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S.C. lawmakers react to CCSD leader’s leave

Two area lawmakers say they are disappointed and angry after the Charleston County School District (CCSD) Board of Trustees on Sept. 25 voted to place new Superintendent Eric Gallien on administrative leave. The 5-4 decision was met with immediate backlash across the community.

“The five members of the Charleston County School Board who voted for this are a disgrace,” S.C. Rep. J.A. Moore, D-North Charleston, said Sept. 26. “It’s a shame that our children’s education has become a game for political hacks who have no interest in doing their jobs.

Crossing guards changed agency hands during summer recess

By Herb Frazier

For nearly a half century, Sadie Abraham of Charleston has consistently helped hundreds of school children safely cross busy intersections on the way to school and into life.

Many of those students later graduated from college and then were married, but they returned to find Abraham still at Rutledge Avenue and Moultrie Street doing a job she began in August 1975.

“I love children and people. It makes me feel so good” to stay connected with the students, Abraham told the Charleston City Paper. “I am so proud of them. At least I had my hand in doing something with them.”

When the new school year began in August, Abraham and more than four dozen school crossing guards in Charleston County returned to familiar posts, but their employer changed over the summer.

The Charleston County School District is now tasked with supervising the yellowvested crossing guards after the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office handed the district that responsibility.

The district has budgeted $1.6 million for the 2023-24 fiscal year to support the crossing guard program, said school district spokesman Andy Pruitt.

School crossing guard Nellie Aviles of North Charleston has been waving at motorists along Dorchester Road for nearly a year at her post at Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science. “I like to put smiles on people’s faces,” said Aviles, who has been crossing guard for almost 10 years. “It makes some of the drivers happy. I’ve had quite a few stop and thank me for waving.”

“This includes all associated costs including salaries, benefits and fuel and equipment for crossing guard supervi-

sors,” he said. “Since this is a new program for the district, the amount may be adjusted in subsequent years based on actual costs.”

In August 2022, the sheriff’s department told the district it would end its crossing guard program, Pruitt said.

Sheriff’s department spokesperson Amber R. Allen said, “We felt it was more appropriate for the school district to handle [the crossing guard program]. We were one of the very few law enforcement agencies that took on that responsibility, and most school districts have their own.” The department operated the program for about 45 years, she said.

The agencies had multiple talks that began earlier this year that led to a mutual agreement, she said. The sheriff’s department, she added, was not concerned about passing the program’s cost to the school district. “They were willing to take it on,” she said.

“When we were making these arrangements we wanted to make sure the folks we employed were absorbed into the school district, and there might have been some folks who didn’t want to do it anymore,” Allen said.

Pruitt said, “Crossing guards from the sheriff’s office were provided with the

S.C. Rep. Marvin Pendarvis, D-North Charleston, has proposed a bill that would remove North Charleston schools from CCSD amid the chaos. “The needs of those students that are being impacted the most aren’t being serviced by the district, and maybe we need to look at what we can do to form independent district that can address the needs of the school and last night’s meeting only underscored why we decided to go that route in the first place,” he said Sept. 26.

Staff reports

GUN VIOLENCE COUNTER

12 killed, 5 others shot Sept. 20 to Sept. 26

Quindaris Washington Russ, 19, of North Charleston, died after a Sept. 24 shooting in a parking lot on Bream Road in North Charleston. No arrests have been made in relation to the killing, according to North Charleston police.

S.C. shootings: Eleven others died in Richland, Georgetown, Horry, Pickens and Laurens counties. Five people were hurt in Berkeley, Richland and Williamsburg counties.

Mass shootings: Thirteen mass shootings in the U.S., totaling 519 for the year.

Sources: S.C. official and media reports; gunviolencearchive.org

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The Charleston County School District has the responsibility of overseeing school crossing guards this school year

Charleston gets low marks on maternal health, experts say

By Skyler Baldwin

Charleston County has low marks on a March of Dimes report on maternal health for which the state of South Carolina received an F.

According to the 2022 report, Charleston County has a 11.6% preterm birth rate, which indicates about one in nine babies born in 2021 were born early. The report also found the rate of preterm births in Charleston County is highest for Black infants at 18.3%, which is nearly double the percentage of White infants at 9.3%.

South Carolina’s preterm birth rate has steadily climbed since 2014, increasing from 10.8% to 12.1% statewide in 2021. The nationwide rate in 2021 was 10.5%.

South Carolina also has a comparatively high rate of 6.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, which is noticeably above the national average of 5.4 deaths per 1,000 births, according to the report. And that number increased 12.3% by 2021, said Kristen Shealy, deputy director of the state Department of Health and Environmental Control’s (DHEC) Bureau of Maternal and Child Health. Even worse: Black and brown communities suffer the most, a panel of experts said in a Sept. 21 webinar.

The S.C. League of Women Voters hosted a virtual panel with the Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina (AHSC), DHEC, Charleston Birth Place (CBP) and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to share data and experiences related to maternal health. Nearly 400 virtual guests attended.

“In recent years — and maybe a lot of this can be attributed to Covid — we’ve seen infant mortality rates start to rise,” Monty Robertson, executive director of AHSC, said during the webinar. “Black moms and babies are not doing as well. This is really an urgent issue, and we have to figure out why we are seeing these disparities that exist today.”

Discrimination more than race

There are several areas in which women face discrimination, said Dr. Eugene Chang, a maternal and fetal medicine specialist at MUSC.

“Discrimination is often thought of as just a racial issue, but being part of the maternal mortality review committee has really opened my eyes,” he said during the webinar. “There’s a lot of different discriminations to include — substance abuse and special needs are two of the most prevalent.”

One of the biggest factors in maternal and infant care, however, is prenatal care, the experts agreed. According to the March of Dimes report, 18% of pregnant South

Carolina women in 2021 did not receive adequate prenatal care, which is defined by the percentage of women who received less than half the appropriate number of visits for the infant’s gestational age or who did not receive care until the fifth month of pregnancy or later.

The main reason for the low numbers: access. Experts said rural counties made up 14 of the 15 counties with the highest infant mortality rates from 2019 to 2021, and the disparities between rural and urban counties grew by 23% since 2016.

Preventable deaths

According to DHEC, more than four of every five pregnancy-related deaths in 2019 were preventable. Prenatal care can and should cover a wide range of complications before they arise, Shealy said.

“Pre-pregnancy and prenatal care is important to see health care providers and manage health concerns prior to pregnancy,” she said in the webinar. “Mental health can be addressed early … particularly substance abuse.”

Robertson said prenatal care often gets overlooked because the issues are not clinical.

“We’re going to have to go beyond just the clinical care we provide to women,” he said.

“Clinical care only accounts for about 20% of our health. Other issues like diet, exercise, smoking, all of these health behaviors are about 30% of health outcomes. ... Most of your health is really attributed to those social and economic factors. … Those are the issues really driving the poor outcomes we see today.”

Doulas and midwives can cover some of those issues, said Lesly Rathbun, a nurse practitioner and midwife and director of CBP.

“Doulas do not provide health care — they are labor support, emotional and physical,” Rathburn said in the webinar.

“Studies show they are very beneficial, and we’ve seen a big push for doula care in South Carolina.”

Rathbun added low pay, low opportunities and legislative restrictions make it difficult for doulas and midwives to practice in the Palmetto State.

MUSC’s Chang said there are several opportunities in several areas to address concerns and inequities in maternal health, but none are “low-hanging fruit.”

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Signs tell the story of Four Hole Swamp freedom seekers

By Herb Frazier

Six new signs in the Audubon Center and Sanctuary in the Francis Beidler Forest in Dorchester County tell the story of how enslaved people hid in Four Hole Swamp before they escaped to freedom in northern states.

Thanks to that history, Four Hole Swamp has been recognized as one of nine sites in South Carolina on the National Park Service’s (NPS) Network to Freedom Program, which honors, preserves and promotes the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight.

“The stories of the men and women who sought freedom from enslavement among these very trees are powerful reminders of the strength and resilience of the human spirit, even under the most challenging circumstances,” Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., said recently during an event at Beidler. “I commend Audubon South Carolina’s commitment to telling a complete history of the lands it protects.”

Audubon South Carolina sought NPS designation for the site after research revealed freedom seekers used the area around the Beidler Forest sanctuary as a refuge from slavery leading up to the Civil War.

An important part of that history focuses on James Matthews, who fled

bondage on a plantation near Four Hole Swamp where he was born. Matthews took refuge in the swamp before finally escaping North.

He later recounted his experiences anonymously in a memoir entitled Recollections of Slavery by a Runaway Slave. Clemson University English professor Dr. Susanna Ashton connected Matthews to the anonymous narrative.

Audubon installed the six new interpretive signs along the boardwalk that winds through the forest earlier this year in a partnership which included the Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston and Clemson University. Funding came from an NPS grant from the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).

Four Holes Swamp is a blackwater swamp that rises in Calhoun County and flows for 62 miles to the confluence of the Edisto River. The watershed includes portions of the tribal lands of the Edisto Natchez-Kusso, a state-recognized Native American Tribe, which is headquartered in Ridgeville.

The Audubon sanctuary, which includes parts of Berkeley, Dorchester and Orangeburg counties, also provides habitat for vulnerable birds and wildlife, and it maintains water quality and mitigates the impacts of flooding to downstream communities.

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Visitors to South Carolina Audubon’s Center and Sanctuary at the Francis Beidler Forest can learn the history of the area’s maroon community through a self-guided tour along a 1.75-mile accessible boardwalk through the Four Hole Swamp. Thousandyear-old bald cypress and tupelo gum trees stand in the 18,300-acre forest.

Tedder wins S.C. Senate 42 Dem nod in primary runoff

By Andy Brack

The S.C. State Election Commission (SEC) on Sept. 21 certified S.C. Rep. Deon Tedder, D-North Charleston, as the winner of a tight Democratic state Senate primary runoff after a recount showed he got just 11 more votes than Rep. Wendell Gilliard, D-Charleston.

After the recount, Gilliard told the Charleston City Paper he would determine over the weekend whether to challenge the runoff result. But instead of protesting the result, he sent a letter of his displeasure with how the S.C. Democratic Party handled the election.

“The interference by outside-the-district party officials and the influence of large sums of special-interest money on the outcome of the election has not gone unnoticed by Black community leaders and Black voters in District 42,” Gilliard wrote Sept. 25. “Nor has the plantation-era tradition of party officials presuming that they know best which Black Democratic candidate is the better choice for Black voters to make.”

If the party didn’t deal with “angry conversations” among Black voters about elections, it would suffer, he wrote.

In response, state Democratic Party Chair Cristale Spain wrote that Gilliard’s complaint did not appear to be an election protest and thanked him for his service.

Results certified twice

On Sept. 19, unofficial results showed Tedder had an 11-vote lead with 2,092 votes to Gilliard’s 2,081 votes in the district, which includes 54 precincts in Charleston County and one in Dorchester County. Just under 8% of the district’s 52,771 voters cast ballots.

The next day, in a note to supporters, Tedder said, “if yesterday’s results show us anything, it’s that every vote counts.”

Two days after the runoff, the state Election Commission certified the results and found each candidate actually received an additional vote — 2,093 for Tedder and 2,082 for Gillard.

But because the margin was less than 1%, the commission called for a recount. Around 4 p.m. Sept. 21, after the new count, the commission said the outcome it certified earlier was accurate, said SEC spokesman John Catalano.

Tedder faces Republican Rosa Kay in the November general election.

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opportunity to apply for positions with the school district. Applicants were screened through the district’s selection process.”

A few openings remain

The district employs 56 guards. Due to traffic patterns and the configuration of some intersections, some schools have more than one crossing guard, each of whom is stationed at one of more than 30 schools across the county, Pruitt said.

The district has 88 schools and programs, including nine charter schools. Some schools have more than one guard due to traffic flow or the configuration of an intersection, Pruitt said.

“Charter schools are not in the crossing guard program,” he added. “They are responsible for their crossing guards.”

Richard Dean, security operations manager for the district’s crossing guard program, said he’s trying to fill one opening in Mount Pleasant and three positions at Rutledge Avenue and Fishburne Street in Charleston. Dean said he has two candidates for that location that might be in place in two weeks.

Community organizer Audrey Lisbon said she wants to help the district fill the parttime positions at Rutledge and Fishburne.

“I am really not happy about that,” said Lisbon, president of the Westside Neighborhood Association. “What’s the reason why [the sheriff’s office] discontinued with this program of helping with the crossing guards? Because now there is a dire need for them.”

She said more guards are needed for the busy intersections along the Septima P. Clark Parkway. Those guards, she said, have been missing for two years.

“They took crossing guards away from the most dangerous spots,” Libson said. “There are speeders on the [Septima P. Clark Parkway] trying to beat the [traffic] light.”

The S.C. Department of Transportation is currently conducting its second study in five years to find safer ways to walk across the parkway, where eight pedestrians have been struck and killed since 2012.

Trying to make a difference

Lisbon said she has sent flyers to several churches, masonic, civic and fraternal organizations and plans to send more throughout the community to recruit crossing guards for her neighborhood and elsewhere.

“There used to be a time when you had parents who volunteered to help children across the street where they didn’t have a crossing guard,” Lisbon said.

“But we now have a lot of non-working mothers who now live in this area because of gentrification,” she said, “so why can’t they volunteer their time to help children cross the street?”

Blotter of the Week

A Mount Pleasant woman on Sept. 21 reported to Mount Pleasant police she had security footage of four people pointing guns in the air and firing, claiming to hear the shots and see the “muzzle flash.” Upon reviewing the footage, police watched four people point their fingers in the air and shout “pow pow,” according to a report. Just watch where you point those things, y’all.

Put out a BOLO

North Charleston police on Sept. 21 spoke to a bus driver about a “hit and bike-away” collision between her school bus and a bicycle that afternoon on Dorchester Road. The bus driver reportedly told police that “some guy” ran into the rear of the bus while it was stopped. The “guy” then reportedly rode away from the scene, perhaps a little wobbly.

Quit while you’re ahead

Two Mount Pleasant women on Sept. 21 reportedly mounted a failed attempt to steal a shopping cart full of goods from a Proprietor’s Place department store but slipped away before police arrived. Apparently unsatiated, the two later returned and stole a king-size Kit-Kat from the front shelf, and were then caught by police and charged with shoplifting.

By Skyler Baldwin Illustration by Steve Stegelin

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between Sept. 13 and Sept. 21.

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Bad governance is just plain bad for Charleston area, state, nation

nce upon a time, South Carolina prided itself on pretty good governance at the local and state levels. In Washington, there were seasoned Republicans and Democrats who worked together to build the nation. Sure, there were some hiccups along the way — a bribery scandal in the early 1990s and a few bad ideas here and there.

But what was pretty good governance no longer seems to be the norm in a political environment marked from top to bottom with bitterness, enmity, foul temperaments, division and anti-government rhetoric that pillories the common good and common sense of compromise, fairness, truth and real public service.

Much of today’s raw political climate emanates from Washington after the disastrous presidential term of former President Donald Trump, who fueled maniacal chaos with a narcissistic, negative approach to governing.

Just look today at the lackluster performance of the U.S. House of Representatives where divided Republican leadership is snowballing the nation toward a federal government shutdown. Ridiculous.

Just look at the South Carolina Statehouse where a “Freedom Caucus” fights to push narrow, conservative bills and cause schisms in the kind of blatant grab for power that has made Washington a political mess. In this issue of the City Paper, cartoonist Robert Ariail wryly observes that groups with “freedom” or “liberty” in their name often seem to try to take away freedom and liberty from anyone who doesn’t believe like they do. Ridiculous.

Just look at MAGA zealots who fly flags that say “F*ck Joe Biden,” such as those flapping off pickup trucks and boats. There’s even one along a fence on U.S. Highway 17 in Ravenel that school children ride by daily to get to an elementary school less than a mile away. Again, ridiculous.

And just look at the Charleston County School District Board of Trustees where dysfunction reigns supreme. A Sept. 25 meeting was one of the most embarrassing public displays of no leadership that we’ve ever seen. The right-wing Moms-forLiberty-backed majority of the board voted to put the new county superintendent, who it approved less than three months ago, on administrative leave pending an investigation which is secret. Again, this board continues to conduct public business in private in violation of state law. Ridiculous.

As one of the trustees in the minority observed, “This is unacceptable. I’ve never seen anything like this before.” But what’s truly unacceptable is how too many public officials don’t respect the rule of law and true public service dedicated to everyone.

It’s time to get back to good governance. It would be smart for all elected officials to complete a course in how to govern, instead of pushing narrow political agendas and wearing blinders to the dozens of people who attend meetings to figure out what no-good they’re up to.

To those who monitor what these public officials are doing — keep up the good work. Keep sounding the alarm. And get people who don’t vote organized so they can kick out the bums. The next election isn’t as far away as they may think.

CHARLESTON CHECKLIST of community objectives

We encourage community leaders to act on these audacious priorities:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Safe West Ashley bike crossing needed

By Ken Marolda

The Ashley River bicycle bridge has the potential to transform recreation and commuting for thousands of people in West Ashley.

Officially called Ashley River Crossing, this new bridge is projected to spring off the bank of the Ashley River at the end of the West Ashley Greenway to run parallel with the two vehicular bridges and ultimately land at the intersection of Lockwood Drive and Bee Street.

The project became feasible when U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham helped acquire over $18 million in funding from the federal government at the end of 2019. At that time, the bridge was projected to cost $22 million. The goal was to create not only a fantastic recreational amenity, but also a new commuting option for staff working in the medical district and at the educational institutions on the peninsula. Housing in West Ashley has traditionally been more affordable than housing options downtown, and a safe route for cycling across the river can help alleviate vehicular traffic and overcrowded parking.

Hit by cars four times

This project was presented at the first meeting I attended upon my appointment to the West Ashley Revitalization Commission (WARC) in March 2020. I understand firsthand how important it is for us to have safe bicycle infrastructure because I have been hit by cars four times in the last eight years while riding my bicycle.

The first time was in the South Windermere shopping center parking lot in 2016, then on Calhoun Street in 2018, once on Coming Street in 2019 and most recently on the Wappoo Creek bridge in May 2020. Thankfully, none of my injuries were life-threatening, but others in our community have not been as lucky. A “ghost bike,” or a bicycle painted white that is placed at the site of a fatal collision with a vehicle, can be seen on Lockwood Drive a few blocks from where the new bridge will land on the peninsula. There is also a small memorial to a cyclist killed on the Ashley River side of the T. Allen Legare Bridge. Cyclist deaths on both sides of the river illustrate the critical need for a safe crossing.

Cyclists traveling in opposite directions cannot pass each other without one or both of them risking falling into the roadway. I think everyone can agree that these conditions are a formula for tragedy.

Safe crossing needed

The only current route to cross the Ashley River Memorial Bridge without a car is extremely perilous. The sidewalk leading to the bridge on the West Ashley side is frequently overgrown and floods easily. The walkway along the bridge span itself is very narrow and there is no barrier separating cyclists and pedestrians from vehicles that routinely soar over the speed limit. Cyclists traveling in opposite directions cannot pass each other without one or both of them risking falling into the roadway. I think everyone can agree that these conditions are a formula for tragedy.

Progress on the new bridge has been slow since it was presented at WARC back in 2020 due in no small part to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now over three and a half years later, the bridge is projected to cost over $76 million. The fact is construction costs for every project we have been debating these last few years have gone up — Sumar Street, the Perimeter Protection Plan, the West Ashley Bikeway resurfacing. The list goes on. And costs will continue to rise the longer we debate them.

An important step was taken recently when city council authorized contributing an additional $4 million to the project from hospitality funds. The city is also requesting that the South Carolina Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation contribute matching funds to help bridge the funding gap. We must keep up the momentum with this project and keep our faith in its value to our community.

Ken Marolda is a real estate property manager who is running for the District 9 seat on Charleston City Council.

These Charleston establishments offer cheesy, beefy cures

By Emily Shiffer

harleston is a drinking town. With binge drinking of alcohol here well above the national average, revelers know that picking the best post-drink grub in Charleston is equally as important as choosing the right drinking establishment. For those who choose to imbibe, there’s no better food to cure a hangover than a juicy, fat-laden burger.

“When recovering from a fun night out, more times than not, you’re looking for something conventional (like a burger) to help cure you,” said Micah Pearson, chef at Harold’s Cabin.

Sustenance aside, burgers taste damn good — a protein, fat and carb concoction that can help minimize the misery following a night on the town. These four hangover-approved burgers will take away your hunger (and pounding headache) after one drink too many.

No-frills hangover grub

A simple, straightforward burger that’s hot off the griddle is the perfect hangover cure — which is exactly what you’ll get when you order the Cabin Smash Burger at Harold’s Cabin.

“It’s our no-frills spin on a classic smash burger: beef patty, cheddar cheese, onions, house pickles and house-made cabin sauce on an EVO brioche bun,” Pearson said. The smashed beef is packed with flavor and seasoned on both sides with salt, pepper and a dash of Harold’s Cabin burger spice made from a mix of pantry spices.

“We lay the patty on a very hot grill, which helps to achieve that trademark smash burger ‘crust,’ and sear it with an iron grill press,” Pearson said. “Once we’ve reached the ideal temperature, we top the patty with cheese, add a little water to the surface of the

grill and cover it, allowing the steam to finish off the burger and fully melt the cheese.”

The house-made cabin sauce, a mayonnaise based “secret” sauce, is aptly dubbed Comeback Sauce, he added, and originated in a diner in Jackson, Miss.

“The Cabin Smash Burger hits all the right notes. Make it a double and pair with

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a mainstay on our cocktail menu, the Salty Raccoon (a rosemary cocktail with tequila) to recover. Or alternatively, keep the party going,” Pearson said, laughing.

Whether you had a late night or spent the day drinking at your favorite bar, the Cabin Smash Burger is available on both the lunch and dinner menu.

Tex-Mex flavors and fresh air

Fresh air is another great hangover cure. Rocket Burger, a food truck located at and run by Mount Pleasant’s Red Drum restaurant, has full patio seating perfect for catching a breeze while you nosh on its Rocket Burger.

Like all of its steak burgers, the Rocket Burger’s patty is made from a custom blend of certified angus beef and brisket.

“It has a high fat content, so the burger gets a good crust on the outside when we smash it on the griddle, and it’s able to stay really moist,” said operation manager Brigitte Echols.

It is served on a buttered and toasted Martin’s sesame seed potato roll that gives it a “throwback, retro feel,” according to Echols.

The burger comes with equally classic toppings: American cheese, shredded iceberg lettuce, tomato, diced onion, hand-cut dill pickle and Rocket Sauce, a house-made ketchup and mayonnaise-based sauce similar to Big Mac sauce. It also includes a touch of Red Drum’s VooDoo sauce, which contains Mexican chiles.

“It’s not spicy, but [it] adds some TexMexy notes,” Echols said.

And if you need the hair of the dog, the truck also serves wine and beer. For a sweet option, the truck offers hand-made chocolate or vanilla shakes.

Inspired by breakfast

Hangovers sometimes cull cravings for breakfast foods like eggs and bacon — and the brunch burger at Tattooed Moose contains both.

The patty is made with 73% lean, 27% fat ground beef — “the fattiest we could get,” said Tattooed Moose owner Mike Kulick. The brunch burger is a true ode to breakfast with ham, bacon, hash browns, apple butter, a sunny side up egg and three slices of American cheese. It’s served on a potato roll which is toasted after it’s lathered with a mix of butter and bacon fat.

“The brunch burger is big and greasy and has tons of protein, starch and plenty of fat. It’s a gut buster,” said Kulick, who invented the burger. He put it on the menu seven years ago while trying to figure out how to jazz up the burger selection.

The burger was inspired by leftover hash brown patties, Kulick said, and it came together with sweet and savory elements.

“It’s fun, and it’s out of the ordinary. We’re not taking ourselves seriously with it,” he said.

Carb-load after a long night

Experts say eating bread to soak up alcohol is nothing more than a myth, but the tripletoasted Kaiser roll on Bumpa’s Big Bumpa Burger might have a placebo effect.

“It has an extra slice of bread to soak up last night’s bad decisions,” said Kory Schaaf, general manager of Bumpa’s.

The Big Bumpa Burger comes with two blended beef patties seasoned with a special mixture of spices used on all the restaurant’s burgers that gives “sweet, salty and umami — and a little bit of spice,” Schaaf said. Also on the burger is a house-made Thousand Island dressing that provides “just the right amount of tang.” American cheese, shredded lettuce, diced onion and butter pickles top it off.

Pair your burger with additional carbs — personalized fries. Bumpa’s has an entire “build your own fry plate” menu offered in two sizes — case or keg — both generous portions for solo or group scarfing. Choose your toppings from a plethora of veggies, cheeses, meats and house-made sauces to complete your hangover cure meal.

“[The Bumpa Burger] is a big, filling burger that tastes good,” Schaaf said. “It’s killed every hangover I’ve ever had.”

Tattooed Moose’s brunch burger

Bumpa’s Big Bumpa Burger

Photos by Rūta Smith; Bumpa’s

What To Do

SATURDAY

Beyond the Disc

Beyond BASIC is throwing its fifth annual Bash Before the Disc, an event with live music, a silent auction and disc golf putting at Edmund’s Oast Brewery Co. Registered players can compete in two rounds of disc golf. The silent auction, sponsorships and any donations will benefit the Beyond BASIC Life Skills program, which aims to help adults with learning disabilities reach their full potential.

Sept. 30. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free to attend; $50 to participate. Sewee Outpost. 4853 N. Hwy. 17. Awendaw. beyondbasiclifeskills.org

SATURDAY

Folly’s 50th Street Party

Celebrate 50 years of Folly Beach with a street party including food, art and craft vendors. Center Street will close to traffic, and live music performances will take place on three different stages, including music from The Tams, a Folly favorite. There will be a huge kids area with jump castles, in addition to contests, more than 80 vendors and a signature cocktail from Deep Eddy Vodka called “The 1973.”

Sept. 30. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Center Street. Folly Beach. visitfolly.com

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Farmer and Friends market

THURSDAY

MOJA on King Block Party

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The annual celebration of Black arts and culture continues with MOJA’s free-to-attend block party. King Street between John and Mary streets will close to vehicular traffic for the MOJA on King Block Party, complete with live music, vendors, outdoor dining and extended retail hours. During the party, a highly anticipated event begins at 7 p.m. when the Queens of Hip Hop and Soul perform a tribute performance to powerful Black women who left a mark on the music industry.

Oct. 5. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free. Music Farm. 32 Ann St. Downtown. mojafestival.com/music

Be well, and drink well at the Farmer and Friends vendor market, hosted by Bevi Bene Brewing Co. The family-owned brewery extends its love for wellness through community with an event featuring natural goods, produce, plants and naturally sourced works of art. Bevi Bene, meaning “drink well” in Italian, brews authentic craft beer and hard kombucha using new and classic techniques and includes South Carolina ingredients when available.

Oct. 1. Noon to 7 p.m. Free to attend. Bevi Bene Brewing Co. 1859 Summerville Ave. Downtown. facebook.com/bevibenebrewing/events

WEDNESDAYS

Garden stroll and wine tasting

Explore the landscaped gardens at Middleton Place every Wednesday in October. Take in stunning views of the Ashley River and light hors d’oeuvres. A portion of the proceeds from each ticket will support Susan G. Komen South Carolina, a breast cancer organization that funds research and aids patients in understanding the American medical system.

Wednesdays in October. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Middleton Place. 4300 Ashley River Road. middletonplace.org/events

Charleston Climate Coalition fundraiser marries cuisine, arts, action

By Abby Tierney

There’s a prevailing truth in a city like Charleston: If you want to get people’s attention, offer them a good meal. On Oct. 5, the Charleston Climate Coalition (CCC) hopes to do just that with its first Farmto-Planet Sustainable Supper and Soiree, a culinary event highlighting climate activism in the Lowcountry.

“Our goal is to push the Lowcountry to be a leader in climate action,” said CCC co-founder and co-director Belvin Olasov. “We’re one of the most climate vulnerable areas in the United States, so we have a lot to lose, but there’s also a lot to be gained in terms of improvements.”

The non-profit coalition balances substantive action with community-forward events, partnering with other local groups and campaigns to influence policy and improve infrastructure in areas of building, transportation, waste systems, nature, preservation, energy and food.

For the first time since the group’s founding in 2019, the CCC currently boasts a staff of four (previously, Olasov was the only dedicated staffer). While it’s a game changer for their capacity, the group’s growth comes with a greater need for funding.

“We’re a young organization, and many of our events have been action or communitybuilding focused,” Olasov said. For this first true fundraiser, he said, “We wanted to do something that felt true to our nature — celebratory, art-loving and as climate-friendly as possible.”

So why a dinner event? “Food systems account for over one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions,” Olasov said. “And if you want to be a better climate actor, one of the most impactful changes you can make is shifting your diet.”

Further, the CCC hopes that by com-

muning over a meal, these often intangible concepts might feel closer at hand.

“We want folks to leave with a deeper understanding of how these issues are woven into their lives,” Olasov said. “It’s not just about gasses in the atmosphere — it’s about things we interact with daily.”

Throughout the event, which starts at 6 p.m. at Society Hall, CCC members will share personal reflections and examples of the coalition’s work. Telling these stories around the table is an intentional choice.

“We want to create a fun, convivial atmosphere,” Olasov said. “I think it’s important to the movement that, as we work on a frankly dark issue, we’re able to meet it with lightness and purpose.”

At the table with CCC

Louise Rakers, owner and executive chef of Nordic Cooking, was the first chef to come on board. A member of the CCC, Rakers is a Lowcountry transplant by way of Copenhagen, Denmark, where she said sustainability is embedded in the culture on a much greater scale.

When she moved to the U.S. four years ago, she was surprised to find widespread hesitance to the plant-based lifestyle, and vegan options that left much to be desired.

“So much of it was flavorless or a bad replacement product,” she said. “I’d rather create something from scratch with more color, more texture and a broader flavor palette.”

In Charleston, her culinary training, catering and recipe sharing business is focused entirely on plant-based, gluten-free cuisine, with quality (and satisfaction) on par with the city’s best restaurants.

“The main message I’m trying to spread is that sustainable doesn’t have to mean sacrifice,” Rakers said. “I try to show that through plant-based gourmet — beautifully constructed dishes that won’t leave anyone disappointed or even realizing, ‘Oh, this didn’t have meat.’”

Through her classes and curated dining experiences, Rakers delights in opening her

guests’ eyes to the possibilities of a plantbased lifestyle — and watching those roots take hold. “Sustainability within your own direct circle is so important to maintain,” she said. “And that really does happen around the table, sharing food.”

It was through Rakers that chef Nikko Cagalanan of pop-up Mansueta’s and new downtown restaurant Kultura also joined the event. As a like-minded colleague in the culinary scene, Rakers had long admired Cagalanan’s work, but the two had yet to collaborate.

“Nikko’s cuisine is very different from mine,” Rakers said. “He’s Filipino. I’m Danish. But one thing we agreed on quickly is the power of gathering around the table and that shared values tend to happen that way.”

With assistance from chef Devon Harrelson, who has worked with Bearcat and Weems Ramen, the two will take alternating lead on the first four courses, collaborating on dessert. While there’s a loose

outline in place, much of the final menu will depend on the day’s offerings from Spade and Clover, the local farm providing all the event’s produce.

The event will also feature live performances from two coalition members: singer-songwriter Eliza Novella and founding CCC member Gary Smith and his art-rock band Post-Life Crisis.

The CCC hopes the event will attract community members at all stages of climate activism — even those who may feel hesitant about change, or uncertain about where to start.

“We try to be empathetic to folks who are resistant to some forms of climate action. It’s often because we’re attached to the things in our lives we love — you know, bacon in the morning. Our rituals,” Olasov said. “Part of our work is showing that there are other ways that are just as nourishing, just as lovely. That we can create new values together.”

Olasov

Filed photos by Rūta Smith

Chefs Nikko Cagalanan (top) and Louise Rakers (above) team up with chef Devon Harrelson and local nonprofit Charleston Climate Coalition for a sustainable meal

A la carte

What’s new

While an opening date is TBD, forthcoming North Charleston restaurant King BBQ is already making waves in national food publications, including Bon Appetit’s “10 Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings of Fall 2023.” According to Bon Appetit, King BBQ, the sister restaurant to Shuai and Corrie Wang’s Jackrabbit Filly, will fuse chef de cuisine Brandon Olson’s “North Carolina-style barbecue roots with Wang’s Chinese flavors and techniques.”

You can now get your martini and caviar fix at The Den, a new bar open in the Emeline Hotel’s restaurant, Frannie & the Fox. The bar is currently open at 5 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, with plans to expand hours in the beginning of October.

Park Circle arcade bar Pinky & Clyde’s is now open at 1044 East Montague St. The new bar is described as a “dive bar with delicious cocktails and an arcade that’s out of this world.”

What’s hot

Vern’s, the buzzy Bogard Street bistro, recently made the New York Times’ “The Restaurant List 2023,” which highlights

50 “exciting” restaurants around the country. Find the full list of restaurants online at nytimes.com.

What’s happening

Bay Street Biergarten hosts a joint Oktoberfest and 10-year anniversary bash from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 30. The free event features games, a stein hoisting competition and live music from several local acts including this year’s Best of Charleston Best Cover Band, The Midnight City Band.

Coast Brewing hosts its own Oktoberfest, COASToberfest , starting at noon Sept. 30. Expect beer and brats and some good old-fashioned keg rolling.

Get your fill of fair food at the Carnival Eats Food Truck Festival from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 30 and from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 1 at the North Charleston Convention Center. Local food trucks serve “carnival style food,” and you can grab drinks from a beer garden. Tickets are $45 and available at eventbrite.com.

Tattooed Moose Park Circle hosts a family-friendly Oktoberfest Oct. 1. Check out the requisite beer hall tent as well as traditional German food, the Wicked Weed beer truck and seasonal Southern Crown beers. — Connelly Hardaway

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FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR- 08-1469

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

LAUREN KENDRICK, DARLENE VARNER, WALTER

VARNER, DEFENDANTS.

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2021.

TO DEFENDANT: LAUREN

KENDRICK

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for BERKELEY County on JULY 21, 2023. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the BERKELEY County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, W. Tracy Brown, Legal Department of the BERKELEY County Department of Social Services, 2 BELT DRIVE, MONCKS CORNER S.C. 29461 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court. W. Tracy Brown, SC Bar # 5832, 2 BELT DRIVE, MONCKS CORNER, SC 29461, 843-719-1007.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2023-DR- 08-862

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VERSUS

LINDA T FLORES, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD G.I.F., BORN 10/17/2021

TO DEFENDANT: LINDA T FLORES YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for BERKELEY County on MAY 3, 2023. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the BERKELEY County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Sally C. Dey, Legal Department of the Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Ave., Ste. 101, No. Chas., SC 29405, (843) 697-7564, 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.

FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION UPON THE CLASSES OF DEFENDANTS DESIGNATED AS ASSIGNS OR HEIRS AND JOHN DOE 1, JOHN DOE 2, JOHN DOE 3 and JOHN DOE 4 IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A 2023CP1002896

Dorothy M. Blackmer f/k/a Dorothy M. Dessasure, Plaintiff, vs. Arthur L. Dessasure (Deceased), and his Assigns or Heirs, if any, and all other persons entitled to claim under or through him, Amy H. Dessasure (Deceased) a/k/a Ammie Dessasure (Deceased), and her Assigns or Heirs, if any, and all other persons entitled to

claim under or through her, Arthur L. Dessasure, Jr. (Deceased), and his Assigns or Heirs, if any, entitled to claim under or through him, Amanda D. Bines, John Doe 1, John Doe 2, John Doe 3 and John Doe 4, Defendants.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint upon the subscriber, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint in the above-entitled action was electronically filed with the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on June 14, 2023.

Ronald L. Richter, Jr., Esq. (SC Bar No. 66377) Bland Richter, LLP 18 Broad Street, Mezzanine Charleston, SC 29401 Phone (843) 573-9900.

hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

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

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

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

LIS PENDENS

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SAID lot herein being conveyed having such size, shape, dimensions, butting and boundings as is more clearly shown on delineated on the aforesaid plat, reference to which said plat is hereby craved for a more full and complete description; and which said plat is hereby made a part and parcel hereof.

This being the same property conveyed to Glenda G. Hensarling by deed of Josie M. Looper dated February 29, 2008, and recorded March 26, 2008, in Book X654 at Page 149 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. Thereafter, Glenda G. Hensarling passed away on or about January 5, 2023, leaving the subject property to her heirs or devisees, namely Kimberly Lyn Hensarling.

TMS No. 358-00-00-068 Property Address: 59 Wolk Drive Charleston, SC 29414

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE

NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on June 5, 2023.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem for unknown minors, and persons who may be under a disability, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to said appointment.

of general circulation published in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action.

Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210

Phone (803) 454-3540 Fax (803) 454-3541

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

C.A. No. 2023-CP-08-02043

L.P. No. 2023-LP-08-00340

Waterford Town Homes Owners Association, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Randall King, et al. Defendants.

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

TO: RANDALL KING

PLEAS C/A NO.: 2023-CP-10-02692

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as indenture trustee for CIM Trust 2022-R2 Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2022-R2, Plaintiff, v. Any heirs-at-law or devisees of Glenda G. Hensarling, deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incompetent or imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe; Kimberly Lyn Hensarling; Shadowmoss Plantation Homeowners’ Association, Inc.; Jacquelyn Reimer, Defendant(s).

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

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE

NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Glenda G. Hensarling to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Tidelands Bank dated February 29, 2008 and recorded on March 26, 2008 in Book Y654 at Page 556, in the Charleston County Registry (hereinafter, “Mortgage”). Thereafter, the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment and/ or corporate merger.

The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as: All that lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon or to be constructed thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No. 16 on a plat thereof bearing legend “Shadowood at Shadowmoss Plantation Subdivision Plat of Lots 1 through 44, Tract 12” by F. Steven Johnson, Registered Land Surveyor for the State of South Carolina, dated October 10, 1990, and recorded on October 23, 1990, in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book CA at Page 182; final approved plat recorded March 28, 1991,

FURTHER upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Attorney for any unknown Defendants who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, and may be, as such, entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act, and any amendments thereto, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to act for and represent said Defendants, it is ORDERED that Kelley Woody, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom may have or claim to have some interest or claim to the real property commonly known as 59 Wolk Drive, Charleston, SC 29414; that he is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for said Defendants.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Kelley Woody, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Attorney for any unknown Defendants who are, or may be, in the Military Service of the United States of America and as such are entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act aka Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, and any amendments thereto, to represent and protect the interest of said Defendants,

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED

That a copy of this Order shall be forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in Charleston City Paper, a newspaper

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, 102 Wappoo Creek Dr., Unit 8, Charleston, SC 29412, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCACR, effective June 1, 1999.

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE

NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint and Lis

Pendens, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court on July 21, 2023. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS 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.

CAPELL THOMSON, LLC

S/ Brandon S. Cabot

102 Wappoo Creek Dr., Unit 8 Charleston, SC 29412 Attorney 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 one year from the date of death, whichever date is earlier, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.

Estate of:

EDWARD JOSEPH BUTLER

2023-ES-10-0491

DOD: 07/11/22

Pers. Rep: BEVERLY LAVOI

13 BEVERLY RD.

CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: BRENDA M. HAYNER

2023-ES-10-1543

DOD: 01/29/23

Pers. Rep: ROBERT ASHLEY HAYNER

1917 DELMAR ST

CHARLESTON, SC 29407

Atty: MARIA KIEHLING BREES, ESQ.

800 WAPPOO RD., #A

CHARLESTON, SC 29407

************ Estate of: ELIZABETH ELY SMYLIE

2023-ES-10-1707

DOD: 08/26/23

Pers. Rep:

WILLIAM SHANNON SMYLIE

128 LOBLOLLY DR.

PINE KNOLL SHORES, NC 28512

Atty: ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ.

115 CHURCH ST.

CHARLESTON, SC 29401

************ Estate of:

MICHAEL ANTHONY ALDRIDGE

2023-ES-10-1718

DOD: 05/24/23

Pers. Rep:

GEORGE KEVIN ALDRIDGE

712 EAGLE VIEW DR.

CHARLESTON, SC 29414

************ Estate of: WILLIE ROGERS

2023-ES-10-1724

DOD: 08/08/23

Pers. Rep: FRANCENA W. ROGERS

1223 OAK CREST DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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Estate of:

WILLIAM DECATUR SONENBERG

2023-ES-10-1732

DOD: 08/25/23

Pers. Rep: MATTHEW K. KIZER

1405 PALMETTO BLVD. EDISTO ISLAND, SC 29438

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

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Estate of: HELEN ROSE

2023-ES-10-1733

DOD: 08/21/23

Pers. Rep: ROGER K. PREVOST

1314 WITTER ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: ROBERT S. DODDS, ESQ. 25 CALHOUN ST., #400

CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: RALPH ERSKINE BLAKELY, JR. 2023-ES-10-1749

DOD: 08/31/23

Pers. Rep: ROBERT ANDREW WALDEN 5 EXCHANGE ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************

Estate of:

VIRGINIA BLOCKER SEIGNIOUS 2023-ES-10-1474

DOD: 07/18/23

Pers. Rep: GEORGE W. SEIGNIOUS, IV 2193 S. FLETCHER AVE. FERNANDINA BEACH, FL 32034

Atty: JEFFREY C. MOORE, ESQ.

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

Estate of: BILLY SUNDAY MOORER, III 2023-ES-10-1479

DOD: 04/30/23

Pers. Rep: CHRISTIE MOORER 3484 JOHAN BLVD. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

Atty: JEFFREY C. MOORE, ESQ.

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

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Estate of: CHARLES ROY CADIEU 2023-ES-10-1480

DOD: 07/10/23

Pers. Rep: ALEXIS M. KONG 2315 N. LANDER LN. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Atty: JEFFREY C. MOORE, ESQ.

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

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Estate of: VIRGINIA LEE REEDER 2023-ES-10-1509

DOD: 08/06/23

Pers. Rep: NATALIE MOORER YOUNG 903 BILLFISH CT. CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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WARREN H. OLSEN

2023-ES-10-1613

DOD: 06/10/23

Pers. Rep:

STEPHEN F. OLSEN

718 VALENCIA AVE.

CORAL GABLES, FL 33134

Atty: JOSEPH D. WALKER, ESQ. PO BOX 11390 COLUMBIA, SC 29211

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Estate of:

KRISTINE A. NICKEL

2023-ES-10-1649

DOD: 01/09/23

Pers. Rep:

KEVIN HUDSON

1428 HOLLY GLEN RUN

APOPKA, FL 32703

Atty: JAMES E. REEVES, ESQ. 400 N. CEDAR ST. SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483

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Estate of:

JANICE V. WASHINGTON

2023-ES-10-1674

DOD: 05/21/23

Pers. Rep:

EMANUEL WASHINGTON

5990 RICHMOND HWY., #1310

ALEXANDRIA, VA 22303

Atty: ARTHUR C. MCFARLAND, ESQ.

1847 ASHLEY RIVER RD., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of:

GERALDINE M. SPANN

2023-ES-10-1678

DOD: 03/07/23

Pers. Rep:

WILLIAM J. SPANN

1225 BOONE HALL RD., #D1 SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483

Atty: KELVIN M. HUGER, ESQ. 27 GAMECOCK AVE., #200 CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of:

CHRISTIE DAWN BISHOP

Estate of: MARGARET C. MCKELLIPS 2023-ES-10-1627

DOD: 08/01/23

Pers. Rep: KAREN M. JOHNSTON 2582 MARSH CREEK DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

THE FAMILY COURT FOR FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2022-DR-10-460

PAUL ORLANDO CLUNIS, Plaintiff, v.

LITA MARIE CLUNIS, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE

NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to Answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer thereto on the subscriber, Charlie L. Whirl, Esquire, at his office, 2112 Commander Road, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405, within thirty (30) days after the date of service 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 may be entered against you.

situate, lying and being located on the Isle of Palms, Charleston County, South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 18, on a plat entitled “FINAL PLAT OF COMMONS COURT, LOTS 13 THROUGH 24, TRACT “E”, BLOCK “M-1”, WILD DUNES, CITY OF ISLE OF PALMS, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA”, dated November 10, 1992, and recorded on December 23, 1992, in Plat Book CK, at Page 180, in the Register’s Office for Charleston County, SC. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

BEING the same property conveyed to John Bradley Fund, LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company by deed of Lorraine Pellegrini formerly known as Lorraine Porfido and Stanley Porfido, dated February 19, 2019, and recorded February 20, 2019, in Book 0778, at Page 525, in the Charleston County Register’s Office.

TMS # 604-08-00-150 Street Address: 18 Commons Court Isle of Palms, SC 29451

the Third Amended Lis Pendens and Third Amended Complaint filed herein, Defendants.

THIRD AMENDED SUMMONS

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

NOTICE OF FILING

title, interest or estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Third Amended Lis Pendens and Third Amended Complaint filed herein; such appointment to become absolute unless the said Defendants or someone in their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.

John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (P) (843) 881-6530 john@cisadodds.com

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ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of:

BARBARA ELIZABETH PATRICK

2023-ES-10-0759

DOD: 11/16/22

Pers. Rep: TIMOTHY MELVILLE PATRICK 10 PARK TERRACE EAST, #5J NEW YORK, NY 10034

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

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Estate of:

BRYAN THOMAS DILLON 2023-ES-10-1280

DOD: 04/29/23

Pers. Rep: SHARON B. DILLON 1747 SOMERSET CIR. CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: ISIAH ROBINSON

2023-ES-10-1403

DOD: 10/29/22

Pers. Rep: JOSEPHINE SIMMONS ROBINSON

3223 CAPE RD.

JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

Atty: ELAINE JENKINS, ESQ. PO BOX 364

JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29457

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Estate of:

GORDON MULLER

2023-ES-10-1472

DOD: 07/09/23

Pers. Rep:

VICKI MERIDY MULLER 601 SOLANA WAY, #575 MT. PLEASANT, SC 29466

Atty: M. JEAN LEE, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST.

Estate of: WILLIAM STANLEY WOLFE 2023-ES-10-1514

DOD: 06/25/23

Pers. Rep: LISA W. KLINE

22 EASTWOOD DR. WILBRAHAM, MA 01095

Atty: ANDREW W. CHANDLER, ESQ.

115 CHURCH ST. CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ************

Estate of: BENJAMIN OCAMPO ZAMORA 2023-ES-10-1522

DOD: 06/13/23

Pers. Rep: MARY E. ZAMORA 3629 LOGGERHEAD CT. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

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

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Estate of: LUTHER WHITFIELD SEABROOK 2023-ES-10-1533

DOD: 07/05/23

Pers. Rep:

KELLY A. SEABROOK 12 SUTHERLAND AVE. CHARLESTON, SC 29403 ************

Estate of:

JULIOUS CHANDLER 2023-ES-10-1537

DOD: 06/18/23

Pers. Rep:

JASMINE LALONDA CHANDLER

103 N. ROMNEY ST., #L CHARLESTON, SC 29403

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of:

2023-ES-10-1695

DOD: 08/09/23

Pers. Rep:

TIMOTHY D. BISHOP 2337 TALL SAIL DR., #C CHARLESTON SC 29414

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of:

GERTRUDE LUCY PAQUETTE LESSARD

2023-ES-10-1452

DOD: 03/27/23

Pers. Rep: PHYLLIS ROOKE HINSON 3618 LEGAREVILLE RD. JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

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Estate of: JOHN M. CONKLIN, II

2023-ES-10-1567

DOD: 07/24/23

Pers. Rep: CAROL LYNN CONKLIN 2059 BAYHILL DR. CHARLESTON, SC 29414

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

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Estate of: SYLVIA S. FERGUSON

2023-ES-10-1590

DOD: 07/17/23

Pers. Rep: SHENNETTE LEWIS 2204 SUFFOLK ST. NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405

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Estate of: BELINDA FAYE PRIM

2023-ES-10-1592

DOD: 06/28/23

Pers. Rep: MADELINE NORRIS 2627 GLENWOOD RD. COLUMBIA, SC 29204

Atty: ERIC BLAND, ESQ. 105 W. MAIN ST., #D LEXINGTON, SC 29072

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NOTICE OF FILING.

The Summons, and Complaint for a divorce action were filed in Family Court, Charleston County, Case Number 2023-DR-10-1478 on May 17, 2023. The Final Hearing has been scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on November 3, 2023 at 9:30 a.m., Charleston County Family Court, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401.

CHARLIE L. WHIRL 2112 Commander Road North Charleston, SC 29405 (843) 566-9705- Office Attorney for Plaintiff

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NOTICE OF SALE 2022-CP-10-05309

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

THE COMMONS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, versus JOHN BRADLEY FUND, LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company, Defendant.

Upon authority of an Order filed the 20th day of September, 2023, Mikell R. Scarborough, Masterin-Equity for Charleston County, will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the real property fully described below, in the COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 4045 BRIDGE VIEW DRIVE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, on the 7th day of November, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. As the Plaintiff waived its right to a deficiency Judgment in the Complaint, the sale will be final.

ALL that certain parcel, piece or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon,

The property shall be sold subject to all covenants and restrictions of record, easements, rights-of-way, and other matters of record including a Notice of Lien in favor of Wild Dunes Community Association, Inc. in the original sum of $1,374.30 and delinquent taxes in the amount of $10,066.59 as of 09/12/23 which must be paid and the subject property redeemed from the Delinquent Tax Sale on or before 12/01/23. FAILURE TO REDEEM DELINQUENT TAXES WILL RESULT IN A TAX DEED TO THE TAX SALE PURCHASER AFTER 12/01/23.

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-in-Equity, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) percent 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 Special Referee 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.

PLAINTIFFS’ ATTORNEY John J. Dodds, III (843) 881-6530

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2023-CP-10-00634

FREDDIE BRUCE MINNIX AND VIVIAN DELORES MINNIX, Plaintiff, vs. THE ESTATE OF ISAAC PORCHER, Deceased, LILLIAN PORCHER, and if she be deceased, then JOHN DOE, Adults, and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of ISAAC PORCHER, deceased, and LILLIAN PORCHER, if she be deceased, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Third Amended Summons, Third Amended Certificate of Exemption, Third Amended Lis Pendens, Third Amended Notice and Third Amended Complaint in the above action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 10, 2023.

THIRD AMENDED LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiffs against the Defendants to quiet title to the below described real property in the name of Plaintiffs and to confirm a tax title relative to the said real property, together with improvements, located in Charleston County, to-wit:

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Christ Church Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina, and containing 3/10th (0.30) of an acre.

THE above mentioned Lot having the following boundaries and dimensions: On the North by a road leading to the Porcher Road, Two Hundred (200.0’) feet; on the East by the end of Porcher Road, Nineteen (19.0’) feet; on the South by lands of Peter Dingle, One Hundred Eighty-Eight (188.0’) feet; and on the West by lands of James McNeil, One Hundred Thirty (130.0’) feet.

BEING the same property conveyed to Embro, LLC by Tax Deed of Charleston County Tax Collector, dated February 20, 2015, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, SC (“ROD”) on April 14, 2015, in Book 0469, Page 219.

ALSO, being the same property conveyed to Freddie Bruce Minnix and Vivian Delores Minnix by Quit Claim Deed of Embro, LLC, dated January 10, 2020, and recorded in the ROD on January 23, 2020, in Book 0854, Page 594.

TMS#: 661-00-00-065

NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

You will please take notice that by Consent Order filed in the Clerk’s Office on September 5, 2023, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, PO Box 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 294650459, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the unknown Defendants whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military of The United State of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown persons or legal entities of any kind, who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Isaac Porcher, deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right,

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST

NOTICE TO: JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE, YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition for Permanency Planning hearing regarding the minor child in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County Family Court; and to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at the address below within thirty (30) days following the date you receive this notice, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, an affidavit of default will be entered against you and the plaintiff will proceed to seek to terminate your parental rights to the above-captioned child.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a final hearing shall be heard in this matter on Nov. 2, 2023 at 01:30 pm in the Dorchester County Family Court, located at 212 Deming Way, Summerville, SC Sally Dey, Attorney for Plaintiff, 3685 Rivers Ave., S-101, No. Chas., SC 29405

PUBLIC AUCTION

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: 1108 Stockade Lane Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466 10/17/23

10:00 AM

Shawn French Household Goods

Johanna Nardin Household Goods

Joshua Lieb

Business Goods

Facility 3: 1640 James Nelson Rd

Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 10/17/23 10:20 AM

Renee Williams Clothes, furniture, boxes and shoes

Facility 5: 1471 Center St Ext Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 10/17/23 10:30 AM

Jesse Nersesian Lumber, shelves

Jesse Nersesian Bags, holiday decorations, spray paint, lights

Marcus Robert Kelly Furniture, boxes, totes, power tools, drum set, typewriter

Nicholas Popovich Boxes, totes, doors, windows

Nicholas Popovich Furniture, boxes, totes, rug

Roger Privette Furniture, appliances, garden tools, bike, sports equipment

Chrissi Cullen Chair, bags, boxes, Jeep wheels, fishing equipment, Christmas decorations

Facility 6: 1514 Mathis Ferry Rd Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 10/17/23 10:35

Danyelle Kayhani

TV, Skimboards, Oncloud Shoes, boxes, totes, Luggage

Derryl DeVeaux

Nike Baby Shoes, Jordans, Toys, Baby Clothes

Ashley Starkey TV, Boxes, Clothes, Full Length Mirror

Ebony Dawkins-Pinar

Artwork, Art Supplies, Books, Floor/Chair Mats

Renea Williams

Collectible Toys, Arts & Crafts, Holiday Décor, Luggage, Rugs

Renee Williams

Designer Purses and Perfume, Vintage Lunch Pail, Holiday/Home Décor, TV

Renee Williams

Beats by Dre Headphones, Designer Wallet, Holiday/Home

Décor, Portable Work Light

Bertrum McQueen 3 TVs, Fishing Rod, Exercise Ball, Bed Frame and Bedding

Facility 8 45 Grand Oaks Blvd Charleston, SC 29414 10/17/23

1:45 PM

Yamada Brown

Household Goods/Furniture

Lavonda Aiken

Household Goods/Furniture

Branon Purrone

Household Goods/Furniture

Latosha Wright

Boxes

Shelley Nichols

Household Goods/Furniture

Liz Grant Household Goods/Furniture

David Belding

Household Goods/Furniture, Boxes, Totes

Kimberly Virgin Hallman

Cecelia Clarke

Household Goods/Furniture, Boxes

Carrie Rogers

Household Goods/Furniture

Thomas Douglas

Household Goods/Furniture

Aaron Arney

Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment, Tools/ Appliances

Davone Jackson Household Goods/Furniture

Angela Crossman Household Goods/Furniture

Patrick Ingram

Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment, Game and system

Dominique Grant Chairs, mirrors, 5 poles, 2 stereos and flooring

Septilla Davis

Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment

Leah Holt

Stereo Equipment, Clothing

Melinda Armstrong-Wrenn Household Goods/Furniture

Colden Cook Household Goods/Furniture

Facility 15 2118 Heriot St. Charleston, SC 29403

10/17/23

1:00 PM

Hans Scriven Clothes kids toys mattress

Facility 16 810 St. Andrews Blvd Charleston, SC 29407 10/17/23

12:30 PM

Karen Jackson Living room items

Tyler Malphrus Catering goods

Charles Slaven Household Goods

Leyah Brown Boxes, household goods, storage bins, documents

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.

POST YOUR LEGALS

Sean Ryan

CALL CRIS 577-5304 X127

request one in writing at least five (5) working days prior to the date set for trial. If no jury trial is timely requested, the matter will be heard and decided by the Judge.

READ ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

June 8, 2023

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

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs. Tonya E Collins; Nancy K Robertson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Justin N Collins aka Justin Nathaniel Collins; VC, a minor; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Susan B. Fleck, DEFENDANT(S)

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT

(NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)

C/A NO: 2023-CP-10-01251

DEFICIENCY WAIVED

TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS 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.

Hutchens Law Firm LLP STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 466-08-00-337 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the military service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment

Rd. Charleston, SC 29407 10/17/23

3:00 PM

Mary Graham Household items

Facility 14 1540 Meeting St. Charleston, SC 29405 10/17/23

12:45 PM

Jonathan Watson Vehicle/Boat/Trailer

Michael Scanlon

Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment

Demetre Green

Household Goods/Furniture

Tyress Roberts

Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment

Nathan Guthrie

Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment, Tools/ Appliances, Office Furn/ Machines/Equip

Nathan Guthrie

Household Goods/Furniture

Sweet Olive LLC Household Goods/Furniture

Melinda Armstrong-Wrenn Household Goods/Furniture

Tia Woods

Household Goods/Furniture, TV/

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE MAGISTRATE’S COURT CIVIL CASE NUMBER 2023CV1011500877

Gregory Perry 6880 Rivers Ave# 1304 Charleston, SC 29406 (843) 557-5351

PLAINTIFF(S)

Vs Ravinn Dowling 5737 Dewsbury Lane North Charleston, SC 29418

DEFENDANT(S)

SUMMONS

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) NAMED

ABOVE: YOU ARE SUMMONED and required to answer the allegations of the attached complaint and present any appropriate counterclaims/crossclaims to the attached Complaint within THIRTY days from the first day after receipt of this summons. Your Answer must be received by the:

Small Claims - North 4045 Bridge View Drive

P. 0. Box 70235 North Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: (843) 202-6650

Fax: (843) 202-6652

If you fail to answer within the prescribed time, a judgment by default may be rendered against you for the amount or other remedy requested in the attached complaint, plus interest and costs. If you desire a jury trial, you must

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCACR, effective June 1, 1999.

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

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE

NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court on March 14, 2023 and the Amended Summons and Complaint were filed on August 17, 2023.

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successorin-interest to all permitted successors and assigns of JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee for registered holders of Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2001-2, PLAINTIFF, vs. Miriam Nicks; Ethel Green and if Ethel Green be deceased then any child and heir at law to the Estate of Ethel Green distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Ethel Green 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; City of North Charleston, DEFENDANT(S)

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)

C/A NO: 2023-CP-10-03723 DEFICIENCY WAIVED

TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE

NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE

that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court on August 2, 2023.

NOTICE TO APPOINT ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT(S) IN MILITARY SERVICE

TO UNKNOWN OR KNOWN DEFENDANTS THAT MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED that Plaintiff’s attorney has applied for the appointment of an attorney to represent you. If you fail to apply for the appointment of an attorney to represent you within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you Plaintiff’s appointment will be made absolute with no further action from Plaintiff.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS 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.

Hutchens Law Firm LLP

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2023-CP-10-03709

CHARLESTON OPPORTUNITY FUND, LLC, Plaintiff,

v. Marquawne Benbow, Paris Connor, Angelo Connor, Jr., Kalyn Broughton, Earline Heatley a/k/a Earline G. Heatley, Obet Heatley, Obie Heatley, Jr., and Roberta Gilliard, if they be deceased, their heirs-at-law, personal representatives, successors, and assigns and spouses if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as:

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, Complaint and Lis Pendens, were filed on August 1st, 2023, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on August 1st, 2023 and the Order of Publication was filed on September 8th, 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 August 1st, 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:

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land , together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and know and designated as Lot B, Block 10 on a plat of Windsor Subdivision recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County on April 12, 1921 in Plat Book C, Page 170, said plat having such size, shape, buttings and boundings as reference to said plat will show, more or less, and subject to all easements as recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County.

TMS # 466-08-00-337

s/Jeffrey T. Spell

Jeffrey T. Spell Attorney at Law 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 jeff@jeffspell.com

(843) 452-3553

Attorney for the Plaintiff

September 12th, 2023 Date

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NO.: 2023-ES-10-1519

IN RE: ESTATE OF HERBERT SHARPE MASSEY

BARBARA K. MASSEY, Petitioner, vs. KIM M. DELVIN and HERBERT MASSEY, II, Respondents.

NOTICE OF HEARING-VIRTUAL HEARING

TO: ALL HEIRS AND INTERESTED PARTIES:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above-captioned action was filed on August 8, 2023 in the Probate Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina. This action seeks the determination of the heirs of the Estate of Herbert Sharpe Massey who died on June 1, 2005.

A hearing has been scheduled in connection with this matter on the 23rd day of October 2023 at 11:00 a.m. If you plan to participate in the virtual hearing, you must contact the Law Office of Arthur C. McFarland at the below telephone number or email address or Robin Slikker, Esquire, Law Clerk of the Charleston County Probate Court at 843-958-5194 or rslikker@charlestoncounty.org, or Dena Byrd-Byrum, Law Clerk of Charleston County Probate Court at 843.958-5012 or dbyrd-byrum@ charlestoncounty.org prior to the hearing to receive the virtual link information.

Please be present at said hearing if you are an heir or interested party in the aforementioned Estate Herbert Sharpe Massey if so minded.

Arthur C. McFarland Attorney for Petitioner 1847 Ashley River Road, Suite 200 Charleston, S.C. 29407 843.763-3900 843.763-5347-fax cecilesq@aol.com Charleston, S.C. September 12, 2023 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF OCONEE 2023-DR-37-214 South Carolina Department of Social Services, Plaintiff, SUMMONS AND NOTICE vs. Theresa Roberts Johnny K Mesa, Jr Defendants.

IN THE INTEREST OF:

Minor born in 2009

Minors Under the Age of 18

TO: DEFENDANTS THERESA ROBERTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Oconee County, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the plaintiff at 223A Kenneth St., Walhalla, SC, within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, the plaintiff will apply for judgment by default against the

defendant for the relief demanded in the complaint.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED AND SUMMONED TO APPEAR as follows:

A Permanency Planning hearing has been scheduled for TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2023,

AT 11:15 A.M. at the Oconee County Family Court in Walhalla, SC.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED

that: (1) the guardian ad litem (GAL) who is appointed by the court in this action to represent the best interests of the child will provide the family court with a written report that includes an evaluation and assessment of the issues brought before the court along with recommendations; (2) the GAL's written report will be available for review twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the hearing; (3) you may review the report at the GAL Program county office.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE

that you have the right to be present and represented by an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, the court will appoint an attorney to represent you. It is your responsibility to contact the Clerk of Court's Office located in Walhalla, SC, to apply for appointment of an attorney to represent you if you cannot afford an attorney (take all of these papers with you if you apply.) IF

YOU WANT AN ATTORNEY, YOU MUST APPLY FOR ONE IMMEDIATELY.

S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Kaye Davis SC Bar No: 1586

Attorney for Plaintiff SCDSS 223A Kenneth St. Walhalla, SC 29691 (864) 638-4400 FAX (864) 638-4416

NOTICE

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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2023CP1003934

Wells Fargo USA Holdings, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Ray Porter; John W Porter; Debra P Gardner; Shonta Porter; Any Heirsat-Law or Devisees of John Porter, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Etta P Sanders, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class

designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe Defendant(s). (013263-12620)

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived

TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Ray Porter, Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of John Porter, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Etta P Sanders, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 7417 Hwy 162, Hollywood, SC 29449, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 126-00-00-077, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 292023200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Ian C. Gohean, Willson, Jones, Carter & Baxley, PA, 325 Rocky Slope Road, Greenville, SC 29607, made absolute.

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE

NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on August 14, 2023.

s/Brian P. Yoho

Rogers Townsend, LLC

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com

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

Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400)

Jeriel.Thomas@rogerstownsend. com

1221 Main Street, 14th Floor Post Office Box 100200 (29202)

Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 744-4444

of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the appointment of Ian C. Gohean as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability, it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Ian C. Gohean, be and hereby is appointed Guardian Ad Litem Nisi on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons under a disability, all of whom may have or may claim to have some interest in or claim to the real property commonly known as 7417 Hwy 162, Hollywood, SC 29449; that Ian C. Gohean is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendant(s), unless the said Defendant(s), or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians Ad Litem for the said Defendant(s), and it is FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendant(s)

Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of John Porter, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Etta P Sanders, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, .by publication thereof in the Charleston City Paper, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action.

sJulie J Armstrong, Clerk of Court by BLC Clerk of Court/Judge for Charleston County Charleston, South Carolina 9/20/2023

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by John Porter and Betty Porter to Wells Fargo Financial South Carolina, Inc dated January 13, 2006, and recorded in the Office of the RMC/ROD for Charleston County on January 18, 2006, in Mortgage Book Y569 at Page 419. Wells Fargo USA Holdings, Inc. is successor by merger to Wells Fargo Financial South Carolina, Inc. The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, described as follows:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, OR TRACT OF LAND SITUATE LYING AND BEING IN ST PAUL PARRISH NUMBER 23 CONTAINING ONE (1) ACRE MORE OR LESS AND BEING A PORTION OF THE THREE (3) ACRES CONVEYED TO ISAIAH PORTER AND GEORGE JONES BY FRANK NESBITT, ET AL BY DEED DATED July 5 1954 AND DULY RECORDED IN THE R

IN DEED BOOK S-60

335

DEED DATED AUGUST 13, 1966

AND DULY RECORDED IN THE R

M C OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON

COUNTY IN DEED BOOK E88 AT PAGE 100

CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING METES AND BOUNDS BEGINNING AT I P ON NORTHWEST CORNER ON THE RIGHT OF WAY OF SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY #162, NORTH 70°30 EAST AND RUNNING FOR A DISTANCE OF ONE HUNDRED (100’) FEET, THENCE RUNNING SOUTH 11° 30’ EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF FOUR HUNDRED (400) FEET TO I P , THENCE RUNNING SOUTH 75 WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN (118’) FEET TO I P THENCE RUNNING NORTH 7° 30’ WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF FOUR HUNDRED (400’) FEET TO A POINT OF BEGINNING THESE METES AND BOUNDS ARE MORE SPECIFICALLY SHOWN ON A PLAT OF TWO LOTS IN ST PAUL PARRISH OF I PORTER AND LEON MUNGIN (MUNGEN) BY LEMUEL W BOYKIN, JR REG C E AND L S #324, AND DATED AUGUST 8 1966

This being the same property conveyed to John Porter by deed of Isaiah Porter dated January 27, 1967 and recorded January 28, 1967 in Deed book D87 at page 87 and by deed of Leon Mungin (Mungen) dated April 1, 1968 and recorded April 3, 1968 in Deed Book Z89 at page 387 in the office of the Charleston County Register of Deeds. Subsequently, John Porter died July 30, 2020 leaving the subject property to his heirs or devisees, namely, Ray Porter, John W Porter, Debra P Gardner, Etta P Sanders, and Shonta Porter. Subsequently, Etta P Sanders died March 18, 2023 leaving her interest in the subject property to her heirs or devisees.

Property Address:

7417 Hwy 162 Hollywood, SC 29449 TMS/PIN# TMS# 126-0000-077

/s/Jeriel A. Thomas Rogers Townsend, LLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com

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

Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400) Jeriel.Thomas@rogerstownsend.com

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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2023CP1002192 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff,

v.

Columbia, South Carolina, 292023200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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 upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE

NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on July 18, 2023.

s/Brian P. Yoho Rogers Townsend, LLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com

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

Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400) Jeriel.Thomas@rogerstownsend.com

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

Columbia, South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2023-CP-10-03778

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, PLAINTIFF, VS.

Israel Stone, Jr., as Personal Representative of the Estate of Brenda Comfort Holloway a/k/a

Brenda R. Comfort Holloway

a/k/a Brenda R. Holloway a/k/a

Brenda R. Comfort a/k/a Brenda R.

Comfort-Holloway a/k/a Brenda Rivers Comfort a/k/a Brenda Joyce Rivers Comfort, Deceased; Kimberly C. Middleton a/k/a

Kimberly Middleton, Individually, as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Brenda Comfort Holloway

a/k/a Brenda R. Comfort Holloway

a/k/a Brenda R. Holloway a/k/a

Brenda R. Comfort a/k/a Brenda

R. Comfort-Holloway a/k/a

COMFORT, III A/K/A ALFRED COMFORT, INDIVIDUALLY, AS LEGAL HEIR OR DEVISEE OF THE ESTATE OF BRENDA COMFORT HOLLOWAY A/K/A BRENDA R. COMFORT HOLLOWAY A/K/A BRENDA R. HOLLOWAY A/K/A BRENDA R. COMFORT A/K/A BRENDA R. COMFORT-HOLLOWAY A/K/A BRENDA RIVERS COMFORT A/K/A BRENDA JOYCE RIVERS COMFORT, DECEASED 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 August 3, 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

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

heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) Andrew Mendes, Celeste Moorer, Sonny Moorer and Savana Thompson: 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 June 22, 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

Riley Pope & Laney, LLC

Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, South Carolina 29211

Telephone (803) 799-9993

Attorneys for Plaintiff

5387

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2023-CP-10-02887

FINANCIAL PACIFIC LEASING, INC. vs. XAVIER’S CONSTRUCTION, LLC and DEMOND McELVEEN, individually.

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Verified Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to this Verified Complaint upon the subscriber, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Verified Complaint, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Verified Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Verified Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on June 14, 2023. WILLIAMS MULLEN By:

INTEREST IN

PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED

Kimmi Mechelle James, Individually; LVNV Funding, LLC GE Capital Retail Bank Kimmi Mechelle James as Personal Representative of the Estates of Alex Zander James and Virginia

Irene James; Defendant(s). (013263-12568)

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived

TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Kimmi Mechelle James as Personal Representative of the Estates of Alex Zander James and Virginia

Irene James: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 7831 Peppercorn Ln, North Charleston, SC 29420-7708, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 3950600029, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor, Post Office Box 100200,

Brenda Rivers Comfort a/k/a

Brenda Joyce Rivers Comfort, Deceased; Makayla Middleton

a/k/a MaKayla Imani Middleton, Individually, as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Brenda

Comfort Holloway a/k/a Brenda R.

Comfort Holloway a/k/a Brenda R. Holloway a/k/a Brenda R. Comfort

a/k/a Brenda R. Comfort-Holloway

a/k/a Brenda Rivers Comfort a/k/a

Brenda Joyce Rivers Comfort, Deceased; Alfred Comfort, III

a/k/a Alfred Comfort, Individually, as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Brenda Comfort Holloway

a/k/a Brenda R. Comfort Holloway

a/k/a Brenda R. Holloway a/k/a

Brenda R. Comfort a/k/a Brenda R. Comfort-Holloway a/k/a Brenda Rivers Comfort a/k/a Brenda Joyce Rivers Comfort, Deceased; South Carolina Federal Credit Union; and Bank of America, N.A., DEFENDANT(S).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (230268.00014)

TO THE DEFENDANT ALFRED

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

ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 2023-CP-10-03041

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity, but solely as owner trustee of CSMC 2019-SPL1 Trust, Plaintiff vs. The Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown, of the Estate of Billy S. Moorer III; Christie Garvin Moore, Andrew Mendes, Celeste Moorer, Sonny Moorer, Savana Thompson, and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Billy S. Moorer III, Deceased, their

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 Billy S. Moorer, III to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity, but solely as owner trustee of CSMC 2019-SPL1 Trust bearing date of July 14, 2006 and recorded August 16, 2006 in Mortgage Book X594 at Page 420 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/ Clerk of Court for Charleston County, in the original principal sum of Nighy Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($90,000.00). Thereafter, by assignment recorded on September 19, 2019 in Book 822 at Page 794, the mortgage was assigned to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB Not Its Individual Capacity, But Solely As Owner Trustee Of CSMC 2019-SPL1 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 lot, piece or parcel of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, in the subdivision known as MORRIS ACRES, JOHNS ISLAND, shown on a plat of “PARTS OF BLOCK A AND B AND ALL OF BLOCK C OF SAID SUBDIVISION” by A.L. Glen, dated June, 1955 and recorded in Plat Book K, Page 69, RMC Office for Charleston County as Lot 9, Block A, Morris Acres, and having the following metes and bounds; on the North by Lot No. 8 as shown on said plat measuring thereon 218.7 feet; on the South by Lot No. 10 as shown on said plat and measuring thereon 218.7 feet; on the West by Johan Boulevard and measuring thereon 80 feet; on the East from a pipe at the eastern end of the Southern direction to another pipe; thence 61.7 feet to another pipe located on the Eastern most point of the Northern boundary line of Lot No. 10 as shown on said plat.

/s/ John G. Tamasitis SC Bar No.: 101875 1230 Main St., Ste. 330, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Office: 803-567-4617 Facsimile: 803-567 4601 jtamasitis@ williamsmullen.com Attorney for the Plaintiff Financial Pacific Leasing, Inc. This 14th, day of September, 2023

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE MAGISTRATE’S COURT CIVIL CASE NUMBER 2023CV1011500877

Gregory Perry 6880 Rivers Ave# 1304 Charleston, SC 29406 (843) 557-5351 PLAINTIFF(S) Vs Ravinn Dowling 5737 Dewsbury Lane North Charleston, SC 29418

DEFENDANT(S)

SUMMONS

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) NAMED ABOVE:

YOU ARE SUMMONED and required to answer the allegations of the attached complaint and present any appropriate counterclaims/crossclaims to the attached Complaint within THIRTY days from the first day after receipt of this summons. Your Answer must be received by the:

Small Claims - North 4045 Bridge View Drive P. 0. Box 70235 North Charleston, SC 29405 Phone: (843) 202-6650 Fax: (843) 202-6652

If you fail to answer within the prescribed time, a judgment by default may be rendered against you for the amount or other remedy requested in the attached complaint, plus interest and costs. If you desire a jury trial, you must request one in writing at least five (5) working days prior to the date set for trial. If no jury trial is timely requested, the matter will be heard and decided by the Judge.

READ ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

June 8, 2023

Culture

Wyatt, JamiSun to take center stage at Recovery Jam

By Chelsea Grinstead

Music is a beacon of hope, and at Recovery Jam, it’s a symbol of recovery. The annual music and arts festival returns to Charleston for its fourth year from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Isle of Palms Exchange Club.

Nashville singer-songwriter Jaime Wyatt and singer-songwriter JamiSun, a Lowcountry native, will perform music that traverses rock, country and Americana. Several visual artists will exhibit works, including local creators Swhitey Art and Adrienne Mixon, plus jewelry from Magdalene House of Charleston.

“Music is like meditation for me,” JamiSun told the Charleston City Paper “Music has saved my life [and] helped me say things I couldn’t say with just words. It’s a beautiful way to unite rooms full of strangers with songs they know and love and bring them together as friends.”

The festival is centered around celebrating artists of all types in active recovery from drugs and alcohol, and the proceeds benefit various Lowcountry recovery programs.

“Recovery Jam was born out of the idea to support recovering artists of all forms through an omni-channel platform and benefit concert,” said the festival’s founder Ray Spellerberg.

“Since so many find connection through art and music,” he said, “we use their artistry as the conduit to spread a message of hope. The other aspect of our nonprofit is to offer several community organizations working in the field of substance abuse disorders the same platform to highlight their programs and resources.

“I love the principle that Recovery Jam is a nonprofit that supports other nonprofits. Proceeds of the annual event are donated to various beneficiaries, with a different recipient selected each year.”

This year’s festival will donate to WakeUp Carolina, a nonprofit spreading awareness, promoting education and providing hope in recovery for individuals and families touched by substance use through

Arts, etc.

See a black box drama at Flowertown Players

Summerville theater company

Flowertown Players offers a new “studio spotlight series” which highlights artistic and intimate black box productions in addition to its main stage productions. The first play in the series is The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe , which tells an exhilarating and raw coming-of-age story about a girls’ soccer team. Tickets are $20 for showings at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 and Sept. 30 and at 3 p.m. Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. To learn more about the new studio spotlight series and purchase tickets, visit flowertownplayers.org.

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Alt-metal act lands at Tin Roof

collaborative community partnerships, resources and support services in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties.

“The beauty of our program is we believe that substance-use disorder is not just an individual disease, but it is a family or community disease, and it is necessary for treatment to be wrapped around community and family recovery, not just the individual seeking treatment,” said Nanci Steadman Shipman, founder and director of WakeUp Carolina.

“Our Treatment Scholarship Program provides financial assistance not only to an individual seeking detox, treatment or sober living but also financial assistance for family members impacted by the disease of their loved one,” she said.

Healing together

Headlining performer Wyatt said Recovery Jam is close to her heart because she’s been on a sobriety journey for more than 12 years and worked in treatment centers throughout her 20s.

“In my experience, recovery communities need support, since addiction is a disease of isolation,” Wyatt told the City Paper.

“Group therapy and peer support is an integral part of recovery and harm reduction,” she said. “Now more than ever, it’s an important time to support and encourage communities in their sobriety. In the pandemic, a lot of addicts in recovery were isolated from treatment and need more support now.”

JamiSun has been sober for eight years and travels around the country performing his lighthearted tunes since he got his start

as a musician in 1999 in Atlanta. His first gig in Charleston was at Taco Boy on Folly Beach on New Year’s Eve in 2007, and since then, he’s played over 5,000 shows.

“Anything I can do to spread awareness of this community that helps many people become their greatest version — I’m all about it,” he said. “Some people are going through life trying to escape it constantly, because they are afraid to feel their feelings, and it’s really easy to just hit the eject button with a drink or a drug. You don’t have to do that when you have a community of people that care about you, you don’t have to do this alone.”

Nationally, Charleston consistently ranks high in substance abuse and overdose cases, Spellerberg said, and holding Recovery Jam has been a salute to the possibility of being a successful, sober artist connected to a strong community.

“One critical thing [that is] lost when a person is in the spiral of drug addiction and alcoholism is hope,” he said. “One of the many things that come back to us when entering recovery is the very hope that we told ourselves was lost forever.”

Visit recoveryjamchs.com for tickets and details.

Stoner-metal duo Friendship Commanders will take the Tin Roof stage by storm at 6 p.m. Oct. 8 for an early but heavy music experience. The Nashville act consists of singer/guitarist Buick Audra and drummer/bassist Jerry Roe

Audra is praised for his haunting vocals, and the duo is known for its accessible alt-rock tunes that are dipped in heavy melodic rock sensibilities. The show is $10 cash at the door. —

Chelsea Grinstead

College of Charleston theater kicks off season

College of Charleston’s department of theater and dance presents

Men on Boats, directed by Sharon Graci, a play which deconstructs the idea of discovery and re-examines American history. It’s based on the 1869 expedition of the Colorado River in which 10 men “discovered” the Grand Canyon. The play’s casting, as outlined by the playwright, allows for a cast of women, trans and non-binary actors to portray the crew of white men. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 4 through Oct. 7 and Oct. 10 through Oct. 13, with 2 p.m. matinees on Oct. 7 and Oct. 8. Tickets are $25 with discounts available at go.cofc.edu/cofcstages or by contacting the George Street box office. —CH

For daily culture update, check out the Culture section at charlestoncitypaper.com.

Charleston singer-songwriter JamiSun (above) and Nashville-based musician Jaime Wyatt (right) will perform Oct. 7 during the Recovery Jam

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Author Mizzell reclaims the spotlight

By Kevin Murphy Wilson

Local author and former TV personality Angie Mizzell is showcasing her debut memoir, Girl in the Spotlight Oct. 5 at a special book release party in Mount Pleasant. Mizzell told the Charleston City Paper that this heartfelt work is very much a coming-ofage story — and that writing it was absolutely essential for her to move on from her past.

“It’s about how I unknowingly used success and fame to fill a void,” she said. “The book answers the questions: How do you let go of a dream that is tied up in your very identity? And who will you be without it?”

It was while growing up in Hanahan and watching the local news that Mizzell first became enamored with the semi-famous folks involved in that industry. Several close encounters solidified her on-camera ambitions.

“The anchors here in Charleston are hometown celebrities, and yet we feel like we know them because they show up in our living rooms each day,” Mizzell said. “When I was in kindergarten, I saw sports anchor Warren Peper in a department store. He smiled and said hello, and I was so in awe that I couldn’t speak.”

When Mizzell was in middle school, she happened upon weatherman Bill Walsh at Pizza Hut and slipped him a note written on a napkin asking why the sky is blue.

“He walked over to my table and explained

the answer. I don’t remember what he said exactly, but I do remember how his kindness made me feel,” Mizzell said. “I wanted to be that sort of person in my community.”

After graduating from the University of South Carolina with a journalism degree, Mizzell returned to the Lowcountry and deftly positioned herself as one of the brightest lights in the regional broadcasting business. Most notably, Mizzell served as morning anchor for Channel 5 and later as senior reporter for Channel 2. When she was 25 years old, she sat down with an agent who promised to take her career to the next level. That’s when Mizzell realized she needed to be honest with herself about her ambitions — and what she was running from in pursuing them.

Telling the truth

At the peak of her popularity, Mizzell realized that being famous for telling other people’s tales wasn’t quite as satisfying as she had previously imagined. All the while, she’d been deliberately putting off confronting her own backstory.

Mizzell soon opted to leave behind everything she thought she wanted so she could address some unfinished business involving childhood trauma and a profound sense of loss. That intense journey of self-discovery and reinvention is at the core of Mizzell’s highly emotional opus.

“Letting go is a key theme in my memoir. Sometimes we hold on longer than we should because we’re afraid of the unknown and afraid to change. So it was interesting to discover that the process of writing this book and seeing it all the way through is the

thing that healed me,” she said. “As it turns out, holding on — even when it’s hard, especially when it’s hard — can save you too.”

Mizzell credits other women writers who have “dared to tell the truth about their lives’’ as the inspirations behind this endeavor. Her favorites include Elizabeth Gilbert, Cheryl Strayed, Glennon Doyle, Sue Monk Kidd and Ashley C. Ford.

Mizzell said her training as a journalist made for a relatively easy transition into the role of author.

“As a journalist, I have built-in researching skills, so I was able to fact-check many of my memories,” she said. “I relied on conversations with others who lived the story alongside me to help me tell a threedimensional story. The story has an arc, and the characters are well-developed. I worked very hard to tell a story from my pointof-view while considering the bigger picture of what was happening.

“No matter how hard you try to tell the truth, memories are subjective,” she added. “In memoir, it’s more important to work through the layers to get to the emotional truth and tell a deeper story, and through many, many revisions, I think I did that.”

Now that her book is finally finished, Mizzell is mainly hoping that her reallife chronicles will have a positive impact on others.

“My mission is to inspire deep conversations that help

people step away from false identities, face grief and loss, and choose mindful presence over external ambition so they can create authentic, aligned and purposeful lives.”

Free tickets to the Girl in the Spotlight release party, which takes place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 5 at 665 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., can be accessed via Eventbrite. Purchase the book at angiemizzell.com.

Mizzell

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Riverfront Revival returns for its second year

By Chelsea Grinstead

Riverfront Revival brings good old rock ‘n’ roll, country and Americana music to the Lowcountry Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 when this local fest returns to North Charleston’s Riverfront Park for its second year.

Curated and headlined by Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker, the twoday event features 20 local and regional acts including Southern rock icon Band of Horses and Charleston’s own Randall Fowler, Emily Curtis, Elizabeth Covington and Grayson Little.

“I can’t wait to be back in Charleston for Riverfront Revival,” Darius Rucker told the Charleston City Paper. “It was a dream of mine for so long to bring a music festival to my hometown, so to now be back for a second year with a great lineup of artists like Turnpike Troubadours, Lainey Wilson, Band of Horses and to be celebrating the release of my first record in six years all in one weekend is going to be awesome.”

Singer-songwriter Emily Curtis put together an all-female band for her set which starts at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 8 on the Magnolia Stage. Besides Curtis at the center with her acoustic guitar, the ensemble features Kelly Sanchez on the keys, LaToya Smith on the bass, Sarah Faith Merrit on

electric guitar, Stachia Simmons on drums and Zan DuBose on backing vocals.

Curtis said putting together this group for the coming Riverfront Revival feels like a benchmark in her career. The project is all about spotlighting each member’s talent and highlighting the importance of women in the community.

“This is my first time being part of a

major festival,” she told the City Paper. “I wanted to create a unique live experience. That feeling of accomplishing something unique that’s not like the other bands is something that I’m really excited about. I think it’s just cool to be able to show people that it’s doable.”

Curtis’ music is a blend of soulful pop and Southern twang-tinged rock, and the group will definitely be highlighting that at Riverfront Revival.

“This is going to be more of a pop, soulful rock, folk situation,” she said.

Curtis said she started thinking about how rare it is to see women outside of the role of lead or backing vocalist after working so often with Simmons, one of the few local female drummers, and wanted to give more female performers an opportunity to shine at a big local festival.

“To put a bunch of women on one set — it just feels really good,” she said. “I think each one of the women that I’m working with on this project is a frontwoman in their own right. Each one of them has had their own shows before. Each one has their own music they’ve written. I feel like we’re putting those concepts together and showing how they can go hand in hand.”

For tickets and details, visit riverfrontrevival.com.

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Longtime Charleston singer-songwriter Emily Curtis arranged an all-female band for her first performance at Darius Rucker’s Riverfront Revival that takes place Oct. 8 and Oct. 9

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“DO YOU MIND”

—if you were on the London Underground.

Across

1. The work of groan adults?

5. “Futurama” co-creator Groening

9. Actor B.D. of “Law & Order: SVU”

13. “Need ___?” (possible truck service tagline)

14. Push rudely

16. Food Network initialism

17. Bumble and Hinge, e.g.

19. “___ la vie!”

20. “Princess of Power” of Saturday mornings

21. Stereotypical event for fraternities in movies

23. Substack offering, maybe

25. Northwest Mexican state

26. Abbr. in a military address

28. Castle protectors

32. “Dang it!”

33. Fruit suitable for making pies (rather than, say, a Red Delicious)

36. Type of bar with mai tais

37. Finland-based communications company

38. French silk city

42. Ripping to shreds

45. On the ocean

47. Braying equines 48. “Go, team!”

49. Putin predecessor Medvedev

51. Slide on something slippery 53. Apparel for striking poses? 57. Come after 60. ___-Lenape (Delaware tribe)

61. Small spaces between areas, or what’s represented in the long entries 63. The Weeknd, a.k.a. ___ Tesfaye

California berry farm founder

Yale students

Washington, D.C.,

Free Will Astrology By

ARIES (March 21-April 19): I’ve been doing interviews in support of my new book Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle. Now and then, I’m asked this question: “Do you actually believe all that mystical woo-woo you write about?” I respond diplomatically, though inwardly I’m screaming, “How profoundly hypocritical I would be if I did not believe in the ‘mystical woo-woo’ I have spent my adult studying and teaching!” But here’s my polite answer: I love and revere the venerable spiritual philosophies that some demean as “mystical woo-woo.” I see it as my job to translate those subtle ideas into well-grounded, practical suggestions that my readers can use to enhance their lives. Everything I just said is the prelude for your assignment, Aries: Work with extra focus to actuate your high ideals and deep values in the ordinary events of your daily life. As the American idioms advise: Walk your talk and practice what you preach.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I’m happy to see the expanding use of service animals. Initially, there were guide dogs to assist humans with imperfect vision. Later, there came mobility animals for those who need aid in moving around and hearing animals for those who can’t detect ringing doorbells. In recent years, emotional support animals have provided comfort for people who benefit from mental health assistance. I foresee a future in which all of us feel free and eager to call on the nurturing of companion animals. You may already have such friends, Taurus. If so, I urge you to express extra appreciation for them in the coming weeks. Ripen your relationship. And if not, now is an excellent time to explore the boost you can get from loving animals.

Rob Brezsny

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take a few deep, slow breaths. Let your mind be a blue sky where a few high clouds float. Hum your favorite melody. Relax as if you have all the time in the world to be whoever you want to be. Fantasize that you have slipped into a phase of your cycle when you are free to act as calm and unhurried as you like. Imagine you have access to resources in your secret core that will make you stable and solid and secure. Now read this Mary Oliver poem aloud: “You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): An Oklahoma woman named Mary Clamswer used a wheelchair from age 19 to 42 because multiple sclerosis made it hard to use her legs. Then a miracle happened. During a thunderstorm, she was hit by lightning. The blast not only didn’t kill her; it cured the multiple sclerosis. Over the subsequent months, she recovered her ability to walk. Now I’m not saying I hope you will be hit by a literal bolt of healing lightning, Scorpio, nor do I predict any such thing. But I suspect a comparable event or situation that may initially seem unsettling could ultimately bring you blessings.

11. ___ account (term for a bank’s holding at a different bank)

12. “Now I understand”

15. Those things, in Spanish

18. Actress Watts

22. Table game

24. “Haters ___ hate”

26. Several scenes, sometimes 27. Luau dish

29. Ancient Greek gathering spot 30. Chips brand with a “Blue Heat” flavor 31. “Press Your Luck” turns 34. Attachments for a seaside hobby, perhaps

Volume count 39. Rummage event 40. Singer Rita 41. Furthest degree 43. Wild West Wyatt 44. Lopsided 45. One-celled protozoan

46. Official seal 49. “Blowin’ in the Wind” singer 50. American, in England

52. Actress Stevens of ‘60s TV 54. Mom’s mom, in some places 55. Sci-fi movie with a “Legacy” sequel 56. Mlle., in Monterrey 58. ___ arms

59. Old U.S. gas brand 62. Mel of baseball

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini author Chuck Klosterman jokes, “I eat sugared cereal almost exclusively. This is because I’m the opposite of a ‘no-nonsense’ guy. I’m an ‘all-nonsense’ guy.” The coming weeks will be a constructive and liberating time for you to experiment with being an all-nonsense person, dear Gemini. How? Start by temporarily suspending any deep attachment you have to being a serious, hyper-rational adult doing staid, weighty adult things. Be mischievously committed to playing a lot and having maximum fun. Dancing sex! Ice cream uproars! Renegade fantasies! Laughter orgies! Joke romps! Giddy brainstorms and euphoric heartstorms!

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian comedian Gilda Radner said, “I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn’t itch.” Let’s use that as a prime metaphor for you in the coming weeks. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will be wise to opt for what feels good over what merely looks good. You will make the right choices if you are committed to loving yourself more than trying to figure out how to get others to love you. Celebrate highly functional beauty, dear Cancerian. Exult in the clear intuitions that arise as you circumvent selfconsciousness and revel in festive self-love.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The amazingly creative Leo singer-songwriter Tori Amos gives this testimony: “All creators go through a period where they’re dry and don’t know how to get back to the creative source. Where is that waterfall? At a certain point, you say, ‘I’ll take a rivulet.’” Her testimony is true for all of us in our quest to find what we want and need. Of course, we would prefer to have permanent, unwavering access to the waterfall. But that’s not realistic. Besides, sometimes the rivulet is sufficient. And if we follow the rivulet, it may eventually lead to the waterfall.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do you perform experiments on yourself? I do on myself. I formulate hypotheses about what might be healthy for me, then carry out tests to gather evidence about whether they are. A recent one was: Do I feel my best if I eat five small meals per day or three bigger ones? Another: Is my sleep most rejuvenating if I go to bed at 10 p.m. and wake up at 7 a.m. or if I sleep from midnight to 9 a.m.? I recommend you engage in such experiments in the coming weeks. Your body has many clues and revelations it wants to offer you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): What are your favorite mind-altering substances? Coffee, tea, chocolate, sugar, or tobacco? Alcohol, pot, cocaine, or opioids? Psilocybin, ayahuasca, LSD or MDMA? Others? All the above? Whatever they are, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to re-evaluate your relationship with them. Consider whether they are sometimes more hurtful than helpful, or vice versa; and whether the original reasons that led you to them are still true; and how your connection with them affects your close relationships. Ask other questions, too! PS: I don’t know what the answers are. My goal is simply to inspire you to take an inventory.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In his book Meditations for Miserable People Who Want to Stay That Way, Dan Goodman says, “It’s not that I have nothing to give, but rather that no one wants what I have.” If you have ever been tempted to entertain dour fantasies like that, I predict you will be purged of them in the coming weeks and months. Maybe more than ever before, your influence will be sought by others. Your viewpoints will be asked for. Your gifts will be desired, and your input will be invited. I trust you won’t feel overwhelmed!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): William James (1842–1910) was a paragon of reason and logic. So influential were his books about philosophy and psychology that he is regarded as a leading thinker of the 19th and 20th centuries. On the other hand, he was eager to explore the possibilities of supernatural phenomena like telepathy. He even consulted a trance medium named Leonora Piper. James said, “If you wish to upset the law that all crows are black, it is enough if you prove that one crow is white. My white crow is Mrs. Piper.” I bring this to your attention, Aquarius, because I suspect you will soon discover a white crow of your own. As a result, long-standing beliefs may come into question; a certainty could become ambiguous; an incontrovertible truth may be shaken. This is a good thing!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If we hope to cure our wounds, we must cultivate a focused desire to be healed. A second essential is to be ingenious in gathering the resources we need to get healed. Here’s the third requirement: We must be bold and brave enough to scramble up out of our sense of defeat as we claim our right to be vigorous and whole again. I wish all these powers for you in the coming weeks.