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Union Pier, WestRock deals will change Charleston area

By Andy Brack and Skyler Baldwin

It was a big deal — err, or big deals — that sent shockwaves Tuesday across the Lowcountry. Two huge real estate transactions could dramatically change the faces of Charleston and North Charleston:

Union Pier sale. Local billionaire Ben Navarro will buy the 70-acre Union Pier site, the last large piece of undeveloped historic property in downtown Charleston, from the S.C. State Ports Authority (SPA).

WestRock sale. In turn, the SPA will buy the WestRock paper mill in North Charleston, a 280-acre industrial waterfront site, to expand its shipping footprint.

Charleston Mayor William Cogswell called the Union Pier deal a once-in-lifetime opportunity. SPA Chairman Bill Stern later said that a deal with a local buyer would positively impact the community.

In a 650-word statement late Tuesday titled “Why I’m Trying to Buy Union Pier,” Navarro said the reason was “because in my view, this project needs a long-term steward, not an out-of-town developer.”

Sale prices not yet clear

Financial details for both deals are not yet available. But at present, future redevelopment plans for Union Pier being crafted by the city of Charleston, College of Charleston and local advocacy groups are unclear. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity

for Charleston,” Cogswell said in a statement this afternoon. “The city controls much of the process going forward. While this will no doubt be a complicated plan, I’ll ensure it is grounded in reality and is an amenity that every resident in Charleston can enjoy.

“This can and should be a project that makes all of Charleston proud, and I look forward to working with Beemok and Mr. Navarro on making this residentfocused vision a reality.”

In a separate statement to the Charleston City Paper, Stern said through a spokesman that the agency has had the shared goal for two years “that a future buyer would redevelop the site, and we have engaged extensively with the community throughout that time. We are now thrilled to have Ben Navarro as the local buyer of the site.

are economically driven, thinking in terms of maximizing the financial value of a given piece of property. A developer’s perspective is how we ended up with the original plan for Union Pier.”

A steward, however, has additional values: “A steward would care every bit as much about the long-term legacy of Union Pier as about the economics. Does this development enhance the quality of life of all Charlestonians?”

WestRock deal impact clearer

The port’s new deal for property adjacent to the Don Holt Bridge along Interstate 526 was approved unanimously today by the SPA board. Ports officials say they hope to close the transaction quickly, according to a news release.

The Rundown

Angel Oak Preserve wins landscape award

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) on March 18 selected the Angel Oak Preserve project and the architecture team behind it, Nelson Byrd Woltz , as the recipient of the 2024 South Carolina ASLA Award of Excellence in Analysis and Planning.

“This award is a testament to the dedication and vision of everyone involved in this project, from our partners at the City of Charleston to the talented landscape architects at Nelson Byrd Woltz,” Samantha Siegel, Angel Oak Preserve director, said in a press release from the Lowcountry Land Trust.

Among the criteria for which the project was evaluated were design quality, environmental sensitivity, hazard mitigation, strategies and design value to the community.

Set to break ground in 2025, the Angel Oak Preserve is a 44-acre preservation project on Johns Island that will offer a sustainable space that will feature wetlands, boardwarks, trails, diverse trees, the iconic Angel Oak tree, a plantation house and cabins that once belonged to enslaved workers. — City Paper Staff

“This should have been done a long time ago.”

—S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster on a cleanup project of the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant. Roughly 1.6 million gallons of toxic fuel and oil are to be removed in a $30 million process.

“It was important to us and to the city to have a local buyer who is both invested in the community and has a desire to develop something everyone is proud of. Ben calls Charleston home and actively invests in making our community a better place to live. We are confident that this path forward will enable city leaders and the community to work directly with a local buyer in shaping the future of Union Pier.”

In his statement, Navarro said he wanted to be considered a steward, not a developer, who he said were “truly some of the most talented, driven, entrepreneurial people I have known ... But developers at their core

“The tremendous backing from our state and an excellent partnership with WestRock allows us to make investments today that will support our state’s economy and create opportunities for future generations of South Carolinians,” SPA President and CEO Barbara Melvin said in the release. “We are adding significant port capacity to support growth in South Carolina and throughout the Southeast.”

Gov. Henry McMaster praised the expansion deal for the part, saying, “Every time we invest in port infrastructure, we see significant success at port-dependent businesses and new, good-paying jobs for our people. Our state’s investment in the expansion of North Charleston Terminal will

GUN VIOLENCE COUNTER

6 shot, killed across S.C. from March 13 to March 19

North Charleston police are investigating a March 18 shooting that killed a 38-year-old man in his home on Ginger Lane. The man’s wife reportedly fired in his direction during a domestic dispute that was intended “to scare him off.”

Other shootings: Five others died in Richland, Orangeburg and Union counties. Eight others were hurt in shootings across the state. Nationally, there were seven mass shootings for the week, totalling 81 for the year.

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Ashley Stanol file photo

Union Pier redevelopment project leaders hope the private sale of the site won’t impact their community-forward plans

CDA celebrates two decades of excellence

By City Paper Staff

Charleston Development Academy Public Charter School (CDA) will hold a March 22 gala at the Charleston Marriott to remind the community of the school’s past successes and the promise to shape future generations.

The event will begin with a 6 p.m. cocktail hour followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the school or online via Eventbrite.

“The Charleston Development Academy’s educational approach has evolved over time while staying true to its core vision,” said CDA’s director Dr. Shawn Johnson. “Equipped with the pillars of hope, faith, discipline, and unwavering focus, we persist as a driving force for positive change within our community.”

Founded in 1999 at Ebenezer AME Church on Charleston’s east side as one of the first charter schools, CDA grew out of a multimillion dollar fundraising campaign to open a school for the city’s most vulnerable students, he said.

The school opened Aug. 11, 2003, in modest surroundings at the Septima P. Clark Community Center in the Gadsden Green community with 35 eager K5 through third-grade children, recalled Cecilia Gordon Rodgers, the school’s founding director.

“We wanted to provide a safe and nurturing environment to encourage excellence and character building to promote personal and social development of the students,” said Rodgers, who retired in 2014.

The school now serves 133 K4 through 5th grade students at the Septima P. Clark campus and 67 sixth- through eighth-graders at the Reid House on St. Philip Street.

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The school has received prestigious awards, including the South Carolina Department of Education’s Palmetto Gold Achievement Award and the elementary and middle schools have received an excellent rating on the S.C. State Department of Education Report Card, Johnson said.

Rodgers said former CDA students are a continuing source of pride. “I see students from time to time, and they call me to let me know what they are doing,” she said. “They are working in many different careers, and they have done very very well.”

Council votes to disband election commission

By Skyler Baldwin

The city of Charleston plans to disband its Municipal Election Commission (MEC), handing over its longstanding control of local elections to Charleston County, including certification of results. In many ways, the move, however, is just a formality.

to pass the first reading of this proposed ordinance, which would disband the city’s MEC. Councilman Karl Brady was the only member of council to vote no, saying recent election turmoil in Atlantic Beach has triggered disproportionate reactions from county officials.

March will change that process. Cramer said cities should conduct all aspects of the election without the county’s help, but that hasn’t been the historical practice.

A North Charleston man on March 16 reportedly stole two backpacks from a Northwoods Boulevard store by stuffing one inside the other, then that one inside his own backpack. We never want to root for the alleged thieves, but we were pretty bummed to learn the Russian nesting doll technique doesn’t work.

No pot ‘o gold in there

Isaac Cramer, executive director of the county Board of Elections and Voter Registration (BEVR) said the state outlines three options for municipalities for conducting local elections. They can have an city election commission that has full control over the elections. They can transfer everything over to their home county. Or they can have a partial transfer of authority. Currently without an official ordinance, Cramer said, Charleston’s MEC should be on the hook for all election responsibilities.

Charleston City Council voted March 12

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“Just so we’re clear, we’re not Atlantic Beach, which is one of the municipalities that triggered the state and everybody else to start looking at this,” he said. “To treat the largest municipality in the state similar to smaller towns seems like … trying to kill an ant with a sledgehammer.”

A ‘handshake agreement’

In the past, the county elections board has run local, state and federal elections for every municipality in Charleston County, which includes providing voting equipment, trained staff and Election Day operations. In a few municipalities, including Charleston and towns like Sullivan’s Island, Meggett and Hollywood, the certification process was handled by the municipality’s commission.

But a decision by the BEVR in early

A chart that accompanied a story on preschool expulsions in South Carolina in the March 15, 2024, edition of the Charleston City Paper should have been labeled “Suspensions in Predominantly Black North Charleston elementary schools for the 2020-2023 school period.” Black children statewide make up 61% of the early learners

“All this decision is doing is conforming current practices with state law,” he said. “Things had been done this other way as long as anyone can remember, but it’s basically been a handshake agreement. There’s no ordinance in place by the city council for anyone to accept any of these duties.

“If we’re going to conduct the election, provide the poll workers, the setup, all of these aspects that happen during an election, we want to make sure we have actual authority over that election,” he added.

Charleston Mayor William Cogswell said during the March 12 meeting that Charleston would have a lot of work to do before the next election cycle if it wanted to retain its authority over local contests.

“If we don’t move forward with this, we would need to run our own elections, rent election machines, hire staff to do it,” he said.

Cramer is expected to attend the city’s March 26 council meeting to discuss more details related to the county’s decision and the city’s options.

who’ve received one or more suspensions, but they are only 39% of the preschoolers enrolled in early childhood classrooms in the state’s public schools, according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights for the 2017-18 school year, the most recent years available.

A North Charleston woman on March 17 reportedly smashed her girlfriend’s car windshield with her foot. North Charleston police didn’t say whether the girlfriend’s car was parked at the end of the St. Patrick’s Day rainbow, but we can be sure there was no gold waiting for her in the back of the police cruiser.

Could have been worse

A Mount Pleasant woman on March 12 reportedly entered a Coleman Boulevard convenience store and asked to use its restroom. When employees told her there wasn’t a public restroom, she reportedly grabbed a bucket from a shelf, urinated in it and left the store with it. At least she took the bucket with her.

By Skyler Baldwin

Illustration by Steve Stegelin

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between March 12 and march 17.

The Charleston Development Academy Public Charter School opened in 2003 with 35 students

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yield dividends and create opportunities for future generations.”

The industrial waterfront property also is adjacent to SPA’s North Charleston Terminal, which will offer a natural extension of its container terminal and allow local ports to handle more cargo for portdependent businesses.

“S.C. Ports will continue to focus on our core mission of keeping freight moving for the thousands of livelihoods, businesses and communities that depend on our port system,” Stern said.

Union Pier site in flux

Meanwhile in Charleston, the future of Union Pier continues to be in flux. But Cogswell said he has been clear since taking office in January that the future of Union Pier needed to consider residents first, as he described in a statement:

“Based on what I found to be clear feedback from residents throughout the previous process and echoed more recently with the [College of Charleston’s] Riley Center initiatives, I laid out my expectations for this site in a letter to the Ports Authority: significant public access to the waterfront, more green space than previ-

ously proposed, lower height and density so that it is more in keeping with the historic district, elimination of the cruise terminal, meaningful affordable housing component, and for them to work with a local buyer.

“I remain committed to these key tenets and look forward to proactively working with Mr. Navarro to ensure these conditions are met as he moves forward.”

The city of Charleston gave the land to the ports authority in 1947 to be used for port and shipping purposes. But in 1994, the city waived its right to reclaim the land if Union Pier was not being used for port operations. For about 30 years, the SPA made multiple promises to make something of the site, with little to show for it.

Then in 2020, the ports authority engaged a private developer, Lowe, to redevelop the land along the Cooper River south of the International African American Museum and Charleston Maritime Center. That plan included more than 20 blocks of chunky buildings out of character with historic Charleston, which led to a major public outcry about high-rise building proposals and inappropriate mixed-use development.

Last year, the SPA hit the pause button on the Lowe redevelopment plan and eventually fired the company.

“Last summer’s reset of the Union Pier process was born out of the community’s valid interest that Charleston develops Union

Pier responsibly, with a community-first, values-driven approach,” said Brian Turner, president and CEO of the Preservation Society of Charleston. “We were proud to be a voice then and expect close engagement with the city and the buyer as their vision comes into clearer focus.”

The SPA joined a coalition of organizations and planners that vowed to draft a new redevelopment plan that was more inclusive and respectful of the site’s history and future in the Lowcountry. Led by the city of Charleston, the College of Charleston’s Joseph P. Riley Center for Livable Communities and local advocacy groups, the still-not-unveiled plan has included months of community input — an element missing from the previous version of the project by the SPA.

For the new iteration of the plan for Union Pier, the lead development firm Sasaki, a Boston-based company, and Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, which is focused more on the ecological and cultural aspects of the site, worked with other project leaders to host two public workshops in 2024. Hundreds of attendees give thousands of notes on what they want — and don’t want — to see on Union Pier.

Those attending sessions wrote in big, bold letters that they wanted public access to the waterfront, plenty of greenspace, affordable housing options on-site and more. Ali Moriarty, assistant director of the Riley

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Center, told the City Paper in February there was also consensus around making sure the history of the site is honored in some way — from historical markets to living monuments to programming on-site.

Ahead for Union Pier

Navarro outlined nine basic principles for Union Pier’s future:

• Seeking to eliminate the cruise ships;

• Turning the terminal into a bustling waterfront location;

• Significantly reducing overall density versus the previous plan;

• Providing public access to the waterfront;

• Creating a sense of place that feels like Charleston;

• Including plenty of open space;

• Developing a resiliency plan to deal with flooding and rising water levels;

• Ensuring that the development is aesthetically pleasing and is built to last; and

• Working to become part of the solution for affordable housing.

“I don’t yet have all the answers to the many questions the community will have,” Navarro said.”But I can tell you this: I will always have the interests of the residents of Charleston in mind and the humility to be a good listener as we move forward with adding this critical missing piece to the peninsula.”

Redevelop Union Pier at scale

Charleston’s Union Pier needs to be redeveloped at scale so it looks more like historic Charleston instead of any commercial district in America.

This value has long been part of our Charleston Checklist of community objectives. Why? Because up to this point, the land has essentially been public land — first owned by the city, which turned it over to the S.C. State Ports Authority to use for ports. The city then released the SPA from that obligation and allowed it to determine the land’s future. But there’s always been a sense that it has been “our pier,” a future resource to share somehow.

For local billionaire and entrepreneur Ben Navarro and his Beemok Capital company, which has entered into an agreement to purchase the site, that means redevelopment should resist rows of ship-sized buildings. No chunks of the kind of offices you see near malls in Charlotte, Atlanta, Tampa or Chicago. Development of the 70 acres of Union Pier’s historic land just south of the International African American Museum needs to be appropriate, at scale and reflective of Charleston’s values. It clearly does not need to become the behemoth planned by the first team of developers fired by the SPA when it paused the redevelopment project in 2023 after a wailing public outcry.

Based on early indicators, Navarro gets it. He seems to understand that a local guy — someone who has to see people every day around town — must be responsive to his neighbors on the massive redevelopment to be considered a good neighbor. As he noted in a Tuesday statement about purchasing the tract, “A developer’s perspective is how we

ended up with the original plan for Union Pier.” He says he wants to be perceived as a steward — someone who “would care every bit as much about the long-term legacy of Union Pier as about the economics” and who would ask the question, “Does this development enhance the quality of life of all Charlestonians?”

This is the right approach forward. We’re pulling for Navarro and his team to get the redevelopment right in coming years with public access, public space, affordable housing and an area that celebrates Charleston. It is, as Mayor William Cogswell noted, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that “can and should be a project that makes all of Charleston proud” with a resident-focused vision.

Navarro is smart to outline his values early for the property: no cruise ships, transformation of the terminal, reduction in density, public waterfront access, a place that “feels like Charleston,” open space, resilience, solid structures and a boost for affordable housing.

The biggest danger about the project’s future may be that it is being done privately. There’s a sense that we, as residents, may lose control, even if it has only been the veneer of control. So we encourage Navarro and Beemok to be transparent about future plans, and to work closely with the current team of planners and advocates to flesh out the project. There surely will be hiccups along the way. But if his team collaborates with residents to redevelop the pier at scale with a serious nod to Charleston’s past, we should have a healthy process that will focus on the community and doesn’t create a new section of a historic but Disneyesque resort.

CHARLESTON CHECKLIST of community objectives

We encourage community leaders to act on these audacious priorities:

1. Deal with the water. Build a strong resiliency plan to harden infrastructure and make smart climate change decisions about development, roads and quality of life.

2. Fix roads, traffic. Repair and improve roads and reduce traffic. Speed up alternatives, including more public transportation.

3. Be smarter about education. Inject new energy into the broken Charleston County school board by focusing on kids, not national mantras.

4. Conduct public business in public. Be transparent in public business. Stop the secrecy.

5. Invest in quality of life. Build more parks. Have more festivals. Invest in infrastructure that promotes a broad sense of community.

6. Engage in real racial conciliation. If we embark on more conversations and actions on racial reconciliation, our community will strengthen and grow.

7. Develop fewer hotels, more affordable housing. Make Charleston a more affordable place to live for everyone.

8. Develop Union Pier at scale. Let’s not put ship-sized buildings on the coveted Union Pier property downtown. Instead, make what comes appropriate.

9. Build and follow a 50-year plan. Plan for the county’s long-term future and follow the plan.

10. Pay people more. Pay a living wage. Push South Carolina lawmakers to set a real minimum wage.

Establishment brushes off self-anointed Freedom Caucus

By Andy Brack

There are always theatrics during the state’s annual budget process, but most of the time they seem limited to a minority party desperately trying to be heard so that the majority doesn’t completely get its way.

It was like that 30 years ago when the Democrats controlled the House and has mostly been like that since Republicans took charge. But this year as lawmakers debated a $13.2 billion budget that is $600 million less than last year’s spending, a toothless beast that’s mostly been quiet rose to grab attention. A handful of House legislators in the uber-conservative House Freedom Caucus took on the Republican establishment, which flicked away two dozen hot-button social policy proposals with the help of minority Democrats.

Freedom Caucus zealots yammered their prepared talking points. They hemmed. They hawed. They spewed forth on everything from freezing higher education tuition to film incentives to how to pay deputies. Mostly, they whined the state shouldn’t do a lot of things it does because those functions were outside of the “core functions of government.”

For example, they didn’t want the budget to freeze tuition again at state colleges and universities to keep down costs for working families so their kids could afford to go to college. That, they said in their best libertarian fashion, was little more than a subsidized way for government to interfere in the marketplace.

Fortunately, most people in the legislature simply said, “Hold on. You don’t understand what you’re talking about.”

That’s because South Carolinians have a core belief that higher education is important in a state with a plantation history. Taxpayers believe in an American dream that if they work hard enough, then they’ll be able to send their kids to college with the expectation that their children will have a better life. The only way most can afford this path is if the tuition gets some help from the state. [Side note: State investment in education these days is in single digits of total cost, while it used to be in double digits three decades ago.]

Taxpayers believe in an American dream that if they work hard enough, then they’ll be able to send their kids to college with the expectation that their children will have a better life.

So this Freedom Caucus attack on higher education is an attack on the economic model that’s the state’s backbone — that by increasing the education level of people in South Carolina, it will attract better jobs that will pay more and allow people to live better. That’s not a Democratic or Republican value. That’s an American value.

“Public education is a core function of government,” said Republican Rep. Micah Caskey, R-Lexington. “There is clearly a balancing of what has to happen. It exists on a spectrum on what level of funding the balance has to be shared between the individual and the public. And we do that now. We’ve existed with this tension for hundreds of years.”

More to the point, Caskey highlights how today’s high-tech jobs require more than just a high school education.

“It’s really hard to engineer automobiles and airplanes without engineers in your state,” he noted.

In the end, what last week’s two-day House budget debate — which was way less frenetic and tense than in previous years — showcased was that the state’s establishment leaders didn’t cotton to the talking points prepared in the best think tanks outside of South Carolina. They didn’t put much value in a group that one observer likened to a “a bunch of people who have proven themselves to be unserious actors and attention seekers.”

On a higher level, what’s really interesting is that the political tool of constant attention-seeking is the tactic constantly used by someone endorsed by most of the Republican caucus — former President Donald Trump.

What would be really fun — and illuminating — would be to find out what the same Republicans who brushed away the Freedom Caucus really think of Trump and his antics while they’re kowtowing to his political will because they’re worried about getting a primary challenge in the next election.

But there are some secrets that remain hidden, even in Columbia.

Andy Brack is editor and publisher of Charleston City Paper. Have a comment?

Send to: feedback@ charleston citypaper.com.

What To Do

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SUNDAY

Easter egg hunt

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is excited to present its 15th annual Easter egg hunt. Take photos with an Easter bunny and participate in crafts, face painting and fairy hair by Sparkle Charleston. Food vendors feature tasty treats from King of Pops, Daddy’s and Pizza da Michelino. Bring a picnic blanket and relax to a live music performance from Uncle Gary’s Band. Access to this event is included with your garden admission. March 24. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Ticket prices vary.

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. 3550 Ashley River Road. West Ashley. magnoliaplantation.com

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SUNDAY

Holi Festival

Coterie is bringing the spirit of India to Charleston for its third annual Holi Festival. Grab your friends and enjoy the rich traditions of Holi, filled with vibrant colors and festive joy. Chef Damian Sandoval is making a flavorful selection of Indian street food delights alongside craft drink specials featuring Nock Tequila. Register online to join the party, and dance to a mix of energetic tunes by DJ Feel.

March 24. Noon to 4 p.m. $5/ticket. Coterie. 17 Warren St. Downtown. coteriechs.com

SATURDAY

Shop The Block Vintage Market

The Shop The Block Vintage Market is headed to Bevi Bene, showcasing more than 20 vendors. Choose from an array of nostalgic and artisan items including vintage clothing, handmade jewelry, home goods, hand-poured candles, art, accessories and more. Explore a variety of food trucks to satisfy your cravings while enjoying live music by DJ Scrib as you shop.

March 23. Noon to 4 p.m. Free to attend. Bevi Bene Brewing Company. 1859 Summerville Ave. Downtown. bevibenebrewing.com

TUESDAY

Homemade fettuccine workshop

Roll up your sleeves, and learn to create delicious fettuccini noodles at this hands-on workshop at Two Blokes Brewing. Chef Michel Vejar leads this interactive culinary experience, sharing his tips and tricks along the way. Savor a full-course meal, including bread and roasted red pepper dip as an appetizer, a fennel salad with tangerine dressing, a selection of complimentary sauces and coconut cake for dessert.

March 26. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. $59.75/ticket. Two Blokes Brewing. 547 Long Point Road. Mount Pleasant. twoblokesbrewing.com

SATURDAY

ArtFest

Mount Pleasant Towne Centre presents its annual ArtFest, showcasing a diverse range of local and regional artistic talent. Stroll the art walk and enjoy captivating performances by some of Charleston’s most talented individuals and groups. There will be a wide variety of food options as well as beer and wine provided by Burtons Grill & Bar. Kids activities include pedal-powered spin art with Good Clean Fun, caricatures, balloon art, glitter tattoos, face painting and more.

March 23. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Towne Centre. 1220 Belk Drive. Mount Pleasant. mtpleasanttownecentre.com

Lorraine Vargas/Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

CHANGE-MAKERS and CEILING-BREAKERS

Charleston women who made history

By Chloe Hogan

In celebration of women’s history month, we’re highlighting some of the many women in Charleston’s history who made the Holy City better. From civil rights pioneers to suffragettes to artists, these women paved the way for others in Charleston and are recognized for their legacies locally, nationally and across the globe.

Jennet Robinson Alterman, a Charleston native who has been involved in women’s rights advocacy across the state for the last three decades, said women leading the charge for change has been a pattern in our city’s history. “There are so many women in our past and present that have taken on the tough issues in our community. Women have been and are the truth tellers, truth seekers and truth advocates.”

A revolutionary educator and civil rights icon

A pioneer in grassroots citizenship education, Septima Poinsette Clark was called the ‘‘mother of the Civil Rights Movement’’ by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Clark was born in Charleston in 1898, the daughter of a laundry woman and a former slave. She became a teacher on Johns Island and leader of workshops at Highlander Folk School in Tennessee. In the Jim Crow South, she was a key founder of “citizenship schools,” which educated and enfranchised Black voters. Clark was known for her belief in developing local community leaders — women leaders, like Bernice Robinson, a beautician-turned-citizenship school teacher, and Rosa Parks, who attended one of Clark’s seminars just months

LEADING LADIES

Some of Charleston’s current movers and shakers

The trailblazers from the past set the stage for a plethora of vibrant, active women leaders throughout business, arts and education in today’s Charleston area. Consider these important leaders who are making a difference today (in alphabetical order):

before the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. College of Charleston professor Valerie Frazier, who was involved in creating the college’s February 2023 exhibition and mural on Clark’s life, said Clark is remembered for her “indomitable strength and determination to champion causes such as voting rights, literacy and educational opportunity, equal pay and accessible health care.

“In large part due to her work with the Highlander Folk School, nearly 2 million more Black voters were registered by 1970 than had been registered in 1955. Education was key. In her own words: ‘Literacy means liberation.’ ”

Charleston’s suffragettes

The three Pollitzer sisters are responsible for making education more accessible to women in Charleston: The oldest sister Carrie Pollitzer established the city’s first free kindergarten program and worked for admittance of women to the College of Charleston, which was granted in September 1918. Middle sister Mabel taught for more than 40 years at Memminger High School,

LaVanda Brown is the executive director of the YWCA Greater Charleston.

Dr. Tamara Butler leads the Avery Research Center.

Kenya Dunn is the founder of women’s leadership group The POWER Tribe.

Sharon Graci is a co-founder and artistic director of PURE Theatre.

Rhoda A. Green directs the Barbados and the Carolinas Connection.

Helen Hill is the CEO of Explore Charleston and chairman of the Charleston County Aviation Authority.

Artist Mary Jackson, a descendant of generations of Gullah basket weavers, received the MacArthur Fellowship in 2008 for “pushing the tradition in stunning new directions.”

Faith Rivers James is the executive director at the Coastal Conservation League.

Germaine Jenkins is a co-founder and the Chief Farm Officer at Fresh Future Farm.

THE POLLITZER SISTERS

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where she began the school’s first sex education programs. She also helped to establish the first public library. Youngest sister Anita Pollitzer, a radical feminist of her day, was the most directly engaged of the three with national efforts to gain the vote for women — she played a pivotal role in the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, which allowed women to vote. Find a marker of their legacy at the sisters’ house, 5 Pitt St. For more suffrage history in Charleston, learn about the Grimke Sisters, two early and prominent activists for abolition and women’s rights.

Strike leader for better pay

In March 1969, Medical College Hospital (now MUSC) workers began a 113-day strike to demand better pay and an end to racial discrimination in the hospital. Mary Moultrie was a Charleston native and Burke High School graduate who, while working as a nurse at MUSC, was among the first employees to speak out

against the unfair treatment of Black workers at the hospital. Her organizing efforts were key to the formation of a hospital employee union. Historian Kerry Taylor said it is fundamental to understand that Moultrie’s legacy was her ability to bring people together and give voice to a collective struggle.

“She would use her friendships in the hospital, going from floor to floor, talking to them, listening to the issues that they were facing on the job. Her very real strength was in developing these relationships. She was the convener, a kind of moral force in the room,” Taylor said.

While directing the St. Julian Devine Center, Moultrie also helped to organize Charleston sanitation workers for better wages and conditions in 2008.

“She never gave up on the idea of organizing and was doing that until the day she died,” Taylor said.

Charleston’s longtime preservationist

Charleston is known for its distinct character in no small part due to our preservation of historical sites and buildings. That’s why the legacy of Susan Pringle Frost is so important.

Frost was born to a prominent Charleston family in 1873 and was among the early proponents of historic preservation in Charleston, founding the Society for the Preservation of Old Dwellings (now called the Preservation Society of Charleston [PSC]) in April 1920. Frost called the first meeting of the preservation society to develop a solution to save the then-threatened Joseph Manigault House as well as long-term strategies to protect Charleston’s historic architecture.

Frost’s advocacy helped lead Charleston to adopt the nation’s first historic zoning ordinance in 1931. In addition to her advocacy, Frost also worked as the city’s first female real estate agent by buying, holding, rehabilitating

and reselling historic properties to like-minded buyers. Fun fact: Frost is who decided to paint the properties along East Bay, now known as “Rainbow Row,” in their iconic pastel colors.

Courtney Theis, the PSC’s director of advance, said Frost was also a radical pioneer of the women’s suffrage movement.

“She was also the first woman to drive a car in downtown Charleston and the first to occupy her own real estate office on Broad Street,” she said. “Frost’s activism reminds us that preservation and progress go hand in hand.”

Female artists elevated Lowcountry culture

You’ve likely heard of the Charleston Renaissance, a period between the First and Second World Wars in which the city experienced a boom in the arts, helping to spur the tourist industry. But did you know three of its four leading figures are women?

Artists Elizabeth O’Neill Verner, Anna Heyward Taylor and Alice Ravenel Huger Smith made stunning works that elevated Charleston’s art scene and brought visitors. And in fact, those artists were following in the footsteps of Charlestionian Henrietta Johnston, widely considered the first professional woman artist in the United States. Director of curatorial affairs at the Gibbes, Sara Arnold, said Johnston “set a precedent” for women artists to come. “Because her exceptional talents were recognized during her lifetime, Johnston were able to help support her family through commissioned portraits. Her contributions to her family’s income are well documented. The discovery of Johnston’s trailblazing story no doubt influenced generations of women artists — art could be a vocation for a woman, she could expect to be paid for her artwork.”

HAVE YOUR SAY: Which female leaders should we talk about next time? Email chloe@charlestoncitypaper.com.

Dr. Reshma Khan is the founder of the Shifa Free Clinic.

Philanthropist Linda Ketner, co-founder of the LGBTQ advocacy group Alliance for Full Acceptance.

Angela Mack leads the charge at the Gibbes Museum.

Dr. Kameelah Martin is the dean of graduate studies at the College of Charleston.

Dr. Tonya Matthews is the president and CEO of the International African American Museum.

Nonprofit leader Madeleine McGee is the CEO of Together SC.

Barbara Melvin is the president and CEO of South Carolina Ports.

Darla Moore is a noted philanthropist who is a driver behind the Charleston Parks Conservancy.

S.C. Sen. Sandy Senn is recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for her leadership to protect women’s health choices.

Mary Thornley is the president of Trident Technical College.

Michelle Weaver is the executive chef of The Charleston Grill.

Anita Zucker is a well-known philanthropist and leader who backs major civic projects.

SUSAN PRINGLE FROST ALICE RAVENEL HUGER SMITH

ANNA HEYWARD TAYLOR

POINSETTE CLARK

MARY MOULTRIE (center) and Coretta Scott King (right) march together in the 1969 Charleston hospital strike

Photos courtesy Avery Research Center; Middleton Place; South Carolina Library, USC; College of Charleston Special Collections; Stanford University Libraries

SoCal-style Sissy Bar opens in Park Circle

By Connelly Hardaway

Sissy Bar, from the owners of downtown’s Dalila’s, opens this month at 1067 East Montague Ave. A neon sign beckons guests to enter the bar and restaurant, formerly occupied by Three Sirens, and before that, YoBo Cantina.

Named in part after owner Michael Whiteley’s identical twin girls, Sissy Bar will specialize in mezcal and tequila drinks. While Whiteley and his wife refer to their babies as “sissies,” the name has an additional meaning: A sissy, or “sister” bar is an addition to the rear of a motorcycle that allows the passenger to recline against it.

The edgy motorcycle-inspired logo, Southern California-influenced vibe and the fresh and internationally inspired fare create the perfectly nuanced and niche atmosphere that Whiteley has perfected in his other Charleston spot, Dalila’s.

“At Dalila’s we try to stay away from a lot of mainstream brands,” Whiteley said. In that vein, Sissy Bar will offer off-the-beaten path brands, too, especially when it comes to mezcal and tequila.

The drinks will match the vibe of the bar and restaurant’s interior — one that reflects Whiteley’s love for Southern California.

Whiteley and his team worked hard to

re-do the restaurant’s existing interior, brightening up the space and adding local art, including a mirror that’s been “tattooed” (etched) by a local tattooist.

Whiteley said that he fell in love with the restaurant space after dining at Three Sirens and when the place became available, he jumped at the chance to take over. “I like the size; I Iike the layout; I like the open kitchen.”

The restaurant will be open every night and for Sunday brunch. “We’re going to make it a fun kind of day party,” Whiteley said, adding that they’ll pair a DJ with dishes like a loco molo bowl, made with bone marrow gravy.

“We want to be the neighborhood spot,” Whiteley said. “Downtown [at Dalila’s] we see the same faces like three, four times a week, which is nice.”

A neighborhood need

It’s no secret that Park Circle is one of the area’s fastest growing areas, both in terms of residents and businesses. As City Paper reported last year in one of our neighborhood explorations: “North Charleston, once eclipsed by the city of Charleston, has come into its own in recent decades. And at the center of it all sits the Park Circle neighborhood, a vibrant, walkable community

What’s new

Ruby’s New York Style Bagels is now open in North Mount Pleasant at 3481 Park Ave. Blvd. Suite 102. This is the local franchise’s fourth location. Learn more online at rubysnybagels.com. A new “sipping lounge and salon privé,” La Cave, is set to open on Upper King Street next month. The Parisianinspired restaurant and cocktail bar comes from Félix Cocktails et Cuisine’s French American owner, Félix Landrum. Located next to Félix, La Cave will feature an extensive list of exclusively French wines, high-end whiskies and cordials, along with a “thoughtful” menu of small plates. Follow @lacavecharleston on Instagram to learn more.

bounded by Interstate 526 on the north side, Waterfront Park and the Cooper River on the east, Noisette Creek on the south and Mixson Avenue on the west.”

Sissy Bar isn’t the only change coming to East Montague Ave. A new Colombian restaurant, Ciudad Bonita is slated to open this spring, too. And Southern Roots North Charleston is moving from its smaller location at 1037 East Montague to 1033 East Montague, former spot of Ship’s Wheel Hard Cider.

These new and expanding restaurants join a slate of longtime East Montague stalwarts, including EVO Pizza, Madra Rua and DIG in the Park.

With its SoCal influences, Sissy Bar brings something a little new to the strip of popular spots.

Whiteley said he misses eating his favorite meal — ”a cold beer, a shot of tequila and tacos” — and he hopes to offer something that comforting to Park Circle.

Guests can pair their cold beer with a variety of small plates like ceviche and queso fundido; medium plates like a caesar salad topped with your choice of protein or a birria quesadilla; and big plates like a smash burger, “Cali” burrito and grilled whole fish. Whiteley wants Sissy Bar to be a spot for everyone, whether they live or work in Park Circle, or are just visiting the area. “They can come in if they’re celebrating with family from out of town, or they can come in for a shot and a beer after work,” Whiteley said. “And they can be just as casual or as fancy as they want to be.”

Davidson, N.C.-based coffee franchise, Summit Coffee will open three Charleston-area cafes this year, with two spots slated to open in Mount Pleasant and a third in Summerville. The coffee roaster serves organic coffees and fresh pastries. Learn more at summitcoffee.com.

Revelry Brewing has teamed up with chef Michael Toscano (of Le Farfalle and da Toscano Porchetta Shop) for a new concept, da Toscano Fugazzi, opening in the brewery this week. The “unauthentic Italian-inspired Americana” menu features items like a meatball smashburger, cornmeal fried shrimp scampi, porchetta Cubano and more. Follow along at @dtfugazzi on Instagram.

What’s happening

Élevé has launched new cocktail classes at 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. every Thursday through Saturday. Attendees will learn more about the history of cocktails in Charleston during a 70-95 minute class that includes the tastings of four classic cocktails and the chance to create your own. Learn more and book a class ($106+) online at charleston.classesbykessler.com.

On March 23, Revelry Brewing Co. hosts Run for Beer, a national brewery running series. The 5K run starts and ends at Revelry. Runners can register for $35 online at eventbrite.com and registration includes your first pint of craft beer. Kids are invited to join in a free one hour speed and agility camp at the field next to the brewery. Learn more about the series and sign up for the next South Carolina iteration, hosted at Frothy Beard on April 20, online at breweryrunningseries.com.

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Michael Whiteley’s bar serves specialty mezcal and tequila cocktails (but you can always just order a shot and a beer, too)

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Painter Kruuk explores Estonian background

By Chloe Hogan

Since moving to Charleston in 2020, artist Riivo Kruuk, 26, has wasted no time in making a name for himself — his most recent pop up exhibition, held last month at his North Charleston studio space, Studio Union, completely sold out. That’s due partly to the fact that Kruuk has been putting his art all over town through his mural paintings, and in part due to his totally unique subject matter.

“Being an artist or becoming one, it’s about being almost delusional and totally resilient,” Kruuk said in an interview at his studio. “Being an artist isn’t about being safe, and it’s not guaranteed. It’s about making stuff that other people haven’t seen yet, bringing stuff into the world and finding ways to connect.”

His biggest mural to date is a 65 foot tall painting on a building in Romania, though you can find a few in Charleston too: at Odd Duck in Park Circle, for example, as well as on the side of White Gallery in Mount Pleasant, the gallery which will host his upcoming solo show Tradition, opening March 23.

Combining old and new

The paintings and drawings in Tradition are inspired by Kruuk’s Estonian heritage and the country’s vibrant youth culture, he said. That duality of old and new is driven home by Kruuk’s smart combination of luscious oil painting, grounded in realism, and spray painted moments that feel more improvisational and rebellious in comparison.

The choice to work with two distinctly different materials points to a duality that exists in Kruuk’s identity.

“Exploring my Estonian heritage in my work, it came from a place of wanting to learn more about it,” he said. “My mom spoke Estonian, we would speak it at home. … But then I’m also an American. There were these traditional foods that we would have during certain holidays that my other friends didn’t celebrate, or clothing that would get sent from grandparents overseas.

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Don’t miss the IAAM’s Ming Smith retrospective

The International African American Museum presents a special exhibition called Feeling the Future until April 28. The exhibition brings together five decades of work by photographer Ming Smith, whose unparalleled career is grounded in portraiture and amplifies the heartbeat of Black life in the United States. Feeling the Future explores themes such as Afrofuturism, representation and social examination. Learn more at iaamuseum.org.

Moncks Corner Library hosts local women leadership panel

Berkeley County Library System is hosting Spotlight on Local Women of Note from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on March 22 at Moncks Corner Library, 1003 U.S. Hwy. 52. It’s free to attend and hear from a lineup of speakers including: author and nonprofit leader Michelle A. Wilson Green, firefighter Danielle Marriott and Dr. Jennifer Branton, an engineer at Boeing. Learn more at berkeleylibrarysc.org.

North Charleston POPs offers Broadway night

“So it came from a place of wanting to explore that, and then asking, how do I modernize it or make it more suitable for a contemporary art world? How can I make it feel current and still have those nods to folk stories?”

Honoring the culture

After nearly a year working towards this solo exhibition, playing around with new motifs like animals to tell Estonian folklore stories in his paintings, Kruuk decided to call the show Tradition

“I had done an interview with a news outlet in Estonia, and they were like, he works very politically. I was surprised by that at first, I didn’t think going the folklore route was political.”

As an example, the interview highlighted a recent drawing where Kruuk depicts a Gopnik figure poking at a hedgehog.

“I drew this figure called a Gopnik poking at a hedgehog, which is a representation of Estonia. It’s this big Russian figure poking at the little tiny animal, but the animal is not backing down. After that experience, I realized, and it makes more sense now as I’m making more work, that it is political,” Kruuk explained.

“With the occupations and invasions that Estonia has gone through, through centuries, they try to wipe the culture away. Estonia is very resilient and still maintains that strong culture. I realized at some point, it’s almost my job, being that I’m in a safer place than artists over there, to honor that culture, to put it on the map, to make it known.”

Tradition opens March 23 at the White Gallery at 709 Coleman Blvd. in Mount Pleasant. The gallery will host an opening reception at 6 p.m. March 23. Learn more on Instagram at @riivosuave.

Celebrated soloists bring Broadway to life at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on March 23. Grammy winner Charlton Singleton will perform with leading soprano Katie Small, renowned tenor Edward Brennan and POP’s vocal ensemble of stars selected from S.C. universities. Expect timeless classics from Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, and today’s most popular shows like Hamilton, Wicked, Rent, Les Misérables and Dreamgirls. Purchase tickets for $16 at ncpops.com.

Stargaze at the park

Join the Lowcountry Stargazers for their weekly offering of public stargazing at Brittlebank Park , directly across the street from the downtown Marriott Hotel. It’s free for all ages to come and look through telescopes at objects in the nighttime sky. Visit lowcountrystargzers.org for more info. Chloe Hogan

Kruuk’s work explores Estonian folklore and traditional clothing fused with contemporary motifs and pop culture

Flatspell is a Charleston local rock and jam band consisting of lifelong musicians: Daniel Guy, Ross Hamburger, Jake Riley and Bobby Moss, Ohm Radio writes. What started as a small college band has turned into traveling the road and working on their first album together. Catch a Flatspell set of originals and covers at bars and venues all throughout Charleston! The group takes inspiration from these five albums:

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Bluegrass legend Bush to play Refinery

By Kevin Murphy Wilson

World-renowned multi-instrumentalist Sam Bush returns to Charleston on March 23 for an intimate performance at the Refinery. Fans of the master musician can expect an assortment of career-spanning, genreblending tunes — including cuts from Bush’s most recent LP, Radio John, which is comprised exclusively of songs associated with the late, great Americana artist John Hartford.

Hailing from Bowling Green, Ky., Bush was one of a handful of prominent younger pickers in the 1960s who absorbed — and then audaciously altered — Bill Monroe’s musical vision. “Hearing Bill Monroe pulling that particular tone out of that 1923 Gibson F5 mandolin is precisely what informed the sound that we all aspired toward when we were starting out,” Bush told the Charleston City Paper.

Although Monroe’s virtuosity and innovative Bluegrass palate provided Bush with a guide star of sorts, from there he began looking in all directions for inspiration. In the process, Bush and like-minded allies such as Peter Rowan, David Grisman and John Duffey inadvertently created a jamfriendly subculture known as “Newgrass.”

In fact, Bush borrowed so freely from the likes of Bob Marley, Bob Dylan and The Allman Brothers Band that his first major group, Bluegrass Alliance (which also featured guitar guru Tony Rice), was frequently referred to by promoters as “The Grateful Dead of Bluegrass.”

It was his long-running stint in New Grass Revival (NGR), however, that really put Bush on the mainstream map, alongside such formidable colleagues as John Cowan (now with the Doobie Brothers) and Béla Fleck. Besides bending boundaries of its own, NGR also served as a fine-tuned backing band

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Sam Bush, a multi-instrumentalist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music, or “newgrass” performs at the Refinery March 23

for (Rock n’ Roll maestro) Leon Russell and later reprised the supporting role for (Country megastar) Garth Brooks.

Ultimately, Bush ended up in Nashville, Tenn., functioning as both a solo artist and bandleader while simultaneously becoming a sought-after session player for his highly coveted fiddle, guitar and mandolin parts. In that latter capacity, Bush has collaborated with low-key legends like Doc Watson, Del McCoury and Steve Earle as well as big name pop people like Darius Rucker, Taylor Swift and John Oates.

In certain circles, Bush has earned more credibility than the actual chart-toppers he regularly works with in Nashville. For example, John Oates told the City Paper that his own rock star status (from his days in Hall & Oates) didn’t get him very far when he first arrived in Music City, roughly 15 years ago. “Then Sam Bush befriended me and that was all it took to flip the switch. I suddenly found myself surrounded by all the other A-list players in town,” Oates said. What Bush seems to like most these days is roaming around the live music circuit with his superb band behind him. “I feel extremely fortunate,” Bush said. “Mainly because my whole musical life I have always played exactly what I wanted to, and at this point, the measure of success is really just having the opportunity and the ability to go out and play some more.”

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IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-08-2223

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS BRIANNA NICOLE COOPER AND ANTHONY DAVIS, DEFENDANTS.

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IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR- 08-1468

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BEVERLY MITCHELL, EMMETT T GASKINS, REESE B MITCHELL, CARRIE MITCHELL, DEFENDANTS.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE # 2023-CP-10-06065

Edward Greene, Plaintiff, vs. Karen Felicia Brown, Kenneth Leroy Brown, Sharon Holmes, Laquetta P. Jenkins, Redrock Capital, LLC and JOHN DOE, adults, RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military service of the United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distribute, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Annie Seel Mintz a/k/a Annie Cile Mintz who is deceased and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint herein filed, Defendants.

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the Action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff, through his Attorney, J. Chris Lanning, at his office, 12 Carriage Lane, Suite A, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof exclusive of the day of such Service; and, if you fail to answer the Compliant within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in the Action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 14, 2023.

Dated at Charleston, South Carolina on December 14, 2023.

action has been commenced and is pending in this Court upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above named Defendants, that said Action is brought pursuant to Sections 12-61-10 and 15-67-10, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, and the South Carolina Declaratory Judgment Acts for the purpose of obtaining a decree establishing that the Plaintiff is the owner of the said property described in paragraph Seventy-Two (72) of the Plaintiff’s Complaint, and that the Defendants, their heirs, devisees and assigns have no interest, claim or estate in or lien upon the said properties.

That said properties affected by said Complaint in this Action hereby commenced was, at the time of the commencement of this Action, and at the time of the filing of this Notice is described as follows:

All that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina containing 0.16 acres on a plat entitled “Plat to Abandon Property Line Between Lot 12 (TMS 472-04-00-124) 0.08 Acres and Lot 13 (TMS 47204-00125) 0.08 Acres Creating New Lot 12/13 0.16 Acres, Oak Grove Subdivision, Block F” made by Covert Boyd Nelson, Surveyor, of Atlantic Surveying, Inc., dated April 4, 2019, and recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County on July 17, 2019 in Plat Book S19, page 0139, said lot having such size, shape and dimensions, more or less, as will by reference to the said plat more fully appear and being as shown on said plat.

TMS: 472-04-00-124 (Previously TMS Numbers 472-04-00-124 and 472-04-00-125)

GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Conrad Falkiewicz, Esquire, 6 Carriage Lane, Charleston, South Carolina, 29407, by Order of this Court Common Pleas dated February 27, 2024 and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina has been appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the Defendants herein as may be unknown infants, persons insane, or otherwise incompetent or under legal disability, claiming any right, title, estate claim, interest in, or lien upon the property described in the Complaint herein, such appointment to become absolute unless they or someone on their behalf shall procure an Order appointing a Guardian ad Litem for such persons within (30) days after past publications of the Summons herein.

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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

delivered

upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Sally

SOUTH

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

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2007, 2012, 2018, 2020

TO DEFENDANT: TYRELL DRAYTON and CLIFFORD HARTWELL

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED

TO

Stephan Aiken YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 23, 2022 at 10:09AM and on December 22, 2022 at 10:12AM. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon

request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Adam S. Ruffin, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-10-0124

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

MELISSA BORDALLO. DEBORAH PEBERDY. DEFENDANTS.

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2014

TO DEFENDANT: MELISSA BORDALLO

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for CHARLESTON County on January 17, 2024 at 8:42 am. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Sally R. Young, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Ave., Suite 101, N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-2510

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS CHELSEA ALBANESE AND JUSTIN MILLER IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2023.

TO DEFENDANTS: CHELSEA ALBANESE AND JUSTIN MILLER YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights in this action, filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on October 20, 2023, at 12:40 p.m.

Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Amended Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights will be delivered to you upon request, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Amended Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County office of the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Sally Young, Legal Department of the Charleston

#4686 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101 North Charleston, SC 29405 843-953-9521

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-2837

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

KA’TONA DEAS, LEROY SMALL. DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2018, 2021

TO DEFENDANT: LEROY SMALL YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for CHARLESTON County on September 21, 2023 at 9:37 am. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Sally R. Young, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Ave., Suite 101, N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service.

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

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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-10-0399

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Tynasia O Simmons, Jerome Liferidge, Rashawn Williams, and Johnathan Pasoquen DEFENDANTS.

IN THE INTERESTS

within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Charleston County Department of Social Services, Legal Office, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405, (843) 953-9625.

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of: BILLY STANLEY 2024-ES-10-0122

DOD: 12/31/23

Pers. Rep: TANYA BECVINOVSKI 348 SHOALS DR. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464

Atty: P. BRANDT SHELBOURNE, ESQ. 131 E. RICHARDSON AVE. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483

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Estate of: DENIS KURT BERUBE 2024-ES-10-0131

DOD: 1/2/24

Pers. Rep: JOANNA TAK-WAI LAU 71 EUGENIA AVE. KIAWAH ISLAND, SC 29455

Atty: ANDREW W. CHANDLER, ESQ.

15 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: SHONDA NOWITA PINCKNEY 2024-ES-10-0149

DOD: 4/21/23

Pers. Rep: ADONTIS D. PINCKNEY 2325 BAILEY DR. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405

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Estate of: HAROLD JOSEPH QUINN, JR.

AKA HAROLD QUINN

2024-ES-10-0162

DOD: 12/18/23

Pers. Rep: JOHN V. QUINN 178 EAST SHIPYARD RD. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464

Pers. Rep: REBECCA BLAIR QUINN 2512 KLEINERT AVE. BATON ROUGE, LA 70806

Atty: ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: ANTHONY J. GROHMAN 2024-ES-10-0181

DOD: 1/2/24

Pers. Rep: CORI BYRNE 13532 ARCADIAN DR. LEESBURG, VA 20176

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Estate of: SHANE ALEXANDER RAGON 2024-ES-10-0184

DOD: 11/24/23

Pers. Rep: THOMAS M. RAGON 1324 SEA AIRE DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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Estate of: HERLENE RUSSELL SPRIGGS 2024-ES-10-0202

DOD: 1/10/24

Pers. Rep: DARRYL R. SPRIGGS

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

Estate of: JEANNE HAIRFIELD ADAMS

2023-ES-10-2346

DOD: 12/28/23

Pers. Rep: ALLAN ANNIS 755 E. RIDGE WATER DR. CHESNEE, SC 29323

Atty:

P. BRANDT SHELBOURNE, ESQ.

131 E. RICHARDSON AVE. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 ************

Estate of: EDWARD HAMILTON EMANUEL

2024-ES-10-0252

DOD: 1/16/24

Pers. Rep:

EMIL HAMILTON EMANUEL, III

32 COUNCIL ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************

Estate of: YOKO M. HAMILTON

2024-ES-10-0283

DOD: 1/29/24

Pers. Rep: RONALD THOMAS HAMILTON

2029 EGRET LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 ************

Estate of: BRYAN P. IRVIN

2024-ES-10-0285

DOD: 11/4/23

Pers. Rep: SHARON M. IRVIN

411 A MIAMI ST. LADSON, SC

29456

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Estate of: BERNARD NELSON HAMILTON

2024-ES-10-0292

DOD: 1/2/24

Pers. Rep:

ELIZABETH LEGARE HAMILTON

431 ST. JAMES AVE., #L-177

GOOSE CREEK, SC 29445

Atty: JEFFREY C. MOORE, ESQ.

1 CARRIAGE LN. BLDG. H, 2ND FLR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: SUZETTE DENISE GRAHAM

2024-ES-10-0297

DOD: 10/9/23

Pers. Rep: TERRANCE C. PRAILEAU

784 HITCHING POST RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Atty: JAMES WEGMANN, ESQ.

6 PROFESSIONAL VILLAGE CIR. BEAUFORT, SC 29907

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Estate of: WILHELMINA STANLEY BROWN

2024-ES-10-0303

DOD: 11/19/23

Pers. Rep: JENNIFER BROWN SMALLWOOD 318 BIG POND LN. CHESAPEAKE, VA 23323

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Estate of: CLIFTON LEE TISDALE, SR.

2024-ES-10-0304

DOD: 1/7/24

Pers. Rep: MINNIE TISDALE-ROGERS 3364 MILLER DR., LADSON, SC 29456

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Estate of: QUINN CONNOR

2024-ES-10-0309

DOD: 10/23/23

Pers. Rep: ROMELL J. PRESIDENT 4389 GWINETT ST., #4403 NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29418

Atty: ARTHUR C. MCFARLAND, ESQ. 1847 ASHLEY RIVER RD., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: EDWARD JAY TRACEY 2024-ES-10-0444

DOD: 12/3/23

Pers. Rep: CHERYL STEPKA-TRACEY 755 LARKWOOD RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: DAVID W. WOLF, ESQ. 748 D ST. ANDREWS BLVD., CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************

Estate of: ROBERT JAMES ANDERSON, JR. 2024-ES-10-0049

DOD: 1/4/24

Pers. Rep: DAMON D. SIMMONS PO BOX 80964 CHARLESTON, SC 29416

Atty: KATHRYN M. COCKRILL, ESQ. PO BOX 12367 CHARLESTON, SC 29422

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Estate of: CALEB DANIEL FISHER 2024-ES-10-0207

DOD: 11/5/23

Pers. Rep: JENNIFER FOUQUETTE 489 FT. JOHNSON RD. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: ALLISON S. LEARD, ESQ. PO BOX 1857 GOOSE CREEK, SC 29445

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Estate of: JOY ANN SAUNDERS BROACH 2024-ES-10-0279

DOD: 1/10/24

Pers. Rep: FAMILY SERVICES, INC., DBA ORIGIN SC PO BOX 118006 CHARLESTON, SC 29423-8006

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Estate of: RACHEL GIESY CHESSER 2024-ES-10-0326

DOD: 1/25/24

Pers. Rep: TIMOTHY MICHAEL CHESSER 7071 WINDMILL CREEK DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Atty: JEFFREY C. MOORE, ESQ. 1 CARRIAGE LN., BLDG H, 2ND FLR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: DANIEL YON CRABTREE 2024-ES-10-0339

DOD: 1/14/24

Pers. Rep: SHERRY CRABTREE 5512 KATY HILL RD. WADMALAW ISLAND, SC 29487

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Estate of: MARY JANE SMALLEY ROBERTS 2024-ES-10-0370

DOD: 1/16/24

Pers. Rep: PAUL O. ROBERTS 400 QUAY CIR., #409 CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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

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Estate of: JAMES JARRET MAYNARD 2024-ES-10-0380

DOD: 2/8/24

Pers. Rep: RAYMOND W. MAYNARD 54 SALT CEDAR LN. KIAWAH ISLAND, SC 29455

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

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Estate of: CHARLES EDWARD BOOZE, SR. 2024-ES-10-0399

DOD: 1/31/24

Pers. Rep: AMY MELISSA CORDRAY 6741 COUNTY LINE RD. RAVENEL, SC 29470

Atty: LISA WOLFF HERBERT, ESQ. 864 LOWCOUNTRY BLVD., #C MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464

This property is conveyed subject to all applicable restrictions, covenants, conditions, limitations, easements and rights-of-way filed of record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina, and all applicable amendments thereto.

This being the same property conveyed to Tiffany Gilmore a/k/a

Tiffany A. Gilmore a/k/a Tiffamy Alexandria Gilmore by deed of Monique F. Townsend and Kevin A. Townsend dated July 1, 2021 and recorded August 3, 2021 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina in Book 1019 at Page 803.

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Estate of: CHRISTOPHER VINCENT SPAGNOLO

2024-ES-10-0321

DOD: 1/20/24

Pers. Rep: ALDO SPAGNOLO 415 PARKDALE DR., #9D CHARLESTON,

Estate of: LAURA G. BURTON 2024-ES-10-0445

DOD: 1/18/24

Pers. Rep: WILLIAM BURTON 5616 ALDRICH AVE. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406 ************

Estate of: MARIAN MELLISH THOMAS 2024-ES-10-0470

DOD: 2/14/24

Pers. Rep: NICHOLAS GRAY THOMAS PO BOX 972 FOLLY BEACH, SC 29439 ************

Estate of: EDWARD RANDALL SWAN, JR. 2024-ES-10-0477

DOD: 1/2/24

Pers. Rep: NANCY MOBLEY SWAN 271 BAYVIEW DR. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464

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

Estate of: HAROLD JEROME KING 2024-ES-10-0485

DOD: 11/1/23

Pers. Rep: CASSANDRA KING BRYANT 8135 WAINWRIGHT RD. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406 ************

Estate of: DAVID LEROY BOUKNIGHT, JR. 2024-ES-10-0499

DOD: 1/16/24

Pers. Rep: BETTY WINTERS BOUKNIGHT 1550 DOWNING ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 *************

Estate of: ROBERT HOLMES HOOD, SR. 2024-ES-10-0500

DOD: 2/14/24

Pers. Rep: MARY AGNES B. HOOD 110 BROAD ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

Atty: F. PATRICIA SCARBOROUGH, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

MASTER IN EQUITY’S SALE CASE NO. 2023-CP-10-04517

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority against Tiffany Gilmore a/k/a Tiffany A. Gilmore a/k/a Tiffany Alexandria Gilmore et al., I, the Master in Equity for Charleston County, will sell on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the Charleston County Courthouse, Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina and is described as follows:

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 12, Block CC, Forest Hills Subdivision on a plat made by Sigma Engineers, Inc., dated September 8, 1972, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AB, at Page 70. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

TMS # 404-07-00-148

Property Address: 7725 Ovaldale Drive N. Charleston, South Carolina 29418

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Charleston County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff’s debt in the case of non-compliance. If the Plaintiff’s representative is not in attendance at the scheduled time of the sale, the sale shall be canceled and the property sold on some subsequent sales day after due advertisement.

Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, the deposit shall be forfeited and the Master in Equity for Charleston County may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

As a deficiency judgment is being Waived, the bidding will not remain open thirty days after the date of sale. Purchaser shall pay for preparation of deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording of the deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.75% per annum. The sale shall be subject to assessments, Charleston County taxes, easements, easements and restrictions of record, and other senior encumbrances.

s/Ryan J. Patane S.C. Bar No. 103116

Benjamin E. Grimsley S.C. Bar No. 70335

D’Alberto, Graham & Grimsley, LLC

Attorneys for the Plaintiff P.O. Box 11682 Columbia, S.C. 29211 (803) 233-1177

rpatane@dgglegal.com

bgrimsley@dgglegal.com

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

Kitty Edwards, LLC

Plaintiff, -vKieviet Driskell, a/k/a Kieviet Heyward, Thomas M. Porter, Tarae Porter, Margaret Ann Burkhalter, Tonja R. Jones, Thomasina Porter Dawson, Benjamin T. Porter, Jr., Darcel! Miller, if they be alive, and John Doe, adults and Richard Roe, infants) Insane persons and incompetents, being fictitious names, designating as a class any person who may be an heir, devisee, widow, widower, assignee, administrator, executor, personal representative creditor, successor, issue, alienee of Ben Edwards Mary Mazyck Edwards, Sallie Edwards, Idell Edwards Mitchell, Harriet Cutsy Edwards Brown, Lydia Edwards Newman, Minnie Edwards, Carrie Edwards Brown, Patsy Edwards, Beatrice Edwards,

Helen Porter, Oliver Edwards, Sr., William Allen Edwards, James Jimmie Edwards, Martha Miller Edwards, deceased and all other persons and} legal entities, in the military or under legal disability) Known and unknown, owning, having and claiming ) any right, title, claim, interest, equity, estate, lien upon the parcel of land, described in the Complaint) herein or any part thereof. Defendants SUMMONS Quiet Title and Partition Non Jury Refer to Master

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 upon the subscriber and undersigned, Kitty Edwards LLC, at, P.O. Box 1563, Hollywood, S.C. 29449, within thirty (30) days, after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, pursuant to the provisions of Title 15, Chapters 53 and 67, South Carolina Code of Laws for 1976, as amended, commonly known as the “Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act” for the purposes of determining adverse claims, if any, against the parcel of land hereinafter described; to adjudge and declare that the Plaintiff is the fee simple owner of the parcel of land, with fee simple title thereto, free and clear of any adverse claims of each and every one of the Defendants joined in the above entitled action and that each and every one of the other Defendants joined herein be declared forever barred from claiming or asserting any right, title, claim, interest, equity or estate in the hereinafter described parcel of land and pursuant to Rule 71 SCRCP for the purpose of declaring that there be a free and clear title of the Plaintiff’s name by and through an Order of this Honorable Court.

THE BELOW DESCRIBED parcel of real estate was at the time of filing of this Lis Pendens, and at the time of the commencement of this action, situated, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is more particularly described as follows:

All that lot, piece, part, parcel and tract of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hollywood, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and now measuring and containing two (2) acres, more or less.

Butting and Bounding on the north by S.C. Hwy 162, on the south by lands now or formerly of Ben Edwards Estate, on the west by lands now or formerly of Ben Edwards Estate, on the east by lands now or formerly of Ben Edwards Estate.

Being a portion of the parcel of land that was conveyed to the late Ben Edwards, in a deed of J.O. Mccants, dated August 23, 1904, and recorded on December 28, 1971 in Book F 98 at page 93 in the Charleston County RMC Office. TMS# 126-00-00-145.

Dated this 2 day of February, 2024, Hollywood, South Carolina.

thirty (30) days following the service of a copy of the within

the Honorable Presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, at the usual place of adjudication and will move His or Her Honor for the entry of an Order referring the above entitled action to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, with finality of authority to enter final judgment therein, and to provide that should any appeal be taken from the final judgment of the Master in Equity as aforesaid, that such appeal shall be directly to the Supreme Court of South Carolina or alternatively to the South Carolina Court of Appeals.

NOTICE OF FILING

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE

NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to SCRCP 4 (e), the original copy of the Summons, Complaint, Notice Nisi, Notice of Filing, Notice of Intent to Refer, Notice of Right of First Refusal and Les Pendens were filed in the Office of Clerk, of the Common Pleas Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, in and for the County of Charleston, located and situated at 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina.

IF YOU desire to contest, intervene or otherwise respond to these proceedings, you must file a written response thereto within thirty (30) days of your receipt of this Notice, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to contest, intervene or otherwise respond to these proceedings within the time aforesaid, your failure to respond will constitute your consent to the relief requested by the Plaintiff, and you shall forfeit all of your rights and obligations with respect to the subject property.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that you must file with the clerk of this court your current address and you must advise the clerk of any changes in your address during the pendency of the herein mentioned proceedings.

NOTICE OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN

NAMED: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF YOUR STATUTORY RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. The Court shall provide for the non-petitioning joint tenants or tenants in common who are interested in purchasing the property to notify the court of that interest no later than ten (10) days prior to the date set for trial of the case. The non- petitioning joint tenants or tenants in common shall be allowed to purchase the interests in the property as provided in this section whether default has been entered against them or not”. 1976 Code of Laws, Section 15- 61-25 (A).

Dated this 2 day of February, 2024, at Charleston County, South Carolina.

s/Kenneth Edwards

Kenneth Edwards, Esquire

P.O. Box 1563

Hollywood, South Carolina 29449

Phone: (843) 889-1011

Attorney for the Plaintiff

PUBLIC AUCTION

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

Facility 1: 1108 Stockade Ln. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466 04/09/2024 10:00 AM

Sharon Nesbitt Household Goods

Carlito King Furniture and home appliances

Christopher Tucker Household furniture

Facility 2: 1904 Hwy 17 N. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 04/09/2024

10:15 AM

Neita Wiese Household items

Charles Dickens Tools. household goods, clothes

Neita A Wiese Household items

Neita A Wiese Household items

Facility 3: 1471 Center St Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 04/09/2024 10:15 AM

Bella Banales Small couch, kitchenware, books, clothing, houseware, personal care

Facility 4: 1514 Mathis Ferry Rd. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 04/09/2024 10:35 AM

Joyce Mclane Personal Home Goods

Ginzi Duncan Household Goods and Furniture

Facility 5: 3510 Glenn McConnell Pkwy Charleston, SC 29414 04/09/2024 10:00 AM

Sheldon Simmons n/a

James Able Beds, tables, tanks, tv

Kenneth Ballard Furniture

Facility 6: 2443 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29414 04/09/2024 10:30 AM

Branden Ferrell Shoes, clothes

Heather Monarrez Couch, dining room table

Facility 7: 1951 Maybank Hwy Charleston, SC 29412 04/09/2024 11:30 AM

Anthony Grant Bedrooms items, furniture, boxes

Mary Black Household items, miscellaneous goods, totes

Carson Garrison Appliances, furniture and glassware

Alpha Jewel Banners, convention items Facility 8: 8850 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406 04/09/2024 10:45 AM

Professional Auto Detailing 7x18 car trailer

Ronald D Johnell Household Goods

Khaleel Khamees 50 Boxes

Melissa Davis Household Goods, Washer/Dryer

Facility 9: 3781 Ashley Phosphate Rd. North Charleston, SC 29418 04/09/2024 11:00 AM

Marquise Fernanders Appliances, furniture, clothes

Facility 10: 9670 Dorchester Rd Summerville, SC 29485 04/09/2024 10:15 AM

Patricia Steele Household items

Sonya Jackson Luggage, suitcases, pictures

Cheyanne Doiron Boxes, electronics, furniture, household items

Deja Johnson Boxes and furniture

Facility 11: 6941 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406 04/09/2024 12:30 PM

Eboni Brown Shelving, event supplies

Krystal Stepp Clothes

Daniel Reed Furniture Facility 12: 5146 Ashley Phosphate Rd North Charleston, SC 29420 04/09/2024 12:00 PM

Sequoia Holmes Furniture, clothing, appliances

Jerome Heyward Household

Ronnette Nelson Furniture and household goods

James Rattley Tools

Percetia Green Household items, bed, dresser and Tv

Lamarkeis Forrest 1 bedroom with boxes and totes

Danyell Jenkins Clothes and dishes

Kierstin Wright Appliances, furniture, boxes

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

PUBLIC AUCTION

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

Facility 3: 1533 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407 4/09/2024 12:45 PM

Henrietta Royall 3BR household living room set and bedrooms, boxes of personal items, kitchenware, etc.

Shoan Williams Washer, dryer, table, ac unit, 2 dresser, 2 couch.

Facility 4: 1540 Meeting Street Rd Charleston, SC 29405 4/09/2024 1:00 PM

Joseph Argenio Clothes, furniture, tools, misc items, hardware, old electronics.

Tia Woods

Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment, Clothing.

Facility 5: 1861 Ashley River Rd. Charleston, SC 29407 4/09/2024 1:15 PM

Matoya Williams Table, clothes, small tv

Rachel White Couch house hold items

Tiana Hamilton Christmas

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

48580.F51557

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE

CASE NO. 2023CP1003549

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Ally Bank d/b/a Ally Capital Corp., PLAINTIFF VERSUS

John D. Poltor, DEFENDANT(S).

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Front Entrance of CHARLESTON COUNTY

JUDICIAL CENTER, 4045 Bridge View Drive, Council Chambers, North Charleston 29405, South Carolina on April 2, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in North Charleston, in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, as more particularly shown on that certain plat made by James O’Hear, CE, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book E, page 240. Said lot is bounded and described as follows:

Northeast:

By Lot 42 in Block 110, 150 feet;

Southeast:

By Rugheimer Avenue, 75 feet;

Southwest: By the Southwest portion of Lot 39 in Block 110, 150 feet; and

Northeast: By Lots 2, 3, 4 and 5, Block 110, 76 feet.

Said Lot is made up of 16 feet of the Northeast portion of Lot 39, all 30 feet of Lot 40, all 30 feet of Lot 41, in Block 110, all as shown on said plat.

TMS #: 470-07-00-130

Current Property Address: 4443 Rugheimer Avenue N. Charleston, SC 29405

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Finkel Law Firm LLC

(843) 577-5460

FOR INSERTION

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 22nd day of February, 2024, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 2nd day of April, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel, or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on Wadmalaw Island, in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as 29.78 ACRES +/-, LANDS OF W. T. HART, as shown on a plat thereof made by W. H. Matheny, RLS, dated June 6, 1962 and duly recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, SC, in Plat Book T at Page 125; SAID lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

THIS BEING the same property

conveyed unto Henry J. Lee, Jr. and Donna R. Lee by virtue of a Deed from Carl G. Eaton dated July 15, 1983 and recorded July 15, 1983 in Book G 132 at Page 23 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

THEREAFTER, Henry J. Lee, Jr.’s interest in the subject property was conveyed unto Donna R. Lee, by Henry J. Lee, Sr., as Executor of the Estate of Henry J. Lee, Jr., (Estate # 1987-ES-10-00529), pursuant to the probate of said Estate, and by virtue of a Deed dated July 22, 1987 and recorded July 23, 1987 in Book E 167 at Page 546, and by virtue of a Quit-Claim Deed from First Union National Bank, as Trustee under the Will of Henry J. Lee, Jr. dated July 29, 1987 and recorded August 4, 1987 in Book N 167 at Page 525 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

THEREAFTER, Donna R. Lee conveyed an undivided one-half (1/2) interest in the subject property unto Robert R. Cox, Jr. by virtue of a Deed dated October 16, 1997and recorded October 22, 1997 in Book T 291 at Page 901 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina, making Donna R. Lee and Robert R. Cox, Jr. the sole owners of the subject property. 1310 Harts Bluff Road Wadmalaw Island, SC 29487 TMS# 196-00-00-023

As the Plaintiff did not waive its right for a deficiency judgment in the Complaint, this sale will be re-opened for final bidding at 11:00 a.m. on the 2nd day of May, 2024.

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

John S. Kay, Esquire

Telephone: 803-726-2700

FOR INSERTION

March 15th, 2024, March 22nd, 2024, March 29th, 2024

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No. 2023-CP-10-01367

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Village Capital & Investment, LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs. Spencer Graham and if Spencer Graham be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estate of Spencer Graham, distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Spencer Graham, 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; Suzette D Graham; Cynthia Graham; Earl S Graham; Catherine Thomas; Paul Graham, Jr a/k/a Paul Graham III; The United States of America, by and through its Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 19th day of January, 2024 I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 2nd day of April, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being known and designated as Lot 11, Block F, North Forest Acres Subdivision, as shown and designated on a plat by Herbert A. Niemeyer, Jr., C.E. and L.S. #3491, entitled “Plat of Lots 5-14, Block “F”, North Forest Acres, City of Charleston, owned by A & W Land Company, Inc.” which said plat is dated May 6, 1974 and recorded June 13, 1974, in Plat Book AD, Page 43 of the RMC Office for Charleston County. The said lot having such size, shape metes, bounds and dimensions as shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and full description.

TOGETHER with a 2000 Fleetwood Mobile Home, VIN# GAFLZ39A&B13835F212 located thereon.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Spencer Graham by virtue of a Deed from Aprile C. Hiott dated March 31, 2000 and recorded April 04, 2000 in Book F345 at Page 104 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. 16 Martin Luther King Boulevard Charleston, SC 29407 TMS# 350-04-00-089

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

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

of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

John S. Kay, Esquire Telephone: 803-726-2700

FOR INSERTION

March 15th, 2024, March 22nd, 2024, March 29th, 2024

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale

Case No. 2019-CP-10-05136

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

Gateway Mortgage Group LLC, a division of Gateway First Bank VS Jerilyn Kuthe Leavell; Moss Creek Property Owners Association, Inc.; South Carolina Electric and Gas n/k/a Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of April, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 2nd day of April, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Moss Creek at Grande Oaks Subdivision, County of Charleston, City of Charleston, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as LOT 104-A, on a plat entitled: “SUBDIVISION PLAT SHOWING MOSS CREEK AT GRANDE OAKS, PHASE 4, LOTS 33A-49A, 66A-74A, 76A-80A, AND 100A-106A, PROPERTY OF CENTEX HOMES, LOCATED IN THE BEES FERRY AREA, THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” made by Trico Envirometrics, Inc., dated July 1, 2002, and recorded August 21, 2002, in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Plat Book EF, Page 840. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

SUBJECT to all covenants, restrictions, conditions, easements and right of way of record.

BEING the same property conveyed to Jerilyn Kuthe Leavell by Deed of Robert A. Walters and Shelby J. Walters dated July 8, 2016 and recorded July 13, 2016 in Book 568 at Page 66, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

John S. Kay, Esquire Telephone: 803-726-2700

FOR INSERTION

March 15th, 2024, March 22nd, 2024, March 29th, 2024

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale

Case No. 2023-CP-10-05479

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

Guild Mortgage Company LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs. Alan J Gladstone; Kayla Gladstone, DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 21st day of February, 2024 I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 2nd day of April, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 16, Block B, on a plat entitled “CAPRI ISLES, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA”, prepared by The John McCrady Co, Engineers, dated May. 1957 and recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County in Plat Book L, Page 049; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Alan J. Gladstone and Kayla Gladstone, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, by virtue of a Deed from Daniel L. Croghan, Jr. and Megan C. Croghan dated September 28, 2021 and recorded November 8, 2021 in Book 1050 at Page 448 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. 1894 Capri Drive Charleston, SC 29407 TMS# 350-14-00-026

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

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

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

thirty days from the

the

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

John S. Kay, Esquire Telephone: 803-726-2700

FOR INSERTION

March 15th, 2024, March 22nd, 2024, March 29th, 2024

Mikell R. Scarborough

Master in Equity

ETHELMAE S. BOYD, Plaintiff, vs. ESTATE OF EREANIA BOYD RAWLEY AND JAMES RAWLEY, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FILING FOREIGN JUDGMENT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the judgment rendered against you by the Superior Court of Paulding County, State of Georgia, has been filed with the Office of the Clerk of Court of Charleston County, South Carolina, located at 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC, 29401. You may seek relief from the enforcement of this judgment within thirty (30) days of the service of this Notice upon you by serving your grounds therefor upon the Clerk of Court for Charleston County at 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC, 29401, and upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at P. O. Box 364, Johns Island, SC, 29457-0364.

Should you fail to either seek such relief or satisfy the judgment within such period, the judgment will be enforced in this State in the same manner as a judgment issued by this Court.

This Notice is being filed and served in accordance with the provisions of the South Carolina Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, S.C. Code Ann. §§15-35-900, et seq. (1976).

s/Elaine Jenkins

Elaine Jenkins

SC Bar No. 2976

P. O. Box 364

Johns Island, SC 29457-0364 (615) 415-6075

eljenisland@gmail.com

Johns Island, South Carolina March 16, 2024

NOTICE

Please take note that Talent Factory Recruiting, LLC has applied to the Secretary of State’s Office for a license to operate a Private Personnel Placement Service in the name of Talent Factory Recruiting, LLC at 1501 Belle Isle Avenue, Suite 110, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464. The agency will be operated by Mark Mischke. (843) 376-5065

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

CIVIL CASE NO.: 2023-CP-10-05687

LUCILLE RICHARDS, Plaintiff, vs. ROBIN YVETTE HEYWARD, EDDIE HEYWARD, JR., DIANE SCHONYERS, ALTHEA ROBINSON, LOIS MICHELLE TRIPP, PAULETTE ALICIA SHIDER, JOHN DOE and MARY ROE, being fictitious names used to designate the unknown heirs at law distributees, devisees, legatees, widow, widowers, successors and assigns, if any, of REBECCA TRIPP, (deceased) and the following deceased individuals: CAROL DIANE TRIPP-DONOVAN, TIFFANY REBECCA RHODESIA DONOVAN and all other persons unknown claiming by, through or under them or having or claiming any interest in the real estate described in Complaint, whether infants, incompetents, insane persons under any other disability. Defendants.

SUMMONS (Quiet Title Action/Partition

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 said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, located at 1847 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said Complaint.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Charleston, which action was brought by the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants to determine the rightful owners and partition by sale of the below described real estate. That the premises affected by this action is located within the County and State aforesaid and is more particularly described as follows:

All that lot, piece or parcel of land situate on Johns Island in Charleston County and State aforesaid, known as the Northern half of Lot No. 14 formerly of Hopkinson Plantation, containing Ten (10) acres more or less bounded North by Lot No. 13, East by Public Road, South by Lot No. 15, and West by Bohicket Creek.

TMS No.: 203-00-00-007

NOTICE NISI

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Plaintiff has applied to the Court for appointment of a suitable person as Guardian ad Litem for all unknown and known Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability, and said appointment shall become final unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf, within thirty (30) days of the service of this Notice, shall procure to be appointed a Guardian ad Litem for them. NOTICE OF FILING TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Complaint, Lis Pendens and Notice Nisi were filed on November 20, 2023 in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina.

IN RE:

ESTATE OF MARGARET JENKINS a/k/a MARGARET WILDER

AUDREY L. WILDER, Petitioner, vs. TAWANDA WILDER and BRENDA WILDER, Respondents.

NOTICE OF HEARING-VIRTUAL HEARING

TO: ALL HEIRS AND INTERESTED PARTIES:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE

NOTICE that the above-captioned action was filed on January 30, 2024 in the Probate Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina. This action seeks the determination of the heirs of the Estate of Margaret Jenkins a/k/a Margaret Wilder who died on September 7, 1982.

A hearing has been scheduled in connection with this matter on the 6th day of May 2024 at 10:00 a.m. If you plan to participate in the virtual hearing, you must contact the Law Office of Arthur C. McFarland at the below telephone number or email address or Robin Slikker, Esquire, Law Clerk of the Charleston County Probate Court at 843-958-5194 or rslikker@charlestoncounty.org, or Dena Byrd-Byrum, Law Clerk of Charleston County Probate Court at 843.958-5012 or dbyrd-byrum@ charlestoncounty.org prior to the hearing to receive the virtual link information.

Please be present at said hearing if you are an heir or interested party in the aforementioned Estate Margaret Jenkins a/k/a Margaret Wilder if so minded.

Arthur C. McFarland Attorney for Petitioner 1847 Ashley River Road Suite 200 Charleston, S.C. 29407

843.763-3900

843.763-5347-fax cecilesq@aol.com

Charleston, S.C. March 12, 2024

Master’s Sale

Case No.: 2023CP1002865

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

U.S. Bank Trust National Association not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2021-RP6, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS

Maxcy T. Byrd; Gina B. Baldwin n/k/a Gina Baldwin Byrd; , DEFENDANTS.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 22nd day of February, 2024, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 2nd day of April, 2024 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Melrose Subdivision, St. Andrews Parish, designated as Lot 30, Block P, as per plat entitled, entitled, “Plat of Lots 9 & 37, 13¬-33, Block P, melrose Subdivision, by John Martin Saboe, P.E. & L.S., dated June 25, 1986 and recorded in Plat Book BK, Page 168, in the RMC Office for Charleston County.

BUTTING, BOUNDING, MEASURING AND CONTAINING as by reference to said plat will more fully appear.

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

This being the same property conveyed to Maxcy T. Byrd and Gina B. Baldwin as joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common by deed of Floyd L. Baker and Brenda W. Baker, dated August 28, 1997 and recorded September 2, 1997 in Book F289 at Page 711 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County. Subsequently, Maxcy T. Byrd and Gina B. Baldwin n/k/a Gina Baldwin Byrd conveyed the subject property to Maxcy T. Byrd and Gina Baldwin Byrd as joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common by deed dated January 17, 2020 and recorded January 23, 2020 in Book 0854 at Page 520.

TMS # 3091400127

Case#: 2023CP1002865

Current Property Address: 912 Trent Street Charleston, SC 29414

As the Plaintiff did not waive its right for a deficiency judgment in the Complaint, this sale will be reopened for final bidding at 11 a.m. on the 2nd day of May, 2024.

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

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. IF for any reason the Plaintiff’s agent does not appear to bid at the sale, the sale will be deemed canceled. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Brian P. Yoho (803) 744-4444

013225-03674

2023CP1002865

FOR INSERTION

March 15, 2024, Marcy 22, 2024, March 29, 2024

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale

2023-CP-10-04673

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

United Community Bank, PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

Jonathan Ray Clark a/k/a Jonathan Clark; Pinnacle Finance; et al., DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated the February 2, 2024, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the Emergency Operations Center, Public Services Building (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 2nd DAY OF APRIL, 2024 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the City of North Charleston, By Sale)

,” dated September 4, 1987 by Harold B. Nielson, Jr., PE and LS of Gifford, Nielson and Riesberg, recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County on January 19, 1989 in Plat Book BU at Page 74. Said lot having such actual size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description.

This being the same property conveyed to Jonathan Ray Clark by deed of Walter J. Mays, Jr. dated September 20, 2021 and recorded October 15, 2021 in Book 1043 at Page 576 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

TMS No. 404-02-00-038 Property address: 7856 Sabalridge Drive North Charleston, SC 29418

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

The successful bidder of the property at the judicial sale can contact Pinnacle Finance to assume the purchase agreement for the subject of the UCC lien or the UCC lienholder will, at its discretion, remove the property covered by the UCC lien.

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale 2023-CP-10-03755

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, PLAINTIFF VERSUS

William E. Mizzell a/k/a William Edward Mizzell; William E. Mizzell a/k/a William Edward Mizzell, individually, as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Donna Mizzell a/k/a Donna B. Mizzell a/k/a Donna Boyer Mizzell, Deceased; et.al., DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated February 22, 2024 I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the Emergency

Operations Center, Public Services Building (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 2nd DAY OF APRIL, 2024 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being on Johns Island, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, measuring and containing 0.574 acre, known as Lot 2, on a plat prepared by M. Exo Hilton, R.L.S., dated August 1987, entitled “Plat of 2 Lots, Property of E.G. Harrison, III, Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina.” Said plat recorded in Plat Book BT at Page 62.

Said lot fronting on Mary Ann Point Road and running in a Northeasterly direction a distance of 100`; thence in a Southeasterly direction a distance of 250`; thence in a Southwesterly direction a distance of 100`; thence in a Northwesterly direction a distance of 250` to the point of beginning.

This being the same property conveyed to William E. Mizzell and Donna B. Mizzell by deed of Edward G. Harrison, III dated July 25, 1989 and recorded July 26, 1989 in Book F186 at Page 660 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County. Subsequently, Donna Mizzell a/k/a Donna B. Mizzell a/k/a Donna Boyer Mizzell died intestate on or about May 25, 2023, leaving the subject property to her heirs, namely William E. Mizzell a/k/a William Edward Mizzell, Corey Mizzell, William E. Mizzell, Jr..

TMS No. 253-00-00-224 and MH00031354

Property address: 3873 Mary Ann Point Road Johns Island, SC 29455

The Court in its Decree has further made its finding that this mortgage was intended to and specifically secures and collateralizes that certain Mobile Home permanently affixed to the above-described real estate in the mortgage being foreclosed and is further provided under the laws of the State of South Carolina, the same being more particularly described as follows:

1988 HOME INNOV Manufactured Home, Serial No. HMST3510BAGA, with any fixtures.

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

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Ronald C. Scott

(803) 252-3340

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity Master’s

US Bank Trust National Association, Not In Its Individual Capacity But Solely As Owner Trustee For VRMTG Asset Trust, PLAINTIFF VERSUS Martin V. Rowell; et al., DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated the May 16, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the Emergency Operations Center, Public Services Building (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 2nd DAY OF APRIL, 2024 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Charleston, City of Charleston, State of South Carolina and is described as follows:

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the City of Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina and being shown and designated as Lot 12, Block A on a plat by G.E. Lohr, RLS dated October 12, 1978 and entitled “Ashleytowne Landing Section I” and recorded July 19, 1979 in Plat Book AN at Page 117 in the RMC Office for Charleston County. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

This being the same property conveyed to Martin V. Rowell by Deed of David E. Rowell Sr., James R. Rowell, Gener R. Rowell and Janet Rowell Lukow dated June 15, 2018 and recorded March 1, 2019 in Book 0780 at Page 525 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 358-16-00-012

Property address: 2345 Assembly Drive Charleston, SC 29414

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

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Moore, individually and as Personal Representative of

of Ruthie

Tisdale, deceased, Cynthia Maria Graham, The Lakes at Northwoods Town and Garden Home Homeowners Association., Inc, American General Financial Services, Inc also known as Onemain Financial of South Carolina, Inc Upon authority of a Decree dated the 19th day of September, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC., on the 2nd day of April, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 122 AS SHOWN ON A “PLAT SHOWING LOTS 1-42: LOTS 116-146: AND LOTS 310-344, THE LAKES LOCATED NORTHWOOD SUBDIVISION” PREPARED BY SIGMA ENGINEERS DATED OCTOBER 3, 1963, REVISED NOVEMBER 1, 1983 AND RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK BA, PAGE 161,

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Property Address: 8546 Kissemee Drive North Charleston SC 29406 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The property shall be sold for cash to

By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of Pointe James Property Owners Association, Inc., Plaintiff, against Prudence K. Smith, Defendant;

I, the undersigned Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, will sell on April 2, 2024 at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit:

ALL that Unit known and designated as Unit 7B in Pointe James Horizontal Property Regime located at 1402 Camp Road in the City of Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, as is more fully described in Master Deed for Pointe James Horizontal Property Regime dated August 24, 2005, and recorded August 24, 2005, in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book P550 at Page 261; together with the undivided interest in the common elements declared by said Master Deed to be an appurtenance to the said Unit.

Being the same property conveyed to Prudence K. Smith by deed of Pointe James Lodgings LLC, dated and recorded October 6, 2005, in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County, South Carolina in Book C557 at Page 001.

TMS No.: 425-00-00-061

Property Address: 1402 Camp Road, Unit 7B Charleston, SC 29412

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH:

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

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

The sale shall be subject to that certain mortgage lien held by Rocket Mortgage, LLC FKA Quicken Loans, LLC by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., in the original amount of $97,123.00, dated October 26, 2016, and recorded November 9, 2016, in Book 0595 at Page 947 in the Charleston County Register of Deeds.

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

Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed.

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

Mikell

Scarborough

Docket No. 2023-CP-10-3378

By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of Peninsula on James Island Owners Association, Inc., Plaintiff, against George Frazier, Defendant;

I, the undersigned Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, will sell on April 2, 2024 at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit:

ALL that certain Unit, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Unit Number 5106 and Garage No. 33 in PENINSULA ON JAMES ISLAND Horizontal Property Regime as shown on the plans and specifications attached to The Master Deed Establishing the PENINSULA ON JAMES ISLAND Horizontal Property Regime, dated January 6, 2005, and recorded January 13, 2005 in the RMC Office for Charleston County, SC, in Book K522, at Page 001 and as may be amended later from time to time; Together with the undivided percentage interest in the General Common Elements of the property described in said Master Deed appurtenant thereto.

SUBJECT, to any and all applicable easements, restrictions and reservations of record as set forth in Exhibit A of said deed recorded on March 30, 2005 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book W530 at Page 611.

BEING the same property conveyed to George Frazier by deed of Montecito Enclave, LLLP, a Florida Limited Liability Limited Partnership dated March 17, 2005 and recorded March 30, 2005 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book W530 at Page 611.

TMS Nos.: 340-00-00-206 and 340-00-00-447 Property Address: 700 Daniel Ellis Drive Unit #5106 and Garage #33 Charleston, SC 29412 TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH:

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

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

The sale shall be subject to any and all liens including taxes, tax liens, government liens etc. recorded in the Charleston County Register of Deeds or filed with the Clerk of Court and/or with/by the South Carolina Department of Revenue or the Internal Revenue Service or any other agency or department of the United States of America.

Any sale pursuant to this order is without warranty of any kind. Neither Plaintiff nor Court warrant title to any third-party purchaser.

All third-party purchasers are made parties to this action and are deemed to have notice of all matters disclosed by the public record, including the status of title.

See Ex parte Keller, 185 S.C. 283, 194 S.E. 15 (1937); Wells Fargo Bank, NA v. Turner, 378 S.C. 147, 662 S.E.2d 424 (Ct. App. 2008)

Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed.

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

Mikell R. Scarborough Master-in-Equity for Charleston County Attorney for the Plaintiff Derek F. Dean Simons & Dean 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604 Charleston, SC 29412

NOTICE OF SALE

Docket No. 2023-CP-10-2171

By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of The Lakes Master Association, Inc., Plaintiff v. Todd Anthony McKenry, Defendant.

I, the undersigned Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, will sell on April 2, 2024 at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit:

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina, shown and designated as “LOT 134” as shown on a plat entitled: “REVISED FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT PREPARED OF THE LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE - PHASE II-B

SITE LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF SUMMERVILLE, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

PROPERTY OWNED BY LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE, LLC” by Associated E & S, Inc., dated November 12, 2004 and recorded December 13, 2004 in Plat Book EH at Page 554 in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina.

SAID piece, parcel or lot of land having such size, shape, location, dimensions, buttings and boundings, courses and distances, as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL RESTRICTIONS AND EASEMENTS OF RECORD.

BEING the same property conveyed to Todd Anthony McKenry herein by deed of Kevin R. Peters and Teresa L. Peters dated September 21, 2007 and recorded on September 27, 2007 in the RMC Office Charleston County in Book T639 at Page 671.

TMS No.: 388-13-00-107

Property Address: 209 Savannah River Drive Summerville, South Carolina 29485

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH:

The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of five (5%) per cent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent), same to be applied on the purchase price only upon compliance with the bid, but in case of non-compliance within thirty (3) days after the date of the sale, same to be forfeited and applied to costs and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the

former highest bidder.

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

The sale shall be subject to that certain mortgage lien held by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in the original amount of $158,600.00 dated October 3, 2014, and recorded October 27, 2014, in Book 0436 at Page 989 with the Charleston County Register of Deeds.

Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed.

Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed. Any sale pursuant to this order, is without warranty of any kind. Neither Plaintiff nor the Court warrant title to any third-party purchaser. All third-party purchasers are made parties to this action and are deemed to have notice of all matters disclosed by the public record, including the status of title.

See Ex parte Keller, 185 S.C. 283, 194 S.E. 15 (1937); Wells Fargo Bank, NA v. Turner, 378 S.C. 147, 662 S.E2d 424 (Ct. App. 2008)

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

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

Attorney for the Plaintiff

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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE NO.: 2024-CP-10-00315

CAROLYN BLAKE, Plaintiff,

AMENDED SUMMONS (JURY TRIAL DEMANDED) vs. JOSE DURAN ALMANZA and PEDRO DURAN, Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber at his office, 3045 Ashley Phosphate Road, N. Charleston, South Carolina 29418, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

JOHN PRICE LAW FIRM, LLC

s/ Mark A. Redmond

Mark A. Redmond (SC BAR#: 0017268)

3045 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418 (843) 552-6011

Mark A. Redmond@ johnpricelawfirm.com

Attorney for the Plaintiff

N. Charleston, SC

Date: 1/22/2024

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