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South Carolina officials say coronavirus testing has declined in the last month while, at the same time, new cases have fallen under 1,000 per day.

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But that doesn’t necessarily mean the state is recovering quickly from COVID-19, particularly since hospitalizations due to the virus are on the rise since Aug. 24.

One state official said the decline in new cases might be due to fewer tests being done.

“It’s possible that less cases have been identified due to a recent decrease in overall testing,” according to statements by Dr. Brannon Traxler, a S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) physician.

In comments last week that appear to buck fedTRAXLER eral advisories on testing, the state appears poised to expand testing to whole populations, not just those who have had contact with an infected person.

“We need to have more people getting tested regularly in order to stop this disease,” Traxler said, describing testing as “absolutely essential.”

“It helps us identify people who are infected with the virus,” she said. “And testing is important for identifying individuals who have the virus but are asymptomatic and are spreading the virus unknowingly.”

Two weeks ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield said only people confirmed to have been exposed to the coronavirus should consider testing. Last week, he had released a statement that only those exhibiting symptoms after an exposure needed a test.

It is unclear when Traxler made her statements, however. On Aug. 25, City Paper’s sister publication Statehouse Report reached out to DHEC’s media relations staff asking to

learn more about testing in South Carolina.

DHEC’s Laura Renwick sent the comments from Traxler about 30 minutes later, characterizing them as “recent statements.” Similar statements were made to other outlets and attributed to Traxler over the past two weeks, but Statehouse Report was unable to clarify precisely when they were initially made.

The question of who should get tested comes amid a Senate panel advising DHEC to expand daily testing to 10 percent of the state’s population (500,000 per day) while the state has only tested 1 percent of the population over a 14-day average. Some experts say that’s not enough to show a true decline in cases or to curb the virus’ deadly spread.

The decrease in testing In the last 14 days, DHEC has reported an overall decline in positive cases, from more than 1,000 cases reported on Aug. 14 to 424 cases reported on Aug. 27. In that time period, the average number of tests per day has been 5,022, with an average percent positive of 14.7 percent for 723 daily cases, according to a report analysis by Statehouse Report.

Testing has peaked and valleyed over the time frame. On Aug. 14, DHEC reported 6,767 tests. By Aug. 18, that daily number dropped to 3,715. Daily testing rose to a 14-day high of 7,438 on Aug. 21. But the number declined, again, to 5,235 tests Thursday.

Clemson University public health expert Lior Rennert called the question of decrease in cases “complicated.”

“This completely depends on why there is less testing,” he said.

Renwick in DHEC’s media relations said last week some private labs have experienced longer wait times for results, “which can be a

deterrent for individuals getting tested.”

“While DHEC doesn’t have authority over private labs — they are regulated at the federal level — DHEC is working with private labs to help with supply shortages where possible,” she wrote.

Renwick said DHEC’s Public Health Laboratory is “well-stocked” and has maintained a 24- to 48-hour turnaround on test results. The current daily capacity is 2,000 tests per day, but the agency has worked with private partners to bring that capacity up to 8,800 per day, she said. The agency only accounts for one-in-five tests in the state, according to DHEC data.

More testing ahead Starting in September, DHEC will hold at least one testing event per week in each county, Renwick said. Two or three per week will be held in large counties. Those tests will be free and available to anyone regardless of symptoms. Results will be available within 48 to 72 hours, Renwick said.

DHEC is also working with the University of South Carolina, the Medical University of South Carolina and Clemson University on quicker, less invasive saliva testing, Renwick said.

To ramp up testing to adequate levels, the agency will need to employ saliva testing, Beaufort Republican Sen. Tom Davis said.

Davis told Statehouse Report he has recently emailed DHEC to again reiterate what the Senate wants from the agency in getting to 10 percent population testing daily.

“That’s something that should be happening now. We need this now, and you (DHEC) tell us, the General Assembly, what you need to get to that goal,” Davis said, adding that testing only 2 or 5 percent of the population won’t lead to mitigation of the virus.

“If we want to see cases decline, if we want to slow community spread, we ramp up testing. Testing whole populations on a

mass-scale,” he said. “We know that’s the way to slow community spread.”

Davis said testing can help get people to self-isolate and help identify more infected people for contact tracers.

Why more testing matters If you don’t do enough testing for the virus, then you don’t know how widespread it is in the community, experts say.

“If you report only the number of cases but you do not report the number of tests then you don’t know if the declining number of cases is a good thing,” said former USC professor and public health expert Gere Fulton of Columbia. “What we really need to know from a public health standpoint is whether or not things are getting safer for people in South Carolina.”

To understand whether the state is doing enough testing, experts point to two indicators: the percentage of positive tests and hospital-bed occupancy.

“If the percent positive is not going up with the decrease in testing then that would mean that the decrease in cases is not due to the decrease in testing,” Rennert said. “But if the percent positive is staying positive or going down then it’s a sign that cases are not going down due to the decreased testing.”

A percent positive of 5 percent is recommended by federal and international organizations, such as the World Health Organization, for virus control and considerations for reopening the economy. It’s a metric that has peaked and valleyed in South Carolina, usually hovering between 10 and 20 percent.

“We continue to look at several metrics.

We would like for the percent positive to be lower than it is currently,” Traxler said.

But if cases are truly dropping, Rennert said, the state should also see fewer hospitalizations. According to DHEC data, hospitalbed occupancies for all regions appear to be on the rise over the last week.

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“Nikki Haley walks in tonight as the probable GOP front runner in 2024.”

The year 9.5 tons of hazardous nuclear waste will finally be moved from the Savannah River Site near Aiken under a new $600 million settlement between South Carolina and the U.S. Department of Energy — 15 years after the current 2022 deadline. Source: The Post and Courier

– Ari Fleisher, former White House press secretary under President George W. Bush, reacted to former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s Republican convention speech on Aug. 24.

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CHARLESTON STILL NEEDS HUNDREDS OF POLL WORKERS Charleston County still needs hundreds of poll workers to staff voting locations during the November election, an event already fraught with roadblocks because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Between 800 and 900 poll workers are usually needed for a presidential election, Board of Elections Director Joseph Debney told the City Paper. So far, the county only has about 100 confirmed.

Without workers, potential voters could be met with long lines, making it that much easier for them to walk away from the polls.

The pandemic is making it harder to recruit past poll workers, Debney said.

“Some don’t want to this time around because of COVID,” he said.

Absentee voting remains an option as normal, but the state has yet to guarantee no-excuse absentee voting, but lawmakers reportedly plan to address voting procedures when they return to Columbia starting this week.

Those interested in being a poll worker can sign up at chsvotes.org. Poll workers are paid $135, and the precinct clerk receives $195 for each election they work. —Skyler Baldwin

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 09.02.2020

FLOODING SHOULD BE ‘TOP OF THE LIST’ PRIORITY, SENATOR SAYS

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Coronavirus and the state’s budget may be the top priorities in the lead-up to a September mini-legislative session, but flooding also isn’t going away and lawmakers have a chance to do something about it, Murrells Inlet Republican Sen. Stephen Goldfinch said last week.

“Everybody is lobbying for their own little pet project to happen in September.

Flooding should absolutely be at the top of the list. This is a huge economic problem in South Carolina,” he said.

A thousand miles from S.C., a Category 4 hurricane came ashore Aug. 28 in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Laura was expected to have an “unsurvivable” 20-foot storm surge in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

A similar storm could swamp as far inland as St. Stephen, Conway, Moncks Corner, Walterboro and across Interstate 95 in Jasper County, according to a NOAA map.

Goldfinch is the lead sponsor of Senate Bill 259, which seeks to create a revolving fund to help low-lying property owners get low-interest buyout loans. The bill passed the Senate on March 19 and was referred to a House committee, but there’s no word whether it could get a vote on the House floor when the body meets Sept. 15. —Lindsay Street

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COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON PREPARING FOR WORST, HOPING FOR BEST AS STUDENTS RETURN TO CLASSES The College of Charleston is attempting to safeguard its student body and the city from a spike in COVID-19 rates as some schools around the nation, including the University of South Carolina, experience an increase in cases.

The College is taking a broad range of measures to prevent the spread of COVID19, President Andrew Hsu told the City Paper. Students who live on campus will be tested and are required to self-screen every morning through an app. At least 500 students will be tested at random every seven to 10 days, said Alicia Caudill, executive vice president of student affairs.

The school’s Buist Rivers dorm, located in the middle of campus just south of Calhoun Street, has been turned into a quarantine area for students who have tested positive.

Classrooms have been rearranged to allow for social distancing. Courses started online, and many classes will be a hybrid of online and in-person, Hsu said.

CofC, which attracts students from around the nation, has filled dorms with 2,175 students for the fall semester. The residence halls are designed to hold just over 3,000 students, said Ron Menchaca, the College’s executive director of communications. Most of the College’s more than 10,000 students live off campus.

Students are required to wear face coverings and adhere to social distancing on and off campus. In addition, all students are required to sign the Cougar Pledge, which encourages them to wear a face mask, practice social distancing, not attend gatherings of

10 or more and to monitor their own health.

“We are working on a code of conduct addendum and we’re going to put some very strict policies in place,” Hsu said. “Any violation of policies and guidelines may result in disciplinary actions all the way from warning to suspension of classes. We also have a violation reporting form developed. We already have a lot of students with peer reports.”

Media reports and recent police reports involving large house parties downtown seem to suggest some students are flaunting the Cougar Pledge. Two College sororities have already been suspended for violating the rules about face coverings and social distancing.

Plans are in place, but a spike in COVID19 cases could still occur. Hsu said that while there isn’t a “magic number” to judge an outbreak by, CofC will go back to online-only classes if necessary.

The College has been coordinating students’ returns with the Medical University of South Carolina, the city of Charleston and the Citadel, said Chief of Staff Paul Patrick.

CofC officials are also aware that students have a significant economic impact on local businesses, even if that could mean socializing in potentially dangerous crowds.

“We’re aware of King Street restaurants and bars,” Patrick said. “How do we work with them? We certainly don’t want to be in a situation in which we’re not allowing businesses to operate, but at the same time we have to make sure that everyone can do so in a safe and productive manner.”

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– Former President Barack Obama said when S.C.-native Chadwick Boseman visited the White House, “You could tell right away that he was blessed.”

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Police responded to a noise complaint downtown because ’tis the season.

The officer commented the music was turned up so loud he had to knock three times before someone responded. How strong is the, “Sorry officer, it was a fire playlist” defense?

A West Ashley woman informed police that a tennis bag, a tennis racket, two pickleball rackets and one pickleball net were stolen from her car. This woman comes prepared for impromptu games of tennis or tennis-adjacent sports.

While at work, a Daniel Island man received a threatening phone call from an unknown party who also claimed to be outside of his house, where his 11-year-old daughter was.

Instead of sending the cops there, this father-of-theyear nominee told his dad to go pick up his daughter while he met the police at a separate location. Don’t worry, cops drove past the house on their way there and everyone’s fine.

A “very important medical device” was stolen from a vehicle downtown. The victim did not identify the device, so we’ll just speculate. Was it the Holy Grail?

A pacemaker? Toenail clippers? Actually, it was probably a bong.

Police officers tend to over-explain situations in incident reports. One described shoplifting as “exiting the store, bypassing all points of sale in order to deprive the business the monetary value of the merchandise.” As a former high school student and freelance journalist, I can say this cop is milking the word count.

Officers spotted a man on trespass notice at a James Island gas station. The responding officer recognized him from “multiple past encounters” and nine active cases involving the individual. After citing him, the officer drove him to his brother’s house because it was raining. It’s good to know your local police officer?

Both parties in a West Ashley assault were accused “of starting the verbal with lead to each striking each other.” Can we just get an editor on these reports?

A moped driver hit a vehicle downtown before fleeing. A witness stated the offender left because “his mom would get mad.”

Would she be less angry if you had a hit and run hanging over your head?

Police arrived at a Folly Beach convenience store after reports of a drunken man bothering customers and urinating in the parking lot. After the man urinated on the police car, the store’s assistant manager said he didn’t want to place the man on trespass because he was a regular and didn’t usually act this way. So he usually just drinks and pees on stuff but leaves customers alone?

A man was seen on security cameras stuffing roughly 50 vinyl records into a couple reusable plastic bags, about $3,000 worth.

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CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 09.02.2020

outh Carolinians have not chosen a new United States senator during a general election since 2004.

By all accounts, it’s time for a change. It’s time to elect Orangeburg native Jaime Harrison in November to fill the seat once held by Strom Thurmond.

“He’s not a scary Democrat,” Furman University professor Danielle Vinson told the City Paper last week in an exclusive profile of Harrison. Why? Because he’s a centrist, a practical leader who has worked to move his party to the middle where most Americans live.

Harrison, former assistant leader of the national Democratic Party and a past key aide to powerful House leader James Clyburn of South Carolina, has an enviable story of success. He escaped poverty to attend and excel at Yale University, followed by receiving a law degree from Georgetown University.

After working on Capitol Hill, he became a lawyerlobbyist to represent interests of paying clients. As he told us, he didn’t always agree with them, but it was his job to try to help them. Along the way, he proved he can bring people together and help South Carolina, including working with job creators and helping to get funding for Charleston Harbor. For business-minded, country-club Republicans who haven’t fallen in lock-step with the Trumpian wing of the GOP, Harrison’s business savvy could boost his appeal. “That’s one of the reasons he can be competitive,” Vinson said.

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spends millions of dollars he’s raised to boost his profile and story: He’s not Lindsey Graham, his kowtowing opponent who has changed for the worse. Graham’s once-refreshing frankness and straight talk as an ally of the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., turned into a caricature of a sycophantic high school crush to woo the favor of President Donald Trump.

A vote for Harrison is a vote against Graham to help restore sanity in the United States Senate. A vote for Harrison in November is a vote against Trump enablers, such as Graham and GOP colleagues Mitch McConnell, Tom Cotton, Susan Collins, Ted Cruz, Chuck Grassley and John Thune. Their weakness and fear of curbing Trump’s lies and abuses of power has fertilized the growth of Washington’s swamp of corruption, debt and meanness.

Jaime Harrison can help to lead South Carolina and America out of the nightmare that Washington has become under Trump. “We are seeing the closing days of the old South,” he told us, “and I believe that this race will become one of the very first steps to move into a new chapter in our history called the new South. One that is bold. That is inclusive. That’s diverse.”

Be bold. Send real South Carolina values — truth, justice and doing the right thing — to Washington. Pick an opportunity-ist — someone who builds opportunities for people living in our poor state — instead of a career opportunist.

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Moderate Reforms Ban chokeholds, yes. But also uphold human dignity.

What wrenched the soul from George Floyd’s body was not a weapon issued by a police department but one gifted by evolution. Legislation currently before the S.C. General Assembly bars some police from carrying firearms but would have been useless in the very death that began this wave of protests. South Carolina, with its long history of state violence against many oppressed classes of people by the police should be wary of the culture of its law enforcement enough to know that without strong guidance, large numbers of people will needlessly die or be injured mentally or physically at the hands of police. That is why we should follow suit with many other places and ban chokeholds.

A chokehold ban is among the most moderate of police reforms. This is not a hardline socialist idealism emerging from the depths of Burlington, Vermont.

It is the simple statement that this state values a human life more than whatever crimes should not carry a death sentence. I oppose capital punishment but even the most strident supporters of the death penalty would agree that regular police stops should not summarily carry it out, too often for minor offenses. This is not about a particular police tactic but whether in our first world country that is ostensibly not a dictatorship we tolerate summary executions. Extrajudicial executions,

by the way, are not a sign of the rule of law but precisely the lack of it. If one supports law and order, severe punishments should never be extrajudicial.

When a minority or anyone is stopped by the police, they may be afraid of losing $40 to a fine or losing a fun night out to the county detention center but they won’t be afraid of losing their life. The police will know that regardless of how difficult or uncooperative someone is, that such unpleasant behaviors do not void the Godgiven gift that is the moral dignity that is a human life.

No one denies the job of the police is difficult, but every member of the police force can relate to the temptation to resent authority natural to most humans. The fact that they are not on the receiving end of authority does not justify self-pity to the degree of meritless inflicted death or injury. If they weren’t wearing a badge, they would likely be rude and crass to anyone who was arresting them and wouldn’t like to be killed for it.

That resentment is sometimes justified when episodes are answered with violence by the state.

Since before Stonewall Jackson and until after the Stonewall Inn, uniformed men with guns have terrorized whatever powerless clade of humans found itself beneath a hostile majority. If the police as a profession wish to engender more cooperation and

less resistance, they should pivot their culture to elicit sympathy among the dispossessed people who view them with bile. If stories continue of routine profiling and unarmed people killed in their youth, then police should accept being scorned and loathed by the people they are responsible for patrolling.

For the police and for the people they are sworn to protect, banning chokeholds should come as a welcome regulation. It will result in less fear and resentment from the communities they are in and it will save lives. The ultimate resolution this discourse should seek to find is one where everyone is safer and treats each other more kindly. It is not about whether the police have difficult jobs or whether they are racist. It is about reducing harm and increasing happiness. It is about people from every ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, gender identity and more all being able to live together without the fear of one another because one uses their power to kill the other with impunity. We need to ban chokeholds. There is no rational reason to continue this deadly and needless practice and there is almost every reason to abolish it.

Marvin Pendarvis, D-North Charleston, represents District 113 in the S.C. House of Representatives.

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Charleston families affected differently by school restarts By now, many Charleston-area families are knee-deep in the most unusual back to school season ever. What started for many kids and parents as a long summer break has — for better or worse — not ended, but there is a little more homework. For this school year, we're talking with a number of local families to see how the pandemicaltered school year is affecting their kids, their jobs and their everyday lives. We'll be checking in with the folks you see in this week's pages and a few others over the next few weeks. You can find those interviews, edited for length and clarity, at charlestoncitypaper.com in the News section.

Kirstin Tanner

One son, 16, attends Cane Bay High School in Berkeley County, and a daughter, 12, who attends Westview Middle School.

Charmanique Bailey

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Daughter, 9, and son, 6, attend school in Berkeley County. Pictured (left) with fiance Keimani Manigault (right).

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City Paper: How has COVID affected your work or your fiance’s work?

Charmanique Bailey: It’s affected us a lot. I actually just left my job [at T-Mobile] because it got too stressful.

I was doing a bakery business part time as a hobby, but I finally went full force because I saw no way of me being able to work any schedules [T-Mobile] gave us and being able to do virtual schooling with my kids because of how they got it set up.

My fiance, she’s an event manager at the Schoolhouse and there’s been no events, so it’s been pretty rough. She still has a job, but it’s commission. So, with no events, there’s no money.

CP: So how will your kids be attending school in the fall?

CB: They’ll be at home. My grandmother helps me a lot with them, so I couldn’t risk sending them back to school.

My grandmother will be 85 in March, and so I couldn’t go

with the fact that if I sent them to school that they can go over [to their grandmother’s house].

Especially when people have to make a choice between work or staying home with your sick kid, they’re going to choose work, and I just couldn’t have it to where someone has to make a life decision that will affect my kids’ and my grandmother’s life. My grandmother is my rock. So she was the main priority of me picking them to go virtually.

CP: Do you think there’s anything school leaders could have done to make the restart easier for you or for your kids?

CB: I feel like a lot of [leaders], especially here in South Carolina, they treated COVID like a hurricane. It was going to come, do its damages and then go away.

I don’t feel like people really planned it out. I just feel like they could use their time a little bit better to make it an easier transition for everyone. —Sam Spence

City Paper: Are they excited about school?

Kirstin Tanner: Most definitely. My son is my cute little nerd and he can’t even hardly sleep, it’s like Christmas is coming. My daughter on the other hand is really like, “Yeah, I don’t know how I’m going to roll out of bed for this.”

CP: How are they going to be attending school in the fall?

KT: They are going to go back. Originally, I knew my son was going back. He needs that interaction, he needs that face-to-face with his teacher, but originally my daughter did not want to go back.

She’s leery of what is to come with everyone that wants to go back to school. We signed her up for blended [classes], but within the last couple of days, she changed her mind and asked if she could return to the classroom. My gut feeling says this needs to be the decision of our children unless it’s a life or death situation … They’re the ones that ultimately know what’s going to help them be successful.

CP: Were you concerned at all when your kids said they wanted to go back in person?

KT: I was because I do have to worry about my mother-in-law, who’s in her 70s, who has diabetes. She does have congestive heart failure, she has COPD. All the signs they tell you to be concerned with — she has them. So, initially I was concerned and wanted to be that mom that put her foot down, and said “We’re doing it all from home.” But then I slept on it, prayed about it, and said, “If this is how the kids feel they’ll succeed the best, we’ll just come up with new rules for how we’ll make it all work.”

CP: What new rules have you had to implement?

KT: When they get home from school, they are going to have to come in through our sunroom. And they’re literally going to have to go straight to the showers. Shoes will be left outside, bookbags will stay in the sunroom and you’ll do your homework out there and it will all stay in the sunroom. My mother-in-law absolutely loves to pick up my middle schooler because it’s another way for her to get out of the house and feel needed. I’m not going to allow that right now. I’m going to be the one that picks up my daughter. I don’t want her to be the one to initially get her right after she’s been in a school full of germs.

CP: What are you doing in the next few weeks to prepare?

KT: We do have to do the whole back-to-school shopping and I’m not really sure what that’s going to look like yet because I haven’t done any of that, any clothes shopping, since we’ve been in the pandemic. We still have to get school supplies, I’m seriously considering just ordering all of that on Amazon because that’s one way you don’t have to go in the stores. —Heath Ellison

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One son, 7, attending school on James Island.

City Paper: How is your son attending school this fall?

Jennings King: We do not know yet.

CP: How did he handle the classes remotely last year?

JK: I was at home, teaching him. And I am not meant to be a teacher. I’m a wedding photographer and have always worked. I like to be in the business world, not elementary education. So he did well.

He’s our only child, so at least I had that going for me. Less things to manage. He and I would get frustrated with each other, we would butt heads. I’m a task- and do-er so I want to get things done. He’s a little boy who’s distracted and looking out the window.

Towards the end, I had my mother-in-law, who is a retired second grade teacher for 35 years, I had her call in and they would FaceTime for his reading assignments. And they would do those every morning at 8 o’clock together, so I had at least some working time. My office is right next to the dining room and I also had my dad call in via FaceTime and he would do some math problems with him over FaceTime.

CP: Will that continue? I guess you don’t know yet.

JK: I do know that if he is learning remotely, I plan on hiring a tutor-slash-babysitter-slash-helper. I do know that. And I just have not found one yet because I don’t even know what to tell her.

CP: That has to come with a pretty expensive price tag.

JK: Yes, for sure. I have no idea what I would be willing to pay.

CP: How has COVID affected your work?

JK: The flipside of all of this is that my husband has been working from home and he is a traveling salesperson. [His company imports] disposables. So they import gloves and masks and anything, paper products, having to do with restaurants. To-go boxes, straws, napkins, anything you throw away, they import. And that has been extremely stressful on him because you just can’t get it. And his customers don’t really understand that.

My job, as a wedding photographer, has also been flipped upside down because all of my spring weddings were moved to late summer and fall, up until December. So the cash flow totally changed.

CP: What do you think the district could have done to make the transition easier?

JK: I just wish they would make a decision. They told us that they would give us 21 days and that’s already passed. I just feel like they’re too afraid to make a decision for fear of backlash, I don’t know. It’s a lot for them to decide on. It’s so much different when you have a private school and you’ve just got the kids in that one school to worry about. I just feel like with public school ... it’s hard to make decisions across the board for something that’s so diverse for people. —Sam Spence

On the surface of things, it was paradise. Moving to hidden history that was literally across the street from Charleston on August 1, 2011 to teach at the College of my office and the classrooms in which I taught.

Charleston, I was greeted by the Southern heat, ocean These are important to celebrate, but the deeper breezes, historic homes, palmetto trees and Lowcountry problem of racism persists. Just blocks from my office at food that elevated the city to a top tourist destination. the University of South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster Though I did indulge in what Charleston offered, and State Superintendent Molly Spearman — backed by my personal agenda centered on nothing less than a state legislature that was guided by a white majority — teaching and organizing until quality public education enacted racist policies that maintain the segregation of was recognized as a constitutional, fundamental right. students and deny traditional public schools the resources It was fueled by hallucinatory visions inspired by my they need. State representatives and the national leaders distant ancestor John Brown — it was why someone they support are easy to target for impeachment and like me would never quite fit in and would ultimately removal. But so much of their power is drawn from the fail in actualizing my agenda. local level. Charleston is a classic example.

But as a professor at the College of Charleston and Racist policies are also traced to the whitewashing of then the University of South Carolina, the director South Carolina under a progressive mantle and a host of of a short-lived Freedom School in Charleston, and decisions made at the individual level. This local white co-founder and co-director of the Quality Education problem clamors for more attention but is often blissProject, several observations have shaped my teaching fully ignored. White parents in big SUVs adorned with and research.

“I’m With Her” or “Bernie 2016” bumper stickers choose South Carolina is by all not to invest in traditional public accounts ground zero for an The solution that should be schools and support charters, education justice movement. magnets or other choice prothe heart of an education The nation has rightfully grams instead. Wealthy donors condemned South Carolina for justice movement begins form dark money groups like maintaining one of the worst “Coalition for Kids” and with reparations, abolishing the public systems in the country. back Meeting Street Academy supremacy in schools and As the first colony to formally to profit from the experiprohibit the education of Black empowering Black parents ment of school choice on Black and enslaved people, South families and poor communities and teachers.

Carolina has offered dismal of color. White business owners education throughout its push overpriced barbecue and history. Today, by any matrix that measures student Gullah-inspired cuisine that financially disenfranchises achievement or racist disciplinary policy, the Palmetto Black businesses from profiting in a system that was State is at or near the very bottom. Home of the literally built upon the backs of enslaved people. With “Corridor of Shame,” the state education system needs brunch crumbs on their Patagonia vests, many liberal to be completely overhauled and reconstructed. whites can look around their beloved city and say withBut South Carolina is not the center of an educaout irony, “We are Charleston strong.” tion justice movement out of sheer necessity alone.

Then, there are those we have entrusted to teach The state is a compelling site of resistance because of our children. White educators join predominantly its deep history of opposing injustice and racist policy. white teacher associations like SC for Ed and cite Ellen Supported by a historic desire for literacy during as inspiration, but not Septima Clark. White teachslavery, Black legislators constructed the first system ers pay to join the anti-union Palmetto State Teachers of education to guarantee the freedom of all after the Association that is historically linked to the segregationCivil War. Then, during Jim Crow, Black activists and ist politics of Marion Gressette and Strom Thurmond. educators fought to improve the system of education These same white teachers post pictures of themselves — culminating in Briggs v. Elliot, bundled with others celebrating Black history but still support school into Brown v. Board to desegregate schools. resource officers in their hallways or post “All lives This history — both problematic and proud — is matter” on social media. Marching 10,000 strong might palpable in school board meetings, classrooms and squeeze a small pay raise from the legislature one day — social media. The perennial tension between denying but the racist underpinnings will remain intact. a quality public education and organizing for equitable The solution is quite simple, but too difficult to access continues with ferocity today. This historic grasp in a paradise built upon the white aesthetic and struggle and the path forward unfolded quite literally the privilege it entails. The solutions are held by those outside my office door. who have been historically disenfranchised by this One block west from where I taught was the birth system and those who draw from the current of history home of Septima Poinsette Clark, the legendary civil that has resisted oppression. The solution that should rights activist and educator. Septima Clark was a close be the heart of an education justice movement begins friend of Martin Luther King Jr., she was a mentor to Rosa with reparations, abolishing supremacy in schools and Parks and she transformed Charleston into a significant empowering Black parents and teachers. site of the civil rights movement. She made an invaluable As I return to the land you all fly over — nearly 10 contribution in her work with the NAACP in equalizing years after I drove to Charleston to join the frontlines teacher salaries, a commitment for which she lost her job. of the battle — the lessons of John Brown and South One block east from my office was the old S.H. Kress Carolina will reverberate north of the Mason-Dixon building, where on April 1, 1960, 24 Burke High School Line. Our children and our schools depend on listenstudents organized a lunch counter sit-in. The student-led ing to that message wherever we may be. protest was the first nonviolent direct-action demonstration in Charleston of that historic decade.

Jon Hale is an education advocate and professor at the Inspiring students and supportive local politicians took University of Illinois who previously worked at College up the task to erect markers that now commemorate this of Charleston and University of South Carolina.

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Sibling Rivalry opens at Meyer Vogl Despite what its name suggests, Meyer Vogl’s latest two-person exhibition does not feature the work of actual siblings. The two artists, Lori Putnam and James Richards, do consider themselves to have a sibling-like bond, though. Sibling Rivalry, featuring new work from both artists, opens at Meyer Vogl on Sept. 4. “We have such respect for each other’s work, and we enjoy each other’s company and painting together. This new body of work showcases our mutual love for the Lowcountry, our family and good friends,” said Putnam in a press release for the show.

Meyer Vogl hosts an all-day pop-in on Sept. 4; masks are required.

On Sept. 4 at 1:30 p.m. join a Q&A with both artists on Instagram Live.

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The Charleston Jewish Filmfest presents a free screening of Golda’s Balcony on Vimeo starting this Sunday through Thursday. Participate in a free Zoom Q&A with director and producer David Fishelson on Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. In Golda’s Balcony, Tovah Feldshuh recreates her stage performance as Golda Meir using footage from a 2003 Off-Broadway performance; she recreates 100 years of Jewish history playing 45 different characters.

Sept. 6-10. Free to view. Learn more at jewishcharleston.org or by emailing sbrettfilm@gmail.com

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Former Charleston teacher and coach Mark Epstein publishes memoir

BY MIKE SCHOEFFEL Mark Epstein developed a mantra he used to inspire his players and students during his 27 years in Charleston County schools: “Maturity plus motivation equals success.”

“It’s no wonder where that came from, because at one point in my life, I didn’t have a clue about either one,” Epstein said.

Epstein, a 67 year old who retired in 2015, forged a reputation throughout the Lowcountry for his notable contributions to politics (as an activist), education (as a guidance counselor and teacher) and athletics (as a basketball coach). In his upcoming memoir, They Call Me Pathfinder, which is slated to be published by Elite Authors later this year, he lays his story bare, openly recounting the low points of his history as willingly as he celebrates the highlights.

“People are going to think I wrote a brag book,” Epstein said. “But it’s really the opposite. There’s a lot of heartbreak and self-caused drama that probably wouldn’t have occurred if I would have done what I preached to my students.”

Perhaps the most notable instance of heartbreak is the story of how Epstein ended up in Charleston in the first place.

After divorcing his second wife, he hopped in a car on Christmas Day 1988 and headed south, leaving behind his hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts, and his two daughters, Karli and Brooke. He planned to take a long vacation, perhaps in Florida, to clear his head before returning home. But after arriving in Charleston, he felt drawn to the city’s Southern charm. He eventually got a part-time job as a substitute teacher and, later on, a masters degree from The Citadel.

Epstein never moved back to New England.

He frequently ventured north to spend quality time with his daughters, but Charleston became his new home. Over the next three decades, he taught, coached and counseled at numerous Charleston-area schools, including in North Charleston, West Ashley and James

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Island, earning a reputation as a mover-andshaker within the community. He primarily worked with at-risk students, and in 2016, he received a Martin Luther King Jr. Picture Award from his friend and colleague, S.C. Rep. Wendell Gilliard, with whom he lobbied at the Statehouse to raise the dropout age from 17 to 18.

It’s a fight he’s still attempting to win.

“The dropout age means everything to me,” he said. “We lost too many good kids over the years. Perceptions about struggling students, both white and Black, aren’t accurate. There are views within the Statehouse that prevent progress.”

Epstein began writing They Call Me Pathfinder (the title is a reference to a childhood nickname given to him by his father), at the beginning of May, not long after the COVID-19 lockdown began. His wife, Barbara, was trying for years to convince him to put his stories down on paper. But Epstein didn’t think anyone would be interested in what he had to say. “‘I don’t know how to write and no one’s going to read it.’ That was my answer for about a decade,” he said.

But, the coronavirus pandemic-induced quarantine gave him a reason and the free time to give it a shot. He wrote the first four pages on his iPhone while sitting in front of the television, then spent the next six weeks typing eight to 10 hours per day on a computer, frequently going on four-mile walks to clear his head because, “I was so intense with

emotion,” he said. “I didn’t take a day off.”

Epstein’s initial plan was to give the book as a Christmas gift to immediate family members. But his editor was apparently riveted enough by his stories that she convinced him to publish it for a wider audience. The book has received pre-release endorsements from nationally known figures Epstein came to know through the years, both during his time in Massachusetts (where he’s a member of the New England Sports Hall of Fame), and Charleston. That list includes former University of Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun, former Maryland coach Seth Greenberg, NBA All-Star Xavier McDaniel and others.

But it’s Aki Stavrou, the World Bank Ambassador of Peace for All African Nations, who bestowed perhaps the most moving praise for Epstein’s book: “He is not a man whose name you will find in the history books, nor among those making the news, but if you asked each and every one of the students with whom he worked, they would certainly have volumes of positive stories to tell.”

It’s been a winding road for Epstein, and he’s proud to have overcome missteps early in life to embody the mantra he preached to his students and players.

“I was on my deathbed when I left New England,” he said. “I used to have a hard time talking about it because I would go into a deep depression for weeks, but I’ve made it back on my feet.”

South Carolina-based artists can now apply for unrestricted $5,000 fellowships from the South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC).

There are four fellowships up for grabs in the categories of visual, craft, media production and screenwriting.

The deadline to apply is Nov. 16, 2020.

These fellowships recognize and reward the artistic achievements of individual artists.

New for the FY22 cycle, the awards are no longer made solely on artistic merit, but also include consideration of commitment to the disciplines in which artists apply.

“The South Carolina Arts Commission wants to provide artists financial resources so that they may focus solely on their craft.

These unrestricted grants enable artists to continue developing and creating art,” SCAC artist services program director Ce ScottFitts said in a press release.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, a full-time resident of South Carolina for at least two years and plan to stay instate through the fellowship period of July 2021-June 2022.

Apply online and email any questions to cscottfitts@arts.sc.gov.

Learn more about SCAC and all grant opportunities at southcarolinaarts.com.

—Connelly Hardaway

NAMELESS NUMBERHEAD BRINGS THE DIGI RIP MONTHLY COMEDY SHOW TO A SCREEN NEAR YOU

Local comedy duo Nameless Numberhead, aka Henry Riggs and Maari Suorsa, is taking its monthly comedy variety show Rip City CHS online for the rest of the year. Rip City CHS is now Digi Rip and it’s headed to your screen on the final Friday of every month through December.

Riggs and Suorsa have been putting on their variety show for five years now, offering a platform for writers, performers and creators to try out new ideas for characters, bits, songs and “other nonsense that didn’t fit in established shows in Charleston.”

The experimental nature of the show, coupled with the accessibility of a virtual platform has led to more opportunities for local creatives, Suorsa said. This virtual format also allows Digi Rip to bring in performers from all over the country — the world, universe, even — so keep your eyes peeled for special guests.

You can show your support for Nameless Numberhead by joining the group’s Patreon or donating through PayPal; learn more at numberheadcomedy.com.

Riggs and Suorsa also say they are always accepting submissions to keep a diverse array of comedy in Rip City shows. You can submit anything you deem creative to namelessnumberheadcomedy@gmail.com.

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BARBARA BURLESON’S GRANDDAUGHTER LILLIE WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR HER ORGANIC BABY FOOD COMPANY

Farm to Jar Lillie Fuel delivers locally made organic baby food to your doorstep

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Barbara Burleson was unsuccessful in her search for affordable organic food to feed her granddaughter Lillie, so she did what most people do: She launched Lillie Fuel, a baby food company delivering meals to infants and toddlers in Charleston.

Burleson said it’s difficult to access organic baby food without having it shipped from the West Coast, an expensive and time consuming process. After enlisting the help of her chef daughter-in-law Alex Presswood, formerly of 82 Queen, Burleson started making her own organic purees.

Burleson always made time for cooking during her 17-year career as the regional manager for a retail company, but she quickly learned that making baby food was a completely different challenge. Luckily, her 10-month-old granddaughter wasn’t too picky.

“I made lots of messes, let me tell you, but I did some more research, practiced and Lillie was very patient with me,” Burleson said. “When you make baby food, you can’t make one or two jars, you have to make 10.

So when you make 10 jars and you have one kid and she’s only eating it twice a day, you end up with a lot of extra food.”

Burleson said the only way to maintain the

consistency of the purees was to make large batches, and freezing the extras wasn’t an option. “We learned that if you freeze baby food it’s never the same,” she said. “Lillie didn’t like it and other babies didn’t like it.”

After testing out the extra food on a dozen babies in the neighborhood, Burleson realized there might be a wider market for baby food made using fresh, organic produce. After completing the lengthy state health department certification, Burleson set up shop at a North Charleston commissary kitchen, officially launching Lillie Fuel in February.

As many businesses struggled to make ends meet at the onset of the pandemic, Lillie Fuel’s delivery service became a necessity for parents who lost the ability to frequently venture out for baby food.

“All of a sudden we’re trucking along and then everyone’s in lockdown,” Burleson said.

“But people weren’t going to grocery stores, so we got really busy.”

Burleson said they started doing between 55 and 75 weekly deliveries, porch dropping meals in coolers at houses from Kiawah Island to Moncks Corner between 4:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. daily.

The meals vary depending on the child’s

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age — Lillie Fuel offers food for newborns to 6 year olds. For babies, there are over 50 pureed options that come in jars, including combinations like sweet potato and peach, beets and carrot or blueberries with coconut milk and oats. Produce comes from local farms like Joseph Fields Farms and Kindlewood Farm in Walterboro.

“They can really choose anything they want because they know their baby better than anyone,” Burleson said. “We have stage one, two and three which is when they start getting a little more chunky.”

Presswood, Lillie Fuel’s executive chef, is whipping up meals that will make your preschooler the envy of class. TOT Box to-go gourmet lunches include dishes like chicken bacon tortellini with asparagus, sloppy Joe pinwheels with roasted corn and meatloaf with roasted potatoes.

While many organic brands may be too pricey for young parents, Lillie Fuel’s price point is comparable to the mass-produced jar from the grocery store. It costs $22 for eight jars of Lillie Fuel, and $60 will get you 21 jars. TOT Boxes are $5 per lunch.

The family-run company has seen enough growth to take the next step, Burleson said.

“We are opening a storefront so we can have more room,” she said. “We picked up daycare centers because a lot of daycares and preschools are not offering lunch anymore during this whole COVID thing. So we have five daycares now which equates to about 300 meals per day. We’ll still do deliveries but want to have meals ready on hand.”

The storefront is slated to open Sept. 21 at 426 West Coleman Blvd. in the space previously occupied by PaPa ZuZu’s.

Burleson feels fortunate to help out local parents during this unprecedented time.

“There were so many times when we would get to a house at 7:30 a.m. and the mom is sitting on the porch and she’s just like, ‘Oh my goodness thank you.’ This is such a crazy time for everyone, and being a parent is more challenging than ever, so for us to be able to take just a little of that uncertainty and turn it into something positive is extremely rewarding for all of us.”

CALLIE’S HOT LITTLE BISCUIT LAUNCHES NEW GLUTEN-FREE BISCUITS

Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit will unveil its new gluten-free line on Sept. 1, including frozen and reheatable biscuits and gluten-free buttermilk biscuit mix.

“For years our customers have asked us to create a gluten-free version of our signature buttermilk biscuit so that they can experience a Callie’s biscuit,” said Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit founder Carrie Morey.

Morey developed a recipe and tested it at the Callie’s storefronts in Charleston, Atlanta and Charlotte.

“The response was overwhelming. Our eatery staff was able to share the immediate feedback of customers with the bakery,” Morey said. “It was key in creating a glutenfree recipe for a tender biscuit with the cakelike texture that our customers love.”

Callie’s customers can order the glutenfree option along with one of six other frozen biscuit flavors: classic buttermilk, cheese and chive, country ham, sharp cheddar, blueberry, cinnamon and bourbon maple.

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Aegis Security Insurance Company, Plaintiff, v.

LAM Services, LLC; Andra Johnson; and LaShanda L. Johnson, Defendants.

RULE TO SHOW CAUSE AND ORDER OF REFERENCE Judgment having been rendered, and execution issued, a Nulla Bona return made to said execution, the Petitioner, Aegis Security Insurance Company, having moved for an examination of the Respondents LAM Services, LLC; Andra Johnson; and LaShanda L. Johnson, pursuant to the provisions of S.C. Code Ann § 15-39-310, et seq. (Law. Co-op.

1976), as amended; IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Respondents LAM Services, LLC; Andra Johnson; and LaShanda L. Johnson DO APPEAR before the Master-In-Equity at the Berkeley County Courthouse, 300-B California Avenue, Moncks Corner, South Carolina 29461, on the 29th day of October, 2020 at 11:45 a.m. to answer under oath concerning its assets; TO SHOW CAUSE why its property should not be applied toward satisfaction of the Judgment set out in the Petition; AND TO SHOW CAUSE why a Receiver of its property should not be appointed pursuant to the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 15-39-430 (Law. Co-op. 1976), as amended.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 15-39-390 and S.C. R. Civ. P. 53, the Master-InEquity will entertain and rule upon all motions necessary to dispose of this matter, to include but not be limited to, motions to dismiss, motions to appoint Receiver, motions to continue the matter, and motions to sell all or certain property of judgment debtor in satisfaction of the Petitioner’s debt and has authority to enter a final order. Any appeal from the Master-In-Equity shall be appealed directly to the Supreme Court of South Carolina.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Rule may be served by any person who be entitled to serve a Summons and Complaint on the Defendant.

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2. All canceled checks, check stubs, bank statements, ledgers, and correspondence showing disbursements and receipt over $500.00 since January 1, 2013 for all accounts you have or had or to which you have made deposits.

3. Copies of any documents relating to cash in your wallet, home, safe deposit box, or on hand.

4. Copies of your federal and state tax returns for the years 2011 through 2016.

5. All records relating to any transfer to others of title to or any other interest whatsoever in any of your personal property since January 1, 2013.

6. All records relating to any transfer to others of title to or any other interest whatsoever in any of your real property since January 1, 2013.

7. All documents relating to any cause of action pending against you, or any loans or advances of money to you.

8. All documents relating to your funds, other assets, or liabilities.

9. Copies of any accounts, mortgages, loans, and notes receivable or notes receivable not discounted that you currently hold or possess or have possessed since January 1, 2013.

10. Any documents reflecting the name and address of the makers of the above-referenced accounts, mortgages, loans, and notes receivable not discounted, and any amortization or repayment schedules related thereto.

11. Copies of all of your stock certificates, financial statements, and any bylaws, financial statements, or annual reports relating to an entity in which you hold a stock ownership interest.

12. Copies of any stock certificates, mutual funds or account statements reflecting securities or mutual funds held by you or on your behalf by a broker, dealer, or other agent of any stocks or securities acquired since January 1, 2013.

13. Copies of all documents relating to any non-publicly traded stock and interests in incorporated in and unincorporated businesses, including an LLC, partnership, and joint venture in which you have an interest.

14. Copies of the deeds or contract for deed or any other document evidencing an interest you have in any real property.

15. Copies of all documents reflecting the transfer of any property, personal, real, or otherwise, of yours to any person since January 1, 2013.

16. Copies of the title, contract for lease, or contract of purchase or sale for automobiles and copies of any title, lease, or contracts of purchase or sale of any automobiles you acquired or sold since January 1, 2013.

17. Copies of any warehouse receipts or other documents of title or broker’s statement or safe-deposit payment receipts reflecting title or possession of gold or silver or any other personal property.

18. Copies of any warehouse receipts or other documents of title or broker’s statement or safe-deposit payment receipts reflecting purchases of gold or silver or any other metal, mineral, gem, or art work.

19. Copies of any trust created by you; or, trusts of which you are the beneficiary.

20. Copies of any security agreement or other encumbrance against any of the abovementioned items.

21. Copies of documents pertaining to any patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property in which you have an interest.

22. Copies of any tax liens against you.

23. Copies of documents relating to any bankruptcy filed by you.

24. Copies of any judgments rendered for or against you since January 1, 2013.

25. Any documents related to any debts owed to you since January 1, 2013.

26. Any documents reflecting the name and address of the debtors for the above-referenced debts, and any repayment schedule related thereto.

27. Copies of all financial statements provided by you to any firm, person or entity since January 1, 2013.

28. Copies of all brokerage account, checking account, certificates of deposits, investment account, mutual funds accounts and savings account statements since January 1, 2013.

29. Copies of all evidence of whole or term life insurance policies. In the event that copies of any of the state or federal income tax returns herein requested are not in your possession, then it is requested that you obtain from the proper authorities the necessary form to authorize Petitioner’s counsel to obtain copies of those returns, that you duly fill out and sign the forms so as to permit counsel’s access to the returns, and that you submit the completed form with the other documents and records furnished in response to this request.

YOU ARE FURTHER RESTRAINED, PENDING THE HEARING, FROM DISPOSING OF ANY PROPERTY OR ASSETS, OR PAYING ANY DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AS ORDERED, YOU MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FINE AND/ OR JAIL SENTENCE. So Ordered s/Jennifer B. McCoy #2764 Electronically signed on 2020-08-03 11:44:46 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT IN RE: THE ESTATE OF VICTOR H. HAYWARD CASE NO: 2020-ES10-0763 NOTICE OF HEARING - VIRTUAL HEARING DATE OF HEARING: SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 TIME: 12:00 P.M. PLACE: Virtual Hearing for the Charleston County Probate Court Historic Courthouse 84 Broad Street Second Floor Charleston, South Carolina 29401 DESCRIPTION / SUBJECT OF HEARING: Petition of Victor H. Hayward, Jr. to determine the lawful heirs of Victor H. Hayward, deceased,

who died February 22, 1976.

A full copy of the Summons and Petition is available from the undersigned attorney for Petitioner. Any and all parties having any interest in this matter may request attendance at the hearing by phone or email communication to James Ward, IV, Esquire, Law Clerk of the Charleston County Probate Court, 843-958-5012, or JWARD@ CHARLESTONCOUNTY.ORG s/John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101 Mount Pleasant, S.C. 29464 john@cisadodds.com (843) 881-6530 Attorney for Petitioner

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2020-CP-10-01844 SANDRA C. LOY, Plaintiff, vs.

WILHEMINA INGRAM AND JUELIO WASHINGTON, 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 WILHEMINA INGRAM AND JUELIO WASHINGTON, if any of them be deceased, and ROSA WASHINGTON, deceased, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, 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: BEING THE REMAINING 4.45 ACRE PORTION OF: All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being on Edisto Island, in the County of Charleston and State aforesaid.

Measuring and containing twelve and two tenths (12.2) acres and having such shape, marks and boundings as are indicated on a plat of “Seaside Plantation”, recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Plat Book “B”, page 83, in which it is indicated as number 10.

Note: Charleston County GIS

shows as 4.45 acres.

Being a portion of the property conveyed to Rosa Washington

by Master’s Deed, dated 1/28/1926 and recorded in Book U30, Page 281. Being the same property conveyed to William Coker by Tax Deed, dated March 4, 2011, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County on March 11, 2011, in Book 0176, at Page 440. Also, being the same property conveyed to Sandra C. Loy by Deed of Distribution, dated August 14, 2019, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County on September 17, 2019, in Book 0822, at Page 263.

T.M.S.#: 176-00-00-136 NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI You will please take notice that by an Amended Order dated the 11th day of August, 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 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465-0459, 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 who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Wilhemina Ingram and Rosa Washington, both deceased, if any; such appointment to become absolute unless the said defendants or someone in their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.

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 August 11, 2020.

Master’s Sale 2019-CP-10-06513 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Kondaur Capital Corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Separate Trustee of Matawin Ventures Trust Series 2019-3, PLAINTIFF versus The Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown, of the Estate of George P. Bouzianis; Maxine Smith Bouzianis, Cynthia B. Chaplin-Brossy, Sandra B. Rudd, and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of George P. Bouzianis, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 22nd day of July, 2020, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 8th day of September, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C.A. No. 2018-CP-08-02232

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All that lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, S.C., known as Lot 20, Block G, Northbridge Terrace, as shown on a plat by W.L. Gaillard, Surv., dated August 11, 1956, entitled “Map of Northbridge Terrace, St. Andrew’s Parish, Charleston County, S.C.”, which plat is recorded in Plat Book K, Page 148, in the RMC Office of for Charleston County S.C. Butts and bounds and measures, according to said plat, as follows: On the Southwest on Lot 21, Block G, One Hundred Twentyfour and 5/10ths (124.5’) feet; on the Northwest on Lots 2 and 3, Block G, Ninety and 2/10ths (90.2’) feet, on the Northeast on Lot 19, Block G, One Hundred Thirty-two (132’) feet; and in front on the Southeast on North Somerset Circle, Ninety (90’) feet, be all of the said dimensions a little more or less. Subject to the restrictions, covenants and limitations dated 12, September 1956 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book E-62, Page 525, which restrictions, however, are not intended to be applicable to Lots C-1 and C-2 in Block A, Lot C-3 in Block C, and Lots C-4 and C-5 in Block D, the grantee by accepting this deed waives any rights which her or his successors in title might have to enforce the restrictive covenants in regard to the said lot. Being the same property conveyed unto George P. Bouzianis by deed from Alton H. Parks, dated August 2, 1959 and recorded October 27, 1959 in Deed Book S68 at Page 599 in the ROD Office for Charleston County, South Carolina; thereafter, George P. Bouzianis died on November 19, 2017, leaving the subject property to his heirs at law or devisees, namely, Maxine Smith Bouzianis, Cynthia B. Chaplin-Brossy and Sandra B. Rudd. TMS No. 4150400067 Property Address: 1715 Somerset Circle, Charleston, SC 29407 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.4900%. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out.

Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed.

Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date.

ATTENDEES MUST ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR OTHER FACIAL COVERING. Any person who violates said protocols is

subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC (803) 799-9993 FOR INSERTION August 19, 2020 August 26, 2020 September 2, 2020 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale 2019-CP-10-03678 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., PLAINTIFF versus David Anthony Campbell a/k/a David A. Campbell a/k/a David Campbell, Diane T. Washington a/k/a Diane R. Washington n/k/a Diane Campbell a/k/a Diane T. Washington Campbell and SC Housing Corp., DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 13th day of February, 2020, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 8th day of September, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements located thereon, situate, lying, and being in the Town of James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, measuring and containing 0.510 acres, more or less, as more fully shown on a plat entitled “Plat Showing No. 1117 Jeffrey Drive, Owned by Evelyn S. Washington Located in the Town of James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina” made

by George A.Z. Johnson, Jr., Inc., dated August 2, 2011 and to be recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County; reference to the aforesaid plat is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description thereof. Also including a 2012 GILE Mobile Home Vin # SGI011357TNAB. This being the same property conveyed to David Anthony Campbell and Diane T. Washington by deed of Evelyn S. Washington dated September 21, 2011 and recorded October 17, 2011 in Deed Book 212 at Page 215, in the ROD Office for Charleston County, SC. TMS No. 428-03-00-059 Property Address: 1117 Jeffrey Drive, Charleston, SC 29412 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.4200%. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out.

Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure

and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. ATTENDEES MUST ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR OTHER FACIAL COVERING. Any person who violates said protocols is subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC (803) 799-9993 FOR INSERTION August 19, 2020 August 26, 2020 September 2, 2020 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale 2019-CP-10-06327 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.0000%.

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out.

Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc., PLAINTIFF versus Jean Williams aka Jean B. Williams aka Jean Bowles Williams, Lachelle Williams aka Lachelle D. William aka Lachelle Dranae Williams, Louis A. Williams aka Louis Anthony Williams, Kimberly Coles aka Kimberly B. Coles aka Kimberly Burnett Coles aka Kimberly B. Williams aka Kimberly Burnett Williams and Josephine Williams aka Josephine J. William aka Josephine Joanne Williams, DEFENDANT(S).

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

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 6th day of August, 2020, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 8th day of September, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot Ten (10) Block E, on a plat of “Woodside Manor” and Woodview Manor, Charleston County, South Carolina, plat of Lots 4-15, Block D and Lots 1-15, Block “E” made for November 16, 1971, by E.M. Seabrook, Jr. Inc. C.E. and L.S. which said plat is recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book P, Page 49; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, locations, and bounds as shown on said plat. Being the same property conveyed unto Louis Williams and Jean Williams by deed from Abdelbaki B. Mabrouk, dated November 16, 2005 and recorded December 20, 2005 in Deed Book O566 at Page 572.

Thereafter, Louis Williams died intestate on November 14, 2017, leaving his interest in the subject property to his heirs at law, namely, Lachelle Williams, Louis A. Williams, Kimberly Coles and Josephine Williams, by Deed of Distribution dated July 3, 2019, and recorded July 16, 2019 in Deed Book 808 at Page 530 in the ROD Office for Charleston County, South Carolina. TMS No. 388-06-00-156 Property Address: 4437 Clovewood Street, Ladson, SC 29456 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC (803) 799-9993 FOR INSERTION August 19, 2020 August 26, 2020 September 2, 2020

THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS

ATTENDEES MUST ABIDE

BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR OTHER FACIAL COVERING. Any person who violates said protocols is subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials.

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2019CP1005591 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. -vsCharles H. Gardner; The Estate of Joseph White; and Olivia White Ferguson as Personal Representative and Devisee of Joseph White, deceased, Upon authority of a Decree dated July 21, 2020, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Front Entrance of County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, on September 8, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece. parcel or lot of land, in St. Paul’s Parish, Adams Run Township. Charleston County, South Carolina, on MAUSS HILL ROAD, containing 1.11 acres, more or less, and designated as LOT A on that certain “Plat to Subdivide 3.26 Acres into Lots A &B, The lands of Joseph White”, by James G. Pennington, PLS Palmetto Land Surveying, Inc., revised October 7, 2004, and recorded in the Rod Office for Charleston County in Plat Book DE. page 303 on October 8, 2004. having such dimensions, metes and bounds, and measurements as arc shown thereon.

BEING bounded on the west by a 150 foot by 150 foot drain field casement Lot “A” located

on Lot B created by Easement agreement between Joseph White and Charles H. Gardner dated 8/24/2004 and recorded in Book Y506, page 16 in the Rod Office for Charleston County, as shown on said plat.

BEING the same property conveyed to Charles H Gardner by deed of Joseph White, dated 10/15/2004 and recorded 10/22/2004 in Book O-513, page 693 in the ROD Office for Charleston County.

TMS #: 059-00-00-445 Property Address: 5047 Mauss Hill Road Hollywood, SC 29449 Mobile Home: 2010 CLAY VIN WHC018323GAAB No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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

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

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

NOTICE: ANYONE THAT ATTENDS WILL BE EXPECTED TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE. PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY B. Lindsay Crawford, IV, Esquire Telephone : (803) 790-2626 FOR INSERTION 8/19, 8/26, 9/2 Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2020-CP-10-02183 First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company Plaintiff, -vsBarbara E. Magera aka Barbara M. Bickerstaff, Charles A. Bickerstaff, Jr., Prevost Construction, Inc., South Carolina Department of Revenue, United States of America acting by and through its agency the Internal Revenue Service and Parrot Creek Homeowner’s Association, Defendant(s)

Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/ OR TO PERSON UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY, INCOMPETENTS AND PERSONS CONFINED AND PERSON IN THE MILITARY: YOUR ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint in the abovecaptioned action were filed on May 14, 2020, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina.

Crawford & von Keller, LLC. PO Box 4216 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-790-2626 Email: court@crawfordvk.com Attorneys for Plaintiff

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT Case No.: 2020-ES-10-1062 IN THE MATTER OF: THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH WILLIAM HARRIS

BRET JOSEPH HARRIS, Petitioner, -v- THE ESTATE OF DELORES LORRAINE DEHOFF HARRIS, Respondent.

NOTICE OF FILING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the attorney for the Petitioner in the above matter has filed, in the Probate Court for Charleston County, under Case No.: 2020-ES-10-1062, a Petition to Determine Heirs in regards to the above referenced matter to which the Probate Court has filed an Order determining the only heirs of Joseph William Harris are Delores Lorraine DeHoff Harris and Bret Joseph Harris. Anyone with an interest in the Estate of Joseph William Harris should file an appeal or objection to the Order with the Charleston County Probate Court located at 84 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401 Ryan M. Wingard DAVIS FRAWLEY, LLC 140 East Main Street, P.O. Box 489 Lexington, South Carolina 29071 (803) 359-2512 ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER

SUMMONS (Deficiency Judgment Demanded) (Mortgage Foreclosure) Non-Jury

Lexington, South Carolina August 19, 2020

TO THE DEFENDANT(S), PREVOST CONSTRUCTION INC. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2020-DR-10-0945 TAMIKA FIRBY, Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES REGINALD BRISBON, Defendant.

SUMMONS

TO: JAMES REGINALD BRISBON, Defendant above named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Complaint in this action, a copy

of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s attorney, Kevin M. Seibert, 1625 Remount Road, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service.

YOU ARE GIVEN NOTICE FURTHER that if you fail to appear and defend and fail to answer the complaint as required by this Summons within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Kevin M. Seibert Attorney for Plaintiff 1625 Remount Road North Charleston, SC 29406 (843) 554-0686 - Office (843) 628-2405 - Fax

1-800-Pack-Rat (SC-Charleston-5472) 7370 Spartan Blvd E Charleston, SC 29418 877-774-1537 Notice of Sale Tenant: Unit # Mc Niel, Michael 701027 Mc Niel, Michael D01296 1-800-Pack-Rat (SC-Charleston-5472), 7370 Spartan Blvd E, Charleston, SC 29418, has possessory lien on all of the goods stored in the units above.

All these items of personal property are being sold pursuant to the assertion of the lien on 9/9/2020 at 10:00 AM in order to collect the amounts due from you. The sale will take place on www.Acceleratedlisting.com from 9/9/2020 to 9/16/2020 at 6:00p.m.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 2017-CP-10–5629 PETER N. CRNKOVICH, TRUSTEE OF THE KAY E. CRNKOVICH, 2012 QUALIFIED PERSONAL RESIDENCE TRUST DATED THE 13th DAY OF DECEMBER 2012, AND PETER N. CRNKOVICH, INDIVIDUALLY, Plaintiffs, vs.

R.M. BUCK BUILDERS, INC., BLUE MOON, INC., MICHAEL P. MAHONEY, INDIVIDUALLY, MICHAEL P. MAHONEY D/B/A BLUE MOON, CAMENS ARCHITECTURAL GROUP, LLC, BERKELEY HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC., LEDFORD’S TERMITE & PEST CONTROL, INC., THREE OAKS CONTRACTORS, INC., DANIEL R. JACKSON D/B/A JACKSON’S ROOFING COMPANY, JSMR, LLC D/B/A J.S.M.R. PARTNERSHIP, LLC, JAMES ALDERMAN, III D/B/A ALDERMAN CONSTRUCTION, INC., JMA WOODWORKS, LLC, AND MARCO BRUM D/B/A PARAGON HARDSCAPES, LLC, Defendants.

THIRD AMENDED SUMMONS (Jury Trial Demanded) TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Third Amended Complaint in the above action was filed with the Charleston County Clerk of Court on June 11, 2019.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and are required to answer the Third Amended 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 231 Calhoun Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Third Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default

will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Third Amended Complaint.

THE CHAKERIS LAW FIRM By: John T. Chakeris Alicia D. Petit 231 Calhoun Street Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 853-5678 john@chakerislawfirm.com alicia@chakerislawfirn.com AND SEGUI LAW FIRM, PC Phillip W. Segui, Jr. 864 Lowcountry Blvd., Ste. A Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 (843) 884-1865 psegui@seguilawfirm.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs Charleston, South Carolina Dated: September 4, 2019

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2020-CP-10–1685 JOHN C. BRACY AND REBECCA L. BRACY, Plaintiffs, vs.

VAUGHN HOMES, INC., TIDAL CREEK BUILDERS, INC., OLD CHARLESTON BUILDERS, LLC, THURLOW CONSTRUCTION, LLC, AMERICAN ROOFING CONCEPTS N/K/A AMERICO ROOFING CONCEPTS, INC., AND EDWARD MOORE, Defendants.

AMENDED SUMMONS (JURY TRIAL DEMANDED) TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Amended Complaint in the above action was filed with the Charleston County Clerk of Court on May 21. 2020.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and are required to answer the Amended 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 Chakeris Law Firm, 231 Calhoun Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.

THE CHAKERIS LAW FIRM By: s/ Alicia D. Petit John T. Chakeris S.C. Bar No.: 7060 Alicia D. Petit S.C. Bar No.: 102801 231 Calhoun Street Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 853-5678 john@chakerislawfirm.com alicia@chakerislawfirm.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs Charleston, South Carolina Dated: May 21, 2020

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Indie rock band Salti Ray released its new single, “The Right Thing,” on Aug. 25.

This single is the first to feature bassist Jacob Lightsey. “The Right Thing” comes in strong with a solid guitar line that continues throughout the song. Vocalist Mary Norris’ powerful vocals take the song to the next level by adding an almost Florence and the Machine-type of flair.

The band features lifelong friends Norris and Noelle Taylor who have been writing music together since they were 12.

Ten years later, the duo added drummer Houston Garrett to the group. Lightsey joined the band this year.

The full song can be heard on Spotify.

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NEEDTOBREATHE’S LATEST ALBUM IS THE FIRST WITHOUT FOUNDING MEMBER BO RINEHART

Breathe Again Grammy-nominated Needtobreathe is back with its first album in 4 years

CHARLESTON CITY PAPER 09.02.2020

BY VINCENT HARRIS

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It’s been four years since Seneca, South Carolina’s Grammy-nominated Needtobreathe released an album. That’s the longest layoff in the platinum-selling group’s two-decade history. In those four years, members have started families and lead guitarist Bo Rinehart left the band.

Perhaps all that change is why the remaining members of the band, singer/guitarist William “Bear” Rinehart, bassist Seth Bolt and keyboardist Josh Lovelace, focused so much on transition and the passage of time on their new album, Out of Body.

You can hear it in Rinehart’s lyrics throughout the album. “You can look back over your shoulder, yeah, but don’t look too long,” he sings on the anthemic “Hang On,” the first single from Out of Body.

“Got the hounds of hell chasin’,” sings guest artist Drew Holcomb on “Survival.”

“My time’s runnin’ thin.”

On the closing ballad, “Seasons,” Rinehart finds both comfort and uncertainty in the inevitable changes that life brings: “We won’t be here forever,” he sings, “Just a moment then we’re through/ But I found me a rhythm/ It takes time to realize that your life’s gonna pass you by.”

This is music made by a group that has had time to watch its young children grow and change over the last few years.

“Kids have an innocence, and just no shame,” Bolt said with a laugh. “There’s just no fear. It’s a beautiful thing. If you can find a road to that childlike innocence and faith, you can maintain the hope that we have that things can change, and tomorrow is a new day and it can be better.”

The album is full of the big music Needtobreathe gained a following on: Soaring sing-along anthems with nods to the band members’ Christian faith — though they don’t identify as a contemporary Christian band. Songs like “Hang On,” and the kettledrum-driven “Banks” will sound familiar to fans. But the most affecting moments on Out of Body are when things get stripped down, most notably on the acoustic guitar-centered collaboration with the Holcombs, “Survival.”

“We’ve known them for years,” Bolt said, “and they’ve become like family to us.

They’ve toured with us more than anyone else, and they’re just incredible people.”

It probably felt good to have familiar faces around. Bo Rinehart was Needtobreathe’s lead guitarist for more than 20 years, and Lovelace said recording without him for the first time was nerve-racking.

“When you go into the studio to make a record, or you’re going into a tour, for a band

like us, you have some things that you always do when you walk in the door,” he said. “Bo brought a lot of creativity.”

On the plus side, it allowed Needtobreathe to do things differently as it became a different band. The last album, 2016’s HARDLOVE, used synthesizers and electronics extensively, and they pop up occasionally on Out of Body, but overall the trio took a more organic approach.

“This album, more than others, was made in that way where the takes were live, and we were all playing at the same time,” Lovelace said. “We really went into the room to play our instruments together and do something that felt youthful and free and wide open.

We didn’t have all of these rules in our heads or these things that we’ve always done.”

Needtobreathe has dealt with personnel changes before. In fact, the band never officially hired a replacement for drummer Joe Stillwell after he left in 2012, though it’s been working with Randall Harris behind the kit for years. But Bolt said the band’s ability to carry on without Bo proves the band is bigger than its members.

“It’s up to us to just use the talents and the opportunities we have as part of this collective and try to put out great music and put on great shows, and leave people feeling like there’s something bigger than themselves,” Bolt said. “That’s the goal.”

LITTLE BIRD WILL KICK OFF LOWCOUNTRY LISTENS THIRD SEASON SEPT. 2

The Gaillard Center announced its virtual concert series, Lowcountry Listens, will continue with five new performances beginning Sept. 2.

The new season will feature homegrown artists the High Divers, Nathan and Eva, and Sideshow Americans. Little Bird will kick things off Sept. 2.

Lowcountry Listens’ final performance will feature Charlton Singleton and Contemporary Flow Sept. 30. ​Richard Todd​, host of “The Morning Buzz” on 105.5 The Bridge, will introduce each performance, which will be recorded at the Gaillard Center and will feature four to five songs. Videos will be posted to Facebook.

Despite the change in format, Lowcountry Listens had a strong turnout when it was introduced this summer, according to Gaillard director of marketing Kellie Lawson. ​“Since launching Lowcountry Listens back in June, we have presented 10 extraordinary performances with nearly 70,000 views,” Lawson said. “Each show has provided us the opportunity to engage one-on-one with viewers and create an intimate experience.

We cannot wait to share these next artists with our virtual community.”

Viewers can view each performance on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. on the Gaillard’s website, Facebook Live and YouTube Live.

—HM

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“I was thinking about how summer usually is and how summer can be,” he said. Navar took a pretty unorthodox approach to music reacting to our times, by creating a record that lets you just forget about the world for a little bit. While Summers Ruined has hints of R&B and soul floating through it, Navar said the influences for the album were pop stars like Michael Jackson, Chris Brown and Prince. Despite the LP’s title, the singer-songwriter is able to keep Summers Ruined as feel-good as possible. Navar kept his vision unified because he did a lot of the work behind the scenes by himself, and he believes that freedom had an impact on himself as well. “I can see myself now being more pure, more organic, more in-tune because I can say I created the whole thing from the beginning to end,” he said. As someone who’s released a few mixtapes and tried to hone his craft before putting himself in the spotlight, Navar said it was a freeing feeling to be able to make the LP he wanted it to be. —Heath Ellison

Lauren Hall, a country singer from Charleston, has always had a passion for making music, and she is continuing her career with the release of a new single, “Just Like I Knew,” on Sept. 4. As a child, Hall looked to Sheryl Crow, Shania Twain, Miranda Lambert and her dad for inspiration in the music realm. Growing up, she watched her father behind the drumset, knowing that she would follow in his footsteps. Hall released her debut EP in 2014, showcasing her heartfelt lyrics and strong vocals. Since then, she has worked toward her first full-length album, touring with other country artists. Doing it all is something Hall prides herself on, regardless of the amount of time and effort she has to put forth.

With another new single, “Gone,” just released in May, her upcoming tune is sure to be a continuation of what listeners already love from Hall. In a time where there seems to be little to celebrate, we’ve always got music — and artists like Hall are working hard to give more of what people love. Check out Hall’s upcoming single on Sept. 4 for some girl-country that will take you back to you singing along to Martina McBride and Reba McEntire.

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