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S.C. officials say there is no evidence of widespread fraud stemming from the Affordable Care Act
By Jack O’Toole
More than 100,000 South Carolinians lost their health insurance coverage in the year since President Donald Trump signed roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts into law through the “Big Beautiful Bill Act,” according to a new analytical report.
The Protect Our Care advocacy group contends those cuts, along with the decision to let Biden-era expanded Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies expire in the same bill, are fueling a “health care affordability crisis” that’s pushed more than 5 million people off Medicaid and ACA insurance rolls nationwide since June 2025.
In South Carolina, the report says more than 70,000 people lost Medicaid coverage, while roughly 45,000 have left ACAsubsidized private insurance plans. Over time as more cuts come, the impact could raise premiums on remaining South Carolina insurees and cause some hospitals to close because of billions of dollars of unreimbursed costs to treat sick people, in-state experts say.
The report’s numbers are based on ACA enrollment figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and state-by-state Medicaid data compiled by Georgetown University.
The
reality is that people in South Carolina are opening their health care bills and seeing them go up by hundreds or sometimes thousands of dollars.”
Protect
Our Care spokeswoman Maddie
But experts say the insurance bleeding isn’t done. The Congressional Budget Office estimates 15 million Americans will lose their health coverage when the law is fully implemented.
“Just one year after Trump and congressional Republicans made the largest cuts to health care in history to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations on Wall Street, millions have lost the care they depended on to stay alive and healthy,” Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse said last month.
In response to critics, the Trump administration has said the changes are necessary to protect both programs from what it characterizes as widespread fraud. In particular, officials argue that insurance brokers systematically enroll millions of ineligible Americans in subsidized ACA plans.
Twomey
They’ve sourced that claim to a report from the Trump-affiliated Paragon Health Institute that uses Census survey data to argue that sign-ups exceed the eligible ACA population by about 6 million people. But health care experts have questioned the study’s methodology, arguing, among other things, that Census estimates and hard enrollment numbers are apples and oranges that can’t be compared.
“The Trump Administration is taking decisive action to stop these corrupt schemes, recover taxpayer dollars, and hold fraudsters accountable,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a June 27 social media post. “This is about protecting Americans from fraud and preventing your tax dollars from flowing to big insurance company profits.”
Affordable housing network One80 Place recently celebrated the opening of its new facility at 572 Meeting St. It offers people experiencing homelessness to have a permanent place to call home in downtown Charleston.
The multi-story facility includes 70 permanent supportive housing units designed to help residents transition out of homelessness, as well as a 65-bed shelter for women and families. Residents have already begun moving in.
The development replaces a former shelter with a model that combines emergency shelter, affordable housing and supportive services under one roof. The $44 million project was supported by the city of Charleston’s housing authority and funded through a combination of public and private investments. —Skyler Baldwin
“Today’s decision reaffirms that the clear words of the Constitution, not an extremist president, determine who is a citizen at birth. President Trump’s executive order directly opposed our Constitution, our history and our American values.”
—U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., on the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 30 decision upholding birthright citizenship and overturning President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order that limited it. Source: Clyburn news release
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Acres that the Lowcountry Land Trust permanently protected through new conservation easements in partnership with White Oak Forestry Corporation. The effort preserves forests, wetlands and scenic views in the northern part of the county along U.S. Highway 17 and the South Santee River.
By Skyler Baldwin
Charleston County Council members on June 25 voted to change the wording of a proposed $4.3 billion transportation sales tax referendum planned for the November ballot to reassure voters and add clarity to what projects the measure will fund.
Previously, the ballot question said that the billions raised over the next 25 years from the half-penny tax would be used for transportation projects that “may include” those listed in the referendum. The wording was changed to say that money would include a list of specific projects. It also added language that specifies if any project is deemed nonviable, then its funding would be applied to other projects listed in the ballot question.
“It was a matter of integrity and honor,” said council Vice Chair Larry Kobrovsky of Sullivans Island. “You start with that so people can make an educated choice in November.”
Kobrovsky was a vocal opponent of the council’s 2024 failed tax referendum because of its lack of clarity on which projects it would fund.
“I thought it was disingenuous,” he told the Charleston City Paper this week. “People need to know exactly what they’re voting on, and I thought the previous referendum was too vague.”
Listed projects for the 2026 vote include:
• West Ashley: Widening U.S. Highway 17 South, west of Dobbin Road, to S.C. Highway 162 ($445 million)
• West Ashley: An eastbound flyover on Glenn McConnell Parkway at Magwood Road in West Ashley ($100 million)
• Mount Pleasant: Improvements to the intersection of Johnnie Dodds Boulevard and Houston Northcutt Boulevard ($230 million)
• Mount Pleasant: Improvements to Long Point Road at Boone Hall Creek in Mount Pleasant ($170 million)
• North Charleston: Improvements to the rail line crossings at Rivers and Durant avenues ($175 million)
• North Charleston: Improvements and bridge replacement at Mall Drive in North Charleston ($100 million)
• Charleston: The “Battery Extension” seawall project ($225 million)
While the change in language may appease some voters, many remain skeptical of the multi-billion dollar half-penny tax. Mobility advocates are pushing for additional language that specifies county leaders are thinking about bike-ped infrastructure
Sometimes, we reach the point where enough is enough, and we can’t just keep building more roads. That’s where I think the greenbelt funds are so essential. We have to preserve what’s left.”
—Charleston County council Vice Chair
Larry Kobrovsky
with all funded projects.
A vote to add it to the referendum, however, failed 5-4 last week, with council members Teddie Pryor, Jenny Honeycutt, Brantley Moody, Herb Sass and Chairman Joe Boykin voting against it. Council members said the language was unnecessary since council members were already thinking about bike-ped improvements, and that voters should trust them to do their jobs.
“Anything that provides clarity and certainty in this referendum allows us to go to the people and say, ‘This is what you’ll get if you vote for this,’ Kobrovsky said. “It is our responsibility to address the needs of the county and put out a plan to do so. We can’t just take our marbles, go home and pout.”
Other opponents point to the listed projects as piecemeal improvements and solutions rather than an attempt to address the root cause of the county’s biggest issues — rampant growth and out-of-control traffic congestion.
Kobrovsky agreed the concern is valid, but said funds for greenspace and preservation in the referendum act as ways to bind otherwise separate projects together under the common banner of serving Charleston County.
“There’s truth in the concerns,” he said. “We can’t do something that’s completely unifying. But the alternative is to do nothing, and the problems will continue to get worse and worse.
“More people, more crowding, more inflation. Sometimes, we reach the point where enough is enough, and we can’t just keep building more roads. That’s where I think the greenbelt funds are so essential. We have to preserve what’s left.”
The referendum would continue an existing 2004 half-cent sales tax, which is projected to end in 2027. Over its 25-year lifespan, the new tax would direct $2.7 billion to roadway infrastructure, $860 million to public transit and $690 million to the county’s greenbelt program.
Story and photos by Herb Frazier
The Spirit of South Carolina, a twomast replica of a 19th-century pilot schooner, fired two artillery pieces on June 28 to commemorate the Battle of Sullivan’s Island, a stunning patriot victory on that day 250 years ago at the start of the Revolutionary War. The fort later was renamed Fort Moultrie to honor its colonial commander, Col. William Moultrie.
On June 28, 1776, the fort fended off a nine-hour Royal Navy bombardment that failed to splinter the partially completed palmetto fort on Sullivan’s Island. The unfinished fort boasted only 31 cannons with which a garrison of soldiers repelled nine manof-war ships with nearly 300 cannon. In the end, patriot cannons severely damaged two British ships and moderately damaged two more. A fifth was scuttled after it ran aground in the mud. The British withdrew after suffering more than 200 casualties, compared to only 40 among patriots. It was a spectacular underdog victory that preserved Charleston and boosted colonial morale just a week
before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Fort Moultrie, today operated by the National Park Service, fired a field artillery piece as a return salute to the Spirit of South Carolina.
For the battle’s anniversary, remembered as Carolina Day, the Spirit of South Carolina, played the role of the Ranger, a British vessel that was dispatched to protect British troops on Long Island, today’s Isle of Palms.
Carin Bloom of Charleston, the Spirit of South Carolina’s director of education and programs, said a cascading set of failures led to the British defeat.
On the Spirit of South Carolina, Revolutionary War reenactor Jerry Byerly of Mocksville, N.C., fired a swivel gun as another artillery crew simultaneously fired a carronade as a salute to the fort.
Revolutionary War reenactors mingled with special guests of the Spirit of South Carolina, owned by a nonprofit group that organized the Carolina Day event.
The ship emerged this spring from major repairs and will soon be available for public programming, Bloom said.
But Protect Our Care spokeswoman Maddie Twomey was quick to push back on those claims in a June 30 interview, noting that ACA premiums have “skyrocketed” over the past year, leading thousands to drop coverage they can no longer afford.
Specifically, Twomey pointed to Protect Our Care data showing that average ACA marketplace premiums in South Carolina have risen 235% since 2025, with some households facing even steeper increases. For instance, a 60-year-old couple earning $85,000 saw their annual premiums rise from about $7,000 to $29,000 — or more than one-third of their pre-tax income.
“The reality is that people in South Carolina are opening their health care bills and seeing them go up by hundreds or sometimes thousands of dollars,” Twomey said. “And the Trump administration is trying to call people fraudulent for being upset that their health care costs are rising.”
South Carolina health care advocates told the Charleston City Paper they weren’t surprised by the report’s findings.
“We started doing outreach right after the bill was signed because it was clear how many people were going to lose their benefits in the first year,” said Sue Berkowitz, policy director of the Appleseed Center and a founding member of the health care advocacy group Cover SC. “That’s exactly what was intended when this bill passed.”
But Berkowitz says it’s the bill’s unintended consequences, including higher insurance premiums and shuttered hospitals, that will ultimately impact every South Carolinian.
The reason? When residents lose their health coverage, Berkowitz explained, they wind up getting their care in hospital emergency rooms that are required to treat them. So the hospitals pass those costs on to insured patients in the form of higher prices, which in turn lead to higher premiums. But there are limits to that strategy — and when hospitals can no longer shift enough of those costs onto private patients, they’re forced to close their doors.
According to Protect Our Care data, S.C. hospitals will lose $5.4 billion in additional uncompensated care costs under the bill between now and 2034, with five Upstate rural hospitals already at-risk for closure.
As for the administration’s claims of widespread ACA fraud, Berkowitz says she hasn’t seen it.
“This whole waste, fraud and abuse crap, excuse my language, is just an excuse to try to justify what they’re doing to kick people off the rolls,” Berkowitz said. “No, I don’t think South Carolina consumers are committing widespread fraud. Let’s start talking about what we can do to actually improve people’s lives.”
Two West Ashley men on June 14 reportedly got into an argument, leading one of them to throw a fire extinguisher through the window of their William Kennerty Drive condo. Charleston police arrested the window-breaker and charged him with disorderly conduct. Look, guys, we know it’s hot outside, but a fire extinguisher just isn’t going to cut it. Maybe try a big fan?
Pool party!
A group of Mount Pleasant kids from 15 to 20 on June 13 reportedly hopped a fence into a locked, gated pool area on Park West Boulevard late at night. Town police arrived and called the juveniles’ parents, and charged the 20-year-old with possession of marijuana after searching his car, which was parked nearby. The kids were released to their parents, and nobody was arrested.
A North Charleston woman on June 18 called city police after her nextdoor neighbor tried to enter her house through the front door. According to reports, the man pulled a glass door off the hinges and banged on the front door for an extended period of time before giving up and going home. The woman said she didn’t want police to bother him, though, because his mother is apparently sick.
By Skyler Baldwin
Illustration by Steve
Stegelin
The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between June 13 and June 18.
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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. – That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, – That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. – Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
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.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms
of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an
unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends. We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
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By City Paper staff
If you want to get a real feel for what patriots and loyalists saw in the Revolutionary War, there’s no better place than our hometown, perhaps the nation’s best-preserved place filled with colonial homes, shops and meeting houses.
A three-hour walk through the Holy City will put you in front of places where 250 years ago, South Carolinians read the Declaration of Independence, walked on cobblestone streets to the nation’s first theater, ratified the U.S. Constitution and worshiped.
“It’s possible here — even easy in some places — to see today what Charlestonians knew in 1776,” said Elizabeth Chew, CEO of the South Carolina Historical Society. “From streets, houses and churches to the Old Exchange — built as the home of the British colonial government in South Carolina and later the site of the first reading of the Declaration of Independence — Charleston has a remarkable amount of surviving 18th-century fabric.”
So strap on your walking shoes and follow the City Paper ’s 2026 4.5-mile Revolutionary War Stroll to capture a fresh glimpse into the look of liberty 250 years after battles tore apart colonies that became a nation.
Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
Start at this Charleston landmark at the foot of Broad Street on East Bay Street. The building has seen some of the most significant moments in the state’s history, including being one of only four surviving structures that served as the site of the
The Four Corners of Law, a term coined by Robert Ripley in Ripley’s Believe it or Not, is the intersection of Broad and Meeting streets in Charleston. Long a hub of community life, the post-colonial term refers to the four buildings on each corner of the intersection: St. Michael’s Church, built between 1752 and 1761; the Charleston County Courthouse, originally built in 1753 as South Carolina’s provincial capital and later rebuilt in 1792 as a courthouse; Charleston City Hall, built between 1800 and 1804; and the United States Post Office and federal courthouse, built in 1896. Together, the four buildings represent four different institutions of law: religious, local, state and federal. —SB
NEXT: Walk two blocks east.
Head three blocks over to the Fireproof Building at 100 Meeting St. to get some air-conditioning and enjoy a Revolutionary War exhibit at the South Carolina Historical Society. While the Robert Mills-designed building wasn’t constructed until 1822, its land during the war was an undeveloped fire break and part of what is now called Washington Square. Inside today, the Voices of Revolution exhibit shows original manuscripts and artifacts that highlight the role of South Carolina during the war. —Andy Brack
NEXT: Get a real foot-feel of the Revolution by walking on cobblestoned Chalmers Street as you make your way to the nearby Dock Street Theater.
ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Over the last 250 years, it has been a commercial exchange, post office, city hall, military headquarters and museum. Today, the Old Exchange is owned by the South Carolina State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and operated by the city of Charleston. —Skyler Baldwin
NEXT: Walk five minutes south and east to the Heyward-Washington House, 87 Church St.
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Heyward-Washington House
Built in 1772, this Georgian style townhome was once occupied by Thomas Heyward Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Today you can still tour the house, located at 87 Church St., and see its 18th-century kitchen building, which was constructed separate from the house to keep out heat and reduce the danger of the house burning. The “Washington” part of the name comes from George Washington’s use of the home during his week-long stay in Charleston in May 1791. —Connelly Hardaway
NEXT: Walk three blocks to Meeting and Broad streets.
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In 1763, patriot John Rutledge built this house, now the only place in the nation where you can sleep in a founding father’s house. Rutledge signed the U.S. Constitution and served as governor of South Carolina and, briefly, as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. A national historic landmark completed in 1763, the house incorporates two carriage houses in addition to the distinctive home that has been converted into an inn. In 2020, readers of Travel + Leisure magazine voted it the second-best hotel in Charleston and 12th best city hotel in the nation. —SB
NEXT: Backtrack to the Four Corners of Law and turn left onto Meeting Street.
Known as “America’s first theatre,” the theater on what was then called Dock Street (it’s Queen Street now), first offered a play called The Recruiting Officer, in 1736. That first theatre building likely was destroyed by fire four years later. In 1809, the site’s current building was constructed as a hotel. By 1935, it was in disrepair, but a Works Project Administration renovation during the Great Depression turned it into the theatre we know today at the corner of Church and Queen streets. AB
NEXT: Walk about 340 feet east to your next stop.
One of the most acclaimed cabinetmakers of his day, Thomas Elfe (1719-1775) was a prolific craftsman during his career. A contemporary of Great Britain’s Thomas Chippendale, Elfe was considered Charleston’s best furniture maker of the 18th century, with one historian saying he made some of the finest furniture produced in the period. After training in England, Elfe set up shop in 1746 in Charleston. By the end of his career, he and employees annually made about 200 pieces of furniture, including detailed cabinets, stacking chests, double chests of drawers and more in Georgian, Rococo, Gothic and other styles. Elfe’s house (1760) at 54 Queen St.
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was restored in the 1990s. —AB
NEXT: Head three blocks east.
While the building for the Charleston Library Society at 164 King St. was built in 1914, a visit today pays homage to the society being the nation’s third oldest library. It got started in 1748 when 19 men in various trades wanted the latest publications from Great Britain. Its collection of holdings prized by scholars seeded the founding of the College of Charleston in 1770. Its core collection of artifacts for the first museum in America, the Charleston Museum, in 1773. —AB
NEXT: Cut through shady Jacob’s Alley for a three-minute walk.
The construction of the Unitarian Universalist Church on Archdale Street began in 1772, but was interrupted by the American Revolution. Sources say the British stabled horses in the unfinished building. Though the structure was originally built to house the overflow of the Independent or Congregational church on Meeting Street, the congregation was rechartered as the Unitarian Church of Charleston in 1839, making it the oldest Unitarian Church in the South. —SB
NEXT: Walk a third of a mile northeast.
The current official Glebe Street home of the president of the College of Charleston is known as the Bishop Robert Smith House, which was built in 1770. The Georgian mansion is the oldest building on the campus of the college, which is the nation’s oldest municipal college. Smith was the first bishop of South Carolina and the college’s first president. Furthermore, six men — three future signers of the Declaration of Independence (Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton and Thomas Heyward Jr.) and three future signers of the U.S. Constitution (John Rutledge, Charles Pinckney and Charles
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE): Recognized as the birthplace of Reform Judaism, the congregation was founded in 1749. The current Georgian home of worship on Hasell Street was built in 1794.
White Point Gardens: The tip of the peninsula has long been a gathering place before the Revolutionary War. Example: The well-known site of the hanging of 49 pirates in the autumn of 1718.
Coming Street Cemetery: KKBE’s cemetery on Coming Street is the second-oldest graveyard in the United States. Founded in 1762.
Fort Johnson, James Island: Originally built by 1708 with reconstruction done in 1759. In patriot hands until 1780 the British advance into Charleston.
Fort Moultrie, Sullivan’s Island: Site of the Battle of Sullivan’s Island on June 18, 1776 — the first patriot naval victory in the war.
Ashley River plantations, West Ashley: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens has been owned by the same family since the late 1670s. Drayton Hall, the oldest unrestored Palladian-style plantation house in the U.S. that’s open to the public, was finished by 1752. Home to the oldest landscaped gardens in the country, Middleton Place once was home to Henry Middleton, president of the First Continental Congress and Arthur Middleton, a signer of the Declaration.
Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site, Summerville: Used as a fort by patriots and British forces, a brick belltower built in 1751 survives.
Cotesworth Pinckney) helped to found the college in 1770. —AB
NEXT: Head 0.4 miles north to a park at King and Calhoun streets.
Today the home of downtown Charleston’s popular Saturday morning farmers market and a popular gathering spot, 10-acre Marion Square was once the location of colonial defensive fortifications. In fact, you can still see a remnant of an old tabby wall from the war near the King Street side of the park. It’s
the last surviving piece of the “Horn Work” defensive fortress that spanned nearly three city blocks —AB
NEXT: It’s a seven-minute walk to the next location at the corner of Meeting and John Streets. NOTE: Across the street is where you can pick up a digital passport from Explore Charleston.
Another place for air-conditioning: Founded in 1773, the Charleston Museum — often recognized as America’s first museum — did not have a permanent dedicated building in its earliest years. Its initial collections were housed by the Charleston Library Society before moving to several rotating locations in the city, including Chalmers, Broad and Church Streets, as well as the grounds of the Medical College. In 1980, the museum moved to its current location on Meeting Street. And that was good timing because a year and a half later, the old museum burned in a spectacular fire. All that remains today are four columns in Cannon Park. —AB
NEXT: Three long blocks away is an old plantation house with lots of history.
While the preserved antebellum Aiken-Rhett House dates from 1820, evidence shows a skirmish may have happened on its land in 1780 during the British Siege of Charleston. According to the Charleston Museum, archaeologists discovered a 33-millimeter piece of the kind of grapeshot that colonial Gen. Benjamin Lincoln ordered American cannon to use in 1780. —AB
NEXT: Head south on Elizabeth Street and shift to Alexander Street.
This site is the location of where patriot Christopher Gadsden (the guy who designed the yellow “Don’t Treat on Me” flag and a slaver whose former wharf is where the International African American Museum now sits), first advocated for colonial colonial independence from the British under a live oak that would come to be known as the Liberty Tree. A bronze plaque by the Sons of the Revolution marks the spot where the tree once stood. Gadsden, along with his fellow revolutionaries, led public meetings to protest the British Stamp Act and tea tax, calling themselves the Sons of Liberty. However, the British later cut the tree down and burned the stump. Interestingly after the war, Judge William Johnson retrieved a root and had it made into cane heads. One went to Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence. —SB and AB
NEXT: Enjoy a leisurely 18-minute walk down Anson Street, Charleston’s first suburb in the 1740s. On your way to your last stop, you’ll see lots of Charleston’s distinctive single houses, the favored residential style after the Great Fire of 1740.
The last stop is South Carolina’s oldest government building, Charleston’s Powder Magazine at 79 Cumberland St. The structure, also the city’s last standing component of original fortifications, was built in 1713 when it stored gunpowder until 1748 and then during the Revolution. After it was retired in 1780 following the British siege on the Holy City, it became privately owned, serving over the years as a print shop, stable, wine cellar, carriage house and, finally, a museum — which it still is. —AB
END: If you want to return to the Old Exchange where you started, it’s about six blocks to the southeast.
City Paper staffers Andy Brack and Skyler Baldwin, as well as former staffers Connelly Hardaway and Mary Scott Hardaway, contributed to this story. You can find out more about Charleston and its history in the City Paper’s book, 350 Facts about Charleston. More: charlestonfacts.com
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Celebrate the United States’ 250th anniversary by stepping back in time and experiencing the craftsmanship that helped build the nation. The Forge at Charleston Adventure Forest is inviting guests to work with fire and steel to forge a tomahawk and steel candle holder to take home as a one-of-a-kind keepsakes. No experience necessary. All supplies will be provided.
July 5. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. $250/person. Charleston Adventure Forest. 1152 State Road S-10-98. Awendaw. charlestonziplineadventures.com
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Charleston Animal Society is partnering with Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers for its secondannual Raising Readers summer program. Kids from age 5 and up are invited to read aloud to shelter animals in a calm and nurturing environment, helping young readers build confidence and fluency. The youngsters also provide much-needed comfort to shelter pets who thrive on positive human interaction.
Monday through Friday. Noon to 2:30 p.m. $5/session; includes swag. Charleston Animal Society. 2455 Remount Road. North Charleston. charlestonanimalsociety.org
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Don your red, white and blue and get ready to ring in Independence Day with what Tin Roof is calling the “Snakes and Sparklers Fourth of July Kicking Ass Retro Market.” Local vendors selling art, vintage clothes, retro collectibles, records and more are bringing the good stuff. Come dressed in your best Joe Dirt or Kicking Wing inspired outfits — and be sure to grab a raffle ticket at the door.
July 4. 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Free to attend. Tin Roof. 1117 Magnolia Road. West Ashley. charlestontinroof.com
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Founded in 1998, the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market celebrates the hard work of local farmers and makers. Head out every Tuesday through September for a local market featuring farm goods, food vendors and live music. Pick up fresh local produce, prepared meals and plenty of other goodies to stock your kitsch.
Tuesdays. 3:30 p.m to 7 p.m. Free to attend. The Moultrie Middle School. 645 Coleman Drive. Mount Pleasant. experiencemountpleasant.com
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, and discover hidden treasures tucked throughout the displays skillfully crafted by Charleston artists. 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
By Becky Lacey
Looking to wine and dine your way through the country’s 250th birthday? From Independence Day itself to ongoing celebrations, here’s a list — in alphabetical order — of ways to toast the big anniversary.
The Ansonborough hotel is featuring two, limited-edition Fourth of July cocktails to cheer the holiday. The “Firework Fizz” marries vodka, cranberry, lemon and prosecco and the “Charleston Sparkler” has bourbon, peach, lemon and sparkling wine.
Burtons Grill and Bar in Mount Pleasant is bringing a taste of the “high roller” life back to the table on Independence Day and over the summer. Throughout July and August, Burtons will feature its premium $29 lobster rolls, served either chilled Maine-style or warm Connecticut-style.
The Dewberry is hosting an Independence Day celebration from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. July 4 in the Rivers Room and North Terrace. The evening includes chefcurated stations, passed hors d’oeuvres and buffet selections as well as live entertainment, specialty cocktails and sweeping waterfront views of the fireworks. Tickets are $176 per adult and $76 per child. Specialty cocktails, wine, beer and other beverages will be available for purchase throughout the evening. Also: The Citrus Club will hold a fireworks viewing at 7 p.m. with seasonal fare and cocktails. Tickets: $50.
Fleet Landing Restaurant and Raw Bar
In celebration of SC250, waterfront restaurant Fleet Landing is offering a three-course, prix-fixe menu by Executive Chef Andy McLeod, drawing inspiration from classic Charleston and Lowcountry cookbooks spanning decades. Available
Smoking star: Charleston pitmaster and Palmira Barbecue’s Hector Garate will compete on Food Network’s new series, Pitmasters. Premiering on July 13, Pitmasters features barbecue teams from across the country for a live-fire cooking competition that is judged by Andrew Zimmern, Jess Pryles, Moe Cason and Ernest Servantes. The show will first air at 9 p.m. July 13 and can be streamed on HBO Max the next day. More: foodnetwork.com
Caffeine fix: Point Break Coffee has opened a second location at 49 Archdale St. Operating every day but Wednesdays, it joins the original location at 520 Folly Road, which was named Chill Charleston before rebranding. Menu items include coffee, pressed juices, açaí bowls, smoothies and oatmeal and yogurt bowls. More: pointbreakchs.com
Rip and dip: PopUp Bagels, the “Not Famous, but Known” bagel brand, opened its first South Carolina shop in Charleston on July 3 at 83 Mary St. This location is the first of five confirmed shops across the state. The chain is known for its bagels served whole. Diners then rip them into pieces and dip them into schmears (aka cream cheese). More: popupbagels.com
through July 5, the menu offers dishes like deviled eggs with caviar and pickled shrimp, spoon bread with oyster gravy and crispy shallot and ramp butter seared scallops with asparagus and a buttery Sally Lunn roll.
Home Team BBQ is a natural fit for July 4 celebrations with its smoked meats, frozen drinks and festive atmosphere. The downtown, Sullivan’s Island, Mount Pleasant and West Ashley locations will all have specials over the holiday weekend.
Hotel Bennett has two ways to celebrate the holiday this year. Camellias is hosting “The Charleston Tea Party” on July 4 with seatings at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The tea requires reservations and will feature seasonal pastries, refined savories and curated teas, all with a festive, patriotic twist. The hotel
French fete: Summerville’s Kersey House is hosting a Bastille Day dinner party at 6 p.m. July 14 The multi-course dinner will have a wine pairing with live music. Dishes include tempura-fried escargot, salmon Wellington and peach millefeuille. Cost: $75 per person.
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Noodling: Luther’s Market + Noodle Shop, a new market at 227 Rutledge Ave., in July will offer its noodle making classes. One class option hosts a two hour hand-made noodlemaking session where guests learn to make three shapes of pasta. A second includes two hours of pasta-making and highlights stuffed shapes using semolina and pork-stuffed dumplings with buckwheat. Cost for the first is $75 per person; the second is $105 per person. July dates include July 8, 15, 17, 22 and 24. More: lutherschs.com
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The Loutrel hotel has reimagined its beloved afternoon tea in honor of the 250th and Charleston’s pivotal role in the American Revolution. The “Lady Loutrel’s Revolutionary Tea” will be offered with curated historical anecdotes through August 2 with historically inspired teas, handcrafted bites and Lowcountry delicacies that reflect the flavors and traditions of the Revolutionary War era.
The tea features selections from Charleston-based tea company Oliver Pluff & Co. Sweet and savory offerings include fresh biscuits from Callie’s Hot Little Biscuits (served with Edisto Gold Honey, clotted cream, lemon curd and various fruit glazes, including peach and blueberry) and an assortment of tea sandwiches (including white cheddar pimento cheese, egg and asparagus salad, sweet potato and country ham and shrimp and scallion salad). Thursdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Reservations are required.
For July 4, Lewis Barbecue is featuring the Sandia cocktail, which has tequila, fresh watermelon, jalapeño and lime. It balances sweet, spicy and tart flavors. Cost is $12 for or $39 for a pitcher and the cocktail is the perfect way to wash down some of the restaurant’s legendary central Texas style brisket.
The Watch Rooftop Kitchen and Spirits will celebrate Independence Day from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. with an all-you-can-eat Southern barbecue in view of Charleston’s annual fireworks display. Food includes pimento cheese and crackers, deviled eggs, watermelon, corn bread, pulled pork sandwiches, grilled shrimp fried chicken. Sides like spicy street corn, mac and cheese, collard greens, pasta salad and coleslaw will be available, and you’ll find sweets like brownies, cookies and rice krispy treats. Cost is $85 per adult and $30 for children ages 2-12.
Starting at 5 p.m. on Independence Day, the Rooftop at the Vendue will feature live music, a special red-white-and-blue pop-up from Devil’s Grin and great views of the night’s fireworks display. The cover charge for general admission is $25 starting at 5 p.m. The cover charge for an upgraded experience in the Bridge Bar is $50 and includes premium viewing area and chef selections.
By Maura Hogan
Want to reap the rewards of Charleston’s booming tourism industry while safeguarding the local lifestyle? You may want to summon the butler.
Gary Williams, principal of the London-based British Butler Institute and a celebrated service guru, has next-leveled the art of hospitality everywhere from Hamptons estates to superyachts to world-renowned hotels (not to mention A-List stars like Lady Gaga). From June 22 to June 25, he was in Charleston to hold a training conference on how staffers could up their game. Meanwhile, also consider recent recommendations from Bloomberg Associates, the philanthropic consulting service founded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The city of Charleston announced the suggestions through its new Responsible Tourism Initiative.
Grousing about tourists is a longstanding local pastime, as much a part of Lowcountry life as shad roe or rooting for the RiverDogs.
But let’s not toss out the cash cow with the horse carriages. The ideal would be to strike a balance between livability and livelihood, one that is both resident-friendly and economically robust.
Hence recommendations from the Bloomberg project: to target high-spending cultural travelers; to highlight the region’s Black cultural heritage; and to cast a wider geographical net into neighborhoods to do so.
Suggestions for Charleston also home in on funding suggestions, a topic gaining more purchase still given the South Carolina Arts Commission’s recent freeze of $3 million of arts funding due to objections of allotments to LGBTQ+ organizations.
Targeting high-spending cultural travelers is already in motion. The College of Charleston’s Office of Tourism Analysis reports that in 2024, an unprecedented economic impact of $14 billion was up 7% from the year before, with only 1.2% growth in visitors. Tourism today also represents almost 25% of regional sales and sustains tens of thousands of jobs — 54,900 in 2024, the highest ever.
Gary Williams, principal of the British Butler Institute, shared luxurious tips in a trip to Charleston last week
This citywide experience running through July 5 connects historic sites, museums, gardens, churches, makers, tours and family-friendly activations. Revolutionary City invites locals and visitors to explore the people, places and ideas that shaped Charleston’s role in America’s founding. More: sc250charleston.org
• July 10 and 11 , 7 p.m.: Join Footlight Players for Queens of Country, a two-night concert celebration honoring the legendary women who made this American genre unforgettable, from Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn to Shania Twain, Kacey Musgraves, and many more. Queen Street Playhouse, 20 Queen St. More: footlightplayers.net
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Luxury today is no longer about marble lobbies or thread counts. It’s noticing the guest’s needs before they’re ever spoken. It’s creating ease. I’ve said for years that luxury is not loud. It is seen, it is felt, it is noticed.”
—Lawson Roberts, CEO and executive producer of Holy City Affairs
The cultural sector gets a prime spotlight from Bloomberg, which certainly tracks: For generations, arts and tourism have been well-matched bedfellows.
In the 1920s, visitors learned of the city from “The Charleston” dance craze. During the Charleston Renaissance of 1915 to 1940, paintings and prose illuminated the area’s unparalleled allure, including DuBose Heyward’s 1925 novel that inspired Porgy and Bess.
In the 1970s, Charleston Mayor Joe Riley Jr., College of Charleston President Ted Stern and Italian composer and festival founder Gian Carlo Menotti dreamed up Spoleto Festival USA. Its economic impact today nears $30 million annually from outside visitors.
But back to butlering, a skill that would certainly come in handy to attract those high-end visitors.
Williams was in town at the invitation of Lawson Roberts, CEO and executive producer of Holy City Affairs, a luxury concierge company that creates Lowcountry experiences for visitors.
• July 5 to July 14: In conjunction with the nation’s 250th anniversary, renowned Charleston artist Fletcher Williams III presents 250 Years from Mr. Freedman, a solo exhibition in the form of a series of wall reliefs from the tin roof of a burned Freedom Cottage, Navy Yard Charleston, Storehouse 8, 2158 Noisette Blvd., North Charleston. More info: fletcher3.com.
• July 4-5, 6 p.m.: An Intimate Evening with J.J. Grey and MOFRO, The Windjammer
• July 4 , 8 p.m.: Of Montreal with Cormae, Pour House
• July 4 , 9 p.m.: Hearts On Fire , The Royal American
• July 8 , 7:30 p.m.: Armor For Sleep, Music Farm
• July 8 , 5:30 p.m.: Barn Jam, Awendaw Green
• July 10-11 , 6 p.m.: The Midnight City Band, The Windjammer
• July 1 0, 9 p.m.: The Ries Brothers, The Royal American
• July 10, 6 p.m.: Wilco, Firefly Distillery
• July 11 , 9 p.m.: Homemade Haircuts, The Royal American
• July 12 , 6:30 p.m.: moe and Umphrey’s McGee , The Refinery
By Vincent Harris
Independence Day doesn’t always have to mean the music of “The 1812 Overture” blasting over an exploding sky or sitting through a selection of old-timey marching band tunes. Instead of those old standbys, here’s a playlist for your Fourth of July party that sums up the good, the bad and the glory of our country.
“Living In America” by
James Brown
South Carolina’s own Hardest Working Man in Show Business kicks off your Independence Day playlist with a blast of brass, funk and gospel-style shouts exhorting the band. A massive comeback hit for James Brown in 1985, “Living In America” peaked at #4 on the pop charts. It’s a celebration of the country from coast to coast with enough Southern grit to keep away the kitsch.
“American Idiot” by Green Day Green Day’s 2004 hit “American Idiot” is a great second track, with a brisk punkpop beat, an irresistible melody and loud guitars. It can also serve as a great bit of nostalgia for a time when we all thought American politics were as bad as they were ever going to get.
“Rockin’ In The Free World” by Neil Young
Since we’ve cranked the amps, why not let a Canadian plug in and hit us with a dose of reality? One of Young’s most ferocious rockers (and perhaps his most basic), the song is a broad overview of America in the late ’80s, including portraits of drug abuse, homelessness and environmental ruin. It’s a sobering song that somehow still feels like an anthem thanks to a snarling riff and Young’s soaring chorus.
“Born In The USA” by Bruce Springsteen
Speaking of songs that sound more patriotic than they are, Springsteen’s gigantic 1984 hit is up next on the playlist. The booming drums and unforgettable keyboard riff have made this song a beloved classic. But one wonders if his lyrics about a veteran with PTSD and no prospects STILL don’t get the attention they deserve, even after 40 years.
“Banned In The USA” by 2 Live Crew
Speaking of Springsteen’s ’s keyboard riff, here’s a quick 1990 reminder of the power of the First Amendment. Springsteen let the Florida rap group 2 Live Crew use his music to protest a Florida ban of the group’s X-rated rap, a ban that was soon ruled unconstitutional. It’s a surprisingly effective bit of activism for people who typically rapped about nice butts, and leader Luther Campbell’s scorched-earth monologue about the First Amendment is genuinely stirring.
“Fight The Power” by Public Enemy
For better or worse, Americans sure do love extending a middle finger to people trying to cramp our style. Or in the case of hip-hop icons Public Enemy, flipping that finger to the oppression and racism in the American system. This is a call to arms, an eff-you for the ages and a killer dance track all in one, it’s probably Public Enemy’s single greatest moment.
“Fourth Of July” by The Blasters
Let’s move to some dark-hued rootsrock courtesy of the California band The Blasters. Songwriter and guitarist Dave Alvin wrote a heartbreaking song for his brother Phil to sing. It’s about a couple on the edge of ending their relationship.
Green Day’s “American Idiot“
is credited with reviving the punk band’s legacy
They’re so engrossed in their fight that they don’t even know it’s the Fourth of July until some Mexican kids start shooting off fireworks. Outside his apartment, the protagonist sits on the steps, smoking a cigarette alone, wondering where it all went wrong as the sky lights up.
“Heartland” by Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson Spare a thought for America’s farmers as fireworks time gets closer. Listen to Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson battle over who’s more grizzled on this 1993 tribute to struggling farmers across the country. Dylan and Nelson co-wrote the song, and it solidified their longtime commitment to the annual Farm Aid benefit concert.
And for when the fireworks start:
“The Star-Spangled Banner” by Jimi Hendrix
At around 9 a.m. on Aug. 8, 1969,
Hendrix stood on an outdoor stage in Woodstock, N.Y., in front of about 25,000 hippies. He was the last act on the Woodstock festival schedule, the headliner, and production delays had pushed his show from Sunday night to Monday morning. All that Hendrix, an Army veteran, did with that sloppy setup was unleash perhaps the most violent, graceful, searing and sincere version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” with just him and a blazing electric guitar.
“The Star-Spangled Banner” by Marvin Gaye
On Feb. 13, 1983, Marvin Gaye stood center court at the Forum in Los Angeles before the NBA All-Star Game. With impeccable style and grace, Gaye dove into our national anthem. Over skeletal electronic percussion, his interpretation went from the battlefield to the club to the church in just a few minutes, capped off with a lilting “home of the brave” that brought the crowd to its feet.
“Luxury today is no longer about marble lobbies or thread counts,” Roberts told the Charleston City Paper “It’s noticing the guest’s needs before they’re ever spoken. It’s creating ease. I’ve said for years that luxury is not loud. It is seen, it is felt, it is noticed.”
During the Charleston training session, Williams taught principles of the institute’s five golden rules that encompass more than 400 modules. Many transcend traditional butler service to delve into emotional intelligence, anticipation, communication and gratitude.
And it’s nothing less than an art form in
its own right. Williams frequently underscored showmanship as an essential part of the job, whether played out in individual comportment or in creating an evocative cocktail tray.
But with all its protocol and some intel on high tea, offering luxurious experiences is not about stuffiness. The goal instead is to offer the tools to cultivate relaxed, confident professionals.
“If someone wants to be served coffee in a plastic cup on the floor, we’ll serve them beautifully on the floor with a plastic cup. We’re not stuffy,” Williams said.
Consider the getup. While proper attire doesn’t necessarily entail donning a morning coat (as Williams does), and whether it’s
the black suit jacket or silk sari or Bermuda shorts, neatness and uniformity count.
Body language is key as well. Williams guided trainees through choreographed gestures and stances that were almost balletic, demonstrating how to stand at a slight, nonconfrontational angle from patrons; to point with a full palm, thumb down; to pose with the right hand over the left; to put some pep in the step.
Then there is the all-important script. Attendees rehearsed rejoinders designed to delight, and at times, diffuse. When asked for a price, standout servers never speak of cost; they speak of value. When confronting an irate guest, they take measures including apologizing, listening and offering a solution.
With all the language and pointers, Williams also underscored authenticity. That’s something highlighted as well by Bloomberg in its recommendation to focus on Charleston’s Black cultural heritage. Keeping it real threads the butler’s ethos of discipline and detail, empathy and positivity, which all come together in a level of service that separates the passable from the exceptional. It works for Bloomberg’s recommendations, too. Charleston’s time-tested convergence of hospitality and culture plays out in this best-of-both-worlds plan. In short, there may well still be time to find ways to serve our Charleston benne wafers — and enjoy our lives here, too.
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-vsPatricia Reynolds; United States of America acting by and through its agency the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; South Carolina Department of Revenue Defendants
SUMMONS
(Deficiency Judgment Demanded) (Mortgage Foreclosure) Non-Jury
TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Patricia Reynolds
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their office, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, SC 29204, within (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer to Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting 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(S) WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/ OR TO PERSON(S) UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY, INCOMPETENTS AND PERSON(S) CONFINED AND PERSON(S) IN THE MILITARY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within (30) days after service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.
NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Summons and Complaint in the above-captioned action were filed on March 18, 2026, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston, South Carolina.
Crawford & von Keller, LLC 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) PO Box 4216 (29240) Columbia, SC Phone: 803-790-2626 Email: court@crawfordvk.com Attorneys for Plaintiff
SUMMONS AND NOTICE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BERKELEY IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Case no. 2026-CP-0800899
Ashley Irizarry, Plaintiff
v. Tyler Karam, Defendant.
TO TYLER KARAM: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Plaintiff’s Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of Answer to the Complaint upon the subscribers, Mary Linton and Mark Bringardner, at their office located at 41 Broad Street, Charleston,
SC 29401, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for relief demanded in the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and judgement by default will be rendered against you.
NOTICE
TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley, South Carolina on March 20, 2026.
Petition for the Appointment of a Guardian ad Litem, and after mature consideration of same, and it being made to appear to my satisfaction that it is necessary that a Guardian ad Litem be appointed to appear in this action and represent the interest of such of the Defendants as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under any disability, it is
ORDERED, that Conrad Falkiewicz, Esq., P.O. Box 30266, Charleston, SC 29417, be and he is hereby appointed Guardian ad Litem for such of the Defendants herein as may be infants, incompetents or otherwise under disability, to appear herein and represent their interest; it is further
ORDERED, that such appointments shall become absolute unless within thirty (30) days after the last publication of the Notice of the Appointment of Guardian ad Litem herein, exclusive of such last day of publication, such Defendants, as may be infants, incompetents; or otherwise under any disability appear herein or someone appears in their behalf to procure the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem; it is further
ORDERED, that a Notice of Appointment and of the name and address of the person so appointed shall be sufficient publication of this Order.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED!
s/Irvin G. Condon, Charleston County Probate Judge
NOTICE OF HEARING
DATE OF HEARING: August 17 2026 TIME: 10:00 A.M. ~ EASTERN STANDARD TIME PLACE: Historic Courthouse, 84 Broad Street Charleston, South Carolina 29401
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2026-ES-10-00847
IN THE MATTER OF: Carlos Nesbit, Decedent
Revella Ham Nesbit and Thandi E. Nesbit, Petitioners, vs. Carlos Nesbit, deceased, his heirs and assigns and all other persons claiming under or through the heirs and assigns of Carlos Nesbit, Charles Porter a/k/a Chas Porter, collectively designated as JOHN DOE, and any such persons who are minors or other disability or members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, as contemplated by the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Relief Act, 1940 as Amended, collectively designated as RICHARD ROE, and all persons entitled to Claim under or through any of them; Respondent.
TO: POSSIBLE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF CARLOS NESBIT
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition in this action, a copy of which was filed in the Charleston County Probate Court on April 30, 2026, and is hereby served upon you by publication, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Petition on the subscriber at his office, 12 Carriage Lane, Suite A, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof upon, exclusive of the day of such service; and, if you fail to answer within the time aforesaid, Petitioner in the Action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Petition.
ORDER FOR GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI
Upon reading and filing the within
It appearing that this matter has been referred to the Honorable Mikell R. Scarborough, Master In Equity for Charleston County, South Carolina, to make appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of law with authority to enter a final judgment;
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing in this matter has been scheduled and will be held on July 2, 2026 at 11:30 a.m., at the Charleston County Courthouse, Courtroom 2A, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina. BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A.
s/ Thomas H. Brush
Thomas H. Brush
SC Bar # 974
tommy@brushlawfirm.com
J. Chris Lanning
SC Bar #73957 chris@brushlawfirm.com
12 Carriage Lane, Suite A Charleston, SC 29407
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
June 12, 2026
Charleston, South Carolina
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2026-CP-10-03111
Harold B. Parsons, Plaintiff,
v.
PURPOSE: PETITIONER’S PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRS OF CARLOS NESBIT
Executed this 9th day of June 2026
s/Irvin G. Condon, Charleston County Probate Judge
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2026-CP-10-00339
NOTICE OF HEARING
Alfreda C. Soriano Plaintiff versus Denise H. Swails, Gina E. Swails, Carl Stent, Carol Stent Westbrook, Michelle E. Stent-Hilton, Stephen Young as Trustee of the Dorothy B. Stone Trust, Brenda Golson, Judy Nail, Yusuff Hajara f/k/a Kevin V. Stone, Keith Stone, Dennis Stone, Jr., Titus Stone, Sumayah Chappelle, Naseem Chappelle, Ameenah Chappelle, Darryl Otis, Jr., Preston Stone, Bryson Stone, Heirs of Dennis Stone, Sr., Darryl Otis Stone, Sr., Warren Isiah Smith-Stone and Biancca Stone, all deceased, collectively designated as JOHN DOE, and any such persons who are Minors or other disability, or members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, as contemplated by the Soldier’s and Sailor’s Relief Act, 1940, as Amended collectively designated as RICHARD ROE, and all persons entitled to claim under or through, and any or all other persons or legal entities, known and unknown, claiming any right, title, interest or estate in or lien upon the parcel of real estate described in the Lis Pendens and Complaint herein filed, Defendants.
TMS# 460-04-01-042
Dated at Charleston, South Carolina on June 10, 2026.
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending in this Court upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants, that said Action is brought pursuant to the provisions of the “Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act” contained in Title 15, Chapter 53, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, and Title 15, Chapter 67, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended for the purposes of obtaining a determination from this Honorable Court that he is the owner of the subject properties and that he acquired possession of the subject properties by adverse possession.
That said properties affected by said Complaint in this Action hereby commenced was, at the time of the commencement of this Action, and at the time of the filing of this Notice are described as follows:
lien upon the property described in the Complaint herein, such appointment to become absolute unless they or someone on their behalf shall procure an Order appointing a Guardian ad Litem for such persons within (30) days after past publications of the Summons herein.
BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A. s/ J. Chris Lanning J. Chris Lanning 12-A Carriage Lane Charleston, SC 29407 Phone – 843-766-5576
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2026-CP-10-03212
and Title 15, Chapter 67, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended for the purpose of seeking to quiet title and obtaining a determination from this Honorable Court that she is the owner of the subject property and that she acquired possession of the subject property by adverse possession.
That said property affected by said Complaint in this Action hereby commenced was, at the time of the commencement of this Action, and at the time of the filing of this Notice are described as follows:
James Grampus, Jr., Ellen Taylor, Estate of Julia Grampus, Estate of James Grampus and John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all heirs and devisees of James Grampus and Julia Grampus, deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons, corporations or entities unknown claiming any right, title interest in or lien upon the subject real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or person in the Military Service of the United States of America whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as Richard Roe. Defendants.
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the Action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff, through his Attorney, J. Chris Lanning, at his office, 12 Carriage Lane, Suite A, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof exclusive of the day of such Service; and, if you fail to answer the Compliant within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in the Action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee for the aforesaid County which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53, South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/ Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter final judgment in this case. An appeal from the final judgment entered by the Master-in-Equity/Special Referee shall be made directly to the Supreme Court.
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on June 10, 2026.
ALL that lot, piece or parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being, in the County of Charleston, State aforesaid, and comprising Lot No. 32 on the map of Westerly part of Union Heights prepared for Kopp-Isenhour Realty Company by J.E. Thomas C.E., dated 1919 and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Book C, Page 137.
MEASURING AND CONTAINING in front on Meeting Street, forty (40’) feet, and on the East or back line, forty (40’) feet, and in depth on the North line on Groveland Avenue, eighty-five and 15/100ths (85.15’) feet and in depth on the South line on Lot No. 33, sixty-five and 50/100th (65.50’) feet, be the said dimensions more or less.
BUTTING AND BOUNDING as follows: to the North on Groveland Avenue, to the East on Lot No. 1 of said subdivision, to the South on Lot No. 33 of said subdivision and partly on Meeting Street Road and to the West on Meeting Street Road.
TMS: 466-12-00-435
AND
ALL that lot, piece or parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being, in the County of Charleston, State aforesaid, and comprising Lot No. 1 on the map of Westerly part of Union Heights prepared for Kopp-Isenhour Realty Company by J.E. Thomas C.E., dated 1919 and recorded in the R.M.C. Office for Charleston County in Book C, Page 137.
MEASURING AND CONTAINING on front of Groveland Avenue Thirty (30’) feet and the same on the back or south line in depth on the East and West lines eighty (80’) feet.
BUTTING AND BOUNDING as follows: to the North on Groveland Avenue, to the East on Lot No. 3 of said subdivision, to the South on Lot No. 34 of said subdivision and to the West on Lot Nos. 32 and 33 of said subdivision.
TMS: 466-12-00-309
GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Conrad Falkiewicz, Esquire, P.O. Box 30266 Charleston, South Carolina, 29417, by Order of this Court Common Pleas dated June 16, 2026 and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina has been appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the Defendants herein as may be unknown infants, persons insane, or otherwise incompetent or under legal disability, claiming any right, title, estate claim, interest in, or
Jessie Mae Maxwell Ward, Plaintiff, v. Estate of Peter Robinson, Estate of Elijah C. Robinson, Jr., Estate of Samuel Robinson, Estate of Sarah Grant Robinson, Estate of Joseph Robinson and John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all heirs and devisees of Peter Robinson, Elijah C. Robinson, Jr., Samuel Robinson, Sarah Grant Robinson and Joseph Robinson, deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons, corporations or entities unknown claiming any right, title interest in or lien upon the subject real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or person in the Military Service of the United States of America whose true names are unknown, being a class designated as Richard Roe. Defendants.
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the Action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff, through his Attorney, J. Chris Lanning, at his office, 12 Carriage Lane, Suite A, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof exclusive of the day of such Service; and, if you fail to answer the Compliant within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in the Action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-in-Equity/ Special Referee for the aforesaid County which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53, South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-in-Equity/Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter final judgment in this case. An appeal from the final judgment entered by the Master-in-Equity/ Special Referee shall be made directly to the Supreme Court.
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Lis Pendens and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on June 16, 2026. Dated at Charleston, South Carolina on June 16, 2026.
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending in this Court upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above named Defendants, that said Action is brought pursuant to the provisions of the “Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act” contained in Title 15, Chapter 53, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended,
ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in St. John’s School District #9, Johns Island, Charleston County, State of South Carolina measuring and containing three and two-tenths (3.2) acres, and delineated as Lot Number Two (#2) on a plat of W.L. Gaillard, Surveyor, dated June 14, 1966, entitled “Plat of property situated on Johns Island, Charleston County, S.C., containing 27 acres owned by Estate of Elijah Robinson”’ which plat is attached to and filed with the Last Will and Testament of Elijah Robinson, deceased, in the Office of Probate Court for Charleston County, South Carolina in File Drawer #897, Folder #36, said plat being made a part hereof by reference as if the contents thereof were fully set forth herein.
BOUNDED on the northern side of Lot Number One (#1) as shown on said plat, being bounded on the eastern most side of lands of Solomon Oil Company, being bounded on the southern most side of Lot Number Three (#3) and being bounded on the western most side by lands of Margaret Robinson, et al., and containing the measurements, buttings and boundings, courses, and distances thereof which will more fully and at large appear when reference is made to the aforesaid mentioned plat.
TMS: 275-00-00-081
GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Conrad Falkiewicz, Esquire, P.O. Box 30266 Charleston, South Carolina, 29417, by Order of this Court Common Pleas dated June 18, 2026 and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina has been appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi for such of the Defendants herein as may be unknown infants, persons insane, or otherwise incompetent or under legal disability, claiming any right, title, estate claim, interest in, or lien upon the property described in the Complaint herein, such appointment to become absolute unless they or someone on their behalf shall procure an Order appointing a Guardian ad Litem for such persons within (30) days after past publications of the Summons herein.
BRUSH LAW FIRM, P.A. s/ J. Chris Lanning J. Chris Lanning 12-A Carriage Lane Charleston, SC 29407 Phone – 843-766-5576
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:
DANIEL H. MCDOWELL, SR.
2026-ES-10-0898
DOD: 4/20/26
Pers. Rep:
LITHALAN M. SHINGLER
7711 CHERRYWOOD DR., NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29418
**********
Estate of:
CHESTER BOWMAR
HARSHBARGER
2026-ES-10-0906
DOD: 1/2/26
Pers. Rep:
NEVA V. NEWMAN
2331 FALCON RD., NO. CHARLESTON, SC 29406
Atty:
CHRISTINA D. WYNN, ESQ.
44 MARKFIELD DR., #E, CHARLESTON, SC 29407
**********
Estate of:
CELESTE BETH BACHRACH
2026-ES-10-0919
DOD: 5/17/26
Pers. Rep:
LISA ENGELSON
222 BAY DR., MASSAPEQUA, NY 11758
**********
Estate of:
ROBERT LAYTON MCCURDY
2026-ES-10-0923
DOD: 1/26/26
Pers. Rep:
GWENDOLYN A. MCCURDY
1 BISHOP GADSDEN WAY, #357, CHARLESTON, SC 29412
Atty:
ROBERT S. DODDS, ESQ.
25 CALHOUN ST., #400, CHARLESTON, SC 29401 **********
Estate of:
EDNA EUGENIA HUDSON BUNTON
2026-ES-10-0932
DOD: 4/26/26
Pers. Rep:
JAMES EARLY SANDERS, JR.
2916 CONSERVANCY LN., CHARLESTON, SC 29414
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: JOHN PEARSON MCNEILL
2026-ES-10-0831
DOD: 1/22/26
Pers. Rep:
HARRY WAYNE BUCK
110 CREEK DR., TABOR CITY, NC 28463
Atty: JOHN F. PERRY, ESQ.
3021 RUSHLAND MEWS, JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455
***********
Estate of:
JAMES EDWARD YARBOROUGH
2026-ES-10-0935
DOD: 4/4/26
Pers. Rep:
KENNETH ALAN YARBOROUGH
2510 BIRDS KEY RD., JOHNS ISLAND, SC 29455
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Estate of:
ROBERT MOULTRIE SANDERS, JR.
2026-ES-10-0941
DOD: 3/14/26
Pers. Rep:
ROBIN R. SANDERS
4911 DONOVAN DR., ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304
Atty: ELEANOR D. WASHBURN, ESQ. 1110 QUEENSBOROUGH BLVD.,
#103, MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 ***********
Estate of: RUTH EDMONDS EDMUNDS
2026-ES-10-0959
DOD: 3/29/26
Pers. Rep:
KIMBERLIE PATTERSON EDMUNDS TRASK
741 RIBAUT RD., BEAUFORT, SC 29902
Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ***********
Estate of:
WILLIAM GEATHERS, JR. 2026-ES-10-0998
DOD: 2/14/26
Pers. Rep: WILLIE MAE FRAZIER GEATHERS 716 SEQUOIA ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29407
Atty: VERONICA G. SMALL, ESQ. PO BOX 1065, MT. PLEASANT, SC 29465
DOD: 5/5/26
Pers. Rep: ELIZABETH PORCHER HESTER
529 W. LYON FARM DR., GREENWICH, CT 06831
Atty: M. JEAN LEE, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ***********
Estate of: WILLIAM MCLEAN MIXON 2026-ES-10-1037
DOD: 4/20/26
Pers. Rep: KIMBERLY MIXON SMITH PO BOX 759, FOLLY BEACH, SC 29439
Atty: M. JEAN LEE, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ***********
Estate of: BETTY MCFARLAND WOOLDRIDGE
2026-ES-10-1051
DOD: 5/15/26
Pers. Rep: ROGER H. KIMMEL
271 INDIAN HARBOR RD., VERO BEACH, FL 32963
Pers. Rep: MARIE KIMMEL 271 INDIAN HARBOR RD., VERO BEACH, FL 32963
Atty:
DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401
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Estate of: FREDERIC GORDON JONES 2026-ES-10-1068
DOD: 2/25/26
Pers. Rep: ASHLEY JONES LAWRENCE
1985 RIVIERA DR., STE. 103 #10, MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464
Atty: DAVID H. KUNES, ESQ. 115 CHURCH ST., CHARLESTON, SC 29401 ***********
Estate of: BRENDA JO ELDER
2026-ES-10-1080
ESTATES’ CREDITOR’S NOTICES
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the Personal Representative indicated below and also file subject claims on Form #371ES with Irvin G. Condon, Probate Judge of Charleston County, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401, before the expiration of 8 months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or one year from the date of death, whichever date is earlier, or else thereafter such claims shall be and are forever barred.
Estate of: CHARLES JERVEY FLOOD, JR.
2026-ES-10-0966
DOD: 4/26/26
Pers. Rep: MICHAEL A. FLOOD
7378 HWY. 165, RAVENEL, SC 29470
Atty:
JEFFREY C. MOORE, ESQ. 1 CARRIAGE LN., BLDG. H, 2ND FL., CHARLESTON, SC 29407
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Estate of: THOMAS ANTHONY COULTER, JR. 2026-ES-10-0889
DOD: 1/20/26
Pers. Rep:
CANDICE VIDA COULTER 5830 COUGAR LN., CHARLOTTE, NC 28269
Pers. Rep: OMEGA FELDER
289 SWEET ALYSSUM DR., LADSON, SC 29456
Atty:
AMBER D. BROUGHTON, ESQ.
219 N. HWY 52, #P-1, MONCKS CORNER, SC 29461
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Estate of: BETTE CATLING HESTER 2026-ES-10-1022
ANSWER AFTER THE SERVICE HEREOF, EXCLUSIVE OF SUCH SERVICE; AND IF YOU FAIL TO ANSWER THE COMPLAINT OR OTHERWISE APPEAR AND DEFEND WITHIN THE TIME AFORESAID, THE PLAINTIFF IN THIS ACTION WILL APPLY TO THE COURT FOR 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) RESIDE(S) AND/ OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
Complaint.
NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(S)
ABOVE NAMED:
NOTICE is hereby given that the Complaint in the foregoing action, together with the Summons, of which the foregoing is copy, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Florence County, on the 11th day of March 2026.
COMPLAINT
On or about May 31, 2025, Plaintiff was walking in her Apartment Complex when she fell due to the water on the floor that accumulated due to a leak from the upstairs apartment, etc.
Florence, SC
The Law Office Of Linward Edwards II
IN THE MATTER OF: R.R., a minor child under the age of eighteen (18).
COMPLAINT (ADOPTION)
The Plaintiffs would respectfully show unto this Court:
1) The Plaintiff seeks to adopt the minor child of the above-named Defendants.
2) The Plaintiff is now and has been bona fide residents and domiciliary of Charleston County, State of South Carolina and have been for at least One (1) year prior to this action.
Complaint, issue an Order forever terminating the parental rights of Defendants.
b. That the Interlocutory Decree and the six (6) month waiting period required by S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-750 be waived.
c. That the home investigation required by S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9520 be waived.
d. That the accounting required by S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-740 be waived.
DOD: 3/31/26
Pers. Rep: LINDSAY M. FITZGIBBON 2402 LARKSPUR DR., JOHNSON CITY, TN 37604
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 2026CP1002862
XANADU MANAGEMENT, LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS. SC REVITALIZE, LLC; UILLAMIS P. DA SILVA; AND CHARLESTON COLONIAL PLACE, HOA, INC., DEFENDANT(S).
(NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)
SUMMONS AND NOTICES 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 TO OTHERWISE APPEAR AND DEFEND, AND TO SERVE A COPY OF YOUR ANSWER TO SAID COMPLAINT UPON THE SUBSCRIBERS AT THEIR OFFICE, 222 WEST COLEMAN BLVD, MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29464, OR TO OTHERWISE APPEAR AND DEFEND THE ACTION PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE COURT RULES, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER SERVICE HEREOF, EXCLUSIVE OF THE DAY OF SUCH SERVICE; EXCEPT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IF NAMED, SHALL HAVE SIXTY (60) DAYS TO
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. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT PURSUANT TO RULE 53(B) SCRCP, AS AMENDED EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2002, THE PLAINTIFF WILL MOVE FOR A GENERAL ORDER OF REFERENCE TO THE MASTER IN EQUITY FOR OCONEE COUNTY, WHICH ORDER SHALL, PURSUANT TO RULE 53(B) 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 ACTION. IF THERE ARE COUNTERCLAIMS REQUIRING A JURY TRIAL, ANY PARTY MAY FILE A DEMAND UNDER RULE 38, SCRCP AND THE CASE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE CIRCUIT COURT.
NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED ACTION, TOGETHER WITH THE SUMMONS, WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY ON JUNE 1, 2026 AT 4:12 P.M.
COBB HAMMETT
THOMAS A. SHOOK
222 W. COLEMAN BLVD. MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 (843) 936-6680
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF FLORENCE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 12TH JUDICAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2026-CP-21-00540
HELEN HUNTER, PLAINTIFF vs. CRESCENT VILLA II, LLC, DEFENDANT
SUMMONS
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 his office 821 W Evans Street, Florence, SC 29501 within thirty (30) days of the service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer as aforesaid the Plaintiff herein will apply to the Court for the relief prayed for in the Complaint and judgement by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the
June 3,2026
Linward C. Edwards, Attorney for Plaintiff
821 West Evans Street Florence, SC 29501 (843) 410-9605
Notice of Self Storage Sale
Please take notice Prime Storage - Summerville 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 7/15/2026 at 12:00 PM. This sale is pursuant to the assertion of lien for rental at the self-storage facility. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods, furnishings and garage essentials.
Tammy Evangelista; Michael Ramsey; Zabra Davis; Johneita Flagler; Barbara Hughes; Rebecca Pace; Melissa Milby.
This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF CHARLESTON
IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2025-DR-10-3013
BRANDY C. DUNMEYER, Plaintiff,
vs. SHANTAY CLARK AND JEROME ROLLERSON, Defendants.
3) The Defendants is a resident and domiciliary of Charleston County, State of South Carolina and has been for at least One (1) year prior to this action.
4) The minor child sought to be adopted is Rayvonne Rollerson, D.O.B.: 3/18/2012. The minor child was born in Charleston County, State of South Carolina.
5) The Plaintiff is the custodian through DSS of the minor child to be adopted.
6) The Plaintiff has had custody of the minor child since birth (March 18, 2012).
7) The Plaintiff is informed and believes that the biological mother and father of the minor child, Defendants, has consented to the adoption.
8) The Plaintiff has never abused nor neglected any child, has no drug or alcohol problem, and has no criminal records.
9) That no money “changed hands” in Plaintiff obtaining possession of the minor child.
10) The Plaintiff is physically and financially able and willing to maintain, educate, and support the minor child, and believes it is in the best interest of the minor child that her care, custody, and control be given to the Plaintiff.
11) The Plaintiff wishes to adopt the minor child so as to render her capable of inheriting from the Plaintiff and to establish the relationship of parents and child between themselves and the minor child.
12) The Plaintiff is informed and believe that she is the legal guardian of the minor child and thus good cause exists for waiving home studies required by S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-520 and it is in the best interest of the minor child that this investigation be waived.
13) The Plaintiff is informed and believe that it is in the best interest of the minor child that the accounting required by S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9-740, the entry of an Interlocutory Decree and the waiting period of six (6) months required by S.C. Code Ann. § 63-9750 be waived.
14) The Plaintiff is informed and believes that a Guardian ad Litem should be appointed to protect the interest of the minor child in this adoption action.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff pray unto this Honorable Court as follows:
a. That the Court, upon hearing this
e. That the Court render its Final Decree and Order that the minor child be adopted by the Plaintiff.
f. That it be declared that the minor child owes to the Plaintiff all the duties and obligations of a child to their natural parents and to be entitled to expect from Plaintiff all rights and privileges of a natural child from their parents.
g. That the Plaintiff be adjudged to have care, custody, and control of the minor child and to have the status of the natural parent to the child, such that the minor child should be treated in all respects as the child of the Plaintiff.
h. That the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem is necessary to protect the interest of the minor child in this action; and
i. For any other such relief as this Court may deem just and proper.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, THE CURRY LAW FIRM, LLC EDUARDO K. CURRY, ESQUIRE
s/Eduardo K. Curry, Esquire
Attorney for Plaintiff 6518-D Dorchester Road (29418) Post Office Box 42270 North Charleston, South Carolina 29423
Phone: (843) 767-5284
Fax: (843) 767-5286 currylawfirm@bellsouth.net
November 12, 2025 North Charleston, South Carolina
ESTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF SARAH COAKLEY DAYS CASE NO: 2025-ES10-01823
NOTICE OF HEARING ~ VIRTUAL HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO: JONATHAN SCOTT ALTMAN, ESQUIRE, ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER 575 KING STREET, SUITE B CHARLESTON, SC 29403
PETITIONER OR PETITIONER’S COUNSEL SHALL CAUSE NOTICE (PURSUANT TO SCPC SECTION 62-1-401) TO BE GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS OR THEIR ATTORNEYS. AS THE PETITIONER YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING A COURT REPORTER FOR THE HEARING THAT YOU HAVE REQUESTED. IF YOU NEED MORE THAN ONE HOUR ON YOUR CASE - YOU MUST NOTIFY THE CLERK OF PROBATE COURT IMMEDIATELY.
NOTIFICATION OF INVITATION FOR VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OF THE HEARING SHALL BE
PROVIDED BY THIS COURT TO PETITIONER’S COUNSEL ONE WEEK PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE SCHEDULED HEARING; AND ONCE RECEIVED, PETITIONER’S COUNSEL SHALL PROVIDE THIS NOTIFICATION TO ALL PARTIES ENTITLED TO NOTICE OF SAME. ANY AND ALL PARTIES MAY ALSO REQUEST ATTENDANCE OF THE HEARING BY PHONE OR EMAIL COMMUNICATION TO EITHER AYVA KUNES, ESQUIRE, LAW CLERK OF CHARLESTON COUNTY PROBATE COURT, 843-958-5194, OR AVKUNES@ CHARLESTONCOUNTY.ORG, OR ELIZABETH HASSELL, LAW CLERK 843-958-5012, OR EAHASSELL@ CHARLESTONCOUNTY.ORG.
DATE OF HEARING: JULY 28, 2026 TIME: 2:00 P.M. ~ EASTERN STANDARD TIME PLACE: VIRTUAL HEARING for the Charleston County Probate Court Historic Courthouse, 84 Broad Street Charleston, South Carolina 29401
DESCRIPTION/SUBJECT MATTER:
ON PETITIONER’S PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRS OF SARAH COAKLEY DAYS. PREVIOUS HEARING DATE OF JUNE 9, 2026 HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME.
This 9 day of June, 2026.
s\ Irvin G. Condon
Name: Irvin G. Condon, Judge for Probate Address: 84 Broad Street. Third Floor Charleston, SC 29401 Telephone: (843) 958-5030
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:
427 St. James Ave Goose Creek, SC 29445 7/14/2026 11:00 AM
Tavio Garner
2 couches, dresser, mirror and bed frame
NaPrell VanBuren Events Event supplies
NaPrell VanBuren Event supplies
Tommy Crenshaw Household items
Toni Herndon Household items
Jasper Farmer Restaurant booths
Facility 2: 609 Old Trolley Road Summerville, SC 29485 7/14/2026 10:30 AM
Dessie Johnson
Clothes, Totes, Wood Box, and a Cane
Facility
7/14/2026
10:45 AM
Jaylaan Prioleau
2 couch drum set bags
Natasha Gordon Household items from my 3-bedroom home
Kas McClure Personal belongings
Luis Navarro 2 Couches & Household Items
Ke’Andra Jamison
W/D, TV’s, Table & Chairs, Totes
Myeshah Sims Clothes, shoes, classroom furniture.
Ayobami Stevens Household goods
Facility 4: 208 St. James Ave, Ste C Goose Creek, SC 29445
7/14/2026 11:00 AM
Nicolette Stevens 2-bedroom apartment
Felicia Hollington Sofa, loveseat, table, boxes
Household Goods/Furniture
Facility 11: #6809
1205 Central Ave. Summerville, SC 29483
7/14/2026
11:15 AM
Hysaan Batiste Furniture, Clothes, Baby stuff, Electronics
Quionna Holmes Household items, bed, clothing, shoes, stoves
Jeremy Bolger 2 Bedroom - Household Goods
Lennon Lawton Household Goods
ERNEST MILLER Household Goods
Frederick Jordan Household Goods
Teresa Thornes Household items like TV’s clothes sofa tables
ROBERT STACKHOUSE Household Goods
Facility 13: #7754
344 Nexton Creek Circle Summerville, SC 29486
7/14/2026 11:45 AM
Adrianne Hilton Household items
Justice Mitchell Couch holiday items, baby things
Facility 14: #8489
9670 Dorchester Rd Summerville, SC 29485
7/14/2026 10:15 AM
James Schuckers Tools and auto parts
Ashlie Polite
Event rental equipment, tables chairs tablecloths
Facility 6: #1966 434 Orangeburg Road Summerville, SC 29483
7/14/2026 11:15 AM
Janette Ramos Sanchez Stools
Jeanne Knight Clothes Jose Gonzalez Cruz Living room set, kitchen stuff, household items
Lakendra Hughes Table, mattresses, couch, freezer, wash/dry and boxes/totes
Sheyla Gaddist Sofa chair small rugs tv walking pad and a desk pc monitors 2 bar stools
Facility 7: 2130 N. Main St Summerville, SC 29486
7/14/2026 10:00 AM Ashley Thassou 2 sliding 5ft. door. 4 or 5 regular doors, freezer, stove
Cornelius Fludd Household items
Cynthia Johnson 1 bedroom apartment, sofa, bedroom set, dining set, clothes
Reginald Skipper Boxes
Omeka Cooper Household items
Kenneth Shamburg Furniture, baby items
Jalen Molen Mattress, boxspring, headboard
Clinton Vealey Tools, bed, bins, home goods, boxes
Facility 16: #8938
5146 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418 7/14/2026 12:00 PM
Sharell Ladson Dining table chairs, boxes
Rhonda Graham Holiday items, office items, baby equipment, clothes
Alesia Brown-Nesbitt Books, paperwork, Tv, Projectors
Hoan Le Wooden bookshelves
Brantley Meier Clothing
Shaunta Miller Appliances, furniture
Deborah Curry Household goods
Karyssa Rivera Boxes, totes
Antoine Lestrick Household Goods
Victoria Felix Furniture
Facility 15: #8769
6941 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406
7/14/2026
12:30 PM
Jose Manuel Mattress, washer, dryer, clothes
Lydell Lee Furniture, electronics, boxes
Ely Construction Equipment
Rochelle Harris Household goods
Frederick Samuels 2 luggage’s
Jose Rodriques Rojas Boxes, furniture, 2 TVs
Ryan Baker Boxes, furniture
Heather Graber Seasonal items, Christmas mementos, personal items
Tiffany Williams 2 bedroom apartment
10:15 AM
Monique Richardson
Patio furniture dryer tables boxes 4 chairs tv air fryer shoes
Alyce Rogers PA, Staginrg , speakers, event rentals, bike, fitnitire
Facility 3: 1514 Mathis Ferry Rd. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
7/23/2026 10:35 AM
Oneill Graham Tools and construction goods
Facility 4: 2343 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29414
7/23/2026 10:30 AM
Kiajaneese Gillyard 6 big bins Mac Monitor
Facility 5: 45 Grand Oaks Blvd Charleston, SC 29414
7/23/2026 11:15 AM
Joanne Maestas Home items, boxes, queen mattress
Tracy Winns Boxes and stands
Rhondnette Smiley Household goods/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.
Danielle Whitaker Household Goods
Theresa Brown 3 beds, mini fridge, 4 nightstands, sml sectional, tv stand, boxes
Sarah Sharper Clothing, small kitchen appliances, shoes
Frederick Lee Appliance boxes of books , Small boat, furniture
Facility 10: 2118 Heriot Street Charleston, SC 29403
7/23/2026
12:15 PM
Eric Wilson TV, bed, dining room set
Edward German Clothes
Facility 11: 1540 Meeting Street Road Charleston, SC 29405 7/23/2026
1:00 PM
Donte Gregg Queen bed , 10 bags , bar stool ,
Melinda Armstrong-Wrenn Household Goods/Furniture
Shakira Wahington Couch, 2 dressers, bunk bed and queen.
CAROLINA.”, PREPARED BY JONATHAN F. BURNS, PLS, 22742, OF GPA PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS DATED MAY 12, 2006 REVISED MAY 13, 2006 AND RECORDED JUNE 23, 2006 IN THE ROD OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK EJ, AT PAGE 857. SAID LOT HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, BUTTINGS AND BOUNDINGS AS WILL BE SHOWN ON THE AFORESAID PLAT.
THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Michael W. Oliver by virtue of a Deed from Beazer Homes Corp., a Tennessee Corporation dated September 30, 2006 and recorded October 6, 2006 in Deed Book B 601 at Page 093 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.
8760 Red Oak Drive Charleston, SC 29406 TMS# 486-14-00-143
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.
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.
Angie Oglesbee Household items
Williams 1 bedroom apartment
Minotti Household Goods/Furniture, Tools/Appliances
Frank Chandler
Jadaruise Anthony Boxes and bags
Terrance Batiste Household items
Someiya Bryant Furniture
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 7/23/2026 10:00 AM
Richard Poole Boxes of personal items, dressers
Facility 2: 1904 N Hwy 17
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
7/23/2026
Facility 6: 1951 Maybank Hwy Charleston, SC 29412
7/23/2026 11:30 AM
William Hummel Clothes and Furniture
Steven Scott Toolbox, Household items Weston McAfee Tools
Jacoyln Nelson Kitchen Items
Jones Household goods
Karl Heise Household goods, Furniture Anthony Penta Restaurant equipment
Harriott Lumpkin HH items
Ashley Vander Ploeg Clothes
Ben Drummet 12’ boat and trailer
Facility 7: 810 St Andrews Blvd Charleston, SC 29407
7/23/2026 11:45 AM
Abigail McClam Furniture and Household Goods
Facility 8: 1533 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407
7/23/2026 12:45 PM
Youde Zhang Boxes
Facility 9: 1861 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407 7/23/2026 1:15 PM
Latoya Jefferson Household Goods
Danielle Whitaker Bedrooms, living room, And kitchen furniture and appliances. Other household items
Antoinette Simmona Furniture, kitchenette
Melvin Ellington Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment
The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.
Master’s Sale Case No. 2026-CP-10-00718
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Navy Federal Credit Union, PLAINTIFF, vs.
Michael Oliver a/k/a Michael W Oliver; Red Oak Homeowners Association, Inc., DEFENDANT(S)
Upon authority of a Decree dated the 14th day of May, 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 7th day of July, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.
ALL THOSE CERTAIN PIECE, PARCELS OR LOTS OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 10, RED OAK SUBDIVISION, AND SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT ENTITLED: RED OAK SUBDIVISION, SHOWING THE CMBINATION AND RE-SUBIDIVISON OF TMS NO.S 486-14-00-010, 033, 034, 035 INTO LOTS 1 THROUGH 40, NEW RIGHT-OF -WAY $ HOA AREAS 1,2, &3 OWNED BY ADVANCE BUILDERS, INC. LOCTED IN THE CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH
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
June 19, 2026; June 26, 2026; July 3,2026
Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Navy Federal Credit Union, PLAINTIFF, vs. Joe N Pettiford; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., DEFENDANT(S)
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE)
C/A NO: 2026-CP-10-02251
DEFICIENCY WAIVED
TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, 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,
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 April 29, 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 June 2, 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
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2026-CP-10-02802
CAROLYN B. ROY, Plaintiff, V. DONNA LEE PENTLAND, a deceased person, her heirs-atlaw, 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: 2047 Parkway Drive Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 343-02-00-117 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 Street, 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 were filed on May 28th, 2026, the Lis Pendens was filed on June 3rd, 2026, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on May 29th, 2026 and the Order of Publication was filed on May 29th, 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, Esquire 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 29th, 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 that lot, piece or parcel of land, together with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on James Island, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and shown and designated as the northern half of Lot 12, Block G. Wappoo Hall Subdivision on a plat of Sigma Engineers. Inc. dated September 13th, 1966, and recorded in Book V, page 35, R.M.C. Office for Charleston County, to which plat reference is hereby made.
SAID property hereby conveyed measuring and containing, butting and bounding according to said plat as follows: to the north 90.0 feet on Parkway Drive; to the east 110.0 feet on Lot 13; to the south 93.0 feet on the southern portion of Lot 12; and to the west 110.0 feet on Lot 11; be all the said dimensions a little more or less.
TMS #: 343-02-00-117
June 9th, 2026
Date
s/Jeffrey T. Spell
Jeffrey T. Spell Attorney at Law 925 Wappoo Road, Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 jeff@jeffspell.com (843) 452-3553 Attorney for the Plaintiff
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NO.: 2026-CP-10-01195
RALPH BROWN, Plaintiff, v.
RICHARD BROWN, Defendant.
SUMMONS & NOTICE
To the Defendant 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 and Complaint were filed on March 6th, 2026 and the Order of Publication was filed on May 28th, 2026 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, State of South Carolina.
THE PURPOSE of this action is to obtain injunctive relief against the Defendant.
June 25th, 2026 Date
s/Jeffrey T. Spell
Jeffrey T. Spell
Attorney at Law 925 Wappoo Road Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3443 jeff@jeffspell.com Attorney for the Plaintiff
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
SUMMONS FOR DIVORCE
(One Year Continuous Separation) Docket No.: 2026-DR-10-0084
Plaintiff: Joann Johnson
Defendant: Jake Johnson
To the DEFENDANT Above-
Named:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that you have been sued by the Plaintiff for DIVORCE in the Court indicated above. You must respond in writing to the attached Complaint for Divorce and serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff at the address below within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you, not counting the day of service, or thirty-five (35) days if you were served by certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested.
If you wish to retain an attorney to represent you in this matter, it is advisable to do so before submitting your Answer to the Plaintiff.
If you do not answer the Complaint within the required thirty (30) days, the Court may grant a DIVORCE and grant the Plaintiff the relief requested in the Complaint.
Date: Jan 13, 2026
Plaintiff’s Signature: s/Joann Johnson
Address: 1300 Longcreek Dr. #121 Columbia, SC 29210
Notice of Self Storage Sale
Please take notice Extra Room Self Storage - North Charleston located at 8911 University Blvd., North Charleston, SC, 29406 intends to hold an Auction of storage units in default of payment. The sale will occur as an Online Auction
via www.storagetreasures.com on 7/21/2026 at 10:00AM. This sale is pursuant to the assertion of lien for rental at the self-storage facility. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods, furnishings and garage essentials.
Angel Brown; Ronald Gavins; Quenica Anderson; MaryAlease Fayth Williams.
This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.
and designated as LOT 96, on a plat entitled: “SUBDIVISION PLAT SHOWING THE WILLOWS PHASE VI, A 10.658 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, (FORMERLY TRACT “M”) PROPERTY OF 2728 HOLDING CORPORATION f/k/a CENTEX REAL ESTATE CORPORATION, LOCATED AT VILLAGE GREEN, IN THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA” made by Trico Engineering & Surveying, Inc., dated January 10, 1997, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina in Plat Book EB, Page 654. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.
This being the same property conveyed to Donnie R. Woods and Teresa D. Woods by deed of Centex International Inc., Successor by merger to 2728 Holding Corporation, a Nevada Corporation, f/k/a Centex Real Estate Corporation dated July 15, 1998 and recorded July 16, 1998 in Book X-306 at Page 747 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County.
Mikell R Scarborough Master in Equity
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON N THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2026-CP-10-01351
Notice of Self Storage Sale
Please take notice Extra Room Self Storage - Moncks Corner located at 1505 Cypress Gardens Road Moncks Corner SC 29461 intends to hold an Auction of storage units in default of payment. The sale will occur as an Online Auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 7/21/2026 at 10:00AM. This sale is pursuant to the assertion of lien for rental at the self-storage facility. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods, furnishings and garage essentials.
Kyle J Lanier; Jernarry B Byrd; Monika Latshka Dingle; Johndell Daquin Reid/ Johndell Daqun Reid
This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.
Master’s Sale 2026-CP-10-00242
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
NewRez LLC, PLAINTIFF VERSUS Teresa Woods a/k/a Teresa D. Woods, Individually and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Donnie R. Woods a/k/a Donnie Rufus Woods a/k/a Donnie R. Woods, Sr., Deceased; et.al., DEFENDANTS
Upon authority of a Decree dated May 14, 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 7th DAY OF JULY, 2026 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.
ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in The Willows at Village Green Subdivision, County of Charleston, City of Charleston, State of South Carolina, shown
Subsequently, Donnie R. Woods a/k/a Donnie Rufus Woods a/k/a Donnie R. Woods, Sr. died on or about June 28, 2025 and no probate case has been opened with the probate court for Charleston County. If any party has any information as to the existence and/or opening of a probate court file for the Estate of Donnie R. Woods a/k/a Donnie Rufus Woods a/k/a Donnie R. Woods, Sr., it is requested that you contact counsel for Plaintiff immediately with that information. Upon information and belief, Donnie R. Woods a/k/a Donnie Rufus Woods a/k/a Donnie R. Woods, Sr. was survived by his heir(s), Teresa Woods a/k/a Teresa D. Woods; Deidre Monique Woods a/k/a Deidre M. Woods a/k/a Monique Woods a/k/a Deidre M. Campbell; Donnie R. Woods, Jr.; and Donna Terese Woods a/k/a Donna Woods (based on his published obituary).
TMS No. 359-15-00-341
Property address: 3452 Forest Glen Drive, 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 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
SouthState Bank, N.A., PLAINTIFF, VS. Joanne Chisolm a/k/a Joanne S. Chisolm a/k/a Joanne Scott Chisolm, Individually, as Personal Representative, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Henry L. Chisolm a/k/a Henry Lee Chisolm, Deceased; Ebony Chisolm a/k/a Ebony N. Chisolm, as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Henry L. Chisolm a/k/a Henry Lee Chisolm, Deceased; Henry L. Chisolm, II a/k/a Henry Lee Chisolm, II, as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Henry L. Chisolm a/k/a Henry Lee Chisolm, Deceased, their heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and any other Heirs-atLaw or Devisees of the Estate of Henry L. Chisolm a/k/a Henry Lee Chisolm, Deceased; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, DEFENDANT(S). I
SUMMONS AND NOTICES (262258.00035)
TO ALL THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1800 St. Julian Place, Suite 407, Columbia, SC 29204 or P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-In-Equity or Special Referee for Charleston County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 (e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master-In-Equity or Special Master is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Kelley Yarborough Woody, Esq., made absolute.
NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on March 16, 2026. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the order appointing Kelley Yarborough Woody, Esq., whose address is PO Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260, as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe, defendants herein whose names and addresses are unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, incapacitated, or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina; for all named Defendants, addresses unknown, who may be infants, incapacitated, or under a legal disability; for any unknown heirs-at-law of Henry L. Chisolm a/k/a Henry Lee Chisolm, including their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; and for all other unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in and to the real estate that is the subject of this foreclosure action, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on the 13th day of May, 2026. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said Defendants, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or any of them, a Guardian Ad Litem to represent them or any of them for the purposes of this action, the Plaintiff will apply for an order making the appointment of said Guardian Ad Litem Nisi absolute.
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff above named against the Defendant(s) above named for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage given by Henry L. Chisolm and Joanne S. Chisolm to First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston, dated August 25, 2006, recorded August 30, 2006, in the Office of the Clerk of Court/ Register of Deeds for Charleston County, in Book O596 at Page 623. Through a series of merger(s) and name change(s), First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston is now known as South State Bank. Upon information and belief, said mortgage was modified by one or more loan modification and/or payment deferral agreement(s).
The description of the premises is as follows:
All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 5 as shown on a plat entitled “Plat Showing the Subdivision of Lots 1-44, Northpointe Subdivision, Lands of W. C. Varn, Located in the City of North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina,” by Forsberg Engineering & Surveying, Inc., dated December 15, 1986, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book BM, at Page 55. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.
This being the same property conveyed to Henry L. Chisolm and Joanne S. Chisolm by deed of Robert F. Blackford a/k/a Robert Blackford and Amy J. Blackford dated May 16, 1996 and recorded June 11, 1996 in Book E270 at Page 632 in the Office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for
Charleston.
Subsequently, Henry L. Chisolm a/k/a Henry Lee Chisolm died intestate on or about October 9, 2019, leaving the subject property to his heirs, namely Joanne Chisolm a/k/a Joanne S. Chisolm a/k/a Joanne Scott Chisolm; Ebony Chisolm a/k/a Ebony N. Chisolm; and Henry L. Chisolm, II a/k/a Henry Lee Chisolm, II, as shown in Probate Case No. 2025-ES-10-00770. Thereafter, Joanne Chisolm a/k/a Joanne S. Chisolm a/k/a Joanne Scott Chisolm was appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of Henry L. Chisolm a/k/a Henry Lee Chisolm (Probate Case No. 2025ES-10-00770).
TMS No. 408-07-00-247
Property address: 5121 Westview Street North Charleston, SC 29418
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
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2026-CP-10-00688
Audra Watson Plaintiff, vs. Norton M. Martin, Vernelle Martin, Alice Louise Denton, Gary Denton, Carroll “Chuck” Lewis Wilson, III, Richard M. Martin, Christine M. Stapleton, Matthew Stapleton, Spencer Stapleton, Martin Stapleton, David B. Martin, Daniel Brian Martin, David Bruce Martin, Jr., Natalie B. Howard, Lucas Martin, Brad Martin, Danny Martin, John Martin, Keri Martin Bunch, Shawn Bunch, Katelin Bunch and Savannah Rosipko, and JOHN DOE and JANE DOE, fictitious names designating the unknown heirs, devisees, distributees, issue, executors, administrators, successors or assigns of the Defendants named above, RICHARD ROE and MARY ROE, fictitious names designating infants and persons under any disability or incompetent, including those persons who might be in the Military Services within the meaning of the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act, Title 50, United States Code, and any other person or legal entity who or which has or claims any right, title, interest or lien in or to the real property described in this Complaint, Defendants.
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT
TO: THE DEFENDANTS 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 February 2, 2026.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the thirtieth day after completion of service of this Summons and Notice, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, the undersigned will move for a general order of reference in this action to a Master in Equity or Special Referee pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), 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 Notices upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff shall apply for such appointment.
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 Defendants named above to confirm and quiet title to the 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 County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 5, Block 15B Charleston Farms on a plat prepared for Kirk K. Leopard by Paul C. Lawson, Jr., RLS, which plat is to be recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County at a later date.
SUBJECT to covenants, restrictions, easements of record.
BEING the same property conveyed to Norton M. Martin and Vernelle Martin by deed of Kirk K. Leopard, dated August 18, 1998, and recorded September 8, 1998, in the Register of Deeds office for Charleston County in Deed Book L310, Page 216.
TMS No.: 473-15-00-005
Property Address: 5522 Buskirk Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406
NOTICE OF ORDER NISI APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM
TO THOSE OF THE DEFENDANTS NAMED ABOVE WHO MAY BE UNKNOWN PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN OR TO, OR LIEN UPON, THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS TMS #473-15-00-005, INCLUDING MINORS OR THOSE UNDER LEGAL DISABILITY, OR JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE, REPRESENTING ALL PERSONS WHO MAY BE THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, ADMINISTRATORS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS OF THOSE UNKNOWN
PARTIES OR THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS; AND RICHARD ROE AND MARY ROE, REPRESENTNING ALL PERSONS WHO MAY BE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO HAVE, CLAIM OR MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE KNOWN AS TMS #473-15-00-005.
NOTICE is hereby given that the order appointing Molly D. Edwards, attorney at law, 120 S. Magnolia Street, Summerville, South Carolina 29483, telephone number 843-501-0602, fax number 843501-0607, as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for all persons designated as JOHN DOE and JANE DOE or as RICHARD ROE and MARY ROE for purposes of this action, was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Charleston County Courthouse, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, on May 28, 2026.
Unless any of you or someone on your behalf shall cause, within thirty days after the service of this notice, exclusive of the date of service, a different person to be appointed to represent you, the Plaintiff will apply for an order making absolute the appointment of Molly D. Edwards.
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 defendants. This Complaint and Lis Pendens address a quiet title action for ownership of the property identified as TMS #47315-00-005.
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’s Sale Case No. 2025CP1006621
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
William Wolpert and Judith Wolpert, as Trustees of the Wolpert Family Revocable Trust dated 4-26-16, as amended, or order, Plaintiff, v. Moyca Postrak, Defendant.
Upon authority of a Decree dated the 20th day of May, 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 7th day of July, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.
All that piece, parcel or lot of land and any improvements thereon, lying and being in the City of Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina and known and designated as Lot 145, Page 4, as shown on a plat showing a portion of Swygert’s Landing, City of Charleston and bearing the legend, “FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT OF PHASE 4 SWYGERT’S LANDING PREPARED FOR EASTWOOD CONSTRUCTION, LLC”, prepared by Thomas & Hutton Engineering Co., dated May 21, 2019 and recorded at the RMC Office of Charleston County in Plat Book L19 at Pages 0274-0276 on June 26, 2019. For a more complete
description of said lot, reference may be had to aforementioned plat, which is incorporated herein and made part and parcel hereof.
THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Derek A. Wolpert and Moyca Postrak by Deed of Eastwood Construction, LLC dated December 21, 2020 and recorded in the Charleston County Register of Deeds Office on January 20, 2021 in Book 0952, Page 340.
TMS No.: 312-02-00-099
Address: 2932 Sarnoff Street, Johns Island, SC 29455
Subject to assessments, Charleston County ad valorem taxes, restrictions, reservations, easements, covenants, oil, gas or mineral rights of record, and other senior encumbrances, if any.
TERMS OF SALE: The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (5%) percent of the bid, the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price. Purchaser to pay for deed and revenue stamps.
Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the bid within thirty (30) 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.
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.
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.
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.
PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY
Zachary J. Closser, Esq. Telephone: 843-760-0220
Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
C/A #: 2026-CP-10-01299
TRUIST BANK, F/K/A BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, Vs. JUDY NELL MOODY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AT LAW OF ROSS E. MOODY
A/K/A ROSS EDWARD MOODY; and JOEY DOUGLAS A/K/A JOEY MOODY, KEVIN DOUGLAS
A/K/A KEVIN MOODY, DIANE ROUNDS A/K/A DIANE MOODY, DONNA MOODY, AS HEIRS AT LAW OF ROSS E. MOODY
A/K/A ROSS EDWARD MOODY, DECEASED, AND ANY OTHER HEIRS-AT-LAW OR DISTRIBUTEES OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR 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 HEREIN; ALSO ANY UNKNOWN ADULTS AND THOSE PERSONS WHO MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICES 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; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC ASSIGNEE OF SYNCHRONY BANK; and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Defendants.
NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND ATTORNEY
TO: THE DEFENDANTS HEREIN, NAMES AND ADDRESSES UNKNOWN, INCLUDING ANY THEREOF WHO MAY BE MINORS, IMPRISONED PERSONS, INCOMPETENT PERSONS, UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY OR IN THE MILITARY SERVICE, 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 a Motion for an order appointing Kelley Woody, Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe or John Doe, defendants herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, or under other legal disability, and as Attorney for said parties who may be in the military service, whether residents or nonresidents of South Carolina, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County.
YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or either of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purposes of this action, the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi and Attorney shall be made absolute.
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED and TO THE DEFENDANT JOEY DOUGLAS A/K/A JOEY MOODY:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, 3200 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205 or Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
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 March 12, 2026.
AMENDED LIS PENDENS TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE
NAMED:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action will be commenced in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants for the foreclosure of that certain Mortgage of Real Estate given by the Ross E. Moody a/k/a Ross Edward Moody, now deceased, and the Defendant Judy Nell Moody to the Plaintiff, its successors and assigns, dated August 27, 2007, and recorded on September 4, 2007, in the office of the Registrar of Mesne Conveyance for Charleston County, South Carolina in Book O637 at Page 445 (the “Mortgage”).
At the time of the filing of this notice, the premises affected by the said action were situated in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and are described as follows:
All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No. 11, Block H, Ashley Heights Subdivision, Section Two, as shown on a plat made by J. O’Hear Sanders, Jr., Surveyor, dated February 5, 1957, and recorded in the Charleston County RMC Office in Plat Book K, Page 190; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.
This being the same property conveyed to Ross E. Moody and Judy Nell Moody by deed of Ira M. Beach dated February 22, 1985 and recorded February 25, 1985 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina in Book N143 at Page 068.
TMS#: 484-10-00-058
For a complete description of the property encumbered by the Mortgage, the undersigned craves reference to the Mortgage, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
By: s/Benjamin E. Grimsley
Benjamin E. Grimsley, SC Bar No. 70335
Ryan J. Patane, SC Bar No. 103116
SMITH|ROBINSON
P.O. Box 11682 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 233-4999 ben.grimsley@ smithrobinsonlaw.com ryan.patane@ smithrobinsonlaw.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff
June 10, 2026
Master’s Sale 2025-CP-10-05994
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 Kirk and Lesley LLC, Kirk Miller, and Lesley J. Watson-Miller, DEFENDANT(S).
Upon authority of a Decree dated the 19th day of May, 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 7th day of July, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. All that piece, parcel or lot of
land, situate, lying and being on Folly Island, in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No. 1903-N, Folly Beach, as shown on plat of Lots North of East Ashley Avenue, Folly Beach, SC, made by A.L. Glen, Surveyor, dated January 19, 1954 and duly recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County, SC in Plat Book J at Page 118. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings, and boundings as will be shown by reference to aforesaid plat. This being the same property conveyed to Kirk Miller and Lesley J. WatsonMiller, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, by deed of Lee H. Connelly, Trustee of the Lee H. Connelly Revocable Family Trust UTA dated August 30, 2001 by deed recorded June 10, 2016 in Book 0559 at Page 821; subsequently, Kirk Miller and Lesley J. Watson-Miller conveyed their interest in the subject property to Kirk and Lesley LLC by Quit Claim deed recorded January 23, 2024 in Book 1224 at Page 753.
TMS No. 439-14-00-084
Property Address: 1568 East Ashley Avenue, Folly Beach, SC 29439
Since a deficiency judgment is being demanded, the bidding will remain open for thirty (30) days after the date of sale, pursuant to S.C. Code ANN. Section 15-39-720, (1976), to close on Month 0, 0000 at 11:00 a.m. The deficiency judgment may be waived by the Plaintiff upon written request prior to 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 22.5000%. 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 June 19, 2026, June 26, 2026, July 3, 2026
Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity
Master’s Sale 2025-CP-10-06644
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Planet Home Lending, LLC, PLAINTIFF versus Nerion L. Hazelton, Jr., Unlock Partnership Solutions Inc., and University Park Homeowners Association, Inc., DEFENDANT(S).
Upon authority of a Decree dated the 19th day of May, 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 7th day of July, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City of North Charleston, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot 19 on a plat entitled, “Final Subdivision Plat of University Park Phase 2 creating Lots 18-58 and Future Development Containing 4.54 Acres”, prepared by Thomas & Hutton Engineering Co., dated February 23, 2007 and recorded May 7, 2007 in Plat Book EK at Page 674 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 appear. Being the same property conveyed to Nerion L. Hazelton, Jr. by deed from Michael J. Assini and Taylor Assini dated July 14, 2016 and recorded July 27, 2016 in Book 0571 at Page 516.
TMS No. 486-14-00-180
Property Address: 2411 Paladin Lane, North Charleston, SC 29406
Since a deficiency judgment is being demanded, the bidding will remain open for thirty (30) days after the date of sale, pursuant to S.C. Code ANN. Section 15-39-720, (1976), to close on Month 0, 0000 at 11:00 a.m. The deficiency judgment may be waived by the Plaintiff upon written request prior
to 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 2.3750%. 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 June 19, 2026, June 26, 2026, July 3, 2026
Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity
7975
Master’s Sale
2025-CP-10-06873
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
COMPUTERSHARE DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR PRET 2025-RPL1 TRUST, PLAINTIFF versus Peter J. Dieppe, IV, Meredith McCants Dieppe, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee of the Aspen Holdings Trust, and South Carolina Department of Revenue, DEFENDANT(S).
Upon authority of a Decree dated the 19th day of May, 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 7th day of July, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. All that lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the subdivision known as Capri
Isles Extension, St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County and known and designated as Lot No. 20, on a plat prepared by George A.Z. Johnson, Jr., Inc., dated September 3, 1985, and recorded August 31, 1987, in Plat Book BO, Page 108 in the RMC Office for Charleston County; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as are more fully shown on the aforesaid plat and which is made a part and parcel hereof by reference thereto. Also: All that lot, piece, parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the subdivision known as Capri Isles Extension, St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 20, Block B on a plat thereof, surveyed and drawn by Cummings and McCrady, Inc., Architects and Engineers, September 19, 1966 and revised March 1967, which plat is recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book V, Page 141, and having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as are shown on said plat. Also: All that lot, piece, parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the subdivision known as Capri Isles Extension, St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina, and containing approximately 48 square feet and measuring approximately 3’ x 16’ and being the farthest northwestern section of Lot 19 as shown on that plat drawn by Cummings and McCrady, Inc., Architects and Engineers, September 19, 1966, and revised March 1967, which plat is recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book V, Page 141 which extends from the farthest northeastern corner of Lot 20 as shown on a plat prepared by George A.Z. Johnson, Jr., Inc., dated September 3, 1985, and recorded August 31, 1987, in Plat BO, Page 108 in the RMC Office for Charleston County to Julia Waterway. Being the same property conveyed to Peter J. Dieppe, IV and Meredith McCants Dieppe by deed of Michael J. Shereff, dated December 15, 2008 and recorded December 18, 2008 in Deed Book 0025 at Page 603; also by Quitclaim Deed of Michael J. Shereff, dated December 16, 2008 and recorded December 18, 2008 in Deed Book 0025 at Page 603.
TMS No. 350-14-00-030 Property Address: 1906 Capri Drive, Charleston, SC 29407
Since a deficiency judgment is being demanded, the bidding will remain open for thirty (30) days after the date of sale, pursuant to S.C. Code ANN. Section 15-39-720, (1976), to close on Month 0, 0000 at 11:00 a.m. The deficiency judgment may be waived by the Plaintiff upon written request prior to 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 2.8750%. 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 June 19, 2026, June 26, 2026, July 3, 2026
Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 7976
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 7th day of July, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. All that lot, piece, or parcel of land, including any and all improvements thereon, situate, lying, and being in the Town of Mt. Pleasant, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, designated as “Lot 5, 17, 212 Sq. Ft. 0.395 AC” as more fully shown and delineated on a plat of survey made by Southeastern Surveying Inc., entitled “A final subdivision plat of Lots 1 thru 16 and Lots 70 thru 80 Phase III Olde Park Owned by GR, LLC located in the Town of Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina,” dated May 1, 2000, and recorded in Plat Book EE at Page 151-152, in the RMC Office for Charleston County, South Carolina. Being the same property conveyed unto Ijeoma Etikerentse by deed from New South Construction Co. Inc. of Pinopolis dated June 15, 2007 and recorded June 29, 2007 in Deed Book S630 at Page 808 in the ROD Office for Charleston County, South Carolina.
TMS No. 535-07-00-049
Property Address: 783 Navigators Run, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. 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 7.0000%.
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.
ft2) of land, more or less, owned by Chris Flood (or if deceased, the heirs of same), 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 a temporary construction easement, for a period beginning on February 28, 2025 and ending June 1, 2026, containing 0.009 acres (375 ft2 ) of land, more or less, owned by Chris Flood (or if deceased, the heirs of same), shown shaded and labeled as “10’Wide TCE” on Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Tax Map Parcel Number 144-1400-009
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 18, 2025 St. George, South Carolina
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
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 18, 2025
St. George, South Carolina
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 condemn; 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 Claimant(s).
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Condemnor above named pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, Section 28-2-10, et seq., of the South Carolina Code of Laws, 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 a permanent easement, containing 0.058 acres (2,529 ft2) of land, more or less, owned by Florence M. Fludd, Renita Fludd-Corbett, Bronwyn Fludd-Boyd, and Avlyn Fludd Rivers, shown shaded and labeled as “New Sanitary Sewer Easement” on Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
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 condemn; 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 Claimant(s).
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:
and
Park Homeowners Association, Inc., DEFENDANT(S). Upon authority of a Decree dated the 1st day of June, 2026, I will
Any person who violates said protocols is subject to dismissal at the discretion of the selling officer or other court officials.
2025-CP-18-00624
Project: Pump Station 4 – Phase 2 Tract: 71
Dorchester County, Condemnor, vs. Chris Flood, and if the aforementioned deceased, then any heirs, successors, devisees, distributes, Administrators,Executors and Personal Representatives, and any party claiming by or through them, Landowner, and John Doe and Mary Roe, being fictitious names used to designate all persons and condemnees whose names are unknown, including unknown children of Chris Flood, 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 condemn; 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 a permanent easement, containing 0.097 acres (4,209
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE No.: 2025-CP-18-00624
Project: Pump Station 4 - Phase 2 Tract: 71
Dorchester County, Condemnor, vs Chris Flood, and if the aforementioned be deceased then any heirs, successors, devisees, distributes, Administrators, Executors, and Personal Representatives, and any party claiming by and through them, 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,
MURPHY LAW OFFICES, LLC 622B Windermere Drive Charleston, SC 29407 chris@chrismurphylaw.com (843)926-0146
Attorney for Condemnor April 21, 2026 Charleston, South Carolina
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE No.: 2025-CP-18-00624
Project: Pump Station 4 - Phase 2 Tract: 71
Dorchester County, Condemnor
vs. Chris Flood, and if the aforementioned be deceased, then any heirs, successors, devisees, distributes, Administrators, Executors and Personal Representatives, and any party claiming by or through them, Landowner, and John Doe and Mary Roe, being fictitious names used to designate all persons and condemnees whose names are unknown, including unknown children of Chris Flood, 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 condemn; 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: LANDOWNER CHRIS FLOOD AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS ABOVE NAMED:
All that parcel or strip of land, to establish a temporary construction easement, for a period beginning on February 28, 2025 and ending June 1, 2026, containing 0.023 acres (1,007 ft2) of land, more or less, owned by Florence M. Fludd, Renita Fludd-Corbett, Bronwyn Fludd-Boyd, and Avlyn Fludd Rivers, shown shaded and labeled as “10’ Wide TCE” on Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Tax Map Parcel Number 152-0200-007
The property sought herein is to be acquired for public purposes, more particularly in conjunction with the construction of Pump Station 4 – Phase 2, 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
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE No.: 2025-CP-18-00470
Project: Pump Station 4 – Phase 2 Tract: 78
Dorchester County, Condemnor, v. Florence M. Fludd (deceased), Renita Fludd-Corbett, Bronwyn Fludd-Boyd, and Avlyn Fludd Rivers 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 Florence M. Fludd, 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
February 28, 2025 St. George, South Carolina
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE No.: 2025-CP-18-00470
Project: Pump Station 4 – Phase 2 Tract: 78
Dorchester County, Condemnor, v. Florence M. Fludd (deceased), Renita Fludd-Corbett, Bronwyn Fludd-Boyd, and Avlyn Fludd Rivers 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 Florence M. Fludd, 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
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
June 8, 2026 Charleston, South Carolina
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE No.: 2025-CP-18-00470
Project: Pump Station 4 – Phase 2 Tract: 78
Dorchester County, Condemnor, v. Florence M. Fludd (deceased), Renita Fludd-Corbett, Bronwyn Fludd-Boyd, and Avlyn Fludd Rivers 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 Florence M. Fludd, 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 condemn; 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 Claimant(s).
SUMMONS
TO: LANDOWNERS AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANT(S):
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED, advised and notified, that pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, Section 28-2-10, et seq., South Carolina Code of Laws, 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
February 28, 2025 St. George, South Carolina
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER
IN
PLEAS
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CASE NO.: 2026-CP-18-00140
Angel Muehlenkamp, Plaintiff,
vs. James Paul Ferguson, Ruth G. Ferguson Cramer, and JOHN DOE and JANE DOE, fictitious names designating the unknown heirs, devisees, distributees, issue, executors, administrators, successors or assigns of the Defendants named above, and RICHARD ROE and MARY ROE, fictitious names designating infants and persons under any disability or incompetent, including those persons who might be in the Military Services within the meaning of The Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act, Title 50, United States Code, and any other person or legal entity who or which has or claims any right, title, interest or lien in or to the real property described in this Complaint, Defendants.
SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT
TO: THE DEFENDANTS 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 Dorchester County on January 21, 2026.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the thirtieth day after completion of service of this Summons and Notice, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, the undersigned will move for a general order of reference in this action to a
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) RESIDE(S), 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 Notices upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff shall apply for such appointment.
LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Court of Common Pleas for Dorchester County, upon the Complaint of the Plaintiff named above against the Defendants named above to confirm and quiet title to the property described as follows:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Dorchester, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 51, Section II, Straton Capers, on a plat made by Thomas E. Young, Sr., dated December 10, 1964 and revised March 26, 1966, and recorded in the Clerk’s Office for Dorchester County in Plat Book 15, at Page 264.
BEING the same property conveyed to Angel Muehlenkamp by deed of Sidney B. jones, III, Delinquent Tax Collector for Dorchester County, dated January 13, 2021, and recorded on January 14, 2021, in the Register of Deeds Office for Dorchester County in Book 13054, at page 300.
TMS #: 172-15-04-001
Property Address: 3949 Parchment Avenue, N. Charleston, SC 29418
NOTICE OF ORDER NISI APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM
TO THOSE OF THE DEFENDANTS NAMED ABOVE WHO MAY BE UNKNOWN PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN OR TO, OR LIEN UPON, THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS TMS
#172-15-04-001, INCLUDING MINORS OR THOSE UNDER LEGAL DISABILITY, OR JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE, REPRESENTING ALL PERSONS WHO MAY BE THE HEIRS, DEVISEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, ADMINISTRATORS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS OF THOSE UNKNOWN PARTIES OR THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS; AND RICHARD ROE AND MARY ROE, REPRESENTNING ALL PERSONS WHO MAY BE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO HAVE, CLAIM OR MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE KNOWN AS TMS #172-15-04-001.
NOTICE is hereby given that the order appointing Molly D. Edwards, attorney at law, 120 S. Magnolia Street, Summerville, South Carolina 29483, telephone number 843-501-0602, fax number 843-501-0607, as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for all persons designated as JOHN DOE and JANE DOE or as RICHARD ROE and MARY ROE for purposes of this action, was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Dorchester County Courthouse, 5200 E. Jim Bilton Boulevard, St. George, South Carolina 29477, on Janaury 26, 2026.
Unless any of you or someone on your behalf shall cause, within thirty days after the service of this notice, exclusive of the date of service, a different person to be appointed to represent you, the Plaintiff will apply for an order making absolute the appointment of Molly D. Edwards.
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 defendants. This Complaint and Lis Pendens address a quiet title action for ownership of the property identified as TMS #17215-04-001.
SHELBOURNE LAW FIRM
/s/ P. Brandt Shelbourne P. Brandt Shelbourne, Esq. (Bar #15143)
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ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Archaeologists studying ancient wells have discovered that some weren’t finished in a single effort. Communities might dig to the current water table, use the well for years, then probe further down when water levels dropped or needs increased. This is a useful meta phor for you, Aries. As of yet, you don’t have the abil ity or tools to reach the deepest layers you aspire to reach. My counsel is to go as far as you can now and gather what you find there. Later, when you’re readier, you will build on what has come before.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The doom‑and‑gloom wing of astrology is exhausting. The superstition that Mercury retrograde causes scrambled messages and dire mix‑ups is dull and misguided. The planet’s apparent backward motion, which is happening right now, shows up about three times every year like clockwork. It’s perfectly normal! In my view, Mercury retrograde isn’t threatening unless you obsess on the idea that it is, in which case, yes, your payment might go astray, and a friend may misunderstand you. But if cultivating relaxed clarity is more fun and productive for you than coping with fearful ten sion, treat the time between now and July 23 as a rich opportunity to refine, deepen, and upgrade how you communicate.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You Gemini readers have decreed that I must halt all musings about maddening, riddle drenched ambiguity. You’ve delivered the message to me that you’re tired of wrestling with enigmas wrapped in paradoxes. Straightforward, plainspoken factualness is what you want. Well, OK. (Please remember that I don’t make this stuff up; I simply channel cosmic omens.) Maybe I’ll start obeying your orders next time. But first, I will advise you: 1. Unexpected gifts are coming from people and situations in transition. 2. Tough but friendly interventions will nudge you toward healthy course corrections. 3. Mysterious assistance is on its way.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): There are phases when the cosmic energies and I urge you to put others first—even tend to their pain before you tend to your own. But this isn’t one of those times. Right now, sacrificing yourself for the sake of oth ers would obstruct the flow of righteous grace into your life. So then what is the most soul‑honoring path available? Here’s what I think: Summon your inventive brilliance and use it to imagine generous ways to care for yourself. Shower yourself with gifts, treats, and blessings that delight you. Take the loving care you so deftly pour into other people and lavish it wholeheartedly on yourself.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Most fields of human endeavor work like this: A few people are truly brilliant, a handful are actively harmful, and the majority fall somewhere between “not great” and “pretty good.” That’s true whether you’re talking about engineers, doctors, poets, or astrologers. So it’s inadvisable to assume a physician is wise about your well being just because they’ve logged 15 years on the job, or to trust your life direction to the first astrologer whose promotion catches your eye. In the coming weeks, dear Leo, discernment like this matters even more than usual. Let your natural hopefulness be balanced by sharp, thought ful judgment. Don’t just challenge obvious author ity. Put every so called fact, spin, assumption, and official line under your own clear eyed review.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Architects designing spaces for collective use try to balance two human needs: to see expansively and also have safe places to retreat. Too much exposure creates anxi ety; too much enclosure brings claustrophobia. The ideal is to provide both shelter and spaciousness. Let’s use this theme as a metaphor for your life during the coming months. You’ll be wise to create an equilibrium between engagement and privacy, between vastness and protection. Make it easy for yourself to observe the larger scene and also with draw when needed.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Self proclaimed “skeptics” love to sneer at astrologers, as if pon dering what lies ahead were a violation of scientific
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purity. And yet economists, sports analysts, trend watchers, and political commentators churn out shaky predictions every day. Honestly, those pro fessionals of probability often create more confu sion than those of us who read the heavens. Take weather forecasters, for instance: From Europe to Japan, their models routinely miss sudden floods and twisters and trigger more than a few false alarms. But do the debunkers brand them as char latans? Of course not. Forgive the outburst, but I’m building to a key foresight: Every forecast, projec tion, or vision that crosses your path over the next month will miss the mark—except for this one. So free yourself of their meddling.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Ethnobotanists describe how certain Indigenous traditions work with “teacher plants.” These are flora that offer not only physical benefits but spiritual instruction. They include psychoactive substances, but also ordinary plants approached with extraordinary attention. In the spirit of reinventing your education, Scorpio, I invite you to expand your understanding of who and what your teachers are. What ordinary elements of your daily life might offer wisdom if you engage them with deep respect? What situations at the edges of your awareness could bring lessons that enrich your perspectives? Now is an excellent time to seek new apprenticeships.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Western sci ence and Western religions may disagree about how the universe began, but both place its birth in the distant past. Tantra and other spiritual paths, by contrast, propose that the universe is born afresh in every instant through the sacred, erotic interplay of God and Goddess. When humans approach love making as an experimental sacrament, these tradi tions suggest, we can tune in to the union of those primordial forces and, in a sense, take part in the continual creation of existence. So, are you ready for a bit of world making erotic play? The current astro logical indicators say yes, you are.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A common obstacle to healthy intimacy is the belief that a beloved ally should automatically know what you need, without you saying a word. I used to suffer from this delusion myself and worked hard to dis solve it. I no longer unconsciously assume that my companions are so attuned to me that they can always intuit my desires. But I know this bad idea feels romantic to many people, even though it can sabotage even the most promising bond. In the weeks ahead, Capricorn, I invite you to starve this fantasy. Your intimate world is ripe for a fresh infu sion of lucid, straightforward honesty.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your next few weeks will be sponsored by CoffeeBeer, the paradoxical elixir that both pumps up your energy and decompresses your defenses. You will be an exemplary role model for this innovative product because you will epitomize what occurs when a sensitive soul gets excited and mellows out at the same time. I also expect you will soon be explor ing intriguing opportunities that become avail able to you because of your supercharged calm. Fortunately, you don’t need to drink actual coffee and beer together to make this happen. The cos mic forces will be conspiring to help you.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Finish this sen tence, Pisces: “The one thing that really keeps me from being myself is _______.” Is it some one’s opinion, an old story about who you are, a fear of loss, a habit of over pleasing, a secret shame, or a belief that you’re “too much” or “not enough”? Whatever first pops into your mind is probably closest to the truth. Here’s your next step: Loosen the grip of this stressor by even just 20 percent. I bet your real self will feel relaxed enough to bloom more fully.
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1. Exasperated sound
5. Blundering
10. Spheres
14. Emmy winner Falco
15. In a regal manner
16. Brand of bubbly, familiarly
17. Like a moray
18. Begin to wither
19. Ready, willing, and ___
20. Well-hidden royal residence?
23. Singer Carly ___ Jepsen
24. How detectives might investigate
25. Report that a torso is lacking color?
31. Sister of Kim and Kourtney
32. Oboe piece
33. Pledging site
37. Blue-green shades
38. Judge who presided over the Simpson trial
39. Gut ___
40. Castle-building material
41. “Where have you ___?”
42. Feet in a meter?
43. Flower holder that hides easily in your hand?
45. Key of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1
49. “What have we here?”
50. Danish film director who’s more minimalist?
57. “All right”
58. Checkout line
59. Acronymic exclusionary anxiety
60. English logician with a diagram named for him
61. Airport vehicles
62. Joule or ampere
63. Idle from Monty Python
64. “øCÛmo ___?” (“How are you?” in Spanish)
65. After the expected time
12. Casus ___ (war justification)
13. Precipitous
21. They may be judged on “The Great Canadian Baking Show”
22. Come to a halt
25. B’way box office buys
26. Actress Seehorn of “Pluribus”
27. ___ Bator, Mongolia
28. Halle Bailey role
29. “Don’t care if they do”
30. “Jurassic Park III” star Tea
33. Tasty
34. Italia’s capital
35. Some Wall St. traders
36. Subdue with a zap
39. Quarrel
41. Style of J.S. Bach
43. First-person or third-person, briefly
44. At a minimum
45. Baseball catcher
46. Crafter
47. Resident of Tehran
48. Joey Fatone’s boy band
51. Short pencils
52. Amanda of “Brockmire”
53. Glow
54. Burial isle of many Scottish kings
55. Send out
56. Memory method
