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Foreign-born population change since 1980

While there has been a 278% increase in the size of the foreign-born population nationally since 1980, the increase in several states has been much higher. Georgia, North Carolina and Nevada have seen more than 1,000% increases in the last 45 years. South Carolina’s change was more than a 900% increase. Source: Center for Immigration Studies

S.C. foreign-born residents reach historic high level

By Herb Frazier

South Carolina’s foreign-born population, both documented and undocumented immigrants, reached record numbers at the start of 2025, according to a recent report from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS).

In a separate analysis, a CIS researcher also reports a dramatic and alarming decline in the number of working-age men, both Black and White, who are not in the state’s workforce.

South Carolina is among 14 states experiencing historic population growth among people born outside of the United States, said Steven Camarota, CIS’s director of research.

The state’s foreign-born community of 46,620 people in 1980 rose to 450,446 new residents in 2025 — a 909% increase, according to the report that was released this summer. The current foreign-born population is 8.3% of the state’s population of 5.4 million people.

The CIS population study is the first time the Washington, D.C.-based research organization has used census data and government surveys to gauge the size of the U.S. foreign-born population, with a focus on the growth since 1980.

The immigration source

Latin Americans make up most of the new arrivals into South Carolina, Camarota said. Since 1980, however, immigrants from nearly every region of the world, except Europe, have made the Palmetto State their home, he said. New residents have come from East and South Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

South Carolina, like the rest of the South, has boomed economically, which has lured people from other nations.

“The Midwest has the lowest foreignborn percentage, the West has the highest percentage and the Northeast is next, but the South has the biggest numbers now which was never true in American history,” Camarota added.

Americans can see the trend in their daily lives, he said.

“The public senses that something fundamentally has changed,” Camarota said. The immigrant population has reached a record 16% of the U.S. population, he said. “Even during the great wave of immigration from 1870 to 1920, it never got that high,” he said.

Demographers and researchers, he explained, are seeing a recent dip in the presence of immigrants in the country as a result

of the Trump Administration’s stepped-up enforcement of undocumented immigration.

Recent reports show fewer people in the nation’s workforce could be a reflection of undocumented people voluntarily leaving the country, he said.

Monthly job market reports show a drop in workers in the hospitality and food service industries, Camarota said.

“We don’t know why they are quitting,” he said. “They have just left the job.”

Workforce trends

Policymakers use census data and job reports to assess the effect immigration has on the nation’s workforce.

“One of the reasons people like immigration is it gives us access to more workers,” Camarota said. “But one of the big concerns in a state like South Carolina is the decline in work among men who don’t have a college degree.”

South Carolina has experienced a large increase in the number of working-age men, Blacks and Whites, who are not working or looking for work, he said. The trend among

Firearms are the No. 1 killer of children in the United States, and no group suffers more than young Black people, according to research by Jonathan Jay, an associate professor in the School of Public Health at Boston University.

“It has all the markers of an epidemic,” Jay said. “It is a major driver of death and disability. Gun violence does not get the attention it deserves. It is underrecognized because it disproportionately impacts Black and brown people.”

According to KFF Health News, American politicians put in place laws and practices that have helped enrich firearm and ammunition manufacturers, even as gun violence has terrorized neighborhoods already damaged by White flight, systemic disinvestment and other forms of racial discrimination. City Paper Staff

“The president has once again demonstrated his willingness to use our military against our country’s own people. Governor McMaster is empowering this extraordinary abuse of power instead of keeping our troops at home where they’re needed.” —ACLU of South Carolina Executive Director Jace Woodrum on President Donald Trump’s recent deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. Over the weekend, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster authorized the deployment of 200 S.C. troops to participate in what Woodrum called a federal takeover of the capital city. Source: ACLU-SC

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MUSC recognized for excellence in CMT patient care

By Skyler Baldwin

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is the newest center of excellence in studying the most prevalent of the world’s rare diseases.

The national Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Association recently named the office of MUSC ’s Dr. Sarah Breevoort’s as the only Palmetto State institution designated as a center of excellence for the disease.

“We received that designation in late July, and it’s been really wonderful,” Breevoort told the Charleston City Paper. “People were having to go all the way up to Duke for the nearest center where people had any amount of expertise in this.”

CMT is a spectrum of genetic conditions that affects the nerves connecting the brain and spinal cord. It is a progressive, hereditary disease that can show up early, but worsen over time. Breevoort explains it often starts with a child tripping at school or unable to keep up with their peers when running.

It can later progress to affect the legs, hands and arms. It can cause muscle weakness, numbness, severe pain and more. Cleary Simpson of Mount Pleasant, vice-chair of the CMT Research Foundation, called the disease complex and difficult to diagnose.

“It is the most prevalent rare disease in the world,” Simpson said. “More than 3 million people in the world are living with this, and it is a very difficult, life-changing disease for many, many of them. We all want to do everything we can to work together to change the trajectory and legacy of this disease.”

Breevoort added about one in every 2,500 people are diagnosed with CMT, and there’s probably many more that have been misdiagnosed if at all.

Breevoort spearheads patient care and advocacy for those struggling with CMT, but she has long been an expert in these sorts of diseases. Being named a Center of Excellence, she said, is really more about visibility.

“It just allows individuals within the state to know that we are here,” she said. “And it will give us access to new, novel therapies when they become available.”

And new therapies are right around the corner, Breevoort said.

“We’re kind of at a threshold point now where these gene therapy programs could become available within the next few years,” she said. “Having these patients ready and established is going to make access to those novel treatments possible, and I think that’s going to be foundational and just revolutionary. It’s really changing what we thought was possible.”

Breevoort said she met Simpson and her husband George about a year ago and they were fundamental with getting her connected to the CMT Association as well as others on the clinical side of the disease. When Simpson realized Breevoort’s office already met all of the criteria for becoming a Center of Excellence, the ball started rolling quickly.

“My husband started a Facebook group for Charleston CMT patients, and immediately we saw people saying, ‘Thank goodness there’s someone here,’ ” Simpson said. “Being able to speak and learn from other people who are living with the same kind of challenges as you are is really important.”

Bright horizons

In addition to novel treatments and therapies offering hope for those struggling with CMT, Breevoort said what could make the biggest impact is more awareness.

“There’s been a real lack of advocacy and health care literacy in South Carolina,” she said. “Patients just don’t want to have to explain what they have to other people who may not appreciate or understand it.”

“We’re

kind of at a threshold point now where these gene therapy programs could become available within the next few years.”

—Dr. Sara Breevoort

As the disease progresses, Breevoort explained, patients can lose the ability to use their hands in meaningful ways, impacting their ability to work. She said many of her patients are still trying to work, but they often face stigma for their disability.

“They’re really very resilient, and I appreciate getting to work with these patients who are able to adapt and maintain a normal quality of life, a job and family despite their disabilities.”

That’s where people like Simpson really come in. When her daughter was diagnosed with CMT in 2011, she and her husband went on a journey to learn everything they could about the disease. And the more they learned, the more they realized there wasn’t a lot of money being given to CMT research or advocacy. That’s why they started the CMT Research Foundation in 2018.

“It started as a commitment to finding a treatment or a cure for our daughter within her lifetime, but the more we learned and the more researchers and scientists we’ve met, it became a real effort to change the world for these 3 million people,” Simpson said. “The science is available. We’re going to be able to do this.”

Since its inception, the CMT Research Foundation has raised $25 million in funding for 26 different projects, including two ongoing clinical trials developing novel treatments for CMT patients.

Challengers take on incumbents in 5 Charleston council seats

By Andy Brack

Five of six Charleston City Council races in November will be contested with two longtime incumbents — Robert Mitchell and William Dudley Gregory — facing what may be tougher-than-usual competition.

Only council member and attorney Mike Seekings, who represents downtown District 8, will face no opponents in election filing that ended noon Monday for the Nov. 4 nonpartisan general election. Odd-numbered council seats and the mayor’s office next will be up for election in 2027.

Incumbent Caroline Parker, who represents James Island in District 12, is not running for reelection.

In Mount Pleasant, incumbent Mayor Will Haynie will face two challengers — Irvin Evans and Curt Thomas, a retired Air Force officer and former state trooper. Eight candidates, including incumbents John Iacofano, Gary Santos and Mike Tinkey, are vying for four seats on town council. Newcomers include nurse anesthe-

tist Jenny DeSart, entrepreneur Brianna Harmon, lifelong resident Perry Rourk, Craig S. Russack and Kathryn Whitaker The top four vote-getters will win the seats. In Charleston, competitive races include:

District 2: Incumbent and insurance agent Kevin Shealy will face political newcomer Abraham D. Champagne in this seat that represents voters in West Ashley.

District 4: Longtime incumbent Robert Mitchell will face three challengers: creator/futurist Suzanne Allen, nonprofit executive Aaron Polkey and past candidate Luqman S. Rasheed in this peninsular seat that includes Hampton Park, Charleston Neck neighborhoods and the Eastside.

District 6: Veteran incumbent William Dudley Gregorie will face Charleston restaurateur Ben D’Allesandro and health care consultant Sarah Spangler in this Westside district on the peninsula.

District 10: Incumbent Stephen Bowden will face civil engineer William Connor in West Ashley.

District 12: Three newcomers will face off for the seat — nonprofit CEO Leslie Skardon, marketing professional Deanna Miller and Annette Begner, all of James Island. With the council’s only woman being Parker, the race between the three women ensures at least one woman will be on council after November.

Other area elections

Filing closed Aug. 18 in Hollywood for three seats. Three candidates filed: Brian Groveman, Genea Mitchell and Dawn Watson.

In McClellanville, longtime Mayor Rutledge Leland III will face no opposition. Four candidates filed by the Aug. 15 deadline for four council seats: newcomer Malcolm Baldwin and incumbents Christopher Bates, Robert J. Gannon and Jim Scott.

The filing periods have not closed in several other races:

• Awendaw: Filing is Aug. 18 to Sept. 2 for mayor and three council seats.

• Folly Beach: Filing is Aug. 22 to Sept. 5 for mayor and three council seats.

• Isle of Palms: Filing opens Aug. 29 and closes Sept. 8 for mayor and four council seats.

• James Island: Filing closes Aug. 25 for three council seats.

• Kiawah Island: Filing closes Sept. 2 for mayor and two council seats.

• Lincolnville: Filing closes Aug. 22 for mayor and three council seats.

• Meggett: Filing closes Aug. 29 for two council seats.

• Ravenel: Filing closes Aug. 22 for three council seats.

• Rockville: Filing closes Sept. 2 for mayor and four council seats.

• Seabrook Island: Filing closes Sept. 5 for mayor and four council seats.

• Sullivan’s Island: Filing closed Aug. 21 for mayor and three council seats.

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S.C. GOP gubernatorial primary is race to right

By Jack O’Toole

With five expected GOP candidates now in the 2026 gubernatorial race, South Carolina political observers say the party’s primary is already shaping up as a race to the right. Meanwhile, state Democrats are still trying to get their acts together.

According to Winthrop University political scientist Scott Huffmon, that’s because the state GOP has “evolved into a more activist-style” party since this century’s Tea Party era, when a wave of new voters got involved in Republican politics.

And that means this year’s GOP candidates — Greenville businesswoman and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, Spartanburg state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, First District U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, Fifth District U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman and S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson of Columbia — are all working to deliver a message that appeals to a highly engaged conservative electorate.

“They’re going to keep running further to the right and hitting all the hot-button issues,” Huffmon said recently. “We’re going to hear DEI [diversity, equity, inclusion], we’re going to hear ‘woke,’ we’re going to hear about a tsunami of socialism coming in.”

Recent news reports suggest that dynamic is already starting to play out, with Mace’s use of a transgender slur at an Aug. 11 town hall, and Norman’s push to gerrymander the state’s only Democratic congressional district, long held by U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, out of existence.

But in addition to those kinds of candidate-specific issues, a review of the GOP contestants’ websites and public addresses shows all have chosen to spotlight three issues that speak directly to conservative voters — eliminating the state income tax, expanding the state’s school choice program and the “DOGE-ing” South Carolina.

DOGE South Carolina

With President Donald Trump still the top polling political leader in S.C., all five Republican candidates are promising to

bring one of his signature initiatives — the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — to the Palmetto State.

Led early by tech billionaire Elon Musk, DOGE officials have claimed to have cut anywhere from $55 billion to $160 billion in federal spending, though independent budget analysts say the figure is closer to $1.5 billion.

Nevertheless, gubernatorial candidates like Evette say an S.C. version would be a useful tool to cut state spending.

“I’ll bring real-world accountability to Columbia by slashing wasteful spending, cutting red tape, and creating S.C.O.G.E — to ensure our government serves the people, not the bureaucracy,” Evette says on her website.

But other S.C. leaders who’ve studied the state’s budget process say that a DOGE effort would be duplicative at best.

“DOGE is just a talking point,”

Charleston Democratic Sen. Ed Sutton said, name-checking the seven offices, agencies and committees that are already tasked with cutting waste. “I don’t see how an eighth committee is going to do what the seven others haven’t already accomplished.”

What’s more, he argues, the whole conversation is one that GOP candidates would be wise to avoid.

“Republicans have been in charge of state government for the past 20 years,” Sutton said. “So if there really is all this waste to find, that’s on them.”

Eliminate state income tax

Since the days of President Ronald Reagan, few issues have set Republican primary voters’ hearts aflutter quite like income tax cuts.

But the devil is in the details — as GOP leaders in the S.C. legislature learned the hard way last session when their muchtouted tax cut plan collapsed amid reports it would raise taxes on 60% of state residents.

“As with any policy,” University of South Carolina economist Joseph Von Nessen said Aug. 14, “there are going to be tradeoffs.”

On the positive side, Von Nessen said, eliminating the state income tax would likely lead to stronger small business formation.

“Small businesses often file taxes at the individual rate,” Von Nessen said. “So when the individual income tax is reduced, that can make South Carolina more competitive relative to other states.”

But the challenge, he noted, is making the math work.

“The tradeoff is that that lost revenue has to be addressed in some way, either by cutting spending or capturing new revenue.”

According to the S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, income taxes will produce about $6.5 billion this year, or 45% of overall state revenue. That’s why experts say eliminating the income tax would likely force lawmakers to increase other taxes — possibly including the sales tax, which could wind up raising taxes for many, if not most, state residents. Several years ago, state lawmakers passed Act 388 which greatly limited another stream of revenue — property taxes — in favor of more sales taxes, which economists criticized then.

“Sales taxes tend to be more regressive than income taxes,” Von Nessen said. “Are we looking at changing the nature of that tax, and if so, would it make [overall taxes] more progressive or regressive?”

Universal school choice

Earlier this year, state lawmakers passed the state’s third school voucher program since 2020, after seeing the first two struck down by the S.C. Supreme Court. Under the new plan, 15,000 families would be eligible to receive up to $7,500 to send their children to the private school of their choice.

Sam Aaron, policy director of the rightleaning S.C. Policy Council, said a universal program would ensure that every child has an opportunity to attend a good school.

“School choice allows parents to pick an education plan that’s specifically beneficial to their child, as opposed to the one-size-fits-all approach of public school,” Aaron said. “And in areas where the public schools are struggling, it’s the only way to get a kid out of that system and into one that works for them.”

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Blotter of the Week

A West Ashley gas station employee on July 26 told police that a man wearing a black ski mask tore down a display case for nicotine vapes and took several. The man then came back in, grabbed more and told the employee, “Thank you,” before leaving again. Well, you can’t say he didn’t mind his manners.

On brand

North Charleston police on Aug. 15 stopped a gray Honda Civic near the corner of Rivers and Verde avenues for driving with its high beams on. Officers then smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle, and the occupants admitted to keeping their weed in two Rick and Morty bags. Come on guys, at least TRY to be subtle.

Nice try …?

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men who are not in the labor force is nearly uniform across the country, and it is a multi-racial problem that has exploded in South Carolina, he warned.

Black men have significantly lower rates of employment than White men, but the decline for both groups parallel one another, he said.

The men who are not in the workforce are not considered unemployed, he explained.

“To be unemployed you have to be

looking for work,” he said. “These are all the people who are on the economic sideline.”

In 1960, 6% of the U.S.-born men in South Carolina in their prime working age — 25 to 54 — were not in the workforce, data shows. By 2024, that percentage rose to 17%.

Nationally, the percentage of prime, working-age men who are not in the labor force has risen from 4% to 15%, he said. “It improves a little during economic expansion, but it gets somewhat worse during recessions,” he said.

“Whites (men) work a lot less than they

used to,” he said. “Something has fundamentally changed in America. There has been a deterioration of the expectation that a man works and so it is okay to mooch off your girlfriend or your parents … and it is okay to sleep on your friend’s coach.

“We know from a large body of research these men outside of the labor force are associated with a host of social problems,” he said. The problems, he added, include “crime, drug abuse, suicide, social and political alienation and the failure to form families and romantic bonds and that can lead to an early death.”

A Mount Pleasant man on Aug. 9 reportedly purchased several “highdollar” items at different stores by manually entering credit card numbers he read from his cell phone, according to various employees. When the sales went through, he refunded the purchases all to the same credit card. Scam? Probably. Town police are investigating.

By Skyler Baldwin

Illustration by Steve Stegelin

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between July 26 and Aug. 15.

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Make Fiction Fiction Again Views

There are reasons you might feel you are living inside a modern dystopian novel. It’s because George Orwell’s warnings in fiction like 1984 and Animal Farm are becoming real life today in America.

And if we don’t want to turn into some kind of mindless biological robots, you have to start fighting and being loud by making some, as the late John Lewis would say, “good trouble.”

The signs of a new, faulty order are all over.

In daily communication, people don’t really talk with each other any more. They talk at each other — or stare mindlessly at a glowing screen to keep up with whatever the latest idiotic influencer or computer algorithm is spewing.

In business, we’re too willingly letting artificial intelligence take over in countless ways. Some of it actually boosts efficiencies, but some of it is just plain scary. Just ask ChatGPT to outline why AI is scary and here’s what you’ll get:

“It could lead to mass unemployment by automating jobs, and deep fakes or AI-generated misinformation can erode trust in reality. AI systems, especially when poorly regulated, may be used for surveillance, control, or even autonomous weapons. Additionally, biases in data can lead to unfair outcomes in areas like hiring or law enforcement. As AI becomes more powerful, there’s a real fear of losing control over systems we don’t fully understand, potentially threatening privacy, freedom and even human safety on a large scale.”

In government, there are too many ominous signs of increasing authoritarianism and loss of freedom:

• Immigration. There are government deportation camps like the so-called Alligator Alcatraz that fuel illegal seizure and deportation by power-mad Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in clear violation of constitutional rights.

• Redistricting. The Republican-led Texas House, blinded by a zeal to deliver more GOP-heavy congressional House seats through a greedy power grab, actually detained a Democratic lawmaker in the House chamber when she wouldn’t succumb to signing a pledge to return and having a law enforcement nanny monitor her activities. Meanwhile, California and other states are upping the ante with redistricting efforts that make a mockery of election fairness.

• Voting. In yet another effort to distract, the president of the United States is federalizing law enforcement efforts in the District of Columbia with patrols of National Guards troops, including 200 slated to come from South Carolina thanks to Trump sycophant Gov. Henry McMaster. The ACLU of South Carolina’s Jace Woodrum correctly notes: “The president has once again demonstrated his willingness to use our military against our country’s own people. Governor McMaster is empowering this extraordinary abuse of power instead of keeping our troops at home where they’re needed.”

If you want the America of just two years ago to be around in three more years, you have to start fighting the continuing political and societal power abuses at local, state and national levels.

Speak up at public meetings. Fight for your rights. Protest peacefully. Otherwise, your local bookstore might start shelving Orwell’s grim imaginings in the Current Events section.

CHARLESTON CHECKLIST of community objectives

We encourage community leaders to act on these audacious priorities:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Crazy seems to be winning

By Andy Brack

A drone’s view of what’s happening in the world today shows a South Carolina and United States caught between crazy and scary. We’re in a new political territory that seems to sink lower almost every day. Just look at this month’s scorecard:

Crazy #1: Congressman Ralph Norman, a newly minted Republican lemming for governor, revealed a shocking display of spectatorship, not leadership, with a lazy proposal calling for South Carolina to redistrict. In a state where at least 40% of voters cast ballots for people other than Republicans, the GOP already has six of seven congressional seats (86%). Manipulating one more would be ridiculous and discriminatory — and undermine democracy.

Crazy #2: Another Republican gubernatorial candidate, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of the Lowcountry, keeps yammering about anything under the sun to get noticed, proving the political adage that one of the most dangerous places in the country is between a craven politician and a television camera. In just the last few days, she’s spewed on about trying to ban child gender-related medical procedures (what is it with this obsession?) to politicizing the case of an abused dog to score points.

Crazy #3: Charleston attorney Mullins McLeod became the first Democrat to announce he was running for governor, only to find himself on the quick receiving end of a painfully negative story about a May arrest for disorderly conduct. Any politico with a lick of sense could see that the full story, only lightly reported before the campaign announcement, would expand when he entered the race. Worse: Upon a media request, police released a video that showed an unforgettable incoherent rant in the back of a cop car in which McLeod spewed all sorts of venom. Nevertheless, he says he was unlawfully arrested and he’s in the race, but he’ll have trouble wiggling out of what voters saw.

South Carolina, like America, is sorely missing responsible, strong leadership with integrity.

Crazy #4: That video spurred the state Democratic Party to do something not expected — to encourage McLeod to drop out of the governor’s race. While it’s understandable party leaders are embarrassed and irritated by the turn of events, actively getting involved in dissing a candidate is unorthodox, perhaps indicating they’re worried that voters might forgive and forget as they did when the nation elected a convicted felon to be president.

Crazy #5: R.J. May of Lexington County, a firebrand conservative Statehouse Republican indicted in June on 10 counts of distributing child sexual abuse material, finally resigned from his seat while sitting in jail. What is it with Republicans and sex? (Recall that Mace in February accused her ex-fiance and three other men of rape, sex trafficking and other sex crimes. The matter is mired in lawsuits.)

On top of all of this, the nation seems to be spiraling downward out of control — even though the stock market hasn’t (yet) tanked as many feared with the addition of punitive tariffs on foreign goods that are paid by American consumers.

There’s a blatant power war by the GOP in Texas to redraw congressional maps to nab more U.S. House seats and a counter-offensive in California to keep that from happening.

President Trump, being savaged by many in the MAGA world as well as liberals for whatever is damning in the Epstein files, is lobbing distractions hither and yon to shift America’s focus. Examples: the summit with Russian bromance partner Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and the completely feckless federalization of law enforcement in Washington, D.C. — the kind of action he didn’t take when a rabid coterie of 2,000 right-wing nutcases attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

And then there’s U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s demoralizing anti-vaccine campaign that has already led to increases in measles cases and threatens to make America sicker in more ways than one.

South Carolina, like America, is sorely missing responsible, strong leadership with integrity. If people stay on their sofas and don’t stand up to stupid politics and neo-fascism, the days of the republic are numbered.

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

LOWCOUNTRY JAZZ FESTIVAL

RETURNS FOR LABOR DAY

By Vincent Harris

A 19-year-old Labor Day tradition for Charleston is just around the corner.

For almost two decades, the Lowcountry Jazz Festival has delivered some of the biggest soul-jazz and smoothjazz performers in the country to the Holy City — everyone from Christian Yañez, Art Sherrod Jr. and Alan Scott to Will Downing, Chuck Loeb, Marcus Johnson and Lin Rountree.

This year’s Labor Day weekend lineup for the festival at the Gaillard Center is no different. The Aug. 30 performance features seminal fusion jazz guitarist Bob James and platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated R&B singer Kem. James is best known for his bestselling duet albums with fellow guitarist Earl Klugh.

The next night, soul jazz will reign supreme, with sets from veteran act Pieces Of A Dream and saxophonist Boney James, who’s scored an incredible 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Jazz Charts.

It’s a lineup that festival producer Tony Clarke has worked hard to bring here. Clarke, who also is the event’s artistic director, said he typically begins by seeking the advice of the festival’s founder, Dr. Thaddeus Bell, who launched it back in 2006.

“We’ve always wanted to set ourselves apart from the other contemporary jazz festivals,” Clarke said in a recent interview with the Charleston City Paper. “It took about three months of throwing things around and talking with Dr. Bell about what we think our fan experience should be. We wanted to get something for every contemporary jazz and R&B lover that they will not be able to see anywhere else this year.”

Clarke added that jazz lovers will also be seeing these performers in a perfectly suited venue.

“I would classify this as a boutique jazz festival, where it’s an exclusive group of people who come together for an overthe-top experience. That’s what we try to provide, and the Gaillard Center allows us to create that boutique jazz festival experience. The Lowcountry Jazz Festival would not exist without this partnership.”

Boney James (far left) and Pieces Of A Dream (above) come to the Gaillard stage Aug. 31

Clarke

Performers excited

For Pieces of a Dream, the Philadelphia group that has been mixing funk and R&B into straight-ahead jazz music since 1976, the festival format shakes up the normal touring routine.

“It’s not as intimate, but we get to reach more people with our music,” said founding drummer Curtis Harmon in an interview.

“There’s more of a special energy, because these are our friends who we see a lot on the road,” added saxophonist Tony Watson Jr. “And all the artists are onstage giving it their best, so when we get up there, the crowd is all ready to go and fired up.”

Boney James, who is headlining the Sunday night concert, said he generally just loves being on the road as much as possible, but he’s definitely looking forward to seeing Charleston and the Gaillard again.

“It’s a beautiful city that you have there,” James said. “And it’s a beautiful theater, too.” James is also excited that Bob James (no relation) and Pieces of a Dream are playing.

“Bob James was actually pretty instrumental in getting me signed to Warner Brothers Records back in 1993,” James said. “It’s always a joy to see Bob because he’s a legend and a sweetheart. And Pieces of a Dream, they’re a fantastic band and they had a real connection to my big hero when I was young, the sax player Grover Washington Jr. So it’s always cool to see those guys.”

The cool sounds of soul

You might have noticed that the Lowcountry Jazz Festival lineup is heavy on acts that liberally mix elements of funk,

smooth jazz and soul into their music. Clarke said he’s figured out that that’s what festival fans want.

“I’ve learned that the audience is very picky about who we bring to Charleston,” he said. “A lot of contemporary jazz has R&B influences, and vice versa. So a lot of the R&B ticket buyers have been to smooth jazz festivals and vice versa. So this is that place where you can do a mashup and the masses would enjoy it.”

That’s notable because there was a time in the early 1970’s when straight ahead jazz players frowned upon more adventurous musicians venturing into smooth jazz or R&B. In fact, Pieces of a Dream’s albums were initially listed on the R&B charts years before moving to the Jazz Charts.

Now, 50 years down the line, Boney James and Pieces of a Dream still have large and loyal fanbases. Both recently released new, commercially successful albums.

So in addition to being entertaining, the festival could be seen as a statement about the resilience of this once-controversial music.

“I think it speaks to how innovative musicians can be,” Harmon said, “and even how innovative the listener’s ear is. It allows different genres to co-exist. I think it’s a good thing that we were able to cross those boundaries and infuse some R&B with the straight-ahead jazz stuff. Music is a neverending cycle.”

“There are all sorts of different kinds of music,” James said. “There’s also a famous

quote that says, ‘There are only two types of music: Good and bad.’ That’s the one I ascribe to.”

Whatever labels you use to describe the performers at the Lowcountry Jazz Festival, the only label that Tony Clarke said he is hoping for after this weekend is “crowd pleaser.”

“When you walk out of the Gaillard on Sunday night,” he said, “I want that conversation to be, ‘Hey, let’s go ahead and put on the calendar that we’ll be coming back to Charleston for Labor Day weekend 2026. Let’s get our hotels booked. Let’s start thinking about what we’re going to eat.’ I want people returning next year to see the sequel.”

IF YOU WANT TO GO: Doors open at 6 p.m., Aug. 30 and 31, Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun St., Charleston. Tickets range from $76-$300: gaillardcenter.org

More sounds ahead with Singleton, holidays, Charleston Jazz Fest

After the Lowcountry Jazz Festival ends, there’s still plenty of great music coming for fans of all genres of jazz. Charleston Jazz, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving our jazz history through performance, education, and outreach, has some exciting events coming up.

SEPT. 20

“Mr. Soul” – Charleston Jazz Orchestra featuring Charlton Singleton, Charleston Music Hall Grammy-winner and Ranky Tanky co-founder Charlton Singleton reunites with the Charleston Jazz Orchestra for big-band arrangements of classics by Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, James Brown, Ray Charles, Bill Withers and Wilson Pickett.

SEPT. 25–OCT. 5

MOJA Arts Festival, Charleston

This festival of celebration of AfricanAmerican and Caribbean culture in the Holy City ranges from a fun opening street parade to exciting block parties and a great finale. Interspersed on Sept. 30 is something jazz enthusiasts should love — an evening of innovative sounds from guitarist and composer Adam Hawley at the Dock Street Theatre.

OCT. 18

“Autumn Leaves” – Charleston Jazz Orchestra featuring Chad LB, Charleston Music Hall

Spend an evening with acclaimed saxophonist Chad LB, the CJO, and the Great American Songbook.

DEC. 6

“Holiday Swing” – Charleston Jazz Orchestra, Charleston Music Hall

The most-anticipated Charleston Jazz program of the year, “Holiday Swing” is a jubilant celebration of the holiday season directed by Robert Lewis and featuring the Lowcountry Voices.

APRIL 13-19

Charleston Jazz Festival, TBA

The 2026 lineup has yet to be announced, but the festival always features an extraordinary lineup of internationally renowned local and national artists and a diverse array of performances. —Vincent Harris

Singleton

Provided

KEM (left), The BoykinZ (above) and Bob James (top) perform Aug. 30

What To Do

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SATURDAY

Rum and Reggae

Indulge in an unforgettable evening where the rhythmic beats of reggae music intertwine seamlessly with the rich flavors of premium New Realm Brewing’s distilled rum. Rum and Reggae promises a lively celebration of Caribbean culture, bringing together the best of both worlds in a tropical paradise setting. Enjoy live reggae music by Da’Gullah Rootz while you sip and dine on authentic Caribbean flavors.

Aug. 23. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Menu prices vary. New Realm Brewing Company. 880 Island Park Drive. Daniel Island. newrealmbrewing.com

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SATURDAYS

Charleston Farmers Market

Browse through a bounty of seasonal fruits and vegetables, handcrafted goods and prepared foods as you explore the charming stalls inside Marion Square. From farm-fresh produce to food truck favorites, there’s something for everyone at the Charleston Farmers Market. Bring the whole family, and enjoy live music, special events and activities for all ages. Saturdays. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free to attend. Marion Square. 329 Meeting St. Downtown. charlestonfarmersmarket.com

ALL MONTH

Willie’s Roadside Market

For the rest of the month, stop by Boone Hall Plantation to meet more than 20 local vendors will take part in a new farmers market series. You’ll find fresh seafood, a variety of specialty foods, locally roasted coffee, small-batch goods, original local art and fresh produce grown right at Boone Hall. Every booth tells a story and every purchase directly supports local businesses and neighbors.

Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free to attend. Boone Hall Plantation. 2434 N. Highway 17. Mount Pleasant. boonehallplantation.com

FRIDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS

Checkout Challenge

Embark on an exciting shopping adventure with the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry’s Checkout Challenge program. Designed for young explorers, this interactive experience transforms the museum’s grocery store exhibit into a bustling marketplace where children become savvy shoppers, learning valuable life skills while having a blast. Free with paid museum admission. July 18 and 24. 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry. 25 Ann St. Downtown. explorecml.org

MONDAY

Summer oyster roast

Miss out on the oyster roasts last month? Don’t worry, there’s plenty more coming. Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s summer oyster roasts on Mondays is the perfect place to feast on fresh oysters cooked over an open flame along with other barbecue specialties like ribs, pulled pork, smoked chicken and Lowcountry boil. There also are all of the Southern sides and desserts you need to make the experience unforgettable.

Aug. 25. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.; 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. $62/adult; $31 kids 4-12. Kiawah Island Golf Resort. One Sanctuary Beach Drive. Kiawah Island. events.kiawahresort.com

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Cuisine

Charleston Grill’s impact after Aug. 23 closure

By Becky Lacey

When Charleston Grill serves its last meal on Aug. 23, a 36-year chapter of Charleston fine dining will close. While few will ever forget the Grill’s crab cake or its extraordinary wine list, its greatest legacy will be the people who created, maintained and worked in the world-class restaurant that incubated talent in the kitchen and dining room. Since this month’s surprising closure announcement, there has been time to take stock of what the Charleston Grill meant to the people who worked there and to the greater community.

The birth of the Grill

Lowcountry legend Louis Osteen was opening chef in 1989 at the Grill, the cornerstone restaurant at what then was called Omni Charleston Place. He handed the kitchen over to Bob Waggoner eight years later. Waggoner brought sous chef Michelle Weaver with him, and she later became executive chef in 2009. Waggoner also brought Mickey Bakst to the Grill

where he captained as general manager for 17 years before retiring in 2020. Bakst brought wine director Rick Rubel to the restaurant in 2005 and he ran the wine program for 15 years. These throughlines were deliberate and thoughtful. They built the restaurant’s foundation.

Charleston’s unofficial mayor

Anyone who visited the Grill during Bakst’s tenure knows just how important he was to the restaurant and to the Charleston community.

Paul Stracey, longtime general manager at the hotel, shared a story about watching Bakst greet guests at the restaurant door one evening many years ago.

“I knew how good he was, but it blew me away,” Stracey said. “Watching the peoples’ faces light up and the way he made people feel like they were the only ones he’d been waiting for that night. It was remarkable, absolutely remarkable.”

Baskt shared that the restaurant “was important in regard to the growth of the Charleston hospitality scene. There is no question about it. It had a major influence.”

Bakst also noted the charity birthed at the Grill — Feed the Need still works to alleviate hunger and homelessness in Charleston. There were fundraisers for firefighters, for hurricane relief and for

A la carte

Going Dark

Stars Grill Room has closed its main dining room after 13 years in business. The space will be repurposed as an events venue called Events at 495. Satellite, the rooftop bar, will remain open. More: starsrestaurant.com

What’s new

Shokudô, the newest concept from Indigo Road Hospitality Group, is slated to open this fall at 479B King St. The restaurant will be a modern Japanese tavern inspired by the izakayas of Japan, blending traditional culinary techniques with a laid-back atmosphere. Helmed by chef-partner Masatomo “Masa” Hamaya and centered around an open kitchen with a large robata grill. Shokudô will also have a lively Japanese beer garden tucked behind the restaurant. More: shokudochs.com

Barry’s Fuel Bar is set to open on Aug. 23 inside Barry’s brand-new Charleston studio in Morrison Yard. The menu features protein-packed, flavor-forward shakes designed to refuel after a Barry’s world-famous RUN x LIFT class at Barry’s or as a grab-and-go option. More: barrys.com

What’s happening

Chef Dave Schuttenberg of Beautiful South and Kwei Wei will join Tutti Pizza for a Good Neighbor Sunday collaboration on Aug. 24. This Passthe-Reel event can only be ordered for dine-in or in person at the takeout window. Look for more collaborations, too. More: tuttipizzachs.com

Emanuel AME Church. None of this would have been possible, Bakst shared, without the support of Stracey.

That innate desire to do good for those in need led Bakst to his current role as founder, along with Indigo Road Hospitality Group’s Steve Palmer, of Ben’s Friends, a coalition of sober food and beverage people committed to their sobriety in the industry.

Chef Ana Castro, Food & Wine magazine’s Best New Chef 2022 and chef-owner of Acamaya and Lengua Madre, both in New Orleans, will join the Vern’s team Sept. 4 for a onenight-only dinner. This family-style, multi-course meal will highlight Castro’s signature contemporary Mexican cuisine. More: Resy Limited pre-sale tickets are available for the Culinary Village at the 2026 Charleston Wine + Food. Celebrating its 20th anniversary next year, the festival’s largest and most beloved tasting experience returns to The Citadel’s Johnson Hagood Stadium. This limited pre-sale offer ends at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 1. More: chswf.org Becky Lacey

File photo courtesy Charleston Grill

Rūta Smith file photo

Longtime general manager Mickey Bakst, the unofficial mayor of Charleston

The main dining room at Charleston Grill

When no reservations is more than a TV show

By Helen Mitternight

At a recent King BBQ pop-up featuring Top Chef winner Tristen Epps, there was a buzz online about the event. The restaurant takes no reservations! Get there early!

An hour before opening, in the rain, the line wrapped around the building and, it turns out, some in line reported being turned away when the food ran out.

Why wouldn’t every restaurant just take reservations?

Turns out, restaurants like King BBQ have good reasons.

The philosophy behind no reservations

“Most barbecue places run their service the way King BBQ does,” said Corrie Wang, who also owns Jackrabbit Filly, with her husband, Shuai. “You order at the counter and then get a table. Dropping in is the way barbecue places work. We do take reservations at Jackrabbit Filly, though, but we weren’t even going to take reservations there, originally.”

Chubby Fish is another place that takes no reservations, although its next-door sister, Seahorse, does reserve for private dining.

“We have no shortage of people who will line up outside in order to come in and eat at Chubby Fish,” owner James London said. “Sure, it does turn away some people, but for the most part, what we get at the end of the day is a crowd of guests who really want to be there, and that’s huge. We have people who plan their entire evening around eating at Chubby Fish, and honestly, those are the type of people we want.”

How do you plan if you don’t know the

size of your dinner crowd?

“It’s easy. We know we’re going to do between 160 to 180 people every night, so that’s our capacity. That’s all we can do, so every night is the same,” London said.

Wang said trends did develop over time and you plan for that.

“Sometimes, it’s by the seat of your pants, like when there’s a show at the Coliseum we forgot to know about and an extra 100 people come through the door and everybody’s scrambling to put meat on the smoker. It’s intense, but it’s fun.”

No reservations also means no cancellations

One thing that no-reservations places don’t have to worry about is cancellations, which is why those that take reservations have policies in place.

“We do have a cancellation policy,” said Dario Vigil, Sorelle’s general manager. “We have a pretty efficient confirmation system, and we reach out three times to confirm the date and time so there’s no confusion, and our management team is proactive in trying to reschedule if there’s something like a weather event.”

“We definitely have an issue. We have a lot of late last-minute cancellations on Saturday nights,” said Eldredge Ropolo, owner and director of operations at Legami. “Weekends tend to be bigger no-shows than weekdays.”

The no-shows are a bigger headache than cancellations.

“It can definitely hurt,” said Kenny Lyons, president of Neighborhood Dining Group, which operates Husk, Delaney Oyster House, the James, Minero and Marbled and Fin. “At least with cancellations, Resy will ping everyone on a notify list that there are tables available, but any time you lose a table at the last minute, it’s going to make an impact on your financials.”

Ropolo explained that if a 6:30 p.m. reservation doesn’t show, the restaurant will hold the table for 15 minutes, but that eats into the time for the next reservation at 8 p.m. Unless someone is already waiting, the table may just sit empty, which impacts not only the restaurant, but also the servers hoping for tips.

“I don’t think people know how detrimental it is to a restaurant for someone to reserve a 10-top and then just not show,” Wang said. “Some people just like the convenience of making two reservations at different restaurants, just to be safe, but it is painful for us.”

Finding a table as a local or a walk-in

With the influx of Charleston tourists, it can be hard for locals to find a table. But restaurateurs plan for that, and Chubby Fish’s London said his no-reservations policy actually helps locals.

“The great thing is that if you want to come in tonight, you can get a table tonight. If we took reservations, I promise you, you

would not be able to get a reservation. Yes, people may get upset because we have a line outside, but they’d be more upset if it was impossible to get a reservation because so many people go to their computers and snap them up so quickly,” he said.

Wang said Jackrabbit Filly keeps its bar for walk-ins, mostly locals, and Vigil said Sorelle managers keep in touch with locals on a personal level.

“We do everything we can to ensure that we’re keeping an inventory of tables and can support locals. We typically have one to three tables,” Lyons said. “Tourists are making plans months in advance, and they gobble up tables, and then your locals are kind of alienated and, in time, would just stop trying.”

Ropolo said Legami opens its patio seats 24 hours in advance and has 30 seats at its bars, all of which are prime walk-in territory.

Penalties for no-shows

Some restaurants will charge for unused reservations, especially for those who just don’t show up. But the charges never really cover what an average diner would spend.

Vigil said Sorelle charges $50 a person for no-shows and reserves peak time slots for guests with a history of showing up. Ropolo said Legami charges $20 a person, and fears a higher charge would make people hesitate to reserve in the first place.

Lyons said its restaurants often don’t charge if someone calls to cancel, but no-calls and no-shows are charged $25 a person.

“Being in the hospitality industry, it’s hard to take a tough stance on this. We’re humans,” Lyons said.

Lyons London

Ferris Kaplan

Guests line up in the rain for a King BBQ pop-up featuring Top Chef winner Tristen Epps

“The things that I learned through the relationships that I made at the Charleston Grill have enabled me to raise millions and millions of dollars for those in need in this community,” said Bakst. “And it is solely because of the Charleston Grill. The Charleton Grill gave me a platform, and The Charleston Place hotel gave me a platform, in which to develop relationships that ended up benefiting the community in countless ways.”

Inside the kitchen classroom

While turning out excellent food was perhaps the most visible part of Weaver’s job at the restaurant, it was her ability and desire to teach people that was most impactful.

“We’ve had such an outpouring from people reaching out to us after they heard the news saying ‘you guys have no idea how much you impacted our lives, I wouldn’t be where I am today without it,’ ” Weaver shared. “I think that’s our great legacy, to be honest. And it brings me great joy and pride. It was a special place.”

She also noted how food can do more than fill the stomach. It nourishes the soul.

“Our guys [in the kitchen] really didn’t get to interact a lot with our guests,” Weaver said. “Their interaction was that plate of food. This is how you’re going to touch people. I said ‘listen, that foie gras dish that you’re making, I’ve gotten two proposals and made a grown man cry. That’s how you touch people with food.’ ”

World-class wine program

Rubel first came to Charleston Grill as a consultant tasked with organizing the wine list (he noted with a laugh that Bakst very deliberately asked him to visit in the spring when the weather was great).

“Rick Rubel unconditionally set the tone for the wine experience in Charleston,” said Bakst. “He taught virtually every single person who went on to become an advanced sommelier. He elevated the quality of wine in restaurants here by light years.”

Rubel noted a long list of teammates who helped make the Grill what it was, including Sara Kavanaugh, Andrew Marshall and Femi Oyediran. He also mentioned that the pre-shift wine tastings and lineup were a pivotal part of developing wine professionals.

Rubel told a story about recently visiting Tutti, the pizza restaurant opened by Oyediran and Miles White, another former Grill employee.

“My boys saw Femi tearing up a little bit when he saw me sitting in the dining room” Rubel said. “To realize that I had that kind of impact on him and have my boys see that,” he trailed off, his voice filled with emotion.

Educating a local F&B star

Oyediran started working at the Grill in 2008 as a server’s assistant and stayed until 2017 when he opened Graft Wine Shop. His countless accolades include being selected as ‘Sommelier of the Year’ along with White by Food & Wine magazine in 2019.

Lessons learned at the Grill still resound, Oyediran said.

“Everything I do is informed by my experience at the Grill. If anyone wants to say that I am successful at all, they should look back at where I was.

There is no doubt, if you were in that restaurant and you paid attention and you took what you learned, you should win the world.”

The legacy of the Grill

The specifics of the restaurant space’s future remain unclear, but look for pop-ups before a new concept opens.

“A fresh new dining concept is planned for the future, and in the meantime, guests can expect a unique pop-up culinary concept to debut in the coming months,” said Casey Lavin, president of Beemok Hospitality Collection.

Bakst said the restaurant did what it was supposed to as Charleston’s food scene matured.

“It helped grow the community as a destination for hospitality and for fine food. But the time of the Charleston Grill has come, and the things that are going to happen are equally exciting in the next generation.”

EAT AT LEGEND DELI

PULL UP A BARSTOOL IF YOU DARE. THESE SANDWICHES AREN’T FOR THE LILY-LIVERED. WE’RE TALKIN’ HEFTY SANDWICHES AND MELTED CLASSICS TO TAME ANY WILD WEST RUCKUS.

Rūta Smith file photo

Michelle Weaver joined the team in 1997 and became executive chef 12 years later

Oyediran

Culture

Willingham sharpens killer skills in 4th thriller

By Maura Hogan

Exactly how does one twisted psyche pile up such cold-blooded carnage? To find out, simply get into the head of Stacy Willingham, if you can. She’s the Charleston-based scribe of Southern Gothic murder mysteries who, since her 2022 bestselling debut A Flicker in the Dark, keeps on slaying in ink.

Aug. 26 marks the debut of her fourth nail-biter, Forget Me Not. Set in a muscadine vineyard on an island inspired by Wadmalaw and informed by the author’s fascination with the Charles Manson murders, it follows a journalist, Claire, who returns home to South Carolina to grapple with past personal demons and runs afoul of new ones, too.

A ticketed publication day event with Willingham in conversation with author Kristen Ness takes place 6 p.m. Tuesday at Charleston Library Society, co-presented by Buxton Books.

Fitting the profile

Willingham’s close-knit brood, who moved to Wild Dunes from Chicago when she was 12, would gather around the television on Friday nights to view The Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents Her older sister turned her on to chillfests including the Scream movies and Stephen’s King’s The Shining, which scared her plenty.

“I had to hide it under the bed,” she said of the book, as its presence on her nightstand was unsettling.

The scene of the crime

Like her sinister antagonists, Willingham is equally selective when it comes to the scene of their crimes.

Her process often starts with the setting, and given her Charleston childhood, the South has served as the scene of many a misdeed. The next one, she divulges in a Charleston City Paper exclusive, is set in Alabama.

Not unlike the sociopaths the author dreams up, this 30-something mother of a one-yearold toddler would be the last person you might suspect to dabble in such darkness. Instead, she reads like the sort of sunnysmiled crisply-dressed Charleston woman you might spot in line at Whole Foods. Pleasant demeanor notwithstanding, she spends her days, elbows deep in depravity. On a recent serene morning at Charleston Library Society, she mused the same holds true for her favorite female mystery writers such as Karen Slaughter and Jennifer Hillier.

“I use the heat a lot in my books. It’s a claustrophobic feeling if you’re in a house in August and the air conditioning is broken,” she said, adding she also uses the region’s pop-up storms.

“There’s a violence to that I find interesting,” she said.

Picking a target

“When you meet them in person, they’re all the nicest people you could possibly imagine,” she said. “There’s kind of this running joke in the thriller author community that we get the rage out on the page.”

To mine that dichotomy, simply look to her source material: the mind of a serial killer.

A taste for blood

The menace lurking in the author’s psyche has been there since childhood.

When it comes to her target reader, she said, “In a lot of ways, my target is just myself. I just try to write a book that I love and the way I want to write it.”

Many of her readers are drawn to her characters, which have mainly been women around her age, with one departure in her third novel, Only If You’re Lucky, a college campus thriller that involves a group of teenaged roommates.

Along with the frailty of flesh, the weird workings of the mind drive Willingham’s narratives.

“Where my stories come from is this deep obsession to get in someone’s mind, to get in someone’s skin to figure out why they do what they do,” she offered, keen to grasp why some humans make such chilling decisions.

That frequently involves mining a character’s past and revealing misperceptions surrounding it in Forget Me Not, the protagonist unpacks her sister’s long-ago disappearance.

“

In a lot of ways, my target is just myself. I just try to write a book that I love and the way I want to write it.”

—Stacy Willingham

Killing your darlings

Writers rue the painful process of “killing your darlings,” or cutting a great passage for the sake of suspense.

To that end, in Forget Me Not, Willingham excised a major plot twist and faced down a big multi-paragraph chunk of descriptive writing. She did so with the razor precision of a sociopath, dismembering to “scatter the pieces around in different places.”

Successful thriller writers must also hide their crimes, too, lest their sharp readership too readily realizes “whodunit.”

“Most all of my books have multiple twists. I may not get you on everyone, but hopefully

I’ll surprise you at least once,” she said. Readers take note: One Willingham trick is to hide the clue in dialogue. It can be laden with double entendres.

A ‘token’ of her crime novel

Of course, any killer worth his or her psychopathic salt should pluck from their slay a token.

In her latest slay, Willingham chose the diary that served as an evocative inroad for both the protagonist and the reader.

“The way I wrote the diary. I really wanted the reader to feel like every time Claire cracked open the pages like a movie projector,” she said.

Not unlike her stone-cold villains, Willingham leaves little to chance when it comes to gripping her reader’s rapt attention. Underneath that genial veneer, this master of the serial thriller is one crafty artist. One would do well to keep a mighty close eye on her as she primes to slay again.

IF YOU WANT TO GO: Willingham’s pub-day launch starts at 6 at Charleston Library Society, 164 King St. More: charlestonlibrarysociety.org.

Ashley Stanol file photo Charleston-based author Stacy Willingham debuts her fourth novel Aug. 26

Arts+Music

S.C. blues star King to offer ‘family reunion’ Aug. 23-24 at Firefly

Greenville native Marcus King , known by some as the hottest blues guitarist in the country, is hosting a two-day party with some pals Aug. 23 and 24 at Firefly Distillery.

This “family reunion” festival will feature sets from the Marcus King Band, Grammy-award-winning bluegrass singer/guitarist Molly Tuttle, country star Jamey Johnson, popular indie-folk act Hiss Golden Messenger and others. Ticket packages range from $81 to $330: fireflydistillery.com

VISUAL ART

Aug. 22-Dec. 6: Kenny Nguyen: The Divine Eye is a large-scale installation at the College of Charleston’s Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art that explores the spiritual and cultural history of Vietnam through the lens of Caodaism, a syncretic religion founded in Vietnam in the 1920s. Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, 161 Calhoun St., Charleston. Opening reception is 6:30 p.m. More: halsey.charleston.edu

THEATER

Aug. 22-Sept. 6: Footlight Players presents a new production of Cabaret, the celebrated, Tony Award-winning musical set in late Weimar Germany about an American writer and his relationship with a cabaret singer. Various times. Queen Street Playhouse, 20 Queen St., Charleston. More: footlightplayers.net

MUSIC

• Aug. 24 , 7:30 p.m.: Lodis, Tin Roof

• Aug. 26, 8 p.m.: Sounds of S.O.U.L. , Pour House

• Aug. 28 , 8 p.m: Truckfighters, Music Farm

• Aug. 29, 6 p.m.: SUSTO, The Windjammer

• Aug 29, 9 p.m.: Wilmot , Royal American

• Aug. 29-31 : Lowcountry Jazz Fest , Charleston Gaillard Center

• Aug. 30, 6 p.m.: Sol Driven Train, Pour House

• Aug 30, 8 p.m.: Jerry Cantrell, The Refinery

• Aug. 30, 7:30 p.m.: Barry Jean Fontenot , Tin Roof

• Sept. 1 , 8 p.m.: Blink 182 , Credit One Stadium

• Sept. 4 , 9 p.m.: Gullah Collective , Pour House

“THERE’S A CATCH” —you may scramble to get there.

Across 1. Enewetak, e.g.

6. “Super” interest group

9. Assumed a role

14. TV chef Bastianich

15. Web address, familiarly

16. Flying waterfowl

17. Determining direction

20. “Death Becomes Her” costar

21. Big-eyed barn bird

22. Richards played by Pedro Pascal in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”

23. Air travel delayer

25. Nice reply?

27. Underwater projectile system

36. Outwit, in a way

37. Bachelorette party, in the U.K.

38. Soccer stadium shout

39. Supposing

40. Jason of the “American Pie” films

41. Additions

42. Magritte’s “The ___ of Man”

43. Night watch

44. “All good here”

45. Their syllabi may involve a reading list

48. Abbr. after an attorney’s name

49. ___ Lanka

50. Be boastful

53. “Cocoon” transport

56. Burdens

61. Difficult (and a hint to the challenge of interpreting the circles in the grid)

64. More than apologize

65. Painting medium

66. Funny bone’s nerve

67. ___ straw

68. Pen variety

69. Histories

Down 1. “The Sound of Music” backdrop 2. Pinball fail 3. Funk 4. Low-cal, on a label 5. Library penalty 6. Bit of “Bob’s Burgers” menu humor 7. 2012 Oscar winner for Best Picture 8. Crab’s grabber

11. Went really fast

12. “To be” in Latin

13. Monopoly card

18. Obsolete music holder

19. Storm warnings

24. Be graceful, per a Michelle Obama quote

26. Game with 108 cards

27. Poke fun at

28. “Come on down!” announcer Johnny

29. Feeling regret

30. Adobe file ext. 31. Aboveboard

32. Trigonometry measurements

33. Provide with quarters?

34. “I’m hunting wabbits” speaker

35. Sits for a bit

40. Lobster soup

41. [“I can’t believe it”]

43. “___ for Vengeance” (Grafton book)

44. Freezing over

46. All-time great

47. Elvis’s middle name

50. Say too much

51. “The ___ of Spring”

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CARLTON T. HARDEN, Plaintiff, vs. DEBORAH A. PINCKNEY, Defendants.

SUMMONS

TO: THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint upon the Plaintiff’s attorney, Tyla N. Bowman, Esquire within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you, not counting the day of service, If you fail to submit your Answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TYLA N. BOWMAN, ESQUIRE Attorney for the Plaintiff P.O. Box 63384 North Charleston, SC 29419-2252 T: (843) 300-0373 F: (843) 273-8481 E tyla@bowman-law.net

April 16, 2025 North Charleston, SC

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

CASE #: 2025-CP-10-03670

Serge Lajeunesse, Plaintiff, -versusPhenelope Chestnut and David H. Sadler, Defendants.

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the Action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff, through his Attorney, J. Chris Lanning, at his office, 12 Carriage Lane, Suite A, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof exclusive of the day of such Service; and, if you fail to answer the Compliant within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in the Action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on June 26, 2025.

Dated at Charleston, South Carolina on June 26, 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 the Plaintiff is the owner of the said property described in paragraph 5 of the Plaintiff’s Complaint, and that the 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:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, parcel or lot of land, with the building and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Ferndale Subdivision of Charleston County, and said State, and being known as Lot No. 25, Block 15, as shown on a plat of James O’Hear and recorded in Plat Book E, Page 20, in the ROD Office for Charleston County and having a frontage of Forty (40’) feet on 5th Street and a depth from North to South one hundred twenty-five (125’) feet; and forty (40’) feet on its back line; all of the dimension a little more or less.

TMS: 472-16-00-180

BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A. s/ J. Chris Lanning

J. Chris Lanning 12-A Carriage Lane Charleston, SC 29407 Phone – 843-766-5576

J. Chris Lanning

chris@brushlawfirm.com

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

Charleston, South Carolina August 6, 2025

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-04083

THE WOODLANDS OF JOHNS ISLAND, LLC, Plaintiff,

v. ALFRED WASHINGTON, a deceased person,and his heirs, distributees, personal representatives, successors and assigns and spouses, if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as: 20-acres on Fickling Hill Road Charleston County, South Carolina

TMS Number: 280-00-00-009 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe and CELESTINE NELSON, Defendants.

SUMMONS & NOTICE

To the Defendants above-named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated July 25th, 2025 and the said appointment shall become absolute 30 days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf shall procure a proper person to be appointed Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

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

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, situate, lying and being on Johns Island, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and containing twenty (20) acres, more or less, shown as being Lot 11 on a plan of Hickory Hill plantation, made by S. Lewis Simons, Surveyor, May 1881.

BUTTING AND BOUNDING North by Lot No. Ten (10) on said plan, East by Lot Twenty-Three (23), South by Lot Twelve (12) and West by Lot Nineteen (19) on said plan.

TMS #: 280-00-00-009

July 31st, 2025

Date

s/Carl B. Hubbard

Carl B. Hubbard

Attorney at Law

2201 Middle Street, Box 15 Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482 (843) 814-3481

SC Bar # 15261

Attorney for the Plaintiff

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of:

ROSALYN CARR ROBINSON

2025-ES-10-1105

DOD: 8/9/24

DOD: 7/9/25

Pers. Rep: LANCE A. SNYDER 4254 FABER PLACE DR., #404, NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405

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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2024-CP-10-03600

DEWEES ISLAND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., AND DEWEES ISLAND UTILITY CORPORATION, Plaintiffs v. JORCAR, LLC, Defendant(s),

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2024CP1003600

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Dewees Island Property Owners Association, Inc., and Dewees Island Utility Corporation, v. JORCAR, LLC, the Master-inEquity will sell on August 5, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building (PSB), 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

IN THE COURT OF COMMON

PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2024CP1004130

WILLOW OAKS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, V.

LEONARD EDWARD BLACK, Defendant(s),

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2024CP1004130

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.

NOTICE OF HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing in this matter has been scheduled before the Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough and will be held on October 8, 2025 at 11:30 a.m., at the Charleston County Courthouse, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina, Courtroom 2A. The purpose of this hearing is to quiet the title after a tax sale for the property known as:

TMS # 070-00-00-216

BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A. s/ J. Chris Lanning

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

NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, Complaint and Lis Pendens were filed on July 22nd, 2025, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on July 25th, 2025 and the Order of Publication was filed on July 29th, 2025 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that R. David Chard, Esquire of 2050 Spaulding Drive, North Charleston, SC 29406 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the

Pers. Rep: PETRICE ROBINSON BROWN 2106 COFFEY CT., CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Atty:

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

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Estate of:

DENISE PETTIGREW 2025-ES-10-1242

DOD: 9/9/24

Pers. Rep: ASIA SMITH 5204 LIGHTFOOT TRAIL, #305, JAMESTOWN, NC 27282

Atty:

GEORGE E. COUNTS, ESQ.

27 GAMECOCK AVE., #200, CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of:

CAROLYN MARIE HARRISON

2025-ES-10-1247

DOD: 6/13/25

Pers. Rep:

KENNETH CORY HARRISON

920 SILVER LAKE BLVD., #6, LOS ANGELES, CA 90026

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Estate of:

EILEEN MARY FORTE

2025-ES-10-1250

DOD: 4/21/25

Pers. Rep:

CORRINNE F. BARNES 2053 GAMMON ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Atty: ANDREW W. CHANDLER, ESQ.

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: STEPHEN A. JAMESON

2025-ES-10-1128

DOD: 8/30/24

Pers. Rep: JODY SWEAT JAMESON 3255 STARLETT AVE., NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29420

Atty: JARREL L. WIGGER, ESQ. 8086 RIVERS AVE., #A, NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406

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Estate of: JOANN DOSSEY STONE

2025-ES-10-1302

DOD: 6/13/25

Pers. Rep: FAIRY LEE SKIPPER 5230 PARKSIDE DR., NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405

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Estate of:

DILLON JOSEPH EPISCOPO

2025-ES-10-1317

DOD: 6/23/25

Pers. Rep: DANIEL FELICE EPISCOPO 1055 TIMMONS ACRES LN., AWENDAW, SC 29429

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Estate of:

HILDA S. HAMRICK

2025-ES-10-1320

DOD: 6/23/25

Pers. Rep: MARY H. HOOVER 3014 SHILOH LN., CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Pers. Rep: ANNE H. DAVIS 1889 HOUGHTON DR., CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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

ALL that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, situate, lying, and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 97 on a Plat entitled “Dewees Island Charleston County South Carolina Final Plat of Lots 88-118 & 133-137 (Total combine acreage including 7.60 Right-of-Way 76.85 ac.)” made by E.M. Seabrook, Jr dated August 5, 1997 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book EC, Pages 165, 166 and 167, said lot having such size, shape, location, buttings and boundings as are more particularly shown on said plat.

TMS No.: 608-11-00-015

Property address: 211 Lake Timcau Lane, Dewees Island, SC 29451

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at the rate of 7.25% per annum shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within thirty (30) days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiffs’ judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

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

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

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record, and any senior lien(s) identified in the Complaint and the Order and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale. Plaintiffs do not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

Mikell R. Scarborough Master-in-Equity, County of Charleston _____________________, 2025 Charleston, South Carolina Clarkson McAlonis & O’Connor, P.C.

Sean A. O’Connor, Esq. 753 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Suite 100 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (843) 885-8005 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Willow Oaks Homeowners Association, Inc., v. LEONARD EDWARD BLACK, the Master-inEquity will sell on September 2, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., at the County Council Chambers, Public Services Building (PSB), 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL that certain UNIT #1003 of the Willow Oaks Horizontal Property Regime, located in St. Andrews Parish, City and County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, as set forth in that certain “Master Deed for Willow Oaks Horizontal Property Regime” a horizontal property regime established by 1807 Dogwood, LLC, pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, Title 27, Chapter 31, South Carolina Code of Laws (1976), as amended, together with all exhibits attached thereto, dated March 15, 2005, and recorded March 15, 2005, in in the Office of the ROD for Charleston County, South Carolina in Book X528, at Page 726, as amended by Second Amendment recorded in Book V614, at Page 447, and any amendments thereto, together with an undivided interest in the Common Elements and Limited Common Elements declared by the said Master Deed to be an appurtenance to the Unit hereby conveyed.

TMS No.: 3540400178 Property address: 1815 Dogwood Road, Unit 1003, Charleston, SC 29414

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at the rate of 7.25% per annum shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within thirty (30) days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

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

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

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record, and any senior lien(s) identified in the Complaint and the Order and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

Mikell R. Scarborough Master-in-Equity, County of Charleston

_____________________, 2025

Charleston, South Carolina

Clarkson McAlonis & O’Connor, P.C.

Sean A. O’Connor, Esq.

753 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite 100 Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

29464 (843) 885-8005

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Pinnacle Bank, a Tennessee bank, relocates branch office Notice is hereby given that Pinnacle Bank, a Tennessee-state chartered bank with principal offices located at 21 Platform Way Ave South, Suite 2300, Nashville, TN 37203, has made application/ notification to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions as of August 13, 2025, for approval to relocate branch location from 1503 Old Towne Rd., Charleston, SC to 5 Sumar Street, Charleston, SC.

Any person wishing to comment on this application/notification may file his or her comments in writing with the Regional Director (DSC) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at its Regional Office, Dallas Regional Office, 600 North Pearl Street, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201, not later than fifteen (15) days from this date of publication. The nonconfidential portions of the application/notification are on file in the Area Office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of information in the nonconfidential portion of the file will be made available upon request.

Any person wishing to comment on or protest this application/ notification or any person having information which may have a bearing on the fitness of any of the organizers or proponents of this application/notification, may file comments with the Commissioner of Financial Institutions, Tennessee Tower, 26th Floor, 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37243, or telephone the Department of Financial Institutions at 615/741-5018 or submit comments by email to Debra.Grissom@tn.gov or William.Cook@tn.gov. Written or telephonic notice must be made to the Commissioner within fifteen (15) days of this publication.

Pinnacle Bank, a Tennessee bank M. Terry Turner, President

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CHARLESTON; IN THE FAMILY COURT; CASE 2025-DR-10-980

Mary Roe v Simmons

IN RE: K.K. (DOB 1.12.10) and J.S. (DOB 7.7.14)

NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS:

JERALD RENEE BENNETT, you are hereby noticed that an adoption proceeding was filed in the Family Court of Charleston County on April 9, 2025, alleging you to be the biological father of J.S. (DOB 7.7.14), a minor Co-Defendant. Any Notice to Contest, Intervene or otherwise Respond with the Court must be submitted to the above-named Court at the Charleston Judicial Center, 100 Broad Street, Charleston 29401 in writing within 30 days of receipt of Notice of Adoption Proceedings. Failure to respond within 30 days of receipt of this Notice of Adoption Proceedings constitutes your consent to the adoption and forfeiture of your rights and obligations to the minor Co-Defendant. It is further alleged that your parental rights should be terminated pursuant to S.C. Code

Ann. §§ 63-7-2570 (2), (3), and (4).

This notice is given pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 63-9-730 (B)(1), (6), (7) and (E).

STATE OF WISCONSIN WAUKESHA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

Case No. 2022CV001177

BCG Equities LLC

225 S Executive Drive Suite 200 Brookfield WI 53005

Creditor, vs. Kevin Laster Jr

3591 Bayou Road

Johns Island SC 29455

Debtor

Wells Fargo Bank

100 E Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee WI 53202

Garnishee.

AMENDED NON-EARNINGS GARNISHMENT SUMMONS

TO THE GARNISHEE:

You are hereby notified that the creditor named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served on you, states that nature and basis of the legal action.

You are summoned as garnishee. Within forty (40) days after August 24, 2025, you are required to answer as described in Wis. Stat. Sec. 812.11, whether you are indebted to or have in your possession or under your control any property of the debtor’s.

You must file the original of your answer with the Clerk of Circuit Court and serve a copy on the creditor’s attorney. If you fail to answer, judgment may be entered against you for the amount of the creditor’s judgment against the debtor(s) plus the cost of this action.

You are to retain this property pending the further order of the Court. Any excess indebtedness is not subject to the garnishment as provided in Wis. Stat. Sec. 812.18(3).

Dated at Brookfield, Wisconsin this 18th day of August 2025

Dobberstein Law Firm, LLC

Electronically signed by Meghan P MacKelly

Meghan P. MacKelly Creditor’s Attorney, State Bar No.: 1037746 225 S. Executive Drive, Ste 201 Brookfield, WI 53005 (262) 641-3715

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2025-DR- 18-0681

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Ashley Logan, and James Johnson, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2023.

TO DEFENDANT Ashley Logan

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint for termination of your parental rights in and to the minor child in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County 212 Deming Way, SC 29483, on the 17th day of June, 2025, at2:39 PM., a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at 1452 Boone Hill Road., Ste C,Summerville, SC 29483 within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the

complaint within the time stated, the plaintiff will apply for judgment by default against the defendant for the relief demanded in the complaint.

Dawn M. Berry, SCBar # 101675, 1452 Boone Hill Road., Ste C, Summerville, SC 29483, (843) 486-1861.

2343 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29414

09/02/2025 10:30 AM

Latoya Jackson Personal items

Tamala Brown Couch, China hutch and boxes

Facility 7: 45 Grand Oaks Blvd Charleston, SC 29414

09/02/2025 11:15 AM

Joe Grandstaff Household Goods/Furniture

Oneika Meggett Bed, 2 dressers, W/D, couch, pictures

Brittany Wright Furniture, boxes

Facility 8: 1951 Maybank Hwy Charleston, SC 29412

09/02/2025 11:30 AM

Kate Gerding Couch

Facility 9: 810 St Andrews Blvd Charleston, SC 29407

09/02/2025 11:45 AM

Kareem Fraiser Sr. Clothes, Shoes, Coats. Basically My Mini Wardrobe.

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

09/02/2025 10:00 AM

Ryan Cowell 4-bedroom home + garage

Jessica Williams Salon equipment

Antonio Watts Valuables

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

09/02/2025 10:15 AM

Natasha Weston Boxes

Tyler Piller Couch and clothes kitchen stuff

Facility 3: 1640 James Nelson Rd Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

09/02/2025 10:20 AM

Kahmari Wilson Household items

Facility 4: 1117 Bowman Rd. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

09/02/2025 10:25 AM

Keith Singleton A washer, a dryer, a lawn mower and a twin size bedroom. 3 medium boxes

Heath Carmichael Household

Facility 5: 1426 N Hwy 17 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

09/02/2025 10:40 AM

Clark Bouguyon Household Items

Facility 6:

transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

PUBLIC AUCTION

Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:

Facility 1:

427 St. James Ave Goose Creek, SC 29445 9/02/2025 11:00 AM

Simone Wilson 3-bedroom house

Dorothy Butler Living room items

Crystal Dorantes Clothes, refrigerators, small bedroom set

Patrick Ogier Household items

Christine Stevwing Household items, cookware, books, tapes, punching bag

Lian Spencer Washer, dryer, twin bed, queen bed, kitchenware, bedroom sheets, towels. Household appliances

Facility 10: 1533 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407

09/02/2025 12:45 PM

Kathy Grant 7 boxes and stand

Keith Nelson Sr Bins, totes, Tools

Kavon Moultrie Clothes

Youde Zhang Boxes

Facility 11: 1861 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407

09/02/2025 1:15 PM

Denise Platts Household furniture

Shawn McCoy Household goods

George Richardson 2 bedroom

Facility 12: 2118 Heriot Street Charleston, SC 29403

09/02/2025 12:15 PM

Saressa Hawkins Clothes, shoes, and small home appliances like household items/ decor.

Dorothy Frazier Freezer, couch, 2 beds, clothes, tv

Queenester White 2 dressers 1 chest 1 heater bed frames, mattresses, dryer

Tara Morgan Bed frame, mattress, 2 t.v’s , clothes, kitchen wares

Facility 13: 1540 Meeting Street Road

09/02/2025 1:00 PM

Kenneth Mobley Household item and furniture

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

Antonia Garcia Tools

Twala Scott Household Goods

Shameka Griffin Misc boxes and items

Emily Lawrence Boxes, tools, baby toys and other items, a couple plastic bins of things, etc ...

Antoinette Deweese Small furniture and boxes

Facility 7:

422 Old Trolley Rd Summerville, SC 29485

9/02/2025 10:45 AM

Kathleen Criste

Household goods, furniture, tools

Ronald Luke Household goods

Lakysha Aiken Household goods, furniture

Facility 8: 2130 N Main St Summerville, SC 29486

9/02/2025 10:00 AM

Megan Kinlock Bins with clothes and other things in it

Karen Gibbs Totes and boxes

Tina Alvarez Furniture, holiday decoration, household items

Shanell Campbell Household items

Chasity Failey Queen size bed and boxes

Facility 2: 609 Old Trolley Road Summerville, SC 29485 9/02/2025 10:30 AM

Christopher Lathan TV, Rims, Furniture, Clothes, and Shoes

Hendrick Johnson Clothes and tools

Jamencia Williams 2 bedroom apartment fully furnished

Facility 3: 8850 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406 9/02/2025 10:45 AM

Stephanie Morrison Appliances, Furniture & Boxes

Facility 4:

208 St. James Ave, Ste C Goose Creek, SC 29445

9/02/2025 11:00 AM

Jennifer Collins Household items

Shulun Finley Furniture

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

9/02/2025 11:00 AM

James Schuckers Tools and Auto Parts

Joshua White Contents of 1BR Apartment

Facility 6: 434 Orangeburg Road Summerville, SC 29483 9/02/2025 11:15 AM

Cherrel Nelson Bedroom and household furniture, garage items, fridge, air conditioner, misc boxes

Dontae Smalls Clothing and furniture

Edward Thompson Furniture

Annette Lee Christmas decor, bike, household items

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.

Master’s Sale Case No. 2024-CP-10-03058

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

Facility 10: 1205 Central Ave. Summerville, SC 29483 9/02/2025 11:15 AM

Markus McCullough Old clothes, some furniture, golf clubs

Brittany Wren Boxes and furniture

Facility 12: 344 Nexton Creek Circle Summerville, SC 29486 9/02/2025 11:45 AM

Avery French Couch, wall racks desk

Cassandra Bow Appliance, boxes and little furniture

Kelly McManus Holiday decor and boxes

Shanika Richardson Household items dining room set decorations

Facility 13: 9670 Dorchester Rd Summerville, SC 29485 9/02/2025 10:15 AM

Bonnie Woodruff Tools, lawnmower, clothes, fishing equipment

Facility 14: 6941 Rivers Ave North Charleston, 29406 9/02/2025 12:30 PM

Kenneth Broderick Electronics, General Household goods

Justice Sylve Furniture

Markeisha Delucien Furniture

Martina Fleming Bed, tv, living room, clothing Teonya Paige Clothing, toys

Facility 15: 5146 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418 9/02/2025 12:00 PM

Dixianna Johnson Boxes, containers, appliances, furniture

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, PLAINTIFF, vs. Julio R Samayoa Vega; Jennifer Koeble, DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 19th day of March, 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 2nd day of September 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT lot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon situate, lying and being on James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, and known and designated as Lot 16, Block E as set forth on the plat entitled “Quail Run Section 2 James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, Plat of Lot 9, Block D, and Lots 15-17 and 20-22, Block D” dated August 15, 1975, prepared by George D. Sample, PE & LS and recorded in Plat Book W at Page 51 in the RMC Office for Charleston County.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Julio R. Samayoa Vega by virtue of a Deed from Elysha L. Pifko and Keith M. Pifko dated June 7, 2017 and being recorded July 14, 2017 in Book 0652 at Page 331 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

THEREAFTER, Julio R. Samayoa Vega conveyed the subject property unto Julio R. Samayo Vega and Jennifer Koebli, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, by virtue of a Quit-Claim Deed dated December 7, 2017 and recorded December 19, 2017 in Book 0687 at Page 147 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. 1223 Peregrine Drive Charleston, SC 29412 TMS# 427-03-00-105

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 2nd day of October 2025

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

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; Amorita P Espiritu; Roameus Jayce Espiritu aka Jayce Espiritu; Gavinmar Dejay Espiritu aka Jay Espiritu; Micah Espiritu; Hickory Hill Plantation Community Association; GSG2, LLC; South Carolina Department of Revenue, DEFENDANT(S) SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2025-CP-10-03856 DEFICIENCY WAIVED TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the

day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court on July 9, 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.

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/ Gregory T. Whitley

August 1, 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.: 20570-98867

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

HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Indenture Trustee for the registered Noteholders of Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust 2006-4, PLAINTIFF, vs. James B Lewis, Sr; D’Jaris D Whipper-Lewis; The United States of America, by and through its Agency, the Internal Revenue Service, DEFENDANT(S)

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

C/A NO: 2025-CP-10-03989

DEFICIENCY WAIVED

TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCACR, effective June 1, 1999.

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

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court on July 16, 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.

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/ Gregory T. Whitley August 4, 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: 14233 - 132004

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

Citibank, N.A., as trustee for CMLTI Asset Trust, PLAINTIFF, vs. Terry R Williamson aka Terry Randall Williamson AND IF Terry R Williamson aka Terry Randall Williamson be deceased then any child and heir at law to the Estate of Terry R Williamson aka Terry Randall Williamson distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Terry R Williamson aka Terry Randall Williamson 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; Wanda G. Williamson aka Wanda Gail Williamson Individually and as Personal Representative of the

Estate of Terry R Williamson aka Terry Randall Williamson, DEFENDANT(S)

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

C/A NO: 2025-CP-10-03233

DEFICIENCY WAIVED TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED:

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

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

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court on June 4, 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.

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/ Gregory T. Whitley August 1, 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.: 1293295-131960

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-00644

SANDRA C. LOY AND VIOLA PARK, LLC, Plaintiffs, vs. ERNESTINE BLAKE aka ERNESTINE B. GEDDIS, JACKIE McCRAE, JUANITA McCRAE, HELEN JENKINS, LaTONYA JAIMAN aka LaTONYA M. BLAKE, AND DAVID BLAKE, and if any or all be deceased, then, John Doe, adults, and Richard Roe, infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military service of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons or legal entity of any kind, who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Ernestine Blake aka Ernestine B. Geddis, Jackie McCrae, Juanita McCrae, Helen Jenkins, LaTonya Jaiman aka LaTonya M. Blake, and David Blake, if any or all be deceased, VIOLA JAMES aka Viola Brown James, DAVID GEDDIS aka Davis Geddis, ROBERT BROWN, REBECCA COHEN AND VIRGINIA REESE aka Regina Reese, all deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcels of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, Defendants.

SUMMONS

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of

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

NOTICE OF FILING

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Complaint, Certificate of Exemption, Lis Pendens and Notice were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 3, 2025.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff against the Defendants to clear title to, and establish ownership of, the two (2) parcels of real property, together with improvements, hereinafter described in the name of Plaintiff, Viola Park, LLC, free and clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbrances whatsoever, save and excepting outstanding real property taxes and/or assessments imposed by the County of Charleston. The two (2) parcels which are the subject of this action were at the commencement of this action and are now situate in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and are more fully described as follows: PARCEL 1: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being on Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 2, containing 0.417 acres, more or less, on that certain Plat by James G. Penington, R.L.S, entitled “Plat To Subdivide The Lands of Ernestine Blake Geddies Located Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina”, dated September 21, 1987, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County (“ROD”) on October 20, 1987, in Plat Book BP, at Page 042. TMS#: 250-00-00-113.PARCEL # 2: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being on Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 2A, containing 0.59 acres, more or less, on that certain Plat by James G. Penington, R.L.S, entitled “Plat To Subdivide The Lands of Ernestine Blake Geddies Located Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina”, dated September 21, 1987, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County (“ROD”) on October 20, 1987, in Plat Book BP, at Page 042.TMS#: 250-00-00-129. Parcels 1 and 2 being a portion of the same property conveyed to Viola Park, LLC by Deed of Sandra C. Loy, dated December 18, 2019, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina on December 19, 2019, in Book 0847, at Page 907.

NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

You will please take notice that by Consent Order filed in the Clerk’s Office on August 4, 2025, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, PO Box 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465-0459, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the unknown Defendants whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military of The United State of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown persons or legal entities of any kind, who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Juanita McCrae,

if she be deceased, and Viola James aka Viola Brown James, David Geddis aka Davis Geddis, Robert Brown, Rebecca Cohen, Virginia Reese aka Regina Reese and Jackie McCrae, all deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein; such appointment to become absolute unless the said Defendants or someone in their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.

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

john@cisadodds.com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

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

Case No.: 2025-CP-10-02650

Herman O. Nicholson, Plaintiff, vs. Christopher James Riley, Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority d/b/a CARTA, Transdev Services, Inc., a/k/a Transdev f/k/a Veolia Transportation Services, Inc., and National Express Transit Corporation a/k/a National Express Defendant

SUMMONS (Jury Trial Demanded)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber at his office, 3045 Ashley Phosphate Road, N. Charleston, South Carolina 29418, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

JOHN PRICE LAW FIRM, LLC s/ Mark A. Redmond By:

Mark A. Redmond (SC BAR#: 17268)

3045 Ashley Phosphate Road N. Charleston, SC 29418 T: 843-552-6011 markredmond@johnpricelawfirm.com

Attorney for the Plaintiff North Charleston, SC

Date: 5.2.2025

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION of Thomas W. Smith, LLC

The above company of Charleston, South Carolina will be dissolved at the will of its members. All creditor claims must be in writing to include the claim amount, basis and date. Any claim shall be barred unless timely received by the agent below and a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within 5 years after this publication date. Mail claims to 1985 Riviera Dr., Ste. 103112, Mt.P., SC 29464. Attn: Alex Juncu, Esq. (843) 474-0717 alex@ junculegal.com

IN RE:

ESTATE OF FRANCES BEATRICE MILLIGAN-ELLIS

ROBIN WRIGHT. Petitioner, VS. KARYN HOUSTON, Respondents.

NOTICE OF HEARING

TO: ALL HEIRS AND INTERESTED PARTIES:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE

NOTICE that the above-captioned action was filed on June 2, 2025, in the Probate Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina. This action seeks the determination of the heirs of the Estate of Frances Beatrice Milligan-Ellis who died on September 5, 2002. A virtual hearing has been scheduled in connection with this matter on the 15th day of September 2025 at 2 p.m. If you plan to participate in the virtual hearing, you must contact the Law Office of Arthur C. McFarland at the below telephone number or email address or Ayva Kunes, Esquire, Law Clerk of the Charleston County Probate Court at 843-958-5194 or avkunes@ charlestoncounty.org, prior to the hearing to receive the virtual link information.

Please be present at said hearing if you are an heir or interested party in the aforementioned Estate of Frances Beatrice Milligan-Ellis, if so minded.

Charleston, S.C. August 6, 2025

s/Arthur C. McFarland Arthur C. McFarland Attorney for Petitioner 1847 Ashley River Road, Suite 200 Charleston, S.C. 29407 843.763-3900 cecilesq@aol.com

SUMMONS (CLAIM & DELIVERY – NONJURY) STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL CASE NUMBER: 2025-CP10-04199

SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs. MATTHEW ANTHONY CALAMIA, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscribers at their offices, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, 78 Wentworth Street, Post Office Box 22828, Charleston, South Carolina 294132828, or to otherwise appear and defend, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint, or otherwise to appear and defend, within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will obtain a judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

July 28, 2025

CHARLESTON, SC

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

PLEASE RECYCLE THIS PAPER

TO DEFENDANT MATTHEW ANTHONY CALAMIA:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint in the above-entitled action, together with the Civil Action Coversheet, Summons, Exhibits and Verification, were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, on July 28, 2025, at 10:22 a.m., the object and prayer of which is the claim and delivery of Collateral and recovery a sum certain due Plaintiff by Defendant, MATTHEW ANTHONY CALAMIA, and for such other and further relief as set forth in the Complaint.

s/Cynthia Jordan Lowery

Cynthia Jordan Lowery #12499 MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC 78 Wentworth Street Post Office Box 22828 Charleston, SC 29413-2828 Telephone: (843) 579-7000 Facsimile: (843) 579-8714 Email: cynthialowery@mvalaw. com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

August 7, 2025 CHARLESTON, SC

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER 2025-CP-1003462

MAUREEN LEEPER, Plaintiff, vs.

BRAYAN SMITH AND FRANCISCO DIAZ JOVES, Defendants.

SUMMONS JURY TRIAL REQUESTED (NEGLIGENCE) (AUTOMOBILE WRECK)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer upon the subscriber at their offices, Berlinsky and Ling, 2971 West Montague Avenue, Suite 201, N. Charleston, South Carolina, 29418, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer or otherwise plead within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff herein will apply to the Court for judgment by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

BERLINSKY AND LING

By s/Philip A. Berlinsky

PHILIP A. BERLINSKY WALKER A. NIXON 2971 West Montague Avenue Suite 201 North Charleston, SC 29418 (843) 884-0000 North Charleston, SC Attorneys for the Plaintiff June 16, 2025

Master’s Sale Case No. 2025CP1000421

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

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC vs. John Garcia, FTL Finance, South Carolina Department of Revenue,

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 18th day of July, 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, SC, on the 2nd day of September, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 22-B, BLOCK A, DEER PARK SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT ENTITLED “A RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 21 AND 22, BLOCK A, DEER PARK, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA”, MADE BY W.H. MATHENY, RLS, DATED JANUARY 4, 1958, AND DULY RECORDED IN THE CHARLESTON COUNTY RMC OFFICE IN PLAT BOOK L, AT PAGE 178. SAID PARCEL HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, METES, BOUNDS, LOCATION AND DIMENSIONS AS ARE SHOWN ON THE AFORESAID PLAT TO WHICH REFERENCE IS MADE. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO LINDA HENDRIX AND JOHN GARCIA BY DEED FROM JOHN WOJCIK AND JAN WOJCIK DATED MAY 18, 2011 AND RECORDED MAY 25, 2011 IN BOOK 0189, PAGE 201, IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. THEREAFTER, CONVEYED TO JOHN GARCIA BY DEED FROM LINDA HENDRIX AND JOHN GARCIA DATED FEBRUARY 22, 2022 AND RECORDED APRIL 19, 2022 IN BOOK 1101, PAGE 474, IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

TMS # 4861600036

Current Property Address: 8760 Antler Drive, North Charleston, SC 29406

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Nicole K. O’Shaughnessy Telephone: (803) 828-0880 FOR INSERTION: August 15, 2025 August 22, 2025 August 29, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

A-4849675

08/15/2025, 08/22/2025, 08/29/2025

Master’s Sale

Case No. 2025CP1000419

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

Mortgage Research Center, LLC

d/b/a Veterans United Home Loans, a Missouri Limited Liability Company vs. James Arter,

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 18th day of July, 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, SC, on the 2nd day of September, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or

shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT

7, DUNMEYER HILL ESTATES

SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN AND DELINEATED ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT MADE BY BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP, LTD. DATED JUNE 21, 2021 ENTITLED “FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT OF DUNMEYER HILL ESTATES

SUBDIVISION PROPERTY OWNED BY DHE, LLC TMS 385-15-00-014 CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, PREPARED FOR HUNTER QUINN HOMES” RECORDED MAY 20, 2022 IN THE ROD OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK L22, PAGE 0195. SAID LOT HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, DIMENSIONS, BUTTINGS AND BOUNDINGS AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, REFERENCE BEING MADE HERETO FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. THIS BEING THE IDENTICAL PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JAMES ARTER BY LIMITED WARRANTY DEED OF HUNTER QUINN HOMES, LLC, A KENTUCKY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY DATED MARCH 30, 2023 AND RECORDED APRIL 06, 2023 IN CHARLESTON COUNTY IN BOOK 1172 AT PAGE 127.

TMS # 385-15-00-044

Current Property Address: 1029 Berry Patch Cir, 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 Telephone: (803) 828-0880 FOR INSERTION: August 15, 2025 August 22, 2025 August 29, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

A-4849661

08/15/2025, 08/22/2025, 08/29/2025

Master’s Sale Case No. 2025CP1001746

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

Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs. Meredith H. Fox,

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 18th day of July, 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, SC, on the 2nd day of September, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH

THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN STONEFIELD SUBDIVISION, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 30, CONTAINING 16,379 SQ. FT. (0.38 ACRES) AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT TITLED “PLAT OF THE RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 30 AND 31 INTO ITS ORIGINAL FORM LOT 30 CONTAINING 0.38 ACRES AND LOT 31 CONTAINING 0.40 ACRES” BY 2AD SURVEYING CO., LLC DATED JULY 9, 2007, REVISED JULY 21, 2007 AND RECORDED AT PLAT BOOK EL AT PAGE 163 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY. BEING PROPERTY CONVEYED TO MEREDITH H. FOX AND ANNE A. FOX BY DEED FROM NORMAN A. MROZINSKI DATED AUGUST 30, 1993 AND RECORDED AUGUST 31, 1993 IN BOOK H231, PAGE 203 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. THEREAFTER, ANNE A. FOX CONVEYED HIS OR HER INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY TO MEREDITH H. FOX BY DEED DATED NOVEMBER 30, 2007 AND RECORDED DECEMBER 04, 2007 IN BOOK K645, PAGE 779 AND BY DEED DATED SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 AND RECORDED OCTOBER 06, 2008 IN BOOK 13, PAGE 919 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

TMS # 4270600036

Current Property Address: 1471 Battery Brown Ct, Charleston, SC 29412

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 Telephone: (803) 828-0880 FOR INSERTION: August 15, 2025 August 22, 2025 August 20, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

A-4849674

08/15/2025, 08/22/2025, 08/29/2025

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO: 2025CP1003794

Canterbury Woods Community Association, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Tobey R. McCracken and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Guaranteed Rate, Inc., Defendants.

SUMMONS

TO: THE DEFENDANTS NAMED ABOVE:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which

is served upon you, and to serve a copy of your written response to the said Complaint on the subscribers at the law office of Closser Law, P.A., 7455 Cross County Road, Suite 1, Post Office Box 40578, Charleston, South Carolina, 29423-0578, within thirty (30) days after the date of service hereof, exclusive of the day of 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.

CLOSSER LAW, P.A. s/Zachary J. Closser Zachary J. Closser (SC Bar No. 74005)

7455 Cross County Road, Ste 1 (29418)

P.O. Box 40578, Charleston, SC 29423

843-760-0220; 843-552-2678 (fax) zach@closserlaw.com

Attorney for the Plaintiff

July 7, 2025 25-068

MASTER IN EQUITY’S SALE 2015-CP-10-00377

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

Nationstar HECM Acquisition Trust, 2015-2, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not individually, but solely as Trustee v. Grange Simons Lucas, III, Individually and as personal representative for the estate of Mary King Lucas (2014-ES-100682), Renee Jervey Lucas, Mary Catherine Lucas Jakeman, James A. McAlister Funeral Home, and the United States of America, acting by and through its agency the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Upon authority of a Decree dated August 28, 2015, 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 September 2, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IN ST. ANDREWS PARISH, IN THE COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT THREE (3), BLOCK F, ON A PLAT BEARING THE LEGEND “PLAT OF SECTION 3, LENEVAR SUBDIVISION, CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C.” DATED MARCH 24, 1960 BY A.L. GLEN, REG. P.S. AND L.S. AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK M AT PAGE 113 IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY. SAID LOT HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, DIMENSIONS, BUTTINGS AND BOUNDINGS AS ARE SHOWN AND DELINEATED ON SAID MAP WHICH IS MADE A PART AND PARCEL HEREOF BY REFERENCE THERETO. SAID LOT IS CONVEYED SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO SAID PROPERTY, WHICH ARE SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION OF THE SAME DATED APRIL 9, 1960 IN BOOK D-70 AT PAGE 634 IN THE RMC OFFICE AFORESAID. BEING THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED TO MARY KING LUCAS, THE MORTGAGOR HEREIN, BY DEED OF GRANGE S. LUCAS, THE MORTGAGOR HEREIN, BY DEED OF GRANGE S. LUCAS, III AND MARY CATHERINE LUCAS, EXECUTED MAY 23, 1989 AND RECORDED MAY 24, 1989 IN P-184, AT PAGE 350, AND RE-RECORDED JUNE 25, 1992 IN BOOK H. 215 AT PAGE 889, AND BY DEED OF RENEE J. LUCAS, EXECUTED MAY 7, 1985 AND RECORDED JULY 29, 1985 IN

BOOK W-148, AT PAGE 810.

TMS#: 352-12-00-104

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1412 Tara Road, Charleston, SC 29407

Parcel No. 352-12-00-104

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 # 21-49077

FOR INSERTION August 15, 22, & 29, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 7030

SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 2025-CP-10-03716

Colonial Savings, F.A., Plaintiff vs. Elizabeth M. Dimler and Oak Bluff Homeowners Association, Inc., Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) Elizabeth M. Dimler:

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

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on July 1, 2025.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is now pending or is about to be commenced in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for the purpose of foreclosing a certain mortgage of real estate heretofore given by Elizabeth M. Dimler to Colonial Savings, F.A. bearing date of August 27, 2019 and recorded September 11, 2019 in Mortgage Book 0821 at Page 007 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/ Clerk of Court for Charleston County, in the original principal sum of One Hundred Forty One Thousand Six Hundred and Twenty

00/100 Dollars ($141,620.00). Thereafter, the mortgage was assigned to Colonial Savings, F.A. by assignment dated August 8, 2024 and recorded on October 15, 2024 in Book 1273 at Page 317., and that the premises effected by said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof are situated in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of North Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 1502, Block 1500, Oak Bluff Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat prepared by Mark A. Cornelius, PLS, of General Engineering Laboratories, Inc., entitled “FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT OF OAK BLUFF, BLOCKS 600 AND 1500, 7955 CROSSROADS DRIVE, OWNED BY PORTRAIT HOMES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA”, which plat is recorded in Plat book EF at Page 999 and in Plat Book EG at Page 001-002 in the RMC Office for Charleston County.

TMS No. 484-00-00-245

Property Address: 8129 Shadow Oak Drive, North Charleston, SC 29406

Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Telephone (803) 799-9993

Attorneys for Plaintiff 7128

Master’s Sale 2023-CP-10-03592

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 RCF 2 Acquisition Trust, PLAINTIFF versus Carl Louis Youngblood aka Carl L. Youngblood Sr. and Crystal Youngblood, DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 18th day of July, 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 2nd day of September, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, containing (.99) acres, more or less, on a plat made by William H. Dennis (LLS) on September 13, 1999, situated, lying and being in St. Paul’s Parish District No. 23, Charleston County, State of South Carolina. Butting and bounding as follows: On the North by Mauss Hill Road; on the South by lands of Lot C, on the East by the Estate of Ester Leary. and on the West by Lands of Bobby Smith. Property also known as: all that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, containing 1.00 acre more or less and known as parcel “B” as shown on that certain plat entitled “Plat to Subdivide +/- 13.8 acres the lands of Ernest Youngblood et al a 1.00 acre lot to be known as parcel “B” located at St Pauls Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina”, prepared by James G. Penington, PLS No. 10291, dated September 5, 2001, revised September 26, 2001 and recorded October 19, 2001 in the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat Book DC, at Page 982 to which plat reference is hereby made for a fuller description of said lot. This being the same property conveyed to Carl L. Youngblood, Sr. by Master’s Deed from Mikell R. Scarborough, as Master in Equity

for Charleston County, dated May 21, 2010 and recorded June 2, 2010 in Book 0125 at Page 638 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina; thereafter, conveyed to Carl L. Youngblood, Sr. by Amended Master’s Deed dated July 16, 2010 and recorded August 16, 2010 in Book 0138 at Page 542.

TMS No. 059-00-00-150

Property Address:

5024 Mauss Hill Road, Hollywood, SC 29449

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 6.3750%. 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 August 15, 2025, August 22, 2025, August 29, 2025

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 7134

Master’s Sale 2024-CP-10-05039

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

GITSIT Solutions, LLC, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Separate Trustee of GITSIT Mortgage Loan Trust BBPLC1, PLAINTIFF versus The Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown, of the Estate of James Johnson, Jr.; Katrena R. Hanks, Marketa Hopkins, Romona Palmore-

Haynes, James Johnson, III, Tercell Riley, Vonda Johnson, Jamell Foster, Damione Foster, Juanita Johnson and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of James Johnson, 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; Charleston County Clerk of Court; South Carolina Department of Probation Parole and Pardon Services; Derek Lorenzo Grant; State of South Carolina; and The South Carolina Department of Revenue, DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 18th day of July, 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 2nd day of September, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

All that parcel of land in City of Charleston, Charleston County, State of South Carolina, as more fully described in Deed Book 95, Page 379, ID# 350-04-00-019, being known and designated as Lot 12, Block C, Section 3, West Oak Forest Extension, filed in Plat Book R, Page 39, recorded 12/04/1963. That certain lot, together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County and State aforesaid, shown as “Lot 12, Block C”, on a plat of a portion of West Oak Forest Extension Section 3, drawn by A.L. Glen, dated December 4, 1963, recorded RMC Office, Charleston County, Plat Book R Page 39, reference being had to such plat for a more accurate delineation of the dimensions, boundaries and measurements of such lot. Being the same property conveyed to James Johnson, Jr. by deed of William C. Hall, Jr. and Ms. Yvonne S. Hall, dated September 26, 1975 and recorded October 10, 1975 in Deed Book W107 at Page 20.

TMS No. 350-04-00-19

Property Address:

15 Ophir Drive, Charleston, SC 29407

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 5.5600%.

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 August 15, 2025, August 22, 2025, August 29, 2025 Mikell R. Scarborough

Free Will Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): When glassmakers want to cool a newly blown piece, they don’t simply leave it out to harden. That would cause it to shatter from the inside. Instead, they place it in an annealing oven, where the temperature drops in measured increments over many hours. This careful cooling aligns the internal structure and strengthens the whole. Let’s invoke this as a useful metaphor, Aries. I absolutely love the heat and radiance you’ve expressed recently. But now it’s wise for you to gradually cool down: to allow your fervor to coalesce into an enduring new reservoir of power and vitality. Transform sheer intensity into vibrant clarity and cohesion.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): To paraphrase Sufi mystic poet Rumi: “Don’t get lost in your pain. Know that one day your pain will become your cure.” In my astrological opinion, Taurus, you have arrived at this pivotal moment. A wound you’ve had to bear for a long spell is on the verge of maturing into a gift, even a blessing. A burdensome ache is ready to reveal its teachings. You may have assumed you would be forever cursed by this hurt, but that’s not true! Now it’s your sacred duty to shed that assumption and open your heart so you can harvest the healing.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): As you enter a Tibetan Buddhist temple, you may encounter statues and paintings of fierce spirits. They are guardian figures who serve as protectors, scaring away negative and destructive forces so they can’t enter the holy precincts. In accordance with astrological omens, Gemini, I invite you to be your own threshold guardian. Authorize a wise and strict part of you to defend and safeguard what truly matters. This staunch action doesn’t have to be aggressive, but it should be informed with fierce clarity. You can’t afford to let the blithe aspect of your personality compromise your overall interests by being too accommodating. Assign your protective self to stand at your gate and say: “I protect this. I cherish this. I won’t dilute this.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Dear Dr. Feelgood: Lately, you seem to be extra nice to us hypersensitive Crabs. Almost too kind. Why? Are you in love with a Cancerian woman, and you’re trying to woo her? Did you hurt a Cancerian friend’s feelings, and now you’re atoning? Please tell me you’re not just coddling us. —Permanently Drunk on a Million Feelings.”

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it implies that each of us has a variety of faces. Our identity is multifaceted. I think you should make a special point of celebrating this truth in the coming weeks, Libra. Now is an excellent time to explore and honor all of your many selves. Take full advantage of your inner diversity, and enjoy yourself to the max as you express and reveal the full array of truths you contain.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the ancient Hindu holy text known as the Upanishads, ananda means bliss, though not so much in the sense of physical or psychological pleasure as of deep, ecstatic knowing. I believe you are close to attracting this glorious experience into your soul, Scorpio — not just fleetingly, but for a while. I predict you will glide into alignments that feel like coming home to your eternal and perfect self. Treasure these moments as divine gifts. Immerse yourself with total welcome and gratitude. Let ananda inform your next steps.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In Daoist cosmology, the nature of life is characterized by cyclical, flowing patterns rather than linear, static motions. In my study of its gorgeous teachings, I exult in how it inspires me to honor both contraction and expansion, the power of circling inward and reaching outward. With this in mind, Sagittarius, I invite you to make the spiral your symbol of power. Yes, it may sometimes feel like you’re revisiting old ground. Perhaps an ex will resurface, or an old goal will seek your attention. But I guarantee it’s not mere repetition. An interesting form of evolution is underway. You’re returning to longstanding challenges armed with fresh wisdom. Ask yourself: What do I know now that I didn’t before? How can I meet these interesting questions from a higher point of the spiral?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Inuit artworks are often made from materials available in their environment, like driftwood, stones, walrus ivory, whale bones, and caribou bones and antlers. Even their tools are crafted from that stuff. In part, this is evidence of their resourcefulness, and in part, a reflection of how lovingly they engage with their environment. I recommend you borrow their approach, Capricorn. Create your practical magic by relying on what’s already available. Be enterprising as you generate usefulness and fun out of scraps and leftovers. Your raw material is probably better if it’s not perfect.

Dear Drunk: You use your imagination to generate visions of things that don’t exist yet. It’s your main resource for creating your future. This is especially crucial right now. The coming months will be a fertile time for shaping the life you want to live for the next 10 years. If I can help you keep your imagination filled with positive expectations, you are more likely to devise marvelous self-fulfilling prophecies.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In traditional Chinese medicine, the heart is the seat of joy. It’s also the sovereign that listens to the wisdom of the other organs before acting. Dear Leo, as you cross the threshold from attracting novelty to building stability, I encourage you to cultivate extra heart-centered leadership, both for yourself and for those who look to you for inspiration. What does that mean? Make decisions based on love and compassion more than on rational analysis. Be in service to wholeness rather than to whatever might bring temporary advantage.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In Mesoamerican myth, the god Quetzalcoatl journeys to the underworld not to escape death, but to recover old bones needed to create new life. I propose you draw inspiration from this story, Virgo. In recent weeks, you have been gathering pieces of the past, not out of a sense of burdensome obligation, but as a source of raw material. Now comes the time for reassembly. You won’t rebuild the same old thing. You will sculpt visionary gifts for yourself from what was lost. You will use your history to design your future. Be alert for the revelations that the bones sing.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the Hebrew language, the word for “face” is plural. There is no singular form for panim. I love that fact! For me,

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The medieval alchemists had a central principle, rendered in Latin as follows: Visita interiora terrae, rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. Translated, it means, “Seek out the lower reaches of the earth, perfect them, and you will find the hidden stone.” I invite you to go on a similar underground quest, Aquarius. The purpose is not to wallow in worry or sadness, but rather to retrieve a treasure. Some magnificence beneath your surface life is buried — an emotional truth, a creative impulse, a spiritual inheritance. And it’s time you went and got it. Think of it as a quest and a pilgrimage. The “hidden stone,” an emblem of spiritual riches, wants you to find it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In ancient Greece, the god Janus presided over doorways. He had two faces, one looking outward and forward, one gazing inward and backward. I believe this is your Janus phase, Pisces. Before you launch into your next fluidic quest, pause and take inventory. Peer behind you, not with regret but with curiosity and compassion. What cycle has fully ended? What wisdom has settled into your bones? Then face the future, not with shyness or foreboding, but with eager intention and confidence. What goals rooted in who you are becoming, can inspire an exciting new plot thread?

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