen is working on expanding operations and reaching a bigger audience. The local nonprofit, founded in 2018, prepares and delivers plant-based meals to patients facing serious health challenges.
Like any nonprofit, Amor hustles to raise funds through grants, donations and community events. Those community events introduced people to the delightful culinary creations coming out of the Amor kitchen, and regular folks started wanting more.
After fielding requests from people in the community to offer these healthy options to a wider audience, Amor began a weekly grab and “grow” program, where anyone can order a meal in advance and pick it up from their Avondale headquarters. Meals vary in size and price and include larger meals for up to four people, as well as smaller, snack-y items.
Amor founder and executive director Maria Kelly said the program is helping Amor become more sustainable as a nonprofit. “You grab food from us,” she said. “And you help us grow.”
Amor Healing Kitchen is run by over 50 volunteers who prepare and deliver healthy, plant-based meals to local people facing serious health challenges
The entirely volunteer-run organization sources as much food from local farmers and purveyors as possible and they get donations from Trader Joe’s and Costco through another local nonprofit, Cuisine Rescue, that salvages food that would otherwise be thrown away.
Many of Amor’s 50+ volunteers are teens and Kelly said they learn how to prepare food by, well, preparing food — jumping in to help where they’re needed and learning on the fly.
The weekly menus are composed by culinary director, chef Kenny Veasel, who Kelly deemed “unstump-able” when it comes to creatively using whatever produce the kitchen gets in every week. Veasel said that a recent creation, sweet potato cookies, felt pretty inventive.
“It’s not often that you can just wing it with a regular recipe [and make it] vegan and it actually comes out,” he said.
Folks looking to start grabbing some grab-and-grow meals can look forward to both sweet and savory items. Recent menu items have included a take-and-bake tamale pie ($55/four servings, $30/two servings), a Thai-inspired salad ($12) and carrot soup ($22/32 oz.). You can also grab little bites like powerballs, blondies and lemon poppy muffins ($6+).
Iron Rose at the Mills House recently debuted a family-style brunch menu, in addition to their regular, a la carte brunch offerings. Available from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, the menu features dishes like pork belly hash browns, wild mushroom frittata and crispy sweet tea brined chicken thighs. The family-style menu is $76 for two guests and diners have the option of adding a $28 carafe of sangria, mimosa or bellini. Learn more online at ironroserestaurant.com.
“I think a lot of busy families want to eat healthier,” said Kelly. “We had a mom come in a few weeks ago and she said, ‘Thank you, this is letting me now go to yoga and relax and know that my family is going to eat something healthy.’ ”
The grab-and-grow program helps folks eat healthier (in a convenient way, no less) and supports the nonprofit itself, helping sick people get four weekly meals, snacks, desserts and flowers. Amor gets the flowers from Trader Joe’s and Roadside Blooms and some volunteers are even growing flowers in a nearby park.
Kelly said that some of the grab-and-grow customers are already vegan or plant-based, but many people are just interested in trying out that kind of cuisine. “It’s exposing them to a whole different [cuisine.] People are like, ‘Do you just eat salads?’” joked Kelly, who is happy to show them that vegan food goes far beyond salads.
Check out the grab-and-grow program for yourself by heading online to amorhealingkitchen.org/grab-and-grow. Sign up for the organization’s weekly emails, where you’ll receive more info about ordering ahead of time. Amor is working on setting up a self-service area in their Avondale kitchen for customers to come in, grab food and check out with an iPad.
Home Team BBQ’s annual Tacos for Tom fundraiser kicked off earlier this month and runs throughout June. Guests can order the Cheeseburger Taco, made with house ground brisket, queso, “pickle” de gallo, iceberg, red onion, harissa mayo and a flour tortilla. The taco is available at all Charleston Home Team locations and, new this year, customers can order T-shirts at each location, too. All proceeds from the sale of the Cheeseburger Taco will be donated to Tom Hodges, his family, I AM ALS and Project Main Street. Get your tickets now for the Summer Solstice Supper on June 20, hosted by The Southern Fork and held at Counter Culture Coffee . This pop-up dinner features the chefs of Atlanta’s Talat Market as well as pastry chef Andrea Upchurch, mixologist Megan Deschaine and sommelier Kellie Holmes. Dinner will be served family style and guests will receive a screen printed poster in partnership with The Half and Half. Tickets are $200 and can be purchased online at thesouthernfork.com.
Sorelle introduces a quarterly guest chef event, the Andiamo Dinner Series, hosted by Sorelle chefs Nick Dugan and Adam Sobel. The June 20 dinner features James Beard Award-winning chef, restauranteur and author Karen Akunowicz. Learn more and buy tickets online at sorellecharleston.com.
Summerville’s Antica Napoli Pizzeria recently closed. In an Instagram post, the restaurant thanked customers for their support and the owners said that they are going to focus on family and new projects. — Connelly Hardaway
The vision for the Second Life Supply exhibition, organized by Rachel Briggs, is that one artist’s trash is another artist’s treasure.
Briggs, a fiber artist, facilitated a February art supply swap at J. Stark where each participating artist brought in whatever used or unwanted art supplies they had laying around. After the swap, these artists then worked with these new-to-them materials and methods to make work for a group exhibition to be held at the James Island Cultural Center. There will be an opening reception 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. June 7, and the show will remain on view until July.
Organizer Briggs said she hopes to offer supply swaps and exhibitions regularly after this debut event.
“Second Life Supply is a new company I recently started that provides gently used, reclaimed or unwanted art supplies and equipment to artists in the Charleston area. There are no prices listed, everything is on a pay-what-you-can basis … I want artists to be able to try out a new medium without breaking the bank.”
Briggs, like many artists, said she’ll often pick up a new medium, try it for a while, and then end up with supplies that she no longer wants or needs. “Supplies are really expensive. A lot of us artists like to try out new things, and by the time we get going with them, we realize it’s not going to work or we don’t like it as much as we thought we did.”
So she decided to do something about it by creating a supply swap and subsequent art show.
“Instead of doing a theme for the show, I thought it would be cool to challenge these artists to use supplies that they’ve never worked with before … It’s an opportunity to work with something new and try to incorporate it into their own style.”
That artist-led vision drives the project — and it comes through also in the way Briggs speaks passionately about throwing an event that brings value, community and fun to the artists involved.
“I’ve been a part of a few shows, and a lot
Rachel Briggs (above) is the founder of Second Life Supply, a sustainable art project that features used art materials
of the woes that I hear from people are that the wall fees are expensive, or, I had to pay a big split to the curator,” she said. “I want to uplift the arts community as much as I can. And my main goal for this is providing an opportunity for everyone — from veteran artists to newcomers”
It’s a great chance to directly support local artists, especially since artists in this show paid nothing to participate and will keep 100% of sales. The long and stylistically diverse lineup includes Anna Rob, Kenny Rote, Kelly Kopacka, Kim Thomas, Jeannie Rousefell, Tyne Teyson, Shannon Hopkins, Ester Araujo, Leigh Sabisch, Mary Lena, Vassiliki Falkegad, Lizzy Goodrich and more.
Briggs said she’s excited about all the artists, but especially Falkegad, Thomas and Hopkins, three artists who are devoted to reusing trashed materials in their artistic practices.
“They’re such a dynamic trio in the world of eco arts and huge supporters of sustainability.”
She also highlighted Araujo’s dreamy pastel landscapes, “They almost feel like they jumped right out of my favorite movie, Howl’s Moving Castle.”
And multimedia maker Nathan McClements will live paint one of his signature cowboys during the event. Plus, he’ll sell his one-of-a-kind clothing items made from scrap fabrics.
It’s free to attend, but bring cash and an appetite for food from Mr. Wendell’s Hot Dog Cart and beer and wine from The
Twenty-one local artists will be in the first exhibition, on view through June
Brigg’s vision for this project goes way beyond this one-night-only event: She wants to start doing these swaps and shows often in Charleston and has dreams of opening a storefront eventually.
“I want to encourage those who have always wanted to try their hand at creating art by showing them that you can make something beautiful with reused items.”
Brigg’s “big bin” of art supplies will be right there with the art on June 7, a chance to pay-what-you-will for art supplies or to donate gently used items for the next one.
Learn more about Second Life Supply on Instagram at @secondlifesupply.
The Gibbes Museum unveiled its new special exhibition on May 24, a solo show of vibrant narrative paintings by Reynier Llanes, an established CubanAmerican artist now who spent six years working in Charleston and is now based in Miami. Llanes invites viewers into unique dream worlds, exploring passages that are personal and societal as well as physical and spiritual. This exhibition pulls from the artist’s recent series of large-scale oil paintings as well as his unique coffee watercolor paintings — a style he has dubbed “Espressionism.” Until Sept. 15. Learn more at gibbesmuseum.org.
The Footlight Players continue into week two of the summer theater series with a revival of the cult classic comedy Five Lesbians Eating A Quiche until June 7 and a Decade of Decadence 80s cabaret concert closing out the weekend June 8 and 9. Misha Pekar leads a live band at Queen Street Playhouse as six of Charleston’s best vocalists take the stage for a 90-minute set of 80s hit songs. Tickets start at $30 at footilghtplayers.net
In an unlikely but exciting collaboration this Piccolo Spoleto, Philly’s Best Rapper, Kuf Knotz , and classical trained harpist Christine Elise deliver their unique blend of New Age, hip-hop and soul onstage at the Cannon Street Arts Center, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. June 7. The $10 performance by Knotz and Elise is presented by VeraNation, led by the local poet Abby Duran . The “Poetic Hip-Hop + Harp Experience” will also feature live painting by Charlestonbased artist Kiana MacKinnon . Read our full preview of the story at charlestoncitypaper.com and find tickets at citypapertickets.com.
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Stachia “Sta.La.V.” Simmons is a professional musician and vocal performer dedicated to using the power of music to unite people, Ohm Radio writes. With over 20 years of experience in music and a strong foundation in gospel, she specializes in a diverse range of sound. Her performances aim to create shared experiences and foster community through the universal language of music. Outside of performing, Sta.La.V. likes having creative studio sessions with other musicians and performers. Here are the five albums that inspired Stachia lately:
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NOTE: Sexbruise? may or may not be the alter ego of local musicians Julie “J-Dolla Sign” Slonecki, John “Bitcoin” Pope, Stratton “DJ Desktop” Moore and Will “Blaine” Evans.
A question looms over both the Charleston music scene and our national consciousness: Why haven’t many musicians addressed the dark days of the pandemic? When will someone come along to chronicle this little-known phase of American history when we were all confined to our homes, doom-scrolling and buying things online?
Luckily, Charleston’s megastar group Sexbruise? decided to jump into the fray shortly after the pandemic began.
The popular-on-Facebook group usually sticks to funky dance tunes like “Bop It,” or slow-jam ballads about pulling up to the club in a sweet “Ford Taurus,” but they felt compelled in 2021 to dig deep into the Covid-19 era for inspiration. It started with an EP called Covid-69, featuring the electro-reggae gem “ ’Rona,” a plea for the virus’ cruel heart, and the more, uh, joyful cut, “We Don’t Have The Virus.”
For some groups, that would’ve been plenty. Too much, even. And to outsiders, the group (singer, guitarist and keyboard player J-Dolla Sign, drummer and vocalist Bitcoin, percussionist and snack distributor DJ Desktop and guitarist Blaine) seemed to have exhausted the subject.
But as Bitcoin told us, Sexbruise? has never shied away from a challenge, and as the dark days of the pandemic faded, the band started off the celebration with “Fauci Says It’s Ok To Party,” noting in the song that Sexbruise? is
Experimental Charleston electro-pop act Sexbruise? is known for its absurdity, and its latest single, “Supply Chain,” is no exception
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s favorite band.
“We feel that we are ahead of our time,” Bitcoin said. “Some people have said, ‘No one will remember the pandemic in a few short years, and your songs will be laughably out of date, and no one will want to listen to them anymore, you idiots.’ But we’ll be the ones laughing when the next pandemic, or ‘pandy’ for short, rolls around and our songs bring the people together in their time of need. See how smart we are?”
And now, simply as an educational measure, Sexbruise? has gone into that pandemicinspired well one more time for their new single, “Supply Chain.” An irresistible dancerocker with a synth-guitar hook that will live in your brain forever, the song addresses the issues we all had with getting our precious merchandise during the pandemic.
“It all started when Daddy Bezos started selling all this bullshit online / It accelerated an existing trend of us making all our bullshit in China,” Bitcoin sings, aided by Autotune. By the end of the first verse, the world is in big trouble as demand outgrows supply during the massive manufacturing freeze. Leaving us with the complex analysis that Sexbruise? unfurls in the chorus:
“Everything is all f***ed up / Because of the supply chain.”
But the fact of the matter is that the band
had experienced supply chain issues firsthand and were almost compelled to write about it.
“When the original DJ Desktop died, it took us a very long time to get a new one,” said J-Dolla Sign. “When the package finally arrived from China ... it had a lot of quality issues and only knew a few words.”
Desktop emphasized this point with a series of odd beeps.
Guitarist Blaine, typically the spokesperson for the group, is more philosophical about the meaning of “Supply Chain,” expanding the concept.
“The complex rube-Goldberg machine that is the global supply chain is so delicate and operates on such slim profit margins that any small failure can have catastrophic consequences up the chain, as we have observed over the past four years,” Blaine said, adjusting his bifocals.
“Furthermore,” Blaine continued, “the absence of any meaningful oversight or enforcement all but ensures that the bottom of the global supply chain will be ripe for humanitarian and environmental exploitation. The American consumer marketplace runs on forced labor and pollution and no one cares because we are all addicted to consumption and convenience.”
How could a song about all of that not absolutely rock?
Learn more about Sexbruise? and join their following at facebook.com/sexbruise.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NO. 2024-CP-10-00896
Ebony Brooks, Plaintiff, vs. Chill-n-Grill, LLC, Defendant. SUMMONS
TO THE DEFENDANT, CHILL-N-GRILL, LLC.: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action of which a copy is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscriber at their offices, 1430 Richland Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201, no later than thirty (30) days after the first date of service of this publication, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Complaint in this action and serve a copy of your answer to said Complaint on the subscriber within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said Complaint and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE OF FILING OF THE COMPLAINT
TAKE NOTICE that the Summons in the above-entitled action, of which the foregoing is a copy, together with the Complaint herein was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County on February 19, 2024.
Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, Section 15-35-900, et seq. of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended.
BY: s/Jane H. Downey Jane H. Downey, 15045 BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, PC 1501 Main Street, Suite 310 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Tel. 803.251.8814
E-Mail: jdowney@bakerdonelson.com
Attorneys for Judgment Creditor November 15, 2023
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2024-DR-10-739
LEAH A. JENKINS, Plaintiff, vs. ORLANDO K.A. BLOWE, JR., Defendants.
SUMMONS
2024-ES-10-0898
DOD: 8/16/23
Pers. Rep: WILLIAM ROWAN 1559 TIDAL MARSH LN., MT. PLEASANT, SC 29466
Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401
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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:
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: DIANE JAFFE
2024-ES-10-0788
DOD: 3/14/24
Pers. Rep: BETH STONE
3288 MILLER DR., LADSON, SC 29456
Atty: ROBERT BERNSTEIN, ESQ. 5418 B RIVERS AVE., NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406
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Estate of: ROBERT PAUL WOLF 2024-ES-10-0969
DOD: 4/21/24
TIMOTHY ROBERT MERZ
2024-ES-10-0182
DOD: 12/31/23
Pers. Rep: MELANIE KATHERINE MERZ 1229 PARKWOOD ESTATES DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407
Atty: THOMAS BRUSH, ESQ. 12 CARRIAGE LN., #A CHARLESTON, SC 29407
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Estate of: KENNETH HUGH WILSON 2024-ES-10-0744
DOD: 3/22/24
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Tyler D. Bailey, Esquire Bailey Law Firm, LLC 1430 Richland Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No. 2023-CP-10-05602
M&O HOLDINGS, LLC Judgment Creditor, V. DAVID E. CUNNINGHAM, Judgment Debtor.
NOTICE OF FILING OF FOREIGN JUDGMENT
TO: DAVID E. CUNNINGHAM: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Foreign Judgment and Affidavit were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, whose address is set forth below, on the 15th of November, 2023; that you, as the Judgment Debtor, have thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of this Notice to seek relief from the enforcement of this Judgment; and that if the Judgment is not satisfied and no relief is sought within thirty (30) days, the Judgment will be enforced in this State in the same manner as a judgment of this State.
You are further advised that the name and address of the Judgment Creditor is as follows:
M&O Holdings, LLC c/o Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 1501 Main Street, Suite 310 Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Attn: Jane H. Downey, Esq.
You are further advised that the name and address of the attorney for the Judgment Creditor is as follows:
Jane H. Downey, Esquire
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 1501 Main Street, Suite 310 Columbia, South Carolina 29201
You are further advised that the name and address of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina is as follows:
The Honorable Julie J. Armstrong Charleston County Clerk of Court 100 Broad St Charleston, SC 29401
This Notice is being filed and served in accordance with the provisions of the South Carolina
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 the said Complaint upon the Plaintiff’s attorney, Tyla N. Bowman, Esquire within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you, not counting the day of service, If you fail to submit your Answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
TYLA N. BOWMAN, ESQUIRE
Attorney for the Plaintiff P.O. Box 63384
North Charleston, SC 29419-2252
T: (843) 300-0373
F: (843) 273-8481
E tyla@bowman-law.net
March 11, 2024
North Charleston, SC
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: PATRICIA ELIZABETH SOLOMON 2024-ES-10-0818
DOD: 4/17/24
Pers. Rep: AMELIA SOLOMON WARING 97 SOUTH BATTERY, CHARLESTON, SC 29401
Atty: BRADISH J. WARING, ESQ. 25 CALHOUN ST., #250, CHARLESTON, SC 29401
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Estate of: STEPHEN HENRY HOWARD
2024-ES-10-0854
DOD: 9/14/23
Pers. Rep: SUSAN A. BRIDGES PO BOX 3484, SPARTANBURG, SC 29304
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Estate of: JEANETTE HANKS SHERMAN 2024-ES-10-0870
DOD: 3/26/24
Pers. Rep: KELLY JENNIFER JENKINS 4320 COVINGTON DR., NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29418
Pers. Rep: KATRENA RENEE HANKS 721 BROAD ST., #701, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37402
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Estate of: ANNA MARIA ROWAN
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:
GEORGE ALBERT MORASKA, JR.
2024-ES-10-0773
DOD: 3/26/24
Pers. Rep: MARY HENDRICKS MORASKA 61 MANCHESTER RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29407
Atty: KATHLEEN MORASKA FERRI, ESQ. PO BOX 31776
CHARLESTON, SC 29417
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Estate of: BUIST LUCAS HANAHAN 2024-ES-10-0785
DOD: 2/17/24
Pers. Rep: MIKEL SCARBOROUGH 339 MARTELLO DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412
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Estate of: EUBERT YANCY JOHNSON, JR. 2024-ES-10-0797
DOD: 7/18/23
Pers. Rep: JOHN KOTCHISH 223 LAKE HILTON DR. CHAPIN, SC 29036
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Estate of: VICKY ELIZABETH GARNER
2024-ES-10-0800
DOD: 10/10/23
Pers. Rep: JAMES B. ALTMAN 1236 SILVERLEAF CIR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412
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Estate of: RUTH N. WATERS
2024-ES-10-0811
DOD: 11/14/23
Pers. Rep: LEVI ANTHONY WATERS 5569 FRISCO LN. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455
Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401
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Estate of: MITCHELL ALLEN COHEN
2024-ES-10-0812
DOD: 4/1/24
Pers. Rep: ROSS B. COHEN 21 THORNTON ST. LAWRENCE, MA 01841
Atty: LISA WOLFF HERBERT, ESQ. 864 LOWCOUNTRY BLVD., #C MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464
Pers. Rep: DAVID WOLF
748 D ST. ANDREWS BLVD., CHARLESTON, SC 29407
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: MICHELLE GARTMAN GOFF 2024-ES-10-0591
DOD: 11/23/23
Pers. Rep: LISA HALL 4457 HWY 174, HOLLYWOOD, SC 29449
Atty: JONATHAN E. SPITZ, ESQ. PO BOX 11262, COLUMBIA, SC 29211
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Estate of: BRUCE SAMUEL BROWN, SR. 2024-ES-10-0798
DOD: 12/21/23
Pers. Rep: ROBIN MICHELLE BROWN-BURDEN 5065 TOWLES RD., HOLLYWOOD, SC 29449
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Estate of: LAVONNE NALLEY PHILLIPS 2024-ES-10-0860
DOD: 3/14/24
Pers. Rep: ALTON C. PHILLIPS 2 CHISOLM ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 Pers. Rep: GEORGE MARK PHILLIPS
40 MURRAY BLVD., CHARLESTON, SC 29401
Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 *********** Estate of: DORINDA BIRD QUARTERMAN HARMON
2024-ES-10-0866
DOD: 3/25/24
Pers. Rep: TERRY WAYNE HARMON
784 CREEKSIDE DR., CHARLESTON, SC 29412 ***********
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO: 2024-CP-2570 Ray Deas, Henry Lawrence, Jr., Rovenia Lawrence Shaw, Lawanda Lawrence Glearas, Marcia Lawrence Edwards, Sophia Lawrence Simmons Cynthia Lawrence, Plaintiffs
6/18/2024
1:15 PM
Donte Smith
Boxes, mower, equipment
Jayden Williams Furniture clothes boxes
Arshaw Brown
Contents of 1 bedroom
Moye Gadson Clothes 2 basinet crate, car seat
Robert Kara Clothes, pottery, household goods, desk
Alona Virgin Small dresser boxes
The auction will be listed and advertised on www.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, PLAINTIFF,
vs. Harold M Southworth; Bonny M Southworth; The United States of America, by and through its Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development; South Carolina Department of Revenue; Virginia W Barbour and if Virginia W Barbour be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estate of Virginia W Barbour, distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Virginia W Barbour, and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe, DEFENDANT(S)
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)
C/A NO: 2024-CP-10-01628 DEFICIENCY WAIVED
TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCACR,
effective June 1, 1999.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.
NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court on March 27, 2024 and the Amended Summons and Complaint were filed on April 18, 2024.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT(S) IN MILITARY SERVICE TO UNKNOWN OR KNOWN DEFENDANTS THAT MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED that Plaintiff’s attorney has applied for the appointment of an attorney to represent you. If you fail to apply for the appointment of an attorney to represent you within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you Plaintiff’s appointment will be made absolute with no further action from Plaintiff.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 8237 Columbia, SC 29202 Firm Case No.: 19929 - 95538
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2024-CP-10-01921
DARRELL SPANN, DANIEL SPANN, MAURICE SPANN and MARCUS SPANN, Plaintiffs,
v.
MARGIE B. SPANN also known as MARGIE SPANN GRANT, a deceased person and her heirs, distributees, personal representatives, successors and assigns and spouses, if any she has and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: 2208 Bailey Drive in North Charleston Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 469-10-00-177
and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe and MELVIN GRANT, Defendants.
SUMMONS & NOTICE
To the Defendants above-named:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.
NOTICE OF FILING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, Complaint and Lis Pendens were filed on April 12th, 2024, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on April 12th, 2024 and the Order of Publication was filed on May 24th, 2024 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B. Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated April 12th, 2024 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.
THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the buildings thereon, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 626, Block LZ, Dorchester Terrace Section 5, as shown on a plat recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book F, Page 148; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.
TMS # 469-10-00-177
s/Jeffrey T. Spell
Jeffrey T. Spell 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553
jeff@jeffspell.com
Attorney for Plaintiff
May 29th, 2024 Date
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NO. 2024-CP-10-02144
THOMAS C. MAHON, Plaintiff,
v. JOHN J. KOEHLER, a deceased person, his heirs-at-law, personal representatives, successors, and assigns and spouses if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: 15-C Par Drive Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 358-03-00-040 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the military service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe and DEBORAH S. KOEHLER, Defendants.
SUMMONS & NOTICE
To the Defendants above-named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.
NOTICE OF FILING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, Complaint and Lis Pendens were filed on April 24th, 2024, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on April 25th, 2024 and the Order of Publication was filed on May 15th, 2024 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B. Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated April 25th, 2024 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.
THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the subdivision known as Shadowmoss Plantation, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina and shown and designated as Lot 25, Southport Greens at Shadowmoss Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina, on a plat by George A.Z. Johnson, Jr., Inc. dated November 25th, 1985
and recorded December 19th, 1985, in Plat Book BG at Page 98 in the RMC Office for Charleston County. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings, more or less, as are shown on said plat.
TMS # 358-03-00-040
s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 jeff@jeffspell.com Attorney for Plaintiff May 15th, 2024 Date
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2023-CP-10-05768
WAYNE M. LEE, Plaintiff, vs. ANTWOIN RICHARDSON, SHAWN RICHARDSON, MELVIN LEE, NATHANIEL WRIGHT, GREGORY H. LEE, TAISHA LEE, NORMA LEE, JABBAR WRIGHT, DURON LEE, HOWARD BLYE, DOLL BLYE, JOSEPH BLYE JR., RENALDA BLYE, WATERLANE BLYE, HARWICH BLYE, JOSEPH BLYE (Sally Blye’s son), ELIZABETH BLYE, SIMON BLYE JR., THOMASINA INEZ RICE, MIRIAM WASHINTON, PEGGY THOMPSON, BENJAMIN ROPER, JOHN ROPER, ABRAHAM ROPER III, JERRY LEE ROPER, UNKNOWN DAUGHTERS, IF ANY, OF ULYESSE ROPER, DARRELL GADSON, SEBASTIAN LEE, and if any of these Defendants be deceased, then 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, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of any of the said Defendants, if any be deceased, and SIMON BLYE, GEORGE BLYE, LULA BLYE,REBECCA BLYE, ISAIAH BLYE, JOSEPH BLYE, RITCHIE BLYE, RODNEY BLYE, JOHN LEE, DIEATREA LEE, SIMON BLYE III, BRIAN BLYE, PHILLIP BLYE, PAMELA BLYE, ETHEL BLYE, ABRAHAM ROPER JR., ULYESSE ROPER, JOHN ROPER, ELLA ROPER, ETHEL VIOLA ROPER GADSON and RAYMOND LEE, all of whom are 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 parcel of real estate described in the Amended Lis Pendens and Amended Complaint filed herein, Defendants.
AMENDED SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended 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 Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.
NOTICE OF FILING
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Amended Summons, Amended Lis Pendens, Amended Notice and Amended Complaint in the above action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 14, 2023.
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Plaintiff has commenced an action in the above named Court against the Defendants above named to clear title to the parcel of real estate hereinafter described (“Subject Property”) and to establish ownership of the Subject Property in the names of the owners as lawful heirs of the late Simon Blye, free and clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbrances whatsoever, saving and excepting outstanding real property taxes, as well as to effect a Partition by Sale of the Subject Property in accordance with the statutory and common laws of the State of South Carolina.
The parcel of real estate 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 lot, piece or parcel or land, situate, lying and being on Morrison Street in the Town of Mount Pleasant, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, containing one-half (½) acre, more or less .BEING the same property conveyed to Simon Blye by deed of Osborne Johnson dated October 19, 1914, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County in Book N-028, at Page 216. TMS#: 532-01-00-212
NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI
You will please take notice that by Consent Order filed in the Clerk’s Office on May 22, 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 Simon Blye, George Blye, Lula Blye, Rebecca Blue, Isaiah Blye, Joseph Blye, Ritchie Blye, Rodney Blye, John Lee, Dieatrea Lee, Simon Blye III, Brian Blye, Phillip Blye, Pamela Blye, Ethel Blye, Ethel Blye, Abraham Roper Jr., Ulyesse Roper, John Roper, Ella Roper, Ethel Viola Roper-Gadson and Raymond Lee, 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 Amended Lis Pendens and Amended 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 Amended 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
MYERS, ANDREA L. MYERS, 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, devisee, leatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of any of the said Defendants, if any be deceased, and SAMBO SIMMONS, CHARLES LASAINE aka Charlie Lesesne, ANDREW LA’SAINE Sr. aka Andrew Lasane, ELOUISE M. LA’SANE aka Elouise M. LaSaine, ANDREW LA’SAINE JR. aka Andrew Lasaine, RAYMOND LA’SAINE aka Raymond Lasaine,CHARLOTTE L. LEACH, CHRISTIAN CHRISTOPHER LA’SAINE aka Christian Julius Lesane, SHAMEEN MYZEL fka Richard Meyers Jr., HENRY LA’SAINE, CHARLES LA’SANE aka Charles Lasaine, THELMA L. KIZER, JOSEPHINE L. MYERS and WILLIAM MAZYCK, all of whom are 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 parcels 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 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 October13, 2023.
LIS PENDENS
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 Sambo Simmons, Charles Lasaine aka Charles Lesesne, Andrew La’Saine Sr. aka Andrew Lasane, Elouise M. La’Sane aka Elouise M. LaSaine, Andrew LaSaine Jr. aka Andrew Lasaine, Raymond La’Saine aka Raymond Lasaine, Charlotte L. Leach, Christian Christopher La’Saine aka Christian Julius Lesane, Shameen Myzel fka Richard Myers Jr., Henry La’Saine, Charles La’Sane aka Charles Lasaine, Thelma L. Kizer, Josephine L. Myers and William Mazyck, 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
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2024-CP-10-01877
SUMMONS (Negligence/Automobile Wreck) (Jury Trial Requested) Willie White, Plaintiff, v. Elmer Morales, Defendant, TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2023-CP-10-05061
MARGARETTE L. KENNEDY, JIMMIE LESESNE aka Jimmie La’Saine, AND THERESIA LA’SAINE-ALSTON, Plaintiffs, vs. AARON LA’SAINE, TIMOTHY KIZER JR., TYRONE KIZER, TIMEKA KIZER, GEANETTS LASAINE, PATRICIA MYERSTUESDAY, CHARLOTTE T. MYERS, SHEILA MYERS, ERNESTINE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiffs against the Defendants to quiet title to, and partition by sale, real property hereinafter described (“Subject Property”) and to establish ownership of the Subject Property in the name of the lawful heirs of Charles Lasaine aka Charles Lesesne. 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 off Old Collins Creek Road, St. James Santee Parish, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, containing four (4) acres, more or less. BEING a portion of the same property conveyed to Charlie Lesesne by deed of Philip P. Mazyck, Executor of Last Will and Testament of William Mazyck, dated March 5, 1908, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County on April 20, 1911 in Book D-026, at Page 118.
TMS#: 802-00-00-033
NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI
You will please take notice that by Consent Order filed in the Clerk’s Office on May 16, 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
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 said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office at 5861 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, South Carolina 29406, 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, exclusive of the day of such service, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE OF FILING: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the original Summons and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed April 10, 2024 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, for such relief as set forth in the Complaint.
JOYE LAW FIRM, L.L.P. Robert P. Howell SC Bar No.: 104967 5861 Rivers Ave. North Charleston, SC 29406 Office: 843-725-2328
Fax: 843-529-9180
Email: rhowell@joyelawfirm.com Attorney for Plaintiff
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NO.: 2024-CP-10-01428
SUMMONS
(Negligence/Automobile Wreck)
(Jury Trial Requested)
John Green, Plaintiff, vs. Connor Baird,
Defendant
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 said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office at 5861 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, South Carolina 29406, 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, exclusive of the day of such service, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
JOYE LAW FIRM, L.L.P.
By: s/William Asche
William C. Asche
SC Bar No.: 101989 5861 Rivers Ave.
North Charleston, SC 29406 Office: 843-725-4259 Fax: 843-529-9180
Email: wasche@joyelawfirm.com
Attorney for Plaintiff
North Charleston, South Carolina
This 15th day of March, 2024.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Case No. 2024-CP-10-00285
AAA Offshore Towing, Salvage, and Environmental, LLC, Plaintiff, v. Randolph Williams, Deceased, Linda M. Williams, Antoine B. Williams, Trent B. Williams, Sadie Singleton, Deceased, the Heirs of Sadie Singleton, Delores S. Dilligard, Deceased, the Heirs of Delores S. Dilligard, Sherry D. Lumpkin, Akeisha James, Jerome Singleton, Deceased, the Heirs of Jerome Singleton, Tara R. Shine, Lula R. Goliday a/k/a Lula Mae Dixon, the Heirs of Lula R. Goliday a/k/a Lula Mae Dixon, Curtis B. Dixon, Sr., Kevin L. Dixon, Curtis B. Dixon, Jr., Kwame Kinlaw, Eva K. Reeves, George A. Kinlaw, Joseph Kinlaw, Deceased, the Heirs of Joseph Kinlaw, James Kinlaw, Kenneth Kinlaw, Ronald Horry, Deborah Horry, Joseph Ramsey, and if any of the individually named defendants are deceased, then their heirs or devisees at law, and any other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest, in or lien upon the real property described herein, and any unknown infants or persons under disability or persons in the military services hereby designated as a class as John Doe and Mary Roe, Defendants.
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
TO: THE DEFENDANTS SHERRY D. LUMPKIN, AKEISHA JAMES, GEORGE A. KINLAW, AND JOSEPH RAMSEY:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2151 Pickens Street, Suite 500, P.O. Box 11449, Columbia, SC 29211, within thirty (30) days after service thereof 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 the relief demanded in said Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned attorney on behalf of the Plaintiff herein, will
seek the agreement and stipulation of all parties not in default for an Order of Reference to the for Charleston stipulating that said may enter a final judgment in this case.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 18, 2024.
s/Christopher L. Boguski
Paul H. Hoefer [SC Bar # 77506]
Christopher L. Boguski [SC Bar #100546]
ROBINSON GRAY STEPP & LAFFITTE, LLC
P.O. BOX 11449
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 929-1400 phoefer@robinsongray.com cboguski@robinsongray.com
Attorney for Plaintiff
Columbia, South Carolina May 23, 2024
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been or will be commenced by the Plaintiff above named against the Defendants above named to have title to real properties quieted in the name of Plaintiff.
The properties that are the subject matter of this action are situated in Charleston County and are more properly described as follows: All that lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in The Town of Awendaw, Christ Church Parish, Charleston County, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot 2, containing 2.27 acres on a plat made by ARC Surveying Company, Inc. dated July 1, 1999, and revised on January 12, 2000 entitled “TOWN OF AWENDAW, A PLAT OF 22.68 ACRES SUBDIVIDED INTO LOTS 1 AND 2, AND RESIDUAL, CHRIST CHURCH PARISH, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA”, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book ED, Page 778. Said tract of land having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as shown on said plat, which plat is incorporated herein by reference.
BEING a portion of the property conveyed to numerous grantees by deed of Roger M. Young, Master in Equity for Charleston County dated April 13, 1998 and recorded on April 21, 1998 in Book F-301, Page 161.
BEING the same property conveyed to Joseph Ramsey by deed of William W. Snipes a/k/a Wayne Snipes, Marquis Kinlaw, Rosetta K. Young, Mary K. Brown a/k/a Hattie Kinlaw, William Kinlaw, and Adam Kinlaw dated December 26, 2001 and recorded December 27, 2001 in Book X391 at Page 812.
TMS No. 644-00-00-011
ROBINSON GRAY STEPP & LAFFITTE, LLC
By: s/Paul H. Hoefer
Paul H. Hoefer (SC Bar No. 77506) Christopher L. Boguski (SC Bar No. 100546) Post Office Box 11449 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 929-1400 phoefer@robinsongray.com cboguski@robinsongray.com
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
January 18, 2024
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:
BARBARA ANN BRUSS
2024-ES-10-0912
DOD: 4/5/24
Pers. Rep:
MICHAEL KENNETH BRUSS 1598 SEABAGO DR., CHARLESTON, SC 29414
***********
Estate of: MAXINE ROSE GLADDEN 2024-ES-10-0925
DOD: 6/12/23
Pers. Rep: DANA OCHENDU MARTIN 11280 NORTH VENTURA AVE., OJAI, CA 93023
Atty:
JEFFREY T. SPELL, ESQ. 925 WAPPOO RD., #B, CHARLESTON, SC 29407
***********
Estate of:
CARROLL ROSS HAMILTON, JR.
2024-ES-10-0930
DOD: 4/15/24
Pers. Rep: LORI ANN BATALLER 2925 WATERLEAF RD., JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455
***********
Estate of:
LIZZY CATHERINE ZITO
2024-ES-10-0937
DOD: 4/28/24
Pers. Rep: FRANK ZITO 104 ALLAGASH LN., SIMPSONVILLE, SC 29680
Atty:
JONATHAN S. ALTMAN, ESQ. 575 KING ST., #B, CHARLESTON, SC 29403 ***********
Estate of: EBEN ROGER RUMPH 2024-ES-10-0941
DOD: 4/18/24
Pers. Rep: PATRICIA E. RUMPH 1081 RIVER RD., JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455
Atty:
BARRY C. HOLDEN, ESQ. 916 PALM BLVD., #7, ISLE OF PALMS, SC 29451
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Wilmington Trust Company as successor trustee to The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York as successor trustee for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders of Popular ABS, Inc. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-2, PLAINTIFF, vs. Rose C Harris, and if Rose C Harris be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estate of Rose C Harris, distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Rose C Harris, and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe; Frank Harris; SC Housing Corp., DEFENDANT(S)
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)
C/A NO: 2024-CP-10-02552
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 SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.
NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court on May 15, 2024.
NOTICE TO APPOINT ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT(S) IN MILITARY SERVICE
TO UNKNOWN OR KNOWN DEFENDANTS THAT MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED that Plaintiff’s attorney has applied for the appointment of an attorney to represent you. If you fail to apply for the appointment of an attorney to represent you within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you Plaintiff’s appointment will be made absolute with no further action from Plaintiff.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 8237 Columbia, SC 29202 Firm Case No: 19149 - 91123
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13. Keep tempo with, as a song (just not on beats 1 and 3)
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27. Singer settings, in literature
28. Suffix after ion or union
29. Actor Heo Sung-___ who played gangster Jang Deok-su in “Squid Game”
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32. MKE abbr.
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37. Namesake, say
38. Edinburgh-to-London dir.
39. Far from
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42. Silicate mineral that sounds like paradise?
47. Crafts under investigation in 2024
48. Sierra follower
49. Played
50. Sci-fi villains that debuted in 1963
51. Middle name in the “black-ish” cast
52. Bingo coinage?
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2. Resort to
3. Cell finish?
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5. Washington Mystics and Capitals owner Ted
6. Headwear that may ring a bell?
7. Andy’s role on “Taxi”
8. Material at the back
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