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Beaufort Memorial cited by feds after woman gives birth in parking lot

Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s Pratt Emergency Center. File photo

By Delayna Earley The Island News Federal regulators have cited Beaufort Memorial Hospital for multiple policy violations after a woman gave birth unassisted in the hospital’s parking lot in March, concluding that staff failed to properly evaluate and assist her when she arrived seeking emergency care. The findings were detailed in a Statement of Deficiencies issued by the Centers for Medicare and

Medicaid Services, which cited the hospital for noncompliance with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law enacted in 1986 that requires hospitals to screen and stabilize anyone who presents with an emergency medical condition. According to the report, the incident occurred around 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 11 at Beaufort Memorial’s Ribaut Road campus. The woman’s partner rushed into the emergency department while

she waited in their vehicle outside. He told staff her water had broken as they arrived and that she “felt the baby’s head coming out.” Surveillance footage reviewed by investigators showed a red, Jeep-like vehicle pull up to the emergency department. The woman was reclined in the passenger seat in a birthing position, with her feet on the dashboard and knees separated.

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LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN

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For the year ahead, think road projects

BEAUFORT or anyone who spent time on I-95 during this holiday season, the thought of “when ARE they gonna widen this road?” might have crossed your mind, especially if you were slowed to a stop along the stretch from the Georgia-South Carolina state line to Walterboro. Well, the answer is … it’s coming. S.C. Department of Transportation folks, along with a host of political dignitaries, in June announced the award of an $825 million contract to widen the 10mile stretch of I-95 from the state line to Hardeeville. Their completion goal for the much-discussed project is 2030, but as with any governmental construction project, we’ll see how that schedule plays out. One thing we know, they’ve already removed the wooded medians which once provided some visual relief. Plans for widening the other sections of 95 north to the I-26 interchange and then on to the N.C. state line are still “in the works” as they say. The realization for the initial widening project comes as Hardeeville folks and a bevy of economic development folks, announced plans this past year for much more commercial and residential development at the Exit 8 intersection of U.S. 278 and I-95 including — yep, you remember —

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Barnwell Resources Landfill as seen on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. Amber Hewitt/The Island News

‘Unacceptable’ Lady’s Island residents say landfill odors are disrupting daily life

By Delayna Earley The Island News Lady’s Island residents say a foul odor linked to the Barnwell Resources Landfill has returned months after state regulators ordered corrective action, renewing concerns about air quality, health and the fu-

ture of the community. Neighbors first reported the smell in September, describing it as putrid and strong enough to affect hundreds of residents within roughly a two-mile radius of the landfill, which is owned and operated by Coastal Waste and Recycling LLC.

About a month later, residents said the odor intensified, seeping into homes and vehicles and clinging to clothing. Many said the smell disrupted daily life and raised concerns

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Victim in St. Helena mass shooting files lawsuit By Delayna Earley The Island News A Beaufort County woman injured during October’s mass shooting at a St. Helena Island bar has filed a civil lawsuit alleging negligent security, unlawful alcohol service and unsafe conditions at a business with a documented history of violence.

The lawsuit was filed Monday, Dec. 22 in Beaufort County Court of Common Pleas on behalf of Quinetta Clark, 32, a Beaufort County resident who was shot in the back during the incident. The complaint demands a jury trial and seeks compensatory and punitive damages According to the filing, Clark

was attending an alumni tailgate event for a local high school on Oct. 12 at Willie’s Breakfast Bar and Grill on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. As she attempted to leave the crowded venue, a violent altercation escalated and multiple individuals opened fire, killing four people and injuring several others.

Clark was among those wounded and was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to her back, the lawsuit states. The filing notes it remains unclear whether the bullet that struck Clark was fired by a patron or an employee, but alleges

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American Legion Beaufort Post 207 brings you Leon Meadows, 68, who joined the U.S. Air Force in Moorhead City, N.C., in 1976. After Basic Training at Lackland AFB, Texas, he trained as an Aircraft Fuel Systems Technician at Chanute AFB, Ill. His first assignment was at Pope AFB, N.C., where he spent four years servicing aircraft there, at Mildenhall, England and at bases in the Middle East, on Greenland and in the Azores. In 1980 he transferred to the USAF

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Reserves subject to call-up, returned to Moorhead City and got married. On his wedding day, he was recalled to active duty immediately

LEON MEADOWS and shipped that day to Mildenhall for four months. When he returned, he began 11 years of Civil Service work as an aircraft mechanic at MCAS Cherry Point. While there he used the GI Bill to earn an associate degree in business administration and credentials in A/C refrigeration and auto mechanics. In 1991 he attended the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary at Wake Forest and was ordained in 1993. He moved to Beaufort to be

the Pastor at Riverview Baptist Church where, after 32 years, he still serves alongside Linda, that wife he left for duty 45 years ago. He has also been a volunteer Pastor for the Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy for the Lowcountry and an instruction coordinator for World Changers. – Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 207. For Veteran Of The Week nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ON THIS DATE

January 1

playing video games in his living room.

1863: Lowcountry planter-turnedJanuary 2 abolitionist William Henry Brisbane reads 2024: Beaufort’s Theresa McDonald is the Emancipation Proclamation aloud at a injured when the plane she is flying crashes celebration at the former Smith Plantation in in rural Colleton County just after taking off Beaufort. It was the first public reading of the from Beaufort Executive Airport on Lady’s document in the South. Island. According to the FAA, McDonald 1866: Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, commander was experiencing engine troubles and was of the Military Department of South attempting to return to the airport at the Carolina, declares the “Black Codes,” under time of the crash. the S.C. Constitution of 1865, void. 2025: Alice Howard (District 4) is elected 1909: Lt. Col. Eli Cole assumes command Chair of the Beaufort County Council. of the newly created Marine Officers’ School, Howard unseated former Chairman Joe U.S. Naval Station, Port Royal. Passiment by a vote of 6-5. Anna Maria Tabernick (District 6) was voted the Vice 2009: Friends of Hunting Island holds Chair, marking the first time two women had the first Pelican Plunge on the beach on held the top two positions on the Beaufort Hunting Island. County Council. 2024: The inaugural Port Royal Pirate Plunge is held on The Sands Beach in Port January 3 Royal. 2025: Former Mayor of the Town of 2024: Fourteen-year-old Battery Creek High School freshman Jerriemie “L.J.” Jermaine Washington Jr. is killed in a driveby-shooting at his home in Burton while

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Port Royal, Henry “Luck” Robinson, dies at Beaufort Memorial Hospital at 88 years old. He served as Mayor for 18 years from 1977 to 1995. He also served on Port Royal’s Town

Council from 1969 to 1977, and again from 1999 to 2011. He was the first Black man to run for and serve as a Town Councilman and Mayor in Port Royal.

January 4 2021: Joe Passiment (District 6) is reelected County Council Chairman. 2023: John M. Trask, Jr. dies at age 87 at his home on St. Helena Island. During his lifetime, he worked in the family farming business on St. Helena Island, chartered First Carolina Bank and served as Associate Administrator for Finance and Investment in the Small Business Administration in the Carter Administration from 1977 to 1979. In 1971, he partnered with Marguerite Broz and Betty Waskiewicz to form the Beaufort County Open Land Trust.

January 6 1925: Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Benjamin Paul Cardin is shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant in Seabrook. – Compiled by Mike McCombs

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NEWS

Pine Island developers drop state lawsuit against Beaufort County By Mike McCombs The Island News The owners of Pine Island earlier this month withdrew one of their lawsuits against Beaufort County regarding a proposed golf course resort on the property. The withdrawal of appeals on the state-level lawsuit was filed Dec. 12. The subject of the appeal was the Beaufort County Planning Commission’s denial of three conceptual land development applica-

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from page A1 about potential health impacts, particularly as the problem persisted. Among those affected is Sumor O’Hara, who moved into the Telfair neighborhood off Beau Circle in April as a renter. O’Hara said she previously lived elsewhere on Lady’s Island and has had no history of similar problems. “Since moving into this neighborhood, I have experienced a noticeable and concerning decline in my health,” O’Hara wrote in an email to The Island News. “I have historically been very healthy, but since April I have missed approximately 10 days of work due to illness.” O’Hara said she frequently wakes up with headaches and congestion, experiences recurring nausea and has had episodes of vomiting

tions relating to Pine Island Golf – Courses A, B and C -- three separate six-hole golf courses. According to the withdrawal, the applications denied by the Planning Commission have been “superseded through revised land plans,” making the prior applications obsolete. The developers are no longer seeking approval of three separate six-hole golf courses, making the appeal pointless. In its Monday, Dec. 8 meeting,

during the night. “These issues have been persistent and troubling,” she wrote. Another longtime resident, Rose Ewing, said the odor has become increasingly severe over the past six months. Ewing has lived in the Royal Pines neighborhood for more than 25 years and said she had never experienced conditions like this before. “In the past six months the stench has become unbearable,” Ewing said. “It woke us up at 5 a.m. while we were sleeping. We were convinced our septic system was backing up.” Ewing said she and her family rushed through their home turning on lights and searching for a leak. “There was none,” she said. “It was the dump.” In an email sent to state officials, Ewing described the odor as strong enough to enter her home and wake her family from a

Beaufort County Council, in a rollcall vote, voted 6-4 against Councilman Logan Cunningham’s motion to rescind a 10-1 vote from the Sept. 22 Council meeting that upheld the Cultural Protection Overlay (CPO) installed on St. Helena Island years ago and denied a Pine Island development agreement put forth by the representative developer Elvio Tropeano. The decision once again dealt a setback to the developer in his ef-

“dead sleep.” “That stench being so strong inside our home is unacceptable,” she wrote. “We have lived here for 26 years and want to see a change immediately.” Ewing’s complaints have reached the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services, which has acknowledged her concerns and said it was continuing its odor investigation in the community. In an email response, Kristy T. Ellenberg, Director of Collaborative Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives in the agency’s Office of Environmental Affairs, said the department had shared Ewing’s message with Coastal Waste and Recycling, which owns and operates the landfill. “As SCDES, we are committed to continuing our ongoing odor investigation and response in your community,” Ellenberg wrote. Ellenberg said the landfill operator had submitted

forts to put an 18-hole golf course and 49 houses on the property, which would ultimately be a gated golf resort. The developers still have an active federal lawsuit against Beaufort County. “A separate civil action involving causes of action arising under state and federal law asserted by Pine Island Property Holdings, LLC, and Pine Island GC, LLC against Beaufort County, South

an odor abatement plan to the state and was “actively implementing corrective measures.” She also encouraged residents to continue submitting complaints through the agency’s odor investigation reporting form, which the department uses to identify trends. According to Ellenberg, SCDES plans to update its public community webpage covering the Telfair and Royal Pines neighborhoods and surrounding areas as part of the ongoing investigation. The agency also shared weekly air monitoring summary reports with residents and provided a direct email address for Coastal Waste and Recycling for community questions and concerns. State monitoring reports show that hydrogen sulfide — a colorless gas associated with a rotten-egg odor — has been detected in both landfill and community monitoring locations.

Carolina remains pending in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina before the Honorable Richard M. Gergel. Appellants are proceeding with their legal claims in the federal action, which continues to present an active and justiciable dispute,” the Dec. 12 filing said.

SCDES has said rainwater eroding soil covering construction debris at the landfill contributed to the emissions. In October, state regulators required Coastal Waste and Recycling to submit a plan to reduce odors at the site. The company submitted the plan and began erosion repairs and additional maintenance. State officials have said the maintenance work, including erosion repair and additional soil cover, is approximately 75% complete. However, residents reviewing recent air monitoring data said elevated hydrogen sulfide levels have continued to appear in reports, including during periods when residents reported strong odors. Beaufort County Councilman David Bartholomew, who represents the Lady’s Island district, said he is monitoring the situation and working to gather information.

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Bartholomew said he has been reviewing residents’ complaints, monitoring social media discussions and communicating with relevant agencies as the odor concerns persist. For Ewing, the issue is no longer just about discomfort. “I don’t appreciate getting woken up in a panic expecting to see sewage in my home,” she said. “I’ve lived here more than two decades, and it’s never been this bad.” Residents across multiple neighborhoods, including Royal Pines, Telfair and Walling Grove, have turned to homeowners’ association pages and local officials in recent weeks to share similar complaints and press for additional action. Delayna Earley, who joined The Island News in 2022, formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.

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NEWS

Burton man charged with attempted murder after Lady’s Island apartment shooting

By Delayna Earley The Island News A Burton teenager has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting that sent gunfire into a Lady’s Island apartment building Monday evening, Dec. 22, authorities said. Nyzahir Juelz-Chri Chin, 18, was arrested Tuesday and faces multiple charges, including two counts of attempted murder, felony weapons possession, discharging a firearm into a dwelling, aggravated breach of peace and two counts

of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to inmate records. The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. at the HarboChin rOne Apartments on Lady’s Island. Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said Chin is accused of firing into an apartment occupied by three people — a 7-year-old and two teenagers, ages 16 and 17. No injuries were reported.

Chin was denied bond during a Wednesday morning court hearing and remains in custody at the Beaufort County Detention Center. Court records indicate Chin has no prior criminal history in Beaufort or Jasper counties. The case remains under investigation. Delayna Earley, who joined The Island News in 2022, formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.

Harbor One Apartments, where a shooting took place the evening of Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. Amber Hewitt/The Island News

THREE TINY REINDEER

The Beaufort Memorial Collins Birthing Center welcomed three additions on Christmas Day, with families from Beaufort, Okatie and Ridgeland taking home the sweetest gifts they could ever ask for. Beaufort parents Debora Bocardo and Asael Sanchez brought home baby Amsi, born at 10:24 p.m. and weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Baby Isabella was born at 3:25 p.m., weighing 8 pounds, 12 ounces to Sarah Leger and Ryan Ennis of Okatie; while Briana and Kenneth Poole of Ridgeland welcomed baby Hadley at 8:17 p.m., weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces. Reindeer swaddles were crocheted by Victoria Mayo, RN, and the holiday quilt was gifted by the Sea Island Quilters. Photos courtesy of Beaufort Memorial Hospital

OBITUARY

Jane Fender

Sep. 17, 1946 – Dec. 21, 2025 Beaufort

The Honorable Jane Dowling Fender of Beaufort, S.C., passed away peacefully on Dec. 21, 2025. She was 79. Jane lived a life marked by quiet courage, steady devotion, and compassionate service. Her kindness, practical wisdom, and gentle humor touched the lives of many, leaving a legacy of warmth and integrity that will be remembered by all who knew her. Born in Beaufort, S.C., Jane was the oldest of five children of Joab M. Dowling and Katharine D. Dowling. She loved Beaufort not only for its beauty, but also for the deep roots and lifelong relationships it made possible, relationships she cherished throughout her life. After completing her undergraduate education, Jane devoted herself to raising a family and serving her community. Jane

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later returned to school, earned her Juris Doctor, and was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in May 1985. After building a successful practice, she ran for Jane the bench and was elected Fender to serve on the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Family Court in May 1994. Judge Fender served for 23 years, full-time until 2008 and parttime until 2017. She was widely admired for placing the best interest of the child at the center of every decision. Following her service on the bench, she remained active in the legal community through mediation, helping families resolve difficult matters with dignity and mutual understanding. Beyond the courtroom, Jane was a devoted steward of Beaufort’s civic and cultural life. She was a proud member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (formerly St. Helena’s Episcopal Church) and gave generously of her time in church and community service.

The various parties involved in that project finally came to a major resolution in June when the State from page A1 Infrastructure Bank (SIB) agreed to finance $120 million of the a Buc-ee’s, the Texas-sized truck estimated $312 total cost. There stop which is expanding into the still remains much “grunt work” Southeast. And with the Buci.e., finalizing a design, getting ee’s will come other long-range various agency approvals but a development plans including a completion date is tied to the SIB 300-unit apartment complex and grant of 2030. a 300,000 square foot manufacIn the area of transportation turing center for transmission news, Beaufort County leaders are lines with a $134 million investlooking at another special transment budget and a promise of portation tax referendum to put 400 high-tech jobs, all to the before the voters, probably in Nodelight of Jasper County leaders vember. The 2024 transportation who are already calculating the referendum for improvement projtax increases. ects and green space initiatives Not quite as exciting as the I-95 was defeated by 56-44 percent of widening but equally important to the voters, but government leaders Beaufortonians was the resolution know there has to be $$ to pay for of a plan to replace the U.S. 278 the asphalt and concrete. Hilton Head Island bridge, anothAs always, it will be interesting er project that’s been under heavy to watch. Or maybe not. debate by local and state leaders Ask the downtown Beaufort retailers who watched the city for years.

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Jane was proud to be a founding member of the fictitious Crabgrass Society. She was a lifelong member of the Beaufort Female Benevolent Society, and supported groups such as the Literacy Council, Boys & Girls Club, CAPA, Coastal Speech & Hearing Clinic, Lowcountry Legal Volunteers, and the South Carolina Bar Foundation. Jane delighted in needlework and quilting, gardening, travel, cooking, and entertaining. She frequently donated her work to support local charities. She also enjoyed membership in national craft organizations, including the American Needlepoint Guild and the Embroidery Guild of America, and valued the friendships those communities brought into her life. Jane is survived by her two sons, Sherwood Fender, Jr. and Addison D. Fender (Tracy), her sister May Dowling Peach (Tom) and three grandsons, Jay Dowling Fender, Daniel Tunks, and Cole Jackson Fender. She is also survived by her partner Jim Ardwan of Beaufort. Jane was pre-

officials manage the “big dig” stormwater drainage improvement project started right before the Christmas season. With a deadline of completion by the end of 2026, those officials tried hard to promote the holiday shopping season, even with a big, old excavator parked in the middle of the downtown district’s main intersection. Even when the stormwater replacement project is completed, city leaders still must face repairs to the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park they already know are going to take several years. Yes, lots of dirt-moving going on. Stay tuned. … and a Hail and Farewell BEAUFORT – The end of the year always brings reflections on changes and those that are no longer with us. The list of luminaries, near and far, who have left this earth seems

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deceased by her sister, Lou D. Davis, and her two brothers, Joab M. Dowling, Jr. and John D. Dowling. Service information: The family will receive friends on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Anderson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 11:00am in The Baptist Church of Beaufort with burial in the churchyard. The family invites all to gather afterward at the Sea Island Best Western, Dolphin Room, to celebrate Jane’s life. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Rector’s Discretionary Fund. Gifts to the Beaufort Female Benevolent Society, another organization dear to Jane, are also welcomed.

to grow each year. It hardly seems suitable to focus on any one individual when almost each has left a fan base to mourn their passing. But one individual, Zaw Tun, 62, who left the Beaufort community in his own quiet way, bares reflection because his passage, like his life here in Beaufort was quiet … and largely, unobtrusive. Zaw’s body was found Dec. 12, underneath the Woods Memorial Bridge, where he reportedly had taken to living, despite efforts by others to help him find shelter. Because, you see, Zaw was one of Beaufort’s homeless citizens who wrestled with his own personal demons. But what many people didn’t know — those that might have passed him in the streets or in the Waterfront Park — he was considered by many to be the unofficial master of sushi to the area restaurants. Certainly, there were other chefs who made sushi for local

menus, but Zaw has been credited for introducing that delicacy to several establishments, before he was unable to work. Little is known about this quiet man who probably knew more about Beaufort than he could ever tell, in his broken English. He was a native of Burma, and stories vary on how he arrived in the Lowcountry or even when. But he, like so many we have lost, was a part of Beaufort, at least for those who crossed his path, a part that no longer exists. Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and newspaper columnist. In her former role as a reporter with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today and Beaufort Today, she prided herself in trying to stay neutral and unbiased. As a columnist, these are her opinions. The Rowland, N.C. native’s goal is to be factual but opinionated, based on her own observations. Feel free to contact her at bftbay@gmail.com.

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Members of the choir and congregation from St. Mark's Episcopal Church sing Christmas carols for the residents at Helena Square in Port Royal on Saturday, Dec. 13. Submitted photo

County encourages residents to recycle Christmas tress

Staff reports before placing them in the appropriate Beaufort County residents who have dedumpsters. cals are encouraged to bring live Christmas • Bubble wrap and air pillows can be retrees to any County Convenience Center cycled in the Plastic Bag & Film Collecduring normal Center hours. Trees should be tion bins at the Bluffton, Hilton Head, placed in the yard waste bins. Shanklin and St. Helena Convenience For residents who do not have ConveCenters. nience Center decals, Christmas trees can • Remember too, after the feast, recycle be brought to the Shanklin Road, Beaufort or the grease. For more information about Simmonsville Road, Bluffton locations only. recycling household grease and other • Please make sure all ornaments, lights, accepted recyclables at the Convenience and other decorations are removed from Centers, go to https://bit.ly/3YPW3Sg. the trees prior to recycling them. • In anticipation of increased amounts For more information on locations and of post-holiday waste and as a courtesy hours of Beaufort County Convenience Cento other County residents, please re- ters, please visit www.beaufortcountysc.gov/ member to flatten all cardboard boxes recycle or call 843-255-2736.

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from page A1 The patient care technician on duty directed the man to drive the woman to the hospital’s Birthing Center, located elsewhere on campus, but no emergency department staff member went outside to assess the woman or determine whether it was safe for her to be moved, investigators found. At the time, no triage registered nurse was stationed in the emergency department lobby, a violation of hospital staffing protocols that require continuous coverage of that position. When a triage nurse is unavailable, policy requires the technician to notify the department’s charge nurse, but that did not happen, the report said. The technician later told investigators that on-site construction had blocked the most direct route to the Birthing Center and that he believed driving would be faster. “I should never have done that,” the technician said in an interview, referring to instructing the couple to drive without first assessing the patient. “I should have gone out to evaluate the situation.” A department manager told investigators there was “no excuse” for the failure and confirmed hospital policy requires patients in active labor to be assisted by staff and transported internally to the Birthing Center for evaluation. Construction and roadway closures on campus con-

tributed to confusion as the couple attempted to find the Birthing Center, according to the report. The woman’s partner entered the Surgical Center seeking help. While he was away, the woman delivered a baby boy in the vehicle without medical assistance. Hospital staff later arrived to find the newborn resting on her chest. The report did not detail the medical condition of the mother or child following the delivery, though investigators noted the mother spoke with officials approximately two weeks later. Regulators concluded the hospital failed to provide a required medical screening examination, a central violation of EMTALA. The law is designed to prevent hospitals from delaying, denying or redirecting emergency care for patients who present to emergency departments. In addition to the events of March 11, investigators cited deficiencies in Beaufort Memorial’s EMTALA training. Annual instruction provided to staff consisted of a brief written overview and a short online video that lacked key elements of the law, including definitions, treatment obligations, on-call physician requirements and whistleblower protections. The report also found not all emergency department and obstetric staff received consistent EMTALA training and noted gaps in childbirth-related policies, including the absence of a clearly defined obstetric triage process aligned with national standards.

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NEWS

County Council meeting schedule set for 2026

Staff reports Beaufort County Council announced its 2026 County Council Caucus and Council meeting schedule at the final County Council meeting of 2025. Times for committee meetings, caucus meetings and council meetings will remain as follows: 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. for committee meetings (unless otherwise noted), 5 p.m. for caucus meetings and 6 p.m. for council meetings. The 2026 schedule for County Council meetings is as follows: • Monday, January 12 – Council Chambers 5 p.m. Caucus 6 p.m. Regular Session • Monday, January 26 – Hilton Head Island Library 5 p.m. Caucus 6 p.m. Regular Session • Monday, February 9 – Council Chambers 5 p.m. Caucus 6 p.m. Regular Session • Monday, February 23 – Council Chambers 5 p.m. Caucus 6 p.m. Regular Session • Monday, March 9 – Council Chambers 5 p.m. Caucus 6 p.m. Regular Session • Monday, March 23 – Council Chambers 5 p.m. Caucus 6 p.m. Regular Session • Thursday, April 9 – Council Chambers 9 a.m. Budget Workshop • Thursday, April 13 – Council Chambers 5 p.m. Caucus 6 p.m. Regular Session • Monday, April 27 – Bluffton Branch Library 5 p.m. Caucus 6 p.m. Regular Session • Tuesday, May 5 – Council Chambers 9 a.m. Budget Workshop • Monday, May 11 – Council Chambers 5 p.m. Caucus 6 p.m. Regular Session • Tuesday, May 26 – Council Chambers 5 p.m. Caucus 6 p.m. Regular Session • Monday, June 8 – Council Chambers 5 p.m. Caucus 6 p.m. Regular Session • Monday, June 22 –

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the shooting occurred in an environment controlled by the defendants and created a foreseeable risk of serious harm to patrons. Named as defendants are Willie Turral, individually and through Willie Turral Food Services LLC, which operated the bar; James and Bernice Wright, who owned the property at the time; Anferny Freeman, who has been charged with four counts of murder in connection with the shooting; and 10 unidentified defendants described as additional individuals or entities alleged to have contributed to the violence. The lawsuit alleges the bar violated South Carolina alcohol laws by serving alcohol to individuals who later took part in the shooting and allowing them to become intoxicated. It further claims the operator failed to properly hire, train and supervise staff, including bartenders and security, despite a known his-

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tory of criminal activity and frequent law enforcement responses to the location. Court filings also accuse the bar operator and property owners of failing to provide adequate security, perform crowd control or intervene in escalating behavior, arguing the shooting was foreseeable given prior incidents at the property. In the days after the attack, Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner called for the revocation of the bar’s business and liquor licenses, citing hundreds of calls for service to the location. Turral initially said he planned to contest the action but later announced plans to repurpose the building for economic development. Clark alleges she has suffered physical injuries, emotional distress, lost wages and loss of enjoyment of life, and may face permanent impairment. The lawsuit seeks damages for medical expenses, pain and suffering and lost income, as well as punitive damages, alleging reckless and willful disregard for

public safety. Clark is represented by Bluffton attorney Collin H. Davidson, who said his office is working to support victims of what he described as a senseless act of violence. Originally from Beaufort, Davidson told other news outlets that it’s heartbreaking to see something like this happen in a community like Frogmore. Davidson said he knew one of the four victims killed in the shooting, 33-year-old Sherrod Smalls, while growing up. He said that despite seeing shootings in the news all the time, when something like this happens where you live and to people you know, it is different. The civil case is separate from the ongoing criminal proceedings tied to the shooting. Delayna Earley, who joined The Island News in 2022, formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.

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More SC colleges want to help pay students who land summer internships

By Jessica Holdman SCDailyGazette.com Two more South Carolina public colleges are seeking to add state-funded internship programs following success at Clemson University and the University of South Carolina. Coastal Carolina University is asking state legislators to set aside $390,000 annually in the state budget to start the Teal Works Program at the Horry County college. And Lander University in Greenwood is asking for $500,000 to add stipends to its existing internship program. “Teal Works removes financial barriers and equips students with the skills and experiences necessary to thrive in the workforce,” Coastal wrote in its budget request. “The program will strengthen the talent pipeline, support local and regional economic development, and increase CCU’s visibility as a leader in preparing students for South Carolina’s workforce needs.” Coastal plans to start out with $3,000 stipends for 75 students to cover a 10- to 12-week summer internship. Students who go to work in rural or underserved areas of the state can apply for an additional $1,000, according to the school’s budget ask. The aid is not a loan. Students don’t pay it back. And it’s on top of what the companies hiring the students as interns might be paying. By year five, the school hopes to get to 250 students, supported through a combination of state, federal and private funds. Coastal will focus on placing students in high-demand industries, such as health care, education, information technology, manufacturing, agribusiness and hospitality. The “Experience Your Educa-

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Clemson University students meet with potential employers at an event for the school’s so called Cooperative Education Program. Co-op students rotate between working for companies in their career field and taking classes, giving them on-the-job experience prior to graduation. Photo courtesy of Clemson University tion” Program has been operating at Lander for about 15 years, according to the university’s website. Historically, participating students have received academic credits. Those who earn 120 credit hours can graduate with the Golden EYE Award. But now the school hopes to pay students who participate to help cover travel, meals and other summer living expenses. “Internships provide invaluable educational experiences for college students, and satisfy course credit,” spokesman Graham Duncan said. “Yet, without financial support, many students often feel that these experiences are out of reach.” Duncan also touted Lander’s record of students staying in South Carolina to work after graduation — 82% of the school’s alumni call the Palmetto State home. “At Lander, we take seriously our

responsibility to educate today’s students for tomorrow’s workforce,” Duncan said. “We believe this is a sound investment for South Carolina.” Lander’s proposal did not give a dollar amount for its stipends or specify how many it plans to offer. At Clemson University, the career center had been helping about 30 students each summer find internships. But in summer 2024, with an influx of state funding, that number jumped to more than 400 students, Neil Burton, the executive director of Clemson’s Center for Career and Professional Development previously told the S.C. Daily Gazette. “The challenge for a lot of students is there’s an upfront cost they think they can’t afford,” Britton said. “Paying the upfront deposit on an apartment while you’re

buying a suit and trying to figure out how to get a car to go there may seem like minor things for a lot of folks. But for a lot of students, it’s prohibitive.” USC also offers $3,000 to students who participate in internships within high-demand industries in the state, such as aerospace, automotive, energy, financial services, healthcare, insurance and manufacturing. More than 1,750 students across the USC college system have participated, according to a statement from the university. The school awarded more than $5.2 million in stipends. Updated numbers were not immediately available from Clemson. But as of last January, the Upstate school had given out a little less than $2 million to 1,151 students, according to a previous

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report from the university. Until this year, the programs at USC and Clemson were funded with surplus proceeds from the state lottery. For the state budget that started in July, legislators approved $2 million for USC and $4 million for Clemson from state tax collections. Those recurring dollars will continue in future budgets indefinitely. USC is now asking for an additional $2.5 million annually to bring the program back up to previous funding levels. Jessica Holdman writes about the economy, workforce and higher education. Before joining the SC Daily Gazette, she was a business reporter for The Post and Courier. S.C. Daily Gazette is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.

SCDOE wants $18M to tell students ‘too much screen time is bad’ Cellphones have been banned during school hours in every public school district since the beginning of 2025

By Skylar Laird SCDailyGazette.com COLUMBIA — Public school students can’t use their cellphone during school hours, and the state Department of Education wants nearly $18 million to explain why. As part of an initiative to get students off their phones, the agency is asking legislators for money to buy curriculum explaining the negative effects of screen time. The education department would partner with ScreenStrong, a North Carolina-based nonprofit that sells books and courses educating children and their

parents about how screens can hinder learning and other parts of their lives. “The evidence is overwhelming: screen overuse is a root driver of the student mental health and absenteeism crises facing schools nationwide,” reads an agency budget request. “Yet while families and teachers see the impact daily, few have access to clear, science-based guidance for how to help.” Research has shown that screens can have some benefit for education and learning, but using phones and social media excessively can disrupt children’s de-

EDUCATION BRIEFS

Riverview Charter School earns major award, readies for open enrollment

Riverview Charter School has received the Innovation in Community Partnerships Award from the Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina. “Our mission has always been clear. We nurture the whole child, engage families, and create meaningful learning experiences that prepare students for a global society.” said Erica Martin, Chair of the River-

velopment and lead to lower attention spans, worse academic performance and diminished social skills. If the agency gets the money, it will give all thirdthrough eighth-graders books written for their age groups explaining how their brains work and how too much phone usage can cause problems. The books also offer alternative activities, encouraging children to play and talk to their peers, according to the nonprofit. After an initial year of providing the books to all students in elementary and middle school, the

view Charter School Board of Directors, in a news release. “These awards honor the visionaries who built Riverview and reflect the remarkable work of our students, teachers, staff, families, and community who bring our mission to life every day.” Riverview is also preparing to welcome new families for the upcoming year. Open enrollment for the 2026 school year will run from Jan. 1 through Jan. 31. Riverview accepts applications from students across Beaufort County in Kindergarten through 6th grade. All applications submitted

agency would switch to only students in third and sixth grades, according to the budget request. How schools would teach students this material is not explained in the request. “Together, we will work with parents, educators, and community partners to reclaim students’ attention, restore genuine connection with peers and families, and strengthen the foundation for academic and behavioral well-being,” the request reads. Keeping students off their phones has been a priority for the department in recent years, mirroring a similar

push across the country. Under a state policy approved in September 2024, students at all schools must keep their phones and connected devices, such as smartwatches, off and away from the time the first bell rings in the morning until the dismissal bell rings in the afternoon. Districts had the discretion to create stricter bans, such as telling students not to bring their phones to school at all or requiring them to place their phones in locked pouches. The state provided districts about $2 million from a fund meant for security pur-

poses last year to lock up students’ phones, including with pouches, designated lockers or cubbies. Any school district that didn’t pass a ban at least as strict as the state-level policy by the beginning of 2025 risked losing state funding, but all schools met the deadline, an agency spokesman said previously. Skylar Laird covers the South Carolina Legislature and criminal justice issues. Originally from Missouri, she previously worked for The Post and Courier’s Columbia bureau. S.C. Daily Gazette is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.

of the University's 6,934 undergraduate students qualified this semester. Dean's List eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. Located near the heart of thriving Nashville, Tenn., Belmont consists of nearly 9,000 students who come from every state Beaufort’s Rauscher named and 33 countries. The University is nationally recognized for its innovative approach to Dean’s List at Belmont as well as its commitment to undergraduate Beaufort’s Kimberly Rauscher has been teaching. named to the fall 2025 semester Dean's List at Belmont University. Approximately 55% – Staff reports

during the window will be included in the public lottery held in early February. Families interested in applying or learning more about Riverview’s academic model, mission, or community engagement initiatives are encouraged to visit riverviewcharterschool.org.

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HEALTH

GLP-1 the natural way How to do it and how it helps

By Dr. Yvette-Marie Pellegrino Beaufort Memorial Lady’s Island Internal Medicine Today, people who deal with being overweight or obese and have diabetes have a new way to lose weight and gain control over their condition. When other efforts fail, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs, such as Ozempic Dr. Yvetteand Wegovy, may Marie Pellegrino be able to help. This new medical weight loss approach has been a lifeline to many who have struggled to lose weight and manage diabetes – however, many want to avoid potential GLP-1 side effects, wanting instead to boost their body’s GLP-1 naturally, with lifestyle and diet changes. GLP-1 is a natural hormone made by your body. When you eat, your body releases the hormone into your gastrointestinal tract. There, it encourages your pancreas to release insulin. As insulin moves through your body, it lowers your blood sugar and boosts your energy levels by helping glucose move into your cells. If you have Type 2 diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or resists its effects. This results in dangerously high blood sugar. Medications like Ozempic

contain ingredients that mimic natural GLP-1 hormones. Thanks to this imitation hormone, you get increased insulin, which helps control your blood sugar levels. Additionally, the hormone helps with weight loss by doing the following: • Causing your stomach to empty at a slower pace • Helping your brain feel hungry less often

peak GLP-1 levels. Getting enough high-quality sleep should boost your hormone production and help you gain better control over your weight. Adults should get seven to nine hours of sleep every night. To improve your odds of good sleep, hit the hay at the same time every night, avoid eating large meals before bedtime and turn off all screens at least half an hour before going to bed.

To give your body even more GLP-1, make healthy lifestyle choices. Finding GLP-1 in the kitchen The foods you eat affect your ability to lose weight and manage diabetes. Some foods help to keep GLP-1 working or encourage the release of more of the hormone into your body. Food types that help you keep plenty of weight-managing hormones in your system include: • Fats — Healthy fats, such as omega-3 fatty acids and monounsaturated fats, increase your body’s release of GLP-1. These fats also help your stomach remain full for longer, so you eat less every day. You can find these fats in fatty fish (salmon, tuna, etc.), olive oil, walnuts, avocados and chia or flax seeds. • Fiber — When you eat lots of fiber, your body absorbs

carbohydrates and fats more slowly. This means sugar moves through your bloodstream for a longer period of time before going into other body parts, which increases GLP-1 production. Great sources of fiber include whole grains, fruits and vegetables, legumes and seeds. • Protein — Eating protein has many benefits, including helping you feel full faster and releasing GLP-1. You can get your protein fix from lean meats, eggs, yogurt, beans, fish, chicken and more. For the biggest bang for your buck, take small bites, eat slowly and regularly throughout the day, and avoid eating at least two hours before going to bed. These

little steps seem to help with GLP1 production and lead to improved weight loss and blood sugar control. The role of exercise and sleep Staying active can help you manage your weight and, according to the American Diabetes Association, lower your blood sugar levels. Regular exercise may also boost the amount of GLP-1 in your body. The secret is to make sure you exercise with enough intensity. Moderate- and high-intensity exercise seems to lead to more GLP1 in the body, while it’s unclear if light exercise does the same. Aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise for good health. Being sleep deprived can delay

Is natural GLP-1 enough? A healthy diet, good sleep and regular exercise can all help protect your heart, bones, muscles and organs. They can also help you get the most out of GLP-1 medication. Unfortunately, boosting your body’s natural production of GLP1 doesn’t guarantee good health. Increasing your body’s GLP-1 production offers potential benefits and none of the negative side effects of medication, however, natural GLP-1 only improves weight and diabetes management by a small amount. When this increase doesn’t help you achieve your weight and health goals, talk with your provider about other treatment options. Yvette-Marie Pellegrino, M.D., FAAFP, is a board-certified obesity medicine specialist with Beaufort Memorial Lady’s Island Internal Medicine.

Dos and don’ts of blood donation

Special to The Island News Patients who require blood transfusions rely on healthy donors to give blood at local blood drives and donation centers, ensuring hospitals like Beaufort Memorial have the supply they need. Donating blood is one of the simplest, most powerful ways to make a difference in your community, though many people hesitate because they aren’t sure what to expect or how to prepare for their donation. Whether you’re a firsttime donor or a seasoned blood donation veteran who gives regularly, understanding the right steps to take (and what you should avoid) can make your donation easier, safer and more impactful. By following OneBlood’s few key guidelines before, during and after your donation appointment, you help ensure the best possible experience for yourself and the patients who rely on lifesaving blood every day in this community.

eggs, broccoli, shrimp, lentils and enriched wheat products. Do bring a valid photo ID. You’ll need your photo ID to register or check in for your donation appointment. Do wear comfortable clothing with short sleeves. Short sleeves make it easier for staff to access your arm for your donation. Do take time to rest afterward. After donating, take some time to rest and relax. Have a light snack Do – Prepare properly and be sure to drink lots of Do check if you are el- fluids, and avoid participatigible to donate blood. ing in any heavy or strenuDon’t donate if you’re feel- ous physical activity. ing sick, and make sure you meet OneBlood’s ba- Don’t – Skip the essentials sic donation requirements Don’t donate if you are before you go. If you aren’t under the weather. Colds, sure about your eligibility, the flu, stomach bugs or don’t let that hold you back. other infections can render Educate yourself; OneB- you ineligible to donate lood lists Frequently Asked temporarily, and it’s safer Questions about donation for you and those receiving eligibility on their website blood donations. at OneBlood.org. Don’t show up dehyDo hydrate in advance. drated or on an empty Drink lots of water, and stomach. Fasting or skipnot just the day of your ping meals can be a recipe appointment, but the days for dizziness, fainting or leading up to it, too. poor donor outcomes. Do eat a balanced, ironDon’t assume your rich meal before donat- medications are accepting. Eating beforehand able. Most medications and helps maintain energy and supplements are fine for doensures better iron and nors, but some conditions hemoglobin levels in your and treatments may affect blood at the time of dona- your eligibility to donate. tion. Iron-rich foods include Always review your health meats like beef, chicken, history during screening

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prior to donating blood. Don’t rush into physical activity after donating. Avoid intense exercise and heavy lifting for at least the rest of the day following your donation. Lightheadedness, dehydration, dizziness and fainting can occur. What to expect during donation When you arrive for your appointment, the process involves registration with your photo ID, a brief health and eligibility screening (including temperature, pulse, blood pressure, hemoglobin), and then the actual blood collection, which only takes about 10 to 15 minutes total. After donating, rest for a few minutes, have a snack or drink and let your body recover. Many donors feel fine after, but being mindful and taking care of yourself can help avoid any fatigue or lightheadedness. “Donating blood is a generous act that can help patients in need across your community,” said Michelle Foster, HT (ASCP), Director of Laboratory & Pathology Services at Beaufort Memorial. “By brushing up on donation dos and don’ts, you help keep the process safe, both for you and those in our community who are relying on your lifesaving generosity.”

Could it be COPD?

Know the signs, when to seek treatment By Dr. William P. Clare, Jr. Beaufort Memorial Lady’s Island Internal Medicine Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is one of the most common forms of lung disease — yet more than half of adults with low lung function don’t realize they have it. COPD is commonly under-diagnosed, in part because people at risk are unaware of the relevant risk factors and do not recognize related symptoms. Dr. William With COPD, the airways P. Clare, Jr. in the lungs become inflamed, and the tissue where oxygen is exchanged is destroyed. This loss of lung function can lead to difficulty breathing, coughing, mucus production and wheezing. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are types of COPD, and some people might exhibit symptoms of both. COPD is most common among smokers (smoking causes about 85 to 90% of cases) but other factors such as genetics, air pollution and exposure to dust or chemicals in the workplace can increase a person’s risk for the condition.

of breath. Talk to your doctor if you experience difficulty breathing during daily activities like climbing the stairs, carrying groceries or taking a walk. Many people don’t see shortness of breath as a cause for concern and don’t mention their shortness of breath to their primary care provider. They might think that if they are overweight, out of shape or getting older, shortness of breath is to be expected. But this symptom is key to detecting COPD early, slowing its progress and maintaining overall lung function.

When to seek help So, how do you know whether you have COPD? The biggest indicator is shortness

William P. Clare Jr. is a board-certified internal medicine specialist with Beaufort Memorial Lady’s Island Internal Medicine.

What to expect from treatment There is no cure for COPD, but a treatment plan can help manage symptoms. During your visit, your provider will measure your breathing using a spirometry test and put together a care plan based on the results. A COPD treatment plan can include medication, a bronchodilator to keep your airways open or a pulmonary (lung) rehabilitation program. Lifestyle changes including quitting smoking, losing weight and exercising more can also reduce stress on your lungs. Work with your primary care provider to find a care plan that is best for you.

STATE NEWS

SC GOP announces debate schedule for candidates for governor

By Adrian Ashford SCDailyGazette.com COLUMBIA — Republican candidates for governor will face off in at least three debates hosted by the state GOP before voters choose a nominee in the June primaries, South Carolina’s dominating party announced Monday. Next year represents the “first truly open” governor’s race in 16 years, said state GOP Chairman Drew McKissick. “We’re looking forward to creating an opportunity for all South Carolinians to hear from our candidates as they consider who to support in the coming campaign,” he said in a news release. The first debate is set for March 17 at Coastal Carolina University in Conway. The next two will follow in

Coastal Carolina University is one of three colleges set to host debates in 2026 between Republican candidates for South Carolina governor. File photo courtesy of Scott Dean/Coastal Carolina five-week intervals: April 21 at the College of Charleston and May 26 at Wofford College in Spartanburg, according to the state Republican Party’s announcement. The primary is two weeks later. The fourth debate will be June 16 at the Newberry

Opera House in the likely event of a runoff. That’s midway between the June 9 primary and June 23 runoff. Five Republicans have announced bids for the Governor’s Mansion: Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, U.S. Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman,

and Attorney General Alan Wilson. In South Carolina, runoffs are required if no candidate wins at least 50% plus one vote in a primary. The last time there was no Republican incumbent on the ballot for governor was 2010, when then-Rep. Nikki Haley ultimately won a four-way GOP race in a runoff with then-Congressman Gresham Barrett. In January 2017, then-Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster ascended to the Governor’s Mansion when Haley left her second term early to become President Donald Trump’s first ambassador to the United Nations. McMaster has won two terms since, becoming the longest elected governor in state history. The state GOP is partnering with broadcast company

Gray Media for the debates. They will be moderated by the stations’ “on-air talent” and “conservative media personalities,” according to the party’s release. A spokesperson declined to be more specific. Coastal Carolina President James Winebrake said the public university is proud to “serve as a forum where ideas are exchanged and democracy is strengthened.” In February 2024, Trump held a rally at Coastal Carolina ahead of the state’s presidential primary with Haley, which he won by more than 20 percentage points. The debates can be watched on the following stations in South Carolina and their online platforms: • Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson –

WHNS FOX Carolina • Columbia – WIS NBC 10 • Charleston – WCSC Live 5 • Myrtle Beach – WMBF NBC • Augusta-Aiken – WAGT NBC Two Democrats have announced bids for governor: state Rep. Jermaine Johnson of Richland County and Charleston lawyer Mullins McLeod. Adrian Ashford covers campaigns and elections for the S.C. Daily Gazette. Before moving to South Carolina, he covered faith and religion for The Dallas Morning News. He studied religion and politics at Harvard and wrote a thesis about evolving interpretations of the First Amendment. S.C. Daily Gazette is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.

Legislators should exert states’ rights and regulate AI

By Jack O’Toole StatehouseReport.com With the S.C. House and Senate set to reconvene Jan. 13, Republican and Democratic lawmakers say they expect these 10 issues to be prominent in 2026.

1. Income tax cuts With one of the highest nominal, or official, income tax rates in the Southeast, S.C. House GOP leaders are under increasing pressure from their conservative base to cut dramatically, or even eliminate, the state income tax. The challenge: basic math. Under current law, most S.C. residents pay far less than the official 6% top rate thanks to generous deductions, credits and exemptions. In fact, the average resident now pays only 2.9% — one of the lowest actual rates in the country. And cutting the state’s top rate with a flatter tax almost inevitably increases most people’s taxes — a fact that Republican leaders learned the hard way last year when voters rebelled against a highly touted flat-tax bill after learning it would lead to higher tax bills for 60% of state residents. Nevertheless, Statehouse leaders say they’ll try again in 2026, with the ultimate goal of following Florida and Texas down the path of full income tax elimination. 2. Rolling back affirmative action and DEI With the Trump administration threatening to eliminate federal grants for state and local governments that don’t end their affirmative action and diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive order on Dec. 3 directing agencies to ignore state laws that set goals for minority contracting opportunities. GOP leaders in the

state legislature have pledged to follow up in 2026 with a full repeal of the goals. Also up for consideration in 2026 are bills ending all “quotas” in state agencies and universities and adding new reporting requirements to ensure that college admissions are “merit based.”

afford it,” Committee Chairwoman Shannon Erickson told Statehouse Report in October. “It’s up to us to make sure we figure out a way to make that work.”

5. Fix the pay raise As the 2025 legislative session began last January, lawmakers' pay had been frozen since the mid1990s -- $10,400 a year in salary plus an additional $1,000 a month for undefined "in-district expenses." But when they voted in June to raise their in-district expense checks to $2,500 -- essentially, an $18,000 raise -- critics cried foul. What’s more, when the S.C. Supreme Court struck down the raise in November 2025, ruling that it violated the state constitution’s ban on any legislative pay increase without an intervening election, members lost not just the additional $18,000, but the $12,000 they were getting before. Expect quick action on that issue in 2026.

3. Juvenile justice Despite a recent pledge by S.C. House GOP leaders to “crack down” on juvenile crime in 2026, members of the House committee appointed to address the problem say they’re taking a measured look at the issue. “We want to love these children — all our children,” Chairman Brandon Cox, R-Berkeley, said in November 2025, when describing the committee’s goals. Among the reforms they’re considering: changes to the way children are tried in adult courts, expansion of community programs aimed at reducing teen violence and an end to “status offenses” — 6. Judicial selection that is, acts that are only illegal Unlike in the federal governwhen committed by minors, such ment where judges are appointed as truancy. by the president and approved by the U.S. Senate, S.C. judicial candi4. Highway reform dates are nominated by a commitAccording to members of the tee controlled by the legislature, House Ad Hoc Transportation which then votes to decide which Modernization Committee, every- ones are appointed. thing is on the table in current Critics have long called that efforts to get traffic moving in S.C. process an affront to separation — except an increase in the state’s of powers, and a source of cor$0.28-per-gallon gas tax. ruption among lawyer-legislators Instead, they say they’re focused who practice before judges whose on potential changes such as in- appointment and reappointment creasing electric vehicle registra- they control. tion fees, adding tolls to roads in This year, GOP leaders, backed congested areas and asking coun- by a billionaire Isle of Palms busity governments to take on more nessman whose sea wall has been maintenance responsibilities for tied up in S.C. courts since 2024, state roads. are promising reform with a bill “Local governments … could do that would give the governor apit more efficiently, [but] they’re pointment power over all 12 memafraid they just wouldn’t be able to bers of the nominating committee.

7. Abortion After enacting a six-week abortion ban with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother in 2023, GOP members of a Senate committee stood aside and allowed their Democratic colleagues to kill a near-total ban in November of last year. But that doesn’t mean abortion won’t be back on the agenda in 2026, with powerful House Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, backing a bill to outlaw the use of abortion-inducing pills such as mifepristone and misoprostol to end a pregnancy. 8. Concurrency With S.C. among the five fastest-growing states in each of the past four years, local residents from the Upstate to the Lowcountry say their roads, schools, and water and sewer systems are buckling under the strain. One response lawmakers will look at in 2026: concurrency. Under bills sponsored by Beaufort Republican Sen. Tom Davis in the Senate and Charleston Democratic Rep. Spencer Wetmore in the House, local governments would be given the authority to ensure that development and infrastructure stay in sync. “It’s not that people hate new housing,” Wetmore told Statehouse Report in August. “It’s that they get upset about the overcrowding that comes with it when we don’t control the timing.” 9. DOGE S.C. Though not precisely defined at this point, GOP leaders continue to say they plan to “DOGE” South Carolina in 2026, with a particular eye on rolling back business regulations and eliminating government waste. That’s a fight S.C. Democrats

say they look forward to, openly mocking GOP legislators for hunting waste, fraud and abuse in a state they’ve run for a generation. “The Republicans have held the House, Senate and Governor’s Mansion for twenty-plus years,” Charleston Democratic Sen. Ed Sutton told Statehouse Report in 2025. “If there’s any waste in the state, it’s because they put it there.” 10. Immigration With President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration continuing, S.C. GOP House leaders are pledging their support. One item with broad Republican support in both bodies: a bill that would require all local law enforcement agencies with jails to enter into what are called 287(g) agreements with the federal government, which effectively deputize local officials to act as immigration agents in their jurisdictions. Bonus: Issues lawmakers likely won’t be tackling With conservative GOP supermajorities in both chambers, some popular measures with strong Democratic support aren’t expected to make it to the floor in 2026. Those include bills to expand Medicaid and to close the Charleston loophole that allowed racist killer Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used to murder nine parishioners at Charleston’s Emanuel A.M.E church in 2015. The remaining question mark? A hate crimes bill, which has passed the S.C. House overwhelmingly in each of the last two sessions, only to die in the Senate both times without a vote. Advocates say they’ll push to break that logjam in the upper chamber before the 2026 session ends in May.

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Sometimes, I think he is serious

t is Tuesday, early, and I have my coffee — Zabar’s Medium Roast — which came with a huge gift basket that included Hamantashen, Bobka and Raspberry Rugelach. This morning, I’ve also got the Post and Courier and news about a Trump-designed “battleship” that “will be larger and longer than a World War 2 era Iowa-class battleship.” “They will be the fastest, biggest and by far 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built,” Trump says. I was born two days before Hiroshima and therefore got under the wire as a “war baby;” not a “baby boomer;” coming of age in the shadow of nuclear testing and knowing the range and turning radius of the T-34 Russian tank. Yes, there was post war prosperity and, also, near constant existential anxiety.

SCOTT GRABER

I also grew up in the military — a “dependent,” who moved from one army base to another every four years. Even though my father was in the Medical Service Corps, the places we lived were often near infantry barracks or parking lots with 155 mm artillery tubes lined up wheel to wheel as far as the eye could see. For a time I was part of the Boy Scouts — our troop sponsored by Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. When we went to the annual Scout-A-Rama the focus, of course, was battlefield wounds.

Although I am aware of the carnage that is taking place in Ukraine, I know I will never appreciate the mud, the blood and the fear that comes with the Orion and Sukhoi drones now in play in that horrific, hell on earth. I say all of this to explain why — at 80 years of age — I am still fascinated, freighted and flawed by talk of “battleships.” The U.S. Navy, as it happens, is also interested in ships but it seems to be headed in a downsizing direction. In contrast with the “larger and longer” Trump-designed “battleship” the Navy has announced the procurement of a smaller ship that is about the size of a Coast Guard Cutter that one might see docked in Charleston, S.C. In justifying these new, smaller boats, the Navy said they will be faster and cheaper to build; and will be

built in the United States. This should be very good news for the State of Mississippi where Ingalls currently operates a huge shipyard in Pascagoula. The building of smaller, more agile, less costly ships is clearly related to the Chinese Anti-Ship Missile inventory now having operational ranges out to 300 miles. Two of these missiles, called YJ-12 and YJ-18 respectively, have an “evasive terminal sprint capability” that gives your average American frigate’s captain 45 seconds in which to launch his own anti-missile missiles. At the same time our allies, the Japanese and the Philippine navies, are about to deploy their own “carrier killers” that will enhance our Naval Strike Missile currently deployed around Taiwan. These are supersonic anti-ship missiles giving the your average Chinese

commanding captain a very limited time to deploy his own countermeasures. I know Donald Trump has access to the best Navy thinking and I’m convinced that he’s not serious about his proposed fleet of longer and larger “battleships.” He is, rather, holding-up another bright, shiny, distracting object. Trump craves constant attention and floating a “Great White Fleet” in the tradition of Teddy Roosevelt will keep him front and center as an object of wonder, or ridicule, and frankly he will take either description. I think he is serious about Ukraine and getting a “peace deal” whatever it takes. I think he is serious about getting another shot at a Nobel Peace Prize.

Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.

A little child shall lead them

n the two weeks before Christmas, I experienced cognitive dissonance. I have been dismayed by President Trump’s comments following the horrific deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Rob Reiner and the silly action of the Kennedy Center Board of Directors to add Mr. Trump’s name to that national arts center. Even a journalist for Breitbart, a conservative website, had difficulty defending the President’s mean-spirited remarks by reviewing the slings and arrows that have repeatedly been hurled at Mr. Trump for 10 years. I want my President to be better than those who revile him. Given his age and hubris, I doubt I will see an improvement in his honey badger demeanor. On the other end of the spectrum, I have spent time with firstgrade children. The best thing I have done for myself in 2025 is to volunteer for the United Way of the Lowcountry’s Early Grade Reading Initiative. I spend two hours each week with first-grade children, and I love it. My husband and I do not have grandchildren, and our great nieces and nephews live far away. Since our daughter grew

LOUISE MATHEWS

up, contact with children has been in passing at church or in the neighborhood. So, spending time with these young learners is a highlight every week. These children are fortunate to have an experienced master teacher who mixes life lessons with the drills and skills of early reading and math. Since the current program started in October, I have observed that the children are wiggling less and can stay on task for longer periods of time. They still cannot keep their hands entirely to themselves and often want to turn away from their tables to converse with friends behind them. One or two seem to thrive on rule-breaking for the attention received. On the whole, though, they are beginning to behave in ways that will help them succeed

in and out of the classroom. The children are respectful and kind to one another because kindness and generosity are modeled, encouraged, and rewarded. During an art project on my last day with them before the holiday break, the teacher placed a new set of colorful markers at each table which meant four children shared a box. Maybe it's the season, but I saw them work cooperatively without complaint when one didn't get her preferred color right away. A challenge the teachers in my suburban, homogenized classrooms never faced is the fact that a sizable part of the children do not hear English spoken at home. While all instruction is in English, use of Spanish must occur. One small girl corrected me when I told another girl that she needed to speak English in the classroom. “No, Miss Louise, we can speak Spanish here,” the first girl told me. I realized that she sometimes interprets directions for the other girl. Another insight came when a young boy had difficulty sounding out “th” as in “the.” It is hard to make a sound that a child

rarely hears. Sometimes, bilingual children will start telling me something, only to stop with a stricken expression when they cannot find English words to complete their thoughts. Today’s first graders are not the innocents we boomers were at that age. They are immersed in a world of videos, photos, conversations, and people they know introducing them to experiences we encountered later in life. At least once each week, a child asks how old I am, which I expect, but one day a child asked me, “Are you gay?” which was a surprise. Still, they are they are filled with the pure wonder and excitement of the Christmas season. They still unreservedly show love, even for the visitor who comes in a few hours per week. In general, education is defined by summary statistics. How many are above grade, at grade, below grade? Those outside the classroom do not see the innumerable hours teachers spend inventing exercises, activities, games, puzzles, drills that keep video-soaked minds interested in the drudgery of phonics, addition, and subtraction. We do not see the daily triumphs of recognizing

sight words and understanding how to count up to 20 from 13. The United Way’s program gives folks like me a window into the small triumphs of school life. We can see how our schools develop informed, kind, generous citizens, the ultimate goal of education. The United Way needs more volunteers. The benefits to the children may be good, but the benefits for the tutors are better. Each week, children remind me of what is really important. In the 11th chapter, Verse 6, the prophet Isaiah, wrote, “The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, And the leopard shall lie down with the kid, And the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them.” I hope in the New Year, all of us, even honey badgers, can follow the example of small children and exhibit more kindness and love. Louise Mathews retired from a career in community colleges, and before that, theater. A 13-year come-by in Beaufort, she has been a dingbatter in North Carolina and an upstater from New York.

Who will pay to run the Colleton County data center?

nformation is emerging about the massive data center that is proposed near Green Pond in Colleton County by Eagle Rock Partners. The project got its first public airing in a zoning meeting Dec. 18. This Colleton proposal has significant implications for policies that must be enacted to protect the public interest throughout our state as data centers proliferate like wildfire. Defense of the project by Ken Loeber of Eagle Rock has been unconvincing. As reported by Jessica Holdman in the SC Daily Gazette on Dec. 19, “Loeber told the S.C. Daily Gazette he estimates the center will need 1,000 megawatts of electricity. That would take up nearly all of Santee Cooper’s share of a 2,200-megawatt, natural gasfired power plant that the stateowned utility company is seeking to build, in partnership with Virginia-headquartered Dominion Energy, in nearby Canadys.” Meanwhile, Dylan Nolan at Fitsnews reported on Dec. 19 that Loeber also said that “The simple

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Yes, we would create (using modeling clay, a small electric motor and rubber piping) a sucking chest wound. This would illustrate to the other 11-year-old Scouts how to properly deal with such wounds when they encountered lung-puncturing, sidearm-related situations in the future. My own father was involved in burn research — the Army believing that in the future that 90% of battlefield casualties would involve burns. He would sometimes show me movies of what happens to pigs — pigs strapped into a decommissioned Sherman tank — when a small nuclear device is detonated nearby. Although I did graduate from the Army’s Infantry School at Fort Benning, Ga., I have never been in combat and have never witnessed what happens when a RPG round hits a M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV).

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LYNN TEAGUE

fact is your [energy] rates are not going up due to this project.” He appears to base that claim on his statement that “those [energy infrastructure projects] are projects that are being done regardless of whether we come to Colleton County or not.” But why are they planned? It has been conceded by utilities that the rapid development of massive energy demands by data centers underlies much of the pressure to increase generating capacity. Santee Cooper officials have placed the number at about 70% of the expansion at Canadys. Loeber’s figures would place that percentage even higher, at more than 80% for this single

project. This is not a case of more efficient use of existing capacity. Utilities are planning to build specifically to meet data center needs. The numbers in this case are daunting. Canadys is expected to cost $5 billion, of which $2.5 billion will be assigned to Santee Cooper. Pipeline extensions are expected to add at least $430 million to this total. Unless the General Assembly acts quickly and decisively to demand that data centers pay in full for construction of the generating and transmission capacity that they will use, residential and small business ratepayers will be forced to absorb too much of that cost. Santee Cooper, to its great credit, has established a large user rate that would help to mitigate this. However, secondary distributors of Santee Cooper energy, like the co-op serving the proposed project area, are not obligated to do the same. Thus, data center builders can waltz in after a generating plant is underway and claim their right to be served, receiving much of the output at rates lower

than those charged to residential and small business users. Of course, if Eagle Rock is planning to assume Santee Cooper’s share of costs for building generation and transmission capacity in proportion to their planned use of that energy, none of this would be problematic. Loeber conspicuously did not offer that clarification, and he surely would have if that was planned. Instead, he offered comments that appear to be designed to evade that responsibility. Hundreds of thousands of South Carolinians must pay their energy bills and then decide whether they can afford their medicine and their food. Often the answer is only one of those, or neither. All of us must pay energy bills or live in the dark and the cold. Who will benefit from our payments, given current law and practices? Immensely wealthy corporations like Amazon and Google. What Loeber is effectively saying is that our paying for much

of the energy expansion that his company would need is already planned, and if his company doesn’t swoop in and take advantage of us, others will. I don’t think I am alone in finding this small and unsatisfactory consolation. This is only one of the many reasons that the Eagle Rock data center proposal should die a rapid death. However, it should be of major concern to small business and residential ratepayers and to public officials in Colleton County and at the Statehouse, both for this data center proposal and those that will come in the future. Lynn Shuler Teague was born in Orangeburg, grew up in Columbia, and moved to New Mexico in 1968. She is a professional archaeologist and was on the faculty of the Arizona State Museum at the University of Arizona for many years. She and her husband returned to South Carolina when they retired. Since 2012, she has served as a vice president of the League of Women Voters of S.C. and volunteer League lobbyist at the Statehouse, working especially on the voting and election issues central for the League. She has directed the League’s work on redistricting since 2017.

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On chemistry sets, fire trucks, bicycles and family love

eeing kids open Christmas gifts makes one recall favorite presents received in years gone by. In the days before everything electronic, one holiday brought a Hot Wheels race track. Another year, Santa apparently sent a BB gun first to a grandfather to do something that made it impossible to shoot actual Bbs. Then there was the chemistry set used unsuccessfully to concoct a special formula to blow up things. Thinking back to all sorts of gifts (including ugly sweaters) brings a series of chuckles and fond memories. S.C. House Speaker Pro Tem Tommy Pope, R-York, particularly recalls getting Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, which he says were a lot sturdier than the ones offered now: “You could take out your aggression on your siblings and ‘knock their block off’ without getting a beating from your parents,” he said. “Considering this was the era of Jarts (lawn darts) and BB-gun and bottlerocket fights, my parents

he 859-acre data center complex proposed by developers to be built east of I-95 at the headwaters of the Ashepoo River outside Walterboro, if it goes forward, will be the gravest threat to the ACE Basin in its relatively short history. The proposed complex would be built off Cooks Hill Road on a Weyerhauser timber tract that is a neighbor to the Isiah United Methodist Church and several quail plantations. The developers, Eagle Rock Partners, whose website boasts they “find value in land,” recently withdrew — in the face of the citizens of Jones County, Ga.’s opposition — a similar application there. Clearly, they learned a lesson in Georgia: to minimize opposition, keep the project as quiet as possible for as long as possible. But the secret’s out now, and it was standing room only at the 470-seat Colleton County Civic Center auditorium last Thursday night where a worked-

holiday cheer because of our gifts,” Bailey said. “So my favorite gift is seeing the joy of these families.” Charleston philanthropist Linda Ketner says she loved the red bike with training wheels she got when she was about 5: “I lost my mind! It represented that I was a ‘big girl,’ and it represented freedom and ANDY BRACK adventure,” she said. “We lived in a very small town at that point, with were probably relieved we were lots of dirt roads, few drivers and playing Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots no predators. Once those wheels – even though we were in the house were off, I probably clocked 20,000 making noise. At least no one had miles on that bike in the first year!” to go to the emergency room!” Easley pundit Chip Felkel reSenate Minority Leader Brad members a drum set he received Hutto, D-Orangeburg, has a vivid as a boy in Kingstree. Southern holiday favorite: “Mine For former Charleston Mayor was getting a shotgun at ChristJohn Tecklenburg, the magic gift mas when I was 12 and killing a was a harmonica he got in first deer that afternoon.” grade that he says “led to my Former state Rep. Jimmy Bailey musical ‘career.’” of Charleston said his favorite For Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Christmas memory was of providHaynie, holiday memories are ing presents to youths who might filled with love and joy from his not otherwise have gotten gifts. grandmother’s home in Belton: “Several years ago, my son was “One year, Christmas Day was very approached by a lady who told him cold, and that night as I lay under she and her children experienced a big warm quilt trying to get to

sleep in a house full of family and joy, I heard a train whistle echoing through the rolling hills of the Piedmont. I told myself at that moment as a child that my grandmother's house was the absolute most magical place for Christmas. That was more than half a century ago, and I still feel that way today.” Incoming Charleston City Council member Leslie Skardon cherishes the memory of a pink-and-white bean bag chair she got when she was 11: “To this day, it serves as a reminder of how engaged my grandparents were in my life, how I have always enjoyed a book and nature, and the joy of being a 13-year old girl dancing with friends.” Former Greenwood editor Richard Whiting also recalled a family treasure: “One of the greatest gifts was in 1966 when my dad returned from his tour of duty in Thailand.” Fair elections advocate Lynn Teague of Columbia remembers a special Madam Alexander doll she got when 4. “I only learned later that my mother had to save money for quite a while to buy her. After

years of doll tea parties and a lot of quality time together, Suzie retired, but she sits even now in my bedroom, a reminder of the best of my childhood and my mother’s love.” Former Lancaster County Administrator Steve Willis apparently had an itch to be a volunteer firefighter when he was about the same age: “My grandmother got me a toy red fire truck that connected to a garden hose and squirted water from the hoses on the truck,” he recalled. “Obviously having such a neat toy meant my friends and I needed things to extinguish. “For a while, my grandmother’s backyard consisted of small burnt areas where we extinguished countless grass fires, toy soldiers, old plastic cars and other miscellaneous items that were sacrificed to the fire gods.” Here’s to a happy holiday season — and a better 2026.

ACE Basin data center fight takes shape

for the purposes of getting it permitted for the nine data center complex, such that if they were successful, they would flip the option to Google or some other data center user. A lot was clearly going on at the county council level BILL RAUCH for a long time before the public was brought in. up crowd growled their By some estimates, the comments to the Colleton proposed facility, when it is County Zoning Board of in full operation, will use as Appeals, and cheered the much electricity as 800,000 angry comments of the households. Anticipating other speakers. that, Santee Cooper has alThe Appeals Board has ready purchased land, Eagle been placed in the uncomRock’s representative said, fortable position of having adjacent to the proposed to determine whether a facility for two substations. special exception should be Moreover, seeing the granted by them to Colleton application coming, the ColCounty’s Rural Development leton County Council in Oc2 zoning that allows data tober amended the county’s centers by special exception. zoning ordinance to include Their process is by statute imposing buffers on parcels public, which is why the granted special exceptions. secret is out at all. Yes, the amendment was Now that they know about passed with public comit, the project’s opponents ments and three readings, as are in for a fight. It was required by statute. But as suggested multiple times at the amendment was being the meeting that Eagle Rock considered, the public had Partners had only optioned not yet been let in on the secret that an 859-acre data the land from Weyerhauser

center complex at the headwaters of the Ashepoo River would be the first entity to have to abide by the amended ordinance. How is it even possible in the 21st Century that buffers could have been the Colleton County Council’s sole misgiving about the project? Colleton County Councilmember Steve Murdaugh, the personal injury attorney, said Friday that the appeals board’s word will be the last word on the matter, unless the developers choose to come to County Council for a development agreement. All other permitting — building, groundwater, electrical, wastewater, etc — will be at the administrative level. All this has given the appearance that the data center is a done deal already. And it is that appearance that has put the appeals board — who are appointed by County Council but who do not answer directly to them — in the hot seat. And it was hot last Thursday. State Senator George E. “Chip” Campson who represents Charleston, Colleton

and Beaufort Counties in the State Senate, and who had clearly not been brought in on the secret plans until recently, warned, for example, of the “risks to the ecology of the Ashepoo River.” “If y’all buy into this, y’all are a bunch of fools,” Ray Bennet, a Walterboro farmer, shouted as the cheers of the crowd drown him out. “It is wrong to allow these for profit groups to steal what isn’t theirs,” lawyer/ politician Mullins McLeod added to more cheers. There were many many more. Some in the crowd wore “Hands off the ACE” stickers. Because it appeared Eagle Rock Partners are just middle men, the crowd was skeptical of any representations they made that the final owner would use, for example, closed-loop water cooling systems to protect the area’s waters, or that their economic benefits estimates that 500 local jobs would be “created” were credible, or that the middle men had either the willingness or the ability to compel

Andy Brack is editor and publisher of the Charleston City Paper and Statehouse Report. Have a comment? Send it to feedback@statehousereport.com.

the facility’s final owner to steer the facility’s massive power generating systems in directions that protect Colleton County’s air. The experience of other communities that have welcomed data centers is that power bills in the community all rise by a lot and fast. But that’s just the beginning of why this one’s a bad idea. The noise pollution, light pollution, air and water pollution and the copycats who will follow will change the face of Colleton County and the ACE Basin forever. The Colleton County Zoning Board of Appeals members should demonstrate they are less easily conned than their appointers, and vote no. At this writing, it had not yet been announced when and where the historic vote on the special exception will be held. Bill Rauch was the Mayor of Beaufort from 1999 to 2008 and has won multiple awards from the S.C. Press Association for his Island News columns. He can be reached at TheRauchReport@gmail.com.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING ART Budding Artist After-School Art Club 4 to 5 p.m., or 5:15 to 6:15 p.m., Mondays/Wednesdays or Tuesday/Thursdays, Happy Art Studio, 10 Sam’s Point Way, Beaufort. Ages 8 to 13. Painting, drawing, clay or crafts. Visit www.happyartstudio.net. BOOKS Books Sandwiched In Noon to 1 p.m., Mondays, Jan. 26, 2026 through March 2, 2026, USCB Center for the Arts, 805 Carteret Street, Beaufort. An active community leader discusses a book that has had an impact on the presenter, with questions and discussion to follow. Free to attendees through generous community sponsorships. Free parking. Our 39th season will showcase the following six experts and notable community leaders speaking about books that inspire them: • Jan. 26: Frank Rodriguez. Superintendent, Beaufort County School District; • Feb. 2: Capt. Tracy R. Isaac, Commanding Officer, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Beaufort; Commanding Officer, Naval Support Facility Beaufort; Director, Naval Hospital Beaufort; • Feb. 9: Capt. Craig Reaves, Commercial shrimper; • Feb. 16: Libby Ricardo, MFA, University of South Carolina at Beaufort Associate Professor of Theater and Interdisciplinary Studies; Program Coordinator for Interdisciplinary Studies; • Feb. 23: Andrew Bridges, President and CEO, NEMOURS Wildlife Foundation; • Mar. 2: Amanda Brewer Dickman, Director, Beaufort County Library. For more information, visit https://friendsofthebeaufortlibrary.com/books-sandwiched-in. CALENDAR Karaoke with Melissa 7:30 p.m. to midnight, Mondays, Tomfoolery, 3436 17 Market, Habersham, Beaufort. Enjoy food and drinks during Karaoke with Melissa. Karaoke with Ali 9 p.m. to midnight, Tuesdays, Luther’s Rare and Well Done, 910 Bay Street, downtown Beaufort. With DJ Ali. Karaoke with Melissa 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Beaufort Moose Lodge, 350 Broad River Blvd, Beaufort. Enjoy food and drinks during Karaoke with Melissa. Eric’s Karaoke Krew 9:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Rosie O’Grady’s, 2127 Boundary Street, Suite 2, Beaufort. Free. Enjoy karaoke with either Parker or Eric. Trivia with Tom – Bricks On Boundary 7 p.m., Every Thursday, Bricks on Boundary, 1422 Boundary St, Beaufort. Free. Team trivia event, win house cash and Beer Bucket prizes! For more information, visit https://rb.gy/o9nhwe. Eric’s Karaoke Krew 7 p.m., Thursdays, Amvets Post 70, 1831 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Free. Public is welcome. Enjoy Karaoke. Dinner will be available. Bluffton Night Bazaar — a Lowcountry Made Market 5 to 8 p.m., first Thursday of each month, Burnt Church Distillery, 120 Bluffton Road. A highly curated selection of accessories, clothing, home goods, custom gifts and more by local artists and makers. Habersham Farmers Market 3 to 6 p.m., Fridays, Habersham Marketplace. Vendor roster includes B&E Farm, Cottonwood Soap, Flower Power Treats, Hardee Greens, Megs Sweet Treats, Vitamin Bee, Lady’s Island Oyster Company, Pet Wants. Eric’s Karaoke Krew 9 p.m., Fridays, Highway 21 Bar, 3436 Trask Pkwy, Beaufort. Free. Enjoy Karaoke with Lt. Dan. Eric’s Karaoke Krew 9:30 p.m., Fridays, Rosie O’Grady’s, 2127 Boundary Street, Suite 2, Beaufort. Free. Enjoy Karaoke with Parker. Karaoke with Melissa 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Fridays, R Bar & Grill, 70 Pennington Drive, Bluffton. Enjoy food and drinks during Karaoke with Melissa. Port Royal Farmers Market 9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, year round, Naval Heritage Park, 1615 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Rain or shine. You will find fresh, local,

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seasonal produce, shrimp, oysters, poultry, beef, pork, eggs, bread and cheese, as well as plants, ferns, camellias, azaleas, citrus trees and beautiful, fresh cut flower bouquets. There are prepared food vendors serving barbecue, dumplings, she crab soup, crab cakes, paella, coffee, baked goods, bagels and breakfast sandwiches. No pets allowed. For more information, visit http://www.portroyalfarmersmarket.com/, visit @ portroyalfarmersmarket on Facebook or call 843-295-0058. Slip and Splash Saturdays 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturdays, Battery Creek Pool, 1 Blue Dolphin Drive, Beaufort, and Bluffton Pool, 55 Pritchard Street, Bluffton. $5 per person. Stay busy for hours climbing on our inflatable challenge track. Eric’s Karaoke Krew 7 p.m., Saturdays, The Beaufort Moose Lodge, 350 Broad River Blvd., Beaufort. Free. Enjoy karaoke with Lt. Dan. Come early at 6 p.m. for Steak Night. Eric’s Karaoke Krew 9:30 p.m., Saturdays, Rosie O’Grady’s, 2127 Boundary Street, Suite 2, Beaufort. Free. Enjoy karaoke with Eric. Teddy Bear Picnic Read-Aloud 9 a.m. to noon, 1st Saturday each month, Port Royal Farmer’s Market, Corner of Ribaut Road & Pinckney Blvd, Port Royal. Free. DAYLO Students and other volunteers will read to young children, who are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animals. Karaoke with Melissa 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month, Peaceful Henry’s Cigar Bar, 181 Bluffton Road, Bluffton. Enjoy food and drinks during Karaoke with Melissa. DANCE Lowcountry Shaggers 6 to 9 p.m., Mondays, Albergotti Grill, Holiday Inn, 2225 Boundary Street. Shag lessons with Tommy & Sheri O’Brien and others. Occasional ballroom and once-a-month line dancing. Beginner, intermediate and advanced lessons. Open dancing after lessons. Visit www. lowcountryshaggers.com of email lowcountryshaggers@aol.com. The Beaufort Shag Club 6:30 to 9 p.m., Wednesdays, AmVets Club, 1831 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Free lessons for members from 6 to 6:30 p.m. We also host a dance the second Saturday of each month from 7 to 10 p.m. Lessons will run September through May only. Visit our FaceBook page (beaufortshagclub) for current events. HEALTH AND WELLNESS BEMER Longevity Technology 9 a.m., Wednesdays via Zoom. Seen the buzz on “life span VS health span?” Want to grow better, not older? Haven’t heard of BEMER yet? Come for Q&A about how this longevity-enhancing medical device can enhance your health, fitness and overall well-being in just 8 minutes, 2 times a day. Offered by BEMER Specialist - Human & Equine, Elizabeth Bergmann. Text 410-212-1468 to get the Zoom link. Free. Rooted Beaufort Yoga classes 5:30 to 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, Cypress Wetlands, Port Royal; 9 to 10:15 a.m., Whitehall Park or Pigeon Point Park. Rooted Beaufort is a collective of local Yoga teachers who host outdoor yoga classes and donation-based events with proceeds being donated locally on a rotating basis. HISTORY Beaufort History Museum at the Arsenal 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturdays, 713 Craven St, Beaufort. General Admission for Adults $8, Seniors $7, Active Duty Military and College Students with ID $5. Children/Teens younger than 18 Free. Explore and experience more than 500 years of Beaufort History with knowledgeable docent guided tours. The Historic Port Royal Museum 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or upon request, Thursdays through Sundays, The Historic Port Royal Museum, 1634 Paris Ave. The museum features the turn-of-the-century businesses and industries of Port Royal: Shrimping, crabbing, oystering, the railroad, the school and the mercantile. Great gifts featuring local artists are available. For more information. visit www.portroyalhistory.org, email historicportroyalfoundation@gmail.com or call 843-524-4333. Tour Historic Fort Fremont Dawn to dusk, Monday through

Sunday, The Fort Fremont Preserve, 1124 Land’s End Road, St. Helena Island. Free and open to the public. The History Center is open Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m., Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Visitors can learn about the fort’s history during the Spanish-American War through interpretive signs, self-guided walking tours with a smart phone, exhibits in the history center, and docent-led tours. For more information visit www. fortfremont.org or contact Passive Parks Manager Stefanie Nagid at snagid@bcgov.net. LIBRARY ACTIVITIES “Hidden Gems” Book Club 3 p.m., third Monday of each month, St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island. Free. So many books, so little time. St. Helena staff have uncovered some great titles to get you started on your “hidden gem” journey. Join us for lively discussions and coffee or tea. No registration required. Career Navigator 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Tuesday, Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort. Free one-on-one resume writing and job application assistance with a Career Navigator from Palmetto Goodwill. No appointments necessary. For more information call 843-2556458. Bridge Club 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays, Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort. Join us if you want to learn a new game, practice your skills, or need more players. Call the Beaufort Branch Library at 843-255-6458 for more information. Mah Jongg Open Play 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursdays, St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island. Already know the basics of this fun and popular tile game? Join others for open play – all materials supplied. Cards may be purchased at nationalmahjonggleague.org. Mahjong Club 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fridays, Beaufort Library, 311 Scott Street. All levels of players are welcome. Feel free to bring your own mahjong sets. Plan to meet every week. For more information, call the Beaufort Branch Library at 843-2556458. MEETINGS Beaufort Lions Club 6 p.m., first and third Monday of every month, St John's Lutheran Church, 157 Lady's Island Drive, Beaufort. For more information, visit thebeaufortlionsclub@gmail. com or follow on Facebook/Instagram/Nextdoor. PFLAG Savannah – Beaufort Peer Group 6:30 p.m., first Tuesday of every month, Fellowship Hall, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Beaufort (UUFB), 178 Sams Point Road, Beaufort. Free. The group will be moderated by Rick Hamilton and Kay Carr. The provides advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community, family, peers, and allies in the Lowcountry. The peer group provides a safe and strictly confidential environment for LGBTQ+ individuals, their families, friends, and allies to discuss the challenges faced in coming out or being out in neighborhoods, the workplace, school, or church. The organization offers resources for counseling, educating, and advocating to achieve an equitable, inclusive community where every LGBTQ+ person is safe, celebrated, empowered, and loved. Minors under the age of 18 are required to come with an adult parent, guardian, or mentor. Additional information about peer groups, membership, donations, and volunteering is on the website www.PFLAGSavannah.org and on Facebook. Beaufort Chapter of America’s Boating Club 6 p.m., 2nd Tuesday of most months, at various Beaufort/Port Royal venues. Regular meetings begin with a Social, followed by Dinner and often include an exciting Guest Speaker from the Lowcountry. For Meeting Information or Educational Opportunities, please contact Paul Gorsuch, Administrative Officer at admino@ beaufortboatingclub.com. Boat ownership is not required, however a passion for safe responsible boating is mandatory. Zonta Club of Beaufort 6 p.m., 4th Tuesday of each month, Smokehouse, Port Royal. Rotary Club of Sea Island lunch meeting 12:15 p.m., 2nd and 4th Tuesday

of each month, Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady’s Island Drive, Lady’s Island. Social gathering every 3rd Tuesday at 5:30 pm, locations vary and posted on our website. For more information, visit www.seaislandrotary.org. Rotary Club of Sea Island social gathering 5:30 p.m., 3rd Tuesday of each month, locations vary and posted on our website. For more information, visit www.seaislandrotary. org. Beaufort Rotary Club Noon, Wednesdays, Sea Island Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 81 Lady’s Island Drive, Lady’s Island. Catered buffet lunch, followed by a guest speaker. Prospective members welcome. For further information and upcoming speakers, please visit website www.beaufortrotaryclub.org. The Beaufort Trailblazers – A Volunteer Group 8 a.m., first Thursday each month, University Bikes, Beaufort. Anyone interested in supporting or building off-road/dirt/wilderness mountain biking/jogging/ walking trails near is encouraged to attend. For more information, call 843-575-0021 or email universitybicycles@hotmail.com. Parents Alienated By Their Adult Children 10 a.m., Thursdays & 6 p.m., Fridays, Lowcountry Outreach Center, 80 Lady's Island Drive, Beaufort. This is a 12-step support group for Parents Alienated By Their Adult Children and is based on the international group, Parents Alienation Advocates (PAA). Contact Marye Jo Hartley or Greg Hartley at 703-966-2014 for more information. Emotions Anonymous International local group meeting 4 p.m, Thursdays, via Zoom. Emotions Anonymous International, (EAI), is a nonprofit program designed to help people with emotional difficulties. It has a chapter in the Lowcountry and members want others who feel the need to know they are welcome to participate. There is no charge to participate. They are based on the 12 steps and 12 traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous and follow a specific format designed to provide the support and tools for navigating life’s painful difficulties. All are welcome. Anyone interested in participating may contact the group via email at EALowcountry@ gmail.com or call or text Laurie at 252- 917-7082. For more information on EAI visit www.emotionsanonymous.org. Al-Anon Beaufort County 7:30 p.m., Thursdays, 80 Lady’s Island Drive in Beaufort. “Do you worry about how much someone drinks? Is it affecting your life? You are not alone. Al-Anon Beaufort Serenity Group offers help and hope. Join the group in Beaufort, or visit the Lowcountry page at https://bit.ly/3HvksaF for more times and locations. Rotary Club of the Lowcountry 7:30 a.m., Fridays, Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady's Island Dr., Ladys' Island. Catered breakfast from local chef. Speakers weekly. Occasional social events replace Friday mornings, but will be announced on our website, www.rotaryclubofthelowcountrybeaufort.org. MUSIC Campfire Tyler 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sundays, The Fillin’ Station, Lady’s Island. Lowcountry Wind Symphony rehearsals 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesdays, Beaufort High School Band Room. The Lowcountry Wind Symphony, a 65-member concert band, invites new members. Woodwind, Brass, Percussion. Open to adults and talented high school youth. For more information, email director@lowcountrywindsymphony. com or call 843-304-0543. Live entertainment 7 to 11 p.m., Wednesdays, Luther’s Rare and Well Done, 910 Bay Street, downtown Beaufort. Chris Jones 7 to 11 p.m., Thursdays, Luther’s Rare and Well Done, 910 Bay Street, downtown Beaufort. Habersham Third Fridays Music on Market 5 to 8 p.m., third Friday of the month, Habersham Marketplace. Live entertainment 9 p.m. to midnight, Fridays & Saturdays, Luther’s Rare and Well Done, 910 Bay Street, downtown Beaufort.

OUTDOORS/NATURE Free master naturalist tour of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands Noon to 1:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 26, 1700 Paris Avenue, Port Royal. Take a tour of the Port Royal Cypress Wetlands with Master Naturalist Jill Moore. Moore, a certified master naturalist and founder of Moore2Life, provides nature-based programs to local residents, communities, and tourists here in the magnificent Lowcountry – a setting unlike any place on Earth. Tours are free to the public. Please RSVP at https:// friendsofportroyalcypresswetlands.org/tours/. Free boating inspections Get a free vessel safety check by local members of the America's Boating Club of Beaufort. If your boat passes, you will receive a VSC decal to mount on your boat that will be visible to other boaters and maritime law enforcement personnel. Email Safety@beaufortboatingclub. com. The Beaufort Tree Walk Lady’s Island Garden Club invites you to take a meandering walk through the Historic “Old Point” and enjoy some unique and noteworthy trees. The “Walk” takes about an hour, is a little over a mile starting at the corner of Craven & Carteret streets in Morrall Park and concluding in Waterfront Park. Booklets with map and information about each tree are available free at the Visitors Center in the historic Arsenal on Craven Street. Tours of Hunting Island Every Tuesday, Hunting Island State Park, 2555 Sea Island Pkwy. Free, park entry fees apply. Sponsored by Friends of Hunting Island Keeper Ted and his team. For more information call the Hunting Island Nature Center at 843-8387437. RECYCLING Computer recycling program St. Andrew by the Sea Methodist Church, 20 Pope Avenue, Hilton Head Island. St. Andrew by the Sea has started a program where your trashed computer is wiped clean of all data and recycled to Missioncentral.org — a 100% charity cause. SEWING/QUILTING American Needlepoint Guild Meeting 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1st Tuesday each month. The Hilton Head Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild welcomes anyone, beginner or experienced stitcher, who is interested in needlepoint to join us for stitching, learning and fellowship. For more information, please contact us at hiltonheadislandchapter@needlepoint.org. Embroidery Guild of America Meeting Second Tuesday of every month, Palmetto Electric Community Room, Hardeeville. The Lowcountry Chapter of the Embroidery Guild of America welcomes anyone, beginner or experienced stitcher, who is interested in any type of embroidery including needlepoint, cross-stitch, surface and beaded embroidery, hardanger, bargello, sashiko, etc., to join us for stitching, learning and fellowship. For more information, please contact us at lowcountrychapter@egacarolinas.org. SPORTS/GAMES ACBL Duplicate Bridge Club 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., Tuesdays, Carteret Street. Events will be held weekly. Contact Director and Club Manager Susan DeFoe at 843-597-2541 for location. Charity card game 3:30 p.m., first Tuesday of each month, Mangiamo‘s Pizza, 2000 Main Street, Hilton Head Island. The Hilton Head liberal men’s group is sponsoring a free social/ charity event with a fun, easy to learn card game. A percentage of the money spent on food and drink goes to the charity of our choice. Come socialize, have fun, and support a good cause. Reserve a spot by texting Dave Desjardins at 202-460-5286. Bridge Club 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays, Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort. Join us if you want to learn a new game, practice your skills, or need more players. Call the Beaufort Branch Library at 843-255-6458 for more information. Beaufort Masters Swim Team 6 to 7 a.m., Monday through Friday, Wardle Family Port Royal YMCA. Coached practices. Ages 18 & older, all skill & speed levels, no prior swim team experience needed. Visit lowcountryswimming.com for more information.

LOCAL MILITARY

MCAS Beaufort Festival of Trees

Civilian staff with Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort pick out decorations, Nov. 18, 2025, during a Festival of Trees competition at MCAS Beaufort. The Festival of Trees event brings different squadrons on MCAS Beaufort together in a friendly competition that strengthens unit pride, builds teamwork, and boosts morale. Lance Cpl. Julius Hackney/USMC

U.S. service members and civilian staff with Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, pose for a photo Nov. 18, 2025, after winning a Festival of Trees competition at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. Lance Cpl. Julius Hackney/USMC

How to file for VA service-connected disability “Tax-Free” compensation for a burn pit disability condition T he first three articles in this series of six covered general information a veteran should know when preparing to file a claim for service-connected disability compensation. You can read the first three articles in this series in The Island News archives at https://www.yourislandnews.com and click on “Military.”

Use a VA-accredited representative Veterans should realize, after reading the first three articles in this series, that filing a claim for military service-connected disability compensation is complicated and should be done with the help of a VA-accredited Veterans Service Representative (VSO), or, in some cases, a VA-accredited Attorney or Claims Agent.

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exposed the veteran to the hazard, and • The veteran did not receive a dishonorable discharge.

Ways a veteran may have been exposed to environmental hazards The VA has determined that many health conditions (called Presumptive conditions) are connected to burn pits and other toxins in Afghanistan, Iraq, and certain other areas. Those hazards Exposure to burn pits and other include: • Burn pits and other toxic exspecific environmental hazards posures in Afghanistan, Iraq, The VA’s webpage “Exposure to and certain other areas. Burn Pits and Other Specific En• A large sulfur fire at Mishrag vironmental Hazards” at https:// State Sulfur Mine near Mosul, bit.ly/4quDIG7 states that VA Iraq. disability compensation provides • Hexavalent chromium at the tax-free monthly payments. If a Qarmat Ali water treatment veteran has a health condition plant in Basra, Iraq. caused by exposure to burn pits • Pollutants from a waste inor other specific hazards in the air, cinerator near the Naval Air soil, or water during their service, Facility at Atsugi, Japan. they may be eligible for: • Service-connected disability Presumptive conditions compensation. Compensafor toxic exposure tion can exceed $4,500.00 To get a VA disability rating, per month, tax-free, for a the veteran’s disability must service-connection rating of connect to their military service. 100% depending on the numFor many health conditions, the ber of eligible dependents. veteran must prove that their • VA healthcare and other VA service caused the condition. benefits and services. However, for some conditions, the VA automatically assumes Eligibility requirements for (or “presumes”) that the veteran’s VA disability compensation service caused their condition. A veteran may be eligible for The VA calls these “presumptive disability compensation if they conditions.” meet each of the following three The VA considers a condition requirements: presumptive when it is estab• The veteran has been lished by law or regulation. If diagnosed with an illness or a veteran has a presumptive other health condition that condition, they do not need to is caused by exposure to a prove that their service caused the specific toxic hazard in the condition. The veteran only needs air, soil, or water, and • The veteran served on to meet the service requirements active duty in a location that for the presumption.

What burn pit and other toxic exposure conditions are presumptive? The VA has added more than 20 burn pit and other toxic exposure presumptive conditions based on the PACT Act. This Act expands benefits for Gulf War era and post9/11 Veterans. These cancers are now presumptive: • Brain cancer • Gastrointestinal cancer of any type • Glioblastoma • Genitourinary cancer • Head cancer of any type • Hematologic and lymphatic cancers • Lymphoma of any type • Melanoma • Neck cancer of any type • Pancreatic cancer • Reproductive cancer of any type • Respiratory (breathing-related) cancer of any type Learn more about presumptive cancers related to burn pits at “Presumptive Cancers Related to Burn Pit Exposure” at https://bit. ly/3MYsco6. The VA considers these *types of cancers presumptive and related to burn pit exposure: • Brain and brain stem cancers (including glioblastoma and other brain cancers) • Head cancers of any type (including cancers of the scalp, face, mouth, aural areas, lips, and hard or soft palate) • Neck cancers of any type (including cancers of the neck, pharynx, and larynx) • Spinal cord cancers that affect the cervical spine (neck region) * Note: This is not a complete list of brain, neck, and nervous system cancers. The VA considers these two glioblastomas (Brain Cancers) to be presumptive: Primary glioblastoma and Secondary glioblastoma. The VA considers these astrocytomas (Brain Cancers) to be presumptive: • Anaplastic astrocytoma • Brain stem glioma • Diffuse astrocytoma • Pilocytic astrocytoma • Pineal astrocytic tumors

EDITOR’S NOTE

This article is the fourth in a series of six.

• Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma The VA considers the following *other brain cancers presumptive: • Ependymomas (cellular, clear cell, papillary, RELA fusion-positive, and tanycytic) • Malignant pineal gland • Mixed gliomas (Oligoastrocytoma) • Oligodendrogliomas • Pituitary carcinoma * Note: This is not a complete list of brain, neck, and nervous system cancers. The VA considers these ear and eye cancers to be presumptive: Ceruminous adenoma and Rhabdomyosarcoma. The VA also considers these *eye cancers as presumptive: • Carcinoid tumors of the orbit and ocular adnexa • Eye and ocular adnexa cancers (ciliary body, eyelid, iris, optic disc, retina, vitreous, and orbit tumors) • Melanomas of the eye (choroidal melanoma, conjunctival melanoma, and iris melanoma) • Neuroendocrine tumors of the orbit * Note: This is not a complete list of presumptive ear and eye cancers.

coma, lymphoma, plasmacytoma, sarcoma, and squamous cell carcinoma) • Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma • Oropharyngeal cancer (including lymphoepithelioma, lymphoma, minor salivary gland tumors, salivary gland cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, and tonsillar cancer)

The VA also considers these mouth, neck, and throat cancers presumptive: • Pharyngeal cancer (including basaloid squamous cell carcinoma, keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma, and non-keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma) • Salivary gland cancer (including acinic cell carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified or “NOS,” mucoepidermoid carcinoma, polymorphous adenocarcinoma, and secretory carcinoma) • Thyroid cancer (including anaplastic, follicular, medullary, and papillary) • Tongue cancer (including adenoid cystic carcinoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, and polymorphous low-grade carcinoma) The VA considers these skin cancers of the mouth and neck presumptive: Basal cell carcinoma of the skin, Melanoma, and Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. This isn’t a complete list of presumptive mouth and neck cancers.

The VA considers these mouth, neck, and throat cancers presumptive: • Hypopharyngeal cancer Continued next week. (including adenoid cystic carcinoma, lymphoma, mucoLarry Dandridge is a Vietnam War wounded epidermoid carcinoma, and warrior, disabled veteran, ex-Enlisted squamous cell carcinoma) Infantryman, ex-Warrant Officer Pilot, and • Jaw cancer (including ameloretired Lt. Colonel. He is a past VA-accredited blastic carcinoma, clear cell VSO, a Patient Adviser at Charleston and odontogenic carcinoma, ghost Durham VA Hospitals, a Fisher House cell odontogenic carcinoma, Charleston/Friends of Fisher House Charleston multiple myeloma, odontoGoodwill Ambassador, and the Veterans genic carcinosarcoma, odonBenefits Adviser for his local Association of the togenic sarcoma, osteosarU.S. Army (AUSA) Chapter and Cary, N.C., coma, primary intraosseous VFW Post 7383. Larry is also the author of carcinoma, and squamous cell the award-winning “Blades of Thunder (Book carcinoma) One)” and a contributing freelance writer with The Island News. Contact him at LDandridge@ • Laryngeal cancer (including earthlink.net or 843-276-7164. adenocarcinoma, chondrosarJANUARY 1–7, 2026

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENT TO SELL Name and address of Purchaser: SEE EXHIBIT A, A fee simple undivided ownership interest (SEE EXHIBIT A) in the Project as tenants(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established by that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312- 1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number (SEE EXHIBIT A). You are currently in default under certain provisions for the mortgage referenced in Exhibit A. The total amount presently delinquent, with Attorney fees and costs is listed below in Exhibit A. As provided for in paragraph 4. of the aforementioned mortgage, the lien-holder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-32-325, S.C. CODE ANN., 1976, AS AMENDED, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING: IF YOU FAIL TO CURE THE DEFAULT OR TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION WITH REGARD TO THIS MATTER WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH A NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE. HOWEVER, UNDER THE NONJUDICIAL PROCEDURE, YOU WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT OR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. YOU MAY OBJECT TO THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE THROUGH THE NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE AND REQUIRE FORECLOSURE OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST TO PROCEED THROUGH THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. AN OBJECTION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRTY-DAY TIME PERIOD. YOU MUST STATE THE REASON FOR YOUR OBJECTION AND INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS ON THE WRITTEN OBJECTION. IN A JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR OBJECTION, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT AND PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IF THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE RESULTING FROM THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. FURTHERMORE, YOU ALSO MAY BE SUBJECT TO A PERSONAL MONEY JUDGMENT FOR THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER IN THE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THERE IS COMPLETE ABSENCE OF A JUSTIFIABLE ISSUE OF EITHER LAW OR FACT RAISED BY YOUR OBJECTIONS OR DEFENSES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE YOUR DEFAULT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE SALE OF YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, BY PAYMENT OF ALL PAST DUE LOAN PAYMENTS OR ASSESSMENTS, ACCRUED INTEREST, LATE FEES, TAXES, AND ALL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE LIENHOLDER AND TRUSTEE, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEFAULT. Any response or inquiry should be made in writing to King Cunningham, LLC, Attn: Jeffrey W. King, Esq. who is serving as Trustee in this matter, at the following address: 1000 2nd Ave S, Ste 325, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582. EXHIBIT “A” Owner(s), Address, TS Interest, Interval Control No. (Unit, Week, OEB), Deed BK/PG, MTG BK/PG, Default Amount, Costs, Attorney Fee, Total Amount Due, Per Diem; JANESSA LANEA BONNETT , 112 GOLD AVE SW APT 2, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49504, 0.0073861610410129%, U1504-W5E, 4369/1365, 4369/1370, $15,809.88, $10.26, $450, $15,920.14, $7.82.; PHILLIP DEWAYNE HICKS , 1616 KESHIA WAY, KNOXVILLE, TN 37932-1981, 0.0147723220820258%, U1106 -W5B, 3609/1827, 3609/1832, $5,862.98, $10.26, $450, $5,973.24, $2.51.; MICHELLE A PATRICK-DANDRIDGE&CARL E DANDRIDGE, 225 W BERKLEY ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191444201, 0.0073861610410129%, U1102 -W4O, 4359/3102, 4359/3107, $15,799.47, $10.26, $450, $15,909.73, $8.58. TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE 95-37-1 Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, KING CUNNINGHAM, LLC, to sell the below described Properties at Public Auction to the highest bidders for cash on 1/8/2026 beginning at 9:30 A.M. The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910. Property Descriptions: A fee simple undivided interest (SEE EXHIBIT "A") in the Project as tenant(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES,

as established in that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number (SEE EXHIBIT "A"). The names and notice address of the obligor(s), record owner(s) of the timeshare estate (if different from the obligor(s), and junior interest or lienholder(s) (if applicable) (hereinafter referred to as “Obligors”) are identified in Exhibit “A”. The sale of the Properties is to satisfy the defaults in payment by the Obligors of the obligations secured by those certain Mortgages to HHI Development, LLC as recorded in the records of Beaufort County, South Carolina and detailed in Exhibit “A”. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGES, including accrued interest and late charges now owing along with a per diem amount to account for further accrual of interest and late charges are detailed in Exhibit “A”, together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidders shall be required to pay, in cash or certified funds, at the time of the bid, unless the successful bidder is the Creditor, which shall reserve a credit against its bid for the Total Owing as set forth in Exhibit “A”. The successful bidders shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. KING CUNNINGHAM, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for HHI Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, (843)-249-0777. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s), Address, TS Interest, TS Interval Control No., MTG BK/PG, Default Amount, Trustee’s Fee, Interest, Total Amount Due, Per Diem- DEBORAH A HAGGARD-ROSSE&RICHARD BARNETT ROSSE 3402 SIESTA DR, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042, 0.0147723220820258%, U1609-W23B, 3705/2098, $13,318.64, $450, $171, $621.00, $4.38; JOHN A BARCIKOWSKI&PEGGY A BARCIKOWSKI 205 W MENNONITE RD, AURORA, OH 44202, 0.0147723220820258%, U1307-W7B, 3609/59, $7,066.83, $450, $171, $621.00, $2.33; RICHARD LYNN RICKS&PAULETTE LURAINE RICKS 54 RED FOX LN, FLAGLER BEACH, FL 32136-4303, 0.0147723220820258%, U2601-W36B, 4126/1138, $32,975.94, $450, $171, $621.00, $12.05; LUANN LOUISE EMERSON&WILLIAM HALLING EMERSON W3420 STATE ROAD 29, SPRING VALLEY, WI 54767, 0.0147723220820258%, U2303W42B, 4219/209, $28,481.66, $450, $171, $621.00, $10.18; BARBARA GRAHAM&ROBERT B GRAHAM 7551 WOODLAND AVE, HUDSON, OH 44236-1442, 0.0147723220820258%, U2604-W26B, 4197/854, $51,668.31, $450, $171, $621.00, $18.12; TEWANDA DAVIS 4362 ALDERWOOD DR, ST LOUIS, MO 63033, 0.0073861610410129%, U2107-W6O, 4208/1311, $9,087.54, $450, $171, $621.00, $4.58. TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE 95-37-2 Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, KING CUNNINGHAM, LLC, to sell the below described Properties at Public Auction to the highest bidders for cash on 1/8/2026 beginning at 9:30 A.M. The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910. Property Descriptions: A fee simple undivided interest (SEE EXHIBIT "A") in the Project as tenant(s) in common with the holders of other undivided interests in and to the timeshare property known as MBV VACATION SUITES, as established in that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for MBV Vacation Suites, recorded at Book 3406, Pages 1312-1365, et seq., of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number (SEE EXHIBIT "A"). The names and notice address of the obligor(s), record owner(s) of the timeshare estate (if different from the obligor(s), and junior interest or lienholder(s) (if applicable) (hereinafter referred to as “Obligors”) are identified in Exhibit “A”. The sale of the Properties is to satisfy the defaults in payment by the Obligors of the obligations secured by those certain Mortgages to HHI Development, LLC as recorded in the records of Beaufort County, South Carolina and detailed in Exhibit “A”. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGES, including accrued interest and late charges now owing along with a per diem

amount to account for further accrual of interest and late charges are detailed in Exhibit “A”, together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidders shall be required to pay, in cash or certified funds, at the time of the bid, unless the successful bidder is the Creditor, which shall reserve a credit against its bid for the Total Owing as set forth in Exhibit “A”. The successful bidders shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. KING CUNNINGHAM, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for HHI Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, (843)-249-0777. EXHIBIT “A” – NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Owner(s), Address, TS Interest, TS Interval Control No., MTG BK/PG, Default Amount, Trustee’s Fee, Interest, Total Amount Due, Per Diem- OLLIE LITT 195 RIVERBROOKE RD, COVINGTON, GA 300165811, 0.0073861610410129%, U1407-W48E, 3586/3086, $4,028.99, $450, $171, $621.00, $1.52; JHANELLE AKELIA ADAMS&PHILLIP CURTIS ADAMS III 817 TRAMORE CT, ACWORTH, GA 30102-3903, 0.0073861610410129%, U1503-W1E, 4185/1044, $12,244.04, $450, $171, $621.00, $5.37; IAN ROMERO&TRACY LYNN ROMERO 225 LONGWOOD DR, STAFFORD, VA 22556, 0.0073861610410129%, U2109-W31O, 4214/258, $31,293.86, $450, $171, $621.00, $15.62; SUSAN E GRONEMEYER 30275 SETTERFELD CIR, BOERNE, TX 78015-2101, 0.0073861610410129%, U1306-W34E, 3831/225, $17,771.83, $450, $171, $621.00, $6.15; KAREY WHITAKER PARKER 704 YORK ST, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27803-1943, 0.0073861610410129%, U2401-W2O, 4215/2175, $13,597.59, $450, $171, $621.00, $5.81; LINA FANG&HARRY L FANG 171 HOWARD AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10301-4400, 0.0147723220820258%, U1208-W31B, U1208-W32B, U1208-W34B, U1209-W35B, 3457/2499, $24,570.82, $450, $171, $621.00, $10.1; BRENDA LYNCH MAHALEY&JAMES ROBERT MAHALEY 589 PARK SPRINGS RD, PROVIDENCE, NC 27315-9586, 0.0147723220820258%, U1609-W24B, U1610-W26B, 3666/41, $58,730.58, $450, $171, $621.00, $19.09; SHAWNTRICKA LASHEIKA BURGESS&DOMINIC TRAVANTI PRESSLEY 112 CASH AVE, LAKE CITY, SC 295603407, 0.0073861610410129%, U2307 -W6E, 4155/2506, $10,936.96, $450, $171, $621.00, $5.73; JOHN EDWARD COOPER&CAROLYN FAYE COOPER 129 ROYAL CREST DR, COLUMBIA, SC 29229-9077, 0.0073861610410129%, U2305 -W3E, 4248/1032, $14,766.97, $450, $171, $621.00, $5.74; BRENDA L MAHALEY&JAMES R MAHALEY 589 PARK SPRINGS RD, PROVIDENCE, NC 27315-9586, 0.0147723220820258%, U1208 -W18B, 4321/1682, $57,088.14, $450, $171, $621.00, $23.65;BENJAMIN KEITH HEMPHILL&DIANNE BECK HEMPHILL 1050 DIVIDING RIDGE ROAD, DUCK HILL, MS 38925, 0.0073861610410129%, U1403 -W2O, 4389/3334, $14,505.58, $450, $171, $621.00, $6.35;RICKY JOE KENNON&ANN MARIE LUDLOW KENNON 811 COPPERAS DR, CALDWELL, TX 77836-2102, 0.0147723220820258%, U1303-W52B, U1206-W51B, 4434/142, $87,353.99, $450, $171, $621.00, $36.37;ARNOLD G MURRAY 1524 38TH ST SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20020, 0.0147723220820258%, U1206 -W48B, 3873/818, $10,365.83, $450, $171, $621.00, $4.73;DAVID LEE HORTON 528 SYCAMORE LN, RICHLANDS, VA 246413088, 0.0073861610410129%, U1103 -W38E, 4126/1454, $17,903.55, $450, $171, $621.00, $8;LOUIS C SHAW&VALERIE SHAW 164 KNOCH ROAD, SAXONBURG, PA 16056, 0.0147723220820258%, U1503-W27B, U1507-W27B, U2109-W33B, 4292/2703, $156,795.52, $450, $171, $621.00, $79.55.; BERNARDO SANTIAGO GOTIANSE&NEDDIE PASCUAL GOTIANSE 828 BRIGHTON CT, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23464-3215, 0.0147723220820258%, U1401 -W32B, 3467/1450, $3,155.30, $450, $171, $621.00, $0.95. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Club Owners' Association, Inc., v. Jasmine Walker 4514 TRIUMPH DR SW CONCORD NC 28027-2711 (“Owner”) Contract number 10660709. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck,

Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: Jasmine Walker And Junior Lienholders and An undivided 1/51 fractional interest in Unit No.3911 , Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, lying, situate and being in Sea Pines Plantation, on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated February 20, 1990, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina on March 8, 1990 in Deed Book 547 at Page 1082, and by reference to that certain plat entitled AsBuilt Survey of Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., said plat being dated February 27, 1990 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Plat Book 38 at Page 51. And also, all rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above described property as set forth in the Master Deed and By-Laws of the Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime. And also, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to the Owner Use Period 5, as contained in that certain Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions for Floating Time (hereinafter referred to as Supplemental Declaration), which is attached as Exhibit H to the above-reference Master Deed. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4431/1672 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on March 8, 1990 in Deed Book 547 at Page 1082, as supplemented or amended (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in Article XX(B) of the Master Deed,the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $4,136.88. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Club Owners' Association, Inc., v. Elizabeth V. Hopper and Don T. Hopper 140 BREEZY POINTE LN LEESVILLE SC 29070 (“Owner”) Contract number 31805. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: Elizabeth V. Hopper and Don T. Hopper And Junior Lienholders and An undivided 1/51 fractional interest in Unit No.3917 , Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, lying, situate and being in Sea Pines Plantation, on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated February 20, 1990, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina on March 8, 1990 in Deed Book 547 at Page 1082, and by reference to that certain plat entitled AsBuilt Survey of Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., said plat being dated February 27, 1990 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Plat Book 38 at Page 51. And also, all rights, privileges, easements, and

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates, MUST file their claims on FORM #371 ES with the Probate court of Beaufort County, the address of which is 102 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC 29902, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred at to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371 ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim. DECEDENT

PERSONAL PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE

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JosephHoward Frank Anastasia John Grote, Sr. 05/17/2025 Date of Death: 08/25/2025 2025ES0700899 Case Number: 2025ES0701364

Elisa O’Connor Jayne Grote 16 William 1C/O Sunbeam DrivePope Drive, Ste. 202 Bluffton, SC 29909

08/21/2025 12/18/2025

Jerry Joseph Dittle Sandra Elise Ossie 03/01/2025 Date of Death: 10/01/2025 2025ES0700903 Case Number: 2025ES0701363

Lori R. Gregory Cullen Ossie James C/OShelter 16 William 47 CovePope Lane Drive, Ste. 202 Bluffton, SC Island, 29909 SC 29928 Hilton Head

Marguerite Anne Ford Mark W. Phillips Date of Death: 10/25/2025 07/01/2025 2025ES0700906 Case Number: 2025ES0701361

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Frederick Ray Liles Paul C. Kelly Date of Death: 07/05/2025 09/18/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0700943 2025ES0701393

MelaineAnn S. Smith Patricia Kelly Box 1107 Village C/O 17POProfessional 29901 Beaufort, SC 29907

08/28/2025 12/25/2025

08/21/2025 12/18/2025

Alan Michaelson; Dale Joel Vallance Mancini AKA Alan J. Michaelson Date of Death: 06/29/2025 11/13/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0700944 2025ES0701400

Catherine Grubell Dante Mancini 16 William C/O PO Box 3851Pope Dr., Ste. 202 29909 Bluffton, SC 29910

08/28/2025 12/25/2025

MichaelN.Ralph Ford Nancy Phillips C/O PO Drawer Box 5098 6067 Hilton Head Island, SC 29938

08/21/2025 12/18/2025

John Miracle; AKA John E. Miracle CherylEdward L. Pearce Date of Death: 04/05/2025 11/23/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0700932 2025ES0701358

Geraldine G. Miracle Mark Czajkoski C/ORedbud PO Box 5098 124 Dr. Hilton Augusta, Head Island, SC 29938 North SC 29860

08/28/2025 12/25/2025

Anna Maria David A. RauWilhelmina La Haije 07/21/2025 Date of Death: 10/18/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0701370 2025ES0700892

HelmaRau Franisca Cap Claire 17 Brams Point Rd. C/O P.O. Box 7906 Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 29926

08/21/2025 12/18/2025

Raymond Enrico RosaCarl Pettersen Date of Death: 06/09/2025 11/16/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0700929 2025ES0701368

Rita Marie O’Brien James W. Reker 07/25/2025 Date of Death: 05/12/2025 2025ES0700913 Case Number: 2025ES0701372

John M. O’Brien, Jr. Linda Reker Drawer C/O PO Box 25001107 Beaufort SCSC29901 Ridgeland, 29936

08/21/2025 12/18/2025

Marilyn Anthony Kolbe Olsen Joseph Albert 05/30/2025 Date of Death: 11/03/2025 2025ES0700733 Case Number: 2025ES0701395

08/21/2025 12/25/2025

Robert A. Parham, Lisa Tamar BannonJr. 07/09/2025 Date of Death: 10/22/2025 2025ES0700912 Case Number: 2025ES0701394

Connie Jeanne L. OlsenAlbert Sandra 112 Executive CenterRoad, Suite 294 C/O 1533 Fording Island 1 Corpus Christi Place, Hilton Head Island, SC #112 29926 Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 V. Alex Dorobantu Jessica Hunt 1110Run PickTrail Pocket Plantation Dr. Ste. A 15C/OPine 29902 Beaufort, SC 29907

William M.Eugene Roberson, Frederick BleyJr.Jr Date of Death: 11/01/2025 05/20/2025 2025ES0700645 Case Number: 2025ES0701383

Lacey Michelle Godec Victoria Lynn Mack C/O PO Box Drawer 23581023 Beaufort, SC 29901

08/21/2025 12/25/2025

AndrewWilliam Gerard Schiavone, Francis Bulson III 06/09/2025 Date of Death: 11/15/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0701375 2025ES0700751

Melissa M.M.Schiavone Veronica Bulson Drawer C/O PO Box 34351107 Beaufort, SC 29901 Bluffton, SC 29910

08/21/2025 12/25/2025

Ronald Gene Tune AKA Matthew James Chapman Matthew Chapman 06/30/2025 Date of Death: 08/24/2025 2025ES0700914 Case Number: 2025ES0701356

Rodney A. Schaake Christopher Mark Chapman Box 22230 C/O 16POWilliam Pope Drive Suite 202 Hilton Head Island, SC 29925 Bluffton, SC 29909

08/21/2025 12/25/2025

MelvaCroxton Jean Shelton Wheeler Mary Crose AKA Mary Hunter Croxton Crose 07/16/2025 Date of Death: 09/10/2025 2025ES0700893 Case Number: 2025ES0701397

Teresa P.Lynn Anthony Archer Crose Box 790614 C/O PO Drawer Hilton Head Island, SC 29938

08/21/2025 12/25/2025

Charles Fain Williams Richard D. Datz 07/23/2025 Date of Death: 10/31/2025 2025ES0700889 Case Number: 2025ES0701371

Laura M. AnnRollo Richardson Diane 2662POBroad Street C/O Box 3435 Beaufort,SCSC29910 29902 Bluffton,

08/21/2025 12/25/2025

Donald Sebastian Simeon Zuidema; Joseph FarrugiaAKA Donald S. Zuidema Date of Death: 08/23/2025 04/29/2025 2025ES0700904 Case Number: 2025ES0701385

Marianne Zuidema Joseph G. Farrugia C/O 13404 Salterbeck Bainbridge WayStreet, Ste. 204 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466 Bluffton, SC 29910

08/21/2025 12/25/2025

PatriciaC.Francis CroccoII Rupert Hartmann 07/29/2025 Date of Death: 06/17/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0700788 2025ES0700931

John F.L.Crocco Susan Hartmann PO Box 118 7906 C/O PO Box Southport, 06890SC 29928 Hilton HeadCTIsland,

08/28/2025 12/25/2025

Charles Oliver Golson III Michael John Holroyde 09/28/2024 Date of Death: 10/12/2025 2024ES0701357 Case Number: 2025ES0701389

Nancy L. Golson Alexander M. Holroyde William PopeVillage Dr., Ste. 202 C/O 1716 Professional Bluffton, SC 29909 Beaufort, 29907

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Cynthia K. Hutcheson Dawn Rosa Miller Keith J. Rosa Christina R. Lesher 113 Pickett Mill Blvd 12904 Buckeye Dr. C/O 10 Hospital Center Commons, Ste. 400 Bluffton, SC 29910 Darnstown, MD 20878 Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 David Johnson Edward Harry C/O PO Box 1330Tobergte C/O PO Box SC 7906 Ridgeland, 29936 Hilton Head Island, SC 29938 Dirk Schrader Louise C/O PO Brunson Box 882 C/O PO Drawer 1107 Bluffton, SC 29910 Beaufort, SC 29901 Rita A. Chietera Lisa PO Brien C/O Box 7906 C/O POHead Drawer 1107 SC 29928 Hilton Island, Beaufort, SC 29901 Kenneth Lynn Tootle Jr. Clara2823 Marie Emerson C/O Broad River Road C/O PO BoxSC3435 Columbia, 29210 Bluffton, SC 29910 Brian Bowdren Daniel Gene Fitzgerald C/O 17 Professional Village 27187 Chippendale Beaufort, SC 29907 Ter. Salisbury, MD 21801 June Dorothy Bartholomew William Myers Hoffer, II C/O P.O. Box 22230 C/O 2015 Boundary #227 Hilton Head Island, St., SC 29925 Beaufort, SC 29902 David Allen Kinlaw Melissa Davis 15 MountL.Grace C/O PO Drawer 1107 Beaufort, SC 29906 Beaufort, SC 29901 Rodney Lasalle McLeod Matthew Lieser 2211 TraskJ.Parkway C/O 112 Executive Center Seabrook, SC 29940 1 Corpus Christi Place, #112 Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 Austin C. Schlick C/O P.O. Box 7906 JaneseHead W. Davis Hilton Island, SC 29928 180 Pearl Davis Road Springfield, GA 31329 Winter D. Vickery C/O 3404 Salterbeck Street, Suite 204 R. Willis Post Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 C/O 17 Professional Village Beaufort, SC 29907

Kelly Lynn Sullivan Date of Death: 07/21/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0700954 County, SC Charisse Parker 08/28/2025 Heather R. Galvin, Probate Judge, Beaufort C/O PO Box 2478 James Franklin Willard Beaufort, SC 29901-2478 Date of Death: 07/02/2025 Case Number: 2025ES0700957

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common areas appertaining to the above described property as set forth in the Master Deed and By-Laws of the Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime. And also, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to the Owner Use Period 31, as contained in that certain Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions for Floating Time (hereinafter referred to as Supplemental Declaration), which is attached as Exhibit H to the above-reference Master Deed. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4431/1717 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on March 8, 1990 in Deed Book 547 at Page 1082, as supplemented or amended (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in Article XX(B) of the Master Deed,the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $4,161.88. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Club Owners' Association, Inc., v. WILLIAM MULLER and Tara Muller 9 FAIRFIELDS CT HUNTINGTON STATION NY 11746-2763 (“Owner”) Contract number 10296062. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: WILLIAM MULLER and Tara Muller And Junior Lienholders and An undivided 1/51 fractional interest in Unit No.3941 , Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, lying, situate and being in Sea Pines Plantation, on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated February 20, 1990, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina on March 8, 1990 in Deed Book 547 at Page 1082, and by reference to that certain plat entitled AsBuilt Survey of Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., said plat being dated February 27, 1990 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Plat Book 38 at Page 51. And also, all rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above described property as set forth in the Master Deed and By-Laws of the Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime. And also, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to the Owner Use Period 3, as contained in that certain Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions for Floating Time (hereinafter referred to as Supplemental Declaration), which is attached as Exhibit H to the above-reference Master Deed. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4431/1737 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on March 8, 1990 in Deed Book 547 at Page 1082, as supplemented or amended (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in Article XX(B) of the Master Deed,the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,851.88. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Club Owners' Association, Inc., v. WILLIAM S. ROGERS and Bobbie N. Rogers PO BOX 777 TUCKER GA 30085-0777 (“Owner”) Contract number 17412. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: WILLIAM S. ROGERS and Bobbie N. Rogers And Junior Lienholders and An undivided 1/51 fractional interest in Unit No.3945 , Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, lying, situate and being in Sea Pines Plantation, on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated February 20, 1990, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina on March 8, 1990 in Deed Book 547 at Page 1082, and by reference to that certain plat entitled AsBuilt Survey of Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., said plat being dated February 27, 1990 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Plat Book 38 at Page 51. And also, all rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above described property as set forth in the Master Deed and By-Laws of the Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime. And also, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to the Owner Use Period 46, as contained in that certain Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions for Floating Time (hereinafter referred to as Supplemental Declaration), which is attached as Exhibit H to the above-reference Master Deed. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4431/1743 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South

Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on March 8, 1990 in Deed Book 547 at Page 1082, as supplemented or amended (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in Article XX(B) of the Master Deed,the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $4,161.88. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Club Owners' Association, Inc., v. James Brinkerhoff and Carol E. Brinkerhoff, Trustees, or their successors in trust, under the Brinkerhoff Living Trust dated February 22, 2001 960 CANVAS BACK DR CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22903-7865 (“Owner”) Contract number 19638. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: James Brinkerhoff and Carol E. Brinkerhoff, Trustees, or their successors in trust, under the Brinkerhoff Living Trust dated February 22, 2001 And Junior Lienholders and An undivided 1/51 fractional interest in Unit No.3947 , Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, lying, situate and being in Sea Pines Plantation, on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated February 20, 1990, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina on March 8, 1990 in Deed Book 547 at Page 1082, and by reference to that certain plat entitled AsBuilt Survey of Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., said plat being dated February 27, 1990 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Plat Book 38 at Page 51. And also, all rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above described property as set forth in the Master Deed and By-Laws of the Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime. And also, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to the Owner Use Period 18, as contained in that certain Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions for Floating Time (hereinafter referred to as Supplemental Declaration), which is attached as Exhibit H to the above-reference Master Deed. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4431/1749 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on March 8, 1990 in Deed Book 547 at Page 1082, as supplemented or amended (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in Article XX(B) of the Master Deed,the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $4,161.88. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Club Owners' Association, Inc., v. RONALD SALVADOR PEREZ 30 BONIFACIO STREET AYALA HEIGHTS QUEZON CITY 1119 (“Owner”) Contract number 8538900. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: RONALD SALVADOR PEREZ And Junior Lienholders and An undivided 1/51 fractional interest in Unit No.3954 , Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, lying, situate and being in Sea Pines Plantation, on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated February 20, 1990, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina on March 8, 1990 in Deed Book 547 at Page 1082, and by reference to that certain plat entitled AsBuilt Survey of Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., said plat being dated February 27, 1990 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina, in Plat Book 38 at Page 51. And also, all rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above described property as set forth in the Master Deed and By-Laws of the Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime. And also, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to the Owner Use Period 44, as contained in that certain Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions for Floating Time (hereinafter referred to as Supplemental Declaration), which is attached as Exhibit H to the above-reference Master Deed. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4431/1747 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Club Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on March 8, 1990 in Deed Book 547 at Page 1082, as supplemented or amended (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in Article XX(B) of the Master Deed,the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure

LEGAL NOTICES in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $4,161.88. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Heritage Club Owners’ Association, Inc. v. DAVID J. POLLOCK AND SANDRA POLLOCK 3720 MEADOW LN SALINE MI 48176 (“Owner”) Contract number 634771. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: DAVID J. POLLOCK AND SANDRA POLLOCK An undivided 0.02 (Two%) percent interest in that certain condominium unit, lying, situate and being in Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Unit No. 3126, Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Regime, said Master Deed being dated September 26, 1988, and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, on September 26, 1988 in Deed Book 511 at Page 933, and by reference to that certain plat entitled "As-Built Plat of Heritage Club", a section of Harbour Town, Sea Pines Plantation said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., Terry G. Hatchell, S.C.R.L.S. # 11059 said plat being dated the 16th day of September, 1988, and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, in Plat Book 35 at Page 257 on September 26, 1988. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above described condominium Unit as set forth in the Master Deed and By-Laws of Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime. AND ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 29, as contained in that certain Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions for Floating Time for said foregoing Unit(s) in Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, said Supplemental Declaration being attached as Exhibit "H" to the aforementioned Master Deed. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded on September 26, 1988 in Deed Book 511 at Page 933, as amended (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in the Master Deed, as amended, and the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $4,466.99. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Heritage Club Owners’ Association, Inc. v. JOHN R. MCCONNAUGHEY PO BOX 598 WEST CHESTER OH 45071-0598 (“Owner”) Contract number 14383. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: JOHN R. MCCONNAUGHEY An undivided 0.02 (Two%) percent interest in that certain condominium unit, lying, situate and being in Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Unit No. 3134, Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Regime, said Master Deed being dated September 26, 1988, and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, on September 26, 1988 in Deed Book 511 at Page 933, and by reference to that certain plat entitled "As-Built Plat of Heritage Club", a section of Harbour Town, Sea Pines Plantation said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., Terry G. Hatchell, S.C.R.L.S. # 11059 said plat being dated the 16th day of September, 1988, and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, in Plat Book 35 at Page 257 on September 26, 1988. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above described condominium Unit as set forth in the Master Deed and By-Laws of Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime. AND ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 27, as contained in that certain Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions for Floating Time for said foregoing Unit(s) in Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, said Supplemental Declaration being attached as Exhibit "H" to the aforementioned Master Deed. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded on September 26, 1988 in Deed Book 511 at Page 933, as amended (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in the Master Deed, as amended, and the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $4,441.99. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Heritage Club Owners’ Association, Inc. v. Drummond M. Hall and Edna M Hall 610 Bedard Blvd Lachute QUEBEC J8H1K2 (“Owner”) Contract number 33802. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: Drummond M. Hall and Edna M Hall An undivided 0.02 (Two%) percent interest in

that certain condominium unit, lying, situate and being in Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Unit No. 3141, Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Regime, said Master Deed being dated September 26, 1988, and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, on September 26, 1988 in Deed Book 511 at Page 933, and by reference to that certain plat entitled "As-Built Plat of Heritage Club", a section of Harbour Town, Sea Pines Plantation said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., Terry G. Hatchell, S.C.R.L.S. # 11059 said plat being dated the 16th day of September, 1988, and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, in Plat Book 35 at Page 257 on September 26, 1988. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above described condominium Unit as set forth in the Master Deed and By-Laws of Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime. AND ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 11, as contained in that certain Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions for Floating Time for said foregoing Unit(s) in Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, said Supplemental Declaration being attached as Exhibit "H" to the aforementioned Master Deed. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded on September 26, 1988 in Deed Book 511 at Page 933, as amended (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in the Master Deed, as amended, and the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $4,156.99. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Heritage Club Owners’ Association, Inc. v. Delmar K. Mitchell and Edith P. Mitchell 301 FREEDOM CT NEWTOWN SQUARE PA 19073-1128 (“Owner”) Contract number 13529. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: Delmar K. Mitchell and Edith P. Mitchell An undivided 0.02 (Two%) percent interest in that certain condominium unit, lying, situate and being in Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Unit No. 3142, Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Regime, said Master Deed being dated September 26, 1988, and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, on September 26, 1988 in Deed Book 511 at Page 933, and by reference to that certain plat entitled "As-Built Plat of Heritage Club", a section of Harbour Town, Sea Pines Plantation said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., Terry G. Hatchell, S.C.R.L.S. # 11059 said plat being dated the 16th day of September, 1988, and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, in Plat Book 35 at Page 257 on September 26, 1988. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above described condominium Unit as set forth in the Master Deed and By-Laws of Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime. AND ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 11, as contained in that certain Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions for Floating Time for said foregoing Unit(s) in Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, said Supplemental Declaration being attached as Exhibit "H" to the aforementioned Master Deed. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded on September 26, 1988 in Deed Book 511 at Page 933, as amended (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in the Master Deed, as amended, and the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $4,466.99. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Heritage Club Owners’ Association, Inc. v. VINCE CLUXTON 4256 CAPTAIN JACK LANE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 90924 (“Owner”) Contract number 11044922. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: VINCE CLUXTON An undivided 0.02 (Two%) percent interest in that certain condominium unit, lying, situate and being in Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Unit No. 3155, Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Regime, said Master Deed being dated September 26, 1988, and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, on September 26, 1988 in Deed Book 511 at Page 933, and by reference to that certain plat entitled "As-Built Plat of Heritage Club", a section of Harbour Town, Sea Pines Plantation said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., Terry G. Hatchell, S.C.R.L.S. # 11059 said plat being dated the 16th day of September, 1988, and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, in Plat Book 35 at Page 257 on September 26, 1988. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above described condominium Unit as set forth in the Master Deed and By-Laws of Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime. AND ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 22, as contained in that certain Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affir-

mative Obligations and Conditions for Floating Time for said foregoing Unit(s) in Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, said Supplemental Declaration being attached as Exhibit "H" to the aforementioned Master Deed. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Heritage Club Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded on September 26, 1988 in Deed Book 511 at Page 933, as amended (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in the Master Deed, as amended, and the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $4,441.99. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. REYNALDO G CABILING AND AIMEE P CABILING 11175 BEELER CANYON RD POWAY CA 920646125 (“Owner”) Contract number 1305755. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: REYNALDO G CABILING AND AIMEE P CABILING An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 105, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 4, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 4 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 10, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 105, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2043 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $2,531.72. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. CHARLES T COOK AND IRMA P COOK 4860 CANYON LAKE DR ATLANTA GA 303491792 (“Owner”) Contract number 26927. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: CHARLES T COOK AND IRMA P COOK An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 108, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 4, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 4 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 5, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 108, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2045 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,589.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v.

ERROL CUSHNIE AND SHARI CUSNIE 32 OLD FARM RD CARMEL NY 10512-5065 (“Owner”) Contract number 2014181. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: ERROL CUSHNIE AND SHARI CUSNIE An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 108, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase , and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 36, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 108, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2047 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,279.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. MOWAFAK DAIF ALKARIM ALMADANI AND BASMAH SALEH BINEDWAN Umalqura Street Po Box 3677 Jeddah 21481 (“Owner”) Contract number 5287811. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: MOWAFAK DAIF ALKARIM ALMADANI AND BASMAH SALEH BINEDWAN An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 114, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase , and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 44, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 114, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2057 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,329.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. GENE WILLIAMS AND MYRTLE R WILLIAMS 5607 43RD AVE E BRADENTON FL 34208-6842 (“Owner”) Contract number 1013135. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: GENE WILLIAMS AND MYRTLE R WILLIAMS An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 116, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Hor-

izontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 2, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 116, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2053 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,589.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. CORNELIUS PACE AND CHARM E PACE 201 WESLEY JOE CT LIZELLA GA 31052-5585 (“Owner”) Contract number 7120279. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: CORNELIUS PACE AND CHARM E PACE An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 116, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase , and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 15, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 116, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2079 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,589.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. GLORIA D HEAD AND ARTHUR R HEAD 2780 DRESDEN TRL EAST POINT GA 30344-5801 (“Owner”) Contract number 7485642. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: GLORIA D HEAD AND ARTHUR R HEAD An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 117, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 46, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 117, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2069 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort

County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,279.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. MILTON LEROY HUDSON AND BETTY JANE SCHAFFERT HUDSON AS TRUSTEES OF THE MILTON LEROY HUDSON AND BETTY JANE SCHAFFERT HUDSON IRREVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED JANUARY 1997 38 FAIRWAY DR CANYON TX 79015-1810 (“Owner”) Contract number 1839192. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: MILTON LEROY HUDSON AND BETTY JANE SCHAFFERT HUDSON AS TRUSTEES OF THE MILTON LEROY HUDSON AND BETTY JANE SCHAFFERT HUDSON IRREVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED JANUARY 1997 An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 118, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 3, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 118, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2059 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,279.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. JONATHAN E LAZARUS AND GAIL A LAZARUS 18 CLEVELAND TER WEST ORANGE NJ 070521910 (“Owner”) Contract number 85739. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: JONATHAN E LAZARUS AND GAIL A LAZARUS An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 120, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 44, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 120, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2063 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,279.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. MATTHEW WALSH AND MEGAN WALSH

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LEGAL NOTICES 409 DARTMOUTH LN WEST GROVE PA 193908829 (“Owner”) Contract number 7935326. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: MATTHEW WALSH AND MEGAN WALSH An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 123, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 1, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 123, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2065 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,589.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. CHRISTOPHER EUGENE WILSON AND KERRI MANON WILSON 8007 CAMERYN PL UNIT 205 PASADENA MD 21122-7199 (“Owner”) Contract number 9923565. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: CHRISTOPHER EUGENE WILSON AND KERRI MANON WILSON An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 219, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase , and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 45, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 219, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2077 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,588.78. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. DAVID JASON FRANCZYK AND JON JOEL FRANCZYK 429 Valley Brook Xing DECATUR GA 30033 (“Owner”) Contract number 27972. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: DAVID JASON FRANCZYK AND JON JOEL FRANCZYK An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as

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Apartment 223, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 20, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 223, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2089 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,279.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. CHRISTOPHER A THOMPSON 484 EVERDELL AVE WEST ISLIP NY 11795-4222 (“Owner”) Contract number 10959603. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: CHRISTOPHER A THOMPSON An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 313, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase , and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 43, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 313, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2099 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,254.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. PETER M JENNINGS, JR. 48 MOUNTAIN ST APT 2 VERNON CT 060663365 (“Owner”) Contract number 28946. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: PETER M JENNINGS, JR. An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 316, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 12, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 316, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended.

The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2121 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,254.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. RICKIE R DEKAM, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RICKIE RONALD DEKAM LIVING TRUST 2404 mansfield KALAMAZOO MI 49009 (“Owner”) Contract number 2426767. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: RICKIE R DEKAM, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RICKIE RONALD DEKAM LIVING TRUST An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 317, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 26, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 317, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2105 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,254.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. GLADYS M GLENN AND JAMES E GLENN, SR. 3195 PLANTATION RUN DR LOGANVILLE GA 30052-4923 (“Owner”) Contract number 28073. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: GLADYS M GLENN AND JAMES E GLENN, SR. An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 320, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 32, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 320, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2109 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,279.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. MOWAFAK DAIF ALKARIM ALMADANI AND BASMAH SALEH BINEDWAN Umalqura Street Po Box 3677 Jeddah 21481 (“Owner”) Contract number 5287811. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: MOWAFAK DAIF ALKARIM ALMADANI AND BASMAH SALEH BINEDWAN An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 405, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase , and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 45, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 405, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2115 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,329.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. JONATHAN E LAZARUS AND GAIL A LAZARUS 18 CLEVELAND TER WEST ORANGE NJ 070521910 (“Owner”) Contract number 85739. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: JONATHAN E LAZARUS AND GAIL A LAZARUS An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 408, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 4, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 4 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 51, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 408, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2119 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,279.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. MARIO C D'ALESSANDRO 1150 JOHNSON DR NAPERVILLE IL 605408244 (“Owner”) Contract number 27098. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: MARIO C D'ALESSANDRO An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and

improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 412, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 1, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 1 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 41, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 412, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 151/2026 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,564.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. JUAN PABLO CUEVAS-GUEVARA AND ADRIANA DE ZAMACONA ZAMBRANO PROL PASEO DE LA REFORMA 1190 MEXICO CITY DISTRITO FEDERAL 05400 (“Owner”) Contract number 7641488. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: JUAN PABLO CUEVAS-GUEVARA AND ADRIANA DE ZAMACONA ZAMBRANO An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 412, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase , and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 42, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 412, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2161 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,329.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. RICHARD HICKS AND SUSAN HICKS 10663 Pickerel Lake Dr Brighton MI 48116 (“Owner”) Contract number 28387. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: RICHARD HICKS AND SUSAN HICKS An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 414, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 14, contained in

that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 414, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2133 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,279.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. NORMAN J ZIELINSKI AND DANUTE ZIELINSKI 31 CYPRESS MARSH DR HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC 29926-2563 (“Owner”) Contract number 5823752. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: NORMAN J ZIELINSKI AND DANUTE ZIELINSKI An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 420, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 18, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 420, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2148 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,589.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. RICHARD W KIRBY AND CINDY C KIRBY 122 W POPLAR AVE SECOND FLOOR WILDWOOD NJ 08260-2430 (“Owner”) Contract number 29083. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: RICHARD W KIRBY AND CINDY C KIRBY An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 511, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 1, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 1 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 37, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 511, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2157 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,589.79. If additional costs

LEGAL NOTICES and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. CHRISTOPHER LEONARD 3312 DEVEREAUX RD COLUMBIA SC 29205 (“Owner”) Contract number 11037702. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: CHRISTOPHER LEONARD An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 514, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 20, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 514, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2167 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,564.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. JAMES M CORDEIRA AND JULA S CORDEIRA 17 WINSOR PL GLEN RIDGE NJ 07028-2124 (“Owner”) Contract number 26947. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: JAMES M CORDEIRA AND JULA S CORDEIRA An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 514, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 2 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 46, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 514, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2169 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,279.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. RICHARD F KEISTER AND SHARON M KEISTER 309 TIANNA DR WALKER MN 56484-2236 (“Owner”) Contract number 6348307. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: RICHARD F KEISTER AND SHARON M KEISTER An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort

County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 519, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase , and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 17, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 519, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2175 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,589.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. BRENDA C HUMFLEET 6561 CEDARVIEW CT DAYTON OH 45459-1256 (“Owner”) Contract number 8921954. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: BRENDA C HUMFLEET An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 519, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 37, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 519, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2179 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,520.31. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. MURIEL A VOLLUM 7461 Barrington Ridge Dr Fort Mill SC 297078716 (“Owner”) Contract number 10463464. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: MURIEL A VOLLUM An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 520, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 46, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 520, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the

Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2187 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,564.79. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Harbour Pointe Owners' Association, Inc., v. EMIL KADERABEK AND MARILYN KADERABEK 661 Dewig Ct North Aurora IL 60542-9149 (“Owner”) Contract number 183027. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside the Beaufort County Government Center, 100 Ribaut Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: EMIL KADERABEK AND MARILYN KADERABEK An undivided 1.99 (1.99%) percent interest in all that certain piece, parcel or apartment and improvements, situate, lying and being in Shelter Cove on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being known as Apartment 523, Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed of Harbour Pointe Company, a South Carolina General Partnership, establishing said Horizontal Property Regime pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, said Master Deed being dated the 21st day of February, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, and all amendments thereto. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, and common areas appertaining to the above described Apartment as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendments to Master Deed and By-Laws of Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Phase 3 and all amendments thereto. ALSO, all right, title, interest and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 12, contained in that certain Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations, Conditions, Etc. of Apartment 523, said Declaration being attached as an exhibit to the aforementioned Master Deed as amended. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4427/2185 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Harbour Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, South Carolina in Deed Book 364 at Page 869, and Plat Book 31 at Page 59, as amended. The lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,324.10. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Sunset Pointe Owners' Association, Inc. v. LINDA M. CRAFT 11424 E REMBRANDT AVE MESA AZ 85212-4169 (“Owner”) Contract number 32824. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside of the Beaufort County Government Center Entrance, 100 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: LINDA M. CRAFT An undivided 1/51 fractional interest in Unit No. 6101 Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, lying and being in Shelter Cove Harbour on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed and Amendment to Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Regime said documents being dated Dec. 5, 1990, and Dec. 06, 1990 and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, in Dec 06, 1990 and Dec. 10, 1990 in Deed Book 566 at Page 590 and in Deed Book 566 at Page 876 respectively, as amended from time to time, and by reference to that certain plat entitled "As-Built Survey of Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime" said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., Terry G. Hatchell, S.C.R.L.S. #11059 said plat being dated Dec. 03, 1990 and recorded in the Beaufort County Records in Plat Book 40 at Page 24. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above-described property as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendment to Master Deed and By-Laws of Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime. AND ALSO, all right, title, interest, and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 22, as contained in that certain applicable Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as "Supplemental Declaration"), which is attached as an Exhibit to the above-referenced Master Deed (for Units in Phase 1) or Amendment to Master Deed (for Units in Phase 2). The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4431/1803 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on Dec 06, 1990 and Dec. 10, 1990 in Deed Book 566 at Page 590 and in Deed Book 566 at Page 876 respectively, as amended from time to time, (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in the Master Deed, as amended, the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Fore-

closure Sale is $2,024.09. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Sunset Pointe Owners' Association, Inc. v. ALAN B. BLANTON 1035 GUNTER CT ALPHARETTA GA 30022-3503 (“Owner”) Contract number 7550235. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside of the Beaufort County Government Center Entrance, 100 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: ALAN B. BLANTON An undivided 1/51 fractional interest in Unit No. 6103 Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, lying and being in Shelter Cove Harbour on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed and Amendment to Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Regime said documents being dated Dec. 5, 1990, and Dec. 06, 1990 and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, in Dec 06, 1990 and Dec. 10, 1990 in Deed Book 566 at Page 590 and in Deed Book 566 at Page 876 respectively, as amended from time to time, and by reference to that certain plat entitled "As-Built Survey of Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime" said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., Terry G. Hatchell, S.C.R.L.S. #11059 said plat being dated Dec. 03, 1990 and recorded in the Beaufort County Records in Plat Book 40 at Page 24. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above-described property as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendment to Master Deed and By-Laws of Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime. AND ALSO, all right, title, interest, and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 40, as contained in that certain applicable Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as "Supplemental Declaration"), which is attached as an Exhibit to the above-referenced Master Deed (for Units in Phase 1) or Amendment to Master Deed (for Units in Phase 2). The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4431/1809 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on Dec 06, 1990 and Dec. 10, 1990 in Deed Book 566 at Page 590 and in Deed Book 566 at Page 876 respectively, as amended from time to time, (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in the Master Deed, as amended, the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,671.28. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Sunset Pointe Owners' Association, Inc. v. PRANAY J. VAIDYA AND KAMINI P. VAIDYA 956 WOODLAND AVE ORADELL NJ 07649-1336 (“Owner”) Contract number 3195870. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside of the Beaufort County Government Center Entrance, 100 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: PRANAY J. VAIDYA AND KAMINI P. VAIDYA An undivided 1/51 fractional interest in Unit No. 6132 Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, lying and being in Shelter Cove Harbour on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed and Amendment to Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Regime said documents being dated Dec. 5, 1990, and Dec. 06, 1990 and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, in Dec 06, 1990 and Dec. 10, 1990 in Deed Book 566 at Page 590 and in Deed Book 566 at Page 876 respectively, as amended from time to time, and by reference to that certain plat entitled "As-Built Survey of Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime" said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., Terry G. Hatchell, S.C.R.L.S. #11059 said plat being dated Dec. 03, 1990 and recorded in the Beaufort County Records in Plat Book 40 at Page 24. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above-described property as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendment to Master Deed and By-Laws of Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime. AND ALSO, all right, title, interest, and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 24, as contained in that certain applicable Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as "Supplemental Declaration"), which is attached as an Exhibit to the above-referenced Master Deed (for Units in Phase 1) or Amendment to Master Deed (for Units in Phase 2). The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4431/1811 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on Dec 06, 1990 and Dec. 10, 1990 in Deed Book 566 at Page 590 and in Deed Book 566 at Page 876 respectively, as amended from time to time, (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in the Master Deed, as amended, the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,386.28. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Sunset Pointe Owners' Association, Inc. v. Stephen J. Gordon aka Stephen Gordon and Suzanne M. Gordon 4365 DEERWOOD LN EVANS GA 30809-4605 (“Owner”) Contract number 30242. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside of the Beaufort County Government Center Entrance, 100 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: Stephen J. Gordon aka Stephen Gordon and Suzanne M. Gordon An undivided 1/51 fractional interest in Unit No. 6201 Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, lying and being in Shelter Cove Harbour on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed and Amendment to Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Regime said documents being dated Dec. 5, 1990, and Dec. 06, 1990 and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, in Dec 06, 1990 and Dec. 10, 1990 in Deed Book 566 at Page 590 and in Deed Book 566 at Page 876 respectively, as amended from time to time, and by reference to that certain plat entitled "As-Built Survey of Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime" said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., Terry G. Hatchell, S.C.R.L.S. #11059 said plat being dated Dec. 03, 1990 and recorded in the Beaufort County Records in Plat Book 40 at Page 24. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above-described property as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendment to Master Deed and By-Laws of Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime. AND ALSO, all right, title, interest, and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 14, as contained in that certain applicable Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as "Supplemental Declaration"), which is attached as an Exhibit to the above-referenced Master Deed (for Units in Phase 1) or Amendment to Master Deed (for Units in Phase 2). The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 161/362 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on Dec 06, 1990 and Dec. 10, 1990 in Deed Book 566 at Page 590 and in Deed Book 566 at Page 876 respectively, as amended from time to time, (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in the Master Deed, as amended, the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,386.28. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Sunset Pointe Owners' Association, Inc. v. FRANK E. ZUPANCIC and Diane P. Zupancic 7710 KENNETH DR CONCORD TOWNSHIP OH 440779039 (“Owner”) Contract number 30435. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside of the Beaufort County Government Center Entrance, 100 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: FRANK E. ZUPANCIC and Diane P. Zupancic An undivided 1/51 fractional interest in Unit No. 6204 Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, lying and being in Shelter Cove Harbour on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed and Amendment to Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Regime said documents being dated Dec. 5, 1990, and Dec. 06, 1990 and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, in Dec 06, 1990 and Dec. 10, 1990 in Deed Book 566 at Page 590 and in Deed Book 566 at Page 876 respectively, as amended from time to time, and by reference to that certain plat entitled "As-Built Survey of Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime" said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., Terry G. Hatchell, S.C.R.L.S. #11059 said plat being dated Dec. 03, 1990 and recorded in the Beaufort County Records in Plat Book 40 at Page 24. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above-described property as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendment to Master Deed and By-Laws of Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime. AND ALSO, all right, title, interest, and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 44, as contained in that certain applicable Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as "Supplemental Declaration"), which is attached as an Exhibit to the above-referenced Master Deed (for Units in Phase 1) or Amendment to Master Deed (for Units in Phase 2). The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4431/1914 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on Dec 06, 1990 and Dec. 10, 1990 in Deed Book 566 at Page 590 and in Deed Book 566 at Page 876 respectively, as amended from time to time, (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in the Master Deed, as amended, the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,696.28. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Sunset Pointe Owners' Association, Inc. v. Jorge Lara, Ana Del Rosario Lopez De Lara, and Eduardo A. H. Lara Lopez AV 82 NO 10-62 PISO 6 BOGOTA 00000 (“Owner”) Contract number 35318. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside of the Beaufort County Government Center Entrance, 100 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: Jorge Lara, Ana Del Rosario Lopez De Lara, and Eduardo A. H. Lara Lopez An undivided 1/51 fractional interest in Unit No. 6301 Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, lying and being in Shelter Cove Harbour on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed and Amendment to Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Regime said documents being dated Dec. 5, 1990, and Dec. 06, 1990 and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, in Dec 06, 1990 and Dec. 10, 1990 in Deed Book 566 at Page 590 and in Deed Book 566 at Page 876 respectively, as amended from time to time, and by reference to that certain plat entitled "As-Built Survey of Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime" said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., Terry G. Hatchell, S.C.R.L.S. #11059 said plat being dated Dec. 03, 1990 and recorded in the Beaufort County Records in Plat Book 40 at Page 24. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above-described property as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendment to Master Deed and By-Laws of Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime. AND ALSO, all right, title, interest, and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 35, as contained in that certain applicable Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as "Supplemental Declaration"), which is attached as an Exhibit to the above-referenced Master Deed (for Units in Phase 1) or Amendment to Master Deed (for Units in Phase 2). The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4431/1828 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on Dec 06, 1990 and Dec. 10, 1990 in Deed Book 566 at Page 590 and in Deed Book 566 at Page 876 respectively, as amended from time to time, (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in the Master Deed, as amended, the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,486.28. If additional costs and/or fees associated with the foreclosure and sale are incurred, such additional costs and/or fees shall be added to this amount on the date of the Foreclosure Sale. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Sunset Pointe Owners' Association, Inc. v. SURESH CHAKRAVARTHI 2813 MAVERICK WAY CELINA TX 75009-4692 (“Owner”) Contract number 12171264. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that according to the Notice of Sale recorded in the Register of Deeds Office for Beaufort County, South Carolina, Daniel C. Zickefoose, as Trustee/Attorney and Eck, Conley & Richardson, P.L.L.C, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405 (“Creditor/Lienholder”), will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, outside of the Beaufort County Government Center Entrance, 100 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 21st , 2026, the following described Property: AS TO: SURESH CHAKRAVARTHI An undivided 1/51 fractional interest in Unit No. 6331 Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, lying and being in Shelter Cove Harbour on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, and being more particularly shown and described by reference to the Master Deed and Amendment to Master Deed of Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., establishing the said Horizontal Property Regime said documents being dated Dec. 5, 1990, and Dec. 06, 1990 and recorded in the Beaufort County Records, in Dec 06, 1990 and Dec. 10, 1990 in Deed Book 566 at Page 590 and in Deed Book 566 at Page 876 respectively, as amended from time to time, and by reference to that certain plat entitled "As-Built Survey of Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime" said plat prepared by Surveying Consultants of Hilton Head Island, Inc., Terry G. Hatchell, S.C.R.L.S. #11059 said plat being dated Dec. 03, 1990 and recorded in the Beaufort County Records in Plat Book 40 at Page 24. AND ALSO, all of the rights, privileges, easements, and common areas appertaining to the above-described property as set forth in the Master Deed, Amendment to Master Deed and By-Laws of Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime. AND ALSO, all right, title, interest, and privileges extending to Owner Use Period 1, as contained in that certain applicable Supplemental Declaration of Multiple Ownership Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions (hereinafter referred to as "Supplemental Declaration"), which is attached as an Exhibit to the above-referenced Master Deed (for Units in Phase 1) or Amendment to Master Deed (for Units in Phase 2). The sale of the Property is to satisfy the past due obligations of the Owner(s) as evidenced by the Claim(s) of Lien duly recorded in the following Official Records Lien Book/Page: 4431/1830 of the Public Records of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Owner is currently in default under certain provisions of the Master Deed Establishing Sunset Pointe Horizontal Property Regime, Beaufort County, South Carolina by MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. recorded in the Registrar of Deeds, Beaufort County, South Carolina on Dec 06, 1990 and Dec. 10, 1990 in Deed Book 566 at Page 590 and in Deed Book 566 at Page 876 respectively, as amended from time to time, (the “Master Deed”) as provided for in the Master Deed, as amended, the lienholder has chosen to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure procedure in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 27 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. The total amount due as of the date of the Foreclosure Sale is $3,361.28. 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THEME: ON THE FARM ACROSS 1. Laura Ingalls' notebook 6. Boozer 9. Biblical pronoun 13. Sacred text, to some 14. "Fat chance!" 15. Afrikaners' ancestors 16. Cake spread 17. Chowed down 18. Clear the blackboard 19. *Barn chore 21. *John Deere, e.g. 23. Nirvana's "Come as You ____" 24. Spasm of pain 25. Broadband access overseer, acr. 28. Mark for omission 30. Recessed space 35. "____ and the Real Girl," movie 37. "Shoot!" 39. E in baseball box score 40. Oil org. 41. Intelligent 43. A mixture or medley 44. Children's respiratory disease 46. Foggy view? 47. Politicians, for short 48. In a sympathetic manner

50. Ski hill ride 52. Maiden name indicator 53. Bald eagle's nest 55. Repeated Latin dance step 57. *a.k.a. harvester 61. *Opposite of pasture 65. *Common varieties are yellow, red and white 66. Tall tale 68. Smooth, in manner 69. Audienceís approval 70. "____ at ease" 71. Stomach sore 72. Caribou or moose 73. Soldier's bed 74. Harsh DOWN 1. *Separate cream from milk 2. Locus, pl. 3. Seed coat 4. Form of Japanese poetry 5. Encircle 6. Deep pile carpet 7. *Cereal grass 8. Sorority letter 9. Cleopatra's necklace 10. Thermostat option 11. Guesstimate phrase (2 words) 12. Olympic cast-out, e.g.

15. Charles Darwin's vessel 20. Must-haves 22. Ribonucleic acid, acr. 24. Fine 25. *Group of chickens 26. Birthplace of Caprese 27. Oedipus' successor 29. *Baby sheep 31. *____ rotation 32. Acrylic fiber 33. Bridal veil fabric 34. With a jagged margin 36. Gulf War missile 38. *Pasture-raised chicken's morsel 42. Vanish without this? 45. Lamentation 49. Japanese capital 51. Rh in Rh disease 54. Indiana Jones' find, e.g. 56. Not a minor 57. For boys and girls 58. Popular fairy-tale beginning 59. Stephen King's "The Green ____" 60. *Male pig 61. Abe Lincoln's hat material 62. Tatted cloth 63. Done 64. Seaside bird 67. UN labor grp.

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Medicine of Immortality The Witness of Ignatius of Antioch

Ignatius of Antioch was a disciple of John the Apostle. Born around the year 50, Ignatius learned the faith directly from the apostle John! Ignatius became the bishop of Antioch in modern-day Turkey. In the year 108, he was arrested for refusing to renounce his Christian faith. Soldiers took him in chains to Rome to be put to death. Along the way, he wrote seven short letters to the local Christian communities. These letters can still be read today, offering an amazing glimpse into the faith of the early Christians.

The Eucharist is the source of Christian unity. In his letter to the church at Philadelphia, he writes, “Make it a point, then, to participate in one Eucharist. For the flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ is one, and one is the cup that yields unity in his blood.” Here, Ignatius echoes the teaching of Paul. (1 Cor 10:17) The Eucharist does not celebrate the unity of Christians, but actually brings that unity about, for the believers each become truly one with Jesus as they receive him in Holy Communion, and thus one with each other.

In his letters, we find the first uses of the word “Eucharist.” From the verb meaning “to give thanks” in Greek, Ignatius uses Eucharist to describe the celebration of the Lord’s Supper and the blessed bread and wine one receives in the Supper. He writes as if it is already a common expression among the Christians of his day, rather than a new word he is introducing for the first time.

Strengthened by the Eucharist, Ignatius gave his life for Jesus. When he arrived in Rome, he was put to death by being fed to wild animals for public entertainment. He declared, “It is better for me to die on behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.” After a lifetime of uniting himself to Jesus in the Eucharist, Ignatius was ready to imitate his Lord and Savior, courageously sacrificing his life out of love for Jesus.

The Eucharist is central to Christian life. In his writings, the Eucharist is at the heart of Christian worship and spiritual life. Christians are united by their common celebration of the Eucharist, led by their bishop, presbyters (priests), and deacons. The Eucharist is not a symbol, but truly Jesus giving himself as the Bread of Life. In his letter to the Ephesians, he beautifully describes the Eucharist as “the medicine of immortality, and the antidote we take in order not to die but to live forever in Christ Jesus.” The Eucharist is truly the flesh and blood of Jesus. Cautioning the church at Smyrna against the errors of a heretical group, Ignatius writes, “They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which that Father, in his goodness, raised up again.” Ignatius takes for granted that authentic Christians participate in the Lord’s Supper and that the Eucharist is truly the body and blood of Jesus. The Eucharist is a union with the Lord’s glorified body: his body which has been crucified, raised from the dead, and is now in heaven.

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