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Food insecurity deepens in Charleston area

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Food insecurity deepens in Charleston area

By Damian Bertrand

Charleston native Jermaine Husser knew what it was like to go home wondering what his next meal would be.

Having lived off government assistance as a child, he wanted to make sure, as an adult, that others didn’t go through the same situation.

“I’ve been without, and so I know what it feels like to be without,” said Husser, executive director of Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach, a nonprofit serving the Charleston area.

The organization tries to feed every individual who walks through its doors. But increasing needs are making that goal nearly impossible.

Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach has seen more families this year than ever before, Husser said. In 2024, it served more than 11,000 meals.

“Ever since the start of this year … we’re seeing a tremendous amount of more families, and we receive very little funding through state and federal sources,” he said.

Food insecurity up to 12% in Lowcountry, tracker shows

Charleston’s number of food-insecure individuals, those who do not have sufficient

access to food, is increasing. In 2022, food insecurity was 11.2%, according to Feeding America, a hunger and poverty data tracker.

Now, it’s at 12.3%, an increase of more than 5,000 individuals unsure where their food will come from.

There are several factors involved, but one of the reasons why this is happening is clear: $100 doesn’t buy the same amount of food as it did several years ago.

“People just can’t stretch their dollars fast enough,” said Stephanie Kelley, the executive director of the East Cooper Community Outreach.

People are living paycheck to paycheck, and some are forced to choose between paying rent and groceries, she said.

There is a scramble to get more money to douse the fire and help more people. But with a new administration in Washington, there is no increase in federal funding. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture in March removed a $500 million national program that allowed food banks to purchase fresh food from local farmers.

That leaves organizations like the Lowcountry Food Bank, which Husser once ran, to serve a growing hungry population with pre-pandemic funding.

“We had some significant grants last year that enabled us to purchase quite a significant amount of food,” said Nick Osborne, current president of the food bank. “That has now completely finished.”

The Lowcountry Food Bank is one of South Carolina’s largest food banks and

donated more than 46 million pounds of food last year to 184,000 food-insecure people across 10 counties.

Osborne said there has been a 20% increase in needs over the past year, and operation costs have increased because of rising costs of rent and utilities.

“The need is pretty immense,” Osborne said. “[People] go home, they finish the end of the day, and potentially wonder where their next meal is going to come from.”

The Older Americans Act of 1965 is the primary federal funding mechanism for sustaining Meals on Wheels of Charleston, a vital food service program for seniors, said Donna Cook, its executive director. But now it is under attack in the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget.

“Because of that insecurity in the federal government, we haven’t been able to add anyone from our waiting list since December,” Cook said.

There are more than 350 seniors on the organization’s waiting list, she said. Without increased funding, the organization can’t do much else except stay patient.

“There’s no discussion of extra money to even touch those waiting list folks,” Cook said. “So for us, that’s the biggest impact.”

Federal judge blasts Trump in local case

A Lowcountry nonprofit won its Davidversus-Goliath fight against the Trump administration last week when U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel ruled federal officials illegally canceled an $11.4 million Biden-era local grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) .

North Charleston’s Sustainability Institute was the lead plaintiff in a national case involving 12 nonprofits, six cities and a total of 38 grants. The ruling immediately restored funding for the nonprofit plaintiffs and set aside the city grants for later consideration. At a charged May 19 courthouse hearing in Charleston, Gergel was withering in his assessment of the government’s case. In particular, he noted that Deputy EPA Administrator Travis Voyles had been unable to produce a single document to back up his sworn claim that he’d reviewed each of the grants individually before canceling them, as required by law. —Jack O’Toole

“I was, frankly, embarrassed for the government to read Mr. Voyles’ affidavit. I’ve just never seen anything submitted to me like that. It was, frankly, sort of an insult to the Court.”

—U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel about an affidavit from Deputy EPA Administrator Travis Voyles in a federal case about a canceled $11.4 million Biden-era grant. Gergel also questioned the government’s overall honesty during the court proceedings.

CP GROCERY TRACKER

May 23–May 30, 2025

Numbers are based on weekly average costs nationwide.

Milk (half-gallon): $1.90 ( $0.17)

Cheese (8-ounce block): $2.56 ( $0.06)

Eggs (dozen, large white): $3.44 ( $0.55)

Bananas (per pound): $0.58 ( $0.24)

Avocados (each): $1.47 ( $0.16)

Gas (per gallon, S.C. avg.): $2.801 ( $0.011)

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

Husser

Damian Bertrand

Lowcountry Food Bank donated more than 46 million pounds of food last year to 184,000 food-insecure people

By Skyler Baldwin

Charleston council gives initial nod to juvenile curfew “

Charleston City Council members unanimously passed the first reading of a measure that would limit when juveniles can be out and about without a parent along the King Street corridor.

The proposed curfew bars people under 18 from being on King Street from Carolina to Broad streets, Market Street south of King Street and East Bay Street from Market to Broad Streets between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., Thursdays through Sundays. According to the ordinance, pushed by Charleston Police Chief Chito Walker, minors violating the curfew will be asked to leave the area by a police officer. If needed, a parent or guardian will be contacted to pick them up.

Enforcement of the curfew includes several exceptions, including for kids who work or are school, church or public activities. Another exception is for kids exercising First Amendment rights.

After discussion Tuesday, each member of city council voted for the measure, including Boyd Gregg, Kevin Shealy, Jim McBride, Robert Mitchell, Karl Brady, William Dudley Gregorie, Keith Waring, Mike Seekings, William Tinkler, Stephen Bowden, Ross Appel and Caroline Parker. Bowden expressed some concern about the curfew hours, but ultimately voted in favor of the ordinance.

Council members generally said the ordinance, which faces another review by council on June 17 before becoming law, would act as a jumping off point to increase safety along the often-troubled corridor, especially as teenagers have more free time on their hands over the summer.

Community members, however, say they feared the ordinance could be used as an excuse to over-police the city’s children and could lead to racial discrimination.

There seems to be a rise in ... free range parenting ... and expecting society to bear the consequences, and that’s something we should not be encouraging.”

—Charleston City Councilman Karl Brady

“There seems to be overwhelming support for this in the public, but there are some understandable concerns about overrestriction,” said council member McBride said. “I’m all about freedom, as much freedom as possible, but at the same time, we have to ensure safety.”

Council members also pointed to exacerbated crime rates in the area after dark as the reason for the curfew.

“There seems to be a rise in ... free range parenting ... and expecting society to bear the consequences, and that’s something we should not be encouraging,” said Brady, another member of council.

Since January 2024, the city said on its Facebook page last week, Charleston police have responded to more than 40 late-night incidents involving juveniles, including drug possession, assaults, vehicle break-ins and other criminal activity.

Opponents quickly pointed out that with those rates in mind, that is less than one call per week over the past 500 days.

“Wouldn’t be surprised if this was later overturned being deemed unconstitutional

Ashley Stanol file photo

City officials said they’ve noticed an uptick in kids gathering nightly on King Street

2 groups celebrate Pride Month in June

By Damian Bertrand

Two Charleston County organizations are pulling out all of the stops to celebrate diversity with June festivities and dozens of events that the whole family can enjoy.

Park Circle Pride

Park Circle Pride will host its fifth annual Pride festival from June 3 to June 8 in North Charleston. Activities include more than 40 events with numerous familyfriendly activities.

June’s celebration will be Park Circle Pride’s largest festival yet, said Simon Cantlon, producer of the event. He said Park Circle Pride brings the whole county together, regardless of someone’s identity.

“The neighborhood is so inclusive and that makes it really unique,” he said. “There’s something for everybody. As a Pride festival, we strive to be as diverse as possible.”

Charleston Pride

Charleston Pride will host a schedule of 10 June events to promote the LGBTQIA+ community, but its celebrations promise to be just as entertaining. Family-friendly events include:

• 5 p.m., June 3: Raising of the Flag, Commonhouse Aleworks, North Charleston.

• 7 p.m., June 11: Patti O’ Furniture, MIX restaurant, Mount. Pleasant.

• 4 p.m., June 12: Jeni’s Ice Cream social, Mount. Pleasant.

Blotter of the Week

all at the expense of taxpayers,” one person complained on Facebook.

“This is way too broad and vague,” another said.

Other concerns included how the ordinance would be enforced. Police are already stretched thin, some said, and identifying who is and is not a minor can be difficult, especially after sunset.

“Frankly, Charleston police don’t have the resources to be stopping every single younglooking person,” Bowden said. “If I didn’t have a beard, they might still be stopping me down there.”

Other council members, however, said this

Be on the lookout for more pool parties, movie screenings, drag shows and much more. The majority of events are free. Among top events are: Drag Bingo, Queer Prom, Cabaret Brunch and Laser Tag. More info: parkcirclepride.com

would be treated as a temporary measure for the summer months to be reviewed later.

“This is something that we’re trying out,” said Charleston Mayor William Cogswell.

“We can come back to it. This is not permanent, but it’s a good place to start. It’s what [Police Chief Chito Walker] has asked for. I’m all for figuring out how to come back and look at it and see what’s working, what’s not working and adjust accordingly.”

NOTE: The mayor’s statement is inaccurate. If the ordinance becomes city law, it will be permanent (Section 3) — unless council later votes to amend or nix it. There was a discussion of having a sunset provision to make it temporary law, but that was not added in the proposal that council considered and passed.

• 4 p.m., June 19: Pups for Pride, Wannamaker County Park, North Charleston

• 6:30 p.m., June 26: Pride Laser Tag, Holy City Brewing, North Charleston.

More info: charlestonpride.org/communityevents

Meanwhile during the meeting, Bowden suggested a push of the curfew start time to 10 p.m. or even 11 p.m., saying that 9 p.m. seemed “awfully early.” But the amendment was not added before the council’s initial approval.

“Kids’ lives were so difficult, so altered during Covid that I just really hesitate to take something away from kids’ ability to be normal, go on a date on a Friday night,” he said. He added that it may be worth looking to expand the list of exceptions included in the ordinance.

Cogswell encouraged council members to approve the ordinance as written, with no amendments, as Walker suggested, with the expectation that the council can reconvene to discuss its effectiveness in the fall.

Charleston police on May 14 arrested a man for disorderly conduct near the High Battery wall downtown. While trying to identify him, police said he gave officers several “fictitious” names, like “Superman” and “God.” Wow, guys, we think you were pretty quick to dismiss this whole “God” thing, but we guess we’ll see how it goes.

God bless America

A Mount Pleasant man on May 15 reportedly wearing a red shirt, blue jeans and white shoes stole several meat products and beverages from a Proprietors Place department store. Yes, just in time for that early Memorial Day cookout — there’s nothing more American than shoplifting for the holidays.

The FY 2026 federal budget also calls for historic cuts to SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps.

The loss of SNAP could be devastating for Charleston residents who rely on financial assistance for meals, said Dr. LaShandra Morgan, the program manager for community engagement at MUSC.

“It’s really dire that we keep SNAP,” Dr. Morgan said. “The cost of food has already gone up with inflation … so it’s extremely important. It’s the difference between families and children getting to eat.”

There is also the risk of negative health outcomes. SNAP allows people to purchase fresh produce instead of cheap junk food.

“This is going to sound really grim, but if children and people are not eating vegetables, you can have an increase in chronic disease, including not only heart

“It’s really dire that we keep SNAP. The cost of food has already gone up with inflation … so it’s extremely important. It’s the difference between families and children getting to eat.” —Dr. LaShandra Morgan

disease and diabetes, but also cancer,” Morgan said.

Awareness, understanding can help

“I think it’s important that there continues to be an awareness of the fact that hunger and food insecurity exist within our community,” Osborne said.

To create lasting change, Husser believes there needs to be a collaborative effort between nonprofits, civic groups and the government.

“If you want to go fast, go alone. And if you want to go far, go together,” he said. “If we could share ideas and listen to our neighbors … we could collectively come up together and find a solution.”

Kelley said she has faith that leaders will respond to public concern and make the right choices in the future. But she warns that now is not the time to pull back federal aid.

“There are probably certain areas where we’re overspending or not making wise decisions, but I don’t believe letting children go to bed hungry is the way to solve those problems,” she said.

‘Custom made’

A downtown woman on May 16 told Charleston police someone apparently stole three bicycles out of her backyard. She was particularly upset about one bike, which she said was “custom made” in China with a frame built from bamboo. OK, the bamboo is cool, but we have some bad news: calling it “custom made” in China does not narrow down the search.

By Skyler Baldwin

Illustration by Steve Stegelin

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between May 14 and May 16.

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No, Mr. President, you can’t cancel the Constitution of the United States

resident Abraham Lincoln once told the story of a man who was tarred, feathered and run out of town on a rail.

Asked how he felt about the situation, the man replied, “If it weren’t for the honor of the thing, I’d rather walk.”

Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd Timmons, appearing earlier this month in Charleston federal court on behalf of an American president few would call Lincolnian, probably knows exactly how the man felt.

Timmons’s thankless task? To stand behind the claim of Travis Voyles, the deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, that he’d individually reviewed 38 Biden-era environmental grants before cancelling them on Feb. 25 — even though Voyles couldn’t produce a single document to prove it.

Unsurprisingly, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel wasn’t amused.

“I was, frankly, embarrassed for the government to read Mr. Voyles’ affidavit,” he told Timmons from the bench. “I’ve just never seen anything submitted to me like that. It was, frankly, sort of an insult to the Court.”

But the clearly gobsmacked judge wasn’t finished.

“You know, y’all can do what you wish,” Gergel continued. “I’m used to the government speaking to me straight, to answer my questions honestly. Fifteen years on the bench, I’ve never had an experience where I thought the government did not do that.”

Apparently unwilling or unable to defend Voyles’ claim that he’d reviewed the grants in accordance with the law, the Justice Department essentially conceded the case. Shortly before the hearing, during which Gergel ruled from the bench, they told the court that the government would no longer contest it on the statutory merits.

And just like that, 12 nonprofits around the country got their illegally-cancelled grants back — including North Charleston’s Sustainability Institute, which plans to use its $11.4 million

allotment to provide energy-efficient affordable housing in one of the city’s most long-suffering neighborhoods.

Of course, as Gergel made clear, he was prepared to rule against the government before the concession. The evidence clearly showed the administration violated the law — specifically the Administrative Procedure Act — and more consequentially, the constitutional separation of powers.

Put simply, the president doesn’t have the authority to usurp Congress’ power of the purse.

“It’s the Constitution we’re having to address,” Gergel said. “And it just seems to me that the public interest lies most directly in upholding our form of government.”

To which we can only say: Hear, hear.

Because as Trump has made clear time and again since his second swearing-in just four months ago, upholding our form of government is precisely the issue at hand.

From patently illegal detentions and deportations to daily depredations of the American constitutional order, Trump has shown himself to be precisely the threat to democracy that his most vocal critics always claimed.

And as another, better Republican president once reminded us: “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction,” Ronald Reagan said. “It has to be fought for and defended by each generation. This is the recurrent challenge, the one from which we cannot shrink.”

Now, that challenge has fallen to our generation of Americans. And it’s up to all of us — judges, citizens, reporters, elected officials, Republicans, Democrats and independents — to stand up for our democracy in the political fight ahead.

So brace yourself. Find courage. And get to work defending what millions who we honored Monday died for.

CHARLESTON CHECKLIST

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.

Good luck, graduates. You’re going to need it.

By Andy Brack

Dear Ellie,

It seems like just yesterday when you donned a navy school shirt and tan skort to head to school. Now, years later, you’re among 3.9 million American high school graduates.

Congratulations to you and students across the country. It’s a big milestone, much like your decision to attend a particular college was your first big life-impacting choice.

Now you’ll face new challenges and opportunities. It will bring fun, heartbreak, frustration and sheer joy.

The big world you are entering is far different from when I crossed the stage decades ago. Back then, there were no cell phones or personal computers. The internet was a dozen years away. Social media was in newspaper classified pages. People used Yellow Pages to find businesses and bought vinyl rock ’n’ roll albums.

Today’s world is meaner, coarser and faster. The United States of America has lost some of its luster. We’re still strong, but the world is looking at us in new ways as our freedoms seem to shift. Your class is not in competition with other Americans as much as it is with the world.

Your class is not in competition with other Americans as much as it is with the world.

And that means you and your generation are going to use your well-educated brains to compete in new ways to build more opportunities for your lives. You’re going to have to be faster, smarter and more strategic. You’re going to have to connect in new ways — just like my generation adapted to the deluge of information now available compared to the four national television networks during boyhood. So as you proceed in college and through your life, keep in mind:

• Think. Don’t be rushed into doing something you don’t want to do. If you are unsure, call a personal time-out and think about what’s right. In your heart of hearts, you will know what to do.

• Have fun. You’re only here once. Make the most of it. Enjoy each day.

• Try new things. Explore our world. Taste different foods. Smell roses in English gardens. Make art. Live beyond South Carolina — and then come back and make it better.

• Fall forward. Don’t be scared to fail. Through failure, you learn. Through learning, you find new paths forward. If you don’t fail every now and then, you won’t grow.

• Question. Don’t accept everything at face value. Question authority — and then question those questioning authority.

• Listen. Slow down and really hear what other people say. You’ll be surprised how much you can learn — and grow — just by listening.

• Use common sense. Too many people seem oblivious about too many things. Whenever you are at a decision point, examine it practically and use common sense to figure out the best choice. Listen to your gut and ask for advice.

• Laugh. Don’t take things too seriously. Some drama you have today probably will be forgotten by next year. Enjoy life. Laugh at it and yourself. A good sense of humor will take you a long way.

• Cultivate deep friendships. Find good people throughout your life and learn from their perspectives. Make sure to keep up with them.

• Honor your past. Too many people these days don’t have the manners and courtesy that come from being raised in the South. Don’t forget your roots.

• Seek truth and justice. People and our country are at their best when they pursue truth and justice. Incorporate those values into your daily living and don’t follow whatever dramatic shiny ball is in the moment.

• Read. Turn off the TV and social media as much as you can. Your brain will grow more from reading than it will by being glued to an idiot box or screen.

What’s ahead is exciting and a little scary. But if you follow the core values and beliefs you’ve grown up with, you’ll do just fine. Live large every day. Love, Dad

DANCE CLUB

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

The daily grind has thousands of people throughout the Holy City sticking to their schedules — wake up, eat, work, eat again, sleep and repeat — without much room to pursue passions or have some fun. But many others take their time away from work and put it to better use.

The City Paper is shining an occasional spotlight on these folks who know what to do with their days off.

This week, we sat down and asked two people the same question: How do you spend your Saturdays?

A jazz vocalist writes, gets outside

By Damian Bertrand

A singer. A producer. A writer. Charleston native Leah Suárez is a star in the Charleston jazz scene.

A multilingual jazz vocalist, Suárez cofounded Charleston Jazz in 2005, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding and enriching the local jazz community. In addition to her music career, she currently works remotely as a communications manager for OLA of Eastern Long Island, a Latino advocacy organization based in New York.

“My day job is very intense,” she said. “My days feel like there are a lot of ups and downs — and whiplash.”

That’s why weekends are essential for Suárez to unwind.

But with a schedule so packed, no two days ever look the same. Not even on the weekend.

“There is no typical anything,” Suárez said. “A typical Saturday for me is that it’s not typical. I usually look for something out of the ordinary to do.”

Charleston isn’t her only home. She often travels to her place in Mexico, reconnecting with her roots and finding inspiration for songs.

Suárez wasn’t always a singer. In fact, she began as a euphonium player in band class and went on to study music at George Mason University. But after undergoing surgery that left her unable to play, she found her voice.

Suárez transferred to the College of Charleston and joined the jazz voice department.

“I fell in love,” Suárez said. “That’s what I needed to be doing. I was studying piano and voice, and I just sort of changed my trajectory.”

On June 6, Suárez

will take the stage at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival USA for a special performance of music called Las Americas — a celebration of music from across the Americas. She calls the project Port a Puerto, or port-to-port,

weaving together sounds from Havana, Veracruz, Brazil, and beyond.

Here is a recent day in the life of Suárez. Bright and early. I’m usually up by 5:30 a.m. It’s how my body’s wired. Usually, but not always, I try to get a vocal warm-up in before I do anything. It’s short, but it gives me a connection to my voice. Coffee and light. I try to see the sunrise as much as I can to just unplug and relax. I’ll put my coffee on, and while that’s getting toasted, I’ll get my bag and head outside to the porch, where I can see the morning sun. Coffee comes first. Coffee is critical. Writing away stress. Before I read any news or anything, I’ll write and journal my thoughts. I love to give myself as much writing time as I can have. It filters my everyday life, which is necessary. I’ve gotten more protective of my energy. And then I’ll have a usually late breakfast. Gaulart & Malicet Fast and French, and Huriyali are my favorite breakfast spots to go to. Out of the house. When I leave the house, I try to find nature, the beach or the mountains or a hike, whatever I can do, and see my friends. Sullivan’s Island is my jam. But my day also depends on what I have going on during the evening. If I have a concert going on or my friends are out performing, then I’ll go out to eat.

New. On the weekends, I’ll try to find something new. I love my staples, but I also love finding somewhere new. If I’m in Mexico City, it never stops, but it’s a little more limited here.

The perfect snack. Cooking may be a stretch for me, but I’m a big sweet potato person. I’ll just make a sweet potato and add some cinnamon to it and maybe some cottage cheese. But I usually just add cinnamon and honey. I also love making salsas, and they usually last for a week.

Night, night. I usually have a gig. Once that ends and I go home, I’ll probably wind down with a mezcal mescalero or a Caballito de mezcal, which is an agave spirit. I generally have the same ritual as when I wake up. I’ll light a candle, decompress and enjoy some silence. Then I’ll wash my face, look at my schedule for the coming days and go to bed.

Photos by Alice Keeney

Local jazz singer Leah Suárez tries to start each day with coffee and a vocal warm-up to stay connected to her voice

Local bouncer spends days off doing …

By Skyler Baldwin

Jason Duprey, a bouncer at Recovery Room (which has been the winner of several Best of Charleston awards over the last several years), said it’s difficult to break down his days off hour-by hour.

“I try to keep my schedule full and have as much planned as I possibly can,” he said. But, he added, there’s no telling what that schedule is going to be full of.

“I try to be as active as I can, and being outside is the main thing. I don’t watch TV. I don’t play video games. I’m always just outside doing something.”

Duprey, 32, moved to the Lowcountry four years ago from his home state Florida. Since then, he’s been a bouncer and doorman at several downtown establishments, including just about every bar and restaurant under Rec Room’s umbrella.

Spending his nights surrounded by the chaos of King Street nightlife can be exhausting, he said. And while some people think standing guard at the door can invite tension, especially as a smaller guy — as he calls himself — he doesn’t get a lot of trouble.

“The guys who are bigger than me get more shit than I do,” he said, laughing. “It’s all about how you talk to people.

“When you get someone that’s really upset about something, I try to put it like, ‘Hey, this is not worth it. Put your energy toward something else.’ ”

On nights ahead of a day off, he gets home to North Charleston at about 4 a.m., when he lets his three dogs out and feeds them before crashing on the couch.

Outside, immediately. I don’t like waking up after 10 o’clock in the morning. I feel like I waste the day, especially if it’s nice out. First thing, I take the dogs outside. We have some woods behind the house, so I go out there and let the dogs run around while I sit on the back porch with a drink or breakfast. I’m real big on cooking myself. I have stomach issues, so I have to eat real plain. For breakfast, I might make an egg sandwich. Maybe, if I’m feeling something more, I’ll cut up some potatoes to go with it. Heading out. After breakfast, I’m either heading down to the junkyard and pulling parts for my truck, or going to the skatepark. I have an older truck, an ’86 Chevy Blazer. It’s kind of my baby right now. I’m constantly working on it. And I’ve been skating since I was about 12 years old, but I didn’t skate for about 10 years before I moved here. It’s such a great getaway. You’re not really thinking about reality. We go to the DIY skatepark downtown — it’s like you’re away from the city, but still in the city.

Back home, but not to rest. I’ve got so many projects around the house that I’m still finishing up — maybe they’re less projects and more things that just need to

get fixed. I’m re-doing the back porch; it’s about 8-by-16-foot. Some days, I’ll put some work into the plumbing or repainting. I like to think I’m a jack of all trades, master of none, when it comes to this stuff. I always say, do as much as you can in life. Don’t get stuck on one thing. It’s cool to be able to do so many different things.

Lunch, quick and fresh. For lunch, there are only so many places I know of downtown — and I know there are so many that I don’t know about. When I first moved down here, we would go to Lewis Barbecue. But nowadays, I’ll just go grab something from Publix, something fresh that I can cook back home or marinate for dinner later. Spending so much time outside, of course I like to grill. But it’s just me, so it’s hard to do, like, a cookout.

Taking time for others. My afternoons are a mixed bag. I live a pretty simple, plain life, really. I don’t do anything too crazy. But I like to help people out. Say a neighbor comes over one weekend and says his lawnmower isn’t working. Well, I fix it, get it running, maybe help him with his yardwork. Just helping out.

“ I try to be as active as I can, and being outside is the main thing. I don’t watch TV. I don’t play video games.”

—Jason Duprey

Getting lost. If I had my truck running, I would drive out to the Francis Marion National Forest — take the dogs with me, of course — and go for a trail ride and just get lost out there until it was time to go. Being around so much chaos working downtown, getting away is the biggest key for me. You can breathe. It’s kind of like my meditation. I like to go check out as much of these historical places as I can, but more like the back-country stuff — the stuff people don’t know about. I found some old abandoned church and graveyard out in the Francis Marion once. I was like, “I’m not going to step foot on that,” but it was so cool to see.

Tuckin’ in. Getting home late after a full day like that — first thing I have to do is let the dogs out. Feed them, and usually, while they’re eating, I just crash. Staying up any later than 10 at night, I just start feeling bad. Blame it on the sleep schedule, working until 3 a.m. during the week. My roommate and friends offer to help with the dogs sometimes, but really, they have the same schedule I do.

Bouncer Jason Duprey says he spends every minute possible outdoors and staying active

John Gaulden

What To Do

1 SATURDAY

Blackwater kayak tour

Paddle deep into the heart of the Francis Marion National Forest on a guided blackwater kayak tour with Coastal Expeditions. This immersive experience takes guests through winding creeks and tea-colored waters beneath a canopy of cypress and tupelo trees. Along the way, expert naturalists will interpret the rich ecology and cultural history of this unique Lowcountry wilderness. All gear provided. No experience necessary. May 31. 9 a.m. $95/ticket. Francis Marion National Forest. coastalexpeditions.com

2

SATURDAY

AAPI Night Market

Visit the Navy Yard in North Charleston and be ready to try something new to eat from several incredible food vendors. This night market features a wide selection of market-style bites and snacks that will give guests a taste of different cultures as culinary creatives represent their heritage. Shop from a selection of works from Asian creatives and business owners from the Lowcountry. Stay up-to-date on event details online.

May 31. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free to attend. Navy Yard Charleston. 2154 Noisette Blvd. North Charleston. instagram.com/aapi_chs

SUNDAY

3 Summer Garden pop-up

Join the team behind lifestyle brand J. McLaughlin for a summer garden pop-up at Market Street Circle. Shop the latest summer collection with complimentary cocktails, delicious bites, and limited-edition gifts. Guests who share their email upon arrival will receive a branded gift, complimentary beverage and sweet treat from the Carriage House while supplies last, plus $50 off their next $300 purchase. RSVP required to attend.

June 5. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free to attend. The Charleston Place. 205 Meeting St. Downtown. jmclaughlin.com

TUESDAY

4 5

Mount Pleasant Farmers Market

Founded in 1998, the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market celebrates the hard work of local farmers and makers. Head out every Tuesday through September for a local market featuring farm goods, food vendors and live music. Pick up fresh local produce, prepared meals and plenty of other goodies to stock your kitsch.

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

WEEKENDS

Brewery Blast laser tag

Step into an urban battleground where the air crackles with excitement and the pulsepounding beat of adrenaline fills the air. Dive behind barrels, dodge laser beams and strategize with your team amidst the maze-like corridors of Holy City Brewing. Long and load — and raise your glass — for a series of epic showdowns that runs through July. Thursdays through Sundays. $20/ticket. Holy City Brewing. 1021 Aragon Ave. North Charleston. holycitybrewing.com

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Cuisine

Food & Wine Classic tickets

now on sale

By Connelly Hardaway

The Food & Wine Classic in Charleston, hosted by Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure and Southern Living and presented by Explore Charleston, will return to the Holy City Nov. 14 through 16.

Early bird passes are $1,450 through July 31 when they will increase to $1,950.

The three-day foodie-focused weekend made its debut in Charleston last fall with seminars, cooking demos, ticketed experiences and, of course, the Grand Tasting Pavilion (GTP).

From Aspen to the Holy City

The festival’s original iteration is held annually in Aspen where it’s been taking place for over four decades.

Last year, Southern Living editor-inchief Sid Evans explained why the Food & Wine Classic landed in Charleston: “No other place has a blend of hospitality, foodways, culture, architecture and history like the Holy City. Charleston is incredibly beloved by the readers and editors of Food & Wine, Southern Living, and Travel + Leisure, so bringing the Food & Wine Classic to Charleston was an exciting idea for all of us.”

Held during peak hurricane season last year, the festival narrowly avoided the impacts of Hurricane Helene, which devastated other parts of the Southeast. At the time, only one seminar was canceled and the GTP was delayed by an hour on the first day. This year, the food festival will take place near the end of what is expected to be a busy storm season.

The threat of natural disasters aside, the festival’s return speaks to its success last year. A different kind of food festival than the city is used to seeing, the Food & Wine Classic comes with a high price tag, sure, but it also offers quite a lot of information for food nerds seeking a unique experience.

What you get

This year’s festival will feature returning celebre-chef talent including Sean Brock, Andrew Zimmern and Maneet Chauhan,

Get a taste of visiting and local purveyors at the festival’s Grand Tasting Pavilion (top); Cooking demos (above) are a huge draw for foodies looking to learn more during the festival

as well as new faces like Kwame Onwuachi, Emeril Lagasse and his son, E.J. Lagasse.

Attendees can choose the seminars, cooking demos, wine and spirits tastings and panel discussions they wish to attend. In addition to nationally celebrated food personalities, the festival welcomes local faces such as Mike Lata, James London, Carrie Morey, Rodney Scott, Femi Oyediran and Miles White.

Additional ticketed events (i.e., ones that come at an additional cost to your weekend pass price tag) include Pearls of the Coast: Oyster Roast; the all-star Southern Living Lowcountry Tailgate at The Dunlin; Sea to Table: Crabbing & Cooking in the Lowcountry with Tia Clark and several

A la carte

What’s new

Rita’s Seaside Grille recently released a special menu — for dogs. The restaurant’s Puppy Menu features items like 8 oz. steak tips and a hot dog. Each entree is served on a collectible flying disc. Learn more at ritasseasidegrille.com

Islander 71 is serving fresh, summer menus this season. Highlights include a seafood tower with oysters, shrimp cocktail and poke; a shrimp and crab pasta marsala; and she-crab fries, which are, indeed, fries drizzled with she-crab soup. Learn more at islander71.com.

The Ansonborough Hotel will open its rooftop garden to the public from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Friday and Saturday this summer. During sunset cocktail hour, guests can sip on cocktails from the hotel’s bar, the Scarborough & Squirrel Bar, with specialty drinks like Blackbeard’s Bounty (rum, cactus pear, pomegranate, orgeat, lime) and the All In (aged whiskey, Tokaji Late Harvest, toasted almond bitters). Learn more at theansonborough.com.

What’s happening

Enjoy a special menu at Slightly North of Broad (S.N.O.B.) during this year’s Spoleto and Piccolo Spoleto festivals, which kicked off on May 23. The appropriately titled “piccolo menu” is offered from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Guests can choose from outdoor tables or bar seats during this timeframe and choose from an abbreviated menu of items like steamed local clams, grass-fed beef carpaccio and shrimp and grits. Learn more at snobcharleston.com.

hands-on cooking classes, followed by private luncheons with local chefs.

These events are currently only available to passholders but may become available to the general public at a later date.

The Grand Tasting Pavilion, which is open in two-hour sessions four times throughout the weekend, will feature more than 100 winemakers, distillers and purveyors serving wine, spirits and bites. Last year’s GTP featured quite a few local restaurants and vendors with an emphasis on local seafood.

Learn more about the festival and buy your weekend passes now at foodandwineclassicincharleston.com.

Park Circle’s popular cafe and retail store, Odd Duck Market , will celebrate its second birthday with a party from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 31. Enjoy a night market featuring a wide variety of local vendors slinging goods from art to books to jewelry to dog fits. JMB Provisions will be serving pizza and there will be wine tastings and cold beverages on deck. More on social media, @oddduckmarket.

Join Wine & Company owner Josh Walker and local sommelier Sarah O’Kelley as they host a downtown rosé showdown at Wine & Co. from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. May 31. Walker and O’Kelley will each feature three of their favorite rosés in a tasting format ($15/per person). —Connelly Hardaway

Photos by Cameron Wilder/Food & Wine Classic in Charleston

Culture

Fastball’s

‘The Way’ more than one-hit

wonder

Arts+Music

June 3 book event spotlights author Sack of Mother Emanuel

June 3, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kevin Sack is in conversation with television anchor Carolyn Murray on the publication day of Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church Ticketed event: Charleston Library Society, 164 King St., Charleston. charlestonlibrarysociety.org.

CULTURE

• Through June 8: Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston.

• May 31 , 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Studio Union Open House , a collective of 20 artists. 2010 Hackemann Ave., North Charleston.

By Vincent Harris

Yes, Fastball is going to play “The Way” when it’s tour hits the North Charleston Coliseum on June 6. After all, it is kicking off a show that’s bathing in late ’90s/early ’00s nostalgia in the Last Summer On Earth tour with Guster and Barenaked Ladies.

“The Way,” with its insistently catchy refrain of “Where were they going without ever knowing the way,” is Fastball’s biggest hit. It helped the band’s 1998 album All The Pain Money Can Buy go platinum.

And for most casual pop radio listeners, that was it. Fastball never really scaled the pop charts again, though singles like “Fire Escape” and the ballad “Out Of My Head” were hits on Billboard’s “Adult Alternative” charts.

And yet, Fastball just celebrated its 30th anniversary as a band. It put out its ninth album, Sonic Ranch last year, and now it is touring with longtime pals Barenaked Ladies.

Some one-hit wonders have expressed ambivalence or even resentment towards those lone hits.

Not Fastball.

“It got us in the door as far as being played on the radio,” said lead singer Tony Scalzo, who wrote the song, “and we were able to get a few more singles on the radio at the time. We needed that song to get us going.”

And the truth is that Fastball has never really gone away since 1998.

“The Way” has been streamed over 100 million times, and the band has over

1 million followers on Spotify. And in fact, that aforementioned ballad, “Out Of My Head,” has had a second life in unexpected places.

“That’s a song that’s been picked up for different reasons by different entities,” Scalzo said. “Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello did that ‘Bad Things’ song where they used these elements of ‘Out Of My Head,’ and that really put that song back on the map. And then just a couple of years ago, the Ted Lasso series featured it at the beginning of one of the episodes.”

Fastball is one of the few bands that sings the praises of streaming these days.

“Things are going really well, and that exposure is getting people to stream us much more on Spotify and Apple Music,” Scalzo said. “It doesn’t really seem to help a lot of new bands that are struggling, but for a band that has already had hits, it keeps you on the map and you can build on it. So we’re pleased with what the streaming situation has done for us.”

Having said all that, Scalzo said he’s aware that some, if not most, people will always regard Fastball as a one-hit wonder, and that doesn’t bother him a bit.

“You need to know who you are individually and as a band collectively,” Scalzo said. “You need to ask your fans what they want and communicate with them. And when you realize who you are and what people’s perception is of you, then you have to accept that and work within those parameters.”

Whatever Fastball is doing, it seems to be working. The band played a show in Texas

“

When you realize who you are and what people’s perception is of you, then you have to accept that and work within those parameters.” —Tony Scalzo

recently and Scalzo noticed something out in the audience.

“It’s become multi-generational,” he said. “Our old fans are out there, and they’re generally in their late ’40s and ’50s. But we’ve been seeing a lot of younger people at the shows lately. I think parents come and they bring their kids to try to indoctrinate them.”

Scalzo added that Fastball has been together for 30 years with all three original members because it stays focused on the task.

“You have to treat it like a job because that’s what it is,” he said. “It’s a career. We’re a band that’s had the same guys for three decades, and we’ve been able to find ourselves on the same page.”

IF YOU WANT TO GO: Barenaked Ladies, with Guster and Fastball. Doors open at 6 p.m., June 6, North Charleston Coliseum, 5001 Coliseum Drive. Tickets are $53-$198: northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com.

• May 31 , 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Annual performer showcase presented by Uptown Aerial Arts, “A Night At the Circus.” 62 Brigade St., Building 6c. Tickets: bit.ly/NightattheCircus

• June 5, 6 p.m.: In partnership with the AfroSouth Film Festival, the International African American Museum (IAAM) presents a dual screening of A Tree Story by director Tony Bell and High Water by director Tyquan D. Morton. IAAM, 14 Wharfside St., Charleston. iaamuseum.org.

MUSIC

• May 30, 8 p.m.: The Prince Experience , Charleston Music Hall

• May 30, 8 p.m.: Erin Kinsey, Music Farm

• May 31 , 7:30 p.m.: Majic Dust , Tin Roof

• May 30 and 31 , 8 p.m.: Stop Light Observations, The Windjammer

• May 31 , 9 p.m.: Arts Fishing Club, Pour House

• May 31 , 9 p.m.: Shows + Cubs, Royal American

• June 1 , 8 p.m.: The Last Revel, Pour House

• June 3, 6 p.m.: Certainly So, Pour House

• June 3 , 9 p.m.: The Rev. Horton Heat , Pour House

• June 5, 7 p.m.: Old Dominion, Credit One Stadium

Courtesy Lappen Enterprises

Nostalgic alternative band Fastball says their old hits have gotten recent resurgences, keeping the flame going

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Charleston County Greenbelt Advisory Board (GAB) Meeting

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 10:00 AM

Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Service Bldg. 4045 Bridge View Drive, N. Chas. Meetings are open to the public and will include a time for public comment.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2025-DR- 08-780

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS SHANTIA SIMMONS, SHIRLEY MUSTAPHER DEFENDANTS.

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2024.

TO DEFENDANT: SHANTIA SIMMONS

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on April 17, 2025, 9:25 AM.

Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, John McCormick Legal Department of the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Dr. Moncks Corner, S.C. 29461 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

John McCormick, SC Bar # 100176 2 Belt Dr. Moncks Corner, SC 29461, 843-719-1007.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NUMBER: 2025-CP-1001462

Calvary Church of God In Christ, Inc., Plaintiff vs. Carolina Concert Audio & Lighting, LLC, and Vincent Mack, 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 its Attorneys, Thomas H. Brush and J. Chris Lanning, at their office, 12 Carriage Lane, Suite A, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof

the Clerk of Court for Charleston

County on March 17, 2025. Dated at Charleston, South Carolina on March 17, 2025.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending in this Court upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above named Defendants, that said Action is brought under the provisions of Sections 12-16-10 and 15-67-10, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, for the Quieting of a Title after Tax Sale, for the purpose of obtaining a decree establishing that Plaintiff is the owner of the said property described in paragraph 6 of Plaintiff’s Complaint, and that Defendants have no right, title, interest, claim or estate in or lien upon the said property.

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:

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 the Summons and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on March 17, 2025.

Dated at Charleston, South Carolina on March 17, 2025.

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 CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-01451

Edward Greene, Plaintiff,

v. Marie S. Bligen and Maurice Barker 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 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, 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

signed at his office, 102 Wappoo Creek Dr., Unit 8, Charleston, SC 29412, within thirty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to appear and defend the action as required by law, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Second Amended Complaint.

Capell Thomson, LLC s/ C. Guy Castles IV 102 Wappoo Creek Dr., Unit 8 Charleston, SC 29412 Attorney for Plaintiff

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2024-DR-10-3258

solicitar reparación ante el Tribunal. Kyra McMillan, licencia del colegio de abogados de Carolina del Sur N.º 102156, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Oficina 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-8802.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-10-0511

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS WENDY RODRIGUEZ ALEGRIA AND FLORENTINOR FORENS IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2008.

2025-ES-10-0752

DOD: 3/27/25

Pers. Rep: KIRK BROWN

2908 LEXINGTON AVE., CHARLESTON, SC 29407

***********

Estate of:

THOMASINA F. ARMSTRONG

2025-ES-10-0753

DOD: 1/21/25

Pers. Rep: LINDA G. DEAS

4135 DESERT VIEW DR., SAN ANTONIO, TX 78213

Pers. Rep:

ERIC F. ARMSTRONG

12136 BLOSSOM POINTE RD., CHESTER, VA 23831

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

ALL that piece, part, parcel and lot of land, situate, lying and being on Edisto Island in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot No. 2-A containing 0.6941 acres, more or less, on a plat entitled “A Boundary Survey and Subdivision of Lot 2 The Lands of Tyrone Bligen Located on Edisto Island, Charleston County, SC” prepared by Robert L. Frank, RLS #4177, dated October 21, 2005, revised December 23, 2005 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book EJ at Page 454, said plat being incorporated herein as part of this description and said lot being bounded nor or formerly an measuring more or less as follows: On the Northeast by Lot 2-B and by Lot 1 and measuring thereon Fiftytwo and Three Hundredths (52.03’) feet and Three Hundred Sixty-five and Sixteen Hundredths (365.16’) feet, respectively; on the Southeast by Steamboat Landing Road 50’ R/W and measuring thereon Twenty (20’) feet; on the Southwest and Southeast by Lot 2 and measuring thereon Two Hundred Forty-nine and Fifty-two Hundredths (249.52’) feet and One Hundred Thirty-three and Forty-seven Hundredths (133.47’) feet, respectively; on the Southwest by Lot 1 and measuring thereon One Hundred Sixty-eight and Sixteen Hundredths (168.16’) feet; and on the Northwest by Lot 2-B and measuring thereon One Hundred Fifty and Ninety-six Hundredths (150.96’) feet.

TMS: 070-00-00-216

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 BERKELEY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

C.A. No. 2023-CP-08-03074

Summer Wood Property Owners Association, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Sabal Homes, LLC; Flavia Morales; Et. Al.; Defendants.

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

TO: Flavia Morales a/k/a Flavio Morales

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Second Amended Complaint in this action, which was filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County, SC at 300-B California Ave., Moncks Corner, SC on May 3, 2024, notice of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer thereto upon the under-

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Brittney N Collins, Rordaro M Simmons, and Lisa Collins DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013

TO DEFENDANT: Rordaro M Simmons

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with theClerk of Court for Charleston County on November 15, 2024 at 4:20 pm. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department ofSocial Services, at the office of its Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of SocialServices, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405-5714 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, thePlaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

Charleston County Department of Social Services, Legal Office: Attorney W. Tracy Brown, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405, (843) 953-9625.

ESTADO DE CAROLINA DEL SUR CONDADO DE CHARLESTON EN EL TRIBUNAL DE FAMILIA DEL NOVENO DISTRITO JUDICIAL EXPEDIENTE N.º 2025-DR-10-0511

EL DEPARTAMENTO DE SERVICIOS SOCIALES DE CAROLINA DEL SUR CONTRA

WENDY RODRIGUEZ, ALEGRIA Y FLORENTINOR FORENS EN BENEFICIO DE: MENOR NACIDO EN 2008.

PARA: WENDY RODRIGUEZ ALEGRIA

POR LA PRESENTE SE LE CITA y se le requiere responder a la Demanda de Remoción en esta acción, presentada ante el secretario del tribunal del condado de Charleston el 25 de febrero de 2025, a las 3:19 p. m. Una vez que se demuestre el interés, se le entregará una copia de la Demanda de Remoción si así lo solicita, y deberá entregar una copia de su Respuesta a la Demanda a la Parte Demandante, el Departamento de Servicios Sociales del Condado de Charleston, en la oficina de su abogada, Kyra McMillan, , Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405, dentro de los treinta (30) días a partir de la fecha de esta publicación, sin contar la fecha de notificación. Si no responde dentro del plazo indicado, la parte Demandante procederá a

TO DEFENDANT: WENDY RODRIGUEZ ALEGRIA

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for Removal in this action, filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 25, 2025, at 3:19 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint for Removal 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, Kyra McMillan, 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.

Kyra McMillan, SC Bar #102156, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, 843-953-8802.

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: CINDY GAILLARD

2025-ES-10-0713

DOD: 11/23/24

Pers. Rep: ALEXANDER JAMEL DAWER GAILLARD 920 WOODSIDE CREEK LN., SUMMERVILLE, SC 29486

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Estate of: ALVIN MARION CROMWELL 2025-ES-10-0718

DOD: 3/19/25

Pers. Rep: MARONETTE PATRYCE CROMWELL-BROWN 565 WYNFIELD FOREST DR., SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485

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Estate of: GEORGE ELVIN WARD, III 2025-ES-10-0742

DOD: 3/3/25

Pers. Rep: KATHLEEN MARIE WARD 14 SAGE DR., LUMBERTON, NJ 08048

Atty: COURTNEY B. LOCKERMAN, ESQ. 975 MARKET ST., #103, FORT MILL, SC 29708

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Estate of: BARBARA BROWN

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

Estate of: FRANCIS NEIL WARD 2025-ES-10-0723

DOD: 11/26/24

Pers. Rep: LINDA WARD

1506 ASHLEY GARDEN BLVD., CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Atty:

SAMUEL L. MARTIN, ESQ. PO BOX 98, CHARLESTON, SC 29402 ***********

Estate of KELLE MICHELLE BROWN 2025-ES-10-0761

DOD: 4/17/25

Pers. Rep: PATRICK L. HAMLETTE

2322 BIRDIE GARRETT ST., NO. CHARLESTON, 29405 ***********

Estate of: HERMAN LEE SIMMONS, SR. 2025-ES-10-0771

DOD: 3/30/25

Pers. Rep: ERIKA MACK

2985 CONSERVANCY LN., CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Atty: JOHN E. ROMANOSKY, JR., ESQ. 1 COOL BLOW ST., #201, CHARLESTON, SC 29403

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Estate of: JOSEPH WILSON 2025-ES-10-0775

DOD: 3/11/25

Pers. Rep: MARYETTA WILSON 8 LAUREL AVE., CHARLESTON, SC 29403 ***********

Estate of:

PHILIP ANDREWS MCGOWAN,

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

Estate of:

MILLIE JANE PEARCE

2025-ES-10-0374

DOD: 2/23/25

Pers. Rep: ANGELA DRAKE 414 GREENWICH DR., AIKEN, SC 29803

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Estate of: KIMBERLY KANE WALKER 2025-ES-10-0816

DOD: 4/13/25

Pers. Rep: CHRISTOPHER CLAYTON WALKER

565 ELIZABETH LN. WEST, CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2024-DR-10-0766

EBONY BROWN, Plaintiff, vs. LASABA ISABELL & TAVORIS HURST. Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to Answer the Complaint, Amended Complaint and Amended Complaint For Divorce in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer thereto on the subscriber, Charlie L. Whirl, Esquire, at his office, 2112 Commander Road, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405, within thirty (30) days after the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to Answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, Amended Complaint and Amended Complaint For Divorce and judgment by default may be entered against you.

NOTICE OF FILING.

The initial Summons and Complaint were filed in Family Court, Charleston County, Case Number 2024-DR-10-0766, on March 15, 2024; The Amended Summons and Amended Complaint were filed on December 20, 2024; The Amended Summons and Amended Complaint For Divorce were filed on April 28, 2025. The Final Hearing has been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on August 26, 2025 at Charleston County Family Court, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401.

CHARLIE L. WHIRL

2112 Commander Road North Charleston, SC 29405 (843) 566-9705- Office cwhirl2112@gmail.com

Attorney for Plaintiff

FIRESIDE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v. ANTHONY DEDRICK BALAOROSS & HELEN SIMONE JONES, Defendant.

SUMMONS (Breach of Contract, Non-Jury HOA Lien Foreclosure) (Deficiency Not Applicable)

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint of the Plaintiff in this action, a copy of which is served herewith upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office at 753 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite 100, Mr. Pleasant, SC 29464, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof upon you, 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 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.

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 PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:

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 or Special Referee for Charleston County,

Fireside Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Anthony Dedrick BalaoRoss & Helen Simone Jones SUMMONS

which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the SCRCP, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this action.

Respectfully submitted, CLARKSON MCALONIS & O’CONNOR, P.C.

By: /s/Sean A. O’Connor

Adam H. Clarkson, Esq. (SC Bar No. 80673)

Sean A. O’Connor, Esq. (SC Bar No. 68382)

Clarkson McAlonis & O’Connor, P.C.

753 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite 100, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

Ph: 843-885-8005

aclarkson@cmolawpc.com soconnor@cmolawpc.com

Attorneys for Fireside Homeowners Association, Inc. March 14, 2025

Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice Extra Room Self Storage - North Charleston located at 8911 University Blvd. North Charleston SC 29406 intends to hold an Auction of storage units in default of payment. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 6/17/25 at 10:00 AM. This sale is pursuant to the assertion of lien for rental at the self-storage facility. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods, furnishings and garage essentials.

Sheryl Tyler; Christopher Brian Durante; Sheryl Tyler.

This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2024-CP-10-05700

21st Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff, -vsShamon Ligaya Grant a/k/a Shamon Grant; Kathy Ann Robinson; the South Carolina Department of Revenue; and the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of 21st Mortgage Corporation vs. Shamon Ligaya Grant a/k/a Shamon Grant; Kathy Ann Robinson; the South Carolina Department of Revenue; and the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles I, Mikell Scarborough, Master in Equity, for Charleston County, will sell on June 3, 2025 at 11:00 am, at the Front Entrance of County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, to the highest bidder:

ALL that lot, piece, parcel or tract of land, situated, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Charleston, being known and designated as Lot 1 to contain 0.923 acre, more or less as shown on a plat entitled “Court Ordered Plat Case #2009-CP-10-6266 Subdivision Survey for Bank of New York TMS 257-00-00-159 & 257-00-00-118 located on Edenvale Road, S-10-633 Johns Island Charleston County, South Carolina,” prepared by D. Scott Wilson Land Surveying, LLC, dated December 30, 2012, and last revised October 7, 2013 and recorded on October 11, 2013 in Plat Book S 13 at Page 0219, in the Charleston County Register of Deeds Office. Reference is hereby made to said plat of record for a more complete and accurate metes and bounds description thereof.

This being the same property conveyed by Kathy Ann Robinson to Kathy Ann Robinson and Shamon Ligaya Grant by that Quit Claim Deed dated June 28, 2022 and recorded July 20, 2022 in Book 1125 at Page 464 in the Charleston County Register of Deeds Office.

TMS #: 257-00-00-118

3134 Edenvale Road, Johns Island, SC 29455

Mobile Home: 2022 LIVO VIN: LOHGA20037955AB

SUBJECT TO CHARLESTON COUNTY TAXES

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff’s debt in the case of

noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder).

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

That a personal or deficiency judgment being waived, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.700 %per annum.

B. Lindsay Crawford, III (SC Bar# 6510)

Theodore von Keller (SC Bar# 5718)

B. Lindsay Crawford, IV (SC Bar# 101707)

Jason Hunter (SC Bar# 101501)

Eric H. Nelson (SC Bar# 104712)

Katharyn L. Sophia (SC Bar# 105541)

Crawford & von Keller, LLC

P.O. Box 4216

1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29240

Phone: 803-790-2626

Email: court@crawfordvk.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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

CASE NO. 2025-CP-10-01830

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company.

Plaintiff, -vsThomas E. Marx; South Carolina Department of Revenue; United States of America acting by and through its agency the Internal Revenue Service; Crafts House Homeowners Association Inc.; SoFi Lending Corp. as Attorney-in-Fact for PA Investment Corp V; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Mortgage Network Inc. Defendants

SUMMONS

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

TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Thomas E. Marx

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 office, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, SC 29204, within (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer to Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOME THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AN/OR TO

PERSON UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABLILITY, INCOMPLETENTS AND PERSONS CONFINED AND PEERSON IN THE MILITARY:

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within (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 April 02, 2025, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston, South Carolina.

Crawford & von Keller, LLC PO Box 4216

1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29240

Phone: 803-790-2626

Email: court@crawfordvk.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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

NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C/A #: 2024-CP-10-05638

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, Plaintiff, Vs. THOMAS EDWARD FOX, AS HEIR AT LAW OF MARGARET T. FOX, DECEASED, AND ANY OTHER HEIRS-AT-LAW OR DISTRIBUTEES OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR SPOUSES, IF ANY THEY HAVE, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS UNKNOWN WITH ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; ALSO ANY UNKNOWN ADULTS AND THOSE PERSONS WHO MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ALL OF THEM BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE; AND ANY UNKNOWN MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER A DISABILITY BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE and DISCOVER BANK, Defendants.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND ATTORNEY

TO: THE DEFENDANTS HEREIN, NAMES AND ADDRESSES UNKNOWN, INCLUDING ANY THEREOF WHO MAY BE MINORS, IMPRISONED PERSONS, INCOMPETENT PERSONS, UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY OR IN THE MILITARY SERVICE, IF ANY, WHETHER RESIDENTS OR NONRESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO THE NATURAL, GENERAL, TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN OR COMMITTEE, OR OTHERWISE, AND TO THE PERSON WITH WHOM THEY MAY RESIDE, IF ANY THERE BE:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Motion for an order appointing Kelley Woody, Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe or John Doe, defendants herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, or under other legal disability, and as Attorney for said parties who may be in the military service, whether residents or nonresidents of South Carolina, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County.

YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by

publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or either of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purposes of this action, the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi and Attorney shall be made absolute.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, 508 Meeting Street, West Columbia, South Carolina 291639 or Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on November 8, 2024 and the Amended Complaint was filed March 29, 2025.

AMENDED LIS PENDENS

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action will be commenced in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants for the foreclosure of that certain Mortgage of Real Estate given by Margaret T. Fox, now deceased, to Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., its successors and assigns, dated November 27, 2000, and recorded on December 1, 2000, in the office of the Registrar of Mesne Conveyance for Charleston County, South Carolina in Book 0359 at Page 143 (the “Mortgage”).

By Mortgage Assignment (the “Assignment”), Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. assigned the Mortgage to the Plaintiff, and the Assignment was recorded December 1, 2000, in Book 0359 at Page 805 in the office of the Registrar of Mesne Conveyance for Charleston County, South Carolina. At the time of the filing of this notice, the premises affected by the said action were situated in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and are described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with any and all improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, in Wildwood Subdivision, being known and designated as Lot No. 3, Block L, on a plat of Wildwood dated March, 1956, made by J. O’Hear Sanders, Jr., Surveyor, recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book K, at Page 82; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

This conveyance is made subject to any and all restrictions, easements and/or rights-of-way affecting the above-described property as recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina.

This being the same property conveyed to Margaret T. Fox by deed of Patrick H. Bos and Mary B. Bos dated November 27, 2000 and recorded December 1, 2000 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina in Book N359 at Page 237.

TMS#: 475-05-00-122

For a complete description of the property encumbered by the Mortgage, the undersigned craves reference to the Mortgage, the terms of which are incorporated

herein by reference.

s/Ryan J. Patane

S.C. Bar No. 103116

Benjamin E. Grimsley

S.C. Bar No. 70335

D’Alberto, Graham & Grimsley, LLC

Attorneys for the Plaintiff

P.O. Box 11682

Columbia, S.C. 29211 (803) 233-4999 rpatane@dgglegal.com bgrimsley@dgglegal.com

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO: 2025-DR-10-1234

Isadora Gonzaga Viana, Petitioner, -vAngie Saleeby, Director of Vital Records, S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, Guilherme Rocha Respondents

SUMMONS

In the Best Interest of the minor child

DOB: May 25, 2022 Isis Gonzaga Rocha

TO: The Respondents AboveNamed:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Action To Correct Birth Record, within thirty (30) days hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, by filing a copy of your answer to the undersigned attorney, Kenneth Edwards, Esquire, 120 Spring Hall Dr. Suite E, Goose Creek, South Carolina 29445. If you fail to answer or respond within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be entered against you, for the relief demanded in the Action To Correct Birth Record.

Dated this day 9 of May, 2025, at Charleston County, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF FILING

TO: THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE

NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to SCRCP 4 (e}, the original copy of the Summons, Complaint, Notice and Notice of Filing and Notice of Final Hearing were filed in the Office of Clerk, of the Family Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, in and for the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, located and situated at 100 Broad Street, corner of Meeting and Broad Streets, Charleston, South Carolina. 29401.

IF YOU desire to contest, intervene or otherwise respond to these proceedings, you must file a written response thereto within thirty (30} days of your receipt of this Notice, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to contest, intervene or otherwise respond to these proceedings within the time aforesaid, your failure to respond will constitute your consent to the Action to Correct Birth Record, and you shall forfeit all of your rights and obligations with respect to the said Action to Correct Birth Record from the Petitioner.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that you must file with the clerk of this court your current address and you must advise the clerk of any changes in your address during the pendency of the herein mentioned proceedings.

May 9,2025

NOTICE

TO: THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE

NAMED: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT an Action for Correction of Birth Record, has been filed in the Office of the Clerk, Family Court for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, in and for the County of Charleston, State aforesaid, in the County Judicial Building, located and situated at 100 Broad Street, corner of Broad and Meeting Streets, Charleston South Carolina. 29401.

If you wish to object to the Action for Correction of Birth Record, from the Petitioner, you should cause your response in writing to be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the herein mentioned Court within thirty (30) days of the publication of the Notice. You must also inform the Clerk of Court of your current address and subsequent address changes. Failure to respond within thirty (days) of receipt of this Notice shall constitute your consent to the above Action for Correction of Birth Record from the Petitioner.

Dated: 9th day of April, 2025, at Charleston County, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING

TO: THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a final hearing has been set in the above entitled action for Friday, August 15 2025, in courtroom 2 at 10:00 AM, on the second floor of the Charleston County Family Court, Charleston, South Carolina. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED to be present in the Family Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, located at the courthouse, 100 Broad Street on the corner of Meeting and Broad, Charleston, South Carolina.29401.

Dated this day of April, 2025, at Charleston, South Carolina.

Kenneth Edwards, Esquire 120 Spring Hall Dr# E Goose Creek, South Carolina 29445 Phone: (843) 437-5798 Attorney for the Petitioner.

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 06/17/2025 10:00 AM

Christian Johnson Parts for work, bed

Aspen Majewski Totes and holiday items

Facility 2: 1640 James Nelson Rd Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 06/17/2025 10:20 AM

Renee Williams Household items

Lauran Tolly Furniture

Facility 3: 1117 Bowman Rd. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 06/17/2025 10:25 AM

Cindy Moore King bed, 75 inch tv,

Facility 4: 1514 Mathis Ferry Rd. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 06/17/2025 10:35 AM

Annette Lee Household items, Furniture, and boxes

Facility 5: 45 Grand Oaks Blvd Charleston, SC 29414

06/17/2025 11:15 AM

Rhonda Cummings Household goods.

Ashley Trapp Queen bed, lamps, mirrors, futon, boxes/bags, wedding dress

Carey Cohen Clothing and furniture tv

Facility 6: 1951 Maybank Hwy Charleston, SC 29412

06/17/2025 11:30 AM

Avaney Rivers Household goods

Patrick Kamleiter Boxes, clothes

Calvin Greene

Drs - 3 to 4 ngt stds - 3 chr ktc

tbl - Cfe tabl - 10 to 15 Boxes/Binsclothing - shoes

Facility 7: 1533 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407

06/17/2025 12:45 PM

Annie Mullins Household goods

David Willis 3-bedroom house

Catherine Whaley Boxes and bags

Facility 8: 1861 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407

06/17/2025 1:15 PM

Ronald Cooke

Clothes, instruments, bike

Patricia Reynolds Table, 4 chairs, boxes, 2 lamps

Terrence Sarvis Household Goods

Tara Singleton Boxes (under 20)

Facility 9: 1540 Meeting Street Road Charleston, SC 29405

06/17/2025 1:00 PM

Melvin Ellington Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment

Tiquanna Jones 2 washers dryer bed clothing boxes

Keoshia Ferguson Furniture, clothing, toys TV

Melody Brown 15 bins 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.

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

6/17/2025 11:00 AM

Sannethia Bowman 2 couches, microwave, TV

Christopher Cumbee Boxes

Kristina Solara Household items

Facility

6/17/2025

10:30 AM

Timothy Payne

Household Items

Tireashia Miller

King Bunk Bed- 4 Sofas and Boxes

Amanda Barfield

2 Bedroom Apartment

Facility 3: 8850 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406

6/17/2025

10:45 AM

Dana Cloys Household Items

Anthony Shelton Couch, Chair, Boxes

Randall King 2005 Sea Ray 18’ Boat

Facility 4:

208 St. James Ave, Ste C Goose Creek, SC 29445 6/17/2025 11:00 AM

Hope Shepherd (Pinewood Square) Household Goods

Brittany McNeil Bed frames, tv stand, washer & dryer, household items

Charles Cullen Bedroom furniture, living room furniture, garage items, tools, misc.

Facility 5: 3781 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418 6/17/2025 11:00 AM

Brianna Stanley Boxes, furniture, clothes

Raven Townsend Personal

Ashli Polite

Event rental equipment, tables chairs tablecloths

Amaya Johnson Sectional and washer and dryer set

Facility 6: 434 Orangeburg Road Summerville, SC 29483 6/17/2025 11:15 AM

Twala Scott Household Goods

Anyae Stroman Household Goods

Eric Mazyck Household Goods

Facility 7:

422 Old Trolley Rd Summerville, SC 29485

6/17/2025 10:45 AM

Michelle Miller Household goods/ furniture

Nicholas Sampsel Tools, glassware

Tymetria Grippon Household goods, furniture

Robert Merritt Household goods, furniture

Rita Spivey Holiday decor, furniture

Facility 8: 2130 N Main St Summerville, SC 29486

6/17/2025

10:00 AM

Angel Phillips Household goods

Steven Gunnells Household goods

Facility 10:

344 Nexton Creek Circle Summerville, SC 29486

6/17/2025

11:45 AM

TV’S, kitchen table

Facility 11: 9670 Dorchester Rd Summerville, SC 29485

6/17/2025 10:15 AM

Tychia Brown Totes and boxes

Terrace Ashe Household goods

Candace Ladin Household goods

Candace Ladin Household Goods

Starasia Banks king bed, dresser, table, 3 beds, today, 1 month

Isheka Manigault Household goods

Jennifer Darcy Furniture. Household goods

Nevada Carson Beds, mattress, dressers, boxes

Facility 12: 6941 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406 6/17/2025 12:30 PM

Antoinette Rowell Household items, furniture

Amanda Miller Clothes boxes (2-4), laundry baskets.

Cyril Couchman Household items

Shawn Hix Small Futon/Desk/Table/Storage Cabinet/ Boxes

Humberto Gonzalez Speakers

Facility 13: 5146 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418 6/17/2025 12:00 PM

James Thompson Household items,

Asmie Backus Household Items

Shawnterica Gibbs My apartment items, couch, clothes, etc.

Dwayne Simmons Furniture

Rose Waiters 2 bd

Carl Hilstock Boxes, misc from garage,

Jamal Worley

5 plastic storage contains wedding gifts, pictures, personal items

Aubrey Smalls Couch, bed, end tables, boxes

Jasmine Goodwin Boxes

Bryonna Simmons Pictures, bags clothing, boxes

Facility 14: 1055 Beech Hill Rd. Summerville, SC 29485 6/17/2025 11:00 AM

Michele Vining Rutter Household goods

Mason Hibbitt Household goods

Wendy Mcallister Household goods

Facility 15: 1205 Central Ave. Summerville, SC 29483

Erica Phlegar Couches, dressers, china cabinet, Deed Book

Amber Ancrum Household goods

6/17/2025

11:15 AM

Ryan Clark Household Goods

Patricia Crenshaw Household Goods

Richard Ross Household Goods

Denice Jean Winnett Household Goods

FRANCES GRIFFIN-WANDEL Household Goods

Shane Goddard Household Goods

Facility 16: 1217 Central Ave. Summerville, SC 29483

6/17/2025 11:15 AM

Niko Bennett Household Goods

Sakyra Fiall Household Goods

Shelia Wieczorek Household Goods

58020.F48419

Master’s Sale CASE NO. 2017CP1000846

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

Nationstar Mortgage LLC, PLAINTIFF VERSUS Michael J. Bluett; Dalisa D. Bluett; and Brookdale at Forest Hills Homeowners Association, Inc., DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated April 11, 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC. June 3, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina and being known and designated as LOT 55, Brookdale, Phase III, as shown on that certain three (3) page plat entitled “FINAL PLAT SHOWING THE SUBDNISION OF TRACT ‘A’ AND PART OF TRACT ‘B’ INTO LOTS 1 THROUGH 120, BROOKDALE, PHASE III & RESIDUAL PARCELS, AT FOREST HILLS, SECTION V, PROPERTY OWNED BY EVANS LAND COMPANY, LLC, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” dated August 30, 2010, revised October 25, 2010 by Lawrence J. Kennerty, Jr., PLS # 12520 of Kennerty Surveying, Inc. and being recorded in Plat Book L11 at Pages 0001, 0002, 0003 in the RMC Office for Charleston County. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

This being the identical property conveyed to Michael J. Bluett and Dalisa D. Bluett by deed of D.R. Horton, Inc. dated January 25, 2013 and recorded February 20, 2013 in

Current Property Address: 7650 Haywood Street, North Charleston, SC 29418

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

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Finkel Law Firm LLC (843) 577-5460

FOR INSERTION

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

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

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

C/A NO: C/A NO: 2025-CP10-01647

DEFICIENCY WAIVED

NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, PLAINTIFF, vs. Roman E Brunson a/k/a Roman Eugene Brunson and Robert I Brunson a/k/a Robert Irvin Brunson and if Roman E Brunson a/k/a Roman Eugene Brunson and Robert I Brunson a/k/a Robert Irvin Brunson be deceased then any child and heir at law to the Estates of Roman E Brunson a/k/a Roman Eugene Brunson and Robert I Brunson a/k/a Robert Irvin Brunson distributees and devisees at law to the Estates of Roman E Brunson a/k/a Roman Eugene Brunson and Robert I Brunson a/k/a Robert Irvin Brunson and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe; Richard Allen Brunson; Ramona L Greenwood, Individually and as Personal Representative for the Estate of Roman E Brunson a/k/a Roman Eugene Brunson; Katherine Anna Payne Brunson, Individually and as Personal Representative for the Estate of Robert I Brunson a/k/a Robert Irvin Brunson; Erika September Brunson; Savannah Grace Brunson; Nathaniel Ralph Brunson; Paul Dewitt Taylor, DEFENDANT(S)

TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE

NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the

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

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court on March 25, 2025.

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

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

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT,

ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

s/ Sarah O. Leonard April 24, 2025

John S. Kay (S.C. Bar No. 7914)

Ashley Z. Stanley (S.C. Bar No. 74854)

Alan M. Stewart (S.C. Bar No. 15576)

Sarah O. Leonard (S.C. Bar No. 80165) Gregory Wooten (S.C. Bar No. 73586) Gregory T. Whitley (S.C. Bar No. 100792)

Attorneys for Plaintiff Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 8237

Columbia, SC 29202 (803) 726-2700

john.kay@hutchenslawfirm.com

ashley.stanley@hutchenslawfirm. com

alan.stewart@hutchenslawfirm. com

sarah.leonard@hutchenslawfirm. com

k.gregory.wooten@ hutchenslawfirm.com gregory.whitley@hutchenslawfirm. com Firm Case No: 25009 - 125568

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

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2025-CP-10-01561

DEFICIENCY WAIVED Freedom Mortgage Corporation, PLAINTIFF, vs. Mary E Mellard a/k/a Mary Fields Mellard, a/k/a Mary Elizabeth Mellard and if Mary E Mellard a/k/a Mary Fields Mellard, a/k/a Mary Elizabeth Mellard be deceased then any child and heir at law to the Estate of Mary E Mellard a/k/a Mary Fields Mellard, a/k/a Mary Elizabeth Mellard distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Mary E Mellard a/k/a Mary Fields Mellard, a/k/a Mary Elizabeth Mellard and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe; Ginger Ann Mellard a/k/a Ginger A Mellard, Individually and as Personal Representative for the Estate of Mary E Mellard a/k/a Mary Fields Mellard, a/k/a Mary Elizabeth Mellard; William Lee Mellard, III; Broad River Physicians Goup, LLC; William Rivers, MD; LVNV Funding LLC as assignee of CVI Loan GT Trust I, DEFENDANT(S)

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

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will

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

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court on March 21, 2025.

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

s/ Sarah O. Leonard April 23,

(803) 726-2700

john.kay@hutchenslawfirm.com

ashley.stanley@hutchenslawfirm. com

alan.stewart@hutchenslawfirm. com sarah.leonard@hutchenslawfirm. com k.gregory.wooten@ hutchenslawfirm.com gregory.whitley@hutchenslawfirm. com

Firm Case No: 25042 - 125708

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

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

C/A NO: 2025-CP-10-01097 DEFICIENCY REQUESTED

Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans Inc., PLAINTIFF, vs. Edward Clark Perez; Ashley Villas Homeowners Association; Charles Richard Bowers, Jr., as Trustee of Georgia Mae Bowers Marital Trust, DEFENDANT(S)

TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED:

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

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE

NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court on February 27, 2025.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION

FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

s/ Sarah O. Leonard

April 22, 2025

John S. Kay (S.C. Bar No. 7914)

Ashley Z. Stanley (S.C. Bar No. 74854)

Alan M. Stewart (S.C. Bar No. 15576)

Sarah O. Leonard (S.C. Bar No. 80165) Gregory Wooten (S.C. Bar No. 73586) Gregory T. Whitley (S.C. Bar No. 100792)

Attorneys for Plaintiff Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 8237 Columbia, SC 29202 (803) 726-2700

john.kay@hutchenslawfirm.com ashley.stanley@hutchenslawfirm. com alan.stewart@hutchenslawfirm. com sarah.leonard@hutchenslawfirm. com k.gregory.wooten@ hutchenslawfirm.com gregory.whitley@hutchenslawfirm. com Firm Case No: 20546 - 98700

Master’s Sale Case No. 2023-CP-10-02577

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

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, vs. John H Fowlkes a/k/a John Henry Fowlkes and if John H Fowlkes a/k/a John Henry Fowlkes be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estate of John H Fowlkes a/k/a John Henry Fowlkes, distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of John H Fowlkes a/k/a John Henry Fowlkes, and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe; Melissa Anne Davis; Robagu LLC; Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Property Owners Association, Inc.; USAA Savings Bank,

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 11th day of April 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 3rd day of June 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN Unit 1106 Grove Park Drive, established by Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime established by Master Deed dated July 14, 2003 and recorded July 14, 2003 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book E457 at Page 533, and all exhibits, and further, by the First Amendment

to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation; a Horizontal Property Regime dated October 30, 2003 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County on October 31, 2003 and recorded in Book W473 at Page 330; and further, by the Second Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation - Horizontal Property Regime dated February 16, 2004 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County on February 17, 2004 in Book F484 at Page 675; and further, by the Third Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated March 23, 2004 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County on March 23, 2004 in book N488 at Page 832; and further by the Fourth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated May 13, 2004 and recorded in RMC Office for Charleston County on May 13, 2004 in Book K494 at Page 251; and further, by the Fifth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated August 30, 2004 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book R507 at Page 317 and further, by the Sixth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated October 26, 2004 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book X513 at Page 719; and further, by the Seventh Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated December 17, 2004 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book O519 at Page 882; and further by the Eighth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated March 30, 2005 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book C531 at Page 58; and further by the Ninth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated May 18, 2005 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book F537 at Page 397; and further by the Tenth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated June 17, 2005 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book G541 at Page 204, and further by the Eleventh Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated July 29, 2005 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book U547 at Page 814, and further, by the Twelfth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated September 9, 2005 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book D553 at Page 224, and further, by the Thirteenth Amendment to the Master Deed of Grove Park at Grand Oaks Plantation Horizontal Property Regime dated October 19, 2005 and filed in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book O558 at Page 810.

SUBJECT to all the provisions of aforesaid Master Deed and Exhibits and Amendments thereto, including but not limited to, easements and other reservations saved and excepted in Exhibit “A” to said Master Deed and any amendments to said Master Deed, if any.

SUBJECT to the Charter end By-Laws of Grande Oaks Boulevard Association, Inc. as established and imposed by Amended and restated Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions - Grande Oaks Plantation dated March 30, 2000 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book M345, Page 573.

AND SUBJECT to all other Restrictions, Reservations, Easements and Rights-of-Way affecting said real property, including those as set out on recorded plats.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto John H. Fowlkes by virtue of a Deed from Robagu, LLC

dated May 10, 2018 and recorded May 30, 2018 in Book 0722 at Page 118 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

1106 Grove Park Drive Charleston, SC 29414

TMS# 301-00-00-455

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

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

FOR INSERTION

Friday, May 16th, Friday May 23rd and Friday May 30th, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No. 2023-CP-10-04153

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

Guild Mortgage Company LLC, vs. John Jay Abney, Jr; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Encore Credit Corp,

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 18th day of March 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 3rd day of June 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, South Carolina and being shown and designated as Lot 4, Containing 0.14 acres, more or less, and being more fully delineated on a plat entitled; “Subdivision Survey of Lot 12 into Lots 2 and 4 with Residual of 7.15 AC. Property Owned by James Lee located in the Deer Park S/D in the City of North Charleston, Charleston County, SC.” prepared by Paul C. Lawson, Jr., SC Reg. No 14191, dated July 1, 2003, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book DD, at Page 730. Said Lot having such size, shape, dimensions. buttings and boundings as will more fully appear by reference to said plat. BEING the same property conveyed to John Jay Abney, Jr. from Desmond C. Shaw and Cherron M. Swinton by Deed dated December 23, 2022 and recorded January 10, 2023 in Book 1157 at Page 899, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

2740 Fernwood Drive North Charleston, SC 29406 TMS# 486-06-00-105

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance

with the bid may be made immediately.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

John S. Kay, Esquire

Telephone: 803-726-2700

FOR INSERTION

Friday May 16th, Friday May 23rd, May 30th, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale

Case No. 2023-CP-10-05453

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

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for RCAF Acquisition Trust, vs. Patricia Ann Mack a/k/a Patricia A Mack; Republic Finance LLC; First Credit of Charleston, Inc. aka First Credit,

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 21st day of January 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 3rd day of June, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being on John’s Island, Estates Subdivision, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 54, Block E, on a plat entitled plats of Lots 45-48, 52-57, Block E, Lots 20-27, Block F, Lots 1-7, Block I, Island Estates Subdivision Johns Island Charleston County, SC, made by Sigma Engineers, Inc., dated September 10, 1984, recorded in the RMC Office for Inc., Charleston County in Plat Book BC at Page 12, reference to said plat being craved for a more accurate description of the dimensions, boundaries and measurements of such lots.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Michael Ray Mack and Patricia Ann Mack by virtue of a Warranty Deed from Daniel D. Wiegert and Linda S. Wiegert dated August 13, 1993 and recorded August 16, 1993, in Book T230 at Page 344, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. Thereafter, Michael Ray Mack passed away April 19, 2023, thereby vesting sole title to the subject property in Patricia Ann Mack as the surviving tenant.

3304 Barnes Drive Johns Island, SC 29455

TMS# 279-10-00-082

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

The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will

be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

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

FOR INSERTION

Friday, May 16th, Friday May 23rd and Friday May 30th, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No. 2024-CP-10-02634

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

Bank of America, N.A., vs. Viola M Brown; First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon, located, lying and being in Charleston County, and being designated as Lot 4 on a plat entitled “Plat of Waylyn Annex Extension, Area 4.76 Acres”, by Ben F. Cheatham, Reg. C.E. and L.S., No 1764, and dated January 1966, and recorded in Plat Book U, Page 79, in the RMC Office for Charleston County. Butting and Bounding and Measuring and Containing as will reference to said plat more fully and at large appear. THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Viola M Brown by virtue of a Deed from Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, dated May 31, 1994, and recorded June 13, 1994, in Book E244 at Page 211 in the Office of Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

2670 Louise Drive North Charleston, SC 29405 TMS# 411-07-00-006

As the Plaintiff did not waive its right for a deficiency judgment in the Complaint, this sale will be re-opened for final bidding at 11:00 a.m. on the 3rd day of July 2025.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY John S. Kay, Esquire

Telephone: 803-726-2700

FOR INSERTION

Friday, May 16th, Friday May 23rd and Friday May 30th, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No. 2024-CP-10-02636

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

PNC Bank, National Association, vs. Mary K Schneberger; Steven K Schneberger; Winnsboro Lakes Homeowners Association, Inc.,

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 19th day of March, 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 3rd day of June 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land. lying and being in Winnsboro Lakes Subdivision, Phase I, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 100, Phase I, Winnsboro Lakes Subdivision, as shown on a plat prepared by Hoffman Lester Associates, Inc., entitled, ‘A Revised Final Plat of Lots 1- 105, Winnsboro Lakes Subdivision. Phase I, Owned by Leon, Inc., Located on John’s Island, City of Charleston, Charleston County. South Carolina, dated June 30, 1988, and revised February 21, 1989. and recorded at the Charleston County RMC Office in Book BU at Pages 150 and 151, Said lot having such size. shape, location, buttings and boundings as will more fully be shown on the aforementioned plat. Subject to all easements and restrictions of record. BEING the same property conveyed to Mary K. Schneberger and Steven K. Schneberger, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common, by Deed of William Ashley Easterlin, dated November 16, 2017 and recorded December 6. 2017 in Book 684 at Page 644, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

3546 Hunters Oak Lane Johns Island, SC 29455 TMS# 279-11-00-028

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

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

FOR INSERTION

Friday, May 16th, Friday, May 23rd and Friday May 30th, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs. Natashia R Singleton, and if Natashia R Singleton be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estate of Natashia R Singleton, distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Natashia R Singleton, and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe; Imani J Singleton; The United States of America, by and through its Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development; A O, a minor; K D, a minor; A B, a minor, DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 16th day of April, 2025 I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 3rd day of June, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel or lot of land, together with any and all improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 6, Northpointe Subdivision, as shown on a plat entitled: ‘Plat Showing the Subdivision of Lots 1-44, Northpointe Subdivision, Lands of W.C. Varn, Located City of North Charleston, Charleston County, S.C.’, by Forsberg Engineering & Surveying, Inc. dated December 16, 1986, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, in Plat Book BM at Page 55. For a more complete description of said Lot, reference may be had to the aforementioned plat of record.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Natashia R Singleton by virtue of a General Warranty Deed from Tonya M. Coakley n/k/a Tonya M. Roper dated April 7, 2021, and recorded July 30, 2021, in Book 1018 at Page 738 in the Office of Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

5125 Westview Street North Charleston, SC 29418 TMS# 408-07-00-246

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

For Pursuant to Section 2410(c), Title 28, United States Code, the Defendant United States of America has waived its right to redeem the subject property within 1 year after the date of the foreclosure sale.

607, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the CLAIM OF LIEN, are

Amount currently in default

(including interest) $2,448.51

Trustee’s Fee

$450.00

Costs $645.00

Total Amount Due $3,543.51

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

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

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

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655

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

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on 6/13/2025, beginning at 10:00 AM.

The Public Auction shall occur at the front entrance of 700 Faison Road Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29466.

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.01682244733133270% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 980305-21B. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 5/11/2023 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 1179, Page 192.

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

TANYA L. MURRAY

701 PALMER DR BLACKSBURG, VA 24060-5247.

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the CLAIM OF LIEN as recorded in Lien Book 1290 at Page 608, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the CLAIM OF LIEN, are

Amount currently in default

(including interest) $4,521.36

Trustee’s Fee $450.00

Costs $645.00

Total Amount Due $5,616.36

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

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655

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

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

The Public Auction shall occur at the front entrance of 700 Faison Road Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29466.

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.00399374221908844% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 980326-06E. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 9/22/2022 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 1139, Page 225.

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

CARLOS EDGAR RIVERO CORRALES 1720 SHORE RD LINWOOD, NJ 08221.

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the CLAIM OF LIEN as recorded in Lien Book 1290 at Page 602, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the CLAIM OF LIEN, are Amount currently in default

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

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

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

The Public Auction shall occur at the front entrance of 700 Faison Road Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29466.

Property Description A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided 0.00399374221908844% ownership interest in and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number: 980325-49E. Said property being the same property conveyed to Grantors by 1776 Development, LLC recorded on 10/5/2022 in the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County in Deed Book 1141, Page 246.

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

EDUARDO C. RIVERO 1720 SHORE ROAD LINWOOD, NJ 08221.

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the CLAIM OF LIEN as recorded in Lien Book 1290 at Page 603, records of Charleston County, SC.

The amounts secured by the CLAIM OF LIEN, are

Amount currently in default

(including interest) $2,040.18 Trustee’s Fee $450.00 Costs $157.50 Total

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

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

King Cunningham, LLC, Trustee by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655

P.O. Box 4896

North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (843)-249-0777

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2024CP1001357

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

Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2018-3, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Rebecca M. Eaton and Lawrence C. Eaton, Jr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Angelia Rogers; Thomas Eaton a/k/a Thomy Eaton; Shani Nicole Eaton; Shinira Michelle Eaton; DEFENDANTS.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of March, 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 3rd day of June, 2025 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No. 8, Block M, on a place or a portion of Glyn Terrace Subdivision, made August 2, 1955, by W. H. Matheny, R.L.S., and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, in Plat Book T, Page 88, said lot having such size, shape, location, dimensions, butting and bounding as will by reference to the said plat more fully appear.

SUBJECT to assessments, Charleston Ad Valorem Taxes, any and all restrictions, easements, covenants and rights-of-way of record, and any other senior encumbrances.

This being the same piece of property conveyed to Thomas Maynard and Helen Maynard by deed from Thomas M. Evans Realty Co., Inc. dated March 8, 1968 and recorded March 21, 1968 in Book Y89 at Page 25 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County. Subsequently, Thomas Alva Maynard died testate on April 4,

1983, leaving the subject property to his devisee, namely, Helen Mae Maynard, as is more fully preserved in the Probate records for Charleston County, in Case No. 83-ES-10-358; subsequently, Helen M. Maynard died on May 11, 2011, leaving the subject property to her devisee, namely, Rebecca M. Eaton, as is more fully preserved in the Probate records for Charleston County, in Case No. 2011ES1000847; also by Deed of Distribution dated July 10, 2012 and recorded July 20, 2012 in Deed Book 265 at Page 398. Subsequently, Lawrence Claude Eaton, Jr. died on December 3, 2020 leaving his interest in the subject property to his heirs or devisees, namely, Shinira Michelle Eaton and Shani Nicole Eaton, as is more fully preserved in the Probate records for Charleston County, in Case No. 2021ES1000154. Subsequently, Rebecca M. Eaton died on May 22, 2023, leaving the subject property to her heirs or devisees, namely, Angelia Rogers and Thomy Eaton.

TMS # 408-08-00-169

Case#: 2024CP1001357

Current Property Address: 5313 Mcroy Street North Charleston, SC 29418

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

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

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. IF for any reason the Plaintiff’s agent does not appear to bid at the sale, the sale will be deemed canceled. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Brian P. Yoho (803) 744-4444 011847-05287 2024CP1001357

FOR INSERTION 5/16/2025, 5/23/2025, 5/30/2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale

Case No.: 2024CP1003621

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

The Bank of New York Mellon, formerly known as The Bank of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee on behalf of the holders of the CIT Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-1 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS James Hart, III; Shelmore Surety, LLC; DEFENDANTS.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 12th day of December,

2024, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 3rd day of June, 2025 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on the east side of King Street in the City of Charleston, State and County aforesaid, known and designated as Lot No. 5 on a plat of a tract of land on the east side of King Street, surveyed and platted into ninety-two (92) lots at the request of the Carolina Florida Realty Company, by G. M. Howe, which plat is recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in plat Book C at Page 128; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

SUBJECT to assessments, Charleston Ad Valorem Taxes, any and all restrictions, easements, covenants and rights-of-way of record, and any other senior encumbrances.

This being the same property conveyed to James Hart, III by deed of Ethel L. Terry a/k/a Ethel Lee Terry, dated January 24, 2002 and recorded January 30, 2003 in Book U434 at Page 705 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County.

TMS # 4631201035

Case#: 2024CP1003621

Current Property Address: 1150 King Street Charleston, SC 29403

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

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

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. IF for any reason the Plaintiff’s agent does not appear to bid at the sale, the sale will be deemed canceled. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Brian P. Yoho (803) 744-4444 011847-05333 2024CP1003621

FOR INSERTION May 16, 2025, May 23, 3035 and May 30, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2024CP1002734

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

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Angela Yvette Byrd; Debra Sue Looney; Andre Bernard Freeman, Jr; Republic Finance, LLC Solar Mosaic, Inc.n/k/a Solar Mosaic LLC; Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Horace Freeman Jr, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; DEFENDANTS.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 11th day of April, 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 3rd day of June, 2025 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in Charleston County, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 7, Block F, Evanston Subdivision, Section 5, as shown on a plat of a portion of Evanston Subdivision, made by E.M. Seabrook, Jr., Inc., Dated March 1968; and recorded in the RMC office for Charleston County, in Plat Book X, at Page 35; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

SUBJECT to assessments, Charleston Ad Valorem Taxes, any and all restrictions, easements, covenants and rights-of-way of record, and any other senior encumbrances.

This being the same property conveyed to Horace Freeman Jr and Arnettie Freeman by deed of James S Blanton and Lisa M Blanton dated April 28, 1989 and recorded May 11, 1989 in Deed Book G184 at Page 845 in the office of the Charleston County Register of Deeds. Subsequently, Arnettie Freeman conveyed all her interest in the subject property to Horace Freeman Jr by deed dated September 27, 1991 and recorded February 28, 1992 in Book Z 210 at Page 644. Subsequently, Horace Freeman Jr conveyed a 1/2 interest in the subject property to Eunice Freeman by deed dated February 21, 1994 and Recorded March 3, 1994 in Deed Book S 239 at page 865. Subsequently, Eunice Freeman conveyed her interest in the subject property to Horace Freeman, Jr by deed dated January 28, 2004 and recorded February 10, 2004 in Deed Book U 483 at Page 565.

Subsequently, Horace Freeman, Jr died testate on November 22, 2023 leaving the property to his devisees, namely, Debra Sue Looney, Andre Bernard Freeman, Jr and Angela Yvette Byrd.

TMS # 408-09-00-040

Case#: 2024CP1002734

Current Property Address: 4328 Helene Dr N Charleston, SC 29418

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

The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest

bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, certified funds in the amount of five per cent (5%) of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price.

Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. IF for any reason the Plaintiff’s agent does not appear to bid at the sale, the sale will be deemed canceled. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Brian P. Yoho (803) 744-4444 FN 016487-01473 2024CP1002734

FOR INSERTION

May 16, 2025, May 23, 2025, May 30, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2025CP1001858

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Plaintiff, v. Jeffrey W. Tichenor; Ana Nia Tichenor; The Lakes Master Association, Inc The United States of America acting by and through its agency, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs South Carolina Department of Revenue Defendant(s). (016487-01679)

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Jeffrey W. Tichenor and Ana Nia Tichenor:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 153 Coosawatchie St, Summerville, SC 29485, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 388-13-00-864, 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, 29202-3200, 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.

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 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 April 4, 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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO: 2025-CP-10-01873

JUSTIN HARTMAN, Plaintiff, vs. FRASIER CLINTON, Defendant.

SUMMONS

TO: THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint upon the subscriber at 504 North Pine Street, Summerville, SC 29483 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action shall apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and a judgment will be rendered against you.

ROSSINGTON LAW OFFICES, LLC

s/ Julio A. Rossington

Julio A. Rossington, SC Bar #73905

504 North Pine Street

Summerville, SC 29483

Office: (843) 261-1114

Facsimile: 1-888-977-1140

julio.rossington@rossingtonlaw. com Attorney for the Plaintiff

APRIL 4, 2025 Summerville, South Carolina

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

Bank of America, N.A. vs. Quenica L. Anderson, Parkhill Place Homeowners Association, Inc., Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA), Midland Credit Management, Inc., Discover Bank, LVNV Funding LLC, Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 21st day of May, 2024, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, on the 3rd day of June, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN PARKHILL PLACE SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 41, BLOCK CC, ON A PLAT ENTITLED; PLAT SHOWING THE SUBDIVISION OF TMS NO. 484-00-00-015 (CONTAINING 110.283 ACRES) INTO TRACT B (CONTAINING 79.514 ACRES) AND TRACT C (CONTAINING 30.769 ACRES) AND SHOWING LOT 41, BLOCK CC, TMS NO. 484-10-00-012 (CONTAINING 0.322 ACRES) AND LOT 1, BLOCK LL, TMS NO. 485-10-00-013 (CONTAINING 0.270 ACRES) AND LOT 1, BLOCK RR, TMS NO. 484-10-00-125 (CONTAINING 0.430 ACRES) NORTHWOODS ESTATES SUBDIVISION, PROPERTY OF NORTHWOODS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, MADE BY HOFFMAN LESTER ASSOCIATES, INC., DATED NOVEMBER 28, 1999, AND RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 20, 2000, IN PLAT BOOK ED, PAGE 833, IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. SAID LOT HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, DIMENSIONS, BUTTINGS AND BOUNDINGS AS WILL BY REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT MORE FULLY APPEAR. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO QUENICA L. ANDERSON FROM MARC A. DECK BY TIMOTHY C. EDWARDS HIS ATTORNEYIN-FACT BY DEED DATED ON 05/31/2018 AND RECORDED ON 06/07/2018 IN BOOK 724, PAGE 60, IN THE REGISTERS OFFICE OF CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

TMS # 485-10-00-012

Current Property Address: 8083 Long Shadow Ln, North Charleston, SC 29406

A personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open 30 days after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Nicole K. O’Shaughnessy, Esquire Telephone: (803) 828-0880

FOR INSERTION: 5/16/2025; 5/23/2025; 5/30/2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale

Case No. 2023-CP-10-05391

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

Allied First Bank, SB DBA Servbank vs. James Shaw, Jr., Buckshire Homeowners’ Association, Inc, United States of America Acting through Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, South Carolina Department of Revenue

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 10th day of October, 2024, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, on the 3rd day of June, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 25, PHASE 2 BUCKSHIRE SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN OF THAT CERTAIN PLAT ENTITLED: “FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT BUCKSHIRE SUBDIVISIONS PHASE 2”, PREPARED BY SINCLAIR & ASSOCIATES, LLC ON JUNE 20, 2007 AND RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK EL, AT PAGE 042-043. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JAMES SHAW, JR. AND BRITTANY S. WASHINGTON, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHTS OF SURVIVORSHIP AND NOT AS TENANTS IN COMMON ON 02/27/2017, BY DEED FROM ANGELA M. WILLIAMS, FILED FOR RECORD ON 03/09/2017 IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK: 622, PAGES: 373, REGISTER’S OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. THEREAFTER, BRITTANY S. WASHINGTON CONVEYED HIS INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY TO JAMES SHAW, JR. BY QUITCLAIM DEED 06/13/2023 AND RECORDED 06/14/2023 IN BOOK: 1185, PAGES: 220.

TMS # 3881300627

Current Property Address: 3396 Fletton Way, Summerville, SC 29485

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Nicole K. O’Shaughnessy, Esquire Telephone: (803) 828-0880

FOR INSERTION 5/16/2025; 5/23/2025; 5/30/2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity A-4839131

05/16/2025, 05/23/2025, 05/30/2025

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

COUNTY OF RICHLAND

Civil Action Number: 2025-CP10-00215

Jacinda A. Barnes Frasier, Plaintiff Vs. James C. Cole and Crystal N. Pratt

TO: James C. Cole, THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file an Answer to the Complaint in the Clerk of Court of the Common Pleas where this action is pending, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint to Stoney & Walker, LLC,930 Richland Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201, 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, judgement by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. A copy of the Complaint is herewith served upon you.

Respectfully submitted, STONEY & WALKER, LLC

Joy D. Stoney-Reid, (SC Bar No: 71188) 930 Richland Street Columbia, SC 29201

Phone: (803)868-5800

Fax: (843)771-9906

Email: jstoney@stoneywalkerlaw. com

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

Columbia, South Carolina January 27, 2025

MASTER IN EQUITY’S SALE

2 024-CP-10-02763

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

Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as Trustee for Mortgage Assets Management Series I Trust

v. Robert B. Kanapaux a/k/a Robert Bernard Kanapaux; The United States of America, acting by and through its agent, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Discover Bank; Eugene A. Calejo

Upon authority of a Decree dated February 13, 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on June 3, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND WITH THE BUILDING THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE ST. ANDREW’S PARIAH, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 5, BLOCK G, LONG BRANCH ON THE CREEK, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT MADE BY SIGMA ENGINEERS INC., DATED MAY 31, 1975, AND RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK AG, PAGE 101; SAID LOT HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, DIMENSIONS, BUTTINGS AND BOUNDINGS AS WILL BE REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT MORE FULLY APPEAR. SUBJECT IN ALL RESPECTS TO RESTRICTIONS RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN BOOK K110, PAGE 216, AND AMENDMENT RECORDED R111, PAGE 122. ALSO SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL EASEMENTS OF RECORD. BEING A PORTION ON THE PREMISES CONVEYED TO ROBERT B. KANAPAUX AND

ROSEMARIE C. KANAPAUX BY DEED OF THE H.A. ROOKE COMPANY, INC. RECORDED OCTOBER 15, 1979, IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN BOOK R120, PAGE 15. THEREAFTER, ROSEMARIE C. KANAPAUX DIED AND THE PROPERTY WAS CONVEYED TO ROBERT B. KANAPAUX BY DEED OF DISTRIBUTION OF THE ESTATE OF ROSEMARIE C. KANAPAUX DATED JULY 29, 2019 AND RECORDED AUGUST 22, 2019 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN BOOK 0818 AT PAGE 325.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY:

2518 Flamingo Drive, Charleston, SC 29414

Parcel No. 310-01-00-109

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with bid may be made immediately. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

J. Martin Page, Esquire Telephone: 803-509-5078 / File # 24-42387

FOR INSERTION

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

6705

MASTER IN EQUITY’S SALE 2024-CP-10-01962

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

CalCon Mutual Mortgage LLC dba One Trust Home Loans v. Athena Alston McFadden

Upon authority of a Decree dated April 3, 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on June 3, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING ON JAMES ISLAND, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 10, “KING’S ACRES”, AS SHOWN ON A PLAY ENTITLED, “KING’S ACRE’S” DATED SEPTEMBER 1955, BY J. O’HEAR SANDERS, JR., WHICH PLAT IS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK K, AT PAGE 45, R.M.C. OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE PREMISES HAVING SUCH BUTTING AND BOUNDINGS, MEASUREMENTS AND DIMENSIONS DATED NOVEMBER 21, 1955, AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 21, 1955, IN BOOK H-65, AT PAGE 43, R.M.C. OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. BEING ALSO THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO DOROTHEA B. ALSTON FROM US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, BY DEED DATED MAY 26, 1989, AND RECORDED ON JUNE 7, 1989, IN BOOK 184, PAGE 901. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO

ATHENA ALSTON MCFADDEN BY DEED OF DISTRIBUTION FROM ATHENA A. MCFADDEN AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHEA BERRY ALSTON, DECEASED, DATED DECEMBER 4, 2021, AND RECORDED ON DECEMBER 21, 2021, IN BOOK 1062, PAGE 386.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1339 Ronald Lane, Charleston, SC 29412 Parcel No. 427-03-00-011

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

J. Martin Page, Esquire Telephone: 803-509-5078 / File # 24-41563

FOR INSERTION May 16, May 23, & May 30, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 6790

Master’s Sale 2024-CP-10-03268

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

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., PLAINTIFF versus Althea D. Capers nka Althea D. Green aka Althea D. Capers-Green; Jessie Green aka Jessie R. Green, III aka Jessie Nathan Green, III, DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 10th day of October, 2024, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 3rd day of June, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL that certain lot, piece, parcel, or tract of land, which is a portion of Lot 16 of the Phillip Tract in Christ Church Parish, County of Charleston, as shown on a Plat made by T.A. Huguerin, Surveyor, of record in the RMC Office for Charleston County, in Plat Book B at Page 85. Also includes a mobile/ manufactured home, a 2004 CLAY VIN: OHC014394NCAB BEING the same property conveyed to Althea D. Capers by deed of Hendesce Capers, Melvina Tillman, Benjamin Capers, Kenneth Capers, Herbert Lee Singleton, Patricia C. Graham, and Henry Capers, dated July 29, 2004 and recorded October 12, 2004 in Deed Book K512 at Page 157. Thereafter, Althea D. Capers nka Althea D. Green aka Althea D. Capers-Green conveyed onehalf of her interest in the Property to Jessie Nathan Green, III, which deed was recorded March 31, 2011 in Deed Book 0179 at Page 667.

TMS No. 583-00-00-034

MH00051282 (MH) Property Address: 2927 Canyon Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 10.5000%. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. ATTENDEES MUST ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR OTHER FACIAL COVERING. Any person who violates said protocols is subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC (803) 799-9993

FOR INSERTION May 16, 2024, May 23, 2024, May 30, 2024

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 6879

Master’s Sale 2024-CP-10-04921

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

NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, PLAINTIFF versus Nena J. Osornio; Service Finance Company LLC; The South Carolina Department of Revenue; Truist Bank; U.S. Bank National Association dba Elan Financial Services.; AscensionPoint Recovery Services, LLC on behalf of Citibank, N.A.; AscensionPoint Recovery Services, LLC on behalf of Synchrony Bank; and Capital One Bank (USA), N.A. Platinum, DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 18th day of March, 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below,

at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 3rd day of June, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in St. Andrews Parish, County of Charleston, State aforesaid, known and designated as Lot 20 on Magnolia Avenue, in the subdivision known as MAGNOLIA RANCH as shown on a Plat by W. L. Gaillard, Surveyor, dated June 25, 1953, and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County In Plat Book J, Page 72. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, metes and bounds as are shown on said plat. This being the same property conveyed to Jamie Lopez Osornio and Nena J. Osornio by deed of Marguerite Curtis dated October 1, 2020 and recorded October 19, 2020 in Deed Book 0926 at Page 746 in the RMC Office for Charleston County; thereafter, upon information and belief, Jamie Lopez Osornio passed on June 29, 2021 leaving the Property to Nena J. Osornio by right of survivorship deed.

TMS No. 355-09-00-020

Property Address: 1919 Fruitwood Avenue, Charleston, SC 29414

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.7500%. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. ATTENDEES MUST ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR OTHER FACIAL COVERING. Any person who violates said protocols is subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC (803) 799-9993 FOR

Free Will Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The strongest, most enduring parts of China’s Great Wall were the 5,500 miles built during the Ming Dynasty, 13681644. One secret to their success was sticky rice, an essential ingredient in the mortar. The resulting structures have been remarkably water resistant. They hold their shape well, resist weed growth and get stronger as time passes. I hope you will find metaphorical equivalents to sticky rice as you work on your foundations in the coming months, Aries. Proceed as if you are constructing basic supports that will last you for years.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The world’s most expensive spice is saffron. To gather one gram of it, workers must harvest 150 flowers by hand. Doesn’t that process resemble what you have been doing? I am awed by the stamina and delicacy you have been summoning to generate your small but potent treasure. What you’re producing may not be loud and showy, but its value will be concentrated and robust. Trust that those who appreciate quality will recognize the painstaking effort behind your creation. Like saffron’s distinctive essence that transforms ordinary dishes into extraordinary ones, your patient dedication is creating what can’t be rushed or replicated.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini author Jean-Paul Sartre was offered the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964. But he rejected it. Why? He said that if he accepted it, he would be turned into an institution and authority figure, which would hinder his ability to critique politics and society. He was deeply committed to the belief that a writer has an obligation to be independent and accountable only to their conscience and audience, not to external accolades or validations. I think you are in a Sartre-like phase right now, dear Gemini. You have a sacred duty to be faithful to your highest calling, your deepest values, and your authentic identity. Every other consideration should be secondary.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You are now highly attuned to subtle energies, subliminal signals, and hidden agendas. No one in your sphere is even half as sensitive as you are to the intriguing mysteries that are unfolding beneath the visible surface. This may be a bit unsettling, but it’s a key asset. Your ability to sense what others are missing gives you a unique advantage. So trust your intuitive navigation system, Cancerian, even if the way forward isn’t obvious. Your ability to sense underlying currents will enable you to avoid obstacles and discern opportunities that even your allies might overlook.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Underground fungal networks are essential for the health of ecosystems. They connect plant roots and facilitate transfers of nutrients, water, and communication signals between various species. They enhance the fertility of the soil, helping plants thrive. In accordance with astrological indicators, I invite you to celebrate your equivalent of the underground fungal network. What is the web of relationships that enables you to thrive? Not just the obvious bonds, but the subtle ones, too: the barista who has memorized your order, the neighbor who waters your plants when you’re away, the online ally who responds to your posts. Now is an excellent time to map and nurture these vital interconnections.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warns about “the danger of a single story.” She tells us that authentic identity requires us to reject oversimplified narratives. As a Nigerian woman living in the US, she found that both Western and African audiences sought to reduce her to convenient categories. She has not only resisted that pressure, but also outwitted and outflanked it. Her diversity is intriguing. She mixes an appreciation for pop culture with serious cultural criticism. She addresses both academic and mainstream audiences. I offer her up as your role model, Virgo. In the coming weeks, may she inspire you to energetically express all your uncategorizable selves.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Where have you not yet traveled but would like to? What frontiers would

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your imagination love for you to visit, but you have refrained? Now is the time to consider dropping inhibitions, outmoded habits and irrelevant rules that have prevented you from wandering farther and wider. You have full permission from life, karma, and your future self to take smart risks that will lead you out of your comfort zone. What exotic sanctuary do you wish you had the courage to explore? What adventurous pilgrimage might activate aspects of your potential that are still half-dormant?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Astrologers say that Scorpio is ruled by three creatures that correspond to three ascending levels of spiritual maturity. The regular Scorpio person is ruled by the scorpion. Scorpios who are well underway with their spiritual work are ruled by the eagle. The Scorpio who has consistently succeeded at the hard and rewarding work of metaphorical death and resurrection is ruled by the phoenix — the mythical bird that is reborn from the ashes of its own immolation. With this as our context, I am letting you know that no matter how evolved you are, the coming weeks will bring you rich opportunities to come more into your own as a brilliant phoenix.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Seas off the coast of Singapore are heavily polluted. Some of the coral reefs there are showing resilience, though. They have developed symbiotic relationships with certain algae and bacteria that were formerly hostile. Their robustness lies in their adaptability and their power to forge unlikely alliances. That’s a good teaching for you right now. The strength you need isn’t about maintaining fixed positions or rigid boundaries but about being flexible. So I hope you will be alert and ready to connect with unfamiliar resources and unexpected help. A willingness to adjust and compromise will be a superpower.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Sometimes, disruptions are helpful prods that nudge us to pay closer attention. An apparent malfunction might be trying to tell us some truth that our existing frameworks can’t accommodate. I suspect this phenomenon might be occurring in your world. An area of your life that seems to be misfiring may in fact be highlighting a blind spot in your comprehension. Rather than fretting and purging the glitches, I will ask you to first consider what helpful information is being exposed. Suspend your judgment long enough to learn from apparent errors.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): This isn’t the first time I’ve said that your ideas are ahead of their time. Now I’m telling you again, and adding that your intuitions, feelings and approaches are ahead of their time, too. As usual, your precociousness carries both potential benefits and problems. If people are flexible and smart enough to be open to your innovations, you will be rewarded. If others are rigid and oblivious, you may have to struggle to get the right things done. Here’s my advice: Focus on the joy of carrying out your innovations rather than getting caught up in fighting resistance.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Sunlight can’t penetrate deeper than 3,280 feet into the ocean’s depths. Even at 650 feet down, a murky twilight zone prevails. But nearly 75 percent of deep-sea creatures can create their own light, thanks to a biochemical phenomenon called bioluminescence. Jellyfish, starfish and crustaceans are a few animals that glow. I propose we make them your symbols of power in the coming weeks, Pisces. I hope they incite you to be your own source of illumination as you summon all the resilience you need. If shadowy challenges arise, resolve to emit your steady brilliance. Inspire yourself and others with your subtle yet potent clarity.

Jonesin’

“WELL,

Across

1. Pond fish

4. Baby cow

8. Went icy

13. Slot machine lever

14. Noisy fight

15. Moroccan capital

16. Tiny taste

17. Dejected area where the rugs go?

19. Animal’s back crossing the line first in a race?

21. Healing plant

22. Subject of the outdated joke “Why do they call it a ___ when you only get one?”

23. Really quiet, in sheet music

26. Area 51 locale

29. Vicks cold/flu brand

31. Green Wave school

35. Involved in

36. Kinda boring one-vegetable salad?

40. Fab Four name

41. Acid in vinegar

42. Call the shots

45. City southeast of Istanbul

49. “Happy Days” eatery

50. Put a stopwatch back to 0

54. Yale grads

55. Magic words to make an RV disappear?

58. Just under a Louisiana subdivision?

61. Poivre tablemate

62. Be of help

63. King with a labyrinth

64. Part of the work wk.

65. New beginnings

66. Ooze

67. “___ Kids 3-D: Game Over” (2003 film)

Down

1. “The Big Chill” director Lawrence

2. Maryland major leaguer

3. “Yes and” performance

4. Mobile

5. Airborne

Pope ten behind the current one?

20. Kraken’s home

23. Canine litter

24. Helmet type

25. Arafat’s gp., once

27. “New Rules” singer ___ Lipa

28. One’s partner?

30. Name in financial software

32. “Blue Rondo ___ Turk” (Brubeck song)

33. JFK’s location

34. Before, to Byron

36. Manx’s lack

37. Yours and mine

38. ___ brisk pace

39. Noise

40. BlackBerry, e.g.

43. Moves slowly

44. Short-timer

46. Elite guest rosters

47. Rebel

48. One of the Olsen twins

51. Bombards with junk

52. Like ghost stories

53. Threefold

55. Penny, e.g.

56. Brandy bottle initials

57. Sounds during medical checkups

58. Malicious

59. Actress Longoria

60. Trial concern

Advanced music or drama deg.

Demeanor

Household plants

Wendy’s offering

Ninja Turtle in red, familiarly

Japanese kimono sash

Cheesy pies on a Scrabble board?

Suffix of most ordinal numbers

SORTA” —not quite all there.

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June 1 • Toast To Equality • Bus Shed

June 3 • Raising of the Flag • Commonhouse Aleworks

June 6 • Pride on Ann • Music Farm & Dudley’s

June 11• Patti O’Furniture at MIX

June 12 • Jeni’s Ice Cream Social • Mt. Pleasant

June 14 • Tanger Pride Celebration & Takeover at Bar Polari

The month of June your dollars go toward Charleston Pride at these establishment s:

• $1 from every Rainbow cookie at The Coffee Counter in Ryder Hotel and Clerks Coffee Co. at Emeline Hotel

• $1 donated from each Pride Cocktail at Little Palm at The Ryder Hotel

• $1 from every Pride Flight & Pride T-shir t at Ruby Sunshine

June 18 • Rainbow Read Book Club • Bound To Bindings

June 19 • Pups For Pride • Wannamaker County Park

June 26 • Pride Laser Tag • Holy City Brewing

June 27 • Takeover at Karaoke Nite with DJ Wild Bill • Starlight Motor Inn

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PICCOLO

Welcome to the 2025 Piccolo Spoleto Festival!

Every spring, Charleston transforms — our streets, parks, and stages come alive with music, movement, and imagination. For over four decades, Piccolo Spoleto has helped make that transformation possible, and it remains one of the most exciting times of the year in our city.

This festival is a true celebration of the arts — from jazz and theater to poetry, painting, dance and everything in between. You’ll see work from incredibly talented local artists alongside emerging and established creatives from across the country. It’s a reminder that Charleston is not just a backdrop for great art — it’s a place where creativity thrives.

What I love most about Piccolo is that it brings people together. Whether you’re a lifelong Charlestonian or here for your very first visit, the festival offers something that will move you, make you think or simply make you smile. It’s in the moments of connection — in the audience, on stage, and out in the community — that this festival really shines.

To the artists: thank you for sharing your gifts with us. To the city’s Office of Cultural Affairs and the volunteers who make all of this possible — your work makes a lasting impact, and I’m truly grateful.

So, get out there, explore something new, and soak up everything this festival has to offer. Here’s to a vibrant, joyful and unforgettable Piccolo Spoleto.

Sincerely,

William S. Cogswell, Jr. Mayor

Festival staff About the festival

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

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

In addition to the Festival’s visual arts, artisan crafts exhibitions and public art installations, performances are being planned for outdoor settings in Charleston’s parks. Events are scheduled in advance for the City’s larger parks on a rain-or-shine basis; smaller neighborhood pop-ups events will be announced the week of the event to ensure that the weather will accommodate the performance.

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

Applications for the 2026 Piccolo Spoleto Festival will be available online in the autumn at PiccoloSpoleto.com

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

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

CITY OF CHARLESTON

William S. Cogswell, Jr. Mayor

CITY COUNCIL

Boyd Gregg District 1

Kevin Shealy District 2

Jim McBride District 3

Robert Mitchell District 4

Scott Watson Director

Mindy Manziano Co-Producer of Piccolo Spoleto (Programs)

Harrison Chapman Farmers Market Manager

Karl L. Brady Jr. District 5

William Dudley Gregorie District 6

Perry K. Waring District 7

Michael S. Seekings District 8

OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Basil Punsalan Outreach and Event Coordinator

Anne Quattlebaum City Gallery Manager

Katie LaPorte Cultural Projects Coordinator

William Tinkler District 9

Stephen Bowden District 10

Ross A. Appel District 11

Caroline Parker District 12

Latanya Mueller Production Manager

Sidney Shanahan Artist Liaison and Event Coordinator

Rachel D. Workman Co-Producer of Piccolo Spoleto (Operations)

CHARLESTON MUSICAL HERITAGE CONCERTS

Sound of Charleston From Gospel to Gershwin MAY 24, 31 & JUNE 7 AT 2pm Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. Charleston

“Gershwin & Jazz” with Jon Philips and John Tecklenburg, “Porgy and Bess” stars Diamond Tyler and Ramelle Brooks, and “Rhapsody in Blue” SUNDAY, MAY 25 AT 2pm

“Oh Happy Day” Gospel Music featuring the Bright Family Singers & Ensemble SUNDAY, JUNE 1 AT 4pm

with special guest, Ann Caldwell

Adults $28 Seniors $26

Tickets available at Charleston Visitor Center | (843) 270-4903 www.piccolospoleto.com

Piccolo Spoleto salutes its recent sponsors

“Barn Burning” (detail), by Hampton Watts. The painting was awarded Second Prize in the 2025 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition.

Early Music Series, L’Organo provide bold classical variety

By Henry O’Brien

With the Piccolo Spoleto Festival and summer right around the corner, it’s time again to take in the beauty of Charleston’s churches indoors and experience wondrous music from two classical staples: the Early Music Series and L’Organo.

Since 1986, the Early Music Series has been part of Piccolo Spoleto each May and June, offering a bountiful variety of classics and lesser-known music outside the Western music canon.

Hosted at St. Mary’s Catholic Church at 3 p.m. daily from May 24 through June 7, the first week of the series included performances by the Spartina Consort and others, such as the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra Chamber Players. That group’s musicians will also play May 30 with “Flowers of the French Baroque,” followed by a culmination of their best hits on May 31.

Scott Watson, director of the Office of Cultural Affairs for the city of Charleston, said the musicians aim to showcase the highlights of their current repertoire during their performances here.

Guitarist Christopher Teves, who first plays classical guitar on May 28, will return June 1 with College of Charleston

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Organist Eddie Zheng returns to Piccolo Spoleto to perfrom at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist on June 4

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Recorder player Steve Rosenberg (above) and guitarist Christopher Teves will perform Baroque music to close out the Early Music Series on June 7

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Our friend Steve remains passionate, as he gets into his later years in life, about making sure that the recorder is not forgotten.” —Scott Watson

Professor Emeritus and renowned recorder player Steve Rosenberg. He will also perform Baroque music on the recorder alongside Teves’s guitar work and then dazzling recorder solos to close out the series on June 7.

Rosenberg will also join percussionist Danny Mallon, viola player Mary Anne Ballard and organist Julia Harlow in “Drums, Winds & Strings Through the Ages” on June 4.

“Our friend Steve remains passionate, as he gets into his later years in life, about making sure that the recorder is not forgotten,” Watson said.

Violinist Micah

Gangwer and members of the Charleston Symphony will offer Vivaldi’s most popular work on June 2 and 5.

The Early Music Series also couldn’t do without a hint of Mozart. Members of the Charleston Symphony will perform his Eine kleine Nachtmusik on June 3 and 6.

Then on May 27, Aaron Patterson of Philadelphia was to perform at St. John’s Lutheran Church for his performance, followed by Columbia’s Thomas Russell at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist the next day. Emanuel AME Church on Calhoun Street was to host Pamela Kane of Hilton Head May 29 for her third time at L’Organo.

Starting in the second week of the festival, L’Organo will also feature young organists Chase Olson, a senior at Oberlin College, who will perform May 30 at Summerall Chapel at The Citadel; and Baylor graduate Laura Smith, who will perform the “Star Wars Medley,” among other pieces, at John Wesley United Methodist Church at 3 p.m. on May 31.

Additionally, collegiate organist

David Kraft of the University of Rochester performs at St. Michael’s on June 2, and Juilliard’s Eddie Zheng returns to the festival at the Cathedral of St. John on June 4.

“I think it really helps them build a sense of growing their career,” Watson said. “But it also helps keep things fresh for us.”

L’Organo rounding out the festival

Similar to the Early Music Series, L’Organo’s organ concerts will take place at 10 a.m. daily from May 26 to June 6 (with exceptions on May 31 and June 1) in various churches around the city.

New Zealand-born Eugene Lavery kicked off L’Organo on May 26 at St. Michael’s Church with pieces like Handel’s “Hornpipe” and Jongen’s Sonata Eroica.

Along with the students, organist Sarah Carlson of Bemidji, Minnesota — who has performed at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris — will perform at 3 p.m. on June 1 at St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church. Canadian organist Brennan Szafron will provide the audience with some Bach at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church on June 3.

Two other organists are Bostonian Rosalind Mohnsen, who will play at the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul’s on June 5, followed by Thomas Heidenreich at St. Matthew’s on June 6.

The pipes are already warming up, ready to do the same for audiences during L’Organo and the Early Music Series.

IF YOU WANT TO GO: “Early Music Series,”

3 p.m. daily through June 7, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. “L’Organo,” 10 a.m. daily through June 6 (except May 31 and June 1), at various locations.

JUNE 2 AND 4 AT 7:00 PM

THE UNITARIAN CHURCH IN CHARLESTON 4 ARCHDALE STREET, CHARLESTON, SC

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Craftsmen are part of Marion Square this year

By Olivia Meier

The craft show during Piccolo Spoleto has been around for more than four decades. But last summer, renovations at Wragg Square — the longtime site of the show — threw a wrench in the tradition. This year, the show is back with a new venue, a new name and some fresh perspectives. The newly rebranded Artisan Showcase will be held noon to 5 p.m. June 1 at Marion Square. Artisans also showed their crafts on May 25.

Vanessa Baran, who is an artisan vendor liaison for Piccolo Spoleto, said this year’s event is something of an experiment. All vendors are local — from a state away, at most — and every piece is handmade. But there’s more to offer than what’s on display. For two firsttime vendors, the story is just as much a part of the craft as the product itself.

Southpaw Cigarbox Guitars

Tony Walker, a 67-year-old Columbia resident, has been woodworking since he was barely in grade school. By college, he had a retirement plan: to craft colonial period furniture. But a decade ago, back surgery shifted those plans.

Furniture would be too hard for Walker to lift. Then, he discovered cigar box guitars.

“Oh, that’d be fun, and I can handle that size material,” he said.

Never having played the guitar or even smoked a cigar in his life, Walker gave it a try. After three attempts, he’d made a fully functioning instrument.

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“I’m not doing what I initially planned on doing, but I’m doing something that I enjoy. And actually, I enjoy this a lot more because it gives me an opportunity to get out and study the history of it.” —Tony Walker

Encouraged by his daughters, he first participated in the Big Grab yard sale along 50 miles in the Midlands. From there, he gained traction at Soda City Market, the Charleston Night Market and Rockabillaque.

Walker said his health kept him from his dream of a cross-country motorcycle trip, but the guitars gave him a new way to explore. In less than a decade, the business has taken him across the Carolinas, Georgia, Pennsylvania and soon, Maryland. Walker has learned to play just enough to demo his instruments, but his passion isn’t performing. It’s in honoring the roots of homemade blues music.

“I’m not doing what I initially planned on doing, but I’m doing something that I enjoy,” he said. “And actually, I enjoy this a lot more because it gives me an opportunity to get out and study the history of it.”

Every guitar he makes is a nod to the musicians that came before him.

“It really began post-Civil War, and then became prevalent again during the

Alfred Conely sources fallen trees and whiskey barrels for his craftwork

EARLY MUSIC SERIES

Depression. You have people like Lightnin’ Hopkins, Big Bill Broonzy,” said Walker. “They would build their own, [from] whatever scrap materials they could find, whether it be a cigar box or soap box.

Drink Small said he used the inner tubes from a tire.”

Lowcountry Wood Art

Alfred Conley is a 61-year-old Charleston artist who creates serving trays, fruit bowls and cutting boards.

What’s most important to him is what happens before he picks up whiskey barrels from a local distillery, recovers stormdamaged trees from the Citadel campus or comes across a piece of driftwood on his morning walk along Sullivan’s Island.

Conley honors the materials he uses and doesn’t want their history to end with his products. Often made with epoxy resin, local sand and shells, his art is designed to be functional and he welcomes interaction whether shoppers buy or not.

“If I can make something that pulls you over, that you want to go see and touch, I feel like I’ve done my job,” Conley said. “That warms my heart.”

Woodworking has been his creative outlet since childhood. And although his

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If I can make something that pulls you over, that you want to go see and touch, I feel like I’ve done my job.” —Alfred Conley

work is for sale, he avoids turning his passion into a business. A frequent vendor at the Charleston City Market, Conley looks forward to setting up in Marion Square.

“Charleston is unique. There’s so much cultural influence here,” he said. “Great food, great music and entertainment. Spoleto certainly accentuates that.”

Conley feels most inspired when he’s surrounded by people.

“That’s the joy,” he said. “Interacting with people and telling the story.”

IF YOU WANT TO GO: “Spoleto Piccolo Artisan Showcase,” Noon to 5 p.m. June 1 at Marion Square.

Olivia Meier is a journalism graduate student at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

at Old Saint Mary’s May 24 -June 8 • Daily at 3 pm

Featuring: Bach, Vivaldi, and Mozart

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Tony Walker began creating cigar box guitars after back surgery

The festival by genre

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

The calendar profiled in this publication focuses on the second half of the festival. To learn more, check schedules, and buy advance tickets, visit PiccoloSpoleto.com

FESTIVAL TRADITIONS

Pop-ups and Neighborhood Events

A newer tradition is the festival’s addition of various pop-ups and community events to spread the arts throughout Charleston. Of note this year:

• Marion Square Jam: Enjoy four free performances at Marion Square as you saunter through art exhibitions lining the park: Swamptooth, 5 p.m., May 31; Brendan James, 7 p.m., May 31; Maddie and Rayna, noon, June 1; Soda City Brass Band, 2 p.m., June 1.

• Community Potluck at Mulberry Park: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., June 1, 1653 Mulberry St., West Ashley.

• Ferguson Village Park: 6 p.m to 7:30 p.m., June 3, 1935 Ferguson Road, West Ashley.

• Lenevar Park: 6 p.m to 7 p.m., June 5, 1309 S. Lenevar Dr., West Ashley.

• Meeting Street Manor: Keepin Jazz Alive in 2025! with Bill Wilson and Band, 4:30 p.m., June 5, 562 Meeting St.

Children’s Programs at the Library

All events at Charleston County Public Library, 68 Calhoun St. Free tickets are limited, but required, for various kidfriendly programs:

11: a.m., May 31: College of Chalreston’s Opera Goldie B. Locks and the Three Singing Bears

9:30 a.m., and 11:30 a.m., June 3: Anson Quartet’s “Kids Classical! At the Library.”

MUSIC

Shows may be ticketed (T) or free (F). More info: visit PiccoloSpoleto.com.

Early Music Series

A major part of Piccolo Spoleto since 1986, the Early Music Series this year will again be at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 89 Hasell St, Charleston. Bach, Vivaldi, and Mozart are the composers that will be featured in an intimate setting with stunning acoustics in this Piccolo favorite.All concerts start at 3 p.m. and last an hour. Tickets are $30 and available online or at the door.

May 30: Flowers of the French Baroque

May 31: The best of N.C. Baroque Orchestra Chamber Players

June 1: Classical Guitar with a Hint of the Renaissance and Baroque Recorder with Christopher Teves and Steve Rosenberg

June 2, 5: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with Micah Gangwer and members of the Charleston Symphony

June 3, 6: Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik with members of the Charleston Symphony

June 4: Drums, Winds & Strings Through the Ages with Dann

June 7: The Virtuoso Recorder and Ensemble Brio – An Early Music Series Retrospective

L’Organo

Musicians will explore the range of pipe organs in nine churches throughout the Holy City in Piccolo Spoleto’s annual L’Organo performances. Learn more about the music and locations online at PiccoloSpoleto.org. Free, but contributions welcome. 10 a.m., May 30: Chase Olson. Summerall Chapel, The Citadel.

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

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3 p.m., May 31: Laura Smith. John Wesley United Methodist Church; 626 Savannah Highway, West Ashley.

3 p.m., June 1: Sarah Carlson. St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church, 991 Etiwan Park St., Daniel Island.

10 a.m., June 2: David Kraft.

St. Michael’s Church, 71 Broad St.

10 a.m., June 3 : Brennan Szafron.

St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 405 King St.

10 a.m., June 4: Eddie Zheng.

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 120 Broad St.

10 a.m., June 5: Rosalind Mohnsen.

Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul’s, 126 Coming St.

10 a.m., June 6: Thomas Heidenreich.

St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 405 King St.

Noon concerts at Circular

Enjoy the talents of a broad array of local musicians who are performing as a tribute to the festival with free noon concerts at Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. Performances are by:

May 30: Ann Caldwell

June 2: Jonathan Kammer

June 3: Mike Fritz Jazz Quartet

June 4: Brentwood United Methodist Youth Choir

June 5: Bill Carson and Ron Wiltrout

June 6: Leah Suarez and Friends

Charleston Musical Heritage Series

The Sound of Charleston, featuring music of Charleston’s history, from gospel to Gershwin, is a Festival favorite that this year offers more than ever. All shows at Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. (T)

• The Sound of Charleston: 2 p.m., May 31; 2 p.m. June 7.

• Oh Happy Day Gospel Music with Ann Caldwell: 4 p.m., June 1.

Concerts at the Citadel

Carillonneur Michael Varnadore will play

The Citadel’s 59-bell Carillion, one of the largest instruments in North America. All concerts are free and start at 11 a.m.

171 Mountrie St.

• June 3, 5, 7

• Music for Children, May 31

Guitar Series at Circular

Guitarists Christopher Laughlin and Alejandro Rowinsky perform in thrilling separate shows that range from timeless classics to flamenco to Disney themes.

Venue: Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. (T)

6 p.m., May 30: Alejandro Rowinsky

Young Artists Series

Emerging artists from the College of Charleston showcase their talents in various musical disciplines in shows at the Recital Hall of the Simons Center for the Arts at the College of Charleston, 54 St. Philip St. All shows at noon. (T)

May 30: Music of the Romantics

June 2: Mostly Mozart

June 3: Go for Baroque

June 4: Isn’t It Romantic

June 5: To Infinity and Beyond

June 6: Steel Band, Caribbean Style!

The Journey of a Song 2

Awendaw Green presents “The Journey of a Song 2” on the heels of a critically acclaimed performance in 2024. Lowcountry songwriters Danielle Howle, Sam Rae and Mike Kaufman with rapper Sxvxnt present their songs and the stories behind them.

Circular Church, 150 Meeting St. 7:30 p.m., June 6. (T)

Classical Pride Charleston

This concert is a celebration of LGBTQIA+ voices and will feature Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” with the Classical Pride Chamber Orchestra, the Unitarian Church of Charleston’s Chancel Choir and the Palmetto Peace Choir.

Venue: Unitarian Church, 4 Archdale St. 7:30 p.m., June 7. (T)

Scottish Performing Arts Classic

Enjoy four world-class musical events by Scottish musicians on June 6 and 7 at South Carolina Society Hall, 72 Meeting St. All events are ticketed.

• A solo Scottish harp concert by Maeve Gilcrist, 1 p.m. June 6

• Piobaireachd (Highland bagpipes) with four of the best pipers in the world, 5 p.m. June 6

• Clarsach (harp) with four major harpists, 1 p.m., June 7

• Scottish fiddle with four fiddlers from Scotland, 4 p.m., June 7

A World of Jewish Culture

This engaging series, started in 1998, is a public celebration of works of Jewish artists worldwide that also celebrates more than 250 years of Charleston’s history as a home for Jewish settlers.

• Auction, encore screening or 2024 film that follows modern art specialist Andre Masson’s dilemma over a letter. 4 p.m., June 5, College of Charleston Education Center, 30 St. Philip St. (T)

• Sol y Sombra - Music of the Sephardim, 3 p.m., June 8, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, 90 Hasell St. (T).

• Chamber music featuring Jewish composers, 6 p.m., June 8, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, 72 Hasell St. (T).

Other musical events

• Palmetto Youth Choir, 6:30 p.m., May 30, Unitarian Church in Charleston, 4 Archdale St. (F)

• Community Contra Dance , 7:30 p.m., May 30, Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. (T)

• Charleston Sound Chorus - Barbershop 101, 3 p.m. May 31, Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul, 126 Coming St., (T)

• Christopher Laughlin Guitar, 4 p.m., May 31, Gage Hall, 4 Archdale St. (T)

• Limited Time Only Chamber Choir,

4 p.m., May 31, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 405 King St. (T)

• Keys for a Cause, a dueling piano benefit, 5 p.m., May 31. Meals on Wheels of Charleston, 259 Meeting St. (T)

• West-East, the first two acts of the fivepart A’Mazing: 5 Days Out of Time, 7 p.m., June 2 and June 4, Unitarian Church in Charleston, 4 Archdale St. (T)

• The Power of Love: A Celine Dion Tribute, 7:30 p.m., June 2, 3. Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. (T)

• KleZmer FusioN!, 6 p.m., June 4, Cannon Street Arts Center, 134 Cannon St. (T)

• City Lights Eastside Piccolo Series with V-Tones, 6:30 p.m. June 5. City Lights Eastside, 12 Line St. (F, with cafe minimum).

• Ballads to Battle Cries: The Artistry of Nina Simone, 6:30 p.m., June 5. Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. (T)

• Charleston Symphony Chorus, 7 p.m., June 6, Grace Episcopal Church, 98 Wentworth St. (T)

• Bells of Christ Church, 11 a.m., June 7, Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. (F)

• Piccolo Guitar Concert at Drayton Hall with Alejandro Rowinsky, World Music, 7:30 p.m., June 7, 3380 Ashley River Road, West Ashley. (T). Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

• Gullah Collective, 7 p.m. June 7, Cannon Street Arts Center, 134 Cannon St. (T)

• Columbia Choral Society, 4 p.m., June 8, Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. (F)

• The Rainbow Connection: Music by LGBTQ+ Composers, 5 p.m., June 8, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 67 Anson St. (F)

• Savannah Men’s Chorale, 5 p.m., June 8. St. Johannes Lutheran Church, 48 Hasell St. (F)

Piccolo Picks

Piccolo Spoleto 2025 is back, stronger than ever. This year’s annual event — the 46th so far — again will offer scores of fun, innovative programs and art experiences, according to Scott Watson, director of the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs. The 17-day long arts party and companion to Spoleto Festival USA connects friends and neighbors to artists across the Lowcountry. It’s all about “what’s made us special through those past decades and also brings in some new twists.”

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

Sand sculpting competition

9 a.m., June 7. Location: Isle of Palms, Front Beach.

Visit the front beach of Isle of Palms to watch artists transform the beach into art as they compete for prizes in six categories of the annual sand sculpting competition. Family-friendly and free.

Annual Piccolo Spoleto Finale

5 p.m. to 10 p.m., June 7. Location: Hampton Park

Groove to the reggae beats of local all-star musicians as they play tribute to the family of superstar Bob Marley. The concert, which is expected to start around 7 p.m., will feature songs by Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley as well as music from original Wailers Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. The tribute band features members of Da Gullah Rootz, Jah Creation, Crucial Fya, Well Charged and Operation Irie. Picnics are encouraged. Food trucks and vendors will be in an adjacent parking lot. Beer and wine are available at concessions in the park.

Scottish Performing Arts Classic

June 6 and 7 at South Carolina Society Hall, 72 Meeting St.

All events are ticketed.

Enjoy four world-class musical events by Scottish musicians.

• A solo Scottish harp concert by Maeve Gilcrist, 1 p.m. June 6.

• Piobaireachd (Highland bagpipes) with four of the best pipers in the world, 5 p.m. June 6.

• Clarsach (harp) with four major harpists, 1 p.m., June 7.

• Scottish fiddle with four fiddlers from Scotland, 4 p.m., June 7.

Annual Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition

Marion Square. Free.

The park is transformed into a beautiful open-air market as 60 of the finest and most creative local artists exhibit and sell their work. You can view original oils, pastels, watercolors, acrylics, encaustics, photography and more.

• Through June 7. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday-Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday.

• On June 1, local artisans and craftsmen will set up at Marion Square to showcase pieces. There will be live music on these days, too.

Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition

May 23-June 8, City Gallery, 34 Prioleau St. Free.

More than five dozen visual artists have been invited for the 2025 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition presented by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs. This annual exhibition highlights the recent work of artists across South Carolina featuring painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking and photography. Artworks receiving prizes are presented alongside a limited selection of pieces identified by the juror as meriting display.

This year’s juror is Zinnia Willits, executive director of the Southeastern Museums Conference in Atlanta, Ga.

”Smile” by Ervin McDaniel

The festival by genre

PICCOLO FRINGE

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

The Have Nots! Comedy Improv Company

Powerful improvisational comedy in Charleston’s longest-running show. Shows on May 31 and June 7 at 8 p.m. (T)

OTHER THEATRE 99 SHOWS

Take the Funny and Run

Bring your improv suggestions.

8 p.m., May 30 (T)

Doozy

Improvised scenes with Dan O’Connor, Edi Patterson, Brandy Sullivan and Greg Tavares.

8 p.m. on June 4, 5, 6. (T).

THEATER

Tickets online at PiccoloSpoleto.com.

Fantasmagoriana: An Immersive Musical Theatre Experience

Join Lord Byron and others during the year without a summer that led to the creation of Frankenstein.

6 p.m. on June 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, with a kid-friendly performance at 2 p.m. June 7. Venue: The Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting St. (T)

The Shortwave Kitsch Show

New stories and vintage radio vibes in a show that blends live music, comedy and spontaneous audience moments.

In partnership with SCETV.

7 p.m., June 7. Venue: Capers Hall, The Citadel, 1 Lee Ave. (T)

Cannon Street Arts Center Presents

All shows at 134 Cannon St. (T)

Shortwave Kitsch: Fuzzy Wuzzy

Mumbo Jumbo

Jump back in time with two radio shows.

2:30 p.m., May 31.

Shortwave Kitsch: By Hook or By Crook

A double feature of suspense.

7:30 p.m., May 31.

Nameless Numberhead and Friends

Sketch comedy and more.

8 p.m., June 5.

Mind Reading Musical Game Show

Family friendly performance of mindreading tricks and fun.

7 p.m. May 30; 7 p.m., June 6.

Threshold Repertory

Theatre Presents

All shows at 84½ Society Street. (T)

So Long, 3108!

Written and performed by acclaimed violinist and comedian Christian Zamora.

3 p.m., May 31; 8 p.m., June 7.

A Yank in Scotland

On a story of loss and discovery in Scotland.

5 p.m., June 3.

Musings from the Bar

A dive into marriage, a bar and patrons.

7 p.m. June 2; 7 p.m., June 5; 8:30 p.m., June 6

Eurydice

Back by popular demand, this show reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus. Presented by the Flowertown Players.

7:30 p.m., May 31; 3 p.m., June 1.

Sylvia

5th Wall returns with A.R. Gurney’s comedic tale of love, loyalty, and a dog named Sylvia.

7:30 p.m., May 30; 7:30 p.m., June 1; 7:30 p.m., June 4; 4 p.m., June 7.

Hearts of Stone

Stage reading and talk back for this new play by Donna Hoke. Noon, June 7.

Stelle di Domani at the College of Charleston

Visit PiccoloSpoleto.com for full descriptions and times of performances of these theatrical productions by students at the College of Charleston. Shows are ticketed, unless otherwise marked, and are being performed in the Simons Center Black Box Theatre, 54 St. Philip Street; Chapel Theatre, 172 Chapel St., or Charleston Library Society, 164 King St. May 31, June 1 (Simons): Under the Lights (10-minute student plays)

May 30; June 4, 5 (Chapel): Staged Readings from McNerney contest (F)

June 6, 7 (Simons): The Red Suitcase, Annex Dance Company

June 7 (Chapel): Dark/Magic Shakespeare’s Antagonists and Alchemists

June 8 (free, Library Society).: Dark/Magic Shakespeare’s Antagonists and Alchemists

ART

Contexture Art and Fashion Show

Contexture is the third group show curated by Rachel Briggs of Second Life Supply. Local Charleston artists and fashion designers will be presenting pieces made from recycled art supplies and restaurant waste. The diverse line-up of 17 artists include some newcomers to the scene, but will also display works from veterans like Hirona Matsuda, Mat Duncan, and Vassiliki Falkehag.

5 p.m. to 9 p.m., June 6 in Lance Hall, Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. (F)

DANCE

Piccolo Spoleto Dance Showcase Day

In Piccolo Spoleto’s new Dance Showcase Day on May 31, you can stop by the Citadel’s Capers Hall to enjoy the work of youth, freelance, and professional talent. On the next day, current or aspiring dancers can learn various styles of dance during Piccolo’s first Workshop Day. Free-to-attend, donations accepted.

• Showcase Day: Noon and 7 p.m., May 31, Capers Hall, The Cidadel, 1 Lee Ave. (F)

• Workshop Day: Six classes from noon to 5 p.m., Cato Center for the Arts, College of Charleston, 161 Calhoun St. (F)

LITERARY AND IDEAS

Sundown Poetry Series

Piccolo Spoleto’s annual Sundown Poetry Series features acclaimed poets who will read from their work in the Washington Square Park, 6 p.m., 80 Broad St. Bring lawn chairs and picnic baskets to these free events. Signings and receptions follow at Buxton Books, 160 King St.

May 30: Daniel Cross Turner

June 2: Kendra Hamilton

June 3: Len Lawson

June 4: Maria Martin and Joe Zealberg

June 5: Melissa Whiteford St. Clair

June 6: Rich Ferguson

Piccolo Fiction

This event devoted to fiction offers local and S.C. authors reading short stories. Authors include Laurie Devore, Julia Elliott, Kate Fagan and Finn Merritt. (F) 5 p.m. May 31, Blue Bicycle Books, 420 King St.

Sierra

Club presents “From Combahee to Winyah: The Importance of the South Carolina Coast”

7 p.m., June 5, Hollings Science Center Auditorium, 58 Coming St. (F)

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Shortwave Kitsch brings vintage vibes to Charleston’s theater scene

Piccolo Fringe’s improv offers bowls of fun and laughs

By Mathilde Refloch

The second half of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival Includes three improv shows in Piccolo Fringe at Theatre 99.

At the center is “Doozy,” a fast-paced spectacle from June 4 to June 6 that stars Edi Patterson, better known as Judy Gemstone on HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones. Days before “Doozy,” Patterson was in Tennessee Williams Unscripted, an improvised play inspired by the legendary playwright.

“I knew it was something I was supposed to be doing,” she said in an interview, “probably because I had been improvising without knowing that’s what it was called for my whole life — making up skits and

doing characters for my family and trying to make my friends laugh at school.”

“Doozy” is a mix of scenes built from audience suggestions and performed by Patterson, Dan O’Connor, Brandy Sullivan and Greg Tavares.

“Dan and Edi approached me and Greg about doing a show together, and we jumped at the chance,” said Sullivan, a Theatre 99 co-founder. “Our first ‘Doozy’ show was in November 2023, and every performance has been a total blast.”

For Patterson, the success of an improv show lies in letting go, trusting co-actors and not thinking about what’s next.

“The audience is smart,” Patterson said. “They know when something is planned and it just doesn’t ring true. You have to stay in the magic of the moment and let your ideas go.”

The Have Nots! turns 30

Two other improv shows will draw crowds at Theatre 99 during Piccolo Fringe. “The Have Nots!” — created in 1995 by Tavares and Sullivan during time in Los Angeles — is Charleston’s longest-running improv show.

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From left: Timmy Finch, Brandy Sullivan and Greg Tavares continue to bring the laughs to Theatre 99’s stage with The Have Nots!

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The Righteous Gemstones ’ Edi Patterson has been doing improv since an early age

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“The audience really feels like they’re part of the show,” Tavares said. “People come up to me years later and ask if I remember their suggestion — sometimes I do, especially when it’s something new. Charleston loves to support local artists. They know we live here year-round and make an effort to see us during Piccolo.”

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the troupe at the festival, and though no big celebrations are in sight, every show is like a reunion.

“The audience is smart. They know when something is planned and it just doesn’t ring true. You have to stay in the magic of the moment and let your ideas go.” —Edi Patterson

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Granite/Quartz

Countertops

2-Car Garage

Energy Efficient

Tankless Water Heaters

Walk-In Closets

Ceiling Fans

Recessed Lighting

Convenient to: MUSC, CofC, Meeting & King

“We often guest a member of our performance company, which makes it extra fun,” Tavares said. “ ‘The Have Nots!’ is like watching a band play together that has been together over half their lives. We have such history and kind of know what the other guy is going to do or say before they even say it.”

Catch them if you can

“Take the Funny and Run” is a third energetic improv show featuring shortform games in the first act and long-form improv in the second, with a rotating cast of Theatre 99’s finest.

“Charleston is full of some hilarious improvisers, and ‘Take the Funny and Run’ is where you can see them,” said Tavares.

“The games we play change a lot, and you get to see different players every time you come to the show.”

Whether it’s “Doozy’s” engaging fun, the tight-knit teamwork of “The Have Nots!” or the fresh variety of “Take the Funny and Run,” Theatre 99’s improv scene continues to thrive and keep Charleston laughing.

IF YOU WANT TO GO: “The Have Nots!” plays on May 31 and June 7; “Take the Funny and Run” performs on May 30; “Doozy” runs from June 4-6 at Theatre 99.

Mathilde Refloch is a graduate student in the Goldring Arts Journalism and Communications program at Syracuse University.

in Piccolo Fringe, Dan O’Connor (second from left) and Edi Patterson (far right) performed in Tennessee Williams Unscripted

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