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City council rams through bill allowing it to dodge its design board

By Skyler Baldwin

The fox apparently isn’t guarding all of the henhouses off peninsular Charleston.

Thanks to some creative, surprise legislation by Charleston City Council, the city has a new level of authority over its own building projects anywhere off the peninsula. Unlike projects by private developers, the city no longer — at least for now — has to get the nod from its own Design Review Board on its own building projects. Some describe what’s happening as a sneaky proposal, apparently pushed by Mayor William Cogswell who sets council’s agenda, rushed through with little prior notice.

At the Feb. 10 council meeting, members unanimously approved the first reading of a bill that allows city-led projects to circumvent the design review process that other developers are subject to. And in a twist, the ordinance was written in such a way to take effect immediately — before the traditional second and third readings.

“All of the peninsula is completely covered by a massive level of design review,” West Ashley Realtor Charlie Smith told the Charleston City Paper. “But as soon as you cross the bridge, all you have is the DRB.”

The Design Review Board (DRB) is a citycouncil-appointed group of volunteer citizen professionals that reviews development proposals that can change neighborhoods.

Smith said a different group, the now-defunct West Ashley Revitalization Commission (WARC), and other local advocates have been fighting for years to get

To exempt the city from its own process for its own purpose undermines itself … and it sends a concerning message about the city’s faith in its own appointed commissions.”

—Anna-Catherine Alexander

more design control across the non-peninsular areas of Charleston to better preserve historic homes and landscapes.

But Charleston City Councilman Ross Appel said the review board’s subjective critiques can slow down critical developments.

“There’s an increasing acknowledgement that our current practices for design review are time-consuming, unpredictable and subjective,” he said this week in an interview. “It’s one thing when that is being applied to traditional private development, but it’s another when it’s being applied to the city itself.”

Advocates pushing back

Charleston Preservation Society advocate Anna-Catherine Alexander spoke out against the bill at the Feb. 10 meeting.

City approves demolition of historic vegetable lab

Charleston City Council members on Tuesday voted to approve a settlement agreement with Clemson University that will allow the school to demolish its historic vegetable lab in West Ashley.

The building has stood for decades as a historic site, marking one of the first agriculture research structures in the country. The city’s Design Review Board denied Clemson’s request to demolish the office-laboratory at its Jan. 5 meeting, but the city overturned the decision Tuesday.

“We do not feel that we have seen or heard adequate justification for such a big change at this time,” she said. “We have seen no real examples where city projects have been slowed down by this process, and we fundamentally believe that design review has served the public interest in Charleston for years.

“To exempt the city from its own process for its own purpose undermines itself … and it sends a concerning message about the city’s faith in its own appointed commissions.”

The bill received only two public comments at the Feb. 10 meeting — and no discussion from council. The city of Charleston first introduced the bill at a Feb. 5 Community Development Committee meeting, where it also garnered little attention. It is unclear if any individual is pushing the bill, but it would be unlikely to get on the agenda to be considered without Cogswell’s support.

Wording concerns advocates

The bill includes a single line that has advocates even more concerned: “Pending Ordinance Doctrine applies to this first reading.”

“Under [the Pending Ordinance Doctrine], we would follow the language as passed by council during the first reading,” city spokesperson Deja Knight McMillan told the City Paper. “If the language is modified or the bill fails, we would complete the

The measure passed after a lengthy executive session discussion with nods from all members of council with the exception of Mayor William Cogswell. An educational marker placed at the building’s site after it is demolished. Cogswell recused himself from the executive session and the vote due to business dealings with the school, which pays rent to downtown’s Cigar Factory and is managed by his company WECCO Development. Historic preservation and advocacy groups were vocal about preserving the vegetable lab, with more than three dozen public comments at the Feb. 24 council meeting against the settlement agreement. — City Paper Staff

“It is a great honor for Rev. Jackson and a fitting tribute to someone who really loved his state, and he said it, no matter where he went, although he challenged his state to do better.”

—S.C. Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Richland, on the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., who died last week. Jackson will lie in repose March 2 at the S.C. Statehouse. Source: The State

$530,000

The amount of money raised at the Trident Technical College Foundation and the Culinary Institute of Charleston’s 22nd annual A Night in the Valley dinner and auction. The student scholarship event, held on Jan. 30, brought together more than 500 guests. Source: Trident Technical College

Growth, growing pains drive

By Jack O’Toole

Flush with tax revenue from a booming South Carolina economy, the S.C. House Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 18 approved a $15.4 billion state spending plan for 2026 that includes tax cuts, new money for transportation and school vouchers, and pay raises for teachers and state employees. But as committee Chairman Bruce Bannister, R-Greenville, noted prior to the vote, the same growth that’s filling state coffers is putting unprecedented strains on state infrastructure.

“Our population is growing, our economy is expanding and opportunity is reaching communities across our state,” Bannister said. “Still, growth requires structure and prosperity requires discipline, [and] that principle has guided the work of this committee.”

Of particular concern to budgeters, he said, was the condition of state roads and bridges.

“This budget strengthens the backbone of our economy with over half a billion dollars dedicated to roads and transportation improvements, because congestion and capacity challenges are real in every region of our state,” he said.

The new transportation spending was about half of the $1.1 billion Gov. Henry McMaster requested in his January State of the State address. It includes $250 million for bridge improvements, $125 million for road projects and $25 million to incentivize counties to take ownership of state roads — and the maintenance bills that come with them.

To complete a five-year plan to raise minimum teacher salaries above the Southeastern average, the proposed budget would fund $2,000 raises in every pay band, bringing starting teacher pay to $50,500 statewide.

S.C. Education Association President Dena Crews lauded the move, saying it would help with the recruitment and retention of quality teachers, but said it was “just the beginning” of addressing low pay in state public schools.

“We look forward to our legislators also looking at ways to increase salaries for our education support professionals,” she said. Other major education proposals include $75 million to support rural and charter school construction projects, and more controversially, $23 million to expand the state’s private school voucher program. That last item prompted a pointed exchange between Orangeburg Democratic Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter and education subcommittee chairman Rep. Bill Whitmire, R-Oconee, when CobbHunter noted that a required report on

the program’s effectiveness hadn’t been provided to members.

“I’m just wondering if it’s prudent for us to be adding money to a program when we don’t really know the efficacy of the program,” Cobb-Hunter said.

“Well, I understand you’re not really in favor of this,” Whitmire replied. “So I’m just going to say yes, I think it is prudent and we probably need to expand it in the future if we have the money.”

As reported last year, President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Budget Bill,” passed in July 2025, imposed significant new costs on S.C. state government.

Those increased expenses were reflected in committee budget documents, with Medicaid-related spending rising to $156 million, and new SNAP nutrition outlays of about $60 million for rising administrative and technology costs.

Also included were $8 million for the University of South Carolina’s neurological hospital and $175 million for the Medical University of South Carolina’s planned new cancer center. That was half of the $350 million MUSC requested.

With more than $110 million in subsidies for agribusiness, tourism promotion and other job creation initiatives, the proposed budget maintains the state’s longtime commitment to investing directly in commerce and development.

But garnering the most attention was an item the committee chose not to fund — a state Commerce Department request for an additional $150 million to offset construction cost overruns at Scout Motors’ Blythewood manufacturing plant, which has already cost state taxpayers $1.3 billion.

Nevertheless, Bannister suggested the committee might be open to revisiting the question later in the budget process.

“The caucus still has a lot of questions,” he told reporters. “We didn’t believe now was the time to start trying to add additional money to Commerce until we get more of those answers.”

Also raising red flags for at least some GOP members was funding for a tax plan that some call a cut and others say is an increase. The bill would lower the state’s top income tax rate from 6% to 5.39%. But due to changes in allowed deductions and credits, it lowers some people’s taxes while raising others.

“Yeah, sorry, but it’s a tax hike,” Berkeley Republican Rep. Jordan Pace said. “It raises taxes on 24% of the population and that’s a tax increase.”

The House is expected to begin debate on the budget March 9.

Repticon crawls into Ladson for Feb. 28, March 1 show

By Alyssa McDowell

Why have a fluffy friend when you can have a scaly one?

Repticon is bringing exotic reptiles to Lasdon on Feb. 28 and March 1 for two days of slithering, scales and up-close encounters.

A diverse mixture of breeders and vendors will offer the opportunity to learn about a wide range of exotic animals. From snakes to arachnids to frogs, visitors can see a variety of less traditional pets in an exciting but safe environment.

Georgetown resident Caleb Higdon, 22, attended last year’s Repticon and had a great time.

“I enjoy going to Repticon to see exotics that I would not see in a chain pet store — and also getting to learn about new products to improve my current enclosures,” he said.

Guests can learn about these animals and even adopt them on site. Repticon Charleston will also feature merchandise, cages, supplies and live and frozen feeders to upgrade pets’ lifestyles. Experts will also be available to give advice on handling new pets with inside tips and tricks to create the perfect environment for these exotic creatures.

For Higdon, owning an exotic reptile

is a long-term commitment — in the best way. He is the proud owner of Spur, an African spurred tortoise. “My favorite part is that she’ll grow old with me,” he said. “They can live 50 to 100 years!” Spur is now 2 years old, with many more years of companionship to come.

Beyond impressive lifespans, reptilian pets offer practical benefits. Having a contained pet can be more suitable for lifestyles that require more flexibility, smaller living spaces, or quieter companions that

don’t demand daily walks.

The Mayo Clinic even reports that pet allergies are rarely caused by animals who lack fur, such as reptiles or amphibians. For families out there looking to expand but struggle with allergies, one of Repticon’s breeders might have the perfect match.

IF YOU WANT TO GO: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 28 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 1. Tickets are available online and range from $6 for kids to $12 for adults.

Blotter of the Week

North Charleston police on Feb. 13 watched as a car drove past with its airbags still deployed and its front bumper dragging on the pavement. Police (correctly) guessed that the car had just been in a hit-and-run and found the other vehicle that was involved about a mile back. They also arrested the fleeing driver. A+, eagle-eyed detective work, folks!

process for any projects submitted within the window created between first reading and the amendment or denial as under the first read language.”

This means that as of its proposal’s first reading on Feb. 10, the bill is now in effect — even without a second reading to make the bill official law. Any projects that begin under this bill’s wording would be allowed to be completed under it, even if the ordinance fails or is amended later.

Several opponents now say that the language of the bill appears intentionally vague to keep people from raising eyebrows, while Smith said that the bottom line is the city wanted more control over West Ashley development.

“It’s all interconnected,” Smith said. “Cogswell, from the time that he was sworn in, canceled every single WARC meeting. He’s done it long enough that everybody’s terms expired, so we have no voice whatsoever, and now they’re taking this away from us, too.”

Change of plans

Appel isn’t the only one who noticed the DRB’s subjective nature. Former WARC member Kenneth Marolda said the WARC had been pushing for more robust design guidelines and more objective standards for review.

“There was just too much left to arbitrary chance or preference of the committee members,” he said. “There was no source of standardization, so you ended up with decisions that were unpredictable. The way we were supposed to tackle that was by creating design guidelines to expedite the planning process.”

But the city’s move to expedite it for themselves is a complete reversal of the WARC’s recommendations, he added.

Some say the bill appears to stem from a city-led project to build a new fire station in the West Ashley Circle across Glenn McConnell Parkway from the Walmart. The project was denied by the DRB for being “overdesigned,” and too “grandiose,” Appel said, adding that the board felt it didn’t fit West Ashley’s character.

“This would be the nicest fire station anywhere,” Appel said. “It’s not just some half-assed ugly building. … It just goes to show how subjective this stuff can be, and we’re not just going to let this board delay critical infrastructure projects. At a certain point, we have to trust the mayor and his entire team to do good things.”

It should be noted that even if the Design Review Board says no to a project, city council can override its decisions.

But the bill’s opponents aren’t certain that’s good enough.

“There is an element of faith and trust that the city is going to build something

that’s nice, so we shouldn’t fight it,” Marolda said. “There is no mechanism in the law to codify that elements related to the character of the surrounding area will be considered and incorporated into whatever project we’re talking about.”

An uncertain future

Members of the Charleston Planning Commission heard public comments and held discussion about the bill at its Feb. 18 meeting. Several people expressed concern and confusion at its quick passage. It is not typical for the commission to only hear of a bill after its first reading, and even less so for it to have already taken effect.

“The Planning Commission was shocked and concerned that they were hearing about this for the first time and action had already been taken without substantive discussion,” Alexander said.

Ultimately, the commission recommended against passing the bill. But it may be too late. The bill’s second reading was deferred from the Feb. 24 council meeting, and council is expected to take it back up March 24, instead, giving the city more than a month to begin projects under the Pending Ordinance Doctrine.

“I don’t know what the hell they’re up to, but this is about the sneakiest thing I’ve seen them do in a while,” Smith said.

Yep, good call Mount Pleasant police on Feb. 13 pulled over a speeding car whose driver admitted to not having a license. Officers said they’d work with him as he was being honest, but the man said it was going to be difficult, since he was a habitual traffic offender. Officers confirmed the status and, sadly, arrested the man and had the car towed.

Rather beetle-headed, aye? Charleston police on Feb. 15 responded to a King Street bar after receiving a call about two men “engaged in a bout of fisticuffs,” according to a police report. Forget the rest, we’re just going to put you through the mill for your flash language until you’re up in the boughs. It leaves us kedge, it does! Yeah, yeah — one of the guys ran off, and the other was arrested, or something.

By Skyler Baldwin

Illustration by Steve Stegelin

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between Feb.9 and Feb. 15.

Memo to City of Charleston: Do your business in public

ack in civics class, we learned governments are supposed to do their work in public. Decisions are not supposed to be done by popularly-elected officials who sneak around in backrooms to keep regular people from having a real say in decisions funded by tax dollars. Doing things in secret is just plain wrong. It’s against the style of government that Americans picked when they shrugged off the British 250 years ago with a declaration of independence that was heard around the world.

Unfortunately, the city of Charleston seems to have forgotten how city government is the platform for elected representatives to work in the light of day on behalf of the people. Doing business in public also allows the people who pay for government to hold officials accountable and make sure they’re making decisions in the public interest.

So it’s hard to believe Charleston City Council rushed to vote unanimously Feb. 10 to approve a last-minute proposed ordinance that first saw the light of day in a committee meeting five days earlier. At the Feb. 10 council meeting, two public voices cautioned about the ordinance, only to be ignored by council members who, at the obvious behest of Mayor William “Backroom Billy” Cogswell, narrowed their blinders, didn’t talk about the issue and voted to move forward with it.

What this proposed ordinance does is take away a lot of public scrutiny from proposed building projects being pushed by the city in areas off the peninsula. The ordinance essentially removes its own Design Review Board from chiming in on city-led development projects — which curbs public input from

regular citizens in more ways than one. More shockingly, the city claims — and we don’t think this is legal — that the ordinance is in effect now, not after a traditional second or third reading by council. One way or another, this process with this ordinance is abnormal — and voters should demand sunshine.

Brian Turner, president and CEO of the Preservation Society of Charleston, calls this rammed-through ordinance to exempt city projects from review by a design committee to be a solution in need of a problem: “Put plainly, council has elected to exempt itself from the same review it requires of all business owners and developers in these areas with no real public discussion.”

Even more disturbing is how the city’s planning commission — another agency council members appoint — weighed in against the proposed ordinance after the first reading, saying it was shocked at how city council jammed through the ordinance.

Turner noted in a newsletter to his members, “While there is always room to improve efficiency in the design review process, limiting the board’s oversight is short-sighted. Exempting only public projects sends the message to our community that government itself lacks confidence in the views of its own appointed expert commissions. Transparency and public review are essential for ensuring that new designs fit into local contexts.”

City council members need to undo their nefarious Feb. 10 action, explain the real reasons they pushed through the ordinance and then put the whole mess through the regular, deliberative process. To do otherwise is a hard slap in the face to anyone who cares for good governance.

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.

Honor Jackson’s life by pushing harder for dream

By Andy Brack

With everything that’s going on in the world, thoughts keep returning to the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Greenville native who bridged the worlds of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and former President Barack Obama.

Jackson, who passed away at age 84 this week in Chicago, grew up in segregated South Carolina. He was a star quarterback and student body president at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, N.C., from which he graduated in 1964. The next year, he started to work for King, who was assassinated in 1968 on the second-floor walkway of a Memphis hotel while talking to Jackson in the parking lot below.

Jackson quickly matured into an inspirational civil rights organizer and political leader known across the world as a mentor who evangelized hope before it became Obama’s presidential mantra.

In 1984, Jackson ran for the Democratic nomination for president and did so well that his candidacy spurred party rule changes that later benefited Obama. He ran again in 1988, winning South Carolina and about a dozen other primaries and state caucuses, only to lose the nomination to former Mass. Gov. Michael Dukakis.

But his powerful 1984 convention speech continues to set a standard for progressives who want unity, fairness and real change in a broken American political system:

“America is not like a blanket — one piece of unbroken cloth, the same color, the same texture, the same size. America is more like a quilt: many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.

“The white, the Hispanic, the Black, the Arab, the Jew, the woman, the native American, the small farmer, the businessperson, the environmentalist, the peace activist, the young, the old, the lesbian, the gay and the disabled make up the American quilt.”

America was, for Jesse Jackson, a Rainbow Coalition, which was the name he gave his movement to inspire social justice and help the disenchanted, the disenfranchised, the disgusted.

What I most remember about Jackson were his large quarterback hands, soft and powerful at the same time. He also had an uncommon patient grace and ability to concentrate his listening.

Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker of Camden recalled encountering Jackson last about 30 years ago at a United Nations dinner.

“He was gracious, humble and seemed grateful,” she wrote this week. “My sadness [now] isn’t only for Jackson but also for the end of an era that, for all its fraught moments, aimed for a more just society and an elevated purpose that called upon our better angels.”

Michelle Singletary, another Washington Post columnist, remembered hearing Jackson loudly say, “I am somebody,” when she was in elementary school in a poor Baltimore neighborhood in 1970.

She said he “spoke life into me, eventually inspiring me to go to college. His words pushed me to overcome the feeling of being unwanted.”

U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., and Jackson were students at rival S.C. high schools and colleges. But the rivalry forged a friendship.

“A life lived defying odds, Reverend Jackson showed us that if we all work together, we can bend the arc of the moral universe and change history. Operation Breadbasket, anti-apartheid activism, voter registration and corporate diversity were among just a few of his initiatives that advanced opportunity and equality for Black Americans.”

One former South Carolina reporter who ran into Jackson periodically remembered him this way: “Watching him speak during the 1988 primaries was a life-changing event. His message wasn’t primarily about race, but about the things that could unite us. It was a secular message delivered with the tone and cadence of a sermon.

“He was a rare man of courage, conviction, principle and charisma. We could use a few million more like him.”

Yes, we can. Rest in peace, Jesse Louis Jackson (1941-2026).

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

What To Do

1

Sea and Sand Festival

Hit the beach Saturday and Sunday for the 34th annual Sea and Sand Festival, featuring a sand sculpting competition, six live bands across three stages, a robust kids area with inflatables, putt putt, surfboard painting and more than 85 artisan and food vendors. A portion of proceeds will benefit Surfers Healing Folly, Warrior Surf Foundation and Waves for Women.

Feb. 28 to March 1. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Center Street. Folly Beach. visitfolly.com

2

SATURDAY

Lowcountry Heart Walk

The American Heart Association and more than 1,500 community members will gather this weekend for the Lowcountry Heart Walk — a participant-centered event focused on CPR readiness, survivor stories and community impact. Register online and check out local and national leaderboards, download the app or find other ways to support the association’s mission to prevent deaths due to cardiac arrest. Expect energetic scenes throughout the venue, along the route and at the finish line.

Feb. 28. Activities start at 8 a.m. Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. 360 Fishburne St. Downtown. heart.org

SATURDAY

3

Isle of Palms Polar Plunge

Jump on in! The water’s … freezing! This massive fundraising effort helps provide yearround sports training and competition for athletes participating in the Special Olympics. Participants form teams, wear costumes or join as “Too Chicken to Plunge” members just to raise funds for a good cause. This event, run by Law Enforcement Torch Run officers, helps athletes achieve their goals, live healther lives and feel a greater sense of inclusion in their communities at home and abroad.

Feb. 28. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Windjammer. 1008 Ocean Blvd. Isle of Palms. so-sc.org

SUNDAYS

4

Sunday Brunch Farmers Market

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

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

WEDNESDAY

5

Story Strolls

Embrace the picturesque views from the historic Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in this lively series for kids. Take one-hour adventures where young explorers journey through captivating stories and discover some of Magnolia’s special spots. Explorers will be guided by a knowledgeable and enthusiastic team ready to bring each story to life.

March 4. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Free/members; $35/general admission. Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. 3550 Ashley River Road. West Ashley. magnoliaplantation.com

Wine + Food returns for year 20 on March 4

By Becky Lacey

When Charleston Wine + Food (CHSWF) hosted its first festival in 2005, no one could have envisioned its evolution and success over the past two decades. When this year’s installment kicks off March 4, it will be an opportunity to reflect on and look ahead at what food and beverage means to Charleston.

“At its heart, Charleston Wine + Food is about community,” CHSWF Executive Director Alyssa Maute Smith said recently. “Every ticket, every table and every experience helps fuel programs that strengthen and sustain our culinary and hospitality community year-round.”

The inaugural festival was the brainchild of Circa 1886 Executive Chef Marc Collins.

“In Texas, there was Hill Country Wine and Food,” Collins told Charleston City Paper in 2015. “I thought this city was ripe for its own festival.”

Collins shared the idea with publicist Angel Postell, who eventually became the original festival executive director, and together, they reached out to local leaders to invite them to a brainstorming meeting. Everyone showed up.

Plans for the 20th year

“We look forward to welcoming new voices, telling deeper stories and creating moments that feel both celebratory and purposeful.

—Alyssa Maute Smith

This year’s festival spans five days and will feature 89 events, 270 chefs and 80 wine and beverage professionals. Over the last two decades, the festival has welcomed more than 455,500 attendees and generated $210.7 million in economic impact, according to its data.

While many events are sold out, there are still great options with ticket availability, organizers said. One such event is the Thaliwali dinner by Maryam Ghaznavi, chef and owner of Malika Canteen in Mount Pleasant.

“The name ThaliWali simply means ‘the one who possesses thali,’ ” said Ghaznavi. “The suffix ‘wali’ refers to a female.”

The dinner will be centered around the traditional southeast Indian and Pakistani way of dining, thali. Thali translates to “plate” or “tray,” and it is a round platter used to serve food in South Asia. “Thali culture follows the Ayurvedic teachings of balance and harmony of mind and the body,” said Ghaznavi.

While traditional thali has regional variations, common items to find are steamed rice, flatbreads like roti, legumes like lentils, vegetables (often curried) and condiments like raita (a cooling yogurt), pickles and chutney.

“The offerings on a thali are meant to ensure a nutritious and balanced meal is served every time. I am personally a huge fan of

Over the course of the five-day event, 270 chefs will descend upon the festival and Culinary Village (above)

The ThaliWali dinner (right) at Malika Canteen will be centered around the traditional southeast Indian and Pakistani way of dining, thali

this way of serving my food. There are so many components to Pakistani cuisine that complement each other. Having them all paired on the same platter helps educate the ones new to the cuisine and give them the most authentic experience.”

Thali culture exists throughout South Asia and is a mainstay in daily life in both urban and rural areas. From a simple breakfast thali to a lavish one at an Eid ceremony, a thali is the preferred way to represent culture and love.

This journey across borders will also be experienced throughout CHSWF at sold-out events like Bintu Atelier’s African Roots signature dinner and Flavors of the Caribbean, an evening led by Emmy

Programming highlights

While many festival events are sold out, there are still tickets available for several marquee events.

Opening night: Opening night takes place from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. March 4 at Cistern Yard at the College of Charleston. The party pays homage to the people and restaurants that helped build Charleston’s culinary scene as we know it today. Participating chefs include Kevin Johnson of The Grocery, Ashley Cardona of Circa 1886 and Shaun Connolly of Anson Restaurant. The event also welcomes back former faces and experiences including Fred Neuville of Fat Hen, who retired after 14 years of owning and operating the beloved Johns Island restaurant, and Melanie Alston, who will revive her grandmother’s iconic Martha Lou’s Kitchen.

The finale: The closing party is from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. March 8 at Firefly Distillery in North Charleston. The party will shine a spotlight on the next generation of chefs carrying Charleston’s culinary scene forward, many of whom were mentored and trained by the opening night chefs. Participating talent includes Mark Bolchoz of Cane Pazzo, Janae Coaxum of Tater’s Lowcountry Kitchen and Catering and Bintou N’Daw of Bintu Atelier.

Culinary village: The culinary village returns to The Citadel’s Johnson Hagood Stadium for its second year, and will feature the most food options to date, along with beverage samples, a chef demo stage, a pop-up kitchen from Saratoga Springs, a silent disco and the zero proof garden. March 8 is “Locals Day” in the culinary village, where Tri-county residents receive $40 off entry tickets.

Award-winning documentarian and food historian Von Diaz exploring tropical cooking and food culture.

“This year feels especially meaningful as we celebrate 20 years of Charleston Wine + Food,” said Smith. “I’m looking forward to honoring how far we’ve come while continuing to push forward.

“We look forward to welcoming new voices, telling deeper stories and creating moments that feel both celebratory and purposeful. The festival has always been about more than what’s on the plate; it’s about the people, the place and the connections we make along the way.”

A la carte

What’s new

More Pakistani eats: Ma’am Saab is now open for dinner seven days a week. Visit from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly for dishes like butter chicken, boti tikka kabab (steak cubes, garlic, Kashmiri chili and biryani rice) and masala spiced cabbage salad with peanut, coconut and pomegranate. More: maamsaabchs.com

Flavor your caffeine: Tippleman’s craft syrups from the Bittermilk Bottling Co. team introduced pistachio crème, a new addition to its rich coffee syrups lineup. Tippleman’s syrups are kettle-cooked with unrefined golden cane sugar, and they feature all-natural flavors and contain no dairy or added color. More: bittermilk.com

What’s happening

Celebratory milestone: Downtown’s 39 Rue de Jean is celebrating 25 years of French-inspired dining in Charleston. The restaurant is rolling out a full calendar of celebrations designed to toast the past and raise a glass to the future. Look for wine dinners, a ticketed patio celebration on April 25, the return of daily lunch service and a “bubbles bell” that will be rung at surprise moments throughout the year. When the bell rings, the entire restaurant will receive a complimentary glass of bubbles. More: 39ruedejean.com

Wine and dine: Costa is hosting a wine dinner with Sonoma producer Williams Selyemon at 6 p.m. March 5. Chef de Cuisine Malcolm McMillian will present a multi-course menu paired with iconic pinot noirs and chardonnays selected by Beverage Director Mark McNeely. Cost: $200 plus tax, gratuity included. More: Resy

Going dark

Farewell, Brock burgers: Joyland, the fast-casual burger joint from Sean Brock, has closed after one year in business. Locations in Nashville, Birmingham and Charlotte remain. More: eatjoyland.com

Bye bye beer: Frothy Beard Brewing Co. is closing its Off World brewery and taproom in Summerville at the end of February after five years. Its West Ashley location will remain open, and the Summerville closing is said to be a strategic move to expand in a bigger space down the road. More: frothybeard.com —Becky Lacey

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By Maura Hogan

When New York City choreographer Dwight Rhoden first met Charleston composer Edward Hart to discuss a new work, they did so with ankles deep in Charleston water.

That new work is Dark Water, co-commissioned by Charleston Gaillard Center and Charleston Symphony, and set for its world premiere on March 6 and 7 at Charleston Gaillard Center.

Water is, after all, the region’s trademark, and it inspired the artistic collaboration.

Dark Water is a new ballet by Rhoden for the New York-based Complexions

Contemporary Ballet, where he serves as co-founding artistic director. It features an original composition by Hart.

An artistic immersion in what Hart views as the Lowcountry’s most defining element, its mysterious, murky water, the work is a journey in movement and sound and spectacle structured in five movements that wend through the harbors, swamps, tidal creeks, rice fields

Rushing or roiling or rippling, in these parts, the water is dark. That metaphorical resonance compelled the composer to delve into its depths, following its capricious course and its frequently fraught past and present.

“Whether it’s the pluff mud or the tannins to make black water, dark water literally holds secrets because you can’t see your feet when you stand in the beach in July,” Hart said.

More dance

The production furthers Gaillard’s ongoing dance initiative. Launched in 2021, it has presented performances by renowned companies including American Ballet Theater, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, Mark Morris Dance Group, as well as the Gaillard’s first dance commission, Sounds of Hazel by Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Lissa Frenkel, president and CEO of Charleston Gaillard Center, said the work was intentionally timed to the center’s 10-year anniversary, to build on the initiatives, and “elevating stories that are relevant for our community and providing energy for the ecology of creating new work in the nation.”

and shoreline that are emblematic of the Lowcountry.

In the beginning

When they first teamed up, Hart guided Rhoden to the watery places that drove his stirring, evocative notes: At Caw Caw Interpretive Center in Ravenel, they took in the cypress swamp and flooded rice fields. At Mosquito Beach on James Island, they witnessed tidal creeks. And on Folly Beach they bathed in its foamy, dense spray.

“He wanted to put his feet in the water, and we did,” recalled Hart.

work will involve 65 Charleston Symphony musicians and 16 dancers.

Hart, who has composed full orchestral works for Charleston Symphony, has long tapped into the rhythms and themes of his native South Carolina, among them his ambitious, sweeping A Charleston Concerto.

And there’s spectacle, too. The production includes projection designer Greg Emetaz, who previously designed the media for the Metropolitan Opera’s acclaimed production of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up In My Bones as well as Thais at Spoleto Festival USA in 2025.

Fluid collaboration

The project has also deepened an established partnership between Charleston Gaillard Center and the Charleston Symphony, its resident orchestra that has in recent years shared administrative resources.

Smith said that Dark Water enables the two organizations to “share vision,” realizing works that they could not do individually.

“What are the Charleston stories that we can tell through Charleston artists that really resonate here?” he offered, exploring stories through commissioned work.

Frenkel determined that Dark Water can achieve these objectives. At the Gaillard, the program will also include a repertory work by Rhoden for Complexions.

“I think you will feel in the music the presence of Charleston,” she said.

A new work springs

To jumpstart the project, Hart, who grew up traversing these waterways, first broached Frenkel and Michael Smith, CEO of the Charleston Symphony.

At the time he had not written a note, but his aim was to compose a work intended for a ballet, determining that dance would further his artistic exploration of water, and express the ineffable. Frenkel and Smith agreed.

“Dance can be similar to music in its abstract nature,” Hart said.

For Rhoden, who was approached by Frenkel, it was a no-brainer.

“We always want new work. It’s what we live for,” he said. “And then I heard the music.”

The choreography has always been drawn to a full orchestra piece, which Hart’s work involves. In its premiere, the

because of the complexity of it,” Rhoden said. “It’s very complex in terms of the melodic lines; it’s just really entangled. It’s beautiful, but there’s a beautiful structure and organization to it that I respond to as well.”

The resulting work will leverage Complexions’ athleticism and artistry to explore both the natural landscapes and layered histories of South Carolina’s coast, while also mining themes of time, memory and the human impact on the environment.

“Tension is the best word I can think of within the entire score,” said Rhoden. “You’re going to feel push and pull.”

Hope springs, too

While Dark Water often grapples with its subject’s inherent complexity–its tragic past and perilous future–both artists find cause for hope.

“What I feel with this piece is a love for a country, water, the history,” said Rhoden. “I feel like you’re going to walk away with a love for South Carolina and the Charleston area and a pride in the beautiful nature.”

I feel like you’re going to walk away with a love for South Carolina and the Charleston area and a pride in the beautiful nature.”

Hart’s composition alone is a serious proposition for Charleston Symphony, with its large orchestra to be conducted by Ming Luke, music director and principal conductor for the Nashville Ballet. The musicians began the project around a year and a half ago, recording it for Rhoden’s team to start choreography.

—Dwight Rhoden

The collaboration between choreogra-

The work will also radiate far beyond its Charleston shores, through Complexions’ tours.

Frenkel noted that the music Hart created is universal. For that reason, the team deliberately engaged a national company so the work could continue to live outside of Charleston, and amplify some of the themes it celebrates.

“We have so much potential to grow our cultural voice because people realize that as we tell these stories, they really are universal stories, and they really do allow us to embroider the American

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from Feb. 27 to March 31

Gaillard outdoor installation to glow with legends

By Maura Hogan

A new temporary public installation is primed Feb. 27 to turn heads, prompt awes and forge community. Free and open to the public, the Monuments outdoor artwork will transform the streetscape near the George Street entrance Charleston Gaillard Center into an illuminated shared space inspiring recognition and reflection.

Monuments, a globally recognized outdoor projection-based installation by internationally acclaimed, Australia-based artist Craig Walsh, will project the likenesses of three Charlestonians who were chosen as exemplary “living legends” in the Charleston area. The honorees were nominated by the community and selected by a jury of local leaders.

The projections of the three honorees featured in the installation will be on view at designated times nightly from Feb. 27 to March 31, illuminating the George Streetadjacent trees across from the Gaillard.

Living and giving

The bona fides of the trio who will be displayed in light attest to their community contributions.

Diane Hamilton is a West Ashley educator, historian and community advocate whose work has preserved the history of the

Maryville neighborhood.

Leroy Moore, a case manager with North Charleston–based nonprofit Neighbors Together, works to support individuals and families through direct service and resource connection.

Jeffrey Yungman, an assistant public defender, has focused his career on legal advocacy for vulnerable populations, including individuals experiencing homelessness.

The aim of the installation is far more than just beaming projected portraits in the trees flanking the Gaillard. The intention is to challenge traditional ideas of commemoration. Rather than extolling historical figures — a frequently divisive practice, the site-specific initiative honors those among us who are presently contributing to the community in substantive ways. Walsh’s hope is to encourage reflection on visibility, legacy and collective memory.

Walsh’s site-responsive works have animated natural environments and features including trees, rivers and mountains, as well as public art projects in urban and architectural spaces.

A public scene

In recent months, Charleston Gaillard Center has activated its public-facing space in ways that bode well for commu-

nity members seeking to engage in the cultural life of Charleston — and often doing so by making full use of grounds surrounding its building. In a statement, The Gaillard said its aim is to offer accessible, community-centered art experiences.

On Dec. 14, it unveiled a sculptural memorial fountain, the Anson Street African Burial Memorial, a work created by North Carolina artist Stepen L. Hayers Jr. honoring 36 burial sites discovered during the center’s renovation that was completed in 2015. That month, the center also welcomed the return of its annual Spiegeltent, a replica of a 1930s tent offering holiday programming that is intended to animate the Calhoun Street side of the campus.

“Monuments is another one of our 10-year anniversary projects,” Lissa Frenkel, president and CEO of the Charleston Gaillard Center, told Charleston City Paper, adding to others including the newly commissioned contemporary ballet Dark Water, which premieres March 6 and 7.

Frenkel said Monuments was motivated by the desire for Charleston’s perspective to be front and center in Gaillard’s commissioning program over the year.

A new view of monuments

“Monuments felt particularly important because of our community’s history with

monuments and how that’s evolving,” she said, citing that the new Anson African Burial Memorial offers a very different take on what monuments can mean, who they commemorate and how they can be brought to life in a community.

The local jury thato reviewed nominations and selected the honorees included Rabbi Stephanie Alexander, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE); Dr. Thaddeus J. Bell, founder of Closing the Gap in Health Care; LaVanda Brown, executive director of YWCA Greater Charleston; Lee Deas, founder of Obviouslee; Jayme Host, dean, College of Charleston School of the Arts; Asiah Mae, poet laureate of Charleston; John Powell, president and CEO of Southeastern Wildlife Exposition; Jonatan Guerrero Ramirez, program director of We Are Family; dancer and accessible yoga instructor Marka Danielle Rodgers; Timothy Rogers, managing director, Charleston Stage; and Nicole Taney, vice president of artistic programming, Charleston Gaillard Center.

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R&B vocalist and songwriter Leela James will perform at the Charleston Music Hall, bringing a jazzy vibe to the venue

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• Through March 15, various times: Charleston Stage presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a musical comedy about an eccentric group of young spellers each plotting a path to becoming the champion. Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St. More: charlestonstage.com

By Vincent Harris

Leela James makes music that feels both modern and old-school. The Los Angeles, Calif., R&B vocalist and songwriter, who performs March 10 at the Charleston Music Hall, has spent most of her two-decade career blending traditional rhythm-andblues instrumentation with electronic accents, allowing her to score hits on modern radio but still sound timeless.

James brings authentic soul, R&B to Charleston “ We grow with life. And as an artist, I’m definitely constantly evolving, and I think that my music evolves as well.” —Leela James

You can hear that approach on two of the most popular songs from her nine releases, a mix of singles, EPs and full-length albums.

One of her biggest hits, the Top 20 single “Fall For You,” has been streamed more than 33 million times, and it’s a slow and sultry piano ballad. James’ passionate vocal sells the song’s tale of new love and old pain. On another hit, “Music,” (14 million streams), James channels the great Mavis Staples as she confidently scats and improvises her way over a low-down groove that’s as sparse as it is funky.

At her Music Hall show, James and her band will be focusing on her new nine-song EP, 2BHonest, which mixes seductive slow jams like the “Right On Time” with sleek modern funk like “Honesty,” which recalls the greatest moments of Toni Braxton’s career. It’s the most confident statement yet in James’ long climb to the top of the R&B charts.

“I continue to grow as a songwriter because of life,” James said in a recent interview with the Charleston City Paper. “We grow with life. And as an artist, I’m definitely constantly evolving, and I think that my music evolves as well.”

And James’ audience has been evolving, and growing, throughout her career. From her first album, A Change Is Gonna Come back in 2005, James’ career has risen a bit more with each of her releases, going from the bottom of the charts to the Top 10 with albums like Let’s Do It Again and My Soul.

In fact, it took a decade of steady climbing for James to land her first #1 R&B hit, the wronged-woman ballad “Don’t Want You Back.” It was the first of more than 15 hit singles, including another #1 hit, “Complicated.”

That gradual upward climb gave her plenty of time to develop both her sound and her audience.

“I definitely think that there are advantages to the slow build,” James said. “I’m grateful for my grassroots fans. They’ve been there from day one, and they’ve never wavered, and it just continues to grow.”

“I have a couple of generations at my shows now that support me, and it’s a beautiful thing,” she added. “It definitely isn’t something that’s happened overnight, but it’s been long lasting and really genuine.”

There’s also a pragmatic benefit to a slowbuilding career. You can make plenty of music for people to explore in the age of the short attention span.

“People want new music right away, all the time,” James said. “You can drop a project, but a month later it’s considered old. In this current market, the attention span is very short. So you continue to feed your audience’s best as you possibly can.”

James’ live shows are less purely R&B than her albums, and fans at the Music Hall show can expect a decidedly jazzy approach to the music, one that doesn’t always show in the studio. She’s been working with the same musicians for the majority of her career, and the group’s onstage comfort level allows plenty of room to jam.

“We have a great chemistry onstage,” James said. “They’ve been with me for years, so it’s a family. We have a good time on stage, and I think people feel that energy because we’re so connected. I think that makes the music feel even better, and we go off script quite often. We like to have fun live and let the music just do what it’s going to do.”

Onstage and off, though, there’s a realness to James’ music she says people are latching onto.

“I think they connect to my authenticity,” she said. “I think it really truly resonates with an audience that still appreciates and respects authentic soul music and real, true R&B.”

IF YOU WANT TO GO: Doors open at 7 p.m., March 10, Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St., Charleston. Tickets range from $53-$167: charlestonmusichall.com

VISUAL ARTS

• Through Jan. 27, 2027: The highly anticipated exhibition of Auguste Rodin’s sculptures is on view at Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St. More: gibbesmuseum.org

MUSIC

• Feb. 27, 5 p.m.: Chatham County Line , Pour House

• Feb. 28 , 6 p.m.: Charleston Southern Soul Festival, North Charleston PAC

• Feb. 28 , 7:30 p.m.: infinitefreefall/ BirdleafLowbeam, Tin Roof

• Feb. 28 , 9 p.m.: Connor Kelly and The Time Warp, Royal American

• Feb. 28 , 4 p.m.: Bourbon, Blues and Bonfires with Junco Partner, The Refinery

• March 1 , 7:30 p.m.: Lotus, Pour House

• March 1 , 11:30 a.m.: Billy and the Goats 30th Anniversary Celebration, The Windjammer

• March 3 , 7:30 p.m.: Robert Jon and the Wreck , Pour House

• March 4 , 9 p.m.: Dirtwire , Pour House

• March 6, 10 p.m.: High Society, The Windjammer

• March 6, 8 p.m.: Starboro, Pour House

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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 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

Complaint herein filed, Defendants.

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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-10-00339

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

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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.

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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,

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.

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

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

described

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 Bar # 000974 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.

AND IT IS SO ORDERED!

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

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

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

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

Dated at Charleston, South Carolina on November 26, 2025.

AMENDED LIS PENDENS

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

That said property affected by said Complaint in this Action hereby commenced was, at the time of the commencement of this Action, and at the time of the filing of this Notice is described as follows:

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-06443

Gideon U. Brown, Jr., Akiliah G. McKelvey and Fekerte L. Brown Plaintiffs, v. Geneva McNeil, Tracy Tolliver, Lorie A. Brown and John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all heirs and devisees Ralph Brown, Josephine McNeil Brown, Gideon U. Brown, Sr. and Loura Jean McNeil a/k/a Laura Jean McNeil a/k/a Dorothy McNeil, 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. Defendants.

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the

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

BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A.

s/ J. Chris Lanning

J. Chris Lanning

12-A Carriage Lane Charleston, SC 29407

Phone – 843-766-5576

KENNETH W. LELAND, III

4712

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of: 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

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. 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 ***********

RALEIGH, NC 27609

Atty: EDWARD G. R. BENNETT, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401

***********

Estate of:

THEODORE JULIUS BOWERS

2026-ES-10-0268

DOD: 12/8/25

Pers. Rep: LAURA TEAGUE BOWERS 668 STERLING DR., CHARLESTON, SC 29412

***********

Estate of: RAMSES N. SHENOUDA

2026-ES-10-0270

DOD: 1/27/26

Pers. Rep: MONA MULLINS

2 WHARFSIDE ST., #3A, CHARLESTON, SC 29401

Atty: JOHN KACHMARSKY, ESQ. 171 CHURCH ST., #330, CHARLESTON, SC 29401

***********

Estate of: NELSON NORMAN HAWN 2026-ES-10-0278

DOD: 1/18/26

Pers. Rep: STEPHAN MICHAEL HAWN 613 WEYMOUTH RD., BUENA, NJ 08310

***********

Estate of: LOU BANISTER CHANDLER 2026-ES-10-0281

DOD: 1/28/26

All that piece, parcel, or lot of land, situate, lying, and being in S. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, State of South Carolina, and being a part of Hillsboro, called Maryville, and known as LOT NO. 10, OF LOT C, as shown on a plat made by A. L. Glen, Reg. C. E. Dated December 30, 1953, entitled, “A SUBDIVISTION OF LOT C, HILLSBORO TRACT, MARYVILLE, ST. ANDREWS PARISH, CHARELSTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA AND SURVYED FOR NAT G. PEEPLES,” the original of which plat is recorded in Plat book J, at Page 121, in the R. M. C. Office for Charleston County. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and bounding, as will by reference to said plat, more fully and at large appear.

TMS # 418-05-00-108

Property Address: 919 Diana Street, Charleston, SC 29407

GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Conrad Falkiewicz, Esquire, 6 Carriage Lane,, Charleston, South Carolina, 29407, by Order of this Court Common Pleas dated February 19, 2026 and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina has been

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of:

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:

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:

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:

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

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

ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES

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

Estate of:

LILLIAN EDNA GREEN NESBITT

2026-ES-10-0255

DOD: 8/20/25

Pers. Rep: JOHNATHAN NESBITT

1944 CULVER AVE., CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ***********

Estate of: RAYMOND NESBITT

2026-ES-10-0260

DOD: 12/16/25

Pers. Rep: JOHNATHAN NESBITT

1944 CULVER AVE., CHARLESTON, SC 29407 ***********

Estate of: NANCY ESTES COBB LILLY

2026-ES-10-0263

DOD: 1/18/26

Pers. Rep: STEVEN C. LILLY 612 SCOTLAND ST.,

Pers. Rep: CAITLIN C. BROWN 1919 ENCLAVE DR., MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464

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

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Estate of: LUCIA ANN CHILDS 2026-ES-10-0283

DOD: 11/22/26

Pers. Rep: CHRISTOPHER PLAUT 35 WILLOW AVE., LARCHMONT, NY 10538

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

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

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 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).

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)

Roman A. Dodd (SC Bar# 105612)

Ian C. Roberts (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 COURT OF COMMON

PLEAS

NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE NO: 2026-CP -10-00072

LINDA SMALLS TUPE Plaintiff

-vJANIE 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, 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

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 proceedings.

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:

“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.

POST YOUR LEGALS HERE!

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.

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

Facility 1:

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

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

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

Kevin Dutrieux Household Goods

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.

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

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

Francisca Estrada

Tools shelves and house holds

Facility 12:

344 Nexton Creek Circle Summerville, SC 29486

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

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

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

Facility 11: 1533 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407

3/19/2026

12:45 PM

Jack McDaniel Furniture

Arielle Genge Furniture and household items

Locklair Bookkeeping (Sharon Locklair) Accounting Records

Donna Flickinger Household Goods

Facility 12: 1861 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407

3/19/2026

1:15 PM

Cody Eckles Furniture

Latoya Jefferson Household Goods

Dionelle Williams Household Goods

Tara Singleton Boxes (under 20)

Makayla Duncan Household Goods and Furniture, Beds, Sofa

Facility 13: 1540 Meeting Street Road Charleston, SC 29405

3/19/2026 1:00 PM

Melvin Ellington Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment

Jeffrey Nickol Household Good/Furniture

Michael Feldman 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 Deed Book P430 at Page 464, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

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 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:

NOTICE TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

You will please take notice that by Consent Order filed in the Clerk’s Office on February 10, 2026, 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 Lucile S. Fulton, Ernest Fulton and F. F. Bellinger, 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

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

Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice Extra Room Self Storage - North Charleston located at 8911 University Blvd., North Charleston, SC, 29406 intends to hold an Auction of storage units in default of payment. The sale will occur as an Online Auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 3/17/2026 at 10:00AM. 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.

Bradley William Jr; David Nesbit Jr.; Kimberly Morales.

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

Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice Extra Room Self Storage - Moncks Corner located at 1505 Cypress Gardens Road Moncks Corner SC 29461 intends to hold an Auction of storage units in default of payment. The sale will occur as an Online Auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 3/17/2026 at 10:00AM. 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.

Shanell Nole; Rolanda Coleman.

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

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:

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 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.

/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

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

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 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

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

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, at Page 0111. Said lot having such size, shape, metes, locations, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said Plat more fully and at large appear.

Tax Map No: 277-07-00-131 Street Address: 3419 Walter Drive, Johns Island, SC 29455

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

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

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

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2023CP1001476

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 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.

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.

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

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

02/13/2026, 02/20/2026, 02/27/2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2024CP1000037

Southstate Bank, N.A., Plaintiff,

v. Erin L, a minor;Dennia Taylor a/k/a Dennia Taylor Stoney; Johnnie Richardson, Jr.; Ricky D. Richardson; Craig A. Richardson; Nathaniel U. Richardson; Roberta Jenkins; Johnnie Mae Graham; Clarence Richardson; Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Aaron Lorick, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe Gamilah Lorick; Tanya Lorick; Shaun Richardson; Derrian Richardson; Daniel Richardson; Jessica Richardson; Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of James D. Richardson, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe South Carolina Department of Revenue Derrick James Ceaser Washington; Tremayne Washington; Jimmy Washington, II; Republic Finance, LLC Defendant(s).

(010904-00447)

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Ricky D. Richardson, Clarence Richardson, Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Aaron Lorick, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe Erin L., a minor, Tanya Lorick, Shaun Richardson, Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of James D. Richardson, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all

other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe Tremayne Washington,

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 4205 Oakridge Dr, N Charleston, SC 29405, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 408-11-00-029, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1221 Main Street, 14th Floor, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Ian C. Gohean, Willson, Jones, Carter & Baxley, PA, 325 Rocky Slope Road, Greenville, SC 29607, made absolute.

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS: Ricky D., Richardson, Clarence, Richardson Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Aaron Lorick, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Erin, L., a minor, Tanya, Lorick, Shaun, Richardson, Any HeirsAt-Law or Devisees of James D. Richardson, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Tremayne, Washington

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 30, 2024.

s/ Brian P. Yoho

Rogers Townsend, LLC

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

John J. Hearn

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

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

Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400)

Jeriel.Thomas@rogerstownsend. com

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

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

Columbia, South Carolina

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the appointment of Ian C. Gohean as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability, it is

ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Ian C. Gohean, be and hereby is appointed Guardian Ad Litem Nisi on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons under a disability, all of whom may have or may claim to have some interest in or claim to the real property commonly known as 4205 Oakridge Dr, N Charleston, SC 29405; that Ian C. Gohean is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendant(s), unless the said Defendant(s), or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians Ad Litem for the said Defendant(s), and it is

FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendant(s) Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Aaron Lorick, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of James D. Richardson, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, .by publication thereof 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.

s/Julie J. Armstrong Charleston County Clerk of Court, by BLC Charleston, South Carolina August 19, 2025

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named

Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Johnnie Richardson, Sr. and Juanita Richardson to First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston dated March 11, 1997, and recorded in the Office of the RMC/ROD for Charleston County on March 11, 1997, in Mortgage Book D281 at Page 92. South State Bank is successor by merger to First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston. The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, described as follows: ALL that piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No. 15, Block C, on a “Plat of a Portion of Oak Ridge Estates”, made by Cummings and McCrady, dated October, 1959, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book Q, Page 148; 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 Johnnie Richardson, Sr. and Juanita Richardson by deed of Larry R Misskelley and Elizabeth Elaine Misskelley dated March 11, 1997 and recorded March 11, 1997 in Deed Book C281 at Page 469. Subsequently, Johnnie Richardson, Sr. died testate on October 29, 2005 leaving the subject property to his heirs and devisees namely, JUANITA RICHARDSON, (an undivided 25% interest), DEBORAH WASHINGTON (an undivided 2.5% interest), JAMES D. RICHARDSON (an undivided 2.5% interest), DENNIA TAYLOR (an undivided 2.5% interest), JOHNNIE RICHARDSON, JR. (an undivided 2.5% interest), RICKY RICHARDSON (an undivided 2.5% interest), CRAIG RICHARDSON (an undivided 2.5% interest); NATHANIEL RICHARDSON (an undivided 2.5% interest); ROBERTA JENKINS (an undivided 2.5% interest), JOHNNIE GRAHAM (an undivided 2.5% interest), CLARENCE RICHARDSON (an undivided 2.5% interest), as is more fully preserved in the Probate records for Charleston County, in Case No. 2009-ES-10-1833; also by Deed of Distribution dated October 7, 2010 and recorded October 8, 2010 in Deed Book 148 at Page 234. Subsequently, Juanita Richardson deeded her interest in the property to Nathaniel U. Richardson and Aaron Lorick by deed dated December 1, 2010 and recorded January 13, 2011 in Deed Book 166 at Page 361. Subsequently, Deborah Washington died testate on August 16, 2017 leaving the subject property to her heirs and devisees namely, Jimmy C. Washington, II, Jimmy Washington Sr, Derrick James Ceaser Washington and Tremayne Washington as is more fully preserved in the Probate records in Charleston County, in Case No. 2017ES1001702. Subsequently, James D. Richardson died intestate on April 17, 2019 leaving the subject property to his heirs and devisees namely, Shaun Richardson, Derrian Richardson, Daniel Richardson and Jessica Richardson. Subsequently, Juanita Richardson died intestate on January 24, 2020 leaving the subject property to his/her heirs or devisees. Subsequently, Aaron Lorick died intestate on June 9, 2020 leaving the subject property to his heirs and devisees namely, Gamilah Lorick, Erin Lorick and Tanya Lorick.

Property Address: 4205 Oakridge Dr

N Charleston, SC 29405

TMS/PIN# 408-11-00-029

/s/Jeriel A. Thomas Rogers Townsend, LLC

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

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

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

Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400)

Jeriel.Thomas@rogerstownsend. com

R. Brooks Wright (SC Bar #105195)

Brooks.Wright@rogerstownsend. com

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

Columbia, South Carolina

Master’s Sale 2025-CP-10-04106

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

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 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; 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 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, 1957, recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Plat Book L, Page 18, to which plats reference is hereby craved

Free Will Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In woodworking, “spalting” occurs when fungi colonize wood, creating dark lines and patterns that make the wood more valuable, not less. The decay creates beauty as long as it isn’t allowed to progress too far. Here’s the metaphorical moral of the story for you, Aries: What feels like a deteriorating situation might actually be spalting, Aries. Are you experiencing the breakdown of a routine, a certainty, or a plan? It could be creating a pattern that makes your story even more interesting and heroic. So keep in mind that an apparent decomposition may be transforming ordinary into extraordinary beauty. My advice is to play along with the spalting.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I suspect you will soon be invited to explore novel feelings and unfamiliar states of awareness. As you wander in the psychological frontiers, you might experience mysterious phenomena like the following. 1. An overflow of reverence and awe. 2. Blissful surprise in the face of the sublime. 3. Sudden glimmers of eternity in fleeting moments. 4. A soft, golden resonance that arises when you hear arousing truths. 5. Amazingly useful questions that could tantalize and feed your imagination for months and even years to come.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If I were your mentor, I’d lead you up an ascending trail to a high peak where your vision is clear and vast. If I were your leader, I’d give you a medal for all the ways you’ve been brave when no one was looking, then send you on an all-expenses-paid sabbatical to a beautiful sanctuary to rest and remember yourself. If I were your therapist, I’d guide you through a 90-minute meditation on your entire life story up until now. But since I’m just your companion for this brief oracle, I will instead advise you to slip out of any silken snares of comfort that dull your spirit, cast off perks and privileges that keep you small, and commune with influences that remind you of how deeply you treasure being alive.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Biologist Barbara McClintock won the Nobel Prize by developing what she called “a feeling for the organism.” She cultivated an intimate, almost empathic relationship with the corn plants she studied. She didn’t impose theories on her subjects. She listened to them until she could sense their hidden patterns from the inside. When you’re not lost in self-protection, you Cancerians excel at this quality of attention. Here’s what I see as your task in the coming weeks: Transfer your empathic genius away from people who drain you and toward projects, places, or problems that deserve your devotion and give you blessings in return.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Sufi writers describe heartbreak, grief, and longing as portals through which divine love enters. They say that a highly defended ego and a hardened heart can’t engage with such profound and potent love. In this view, suffering that makes the heart ache strips away illusions and fixations, allowing greater receptivity, humility, and tenderness toward all beings. I’m not expecting you to get blasted by an influx of poignancy in the near future, Leo, but I’m very sure you have experienced such blasts in the past. And now is an excellent time to process those old breakthroughs disguised as breakdowns. You are likely to finally be able to harvest the full power they offered you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In traditional Balinese culture, Tri Hita Karana is a concept that means there are three causes of well-being: harmony with God, harmony with people, and harmony with nature. When one is out of balance, all suffer. I’m wondering if you would benefit from meditating on this theme now, Virgo. Have you been focused on one dimension at the expense of the others? Are you, perhaps, spiritually nourished but socially isolated? Or maybe you’re maintaining relationships but ignoring your body’s connection to the earth? Here’s your assignment: Do a Tri Hita Karana audit. Which harmony is most neglected? Add to your altar, call a friend, or go walk in the great outdoors—whichever one you’ve been shortchanging.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You are a diplomat in the struggle between beauty and inelegance. Your aptitude for creating harmony is a great asset that others might underestimate or miss completely. I hope you will always trust your hunger for classiness even if others dismiss it as superficial. One of your key reasons for being here on earth is to keep insisting on loveliness in a world too quick to settle for ugliness. These qualities of yours are especially needed right now. Please be gracefully insistent on expressing them wherever you go.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The bad news: You underestimate how much joy and pleasure you deserve—and how much you’re capable of experiencing. This artificially low expectation has sometimes cheated you out of your rightful share of bliss and fulfillment. The good news: Life is now ready to conspire with you to raise your happiness levels. I hope you will cooperate eagerly. The more intensely you insist on feeling good, the more cosmic assistance you will garner. Here’s a smart way to launch this holy campaign: Renounce a certain lackluster thrill that diverts you from more lavish excitements.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In classical music, a “rest” isn’t the absence of music. It’s a specific notation that creates space, tension, and meaning. The silence is as much a part of the composition as the sound. I suggest you think of your current pause this way, Sagittarius. You’re not waiting for your real life to resume. You’re in a rest, and the rest is an essential part of the process you’re following. It’s creating the conditions for what comes next. So instead of anxiously filling every moment with productivity or distraction, try honoring the pause. Be deliberately quiet. Let the silence accumulate. When the next movement begins, you’ll understand exactly why the rest was necessary.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Interesting temptations are wandering into your orbit. You may be surprised to find yourself drawn toward entertaining gambles and tricky adventures. How should you respond? Should you say “Yes! Now! I’m ready!”? Or is open-minded caution a wiser approach? Conditions are too slippery for me to arrive at definitive conclusions. What I can tell you is this: Merely considering and ruminating on these invitations will awaken uplifting and inspiring lessons. PS: To get the fullness of the blessings you want from other people, you must first give them to yourself.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The engineer Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) said he envisioned his inventions in intricate detail before building them. He didn’t need literal prototypes because his mental pictures were so vivid. I suspect you Aquarians now have extra access to this power. What scenarios are you dreaming of? What are you incubating in your imagination? I urge you to boldly trust your thought experiments. Your mental prototypes may be unusually accurate. The visions you’re testing internally are reconnaissance missions to futures that you have the power to build. Regard your imagination as a laboratory.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Sufi mystics tell us that the heart has “seven levels of depth,” each one bearing progressively more profound wisdom. You access these depths by feeling deeper, not thinking harder. Let’s apply this perspective to you, Pisces. Right now, you’re being called to descend past surface emotions (irritation, worry, mild contentment) into the layers beneath: primal wonder, the wild joy you’re sometimes too cautious to express, and the sacred longing that can lead you to glory. This dive might feel risky. That’s good! It means you’re going deep enough. What you discover down there will reorganize everything above it for the better.

Jonesin’

10. Contracted agreement

11. They’ll check your head

12. Ski town near Montpelier, on envelopes

Across

1. Reach half a century (which yours truly will do in March!)

10. SI unit named for a Serb

15. Differently

16. How some bras are available for order, color-wise

17. Fuel that can be made from soybeans

18. Yarn

19. Shady character?

20. To a tee, slangily

22. Envelope acronym

23. Seafood restaurant item

24. Pixelated image, on old computer displays

26. Major label broken up in 2012

27. ___ Pacific University (Christian institution near L.A.)

30. Doctor (Richard Dreyfuss) antagonized by Bob (Bill Murray) in “What About Bob?”

32. White Stripes album named after a Dutch art movement

34. Not raw

35. Fair

36. Hill crest, in England (or “sack” lead-in)

37. Diversion using parts of speech

40. Low-cost carrier based in Kuala Lumpur

44. The current record for one is 275.97 knots

47. Time served

48. System that reads credit cards

49. Rolled snack?

51. “Let There Be ___ ... Ruff Ryders’ First Lady” (1999 debut rap album)

52. Piz Bernina and Schreckhorn, for two

54. Live dangerously

56. Miss Piggy tagline

57. Tale of Troy that doesn’t get to the Trojan Horse

59. Misleadingly named little pet

61. Ours in Tours

62. Area affected by plantar fasciitis

63. Promotional link

64. Enterprise is its flagship

Down

1. Words after “Good” or “Born”

Draw on

Diamond figure

Australian bushranger Kelly

“Looney Tunes” animator Freleng

“___ my sunglasses at night” (Corey Hart lyric)

Regarding money

Sleeping sickness vector

Summon loudly

13. Wyoming’s only university town (so their website says)

14. “You pick which one”

21. Mocha resident

25. Detection systems

28. Snatched

29. Martial art involving wrist and elbow grips

31. Tear

33. Half of #33?

36. Counterpart of kanji and hiragana

37. Classic drawing program with Airbrush and Curve tools

38. Retroactively named space mission of 1967

39. Notwithstanding

41. Always, in Acapulco

42. Dunning focus

43. When some primetime shows are scheduled

45. Ache near the stapes, maybe

46. Roll call entry

50. Potato gadget

53. Wrapped garment

55. Domain

58. Woodchuck’s home

60. Tight one