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Poet, singer, inspirational speaker, yogini, massage therapist, and mother—Kimbi Tiez is many things.

“I was born and bred in the South but buttered and jellied in New York,” she says, laughing. Pursuing the NYC fashion scene during college, Tiez discovered tai chi and yoga as stress relievers. “My heart was always in healing arts,” she says.

Music and poetry carried Tiez during the many changes.

“Throughout all that time, my whole family background is singing and music,” she says. Her grandmother plays piano at church, and her mother was once in a funkadelic-style band.

Even as a child, Tiez wrote poetry. But, she regained her voice after moving back to Greenville. “This was flourishing and growing from there, and it was just something that I always did—sang and wrote poetry and expressed myself.” Later, she combined her talents into one experience.

A “spiritual entertainment performance artist” is how Tiez describes herself. “I’m giving a healing experience through the use of music, poetry, yoga, and everything that I’ve learned,” she says. “Basically there’s a lot of hurt and unhealed people out there.”

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Tiez wants to see a diverse arts community thrive in Greenville. “The people need to feed their local brilliant people,” she says.

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With 25 years of art education experience, Mauldin Middle School art teacher Darrell Wilson shares his creativity to help others.

“Acquiring and sharing my knowledge as an artist will always be my passion as I continue on this journey to polish my craft,” he says.

Wilson creates mixed media art using materials such as acrylics, cardboard, hot glue, and torn paper to create texture and depth. “Emphasis is put on the image using hot glue to create the focal point of my message to capture the audience’s attention,” he says.

Realistic and positive ways of living are shown through themes of childhood, work, and leisure time in Wilson’s art. “The message my artwork sends is one of being proud of being an African-American in today’s society,” Wilson says.

Art links events in black history to the future while recognizing African-American accomplishments, Wilson says.

Black History Month elicits grateful feelings in Wilson for all the history being made in the arts, civil rights, engineering, medicine, and women's rights. As an educator, Wilson feels black history deserves equal inclusion in American history books.

“Without black history, there would be no history,” he says.

Education in black history is more important now than ever in Wilson’s eyes. “Many of the youth today feel that they are entitled to everything without working for it, but they are sadly mistaken,” he says. “Many of them do not really know the struggle and what it took for us as blacks to be an integral part of the American society.”

Wilson says downtown needs more diversity among its artists.

“Greenville has so much to offer and the art scene truly has a place here, but there is not enough diversity shown in the art venues and businesses throughout the city,” he says.

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REV. JAMES SPEED Reverend Allen Temple AME Church

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The monstrosity of slavery birthed something more powerful than slaveowners could’ve ever anticipated. The church.

Black churches rose among the horrors of slavery to allow African-Americans a safe place of spiritual equality and self-expression. Today, churches in Greenville continue to be the nucleus of black communities.

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The church plays many roles in the 21st-century black community. The Rev. Darian Blue, senior pastor of Nicholtown Missionary Baptist Church, says the church today continues to act, in a sense, as a shelter from injustice and discrimination.

“While some black churches have moved outside of the communities … it is still a place where people gather to come together, and it’s a safe place,” Blue says. “The black church is still a place that information and brotherhood is still shared.”

In addition to being community hubs, churches serve their communities through programs dedicated to providing food, housing, and education. Social trauma, Blue says, is one area that’s too often overlooked.

“What happens when a kid gets shot down the street, but there's no counselors in the community or there's no trained people to help them deal with that?” Blue says.

“You’re feeling all these emotions. Where do you go to get that out? You come here.”

In Greenville, Blue says gentrification is a positive thing. However, he feels nonblack individuals moving in must infuse themselves in the centerpiece of the community, which is the church. “We’re equals,” Blue says. “White isn’t better than black, and black isn’t better than white.”

The Rev. James Speed of Allen Temple AME Church describes the church as a catalyst for change in the community. “[Church] has been the nuclear point

where black folk could gather and come together,” he says. “It was a place where we had corporate ownership.”

Growing up in Allen Temple, Speed saw the church’s influence within the community. “As a child coming here and being exposed to those doctors, those lawyers, those teachers, it instilled in me a desire to push forward and to do better as a person,” Speed says.

The church offers a place of learning for black youth. It was there that Speed learned the importance of education, which continues to be taught today.

“The church still has that same bond, that same camaraderie, but they're not as deep,” Speed says. “The church is the greatest gift, I believe.”

Calling them the moral conscience of the community, Speed feels churches should bring out the best in people, preserve truth, and act as catalysts for positive change. "The church has an obligation to be true,” he says.

Churches present a united voice for the black communities they serve. “We will go to City Hall, we will go to County Square, if necessary, to speak truth to power,” Speed says.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

In the 18th century, many African-American slaves converted to Christianity and became baptized, which symbolized membership in the body of Christ.

Helen Lee Turner, Furman University professor of religion, says slaveowners soon realized the powerful movement taking root from the Christianity of slaves. “This implied more equality that perhaps even white Christians realized,” Turner says.

Slaves began to recognize an identity in religion outside of slavery. “It was giving them a sense of identity that says, ‘You’re a child of God, you’re not just chattel, you’re not just property,’” she says.

Despite some slaveowners setting rules for slave worship, the African-Americans would gather in "hush harbors" to exercise religious practices.

“Part of the reason that revival worked so well and why they planted the seed for the importance of churches in the African-American community was that they gave a place where some traditional African forms of religious expression could be worked out,” Turner says.

African traditions including shouting, clapping, and stomping were released in some of the 18th- and 19th-century Christian revival meetings.

“This worship was a meaningful experience. It provided a place for meaningful experiences of the transcendent in the midst of the drudgery of their lives, and it became very central,” she says. “It became a new identity in freedom.”

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Several top administrators and football staff with Clemson University received salary increases last Friday after the school's board of trustees unanimously approved them.

Provost Bob Jones, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Lee Gill, and Vice President of University Relations Mark Land all received salary increases, along with 15 assistant coaches and football staff.

Jones received a 15 percent increase, putting his salary at $374,023; Gill received a 9 percent increase, making his salary $202,500; and Land received a 7.8 percent increase, earning him $235,000 annually.

The raises for the football staff amount to $845,500 total. Assistant coaches Tony Elliott and Jeff Scott both received raises of $150,000, putting each of their base salaries at $1 million. They are the highest-paid assistant coaches at the university under defensive coordinator Brent Venables, who earns a base salary of $2.2 million annually, plus retention bonuses.

Todd Bates, defensive line coach for the football team, received a 25 percent raise — the highest percent raise in relation to salary — putting him at a base salary of $375,000.

IPTAY CEO David Babb also received a raise of 16.7 percent and a contract renewal for five years. Land said Babb will also receive a 2 percent raise for the last three years of his current contract. The raise puts Babb's base salary at $300,000.

The raises come just one month after Clemson won the National Championship for the second time in three years.

Clemson University President Jim Clements told board members the national recognition has boosted the university's name recognition and has attracted students and staff.

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"The value of a Clemson degree has never been higher," Clements said.

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Dorothy Dowe announces she’ll run for Greenville City Council n story by CINDY LANDRUM | photo PROVIDED

There will be at least one contested City Council race in this year’s Greenville municipal election.

Engineer and entrepreneur DoroDOROTHY DOWE thy Dowe has announced she will run for the at-large seat now held by one-term incumbent George Fletcher, who said he plans to run for re-election.

The at-large seat is one of three council seats that will be on the ballot in 2019. The others are District 1, currently held by Amy Ryberg Doyle, and District 3, currently held by Jil Littlejohn.

Also on the ballot is the mayor’s seat, which has been held by Knox White since 1995.

Filing for those seats and the commissioner of public works seat now held by Deb Sofield begins March 18.

Dowe said her background as a project engineer and her entrepreneurial and business school experience would allow her to bring a unique set of valuable skills to the City Council.

“Decisions today are made at breakneck speed but have long-term consequences,” Dowe said. “Greenville needs council people who have the energy and focus to do the research, stay abreast of the issues, network with constituents, and make smart choices. I am excited about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for Greenville and would like to represent citizen interests as we chart our city’s future.”

On her campaign website, Dowe said her platform is predicated on honoring the vision and valuing the assets our current and past leaders have put in place to make Greenville a place people are proud to call home.

“Our city’s success has been intentional, not accidental,” she said.

Greenville is currently updating its comprehensive plan, Greenville 2040, that will guide future growth and development.

“Greenville 2040 is the proposed vehicle for determining Greenville’s direction over the next 20 years, and council members will be major players in drafting and executing that vision during this term,” Dowe said.

Dowe, who has been a Greenville resident for 30 years, is a director of two educational consultant companies, Strategic Vectors Academic Planning and Consulting, and Got Math?.

She founded the companies in 2010 after a 12-year career as an engineer working for Jacobs Engineering, CRS Sirrine Engineers, and the International Paper Co. She earned a mechanical engineering degree from Duke University and a master’s in business administration from the University of South Carolina.

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presentation on gentrification and affordable housing turned into a lively discussion Wednesday in the heart of a small, traditionally black community in Greenville — Nicholtown Missionary Baptist Church.

Nicholtown Missionary, which was founded in 1937, has made a name for itself in the small community. One year ago, the church took in residents who were evicted from the Economy Inn on Augusta Road after it was condemned by county inspectors.

In 2016, the church’s pastor — Darian Blue — received attention after writing a short essay titled “One Greenville, Two Realities” on LinkedIn about the contrast between the blossoming economy downtown and nearby predominantly black communities.

“While there is a special ambiance in Downtown Greenville, less than 2 miles down the street, there are families who feel like their lives are irreparable,” Blue wrote. “While there are healthy options for food in Downtown Greenville, less than 2 miles up the road I have to go to a community that is considered a ‘food desert.’”

None of these issues are new to the residents of Nicholtown.

Susan McLarty, coordinator for the Greenville Homeless Alliance, presented statistics on gentrification and affordable housing at Nicholtown Missionary on Feb. 6.

“The 2010 Census data indicated at that time, the AfricanAmerican population had decreased by 8 percent between 2000 and 2010 in the city of Greenville. Is that news to anyone in here?” McLarty asked the audience, most of whom shook their heads.

Census data show that it isn’t simply an influx of white residents moving into the city and skewing the demographics — there are actually fewer black residents in the city limits than there were 20 years ago, even in the midst of Greenville’s growing population.

In 2000, black residents made up 34 percent of the city of Greenville’s population. In 2010, they dropped to 30 percent, and now, the Census’ American Community Survey estimates black residents make up less than 26 percent of the city’s population.

The actual number of black residents is estimated to have dropped more than 13 percent since 2000, even while Census data estimate the city’s population grew by more than 10,000 as of 2017.

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“In the city, that’s about $60,000,” McLarty said.

McLarty said there was an excess of 800 affordable homes in 2000 — homes that residents earning less than $20,000 annually could afford. Now, the city and county are looking at a shortfall of about 12,000 affordable homes — a gap that McLarty said is growing by about 550 homes annually.

“Just for the city alone, it’s a $250 million challenge, and we’ve put $3.5 million in,” McLarty said. “And our federal dollars — and that’s what most cities have

going to kick you off of the program, and you’re not going to be able to afford your rent,” Kendrick said.

That phenomenon, called the “cliff effect,” occurs when a person’s income increases enough to make them ineligible for government aid but doesn’t increase enough to make up for the benefits they lose.

“And then also in the housing authority part, there’s a big gap. And people wonder how people become homeless — the gap comes because they will not pay rent for two units at the same time. So it’s virtually impossible to move from one unit over into another unit,” Kendrick said.

“I haven’t been able to do it successfully, and I’ve been in the program since I was 17 years old.”

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In order to afford housing, a household in the county needs an annual income of $30,000.

A household in the city needs an annual income of $60,000. relied upon — those have been decreasing for quite some time.”

Both Greenville city and county officials have recently introduced measures to reduce the shortfall — the city has put $3.5 million in its various affordable housing programs, to include the Greenville Housing Authority. The county committed $1 million every year for five years for affordable housing programs — the money comes from a settlement with Prisma Health in which the county will receive $1 million every year for 20 years.

“It’s a start,” McLarty said. “We would love to see the city and county put annual recurring [affordable housing] funds in the budget.”

One member of the audience, Zelma Kendrick, said her biggest problem is feeling like she’s forced to stagnate at a certain income, because if she tries to move up in pay, she immediately loses any affordable housing benefits she was getting while still being unable to afford rent and utilities.

“The problem that you have when you receive that type of assistance, it makes you want to take a low-paying job because if you take a higher-paying job, they’re

Jalen Elrod, first vice chair of the Greenville County Democratic Party, said they will continue to host presentations and discussions on these issues in Greenville.

“We know that this issue disproportionately and almost exclusively impacts the black community. And as we look at our history as a people, going back to a Reconstruction, we know that the black church has been the focal point of our community and that any change, any progress that we've made as a community, has been centered in the black church,” Elrod said. “While it's great that we express this among each other, I think we’re all in agreement, this is an issue and we’re preaching to the choir.”

Elrod encouraged the audience to attend city and county council meetings and to contact their representatives.

“We need to take this same outrage, this same passion and energy, and we need to go to every City Council meeting and we need to go to every County Council meeting, and we need to be beating down the doors of those who represent us at the state,” Elrod said.

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R E V. STACE Y MI L LS

MARY D U C K E T T

C O R D ELL LO M A X

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pastor of Mountain View Baptist Church, which is located near the coal tar site

Southernside resident and president of Southernside Neighborhoods in Action

a Greenville resident who grew up near the manufactured gas plant site

an environmental lawyer, pushing for more aggressive cleanup of the Bramlette site

Cordell Lomax knew his way around the bottoms behind what is now Legacy Charter Elementary School and just how far he could go before he encountered coal tar that came from the manufactured gas plant at East Bramlette Road and West Washington Street.

“That was my playground,” said Lomax, now 79.

But sometimes as he ran and played, he ventured too far — the proof, a black goo that wouldn’t come off his shoes or clothes, and earned him a whoopin’ when he got back home.

The manufactured gas plant transformed coal into gas for heating and lighting Greenville’s homes and businesses. This process produced coal tar, a thick black liquid that contains hundreds of chemical compounds, including carcinogens such as benzene.

The gas plant closed in 1952 and was mostly demolished six years later, but during its 35 years of operation, it released coal tar-containing wastewater into a network of drainage ditches and eventually contaminated a former landfill site on an adjoining property, according to public documents.

Southernside community leaders and environmental justice advocates are pushing for Duke Energy — and state regulators — to move more aggressively to clean up the lingering

pollutants from the plant that ceased operation six decades ago, and in a way that doesn’t pose a risk to the environment or the community’s redevelopment.

“It is imperative that it be cleaned up,” said Mary Duckett, a longtime Southernside resident and president of Southernside Neighborhoods in Action.

Duke, which was the plant’s primary owner and operator, is working with the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control and the property’s current owner, CSX Transportation Inc., to investigate and remediate the contamination, according to Ryan Mosier, spokesman for the Charlotte, North Carolina-based utility.

Mosier said Duke has spent $6.7 million on the properties since the early 1990s.

“We’re closely managing the whole process through repeated monitoring, routine water testing, and coordination with DHEC,” Mosier wrote in an email to the Greenville Journal.

“We hope the substantial investments we’re making at the site to ensure the public’s continued well-being demonstrate this commitment.”

State health officials say the contaminants pose no threat to public health or water supplies.

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“That’s no secret to anybody who has lived in this community,” said the Rev. Stacey Mills, pastor at Mountain View Baptist Church, a 111-year-old congregation on Cagle Street in what is known as Newtown.

Hundreds of families, mostly domestic and blue-collar workers, once lived in quadraplexes, duplexes, and shantylike houses.

“These are the people who took care of the wealthy in our community, but they lived in conditions where not only did you have contamination from the gas plant, you had coal from the train, soot from the refuse facilities,” he said. “This was the last stop on the line and it is literally on the other side of the tracks.”

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Duke Energy entered into a voluntary cleanup contract with the state health department for the Bramlette Road site, which includes the former manufactured gas plant and the site of a former unpermitted construction landfill and surrounding wetlands. The site is near the Swamp Rabbit Trail and the Reedy River.

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But there’s a renewed hope in Southernside thanks to the efforts of community leaders and plans for Unity Park, the city’s new multimillion-dollar park west of downtown that borders Southernside and West Greenville.

Mountain View Baptist, which has been buying up property around it for two decades, is in the process of developing a master plan that includes affordable housing, a child development center, a fresh market, and a fitness facility that could benefit from people

CARCINOGEN CLEANUP

Early site investigations conducted at the former gas plant site found soil and groundwater contamination in the form of elevated concentrations of volatile organic compounds, semivolatile organic compounds, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, and metals, some of which are known to cause cancer, records show.

Between 2001 and 2002, Duke Energy excavated about 61,000 tons of contaminated soil and debris at the former gas plant, according to Mosier. About half of that mate-

rial was treated and then returned to the site, while the remaining excavated areas were backfilled with 38,000 tons of clean soil from off-site sources.

Corley, however, said Duke Energy performed only a “limited cleanup” of the site, ignoring contaminated groundwater and leaving toxic chemicals in the soil.

“While a great deal of coal tar was removed, this cleanup didn't even have the purpose of removing it all. It was meant only to eliminate any immediate threat to human health,” Corley said. “The depth of the excavation was limited and even within the limited footprint, liquid coal sludge was left in the ground.”

A previous site report by Duke said groundwater remediation at the former gas plant site would be “counterproductive” as the water would become recontaminated upon migrating into the adjoining property.

It also acknowledges remaining contamination in the site’s soil. The contaminants, however, are reportedly buried 3 feet deep and don’t pose a health risk to the surrounding community.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Mosier said Duke Energy’s assessment and remediation of the former gas plant is “largely complete,” with only one of the site’s nine permanent groundwater monitoring wells exceeding regulatory criteria.

Duke Energy is now expanding its efforts to sample and plan for any work needed at the former landfill, according to Mosier.

The unpermitted landfill was developed

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STORY Decades after a manufactured gas plant at East Bramlette Road and West Washington Street was demolished, Duke Energy, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control and Southernside community residents are still dealing with the aftermath.

by a local contractor in 1988 but closed by CSX several years later after state and federal regulators discovered it was located within a wetlands system and in violation of the Clean Water Act. In 1994, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and DHEC requested that CSX conduct an environmental assessment of the landfill site. The assessment revealed tarlike substances and high concentrations of lead in the groundwater beneath the former landfill and surrounding wetlands system.

In a statement, the company said, “CSX is committed to protecting public health and safeguarding the environment in communities where we operate. CSX is cooperating with Duke Energy so that it can respond to environmental conditions associated with a former manufactured gas plant.”

Don Siron, assistant bureau chief of DHEC’s Bureau of Land and Waste Management, said assessment and remediation efforts along Bramlette Road are ongoing but that groundwater contamination trends have been either stable or decreasing at both properties since sampling began in 1999.

He added that some groundwater contaminants exceed water-quality standards, but most aren’t at levels high enough to pose a direct health risk.

“The contamination at this property is not at the surface, so direct exposure is unlikely, multiple well surveys show there are no drinking-water wells within a half-mile of the site, and no homes exist on the properties, making vapor intrusion a nonissue,” Siron said.

TESTING THE WATER

Duke Energy operates 25 groundwater monitoring wells across the former gas plant site and adjoining property in order to record contamination levels, according to Mosier. The results are submitted to DHEC

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on a quarterly basis as part of a voluntary cleanup contract the company signed in 2016.

Corley said he appreciates Duke Energy’s willingness to voluntarily explore cleanup options, but he maintains that the company’s current monitoring program isn’t sufficient to determine whether groundwater contamination is being discharged from the wetlands into the Reedy River, a waterway that’s historically struggled with industrial contamination.

“The sampling wells on site are not adequate to establish where the contamination is and where it is moving,” Corley said.

“Assumptions have been made as to the

nearby Reedy River, but a manmade canal near the property directs overflow water into the river during periods of heavy rainfall. Records show CSX tested surface water samples from the canal during early site assessments but detected no contamination.

Duke also recently tested groundwater, surface water, and sediment samples from along the Reedy River and detected no elevated concentrations of contaminants, according to Siron.

“If newly collected data were to suggest conditions that could pose a threat to public health or the surrounding environment, DHEC would immediately take protective measures,” he said.

“My swimming pool was the Reedy River.

My playground was that tar field.”

CORDELL LOMAX greenville resident

direction and distance of contamination migration, and some of them are concerning. This is especially true considering that at least 50 years passed between the time contamination was released and when the first assessment was made. In any direction you could point from the original contamination source, questions remain.”

Previous site assessments found that contaminants in the former landfill and wetlands are mostly nonmobile and have no impact on plants or animals.

An elevated rail line and embankment create a barrier between the wetlands and

GROWING CONCERN

Mayor Knox White said any environmental hazard that affects or could affect the Reedy River is a concern to the city.

He said improving the river’s health is one of the city’s top priorities in Unity Park.

The plan is to create a more natural course for the river, which was straightened in the 1930s, by sculpting the bank. By doing so, floodwater will spread out and slow down.

Riparian vegetation would serve as a natural filter, improving the quality of the water of the Reedy.

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The river work is included in the first phase of Unity Park, estimated to cost nearly $41.2 million.

SEE SOMETHING, DO NOTHING?

As part of its ongoing assessment of the Bramlette site, Duke Energy is installing seven additional monitoring wells near the former landfill to better determine the source, nature, and extent of groundwater contamination, according to Mosier.

Mosier said Duke Energy would consider additional site assessments and remediation efforts once the current investigation has concluded.

Corley said he’s troubled that Duke, or its consultants, have been laying the groundwork for years to reach a conclusion that no cleanup is required, even before the site has been adequately tested.

“Almost every document submitted to DHEC by Duke includes broad, unsupported statements implying or expressing that natural attenuation is the answer,” he said.

Natural attenuation is a remediation strategy that would require Duke Energy to keep a watchful eye on the former landfill site but essentially do nothing, allowing the environment to naturally break down chemical pollution in the groundwater and soil. This strategy would likely take several years to decades to remediate the site, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Many of Duke Energy’s previous site assessments suggest natural attenuation to be the preferred remediation strategy for the landfill site, because excavation of the affected soils and sediments would likely result in “severe damage” to the surrounding wetland environment and mobilization of contaminants.

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MOUNTAIN VIE W BAPTIST CHURCH HAS A PL AN TO TRANSFORM NE W TOWN There was a time when the area around Mountain View Baptist Church was a vibrant community.

The church is working on a plan to make it that way again.

“The community built this church. They literally carried bricks in the trunks of their cars to build this building,” said the Rev. Stacey Mills, who has pastored Mountain View for more than two decades. “Now we have the opportunity for the church to build a community.”

Located in the Newtown neighborhood of the Southernside community, Mountain View is working on a master plan to develop surrounding land it has been accumulating since 1997.

Over the years, owner-occupied homes in the neighborhood were replaced with rentals and the neighborhood became transient. It was a community where criminals knew they were home-free if they could make it past the train trestle because police would stop at the underpass, Mills said.

“What the church can do is to see be-

yond just the four walls of the church and become an engine, a catalyst for change in the larger community,” he said. “We’ve been at this now for nearly two decades preparing ourselves for the next decade of change. The project we are working on can contribute to the whole quality of life in Greenville, South Carolina.”

A big part of the plan is affordable housing, something Greenville badly needs.

“Mountain View has always been a church focused on community empowerment and addressing pressing needs,” Mills said. “No need is more pressing than affordable housing.”

Church members don’t know yet how many housing units will be built and are working to determine the appropriate density based on zoning and what they believe the city might allow beyond that. The Newtown community once was home to 400 to 500 families, Mills said.

But the master plan has much more than housing.

The plan also calls for a child develop-

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ment center, a facility that will include a demonstration kitchen for healthy eating and food preparation. The commercialgrade kitchen could provide options other than fast food for community members, users of the Swamp Rabbit Trail, and visitors to the soon-to-be-constructed Unity Park, he said.

The church envisions an indoor fitness facility with a walking track and classroom space. It sees a place for a fresh market co-op to give residents who live in a “food desert” a place to buy fruits and vegetables.

It sees a facility that could house a credit union or bank to address residents’ financial health, as well.

Mills said the church knows the plan is ambitious, but he believes it is doable, especially with the teams of church members working on it behind the scenes.

“This is really much bigger than our providing an option for housing in this community,” he said. “We really need to address quality-of-life issues and health disparities here.”

61,000 TONS

2016 Duke Energy enters into a voluntary cleanup contract with DHEC for the Bramlette Road site

TOO EARLY FOR ANSWERS

Corley, however, said there are still too many unknowns about the property for the company to even consider potential cleanup strategies.

“We do not know whether this site is actively discharging into the Reedy River, or to what extent, and we don't know what parts of the site contain liquid coal sludge. Yet natural attenuation is regularly suggested,” Corley said.

“Our focus now is on effective participation in the cleanup planning process, so that the eventual outcome is one that wouldn't lead to contemplation of legal action.”

He added that public involvement is “critical” going forward, because the voluntary cleanup contract between the state and Duke Energy allows the company to “set the terms for what testing is to occur and where, and in most cases, the state only steps in when a significant failure is apparent.”

“Under the circumstances, accountability and attention are vital,” Corley said.

Siron said a voluntary cleanup contract is DHEC’s “preferred procedure” for managing sites like those along Bramlette Road.

The agency held its last public meeting regarding both properties in 2016, with staff discussing the history and status of the contamination and what work would be conducted under the voluntary cleanup contract.

“DHEC will have more community involvement upon completion of the assessment and before a remedy for the site is selected,” Siron said.

Duckett said she knows what her community wants — for the coal tar to be cleaned up.

“My generation had no idea of the danger the environment had on us,” she said. “We don’t want that no more. We want the generation that grows up in the redeveloped Southernside to grow up in a neighborhood that has a good quality of life and is safe and healthy.”

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Greenville spending more than a half-million dollars to replace fire department radios n story by CINDY LANDRUM

Greenville City Council members on Monday gave initial approval to spending more than a half million dollars to begin replacing radios used by the city’s emergency responders.

Fran Moore, the city’s communications administrator, told members of the council’s committee on public safety and general government late last year that when radios used by Greenville’s emergency responders need repairs, the city sometimes has to go to eBay to look for parts.

The radios used by police, fire, public works, parks and recreation, and dispatch are 2003 models that are nearing the end of their useful life and no longer supported by the vendor.

It will cost nearly $2.3 million to replace them. The city needs 413 handheld and 209 vehicle-mounted radios.

The police and fire department radios are interoperable but the police de-

partment has loaned radios to the city’s parks and recreation and public works departments to use during weather events and other emergencies so they can communicate.

The $575,635 will be taken out of the city’s capital projects fund balance and replace all of the fire department radios. After those are replaced, some of the old radios could be used as spares and for parts until all of the city’s public safety radios are replaced over a period of several years.

Fire Chief Stephen Kovalcik said all the department’s radios need to be replaced at the same time because they are assigned to rigs, not specific firefighters. The department needs uniformity in equipment so firefighters know the radio controls and can operate them in smoke-filled buildings with zero visibility, he said.

“It’s a safety issue,” Kovalcik said

Several schools in Greenville County have reported higher than normal absence rates in the last couple of weeks as the flu virus makes its way through the state.

The absence rate was at least 10 percent higher than normal at Augusta Circle Elementary, Greenville Early College, Sue Cleveland Elementary, and Monarch Elementary on various days last week.

Schools are required to notify the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control once student absences reach 10 percent above the school's normal absence rate.

Augusta Circle had returned to a normal rate of absence by Feb. 7, but the other three schools received antiviral cleanings on Feb. 9 to help kill the flu virus.

Although Woodmont Middle and Skyland Elementary were not above the 10 percent threshold, they also received antiviral cleanings because of a high number of absences.

Beth Brotherton, spokesperson for the district, said more students have started coming back to school this week, but schools are still experiencing a large number of absences.

Brotherton said about a quarter of the stu-

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"Usually we don’t know if they are illnessrelated until a student returns with a doctor's note," Brotherton said.

Shannon Forest Christian School, a private K-12 school in Greenville, closed school on Feb. 8 because of a high number of students with the flu, according to the school’s Facebook page, although it didn’t reach the 10 percent threshold.

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This allows excellent night vision up. When I left surgery, my vision thewas next had a traditional mono-focal lens. Near visionwas for 20/20 reading sharpness of vision (visual The patient benefits include moreand consistent and day! You would not believe the difference in your vision improved and patients were able to read two levels of smaller acuity) at near,are intermediate and stable incisions, which facilitate faster healing, once you’ve had this done. It is just amazing,” says Mike. lines than their mono-focal counterparts.

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Eye Exam is Best Way to Know This improves the position of theNew lens technology implant in innovations, like “Patients who havethink received have abeen very excited and If you youthese may have cataract, we encourage the eye and the surgeon’s ability to calculate the pleased withyou howtotheir have improved,” Johnson booklifestyles an eye exam promptly. InDr. terms of costs the Symfony, continue to improve refractive power of the implant. With the astigmatism payment, basic is covered by most the IOLs and the visual outcomes notes. “Theseand lenses are ideal forcataract patientssurgery who have an active correcting incisions, this all adds up to improved insurance plans.

Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery and for patients with a variety of lifestyle. They meet the needs of our patients who like to golf, visual outcomes.4 advanced lens implants require an additional payment. conditions. The two most use a computer or tablet, shop, use a smartphone, and drive Nagy Z, Takacs A, Filkorn T, Sarayba M. Initial clinical evaluation of an intraocular At Clemson Eye, patients who opt for Laser Assisted signifi cant improvements are vastly at night.” 1.femtosecond laser in cataract surgery. J Refract Surg. 2009; 25(12):1053-1060.

Cataract Surgery (LACS) with animproved advancedintermediate lens 2.

Clemson Eye Laser Cataract with Advanced Intraocular Lens Replacement Results, vision and 2013. implant are generally achieving 20/20 vision without an extended range of vision acuity 3. “Laser Pretreatment Softens Cataracts, Allows for Safer, Easier Removal, 2 Chandler, wood glasses, regardless of their age. Mike Researchers Say”, Charlene Laino, WebMD Health News, (Reviewed by Laura J. for patients with astigmatism.

Martin, MD), Oct. 25, 2011. turner and former optical engineer, is one 4. Palanker DV, Blumenkranz MS, Andersen D, et al. Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery with integrated optical coherence tomography. Sci Transl Med 2010; 2:58ra85. such patient.

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Alta Vista THE SCOOP This three-level home was designed to maximize views of the creek and mature trees. Take in the scenes the any of the large windows in the home’s main level, the secluded deck or from the screened porch off the kitchen. The open floor plan is made to feel even more spacious with the soaring ceilings. As an added bonus, there is elevator access in the garage, kitchen, rec room and master suite.

ADDRESS: 320 Pine Forest Drive LIST PRICE: $828,500 LISTING AGENT: The Marchant Company, Tom Marchant

Augusta Road Area

Paris Mountain

THE SCOOP This beautifully renovated mid-century modern home has a tranquil feel inside and out. The lot is private and wooded. Enjoy the seclusion while on the large deck or in the beautifully-landscaped yard. The home’s interior has been repainted and has new flooring. The remodeled kitchen has custom cabinetry, premium granite countertops and a farm sink. The home is energy efficient with a passive solar building design.

THE SCOOP This home is a work of art, which makes sense because it was completely renovated by two renowned Greenville artists, Keith and Shari Grace. The main level of this midcentury modern residence was converted to an open floor plan. Make sure to check out the stunning use of tile and color in the bathrooms. On the lower level, you’ll find another kitchen, two bedrooms, storage and laundry.

ADDRESS: 311 Meyers Drive LIST PRICE: $514,000 LISTING AGENT: Blackstream Christie’s, Kris Cawley

ADDRESS: 309 Lake Circle Drive LIST PRICE: $639,609 LISTING AGENT: Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty, Cate Thompson

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A hands-on approach to yard improvement Calling all DIY lovers – it’s time to turn your focus outside. Be your kids’ hero by building them a treehouse. Or gain the personal satisfaction of relaxing on a bench built by you! Even for the do-it-yourself newbies out there, there’s a great beginner project among the 68 ideas gathered by CountryLiving.

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If you want to tackle building a treehouse for your kids, start by checking out the Treehouse Supplies’ plans. They offer six categories of plans – with hardware kits included – starting at just $50.

211 N. MAIN ST., GREER $999,888 | 5 BR/5.5 BA

2 Pergola 823 PACKS MTN. RIDGE RD., TAYLORS $609,900 | 4 BR/3 BA

Adding a pergola to your yard can be an expensive undertaking. While building one yourself may seem daunting, The Created Home offers a comprehensive customizable plan (with photos) that will keep your total cost at $200.

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6 LAWRENCE ST., LYMAN $145,000 | 2 BR/1 BA

4 Flower Display Bask in a sense of accomplishment is this simple, but useful afternoon DIY project. If you’re wanting to add a visual element to your porch or yard and have a place for flower pots, then this is for you. All you’ll need is a pallet and some paint.

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13 E Tallulah Drive $814,900

Stunning, new construction home in the heart of the Augusta Road area built by local, custom builders.

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7 Cammer Avenue $432,000 Augusta Road Charmer! Great floor plan with hardwood floors, lots of natural light and updates galore!

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Neighborhood: Augusta Road When: 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 17 Agent: Andreana Snyder, Wilson Associates; (864) 915-4201 or andreana@wilsonassociates.net Specs: 3 bed, 2 bath, MLS#1384922

200 Circle Slope Drive $334,500 Wonderfully well maintained home! This beautiful home is move-in ready for you! Home nestled on great lot in quiet neighborhood.

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111 Holland Trace Circle $363,500 Absolutely stunning, move-in ready home in great Simpsonville neighborhood. Nearly 3100 SF. A Must See! ■■ ■■ ■■

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78 Fernwood Drive $525,000 Fabulous, updated traditional brick home steps from Cleveland Park and the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Enjoy living close to downtown Greenville!.

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Collins Creek

ADDRESS: 116 Collins Creek Road LISTED: $1,010,067 SOLD: $950,000 AGENT: Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty, Joan Herlong and Coldwell Banker Caine, Tracey Putnam BRAGGING POINTS: This 7,000 square-foot home checks every box. Inside you’ll find site-finished hardwoods, an open cook’s kitchen with granite countertops and a mainlevel master with a private study. The home sits on more than an acre, so it offers all the space you’ll need and more for kids to play or for entertaining and relaxing. It’s also a 10-minute drive to downtown.

Cherrydale area ADDRESS: 101 Cortona Circle LISTED: $715,000 SOLD: $697,000 AGENT: Coldwell Banker Caine, The Bachtel Group, Jennifer Jagodzinski BRAGGING POINTS: The luxury starts outside with the outdoor kitchen and fireplace on a stone porch. Take in the mountain views from the front and side porches. Inside the 5,000 square-foot residence, there’s a high-end kitchen, a wine tasting room and a recently updated master suite.

ON THE MARKET 112 Truett Place $249,574 4 bd 2.5 bath+ bonus room/5th bedroom-open floor plan, sunroom, brick front exterior, hardwoods, ceramic tile, plantation shutters, surround sound. Kitchen-silestone , new stainless appliances, new cabinets. Roof-2018/Water Heater 2017.

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PRICE SELLER

$14,220,272

$12,742,928

$12,004,256 HIGHLAND $10,249,712

$4,524,608 MCBEE PARK $1,475,000

$1,350,000 THE RIDGES AT PARIS MTN. $1,110,000

$1,100,000 QUAIL HILL ESTATES $1,084,000

$1,060,000 ACADIA $835,000

$680,000 SILVER MEADOWS $650,000

$615,000 CLIFFS AT GLASSY WEST $610,000 CARILION $546,345

$500,000 AUGUSTA CIRCLE $475,000 GLEN COVE SPRINGS $460,000 CENTRE WEST $450,000

$431,000 THE COURTYARDS ON W. GEORGIA RD $424,625

$415,000 HUNTINGTON $410,000 RIDGESTONE COTTAGES $400,570 STAFFORD GREEN $400,000

$395,000

$385,000 FIRETHORNE $381,030

$376,000 CLIFFS VALLEY $375,000

$375,000 CARRONBRIDGE $347,705 ASHCROFT $347,400 KNIGHTS BRIDGE $346,000 BELSHIRE $344,875 EAGLES GLEN AT KIMBRELL $343,843

$335,000 EASTON RIDGE $330,727 SHELLBROOK PLANTATION $325,567 BRIDGEWATER $316,593

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GLENN GROVE PARK $309,900 PARK RIDGE $298,309 EAGLES GLEN AT KIMBRELL $298,118 VISTA HILLS $297,500

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$293,800 CREEKWOOD $292,000 JONES MILL CROSSING $285,900 POINSETT CORNERS $283,000 HARTWOOD LAKE $279,900 PLEASANT MEADOWS $274,900 CREEKWOOD $274,000

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$240,000 SHELLBROOK PLANTATION $240,000 GARLINGTON PLACE $239,000 PLEASANT MEADOWS $238,300 ASHLEY COMMONS $236,000 MEADOWBROOKE $235,000 EASTDALE $235,000 VILLAS @ WEST GEORGIA $234,000 EAGLES GLEN AT KIMBRELL $234,000 MEADOWS @ BLUE RIDGE PLANTATION $233,900 THE ENCLAVE AT LISMORE $233,500 HERITAGE HILL $227,500 WASHINGTON HEIGHTS $226,500 QUAIL RIDGE $224,000 RICELAN SPRINGS $224,000 RIVERDALE $221,500 FENWICK HEIGHTS $217,000 HIGHLAND ACRES $213,000

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NEELY FARM - LAUREL BROOK CREEKLAND ENOREE POINT PIONEER PARK KINGS CROSSING TWIN CREEKS WILLOW GROVE BROOKSIDE WATERMILL RIVER RIDGE THE TOWNES AT EASTSIDE GILDER CHASE TOWNES AT CARDINAL CREEK THE RESERVE AT RIVERSIDE VICTORIA PARK PATIO HOMES

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David Drake, circa 1800 to circa 1870 storage vessel, 1857 alkaline-glazed stoneware inscribed: Aug 16, 1857, Dave I wonder where is all my relation Friendship to all and every nation

I wonder where is all my relation Friendship to all and every nation Experience the powerful story of David Drake, an enslaved African-American who worked as a “turner” in several pottery manufacturing facilities in South Carolina’s Edgefield District. Drake, who was known only as “Dave” before 1865, learned to both read and write, dangerous and even illegal skills for a slave to possess. Drake openly expressed his literacy by inscribing original poems on many of the utilitarian works he created.

The identities of millions of enslaved African-Americans, whose talents and labor supported the development of American culture, were overlooked or disregarded by recorded history. Through the modest wares handcrafted and inscribed by David Drake, at least one remarkable voice remains to speak on behalf of the lives and stories irretrievably lost.

The GCMA is home to the largest institutional collection of pottery vessels by David Drake, including single-handle jugs, storage jars, pitchers, a syrup jug, and a rare butter churn.

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The term “supergroup” might be a cliche, but it’s difficult to think of how else to classify I’m With Her. The trio of Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan all have successful solo careers, all of them in acoustic music that blends bluegrass, folk, and country. All three are gifted songwriters, and Jarosz and Watkins (who was part of the Grammy-winning group Nickel Creek before going solo) are immensely talented instrumentalists who can juggle fiddle, mandolin, banjo, and guitar between them.

On the trio’s debut album, "See You Around," they weave all of those skills into a stunning collection of songs, layering their tightly arranged vocal harmonies over dazzling music that can be both spartan and lush. And on their just-out new single, “Call My Name,” they take their music a step further, mixing a darker atmosphere with near-pop rhythms and a truly haunting chorus.

The group officially played together for the first time at a music camp workshop in 2014, but Jarosz, 27, actually first met Watkins, 37, when she was 9 years old.

“We’ve all known each other as musical friends for a really long time,” Jarosz says. I first met Sara at a festival outside of Austin where I grew up, and I met Aoife (pronounced EE-fah) a few years later. So we’ve all been in each other’s worlds for a while.”

The trio got together to work up some material to play at that workshop in 2014,

but quickly realized something special was going on.

“There was a real chemistry between the three of us and we wanted to pursue it further,” Jarosz says. “It was interesting because we had that spark, and then we really all had to be really patient about getting the project off the ground because we all had our own careers.”

"Patient" might be a bit of an understatement. The trio didn’t play their first shows together until a U.K. tour in 2015, and it took three more years to get their first album out.

“We weren’t able to get into the studio until the beginning of 2016,” Jarosz says, “and THEN we had to wait another two years to get the record out because we all had solo albums coming out. So it took a lot of planning and a lot of patience and a lot of belief that it was special enough to be patient for. And it really has been worth all of that time and planning.”

There’s certainly a lot of common musical ground between O’Donovan, Watkins, and Jarosz, but that’s not the only reason that I’m With Her, who will perform at the Peace Center in Greenville on Tuesday, works. The three women are good friends, as well, which helps a lot when they’re on the road for weeks at a time.

“You basically live with the people you’re on the road with,” Jarosz says.

“So it was such an added bonus with this band that like a lot of the same things. Ul-

timately, the vibe that you have offstage is going to affect the show in one way or another. People are spending their hardearned money to come to a show, and we want to put on a good show, and if you’re waking up dreading your days with the people you’re with, it’s going to affect your 90 minutes onstage.”

But Jarosz adds that there’s also a certain sense of refuge that comes from being in a band, especially after spending years as a solo artist.

“We all love doing our own solo things,” she says, “but I think we were all at a point where we were ready to have a shared experience and take a bit of a break from carrying the majority of the load.”

So regardless of how patient the trio has to be to work on music together, Jarosz says that I’m With Her is a long-term project.

“We’ve always known that we want this band to have a long life, but in a way that fits in with what we’re all already doing,” she says. “We want to kind of sprinkle it throughout our careers in a way that will make it exciting for us to come back to it.”

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There are artists in contemporary Christian music who water things down. They make their messages vaguer in order to appeal to a broader pop-music audience, moving away from specific calls to worship, praise or pray.

Ryan Stevenson is not one of those artists.

On his most recent album, 2018’s No Matter What, Stevenson is a direct lyricist, singing confidently about his faith.

“No matter what you’ve done/You can’t erase His love,” Stevenson sings on the title track; “All I know is my God/Will never let go of you.”

Elsewhere, on “Always Been You,” he sings “Jesus, I don’t want the glory/I’ve got nothing left to prove/’Cause the hero of my story/Has always been you.”

That direct approach has served Stevenson well, both artistically and commercially. He’s landed nine singles on Billboard’s Contemporary Christian charts, and in 2017, a GMA Dove Award (Christian music’s equivalent of the Grammys) for Pop Song Of The Year for “Eye Of The Storm.

“It was an honor winning that award,” Stevenson says. “There are a lot of amazing talents and amazing songwriters out there, and there are only a few people who win Dove

awards, so to even be in that room with your name on a ballot is special.”

The hit singles and acclaim are all great trappings of success, but Stevenson says he would be singing his songs without compromise, regardless.

“I can say that with a clear conscience that I hate watering things down,” he says. “I just won’t do it. I don’t want to water down the truth. I don’t want to make a song sound cliched or use a bunch of weird-sounding phrases just for the sake of being palatable to the masses.”

What’s fascinating is the reasoning behind Stevenson’s drive to be as clear as possible about his beliefs. He thinks that modern Christians need to hear his message because it’s one that they might not hear in churches.

“We have a generation of people born and raised in the church who think they have to earn God’s approval,” he says. “They’re living performance-based relationships with God, where the only thing that’s important to him is our most recent ability to do really well or look really good. And that’s a lie and a trap, and I know that because I lived that way for years.

And I know that what I wanted to say was that no matter what you’ve done, you can embrace

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His love. That’s right out of the Bible..”

Of course, it also helps that his message is couched in ultra-catchy, electronics-tinged pop music, something that Stevenson again makes no apology for.

“I love producing and creating pop music,” he says. “It’s in my DNA. Some of the times I’ve been most inspired in my life it was because of a song or a sound that I heard, a melody or emotional vibe that awakened my ear.”

Stevenson will be bringing that powerful pop music to the Bon Secours Wellness Arena

on Friday as part of seven-time Grammywinning Christian rap artist TobyMac’s “Hits Deep” tour.

But despite the large-scale setting, Stevenson says that his aim as a live performer is intimacy, not bombast.

“I like to treat people like we’re all sitting in a coffee shop together, even if we’re sitting in an arena,” he says. “I like to communicate honestly and calmly and show them that I believe what I’m singing about.”

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WITH VINCENT HARRIS It’s difficult to imagine two better authorities on judging a good country song than Lee Ann Womack and Alan Jackson. And both of these multiplatinum stars have taken songs

by Erin Enderlin to the top of the country charts. Womack scored with “Last Call” in 2008, and Jackson hit the top five with “Monday Morning Church” in 2004.

It’s worth noting that those are two VERY different songs. “Monday Morning Church” is a slow-dance heartbreak ballad in which the protagonist is as “lonely as a Monday morning church.” Meanwhile, “Last Call” is about a drunk-dialing ex and contains one of the all-time great country-music couplets: “I bet you’re in a bar/ ’Cause I’m always your last call.”

But the thing is, that’s kind of just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Enderlin’s songwriting skills. She is a master storyteller with an eye for details, and all of the tunes on her most recent album, "Whiskeytown Crier," have goosebump moments and killer lyrical twists. From the dark tale of forbidden love called “Caroline” to the tale of a renegade sibling called “Baby Sister,” which contains another solid-gold line, “I knew you were a pistol, but I never knew you owned a gun,” Enderlin brings the heat as a lyricist.

Which makes sense, given that the Arkan-

sas native was heavily influenced by writers like William Faulkner growing up.

“I wasn’t really studying songwriting in Arkansas,” Enderlin says, “but we DID study authors. So the development of characters and stories has always intrigued me.”

But Enderlin isn’t just a behind-the-scenes Nashville pro. The performance bug bit her just as hard as the songwriting one from an early age.

“My parents told me that they took me out to eat when I was about 4 years old,” she says, “and before they’d realized it I was going up onstage where there was this older gentleman playing the blues, and I started trying to take the microphone away from him.”

In fact, Enderlin started writing songs as an extension of performing them, thanks in part to an interview she read with Reba McEntire.

“I read this interview in the 10th grade,” she says, “and [McEntire] said that someone told her that she sounded like Loretta Lynn, and that wasn’t necessarily a good thing. She had to find out who Reba was, because there was already a Loretta. And I don’t know why that made me think of it, but I thought, ‘If I’m WRITING songs, I’ll be the first one who’s ever SUNG them, so maybe that will help me figure out who I am as a singer.’ I started writing songs and taking them into my music

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ERIN ENDERLIN class and forcing all of my classmates to listen to them.”

In terms of her sound, Enderlin, who will play a solo acoustic show at The Velo Fellow on Friday, tends to prefer the “less-is-more” approach. Her songs typically feature an acoustic guitar, a standup bass, a mournful fiddle, and drums, with occasional slashes of electric or pedal steel guitar.

One of Enderlin’s greatest songwriting triumphs actually ISN’T on "Whiskeytown

Crier." It’s a new single called “World Without Willie,” which envisions a world without the "Red Headed Stranger," Willie Nelson.

Needless to say, it’s not a place anyone would want to live.

“Part of that song came from being out on the road with him,” Enderlin says of Nelson.

“Listening to his set, you realize how many iconic songs he had. And it was kind of crazy to me to think how many of those iconic characters were created by or became popular through Willie Nelson.”

And what was it like sharing the stage with Willie? For a lifelong fan, it was an epic experience.

“One of the first albums I ever had was the "Waylon and Willie" record,” she says, “and the first song I learned to play on piano was ‘On the Road Again.’ So it was awesome to go from there to seeing my name on the same poster as his.”

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The Herring Chamber Ensemble’s annual Greenville concert draws inspiration from the essentials of life, with shimmering choral pieces that reflect on love, faith, and nature.

The 24-voice ensemble, widely recognized for its superb sound and musicality, offers only one Greenville performance every year. This year’s concert takes place at 3 p.m. Feb. 17 at Furman University’s Daniel Memorial Chapel.

Bingham Vick Jr., the group’s longtime conductor, will occupy the podium.

Among the featured works will be a 2017 piece by Dan Forrest, the Greenville-based composer whose works have earned international acclaim.

PROFOUND AND PLAYFUL

True to form, the ensemble will spotlight both the profound and the playful, ending with a set of lighter pieces, including a vocalized “William Tell Overture” – or at least the concluding musical episode associated with “The Lone Ranger.”

“The program has got something for everybody,” Vick said. “We’ve got some rich music and some more lighthearted material.”

The first half of the concert includes relatively short works that focus on “the nature of things: the experience of walking in

the woods, the nature of faith, the nature of unconditional love, the nature of Christian hospitality,” Vick said.

A WALK IN THE WOODS

The opening piece, “Come to the Woods,” features a text by naturalist John Muir and music by the young American composer Jake Runestad.

“It’s a beautiful piece that captures the spirit of taking a walk in the forest as a storm erupts,” Vick said. “When the storm passes, there’s an overwhelming sense of peace.”

Norwegian composer Kim Andre Arnesen’s “Even When He Is Silent,” a testament of faith, uses words believed to have been found on the wall of a concentration camp: “I believe in the sun even when it’s not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent.”

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

Forrest’s piece, “The Sun Never Says to the Earth,” comes from a larger choral work premiered in 2017 by the Greenville Chorale. The work’s theme is unconditional love. Forrest dedicated the piece to his wife. In this version of the work, solo cellist Yuriy Leonovich will be the accompanist.

Other composers on the program in-

clude Paul Hindemith and Eric Whitacre.

Pianist Nancy L. Smith will accompany several pieces.

Among the lighter works: Whitacre’s setting of three Ogden Nash poems, composer William Bergsma’s three pieces centering on riddles, and John Wykoff’s setting of a folk song, “I Got a Hog and a Pig.” The group always concludes its winter concert with Steven Sametz’s “I Have Had Singing.”

The ensemble serves as the core of the 160-voice Greenville Chorale. Many of the ensemble’s members are active local musicians: church soloists, choir directors, and voice teachers.

“These singers really have exceptional voices and have a tremendous enthusiasm for choral chamber music,” Vick said.

The program will be repeated Feb. 24 in the Lowcountry on John’s Island.

THE HERRING CHAMBER ENSEMBLE’S 22ND ANNUAL WINTER CONCERT WHEN 3 p.m. Feb. 17th WHERE Charles E. Daniel Memorial Chapel TICKETS $15 students; $30 adults INFO 864-467-3000 or www.peacecenter.org (Tickets sold by the Peace Center)

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“If your favorite drink is a cheap beer, then we’ll have the best one for you at a good price, but if the person next to you wants the fanciest new cocktail or just a really good Manhattan, then we’ll also have you covered.”

That’s how partners Stephen Phillips and Nick McSherry describe their new bar, EXILE, opening early summer at 9 Anderson St. in Greenville’s West End. “I want it to be a bar where all my friends can come in, and they all have very different tastes,” Phillips says.

The mid-century modern, 2,400-squarefoot former dental office is under construction and will be transformed into a relaxed bar environment where everyone should feel comfortable, regardless of cocktail knowledge or experience, and even those not drinking alcohol will have a variety of mocktails to choose from.

Phillips, who helped launch The Anchor-

age cocktail program and currently works at Birds Fly South Ale Project, and McSherry, also known for his time as manager at The Anchorage and Restaurant 17, have teamed up with financial investors and bar staff who share their vision.

Their goal is to take all the best elements of comfort from a dive bar and mix them will the classy elements of a brand-new cocktail bar. The décor, with vintage furniture and fixtures sourced through Shop.

WHIM, will look as though the bar has existed for decades without the dingy wearand-tear.

Phillips captures his vision this way: “A bar can be dark without being ‘sketchy.’ It can have the best glassware, lighting, and art without being pretentious and showing off. It is possible to have low lighting, old furniture, rock and roll, and gold rimmed coupe glasses in the same space.”

The name, EXILE, has a three-fold

Nick McSherry (left) and Stephen Phillips are partnering in the new Exile bar project in the West End.

meaning. First, it comes from Phillips’s experience leaving his home in Wisconsin where he no longer had any ties and moving to Greenville.

“I grew to love the city and wanted to be a part of it instead of just, like, not fitting in or something, or really play a role in this incredibly fast-growing city that has a lot of people moving here that want to change its culture,” Phillips says. “Let’s be a part of it.”

Secondly, Phillips and his current staff have all experienced some resistance while trying to implement their vision in bars that weren’t their own. In EXILE, they’ve found a place to express themselves.

“Well, why if we’re all good at this, why can’t we get it to happen,” Phillips says of the joint thought process. “Well, we’ll just go exile ourselves on this little island and see what happens, and if we can just do together maybe we can do it.”

The core staff of four to five bartenders will be equally skilled in crafting cocktails and providing a high level of hospitality and will rotate serving on the floor and behind the bar.

Lastly, the location on the edge of the West End, with onsite parking, is just far enough removed from the main drag to be distinct.

“You can definitely walk there, but you’re not going to stumble in,” McSherry says.

The menu will feature roughly 15 classic cocktails and a dozen more specialty cocktails. Bar snacks and other hand-helds will be provided by chef Alex George of Golden Brown and Delicious. Quality of both drinks and food is a priority for the team.

“I want it to be normal to have organic food. I want it to be normal to get an affordable, really well-made Old Fashioned,” Phillips says. “It shouldn’t be a big deal to get a correctly made a classic drink.”

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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 2018-CP-23-04117 DEFICIENCY WAIVED Ditech Financial LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs. Alton F. Gilliam aka Alton Floyd Gilliam and if Alton F. Gilliam aka Alton Floyd Gilliam be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estate of Alton F. Gilliam aka Alton Floyd Gilliam, distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Alton F. Gilliam aka Alton Floyd Gilliam 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; Richard A. Gilliam; Kenneth D. Gilliam; David L. Gilliam; Christopher A. Gilliam; Anita L. Ortiz; Unifund CCR Partners DEFENDANT(S) 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 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 for Greenville County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 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 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.

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 in/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 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.

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 for Greenville County, South Carolina, on August 3, 2018.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter “Order”), you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Hutchens Law Firm, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call 803726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm, represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/ AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION. If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitigation options or further review of your qualifications.

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. NOTICE TO APPOINT ATTORNEY FOR DEFENANT(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.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 2018-CP-23-06406 Anthony Finley, Jr., Plaintiff, Vs. Equity Trust Company Custodian FBO John D. Holland, Central Florida Tax Lien, all unknown heirs of George A. Gambrell, Charles A. Gambrell, all unknown heirs of Charles A. Gambrell, Lula Gambrell, all unknown heirs of Lula Gambrell, “John Doe”, representing a class made up of all unknown parties who may have some right, title, or interest in the property having Tax Map #0106.00-02-012.00, (hereafter, the subject property), and “Richard Roe”, representing a class made up of all unknown infants and disabled persons who may have some right, title or interest in the subject property, Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, (which Complaint was filed on December 21, 2018) and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Complaint upon subscriber at 11 Whitsett Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service. If you shall fail to answer the Complaint within that time, the Plaintiffs shall proceed in default proceedings against you and shall apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO: INFANT(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE (AN IMPRISONED PERSON) YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent you in this action within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

TO: INFANTS(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE (INCOMPETENT OR INSANE) AND TO, (GENERAL TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN) (COMMITTEE) WITH WHOM S(HE) RESIDE(S): YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad Litem to represent said infant(s) under fourteen years of age (said incompetent or insane person) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that John H. Scully, 531 S. Main St., Suite 307, Greenville, SC 29601 (phone # 864-414-9097) has been appointed Guardian ad litem for all unknown heirs of George A. Gambrell, all unknown heirs of Charles A. Gambrell and all unknown heirs of Lula Gambrell, and Rachael Ann Hardin, 1011 East Washington

St., Greenville, SC 29601 (phone #864 – 331 – 1751) has been appointed Guardian ad litem for all unknown parties (including unknown infants and disabled persons) who may have some right, title or interest in the subject property. In the event you are in one of the categories listed above and have a claim to the real property which is the subject of this action, more particularly described in the Lis Pendens, you should contact the appropriate Guardian ad litem listed above or your attorney. All persons under a disability have the right to have a Guardian ad litem of their choice appointed if the request is timely made to the Court.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced in the Court upon complaint of Plaintiff against Defendants regarding quieting title of property located in Greenville County. The subject property is described as follows: ALL that piece, parcel or lot of land being in the County of Greenville, State of South Carolina, in Greenville Township near the corporate limits of the City of Greenville designated as lot 181 of subdivision of The Village of Mills Mill shown on plat by Piedmont Engineering Service, June 1954 recorded in plat book GG, pages 60 – 61 in the RMC Office for Greenville County.

References made to said plat for a more detailed description.

LESS however any portion previously conveyed. Tax Map #0106.00-02-012.00 \C. Richard Stewart Attorney for Plaintiff 11 Whitsett Street Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 235-2019 SC Bar No: 5346 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2019, AT 6:00 p.m., (or as soon thereafter as other public hearings are concluded), IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, SC, 29601, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE METROPOLITAN SEWER SUBDISTRICT BOUNDARIES SHOULD BE ENLARGED TO INCLUDE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED OFF OF SANDY SPRINGS ROAD AND HIGHWAY 25.

THE NEW BOUNDARY LINES TO RESULT FOR THE METROPOLITAN SEWER SUBDISTRICT WOULD INCLUDE THAT AREA KNOWN AS GREENVILLE TAX MAP NUMBER (TMS#) 0602020101802.

A MAP OF THE NEW BOUNDARIES AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE. THE REASON FOR THE PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ORDERLY COLLECTING OF SEWAGE AND WASTE. NO ADDITIONAL BONDS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE SUBDISTRICT, NOR WILLTHERE BE ANY CHANGES IN THE COMMISSION OR THE PERSONNEL OF THE PRESENT COMMISSION OF THE METROPOLITAN SEWER SUBDISTRICT. BUTCH KIRVEN, CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2019, AT 6:00 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as other public hearings are concluded), IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, SC, 29601, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE BOUNDARIES OF THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT SHOULD BE ENLARGED TO INCLUDE CERTAIN PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 2 CUNNINGHAM ROAD, TAYLORS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ORDERLY COLLECTING AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE, GARBAGE AND TRASH WITHIN GREENVILLE COUNTY. THE NEW BOUNDARY LINES TO RESULT FOR THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT WOULD INCLUDE GREENVILLE COUNTY TAX MAP NUMBER (“TMS#”) 0538010120400.

A MAP OF THE NEW BOUNDARIES AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE. THE REASON FOR THE PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ORDERLY COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE. NO ADDITIONAL BONDS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT, NOR WILL THERE BE ANY CHANGE IN THE COMMISSION OR IN THE PERSONNEL OF THE PRESENT COMMISSION OF THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT. BUTCH KIRVEN, CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 2019-CP-23-00377 Clearleaf Short Alternative Fund LP, Plaintiff, Vs. Jay M. Schiller, Dr. Matthew Kormylo, Town Park Association of Greenville, Inc., “John Doe”, representing a class made up of all unknown parties who may have some right, title, or interest in the property having Tax Map #0541.00-01-116.00, (hereafter, the subject property), and “Richard Roe”, representing a class made up of all unknown infants and disabled persons who may have some right, title or interest in the subject property, Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, (which Complaint was filed on January 25, 2019) and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Complaint upon subscriber at 11 Whitsett Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service. If you shall fail to answer the Complaint within that time, the Plaintiffs shall proceed in default proceedings against you and shall apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO: INFANT(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE (AN IMPRISONED PERSON) YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent you in this action within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

TO: INFANTS(S) UNDER

FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE (INCOMPETENT OR INSANE) AND TO ,(GENERAL TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN)(COMMITTEE) WITH WHOM S(HE) RESIDE(S): YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad Litem to represent said infant(s) under fourteen years of age (said incompetent or insane person) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Charles W. Crews, Jr., 125A Woodruff Place Circle, Simpsonville, SC 29681, (phone number 864-675-9581) has been appointed Guardian ad litem for all unknown parties (including unknown infants and disabled persons) who may have some right, title or interest in the subject property. In the event you are in one of the categories listed above and have a claim to the real property which is the subject of this action, more particularly described in the Lis Pendens, you should contact the appropriate Guardian ad litem listed above or your attorney. All persons under a disability have the right to have a Guardian ad litem of their choice appointed if the request is timely made to the Court.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced in the Court upon complaint of Plaintiff against Defendants regarding quieting title of property located in Greenville County. The subject property is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or unit situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Greenville, being known and designated as Unit No. 4 – Q in Town Park of Greenville, S. C. Horizontal Property Regime as is more fully described in Master Deed dated June 5, 1970, and recorded in Deed Book 891 at Page 243 and survey and plat plans recorded in Plat Book 4G at Pages 69, 71 and 73 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Greenville County, South Carolina. Reference is made to said plat for a more detailed description. LESS however any portion previously conveyed and subject to restrictions of record.

Tax Map #0541.00-01-116.00 C. Richard Stewart Attorney for Plaintiff 11 Whitsett Street Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 235-2019 SC Bar No: 5346

SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 2019-CP-23-00257 Steadfast Real Estate LLC, Plaintiff, Vs. James Howard, Kamal Desor, Republic Finance LLC, Greer State Bank, The South Carolina Department of Revenue, “John Doe”, representing a class made up of all unknown parties who may have some right, title, or interest in the property having Tax Map #M015.03-04-048.00, (hereafter, the subject) property), and “Richard Roe”, representing a class made up of all unknown infants and disabled persons who may have some right, title or interest in the subject property, Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED

and required to answer the Complaint in this action, (which Complaint was filed on January 16, 2019) and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Complaint upon subscriber at 11 Whitsett Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service. If you shall fail to answer the Complaint within that time, the Plaintiffs shall proceed in default proceedings against you and shall apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO: INFANT(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE (AN IMPRISONED PERSON) YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent you in this action within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

TO: INFANTS(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE (INCOMPETENT OR INSANE) AND TO ,(GENERAL TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN)(COMMITTEE) WITH WHOM S(HE) RESIDE(S): YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad Litem to represent said infant(s) under fourteen years of age (said incompetent or insane person) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that John H. Scully, 531 S. Main St., Suite 307, Greenville, SC 29601 (phone #864-414-9097) has been appointed Guardian ad litem for all unknown parties (including unknown infants and disabled persons) who may have some right, title or interest in the subject property. In the event you are in one of the categories listed above and have a claim to the real property which is the subject of this action, more particularly described in the Lis Pendens, you should contact the appropriate Guardian ad litem listed above or your attorney. All persons under a disability have the right to have a Guardian ad litem of their choice appointed if the request is timely made to the Court.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced in the Court upon complaint of Plaintiff against Defendants regarding quieting title of property located in Greenville County. The subject property is described as follows: All that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Greenville, State of South Carolina, known as Lot 111, Paramount Park, as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book W at Page 57 in the Register of Deeds Office for Greenville County, South Carolina.

Reference is made to said plat for a more detailed description.

LESS however any portion previously conveyed and subject to restrictions of record. Tax Map #M015.03-04-048.00 C. Richard Stewart Attorney for Plaintiff 11 Whitsett Street Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 235-2019 SC Bar No: 5346

PUBLIC HEARING A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2019, AT 6:00 P.M. (or at such time thereafter as other public hearings are concluded), IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE,

GREENVILLE, SC 29601, FOR PURPOSES OF RECEIVING COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC CONCERNING AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE AND TRANSFER OF COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1501 W. WASHINGTON STREET,

GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA 29601, TO THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT. BUTCH KIRVEN, CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Hanumanta LLC /DBA Cornerstop 123 intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 3053 White Horse Rd., Greenville, SC 29611. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February 24, 2019. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue ATTN: ABL; P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that C&B Washington Street LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 1 N Laurens Street,Ste. A, Greenville, SC 29601. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February 17, 2019. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue ATTN: ABL; P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

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THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: RFP #54-02/28/19 – VIDEO CONFERENCING FOR DETENTION CENTER, FEBRUARY 25, 2019, 3:00 P.M., E.S.T. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org or by calling (864) 467-7200.

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: • Design of Waterfront Structure at Pleasant Ridge Camp and Retreat, RFP #53-03/06/18, until 3:00 PM, EST, Wednesday, March 6, 2019; • Temporary Court Security Personnel, RFP #55-03/06/19, until 3:30 PM, EST, Wednesday, March 6, 2019; • Payment Processing Solution, RFP #56-03/12/19, until 3:00 PM, EDT, Wednesday, March 12, 2019.

Solicitations may be found at http://www.greenvillecounty. org/procurement/ or by calling (864) 467-7200.

SUMMONS NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Case No. 2018-CP-23-1547 Larry Lee Plumblee, P.A. Plaintiff, vs. Quality Business Solutions, Inc. and William A. Jordan, Jr., Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint upon the subscriber at the offices of EPPES & PLUMBLEE, P.A., Post Office Box 10066, Greenville, South Carolina 29603, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof and if you fail to answer the Summons and Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Summons and Complaint. /s/L. Lee Plumblee L. Lee Plumblee (S.C. Bar No. 10198) EPPES & PLUMBLEE, P.A. 1225 South Church Street Greenville, South Carolina 29605 (864) 235-2600 (864) 235-4600 FAX lplumblee@ eppesandplumblee.com ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Date: March 13, 2018 Greenville, South Carolina

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Vibez Lounge LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 3209 Wade Hampton Blvd. Suite 7, Taylors, SC 29687. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February 24, 2019. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue ATTN: ABL; P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Farmhouse Pizza LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 1813 Laurens Road, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February 24, 2019. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue ATTN: ABL; P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Family Dollar Stores of South Carolina, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 1506 Easley Bridge Road, Greenville, SC 29611. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February 24, 2019. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue ATTN: ABL; P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

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