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Historic farmers’ lodge marks 120th anniversary

The Seashore Farmers’ Lodge No. 767 in the Sol Legare community on James Island will observe its 120th anniversary on Saturday.

The four-hour celebration will begin at 2 p.m. to reconnect former members, recognize community members and their contributions and showcase the lodge’s legacy, organizers said.

Independent Black farmers chartered the lodge in 1906 with the International Liberty Union and erected the lodge building in 1915.

The lodge, located at 1840 Sol Legare Road, was more than a meeting place. It served as a funeral home, schoolhouse and community center, where Sol Legare residents received essential resources, including health and life insurance, farming supplies and educational opportunities.

Cogswell backs alliance of city, developer, housing authority

By Herb Frazier

Charleston Mayor William Cogswell has proposed a partnership between the city, its housing authority and an Atlanta developer to build new mixed-income housing on the city’s Eastside. The proposal comes four months after he asked the authority to cancel a contract with the same developer.

The Charleston Housing Authority (CHA) commissioners in April 2024 unanimously selected The Integral Group, an Atlantabased urban development company, to redevelop Cooper River Courts and a portion of the neighboring Meeting Street Manor.

The new $5.5 million development, to be called Morrison Station, was to have a swimming pool, exercise room, a grocery store to solve the community’s “food desert” dilemma, and possibly a revived branch of the historic Charleston YMCA for recreation programs, the company has said. It is seen as a welcomed step to eventually phasing out aged public housing that is plagued with maintenance issues.

But in a January letter to the CHA, the mayor asked the commissioners to “rebid” the project under different terms and conditions. After talks between the city and Integral,

Cogswell made a surprising reversal on May 18. During brief remarks to the CHA commissioners, the mayor proposed that the city and Integral return to the CHA on June 22 with “a framework for a proposal for a three-way partnership.”

The partnership, Cogswell said, would be similar under the current contract that the authority has with Integral but “expanded to some city properties so we can ensure the build-first program. It will be a different deal than what you all have now … with a different financial structure … but Integral and the city will be coming to you jointly.”

The mayor said he could not offer specifics “because we are still in conversation, but we have had a very productive initial meeting … that gives me a lot of confidence that we can work something out that will be a win-win for all parties.”

City spokesperson Deja Knight McMillan said the mayor “did not agree with that contract. Now both parties have come together to work on a new deal.”

After the meeting, CHA board chairman Gregory Voigt said the mayor’s proposal made “sense for everybody to sit at the table and talk to each other. I am heartened when I see cooperation (among) people who

are trying to get to a place where they can do something in the public good.”

CHA leadership transition

Simms

Talks between the city and Integral came at an inconvenient time for the CHA, which was in the midst of a leadership change. Future discussions on the possible partnership will now include the CHA’s newly hired CEO, Nathan Simms, who attended his first board meeting Monday under less than auspicious circumstances. He reported to work May 4. Simms previously led the Norfolk, Va., housing authority but allegations against him may have led to his termination.

A Virginia news outlet reported in two stories on April 28 and May 6 that Simms directed at least $4.3 million in no-bid contracts toward former associates without the Norfolk board’s knowledge. He was reportedly

“This celebration is about honoring the foundation that was built over generations while reconnecting the community and inspiring future generations,” said Charmaine Wilder, a member of the anniversary committee. “The lodge has always been more than an organization — it has been a place of unity, strength, and shared history.”

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“South Carolina has a lot of real problems. Our legislators decided to spend days and hours specifically focused on making life harder for transgender people.” —ACLU of S.C. Director Paul Bowers on a newly passed measure signed into South Carolina law on May 15. It requires public school and university students to use bathrooms and locker rooms based on their sex assigned at birth. Source: ACLU

30,000

The number of rubber ducks to be unleashed on Daniel Island in the Wando River May 30 as part of a Rotary Club annual Charleston Charity Duck Race. Participants can adopt a racing duck for $10, with thousands of dollars to head to local health, hunger and children’s literacy initiatives. Visit charlestonduckrace.com for more info.

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S.C. House votes to throw out ballots, start over with congressional primaries

By Jack O’Toole

With almost 2,500 absentee ballots already cast, Republicans in the S.C. House voted in the early hours of May 20 to cancel the state’s June 9 congressional primary elections and hold them under new district lines later this summer.

The primaries for U.S. Senate and state offices, including governor and other constitutional offices, will move forward on June 9 as planned.

The goal, Republican officials have said plainly, is to give GOP candidates an opportunity to sweep all seven of the state’s congressional races this November by gerrymandering 17-term U.S. Rep. James Clyburn out of his 6th district seat, which includes part of Charleston County.

The legislation now moves to the S.C. Senate where Majority Leader Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, has emerged as one of its most potent foes.

In a May 12 floor speech, Massey argued the redistricting proposal would put the state’s six safe GOP seats at risk by dispersing Democratic voters now concentrated in Clyburn’s district — and that throwing out ballots already cast by South Carolinians serving overseas in the armed forces was fundamentally unfair.

“Every day you get closer to in-person early voting starting [on May 26], you’re going to get more absentee ballots in,” Massey reiterated to reporters late last week. “And the more ballots you have in, the bigger the problem is.”

The S.C. House vote came on the sixth day of a bitterly contested special legislative session called by Gov. Henry McMaster, who said only two weeks ago that he would not use his authority to summon legislators back after the regular session ended on May 14.

But after an S.C. House measure to create a special redistricting session failed in the S.C. Senate on May 12, McMaster heeded public demands from President Donald Trump and called the session himself.

Trump has said that he believes Republicans can pick up as many as 20 U.S. House seats in this year’s midterms through last-minute redistricting efforts.

The lawsuits begin

S.C. House Democrats denounced the “rigged” process that led to Wednesday morning’s vote, particularly after Republicans voted Tuesday to limit amendments and debate on the new maps. Prior to the rules change, Democrats had filed more than 600 amendments in an effort to slow the bill’s momentum.

“Never before in my 28 years up here have I seen us cheat and rig the game in the

middle of the game,” House Democratic Leader Todd Rutherford said of the rules change in a Tuesday press conference.

“What they’re doing is stealing an election.”

But concerns over the rules change didn’t stop with Democrats in the S.C. House.

Late Tuesday, the S.C. League of Women Voters and the ACLU of S.C. filed suit in Richland County Circuit Court, arguing that the House Rules Committee violated the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) when it met late Monday after giving public notice of just eight minutes. The groups also said the meeting agenda referred only to a discussion of redistricting — not action on a rules change.

Under FOIA, public bodies are required to give 24 hours’ notice of all meetings, except during emergencies.

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“By ignoring open-meetings rules in their quest to rig congressional election maps, lawmakers reveal utter and naked contempt for the voters they claim to represent,” Allen Chaney, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina, said in a statement. “ ‘Might makes right’ is the stuff of dictatorships, not a representative democracy.”

slow down legislation and give members a meaningful chance to debate and deliberate.

Or as one Democrat put it to Statehouse Report: “With any luck, we should be able to run out the clock before early voting starts next Tuesday.”

Opponents describe what they call the “worst case” scenario for them in the Senate as follows:

The House bill is voted out of the Senate Judiciary, where it must receive at least a minimal hearing, late on May 20, bringing it to the floor the morning of May 22, after a mandatory 24-hour cooling-off period.

Senate President Thomas Alexander, R-Oconee, could then use the special rule on reapportionment bills to avoid the sixday delay that any senator could normally impose by formally contesting the bill.

But even under the special reapportionment rule, opponents say, the bill would then be guaranteed a minimum of two days of debate on the floor, which would push debate out until the end of the day Saturday.

At that point — early Monday morning, if Senate leaders stick with their plan to not meet Sunday — supporters could move to close off debate by a three-fifths supermajority vote. But every senator would then still be allowed up to an hour to speak before the bill could receive the first of two required votes.

Never before in my 28 years up here have I seen us cheat and rig the game in the middle of the game.”

—House Democratic Leader Todd Rutherford

House Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, dismissed the claim during floor debate Tuesday, overruling a procedural objection to the change.

“Internal work of the House is not subject to the FOIA,” Smith said.

Opponents of the legislation told Statehouse Report to expect more lawsuits in the days ahead.

“We as a party will absolutely be fighting this in court,” South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Christale Spain said in a May 14 interview. “Absolutely.”

Senate rules a challenge for supporters

Looking ahead, supporters and opponents agree that the greatest threat now facing the bill is a Senate rulebook that’s designed to

A Mount Pleasant man on May 10 called town police to tattle on his neighbor who he claimed was smoking out of a bong and shooting a BB gun in his backyard. The man told police he didn’t want to press charges (OK, but?) or get his neighbor into legal trouble (really?). Police talked to the neighbor, who denied having smoked any illegal substances. They gave him a warning about the BB gun.

Humble tastes

The earliest that the second required vote could be held would be the next calendar day, Tuesday, May 26 — after the GOP’s self-imposed early-voting deadline.

Still, opponents admit there could be surprises ahead that throw their calendar off by just enough to give supporters the time they need.

First, a Sunday session would force opponents to find further ways to extend debate — possible, they say, but harder.

Second, some Democrats say, Republicans might try to call a session at just after midnight Tuesday, meeting the “next calendar day” requirement for a second vote before early voting starts at 7 a.m.

And finally, they note, all of this is predicated on the assumption that the five Republicans who voted with the chamber’s 12 Democrats last week to kill the Housecalled special session stick with them.

Otherwise, supporters would have the two-thirds supermajority necessary to change the rules, as their colleagues did in the House.

“We think we can kill this in the Senate,” one opponent told Statehouse Report. “But definitely get your popcorn.”

A Charleston man on May 3 reportedly attempted to steal a pair of sunglasses from a King Street store, but employees stopped him before he left. According to police, the man took the sunglasses out of his pocket, returned them and left. The kicker, though, is that the particular pair he tried to take sells for $34. We’ve seen stolen sunglasses worth 10 times that. Props to him for being frugal!

Side effects

Mount Pleasant homeowners on May 8 sent town police footage — captured by their Ring doorbell and saved automatically to the cloud — of a bunch of kids ding-dong-ditching their house. Man, the internet and other technological advancements really ruined kids’ childhoods in more ways than one.

By Skyler Baldwin

Illustration by Steve

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City moves forward on e-bike rules, sea wall project

By Skyler Baldwin

Charleston City Council members this month unanimously voted to approve changes to the city’s rules governing electric bicycles due to their growing popularity and surge of complaints.

City officials said Daniel Island residents have complained, saying children ride e-bikes on sidewalks and multi-use paths. Early discussions about updates to city law were met with positive remarks from residents and advocacy groups.

Under the new ordinance:

• E-bikes and similar devices are allowed on all on-road bike facilities, but not on sidewalks;

• E-bikes and similar devices are allowed on multi-use and shared-use paths in the city, except on Daniel Island;

• Assistive technology devices, such as mobility scooters or wheelchairs, are allowed on sidewalks, multi-use paths and shared-use paths in the city;

• Pedicabs are not allowed on any sidewalk, on-road facilities, multi-use or shared-use paths in the city.

Council members joked they were already seeing a large number of e-bikes listed for sale in the area, but noted the e-bikes were probably here to stay.

The vote followed months of debate and discussion about where lines should be drawn and how enforcement should be handled. Mobility advocates, for example, pushed for exceptions in locations like the West Ashley Greenway, but the proposals were shot down by city leaders due to complicated enforcement practices.

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terminated in November by a 6-3 vote.

Sources have questioned the outlet’s reporting.

Voigt has told the Charleston City Paper that board members were satisfied with Simms’ answers to why he was terminated.

Voigt also said the board was launching a third-party investigation into the reason for Simms’ termination.

In a recent interview with the City Paper, Simms said he welcomes the investigation which will give him “an opportunity to clear my name.”

On May 26, Simms is scheduled to hold his first meeting with public housing tenants citywide to share his vision of how “I will move this agency forward and how that impacts them and how they can be involved in that.”

Simms said he wants to meet with each housing community “individually to get folks engaged to create a dialogue” to build trust between them and the authority. Part of that connection with residents, he added, is also guiding tenants to resources

Discussions related to safety took on a new urgency in January after a vehicle struck and killed a man riding an e-bike on the Ashley River Memorial Bridge.

Sea wall project moves forward

The council’s Public Works and Utilities Committee on May 15 gave the green light for the city to spend about $3.7 million on the next phase of design work for the city’s Battery Extension project. The committee unanimously recommended the expenditure, but the disbursement still needs final approval from council.

The funding, however, represents only a drop in the bucket for the total cost of the project. The city will be on the hook for $455 million by the time the project is completed.

The proposed $1.3 billion sea wall is planned to wrap around much of the lowlying areas of the Charleston peninsula. It is expected to protect the often-flooded downtown area from storm surge and sunny day tidal flooding, threats that are becoming more common and more acute every year.

Charleston Mayor William Cogswell told the committee that the precise cost could fluctuate, potentially going up if the city spends heavily on aesthetic elements, or down if it can get the work done quickly.

Cogswell said he hoped to use a coming Transportation Sales Tax referendum, proposed by Charleston County Council members, later this year to help fund the city’s side of the project.

The new city spending would be split into two pools. The largest amount ($2.9

to lead them to eventual homeowners.

Partnership meeting

No date has been set for a meeting between the city, the CHA staff and the company to prepare for the June commisioners’ meeting with Cogswell. In his presentation to the CHA board, Cogswell did not say why he changed his mind about the contract between the authority and Integral. But in a prepared statement, the mayor said, his vision for his proposed Project 3500 to build hundreds of affordable housing units in Charleston is in step with Integral’s mission to build affordable housing nationwide.

“Tonight was an important step forward for the hundreds of families on the eastern peninsula who deserve better and have waited long enough,” Cogswell said in a written statement. “After a period of frank and sometimes difficult discussions, I am genuinely encouraged by where we have landed. Integral has a 30-year track record of building communities where people at every income level live together with dig-

million) would go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the city’s partner on the project. The other $800,000 will go to private design engineers working with the city.

City to pay $1M to demolish ‘dangerous’ garage

City officials also approved a $1.2 million contract in late April to demolish a “dangerous and unsafe” parking garage owned by the College of Charleston just off its downtown campus.

The dilapidated structure, a three-story building at 81 Wentworth St., has been closed for three years after engineers determined widespread structural issues could lead to a collapse. Since then, conditions have worsened, according to media reports.

Chief Building Official Ken Granata reportedly ordered the building’s demolition on March 3.

While the college owns the garage, the city owns the land, meaning the city is on the hook for demolition costs. City leaders, however, said they expect the college to reimburse taxpayers as a part of a yet-tobe-approved land exchange in which the college would purchase the Wentworth Street property. It could be a win-win. The college has long been eyeing the property for a mixeduse development. Plans have called for housing for up to 400 students, along with parking, offices and retail space.

The college ran into issues, however, when an environmental assessment of the land showed there could be contamination with the soil under the garage. Studies will continue once the garage is gone.

nity. That is exactly the vision at the heart of Project 3500, and I believe we have the right partner to help us deliver it.”

Richard White, Integral’s senior vice president, said, “the conversations have centered on resident outcomes, long-term redevelopment considerations, and how large-scale mixed-income redevelopment efforts are best carried out thoughtfully and responsibly over time. There is still substantial work ahead. Our focus continues to be helping support a constructive long-term approach that keeps residents and the broader community at the center of the process.”

Newly elected Charleston City Council Member Aaron Polkey, whose district includes the Eastside housing communities, declined to comment.

Talks between the city and Integral is good news for the Coastal Community Foundation, which has pledged to invest $1 million in the project. Darrin Goss Sr., the foundation’s CEO and president said, “I am ecstatic about this announcement, and the opportunity it presents to the residents of the Eastside.”

Sandy Prater

Under the veil of a low country sky where moss grows on tree branches even after they’ve fallen, and the sunsets look like heaven itself, Sandy Prater, of Montclair, New Jersey and Kiawah Island, South Carolina has left this earth with a legacy of deep love, intellectual curiosity, sincere and generous friendship, and a laugh and child-like grin that brought you inside of every joke, story or piece of trivia he shared. Husband to Gretchen, father to Dawson, Brooke, Cullen, and Devon, sister to Laurenn, father-in-law to Dale, David, and Kristen, grandfather to George, Greta, Cole, Harrison Brooks, Henry Sanford, Lulu, Audrey Hayes, Elodie Claire, Reid, Phoebe, and Ally and best friend to so many, Sandy’s world was brilliant.

shared while serving on the Board with the Richard Tucker Music Foundation, Bloomfield College, Lees McRae College, Walters’ State Community College, The McCallie School, Tesoro Petroleum Corp., Mid American Truck Lines, Allen Freight Lines, The New Alternatives for Children Company and the Clairoan Foundation.

Conversations with Sandy were lifegiving, humorous, information-filled, opinionated, kind and wise. He did everything right, loved sports–all of them–current events, Motown, words, and family.

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Born in Morristown, Tennessee to artist Perk Prater of Brookhaven, Mississippi, and George Herbert Prater, owner of Prater’s Department and Farming Goods Store, Sandy was a true southern gentleman who loved people no matter their background. He made lifelong friendships during his time at the McCallie School and the University of Virginia, where he studied International Relations and worked as a college sports journalist before joining Oppenheimer & Co.’s Investment Training Program in New York. Sandy would grow in rank for twenty years to serve as President of Oppenheimer Investment Advisors, Co-Chairman of Oppenheimer’s Investment Policy Committee, and Manager of the private limited partnership, Catalyst Partners, before becoming the Founding Partner of Ridgecrest Partners in 1998 until its merger with Ardsley Partners in 2014, where he worked until his retirement in 2023.

Sandy met the love of his life, Gretchen, an artist, at a party in Rhode Island nearly sixty years ago. Drawn to his southern charm focused on her loving and adventurous spirit, the pair was united almost immediately by the gold ring he found at the beach and placed on her finger that day. Gretchen would hitch rides on Cessnas across the country to go to Easter’s Weekend in Charlottesville, and later accept his marriage proposal in Dulles airport surrounded by soldiers.

Sandy had a phenomenal career driven by the game, his insatiable thirst for knowledge, analysis and relationships that resulted in almost peerless advice and friendships. Sandy took a genuine interest in the people he met, his children, their friends, store clerks, neighbors, and employees. Hungry for connection, Sandy counseled those he loved to better lives with grace, wisdom, and humor. He had an incredible work ethic, and developed human and investment expertise he

Because of Sandy, the people who loved him have learned, shared belly laughs, discussed the important and the trivial, been seen and received guidance and the world’s best pep talks. He valued discipline, humility, curiosity, and selfless love. He raised his children with an unparalleled moral compass with margin, focus and wisdom to see that fun and getting lost were worthwhile endeavors. He saw the humanity in everyone, was incredibly well-read, always with a newspaper or mystery novel under his arm. He had the strength, fortitude, intelligence, humor, curiosity, and social skills to thrive on Wall Street. When stocks worked out, like a child, he would giggle with pleasure, but would never boast. So generous, he was a great tipper, loved gift giving, forgiving, donating, and would take every call, no matter the day.

He gave his children and wife the best life. He was a touchstone, a first call, and everything a father and husband should be.

A lifetime Presbyterian, he’s been an elder and deacon, could recite scripture, had a gorgeous baritone, and never missed a Sunday, even on vacation when he’d choose any church and arrive just in time for the sermon before sneaking out.

He is survived by his four children, their spouses, eleven grandchildren, sister, many many best friends, and Gretchen, the love of his life and favorite partner on the dance floor. A good man, father, husband, grandfather and larger than life legend of kindness and council has left us with the everlasting impact of his perfect love.

A memorial service will be held on Sept. 5 at 11 a.m. at the upper Montclair Presbyterian Church, followed by reception at the Montclair Golf Club in Montclair, New Jersey.

Expressions of sympathy may be viewed or submitted online at mcalister-smith.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Sanford “Sandy” Prater’s memory to Kessler Foundation, 120 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 100, East Hanover, NJ 07936, or online at Kessler Foundation. Details about an upcoming service will be shared soon.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to McAlister-Smith Funeral & Cremation, 347 Folly Road Charleston, SC 24912, (843) 614-8494.

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Vote June 9 in South Carolina primary, despite legislature’s pesky meddling Views

hen an octopus wants to get away from a predator, it may squirt a dark cloud of “ink” from melanin and mucus into the water to create a smoke screen to escape.

Unfortunately for South Carolina primary voters on June 9, the S.C. General Assembly has mucked up the voting process by fiddling with congressional district lines. Its unprecedented middecade redistricting process to gain a racist political advantage in U.S. House seats is sowing confusion in more ways than one.

If the legislature has its way, congressional primaries will be put off until August, adding a huge expense to candidates and the voting process. But if state lawmakers are not successful with the delay, they still would have won in a certain way because their interference would create so much confusion that some voters just wouldn’t turn out.

So let’s be clear: The June 9 primary for statewide candidates is still on. Also on the ballot in contested races will be candidates for U.S. Senate, S.C. House and local elections. That means that you should head to the polls June 9 — despite the legislature’s cynical shenanigans over redistricting.

Don’t let the murky ink of messing with district lines interfere with your constitutional right to vote for the best candidate for various positions.

Webster for Democrats

Upstate businessman Billy Webster has the kind of business acumen, can-do spirit and commitment to the classic ideals of a constitutional republic that voters can respect as they pull the lever for his campaign for governor.

Webster, who has a long resume of public service interspersed between periods of being a successful serial entrepreneur, offers the kind of plain talk and dedication to South Carolina that’s

missing in most elected officials. A vote for Webster is a vote to put South Carolina on a better track for its future.

Also in the Democratic primary, we encourage you to vote for these statewide candidates:

• S.C. Secretary of State: Edwina Winter

• State Treasurer: Trav Robertson

• Comptroller General: Tiffany Boozer

• S.C. Superintendent of Education: Lisa Ellis

Wilson for Republicans

South Carolina’s race for governor has become increasingly nasty with one candidate yelling at S.C. State University students for being a “woke mob” and another accusing state lawmakers of corruption — even though the Republican Party has run things in the state for more than 20 years.

That’s why we encourage Republicans to cast ballots in the GOP primary for current Attorney General Alan Wilson to be the party’s candidate for governor.

While we haven’t agreed with Wilson’s penchant for participating in just about every partisan national lawsuit filed in federal courts, we appreciate his commitment to the rule of law and the democratic process. Compared to other Republican candidates in the gubernatorial race, he seems stable, driven and motivated to keep South Carolina in the lane moving forward.

Also in the Republican primary, we endorse:

• S.C. Attorney General: 1st Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe

• S.C. Commissioner of Agriculture: Danny Ford II.

Your vote is a precious part of freedom. Make it count.

CHARLESTON

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.

Imagine how Truman would deal with the S.C. legislature

By Andy Brack

The S.C. General Assembly’s final legislative week of the 2026 regular session will be remembered as a time when courage ultimately hid.

Three days before the session ended, courage reared its head in the South Carolina Senate when five Republicans joined 12 Democrats to block an effort to redraw the state’s seven congressional districts at mid-decade in what was an obvious political ploy to satisfy a president that GOP rank-and-file politicians fear.

But it wasn’t long before S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster — a big friend of President Donald Trump — caved on earlier pledges that he wouldn’t call legislators back into session to redraw lines.

State Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, the Edgefield Republican who led the call in the Senate for his party to not redraw districts for a variety of reasons, characterized McMaster’s action as flip-flopping. It would have been better for the process if McMaster had come to his decision months ago.

“Based on what I’ve seen this week, I think the governor’s going to do whatever he’s told [by the White House] to do,” Massey said Thursday. “There doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of pushback or backbone downstairs this week.”

What

supporters of redistricting before the 2030 census are doing is,

Yes, the governor was under a lot of pressure to accede to the cynical attempt to carve the state’s only U.S. House Democrat, Jim Clyburn, out of his seat to get a 7-0 majority in the congressional delegation. If lawmakers eventually draw new lines, we hope their effort backfires, sending a torrent of voters to the polls in November to protest. And we believe Clyburn — even with a district without as many packed Black voters — will win whatever lawmakers do.

quite frankly, un-American.

Nevertheless, there’s a right way and a wrong way of doing business. What the state GOP is doing — fiddling with an election process that has already started (thousands of voters already cast early ballots by mail) — is just plain wrong. It will disenfranchise voters, lead to confusion, waste money and adopt a governance mentality that smacks of banana republicanism. What supporters of redistricting before the 2030 census are doing is, quite frankly, un-American.

At times like these, thoughts turn to former President Harry S. Truman, a modest man from the middle of America who led the country through the strength of his common-sense moral convictions.

“Give ’Em Hell Harry” served as president from April 1945 to January 1953, a time marked by tremendous change — the end of World War II and the post-war emergence of America’s middle class as a powerhouse. He presided over tremendous change:

• Truman desegregated the U.S. Armed Forces when it was politically dangerous to do so. In fact, he called for expansion of civil rights to guarantee freedom and equality to all, becoming the first president to address the NAACP.

• He supported the Marshall Plan to rebuild a broken Europe and stabilize the continent when some Americans wanted to turn inward.

• He committed the country to resisting Soviet expansion, with some historians saying he prevented a third world war.

• He pushed for national health insurance 20 years before Medicare came into existence. (Did you realize that President Lyndon Johnson awarded the nation’s first Medicare card to Truman in 1965 just seven years before he died?)

Today’s leaders need to remember the courage and convictions of Americans like Harry Truman and learn from his example. If they listen to history, they’ll avoid boneheaded moves like trying to redistrict at mid-decade to satisfy a narcissistic autocrat.

On Shane Massey’s brave gerrymandering speech

By Will McCorkle

I was at the Statehouse last week and I was able to see S.C. Sen. Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, give his speech against the gerrymandering push by his Republican colleagues. It was a long speech that went in several different directions and gave various rationales for why this plan to change the current congressional maps to try and create a 7-0 Republican delegation is wrong.

After his speech, the Senate blocked the resolution to extend the legislative schedule to implement the redistricting. But S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster then reversed his previous stance and called for a special legislative session to continue with the gerrymandering plan. In light of this, Massey’s message and courage is even more pertinent and needed.

In the speech, Massey appealed to some of the pragmatic issues related to breaking up voting communities of interest. He also tried to appeal to the partisanship of his colleagues by warning them that they might be overplaying their hand, and instead of having a 7–0 Republican map, it could lead to Democrats picking up two congressional seats. He even appealed to perhaps some of the prejudice of his colleagues by warning them that this would galvanize the “Black vote” and lead to more Democratic representation. He said that he was involved with the previous gerrymandering that left South Carolina Republicans with a 6–1 congressional edge and that he was proud of that.

There were certainly problematic and deeply self-interested motivations behind these arguments. But I, at least, appreciate the honesty that he used in his speech. He was open about what this is about: power. He’s not trying to hide dishonestly behind disingenuous arguments like some of his GOP colleagues who say they want a new map because it is unfair to the voters of the 6th District or that it is for democracy or against racism. Some gubernatorial candidates have made these almost laughable claims. Their disingenuousness is so blatant that it was refreshing to see Massey offering the honest argument.

At the end, Massey made some important arguments about how this new gerrymandering move undermines federalism. He pointed out that it was Washington and the White House behind this new map, not the people of South Carolina. In fact, voters did not even get a chance for public hearings like they would usually have. He mentioned that he had too much Southern blood in him to just allow Washington to come in and force our maps to change.

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

Massey also appealed to the broader ideas of our republic, saying that even though Republicans are in power right now, they should not look to crush the enemy. He argued that this is not the way republics can actually survive and that having a vibrant Democratic Party is good for the Republican Party and for the state overall. He warned that this type of power grab makes a mockery of our republic and mentioned how Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev warned the U.S. system’s greatest threat was internal. The senator also warned that this type of power grab would contribute to the destruction of our system.

Though I obviously did not think that some of his rationale, especially the fear that this would galvanize the Black vote, was in any way appropriate, I do believe his arguments about the republic and the rights of South Carolina to determine its own future are deeply important for us to consider. What the legislators are doing now — bowing to Trump in the hopes of gaining one more congressional seat just months before an election — makes a mockery of our sovereignty as a state and ultimately undermines our republican form of government.

Massey said he knew he would face personal consequences for this vote, which directly goes against the wishes of the president. But he said he believed it was the moral action to take.

Despite the pressure from the governor, it is time for other Republican legislators to follow Massey’s lead and do what is right for our state and republic instead of blindly following whatever Trump tells them to do in the moment.

Will McCorkle is an area college professor who lives in Summerville.

FESTIVAL USA to let freedom ring, sing, leap

By Maura Hogan

If there is one thing that Mena Mark Hanna wants to impress upon you right now, it’s that the arts are no bauble.

“The arts are not something that are ornamental to society. This is not filigree,” the general director and CEO of Spoleto Festival USA told Charleston City Paper. “The arts are deeply constitutive to a strong civic democracy and I think that artistic expression has been a part and parcel of who we have been for millennia.”

So when the festival splashes its signature, multi-disciplinary spectacle across Charleston’s spiffiest venues for 17 days, patrons will know that the beauty is just the beginning.

It just so happens such free thinking matches with this summer’s consuming national event: the 250th commemoration of the American Revolution, which is already capturing prime media real estate, not to mention the country’s collective mental space.

Man with a global cellular plan

If you’re out and about in Charleston, there’s a good chance you’ve seen the crisplysuited, 41-year-old Hanna hustling his smart shoes down some sidewalk, iPhone affixed to ear like a permanent appendage, charged conversation at full tilt. If he spies a familiar face, he’ll wave a bright hello, all while neither breaking his stride nor train of thought.

The person on the receiving side of that call may very well be located in most any part of the world. Perhaps it’s an acclaimed Scottish choreographer, an Australian aerial artist or a Norwegian theatermaker.

“

The arts are not something that are ornamental to society. This is not filigree.”

—Spoleto Festival USA CEO and General Driector Mena Mark Hanna

There may even be an occasion for Hanna to break out his enviable facility with the German language, the glottal stops of which were finessed during his years as founding dean and professor of musicology and composition at BarenboimSaid Akademie in Berlin–or another of the several languages the New Jersey native has picked up along the way. Certainly, he’ll access his mastery of music, as keen to wax euphoric about Wu-Tang Clan as he is about 19th-century composer Robert Schumann.

Peak performance

While we have yet to see how Hanna’s curatorial vision plays out this year, one thing is clear. This year’s festival is tracking to pack them in.

“We’re looking at a ticket sales velocity that is matching pre-pandemic times,” he said. Hanna’s also shaping up to be an operatic rainmaker, with the festival’s two operas either sold out or trending to sell out, an almost unheard happenstance in the field.

“ The Dido and AeneasCirca opera is not being done anywhere else in the country. It’s spectacular, absolutely, and I mean spectacular in the true meaning of the word spectacle.” —Mena Mark Hanna

Dido and Aeneas

“The Dido and Aeneas -Circa opera is not being done anywhere else in the country. It’s spectacular, absolutely, and I mean spectacular in the true meaning of the word spectacle” he said of the work’s production and presenting, namechecking Circa, the contemporary Australian circus group that is part of the work.

The sold-out production of The Old Maid and the Thief, an opera by composer and Spoleto founder Gian Carlo Menotti, is emblematic of the approach Hanna has honed in his years since joining the festival in 2021.

“It’s a lark. It’s a comedic piece. I think it does what it does successfully in terms of telling people a story in a way that is lighthearted and fun and not too long and not too over the top, but over the top in the right ways.”

That includes the addition of Patti O’Furniture, a popular and Best of Charlestonwinning drag queen, who will serve as host.

“I would also categorize it as an appropriately camp production. I think if you kind of lean into camp in opera, you’re doing well. Opera sort of deteriorates as an art form for me when it tries to be ultra realistic,” Hanna offered.

Hanna said he had a programmatic epiphany after mounting The Turn of the Screw last year, learning that the opera needs to be matched successfully to the venue in a very intentional fashion.

“When you market an opera, talk about it as if it’s not an opera, as if it’s anything other than opera. I mean, it pains me to say it, but The Turn of the Screw is a success because it’s a creepy ghost story and a creepy venue.”

That calibrated matching informs other programming, too. So, yes, acts like Brandi Carlile and Indigo Girls are on the line-up as part of the Cistern Yard series, but they are not replicating shows they might perform at outlets like Coachella or South by Southwest.

Hanna’s strategy is to bring exposure into opera borrowing from other art forms, something made more possible with the cross-pollination of a multi-disciplinary festival, creating a sort of “wedge product” that other entities can’t.

“I do think to a certain degree we’re the envy of a lot of our peers in the sector, and it’s primarily because we can overlap,’ he said.

Festival unfettered

Soon, Hanna’s cell phone confabs nailing down endless details will converge unfettered in peninsular Charleston. And unfettered is the operative word.

Taking its cue from the 250th commemoration of the American Revolution,

the festival was curated to highlight the freedom of expression that is a foundational hallmark of the nation.

Some festival shows, such as the theatrical production George + George by Denis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson, delve directly into America’s nascent notions of freedom.

An Evening with Ken Burns is an immersion in the American Revolution.

“I love how much George + George and that story is incisive and instructive of this idea, but that freedom of expression was incipient into what this country is.”

Others celebrate American artistic expression. In music, Jason Moran pays homage to composer, pianist and big band leader Duke Ellington; Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective toast John Coltrane and Miles Davis at 100; and

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Renee Fleming and Bela Fleck delve into Appalachian sounds.

In dance, Martha Graham Dance Company’s centennial production celebrates one of America’s seminal 20thcentury choreographers and tap phenom Ayodele Casel reinvigorating a singularly American art form. The subject goes particularly local with The Untold Story of Porgy & Bess, a one-night-only event featuring excerpts from the documentary When Porgy Came Home that mines the homegrown opera’s complex journey.

Still, Spoleto Festival USA is first and foremost an international performing arts festival, and the 2026 lineup widens the aperture of freedom beyond these shores.

Among those works are Scottish Ballet’s Mary, Queen of Scots; a deep dive into devilish Shakespearean characters via actor Patrick Page; Dead as a Dodo, the children’s show from Norway; and the

The Untold Story Behind Porgy &

opera Dido and Aeneas, which hails from Australia’s Opera Queensland.

“That’s also very much freedom of artistic expression, which I see as a basic fundamental human right across the world, not just exclusive to America,” Hanna said.

The festival launches May 22 and runs through June 7. For tickets and information, visit spoletousa.org.

10+ 4+ 1 A COLLABORATIVE ART SHOW

KANSAS

WHERE BACH MEETS JOBIM – PORTO SEGURO WITH ALVA ANDERSON

SUNDAY, MAY 24 AT GAGE HALL

TWO PERFORMANCES SATURDAY, MAY 23 AT 3PM AND 6PM AT CANNON STREET ARTS CENTER A PATRIOTIC TRIBUTE: CHARLESTON MEN’S CHOURUS MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT

A STAGED READING OF THE NEW PLAY BY BRAD ERICKSON

SUNDAY, MAY 24 AT 2 PM AT CANNON STREET ARTS CENTER

MONDAY, MAY 25 AT NOON AT ST. PHILLIPS CHURCH

CHARLESTON MUSICAL HERITAGE PRODUCTION PRESENTS: THE SOUND OF CHARLESTON: AMERICA 250TH EDITION THREE SHOWS AT CIRCULAR CHURCH

EARLY MUSIC SERIES PRESENTS: VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS W/ CHARLESTON BAROQUE

MONDAY, MAY 25 AT 3 PM AT ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH

What To Do

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STARTS FRIDAY Fairies and Flowers

This summer, step into the Fairies and Flowers exhibit at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens — a dreamy adventure through more than 20 whimsical fairy village dwellings along acres of winding garden paths. Take in layered scenes and stories among the historic gardens, inviting guests of all ages to seek and discover hidden treasures tucked throughout the displays skillfully crafted by Charleston artists.

May 22 through July 12. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission prices vary. Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. 3550 Ashley River Road. West Ashley. magnoliaplantation.com

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SATURDAY

Geechie Southern Steppers Crab Crack

Get ready to crack some crabs and spend an evening at the Geechie Southern Steppers’ 2nd annual Crab Crack. Enjoy great music, local vendors and more finger-licking good times. Apart from the delicious crab claws, guests can enjoy myriad other seafood, so be sure to bring your appetite and don’t miss out on this crab-tastic experience.

May 23. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Geechie Southern Steppers. 9021 Penny Creek Road. Adams Run. facebook.com/geechie.southern.steppers

SATURDAYS

3

Charleston Farmers Market

Browse through a bounty of seasonal fruits and vegetables, handcrafted goods and prepared foods as you explore the charming stalls inside Marion Square. From farm-fresh produce to food truck favorites, there’s something for everyone at the Charleston Farmers Market. Bring the whole family and enjoy live music, special events and activities for all ages in the heart of downtown.

Saturdays. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free to attend. Marion Square. 329 Meeting St. Downtown. charlestonfarmersmarket.com

THROUGH MAY

4

Mary Glenn Keadle solo exhibition

Local artist Mary Glenn Keadle is displaying her award-winning piece along with a collection of paintings that explore rural South Carolina and its small towns at the Park Circle Gallery. Through paintings and sketches, Keadle focuses on spaces that exist just beyond attention — quiet back roads, working land and often-overlooked communities.

Through May 30. 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free. Park Circle Gallery. 4820 Jenkins Ave. North Charleston. culturalarts.northcharleston.org

THURSDAYS

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Spring Acoustic Guitar Series

Enjoy live music each Thursday afternoon at Waterfront Park on Daniel Island at the end of River Landing Drive with a spectacular view of the Wando River. Feel free to bring a chair or blanket and your picnic. This event is sponsored by the Daniel Island Community Fund. Attendees are encouraged to use #DIguitarseries and tag @danielislandpoa on Instagram to share their event experience.

Thursdays. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Free. Daniel Island Library. 2301 Daniel Island Drive. Daniel Island. dicommunity.org

Charleston eateries cash in on nostalgia

By Cecilia Connelly

Between the changing seasons and the uncertain state of the world, it’s no surprise that people are seeking relief in comforts from the past. As a result, retroinspired products have seen an uptick in consumer interest.

According to a study published in the Harvard Business Review, nostalgic feelings increased people’s willingness to “pay for desired objects.” As a result, brands are leaning into retro packaging and revivals of old products. These often lead to direct upticks in sales, especially from Generation X and millennial consumers. Generation Z is also supporting this nostalgia-fueled renaissance.

With consumer affinity for days past — particularly the 1990s and early 2000s — it’s no surprise that companies are influenced by these trends. But this cycle is not exclusive to products. Around Charleston,

restaurants, bars and cafes are offering their interpretations of childhood classics.

The Archer switches up a classic soda

The Archer, located at 601 Meeting St., is quickly becoming a staple in the Charleston dining scene. Known for its unique yet approachable dining philosophy, the team behind the beverage program has adopted this same mentality, resulting in a selection of specialty cocktails.

One of the newest additions to the creative menu is the C.R.E.A.M., which gets double nostalgia points for the Wu Tang Clan reference. This fizzy cocktail debuted as part of the restaurant’s spring 2026 bar program, and has quickly become a favorite.

“The cocktail has been incredibly wellreceived and has achieved the exact result we were hoping for,” said Damien Edens, bartender behind many cocktails at The

seeks to be “more elevated than just the average soda cocktail.”

Fleet Landing reimagines a childhood classic

One of the most unique nostalgic offerings around the city is at the downtown waterfront spot Fleet Landing. The sm’oyster is exactly what it sounds like: a roasted oyster dressed in ingredients that mimic those of a traditional s’more, including shaved milk chocolate, crushed graham cracker and brûléed honey fluff atop a raw oyster.

This bold concept was initially met with skepticism, said raw bar Manager Lucas Hanagriff, but the reception from diners has been “about 95% positive… with the most common reaction being ‘why does that work?’ ”

While the sm’oyster is still available, the Fleet Landing team wanted to keep the ball rolling. As a result, the PB&J oyster was born. This oyster is intended to be “unexpected and a little wild,” Hanagriff said.

On the PB&J oyster, diners will find peanut butter whiskey, a raspberry sauce imitating classic jelly and a toasted sourdough whipped cream. The process from idea to actualization wasn’t easy.

“The biggest challenge was figuring out how to incorporate peanut butter without it overpowering the oyster,” said Hanagriff. The solution? Peanut butter whiskey, of course.

Nostalgic bites at the baseball stadium

With a tradition as old as baseball, it only makes sense that the RiverDogs’s food and beverage team went old school with the new menu offerings.

Dave’s Diner, which recently opened behind the left field foul post at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park takes classic diner options, such as burgers, hot dogs and ice cream a step further.

“I just went off the deep end and said let’s dive into diner classic foods and have a couple unique staples, like the meatloaf and mashed potato sandwich that we do,” said Josh Shea, the team’s vice president of food and beverage. The meatloaf sandwich has quickly become a bestseller, but the real star of the show came from a partnership with a North Carolina farm.

“When Brasstown Beef came to us and said it was offering an all-beef smoked bologna, I was excited to try it,” Shea said. Who grew up in small town South Carolina, is no stranger to the classic fried bologna sandwich. He was eager to try it and make it work.

Through trial and error, the RiverDogs 250 Special was born. For $12, guests can enjoy a fried bologna sandwich, a Moon Pie and a Cheerwine drink. These are three southern classics that any born and raised Carolinian will recognize and relish.

A la carte

What’s new

More seafood: The team at CudaCo. Seafood has introduced a new concept, Deckhouse . This crudo and wine bar is located at 769 Folly Road, right next to the original space and is open from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Expect dishes like fish skin cracklins, caviar, ceviche and crudo. More: @cudaco

Small screen debut: City Eats: Charleston is set to premiere at 8 p.m. June 11. The show is hosted by celebrity chef and TV personality G Garvin and is on AspireTV, the network that celebrates and reflects Black culture and urban lifestyle. Garvin visits restaurants like 39 Rue de Jean, Bintü Atelier, Kultura, Ma’am Saab, My Three Sons and Wild Common. More: aspire.tv

What’s happening

Intimate omakase: At 6:30 p.m. June 8 and June 20, Shokudô is hosting omakase experiences led by Chef Masa Hamaya. Tucked into the back beer garden, the six-seat dinners offer a 10-course menu highlighting bites from the robata grill, signature nigiri, local vegetables and a sweet finish. An optional beverage add-on featuring sake and wine is available. Tickets are $100 per person, with a $45 beverage option available, exclusive of tax and gratuity. More: Opentable

Soccer celebrations: Uptown Hospitality Group and the Charleston Battery are teaming up to host a FIFA World Cup 2026 viewing party for the USA-Paraguay game on June 12 at the Bus Shed at 375 Meeting St. There will be multiple large screens along with bars and local food vendors, including Halls Chophouse, 82 Queen, Taco Boy and Charleston Crab House. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the live-streamed match starts at 9 p.m. Early bird general admission tickets are available for $30 and VIP tickets are available for $150 and include a private viewing area, open bar and oysters from Lowcountry Oyster Company. This event is 21+. More: lineleap.com

Tea time: Tickets are on sale for a one-night-only tea pairing dinner at Xo Brasserie from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. June 15. In collaboration with tea experts Shunan Teng of Tea Drunk and Richard Kligler of For All The Tea in Charleston, the dinner will feature five courses prepared by the Xo Brasserie culinary team, with each dish thoughtfully paired with teas selected by Teng and Kligler. More: Resy —Becky Lacey

LEGEND DELI

Culture

Potent Spoleto poster unfurls artistic freedom

It’s a layered choice, to be sure.

Spoleto Festival USA on May 18 unveiled its annual festival poster, which this year features an image of “Three Flags,” the 1958 encaustic-onpaper work by South Carolinaraised Jasper Johns.

“You look at it, you see something deeply familiar, the American flag, but I think Jasper Johns invites us to look again,” said Spoleto General Director and CEO Mena Mark Hanna at the entrance stairs of Gibbes Museum of Art. A sudden breeze serendipitously swept away the black cloth from the easel to reveal the work to the delight of the crowd gathered there.

“There’s layering, there’s perspective, there’s texture, there’s scale, and he transforms this national symbol into something that has a questioning dynamic that is open to interpretation, that is about the freedom of expression.”

That layering starts with the artist’s visual approach. The work, which is in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, literally layers the likenesses of three

American flags, with canvas stacked atop another in diminishing dimensions.

Flagging the 250th

Then there are other layers to this ingenious pick of a poster.

The 2026 festival takes place as the nation heads into its 250th commemoration of the American Revolution. The celebration has been curated with a thematic link to the freedom of expression that is among this country’s fundamental precepts.

In 1791, the First Amendment of the United States Constitution protected freedom of expression, encompassing speech, religion, the press, and even the burning of the very emblem dreamed up to unify all citizens.

This American embrace freedom of expression is on 2026 Spoleto program, from the theatrical work George + George, which offers a comedic romp through the American Revolution, to An Evening with Ken Burns, a celebration of America at 250 that blends conversation, music, and imagery to explore the ideals, struggles, and contradictions of the American Revolution.

Whether the revolution is on the stage, every festival production is a window into unbridled artistic expression made possible

Arts+Music

Join

the 10 + 4 + 1

arts convergence

10+4+1 is a collaborative arts project at Piccolo Spoleto running from May 22 to May 29 at Cannon Street Arts Center, 134 Cannon St., with an anchor exhibit featuring works by sought-after local artists, among them Linda Fantuzzo, Lese Corrigan, Mary Walker and Hirona Matsuda. On May 23 at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., the project presents The Yellow Wallpaper, which joins Annex Dance, Unbound Ballet and Collective SC. On May 24 at 2 p.m., a production of Brad Erickson’s play Kansas takes the stage. More: bit.ly/10plus4plus

VISUAL ART

By Maura hogan

by the express commitment of the crafters of the constitution.

Posters on King Street

The festival has plans to gain maximum exposure for this year’s poster. At the March 31 meeting of the King Street BID (the King Street business improvement district), Hanna gave proprietors a sneak peak.

The festival’s aim is to ramp up its tradition of inviting King Street storefronts to create window displays around the annual festival poster. Shops are known to celebrate the chosen work of art in ways that align with the business’s wares and its style.

In recent years, the initiative has yielded only a few stalwarts, among them Croghan’s Jewel Box and Hampden. This year, Spoleto is committed to amplifying it once more, even dangling incentivizing tickets to soldout festival events for winning windows.

At the meeting, Hanna offered rousing remarks on this convergence of creativity, community and commerce — and how characteristic of Charleston this confluence is, particularly on its King Street corridor.

To date, 35 businesses are confirmed, posters in hand. So we will soon see King

• May 22 to Sept. 27: Gibbes Museum of Art presents Salt of the Earth, a series of paintings by acclaimed watercolorist Mary Whyte, who in this exhibition celebrates the nation’s semiquincentennial with 26 masterful works, along with site-specific drawings rendered directly on the museum walls. 135 Meeting St. More: gibbesmuseum.org

• Through June 10 : The George Gallery announces Eye Level, a solo presentation of work, not publicly displayed before, of wall sculptures by celebrated Charleston abstract expressionist William Halsey (1915-1999). 54 Broad St. More: georgegalleryart.com

MUSIC

• May 23 , 9 p.m.: Jeno Judges presents A Night of All-Star Local Hip Hop, Royal American

• May 23-24 , Niko Moon’s Good Time Fest , The Refinery

• May 23-24 , 6 p.m.: Futurebirds, The Windjammer

• May 24 , 7 p.m.: Willie Nelson & Family, Firefly Distillery

• May 25, 8 p.m.: Lemon Squares, Tin Roof

• May 26, 7:30 p.m.: Terence Blanchard (Spoleto), Charleston Music Hall

• May 26, 5 p.m.: The Foxhounds with Dallas Baker and Friends, Pour House

• May 27, 5:30 p.m.: Barn Jam with five acts, Awendaw Green

• May 30, 4 p.m.: Blue Dogs Summer Shindig , The Refinery

Whodunit?

We did!

The Charleston City Paper ’s Best of Charleston Party—presented by Crantford Costa Plastic Surgery—took over Cannon Distillery on May 13 to cellebrate the 2026 readers’ award winners.

At the party, guests enjoyed bites and drinks from several local vendors, solved a classic murder mystery and walked away with new T-shirts and plenty of swag.

Find a copy of the Best of Charleston 2026 magazine on racks now and at charlestoncitypaper.com.

Beyond Spoleto: 6 non-festival shows around town

By Vincent Harris

Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto fill Charleston every season with an enormous range of live music, from jazz and folk to opera and chamber performances. But the city’s music calendar doesn’t stop there. While Spoleto and Piccolo Spoleto are in full swing, local venues around Charleston keep their schedules packed with touring acts, hometown favorites and late-night sets that offer a different soundtrack to the season.

Here’s a look at some Spoleto counterprogramming, if you will, going on during the festival.

ANTiSEEN – May 23, Tin Roof

ANTiSEEN has long operated in the louder, rougher corners of American punk, built on a reputation for high-voltage performances and a no-frills, confrontational energy that prioritizes impact over polish. Its sound draws from hardcore, garage rock and Southern grit delivered with an intensity that tends to turn small rooms into something far more volatile. The band’s stripped-down approach and relentless pace keep the focus squarely on volume, momentum and shared release.

• Doors open at 6:30 p.m., May 23, Tin Roof, 1117 Magnolia Road., Charleston. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 day of show. charlestontinroof.com

Willie Nelson and Family

– May 24, Firefly Distillery

Willie Nelson carries one of the most recognizable and enduring sounds in American music. It’s built on his unmistakable phrasing, warm storytelling and a catalog that has shaped country, folk and outlaw traditions for decades. Joined by longtime collaborators and family members, the group blends classic material with an easy, lived-in chemistry that keeps each performance fluid and unhurried.

• Doors open at 7 p.m., May 24, Firefly Distillery, 4201 Spruill Ave., North Charleston. Tickets range from $92 to $127. fireflydistillery.com

Andrew Scotchie with Darby Wilcox

– May 28, Pour House

Andrew Scotchie has built a reputation on energetic, roots-driven rock that blends Southern grit with a modern, genre-fluid edge. His songs often move between introspective storytelling and full-throttle bursts of guitar-forward intensity, carried by a vocal style that feels both raw and intentional. Whether leaning into folk-tinged melodies or heavier rock arrangements, his performances tend to emphasize momentum and emotional directness, with a strong emphasis on connection through live delivery. And don’t miss the Upstate singer/songwriter

Darby Wilcox’s sassy, country-tinged folk opening set.

• Doors open at 5 p.m., May 28, Pour House, 1977 Maybank Hwy., Charleston. Tickets range from $10-$12. charlestonpourhouse.com

The Blue Dogs’ Summer Shindig

– May 30, The Refinery

The Blue Dogs’ Summer Shindig brings a familiar Lowcountry staple back into focus, led by a band that has spent decades threading together country, rock and Southern storytelling with an easy, livedin warmth. The set leans into harmonyrich tunes, road-worn songwriting and that loose-but-tight feel that comes from years of playing together. The band invited some old-school contemporaries as well, including Uncle Mingo, Indecision, Tobacco Road and Finnegan Bell.

• Doors open at 3 p.m., May 30, The Refinery, 1640 Meeting Street Road, Charleston. Tickets range from $30 to $50. Therefinerychs.com

The Glenn Miller Orchestra

– June 2, Charleston Music Hall

If you’re in the mood for a big band, the Glenn Miller Orchestra brings its longrunning swing tradition to the stage with a repertoire built on crisp arrangements, tight horn sections and familiar standards that helped define the big band era. The group’s polished, orchestral sound carries the weight of decades of touring while staying focused on clarity and ensemble precision. At Charleston Music Hall, that style should land with particular clarity, letting the brass, reeds and rhythm section unfold cleanly in a room built for detailed listening.

• Doors open at 6 p.m., June 2, Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St., Charleston. Tickets range from $70 to $165. charlestonmusichall.com

Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ and Cracker

– June 6, The Windjammer

Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ and Cracker share a lineage of Southern-rooted, radio-worn rock that balances grit with melody. Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ leans into anthemic storytelling and a harder-edged, road-tested sound, while Cracker threads in a more sardonic, alt-rock looseness with hooks that still hit clean. Together, the pairing feels like a cross-section of late-’80s and ’90s rock radio—equal parts bar-band energy and songwriter craft, with sets that tend to move easily between swagger, nostalgia and sharp-edged groove.

• Doors open at 6 p.m., June 6, The Windjammer, 1008 Ocean Blvd., Isle of Palms. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. charlestonmusichall.com

Street gussied up in red, white and blue for the festival, teeing up also Charleston 250 celebrations as only Charleston can: with an eye on the arts that have long informed this city.

Raising flags

Johns sure knows how to pick his symbols. With his flags, he set out to explore “things the mind already knows.” The artist did so with targets, letters and numbers, too. As with many of his works, his visual tactics prompt cognitive dissonance. Your eye ricochets from perceived dimensions, skittering from the stripes of one or the stars on the next. This forces you to take pause, to revisit and rethink what you are seeing.

At a post-announcement conversation between Hanna and Dr. Alex Rich, president and CEO of the Gibbes, delved deep into the work, and its abiding resonance and how both its physical makeup and its impression has changed with the times, from its origins during McCarthyism to our present-day national tumult.

“No matter where your political leaning is, right, flying a flag today does seem to be a statement that can be interpreted in all different ways,” Rich said, reflecting that it is “amazing to arrive at this moment in America …. where there are questions surrounding the multiple interpretations even of the flag in its most standard form.”

In our divisive times, the flag continues to flap, loud and insistent, leveraged by both sparring sides in jingoistic brandishings or protestation burnings. Still, through Johns’ elegant, unparalleled eye, its encaustic layering of color and texture renders it warm, its homespun quality renders it all the more human, hardly the source of potential invective. Such foment was by no means the intention of the artist.

What’s more, a potent symbol in the hands of an artist can pose layered questions, rather than make unbreachable statements.

Hanna observed, “This work asks us not only what we see but how we see and how we look at these things to take an established American symbol and reframe it through old artistic inquiry.”

So let the players play, the posters parade and the questions fly. Spoleto Festival USA, now manifest in a timely new look at an iconic American work, has begun.

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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.

NOTICE OF HEARING

Courtroom 2A. The purpose of this hearing is to determine the heirs of the property known as:

TMS # 418-05-00-108

Address: 919 Diana Street, Charleston, SC

s/ J. Chris Lanning

J. Chris Lanning

Brush Law Firm, P.A. 12-A Carriage Lane Charleston, SC 29407

SC Bar Number: 73957 (843) 766-5576 – Phonechris@ brushlawfirm.com

Attorney for Plaintiffs

May 15, 2026 Charleston, South Carolina

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., in the Beverly T. Craven Council Chambers, Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC prior to the final Council action being taken to enter into a lease agreement for property owned by the County. The property in question is the property located at 1357 Remount Road, Unit 4, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29406. County Council is considering a lease agreement with JCAN Family Ministries. Public comments, written and oral, are invited. Submission of written public comments is encouraged and those wishing to provide written public comments for the public hearing should email comments to public-comments@ charlestoncounty.org by 12:00 noon on Thursday, June 11, 2026.

Kristen L. Salisbury

Clerk of Council

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., in the Beverly T. Craven Council Chambers, Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC. The public hearing will be regarding an ordinance to levy and impose a one-half (1/2) of one percent sales and use tax, subject to a referendum, within Charleston County pursuant to Section 4-37-30 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976, as amended; to define the specific purposes and designate the projects for which the proceeds of the tax may be used; to provide the maximum time for which such tax may be imposed; to provide the estimated cost of the projects funded from the proceeds of the tax; to provide for a county-wide referendum on the imposition of the sales and use tax and the issuance of general obligation bonds and to prescribe the contents of the ballot questions in the referendum; to provide for the conduct of the referendum by the Board of Elections and Voter Registration of Charleston County; to provide for the administration of the tax, if approved; to provide for the payment of the tax, if approved; and to provide for other matters relating thereto.

charlestoncounty.org by 12:00 noon on Thursday, June 11, 2026.

Kristen L. Salisbury Clerk of Council

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., in the Beverly T. Craven Council Chambers, Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC prior to the final Council action being taken to enter into a lease agreement for property owned by the County. The property in question is the property located at 1357 Remount Road, Unit 5, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29406. County Council is considering a lease agreement with Holy City Missions.

Public comments, written and oral, are invited. Submission of written public comments is encouraged and those wishing to provide written public comments for the public hearing should email comments to public-comments@ charlestoncounty.org by 12:00 noon on Thursday, June 11, 2026.

Kristen L. Salisbury Clerk of Council

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2025-DR-10-0424

SOUTH CAROLINA

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Cebraziah Williams, Vincent A Henderson, Malik D Berry, DeJohn Deweese, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN IN 2009, 2011, 2020, & 2023.

TO DEFENDANT: DeJohn Deweese

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Summons in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 18, 2025, at 10:39 am. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Summons will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Summons on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, W. Tracy Brown, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

W. Tracy Brown, SC Bar # 5832, 3685 Rivers Ave, Suite 101, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405, (843) 953-9625.

TO DEFENDANT: Joetta Johnson

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint for termination of your parental rights in and to the minor child in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for 100 Broad Street, Charleston SC 29401 on April 2, 2026 at 10:34 am, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff at Charleston County Department of Social Services, Legal Department, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405 within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, the plaintiff will apply for judgment by default against the defendant(s) for the relief demanded in the complaint.

Charleston County Department of Social Services, Legal Department, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405. Telephone number (843) 953-9525.

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:

ATHENS LEMAR FURR, JR.

2026-ES-10-0436

DOD: 2/10/26

Pers. Rep: SHARA KAY TAMIETTI

8349 DELHI RD., NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406

Pers. Rep: MAGGORINO P. TAMIETTI 8349 DELHI RD., NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406 ***********

Estate of:

TERRY L. MEGGETT-SULLIVAN

2026-ES-10-0666

DOD: 2/11/26

Pers. Rep: DANIELLE D. SULLIVAN 893 TRENT ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Atty: W. ALEX DALLIS, JR., ESQ. 1721 ASHLEY RIVER RD., CHARLESTON, SC 29407

Estate of: MICHAEL P. CALAMARI

2026-ES-10-0694

DOD: 3/31/26

Pers. Rep: ROBERT REUTHER 601 MAYGRASS CT., CHARLESTON, SC 29492

Atty: ANDREW W. CHANDLER, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401

Estate of:

SALLIE S. JOHNSON

2026-ES-10-0695

Estate of: GREGORY G. ANDERSON

2026-ES-10-0708

DOD: 3/13/26

Pers. Rep: DONNA D. JOHNSON PO BOX 612, FOLLY BEACH, SC 29439

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

Estate of: MARY ANN SULLIVAN 2026-ES-10-0714

DOD: 4/2/26

Pers. Rep: PATRICIA S. GUSTAFSON 7 TRAPMAN ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 *********

Estate of: SUSAN GREER CAMPBELL BAUMRIND 2026-ES-10-0741

DOD: 4/9/26

Pers. Rep: VICTOR ALLEN BAUMRIND, JR. 465 MINIM ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29414 *********

Estate of: WILLIAM N. BRINSON aka WILLIAM NORMAN BRINSON, JR. 2026-ES-10-0744

DOD: 3/18/26

Pers. Rep: DOUGLAS BRIAN BRINSON 700 DANIEL ELLIS DR., #7303, 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: IRMA LOUISE BROWN 2026-ES-10-0602

DOD: 9/14/25

Pers. Rep: LIONEL STACEY BROWN 1107 JEFFERY RD., CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: CHRISTOPHER D. LIZZI, ESQ. 2170 ASHLEY PHOSPHATE RD., #402, NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406

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Estate of: CECIL BROWN, JR. 2026-ES-10-0607

DOD: 2/15/26

Pers. Rep: LIONEL STACEY BROWN 1107 JEFFERY RD., CHARLESTON, SC 29412

Atty: CHRISTOPHER D. LIZZI, ESQ. 2170 ASHLEY PHOSPHATE RD., #402, NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406

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Estate of: ANNELISE WARE SIMMONS 2026-ES-10-0745

DOD: 3/26/26

Pers. Rep: JACK W. SIMMONS 15 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401

RICHARD A. OWEN, SR. 2026-ES-10-0751

DOD: 2/10/26

Pers. Rep: GINA LITCHFIELD 1347 MAXWELL ST., NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29405

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

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Estate of: KENDALL ANN HILBURN 2026-ES-10-0752

DOD: 4/10/26

Pers. Rep: TAYLOR ELAINE PATE PSC 2, BOX 7006, APO, AE, 09012

Atty: JEFFREY C. MOORE, ESQ. 1 CARRIAGE LN., BLDG H, 2ND FLR., CHARLESTON, SC 29407

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Estate of: VERNETTA DENICE HAMILTON 2026-ES-10-0780

DOD: 4/9/26

Pers. Rep: DEVON J. HAMILTON 13071 PENNSYLVANIA ST., #2-B, CARMEL, IN 46032

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Estate of: ALBERTHA HAMILTON GRANT 2026-ES-10-0795

DOD: 7/20/25

Pers. Rep: JOSEPH GRANT, JR. 2324 ETIWAN AVE., CHARLESTON, SC 29414

Atty: CAPERS G. BARR, III, ESQ. PO BOX 1037, CHARLESTON, SC 29402

CHARLESTON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND WORKSHOP

Monday, June 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM

The Charleston County Planning Commission will hold a meeting and workshop beginning at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 8, 2026, in Council Chambers (second floor of the Lonnie Hamilton, III, Public Services Building, located at: 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC 29405). The meeting will be livestreamed at: https://www.charlestoncounty. org/departments/county-council/ cctv.php. Agenda and packet information can be found online at https://engage.charlestoncounty. org/CCPCportal. Public comments may be made in person or submitted through the Portal linked above by 5:00 PM on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Contact the Zoning and Planning Department at (843) 202-7200 for additional information.

CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING

Central Park Road & Riverland Drive Intersection Improvements: Tree Removal and Mitigation Plan Public Hearing

Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 6:30 PM

and additional ways to provide comments can be found online at: https://engage. charlestoncounty. org/RiverlandDriveTrees. Contact the Public Works Department at (843) 202-7600 for additional information.

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2025CP1002827

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Mepkin Condominium Association, Inc., v. DAVID M. JACKSON, the Masterin-Equity will sell on July 07, 2026, at 11:00AM, at the Charleston County Courthouse, 100 Broad Street, Courtroom 2A, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, to the highest bidder:

ALL that certain condominium unit known and designated as UNIT 1024, (formerly known as Unit C-4), Mepkin Condominiums Horizontal Property Regime, a horizontal property regime established pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Regime Act, Section 27-31-10, et. Seq., South Carolina Code of Law, as amended, and submitted by Master Deed dated August 18, 2006, recorded August 25, 2006, in Book A596, page 470, in the RMC Office for Charleston County. Said unit is shown on the Exhibit attached to the Master Deed.

TMS No.: 353-13-00-077

Property address: 1826 Mepkin Road Apt C4, Charleston, SC 29407-3034

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master-in-Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at the rate of 10.75% per annum shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within thirty (30) days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff’s judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

Deficiency judgment being specifically waived, the bidding shall be final on the date of the sale.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s attorney, or Plaintiff’s agent, is present.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2026-DR-10-0796

DOD: 3/24/26

Pers. Rep: HARRY L. JOHNSON, II 112 BEACH ST., MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464

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

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing in this matter has been scheduled before the Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough and will be held on August 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., at the Charleston County Courthouse, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina,

Public comments, written and oral, are invited. Submission of written public comments is encouraged and those wishing to provide written public comments for the public hearing should email comments to public-comments@

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS Joetta Johnson and Anton Baldwin, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2014.

Pers. Rep: FRANCIS G. JOHNSON 3034 JASPER BLVD., SULLIVANS ISLAND, SC 29482

Atty: ANDREW E. RHEA, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401

Estate of: WILLIAM RAKIN SINGLETON 2026-ES-10-0748

DOD: 3/21/26

Pers. Rep: MARILYN SINGLETON 2117 SOL LEGARE RD., CHARLESTON, SC 29412

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Estate of:

Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed tree removal and mitigation plan associated with the Central Park Road (S-67) Roadway Improvements & Riverland Drive (S-53) Sidewalk Improvements Project at 6:30 p.m. on June 11, 2026, in Council Chambers (second floor of the Lonnie Hamilton, III, Public Services Building, located at: 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC 29405). The hearing will be livestreamed at: https:// www.charlestoncounty.gov/ departments/county-council/ cctv.php. Public comments may be made in person at the hearing or sent to the case email address (RiverlandDrTrees@publicinput. com) by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Packet information

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record, and any senior lien(s) identified in the Complaint and the Order and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

Mikell R. Scarborough Master-in-Equity, County of Charleston

_____________________, 2026 Charleston, South Carolina

Clarkson McAlonis & O’Connor, P.C.

Suite 100 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 (843) 885-8005

Attorney for Mepkin Condominium Association, Inc.

Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice Prime StorageSummerville located at 2248 N. Main Street Summerville SC 29483 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 6/3/26 at 12:00 PM. This sale is pursuant to the assertion of lien for rental at the self-storage facility. Unless stated otherwise the description of

Furniture and household goods

Facility 2: 609 Old Trolley Road Summerville, SC 29485

6/09/2026 10:30 AM

Daquell Washington Canoe, Boxes, and Clothes

Kimberly Gall Furniture, Boxes, Outdoor furniture, Wall Art

Tamiko Pinckney Clothes and Shoes

Facility 3: 8850 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406 6/09/2026 10:45 AM

Jennifer Johnson

3 bedroom, kitchen items living room items, tv, refrigerator, microwave, washer and dryer

Tezha Robinson Household goods

Noel Adrich Household items, furniture

Darlene Waddle Sectional, 2 full bed, twin beds, few totes, LR, 10-12 boxes, table

Herbert Wright Dressers, beds, 2 sofas, wash and dryer

Facility 4: 208 St. James Ave, Ste C Goose Creek, SC 29445 6/09/2026 11:00 AM

Debra Bolger Bed, misc household items

Matthew Smathers Boxes, seasonal items

Saulena Roper Bed w/ QS mattress, LR set, Kitchen set

Deborah Seiber Clothing, papers, dishes, pots & pans, microwave, slow cooker, tabletop grill, tent & coats

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

6/09/2026 11:00 AM

James Schuckers Car Parts

James Schuckers Tools, Engine stands, Engine hoists

James Schuckers Household Goods Furniture

James Schuckers Tools and Auto parts

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

6/09/2026 10:00 AM

Davin Hargrove

10 Boxes, clothing, 2 couches, washer/dryer, small wooden kids table

Chesley Williams Clothes Shoes Gym Fit Wear Hygiene Products Nutrition Supplements

Robert Legette Household Goods/Furniture

Glenn Ackerman Bicycles, yard tools, misc household items

See All LLC Household Goods/Furniture

James Hicks Household items

As required by Section 6-1-80, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended; notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC on the operating budget ordinances for Fiscal Year 2027 for the following:

Revenues

Charleston County Parks & Recreation

FY 2026: $48,127,582

FY 2027: $49,788,159

% Change: 3.5

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North Charleston District

FY 2026: $1,569,351

FY 2027: $1,726,404

% Change: 10.0

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St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground

FY 2026: $5,631,952 FY 2027: $5,836,536

% Change: 3.6

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St. John’s Fire

FY 2026: $22,566,809

FY 2027: $25,749,609

% Change: 14.1

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St. Paul’s Fire

FY 2026: $9,847,433

FY 2027: $11,125,463 % Change: 13.0

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Disbursements

Charleston County Parks & Recreation

FY 2026: $51,697,582

FY 2027: $51,228,159

% Change: (0.9)

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North Charleston District

FY 2026: $1,744,351

FY 2027: $1,901,404

% Change: 9.0

11:00 AM

Whitney Edwards Bags, pottery

Whitney Edwards Household

Facility10: 1205 Central Ave. Summerville, SC 29483

6/09/2026 11:15 AM

Jessica Scott Beds 2 appliances Clothes Toys

Garrett Railey Bags of clothes

Shomaree Goodwine Sectional , small chair, bins of clothes, shoe bins,

Facility 12: 344 Nexton Creek Circle Summerville, SC 29486

6/09/2026 11:45 AM

Erica Phlegar Household items

Caleb Duke Couch chair

Facility 13: 9670 Dorchester Rd Summerville, SC 29485

6/09/2026 10:15 AM

Jvonshatta Watson Bed, boxes

Rhonda Roach Household items

Natasha Knight Appliances, boxes

Justin Bennett Furniture

Jonathan Owens (Owens Premier Construction, LLC) Tools, clothing

Facility 14: 6941 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406

6/09/2026 12:30 PM

Barbara Washington House set, couch, 1K, 4 queen beds, 2 end tables, boxes

Donald William

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St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground

FY 2026: $5,631,953

FY 2027: $6,911,536

% Change: 22.7

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St. John’s Fire

FY 2026: $23,548,535

FY 2027: $28,503,267

% Change: 21.0

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St. Paul’s Fire

FY 2026: $10,720,378

FY 2027: $11,695,602

% Change: 9.1

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Number of Mills

Charleston County Parks & Recreation

FY 2026: 3.7

FY 2027: 3.7

% Change: -

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North Charleston District

FY 2026: 94.8

FY 2027: 94.8

% Change: -

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St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground

FY 2026: 22.1

FY 2027: 22.1

% Change: -

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St. John’s Fire

FY 2026: 25

FY 2027: 26

% Change: 4.0

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Household goods

Tor Gregory Clothes, shoes, tv, couches, purses, beds

Facility 15: 5146 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418

6/09/2026 12:00 PM

Makayla McCollin Boxes, furniture, tv’s, video games, important documents

Lawrence Ravenel Contents of 1 bedroom

Anire Manigault Furniture, toys, clothing, appliances

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.

PUBLIC AUCTION

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

Facility 1: 1108 Stockade Ln. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466 6/11/2026 10:00 AM

Katherine Mintz Furniture, clothing, decorations

Isaiah Drayton One bedroom house/lawn equipment

Facility 2: 1904 N Hwy 17 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 6/11/2026 10:15 AM

Monique Richardson Patio furniture dryer tables boxes 4 chairs tv air fryer shoes

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

As required by Section 6-1-80, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended; notice is hereby given that Charleston County Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC on the operating budget ordinances for Fiscal Year 2027 for the following:

St. Paul’s Fire

FY 2026: 56.4

FY 2027: 56.4

% Change: -

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Millage in Dollars

Charleston County Parks & Recreation

FY 2026: $21,785,072

FY 2027: $24,044,430

% Change: 10.4

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North Charleston District

FY 2026: $1,217,575

FY 2027: $1,375,628

% Change: 13.0

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St. Andrew’s Parks & Playground

FY 2026: $2,971,097

FY 2027: $3,061,482

% Change: 3.0

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St. John’s Fire

FY 2026: $21,765,609

FY 2027: $24,443,409

% Change: 12.3

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St. Paul’s Fire

FY 2026: $9,492,500

FY 2027: $10,673,063

% Change: 12.4

Revenues

General Fund

FY 2026: $344,198,889

FY 2027: $363,183,268

% Change: 5.5

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Debt Service Fund

FY 2026: $43,480,028

FY 2027: $51,736,853

% Change: 19.0

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Awendaw McClellanville Fire

FY 2026: $3,802,852

FY 2027: $4,336,918

% Change: 14.0

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East Cooper Fire

FY 2026: $179,800

FY 2027: $185,200

% Change: 3.0

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Northern Charleston County Fire

FY 2026: $665,550

FY 2027: $726,100

% Change: 9.1

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Transportation Sales Tax (1st)

FY 2026: $99,876,000

FY 2027: $95,596,082

% Change: (4.3)

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Transportation Sales Tax (2nd)

FY 2026: $106,956,000

FY 2027: $103,359,000

% Change: (3.4)

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Trident Technical College

FY 2026: $10,713,866

FY 2027: $ 11,372,866

6/11/2026 10:20 AM

Disbursements

General Fund

FY 2026: $365,511,511

FY 2027: $383,181,106

% Change: 4.8

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Debt Service Fund

FY 2026: $56,522,624

FY 2027: $43,862,019

% Change: (22.4)

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Awendaw McClellanville Fire

FY 2026: $4,047,712

FY 2027: $4,510,051

% Change: 11.4

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East Cooper Fire

FY 2026: $181,086

FY 2027: $185,613

% Change: 2.5

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Northern Charleston County Fire

FY 2026: $665,550

FY 2027: $726,100

% Change: 9.1

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Transportation Sales Tax (1st)

FY 2026: $63,222,465

FY 2027: $106,152,185

% Change: 67.9

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Transportation Sales Tax (2nd)

FY 2026: $27,727,501

FY 2027: $227,245,978 % Change: 719.6

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Trident Technical College

FY 2026: $10,713,866

% Change: 6.2

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West St. Andrew’s Fire

FY 2026: $5,800

FY 2027: $6,600

Robert Kornhauser Furniture, appliances, boxes on non-perishable merchandise

Renee Williams Household items

Lauran Tolly Furniture

Facility 4: 1117 Bowman Rd. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 6/11/2026 10:25 AM

Zach Cooper Household items

Joel Smith Household goods

Facility 5: 3510 Glenn McConnell Pkwy Charleston, SC 29414 6/11/2026 10:00 AM

Stephanie Hager Christmas items

Harvetta Sineath Household items

Harvetta Sineath Household items

Facility 6: 2343 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29414 6/11/2026 10:30 AM

Cheyanna Nibblett Personal Items

Fredrick Heatley Household Goods

Latoya Jackson Personal items

Facility 7: 45 Grand Oaks Blvd Charleston, SC 29414 6/11/2026 11:15 AM

Dominique Mitchell Beauty items, desk, household goods, boxes, clothes

John Bollinger Household goods/furniture

Facility 9: 1055 Beech Hill Rd. Summerville, SC 29485 6/09/2026 1640 James Nelson Rd Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

Facility 3:

% Change: 13.8

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Other

FY 2026: $97,083,614

FY 2027: $103,559,351

% Change: 6.7

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Special Revenue Funds

FY 2026: $319,283,482

FY 2027: $319,142,117

% Change: -

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Enterprise Funds

FY 2026: $89,637,471

FY 2027: $91,331,127

% Change: 1.9

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Internal Service Funds

FY 2026: $66,288,026

FY 2027: $57,023,465

% Change: (14.0)

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Total Revenues

FY 2026: $862,887,896

FY 2027: $882,416,830

% Change: 2.3

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Facility 8: 1951 Maybank Hwy Charleston, SC 29412

6/11/2026 11:30 AM

Madison Julius Clothing, furniture, household items (moving / selling home)

Ryan LaBarr Motorcycle, furniture, car parts

Jaquira Alston Boxes

Roderick Pryor Vehicle - 2017 Jeep Renegade

Steven Scott Toolbox, household items

Billy Hummel Clothes and furniture

Facility 9: 810 St Andrews Blvd Charleston, SC 29407

6/11/2026 11:45 AM

Michael Wilson 1 bedroom

Paula Wood Kitchen items, lamps, tables, 3

FY 2027: $11,372,866 % Change: 6.2

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West St. Andrew’s Fire

FY 2026: $8,000

FY 2027: $8,000 % Change: -

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Other

FY 2026: $121,571,883

FY 2027: $119,534,966

% Change: (1.7)

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Special Revenue Funds

FY 2026: $228,138,063

FY 2027: $469,735,759

% Change: 105.9

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Enterprise Funds FY 2026: $100,087,785

2027: $95,576,182 % Change: (4.5)

*********************** Internal Service Funds FY 2026: $73,080,876 FY 2027: $65,932,696 % Change: (9.8)

2026: $823,340,859

2027: $1,058,287,762

Change: 28.5

beds, 5 dressers, 2-3 nightstands, 2-3 sm bookshelves, love seat, lg

Craig Edmunds Household Goods Bed Couch

Facility 10: 1533 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407 6/11/2026 12:45 PM

John Mashall Thorne Glass, Walker, Cooler, Totes, Blanket, Clothing, Electronics, Boxes

Michael Owens Tools, Appliances, Clothing, Totes, Coolers, Electronics, Sporting Goods, Artwork

Candace Howell Boxes, Clothing, Luggage, Totes

Facility 11: 1861 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407 6/11/2026 1:15 PM

Reginald Pugh Small bags of clothes and 3 boxes and power wheel for child

Change: 6.0

*********************** West St. Andrew’s Fire

$5,800 FY 2027: $6,600 % Change: 13.8

Lynn Rondestvedt House hold n personal

Facility 12: 1540 Meeting Street Road Charleston, SC 29405 6/11/2026 1:00 PM

Rodrigo Mantovani Household (kitchen, office) Donavin Thomas Speakers/dj controllers/base bottom speakers/2 tops/speaker wires/ microphones/stands/lights .Emsar Repair parts

Joshua Sapakoff guitars, boxes, 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.

Navy Federal Credit Union, PLAINTIFF, vs.

Simon Jerome Chavis AND IF Simon Jerome Chavis be deceased then any children and heirs at law to the Estate of Simon Jerome Chavis, distributees and devisees at law to the Estate of Simon Jerome Chavis, and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe; Albertha Chavis; Latoya James; Simon Chavis, Jr; Rita Chavis; Bonnie Chavis; N C, a minor; M C, a minor, DEFENDANT(S)

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

C/A NO: 2026-CP-10-00993 DEFICIENCY WAIVED

TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE

NAMED:

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

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

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE

NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court on February 25, 2026.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT(S) IN MILITARY SERVICE

TO UNKNOWN OR KNOWN DEFENDANTS THAT MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED that Plaintiff’s attorney has applied for the appointment of an attorney to represent you. If you fail to apply for the appointment of an attorney to represent you within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you Plaintiff’s appointment will be made absolute with no further action from Plaintiff.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION.

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

s/ Ashley Z. Stanley April 15, 2026

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

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

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

Sarah O. Leonard (S.C. Bar No. 80165)

Gregory Wooten (S.C. Bar No. 73586)

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

Attorneys for Plaintiff Foundation Legal Group 240 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 400 Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 726-2700 john.kay@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com ashley.stanley@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com alan.stewart@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com sarah.leonard@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com greg.wooten@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com celeste.bowers@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com Firm File No.: 30799-160013

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

Siwell Inc. dba Capital Mortgage Services of Texas, PLAINTIFF, vs. Brent Palmer; Madison at Park West Property Owners Association, Inc, DEFENDANT(S)

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

C/A NO: 2026-CP-10-01316

DEFICIENCY REQUESTED

TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which

is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, 240 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 400, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court on March 13, 2026.

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

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

s/ Ashley Z. Stanley April 24, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

Attorneys for Plaintiff Foundation Legal Group 240 Stoneridge Drive

Suite 400 Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 726-2700

john.kay@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com

ashley.stanley@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com

alan.stewart@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com sarah.leonard@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com greg.wooten@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com celeste.bowers@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com Firm File No.: 29029-148651

parcel or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Town of Mount Pleasant, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot Nine (9), Block 5 on a plat entitled “Parish Place Subdivision Town of Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, S.C. Plat Showing A Resurvey and Subdivision of a Portion of O’Sullivan Drive (Abandoned by the Town of Mount Pleasant) Being Added to Adjacent Lot 2 Block 6 and Lot 9 Block 5”, dated June 28, 2005 and duly recorded in the Charleston County ROD Office in Plat Book DE, Page 722 on August 18, 2005. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to the aforesaid plat more fully and at large appear.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Sarah V. Melancon and Gary Melancon, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, by virtue of a QuitClaim Deed from Henry F. Fishburne dated September 18, 2023 and recorded September 25, 2023 in Book 1204 at Page 924, by virtue of a Deed dated September 18, 2023 and recorded September 25, 2023 in Book 1204 at Page 925, and FURTHER, by virtue of a QuitClaim dated October 4, 2024 and recorded October 11, 2024 in Book 1273 at Page 007 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina. 1215 Wappetaw Place Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

TMS# 559-05-00-003

Master’s Sale Case No. 2025-CP-10-07117

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

NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, PLAINTIFF, vs. Sarah V Melancon; Gary Melancon, DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 17th day of April, 2026, 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 2nd Day of June 2026, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Christ Church Parish, in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot Nine (9), Block 5 on a plat bearing the legend “Plat Showing Parish Place, Charleston County, S.C., Property of Queensborough, Inc., prepared by C. Roger Jennings, dated January 1968 which plat is duly recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County in Plat Book V, Page 153. and as more recently shown on a plat bearing the legend’ Plat Showing Parish Place, Town of Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, S.C., property of Queensborough, Inc.” prepared by C. Roger Jennings, dated May 20, 1989 which plat is duly recorded in the ROD Office for Charleston County in Plat Book Z, Page 031.

Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as are shown and delineated on said plats which are made a part and parcel hereof by reference thereto.

SAID PROPERTY MORE RECENTLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece,

4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 2nd Day of June 2026, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain condominium unit, together with the appurtenances thereto, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Unit No. 901 in the Park at Rivers Edge Horizontal Property Regime “A”, Phase II, on plans and specifications attached to the Master Deed of the Park at Rivers Edge Horizontal Property Regime “A”, together with the amendments thereto, dated September 20, 1984 and recorded September 25, 1984 in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County in Book G-140, at Page 382, as well as the first amendment to Master Deed of the Park at Rivers Edge Horizontal Property Regime “A” dated November 28, 1984, and recorded on November 29, 1984 in said RMC Office in Book P-141, at Page 677.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Ericka Moore by deed of Cheryl Etheridge-Lawson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Arlene Elizabeth Etheridge, dated April 5, 2023 and recorded June 7, 2023 in Book 1183 at Page 874, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

7945 Parklane Court Unit #901 North Charleston, SC 29418 TMS# 4040000066

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

5/15/2026, 5/22/2026, 5/29/2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale

Case No. 2025-CP-10-02398

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

NewRez LLC

PLAINTIFF, vs. Ericka Moore; The United States of America, by and through its Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development; Park at Rivers Edge Horizontal Property Regime A, Inc.; The Park Recreational Development, Inc., DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 17th day of April 2026, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers,

Rosalee Lafayette Walker, Leon Alonso Lafayette, James Lafayette, Jr., Wesley Lafayette, Thelma Lafayette Russ, Louise Lafayette Truesdale, Joseph Lafayette, Martha Lafayette Johnson, Mary Lafayette Green, Beatrice Wine, Daisy Chavis, Corrine Truesdale, Gwendolyn Truesdale, Anthony Truesdale (deceased), Keith Williams (deceased), Kendra McNeil, Gerard Lafayette, Calvin Green, Jr., and John Doe and Mary Roe, fictitious names used to designate persons in the military service within the meaning of Title 50 U.S. Code, commonly referred to as the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003, as amended, if any, and the unknown heirs at law, devisees, widows, widowers, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns, firms or corporations and all other persons claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint or any part thereof, Defendants.

SUMMONS (Quiet Title and Partition)

SUMMONS

TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

NOTICE NISI TO: SUCH OF THE DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE ACTION WHOM MAY BE INFANTS, INSANE PERSONS AND INCOMPETENTS:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that there has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court, Court of Charleston County, State of South Carolina, an Order appointing for you as Guardian-Ad-Litem, Nisi, Kelvin M. Huger, Esquire, who maintains an office at 27 Gamecock Avenue, Suite 200, Charleston, South Carolina 29407.

THE appointment shall become absolute upon the expiration of thirty (30) days following the last publication of the Summons herein, unless you or someone on your behalf, on or before the last-mentioned date, shall procure someone to be appointed as Guardian-Ad-Litem to represent you in the above action.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO REFER TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

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.

Since the mortgage lien of the United States derives from issuance of insurance under the National Housing Act, the United States federal right of redemption is deemed waived under 12 U.S.C. Section 1701K and (4) and the United States has waived their redemption rights in their answer filed in this case.

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

5/15/2026, 5/22/2026, 5/29/2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO: 2025-CP-10-04019

LOUISE TRUESDALE and LUTHER TRUESDALE, Plaintiffs, vs. The Estate of Edward Lafayette, the Estate of James Lafayette, the Estate of Ezekiel Lafayette, the Estate of Sarah Lafayette, the Estate of Oscar Lafayette, the Estate of Olive Lafayette,

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 situated at 27 Gamecock Avenue, Suite 200, Charleston, South Carolina, 29407, within thirty (30) days after service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Court of Commons Pleas for Charleston County, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 53, Title 15, South Carolina Code of Laws for 1976, as amended, commonly known as the “Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act”, Chapter 67, and of Articles 1 and 3, Chapter 67, Title 15, and Chapter 61, Title 15, South Carolina Code of Laws for 1976, as amended, for the purpose of obtaining a determination of this Court that the plaintiff is an owner of the below described parcel of real estate; to determine adverse claims thereto, if any; and to quiet title thereto in the name of the Plaintiff and others, as tenants in common, and with fee simple title thereto pursuant to the provisions of Rule 71, South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

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

That certain lot, piece, or parcel of land lying and being on James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 1-C, also known as TMS Number 303-10-00-049. The said property was conveyed to Edward C. Lafayette by deed dated April 1987 and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Book W171, at Page 402, Robert N. King, RMC, and as shown on a plat recorded in Plat Book AT, at Page 76.BEING the same property conveyed to Olive Lafayette by deed of Edward Lafayette dated January 18, 1988, and recorded in Book W171, at Page 402, in the RMC Office for Charleston County, now the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County.

TMS No.: 303-10-00-049

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that upon the expiration of thirty days (30) following the service of a copy of the within Notice of Intent to Refer upon you, the Plaintiffs intend 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 judicature, and will move His or Her Honor for an Order referring the above entitled action to the Master-in-Equity for Charleston County, for the purpose of holding a hearing into the merits of said cause, together with the 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 shall be made directly to the Supreme Court of South Carolina or alternatively to the South Carolina Court of Appeals.

NOTICE OF THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN NAMED:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF YOUR 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 (10) days prior to the date set for the trial of the case. The non-petitioning joint tenants or tenants in common shall be allowed to purchase the interests in the property as provided in this section whether default has been entered against them or not.” 1976 SC Code of Laws, Section 15-61-25 (A).

s/Willie B. Heyward Attorney for the Plaintiff 27 Gamecock Ave, Suite 200 Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 225-8754

Wheyward80@gmail.com

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

CASE NO.: 2026-CP-10-02291

LEONARD DAVIS, Plaintiff, v. MERCIMAE WHALEY DAVIS and WILLIE DAVIS, both being deceased persons and their heirs, distributees, personal representatives, successors and assigns and spouses, if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and

to the real estate described in the Complaint, commonly known as:

647 Daniel Whaley Road

Charleston County, South Carolina

TMS Number: 340-01-00-070 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants.

SUMMONS

& NOTICE

To the Defendants above-named:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office at: 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B, Charleston, SC 29407, within thirty (30) days, after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive if 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.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity or Special Referee for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity or Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case.

NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, Complaint and Lis Pendens were filed on April 30th, 2026, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on May 1st, 2026 and the Order of Publication was filed on May 1st, 2026 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that Carl B. Hubbard of 2201 Middle Street, Box 15, Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482 has been designated as Guardian ad Litem for all Defendants who may be incompetent, under age, or under any other disability or in the Service of the Military by Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Charleston County, dated May 1st, 2026 and the said appointment shall become absolute 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 Guardian ad Litem of them within 30 days after the final publication of this Notice.

THE PURPOSE of this action is to clear the title to the subject real property described as follows:

ALL of that lot, piece, parcel of land, lying and being on James Island, County and State aforesaid, containing 83 acre, more or less, shown as Lot # 5 in a plat by Robert L. Frank, R.S. surveyed on April 8th, 1975, plat updated March 1988, and recorded in the R.M.C. Office of Charleston County on May 2nd, 1990 in Book BZ Page 32, reference to said plat being craved for the metes and bounds thereof.

TMS #340-01-00-070

s/Jeffrey T. Spell Jeffrey T. Spell Attorney at Law 925

as EMPLOYEE/AGENT of S&K INTEGRAL SOLUTIONS, LLC; SHAKUR MUHAMMAD JOHNSON, Individually and as EMPLOYEE/AGENT of SKI SOLUTIONS, LLC; S&K INTEGRAL SOLUTIONS, LLC; and SKI SOLUTIONS, LLC, DEFENDANTS

SUMMONS

TO: THE DEFENDANT SHAKUR MUHAMMAD JOHNSON, Individually and as EMPLOYEE/ AGENT of S&K INTEGRAL SOLUTIONS, LLC; SHAKUR MUHAMMAD JOHNSON, Individually and as EMPLOYEE/ AGENT of SKI SOLUTIONS, LLC; S&K INTEGRAL SOLUTIONS, LLC; and SKI SOLUTIONS, LLC NAMED ABOVE:

Revocable Family Trust UTD

August 5, 1999 dated 11/7/13 and recorded on 11/12/13 in the ROD/ RMC Office for Charleston County in Book 0372, Page 607.

TMS No. 469-08-00-226

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY IS: 3435 Cochise Street, Units 1 and 2 North Charleston, South Carolina 29405

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CHARLESTON COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY.

conveyed to Mortgagor by deed of Anna W. Gatch by deed of conveyance dated the 28th day of January, 2000, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, S.C., in Book Z 234, page 609. SAID CONDOMINIUM UNIT is conveyed together with:

1. An undivided percentage of the General Common Elements and facilities of the property described in ARTICLE III of the said Master Deed, attributable to the said Unit.

2. Those Limited Common Elements and facilities of the property described in ARTICLE III of the said Master Deed exclusive to this Unit.

BEING the property conveyed to 2023 Avenue LLC by deed of Kamini J. Patel a/k/a Kamini Patel dated February 26, 20218 and recorded in the Charleston County ROD Office on March 19, 2019 in Book 0705 at Page 529.

TMS No. 470-08-00358

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY IS: 1081 E. Montague Avenue, Unit 1 North Charleston, South Carolina 29405

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

AMENDED SUMMONS

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

DOCKET NO. 2026-CP-18-00494

Michelle Devon Coaxum, Plaintiff vs. Elijah Jai Junior, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 2006 Sumter Street, 2nd Floor, Post Office Box 58, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof. Your answer must be in writing and signed by you or by your attorney and must state your address or the address of your attorney, if signed by your attorney.

McKENZIE LYBRAND, L.L.P. Post Office Box 58 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 (803) 223-6160

John F. McKenzie

Attorney for the Plaintiff March 2, 2026

NOTICE

TO THE DEFENDANT ELIJAH JAI JUNIOR:

Notice is hereby given that the Amended Complaint in the foregoing action, together with the Amended Summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County on the 2nd day of March, 2026.

McKENZIE LYBRAND, L.L.P. Post Office Box 58 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 (803) 223-6160

John F. McKenzie

Attorney for the Plaintiff May 5, 2026

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NUMBER: 2026-CP-1000482

FELECIA MACKEY, Individually and as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF KEITH MACKEY; and KEITH & SON INVESTMENTS, LLC, PLAINTIFF VS. SHAKUR MUHAMMAD JOHNSON, Individually and

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED, and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is available from the Clerk of Court for CHARLESTON County, South Carolina, herewith served upon you, which was filed on January 28, 2026 at 2:17 PM EST, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff, or her attorneys, Poulin | Willey Anastopoulo, LLC, India D. Shaw, at their office located at 32 Ann Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403, 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 amount of time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for judgment by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

s/ India D. Shaw, Esquire

32 Ann Street Charleston, South Carolina 29403 (803) 222-2222

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

Charleston, South Carolina Dated: May 4, 2026

NOTICE

TO: THE DEFENDANT NAMED ABOVE:

TAKE NOTICE, that the Summons in the above-mentioned action of which the foregoing is a copy, together with the Complaint therein was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, CHARLESTON Court of Common Pleas, on January 28, 2026.

s/ India D. Shaw, Esquire 32 Ann Street Charleston, South Carolina 29403 (803) 222-2222

ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF Charleston, South Carolina Dated: May 4, 2026

NOTICE OF SALE

Docket No. 2026-CP-10-00225

By virtue of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Yellow Skies LLC against SAI Investment Group LLC, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Charleston County, will sell on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., at the Charleston County Public Services Building, Second Floor Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, N. Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

ALL those certain lots, pieces, or parcel of land with buildings and improvements thereon, known and designated as Lots 327 and 328, in Cherokee Place, Charleston County, South Carolina, surveyed and platted by G.M. Howe, C.E., which said plat is recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston Countv in Plat Book C, Page 92. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as by reference to said plat will more fully appear.

BEING a portion of the same property conveyed to SAI Investment Group, LLC by deed of Carlton and Janet Woodward

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at the conclusion of the bidding, Five per cent (5%) of the bid in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the 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 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.)

As a deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of 30 days after the date of sale as provided by law in such cases.

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 date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the current rate of 18% per annum.

s/Mikell R. Scarborough Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity for Charleston County

Plaintiff’s Attorneys: J. Kershaw Spong [SC Bar #5289] C. Elizabeth Weston [SC Bar #103305]

Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC P.O. Box 11449 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 929-1400 kspong@robinsongray.com lweston@robinsongray.com

NOTICE OF SALE

Docket No. 2026-CP-10-00193

By virtue of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Yellow Skies LLC against 2023 Avenue LLC, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Charleston County, will sell on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Charleston County Public Services Building, Second Floor Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, N. Charleston, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

ALL that certain condominium unit identified as “Unit l’’ of 1081 E. Montague Horizontal Property Regime, located at 1081 E. Montague, North Charleston, South Carolina, a Horizontal Property Regime established by Kamini J. Patel, pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, as amended, and submitted by Master Deed dated June 26, 2007, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County on June 6, 2007, in Book E 630, at Page 688 thru 739; said Condominium United is shown on a Floor Plan attached to the Master Deed as Exhibit “C” thereto.

SAID CONDOMINIUM UNIT being a portion of the property

3. An easement for the continuance of the encroachments by this Unit on any adjoining Units or Common Elements or Limited Common Elements existing as a result of construction of this Unit or which may come into existence hereafter as a result of settling or shifting of the other Condominium Units after damage or destruction by fire or other casualty, or after taking in condemnation or eminent domain proceedings, or by reason of an alteration or repair to the Common Elements made by or with the consent of the Board of Directors.

4. An easement in common with the owners of other Condominium Units to use any pipes, wire, ducts, flues, cables, conduits, public utility lines and other Common Elements located in any other Unit or elsewhere on the property, and serving this Unit.

5. The following rights and easements in common with other Condominium Unit Owners, all as described in the Master Deed: all utility, service and maintenance; drainage easement and use of the Common Elements.

SAID UNIT is conveyed subject to:

1. Easements in favor of the respective adjoining Unit and in favor of the Common Elements and Limited Common Elements for the continuance of all encroachments of such adjoining Units or Common Elements and Limited Common Elements on Apartment Unit now existing as a result of the construction of Condominium Units or which may come into existence hereafter as result of settling or shifting Unit or the adjoining Unit or of the Common Elements and Limited Common Elements, after damage or destruction by fire or other casualty, or after taking in condemnation or eminent domain proceedings, or by reason of an alteration or repair to the Common Elements and Limited Common Elements made by made by or with the consent Administration.

2. An easement in favor of the other Units to use the pipes, wires, ducts, flues, conduits, cables, public utility lines and other Common Elements located in this Unit or elsewhere on the property and serving such other Units.

3. The provisions of the Master Deed, By-Laws and floor plan of the Regime, recorded simultaneously with an as part of the Master Deed, as the same may be amended from time to time by instruments recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, which provisions, together with any amendments thereto shall constitute covenants running with the land and shall bind any person having at any time any interest or estate in this Unit, their heirs and assigns, family, servants and visitors, as though such provision were recited and stipulated at length herein.

4. By subscription to and acceptance of this Indenture Deed, Grantee acquiesces in the provisions of the Master deed and By-Laws, and any recorded amendments thereto.

5. Right of First Refusal reserved by the Grantor in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Article VII of the Master Deed of 1081 East Montague Avenue Horizontal Property Regime.

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CHARLESTON COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY.

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at the conclusion of the bidding, Five per cent (5%) of the bid in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the 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 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.)

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.

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 date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.75% per annum.

s/Mikell R. Scarborough Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity for Charleston County

Plaintiff’s Attorneys: J. Kershaw Spong [SC Bar #5289] C. Elizabeth Weston [SC Bar #103305] Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC P.O. Box 11449 Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 929-1400 kspong@robinsongray.com lweston@robinsongray.com

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2026-CP-10-02018

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, PLAINTIFF, VS. Suzanne A. Lanier a/k/a Suzanne Adria Lanier, DEFENDANT(S). (261136.00085)

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT

TO THE DEFENDANT SUZANNE A. LANIER A/K/A SUZANNE ADRIA LANIER ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 1800 St. Julian Place, Suite 407, Columbia, SC 29204 or P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

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

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on April 17, 2026.

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. By: /s/Angelia J. Grant Ronald C. Scott (rons@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #4996 Reginald P. Corley (reggiec@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #69453 Angelia J. Grant (angig@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #78334 Allison E. Heffernan (allisonh@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #68530 H. Guyton Murrell (guytonm@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #64134 Jordan D. Beumer (jordanb@scottandcorley.com), SC Bar #104074 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 1800 St. Julian Place, Suite 407 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

Master’s Sale 2026-CP-10-00289

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

South Carolina Federal Credit Union, PLAINTIFF VERSUS Hollace Dillon a/k/a Hollace A. Dillon; Tyler Harrell n/k/a Tyler S. Dillon; et.al., DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated the April 17, 2026, 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 2nd DAY OF JUNE, 2026 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, together with any and all improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina and more particularly shown and delineated as Lot 115, Sienna at Bee`s Landing, Phase 2, on a Final Plat of aforesaid subdivision

prepared by Trico Engineering Consultants, Inc., dated July 26, 2001, recorded in Plat Cabinet EF, Slide 358, Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, and said lot having such boundaries and measurements as shown on the above described plat, which is specifically incorporated by reference herein.

This being the same property conveyed to Tyler Harrell and Hollace Dillon, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common, by deed of Terri S. Wilkinson and Kenneth B. Wilkinson, II, dated December 8, 2016 and recorded December 15, 2016 in Book 603 at Page 977 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

TMS No. 305-04-00-222

Property address: 519 Hainsworth Drive, Charleston, SC 29414

As the Plaintiff did not waive its right for a deficiency judgment in the Complaint, this sale will be re-opened for final bidding at 11 a.m. on July 2, 2026.

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

Master’s Sale 2025-CP-10-04376

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

Wilmington Trust, N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee of MFRA Trust 2021-2, PLAINTIFF VERSUS Nest Coastal, LLC; Zeno Brent Hawkins, as Guarantor; Eric Wood a/k/a Eric Matthew Wood, as Guarantor; Golf Club at Briar`s Creek Property Owners Association, Inc.; Piedmont Plumbers of Charleston, LLC; Carter Lumber of the South, Inc.; Combs Construction Company, Inc.; Fogel Services, Inc.; and Green Dynamix, DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated May 7, 2026, 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 2nd DAY OF JUNE, 2026 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot

of land, situate, lying and being in Briar`s Creek Golf Club Subdivision on Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, designated as Lot Eighty-Five (85) as shown on that certain plat entitled “A Final Subdivision Plat of Phase 5 and 6, the Golf Club at Briar`s Creek, Owned by Briar`s Creek Golf, LLC, Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina,” prepared by GEL Engineering, LLC, recorded in Plat Book EL at Pages 396 through 401 in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

This being the same property conveyed to Nest Coastal, LLC by deed of Long Marsh Holdings, LLC dated March 2, 2022 and recorded March 9, 2022 in Book 1087 at Page 083 the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

TMS No. 2600000115

Property address: 3820 Gnarled Oaks Lane, Johns Island, SC 29455

As the Plaintiff did not waive its right for a deficiency judgment in the Complaint, this sale will be re-opened for final bidding at 11 a.m. on July 2, 2026.

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

Master’s Sale 2024-CP-10-01734

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

Park Place Securities, Inc., AssetBacked Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-WWF1, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Wachovia Bank, N.A., as Trustee, PLAINTIFF VERSUS Cheryl Parker a/k/a Cheryl M. Parker a/k/a Cheryl Marie Parker; et.al., DEFENDANTS

Upon authority of a Decree dated July 12, 2024, 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 2nd DAY OF JUNE, 2026 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece, parcel,

or lot of land together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot 2, Block D, Phase I, Amberwood Subdivision, said property having dimensions, metes and bounds as shown on the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book BC, Page 96, in the RMC Office for Charleston County, entitled “Plat of Amberwood Subdivision, Phase I, A 19.69 acre tract of land located in the City of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., prepared by Andrew C. Gillette, R.L.S., dated November 26, 1984.

THE within described property is conveyed subject to easements, restrictions, covenants, conditions and matters of record, including, without limitation, the following matters set forth on the plat referred to above as the same may affect the within property; rules and regulations of applicable governmental authorities; and real property taxes for the year of delivery hereof.

This being the same property conveyed to Cheryl M. Parker by Deed of Phillip B. Nunnally and Teresa T. Nunnally n/k/a Teresa T. Kelley, dated July 31, 1992 and recorded August 18, 1992, in Book E217 at Page 504 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Charleston County.

TMS No. 4060200062

Property address: 6786 Moss Court, 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

Ronald C. Scott (803) 252-3340

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

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

NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE NO.: 2025-CP-10-05787

Michael Dior Dunlap, Plaintiff, vs. Bianca Dunlap, Defendant.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT

TO: THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED

and notified that an action has been filed against you in this court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you. Within thirty (30) days after the day you receive this Summons and Complaint, you must respond in writing to this Complaint by filing an Answer with this court. You must also serve a copy of your Answer to this Complaint upon the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s Attorney at the address shown below. If you fail to answer the Complaint, judgment by default could be rendered against you for the relief requested in the Complaint.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on October 15, 2025.

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, upon the Complaint of the Plaintiff named above against the Defendant named above to partition real property described as follows:

ALL that certain piece parcel or lot of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina being shown as Lot 41 on a subdivision plat entitled “SUBDIVISION PLAT OF (TMS: 470- 05-00-057) ROW HOUSE LOT 2 (0.24 AC) & (TMS: 470-0500-058) ROW HOUSE LOT 1 (.23 AC) INTO LOTS 38 THROUGH 47 (MIXSON AVENUE) CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA,” prepared by RLA Associates, PA, dated September 11, 2019, and recorded October 16, 2019, in the Charleston County Register of Deeds Office in Book S19, Pages 0241. Said property having such size, shape, location, buttings, boundings, courses and distances as by reference to said Plat will more fully appear.

THIS BEING the same property inherited by Michael Dior Dunlap, Carlos Dunlap II, and Bianca Dunlap upon the death of Carlos Leroy Dunlap a/k/a Carlos Leroy Dunlap, Sr., as evidenced by the Deed of Distribution dated April 13, 2023, and recorded April 17, 2023, in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County, in Book 1174 at Page 184.

TMS #: 470-05-00-269

Property Address: 4416 Avery Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405

NOTICE OF FILING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in this court upon complaint of the above-named plaintiff against the above-named defendant. This Complaint and Lis Pendens address a partition action for the property identified as TMS #470-05-00-269.

SHELBOURNE LAW FIRM /s/ P. Brandt Shelbourne P. Brandt Shelbourne, Esq. (Bar #15143) 131 E. Richardson Avenue Summerville, SC 29483 (843) 871-2210

brandt@shelbournelaw.com

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

MASTER IN EQUITY’S SALE 2025-CP-10-03959

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

PHH Mortgage Corporation v. The Estate of Phyllis Grant, and

John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all heirs and devisees of Phyllis Grant, deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons, corporations or entities unknown claiming any right, title interest in or lien upon the subject real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or person in the Military Service of the United States of America whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as Richard Roe; The United States of America, acting by and through its agent, the Federal Housing Commissioner

Upon authority of a Decree dated March 12, 2026, 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 June 2, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL THAT PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN GLYN TERRACE SUBDIVISION, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 19, BLOCK G, ON A PLAT OF A PORTION OF GLYN TERRACE MADE BY W.H. MATHENY, R.L.S., DATED DECEMBER 2, 1960, WHICH PLAT IS RECORDED IN ROD OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, IN PLAT BOOK N, AT PAGE 12; SAID LOT HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, DIMENSIONS, BUTTINGS AND BOUNDINGS AS WILL BY REFERENCE TO SAID LOT MORE FULLY APPEAR. THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO PHYLLIS GRANT BY DEED FROM SHIRLEY A. GRANT DATED DECEMBER 22, 2000 AND RECORDED ON JANUARY 2, 2001 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN BOOK Z360 AT PAGE 369.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 5306 Albert Street, North Charleston, SC 29418 Parcel No. 408-08-00-295

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 # 25-42977

FOR INSERTION May 15, 2026, May 22, 2026 and May 29, 2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 7746

Master’s Sale

2023-CP-10-03400

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

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for RCF 2 Acquisition Trust, PLAINTIFF versus Kenneth B. Canty, Aretha L. Canty, Lander Ridgeway, II and R&R Specialties, LLC, Cook & Boardman, LLC, ADC Engineering, Inc., Van Smith Company, Inc. dba VanSmith Concrete Company, Jack Portenier, Kristina M. Portenier, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, Sutton Leasing, Inc., The South Carolina Department of Revenue, and The United States of America, by and through its agency, the Internal Revenue Service, DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 4th day of January, 2024, 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 2nd day of June, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: All that lot, piece, or parcel of land, including any and all improvements thereon, situate, lying, and being in County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being known and designated as Lot I, Pierpont Subdivision, as shown on a Plat entitled “Plat To Resubdivision 4.04 Acres, Lot 62 & Part Of Lot 63, Pierpont Subdivision, Section One Located St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina”, duly recorded in the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat Book “EC” page “150”. Said lot having such size, shape, metes, bounds, location and dimensions as shown on the aforesaid plat to which reference is made. Being the same property conveyed to Kenneth B. Canty and Aretha L. Canty, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common, by deed of Kenneth B. Canty, dated July 14, 2005 and recorded August 16, 2005 in Deed Book K549 at Page 488.

TMS No. 353-03-00-114 Property Address: 2193 Becky Road, Charleston, SC 29414

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 Sale is made subject to the Right of Redemption of the United States of America, pursuant to Section 2410(c), U.S. Code, for a period of 120 days from date of sale. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) per cent of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.7500%. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty days from the date of sale, the Master will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. Should the Plaintiff,

or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The Sheriff of Charleston County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. ATTENDEES MUST ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR OTHER FACIAL COVERING.

Any person who violates said protocols is subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials.

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

FOR INSERTION May 15, 2026, May 22, 2026, May 29, 2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

7876

SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 2026-CP-10-01086

Planet Home Lending, LLC, Plaintiff vs. Wesley H. Yale, Tiffany Allison Yale and Nicholas Andrew Yale, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANT(S) Nicholas Andrew Yale:

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 March 2, 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 Wesley H. Yale and Tiffany Allison Yale and Nicholas Andrew Yale to Planet Home Lending, LLC bearing date of July 12, 2023 and recorded July 27, 2023 in Mortgage Book 1194 at Page 029 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/Clerk of Court for Charleston County, in the original principal sum of Five Hundred Eight Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Six and No/100 Dollars ($508,236.00). Thereafter, by assignment recorded on October 23, 2025 in Book 1345 at Page 743, the mortgage was assigned to the Plaintiff., 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: The land hereinafter referred to is situated in the City of Johns Island, County of Charleston, State of SC, and is described as follows: Lot C on a Plat entitled “Plat of a Subdivision of Property on Johns Island, Charleston County, SC, owned by William Robinson and Isaac Robinson, Jr., Lot C about to be conveyed to Willie Thompson, Jr.,” dated January 7, 1975, by W.L. Gaillard RLS, said plat being duly recorded in the Charleston County R.O.D. Office on September 2,1975, in Plat Book AF, at Page 2. By reference hereto, the aforesaid plat is made a part and parcel of this conveyance for a more and complete description.

TMS No. 2780000050

Property Address: 3204 Plow Ground Road, Johns Island, SC 29455 Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Telephone (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 7923

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

MCLP Asset Company, Inc., PLAINTIFF, vs. Alice Swope Thompson a/k/a Alice S. Thompson f/k/a Alice H. Thompson, in her capacity as successor trustee for the Raymond L. Thompson Living Trust, Dated September 3, 2009 a/k/a Raymond L. Thompson Administrative Trust AND IF Alice Swope Thompson a/k/a Alice S. Thompson f/k/a Alice H. Thompson, in her capacity as successor trustee the Raymond L. Thompson Living Trust, Dated September 3, 2009 a/k/a Raymond L. Thompson Administrative Trust be deceased then any distributees and successor trustees for the Raymond L. Thompson Living Trust, Dated September 3, 2009 a/k/a Raymond L. Thompson Administrative Trust and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults, any unknown infants or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe, and any persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe; Swope Thompson Family LLC; South Carolina Department of Revenue;, DEFENDANT(S)

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT

(NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)

C/A NO: 2026-CP-10-01786 DEFICIENCY WAIVED

TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy/copies of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm LLP, 240 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 400, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief

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

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

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

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

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court on April 9, 2026.

NOTICE TO APPOINT ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT(S) IN MILITARY SERVICE

TO UNKNOWN OR KNOWN DEFENDANTS THAT MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED that Plaintiff’s attorney has applied for the appointment of an attorney to represent you. If you fail to apply for the appointment of an attorney to represent you within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you Plaintiff’s appointment will be made absolute with no further action from Plaintiff.

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

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

Gregory Wooten

Attorneys for

(803) 726-2700

john.kay@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com

ashley.stanley@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com

alan.stewart@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com

sarah.leonard@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com

greg.wooten@ thefoundationlegalgroup.com

celeste.bowers@thefoundationlegalgroup.com

DORCHESTER COUNTY

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE No.: 2025-CP-18-00547

Project: Pump Station 4 – Phase 2 Tract: 69

Dorchester County, Condemnor,

v. Isaac Evans, Jr., Latonya C. Rumph, Shikim K. Rumph, Frank Rumph, Jr., Lorraine White, Rosemary Bivens, and Anthony Geddis, Landowners, and John Doe and Mary Roe, being fictitious names used to designate all persons and condemnees whose names are unknown, including unknown children of Isaac Evans, Jr., heirs, successors, devisees, distributes, Administrators, Executors and Personal Representatives of any of the above named Landowners and Other Condemnees who may be deceased; and also all Condemnees, whose named are not known including heirs, infants, persons under disability and persons who may be in Military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended if any, who claim or may claim, an interest in the property being condemned; and also all other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment herein, Unknown Claimants.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Dorchester County pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, Section 28-2-10, et seq., Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, has brought an action against the Landowners to acquire the real property described herein for public purposes, to-wit:

All that parcel or strip of land, to establish two permanent easements, one easement containing 0.030 acres (1,320 ft2) of land, more or less, and one easement containing 0.096 acres (2,996 ft2) of land, more or less, owned by Isaac Evans, Jr., Latonya C. Rumph, Shikim K. Rumph, Frank Rumph, Jr., Lorraine White, Rosemary Bivens, and Anthony Geddis, shown shaded and labeled as “New 20’ Sanitary Sewer Easement” on Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.

All that parcel or strip of land, to establish two temporary construction easements, for a period beginning on February 28,

2025, and ending June 1, 2026, one easement containing 0.017 acres (756 ft2) of land, more or less, and one easement containing 0.033 acres (1,421 ft2) of land, more or less, owned by Isaac Evans, Jr., Latonya C. Rumph, Shikim K. Rumph, Frank Rumph, Jr., Lorraine White, Rosemary Bivens, and Anthony Geddis, shown shaded and labeled as “10’ Wide TCE” on Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Tax Map Parcel Number 144-1400-008

The property sought herein is to be acquired for public purposes, more particularly in conjunction with the construction of Pump Station 4 – Phase 2 Project, in Dorchester County, South Carolina.

DORCHESTER COUNTY

s/Bradley A. Mitchell

Bradley A. Mitchell, Deputy County Attorney

DORCHESTER COUNTY

ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

201 Johnston Street

St. George, South Carolina 29477

bmitchell@dorchestercountysc.gov

843.563.0097

SC Bar No.: 78228

Attorney for Condemnor

March 11, 2025 St. George, South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE No.: 2025-CP-18-0547

Project: Pump Station 4 – Phase 2 Tract: 69

Dorchester County, Condemnor, V. Isaac Evans, Jr., Latonya C. Rumph, Shikim K. Rumph, Frank Rumph, Jr., Lorraine White, Rosemary Bivens, and Anthony Geddis, Landowners, and John Doe and Mary Roe, being fictitious names used to designate all persons and condemnees whose names are unknown, including unknown children of Isaac Evans, Jr., heirs, successors, devisees, distributes, Administrators, Executors and Personal Representatives of any of the above named Landowners and Other Condemnees who may be deceased; and also all Condemnees, whose named are not known including heirs, infants, persons under disability and persons who may be in Military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended if any, who claim or may claim, an interest in the property being condemned; and also all other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment herein, Unknown Claimants.

NOTICE OF FILING

TO: LANDOWNERS AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS

Pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, Section 28-2-230(B), Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, you are hereby notified that as you have rejected the amount tendered as just compensation as stated in the Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment, the Condemnor has filed the Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment with the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County, pursuant to Section 28-2-90, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, and may now proceed to take possession of the property interests and exercise the rights described in the Condemnation Notice.

DORCHESTER COUNTY

s/Bradley A. Mitchell

Bradley A. Mitchell, Deputy County Attorney

DORCHESTER COUNTY

ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

201 Johnston Street

St. George, South Carolina 29477

bmitchell@dorchestercountysc.gov

843.563.0097

SC Bar No.: 78228

Attorney for Condemnor

March 11, 2025

St. George, South Carolina

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE No.: 2025-CP-18-00547

Project: Pump Station 4, Phase 2 Tract: 69

Dorchester County, Condemnor, vs Isaac Evans, Jr., Latonya C. Rumph, Shikim K. Rumph, Frank Rumph, Jr., Lorraine White, Rosemary Bivens, and Anthony Geddis, Landowners, and John Doe and Mary Roe, being fictitious names used to designate all persons and condemnees whose names are unknown, including unknown children of Isaac Evans, Jr., heirs, successors, devisees, distributes, Administrators, Executors and Personal Representatives of any of the above named Landowners and Other Condemnees who may be deceased; and also all Condemnees, whose names are not known including heirs, infants, persons under disability and persons who may be in Military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended if any, who claim or may claim, an interest in the property being condemned; and also all other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment herein, Unknown Claimants.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

TO: THE CONDEMNEE OR CLAIMANTS HEREIN, NAMES AND ADDRESSES UNKNOWN, INCLUDING ANY THEREOF WHO MAY BE MINORS OR UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY, IF ANY, WHETHER RESIDENTS OR NON-RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO THE NATURAL, GENERAL, TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN OR COMMITTEE, OR OTHERWISE AND TO THE PERSON WITH WHOM THEY MAY RESIDE, IF ANY THERE BE:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the order appointing Andrew T. Shepherd, Esquire, 204 Brighton Park Blvd, Suite B, Summerville, South Carolina as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as John Doe and Mary Roe, Condemnees herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County.

YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone on their behalf or on behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or any of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for

the purposes of this action, the Condemnor will apply for an order making the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi absolute.

DORCHESTER COUNTY

s/Christopher L. Murphy MURPHY LAW OFFICES, LLC 622B Windermere Drive Charleston, SC 29407 chris@chrismurphylaw.com (843)926-0146

Attorney for Condemnor

April 26, 2026 Charleston, South Carolina STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE No.: 2025-CP-18-00547

Project: Pump Station 4 – Phase 2 Tract: 69

Dorchester County, Condemnor, v. Isaac Evans, Jr., Latonya C. Rumph, Shikim K. Rumph, Frank Rumph, Jr., Lorraine White, Rosemary Bivens, and Anthony Geddis, Landowners, and John Doe and Mary Roe, being fictitious names used to designate all persons and condemnees whose names are unknown, including unknown children of Isaac Evans, Jr., heirs, successors, devisees, distributes, Administrators, Executors and Personal Representatives of any of the above named Landowners and Other Condemnees who may be deceased; and also all Condemnees, whose names are not known including heirs, infants, persons under disability and persons who may be in Military service within the meaning of Title 50, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended if any, who claim or may claim, an interest in the property being condemned; and also all other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment herein, Unknown Claimants.

SUMMONS

TO: LANDOWNERS AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED, advised and notified, that pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, Section 28-2-10, et seq., Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, the within Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, has been filed with the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County. The purpose of this lawsuit is to enable the Condemnor, Dorchester County, a public body corporate and political subdivision of the State of South Carolina to acquire certain real property for its public purposes, as is more fully stated in the attached Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment. Responsive pleadings to the Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment are not necessary.

DORCHESTER COUNTY

s/Bradley A. Mitchell

Bradley A. Mitchell, Deputy County Attorney

DORCHESTER COUNTY

ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

201 Johnston Street

St. George, South Carolina 29477

bmitchell@dorchestercountysc.gov

843.563.0097

SC Bar No.: 78228

Attorney for Condemnor

March 11, 2025

St. George, South Carolina

9. Dem rep. sworn into Congress at age 29

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11. Downhill wear

Across 1. Awaiting a pitch

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

11. 2002 Olympics host, briefly

14. Scurrying pest

15. Fred’s neckwear on “Scooby-Doo”

16. Actor Penn

17. Espagnole (one of five)

19. “This ___ travesty!”

20. “___ alone in thinking this?”

21. Capital of Qatar

22. Many “Frozen”-inspired Halloween costumes

24. Period following sunset

26. Queens (one of five)

29. Middle part of a Shakespeare play

31. Author of the “Goosebumps” series

32. MacGowan of the Pogues

33. Drive an 18-wheeler, say

35. Little bit

36. Michigan (one of five)

40. Pirate’s interjection

43. Invisible rope puller, maybe

44. Hall & ___ (“Maneater” duo)

48. Deemed appropriate

51. “Spill the tea!”

52. Styx (one of five)

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56. Purplish color

57. They’re thrown in some bars

59. Coffee, in diner slang

60. Former “All Things Considered” host Shapiro

61. Yellow (one of five)

65. Former Giants pitcher Robb with a palindromic name

66. Home of the Lightning and the Tornadoes

67. “Biography” network

68. 34th U.S. pres.

69. Word after French or Texas

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

12. Garfield’s favorite food

13. Didn’t match

18. Pasta ___ (boxed dinner brand)

23. His wife was turned into a pillar of salt

25. Charles, currently

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

28. Pueblo cooking vessel

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33. Dominican Republic neighbor

34. Banking machine

37. Abu Dhabi ruler

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

39. “Good ___” (Alton Brown series)

40. Oregon city known for its Shakespeare festival

41. Showed on TV again

42. Hockey rink divider

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53. Repeated musical phrases

54. Indianan in India, perhaps

58. Grifter’s game

62. Mekong Valley language

63. 1950s Peruvian singer Sumac

64. Beam of light

Free Will Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Master astrologer Steven Forrest understands you Aries people well. He says that the riskiest strategy you can pursue is to constantly seek safety. It’s crucial for you to always be on the lookout for adventure. One of your chief assignments is to cultivate courage—especially the kind of brave boldness that arises as you explore unknown territory. To rouse the magic that really matters, you must face your fears regularly. The coming months will be an ideal time for you to dive in and celebrate this approach to life.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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