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Walker responds to weekend violence

A weekend of violence in Charleston led the city’s police chief this week to reaffirm the department’s commitment to public safety and investing in the success of the city’s young residents.

“This past weekend, our city, normally a place of safety and pride, experienced an unacceptable rash of violence, including multiple shootings and a homicide [Sunday] night,” Charleston Police Chief Chito Walker said in a statement. “I want to be absolutely clear: this is not ordinary, this is not acceptable, and this is not what we expect or want for our community.”

Over the weekend, three people were shot in three separate incidents, one of which involved a 15-year-old charged with stealing a vehicle to leave the scene of a crime and a 13-year-old charged with attempted murder on Romney Street.

Mepkin honors the enslaved with new meditation garden

By Herb Frazier

During the Revolutionary War, an enslaved man named George was the “body servant” for Henry Laurens, president of the Second Continental Congress and one of the largest enslavers and slave traders in colonial South Carolina.

George was such a constant aide to Laurens that he also may have sailed to the Netherlands with him when the British captured Laurens in 1780 and held him in the Tower of London, said Annette Guild, a metadata specialist at the South Carolina Historical Society. She is digitizing the volumes of Laurens’ papers.

Although the slave trader Laurens hypocritically said he abhorred slavery, he didn’t free any of the people he enslaved before he died in 1792. Instead, he blamed slavery on his birthplace of England, arguing that “these Negroes were first enslaved by the English … Acts of Parliament.”

George appears to be the only of nearly 300 people enslaved by Laurens who gained freedom after Laurens died,

according to the letters. George also received carpenter’s tools, money and clothing. Laurens wrote to his son-in-law on July 7, 1790, that when he died, George should also be known as George Laurens.

More than two centuries later, George Laurens and his enslaver — Henry Laurens — might still be together in death.

An unmarked Mepkin cemetery

Historians say it is possible that George Laurens is among the 20 people buried in unmarked Mepkin graves that abut the small brick-walled Laurens family cemetery where Henry Laurens’ cremated remains rest near his son, Revolutionary War hero John Laurens, once an aide to General George Washington.

On Saturday, the Most Rev. Jacques Fabre-Jeune, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, blessed both cemeteries, which are part of a new Meditation Garden of Truth and Reconciliation at Mepkin Abbey.

The bishop noted the dedication coincides with the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome.

“I don’t think souls have a color, do you?” he asked the 80 people who attended the ceremony. “All the enslaved … were children of God when they were born … so I can see all these people welcoming the pope.”

Noting that the dedication ended with the singing of Lift Every Voice and Sing, U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, D-SC, said he has always had a problem with that song.

The song is commonly known as the Black National Anthem. But Clyburn emphasized Saturday that the song is a hymn, not an anthem.

“We should only have one national anthem,” he said. “There is no reason why we can’t have a national hymn.”

Clyburn said he introduced legislation years ago to make the song become the nation’s national hymn as a part of reconciliation to bring the country together.

The shootings followed another high-profile April 26 incident in which a police pursuit with a U-Haul truck ended in a Meeting Street crash that injured several people and killed one.

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“I would ask the papal conclave and Catholic faithful to keep an open mind about this possibility!”

—U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in a viral post on X in which he apparently jokingly backed President Donald Trump to be the next pope, following a similar joke by Trump. Many were miffed.

Source: X

CP GROCERY TRACKER

April 25 – May 2, 2025

Numbers are based on weekly average costs nationwide.

Milk (half-gallon): $2.11 ( $0.50)

Cheese (8-ounce block): $2.66 ( $0.05)

Eggs (dozen, large white): $3.99 ( $0.06)

Bananas (per pound): $0.51 ( $0.04)

Avocados (each): $1.56 ( $0.18)

Gas (per gallon, S.C. avg.): $2.827 ( $0.027)

Sources: ams.usda.gov, gasprices.aaa.com

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Most Rev. Jacques Fabre-Jeune, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, blesses the ground where 20 unmarked graves of people who were enslaved at the former Mepkin Plantation were discovered a year ago. Brother Tom, a new member of Mepkin Abbey, assists the Bishop.

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County’s attorney paid more than attorneys general, records show

By Skyler Baldwin

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Charleston County Attorney Natalie A. Ham’s new employment contract, which was signed April 22 by county officials, sets her annual salary at just over $300,000, making her the highest-paid employee in the county government — and that doesn’t even account for myriad extras of the job.

Including usual benefits like health and medical insurance and not-so-usual benefits like a $2,000 monthly vehicle allowance, Ham’s employment package adds up to more than $400,000 per year.

She was originally hired in March 2021 at a starting salary of $225,000. The salary has steadily climbed every year, with room to continue, according to her contract.

“People get too comfortable spending other people’s money,” said Charleston County Council Vice Chairman Larry Kobrovsky. “It’s like monopoly money.

“This isn’t a criticism of the person holding the job. This would apply to anyone.”

“There needs to be an institutional change. There’s a structural issue there that’s independent from who the players are.”

—County Councilman Larry Kobrosky

there that’s independent from who the players are.”

Past county controversies

Kobrovsky said the pay rate is extra concerning after the previous county attorney, current U.S. District Judge Joe Dawson, was embroiled in controversy for his financial dealings with county government.

Blotter of the Week

Neither Ham nor Charleston County Council Chairman Kylon Middleton, who signed her contract, responded to requests for comment. County spokesman Chloe Field declined to comment, saying that the position was a direct hire by the council.

Kobrovsky said it felt wrong to him for one person to be paid so highly when so many county residents struggle to make ends meet — especially when you compare her position to similar ones around the country. The U.S. attorney general, for example,makes $250,000 per year; the S.C. attorney general gets a little over $200,000.

“It’s kind of insulting,” he said. “People work hard every day just to make ends meet, and now to throw money like this around … it’s outrageous.”

Kobrosky said the best way to address the controversy would be to decouple the county attorney’s position from the ninemember council that seeks her professional expertise.

“It’s like a bidding war,” he said. “Either make it appointed by the supervisor and have the salary set by the legislature, or make it elected like the state Attorney General.”

As long as the people paying the attorney’s salary are simultaneously depending on that attorney’s decisions, Kobrosky said, there will be trouble.

“There needs to be an institutional change,” he said. “There’s a structural issue

Dawson was paid more than $200,000 plus a percentage of any opioid pharmaceutical litigation settlement money in exchange for services to the county while serving on the federal bench. The deal prompted a nonprofit watchdog group to file an ethics complaint that ultimately resulted in an uncommon public reprimand of a sitting judge.

Following public criticism of the deal, Dawson entered into an amended contract in May 2021 in which he gave up his right to the opioid contingency fee and specified that the $216,000 was for past, not future, legal work.

“I remember reading about the previous county attorney,” Kobrovsky said. “That’s what got me interested in running for council in the first place. I was outraged.”

More recently, Charleston County leaders were handed a decisive defeat during the 2024 election when voters largely rejected a proposed referendum to fund county projects. The biggest reason for the “no” votes: a lack of faith in county government to be fiscally responsible with taxpayers’ money.

“Do you know of any other issues that unite people in times of extreme political tension?” Kobrovsky said. “It was a united refutation across party lines. It didn’t matter if you were a Democrat or a Republican, they didn’t trust the county.

“We still have projects that need to be done, and I fear that people will look at this now, and it hurts their belief that we are using their money judiciously,” he added. “It jeopardizes our ability to conduct good governance.”

Security footage from a downtown convenience store on April 14 caught a man repeatedly walking in and out of the store with several cases of beer. He didn’t pay, according to a police report. By the end of the two-hour “shopping” spree, Charleston police said the man had stolen four 15-packs and two 24-can cases of beer before fleeing on a bicycle. Maybe he was warming up for that old song, “98 bottles of beer on the wall.”

Think again

A North Charleston store employee on April 26 told city police he “thought” someone was trying to steal several clothing items. An officer responded and confronted the suspected thief, who told police he was not stealing anything and that he would just leave the store. But as he exited, the store alarm sounded, leading to a quick chase that ended with him getting away. Better luck next time, everyone.

Hats off

Mount Pleasant police on April 16 received complaints about a man filming pedestrians and local businesses from an Anna Knapp Boulevard sidewalk. The man told officers he was a First Amendment auditor, and police informed everyone that filming from a public sidewalk is perfectly legal. Well, that wasn’t as interesting as it usually looks on YouTube.

By Skyler Baldwin

Illustration by Steve Stegelin

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between April 14 and April 26.

‘Thy Father’s Hand’

Father Joseph Tedesco, Mepkin Abbey’s superior monk, said according to Mepkin Plantation oral history, enslaved people were buried next to the Laurens family cemetery under a bed of purplish-blue periwinkle wildflowers, which have long since died away. It is likely the people buried in the plot were enslaved Africans who were the Laurens family house servants, he said.

Laurens wrote a letter at Mepkin manumitting George so there is a possibility, Guild said, that George is buried at Mepkin. It is possible that Laurens freed others, “but I don’t believe scholars have found any other records or documentation beyond George,” she added.

The new mediation garden tells the story of the enslaved and Native Americans who were also enslaved at Mepkin. It now serves as a place where people can come for mediation to reconcile the conflicts caused by slavery, Tedesco said.

“The Bible accepted slavery,” the monk said in an interview before the ceremony. “It took a long time for the churches to say no to slavery and enslavers used the Bible to justify slavery. That is why it is so hard to change it because it is so engrained around the world.”

According to Anti-Slavery International, about 49.6 million people live in modern slavery in forced labor and marriages.

The garden features “Thy Father’s Hand,” a 640-pound bronze statue of God’s outstretched palm holding the life-sized body of the crucified Christ.

The statue anchors an infinity path. Along the path are seven stations that point to the abbey’s history and moments of reflection at the abbey, a community of Roman Catholic monks who established the monastery 75 years ago.

Summerville residents James and Dora Ann Reaves donated the statue to Mepkin in 2022. Sculptor Garland A. Weeks of Lubbock, Texas, created it.

Dora Ann Reaves said she donated the statue to the abbey “because this is where it belongs. I put a lot in God’s hands, and I don’t ask him why or what. When I feel it on my heart, I do that.”

When the Reaveses donated the statue, Tedesco said he immediately knew how it could be used to honor the enslaved Africans and Native Americans who lived on the property before it became Laurens’ 7,500acre rice plantation on the west branch of the Cooper River and one of six plantations he owned in Georgia and South Carolina.

Remembering a family friend

The 14 monks at Mepkin today devote their lives to prayer, spiritual study, work and hospitality. In the 1940s, Brother Lawrence was one of them.

Eleanor Cooper-Brown, who served on

the committee that designed the meditation garden, remembers him. She decided to be involved with Mepkin because when she was a young adult Brother Lawrence befriended her grandfather, Eddie Cooper, who lived in the Cherry Hill community near Cordesville, she said.

Brother Lawrence’s caring for people in the mostly African American community, she said, prompted her to be a “friend of Mepkin” and to curate a Sacred Spaces Tour that starts at Mepkin.

Cooper-Brown said she believes the people buried near the Laurens family cemetery were also enslaved by Henry Laurens’ descendants. She is not familiar with a Black family in the Cordersville area who might be related to George Laurens or any resident who is a descendant of people enslaved at Mepkin. They may have all moved away after the Civil War, she said.

Enslaved burials

After the 20 graves were discovered, each was marked with a small stone engraved with a diamond-shaped image to resemble a slave badge with the date of 1762 when Laurens acquired the property and 1865 when the Civil War ended slavery.

In Charleston during the 1700s and 1800s, enslaved workers were required to wear small copper badges when they were hired out from one enslaver to another.

But are the badges, a symbol of slavery, an appropriate marking for the graves of unnamed enslaved people?

“It helps us know who they were,” Tedesco said. “We want to know who they were, the enslaved, because we want to honor them.”

Finding the enslaved

The markers were placed on the graves after Matthew Loomis, owner of South Carolina History Rescue, used ground-penetrating radar to map the burial site in February 2024. The images that appeared on the radar screen, he said, were consistent with a burial plot.

“It was surreal to [locate] the cemetery that everyone knows about but didn’t give much attention to,” he said. As images of what are likely burial plots appeared on the radar screen Loomis said he used small orange flags to mark the corners of each plot, sporadically arranged in a field under towering magnolias that slopes down a high bluff overlooking the river.

Charleston historian and genealogist Grant Mishoe speculated the enslaved were favored by Laurens because of their proximity to him and his relatives. They were likely buried at night so as not to take time away from daylight working hours, said Mishoe, a historical researcher and genealogist at the International African American Museum.

Burying the dead near the river, he said, is consistent with the Africans’ belief that in death the water would be their pathway back home to Africa.

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Leber’s library crusade was waste of time

An ancient Greek proverb speaks of the mountain that labored mightily and produced a mouse.

Popularized in Aesop’s Fables, it’s a shorthand way of describing a particular flavor of human foolishness — the kind that pours massive amounts of energy into silly, smallbore causes that aren’t worth a fraction of the effort.

Enter freshman S.C. GOP Sen. Matt Leber of Charleston County, whose herculean efforts on behalf of public oathtaking have finally produced the legislative mouse he’s spent the past several weeks fighting for. Sort of.

It all started, as these things so often do in South Carolina, when a Leber crony suddenly appeared on a local board — in this case, the Charleston County Library Board.

At that point, the crony in question — attorney, gunrights activist and former Leber campaign manager Graham Horsman — started making a public stink about the fact that volunteer board members don’t take the oath of office contained in the state constitution.

Heaven forbid!

It’s at this point that a reasonable lawmaker might have looked at the facts — no volunteer library board in the state takes the constitutional oath — and told his mouse-hunting minion to stand down.

But the extreme Leber — who defeated former Sen. Sandy Senn in last year’s GOP primary by running somewhere to the right of Attila the Hun— didn’t get where he is by being reasonable.

And so we were off to the races in yet another divisive, bone-dumb debate about who’s a good American and who’s not, with Leber demanding that Charleston County Council fire nine of the board’s 11 volunteer members.

“No individual who refuses to swear allegiance to our nation has any place holding a public office in the great state of South Carolina,” Leber blustered in a March 3 letter to council members.

At which point, county council began hemming and hawing its way toward the right answer over the course of several meetings, eventually telling the senator — respectfully, of course — to go pound salt.

“No one here is saying we don’t believe in the oath,” County Councilman Joe Boykin said on March 20, after council decided to defer action until the state came up with a uniform policy.

“We’re only saying that our clerk shouldn’t bear the responsibility for the entire state of South Carolina to set precedent.”

But Leber still had one more card to play — a hastilywritten budget amendment threatening to cut off state funding for any county library system whose board members didn’t take the oath. Which of course passed overwhelmingly with the Senate supermajority being what it is and no one really having any courage to say no to something stupid. And this nonsense — again, of course — had to be replaced by a new amendment the very next day, authored by some of the grown-ups in the chamber, that bothered to get the notification and process details right.

So, in the end, Leber got his way — even if the adults had to intervene to make his budget ploy work.

And that’s fine. Swearing an oath to the Constitution won’t hurt anybody. Just as it won’t create one single middle-class job, make one neighborhood safer or improve one public school classroom. Or any of the other things you might think a state senator would spend his time on.

But on this issue, at least, Leber birthed a mouse. Hooray!

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.

Stop shooting U.S. in feet on trade

By Andy Brack

South Carolina makes stuff — a lot of stuff — and sends it all over the world.

But with the volatility in world markets and global trade caused by the unforced errors and bullying by President Donald Trump and his administration over unnecessary tariffs, stuff that we make and export face an uncertain future. People could lose jobs. Some businesses could go under.

The three months since Trump has been in office has created economic shock, but no awe, around the world, and it’s making America look small. This increase in uncertainty is troubling for anyone in the middle class investing in the stock market, a recent see-saw which has dropped 9% — or $11 trillion — since Jan. 20, 2025.

“The back-and-forth we’ve seen throughout the year on tariff policy makes it harder for businesses to plan for the future because they don’t know, for example, what their cost structure is likely to be or what the general market environment will look like,” University of South Carolina economist Joseph Von Nessen told us this week. “It’s important to remember that many businesses — and especially manufacturers — are making production decisions several years in advance.

“Uncertainty for businesses breeds paralysis. When businesses don’t know what the market landscape is likely to be, they are more likely to go into wait-andsee mode and postpone investment decisions.”

And that could be more impactful in South Carolina, which has a manufacturing economy ranked first in the South, according to a 2023 article in Maintenance World. Over the last decade, the state grew its manufacturing sector 17% thanks to infrastructure and workforce investments.

South Carolina also is a leading exporter of tires and passenger vehicles — so much so that the S.C. Ports Authority proudly boasts its efforts support one in nine jobs in the Palmetto State.

But what are tariffs by the United States, retaliatory tariffs by other nations and new ill will among trading partners going to do to people in South Carolina? While risk managers seem to be mostly mum, the answer is fairly obvious — unless the U.S. can get stuff that it buys — without heavy tariffs — from some place or it starts making stuff pretty darn quickly (and it won’t be quick), either we’ll do without or things will get pricey soon. Hence, there are fears of a recession.

If we lose markets for our goods — such as South Carolina agricultural products usually bought by China and other Asian countries — our manufacturers could face an uncertain future.

Similarly, if we lose markets for our goods — such as South Carolina agricultural products usually bought by China and other Asian countries — our manufacturers could face an uncertain future. Unless they’re doing what their risk managers likely are frantically advising — finding new markets for South Carolina goods.

So all in all, it’s a big damned mess that the federal government has caused around the world thanks to an unstrategic tariff policy not rooted in economic sanity. And remember, tariffs aren’t paid directly by foreign countries. They’re paid by Americans trying to get foreign goods.

Von Nessen notes, “ A tariff is simply a tax on imported goods, which makes these goods more expensive for [American] buyers. And the buyer could either be a business that is purchasing raw materials for its production process or a consumer purchasing household items.

“In each case, however, the ultimate effect is that the prices of goods affected by tariffs are likely to rise, impacting consumer demand. In addition, any retaliatory tariffs implemented by other countries would raise the prices of goods that are being produced in the U.S. and sold to foreign consumers, which would lower the demand for these U.S. businesses.”

The U.S. is causing this tariff mess. It needs to cool down and develop a real strategy rooted in common sense and the rule of law. And it needs to do so before the South Carolinians who make stuff — a lot of the best stuff in the world, in fact — get pushed from the assembly line to the unemployment line.

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

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S.C. FISHERIES MOSTLY HEALTHY, BUT FACE THREATS

By Jack O’Toole

In an age of relentless cynicism about government, talking with the fishermen, scientists, politicians and regulators who manage South Carolina’s fisheries feels like a bracing splash of cold water on a hazy summer day.

Words you hear a lot in those conversations? “Competent,” “caring,” “collaborative” and “successful.” Words you don’t hear so much? “Big government” and “pointyheaded bureaucrat.”

Put simply, there’s almost universal agreement that Palmetto State fisheries — a vital part of the state’s $4.2 billion-ayear wildlife economy — are well-managed and mostly healthy.

But that consensus comes with a critical caveat: for now. Why? Because increasingly, it’s not the relatively healthy fisheries on which managers are focused. It’s the storm clouds on the horizon.

And that’s when you start hearing a different, less popular vocabulary — words like “climate change,” “explosive growth,” “budget cuts” and “inflection point.”

In short, South Carolina’s fisheries are facing rough waters ahead. And to see what’s at stake, it helps to spend a few minutes with a man who starts his workday on the docks of Shem Creek when most of us are still asleep.

A life on the water

The town of Mount Pleasant unveiled a lifesized bronze statue April 17 of legendary Shem Creek shrimper Wayne Magwood, a legendary captain who died in a 2020 autopedestrian collision.

The statue, officials say, pays tribute to the man and the shrimping trade his family helped bring to the shores of Shem Creek more than 100 years ago.

It’s a briny, hard-working way of life that four generations of Magwoods chose to make their own — and one that Magwood’s nephew and S.C. Shrimpers Association President Rocky Magwood says is constantly under threat.

“It’s always one thing or another all the time,” he said, checking off a series of challenges, including and especially the cheap foreign shrimp that have flooded the S.C. market. “It’s driven the price of shrimp down so far, you can hardly make a living. That’s why the boats are disappearing.”

Still, not all the news is grim. One bright spot, Magwood said, is the close partnership his industry has built with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) to keep shrimp fisheries healthy.

“We’ve got good people we’re dealing with,” he said of DNR, which is still often called the Wildlife Department by longtime sportsmen. “It used to be a lot different back in the day, but we’re changing. I actually had a director from Wildlife on the boat the other day.”

And that partnership, he said, is essential to protecting the way of life he hopes to pass on to his 6-year-old son.

How good management works

Fisheries management is designed to keep tragedies happening that would wipe out any marine wildlife that commercial and recreational fishermen take out of the ocean every day. And to accomplish that goal, managers use the best available data to place catch limits on various species, particularly those that are threatened by overfishing at any given moment.

On the federal level, which covers waters more than three miles from the coast, that work is primarily done by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in cooperation with regional councils made up of fishing industry stakeholders. On the state side, within the threemile limit, it’s handled by SCDNR and the state legislature.

And according to S.C. Sen. Chip Campsen (R-Charleston), an avid angler and longtime leader on conservation issues in the Statehouse, the system works — and in no small part, thanks to the fishermen themselves.

“It’s fishermen who’ve really adopted and promoted a conservation ethic that has worked for most fisheries and species,” Campsen said. “Take the spottail bass, which was in real trouble in the early 2000s. We’ve had [to work with fishermen] to change the limit on that three or four times since I’ve been in the legislature, but now they’re having a great comeback.”

Campsen says his work these days is focused on species like flounder and blue crab — a much-loved Lowcountry delicacy that will be subject to catch limits for the first time starting July 1.

“That was the first blue crab regulation in 83 years,” Campsen said of the bill he pushed through the state legislature last year. “Before that, it was the wild, wild West.”

Of course, real collaboration is never all sweetness and light. For instance, Campsen said, federal officials have strict limits in place for red snapper, which local fishermen believe are plentiful.

“Any offshore fisherman who bottom fishes can tell you we have loads of red snapper,” Campsen said. “You can’t catch any other bottom fish without going through five or six red snapper before you catch a grouper or something you can keep.”

And perhaps indicating the level of cooperation involved, NOAA’s Allison Garrett tells the Charleston City Paper that the agency is actively listening and reevaluating the data, though no final decisions have been made yet regarding modifications to the current rules.

“The stock assessment is showing that the red snapper abundance is at its highest levels in recent years, and this coincides with the information that many fishermen are reporting,” Garrett said in a statement. “Unfortunately, the stock is still undergoing overfishing, primarily due to the high level of discards by recreational fishermen off northeast Florida.”

A ‘holistic’ approach: Limits plus habitat restoration

SCDNR officials say they are optimistic about the work they do to preserve S.C. fisheries, but realistic about the challenges.

“There are always challenges with some of the species we manage,” said SCDNR Director of Fisheries Management Ben Dyar, noting current concerns about southern flounder and other species. “[But] because we have our research and monitoring experts together here with us on

oyster shells are key to keeping oysters sustainable in South Carolina

one campus, that helps us get a really good understanding of how to manage those resources in a sustainable way.”

An example of that collaboration can be found in SCDNR’s creative management of the state’s oyster population, according to shellfish section manager Andrew Hollis.

“Oyster larvae prefer to land on other oyster shells, so when you harvest oysters, you take away habitat for future oysters to settle on,” Hollis explained. “That’s why we’ve focused our resources on our oyster shell recycling program, which is now the largest in the United States.”

Under the program, S.C. recycles more than 40,000 bushels a year, allowing teams of state officials and volunteers to replant the shells on intertidal banks, where recently spawned larvae are looking to settle.

And it’s that combination of data-driven catch limits and habitat restoration that’s kept the state’s oyster population sustainable in recent years.

“The states just don’t have the capacity to take over the work that’s under federal jurisdiction right now. And that could be a major challenge for the people who use and enjoy our natural resources.”

—Jeff Kopaska, executive director of the American Fisheries Society

Society. “And that could be a major challenge for the people who use and enjoy our natural resources.”

Or as one federally-connected source told the City Paper: “People don’t understand how extreme this is yet. But we literally aren’t going to have the data we need to set limits next year. And that’s when the whole system starts to fall apart.”

Another major threat, officials say, is South Carolina’s exploding population, which in turn is putting more recreational fishermen in the water.

“People are moving to the coast,” SCDNR’s Dyar noted. “And we’re definitely seeing more [fishing] effort as a result.”

Finally, and many say most serious of all, is the danger posed by rising seas and warming waters, which has the capacity to destroy ecosystems that S.C. fishermen have relied on for centuries.

“For every bushel that’s taken out, we’re trying to put one back, so our oysters can continue to thrive,” Hollis said.

Troubles ahead?

National and international studies consistently show that more than 80% of U.S. fish stocks are neither overfished nor in danger of overfishing. Despite unqualified successes, experts and environmentalists say S.C. fisheries are facing a perfect storm of troubles in the years ahead.

First, they say, indiscriminate federal budget cuts under President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative are wiping out the expertise and data collection programs that state fisheries rely on to make good decisions.

“The states just don’t have the capacity to take over the work that’s under federal jurisdiction right now,” said Jeff Kopaska, executive director of the American Fisheries

“My sense is that we generally do a good job with fisheries,” said Dana Beach, founder of the S.C.-based Coastal Conservation League. “But this existential threat of climate change is likely to diminish or even eliminate whole fisheries if we don’t act.”

And the only way to prevent it, Beach argues, is by attacking the fossil fuel problem directly — which is why he was so disappointed by the state legislature’s recent decision to allow a new natural gas plant to move forward in rural Orangeburg County.

“What’s going on right now is not just unsustainable, but potentially tragic,” Beach said. “And the stakes couldn’t be any higher, because the best in-state fisheries management on the planet isn’t going to save fisheries unless we do the right thing with energy.”

Meanwhile, several miles away on Shem Creek, Rocky Magwood, who’s watched his father’s fleet of nine boats come down to his single trawler, describes the stakes in the most human terms possible.

“If you’re good at this, you’re never gonna get rich, but you can survive and live comfortably and raise a family,” Magwood said. “And that’s the American Dream, right?”

Campsen

Ferris Kaplan file photos

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What To Do

MONDAY

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Pizza making with Chef Paolo

Nothing says Cinco de Mayo like … pizza? Learn how to make Frannie & the Fox’s famous wood-fired pizza alongside chef Paolo Rossin. This interactive cooking experience will have you slinging pizzas like a pro. This intimate class includes meatballs, a choice of salad and all the ingredients to make your perfect personal pizza. Enjoy cocktails, wine and champagne from the bar with your meal for a fun-filled evening.

May 5. 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. $75/person. Frannie & The Fox. 181 Church St. Downtown. hotelemeline.com/frannie-andthe-fox

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SATURDAY

Charleston Planetarium grand opening

After two years of fundraising and planning and two months of successful soft-opening operations, Charleston Planetarium, a new nonprofit dedicated to astronomical education and immersive experiences officially opens its doors this weekend. Join in on a historic ribbon cutting, tour the facility and witness the first dome show and live presentation all before noon. Programming includes field trips, birthday celebrations and private events.

May 3. 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Charleston Planetarium. 2070 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. West Ashley. charlestonplanetarium.org

TUESDAY

3 4 5

Mount Pleasant Farmers Market

The Mount Pleasant Farmers Market finally returns this year after its winter hiatus. Head to Mount Pleasant every Tuesday through September for a market that features farm goods, food vendors and live music. Pick up fresh local produce, prepared meals and plenty of other goodies to stock your kitchen, including locally made olive oil, ranch dressing, boiled peanuts, Greek sweets, fresh pasta and more.

Tuesdays. 3:30 p.m to 7 p.m. Free to attend. Moultrie Middle School. 645 Coleman Drive. Mount Pleasant. experiencemountpleasant.com

THIS WEEKEND ATOMACON

Head to a mult-genre, family-friendly, sci-fi, fantasy and paranormal convention and film festival this weekend in North Charleston. The All Types of Media Arts Convention (ATOMACON), is a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to creating awareness of and appreciation for all kinds of art genres.

May 4, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; May 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $20/single day; $30/weekend pass. Trident Technical College Conference Center. 7000 Rivers Ave. North Charleston. atomacon.org

FRIDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS

Checkout Challenge

Embark on an exciting shopping adventure with the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry’s Checkout Challenge program. Designed for young explorers, this interactive experience transforms the museum’s grocery store exhibit into a bustling marketplace where children become savvy shoppers, learning valuable life skills while having a blast.

May 2 and May 7. 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry. 25 Ann St. Downtown. explorecml.org

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Hops

Breweries around town offer pizazz of Kölsch

By Tarah Gee

Kölsch. Or for us in the South, Cole-shhhhh.

This beer style has been a favorite among most European and American craft beer drinkers for some time now, but it has gained popularity recently as more small breweries continuously add it to their spring and summer lineup.

Kölsch is distinct in its production process as it begins with warm top-fermentation and is finished or conditioned like a lager at a cooler temperature. With golden straw hues and a slight haze, this beer style is aromatic and sweet like the seasons in which it is promoted.

While the origins of Kölsch can be distinctly traced back to Cologne (Köln), Germany, sometime around the 16th century, it wasn’t until the early 1900s the style was specifically called Kölsch as breweries in the region began producing en masse.

Most German beers traditionally have been held to the Reinheitsgebot standard, and Kölsch production is no different. Generally brewed with classic German noble hops like Tettenang or Hallertau, the flavor profile provides both the smoothness of an ale and the crispness of a lager.

Charlestowne Fermentory owner and head brewer Adam Goodwin loves the style so much, he created an annual event around it!

“I really do like this style and the traditions and ingredients that come along with it. The traditional Kölsch yeast that developed in Köln is essential to making a true Kölsch-style ale. It is one of the few beers that we will not use a different ‘traditional’ yeast for,” Goodwin said.

Charles Towne Fermentory’s annual Kölsch event usually takes place in April, though the beer will be poured through the summer.

“It just seems like the perfect early spring beer. It’s light, crisp, and easy to drink, but with a touch of maltiness still sticking around after fermentation, a unique yeast character, and a touch of classic floral German hops, it just seemed like a great way to welcome in spring,” Goodwin said.

Tideland Brewing Company’s owner and

Breweries and brewpubs

DOWNTOWN

Cooper River Brewing Co.

Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co.

LO-Fi Brewing

Munkle Brewing

Over The Horizon Brewing

Palmetto Brewing Co.

Revelry Brewing

Rusty Bull at Chucktown Brewery

DANIEL ISLAND

Indigo Reef Brewing Co.

New Realm Brewing Co.

FOLLY BEACH

Revelry Brewing Folly Beach Outpost

JAMES ISLAND

Charles Towne Fermentory James Island

Fam’s Brewing Co.

head brewer Hunter Eisle also launches his Intercoastal Kölsch in early spring. Also a traditional approach, Tideland’s Kölsch is one of its most popular seasonal sellers.

“I truly enjoy traditional styles. It’s not overhandled, it’s classic and delicious. There’s also nothing to hide behind, so it lets us flex our brewing ability right in the open,” Eisle said.

What most people don’t understand about a Kölsch is that it is as simple as it is complex. People generally want beerflavored beer. Drinking a Kölsch gives them that and much more.

“Kölsch’s secret weapon though is it has character, which makes it special on top of just being light!” Eisle said.

Other local Kölschs

Charleston beer enthusiast Scott Cebula recommends “Lowtide Brewing’s Sweet Caroline Kölsch. It is a perfect beach beer, easy drinking.”

Coast Kölsch is always a crowd favorite during the Charleston summer, too. “Coast Kölsch is always a staple for me,” beer enthusiast and professional Daisy Crater said. “It’s deeply rooted for me…it’s more than just a beverage. The latitudes on the can art are always recognizable, a loving nod to Charleston and Cologne. As a beer professional, it’s the overall package.”

“Kölsch is one of my favorite styles. It seems especially suited for the warm weather. Charles Towne Fermentory has one on tap at the Garden that is excellent!” said Charleston beer enthusiast Stewart Sanford.

Kölsch’s light, refreshing profile pairs well with just about any locally sourced seafood.

Whether you are a local in Charleston or a vacationer, you will likely be eating your fair share of fresh, local seafood and vegetables. CudaCo. on James Island and Mount Pleasant Seafood offer a variety of fish, oysters and shrimp to take home or eat on site and is the perfect compliment to this beer style.

Want to try an authentic Kölsch? Two stores — Total Wine & More and Bottles Beverage Superstore — carry multiple brands directly from Köln.

“Gaffel is my preference overall for the style,” Crater said.

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?

Email food@charlestoncitypaper.com and let us know about it.

Courtesy Gaffel

Looking to try an authentic Kölsch at home? Head to Total Wine & More or Bottles to grab some bottles of Gaffel

Courtesy Charles Towne Fermentory

Charles Towne Fermentory’s Kölsch is made with traditional Kölsch yeast and will poured at the brewery all summer long

Cuisine

Madison Maison brings touch of refinery

By Tiare Solis

It all started with a visit to swanky subscription-based-members-only club, Annabel’s, in London. Then came the Chiltern Firehouse, a five-star hotel known for its celebrity clientele. It is currently closed for renovations, ironically, following a fire.

When inspiration hit Madison Maison owner Madi Kenner, she was with a member of One Direction in the company of Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham and British Vogue editor Edward Enninful. There among England’s elite in some of the city’s most exclusive bars, Kenner began formulating her next bar concept.

“We went to this cool all-pink bar and that’s when I got a lot of inspiration for my bathroom,” she recalled.

Kenner is no stranger to Charleston’s trendy bar scene. She opened Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge on Calhoun Street in 2022. She and her husband, Matt Kenner, also own Mofu Shoppe, HIVE Nightclub, Nomad, Social Club and Dogwood Bar & Eatery — all located in North Carolina. They operate hospitality enterprise Kenner Group.

With Madison Maison on Calhoun Street, Kenner hoped to create a cocktail bar for guests to “grab drinks and yap” in a space with elegance and femininity bursting at its textured seams. It would be easy to say that Madison Maison’s atmosphere exemplifies the group’s bold, dignified propriety.

But actually, it runs deeper than that.

“Out of all my concepts, this one is me,” Kenner said in an exclusive interview with the Charleston City Paper. “This is [a] very maximalist vibe, very colorful — There’s nothing minimalist about it at all — different prints, different animal prints, different velvet textures … everything. So it’s basically just the house of myself.” While in a restroom, don’t be surprised to

You’ll find RG Caviar at Madison Maison. It pairs well with the bar’s other luxury offerings, like champagne and foie gras.

see a server enter with a bottle of bubbly. It’s all part of the atmosphere and it is intentional.

“This is everything I love — like, the pink granite, the checkered marble floor,” Kenner said. “This has been in my head for the past three years.”

Caviar, foie gras and champagne

The establishment’s menu is small but mighty, packing a punch of foie gras, charcuterie, kaluga and siberian osetra caviar supplied by RG Caviar. RG’s owner, close friend Roberto Gonzalez, has long since been involved with the business of caviar. While Kenner was building the lounge on the corner of Calhoun and King Streets, he was in the process of going out on his own.

Kenner jumped at the opportunity to work with her friend. After all, what goes better with champagne, foie gras and refined cocktails than a taste of caviar?

Madison Maison serves three tiers of its caviar, although the parity is difficult to detect.

Kenner chose kaluga for its similar flavor profile to endangered beluga caviar. Kaluga presents with an earthy shade of olive and is normally found in the Amur River basin running through the easternmost region of Russia and northern China.

What’s new

Specialty grocer The Fresh Market opened a new store this week in Mount Pleasant. The Bowman Road location will celebrate with a grand opening May 3 with free giveaways and food samples.

If you’ve never set foot in a Fresh Market store before, get ready for its many offerings, including a wide selection of prepared meals, peakseason produce, baked-in-store bread, a full-service coffee station and more. During the grand opening, shoppers can snag 20% off everything in store if they’ve signed up for The Fresh Market Ultimate Loyalty Experience. Learn more at thefreshmarket.com.

What’s happening

Fleet Landing and Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co. will host a classic Lowcountry shrimp boil from noon to 5 p.m. May 4. Tickets ($30/per person) can be purchased at eventbrite.com.

Siberian osetra is indigenous to the Caspian Sea denoting a rich brown color and known for a clean, nutty flavor profile.

Given her love for Gonzalez and his dedication to his business, going with RG was a no-brainer for Kenner.

“[Gonzalez] will come to anything that we throw,” she said. “He loves coming around and giving [samples] and talking about the caviar.”

Kenner has ambitions to incorporate the caviar into dirty martinis but is still working on the set up. She said she likes the complimentary flavors between the brininess of the olive juice and creaminess of blue cheese olives mirroring the caviar’s profile.

Opulence tucks its way into the details of Madison Maison. In fact, that is the point.

The goal is simple without dismissing the city’s duality: Conjure the experience of a ritzy New York or London bar in Charleston, enticing locals to return while offering a memorable space for out-of-towners.

“Wouldn’t it be cool if we can provide this feminine, girly bar that everyone would want to come to?” Kenner found herself pondering during its inception. “[Like] Something that’s in New York, something that’s in London, but it’s hidden away in Charleston?”

West Ashley’s Ruby Sunshine will turn its brunch space into a showcase for local entrepreneurs with a small business expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 7. The pop-up style expo is free to attend and guests will get a chance to meet the folks behind local lifestyle brands and professional services. Learn more at rubybrunch.com.

Grab your tickets now for a special collaborative dinner with Sorelle’s chef Nick Dugan and his mentor, chef Michael Mina. Tickets for the fivecourse, prix fixe May 15 dinner can be found on Resy. James Beard Award winner and Michelin-starred chef Mina will join Dugan in the kitchen for a dinner that highlights signature dishes from each chef’s repertoire. Guests will be able to choose between two distinct five-course menus and can look forward to dishes like caviar parfaits, lobster pot pie and kanpachi carpaccio. Learn more at sorellecharleston.com.

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Jonathan Boncek/courtesy Madison Maison

10 outdoor patios to visit right now

By Connelly Hardaway

We are in that sweet spot of Charleston spring — a season that is as fleeting as soft shell crabs — when it’s gorgeous outside and neither the oppressive heat nor the mass of summer visitors have yet descended.

If you aren’t eating al fresco right now, what are you doing? Here are 10 outdoor patios to visit right now. Today. Get, go! Editor’s Note: As always, this list is far from exhaustive. From rooftop bars to marsh-side breweries, Charleston is rich in outdoor dining experiences. Use this list merely as a jumping off point.

Little Palm at The Ryder Hotel

Downtown

Open daily with varying hours littlepalmbar.com

The Ryder Hotel’s poolside bar, Little Palm, is as Instagram-worthy as it sounds. Belly up to the bar for a drink or reserve a set of sun loungers or a poolside table to take advantage of the pool. Poolside reservations start daily and can be made on Resy.

Rancho Lewis

Downtown

Open for lunch and dinner daily rancholewischs.com

If you’ve ever been to the outdoor Charleston space shared by Rancho Lewis (located in the former food hall, Workshop) and Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co. on a nice day, you’ve seen just how popular this patio space can be. You can either dine at Rancho’s dedicated outdoor seating area or order food from the Tex-Mex restaurant from QR codes at courtyard tables.

Gin Joint

Downtown

Open 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 3 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday theginjoint.com

A downtown classic, popular cocktail bar, Gin Joint features a small patio that’s the perfect spot for sipping drinks while peoplewatching on East Bay Street. Double down on outdoor dining by starting your evening at Gin Joint and bopping around East Bay, where neighboring restaurants like Amen Street and Ruru’s Tacos & Tequila also have outdoor tables.

The Bower at Edmund’s Oast

Downtown

Open for lunch and dinner daily and happy hour (5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.) *Be sure to check EO’s website for info about closings for private events edmundsoast.com

You can’t beat happy hour at the Bower at Edmund’s Oast. With covered and open-air outdoor seating, the spot is great in all kinds of weather. The limited drink menu hits all the right notes. Head there with a co-worker and re-hash the day’s office drama.

The Bar & Patio at Husk

Downtown

Open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday huskcharleston.com

An extension of the uber popular Husk Restaurant, the Bar & Patio at Husk renovated its outdoor seating area and updated its menu within the past couple of years,

offering folks a first-come, first-serve dining option on Queen Street. Toeing the line between elevated and approachable, Husk’s bar menu hones in on salty goods from land and sea, featuring a small, curated selection of oysters and ham. Pair your bites with classic cocktails, and relax under the louvered pergola.

Herd Provisions

Downtown

Open for lunch and dinner Friday and Saturday and dinner Monday through Thursday herdprovisions.com

Head to Herd Provisions’ patio for a relaxing happy hour under string lights and greenery that surrounds a handful of tables, couches and a large fire pit. Herd Provisions features a special happy hour menu every day from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., with items like local oysters, chicken wings and a variety of specialty burgers.

The Perch at Get Carried Away

Southern Market

Mount Pleasant

Open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday (note that The Perch closes at 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday and 7 p.m. the rest of the week) getcarriedaway.com

If you’re looking for a chill, outdoor lunch spot, look no further than The Perch, which serves an all-day menu of Southerninspired dishes Tuesday through Saturday. Sip on cocktails on The Perch’s chic patio and on your way out grab an easy to-go meal from the adjoining market to make dinner a breeze.

Dashi

North Charleston

Open for lunch and dinner, Tuesday through Sunday dashichs.com

Remount Road’s casual fusion restaurant, Dashi, features both indoor and outdoor seating and when it’s really nice out, we love to relax under the trees on the spot’s patio. You can nosh on tacos and sip on cocktails or partake in Dashi’s milkshake subscriptions. That’s right — for $50/ month, you can enjoy one non-alcoholic milkshake daily.

Laura Summerville

Open for dinner Monday through Thursday, lunch and dinner Friday and Saturday and brunch and dinner on Sunday laurasummerville.com

Nico Romo’s Summerville Italian restaurant, Laura, features a covered outdoor patio with fans — ideal for even the steamiest of spring days. Cool down during weekday happy hours, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., with deals like half off specialty cocktails and $5 draft Peronis.

Saltwater Cowboys

Mount Pleasant

Open for lunch, dinner daily. saltwater-cowboys.com

Last year’s Best of Charleston voters didn’t deem Saltwater Cowboys the area’s best outdoor patio for nothing. Overlooking Shem Creek, Saltwater Cowboys’ expansive deck is the ideal location for grabbing drinks and a bite, well, any time of day.

Joe Thomas/courtesy Little Palm

Belly up to Little Palm’s bar for a drink or reserve a set of sun loungers or a poolside table to take advantage of the pool

Andrew Cebulka/courtesy Husk

The patio at Husk features a louvered pergola and edible garden

Culture

Globetrotting scholar offers a new world view in book

By Maura Hogan

Author Kim Cliett Long has logged more global miles in the last few years than most individuals manage in a lifetime.

Traveling along the trade routes of ships, she has studied the intricate stitches of basketwork in cities like Salvador, Brazil, and countries like Cape Verde in Africa. She has homed in on ceramic vessels in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Australia. She has marveled at carved wooden masks in Papua New Guinea, batik textiles in Indonesia and coastal artwork in Portugal and Bali.

These objects bear African origins and today, many are sold by market women. It’s an occupation that also migrated out of the African continent. Long’s tracking of them has been for a single, perception-shifting aim: to demonstrate how global commerce was and is integrally tied back to Africa.

Long’s wending, worldly threads have been an all-consuming, rigor ously researched, on-theground initiative, one that comes together in her new book, The First Marketplace: Africa’s Role in Shaping World Trade.

Published by the Jonathan Green Maritime Cultural Center at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, the hardcover, 146page work challenges long-held narratives that have historically marginalized Africa’s role in economic history, restoring its rightful place at the center of world trade — and, beyond that, global culture.

Arts+Music

Gaillard Center celebrates 10 years with new season

The 10th season of the Charleston Gaillard Center will feature milestone cultural performances that reflect its mix of art available to fans across the Lowcountry. Major highlights include:

MUSIC: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (July 20); Elvis Costello and the Imposters (Oct. 3); Pink Martini (Feb. 25, 2026).

JAZZ: Lowcountry Jazz Fest (Aug. 29-31) and the U.S. premiere of Danish Radio Big Band with Cecile McLorin Salvant (Feb. 21, 2026).

TALK: Conversations with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (Sept. 2), actor Cary Elwes (Dec. 13) and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (Feb. 26).

students — with activities, vocabulary, as well as critical thinking and review question — The First Marketplace was also conceived as an invaluable resource for adult readers and anyone interested in economic and world history, African heritage and the deep-rooted connections between past and present trade systems.

Green, the renowned South Carolina artist whose work celebrates the culture, history and traditions of the coastal African diaspora, created the cover art.

Through absorbing storytelling and a keen grasp for historical fact, Long, who is also an educator, uncovers the economic ingenuity of African civilizations, the trade networks that linked the continent to Europe, Asia and the Americas, and the enduring influence of Africa’s market traditions on global commerce, including its expansive marketplaces, maritime trade routes and economic innovations.

Europe, Brazil, Uruguay, Central America, Panama, Mexico, Southeast Asia, the Middle East — and the continent that connects them all: Africa.

Meeting with curators, museum directors and cultural leaders, she has also toured numerous institutions and attended cultural performances. Among them was a performance in Vietnam that took place on, in and around water, opening with a scene of Africans first arriving in the country.

“I’ve been getting firsthand information from them as well as by looking at archives,” she said.

What she has learned is just how essential and active Africa has been throughout time.

“Africa was never a passive player in world history,” said Long, who also emphasizes that Africa’s agency remains operative in global commerce today. From gold, salt and textiles to art, agriculture and entrepreneurship, its contributions continue to shape markets.

The revelatory narrative is more than the sum of its numerous far-flung and fascinating stories.

HOLIDAY: Spiegeltent , including a new production of Cabaret Royale December.

THEATER: Finding Freedom: The Journey of Robert Smalls, an adapted remount of a work co-commissioned by the center. Jan. 30-31, 2026.

OUTDOOR ART: Monuments, by Craig Walsh. Sculptural works with nighttime projections of Charleston’s unsung heroes. Spring 2026.

BALLET: Dark Water, new from Complexions Contemporary Ballet with music by Charleston composer Edward Hart. March 6-7, 2026.

Tickets and info: gaillardcenter.org

ALSO COMING

• May 9, 6 p.m.: Everclear, Windjammer, Isle of Palms.

• May 10, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m: AWEfest , Awendaw Municipal Park, 7900 Doar Road, Awendaw.

“The connection between trade and cultural expression is undeniable,” she said. “Markets have always been more than places of commerce — they are spaces of creativity, resilience and community.”

Created as a textbook for middle school

Never passive

In many respects, a maritime center is the tell-tale heart of a port city, at once the source of local prosperity and of global impact. All in all, Long has visited those in

“In telling the story of ancient Africa’s historic trade networks, we are not just looking at the past — we are reclaiming the truth about Africa’s enduring influence on global economies.”

The First Marketplace: Africa’s Role in Shaping World Trade ($39.99, Jonathan Green Maritime Cultural Center at USCB) is available locally at Buxton Books and also on Amazon.

• May 16, 9 p.m.: 2 Slices + Rotoglow, Royal American, downtown. The second band recently released its EP, We are today

• May 23 to June 8: Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston.

• June 6, 7 p.m.: Barenaked Ladies, North Charleston Coliseum.

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Author Kim Cliett Long shows her new book to artist Jonathan Green, whose maritime cultural center published it

VOTED BEST DANCE CLUB

Widespread Panic brings 40 years of jams

By Vincent Harris

Rock bands often live and die by their live shows, especially early on. It’s typically the first calling card they have before they’re able to write great songs or record them. But there are some bands whose live show isn’t a calling card. It’s the whole package.

Widespread Panic, which will perform at Credit One Stadium in Charleston on May 16, is one of those bands.

Since forming in 1986, the Athens, Ga., sextet has released 12 studio albums, many on their own label, Widespread Records. While there are great songs on all those records, the place to hear the band is onstage, where the musicians can pull apart a tune like taffy and explore every bit through experimental jams.

Jamming can be self-indulgent sometimes, but Panic has a secret weapon to keep things from getting tedious: Southern rock roots. Most Panic jams are driven by uptempo beats and gnarly guitars, which keeps the longer songs from dragging and puts them more in line with heavy improv performers like moe. or Gov’t Mule than the more contemplative Grateful Dead.

Widespread Panic also has the benefit of nearly 40 years on the road with roughly the same members. Singer/guitarist John Bell, bassist Dave Schools and percussionist Domingo “Sonny” Ortiz have been on board since 1986, and drummer John “JoJo” Hermann joined in the early ‘90s.

Drummer Duane Trucks (son of late Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks)

“

You get caught up in the vibe between the band and the fans, and you just can’t help it. If a song stretches to 10 minutes, eh, just roll with it.” —Tom Szaroleta

and guitarist Jimmy Herring round out the group, with Trucks giving some Southern rock propulsion and Herring providing the soaring leads.

Herring has been with the band since 2006, and he had some big shoes to fill when he joined. Widespread Panic’s original guitarist was a brilliant, beloved and shy player named Mikey Hauser.

Hauser, who typically played seated with his hair obscuring his face, died of pancreatic cancer in 2002. His fluid, emotional style was so important to the band’s sound that it took members several years to find the right replacement.

Onstage, in full flight, Panic takes concise songs like “Pleas,” a tight rocker from 1993’s Everyday or the polyrhythmic swamp-funk tune “Bear’s Gone Fishin’ ” from 1999’s Til The Medicine Takes and spreads them over the biggest possible canvas, stretching songs and finding new nooks and crannies to explore each night.

And much like the Grateful Dead, the band’s constantly changing live show has attracted a huge cult-like following. But instead of “Deadheads,” the folks who follow Widespread Panic on tour are called “The Panic Fam.”

That “Fam” helps to create a communal vibe at Panic’s shows, and the vibe is important. In fact, sometimes it’s more important than the show.

In a 2016 concert review, writer Tom Szaroleta of The Florida Times-Union summed up the collective goodwill between band and audience at a Panic concert.

“The songs really aren’t the point at a Widespread Panic show, though,” he writes. “You don’t need to know any of them to have a good time. You get caught up in the vibe between the band and the fans, and you just can’t help it. If a song stretches to 10 minutes, eh, just roll with it.”

It’s difficult to come up with a better description, particularly the part about being new to the songs. Even if you’re not into “jam bands,” per se, Panic is still a little different, a little less self-indulgent and a little louder than the average group.

Legendary musician Robert Earl Keen once sang that “the road goes on forever.” Widespread Panic has taken that sentiment to heart, making the road their home, a musical one at least.

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Southern rock band Widespread Panic’s live performances welcome fans of all stripes to jam out loud

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-01029

Bernard Gillins, Plaintiff, v. Douglas Hopkins, Kewsi Cunningham, Angela Cunningham and Antoinette Cunningham, and John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all heirs and devisees of Leroy Gillins, Emma Gillins, Barbara Gillins Hopkins, Karen Hopkins Terry Gillins, Earl Gillins, Clarence Gillins, Johnny Gillins and Janette Gillins Cunningham, deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons, corporations or entities unknown claiming any right, title interest in or lien upon the subject real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or person in the Military Service of the United States of America whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as Richard Roe. Defendants.

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the Action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff, through his Attorney, J. Chris Lanning, at his office, 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 Compliant within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in the Action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL PLEASE 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/Special Referee for the aforesaid County which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53, South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/ Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter final judgment in this case. An appeal from the final judgment entered by the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee shall be made directly to the Supreme Court.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 24, 2025.

Dated at Charleston, South Carolina on February 24, 2025.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, State of South Carolina, upon the Complaint of Plaintiff above-named against Defendants above-named for the purpose of seeking to quiet title, to obtain a declaration of the rights, status and other legal relations of the parties hereto with respect to the real estate hereinafter described and for a partition by sale of the real estate hereinafter described.

That said property affected by said Complaint in this Action hereby commenced was, at the time of the commencement of this Action, and at the time of the filing of this Notice is described as follows:

ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land together with the buildings thereon situate, in Charleston Neck, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being the approximate northwest one-fourth (1/4) of Lot C on a plat drawn by Frederick J. Smith, dated November 1879.

MEASURING AND CONTAINING on the North and South lines 52.5’ on the East and West lines 105’, be the same a little more or less.

Part Lot C TMS No.: 406-03-00-041

ADDRESS: 2056 Jacksonville Road, North Charleston, SC

GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Conrad Falkiewicz, Esquire, P.O. Box 30266 Charleston, South Carolina, 29417, by Order of this Court Common Pleas dated April 11, 2025 and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina has been appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the Defendants herein as may be unknown infants, persons insane, or otherwise incompetent or under legal disability, claiming any right, title, estate claim, interest in, or lien upon the property described in the Complaint herein, such appointment to become absolute unless they or someone on their behalf shall procure an Order

appointing a Guardian ad Litem for such persons within (30) days after past publications of the Summons herein.

BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A.

s/ J. Chris Lanning

J. Chris Lanning

12-A Carriage Lane Charleston, SC 29407 Phone – 843-766-5576

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

CASE NUMBER: 2024-CP10-04141

Joanne W. Porcher, Plaintiff, -versusDavida Y. Breshers, Edna J. Breshers, Daniel M. Edwards, Sr., Letiesha Edwards, Dana L. Edwards, Daniel M. Edwards, Jr. and JOHN DOE, adults, RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military service of the United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distribute, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Edna D. Washington, Jestine D. Washington and Letty W. Edwards, all of whom are deceased, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint herein filed, Defendants.

TMS #411-15-00-191

NOTICE OF HEARING

It appearing that this matter has been referred to the Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough, Master In Equity for Charleston County, South Carolina, to make appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of law with authority to enter a final judgment;

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing in this matter has been scheduled and will be held on May 21, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., at the Charleston County Courthouse, Courtroom 2A, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina. BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A.

s/ Thomas H. Brush

Thomas H. Brush tbrush@brushlawfirm.com

J. Chris Lanning clanning@brushlawfirm.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 12 Carriage Lane, Suite A Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 766-5576 - Phone (843) 766-9152 - Fax

Charleston, South Carolina April 18, 2025

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS IN THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2025-CP-1001924

James Blake, Jr., Virginia ChinaYarborough, Bonita Blake, Renard Blake a/k/a Reynard J. Blake, Kenneth M. Murray, Jr., Keniqua B. Murray, Latoya Murray Turner Blake and Dana M. Blake a/k/a Dana M. Carr, Plaintiffs, -versusAngie Wilder, Hattie Barnwell, Joseph Ladson, Edward Ladson, Remus Ladson, Wesley Ladson, Daphne Ladson, Heirs of Lillie Mae Latson, a/k/a Lillie Mae Ladson, 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, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint herein filed, Defendants.

TMS # 340-01-00-014

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the Action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiffs, through their Attorney, Thomas H. Brush, at his office, 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 Plaintiffs in the Action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiffs will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity for the aforesaid County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53, South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity is authorized and empowered to enter final judgment in this case. An appeal from the final judgment entered by the Master-in-Equity shall be made directly to the Supreme Court.

DATED at Charleston, South Carolina on the 7th day of April 2025.

BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A. s/ Thomas H. Brush

Thomas H. Brush SC Bar # 974 tbrush@brushlawfirm.com

J. Chris Lanning SC Bar #73957 clanning@brushlawfirm.com

12 Carriage Lane, Suite A Charleston, SC 29407 Attorneys for the Plaintiffs

The original Summons and Complaint in the above captioned action were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 7th day of April 2025.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that action has been commenced and is pending in this Court upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiffs against the above-named Defendants, that said Action is brought 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 and the Defendants are the owners of said property, and establishing their respective undivided interests in the properties described below, and for an in kind partition of the Property subject to the provisions of Section 15-61-10 et. seq., South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended.

That said property affected by said Complaint in this Action hereby commenced was, at the time of the commencement of this Action, and at the time of the filing of this Notice, described as follows:

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

being on James Island, in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, measuring and containing 7.11 acres, more or less, and being the residual portion of a parcel of land formally containing eight (8) acres , more or less, and now being shown on a Plat of W. L. Gaillard, Registered Surveyor No. 453, dated May 30, 1996, entitled “Plat of subdivision to create Lot-B of the Estate of Grant Collins, Town of James Island” recorded in Plat Book DA, at Page 881, in the Charleston County ROD Office. Reference to said Plat is hereby craved for a more complete description.

Also, said property is more fully described in the Complaint that is filed simultaneously herewith.

TMS # 340-01-00-014

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, Esq., Post Office Box 30266, Charleston, South Carolina 29417, be and he 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 Dated April 22, 2025 Charleston, South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-10-0162

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Krystal Stepp, Daniel Stepp, Tyler Gehman, & Jessica Swain, DEFENDANT. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2024.

TO DEFENDANT: Daniel Stepp

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Summons in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 17, 2025, at 3:40 pm. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Summons 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 Summons on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Angelica Gonzalez, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29401 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.

Angelica Gonzalez, SC Bar # 106325, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29401, (843) 953-9637.

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: ANTHONY ADAMS

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, 843-953-9464.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-10-3470

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Diego Hernandez-Hernandez, DEFENDANT. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2008. TO DEFENDANT: Diego Hernandez-Hernandez

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Summons in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 6, 2024, at 3:12 pm. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Summons 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 Summons on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Angelica Gonzalez, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29401 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. Angelica Gonzalez,

(843) 953-9637.

ESTADO DE CAROLINA DEL SUR CONDADO DE CHARLESTON EN EL TRIBUNAL DE FAMILIA DEL DECIMOCUARTO CIRCUITO JUDICIAL N.º DE EXPEDIENTE 2024-DR10-3470

DEPARTAMENTO DE SERVICIOS SOCIALES DE CAROLINA DEL SUR CONTRA Diego Hernandez-Hernandez, DEMANDADO. EN BENEFICIO DE: MENOR DE EDAD NACIDO EN 2008.

PARA EL DEMANDADO: Diego Hernandez-Hernandez

POR LA PRESENTE SE LO CITA y se le exige que responda a la Citación en esta acción presentada ante el Secretario del Tribunal del condado de Charleston el 6 de diciembre de 2024 a las 3:12 p. m. Tras demostración de interés, se le entregará una copia de la Citación a solicitud suya ante la Secretaría del Tribunal del Condado de Charleston y deberá entregar una copia de su Respuesta a la Citación a la parte Demandante, el Departamento de Servicios Sociales del Estado de Carolina del Sur, en la oficina de su Abogada, Angelica Gonzalez, Departamento Legal del Departamento de Servicios Sociales del Condado de Charleston, ubicado en 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, Carolina del Sur 29401, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la fecha de esta publicación, excluyendo 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.

Angelica Gonzalez, Licencia de Carolina del Sur N.° 106325, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29401, (843) 953-9637.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-10-0422 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS HALEY KOCAK AKA HALEY COLLINS, STEPHEN SCIARRINO, AND JOHN KOCAK IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2024.

TO DEFENDANTS: HALEY KOCAK AKA HALEY COLLINS AND STEPHEN SCIARRINO 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 14, 2025, at 4:54 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 R. Young, 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 R. Young, SC Bar #4686, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-9521.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-10-0930

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS

Krystal Buford and William Lepley, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2013.

TO DEFENDANT: Krystal Buford and William Lepley

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Summons in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 3, 2025, at 2:57 pm. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Summons 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 Summons on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Angelica Gonzalez, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29401 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.

Angelica Gonzalez, SC Bar # 106325, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405, (843) 953-9637.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-10-0052

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS

Delona Jenkins, Frederick Jenkins, Rodney Gary & Anthony Green aka Antonio Green

DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2010, 2014, 2016, 2019, & 2024

TO DEFENDANTS: Frederick Jenkins, Rodney Gary and Anthony Green akaAntonio Green

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with theClerk of Court for Charleston County on January 8, 2025 at 2:09 pm. Upon proof of interest, a copy of theComplaint 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 SocialServices, 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, 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.

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

Estate of: WILLIAM TAFT ATKINS, JR. 2025-ES-10-0136

DOD: 12/18/24

Pers. Rep:

JACQUELINE DIANE ATKINS 2411 TIFFANY DR., CHARLESTON, SC 29414 ***********

Estate of: MAURA CUNNINGHAM ESLER

2025-ES-10-0564

DOD: 4/24/24

Pers. Rep:

H. LOUIS ESLER, JR. 63 MEETING ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401

Atty: ANDREW W. CHANDLER, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ***********

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of: PRISCILLA ALDEN MINKEL

2025-ES-10-0161

DOD: 1/8/25

Pers. Rep:

LEWIS CHRISTOPHER MINKEL 1549 FT. PALMETTO CIR., MT. PLEASANT, SC 29466

Pers. Rep: CARTER PUTNAM MINKEL 3 ALDEN CAMPS RD., OAKLAND, ME 04963

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

Estate of:

JANICE RAY BOZART SMITH

2025-ES-10-0304

DOD: 2/14/25

Pers. Rep:

KIMBERLY E. SMITH 2532 RUTHERFORD WAY, CHARLESTON, SC 29414

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Estate of:

VALENTINE JOSEPH LINDSAY AKA VAL J. LINDSAY

2025-ES-10-0352

DOD: 2/9/25

Pers. Rep:

EILEEN HEIDER

1620 PINECREST RD., CHARLESTON, SC 29407

Atty: DONALD J. BUDMAN, ESQ. 1052 GARDNER RD., #200, CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: ROBERT NORWELL AYMAR

2025-ES-10-0373

DOD: 8/6/24

Pers. Rep: MARILYNN AYMAR PO BOX 524, FOLLY BEACH, SC 29439

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Estate of: GERALD BRUCE CEDERWALL

2025-ES-10-0578

DOD: 12/8/24

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of:

WYNEMA L. ATKINS

2024-ES-10-2083

DOD: 4/28/24

Pers. Rep: VAN DUANE ATKINS 2040 CHURCH CREEK DR., CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Atty:

DONALD J. BUDMAN, ESQ. PO BOX 30280, CHARLESTON, SC 29417 ***********

Estate of:

JOSHUA ANDREW RICHMOND

2025-ES-10-0305

DOD: 11/7/24

Pers. Rep: SHANNON RICHMOND 1598 WIRE RD., DORCHESTER, SC 29437

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

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Estate of:

ADRIENNE KIM CHILDS AKA ADRIENNE KIM CHILDS SEAY

2025-ES-10-0585

DOD: 12/27/24

Pers. Rep:

DAVID CHILDS 3859 CHISOLM RD., JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

Atty: ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of:

GERALDINE M. PICKERING

2025-ES-10-0619

DOD: 3/1/25

Pers. Rep: BENJAMIN CHARLES PICKERING, II 937 GIACOMO DR., WAXHAW, NC 28173

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Estate of: MARY LEE BROOKS

2025-ES-10-0627

DOD: 3/16/25

Pers. Rep: JOHN E. ROMANOSKY, JR. ONE COOL BLOW ST., #201, CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of: ELOUISE JENKINS EADY 2025-ES-10-0630

DOD: 12/4/24

Pers. Rep: ROBERT BRENT EADY, SR. 2109 TRESCOTT ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29405 ***********

Estate of:

DARIUS IAN SEAY

2025-ES-10-0648

DOD: 12/27/24

Pers. Rep: DAVID CHILDS 3859 CHISOLM RD., JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

Atty: ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ***********

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of: CHERYL ANN FLEMING

2025-ES-10-0455

DOD: 12/26/24

Pers. Rep: SANDRA D. FLEMING 13750 173RD ST., JAMAICA, NY 11434

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Estate of: LINDA JEAN CONNOLLY

2025-ES-10-0652

DOD: 2/25/25

Pers. Rep: JOHN V. CONNOLLY 1020 SCAUP CT., KIAWAH ISLAND, SC 29455

Pers. Rep:

ANDREW W. CHANDLER, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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Estate of:

HARRIETTE V. REEVES

2025-ES-10-0668

DOD: 2/9/25

Pers. Rep:

MELVIN M. REEVES, JR. 12 LUDWELL LN., STAFFORD, VA 22554

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Estate of: ASHLEY OLIVA CRANK

2025-ES-10-0679

DOD: 2/1/25

Pers. Rep:

JEFFREY J. PAULING, SR. 14049 CLAYBORN ST., MIDLAND, NC 28107

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Estate of: WILLIE JAMES

2025-ES-10-0684

DOD: 3/15/25

Pers. Rep: TIA J. JAMES 5814 FOLEY ST., ALEXANDRIA, VA 22303

Atty:

VERONICA G. SMALL, ESQ. PO BOX 1065, MT. PLEASANT, SC 29465

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Estate of: JOHN BUTLER MEDLIN

2025-ES-10-0686

DOD: 3/2/25

Pers. Rep: SADIE DEE ROYAL MEDLIN 1732 CARLIN AVE., CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: THOMAS H. BRUSH, ESQ. 12-A CARRIAGE LN., CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: XIANGQING ZHENG

2025-ES-10-0697

DOD: 4/2/25

Pers. Rep: YANQIN LI 1910 ESSEX FARMS DR., CHARLESTON, SC 29414

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Estate of:

WILSON GERVAIS SEABROOK

2025-ES-10-0704

DOD: 3/18/25

Pers. Rep:

WANDA SAYE BRUNSON

5570 BRUNSON RD., ADAMS RUN, SC 29426

Atty: KERRY W. KOON, ESQ.

147 WAPPOO CREEK DR., #203, CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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Estate of:

ANN CHINNIS DOUGLAS

2025-ES-10-0719

CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-00368

Ashleytowne Recreational Development, Inc., Plaintiff,

v. Diane Isabelle Judith Briquet Puyo, Defendant(s). )

SUMMONS AND NOTICES TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or to otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscribers at their office, Clarkson McAlonis & O’Connor, P.C., 753 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite 100, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, or to otherwise appear and defend the action pursuant to applicable court rules, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint or otherwise appear and defend within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended effective September 1, 2002, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) SCRCP, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this action. If there are counterclaims requiring a jury trial, any party may file a demand under Rule 38, SCRCP and the case will be returned to the Circuit Court.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the aboveentitled action, together with the Summons, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on January 22, 2025.

CLARKSON MCALONIS & O’CONNOR, P.C.

Sean A. O’Connor

753 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite 100 Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina 29464 (843) 885-8005

Attorney for Plaintiff

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2025-CP-10-00540

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vs Sherika Rorelle Washington, Defendant(s)

SUMMONS

(Claim and Delivery) Non-Jury

TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Sherika Rorelle Washington

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint in the above captioned action were filed on January 29, 2025, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina.

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

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:

Facility 1: 1108 Stockade Ln. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466

05/20/2025 10:00 AM

Sharlia Smith Household Goods

Facility 2: 1904 N Hwy 17 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

05/20/2025 10:15 AM

Nikola Blesich Holiday decorations, outgrown baby clothes.

Bill Daniels Household goods

Bill Daniels 10x10 10x15

Fletcher Pilling Records Holiday items

KaPreshia Mitchell Bedroom set, living room set, 2 smart TVs, area rug, coffee table/ end table, kitchenware, etc.

Facility 3: 1514 Mathis Ferry Rd. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

05/20/2025 10:35 AM

Leo Murphy Boxes furniture

Facility 4: 1426 N Hwy 17 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

Bedroom furniture

Antonio Brown Boxes

Facility 6: 45 Grand Oaks Blvd Charleston, SC 29414

05/20/2025 11:15 AM

Christpher Barfield Household Goods

Micheal Rich Furniture

Shaquerra Nelson Clothes, documents, piano, tvs

Vernon Birt Household Goods/Furniture

Sanda Coda Boxes

Facility 7: 1951 Maybank Hwy Charleston, SC 29412 05/20/2025 11:30 AM

Lindsay Willis Boxes, clothes, misc. Household items

Micah Golde Appliances, boxes, buckets, shelving

Angel Foy Furniture, mattresses, and other house hold items.

Gwendolyn Watt Tools

Facility 8: 810 St Andrews Blvd Charleston, SC 29407 05/20/2025 11:45 AM

Adrian Williams Household goods

Mitch Hogan Bed King, Couch

Facility 9: 1533 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407 05/20/2025

12:45 PM

Vandora Huggin-Edwards Tools, Christmas items and boxes

Kristina Watson Household and personal items

Facility 10: 1861 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407 05/20/2025 1:15 PM

Dyamond Young Clothes, shoes

Facility 11: 2118 Heriot Street Charleston, SC 29403 05/20/2025 12:15 PM

Bobby Adkins Personal items and Couch

Terrance Moten Clothing and furniture

Danny Miller Clothes, sneaker, tv

Andre Johnson Bed frame, bikes, dresses, boxes, clothes

Clothes, Hanger, Boxes

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.

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:

Facility 1: 1108 Stockade Ln. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466 05/20/2025 10:00 AM

Sharlia Smith Household

Pers. Rep:

DOD: 3/19/25

Pers. Rep: LAURA ALLISON

1533 BUR CLARE DR., CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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

05/20/2025 10:40 AM

Emmanuel Saforo Household Goods/Furniture

Julia Wyatt Boxes and bins

Facility 5: 2343 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29414 05/20/2025 10:30 AM

Gregory Wooten

Facility 12: 1540 Meeting Street Road Charleston, SC 29405 05/20/2025 1:00 PM

Haley Horsfall Inventory

Jessica Chisolm Totes, bags

Mary Robinson Wheelchairs, Mattress, Bins

Alphonso Seabrook

Lindsay Willis Boxes, clothes, misc. Household items

Micah Golde Appliances, boxes, buckets, shelving

Angel Foy Furniture, mattresses, and other house hold items.

Gwendolyn Watt

Tools

Facility 8: 810 St Andrews Blvd Charleston, SC 29407

05/20/2025

11:45 AM

Adrian Williams Household goods

Mitch Hogan Bed King, Couch

Facility 9: 1533 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407

05/20/2025

12:45 PM

Vandora Huggin-Edwards Tools, Christmas items and boxes

Kristina Watson Household and personal items

Facility 10:

1861 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407

05/20/2025 1:15 PM

Dyamond Young Clothes, shoes

Facility 11: 2118 Heriot Street Charleston, SC 29403

05/20/2025

12:15 PM

Bobby Adkins Personal items and Couch

Terrance Moten Clothing and furniture

Danny Miller Clothes, sneaker, tv

Andre Johnson Bed frame, bikes, dresses, boxes, clothes

Facility 12: 1540 Meeting Street Road Charleston, SC 29405

05/20/2025

1:00 PM

Haley Horsfall Inventory

Jessica Chisolm Totes, bags

Mary Robinson Wheelchairs, Mattress, Bins

Alphonso Seabrook Clothes, Hanger, Boxes

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.

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:

Facility 1: 427 St. James Ave Goose Creek, SC 29445

5/20/2025 11:00 AM

Lamar Davis Garage items

Carlos Lazo Household items and furniture

Tommy Creenshaw Household items

Kimberly Harper Bed set, misc. items, small furniture

Zee Walker

TBD

Stephon Johnson Furniture, electronics, household items, holiday decor

Ryan Norris Household items and furniture

Rosemary Cummings Photos, boxes

Facility 2: 609 Old Trolley Road Summerville, SC 29485

5/20/2025 10:30 AM

Tyshawn Hargrove 2 couches, bed frame, 2 dressers

Aubrey Sharpton Furniture

Facility 3: 8850 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406

5/20/2025 10:45 AM

Lavonne Lawrence Household Furniture

Brittany Cox Clothes/Suitcase

Elizabeth Loeblich Household Items

Ronald Reid Household Items

Enique Gathers Household Items

Michael Greco 5th Wheel Camper

Facility 4: 208 St. James Ave, Ste C Goose Creek, SC 29445 5/20/2025 11:00 AM

Koko Brown living room, 3 bedrooms, 5 big boxes.

Lisa Thomas Household Goods

Facility 5: 3781 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418

5/20/2025 11:00 AM

Daniel Jones Furniture

Inita Rivers Living room Set Dining Set King Bedroom Set Queen Bedroom Set Full Bedroom Set

Antonio Love 1995 Dodge Dakota

Facility 6: 434 Orangeburg Road Summerville, SC 29483 5/20/2025 11:15 AM

Lois Wright Household Goods

William Tindal Clothes, personal items, household goods

Chimere Simmons Household Goods

Alesia Brown-Nesbitt Household Goods

Facility 7: 422 Old Trolley Rd Summerville, SC 29485

5/20/2025 10:45 AM

Tymetria Grippon Household goods/Furniture

Cindy Hood Household Goods/ Furniture

Facility 8: 2130 N Main St Summerville, SC 29486 5/20/2025 10:00 AM

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

Arthur Ostapenko Furniture

Tiana Smoot 2 sofas, dining room set, queen bed set, 2 50” flat screen TVs, kitchen items

Robert Legette Household Goods/Furniture

Facility 10: 344 Nexton Creek Circle Summerville, SC 29486 5/20/2025 11:45 AM

Monica Reinsfelder Furniture and some boxes

Rodney Roberts Clothes and tools 20 to 25 boxes

Tabitha Kylander 2 bedrooms 2 dressers and a bed

Facility 11: 9670 Dorchester Rd Summerville, SC 29485 5/20/2025 10:15 AM

Walter Boyd Misc household items

Isheka Manigault Household goods

Cassie Harbin boxes, sectional, full bed, tv stand, stands

Catalina Ward Boxes, Bed, PS4, TV

Octavia Bell living room set/dining room set / bedroom set/bags/3 tvs

Facility 12: 6941 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406 5/20/2025 12:30 PM

Antoinette Rowell Household items, furniture

Timothy Quinn Misc goods

Java Doctor Washer, freezer, living room furniture, mattresses, dining table & chairs

Crystal Lee-Stewart Clothing, dining table

Pierre Laroche Bedroom, totes, dresser, couches, tables

James Drayton Furniture, household items, boxes

Shawn Hix

Small futon, desk, table, storage cabinet, boxes

Facility 13: #8938

5146 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418

5/20/2025 12:00 PM

Shamasia Jones Clothing, furniture, Tv’s

Rebecca Richardson Household furnishings

Jayveona Morrison Appliances, furniture, boxes, toys

Jennifer Green Clothes, bed, bins

Leah Turner Queen bed, frame, couch, dining

set, 50” and 40” tv’s, clothes, 4 crates, kitchen supplies, air fryer

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 FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-00849

SANDRA E. SCOTT, EMILY D. BOWMAN, ROSA B. SMITH, LEONA C. SCOTT And CHRISTOPHER SCOTT, JR., Plaintiffs, vs. PAMELA J. MIDDLETON, GEORGE O. WASHINGTON, KANDREA S. WASHINGTON, DENISE ANCRUM, NICHOLAS W. WASHINGTON, JOHN DOE, adults, RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military service of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons or legal entity of any kind who may be an heir, distributee, legatee, widower, widow, assign administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of JOE ETHEL MOORE aka Joe Ethel Middleton Moore, CHRISTOPHER L. SCOTT SR., ELIZABETH M. SCOTT, MALVERSE A. MIDDLETON, KESLEY P. SCOTT, CYNTHIA T. WASHINGTON and DEMETRA LEFTER, all of whom are deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, Defendants.

SUMMONS

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:

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

NOTICE OF FILING

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens, Notice and Complaint in the above action were filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 14, 2025.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiffs against the Defendants to clear title to the parcel of real property hereinafter described and to establish ownership of the said parcel in the names of the lawful owners free and clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbrances whatsoever, saving and excepting outstanding real property taxes and to effect a Partition By Sale of the said parcel. The parcel which is the subject of this action was at the commencement of this action and is now situate in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina,

and is more fully described as follows: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on the south side of Morris Street in the City and County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and known under the present numbering system as No. 39 Morris Street and having such size, shape and dimensions as are shown on a plat thereof made by W. L. Gaillard, Surveyor, dated October 23, 1942, which plat is made a part hereof and is recorded in the Register’s office for Charleston County, South Carolina (“ROD”) in Book ____, Page ____. MEASURING AND CONTAINING in front on Morris Street thirty-seven feet, five inches (37’, 5”), by sixty-nine feet, five inches (69’,5”) on the East and West lines and forty-five feet, six inches (45’, 6”) on the back line, be the said dimensions more or less. BEING the same property conveyed to Ethel G. Middleton by deed of Demetra Lefter, dated November 9, 1942, and recorded in the ROD in Book V-43, at Page 103.

TMS#: 460-12-03-001. Street Address: 39 Morris Street, Charleston, SC 29403

NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN

AD LITEM NISI

You will please take notice that by Consent Order filed in the Clerk’s Office on April 2, 2025, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, PO Box 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465-0459, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the unknown Defendants whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military of The United State of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown persons or legal entities of any kind, who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Joe Ethel Moore aka Joe Ethel Middleton Moore, Christopher L. Scott Sr., Elizabeth M. Scott, Malverse A. Middleton, Kesley P. Scott, Cynthia T. Washington and Demetra Lefter, all deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein; such appointment to become absolute unless the said Defendants or someone in their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.

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

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

DOCKET NO. 2025CP1001436

SouthState Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, v. Peter B. Stewart; Defendant(s). (010904-00484)

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived

TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Peter B. Stewart:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend

by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 429 Wade Hampton Dr, Charleston, SC 29412-9147, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 454-12-00-034, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 292023200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on March 14, 2025.

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

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

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

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

R. Brooks Wright SC Bar #105195) Brooks.Wright@rogerstownsend. com

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

Columbia, South Carolina

NOTICE OF SALE Docket No. 2024-CP-10-00559

By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, heretofore granted in the case of The Sunset Cay Marina Council of Co-Owners, Inc., Plaintiff, against Stephen T. Aust and Nancy M. Aust, Defendants;

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:

DOCK UNIT A-5, SUNSET CAY MARINA HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME, a Horizontal Property Regime established pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Regime Act, 27-31-10, et seq., and submitted by Master of Deed of Sunset Cay Horizontal Property Regime dated August 18, 2005, and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County in W-549 at page 258 on August 18, 2005, and

as shown and delineated on that certain plat entitled, “EXHIBIT “B” TO THE MASTER DEED FOR STAGE 1 OF THE SUNSET CAY MARINA HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME SHOWING DOCK “A”, DOCK “B”. DOCK “C”. DOCK “D”, DOCK “E” AND COMMERCIAL UNIT AND RESTROOM FACILITY, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF FOLLY BEACH, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC”, prepared by Horner, Eelman & Gearhart, LLC dated August 15, 2004, and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County as Exhibit “B” to the aforementioned Master. Said Master Deed may thereafter be amended from time to time (hereinafter described as “Master Deed”) together with an undivided interest in the appurtenant common elements, all as described more fully in the Master Deed.

This being the same property conveyed to Stephen T. Aust and Nancy M. Aust by deed of Sunset Cay, LLC dated July 31, 2006, and recorded August 1, 2006, with the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County, South Carolina in Book A593, at Page 651.

TMS No.: 325-15-00-079

Property Address: WE 10th Street, Dock Unit A-5, Folly Beach, SC 29439

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.

Harbor National Bank, has or may have interest in the Property as the holder of the mortgage, note, security agreement and/or modification agreement thereof in the original amount of $121,500.00, dated July 31, 2006, and recorded August 1, 2006, in Book B593 at Page 255 with the Charleston County Register of Deeds Office.

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 senior mortgage lien held by Harbor National Bank, $121,500.00, dated July 31, 2006, and recorded August 1, 2006, in Book B593 at Page 255 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)

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

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 2025-CP-10-01218

Planet Home Lending, LLC, Plaintiff vs. Robert Ransom Cumbee, Katie Ann Beyer and The United States of America, acting by and through its agency, The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) Robert Ransom Cumbee, Katie Ann Beyer:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above action, a copy which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2838 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205, within thirty (30) days after service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 5, 2025.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is now pending or is about to be commenced in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for the purpose of foreclosing a certain mortgage of real estate heretofore given by Robert Ransom Cumbee and Katie Ann Beyer to Planet Home Lending, LLC bearing date of July 29, 2021 and recorded August 19, 2021 in Mortgage Book 1024 at Page 288 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/Clerk of Court for Charleston County, in the original principal sum of Two Hundred Twelve Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Seven and 00/100 Dollars ($212,657.00). Thereafter, by assignment recorded on February 29, 2024 in Book 1230 at Page 611 the mortgage was assigned to Planet Home Lending, LLC, and that the premises effected by said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof are situated in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot 27, Block F, as shown on a plat of “Woodside Manor and Woodview Manor, Charleston County, S.C.” made July 13, 1970, by E.M. Seabrook, Jr., C.E. & L.S., which said plat is recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book Z Page 145; said lot having such buttings and boundings, size, shape and dimensions as shown on said plat.

TMS No. 3880600042 Property Address: 4416 Elderwood Drive, Ladson, SC 29456 Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Telephone (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff

Free Will Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): To create microgardens, you plant vegetables and herbs in small containers placed on your porch, balcony, window sills and kitchen counter. Lettuce, peas, spinach, and basil might be among your small bounties. I encourage you to use this practice as a main metaphor in the coming weeks. In other words, gravitate away from huge, expansive visions, and instead work creatively within existing constraints. For now, at least, “less is more” should be your operative motto. Meditate on how apparent limitations might lead to inviting innovations. Seek out abundance in unlikely places.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus author Nellie Bly (1864–1922) was a daring trailblazer. It was almost impossible for a woman to be a journalist in the 19th century, but she did it anyway. One of her sensational groundbreaking stories came when she did an undercover assignment in New York’s Women’s Lunatic Asylum. Her reporting on the neglect and brutality there prompted major reforms. I nominate Bly as your role model for the foreseeable future. You are, I believe, poised for epic, even heroic adventures, in service to a greater good. (PS: Bly also made a solo trip around the world and wrote 15 books.)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini painter Henri Rousseau (1844–1910) never saw a jungle in person. In fact, he never left his native country of France. But he painted some of modern art’s most vivid jungle scenes. How did that happen? Well, he visited zoos and botanical gardens, perused images of tropical forests in books and heard stories from soldiers who had visited jungles abroad. But mostly, he had a flourishing imagination that he treated with reverent respect. I urge you to follow his lead, Gemini. Through the joyful, extravagant power of your imagination, get the inspiration and education you need. The next three weeks will be prime time to do so.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): No, ruby-throated hummingbirds don’t hitch rides on airplanes or the backs of geese. They make their epic migrations completely under their own power. To get to their wintering grounds, many fly alone from the southern United States to the Yucatan Peninsula, crossing the 500-mile expanse of the Gulf of Mexico in 20 hours. I don’t recommend you attempt heroic feats like theirs in the coming weeks, Cancerian. More than usual, you need and deserve to call on support and help. Don’t be shy about getting the exact boosts you require. It’s time to harvest the favors you are owed and to be specific in articulating your wishes.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The golden pheasant is dazzling. Among the bright colors that appear in its plumage are gold, red, orange, yellow, blue, black, green, cinnamon and chestnut. In accordance with astrological omens, I name this charismatic bird to be your spirit creature for the coming weeks. Feel free to embrace your inner golden pheasant and express it vividly wherever you go. This is a perfect time to boldly showcase your beauty and magnificence, even as you fully display your talents and assets. I brazenly predict that your enthusiastic expression of self-love will be a good influence on almost everyone you encounter.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo poet and visual artist Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012) had a few mottoes that endlessly nurtured her abundant creative output. Here’s one: “Keep your eye on your inner world and keep away from ads, idiots, and movie stars.” As excellent as that advice is, it’s a challenge to follow it all the time. If we want to function effectively, we can’t always be focused on our inner worlds. However, I do believe you are now in a phase when you’re wise to heed her counsel more than usual. Your soul’s depths have a lot to teach you. Your deep intuition is full of useful revelations. Don’t get distracted from them by listening too much to ads, idiots, and celebrities.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is essential for the functioning of your body and every other animal’s. It carries instructions about how to build proteins, and your cells are full

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of it. We humans can’t edit this magic substance, but octopuses can. They do it on the fly, enabling them to adapt quickly to changing environmental conditions. Even though you Libras can’t match their amazing power with RNA, you do have a substantial capacity to rewrite your plans and adjust your mindset. And this talent of yours will be especially available to you in the coming weeks. Your flexibility and adaptability will not only help you navigate surprises but may also open up exciting new opportunities.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Is there a sanctuary you can retreat to? A relaxing oasis where you can slip away from the world’s colorful madness? I would love for you to be bold enough to seek the precise healing you need. You have every right to escape the rotting status quo and give yourself full permission to hide from pressure, demands and expectations. Is there music that brings you deep consolation? Are there books and teachers that activate your profound soul wisdom? Keep that good stuff nearby. It’s time for focused relief and regeneration.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The chemical element known as arsenic is notoriously toxic for humans, but has long been useful in small amounts. Ancient Chinese metallurgists discovered that blending it with copper and tin made the finest, strongest bronze. In modern times, arsenic fortifies the lead in car batteries. People in the 19th century sometimes ingested tiny doses as a stimulant. In this spirit, Sagittarius, I invite you to transform potentially challenging elements in your life into sources of strength. Can you find ways to incorporate iffy factors instead of eliminating them? I assure you that you have the power to recognize value in things others may neglect or reject.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Renowned Capricorn author Henry Miller (1891–1980) had to wait far too long before getting readers in his home country, the United States. American censors regarded his explosive texts as too racy and sexy. They forbade the publication of his books until he was 69 years old! His spirit was forever resolute and uncrushable, though. In accordance with astrological omens, Capricorn, I recommend you adopt his counsel on the subject of wonders and marvels. Miller wrote, “The miracle is that the honey is always there, right under your nose, only you were too busy searching elsewhere to realize it.” Here’s another gem from Miller: He advised us “to make the miracle more and more miraculous, to swear allegiance to nothing, but live only miraculously, think only miraculously, die miraculously.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): For now, everything depends on your foundation, your roots, and your support system. If I were you, I would devote myself to nurturing them. Please note that you’re not in any jeopardy. I don’t foresee strains or tremors. But your graduation to your next set of interesting challenges will require you to be snugly stable, secure, and steady. This is one time when being thoroughly ensconced in your comfort zone is a beautiful asset, not a detriment to be transcended.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The coming weeks are a favorable time for you to build symbolic bridges. I hope you will link resources that aren’t yet linked. I hope you will work to connect people whose merger would help you, and I hope you will begin planning to move from where you are now to the next chapter of your life. I advise you to not model your metaphorical bridges after modern steel suspension bridges, though. Instead, be inspired by the flexible, natural and intimate bridges made by the ancient Incas. Woven from ichu grass via community efforts, they were strong enough to span rivers and canyons in the Andes mountains.

Jonesin’

“EE-AW”

Across

1. Low-lying region

5. Building girder

10. Petition

13. The big screen?

14. “A Confederacy of ___” (John Kennedy Toole book)

16. St. crosser

17. Property purchased with Qatari currency?

19. Pickleball divider

20. Hit the buffet

21. “Boo-___!”

22. Regretted

24. Words to a song

26. Shared billing for Etta and Celine?

31. “___ & Greg” (late ‘90s sitcom)

33. Extremely successful, in Variety

34. Singer Lily

36. Military packaged meal, for short

38. Granola grain

39. Performed in front of a pharaoh?

43. Pretty great

44. It may be original

45. “C’mon, please?”

46. Defunct channel that aired “Felicity”

49. Elegant detail

51. A pleased 500e, maybe?

53. Paul of “Breaking Bad”

57. “The Wire” character

58. Tajikistan, for short, once

60. Wondrous feeling

61. Mellow like cheese

63. Food served up for some rock Kings?

67. Tattletale

68. Of the lower back

69. Like some sporting equipment

70. “The Amazing Race” network

71. Photographer Arbus 72. Extremely

All over the web

“Jaws” town

Cake component

Prefix that follows giga, tera, and peta

Notion

Another nickname for Dubya

Sinus doc

11. The night before 12. Understand

15. “Yertle the Turtle” author

18. Chinese fruit

23. Tokyo’s former name

25. Without doing anything

27. Household cleaning chemical

28. Johnny of The Smiths and Modest Mouse

29. Giraffe’s relative

30. Forget-me-___ (certain flowers)

32. “No ifs, ___ , or buts”

34. Waimea Bay greeting

35. Group including Wordsworth and Coleridge, based on their location in England

37. “Behold!” to Caesar

39. Hiking trail

40. Word at the end of a French film

41. 1962 John Wayne film set in Africa

42. New Age Irish singer

47. Typing speed acronym

48. “___ means!”

50. Diagnostic image, for short

52. Psychoanalyst Sigmund

54. Increase

55. Deed holder

56. Requiring attention

59. “Yeah, whatever”

61. Part of a circle

62. Talk a lot

64. “Cheerleader” singer of 2015

65. Pelicans’ org.

66. Bronco or Equinox, e.g.

—some donkey noises, completed.