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Little-known Civil War hero once enslaved on South Santee

By Herb Frazier

Civil War battles freed Robert Blake from slavery at a Charleston County rice plantation on the South Santee River. Then a rebel attack thrust him into a near-death moment of bravery near Johns Island that led to a historic Congressional Medal of Honor being pinned on his chest.

Blake was among 400 enslaved people the Union Navy rescued in late June 1862 during a raid on the Blake Plantation near McClellanville. Blake and about 20 enslaved men from the plantation later entered the Union Navy. Blake’s action during a Confederate attack at 6 a.m. on Christmas Day 1863 on the Union gunboat Marblehead earned him the nation’s highest military decoration.

As the vessel patrolled the Stono River near Legareville, a summer retreat for area planters on Johns Island, an exploding Confederate shell killed the powder boy and knocked Blake to the deck. A bruised Blake jumped up, stripped to the waist and began running powder boxes to the gun loaders.

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S.C. judge blocks state’s new 6-week abortion ban

Abortion politics moved at lightning speed last week, first with a six-week ban approved by the legislature May 23 and signed into law May 25. But when reproductive freedom advocates almost immediately filed a 167-page lawsuit challenging the ban, it took only a day before S.C. Circuit Judge Clifton Newman today issued a temporary order blocking the ban.

The ban was in effect for only about 24 hours before Newman hit the pause button to allow the state Supreme Court to review the new law — which is remarkably similar to a ban that temporarily went into effect last year before also being paused and later ruled unconstitutional based on the state’s explicit right to privacy.

So for now, it’s legal and safe for pregnant women in South Carolina to choose whether to have a traditional abortion up to 22 weeks. —Andy

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The Marblehead’s captain asked Blake, the boat’s cook who had no combat role, what was he doing. Blake answered with gospel song lyrics inspired by Revelation 6:15-17: “Went down to the rocks to hide my face, but the rocks said there is no hiding place here. So here I am, sir.” Blake was later promoted to seaman.

Blake received the medal in 1864. He is considered to be the first Black Civil War combatant to “actually” receive the medal of honor in person. Civil War soldier and medal recipient William Harvey Carney, best known for holding the American flag high during the Union’s July 1863 assault on Battery Wagner at Morris Island near Charleston, received the medal in 1900, 36 years after Blake. But Carney is credited as the first Black medal recipient because his heroism occurred before Blake’s.

As of March 2023, 3,525 service men and women have received the medal, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Blake, who is among 94

Darius Brown, a research assistant at the IAAM Center for Family History, said one of his uncles and a few cousins served in the Civil War

The record-high economic impact of tourism on the Charleston area in 2022, almost a quarter of the area’s overall economy, according to a new College of Charleston study.

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6 killed, 16 others shot in S.C. over past week

Dates: May 23-May 30.

S.C. shooting deaths: 6 people died in Aiken, Pickens, Richland, Charleston and Spartanburg counties.

S.C. shooting injuries: 16 others were hurt in Richland, Florence, Greenville, Dillon, Dorchester and Charleston counties.

Mass shootings: Across the nation, there were 24 mass shootings May 23 to May 30. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 265 mass shootings in the U.S. Source: gunviolencearchive.org

Sources: S.C. official and media reports

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A group of formerly enslaved men who served in the Union Navy clustered on the deck of the USS Vermont

Next Charleston chief of police likely to be a current deputy chief

By Skyler Baldwin

No official announcement has been made regarding who will be filling late Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds’ shoes, but precedent for the city of Charleston suggests it will likely be an inside hire. And with three capable deputy chiefs, there’s a pretty short list of probable candidates.

Deputy Chief Chito Walker is a Greenviille native who joined the Charleston Police Department in 2000. He was promoted to deputy chief in 2020 and currently serves as the commander of the Procedural Justice and Community Policing Bureau, which deals with community relations and equitable policing. During his tenure, Walker served as a patrol officer, detective and SWAT marksman and team leader.

Charleston County sheriff hopefuls look to mental health, drug epidemic

By Skyler Baldwin

The election for the next Charleston County sheriff is still more than a year away, but some hopefuls have already kicked off their campaigns and are ready to discuss the big issues.

Incumbent Sheriff Kristen Graziano, a Democrat, intends to run for reelection, according to an office spokesman. She was elected to the office in November 2020, making her the first female sheriff in the state. Prior to her election, she was a 33-year law enforcement veteran with 19 years of experience serving in the Lowcountry. She designed and implemented a uniform response code for active shooter scenarios in Charleston County schools that was later used as a model for the state. She is a 2015 recipient of the Medal of Valor from the South Carolina Sheriff’s Association and a 2011 President’s Award from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association.

Republican Carl Ritchie currently serves as a Mount Pleasant town council member. He has been in public service for over 39 years. His pedigree began with military service immediately after

his high school graduation, and after his retirement, he became a police officer. He later served as Mount Pleasant chief of police, where he led the department to two consecutive Gold Standard Accreditations. During his tenure as chief, Mount Pleasant was recognized as one of the safest cities in South Carolina, according to Safewise.

Republican Rocky Burke currently serves as deputy chief of Folly Beach Police Department. He has 48 years of experience in public safety, serving in law enforcement and fire service in roles ranging from patrol officer and private investigator to sheriff’s deputy and fire chief.

Ritchie and Burke will vie for the GOP nomination in a primary election ahead of the general in November 2024.

Graziano says much to be proud of in first term

The death of Jamal Sutherland only months after Graziano won her election to the sheriff’s office put mental health at the forefront of law enforcement, a trend that she says is one of her greatest accomplishments and continual goal moving forward.

“I knew before I even went into office

that changing the culture at the jail would be one of our biggest challenges,” she said. “I didn’t have the chance to do much of anything before that tragedy occurred, but the most important thing is what we’ve done as a result.

“We are now the largest mental health care provider in the state of South Carolina,” Graziano added. “We added a clinical psychologist to our staff who works directly with the courts, jail staff and others to ensure we aren’t letting people into our care if they could be better served in a medical setting.”

Beyond mental health, Graziano said the office’s work in overcoming a yearslong staffing shortage is a point of pride.

“For a year, I fought to get pay equity for our deputies,” she said. “We were losing people to offices paying $7,000$8,000 more per year than we were. We researched, we studied and in January of this year, we raised salaries to be competitive in the market. Now, we’re one of the highest paid offices in the state.”

Graziano said the Al Cannon Detention Center specifically went from more than 130 vacancies before she took

Walker holds professional affiliations with the FBI National Academy Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National Tactical Officer Association and more. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from South Carolina State University, and a master’s degree in management from Webster University. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the Department of Homeland Security Leadership Academy and the South Carolina Command College.

Deputy Chief Jack Weiss graduated from the First Police Corps in Baltimore in August 1997 and joined the Charleston Police Department that December. He worked as a patrol officer for four years before transferring to Special Operations, becoming a member of the Explosive Devices Team. He later became the first supervisor of the Tactical Unit under Special Operations.

He was later transferred to Central Investigation Property Crimes as the burglary supervisor. In April 2012, Weiss transferred to the Central Investigations Division, where he served as the commander of the Crimes Against Persons Unit. In September 2016, Weiss was promoted to captain and became the division commander of Central Investigations. In May 2019, he was transferred to the Uniform Patrol Division, where he served as division commander. He was named deputy chief in April 2021 and now serves as the Investigations Bureau commander. He graduated from Charleston Southern University with a bachelor’s degree in history. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

Deputy Chief Dustin Thompson joined the Charleston Police Department in 2002

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From left: Incumbent Sheriff Kristen Graziano, Mount Pleasant town councilman Carl Ritchie and Folly Beach Deputy Police Chief Rocky Burke

CCSD picks new superintendent after controversial search

By Skyler Baldwin

The Charleston County School District (CCSD) Board of Trustees on May 30 announced it will pursue a contract with Wisconsin educator Eric Gallien, 53, to serve as the district’s next superintendent after a months-long nationwide search.

Gallien’s selection follows a visit last week as well as a controversy in which two other candidates dropped out when their names were released prematurely on social media. Gallien, said to be considered the top candidate all along, toured local schools, spoke with administrators and held a meet-andgreet with community members, families and school staff.

“As the second-largest school district in South Carolina, Charleston County School District recognizes the crucial importance of selecting a superintendent who can drive positive change, create a culture of collaboration with diverse stakeholders, instill trust, and enhance the overall educational experience for all students,” the CCSD board said in the press release.

The selection process led by search firm BWP & Associates had 44 applicants from across the country. Seven were recommended to the board, and from those, three were selected as top candidates. Gallien emerged as the leading candidate, according to the press release, impressing the board with “his experience, vision and innovative approach to education.”

“I’m excited about this next step in the selection process and honored to be the candidate of choice to lead CCSD forward,” Gallien said in the press release. “I strongly believe in my ability to bring impactful, positive change to the students, families and educators of CCSD.”

Contract negotiations reportedly are ongoing. Additional details regarding the transition of leadership from sitting superintendent Don Kennedy to Gallien will be provided once terms are set.

Gallien began his educational career in the late 1990s as an educational assistant, and later became a classroom teacher. He eventually rose to district management, serving as the regional director of school support in Milwaukee Public Schools, the largest school district in Wisconsin. It serves more than 75,000 students — compared to CCSD, the second-largest school district in South Carolina which serves about 50,000 students.

Charleston police were responding to a shoplifting

May 19 at a West Ashley Walmart when they got a call about a second shoplifting in progress at that same Walmart. Police only had to walk outside to see the second shoplifting in progress — a man loading five cases of stolen beer into his car before escaping. Hope the original shoplifting went better.

It’s sort of like Groundhog Day Charleston police on May 19 arrested a downtown man after officers noticed him sipping from a 16-ounce bottle of Sunny Margarita, which is essentially how the Charleston City Paper tells when summer has officially begun. What confuses the process a bit are the dozens of multicolored pills police found in a Ziploc bag in his pocket prior to his arrest.

Drive much?

Turns out, North Charleston police end up filing reports when they damage their own cruisers while on patrol. Such is the case for one officer, who, on May 23, ran up on a curb during a traffic stop, resulting in the car needing to be turned in for repairs. “Nothing further to report,” his report said.

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Black medal recipients, is listed in the Medal of Honor Museum on the USS Yorktown at the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant. But unlike Carney’s heroism, Blake’s story is not prominently displayed.

Area man may be related to hero

Darius Brown, a research assistant in the Center for Family History at the International African American Museum, said he believes he is related to Blake.

“[It is] awesome to know that another potential relative of mine was a war hero,” said Brown, who grew up in Beaufort and has family ties to the South Santee. “Like my other numerous Civil War relatives, their stories should be heard and honored.”

Joseph McGill Jr., a Black Civil War reenactor and history and cultural coordinator consultant at Magnolia Plantation and Garden, laments that Blake may remain a lesser-known Civil War hero since the popularity of Civil War reenacting has declined. Reenactments gave Black Civil War buffs the stage to interpret the lives of Black sailors and soldiers like Blake and Carney. But reenactments are no longer popular, he said.

Dylann Roof, a Confederate-flag-waving avowed racist, tarnished the shine of Civil War reenactment in June 2015 when he killed nine members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, McGill said.

A Winyah Bay exodus

Arthur Middleton Blake purchased a colonial-era rice plantation in 1843 that by the time of the war covered more than 9,000 acres. During the fighting, Confederates used the plantation as a base for blockade-running boats. When Union gunboats approached, the Confederates opened fire. The Union returned fire, and seamen and marines went ashore. After a brief skirmish, some 400 enslaved people, including Blake, boarded the Union boats. Today, the Blake Plantation is the Santee Coastal Reserve Wildlife Management Area.

The Union called the formerly enslaved people “contraband” after they became under Union control. “Contraband of war is property taken during a war,” said East Cooper historian Suzannah Smith Miles. “Unfortunately, in this instance, it meant human beings that were the property of their owners.”

The formerly enslaved people were taken to North Island in Winyah Bay near Georgetown where Robert Blake and

about 20 other men entered the Union Navy, said Miles, a historian at The Village Museum in McClellanville. Records show that Blake entered the U.S. Navy on June 30, 1862, she said. Other men also entered the military at that time. Some of them returned to the Blake Plantation after the war, she added.

Enslaved people on North Island experienced destitute conditions with limited clothing and food. An informant in July 1862 told the Union that 500 rebels near Georgetown were preparing to attack North Island “with the intentions of destroying the contrabands … which number 700 men, women and children,” according to Barbara Brooks Tomblin,

author of Bluejackets and Contrabands: African Americans and the Union Navy By 1863 and 1864, people on North Island, including people from the South Santee, were moved to Port Royal in Beaufort County and other coastal camps under Union control. The Union seized Port Royal in November 1861 during a heavy naval bombardment enslaved people called “the big gun shoot.”

Growing up in Beaufort

In 2017, Brown said he began researching his family and compiling oral histories “to go back as far as I could,” he said. “I always knew that I had ancestors who were enslaved by the Blake family,” said Brown, 25. “My great-grandmother, Margaret Jiles Brown, talked about it when I was younger. She said her family came from the Santee near Georgetown.

“I haven’t made a [family] connection with Robert Blake,” Brown admitted. “He is hard to find in the records. It is possible that I am related [to him as] a distant cousin because I have two sides of my family that came from that plantation,” he said. Brown said some of the South Santee families who were brought to Beaufort settled in the Gray’s Hill community where he grew up.

Brown has discovered kinship ties with more than 20 formerly enslaved men from the South Santee who were taken to Beaufort. A few of them joined the U.S. Army and participated in a June 1863 raid on the Combahee River that freed about 700 enslaved people, he said.

Discovering ancestors who fought to end slavery “gives me a sense of pride,” Brown said. “I have close to 30 relatives who fought in the Civil War, and that tells me they weren’t just concerned about their freedom but the freedom of others.”

Like my other numerous Civil War relatives, their stories should be heard and honored.”

—Darius Brown

office to the low 80s now. “This is the first time I can remember vacancies have been this low,” she said.

And at the sheriff’s office, she said she expects all vacant positions to be filled by the end of the summer.

“I’m not going to take all the credit for that,” Graziano said. “It goes to show the incredible staff that serves the Charleston area. They toughed it out through the pandemic, through overtime, and they’re seeing the benefits, and they’re more motivated than ever. I owe it to them for sticking it out. I couldn’t have done it without them.

“We have a great opportunity to push forward with the vision for the community that we have,” she added. “I couldn’t be more proud of the staff I work with now.”

Ritchie focused on mental health

Before his retirement from the police department in Mount Pleasant, Ritchie says improving mental health services for the community was one of his top priorities.

“It’s never taken seriously enough,” he said. “But if we don’t get a grip on what’s happening with mental health, we will continue going down a path we aren’t going to be able to come back from. … Too often, it never gets diagnosed or recognized until someone encounters a police officer for the first time, and if you don’t know what to look for or how to deal with it, that’s where you end up with these use-of-force issues that could really have been avoided.”

Ritchie said he wants to work more closely with mental health professionals and health care providers to see what can be provided to community members struggling with mental health.

Other challenges facing law enforcement in the Lowcountry, he said, include the ongoing staffing issues at the sheriff’s office. While some solutions have been employed, Ritchie said there’s still room for improvement.

“We have to get staffing up,” he said. “We need to hire a staffing specialist to tell us what’s missing, especially at the detention center. Until you can get the staffing in

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after graduating from the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy. In 2005, he joined the department’s Harbor Patrol Unit, assisting the Department of Homeland Security in patrolling the Port of Charleston and participating in several water and land rescues.

Thompson later served in the department’s Traffic Division as a member of the Major Accident Investigative Team. He was quickly promoted to sergeant and later

place, you can’t operate the other important programs — and you have to support the professionals that are already there working to fill those gaps. They need to know they have the support from the sheriff.”

Ritchie said his previous experience will greatly inform his potential new role as sheriff.

“If I’m fortunate enough to be elected, I plan to continue what I did for 47-plus years — be someone who is professional and unbiased and operates with full transparency,” he said.

Burke focused on Lowcountry’s drug problem

Mental health and staffing issues are great concerns for Burke as well, but he said a more pressing matter is the drug problem, particularly fentanyl.

“We have a mental health issue. We have a homelessness issue. And we have a substance abuse issue,” he said. “In Folly Beach, we have had some instances of people being contaminated with fentanyl, and not only the person abusing the drug, but also cases of even an infant child exposed from the parents’ substance abuse,” he said.

From the law enforcement side, Burke said, the most important thing to bolster is training to ensure officers are able to safely and efficiently handle cases in which fentanyl is involved.

Burke said he would bring more critical thinking to the office if elected.

“I would put forth an effort to do what they call critical thinking … in reviewing all the policies, all the resources we have, the staffing we have, to the operation of the detention center,” he said. “I feel they can’t do it all, but I do feel like critical thinking [will help us] see where we may be falling short.”

Burke said it’s important to recognize these shortcomings, and understand that the sheriff’s office is one of many Charleston County agencies working toward the same goal: public safety.

“It’s a collaboration of all agencies — law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, mental health care providers — and this collaborative effort deals with these issues in the hopes of saving people from themselves. That’s how I see it.”

The primaries are expected in June 2024, with a general election in November 2024.

lieutenant, serving as the midnight shift command officer and the commander of the Crimes Against Persons Unit in the Central Investigations Division in 2019. He was promoted to deputy chief in April 2021.

Thompson graduated with honors from the University of South Carolina in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He is also a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police and a 2022 member of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America Homeland Security Program.

Haley, Scott in race for veep, not POTUS

If anybody actually believes the two South Carolinians who are seeking the Republican nomination for president are actually running for president in 2024, we’ve got some swampland for you in Florida. That’s where the two leading candidates, former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, live and manage to suck up most of the political oxygen of the nation.

What’s really happening now is positioning. Former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley, who announced her 2024 campaign in Charleston in February, and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, who announced his campaign last month in North Charleston, are actually working now to be asked by the eventual GOP nominee to be a running mate.

If we had to make a wager, we’d bet Haley, who served as a United Nations ambassador under Trump, is hoping to be on the ticket with DeSantis. And Scott, who voted with Trump 97% of the time when he was president, is angling to be Trump’s veep choice. When Fox News personality Sean Hannity asked in February about policy differences with Trump, Scott said, “Probably not very many at all. I am so thankful that we had President Trump in office.”

Words of a true sycophant. So if he doesn’t have much differences with the leading candidate, why’s he running at all?

Beyond the bromance between Trump and Scott, a

more important question is to wonder what qualifies him to be president. His legislative record is pretty thin. He’s out on the stump talking about faith and positive things, but not engaging on really tough issues. His selftouted “opportunity zones” for development are a tepid success, at best, because they seem to have helped the rich get richer more than helping provide the poor with huge opportunities.

Haley, no less ambitious or eager for the spotlight than Scott, has more of a policy leg to stand on. She did a pretty good job in the stuffy role of U.N. Ambassador under Trump and managed to leave the office early without Trump’s ire. She takes a lot of credit for calling as governor to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds, when, in fact, she shares the credit of getting it done with South Carolina business leaders as well as top Democrats and Republicans. She burned some of her credit, though, when she pandered in 2020 that America was not a racist country, which anybody with a kernel of common sense knows is not true. Racism still pervades the national psyche and drives Republican politics in ways that would make Richard Nixon smile from the grave.

So the 2024 campaign for Scott and Haley may be a little more about 2028 or 2032 if one is picked as a vice presidential running mate. Sometimes that works — Biden and Bush Sr. — and sometimes it doesn’t. Remember Al Gore, Dan Quayle and Walter Mondale?

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McMaster needs to go to apology school

By Andy Brack

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster doesn’t need to go into comedy anytime soon. He’s just not that funny.

What he needs to do is to go to apology school.

The governor, who often sounds like Foghorn Leghorn these days, had this to say to fellow Republicans at the May state convention: “I look forward to the day that Democrats are so rare, we have to hunt them with dogs.”

Umm. Not funny, governor. Really not funny. Even if you claim you’ve been saying it for years, it has never been funny.

Democrats responded with outrage about McMaster’s dogwhistle of a comment.

“Yesterday, Governor Henry McMaster threatened me, my family and thousands of other Anderson County residents who are Democrats when he said he looks forward to the day he can ‘hunt us with dogs,’ ” said Chris Salley, chairman of the Anderson County Democratic Party, in a statement.

Charleston County Democratic Party Chairman Sam Skardon went further: “We cannot continue to normalize threats of political violence from the leadership of the Republican Party. If the governor does not retract and apologize, S.C. State Law Enforcement Division should investigate this threat.”

One man who lived through apartheid in South Africa recalled on Facebook how many people in that country were silent about its system of segregation: “Their silence spoke volumes. If you do not stand up against racism, if you remain silent, you are part of the problem.”

But maybe McMaster, a former attorney general who should know about keeping the peace more than inciting it, thought what he said was hilarious. The governor of any state should know better, particularly in an America today more polarized by race, fear and hate than in years.

What our governor said was mean, mean-spirited and filled with racial undertones of South Carolina’s ugly past in which white elites subjugated enslaved Africans and actually did hunt them when they escaped. Or hanged them, such as when Charlestonians executed Denmark Vesey and 34 others for what was purported to be a planned slave uprising. Or they just plain lynched them after the Civil War to reignite fear to fuel horrible decades of homegrown Jim Crow apartheid.

It’s not a history of which to be proud.

But predictably, the spin-doctors and fixers played McMaster’s comment off as a light-hearted joke. That’s what the embarrassment playbook says to do — just foist anything out on a lazy public that the person saying the trash didn’t really mean it.

Here’s how the Washington Post reported on the remark: “In a statement Monday, a spokesman for McMaster said the governor had been saying the line at GOP conventions for years, adding that ‘everyday South Carolinians understand that it’s a joke.’ ”

The joke might have worked in the 1950s, which is where McMaster and his buddies seem to want us to return. But rather than continuing to brush off the remark, the governor needs to realize he represents all South Carolinians, not just the ones who may look like him.

To drive this point home: Just imagine what would happen if a blue state governor started talking about crucifying pro-life activists. And then said it was just a joke. I bet McMaster, Fox News and most Republicans would squeal like stuck pigs. The vitriol surely would be intergalactic.

So governor, let’s lay off the bad jokes, the over-the-top rhetoric and the increasingly hostile politics that continue to pull people apart. There’s not going to be any Kumbaya moment in South Carolina anytime soon, but you can stop throwing gas on the fire.

Andy Brack is editor and publisher of Charleston City Paper. Have a comment? Send to: feedback@ charleston citypaper.com.

The governor of any state should know better, particularly in an America today more polarized by race, fear and hate than in years.

Swimming FOR A CAUSE

Father-son pair teams up for Swim Across America’s Charleston-Kiawah Open Water Swim

By Chelsea Grinstead

Mount Pleasant entrepreneur Brad Johnson had a headache in May 2003 that wouldn’t go away. By October of that year, he completed treatment for stage four head and neck cancer at just 27 years old.

Next week, Johnson will celebrate surviving cancer for 20 years in a unique way — by taking to the waves off the shore of Kiawah Island in an open water swim event to raise money for a local cancer center.

“Twenty-seven is not a normal age to sort of deal with end-of-life issues — but, you know, the reality is none of us know what is going to happen,” Johnson told the Charleston City Paper. “It became very clear that you can’t take anything with you to whatever you believe is coming after this life. The things you leave behind are the relationships and what people remember of you. That was probably the biggest impact on me.”

This year’s swim is extra special, too. Johnson will swim for the first time as half of a dynamic duo with his 13-year-old son Owen in the Swim Across America (SAA) Charleston-Kiawah Open Water Swim on June 10. Swimmers can participate in the half-mile or 1.5-mile swim options.

The father-son team aims to raise $20,000 this year for SAA and complete the 1.5-mile swim. Johnson has been serving as director of this local chapter of SAA since its inaugural event in 2018 — and he said he looks forward to switching gears and hitting the water instead.

SAA, founded in 1987, raises awareness and funds for cancer research, prevention and treatment through community events such as open water or pool swims. It works with thousands of volunteers each year as well as past and current Olympians.

Since the organization’s first open water event in the Long Island Sound 36 years ago, two dozen communities in the United States hold annual swimming events to benefit various innovative cancer patient and research programs.

Brad Johnson (left) has been a triathlete for decades and his son Owen is on the South Carolina Swim Club team

“Swim Across America as a national organization has granted over $100 million to cancer research,” Johnson said. “The special thing about the SAA model is each one of the events is connected with a local cancer center. So everything we raise at our event here in Charleston, goes to a cancer center here in Charleston.”

Local funds go to the Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center, one of 71 designated National Cancer Institutes in America and the only one in South Carolina.

Hollings Cancer Center bolsters research

Over the past five years, the local Swim Across America chapter has raised more than $250,000 for the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center.

Jonnson said SAA’s fundraising model is unique because it benefits novel cancer research projects that shape how the medical industrial complex views, treats and prevents various cancers. Up-andcoming researchers often have a difficult time receiving federal funding, Johnson said, and SAA’s scientific committee works with the Hollings center and other cancer centers to identify investigative projects and help with seed funding to propel clinical trials and data collection.

“Immunotherapy is big right now,” Johnson said, “and when it [first surfaced], people thought it was crazy [to use] the immune system to fight cancer. Swim Across America is one of the first organizations to invest and support [immunotherapy] research. There are some very big drugs out there making a huge impact on people’s lives that actually credit the funding of Swim Across America.”

Seed funding is “critical for somebody who is starting out their career with their own laboratory and trying to launch their research program,” said Dr. Denis Guttridge, associate director of translational sciences at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. He said SAA is an integral avenue through which Hollings can financially equip the researchers it recruits to work on specific areas of cancer.

“These seed funds go a long way in accelerating careers and getting researchers the money that they need to generate data [they can] then use to apply for much bigger grants in the million-dollar range from the National Institutes of Health or other national funding agencies.”

One family’s SAA story

Thirteen-year-old Owen Johnson has completed the local SAA open swim twice so far, and looks forward to swimming with

his dad this year for the first time.

“It’s really fun, especially with the open water — I don’t get to do that much,” Owen told the City Paper. “I love to see all the Olympians that are there and maybe get the chance to swim with one.”

Brad Johnson said he was working for a biotech sales company and had just proposed to his wife Tami when he first experienced symptoms living in San Diego.

“No one really thought it was anything serious except for me, and it progressed rapidly,” he said.

“It was a very aggressive form of head and neck cancer, which is extremely rare in young people. The type of cancer I had really only shows up with any frequency in elderly people in Southeast Asia. Doctors weren’t aware of any successful treatment protocols [in the early 2000s].”

He quickly started treatment under Dr. Marshall Posner with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Dr. Posner was researching aggressive forms of head and neck cancer that show up in young people with zero risk factors, Johnson said.

The treatments were very intense, he said, moving from chemotherapy into a combination of chemotherapy and radiation then into boost radiation, which are twicedaily radiation treatments.

“It all happened so quickly — I went from being a healthy 27-year-old to being in a hospital bed unable to get myself to the bathroom.” He said Posner described his approach as, “We’re going to beat you within an inch of your life to save it.”

And indeed his life was saved.

“Triathlons were a big part of my survi-

vorship,” Johnson said. “I celebrated one year out of cancer treatments by doing my first triathlon [in 2004]. And then it’s been a part of my life ever since.”

Johnson and his family moved to Charleston in 2015 from Quebec, where his wife was born. He founded his endurance coaching business Axes Performance Coaching that same year.

Owen Johnson launched a GoFundMe page in 2020 that raised about $2,000 for SAA and Hollings Research Center in honor of his dad’s battle with cancer and his work for the organization.

“For him to take the initiative that he did almost three years ago and recognize the importance of that to me as a gift — I just don’t know what more I could have asked for. To be able to swim together this year, it’s going to be awesome.

“Owen is in way better shape than me right now,” Brad Johnson said laughing. “I’m sure he’s going to be swimming circles around me the whole time — that’s kind of our strategy.”

To participate in or donate to the CharlestonKiawah SAA fundraising event, visit swimacrossamerica.org. Lowvelo, a bicycle event that also benefits Hollings Cancer Center, takes place Nov. 4. Visit lowvelo.org for details.

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Photos courtesy Swim Across America

The special thing about the SAA model is each one of the events is connected with a local cancer center. So everything we raise at our event here in Charleston, goes to a cancer center here in Charleston.” —Brad Johnson

June 3 marks the sixth annual SAA Charleston-Kiawah Open Water Swim

What To Do

SATURDAY Floppin’ Flounder 5K

The Charleston Running Club has stepped up and taken over this year’s Floppin’ Flounder 5K, a charitable race to help raise funds for the Sullivan’s Island volunteer fire department. This year’s race runs a new course, but it should be familiar to long-time Floppin’ Flounder runners. Familiarize yourself with the course before race day, get your running shoes on and get active for a good cause.

June 3-4. 8-11 a.m. Free. Sullivan’s Island Elementary School. 2015 Ion Ave. Sullivan’s Island. floppinflounder.com

MONDAYS

Freshfields Village farmers market

Join Freshfields Village every Monday in June, July and August for a weekly farmers market. Pick from the freshest locally grown produce and handmade crafts all summer. With 17 vendors on the docket for this season, there’s sure to be something for everyone to take home and enjoy, including homemade sweet and salty kettle corn, small-batch spice blends, ready-to-go flower arrangements and more.

Mondays through August. 3-7 p.m. Free. Freshfields Village. 165 Village Green Lane. Kiawah Island. freshfieldsvillage.com

THURSDAY

Father’s Day kids craft night

NEXT WEEK

Park Circle Pride Festival

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More than 40 events take place during the third annual Park Circle Pride, which kicks off next Monday. This North Charleston neighborhood becomes the epicenter for celebration of all things LGBTQ+. This year’s festival has expanded with additional events, workshops, panels, markets and more. Events are free, and donations are welcomed.

June 6-11. Event times vary. Free. Various locations in Park Circle. North Charleston. parkcirclepride.com

Father’s Day is just around the corner, and the team at East Bay Deli is here to make sure it’s as special as possible. Bring the kids to East Bay Deli in West Ashley to make dad a gift he’ll love to show off — a personalized picture frame perfect for a family photo. All supplies will be provided as well as an instant camera to take and print photos on the spot. Kids eat for free during kids night with the purchase of an adult meal.

June 8. 5-7 p.m. Free. East Bay Deli. 858 Savannah Hwy. West Ashley. eastbaydeli.com

WEDNESDAY

Painting classes with Giselle Harrington

Artist and illustrator Giselle Harrington is offering painting classes at the James Island Arts and Cultural Center. Harrington’s classes focus on giving students a solid background on the traditional techniques of painting and drawing. Watercolor for beginners of all ages starts next Wednesday with five weekly sessions. Check online for more class options and to sign up.

June 7. 2-4 p.m. Prices vary. James Island Arts and Cultural Center. 1248 Camp Road. James Island. giselleharrington.com/classes

Arts

Bonilla brings pop art to Silver Hill Studios

By Chloe Hogan

Charleston-based sculptor Olivia Bonilla is known for her distinctive pop art aesthetic. Her sculptures of giant gummy bears and seemingly never-ending cupcakes incorporate themes of indulgence, nostalgia and whimsy.

Bonilla’s work explores the idea of a “sugar-coated reality,” expressed through sculptures of sweets which incorporate sprinkled pills, syringes and cap gun toys. She lures viewers into her deceptively sweet sculptures by transforming resin into irresistible hard candy and cement into soft and fluffy textures.

The artist celebrates her second solo show Grass is Greener this month at Silver Hill Studios with the Miller Gallery. Bonilla has taken the better part of a year to develop the largest works in this collection which see an expansion of her artistic language.

“The sweet stuff is this vehicle, this driving force that connects with audiences. I feel like as you get closer and dissect it, there’s a little bit more to it, there’s satire,” she said.

She began her sculptural practice during her undergraduate career at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in Connecticut, where she received a bachelor’s degree in painting. Since moving to Charleston after graduation in 2017, Bonilla has developed a process-based art practice: Her movements in the studio are informed by materiality and constant experimentation.

“It all started with the cupcake series,” she said. “The assembly is this very intuitive quick process. I’ve only got seconds to work with the material before it hardens. I’m manipulating the material, and then also it goes where gravity goes. I love that spontaneity. That’s kind of the unplanned part, which then comes together with my composing of the color world and the narrative.”

Bonilla’s background in painting is evident in the way she uses color theory to masterfully imbue emotion in her chromatic works.

Artifacts

Studio artist showcase takes over Redux

Redux Contemporary Art Center hosts Creative Corridors, the annual show featuring Redux’s studio artists. Redux currently serves as a studio home to 40 Charleston artists who will each be featured in the show, presenting artwork centered on the theme of “reclaim” in varied media. The exhibition is on view June 2-July 15 with an opening reception 5-8 p.m. June 2. Visit redux.org to learn more.

Celebrate a new exhibition at Mary Martin Gallery

“Over the years, the work has become about nostalgia, about memory, about something that is sculptural, that evokes emotion through color.”

She also takes a painterly approach to create narratives. Bonilla uses resin to cast toy cars, Army men, cap guns and candies, then incorporates those objects to tell complex stories within the layers of her sculptures. Beyond materiality, Bonilla’s work is driven by personal memories. The works which incorporate pills, for example, are informed by Bonilla’s own experiences with medication.

“All the themes in my work are things that are rooted inside of me somewhere,” she said. “With the Chill Pill series, that stemmed from being diagnosed with ADHD and pretty much being medicated my entire life on those types of drugs.

“It was also the ’90s, early 2000s where I was just being pumped with all these meds. I felt like an experiment. And that’s something I think even as an adult, in my work, is so playful and fun, and I do feel like there’s moments of being able to express a repressed childhood.”

Bonilla understands herself as a pop artist, citing inspiration from James Rosenquist, a proponent of the movement whose paintings explored the role of advertising, utilizing everyday objects like Spaghetti-O’s, CocaCola cans and lipstick. She’s also interested in the idea of the “readymade,” coined by Marcel Duchamp when he presented his “Fountain” in 1917, a quintessential example of an ordinary manufactured object designated by the artist as a work of art (and in Duchamp and Bonilla’s cases, interpreted in some way).

With the Cowboy Candy series, Bonilla uses a direct mold of the packaging of the cap gun toy. This adds a level of abstraction, she said, but still results in an object that is intentionally devoid of the human hand.

Like the great pop artists before her, Bonilla’s work simultaneously celebrates and

critiques popular culture, especially through the appropriation of nostalgic objects.

“The works are like vessels to connect with the everyday person, with people of all ages,” she said. “But then when they get a closer look, it might make them uncomfortable or it has deeper layers to it.”

And taking a closer look is certainly something you’ll want to do upon seeing Bonilla’s lustrous creations. Taking in the sculptural works, one can’t help but wonder about her creative process. Viewers may find themselves questioning, why do these objects bring to mind subconscious meanings, associations and implications?

Further exploring her position in art history, Bonilla’s newest series on view, Grass is Greener, re-imagines classical sculptures, such as Michelangelo’s “David” and the ancient Egyptian sculpture by Thutmose known as the “Nefertiti Bust.” She starts these works by creating her own silicone molds of sculpted cement, then paints in layers with automotive paint, giving the works a finish reminiscent of vintage cars.

“I’m doing this classical series to kind of get back to my roots of form, but then bringing this contemporary view of color.”

Bonilla said her solo show at Silver Hill Studios is exciting for a couple of reasons, including the square footage which will allow her to make some of her largest works yet, such as a huge cherry sculpture with a tied stem, a piece made in collaboration with her fiancé.

Bonilla said she looks forward to bringing her community together at Silver Hill Studios and celebrating six years with the Miller Gallery.

“I’m really grateful to be able to keep doing my work.”

Grass is Greener is on view at Silver Hill Studios June 8-10 with an opening reception 6-9 p.m. June 8.

Between Heaven and Earth, an exhibition of paintings by internationally acclaimed artist Oleg Trofimov, takes over the Mary Martin Gallery this month with an opening reception 5-8 p.m. June 2. The inspiration for Trofimov’s paintings stems from his deep love of travel. He uses oil paint to depict the splashing waves of Venetian canals and the vibrancy of small-town European streets. The exhibition is on view at Mary Martin Gallery, 143 East Bay St. Visit marymartin.com for more information.

SNL alum to perform at Charleston Music Hall

Comedian Leslie Jones brings her talents to the Charleston Music Hall stage at 7 p.m. June 3. Jones continues to be one of the busiest comedians in the entertainment industry — you may recognize her from her time as a cast member and writer for Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2019 or for her current gig as the host of the ABC game show Supermarket Sweep Tickets range from $39 to $69 for Jones’ upcoming performance. Visit charlestonmusichall.com to purchase.

Call for art at Sugey’s

King Street bar Sugey’s invites visual artists to submit work for its first “dark art show” to be held on June 22. The show will be curated by artist Andrew Foster. All mediums are welcome to submit. To submit art for consideration, message @andrews_neat_pics on Instagram. Check out @sugeys on Instagram for more info. — Chloe Hogan

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Olivia Bonilla’s sculptures explore a “sugar-coated” reality, commenting on overstimulation and re-appropriated ideas

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CHAMPIONING CREATIVE.

CHAMPIONING OUR CREATIVE.

We’re proud to support those who dream of a brighter tomorrow through the performing arts.

We’re proud to support those who dream of a brighter tomorrow through the performing arts.

who dream of a brighter tomorrow through the performing arts.

Welcome!

I invite you to join us in celebrating 45 years of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston’s annual celebration of our local arts community. Produced by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs, Piccolo Spoleto is the longstanding complement to the world renowned Spoleto Festival USA. Each season, the festival brings together a varied line-up of exhibitions, performances, educational programs, and culturally inspired fun that encourages us all to come together and experience something truly exceptional.

Piccolo Spoleto strives to offer something for everyone over the course of 17 days and nights, bringing the arts to life in our galleries and theatres, historic houses of worship, public plazas, courtyards and gardens, and, of course, the City’s beloved and beautiful parks. It is a Charleston tradition that endures and grows richer with each new season.

As we mark this milestone year, we are excited by many of our festival traditions, from our curtain raising Sunset Serenade concert with the Charleston Symphony at the US Custom House, to the Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition at Marion Square. Equally, we welcome new offerings like our Piccolo on King block party and an ever-expanding roster of pop-up events and exhibitions. Piccolo Spoleto exists in a constant state of reinvention, and each season is a reflection of both grand aspirations and small gestures. I hope you will relish everything the festival has to offer.

The arts have demonstrated remarkable resolve and resilience in recent years and we salute Charleston’s artists and audiences alike for their commitment to cultural vibrancy. Piccolo Spoleto is a direct reflection of the

dedication and generosity of artists and arts enthusiasts throughout our community, and I want to acknowledge all of the outstanding artists and appreciative audience members who will make the 2023 Piccolo Spoleto Festival an resounding success. I also want to thank the staff of the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs and the team of dedicated community volunteers and arts leaders who bring Piccolo Spoleto to life. Enjoy every minute of our long-playing Piccolo Spoleto Festival as it continues to spin 45 years on, proudly ablare with unbridled creativity, artistic excellence, and an infectious groove. It is always such an amazing time of the year in Charleston as music, joy, and laughter spill out beyond our concert halls and auditoriums, transforming our city with artistry, whimsy and fun. Please be sure to join us, and bring along your family, friends and neighbors. I look forward to seeing you all at Piccolo Spoleto.

John J. Tecklenburg Mayor

Festival Staff About the Festival

The Piccolo Spoleto Festival annually presents a varied program that includes visual arts exhibitions, performances of classical music, jazz, dance, theater and choral music, as well as cultural events and community celebrations, poetry readings, children’s activities, craft shows and film screenings.

Piccolo Spoleto prioritizes accessibility for both artists and performers, presenting professional work of the highest standard, while ensuring that nearly half of Piccolo’s events are admission-free, with the balance offered at affordable prices.

In addition to the Festival’s visual arts, artisan crafts exhibitions and public art installations, performances are being planned for outdoor settings in Charleston’s parks. Events are scheduled for the City’s larger parks in formats that accommodate social distancing and smaller neighborhood pop-up events will be announced the week of the event to ensure that the weather will accommodate the performance.

Piccolo Spoleto was launched in 1979 by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs, which continues to work closely with an engaged group of volunteers from the Charleston arts community. The working group of arts professionals who serve as volunteer program coordinators for the festival now numbers nearly 40 with each specializing in a particular discipline, genre or period.

Applications for the 2024 Piccolo Spoleto Festival will be available online in the autumn at PiccoloSpoleto.com

For more information, call the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs at (843) 724-7305 or email CulturalAffairs@charleston-sc.gov.

CITY OF CHARLESTON

John J. Tecklenburg Mayor

CITY COUNCIL

Boyd Gregg District 1

Kevin Shealy District 2

Jason Sakran District 3

Robert Mitchell District 4

Karl L. Brady Jr. District 5

William Dudley Gregorie District 6

Perry K. Waring District 7

Michael S. Seekings District 8

OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Scott Watson Director

Mindy Manziano

Associate Producer of Piccolo Spoleto Festival

Harrison Chapman Farmers Market Manager

Basil Punsalan Outreach and Event Coordinator

Anne Quattlebaum City Gallery Manager

Virginia Clyburn Event Planner

A. Peter Shahid Jr. District 9

Stephen Bowden District 10

Ross A. Appel District 11

Caroline Parker District 12

Katie LaPorte Cultural Projects Coordinator

Ray Swagerty Production Manager

Rachel D. Workman Finance Manager

3 concerts spotlighting Charleston’s musical history

JUNE 3 & 10 AT 2pm

Charleston’s longest running musical production featuring gospel, Gershwin, jazz, Civil War songs and light classics.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4 AT 4pm

“Oh Happy Day” Gospel Music featuring the Bright Family Singers & Ensemble

with special guest, Ann Caldwell

Piccolo Spoleto Festival is produced and directed by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs

Ahead for Piccolo Spoleto: Poetry, sandcastles and a big finale

By Chloe Hogan

The second half of Piccolo Spoleto 2023 offers more chances to engage with the work of creative Charlestonians, visiting artists, emerging playwrights, musicians and actors. Other events focus on community celebrations, such as a sandcastle sculpting competition on Isle of Palms and a free Pink Floyd-inspired finale event curated by local concert producer Zandrina Dunning.

“What we’re looking to do is create an inclusive and complete presentation of our community,” said Scott Watson, cultural affairs director for the city of Charleston.

Engage with creative writers

The festival’s longest-running event exclusively devoted to fiction, Piccolo Fiction by Piccolo Spoleto and Blue Bicycle Books, allows local and South Carolina authors to read brief short stories. The event will be held in the courtyard beside the King Street bookstore, and, following tradition, each story will begin with the words “I ducked into the alley…”

Owner of Blue Bicycle Books, Jonathan Sanchez said the event is a great way for folks to engage with up and coming talent.

“I think we got a really good group this year,” he said. “I’m excited to meet Brittany Butler. She’s a little bit different in that she writes spy fiction. I’m also thrilled to have

Gervais Hagerty, who I’ve known for a really long time and wrote a great book that takes place in Charleston called In Polite Company.”

Piccolo Fiction is free and open to the public at Blue Bicycle Books, 420 King St., 5 p.m. June 3.

This year’s featured authors:

• Brittany Butler is a former CIA targeting officer who recruited spies and dismantled terrorist networks abroad. Butler has worked to promote the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls. Her first novel is The Syndicate Spy, which tells the story of how female intelligence officers use their intellect and skills to bring peace to a war-torn region.

• Gervais Hagerty grew up in Charleston and spent time as a reporter and producer for local radio and TV. After earning her MBA at The Citadel, she taught communications to cadets. She published her first novel, In Polite Company in 2021. A new novel is on the way.

• Y-Danair Niehrah writes historical fiction, focusing on the stories of the Degar people (the indigenous tribes of Vietnam). He studied creative writing at the College of Charleston before pursuing a master’s degree in fine arts at Queens University of Charlotte.

• Sara Peck is the author of three books of poetry. She grew up in Greenville, attended the College of Charleston, received her master’s degree in fine arts from Columbia College Chicago and teaches writing at the University School of the Lowcountry.

For those interested in more of the art of spoken word, there’s the Sundown Poetry series, which this year will be held at Washington Square Park on Broad Street. Each reading starts at 6 p.m. with book signings to follow at Buxton Books around the corner.

The first poets to perform this year were William Lee Kinard III, Marlanda Dekine and Eugene Platt. It’s free to attend the upcoming poetry performances by these writers:

• Angelo Geter. June 2. Geter is an award-winning poet and teaching artist currently serving as the poet laureate of Rock Hill. Geter is a 2020 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow, and a National Poetry Slam champion. His debut collection More God Than Dead was published in 2022.

• John Milkereit. June 6. Milkereit, now of Houston and formerly Charleston, has appeared in various literary journals including Panoply and The Ekphrastic Review. Lamar University Literary Press

Butler Hagerty

Niehrah

Peck

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Admiral Radio opens the Hampton Park Finale for Comfortably Pink, a Pink Floyd tribute band

recently published his third collection of poems entitled, A Place Comfortable with Fire.

• Kurtis Lamkin. June 7. Lamkin combines performing spoken word with playing the Kora, a stringed West African instrument. His poems have been published in many magazines and anthologies, and his latest recording, “Love Life,” can be found at kurtislamkin.com.

• Elizabeth Robin. June 8. Robin is a retired teacher and working poet on Hilton Head Island. She has three books with Finishing Line Press, most recently To My Dreamcatcher (2022). The 2021 Carrie McCray Nickens Fellowship winner, Robin emcees open mics and creates literary programs on Hilton Head.

• Long Table Poets. June 9. The group has met for 20 years to study and craft poems with teacher Richard Garcia, whose book of prose poems, Porridge, was selected by Poetry magazine’s editor as the best collection of 2015.

Springtime celebrations

Piccolo celebrates the transition into summer with a loved festival tradition that takes place at the Isle of Palms front beach at 9 a.m., June 3, the Piccolo Spoleto Sand Sculpting Competition. Artists compete for prizes in different categories as they transform raw sand and water into beautiful works of art. Whether you’re a competitor or a spectator, this free event is fun for everyone.

For the finale event at Hampton Park, the cultural affairs office collaborated with local music organizer Zandrina Dunning, owner of concert production company The ZD Experience.

The June 10 Hampton Park Finale event is a Pink Floyd tribute in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its iconic album, The Dark Side of the Moon.

“When I was asked to do this, I was super-excited,” Dunning said, “So I immediately thought of just who could fill out this event and do it the right way.”

Johnny Mac will take on lead guitar and vocals with Scotty Friar, plus Tristan Sills on bass, Bill Nance on keys and OrganMaster Bank on saxophone. Also singing Floyd songs on stage are frequent guests on Dunning’s concert lineups; Zander Bowes of Columbia and soprano Javetta Campbell.

The concert starts at 5:30 p.m. with local indie group Admiral Radio on the Rose Pavilion Stage. At 7:45 p.m., a Pink Floyd tribute band called “Comfortably Pink” will take the main stage. Local light artist Lazer Catcher will provide hazy, colorful, Pink Floyd-inspired visuals. Dunning said folks should bring chairs

and blankets to enjoy this free, familyfriendly concert in the park.

“It’s a cool thing to be partnering with the city of Charleston on this level,” Dunning said. “Producing something kind of from the ground up; I’m super excited about that. [ZD Experience creative director] Stephen Washington and I are putting this thing together and we’re just so excited to make it happen.”

For the full lineup of Piccolo Spoleto events, visit piccolospoleto.com.

September 17 at 3PM

CHAMBER MUSIC WITH FRIENDS SOTTILE THEATRE

September 24 at 3PM

OVATION CONCERT SERIES DOCK STREET THEATRE

October 22 at 2 AND 4pm

SALON SERIES

SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY HALL

November 5 at 3PM

CHAMBER MUSIC WITH FRIENDS SOTTILE THEATRE

January 14 at 3PM

OVATION CONCERT SERIES DOCK STREET THEATRE

February 18 at 2 AND 4pm

SALON SERIES

SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY HALL

March 10 at 3PM

CHAMBER MUSIC WITH FRIENDS SOTTILE THEATRE

March 24 at 3PM

OVATION CONCERT SERIES

DOCK STREET THEATRE

April 7 at 2 and 4pm

SALON SERIES

SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY HALL

Photos by Riley Utley; CP file photos

The Piccolo Spoleto Sand Sculpting Competition is a festival tradition

Loucks returns with Booger Red at Piccolo Spoleto

By Aiyana Hardy

The last time Jim Loucks performed at Piccolo Spoleto was in 2017 with his oneman show The Biscuiteater, a show broadly based about his grandfather, centering around the day he shot someone in the line of duty as a police officer. Having to sit with that guilt that he felt after the shooting.

“Alongside that is the relationship with his young grandson who has a lot of selfesteem issues, and he’s coming from a kind of tough home environment.” Loucks said.

He’s now bringing his new solo show, Booger Red to Piccolo Spoleto. He said he feels excited and ready to perform at the Threshold Repertory Theater.

“I’m looking forward to it. I love Charleston,” Loucks said, “It’s such a great city.”

He said that he was supposed to perform back in 2020, but due to the pandemic that couldn’t happen. So he said he’s excited to come back now.

He now has written a new one-man show, Booger Red, which centers around his father.

The show is about analyzing the father’s “journey of coming out of the home environment and becoming a hellfire and brimstone Southern Baptist preacher,” Loucks said.

At the same time, it looks at the father’s

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son, Loucks, who isn’t necessarily religious and what brings him to being a performer.

Upbringing influenced his writing

Loucks said his upbringing in south Georgia influenced his writing. He wants to bring humor mixed with sensitivity to the stage. He remembers putting on skits at a very young age and being heavily influenced by Bugs Bunny.

Now he’s performing solo shows, having to memorize 30 pages of script. Along with that he works with Shannon Moses on his singing and vocals, and pulls together a hour-long show.

He preps for his shows with his team, including his wife Deb. They have a theater in California called The Electric Lodge in which they create all of their shows. Loucks said he has a great support system to help make all of his shows happen.

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as a “great director,” adding that they’ve worked together a long time.

She and Loucks met in 2014 at the Austin Fringe Festival.

“I told the curator of the Fringe Festival, I’m from Venice, California,” Chess said. “And I will probably go back there at some point. The curator said, ‘Oh, we have a couple that’s from Venice, California, and they’re here with their show, Deb and Jim Loucks.’ ”

Six months later, Loucks was developing The Biscuiteater and was looking for a director.

“So you know I said well, maybe I could see a piece of it and see if you like what I say during that meeting and if it seems like a match, maybe we will work together.”

Booger Red - 7 p.m. on June 2 and June 4; 6 p.m., June 3. Threshold Repertory Theater, 84½ Society St. Tickets are $15 and available at CityPaperTickets.com.

This also included his director, Lisa Chess. She directed The Biscuiteater and is now directing Booger Red. She has also been an actor and acting instructor for more than 10 years. Loucks described her

Chess said, “And indeed it was a match,” Chess said. They’ve worked together ever since.

Chess describes Booger Red as “an adult child’s homage to his father.” She described him as an authentic writer and an emotionally available actor. She’s sure the performance will be great for the Piccolo Spoleto Festival.

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Aiyana Hardy is an arts journalism master’s degree student at Syracuse University.

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Jim Loucks follows his 2017 Piccolo Spoleto performance of The Biscuiteater (far left) with his new one-man show Booger Red (above)

The Festival by Genre

Charleston’s

Piccolo Spoleto Festival is back

with a broad range of performances — from free outdoor concerts, familyfriendly fun and exhibitions to ticketed events to whet your cultural whistle in theater, music and more. Get out during the 17-day festival to experience the Holy City’s creative community.

The calendar profiled in this publication focuses on the second half of the festival. To learn more and find tickets for some shows, visit PiccoloSpoleto.com

FESTIVAL TRADITIONS

Sand Sculpting Competition

Visit the front beach of Isle of Palms to watch artists transform the beach into art as they compete for prizes in six categories of the annual sand sculpting competition. Family-friendly and free. 9 a.m., June 3. Location: Isle of Palms, front beach.

Piccolo Spoleto Finale featuring a tribute to Pink Floyd

Free. 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., June 10, Hampton Park, 30 Mary Murray Blvd.

MUSIC

All shows are ticketed. Visit: PiccoloSpoleto.com.

Early Music Series

The Early Music Series this year moves to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 89 Hasell St., Charleston. Bach, Vivaldi, and Mozart are the composers that will be featured in an intimate setting with stunning acoustics. Concerts start at 3 p.m. and last an hour.

June 2: The Art of the Trio

June 4: Spartina Consort: Masters of the French and German Baroque

June 5, June 8: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

June 6, June 9: Mozart in the Afternoon/A Little Night Music

June 7: Bach cello suites

The Charlestones

The a cappella quartet presents “Love is in the Air,” a program of love songs from the genres of Renaissance, musical theatre, doo-wop, country, jazz and pop.

7 p.m., June 2. Cannon Street Arts Center, 134 Cannon St.

Young Artists’ Series at the College of Charleston

Accomplished music students and alumni perform at the Hill Gallery at Cato Center for the Arts, 161 Calhoun St. Concert starts at noon.

June 2: A Day with the Romantics

June 5: To Infinity and Beyond

June 6: Mostly Mozart

June 7: My Romance

June 8: What’s Opera, Doc?

• Learn more at PiccoloSpoleto.com

Charleston Musical Heritage Series

The Sound of Charleston, featuring music of Charleston’s history, from gospel to Gershwin, is a festival favorite that this year offers more than ever. All shows at Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St.

The Sound of Charleston: 2 p.m., June 3 and June 10.

Oh Happy Day Gospel Music: 4 p.m., June 4.

Piccolo Spoleto Rising Stars

Now in its 15th year, Palmetto State Arts Education will host its Rising Stars Series, which will showcase six young actors, dancers, musicians, writers or visual artists in each of six programs. Remaining shows are in the parish hall of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 1 Vanderhorst St.

1 p.m. and 4 p.m., June 3.

11 a.m. and 3 p.m., June 10.

Palmetto Bronze

Spoleto. Shows are at Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, 90 Hasell St.

3 p.m., June 4: “A Klezmer Journey” with Viva Klezmer!

6 p.m., June 4: Chamber music featuring Jewish Composers with Yuriy Bekker and Friends

• For more about the shows, visit piccolospoleto.com

The In-Between ensemble presents “Deep in the Night”

Soprano Jill Terhaar Lewis, with jazz musicians Robert Lewis (saxophone) and Gerald Gregory (piano) collaborate for a one-of-a-kind performance of original works and arrangements of an eclectic mix of genres and a truly unique chamber music experience.

6 p.m., June 3. Cannon Street Arts Center, 134 Cannon St.

Charleston Academy of Music 20th Anniversary concert

Selected students from the Charleston Academy of Music perform alongside faculty featuring a variety of genres, ensembles and instruments.

2 p.m., June 4. Second Presbyterian Church, 342 Meeting St. Free.

Columbia Choral Society

Musicians who share a passion for choral music and are dedicated to supporting the choral arts through performance and community engagement. Free, but contributions welcome.

4 p.m., June 4. Summerall Chapel, The Citadel

World Music Café presents World Blues Fusion

Note Schedule is subject to change, with additions and tweaks expected in the coming days. Be sure to check back with the Charleston City Paper and the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs for the latest up-to-date information. This advance calendar listing focuses on the events in the second half of Piccolo Spoleto. The most up-to-date calendar information and any venue changes can always be found on piccolospoleto.com

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The Lowcountry community handbell ensemble returns to Piccolo Spoleto, presenting “Through the Decades,” an entertaining concert for all ages featuring music from each decade starting with the 1900’s. Free, but contributions welcome.

4 p.m., June 4. Bethel United Methodist Church, 57 Pitt St.

A World of Jewish Culture

The series was inaugurated in 1998 as a joint project of the Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program at the College of Charleston, in cooperation with Piccolo

Bonafide Blues royalty Poppa Dupree and JoJo Wall will take their talents around the globe, blending American roots blues with Middle Eastern music (Peter Kfoury and Pete Cortese), Native American Soul (Delia Chariker) and African Kora Vibes (Kurt Lamkin).

7 p.m., June 6. Cannon Street Arts Center, 134 Cannon St.

Chamber Music Charleston

The concert, “Capturing the American Spirit,” pairs Antonín Dvořák’s acclaimed “American” String Quartet with pieces by underrepresented composers H.T. Burleigh, Florence Price and William Grant Still.

6 p.m. June 7, S.C. Society Hall, 72 Meeting St.

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The sand-sculpting competition attracts hundreds of people

Charlton Singleton and Contemporary Flow

The Housing Authority of the city of Charleston presents Charlton Singleton and Contemporary Flow with performances by Bill Wilson and Devone Barry.

4:30 p.m., June 8. Enston Homes, 900 King St. Free.

Hampton Park Stroll

Awendaw Green and city of Charleston

Office of Cultural Affairs present an evening of art and music featuring HEAL with HeARTS, Eden & Noodle, Danielle Howle, Basic & Cosmo and Foxy G’s Soapbox.

6 p.m., June 8. Hampton Park, 30 Mary Murray Drive (near Ashley and Moultrie Streets).

L’ORGANO

Musicians will explore the range of pipe organs in nine churches throughout the Holy City in Piccolo Spoleto’s annual L’Organo performances. Free, but contributions welcome.

10 a.m., June 2: Jared Lamenzo. French Huguenot Church, 136 Church St.

3 p.m., June 3: Mayor John Tecklenburg and Wesley Hall, Emanuel AME Church, 110 Calhoun St.

4 p.m., June 4: Jihye Choi, Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 3075 Bees Ferry Rd., Charleston.

10 a.m., June 5: Lee Kohlenberg, First Scots Presbyterian Church, 53 Meeting St.

10 a.m., June 6: Paul Byssainthe, Grace Church Cathedral, 98 Wentworth St.

10 a.m., June 7: Eddie Zheng, St. Michael’s Church, 71 Broad St.

10 a.m., June 8: Anthony Williams, First Scots Presbyterian Church, 53 Meeting St.

10 a.m., June 9: Margaret Harper, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 120 Broad St.

Charleston Gospel Choir Presents: A Twenty Five Year Retrospective

A musical retrospective chronicling the choir’s two-decade of international performances.

5 p.m., June 10. Second Presbyterian Church, 342 Meeting St.

Piccolo Picks

The second half of this year’s Piccolo Spoleto Festival is stronger than ever with lots of fun, innovative programs and art experiences, according to Scott Watson, director of the city of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs.

The 45th season of the festival, a city-backed companion to Spoleto Festival USA, connects friends and neighbors to artists and friends across the Lowcountry. It’s all about “what’s made us special through those past decades and also brings in some new twists.”

While this year’s festival will again feature several last-minute neighborhood “pop-up events,” here are five things you can count on to make memories that will last for years:

CURE8 Charleston

Tickets: $0 to $50. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., June 3. West Ashley Theatre Center, 1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.

Discover dance in a show that brings together artists from across the state of South Carolina featuring hip-hop, contemporary, krump, tap and more.

L’Organo recital with Mayor Tecklenburg and Wesley Hall

Free. 3 p.m., June 3. Emanuel AME Church, 110 Calhoun St. As part of the annual L’Organo performances exploring the range of Charleston’s pipe organs in nine churches, you are invited to attend this concert with Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg and organist Wesley Hall.

A World of Jewish Culture: Yuriy Bekker and Friends

Tickets are $25. 6 p.m., June 4, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, 90 Hasell St. Experience an unforgettable evening of intimate chamber music by prominent Jewish composers at the magnificent KKBE synagogue, featuring Charleston’s own critically acclaimed violinist Yuriy Bekker. He will be joined by renowned violinist/violist Michael Klotz, awardwinning cellist Julian Schwarz and pianist Marika Bournaki, with works by Mendelssohn, Krein, Korngold, Katz and Schonfield

Charlton Singleton and Contemporary Flow

Free. 4:30 p.m., June 8. Enston Homes, 900 King St. The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston will present “All That Jazz!” a show by Grammy-Award winning musician Charlton Singleton and Contemporary Flow with performances by Bill Wilson and Devone Barry.

Piccolo Spoleto Finale featuring a tribute to Pink Floyd

Free. 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., June 10, Hampton Park, 30 Mary Murray Blvd. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon album, the 45th Piccolo Spoleto Finale will honor the legendary band after beginning with some area roots music. Columbia-based folk duo Admiral Radio will open at 5:30 p.m. on the Rose Pavilion Stage, followed by all-star tribute band Comfortably Pink at 7:45 p.m. on the venue’s main stage.

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The Festival by Genre

Athens Chamber Singers

The concert, “COME SHAKER LIFE: Settings of Shaker songs for choir and harp,” focuses on the beauty and sacredness with which the Shakers have regarded life through their music. Free, but contributions welcome.

5 p.m., June 10. Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St.

VISUAL ARTS

Art of Discovery: Young Artists

This exhibition showcases artists in grades 4 to 12.

Through June 11. Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. Free.

Celebrating Black Mermaids: From Africa to America

Dozens of esteemed and award-winning fiber artists celebrate African goddesses as mermaid and water spirit in mixedmedia work.

Through July 9. City Gallery, 34 Prioleau St. Free.

45th Annual Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition

60 of the finest and most creative local artists exhibit and sell their work. You can view original oils, pastels, watercolors, acrylics, encaustics, photography and more.

Through June 10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday-Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday. Marion Square, King and Calhoun Streets. Free.

Piccolo Spoleto Craft Show

Baskets, centerpieces, jewelry, clothing and more will be on display and for sale from some of the most innovative and creative craft artists in and around Charleston.

Free. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., June 2 and 3; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 4. Wragg Square, 342 Meeting St.

PICCOLO FRINGE

Tickets online at PiccoloSpoleto.com. All shows at 280 Meeting St.

The Have Nots! Comedy Improv Company offers powerful improvisational comedy in Charleston’s longest running show. Shows on June 3 and June 10 at 8 p.m.

OTHER THEATRE 99 SHOWS

Take the Funny and Run

June 2, June 9. All shows at 8 p.m.

Mary Kay Has a Posse

6 p.m., June 3; and 7:30 p.m., June 7.

Comedy Improv Marathon

8 p.m., June 8.

Touched

10 p.m., June 9; 6 p.m., June 10.

THEATER

Tickets online at PiccoloSpoleto.com.

Booger Red

A one-man show written and performed by Jim Loucks.

7 p.m., June 2; 6 p.m., June 3; 7 p.m., June 4. Threshold Repertory Theatre, 84½ Society St.

A Yank in Scotland: One man’s story of loss (including a wallet) and discovery in the Highlands of Scotland

3 p.m., June 3; 7 p.m. June 6; 4 p.m., June 9. Threshold Repertory Theatre, 84 Society St.

The Book of Will

This is a lively, funny and poignant love letter to theater and the words that fill it.

3 p.m., June 4; 7 p.m., June 5 and June 7. Threshold Repertory Theatre, 84 Society St.

UnShakeable

Charleston Opera Theater and Charleston Symphony present an uplifting story of two actors victimized with memory loss by the virus “Erasure” in a global pandemic.

7 p.m., June 8 through 10; 2 p.m., June 10. Threshold Repertory Theatre, 84 Society St.

Stelle di Domani at the College of Charleston

Stelle Di Domani is a broad, lively series by students, faculty and alumni of the College of Charleston of Charleston’s award-winning Department of Theatre and Dance.

V3: A Dance Installation

11:30 a.m., June 2; 6:30 p.m., June 8. Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, 161 Calhoun St. Free.

Alumni Dance Concert

3 p.m., June 4. Chapel Theatre, 172 Calhoun St. Tickets are $16.

Staged Readings

4 p.m. daily through June 10, Calhoun St. Annex, 172 Calhoun St.

Under the Lights

6 p.m. June 6 and June 7. Calhoun Street Annex Room 106, 172 Calhoun St. Tickets are $10.

There’s Always Tomorrow

by Sonya Hayden

6 p.m., June 8; 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., June 9; 6 p.m. June 10. Chapel Theatre, 172 Calhoun St.

Tickets are $16.

• View other shows andfind show info at PiccoloSpoleto.com

The Piccolo Spoleto Craft Show highlights some of the most innovative and creative craft artists in and around Charleston

DANCE

CURE8 Charleston

Artists from across the state perform to a variety of music, from hip-hop to tap. Tickets start at $25.

2 p.m. and 7 p.m., June 3. West Ashley Theatre Center, 1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.

LITERARY AND IDEAS

Sundown Poetry Series

Piccolo Spoleto’s annual Sundown Poetry Series features acclaimed poets who read from their work in the coziness of the Gibbes Museum of Art’s Lenhardt Garden (135 Meeting St.). Bring your lawn chairs and picnic baskets to this free event. Free.

Angelo Geter: June 2.

John Milkereit: June 6.

Kurtis Lamkin : June 7

Elizabeth Robin: June 8.

Long Table Poets: June 9.

• More info at PiccoloSpoleto.com

Piccolo Fiction

This event devoted to fiction offers local and S.C. authors reading short stories.

Authors include Brittany Butler, Gervais Hagerty, Y-Danalr Niehrah and Sara Peck. 5 p.m. June 3, Blue Bicycle Books, 420 King St.

Cognac

and Roses, A Toast to Edgar Allan Poe

Some of Poe’s best and most loved works by six storytellers.

9 p.m., June 3; 3 p.m., 6; 9 p.m., June 9. Threshold Repertory Theatre, 84 Society St.

Piccolo Spoleto, the official outreach arm of Spoleto Festival USA, was founded by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs in 1979. The 2023 Piccolo Spoleto Festival is funded in part by grants from the City of Charleston, and the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Patrons with accessibility concerns should call or email the Office of Cultural Affairs at (843) 724-7305 or email CulturalAffairs@charleston-sc.gov. The Office of Cultural Affairs is open MondayFriday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ©2023 City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs.

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Chamber Music

Chamber Music Charleston’s June 7 program to highlight American spirit

By Piper Starnes

Chamber Music Charleston returns to the Piccolo Spoleto Festival this season with two specially curated programs of rediscovery and adventure. “Forgotten Voices,” which was presented May 31, celebrated music by women composers of the Baroque era. The remaining program, “Capturing the American Spirit,” is set for June 7 and features string quartet pieces that paint the nation’s culturally and historically rich soundscape.

The June 7 concert will be 6 p.m. June 7 at the South Carolina Society Hall, 72 Meeting St., one of the region’s most historic venues. It was built between 1799 and 1804.

“It’s the first time I believe this space has been used for Piccolo Spoleto,” said Sandra Nikolajevs, Chamber Music Charleston’s president, artistic director and bassoonist. “We’re playing in a ballroom where I’m sure they had harpsichords playing music 200 years ago.

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Charleston professor, first sparked the idea for the program after teaching a course about women composers from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

Inspired by hardships

Harlow said her students were most inspired by how these women overcame hardships for their art to be recognized and appreciated.

Chamber Music Charleston Presents

Capturing the American Spirit6 p.m. June 7, S.C. Society Hall, 72 Meeting St. Tickets are $25 for adults and $5 for students and are available online at CityPaperTickets.com.

“For some women, that was prejudice by the men in their lives or sometimes even abuse,” Harlow said. “Some of the composers had physical limitations, like one woman who was blind and devised a composition board with pegs to represent notes. There’s a lot to be discovered. I think there will be more music coming to light in the coming years.”

Harlow said she also found that very few women were writing music for oboe and bassoon in the 17th and 18th centuries, primarily because of the way the instruments contort musicians’ faces when blown.

Hints of familiarity in June 7 concert

The second concert, “Capturing the American Spirit,” pairs Antonín Dvořák’s acclaimed “American” String Quartet with pieces by underrepresented composers H.T. Burleigh, Florence Price and William Grant Still, who shaped the sound of late Romantic and 20th-century era United States. For some audience members, the piece will sound familiar.

“It’s almost like pop culture in the string quartet world. It’s just the best,” said violinist Jenny Weiss. She added she was looking forward to performing with her husband, violist Ben Weiss. “Anytime we get to play it, I’m always really excited. Dvořák’s music is like a painting of the sounds from the open plains of America.”

while director of the National Conservatory in New York City. There he met baritone singer H.T. Burleigh who introduced Dvořák to spirituals and hymns.

“It isn’t the loudest of instruments, but when you’re in a space that fits about 100 people, you’re going to feel each of those notes being plucked because you’re so close to it.”

The venue was especially fitting for “Forgotten Voices,” which featured Baroque and early classical pieces for harpsichord, bassoon, oboe and flute.

Julia Harlow, Chamber Music

Charleston’s harpsichordist and College of

“It was really just considered a man’s instrument and kind of unseemly for a woman to play,” Harlow said.

Nevertheless, Nikolajevs and Harlow found sonatas and concertos written by Duchess Anna Amalia of Saxe Weimar, Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia and “virtuosa di musica di camera” Anna Bon to include on the program alongside works by J.S. Bach and Vivaldi.

Though the Czech composer was from Bohemia, violist Ben Weiss said Dvořák immersed himself in America.

“Dvořák would spend his summers in Iowa, so you can imagine the openness,” Ben Weiss said.

With its references to American songbirds, trains and folk tunes, there is a cultural richness in the quartet’s sound and story. Dvořák took particular interest and inspiration from African American music

“It’s really Burleigh’s influence that really created that sound we are all so familiar with in Dvořák.” Jenny Weiss said.

Burleigh’s “Southland Sketches,” arranged for string quartet, highlight blues harmonies and expressive spiritual melodies, allowing audiences to hear the early sound of American classical music.

“We’ve performed parts of it before, and it’s gorgeous,” Jenny Weiss said, “but neither of us have played the Price or Still yet.”

Chamber Music Charleston’s next show is June 7 at S.C. Society Hall

Anytime we get to play it, I’m always really excited. Dvořák’s music is like a painting of the sounds from the open plains of America.”

—Jenny Weiss

Remington Concert Series reaches into Mount Pleasant

By C.M. McCambridge

Outreach by an organization may be more appreciated in a population most often forgotten — senior citizens.

As part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the Remington Concert Series performs June 8 at its Mount Pleasant home, the Franke at Seaside retirement community.

The Remington Concert Series is named after the late Emily Remington, a patron of Charleston arts who died in 2020. When Remington moved into Franke at Seaside, she told members of the staff and residents that she felt it was her mission to share her love of music with neighbors. Thus, the series was born.

“While many of the residents will go out and watch concerts, there are those who do not leave the facility because they cannot,” said Chee-Hang See, director of the Remington Concert Series. “That’s why we have these monthly concerts there, and I would love to bring some more events during Piccolo Spoleto so people don’t miss out on any of this.”

See said he played at Remington’s 100th birthday concert in 2016.

“When she was 101 and 102, she invited me to go back and do solo recitals,” See said. “At every single concert, she would be right

there introducing the concert. She would be telling the audience what she remembered from her experiences as a musician playing those pieces.” See has continued Remington’s mission of bringing music to people across the city of Charleston.

Sometimes there are fun challenges

Performing in places other than large concert halls and venues can sometimes be a challenge for musicians and hosts but See said he often finds it just as, if not more, enjoyable. The energy in these relatively intimate spaces can even be greater than in more traditional venues.

“At these retirement facilities, you’re not on a big stage,” he said. “They’re right up there with you. As you’re playing and you’re talking about the pieces, sometimes they just ask a question immediately, and you can reply right away. That immediate feedback is very rewarding for me as a performer.”

While none made themselves available for in-depth discussion, staff members from several assisted living facilities across Charleston agreed that outreach programs

and performances like the Remington Concert Series are a fantastic way for their residents to stay active and engaged.

The staff at the facilities enjoy it as well, according to See. While facilities may often have active living and event coordinators, they often don’t have the time to scout out and approach musicians to schedule performances. At Franke, for instance, See knows the musicians who want and are able to come and play and is able to cover much of the planning for the staff.

As a local musician, See has been able to maintain an ongoing discussion with not only the staff members, but with the residents as well through repeat performances. Thanks to both working as a musician locally and maintaining the Remington Concert Series, See will often receive feedback from and have a discussion with plenty of audience members who have seen him in multiple performances over the years.

“It’s very fulfilling as an artist to know that there are people who support us and who actually still want us to play.”

C.M. McCambridge is an arts journalism master’s degree student at Syracuse University.

IF YOU WANT TO GO Remington Concert Series - Nina Sandberg, Daniel Mumm and Chee-Hang See will perform 4 p.m., June 8. Rodenberg Chapel at Franke at Seaside, 1885 Rifle Range Road, Mount Pleasant. Free.

At these retirement facilities, you’re not on a big stage. They’re right up there with you. As you’re playing and you’re talking about the pieces, sometimes they just ask a question immediately, and you can reply right away.”

—Chee-Hang See

Nina Sandberg

Daniel Mumm

Chee-Hang See

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On the program is Price’s “String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor” and Still’s “Lyric Quartet.” Like the Weisses, some audience members will be experiencing these long-neglected composers for the first time. And there’s no better place to enjoy them than at Piccolo Spoleto.

Chamber Music Charleston is always ready for its loyal, local following and looks forward to the new faces of out-of-town Piccolo Spoleto visitors. Jenny Weiss said, “It’s special to get to represent Charleston and our theme to those who aren’t familiar with our city and how magical it is with arts and music.”

Nikolajevs encouraged guests to arrive early, explore the historical building and join the musicians for a small pre-concert reception.

“It’s like a big chamber music party,” she said. “We’ll have everyone surrounding us in this big hall, so I’m really looking forward to just being with the audience and enjoying this great music.”

The June 7 program will highlight the American spirit

Piper Starnes is an arts journalism graduate student at Syracuse University.

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Cool off with summer cocktail staples

By Michael Pham

Warmer weather means indulging in crushable cocktails. While Charleston bars offer spectacular craft drinks, nothing beats the classics.

Here are five refreshing cocktails to get you through the summer, aptly described (and highly recommended) by bartenders, a distiller and bottle shop owner.

Gin and tonic

Gin, tonic, ice: An incredibly simple drink, packed with so much flavor. A good gin and tonic is a delicate balance between the piney citrus taste of juniper in gin and the sweet bitterness of quinine in tonic water.

“When you have a balanced gin and tonic, it’s almost like a symphony,” said Nippitaty Distillery owner Traxler LittleJohn.

But striking that delicate balance is an art. Nippitaty’s standard gin is light on the juniper, but its Aurora Gin, a spirit infused with butterfly pea flower, adds an earthy note and a cool color. Nippitaty distiller Ethan Baker recommends pairing the regular gin with Jack Rudy’s elderflower tonic or combining the Aurora Gin with regular tonic for complex balances.

“In the regular gin and tonics, it’s a little bit more herbaceous, and the Aurora, I think, is slightly less herbaceous, more citrus forward,” Baker said. “And so you still have that nice balance of citrus and herbal.”

LittleJohn added, “Who says all gin has to taste the same? Who says all tonic has to taste the same? It’s a misconceived notion. It’s almost like a stereotype.”

A gin and tonic may seem like a simple concoction, but using the right gin can highlight the complexities of various herbs and spices.

French 75

Church and Union bar manager Scott Kline calls the French 75 “the perfect summer

cocktail.” He described it as a more complex version of a mimosa.

“It’s a classic cocktail for a reason,” he said. “And it’s super simple, but a very, very great cocktail. You have Champagne, simple syrup, lemon juice and gin. It just kind of hits all the notes. It hits the floral notes from the gin, you have the lemon juice to give it a bit of tartness and you have the simple syrup to give it some sweetness.”

The Champagne element adds bubbles and extra booze.

French 75s are served in a Champagne flute with a lemon twist for an Instagramworthy photo. It’s a crushable drink, he added, and easy to make, especially for larger groups.

What we will miss

Verde closed its location at 347 King St. on May 27. The Avondale, Coleman Boulevard and Belle Hall locations remain open.

What’s new?

Jack’s Cosmic Dogs announced the Cosmic Comet Airstream will be open 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays at 801 Folly Road until the new restaurant is officially open. A new Chick-fil-a location is coming to the Charleston International Airport . Uptown Hospitality Group, which operates Uptown Social and Share House, announced its newest nightlife concept will be open sometime in 2023 at 45½ Spring St., the site formerly home to Warehouse.

What’s happening

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams hosts a party to celebrate the start of summer just around the corner. Rewards members will receive free scoops of ice cream, and the first 25 attendees in line will receive swag bags filled with Jeni’s merchandise. Festivities kick off at 7 p.m. June 5.

Felix Cocktails et Cuisine offers a tasting menu with paired cocktails the first Tuesday of every month. This month’s five-course menu is accompanied by signature Cathead Vodka cocktails. The dinner is $65 for the meal, with an additional $85 for drink pairings. The next dinner takes place 5:30-9:30 p.m. June 6 at 550 King St. Support local makers, vendors and artists this Sunday with Mercantile and Mash at the Merc Market . This local market takes place the first Sunday of every month from 5-8 p.m. Food, drinks and a selection of goods will be available for purchase. The market also features live music from local artists.

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“You can have multiple, and it’s perfect for brunch,” he said, “especially if you’re

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Who says all gin has to taste the same? Who says all tonic has to taste the same? It’s a misconceived notion. It’s almost like a stereotype.” —Traxler LittleJohn

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Bar manager Koky Lopez of the Palmetto Hotel brings the taste of the Caribbean islands with her mojito recipe that uses Hilton Head Panela Rum

rum and using the same recipe, you can have 100 different drinks.”

just looking to go beyond your standard mimosa, or anything like that.”

Mojito

For Koky Lopez, bar manager of the Palmetto Hotel, mojitos are a reminder of island life in Puerto Rico.

“On the island, mojitos were a way to use the hierbabuena (spearmint),” she said. “They grow like weeds there. But with Puerto Rico being a main producer of sugar and sugar cane, we’re just sourcing these things that come natural to the island. And that’s where the mojito made sense.”

Mojitos are traditionally made with white rum, lime juice, muddled mint and a little bit of sugar topped with soda water and garnished with sprigs of fresh mint. But mojitos on the island don’t use soda water, according to Lopez. She believes soda water was added to the recipe as the drink’s popularity spread around the world.

“The good thing about a mojito is once you make one and somebody sees it, they want it,” she said.

To make a mojito, Lopez muddles mint leaves with raw sugar to act as an exfoliant and release the oils from the leaves. But for stronger, more pungent leaves, a hard shake would also do the trick.

Piña colada

Career bartender and barista Michael Mai learned to make the perfect piña colada in 2017 at The Ordinary — but not by following the letter recipe.

“It was sort of like the spirit of the recipe,” Mai said. “The real piña colada, which goes in the blender, tastes pretty bad. But in the spirit of that recipe, you have coconut, pineapple, rum, lime, and if all that stuff is really fresh and good, then you can have a really delicious shaken piña colada. It’s really balanced.”

Traditional piña coladas are blended with rum, coconut cream and pineapple for a thick, frozen cocktail. While a cool smoothie-esque cocktail sounds nice on a hot summer day, you also want it to be balanced and delicious.

“For rum, I always prefer Puerto Rican rum like Havana Club, Don Q and Bacardi,” she said.

At the Palmetto Hotel though, Lopez highlights a more regional spirit — Hilton Head Panela Rum. “That one has a little more of like vegetal and greener notes, a little bit of funk like Jamaican rum. And

because it’s something local, I wanted to put it out there.”

Daiquiri

While daiquiris are most commonly known as the frozen cocktail drink of the summer, a traditional daiquiri — made with rum, lime juice and simple syrup — is much easier to make, and tastier to drink.

Owner of Johns Island Equal Parts Fine Spirits & Bottle Shop Roderick Groetzinger is a big fan of daiquiris and rum. When you walk into the bottle shop, the first shelf is full of rums curated by Groetzinger. Add lime juice and simple syrup to one of these choices rums, and you’ve got an excellent summer cocktail.

“There are only three ingredients, and it’s three ingredients that are very easily accessible,” Groetzinger said. “With something that only has three ingredients, it’s almost like a wonderful way to showcase the flavors.”

To make a daiquiri at home, combine two parts rum, one part simple syrup and one part fresh lime juice. Then shake the mixture and strain it into a chilled glass.

But just because the drink requires few ingredients doesn’t mean it can’t be complex. Groetzinger said a daiquiri is “the go-to drink for rum,” like whiskey is to a Manhattan or old fashioned and tequila is to a margarita.

“The word daiquiri is such a misconstrued term, in a consumer base, to no one’s fault,” he said. “A lot of people picture blenders and sticky sweet drinks with cream on them. But the possibilities are endless. It’s very easy for a rum picker to ask, ‘How does this taste in a daiquiri?’ ”

For a rum fanatic like Groetzinger, his go-to choice is the Cuban Havana Club 3, which he said isn’t available in the United States. But for more accessible rums, he recommends Real McCoy Three-Year, Probitas, Clairin Sajous and Ten-to-One.

“You can have 100 different bottles of

“It’s the same conversation you’d have with someone in 2019 about a daiquiri,” Mai said. “Like when you say piña colada, they think it’s gonna be gross. It’s gonna be too sweet. It’s gonna be frozen. But bartenders are taking it a little more seriously, using fresh ingredients. And it’s really delicious.”

Unlike a daiquiri, though, Mai believes the piña colada is the perfect summer sipper. “Something like a shaken drink served up, I don’t really want to sip on that for super long,” he said. “Piña coladas and mojitos are more for sipping, like just chillin’.”

Pin ~ a colada

For a piña colada to make at home, bartender Michael Mai offered this recipe:

¹⁄8 oz Demerara syrup

¼ oz fresh lime juice

1½ oz fresh pineapple juice

½ oz coconut syrup

1 oz rum of your choice

1 oz different rum of your choice

Shake it all with ice, strain and enjoy.

Photos by Rūta Smith

Roderick Groetzinger, owner of Equal Parts Fine Spirits, said a simple daiquiri of lime juice and simple syrup highlights the diverse flavor profiles of rum

The good thing about a mojito is once you make one and somebody sees it, they want it.” —Koky Lopez

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves,” said psychologist Carl Jung. What was he implying? That we may sometimes engage in the same behavior that bothers us about others? And we should examine whether we are similarly annoying? That’s one possible explanation, and I encourage you to meditate on it. Here’s a second theory: When people irritate us, it may signify that we are at risk of being hurt or violated by them — and we should take measures to protect ourselves. Maybe there are other theories you could come up with, as well, Aries. Now here’s your assignment: Identify two people who irritate you. What lessons or blessings could you garner from your relationships with them?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 1886, a wealthy woman named Sarah Winchester moved into a twostory, eight-room farmhouse in San Jose, California. She was an amateur architect. During the next 20 years, she oversaw continuous reconstruction of her property, adding new elements and revising existing structures. At one point, the house had 500 rooms. Her workers built and then tore down a seven-story tower on 16 occasions. When she died at age 83, her beloved domicile had 2,000 doors, 10,000 windows, 47 stairways, and six kitchens. While Sarah Winchester was extreme in her devotion to endless transformation, I do recommend a more measured version of her strategy for you — especially in the coming months. Continual creative growth and rearrangement will be healthy and fun!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “All the things I wanted to do and didn’t do took so long. It was years of not doing.” So writes Gemini poet Lee Upton in her book Undid in the Land of Undone Most of us could make a similar statement. But I have good news for you, Gemini. I suspect that during the rest of 2023, you will find the willpower and the means to finally accomplish intentions that have been long postponed or unfeasible. I’m excited for you! To prepare the way, decide which two undone things you would most love to dive into and complete.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian author Denis Johnson had a rough life in his 20s. He was addicted to drugs and alcohol. Years later, he wrote a poem expressing gratitude to the people who didn’t abandon him. “You saw me when I was invisible,” he wrote, “you spoke to me when I was deaf, you thanked me when I was a secret.” Now would be an excellent time for you to deliver similar appreciation to those who have steadfastly beheld and supported your beauty when you were going through hard times.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t make a wish upon a star. Instead, make a wish upon a scar. By that I mean, visualize in vivid detail how you might summon dormant reserves of ingenuity to heal one of your wounds. Come up with a brilliant plan to at least partially heal the wound. And then use that same creative energy to launch a new dream or relaunch a stalled old dream. In other words, Leo, figure out how to turn a liability into an asset. Capitalize on a loss to engender a gain. Convert sadness into power and disappointment into joy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): At age 9, I was distraught when my parents told me we were moving away from the small town in Michigan where I had grown up. I felt devastated to lose the wonderful friends I had made and leave the land I loved. But in retrospect, I am glad I got uprooted. It was the beginning of a new destiny that taught me how to thrive on change. It was my introduction to the pleasures of knowing a wide variety of people from many different backgrounds. I bring this to your attention, Virgo, because I think the next 12 months will be full of comparable opportunities for you. You don’t have to relocate to take advantage, of course. There are numerous ways to expand and diversify your world. Your homework right now is to identify three.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Most of us continu

ously absorb information that is of little or ques

By Rob Brezsny

tionable value. We are awash in an endless tsunami of trivia and babble. But in accordance with current astrological omens, I invite you to remove yourself from this blather as much as possible during the next three weeks. Focus on exposing yourself to fine thinkers, deep feelers and exquisite art and music. Nurture yourself with the wit and wisdom of compassionate geniuses and brilliant servants of the greater good. Treat yourself to a break from the blah-blah-blah and immerse yourself in the smartest joie de vivre you can find.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Over 25 countries have created coats of arms that feature an eagle. Why is that? Maybe it’s because the Roman Empire, the foundation of so much culture in the Western world, regarded the eagle as the ruler of the skies. It’s a symbol of courage, strength and alertness. When associated with people, it also denotes high spirits, ingenuity and sharp wits. In astrology, the eagle is the emblem of the ripe Scorpio: someone who bravely transmutes suffering and strives to develop a sublimely soulful perspective. With these thoughts in mind, and in accordance with current astrological omens, I invite you Scorpios to draw extra intense influence from your eagle-like aspects in the coming weeks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “When I paint, my goal is to show what I found, not what I was looking for.” So said artist Pablo Picasso. I recommend you adopt some version of that as your motto in the coming weeks. Yours could be, “When I make love, my goal is to rejoice in what I find, not what I am looking for.” Or perhaps, “When I do the work I care about, my goal is to celebrate what I find, not what I am looking for.” Or maybe, “When I decide to transform myself, my goal is to be alert for what I find, not what I am looking for.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Vincent van Gogh painted Wheatfield with a Reaper, showing a man harvesting lush yellow grain under a glowing sun. Van Gogh said the figure was “fighting like the devil in the midst of the heat to get to the end of his task.” And yet, this was also true: “The sun was flooding everything with a light of pure gold.”

I see your life in the coming weeks as resonating with this scene, Capricorn. Though you may grapple with challenging tasks, you will be surrounded by beauty and vitality.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I suspect that your homing signals will be extra strong and clear during the next 12 months. Everywhere you go, in everything you do, you will receive clues about where you truly belong and how to fully inhabit the situations where you truly belong. From all directions, life will offer you revelations about how to love yourself for who you are and be at peace with your destiny. Start tuning in immediately, dear Aquarius. The hints are already trickling in.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The renowned Mexican painter Diego Rivera (1886–1957) told this story about himself: When he was born, he was so frail and ill that the midwife gave up on him, casting him into a bucket of dung. Rivera’s grandmother would not accept the situation so easily, however. She caught and killed some pigeons and wrapped her newborn grandson in the birds’ guts. The seemingly crazy fix worked. Rivera survived and lived for many decades, creating an epic body of artistic work. I bring this wild tale to your attention, Pisces, with the hope that it will inspire you to keep going and be persistent in the face of a problematic beginning or challenging birth pang. Don’t give up!

Homework: What broken thing could you repair so it’s even better than it was before it broke? Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

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opportunity to express their views for or against the adoption of the Ordinance. Those wishing to provide written public comments for the public hearing should email comments to public-comments@ charlestoncounty.org by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

Mrs. Kristen Salisbury Clerk, County Council of Charleston County

Dates of Publication:

June 2, 2023

June 9, 2023

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 6:30 pm in the Beverly T. Craven Council Chambers, Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, regarding an ordinance an ordinance amending Chapter 7.5, Article IV, of the Charleston County Code of Ordinances, The Charleston County Greenbelt Bank Ordinance, Number 1424, as amended.

Public comments, written and oral, are invited. Those wishing to provide written public comments for the public hearing should email comments to public-comments@ charlestoncounty.org by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

Kristen L. Salisbury Clerk of Council

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

AL DEMANDADO: Esteban Portillo, alias Estiben Portillo POR EL PRESENTE, SE LO CITA y se le pide que responda la demanda en este acto presentada al secretario del tribunal del condado de Charleston el 1 de agosto de 2022. Ante una prueba de interés, se le entregará a usted una copia de la demanda cuando lo solicite el secretario del tribunal del condado de Charleston y usted deberá entregar una copia de su respuesta a la demanda al demandante, el Departamento de Servicios Sociales de Carolina del Sur, en la oficina de su departamento legal del Departamento de Servicios

Sociales, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, Carolina del Sur, C. P. 29405-5714 dentro de los treinta (30) días desde la publicación, sin contar el día de la entrega de la demanda. Si usted no da una respuesta dentro del período de tiempo mencionado arriba, el demandante procederá a buscar el amparo del Tribunal. Departamento de Servicios Sociales, oficina legal, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, Carolina del Sur, C. P. 29405, (843) 953-9625.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-490

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 10, 2023 at 4:57 PM. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Steven Corley, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Steven Corley, SC Bar #103431, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, (843) 953-9625.

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of the above named defendants, and all other persons known or claiming any right, title, estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Respondents.

AMENDED SUMMONS

TO: THE RESPONDENTS/DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Petitioner, or his attorney, Charlie L. Whirl, Esquire, at his office, 2112 Commander Road, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405, within thirty (30) days after service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Petitioner in this action will apply to the Court for judgement by default for the relief demanded in this Complaint and will further apply to the Court to have you placed in default shall be rendered.

NOTICE OF FILING

NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE NO.: 2022-DR-10-2057

ROBERT L. MILES, JR., Plaintiff Vs. JOYCE MfLES

Defendant SUMMONS

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff or her attorney, George E. Counts, Esquire, at 27 Gamecock A vc., Suite 200, P.O. Box 80399, Charleston, South Carolina 29416, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof; exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer theComplaint with the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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CONDOMINIUM APARTMENT

NO. 29 (sometimes designated in the herein below described Master Deed and Exhibits thereto as “unit”) in the Dove Run Phase II Horizontal Property Regime, a Horizontal Property Regime established by Edgar A. Buck and Margaret B. Buck, pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, Section 27-31-10, et seq. 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, by Master Deed dated March 12, 1985 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston county in Book W-143, Page 802 which apartment is shown on the site plan and/or physical survey of said Horizontal Property Regime prepared by E.M. Seabrook, recorded as exhibit to said Master Deed.

Together with an undivided interest in the common elements declared by said Master Deed to be an appurtenance conveyed hereby.

Mikell Scarborough,

Charleston County

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Attorneys for Plaintiff STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NUMBER 2022-ES-10-00680

IN THE MATTER OF:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Council of Charleston County, South Carolina, at its meeting on the 20th day of June 2023, at 6:30 p.m., in the Lonnie Hamilton, III, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, in County Council Chambers, in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina, will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving comments on adoption of a budget for the operation and maintenance of the Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery System and to hear testimony as to the amount of any Annual Solid Waste Recycling and Disposal Fee, which fees are contained in a Rate Ordinance establishing classifications and determining the Annual Solid Waste Recycling and Disposal Fees to be imposed upon the owners of certain property within the County or within the corporate limits of a municipality primarily located in the County.

County Council is considering an Ordinance which would impose an Annual Solid Waste Recycling and Disposal User Fee of $150.00 on every Single-Family Residence, including mobile homes, and $105.00 on every Multi-family Unit. The Ordinance further proposes that the Annual Solid Waste Recycling and Disposal Fees for Non-Residential Properties shall be $130.00 for all Non-Residential Properties that generate 0.5 cubic yards of non-compacted waste or less per week. The Annual Solid Waste Recycling and Disposal Fee for other NonResidential Properties shall be the product of $260.00 multiplied by the average number of cubic yards of non-compacted wasted generated per week. The Tire Grinding and Disposal Fee (at Bees Ferry Landfill) shall be $150.00 per ton. The Other Solid Waste (as defined in Chapter 10, article 4) not assessed a county waste disposal fee shall be $100.00 per ton.

At the time and place fixed for said public hearing, all residents or other interested persons who appear will be given an

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2022-DR-10-2236

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

Esteban Portillo aka Estiben Portillo DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2006, 2012, 2013, 2017

TO DEFENDANT: Esteban Portillo aka Estiben Portillo YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 1, 2022. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Legal Department of the Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405-5714 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Department of Social Services, Legal Office, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405, (843) 953-9625.

ESTADO DE CAROLINA DEL SUR CONDADO DE CHARLESTON EN EL TRIBUNAL DE FAMILIA DEL NOVENO CIRCUITO JUDICIAL EXPEDIENTE N.º 2022-DR-10-2236

DEPARTAMENTO DE SERVICIOS SOCIALES DE CAROLINA DEL SUR CONTRA

EL DEMANDADO Esteban Portillo, alias Estiben Portillo.

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

KAYLA CERMOLA IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2022.

TO DEFENDANT: KAYLA CERMOLA

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for termination of your parental rights in this action, filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 15, 2023, at 9:24 a.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint for termination of your parental rights will be delivered to you upon request, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Sally Dey, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Sally Dey, SC Bar #67778, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-9625.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

DOCKET NO. 2023-DR-10-0073

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

LASHONDA SIMS, KENYEIL MITCHELL, AND JAMALL FRAZIER, DEFENDANTS.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR- 10-0033 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

Hannah Smith, Sherri Smith, Chelsea Priest, and Christopher Keane, DEFENDANTS.

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2017 AND 2020.

TO DEFENDANT: Christopher Keane YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 5, 2023. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Adam S. Ruffin, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. Adam S. Ruffin, SC Bar # 101350, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, Charleston, S.C. 2405, (843) 953-9625

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN COMMON PLEAS COURT NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2022-CP-10-05872

ALONZO BUMCHAMB III., Petitioner, v. ONEILL VANDERHORST, deceased; BARBARA ANN VANDERHORST; ONEILL VANDERHORST, JR., VANESSA VANDERHORST, JOHN DOE, MARY ROE, infants, adults or incompetent persons and RICHARD ROE and JANE DOE, infants, adults or incompetent persons under disability, or incompetence, if any, including those persons who might be in the military and covered under the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Relief Act, fictitious names designating the unknown heirs devisees, distributes, issue, executors, administrators, successors or assigns

TO THE RESPONDENT ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Amended Summons, and the Amended Petition, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County Court of Common Pleas on May 11, 2023. The purpose of this action to confer title to the rightful owner(s) of the real property described in the Complaint – Partition and should issue a Master’s Deed to the premised to the said Petitioner.

CHARLIE L. WHIRL 2112 Commander Road North Charleston, SC 29405 (843) 566-9705 – Telephone cwhirl2112@gmail.com – E-mail Attorney for the Petitioner

Charleston, South Carolina May 17, 2023

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM RAY MEDLIN CASE NO: 2023-ES10-00930

NOTICE OF HEARING - VIRTUAL HEARING

DATE OF HEARING: July 11, 2023

TIME: 10:00 A.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 W. Eric Medlin to determine the lawful heirs of William Ray Medlin, deceased, who died April 26, 2011.

A full copy of the Summons and Petition is available from the undersigned Attorney for Petitioner. Notification of Invitation for Virtual Attendance of the Hearing shall be provided by the Court to Petitioner’s Attorney prior to commencement of the scheduled Hearing; and once received, Petitioner’s Attorney shall provide this Notification to all parties entitled to Notice of same. Any and all parties may also request attendance at the Hearing by phone or email communication to Robin Slikker, Esquire, Law Clerk of the Charleston County Probate Court, 843-958-5194, or SSLIKKER@ 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

Dated this 14th day of July, 2022 Charleston, South Carolina.

NOTICE

TO: THE, DEFENDANT, JOYCE MILES, above named

Take NOTICE: that the original Summons and Complaint in the above captioned case were filed in the office of the Charleston County Clerk for the Family Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit on the 15th day of July, 2022.

COUNTS & HUGER LLC

/s George E. Counts 27 Gamecock Avenue, Suite 200 Post Office Box 80399 Charleston, South Carolina 29413 Phone: (843) 573-0143 Fax: (843) 573-0153

THIS BEING the same property to John J. Venturella by Deed of Federal National Mortgage Association, dated May 25, 2022 and recorded June 23, 2011 in Book 193 at Page 892.

TMS #: 425-11-00-209 873 Sedge Ct., Unit D Charleston, SC 29412

SUBJECT TO CHARLESTON COUNTY TAXES

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff’s debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder).

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.

577-5304

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

CASE NO. 2022-CP-10-04419

NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Plaintiff, -vsJohn J. Venturella; Dove Run Phase II Horizontal Property Regime Homeowners Association Defendants

NOTICE OF SALE

A personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded by the Plaintiff, the sale of the subject property will remain open for thirty (30) days pursuant to Section 15-39-720, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976; provided, however, that the Court recognizes the option reserved by the Plaintiff to waive such deficiency judgment prior to the sale, and notice is given that the Plaintiff may waive in writing the deficiency judgment prior to the sale; and that should the Plaintiff elect to waive a deficiency judgment, without notice other than the announcement at the sale and notice in writing to the debtor defendant(s) that a deficiency judgment has been waived and that the sale will be final, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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.

MARIA LOUISE SUMTER, [X] Decedent [ ] Alleged Incapacitated Individual [ ] Minor [ ] Other:

TERRY L. SUMTER, Petitioner, vs. ZELMA SUMTER-CHAMBLISS, JEANNETTE S. WESCOTT, WILFORD SUMTER, AND JOHN H. SUMTER, AND TOWANA STEWART, Respondents.*

*For Guardianship/Conservatorship matters, you must include the alleged incapacitated individual as a Respondent.

AMENDED SUMMONS TO THE RESPONDENT(S) LISTED ABOVE: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Petition in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the

NOTICE OF VIRTUAL HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Virtual Hearing in the aboveentitled action, will be held on the 13th day of July 2023, at 2:00 p.m., for the Charleston County Probate Court. Attorney for Petitioner, Post Office Box 42270, North Charleston, South Carolina 29423, (843) 767-5284.

Petitioner(s) listed above at the following address(es):

EDUARDO K. CURRY, ESQUIRE (Name of Petitioner/Attorney for Petitioner) P.O. BOX 42270 NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29423

Your Answer must be served on the Petitioner at the above address within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Petition upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Petition within that time, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

Date: March 27, 2023

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:

Facility 1: 3510 Glenn McConnell Pkwy Charleston, SC 29414

6/20/23

10:00 AM

North

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.00000%

Byron Stahl Household items

Edith Walker Misc household items

Tyronicia Richerdson

Furniture

Facility 2: 2343 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29414

6/20/23

10:30 AM

Tiffany King

Household items

Stephanie Fludd Boxes

Facility 3: 1861 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407

6/20/23

3:00 PM

Erik Cole

Contents of 1 bedroom apt, electronics

Marilyn Dodson

Household goods

Nikita Smalls Clothes, TV

Ashley Earls

Household goods

Darrell James

Household goods

Lionel Singleton

Household goods

Carol Stent-Westbrook

Household goods

Christopher Mulholland

Furniture and boxes

Facility 4: 1533 Ashley River Road Charleston, SC 29407

6/20/23

11:30 AM

Shannon Winburn

Mattress, dining table

Jauan Walters

Boxes & bins of household

John Calcutt

Tools, furniture

Murner Sue

Unknown

Brian Moore

Tools, vehicle parts

Janelle Smith

2 queen beds totes TV’s

Yolanda Tyler

Household items, boxes, table TV

Renne Jordan

Chest side tables mattress boxes

Facility 5: 810 St Andrews Boulevard Charleston, SC 29407

6/20/23

12:30 PM

Johnathan Shelton

Med Couch, 2 bedroom, couch, recliner, 2 tables

Dorian Gethers

Safe, Personal items

Facility 6: 2118 Heriot St. Charleston, SC 29403

6/20/23

1:00 PM

LaTasha Johnson

King bed, washer dryer, dressers, couch, loveseat, coffee table, end table

Facility 9: 1904 N. Hwy 17

Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

6/20/23

10:15 am

Simon Ortiz household goods

Elizabeth Koresko

Clothes, furniture, decorations

Facility 10: 1640 James Nelson Road

Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

Kesha Pintkney

Renee Williams

Household items

Facility 11: 1117 Bowman Rd. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 6/20/23 10:25 AM

Tina Holt Furniture, toys, car seat

Facility 12: 1108 Stockade Ln Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 6/20/23 10:00 AM

Wyatt Durrette

Household items

Hutchins Luke Unknown

Renee Burch

Furniture Household Goods

Mary Moraska

3 Dressers, table, household items

LaTrina Jenkins

2 BEDS/MATTRESSES, KITCHEN TABLES AND CHAIRS, SOFA SET, END TABLES, DISHES

Beverly Harris

Home Goods

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

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NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO.

2020-CP-10-04304

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of The Park Recreational Development, Inc. by The Park Recreational Development, Inc. against Masonry Restorations, Inc. a/k/a Masonry Restoration, Inc. the Master-in-Equity will sell on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 11:00

A.M. at the Charleston County Judicial Center, 4045 Bridge View Drive, Council Chambers, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405, to the highest bidder:

ALL that certain Unit, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Unit Number 1801, in The Park at Rivers Edge Horizontal Property Regime “A”. as shown on the plans and specifications attached to the Master Deed of The Park at Rivers Edge horizontal Property Regime “A”, dated September 25, 1984 and recorded in the RAMC Office for Charleston County in Book G-140, Page 382; with the amendments thereto recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County.

BEING the same property conveyed to Masonry Restorations, Inc. by deed of Walter W. Jenkins dated December 19, 2022 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County on October 2, 2019 in Book F430 at Page 307.

TMS No.: 404-00-00-148

Property address:

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid.

Interest on the balance of the bid at the rate of 7.25% per annum shall be paid to the day of compliance.

In case of noncompliance within thirty (30) days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder.

Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

Deficiency judgment being specifically waived, the bidding shall be final on the date of the sale.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record, and any senior lien(s) identified in the Complaint and the Order and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC

Sean A. O’Connor, Esq. 4000 Faber Place Drive Suite 450 North Charleston, South Carolina 29405

(843) 577-5460

Attorneys for Plaintiff

48580.F51139

Master’s Sale CASE NO. 2022CP1000791

CitiMortgage, Inc., PLAINTIFF VERSUS

Cedric Fields; Catrena Fields; The United States of America acting by and through its agency, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and The United States of America acting by and through its agency, the Internal Revenue Service, DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated May 12, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston 29405, South Carolina on June 6, 2023, 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, known and designated as Lot 40, on a plat bearing the legend: “FINAL PLAT SHOWING HEMMINGWOOD SUBDIVISION COMMUNITY, A 24.681 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, PROPERTY OF SQUIRES HOME, INC., LOCATED IN PIERPONT ON THE ASHLEY, ST. ANDREWS PARISH, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA,” prepared by Andrew C. Gillette, S. C., RLS, dated May 23, 1989, and revised August 22, 1989, recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book BX at page 58. For a more complete description of said lot, reference may be had to the above referred to plat of record.

TMS #: 353-02-00-114

Property Address: 2440 Castlereagh Road Charleston, SC 29414

This being the same property

conveyed to Cedric Fields and Catrena Fields by deed of Wade Houston and Patricia H. Houston, dated September 10, 2001 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County on October 3, 2001 in Deed Book Y383 at Page 807.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 4.375% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 30 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent, is present.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record, and to the right of the United States of America to redeem the property within 120 days from the date of the foreclosure sale pursuant to Sec. 2410(c), Title 28, United States Code.

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Finkel Law Firm LLC

(843) 577-5460

FOR INSERTION

Master’s Sale

Case No. 2022-CP-10-02468

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

Bank of America, N.A., PLAINTIFF, vs.

Florence S Bennett and if Florence S Bennett be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estate of Florence S Bennett, distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Florence S Bennett, and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe; Wesley E Smith, III; Stephanie J Smith, DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 13th day of April, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive 2nd floor, North Charleston, South Carolina,

on the 6th day of June, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT lot, piece or parcel of land, together with the building I ding and improvements thereon, situate. lying and being on the West Side of Nassau Street, in the City of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and known on a plat Aderosa Terrace made by Gedney Howe, Surveyor dated October 8, 1920, and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Plat Book C, Page 165 as Lot No, 21; said Lot having such size, shape and dimensions, more or less, as will by reference to the said plat more fully appear and being bounded as shown on the said plat; the said premises being known in the present numbering as no.465 North Nassau Street. THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Florence S. Bennett by virtue of a Deed from Andrew R. Bland, Jr. dated April 30, 2004 and recorded July 2, 2004 in Book V 500 at Page 315 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS # 461-09-03-021

Current Property Address: 465 North Nassau Street Charleston, SC 29403

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

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

FOR INSERTION

May 19th, 2023; May 26th, 2023; June 2nd, 2023.

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale

Case No. 2022-CP-10-04371

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

Navy Federal Credit Union, PLAINTIFF, vs. Thomas J Capers a/k/a Thomas James Capers, Sr and if Thomas J Capers a/k/a Thomas James Capers, Sr be deceased then any child and heir at law to the Estate of Thomas J Capers a/k/a Thomas James Capers, Sr distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Thomas J Capers a/k/a Thomas James Capers, Sr and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe; Rose Vera Louise Capers; Thomas James Capers, Jr a/k/a Thomas James Capers; City of North Charleston, DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 13th day of April, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive 2nd floor, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 6th day of June, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina, and known and designated as Lot Twenty-four (24), Block G, on a plat entitled “A Portion of Midland Park Terrace, Section Two (2), State of South Carolina, County of Charleston” by W.H. Matheny, R.L.S., dated February 21, 1963, recorded in Plat Book Q, Page 94, in the RMC Office for Charleston County; said lot having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as delineated on said plat. BEING the same property conveyed to Thomas J. Capers by Deed of Robert W. Kirby dated December 1, 2014 and recorded December 15, 2014 in Book 446 at Page 235, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS # 478-14-00-045

Current Property Address: 7012 Terrace Drive North Charleston, SC 29406

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

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

FOR INSERTION

May 19th, 2023; May 26th, 2023, June 2nd, 2023.

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No. 2019-CP-10-03707

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

Freedom Mortgage Corporation, PLAINTIFF, vs. George A Martin; Amanda Tyler-Martin; DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th 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 2nd floor, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 6th day of June, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

All that piece, parcel or lot of land together with buildings and improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the St. Andrews parish, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 1, Block O, on a plat entitled, “Section Ill, Plat of Extension of

Springfield Subdivision, Charleston County, South Carolina”, made by Sigma Engineers, Inc. by Harold J. Leamond, P.E. and L.S., dated August 23, 1966, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat V at Page 32; the lot herein conveyed having such size, shape, location, buttings, boundings and dimensions more or less as will be had by reference to said plat.

Being the same property conveyed to George A. Martin and Amanda Tyler-Martin, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common, by Deed from James Ladson and Dorothy Ladson dated February 21, 2017 and recorded March 3, 2017 in Book 0620 at Page 922, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS # 355-05-00-007

Current Property Address:

2140 Glendale Drive Charleston, SC, 29414

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

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

FOR INSERTION

May 19th, 2023; May 26th, 2023; June 2nd, 2023.

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

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Master’s Sale Case No. 2018-CP-10-04292

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

Freedom Mortgage Corporation, PLAINTIFF, vs. Dillion D. Leopold; Elle J. Leopold; The Lake Townhomes Owners Association, Inc. a/k/a Lakes of Summerville Townhomes Homeowners Association, Inc. a/k/a Lakes of Summerville Townhomes Association, Inc.; The Lakes Master Association Inc. DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 17th day of June, 2019, 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 2nd floor, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 6th day of June, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Summerville,

County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as LOT 534, PHASE 3E-II, LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE, as shown on that certain plat of Seamon Whiteside & Associates

Surveying, LLC entitled, “A FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT OF PHASE 3E-II, LOTS 537 THRU 542 TRACT A, LOTS 491 THRU 500 TRACT B, LOTS 515 THRU 518 TRACT C AND LOTS 531 THRU 536 RESIDUAL LANDS OF LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE, LLC, ALL OWNED BY LAKES OF SUMMERVILLE, LLC, LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF SUMMERVILLE, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA,” dated December 31, 2013 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book L14, at Page 0187 on May 2, 2014. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Dillion D. Leopold and Elle J. Leopold, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, by virtue of a Deed from Los Homes, LLC dated June 25, 2015 and recorded June 29, 2015 in Book 0486 at Page 528 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Summerville, South Carolina.

TMS # 388-13-00-940

Current Property Address: 232 Coosawatchie Street Summerville, SC 29485

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

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

May 19th, 2023; May 26th, 2023; June 2nd, 2023.

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale

Case No. 2022-CP-10-01458 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for American Home Mortgage Assets Trust 2006-6, Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-6 , PLAINTIFF, vs. Amy E. Johnson; Younghall Neighborhood Association, Inc.; First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 13th day of April, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive 2nd floor, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 6th day of June, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Christ Church Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina, containing 0.848 acre, more or less, and shown and designated as LOT 9A, on that certain plat prepared by Trico Engineering Consultants, Inc. entitled, “PLAT SHOWING LOT 2, TMS 60000-00-035 (1.220 ACRE) BEING SUBDIVIDED INTO LOT 2A (0.559 ACRE) AND LOT 2B (0.661 ACRE), AND LOT 9, TMS 600-00-00-042 (1.663 ACRE) BEING SUBDIVIDED INTO LOT 9A (0.848 ACRE) AND LOT 9B (0.815 ACRE), ALSO SHOWING THE PROPERTY LINE ADJUSTMENT OF LOT 5, TMS 600-00-00-038 (0.593 ACRE) AND LOT 6, TMS 600-00-00039 (1.512 ACRE), LOCATED IN YOUGH HALL NEIGHBORHOOD SUBDIVISION, PROPERTY OF BUFFALO CREEK AND COMPANY LLC, LOCATED IN CHRIST CHURCH PARISH, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” dated May 3, 2004 revised June 4, 2004 and recorded July 2, 2004 in Plat Book EH at Page 197 in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings, more or less, as shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description.

BEING the same property conveyed to Amy E. Johnson by Deed of Frederick Lund and Jeffrey S. Polutta dated September 15, 2006 and recorded September 18, 2006 in Book N 598 at Page 333, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS # 600-00-00-042

Current Property Address:

2955 Old Tavern Court

Mount Pleasant, SC 29466

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

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

FOR INSERTION May 19th, 2023; May 26th, 2023; June 2nd, 2023.

Mikell R. Scarborough

Master in Equity

2359 Cambridge Ave. Charleston County, South Carolina

TMS Number: 469-09-00-077 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class Designated as Richard Roe, and Peggy Thompson, Tanya Slack, David Caulder, Evans Caulder, Larry Caulder, Jr., Melissa Caulder, April Odell, and Joann Caulder, Defendants.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lis Pendens, Summons and Notice, and Complaint, were filed on January 4th, 2023, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on January 6th, 2023 and the Order of Publication was filed on May 10th, 2023 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B Hubbard, Esquire of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated January 6th, 2023 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows:

March 27th, 1987, and recorded on April 20th, 1987, in Book D164, page 313 in the Register of Deeds Office of Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS # 469-09-00-077

s/Jeffrey

T. Spell

Jeffrey T. Spell

Attorney at Law

925 Wappoo Rd., Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 jeff@jeffspell.com (843) 452-3553

Attorney for the Plaintiff

May 11th, 2023

Date

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CLASSIFIEDS ONLINE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on June 9, 2023, beginning at 9:30 A.M..

The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.01 682244733133270,0.01682244

(843)-249-0777

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on June 9, 2023, beginning at 9:30 A.M.. The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

SC 29597 (843)-249-0777

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on June 9, 2023, beginning at 9:30 A.M..

The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

SC 29597 (843)-249-0777

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on June 9, 2023, beginning at 9:30 A.M..

The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

SC 29597

(843)-249-0777

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on June 9, 2023, beginning at 9:30 A.M..

The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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

CASE NO. 2023-CP-10-00063

SUNRISE INVESTMENTS COMPANY, LLC, Plaintiff, v.

Dollie M. Caulder and Larry Caulder, both being deceased persons, and their heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns and spouses and all other personswith any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as:

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2019-CP-10-04747

County of Charleston, Condemnor, vs.

The Heirs of Alonzo Wright, Landowners, and JOHN DOE and MARY ROE, fictitious names used to designate all other condemnees whose names are unknown, and persons in the military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers And Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, if any, and the unknown heirs at law, devisees, widows, widowers, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns, firms or corporations of any of the Landowner(s), Other Condemnee(s) or Unknown Claimant(s) who may be deceased, and any and all other persons claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate or other property described in the Condemnation Notice, or any part thereof, Unknown Claimant(s).

NOTICE OF FINAL REFERENCE HEARING TO QUIET TITLE AND TO DETERMINE PROPER ALLOCATION OF CONDEMNATION AWARD

733133270% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0213-28B,98-0213-29B. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 6/26/2020 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 0893, Page 468.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

ANNE BOUKNIGHT COLLINS & NEIL CARMICHAEL COLLINS III, 2757 W PINEWOOD CHESTER, SC 29706.

Junior Lienholder: ,

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Mortgage Book 0893 at Page 469, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $149,054.34

Trustee’s Fee $350.00

Costs $1,098.42

Total Amount Due $150,502.76

With a per diem of $53.26

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.00 798748443817687,0.00798748 443817687% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0324-23B, 98-0324-21B. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 12/22/2021 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 1062, Page 744.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

KATHERINE LAURA MCGRANAHAN, 23840 E 149TH ST S COWETA, OK 74429-6564.

Junior Lienholder: ,

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Mortgage Book 1062 at Page 750, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are

Amount currently in default (including interest) $150,951.49

Trustee’s Fee $350.00

Costs $1,098.42

Total Amount Due $152,399.91

With a per diem of $49.20

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.00399374221908844% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0317-48E. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 1/19/2022 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 1069, Page 624.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

BIANCA BUHLEBENKOSI NDLOVU, 9838 FAIRFAX SQ APT 270 FAIRFAX, VA 22031-4238. Junior Lienholder:

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Mortgage Book 1069 at Page 643, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are

Amount currently in default (including interest) $12,222.49

Trustee’s Fee $350.00

Costs $1,078.42

Total Amount Due $13,650.91 With a per diem of $6.07

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.01243674632681650% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0306-24B. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 2/22/2022 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 1080, Page 871.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

FREDERICK HOWARD KINSEY JR., 23434 JAMES CT LEWES, DE 19958-3366.

Junior Lienholder:,

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Mortgage Book 1080 at Page 918, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are

Amount currently in default (including interest) $36,837.98

Trustee’s Fee $350.00

Costs $1,078.42

Total Amount Due $38,266.40

With a per diem of $16.06

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.01243674632681650% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0518-11B. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 11/14/2019 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 0839, Page 521.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

KENT GRAI THOMPSON & ELIZABETH ANN THOMPSON, 7430 CEDAR CREEK DR. WHITE LAKE, MI 48383.

Junior Lienholder: ,

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Mortgage Book 0839 at Page 603, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are

Amount currently in default (including interest) $56,988.99

Trustee’s Fee $350.00

Costs $518.42

Total Amount Due $57,857.41

ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and shown and designated as Lot 923, Block V-Z, on a plat by Gaillard and Gaillard, dated May, 1943, entitled “Map of Dorchester Terrace, Section #5” and recorded Plat Book F, at Page 148, in the RMC Office for Charleston County; the said lot having such size, shape, and dimensions as will by reference to said plat more fully appear and being bounded as will be shown on said plat.

BEING the same property conveyed to Dollie M. Caulder by deed of Arthur T. Driggers dated

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a final hearing will be held in the above-captioned matter on the 2nd day of August, 2023, at 2:30 o’clock p.m., before the Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough, Master-inEquity for Charleston County, at the Charleston County Judicial Center located at 100 Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Courtroom 2A, Charleston, South Carolina, to quiet title to a one-acre tract of land located at 2870 Hut Road, Johns Island, SC, 29455, bearing tax map reference number 318-00-00-045, and to determine the proper allocation of the condemnation award deposited with the Charleston County Clerk of Court.

PLEASE BE PRESENT IF YOU ARE SO MINDED!

s/Elaine Jenkins

Elaine Jenkins

P. O. Box 364 Johns Island, SC, 29457-0364 (615) 415-6075

eljenisland@gmail.com

Attorney for the Heirs of Mary Buncum, Intervenors

Dated: May 23, 2023

Johns Island, South Carolina

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for 1776 Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for 1776 Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655

P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach,

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for 1776 Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655

4896, North Myrtle Beach,

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for 1776 Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655

P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach,

With a per diem of $18.66

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for 1776 Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655

P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS

HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on June 9, 2023, beginning at 9:30 A.M..

The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.00798748443817687% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0425-W36B. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 12/3/2021 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 1057, Page 361.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

BYRON MONTANE STUBBLEFIELD & MICHELLE LEE STUBBLEFIELD, 8302 MOLINA ST NAVARRE, FL 32566. Junior Lienholder: ,

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Mortgage Book 1057 at Page 410, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are

Amount currently in default (including interest) $41,536.38

Trustee’s Fee $350.00

Costs $518.42

Total Amount Due $42,404.80

With a per diem of $13.70

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for 1776 Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655

P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on June 9, 2023, beginning at 9:30 A.M..

The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.00399374221908844% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0317-1E. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 3/16/2021 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 971, Page 595.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

JAIME B. CONNER, 96670 COMMODORE POINT DR YULEE, FL 32097-6566.

Junior Lienholder: ,

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Mortgage Book 971 at Page 599, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are

Amount currently in default

(including interest) $11,589.47

Trustee’s Fee $350.00

Costs $518.42

Total Amount Due $12,457.89

With a per diem of $4.87

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for 1776 Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655

P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach,

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on June 9, 2023, beginning at 9:30 A.M..

The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.01243674632681650% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0303-16B. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 4/15/2021 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 981, Page 562.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

ROBERT CHANNING KLUTTZ & JOYCE WAGNER KLUTTZ, 3201

OLD SALISBURY CONCORD RD CONCORD, NC 28025.

Junior Lienholder:

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Mortgage Book 0981 at Page 569, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $57,831.87

Trustee’s Fee $350.00

Costs $518.42

Total Amount Due $58,700.29

With a per diem of $18.66

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for 1776 Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach,

SC 29597

(843)-249-0777

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on June 9, 2023, beginning at 9:30 A.M..

The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.00399374221908844% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0317-36E. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 1/19/2022 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 1069, Page 577.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

CARRIE BROOKE HOFFMAN, 4166 CARMANWOOD DR FLINT, MI 48507-5504.

Junior Lienholder: ,

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Mortgage Book 1069 at Page 585, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are

Amount currently in default

(including interest) $19,043.58

Trustee’s Fee $350.00

Costs $518.42

Total Amount Due $19,912.00

With a per diem of $7.68

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for 1776 Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597

(843)-249-0777

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on June 9, 2023, beginning at 9:30 A.M..

The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.00798748443817687% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0425-47B. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 1/20/2022 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 1069, Page 984.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

WANDA F. HOLMES & JOSEPH A. HOLMES, 5619 LANSDOWN DR HOUSTON, TX 77049-4428.

Junior Lienholder: ,

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Mortgage Book 1070 at Page 007, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are

Amount currently in default

(including interest) $37,744.96 Trustee’s Fee $350.00

Costs $518.42

Total Amount Due $38,613.38

With a per diem of $17.37

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for 1776 Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on June 9, 2023, beginning at 9:30 A.M..

The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.01243674632681650% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0301-10B. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 6/10/2022 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 1115, Page 927.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

KARLA CAROLINA SWIGERT & MICHAEL EDWARD SWIGERT, 4452 SIX MILE RD MARYVILLE, TN 37803.

Junior Lienholder:

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Mortgage Book 1115 at Page 930, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are

Amount currently in default

(including interest) $54,512.08

Trustee’s Fee $350.00

Costs $518.42

Total Amount Due $55,380.50

With a per diem of $24.45

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for 1776 Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on June 9, 2023, beginning at 9:30 A.M..

The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.01243674632681650% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0206-14B. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 11/14/2019 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 0839, Page 539.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

THOMAS H. JAMISON TRUSTEE OF THE THOMAS H. JAMISON TRUST 3600 HIGH MEADOW DRIVE #20 CARMEL, CA 93923.

Junior Lienholder: ,

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Mortgage Book 0839 at Page 582, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are

Amount currently in default (including interest) $21,215.44

Trustee’s Fee $350.00

Costs $518.70

Total Amount Due $22,084.14

With a per diem of $8.99

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for 1776 Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on June 9, 2023, beginning at 9:30 A.M..

The Public Auction shall occur on the steps of the O.T. Wallace County Office Building located at 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29402.

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.00 798748443817687,0.00798748 443817687% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 98-0423-23B,98-0417-32B. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 5/4/2022 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 1106, Page 341.

Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows:

JAMES CHARLES TOMLINSON & DANIEL MURRELL MCCARTHY, 5448 N GLENWOOD AVE FL2 CHICAGO, IL 60640.

Junior Lienholder: ,

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Mortgage Book 1106 at Page 349, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are

Amount currently in default (including interest) $98,286.77

Trustee’s Fee $350.00

Costs $518.70

Total Amount Due $99,155.47

With a per diem of $34.16

Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.

The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.

An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345.

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for 1776 Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655 P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777

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

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

St. Paul School District No. 19, Charleston County, South Carolina, and being a portion of the Massa Hill Tract formerly belonging to Martin C. Behling, and a portion of the 20-acre tract conveyed by Martha C. Behling to John H. Harrison, and by John H. Harrison to F.D. Spell, and by James F. Spell, sole heir to F.D. Spell, to Horace Greeley Harley, and conveyed by Horace Greeley Harley to Boston White by Deed being dated April 11, 1938, and recorded in Book J-40 at Page 239 in the RMC Office for Charleston County said 15 acres out of which below described tract has been subdivided and the following buttings and boundings as follows: Southeast by Willtown Road; Southwest by Drayton and Ward; North by unknown lands; Northeast by Harrison Small and Bennett.

This Lot containing 0.7 acre more or less and designated as Lot “A” as will appear by reference to that certain plat prepared by M. Kenyon Millard, recorded November 4, 1982 in Plat Book AW at Page 56, entitled “Tax Lot 231 Boston White.”

This being the same property conveyed to James Dorsey and Olivia Ferguson by deed of Anna Lucille Bennett dated March 22, 1999 and recorded November 4, 1999 in Book E337 at Page 560 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

This being the same property conveyed to James Dorsey and Olivia Ferguson by deed of Christopher White dated March 17, 1999 and recorded November 4, 1999 in Book E337 at Page 712 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

This being the same property conveyed to James Dorsey and Olivia Ferguson by deed of Emma White Martin dated May 3, 1999 and recorded November 4, 1999 in Book E337 at Page 717 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

This being the same property conveyed to James Dorsey and Olivia Ferguson by deed of Joseph White dated June 30, 1999 and recorded November 4, 1999 in Book E337 at Page 722 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

This being the same property conveyed to James Dorsey and Olivia White Ferguson by deed of Roger M. Young, Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, dated November 12, 1999 and recorded November 24, 1999 in Book E338 at Page 261 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

TMS No. 0590000344 and MH00041801

Property address: 8422 Willtown Road Hollywood, SC 29449

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

1996 SWEE SHGA1 Manufactured Home, Serial No. SHGA1940A&B, with any fixtures.

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

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

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

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

577-5304 X127

Master’s Sale

2022-CP-10-04624

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

Wells Fargo Bank N.A., not in its individual or banking capacity, but solely as trustee for Green Tree 2008-MH1, PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

James Dorsey a/k/a James Gregory Dorsey a/k/a James G. Dorsey; Olivia W. Ferguson a/k/a Olivia Ferguson a/k/a Olivia White Ferguson; Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc.; and Blue World Pools, Inc., DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated the April 4, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the Emergency Operations Center, Public Services Building (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 6th DAY OF JUNE, 2023 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in

This being the same property conveyed to James Dorsey and Olivia Ferguson by deed of Cathleen Green dated ay 11, 1999 and recorded November 4, 1999 in Book E337 at Page 727 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

This being the same property conveyed to James Dorsey and Olivia Ferguson by deed of Nathaniel White dated February 11, 1999 and recorded November 4, 1999 in Book E337 at Page 732 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

This being the same property conveyed to James Dorsey and Olivia Ferguson by deed of Paul White dated April 27, 1999 and recorded November 4, 1999 in Book E337 at Page 737 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

This being the same property conveyed to James Dorsey and Olivia Ferguson by deed of Silas White dated March 15, 1999 and recorded November 4, 1999 in Book E337 at Page 742 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

This being the same property conveyed to James Dorsey and Olivia Ferguson by deed of Walter White dated December 13, 1996 and recorded November 4, 1999 in Book E337 at Page 747 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in St. Paul`s Parish, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, containing 1.527 acres more or less, designated as LOT 2-B on a plat prepared by J.

O`Hear Sanders, Jr. RLS entitled “Subdivision of Lot 2 of the Estates of Elizabeth Kinard Mintz...” dated September 16, 1980, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AU at Page 176.

This being the same property conveyed to Virginia G. Hines from Daniel E. Hines by deed dated June 8, 2004 and recorded July 28, 2004 in Book P503 at Page 226 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

This being the same property further conveyed from Virginia G. Hines to Virginia G. Hines, an unmarried woman, dated March 3, 2007 and recorded March 20, 2007 in Book B619 at Page 858 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

TMS No. 234-00-00-014

Property address: 7021 Kinard Road Ravenel, SC 29470

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

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

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

Building (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 6TH DAY OF JUNE, 2023 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that certain condominium unit known and designated as Unit 208, Building E, Cambridge Lake Horizontal Property Regime, a Horizontal Property Regime established pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, Section 27-31-10 et seq., 1976, South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended, and submitted by Master Deed dated February 24, 2003 and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina in Book T-437 at Page 047. Said Dwelling unit conveyed hereby being shown as Exhibit “F” attached to the Master Deed.

Conveyed together with: (1) An undivided percentage in the common elements, restricted common areas, and facilities of the property described in said Master Deed (“Common Elements”) attributable to the said unit; (2) An easement for the continuance of all encroachments by the Dwelling Unit on any adjoining unit or common elements existing as a result of construction of the Condominium Unit(s) or which may come into existence hereafter as a result of settling or shifting of the dwelling unit(s) or of the other condominium unit(s), after damage or destruction by fire or other casualty, or after taking in condemnation or eminent domain percentages, or by reason of alteration or repair to the common elements made by or with the owners of the Board of Administration;

(3) An easement in common with the owners of other condominium units to use any pipes, wires, ducts, flues, cables, conduits, public utility lines and other common elements located in any other rights and easements in common with the other condominium unit owners, all as described in the Master Deed, Bylaws and any and all Amendments thereto as recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina.

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

RECYCLE THIS PAPER

Master’s Sale 2022-CP-10-00409 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Mortgage Assets Management, LLC, PLAINTIFF VERSUS Karen Patel, individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Eloise S. LaVigne a/k/a Eloise S. Underwood, Deceased; et al., DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated the September 19, 2022, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 6th DAY OF JUNE, 2023 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

LaVigne died intestate on or about 10/23/2021, leaving the subject property to his/her heirs, namely Karen Patel, Donna Underwood, Helen Cleland, Sabrina Geggis; Mark Underwood, as shown in Probate Estate Matter Number 2012-ES-10-00467.

TMS No. 358-1200-188

Property address: 2863 Wofford Road Charleston, SC 29414

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

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale 2022-CP-10-04373

Office for Charleston County, South Carolina then by Quit Claim Deed of Sala A. Strickland a/k/a Sala

Strickland conveyed her undivided one-half interest in said property to Darrell H. Strickland dated May 24, 1999 and recorded in Book W327 at Page 405 in said Office. Darrell H. Strickland conveyed a one-half (½) undivided interest into Brenda A. Strickland by deed dated April 29, 2002 and recorded April 30, 2002 in Book 0404 at Page 392 in said Office.

TMS No. 537-05-00-064

Property address: 506 Antebellum Lane Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

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

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale 2022-CP-10-05182

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

Arvest Central Mortgage Company, PLAINTIFF VERSUS

Virginia G. Hines a/k/a

Virginia Hines-Grabau a/k/a

Virginia Hines, DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated the May 2, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the Emergency Operations Center, Public Services Building (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 6th DAY OF JUNE, 2023 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340

FOR INSERTION: 5/19, 5/26 and 6/2

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale 2010-CP-10-06060

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

U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF10 Master Participation Trust, PLAINTIFF VERSUS

Johnson D. Koola, First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.

f/k/a First-Citizens Bank and Trust Company of South Carolina, and Cambridge Lakes Condominium Homeowners Association, Inc.

f/k/a Cambridge Lakes Horizontal Property Regime, DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated the April 6, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the Emergency Operations Center, Public Services

Subject to any and all Restrictions, Covenants, Conditions, easements, Rights of Way and all other matters affecting subject property of record in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina, including, but not limited to those contained in said Master Deed and/or Bylaws, and any and all Amendments thereto.

Being a portion of the same property as conveyed to Cambridge Two, LLC by deed of Cambridge Lakes, L.P., A SC Limited Partnership, dated April 2, 2003 and duly recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Book Z-442 at Page 141. This being the same property conveyed to Johnson D. Koola by virtue of a Deed from Cambridge Two, LLC, a SC Limited Liability Company, dated February 20, 2004 and recorded February 24, 2004, in Book Y484 at Page 813, in the ROD Office for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 5591400159

Property address:

1587 Cambridge Lakes Drive Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

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

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

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at

All that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 10, Block B, as shown on a plat of Drayton on the Ashley Subdivision, Section 1, which plat was made by James R. Bagley, Jr., dated January 11, 1965. And recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book S at Page 63; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, butting and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

This being the same property conveyed to Eloise S. Underwood by Deed of Marvin E. Dennis dated August 4, 1967 and recorded August 8, 1967 in Book L-88 at Page 8 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County. Thereafter. Walter Clark underwood conveyed a one-half interest in said property to Eloise S. Underwood by Deed dated May 18, 1979 and recorded June 18, 1979 in Book M-119 at Page 124 and re-recorded on June 21, 1979 in Book Z-119 at Page 218 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County. Thereafter; Eloise S. Underwood conveyed said property to Eloise S. Lavigne and Leroy F. Lavigne by Deed dated March 15, 000 and recorded March 15, 2000 in Book A-344 at Page 280 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. Thereafter, by Corrective Deed Elisoe Underwood conveyed said property to Eloise S. LeVigne and LeRoy F. LaVigne dated April 24, 2008 and recorded June 17, 2008 in Book J-662 at Page 860 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. Subsequently, Eloise S. LaVigne a/k/a Eloise S. Underwood (DOD 2/24/2012) and LeRoy F.

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

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust 2019-F, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series 2019-F, by U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, PLAINTIFF VERSUS

Darrell H. Strickland; Brenda A. Strickland; et al., DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated the May 2, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the Emergency Operations Center, Public Services Building (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 6TH DAY OF JUNE, 2023 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land, being shown and designated as “LOT 126”, on a plat entitled “A FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT OF RICE BAY, PHASE II, BELLE HALL PLANTATION, OWNED BY JOHN DISHER COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA”, by Southeastern Surveying Inc. as dated July 20, 1997, and recorded on August 29, 1997 in Plat Book EC at Page 13, in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina. Said lot having such size, shapes, buttings, boundings and dimensions, as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

This being the same property conveyed to Darrell H. Strickland and Sala A. Strickland by deed of Beazer Homes Corp. dated December 12, 1997 and recorded in Book K294 at Page 128 in the RMC

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2023-CP-10-02052

Specialized Loan Servicing LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS. Norma P. Able; and Ricefield Association, Inc., DEFENDANT(S).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (231091.00053)

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

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

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

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian

Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 27, 2023.

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A.

By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996

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

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

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

#68530

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

#64134

Kevin T. Brown (kevinb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64236

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

ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2023-CP-10-01895

Matrix Financial Services Corp., PLAINTIFF, VS.

Daniel Van Nostrand; Jenny Van Nostrand; and The Retreat at Johns Island Homeowners Association Inc., DEFENDANT(S).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (230855.00022)

TO THE DEFENDANTS

DANIEL VAN NOSTRAND; AND JENNY VAN NOSTRAND ABOVE

NAMED:

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

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

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

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 19, 2023.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGOR’S RIGHT TO FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED MORTGAGOR(S)[1]:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the Supreme Court of South Carolina Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may be eligible for foreclosure intervention programs for the purpose of resolving the above-referenced foreclosure action. If you wish to be considered for a foreclosure intervention program, you must contact Scott and Corley, P.A., 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, South Carolina 29204 or call 803-252-3340 within thirty (30) days after being served with this notice.

Scott and Corley, P.A. represents the Plaintiff in this action. We do not represent you. The South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct prohibit our firm from giving you any legal advice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PROCESS, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED.

NOTICE: THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A.

By: Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996

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

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

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

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

Kevin T. Brown (kevinb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64236

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

ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

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

Master’s Sale Case No. 2022-CP10-00343

Mortgage Assets Management, LLC

vs. Joseph Warren, Jr, John Warren, Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of the Estate of Daniel E. Martin, Deceased, his heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through him; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of the Estate of Jane J. Martin, Deceased, his heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through him; 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,

The United States of America, acting by and through its agency, The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Village Creek Association Inc Upon authority of a Decree dated the 13 th day of April, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, on the 6 th day of June, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT CERTAIN UNIT SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS UNIT NUMBER 1208 IN VILLAGE CREEK HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ATTACHED TO THE MASTER DEED OF VILLAGE CREEK HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME DATED AUGUST 24, 1981 AND RECORDED IN BOOK J-126, AT PAGE 383 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. TOGETHER WITH THE UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE GENERAL COMMON ELEMENTS OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE 4 OF SAID MASTER DEED APPURTENANT THERETO. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO DANIEL E. MARTIN AND JANE J. MARTIN BY DEED OF WILLIAM S. STUHR AND WILLIAM S. STURH, SR DATED OCTOBER 23, 1987 AND RECORDED IN THE CHARLESTON COUNTY RMC OFFICE IN BOOK D170 AT PAGE 832.

TMS # 535-10-00-072

Current Property Address: 1155 Village Creek Lane #3 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

William S. Koehler, Esquire Telephone: (803) 828-0880 FOR INSERTION 5/19/2023; 5/26/2023; 6/2/2023

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

A-4783262 05/19/2023, 05/26/2023, 06/2/2023

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2022-CP-10-02346

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans Inc.

v. Jean-Louis Colombi

Upon authority of a Decree dated April 13, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on June 6, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN PIERPONT ON THE ASHLEY SUBDIVISION, ST. ANDREWS PARISH, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, MORE FULLY SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 6, CONTAINING .34 ACRES ON A PLAT PREPARED BY CONNOR ENGINEERING, INC. KNOWN AS FINAL PLAT OF THE SUBDIVISION OF TMS 355-10-00-072 & 073 TO CREATE LOTS 1 THRU 6, WAYNE SCOTT COURT’ BY PLAT DATED JUNE 22, 2006 AND FILED IN THE CHARLESTON COUNTY RMC’S OFFICE IN PLAT BOOK EK AT PAGE 090. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JEAN-LOUIS COLOMBI BY DEED OF MAPPUS CONSTRUCTION, LLC DATED AUGUST 4, 2016 AND RECORDED SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC IN BOOK 581, AT PAGE 53. CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 2538 Wayne Scott Court, Charleston, SC 29414 Parcel No. 3551000081 No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with bid may be made immediately. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the

purchaser.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

J. Martin Page, Esquire

Telephone: 803-509-5078

File # 22-42237

FOR INSERTION May 19 & 26, 2023; June 2, 2023

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

5105

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 2023-CP-10-01145

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for RCF 2 Acquisition Trust c/o U.S. Bank Trust National Association, Plaintiff vs. Gene Herring aka Gene F. Herring, Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) Gene Herring aka Gene F. Herring: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above action, a copy which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2838 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205, within thirty (30) days after service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 8, 2023. NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you have a right to be considered for Foreclosure Intervention.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is now pending or is about to be commenced in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for the purpose of foreclosing a certain mortgage of real estate heretofore given by Gene F. Herring to U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for RCF 2 Acquisition Trust c/o U.S. Bank Trust National Association bearing date of November 19, 2007 and recorded November 26, 2007 in Mortgage Book S644 at Page 862 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/Clerk of Court for Charleston County, in the original principal sum of Four Hundred Eighty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($480,000.00). Thereafter, by assignment recorded on June 11, 2012 in Book 257 at Page 107, and on June 20, 2012 in Book 259 at Page 507, the mortgage was assigned to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association; thereafter, by assignment recorded on January 18, 2019 in Book 773 at Page 30, the mortgage was assigned to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee of Upland Mortgage Loan Trust A; thereafter, by assignment recorded December 8, 2021 in Book 1058 at Page 821, the mortgage was assigned to J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp.; thereafter, by assignment recorded June 27, 2022 in Book 1119 at Page 747, the mortgage was assigned to U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for RCF 2 Acquisition Trust., and that the premises effected by said mortgage and by

the foreclosure thereof are situated in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and known and designated as Lot B as shown on a plat by Moses A. Thomas dated September 23, 1980 and entitled “PLAT OF THE SUBDIVISION OF #86 BEAUFAIN STREET INTO LOT “A” LETTERED “A-B-C-D-H-G” TOGETHER WITH AN INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT LETTERED “B-C-D-H” AND LOT “B” LETTERED “D-E-FG-H” SITUATE IN THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC” and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AQ, Page 171. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to aforesaid plat more fully and at large appear. Together with an ingress and egress easement as depicted on aforesaid plat within letters “B-C-D-H.” Said easement having such size, shape, and dimensions as will by reference to the aforesaid plat more fully and at large appear.

TMS No. 4570304152 Property Address: 86 1/2 Beaufain Street Charleston, SC 29401

Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Telephone (803) 799-9993

Attorneys for Plaintiff 5112

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BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of William C. Kragen v. Christopher C. Tivean, the Master-in-Equity will sell on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at the Charleston County Judicial Center, 4045 Bridge View Drive, Council Chambers, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405, to the highest bidder:

ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on Seabrook Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, and shown and designated as Lot 1707, Shelter Cove Villas, Seabrook Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, on a plant by E.M. Seabrook, Hr., C.E., & L.S., dated May 17, 1983, and recorded in the RMC -now ROD] Office for Charleston County, in Plat Book AX, at page 150.

Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings, more or less, as are show on said plat, which is specifically incorporated herein, by reference and made a part hereof.

ALSO

A perpetual, appendant easement to run with the land and to the transferrable therewith, which is essentially necessary to the proper use and enjoyment of the lot of land first described for maintenance and repair of the structure on said lot first described above over the adjacent premises as may be reasonably necessary for such maintenance and repair, subject the reasonable convenience of the owners of the adjacent premises and after reasonable notice to the owners the adjacent premises of the anticipated action; and subject further to grantees, his, premises affected by and during such work in meat and good order and restore the adjacent premises to the same condition as the same was in prior to such work.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record, and any senior lien(s) identified in the Complaint and the Order and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

VARNADO LAW FIRM, LLC

Robert B. Varnado, Esquire P.O. Box 387 Charleston, South Carolina 29402 (843) 737-7301 rvarnado@varnado-law.com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of: MARGARET LOUISE WARE 2023-ES-10-0660

DOD: 03/17/23

Pers. Rep: HARLAN JEROME WARE 8125 CHISOLM PLANTATION RD. EDISTO ISLAND, SC 29438

Atty: CAPERS G. BARR, III, ESQ. 11 BROAD ST., 2ND FLR. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: HERMAN LUTHER CLARK 2023-ES-10-0728 DOD: 03/14/23

Pers. Rep: RANDOLPH H. CLARK 1546 EVERGREEN ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: FRANK K. YU 2023-ES-10-0737

DOD: 03/15/23

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C.A. No. 2023-CP-10-01712

Robert Lee Ford, Sr., Plaintiff, v. Steve Ford, Defendant.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT STEVE FORD: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the Complaint on the subscriber at his office in Charleston, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the Summons, Complaint, and Verification of Complaint in the above-entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 10, 2023.

s/Lawrence M. Hershon

Lawrence M. Hershon (SC Bar No. 77514)

The Hershon Law Firm, P.A.

1565 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Suite 103 Charleston, SC 29407

Telephone: 843-829-2022

Facsimile: 843-829-2023

lawrence@hershonlawfirm.com

Attorney for Plaintiff

April 26, 2023

Charleston, South Carolina

Said property is subject to all applicable covenants, conditions, restrictions, limitations, obligations and easements of record.

This being the same property conveyed to the Mortgagor [i.e., Christopher J. Tivenan by deed of conveyance from William Kragen dated February 4, 2020, and recorded simultaneously in the Charleston County ROD Office February 27, 2020 at Book 0862 Page 777.

TMS # 149-01-00-048

Address: 1707 Live Oak Park Seabrook Island, SC 29455.

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at the rate of 7 .25% per annum shall be paid to the day of compliance.

In case of noncompliance within thirty (30) days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiffs judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

Deficiency judgment being specifically waived, the bidding shall be final on the date of the sale.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiffs attorney, or Plaintiffs agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiffs attorney, or Plaintiffs agent, is present.

Pers. Rep: GEORGE CHENG CHI YU 89 FRIENDFIELD HALL KIAWAH ISLAND, SC 29455

Atty: ANDREW W. CHANDLER, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: CYNTHIA ANN CORNWELL 2023-ES-10-0738 DOD: 03/26/23

Pers. Rep: KEVIN K. CORNWELL 415 INDIES DR. ORCHID, FL 32963 Atty: ANDREW W. CHANDLER, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: PAUL ERIC SUNDIN 2023-ES-10-0742 DOD: 03/29/23

Pers. Rep: JANINE SUNDIN 13 GARTH DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

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Estate of: LAVERNE WASHINGTON FRASIER 2023-ES-10-0775

DOD: 10/23/22

Pers. Rep: THOMASINA L. FRASIER 321 MINNIE ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29407

Atty: KELVIN M. HUGER, ESQ. 27 GAMECOCK AVE., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: MARY ANNE HOWARD 2023-ES-10-0781

DOD: 03/09/23

Pers. Rep: LYNN HOWARD LAWRENCE 4083 EAST AMY LN. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

Pers. Rep: LISA HOWARD GROSE 7638 GRANITE HALL AVE. RICHMOND, VA 23225

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

Sofar Sounds brings secret, intimate concerts to Charleston

By Kate Bryan

How do you convince music lovers to buy tickets to a show when both the location and the artist are a secret? That’s the task of Audrey Marhoefer and Jessica Sweet, who curate concerts throughout Charleston for global music event company Sofar Sounds.

First launched in London in 2009, Sofar Sounds creates intimate shows at unexpected venues with artists who are not revealed until they take the mic.

“I think that there’s such an enticement from curiosity,” Marhoefer told the Charleston City Paper.

Sofar’s Charleston iteration took off in 2015 and hosted shows featuring diverse artists, many of whom have since garnered notoriety. In 2020, however, Sofar took a three-year hiatus.

Marhoefer began working to relaunch the local outpost after meeting former Charleston Sofar curator Nicole Labrecque at Creative Mornings Charleston, the once-a-month networking breakfast frequented by local creatives and business owners. When Sweet moved to Charleston from Washington D.C. in 2022, she also hopped on board.

Now Marhoefer and Sweet are the duo ushering Sofar Charleston into a fresh era.

Both curators find the shows’ intimacy leads to a special connection between artist and audience that isn’t always present at larger events. Artists often feel comfortable expressing a higher level of vulnerability in these small settings.

“[At] our last show, I felt that our artists opened up about some very personal things,” Sweet said. “And it just felt that the more intimate setting enabled them to share from their literal heartstrings, and they were vulnerable. And I think that was well received.”

While there are some music lovers that have no interest in paying money for a show without knowing the artist in advance, Marhoefer and Sweet find many are willing to go in blind for the promise of a unique experience and setting.

“[They are] putting their trust in us that we’re going to curate a quality show with quality artists,” Marhoefer said.

She and Sweet both love creating events and bringing together communities in new ways. Though they both have other roles outside of Sofar, they’re passionate about reigniting Charleston’s outpost and bringing the best listening experiences to the Holy City.

The shows introduce a willing audience to artists they may have never otherwise seen and whose careers they can now support and follow. And likewise, artists can plug into a listening base they otherwise may not have encountered.

“I love that each experience will be different. You will never go to the same show twice,” Marhoefer said.

The concerts are also a way to form relationships with like-minded people in the town, the duo said.

“We try to encourage show goers to introduce each other to a neighbor,” Marhoefer

said. “So I think for a lot of people that maybe have moved to Charleston, [it helps them] make their own community, their own network.”

The act of creating a listening room is crucial to the ethos of Sofar. At shows, audiences often sit on the ground in a laid back and comfortable setting that feels akin to listening to a friend play in the living room at a party. It’s an appealing concept to anybody who hates being bumped or spilled on in a rowdy crowd while trying to listen to music, though not without its obstacles.

“One of the things that is challenging is the fact that we are capped, as an entity, in how much we can pay artists,” Sweet said. “And I think, historically, people have followed the pay structure. Audrey and I are both in sync in the fact that we want to be creative and figure out different ways that we can compensate the artists.”

Part of their mission in picking up the project has been to find new ways to con-

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Regional acts come to the Holy City

Savannah lo-fi rock band Triathlon brings its flavor of R&B to the Charleston Pour House stage at 9 p.m. June 8. Tickets are $15 to $20 and available at charlestonpourhouse.com.

Singer-songwriter Eli Lev, a Silver Spring, Maryland, native, will perform at 6 p.m. June 9 at Palmetto Brewing , bringing his music that spans from pop to country.

Alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket takes the stage at 8 p.m. June 11 at the Charleston Music Hall downtown, slinging jangle pop and folk rock tunes along with special guest Marcy Playground . Tickets start at $45 and are available at charlestonmusichall.com.

Park Circle Pride Festival features local musician Park Circle Pride Festival, a multi-day LGBTQ+ fest with more than 44 events, will spotlight Charleston talents this year with free live music. Indie rocker Jay Van Raalte performs from 4-7 p.m. June 11 at Commonhouse Aleworks with her band The Spectrum . Raalte, formerly of Jump Castle Riot, pens electric tunes that surge between power pop and good old rock ‘n’ roll. DJ Earl, of popular Charleston party band Dance Doctors, will be on the turntables at the Pride Block Party June 10 supplying all the tunes necessary for a day rave. Visit parkcirclepride.com for the full schedule.

Pink Floyd tribute wraps up Piccolo Spoleto 2023

Hampton Park will echo with the sounds of iconic rock band Pink Floyd June 10 as The ZD Experience produces Piccolo Spoleto Festival’s grand finale celebration. The free, family-friendly live music event takes place from 5-10 p.m. The lineup includes Charleston-formed folk duo Admiral Radio at 5:30 p.m. followed by Pink Floyd tribute band Comfortably Pink at 7:45 p.m. Comfortably Pink will honor the 50th anniversary of Dark Side of the Moon. Charleston artist Lazer Catcher will provide a laser and light show. For more information visit Facebook events. — Chelsea Grinstead

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I love that each experience will be different. You will never go to the same show twice.” —Audrey Marhoefer

Audrey Marhoefer (left) and Jessica Sweet entice audiences and musicians alike

High Fidelity: Your Top 5

When coffee shop City Lights Eastside opens at 12 Line St. in the fall, co-owner Candace Patterson said it will be a heartfelt iteration of the original cafe, City Lights Coffee, which was located on North Market Street for 15 years. She said the new location will be a “place for the community” with a menu offering vegan and vegetarian meals, plus a selection of wine and beer. She gave the City Paper a playlist of the songs she’s been listening to lately that give “a nice preview of the music vibe we will have in the shop”:

“Together” by Babe Club

“Cry to me” by Solomon Burke

“Seventeen” by Sharon Van Etten

“Debra” by Beck

“Natural Born Lover” by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

Darwin Diego finds a common musical thread

By Vincent Harris

The songs on Darwin Diego’s new self-titled EP all rest comfortably in that little corner where country and rock meet. Think James McMurtry or Son Volt, or, if you insist, call it Americana, though that genre casts an increasingly wide net.

The four new tracks are models of how an artist can work within multiple genres, starting with “How’s My Drinking,” a genuine, honest-to-God trucker song that chugs along with charming momentum and even name-checks the classic “Six Days On the Road” by Earl Green.

Then it’s straight into the EP’s best track, the wistful, mostly acoustic “Gone Like a Train,” which sounds like some sort of heavenly combo of Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan. Next up is the all-loveis-beautiful ballad “Women,” which opens with an open-minded and hilarious monologue. Then the EP closes with the loping, impressionistic “Where the Summer Hides.”

Overall, the Darwin Diego EP is as welcoming as a mild, sunny Sunday afternoon. Positions of the EP were recorded at Fairweather Studio on James Island with producer Omar Colon and The Music Creek in Knoxville, Tennessee,

Sofar

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tribute meaningfully to the artists. They’re testing ideas like including the artists’ Venmo accounts at shows and passing around a tip hat.

“I think [Sofar] gives the artists a chance to connect with different guests that they might not otherwise be connecting with,” Marhoefer said. “So it helps them grow their

with producer Brock Henderson.

Darwin Diego is the pseudonym of Charleston musician Hector Qirko, who has quite an impressive musical resume.

“I started out playing professionally in Chicago with Lonnie Brooks,” Qirko said, “who is now, I’m happy to say, in the Blues Hall of Fame. I was a sideman to him, so I learned a lot from him. And then I lived in Knoxville, Tennessee, for many years, and in the process also did a bunch of country

music television work for the then-cable station, The Nashville Network. I came to Charleston about 12 years ago and still maintained connections with Knoxville but also started making some new ones here.”

Qirko’s moniker Darwin Diego sprang from the artist’s intention to create a little mystery around his recording project.

“I release a couple of records under my own name,” Qirko said, “but my name doesn’t read as well off the page, and it’s much less mysterious. So, I thought this time around with this project, that I would go ahead and use a pseudonym like an author might and after a lot of work, came up with the name Darwin Diego.”

The Darwin Diego EP is just a taste of a 15-track project that Qirko plans on releasing in bits and pieces in the future.

“I decided, both for the sake of my attention span and any listeners’ attention spans, to [release the tracks across] a couple of EPs, at least at first,” he said. “And so for this one, I gathered the songs that I thought were the most Americana, alt-country, roots-folk — whatever you want to call that general amorphous category of music. These four felt like they went together the best.”

The compact, four-song EP Darwin Diego by Charleston multiinstrumentalist Hector Qirko presents a sample of the artist’s newest work that falls in the realm of roots rock

reach as well.”

While the show locations are kept secret until 36 hours before the event (when ticketed guests find out the location), artists are now also permitted to announce that they’re playing at a Sofar show as long as the location is kept hidden.

Marhoefer and Sweet said organizing this series has been a respite from the chaos of the outside world, and they hope to bring that same sense of sanctuary to both the

artists and the audience who participate.

“Sofar and the music is actually a great escape,” Sweet said. “It creates a space where people can just be present in the moment and let their stress not be in the room.”

Sofar Charleston has a stacked lineup of summer shows, with performances slated for June 23, July 21 and Aug. 8. The location and artists, of course, remain a secret. Visit sofarsounds.com/cities/charleston-sc for tickets.

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