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Local newscaster writes book on family’s struggles
By Herb Frazier
Television journalist Raphael James covers breaking news stories across the Lowcountry, but there was one story he did not want to discuss.
For years, James held secret his family’s struggle with mental disorders that sent his teenage son into fits of rage and stole his father’s memories.
When Grant James was born in 2006, doctors told his parents, Sarena and Raphael, the devastating news that autism might prevent their son from speaking. Three years later, Alzheimer’s began to slowly strip James’s father, the Rev. Leroy James of Augusta, Ga., of his independence and personality before he died near the end of 2022.
The double diagnosis was especially tough to accept when it seemed to the broadcaster that God ignored his urgent prayers to heal his father and Grant, his middle child and only son.
After five years of self-reflection, James is sharing his family’s story in a recently self-published book: I Don’t Want to Talk About It: A Journalist’s Essays on Autism, Dementia, Religion and God.
“How can I trust a God who says ‘he loves me,’ but allows these kinds of things to happen against my desperate cries for help?” James writes in one of the 29 essays titled: “God this is some BS!”
The elder James, the former pastor of the Friendly Church of God and Christ in Augusta, however, continued to trust God until the end.
The stigma of mental disorders and illnesses convinced Raphael James to speak out. These mental health problems “bring all the things we don’t want to talk about, especially [when it is] in our own family,” he told the Charleston City Paper. “This is my dad, the man you’ve known as pastor all these years. This is my son, the cute little kid. Nobody wants to know the rest of [the story]. We turn a blind eye to it, and it does not get any better.”
Father and son do-overs
James painfully watched his father slowly lose his mental acuity and ability to care for himself. The first sign emerged when his father began to tell a story then switched to retelling another he had told numerous times before. The younger James inter-
Raphael James, the co-host of four weekday news shows on WCSC’s Live Five News, has penned a collection of essays that delves into the effect of mental disorders on his son and father and how his family struggled. James is slated to sign books this month at four area libraries (North Charleston, April 12; Bees Ferry, April 16; Main, April 23; and Wando Mount Pleasant, April 26) and at the Mount Pleasant Barnes and Noble at 2 p.m. April 19.
rupted, saying he knew the story and could finish it for his father.
Now that death has silenced his father, “I’d love to hear him finish those stories,”
James admitted. Maybe in the retelling of the stories, James speculates he might hear something he missed before, “knowing there will be a time I won’t get these stories at all.”
James wants to give the male role model to his son that he had in his father, the witty and charming parent who passed on life skills to him. Instead, at times James reacted angrily when his son spiraled into
The Rundown
North Charleston gets first-ever skate park
North Charleston is expected to build its first-ever skate park, replacing the J.V. Morris Playground, Mayor Reggie Burgess confirmed Monday in a media report. The news came after the North Charleston City Council voted unanimously to approve funding just in time for warmer weather.
A Florida design and building company is set to be awarded a nearly $1.2 million contract to build the new skate park. City council is expected to vote on the design for the park in mid-April.
Meanwhile, in other recreation news, CARTA is bringing back its annual Beach Reach shuttle with a new bus. The Beach Reach shuttle will kick off starting on Memorial Day, and will run every hour each weekend and holiday up until Labor Day from Mount Pleasant Towne Centre to the Isle of Palms County Park. — City Paper staff
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The percentage decrease in yearto-year overdose deaths in South Carolina from 2022 to 2023. The drop marks the first such decline in the state. Overdose deaths dropped in 17 counties, with the largest falloff occurring in Greenville County.
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episodes of spitting, profanity-laced yelling and threatening behavior that required restraining him physically before calling police to their home.
“I went about being a father with a notion I gathered from society,” James revealed. “Your kids are supposed to sit upright and be perfect when you are out in public. If your kids aren’t doing that, then you are doing something wrong. I had to learn there are [autistic] diagnoses that exist, and the
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S.C. GOP tax plan would raise taxes for majority, analysis shows
By Jack O’Toole
A bombshell new report this week from the state’s Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office reveals a much-ballyhooed state Republican income tax cutting plan would actually raise taxes for the vast majority of Palmetto State residents earning less than $120,000 a year.
In late March, state Republican leaders unveiled what they called a historic income tax cut that would lower the state’s top rate from 6.2% to a 3.99% flat tax for all.
But in short, the report shows the socalled tax cut plan, backed by Gov. Henry McMaster and GOP leaders in the state legislature, would be a tax increase for 60% of South Carolinians.
For instance, based on numbers in the report, a teacher or warehouse worker making $50,000 a year likely would get socked with a $600 tax increase. A marketing manager or HVAC technician making $75,000 would see their taxes rise by $800.
Members of the S.C. Freedom Caucus, a hard right faction in the S.C. House that often battles with the body’s establishment GOP leaders, were quick to pounce.
“Republican leadership wants more of your money and are attempting to fool you into believing they are lowering your taxes,”
the caucus said in a March 31 statement.
“Call your Rep. now and tell them to actually cut taxes and help the middle class!”
State Democrats, happy to have the chance to label S.C. Republicans as the party of tax and spend, were even more caustic, with one telling the Charleston City Paper that the so-called “tax cut” reminded them of an old S.C. saying:
“Figures don’t lie, but liars figure.”
How we got here
As the City Paper reported in early January, a broad-based tax increase was always the likeliest outcome of the GOP’s pledge to flatten the tax code this legislative session. The reason? Despite a top income tax rate of 6.2%, the average South Carolinian
only pays 2.9% after the state’s generous standard deduction. More than 40% of taxpayers pay no income tax at all thanks to the way the tax code is written.
In the story, Neva Butkus, a tax policy analyst with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington, D.C., noted taxes have tended to go up for most residents in states with flatter tax codes.
“Since 2021, about half the states in the country have ‘cut’ income taxes,” Butkus told the City Paper. “And they eventually have to pay for that with something. Usually, raising or expanding sales taxes and fees or kicking responsibilities down to the locals, all of which ask more of lowerand middle-income families.”
Here in S.C., the tax-increase mechanism is different. Rather than openly raising sales taxes or fees, the state GOP plan quietly eliminates the current standard deduction — the very thing that keeps taxes low for most residents.
And the result is exactly what Butkus predicted in January: bigger bills for the average taxpayer.
Nevertheless, some GOP House members defended the plan Tuesday, arguing that a flat income tax was the only alternative to democratic socialism.
“Once again the S.C. Freedom Caucus
“ It is unthinkable that any conservative would support a plan that increases taxes on hardworking families.”
—S.C.
Freedom Caucus Rep. April Cromer
is joining forces with Bernie Sanders and Democrats to redistribute wealth instead of offering historic tax reform,” Rep. Brandon Guffey (R-York) said in a social media post.
But Freedom Caucus Rep. April Cromer (R-Anderson) ignored the ideology and kept pounding the numbers, noting again that the leadership tax cut was actually a tax hike for most.
“That’s not just misleading, it’s unacceptable,” Cromer said. “It is unthinkable that any conservative would support a plan that increases taxes on hardworking families.”
The S.C. House Ways and Means Committee was set to begin marking up the tax bill at a subcommittee meeting this week — setting the stage for a full debate in the weeks ahead.
Order to eliminate education agency sparks fierce debate in South Carolina
By Jack O’Toole
S.C. political leaders remain deeply divided over an executive order by President Donald Trump to dismember the federal Department of Education.
For some, like Gov. Henry McMaster, it’s a long-overdue effort to return control of education to the states.
“A good education is best shaped by those who know their students and communities — not by Washington bureaucrats,” McMaster spokesman Brandon Charochak told Statehouse Report March 27. “Gov. McMaster supports President Trump’s efforts to provide states more control over educational outcomes.”
But others, such as Charleston Democratic Sen. Ed Sutton, see it as a cynical attack on a department that South Carolina residents and school districts rely on for essential funding and expertise.
“When it comes to education, South Carolina is a welfare state,” Sutton said in a March 27 interview. “We can’t get by without federal funding. And without it, the people who are going to suffer are going to be the kids from low income areas and kids with disabilities.”
Sutton says he strongly supports rooting out waste, fraud and abuse in federal education spending. But it’s something he wants done with a scalpel, not gasoline and a box of matches.
“It’s like they’ve got a single rotten board in the house,” Sutton said. “But instead of replacing that board, they’re just burning the whole damn house down.”
Founded in 1979, the U.S. Department of Education is the smallest cabinet-level agency in the federal government, with
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problems are real. I had to approach raising my son on the spectrum in a different way.”
A complex relationship
James said his son is proud of the book that shows the beauty of the teenager he has become and the complexities of their relationship.
James said when Grant’s behavior triggers him “he does not have to wonder if I love him. We can talk to one another and address what we have to address and move on. It is a beautiful thing.”
Grant James is scheduled to graduate this spring from Ashley Ridge High School, his proud father said.
a budget of $238 billion and a narrowly defined set of responsibilities.
Primarily, the department oversees funding for low-income and special-needs students, manages college aid programs and enforces federal civil rights laws in U.S. schools.
Contrary to common misperceptions, it does not set national education standards or impose curricula on local school districts — a job that’s handled by state governors and education officials.
Long a target of GOP budget cutters — President Ronald Reagan tried unsuccessfully to eliminate the agency in the 1980s — the department has been on the chopping block since Trump took office Jan. 20.
Already, roughly half the agency’s workforce has been fired or coaxed into early retirement, with the headcount falling from about 4,400 on Jan. 1 to about 2,400 today.
What’s more, Trump’s March 20 executive order goes much further, directing officials to make preparations for the department’s complete elimination, with its legally mandated duties reassigned to other agencies — though administration officials acknowledge that kind of full dismemberment would require a vote of Congress.
According to current Education Secretary Linda McMahon, downsizing the federal education bureaucracy will improve American schools by redirecting resources into the classroom.
“Today’s reduction in force reflects the Department of Education’s commitment to efficiency, accountability and ensuring that resources are directed where they matter most: to students, parents and teachers,” she said in a statement announcing the job cuts.
“He does not have to wonder if I love him. We can talk to one another and address what we have to address and move on. It is a beautiful thing.” —Raphael James
Writing the book evolved into a spiritual journey as James reflected on his father’s final years. The book was finished, but then James said he had a conversation with God.
James said God told him: “ ‘Despite how you feel about me, you are still one of my
But many local education officials, such as Somerville, Mass., School Committee Chair Ilana Krepchin, who’s part of a federal lawsuit to overturn the cuts, say Trump’s actions could devastate local schools.
“Dismantling it would cause real harm — not only to our students and schools, but to communities across the country,” Krepchin said in a March 24 news release about the lawsuit.
S.C. Education Association President Sherry East echoed those concerns in a recent interview, noting that the federal Department of Education provides more than 10% of school funding in the Palmetto State.
“Our concern is that a lot of the money coming out of Washington is earmarked for special needs and low income students,” East said. “We need to make sure those communities are protected.”
Moreover, she says she worries about putting a major restructuring of U.S. education in the hands of officials with little or no education experience.
“Anytime you have non-educators in charge of education, it worries me, because they’ve never worked in a school and lived it,” East said.
Those concerns were front and center at a March 19 S.C. House Oversight Committee hearing, where members pressed state Education Superintendent Ellen Weaver on the threat Washington cutbacks could pose to special needs and poor children here in the Palmetto State.
“Right now, we’re in intensive conversations with our local superintendents and also with the new folks in Washington,” Weaver told the committee. “We have an ironclad commitment to ensure our low income and special needs students don’t miss a minute of what they are owed.”
favorite people.’ This is as close to a spiritual miracle as I have ever come. After writing that, I had a sense of peace.”
The book would not have existed, James said, if it were not for the encouragement of his wife, who was his college sweetheart. “Just write,” Sarena James told him. “If it’s meant to be … it will minister to you first.” James wrote that in the essay titled “Through Sarena’s Eyes.” She also took the photos that accompany some of the essays in the book, which is available on Amazon or at books.by/raphael-james.
Presenting a view into his personal life has been “a freeing and cathartic process,” James said.
While writing the book, James said he realized he possessed a guide to give others insights on how to deal with mental disorders so others might avoid his mistakes.
Blotter of the Week
Employees of a North Charleston bar on March 24 told police that a patron was made to leave after causing a scene during which he threw chairs and “stole something.” Police said they found the man hiding in the bushes covering himself with pine straw. Police arrested him, and during the interaction, he “spontaneously” admitted to stealing a glass of beer. He was, unsurprisingly, banned from the bar.
Been a rough few years Mount Pleasant police on March 21 responded to a call about a man dressed in all black and wrapped in a blanket. He reportedly entered a Coleman Boulevard restaurant while it was closed to “warm up.” While inside, he cracked open a can of beer and told employees that he was going to go to Walmart later to “steal some items.” Explaining sinister plots to helpless bystanders? Sounds like a Bond villain down on his luck.
Thoughtful … sort of Charleston police on March 17 cited a downtown man after they approached him while he was “holding his genitalia and urinating in the street.” He told police there were some “sketchy” people inside the bar, so he decided to go outside and attempt to urinate “down the sewer drain” so as not to bother people on the sidewalk. Um … thanks?
By Skyler Baldwin Illustration by Steve Stegelin
The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between March 17 and March 28.
Have you had enough ‘winning’ yet?
President Donald Trump promised Americans a lot of “winning” during his second term as president, but the chaos of the last two months shows anything but victories. Instead, Washington is in chaos. But maybe America is waking up. Scores of protests are scheduled around the nation April 5. And recent polling shows more Americans disapprove of what Trump is doing than approve. How’s this for a bunch of winning:
Trade war. Trump started a completely unnecessary global trade war by slapping tariffs on everything from steel to cars to food. He just doesn’t understand the basic economics that Americans, not foreigners, will pay for tariffs, i.e. selfinflicted taxes, on imported goods. Wall Street is not pleased as strong markets are now fluctuating.
Global risks. Trump’s authoritarian, knee-jerk approach to foreign policy — and inexperienced advisers who shared secret military plans with a journalist — has plunged American leadership in the world to new lows. Longtime allies no longer trust the United States because of an erratic leader who bullies, badgers and lies.
Slash and burn. Americans are alarmed at how Trump has put an unelected billionaire with huge conflicts of interest in charge of a so-called efficiency effort. In reality, it’s nothing more than acts of retribution to cut agencies that help people in need instead of billionaires. Cuts to Medicaid, medical research, parks, museums, Social Security, education will make America duller, not greater.
Immigration chaos. The Trump team’s arrogant approach to handling immigration — snatching people off streets and
sending them away — smacks of fascism. The nation needs to follow the rule of law, not the rule of one.
Putin’s puppet. As one United States senator recently said, Trump’s actions with Russia show appeasement in the continuing bromance with President Vladimir Putin. At issue: Repeating Russian talking points as American gospel, unilaterally taking negotiating tools off the table, cutting arms shipments to a struggling Ukraine and sandbagging Ukraine’s president at a White House meeting.
Following a dizzying array of executive orders by Trump, his administration currently faces a dizzying array of lawsuits related to American values and institutions that we have taken for granted. Examples: Birthright citizenship, the constitutional separation of powers, immigration policy, the Jan. 6 riots and aftermath of pardons as well as funding for parks, agencies, research, foreign aid and more.
In short, the America you grew up with is under assault. Unfortunately, secrecy and arrogance are filtering down to state and local governments. Just witness how state Republican leaders want to cut the income tax to a flat rate in a move that would make 60% of South Carolinians pay more. Or view the growing secrecy throughout the city of Charleston, which won’t engage fully with media or voter inquiries about how policy is being set and money being used.
This week in Washington, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., highlighted how the nation is at a crossroads after two failed months of the Trump administration. It’s time for the country to stand together for democracy, he said in a history-making 25-hour speech.
“This is not right or left, it is right or wrong,” he said. “This is not a partisan moment. It is a moral moment. Where do you stand?”
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.
Next steps now that Charleston County is aligned with ICE
By Will McCorkle
The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) made the decision earlier this month to re-enter a controversial agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which the previous sheriff revoked in 2021. The agreement deputizes local officials to carry out some immigration duties and allows them to run the immigration status of individuals at the detention center.
There are only four counties currently in South Carolina that are part of this program. There is a reason that most counties across the nation have not taken part in this 287(g) program, which began in 1996. For one, it creates significant distrust between immigrant communities and the police. Immigrants may be afraid to contact the police when crimes do occur. While not official policy, the program also tends to lead to greater racial profiling of anyone who “looks like” an undocumented immigrant. Additionally, this policy takes away precious time and resources from officers to keep our communities safe and instead forces them to conduct immigration enforcement, which should not be their responsibility. Finally, it costs our local governments a great deal of money, as ICE does not reimburse the full expenses that are incurred by being part of this program. When we previously had the program, it cost Charleston County about $4 million a year. There are much better ways we could be using our tax dollars.
As someone who worked to have the agreement revoked in 2021, I was deeply saddened that new Sheriff Carl Ritchie decided to reenter this agreement. I am not naive enough to believe that he will now revoke it. It would have been much easier not to rejoin at all. The political pushback he would get from the Republican Party by revoking it now would be quite extraordinary. I do hope and pray that other counties across the state realize the foolishness of this move and do not go down the path of Charleston County. With that said, what do we do here in Charleston County? What are the next steps?
When we previously had the program, it cost Charleston County about $4 million a year.
What the 287(g) partnership will actually look like in Charleston County will depend largely on how active the citizens are in ensuring that this program does not lead to innocent mothers and fathers being taken from their families and deported because they are pulled over at a traffic stop for a broken taillight.
These tragedies have occurred with counties across the nation that partner with ICE, and they will undoubtedly occur here in Charleston County unless we hold the CCSO accountable. I know that Sheriff Richie is a reasonable individual and does not want this mistrust and negative press toward his office. That is the reason why we must continually be pushing against these policies and keeping track of any arrests that lead to deportation that are not for serious crimes, which is unfortunately what often happens with these 287(g) agreements. Like much of the rhetoric from ICE, you will hear that this will just impact “violent criminals,” but the reality is far different.
If our officials are allowed to carry out these deportations in silence, the number of innocent families that will be ripped apart will grow from dozens to hundreds quickly. It is time for the advocates of Charleston County to stay vigilant and ensure that families are being kept together. We know that most officials have no desire to serve as immigration agents and assist in the deportation of innocent families, and we must make sure that the rogue ones who do are constantly called out.
There is little we can do here in Charleston to combat the unconstitutional and inhumane immigration policies of the Trump Administration. However, we do have some power to make sure that these policies do not completely engulf our county and region. I ask those who want to get involved to reach out to organizations like the Charleston Immigrant Coalition or the Charleston Community Service Organization to ensure that our county does not go down this dangerous path.
Summerville resident
Will McCorkle teaches educational foundations and social studies education at an area college.
Taking time
Progress slow on Union Pier, but advocates say that’s OK
By Skyler Baldwin
There’s been little done in public about the controversial Union Pier site in downtown Charleston since local billionaire philanthropist Ben Navarro announced his intent to purchase the 70-acre piece of developable and historic property.
But project leaders and local advocacy groups say that’s probably for the best.
“From what we understand, nobody has publicly announced that they need ‘X’ approval by ‘X’ date,” said Charleston Preservation Society President Brian Turner.
“There is no timeline right now as far as we know, and that’s interesting, because some people are really wanting there to be more expeditiousness.
“I’d rather it be slow,” he added. “I think it’s a generational plan. Let’s think about this; let’s come up with some concepts and test them; let’s not rush into assuming what the site can be without good community involvement.”
Turner, and fellow local advocate Winslow Hastie, president of the Historic Charleston Foundation, contrasted the cur-
rent slow, deliberate pace to the rapid sprint of the first iteration of the project under developer Lowe Enterprises.
“I get asked all the time what the status is, and I don’t really have an answer,” Hastie said. “But I always remind them that when we were fighting the Lowe project, we were always fighting the speed, always saying, ‘Slow it down.’ Now, people are getting anxious about, ‘Why aren’t we moving?’ ”
Small victories
Turner lauded Charleston City Council’s recent update to the city’s comprehensive plan and future land use maps. He said they appear to be setting the tone for forward movement at a smaller scale than originally proposed. The first reading of the proposal passed unanimously March 25.
Charleston City Council member Mike Seekings, whose district includes the Union Pier site, said the amendment to the city plan paves the way for the future of the development project.
“Currently, Union Pier sits in the same zoning it always has,” he explained. “That will change, but it hasn’t changed yet. But now people can see where the city is going from a conceptual standpoint.
“We’re taking advantage of a piece of property on the waterfront and making sure it’s consistent with the development that’s around the Union Pier and giving the public access to that waterfront that hasn’t existed for decades.”
While the amendment stops short of actually changing the site’s zoning designation — opting instead for “visioning purposes,” Seeking said — Turner said the movement in city council is heading in the right direction.
“It’s a quiet victory because I think this stuff can be hard for the public to sink their teeth into, but it’s an important one,” he added. “We now have some aspirations on the books, so that whatever happens with Navarro’s team, we can sort of start there. And there’s a lot we’ve pushed for that focuses on inclusivity, accessibility, resiliency and civic engagement opportunities.”
At the same time, Hastie said he has been in communication with Navarro’s Beemok Hospitality Collection — the new project
Hastie
Turner
leader for Union Pier. A Beemok official, however, declined an invitation for an on-the-record update on the status of the project. City of Charleston officials also did not return calls requesting project updates.
Miller Harper of Beemok Capital is scheduled to speak at a “State of Union Pier and Neighborhood Meeting” for Charleston’s Garden District Neighborhood Association on May 19. No other details have been made available to the public, according to the neighborhood’s website.
Groundwork already laid
In March 2024, shortly after his announcement, Navarro committed to maintaining Union Pier’s historical significance to the community. In his statement, he said he wanted to be considered a steward, not a developer, who he said were “truly some of the most talented, driven, entrepreneurial people I have known. … But developers at their core are economically driven, thinking in terms of maximizing the financial value of a given piece of property. A developer’s perspective is how we ended up with the original plan for Union Pier.”
Though the site’s sale pushed the timeline out a bit more than was first hoped, a lot
of the work put into the first two iterations of the development can be adapted by Navarro’s team now.
Despite the flaws in the process, Lowe conducted several studies and engineering analyses on the site, Hastie said. Those informed a series of public workshops conducted by new project leaders in early 2024, which helped them understand what the community wants from the site. Now, Navarro’s team can use information gleaned from those
workshops to catapult their efforts.
“[Navarro’s] team of folks have been very thoughtful in how they have interacted with us,” said Kendra Steward, director of the Joseph P. Riley Jr. Center for Livable Communities, which was previously tasked with implementing community feedback on the project. “They’re very interested in capitalizing on the engagement that has already occurred. They have a lot of trust in the process that has already taken place.”
Hastie agreed.
“A lot has been done already, and they’re hyper aware of it,” he said. “It would be a waste of time and money to throw away good work that has been done before you. We’re hopeful that with each iteration, and I guess we’re in phase three now of that, that each one improves upon itself instead of just starting from scratch.”
Turner pointed to the public workshops as some of the most important moments for the development project. He pointed to learning about some of the historic landmarks at the site, such as The Hard, a prominent, natural landing that rested above the tidal fluctuations of the Cooper River.
“What are these placemaking opportunities on the site that connect us to our history? Mosquito Fleet, The Hard — there are some really interesting opportunities to illuminate the stories of Charleston that have been obscured for a generation or more,” he said.
“Having these firms working a little more in the public interest and not necessarily working to design any private development really opened a lot of people’s eyes,” Turner added. “It helps us take more ownership in imagining what could be. Information is power.”
Courtesy Sasaki
Thousands of community members attended a series of public workshops in early 2024 to give their input on the future of the Union Pier site
What To Do
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Family Fridays at Drayton Hall
Toddlers and preschoolers are invited to the historic Drayton Hall in West Ashley every Friday through May for the first-ever season of Family Fridays. Bring the little ones for story time followed by crafts or games, then take your time enjoying Drayton Hall’s landscape together with scavenger hunts and other fun activities to engage young learners. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Fridays. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Free. Drayton Hall. 3380 Ashley River Road. West Ashley. draytonhall.org
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Charleston Gallery Artwalk
Experience a unique and stunning art walk with the Charleston Gallery Association. Dozens of art galleries in historic downtown Charleston’s French Quarter participate, inviting guests to discover the city’s vibrant art scene and indulge in delightful festivities on the first Friday of every month. A map of participating galleries and meeting locations is available online.
April 4. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free. Various locations. Downtown. charlestongalleryassociation.com
THURSDAY
Paint and Sip at Two Blokes
Just in time for the warm weather, come together with friends and neighbors at Two Blokes Brewing in Mount Pleasant for a low-key, relaxing painting event. Follow step-by-step instructions to create a colorful sailboat and enjoy all your favorites from the bar — or get there early to grab something from an on-site food truck. Guests to the paint and sip get $1 off every pint and will take home their own 16-by-20-inch acrylic painting on canvas.
April 10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. $37/person. Two Blokes Brewing. 547 Long Point Road. Mount Pleasant. charlestonpaintparty.com
SATURDAY
Egg’stravaganza Spring Festival
Hop into spring with this annual festival offering a day full of fun for the whole family. Collect colorful eggs at the scheduled egg hunt, play games, win prizes and enjoy live music and entertainment. Grab some delicious food and treats for everyone while you’re there — and don’t miss out on a special appearance by the Easter Bunny.
April 5. Festival starts at 11 a.m. Free to attend. Vintiques Artisan Market. 211 E. Main St. Moncks Corner. Facebook.com
SUNDAY
Sunday Recovery Market
The Sunday Recovery Market offers an afternoon of shopping, charcuterie and live music on Prohibition’s open-air back patio. Set to the music of DJ PepInYoStepp, guests can enjoy drink specials while shopping the market of local vendors. Guests can also select from a variety of meats and cheese to make their ideal charcuterie spread. Pet Helpers will be on-site with puppies and dogs available for adoption.
April 6. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Free to attend. Prohibition. 547 King St. Downtown. prohibitioncharleston.com
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Hops
Spring into April with seasonal beers
By Connelly Hardaway
‘Tis the season for longer days, warmer nights and plenty of ice-cold brews. We asked local breweries what seasonal beers they’ve got flowing at this time of year and they filled us in on the good stuff — from an Italian pilsner to a strawberry blonde ale. Here’s what just some of Charleston’s breweries have on tap this spring.
Holy City Brewing
This North Charleston brewery has an Italian pilsner coming out soon that was brewed specifically for the wedding of one of the brewers. HCB is also working on a tajin kettle sour in collaboration with Greenville’s Magnetic South.
Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co.
EOBC has two special spring brews up its sleeves this year. You can sip on Sun Kissed, a 6.3% ABV tart wheat ale brewed with
more than 1,200 pounds of tangerine. And then there’s Bucket of Flowers, a 5% ABV Belgian-style wit beer brewed with rose buds and fresh orange peel.
Coast Brewing Co.
Coast’s seasonal Pablo’s Vienna lager (5% ABV) was released late last month. This year’s label features an old painting done by owners Jaime Tenney and David Merritt’s oldest son.
Commonhouse Aleworks
Commonhouse has a veritable slew of spring beers this year. The Oleander Pale Ale (6.5% ABV) is an East Coast IPA named after the poisonous but beautiful Oleander plant, which grows all over Charleston. Fear not, the brew is totally safe to consume and its all mosaic hops give it a moderate body with big fruit notes.
What’s HOPpening
News you can use about brews
Here’s what’s new and fresh at many area breweries. Are we missing the scoop on a spot? Send all the deets to food@charlestoncitypaper.com.
Holy City Brewing will host its annual Burger Battle from noon to 4 p.m. April 19. Now in its fourth year, this competition pits area restaurants against each other in a battle of the beef. Early bird tickets are on sale for $35 until April 12, and regular tickets are available for $45 until the day of the competition. Tickets
Get pumped for Charles Towne Fermentory’s upcoming Cinco de Mayo release of El Rayo
include all-you-can-eat sliders from each competitor and one beer or root beer upon entry.
Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company hosts trivia night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Tuesday. Best part? Every beer on tap is just $5.
Frothy Beard hosts Nerd Nite starting at 7:30 p.m. April 11. The evening features “fascinating talks, trivia and plenty of beer.”
Get over to Munkle Brewing for some sweet new merch. The brewery currently has custom foamy hats on deck with the words “Munkle Munk Lager” etched on the front.
Breweries and brewpubs
DOWNTOWN
Bevi Bene Brewing
Cooper River Brewing Co.
Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co.
LO-Fi Brewing
Munkle Brewing
Over The Horizon Brewing
Palmetto Brewing Co. SC
Revelry Brewing
Rusty Bull at Chucktown Brewery
DANIEL ISLAND
Indigo Reef Brewing Co.
New Realm Brewing Co., CHS
FOLLY BEACH
Revelry Brewing Folly Beach Outpost
JAMES ISLAND
Charles Towne Fermentory James Island
Fam’s Brewing Co.
JOHNS ISLAND
Edisto River Brewing Co.
Estuary Beans & Barley
Low Tide Brewing
MOUNT PLEASANT
Free Reign Brewing Co.
Hobcaw Brewing Co.
Two Blokes Brewing
Westbrook Brewing Co.
NORTH CHARLESTON
Coast Brewing Co.
Commonhouse Aleworks
Freehouse Brewery
High Score Brewing
Holy City Brewing
Rusty Bull Brewing
SNAFU Brewing Co.
Stones Throw Brewing
Tideland Brewing
Wyrd Sisters Brewing
SUMMERVILLE
Frothy Beard Off World
WEST ASHLEY
Charles Towne Fermentory
Frothy Beard Brewing Co.
The Garden by Charles Towne Fermentory
New brewery opening?
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(Downtown). Pair your carne y papas with an Elliptical Haze IPA.
Best place to drink on a wraparound porch Don’t sleep on Coast Brewing’s (North Charleston) recently expanded taproom, which features a gorgeous wraparound porch that catches a great breeze from the nearby marsh.
Best place to catch an Arsenal game OK, Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co (Downtown) is so much
beer here, too, like the Baltic porter or side-pull lagers.
Best place to nosh on empanadas
Food truck opened a spot in
Guests can also check out the Double Parked Double IPA, the “big brother” to the brewery’s flagship Park Circle Pale. This brew is hoppier than its little bro and boozier, too, at 8% ABV.
Keep things a little lighter with the Spring Cling (5% ABV), the brewery’s springtime sour full of mango and peach.
Frothy Beard Brewing Co.
Head to West Ashley’s Frothy Beard for several new beers this spring. The Jeepster cold IPA hits at 6.6% ABV and has a “bright and tropical aroma with moderate bitterness throughout.” The strawberry blonde ale (a fan fave) features a “fresh strawberry aroma and light berry flavor.” It’s easy drinking, too, at just 5% ABV. Later this month, look for another iteration of a Belgian Tripel and the Zingiber ginger pale ale.
Charles Towne Fermentory
Get stoked for CTF’s annual Cinco de Mayo beer, the El Rayo (4.5% ABV), which will launch May 3 at the brewery’s new production facility on James Island, CTL’s OG Avondale location and The Garden in West Ashley. This margaritainspired sour is aged in tequila barrels and conditioned on lime, orange, agave and sea salt. You can even get it frozen at The Garden.
Munkle Brewing
Munkle has some exciting spring beers coming down the pipeline, including smallbatch strawberry and blueberry beers, as well as the brewery’s saison, Helles and blonde ales.
Frothy’s strawberry blonde ale is a fan favorite this time of year
Low Tide Brewing
Low Tide’s latest core beer offering is an easy-sipping 5% ABV lager made with German malts, hops and yeast that work together for a “semi-sweet, thirst-quenching lager,” according to assistant operations manager Dan Schwarz.
Guests can also look forward to Wheat & Waves, a 5.5% ABV German style Hefeweizen with notes of banana, bubblegum and clove, and The Right Fluff (7.5% ABV), an imperial stout brewed with marshmallow, heaps of vanilla bean and locally roasted cold brewed coffee from Charleston Coffee Exchange.
meet up from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 26. All proceeds from this event will go toward the Grateful Goldens Rescue.
Get your Hatha & Hops (yoga and beer, duh) on at Two Blokes every Sunday at 11 a.m.
Fam’s Brewing Co. will host its annual homebrew competition, Chucktown Brewdown, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 19. Local homebrewers have been challenged to use a set blend of grains, hops and yeast to create some special brews. Attendees will get to choose the winner. Early bird tickets are $15, regular admission is $20 and day-of tickets can be purchased for $30. Your ticket gets you samples of each participating beer and the chance to vote for your fave.
Revelry Brewing’s Folly Beach Outpost is taking advantage of longer days by offering extended hours this spring and summer. Head to the brewery’s beach oasis from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.
Hobcaw Brewing hosts the spring 2025 Low Country Golden Retriever
Did you know you can snag lunch at Estuary Beans & Barley Wednesdays through Sundays? Choose from a variety of pizzas, burgers, tacos and salads. And maybe grab a pint or two, we’re not judging.
New Realm Brewing Co. will host its Psychedelic Rabbit Fest from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 19. Sip on the brewery’s Psychedelic Rabbit beer, enjoy live music from Clark on the Sax and check out a vibrant marketplace of local vendors. Don’t miss out on Hops and Horsepower at Tideland Brewing , held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. April 13. Where else can you sip craft beer and check out sick cars?
Rusty Bull Brewing Co. will host Outkast music bingo and brunch starting at noon April 12. Guests can listen to music from one of the most iconic hip-hop
of all time and mark off songs on their bingo cards for a chance to win
— Connelly Hardaway
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RiverDogs offering tasty ballpark treats
By Tiare Solis
You can almost hear it now: The sound of a ball cracking against a solid wooden bat as the Charleston RiverDogs showdown against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Opening Day, April 4. Around you, a vast array of enticing smells wafts from the team’s food and beverage program. It nails great baseball food every time.
Chef Josh Shea has built a program with the city’s reputation in its fibers — adding creative elements to traditional ballpark food but also keeping a sense of place in mind.
This year will see the introduction of Charlie’s Passport Stand, which showcases the park’s diverse offerings, from barbacoa and Nashville hot tacos to rice bowls, ramen and the relaunch of pizzas. The stand will have a customizable component during homestands that will allow
What’s new
Charleston-based prosecco company, Don Luchi Prosecco, which is owned by Andre Grundy, David Kinloch and Justin “Luchi” Wages, recently launched a new product, rosé, just in time for spring. The Prosecco DOC Rosé blend is made with the delicate flavors of Glera and Pinot Noir grapes. Learn more at officialdonluchi.com.
Freshfields Village recently expanded its dining options. Visitors can now check out Harvest , a “healthforward” cafe featuring grain bowls, salads, smoothies and cold-pressed juices. Cafe Eugenia , currently located at Freshfields, will expand its footprint and re-open later this spring. The cafe will offer a wider selection of takeaway and prepackaged dinner options. Learn more at freshfieldsvillage.com.
What’s happening
It’s officially soft shell crab season in Charleston. A slew of local restaurants are offering the delicacy this year, so be sure to check the social media pages of your favorite spots for all the details. You can find two iterations at Prohibition — a soft shell crab rangoon club sandwich and soft shell crab lettuce wraps. You can choose from two different soft shell dishes at Fleet Landing , too, including a crispy soft shell crab with fried green tomato, grits and bacon jam and a fried green tomato BLT (with soft shell crab, of course).
Head to area Ben & Jerry’s locations April 8 for Free Cone Day. The Lowcountry’s closest Ben & Jerry’s is located at 1440 Ben Sawyer Blvd. in Mount Pleasant. Learn more at benandjerrys.com.
fans to choose an item and turn it into a pizza, taco or rice bowl.
Additionally, the park will introduce a Lowcountry boil to join its po’boys.
“What better way to eat watching a baseball game than to get this box with wax paper and potatoes and corn and sausage and shrimp in it, and sit down?” Shea
said. “[So] you’re eating a Lowcountry boil in the Lowcountry.”
The park will also expand one of last year’s home runs — Cheeto dust — allowing audiences to add it to ice cream, popcorn or wings.
“I don’t know what they put in Cheetos but
Beemok Hospitality Company is currently offering Credit One Charleston Open–inspired food and drink specials at its properties, including The Charleston Place , The Cooper, The Riviera Theater and Sorelle . Guests can head to the Carriage House , a satellite bar within The Charleston Place’s Market Street Circle, for drinks like the First Serve, made with butterfly pea flower infused lemonade, Grey Goose vodka and club soda, and The Spike’d Stunner, made with bourbon, simple syrup, lemonade, peach tea and a mint sprig. Connelly Hardaway
Photos courtesy Charleston RiverDogs
When you head out to the ballpark this year, be sure to load your ‘dogs up with as many toppings as possible
Chef Josh Shea and his team have worked hard to craft a menu of offerings that incorporates flavors from around the region — and the world
Shea
By Connelly Hardaway
Merci, a new neighborhood bistro from chef Michael Zentner and his wife Courtney, is now open at 28 Pitt St. in downtown Charleston.
The European-inspired restaurant features a small but mighty menu in a cozy, 1820s Federal-style building with a dining room that seats just under 30 diners.
“For us, it’s about the whole experience, from the moment you walk in the door, to how the menu is designed, to how the table is set,” Michael said. “Charleston is filled to the brim with the most incredible chefs and restaurants, so it was important to us that we carve out our own particular niche.”
The Zentners are used to creating special experiences. The couple also founded and run The Drifter, a Charleston-based culinary and event design company that specializes in carefully curated events.
While Michael focuses on crafting a seasonally inspired menu featuring as many local purveyors as possible, Courtney, an event designer and stylist, has created charming ambiance with the help of local designer Helen Rice.
They sourced vintage tableware, antique furniture, vintage art and handmade lighting to create Merci’s welcoming, warm interior.
“I’m excited to see everything come to life in the new space,” Courtney said. “The design, the energy and the community
Michael and Courtney Zentner are excited to welcome visitors and locals alike to Merci
we’re building all feel like they’ve been in the works for so long and it’s so rewarding to see the room filled with smiling faces. … A bustling dining room that’s glowing with soft light might just be my favorite view.”
From pop-up to poppin’
While the Zentners waited for their brickand-mortar restaurant to come to life, they hosted a series of Merci pop-ups around town to test recipes, introduce the concept to diners and get a feel for what folks were looking for.
Photos courtesy Merci
Merci’s ever-changing seasonal menu focuses on quality ingredients showcased in an understated way
it makes you want to buy them,” he joked.
The ‘Comeback Year’
Following a three-year streak of winning the Carolina League championship that didn’t pan out last season, Shea, his team of chefs and marketing director Stephanie Keller have labeled this season the “Comeback Year,” and they are bringing throwback bites to match that energy.
“There’s a lot of great food items that we’ve done over the years that we’ve gotten requests to see if we can bring it back,” Shea said. “Maybe that’s what this year is about. Maybe it’s about bringing some strong comebacks in here, revamping them.”
One of the items that Shea and team chefs — Michael Clark, Ryan Ehlinger, Sarah Dawson, Matt Franklin and Amber Hotelling — are revamping is the
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“The pop-ups were a great way for us to experiment with the menu, to see what people responded to and to build a connection with locals,” Courtney said. “We learned a lot about how to adapt our offerings based on feedback and how important it is to create a memorable experience — not just a meal but something people want to share with others.”
Those menu experiments led to Merci’s current, carefully honed list of offerings, which features dishes like focaccia stracciatella with Benton’s ham and pistachio; spring pea salad with boucheron and green goddess dressing; and striped bass with white bean fondue, fennel and olives.
“The menu is diverse and reflective of European influences, but always with a nod to Southern ingredients,” Michael said.
The couple also opened a neighborhood
Homewrecker Dog by “beefing up” everything about it. It’s a bigger dog with more toppings. Think: roughly two pounds of toppings instead of its usual one pound — plus it comes with a customizable box.
The team will also bring back Beer Shakes, pairing craft beers with ice creams that create unique flavor profiles and spotlighting its partnership with Asheville’s Wicked Weed Brewing for its broad range of fruit-forward IPA selections.
And here’s something related: The ballpark is also offering a Homewrecker Brat in a Lowcountry format by adding pimento cheese and collards to be available at Wicked Sausage World. 2025 will also see the return of blended margaritas.
For anything else the park can’t provide in its floor-level range of eateries, there’s always the baseball stadium’s special event space, the Segra Club.
For tickets to the Charleston RiverDogs games, visit milb.com/charleston.
market, Petit Merci, while Merci was under construction. The sister property, located at 17 Montagu St., offers freshly prepared foods such as breads and take-and-bake meals, as well as a selection of fresh produce and homewares.
The space has been decked out for recent holidays, with Instagrammable Christmas and Valentine’s decor that is eagerly shared by fans on social media. Petit Merci, like Merci’s pop-ups and The Drifter’s dinner parties, has that aesthetically pleasing quality that the Zentners cultivate.
Courtney said social media has been a boon to Merci’s growth and development.
“Our first business, The Drifter, was conceived on Instagram so we understood the power and importance of sharing a behind the scenes look at our next endeavor,” Courtney said. “It’s been a great way to crowd source ideas, see what type of menu items resonate with people and to share an inside look into our process.”
Like any (realistic) restaurant owner, Michael said that the pressures of the industry make running a restaurant a rewarding, but difficult task. Opening a new space in Charleston’s jam-packed culinary scene is always a challenge, but he said the supportive food and beverage community makes things a little bit easier.
“Charleston’s culinary scene is incredibly dynamic, and it’s exciting to see how it’s grown. There’s a strong sense of creativity and collaboration, with many chefs pushing boundaries while still honoring the tradition that makes this city so unique,” he said. “I think our local scene will continue to grow and thrive because everyone lifts each other up.”
Merci is open for dinner 5 p.m. to 10 pm Wednesday through Saturday. Reservations are available on Resy and walk-ins are welcome for the bar. For more information, visit mercichs.com.
Merci
Culture
Ranky Tanky triumphantly returns to Music Hall
By Vincent Harris
When the now-famous jazz and soul band
Ranky Tanky takes the stage at Charleston Music Hall Friday night, the April 4 performance will carry special significance, according to vocalist and horn player Charlton Singleton.
“This is where we’re from, and the energy is usually pretty high,” he said, “because we’ve got so many family and friends that have been with us from day one,” Singleton said of playing a live show in the group’s hometown.
And while he doesn’t want to speak for other members of Ranky Tanky, he said a hometown show is always a little more meaningful — even more so when the venue holds memories or resonance for the band.
“I’ve had a strong history with that place,” Singleton said, “but it’s not stronger than Quiana’s or Quentin’s. They used to play there back in the mid-’90s.”
What’s more, Singleton hints at a new progression in the band’s sound, which is currently finding expression in the recording studio as members lay down tracks for the next album.
Back to their roots
Back in 2016, four talented Charleston jazz and soul musicians formed Ranky Tanky. Featuring Quiana Parler on vocals, Singleton on vocals and trumpet, Clay Ross on guitar, Kevin Hamilton on bass and Quentin Baxter on drums, the group dug deep into the cultural roots of their city, mixing the rhythms and song of Gullah people with jazz and gospel to create a unique, joyful noise.
In hindsight, getting that band together was a pretty good idea.
Ranky Tanky caught on almost immediately. Its 2017 self-titled debut album became a sensation after rave reviews from NPR and the highly-regarded jazz magazine DownBeat. It went straight to Number One on the Billboard Jazz AND Contemporary Jazz Album Charts. Then its second album, Good Time,
Ranky Tanky returns to its roots with a live show that blends local connections with fresh sounds from a new studio album currently in the works
won a Grammy in 2020 for Best Regional Roots Music Album. In 2023, the band won another Grammy in the same category for a live album recorded at the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Its success allowed Ranky Tanky to tour the country and perform overseas. The musicians are, unquestionably, one of Charleston’s most popular and acclaimed nationally-known bands.
“We’re in the process of recording a new album that will be released this year,” Singleton said. “So we do have new material that will be offering up during the set, as well as some of the other stuff from past albums. There is definitely new material on the setlist.”
“The evolution in our sound is definitely present,” he said. “With a couple of exceptions, all of the songs on the new album are original compositions (their prior releases largely featured traditional Gullah material). And if you’ve been with a band for a long time, you have a sense of the sound of the people that you’re playing with, which influences the writing.”
Singleton added that after the meticulous approach of working in a recording studio, he’s interested to see the songs have new life onstage.
“Records always are going to have studio magic,” he said. “But when you’re live, you can extend songs and you can hear more raw emotion and feeling because it’s right there in the moment.
Arts, etc.
Metallic moment to shine with silver
Kaminer Haislip, the American College of the Building Arts professor of silversmithing, will present a lecture on guilloche, an Art Deco–era engraving technique popularized by the likes of Faberge. The discussion, which begins at 6 p.m. on April 17 at the college’s Trolley Barn campus downtown, is open to anyone — from novice to enthusiast to dedicated collector — with a passion for handcrafted processes, decoration and ornamentation and/or silversmithing. The event is free with registration. More: acba.org.
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“Like anybody that’s playing a studio version versus a live version, there are slight differences that you’re going to find. You definitely get the joy of both the record and the show, but seeing it live and in person definitely gives a more energized version, if you will.”
And even after almost a decade of soldout concert tours, awards, albums and acclaim, Singleton said he’s mainly thankful for the other members of Ranky Tanky.
“It’s about the hang,” he said. “We’ve known each other for over 30 years, and that’s something that a lot of people find hard to believe.”
In fact, in the afterglow of Ranky Tanky’s first Grammy win, Singleton felt compelled to make a statement about his musical companions.
“I did a post on one of the social media sites,” he said, “and it was a picture of us standing all together with Grammys in our hands. And I said, ‘The majority of you think that this is something recent. But we were a family long before there was even a thought of Ranky Tanky. And we make this music about our home.’ Having said that, it’s been wonderful to be recognized with these awards, and it’s quite an amazing journey that we’ve been on.”
Catch Ranky Tanky April 4 at Charleston Music Hall. Doors, 7 p.m. Show, 8 p.m. Find tickets (prices start at $39.50) and more info at charlestonmusichall.com.
Towles
New York Times–bestselling author Amor Towles is coming to the Gaillard Center to discuss his just-released short story collection, Table for Two, on April 17. Towles is best known for his 2011 novel, Rules of Civility, which — like most of his books — has been optioned by a Hollywood studio to be made into a feature film or series for prestige TV. The event is co-hosted by Buxton Books and begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets ($30 and up) and details: gaillardcenter.org.
Do it up for the Derby
It may seem early to make plans for the Kentucky Derby. But unless you’re going to be watching the horses run live at Churchill Downs on May 3, consider joining April Renee for Fillies and Lilies at Cannon Distillery on James Island. In honor of a cover story in last week’s City Paper, Renee is offering readers a special discounted ticket price to the Derby watch party. The event, which starts at 3 p.m., will feature prizes, pony rides and, of course, plenty of Juleps. Tickets available through eventbrite.com (search “Fillies and Lilies”), discount code AprilRenee. Jessica Mischner
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Fashion, art intersect in Gibbes show
By Ryan Biddix
Explore the unconscious mind and embrace the absurd April 26 at the Gibbes Museum of Art when it quivers with excitement as it presents Sew Surreal, a surrealist-themed fashion show that blends art and fashion design.
The event, part of the Gibbes’ week-long line-up of Art Charleston events, features 10 local fashion designers, both formally trained and self-taught, who were selected and challenged to choose art from the museum’s permanent collection and create a capsule collection inspired by it. Their resulting designs will be featured in a runway show in the museum’s Lenhardt Garden, where live music and large-scale video projections of each designer’s creation process will play in the background.
Bringing art to life
Jordan Brown, curator of programs at the Gibbes, explained the uniqueness of the event during an interview with the Charleston City Paper.
“The live music aspect of this fashion show is not seen within the South as much,” Brown said. “We are already pushing the boundaries by infusing visual art with fashion design, but adding a live entertainment aspect and showcasing short interview clips of the designer’s process is going to be a show-stopping experience.”
By exploring this intersection, she said the museum and participating designers hope to bridge the gap between traditional art mediums and wearable art forms, from existing solitarily confined on a painted wall to moving freely on a living, breathing body.
“When thinking about all of the mediums that we welcome, I noticed that we rarely explore fashion,” Brown said. “I thought it would be a great idea to invite these designers to present the artwork in our permanent collection in a special way. I knew that I wanted each designer to be unique to one another, offering several different perspectives.”
Among the featured designers are Hunter Hardee of Unsorted, Dev Smalls of RèJuvón and Andrea Tuton of A Plus. Each shared their viewpoints, reflecting on the inspirations and messages they want their capsule collections to evoke.
Hardee said his goal was for “the pieces to pull people in like they’ve stumbled upon something familiar yet foreign. There’s a quiet tension, something just beneath the surface. I like the idea that each piece carries its own weight, even if its story is unclear. I want the work to linger, leaving space for interpretation rather than a single message.”
Smalls echoed that sentiment, adding, “I want everyone to be open-minded viewing this collection. While it may reflect pain or the opposite for some, I want people to see the beauty in it. Like when I dived deeper into Hale Woodruff’s portrait, I wanted viewers to feel the raw emotion I convey and the stories of every Black person in America, even when untold verbally.”
Tuton said she hoped her collection takes viewers to a daydream.
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Elysian Paths celebrates life as a lovely, real fantasy about Charleston, a moody, gothic place full of secrets, birth and beauty. It’s unbothered, moving at its own pace, and in the end, will return to the sea, swallowed up in an epic death for this ephemeral icon.”
The bigger picture
Sew Surreal isn’t the only fashion-forward focus of Art Charleston. Statement Pieces: Contemporary Fashion Design, currently on view at the Gibbes, features archival runway pieces from legendary Alexander McQueen, sculptural Commes des Garcons and voluminous Molly Goddard donated on behalf of Barrett Barrera Projects juxtaposed against paintings from the Gibbes’ permanent collection which includes works stretching from the 1770s to the 2020s. New and already nationally acclaimed, the exhibition established a precedent for the museum to discuss fashion within the context of art and painted the scene for what’s to come in the next month.
“The Gibbes extends invitations to both emerging and nationally recognized artists of all backgrounds and is committed to cultivating an experience that is diverse and affirming,” Brown said of the museum’s eagerness to support fashion design as a
new visual medium.
With Sew Surreal on the horizon, the excitement in Charleston’s creative community is palpable. And by transforming the Gibbes Museum into a surrealist dreamscape, organizers said attendees will have an unforgettable experience of witnessing live dialogue between these two distinct art forms.
“Stories, both individual and collective, are crucial to maintaining relevance, preserving perspectives and presenting fresh interpretations on historic art forms and works,” according to Angela Mack, president and CEO of the Gibbes.
“We hope that visitors who explore our museum can connect their own stories, ideas and interpretations to the works that they see on view. [Art Charleston] offers the opportunity for the Gibbes to reach a wider audience with visual arts.”
General Admission tickets, $50; VIP tickets, $100 at gibbesmuseum.org/programs.
The participating designers are: Brandon Alston (Fresh Prince Fits),; Jared Major (Jared Major-Wearable Art), Natalie Sanchez (Made In Heaven), Susu Smythe (Kiku Refashion) Keiko Striplin (Kei.koakutsu.designs), Shaniequa L. Washington (Zuriel Kingdom Collections), Hardee, Smalls and Tuton.
Clockwise from left: Hunter Hardee, Dev Smalls and Andrea Tuton designed collections for Sew Surreal
Photos by MCG Photography/courtesy Gibbes Museum
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-08-2278 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS ROXANNE CLARK, RICHARD LECLERC, AND LESLIE ROPER, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN IN 2019.
TO DEFENDANT: ROXANNE CLARK
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on December 17, 2024 at 4:05 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Jason D. Pockrus, Legal Department of the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, within
Jason D. Pockrus, SC Bar # 101333, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, (843) 719-1080.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2025-CP-1001276
Bobby Blake Plaintiff, -versusEmbro, LLC, Charles Porter a/k/a Chas Porter, Deceased, his heirs and assigns and all other persons claiming under or through the heirs and assigns of Charles Porter a/k/a Chas Porter, collectively designated as JOHN DOE, and any such persons who are minors or other disability or members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, as contemplated by the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Relief Act, 1940 ,as Amended, collectively designated as RICHARD ROE, and all persons entitled to claim under or through any of them; also all persons claiming any right, title or interest in the real estate described as TMS #126-0000-028 Defendants.
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this Action dated March 7, 2025, which has been filed with the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 9th day of March 2025. A copy of said Complaint is herewith served upon you, and you are to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff or his Attorney, Thomas H. Brush, at his office located at 12 Carriage Lane, Suite A, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
The original Summons and Complaint in the above captioned action were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 9th day of March 2025.
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that action has been commenced and is pending in this Court upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above named Defendants, that said Action is brought under the under the provisions of Section 15-53-10, et seq., (known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act), 12-51-40 et seq. and 12-61-10 et seq. and Section 15-67-10, et seq. of the Code of Laws of the State of South Carolina, for the Quieting of a Title for the purpose of obtaining a decree establishing that the Plaintiffs is the owner of the property as the described as follows:
ALL that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in St. Paul’s Fire District, Charleston County, South Carolina, containing 1.21 acres, more or less, and being shown and designated as LOT 5 on a plat by Andrew C. Gillette, PLS, dated February 20, 1996, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, in Plat Book EB, at Page 5.
Measuring and containing the measurements, courses, buttings,
boundaries and distances as shown in the aforementioned Plat, and will more fully and at large appear when reference shall be made thereto.
BEING the same property conveyed to Embro, LLC by Tax Deed of the Charleston County Delinquent Tax Collector, Daniel M. Gregory, dated January 25, 2018 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, in Book 0695, at Page 416.
TMS #126-00-00-028
ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Upon reading and filing the within Petition for the Appointment of a Guardian ad Litem and after mature consideration of same, and it being made to appear to my satisfaction that it is necessary that a Guardian ad Litem be appointed to appear in this action and represent the interest of such of the Defendants as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under any disability, it is ORDERED, that Conrad Falkiewicz, Post Office Box 30266, Charleston, South Carolina 29412, be and is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem for such of the Defendants herein as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under disability, to appear herein and represent their interest; it is further ORDERED, that such appointments shall become absolute unless within thirty (30) days after the last publication of the Notice of the Appointment of Guardian ad Litem herein, exclusive of such last day of publication, such Defendants, as may be infants, incompetents; or otherwise under any disability appear herein or someone appears in their behalf to procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem; it is further ORDERED, that a Notice of Appointment and of the name and address of the person so appointed shall be sufficient publication of this Order. AND IT IS SO ORDERED!
s/ Julie J. Armstrong, Charleston County Clerk of Court, by BLC
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C.A. No. 2024-CP-10-02289
Thomas Brent Horner and Jeanne Lumpkin, Plaintiffs, v. Brock Built Homes of South Carolina, LLC; Alfonso Rodriguez Vazquez, Jr. d/b/a A R Services Co., and Alfonso Rodriguez Vazquez, Sr.; et al. Defendants.
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: Alfonso Rodriguez Vazquez, Jr. d/b/a A R Services Co. and Alfonso Rodriguez Vazquez, Sr. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Second Complaint in this action, which was filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, SC at 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC on September 18, 2024, notice of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer thereto upon the undersigned at his office, 102 Wappoo Creek Dr., Unit 8, Charleston, SC 29412, within thirty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to appear and defend the action as required by law, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Second Amended Complaint.
Capell Thomson, LLC
s/ Charles W. Thomson 102 Wappoo Creek Dr., Unit 8 Charleston, SC 29412 Attorney for Plaintiffs
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2025-CP-10-00530
KN PROPERTIES 1 LLC, A SOUTH CAROLINA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Plaintiff,
v.
JOSEPH FOREMAN, JR., and if he may be deceased, his heirsat-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:
5370 Christian Dawn Drive Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 622-00-00-023
and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the military service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., MERRILL LYNCH COMMERCIAL FINANCE CORP., as successor in interest to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., NABEE KARIM, HANEEFAH KARIM, OMAR KARIM and ERICA GLOVER, Defendants.
SUMMONS & NOTICE
To the Defendants above-named:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482, 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 Amended Summons and Notice and Amended Complaint was filed on February 5th, 2025, the Lis Pendens was filed on January 29th, 2025, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on February 3rd, 2025 and the Order of Publication was filed on March 11th, 2025 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 R. David Chard, Esquire of 2050 Spaulding Drive, North Charleston, SC 29406 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 February 3rd, 2025 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 lot, piece or parcel of land, together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being known as Lot E, 1.10 ac, 48,659.44 sq ft., as shown on a plat thereof by Cleatwood E. Droze, R.L.S., dated August 2nd, 1989, entitled “PLAT OF LANDS “A” – “G”, 854-AC & RIGHT-OF-WAY OWNED BY VARIOUS OWNERS AS SHOWN ST. JAMES SANTEE
PARISH, GREEN BAY SECTION CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” and recorded at the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat Book CP, at Page 152, and having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will more fully appear by reference to said plat.
TMS # 622-00-00-023
March 13th, 2025
Date
s/Carl B. Hubbard
Carl B. Hubbard Attorney at Law 2201 Middle Street, Box 15 Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 (843) 814-3481
Attorney for the Plaintiff
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-10-3651
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
VERSUS Sharon Calhoun, Charles Aiken and April Norman
DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2012
TO DEFENDANT: Charles Aiken
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 3, 2024 at 1:05 pm. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Legal Department of the Charleston County
Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405-5714 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
Charleston County Department of Social Services, Legal Office, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405, (843) 953-9625.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-10-3418
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS TITILAYO BENNETT AND LAMAR SIMMONS, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2018 AND 2020.
TO DEFENDANTS: TITILAYO BENNETT AND LAMAR SIMMONS
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 3, 2024, at 3:58 PM. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Fredrick Mogab, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
Fredrick Mogab, SC Bar # 105639, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, (843) 953-9625.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-10-3611
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS JODI T. FRYAR, JOHN LEWIS AKA JOHN LEWIS, JR., AND BRIAN MICELI IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2015 AND 2011.
TO DEFENDANT: JOHN LEWIS AKA JOHN LEWIS, JR.
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights in this action, filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 20, 2024, at 2:20 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights will be delivered to you upon request, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Sally C. Dey, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the
date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
Sally C. Dey, SC Bar #67778, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, 843-697-7564.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-10-3616
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS JASMINE DEL CASTILLO AND CHRISTOPHER BAILEY-GALE IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2024.
TO DEFENDANTS: JASMINE DEL CASTILLO AND CHRISTOPHER BAILEY-GALE
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights in this action, filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 20, 2024, at 4:23 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights will be delivered to you upon request, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, W. Tracy Brown, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
W. Tracy Brown, SC Bar #5832, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-9625.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-10-1176
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
VERSUS
Keila Rayes-Rodas and Raul Vasquez
DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2017, 2020, & 2021
TO DEFENDANT: Raul Vasquez
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 26, 2024 at 3:50 pm. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services,3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405-5714 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
Charleston County Department of Social Services, Legal Office, 3685 Rivers Avenue,
Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405, (843) 953-9625.
ESTADO DE CAROLINA DEL SUR CONDADO DE CHARLESTON EN EL TRIBUNAL DE FAMILIA DEL NOVENO CIRCUITO JUDICIAL
N.º DE EXPEDIENTE 2024-DR10-1176
DEPARTAMENTO DE SERVICIOS SOCIALES DE CAROLINA DEL SUR CONTRA
Keila Rayes Rodas y Raul Vasquez, DEMANDADOS. EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE: MENORES DE EDAD NACIDOS EN 2017, 2020 y 2021.
PARA EL DEMANDADO: Raul Vasquez
POR LA PRESENTE, SE LO CITA y se le exige que conteste la Demanda en esta acción, presentada ante el Secretario del Tribunal del condado de Charleston el 26 de abril de 2024 a las 03:50 p. m. Una vez probado el interés, se le enviará una copia de la Demanda luego de que esta se haya solicitado ante la Secretaría del Tribunal en el condado de Charleston, y deberá enviar una copia de su Contestación de la Demanda al Demandante, el Departamento de Servicios Sociales de Carolina del Sur, a la oficina del Departamento de Asuntos Legales del Departamento de Servicios Sociales del condado de Charleston, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405-5714, dentro de los treinta (30) días posteriores a esta publicación de aviso, con excepción de la fecha de notificación. En caso de no presentar una contestación dentro del plazo mencionado previamente, el Demandante procederá a solicitar una reparación ante el Tribunal.
Departamento de Servicios Sociales del condado de Charleston, Oficina Legal, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405, (843) 953-9625.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CHARLESTON
IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-10-3215
SOUTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Lashonda Sims, Kenyeil Mitchell, and Jamall Frazier
DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN2015, 2020 & 2023
TO DEFENDANT: Kenyeil Mitchell
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with theClerk of Court for Charleston County on November 12, 2024 at 12:21 pm. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department ofSocial Services, at the office of its Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of SocialServices, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405-5714 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, thePlaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
Charleston County Department of Social Services, Legal Office, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101,
North Charleston, S.C. 29405, (843) 953-9625.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-10-0371 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS LACOLE BUTLER AKA LACOLE SESSIONS AKA LACOLE ADAMS, HENRY BUTLER AKA HENRY BUTLER, JR., TERRY MALONE, AND ANTHONY ADAMS IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2013 AND 2015.
TO DEFENDANT: TERRY MALONE
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights in this action, filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 11, 2025, at 3:08 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint for Termination of Parental Rights will be delivered to you upon request, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the Charleston County South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Steven Corley, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.
Steven Corley, SC Bar #103431, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-9400.
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.
JONATHAN S. ALTMAN, ESQ. 575 KING ST., #B, CHARLESTON, SC 29403
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2024-CP-10-04189
RONALD DANIELS Petitioner, v. DANAISHA WILLIAMS, DESTINY WILLIAMS, NEVAEH WILLIAMS, JOHN DOE, MARY ROE, adults, RICHARD ROE and JANE DOE; adults, infants, persons under disability, if any, including those person who might be in the military and covered under the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Relief Act, fictitious names designating the unknown heirs, devisees, distributes, issue, executors, administrators, successors or assigns of above name defendants, and all other persons known or claiming any right, title state in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Respondents.
SUMMONS
TO: THE RESPONDENTS/ DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:
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.
Atty: ANTHONY B. O’NEILL, SR., ESQ. 1847 ASHLEY RIVER RD., #200, CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ***********
Estate of:
ROSEMARIE NEWTON AKA ROSE NEWTON
2025-ES-10-0458
DOD: 11/12/24
Pers. Rep: VIVIAN BROWN 1205 BYRON RD.,CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ***********
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
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Petitioner, or his attorney, Charlie L. Whirl, Esquire, at his office, 2112 Commander Road, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405, within thirty (30) days after service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Petitioner in this action will apply to the Court for judgement by default for the relief demanded in this Complaint and will further apply to the Court to have you placed in default shall be rendered.
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas for County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, upon the Petition/ Complaint of the Petitioner above named against the Respondents above named for the purpose of determining the interests of the Petitioner and the interests of the Respondents in the parcel of land hereinafter described, and is brought under the provisions of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws; Section 15-67-10, et. seq. (known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act), for the Purpose of obtaining a Decree establishing that the Petitioner and certain of the Respondents above named be declared the owners in fee simple, having good and marketable title to herein below described property. That the premises to be affected by the said Complaint in the action hereby commenced was, at the time of the filing of this Lis Pendens described as follows:
ALL that piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State aforesaid, and comprising Lot No. 9 on a plat of a subdivision known
as “Surprise” dated February 1920, and made by J.E. Thomas, C.E.
BUTTING AND BOUNDING as follows: To the North on Center Street of said Subdivision, to the East by Gaber Road; to the South by Lot No. 1 of said Subdivision, and to the West by Lot No.10 of said Subdivision.
ALSO
ALL that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Charleston county, State aforesaid, and comprising Lot No. 10 on a plat of a subdivision known as “Surprise” dated February, 1920, and made by J.E. Thomas, C.E.
BUTTING AND BOUNDING as follows: To the North on Center Street of said Subdivision; to the East by Lot No. 9 Center Street of said Subdivision; to the South by Lot No. 2 of said Subdivision, and to the West by Lot No. 11 Center Street of said Subdivision.
Being the same property that was conveyed to Danaisha Williams, Nevaeh Williams, Destiny Williams and Ronald Daniels, by Deed Of Distribution from The Estate of Gina Robinson Williams, dated November 15, 2023 and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Book P1213 at page 473 on November 15, 2023.
TMS#: 410-11-00-051
NOTICE OF FILING
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Lis Pendens, Summons, Complaint, Notice of Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem, and Notice to Refer to Master in Equity, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County Court of Common Pleas on December 12, 2024.
The purpose of this action to confer title to the rightful owner(s) of the real property described in the Complaint – Partition and should issue a Master’s Deed to the premised to the said Petitioner.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE that an Order dated December 13, 2024 and on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, Anthony B. O’Neill, Sr., whose office address is 1847 Ashley River Rd., Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29407, was appointed Guardian Ad Litem for such of the Defendants as may be minors, infants, person, in the military within the meaning of Title 50 United States Code commonly referred to as the Soldier’s and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, incompetents or persons under other type of disability, unless said Defendants, or someone on 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.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO REFER TO THE MASTER IN EQUITY
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned attorney on behalf of the Plaintiff herein, will move for an order, thirty (30) days from the date of service, to refer the above - entitled matter to the Master-In-Equity for Charleston County, to take testimony and issue a Final Decree. Any appeal from the judgment by the MasterIn-Equity shall be made directly to the Supreme Court.
s/Charlie L. Whirl
CHARLIE L. WHIRL
2112 Commander Road
N. Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 566-9705 – Office
cwhirl2112@gmail.com
Attorney for the Plaintiff
State of South Carolina County of Beaufort
In the Court of Common Pleas Case No.2023CP150385
Medicus Watson
v. Daquan Glenn
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscriber at her office, Dore Law Office, LLC, Post Office Box 1538, Beaufort, SC 29901 within thirty (30) days from the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgement by default will be rendered against you and the Plaintiff will apply to the court for relief demanded.
Cheryl V. Doe, Esquire Phone number 843-522 9112 cheryl@dorelawoffice.com
PUBLIC AUCTION
Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:
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.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-00178
VANESSA COUSINS, Plaintiff, vs. SILVANO LOPEZ MORALES, Defendant.
SUMMONS (Negligence) (Jury Trial Demanded)
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 subscribers at their office located at 2185 Ashley Phosphate Road, Suite B,N. Charleston, South Carolina, 29406 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
S/Jerod D. Frazier
Jerod D. Frazier (SC Bar #102031) 2185 Ashley Phosphate Road, Suite B N. Charleston, SC 29406 (843)900-4529 jerod@frazierlawoffices.com
March 25, 2025 Charleston, South Carolina
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CASE NO.: 2024-CP-10-04854
JUDY C. SIGLER a/k/a JUDY SIGLER, Plaintiff,
-versusWYNELL C. BARRINEAU, STEPHANIE CARTER, BONNIE HULSEY, and JOHN DOE, SARAH ROE, fictitious names representing unknown minor, incompetents, persons in the military, persons imprisoned, and persons under any other legal disability, and RICHARD ROE and JANE ROE, fictitious names representing unknown heirs, devisees, distributes, and the following deceased persons, H.S. CARTER, LARRY MARTIN CARTER, JEROLENE CARTER, and JUDY ENFINGER CARTER, Defendants.
NOTICE OF VALUATION HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a valuation hearing in this matter has been scheduled before the Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough on June 2, 2025 at 12:00p.m. at the Charleston County Courthouse, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina, Courtroom 2A. The purpose of this hearing is to determine the value of the below referenced property and for a partition of sale of the property:
s/ C. Mac Gibson, Jr. C. Mac Gibson, Jr. 21 Gamecock Ave., Ste. A Charleston, SC 29407 843-852-46464
March 31, 2025
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Case No.: 2024-CP-10-06167
THOMAS MATHUEWS and JASON KEENER, Plaintiff, vs. PLAYERS PLACE WEST LLC, Defendant.
SUMMONS
TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber at his office, 3045 Ashley Phosphate Road, N. Charleston, South Carolina 29418, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
JOHN PRICE LAW FIRM, LLC s/Mark A. Redmond
Mark A. Redmond (SC BAR #0017268)
Tonia Manzie and Dennis Manzie Plaintiffs v. Catherine Larue Hyman as Trustee for the Rutledge H.K. Hyman Share of the Item IID Trust, Lin Hong, John Ancrum, Jane Doe and John Doe, et al. Defendants,
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint filed in Charleston County Court of Common Pleas Case No 2025CP1000621, quieting title after tax sale, trespass and access easement for Lots 19-20 Liberty Park, N Charleston, to Plaintiffs Atty within 30 days after service hereof otherwise a judgment by default will be rendered against you for relief demanded.
LIS PENDENS: TMS 4721000021 Lots 19-20 Liberty Park, N Charleston SC 29406.
Attorney Jennifer S Smith Esq Bar#69599 141 Pelham Dr Ste F153 Columbia SC 29209, 843-819-6581
3045 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418 Phone (843) 552-6011 Fax (843) 871-3232 markredmond@johnpricelawfirm. com Attorney for the Plaintiff
N. Charleston, SC March 28, 2025
NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL
Name and address of Purchaser: GRETA L. HILLIN 69 LOFTIN ST WEAVERVILLE, NC 28787.
LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES: A fee simple undivided 0.130087942839273% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D.
Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number:98-0307-01E, Deed Book 0872, Page 160. You are in DEFAULT under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation, via your failure to pay property owners association dues, assessments, special assessments, and/or taxes (collectively “Assessments”) to Liberty Place Vacation Owners Association, Inc., as more particularly described in that certain Claim of Lien recorded in Lien Book 1290, at Page 597, records of Charleston County, South Carolina. Total amount presently delinquent $4,542.17. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey
W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.
NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL
Name and address of Purchaser: NANCIE C. SHILLINGTON-PEREZ, TRUSTEE OF THE NANCIE C. SHILLINGTON-PEREZ REVOCABLE TRUST & EMILIO V. PEREZ-JORGE, TRUSTEE OF THE EMILIO V. PEREZ-JORGE REVOCABLE TRUST, 186 GREENSIDE DR LEXINGTON, SC 29072-8214.
LIBERTY PLACE VACATION
SUITES: A fee simple undivided 1.2436746326816499E-2% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number:980518-30B, Deed Book 0981, Page 556. You are in DEFAULT under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation, via your failure to pay property owners association dues, assessments, special assessments, and/or taxes (collectively “Assessments”) to Liberty Place Vacation Owners Association, Inc., as more particularly described in that certain Claim of Lien recorded in Lien Book 1290, at Page 600, records of Charleston County, South Carolina. Total amount presently delinquent $2,499.08. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF
THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.
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DICK & SHELLEY STILES 203 REDONDO CT N HENDERSONVILLE, TN 37075. LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES: A fee simple undivided 6.2183731634082497E-3% ownership interest in and to the Project in
as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number:98-0406-48E, Deed Book 1160, Page 247. You are in DEFAULT under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation, via your failure to pay property owners association dues, assessments, special assessments, and/or taxes (collectively “Assessments”) to Liberty Place Vacation Owners Association, Inc., as more particularly described in that certain Claim of Lien recorded in Lien Book 1290, at Page 607, records of Charleston County, South Carolina. Total amount presently delinquent $2,838.40. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE
ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.
Name and address of Purchaser:
TANYA L. MURRAY
701 PALMER DR BLACKSBURG, VA 24060-5247
LIBERTY PLACE VACATION
SUITES: A fee simple undivided 1.6822447331332702E-2%
ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number:980305-21B, Deed Book 1179, Page 192. You are in DEFAULT under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation, via your failure to pay property owners association dues, assessments, special assessments, and/or taxes (collectively “Assessments”) to Liberty Place Vacation Owners Association, Inc., as more particularly described in that certain Claim of Lien recorded in Lien Book 1290, at Page 608, records of Charleston County, South Carolina. Total amount presently delinquent $4,696.39. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL
FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL CASE NO. 2011-CP-1004083
JAMES TILLMAN, Plaintiff, vs. BEAULAH MAE PRIOLEAU, GENEVA CHISOLM, LEROY GLADDEN, BARBARA GLADDEN DUFF, CHARLOTTE SIMMONS, REBECCA WILDER GLADDEN, MARGARET McNEIL, AGNES WEST NOREAN GLADDEN, SYLVIA GLADDEN, ROBERT GLADDEN, JR., LILLIAN G. WASHINGTON, ALBERTHA GREEN, AMELIA GOSS, BEN GOSS, JR., CHARLES GOSS, ESOLINE GOSS, MARTHA GOSS, REMUS GOSS, RONALD GOSS, CHERYL GOSS, EDITH GOSS, JOHNETTE GOSS, CATHERINE GODFREY GOSS, JIMMY LEE GOSS, ANTHONY GOSS, BERNARD GOSS, HORACE GOSS, III, THOMASINA GOSS, LARRY GOSS, CATHALEE H. GRANT, BETTY ANN HAMILTON, ANTRINA HENDERSON, TRACEY SINGLETON, TAMARA HAMILTON, CHRISTOPHER GOSS, HERMINA FOWLER, HERMAN GOSS, RUTH ANN GOSS, LOUISE RICHARDSON GOSS, WILLIAM HENRY GOSS, JR., CATHERINE G. RICHARDSON, ANGELA G. GOODWATER, LARRY GOSS, DEBORAH FORREST, MARTHA GOSS, MELISSA JOHNSON, WENDELL RICHARDSON,
FRANCES GOSS, JR., ROTESSIA BROWN, VGONDA BROWN, GEORGE EDWARD GOSS, BARBARA G. BROWN, BERNICE SMALL WILDER, WILLIE SMALL, EVERLENA WALKER, MARTHA WILDER, ROSE BROWN, BERNICE SMALL WILDER, HELEN BROWN DAVIS, MILDRED YOUNG, LOUISE YOUNG, BOOTSIE SANDERS, BENJAMIN CHISOLM, JR., JONATHAN C HISOLM, VIRGINIA CHISOLM, NATHANIEL CHISOLM, MOSES CHISOLM, EUALEE PERRINE, ALBERT PERRINE, FRED CHISOLM, JR., VIVIAN INGRAM, LUCILLE CHISOLM, ARNOLD CHISOLM, LEON CHISOLM, AUDREY McAGEE, JESSE CHISOLM, RONALD MIDDLETON, ELIZABETH MIDDLETON, BRENDA SINGLETON, HERBERT MIDDLETON, JR., SHARON MIDDLETON, JULIUS CHISOLM, JOHN CHISOLM, MARY L. CHISOLM, JAMES CHISOLM, MATTIE BELL C. HAMILTON, LILLIE MAE C. HEYWARD, MARGARET C. WHINE, HELEN C. FLYNN, RUFUS CHISOLM, JR., NELLIE CHISOLM, DEBORAH SHARON CHISOLM, SAMUEL BERNARD CHISOLM, RACHEL CHISOLM CLEGHORNE, EMILIE CHISOLM NELSON, ROSALEE CHISOLM, ANNA CHISOLM, AUDREY CHISOLM WILLIAMSON, EMILIE CHISOLM GOOD, SAMANTHA BARNES, GEORGE PRIOLEAU, VIRGIL CROMWELL, ANNETTE BROWN, FRANK BROWN, FREDDA BROWN, LISA BROWN, JOSEPH BROWN, ALPHONSO BROWN, JR., DOROTHY BROWN MERRITT, JEWELL BROWN, RUTHA MAE GILLIARD, AFRED GOURDINE, LEWIS GOURDINE, CAROLYN ADAMS, LORETTA WALKER, VERNELL STANLEY, CLARA ARTHUR, JULIUS GOURDINE, ELIZABETH SCOTT, ALBERTHA DELESTON HAMILTON, GORDON BROWN, FLORENCE GRANT, ETHEL GRANT, HELEN PINCKNEY, LILLIAN B. FRASIER, GAIL WILDER, SCYPIO G. BROWN, THOMAS SMALLS, EARL SMALLS, CATHERINE SMALLS, ROSA SMALLS HARLEY, MARY FRANCES CHISOLM, WALTER CHISOLM, JEFFERSON CHISOLM, JR., HARRY CHISOLM, LUCILLE CHISOLM, LEROY CHISOLM, ANNA CHISOLM, LANOLA CHISOLM, HENRY CHISOLM, REMUS CHISOLM, MATTIE SCOTT, GWENDOLYN LAW, BARBARA STEPHENS, BOBBY CHAMPAIGNE, PAULETTE SNIPES, CATHIA LEE WASHINGTON, CLAYTON CHISOLM, CLARICE SEGARS, CLOVIA CHISOLM, ROSCOE BIGGS, CANDICE CHISOLM, ROSIE BIGGS CHISOLM, RITA BIGGS CHISOLM, PATRICIA CHISOLM, SAMUEL CHISOLM, JAMES HEYWARD, ROBERT HEYWARD, MARTHA P. FIELDS, SAMMIE WILSON, NATHANIEL WILSON, FREDDIE RICHARDSON, JOHN DOE AND MARY ROE being fictitious names used to designate the unknown heirs at law distributes, devisees, legatees, widow, widowers, successors and assigns, if any of JOHN CHISOLM, (deceased) and the following deceased individuals: ELIZABETH C. HOWARD, DANIEL CHISOLM, FORTUNE CHISOLM, PAUL CHISOLM, JAMES CHISOLM, CLARA CHISOLM, ROSA CHISOLM, BEN CHISOLM, JOHN CHISOLM, SR., ELLEN CHISOLM, MAGGIE CHISOLM, GEORGE HOWARD, ANNA H. RICHARDSON, BLOSSOM H. WASHINGTON, JULIUS HOWARD, FREDDIE HOWARD, AMOS HOWARD, EDGAR HOWARD, BLANCHE HOWARD WEST, PINK HOWARD FEEDIE HOWARD, REBECCA CHISOLM, THOMAS CHISOLM, ROSE CHISOLM, JANIE CHISOLM, ANNA CHISOLM, HELEN
CHISOLM, RUTH CHIDOLM, ELOISE CHISOLM GLADDEN, ROBERT C. GLADDEN, WILLIAM GLADDEN, HERBERT GLADDEN, JAMES GLADDEN, ROBERT GLADDEN, ESTER CHISOLM GOSS, HORACE GOSS, SR., BEN GOSS, YVONNE GOSS, SAMUEL GOSS, SAMUEL GOSS, JR., HORACE GOSS, JR., QUEEN ESTER GOSS, JAMES GOSS, HERMAN GOSS, RUTH RIVERS GOSS, HERMAN HAMILTON, RONALD GOSS, WILLIAM HENRY GOSS, QUEEN ESTER GOSS, THOMAS GOSS, FRANCIS GOSS, EMMA JULIA CHISOLM SMALL, HAROLD SMALL, ANNA CHISOLM SMITH, MARY CROMWELL, ASA LEE CHISOLM BROWN, GEORGE CHISOLM, SAMMY CHISOLM, JULIA BELL CHISOLM YOUNG, MATTIE CHISOLM SMALLS, BENJAMIN CHISOLM, ALEXANDER CHISOLM, DOTTIE CHISOLM, EDWARD CHISOLM, OSSIE CHISOLM, AGNES CHISOLM GIBBS, EDDIE PERRINE, FRED CHISOLM, SR., ARTHUR LEE CHISOLM, HENRY CHISOLM, ELIZABETH CHISOLM MIDDLETON, HERBERT MIDDLETON, ROSA CHISOLM WATSON, SUSIE CHISOLM SEGAR, MARY CHISOLM CROMWELL, MARTHA CHISOLM GILLIARD, BENJAMIN CHISOLM, LEROY JAMES CHISOLM, LAVINIA SEABROOK CHISOLM, RUFUS CHISOLM, SARAH ANN SMALLS, NATHANIEL CHISOLM, LITTLE SISTER, FRANCES CHISOLM, JACK CHISOLM, JAYGO CHISOLM, SAMUEL CHISOLM, MARY DRAYTON CHISOLM, MARGARET CHISOLM, RENA CHSOLM BARNES, THURMAN BARNES, ARTHUR CHISOLM, KATE CHISOLM, CLARA CHISOLM, REBECCA PRIOLEAU, JACOB PRIOLEAU, SAMUEL PRIOLEAU, MELVINA BARNWELL, GEORGETTA HENDERSON, EARL HENDERSON, FRANK BROWN, FRANK BROWN, JR., ALPHONSO BROWN, LOUIS BROWN, DANIEL BROWN, EARLINE GOURDINE, JAMES BROWN, BESSIE BROWN, McKEEVER BROWN, ORA LEE BROWN, DAISY SMALLS, ROSA CHISOLM, AMANDA SMALLS BROWN, JOE SMALLS, JOSIAH SMALLS, VICTORIA SMALLS, ELIAS SMALLS, JR., JACK SMALLS, HENRY SMALLS, THOMAS SMALLS, JEFFERSON CHISOLM, EUGENE CHISOLM, ETHEL MAE CHISOLM, TOMMY CHISOLM, MACKEY CHISOLM, MARIE CHISOLM, ELOISE CHISOLM, ESTELLE C. HEYWARD ROSA C. REED, HAZEL CHISOLM CHAMPAIGNE, HATTIE C. TILLMAN, JOHN CHISOLM, JR., JOSIAH CHISOLM, CLARENCE CHISOLM, ELIZABETH C. CROMWELL, LELIA CHISOLM WILDER, FRANCES HEYWARD, IDA GREEN, ELIZABETH CHISOLM MIDDLETON, & OLIVER GREEN and all other persons unknown claiming by, through or under them or having or claiming any interest in the real estate described in the Complaint, whether infants, incompetents, insane persons under any other disability, Defendants.
NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing in the captioned case has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. before the Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough, Charleston County Master in Equity, at the Charleston County Judicial Center, 100 Broad Street, Courtroom 2A, Charleston, S.C. The purpose of the hearing is to account for the income and expenses connected with the partition of the Grimball Road
lots in this case; identify current heirs; seek approval of attorney’s fees and litigation cost and authorization to disburse proceeds to the heirs of John Chisolm.
PLEASE ATTEND THE HEARING IF YOU ARE SO MINDED.
/s/ Arthur C. McFarland Attorney for Plaintiff Charleston, S.C.
March 17, 2025 HAVE YOU BEEN SERVED? Search the South Carolina Database for legal notices SCPUBLIC NOTICES.COM
TO: DOLVIN GUSTAVO PALENCIA AYALA, PUTATIVE FATHER OF JANE DOE:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED pursuant to the provisions of South Carolina Code Ann. Sec. 63-9-730 (B), that the Plaintiff, John Roe, seeks to adopt the Defendant, Jane Doe, a female Hispanic child born on April 1, 2010 in Omoa, Cortes, Honduras.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that an adoption action is pending in the Family Court for Charleston County, South Carolina;
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that within thirty (30) days of receiving this Notice, you shall respond in writing by filing with the Family Court for Charleston County, South Carolina notice and reasons to contest, intervene or otherwise respond in the pending adoption action;
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED the Court must be informed of your current address and of any changes in address during the adoption proceeding; and
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Plaintiffs in the above captioned Notice are not named for the purpose of confidentiality; however, the Court knows the true identity of the Plaintiffs and in responding to this Notice, you are required to use the number 2024-DR-10-3395.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that failure to file a response within thirty (30) days of receiving Notice constitutes consent to adoption of the child and forfeiture of all rights and obligations with respect to the child.
BE SO NOTIFIED.
PALMETTO ADOPTION LAW GROUP, LLC
EMILY M. BARRETT Attorney for Plaintiffs 44-B Markfield Drive Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 723-1688
March 5, 2025 Charleston, South Carolina
1-800-Pack-Rat (SCCharleston-5472) 7704 South Rail Road Charleston, SC 29420 877-774-1537
Notice of Sale
Tenant: Unit # Armstrong/Haneman, Alexandra/Deirdre 802309 Corbin, Lori D02400 England, Danielle D58251 Greene, Calvin D03086 Lachniet, Jay D67495 Nesmith, Mattie B60336 Tibbs, Connie 801959 Tibbs, Connie D56125 Tyner, Andrea D70427 Jalen Gomez (LDM) D72547 Miranda Garcia (LDM) D58968 Shannon Leavenworth (LDM) D59193
1-800-Pack-Rat (SCCharleston-5472), 7704 South Rail Road, Charleston, SC 29420, has possessory lien on all of the goods stored in the units above. All these items of personal property are being sold pursuant to the assertion of the lien on 4/23/2025 at 10:00 AM in order to collect the amounts due from you. The sale will take place on www.storagetreasures.com from 4/23/2025 to 4/30/2025 at 12:00 PM
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Case 2024-DR-10-3395
JOHN ROE AND MARY ROE, Plaintiffs, -versusJANE DOE (DOB: 4-1-2010), a minor under the age of eighteen (18) years, Defendant.
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
L. Wiley, deceased, Clay Franklin Wiley, Jr., Ronald David Wiley, Clay Franklin Wiley, III, William L. Mellichamp, Allen B. Mellichamp, Charles P. Mellichamp, Mary Tinkler, Charleston County Treasurer, and if any of the individually named defendants are deceased, then their heirs or devisees at law, and any other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest, in or lien upon the real property described herein, and any unknown infants or persons under disability or persons in the military services hereby designated as a class as John Doe and Mary Roe, Defendants.
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
TO: Defendants Heirs and/ or devisees at law of Marie A. Massenburg, Heirs and/or devisees at law of Philip P. Mellichamp, Jr., Connie A. Mellichamp, Heirs and/or devisees at law of James E. Mellichamp, Heirs and/or devisees at law of Cindy M. Keller a/k/a Cindy Wiley a/k/a Cynthia L. Wiley, Clay Franklin Wiley, III, William L. Mellichamp, Charles Pickney Mellichamp, and the persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate identified in the Complaint, Defendant “John Doe” and Defendant “Mary Roe”:
NOTICE: A Summons and Complaint for Adoption were filed with the Family Court for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina under Case No. 2024-DR-10- 3395 on November 28, 2024.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Civil Action No: 2025-CP-1000808
John F. Brailsford, Jr., Plaintiff, v. The Heirs of Marie A. Massenburg, deceased, the heirs of Philip P. Mellichamp, Jr., deceased, Connie A. Mellichamp, Cherie A. Pauls, the heirs of James E. Mellichamp, deceased, Rosa M. McCormick a/k/a Rose Rice, the heirs of Cindy M. Keller a/k/a Cindy Wiley a/k/a Cynthia
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this quiet title action on real property located in Charleston County, South Carolina known commonly as 3 acres of highland and 39.45 acres of marshland located on Whooping Island, Charleston County, SC; said property together being designated in the County tax records as TMS No. 065-00-00-014 and being further described in that certain that certain Tax Deed dated November 20, 1996, and recorded in the RMC for Charleston County on December 12, 1996, in Deed Book R277, at Page 776; of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, P.O. Box 11449, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service ; and if you fail to answer in the time allowed, 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 and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff 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 February 13, 2025.
s/Christopher L. Boguski, February 13, 2025.
MOTION AND ORDER OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI
This matter comes before me on motion of the Plaintiff and with the consent of Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire for the appointment Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi and attorney: The motion of the Plaintiff would respectfully show:
1. That John Brailsford, Jr. is the
Plaintiff in the above-entitled action; that an action has been commenced and is now pending in said court for a quiet title on the real property described in the Complaint; that Plaintiff is informed and believes that there are certain parties unknown to it who might have, or claim to have, some interest in or claim to said property; that their names or their whereabouts are unknown to Plaintiff and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained; that Plaintiff, therefore, made such persons as all other persons or entities unknown claiming any right, title, interest and estate in, or lien upon the real property involved in this action including those who may be minors or under legal disability as John Doe; and that some of the unknown defendants may be in the military service as Mary Roe.
2. That in order that all persons who may have some interest in the property may be brought before this Court, all such unknown persons have been named parties defendant; and it is necessary that some discreet, competent person be appointed to represent such unknown persons unless such persons or someone on their behalf should apply to the Court for such an appointment.
3. That Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, is a suitable and proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for said parties defendants, resident or non-resident, who may be adults or minors or under other legal disability, and as attorney for any unknown defendants in the military service, and is in no way connected in business with the Plaintiff or its counsel and has no interest adverse to the interest of such unknown persons, including minor defendants, or others under other legal disability, defendants in the military service, and other unknown defendants claiming any right, title, or interest in the estate which is the subject of this action.
THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP and the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act, Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, be, and hereby is, appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi and/or attorney on behalf of all unknown persons under other legal disability; all unknown defendants in the military service; and all other unknown defendants, all of whom may have or may claim to have some interest in or claim to the property located in Charleston County, South Carolina known commonly as 3 acres of highland and 39.45 acres of marshland located on Whooping Island, Charleston County, SC; said property together being designated in the County tax records as TMS No. 065-00-00-014 and being further described in that certain that certain Tax Deed dated November 20, 1996, and recorded in the RMC for Charleston County on December 12, 1996, in Deed Book R277, at Page 776; that Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants unless the said Defendants, 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 and/or attorney for the said Defendants.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Notice of Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem Nisi, and attorney be served upon said Defendants whose names are unknown, claiming any right, title or interest or lien upon the real property which is subject of this action, to include any children and heirs at law, distributes and devisees of said defendants, if deceased; and if any of the same be deceased, any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons unknown minors or persons under legal disability or in the military service being, by publication of the
same in the Charleston City Paper, a newspaper most likely to give notice to the persons to be served in the county, for a reasonable time, but at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]
WE SO MOVE:
s/Christopher L. Boguski
Christopher L. Boguski [SC Bar #100546]
Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC
Post Office Box 11449 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 929-1400 cboguski@robinsongray.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff I SO CONSENT:
s/Kelley Y. Woody
Kelley Y. Woody [SC Bar #7307] Post Office Box 6432 Columbia, SC 29260 (803) 787-9743 kwoody@kelleywoody.com
Guardian ad Litem and Attorney March 11, 20245
s/Julie J. Armstrong, Clerk of Court March 11, 2025
MOTION AND ORDER FOR PUBLICATION
NOW COMES THE PLAINTIFF, John Brailsford, Jr. and through his undersigned counsel who moves the Court to serve the following Defendants: Heirs and/or devisees at law of Marie A. Massenburg, Heirs and/or devisees at law of Philip P. Mellichamp, Jr., Connie A. Mellichamp, Heirs and/or devisees at law of James E. Mellichamp, Heirs and/or devisees at law of Cindy M. Keller a/k/a Cindy Wiley a/k/a Cynthia L. Wiley, Clay Franklin Wiley, III, William L. Mellichamp, Charles Pickney Mellichamp, and the persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate identified in the Complaint by publication pursuant to § 15-9-710 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976. Accompanying this Motion is an Affidavit in Support of Service by Publication which is filed simultaneously with this Motion and incorporated herein by reference.
It appears to the satisfaction of the Court from the Affidavit that the Plaintiff does not know the whereabouts of the following Defendants: Heirs and/or devisees at law of Marie A. Massenburg, Heirs and/or devisees at law of Philip P. Mellichamp, Jr., Connie A. Mellichamp, Heirs and/or devisees at law of James E. Mellichamp, Heirs and/or devisees at law of Cindy M. Keller a/k/a Cindy Wiley a/k/a Cynthia L. Wiley, Clay Franklin Wiley, III, William L. Mellichamp, Charles Pickney Mellichamp, and the persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate identified in the Complaint in the State of South Carolina or elsewhere, and has no way of determining where to effect personal service on the abovereferenced Defendants.
It further appears that a cause of action exists against the abovereferenced Defendants and the persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint and they are proper parties to these proceedings.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the following Defendants: Heirs and/or devisees at law of Marie A. Massenburg, Heirs and/or devisees at law of Philip P. Mellichamp, Jr., Connie A. Mellichamp, Heirs and/or devisees at law of James E. Mellichamp, Heirs and/or devisees at law of Cindy M. Keller a/k/a Cindy Wiley a/k/a Cynthia L. Wiley, Clay Franklin Wiley, III, William L. Mellichamp, Charles Pickney Mellichamp, and the persons unknown claiming any right, title,
estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate identified in the Complaint, Defendant “John Doe” and Defendant “Mary Roe”, be served by publication and that publication be made in the Charleston City Paper, a newspaper in the County most likely to give notice to the persons to be served, for a reasonable time, but at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.
IT IS SO ORDERED. [SIGNATURE TO PAGE TO FOLLOW]
WE SO MOVE:
s/Christopher L. Boguski
Christopher L. Boguski [SC Bar #100546]
Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC
Post Office Box 11449 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 929-1400
cboguski@robinsongray.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff March 11, 2025
s/Julie J. Armstrong, Clerk of Court March 11, 2025
said lot having such boundaries and measurements as shown on the above described plat, which is specifically incorporated by reference herein.
Subject to any and all restrictive covenants, easements and right-ofway of record.
Being the same property conveyed to Richard C. Gallier by deed of Palmetto Traditional Homes LLC, dated October 31, 2002, and recorded November 13, 2002 in the ROD Office for Charleston County in Book N425, at Page 796.
TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH: The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of Five (5%) Percent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent), same to be applied on the purchase price only upon compliance with the bid, but in case of non-compliance within thirty (30) days after the date of the sale, same to be forfeited and applied to costs and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder.
The sale shall be subject to taxes, to existing easements and restrictions of record, and to homeowners association assessments accruing subsequent to the date of the deed issued to the purchaser [Purchaser to pay interest on his bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance at the rate of 6.875% per annum].
The sale shall be subject to that certain mortgage lien held by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Generation Mortgage Company, and/or Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in the original amount of $273,000.00 dated July 21, 2011, and recorded July 29, 2011, in Book 0199 at Page 618 with the Charleston County Register of Deeds Office.
Any sale pursuant to this order is without warranty of any kind. Neither Plaintiff nor Court warrant title to any third-party purchaser. All third-party purchasers are made parties to this action and are deemed to have notice of all matters disclosed by the public record, including the status of title.
See Ex parte Keller, 185 S.C. 283, 194 S.E. 15 (1937); Wells Fargo Bank, NA v. Turner, 378 S.C. 147, 662 S.E.2d 424 (Ct. App. 2008)
NOTICE OF SALE
Docket No. 2023-CP-10-4595
By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of Sienna at Grand Oaks Homeowners Association, Inc., Plaintiff, against Richard C. Gallier, Defendant;
I, the undersigned Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, will sell on June 3, 2025 at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit:
ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, together with any and all improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina and more particularly shown and delineated as Lot 32, Sienna at Bee’s Landing, Phase 2, on a Final Plat of aforesaid subdivision prepared by Trico Engineering Consultants, Inc., dated July 26, 2001, recorded in Plat Cabinet EF, Slide 358, Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, and
Purchaser shall pay for all costs of recording the deed.
No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of the sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.
Mikell R. Scarborough Master-in-Equity for Charleston County
Attorney for the Plaintiff
Derek F. Dean Simons & Dean 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 604 Charleston, SC 29412
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Have you ever been part of an innovation team? Its goal is not simply to develop as many new ideas and approaches as possible, but rather to generate good, truly useful new ideas and approaches. The most effective teams don’t necessarily move with frantic speed. In fact, there’s value in “productive pausing” — strategic interludes of reflection that allow deeper revelations to arise. It’s crucial to know when to slow down and let hunches and insights ripen. This is excellent advice for you. You’re in a phase when innovation is needed and likely. For best results, infuse your productivity with periodic stillness.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Barnacles are crustaceans that form vast colonies on rocks, pilings, whales, and boats. They may grow so heavy on a ship that they increase its heft and require as much as a 40% increase in fuel consumption. Some sailors refer to them as “crusty foulers.” All of us have our own metaphorical equivalent of crusty foulers: encumbrances and deadweights that drag us down and inhibit our rate of progress. In my astrological opinion, the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to shed as much of yours as possible. (I’ll be shedding mine in June.)
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk was an influential musician in part because he didn’t conform to conventions. According to music writer Tarik
By Rob Brezsny
Moody, Monk’s music features “dissonances and angular melodic twists, and are consistent with his unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of switched key releases, silences and hesitations.” Many of Monk’s most innovative improvisations grew out of apparent mistakes. He explored and developed wrong notes to make them into intentional aspects of his compositions. “His genius,” said another critic, “lay in his ability to transform accidents into opportunities.” I’d love to see you capitalize on that approach, Libra. You now have the power to ensure that seeming gaffes and glitches will yield positive and useful results.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Author Richard Wright said that people “can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.” That’s rarely a problem for Scorpios, since you are among the zodiac’s best sleuths when exploring your inner depths. Does any other sign naturally gather more self-realization than you? No! But having said that, I want to alert you to the fact that you are entering a phase when you will benefit from even deeper dives into your mysterious depths. It’s an excellent time to wander into the frontiers of your self-knowledge.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Andean condors hunt for prey while flying through the sky with their 10-foot wingspan. They’ve got a good strategy for conserving their energy: riding on thermal currents with little effort, often soaring for vast distances. I recommend that you channel the Andean condor in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. Always be angling to work smarter rather than harder. Look for tricks and workarounds that will enable you to be as efficient and stress-free as possible. Trust that as you align yourself with natural flows, you will cover a lot of ground with minimal strain. Celebrate the freedom that comes from embracing ease.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): While hiking in nature, people often rely on their phones to navigate. And what if their battery dies or there’s poor cell service out in the middle of nowhere? They might use an old-fashioned compass. It won’t reveal which direction to go, but will keep the hiker apprised of where true north lies. In that spirit, Capricorn, I invite you to make April the month you get in closer communication with your own inner compass. It’s a favorable and necessary time to become even more highly attuned to your ultimate guide and champion: the voice of the teacher within you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “It is advisable to look from the tide pool to the stars and then back to the tide pool.” Aquarian author John Steinbeck wrote that. I think it’s useful counsel for you in the coming weeks. What does it imply? Here are a few meditations. 1. Be tuned in to both the small personal world right in front of you and the big picture of the wider world. Balance and coordinate your understandings of them. 2. If you shift your perspective back and forth between the macrocosmic and microcosmic perspectives, you’re far more likely to understand how life really works. 3. You may flourish best by blending the evaluative powers of your objective, rational analysis and your intuitive, nonrational feelings.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The earliest humans used bones and pebbles to assist in arithmetic calculations. Later, they got help from abacuses and crude mechanical devices. Electronic calculators didn’t arrive until the 1960s. All were efforts to bypass tedious reckonings. All were ingenious attempts to manage necessary details that weren’t much fun. In that spirit, I encourage you to seek time-saving, boredom-preventing innovations in the coming weeks. Now is an excellent time to maximize your spacious ability to do things you love to do.
9. Portrayer of Jed Clampett
10. Love, to Lorenzo
11. Went looking for lampreys
Across
1. Thai coins
6. Not so many
9. Gen Z term of endearment
12. Dark area in an eclipse
13. Neighbor of Hispaniola
14. Be furious
15. Adjective for college sophomores
17. Subject of adoration
18. In an apt way
19. ___ 3000 (“New Blue Sun” artist)
20. Red tag events
21. Moved back and forth
22. ___ points (really low Eurovision score)
25. Word used a lot by Grover when pestering the “blue guy”
26. It might be blue or gray
27. Onetime ruler of Iran
29. Barbecue servings
32. IRS investigation
34. Aussie students’ school
35. “The Only Way is ___” (long-running UK reality show)
37. Put one name after another, maybe?
40. Send a message
41. Kindle material
42. ___ Bo (Billy Blanks workout)
44. JFK serves it
45. Parts of some emoticons
47. Wild
49. “Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir” author Eddie
50. Selectively un-hears
53. End in ___
54. Just me, really?
56. Fish parts
57. Muscat’s country
58. Up and about
59. Added charge
60. German article 61. Sound, for one Down 1. Vehicle with a route
Iowa State locale
Morehouse or Howard, for short
Three, to Marie
13. William Gibson genre
14. Runner-up, usually
16. Some surrealist paintings
19. Mindful
21. “And ___ Was” (Talking Heads hit)
22. Code-breaking org.
23. “Nope”
24. Museum-Go-Round proprietor on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”
26. Used, like a notepad
28. Pelvis parts
30. Actress de Armas
31. Hot
33. Beachwear item
36. “Making Plans For Nigel” band
38. “Rosy-fingered” goddess
39. Lop-___ rabbit
43. Chill classes
45. Grain husks
46. “Severance” persona, partially
47. Terrible, acronymically
48. “My Fair Lady” composer
50. Overwhelming volume
51. ___ Bator
52. Scolding noises
54. Subtle signal
55. Ultra-wide shoe size
December mall employees
Energizes
Web bidding site
“Avengers: Infinity ___”
“LIVE AND LET DYE” —touching up the manners.
editorial staff
Belvin Olasov Co-Editor in Chief
Belvin Olasov is the co-founder and director of the Charleston Climate Coalition. His background is in creative writing and he believes in bringing vision-making and art to climate work.
Sydney Bollinger Co-Editor in Chief
Sydney Bollinger (she/her) is a writer and editor affiliated with Surge and The Changing Times. She aims to connect communities to climate action through narrative and collaborative storytelling. Find her online @sydboll.
Blake Suárez Contributing Designer
Blake Fili Suárez is a graphic designer with a focus on branding and illustration. He is a cofounder of The Marsh Project and he works out of a room that looks out on a little meadow he is planting with his kids.
Ester Aurajo Featured Artist
You’ll find artist Ester Aurajo’s work throughout this issue! Find more of her work at esteraraujo. com or @esteraraujo on Instagram.
Cover Art by Ester Aurajo - “Tapestry”
Gouache, colored pencil, acrylic paint on paper
Ester Araujo is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in the Charleston area of South Carolina.The methods she uses to execute ideas are heavily influenced by nature, textile processes, and animated films. Araujo’s work explores connections between rhythms in nature and mark making.
“I am endlessly inspired by the beauty of the Lowcountry, yet I am also consumed by fear and anxiety over the threats of overdevelopment and corporate greed, which threaten precious habitats and degrade the health of our communities. In the work Tapestry I weave and piece together contrasting images of the Lowcountry that illustrate how a multitude of feelings including rage, anxiety and hope can exist at the same time. This work was created during my residency at the Park Circle Community Building in North Charleston.”
REGENERATION
Poetry
Columnated Ruins Domino (Surf’s Up)
by Belvin Olasov
The pegasus flies riderless over the streets of Athens.
The hurtsong of the commons hums of toothless gnashing turns temples into boneyards strips oracles of wrappings dancing to the tempest tune stomping on their prophecies praying to what yawns below titanic hunger’s heresies.
The winds of Ares rip apart all remnants of old sanctity.
A toyshop burns its marionettes.
A king is lost in fantasy.
An aqueduct runs heaven-high.
A tiler lays a bed of thorns.
A hunter wets his bow with honey.
A coliseum hosts a storm.
Please, O Zeus, our prayer is love.
Haikus for Spring Equinox by Tyquan Morton
The sky became fire before the Spring equinox This is typical
The heat makes us mad We wrap our teeth with silvers smile and blind the sun
My hands are bleeding Squeezing the sap from pine cones summer made them sweet
Standing in the sun a beautiful decision with my ancestors.
Pollinator Gardening with
By Sharleen
Johnson, Native Plants to
the People!
Let’s begin with a few of my favorite long-blooming newbie-friendly native plants, all of which can be planted in pots or mixed into a vegetable or flower garden!
Scarlet Sage* (Salvia coccinea)
Attracts & feeds hummingbirds, butterflies, & more.
Blanket Flower* (Gaillardia pulchella)
Abundant & colorful (red + orange + yellow) blooms from May to December, providing pollen & nectar to bees & small butterflies.
Anise Hyssop* (Agastache foeniculum)
Striking spikes of purple flowers in late spring through early summer, & a favorite of bumble bees (which buzz pollinate tomatoes & peppers).
*Annual (killed by frost, but makes LOTS of flowers before then!)
Large-flowered Coreopsis (Coreopsis grandiflora)
Cheerful yellow blooms esp. beloved by our native furrow bees with disease-free evergreen foliage!
Clustered Mountain Mint
If you want to support the nectar needs of as many species of pollinators as possible with only one plant, THIS is your plant!
• I’ve photographed 70 species of pollinators in my James Island mountain mint patch!
• Blooms from June through August – the flowers are small but numerous, & accented nicely by silvery bracts
SHARLEEN JOHNSON HIDING BEHIND BLANKET FLOWER (NOT TO SCALE)
• Resistant to deer thanks to the essential oils in its stems & leaves
• This IS a mint, so should be planted separately from “well-behaved” plants
Interested in feeding the larval stages of pollinators in addition to adults? (Please say yes!)
Asters & Goldenrods are two of the best groups of native plants for feeding butterfly & moth caterpillars as well as the tucked-away larvae of pollen-specialist native bees.
& by feeding caterpillars you’ll also be feeding baby songbirds!
Amazing Asters
Aromatic Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium; for dry, sandy soils) & Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve; for moist but well-drained soils) – both produce an explosion of blue blooms in fall
Glorious Goldenrods
Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens; the tallest; can “Chelsea chop” the top half off in July), Anise-scented Goldenrod (Solidago odora), Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)
Looking to grow some attractive flowers and feed some pollinators, but only have 3-4 hours of sunlight? Here are some great options!
Golden Groundsel
(Packera aurea)
Early spring bloomer, evergreen foliage, spreads by seed – you won’t need non-native dandelions if you have these!
Early summer bloomer, its giant purple fuzzy flowers draw in small bees & butterflies, tidy evergreen basal rosette the rest of the year
Brown-eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia triloba)
Late summer bloomer, with a fun upright form & sturdy blooms –makes a good cut flower after the pollinators stop visiting
How to Start
1. Find a sunny spot
& fill a pot with good drainage with high quality potting soil OR find space in an existing garden bed OR dig up grass & weeds to create a new garden bed.
2. Find native plants!
Local sources include Roots & Shoots Nursery in West Ashley, Native Plants to the People’s online shop, & events like the Lowcountry SC Native Plant Society’s Spring Native Plant Market (4/19 in Mt. Pleasant) or Old Santee Canal Park’s Native Plant Festival at Old Santee Canal Park (5/10 in Moncks Corner) – show up early for the best selection!
3. Plant your plants!
It often helps to add compost to ease the transition from a pampered potted plant to the real world.
One
Final Consideration
It’s very important to minimize pesticide use in & around your pollinator garden! Many pesticides designed to kill “pests” unfortunately ALSO kill pollinators. That includes pesticides both organic & inorganic used to kill mosquitoes.
Interested in controlling mosquitoes WITHOUT harming your pollinators? Look up Professor Doug Tallamy’s “Bucket of Doom” method!
4. Water for a few weeks to help roots become established.
In-ground natives, IF planted in moisture/sunlight conditions that match their natural needs, often become independent within a month. ANY plant in a pot is going to need frequent watering, especially in summer. Larger pots require less frequent watering.
5. Mulching o ers numerous benefits:
Prevents weed seed germination, helps water sink into the soil & keeps soil moist longer, creates habitat for cute critters like skinks as well as insects that feed birds, & breaks down into plant food. My favorite mulches for native plants are pine straw or local leaf litter.
The Revolution Will Be Weatherized
WRITTEN BY BELVIN OLASOV
Low income weatherization is one of the most concrete manifestations of climate action, of repairing the world, mending injustices, and guarding against worsening weather events. By coming into homes and bringing key repairs and improvements, weatherization work brings down energy usage, drastically reduces energy bills, makes the house more resilient to weather events, reduces climate pollution — and helps folks stay in their homes.
Take Evina Milligan, an Edisto resident who recently had her home weatherized by nonprofit The Sustainability Institute thanks to the Charleston County Critical Home Repair Program. She moved into her home in 1970 after her husband passed. It was there she raised her three children — but it was never a well insulated home.
“My daughter always told me there was a draft and had to put a towel by the door,” Milligan said.
Milligan was paying monthly energy bills of $400 to $600, unsustainable sums that required her children to help support her.
“Encountering extremely high energy bills is, unfortunately, all too common in my work,” said Mitch Houck, Director of Building Performance & Weatherization with the Sustainabiity Institute. “About 30 percent of the homes we assess are dealing with severe energy burdens. It’s heartbreaking to see families forced to make impossible choices between paying for utilities or other essentials.”
So what exactly did the Sustainability Institute do? Well, they: added attic
insulation; reduced air infiltration by 44%, fixing draftiness; installed three energy efficient windows, replacing three broken ones; installed a new bath fan, fixing bathroom humidity issues; installed a highly energy efficient Heat Pump HVAC system, which replaced an old malfunctioning unit; installed a programmable thermostat; and replaced old inefficient lighting with LED and CFL light bulbs.
“Knowing that our work can transform someone’s daily life by making their home safer, healthier, and more affordable gives me a profound sense of purpose,” Houck said.
The County weatherization program came from federal funding, but as environmental justice programming comes under fire, new local funding streams will be necessary to keep critical home repair and home weatherization programs running. According to a University of North Carolina Environmental Finance Center analysis, there were tens of thousands of homes in the Lowcountry with “high demand” for energy efficiency upgrades in 2011, and that number has likely increased since then.
For Milligan, the weatherization was a clear success. Instead of hot summers, cold winters, and sky-high energy bills, Milligan enjoys every room of the house. Her energy bills are down to $100 to $125 a month. She and her children are finally comfortable.
SB: I’ve heard folks say that community is so important. How does investing in our local community, especially now, make us more resilient?
JR: I think it helps to not only know but feel that we are not alone and we’re not the only ones. When we’re in communities that care about the Earth and that care about matters of justice, democracy, and equality, [these] things we are struggling for, it helps not to be so alone.
Intellectually, we understand that there are others out there working on the same things, or you can read essays or political theory and others are thinking those things, but to be together with others is to feel that, to experience that sense of belonging. But, there’s also some strength in it when we realize it’s not only up to me. There are others who will join.
SB: How can we meet the moment in terms of ecological justice? This is broad, but I think very relevant to Charleston given our coastal ecosystem, rising waters, and again, how uncertain the future is.
JR: I think this prompts an unexpected response, but I think one of the ways we can meet the moment more fully is to really tell the truth about what’s happening. I’m concerned that we don’t tell the truth as a whole community about what it means to have this old, historic city on this peninsula surrounded by tidal rivers where the sea is rising.
It’s very impermanent, to use a Buddhist term. Nobody talks about it, but I’ve lived here for thirteen years and I know how much more it floods than it used to. And so do you, I bet. Everybody knows, but I don’t feel we’re being entirely honest.
SB: Climate justice really encompasses most other issues of justice. What happens when we look through this lens of ecological justice to seek justice for all people, communities, and living beings?
JR: Making those connections is so important in our thinking and in our living.
It seems to me like so much of what we’re talking about is bodies in relationship, whether it’s the way we relate to the body of the earth, like the living beings, or whether it’s the ways we relate to each other and whether those relationships are healthy or reciprocal. What is the quality of those relationships? Are they exploitative relationships or oppressive relations? I think if we are prepared to treat the earth as an object, or animals and plants [as objects], then we can quickly do that to each other, too…
Shouldn’t you and I treat each other with dignity and respect? Shouldn’t the law treat us that way? Shouldn’t we treat the red-shouldered hawk who lives on my block that way?
In our house we’ll say, “the universe works really hard to make that” or “the earth works really hard.” It’s just so unlikely that we should be here or that the hawk should be, and I fall silent before that mystery. I’m not able to put a name on it or put it into words, but I do revere it.
I was reading about what the EPA is doing right now [and] I just think there’s no love in it for the earth. There’s no love for other people. There’s no reverence. There’s no sense of wonder. There’s nothing there. It’s got no soul, no love.
For reasons I honestly don’t understand, these things have become political but they don’t need to be.
Without getting too philosophical, I think it’s an aversion to our own mortality. You and I and the City of Charleston are ultimately mortal. Things are impermanent and within the natural world that’s a given. We exist within the natural world but we think and act otherwise. It’d probably be healthier for us if there was something a little more congruent in our thinking.
SB: Based on what you’ve said, I’m gathering that meeting the moment, in some part, is reframing our existence from that of a single person to be that we are part of this entire world that exists and how we can transform our relationships not only to one another, but to all living things.
SHOW you give a damn
JR: Don’t you think some of that has to do with celebrating our great diversity? Diversity has become politicized too, but I don’t care. That’s a beautiful word.
I think of Darwin’s description of the Tangled Bank. I think of how things adapt and co-evolved and these interrelations, as Thích Nhất Hạnh would say.
It is really breathtaking, the way things exist.
On grounding ourselves in love, meeting the current moment, and the great mystery of it all
An interview with Reverend Dr. Jeremy Rutledge
By Sydney Bollinger
It sounds cliched at this point, but we’re in unprecedented times, vining our way further into this territory day after day. Even with the dawn of spring in Charleston, I still feel some residual darkness; coping with the destruction of institutions that protect us and our Earth is hard. Having hope is hard.
When Belvin and I talked about our vision for this issue — regeneration — we realized we also needed to touch on the regeneration of our spirits to meet the current moment with energy, passion, and ecological justice. We remembered a story in our first issue, “Faith and Climate with Reverend Rutledge,” and knew we needed to interview him for Surge’s tenth issue.
Full interview text available at surgechs.com.
Sydney Bollinger: We’re in a moment where many people are losing hope or don’t necessarily know what to do with the intense feelings they might be having. What keeps you going and gives you hope in times of uncertainty?
Jeremy Rutledge: I’ll count myself as one of those people who isn’t always sure how to adopt a posture of hope [because] I think that has been confused with unfounded optimism in my mind. I honestly don’t always know how to be hopeful, but I tend to ground myself in the people and places I love and work from that place.
What helps me the most is to ground myself in the people I love most and in the natural place where we live, the beings that I love, the place that I love and to work out of love for those things, those people. I adopted a mantra in November, and it came out in my writing. Then, I started saying it: “I don’t have time for cynicism or despair because there are children here.”
As a minister, I look at our children — and I’m a parent. I look at my own son and that’s all I need to keep going, which doesn’t discount how unbearably difficult it is. I’ve not known a more difficult time in my life for this country. I’m extremely worried and I’m around others who are again worried in the extreme but I look at our children and think, “count me in.”
SB: What you just said reminds of a climate grief group I was involved in. One of the things we did to help us think about how to move forward was to think about what we’re leaving for future generations. As someone who doesn’t have children, I still connect to that because I do want a good future for whoever is on this earth after us.
JR: The grief part you mentioned, that’s part of what I was getting at. I don’t understand hope because, again, I associate it with optimism for me or some forwardlooking possibility that things will be better. I don’t know if they will…I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I know who and what I love. And that’s maybe part of our willingness to be honest about our grief and sadness. It’s important to commiserate, to lament, to grieve, but also do the best we can to reframe things and do what we can do.
SB: I’ve heard folks say that community is so important. How does investing in our local community, especially now, make us more resilient?
JR: I think it helps to not only know but feel that we are not alone and we’re not the only ones. When we’re in communities that care about the Earth and that care about matters of justice, democracy, and equality, [these] things we are struggling for, it helps not to be so alone.
Intellectually, we understand that there are others out there working on the same things, or you can read essays or political theory and others are thinking those things, but to be together with others is to feel that, to experience that sense of belonging. But, there’s also some strength in it when we realize it’s not only up to me. There are others who will join.
SB: How can we meet the moment in terms of ecological justice? This is broad, but I think very relevant to Charleston given our coastal ecosystem, rising waters, and again, how uncertain the future is.
JR: I think this prompts an unexpected response, but I think one of the ways we can meet the moment more fully is to really tell the truth about what’s happening. I’m concerned that we don’t tell the truth as a whole community about what it means to have this old, historic city on this peninsula surrounded by tidal rivers where the sea is rising.
It’s very impermanent, to use a Buddhist term. Nobody talks about it, but I’ve lived here for thirteen years and I know how much more it floods than it used to. And so do you, I bet. Everybody knows, but I don’t feel we’re being entirely honest.
For reasons I honestly don’t understand, these things have become political but they don’t need to be.
Without getting too philosophical, I think it’s an aversion to our own mortality. You and I and the City of Charleston are ultimately mortal. Things are impermanent and within the natural world that’s a given. We exist within the natural world but we think and act otherwise. It’d probably be healthier for us if there was something a little more congruent in our thinking.
SB: Climate justice really encompasses most other issues of justice. What happens when we look through this lens of ecological justice to seek justice for all people, communities, and living beings?
JR: Making those connections is so important in our thinking and in our living.
It seems to me like so much of what we’re talking about is bodies in relationship, whether it’s the way we relate to the body of the earth, like the living beings, or whether it’s the ways we relate to each other and whether those relationships are healthy or reciprocal. What is the quality of those relationships? Are they exploitative relationships or oppressive relations? I think if we are prepared to treat the earth as an object, or animals and plants [as objects], then we can quickly do that to each other, too…
Shouldn’t you and I treat each other with dignity and respect? Shouldn’t the law treat us that way? Shouldn’t we treat the red-shouldered hawk who lives on my block that way?
In our house we’ll say, “the universe works really hard to make that” or “the earth works really hard.” It’s just so unlikely that we should be here or that the hawk should be, and I fall silent before that mystery. I’m not able to put a name on it or put it into words, but I do revere it.
I was reading about what the EPA is doing right now [and] I just think there’s no love in it for the earth. There’s no love for other people. There’s no reverence. There’s no sense of wonder. There’s nothing there. It’s got no soul, no love.
SB: Based on what you’ve said, I’m gathering that meeting the moment, in some part, is reframing our existence from that of a single person to be that we are part of this entire world that exists and how we can transform our relationships not only to one another, but to all living things.
JR: Don’t you think some of that has to do with celebrating our great diversity? Diversity has become politicized too, but I don’t care. That’s a beautiful word.
I think of Darwin’s description of the Tangled Bank. I think of how things adapt and co-evolved and these interrelations, as Thích Nhất Hạnh would say.
It is really breathtaking, the way things exist.
the inner work
The co-founder of grassroots activation organization Be The Ones and the yogi holding court every Sunday morning at the Pour House’s massive yoga classes shares her call to action for meeting the present moment.
WRITTEN BY KATE COUNTS
After 30 years of community organizing in many capacities, I’ve learned the importance of unpacking, processing, and healing the shadows within. These shadows are deeply intertwined with the darkness we are all working to uncover collectively.
Early in my activism journey, I overlooked the need to heal from within. I believed that by dedicating myself fully to justice and advocacy, I could conquer the shadows that kept my selftransformation at a distance. But this approach only left me burnt out, bitter, and ultimately caused more harm to myself and others.
It wasn’t until I found myself on a worn yoga mat in a dim, neglected gym room that I realized the core of the change I sought to create was rooted within the beautifully flawed ecosystem of me. I began showing up for myself with the same commitment I had for community organizing. This commitment was forged through a deep practice of movement, meditation, talk therapy, embracing relational conflict, sobriety, and relentless questioning.
Collectively, we are being called to meet this pivotal moment in history with accountability, courage, empathy, honesty, and action.
To answer the call for justice and sustainability, we must be willing to do the work of transformation within ourselves.
The seductive manipulation of greed and power is something no one is immune to. To build a movement that heals this, we must be willing to dismantle the same structures that exist within us. If we don’t heed this call, we risk creating movements that mirror the very systems we are trying to reimagine.
Humans are inherently beautifully flawed. Acknowledging this breaks through the illusion of perfection, making space for growth. When we meet people where they are and let go of the need to “police” others, the movement toward social and planetary justice will swell, modeling the change we wish to see.
As I continue my work in activism and organizing, I challenge myself with the same questions I ask of those in power:
As we demand accountability from systems that prioritize profit over people and the planet, how can we model accountability by listening without becoming defensive? When shame creeps in, can we process our emotions instead of gaslighting those asking us to grow through repair?
As we demand courage from the leaders we’ve elected to represent us, how can we demonstrate courage in critical conversations and moments of conflict? Can we act in alignment with our true values, even under pressure?
As we demand empathy from those not directly impacted by the consequences of dominant culture, how can we foster understanding and connection with people who have different solutions to justice than our own? Can we treat ourselves with the same kindness, understanding, and compassion we ask of others?
As we demand honesty from the media by calling out disinformation, how can we practice the art of consuming knowledge? Can we broaden our quest for wisdom by asking deeper questions through curiosity? Can we be honest with ourselves, interrogating both unconscious and conscious motives and biases?
As we demand action from all corners of the world, knowing words are meaningless without progress, how can we use integrity as a moral compass? Can we stay true to our values even when no one is watching?
Can we practice and model the world we want to live in? As Audre Lorde said, “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” Can we create the world we envision, grounded in the vision of a world we know is possible?
We are all being called to consider our role in a larger ecosystem and reflect on how our inner work can lead to positive change in the world. Transformation must begin within. When we address our own shadows, we contribute to the collective healing of society and this beautiful planet that sustains us.
Your well-being is directly connected to the well-being of this planet. Your well-being is directly connected to every person you encounter.
You being here matters. You matter.
WE NEED YOU.
UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS
SB: I’ve heard folks say that community is so important. How does investing in our local community, especially now, make us more resilient?
JR: I think it helps to not only know but feel that we are not alone and we’re not the only ones. When we’re in communities that care about the Earth and that care about matters of justice, democracy, and equality, [these] things we are struggling for, it helps not to be so alone.
Intellectually, we understand that there are others out there working on the same things, or you can read essays or political theory and others are thinking those things, but to be together with others is to feel that, to experience that sense of belonging. But, there’s also some strength in it when we realize it’s not only up to me. There are others who will join.
SB: Climate justice really encompasses most other issues of justice. What happens when we look through this lens of ecological justice to seek justice for all people, communities, and living beings?
JR: Making those connections is so important in our thinking and in our living.
It seems to me like so much of what we’re talking about is bodies in relationship, whether it’s the way we relate to the body of the earth, like the living beings, or whether it’s the ways we relate to each other and whether those relationships are healthy or reciprocal. What is the quality of those relationships? Are they exploitative relationships or oppressive relations? I think if we are prepared to treat the earth as an object, or animals and plants [as objects], then we can quickly do that to each other, too…
SB: How can we meet the moment in terms of ecological justice? This is broad, but I think very relevant to Charleston given our coastal ecosystem, rising waters, and again, how uncertain the future is.
JR: I think this prompts an unexpected response, but I think one of the ways we can meet the moment more fully is to really tell the truth about what’s happening. I’m concerned that we don’t tell the truth as a whole community about what it means to have this old, historic city on this peninsula surrounded by tidal rivers where the sea is rising.
It’s very impermanent, to use a Buddhist term. Nobody talks about it, but I’ve lived here for thirteen years and I know how much more it floods than it used to. And so do you, I bet. Everybody knows, but I don’t feel we’re being entirely honest.
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Shouldn’t you and I treat each other with dignity and respect? Shouldn’t the law treat us that way? Shouldn’t we treat the red-shouldered hawk who lives on my block that way?
In our house we’ll say, “the universe works really hard to make that” or “the earth works really hard.” It’s just so unlikely that we should be here or that the hawk should be, and I fall silent before that mystery. I’m not able to put a name on it or put it into words, but I do revere it.
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For reasons I honestly don’t understand, these things have become political but they don’t need to be.
I was reading about what the EPA is doing right now [and] I just think there’s no love in it for the earth. There’s no love for other people. There’s no reverence. There’s no sense of wonder. There’s nothing there. It’s got no soul, no love.
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Without getting too philosophical, I think it’s an aversion to our own mortality. You and I and the City of Charleston are ultimately mortal. Things are impermanent and within the natural world that’s a given. We exist within the natural world but we think and act otherwise. It’d probably be healthier for us if there was something a little more congruent in our thinking.
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SB: Based on what you’ve said, I’m gathering that meeting the moment, in some part, is reframing our existence from that of a single person to be that we are part of this entire world that exists and how we can transform our relationships not only to one another, but to all living things.
JR: Don’t you think some of that has to do with celebrating our great diversity? Diversity has become politicized too, but I don’t care. That’s a beautiful word.
I think of Darwin’s description of the Tangled Bank. I think of how things adapt and co-evolved and these interrelations, as Thích Nhất Hạnh would say.
It is really breathtaking, the way things exist.
The Marsh Appreciation & Restoration Society for Happiness Project’s Ecological Corridor
With the support of Mayor Cogswell, Charleston city officials & you!, we are designing our ecological corridor across the peninsula—from Gadsden Creek to Halsey Creek allllll the way to Newmarket Creek. This grassroots effort aims to unite neighborhoods & fragmented habitats with vibrant native plantings, more tree canopy, & restored tidal creeks. We’re hoping to create spaces where our community & wildlife can thrive together, setting a model for urban landscapes across the country.
By joining you are helping us visualize our ecological corridor. This data helps us understand the network of contributors, track progress, & ensure inclusive community involvement in creating a sustainable & interconnected ecosystem.
So...what
is
an Ecological Corridor?
Ecological corridors are strips of “natural land” (A.K.A. native plants & trees) that connect larger conserved spaces, allowing plants, animals, & itty bitty bugs to move freely between them. These corridors are essential to maintaining biodiversity, allowing species to access food, water, & habitat throughout fragmented & developed landscapes.
Our vaunted National Parks aren’t enough— we
1. LOVE YOUR LOCAL NATURE
Whether in your yard or around your neighborhood—think of this as your “Homegrown National Park,” à la Prof. Doug Tallamy. Nature is everywhere & we are nature, let’s act accordingly.
2. PLANT NATIVE SPECIES—TREES, SHRUBS, GRASSES, & FLOWERS—IN YOUR YARD
Native plants provide valuable habitat to support our pollinators & birds, particularly the native-plant-eating caterpillars that songbirds depend on to feed their chicks. The goal is to transform 70ish% of our yards to native plants!
3. REPLACE NON–NATIVE PLANT SPECIES
— especially ecologically invasive plants — in your yard with native plants.
4. REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE USE OF HARFMUL CHEMICALS
— especially pesticides & herbicides — in your beautiful yard. These run directly into the marsh during a big rain event!
5. SLOW RAINWATER
that falls on your propertY & help it sink into the soilby adding rain gardens, aerating the soil, mulching under trees & shrubs, & replacing your paved areas with gravel. The goal is to keep the water that falls on your property on your property. This helps reduce flooding & protects water quality for shorebirds, fishies, & other marine life.
6. KEEP YOUR PROPERTY TRASH FREE & HELP SWEEP THE NEIGHBORHOOD
If we keep our neighborhoods trash-free, people are less likely to litter! A productive cycle of positive reinforcement.:)
7. COMPOST FOOD SCRAPS & USE THEM TO ENRICH YOUR SOIL
8. SUPPORT COMMUNITY & CITY EFFORTS TO CREATE MORE ACCESS TO NATURE
We are surrounded by salt marsh & water, but access to our creeks & rivers is limited. We need more pocket parks & greenspaces to connect our community to our beautiful waterways!
9. TURN OFF YOUR OUTDOOR LIGHTS
Turn off lights at night, or use motion sensors or yellow bulbs, which are less likely to attract nocturnal bugs & distract nocturnal/migrating birds.
10. SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS
Share what you learn & encourage them to become Eco-Corridor Members, too! Corridors are all about connectivity, so let's spread the love.
