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Constitutional reform sought after mishandling of billions of S.C. dollars

Accounting scandals lead to calls for state constitutional reform

By Jack O’Toole

Angry state lawmakers are moving forward with major financial reform efforts after embarrassment from two whopping accounting scandals involving more than $5 billion in miscounted, misallocated and just plain mysterious state funds.

They say their goal is to professionalize the Palmetto State’s principal accounting positions by allowing the governor to appoint the state auditor, comptroller general and possibly even treasurer. The last two of those would involve constitutional changes requiring voter approval in November.

But legislators believe this kind of deep, structural reform is necessary to get political calculations out of the state’s bookkeeping process.

“Politics really shouldn’t come into play,” Berkeley County Republican Sen. Larry Grooms told reporters April 2. “People prefer their accountants not be crusaders.”

How we got here

The now-intertwined scandals began in February 2023 when then-Comptroller General Richard Eckstom told a Senate panel that the state had $3.5 billion dollars less than its official balance sheet showed. An ensuing Senate investigation determined the comptroller’s office had been double-counting money going to state

colleges and universities for a decade. And while the error did not affect the annual budget — no money was actually missing — it did mislead bond rating agencies about the state’s cash reserves. Hence, the state had egg on its face.

Eckstom, then in his sixth term, resigned about a month later, before the General Assembly might have formally removed him.

The second scandal shoe dropped last month after newlyappointed Comptroller Brian Gaines informed senators that he’d discovered a state account with $1.8 billion in unidentified and unallocated funds.

hearing during which senators grilled Loftis for more than six hours over his handling of the account.

“Mr. Loftis has abrogated his responsibility as a state treasurer,” Grooms, who is leading the Senate investigation, said at the hearing. “He has breached the public trust.”

For his part, Loftis claimed his role as treasurer was to act as the state’s banker, not its accountant. And as such, he said, he did his job by ensuring the money was kept safely in the account and properly accruing interest. But he did not and could not know anything about the origins or proper destinations of the money itself.

Put simply, Gaines explained, state officials couldn’t say with certainty where the money came from or who it belongs to. And this time, the finger of blame appeared to point not at the comptroller’s office, but at four-term State Treasurer Curtis Loftis.

This snafu led to fireworks at a marathon April 2 Senate Finance subcommittee

The Rundown

2024 Rescue Brew nominations now open

The Charleston Animal Society’s fifth annual Rescue Brew competition is underway as it seeks 2024 spokespets during its year-long celebration of its 150th anniversary.

Nominations are open through April 21. How it works: Upload your favorite photo of your dog or cat and share why your pet deserves to be on the can of this year’s Rescue Brew, crafted by Commonhouse Aleworks. $15 per entry.

Then the real competition begins with voting open from April 22 to May 20. For every dollar you donate to a pet’s profile, it gets one vote. The City Paper is among the sponsors of the Rescue Brew contest. More: charlestonanimalsociety.org/ RescueBrew. — City Paper staff

On Murdaugh’s crimes

“Where does all the blame lie? Was Alex [Murdaugh] given a sense of entitlement — this privilege? He was allowed to keep doing things that were wrong without being held accountable. And it eventually snowballed until he thought he could get away with anything.”

—S.C. author Jason Ryan about his new book, Swamp Kings: The Story of the Murdaugh Family of South Carolina and a Century of Backwoods Power. Read the full story in the City Paper online.

“I’m being blindsided by complex questions, and they’re being asked in the most leading of manners,” Loftis said. “There’s absolutely no way that the people who elected me can expect a fair hearing under these circumstances.”

But committee members weren’t having it.

“Apparently, Mr. Loftis has lost control of the state treasury,” Grooms declared at the close of the day’s proceedings.

Reforming the system

There are currently two major reform initiatives, one in each chamber. The first, H. 5016, which passed the House 111-0 on March 28 and is now in front of the Senate Finance Committee, would make the state’s

GUN VIOLENCE COUNTER

11 shot, 2 killed across S.C. from April 3 to April 9

An employee of a Columbia car dealership died April 8 after reportedly being shot by a man who later led police on a chase, crashed and was arrested. But during the chase, another Columbia police car hit a car whose driver later died. On April 3 in Horry County, police found a Conway woman dead in her car. The investigation continues.

Other shootings: Eleven people were hurt in Darlington, Orangeburg, Spartanburg, Richland, Berkeley, Florence and Anderson counties.

Sources: Media reports and gunviolencearchive.org

Sean Rayford file photo

Loftis

Grooms

Basketmaker sews other cultures into sweetgrass tradition

By Herb Frazier

East Cooper sweetgrass basketmaker Nakia Wigfall recently completed a unique rice fanner basket that blends West African and Lowcountry artistry.

The fanner is among four dozen coiled baskets that basketmakers in Rogbonko, Sierra Leone, started in 2019 during Wigfall’s visit to the village. Wigfall recently finished them at her home in the Six Mile community north of Mount Pleasant.

Wigfall’s nimble fingers have crafted thousands of baskets that have generated praise for her skills passed down from her mother, Ethel “Catherine” Wigfall, who once operated the family’s now closed basket stand along U.S. 17.

The baskets that the Africans touched, however, evoked a new level of pride that “is not about a unique design or how beautiful it looks,” Wigfall told the Charleston City Paper. “It’s more about creating pieces with my Sierra Leonean family in the land where I should have grown up.”

On Friday, April 12, Wigfall will cross another cultural boundary when she sings and sews baskets with artisans in Red Bays on Andros Island, Bahamas. They are the descendants of Florida’s Black Seminoles who migrated to the island in the early 1800s.

Wigfall’s seven-day Bahamas journey is likely the first time a Lowcountry basketmaker has followed the strands of the coiled basket tradition from West Africa’s former rice coast through the Lowcountry to Florida and then to the Caribbean.

She is taking a few dozen baskets to the Bahamas that she and West African artisans partially completed so the Bahamian basketmakers can finish them. “My dream is to do this with every basketmaker where they grew rice in West Africa,” Wigfall said. “I want the people and the material to produce authentic baskets from those areas.”

The basket tradition

West Africans brought the basket tradition to coastal South Carolina during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Some of their descendants later fled to Spanish Florida where they joined with the Seminoles in the Florida wilderness before some of them went to the Bahamas and other Caribbean Islands after the American Revolution. A desire to collaborate with West African basketmakers came to Wigfall during a

A West Ashley man on March 21 reportedly stole a camping stove and a firestarter from a Folly Road department store. We aren’t condoning theft, of course, but with how expensive housing is getting, we totally understand the desire to flee society and live in the woods instead.

2016 trip to Senegal. To make her dream a reality, she has partnered with Sierra Leonean-born Amadu Massally, a retired Dallas accountant.

Massally is the founder of the community organization Fambul Tik, which means family tree. The group connects Sierra Leoneans with Gullah Geechee people, who are descendants of enslaved West Africans.

Massally organized Wigall’s trip in 2019 to the basket-making community in Rogbonko (pronounced RoBONko) where mostly women sew coiled baskets called “shuku blai or shukublay.” Her journey featured in a film, supported by S.C. Humanities, Gullah Roots: How to go to Africa on a Roots Tour, released in October 2020.

Wigfall’s travels, Massally said, is a celebration of the “material culture” that came to America from West Africa during the slave trade and continues in both cultures.

The Bahamas connection

In the Bahamas, Wigfall and Massally will connect with Red Bays basketmakers through Dr. Grace Turner, chief archaeologist and research officer at the Bahamas Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Corporation in Nassau.

The Red Bays baskets, traditionally called “straw bag,” are coiled like the Carolina baskets, Turner said. The more touristpopular baskets in Nassau, however, feature flat strips of palm fronds, which are plaited together to form the basket, she explained. Turner said she plans to invite a basketmaker

in Nassau to join Wigfall at Red Bays.

The Bahamas, a former British colony, exported baskets beginning in the early 1700s, Turner said. “Originally, they were utilitarian items we used in the households and around the plantations,” she said. Baskets in the Bahamas and the Lowcountry have since become decorative art that’s mostly sold as souvenirs to tourists.

Turner said Wigfall will see how Red Bays basketmakers “construct their baskets with the ultimate objective” of producing baskets that have materials from throughout the African diaspora.

A threatened tradition

A multicultural basket is “a unique idea that Nakia has been talking about for years and now she’s making that dream come true,” said McClellanville resident Dale Rosengarten, co-author of Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art.

Nevertheless, Rosengarten said, in the midst of Wigfall’s accomplishments the basket tradition is at a crossroads due to commercial development that has changed how baskets are sold and diminished the source of sweetgrass.

Generations of basketmakers once sold their wares at wooden road-side stands along U.S. Highway 17 in the Mount Pleasant area. But many of those stands are now skeletons along a wider highway.

Can’t win for losing North Charleston police on March 30 approached a man who officers reportedly witnessed drinking a can of beer while sitting on an electrical box near Stall Road. Police told him it was illegal to drink in public, and the man quickly pulled a second beer from his pants pocket and began pouring it out on the ground. He was arrested for drinking in public. But come on, we think he did his best.

Parking problems

A Mount Pleasant man on March 31 told police he woke up that morning to see what looked to be egg coating the outside of his bedroom window. The man said he believed it was his neighbor’s doing, as they recently had a disagreement about parking, but we know the truth: Easter Bunny, you can’t keep getting away with this.

By Skyler Baldwin Illustration by Steve Stegelin

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between March 21 and March 31.

“Along that six-lane highway, people are going too fast, and they don’t have Go

Herb Frazier

Nakia Wigfall, a Mount Pleasant sweetgrass basket artisan, finished a rice fanner basket that a basketmaker started in Sierra Leone. Wigfall will travel April 12 to the Bahamas to collaborate with basketmakers to create baskets with a blend of three cultures, West African, Lowcountry South Carolina and Caribbean.

enough lead time to figure out” how to stop safely at a basket stand, Rosegarten said. “A few basketmakers have circumvented that problem” by placing stands near their homes where there is a driveway or placing stands in shopping areas, she said.

Sweetgrass also is becoming “slim to none,” Wagfall said. “The town of Mount Pleasant allows us to use some of the sweetgrass that has been planted in different areas,” she said. “However, this grass is ornamental and it is not as strong as the natural sweetgrass, and it is difficult to harvest.”

These and other pressures have inflated the price of the baskets. “Just like [the price of] everything else it is going up. Basketmakers are artists,” she said. “Just like a painting can sell for thousands of dollars, [a basket] should cost more than it does now.”

Basket admirers don’t understand, she said, “how we get from the grass to the finished baskets.” Wigfall said she has harvested grass only to discover that a poisonous snake was inches from her heels in places where alligators lurk.

“It is a dangerous situation,” she said. “We are really starting to market the basket the way it should have been marketed.”

Massally said attention to the international link among basketmakers can bring a renewed interest in the basket culture.

unelected auditor — essentially the state’s financial watchdog — an independent position appointed by the governor and approved by the Senate.

Currently, the auditor reports to a state panel that includes the treasurer and the comptroller general — two of the people whose work the auditor is supposed to be watching.

“I think that’s a really good bill,”

Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Richland, and a longtime member of the Finance Committee told City Paper. “The more we keep politics and politicians out of things like that, the better off our state will be.”

The second initiative is a Senate resolution to ask voters whether to remove the comptroller general from the state constitution as an elected office and allow the governor to appoint the position with the approval of the Senate. The resolution passed the Senate unanimously on March 26. If it receives a two-thirds vote in the House, voters will see the matter on their ballots this fall.

The big question now appears to be whether the legislature will add the treasurer to the referendum. And Grooms, for one, thinks they’re moving in that direction.

“I think it would be an absolutely great idea for the voters to decide whether the

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The framers’ vision, and it’s brilliant, was to diffuse power equally between the three branches of government, so you balance ambition against ambition.” —Sen. Chip Campsen

treasurer should be an elected politician or an appointed professional,” Grooms told Charleston City Paper on April 8. “A lot of people here are focused on that now.”

Charleston GOP Sen. Chip Campsen, who introduced the Senate resolution, said he believes it’s no accident that all the reform initiatives involve strengthening the governor’s office.

“Not talking about Governor McMaster, but just structurally, constitutionally, we have a very weak chief executive,” he told City Paper in an April 3 interview. “And I think it’s important that we have an executive vested with sufficient power to keep the other two branches in check.”

The problem, Campsen went on to explain, is fundamental to the state’s 1895 constitution, which established legislative supremacy over the governor and the courts, in violation of the checks-andbalances system preferred by the nation’s founders. It imposed this supremacy

in part by saddling the governor with independently elected cabinet officials like the comptroller general, and with executive branch employees like the auditor who report to independent boards.

“The framers’ vision, and it’s brilliant, was to diffuse power equally between the three branches of government, so you balance ambition against ambition,” he said. “It’s about the discipline of having your power checked by the power of others.”

Asked whether that logic could lead the legislature to go further than the auditor and the comptroller general, Campsen’s answer suggested that voters should stay tuned.

“Well, there’s good reason to look at these offices just for restructuring purposes,” he said. “And there’s also reason to do it for cause, which is clearly the case with the comptroller. That’s still questionable, I guess, in the case of the treasurer. But that process is ongoing before our eyes.”

End systemic abuse of ‘status offenses’

Few phrases say “brace yourself” quite like these words: “The only state in America.”

And so it was last month when S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice Director Eden Hendrick told state senators that South Carolina is the only state in America — brace yourself — where children can be locked up for kiddie crimes like cutting class, running away from home and, heaven help us, loitering in a billiard room.

Talk about juvenile. And criminal. And just plain wrong.

To be clear, we’re not talking about crimes like murder, robbery or assault, but rather what are called “status offenses” — acts which are only illegal if committed by someone whose status is that of a minor.

Unbelievably, these acts that can get you 90 days in juvie here — and only here — in South Carolina.

And if that sounds cruel and dangerous, well, that’s because it is.

“We have status offenders in the same buildings, in the same classes, in the same gyms as youth charged with very, very, very serious crimes,” Hendrick told senators.

She was testifying at a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on a bill by Orangeburg Democratic Sen. Brad Hutto that would put an end to this blatant juvenile injustice, as reported recently by the S.C. Daily Gazette

The longer that the testimony went on that day, the clearer it became that the current law isn’t just putting status offenders at risk. It’s endangering the rest of us, too.

Why? Well, first, as Hutto notes, non-criminal kids too often “pick up bad habits” when they’re housed with serious

youthful offenders — exactly the opposite of what we want from our juvenile justice system. And second, thanks to chronic overcrowding, these kids are taking up space in facilities our state desperately needs for young people who have committed serious, grown-up crimes.

GOP Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey of Edgefield seemed to speak for the room when he said, “I want them not to be truants. I want them not to be incorrigible, but I don’t know that this is the way to fix them. The idea of sending a 13-year-old who’s just run away from school a couple times to DJJ — that scares the hell out of me, because that’s going to scare the hell out of him.”

Here is where we’d like to tell you that the senators, shocked to hear this testimony, carved out a little time between regulating womens’ wombs and getting more guns out on the street to actually do their part to fix the problem.

But we can’t because they didn’t, settling instead for saying all the right things while not quite passing the bill in time for the House to act on it this year without needing a super-majority.

So now, with the likelihood that passing the bill (the right thing to do) may not happen in the next few weeks of the regular legislative session, we call on the General Assembly to add the juvenile justice bill to the list of special items it considers during a special session. And we urge Gov. Henry McMaster to lobby for the bill, too.

When it comes to reducing risks for South Carolina’s children, we should protect them, not dilly-dally away from a problem that is solvable.

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.

By Andy Brack

Perhaps the 2024 election will bring us closer

America’s traditional mom-and-apple-pie values appear to be in better shape than many talking heads and pundits decry, according to a big new national poll.

That’s good — particularly in times of too much news about fissures for democracy, including former President Donald Trump’s criminal tribulations, current President Joe Biden’s and Trump’s ages, a do-nothing Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court’s continuing ethical gaffes.

This new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll of 1,282 people shows most Americans still agree on core national values.

“There’s a lot more convergence [about issues] than you might imagine,” University of Chicago political science professor Michael Alobertus told the AP.

When asked about the importance of certain bedrock American principles, freedoms and rights, an overwhelming majority of Americans responded these were extremely important or important to our national identity: The right of equal protection under law: 91%; The right to vote: 91%; Freedom of speech: 90%; The right to privacy: 88%; Freedom of religion: 84%; and the freedom to assemble peaceably, 83%.

But in our polarized political environment where mass shootings are an almost daily occurrence, it wasn’t surprising how only 54% of those polled said they found the right to keep and bear arms to be important.

“The results, which included perspectives on a number of different freedoms and rights, have only small variances between Republicans and Democrats except on the right to bear arms, which Republicans are more likely to see as core to the nation’s identity,” said a story about the poll. “The overall findings are striking because they come at a time of extreme partisanship when political agreements seem rare and concerns are heightened over the potential for violence during a volatile presidential election year.”

It wasn’t surprising how only 54% of those polled said they found the right to keep and bear arms to be important.

Other findings: Three in four Americans believe a democraticallyelected government is extremely or very important, while about 80% believe the same about Americans having a chance to get good jobs and realize the American dream.

As you might expect, the poll didn’t have only good news. More Americans — about half — said they thought the country’s democracy was functioning poorly, compared to the third who thought it was functioning well. Also, younger Americans were not as likely to have as rosy of a view of traditional American values as older Americans.

These attitudes of supporting American democracy, particularly after the turmoil during and after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, may be impacting South Carolina.

Hundreds of candidates filed for Statehouse, local government, Congress and other offices in the last half of March. In June, some 526 candidates will meet in primaries across the state. Even more will face opponents from other parties in November.

In Charleston County, for example, 16 women candidates filed, spurred on in large part by the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision. During a multi-candidate press conference this week, Charleston Democrats seemed more energized than in years. “We are the ones working for the people,” said Democratic state Rep. Spencer Wetmore of Folly Beach. “We are the ones that make progress. Unfortunately, the Republicans have lost touch with the people of South Carolina.”

At the Statehouse, all 170 legislative seats are up for grabs. The 124-seat House, where Republicans hold a 2-1 majority over Democrats, is sure to remain in Republican control. But the Senate, where Republicans enjoy a similar majority, may be more in play as Democrats would have to flip just eight seats to gain control.

There will be lots of good back and forth during the election season. But if everybody is pulling for America and our shared bedrock principles, we’ll be O.K.

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

Send to: feedback@ charleston citypaper.com.

Rollins rediscovers Charleston’s magic through photography

By Kelly Leinhard

Behind a bright purple door near downtown’s Hampton Park, the smell of incense and strains of rock music float down the stairs, inviting guests into an upstairs apartment. It’s lit by afternoon sunlight and filled with an eclectic collection of local art, all of which hint at the magic Lizzy Rollins is bringing to Charleston.

Born and raised in Mount Pleasant, the 30-year-old freelance photographer and director primarily uses a collection of film cameras to shoot branded content for various local companies. In the evenings, she runs a Parisian-style natural wine bar with her husband, Chris.

Rollins said she rotates between three film cameras and one digital kit for her projects, but primarily focuses on film, shooting mostly on 35mm and 120mm.

After graduating from the College of Charleston in 2015, Rollins started as a wedding photographer but eventually chose to pursue work helping brands create their commercial imagery.

“I wanted to see if I could grow,” Rollins said. “I wanted to see if I could explore more for myself and challenge myself. When something gets too easy, then it feels like you need to change.”

Rollins is focusing on honing into her own style and taking on work that reflects that. So far, she’s worked with barbecue joint Lewis BBQ, newcomer Italian bistro Vern’s and Red Clay Hot Sauce, as well as national names like Vox Media and Anheuser-Busch.

Approachable style

Her atmospheric and approachable style stems from a love of film, and her study of how photography enables people to get intimately involved in each other’s lives.

Rollins’ self-described inclusive and honest approach to her work bridges into her space — a sunny one-bedroom apartment near Hampton Park. The centerpiece of the home is a sizable, worn wooden table sourced from Craigslist, surrounded by 10 mismatched chairs from the home in which Rollins grew up. The table, lovingly referred to as “absolute garbage” by Rollins, has been the setting for many years of dinner parties with friends. Each chip and groove into its wooden top is filled with memories for Rollins and Chris.

The couple has made the space their own and filled the apartment with various odds and ends, including her photography, his guitar collection and hundreds of wine corks from their Jackson Street natural wine bar, Bar Rollins.

Parisian influence

The pair dreamed up Bar Rollins after a 2019 trip to Paris — their first time in Europe.

While in the City of Lights, the Rollins were inspired by seeing young people running and operating their own wine bars. “We had spent so much time years prior learning, consuming and partaking in natural wine culture,” she said. “But we didn’t have a place out in the public to drink it and enjoy it, so we just wanted to make a place that felt like a place where we wanted to drink wine.”

The couple’s dream to create a wine bar for younger people that felt laid back and useful was realized when Chris opened the “wine dive bar,” Bar Rollins, with his business partner, Jess Vande Werken, in June 2022. It offered a rotating selection of natural wines and a new spot for the Rollins’ famous dinner parties.

“You don’t have to be of a certain age to be an expert on wine or to be passionate about it,” Lizzy Rollins said. “You can create the program that you want.”

Photos by Ashley Stanol

A view of inside Rollins’ home

Lizzie Rollins loves old-school film photography

Next project: The Big Night

Rollins is also creating her own destiny with her next big project — creative collective The Big Night.

The Big Night is bringing together Charleston’s creative talent, including videographers, photographers and producers to help attract larger commercial clients to the Lowcountry. The group is focusing on putting together the sort of projects they want to create and has already attracted several clients, including audiobook company Dipsea and Linne botanicals.

“Instead of sailing these individual little boats, we just made one big boat and are trying to sail that,” Rollins said. Bringing clients to Charleston fits in with Rollins’ “tricky” relationship with the city she has always called home.

“I feel like it just has had such a hold on me for so long,” Rollins said, gazing over a view of downtown from her second-story porch. “I feel like I’m talking about like a lover when I’m talking about Charleston.”

Rollins said that trying to navigate growth and career changes, through Bar Rollins and The Big Night, has been complicated in Charleston, due to a combination of her niche interests and a smaller pool of clientele. Her affection, however, for the city remains even after 30 years.

“This still feels like the best place in the world,” she said. “We’ve come back from traveling, and just like sitting right here on the porch, chilling and drinking coffee. “There’s some element of magic that is still present here.”

The Lowdown

Lizzie Rollins

Birthplace: Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Something people would be surprised to learn about you: I’m competitive. It’s the main reason I don’t like board games.

Your passion: Making art with people.

Books on bedside table: Call Me by Your Name, Far From the Madding Crowd

Favorite food to eat: Ceviche (by the ton. I could eat it ‘til I die.)

Favorite cocktail or beverage: Anything Chris is stoked about at Bar Rollins.

Five foods you always need in your refrigerator: Eggs, kimchi, yogurt, tortillas, + film (not as food, but a fridge staple).

Three people (alive or dead) you’d like to dine with: Molly Shannon, Amy Sedaris, Maya Rudolph.

What meal would you want served to you for your last supper: Anything that falls under the category of “Fourth of July / Dock Party” food.

Something that you have too much of at home: Un-archived film.

Guilty pleasure: Let’s stop having guilt about pleasure! @Dipseastories.

Favorite musicians: Boygenius, Ethel Cain, Alvvays.

Describe your best day in 50 words or less: 10 a.m. walk on the beach. Surf. Sandwiches. Surf. Boiled peanuts. 3 p.m. walk back. Outdoor shower. Bar Rollins. Cold wine.

Your advice for better living: Explore — travel if you can. Talk to strangers. Leave room for people to surprise you. Be unrelenting in your pursuit of joyous moments.

Your advice for someone new to Charleston: Make friends with a bartender and someone with a boat. You’ll be set for life.

Anything about the pandemic affected you in particular: We dreamed up a natural wine bar and made it happen.

Strawberries aren’t berries?

That’s bananas!

When my kids ask simple nature questions, they hardly ever get simple answers. Nature is intrinsically complex and by having two parents with advanced science degrees, our children have now come to expect some level of scientific debate full of nuances and caveats.

We do this not to be difficult or confusing, but to teach them that the world around us doesn’t always fit into human-manufactured boxes. Our brain’s way of classifying is so that we can understand how things are related, what belongs, what does not and on some caveman level — to keep us safe.

By Toni Reale, special to City Paper Reale

Many common classifications were agreed upon before scientific research was fully developed and are always up for change as goes the scientific method. For example, we’ve always been taught that strawberries are berries but in reality they are not berries. But bananas are berries — and they are both fruit. Isn’t that nuts (some nuts actually are considered fruit)?

So what makes a berry a berry?

Scientifically a berry is a fruit that was created by a flower with a single ovary and has three distinct parts: the outer

skin (exocarp), the fleshy juicy middle (mesocarp) and the innermost seeded portion (endocarp). Berries must also contain more than one seed.

Blueberries are true berries because they form from a flower with a single ovary and have all three distinct parts. By scientific definition pumpkins, cucumbers, oranges, lemons, watermelon, tomatoes, peppers, cranberries, grapes, zucchini and bananas are berries too. Defining avocados as berries seems still up for debate because although it has a super fleshy mesocarp it only has a single seed. Raspberries and blackberries are not considered berries because they form from a flower with multiple ovaries. The ovaries produce many tiny fruits called drupelets which form the larger berry. The next time you eat these berries, you can zen out by taking apart the little drupelets and contemplate all that you’ve been told about life.

Fruits that have a hard inner endocarp that encases the seed, such as mangoes, olives, cherries, most nuts, coffee “berries” and apricots, are considered drupes or stone fruit, but are not actual berries. Some fruits, such as apples and pears, have a core and are not berries.

Whether you walk away from this article more confused than ever or found this interesting, I hope that at minimum you question those ideas and things around us and let science continue to refine your understanding of the world.

Toni Reale is the owner of Roadside Blooms, a unique flower, plant, crystal, rock and fossil shop in Park Circle in North Charleston. roadsidebloomsshop.com

Rollins enjoys drinking coffee on her porch

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What To Do

SATURDAY

Lowcountry Cajun Festival

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Experience the authentic flavors of Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole cuisine with favorites like jambalaya and etouffee, alongside beloved Lowcountry seafood and barbeque fare. Dare to enter the annual crawfish eating contest or lay back and enjoy live Zydeco music performances by various artists. The event features a variety of kid-friendly activities, food and craft vendors.

April 13. Noon to 6 p.m. $33.33/vehicle; $35/day-of. James Island County Park. 871 Riverland Drive. James Island. ccprc.com

Illiterate Light concert

Alternative rock duo Illiterate Light is headed to Charleston Pour House for a special April 12 concert. Coming from Virginia and Tennessee, singer-guitarist Jeff Gorman and drummer Jake Cochran recently released an EP to kick-off its Slow Down Time tour. Be sure to catch this duo for a buzzing live performance you won’t want to miss.

WEDNESDAY

TEDxCharleston: Uncharted

Enrich yourself in part of the renowned Ted Talks featuring a lineup of inspiring and entertaining Charleston locals. Listen to ideas of unexplored aspects of our everyday lives with a wide variety of topics in health, science, social issues, technology and more. The event includes coffee and refreshments from local cafes and bakeries, with purchase of a ticket online.

April 17. Doors open at noon.; show starts at 12:30 p.m. $65/ticket. Charleston Music Hall. 37 John St. Downtown. charlestonmusichall.com

April 12. $15/general admission; $18/day-of. Charleston Pour House. 1977 Maybank Hwy. James Island. charlestonpourhouse.com SUNDAY

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Spend a beautiful Sunday by the river listening to live country music performances by local, regional and national artists featuring two separate stages. Enjoy food provided by Saltwater Cowboys, plus beer and wine options available. Discover a variety of food, art and retail vendors, along with a dedicated kids area and the excitement of a mechanical bull for added entertainment. This event benefits Wake Up Carolina and Jenkins Orphanage.

April 14. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. $45/general admission; $145/VIP. Jenkins Youth & Family Village. 3923 Azalea Drive. North Charleston. charlestoncountrymusicfestival.com

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Earth and Arbor Day celebration

MUSC Colbert Education Center and Library Portico proudly presents The Greenest Day honoring the interconnection between human health and environmental well-being. Join to support 40+ businesses, organizations, artists, farmers and non-profits working towards a more sustainable future. Festivities feature food vendors serving up Lowcountry flavors as well as live music entertainment and door prize raffle tickets. All ages are welcome to attend.

April 17. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. MUSC Colbert Education Center. 171 Ashley Ave. Downtown. web.musc.edu

Land & Sea experience brings spotlight to local food scene

By Gabriela Capestany

Land & Sea is a coming, first-of-its-kind Charleston experience that will offer “two traditions brought together on one plate.”

Hosted by Marvin C. Ross of Peculiar Pig Farm and Tia Clark of Casual Crabbing with Tia, the event provides a new and unique highlight on the local food scene by putting a spotlight on the physical locations from which Charleston’s cuisine originated. Both Ross and Clark have a long history of falling in love with the Lowcountry and the food that the Earth and ocean have to offer.

Enamored with the water

Clark was initially drawn to the water for health-related reasons but then quickly fell in love with crabbing.

“I am a Charleston native and I grew up surrounded by the water, [but] I had never crabbed until seven years ago,” Clark said. “I fell in love with it and wanted to crab every day. I turned my time on the dock into the gym and built this bond with the water.” She placed an offer to take others crabbing on Airbnb’s budding “experiences” section and quickly became one of the top four experiences on the platform.

Summing up her approach to her outings, Clark said “we are supposed to have a connection with the food that we eat.

… When you have a relationship with the water, it builds a kind of organic stewardship with you.”

Gathering led to project

She recalled what led to her teaming up with Ross.

“This collaboration with Peculiar Pig is awesome because it is diving more into what I’m preaching,” Clark said. “The reason I partnered with him is because I experienced [a gathering] at the farm. … They had chefs from all around the country cooking outside with this whole hog they butchered, it was incredible watching them cook, and then you eat it right there.”

While Clark will feature the sea during the day-long event, Ross said he will invite attendees to experience South Carolina’s land, specifically his locally popular pork.

“I grew up raising goats, sheep, chickens and hogs, but I’ve always been drawn to raising hogs,” Ross explained. Supplying high-quality whole hog has become what Peculiar Pig is known for. Vern’s, Palmira, Lenoir and Xiao Bao Biscuit are just a few local Charleston restaurants that source their pork from Peculiar Pig.

“Marvin Ross is one of the most humble and dedicated business owners I have ever met. His product is always consistent,” said Vern’s owner and chef Dano Heinze. “They

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Two Charleston chefs are finalists for the 2024 James Beard Foundation’s Restaurant and Chef Awards, often considered the Oscars of the culinary sphere. Finalists are nominated across 22 categories, including these Charleston finalists: Nikko Cagalanan of Charleston’s Kultura, nominated for the Emerging Chef award and James London of Charleston’s Chubby Fish, nominated for the Best Chef: Southeast award. Cagalanan immigrated to the U.S. from the Philippines in 2011, launching his Mansueta’s pop-up concept in 2019. His first brick-andmortar restaurant, Kultura, opened in July 2023.

harvest their pigs weekly, so we know we are always getting the freshest product. Once you taste Marvin’s pork, there is no going back!”

Pork plays a key role on Vern’s menu. “Bone-in pork loins is a staple on the Vern’s menu. More of a seasonally rotating larger dish on the menu. … We love when a single dish can showcase two to three local farmers. It makes those dishes extra special,” Heinze said.

Ross, who is a fifth-generation farmer and owns Peculiar Pig, also takes a community-first approach to his work. “We get produce from Lowcountry Street Grocery [for the livestock],” he said when describing sustainable practices he learned from his family to maintain the farm. “We also run an entire farm-to-table catering service that works with [other local businesses].”

Peculiar Pig has done other events in the past, however, the Land and Sea experience is the first of its kind at the farm.

“It’s totally unique because people will really get to see where their food comes from over an entire day,” said Candice Crawford, Peculiar Pig’s general manager. “In the morning, everyone will go crabbing with Tia and then we will come to the farm to do a tour with Marvin.” After both experiences, guests will sit down to enjoy a Lowcountry boil featuring crabs caught in the morning as well as a hog roast cooked on site at Peculiar Pig.

Land & Sea will take place on Saturday, April 20. Tickets are $200 and guests can register online to spend the day with Ross and Clark followed by dinner in the evening.

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Food & Wine recently named Chubby Fish one of the “Top 20 Restaurants in the U.S.” Clocking in at No. 7, Chubby Fish is praised for its “sustainable sourcing practices and a delicious menu that dodges expectations,” according to the voters in the magazine’s annual Global Tastemaker Awards.

What’s happening

Holy City Brewing and Southern Screams soon are launching a new brewery experience, Brewery Blast Laser Tag. It will run through the summer. The concept combines laser tag technology with, according to a press release, “the laid-back ambiance of a craft brewery, creating a unique destination for friends, families, and coworkers to come together to enjoy an exhilarating adventure.” Brewery Blast will offer multiple game modes to accommodate various skill levels and group sizes. Learn more online at breweryblast.com.

Firefly Distillery hosts its spring Food Truck Festival from noon to 4 p.m. on April 13. The event features dozens of food trucks, craft cocktails and a curated local vendor market. The family-friendly event will have children’s activities like face painting and music from DJ CabanaVibez. Attendees can bring chairs, blankets and lawn games. Learn more online at fireflydistillery.com.

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Spring culture preview

Homegrown talents, creative collaborations and all that jazz

By Chloe Hogan

gainst the backdrop of blooming azaleas and swaying palmettos, springtime in the Holy City reveals a captivating array of cultural offerings.

From the soulful melodies of the Charleston Jazz Festival filling jasmine-scented air to the intricate threads of textile art and oral histories weaving tales of heritage at the Halsey, it’s easy to find stellar coming offerings from homegrown acts and international artists this spring.

Add a few more weeks and we’ll see even more art take over the peninsula — so don’t forget to keep eyes peeled for our robust coverage of Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto.

Kevin Earl Taylor’s homecoming

The Charleston art scene is buzzing with the announcement of a one-night-only show at Hed Hi Studio by Kevin Earl Taylor, a Charleston-born artist now making waves in Los Angeles. He’ll show his work in his hometown April 13, which will be the first time in a decade.

Taylor’s early life experiences in Moncks Corner and Mount Pleasant informed what he called in an interview the “foundation of his work;” a deep reverence for nature. Those experiences come through in detailed paintings that ignite questions about humans’ relationship to animals, sacred geometry and the interconnectedness of all living things.

“I kind of grew up doing a lot of fishing and hunting, catching turtles, the usual country stuff you do in South Carolina,” he told the Charleston City Paper.

But nature is not the only part of Charleston that’s rubbed off on Taylor. His art is also informed by the 10 or so years he spent working towards an art career in Charleston — in quite a punk and do-it-yourself manner. He hosted an art gallery in his downtown house at Spring and King streets, played in bands and even collaborated with other local artists to create their own Spoleto spin-off.

“I just started pasting stuff up on the street, trying to make things happen. During Spoleto, we made a fake Spoleto called ‘Spolatto’ where we put art at different locations around the city and handed out a map for it.”

In his April 13 show at Hed Hi, which is open from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m., Taylor said he’s excited to present a body of work that he calls a “postcard to Charleston.”

“The more I thought about it, I realized I wanted to have elements of those things that remind me of growing up here, making the show into a sort of postcard: ‘to Charleston, from LA.’ It’s like writing a letter home and saying, if it wasn’t for Charleston, I wouldn’t have had the inspirations that are so foundational to my work…. It’s a kind of thank you.”

Learn more about Taylor’s show Cluster @hedhistudio and @kevinearltaylor on Instagram.

Charleston Jazz Festival centers on celebration

The not-to-be-missed Charleston Jazz Festival offers a lineup of world-renowned artists from April 18 to 21. From the mesmerizing melodies of the Joshua Redman Group to the soul-

“No One Here is In Pain” (detail) by Kevin Earl Taylor

Kevin Earl Taylor (left) poses questions about humans and the natural world through his work

stirring vocals of René Marie — plus the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Grammy winners Arturo O’Farrill and Charlton Singleton — the festival’s headliners are set to dazzle and delight.

The festival, an annual program by the North Charleston-based nonprofit Charleston Jazz, was founded in 2015 to further its mission to help keep jazz alive in Charleston, historically called the “cradle of jazz.”

“The history of jazz in Charleston is so incredible, and we felt like we needed to have this festival to celebrate it more on a global awareness level,” said communications director Lacy Miller. “It’s really cool to see these musicians are coming to Charleston specifically, because that’s where a lot of this music had its early years. The festival is a celebration of that.”

a finale at Firefly Distillery with the Charleston Jazz Academy students, and a VIP meet-the-musicians-mixer at Ann Street bar Share House.

And this year, for the first time, the festival takes the stage downtown at the Music Farm, which will be transformed into an intimate jazz club experience complete with tables and chairs for performances by the Pete Neighbor Quartet and the Southern Pines

“If you listen to jazz, there’s something about being in a small, intimate venue, with the musicians right there in front of you, that makes it special,” Miller said. Learn more at charlestonjazz.com/festival.

Halsey showcases two collaborative artists

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There are musical offerings ranging from swing to Latin jazz to Calipso, with performances at Charleston Music Hall,

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The newest offerings at the alwaysadventurous Halsey Institute at the College of Charleston offer explorations of heritage by two female artists: Spandita Malik: Meshes of Resistance and Elisa Harkins: Teach Me a Song, on view now until July 20. Malik, a visual artist from India now based in New York shows a series of embroidered photographs. These works, from her ongoing Jāl . ī series, are made by Malik in collaboration with women from self-help centers for domestic and genderbased violence in India.

inspired: More art to see

April 11-21, Flowertown Players, James F. Dean Theatre, Summerville

Directed by Michael Smallwood, the hit Broadway show Take Me Out follows the challenges and triumphs of Darren Lemming, a star mixed-race center fielder for the fictional Empires Major League Baseball team, as he comes out as gay. For times and tickets, visit flowertownplayers.org.

ALCHEMY ART SHOW

5 p.m.-9 p.m., April 13, Society Hall

A new sustainable creative event company, Craft, will host its launch event, the Alchemy Art Show at South Carolina Society Hall on April 13. There will be local art, vendors, musical performances and more. Proceeds from the $13 tickets will benefit Beyond Our Walls. @craft.chs on Instagram.

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Through May 18,

Redux Contemporary Art Center This solo exhibition showcases Tyrone Geter’s recent large-scale charcoal drawings and sculptural installations. Brave New World explores the intersectionality of climate crisis consequences. reduxstudios.org

THE ART OF ABSTRACTION: MODERNISM IN QUILTING

Through Sept. 15, The Charleston Museum

This exhibit, a collaboration with the Gibbes Museum of Art, brings together the beauty of abstract paintings by modern artists, including Robert Rauschenberg and Sallie Frost Knerr, alongside the Charleston Museum’s expansive quilt collection. Charleston Museum.org.

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There’s two chances to see the symphony’s season finale Masterworks program, led by conductor Lina González-Granados and pianist Sara Davis Buechner. The concert features Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto, Symphony No. 7 by Antonín Dvořák and works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Learn more at Charlestonsymphony.org.

For more arts events and daily updates from Charleston’s culture scene, visit charlestoncitypaper.com.

In this context, “jāl . ī” denotes a stitch technique creating a net-like effect. Within Malik’s work, jāl ī extends metaphorically to symbolize interconnected networks and communities, especially those formed by women.

On view concurrently with Malik, Harkins’s exhibition Teach Me a Song is named for the artist’s ongoing project in translating and preserving Indigenous music. In the project, Harkins invited Indigenous collaborators to literally teach her a song. At the Halsey, Harkins reveals the recordings of these songs — which range from ceremonial and religious to rock and roll and electronic. Her practice of nation to nation sharing and trading music is presented as a means of decolonizing traditions of Indigenous music.

There’s an array of free and interactive events open to the public for these shows, like an embroidery workshop, artist talks and more at the Halsey. In addition to her visual art at the Halsey, in partnership with Spoleto, Harkins will perform a work called “DS - W ./IS~J./I,” an innovative performance described as “an act of Indigenous Futurism combining disco and Indigenous languages.”

Halsey Director Katie Hirsch explained the two current shows are presented together for their reflection on structures of power and representation of highly collaborative projects.

“Malik and Harkins give such joyous respect to the individuals and cultures featured in the work. This results in two exhibitions that are not only visually beautiful, but also moving and broadening.” Learn more at halsey.cofc.edu.

High Water Festival

Finally, with their coming performance at High Water Festival, April 20-21, local indie rock band Babe Club rises to a new level. They’ll take the stage at High Water with acts including Fleet Foxes, The Flaming Lips, Noah Kahan and Hozier. Arts writer Stratton Lawrence caught up with Babe Club in a recent interview. Read it on page 16.

Urinetown opens at Queen Street Playhouse

Urinetown: The Musical opens April 12 at the Queen Street Playhouse. Set in a comically dystopian future, Tonyaward winning Urinetown appears on the surface to be a hilarious satire of capitalism, environmental neglect and municipal politics. And it is — but it’s also a parody of musical theater itself. Directed by Kyle Barnette, Urinetown runs through April 28. Tickets start at $52 with discounts available. Find more info at footlightplayers.net or by calling (843) 722-4487.

Peter Kfoury offers album release event

Presented by The ZD Experience, Peter Kfoury will host an album release event from 7-9 p.m., April 18 at the Park Circle community building. This celebration will feature a brief live performance, a listening session of The Journey Together, and the debut of the captivating video “Mussawat” (True Equality), starring Jamaican singer Audrey Martells Admission is free and a donation to the Lowcountry Food Bank earns you a signed CD. Learn more and RSVP at thezdexperience.com.

Public Works Art Center has 2 new shows

Summerville’s hub for contemporary art, Public Works Art Center (PWAC) reveals its spring exhibitions with an opening reception 5-8 p.m. March 21. Jamele Wright Sr. will show mixed media abstract paintings about the Black American experience, and in the east gallery, Cristina Victor ’s show, To Go on is Victory offers a colorful exploration of ceramics, textiles and painting. On view until May 11. Learn more at publicworksartcenter.org

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Just two years ago, Jenna Desmond was starting grad school for speech pathology. She’d gotten a taste of the rock and roll dream — she’d played with indie rock band Susto for three years before leaving along with her musical (and former romantic) partner Corey Campbell to form their own group, Babe Club.

But after the pandemic, Desmond said, she felt the need for a big life change.

“I was almost 30 and feeling low as a musician,” Desmond recalled of her mindset in 2022. “I wanted to be able to survive and so I was seriously thinking about changing my career path.”

While Campbell drove them to High Water 2022 as patrons, not performers, Desmond finished an exam in the car. They arrived just in time to see Sharon Von Etten, a songwriter and 43-year-old mother who found an audience in her thirties. Moved by the experience, Desmond’s priorities pivoted once again.

“I felt inspired and emotional during her set, and it kicked me back into this place,” remembers Desmond. “It was like, ‘She’s up there, in her 40s, she has a kid, and she’s doing it. The next day, I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m definitely not going to grad school.’ ”

Fast forward to this April: Babe Club will take the stage at High Water Festival, presented at Riverfront Park, in North Charleston on April 20 and 21.

Desmond and Campbell are in exciting company: sharing the lineup with Fleet

Local indie band Babe Club is gaining popularity for their catchy songs that explore self-realization, honest emotions, friendship and themes of love. This month, Babe Club takes the stage at High Water Festival.

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Babe Club’s High Water debut comes at 1:30 p.m. on April 21, landing as a high point of a year that’s found them finishing their full-length debut record after releasing periodic singles since 2018.

“We’re making the work we feel most proud of right now,” Desmond told the Charleston City Paper. “This date is hitting at the perfect time for us.”

In case you haven’t been clued into Babe Club’s tremendous momentum: In 2022, its song “Lazy Lover” was featured in a nationwide Taco Bell commercial.

And this week, it released “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” perhaps their most polished pop-oriented song yet, achieving a danceinducing, radio-ready sound without

sacrificing any of their witty, angsthued edge. It’s more roll than rock, but Desmond’s silky vocals and compelling layers of instrumentation have earned them a spot back on one of Charleston’s most lauded stages.

For High Water, Babe Club will expand its usual trio lineup, including drummer Julius Deangeles, to a seven-piece, adding Aaron Utterback on bass (from Human Resources), Brett Nash on percussion (from Secret Guest), Jenna’s brother Michael on keys (from Local Nomad) and Mary Norris on guitar (from Slow Funeral).

Desmond said she’s even taking dance lessons to complement her stage presence.

“It’s a motivating thing and a big honor to play High Water.”

Babe Club takes the stage 1:30 p.m. April 21. See the full lineup, purchase tickets and learn more at highwaterfest.com.

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the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on August 29, 2023, 3:47PM. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Jason D. Pockrus, Legal Department of the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, S.C. 29461 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

Jason D. Pockrus, SC Bar #101333, 2 Belt Drive Moncks Corner, S.C. 29461 843-719-1080.

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

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE FOR THE STRAW

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

COPYRIGHT NOTICE FOR THE STRAW

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

on a self executing UCC Financial Statement in the amount of $500,000 per unauthorized use of the name used with the intent of obligating me, plus costs, plus triple damages.

2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, S.C. 29461 within thirty (30) days of

Norman Ford, Plaintiff, vs. Bruce E. Ford, Verna Ford Jones, Francina Ford Aiken, Kenneth Ford, Shawntiegh M. Fuzz, Timeka Fuzz and Marvin L. Fuzz, Jr. 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 Hastings Ford, Mary Ford Fields, Jeronica Ford, Louise Heyward Ford, Janice M. Ford Fuzz, Leroy Ford and Theodore Ford all of whom are 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 Plaintiffs, through their 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 Plaintiffs 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 Plaintiffs 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

Falkiewicz, Esquire,

Charleston, South Carolina, 29407, by Order

Court Common Pleas

March 14,

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

COPYRIGHT NOTICE FOR THE STRAW

This copyright notice informs the potential user of the name (NATALIE ASCENCIO-BROWN ) and all its derivatives that is intended as pertaining to me, (NATALIE ASCENCIO-BROWN , natalie ascencio-brown saige bey), an American State National, In Propria Persona Sui Juris, Proprio Solo, Proprio Heredes, that any unauthorized use thereof without my express, prior, written permission signifies the user’s consent for becoming the debtor

Karen Young Washington, Plaintiff, vs. Daisy Coaxum Murray Still, Ronald E. Harding, Greg P. Harding, Jacob Green, Deceased; Mary Holmes Young, Deceased; Albert Young, Deceased Albert David Young, Deceased; Helen Stapleton, Deceased; Earnestine White, Deceased; Leon White, Deceased; Carl Harding, Deceased; Jimmy Harding, Deceased; collectively designated as JOHN DOE, and any such persons who are Minors or other disability, or members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, as contemplated by the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Relief Act, 1940, as Amended collectively designated as RICHARD ROE, and all persons entitled to claim under or through of Jacob Green, Deceased; Mary Holmes Young, Albert Young, Albert David Young, Helen Stapleton, Earnestine White, Leon White, Carl Harding, Jimmy Harding, who are 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.

TMS Nos. 059-00-00-166, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450

6th day of March 2024. A copy of said Complaint is herewith served upon you, and you are to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff or her Attorney, Thomas H. Brush, at his office located at 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 Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Dated at Charleston, South Carolina on the 29th day of March 2024.

BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A.

s/Thomas H. Brush Thomas H. Brush Attorney for the Plaintiff SC Bar # 000974

tbrush@brushlawfirm.com

12A Carriage Lane Charleston SC 29407

The original Summons and Complaint in the above captioned action were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 6th day of March 2024.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 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 under the provisions of Section 15-53-10, et seq., (known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act), 12-51-40 et seq. and 12-61-10 et seq. and Section 15-67-10, et seq. of the Code of Laws of the State of South Carolina, for the Quieting of a Title for the purpose of obtaining a decree establishing that the Plaintiffs are the owners of the said property described in paragraph four (4) of the Plaintiff’s Complaint.

That said property 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 those certain lots, pieces or parcels of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina, known and designated as: LOTS 1-6 on a plat entitled “A Survey and Subdivision of the Estate of Mary Young, Located in St. Paul’s Parrish, Charleston County, South Carolina,” made by Robert Frank Surveying, dated March 31, 2003, revised November 3, 2003 and recorded on December 30, 2004 in Plat Book DE, Page 407 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said Plat more fully appear.

TMS # 059-00-00-166, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM

Upon reading and filing the within Petition for the Appointment of a Guardian ad Litem and after mature consideration of same, and it being made to appear to my satisfaction that it is necessary that a Guardian ad Litem be appointed to appear in this action and represent the interest of such of the Defendants as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under any disability, it is ORDERED, that Conrad Falkiewicz, 6 Carriage Lane, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, be and is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem for such of the Defendants herein as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under disability, to appear herein and represent their interest; it is further ORDERED, that such appointments shall become absolute unless within thirty (30) days after the last publication of the Notice of the Appointment of Guardian ad Litem herein, exclusive of such last

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

Regina Parvin, SC Bar #65393, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101 North Charleston, SC 29405 843-953-3713.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-3577

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

KEZIAH HINES, MAKAIL FLOYD, JAMES MASON. DEFENDANTS.

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2010,2011, 2013, 2023

TO DEFENDANT: JAMES MASON

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for CHARLESTON County on December 11, 2023 at 3:48 pm. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, 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.

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: IRVING L. GREENBERG 2024-ES-10-0076

DOD: 11/16/23

Pers. Rep: JACK GREENBERG

2024-ES-10-0241

DOD: 1/18/24

Pers. Rep: ROBERT ROY IMBUS

12 DUNE RIDGE LN. ISLE OF PALMS, SC 29451

Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ.

115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: GREGORY LEE LYTTLE

2024-ES-10-0491

DOD: 1/22/24

Pers. Rep: ELLEN GAIL LYTTLE

5432 BUCKEYE RD. HOLLYWOOD, SC 29449

Atty: TERESA ZACHRY HILL, ESQ.

6209 SAVANNAH HWY.

RAVENEL, SC 29470

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Estate of: JAMES LACY DODSON, JR. 2024-ES-10-0501

DOD: 2/16/24

Pers. Rep: WILLIAM J. O’BRIEN, III 429 INDIGO RD. GOOSE CREEK, SC 29445

Atty: DANIEL M. BRADLEY, ESQ. PO BOX 2061 MT. PLEASANT, SC 29465

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Estate of: JAMES WILLARD DAVIS

2024-ES-10-0565

DOD: 2/4/24

Pers. Rep: LINDA P. DAVIS 6809 DAVIS RD. RAVENEL, SC 29470

Atty: THOMAS BRUSH, ESQ. 12 CARRIAGE LN., #A CHARLESTON, SC 29407 *************

Estate of: RICHARD EUGENE BATH 2024-ES-10-0578

DOD: 3/13/24

Pers. Rep: CHERYL M. BATH 1755 PITTSFORD CIR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: JOSEPH W. GINN, III, ESQ. 3842 LEEDS AVE., #2 CHARLESTON, SC 29405

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ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of: REBECCA C. LANTZ

2024-ES-10-0509

DOD: 1/8/24

Pers. Rep: DIANA M. COTTS 287 JEWELL RD. DUNKIRK, MD 20754

Pers. Rep: DONNA WORMAN 715 FINLAY LN. COTTAGEVILLE, SC 29435

Atty: SETH A. LEVY, ESQ. 222 W. COLEMAN BLVD., #125 MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ************

Estate of: JENNIFER ELAINE FLETCHER 2024-ES-10-0527

DOD: 2/8/24

Pers. Rep: BRYAN L. FLETCHER

and all its derivatives that is intended as pertaining to me, sho clark bey, an America State National, In Propria Persona Sui Juris, Proprio Heredes, that any unauthorized use thereof without my express, prior, written permission signifies the user’s consent for becoming a debtor on a self executing UCC Financial Statement in the amount of $500,000 per unauthorized use of the name used with the intent of obligating me, plus cost, plus triple damages.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN

AD LITEM

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

C/A NO. 2024-CP-10-01329

The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2005-80CB, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-80CB VS Benjamin V. Kirven Jr. (Deceased); and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Benjamin V. Kirven Jr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all Unknown Heirs of Deceased Defendants, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Barbara P. Kirven; South Carolina Department of Mental Health

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the Appointment of 7. Kelley Y. Woody as Guardian ad Litem for all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America (which are constituted as a class designated as “John Doe”) and any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability (which are constituted as a class designated as “Richard Roe”), it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Kelley Y. Woody is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America (constituted as a class and designated as “John Doe”), all unknown minors or persons under a disability (constituted as a class and designated as “Richard Roe”), any all other persons entitled to claim under or through them being a class designated as Mary Roe; All Unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein, being a class designated as Jane Doe, all of which have or may claim to have some interest in the property that is the subject of this action, commonly known as 6350 Old Jacksonboro Road, Ravenel, SC 29470 that Kelley Y. Woody is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, constituted as a class and designated as “John Doe”, all unknown minors and persons under a disability, constituted as a class and designated as “Richard Roe”, unless the Defendants, or someone acting on their behalf, shall, within thirty (30) days after service of a copy of this Order as directed below, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for the Defendants constituted as a class

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be served upon the unknown Defendants by publication in the Charleston City Paper a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED HEREIN; ALSO ANY PERSONS WHO MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE; AND ANY UNKNOWN MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER A DISABILITY BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE ANY ALL OTHER PERSONS ENTITLED TO CLAIM UNDER OR THROUGH THEM BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS MARY ROE; ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED HEREIN, BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JANE DOE; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above action, a copy which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at their offices, PO Box 4216, Columbia, South Carolina 29240, within thirty (30) days after service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 13, 2024.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is now pending or is about to be commenced in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for the purpose of foreclosing a certain mortgage of real estate heretofore given by to Benjamin V. Kirven and Barbara P. Kirven bearing date of October 26, 2005 and recorded November 14, 2005 in Mortgage Book 562, at Page 337. in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/Clerk of Court for Charleston County, in the original principal sum of $199,800.00 that, and that the premises effected by said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof are situated in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows:

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with buildings and improvements located thereon, situate, lying and being in the Town of Ravenel, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, shown as Lot “A” on a plat made by Britt Land Surveying , Inc. dated January 5, 2001 entitled “Boundary Survey Showing a Tract being divided into Lot “A” and Lot “B” and recorded in the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat Book EE at Page 578 on January 31, 2001.

SUBJECT to all conditions, covenants, easements, reservations, restrictions, and zoning ordinances that may appear of record, on the recorded plats or on the premises.

Being the same parcel conveyed

Elizabeth Johnson Mower

Facility 5: 1471 Center St Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 4/23/2023

10:30 AM

Douglas Van Winkle Household Goods/Furniture

Facility 6: 1514 Mathis Ferry Rd. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 4/23/2023

10:35 AM

Wanda Clarke Household Goods and Furniture

Norman Gray Household Goods and Furniture

Facility 7: 8850 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406 4/23/2023

10:45 AM

Porsche Foxworth Furniture

Brandi Shanahan Furniture & Boxes

Facility 8: 9670 Dorchester Rd Summerville, SC 29485 4/23/2023

10:15 AM

Isheka Manigault Household goods

Bernard Lane Household furniture, TV, radios

Lauren Crawford Bed table couch boxes

Jesus Navarro House Hold items

Ladashio Rouse Appliances clothes and furniture

HEATHER SCHAFFER Household Items/ Boxes

Facility 9: 6941 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406 4/23/2023

12:30 PM

Kaylynn Shellhorse Household item

Robert Walker Household item Facility 2: 1904 Hwy 17 N. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 4/23/2023

Bernadette Rivers 2 beds and 2 dressers 15 boxes

Pierre Laroche Storing some bedroom/totes/ dreser/couches/tables

Felicia Smith 3 bedroom, livingroom, bedroom, clothes.

Erica Johnson 2 twin bed, small couch, boxes.

Evans Capers Misc

Terry Dais-Pasley Furniture, boxes, bags, accessories

Nikeema Heyward Couch and chairs

Jacquelyn Davis Household items

Justin Pasley Bed, clothing, table, furniture.

Laquinta Windley Household items

Trevonte Singleton 2 bedroom set, tvs

Facility 10: 5146 Ashley Phosphate Rd North Charleston, SC 29420 4/23/2023

12:00 PM

Devon Holmes

Washer, dryer, mattress and furniture

Victoria Toscano Furniture, tools

Closing Repairs Household Goods/Furniture

Kapree Gadsden Clothing misc items, party poles

Barbra McCracken Household Goods/Furniture

Shantella Brown Household Goods/Furniture

Brittany Williams

Bed , washer, dryer , mattress dresser clothes ect

Nedra Jones

Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment

Fred Cox

Household Goods/Furniture, Tools/Appliances

Tarsha Mendes

House hold goods, furniture

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

PUBLIC AUCTION

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

Facility 1: 810 St. Andrews Blvd Charleston, SC 29407 4/23/2024

11:45 AM

Preston Hartman Bedroom living room

Facility 2: 2118 Heriot St. Charleston, SC 29403 4/23/2024

12:15 PM

LaTasha Johnson

King bed washer dryer dressers couch loveseat coffee table end table

Facility 3: 1533 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407 4/23/2024

12:45 PM

Louis Gregory Outdoor tools and lawnmower and personal items

Leroy Palmer 2Bd Household Items

Kearston Farr Household items & furniture

Facility 5: 1861 Ashley River Rd. Charleston, SC 29407 4/23/2024 1:15 PM

Nichole Buncumb 2 bedrm sets living set deepfrezer 3 tvs applainces

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.

BRENDA CLARK, KATRENA ELDRIDGE, REGINALD BROWN,

and SHERIDAN BROWN, and their heirs, distributees, personal representatives, successors and assigns and spouses, if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: 20 Kenilworth Ave. Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 460-02-04-003 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants.

SUMMONS & NOTICE

To the Defendants above-named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.

situate, lying and being in the City and County of Charleston, State of aforesaid, and known and designated as lot number

One hundred and sixteen (116) on a plat of the Hampton Park Terrace lands, recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Plat Book D, at Page 200. Said lot being at the southeast corner of Moultrie Street and Kenilworth Avenue.

MEASURING AND CONTAINING

forty-five (45) feet on Moultrie Street by the same on the back line, on the east line one hundred and eighteen feet nine inches (118’ 9”), and on the West line one hundred and eighteen feet four inches (118’ 4”).

BUTTING AND BOUNDING

north on Moultrie Street, east on Lot no. 115 south on lot no. 111, and west on Kenilworth Avenue, as appears by the aforesaid plat.

The said premises being subject to all the covenants and restrictions as to user as are fully set out in the Deed from the Charleston Building and Investment Company to George W. Bacot, recorded in Book Y-25, Page 619, R.M.C. Office for Charleston County.

TMS #460-02-04-003

s/Jeffrey T. Spell

Jeffrey T. Spell

925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553

Attorney for Plaintiffs

Date March 26th, 2024

THE BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Plaintiff,

v. FADOL BROWN AND DAVID SIMMONS, JR., Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE

Upon authority of a Decree , the undersigned Master-in-Equity for Charleston County will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below at the County Council Chambers, 2nd Floor of the Public Services Building located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that lot, piece and parcel of land with buildings and improvements thereon situate, lying and being on the South side of Poplar Street in the City of Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 58 on a plan of 92 lots laid out of for Carolina-Florida Realty Company, which plat is recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book C, Page 128.

The said lot measuring and containing in front on Poplar Street thirty-five (35’) feet, on the back line thirty-four and ninety-three one hundredths (34.93’) feet, in depth on the West side one hundred six and twenty-eight hundredths (106.28”) feet, and on the East side one hundred four and twenty-six hundredths (104.26’) feet.

BUTTING AND BOUNDING to the North on Poplar Street, to the East on Lot 60, to the South on Lot 57, and to the West on Lot 56, all as shown on said plat.

Being the same property conveyed to Fadol Brown and David Simmons, Jr., by deed of David Simmons, Jr. and Theresa Marie Brown, dated and recorded September 27, 2018 in the Office of the Register of Deeds in Book 0749, Page 992.

TMS # 463-12-03-135 Property address: 15 Poplar Street Charleston, S.C.

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

5th Day of April 2024

Charleston, South Carolina

Submitted by:

Larry D. Cohen, Esquire

P.O. Box 30547

Charleston, South Carolina 29417 Tel. (843) 225-4445

Ldcohen@Ldcohenlaw.com

Attorney for Plaintiff

The Bank of South Carolina

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2024CP1001357

Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2018-3, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, Plaintiff, v. Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Rebecca M. Eaton and Lawrence C. Eaton, Jr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Angelia Rogers; Thomas Eaton a/k/a Thomy Eaton; Defendant(s). (011847-05287)

SUMMONS

EDWARD KEITH STONAKER, Plaintiff, vs. RONALD WAYNE ERVIN, JR., Defendant.

SUMMONS

Tort: Personal Injury (Motor

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

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Ian C. Gohean, Willson, Jones, Carter & Baxley, PA, 325 Rocky Slope Road, Greenville, SC 29607, made absolute.

NOTICE

TO THE DEFENDANTS: Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Rebecca M. Eaton and Lawrence C. Eaton, Jr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on March 13, 2024.

/s/R. Brooks Wright

Rogers Townsend, LLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com

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

Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400)

Jeriel.Thomas@rogerstownsend. com

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

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

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI Deficiency Judgment Waived

persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, .by publication thereof in the Charleston City Paper, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action.

S/ Julie S Armstrong, Charleston County Clerk of Court ,by BLC Charleston, South Carolina 4/3/2024

LIS PENDENS Deficiency Judgment Waived NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Helen Mae Maynard to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Citibank Federal Savings Bank, A Federal Savings Bank, its successors and assigns dated June 26, 2006, and recorded in the Office of the RMC/ROD for Charleston County on July 24, 2006, in Mortgage Book 592 at Page 229. This mortgage was assigned to Firstkey Mortgage, LLC by assignment dated September 25, 2019 and recorded October 25, 2019 in Book 834 at Page 51; subsequently, this mortgage was assigned to Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2018-3, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee by assignment dated September 27, 2019 and recorded October 25, 2019 in Book 834 at Page 52. The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, described as follows:

LISA

JONES

NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

(843) 832-6000

Facsimile: (843) 871-3232

Email:bobbyphipps@ johnpricelawfirm.com

Attorney for Plaintiff

January 22, 2024 Summerville, South Carolina

A personal or deficiency judgment having been waived, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, any 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 undersigned Master-in-Equity, 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 in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff’s debt in the case of non-compliance.

Should the highest bidder fail and refuse to make the required deposit at the time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days from the date of sale, the undersigned Master-in-Equity 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. The successful purchaser shall pay for documentary stamps on the Foreclosure Deed, and interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.95% per annum.

Deficiency Judgment Waived TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Rebecca M. Eaton and Lawrence C. Eaton, Jr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 5313 Mcroy Street, North Charleston, SC 29418, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 408-08-00-169, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 292023200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the appointment of Ian C. Gohean as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability, it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Ian C. Gohean, be and hereby is appointed Guardian Ad Litem Nisi on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons under a disability, all of whom may have or may claim to have some interest in or claim to the real property commonly known as 5313 Mcroy Street, North Charleston, SC 29418; that Ian C. Gohean is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendant(s), unless the said Defendant(s), or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians Ad Litem for the said Defendant(s), and it is FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendant(s) Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Rebecca M. Eaton and Lawrence C. Eaton, Jr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or

All that piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No. 8, Block M, on a place or a portion of Glyn Terrace Subdivision, made August 2, 1955, by W. H. Matheny, R.L.S., and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, in Plat Book T, Page 88, said lot having such size, shape, location, dimensions, butting and bounding as will by reference to the said plat more fully appear.

This being the same piece of property conveyed to Thomas Maynard and Helen Maynard by deed from Thomas M. Evans Realty Co., Inc. dated March 8, 1968 and recorded March 21, 1968 in Book Y89 at Page 25 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County; subsequently, Thomas Alva Maynard died testate on April 4, 1983, leaving the subject property to his devisee, namely, Helen Mae Maynard, as is more fully preserved in the Probate records for Charleston County, in Case No. 83-ES-10-358; subsequently, Helen M. Maynard died on May 11, 2011, leaving the subject property to her devisee, namely, Rebecca M. Eaton, as is more fully preserved in the Probate records for Charleston County, in Case No. 2011ES1000847; also by Deed of Distribution dated July 10, 2012 and recorded July 20, 2012 in Deed Book 265 at Page 398. subsequently, Rebecca M. Eaton died on May 22, 2023, leaving the subject property to her heirs or devisees.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 4, 2024.

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@ scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996

Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@ scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453

Angelia J. Grant (angig@ scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334

Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@ scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530

H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@ scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134

Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@ scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074

By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of Woodhill Place Association, Inc. a/k/a Woodhill Place HOA and Woodhill Place Horizontal Property Regime, Plaintiffs, against Madie Shephard, Defendant;

I, the undersigned Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, will sell on May 7, 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, South Carolina, known and designated as Unit Number 106 in Woodhill Place Horizontal Property Regime, as shown on the Plans and Specifications attached to the Master Deed of Woodhill Place Horizontal Property Regime, dated August 28, 1984 and recorded in Book G140, at page 282, together with the Amendments thereto, in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina. Together with the undivided parentage interest in the General Common Elements of the property described in Section 1 of Article 4 of said Master Deed appurtenant thereto.

SUBJECT to any and all restrictions, covenants, conditions, easements, rights of way, and all other matters affecting subject property, of record in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina.

BEING the same property conveyed to Madie Shephard by deed of James S. Bailey, dated December 17, 2014 and recorded December 30, 2014 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book 0448 at Page 857.

TMS No.: 475-16-00-092 Property Address: 6297 Rolling Fork Road Unit F North Charleston, SC 29406

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 South Carolina Federal Credit Union in the original amount of $55,200.00, dated December 17, 2014, and recorded December 30, 2014, in Book 0448 at Page 858 with 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.

Robert J. Seigler Trust (Robert J. Seigler, Trustee), Plaintiff, v. PETER LAURIE AND CINDY FLOYD; NARINE RAMLOGAN AND CARMEL RAMLOGAN; SIMMONS CREEK-JOHNS ISLAND, LLC; FREDERICK HOPE TIMMS, ANTONIO D. NELSON, SR., HAROLD W. NELSON, JR, MARK NELSON, SR., AMBER JOI NELSON, LARRY NELSON, CHERYL D. NELSON, EPHRIAM BUTLER, GEORGE MINUS, JAMES NELSON a/k/a

JAMES E. NELSON, JOSHUA BUTLER, KALEB BUTLER, KAVONNA BUTLER, KHALYA

BUTLER, LATONYA MINUS, OTIS

ALFRED FREEMAN, SHERONDA MINUS, SOLOMON BUTLER, VERNETTE NELSON BROWN, AARON A. LEGARE, BENZINA FLUDD WASHINGTON, BONITA

LEGARE, CARL BROWN, CHARLES

LEGARE, CLARA FLUDD, DARCELLA LEGARE, EUGENE

LEGARE, JR., GEORGETTA LEGARE, HEZKIAH B. FLUDD, JEROME FLUDD, LINCOLN LE GARE, III, LOUISE LEGARE WELLS, MARVEL LE GARE, MARY

LOUISE LEGARE HARRIS, METTIE CHAPMAN, MICHAEL FLUDD, NATALIE FRANKLIN, NATHANIEL

LEGARE, NICOLE CHAPMAN, PHLLIS DOWDELL, QUEEN ESTER

HOLT, ROSALYN DAVIS a/k/a

ROSALYN GARRETT, RUBIN LEGARE, RUTH RICE, SEQUOIA CAMPBELL, SHERINA WILBURN, VERMELL DOCTOR, YVONNE LEGARE, ZORELL HEYWARD FLUDD, if they be alive, JOHN DOE, AND JANE DOE, whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating the unknown heirs, devisees, distributees, issue, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns of the above named Defendants, if they or any of them be dead; and of EDWARD NELSON, FRED NELSON, FRED NELSON, JR., FRED NELSON III, HAROLD W. NELSON, SR., JAMES S. NELSON, JUNITA LINDA RICHARDSON a/k/a JUANITA NELSON RICHARDSON a/k/a JUANITA

LINDA RICHARDSON a/k/a

LINDA MINUS RICHARDSON, KAREN NELSON BUTLER, NAOMI LOTTIE FREEMAN NELSON, ROBERT LOWRY, LOUISE COLES LOWRY LEGARE, EDWARD LEGARE, SR., BERNARD FLUDD, MOZELLE FLUDD WILBURN, ROBERT LEGARE, EUGENE S. LEGARE, DAISY BELL WILSON LEGARE, EDWARD LEGARE, JR., MARIE LEGARE, CATHALEEN LEGARE CHAPMAN, LINCOLN LEGARE a/k/a LINCOLN PAUL LE GARE, ASALEE LEGARE, GILBERT LEGARE, CLEMENT LEGARE, SR., CLEMENT LEGARE, JR., CATHERINE LEGARE a/k/a INEZ

LEGARE DUKES, WILHELMINA

LEGARE a/k/a VIOLA LEGARE, all deceased; and MARY ROE AND RICHARD ROE, whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, persons under disability, incompetents, imprisoned, or those persons in the military, if any; and also all other persons, known or whose true names are unknown, claiming any right, title, interest in, or lien upon the real estate described in the Amended Complaint herein, Defendant

SUMMONS AS TO CROSS-CLAIM TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED IN THIS ACTION:

YOU ARE HERBY SUMMONED and required to answer the CrossClaim, herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or to otherwise appear, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint, upon the subscribers at his office, 1055-F North Main St., Summerville, SC 29483, or Post Office Box 85, Summerville, SC 29484, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Cross-Claim or otherwise appear and defend within the time allotted, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief herein demanded, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in this Complaint.

I. COUNTERCLAIM AND CROSSCLAIM AS TO ALL DEFENDANTS FOR EASEMENT BY NECESSITY

1. Defendant repeats the previous items of this Answer as if retyped verbatim right here.

2. Defendant craves reference to Items 1-6 of the Fourth Amended Complaint filed by Plaintiff which accurately shows the parties for the Complaint and for this CounterClaim and Cross-Claims.

3. Defendant craves reference to Items 7-9 of the Fourth Amended Complaint filed by the Plaintiff which accurately lays out the proper jurisdiction and venue for this Complaint, Counter-Claim and Cross-Claims.

4. Craving reference to No. 11 of the Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Complaint, the referenced dirt road runs generally westward from the Tims property to the Plaintiff’s property as stated in No. 11.

5. Defendant also craves reference to No. 25 of the Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Complaint for the Alternate Access easement.

6. Upon information and belief, Tims’ property was once part of a larger parcel along with and sharing unity of title with the Laurie Property, Ramlogan property, Simmons Creek Property, and/ or the Nelson property; the unity of title was later severed; and the Tims’ property use of the of the Old Pond access has been at all times been necessary, actual, real, reasonable, and not merely convenient. Alternatively, the Tims’ property was once part of a larger parcel along with, and therefore sharing unity of title with the Ramlogan Property, Harris Property, and/or the Nelson’s property and the Plaintiff’s property. The unity of title was later severed and the Tims’ use of the Alternate Access has at all times been necessary, actual, real, reasonable and not merely convenient.

7. Accordingly, Tims is entitled

to a judicial declaration that it enjoys an easement implied by necessity, running with the Plaintiff’s property and the Seigler property for purposes of affording access between the Plaintiff’s property, and the Seigler property and the public right of way at Old Pond Road, either via the Old Pond Access or the Alternate Access.

II. COUNTER CLAIM AND CROSSCLAIM AS TO ALL DEFENDANTS FOR EASEMENT CREATED BY DEPICTION ON PLAT

8. Defendant repeats the previous items of this Answer as if retyped verbatim right here.

9. The Old Pond Access and Alternate Access are depicted on numerous plats within the Parties’ chain of title, thereby creating permanent, irrevocable easements.

10. Accordingly, Tims is entitled to a judicial declaration that it enjoys an easement by virtue of depiction in various plats, running with the Plaintiff’s and Seigler’s property for purposes of affording access between the Tims’ property and the Plaintiff’s property and the Seigler Property and the public right of way at Old Pond Road, either via the Old Pond Access or the Alternate Access.

WHEREFORE, having set forth their causes of actions, the Tims respectfully request that the Court enter judgment declaring that the Tims Property enjoys a permanent access easement, appurtenant to and running with the Tims Property; via the Old Pond Access or, in the alternative, via the Alternate Access, affording access between the Tims Property and Old Pond Road; for the injunctive relief requested herein; and for such other and further relief as the Court deems just and appropriate.

s/William H. Sloan

William H. Sloan Attorney for Fred Tims Post Office Box 85 Summerville, SC 29484 843-873-7531 whs@sloanlawfirm.net

February 27, 2024

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A No.: 2024-CP-10-00515

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Wilhelmenia Perlote, LaQuanda Perlote, Rosalee Perlote, Northpointe Community Association, Defendant(s).

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

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE

NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 339 Heyward Street, 2nd Floor, Columbia, SC 29201, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO

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

NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE

NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Lis Pendens, and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 30, 2024.

J. Martin Page, Esq. (SC Bar: 100200)

D. Max Sims, Esq. (SC Bar: 103945)

Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, LLC 339 Heyward Street, 2nd Floor Columbia, SC 29201 Phone (803) 509-5078

BCP No.: 24-40112 5942

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A No.: 2024-CP-10-00287

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF THE CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2004-8CB, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-8CB , Plaintiff, vs. Myra . Salemie a/k/a Myra Jane Salemie, Defendant(s).

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

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 339 Heyward Street, 2nd Floor, Columbia, SC 29201, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/ Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

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

J. Martin Page, Esq. (SC Bar: 100200)

D. Max Sims, Esq. (SC Bar: 103945)

Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, LLC 339 Heyward Street, 2nd Floor Columbia, SC 29201 Phone (803) 509-5078

BCP No.: 24-40227 5943

LOTTIE FREEMAN NELSON, ROBERT LOWRY, LOUISE COLES LOWRY

LEGARE, DAISY BELL WILSON LEGARE, EDWARD LEGARE, JR., MARIE LEGARE, CATHALEEN LEGARE CHAPMAN, LINCOLN LEGARE a/k/a LINCOLN PAUL LE GARE, ASALEE LEGARE, GILBERT LEGARE, CLEMENT LEGARE, SR., CLEMENT LEGARE, JR., CATHERINE LEGARE a/k/a INEZ

LEGARE DUKES, WILHELMINA

LEGARE a/k/a VIOLA LEGARE, all deceased; and MARY ROE AND RICHARD ROE, whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, persons under disability, incompetents, imprisoned, or those persons in the military, if any; and also all other persons, known or whose true names are unknown, claiming any right, title, interest in, or lien upon the real estate described in the Fourth Amended Complaint herein, Defendants.

FOURTH AMENDED SUMMONS (Declaratory Judgement) (Non-Jury)

NELSON, JR., FRED NELSON III, HAROLD W. NELSON, SR., JAMES S. NELSON, JUNITA LINDA RICHARDSON A/K/A JUANITA NELSON RICHARDSON, KAREN NELSON BUTLER, NAOMI LOITIE FREEMAN NELSON or any unknown heirs by court appointed attorneys: Charles Mac Gibson Jr and Lana Marie Jamrosyk representing for RICHARD ROE, MARY ROE, JANE DOE, AND JOHN DOE.

for such appointment will be made by Attorney for the Plaintiff. NOTICE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

ROBERT J. SEIGLER TRUST (ROBERT J. SEIGLER, TRUSTEE), Plaintiff, v. PETER LAURIE AND CINDY FLOYD; NARINE RAMLOGAN AND CARMEL RAMLOGAN; SIMMONS CREEK-JOHNS ISLAND, LLC; FREDERICK HOPE TIMMS, ANTONIO D. NELSON, SR., HAROLD W. NELSON, JR, MARK NELSON, SR., AMBER JOI NELSON, LARRY NELSON, CHERYL D. NELSON, EPHRIAM BUTLER, GEORGE MINUS, JAMES NELSON a/k/a JAMES E. NELSON, JOSHUA BUTLER, KALEB BUTLER, KAVONNA BUTLER, KHALYA BUTLER, LATONYA MINUS, OTIS ALFRED FREEMAN, SHERONDA MINUS, SOLOMON BUTLER, VERNETTE NELSON BROWN, AARON A. LEGARE, BENZINA FLUDD WASHINGTON, BONITA LEGARE, CARL BROWN, CHARLES LEGARE, CLARA FLUDD, DARCELLA LEGARE, EUGENE LEGARE, JR., GEORGETTA LEGARE, HEZKIAH B. FLUDD, JEROME FLUDD, LINCOLN LE GARE, III, LOUISE LEGARE WELLS, MARVEL LE GARE, MARY LOUISE LEGARE HARRIS, METTIE CHAPMAN, MICHAEL FLUDD, NATALIE FRANKLIN, NATHANIEL LEGARE, NICOLE CHAPMAN, PHLLIS DOWDELL, QUEEN ESTER HOLT, ROSALYN DAVIS a/k/a ROSALYN GARRETT, RUBIN LEGARE, RUTH RICE, SEQUOIA CAMPBELL, SHERINA WILBURN, VERMELL DOCTOR, YVONNE LEGARE, ZORELL HEYWARD FLUDD, JOSEPH LEE RICHARDSON if they be alive, JOHN DOE, AND JANE DOE, whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating the unknown heirs, devisees, distributees, issue, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns of the above named Defendants, if they or any of them be dead; and of EDWARD NELSON, FRED NELSON, FRED NELSON, JR., FRED NELSON III, HAROLD W. NELSON, SR., JAMES S. NELSON, JUNITA LINDA RICHARDSON a/k/a JUANITA NELSON RICHARDSON a/k/a JUANITA LINDA RICHARDSON a/k/a LINDA MINUS RICHARDSON, KAREN NELSON BUTLER, NAOMI

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS SIMMONS CREEKJOHNS ISLAND LLC and all of Nelson family heirs: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Fourth Amended Cross-Claim herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to this complaint on the subscriber, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof if service upon you was in person and thirtyfive (35) days after service hereof if service upon you was by U.S. Mail, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Fourth Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Fourth Amended Complaint. In addition, your answer should be filed with the court within five (5) days after service thereof.

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

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Fourth Amended Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Fourth Amended Summons and Fourth Amended Cross Complaint upon you.

January 16, 2024 Charleston, SC

FIFTH AMENDED SUMMONS (Declaratory Judgment) (Non-Jury)

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS SIMMONS

CREEK-JOHNS ISLAND LLC by their attorneys: Ainsley Fisher Tillman and Ian S. Ford, To NELSON FAMILY MEMBERS: LARRY NELSON, by his attorneys Kenneth Allen Davis and Charles J. Boykin: other NELSON family members: ANTONIO

D. NELSON, SR., HAROLD W. NELSON, JR, MARK NELSON, SR., AMBER JOI NELSON, CHERYL D. NELSON, EPHRIAM

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Fourth Amended Cross-Claim herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to this complaint on the subscriber, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof if service upon you was in person and thirtyfive (35) days after service hereof if service upon you was by U.S. Mail, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Fourth Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Fourth Amended Complaint. In addition, your answer should be filed with the court within five (5) days after service thereof.

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

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Fifth Amended Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Fifth Amended Summons and Fourth Amended Cross Complaint upon you.

Vaughan Law Firm, PA s/ W. Barnwell Vaughan

W. Barnwell Vaughan, S.C. Bar No. 6449

102 Wappoo Creek Dr, Suite 2 Charleston, SC 29412

P: 843-762-7825

wbv@vaughanlawfirm.net Attorneys for the Defendants Ramlogans

January 22, 2024 Charleston, South Carolina