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Planting a Seed

Growing your own food has long been a way to stop low-income hunger

BY LINDSAY STREET

Once seen as the only way to survive, planting a food garden has become largely lost among younger generations with worsening wealth inequality, according to food-growing advocates in the Lowcountry.

But the pandemic and its restrictions have highlighted the need for a return to roots as thousands have sought federal food assistance.

“What happens when you can’t afford a grocery store? That’s what got me to growing my own food,” said Germaine Jenkins of North Charleston.

Her efforts in the garden would eventually spark the nonprofit Fresh Future Farm, JENKINS which grows food in the Chicora/Cherokee community where no grocery stores have been since 2005. “People are reconsidering gardening.”

Fresh Future Farm has distributed free seeds to those in need, and in Summerville, Katie’s Krops has worked to do the same.

“People are realizing it is such an important skill to learn, especially in times like these, because it can be difficult to get to the grocery store,” said Katie Stagliano of Summerville, founder of Katie’s Krops. The food-growing nonprofit funds community gardens that benefit those in need around the nation.

Most of those seeking out seeds are older, Jenkins said. A generation or two sometimes separates those growing gardens and those not. That knowledge gap coupled with the additional time and expense of a garden has worked against would-be growers, advocates say.

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Emory Campbell, co-author of Gullah Days: Hilton Head Islanders Before the Bridge, said that in the 1940s and 1950s, food-growing and foraging culture was strong among South Carolina’s poor and Gullah communities, because that’s how they fed themselves.

But Campbell said he eventually gave up on his own garden when a cousin said he was wasting his time on something he could buy at the store. Campbell was a part of a trend, he said.

“We have abandoned the people who can maintain self sufficiency, we dragged them off to work (and) we educate them

poorly,” Campbell said.

Jenkins said she did not grow up in a household that grew a food garden.

“Everybody knew how to grow food up until a certain point,” Jenkins said. “As jobs took folks off the farms ... there were less people growing food, just a whole disconnection from the land started.”

A shift in culture left the poor exposed to food insecurity as income affects what food they can access, she said. In other words, without a job and a paycheck, a person without a garden is left without a way to obtain food.

“You think in the long run, because you paid a nickel for a potato (at a grocery store), you’re better off, but where does the nickel come from?” Jenkins said.

Angelina Zurita of Ladson brought memories of food-growing culture in Mexico with her when she immigrated in 2001. She started her own garden where her young children help her weed, curb caterpillars and harvest.

But, she said, it has been difficult to get other young people interested in food growing.

“It seems they are not grasping that same value in growing your own crops,” Zurita said.

Members of the Edisto Natchez Kusso Tribe outside of Ridgeville still maintain some gardens, but the gardens have gotten smaller over the years, according to Chief John Creel.

“A lot of our elders still plant gardens but, the younger generation, there has been a fracture between the younger and older generation,” Creel said.

Creel and the tribe are working on a farmers market and gardening initiative with the help of a national grant. He said the goals of the program are twofold: bringing the generations together and food access.

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“Not all black people but some black people associate farming with slavery, when the opposite is true.”

—Germaine Jenkins

A hunger to return Jenkins said she began gardening when she realized the benefits of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program did not last the whole month and it was difficult to bring fresh produce home to her family.

“Not all black people but some black people associate farming with slavery, when the opposite is true,” Jenkins said. “Me, being able to grow my food, gave me more

self-confidence and freedom because I knew I could feed myself if something like what’s happening now happened.”

Campbell said the current pandemic and its economic fallout have highlighted the need for people to re-learn to grow food.

“Now we have to reclaim (gardening) because we don’t have the cash to go down to the supermarket, we’re out of a job,” he said.

Growing food can also bring a healthier diet to low-income families. “(It) helps economically because these greens in the store are really expensive and they treat them with a lot of chemicals,” Zurita said. “You have a lot of control over what you and your family are ingesting, and not intaking a lot of chemicals.”

And for those living far from the grocery store, like some in North Charleston or the Edisto Natchez Kusso tribal members, growing food can help improve poor health from chronic conditions like obesity, Creel and Jenkins said.

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DIGITAL DIVIDE AMONG CHIEF CONCERNS BEFORE FALL SEMESTER

“This is Washington politics at its worst. ... At a time when our country is in real trouble, we should not be spending precious time on onesided solutions that aren’t going anywhere.”

—U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham (D, SC-1) was one of a handful of swing-district Democrats to vote against the latest round of of coronavirus relief spending that passed the U.S. House on May 15. Source: Office of U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham

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As businesses begin reopening after the coronavirus pandemic forced widespread shutdowns, Charleston officials are divided on how to make sure residents stay safe when they start visiting newly reopened local businesses.

The City of Charleston was one of the first in the state to consider a stay-at-home ordinance earlier this year, but leaders are taking a different approach to unwind the pandemic response. With a few exceptions, the city has been following Gov. Henry McMaster’s lead, according to members of City Council.

“Everything that we’ve been doing has mirrored the state recommendations,” Councilman Jason Sakran said.

“I feel very confident and hopeful that we’re going to continue to mirror what the governor proposes.”

As the state’s reopening continues, City Council is choosing its local ordinances carefully, sometimes approving local orders in piecemeal.

After a new executive order from McMaster set out general guidelines but no solid law for limited dine-in service to restart on May 11, the city proposed its own temporary ordinances. But language spelling out specific requirements for restaurants became a point of contention, and was ultimately deferred, with members divided on whether the city should give the governor’s guidelines the force of law here in Charleston.

Councilman Robert Mitchell opposed deferring the proposals. “We are doing this for safety reasons,” he said at the meeting. “I had four people die already, two in my family, from this virus.”

Councilwoman Carol Jackson says the city could revisit the proposal if circumstances call for it.

“If we find out that there was a lot of bad behavior in terms of not really following the governor’s guidelines, then my guess is we probably will have a majority that votes to make our guidelines enforceable,” she said.

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SOUTH CAROLINA WILL ALLOW NO -EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING IN JUNE PRIMARY

All South Carolina residents registered to vote in the June 9 primary are able to request an absentee ballot from the State Election Commission without specifying an excuse due to the ongoing state of emergency brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

State lawmakers fast-tracked legislation last week to expand availability of absentee ballots.

The measure temporarily suspends the requirement to indicate one of a series of state-allowed excuses to request an absentee ballot. Still, the law requires a witness to sign the ballot in an effort to curb fraud.

In April, the South Carolina Democratic Party filed a lawsuit earlier in the month that would have made it possible for those fearing infection to vote from home via absentee ballot rather than have to brave dangerous conditions.

“We strongly encourage Charleston County citizens to take advantage of this new bill and vote absentee by mail,” said Board of Elections Director Joe Debney in a press release. “We would also like to remind citizens about our online chat feature. Board of Elections representatives will assist with requesting an absentee ballot, answer registration questions, and update addresses, all through our website.”

The exception sunsets July 1, long enough for the primary, but expiring prior to November’s general election. The rule will also not apply for elections postponed due to the pandemic as well as separate special elections, including the August contest to temporarily fill House District 115 on James Island.

“This is an important victory for South Carolinians who want to vote in the primary without risking their health during COVID-19,” said American Civil Liberties Union Voting Rights Project Staff Attorney Adriel Cepeda Derieux.

“We are fighting for this change for the November general election as well, in addition to the removal of the unnecessary witness requirement that continues to force South Carolinians to risk their health in order to vote.”

The ACLU also filed suit April 22 challenging the state requirement for absentee ballot request excuses along with the third-party witness signature on their ballot envelope. As the law stands, those who live alone may still have to risk exposure to the coronavirus in order to get a witness’ signature.

—Skyler Baldwin

South Carolina’s crash course in virtual learning for K-12 students has left some of them further behind academically, according to state Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman.

By next month, the S.C. Department of Education will develop recommendations for the state’s 79 school districts on how to reopen schools safely as national experts say the virus will likely disrupt how people work and how students are educated through 2020 and into 2021.

“We’re looking at safety with protocols in place, how it’s all going to work,” Spearman told Statehouse Report, City Paper’s sister publication. She added she is working with the governor’s task force, AccelerateSC, and with stakeholders to develop ideas. “It’s not going to ever be back to normal but for us to operate as close to normal as possible.”

Spearman said the digital divide — the ability for a household to access the technology and internet needed for education — is one of the biggest obstacles leading up to the fall semester. But whether a family has the technology isn’t the only obstacle, she said. Teachers and students will also have to interact differently, and there may be additional precautions taken to keep teachers, staff, students and families safe.

Spearman said she is also working with the governor’s task force to reimburse districts on the purchase of cloth, reusable masks for the school year.

However, teachers remain wary of returning to the classroom, according to SCforEd board member Dottie Adams of Columbia.

“We understand that education is the linchpin of people being able to fully return to work,” Adams said, adding that it needs to be done safely. “We’d love to go back but we need to have a lot of things in place.”

SUMMER SCHOOL Since public schools were closed March 15 as a precaution against coronavirus, students have lost 30 percent of inperson instruction time for the 2019-2020 school year.

The S.C. Department of Education is already planning to expand its summer reading program to include more grades and mathematics instruction, Spearman said. Up to 49,000 students will be able to qualify for the four-week program that, she said, could help students who have been left behind in the last 40-to-50 days of at-home instruction.

Spearman is also seeking six additional instruction days for struggling students at the start of the 2020-2021 school year.

It will help teachers and staff assess students’ educational and emotional levels after the long break, she said.

CHALLENGES AHEAD Shelli Quenga of the Palmetto Project questioned how many families in South Carolina have access not only to one computer, but enough computers and enough internet bandwidth for everyone in the family to work and obtain a quality education.

“Most low-income families use their phones for internet access,” Quenga said. And those phones may be free and with limited minutes.

Nearly two-thirds of public school students in the state are considered in poverty. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated in 2019 that 290,601 South Carolina households are without internet access.

“It really should highlight for elected officials just huge gaps in what, really now, are basic services,” Quenga said.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office in South Carolina has worked on bringing broadband to rural South Carolina since 2002.

In the last year, federal funding has helped expand broadband in rural areas of South Carolina.

“We’re making some progress,” she said. “There’s a lot more progress to make, but I would hope in the next two years we would really make a dent in high-speed internet in South Carolina.” —Lindsay Street

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BLOTTER O’ THE WEEK “I think I just shot myself” is a phrase you never want to say, but that’s what one West Ashley man told dispatchers when a round exploded as he examined an old rifle given to him by his grandfather. The victim was hit by a piece of shrapnel and was found, very much alive, sitting in a lawn chair outside his apartment.

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The Blotter is taken from reports filed with Charleston Police Department between May 4 and May 7. No one described in this section has been found guilty, just unlucky.

Have you ever seen a soft top Jeep and thought they would be really easy to break into? Apparently they are, as one Cainhoy man learned when someone stole $10 from his.

The back passenger side window, held together with a zipper, was removed and left on the ground.

While on patrol, an officer noticed a vehicle stopped in the middle of an intersection with the driver asleep at the wheel. Either he looked very peaceful or intimidating because the officer waited for back-up before waking him.

A West Ashley woman found several containers holding over 100 pills sitting in her grill on her back porch one evening. The complainant was not aware of how they got there, and officers confiscated the materials to be destroyed. If they had just started up the grill, they could have gotten rid of the pills and discovered that burgers can treat depression.

Officers were alerted to possible fraud when a local woman stated that $550 was removed from her Cash App by someone with the username $MoneyyyBaggg23. Soon after reporting this to Cash App, a user whose name included “MoneyBagz” requested $400 from her, which she declined.

Confirmed: People with obnoxious usernames do awful things.

At a downtown apartment building, officers received noise complaints about music and conversation.

After telling the group to “be mindful of their neighbors,” police received another complaint from the same apartment almost two hours later. You can’t stop the rock, officers.

Unknown individuals broke into a hotel downtown on May 4. They were observed on camera rummaging through the gift shop and taking unknown items before exiting the building.

Who knew maps of the peninsula and books about plantation life have such a high street value?

A calculator and a phone were stolen from an unlocked vehicle downtown. A calculator is basically a phone that can’t call, text, access the internet, keep a calendar or use apps.

Three incidents chalked up as “flim-flams” were noted in West Ashley and downtown over the last two weeks. Each had unknown individuals trying to confuse a cashier by asking them to make change several times for large bills, ending with the cash register short on money. Could it be serial flim-flammery? Could it be a flim-flam syndicate?

Either way, we get to say “flim-flam” a lot.

A woman called the police on her two sons because she believed they were overdosing after taking five (yes, five) tabs of acid. One was transported to MUSC thanks to his “manic state,” flailing his arms and speaking in gibberish. The report doesn’t say what the other was doing, so we assume he was being chill. No other narcotics were found in the house, presumably because these kids already did them all.

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CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 05.20.2020

an our leaders even claim to be in response mode to this pandemic if their response is to do almost nothing?

As we shift focus to coronavirus recovery, neither Gov. Henry McMaster nor county and city leaders have been able to summon a real and practical plan to reopen our state safely that honors the serious response that forced businesses to shut their doors for weeks.

For his part, McMaster reopened local businesses during a state of emergency without so much as a single real regulation to make them operate safely without infecting more South Carolinians. In a remarkable feat of political gymnastics, McMaster at once acknowledged the critical role of the state’s hospitality industry by prioritizing a rapid reopening without any safeguards to actually protect it. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is charged with specific regulations, but has not proposed any. To be clear: McMaster’s initial executive order loosening restaurant closures on May 8 sets no real rules, stating only that restaurants “should consider and incorporate” industry-standard precautions. Masks? Social distancing? Who knows?

Closer to home, Charleston leaders knew on May 4 that McMaster’s order had no teeth — city attorney Susan Herdina told City Council as much — and our local officials still did nothing. After punting the issue until May 12, members of council wrung their hands over photos from a downtown nightclub that showed partiers in close quarters over the weekend. Despite an hours-long meeting and initial support from the mayor, city leaders deferred their duty another week. Great job, folks.

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Of course, Charleston leaders aren’t alone in their inaction.

Mount Pleasant Town Council also declined to set serious rules for reopening. Over the weekend, photos showed some Shem Creek bars as busy as ever.

Even beach communities have grown gun-shy to regulating reopening. Swatting away legal threats from County Council Chairman Elliott Summey last week, Folly Beach and Isle of Palms dropped checkpoints only to be overrun by beachgoers. During an emergency meeting on Saturday, Isle of Palms City Council members described a busier day than any in recent memory, but took no action.

What will it take for us to take the coronavirus seriously?

Remember, it is a disease.

South Carolina politicians like to say they don’t pick winners and losers, but that’s always been a bit of coded, business-friendly Newspeak. Now, they have avoided making decisions altogether, meaning that without clear, enforceable rules to keep us all safe, the businesses that do take the pandemic seriously are punished even more.

McMaster’s toothless recovery and our local leaders’ complicit indifference will hurt local businesses that reopen responsibly.

In the short run, more people will get COVID-19 and die because of it — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has admitted as much. In the long term, civic-minded businesses may recover, but without the head start of their reckless counterparts.

We can reopen and do it the right way, but it will mean putting public health over political and personal discomfort.

If our leaders can’t muster the nerve to make these hard decisions, then voters can take some blame and learn for next time: Don’t elect gutless people to public office.

Andy Brack

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GUEST COLUMN | BY JAMEE HALEY

Let’s Learn Charleston must think differently after the pandemic than 27 days of operating capital? No one could be prepared for the accelerated recession we are now experiencing. So how do we better prepare our communities, our businesses and our workforce for a more resilient future?

1. Work on building requirements and update zoning now! As long as we require a certain number of parking spaces in apartment buildings and expensive building materials we will never have affordable housing that allows workers to live closer to jobs.

2. Pay people a wage that they can live on, and eliminate the working poor mentality.

3. Build smaller retail spaces so that merchants carry less inventory and reduce overall costs.

4. Allow businesses that create experiences for customers like breweries, distilleries and light manufacturing to exist in the historic district.

These are the experiences that both locals and visitors desire.

5. Create more equitable opportunities for people of color. This goes back to No. 1 and No. 2, but let’s also make sure the minority businesses that currently exist are not pressured out of the area.

Instead, make room for more minority businesses

so that Charleston isn’t just a museum for the labor forced upon the enslaved to build a city for tourists to enjoy.

6. Rethink economic development to encourage a regenerative rather than extractive economy. If big corporations want to locate here, support them. But let them do so on their own dime. If they are truly successful, there is no reason why they should be given subsidies when those businesses whose profits stay in our communities are not provided the same level of support.

This list is by no means exhaustive. It doesn’t touch on building equity in health care, education or transportation, but clearly nothing is siloed.

My favorite quote by Buckminster Fuller is, “You never change things by fighting against the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.” I hope we can all put aside our individual agendas to create a new model with an equity lens for the Charleston region.

Jamee Haley is the executive director for Lowcountry Local First and lives in North Charleston.

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Once the panic subsides, if the panic subsides, we would be mistaken to not pause long enough to think about the future of our city, region and country with a new lens. Charleston’s real estate boom has been like a Girls Gone Wild video of investors clamoring to own a piece of the Holy City. This frenzy has driven up real estate prices to a point where many of the businesses with owners who actually live here in Charleston and were struggling to make ends meet before the pandemic will more than likely not make it post-COVID. It’s a dire situation with thousands not just waiting for unemployment checks, but waiting to even be able to apply for unemployment, and business owners whose heads are spinning from the confusion around the CARES Act and SBA funding. Pandemics are not for the faint of heart.

But, what have we learned? And will we have the guts to do things differently as we move forward?

I predict that we will have an excess of empty real estate in the area. Will property owners be willing to work with tenants to provide affordable commercial space for those brave souls and tenacious entrepreneurs willing to take the leap? Will business owners rethink their growth goals, pay employees a living wage and build a strategy that allows for more

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Thurs. May 21, 6-8 p.m. $25/nonmembers, $20/members. reduxstudios.org

Now through October, North Charleston hosts their weekly farmers market every Thursday in Park Circle, 3-7 p.m. The market is taking extra precautions to present a safe, easy-to-navigate experience during the coronavirus pandemic. Hand sanitizer will be available to all market patrons, while customers must adhere to a 6-foot social distancing policy. Check out fresh produce and goods from purveyors like Robert Fields Farm and Simmons Farm.

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Each Tuesday, tune into the library’s Facebook offerings for fun facts from Darryl of St. Paul’s Hollywood Library fame. He’ll “deliver some tasty tidbits of knowledge you probably didn’t need to know,” which is the kind of fun we’ve been looking for during quarantine. The best part is that one info-nugget will be used in the library’s weekly virtual trivia night on Thursdays, so be sure you’re paying attention.

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Revisit Your County Parks As of last week most Charleston County Parks have reopened. Be safe and maintain social distance between yourself and others. You can now skate your heart out at SK8 Charleston, walk the planks at Mount Pleasant and Folly Beach’s piers and get your history learning on with self-guided tours at McLeod Plantation Historic Site.

Daily. Check for times for each park online at ccprc.com

Outdoor event venue The Bend now hosts drive-in movies every FridaySunday through June 7. Grab your pals, load up the car ($25 per vehicle) and head out to the property on the Ashley River. Each evening throughout the weekend offers a different theme: “date night Fridays” feature classic love stories and romantic comedies; “family Saturdays” feature flicks with a PG or G rating; and “musical Sundays” feature all kinds of musicals (naturally), and guests are encouraged to dress to theme. Guests can also order food in advance, from a rotating list of participating local restaurants. There will be beer and wine for sale and guests may dine at tables set up under The Bend’s pavilion. Outside food and nonalcoholic beverages are permitted.

Fridays-Sundays at 7 p.m. $25/per car. The Bend, 3775 Azalea Drive.

North Charleston. thebendcharleston.com

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Illustrator Chat: Jonathan Miller and The Adventures of Sammy The Gibbes Museum of Art hosts yet another illustrator chat this Thursday, this time showcasing author and illustrator Jonathan Miller and his kids’ book, The Adventures of Sammy the Wonder Dachshund. Attendees can enjoy a reading, art demonstration, and introduction to the book. Miller is an adept public speaker, he speaks at over 200 schools a year, sharing his unique illustration style.

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CHARLESTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANGELA CRAIG SAYS THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD SILVER LININGS

More Than a Building Charleston County Public Library’s pandemic adjustments will permanently enhance digital catalog

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What does a public library do when it’s closed to the public? The Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) has worked hard to answer that question during the coronavirus pandemic. And while the system has a phased reopening of branches planned next month, executive director Angela Craig says that some library functions will never return to normal — and that’s for the best.

Craig, who has held her position since February 2019, had to make a decision she never thought she’d have to make this March. Not only did every CCPL branch close its doors, like so many businesses and organizations, they closed for an undetermined amount of time.

Over the course of three days, the library switched entirely to a digital platform.

“We’re never going back,” said Craig, who noted that while all the digital resources were already available, they are now more accessible than ever. “The digital platform has allowed us to take the best practices from each branch and share it all over the county.”

Your favorite storytime at Dorchester Road Regional Library or King Street’s John L. Dart Library is now available to everyone, all the time.

Hindsight is, of course, imbued with knowledge we didn’t have access to before, and Craig says the transition to CCPL’s fully online platform would have been easier if the

library had taken more steps to broaden their offerings before the pandemic hit. It’s easy to understand why online programs were not at the top of the list in recent years; the library is in the middle of a campaign to build new branches and renovate existing ones.

Now, Craig realizes the importance of not just physical libraries, but of digital branches as well. “We realized we needed to serve our patrons differently,” said Craig. “It’s made us think of patrons who don’t have digital access, who are part of the digital divide.

We’ve kept building Wi-Fi on [for each branch] and we’re lucky to have buildings in rural areas to close some gaps.”

Still, Craig acknowledges that the digital divide is real in Charleston County and the library wants to work harder than before to address gaps she’s seen in parts of town that don’t have access to the internet or electronic devices.

“Coronavirus or not, they didn’t have access. All patrons should have equitable access,” said Craig. “It’s shown to us that we have all the pieces to move forward and we can’t close all the gaps, but we can help.

My goal is to have the library be part of the conversation about digital equity.”

The pandemic has also included other silver linings. Not only has the library become more aware of areas that need work, library staff has become more dedicated than ever to

bringing the best content to the community.

Craig and the staff have taken advantage of the extra time they have to develop a catalog of content: The library offers lessons, videos and activities for people of all age groups and folks of all technology comfort levels. “It’s been so fun and affirming for staff to see their body of work — and we don’t have to recreate anything,” said Craig. “We do what we’ve always done.”

Like any good public library, CCPL has functioned as an integral part of the community during this pandemic. Craig says local teachers are linking to library resources and that she’s had more people than ever ask her about getting a library card.

We’re mere months away from what is usually a busy hurricane season in the Lowcountry, one that shuts down everything in town year after year. The library is ready for that too, proving yet another silver lining in this strange time. “We handled the unknown and handled it well and we’re still here and we’re thriving,” said Craig.

On Monday, June 8, CCPL locations are scheduled to start offering limited in-person services including the ability to pick up books. “What is essential and what is needed when something like this happens?” asked Craig. “I’m not saying we’re essential in the same way as emergency workers. We’re community essential, just like schools are.”

Three weeks after its debut, Outer Banks was the most popular item on Netflix, putting the Charleston-filmed series in front of millions of viewers voraciously binge watching in quarantine. And amidst its rise up the Netflix charts, the show’s creators say they have as many as four seasons in mind for the humid teen drama.

Outer Banks’ position on top of the charts in the U.S. came on the tail of Tiger King, the splashy hit of early social distancing days. Despite competition from a new Jerry Seinfeld special, a new season of Ozark and the twisted intrigue of Too Hot to Handle, Outer Banks’ 10 episodes have apparently continued to pull in viewers.

But will there be more Pogue and Kook drama to come?

Streaming industry watchers say Netflix series often get a greenlight for a new season a month or so after their initial release.

After an April 15 debut, that window is upon us for Outer Banks. But the show’s creator is already saying he has multiple additional seasons of the North Carolina-set series in his mind.

The Outer Banks team has already been working on scripts for season two, Pate told EW. According to an interview with ABC News 4, Pate says the production spent $50 million over the six months it filmed in the Charleston area.

Netflix reps would not confirm any details on the series’ renewal.

Outer Banks follows a group of teen residents of the North Carolina Outer Banks as they search for hidden treasure and justice for long-standing feuds between the wealthy and working class of the picturesque tourist town. The show was filmed in the Charleston area, a move by the show’s creators reportedly to protest anti-LGBTQ laws in the Tar Heel State.

You can follow critic Dustin Waters’ recaps of the show in his limited online series, “Waters on ‘Outer Banks.’”

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Before she passed away last fall, beloved local author Dorothea “Dot” Benton Frank wrote a children’s book with her daughter, Victoria Benton Frank, called Teddy Spaghetti. The book is based on Victoria’s son and Dot’s first grandchild, Teddy.

The book ($18.99) was released on May 12 and can be purchased online.

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estaurants rely on community and closeness. There’s comfort in winding down at a local bar or crowding into a table where you’re likely to strike up a conversation with your neighbors.

This dining landscape, however, is in the throes of change due to the coronavirus.

Some restaurants and bars are equipped to push through a time when many tables are missing, while others won’t be the same half full. Regardless, many are anxious about their shortterm futures. To get a full picture of how the industry is preparing to handle the realities of distanced dining, we spoke with the chefs, restaurateurs and workers dealing with these drastic changes.

“I don’t think it’s feasible for a lot of restaurants to operate at 30 or even 50 percent capacity,” said Joey Ryan, co-owner of Tu and Xiao Bao Biscuit, two hip downtown restaurants that have relied on takeout since the start of the pandemic.

“I’ve spent more on to-go boxes than alcohol over the last two months. If you take some of our tables out, then you are erasing an

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TU AND XIAO BAO BISCUIT’S JOEY RYAN (LEFT) AND JOSH WALKER OFFERED TAKEOUT FOR THE FIRST TIME AMID THE PANDEMIC

CHEF NICO ROMO (ABOVE) AND SOUS CHEF MATT WARD HAVE TAKEN PRECAUTIONS INSIDE AND OUT AHEAD OF REOPENING

CHEF JOHN ZUCKER IS CAUTIOUSLY RESUMING LIMITED SERVICE AT HIS TWO DOWNTOWN RESTAURANTS

already slim margin.”

After being forced to halt sit-down meals for months, restaurants have been allowed to resume distanced outdoor dining as well as limited dine-in service.

According to Ryan, the timing of the cautious reopening poses a challenge for restaurant owners. “If we rely on March through August for the bulk of our revenue and we are expected to operate at the equivalent of a medium September for the next eight months, it will be really difficult.”

If the pandemic stretches on, many establishments could be in trouble. A recent survey showed 71 percent of restaurants with profit margins under 10 percent over the last year, according to the James Beard Foundation.

With fixed costs such as labor, inventory, payroll, rent and credit card processing fees, even small amounts of lost revenue could be devastating.

Nico Romo, chef and owner of NICO, said his Mount Pleasant eatery was able to break even by just offering takeout, in part because he didn’t collect a paycheck for over two months. Romo knows that isn’t a sustainable solution.

“I already went into debt to start a restaurant, and I don’t want to go into more debt to reopen,” Romo said.

“It’s a survival mode that everyone has to get into. It’s not cheap to do things right.”

While many local establishments were forced to furlough their employees at the onset of the pandemic, Romo decided to keep his managerial team on board and continued health benefits for his out-of-work hourly employees.

“Nico has family in France, so he was able to be proactive and see things two weeks in advance,” said NICO

sous chef Matt Ward.

But each time state leaders tighten or loosen restrictions, restaurants are forced to rethink their models yet again.

“When the coronavirus hit, we essentially opened an entirely new restaurant,” Ward said. “As soon as they opened patios, we saw a steady decline in business.”

With former takeout patrons enjoying dining outdoors elsewhere, the restaurant upgraded safety precautions in order to reopen. After installing a clear plastic barrier at the host stand and a new sink at the entrance, NICO’s patio reopened May 8.

“Having an open kitchen means we have to take an extra step to protect our staff,” said Ward. “We hope to be a model for other restaurants.”

Smaller eateries in particular will have to make use of outdoor areas, something chef John Zucker is planning for his restaurants Cru Cafe and Purlieu.

“We decided to add some seating on our back deck area at Cru Cafe and we’re also going to add sidewalk seating at Purlieu on June 1,” Zucker said. “We’ll reevaluate indoor dining two weeks after that. Ultimately, no matter how many seats there are you have to adjust your process to the sales that you have. If you can forecast your sales, you can determine how many people to bring back.”

The staff at Felix Cocktails et Cuisine reopened their Paris-inspired dining room to guests on May 14.

“People tended to stay a little more to themselves,” said bartender and manager Tiffany Gauch. “I kind of felt that people wanted to be in their own little pods.”

Despite this, Gauch said she was welcomed back by several regulars while mixing drinks behind the bar.

“The energy was great, everybody was excited, and people were happy to see each other.”

Mackenzie Pelletier, a server at Bistro A Vin and Cafe Framboise, said business has been steady since the neighboring restaurants reopened with patio and limited indoor seating. But even with fewer patrons, there’s more work for servers post-corona.

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MACKENZIE PELLETIER BELIEVES ADDED PRECAUTIONS FOR SERVERS WILL BE WORTH IT

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PATRONS WERE UPBEAT WHEN FELIX REOPENED, BARTENDER TIFFANY GAUCH SAYS

mask and changing gloves frequently,” said Pelletier. “It’s more work but it’s definitely worth it in the long run.

I’m fortunate to keep working and people have been really understanding for the most part.”

At Stems & Skins, a wine bar in North Charleston, co-owner Justin Croxall is optimistic their small size and location will help them weather the storm in the coming months. “Park Circle is growing so quickly, so we might be better off than a restaurant that just signed a lease downtown,” said Croxall. “It’s a really close community and we feel like we will get a lot of support from them regardless.”

By expanding operating hours to include lunch, Croxall hopes to compensate for some lost sales. Still, the atmosphere will be different inside the cozy bar.

“For a place like us, the vibe is one of our heavy focuses.

It’s going to be difficult to keep that level where we had it.”

Zero Restaurant + Bar’s executive chef Vinson Petrillo said the biggest hurdle will be finding diners still willing to spend over $100 each on a seven-course meal.

Nonetheless, Petrillo said their space could set them up for success in a post-corona world.

“We kind of already have a system in place where there is minimal contact,” he said. “When you get here, the food just starts.”

Still, Petrillo’s already-small, 24-seat dining room has been cut in half, leaving him with an important decision — dial back the luxurious, experiential dinner or move forward with the same high-end format.

“Over the past six years, we’ve developed a great following, and I think it would be a shame to try to cut back on the quality of ingredients,” he said. “We’re going to slowly reopen, see what the demand is, and if we do have to think about maybe removing a course and reducing the price, we will do that.”

Local 616 owner Dwayne Mitchell has kept a steady local following since opening on upper Meeting Street in 2013, but he understands the coronavirus could impact the dynamic of his neighborhood bar. “Our regulars are used to being able to come into the pub, grab a seat at the bar and have a conversation with anyone sitting next to them,” said Mitchell. “Now you are a bit hesitant to have that same conversation. Relying on a packed bar or restaurant on the weekends to float your business will become a thing of the past.”

While many of his colleagues have started welcoming guests, Mitchell said he wasn’t quite ready. “As of May 11, I am not in agreement with the opening of restaurants and bars at half capacity or even patio service at this time.”

Romo chose to restart patio service at NICO, but not before creating his own code of conduct. A lack

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of definitive rules from the state has put restaurants in a tough spot.

“It’s all suggestions and kind of, ‘Do as you wish,’ ” Romo said. “Will that give people enough confidence to come back?

I don’t know. I’m thankful to have the ability to reopen, but I feel slighted because the liability was handed off to us.”

Croxall agreed, saying, “There’s just been such little leadership, and there’s never been a really good point of reference. I think that’s led to people having to make their own decisions on how to open, which has led to some backlash.”

Ryan echoed this sentiment. “We in the private sector are not equipped to handle this like the public sector is. It’s been frustrating to not have an adult in the room from the public sector.”

Zucker’s frustrations lie at the federal level with the handling of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), designed to incentivize owners to keep employees on payroll. “The terms they presented to restaurants are really not manageable. We’re hoping that getting our employees back to work now will help make that PPP a grant not a loan.”

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taurateurs fear the future. An April survey from the National Bureau of Economic Research estimates that a restaurant has a 30 percent chance of survival if the coronavirus pandemic lasts four months. Although we have yet to reach the fourmonth mark, we continue to learn about the plight facing restaurants during this pandemic. Those businesses that do survive may reshape the industry.

For restaurant owners, the future is uncertain, but Mitchell stresses the importance of togetherness. “Every day matters.

Every person matters. If we want to come out stronger and better on the other side of this, we all have to be selfless and think about the bigger picture.”

Photos by Ruta Smith

AT STEMS & SKINS, CO-OWNER JUSTIN CROXALL BELIEVES THEIR PARK CIRCLE LOCATION WILL HELP

DWAYNE MITCHELL KNOWS HIS TIGHT-KNIT CUSTOMER BASE WILL RETURN, BUT IT MAY NOT BE THE SAME

Atlanta-based Post Meridiem Spirit Co. is bringing their line of canned cocktails to a South Carolina bottle shop near you. You can purchase their canned old fashioned, daiquiri, lemongrass vodka gimlet and other products locally from Wholesale Liquors, Bottles and Tilted Glass Wine & Spirits.

The company was founded in 2017 by longtime friends Andrew Rodbell and Charles Sain who were inspired by the lackluster beverage selection at a summer concert they attended.

After successful roll outs in Georgia and Florida, the spirit company enters the South Carolina market with plans to expand to more stores. Each can is a stiff single serving, weighing in at 22-37 percent alcohol.

In a press release, co-founder Andrew Rodbell said, “South Carolina has always been top of the list for where we wanted Post Meridiem to be available. The lifestyle and values in the state are a perfect match for our cocktails.”

Locally, Post Meridiem is contributing to Charleston’s coronavirus relief efforts by supporting the Pay It Forward campaign with money and product donations.

For more information on Post Meridiem, follow them on IG (@postmeridiemspirits) or visit postmeridiemspirits.com.

—Parker Milner

CELEBRATE GREEN HEART PROJECT WITH A HARVEST DINNER TO - GO

For the last 10 years, Green Heart Project has helped students learn the value of locally grown produce with their school garden programs and experiential learning projects. To celebrate their 10th anniversary, the nonprofit organization is serving their annual Harvest Dinner to-go this Thursday with proceeds going towards school garden programs throughout the city.

Green Heart Project is partnering with Limehouse Produce, Motley Rice Law Firm and Charleston County School District’s Nutrition Services to serve the barbecue dinner with sides made by local chefs.

In a press release, Green Heart Project executive director Jesse Blom said, “While we can’t gather in person this year, we are thrilled to still have an opportunity to feed people, to celebrate our students, volunteers, and partners, and to be supported by community members from around the city.”

Tickets must be purchased online in advance and cost $20 for adults, $10 for students and $1 for children under 12.

Meal pick-ups will take place from 6-8 p.m. at Mitchell Elementary School, 2 Perry St. downtown on Thursday, May 21.

Visit greenheartsc.org for info.—PM Be the first to know. Read the Food+Drink section at charlestoncitypaper.com.

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meeting on the 11th day of June 2020, at 5:00 p.m., in the Lonnie Hamilton, III, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, in County Council Chambers, in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina, will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving comments on adoption of a budget for the operation and maintenance of the Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery System and to hear testimony as to the amount of any Annual Solid Waste Recycling and Disposal Fee, which fees are contained in a Rate Ordinance establishing classifications and determining the Annual Solid Waste Recycling and Disposal Fees to be imposed upon the owners of certain property within the County or within the corporate limits of a municipality primarily located in the County.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2020-CP-10-01211 VAUGHN LOEFFLER and SYLVIA De JONG, Plaintiffs, vs.

ST. ANDREWS PARISH ASSOCIATION, a South Carolina Eleomosynary Corporation dissolved by forfeiture on March 17, 1975, by and through its Liquidating Trustees, JACK L. WILKS, JR., THOMAS M. BESHERE, JR., WOODROW W. DICKSON and IRVING W. SEYLE, and if any of them be deceased, then JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue, or alienee of any of the said Defendants, if any be deceased, as well as any other person or entity who may claim any right, title, interest and/or claim to that certain Mortgage from Charleston Jaycees Charities, Inc. to St. Andrews Parish Association in the original sum of $35,000.00, dated January 16, 1980, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County on January 17, 1980, in Book L-121 at Page 273, Defendants.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers at their office located at 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the certificate of Exemption, Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 5, 2020.

CISA & DODDS, LLP By: s/John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 (F) (843) 881-5433 SC Bar No.: 1707 john@cisadodds.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS May 4, 2020.

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LIS PENDENS Notice is hereby given that Plaintiff will, within twenty (20) days from the date hereof, commence foreclosure proceedings against the above named Defendant for the foreclosure of the Notice of Lien:

Lien Holder: Duffers Court Horizontal Property Regime, Inc. Homeowner: Olive Beckette Veber a/k/a O. Beckette Veber Date Signed: January 3, 2020 Book and Page: Book 0851 Page 868 Date Recorded: January 9, 2020 The premises covered by said Notice of Lien are fully described as follows and incorporated herein by reference: All that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the City of Charleston, Charleston County, SC and known and designated as “UNIT 1” in Duffers Court Horizontal Property Regime established by the Grantor pursuant to the S.C. Horizontal Property Act, Section 27-31-10 et. seq. of the S.C. Code of Laws, 1976, as amended, and submitted by Master deed dated August 22, 2003 and filed on September 16, 2003 in the ROD Office for Charleston County in Book N467 at Page 288.

TMS No.: 358-03-00-237 Address: 9 Duffers Court. Unit E, Charleston, SC 29414 SUMMONS & NOTICE 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 a copy of your answer up on the undersigned at his office, 2050 Spaulding Drive, Suite 2, North Charleston, South Carolina 29406, 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, 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 the aforesaid 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 or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION It appearing to my satisfaction from the attached Affidavit of R. David Chard, attorney for Plaintiff, and the verified Complaint herein, that a cause of action exists in favor of the Plaintiff against the Defendant herein; that the action is to foreclose a mortgage with regards to real property located in the County and State aforesaid; and that the Defendant, Olive Beckette Veber a/k/a O. Beckette Veber, is not a resident of the State of South Carolina,

or, if so, the present whereabouts of said Defendant are unknown and that said Defendant is a necessary party to the within action, now, therefore, on motion of R. David Chard, attorney for Plaintiff, IT IS ORDERED that the Summons herein, together with the notice of the filing thereof in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, be served upon the said Defendant by publication of the same in the Charleston City Paper, a newspaper published in the County and State aforesaid, which newspaper is designated most likely to give notice to said Defendant, once a week for three consecutive weeks, and that a copy of the Summons and Complaint be forwarded to said Defendant by depositing the same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the last known address of said Defendant.

NOTICE OF FILING TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons and Complaint, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on February 25, 2020.

S/R R. David Chard S.C. Bar No.: 1190 Attorney for the Plaintiff 2050 Spaulding Drive, Suite 2 N. Charleston, SC 29406 (843) 554-6984

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2019-CP-10-06642 BGE 2014, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

VERONICA L. STEPHENS, ALBERT HENDERSON AND FRED J. POWELL, and if any of them be deceased, then JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of VERONICA L. STEPHENS, ALBERT HENDERSON AND/ OR FRED J. POWELL, if any of them be deceased, and LUCILLE KINLOCH, ALETHIA HENDERSON AND ALFONZA KINLOCH, also known as Alphonso Kinloch, all deceased, any and all other persons or entities entitled to claim under any of them or through them, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint herein filed, Defendants.

SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers at their office located at 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff, above-named, against the Defendants, above-named, to quiet title and to confirm a tax title relative to the following described real property, together with improvements, located in Charleston County, South Carolina, to-wit:ALL that piece, parcel, lot or tract of land, situate, lying and being near the Village of McClellanville, St. James Santee Parish, Charleston County and State of South Carolina.

The same being known as the Thos Kinloch estate and containing Twelve and one-half (12 ½) acres, the same being the southern portion of Lot “No. 11” as will appear on a plat made May 1873 - by T.A. Huguenin, surveyor and recorded July, 1882 and having the following boundaries to-wit: North west by lands of Hat White, North east by part of same lot “No. 11” South east by lands of Phillis Black and Southwest by lands of East T.W. Graham.

LESS AND EXCEPTING A ONE ACRE PIECE, BEING IN THE Southeast corner of the original tract, conveyed out by deed recorded in Book S40, Page 536, in 1938, leaving the total acreage being 11.5 acres.

Being the same property conveyed to BGE 2014, LLC by Tax Deed from the Charleston County Tax Collector, dated May 5, 2016, and recorded May 19, 2016, in Book 0555, Page 009.

TMS #: 764-00-00-087 NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI You will please take notice that by an Order dated the 4th day of May, 2020, and on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, whose mailing address is PO Box 1173, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the unknown Defendants whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, persons under disability, incompetents, imprisoned, or those persons in the military, if any; such appointment to become absolute unless the said defendants or someone in their shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.

CISA & DODDS, LLP s/John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd.

Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 (F) (843) 881-5433 john@cisadodds.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF May 12, 2020.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at 6:30 p.m., in the Beverly T. Craven Council Chambers, Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC regarding an ordinance authorizing the sale of perpetual right of way and variable width easement rights to South Carolina Public Service Authority on County parcel TMS 280-00-00-013, known as the Kinsey Blake Borrow Pit, located at 1227 Michelle Lane, Johns Island, SC. Public comments, written and oral, are invited.

Kristen L. Salisbury Clerk of Council

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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 else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.

Estate of: DANIEL LYNN MAY 2020-ES-10-0499 DOD: 03/07/20 Pers. Rep: NATALIE C. MAY 3505 PALM BLVD. ISLE OF PALMS, SC 29451 Atty: WILLIAM E. HOPKINS, JR., ESQ. PO BOX 1885 PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC 29585 ************ Estate of: THOMAS ALLEN STROCK, III 2020-ES-10-0508 DOD: 03/18/20 Pers. Rep: THOMAS JAMES SHEPPARD, V 1157 SOUTH BLVD. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405 Atty: GORDON H. GARRETT, ESQ. 1075 E. MONTAGUE AVE. CHARLESTON, SC 29405 ************ Estate of: ARTHUR ROBERT MOODY, JR. 2020-ES-10-0528 DOD: 03/29/20 Pers. Rep: JENNIE MOODY 2347 PARKSTONE DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414 Atty: THOMAS H. BRUSH, ESQ. 12 A CARRIAGE LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ************ Estate of: DAVID ALLAN LEE 2020-ES-10-0536 DOD: 01/08/20 Pers. Rep: CHRISTAL RUTH LEE 1578 CLARK SOUND CIR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412 Atty: KAREN DEJONG, ESQ. 222 W. COLEMAN BLVD. #110 MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ************ Estate of: CHARLES BONAPARTE, SR. 2020-ES-10-0552 DOD: 12/30/19 Pers. Rep: YVONNE B. GREGG 132 MOON SHADOW LN. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485 Atty: EDUARDO K. CURRY, ESQ. PO BOX 42270 CHARLESTON, SC 29423 ************ Estate of: JUANITA GINN SCHUTT 2020-ES-10-0564 DOD: 03/31/20 Pers. Rep: JUANITA ALICIA SCHUTT 1573 CARTERETT AVE. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 Pers. Rep: ANNETTE S. BASS 1952 SANDCROFT DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407 Atty: JOSEPH W. GINN, III, ESQ. 3842 LEEDS AVE., #2 CHARLESTON, SC 29405 ************ Estate of: SHANNON KEITH LIDGARD 2020-ES-10-0570 DOD: 03/30/20 Pers. Rep: BRANNON ZIDILLON 324 EMBASSY DR. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 Atty: W. BARNWELL VAUGHAN, ESQ. 102 WAPPOO CREEK DR. #2, CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Excellence does not require perfection,” wrote Aries author Henry James.

Now I’m conveying this brilliant counsel to you — just in time for the season when it will make good sense to strive for shining excellence without getting bogged down in a debilitating quest for perfection.

Have fun re-committing yourself to doing the best you can, Aries, even as you refuse to be tempted by the unprofitable lure of absolute purity and juvenile forms of idealism.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): To generate an ounce of pure cocaine, you must collect 52 pounds of raw coca leaf and work hard to transform it. But please don’t do that. Fate won’t be on your side if you do. However, I will suggest that you consider undertaking a metaphorically comparable process — by gathering a sizable amount of raw material or basic stuff that will be necessary to produce the small treasure or precious resource that you require.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for,” writes author Barbara Kingsolver. “And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, that is exactly the work you should be doing right now, Gemini. Everything good that can and should happen for you in the coming months depends on you defining what you hope for, and then doing whatever’s necessary to live inside that hope.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The periodic arrivals of “natural disruption” in our everyday routines has a divine purpose, writes Yoruba priest Awó Falokun Fatunmbi. It is “to shake consciousness loose from complacency and rigid thinking.” To be vital, he says, our perception of truth must be constantly evolving, and never stagnant. “Truth is a way of looking at self and World,” Fatunmbi declares. “It is a state of being rather than an act of knowing.” Many Westerners find this hard to understand because they regard truth as a “fixed set of rules or dogma,” or as a body of “objective facts.” But here’s the good news: Right now, you Cancerians are especially receptive to Fatunmbi’s alternative understanding of truth — and likely to thrive by adopting it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Novelist and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn departed this life in 1998, but she articulated a message that’s important for you to hear right now. She wrote, “People often say, with pride, ‘I’m not interested in politics.’

They might as well say, ‘I’m not interested in my standard of living, my health, my job, my rights, my freedoms, my future or any future.’” Gelhorn added, “If we mean to keep control over our world and lives, we must be interested in politics.” In my opinion, her advice is always applicable to all of us, but it’s especially crucial for you to meditate on right now. You’ll be wise to upgrade your interest and involvement in the big cultural and political developments that are impacting your personal destiny.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): According to author and teacher Marianne Williamson, “Ego says, ‘Once everything falls into place, I’ll feel peace.’ Spirit says, ‘Find your peace, and then everything will fall into place.’” I think the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to take Williamson’s advice seriously, Virgo. How? By giving control of your life to Spirit as you find your peace. In saying this, I’m not implying that Ego is bad or wrong. In fact, I think Ego is a crucial asset for you, and I’m hoping that in recent months you have been lifting your Ego to a higher, finer state of confidence and competence than ever before. But right now I think you should authorize Spirit to run the show for a while. If you do, it will bless you with good surprises.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Snatching the eternal out of the desperately fleeting is the great magic trick of human existence.” Playwright Tennessee Williams said that, and now I’m conveying his insight to you — just in time for you to dramatically embody it. According to my astrological analysis, you now have more power than usual to accomplish this magic trick: to create something permanent in the midst of the transitory; to make an indelible mark on a process that has previously been characterized by

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the course of his 73 years on the planet, Scorpio author Paul Valéry (1871–1945) wrote more than 20 books.

But between the ages of 25 and 45, he passed through a phase he called the “great silence.”

During that time, he quit writing and published nothing. Afterwards, he returned to his life’s work and was nominated 12 times for a Nobel Prize. Although your own version of a great silence is less extreme than his, I’m happy to announce that you will emerge from it sooner than you imagine.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I’m sad that my two favorite 19th-century poets were unfamiliar with each other’s poetry. Walt Whitman was 11 years older than Emily Dickinson, but didn’t know her work. Dickinson had heard of Whitman, but didn’t read his stuff. Their styles were indeed very different: hers intimate, elliptical, psychologically acute; his expansive, gregarious, earthy. But they were alike in being the most innovative American poets of their time, and equally transgressive in their disregard for standard poetic forms. If there were such a thing as time travel, I’d send one of you Sagittarians back to set up a meeting between them. Acts of innovative blending and creative unifying will be your specialties in the coming weeks.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The fictional character Sherlock Holmes (born January 6, and thus a Capricorn) is a brilliant logician and acute observer who has astonishing crime-solving skills.

On the other hand, according to his friend Dr. Watson, he “knows next to nothing” about “contemporary literature, philosophy, and politics.” So he’s not a well-rounded person. He’s smart in some ways, dumb in others. Most of us fit that description. We are both brilliant and ignorant; talented and inept; interesting and boring. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to hone and cultivate the less mature aspects of your own nature. I bet you’ll reap rich rewards by doing so.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “People become like what they love,” observed theologian St. Catherine of Siena. That’ll be an interesting truth for you to meditate on in the coming weeks. I suspect you will attract experiences that are clear reflections of the kind of love you have cultivated and expressed for quite some time. You’ll be blessed in ways similar to the ways you have blessed. You’ll be challenged to face questions about love that you have not been dealing with. And here’s a promise for the future: You’ll have the opportunity to refine and deepen your approach to love so as to transform yourself into more of the person you’d like to become.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Humanity is a mystery,” wrote author Fyodor Dostoevsky. “The mystery needs to be unraveled, and if you spend your whole life unraveling it, you haven’t wasted your time. I am studying that mystery because I want to be a complete human being.” I love this tender perspective on the preciousness of the Great Riddle we’re all immersed in. It’s especially useful and apropos for you to adopt right now, Pisces, because you are undergoing an unusually deep and intense communion with the mystery. As you marinate, you shouldn’t measure your success and good fortune by how much new understanding you have attained, but rather by how much reverence and gratitude you feel and how stirring your questions are.

Homework: Is there anything about your experience of the global pandemic that you enjoy?

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RDC File No.: 19-13020 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 20-CP-10-1014

Duffers Court Horizontal Property Regime, Inc., Plaintiff, vs.

Olive Beckette Veber a/k/a, O. Beckette Veber, Defendant.

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THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT WERE DULY FILED IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN CHARLESTON COUNTY ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 AT 4:19 P.M. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2019-CP-10-4725 Builders FirstSource - Southeast Group, LLC, Plaintiff, v.

American Safety Indemnity Company; Arch Specialty Insurance Company; Builders Mutual Insurance Company; Endurance American Specialty Insurance Company; Hartford Casualty Insurance Company; Main Street America Assurance Company; Northfield Insurance Company; Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company; Scottsdale Insurance Company; State Farm Fire and Casualty Company; Travelers Casualty Insurance Company; Western World Insurance Company; AC Construction, Inc. a/k/a AC Construction Corp.; Charleston Exteriors, LLC; ECC Contracting, LLC; Hurley Services, LLC; L&G Construction Group, LLC; McDaniel Construction Co., LLC; Pohlman Quality Exteriors, Inc.; and WS Contractors, LLC, Defendants.

SUMMONS TO DEFENDANTS HURLEY SERVICES, LLC AND L&G CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office at 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604, Charleston, South Carolina 29412 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to appear and defend by filing an Answer to the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Keating L. Simons, III S.C. Bar No. 5111 Attorney for Plaintiff Simons & Dean 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604 Charleston, SC 29412 843-762-9132 klsimons@simonsanddean.com Attorney for Plaintiff September 19, 2019 Charleston, South Carolina

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 05.20.2020

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2020-CP-10-01890

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Sandra C. Loy, Plaintiff, v.

Hannah Ancrum, also known as Hannah Bowman, a deceased person, her heirs, 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: 2.00 Acres on Old Military Road, Adams Run, South Carolina TMS Number: 098-00-00-039 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 AND 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: 1721 Ashley River Road, 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 Plaintiffs 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 Masterin-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.

NOTICE OF FILING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens, Summons and Notice, and Complaint, were filed on April 17, 2020, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on April 22, 2020 and the Order of Publication was filed on April 29, 2020 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berkeley County, dated April 22, 2020 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows: ALL that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in St Paul’s Fire District, on Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, containing 2.0 acres, more or less, and known as Tax Map Parcel 098-00-00-039.

BEING the same property conveyed to Sandra C. Loy

by Deed of Distribution in the Matter of William Coker (Charleston County Probate Case Number: 2019-ES-10-00096) dated September 17, 2019 and recorded in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Book 0822 at Page 270.

TMS #: 098-00-00-039 s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 1721 Ashley River Road Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiff Date: April 30, 2020

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2020-CP-10-01840 Sandra C. Loy, Plaintiff, v.

Robert Smalls, a deceased person, his heirs, 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 theComplaint, commonly known as: 10.80 Acres on Ellington School Road, Ravenel, South Carolina TMS Number: 187-00-00-161 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 AND 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: 1721 Ashley River Road, 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 Plaintiffs 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 Masterin-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.

NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens, Summons and Notice, and Complaint, were filed on April 15, 2020, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on April 20, 2020 and the Order of Publication was filed on April 29, 2020 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berkeley County, dated April 20, 2020 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows: Ten and 80/100ths (10.80) acres, more or less, Ellington School Rd. BEING the same property conveyed to Sandra C. Loy

by Deed of Distribution in the Matter of William Coker (Charleston County Probate Case Number: 2019-ES-10-00096) dated September 17, 2019 and recorded in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Book 0847 at Page 182.

TMS#: 187-00-00-161 s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell 1721 Ashley River Road Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE TO CURRENT AND FORMER CLIENTS OF LOUIS S. MOORE:

By Order of the S.C. Supreme Court, the law office of Louis S. Moore of Charleston, SC, has been closed. The S.C. Supreme Court appointed Peyre T. Lumpkin as Receiver to protect the interests of the clients of Louis S. Moore. Personnel from the Receiver’s Office are available to assist you in obtaining your file(s). Please contact the Receiver’s Office at 803-7341186 to make arrangements to receive your file(s).

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO.: 2020-DR-18-134 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSES Kendra Reddy; Gregory Vandross NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County on January 30, 2020. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Dorchester, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Dorchester County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, The Legal Department of the Dorchester County Department of Social Service, 216 Orangeburg Road, Summerville, South Carolina 29483, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

Date: April 30, 2020

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING As required by Section 6-1-80, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended; notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 11, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC on the operating budget ordinances for Fiscal Year 2021 for the following budgets. Those wishing to provide written public comments for the public hearing should email comments to public-comments@charlestoncounty.org by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2020.

Fiscal Year (FY) *********** REVENUES *********** CHARLESTON COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION FY 2020 $33,114,516 FY 2021 $34,868,036 % Change 5.3 *********** COOPER RIVER PARKS & PLAYGROUND FY 2020 $210,645 FY 2021 $210,180 % Change (0.2) *********** NORTH CHARLESTON DISTRICT FY 2020 $1,210,499 FY 2021 $1,207,478 % Change (0.2) *********** ST. ANDREW’S PARKS & PLAYGROUND FY 2020 $3,105,518 FY 2021 $3,146,477 % Change 1.3 *********** ST. JOHN’S FIRE FY 2020 $14,194,000 FY 2021 $14,452,393 % Change 1.8 *********** ST. PAUL’S FIRE FY 2020 $6,330,600 FY 2021 $6,535,000 % Change 3.2 *********** DISBURSEMENTS *********** CHARLESTON COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION FY 2020 $33,733,603 FY 2021 $35,586,983 % Change 5.5 *********** COOPER RIVER PARKS & PLAYGROUND FY 2020 $210,645 FY 2021 $210,180 % Change (0.2)

*********** NORTH CHARLESTON DISTRICT FY 2020 $1,330,499 FY 2021 $1,327,478 % Change (0.2) *********** ST. ANDREW’S PARKS & PLAYGROUND FY 2020 $3,105,518 FY 2021 $3,143,477 % Change 1.2 *********** ST. JOHN’S FIRE FY 2020 $14,194,000 FY 2021 $14,452,393 % Change 1.8 *********** ST. PAUL’S FIRE FY 2020 $6,330,600 FY 2021 $6,535,000 % Change 3.2 *********** NUMBER OF MILLS *********** CHARLESTON COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION FY 2020 $4.3 FY 2021 $4.3 *% Change COOPER RIVER PARKS & PLAYGROUND FY 2020 $15.0 FY 2021 $15.0 *% Change *********** NORTH CHARLESTON DISTRICT FY 2020 $92.0 FY 2021 $92.0 *% Change *********** ST. ANDREW’S PARKS & PLAYGROUND FY 2020 $17.9 FY 2021 $18.4 *% Change 2.8 *********** ST. JOHN’S FIRE FY 2020 $26.4 FY 2021 $26.4 *% Change -

*********** ST. PAUL’S FIRE FY 2020 $60.2 FY 2021 $60.2 *% Change *********** *Does not reflect adjustments due to reassessment *********** MILLAGE IN DOLLARS *********** CHARLESTON COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION FY 2020 $15,857,460 FY 2021 $17,040,731 % Change 7.5 *********** COOPER RIVER PARKS & PLAYGROUND FY 2020 $147,145 FY 2021 $146,680 % Change (0.3) *********** NORTH CHARLESTON DISTRICT FY 2020 $927,552 FY 2021 $924,702 % Change (0.3) *********** ST. ANDREW’S PARKS & PLAYGROUND FY 2020 $1,818,789 FY 2021 $1,794,253 % Change (1.3) *********** ST. JOHN’S FIRE FY 2020 $13,790,000 FY 2021 $13,991,554 % Change 1.5 *********** ST. PAUL’S FIRE FY 2020 $5,922,600 FY 2021 $6,070,000 % Change 2.5

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2020-DR-10-1079

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2019-DR-10-2359

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2020-DR-10-0737

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Jane Doe and John Doe

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Albert Boshard and Kevin Monogan, et al.

NOTICE

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Edward Greer, et al.

NOTICE

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: That an infant “Baby Girl” was born April 24, 2020 and placed under the protection of Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act or “Daniels Law” within 3 hours of her birth with Mount Pleasant Fire Station. Baby girl is a Caucasian female weighing 6 pounds and 8.8 ounces at birth. The infant is now in DSS custody. Under the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, a Permanency Planning hearing is scheduled to be held at 11:00 a.m. on May 28, 2020, at the Charleston County Family Court, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29403. Any person wishing to assert parental rights regarding the infant must personally appear at this hearing. SCDSS, 3366 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405, Telephone: 843-953-9625

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on July 5, 2019. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Charleston, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, The Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 4, 2020. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Clerk of Court in Charleston, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County Department of Social Services, at the office of their Attorney, Sally R. Young of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3366 Rivers Ave., N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, within thirty days of this publication. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING As required by Section 6-1-80, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended; notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 11, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC on the operating budget ordinances for Fiscal Year 2021 for the following budgets. Those wishing to provide written public comments for the public hearing should email comments to public-comments@charlestoncounty.org by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2020.

Fiscal Year (FY) *********** GENERAL FUND FY 2020 $246,700,588 FY 2021 $245,730,126 % Change (0.4) *********** DEBT SERVICE FUND FY 2020 $40,622,760 FY 2021 $45,329,831 % Change 11.6 *********** AWENDAW MCCLELLANVILLE FIRE FY 2020 $2,368,778 FY 2021 $2,328,943 % Change (1.7) *********** EAST COOPER FIRE FY 2020 $143,100 FY 2021 $150,100 % Change 4.9 *********** NORTHERN CHARLESTON COUNTY FIRE FY 2020 $250,500 FY 2021 $268,300 % Change 7.1 *********** TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX FY 2020 $126,770,000 FY 2021 $112,286,000 % Change (11.4) *********** TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE FY 2020 $7,691,878 FY 2021 $7,822,303 % Change 1.7 *********** WEST ST. ANDREW’S FIRE FY 2020 $8,000 FY 2021 $7,000 % Change (12.5) *********** OTHER FY 2020 $74,494,125 FY 2021 $68,334,467 % Change (8.3) *********** SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS FY 2020 $211,726,381 FY 2021 $191,197,113 % Change (9.7) *********** ENTERPRISE FUNDS FY 2020 $58,142,748 FY 2021 $62,249,677 % Change 7.1 *********** INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS FY 2020 $59,241,693 FY 2021 $56,010,942 % Change (5.5) *********** TOTAL REVENUES FY 2020 $616,434,170 FY 2021 $600,517,689 % Change (2.6)

GENERAL FUND FY 2020 $251,200,588 FY 2021 $249,976,248 % Change (0.5) *********** DEBT SERVICE FUND FY 2020 $40,667,713 FY 2021 $66,024,813 % Change 62.4 *********** AWENDAW MCCLELLANVILLE FIRE FY 2020 $2,773,768 FY 2021 $2,759,630 % Change (0.5) *********** EAST COOPER FIRE FY 2020 $156,150 FY 2021 $160,054 % Change 2.5 *********** NORTHERN CHARLESTON COUNTY FIRE FY 2020 $250,500 FY 2021 $268,300 % Change 7.1 *********** TRANSPORTATION SALES TAX FY 2020 $111,084,577 FY 2021 $137,725,887 % Change 24.3 *********** TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE FY 2020 $7,691,878 FY 2021 $7,822,303 % Change 1.7 *********** WEST ST. ANDREW’S FIRE FY 2020 $8,000 FY 2021 $8,000 % Change *********** OTHER FY 2020 $75,627,286 FY 2021 $76,456,185 % Change 0.6 *********** SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS FY 2020 $197,592,159 FY 2021 $225,200,359 % Change 14.0 *********** ENTERPRISE FUNDS FY 2020 $68,120,100 FY 2021 $64,799,694 % Change (4.9) *********** INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS FY 2020 $60,324,904 FY 2021 $57,035,315 % Change (5.5) *********** TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS FY 2020 $617,905,464 FY 2021 $ 663,036,429 % Change 7.3

NUMBER OF MILLS *********** GENERAL FUND FY 2020 $44.7 FY 2021 $44.7 * % Change *********** AWENDAW MCCLELLANVILLE FIRE FY 2020 $33.9 FY 2021 $33.9 * % Change *********** EAST COOPER FIRE FY 2020 $16.6 FY 2021 $16.6 * % Change NORTHERN CHARLESTON COUNTY FIRE FY 2020 $12.0 FY 2021 $12.0 * % Change *********** TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE FY 2020 $1.9 FY 2021 $1.9 * % Change *********** WEST ST. ANDREW’S FIRE FY 2020 $4.3 FY 2021 $3.8 * % Change (11.6) *********** *Does not reflect adjustments due to reassessment *********** MILLAGE IN DOLLARS *********** GENERAL FUND FY 2020 $171,639,000 FY 2021 $172,060,000 % Change 0.2 *********** AWENDAW MCCLELLANVILLE FIRE FY 2020 $1,991,000 FY 2021 $1,992,000 % Change 0.1 *********** EAST COOPER FIRE FY 2020 $123,000 FY 2021 $140,000 % Change 13.8 *********** NORTHERN CHARLESTON COUNTY FIRE FY 2020 $231,100 FY 2021 $241,000 % Change 4.3 *********** TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE FY 2020 $7,195,452 FY 2021 $7,035,000 % Change (2.2) *********** WEST ST. ANDREW’S EST. FY 2020 $8,000 FY 2021 $7,000 % Change (12.5)

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11 Focal points 12 53-Across students 13 Tasting party options 18 Like the mojito’s origin 19 Lifts 25 Actress Emily 26 “___-A-Lympics” (1970s Hanna-Barbera cartoon) 27 Words of support 28 One of the Bee Gees 29 Paper packaged with a board game, perhaps 31 Variety of owl, hippo, or seahorse 32 Airline that went bankrupt in 1991 34 Winner of the most French Open singles titles 35 Pad see ew ingredient 36 Opposing argument 37 “May contain ___” 43 Procedure where you may be asked to select numbers 44 Terbium or erbium, e.g.

45 Looked the wrong way?

50 “Ready ___ ...”

51 Band of murder hornets, e.g.

52 The Governator, familiarly 53 Candidate who dropped out in February 2020 54 Fruit spray banned by the EPA 55 Blocks that inspired an animated Batman movie 58 Chemistry 101 model 59 Drive-___ window 60 Pay attention to 62 “Fuel” singer DiFranco 63 Kanga’s kid

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Across 1 Raised-eyebrow remarks 4 From Bangkok 8 Loud two-year-old, maybe 14 Kabuki relative 15 Fair share, between two 16 Baltimore player 17 Start of a best-selling 2003 Mark Haddon title 20 Remote button 21 Meas. for really fast rotations 22 Band supposedly doing their final concert in 2021 23 Pellets found in some old pocket puzzles 24 Catches 26 100 centesimi, once 29 Sargasso, for one 30 Scandinavian native properly called S·mi 33 Start of a time-traveling Mark Twain title 38 Like the Beatles 39 Some time ___ 40 Colin, to Tom Hanks 41 Wildebeest 42 Start of a Fannie Flagg title (the movie title being shorter than the book) 46 New Age vocalist from County Donegal 47 Chicago trains 48 Closed facilities (work out at home!)

49 Run off to get married (wait, how would that work these days?)

51 “On the Road” narrator Paradise 53 See 12-Down 56 Aries symbol 57 December garnish 61 Start of a classic 1972 Judith Viorst kids’ book title 64 1998 Olympics city in Japan 65 Japanese seaweed 66 Metal container?

67 Wallace’s canine sidekick 68 Big thick book 69 It gets caked on

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ALTHOUGH SHE WROTE AND PERFORMED MUSIC FOR YEARS, TAZZ MAJESTY HAD TO FIND CONFIDENCE IN HER SONGS BEFORE RECORDING VALIDATION

Validated Tazz Majesty’s debut EP came together quickly after years of training

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 05.20.2020

BY VINCENT HARRIS

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Validation, the new eight-track release from Charleston songwriter and activist Tazz Majesty, is a debut album, but it sure doesn’t sound like one.

Perhaps that’s because Majesty has been in love with words since she was an 8 year old living in less-thanideal circumstances in Columbia.

“My family was awesome,” she said, “but we grew up on the wrong side of town. And I just remember that I always wanted better for myself. And I found it through my words. I always did well in English class, and I always spoke well and wrote well.”

But, not everyone who writes well becomes a talented hip-hop artist. Tazz managed this because of one of her earliest influences, Nicki Minaj, whom she emulated, at least to a point.

“When Nicki Minaj came out, I think I was somewhere between 8 and 11 years old,” she said, “And she was the first female rapper that I saw during my lifetime that made a living. I was like, ‘Whoa, she’s doing it, I want to be like her.’ The only thing I had

an issue with was that I kept telling my mama, ‘I don’t want to wear the bathing suits onstage; I want to be me.’ And as I got older, I found out that I could still be myself and be onstage.”

On Validation, Tazz lays down a fierce flow that mixes rapping with melodic vocals and leaves no lyrical stone unturned.

On the opening track, ““Shoutout (Intro),” she sends some love to people who made it and salutes those who tried to put her down. “Shoutout to people that hated/ Y’all made me grind,” she says in the song.

Tazz teamed up with producer/rapper Uncle Sam on the insanely catchy duet “Night Like This,” shadowboxing over a skittering, bass-heavy beat, then spaces out on the skeletal, eerie “Livin’ Lavish.”

It’s an impressive collection of songs, especially since it’s her first try. As it turns out, while Tazz was attending the College of Charleston, she became an experienced performer, even if she was still a novice in the recording booth.

“I was doing live shows all the way through college,” she said, “but all the years I was at CofC,

“When I use those derogatory terms like the N-word and the B-word, what I’m saying is, ‘Shoutout to the people that people thought couldn’t make it.”

—Tazz Majesty

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pulse JAH JR. GETS IN THE GAME ON ‘SWAY IN THE MORNING’

Jah Jr., still riding high off the release of his latest LP, Here I Go, has yet another thing to brag about. The award-winning rapper appeared on hip-hop talk show Sway in the Morning on May 6 for their segment “Get in the Game.”

On the program, Jah was interviewed by host Sway Calloway, who he spoke with about his recent project, himself and shared a track from the album, “Scarred.”

The song drew an overall positive reaction from the audience. Granted, some were off-put by the song’s honest content about a difficult moment between Jah and his parents, but most callers were interested in hearing more. The end result: Jah is in the game, thus sayeth Sway.

“Man, the feeling is surreal,” Jah told the City Paper about the experience. “At times, it still doesn’t feel real. I’m just honored to have the opportunity and I’m extremely thankful to my bro Brandon Mayes for submitting my music to Sway.”

Sway Calloway is a radio personality and music journalist with a storied career covering major artists, often getting fun and human moments on-air from big names.

The full discussion can be found on Jah’s Instagram and Facebook pages.

—Heath Ellison

POUR HOUSE REOPENS FOR LIVE MUSIC

The Charleston Pour House reopened for live music on their outdoor deck stage on May 13 with a performance from Reckoning Trio. The show was livestreamed as well and can be seen on the Pour House’s Facebook page. Patrons attending the newly reopened venue are required to limit the size of their groups to eight people or less and are encouraged to keep 6 feet from other people.

Other venues in the area have been cautious about reopening too quickly. Some venues, like the Royal American, have opened their bar and outdoor patio to keep in line with local and state regulations, but have not given specific dates when they will continue hosting live music. For a full list of local venues and their status, head over to charlestoncitypaper.com. —HE

If you or your band is about to enter the studio, hit the road, or has a special gig coming up, contact Heath Ellison at heath@charlestoncitypaper.com.

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ONE AT A TIME: New tunes Thanks to the internet, artists are releasing new music at a higher rate than ever before and it can be tough to keep up with it all. We’ve got you covered, though, with our regular rundown of new singles local artists have released.

Check out the list below, then head over to charlestoncitypaper.com to get links to the songs and to read more on the local music scene.

“WHILE UNDER QUARANTINE,” Langston Hughes III “THE LAND,” Native Son “SOCIETY (FT. ASH VAPOR),” Anergy “EDISTO ISLAND,” Late Night TV

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ALT. ROCK | Rowan Oak Rowan Oak’s sound just can’t sit still, can it? Last year’s LP For Those Who Hunger established the band as an acoustic Americana group to watch. Less than a year later, the band dropped a single in January called “Falsewall” that introduced a bigger, ’90s rock sound.

Last week, they threw another curve ball at us with their newest single, “Plein Air.” This track retains the depth of “Falsewall,” but relies on an acoustic atmosphere and poetic lyrics about love on a beautiful day. “And you’re like an angel painting creation en plein air, my world’s decoration/ I lean in and squint because I want to know you like God does,” vocalist Cory Cromer sings. The song’s little touches — a few key notes and airy electric guitar floating in the back — really evoke those early relationship feelings, where everything seems perfect and there’s not a cloud in the sky. Check out “Plein Air” on bandcamp.com or charlestoncitypaper.com. —Heath Ellison

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SYNTHWAVE | Doom Flamingo Not surprisingly, the Charleston-based synthwave collective Doom Flamingo leaned into the mysterious and macabre while composing their debut EP, Doom, out May 22. According to vocalist and former actress Kanika Moore, the theatrical band often communicates musical ideas to one another in terms of visuals. Songs sound or feel like certain film scenes look, for example. The five tunes featured on this release each grew incrementally in collaborative bursts between group members, Moore told the City Paper.

These dark numbers were gradually fleshed out on stage as performance pieces, she said, over the course of many months before they were tracked in the studio. Most of Doom Flamingo’s songwriting themes are the result of shared experiences. “Need To Feed” emerged from “deeply personal lyrics that Ross [Bogan, keyboard player] wrote about us constantly trying to ‘feed the beast’ in terms of creating music that people can relate to,” Moore said. All the songs appearing on Doom were culled from recent sessions that the sextet — bassist Ryan Stasik, guitarist Thomas Kenney, saxophonist Mike Quinn, and drummer Stu White — recorded with producer Matt Zutell. It will ultimately culminate in a full-length album and companion comic book. “This is just the beginning,” Moore said. “We’ve only been a band for a little over a year and, at this point, we’re just waiting to be unleashed again.” Doom can be heard on spotify.com or charlestoncitypaper.com.

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never put anything out. I was writing songs, doing shows, going back and forth between the two, but I never thought that any of the stuff I wrote was good enough to be recorded because I was just starting out. I was just trying to get my feet wet in the industry.”

While sharpening her skills as a rapper, Tazz was also becoming an activist, speaking out on racial injustice and mentoring young children. In fact, she was chosen by the City Paper staff as 2019’s Best Hip-Hop ArtistStudent-Activist.

“I really stand for children in general,” she said. “My songs may not express that but I work with kids volunteering. When I was a child, I wish I’d had someone to mentor me.

I advocate for black human rights because I saw brutality and a lot of things in my childhood that kids don’t see.”

In fact, that activism is what made her a little hesitant about the language in one of Validation’s strongest tracks, “Shoutout (Intro).”

“I don’t want people to get a negative connotation of it,” she said. “When I use those derogatory terms like the N-word and the B-word, what I’m saying is, ‘Shout-out to the people that people thought couldn’t make it.

Shout-out to the person that society thought wouldn’t make it. Shout-out to the people that no matter what they label you as, you made it, I’m proud of you.’ My music is very powerful and I really speak to my people, and I think it’s because I want people to know they’re not alone.”

Once Tazz became more confident in her writing ability, Validation came together quickly. Signing with regional label Real South Records, Tazz rose to the occasion and banged out the vast majority of the album in a few marathon sessions with producer Uncle Sam. “We recorded seven songs in three days, Friday through Sunday,” she said, “On the last night, Sam said, ‘I have this song that I want you to rap over.’ And I was like, ‘Man, I’m tired, I’m ready to go home.’ And my girlfriend was like, ‘Just try to rap over it,’ and ‘Night Like This’ is the song we did that night.”

That’s not the only great moment on the album that Tazz’s girlfriend is at least partially responsible for. Perhaps the most striking moment on Validation is a tender, intimate ballad called “Bestfriend.” Over a sparse piano line, Tazz pays tribute to the woman she loves, singing, “I’m lovin’ her style, so pretty and brown,” along with some more explicit and more spiritual attributes.

It’s one of the few vulnerable moments among the wisdom, swagger and dance beats on the album, and it wasn’t easy for Tazz to perform.

“It was weird,” she said. “What I don’t realize when I’m writing music sometimes is that it’s not just going to be me hearing it.

When it was uploaded, I was like, ‘Oh my goodness, they’re gonna hear this, people are going to ask me, ‘Who’s that?’ and I do not want to hear that. I’m not normally an open, vulnerable person, but she really is my better half. I met this girl and she really showed me how to be me. She’s been by my side the whole time, trying to get my music off the ground. And I wanted to show her that I care for her.”

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