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‘Big Percy’ basket makes BIG debut at State Museum

By Herb Frazier

There are big sweetgrass baskets, but then there is Mount Pleasant artisan Corey Alston’s BIG sweetgrass basket that was unveiled Feb. 19 at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia.

This basket is so big that the museum is entering it as a candidate for the Guiness Book of World Records as the largest basket of its kind on the planet, said the museum’s history curator Ramon Jackson.

At 5 feet high and nearly 4 feet across with 80 pounds of tan sweetgrass and palmetto fronds, red long-leaf pine needles and brown marsh bulrush, the basket represents “the biggest and baddest of my career,” said the 44-year-old Alston, who has been sewing baskets for nearly 25 years.

Alston named this basket “Big Percy” for the intimidating character of the same name in the 1974 movie Uptown Saturday Night.

“I would not say this is the biggest (basket) ever, but this is the first documented” basket of its size, Alston explained to the Charleston City Paper before the basket’s debut in the museum’s Lipscomb gallery.

The museum commissioned Alston to make the basket in the fall of 2024. He started in February 2025. An humbled Alston said another basket maker could have made a basket as large as Big Percy.

“When museums give you the funding and the time, then I think anyone could have done it,” he said.

When Alston married Karen Habersham, he joined a family of basket makers who for five generations has preserved the West African coiled basket tradition. The baskets were originally tools an enslaved workforce used to clean and store rice, a crop that made Charleston the richest city in colonial America. By the 20th century, the baskets

Baskets with a flare

Alston’s baskets are displayed at the International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, and the Mint Museum Uptown in Charlotte.

He is known for large baskets with unique designs.

“People know that baskets have been made for hundreds of years in Charleston,” he said. But he emerged as a young, new innovative male designer who distinguished himself in a craft dominated by women.

Eventually, Alston’s notoriety caught the attention of the state museum, Jackson said.

Jackson and Paul E. Matheny III, the museum’s chief curator and director of curatorial affairs, made an unannounced visit to Alston in the City Market to pitch him on the idea of making a basket for the museum. During that meeting, they invited him to tour the museum and look at its basket collection.

Nearly two months later, Alston toured the museum where he and the staff began

The Rundown

Chick-fil-A

donates $125k to inspire entrepreneurs

Global restaurant chain Chick-fil-A surprised Charleston-based nonprofit Engaging Creative Minds (ECM) with a recent $125,000 donation through the annual True Inspiration Awards. With the support of this grant, ECM will expand its YESCarolina entrepreneurship program, which was started by former Charleston S.C. Rep. Jimmy Bailey of West Ashley.

ECM was one of 56 nonprofits to receive funds this year, with more $6 million in grants given out in total. More than 3,500 nonprofits applied. The money will provide teacher certification and entrepreneurship curricula in 133 schools across the state, offer seed funding for student-led business ventures and support community giveback initiatives that connect student businesses with local nonprofits. —Skyler Baldwin

“If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender and rise up against the odds.”

—The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and a two-time presidential candidate on the most important lesson he learned in life, according to a 2012 article in The Guardian . Jackson died Tuesday at age 84 after a lifetime of crusades advocating for the poor, civil rights, voting rights, education and more.

5The number of young, native trees Lowcountry residents can receive Feb. 28 in exchange for culling invasive Bradford pear or Chinese tallow trees from their yards. The Bradford Pear Bounty program is a partnership between Clemson University and the S.C. Forestry Commission. Participants can exchange between one and five trees. Register online at: clemson.edu/ extension/bradford-pear

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High court says no to bid on North Charleston annexation

By Skyler Baldwin

Nearly a decade after North Charleston jumped west of the Ashley River to try to snatch a tract of land near Magnolia Plantation along S.C. Highway 61, the state’s highest court swatted it down.

North Charleston, the state’s third-largest city, approved the annexation of about 113 acres along the highway in October 2017. The motion moved fast, skipping a public hearing due to 100% of the property owners requesting the annexation. But the land abutted a property under protection of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, leading to a drawn-out legal battle that also drew in the city of Charleston, which also filed to annex the land.

The final decision followed years of rejection from lower courts, upholding North Charleston’s annexation as it was first submitted. The high court, however, heard the case in April 2025, ruling against North Charleston due to the city’s attempt to annex property that was not physically adjacent to any other property within its limits.

“I think it’s high time that it was resolved,” former Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg told the Charleston City Paper last week. “I am very pleased with the outcome, as it protects an area outside of the urban growth boundary from intense development.” Tecklenburg was serving as mayor when the lawsuit was first filed.

A race for the land

When Charleston leaders caught wind of North Charleston’s plans to drift into what it considered its territory by annexing the property in 2017, they quickly began to draft their own annexation plan to bring the 113 acres into their city.

“We were fearful of intense, cookie-cutter development that we felt was inappropriate for that historic, rural area of Charleston,” Tecklenburg said. “There was an intense

effort right when the circumstances unfolded. We rushed to contact property owners to annex the land into the city in order to provide protection.”

If North Charleston had succeeded in its annexation, about 2,000 acres would have opened for future development, according to a source close to the situation who requested her name be withheld. The property is outside the urban growth boundary, but North Charleston is not bound by its restrictions. That means the rural area likely would have been up for rapid and dense development close to historic, protected areas.

National Trust lawyers argued that in North Charleston’s annexation bid, a small portion of the property included — about 62 square feet to be exact — was already North Charleston’s property. Lawyers hoped the redundancy would be enough to convince a court that the annexation was invalid when North Charleston rushed the complicated process.

“We had the best legal team for that issue that we could muster,” Tecklenburg said.

When a circuit court finally heard the case, however, a judge ruled that neither Charleston nor the National Trust had any standing. The case was thrown out, appealed and thrown out again. Finally, parties petitioned the state Supreme Court as a last-ditch effort.

Charleston also annexed a second property further up S.C. Highway 61, Millbrook Plantation, in a bid to prevent further development if North Charleston were to succeed in their annexation bid, the source said.

The court’s decision can now only be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but observers say that doesn’t seem likely to happen. At the time the litigation began, both cities were under different mayoral administrations. Neither Charleston nor North Charleston leaders have made public statements on plans to annex additional properties in the area, potentially bringing the turf war to a close.

ACCIDENT AND INJURY

Bipartisan bill would give 2nd chance after evictions

Because South Carolina eviction records currently are permanent, they remain in a searchable online public index forever. And that has caused problems through the years for families like that of 19-year-old Mikel Burns, a local college student and full-time teacher at a faith-based preschool in downtown Charleston

“That eviction record followed my mother for years, making it harder to find housing, harder to move forward and harder for my parents to provide stability for us as kids,” Burns told state legislators last week in Columbia. “Still years later, that filing sits on their record.”

But a new bipartisan bill that’s won

the support of tenant advocates and landlords aims to ease that burden by removing evictions from the public record after five years, as long as there have been no additional eviction actions in the interim.

Supporters call it a second chance for people who’ve put their problems in the past, comparing it to bankruptcies that are eventually removed from consumer credit reports. What’s more, they say, the change is particularly urgent in S.C., given the more than 600,000 eviction filings in the state since 2020, according to the Legal Services Corporation’s Civil Court Data Initiative. —Jack O’Toole

Controversial dorm site has

2nd ground scan

Data collected Feb. 14 during ground-penetrating radar (GPR) scans at 106 Coming St. will be processed within two weeks to inform the College of Charleston of what’s in the ground where the college wants to build a new dormitory, a college scientist said.

Dr. Scott Harris, the college’s associate professor of geology and environmental geo-sciences, towed a low-power GPR scanner behind a pickup truck over the asphalt and graveled parking lots that surround a building on the site that was once the headquarters of YWCA of Greater Charleston.

The college’s plan to construct a dorm

to discuss the concept of a basket. Alston asked how large should it be? Jackson pointed to a 4-foot tall roll of foam used to wrap exhibit pieces. Jackson asked Alston: “Can you do something like that?” Jackson recalled that Alston hesitated and his eyes widened.

Jackson said he wanted a large basket to make the statement that “Gullah people have been here, they are going to be here, and you can’t get around it.” He also wanted to push Alston to the limits of his ability. In return the museum has Big Percy, a one-of-kind basket that demonstrates Alston’s genius, he added.

A family affair

Big Percy is expected to be part of an ongoing exhibit through mid-2027, Jackson said. The Big Percy exhibit includes the tools Alston made to make the basket.

When Big Percy became too large for Alston’s lap, he made a cradle for it. As the basket grew, Alston made a turntable to rotate it. He also made a 6-inch-by-6-inch beam to lay it on to prevent the sides from collapsing.

Sweetgrass has become hard to find because of commercial development in the coastal zone, Alston said. To make Big Percy, Alston said he pulled the sweetgrass that’s growing at the IAAM.

Karen Habersham Alston’s grandmother, Mary Jane Manigault, who was also a basket maker, invited Alston in 2005 to join the family business at the City Market. Alston’s mother-in-law, Mary Jane Habersham, worked in the market before she retired in the early 2000s. Alston works daily in the market with his sister-in-law, Carlene Habersham.

Mary Jane Manigault made baskets until the year she passed away at the age 98 in 2012.

A North Charleston woman entered a dressing room in a Northwoods Boulevard clothing store with several items on hangers and an empty shopping bag. When she left, the bag was full and the hangers were empty, which understandably raised some eyebrows. She was charged after officers found several popped tags in her pockets — and an extra shirt stuffed down her pants.

Predictable endings

Charleston police on Jan. 25 stopped to talk with a man they presumed to be intoxicated on the corner of Morrison Drive and Isabella Street. But on approach, the man became belligerent, threatening police and saying, “I’ve killed people.” Officers, commendably, attempted to defuse the situation, but ultimately arrested him when he attempted to punch one of the officers. Well, props for trying, guys.

on the site to house 1,000 students has raised some community concerns because the site is a former 18th-century burial ground where thousands of poor Whites, orphaned children and enslaved people are believed to be buried.

In response to the concern, the college formed a Community Engagement Council that meets regularly with college officials. Three CEC members observed the new GPR scanning.

Previous GPR testing done before the college purchased the property was inconclusive on whether human remains are in the ground, the college has said. The results of the new scans can guide archaeologists during future examinations of the site, said Harris. —Herb Frazier

To read extended versions of either story, go to CharlestonCityPaper.com.

“I have always honored my in-laws for the gift they gave me by letting me” in the business, Corey Alston said.

Manigault’s baskets are among the museum’s collection. One of them will be displayed with Big Percy, Jackson said. The juxtaposition of the two, one large and the other small, closes the circle on generations of basketmakers in the Manigault-Habersham-Alston family.

Jackson said, “When I look at Big Percy, I think of it as a piece that is an example of countless generations of artistry, technical skill and brilliance that has been passed down from West Africa, across the Middle Passage to South Carolina and ending up here with Corey.”

Alston said he and his wife, Karen, “have two daughters who learned sweetgrass basket-weaving at the ages of 6 and 7. They are now old enough to keep the art alive as sixth-generation sweetgrass basket makers.”

Invite them in next time

Mount Pleasant police on Feb. 9 stopped a car after clocking its speed as about 5 miles per hour under the limit. The driver had no license. One of the two passengers had a gun. And officers found marijuana in the car’s ashtray. Good thing these guys found the two chillest cops in town — they let everyone off with a warning and told them to switch drivers before leaving.

By Skyler Baldwin

Illustration by Steve Stegelin

Taken from reports filed with area police departments between Jan. 25 and Feb. 9.

If it’s public money, it ought to be public

“So, uh, 49 wrongs make a right?”

That was powerful Cherokee County Republican Sen. Harvey Peeler asking exactly the right question in a Statehouse hearing room last week.

The issue? Whether South Carolina should allow public colleges like Clemson and the University of South Carolina to shield the big bucks they’re paying their football players from disclosure under the state’s Freedom of Information Act.

After all, proponents insisted, every other state in the country is doing it. And if we don’t join them, it might put our teams at — horrors — a competitive disadvantage.

Hence Peeler’s question. And the emphatic answer he received a few moments later when his committee colleagues voted YES! on the measure.

Senate leaders then rushed the bill onto the floor this week where it prevailed early 30-13, but it still faces questions.

Because, football. Or as some of the more optimistic members might put it . . . National championship, baby.

Of course, senators should be congratulated for slowing down long enough to have a hearing at all — even if they did skip the normal subcommittee meeting where members of the public would have been allowed to speak.

Last month, the S.C. House quarterback-sneaked the bill over the goal line in a 111-2 floor vote without a committee huddle of any kind.

Which is exactly the way S.C.’s semi-pro football franchises — er, flagship universities — drew up the play, after Mount Pleasant resident Frank Heindel had the temerity to request anonymized player payment information from USC under the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) late last year.

USC denied the request, Heindel sued, and now, here we are

— with lawmakers scrambling to hide the ball before a judge orders the school to turn it over.

And yes, at one level, it’s more than a little amusing to watch a fully engaged legislature swing into action on an issue that politicians really care about — as opposed to, say, Medicaid expansion, which still hasn’t gotten a simple up-or-down vote more than a decade after it was first introduced.

But here’s the thing: Peeler was trying to make a serious point before his fellow committee members advanced the bill. And it’s worth taking a moment to unpack it.

Under current law, players are allowed to sign contracts with private companies — the local car dealer, for instance — for the use of their name, image and likeness in advertising and promotions. And those contracts are shielded from FOIA because they’re between the player and the company.

But now that a 2025 federal court settlement allows state schools to pay their players a total of up to $20.5 million a year out of their shares of TV rights fees and ticket sales, we’re no longer just talking about private contracts between private individuals.

Those are dollars controlled by a public institution. And regardless of the source, you have a right to know how they’re being spent — just as you would if they were controlled by your local mayor’s office or police department.

That’s the larger principle that Gov. Henry McMaster — a proud USC alum — was espousing last week when he made his position on the issue clear, telling reporters: “It ought to be public.” And it’s the principle he should now use to veto the bill if it gets to him.

Because as the senator from Cherokee County could no doubt tell him — two wrong Statehouse chambers don’t make a right.

CHARLESTON CHECKLIST of

community objectives

We encourage community leaders to act on these audacious priorities:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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On shutting down haters, venomous Internet trolls

By Andy Brack

There’s more than one word for people who lurk around social media using its anonymity to spew hatred and venom because they don’t like someone’s views or the way they look.

Most of those descriptive words can’t be published in a family newspaper. But here’s one that can: Cowards.

If you’ve been on Facebook or Instagram or TwitterX, you’ve surely seen the kind of nonsense that these haters and racists use to bully their way into conversations where no decent person cares for their opinions.

Last week, the Charleston City Paper published a story on the Modjeska Simkins School in Columbia, which is affiliated with the S.C. Progressive Network. For the eleventh year, the school is again offering a 16-week curriculum of classes that teaches little-known history about South Carolina. It sounds like pretty interesting stuff — if you’ve got an open mind to learn facts you might not know about things like racism, oppression and how the planter class long took advantage of regular people. Maybe not everybody’s cup of tea, but definitely interesting.

And like most of the stories we offer, this story was published online — with a photo of some of the recent graduates. It showed a diverse crew of folks who looked happy on graduation day.

But some of them apparently didn’t look like some of the closeted bigots who hide behind the secrecy of the Internet. These word thugs crawled out from under their rocks for long enough to write some pretty horrible things that would cause any decent grandmother to find a big bar of soap to wash out their mouths. (If you ever wondered how the behavior in the Epstein files could have gotten started, it’s got to be somewhere near the kind of depraved mindset that pokes fun of people who may not have a model’s figure or have a different skin color or ancestry.)

Here are some of the wicked things these wretched Internet trolls said:

• “No one in their right mind wants anyone like that anywhere near their kids.”

• “I can smell this picture.”

• “I’m going to make a bingo card for this.”

• “Maybe they should take a class on nutrition instead.”

Fortunately, there are a lot of decent people who saw this crap on the Internet and shot it down. They didn’t hold back on junk from the haters, bigots and sizists with comments like:

• “I’m proud we have a group that does continuing education with a focus on the facts surrounding our history. I am deeply saddened and upset at the bullying in these comments regarding people’s body size and appearances.”

• “The men showing up in this comments section are demonstrating why there is a ‘male loneliness epidemic.’ ”

• “Apparently, you’re still in middle school with that stupid comment.”

• “Insulting someone’s eyes when you look like the offspring of two diseased siblings is a wild choice.”

The Simkins class will be offered in Columbia and six satellite locations around the state starting later this month.

“We’re going to teach you how to be effective” in challenging the historical power structure, said organizer Brett Bursey, who heads the 30-year-old, nonpartisan S.C. Progressive Network Education Fund. He also added, “The school’s mission is re-seeding a movement for systemic change with autonomous groups across the state.”

In our free society, people are going to disagree with news stories like the one on the new history class. But let’s remain civil. Often, that may be hard — and many of us may be guilty of lashing out occasionally (I am such a sinner). But let’s not fuel and sow division. If you disagree, stay within the guardrails of decency. Or just shut up and move on.

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

What To Do

1

THIS WEEKEND

Captain’s Comic Expo

Charleston’s biggest comic convention is back with more than ever. This year’s expo will feature more than 135 tables of comics, art, cosplays and more. The 18th annual event will be held this weekend in a 1,6000-square-foot venue and will welcome special guests like John Swasey (voice of All for One in My Hero Academia), Kent Williams (voice of several characters in Dragon Ball ), Barringer Fox (visual effects artist behind several superhero movies) and more.

Feb. 21, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Feb. 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets start at $20. 176 Patriots Point Road. Mount Pleasant. captainscomicexpo.com

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SATURDAY

Winter Farmers Market

Coastal Coffee Roasters’ Winter Farmers Market opens shop every Saturday morning during the chilly months. Check out wares from return vendors such as Costa Farms, Sunny Cedars Farms, Laila’s Lowcountry Sourdough and others. Don’t forget to check out any new addition. As always, everything at the market is farmed or made locally.

Feb. 21. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free to attend. Coastal Coffee Roasters. 108 E. 3rd St. Summerville. coastalcoffeeroasters.com

SUNDAY

3

West Ashley Cars and Coffee

Drop by the largest and longest-running Cars and Coffee event in Charleston, held on the last Sunday of every month in West Ashley. Cruise in and check out some of the coolest cars, older classics, modded trucks, garage-built motorcycles and more. Bring your own ride and show it off, or admire the huge mix brought in every month. As always, don’t forget to grab a cup of your favorite coffee while you’re there.

Feb. 22. 8-10 a.m. Northbridge Shopping Center. 1664 Old Towne Road. West Ashley. facebook.com/charlestoncarsandcoffee

MONDAY

4

Ben Franklin Circle

Embrace the transformative spirit of America 250 with a deep dive into Ben Franklin’s classic 13 virtues. Ben Franklin Circles are face-to-face salons with two goals: to improve ourselves and improve our world. Use Ben Franklin’s personal self-improvement plan to spark discussion and support participants’ goals and aspirations.

Feb. 23. 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Free. Edgar Allan Poe/Sullivan’s Island Library. 1921 Ion Ave. Sullivans Island.

MONDAY

5

Stitch and Bitch

Hang out with fellow hookers — err, crochet artists — to make awesome things and find new friends. If you love to make things from yarn, thread or string, this is the meetup for you. Drop in Monday evenings at Wyrd Sisters Brewing, grab a drink and cozy up on the couch. This is your time to relax, enjoy good company, and stitch the stress of the day away. All skill levels are welcome.

Feb. 23. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free to attend. Wyrd Sisters Brewing. 4840 Chateau Ave. North Charleston. wyrdsisters.beer

Charleston-born cartoonist Cash lands a dream job

By Steve Stegelin

t age 30, cartoonist Caroline Cash has landed her dream job: the comic strip Nancy. Cash, daughter of Sarah and Alex Cash of Mount Pleasant, has had a winding career path that started with Charleston County School of the Arts (SOA) and art school. It blossomed into becoming an indie comics powerhouse, and now, the latest artist to bring to life the 88-year-old cartoon featuring Nancy and Sluggo.

DIY arts education

Cash left town in 2014 after graduating from SOA to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).

“Even though I loved Charleston, I wanted to continue pursuing an arts education, and I wanted to try living in a bigger city,” Cash said in a recent interview from her home in Philadelphia. “I chose Chicago because SAIC gave me the biggest scholarship — and because I liked the band Fall Out Boy, and they were from Chicago. I was 18, so that was my reasoning.”

As an undergrad at SAIC, she rekindled a love of creating comics.

“I was taking a lot of print classes, and I quickly got bored of printing posters and drawings. I always loved comics and made them as a kid, so I figured I’d try

drawing comics to print. I immediately was obsessed and then spent all my time drawing and printing comics.”

SAIC also enabled Cash to find and cultivate an audience by printing and publishing her work herself, by embracing the DIY ethos of “zines” — essentially short print run, self-published “minicomics.”

“I did an offset apprenticeship, so I had the opportunity to use an offset machine, which made printing large quantities of comics easy. I started going to zinefests and small comics fests in 2016, and sold them there. Then, I kept self-publishing.”

This led to her debut graphic novella — and first taste of wider distribution — with Girl In The World, published by San Francisco-based indie comic imprint Silver Sprocket in 2019.

“My senior year of college, Silver Sprocket approached me to put out a longer comic, so I put out Girl In The World with them right after I graduated,” Cash recounts.

Throughout the 64 pages of Girl, Cash follows a group of friends as they navigate the Chicago nightlife, with stops for hipster speakeasies, Facebook events and the existential angst of

burgeoning adulthood in a gig economy. The work also showcases a foundational cornerstone of Cash’s bibliography — observational slice-of-life storytelling with equal doses of cynicism, absurdity and heart.

Post-SAIC, however, Cash discovered a truth that she’d later draw from for a New Yorker collaboration titled “Alumni Success Stories of Art-School Graduates” and an autobiographical short titled “Art School Confidential.” As her avatar in “Confidential” puts it, “You quickly learn that there are no art world jobs that actually pay a living wage.”

To earn a living wage, Cash instead picked up a full-time job at Quimby’s, a Chicago-area independent bookstore focused on more esoteric publications, including graphic novels and zines. Along the way, she continued an arts education of her own design — learning from those whose books lined the shop’s shelves.

“Working there, I was able to see how so many people smarter than me had self-published work, how they marketed their work, etc.” Cash recalled. “I also had the privilege of learning how the industry works from the retail side of things. I learned first-hand which publishers were easy to work with, which did a good job promoting their books to bookstores, and how the book trade economy worked.”

PeePeePooPoo powerhouse

Adding this newfound education in selfpublishing and marketing to her DIY ethos, Cash forged a new self-published endeavor — her “one-person anthology” titled PeePeePooPoo

“In 2021, I was still working at Quimby’s, and I was dating this really talented screenprinter. I wanted to screenprint a comic, so [we] screen-printed a thousand copies of the first issue of PeePeePooPoo. I thought I’d have stock for a long time, but it sold out in just a few months.”

She contacted her friends at Silver Sprocket, which did a reprint and published three more issues. That allowed Cash to craft autobiographical stories through her lens of a queer, twentysomething, indie

cartoonist living in Chicago and now Philadelphia.

Described by Silver Sprocket as “Caroline Cash’s take on the classic ’60s underground comic,” it both parodies and pays homage to the alternative and underground voices she found so influential at Quimby’s, including Charles Burns (Black Hole), Daniel Clowes (Eightball ), Alison Bechdel (Fun Home), and Trina Robbins (Wimmen’s Comix). PeePeePooPoo’s scatalogical title and quirky numbering — which uses the ribald #69 and #80085 (aka “BOOBS” in calculator speak) and stoner #420 before releasing a #1 — set a tongue-in-cheek tone. Meanwhile, its stories showcase the same observational, cynical and absurdist humor of Girl In The World, now all the more personal and honed with Cash’s own cartoon avatar as the main character. The series shined a spotlight on Cash with positive reviews and accolades, including an Eisner Award — the comics industry’s equivalent of an Emmy or Oscar. In short, Cash became that rarity in the comic book industry: an indie comics darling. With this recognition came additional work and opportunities, including the aforementioned New Yorker collab, a feature with New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), a 50-page comic based on the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time… and now, Nancy.

Taking up the challenge

when the latter initially took the reins.

“Olivia and I are both Bushmiller students,” she said. “My favorite Bushmiller strips are the offbeat and absurdist ones. I think I have a slightly different take on it than her, but we’re cut from the same cloth.”

It also helps that Cash stepped into Jaimes’s Nancy shoes once before.

“In 2024, I did three weeks of strips while Olivia was on sabbatical,” Cash said. “It was such a blast, and I told her, ‘Y’know, if you ever wanna go on another sabbatical, let me know, I’d love to fill in.’  ”

Those fill-in strips would go on to help Cash land the permanent gig.

“Like any other job, I interviewed, but it definitely didn’t look bad that I had already drawn three successful weeks of positively-reviewed Nancy strips. I also don’t think it looked bad that, in-between, I had won an Eisner.”

Cash is well aware of the legacy she’s now part of, using the debut strip of her 2026 run to pay respect to the various iterations of Nancy that came before her.

For 90+ years, the spiky-haired Nancy has been a staple of newspaper funny pages. In 1933, cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller originally created the character for the comic strip Fritzi Ritz, as the orphaned niece of the titular flapper. Nancy and her friend Sluggo would then go on to steal the show. Within five years, what was intended as an incidental side character wrested control, and the strip was retitled Nancy in 1938.

The character’s tenacity would also outlive her creator. Upon Bushmiller’s death

in 1982, the strip — currently distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication — would continue through a legacy of creators. As Caitlin McGurk, curator at Columbus, Ohio’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, explains, “Nancy has stood the test of time, a credit to both the character’s universality and adaptability, and the boundless playground Bushmiller laid the groundwork for his characters to exist in. For over 90 years, the strip has evolved and devolved, depending on who was holding the pen. Nancy has been passed down through very different artists, each using her as an instrument of expression unique to themselves and their era.”

As of Jan. 1, 2026, Cash became the latest artist to wield the Nancy pen, following a lengthy run by cartoonist Olivia Jaimes, who helped to evolve the characters. Cash said she saw the hand-off from Jaimes to be less disruptive for readers than

Now that she’s landed the regular gig, Cash is looking forward to making her own mark on the character.

“It’s a tough schedule; I’m drawing these strips every day! Olivia told me that after the first six months, it becomes second nature and gets a lot faster. I’m looking forward to that. Even though it’s hard, I’m having fun drawing my favorite comic strip.”

(And while Cash referring to Nancy as her “favorite” may sound like hyperbole, she has receipts, including a 7-year old Nancy tattoo and a short in the first PeePeePooPoo that explores a host of “OffBrand Nancy” designs.)

As for the readers, McGurk, for one, is ready for it.

“I am eager to see how Caroline Cash will use the building blocks provided by Bushmiller to construct something of her own. A radical shift may be underway, as Nancy becomes imbued with a queer, punk sensibility that — perhaps — was always underneath her spiky hair to begin with.”

Cuisine

Don Luchi shakes up sparkling wine industry

By Helen Mitternight

Shake up a bottle of sparkling wine, and it may explode out of the bottle. That kind of explosion is what happened when three Lowcountry entrepreneurs launched Don Luchi Prosecco in 2024 — the industry felt a tiny earthquake.

You hear about champagne in a lot of Black music — Notorious B.I.G. claiming success because “now we sip champagne when we thirsty,” or Bad Bunny “drinking lots of champagne, we’re never dry” for example — but you don’t hear about a lot of minority-owned bubbly companies.

“We’re the first Black-owned in the Carolinas, the first non-celebrity-owned,” said Justin Wages of North Charleston, one of the company’s founders. “We’re a highend company owned by three Black guys and we’re shaking up the industry, but the wine industry was due for a shaking up.”

Launching a brand

Wages launched Don Luchi in 2024 with Charleston-area cousin Andre Grundy and friend David Kinloch in 2024. There

“

We’re trying to make our

wine approachable

and

not overwhelming so it drives people away.

We’re

tying our product into music, culture, everyday celebrations.”

—Justin Wages

is no headquarters, just a warehouse. The name, Kinloch explains, comes from the word “Don,” a symbol of respect and authority in Spanish and Italian, and Luchi is a blended word that he says implies light or luxury.

Kinloch, a music producer, helped to define the brand. Grundy, an industrial engineer by training, does logistics, and Wages does marketing and business relations. Initially, the three friends planned to open a brewery, but a distribution issue made them rethink, and they landed on sparkling wine. None knew the first thing about starting a sparkling wine business, and the learning led to cold calls to vineyards in California, France and Italy. After a lot of “no,” one family in Italy agreed to meet.

“We said, ‘I guess we have to go to Italy.’ We got on a plane, spent a lot of time with the family there, and got our first shipment in two to three months. That sold out in a couple of weeks, so we went back to Italy and said, ‘OK, we have the proof of concept, we’re ready to roll’,” Wages said.

The wine comes from a little town called Valdobbiadene, about an hour and a half north of Venice, where the grape used in Don Luchi, Glera, is grown.

“The vineyard family had to make up a song just so we’d remember how to pronounce the town,” Wages said.

The extra edge

Charleston, already a sister town to Spoleto, Italy, has proved receptive to the sparkling

the

“We’ve got an extra edge in Charleston.

It’s a hospitality city and we have the big wine and food festival and other events,” Kinloch said, adding that the bubbly will be served March 4 through March 8 at Charleston Wine + Food.

The prosecco is popular beyond Charleston, too. Wages said it is one of the country’s most sought-after sparkling wines. Although many focus on the relative rarity of a minority-owned sparkling wine company, Don Luchi didn’t get to where it is by sticking to Black drinkers.

“Being a Black-owned business, people assume that we focus on the Black market. Our overall goal is to provide a toptier product for everyone,” Wages said. “Everyone can enjoy and appreciate great bubbles. And now that we have great hometown bubbles, we should be involved in every celebration in the city.

“None of us are sommeliers, although we hope to get our Level 1 this year,” he added. “We’re trying to make our wine approachable and not overwhelming so it drives people away. We’re tying our product into music, culture, everyday celebrations.”

Growing pains

The growth hasn’t been without hiccups.

“We jumped into this industry without learning the timing,” Wages said. “We had a time when we were getting ready to run out of product, we were waiting for a ship to get here, and we didn’t consider how many stops a ship has to make on the East Coast.

“Another time, a strike hit the port. It was one of the scariest moments, when we had to ship emergency cases by air for an event we put together because we didn’t have enough product for it.”

Recent tariffs on Italian products also created some stress.

“Prices went up 15%,” Kinloch said.

“A lot of people don’t know that when you import goods, that 15% is due up front,” Grundy said. “You have to pay it as soon as the container arrives in port. For a small business, that can create financial instability, and you have to pass that increase onto the consumer.”

Kinloch added, “What’s cool about prosecco is that it’s an everyday drink, so even with the tariffs, it didn’t break the bank for people,” Kinloch said.

Even with the hard lessons learned, the trio is optimistic about the company’s future, especially because Charleston offers a nearby port and allows the producers to ship directly from the vineyard to the owners’ warehouse.

They say the next step is to expand into even more markets nationwide and hint at an expansion of products beyond prosecco. “We have other products coming down the pipeline, but we can’t tell you everything,” Kinloch teased. “Just the fact that we changed our name to Don Luchi Wines (from Don Luchi Prosecco) should be a big enough hint for everybody. It’s going to be a lot of fun this coming year.”

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What’s new

Dumplings and ices: Bareo, a new dumpling and kakigōri (a Japanese shaved ice dessert) restaurant from James Beard Award–finalist and Chef Nikko Cagalanan and Paula Kramer, has opened at 73 Spring St., the former Kultura space. The restaurant is inspired by Japanese and Filipino cuisines. The menu has items like steamed dumplings, onigiri, handrolls, dumpling noodle soup and rotating bento-style share plates. Open daily from noon to 10 p.m. More: bareocharleston.com

Speakeasy: Johnny Caldwell of The Cocktail Bandits is behind the bar at a new speakeasy, The 1021 Room, at Holy City Brewing in North Charleston. Caldwell or a guest bartender will be slinging cocktails Fridays through Sundays during brewery hours, and the space can also be rented for private parties and events. A raw bar is available upon request as is a snack menu. More: Instagram

New dive: The teams behind Legend Deli and Burns Alley are opening Reggie’s Tavern at 2023 Reynolds Ave. Slated to open imminently, the location will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Expect items like hot dogs and chicken sandwiches as well as a special late night menu. More: Facebook

What’s happening

Powered by plants: Amor Healing Kitchen , an organization that serves those facing critical health challenges and connects the community through plant-based foods, is hosting the inaugural Amor Fest at 5 p.m. Feb. 21 at Treehouse Brewery in North Charleston. There will be organic beer from Freehouse, music by Flatt City Bluegrass, live painting, a silent auction and activities for kids. Vegan chili cookout participants include Chef Charlie Layton of Basic Kitchen, Chef Lesley Carroll of Jack of Cups, Huriyali owner Tom McFall and others. More: amorhealingkitchen.org

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In dark days, artists can help what ails you

By Maura Hogan

It’s not you. And it’s not just the slog of February’s abbreviated daylight. Accelerated doomscrolling, pervasive financial uncertainty and the relentless bludgeon of bad behavior running rampant the world over is taking its toll on our collective psyche.

But rest assured: Charleston artists are increasingly seeking ways to allay this community’s unease by honing their sonic skills to create positive vibrations or shining comforting light.

Let there be light

On Feb. 13 at Redux Contemporary Art Center, arts patrons toasted the opening of Hirona Matsuda: Warm Light, which runs through March 14.

They wended through a series of muslin panels and slivers of stained wood suspended from the ceiling and positioned around a muslin-wrapped box glowing with a warm light. As the afternoon sun gave way to twilight, the box glowed all the more, casting subtle shadows on the panels and walls.

Matsuda, who has explored how light interacts with sculpture, shifted for this work to create a light source, making it the focal point of the installation. This evolved from a search for things that gave her a sense of wellbeing and comfort and landing on warm, soft light.

“I noticed that my days were filled with harsh blue light emitted from overhead fixtures and screens. Only switching all that off and basking in the glow of a candle or lamp light let my mind and body relax.”

For the artist, light in the form of hope or community has become increasingly necessary.

“There is so much uncertain and anxious energy everywhere that I wanted to create a public space that would let people gather and feel safe or calm.”

February gallery gatherings

At Matsuda’s exhibition, Buff Ross, Redux’s executive director, said it is hoping to further past partnerships with MUSC’s Arts in Healing program, a research-driven focus on the aesthetic environment of its hospitals and public spaces.

Recently Drummond Studio Gallery has done so as well, programming sound baths in its East Side space. On Feb. 11, Esprit Orees, a holistic bodyworker, stretch therapist and sound bath artist, gently led participants on yoga mats to settle in, lulling them to sleep. Using a variety of crystal singing bowls, rain sticks, chimes and brass bowls to create a grounding, nourishing and blissful experience for participants.

On the gallery walls surrounding them, the exhibition Still Waters Run Deep resonated, too. The mental health challenges that artist Cameron Lewis has experienced in his own family has prompted him to donate a portion of the sales to mental health services. Works are on view during a closing 6 p.m. reception on Feb. 24 at 12 Line St.

Earlier sonic solace

On Dec. 18 in the throes of the harried Charleston holiday season, a few Charlestonians looked up from gift lists and seasonal festivities to take pause.

Seated in spaced chairs that each glowed from a candle placed underneath it, they settled into the saffron-hued Spoleto Festival USA headquarters. Lights dimmed and room

stilled, the space was soon transformed.

Acclaimed operatic singer Davóne Tines joined with flutist and sound healing practitioner Diji Kay and pianist and composer John Bitoy to perform works from a variety of genres including chamber music, Gregorian chants and jazz improvisations. At times, Tines walked in between the chairs, his voice resonating within each person’s body.

The performance illustrated how music can be reframed as a tool for healing, presented by the non-profit Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts (FSA).

“I was thrilled that he was interested in creating a new work, RITUAL, for Charleston that was inspired by that one,” said FSA Executive Director Tyler Rollins, who invited Tines. “People seemed deeply affected, and some were moved to tears.”

Arts as a survival strategy

This nexus of art and healing happens to be a tale as old as time.

Lexi Morgan, a board certified art therapist and owner of Haven Healing Art Therapy, explained that “art has been our common language, regulation and connection since the dawn of time. It is how we as humans endure.”

Across human history, she said, rhythmic movement, image making, music and ritual helped regulate emotion, strengthen attachment and create meaning in the face of threat. Morgan cites anthropologist Ellen Dissanayake, who argues that humans are

biologically wired for artmaking — not as a luxury but as a survival strategy.

On April 29, she will discuss somatic art therapy, or healing trauma and pain through art, at TedXCharleston at the Charleston Music Hall.

Percussive practice

Percussionist Gino Castillo is similarly drawn to healing in his music-making.

After returning from a New York training workshop to play the gong, he spontaneously incorporated therapeutic techniques into a concert at the Gibbes Museum of Art, shifting the show into a healing session.

“I knew then that was my mission with sound,” said Castillo, who had used this in his own battle with cancer to overcome side effects of medication.

His practice now involves mixing modalities and working with guided voice stimulation to calm the nervous system, then using professionally recorded, scientifically prepared binaural beats with headphones. He uses gong vibrations as well as a bath of pulse electromagnetic frequencies from a Quantum frequency generator. The effects calm the nervous system, relax the mind and body and mitigate stress.

In addition to his performing, Castillo conducts Energy Healing Sessions around Charleston and in his own studio, offering group sessions twice a month and one on one private sessions, available via his Energy Healing Charleston accounts on Facebook and Instagram.

The Charleston Southern Soul Festival promises a soulful, classic experience for longtime R&B lovers

Southern Soul Festival brings classic R&B sound

By Vincent Harris

The Charleston Southern Soul Festival will bring a showcase of classic R&B and contemporary Southern soul on Feb. 28 to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center.

The evening will feature powerhouse vocals, deep grooves and old-school R&B with a distinctly Southern flair. The event highlights the enduring influence of Southern soul while giving Lowcountry audiences another chance to experience the genre’s emotional pull in a live setting.

The festival features King George, whose modern Southern soul hits blend smooth R&B melodies with bluesy storytelling; Stefunie Luckett & Friends, showcasing powerful, gospelrooted soul vocals; Tucka, a fan favorite known for his upbeat, groove-heavy style; and West Love, whose heartfelt vocals lean into classic soul traditions.

“

Williams and Ronnie Bell, and to now be on that stage as a featured artist — that’s a fullcircle moment for me.”

The Charleston Southern Soul Festival was created by Heritage Entertainment Group to celebrate and promote Southern soul music while giving exposure to both major and emerging performers. It’s a Charlestonspecific offshoot of the traveling “The Blues Is Alright” show, which has been on the road with different performers for 30 years.

Pat Butler, chief commercial officer of Heritage Entertainment Group, told the City Paper that the team knew the audience for a festival like this existed.

Southern soul, to me, is storytelling with seasoning. It’s real life — love, heartbreak, joy, grown folks’ fun — all wrapped in rhythm and blues with that Southern flavor.”

—Stefunie Luckett

Also on the bill are Tonio Armani, delivering contemporary soul with a polished R&B edge; Mike Clark Jr., whose music mixes old-school influences with modern production; EJ Jones, bringing dance-ready rhythms and crowd-pleasing hooks; and Henry Welch, rounding out the lineup with a traditional Southern soul sound built on storytelling and deep grooves.

In short, the Feb. 28 show promises an evening of classic and modern soul that goes light on hip-hop and heavy on passionate singing and musicianship.

“It truly means everything to me to be part of this festival because this stage represents growth,” performer Stefunie Luckett said in a recent interview with Charleston City Paper. “I actually started as a background singer for artists like Lenny

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“We knew that there was a need and desire for the older generation to dress up, go out and enjoy live entertainment by some of the greatest entertainers,” Butler said.

For Butler, Southern soul is less a genre than a feeling.

“Southern soul is music that makes you move,” she said. “You’ll want to cut a rug. It relates to real-life situations with a mixture of blues, R&B and gospel. It will either make you dance or make you cry, because it’s music that people feel in their soul.”

Butler said Heritage searches nationwide for musicians who fit the festival’s vibe, concentrating on “hole-in-the-wall clubs, birthday parties and backyard games of dominoes and cards — places where everyone is singing the songs, from small children to seasoned adults.”

Those are fitting places to look at, because Southern soul is a rough-edged, gospel-infused, rhythm-driven sound that grew out of studios such as Stax in Memphis, Tenn., and Muscle Shoals in Alabama in the 1960s and ’70s. Iconic

Provided

R&B artist Stefunie Luckett said performing at the Southern Soul Festival is a full circle moment for her

artists including Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam and& Dave, Al Green and Carla Thomas became early titans of the genre, bypassing the smoother pop sound of Motown in favor of deeper Southern grit.

“Southern soul, to me, is storytelling with seasoning,” Luckett said. “It’s real life — love, heartbreak, joy, grown folks’ fun — all wrapped in rhythm and blues with that Southern flavor. It’s the sound of front-porch conversations and family cookouts. And my music carries that influence because I sing about real experiences. I don’t sugarcoat emotions.”

“Whether it’s loving hard, standing strong or putting a little ‘stank’ on it, I want people to feel seen and understood,” she added. “Southern soul is honest, relatable and unapologetically grown — and that’s exactly what I bring.”

IF YOU WANT TO GO: Doors open at 6 p.m., Feb. 28, North Charleston Performing Arts Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive, Charleston. Tickets range from $82-$269: northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com

• Feb. 26, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: Itinerant Literate presents a “book tasting” that pairs great books with great wine. Odd Duck Market, 1082 East Montague Ave., North Charleston. More: bit.ly/booksandwinench

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• Through March 7, various times: Village Repertory Co. rolls out Something Rotten, its second production at its new home at the Venue MTP, 627 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite 107, Mount Pleasant. More: villagerep.com

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Bar #: 73957

COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-08-2345 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS FRANCES BURLESON, LONNIE HEYWARD, JR., AND LASONIA MOULTRIE, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN IN 2024.

TO DEFENDANT: FRANCES BURLESON

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on December 11, 2025 at 4:22 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, John McCormick, Legal Department of the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

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

right, title, interest or estate in or

lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint herein filed, Defendants.

TMS# 460-04-01-042

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 Plaintiffs, through their Attorney, Thomas H. Brush, 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 Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in the Action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiffs will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity 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 is authorized and empowered to enter final judgment in this case. An appeal from the final judgment entered by the Master-in-Equity shall be made directly to the Supreme Court.

DATED at Charleston, South Carolina on the 6th day of February 2026.

BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A.

s/ Thomas H. Brush

Thomas H. Brush

SC Bar # 974 tommy@brushlawfirm.com

J. Chris Lanning

SC Bar #73957 chris@brushlawfirm.com

12 Carriage Lane, Suite A Charleston, SC 29407

Attorneys for the Plaintiff

12-A Carriage Lane Charleston, SC 29407 chris@brushlawfirm.com 843-766-5576

Attorney for the Plaintiff

February 2, 2026 Charleston, SC

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE NO. 2026-CP-10-00339

Alfreda C. Soriano

Plaintiff versus Denise H. Swails, Gina E. Swails, Carl StentCarol Stent Westbrook, Michelle E. Stent-Hilton, Stephen Young as Trustee of the Dorothy B. Stone Trust, Brenda Golson, Judy Nail, Yusuff Hajara f/k/a

Kevin V. Stone, Keith Stone, Dennis Stone, Jr., Titus Stone, Sumayah Chappelle, Naseem Chappelle, Ameenah Chappelle, Darryl Otis, Jr., Preston Stone, Bryson Stone, Heirs of Dennis Stone, Sr., Darryl Otis Stone, Sr., Warren Isiah Smith-Stone and Biancca Stone, all deceased, collectively designated as JOHN DOE, and any such persons who are Minors or other disability, or members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, as contemplated by the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Relief Act, 1940, as Amended collectively designated as RICHARD ROE, and all persons entitled to claim under or through, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any

streets as No. 75 Race St.

MEASURING AND CONTAINING in front on Race Street Sixty (60’) feet and the same on the back line, by One Hundred Sixty-six (166’) feet in depth, be the same dimensions more or less.

BUTTING AND BOUNDING to the North on Race Street, East on lands now or formerly of Henry N. Doscher, South on lands belonging to Christ Church (now St. Peter‘s Episcopal Church), and West on lands now or formerly of Helen C. Fierano.

TMS# 460-04-01-042

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

The original Summons and Complaint in the above captioned action were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 22nd day of January 2026.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 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 Section 15-53-10, et seq., (known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act), 12-51-40 et seq. and 12-61-10 et seq. and Section 15-67-10, et seq. of the Code of Laws of the State of South Carolina, for the Quieting of a Title for the purpose of obtaining a decree establishing that the Plaintiff and the Defendants are the owners of said property, and establishing their respective undivided interests in the properties described below, and for a partition by sale of the Property subject to the provisions of Section 15-61-10 et. seq., South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended.

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, described as follows:

ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying, and being on the South side of Race Street, between Coming Street and Rutledge Avenue, in the City and County of Charleston, State of South Carolina; and being known in the present numbering of

Upon reading and filing the within Petition for the Appointment of a Guardian ad Litem, and after mature consideration of same, and it being made to appear to my satisfaction that it is necessary that a Guardian ad Litem be appointed to appear in this action and represent the interest of such of the Defendants as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under any disability, it is ORDERED, that Conrad Falkiewicz, Esq., Post Office Box 30266, Charleston, South Carolina 29417, be and he is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem for such of the Defendants herein as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under disability, to appear herein and represent their interest; it is further ORDERED, that such appointments shall become absolute unless within thirty (30) days after the last publication of the Notice of the Appointment of Guardian ad Litem herein, exclusive of such last day of publication, such Defendants, as may be infants, incompetents; or otherwise under any disability appear herein or someone appears in their behalf to procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem; it is further ORDERED, that a Notice of Appointment and of the name and address of the person so appointed shall be sufficient publication of this Order. AND IT IS SO ORDERED!

s/ Julie J. Armstrong, Charleston County Clerk of Court Dated February 6, 2026 Charleston, South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2026-CP-10-00610

Claudia E. Lawton, Plaintiff versus Prince Colleton Bright, Rachael Brown, John David Edwards, Jr., Angelo G. Edwards, Ernestine Edwards Brown, Latoya Denise Edwards Nelson, Kimberly Green, Heirs of Emerson Murray, Dennis Bright, all deceased, collectively designated as JOHN DOE, and any such persons who are Minors or other disability, or members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, as contemplated by the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Relief Act, 1940, as Amended collectively designated as RICHARD ROE, and all persons entitled to claim under or through, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint herein filed, Defendants.

TMS# 350-03-00-167

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this Action dated February 3, 2026, which has been filed with the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 4th day of February 2026. A copy of said Complaint is herewith served upon you, and you are to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff or his Attorney, Thomas H. Brush, at his office located at 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 Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

The original Summons and Complaint in the above captioned action were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 4th day of March 2025.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 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 pursuant to the provisions of the “Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act” contained in Title 15, Chapter 53, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, for the purposes of obtaining a determination from this Honorable Court as to who are the rightful owners of the subject property, and further, pursuant to the provisions contained in Title 15, Chapter 67, Articles 1 and 2, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended to determine adverse claims, if any, to the subject property and to quiet title thereto in the names of the Plaintiff, Defendants and any lawful heirs of Defendants: further, pursuant to the provisions contained in Section 15-61-10 et. seq., South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended.

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, described as follows:

All that a lot, piece or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying, and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot Number 12 in Section B as shown on a Plat of Section B of Sherwood Forest made by W. L. Gaillard, Surveyor, dated March 1954 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Book J, at Page 101. Said lot having such size, shape and dimensions, more or less, as will, by reference to the said plat more fully appear, and being bounded as shown on said plat.

Saving and accepting, however, that certain portion of said lot, which was conveyed to James Hardee and Agnes H. Hardee by deed of Osgood Madison Howe Jr., dated October 2, 1980 and recorded October 30, 1980 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina, in Book 123, at Page 346.

TMS# 350-03-00-167

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDEN AD LITEM

Upon reading and filing the within Petition for the Appointment of a Guardian ad Litem, and after mature consideration of same, and it being made to appear to my satisfaction that it is necessary that a Guardian ad Litem be appointed

to appear in this action and represent the interest of such of the Defendants as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under any disability, it is ORDERED, that Conrad Falkiewicz, Esq., Post Office Box 30266, Charleston, South Carolina 29417, be and he is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem for such of the Defendants herein as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under disability, to appear herein and represent their interest; it is further ORDERED, that such appointments shall become absolute unless within thirty (30) days after the last publication of the Notice of the Appointment of Guardian ad Litem herein, exclusive of such last day of publication, such Defendants, as may be infants, incompetents; or otherwise under any disability appear herein or someone appears in their behalf to procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem; it is further ORDERED, that a Notice of Appointment and of the name and address of the person so appointed shall be sufficient publication of this Order.

AND IT IS SO ORDERED!

s/ Julie J. Armstrong, Charleston County Clerk of Court, by BLC

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS IN THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2026-CP-1000424

Diann Cameron Kelly Plaintiff, -versusWilhelminia Isom Boatwright, Martha Isom, Corey James Johnson, Elizabeth S. Johnson, Porscha Johnson, Oshakwe’ Leona Johnson, Meleke Clark Johnson, Heirs of Robert Brown, Heirs of Ruby Brown Walker, Heirs of Dorothy Isom Cameron, Heirs of Daisy S. Smalls, ) Heirs of Corey James Johnson collectively designated as JOHN DOE, and any such persons who are Minors or other disability, or members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, as contemplated by the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Relief Act, 1940, as Amended collectively designated as RICHARD ROE, and all persons entitled to claim under or through, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint herein filed, Defendants.

TMS 164-00-00-251

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this Action dated January 26, 2026, which was filed with the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 26th day of January 2026. A copy of said Complaint is herewith served upon you, and you are to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiffs or their Attorney, Thomas H. Brush, at his office located at 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 Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A. s/Thomas H. Brush Thomas H. Brush

Attorney for the Plaintiff

SC

tommy@brushlawfirm.com

12A Carriage Lane Charleston SC 29407

The original Summons and Complaint in the above captioned action were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 26th day of January 2026.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that action has been commenced and is pending in this Court upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiffs against the above-named Defendants, that said Action is brought under the provisions of Section 15-53-10, et seq., (known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act), 12-51-40 et seq. and 12-61-10 et seq. and Section 15-67-10, et seq. of the Code of Laws of the State of South Carolina, for the Quieting of a Title for the purpose of obtaining a decree establishing that the Plaintiffs and the Defendants are the owners of said property, and establishing their respective undivided interests in the properties described below, and for a partition by sale of the Property subject to the provisions of Section 15-61-10 et. seq., South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended.

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, described as follows:

All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in St. Paul’s Township, Charleston County, South Carolina.

Measuring and containing two and one-tenth (2.10) acres, more or less.

Butting and bounding to the North on Atlantic Coastal Highway, to the South on lands of Rebecca Brown, to the West on lands of Elsie Johnson, and to the East on lands of Edward Mungin.

ORDER FOR GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

Upon reading and filing the within Petition for the Appointment of a Guardian ad Litem, and after mature consideration of same, and it being made to appear to my satisfaction that it is necessary that a Guardian ad Litem be appointed to appear in this action and represent the interest of such of the Defendants as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under any disability, it is

ORDERED, that Conrad Falkiewicz, Esq., Post Office Box 30266, Charleston, South Carolina 29417, be and he is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem for such of the Defendants herein as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under disability, to appear herein and represent their interest; it is further

ORDERED, that such appointments shall become absolute unless within thirty (30) days after the last publication of the Notice of the Appointment of Guardian ad Litem herein, exclusive of such last day of publication, such Defendants, as may be infants, incompetents; or otherwise under any disability appear herein or someone appears in their behalf to procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem; it is further

ORDERED, that a Notice of Appointment and of the name and address of the person so appointed shall be sufficient publication of this Order.

Creditors or one year from the date of death, whichever date is earlier, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.

Estate of: CHARLES NATHANIEL DOCTOR, SR.

2026-ES-10-0116

DOD: 9/10/25

Pers. Rep: ANNETTE M. GLOVER-DOCTOR 5596 GALLATIN LN., NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29420

Atty: THOMAS H. BRUSH, ESQ. 12-A CARRIAGE LN., CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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.

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

Estate of:

MARGHERITA MCKNIGHT GRANT

2026-ES-10-0009

DOD: 12/12/25

Pers. Rep: APRIL MCKNIGHT

236 JACKSON ST., GOOSE CREEK, SC 29445 ***********

Estate of:

MARY KRCELIC

2026-ES-10-0039

DOD: 12/23/25

Pers. Rep: RYAN KRCELIC

312 CULVER AVE., CHARLESTON, SC 29407

Atty: THOMAS BRUSH, ESQ. 12 CARRIAGE LN., #A, CHARLESTON, SC 29407

***********

Estate of: HERBERT RODRICK ALLEN

2026-ES-10-0048

DOD: 12/12/25

Pers. Rep:

MIRIAM LAWRIMORE ALLEN 4 BLACKBURN CIR., CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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

Estate of: ROBERT W. LELAND

2026-ES-10-0073

DOD: 12/2/25

Pers Rep: KENNETH W. LELAND, III 4712 MAYBANK HWY., WADMALAW ISLAND, SC 29487

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

29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or one year from the date of death, whichever date is earlier, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.

Estate of: TERRANCE L. J. BOLGER

2026-ES-10-0162

DOD: 11/2/25

Pers. Rep: ERYKAH MOULTRIE 614 UNDERWOOD AVE., SUMMERVILLE, SC 29486

Atty: JONATHAN S. ALTMAN, ESQ. 575 KING ST., #B, CHARLESTON, SC 29403

***********

Estate of: BILL B. MIEHE

2026-ES-10-0208

DOD: 11/29/25

Pers. Rep: PHYLLIS MIEHE 1018 LEONARD DR., JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455

Atty: THOMAS R. GOLDSTEIN, ESQ. PO BOX 71121, NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29415

***********

Estate of: KRISTINE DREWS JOHNSON

2026-ES-10-0209

DOD: 12/14/25

Estate of: JOE MCNEIL

2026-ES-10-0051

DOD: 10/30/25

Pers. Rep: RENARDA D. GARRETT

27601 44TH PL. S, AUBURN, WA 98001 ***********

Estate of:

MERRI JUDITH YOUNG

2026-ES-10-0098

DOD: 12/26/25

Pers. Rep:

KEVIN P. YOUNG

103 CROZET DR., CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Pers. Rep: JOHN P. RANKIN

75 PORT CITY LANDING, STE 110, #1012, MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ***********

Estate of:

MICHAEL L. MASSEY

2026-ES-10-0133

DOD: 1/5/26

Pers. Rep: WILLIAM L. CANDLER

11601 PARKSBURG CT., GLEN ALLEN, VA 23059

Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ***********

Estate of:

BARBARA S. KLEIN

2026-ES-10-0154

DOD: 1/2/26

Pers. Rep:

JEFFREY ALAN FOSTER

1736 ORANGE GROVE SHORES DR., CHARLESTON, SC 29407

Atty: MARK V. EVANS, ESQ. 147 WAPPOO CREEK DR., #202, CHARLESTON, SC 29412

***********

Estate of:

EDWARD PHILIP PRICE

2026-ES-10-0172

DOD: 12/31/25

Pers. Rep: PATRICIA PRICE

9514 PALMETTO DR., #4204, ISLE OF PALMS, SC 29451

Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401

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.

storage units in default of payment.

The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures. com on 3/4/2026 at 12:00

PM. This sale is pursuant to the assertion of lien for rental at the self-storage facility. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods, furnishings and garage essentials.

Leona Trappier; Andrea Johnson; Jade Turner; Danielle Hardt; Oschiah Hall; Christopher Price.

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

November 6, 2017, in Deed Book 0677, Page 716 in the Charleston County Register of Deeds Office.

TMS #: 559-07-00-001

519 Stratton Ferry Court, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

SUBJECT TO CHARLESTON COUNTY TAXES

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff’s debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder).

Pers. Rep: EUGENE RICHARDS JOHNSON, JR. 709 LEAFWOOD RD., CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: KERRY W. KOON, ESQ. 147 WAPPOO CREEK DR., #203, CHARLESTON, SC 29412

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-06282

ARGENTINA SMALLS and GARY SMALLS, Plaintiffs, -vs-

ANTHONY GREER and QFS TRANSPORTATION, LLC AKA NESBIT TRUCKING, LLC, Defendants.

SUMMONS (Jury Trial Demanded) (Automobile Tort)

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint herein served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber hereunder within thirty (30) days from the date of service, exclusive of the date of service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to this Court for the relief prayed for in the attached Complaint, including the rendering of a default judgment against you.

SIGNED at Charleston, South Carolina, this 10th day of November, 2025.

CLEKIS LAW FIRM, PA BY:_ /Jacqueline J. Drescher

Jacqueline J. Drescher

SC Bar #11758

2850 Ashley Phosphate Road, Suite B N. Charleston, SC 29418 jackie@clekis.com

843-225-5253

843-459-2951 fax

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2025-CP-10-02704

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company Plaintiff,

-vsMichael A. Santelli; CMG Mortgage Inc.; Solar Mosaic Inc.; SoFi Lending Corp. as Attorney-inFact for Santander Bank NA Defendants

NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company vs. Michael A. Santelli; CMG Mortgage Inc.; Solar Mosaic Inc.; SoFi Lending Corp. as Attorney-in-Fact for Santander Bank NA, I, Mikell Scarborough, Master in Equity for Charleston County, will sell on March 3, 2026, at 11:00 AM, at the Front Entrance of County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, to the highest bidder.

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot or land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Mt. Pleasant, County of Charleston, State or South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 1, Block B, Cooper`s Landing Subdivision, Phase I, on a plat entitled: “PLAT OF COOPER`S LANDING SUBDIVISION, PHASE l” prepared by Trico Surveying, Inc., dated September 24, 1985 and recorded October 25, 1985 in Book BF at Page 171 in the RMC Office 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.

Derivation: BEING the same property conveyed to Michael A. Santelli by deed of James Robert Jenkins and Karen Saylors Jenkins on October 12, 2017, and recorded

(SC Bar# 105386)

Crawford & von Keller, LLC

1640 St. Julian Place (29204) PO Box 4216 (29240)

Columbia, SC Phone: 803-790-2626

Email: court@crawfordvk.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-04196

ALSO

All that lot, piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in Ferndale, a subdivision of Charleston County, known and designated as Lot 12, Block 1 on a Plat made by James O’Hear and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book E, at Page 20; said lot having a frontage on Nesbit Avenue of thirty feet (30’), with a depth running eat and west of one hundred feet (100’), and a width on its back or west line of thirty feet (30’). Be the said dimensions a little more or less.

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.

A personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded by the Plaintiff, the sale of the subject property will remain open for thirty (30) days pursuant to Section 15-39-720, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976; provided, however, that the Court recognizes the option reserved by the Plaintiff to waive such deficiency judgment prior to the sale, and notice is given that the Plaintiff may waive in writing the deficiency judgment prior to the sale; and that should the Plaintiff elect to waive a deficiency judgment, without notice other than the announcement at the sale and notice in writing to the debtor defendant(s) that a deficiency judgment has been waived and that the sale will be final, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

SOLD SUBJECT TO a mortgage given by Michael A. Santelli to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for CMG Mortgage Inc. dba CMG Financial in the original amount of $334,617.00, dated 04/17/2020, and recorded on 04/23/2020, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County in Book 876 at Page 480.

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

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.99000% per annum.

Mikell Scarborough Master in Equity for Charleston County

CRAWFORD & VON KELLER, LLC

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

Theodore von Keller (SC Bar# 5718)

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

Jason M. Hunter (SC Bar# 101501)

Eric H. Nelson (SC Bar# 104712)

Jessica Johnson, Petitioner, vs. Estate of Pearl Johnson, Maxine L. Stokes, Estate of Mildred Sinkler Joy, Estate of Richard L. Johnson, Leonard Judge, Alphonzo Judge, George Sinclair, Leonard Sinclair, Derrick Sinclair, Fayzone Sinclair, Lynn Renae Alston, Kim Douglas, Antonio Murray, Stephanie Mitchum, Shawntyl Gibbs, Raechel Sawyers, Estate of Erica Johnson, Briana Williams, John Doe, Mary Roe, and any Defendants who may be deceased and all other persons claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the lands of Lee Johnson, or any portion thereof, including any such as may be infants, incompetents, or otherwise under any disability, Respondents.

SUMMONS FOR QUIET-TITLE (NON-JURY)

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff or her attorney, Cindy R. Graham, Esquire, at P.O. Box 42270, North Charleston, South Carolina 29423, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint with the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Dated this 30th day of May, 2025, at North Charleston, South Carolina.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been initiated and is pending in the Court of Commons Pleas for Charleston County and State aforesaid, by the above-named Plaintiff, against the Respondent above named, and that the object of such action is to quiet the title of the below described property and to partition the property. The Real Estate affected by this action is described as follows:

All that lot, piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in Ferndale, a subdivision of Charleston County, known and designated as Lot 13, Block 1 on a Plat made by James O’Hear and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book E, at Page 20; said lot having a frontage on Nesbit Avenue of thirty feet (30’), with a depth running eat and west of one hundred feet (100’), and a width on its back or west line of thirty feet (30’). Be the said dimensions a little more or less.

BEING the same property conveyed to Lee Johnson by Deed of Luis E. Storen dated April 1, 1943, and recorded April 6, 1943 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Deed Book O-43, at Page 639.

TMS#: 470-03-00-055

BEING the same property conveyed to Lee Johnson by Deed of Louis E. Storen dated April 6, 1943, and recorded April 6, 1943 in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Deed Book O-43, at Page 637.

TMS#: 470-03-00-056

ALSO

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Goose Creek Parish, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina; Said lot of land having such shape, size, dimensions and boundaries as are fully shown on a Plat thereof made by W.L. Galliard, Surveyor, dated April 5, 1940 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book O-41, at Page 617; Butting and bounding to the East on lands of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; to the South by lands of R. Black; to the West on lands of Matilda Blocker; and to the North on lands formerly of Hasell now of Parson.

BEING the same property conveyed to Lee Johnson, Julia J. Bligh Dupont, Suzie Johnson, Carolyn Johnson, Jesse Johnson, Anna T. Smalls, and Bernice Johnson by partition order in Case No. 1981-CP-10-1497 filed in the Court of Common Pleas in Charleston County dated April 7, 1983.

TMS#: 470-10-00-065

Dated May 30, 2025

NOTICE NISI

TO THE INFANT RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED, IF THEY BE OVER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS AND TO THEM AND THOSE WITH WHOM THEY RESIDE IF THEY BE UNDER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent you in this action within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you, and if you fail, application for such appointment will be made by Plaintiff herein.

Dated May 30, 2025 NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Complaint in this action, together with the Summons and Lis Pendens, of which the above are copies, were duly filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, on the 25th day of July, 2025.

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that George E. Counts, Esquire of, 27 Gamecock Avenue, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29407 has been designated as Guardian Ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County dated, and said appointment shall become absolute thirty (30) days after the final publication of this Notice

unless such Defendants, or anyone in their

Court to have a

ad Litem appointed for them within thirty (30) days after the final publication of this notice.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED!

CINDY R. GRAHAM, ESQUIRE

The Curry Law Firm, LLC

6518-D Dorchester Road P.O. Box 42270 North Charleston, SC 29423

843-767-5284

cgraham@thecurrylawfirmllc.com

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: January 27, 2026.

interest, equity or estate in the hereinafter described parcel of land and pursuant to Rule 71 SCRCP for the purposes of declaring that there be a free and clear title of the Plaintiff in name by and through the ORDER of th is court.

THE BELOW-DESCRIBED parcel of real estate was at the time of the filing of this Lis Pendens, at the time of the commencement of this action, situate, lying, and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is more particularly described as follows:

PARCEL ONE:

ALL THAT certain lot, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being on Riley Road, James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina.

MEASURING and CONTAINING:

Lot E .92 acres,(or .86 acres) more or less, being more fully described by W.L. Stephens, Jr., PE & LS, dated July 24, 1971, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AA page 75.

BEING a portion of the property which was conveyed to the late JANIE AIKEN by Deed of Distribution, dated May 15, 2007 and recorded May 18, 2007 in Book A 626 at page 767, in the RMC Office for Charleston County, state aforesaid.

TMS# 340-07-00-022-1

Dated 2025 Charleston, SC KEN EDWARDS LAW OFFICES

SUMMONS (Non-Jury)

QUIET TITLE and PARTITION Refer to Master

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

PLEAS

NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE NO: 2026-CP -10-00072

LINDA SMALLS TUPE Plaintiff

-v-

JANIE AIKEN, PATRICIA ANN MAGRUDER, and KERRY MAGRUDER, if they be alive and JOHN DOE adults and RICHARD ROE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, being fictitious names, designating as a class, any person or entity who may be an heir distribute, devisee, legatee, widow, widower, assignee, administrator, executor, personal representative, creditor, successor, issue, and alienee of JANIE AIKEN, PATRICIA ANN MAGRUDER and KERRY MAGRUDER, deceased and all other persons or legal entities in the military or under legal disability, known and unknown, owning, having and claiming any right, title, claim, interest equity or estate in the parcel of land described in the Complaint herein or any part thereof.

Defendants,

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, pursuant to the provisions of Title 15, Chapter 53 and 67, South Carolina Code of Laws for 1976, as amended, commonly known as the “Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act” for the purposes of determining adverse claims, if any against the parcel of land hereinafter described; to adjudge and declare that the Plaintiff is the fee simple owner, free and clear of any adverse claims of each and every one of the Defendants joined in the above-entitled action and that each and everyone of the other Defendants joined herein be forever barred from claiming and asserting any right, title, claim,

NOTICE OF INTENT TO REFER

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that upon the expiration of thirty (30) days following the service of a copy of the within NOTICE OF INTENT TO REFER upon you, the Plaintiff intends to and will appear before the Honorable Presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, at the usual place of adjudication and will move His or Her Honor for the entry of an Order referring to the above entitled action to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, with finality of authority to enter final judgment therein, and to provide that should any appeal be taken from the final judgment of the Master in Equity as aforesaid, that such appeal be directly to the Supreme Court of South Carolina or alternatively to the South Carolina Court of Appeals.

NOTICE OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF YOUR FIRST STATUTORY RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL:

Rocky Pitt

Household items

Alexis Williams Small bed, esthetician chair, 2 shelves and mirror

Facility 2: 609 Old Trolley Road

Summerville, SC 29485 3/10/2026 10:30 AM

Tevin Davis Railroad Cross Ties, Shoes, Clothing, Fishing Poles

Karmanikki Douglas

Party supplies, boxes of paperwork, Party Decorations

Brenda Jones

2 Queen beds, Folding Table, Chest Freezer, Fridge, Bunk bed, Kitchen Table

Kimberly Gall Wicker Furniture, End Tables, Wall Art, Totes, Park Bench, etc.

Courtenay Williams Household Items, and Tools

Lauren Jenkins Shoes, Clothing, Mattress & Boxspring, Nightstand, Mirror, Food, Bed Frame, Dryer

Joshua Donald Household items and clothes

Homer Rabon Mini fridge, tools, clothes, personal items

Facility 7: 2130 N. Main St Summerville, SC 29486

3/10/2026 10:00 AM

Cody Johnson Tools work stuff from garage

Jackie White Household Items

David Allen Couch Mattress Desk TV

Brendan Perault Furniture, clothes

Facility 9: 1055 Beech Hill Rd. Summerville, SC 29485

3/10/2026 11:00 AM

Jeanette Nelson Johnson Household furniture, appliances, boxes

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

3/10/2026 11:15 AM

Miyanna Krampert Kids decor Electronics Designer

Luis Vivanco Clothes, lighting, files, memorial.

Kasey King Household items

Facility 15:

5146 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418

3/10/2026

12:00 PM

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

Victoria Toscano Household furniture and tools

Tiara Perry Pictures, boxes, small desk, chairs

John Greene Household goods

Daniel Estrada Small furniture, appliances

Peter Goff Clothing, household items

Christie Shumpert Household items

Lawrence Ravenel Contents of 1bedroom

1471 Center St Ext.

Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

3/5/2026

10:30 AM

Trey Harrison Household Goods/Furniture

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

3/5/2026

10:40 AM

Julia Wyatt Boxes and bins

Facility 6: 2343 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29414 3/5/2026 10:30 AM

Gregory Wooten 1 - 1/2 bedroom

Latoya Jackson Personal items

Facility 7: 45 Grand Oaks Blvd Charleston, SC 29414 3/5/2026 11:15 AM

Jamal Evans Household goods, furniture

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer, upon the subscriber, at his office address: P.O. Box 1563, Hollywood, S.C 29449, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, 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 the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Date

NOTICE OF FILING

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to SCRCP 4 e, the original copy of the Summons, Complaint, Notice Nisi, Notice of Filing, Notice of Intent to Refer, Notice of Right of First Refusal and Lis Pendens were filed in the Office of the Clerk, of the Commons Pleas Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, in and for the County of Charleston, located and situated at 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina.

If YOU DESIRE TO CONTEST, intervene or otherwise respond to these proceedings, you must file a written response thereto within thirty (30) days of your receipt of this Notice, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to contest, intervene or otherwise respond to these proceedings within the time aforesaid, your failure to respond will constitute your consent to the relief requested by the Plaintiff, and you shall forfeit all of your rights and obligations with respect to the subject property.

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

“The court shall provide for the non-petitioning joint tenants or tenants in common who are interested in purchasing the property to notify the court of that interest no later than ten (10) days prior to the date set for trial of the case. The non-petitioning joint tenants or tenants in common shall be allowed to purchase the interest in the property as provided in this section whether default has been entered against them or not.” 1976 SC Code of Laws, as amended, section 15-61-25 (A).

NOTICE NISI

TO: SUCH OF THE DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE ACTION WHO MAY BE INFANTS, INSANE PERSONS AND INCOMPETENTS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that there has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Charleston County, State of South Carolina, an Order appointing you as Guardian Ad litem, Nisi, George E. Counts, Esquire, whose business address is 27 Gamecock Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29407. THE APPOINTMENT shall become absolute upon the expiration of thirty (30) days following the last date of publication of the Summons herein, unless you or someone in your behalf, on or before the last-mentioned date, shall procure someone to be appointed as the Guardian Ad Litem to represent you in the above action.

s/Kenneth Edwards, Esquire P.O. Box 1563 Hollywood, South Carolina 29449 (843) 437-5798 phone Attorney for the Plaintiff

February 13, 2026 Charleston, S.C.

PUBLIC AUCTION

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

Margaret Mack Headboard, Mattress, 2 Loveseats, 3 Dressers, Hutch

Kevin Dutrieux Household Goods

Jeffrey Turner Furniture, Collectibles

Brittney Dyer Boxes and Bins

Facility 3: 8850 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406 3/10/2026 10:45 AM

Nathan Reed Clothes, TV, Video Game, Suitcases

Olivia Coakley Bedroom Set, Couch, TV, Clothes

Herbert Wright Dressers, Beds, Sofas, Washer/ Dryer

Facility 4:

208 St. James Ave, Ste C Goose Creek, SC 29445 3/10/2026 11:00 AM

Saulena Roper 1 bed w/ QS mattress, LR set, kitchen set

Penzola Matthews Household goods

Adriane Mitchell 3-bedroom apartment, sneaker collection

Facility 5: 3781 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418 3/10/2026 11:00 AM

Angelia Scheffler House contents: Only major appliance is an upright freezer, electronics, furniture, etc.

Ashli Polite

Event rental equipment, tables chairs tablecloths

Chauetta Brown Clothes and household appliances

Facility 6: 434 Orangeburg Road Summerville, SC 29483 3/10/2026 11:15 AM

Francisca Estrada Tools shelves and house holds

Facility 12: 344 Nexton Creek Circle Summerville, SC 29486

3/10/2026 11:45 AM

Corry Williams Garage

Facility 13: 9670 Dorchester Rd Summerville, SC 29485

3/10/2026 10:15 AM

Kenderick Grant Furniture

Jvonshatta Watson Bed, boxes

Rhonda Roach Household items

Nadine Collier Household items

Nikeema Heyward Furniture

Allyson Ross Boxes, totes

Mia Mitchell Furniture

Facility 14: 6941 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406

3/10/2026 12:30 PM

Lamar Junes

Household good

Christian Budniewski 1 bdrm apartment items

Java Doctor Washer, freezer, Living room furniture, mattresses, dining table & chairs.

Daniela Bonnet

Clothes, jewelry, bags and shoes

Markeitha Williams Appliances tv’s bedroom sets clothes

Eric Wearing Household items too big for apartment

Jose Mateo Bedroom set & boxes

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

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PUBLIC AUCTION

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

Facility 1: 1108 Stockade Ln. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466 3/5/2026 10:00 AM

Luke Echols Boxes

Robert Legare Furniture, Home decor

Isaiah Drayton One bedroom house / lawn equipment

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

3/5/2026 10:15 AM

Scott Collins Boxes, furniture

Facility 3: 1117 Bowman Rd. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

3/5/2026 10:25 AM

The Select Extra furniture and decorations

Liam Chavez Kitchen Table, Coffee table, desk, mattress and kitchen goods

Facility 4:

Propman Systems, LLC Job materials

Facility

of clothes and docs Candace Howell Boxes, Household items

Facility

3/5/2026 1:00 PM

Rodrigo Mantovani Household (kitchen, office)

Kenneth Mobley Household item and furniture

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

Master’s Sale Case No. 2025-CP-10-03764

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

Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee for New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2018-5, PLAINTIFF, vs. Gregory Mark Dupree; Ocean Neighbors Home Owners Association, Inc.; Pinnacle Bank SBM Carolina Federal Savings Bank, DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 21st day of November 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 March 2026, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on City and County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 233, Phase 2, Ocean Neighbors Subdivision, as shown on a plat entitled, “FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT OF OCEAN NEIGHBORS, PHASE TWO, CITY OF CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA,” prepared by Forsberg Engineering and Surveying, Inc., dated August 3, 2000, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book EE, pages 259-260; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

BEING the same property conveyed to Gregory Mark Dupree by Deed of Scoot Hagan, Doing Business as Scott Hagan Builders dated December 11, 2002 and recorded December 27, 2002 in

1138 Clear Springs Drive aka 1138 Clearspring Drive Charleston, SC 29412

TMS# 4310000200

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

February 13, 2026; February 20, 2026; February 27, 2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Case No.: 2025-CP-10-00181

Gary Saulters, Plaintiff, vs. Señor Tequila, Inc. d/b/a Señor Tequila Mexican Restaurant and Cantina, Defendant.

YOU ARE NOW 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 upon the Plaintiff or his attorney, Jerod Frazier, at his office at 2185 Ashley Phosphate Road Suite B, North Charleston, SC 29406, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to Answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

s/Jerod Frazier (SC Bar#:103021) 2185 Ashley Phosphate Rd, Suite B North Charleston, SC 29420 Phone: (843) 900-4529 jerod@frazierlawoffices.com

NOTICE OF SALE

2024-CP-10-04333

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

VERNELL HOLLINS PLAINTIFF vs TIERA LASHAE MILLER ET AL DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree Partitioning

Mikell R. Scarborough, will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the Public Services Building, County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, Charleston, South Carolina, on the 3 rd of March, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING ON THE EAST SIDE OF MEETING STREET IN THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA AND KNOWN IN THE PRESENT NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF CHARLESTON AS 698 MEETING STREET AND MEASURING AND CONTAINING AND BUTTING AND BOUNDING AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT THE POINT B SHOWN ON THE PLAT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND RUNNING THENCE NORTHWARDLY ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF MEETING STREET TWO AND FORTYFIVE HUNDREDTHS (2.45’) FEET, THENCE RUNNING EASTWARDLY ALONG THE LINE MARKED “FENCE” ON THE SAID PLAT SEVENTY-FIVE (75’) FEET, TO THE INTERSECTION OF THAT LINE WITH ANOTHER LINE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, THENCE RUNNING SOUTHWARDLY ONE-HALF (1/2’) FOOT TO THE POINT MARKED C ON SAID PLAT, AND THENCE RUNNING WESTWARDLY ON THE LINE FROM C TO B AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAT A DISTANCE OF SEVENTY-SEVEN (77’) FEET,

THE PLAT HEREIN ABOVE REFERRED TO IS A PLAT ENTITLED “PLAT OF NO. 756 MEETING STREET SITUATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF ROMNEY STREET AND ISABELLE STREETS IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ETC.” MADE JUNE 9, 1944, BY JOSEPH NEEDLE, C.E.WHICH IS RECORDED IN THE R.M.C. OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY.

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO RICHARD PARSON AND RACHEL E. PARSON BY DEED OF ARLEAN R.WILSON DATED APRIL 17, 1975 AND RECORDED IN CHARLESTON COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS ON APRIL 22, 1975 IN DEED BOOK 0106 AT PAGE 281.

AND ALL THAT LOT OF LAND WITH THE BUILDINGS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING ON THE EAST SIDE OF MEETING STREET, BETWEEN ROMNEY AND ISABELLA STREETS, IN THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, STATE AFORESAID; BEING KNOWN AS LOT #1 AS SHOWN IN BLACK LINES ON PLAT MADE BY A.A. EVERETT, SURVEYOR, NOVEMBER 14, 1912, AND RECORDED IN R.M.C. OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK C, PAGE 55.

MEASURING AND CONTAINING, IN FRONT ON MEETING STREET TWENTY (20) FEET; ON THE NORTH LINE, SEVENTY-SIX (76) FEET; ON THE EAST LINE, EIGHTEEN (18) FEET; AND ON THE SOUTH LINE, SEVENTYSEVEN (77) FEET, TO BE THE SAID DIMENSIONS MORE OR LESS.

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO RICHARD PARSON AND RACHEL E. PARSON BY DEED OF ARLEAN R. WILSON DATED AUGUST 03, 1976 AND RECORDED ON AUGUST 03, 1976, IN THE R.M.C. OFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN BOOK

B110, PAGE 61.

TMS No.: 461-13-01-002

Property Address: 698 Meeting Street, Charleston, S.C. 29403

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.

THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.

NOTICE: This 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 partition sale date.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY Jennifer S Smith Es

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE NO. 2026-CP-10-00705

GOLIMAZ INC.,

Plaintiff, vs. JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD DOE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military of the United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of LUCILE S. FULTON, ERNEST FULTON, F. F. BELLINGER, deceased, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, Defendants.

SUMMONS

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

NOTICE OF FILING

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Complaint, Certificate of Exemption, Lis Pendens and Notice were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 9, 2026.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff against the Defendants to quiet title to and to confirm a tax title relative to the following described real property, together with improvements, located in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina:

Butting and bounding on the North on said street thirty (30’) feet, laid out on said plat, on the East by Lot No. 14 in said plat and hereinafter described, and on the West by Lot No. 12 in said plat. BEING the same property conveyed to Hazel Carroll and Laurie Carroll by deed of Charles Realty Company, Inc., dated May 31, 1995, and recorded in the ROD on June 2, 1995, in Book Z-255, Page 234. Also, being the same property conveyed to Statewide Properties ESC by Tax Deed, dated April 5, 2024, and recorded in the ROD on May 15, 2024, in Book 1244, Page 811. TMS No.: 469-08-00-292.

NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

You will please take notice that by Consent Order filed in the Clerk’s Office on September 22, 2025, Walter R. Kaufmann, Esquire, PO Box 459, Mt. Pleasant, SC 294650459, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the unknown Defendants whose true names are unknown and fictitious names designating infants, insane persons, incompetents and persons in the military of The United State of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown persons or legal entities of any kind, who may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of Hazel Carroll aka Hazel C. Carroll, Laurie Carroll aka Laurie Edgar Carroll, and Judy Carson, all deceased, and any and all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein; such appointment to become absolute unless the said Defendants or someone 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.

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

john@cisadodds.com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-04670

STATEWIDE PROPERTIES ESC, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN DOE, adults, and RICHARD DOE, infants, insane persons, incompetents, and persons in the Military of the United States of America, being fictitious names designating as a class any unknown person or persons who

may be an heir, distributee, devisee, legatee, widower, widow, assign, administrator, executor, creditor, successor, personal representative, issue or alienee of HAZEL CARROLL aka Hazel C. Carroll and LAURIE CARROLL aka Laurie Edgar Carroll, deceased, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint filed herein, and JUDY CARSON, Defendants.

Notice of Hearing

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Reference Hearing in the within captioned action shall be held on March 26, 2026, at 2:30 o’clock p.m., before Mikell R. Scarborough, Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, Charleston County Judicial Center, 100 Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Courtroom 2A, Charleston, South Carolina 29401.

JOHN J. DODDS III LLC

By: s/John J. Dodds, III 858 Lowcountry Blvd., Suite 101 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

P: (843) 881-6530

SC Bar No.: 1707

john@cisadodds.com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

(SEE EXHIBIT “A”). The names and notice address of the obligor(s), record owner(s) of the timeshare estate (if different from the obligor(s), and junior interest or lienholder(s) (if applicable) (hereinafter referred to as “Obligors”) are identified in Exhibit “A”. The sale of the Properties is to satisfy the default in payment by the Obligors of the obligations secured by those certain Mortgages to 1776 Development, LLC as recorded in the records of Horry County, South Carolina and detailed in Exhibit “A”. The amounts secured by the MORTGAGES, including accrued interest and late charges now owing along with a per diem amount to account for further accrual of interest and late charges are detailed in Exhibit “A”, together with any and all additional principal, interest, costs coming due and payable hereafter. The successful bidders shall be required to pay, in cash or certified funds, at the time of the bid, unless the successful bidder is the Creditor, which shall reserve a credit against its bid for the Total Owing as set forth in Exhibit “A”. The successful bidders shall also be required to pay for Deed Preparation, Documentary Stamps, or transfer fee, and Recording Costs. This sale is subject to all taxes, liens, easements, encumbrances, assessments, and/or senior mortgage liens of record and the undersigned Trustee gives no opinion thereto. An Obligor has the right to cure the default, and a Junior Lienholder has the right to redeem its interest up to the date of that the Trustee issues the Certificate of Sale pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-32-345. KING CUNNINGHAM, LLC, Trustee and Attorney for 1776 Development, LLC, by Jeffrey W. King, SC Bar # 15840; or W. Joseph Cunningham, SC Bar # 72655, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, (843)249-0777. EXHIBIT “A”

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Obligor(s), Address, TS Interest, TS Interval Control No., MTG BK/PG, Default Amount, Costs, Trustee’s Fee, Total Amount Due, Per Diem; CARL

DAVID RACKLEY & LAURA L RACKLEY

$471.05, $450.00, $44,638.84, $18.32.;

WILLIAM TURNER RICHARDSON KIMBERLY LINDSAY RICHARDSON 1233 BRUTON LN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23451-3708, 0.00399374221908844%, 980325-38O, 1109/798, $14,503.02, $471.05, $450.00, $15,424.07, $5.71.;

DEBRA JONES MCNEESE 445 GREENFIELD RD PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC 29585, 0.01682244733133270%, 980514-42B, 1251/250, $42,981.50, $471.05, $450.00, $43,902.55, $14.97.;

STEPHEN BLATUS 35 OLD RD APT 1 DRACUT, MA 01826, 0.00841122366566636%, 980405-44E, 1300/489, $54,832.95, $471.05, $450.00, $55,754.00, $22.14.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL CASE NO.: 2025-CP-1007004

MARCELL GADSON, Plaintiff, vs. ANTOINETTE ANCRUM, ALISA ANCRUM, ADRIENNE ANCRUM, TROY ANCRUM, GENO ANCRUM, HARRY WALLACE, KIMBERLY SMITH, KEVIN STREAKS, 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 MARY WALLACE, KENNETH WALLACE, WILLIAM WALLACE, JR., WILHELMINA M. ANCRUM, ANNETTE WALLACE and all other persons unknown claiming by, through or under them or having or claiming any interest in the real estate described in the Complaint, whether infants, incompetents, insane persons under any other disability, Defendants.

SUMMONS (Quiet Title/Partition By Sale)

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

County, State of South Carolina and fully described and designated as Lot Forty-one (41) Section B on a plat of a subdivision known as Ardmore, which said plat was made by Gaillard & Gaillard Surveyors, from Survey made May 20, 1948 and is fully recorded in the office of the ROD for Charleston County, S.C. in Plat Book G at page 55 a reference to which is craved for a full description of the metes and bounds of said lot.

TMS No.: 351-02-00-020

NOTICE NISI

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Plaintiff has applied to the Court for appointment of a suitable person as Guardian ad Litem for all unknown and known Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability, and said appointment shall become final unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf, within thirty (30) days of the service of this Notice, shall procure to be appointed a Guardian ad Litem for them.

NOTICE OF FILNG

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Complaint, Lis Pendens and Notice Nisi were filed on December 19, 2025 in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina.

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Toya Hampton, Esquire of 1847 Ashley River Road, Suite 200, P.O. Box 32181, Charleston, S.C. 29417, has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated the 22nd day of December, 2025 and the said appointment shall become absolute thirty (30) days after the final publication of this Notice, unless such Defendants, or anyone in their behalf, shall procure a proper person to be appointed as Guardian ad Litem for them within (30) days after the final publication of this Notice.

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE 98-39

Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-32-300, et. seq., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intent of the undersigned Trustee, King Cunningham, LLC, P.O. Box 4896, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597, to sell the below described Property at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash on 2/27/2026, beginning at 10:00 A.M. The Public Auction shall occur at the front entrance of 700 Faison Road Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29466.

Property Description: A Vacation Ownership Interest in LIBERTY PLACE VACATION SUITES (the “Project”) consisting of the following: A fee simple undivided interest in (SEE EXHIBIT “A”) and to the Project in perpetuity as tenant(s) in common with the Owners of other Vacation Ownership Interests in the Project, as established by and subject to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Vacation Ownership Instrument for Liberty Place Vacation Suites, recorded September 25, 2019 in Book 0824, Page 157, et seq. of the records of the R.O.D. Office for Charleston County, South Carolina, as amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Declaration”), having Interval Control Number:

8773 TILBURY DR WILMINGTON, NC 28411, 0.00798748443817687%, 980525-1B, 1089/743, $28,728.88, $921.05, $450.00, $30,099.93, $10.36.;

MIKAEL DELORIAN WALKER & TEARRA DANIELLE BLACK WALKER 5004 BRISCOE DR CHARLOTTE, NC 28214, 0.00798748443817687%, 980325-40B, 1218/101, $33,001.72, $921.05, $450.00, $34,372.77, $14.97.;

CINDY RICHARDSON & RODNEY RICHARDSON 1247 SW 152ND ST BURIEN, WA 98166-1758, 0.00399374221908844%, 980423-45E, 1167/533, $9,440.49, $471.05, $450.00, $10,361.54, $2.60.;

BARBARA HOWARD BRANNEN 3402 MOUNT LAUREL RD LAGO VISTA, TX 78645-6520, 0.00399374221908844%, 980416-48E, 1160/777, $22,263.73, $471.05, $450.00, $23,184.78, $11.30.;

DIKRAN YAPOUJIAN & JANE S DEVAUX, 17051 BOXER PALM CT LAND O LAKES, FL 34638-5731, 0.01300879428392730%, 98-0312-9E, 1187/711, $43,717.79,

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, located at 1847 Ashley River Road, 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 Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said Complaint.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Charleston, which action was brought by the above-named Plaintiffs against the above-named Defendants to determine the rightful owners and partition by sale of the below described real estate.

That the premises affected by this action is located within the County and State aforesaid and is more particularly described as follows: All that lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, in St. Andrews Parish, Charleston

/s/ Arthur C. McFarland Attorney for Plaintiff 1847 Ashley River Road, Suite 200 Charleston, SC 29407 E-mail: Cecilesq@aol.com 843.763-3900

Charleston, S.C. December 19, 2025

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

State of North Carolina County of Mecklenburg In the General Court of Justice District Court Division File No. 26JA000017-590 In the Matter of:

E.C., minor child.

TO: BAPTISTA EASON-CONYERS, address unknown, Summerville, South Carolina, biological mother of the above-named female child born to you on February 12, 2022, in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina.

TAKE NOTICE that a petition for abuse/neglect/dependency of the minor juvenile described above has been filed with the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in a juvenile proceeding.

The nature of the relief being sought is to find the minor juvenile is neglected and dependent pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7B-101. A petition seeking to find the above minor juvenile is neglected and dependent was filed bearing the docket number set forth in the above caption. It is also possible in the future that, if certain criteria are met, a petition seeking to terminate your parental rights could be filed.

You are required to answer the petition no later than forty (40) days after the 20th day of February 2026, which is the date of the first publication of this Notice; and upon your failure to do so, the Court may enter one of more of the orders described in the following paragraph.

The Court may enter orders in this matter that may: make a determination as to paternity of the juvenile; remove the juvenile from the custody of a parent, guardian, custodian, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile’s household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile’s care; order the parent to pay child support if custody of the juvenile is placed with someone other than the parent; place legal or physical custody of the juvenile with the parent, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile’s household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile’s care on the condition that the individual undergo medical, psychiatric, psychological, or other treatment; require that the juvenile receive medical, psychiatric, psychological, or other treatment and that the parent, guardian, custodian, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile’s household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile’s care participate in the treatment; require the parent, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile’s household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile’s care to undergo psychiatric, psychological, or other treatment or counseling; order the parent, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile’s household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile’s care to pay for treatment that is ordered for the juvenile or that individual; and upon proper notice and hearing and a finding based on the criteria set out in N.C.G.S. § 7B-1111, terminate your parental rights.

You are entitled to attend any hearing held on this matter.

You have a right to be represented by a lawyer in this case. If you want a lawyer and cannot afford one, the Court will appoint a lawyer for you. If you are represented by a lawyer appointed previously in an abuse, neglect or dependency case, that lawyer may be able to represent you unless the Court orders otherwise. If you are not represented by a lawyer, unsure as to whether you are represented by a lawyer, or want a lawyer and cannot afford one, then you are encouraged to contact the Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office at (704) 686-0018 to request an attorney. At the first hearing, the Court will determine whether you qualify for a court-appointed lawyer. If you do not qualify, the lawyer will be released. NOTE: If a lawyer is appointed to you and if the Court terminates your parental rights, you may become liable for repayment of the lawyer’s fees, and a judgment for the fees may be entered against you.

Clint Davis

Attorney for Mecklenburg County

Department of Social Services

Petitioner

the South Carolina Database for legal notices SCPUBLIC

the juvenile receive medical, psychiatric, psychological, or other treatment and that the parent, guardian, custodian, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile’s household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile’s care participate in the treatment; require the parent, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile’s household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile’s care to undergo psychiatric, psychological, or other treatment or counseling; order the parent, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile’s household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile’s care to pay for treatment that is ordered for the juvenile or that individual; and upon proper notice and hearing and a finding based on the criteria set out in N.C.G.S. § 7B-1111, terminate your parental rights.

You are entitled to attend any hearing held on this matter.

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.

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.

Brian P. Yoho (803) 744-4444 011847-04858 2023CP1001476

FOR INSERTION 02/13/2026, 02/20/2026, 02/27/2026

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

State of North Carolina County of Mecklenburg In the General Court of Justice District Court Division File No. 26JA000017-590

In the Matter of:

E.C., minor child.

TO: EDWARD CONYERS, address unknown, Hanahan, South Carolina, putative father of the above-named female child born to Baptista Eason-Conyers on February 12, 2022, in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina.

TAKE NOTICE that a petition for abuse/neglect/dependency of the minor juvenile described above has been filed with the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in a juvenile proceeding.

The nature of the relief being sought is to find the minor juvenile is neglected and dependent pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7B-101. A petition seeking to find the above minor juvenile is neglected and dependent was filed bearing the docket number set forth in the above caption. It is also possible in the future that, if certain criteria are met, a petition seeking to terminate your parental rights could be filed.

You are required to answer the petition no later than forty (40) days after the 20th day of February 2026, which is the date of the first publication of this Notice; and upon your failure to do so, the Court may enter one of more of the orders described in the following paragraph.

The Court may enter orders in this matter that may: make a determination as to paternity of the juvenile; remove the juvenile from the custody of a parent, guardian, custodian, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile’s household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile’s care; order the parent to pay child support if custody of the juvenile is placed with someone other than the parent; place legal or physical custody of the juvenile with the parent, stepparent, adult member of the juvenile’s household, or adult relative entrusted with the juvenile’s care on the condition that the individual undergo medical, psychiatric, psychological, or other treatment; require that

You have a right to be represented by a lawyer in this case. If you want a lawyer and cannot afford one, the Court will appoint a lawyer for you. If you are represented by a lawyer appointed previously in an abuse, neglect or dependency case, that lawyer may be able to represent you unless the Court orders otherwise. If you are not represented by a lawyer, unsure as to whether you are represented by a lawyer, or want a lawyer and cannot afford one, then you are encouraged to contact the Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office at (704) 686-0018 to request an attorney. At the first hearing, the Court will determine whether you qualify for a court-appointed lawyer. If you do not qualify, the lawyer will be released. NOTE: If a lawyer is appointed to you and if the Court terminates your parental rights, you may become liable for repayment of the lawyer’s fees, and a judgment for the fees may be entered against you.

Clint Davis Attorney for Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services Petitioner

Youth & Family Services Division 720 East Fourth Street, Suite 502 Charlotte, NC 28202 (980) 314-7336

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-1004301, the Master in Equity will sell on March 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,

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

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 21st day of November, 2023, 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 March, 2026 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that piece or lot of land situate, lying and being on Johns Island, County and State aforesaid, containing one (1) acre, more or less, and butting and bounding as follows: North and west by lands of Estate of James Freeman; East by lands of William Harrison and South by lands of James Cason; and being more particularly described on that plat prepared by James G. Penington, Professional Land Surveyor entitled “Plat Lots 49, 1.48 Acres, California, Located Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina,” dated March 21, 2001 and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County in Plat Book EE at page 751.

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

This being the same property conveyed to Lovell S. Linton and Vivien Mack Linton by deed of Julie Mack, Vivien Mack Linton and Theresa Mack Hunt dated January 24, 2001 and recorded January 26, 2001 in Book R362 at Page 729. Subsequently, Lovell Spencer Linton died on April 10, 2013, leaving the subject property to his heirs or devisees namely, Vivien Linton, Zarina Jones, Charrise Brewer, Lovell Martin, Edward Mack, Lavell Froster and Donnell Moss.

TMS # 283-00-00-082 Case#: 2023CP1001476

Current Property Address: 662 Main Road Johns Island, SC 29455

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.

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2026-CP-10-00242

NewRez LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS. Teresa Woods a/k/a Teresa D. Woods, Individually and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Donnie R. Woods a/k/a Donnie Rufus Woods a/k/a Donnie R. Woods, Sr., Deceased; Deidre Monique Woods a/k/a Deidre M. Woods a/k/a Monique Woods a/k/a Deidre M. Campbell, as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Donnie R. Woods a/k/a Donnie Rufus Woods a/k/a Donnie R. Woods, Sr., Deceased; Donnie R. Woods, Jr., as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Donnie R. Woods a/k/a Donnie Rufus Woods a/k/a Donnie R. Woods, Sr., Deceased; Donna Terese Woods a/k/a Donna Woods, as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Donnie R. Woods a/k/a Donnie Rufus Woods a/k/a Donnie R. Woods, Sr., Deceased, their heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of the Estate of Donnie R. Woods a/k/a Donnie Rufus Woods a/k/a Donnie R. Woods, Sr., Deceased; 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; any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; et. al. DEFENDANT(S).

(261136.00005)

SUMMONS AND NOTICES TO ALL THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED:

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, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Kelley Yarborough Woody, made absolute.

NOTICE

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

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 January 15, 2026.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the order appointing Kelley Yarborough Woody, whose address is PO Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260, as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe, defendants herein whose names and addresses are unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, incapacitated, or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina; for all named Defendants, addresses unknown, who may be infants, incapacitated, or under a legal disability; for any unknown heirs-at-law of Donnie R. Woods a/k/a Donnie Rufus Woods a/k/a Donnie R. Woods, Sr., including their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; and for all other unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in and to the real estate that is the subject of this foreclosure action, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 29th day of January, 2026.

f/k/a CENTEX

CORPORATION, LOCATED AT VILLAGE GREEN, IN THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” made by Trico Engineering & Surveying, Inc., dated January 10, 1997, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina in Plat Book EB, Page 654. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

This being the same property conveyed to Donnie R. Woods and Teresa D. Woods by deed of Centex International Inc., Successor by merger to 2728 Holding Corporation, a Nevada Corporation, f/k/a Centex Real Estate Corporation dated July 15, 1998 and recorded July 16, 1998 in Book X-306 at Page 747 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

Subsequently, Donnie R. Woods a/k/a Donnie Rufus Woods a/k/a Donnie R. Woods, Sr. died on or about June 28, 2025 and no probate case has been opened with the probate court for Charleston County. If any party has any information as to the existence and/or opening of a probate court file for the Estate of Donnie R. Woods a/k/a Donnie Rufus Woods a/k/a Donnie R. Woods, Sr., it is requested that you contact counsel for Plaintiff immediately with that information. Upon information and belief, Donnie R. Woods a/k/a Donnie Rufus Woods a/k/a Donnie R. Woods, Sr. was survived by his heir(s), Teresa Woods a/k/a Teresa D. Woods; Deidre Monique Woods a/k/a Deidre M. Woods a/k/a Monique Woods a/k/a Deidre M. Campbell; Donnie R. Woods, Jr.; and Donna Terese Woods a/k/a Donna Woods (based on his published obituary).

TMS No. 359-15-00-341

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

The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee for CWABS, Inc. AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2007-7, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS Vivien Mack Linton; Zarina Jones; Charrise Brewer; Lovell T. Martin; Edward Mack; Lavell Froster; Donnell Moss; Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Lovell S. Linton, 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

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

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

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1800 St. Julian Place, Suite 407, Columbia, SC 29204 or P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, SC 29202, 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 should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-In-Equity or Special Referee for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 (e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-In-Equity or Special Master is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN

YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said Defendants, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or any of them, a Guardian Ad Litem to represent them or any of them for the purposes of this action, the Plaintiff will apply for an order making the appointment of said Guardian Ad Litem Nisi absolute.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff above named against the Defendant(s) above named for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage given by Donnie R. Woods and Teresa D. Woods to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Caliber Home Loans, Inc., dated August 25, 2022, recorded September 20, 2022, in the Office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County, in Book 1138 at Page 651.

The description of the premises is as follows:

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in The Willows at Village Green Subdivision, County of Charleston, City of Charleston, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as LOT 96, on a plat entitled: “SUBDIVISION PLAT SHOWING THE WILLOWS PHASE VI, A 10.658 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, (FORMERLY TRACT “M”) PROPERTY OF 2728 HOLDING CORPORATION

Property address: 3452 Forest Glen Drive Charleston, SC 29414

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. By: Angelia J. Grant

Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996

Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453

Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334

Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530 H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134

Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074

ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 1800 St. Julian Place, Suite 407 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

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

Nationstar Mortgage LLC, PLAINTIFF

VERSUS

Mary E. Rader a/k/a Mary Rader; Thomas A. Rader a/k/a Thomas Rader a/k/a Thomas Allen Rader; et.al., DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated November 21. 2025, 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 MARCH, 2026 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of North Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 22A on a plat entitled “COVINGTON POINT, Plat of Lots 22A and 24A, Block D, being a Resubdivision of Lots 22-24, Block D, Covington Hills, Section 3, Part I, City of North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina,” made by John Martin Saboe, dated June 28, 1977, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book AJ, at Page 53, which Plat is made a part hereof by reference thereto.

Said Lot having such size, shape, dimensions, measurements, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

This being the same property conveyed to Thomas A. Rader and Mary E. Rader by deed of Louis F. Pechon, Jr. dated February 23, 2004 and recorded February 24, 2004 in Book Z484 at Page 138 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

Thereafter, the property was conveyed to Thomas A. Rader by deed of Mary E. Rader dated March 25, 2024 and recorded March 27, 2024 in Book 1235 at Page 638 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Charleston County.

TMS No. 406-14-00-134

Property address:

5754 Saint Angela Drive, North Charleston, SC 29418

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

The 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

Reginald P. Corley (803) 252-3340

Mikell R Scarborough Master in Equity

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, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC, on the 3rd day of March, 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.

J. Ronald Jones, Jr., Esquire Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff 171 Church Street, Suite 120C Charleston, SC 29401 190651-001084

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

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

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

CalCon Mutual Mortgage LLC dba One Trust Home Loans

v. Athena Alston McFadden

Upon authority of a Decree dated April 3, 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on March 3, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING ON JAMES ISLAND, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 10, “KING’S ACRES’, AS SHOWN ON A

PLAY ENTITLED, “KING’S ACRE’S”

DATED SEPTEMBER 1955, BY J. O’HEAR SANDERS, JR., WHICH PLAT IS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK K, AT PAGE 45, R.M.C. OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE PREMISES HAVING SUCH BUTTING AND BOUNDINGS, MEASUREMENTS AND DIMENSIONS DATED NOVEMBER 21, 1955, AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 21, 1955, IN BOOK H-65, AT PAGE 43, R.M.C. OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. BEING ALSO THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO DOROTHEA B. ALSTON FROM US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, BY DEED DATED MAY 26, 1989, AND RECORDED ON JUNE 7, 1989, IN BOOK 184, PAGE 901. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ATHENA ALSTON MCFADDEN BY DEED OF DISTRIBUTION FROM ATHENA A. MCFADDEN AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHEA BERRY ALSTON, DECEASED, DATED DECEMBER 4, 2021, AND RECORDED ON DECEMBER 21, 2021, IN BOOK 1062, PAGE 386.

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

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

FOR INSERTION February 13, 2026; February 20, 2026 and February 27, 2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

7574

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A No.: 2025-CP-10-06789

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Plaintiff, vs The Estate of Vanessa Ladson, and John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all heirs and devisees of Vanessa Ladson, 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 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; The United States of America, acting by and through its agent, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Capital One NA; The Park Recreational Development, Inc.,

Defendant(s).

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (NonJury) 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 December 10, 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.: 25-45815 7596

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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.

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the Appointment of Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem for all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America (which are constituted as a class designated as “John Doe”) and any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability (which are constituted as a class designated as “Richard Roe”), it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America (constituted as a class and designated as “John Doe”), all unknown minors or persons under a disability (constituted as a class and designated as “Richard Roe”), all of which have or may claim to have some interest in the property that is the subject of this action, commonly known as 4630 Shawnee Street, North Charleston, SC 29405, that Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, constituted as a class and designated as “John Doe”, all unknown minors and persons under a disability, constituted as a class and designated as “Richard Roe”, unless the Defendants, or someone acting on their behalf, shall, within thirty (30) days after service of a copy of this Order as directed below, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for the Defendants constituted as a class designated as “John Doe” or “Richard Roe”.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be served upon the unknown Defendants by publication in the Charleston City Paper, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(S) KATHLEEN TUTEN AND 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;

January 13, 2026.

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 Dorothy Elizabeth Tuten to Insource East Properties, Inc. bearing date of August 5, 2009 and recorded August 10, 2009 in Mortgage Book 0073 at Page 915 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/Clerk of Court for Charleston County, in the original principal sum of Three Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($300,000.00). Thereafter, by assignment recorded January 12, 2010 in Book 0101 at Page 872, the mortgage was assigned to Bank of America, National Association; thereafter, by assignment recorded August 7, 2015 in Book 0496 at Page 237, the mortgage was assigned to The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Thereafter, the mortgage was assigned to the Plaintiff by assignment dated December 10, 2025 and recorded on January 16, 2026 in Book 1363 at Page 862., 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 those certain lots, pieces or parcels of land, situate, lying and being Charleston County, State aforesaid known and designated as Lot No. 10 and the Southernmost One-half (1/2) of Lot 11, as shown on a “Map of the West Portion of Ashley Oaks Subdivision Near Dorchester Road, Charleston County,” made by W.L. Gaillard, Surveyor, June 3, 1955, and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County, in Plat Book K, Page 57, and also as shown on a “a Map of Lots Nos. 10, 11 and 12 in Ashley Oaks Subdivision near Dorchester Road, Charleston County, S.C.” made by W.L. Gaillard, Surveyor, March 19,

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 2026-CP-10-00172

Insource East Properties, Inc., Plaintiff vs. The Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown, of the Estate of Dorothy Elizabeth Tuten; Kathleen Tuten, and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Dorothy Elizabeth Tuten, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all

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

Free Will Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Saturn has entered Aries. I see this landmark shift as being potentially very good news for you. Between now and April 2028, you will have enhanced powers to channel your restless heart in constructive directions. I predict you will narrow down your multiple interests and devote yourself to a few resonant paths rather than scattering your intense energy. More than ever before, you can summon the determination to follow through on what you initiate. My Saturnin-Aries prayer: May you be bold, even brazen, in identifying where you truly belong, and never settle for a halfcertain fit.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I am issuing a Wow Advisory. Consider this your high-voltage wonder alert. Your future may offer you thrilling quests and epic exploits that could be unnerving to people who want you to remain the same as you have been. You will have a knack for stirring up liberating encounters with lavish pleasures and rich feelings that transform your brain chemistry. The rousing mysteries you attract into your sphere may send provocative ripples through your own imagination as well as your web of allies. Expect juicy plot twists. Be alert for portals opening in the middle of nowhere.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, you find anatomical drawings next to flying machine designs, mathematical calculations alongside water flow observations, and philosophical musings interrupted by grocery lists. He moved from painting to engineering to scientific observation as curiosity led him. Let’s make him your inspirational role model for now, Gemini. Disobey categories! Merge categories! Mix and match categories! Let’s assume that your eager mind will create expanded knowledge networks that prove valuable in unexpected ways. Let’s hypothesize that your cheerful rebellion against conventional ways of organizing reality will spawn energizing innovations in your beautiful, mysterious life.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In falconry, there’s a practice called “weathering.” It involves regularly exposing trained birds to the wild elements so they don’t become too domesticated and lose their wildness. The falconer needs a partner, not a pet. Does that theme resonate, Cancerian? Is it possible that you have been too sheltered lately? Either by your own caution or by well-meaning people who think they’re protecting you? Let’s make sure you stay in touch with the fervent, untamed sides of your nature. How? You could expose yourself to an experience that scares you a little. Take a fun risk you’ve been rationalizing away. Invite touches of rowdiness into your life.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The loudest noise in history? It was the 1883 volcanic eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia, heard thousands of miles away. The pressure wave circled the Earth multiple times. I am predicting a benevolent version of a Krakatoa event for you in the coming months. Not literal loudness, but a shiny bright expression of such magnitude that it redefines your world and what people thought was possible from you. Can you be prepared for it? A little. You’ll be wise to cultivate visionary equanimity: a calm willingness to stay focused on the big picture. I predict your big boom will be challenging but ultimately magnificent and empowering.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Buddhism teaches about “near enemies”: qualities that may appear to be virtues but aren’t. For example, pity masquerades as compassion. Clingy attachment pretends to be love. Apathy and indifference pose as equanimity. In the coming weeks, Virgo, I hope you won’t get distracted by near enemies. Your assignment: Investigate whether any of your supposed virtues are actually near enemies. After you’ve done that, find out if any of your so-called negative emotions might harbor interesting powers you could tap into.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Many intelligent people think astrology is dangerous nonsense perpetrated by quacks. For any horoscope writer with an ego, this affront tends to be deflating. Like everyone else, we want to be appreciated. On the other hand, I have found that practicing an art that

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Mycologist Paul Stamets claims mushrooms taught him to think in networks rather than hierarchies. He sees how everything feeds everything else through vast webs of underground filaments. This is Scorpio wisdom at its most scintillating: homing in on the hidden circuitry working below the surface; gauging the way nourishment is distributed incrementally through many collaborative interconnections; seeing the synergy between seemingly separate sources. I hope you will accentuate this mode of understanding in the coming weeks. The key to your soulful success and happiness will be in how well you map the mycelial-like networks, both in the world around you and in your inner depths. PS: For extra credit, study the invisible threads that link your obsessions to each other, your wounds to your gifts, and your rage to your tenderness.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The peregrine falcon dives at speeds exceeding 240 miles per hour, making it the fastest animal on Earth. But before the dive, there’s often a period of circling, scanning, and waiting. The spectacular descent is set up by the patient reconnaissance that precedes it. I believe you’re now in a phase similar to the falcon’s preparatory reconnaissance, Sagittarius. The quality of your eventual plunge will depend on how well you’re tracking your target now. Use this time to gather intelligence, not to second-guess your readiness. You’ll know when your aim is true.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There’s a certain miracle you could really use right now, Capricorn. But to attract it into your life would require a subtle and simple shift. In a related development, the revelation you need most is concealed in plain sight. To get these two goodies into your life, you shouldn’t make the error of seeking them in exotic locales. Ordinary events in the daily routine will bring you what you need: the miracle and the revelation that will change everything for the better.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Over the last 4,000 years, a host of things have been used as money in addition to precious metals and paper currency. Among them have been cows, seashells, cheese, tobacco, velvet, tulips, elephant tusks, and huge stone wheels. I hope this poetic fact will inspire your imagination about financial matters. In the coming weeks, I expect you’ll be extra creative in drumming up new approaches to getting the cash you need. Here are questions to guide you. Which of your underused talents might be ready to boost your income? What undervalued gifts could you be more aggressive about giving? What neglected treasures or underutilized assets could you use to generate money?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Big bright transitions are at hand: from thrashing around in the educational mire to celebrating your sweet escape; from wrangling with shadows and ghosts to greeting new allies; from messing around with interesting but confounding chaos to seizing fresh opportunities to shine and thrive. Hallelujah! What explains this exhilarating shift? The Season of Dazzling Self-Adoration is dawning for you Pisceans. In the weeks ahead, you will be inspired to embark on bold experiments in loving yourself with extra fervor and ingenuity.

5. Knock-knock joke, usually

6. Assns.

7. Bender, for example

Across

1. 70-Across’s U.S. equivalent

4. Newspaper section

10. Latest craze

13. Walk off with

14. Northern lights phenomenon

15. Indignation

16. Where words are formed letter by letter in dreams?

18. Pro hoops gp.

19. Words with “on TV”

20. Woeful sound

21. Japanese wheat noodles

22. Charlie Brown outburst

24. Hamilton bills, slangily

26. “I see it now!”

29. Droplets of water

31. “Galloping Gourmet” Graham

32. Football party entree, often

34. Long-standing

36. AL and NL divisions

39. Bored feeling

40. Sm¯rrebr¯d bread

41. Party game with a similar concept to “The Traitors”

42. Laundry day target

43. ___ Leppard

44. Perfect places

45. Diner orders

47. Butter-and-flour sauce thickener

49. “___ Kapital” (Karl Marx work)

50. Solvent in nail polish remover

53. Smooth-talking

55. Bank (on)

56. Number that’s its own fourth power

58. Odd

62. Not so well

63. Menswear delivery for Danson or Lange?

65. Pub provision

66. Lip overgrowth, slangily

67. Very, in Versailles

68. Lawn repair roll

69. Artist known for optical illusions

70. 1-Across’s U.K. equivalent (and inspiration for this puzzle)

Down

1. Sticks in the microwave

2. Somehow manages (with “out”) 3. Lamprey lurer 4. Musician Buffy ___-Marie who retired from live performance in 2023

8. “From the Alex ___ Stage ...”

9. Dejected

10. Hide-and-seek players being provided snacks?

11. Shady garden spot

12. Academic heads

13. Screening org.

17. Provides a segue for

21. Like emails with bold headers

23. “The Princess Bride” weapon

25. Hatch location

26. Leaves amazed

27. Little help

28. Romance author Monaghan took over?

30. Comparatively cunning

33. Culpable

35. Remove condensation from

37. “Bob’s Burgers” daughter

38. Mouthy lip (or lippy mouth)

46. Pig noses

48. Donegal’s province

50. Opera selections

51. Yo-Yo Ma’s instrument

52. Supercomputer first unveiled over 80 years ago

54. Teen doll line since 2001

57. Ingrain indelibly

59. Raison d’___

60. Pull up dandelions, e.g.

61. NFL rushing units

63. Quito-to-La Paz dir.

64. “All That ___ Wants” (1992 Ace of Base hit)