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Come celebrate New Year’s Eve with us as we bid farewell to the old and welcome the new style. Prepare yourself for a night that will be filled with laughter, dancing, and joyous celebrations.
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Here are bills that will fuel
busy 2025 legislative session
By Jack O’Toole
South Carolina legislators prefile hundreds of bills every year ahead of the January session. Some are serious bills, filed by serious legislators with serious plans to get them passed. Others are the political equivalent of a Hail Mary in football — thrown up with more hope than confidence. And a few are pure “message bills,” offered to get attention or make a point, but with no hope of even getting a committee hearing. Here are a few of each kind that have caught the Charleston City Paper ’s eye heading into 2025.
Bills with popular support
Several bills currently have popular support or are new ideas on major issues that may get serious consideration during the 2025 session, including:
School vouchers (S. 62): After seeing two private school voucher plans struck down in the S.C. Supreme Court due to the state constitution’s prohibition against using public funds to benefit private schools, supporters are now proposing to use state lottery dollars to fund the program. Under the bill, families making up to $187,000 would be eligible. Primary sponsor: Sen. Greg Hembree, R-Horry. Raise teacher pay (S. 30): Higher teacher salaries are a bipartisan pri-
ority heading into the next session, with the S.C. Education Department already requesting a new $50,000 minimum, up from $47,000 this year. Going even further, and more of a stretch, is S. 30, which would require teachers “to be paid the average national teacher salary instead of the Southeastern average.” The national average is currently $71,699. Primary sponsor: Sen. Karl Allen, D-Greenville. Hate crimes (H. 3039): Named the “Sen. Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act” in remembrance of the nine parishioners lost in the hate-fueled massacre at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston in 2015, the law would stiffen penalties for crimes motivated by racial, religious or other animus. Previous versions of the bill have passed the House in each of the last two sessions before dying in the Senate without a vote. South Carolina and Wyoming are currently the only states without a hate crimes law on the books. Primary sponsor: Rep. Wendell Gilliard, D-Charleston. Nuclear restart (S. 51): The 2017 collapse of the V.C. Summer nuclear power project sent several utility officials to prison and left ratepayers on the hook for $9 billion. After a state panel determined earlier this year that the project could in theory be restarted to allow the state to generate much-needed power, this bill would direct state-owned utility Santee Cooper to invite proposals from private companies to complete the project using non-public funds. Primary
sponsor: Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort. Diversity, equity and inclusion ban (H. 3184): With university DEI departments under fire across the country, this legislation would restrict DEI initiatives in state institutions of higher education. The ban would include mandatory DEI training, DEI statements and the consideration of diversity issues in admissions and employment decisions. Primary sponsor: Rep. Josiah Magnuson, R-Spartanburg.
Tax-free baby formula (S. 14): Under current law, South Carolina exempts several categories of goods and services, including unprepared food and prescription medicines, from the state’s 6% sales tax. Under this bill, which already has two Republican cosponsors, baby formula and baby food would be added to the list. Primary sponsor: Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg.
Potentially tougher paths
The following proposals, while popular among factions of lawmakers who tend to be on the ends of political spectrums, may face steeper uphill climbs for passage in the coming year.
Death penalty for abortion (H. 3537): Under current law, abortions are banned in South Carolina after six weeks, with limited exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the
Charleston Cigar Factory named national landmark
The U.S. Department of Interior on Monday announced the Charleston Cigar Factory and four other spots around the country to be national historic landmarks recognizing women’s history.
The building was pivotal in Southern labor activism during the mid-20th century as African-American workers at the Charleston Cigar Factory, who were also Food, Tobacco and Allied Workers union members, staged sit-down strikes in front of the factory from October 1945 to March 1946 over unfair pay, work conditions and racial discrimination.
“The strike at the Charleston Cigar Factory illustrates the nationally significant strike wave and its immediate aftermath,” according to the National Park Service. “Perhaps most importantly, the strike formed a nexus between the labor and civil rights movements, an intersection that shaped the trajectory of labor activism during the second half of the twentieth century.”
Despite the building having gone through many renovations since it ended cigar production in 1973, the U.S. Department of Interior said it still maintains its original integrity, allowing the designation. City Paper Staff
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Gas prices climbed a penny per gallon in the Palmetto State over the last week, marking the beginning of a typical end-of-year rise ahead of the holidays. Prices in S.C. are about 0.4 cents per gallon higher than last month (aww), but 1.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago (yay!). Source: GasBuddy
GUN VIOLENCE COUNTER
5 shot, killed across S.C. Dec. 12 to Dec. 17
Five people died in shootings in Richland, Allendale, Laurens and Marion counties. Five more were hurt in shootings across the state. Nationally, there were seven mass shootings for the week, totalling 488 for the year.
Sources: gunviolencearchive.org; S.C. official and media reports
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Area DUI arrests, enforcement increase ahead of holidays
By Skyler Baldwin
Drunken driving arrests are up in Charleston and North Charleston this year compared to last year, according to police spokesmen in both cities.
Through Nov. 30, Charleston police made 531 DUI arrests in 2024, compared to 419 at the same time last year. In North Charleston, officers made 112 arrests this year to date, compared to 70 in the same period last year.
There could be a lot of different reasons for the increases, Charleston police spokesman Christopher Stinson said, especially considering a continuing reduction in DUI-related traffic fatalities. Higher arrests may not necessarily mean more people are driving under the influence, but could be a sign that police have been more thorough in enforcement.
“This is something we look for in trends,” Stinson said. “We’re hoping with this decrease in fatalities, and increase in arrests, that we’re moving in the right direction.”
Exact numbers for DUI-related fatalities were not immediately available.
Nicholas Pye, a Charleston-based trooper with the S.C. Highway Patrol (SCHP), said he’s also noticed the downward trend.
“There’s a lot of factors that play into it,” he said. “How many more people are moving to Charleston, for example? There’s different trends that happen, and preliminary numbers showing we’re down on fatalities — that’s always a good thing.”
Enforcement to tighten during holidays
Several local police departments partnered with the SCHP for its annual Sober or Slammer campaign that kicked off last week. The campaign encourages people to plan ahead during the holiday season and avoid getting behind the wheel if they plan on drinking.
Pye said campaigns plus firm and frequent reminders are effective at reducing DUI-related incidents during the holidays. He said while there’s probably a much higher percentage of people who drink on New
“It comes down to each individual person to say, ‘Hey, I’m not going to make this terrible decision.’ But unfortunately, around this time of year, we see poor planning on everyone’s part, and that’s where we get into trouble.”
—S.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Nicholas Pye
Year’s Eve than any other day of the year, he doesn’t see it as the worst night of the year on roads. A big reason: People often plan ahead.
“This time of year, there are a lot more holiday parties, a lot more hanging out with friends and family, and people are going to consume alcohol,” Pye said. “It comes down to each individual person to say, ‘Hey, I’m not going to make this terrible decision.’ But unfortunately, around this time of year, we see poor planning on everyone’s part, and that’s where we get into trouble.”
Stinson said the campaign is meant to show a united front with surrounding agencies.
“There are so many options out there to get home safely these days,” he said. “Please make a plan. Use these ride-share services. There’s just no excuse to drive drunk in 2024.”
Pye said it’s also encouraging to see more people using ride-share services at night.
“It’s a good sign when we’re out on a Saturday or Sunday night and we see all these cars driving by us with the Uber or Lyft light on,” he said.
“We’re doing our job if we pull over someone who is driving under the influence, of course, but we want to make sure people never get behind the wheel of a car impaired in the first place.”
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mother. This bill would effectively ban the procedure by establishing that life begins at conception and bringing abortion under the state’s homicide statutes, which allow the death penalty for murder. Primary sponsor: Rep. Robert Harris, R-Spartanburg. No income tax up to $1M (H. 3498): House leaders have said that income tax cuts will be a major focus in 2025, with a goal of getting rates below the Southeastern average. The most ambitious legislation filed to date is H. 3498, which would set the tax bracket on all income up to $1 million at 0%. Primary sponsor: Rep. Jordan Pace, R-Berkeley. Medical marijuana for veterans with PTSD (H. 3018): After failing to get medical marijuana legislation over the finish line in the last two sessions, supporters will try again next year with a limited initiative to OK the use of marijuana by U.S. military veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Under the bill, vets with a combat-related diagnosis of PTSD and an honorable discharge would be allowed to possess up to one ounce of marijuana or 10 grams of hashish. Primary sponsor: Rep. Todd Rutherford, D-Richland.
A voter referendum on Medicaid expansion (H. 3377): Facing seemingly implacable opposition from Gov. Henry McMaster and GOP supermajorities in both chambers of the legislature, Democratic supporters of Medicaid expansion are now proposing to let the voters have their say directly in a non-binding advisory referendum. South Carolina is one of 10 states that has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, leaving more than 350,000 otherwise eligible residents without coverage. Primary sponsor: Rep. Kambrell Garvin, D-Richland. No gender changes on birth certificates (H. 3095): With youth genderdysphoria treatment bans such as the one passed in S.C. last year under active review in the U.S. Supreme Court, S.C. Sen. Majority Leader Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, has said that further transgender legislation is unlikely to be a priority. Nevertheless, this House bill would prohibit gender changes on state-issued birth certificates. Primary sponsor: Rep. Steven Long, R-Spartanburg. Sports betting (H. 3625): Despite almost $300,000 in lobbying support from major industry players like the Sports Betting Alliance, a bill to legalize mobile phone-based sports gambling in the Palmetto State died late in the 2024 session. Supporters of proposed legislation note that North Carolina has brought in about $100 million in sports gambling tax revenues since instituting it nine months ago. Opponents point to studies showing that severe problem gambling rates rise dramatically after such laws are passed. Primary sponsor: Rep. Chris Murphy, R-Dorchester.
Blotter of the Week
Charleston police on Dec. 2 pulled over a car being driven by a West Ashley man near Savage Road for having an expired tag. While searching the vehicle, police found about 2 grams of marijuana in a Rick and Morty package. Yeah, honestly, that checks out. Officers let the man off with a warning for the drugs and suspended tag.
Just lookin’
A North Charleston man on Dec. 15 told police that someone broke into his vehicle while it was parked overnight at a Prospect Drive hotel. The man said his center console, glove box and an Amazon package in the backseat were all opened. Paperwork was strewn about the vehicle, but nothing was taken. Guess the not-thief was just window shopping for that perfect Christmas gift.
Waiting for our invite
Two North Charleston men on Dec. 7 reportedly stole $1,500 in ribs, shrimp and crab legs (which we imagine is a lot of food) from a Dorchester Road grocery store’s meat department. Security footage captured the pair fleeing through the rear produce prep doors and driving away in a Honda Accord, presumably to get ready for what we expect to be a top-tier Christmas party.
By Skyler Baldwin
Illustration
by
Steve Stegelin
The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between Dec. 2 and Dec. 15.
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Good leadership can be a heartfelt apology
Try to remember the last time that a politician realized an idea wasn’t right and apologized for pushing it. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it’s a marvel. And what it shows is good leadership.
Hats off to Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie for pulling a recent proposal to add an extra penny in local sales taxes to fuel infrastructure improvements to boost tourism around the Patriots Point area.
The notion wasn’t necessarily wrong because it is smart to invest more in the business district to make it more attractive for meetings, sporting events and more. But it wasn’t the right time and it wasn’t rolled out properly, which Haynie figured out after a noisy town meeting.
Rather than hemming and hawing, he did what a good leader should — drop the plan, apologize and move on.
In fact, he was admirably frank in holding himself fully accountable. “I come before you today to take full responsibility for the shortcomings and the bad optics of the rollout of the plan the town is considering for the Patriots Point district, and to ask for your forgiveness,” he said at a recent press conference. “I’m also announcing that the controversial funding mechanism, the 1% retail sales tax, will not be considered, and that the idea will be dropped completely, including any discussion about a referendum since that tax will not be used regardless.”
Refreshing, right? We need more of that kind of candor in our leaders.
In North Charleston, new Mayor Reggie Burgess also seems to be listening. Not only did Burgess call in a third party to help vet candidates to be police chief — without
automatically picking an insider for the job — he is getting credit for a recent city reorganization. And he shows up a lot for community events, regardless of whether there are television cameras around. He’s there because he knows it’s good for his city.
Contrast this style with what’s happening in Charleston and on Charleston County Council.
Freshman Charleston Mayor William Cogswell also reorganized, but in such a way as to put all city departments under a newly-hired, non-elected chief of staff. Only two other people now report to Cogswell, compared to more than 20 with the previous mayor. Additionally, Cogswell and his team continue to wage a battle of silence with the local press. He hasn’t, for example, agreed to an interview with the City Paper since he was elected in November 2023 when a spokesperson said the newspaper wasn’t a priority for him. And it’s not just us: Other outlets also have complained about Cogswell’s lack of accessibility and transparency.
As for county council, it seems to operate as if cloaks and daggers were all the rage. Members generally seem unable to pivot on a failed plan to extend Interstate 526 after voters overwhelmingly canned a half-penny sales tax referendum that would have sent more than $2.3 billion toward building the road.
Good leadership often centers on pushing smart proposals that move a city or county forward. But as Haynie’s recent mea culpa proved, good leadership also is realizing something ain’t right in Dodge, backing off and looking for a new solution.
CHARLESTON CHECKLIST of
community objectives
We encourage community leaders to act on these audacious priorities:
1. Deal with the water. Build a strong resiliency plan to harden infrastructure and make smart climate change decisions about development, roads and quality of life.
2. Fix roads, traffic. Repair and improve roads and reduce traffic. Speed up alternatives, including more public transportation.
3. Be smarter about education. Inject new energy into the broken Charleston County school board by focusing on kids, not national mantras.
4. Conduct public business in public. Be transparent in public business. Stop the secrecy.
5. Invest in quality of life. Build more parks. Have more festivals. Invest in infrastructure that promotes a broad sense of community.
6. Engage in real racial conciliation. If we embark on more conversations and actions on racial reconciliation, our community will strengthen and grow.
7. Develop fewer hotels, more affordable housing. Make Charleston a more affordable place to live for everyone.
8. Develop Union Pier at scale. Let’s not put ship-sized buildings on the coveted Union Pier property downtown. Instead, make what comes appropriate.
9. Build and follow a 50-year plan. Plan for the county’s long-term future and follow the plan.
10. Pay people more. Pay a living wage. Push South Carolina lawmakers to set a real minimum wage.
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GARY A. LING
ACCIDENT AND INJURY CASES
10 tips for more effective writing, communication
By Andy Brack
Good writing and effective communication go hand-in-hand. When asked to share how to write better — particularly in days when people use emojis and new acronyms (LMAO) faster than a speeding bullet — we often suggest an oldie but a goodie: Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style.
The book started as a short guide to better writing for students in Cornell University English professor Will Strunk’s classes after World War I. Celebrated writer E.B. White, once a Strunk student, updated it for broad dissemination in the late 1950s.
“Will felt that the reader was in serious trouble most of the time, floundering in a swamp, and that it was the duty of anyone attempting to write English to drain this swamp quickly and get his man up on dry ground, or at least throw him a rope,” White explained in his introduction.
Here are some writing tips gleaned from 40 years of writing. Some are in the book. Others are based on experience. All of them work and help to keep the writer on dry ground.
Use short, simple sentences. The more words that are in a sentence make it harder for readers to comprehend and understand, according to readability studies. Therefore, write short, simple sentences with a subject-verb-object structure. Fancy opening clauses or phrases in the middle of the action are distracting. Keep it simple. And if it gets too complex, split it into two or more sentences.
Be concise. Our version of this tip is one word shorter than Strunk’s “Omit needless words.” He explained a sentence does not need extra words, just as a good drawing doesn’t need extra lines. Each word in a sentence should count.
Be specific. Don’t write about something as merely brown. Instead, perhaps describe it as cardboard box brown. Or pumpkin spice brown. Rather than writing about a few swans, make the sentence sparkle with a description of nine honking swans.
Highlight sensory details. If you’re writing about something that smells, describe the smell. If it is loud, illustrate how loud. If it tastes horrible, share what it tastes like.
Don’t back into sentences. This is a pet peeve. But backing into sentences with phrases before the subject-verb action drives us nuts. Bad: Today as the school let out, children raced out of classrooms. Better: Children raced out of classrooms today when school ended.
Use the active voice. Strunk and White ask which is better: “My first visit to Boston will always be remembered by me.” Or “I will always remember my first visit to Boston.” Using the active voice is more direct and vigorous. Get rid of passive voice. The easiest way to tell is that verbs in passive voice usually have a couple of words, such as “had visited” or “have heard.” (Why not just “visited” or “heard”?)
Use pronouns correctly. In this day of political correctness, more people are using “they” as pronouns replacing “he” or “she.” This promotes murky, unclear writing and ineffective communication. If you prefer the distracting “they,” consider writing around the need for a pronoun by using the name or stick to using “he” or “she.”
No run-on sentences or fragments. Part of this rule is from my dad, a career journalist. His rule is simply: “About them sentence fragments,” illustrating an incomplete thought. Similarly, run-on sentences are too many thoughts jammed into one mind-numbing, confusing sentence. Rewrite. Your first draft is never your best draft. Any decent editor will tell you that good writing is really all about rewriting to promote better, clearer communication.
Spellcheck. Computers allow us to spellcheck. Nevertheless, there’s also a great value of reading your masterpiece aloud. You might be surprised how much you can improve something if you hear it after writing it.
Most of all, use common sense when you write. It will make for better writing and better communicating.
Andy Brack is editor and publisher of Charleston City Paper. Have a comment? Send to: feedback@ charleston citypaper.com.
What To Do
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THROUGH DECEMBER
Holiday Festival of Lights
There’s only a couple weeks left to hop in a car and cruise along the three-mile display of lights throughout James Island County Park. The annual holiday festival features more than 2 million blinking, twinkling and dazzling bulbs, and more than 750 unique displays. Don’t forget to visit the Christmas village to grab fresh hot cocoa, s’mores, candy, gifts and more. And, of course, make sure to visit old Kris Kringle himself. Through Dec. 31. 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Entry prices vary by night. James Island County Park. 871 Riverland Drive. James Island. ccprc.com/3665/holiday-festival-of-lights
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SUNDAY
Vodkas and Latkes at Union Station
Union Station is hosting a new spin on Chanukah with drag queen dreidel and drag queen Bingo, featuring this year’s City Paper Best Drag Queen Patti O’Furniture. Show your PRIDE and celebrate the spirit(s) of the occasion with your first taste of latkes, topped with traditional and gourmet garnishes, with a tasty selection of vodkas. Upgrade to a champagne and caviar experience for an additional fee.
Dec. 22. 6 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. $72/general admission; $108/upgrade. Union Station. 652A King St. Downtown. unionstationchs.com
THIS WEEKEND
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Santa at the Aquarium
Don’t miss your last chance to meet Santa at the S.C. Aquarium over the weekend. Reserve a visit to meet the jolly red elf and pose for a keepsake photo. Or partake in a festive scavenger hunt for special prizes and enjoy dive shows featuring underwater elves. While you’re there, take in the sights of some of the most extraordinary animals that inhabit local marshes and oceans across the globe.
Dec. 21 and Dec. 22. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. $30.50/general admission. S.C. Aquarium.
100 Aquarium Wharf. Downtown. scaquarium.org
THURSDAY
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Holiday Blues and BBQ Cruise
Hop aboard the Charleston Princess for a fantastic evening on the water the day after Christmas. Cruise around the Charleston harbor with friends and family with a fun, casual and relaxing experience featuring live music, breathtaking views and a barbecue buffet — mac ‘n’ cheese included. And of course, enjoy the fully stocked bar on board.
The 10th Anniversary Holy City Holiday Market will be popping up for a three-day shopping weekend in Old Park Circle this weekend. Shop up to 250 vendors and food trucks at the main event on Saturday across The Station, Holy City Brewing, The Porter Room and Firefly Distillery. Enjoy live music, family-friendly fun and more.
Dec. 20 to Dec. 22. Market times vary. Free to attend. Park Circle area along Spruill Avenue. North Charleston. holycityholidaymarket.com
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Seven antidotes to holiday hell
Sometimes, without even trying, you might find yourself at this time of year in a little bit of a holiday hell. Too many people, too much noise, too much food, too much television. We all know that things can get tense in close quarters anytime, but at the holidays the people you can love almost seem to love you to death amidst the twinkling lights, scent of pine and mounds of sugar in every kind of dessert.
So we thought you might appreciate some of the Charleston City Paper staff’s favorite area excursions, err escapes, so you can have different kinds of fun. Or, these places might be options for you to suggest to get folks out of the house so you can sing, “Let there be peace on earth.”
So bundle up. Take some snacks. And head out to enjoy the great outdoors and more.
Spend the day feeding, petting exotic animals
Tucked away north of Charleston is a small but intimate zoo and honey bee farm in Colleton County, a short drive that is more than worth taking.
At Bee City Zoo, the smell of sweet honey and flower gardens wafts well past the front gate, inviting guests closer to the orchestra of the zoo’s birds and monkeys — and the occasional tiger’s roar. Step inside and grab welcome cups of different treats to feed the variety of animals throughout the zoo. (The monkeys get Cheerios, and the giraffes love carrots.) For a little bit extra, guests can pay to get up close and personal in the kangaroo enclosure and stroll with the birds in the walk-through aviary.
While people often think of zoo trips as summer activities, the holidays are the perfect time to visit this one-of-a-kind zoo, which is aglow with dazzling holiday lights throughout December. Also, don’t miss visits from Santa or The Grinch (and sometimes both!). Just check the attraction’s calendar online to plan your trip accordingly. Almost every exhibit is interactive, from the llamas up front to the zebras near the back. Just don’t try to feed the tigers. But if the fences surrounding the animals are too much of a barrier for you, just wait for the safari ride, during which guests pike onto large trailers driven into expansive enclosures containing dozens of deer and other grazing animals that get up close and personal in search of treats and attention.
On your way out, don’t forget to check out the gift shop, where you can grab a jar of honey made by Bee City’s namesake pollinators. It’s a perfect holiday treat for you and your family.
General admission is $19, or $24 with the safari. Military and seniors get $2 off the price of admission. Bee City is open all year long. Check beecityzoo.com for days of operation, hours and the safari schedule so you can plan your day. —Skyler Baldwin
Head to Murrells Inlet for twinkling nights of art
The annual Nights of a Thousand Candles at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet brightens the Lowcountry with hand-lit candles and
by Ashley Stanol
Photos
Left: Staff member
Reina Garcia with Flash the sloth
Top: Bee City Zoo animal care team manager Autumn Richey-Vipond gets a giraffe nuzzle
millions of sparkling lights. It’s the big yearly fundraiser for Brookgreen Gardens, a nonprofit cultural center founded in 1931 that offers a stunning and unique melding of sculpture, nature and history.
Visit until Jan. 5 to see the national historic landmark in a whole new light as its large-scale outdoor sculptures, gardens and 250-year old live oak trees are illuminated in a display that many viewers call “magical.”
You’ll find seasonal beverages and bites, live holiday music and model train vignettes. Plus, each night of the ongoing event kicks off with a Christmas tree lighting at 6:45 p.m. The almost-80-foottall China Fir that anchors Brookgreen’s Arboretum is so bright, “I bet they could see it from space when we light it up,” joked staffer Lauren Joseph.
“We’ve got food, music and a real kind of family-oriented, fun atmosphere,” she shared. “People just enjoy taking it all in with their families.”
The holiday tradition, now in its 25th year, supports Brookgreen’s’ programming, Joseph said, with its funds contributing to garden renovations, day-to-day upkeep, and the creation of new educational programs, like the center’s brand new “Green University” horticulture courses.
Admission for Nights of a Thousand Candles costs $35 for adults or $17 for kids under 12. Learn more and find tickets at brookgreen.org. —Chloe Hogan
Botany Bay, Edisto areas thrive with Lowcountry beauty
It may seem counterintuitive to leave Charleston in pursuit of coastal beauty, but Edisto Island more than merits a visit. The drive is an easy 45-mile trip down two-lane roads bordered by woodlands and marsh wetlands.
With the bustle of Charleston in the rear view, things get quieter, calmer. The landscape is less developed, the vibe more low-
key. Serenity is a huge part of the appeal, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do. On the contrary, the place is teeming with places to eat, see, experience and explore in Edisto Beach.
But the real draw here is what isn’t developed. Case in point: Botany Bay Plantation Wildlife Refuge, 4,600 acres of preserved wildscapes at the heart of this pristine paradise just outside of the beach town. This coastal wildlife sanctuary offers a blend of natural beauty, historical charm and ecological diversity. Amid historic plantations that ooze stories of the island’s past, visitors witness the undisturbed beauty of the Lowcountry suspended in time — unspoiled shoreline, swaying marsh grasses, panoramic views of the Atlantic.
The wild beaches are filled with an abundance of seashells and fossils to puzzle over
and view — no collecting allowed, though, to maintain the undisturbed quality of the refuge. There’s also a maze of coastal trails winding through maritime forests and secluded beach coves protected by dedicated conservation efforts.
How to get there: Drive south on U.S. Highway 17 before heading east on S.C. Highway 174. About 8.5 miles after the McKinley Washington Bridge, turn left onto Botany Bay Road and after about two miles, turn left into Botany Bay Plantation. Open all week except Tuesdays and during scheduled hunts. —Jessica Mischner
McLeod Plantation brings together past, present
McLeod Plantation Historic Site on James Island offers a powerful experience for visitors interested in history and what things were like years ago.
The site is just a few minutes from downtown, but entering the grounds feels like you are stepping back into the world of slave cabins, a grand house, fields and live oak trees dripping with vegetation and Spanish moss.
With an antebellum history that stretches back to 1741, this 37-acre former plantation today serves as a Gullah/Geechee heritage site that invites exploration of the past while fostering an understanding of the struggles and triumphs that shaped Charleston. The grounds feature rich exhibits that span the time of enslavement, the Civil War and the emergence of African American culture in the Lowcountry.
Guests can see the grand McLeod family home as well as the white houses built for enslaved people on the property. You can learn about the cultivation of Sea Island cotton and the role of the free Black Massachusetts 55th Volunteer Infantry in emancipating enslaved individuals. Explore the Gullah culture, the influence of the Freedmen’s Bureau, and the importance of spirituality and worship for people who lived on the site, now operated by Charleston County Parks and Recreation.
The plantation’s grounds include a riverside pavilion, a majestic oak allée and the McLeod Oak, thought to be more than 600 years old. McLeod Plantation is not merely a place of memorial, but an evolving site where the lessons of the past live on. With deep cultural and historical significance, McLeod Plantation is a must-visit destination in Charleston that connects the past with the present in visible, tangible ways.
Want to go? Open each Tuesday through Sunday, McLeod Plantation offers guided and self-guided tours. Group tours start at 9:30 a.m. and continue every half-hour until 2:30 p.m. Visitors are asked to arrive 15 minutes before the tour start time.
Madison Clark
West Ashley Greenway offers tranquility in the middle of town
Just a few blocks away from bustling Savannah Highway, the tranquil West Ashley Greenway sets a slower pace to view
scenic Lowcountry vistas.
The greenway parallels the highway for about eight miles, beginning near the South Windermere Shopping Center on Folly Road and ending at the Stono River County Park on Johns Island.
From the greenway, walkers, runners and bikers can glimpse into backyard gardens and play spaces. Then at the edge of Charleston without warning comes a surprising behind-the-scenes view of Clemson University’s Coastal Research and Education Center that fronts the highway.
When the asphalt path turns to hardpacked soil, the greenway cuts through marshland and spans tidal creeks that flow into the Stono River. The waterways attract anglers who are willing to talk with the curious about the catch of the day.
Don’t resist the temptation to snap a cell phone picture of wildlife, especially an egret probing for a meal.
Stop and read the signs. Follow the greenway etiquette so it remains safe for bikers and walkers.
The greenway is not the Tour de France, but when conditions are right, it can be a level straightaway for a good cardio challenge. —Herb Frazier
Find French masterworks on view in Columbia
Now until Jan. 5, you can take a two-hour drive to the Columbia Museum of Art and see stunning artworks by masters of the French Modernist movement, including Paul Cézanne, Marc Chagall, Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet and more.
The special exhibition, which is called French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 — 1950, is on tour in Soda City from the Brooklyn Museum.
(Pro tip: visit on the first Thursday of the month, next up, Jan. 2, for extended hours, guided tours and free admission.)
Chloe Hogan
Withdraw to Caw Caw for a joyful day of awe
There’s one thing that makes Caw Caw Interpretive Center a fantastic place to walk around in December.
Wayne’s View Photography
Head to Murrells Inlet to see Brookgreen Gardens in a new light now through Jan. 5
Courtesy CCPRC
“Rising Tide at Pourville,” Claude Monet/courtesy Brooklyn Museum
See French masterworks at the Columbia Museum of Art through Jan. 5
THE BEST GIFT?
A brighter future.
Well, two: No bugs and snoozing alligators.
In the spring as migratory birds swoop into the county park near Ravenel, your eyes will bulge from seeing so much wildlife. In the sticky months of summer, you’ve got to show up early to enjoy the park without ending up a sweaty mess or bumping into a mama alligator protecting her babies. (This happened to us once and it is not an experience you want to have.)
By fall as this site of former plantations starts to sleep, you get a great appreciation for changes in habitat. Walking on paths cutting through old rice fields brings a sashay of rustling reeds.
But the coolness of winter is where Caw Caw really seems to shine. It’s quiet. It’s peaceful. And it’s mostly crisp and still, interrupted periodically by a soaring eagle or an osprey.
Scott Suchy Watch
Caw Interpretive Center
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis
Cuisine
Abbracci brings upscale Italian to North Mount Pleasant
By Connelly Hardaway
Local restaurateurs Don and Joanne Migliori know a thing or two about the local restaurant community. They opened the popular North Mount Pleasant pizza joint Migliori’s Pizzeria in 2020. They are also investors in Charleston’s newest downtown Italian restaurant, Legami.
Inspired by the pizzeria’s success, the couple decided to buy another property in North Mount Pleasant. After going back and forth on what the concept of the new place should be — would the pizzeria work in this new location?
— they decided the space at 1146 Muhlenbergia Dr. was worthy of a new kind of spot.
“We wanted to have a downtown [quality] restaurant in North Mount Pleasant,” Joanne Migliori said.
Anecdotally, North Mount Pleasant refers to the area of Mount Pleasant north of the Isle of Palms Connector. In 2019, Mount Pleasant was named the second-fastest growing city in the country, and growth continues to move north up U.S. Highway 17.
“If you want to have a nice date night or a small private dinner, you don’t have to go downtown to have a really beautiful,
inviting space,” she said.
Abbracci Italian Cuisine & Cocktails will feature Executive Chef Devin Sansone’s take on Italian dishes like arancini, ricotta gnocchi, pollo al mattone and fresh, housemade pasta.
“He’s someone that has a passion for food,” Migliori said. Sansone and Don Migliori spent many weekends cooking together and developing Abbracci’s menu.
Hugs and love
Abbracci, in Italian, means “hugs.” When trying to decide on the restaurant’s name, the Miglioris kept running into the word, which is often used as an email sign-off by native Italian speakers.
“Hugs” has a deeper meaning for the couple, too. Migliori’s Pizzeria employs a number of special needs employees, including Don’s sister, Jill, who has Down syndrome. Migliori said that many of the Migliori’s employees love to express themselves through hugs.
The name seemed fitting for the next business from a couple who first opened a restaurant so that Jill could have a job.
“It was a labor of love,” Migliori said of the
What’s new
Sèchey, an alternative adult beverage company with a flagship store on King Street, recently launched an alcohol-free sparkling wine available exclusively at Target locations. The limited-edition mini version (200 ml) is ideal for gift-giving. The dealcoholized wine mimics traditional sparkling white wine and is available in parts of the nation in limited quantities. Learn more at target.com.
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pizzeria’s origins. “We embrace the special needs community.”
At Abbracci, the Miglioris want to continue to embrace family, friends and good food.
“There’s warmth [when you’re] sitting at a table and eating Italian food,” she said.
Migliori is realistic, though, about the realities of owning a restaurant.
“Restaurants are risky, but I think North Mount Pleasant really needs something that has that downtown vibe.”
She also noted that the Abbracci team is ready to pivot when necessary and that it is taking notes from the first few weeks. For example, she loves a cioppino, a fish stew, but she recognizes that, at $57, the dish may not stay on the menu forever.
“We are going to see how they sell,” Migliori said. “We’re trying to see what works up here and make sure that we have something that is good for the community.”
The Miglioris expanded the building they bought at 1146 Muhlenbergia Drive, adding a covered porch patio. They eventually hope to add drop-down screens to capitalize on year-round temperate weather.
Abbracci’s interior features cool blue and green hues against warm wood tables and floors. And so far, it’s been so good as far as customer feedback.
“Every single person when I walk up to the table, they’re like ‘This is so great,” Migliori said. “‘We’re so happy something like this is in Mount Pleasant.’”
Kultura made the list of Esquire’s Best New Restaurants of 2024 earlier this month. The magazine honored 35 restaurants, naming them the top dining destinations in the country according to its editors. Costa also recently scored a spot on another top restaurant list, named by Eater Carolinas as the Best New South Carolina Restaurant. According to Eater Carolinas editor Erin Perkins: “Every critical element of a well-honed restaurant has been consistent at Costa since its opening day.”
What’s happening
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue celebrates its 275th anniversary this year with a series of keystone events. Guests can enjoy the traditional potato pancakes topped with classic and new school garnishes, as well as a selection of vodka. The event puts a new spin on Chanukah with Drag Queen Dreidel and Drag Queen Bingo. Learn more at kkbe.org.
We’ll miss
Bearcat, a modern American restaurant in Avondale, announced on Instagram last week that it closed. The post read: “The restaurant opened on Halloween weekend in 2023 with a menu that pushed the boundaries of what a restaurant could be in West Ashley at the time. Unfortunately 13 months after being open, Bearcat’s last service for the foreseeable future was this past Saturday. “
Another restaurant, Makan, announced its imminent closure on Instagram last week. The Malaysian restaurant opened on Rutledge Avenue this summer and will offer its final service Dec. 21. — Connelly Hardaway
Find elevated Italian dishes, like spaghetti with squid ink, at new North Mount Pleasant restaurant, Abbracci
Culture
Artists Wenke, Rueter open West Ashley studio
By Chloe Hogan
Charleston-based visual artists Bri Wenke and Sam Rueter have collaborated many times over the last five years of their friendship — from putting on large-scale, immersive art installations to live-painting nude models at the Grand Bohemian Hotel. Now, the figurative-painting pals are taking their creative bond to a new level with the recent opening of a shared studio space in West Ashley.
Wenke and Rueter are using their new space on Lango Avenue to host community workshops, collectors nights and figure drawing classes. They’re paying forward the option of self-expression through making art — which the two artists revealed as crucial in their personal journeys, along with their friendship, in a recent interview at the new studio.
Creative partnership
Rueter and Wenke first met as vendors at the Charleston Night Market around 2019 while they both were getting started in their artistic careers. Each moved to Charleston a few years before, Wenke from Connecticut and Rueter from New York. They quickly bonded and began to inspire each other to take creative risks — Wenke showing Rueter her bold palette knife techniques and Rueter sharing expertise on how to make soft and colorful watercolors.
“Our friendship started through bouncing ideas and style off of each other,” Rueter said. “I didn’t have anyone else in my life who was also simultaneously building themselves as an artist from scratch, so when we met, that changed everything.”
Wenke added, “We both went through fiance breakups around the same time. We had a safe space in each other. As our friendship grew, we were able to validate each other and create a support system.”
They were painting mostly landscapes at that time and together learned the figurative techniques for which they’re now known while working out of studios at Redux, vending at the market and building followings on Instagram.
“We were mirrors for each other during
Wenke and Reuter’s friendship was a vital resource in forging their creative careers
that time,” Wenke said. “We just started doubling down on our art, and ourselves… there was all this newfound energy going back into us and our work.”
The resource they had in one another “enabled us to do a lot of the big things we’ve done,” Rueter said, referencing their immersive art exhibitions, like Consumption, in 2021 and most recently, Resurgence, in 2023.
Power in the female form
Wenke’s works use thick layers of paint in bold reds, blacks and blues, as her expressive figures gaze brazenly back at the viewer, or, in some cases, unravel from a human form into thick globs of paint. Meanwhile Rueter, who also has a popular substack account where she writes on the themes of her work, delves into figurative storytelling with multiple-figural scenes in drippy washes of neon color. In her artist statement, Rueter writes, “[making] figurative work as a woman is about taking back the power of the female form.”
Both artists also found in painting permission to unpack trauma and find authenticity in their voices.
“[Painting] felt like a medium I could go to where I could say things that I couldn’t verbally say in my life yet,” Rueter said. “There’s so much that women aren’t allowed to talk about… Relationships between mothers and daughters; healing from romantic relationships… I think making honest works that ‘go there’ gives women permission to talk about these things.”
Both artists tackle societal views on
femininity, power and control. They use posture and body language to depict the tension between societal fascination with the female body and the lack of safety that comes with it.
Wenke said the female form is a “battleground,” and she leans into that in her work, which is also informed by her study of history. “The female form is such a currency in our world. It sells everything, it’s what everyone desires to have or to control… There’s so much power in having a female body, and yet it also makes you a big target.”
Her palette knife technique only furthers the idea that we all have layers — physical manifestations of our emotional experiences.
Rueter similarly does not shy away from taboo topics in her painting, including chronic pain and intergenerational trauma. Though her handling of paint shows a softer touch, embracing the tender side of the healing process. Creativity has been a place of healing for both artists — with Wenke saying she’s grateful for what she calls ‘the current.’
“There was always this subtle pulse below the surface, pulling me towards creativity.”
And now, with their new studio space, workshops and classes, they’re showing others how to tap into their own currents.
“We’re bringing people in, getting them working with their hands and meeting new people,” said Rueter, who in fact got her start as an art educator. “It’s been really cool to make this space happen, to have people share in it with us, and find their own voices and inspirations.”
Arts, etc.
Last days to see Moranz Christmas Spectacular
Now in its 30th year, Brad and Jennifer Moranz’s Christmas Spectacular delights audiences of all ages, with renditions of well-loved holiday tunes, dances and skits from some of the country’s brightest performers. The holiday musical show is on stage at the Charleston Music Hall, 7 p.m. Dec 20, 21 and 22. Tickets start at $44 for adults, $21 for kids 12 and under, more discounts available at Charlestonmusichall.com.
Dudley’s hosts holiday ‘sweater party’ drag show
Dudley’s on Ann presents The Skrewed-Up Sweater Party, sponsored Dec. 21 by Skrewball Whiskey. Don your gayest apparel, as there will be prizes for the gaudiest holiday sweaters and garments of the night. Brooke Collins will host the evening, with accompanying performances by Paris Lefaris and Shariese Ses Pieces. Performances at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., plus a dance party with DJ Matterhorn after the show. $5 cover. Learn more on Instagram at @dudleys_charleston.
Nelson and Hankin on view in Park Circle
You’ve got until Dec. 28 to check out the latest exhibits at Park Circle Gallery Lucius Nelson shows oil paintings in Don’t It Feel Good? that delve into a surreal interplay of consumerism and South Carolina’s natural environment. Also check out The Ether and the Innerspace, drawings, prints and paintings by Jazmo Hankin. Free to attend. Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and noon until 4 p.m. Saturdays. @Parkcirclegallery on Instagram.
Songstresses take stage at Royal American
Singer-songwriters Elizabeth Covington and Georgia VanNewkirk take the stage one night only at the Royal American Dec. 29, bringing original tunes plus a DJ set from Sophie FYI . Doors at 9 p.m., tickets $10/door. More @theroyalamerican on Instagram. — Chloe Hogan
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-08-2170
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS JOHN AND JANE DOE IN RE: BABY BOY (DOB: Nov. 2024)
NOTICE TO: JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition for Permanency Planning and Termination of Parental Rights regarding the minor child in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County Family Court, on November 21, 2024 at 3:48 PM, at 300-B California Ave., Moncks Corner, SC 29461, and to serve a copy of your response to the Petition upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at the address below within thirty (30) days following the date you receive this notice, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to respond to the Petition within the time stated, the plaintiff will proceed to seek to terminate your parental rights to the above-captioned child at the final hearing.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the final hearing in this case is scheduled for February 4, 2025 at 11:00 a.m in the Berkeley County Family Court, located at 300 B California Ave., Moncks Corner, SC 29461. If you believe you have parental rights to this child, you must make attend the hearing to assert those rights.
Sally C. Dey, Attorney for Plaintiff, SC Bar # 67778, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, S.C. 29461; (843) 697-7564
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-08-1515
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS NICOLE MARIELLE ERDMAN, CHRISTOPHER PAUL CARTAGENA, AND RICHARD LEFEVER, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN IN 2016, 2019, AND 2020.
TO DEFENDANT: NICOLE MARIELLE ERDMAN
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on August 16, 2024 at 4:06 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Stacey Kaufman, Legal Department of the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff
will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Stacey Kaufman, SC Bar # 12105, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, (803) 608-7417.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-08-1926
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS KATHLEEN DODDS, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN IN 2009, 2011, 2013, AND 2017.
TO DEFENDANT: KATHLEEN DODDS
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on October 16, 2024 at 2:26 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, John McCormick, Legal Department of the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
John McCormick, SC Bar # 100176, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, (843) 719-1007.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-08-2056 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS CIARA FULTS AND MACK GOGGIN, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN IN 2024.
TO DEFENDANTS: CIARA FULTS AND MACK GOGGIN
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on November 4, 2024 at 12:09 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, John McCormick, Legal Department of the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
John McCormick, SC Bar # 100176,
2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 (843) 719-1007.
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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: Daniel Leon Ramos
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Second Amended Complaint in this action, which was filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, SC at 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC on September 18, 2024, notice of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer thereto upon the undersigned at his office, 102 Wappoo Creek Dr., Unit 8, Charleston, SC 29412, within thirty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to appear and defend the action as required by law, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Second Amended Complaint.
Capell Thomson, LLC s/ Charles W. Thomson 102 Wappoo Creek Dr., Unit 8 Charleston, SC 29412 Attorney for Plaintiffs
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
DOCKET NO. 2024-DR- 08-1470
SOUTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS MELONY NICOLE LIFERIDGE, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2022.
TO DEFENDANT (S): MELONY NICOLE LIFERIDGE
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint for termination of your parental rights in and to the minor child in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County Address 300-B California Avenue, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, on the 8th day of August, 2024, at 2:16 p.m., a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, the Plaintiff will apply for judgment by default against the defendant(s) for the relief demanded in the complaint.
John McCormick, SC Bar# 100176, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 (843) 719-1007
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
C.A. No. 2024-CP-10-02289
Thomas Brent Horner and Jeanne Lumpkin, Plaintiffs, v. Brock Built Homes of South Carolina, LLC; Brock Built City Neighborhoods, LLC; CEBSCustom Homes, LLC f/k/a CEBS-Construction, LLC a/k/a CEBS Construction, LLC; Della Putti Construction, LLC; Valdecir Putton; Cohens Drywall Company, Inc. a/k/a Cohen’s Drywall, Inc.; Fogel Services, Inc.; South Carolina Exteriors, LLC a/k/a SC Exteriors, LLC; Daniel Leon Ramos; Blackwater Construction Services, LLC a/k/a Blackwater Construction Group, LLC; Tidal Creek Builders, Inc.; Carolina Siding Services LLC; Jose Dias Rodrigues
Pers. Rep: LORI G. BARWICK-WRIGHT 3871 KAREN DR., NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405 ***********
Estate of: PHILIP JAMES BERGAN
2024-ES-10-2152
DOD: 11/14/24
Pers. Rep: DAVID A. BERGAN 5 WEST 86TH ST., #10B, NEW YORK, NY 10024
Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ***********
ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or one year from the date of death, whichever date is earlier, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.
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: STEVEN MAURICE KING
2024-ES-10-2077
DOD: 10/3/24
Pers. Rep: LEWIS SPENCER KING 8246 GOLF RIDGE DR., CHARLOTTE, NC 28277
Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ***********
Estate of: DAVON LAVELLE HIGGINS
2024-ES-10-2084
DOD: 5/4/24
Pers. Rep: KAREN E. JEFFERSON 4775 APARTMENT BLVD, #J12, NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29418 ***********
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: SHIRLEY JOHNSON GRANGER
2024-ES-10-2137
DOD: 10/12/24
11404035
Southern Lease Management Group, LLC, Plaintiff, v. Harry Sanders, Jr., and Michelle A. Glover, Defendant.
TO: Harry Sanders, Jr., and Michelle A. Glover:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Summons and Complaint in the above-referenced civil action were filed in the Charleston Magistrate Court, South Carolina on October 9, 2024.
Jessica Smith Love Seat, King Mattress, Computer Desk
Joe Crather
2 Bedroom Apartment Furniture
Facility 4: 2118 Heriot Street Charleston, SC 29403
Pers. Rep: ABIGAIL MIRANDA 214 MUIRFIELD PKWY., CHARLESTON, SC 29414
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Estate of: BARBARA SUE JOHNSON
2024-ES-10-2176
DOD: 11/21/24
Pers. Rep: MARC H. JOHNSON 707 SPRING LAKE RD., COLUMBIA, SC 29206
Atty: ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401
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Estate of: JOSEPH BENJAMIN SANDERS, III
2024-ES-10-2181
DOD: 12/15/23
Pers. Rep: CAROLYN B. SANDERS 1110 CANE CREEK WAY, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485
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Estate of: DOUGLAS RICHARD HAWLEY
2024-ES-10-2186
DOD: 11/18/24
Pers. Rep: ROBERT HAWLEY 171 QUEEN ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401
Atty: M. JEAN LEE, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401
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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear in Civil Action No. 2024-CV-10-11404035, before the Magistrate Judge on January 8, 2025, at 11:30 am at the Charleston Magistrate Court located at 6185 Rivers Avenue, Suite E, North Charleston, SC 29406, to answer the Affidavit and Complaint in Claim and Delivery filed by the Plaintiff, alleging that you are in the wrongful and unlawful possession of the personal property described in the Affidavit and Complaint in Claim and Delivery. You are required to contact the court to determine the date and time for this court hearing. You are required to appear to answer this Affidavit and Complaint in Claim and Delivery, or judgment will be given against you by default for the possession of said personal property or in the event possession cannot be had for the value thereof together with other damages sought in the Affidavit and Complaint in Claim and Delivery, and the costs and disbursement of this action.
Drew B. Walker Attorney for Plaintiff Crowson Walker, LLC 1401 Calhoun Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 459-5595 dwalker@crowsonwalker.com
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PUBLIC AUCTION
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:
The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
64380.F51774
Master’s Sale CASE NO. 2024CP1004247
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
PIC Fund I, LLC, PLAINTIFF
VERSUS
Crown Me, LLC.; Jeanna R. Beasley; The United State of America acting by and through its agency, the Internal Revenue Service; and the South Carolina Department of Revenue, DEFENDANT(S).
Upon authority of a Decree dated November 20, 2024, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC. January 7, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. or shortly thereafter.
ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being known and designated as Lot 2, Block S of Air Harbor Subdivision as shown on a plat prepared by Charles S. Dawley Jr., S.C. Reg. L.S. entitled, “Plat showing the Subdivision of An Existing Tract of Land, into 14 Single Family Lots to be known as Lots l- 14, Block S, Air Harbor Subdivision,” dated May 18, 1988 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, SC in Plat Book BR, Page 167. Reference to said plat being craved for a more complete description as to distances, courses, metes and bounds.
TMS #: 350-09-00-159
Current Property Address: 2020 Piper Drive, Charleston, SC 29407
As the Plaintiff did not waive its right for a deficiency judgment in the Complaint, this sale will be re-opened for final bidding at 11:00 a.m. on February 6, 2025.
from the date of the foreclosure sale pursuant to Sec. 2410(c), Title 28, United States Code.
The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.
Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.
PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY
Finkel Law Firm LLC (843) 577-5460
FOR INSERTION
12/20/2024, 12/27/2024 and 1/3/2025
Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record, and to the right of the United States of America to redeem the property within 120 days ** one (1) year** 4000
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2021-ES-10-0715
Estate of Martha G. Gadsden –Ruth A. Gadsden, PETITIONER, Joyce C. Taylor, et al., RESPONDENT and PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE of the Estate of Martha G. Gadsden
SUMMONS
TO THE RESPONDENT ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to Answer the Petition in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Petition upon the subscriber at her office, Rachel Ferguson Bailey, Esquire, at her office, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 450, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29405, within thirty (30) days after the date of service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Petition within the time aforesaid, the Petitioner will be granted the relief requested in the Petition.
PETITION FOR REMOVAL OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
NOTICE OF MOTION AND PETITION FOR REMOVAL OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND/OR ADDITION OF BERNARD E. GADSDEN AS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
TO THE RESPONDENT ABOVENAMED: Petitioner Ruth A. Gadsden
TO THE RESPONDENT ABOVENAMED: I request an Order for the Removal of JOYCE C. TAYLOR, Personal Representative in the estate because: The Personal Representative has mismanaged the estate; and, removal is in the best interests of the estate because (see Notice of Motion):
TO THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, JOYCE C. TAYLOR:
The Petitioner, through the undersigned attorney, formally files this Petition/Motion for the Court to remove Joyce C. Taylor as Personal Representative of the Estate above; and/or to appoint Bernard E. Gadsden as Personal Representative of the Estate; and/or appoint a Special Administrator; and for other relief as outlined herein or the attached Petition. The basis of the Motion: 1) Joyce C. Taylor, as the Personal Representative in this matter, has not administered her duties as Personal Representative in a timely and uniform manner for the Estate listed above. 2) The Petitioner is informed and believes the Personal Representative has not sold the real property in the Estate as soon as possible after the death of decedent.
3) The Petitioner is informed and believes the Personal Representative has not listed the real property for sale of the filing of this Petition. 4) Removal of the Personal Representative is in the best interest of the Estate because the Personal Representative has not shown the willingness or ability to administer the Estate and/ or she has not taken the step necessary to ensure all heirs of the Estate received the assets of the Estate in a uniform or timely manner. In the alternative, Bernard E. Gadsden should be appointed as the Personal Representative. In the Court’s opinion, a Special Administrator may be appointed. 5) By signature of the undersigned attorney, Petitioner hereby rescinds her Renunciations of Right to Administration and/ or Nomination and/or Waiver of Bond, if given, and by this Petition hereby informs the Court that she wants Bernard E. Gadsden to be appointed as Personal Representative to administer the Estate and to that end has engaged the services of undersigned attorney to assist in the administration of the Estate. The signed Petition for Removal of Personal Representative is attached to this Notice of Motion and Petition. WHEREFORE, the Petitioner prays for the relief as outlined herein above and the attached petition.
NOTICE
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above Summons, Petition for Removal, and Notice of Motion and Petition for Removal of Personal Representative were filed in the Probate Court for Charleston County on the 24th day of June, 2024. - - NOTICE OF HEARING -Petitioner or Petitioner’s Counsel shall cause notice (pursuant to SCPC Section 62-1-401) to be given to all interested persons or their attorneys. A hearing on Petitioner’s Petition for Removal of Personal Representative is scheduled for January 14th, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. EST at the Charleston County Probate Court, Charleston County Judicial Building, 100 Broad Street, Third Floor, Courtroom 3d, Charleston, SC 29401.
NOTICE
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above Notice of Hearing was filed in the Probate Court for Charleston County on the 22nd day of November, 2024.
By:_/s/ Rachel Ferguson Bailey (rbailey@finkellaw.com), SC Bar #75224
ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER The Finkel Law Firm, LLC,
843-577-5460
December 4, 2024
Master’s Sale Case No. 2024-CP-10-02552
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, 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.,,
Upon authority of a Decree dated the 25th day of November, 2024 I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 7th day of January, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.
ALL that certain piece, parcel of land, known and designated as Lot 29, Block H, Woodside Manor Subdivision as shown on a plat made by E.M. Seabrook, Jr., Inc., dated December 10, 1970, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AA, Page 29. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear. THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Frank Harris and Rose C. Harris by virtue of a Deed from Woodrow W. Blizzard dated August 6, 2002 and recorded August 14, 2002 in Book B 415 at Page 70 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.
No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.
The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.
Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.
PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY
John S. Kay,
Friday December 20th, 2024; Friday December 27th, 2024 and Friday January 3rd, 2025
Mikell R. Scarborough
U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee of Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2019-RP1, PLAINTIFF,
vs. Lorraine Blake, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of George Blake; George Blake, and Christopher Blake, Jr. and if George Blake, and Christopher Blake, Jr. be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estates of George Blake, and Christopher Blake, Jr. distributees and devisees at law to the Estates of George Blake, and Christopher Blake, Jr. 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; Alethia Blake; Linda Rampersant; Nathaniel Blake; Vera Blake; Christopher Blake, III; Ashlee Brown; Lakeshia Blake; Tameeka Blake; Midland Credit Management, Inc., DEFENDANT(S)
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT
(NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)
C/A NO: 2024-CP-10-05442 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 October 29, 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.
Attorneys for Plaintiff Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 8237
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NO.: 2024-CP-10-05820
KENNETH MIDDLETON, Plaintiff, v. IDA MAE FRIDAY, a deceased person, her heirs, distributees, personal representatives, successors and assigns and spouses, if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as:
2019 Baker Drive Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 472-04-00-032
and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants.
SUMMONS & NOTICE
To the Defendants above-named:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, 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 November 21st, 2024, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on November 25th, 2024 and the Order of Publication was filed on November 25t, 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 R. David Chard, Esquire of 2050 Spaulding Drive, North Charleston, SC 29406 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated November 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: The eastern most portion, as more fully described below, of that certain piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Charleston County, formerly Berkeley County, known and designated on a plat made by Richard C. Rhett, Surveyor, dated January 2nd, 1926, as lot No. C on the said plat, which is recorded the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Book N-33, at Page 15. This piece or parcel has been described in prior conveyances as being Lot D on the said plat. Grantors are advised that the parcel hereby conveyed is apparently correctly described as Lot C, rather than Lot D; whatever the correct lot designation, it is the intention of grantors to convey all their right, title and interest in the property claimed by Ida Mae Friday at her death.
TMS # 472-04-00-032
November 26th, 2024
Date
s/Jeffrey T. Spell
Jeffrey T. Spell 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553
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-10-05992
THELMA DAVID, LILY EAST, SARAH LARAMORE, ADRIENNE DAVID, MARTHA SMALLS and BENJAMIN SMALLS, Plaintiffs, v. HERBERT BROWN, a deceased person, his heirs-at-law, personal representatives, successors, and assigns and spouses if any they have and DEREK BROWN and RAYMOND BROWN and if they be deceased their 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: New Lot “O” comprised of 2.08 acres on Wadmalaw Island in Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 196-00-00-137 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as JOHN DOE; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as RICHARD ROE, Defendants.
SUMMONS & NOTICE
To the Defendants above-named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of
Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, 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 and Complaint were filed on December 3rd, 2024 and Lis Pendens was filed on December 4th, 2024, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on December 10th, 2024 and the Order of Publication was filed on December 10th, 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 R. David Chard, Esquire of 2050 Spaulding Drive, North Charleston, SC 29406 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 December 10th, 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 piece, parcel or lot of land, known and designated as New Lot O, 2.08 Acres as shown on a plat entitled: “PLAT TO ADJUST PROPERTY LINE BETWEEN LOT O AND LOT P LOCATED ON WADMALAW ISLAND, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA,” dated December 10, 2010, revised January 10, 2011, made by Palmetto Land Surveying, Inc., and recorded in the Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book S-11, at Page 0026.
TMS #: 196-00-00-137
December 10th, 2024 Date
s/Jeffrey T. Spell
Jeffrey T. Spell Attorney at Law 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiffs
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2024-CP-10-04716
GALINA S. BOGATKEVICH, Plaintiff, vs. SANDERS SMALLS AND LEON HAMILTON, and if either or both be deceased, then JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Sanders Smalls and/or Leon Hamilton, if either or both be deceased, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate
described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint herein filed, and JIM WALTER HOMES, INC., 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 September 19, 2024.
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff against the Defendants to quiet title to, and confirm a tax title, relative to the following described real property, together with improvements, located in Charleston County, South Carolina, to-wit: All that certain lot, piece, parcel of land, together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina and known and designated as Lot B-1 and as shown on a plat of the Joseph Deleston Tract made by Trident Engineers, Inc., dated February 3, 1981, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County, South Carolina (“ROD”) in Plat Book AT, at Page 15, reference to which is craved for a more complete and accurate description of the measurements and boundaries. BEING the same property conveyed to Sanders Smalls and Leon Hamilton by deed from the Heirs of Lavenia D. Gladden, Margaret Gladden, Wallace Gladden, Christina Ross, James Smalls and Thomas Smalls, dated February 1, 1987, and recorded February 23, 1987, in Book L-162, Page 95.Also, being the same property conveyed to Galina Bogatkevich by Tax Deed, dated March 18, 2022, and recorded in the ROD O on March 22, 2022, in Book 1092, at Page 248. T.M.S. No. 334-15-00-057.
NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI
You will please take notice that by Consent Order filed in the Clerk’s Office on November 26, 2024, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, PO Box 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 294650459, 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 Sanders Smalls and/or Leon Hamilton, if they be deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein; such appointment to become absolute unless the said Defendants or someone in their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth
(30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.
John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 john@cisadodds.com
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 33-44-808 of the South Carolina Uniform Limited Liability Company Act of 1996, as amended, that Flood Tide Company Enterprises, LLC (the “Company”) dissolved on July 30, 2024. Persons with claims against the Company, if any, are requested to present them in writing to the Company at 5050 Windsor Green Way, Unit 204, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29579, within 120 days after the date of publication of this notice. Presentation of such claims, if any, must include the identity of the claimant, the claimants’ mailing address and telephone number, the amount of the claim, and a reasonable description of the facts (together with a copy of any relevant contract) from which the claim arose. A claim against the Company will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within five (5) years after the date of publication of this notice.
SUMMONS (COLLECTION – NONJURY)
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL CASE NUMBER: 2024-CP10-5627
SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. CASSANDRA MONIQUE CDE BACA, Defendant.
TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscribers at their offices, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, 78 Wentworth Street, Post Office Box 22828, Charleston, South Carolina 294132828, or to otherwise appear and defend, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint, or otherwise to appear and defend, within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will obtain a judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
November 8, 2024 CHARLESTON, SC
NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
TO DEFENDANT CASSANDRA MONIQUE CDE BACA:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint in the above-entitled action, together with the Civil Action Coversheet, Summons, Exhibits and Verification, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, on November 8, 2024, at 8:08 a.m., the object and prayer of which is the recovery of a sum certain due Plaintiff by Defendant, CASSANDRA MONIQUE CDE BACA, and for such other and further relief as set forth in the Complaint.
s/Cynthia Jordan Lowery Cynthia Jordan Lowery #12499 MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC 78 Wentworth Street Post Office Box 22828 Charleston, SC 29413-2828 Telephone: (843) 579-7000 Facsimile: (843) 579-8714
Email: cynthialowery@mvalaw. com
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
December 6, 2024 CHARLESTON, SC
NOTICE OF SALE
Docket No. 2024-CP-10-02318
By virtue of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Robert Barnett, as Trustee of the RH 401(k) Plan against 28 Pitt, LLC, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Charleston County, will sell on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., at the Charleston County Public Services Building, Second Floor Charleston County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, N. Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that certain unit being known and designated as “Commercial Unit” of the 28 Hasell Street Horizontal Property Regime located in the City of Charleston, County of Charleston, a horizontal property regime established pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, Section 27-31-10, et. Seq., Code of Law of South Carolina 1976, as amended, and submitted by that certain Master Deed dated May 19, 2015, and recorded on May 27, 2015 in Deed Book 0478 at page 660 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended (the “Master Deed”).
Together with the percentage of undivided ownership interest in and to the Common Elements assigned to the unit by the Master Deed.
Being the same property conveyed to the 28 Pitt, LLC herein by deed of Hire Quest, L.L.C. by deed dated July 12, 2017 and being recorded on July 12, 2017 in Book 0653 at Page 321 in the Charleston County Register of Deeds’ office.
TMS#: 458-05-01-031
CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY IS: 28 Hasell Street Charleston, South Carolina
SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CHARLESTON COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY.
TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at the conclusion of the bidding, Five per cent (5%) of the bid in cash or equivalent, as evidence
of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff’s debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within 30 days days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder.)
No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.
Purchaser to pay for preparation of the Master in Equity’s deed, documentary stamps on the deed, recording of the deed, and interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 17.500% per annum.
/s/Mikell R. Scarborough
Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity for Charleston County Plaintiff’s Attorneys: J. Kershaw Spong [SC Bar #5289] C. Elizabeth Weston [SC Bar #103305]
TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Andre Bernard Freeman, Jr, and Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Horace Freeman Jr, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe.
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 4328 Helene Dr, N Charleston, SC 29418, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 408-09-00040, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
may have or may claim to have some interest in or claim to the real property commonly known as 4328 Helene Dr, N Charleston, SC 29418; that Ian C. Gohean is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendant(s), unless the said Defendant(s), or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians Ad Litem for the said Defendant(s), and it is FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendant(s) .by publication thereof in the Charleston City Paper, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action.
s/Julie J. Armstrong Clerk of Court/Judge for Charleston County Charleston, South Carolina 12/10/2024
LIS PENDENS
4328 Helene Dr N Charleston, SC 29418
TMS/PIN# 408-09-00-040
/s/R. Brooks Wright Rogers Townsend, LLC
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com
Brian P. Yoho (SC Bar #73516), Brian.Yoho@rogerstownsend.com
Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400)
Jeriel.Thomas@rogerstownsend. com
R. Brooks Wright SC Bar #105195)
Brooks.Wright@rogerstownsend. com
1221 Main Street, 14th Floor Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 744-4444
Columbia, South Carolina
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CASE NO. 2024-CP-10-04868
SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A.
By: _/s/Angelia J. Grant
Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996
Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453
Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334
Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530 H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134
Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074
ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 1800 St. Julian Place, Suite 407 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340
Master’s Sale 2024-CP-10-01028
No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.
The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.
Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.
a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Charleston County Clerk of Court; South Carolina Department of Probation Parole and Pardon Services; Derek Lorenzo Grant; State of South Carolina; and The South Carolina Department of Revenue, Defendants.
ACTION
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TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Ian C. Gohean, Willson, Jones, Carter & Baxley, PA, 325 Rocky Slope Road, Greenville, SC 29607, made absolute.
NOTICE
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on May 24, 2024.
s/ Brian P. Yoho
Rogers Townsend, LLC
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
DOCKET NO. 2024CP1002734
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Plaintiff, v. Angela Yvette Byrd; Debra Sue Looney; Andre Bernard Freeman, Jr; Republic Finance, LLC Solar Mosaic, Inc.n/k/a Solar Mosaic LLC Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Horace Freeman Jr, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe Defendant(s). SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived (016487-01473)
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com
Brian P. Yoho (SC Bar #73516), Brian.Yoho@rogerstownsend.com
Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400) Jeriel.Thomas@rogerstownsend. com
R. Brooks Wright SC Bar #105195) Brooks.Wright@rogerstownsend. com
1221 Main Street, 14th Floor
Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 744-4444
Columbia, South Carolina
ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the appointment of Ian C. Gohean as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability, it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Ian C. Gohean, be and hereby is appointed Guardian Ad Litem Nisi on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons under a disability, all of whom
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Horace Freeman, Jr to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Synergy One lending, Inc. dba Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, its successors and assigns dated March 26, 2020, and recorded in the Office of the RMC/ ROD for Charleston County on April 21, 2020, in Mortgage Book 875 at Page 473. This mortgage was assigned to PennyMac Loan Services, LLC by assignment dated September 13, 2022 and recorded September 21, 2022 in Book 1138, at Page 764, in the Charleston County Register of Deeds Office. The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 7, Block F, Evanston Subdivision, Section 5, as shown on a plat of a portion of Evanston Subdivision, made by E.M. Seabrook, Jr., Inc., Dated March 1968; and recorded in the RMC office for Charleston County, in Plat Book X, at Page 35; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.
This being the same property conveyed to Horace Freeman Jr and Arnettie Freeman by deed of James S Blanton and Lisa M Blanton dated April 28, 1989 and recorded May 11, 1989 in Deed Book G184 at Page 845 in the office of the Charleston County Register of Deeds. Subsequently, Arnettie Freeman conveyed all her interest in the subject property to Horace Freeman Jr by deed dated September 27, 1991 and recorded February 28, 1992 in Book Z 210 at Page 644. Subsequently, Horace Freeman Jr conveyed a 1/2 interest in the subject property to Eunice Freeman by deed dated February 21, 1994 and recorded March 3, 1994 in Deed Book S 239 at page 865. Subsequently, Eunice Freeman conveyed her interest in the subject property to Horace Freeman, Jr by deed dated January 28, 2004 and recorded February 10, 2004 in Deed Book U 483 at Page 565. Subsequently, Horace Freeman, Jr died testate on November 22, 2023 leaving the property to his devisees, namely, Debra Sue Looney, Andre Bernard Freeman, Jr and Angela Yvette Byrd.
Property Address:
NewRez LLC dba Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, PLAINTIFF, VS. Gary Melancon a/k/a Gary John Melancon; Sarah V. Melancon; and Henry F. Fishburne, DEFENDANT(S).
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (241136.00229)
TO THE DEFENDANTS GARY MELANCON A/K/A GARY JOHN MELANCON; SARAH V. MELANCON; AND HENRY F. FISHBURNE ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 1800 St. Julian Place, Suite 407, Columbia, SC 29204 or P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on September 27, 2024.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
South Carolina Federal Credit Union, PLAINTIFF VERSUS
Penderlee Swinton a/k/a Penderlee C. Swinton, DEFENDANTS
Upon authority of a Decree dated November 19, 2024, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the Emergency Operations Center, Public Services Building (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 7th DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.
ALL that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, containing 1.5 acres, more or less, being shown and designated as LOT A-2 on a Plat by W. L. Gaillard, RLS, dated July 12, 1978, of a subdivision of Lot A in Christ Church Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina, owned by Louise Green Crawford, said plat being recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AL at Page 59. Said Lot A-2 butting, bounding, and having such dimensions as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.
ALSO
ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, containing 1.3 acres, more or less, being shown and designated as “Marsh” on a plat by W. L. Gaillard dated August 11, 1972, entitled “Plat of a Subdivision of Property in Christ Church Parish, Charleston County, S.C. Owned by the Heirs of Martha Bonneau”, which said plat is recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AB, Page 43. Said parcel of land butting, bounding and having such dimensions as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.
Said parcel is contiguous to and to be added to Lot A-2 as shown on a plat recorded in the RMC Office aforesaid in Plat Book AL, Page 59.
This being the same property conveyed to Penderlee Swinton by deed of Louise Green Crawford, dated August 30, 1978 and recorded September 1, 1978 in Book W-116 at Page 198; and by deed of Louise Green Crawford, dated February 7, 1979 and recorded February 8, 1979 in Book F-118 at Page 400; both deeds recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.
TMS No. 583-00-00-136
Property address: 2804 Penders Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.
PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340
Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the Appointment of Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem for all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America (which are constituted as a class designated as “John Doe”) and any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability (which are constituted as a class designated as “Richard Roe”), it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America (constituted as a class and designated as “John Doe”), all unknown minors or persons under a disability (constituted as a class and designated as “Richard Roe”), all of which have or may claim to have some interest in the property that is the subject of this action, commonly known as 15 Ophir Drive, Charleston, SC 29407, that Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, constituted as a class and designated as “John Doe”, all unknown minors and persons under a disability, constituted as a class and designated as “Richard Roe”, unless the Defendants, or someone acting on their behalf, shall, within thirty (30) days after service of a copy of this Order as directed below, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for the Defendants constituted as a class designated as “John Doe” or “Richard Roe”.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be served upon the unknown Defendants by publication in the Charleston City Paper, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action.
ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 2024-CP-10-05039
GITSIT Solutions, LLC, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Separate Trustee of GITSIT Mortgage Loan Trust BBPLC1, Plaintiff
vs. The Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown, of the Estate of James Johnson, Jr.; Katrena R. Hanks, Marketa Hopkins, Romona PalmoreHaynes, James Johnson, III, Tercell Riley, Vonda Johnson, Jamell Foster, Damione Foster, Juanita Johnson and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of James Johnson, Jr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under
SUMMONS AND NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(S) KATRENA R. HANKS, VONDA JOHNSON, DAMIONE FOSTER, JUANITA JOHNSON, ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED HEREIN; ALSO ANY PERSONS WHO MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE; AND ANY UNKNOWN MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER A DISABILITY BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above action, a copy which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2838 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205, within thirty (30) days after service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on October 8, 2024.
NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is now pending or is about to be commenced in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for the purpose of foreclosing a certain mortgage of real estate heretofore given by James Johnson, Jr. to GITSIT Solutions, LLC, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Separate Trustee of GITSIT Mortgage Loan Trust BBPLC1 bearing date of December 16, 2009 and recorded January 8, 2010 in Mortgage Book 0101 at Page 476 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/ Clerk of Court for Charleston County, in the original principal sum of Three Hundred Fifteen Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($315,000.00). Thereafter, by assignment recorded December 20, 2011 in Book 0223 at Page 592, the mortgage was assigned to Bank of America, N.A.; thereafter, by assignment recorded October 18, 2012 in Book 0285 at Page 533, the mortgage was assigned to Champion Mortgage Company; thereafter, by assignment recorded April 14, 2015 in Book 0469 at Page 193, the mortgage was assigned to Bank of America, N.A.; thereafter, by assignment recorded October 9, 2015 in Book 0509 at Page 789, the mortgage was assigned to Bank of America, N.A.; thereafter, by assignment recorded January 4, 2016 in Book 0526 at Page 997, the mortgage was assigned to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; thereafter, the mortgage was assigned to the Plaintiff by assignment to be recorded in said ROD Office., and that the premises effected by said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof are situated in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: All that parcel of land in City of Charleston, Charleston County, State of South Carolina, as more fully described in Deed Book 95, Page 379, ID# 350-04-00-019, being known and designated as Lot 12, Block C, Section 3, West Oak Forest Extension, filed in Plat Book R, Page 39, recorded 12/04/1963. That certain lot, together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County and State aforesaid, shown as “Lot 12, Block C”, on a plat of a portion of West Oak Forest Extension Section 3, drawn by A.L. Glen, dated December 4, 1963, recorded RMC Office, Charleston County, Plat Book R Page 39, reference being had to such plat for a more accurate delineation of the dimensions, boundaries and measurements of such lot.
