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Charleston Comedy Week features Holmes, Papa, Ms. Pat

By Vincent Harris

Comedian Pete Holmes kicks off the second annual Comedy Week on Saturday at the Charleston Music Hall. By the time it ends a week later, Charlestonians would have seen some of the best standup comedians in America.

About 30 comedians will perform in five different venues around the city through Jan. 31: The Music Hall, Wit’s End, Silver Hill Studio, the Riviera Theater and Theatre 99. But the main stage is at the Music Hall, and there are some heavy hitters scheduled.

After Holmes on Jan. 24 Tim Heidecker — one half of the cult-comedy duo Tim and Eric — brings his sharp, anti-comedy sensibility to the stage on Sunday, alongside Neil Hamburger, the deliberately abrasive man called “worst comedian of all time.” Then on Wednesday night, the Bluebird Improv Group, featuring Tim Meadows from Saturday Night Live and Matt Walsh from HBO’s Veep, is up, followed the next night by Connor Wood, a digital creator who has transitioned his social media following into a thriving stand-up career. The week wraps up with the hilariously neurotic but chipper Tom Papa on Friday. The inimitable Ms. Pat will close things out on Saturday night.

“We’re thrilled about the second annual Charleston Comedy Week,” said Charles Carmody, the director of the Charleston Music Hall. “It’s a week dedicated to celebrating the many hilarious humans producing comedy, from stand up, to sketch to improv. I want to encourage people to try

“ I stay busy because I love doing this. This is the first thing I’ve fallen in love with that was legal.” —Ms. Pat

some new shows, and I challenge them to go to all five venues.”

Holmes loses with a smile

The word you’ll most often hear associated with standup, author and host of the hit podcast “You Made It Weird” Pete Holmes is “positive.” And it’s true that his big goofy grin, rubber-limbed physicality and joyful tone radiate positivity. It’s just that he’s using all of those tools to mock himself mercilessly, taking on topics like faith, masculinity, sex and ego.

Holmes seems to delight in the contradictions of his act, though.

“I did a show recently, and these two Moms came up to me afterwards, and they said, ‘We love how clean your show is and how positive it is.’ And I was like, ‘Really? Go listen to the tape!’ ”

Perhaps one of the reasons that Holmes comes off so joyfully is that in his material, the joke is always on him. He’s even got a story to illustrate the point.

“I went to this hotel with my 7-year-old daughter, and I thought we were going to get an upgrade because the manager was

College of Charleston debuts hospitality college

The College of Charleston this month debuted the Michael and Amy Bennett School of Hospitality and Tourism Management , sponsored by and named for, you guessed it, Bennett Hospitality owners Michael and Amy Bennett. Hunter Kim, founding director of the new school, told the Charleston City Paper the new school begins a new chapter for hospitality and tourism education.

chasing after me and yelling ‘Mr. Holmes, Mr. Holmes!’ And I turned around with ‘upgrade face.’ Here we go! She knows who I am, and she’s going to give us a suite! Then she said we had to leave because the hotel was 18 and over. I thought she recognized me, but it was just, ‘You have to leave.’ ”

Papa, a comedian and baker

Passaic, N.J.’s Tom Papa, who hosts multiple podcasts in addition to standup, also delivers some dark hilarity with a bright disposition.

Papa often talks about attempting to deal with technology as he ages, his decadeslong love of baking bread, his irritable but adorable pug, Frank, and he and his wife becoming empty nesters.

“Now that my wife and I are in another phase of our marriage, I’m starting to realize that no one really gives you the arc of a relationship,” Papa said in our interview.

“People want you to get married, they want you to have kids, and then when that 18 years is over, what do you need each other for? And I think you really just need each other for grooming. We just pick things off of each other before we go out, like apes.”

Ms. Pat settles it

It’s fitting that Ms. Pat closes out Comedy Week on Jan. 31, because it’s difficult to imagine anyone following her.

Ms. Pat is less of a standup than she is a truth-teller, and a very busy one at that. She’s a sharp-eyed and sharp-tongued

“Our newly-named School of Hospitality presents a valuable opportunity to think strategically and collaboratively about the future of hospitality and tourism education and how we can build an even stronger future together with our community,” Kim said. “Most importantly, I am confident that our team will continue to work together … always for our students, our industry partners and our community.”

According to Kim, as of fall 2025, the college had 208 students studying hospitality and tourism, including 152 majors, 56 concentrations and 60 minors in the subject. This is an almost 25% increase in majors since 2023, when the college had around 180 students with the major, minor or concentration. —Alyssa McDowell

“I think our democracy’s at risk, to be honest, and I want to be a part of the solution.”

—Retired Navy Rear Admiral Nancy Lacore of Mount Pleasant in a message announcing her bid for the 1st Congressional District race this year. Lacore is now among several other Democratic candidates, including Mac Deford, Max Diaz, Matthew Fulmer and Mayra Rivera-Vazquez.

The number of confirmed measles cases logged in South Carolina in an outbreak centered in Spartanburg County. The outbreak is making national headlines, and the numbers are getting so high that the nation is on the verge of losing its status as having eliminated measles, a preventable disease with vaccinations. Source: S.C. Public Radio

Missing shrimp from Magwood statue returned

By Andy Brack

Mount Pleasant resident Tressy Mellichamp cried tears of joy Monday morning when she learned somebody returned 10 pounds of sculpted bronze shrimp ripped from a life-sized bronze Shem Creek statue of her father, the late Capt. Wayne Magwood. She said she was cooking breakfast Monday when a friend called to say that the missing shrimp stolen from the statue over the weekend appeared to be back. Somebody placed the shrimp in a basket at the base of the statue on a pedestrian boardwalk over Shem Creek. In the original sculpture, Magwood held the shrimp.

“I ran up the side of that bridge — it was covered in ice — and started bawling,” Mellichamp said. “Somebody just laid it down on top of the shrimp basket. They were there.”

Relieved, she added, “We will get it reattached in such a way this will not happen again.”

Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie said it was good the story ended positively.

“When something like this happens, it is tempting to throw our hands up and say, ‘This is why we can’t have nice things,’ ” he said. “But the upside of this was to see the outpouring of care and concern by our community, just as it has done when the bridal shop burned down and hundreds of gowns were donated and when a sweetgrass basket stand was destroyed in a car wreck and dozens of volunteers had it rebuilt in half a day.

Haynie said Mount Pleasant residents show up when needed.

“They really care about things that matter, and this statue in honor of Wayne Magwood is just another example of something that really matters,” he said. “It will be repaired and will remain as a tribute to the heart of Mount Pleasant for a long, long time.”

Saturdays vandalism

Early Saturday, Mellichamp’s cousin, Rocky Magwood, told Mount Pleasant authorities that someone snapped off the bronze of tasseled shrimp from the statue on the boardwalk adjacent to the Coleman Boulevard Bridge.

“It’s a big shame somebody would do something like that,” said Magwood, president of the S.C. Shrimpers Association.

Rocky Magwood said he drove by the statue around 4:30 a.m. Saturday and noticed nothing awry as he headed to his boat. At 7 a.m., however, a friend phoned to say the string of bronze shrimp dangling from the statue’s hand were missing.

Rocky Magwood added the weekend vandalism wasn’t the first encounter the family had over a statue. About 20 years ago, a similar bronze statue of his grandfather, Junior Magwood, was stolen from in front of a nearby seafood restaurant. It’s never been recovered, Rocky Magwood said.

“When something like this happens, it is tempting to throw our hands up and say, ‘This is why we can’t have nice things.’ ”

—Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie

Statue unveiled in 2025

The Wayne Magwood statue by Savannah, Ga., sculptor Susie Chisholm was unveiled in April 2025, five years after the death of the legendary shrimper and defender of his industry.

According to a Mount Pleasant web page on the statue, “Captain Magwood was a lifelong fisherman, widely recognized for his advocacy on behalf of the commercial fishing industry. As president of the South Carolina Shrimpers Association, he worked at the local, state and federal levels, including lobbying in Washington, D.C., with the Southern Shrimp Alliance against imported shrimp.”

His boat, Winds of Fortune, also was a familiar sight.

“He brought widespread awareness to the fishing and shrimping industries, as well as the cultural importance of this coastal way of life in the Lowcountry.”

Community and family members worked to raise money for a life-sized statue after Magwood’s death in 2020. More than 150 people and organizations donated more than $100,000 for the bronze sculpture of Magwood holding a mess of shrimp.

A North Charleston woman on Jan. 9 told city police several items were stolen from her home, including a leather jacket, a standing fan, a basket and a walking cane. She told officers that the items went missing after her “intimate” partner stayed with her for a couple days. Ah, romance. But after that, we’d be deleting Tinder for sure.

Seems like a deeper issue, right? Charleston police on Jan. 5 stopped to speak with a man on the Morrison Drive off ramp after seeing him with a cardboard sign asking drivers for money. He told police he was recently released from prison and “didn’t know another way” to get money. After that sad reflection of society, police cited him for being in the roadway. Way to pile on, y’all.

Group projects

Two Mount Pleasant kids on Jan. 11 reportedly stole about $135 worth of merchandise from a Proprietors Lane store. Well — one kid reportedly stole about $10 worth, and another stole about $125 of stuff. Both were banned from the store and police called their parents. Remember those school projects when you did all the work and someone else got the credit? This wasn’t that.

By Skyler Baldwin

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Steve Stegelin

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between Jan. 5 and Jan. 11.

From tax cuts to various reforms

By Jack O’Toole, Statehouse bureau

In our 2026 legislative preview, we highlighted the 10 issues below as ones to watch in the current session. With this new Statehouse Report Issue Tracker, we’ll update you each week on where these and other emerging issues stand until lawmakers adjourn in May.

1

Income tax cuts: An income tax cut bill passed last year in the S.C. House is being considered by the S.C. Senate Budget Committee. The bill would set rates at 5.39% and 1.99% based on income — lower than the current rates, but taxing more people due to changes in income exemptions and exclusions.

2

Rolling back affirmative action and DEI: Several bills are currently awaiting consideration, including one to codify Gov. Henry McMaster’s executive order ending affirmative action in state contracting.

3

Juvenile justice: A special committee created by House Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, is meeting throughout the session to advance reforms to the state’s juvenile justice system.

4

Highway reform: The House Ad Hoc SCDOT Modernization Committee met last week to begin finalizing recommendations to send to the full House.

5 Fix the pay raise: When the S.C. Supreme Court last year struck down an increase in lawmakers’ “in-district

expenses” stipend, the decision also incidentally killed the $1,000 a month that legislators were already receiving.

As the new session began, lawmakers made it clear that when they retroactively restore those payments, former Rep. R.J. May, who was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison on Jan 14, will not benefit.

6

Judicial selection: A bill with the support of leaders in both chambers would give the governor more power in selecting state judges. It’s currently awaiting action in the House Judiciary Committee.

7

Abortion: A House Judiciary subcommittee on Jan. 14 killed one bill to treat abortion as homicide and advanced another to reclassify abortion pills as Schedule IV drugs.

8

Concurrency: A bill by Beaufort GOP Sen. Tom Davis that would allow local governments to limit development in areas with insufficient infrastructure is pending consideration in the Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee.

9

DOGE SC: Multiple bills promising to cut the state workforce and the regulations they enforce have been introduced for consideration in 2026. In particular, House GOP leaders have pledged to get their “Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act” passed into law this session.

10

Immigration: Currently in the House Judiciary Committee, H. 4764 would require all S.C. sheriffs to partner with the federal government to enforce national immigration laws.

Last updated: 9 a.m., Jan. 21, 2026. You can find the latest update every Friday at charlestoncitypaper.com/statehouse

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judge on her court-based comedy show Ms. Pat Settles It. Season 5 of her Emmy Award-nominated BET sitcom The Ms. Pat Show kicked off on Jan. 7. Oh, and she’s launching a cooking show on YouTube.

“I stay busy because I love doing this,” Ms. Pat told the Charleston City Paper “This is the first thing I’ve fallen in love with that was legal.”

Ms. Pat’s past includes a stint as a drug dealer nicknamed “Rabbit,” becoming a mother at 14 and doing a stint in prison. And she talks about all of that and more with zero filter.

“You go out and you tell people who you are,” she said. “And if they like you, they hook onto you. And when I started comedy, they didn’t do a criminal background check on me or nothing!”

IF YOU WANT TO GO: Each of the three comedians above are at the Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St. Charleston. More: charlestonmusichall.com

• Holmes, Jan. 24: Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets range from $64 to $72.

• Papa, Jan. 30: Doors open at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $50 to $63.

• Ms. Pat, Jan. 31: Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $50 to $254.

• Other shows: Visit charlestonmusichall.com/ charleston-comedy-week/ Comedy

CHARLESTON

Let’s be realistic on affordable housing

Before the city of Charleston moves down the complicated path of trying to build 3,500 new affordable housing units by a self-imposed, almost impossible deadline of 2032, taxpayers should ask at least two questions: Is this really what we want? And what would the massive undertaking look like?

So far, the city has released a general overview that it wants at least 44 new projects for affordable housing ranging from a couple of units to mammoth buildings that could have 150, 165, 185, 202, 390 and even 475 units.

Unfortunately, no one is really talking much about the scale of these projects — and how they could fundamentally change Charleston from single-family homes to a lot of units in tall buildings. Do we really want that?

Remember: Just three years ago, residents raised Cain about two dozen proposed chunks of buildings at Union Pier. They would have brought 1,600 housing units, 600 hotel rooms and 500,000 square feet of retail and office space. That proposal was such a dud that the S.C. Ports Authority got out of the Union Pier development business.

Building 3,500 units over the next seven years has a number of challenges — beyond the glut of potentially unattractive blocks of buildings like those along Morrison Drive. Challenges include:

• The cost: If you conservatively assume each new unit would cost $300,000 to build, that means a total investment of more than $1 billion would be needed. Where’s all of that money going to come from? The city doesn’t have that kind of money, can’t tax that much and can’t borrow that much. It would have to rely on outside

investment in a big way. And that means deals.

• The lure: To get that much investment, the city would have to give away land, relaxed parking rules, regulatory relief, permitting concessions and customized deals that may not see the light of day until it is too late. Furthermore, to make investment in affordable housing units really attractive, investment capital will demand market-rate units, too. In turn, that changes the numbers. Just to get 3,500 affordable housing units, developers would really have to build at least 7,000 units, and likely many more, to be able to make a little money. Imagine that — that’s almost five times of the chunks of buildings proposed originally at Union Pier. Wouldn’t it make you sick to live in a place that becomes a new kind of concrete jungle? We need to talk about all of this in public.

• The infrastructure: Even if the city were able to lure investors to build significantly more affordable housing units with special deals, there would still have to be a lot of infrastructure work paid by the city in areas that are targeted — protection from flooding, better roads, better parking and more. That will take lots of time, too. It’s just not believable or realistic that 3,500 units can be ready by 2032.

To set a course for the city, let’s live in reality, not fantasyland. Generating more affordable housing is tough work. So before city leaders go down a long, painful road of trying to build 3,500 units, they first need to engage residents and talk about what daily life and traffic would look and be like with new multi-story monstrosities. Those answers might influence how our leaders move forward.

We encourage community leaders to act on these audacious priorities:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

America’s sad, tumultuous year

By Andy Brack

It’s been a sad year for America.

Since Jan. 20, 2025, we’ve had a president actively working to impede — some would say destroy — our democracy.

It’s hard to understand how a president who incited hundreds of Capitol insurrectionists in 2021 and then pardoned them for their protests can now be sending armed federal thugs into cities to assault protesters of a different ilk. How hypocritical.

It’s hard to understand how the very same president can support an ICE crackdown in Minneapolis where agents killed a suburban mom in a van when he is threatening Iran with bombs for using government thugs to kill thousands of protesters. How sanctimonious.

It’s hard to understand how a president can pick a former heroin addict and vaccine denialist to run a national health agency that has weakened recommendations that have kept American children healthy for decades. And now thanks to anti-vax denialism, vaccination rates are below herd immunity levels in South Carolina, where the Upstate has become the nation’s measles outbreak hotspot. How stupid.

It’s hard to understand how a president who cozies up to authoritarian leaders from Russia to China had the audacity to shut down the Voice of America, a global radio network that pushed the principles of freedom and helped foster democracy. How undemocratic.

It’s hard to understand how a president has the gumption to accept the world’s largest bribe — a $400 million jet — from Qatar when his family is making millions in business from oil gazillionaires all over the Middle East. How corrupt.

It’s hard to understand how a president who so covets a Nobel Peace Prize bombed seven countries in 2025 without congressional authority. And he then suckered a Venezuelan to give him her Peace Prize medal. Seems authoritarian and misleading.

It’s hard to understand how Republicans in Congress put up with all of this scandal, nonsense, misinformation, disinformation, lying and corruption.

It’s hard to understand how an American president who holds big grudges can turn the U.S. Justice Department into an agency that targets and prosecutes people who he perceives as political enemies. How unjust.

It’s hard to understand how the president can’t understand basic economics, how tariffs are paid by American consumers, not foreigners, and how businesses and farms are forced to shutter because they can’t afford inflated prices caused by the president’s tariff policies. How idiotic. It’s hard to understand how too many Americans put up with a president who is a convicted felon and continues to run from his involvement in a scandal blooming from his sex predator buddy. And how the president constantly tries to skitter away by making grand pronouncements, like a need for taking Greenland, or deadly action, like bombing Venezuela, just to deflect attention from the Epstein scandal. How criminal.

It’s hard to understand how Republicans in Congress put up with all of this scandal, nonsense, misinformation, disinformation, lying and corruption. And yet, the dysfunction that’s drowning democracy continues. Fortunately, protesters aren’t giving up. Fortunately, more people are speaking out, just like former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton did this week when they explained why they wouldn’t testify before a rigged congressional committee. In a personal note to U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, they wrote:

“Continue to mislead Americans about what is truly at stake, and you will learn that Americans are better at finding the truth than you are at burying it. … Continue to abet the dismantling of America, and you will learn that it takes more than a wrecking ball to demolish what Americans have built over 250 years.”

Yes, it’s been a sad year in America. But true patriots who believe in democracy and freedom will not let either die.

Hunger, access to health care remain U.S. threats

By Lindsay Street

Welcome to 2026 where the threats to public health remain the same as 1923.

Sure, there are certainly far fewer occurrences of hookworm, syphilis, and maternal and infant deaths. But our enemies in the United States remain eerily similar: inadequate nutrition and limited access to health care.

But a different year — 1951 — offers insight into combatting these persistent plagues. At the time, South Carolina’s public health system — segregated as it was — saved countless lives due to nurses who lived in the communities they served. That year, Life magazine sent two reporters to the outskirts of Hell Hole Swamp in Berkeley County. They came, in part, to document the state’s health system that then drew national envy.

These reporters stumbled upon Maude Callen, one of those public health nurses. My new book, Maude Callen: Legendary Nurse-Midwife of South Carolina, shows Callen in context of the blossoming-towithering public health system in the state.

Part of why Callen needs to be remembered is the context in which she lived. She moved to Pineville as an Episcopal missionary nurse on Oct. 1, 1923. Tapped by church leadership to come to the impoverished area, she found her life’s work.

“I can never do too much along any line for our poor, unfortunate ones here,” Callen wrote for The Spirit of the Missions, the publication chronicling Episcopal mission work. “One cannot realize what a rural nurse does unless they have had the opportunity to see the work. I have no special hours, no special place, to be about my duties attending the sick.”

What she discovered was a need for cooking classes. Folks would eat boiled or roasted corn since that’s what grew in the fields to support the moonshine industry. But nutritional deficiencies reigned. Pellagra, a niacin deficiency caused by eating mostly corn, causes the four D’s: dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia and death.

Callen’s other early initiatives focused on prenatal care and early identification of communicable diseases such as tuberculosis. Callen already had boots on the ground when the state began investing in county-level public health departments.

As Callen’s responsibilities grew, she also gained access to more education and vaccines, though not much more in support or pay. She retained her church position, which helped fund medical supplies. Churches around the county continued to host prenatal and vaccination clinics.

It became a cycle: as Callen’s patients knew more about nutrition, pregnancy and disease became less of a death sentence. And because Callen knew them and saw them frequently, she could catch problems earlier when they were treatable.

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

What Life magazine photographer W. Eugene Smith captured on film in 1951 was, unfortunately, a fleeting moment. Already, the state was cutting public health spending, kowtowing to the private medical professionals who claimed it was socialized medicine that threatened their practices. In reality, Callen’s poor patients were never going to drive the 27 miles into Charleston for sickness, health ailments or prenatal checks.

By the 1960s as lay midwives disappeared and public health departments began scaling back services, Callen told her trainees to hold strong. Stick to the state rules. Mind your P’s and Q’s. Why?

“Your patients have more confidence in you than they do in their doctor. They’re going to tell you more than they’re going to tell their doctor.”

But when Callen finally retired from public health in the 1970s, rural communities were already amid medical desertification.

Today, like then, when medical care is far away, patients begin opting out, skipping routine prenatal visits and other doctor visits that can prevent or catch diseases early enough to treat. And even when they get to medical services, the rapport is lacking and care is often siloed.

Callen is called a saint by those who remember her service in Pineville. But her legacy remains just one generation away from obscurity. With her legacy under threat, so too is the reminder that we once got healthcare (somewhat) right.

Lindsay Street is a former correspondent for Statehouse Report and the Charleston City Paper Her book will be released through the History Press on Feb. 24.

Charleston waters a treasure trove of fossilized shark teeth

By Skyler Baldwin

hen Charleston resident Grant Martin found his first shark tooth on a Hilton Head Island beach when he was a kid, he thought he discovered one of the greatest secrets in the world.

“I thought, ‘Why aren’t more people going crazy over this? What do you mean there’s fossils on the beaches?’ he recalled recently. “Come to find out, they were.”

What Martin, who asked not to be photographed, actually stumbled into was an entire community of avid collectors, divers, diggers and hunters who spend hours scouring beach sand, diving in shallow waters and researching local ecology to find treasure troves hidden just beneath the surface. And 20 years later, he’s turned that childhood wonder into somewhat of a commercial success — all to better fund the hobby, of course.

“The hobby comes first,” he said. “But scuba diving is an expensive hobby, so it kind of takes having to sell some things to cover the cost and the overhead of everything associated with it.”

Preserving history

It’s difficult to get some local shark fossil hunters to talk about the hobby since a diver’s favorite spots are often their bestkept secrets. Part of the reason to keep your spots to yourself is the joy of having your own private areas for treasure hunting, but there’s also an ecological aspect to it, too, Martin said.

“I’ve gone out to places where only a couple other people knew about it, but one thing leads to another, someone talks, information travels and someone thinks there’s potential for money to be made,” he explained. “I’ve come back to places a year later, and it’s completely blown out, dig marks everywhere.

“It’s catastrophic. One bad apple can

Margot Keen, owner of Peachy Keen on King Street, is a retailer to whom Martin frequently sells. But the black, fossilized teeth he drops off often land on a shelf as something much more.

ruin the whole bushel. If one person gets greedy, they can destroy a place.”

Martin said the Lowcountry is a treasure trove of fossils and other historical artifacts waiting to be found. Mammoth teeth, mastodon fossils, Native American artifacts, antique bottles from Prohibition and Revolutionary War memorabilia are abundant in the water. A big part of that is the complex networks of waterways feeding into the city’s larger rivers.

“Take the Cooper River for example,” he said. “It’s a pretty popular place for divers. You get everything that erodes out of the local creeks and washes into the river. So you get gravel beds where you find a 10- to 20-million-year-old shark’s tooth next to a 200-yearold bottle. You never really know what you’re going to find when you get out there.”

Charleston’s history of mining

forphosphate fertilizer plays a big part in that, too. Shortly after the end of the American Civil War, the industry turned the Lowcountry into a booming leader for mining fossilized marine deposits, stirring up the sediment and bringing long-buried artifacts closer to the surface, where many still lie in wait.

Brought to the surface

While hobbyists tend to keep their favorite pieces — such as Martin’s prized megalodon fossils — those that get sold to local retailers often find new life with artists, makers and others.

Specializing in hand-made jewelry and spiritual items like crystals, Keen turns fossils into custom, one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry, wrapped or woven with precious metals or other materials for an eye-popping fashion statement — or more.

“Being a spiritual shop, people are very into the intention and meaning behind our items, and shark teeth are a powerful energetic symbol,” she said. “They symbolize protection and were worn historically for that. They also represent strength and survival. Some people are just fascinated by the fact that they come from here. It’s a way to bring back a little piece of the ocean.”

A collector herself, Keen said the fossilized teeth were parts of the first pieces of jewelry she started making herself that got her noticed.

“It’s funny to think that the first piece I ever made was shark teeth,” she said. “The Jersey shore was the closest to me as a kid, so I didn’t grow up around this. Now, I feel so lucky to live here. The level of stuff that’s exposed here … They don’t have things like this in other states.”

State stepping in

While anybody can collect teeth that wash ashore, South Carolina is the only state in the nation that specifically permits recreational collection of artifacts and fossils — like shark teeth — from submerged sites.

Divers who collect on a recreational, non-commercial basis have to have a hobby license that is similar to fish and wildlife licenses. Hobbyists report their findings to the S.C. Institute of Archeology and Anthropology (SCIAA), which uses that data to better understand the history of S.C. coastlines and waterways.

State jurisdiction begins at the mean low water mark and includes coastal waters and all inland navigable waterways including rivers, creeks and canals. The state also has jurisdiction of offshore waters up to three miles from the coast.

Tips and tricks for budding hobbyists

A full scuba dive into local rivers and coastal waters is probably more than most Charlestonians and tourists are looking to get into, so for those looking to take a morning stroll along the beaches and look for a few teeth to take home, here are some easy tips:

• Hot spots. Popular places to search include Folly Beach, especially near the pier at low tide; Morris Island; Demetre Park on James Island; and along the Sawmill Branch Trail in Summerville, often in tidal areas and creek beds.

• Storm churn. Shark teeth are especially common after a big storm, which churns up the water and sediment, bringing the fossils up to the surface.

• Don’t get stuck. Look for rocky surfaces, not the pluff mud. Mud is really sticky, and it’s difficult for shark teeth to make their way through the layers up to the surface.

• Shapes. Check a fossil chart before you go — the shapes of the teeth can be very unusual, so study up and train your eye to catch the unique shapes.

• Colors. Look out for exposures of gravel or a difference in color from surrounding sand. That can be a sign of an older sediment layer becoming exposed.

• Guides. Check local boat tours that guide guests to islands and sandbars where shark teeth are especially common.

• Don’t get greedy. Take only what you need, and leave enough for others looking to add unique pieces to their own collections. Bonus: It helps preserve the local environment

The biggest tip, however, comes from local collector Grant Martin: “Get out and explore!” he said. “You can get substantial value from reading about paleontology and history. … But you can derive significantly more value from getting out in the field, getting your hands dirty and learning these things firsthand.”

“It’s a bureaucratic thing,” Martin said, “but it’s a kind of attempt to learn about what’s being recovered and where, so they can gain some insight in the history and ecology of the state.”

The regulations can also serve to better preserve the natural landscape. Summerville, for example, passed laws banning digging into banks after collectors caused significant damage to people’s creeks and retention ditches. Now, even those with a hobby license are banned from digging in the submerged sites — only artifacts retrievable by hand are allowed to be recovered.

And those, like Martin, who wish to turn their hobby into a payday have to get a separate commercial license. Applications for both licenses are available online at sc.edu.

What To Do

MONDAY

1

Block printing at the aquarium

Embrace your creative side while surrounded by the native wildlife of South Carolina in this adults-only block printing class, led by Assistant Director of Education Jaime Thom. Learn how to carve your own design and test out your printmaking skills, then take your carving block home with you to continue this artistic outlet. All skill levels are welcome.

Jan. 26. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. $25/members; $35/nonmembers. S.C. Aquarium. 100 Aquarium Wharf. Downtown. scaquarium.org

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THIS WEEKEND

Charleston Boat Show

More than 200 watercraft will be on display at the Charleston Boat Show at the Charleston Area Convention Center Complex. This annual event is a one-stop shop for all things boating and features new model leisure watercraft and marine gear, show-only deals, live music and food trucks. This year will showcase upwards of 100 different boat brands and more than 130 exhibitors.

Jan. 23 through Jan. 24, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Jan. 25, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. $15/ticket; $20/two-day pass. Charleston Area Convention Center. 5001 Coliseum Drive. North Charleston. thecharlestonboatshow.com

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Sunday Brunch Farmers Market

Head to the Pour House on James Island for a 100% local market brimming with more than 40 local farmers and artisans, a deck bar, live music, good eats and all kinds of amazing areamade goods. Cap off your weekend by kicking back, enjoying the local tunes and stocking up on unique goodies. This farmers market is open year-round.

Sundays. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free to attend. The Pour House. 1977 Maybank Highway. James Island. sundaybrunchfarmersmarket.com

TUESDAY

4

Tai chi at on Daniel Island

Stop by Daniel Island Library for Tai Chi, an ancient form of exercise for all ages using slow, smooth, body movements. Some believe Tai Chi is effective in healing and strengthening the cardiovascular and immune system as well as disease prevention. It may boost energy and balance, sharpen reflexes and improve one’s overall sense of well-being.

Jan. 27. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Free. Daniel Island Library. 2301 Daniel Island Drive. Daniel Island. berkeleylibrarysc.libcal.com

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Sweetgrass basket workshop

Create your own one-of-a-kind sweetgrass basket in a special class led by local makers as they guide you step-by-step and share the rich history of the art form. Each piece is unique, and each artist develops his or her own style. Take home your one-of-a-kind basket after spending the morning in the picturesque Sweetgrass Inn. All materials are provided.

Jan. 29. 10 a.m. to noon. $110/person. Wild Dunes Resort. 5757 Palm Blvd. Isle of Palms. wilddunesresort.com

Cuisine

The Archer finds home in Charleston

By Becky Lacey

The Archer’s website states the restaurant’s “philosophy is simple: all bullseye, no BS.” And it practices what it preaches. Since opening in August 2024, this American tavern has amassed a legion of fans among locals, visitors and Charleston food and beverage pros.

The menu takes comfort food to a refined yet still approachable level and pairs it with creative cocktails, eclectic wines and a vibe that is somehow both relaxed and energizing at the same time.

Making a name in a crowded city

The Archer’s menu might have familiar ingredients like crab, steak, pork belly and trout, but each is prepared in refreshing ways. To start, chilled crab dip comes with pepita chili crunch and house-made potato chips. Steak tartare is served with sourdough, horseradish, pickled things and peppercorn aioli. Crispy pork belly has miso apple sauce and kohlrabi slaw while crispy fried eggplant is paired with

What’s new

Mas Mexican: El Molino Supermarket opened its third location recently at 113 College Park Road in Ladson. The original location opened in West Ashley in 2020 and a Johns Island taqueria opened last year. Visitors will find the same delicious options from the other locations like a made-to-order kitchen, produce, beverages, a bakery and Mexican pantry items. More: Facebook Pizza expansion: Pizza a Modo Mio will open a third location on Clements Ferry Road in February. This concept comes from Mike Pitera, a New York transplant, and joins the original location that opened in West Ashley in 2023 and a Hollywood location in 2024. Expect pizza along with fresh-baked garlic knots, heroes, salads, desserts and Italian ice. More: modomiopizza.com

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whipped buttermilk, herbs, lime, fish sauce and Thai chili.

Large plates include braised short rib served with black garlic jus, potato purée and bourbon glazed cipollini onions, and roasted trout is accompanied by charred cabbage, apple mustard, toum (a Lebanese garlic sauce) and brown butter almonds.

“If you had told me before we opened, that our most ordered cocktail would be a goat cheese-infused gin cocktail, I would assume you were out of your mind,” said Chris Higgins-Johnson, director of operations.

“Same with food. If you had told me an eggplant small plate would be the dish that most people come back for, I would be incredibly surprised.”

Surprising flavors that blend perfectly are the name of the game with the cocktail menu. That goat cheese-infused cocktail, created by Damien Edens, pairs gin with blackberry, grapefruit, thyme and lemon. The Magic Dance has bourbon, Spanish brandy, apple, sage, lemon and egg white. Cheese shows up in another cocktail, the Say Cheese, which is a mix of Manchego rind gin, vermouth, apple and black pepper.

The Archer also may have one of the best

happy hours in town.

“In an effort to be an affordable and approachable restaurant downtown for the people that live here, we have a happy hour every day until 6 p.m.,” said HigginsJohnson. The happy hour menu has a $12 featured daily cocktail, select cocktails and snacks for $10, $8 house wines, $6 draft beers and $5 oyster sliders.

The Archer also has a one-hour late-night menu at 10 p.m. nightly, aimed at hospitality workers for when they get off work. It features loaded fries with short rib, Manchego cheese and yum yum sauce as well as the restaurant’s signature burger — served with parmesan cream, fancy sauce, shaved red onion and shoestring fries — that is $10 with the purchase of a cocktail or spirit-free cocktail. And yes, these deals really are available every day, even on the weekend.

Looking ahead: the nightcap series and more

Over the past year, the Archer team has collaborated frequently with brands and people like Beyond Distilling, a booksigning and cocktail pop-up with Heaven Hill and Danny Childs, author of Slow Drinks as well as several events with Chef Nikko Cagalanan.

Cagalanan most recently was at the

Monthly wine dinners: Honeysuckle Rose is introducing a new monthly wine dinner series. Each month, guests will enjoy an immersive dining experience showcasing global wines and a tasting menu by Executive Chef River Hill. The inaugural dinner will welcome Alessandro Guarino and Diana Montereali of Impure Wine for “a journey through Italy.” The Jan. 27 dinner may still have availability. Cost: $250 per person. More: HoneysuckleRoseCHS.com.

Sushi specials: John Island’s Somm Wine Bar is hosting a hand-roll omakase with Kyn, a pop-up sushi concept, on Jan. 29. Seatings will be at 6 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., and diners will enjoy a selection of handrolls and nigiri. Kyn will continue to host pop-up events around town until opening a brick-and-mortar later this year. Cost: $65. More: Instagram. Oyster extravaganza: Boone Hall Plantation is hosting the 42nd annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 1 on behalf of the Charleston Restaurant Foundation. It is the world’s largest oyster festival, and the event will feature over 45,000 pounds of oysters, oyster shucking and eating contests, live music, wine, local beer and specialty cocktails as well as options from local restaurants and food trucks. Cost: $25 for GA and $250 for VIP (21+). More: lowcountryhospitalityassociation.com —Becky Lacey

Archer for the inaugural event in the nightcap series.

“Vern’s has ‘volumes,’ Tutti has ‘pass the peel’ and we wanted to do our own series where we could bring interesting collaborators into our space and show them what we’re capable of behind the bar at the Archer,” said Higgins-Johnson. “I really believe we have some of the most talented and hospitable staff in all of Charleston.”

The second installment in the series will see a breakfast-for-dinner collaboration with Daps Breakfast and Imbibe in February (date TBD). The menus for future nightcap events will vary depending on the nature of the pop-up.

“[For] our pop-up with Chef Nikko Cagalanan’s new dumpling concept Bareo, he fully took over the kitchen to provide

a sneak preview of the menu,” HigginsJohnson shared. The Archer team used the Bareo food and concept as the cocktail inspiration.

“I’m excited to watch the Archer continue to cement its place among the city’s best restaurants and bar programs,” said Higgins-Johnson. “Our style of hospitality is fun, familiar and intentional. I want our staff to be exactly who they are and make our guests feel welcome.

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“Our newly promoted Executive Chef Taylor Pedfort has so many new dishes in store. I’m really excited for him to step into the role and shine like we all know he can. Our bar team continues to push boundaries on making really nuanced, delicious cocktails. I’m just really proud of the whole team, and I am the most excited about watching them continue to get better. They deserve all the recognition as some of the best Charleston has to offer.”

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A dying egomaniac, a Nobel Prize and A.I. walk into PURE Theatre

By Maura Hogan

As artificial intelligence increasingly hones its simulation skills to razor sharpness, it could prove challenging to separate data and neural networks from flesh and blood. Naturally, that’s a threat that is twisting the knickers of more than a few artists these days.

Not so for the booze-addled scribe at the core of McNeal, acclaimed playwright Ayad Akhtar’s 2024 work that compelled Robert Downey Jr. to star in its Broadway debut. It is now primed for a riveting run at Cannon Street Arts Center, via PURE Theatre’s well-paced new production that is its U.S. regional premiere.

Showing through Feb. 7, it is directed by co-founder and artistic director Sharon Graci in a production featuring core ensemble members as well as some standout newcomers to the company. OK, hold it right here.

And now back up to this review’s preamble. Can you say with certainty that this critic penned the words above? Maybe it was farmed out to A.I., with a command to produce a paragraph or two “in the style of Maura Hogan.”

As McNeal ominously demonstrates, such a scouring of past writings could cull this critic’s syntax and cadences, and might even be able to sufficiently glean her artistic leanings to voice a convincingly authentic

thumbs up or down.

All right, now let’s circle back to the play. Jacob McNeal is a writer with a grim health prognosis and a Nobel Prize in his hot writerly hands. (And, yes, while this play predates some similarly-focused current events, those two factors do deliver added chill).

In the throes of his heady, prize-swelled 15 minutes, McNeal feels the level pressure of his agent, who is keen to make hay, pressing him for his next work. With that Damocles’ sword over his head and a wavering pen in his hand, he opts for artificial intelligence over the muses, which amiably spits out discomfitingly plausible prose.

The rest, as it would happen, is not history — but herstory. Come to find out this is not the first time McNeal has outsourced his inspiration. To avoid spoilers, let’s leave it at that, and focus instead on PURE’s production.

Naturally, all hinges on the central character. PURE newcomer and seasoned actor David Whalen nails this hot mess of hubris, clutching his pickled liver and feverishing clawing for the brass ring while training one eye on whatever fresh female meat crosses his sightline. He goes so far as to sing praises of Harvey Weinstein, drunkenly absolving the #MeToo poster monster during an interview.

Aside from his anguished son Harlan, credibly portrayed by Andrew Puckett, the remaining cast members are women. The

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Laugh it up at Comedy Week

The 2nd Annual Charleston Comedy Week from Jan. 24 to Jan. 31 is an outsized collaboration between Charleston Music Hall, Theatre 99, Wit’s End, The Riviera and Nameless Numberhead featuring 28 shows across five venues. Look for headlining stand-up comedians like Tom Papa, Ms. Pat and Tim Heidecker with Neil Hamburger; nationally acclaimed improv groups Sand, Olestra and BlueBird (with Tim Meadows from SNL, Matt Walsh of Veep and Edi Patterson from The Righteous Gemstones); and a slew of local favorites. More: charlestonmusichall.com/charlestoncomedy-week

VISUAL ARTS

Visiting artist: Chloe Hogan, a former arts editor with the Charleston City Paper who paints colorful, figurative works about the evolving process of becoming, is the Gibbes Museum of Art’s featured visiting artist through Feb. 22. Studio hours will be noon to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. 135 Meeting St. More: gibbesmuseum.org

CREATIVE COHORT

guardrails attempted by his quick-witted physician (the nimble Sam Smith) and longtime editor (the well-matched Joy VandervortCobb) can’t keep the author in check.

On scenic designer Jay Olvera’s economic set, these characters and others spin onstage and off, wheeling in requisite set pieces while images on a large screen complete each scene, from patient room to publishing agent office to a cavalcade of words, words, words, in a whirring, shifting blur of human data rip for the author’s picking.

Throughout, both A.I. and the opposite sex have inappropriate agency in the creation of McNeal, the man and the literary myth, with the former engaging more willingly than the latter. The impulse to appropriate when talent or time fall short may have new temptations with new tools, but ask most women. Such intellectual entitlement is as old as original sin.

And as McNeal himself glibly references

Two local artists, poet Tiera Green of Summerville and visual artist Mary Glenn Keadle of Charleston, are among the seven artists to receive a projectbased grant and career mentoring from the S.C. Arts Commission Emerging Artists program, the second of two cohorts selected in the commission’s 2026 fiscal year.

MUSIC

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• Jan. 27, 5 p.m.: Kanika Moore & The Brown Eyed Bois, Pour House

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• Jan. 29, 7 p.m.: Off With Their Heads, SMUG LLC , Dogbite , Yes Flag , Tin Roof

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SUSTO Stringband to play acoustic favorites Jan. 28

By Vincent Harris

Charleston’s own Justin Osborne, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for the band SUSTO, will show off his new sound on Jan. 28 at the Music Farm.

Rather than the typical dark, druggy altcountry/rock hybrid that SUSTO normally plays, Osborne will team with Holler Choir, an Asheville, N.C.-based roots band led by singer-songwriter Clint Roberts. Holler Choir is known for its blend of Appalachian old-time, bluegrass and Americana.

It’s a meeting of two musical worlds called the SUSTO Stringband. On the collective’s recently released debut album on the major label New West, which is appropriately titled Vol. 1, Osborne dove into SUSTO’s five-album catalog for material.

So for example, a ragged, mid-tempo rocker from the band’s first album, becomes a low-key folk hoedown, complete with fiddle, mandolin and upright bass. The crashing, anthemic “Mt. Caroline” from 2023’s My Entire Life is now a chugging bluegrass tune with soaring fiddle and burbling banjo.

Osborne first met and performed with members of the Holler Choir in late 2022 at an open mic night in Asheville.

“My wife and I had just moved to

McNeal

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past lions like Saul Bellow and fiends like Weinstein, he also circles the artist’s aim of getting to the truth of the matter. In his own moral Upside Down, he does so by whatever means possible, snatching the stories of loved ones and running vague

Asheville,” Osborne said in a recent interview with the Charleston City Paper. “We were trying to find friends, and we met the Holler Choir at this really well curated local spotlight event called ‘Open Folk,’ that functions like an open mic. I played some SUSTO songs, and then the Holler Choir went on after me, and I was just floored.” Osborne introduced himself and started hanging out with the band, along with its extensive circle of collaborators.

“There are a lot of people in that scene, doing old-time music and bluegrass,” he said. “And coming from rural South Carolina originally, that music really spoke to me. So meeting a group of folks who are well-versed in that tradition was really fun for me.”

After playing with Holler Choir for a while, Osborne began to wonder what his songs would sound like in those older acoustic styles, and the SUSTO Stringband was born.

“I’m really excited about the reception this music has had, nationally and internationally,” Osborne said. “It’s really opened me up as a songwriter and a performer.”

IF YOU WANT TO GO: Doors open at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 28. Music Farm, 32 Ann St., Charleston. Tickets cost $44.50. musicfarm.com.

notions through software to fabricate art. So was this review written wholly by human hand? If we leave it to current sketchy guardrails, neither A.I. nor its closet abusers may likely never tell. But this review will cop: This riveting, cautionary work, in PURE’s sharply executed production, gets a flesh-and-blood thumbs up, while the giving is good.

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TIONDRE PERRY, JAMIERO PETTIGREW, JONATHAN SPANN, LATARSHA MCCARY

DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2016; 2018.

TO DEFENDANTS: JONATHAN SPANN; JAMIERO PETTIGREW

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on April 17, 2025, 9:18 AM. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, James Courtney Legal Department of the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Dr. Moncks Corner, S.C. 29461 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service.

If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

James Courtney, SC Bar #76185

2 Belt Dr. Moncks Corner, SC 29461, 843-953-9627.

CHARLESTON COUNTY

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

Facility 1: #1311

427 St. James Ave

Goose Creek, SC 29445 2/03/2026 11:00 AM

Naprell Vanburen Events Event supplies

Lakeyia Matthews Boxes, display cases, racks

Toni Herndon Household items

Joyce Dembele Contents of bedroom

Roderick Ferebee Hydro sport boat

Appliances, furniture

Jeremy Middleton Furniture boxes etc

Facility 2: #1323 609 Old Trolley Road

Summerville, SC 29485

2/03/2026 10:30 AM

Vanessa Landrum Household furniture and tv's

Shonta James Household goods

Brandon Johnson Appliances, equipment, & furniture.

Denise Lallier Household goods

Maureen Gifford Clothes, figurines, boxes

Facility 3: #1755 8850 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406

2/03/2026 10:45 AM

Ashley Chapa China, Personal Items

Robert Grant Household Items

Josh Oleen Furniture

Tasha Young Household Items

Tamika Dent Household Furniture

Phillip Davis Tools, Materials

Facility 4: #1964

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

2/03/2026 11:00 AM

Priscilla DeVeaux Furniture, boxes

Dynah Tartt 2 couches, clothes, bins

Ja’Maicia Savage Table, hutch, totes, record player, tv stand

Lavonia Ward Household goods

Facility 5: #1965 3781 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418

2/03/2026 11:00 AM

James Schuckers Car Parts, etc.

James Schuckers Car Parts

James Schuckers Tools, Engine stands, Engine hoists

James Schuckers Household Goods Furniture

James Schuckers Tools and Auto parts

James Schuckers Tools and Auto parts

Maureen Gifford Dolls boxes bins

Lakeisha Brown Household Goods

Jayden Swinton Household items

Antonio Love 1995 Dodge Dakota

Facility 6: #1966 434 Orangeburg Road Summerville, SC 29483

2/03/2026 11:15 AM

Vianeka Williams

Section living room, boxes of clothes, bags of personal items.

Lakeshia Haynes Household Goods, Storage Containers, Dishes

Dalanna Ellis 2couch, 2beds, boxes.

George Boyce Totes

Facility 7: #3534

2130 N. Main St Summerville, SC 29486

2/03/2026 10:00 AM

Thomas Alger Tool box

Anna Steward Furniture house hold items

Jose Fernando Auto repair tools

Carlos Glenn Household Goods/Furniture

Holli Reese Moving boxes

Latasha Bethel

Household items, beds, sofas, nightstands, tables

Lisa Collinsgru

Personal items, keepsakes, holiday and sports or outdoor equipment

Beatriz Hernandez Ortiz Tools/Appliances

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

Scott Conway Tools/Appliances

Facility 9: #6808 1055 Beech Hill Rd. Summerville, SC 29485 2/03/2026 11:00 AM

Jeanette Nelson Johnson Household goods

Christopher Olarry Household goods

Denise Lallier

Furniture, household items, TV’s

Facility10: #6809 1205 Central Ave. Summerville, SC 29483

2/03/2026 11:15 AM

Sandeidra Gelzer Night stand, dresser, clothes

Curtis Peagler Household goods

April Boyce Household Goods

Tkeaya Mack 2 bed apt

Facility 12: #7754

Donald McCall Household goods

Facility 13: #8489

9670 Dorchester Rd Summerville, SC 29485

2/03/2026 10:15 AM

Tychia Brown Totes, Boxes

Coffee Nelson Furniture

E. C. Johns Furniture, tools

Tia Jones Household items

Edna Estari Household items

Zanarick Dixon Furniture

Monique Sanders Bags, furniture

Matt Goss Furniture, boxes

Terrence Wright Household items

Gena Andrews Furniture

Nevada Carson Furniture, boxes

Facility 14: #8769 6941 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406

2/03/2026 12:30 PM

Whitney Nilsson An entire 2-bedroom apartment (Furniture, clothing, home goods etc)

Lydell Lee Furniture, electronics, boxes

Tanisha Lipscomb 3br fully furnished, garage items, washer and dryer

Jose Rodriquez Rojas Boxes, furniture, 2 tvs

SaMiyah Bolger Catering supplies

Lekesha Wallace TVs boxes bed

Charlene Aiken Home decor

Terrance Batiste Household Items

Matthew Davis Boxes, small kitchen items, clothing

Shenique White 1 bed house, 20 bins, 2 tvs

Kenneth Cloak Jr. Furniture for Furniture Store

Ellita Robinson Boxes, bags, household items, clothes, furniture

Cynthia Johnson 1-bedroom apt -- sofa, dining set, bedroom set, clothes

Johnnie Gardner Personal items

344 Nexton Creek Circle Summerville, SC 29486

2/03/2026 11:45 AM

Shardaisha Key Furniture and boxes

Portable Oxygen Concentrator

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Evan Foy Sectional couch, love seat, TV stand, dresser with mirror

Alexandra McCray Boxes, 1 queen mattresses, dresser, headboard, sectional

Andre Addison

Catherine Shaw Household items and Electronics

Teresa Alford Totes, household

Devontia Brooks Furniture, Clothes

Cowan System 2005 Columbia Freightliner

Jacob Reid Household items

Shakira Howard Household items

Austin Turko Garage items

Haley Murray Household items

Facility 15: #8938 5146 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418 2/03/2026 12:00 PM

Shaila Raynor Deco, household items

Dwaine Wright Tv’s, couches, couple bags

Sharina Region 3 Beds, 10 bins, 3 dressers, tv Lucas Baggett Couch, recliner, bed/bedframe Kenya McCants Household items Alishia Scott Boxes

Bed, 2 tvs size table,3-4 boxes

Facility 9:

1861 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407

2/5/2026 1:15 PM

Rebecca Gooding Household Goods

Supecwa Jenkins Clothes Beds

Quana Washington Household Goods

Lakeshia Wilson

Bedroom set, TV, clothes, shoes, dishes

Facility 10: 1540 Meeting Street Road Charleston, SC 29405

2/5/2026 1:00 PM

Melvin Ellington Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment

Jeffrey Nickol Household Good/Furniture

Jacquetta Deas Furniture and misc

The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

known or claiming any right, title, estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Respondents.

TO: THE RESPONDENTS/ DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Petitioner, or his attorney, Charlie L. Whirl, Esquire, at his office, 2112 Commander Road, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405, within thirty (30) days after service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Petitioner in this action will apply to the Court for judgement by default for the relief demanded in this Complaint and will further apply to the Court to have you placed in default shall be rendered.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas for County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, upon the Petition/ Complaint of the Petitioner above named against the Respondents above named for the purpose of determining the interests of the Petitioner and the interests of the Respondents in the parcel of land hereinafter described, and is brought under the provisions of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws; Section 15-67-10, et. seq. (known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act), for the Purpose of obtaining a Decree establishing that the Petitioner and certain of the Respondents above named be declared the owners in fee simple, having good and marketable title to herein below described property, and that the property be partitioned and sold in a private sale. That the premises to be affected by the said Complaint in the action hereby commenced was, at the time of the filing of this Lis Pendens described as follows:

843-885 4086

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN COMMON PLEAS COURT

NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-07013

TIM BACKMON, Petitioner, v. DAVID BACKMON, deceased; MAGGIE LEAN BACKMON, deceased; ROSA MAE JACKSON, deceased; GEORGE EDWARD BACKMON, deceased; DAVID BACKMON, JR., deceased; MARY JANE HOWELL, WENDY FELDER, SHEILA J. PRIOLEAU, KATHY J. THOMPSON, VICKIE

BENNETT, WANDA BACKMON, CONCHETTA MILLIGAN, DONNELLY DAVID BACKMON, JOHN DOE, MARY ROE, infants, adults or incompetent persons and RICHARD ROE and JANE DOE, infants, adults or incompetent persons under disability, or incompetence, if any, including those persons who might be in the military and covered under the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Relief Act, fictitious names designating the unknown heirs devisees, distributes, issue, executors, administrators, successors or assigns of the above named defendants, and all other persons

premised to the said Petitioner.

YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE that an Order dated December 22, 2025, and on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, George E. Counts, Esquire, whose office address is 27 Gamecock Avenue, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29407, was appointed Guardian Ad Litem for such of the Defendants as may be minors, infants, person, in the military within the meaning of Title 50 United States Code commonly referred to as the Soldier’s and Sailors Relief Act of 1940, incompetents or persons under other type of disability, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall procure the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Summons herein.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned attorney on behalf of the Plaintiff herein, will move for an order, thirty (30) days from the date of service, to refer the above entitled matter to the Master-In-Equity for Charleston County, to take testimony and issue a Final Decree. Any appeal from the judgment by the MasterIn-Equity shall be made directly to the Supreme Court.

s/Charlie L Whirl

CHARLIE L. WHIRL 2112 Commander Road North Charleston, SC 29405 (843) 566-9705 – Telephone cwhirl2112@gmail.com – E-mail ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2023-CP-10-04916

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NOTICE OF FILING

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Amended Summons, Amended Complaint, Amended Certificate of Exemption, Amended Lis Pendens and Amended Notice were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on August 12, 2025.

AMENDED LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff against the Defendants to establish ownership of the following described real property, together with improvements, located in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, in the name of Plaintiff upon the ground of adverse possession free of any and all claims of Defendants: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in Phillips Section, Christ Church Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina and shown and designated as Tract 3, 0.68 acres, on that certain Plat by Forest G. Calvert, REG. L.S. 4175, entitled “Property In The Estate of Thomas Grant Located in Phillips Section, Christ Church Parish, In Charleston County, S.C.”, dated February 27, 1976, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County, South Carolina on April 13, 1977, in Book AH, Page 85. Said lot having such size, shape, metes and bounds as will by reference to said Plat more fully appear.

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Administration; (3) An easement in common with the owners of other condominium units to use any pipes, wires, ducts, flues, cables, conduits, public utility lines and other common elements located in any other rights and easements in common with the other condominium unit owners, all as described in the Master Deed, Bylaws and any and all Amendments thereto as recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina.

Subject to any and all Restrictions, Covenants, Conditions, easements, Rights of Way and all other matters affecting subject property of record in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina, including, but not limited to those contained in said Master Deed and/or Bylaws, and any and all Amendments thereto.

Collateral Trust, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Ferris G. Singley, Jr.; Brian G. Singley; OneMain Financial, Inc.; Portfolio Resolutions, Ltd.; Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Brenda A. Singley, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; DEFENDANTS.

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Maryville Section, St. Andrews Parish, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as LOT NO. ELEVEN (11) on a plat of Maryville, St. Andrews Parish, made by Gedney M. Howe, C.E., dated April 3, 1953 and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Plat Book J, at Page 129; the said lot having such shape, size, location, dimensions, metes and bounds as will by reference to the said plat more fully appear, which plat is made part and parcel to this instrument by reference thereto.

Being the same property conveyed to David Backmon by Title To Real Estate, from Minnie R. Sherman, dated March 21, 1963, and filed on March 26, 1963 in the Office Of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County in Deed Book W 78, Page 70.

TMS Number: 418-11-00-159

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Lis Pendens, Summons, Complaint, Notice of Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem, and Notice to Refer to Master in Equity, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County Court of Common Pleas on December 21, 2025.

The purpose of this action to confer title to the rightful owner(s) of the real property described in the Complaint – Partition and should issue a Master’s Deed to the

CLYDE PALMER, Plaintiff, vs. DEBRA HARRIS, EDWARD HARRIS, ERIC HARRIS, LAURA HARRIS, LILLIETTE HARRIS, JEROME SIMMONS, THERESA McMILLAN a/k/a Theresa S. McMillan, JEAN ARNAO, if they be alive, JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE, infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military service of The United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons or legal entity of any kind, who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of JAMES GRANT, JOAN GLORIA HARRIS, LILLIAN GRANT, deceased, and DEBRA HARRIS, EDWARD HARRIS, ERIC HARRIS, LAURA HARRIS, JEROME SIMMONS, THERESA McMILLAN, aka Theresa S. McMillan, JEAN ARNAO, if they or any of them be deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Amended Complaint filed herein, Defendants.

AMENDED SUMMONS

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

BEING a portion of the same property conveyed to James Grant (undivided 25%), Joan Gloria Harris (undivided 25%), Lillian Grant (undivided 25%), Jerome Simmons (undivided 12.5%) and Theresa McMillan (undivided 12.5%) by Master’s Deed, dated November 3, 2003, and recorded in the Register’s Office for Charleston County, South Carolina on November 10, 2003, in Book X-474, Page 340.TMS#: 583-00-00-132

NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

You will please take notice that by Consent Order filed in the Clerk’s Office on December 30, 2025, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, PO Box 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 294650459, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi to represent John Doe, adults, and Jane Doe, infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown persons or legal entities of any kind, who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of James Grant, Joan Gloria Harris, Lillian Grant, all deceased, and Edward Harris, Eric Harris, Laura Harris, Lilliette Harris and Jerome Simmons, if all of them or any of them be deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Amended Lis Pendens and Amended Complaint filed herein; such appointment to become absolute unless the said Defendants or someone on their behalf shall procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem on or before the thirtieth (30) day after the last publication of the Amended Summons herein.

John J. Dodds,

858

Master’s Sale 2010-CP-10-06060

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

U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF10 Master Participation Trust, PLAINTIFF VERSUS

Johnson D. Koola, First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. f/k/a First-Citizens Bank and Trust Company of South Carolina, and Cambridge Lakes Condominium Homeowners Association, Inc. f/k/a Cambridge Lakes Horizontal Property Regime, DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated April 13, 2023, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the Emergency Operations Center, Public Services Building (PSB) located at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 3rd DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that certain condominium unit known and designated as Unit 208, Building E, Cambridge Lake Horizontal Property Regime, a Horizontal Property Regime established pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, Section 27-31-10 et seq., 1976, South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended, and submitted by Master Deed dated February 24, 2003 and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina in Book T-437 at Page 047. Said Dwelling unit conveyed hereby being shown as Exhibit “F” attached to the Master Deed.

Conveyed together with: (1) An undivided percentage in the common elements, restricted common areas, and facilities of the property described in said Master Deed (“Common Elements”) attributable to the said unit; (2) An easement for the continuance of all encroachments by the Dwelling Unit on any adjoining unit or common elements existing as a result of construction of the Condominium Unit(s) or which may come into existence hereafter as a result of settling or shifting of the dwelling unit(s) or of the other condominium unit(s), after damage or destruction by fire or other casualty, or after taking in condemnation or eminent domain percentages, or by reason of alteration or repair to the common elements made by or with the owners of the Board of

Being a portion of the same property as conveyed to Cambridge Two, LLC by deed of Cambridge Lakes, L.P., A SC Limited Partnership, dated April 2, 2003 and duly recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Book Z-442 at Page 141. This being the same property conveyed to Johnson D. Koola by virtue of a Deed from Cambridge Two, LLC, a SC Limited Liability Company, dated February 20, 2004 and recorded February 24, 2004, in Book Y484 at Page 813, in the ROD Office for Charleston County, South Carolina.

TMS No. 5591400157

Property address: 1587 Cambridge Lakes Drive, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

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

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340

Mikell R Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2024CP1003014

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

U.S.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of August, 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 3rd day of February, 2026 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that lot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of S.C., and being known and designated as Lot #3 in Block “D” as shown on a plat of Morningside Subdivision made by W. L. Gaillard in August, 1946 and duly recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book “F”, at Page 60; the said Lot #3 in Block “D” having such size, shape, metes, bounds, location and dimensions as shown on the aforesaid Plat to which Plat reference is hereby made for a more full and complete description.

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

This being the same piece of property conveyed to Ferris Geiger Singley and Brenda A. Singley by deed of John Robert Pye dated May 21, 1970 and recorded May 22, 1970 in Book M94 at Page 304 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County. Subsequently, Ferris G. Singley died on August 23, 2001, leaving the subject property to his heirs or devisees, namely, Brenda A. Singley, Ferris G. Singley, Jr. and Brian G. Singley, as is more fully preserved in the Probate records for Charleston County, in Case No. 2002-ES-10-01966; also by Deed of Distribution dated January 28, 2004 and recorded February 3, 2004 in Deed Book B483 at Page 812 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County; subsequently, Brenda A. Singley died leaving the subject property to her heirs or devisees, namely. Ferris G. Singley, Jr. and Brian G. Singley

TMS # 470-02-000-50 Case#: 2024CP1003014

Current Property Address: 4744 Spruce St North Charleston, SC 29405

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

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

Should the highest bidder fail to

Brian P. Yoho (803) 744-4444 011847-05283 2024CP1003014 FOR INSERTION 01/16/2026, 01/23/2026, 1/30/2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

577-5304 X127 STATE OF

the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein,

and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court on June 16, 2025.

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

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

s/ Gregory Wooten

December 17, 2025

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

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

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

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

M. Celeste Bowers (S.C. Bar No. 100981)

Attorneys for Plaintiff Hutchens Law Firm LLP

P.O. Box 8237 Columbia, SC 29202 (803) 726-2700

john.kay@hutchenslawfirm.com

ashley.stanley@hutchenslawfirm. com

alan.stewart@hutchenslawfirm. com

sarah.leonard@hutchenslawfirm. com

k.gregory.wooten@ hutchenslawfirm.com celeste.bowers@hutchenslawfirm.

(30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, on November 17, 2025.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION

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

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

PNC Bank, National Association, PLAINTIFF, vs. Francis M Christopher a/k/a Francis Morgan Christopher; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Discover Bank, DEFENDANT(S)

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

C/A NO: 2025-CP-10-06413 DEFICIENCY WAIVED

TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED:

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

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

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty

under disability, or person in the Military Service of the United States of America whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as Richard Roe. Defendants.

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

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

legal disability, claiming any right, title, estate claim, interest in, or lien upon the property described in the Complaint herein, such appointment to become absolute unless they or someone on their behalf shall procure an Order appointing a Guardian ad Litem for such persons within (30) days after past publications of the Summons herein.

BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A. s/ J. Chris Lanning J. Chris Lanning 12-A Carriage Lane Charleston, SC 29407 Phone – 843-766-5576

Charleston, SC 29414

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

s/ Gregory Wooten

December 11, 2025

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

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

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

M. Celeste Bowers (S.C. Bar No. 100981)

Attorneys for Plaintiff Foundation Legal Group 240 Stoneridge Drive Suite 400 Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 726-2700 john.kay@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com ashley.stanley@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com sarah.leonard@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com k.gregory.wooten@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com celeste.bowers@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com Firm Case No: 7968 - 149361

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-06685

Elnore J. Montgomery Plaintiff, v. Robert Allen Peterson, Marlene Collins, Myron Sims and Shannon Sims and John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all heirs and devisees Robert L. Peterson, Elsie S. Peterson and Shirley Sims a/k/a Theodosia Shirley Sims, deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons, corporations or entities unknown claiming any right, title interest in or lien upon the subject real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons

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

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on December 4, 2025. Dated at Charleston, South Carolina on December 4, 2025.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending in this Court upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants, that said Action is brought under the provisions of South Carolina’s Clementa C. Pinckney Uniform Partition of Heirs’ Property Act, Sections 15-61-10, et seq., Code of Laws of South Carolina, for partition of the said property.

That said property affected by said Complaint in this Action hereby commenced was, at the time of the commencement of this Action, and at the time of the filing of this Notice is described as follows: All that piece, parcel, or tract of land, with the buildings thereon, situate, lying, and being on First Avenue in the village of Maryville, St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, State of South Carolina, known as Lot Nos 19 and 20.

MEASURING AND CONTAINING in front on First Avenue One Hundred (100’) feet and in depth one hundred (100’) feet, more or less

TMS # 418-09-00-124

Address: 1119 Armstrong Avenue, Charleston, SC

GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Conrad Falkiewicz, Esquire, P.O. Box 30266 Charleston, South Carolina, 29417, by Order of this Court Common Pleas dated January 5, 2026 and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina has been appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the Defendants herein as may be unknown infants, persons insane, or otherwise incompetent or under

Master’s Sale 2024-CP-10-04921

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

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

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 18th day of March, 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 3rd day of February, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in St. Andrews Parish, County of Charleston, State aforesaid, known and designated as Lot 20 on Magnolia Avenue, in the subdivision known as MAGNOLIA RANCH as shown on a Plat by W. L. Gaillard, Surveyor, dated June 25, 1953, and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County In Plat Book J, Page 72. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, metes and bounds as are shown on said plat. This being the same property conveyed to Jamie Lopez Osornio and Nena J. Osornio by deed of Marguerite Curtis dated October 1, 2020 and recorded October 19, 2020 in Deed Book 0926 at Page 746 in the RMC Office for Charleston County; thereafter, upon information and belief, Jamie Lopez Osornio passed on June 29, 2021 leaving the Property to Nena J. Osornio by right of survivorship deed.

TMS No. 355-09-00-020

Property Address: 1919 Fruitwood Avenue,

No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2.7500%. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

NOTICE:

The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. ATTENDEES MUST ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR OTHER FACIAL COVERING. Any person who violates said protocols is subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials.

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

FOR INSERTION January 16, 2026, January 23, 2026, January 30, 2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

7548

NOTICE OF SALE

Case No. 2025-CP-10-01002

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

SouthState Bank, National Association, v. Any Children and Heirs at Law, Distributees and Devisees of Emma Jane Biggins, and if any be deceased, then any persons entitled to claim under or through them; also all other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; any unknown adults, minors or persons under legal disability, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown adults or persons in the Military Service of the United

States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe Upon authority of a Decree heretofore granted, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Charleston County Judicial Center, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, on the 3rd day of February, 2026, at 11:00 A.M. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the City of Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, and known and designated as Lot 12, Block B, Section II, Landsdowne Subdivision as shown on a plat of Block B, owned by Spectra Development, Inc., prepared by Clarence S. Matthews, RLS dated June 9, 1987 and thereafter being recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston county in Plat Book BO at Page 76; said lot having such actual size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description.

SUBJECT to easements and restrictions of record.

BEING the same property conveyed to Tom Biggins and Emma Jane Biggins, for and during their joint lives and upon the death of either of them, then to the survivor of them-by deed of Trinity Construction, Inc., recorded January 28, 1991 in Book Y199, at Page 885 in the RMC Office for Charleston County.

TMS Number: 425-15-00-082

Property Address: 1179 Landsdowne Dr., Charleston, SC 29412

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CHARLESTON COUNTY AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES,

Deficiency Judgment is not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

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

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

Purchaser to pay for preparation of the Master in Equity’s deed, documentary stamps on the deed, recording of the deed, and interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.50% per annum.

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

v. Timothy Hill aka Timothy G. Hill; Financial

&

Inc. Upon authority of a Decree dated October 20, 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on February 3, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING MORE FULLY SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NUMBER 17-A OF RIVERBEND SUBDIVISION ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF “RIVERBEND SUBDIVISION, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, SURVEYED BY THE JOHN MCCRADY CO., ENGINEERS, MAY, 1956, “ RECORDED ON JUNE 20, 1956, IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK K, PAGE 125. AFORESAID PLAT IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE PURSUANT TO §305-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA (1976), AS AMENDED. ALSO: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR TRACT OF MARSH LAND, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN GOOSE CREEK PARISH, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CONTAINING TWO (2) ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND BEING FULLY SHOWN AND DELINEATED ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT PREPARED BY A. L. GLEN, REG. P.E. & L.S., SAID TRACT BEING INDICATED ON SAID PLAT BY THE LETTERS A, B, C, D, E & A AND BEING RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT “A” TO DEED BOOK D- 126 AT PAGE 277. AFORESAID PLAT IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE PURSUANT TO §30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA (1976), AS AMENDED. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO TIMOTHY HILL AND ELIZABETH BROKAW BY DEED FROM DAVID R. TURNER DATED OCTOBER 2, 2012 AND RECORDED ON OCTOBER 15, 2012 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN BOOK 0284 AT

PAGE 463. THEREAFTER, THE PROPERTY WAS CONVEYED TO TIMOTHY HILL BY DEED OF TIMOTHY HILL AND ELIZABETH

BROKAW DATED DECEMBER 12, 2012 AND RECORDED JANUARY 9, 2013 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN BOOK 0303 AT PAGE 035.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY:

7074 West Constellation Drive, North Charleston, SC 29418

Parcel No. 404-16-00-027

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

J. Martin Page, Esquire Telephone: 803-509-5078 / File # 25-41442

FOR INSERTION 1/16/26, 1/23/26 and 1/30/26

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 7345

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NOTICE OF SALE Case No. 2025-CP-10-04054

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

SouthState Bank, National Association, v. F. Steven Johnson, Jr. a/k/a Frederick Steven Johnson; Erin Platt Johnson; American Express National Bank; Trident Waste & Recycling, LLC; and Bank of America, N.A.

Upon authority of a Decree heretofore granted, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Charleston County Judicial Center, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, on the 3rd day of February, 2026, at 11:00 A.M. or shortly thereafter.

All the certain piece, parcel or lot of land containing 1.278 acres, more or less, situate, lying and being in Yonges Island, in the County of Charleston State of South Carolina and being known and designated as New Lot B-2, as shown on a plat prepared by George A. Z. Johnson, Jr., Inc., dated January 16, 2004 and revised February 23, 2004 entitled “PLAT SHOWING THE SUBDIVISION OF TRACT B, A 10.221 ACRE TRACT INTO TRACT B-1 AND B-2, AND RESIDUAL TRACT B OWNED BY DARLENE A. JOHNSON LOCATED ON YONGES ISLAND, CHARLESTON

COUNTY , SOUTH CAROLINA” and recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County in Book EG, Page 974. Said lot having such size, shape, buttings, boundings and dimensions as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

Being the same premises conveyed to F. Steven Johnson, Jr. and Erin Pratt Johnson by deed dated December 22, 2004 of Darlene A. Johnson and recorded on December 28, 2004 in Book J-520, Page 383 in the ROD Office for Charleston County.

TMS #: 093-00-00-023

Property Address: 4022 Black Lab Lane, Hollywood, SC 29449

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CHARLESTON COUNTY AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES,

As the Plaintiff did not waive its right for a deficiency judgment in the Complaint, the bidding will remain open for thirty (30) days after the sale as provided by law. THE PLAINTIFF RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WAIVE DEFICIENCY UP TO AND INCLUDING THE DATE OF SALE.

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

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

Purchaser to pay for preparation of the Master in Equity’s deed, documentary stamps on the deed, recording of the deed, and interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.125% per annum.

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

Lucas S. Fautua, Esquire Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff 171 Church Street, Suite 120C Charleston, SC 29401 190651-001121

The Honorable Mikell Scarborough Master in Equity for Charleston County December 2025

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

DOCKET NO. 2025CP1006447

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for COLT 2024-INV2 Mortgage Loan Trust, Plaintiff, v. Charleston Development Group, LLC; Garrett D. Bean; The Bernson Group, LLC; Seventh Inning, LLC Defendant(s). (011847-05435)

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived

TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Charleston Development Group, LLC and Garrett D. Bean:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 27 Allway St, Charleston, SC 29403, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 4601101081, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

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

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on November 18, 2025. s/ Brian P. Yoho Rogers Townsend, LLC

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

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

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

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

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

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

Columbia, South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

C/A NO. 2025-CP-10-06495

Selene Finance LP, Plaintiff vs. Faith C. Smoot, Patrice K. Connors, Deborah Calcote, and William Bradford Smith, Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) Patrice K. Connors and Deborah Calcote:

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

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on November 20, 2025, and thereafter amended on December 22, 2025.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is now pending or is about to be commenced in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for the purpose of foreclosing a certain mortgage of real estate heretofore given by Thomas Smoot, Jr. and Faith C. Smoot to Selene Finance LP bearing date of October 22, 2019 and recorded November 1, 2019 in Mortgage Book 0836 at Page 327 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/ Clerk of Court for Charleston County, in the original principal sum of Two Hundred Six Thousand Seventy-Eight and 00/100 Dollars ($206,078.00). Thereafter, by assignment recorded on January 10, 2025 in Book 1289 at Page 034, the mortgage was assigned to Servis One, Inc. DBA BSI Financial Servies. Thereafter, by assignment recorded on January 10, 2025 in Book 1289 at Page 035, the mortgage was assigned to Selene Finance LP., and that the premises effected by said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof are situated in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the building and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 8, Block G, of Northwood Estates, on a plat prepared by James F. Bennett, Surveyor-S.C. Reg. 1536, dated January 8, 1999 and recorded June 14, 1999 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County in Plat Book DB at Page 984. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

TMS No. 485-02-00-001

Property Address: 8556 Vistavia Road, North Charleston, SC 29406

Riley Pope & Laney, LLC

Post Office Box 11412

Columbia, South Carolina 29211

Telephone (803) 799-9993

CALL KRISTIN 843-885 4086

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A No.: 2025-CP-10-05869

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Plaintiff, vs Christopher G. Parham; The United States of America, acting by and through its agent, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and Dovefield Condominiums Homeowner’s Association, Inc., Defendant(s).

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 339 Heyward Street, 2nd Floor, Columbia, SC 29201, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-inEquity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Lis Pendens, and

Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on October 20, 2025.

J. Martin Page, Esq. (SC Bar: 100200) Morgan Ames, Esq. (SC Bar: 106058) Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, LLC 339 Heyward Street, 2nd Floor Columbia, SC 29201 Phone (803) 509-5078

BCP No.: 25-45364 7519

MASTER IN EQUITY’S NOTICE OF SALE

By virtue of a decree in the case of: James M. Hutto, III, v. Edward J. Guidry, III, C/A # 2025-CP-10-04301, the Master in Equity will sell on February 3, 2026, at 11:00 A.M., at the Charleston County Public Services Building, County Council Chambers, at 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder the below-described real property which is currently owned by Edward J. Guidry, III:

All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, Shown and designated as Lot 50, Block B, Cedar Springs Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat entitled, “PLAT SHOWING PROPERTY LINE ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN LOTS 50 & 51, BLOCK B, CEDAR SPRINGS JOHNS ISLAND, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTHY CAROLINA” made by A.H. Schwacke & Associates, dated December 9, 2015, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book S16, at Page 0111. Said lot having such size, shape, metes, locations, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said Plat more fully and at large appear.

Tax Map No: 277-07-00-131

Street Address: 3419 Walter Drive Johns Island, SC 29455

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, TAXES, EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER ENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY.

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff’s debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent sales day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open for 30 days, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on deed. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its rights to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

Shawn R. Willis 151 Meeting Street, Suite 600 Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 534-4230 Attorney for Plaintiff

Master’s Sale Case No. 2025-CP-10-03712

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

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs. Glen Coonfield, DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 22nd day of October, 2025 day of I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 3rd day of February, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN ASHLEY HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, SECTION THREE, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT SEVENTEEN (17), BLOCK “M,” ON A PLAT OF ASHLEY HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, SECTION THREE BY J. O’HEAR SANDERS, JR., DATED JULY 15, 1957, AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK L, PAGE 58 IN THE ROD OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, REFERENCE TO WHICH PLAT IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE FULL AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION.

This being the same property conveyed to Glen Coonfield by Deed of Waltraud E. White dated January 28, 2020 and recorded February 26, 2020 in Deed Book 862 at Page 406, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

7601 Lady Street North Charleston, SC 29420 TMS# 4841000124

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

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

FOR INSERTION

January 16, 2025, January 23, 2025, January 30, 2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No. 2025-CP-10-03403

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

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs.

E Brown, Jr; Sharon B Brown, DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 22nd day of October, 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 3rd day of February, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT lot, piece or parcel of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate in Charleston County South Carolina, and known and designated as Lot No. 10, Block 17, as shown on a plat entitled “Plat Showing a Portion of Pepperhill No. 4,” recorded in Plat Book X, Page 9, in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County. Said lot having such size, shape, butting, boundings and dimensions as are shown on said plat, by reference to which plat will more fully appear.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Allen S. Johnson and Brenda P. Johnson, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, by virtue of a Deed from James E. Brown, Jr. and Sharon B. Brown dated September 29, 2022 and recorded October 14, 2022 in Book 1143 at Page 254 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

7695 Picardy Place North Charleston, SC 29420 TMS# 395-10-00-172

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

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

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

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

January 16, 2026; January 23, 2026; January 29, 2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

DANETRA C. RICHARDSON

1742 SOL LEGARE RD., CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: MARIO S. INGLESE, ESQ. 443 FOLLY RD., CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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Estate of: BETTE ANN ADAMS

2025-ES-10-2018

DOD: 10/19/25

Pers. Rep: THOMAS ADAMS 102 CARRIAGE CT., SUMMERVILLE, SC 29486 ***********

Estate of: LORI ANN ARMSTRONG CORREA 2025-ES-10-2167

DOD: 12/7/25

Pers. Rep: THOMAS W. MORAN

2962 INNISBROOK CT., CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Estate of:

MARY MATTHEWS MASON 2025-ES-10-2184

DOD: 3/10/25

Pers. Rep:

JENNIFER A. BATEMAN 3095 ROSEMARY ST., CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815

Atty: SARAH M. SMITH, ESQ. 1180 SAM RITTENBERG BLVD., #310, CHARLESTON, SC 29407

N. Charleston, SC 29415 (843) 266-7792 // (843) 2667797, fax

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS

North Charleston, South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL CASE NO.: 2025-CP10-6384

DONALD Q. GRANT, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN DOE, and MARY ROE, being fictitious names used to designate the unknown heirs at law distributes, devisees, legatees, widow, widowers, successors and assigns, if any, of JOSEPH MYERS, SR.(deceased) and the following individuals: JOSEPH MYERS, JR. and all other persons unknown claiming by, through or under them or having or claiming any interest in the real estate described in Complaint, whether infants, incompetents, insane persons under any other disability, Defendants.

SUMMONS

Email: mdetreville@saxtonstump. com

Attorney for the Plaintiff

Dated: February 3, 2025

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p.m.,

Charleston, South Carolina, Courtroom 2A. The purpose of this hearing is to determine Plaintiff’s damages.

BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A. s/ J. Chris Lanning J. Chris Lanning Bar #: 73957 12-A Carriage Lane Charleston, SC 29407 chris@brushlawfirm.com 843-766-5576

Attorney for the Plaintiff

January 16, 2026 Charleston, SC NOTICE OF

CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Case No: 2025-CP-10-06525

AKILAH BERRY and BRYNDON FREEMAN, Plaintiff, v. TERRELL ALLEN HODGE and LESTLIS RICHARDSON, Defendants.

AMENDED SUMMONS

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to said complaint on the subscribed, Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder, Esquire, Post Office Box 70488, N. Charleston, South Carolina 29415, within THIRTY (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service. If you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

Respectfully submitted, SPANN WILDER

TO: THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint to the Plaintiff, Cleveland Meyers at the office of his attorney, Thad J. Doughty at 6650 Rivers Avenue, N. Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by Default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in said Complaint.

s/ Thad J. Doughty THAD J. DOUGHTY (SC Bar 6955) DOUGHTY LAW FIRM, LLC ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 6650 Rivers Avenue North Charleston, SC 29406 (843) 576-1400 – (Office) (843) 576-5401 - (Fax)

North Charleston, South Carolina This 8th day of November, 2025

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2025-DR-10-290

VICTORIA GRIFFITH, Plaintiff v. QUINTELLA V. ROBINSON AND FREDERICK L. ROBINSON, Defendant

SUMMONS

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Complaint upon the subscriber, at

and if you fail to answer the Complaint, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the

Estate of: JOSHUA WEBER KUCERA

2025-ES-10-1797

DOD: 2/10/25

Pers. Rep: KATHRYN TORBERT KUCERA 1025 RIVERLAND WOODS PL., #503, CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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Estate of: JOHN THOMAS KOPECK

2025-ES-10-2140

DOD: 11/16/25

Pers. Rep: CHRISTOPHER JOHN KOPECK 2294 KEMMERLIN ST., JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

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Estate of: LINDA SUE WEEKS

2025-ES-10-2157

DOD: 12/4/25

Pers. Rep: LORI LEI REYNOLDS 108 KEATON BROOK DR., SUMMERVILLE, SC 29485

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-03649

Ginger Tucker Lockwood and Peggy Tucker Brockman, Trustees of the Peggy Tucker Brockman Trust, dated February 25, 2019, Plaintiffs, v. Tyrese Heyward and Raynard L. Heyward Defendants.

NOTICE OF HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing in this matter has been scheduled before the Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough and will be held on April 8, 2026 at 2:30

Notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 6:30 PM, in the Beverly T. Craven Council Chambers, Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, regarding an ordinance authorizing the conveyance of real property totaling approximately 0.09 acres located at 3565 Dorchester Rd, North Charleston, SC 29405, (PARCEL ID# 469-05-00235) to Integrity Concrete of Charleston.

Public comments, written and oral, are invited. Submission of written public comments is encouraged and those wishing to provide written public comments for the public hearing should email comments to public-comments@ charlestoncounty.org by 12:00 PM on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

Kristen L. Salisbury Clerk of Council

To all persons claiming an interest in: 2010-250HP-YAMAHAF250BT-6P2X1030784 ROLAND STROZIER will apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft/ outboard motor. If you have any claim to the watercraft/ outboard motor, contact SCR at (803) 734-3699. Upon thirty days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft/outboard motor has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue clear title. Case No: 20250724950566

To all persons claiming an interest in: 2002-17’8”-SEAFOX-182BFLYGSA131D202 2003-90HP-MERCURY-90ELPT0T616561 ROLAND STROZIER will apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft/ outboard motor. If you have any claim to the watercraft/ outboard motor, contact SCDNR at (803) 734-3699. Upon thirty days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft/outboard motor has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue clear title. Case No: 20250724950571

To all persons claiming an interest in: 1970-14’-jonboat-no hull ID #-no reg #-1954-5.5HP-Johnsoncd10-1091810 Philip Gawronski will apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft/outboard motor. If you have any claim to the watercraft/ outboard motor, contact SCDNR at (803)734-3699. Upon thirty days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft/outboard motor has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue clear title. Case No: 20251117950873

Free Will Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Master astrologer

Steven Forrest understands you Aries people well. He says that the riskiest strategy you can pursue is to constantly seek safety. It’s crucial for you to always be on the lookout for adventure. One of your chief assignments is to cultivate courage—especially the kind of brave boldness that arises as you explore unknown territory. To rouse the magic that really matters, you must face your fears regularly. The coming months will be an ideal time for you to dive in and celebrate this approach to life.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are an ambassador from the material world to the realm of spirit—and vice versa. One of your prime assignments is the opposite of what the transcendenceobsessed gurus preach. You’re here to prove that the flesh is holy, pleasure is a form of prayer, and the senses are portals to the divine. When you revel in earthy delights, when you luxuriate in rich textures and tastes and scents, you’re not being “attached” or “unspiritual.” You’re enacting a radical sacred stance. Being exuberantly immersed in the material world isn’t a mistake to overcome but a blessing to savor. May you redouble your subversive work of treating your body as a cathedral and sensual enjoyments as sacraments.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Everything that’s meant for you is trying to find its way to you. Here’s the problem: It can’t deliver the goods if you’re in constant motion. The boons trying to reach you are circling, waiting for a stable landing spot. If you keep up the restless roaming, life might have to slow you down, even stop you, so you’ll be still enough to embody receptivity. Don’t wait for that. Pause now. Set aside whatever’s feeding your restlessness and tune into the quiet signal of your own center. The moment you do, bounties will start arriving.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Artist Louise Bourgeois said, “I am what I do with my hands.” I will adapt this declaration for your use, Cancerian: You are what you do with your feelings. You are the structures, sanctuaries, and nourishment you create from the raw material of your sensitivity. It’s one of your superpowers! I understand that some people mistake emotional depth for passive vulnerability. They assume that feeling everything means doing nothing. But you prove that bias wrong. You are potentially a master builder. You can convert the flood waters of emotion into resources that hold, protect, and feed. I hope you will do this lavishly in the coming weeks.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Admiring writers often say that the Balinese people have no traditional word for “art.” Making things beautiful is woven into everyday life, as if everything should be done as beautifully as possible. I aspire to carry out this approach myself: infusing ordinary actions with the same care I’d bring to writing a story or song. Washing dishes, answering emails, and walking to the store: All are eligible for beauty treatment. I highly recommend this practice to you in the coming weeks, Leo. It’s true that you’re renowned for your dramatic gestures, but I believe you also have an underutilized talent for teasing out glory from mundane situations. Please do that a lot in the coming weeks. For starters, make your grocery list a poem.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Some American Indigenous cultures have “potlatch” ceremonies. These are elaborate gift-giving rituals where hosts gain prestige by generously and freely bestowing their riches on others. Circulating wealth, instead of hoarding it, is honored and celebrated. Is that economically irrational? Only if you believe that the point of resources is individual accumulation rather than community vitality. Potlatch operates on a different logic: The purpose of having stuff is to make having stuff possible for others. I invite you to make that your specialty in the coming months. Assume that your own thriving depends on the flourishing of those around you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Sufi poet Rumi wrote about a “treasure in ruins.” He meant that what we’re searching for may be hidden in places where we would rather not look. Your life isn’t in ruins, Libra, but I suspect you may have been exploring

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exciting locations while shunning mundane ones that actually hold your answers. What do you think? Is that possible? Just for fun, investigate the neglected, ignored, and boring places. Try out the hypothesis that a golden discovery awaits you in some unfinished business or a situation you feel an aversion to.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 1839, Scorpio artist Louis Daguerre perfected the daguerreotype, an early version of photography. The images were so detailed that you could count the threads in a subject’s clothing. Alas, they required minutes of perfect stillness to capture. To prevent blurring and distortion, people held their breath, fixed their gaze, and avoided fidgeting. Your power metaphor for the coming weeks, Scorpio, is this: the long exposure. The vivid truths in your life will reveal themselves only if you give them more time than you’re used to. So please resist the temptation to leap into action. Be willing to let every process fully develop. Don’t push the pace beyond what yields clarity. Linger on the threshold until all the details sharpen.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As I have promised you a million times, I will NEVER exaggerate. And though you may wonder if the statements I’m about to make are excessive and overblown, I assure you they are not. The fact is, dear Sagittarius, that everything you have always wanted to enhance and upgrade about togetherness is now possible to accomplish, and will continue to be for months to come. If you dare to dismantle your outmoded beliefs about love and deep friendship—every comforting myth, every conditioned response, every inherited instinct—you will discover new dimensions of intimacy that could inspire you forever.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In Renaissance painting, chiaroscuro refers to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark. It’s a technique that enhances the sense of depth. I believe your life may be in an intense chiaroscuro phase. As your joys grow bright, your doubts appear darker. As your understanding deepens, your perplexity mounts. Is this a problem? I prefer to understand it as an opportunity. For best results, study it closely. Maybe your anxiety is showing you what you care about. Perhaps your sadness is a sign of your growing emotional power. So find a way to benefit from the contrasts, dear Capricorn. Let shadows teach you how to fully appreciate the illumination.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You are a spy from the future. Thank you for your service! I love to see your boldness as you smuggle innovative ideas into a present that may or may not be ready for them. Your feelings of alienation are sometimes uncomfortable, but they are crucial to the treasure you offer us. You see patterns others miss because you refuse to be hypnotized by consensus reality. Keep up the excellent work, please. May you honor your need to tinker with impossibilities and imagine alternatives to what everyone else imagines is inevitable. You are proof that we don’t have to accept inherited structures as inevitable.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your unconscious mind is extra communicative, dear Pisces. Hooray! Take advantage! Pay attention to weird images in dreams and songs that linger in your head. Be alert for seemingly random thoughts as they surface. Bypassing logic, your deep psyche is trying to show you ripe secrets and provocative hints. Your duty is to be receptive. So keep a journal or recording device by your bed. Notice which memories rise up out of nowhere. Be grateful for striking coincidences. These are invitations to tune in to meaningful feelings and truths you’ve been missing.

Jonesin’

10. Controls the wheel

11. Downhill wear

Across

1. Awaiting a pitch

6. “San ___ High School football rules!” (“Bill & Ted” quote)

11. 2002 Olympics host, briefly

14. Scurrying pest

15. Fred’s neckwear on “Scooby-Doo”

16. Actor Penn

17. Espagnole (one of five)

19. “This ___ travesty!”

20. “___ alone in thinking this?”

21. Capital of Qatar

22. Many “Frozen”-inspired Halloween costumes

24. Period following sunset

26. Queens (one of five)

29. Middle part of a Shakespeare play

31. Author of the “Goosebumps” series

32. MacGowan of the Pogues

33. Drive an 18-wheeler, say

35. Little bit

36. Michigan (one of five)

40. Pirate’s interjection

43. Invisible rope puller, maybe

44. Hall & ___ (“Maneater” duo)

48. Deemed appropriate

51. “Spill the tea!”

52. Styx (one of five)

55. Equal

56. Purplish color

57. They’re thrown in some bars

59. Coffee, in diner slang

60. Former “All Things Considered” host Shapiro

61. Yellow (one of five)

65. Former Giants pitcher Robb with a palindromic name

66. Home of the Lightning and the Tornadoes

67. “Biography” network

68. 34th U.S. pres.

69. Word after French or Texas

70. “___, what have I done?” (“Once in a Lifetime” lyric)

Down

Fleets of warships

Excessive

Cuban ousted by Castro

“Alas!,” in Germany

Detroit nickname

Conspicuously chic

“I, Robot” author Asimov

Avengers franchise, for short

Dem rep. sworn into Congress at age

12. Garfield’s favorite food

13. Didn’t match

18. Pasta ___ (boxed dinner brand)

23. His wife was turned into a pillar of salt

25. Charles, currently

27. Weird “Dr. Steve” in a 2010s Adult Swim show

28. Pueblo cooking vessel

30. -y, comparatively

33. Dominican Republic neighbor

34. Banking machine

37. Abu Dhabi ruler

38. American photographer/actress Stark, once linked to former Prince Andrew

39. “Good ___” (Alton Brown series)

40. Oregon city known for its Shakespeare festival

41. Showed on TV again

42. Hockey rink divider

45. Joining forces

46. Major Spanish daily

47. Hit with a heavy hammer

49. Museum-funding org.

50. Zelda’s husband

51. Three, to Mozart

53. Repeated musical phrases

54. Indianan in India, perhaps

58. Grifter’s game

62. Mekong Valley language

63. 1950s Peruvian singer Sumac

64. Beam of light

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