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Meet the candidates in City Council Special Election From staff reports With the special election to fill now-Mayor Stephen Murray’s vacant seat on the Beaufort City Council only a little more than a month away, here’s a look at the three candidates who have filed to run. The Special Election to fill the unexpired term will be held Tuesday, March 2, and the winner will be
sworn in on March 9. The term will end in December 2022. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order Mike McFee McFee, 61, served on City Council from 2008 through 2020; he was mayor pro tem from 2014 to 2020. He graduated from Beaufort
High School and has a Bachelor of Science from University of South Carolina, where he studied biology and business. Mike McFee’s mother’s McFee family has been in Beaufort for generations. His father was a Navy med-
ical officer, and the family moved extensively while McFee grew up. He spent summers in Beaufort with his mother’s family. McFee began his career with the Bank of Beaufort, eventually becoming a real estate broker. He joined Home Town Realty with Pat Harvey-Palmer in 1991. McFee served on the USCB Small Business Advisory Commission, is
past chairman of Palmetto Chapter of the American Red Cross, and is currently chairman of the board of the Alzheimer's Family Services of Greater Beaufort. He previously served on the Tourism Management Advisory Commission, Waterways Commission, and is past president
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Marcus on her mind Members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team perform at the 2015 air show at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. Photo by Bob Sofaly.
Cleared for take-off MCAS Beaufort going ahead with air show despite increases in COVID-19 cases – could popular exhibition become next ‘super spreader’ event?
By Mindy Lucas Despite increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in Beaufort County and across the country, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort plans to go ahead with its biennial air show set for April, officials say. The popular event, which fea-
tures military aircraft on display as well as aviation demonstrations by the Navy’s Blue Angels and other pilots, typically attracts 100,000 spectators or more to the free show. Asked what factors went into the decision to go ahead with the event, or if medical specialists
were consulted in its planning, a spokesperson for MCAS Beaufort said in a Jan. 19 email that the air station was taking “a multitude of actions” such as hiring an air boss to manage the event. While an air boss is primarily responsible for the production and execution of air show and
other aviation activities on taxiways, runways and surrounding air show demonstration areas, he or she typically does not have a background in infectious disease or prevention. However, the air station went
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HORSES ON HUNTING ISLAND
Beaufort mother of slain teen remembers her son, wants to prevent others from joining the ‘members only’ club By Mindy Lucas When the page turned to a new year a few weeks ago, Shantay Odom realized she hadn’t been thinking of 2021. But suddenly there it was. Another year without her son, Marcus Graves, and another year he would never see. It’s been 14 months since Graves’ body was found at Grays Hill Boat Landing Marcus about three Graves miles west of U.S. Highway 21 and near the Seabrook community. The 16-year-old had been shot, his body found floating in water. No arrests have been made and the investigation into his death – flagged as suspicious – continues. Meanwhile Odom is left to pick up the pieces and if possible, carry on as best as she knows how.
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Emma Jo Alexander (in pink), 6, has a firm grip on Cora, a 9-year-old Quarter Horse as she, her mother, Rena’, and her father, Dave, make their way along South Beach on Sunday at Hunting Island State Park. The Alexander family from Ridgeland said they come to the beach often to ride their horses. South Beach is open for equestrian activity from December through February. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
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I don’t wonder anymore
I used to wonder how in the world Osama bin Laden could inspire men to hate Americans so much that they would fly a plane into a building. I don't wonder anymore. I watched in real time over four years as citizens were fed lie upon despicable lie, as they were pumped full of vitriol and bizarre conspiracies. How they idolized a man that fattened his wallet off their naiveté. And sadly, how they turned away from friends, neighbors and even family, while bent on destroying a democracy that provided them protections even after their treasonous attempts. May God continue to bless America! – Beth Young, Beaufort
Keep it up
Mr. McCombs, I really appreciated your (column) in the Island News … It's surprising to me – perhaps it shouldn't be – that so many people still support Trump even after (the Jan. 6) attack on the Capitol. I expect you will get some heat from printing your article, and I admire your honesty and courage. Keep it up! – Aaron Miller Beaufort
‘High standards or double standards? How about ‘no standards’
In response to "High Standards or Double Standards", I propose a third category, "No Standards." Savannah Kate accuses Mike McCombs of consuming and then spreading propaganda, resulting in what she calls a "vicious cycle of misinformation." I would suggest that Ms. Kate look squarely in the mirror after she rereads her comment. First, let's be absolutely clear on one thing: there is a huge difference between protesting and rioting. Ms. Kate asks the question, "So long as the purpose is pushing your agenda, protesting is OK?" Yes, Ms. Kate, the right to protest is guaranteed under our Constitution, as you so aptly point out in your third paragraph, regarding the several hundred thousand citizens that were "peacefully" protesting and exercising their constitutional rights on Jan. 6. I could argue that protesting the murder of a black man by an officer who had 16 prior complaints filed against him, an officer who held his knee on the man's throat for nine minutes, ignited a reaction (protest, if you will) by those who have suffered similar treatment
over the course of hundreds of years. And that a "handful," to use your words, turned some of these protests into riots, something I do not condone in any way. Now let's turn our attention to example B, the looting, plundering, defecating in the halls of our Capitol, and the death of a Capitol Policeman as well as six others. Ms. Kate wants to explain this as the work of a "handful" of agitators who were condemned by both Republicans and Democrats. I respectfully submit that it was but a "handful" of Republicans who objected, and even some of that "handful" refused to put the blame for igniting this insurrection where it belonged. The President's speech prior to this insurrection has been parsed ad nauseam, and the effect it had lies in the eye of the beholder. However, when Ms. Kate blissfully suggests that the President advocated a "peaceful protest", I suggest that she Google his speech and read from beginning to end, assuming she can stand the rambling and the self-aggrandizement. His continued hype regarding the "stolen election" was all these well-prepared revolutionaries needed. Forget that Mr. Trump said he would be there with them; forget that he continued his much-documented string of lies. Keep in mind that he even undercut Mike Pence in this speech, and many were heard to say, "Kill Mike Pence" as they stormed the Capitol. This massive attack was well-organized weeks in advance. This didn't just happen, spur of the moment, in the heat of an argument. It was an attempted coup, the likes of a third world country. Ms. Kate, this hardly seems like a peaceful protest, and your use of the phrase would be humorous if it weren't so pathetic. And so it appears that the word “standard” is used rather loosely by Ms. Kate; thus I will close my response with a final entreaty: Mike, I hope you continue to author thought-provoking pieces that deal in reality, rather than some fictional interpretation of the facts. – Carol Lucas, Lady's Island
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On Sunday, March 15, 2020, Sará Reynolds Green, CEO/Co-Owner of Marshview Community Organic Farm on St. Helena Island, called Girl Scout Troop 4105 to plant fruits, vegetables, and rice. It was a short notice, our Girl Scout motto is, “Be prepared!” A Girl Scout is ready to help out wherever she is needed. Willingness to serve is not enough; you must know how to do the job well,
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even in an emergency. We were given several tasks, and we followed instructions. We had fun working together, dirtying our hands, fanning gnats, getting wet with the irrigation system, and more. On Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 at S.C. Coastal Community Development on St. Helena Island, our troop participated in distributing more than 400 free hot meals, delivered and to go, to community members in Beaufort County. The menu included baked turkey with gravy, Carolina gold rice, cabbage, and corn bread. The same variety of Carolina gold rice (was distributed) that our Troop seeded, which were 400 units. Girl Scout Troop 4105 would like to give gratitude to Bill and Sará Green and their listed partners. If we missed anyone, thank you! Thanks to: 1. Seeds, Soil, & Culture Social/Finance Fund 2. Padma Lakshmi 3. Southeastern Africa American Farmers Organic Network 4. Lowcountry Community COVID-19 Response Fund 5. S.C. Coastal Community Development Corporation 6. New Life Deliverance Temple Food Bank 7. Unitarian Universalist Church of Beaufort 8. Eat Smart Move More S.C. 9. Friends of Dataw 10. Community members 11. Spring Island community 12. Church of the Harvest 13. Jehovah Church of Christ 14. Beaufort Memorial Hospital 15. Girl Scout Troop 4105 16. R&B Catering 17. Former Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling 18. Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina 19. Out-of-Towners from Lady’s Island/St. Helena Island, S.C. 20. Family Members 21. 24K Social Club 22. Penn Center Inc. 23. Gullah Farmers Cooperative 24. PAN-African Family Empowerment & Land Preservation Network 25. Gullah chef Bill Green 26. Young Chefs and Farmers of the Lowcountry 27. Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity 28. Volunteers & Friends – Girl Scout Troop 4105
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American Legion offering $5,000 in college scholarships
From staff reports The American Legion, Beaufort Post 9 will award college scholarships to high school students of the Class of 2021 who demonstrate an understanding of what it means to be a good citizen of the United States of America. The awards are based on
the number of scholarships awarded, up to a maximum of $5000 for 2021, as determined by the Executive Committee. Scholarships will be paid directly to accredited schools to which the applicant is registered to attend. All applications become
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Mossy Oaks progress made despite weather
From staff reports Despite the rain and colder weather, progress was made last week on the Mossy Oaks Stormwater Project, according to Mossy Oaks Multijurisdictional Drainage Task Force Chair Neal Pugliese, Col. USMC, Ret.
Next week, cleanup and concrete work continues on the Spanish Moss Trail, Battery Creek Road and First Blvd. Delivery is expected soon of the pipe that will be installed between homes from North Royal Oaks to Battery Creek Road.
Basin 1 The Spanish Moss Trail was prepared for concrete installation, and the first 250 feet has been poured. It is expected to take about four days to repave the trail. Many new concrete sidewalks have been poured along Battery Creek Road and First Blvd.
Basin 2 As advertised, the contractor returned to the Lawton Farms Road area to complete finishing work. The contractor expects to work this weekend to resolve the remaining issues. All three headwalls have been installed on the Spanish Moss Trail between Riverside Drive and Brother-
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of Greater Beaufort Chamber of Commerce. Fred White White, 61, moved to Beaufort in 2000. He grew up in Guam, and went to high school in Charleston. He has a Bachelor of Science in business management from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, a Master of Science in instructional technology from Florida Fred State UniversiWhite ty, and an honorary doctorate from Shepherd University. He served 21 years in the Coast Guard, and retired at the rank of commander. White worked on Capitol Hill as a USCG governmental affairs officer, and served one tour with the U.S. Navy and one tour with the U.S. Marine Corps. He has been awarded multiple service medals, including the Legion
of Merit. He served as program manager for the S.C. State Incident Command System training program, and Project SEAHAWK, and various federal security programs. His community activities include being a cook at Holy Trinity sports banquets and Meadowbrook Church Bible study, and volunteering for the Child Abuse Prevention Association. Since 2019, he has worked as a Realtor at Keller Williams. Previously, he was senior director at the American Bureau of Shipping, and vice president at Universal Systems and Technology. He and his wife, Christy, have five children and two grandchildren. Brantley Wilson Wilson, 32, is a lifelong Beaufort resident. He was homeschooled, and completed dual credit courses at Technical College of the Lowcountry while still in high school. He earned a Bachelor of Science from University of South Carolina Beaufort, where he studied business administration, and has a Master of Educa-
hood Lane, setting the stage for attachment of the massive drainpipes and install the three flap gates. Following the installation of the flap gates, the Spanish Moss Trail will be repaved and reopened. Crews are not expected to work this weekend. Stay informed Those affected or interested in the Mossy Oaks Project should register with the “Notify Me” application found on the City of Beaufort website (https://www.cityofbeaufort. org/list.aspx) and subscribe to the Mossy Oaks Stormwater Project updates.
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tion from the American College of Education. He is a graduate of the Beaufort County School District’s Leadership Institute. He served for 12 years as a business and STEM teacher at Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence. Since 2018, Wilson has been assistant principal at Hilton Head Island Middle Brantley School, where Wilson he supervises the sixth grade, and has other responsibilities. Previously, he was a volunteer firefighter with City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department, and an emergency medical responder. He and his wife, Deborah, have three children.
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9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, through Jan 31, USC Beaufort Center For The Arts. Current work by the Fiber Artists of Beaufort. Masks and social distancing required.
the group, visit the website or “Isolation” call 843-530-1244. reception for artist Susan McCarthy 15th Annual rescheduled Beaufort The Beaufort Art AssociaInternational Film tion (BAA) Gallery features the work of Lowcountry artist Festival Susan McCarthy in its current show. Her show “Isolation” runs to Feb. 26. An artist’s reception has been rescheduled for First Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Gallery at 913 Bay Street in Beaufort. The public is invited to this free event.
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against others. “They were best friends,” she said. Graves also participated in an in-school program called “Men of Strength,” or MOST. Introduced by the local nonprofit Hopeful Horizons, MOST was designed to prevent domestic and sexual violence by teaching young men how to have healthy relationships. Graves, who would mow lawns in the summer for extra money, would also mow lawns at Christmas to raise money for Hopeful Horizons, a children’s advocacy, domestic violence and rape crisis center. After Graves died, Odom was determined to keep her son’s name front and center and the work he had done for the center going. That Christmas, Odom organized a fundraiser and prayer vigil in his memory and the community turned out with donations of toys and other supplies for the center. People dropped off all manner of things for families – from unopened toys, to baby formula to diapers and baby supplies. That fundraiser was followed with a balloon release and smaller, more intimate event on the first anniversa-
ry of Marcus’ death in 2020, again with donations going to Hopeful Horizons and though she had wanted to do a second annual Christmas fundraiser, Odom thought it best not to hold one due to the spread of COVID. The family’s efforts have not gone unnoticed. “We are truly touched and honored the family has donated in Marcus’ memory,” Hopeful Horizons CEO Kristin Dubrowski said. “Building something out of the tragedy, out of that loss can be very meaningful.” Dubrowski said it was even more meaningful to know that Graves had once participated in one of their programs and worked to donate money to the center. “To have a young man to do that, that’s just amazing,” she said. Tragically, losing a child is a club no mother wants to find herself in, Odom said thinking of the ‘Members Only’ song. She has met other parents who’ve had a child to die from gun violence and has tried to be there for them like those who were there for her after her son’s death. One mother whose son was shot in his car, said she would be by Odom’s side. “She just said, I’m going to be there for you and pray with your family,” she remembers. And recently she was there for another mother whose 17-year-old was shot and killed in Port Royal. “Because somebody reached out to me, I reached out to them,” she said. Looking to the future, Odom still tries to take each day as it comes but is hoping this Christmas, once COVID is under control, she can once again hold the Christmas fundraiser in Graves’ name. It’s important to keep his name out there, she said. So that people won’t forget what happened to him. “Somebody has to talk for him,” she said. It’s not an easy thing – to think about what your child’s life could have been like, the grief that never quite goes away, but changes or takes a different shape with each passing day. “It’s not easy,” she said. “All we want to do is help these kids and help these mothers, so they won’t have to be part of this club. We don’t want people to go through what we went through.”
“And really avoiding, right now when we’re in this significant increase in cases, avoid those large groups,” DHEC’s Interim Public Health Director Dr. Brannon Traxler said at the agency’s Jan. 4 statewide media briefing. “If we can get the numbers down to much more reasonable levels, combined with increasing vaccination rates, then I think the advice regarding large gatherings would begin to evolve and change,” she said. Dr. Traxler went on to advise that if people did decide to go out in public or attend large gatherings, they should still wear a mask and practice physical distancing. Masks will be required to attend the air show and for paid seating, a limited number of tickets will be sold to ensure social distancing in those areas, the MCAS also said. In addition, all common areas will be frequently disinfected by staff, and, new this year, participants will have an option to buy a Purchase Protection Plan for $5. Those who opt for the protection plan will be refunded any event fees, taxes or dues if they are unable to attend the show due to a “qualifying unforeseen circumstance” such as illness, injury, transportation problems and other emergencies. The plan does include COVID-19 but certain restric-
tions apply. For example, if a ticket holder contracts the virus 30 days before the event and decides not to attend or cannot attend, he or she would need to provide written notice. The plan does not go into effect if the ticket holder decides not to attend out of fear or concern for contracting the virus. The air station is also working with its Naval Public Health Medical Officers to determine what additional COVID-19 mitigation measures are needed to be put into place beyond the standard CDC guidelines such as wearing a mask or social distancing, officials said. The air station is also reserving the right to cancel the event outright if needed. “As we draw closer, if MCAS Beaufort determines we can’t host an air show safely for attendees, staff, and performers, a decision will be made to cancel or modify the event,” the email stated. “However, given the current safety measures in place and the event being more than 90 days away, at this point in time we do not feel this is the case.” If the show is canceled by the Marine Corps prior to gates opening, it will refund any purchased tickets, it said. The air show is scheduled for April 24 and 25 at MCAS Beaufort.
from page A1 “I try to take it one day at a time,” she said recently from her home in the Forest Fields community. “If I don’t, I feel like I’m going to go crazy.” Having rarely discussed publicly the events that preceded Graves’ death, Odom, a single mother who was trying to raise two teenage boys on her own at the time, recently sat down to talk about what happened that day all those months ago. For Odom, the grief of losing a child in the manner in which she lost hers, is ever present. And it’s something that unless you’ve gone through it yourself, you can’t know what it feels like, she said. “I tell people it’s like that song – ‘Members Only,’” she said, reciting a few lines from the song by blues singer Bobby Bland. “Members only, it's a private party. Don't need no money to qualify. Don't bring your checkbook, bring your broken heart. 'Cause it's members only tonight.” Halloween 2019 On Halloween morning of 2019, Odom woke up with “a bad feeling.” She doesn’t hide the fact that her son had been on probation with the Department of Juvenile Justice prior to that Halloween. While she wants to keep private the circumstances of what landed Graves in trouble, she did say that he had spent some time at the AMIkids camp, a community residence program for non-violent juvenile offenders. It was an experience that seemed to re-focus Graves. He was adhering to his 9 p.m. curfew set by the Department of Juvenile Justice, and had even landed a job at Burger King. “He was doing really good and getting back on track,” she said. In addition, Odom had tried to get her son, a popular junior at Battery Creek High School, some extra attention. Knowing boys didn’t always listen to their mothers, Odom had reached out to friends and family who could talk to Graves or spend time with him. “Sometimes they are more
Shantay Odom, mother of slain teen Marcus Graves, is left with her ever-present grief and questions about the death of her son, whose body was found at Grays Hill Landing on Nov. 1, 2019. Officials are continuing to investigate the death, marked suspicious. Photo courtesy of Shantay Odom. likely to listen to someone else,” she said. Odom had also made an appointment with Graves’ probation officer to have an ankle monitor placed on her son, an option the department had advised her to consider. Odom had kept her son out of school for the appointment, but the probation officer never showed, despite numerous calls Odom made the day prior to the appointment and after the appointment. Meanwhile, Graves who didn’t exhibit any sign of anything unusual that Halloween day, asked Odom if he could go to a Halloween party later that night. Odom said no and reminded him he was on probation. However, in the early part of the evening, Graves left the house with some friends who picked him up in a car. Odom, who saw him leave, wasn’t immediately alarmed because Marcus had never broken his curfew and was always back before 9. But when his curfew passed and he was not home yet, Odom became worried. Thinking he must have gone to the party anyway, Odom called the sheriff’s office. She also tried Graves’ phone but her calls went straight to voicemail.
“And that never happens,” she said. “He would always call or text me back.” As the night wore on, with still no word from her son on his whereabouts, Odom couldn’t sleep from worrying. “I always stay up until I can lay eyes on my kids,” she said. “And I don’t go to sleep until I can say, OK they’re in this house and they are safe.” By the next morning, Odom was distraught. Friends tried to reassure her saying he was probably just asleep at one of his friend’s houses. Odom was at her neighbor’s house across the street trying to remain calm when the police cars started arriving. “I was thinking something happened, but maybe he was in the hospital or something,” she said. Back at her home, with the house filling up with police officers, someone finally told her an unresponsive male had been found. “It still wasn’t sinking in yet,” she said, her voice cracking. “I’m still thinking he’s alive but maybe just in the hospital.” Finally, someone told her it was her son, and he hadn’t made it. “I just started screaming, ‘Oh God, no,” she said. The coroner’s office later
determined Graves had died from a gunshot wound and drowning. According to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Maj. Bob Bromage, the case is still actively being investigated. “We continue to interview parties believed to have knowledge (of the case) …,” Bromage said. Remembering Marcus Now, more than a year later, Odom fills her days taking care of herself and eldest son Akeem who will be 19 soon. And she thinks of Marcus all the time. “I miss his voice, that smile, that sense of humor that he had,” she said. “Both of my kids always made me laugh.” One Fourth of July, Graves, something of a practical joker, set off firecrackers in Odom’s bedroom scaring his mother. “They scared the heck out of me,” Odom said. “He’s on the floor laughing, and I said, ‘You know what, wait until I get my oxygen back.’” The outgoing teenager had a lot of friends and he loved music, especially rap. He and his brother sometimes “fought like brothers,” Odom said, but they also stuck up for each other or would defend each other
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from page A1 on to say it plans to have members of its Navy preventive medicine on hand to inspect food service vendors and provide hand washing stations. “MCAS Beaufort leadership takes COVID-19 seriously, and (will) meticulously implement CDC recommended guidelines and local medical experts’ recommendations to combat this virus,” read an emailed response sent by Kimberly Fleming, Deputy Director, Operations, Plans, and External Affairs. “Throughout this pandemic, we have remained operational to complete our mission, as the need to defend our country is unceasing. We’ve found that COVID-19 mitigation measures are effective when strictly followed and we hope to continue our tradition of hosting our Air Show for the Beaufort community, safely,” the email stated. While the majority of the air show’s activities are outside and spread out over a wide area conducive to social distancing, similar events set outdoors or that feature both indoor and outdoor activities have been canceled recently. The Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic scheduled for March 26-28 at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Colum-
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Attendees at the 2015 Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort take in the planes, helicopters and other exhibits on the tarmac. Photo by Bob Sofaly. bia was canceled earlier this month out of concerns for the virus and in Savannah, the St. Patrick’s Day parade and festival was also canceled in January making it the second year in a row the event has been called off. The Sportsmen’s Classic usually draws about 40,000 participants, while the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival attracts nearly 300,000. “I hoped and prayed that our situation might improve. But I think that with what we witnessed this holiday season, we put the health of our city and our citizens at risk …,” said Savannah Mayor Van Johnson about the decision.
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Johnson said he consulted with health officials and local leaders before making the decision to cancel the popular event originally scheduled for mid-March. City officials were hoping to move forward with other smaller events like its traditional Mass at the Cathedral and greening of the fountain. Meanwhile in South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster and the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) both have come under fire for their handling of the virus, most recently for delays and slow roll-out of its vaccine program. While McMaster has not
moved to restrict large gatherings or sporting events so far this year, the governor did declare a state of emergency as part of his “stay home” order last March which restricted those then, but only after many of the region’s high profile spring events such as NASCAR races and the Masters golf tournament held in Augusta, Ga., moved to postpone or cancel events on their own. The ban was later lifted in the summer. Improving vaccination rates is key to making any future determinations about large gatherings or other such events, a DHEC official said recently.
NEWS & BUSINESS
BMH vaccinates more than 1,000 on short notice
From staff reports Mass vaccination events on Thursday and Sunday accounted for more than 1,300 of the 2,000 initial doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine that Beaufort Memorial Hospital delivered last week. The two events at Beaufort High School were organized with fewer than 48 hours’ notice after the hospital received 1,000 vaccine doses from MUSC Health, and an additional 300 doses from the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). The refrigerated doses had to be distributed within days of receipt to avoid expiration. “I could not be more proud of our staff and our community partners for working so quickly and tirelessly to get vaccinations in arms,” Beaufort Memorial President and CEO Russell Baxley said in a release. “While we can’t predict the future in terms of our vaccine supply, we can guarantee that we will not waste a single dose.” People who attended the two mass vaccination events will receive their second doses on Thursday, Feb. 11. Anyone who has not received their first dose will be contacted by the hospital
Beaufort Memorial staff arrive at Beaufort High School before dawn to set up for mass vaccination clinic. to reschedule their canceled appointments as additional supplies become available. Those who need second doses will also be contacted by
the hospital to ensure they receive them within the recommended vaccination window. “I can’t say enough how much we appreciate every-
one’s patience as we work to navigate through an unpredictable system of supply and demand,” Baxley said. “We have certainly demonstrated
that we will do whatever it takes to vaccinate as many people as possible, no matter the circumstances, and that remains our commitment to
our community.” Visit www.beaufortmemorial.org/covid19 for more information and a list of frequently asked questions.
Individual income tax season for 2020 opens Feb. 12
From staff reports The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) will begin accepting Individual Income Tax returns for tax year 2020 on Feb. 12, 2021, consistent with the date announced by the IRS. According to the IRS, the Feb. 12 start date "allows the IRS time to do additional programming and testing of IRS systems following the Dec. 27 tax law changes." The SCDOR adopts the IRS date since South Carolina Income Tax returns use information from federal returns.
To save time, increase security, and save tax dollars, the SCDOR and South Carolina State Treasurer's Office are encouraging taxpayers to file electronically and choose direct deposit. About eight of every 10 taxpayers choose direct deposit now. Last year, 92 percent of taxpayers filed online. "We are pleased that so many South Carolinians have embraced online filing and direct deposit. It's the safest, most accurate way to file," SCDOR Director Hartley Powell said in a release. "We want taxpayers to receive their refunds quickly, and
choosing direct deposit is the fastest and safest way." "We appreciate our collaboration with the SCDOR to inform South Carolinians about the benefits of switching to direct deposits for their income tax refunds," State Treasurer Curtis Loftis said in a release. "Our focus through Operation Check Reduction has been to get funds due to taxpayers, state employees, and state vendors in the most secure and cost-effective manner possible while also reducing opportunities for fraud." Visit dor.sc.gov/iit-filing to view all of your filing options.
Mace appointed to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee From staff reports Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC-01) on Monday was selected to serve on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. “One of the promises I made to the people of the Lowcountry when I ran for Congress was that I would work to restart our economy and rebuild America. This starts
with fixing our nation’s aging roads and infrastructure, which are in desperate need of repair in the Lowcountry,” Mace said in a release. “Anyone who’s taken a road trip from Charleston to Beaufort knows our roads are a disaster. Our region’s airports, seaports, and railroads aren’t in much better shape. The Port of Charleston is the
NEWS BRIEFS
County hosting electronics recycling events
The Beaufort County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling will host two free electronics recycling events for County residents from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following locations on Saturday, Feb. 6 at Beaufort County Public Works at 9 Benton Field Road, Bluffton and Beaufort County Public Works at 140 Shanklin Road, Beaufort. Per COVID-19, residents are asked to stay in their car during the event. Staff will unload electronics and will use personal protection equipment (masks and gloves). Any personal computers, laptops, CRT monitors, LCD monitors, CRT televisions, non-CRT televisions, printers, hard drives and miscellaneous electronics (microwaves, cell phones, radios, fax machines and typewriters) will be accepted. If you have questions about Beaufort County recycling
events, please call the Solid Waste and Recycling Office at 843-255-2736 or visit the Solid Waste and Recycling website at www.beaufortcountysc. gov/recycle.
Historical Society hosting presentation on Reconstruction
The Beaufort County Historical Society, in partnership with the Beaufort District Collection of the County Library, invites the public to view a presentation by Dr. J. Brent Morris, Professor of History and Humanities Department Chair at USC Beaufort. Morris’s talk is entitled “The Birth and Death of Reconstruction in S.C., 18611877” and can be viewed online at the website www. beaufortcountyhistoricalsociety.com under the Events tab. The program will be accessible on the website from through Feb. 14, 2021. Morris is a nationally-rec-
Lowcountry’s gateway to the world, and countless local families and businesses rely on this critical infrastructure to grow and thrive. “As a new Member of the House T and I Committee, I will work to restore our roads and crumbling infrastructure, ensuring prosperity for the next generation of South Carolinians.”
ognized scholar on the Reconstruction Era in American history. He has authored several books on the subject and has received numerous awards for his research and publications. With a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, he initiated and directed the USC B summer Institute for the Study of the Reconstruction Era which drew teachers from across the country. Morris’s presentation will give viewers additional insight into why Beaufort has been named the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park. For additional information contact ndcgilley@ gmail.com.
Beaufort Republican Women’s Club holding membership luncheon
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Many South Carolinians are eligible to file online for free with easy-to-use tax preparation software. Fast facts for the 2021 filing season • Filing online with a reputable provider is fast, accurate, and secure. Visit dor. sc.gov/iit-filing to view all of your filing options. • Make sure you have all W-2s, 1099s, and other necessary documents before you file. Using year-end pay stub information instead of official documents could slow down processing.
• Processing your return and refund is expected to take 6-8 weeks. Fighting fraud to protect taxpayer dollars is our priority. Return and refund processing is expected to take 6 to 8 weeks from Feb. 12 or the date you file, whichever is later. This allows time for the SCDOR to use all available tools to check for fraud and protect your refund. If you choose a paper check refund, your processing time may be longer. • State and federal returns are due April 15. If you file and pay electronically, you have until May 1 to submit
your South Carolina return and full payment without penalties or interest. This does not apply to federal returns or returns submitted on paper. • Check your refund status anytime using the Where's My Refund tool at dor. sc.gov/refund. Our phone lines are busy this time of year, and our representatives have the same information as our website. • If you usually owe taxes, use MyDORWAY to make payments. Visit dor.sc.gov/ MyDORWAY to get started. • Find more resources for the tax season at dor.sc.gov/iit.
Biden temporarily bans new offshore oil drilling
From staff reports President Joe Biden took quick action on his commitment to ban all new oil drilling on public lands and waters on his first day in office. According to the Washington Post, within hours of taking office, Scott de la Vega, President Biden’s acting Interior Secretary, issued an order preventing staff from produc-
ing any new fossil fuel leases or permits without sign-off from a top political appointee. This effectively freezes new oil, gas and coal development on federal lands and waters for the next 60 days. Though the ban is for only a couple months, the battle over drilling off the coast of South Carolina is on hiatus for now.
The Department of the Interior and its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) are not expected to be including oil drilling in the Atlantic in their next 5-year plan for offshore energy. Opponents of drilling off the South Carolina coast are hopeful President Biden and the Congress will make the ban permanent.
Women’s Club will hold its annual Membership Drive Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 in the Carolina Room at the Dataw Island Club, 123 Dataw Dr., St. Helena Island. State Senator Tom Davis and Representative Shannon Erickson will be the featured speakers. The cost of the luncheon is $30 and is by reservation only. In spite of the Covid 19 pandemic, 2020 was a successful year for the Club with outdoor events and an active GOP Headquarters. For reservations, call Diane Roney at 843838-4972 by Feb. 10.
Registration for the weekly, 45-minute sessions is available through Lou Brown, public education and engagement planner, at lou.brown@ bjwsa.org. Brown will provide a link to participants. Topics will include an overview of the authority, presentations by managers and directors on sustainability, water and wastewater treatment and customer engagement. Each session will include time for questions and answers.
are expected and will be performed between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Lane closures will run through Thursday, Jan. 29. Please be advised to use caution and expect delays when traveling in these areas. Future notices will be provided for other construction activities over the next few months. Please visit BeaufortCountyPenny.com for updates. For questions or persons requiring additional assistance due to language barriers, contact the Capital Projects Department at 843-255-2700.
BJWSA offering Consumer Academy
Beaufort County’s first 2018 One Cent Sales Tax Project is beginning construction. Over the next three months, citizens will see work being performed for the dedicated right turn lane on SC 802 (Sam’s Point Road) on Lady’s Island near Walgreen’s. The contractor, APAC, was issued a notice to proceed Jan. 4 and is beginning work. Nighttime lane closures
Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority will hold a virtual Consumer Academy for the public during the month of February. Classes are at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, hosted live on the company website, www.bjwsa. org.
Construction set to begin on Sam’s Point turn lane
Boat ramp closed
The boat ramp at the Eddings Point Boat Landing will be closed temporarily for repairs. A notice will be sent once repairs are complete and the ramp reopens. The landing remains open to the public. For more information, please contact Beaufort County Public Works Director Neil Desai at 843-255-2740.
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HEALTH & WELLNESS Options & References for a Healthier Life
What pregnant and breastfeeding women should know about COVID-19 vaccine
Pregnant women are at an increased risk for serious illness from COVID-19. "Compared to nonpregnant women who have the same health and age, a COVID-infected woman is about 1.3 to 1.4 times more likely to end up in the hospital when she's pregnant," says Dr. Regan Theiler, a Mayo Clinic obstetrician. Should pregnant and breastfeeding women be vaccinated for COVID-19? While there are limited data about current COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant and breastfeeding patients, there are many questions. In this Q&A, Dr. Theiler answers questions about COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant and breastfeeding women, and women who plan on becoming pregnant: Should pregnant women be vaccinated for COVID-19? Since the emergency use authorization was granted, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine have been firm in recommending that pregnant women have access to COVID-19 vaccines. That is, if women so choose, they should be able to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
Can a fetus get COVID-19 if the mother is vaccinated for COVID-19? Through vaccination for COVID-19, the baby should not be exposed to the virus. It is known that the COVID-19 vaccines are the genetic code for a single protein. It doesn't replicate in a person. It doesn't cause an infection with COVID-19. There's no virus floating around in a woman. Any vaccine that has a live virus that's replicating is not used in pregnant women because of any theoretical risk. It is thought that there is no risk that this would cause an infection in a pregnant woman and cause an infection that goes to the baby.
Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women? Because this is an emergency use authorization, and because any medication or vaccine during its first iteration of trials is never tested in pregnant women, there is no direct evidence of safety in pregnancy. What is known is that there is a lack of theoretical evidence of harm. There is no conceivable reason why COVID-19 vaccines should be harmful to pregnant women. None of
miscarriages or decreased fertility. Again, this is a sophisticated scientific-sounding campaign that was purposefully put out on the internet to prevent women especially from getting this vaccine. It's not based in truth, and it's doing significant harm.
the components of the vaccines — the nanoparticles — are known to be harmful in pregnancy. The best evidence for pregnant women suggests that being vaccinated for COVID-19 is a lot safer than getting COVID-19. Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for women who are breastfeeding? There is no indication that COVID-19 vaccines are harmful or damaging to women who are breastfeeding or their infants.
Everywhere That People Care The trusted Care magazine is now back in print as a regular contributor to The Island News, with Karen Mozzo as editor. Together we’ll deliver information, references, and options for a healthier life.
Do COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility? There's no evidence of COVID-19 vaccines causing infertility. There's been a sophisticated anti-vaccine campaign that originated online. The New York Times had a great article about it, going through the levels of disinformation and where it came from. It sounds scientific, and it goes something like this. There's a protein in the placenta that has similarities to viruses. And if you have antibodies to viruses that are induced by this vaccine, it will cause you to have a miscarriage and the pregnancy did not implant in your uterus. This is completely made up.
It sounds smart. It's based in molecular biology. It's written by a scientist. But it's fundamentally not true. If that were true, then women who had COVID-19 — millions of women now — would be more likely to have miscarriages and not get pregnant. That's because they would have those same antibodies because it's the identical gene producing the identical kinds of antibodies in the virus infection and in the COVID-19 vaccines. OK, so you have the same antibodies; yet, in women who have had COVID-19, there have been other viral infections with even more homology to this protein. No signals are being seen for increased
Are there recommendations for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are planning a pregnancy, to avoid getting infected with COVID-19? Everyone should continue social distancing. Everyone should continue masking. All of those safety measures apply to pregnant women, lactating women and women who are contemplating a pregnancy. There are no formal recommendations yet. Knowing how good these COVID-19 vaccines are at preventing infection and how dangerous the infection is in pregnancy, the recommendation is that women stay on their contraception, go through the COVID-19 vaccination series, and then contemplate conception. COVID-19 vaccines are known to be effective. The Mayo Clinic follows the guidelines of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, as well as independent data.
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EDUCATION
Beaufort Academy announces Honor Roll, Headmaster’s List From staff reports Beaufort Academy has released the names of students who made the Honor Roll and Headmaster's List for the 2020/2021 Fall semester. Students who made Headmaster's List earned an A (90 or above) in all classes. Students who made the Honor Roll earned a B (80 or above) in all classes. 2020-2021 First Semester Honor Roll and Headmaster’s List 5TH GRADE Headmaster’s List: Grayson
Odom, Alivia Ogden, Lyanne Santiago-Gierbolini Honor Roll: Hunter Disbrow, Waylon Dudley, Charley Frey, Amelia Mitchell, Tobias Patel, Naomi Puzzuoli, Ava Richards, Kalvin Rogers 6TH GRADE Headmaster’s List: Elsa Billig, Keiley Good, Hailey Heckert, Aahana Patel, Lorelai Vasquez Honor Roll: Margaret Adams, Madelyn Colton, Christian Garza, Claire Jones, Marly Szatkowski, Titus Weaver
Students struggling during pandemic can qualify for special assistance From staff reports Beaufort County School District K-12 students whose academic work has suffered during the coronavirus pandemic may be eligible for free special assistance. “The coronavirus pandemic has forced instructional changes that have been challenging for many students and their families,” Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said in a release. “This new initiative is designed to identify and support those students creatively and effectively.” Schools have already begun identifying possible student participants for ENGAGE South Carolina, a partnership that includes the district, the S.C. Department of Education, and the Grad Alliance. Lakinsha Swinton, the district’s Director of Student Services, said students who qualify for the program and choose to participate will get an academic coach to work with them to answer questions, connect them with resources, and develop a plan to get them on track for a strong finish to the 2020-21 school year. Trained
teachers and social workers will identify students’ needs and support them, Swinton said. To qualify, a student must be: • At risk of failing one or more classes. • Chronically absent. • Designated as homeless under the federal McKinney-Vento criteria. • Living in foster care. Families can also request the free assistance, Swinton said. Parents of students identified as possible participants will be contacted by the Grad Alliance to gauge their interest and assess their children’s eligibility. The Grad Alliance is a nationwide program that works directly with local districts to identify, recruit and re-engage students who cannot or will not attend school, regardless of the reason. To learn more about ENGAGE South Carolina, parents should contact their children’s school, visit the website ParentsSC.GraduationAlliance.com, e-mail EngageSC@GraduationAlliance.com, or call 803-8978517.
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Beaufort student makes Delaware Dean’s List
William Auerbacher of Beaufort has been named to the University of Delaware Dean's List for the Fall 2020 semester. To meet eligibility requirements for the Dean's List, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a GPA of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester.
9 Beaufort students honored at College of Charleston
Nine students from Beaufort were among the more than 2,600 College of Charleston students who were named to the President's List and
7TH GRADE Headmaster’s List: Tanner Altman, Savannah Libby, Addison Norris, Katelyn Schoener, Colton Stinger, Cohen Weaver Honor Roll: Caylin Adkins, Emma Disbrow, Aaron Leslie, Oliver McSweeney, James Niemand, Franklin Savage
8TH GRADE Headmaster’s List: Dylan Chapman, Peter Dastous, Jr., William Harrelson, Gordon Ivey, Jade Melanson, Grace Simmons, Langdon Taylor Honor Roll: Kaylee Bartholomew, Lakyn Chittenden,
Patrick Good, Luke Miller, Sumner Pingree, Jacob Rushing, Tucker Scoggins, Aidan Wilson
9TH GRADE Headmaster’s List: Katherine Brosnan, Clay Lohr, Tency Lynn, Nathaniel Nash, Adelaide Rogers, Caleb Snyder, Gabrielle Young Honor Roll: Olivia Dinkins, Benjamin Frey, Andrew Gates, Sullivan Gay, Aden Harrington, Vann Hefner, Margaret Hiers, Cooper McCullough, Madeline Nelson, Kevin Peeples, Jacob Poole,
Jaxen Porter, Jenna Raber, Claire Tumlin
10TH GRADE Headmaster’s List: Brycen Ambrose, Elizabeth Foster, Kate Luckey,Ansh Patel, Gigi Pingree, G Simmons, Benjamin Steen, Adam Vasquez, Ashleigh Wilson Honor Roll: Brock Bekemeyer, Hampton Lane, Sage McGill, Kylie Mitchell, Caroline Patterson, Julia Philp, Austin Ploss, Katherine Taylor 11TH GRADE Honor Roll: Ashton Bishop,
Emma Grace Dinkins, Mary Hanna Hiers, John Asher Howell, Benjamin Lubkin, Lily Melville, Brian Rogers, Jack Carter Worrell
12TH GRADE Headmaster’s List: Knox Foster, Maeve Kalady, Alyssa Lewis, Emilie Claire Nason Honor Roll: Connor Aivaz, Matthew Coyle, Emma Dillinger, Riley Gates, Ja’Sean Lawson, Mariah Midyette, Ansleigh Pingree, Rachel Reineri, Caroline Shaw, Chase Vaigneur
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Dawn Peebles, left, and Beaufort High School Principal Charity Summers, right, set up a table for the school’s senior night recognition ceremony between the boys and girls basketball games Friday night at Beaufort High School. Photo by Bob Sofaly.
Dean's List for Fall 2020. The fall honorees included: • Mason Monti of Beaufort (29906), President's List, Theatre; • Jacob Rye of Beaufort (29906), President's List, Undecided; • Nicholas Beckert of Beaufort (29907), Dean's List, International Business; • Susan Roberts of Beaufort (29906), President's List, Anthropology; • Addison MacPhee of Beaufort (29907), President's List, Computer Science; • Carrie Sanzone of Beaufort (29906), Dean's List, Accounting; • Anne McKenzie of Beaufort (29907), President's List, Exercise Science;
• Clarissa Reyes of Beaufort (29906), President's List, Public Health; • Olivia Vyge of Beaufort (29907), President's List, Psychology. To qualify for President's List (Highly Distinguished), students must earn a GPA of 3.800 or higher and complete a minimum of 14 semester hours. To quality for Dean's List (Distinguished), students must earn a GPA of 3.600 or higher and complete a minimum of 14 semester hours.
13 area students make Coastal Carolina Dean’s List
Thirteen students from the Beaufort area are among the 2,329 under-
graduate students at Coastal Carolina University that were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2020 semester for earning a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.99. Among the students earning recognition were: • Logan Adkins, History, Beaufort (29902); • Jaliyah Bates, Psychology, Beaufort (29906); • Zachary Bogle, Management, Beaufort (29902); • Devin Hyatt, Information Technology, Beaufort (29907); • Xavier Jackson, Theatre, Beaufort (29902); • Derek Kidd, Recreation and Sports Management, Beaufort (29906); • Abbigail LaRocque, Theatre Arts, Beaufort (29902);
• Koryna LaRocque, Theatre Arts, Beaufort (29902); • Zoe Lyons, Marine Science, Beaufort (29906); • Joseph Mooney, Music, Beaufort (29902); • Daniel Richards, Sociology, Beaufort (29907); • Grant Laseter, Recreation and Sports Management, Okatie (29909); • Anna Mayfield, Hospitality, Resort, and Tourism Management, Okatie (29909). Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, just minutes from Myrtle Beach offering baccalaureate degrees in 94 major fields of study.
School district launching initiative to provide counseling to employees From staff reports The Beaufort County School District is launching #YouMatterBCSD, a new initiative that will offer discounted counseling services to employees and their families. Through the district’s partnership with Bluffton-based Hope Performance Systems, #YouMatterBCSD counseling programs can be accessed by employees and family members at any time at regional sites throughout Beaufort County. “Whether we’re talking about teachers or administrators or school staff or bus drivers, our employees’ jobs can be stressful even in the best of times,” Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said in a release. “The pressures of working during a pandemic have placed additional
stressors on our employees and their families.” Beginning this week, district employees can begin attending a series of free in-person or virtual peer group sessions to introduce the new program and explain its features. #YouMatterBCSD will offer mental health supports that include peer groups, group counseling as well as individual sessions with licensed counselors from Hope Performance Systems. Individual Counseling can include anxiety, depression, substance abuse, marriage counseling, adolescent and child family counseling, life coaching, nutritional and wellness counseling and play therapy. Group sessions can include grief groups, eating disorders, substance abuse,
trauma stress, anger management and parenting skills. A counselor will be housed at the District Office to provide on-site counseling services, interventions and support. Staff can choose to receive counseling at the Hope Performance Systems clinic sites or at the District satellite office. While the District is providing peer group counseling sessions to staff at no cost, staff members seeking additional services have the option to utilize their health insurance provider or the discounted cash rate, created just for Beaufort County School District employees. Additional integrative health care options include: chiropractic care, physical therapy, dietetic counseling, acupuncture, individual per-
sonal training and virtual gym memberships. Alice Walton, the school district’s Chief Administrative Services and Human Resources Officer, said #YouMatterBCSD will be the first in a series of new initia-
tives designed to improve the physical and emotional health of district employees. “Our goal is to make the Beaufort County School District the best place to work in South Carolina,” said Walton, who said few if any districts
in South Carolina are offering a similar program for their employees. “Healthy, happy and productive district employees will help us support healthy, happy and productive students and their families.”
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Trio of BA stars accept offers to play college hoops By Eric Ellison LowcoSports.com After enduring the most unusual recruiting cycle in memory, a trio of Beaufort Academy boys basketball stars committed last week to play at the next level. Malachi Rodriguez and Braxton Tolbert will remain teammates at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College next season, while Ben VanHise committed to play at NCAA Division III Methodist University. Rodriguez and Tolbert will be taking their talents to Clifton Forge, Virginia, to play in the junior college ranks for the RoadRunners. Rodriguez received a full scholarship first, and when Tolbert received his offer recently, the duo decided to stick together at a school where they see similarities to BA. “What stuck out about Dab-Lan was first the scenery,” Tolbert said. “It is in Virginia which is a beautiful place and it’s isolated … I’ve loved the small setting [at BA] and Dab-Lan has a lot in common. What also stuck out was how welcoming they were. I can feel it. This place is going to be home.” Rodriguez did not see himself at this point as a freshman, but the 6-foot-7 center has worked hard on his game and developed into a domi-
JPII avenges earlier loss for 2nd straight win By Taylor Michael LowcoSports.com After being defeated by 13 points less than two weeks ago, the John Paul II girls were out for revenge against visiting Cathedral Academy on Thursday, and the Golden Warriors got it, claiming a 4846 victory over the Generals. Freshman Cayce Graves secured the victory at the line to close out the win for JPII, which has won two straight following a four-game losing streak. The Golden Warriors were lighting it up in the first half, racing out to a 13-2 lead after one quarter and maintaining a 25-15 advantage at halftime. Despite tired legs, JPII maintained the 10-point lead in the third quarter, but foul trouble began to take its toll in the fourth quarter. The Generals took advantage and turned up the pressure to make it difficult for the Warriors. Exemplifying her leadership during the game, senior captain Bella Termini held her team together at point guard and contributed all over the court with three points, four assists, and six rebounds. Senior captain Taylor Michael also had another huge night with 20 points, eight boards, and three steals, and Maddie Heathcott secured her second double-double this season with 12 points and 10 boards. With the postponement of their next game against Hilton Head Prep, the Golden Warriors are off until Jan. 30, when they face Hilton Head Christian Academy.
Photos by Justin Jarrett / LowcoSports.com nant big man for the Eagles. “Playing at the college level was something that I didn’t think was possible until I met Coach [Nick] Field 5 years ago,” Rodriguez said. Just a few short years ago, Rodriguez was at Beaufort Middle School and not playing organized basketball. He played for Field in the AAU circuit as an eighth grader and made Field’s JV team at Beaufort High the next year, and Field saw something in the young player. “The first thing you notice is his overall length,” said Field, now the AD at BA. “He towered over his classmates.” And he had the work ethic
Battery Creek’s wrestling team split a pair of duals with Class 4A foes Wednesday, beating Bluffton 48-29 and falling 59-17 to Hilton Head High. Bradley Smith was the only Dolphin to pick up two victories and one of eight Creek wrestlers to record a pin in the win over the
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success at the next level. I am happy I had an opportunity to develop him as a player.” VanHise also made the move from Beaufort High ahead of his senior season, and he quickly emerged as a leader for his new team. Smith was pleasantly surprised when VanHise burst onto the scene at BA over the summer. “We did not know we were getting such a well-rounded guy. Ben has good offensive skills, which we have been able to utilize inside and outside the perimeter,” Smith said. “He is able to motivate and direct our team both on and off the court. I believe Ben will be a great asset to his team at Methodist
University, and he has been a pleasure to coach.” VanHise had 11 other offers, but he said what drove his final decision was the family atmosphere and the feeling of being at home. “My visit to Methodist introduced me to a beautiful campus of about 2,500 students,” said VanHise, who moved to Beaufort from Michigan in the fall of 2019. “The facilities were beautiful, and I loved all the people I met there from the coaches to the players. I felt comfortable and felt like Methodist was the place to be.” VanHise attributes many of the opportunities he had to play at the next level to his work
Eagles hold off Bobcats, move above .500 in region
LowcoSports.com Beaufort High’s boys righted the ship after a
tough loss earlier in the week to bounce back with a key 71-63 home victory over
Beaufort High School’s Michael Dennison goes head and shoulders above Bluffton’s defense as he shoots the ball Friday night during the Eagles’ Region 8-AAA game against Bluffton. Dennison scored 15 points and pulled down eight rebounds in the Eagles’ 71-63 win over the visiting Bobcats.
Bluffton in Region 7-4A play Friday. The Eagles celebrated Senior Night, and a pair of the honorees had huge nights to lead Beaufort to the big win. Ollie Holmes poured in a game-high 21 points to go with five steals, and Daniel Phares posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards. Zyrin Odom also had a double-double for the Eagles with 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Michael Dennison added 15 points and eight boards. Beaufort went 12-of-13 from the foul line in the second half to keep the Bobcats at bay. Beaufort (5-2, 3-2) travels to James Island on Friday.
Rust-free Bobcats bounce Beaufort High
Bluffton’s girls were sharp in their return from
a two-week hiatus Friday, staying perfect in Region 7-4A play with a 49-27 win at Beaufort High. The Bobcats continued their dominance at the defensive end, holding the Eagles to one point in the first quarter and three in the third as they build a 21-14 halftime lead and extended it to 39-17 after three quarters before coasting to the finish. Freshman Katiey Rodney led a balanced effort for the Bobcats with 14 points, going 4-for-6 from 3-point range, while Tacoya Heyward added an efficient 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Jalynn Ferguson and Kayleigh Washington each added eight points for Bluffton. Layla Warren scored 19 points to lead the way for Beaufort. The Eagles (3-4, 2-3) travel to James Island on Friday.
Bluffton’s Tacoya Heyward, right, has nowhere to go and is forced to pass the ball as Beaufort’s Margaret Hiers puts the pressure on Friday night during the first half of their Region 8-AAA game at BHS. Beaufort’s defensive efforts weren’t enough as the Lady Bobcats outscored the Lady Eagles 49-27. Photos by Bob Sofaly.
Residents organize Beaufort Pickleball Club
From staff reports The Beaufort Pickleball Club (BPC) has announced its formation as a volunteer-run, public-benefit, non-profit corporation registered with the State of South Carolina on Dec. 29, 2020. According to club by-laws, their mission is to encourage, organize and facilitate the development and growth of Pickleball to enhance the health and welfare of the general public North of the Broad River in Beaufort County, South Carolina. “Due to the growth and popularity of Pickleball in Beaufort, Port Royal and our
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Dolphins split with 4A foes
to match. “He always did his best and tried to do everything we asked of him,” Field said. “That’s really all you can ask for as a coach.” BA coach Bobby Smith was at Beaufort High as an assistant coach from 2016-18 and saw something in the big man that has continued to develop during his time at BA. “When I began coaching Malachi, I saw a young player who worked hard and listened to coaching,” Smith recalls. “Mal was not going to see immediate success; however, he had a huge potential. He worked extremely hard, and now he is beginning to have
with Smith and Field, who also helped all three players navigate the recruiting process. “Over the summer my recruitment took off just as Coach Field and Coach Smith said it would, as long as I put in the work, and that is what we did,” VanHise said. “We came in and got better every day and it is showing now in the season and will show next year at the collegiate level.” The BA senior class combined to score 21 college offers, which is the most to come from a class at the school. The team has a closer bond than past teams, according to Tolbert, who has been at BA for six years. “This year has by far been my best year playing with (BA]. The family that I call my brothers I will keep for the rest of my life,” Tolbert said. “Playing alongside the best senior class will always be a great memory of mine.” Beaufort Academy (5-5, 0-0) has been off since a 54-33 win over Lowcountry Leadership on December 21, due to Christmas break and a positive COVID-19 test within the school. Field says there are no cases on either the boys or girls teams but is operating out of an “abundance of caution.” The Eagles open a brutal stretch of 12 region games in just 18 days starting Friday, Jan. 29, at Hilton Head Prep.
Bobcats. Sebastian Sanchez, Nate Gallego, Hunter Smith, Elmer Linares, Sam Degroat, Gunnar Degroat, and Alex Crossman also pinned their Bluffton opponents to propel the Dolphins to a strong non-region win. Robbie McManigle and Dreshaun Brown joined Bradley Smith in picking up wins against the Seahawks. The Dolphins host the Re-
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Sea Islands, we have seen the need to inform and assist the city, town and county decision makers about the growing demand and necessity to create pickleball courts that will serve the public as well as visitors and tourists to the area” said Michael Chambers, President of the newly established club, in a news release. “There are so many people who do not have a place to play, unless by invitation to one of the private communities. There are no dedicated pickleball courts available to the general public.” BPC estimates there are
gion 8-3A dual tournament on Saturday.
Phares, Simmons lead Eagles in double dual
A depleted Beaufort High team missing four starters dropped a pair of matches Saturday, falling 60-16 to host Hilton Head High and 49-28 to Brookland-Cayce.
more than 400 residents north of the Broad River, who actively play pickleball on a regular basis. Players currently bring their own nets and tape pickleball dimensions on tennis courts. In the short term, the group is hoping for city, town and county officials to authorize and support the use of recreational facilities to create some centrally located and dedicated, public pickleball courts. BPC would be willing to host “Introduction to Pickleball” clinics on these courts for the public because they know that while many residents have
Colton Phares and Jeremiah Simmons pinned both of their opponents to provide the highlights for the Eagles. Aidan Holt also picked up his first pin of the season against Brookland-Cayce, and Peter Adam Burvenich earned a major decision against the Seahawks. The Eagles were scheduled to travel to Lucy Beckham for a Region 7-4A match Wednesday.
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For more information about the Beaufort Pickleball Club or to get involved, contact Terry Rice at trice8950@ gmail.com or 508308-0716. To learn more about the game of pickleball, visit USAPA. ORG.
heard of pickleball, many do not know what it really is nor how to play. To fulfill their mission, BPC’s vision is to establish year-round league play so that players have an opportunity to play others
Golden Warriors take down War Hawks
John Paul II’s wrestling team won all seven contested matches, including four pins, to roll to a 45-24 win over visiting Colleton Prep on Friday. Steven Schidrich, Jack Brock, Angel Perez, and Jonathan Field all recorded
within their own skillset; and then eventually BPC would like to host tournament play. Pickleball is played on a court smaller than a tennis court, with nets, a paddle and a whiffle-like ball. According to a 2020 statement from the USA Pickleball Association, “Pickleball can be played indoors or outdoors; is easy for beginners to learn – but can develop into a fast-paced competitive game for experienced players; the game has developed a passionate following due to its friendly, social nature and multigenerational appeal.”
pins for the Golden Warriors, while Carson Lonz, Oliver Witkowski, and Noah Schickler won by decision. Colleton Prep’s scoring came from four forfeits, while JPII benefited from two forfeits and both teams forfeited one weight class. Both teams are scheduled to compete in the SCISA state dual on Feb. 6 at Hammond School in Columbia.
VOICES Editor’s Note: The opinions of our columnists in the Voices section are not necessarily the opinions of The Island News.
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The truth will set America free
ne of America’s greatest philosophers and an early conservationist, Henry David Thoreau wisely observed: “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” There are way too many dissolutely ambitious men in our Congress seeking fame (and fortune) today; they should heed Mr. Thoreau’s most prophetic principle of truth, which underpins the proper governance of a civilized democratic society. During the Congressional vote to confirm each state’s vote in the Electoral College, on what is now an infamous date – January 6, 2021 – the Republican Senator from Utah, Mitt Romney, passionately preached that the best way to unite our deeply divided country was for government leaders to “TELL THE TRUTH!” Ignoring that sage advice, 147 GOP House members and eight different senators (seven objecting to Pennsylvania and six to Arizona) voted to deny some Electoral College votes that verified Joseph R. Biden as our newly elected President. Against voluminous
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evidence and absent any to the contrary, these Republican Congressional toadies elected to believe the blatant lies of ex-POTUS that somehow, some way, magically the Democrats had pulled off a nation-wide theft of the election; Donald John Trump erroneously calculated that he “won reelection by a landslide,” when in TRUTH he had lost by over six million votes. Even after the treasonous invasion of our foremost symbol of democracy, 147 GOP House members and eight Republican senators, all who lacked courage and integrity, chose to believe ex-POTUS’s mendacious conspiracy. Over one-half of all GOP Representatives were cowardly naysayers. The power of Lies versus the power of Truth. Fortunately, large ma-
jorities in both Houses of Congress voted to ensure the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, as President and Vice-President, respectively. The dutiful stand of all Congressional Democrats and a few courageous Republicans certified the correct and righteous outcome of the election of Nov. 3, 2020. In this case, TRUTH was POWER. Every one of those cowardly members of Congress should be held accountable for contributing to “The Insurrection” that exploded in the Congress, disrupted Congressional voting and threatened lives. By the Grace of God, no Congresspersons were murdered or hurt though a few contracted COVID-19 because some Republicans fore swore wearing a mask. In a most perceptive essay in the Atlantic, one brave GOP Senator, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, offered this choice for the fractured Republican Party to consider: “It is the blossoming of a rotten seed that took root in the Republican Party some time ago and has been nourished by treachery, poor political
Watching the inauguration was like a 1,000-pound weight had been lifted off my back. Its normalcy was invigorating.” judgment, and cowardice. When Trump leaves office, my party faces a choice: We can dedicate ourselves to defending the Constitution and perpetuating our best American institutions and traditions, or we can be a party of conspiracy theories, cable-news fantasies, and the ruin that comes with them.” Every member of Congress takes a sacred oath, pledging to protect and defend the Republic against all enemies foreign and domestic. To honor that warranty requires courage, truthfulness, honesty, integrity and humility. Those cowardly 147 members of Congress and eight senators who were “inattentive to their DUTY,” should take guidance from President Andrew Jackson. He himself was a controversial President, but he understood what was required to defend against our enemies, foreign
and domestic. He is said to have berated his troops for abandoning their lines at the Battle of New Orleans on Jan. 8, 1815 thusly: “The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more than the coward who deserts her in the hour of danger.” Count as cowards 147 House members and eight senators, who deserted their duty in the hour of our greatest challenge since the founding of our union, not much different from those whom General Jackson scolded. We should not only scold them, but also hold them accountable to the letter of the law and for their dereliction of duty and for violating the oath to which they swore allegiance. During almost every day of the last four years, we have witnessed Lies to Power, and we are a poorer people for it. Now is the time for
a revolutionary beginning when Truth to Power is Power. Power for all people for whom this nation was dedicated. The religious scriptures tell us that we should KNOW the truth, and by such truth shall we be freed. The newly elected leaders of our government owe us nothing less than the Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth! Watching the inauguration was like a 1,000-pound weight had been lifted off my back. Its normalcy was invigorating. Hearing President Biden pledge to tell the truth sounded innovative compared to the outgoing mendacious ex-POTUS. Superman, America’s greatest mythical hero, told us he was dedicated to “TRUTH, Justice and the American Way.” So too the current administration. God Bless America. “Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers. David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@gmail.com.
In spite of everything, we want to remember
t is Friday, and I’m on my still damp deck. It’s early — reveille has just sounded over on Parris Island — and I’m thinking that 2020 was, for the most part, awful. But something good happened on Dec. 30, 2020. Just before noon on Dec. 30, Beaufort County took ownership of a building and 12 acres of land just off Highway 21. This building, about a mile west of the MCAS Beaufort runway, is not particularly remarkable. Passing motorists are, by and large, unaware that anything important happened here. But in February 1779, Major James Gardiner was approaching the property (there was no building) with the 16th Regiment of Foot and two battalions from the 60th Regiment of Foot. He was intent on establishing a base on Port Royal Island for potential operations against Charleston. On Feb. 3, 1779, General
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William Moultrie and his Continental Regulars advanced westerly, from Beaufort, to stop Major Gardiner. Among his troops were a number of African Americans as well as a militia unit recruited from Charleston’s Jewish population. Also present were Thomas Heyward and Edward Rutledge — signers of the Declaration of Independence. Moultrie and Gardiner met on this wet, boggy, unremarkable real estate and at first they exchanged cannon fire. It is notable that Thomas Heyward handled two 6-pound field cannons and one of his rounds took out a British gun.
In those days, these cannons were made of bronze and had a range of 1,500 yards. The accuracy of these weapons was largely based on the triangulation skills of the young men who operated the guns. Then the Brits lined up and advanced with fixed bayonets. Normally this was a signal for the American militia to run. But in this case they stayed and, in fact, advanced on the British. Moultrie would later write that the action was “reversed from the usual way of fighting between the British and Americans, they taking the bushes and we taking the open ground.” The battle continued for another 45 minutes when both sides began to run out of ammunition. General Moultrie had begun his withdrawal when Major Gardiner broke off the battle and left the field to the Americans. Upon his return to Savannah, Major Gardin-
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er was criticized by British General August Prevost for his failure. And so, this local shootout went down as a “win” for the Continentals when we really needed a “W.” (In many cases our Revolutionary War ancestors retreated when they came face to face with Regular Army soldiers of British or Scottish persuasion. So this face-toface victory gave our ragged forefathers a significant lift for flagging spirits throughout the Colonies.) Some residents may wonder why Beaufort County bought this property when battlefield attendance is down. Gettysburg, Antietam, Shiloh, Chickamauga and Vicksburg saw 3.1 million visitors in 2018, down from 10.2 million visitors in 1970. Gettysburg saw just 950,000 visitors in 2018, this being 14 percent of what they had in 1970. But, of course, we are talking about Civil War bat-
tlefields and that particular conflict is now approaching My Lai / Wounded Knee status in some people’s minds. Actually some Civil War venues are seeing an increase in attendance — Stones River near Murfeesboro, Tenn. — by emphasizing running or hiking through a well-maintained pastoral landscape. Other Civil War museums are putting emphasis on slavery, deprivation on the home front and generally getting away from cannon, carnage and turning movements. It is anticipated that our battlefield will be connected to the Spanish Moss Trail thus providing a not-so-arduous destination for downtown, cycle-riding visitors. There also might be emphasis on the Jewish Unit that fought; or the fact that an African American was part of this fight. County Council kept this pending purchase under wraps for several years,
Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.
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fearing that metal-detecting collectors would over-run the site. The Navy, who also helped with the purchase monies, was concerned that crowds might jeopardize their AICUZ landing zone worries. But all these problems were resolved on Dec. 30, 2020. Notwithstanding the fact that Thomas Heyward ably manned the 6-pounders — and was wounded in this battle — he did own slaves. And Jim Capers, the African American in the fray, never got his pension despite his appeals. The record at Gray’s Hill reflects valor, tactical skill and luck. It is also evidence that we are not a perfect people. But, regardless, we still seek perfection. And yes, in spite of everything, we want to remember.
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Sgt. Scott Loveall, a blackshirt instructor with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, assists a recruit rappel down the rappel tower Jan. 19 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Photos by Lance Cpl. Godfrey Ampong, USMC.
Recruits with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, receive a class Jan. 19 before they rappel from the rappel tower at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.
A recruit with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, goes down the rappel tower Jan. 19 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. The rappel tower is used to teach the recruits to overcome fear and trust their equipment.
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More on the National Archives and Military Records
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ast week’s article covered the basic information on how veterans and their immediate family members could get, through the Nation Archives, copies of their veterans’ service records, including military DD 214/ separation documents, official military personnel file, replacement medals, and medical/health records. This article will briefly discuss, ordering digitized records, alternative sources to obtain military service records, and how to find your military medical records. Military medical records may be accessed through the VA at https://www. va.gov/health-care/get-medical-records/. For more regarding the online availability of VA and military records, visit https://www. va.gov/records/. Some vets may also be able to obtain copies of certain military records from their state, county, or municipality. Contact your state or county veterans agency for more information. See https://www. va.gov/statedva.htm. Records that are available in electronic formats can be accessed directly by vets, without involvement from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC),
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through the VA’s eBenefits Portal at https://www. ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits/ homepage or the Depart of Defense milConnect application at https://milconnect. dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect/. Military service records, for Vets who separated after the Year 2000, are available in electronic format. To be eligible for this digital service it is necessary that requesters submit a request using NPRC’s online application, eVetRecs, which is found at https://vetrecs. archives.gov/VeteranRequest/home.html, and provide an email address. If you provide an email address and your request involves records available in electronic format, NPRC will obtain the records and provide you with instructions to download the requested records from a secure server. In the 1990s, the military services discontinued filing
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health records with the personnel record at the NPRC. In 1992, the Army began retiring most of its former members' health records to the VA. Over the next six years, the other services followed suit. In 2014, the military services discontinued retiring the records to the VA. Find the address to send requests for health records to your military service at https://www.archives.gov/ personnel-records-center/ address-list#VA. In order to determine where a medical record is located, see the information below: • US Marine Corps, separated 05/01/199412/31/2013, from any component, find your records at the Dept of VA Records Management Center (DVAMC), 4300 Goodfellow Blvd, Building# 104, St. Louis, MO 63120. Separated on or after 01/01/2014 contact Navy Medicine Records Activity (NMRA), BUMED Detachment St. Louis, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd., Building 103, St. Louis, MO 63120. • US Navy, separated, from 01/31/1994 to 12/31/2013, from any component, find your records information at DVAMC. If separated on or after 01/01/2014,
find your records at the Navy Medicine Records Activity (NMRA). • US Army, separated between 10/16/1992 to 12/31/2013, find your records information at DVAMC. Separated on or after 01/01/2014, contact the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Record Processing Center, 3370 Nacogdoches Road, Suite 116, San Antonio, TX 78217. • US Air Force, (Regular, Reserves, and National Guard) separated between 05/01/1994 to 12/31/2013, from any component, find your records information at DVAMC. If separated, on or after 01/01/2014, contact Air Force (AF) STR Processing Center, ATTN: Release of Info, 3370 Nacogdoches Road, Suite 116, San Antonio, TX 78217. • For Air Reserve and National Guard, separated, from 06/01/1994 to 12/31/2013, contact DVAMC. For separation after 01/01/2014, find your records at AF STR Processing Center, ATTN: Release of Info, 3370 Nacogdoches Rd, Suite 116, San Antonio, TX 78217.
• US Coast Guard, separated between 04/01/1998 to 09/30/2014, find your records at DVAMC and Commander CG PSCbobs-mr, Attn: PSCBOPS-C-MR, US Coast Guard Stop 7200, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20593-7200, Email: MR_ CustomerService@uscg. mil, Fax: 202-372-8440. Use Standard From 180, REQUEST PERTAINING TO MILITARY RECORDS, found at https://www. archives.gov/files/research/ order/standard-form-180. pdf, to request records. The form has the addresses, by service, of where to send your request. There is so much valuable information for vets and their families at the National Archives. Veterans and their family members need to carefully read the information at the site https:// www.archives.gov/veterans. Things like what is available online, locating older (pre-WW I) military service records, using military records for genealogical research, and learning about military service records, and much more are found at the National Archives. Use the National Archives site and your Veterans Service Offi-
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This is the 10th article of a series of 12 helpful articles on State of SC and Federal Veterans Benefits to be published in the Lowcountry Weekly and Island News over the next three months.
cer (VSO) to help you find and request the records and information you need. This article is not a substitute for the National Archives or your VSO. Larry Dandridge is a patient at the RHJ VA Medical Center; an Army ex-Enlisted Infantryman, Ex-Warrant Officer Combat Pilot, and retired Lt. Colonel; a past Veterans Service Officer; a volunteer Patient Adviser at the RHJ VA Medical Center; the Fisher House Charleston volunteer Good Will Ambassador; the volunteer VP for Veteran Affairs for the Coastal Carolina Association of the US Army (AUSA) Chapter; the Author of the award winning BLADES OF THUNDER (Book One); the CEO of TVV Publishing LLC; a past Aerospace Company Regional Manager; the Founder of CLC Hospice LLC; a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt; a Motivational Speaker; a past University Business, Aeronautics, Military Science, and Writing Instructor; and a contributing writer for the Lowcountry Weekly & Island News. You can reach Larry at LDandridge@ earthlink.net.
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Parris Island Marine Corps Graduates To Receive a Copy of with a List of Graduates, visit www.yourislandnews.com JANUARY 28–FEBRUARY 3, 2021
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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE Looking for Leo T. Bell last owner of Odine sailboat in Beaufort River. Contact Irene Goodnight at 615243-4684.
ditions 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 U1305-W13B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: BARBARA J. MORAN & REBECCA LYNN BAILEY, 4688 HYDEPARK CT, RENO, NV 89502. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3624 at Pages 1364, records of Beaufort County, SC.
City of Beaufort NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Historic District Review Board Proposed Demolition: 211 Charles Street The City of Beaufort Historic District Review Board (HRB) will conduct a public hearing in order to review demolition of the structure located at 211 Charles Street, on parcel R120 004 000 0909 0000. The HRB meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. via Zoom and broadcasted via livestream on Facebook. You can view the meeting live via Facebook at the City’s website www.cityofbeaufort.org. Interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and to comment on the proposed demolition. Documents relating to this request are available for public inspection between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday at the City of Beaufort Planning Department, 1911 Boundary Street. Written comments can also be submitted prior to the hearing to the City of Beaufort Planning Department, 1911 Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC 29902. Note: If you have special needs due to a physical challenge, please call (843) 525-7011 for additional information.
The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $32,260.26 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 419.30 Total Amount Due $ 33,029.56 With a per diem of $ 12.77 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 2732-345. 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 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED SALE
City of Beaufort REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP 2021-115 Waterfront Park Restoration of Swings The City of Beaufort is seeking quotations to restore all wood bench swings and install new chains and hardware at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, 950 Bay Street, Beaufort, SC. This project is being funded in whole or in part by the Land and Water Conservation Fund and South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism. All applicable policies of the Land and Conservation Fund and South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism as well as state and federal legal requirements shall apply. The RFP and additional documents may be accessed on the City’s website, https://www.cityofbeaufort. org/165/Procurement, Bid Opportunities - or by contacting the Procurement Administrator, John Robinson, at 843-525-7035 or by email at jrobinson@ cityofbeaufort.org. The submittal deadline for quotations is 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 16, 2021. “EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY”
Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq. and S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345(C), as it pertains to delayed or postponed sales, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (the “Trustee”), that the Public Auction originally scheduled for 05/07/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M., was postponed and the Trustee hereby intends to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on the 02/04/2021, 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 Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest 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 U1303-W46B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: ROBIN G. KREIBICH , 3437 NIMITZ ST, EAU CLAIRE, WI 54701. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3757 at Pages 2959, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are
City of Beaufort PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP 2021-113 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATON STUDY
Amount currently in default (including interest) $35,138.22 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 419.30 Total Amount Due $ 35,907.52 With a per diem of $ 13.28
The City of Beaufort is seeking proposals from professional consultants or consulting firms to conduct a City-wide Employee Compensation Study.
Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.
This project is being funded by the City of Beaufort. The RFP and additional documents may be accessed on the City’s website, https://www.cityofbeaufort. org/165/Procurement, Bid Opportunities - or by contacting the Procurement Administrator. THE SUBMITTAL DEADLINE IS 2:00 PM ET ON February 23, 2021 “EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY”
City of Beaufort PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS RFQ 2021-114 IDC 01 PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERING And Related Services The City of Beaufort, South Carolina, is soliciting qualification statements (QS) for Professional Civil Engineering and Related Services from licensed, insured, bonded, experienced, and reputable engineering firms on an “as needed” basis, Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC). The work shall consist of surveying, plan review, designing, preparing plans, and bid documents, securing permits, and managing construction. The RFQ and additional documents may be accessed on the City’s website, https://www.cityofbeaufort. org/165/Procurement, Bid Opportunities - or by contacting the Procurement Administrator. THE SUBMITTAL DEADLINE IS 2:00 PM ET ON MARCH 4, 2021 “EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY”
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq. and S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345(C), as it pertains to delayed or postponed sales, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (the “Trustee”), that the Public Auction originally scheduled for 05/07/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M., was postponed and the Trustee hereby intends to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on the 02/04/2021, 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 Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest 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, Con-
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The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 2732-345. 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 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq. and S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345(C), as it pertains to delayed or postponed sales, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (the “Trustee”), that the Public Auction originally scheduled for 05/07/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M., was postponed and the Trustee hereby intends to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on the 02/04/2021, 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 Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest 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 U1209W40B, U1208-W19B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: JOHN WILLIAM COLEY & CHARLOTTE HERMANN COLEY, 4004 HUCKLEBERRY DR, RALEIGH, NC 27612-3618. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3482 at Pages 1297, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $59,077.55 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 419.40 Total Amount Due $ 59,846.95 With a per diem of $ 19.85
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Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED SALE
The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.
Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq. and S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345(C), as it pertains to delayed or postponed sales, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (the “Trustee”), that the Public Auction originally scheduled for 05/07/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M., was postponed and the Trustee hereby intends to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on the 02/04/2021, beginning at 9:30 A.M..
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. § 2732-345.
The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910.
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 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq. and S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345(C), as it pertains to delayed or postponed sales, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (the “Trustee”), that the Public Auction originally scheduled for 05/07/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M., was postponed and the Trustee hereby intends to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on the 02/04/2021, 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 Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest 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 U1610-W30B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: JOHN RAYMOND HESS & CAMILLE CAPRETTA HESS, 149 PINNACLE POINTE DR, SENECA, SC 29672-6852. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3637 at Pages 86, records of Beaufort County, SC.
Property Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest 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 U1409-W2B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: SARAH CATHERINE SCARBOROUGH & DAVID W. PERRAULT, 3414 ABINGDON RD, COLUMBIA, SC 29203. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3593 at Pages 612, records of Beaufort County, SC.
Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.
Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED SALE
]The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.
Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq. and S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345(C), as it pertains to delayed or postponed sales, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (the “Trustee”), that the Public Auction originally scheduled for 05/07/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M., was postponed and the Trustee hereby intends to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on the 02/04/2021, beginning at 9:30 A.M..
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.
The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910.
Property Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0073861610410129 % ownership interest 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 U1305-W6E. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: TURHAN LAMONT POTTER & MONICA DIANE POTTER, 424 SEDGEWICK DR, MAGNOLIA, DE 1962-3212. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3645 at Pages 1644, records of Beaufort County, SC.
The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 2/4/2021, 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 Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0073861610410129 % ownership interest 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 U1307-W16E. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: DORCAS TINCH BLOCKER , 7515 CRESTSIDE LN, CHARLOTTE, NC 28227-1046. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3711 at Pages 685, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $18,566.95 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 819.30 Total Amount Due $ 19,736.25 With a per diem of $ 5.9 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.
Property Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest 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 U1103-W6B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: PHILOMENA A. GRUPPO , 102A DRIFT CT, BETHLEHEM, PA 18020-7516. Junior Lienholder: , .
The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.
The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3603 at Pages 2868, records of Beaufort County, SC.
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
The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $17,827.68 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 419.40 Total Amount Due $ 18,597.08 With a per diem of $ 6.66 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.
The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are
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. § 2732-345.
Amount currently in default (including interest) $14,811.33 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 419.40 Total Amount Due $ 15,580.73 With a per diem of $ 5.68
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
Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED SALE
The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.
Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq. and S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345(C), as it pertains to delayed or postponed sales, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (the “Trustee”), that the Public Auction originally scheduled for 05/07/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M., was postponed and the Trustee hereby intends to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on the 02/04/2021, beginning at 9:30 A.M..
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. § 2732-345.
The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910.
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
Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter.
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
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
The Public Auction shall occur at the Office of Bolchoz Law Firm, 6 Buckingham Plantation Rd, Ste B, Bluffton, SC 29910.
Amount currently in default (including interest) $27,869.29 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 419.40 Total Amount Due $ 28,638.69 With a per diem of $ 10.59
Amount currently in default (including interest) $21,943.20 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 419.40 Total Amount Due $ 22,712.60 With a per diem of $ 6.57
Amount currently in default (including interest) $69,355.36 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 419.40 Total Amount Due $ 70,124.76 With a per diem of $ 21.1
Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq. and S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345(C), as it pertains to delayed or postponed sales, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597 (the “Trustee”), that the Public Auction originally scheduled for 05/07/2020, beginning at 9:30 A.M., was postponed and the Trustee hereby intends to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on the 02/04/2021, beginning at 9:30 A.M..
The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are
The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are
The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED SALE
The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3455 at Pages 1549, records of Beaufort County, SC.
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. § 2732-345.
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. § 2732-345.
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
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 U1603-W42B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: CAROLYN M. JOLY , 130 MARCIE RUSH LN, GREER, SC 29651-6926. Junior Lienholder: , .
Property Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0073861610410129 % ownership interest 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
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. § 2732-345.
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 2/4/2021, 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 Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest 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 U1301 -W51B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: JORGE S. BARZALLO & NATHALY BETANCOURT, 95 BOSTON AVE, EAST HAVEN, CT 06512-2659. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3609 at Pages 1980, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $25,559.39 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 819.40 Total Amount Due $ 26,728.79 With a per diem of $ 8.16 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its in-
terest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 2732-345. 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 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 2/4/2021, 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 Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0073861610410129 % ownership interest 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 U1305 -W2O. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: ALEXIS V. COLE , 484 E HOUSTON ST 11F, NEW YORK, NY 10002. Junior Lienholder: MBV Vacation Owners Association, Inc., 6355 Metro West Blvd, Ste 180, Orlando, FL 32835. The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3625 at Pages 991, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $12,572.90 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 819.40 Total Amount Due $ 13,742.30 With a per diem of $ 5.37 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 2732-345. 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 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 2/4/2021, 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 Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest 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 U1609 -W1B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: MARVIN L. JONES & LESA GAYLE JONES, 202 LAUREL ST, GIRARD, KS 66743-2304. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3620 at Pages 751, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $19,263.06 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 819.40 Total Amount Due $ 20,432.46 With a per diem of $ 5.58 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 2732-345. 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 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 2/4/2021, 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 Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest 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 U1403 -W4B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: ANNA K. THOMAS INGRAM , 3640 HIGH POINT LN SW, ATLANTA, GA 30331-7905. Junior Lienholder: , .
LEGAL NOTICES The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3705 at Pages 1831, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $20,681.48 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 819.40 Total Amount Due $ 21,850.88 With a per diem of $ 8.26 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 2732-345. 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 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 2/4/2021, 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 Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest 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 U2202 -W35B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: JESSICA ROSE ELZEY & DANIEL KEITH ELZEY, 350 CUMMING ST, ALPHARETTA, GA 30004-3851. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3754 at Pages 1473, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $45,592.67 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 819.40 Total Amount Due $ 46,762.07 With a per diem of $ 17.03 Together with any and all additional principal, inter-
est, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 2732-345. 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 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 2/4/2021, 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 Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest 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 U1102 -18B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: GLENN MURRY & FELICIA ANN FORMOSA, 9026 POSEY DR, WHITMORE LAKE,MI 48189. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3586 at Pages 2976, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $22,789.95 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 819.40 Total Amount Due $ 23,959.35 With a per diem of $ 10.06 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its in-
terest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 2732-345. 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 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 2/4/2021, 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 Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0073861610410129 % ownership interest 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 U1402 -2E. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: SHARON R. MACK & ERIC L. MACK, 19474 RIVERWOOD AVE, ROCKY RIVER,OH 44116. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3596 at Pages 1997, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $9,729.19 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 819.40 Total Amount Due $ 10,898.59 With a per diem of $ 3.15 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 2732-345. 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 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 2/4/2021, 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 Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0073861610410129 % ownership interest 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 U1302 -23O. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: BRITTANY E. FRANGELLA & CHARLENE BREEDLOVE, 672 NEW STATE RD, NORWALK,OH 44857. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3695 at Pages 2269, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $28,832.16 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 819.40 Total Amount Due $ 30,001.56 With a per diem of $ 9.05 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.
olina, as amended or supplemented (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number U1203-10B. Name/Notice Address of Obligor; Record Owner, if different from the Obligor; and any Junior Lienholders is as follows: VERONICA HALEK & JOSEPH R. HALEK, 2332 NW 35TH AVE, CAPE CORAL,FL 33993. Junior Lienholder: , . The sale of the Property is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligor/Owner of the obligations secured by the MORTGAGE as recorded in Book 3612 at Pages 1938, records of Beaufort County, SC. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGE, are Amount currently in default (including interest) $13,683.07 Trustee’s Fee $ 350.00 Costs $ 819.40 Total Amount Due $ 14,852.47 With a per diem of $ 4.08 Together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidder, other than the Creditor, shall be required to pay in cash or certified funds at the time of the bid. If the Creditor is the successful bidder at the sale, it shall receive a credit against its bid for the Total Amount Due. The successful bidder shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO.: 2019-DR-40-1063 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiffs vs MICHELLE SMITH, QUINTIN DAVIS Defendants. IN THE INTEREST OF: Minor 1 (06/05/2009) A Minor Under the Age of 18 Years SUMMONS AND NOTICE BY PUBLICATION TO: Quintin Davis
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. § 2732-345.
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint concerning the minor child above and that you have failed to contact the agency in regards to your whereabouts in this action, the originals of which have been filed in the office of the Richland County Clerk of Court, on July 29, 2019, at 2:39 p.m. a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your answer to said Complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at her office at 2638 Two Notch Road, Suite 200, Columbia, SC 29204, within 30 days of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer said Complaint within the statutory time allotted, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in Said Complaint.
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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. § 2732-345. 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 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee to sell the below described Property at Public Auction on the 2/4/2021, 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 Description: A fee simple undivided 0.0147723220820258 % ownership interest 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 Car-
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singer 19. Stupefied 22. Us, in Mexico 23. *Cupid's mother 24. In the know 25. Common thing? 26. Smoke plus fog 27. Lay to rest 28. Rocks at mountain base 29. *Symbol of Valentine's Day 32. Infantry's last row 33. Roulette bet 36. *Chocolatier, pioneer of the heart-shaped box 38. ____ apple 40. Risk something 41. Between eggy and eggiest 44. Feeling worse than before 46. Gave away 48. Thin piece 49. Annoyed 50. Russia's alternative to caesar 51. Aries or Taurus, e.g. 52. Burn to a crisp 53. MADD member, colloquially 54. Climbed down, as from a carriage 55. Fill beyond full 56. Pharaoh's cobra
LAST WEEK'S CROSSWORD & SUDOKU SOLUTIONS
JANUARY 28–FEBRUARY 3, 2021
A15
Beaufort’s Leading Real Estate Firm 820 Bay Street
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Beaufort, SC 29902
843.521.4200
$995,000
$389,000
PIGEON POINT | MLS 169538
LADY’S ISLAND | MLS 168893
$312,900
$1,500,000
4BDRM | 4.5+B | 4197sqft | Marsh Front Edward Dukes 843.812.5000
PLEASANT POINT | MLS 168549 3BDRM | 2B | New Construction David Polk 843.321.0477 Laura Blencoe 843.321.1615
$34,000
3BDRM | 2.5B | 1700sqft Julia O’Hara 1.201.456.8620
DOWNTOWN | MLS 160525 6BDRM | 1.5+B | Commercial/Residential Lloyd Williams 1.843.754.4735
$1,790,000
ISLANDS OF BEAUFORT | MLS 156063 FACTORY CREEK | MLS 167961 .35acre Homesite | Gated Community Robin Leverton 843.812.3344
$459,000
5BDRM | 4.5B | Deep Water | Private Dock Trea Tucker 843.812.4852
$1,150,000
HABERSHAM | MLS 169376 3BDRM | 2.5B | 1800sqft Heidi Smith 1.850.803.1216
$489,000
SEABROOK | MLS 168419 4BDRM | 4.5B | Deep Water Dock Amy McNeal 843.521.7932
$3,450,000
CAT ISLAND | MLS 162259 3BDRM | 3B | New Construction Lloyd Williams 1.843.754.4735
$410,000
DEEPWATER ESTATE | MLS 167297 5BDRM | 6.5B | Deep Water Dock Edward Dukes 843.812.5000
$1,395,000
DATAW ISLAND | MLS 168560 3BDRM | 3B | 2865sqft Trudy Arthur 843.812.0967 Nancy Butler 843.384.5445
PLEASANT POINT | MLS 163873 5BDRM | 4.5+B | Deep Water Dock David Polk 843.321.0477 Laura Polk 843.321.1615
$739,000
LANDS END | MLS 167123 5BDRM | 3B | 3030sqft | Deep Water Scott Sanders 843.263.1284
$459,000
LIVE OAKS | MLS 169432 4BDRM | 2.5B | 2776sqft | OLREA Deborah Holthus 843.575.1021
$439,000
BULL POINT | MLS 168891 1.55acre | Deep Water Homesite Paige Walling 843.812.8470
$490,000
DATAW ISLAND | MLS 168256 3BDRM | 2.5B | 3104sqft Nancy Butler 843.384.5445 Trudy Arthur 843.812.0967
$1,669,000
$2,875,000
FRIPP ISLAND | MLS 164980
LUXURY ESTATE | MLS 168639
4BDRM | 4.5B | Oceanfront Pat Dudley 843.986.3470
$448,500
RED BLUFF | MLS 168680 4BDRM | 3B | Marsh Front Paige Walling 843.812.8470
$389,900
BATTERY POINT | MLS 168732 3BDRM | 2.5B | 2200sqft Julia O’Hara 1.201.456.8620
$1,039,000
FRIPP ISLAND | MLS 163922 6BDRM | 5.5B | Oceanview Pat Dudley 843.986.3470
5BDRM | 3.5+B | Deep Water Dock Edward Dukes 843.812.5000
$475,000
DATAW ISLAND | MLS 169191 1.23acre Homesite | Deep Water Dock Trudy Arthur 843.812.0967 Nancy Butler 843.384.5445
$995,000
PORT ROYAL | MLS 158771 2.4acre Commercial Opportunity Wayne Webb 843.812.5203
$179,000
CAT ISLAND | MLS 167842 .66acre | Cul-de-sac | Marsh Front Donna Duncan 843.597.3464
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