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Thousands of 9-1-1 callers hang up before dispatchers can help

By Skyler Baldwin

Emergency line call-takers and dispatchers receive over a thousand calls every day on average, but about one in 10 of those callers hang up or abandon their calls before officials can figure out what the problem is.

“I have had at least five today,” Charleston County dispatcher Marea Quijano said one afternoon on July 27. “I start to answer, ‘click.’ They hang up.”

In June 2026, the Charleston County Emergency Communications Center received 25,649 calls. Of those, 2,862 — or about 10.04% — were “abandoned.” This means either the caller hung up before dispatchers answered, or failed to reply to dispatchers once the line connected.

It’s a similar story since April, according to data from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the Charleston City Paper in late June.

In April, the county’s 47 certified calltakers received 23,930 emergency calls. Just over 1,200 calls were abandoned. In May, dispatchers took 25,197 emergency calls, and over 2,000 calls were abandoned.

So is there a problem?

There’s a strict protocol for what the county’s call-takers do in that case to ensure no emergency gets ignored.

“The first thing I do is try to call them

back,” Quijano said.

It sounds obvious, but the majority of these so-called “abandoned calls” were accidents in the first place, with no emergency, she added. Accidental button presses — butt-dials — false alarms from automated crash or fall detectors, and children getting ahold of a parent’s phone are all commonplace in the county’s dispatch office.

Every call, however, gets treated the same, and no dispatcher can expect that an abandoned call was merely an accident, according to county spokeswoman Kaitlin Jordan.

“When the Apple watches first came out, the button to notify 9-1-1 was right against the face of the clock,” Quijano said. “We were going through 50-to-60 accidental calls per day just from that alone. But you don’t ever want to assume that just because someone has called 50 times before accidentally the 51st call isn’t going to be important.”

Questions without answers

Quijano and other dispatchers run callers through the same questions each time, designed to get the most information as quickly as possible to alert emergency services. Even if there doesn’t seem to be anyone on the other end of the line.

“What’s the emergency? If you can hear me and not speak, can you tap on the line?” she explained. “If the call is actively open, I document anything I hear in the back-

Pentagon may rename base to honor Graham

The Pentagon is taking steps to rename Joint Base Charleston after Air Force veteran and late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, according to media reports..

ground, the type of line it’s coming from — even if it’s a pay phone. With cell phones, we’re trying to retransmit to get a better location on them, and if all else fails, we send that cell phone a text message.”

After a certain amount of time, and if there doesn’t seem to be an active emergency, a dispatcher will end the call and call back. And any information, or lack thereof, that the dispatcher gets can help. As soon as the line connects, first responders are already on their way.

If the caller reconnects and confirms there is no emergency, the call-taker can disconnect, but the call stays in the log for law enforcement to either respond or cancel, depending on the situation.

‘15 seconds’

Dispatchers are trained to answer calls within 20 seconds to ensure emergencies are responded to promptly. About 90% of the county’s emergency calls are answered in that timeframe. Most of them are answered within 15 seconds, according to data obtained from the FOIA request.

That’s about three to four rings, and some callers can’t wait that long. They hang up before dispatchers answer the call, and they call back. But that just puts them at the bottom of the queue again, perpetuating a

Renaming the facility that’s home to a fleet of C-17 transport jets to Joint Base Lindsey Graham would honor the South Carolina Republican’s “decades of distinguished service to the United States Congress and the United States Air Force,” according to a memo signed by Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink. Graham spent more than six years as an Air Force lawyer on active duty and joined the U.S. Air Force Reserves in 1995, retiring in 2015. Following a closed July 28 service at Washington National Cathedral, a public funeral service was held July 29 in Columbia. In related news, the S.C. Republican Party certified nine candidates to run in a special Aug. 11 primary for Graham’s place on the November ballot. The winner will face the Democratic nominee, Mount Pleasant pediatrician Annie Andrews, and third-party candidates in the Nov. 3 general election. See the full list of names at charlestoncitypaper.com. — City Paper Staff

“Virtually everyone, Republican or Democrat, liked Lindsey (Graham). … Well, not everybody, but it sounds good. Not everybody. He was a tough cookie, OK?”

—President Donald Trump at the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s July 28 funeral. Trump reportedly went off script as he memorialized his longtime ally, backtracking on prewritten statements from the pulpit Washington, D.C.’s National Cathedral. Source: Rolling Stone

No. 7

South Carolina’s national rank for number of deaths related to people not wearing a seat belt while in a car. The state records an average of 363 unrestrained deaths every year, or 6.85 deaths per 100,000 people. That’s twice the national average, according to National Highway Transportation Safety Administration data.

Johnson picks James Island’s Skardon as lieutenant governor running mate

By Andy Brack

James Island nonprofit leader Sam Skardon is the running mate for Democratic Party gubernatorial nominee Jermaine Johnson, the campaign announced Thursday.

“Sam Skardon has a history in helping out marginalized communities and individuals who traditionally have not had access to capital and the political spectrum,” Johnson told the Charleston City Paper earlier this week. “Sam’s dedication to the people of South Carolina is unmatched,” adding that the campaign’s vision is to build a new South Carolina for the future.

Skardon, the 38-year-old former chairman of the Charleston County Democratic Party who ran for state Senate in 2020, said his pick as an outsider candidate for lieutenant governor on the Democratic ticket is a positive for working families across the state.

“I’m excited about the fact that Jermaine and I are both millennial Dads with young kids and working families,” Skardon said. “We have real-world experience working on — and experiencing personally — the issues facing South Carolina’s working families and will prioritize them by improving public schools, ensuring insurance companies actually cover the health, home and car costs we pay them for, and building an economy where hardworking people can actually build wealth.”

Campaign targets Lowcountry voters

One of the reasons Skardon is on the ticket is that GOP statewide campaigns haven’t made the Lowcountry a priority, he said. GOP newcomer Mike Burkhold of Sullivan’s Island, who is running for comptroller general, is the only coastal candidate on the Republican statewide ticket.

storage, energy efficiency projects and affordable housing developments.

He said he’s convinced that a Democratic ticket that focuses on family issues from stronger education and health care to improving affordability will win in a state where Democrats have been competitive in recent years.

“We need to convince folks we can win,” Skardon said. “Two of the last four Democratic campaigns for governor in South Carolina have broken 46%.

“This year more than ever, South Carolina families want change from the status quo, so we’re building a well-organized and well-financed campaign to be even more competitive than those strong Democrats who ran before us. But it all starts with people believing in our vision for a new South Carolina, and then putting in the hard work and sacrifice it will take from all of us in order to make it a reality.”

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“Our state government simply isn’t delivering results right now on the issues that matter most to hardworking South Carolina families,” Skardon said in an exclusive interview. “I’m looking forward to meeting those South Carolinians who want new and better results from their state government, listen to them, and implement a vision for a state that actually addresses their needs.”

Richland County’s Johnson, elected to the S.C. House of Representatives in 2020, won 60% of the vote in the June Democratic Party gubernatorial primary against two candidates who spent millions of dollars. Johnson’s campaign has raised just over $750,000. As of June 30, it had $172,000 in the bank.

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S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson, the Lexington County Republican who handily won a June gubernatorial runoff against Upstate Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, has Florence GOP Sen. Mike Reichenbach as a running mate. Wilson’s campaign has raised $4.9 million, but had about $860,000 in the bank as of June 30.

“There’s a thirst for something different in South Carolina,” Skardon said. “When we let people know that Jermaine and I are hard-working guys who are raising young families, running against someone whose family has 58 years in elected office, they are excited to know they’ve got the option to choose young, next-generation leaders who have a vision for a new South Carolina.”

On Monday, Skardon began a leave of absence from his job as a director of the nonprofit Clean Energy Fund of the Carolinas, a community loan fund that finances things like solar panels, battery

Skardon, who grew up in Mount Pleasant and graduated from Academic Magnet High School, got a bachelor’s degree from Emory University and a master’s in business administration from Georgetown University. His wife Leslie is a freshman member of Charleston City Council. They have twin 4-year-old boys.

“Our most effective leaders for delivering policy change don’t come from candidates with decades in elected office,” Skardon said. “I’ve worked professionally with small businesses to build a more equitable economy in our state and expand clean energy production.

“I grew up in our public schools, and now am raising a young family facing the real issues that South Carolinians want results on — education, affordability and economic opportunity.”

Election day is Nov. 3.

Budget delays expose questions about S.C.’s future

By Jack O’Toole, Statehouse Bureau

South Carolina’s budget process isn’t broken, but it is under stress — and experts say those stresses are only expected to grow over the next decade and beyond.

At present, they note, the pressures are primarily political as lawmakers struggle to reconcile promises of major income and property tax cuts with the health, education and infrastructure needs in America’s fastest-growing state.

In part, that’s why the legislature formally adjourned for the year on May 14

without passing a 2026-27 budget — and why state agencies are still operating under last year’s budget more than a month into the new fiscal year.

It’s also why the $15 billion budget deal announced last week by S.C. House and Senate negotiators, which leaders hope to

push through both chambers sometime this summer, failed to produce a final agreement on almost $400 million in economic development and local infrastructure spending. Instead, a special committee will try to make those numbers add up between now and the end of September.

Bigger problems ahead

But the real budget challenges facing S.C., analysts told the Charleston City Paper

A Mount Pleasant man on July 17 told town police he accidentally started a fire after wrapping his lit cigarette in paper, tucked it into a brown paper bag and dropped it on the sidewalk near Long Grove Drive. Officers cited him for the littering — but apparently let him off with a warning for the baby arson. As if it isn’t hot enough outside already, man!

Signs of a recession

North Charleston police on July 23 arrested an Illinois man hiding in a forest near a Baptist church in connection with a days-old credit union robbery. The man was reportedly living in a tent in the woods and attempted to disguise his appearance by shaving his beard off after the robbery. Guess robbing a bank isn’t even enough to afford a decent house anymore.

‘No hablo’

Charleston police on July 18 stopped a man standing in the roadway on Mary Street after watching him move police barricades to block certain roadways and open others. Police noted the man appeared intoxicated, slurring his words and taking selfies in front of the barricade. But when they tried to talk to him, he muttered, “No hablo,” several times. He was eventually arrested.

By Skyler Baldwin

Illustration by Steve Stegelin

The Blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between July 13 and July 25. SPONSORED BY

When, how to call 9-1-1

Charleston County emergency service officials say not enough people know when to dial 9-1-1. Mistakes can cost dispatchers precious seconds with people in danger. Here are some tips to keep in mind when you need help in an emergency.

Is a person hurt or in immediate danger? Call 9-1-1. An emergency is any serious situation in which a law enforcement officer, firefighter or medical help is needed right away. If you are unsure if your situation is an emergency, go ahead and call 9-1-1, and the call-taker can determine if you need emergency assistance or if you can safely hang up and call the nonemergency number.

Reporting past crimes, noise complaints or minor traffic incidents? Call the non-emergency line. For Charleston County, the number is (843) 743-7200. This line is for reporting things like vandalism or thefts when the suspect is gone and nobody is hurt. It’s also for public nuisances or car collisions with no injuries. You can also ask the call-taker for general police information or request copies of past reports.

If you dial 9-1-1, do not hang up the phone. Even if you dialed by mistake, call-takers are trained to get the most important

this week, aren’t political. They’re structural. And they aren’t the kinds of problems lawmakers will be able to solve with lastminute budget deals or special committees.

Chief among these challenges, they say, is a population that’s growing and graying at the same time, with senior citizens expected to outnumber those under 17 by the end of next year. As a consequence, health care and infrastructure costs will continue to drive spending higher, even as the working-age share of the population paying into the system falls from 63% to 58% by 2040. (That, in turn, means the state will take in less revenue.)

But structural budget concerns don’t end with demographics. Just as worrisome, analysts note, is S.C.’s exposure to climate risk, particularly along the coast. Since 1980, for instance, the average U.S. number of “billion-dollar storms” — everything from hurricanes and tornados to wildfires and floods — has grown from about three per year to almost 25, with the pace accelerating in every decade. South Carolina is already among the states feeling the budgetary impacts.

Nevertheless, there are structural solutions to the structural challenges facing S.C. budgeters, state and national experts told the City Paper — tools that can give lawmakers the time and information they need to make better decisions as demographics and nature continue to remake the state.

Two-year budgeting

Currently, South Carolina is one of 30 states that writes a budget from scratch every year. The other 20, including neighboring North Carolina, use a two-year, or biennial,

information as quickly as possible to assess the situation. Allow the call-taker to ask all the questions to determine what, if any, help is needed. Staying on the line to tell the dispatcher there is no emergency saves time from having the dispatcher call you back.

Stay calm and speak clearly. Remaining calm during an emergency can be one of the most difficult but important things you can do when dialing 9-1-1, officials said. Speaking quickly and clearly can help the call-taker translate the relevant information to emergency services more quickly and accurately, ensuring the best possible outcomes.

Teach your children how and when, to call 9-1-1. Be sure everyone in your household knows what 9-1-1 is, how to dial it from your home or cell phone and to only do so when they need help. Ensure they know names, telephone numbers and, most importantly, the address.

budgeting cycle — a process that can help lawmakers take a longer view while providing more stability for state agencies.

Pickens County Republican Sen. Rex Rice, who served on the House budgetwriting committee for more than a decade before moving to the upper chamber, has introduced biennial budgeting legislation in three of the last four sessions.

Under his plan, the first year of every two-year legislative session would be a budget year, allowing lawmakers to dig into the details and focus intensely on creating a two-year budget. The second year would then be used for major legislative initiatives, stronger agency oversight and mid-session budget adjustments as required.

“Writing a $15 billion budget every year is a lot of work for a small number of people,” Rice said. “We need to do a better job of literally going through the agencies when they make their budget requests, and I think we could do that better with a full budget year.”

The devil in a biennial system, he noted, is in the details. In particular, he said, lawmakers would have to remain flexible in year two, as revenue estimates are updated and unexpected needs arise. Another concern, he added, would be ensuring that teachers and state employees didn’t have to wait two years for pay raises.

“Those things would need to be addressed in the adjustment session,” he said. “But looking at the other states that are doing it, we can see what’s working well and how it could work well here.”

Long-term assessments and budget stress tests

Two other ideas experts repeatedly suggested that S.C. consider were long-term budget assessments and budget stress tests,

“One of the most important things for any state government is to make sure its budgeting is sustainable. And not just next year, but five years from now, 10 years from now, and further into the future.”

—Josh Goodman, a state budget analyst with the Pew Charitable Trusts

which they said would ideally be implemented together.

“One of the most important things for any state government is to make sure its budgeting is sustainable,” said Josh Goodman, a state budget analyst with the Pew Charitable Trusts. “And not just next year, but five years from now, 10 years from now, and further into the future.”

He added, “The things that states do — education, health care, public safety — those are timeless tasks for government.”

And the best way to ensure that sustainability, he said, is to arm lawmakers with more information on long-term spending demands and the impacts of immediate crises such as recessions.

“A long-term budget assessment, which projects revenue and spending forward several years, can tell you whether you’re in a structural deficit or not, so you see problems down the road and prevent them

dangerous and scary cycle, officials said.

“Fifteen seconds feels like forever when you’re having chest pains or have just been in a car wreck,” Jordan said.

And the abandoned calls that ultimately aren’t related to a real emergency can clog up the line, making it worse.

Since dispatchers have to go through the important questions for every call, even if the caller is a giggling 4-year-old, that queue can start feeling long.

“It does prevent other calls from being answered in a quick enough time,”

Quijano said.

That’s why she recommends parents do everything they can to prevent these unnecessary calls. Some suggestions Quijano gave: Hide your phone app when you give your cell phone to a child, and ensure your phone is locked before you put it in your pocket or in a beach bag to prevent butt-dials.

from really causing problems for your state,” Goodman said. “While a stress test looks at ‘What if things are worse than we expect?’ — and helps you be prepared for that event.”

Asked if those ideas are actually making a difference in states where they’ve been implemented, Goodman pointed to New Mexico’s 2022 long-term assessment, which revealed a looming structural deficit due to declining oil and gas production.

“They had huge budget surpluses at the time,” Goodman said. “But when their long-term assessment showed an imbalance ahead, that spurred lawmakers to put those temporary surpluses into trust funds and endowments that are an ongoing source of revenue to fund the state’s priorities in the future.”

Also noteworthy, according to Pew officials, is Utah, which unlike most states, had an actionable plan on the shelf when Covid hit in 2020 thanks to previous stress testing.

And the good news for S.C., if lawmakers decide to give themselves these tools, is that the building blocks already exist in state government.

“What we see is that South Carolina, like a lot of states, has taken most of the preliminary steps to using these tools,” Goodman said, noting that officials already run a bare-bones, numbers-only analysis three years into the future. “So the next step would be to add the kind of detailed analysis that shows where the state’s fiscal strengths and weaknesses really are.”

And that information is even more critical, he noted, in states where leaders are considering big budget moves, such as S.C. GOP legislators’ pledge to eliminate the income tax.

“Whether it’s tax cuts or a new program, lawmakers don’t want to just do it for a year or two — they want it to be permanent,” he said. “But first, you have to actually know whether you can afford it over the long term.”

Vote for Mark Sanford on Aug. 11

The jokes write themselves, of course.

“Mark Sanford’s favorite committee? Foreign Affairs, baby!”

“Haven’t you been watching the news? Suspicious disappearances are normal in the Senate.”

“For what purpose does the, uh, member from South Carolina rise?”

Ouch. And yes, there’s more where that came from. See Clinton, Bill.

But here’s the thing: Former Congressman and Gov. Mark Sanford really is the best candidate running in the GOP primary to replace U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on this November’s ballot. In fact, it’s not even close.

Why? Because Sanford is a hedgehog in a field of foxes. And with the U.S. debt set to soar past $40 trillion this year, a famously skinflinty hedgehog like Sanford is exactly what the Senate needs.

Wait. A hedgehog? In a field of…? What the fox?

Good question. In a famous 1953 essay, the philosopher Isaiah Berlin divided thinkers into two camps: foxes, who know many things, and hedgehogs, who know one big thing.

So, in a democracy like ours, the trick is knowing which one you need at any given moment. And right now, believe it or not, that’s the guy who found the Appalachian Trail … in Buenos Aires. Because now, thanks to the truly bipartisan fiscal profligacy of the past 10 years, Mark Sanford is right about the one big thing he’s spent his entire political career talking about ad nauseam.

“I’m running for Senate because I believe our nation is at a financial tipping point,” Sanford said, entirely predictably, last week. “We can’t keep spending money we don’t have and expect

good things to happen, and yet we’re on pace to add roughly a trillion dollars to the national debt over just the next 100 days.”

To put that number in perspective: When Barack Obama left office in January 2017, the nation’s total accumulated debt after 240 years of wars and social programs and tax cuts that didn’t pay for themselves was about $19 trillion. Now, just 10 years later, it’s more than doubled — with another trillion on the way before the turkey hits the table this Thanksgiving.

This is in a country with a total national income of $32 trillion.

So why should primary voters on Aug. 11 pick Sanford and not one of the other self-described conservatives in the race, like the late senator’s sister, Sen. Darline Graham, or U.S. Reps. Ralph Norman and Russell Fry? Because Sanford’s sincerely monomaniacal obsession with deficits makes him the only one who means it enough to cross President Donald Trump when the chips are down and the president is directdialing his cell phone.

To wit: Norman and Fry both wound up voting to add more than $4 trillion to the debt last year when Trump demanded it with his so-called Big Beautiful Bill.

Of course, we wouldn’t agree with all, or perhaps even most, of Mark Sanford’s solutions to the problem. In fact, we’re sure he’d vote to cut critical programs we support. But so, too, would his primary opponents. At least Sanford’s votes would be aimed at reducing the debt — not at financing one more round of tax cuts for the well-to-do.

So on Aug. 11, two cheers for the hedgehog. Jokes aside, he’s the fiscal hero we now need, if not the one we deserve — perhaps South Carolina’s last true fiscal conservative in today’s otherwise debt-happy and thoroughly MAGA-fied GOP.

CHARLESTON CHECKLIST of community objectives

We encourage community leaders to act on these audacious priorities:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Challenges for healing 25 years after 9/11

Twenty-five years ago in New York City, I stood beneath the collapsing towers of the World Trade Center. What I could not have imagined that day was that the hardest part of my journey would begin after the smoke cleared.

I was serving as priest associate in charge of St. Paul’s Chapel, the Episcopal church directly across the street from the World Trade Center. When the second hijacked airplane struck the South Tower, I was standing at its base. The plane exploded into the building and erupted into an apocalyptic fireball. As debris and ash began falling, I ran for my life. I made it back to my office three blocks south, where we began moving preschool children into the basement. Traumatized adults joined unsuspecting children in singing “Itsy Bitsy Spider.” The moment was surreal. Soon afterward, the South Tower came down with a violent shock wave and a sickening roar that shook the ground beneath us.

By that weekend, I was leading a ragtag group of volunteers in establishing a feeding station outside St. Paul’s Chapel. That modest effort grew into a burgeoning ministry to the Ground Zero community. Over the next eight and a half months, more than 15,000 volunteers served more than a half million meals. Chiropractors, podiatrists, massage therapists and grief counselors cared for exhausted recovery workers. Some of New York’s finest musicians came to soothe, encourage and inspire. It was an extraordinary community of compassion created in

By Lyndon Harris

the shadow of catastrophe.

But when the work ended and the cameras left, my life began to fall apart. Like many responders, volunteers and recovery workers, I carried injuries that were not immediately visible. The World Trade Center Health Program at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York diagnosed me with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), clinical depression and respiratory illnesses that affected my lungs and sinuses. Given that, plus my own poor choices, I spent more than a decade in a dark place. Reclaiming my life from trauma and depression would prove as difficult as anything I had faced at Ground Zero.

I was not alone. More than two decades after the attacks, studies of World Trade Center responders continue to find elevated levels of PTSD, depression and other mentalhealth problems. Nearly half of some groups of nontraditional responders—including volunteers, clergy and construction workers—have reported needing mental-health support, according to a 2020 study in Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.

the Stanford Forgiveness Project, whose evidence-based approach helped me understand that forgiveness does not mean forgetting what happened, excusing wrongdoing or surrendering any demand for justice. Forgiveness is something we do for ourselves and is not the same thing as reconciliation. Forgiveness means reclaiming our freedom from the wounds and resentments that might otherwise shape the rest of our lives.

And here is something else I have learned: every community has its own Ground Zero. Charleston has become known around the world for extraordinary acts of grace and forgiveness after unspeakable violence. But forgiveness is not a single heroic act. It is a daily practice. It asks not only how we remember tragedy, but how we refuse to let tragedy become our identity.

I was fortunate. My faith sustained me and friends refused to give up on me. Mental-health professionals helped me understand what had happened to my mind, body and spirit. The practice that eventually became central to my recovery was forgiveness.

I trained in the methods developed by Fred Luskin and

On August 27, I look forward to continuing this conversation with our community at Circular Congregational Church in an evening presented in partnership with Buxton Books. My hope is not simply to tell the story of Ground Zero, but to explore what every community eventually faces: how we remember honestly, grieve deeply and still choose a future that is not defined by our wounds.

Lyndon Harris is a forgiveness teacher and coach, keynoter and workshop leader who lives in West Ashley. His memoir, Forgiveness at Ground Zero, is available July 23. More: lyndonharris.com

What To Do

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THROUGH AUGUST

Little Flat People art exhibition

Meet Charleston-based ceramicist Pascale Sexton’s charming Little Flat People — a whimsical collection of figures that explore the beauty of simplicity, connection and imagination. These minimalist characters capture the essence of human emotion with flat, expressive forms. Each piece tells a unique story, inviting viewers to step into a world of vibrant color, subtle texture and joyful simplicity.

Through Sept. 5. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Public Works Art Center. 135 West Richardson Ave. Summerville. publicworksartcenter.org

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SATURDAY

Sounds of Summer

Head to the Sanctuary every Saturday through the summer for a family-friendly concert series hosted on the Grand Lawn. This free event features a cash bar, hot dogs, hamburgers and other backyard favorites on site. Seating is available, and no outside food or beverages are permitted. This weekend’s headliner is Common Ground, one of Charleston longest-running bluegrass groups.

Aug 1. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free to attend. The Sanctuary. 1 Sanctuary Beach Drive. Kiawah Island. kiawahresort.com

SATURDAYS

Charleston Farmers Market

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

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

THURSDAY

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Rebecca Illustrated painting experience

The Mills House Paint Experience with Rebecca Illustrated is back, and this time, it’s here to stay. Order a cocktail, sit down and paint. No pressure, no perfection — just a Charleston keepsake to take home. Hosted at the iconic pink Mills House Hotel, this experience invites guests to relax, create and soak in the charm of one of Charleston’s most beloved landmarks. All supplies will be provided.

Aug. 6. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. $15 per paint card. Mills House Hotel. 115 Meeting St. Downtown. rebeccaillustrated.com

EVERY DAY

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Journey to Indigo

Indigo is more than just a pigment. Encounter indigo as both a crop and a 360-degree journey. Follow the path from its origins and introduction to the Lowcountry, through its cultivation, processing and dye extraction, all the way to its contemporary artistic reinterpretation. Visit the Heritage Garden, travel the indigo maze, watch live craft demonstrations and more this fall. Every day. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $35/ticket. Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. 3550 Ashley River Road. West Ashley. magnoliaplantation.com

By Skyler Baldwin • Illustrations by Steve Stegelin

he Charleston City Paper combs through dozens of area police reports every week to find some of the weirdest, dumbest or funniest situations in which law enforcement officers and residents find themselves.

We take those reports, summarize and try to write a witty punchline (sometimes we fail) for readers to enjoy in each issue. But the art of cartoonist Steve Stegelin brings the weekly Blotter to life.

“It’s like improv,” Stegelin said, contrasting his typical award-winning political cartooning. “I have a long window of time

Foxwood Drive and tracked white paint through the backyard, garage and residence. Town police investigated, noting that nothing seemed to be stolen or out of the ordinary — aside from the white footprints all over the house. Well, at least it shouldn’t be too hard to find the culprit.

HIGHLIGHTS, HUMOR OF STEGELIN'S WEEKLY COP 'TOONS

to develop ideas and fine-tune the editorial cartoon. The Blotter can be a little more last-minute. So it’s trying to figure out which stories I can visualize quickly, and the work is very spontaneous. It’s all about fun and hoping that energy comes through in the illustration.

“I’ve developed my Trump and my McMaster — I know what they look like and what my take on them is,” he added. “But these are whole fresh fields. What’s Stegelin’s take on an excavator?”

Some of the Blotter entries he gets each week, he said, are funny enough on their own that a simple cartoon gets the job done. Others he likes to give “an extra oomph,” adding the joke in himself through the art.

“I love the shoplifting ones where there’s just this oddball collection of items that you normally wouldn’t see together,” Stegelin said. Just last week, for example, was a piece on a woman who reportedly took lamb chops, ribeyes and two Disney Princess bags.

“The Blotter gives me a chance to draw things I don’t normally do. I also try to find pop-culture tie-ins whenever possible. If I can stick a superhero in there, that’s great.”

Without further ado, here are the top 10 Blotter entries from the last couple years, as picked by the artist and our readers.

No.

BEST WISHES

10

A West Ashley woman on Feb. 16 reportedly badgered employees at a Savannah Highway car lot, asking to sniff their butts and if they had any beer. Look, it’s kind of cute when dogs do it — we guess — but when it’s a drunk grown woman, it starts to get a little less cute. Officers arrested her for disorderly conduct and took her to jail, where maybe she had better butt-sniffing luck.

No.

9 WHO NEEDS BREADCRUMBS?

Someone on July 11, 2025, apparently broke into a Mount Pleasant home on

No.

8

NEEDED A WALK

A West Ashley man described as wearing red scrubs and having “feces all over himself” on Jan. 6, 2025 — the anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection — reportedly stole a case of beer from an Ashley Crossing store, ripped the box open when outside, chugged one of the beers and walked off with another, leaving behind the rest of the case. There are times when we are left with more questions than answers, and right now, we’re pretty happy that way. Maybe an insurrection celebration?

No.7

GOING FOR A SWIM

Charleston police on July 15, 2024, interrupted a downtown woman’s spa day when they found her bathing in the Waterfront

Park fountain with a towel wrapped around her head. She was reportedly clothed, but passersby were “alarmed” and “unreasonably disturbed” possibly by what police noted as “feces” she was washing from herself. All right, then. Noted.

No.

WELL, YOU GOT YOUR ANSWER

A downtown Charleston man on Aug. 25, 2024, reportedly stripped naked during a police investigation to prove that he had nothing on his body. Police noted he was never asked to do this, and they were, in fact, investigating whether he was intoxicated. Yeah, so that’s a mystery, all right.

No. 5

KEEP US POSTED?

Mount Pleasant police received a call on March 15, 2025, from a woman claiming a man was trying to steal her house. But there’s more: She also said he had cloned her using “deep fake tech-

nology” after a dispute with a police officer in Canada. Even more: She then added that the man is involved with Dragon Con (a national pop-culture convention held in Atlanta), which she said was a cover for a human trafficking crime ring. Officers said they would document the information. OK. (But at least the paperwork was different this time.)

No.

4

BLUE RIBBON

A Mount Pleasant man on Nov. 6, 2024, told police he was “working on a science project” after town police received calls about a suspicious person. The project in question: a jerry-rigged “mobile camper of sorts,” according to police, that was made of assorted parts and put on wheels from the man’s “stockpiles around Midtown,” he said. Takeaway: Maybe we should keep an eye out for this guy for a while.

3

EXCAVATOR ESCAPE (NOT)

No.2

WE GET IT, BUT …

Mount Pleasant police on May 27, 2024, responded to a U.S. Highway 17 department store after the manager told police a customer was “cussing and causing a disturbance” over his desire to build a treehouse on the store’s property. The manager reportedly told him he could build a treehouse on his own property, after which the man angrily left the area. Listen, we love treehouses as much as the next guy, but maybe try your own backyard instead.

And our favorite recent Blotter …

North Charleston police on June 8, 2025, chased a construction excavator after it apparently destroyed the front of a U.S. Highway 78 business. The chase zipped down the highway at about 3 mph, according to a police report, The low-speed pursuit apparently kept officers busy for more than an hour — until the excavator got stuck in the Charleston County Fairgrounds. The driver was, of course, arrested. This one sounds like a pretty dirty job for the cops. Ba-dum-bum.

1

STOP WHILE YOU’RE AHEAD

A downtown woman on Dec. 3, 2025, reportedly stole a bottle of wine from a King Street grocery store — for the eighth time in the last two months. According to Charleston police, her method involved taking the bottle into the bathroom, emptying it into another container and leaving the empty wine bottle inside. Authorities say she would have gotten away with it the eighth time, too — if not for those meddling security cameras.

Cuisine

Odd Duck Market expands across the Lowcountry

By Becky Lacey

Lifelong friends Andrew Hare and Jared Hellman opened the original Odd Duck Market in Park Circle in summer 2023. Located at 1082 East Montague Ave., the market is now a fixture in the community.

Leveraging the success in North Charleston, the duo and their team opened two new Odd Duck locations in 2026. The Summerville outpost on Cedar Street in a 1870s Victorian house opened in January and the Hampton Park spot at 637 Rutledge Ave. just opened in July.

While each location has its own vibe, what’s consistent across the three is great food, curated provisions and their roles as a neighborhood gathering space.

The Odd Duck flock

Hare and Hellman are no strangers to operating a food business. The duo co-owned and operated Bubba Slye’s Deli at King and Warren streets. It closed in 2023.

Today, Odd Duck employs about 50 people across the three locations. Hellman shared the goal for each was to create spaces that are useful to their surrounding communities. When it came to the design, the team listened to the spaces and designed accordingly.

Summerville tends to attract more large families, Hellman said, which he attributes in part to the playground in the backyard.

The Hampton Park location offers a wraparound patio with ample seating, a walk-up ordering window and almost 30 parking spots, which is practically unheard of in downtown Charleston.

“Hampton Park and Wagener Terrace have always been a big part of our story,” Hellman said about the choice to open in the neighborhood. “My first legal beer in Charleston was at Moe’s Crosstown, and my first apartment was at 128 St. Margaret St. I think I had 15 different roommates over the eight years I lived there. One of them was Andrew.

“We looked for spaces in the neighborhood when we were first getting Odd Duck off the ground. We love the park, we love the neighborhood and opening here feels like a full-circle moment.”

On the menu

menu is similar at all three locations. One

Odd Duck Market’s new Hampton Park location offers everything from breakfast sandwiches to a curated selection of provisions

tomato wrap. There’s a lox bagel sandwich with salmon, cream cheese, tomato, capers and pickled red onions. And there are muffins, doughnuts and croissants complemented by a full coffee menu. For the littles, you can order a turkey and cheese sandwich, a chicken salad sandwich and a pizza melt.

The wine and booze menu includes a house white, red and rose as well as a house spritz, a sake bloody Mary and a mimosa, which comes by the glass and the carafe.

by Diego

Hampton Park, however, has a few extras based on community feedback.

“A few months before opening, we surveyed people in the neighborhood and asked what they wanted,” Hellman said.

“Some of the answers surprised us and differed from our core offering in Park Circle and Summerville. People asked for things like ice cream, take-and-bake meals and happy-hour snacks.

“All of those ideas were already some-

A la carte

What’s new

where on our radar, but the survey moved them up the roadmap in time for the Hampton Park opening. We now have an aperitivo-style happy hour menu with things like charcuterie nachos, snacking bacon, and bread and spread.”

Odd Duck partnered with Riverbend Creamery in Lincolnton, N.C. for ice cream. The team has also been busy in their “lab,” the name for Odd Duck’s commercial kitchen in the Navy Yard. This is where baking and prep takes place, and the team is developing new take-and-bake meals as well as offerings for the deli cooler.

“We’ve increasingly focused on making Odd Duck more of a fresh-food market,” Hellman said. “We’ve expanded our takeand-bake meals, deli salads, sides and prepared foods so the market can be genuinely useful, particularly when someone needs to solve dinner.”

Retail is also a big component of what you’ll find at all Odd Duck locations.

Hellman noted that crowd favorites are a greatest hits list of local products. These include fresh sourdough and English muffins from Laila’s in Summerville, sourdough cookies from Saltwater and Sourdough, milk from Lowcountry Creamery and eggs and meat from Storey Farms.

You’ll also find shelves stocked by local makers like Sarah’s Dumps and Sobremesa, a small-batch mole and salsa company based in Charleston.

“Curation is always a moving target,” Hellman said. “We pay attention to the numbers, listen to customers, adjust what we carry and continuously look for new vendors.”

Great food, friendly service and a community feel make up the foundation of all Odd Duck locations.

“The core concept is the same,” Hellman said about all the locations. “Coffee, breakfast and lunch, grab-and-go food, retail and a strong neighborhood focus. The nice thing about being multifaceted is that we can tweak the recipe to fit the market without changing what Odd Duck fundamentally is. Each location is executed a little differently, but the values, hospitality and overall experience remain consistent.

“Our general approach is the same everywhere: serve people from a place of kindness and empathy, whether they come in every morning or are walking through the door for the first time.”

Hanahan expansion: Blackwells Corner, downtown Hanahan’s new town center, has announced its first wave of businesses. These include a wood-fired pizzeria from local chef Jalen Reeves called Untitled Pizza Co. , a mercato and wine bar concept from Cane Pazzo chef and owner Mark Bolchoz and a second location of Kudu Coffee and Wine . The opening is slated for fall 2027. More: blackwellscornersc.com

Stogie night: Cigar lounge King’s Leaf has opened a new wine bar at its Point Hope spot, located at 826 Foundation St. It is hosting a ladies night from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Thursday, featuring wine flights and discounts on featured wines. Additional King’s Leaf locations can be found in Goose Creek, West Ashley, Nexton and downtown Charleston. More: kingsleafcigars.com

Going Greek: Greek restaurant Philosophia is expanding with a Clements Ferry outpost. The location is in the Gates at Point Hope development near the intersection of Pulitzer and Foundation streets along Clements Ferry Road. Expect the same mezze forward Greek classics like tzatziki and hummus, gyros, spanakopita and such more. Instagram: @philosophia_mp

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Punk rock party: Charleston Wine + Food ’s Summer Sizzle is hosting Wine + Punk Rock (Vol. 2) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5 at Philosophers and Fools. It’s a follow-up to last year’s Wine + Heavy Metal. This year’s punked-up event will pair five wines with five punk albums. Hosted by Aneel James, Michael Bourke, Tina Schuttenberg and Bethany Heinze, it will be part wine seminar and part basement show. Small bites will be provided by chefs David Schuttenberg, Juan Cassalett, Jill Mathias and Dano Heinze. Tickets: $127. More: chswf.org Fish festivities: Hanahan’s Cane Pazzo is hosting “Pesce Pazzo,” a good catch dinner, at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 6. Co-hosted by the S.C. Aquarium, the dinner will celebrate Lowcountry water and seafood. Chef and Owner Mark Bolchoz and Guest Chef Nick Brewer will prepare a family-style dinner. Cost: $95 per person with optional beverage pairing for $45. More: OpenTable Becky Lacey

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Whyte casts an eye on America, one face at a time

By Maura Hogan

Those living Charleston surely noticed the mad scramble leading up the nation’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a local showing of impressive exhibitions and events fanning out from so many cultural institutions.

And while the solo exhibition of works by renowned watercolor artist Mary Whyte that opened at the Gibbes Museum of Art was a similar standout, it was by no means initiated in mere months. Running through Sept. 27, Mary Whyte: Salt of the Earth represents the better part of two decades of exquisite, cross-country rigor.

In divisive times across the country, Whyte’s all-in focus on the individual is more striking still. As your eye fixes on the intricacies rendered in a single visage, division and camps become immaterial. Each plays an utterly distinct, palpably meaningful role.

Of course, that includes the stuff of her home turf of the Lowcountry, with the first work, “Oyster Bank” from 2023, rooted in the banks of McClellanville as an oysterman slogs intently on a marshy, shell-riddled bank, plastic basket in tow, head bent intently on the task at hand. But Whyte’s uncanny mastery of movement and light celebrates a man at work for all its inherent, singularly American grace.

immediacy into the work, but achieving transfixing in media res, places us smack in the middle of the action. While we cannot hear the song she shares, we are fully with the artist–both the one in the work and the one who has realized this singular subject.

On we travel to the 2008 “Mr. Okra.” It offers a stolen moment with a man beside a red pickup truck stocked with crates labeled apples, eggplant, cantaloupe, and bears the name Dr. Bob, presumably his own. In a cap shading his congenial, grizzled face, one hand clasping his arm, he leans proudly in front of his seemingly hardwon, homegrown enterprise.

Grocery,” which portrays a cashier pleasantly attending to her register. Whyte’s works are punctuated with artist statements regarding the role of freedom in the arts, one resonant in a year celebrating independence, and one where freedom or the lack thereof is a consuming topic nationwide.

In 26 works created between 2007 and 2025, the artist applied her signature style converging meticulous detail and deft broad strokes to home in on one individual after another. In the words of the exhibition textplate, each captures “the beauty, resilience and enduring spirit of the people who shape our nation’s story.”

A few paces later, we are in Camelot, or so informs the title of the 2025 work, “Coming to Camelot.” Here, we take leave of saltwater banks and visit an elegant woman holding a recorder mid-tune. Posed in front of an Asian wall hanging in a flowing floral dress and a single wispy gray braid of hair, she expertly clasps her instrument in timescored hands, deftly leveling it in sound.

Whyte’s hallmark interplay between the mesmerizing detail that animates her subject’s face and the broader strokes forming her figure and background work in harmonic convergence — not only breathing

There is a florist and a chicken keeper, both attending to the business. There is an aproned, smiling man in a restaurant kitchen, complete with captain’s house and bus tray bearing dishes, and a gloved woman in a Chinese restaurant, gazing down peacefully at the fortune cookies she is making.

Some works offer hints at place, like “The News at Cafe du Monde,” a tip to its New Orleans locale, and another from 2024 titled “Kansas” in which a mechanic, glancing sideways, is positioned in front of an elevated vehicle ready for the fixing. Charleston locals may recognize the setting for the 2024 “Morning at Queen Street

Speaking to that also are the culmination works in the exhibition, The Life Series, in which the artist takes a freer hand with large-scale, collaged water colors that depart from a chosen spot on the map and wend from Whyte’s own memories and reflections. All in all, Salt of the Earth celebrates the unsung handiwork of a host of Americans trained on the task at hand and executing it with the attention each deserves, akin to this fine Charleston artist at the wellearned pinnacle of her life’s work.

IF YOU WANT TO GO: Mary Whyte: Salt of the Earth runs through Sept. 27 at Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St. More: gibbesmuseum.org

Charleston has a new-ish Americana radio station

By Vincent Harris

If you’re out tooling around the Lowcountry in your car, you might want to consider turning that dial (or more likely pressing that button) and tuning in to WRHG, 102.9 FM. The station, which has been up and running for about a year and a half, plays what station owner and programmer Bruce Roberts refers to as “positive” music in the old-school Americana tradition.

That means listeners might hear everything from singer-songwriters and roots-rock artists to country storytellers, contemporary folk acts and local musicians who don’t always get a spot on traditional commercial radio. It’s a format built around music that feels lived-in rather than manufactured — artists like Molly Tuttle, Lainey Wilson, Kip Moore, and Mumford and Sons.

And if you like the occasional oldie, Roberts slips in acoustic mood-lifters like “Summer Breeze” by Seals and Crofts.

What’s more, Roberts includes local artists in the mix. Settle in for a long-term listen to WRHG and you’ll probably hear Danielle Howle, Jump Little Children or the Blue Dogs, along with nationally known South Carolina acts like Edwin McCain and NeedToBreathe.

But WRHG 102.9, which also streams through homegrownradio.org and the Live365 app, isn’t just another station filling a frequency on the FM dial.

It’s the culmination of a decades-long career in audio for Roberts, who built the station from his home studio after spending years behind the scenes in radio, recording and production.

What started as a digital experiment eventually grew into a Lowcountry FM signal — a locally programmed station with the kind of personal touch that has become increasingly rare in an era of corporate playlists and automated programming.

The recording studio is in West Ashley while the transmitting tower is on Leeds Ave. in North Charleston. The car-radio broadcast range is about 15 miles, reaching Johns Island, West Ashley, downtown Charleston and James Island.

Roberts conceived the idea with another radio veteran, the late T.J. Phillips. Phillips co-hosted the “T.J. and Jessica Morning Show” on 92.5 Kickin’ Country for nearly a decade and brought more than 30 years of radio experience to the project.

“I’d been in radio for 50 years,” Roberts said in a recent interview with the Charleston City Paper. “And for the last 10 or 12 years, I’d worked with T.J. Phillips at country radio. T.J. had a long background of programming and a love for Americana music. So he and I started this thing initially as just an online-only station.”

Roberts added that when the new station started, Phillips was still working at

Provided

Bruce Roberts, programmer and owner of WRHG, 102.9 FM, says his station plays “positive” music in the old-school American tradition

“ We try to have positive songs with a message. The whole singersongwriter experience is that they want to tell a story.”

—Bruce Roberts

the country station.

“I’d just retired, and we would talk about the music, and he would give me songs to add to the station, known at the time simply as HomeGrown Radio.”

Together, the two men created something that felt less like a traditional radio venture and more like a carefully curated extension of the Lowcountry’s music community — a place where familiar voices, emerging artists and timeless songwriting could share the same frequency.

And speaking of frequencies, Home Grown Radio acquired one of its own in 2025. But it was a bittersweet milestone because that year Phillips died unexpectedly in his sleep at age 66.

Roberts said the pair had already reached one of their biggest goals before Phillips’ death.

“We actually got a radio frequency and put it on the air a few months before he passed away,” Roberts said. “So he got to experience all that. And I’ve just con-

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• Through Aug. 1 , Noon to 5 p.m.: 250 Years from Mr. Freedman, the solo exhibition by Charleston artist Fletcher Williams III , has extended its run at Charleston Navy Yard, Storehouse 8, 2154 Noisette Blvd., Suite 207, North Charleston. More: fletcher3.com

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tinued to grow it.”

So how did Home Grown Radio end up as WRHG on 102.9?

“I kind of lucked up because a local high school had this frequency,” Roberts said. “Then the school decided that it didn’t want the station anymore; they wanted to just do online only. So we were able to buy the channel from them and, since engineering is in my background, I was able to put all the pieces together.”

“We’re low-power,” Roberts added with a laugh, “but we’re on the air.”

As one might expect from what is essentially a one-man station, the format reflects many of Roberts’ own tastes. But introducing listeners to local artists working in the Americana tradition is what excites him most.

“A lot of them are singer-songwriters,” he said. “T.J. was also a singer-songwriter, and I have a recording studio, so we had an immediate pool of people to go for initially. Now I’m starting to get more people sending their songs to our email, radio@homegrownradio.org.”

Regardless of the material, Roberts keeps things bright on the station, both out of personal preference and as a tribute to his late friend.

“We try to have positive songs with a message,” he said. “The whole singer-songwriter experience is that they want to tell a story. So most of the songs we’re going for are story songs. T.J. loved those kinds of songs, and I hope that his spirit will be a part of this forever.”

• Aug. 1 , 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: The International African American Museum presents Unwind, a family wellness day that explores how African and African American traditions continue to shape practices of healing, wellness and collective care. There will be hands-on creative experiences, movement and fitness demonstrations, and a sensory walk through the African Ancestors Memorial Garden. 14 Wharfside St. More: iaamuseum.org

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• July 31 to Aug 2 , 6 p.m.: Congress The Band, The Windjammer

• July 31 , 9 p.m.: Cherry Vanilla , The Royal American

• Aug. 1 , 9 p.m.: House Of Heavy, Charleston Music Hall

• Aug. 1 , 7 p.m.: The Mavericks and Friends, Charleston Music Hall

• Aug. 3 , 5 p.m.: Headstrings Collective (live album recording), Pour House

• Aug. 5, 5:30 p.m.: Barn Jam, Awendaw Green

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• Aug. 6, 8 p.m.: Anna Moss and Sabine McCalla , Pour House

• Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m.: Nirvani, Music Farm

• Aug. 6, 7 p.m.: Toadies, Charleston Music Hall

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING AND PRIMARY

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA | County of Charleston

A special candidate filing period for the Republican Nomination for U.S. Senate in the 2026 General Election will open at noon on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, and close at noon on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Any candidate seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for this office must file during this period with the S.C. State Election Commission.

Filing Location:

S.C. State Election Commission

1122 Lady St., Suite 500 Columbia, SC 29201

Filing Hours:

Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Sunday: Closed

Filing Form: The Statement of Intention of Candidacy & Party Pledge (SICPP) form required for filing is available in the “Candidate Information” section of scVOTES.gov.

Filing Fee: The filing fee for this office is $10,440. Filing fees are paid at the time of filing by candidates seeking the nomination. Filing fee checks should be made payable to the “S.C. Republican Party.”

Notice of Primary: If at the close of filing a party primary is necessary to determine the party nominee (multiple candidates file for the party’s nomination), a primary will be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Any necessary runoff will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Any person wishing to vote in this primary must have been registered by Sunday, July 12, 2026.

At 9:00 a.m. on the day before the primary and day before the runoff, the Charleston County Board of Voter Registration and Elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at the Charleston County Voter Registration & Election Office located at 4340 Corporate Rd. North Charleston, South Carolina 29405.

On Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. the Charleston County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in the primary. On Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. the Charleston County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in the runoff in the case a runoff is necessary. These hearings will be held at the County Voter Registration & Election Office located at 4340 Corporate Rd. North Charleston, South Carolina 29405.

The early voting period for the primary is Wednesday, August 5, through Friday, August 7, 2026. The early voting period for any necessary runoff is Wednesday, August 19, through Friday, August 21, 2026. Early Voting will be held at the Charleston County Board of Voter Registration and Elections office at 4340 Corporate Rd. North Charleston, SC 29405 during the early voting period from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

The following precincts and polling places will be open during any necessary primaries and runoffs from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Polling places can change for various reasons. For the most up-to-date information, visit scVOTES.gov and click “Find My Polling Place.” Awendaw

Berkeley Electric Awendaw

7200 N Hwy 17 Awendaw, SC 29429

Christ Church Berkeley Electric Awendaw

7200 N Hwy 17 Awendaw, SC 29429

Isle Of Palms 1A

Isle Of Palms Recreation

24 28th Ave Isle of Palms, SC 29451

Isle Of Palms 1B

Isle Of Palms Recreation

24 28th Ave Isle of Palms, SC 29451

Isle Of Palms 1C

Isle Of Palms Recreation

24 28th Ave Isle of Palms, SC 29451

Sullivans Island

Sunrise Presbyterian Church

3222 Middle St Sullivans Island, SC 29482

McClellanville

Lincoln Regional Center of SC 714 Lincoln Rd

McClellanville, SC 29458

Deer Park 1A Otranto Library 2261 Otranto Rd

Charleston, SC 29406 Deer Park 1B

Recovery Facility 8099 Palmetto Commerce Pkwy

SC 29456 Deer Park 2A Cypress

Kiawah Island The Sandcastle 1 Shipwatch Rd Kiawah Island, SC 29455 Seabrook

Seabrook Island Lake House 2319 Seabrook Island Rd Johns Island, SC 29455

Folly Beach 1

Folly Beach Bapt Church

77 Center St Folly Beach, SC 29439

Folly Beach 2

Folly Beach Bapt Church

77 Center St Folly Beach, SC 29439

Charleston 1

Hazel Parker Playground

70 East Bay St Charleston, SC 29401

Charleston 2

Hazel Parker Playground

70 East Bay St Charleston, SC 29401

Charleston 3

Moultrie Playground

41 Ashley Ave Charleston, SC 29401

Charleston 4

Moultrie Playground

41 Ashley Ave Charleston, SC 29401

Charleston 5

Moultrie Playground

41 Ashley Ave Charleston, SC 29401

Charleston 6

Charleston County School District

Office Bldg

75 Calhoun St Charleston, SC 29401

Charleston 7

Charleston County School District

Office Bldg

75 Calhoun St Charleston, SC 29401

Charleston 8

ILA Building 1142 Morrison Dr Charleston, SC 29403

Charleston 9

Morris Brown AME Church

13 Morris St Charleston, SC 29403

Charleston 10

Morris Brown AME Church

13 Morris St Charleston, SC 29403

Charleston 11

Morris Brown AME Church

13 Morris St Charleston, SC 29403

Charleston 12

Arthur W. Christopher

Community Center

265 Fishburne St Charleston, SC 29403

Charleston 13

Arthur W. Christopher

Community Center

265 Fishburne St Charleston, SC 29403

Charleston 14

ILA Building

1142 Morrison Dr Charleston, SC 29403

Charleston 15

ILA Building

1142 Morrison Dr Charleston, SC 29403

Charleston 16 ILA Building 1142 Morrison Dr Charleston, SC 29403

Charleston 17 ILA Building 1142 Morrison Dr Charleston, SC 29403

Charleston 18 ILA Building 1142 Morrison Dr Charleston, SC 29403

Charleston 19 Joseph Floyd Manor 2106 Mount Pleasant St Charleston, SC 29403

Charleston 20 Joseph Floyd Manor 2106 Mount Pleasant St Charleston, SC 29403

Charleston 21 Freddy Whaley Comm Ctr 1810 Doscher Ave Charleston, SC 29405

Mt. Pleasant 1 St. Andrew’s Mt. Pleasant 440 Whilden St Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 2 Mt Pleas Mun Complex

100 Ann Edwards Ln Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 3 Hilton Garden Inn

300 Wingo Way Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 4 Mt Pleas Mun Complex

100 Ann Edwards Ln Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 5

Mt Pleas Mun Complex

100 Ann Edwards Ln Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 6 St. Andrew’s Mt. Pleasant 440 Whilden St Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 7 St. Andrew’s Mt. Pleasant 440 Whilden St Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 8

St. Andrew’s Mt. Pleasant

440 Whilden St Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 9

St. Andrew’s Mt. Pleasant

440 Whilden St Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 10

Doubletree by Hilton Mt. Pleasant

1330 Stuart Engals Blvd

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 11

Doubletree by Hilton Mt. Pleasant

1330 Stuart Engals Blvd

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 30

Brickyard Community Ctr

1100 Brickyard Pkwy

Mt Pleasant, SC 29466

Mt. Pleasant 31

Point Hope Church

3404 Turgot Ln

Mt Pleasant, SC 29466

Mt. Pleasant 32

Point Hope Church

3404 Turgot Ln

Mt Pleasant, SC 29466

Mt. Pleasant 33

Oceanside Collegiate

580 Faison Rd

Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466

Mt. Pleasant 34

Point Hope Church

3404 Turgot Ln

Mt Pleasant, SC 29466

Mt. Pleasant 35

Mt Pleas Park West Rec Complex

1251 Park West Blvd

Mt Pleasant, SC 29466

Mt. Pleasant 36

Christ Episcopal Church 2304 N Hwy 17

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 37

Eastbridge Presbyterian Church 1250 Lexington Dr

Mt Pleasant, SC 29466

Mt. Pleasant 38

Wando Library 1400 Carolina Park Blvd

Mt Pleasant, SC 29466

Mt. Pleasant 39

Palmetto Presbyterian Church 1720 Carolina Park Blvd

Mt. Pleasant 12

Doubletree by Hilton Mt. Pleasant

1330 Stuart Engals Blvd

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 13

Mt Pleasant Library

1133 Mathis Ferry Rd

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 14

Mt Pleasant Library

1133 Mathis Ferry Rd

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 15

Mt Pleasant Library

1133 Mathis Ferry Rd

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 16

Mount Pleasant Fire Dept. Station 3

355 7th Ave

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 17

Seacoast Church

750 Long Point Road

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 18

Seacoast Church

750 Long Point Road

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 19

Seacoast Church

750 Long Point Road

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 20

Doubletree by Hilton Mt. Pleasant

1330 Stuart Engals Blvd

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 21

Doubletree by Hilton Mt. Pleasant

1330 Stuart Engals Blvd

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 22

Christ Episcopal Church

2304 N Hwy 17

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 23

Christ Episcopal Church

2304 N Hwy 17

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 24

Christ Episcopal Church

2304 N Hwy 17

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 25

Seacoast Church

750 Long Point Rd

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 26

R L Jones Recreation Center

391 Egypt Rd Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 27

R L Jones Recreation Center

391 Egypt Rd Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 28

R L Jones Recreation Center

391 Egypt Rd Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Mt. Pleasant 29

R L Jones Recreation Center

391 Egypt Rd Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

James Island 20 Edisto Hall James Island

County Park

871 Riverland Dr Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 22

Edisto Hall James Island

County Park

871 Riverland Dr Charleston, SC 29412

Johns Island 1A

St. Johns Fire Headquarters 1148 Main Rd Johns Island, SC 29455

Johns Island 1B

Berkeley Electric Johns Island 1135 Main Rd Johns Island, SC 29455

Johns Island 2

Berkeley Electric Johns Island 1135 Main Rd Johns Island, SC 29455

Johns Island 3A

Johns Island Library

3531 Maybank Hwy

Johns Island, SC 29455

Johns Island 3B

Mt Zion Elementary School 3464 River Rd Johns Island, SC 29455

Johns Island 4 Johns Island Library 3531 Maybank Hwy

Johns Island, SC 29455

St. Pauls 1

CC Blaney Elementary School 7184 SC-162 Hollywood, SC 29449

St. Pauls 2A

CC Blaney Elementary School 7184 SC-162 Hollywood, SC 29449

St. Pauls 2B

Mt Pleasant, SC 29466

James Island 1A

Baxter-Patrick Library 1858 Grimball Rd Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 1B

Baxter-Patrick Library 1858 Grimball Rd Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 3

Thomas Johnson Field House 1443 Secessionville Rd Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 5A

James Island Rec Complex 1088 Quail Dr Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 5B

James Island Rec Complex 1088 Quail Dr Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 6

James Island Town Hall 1122 Dills Bluff Rd Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 7

James Island Rec Complex 1088 Quail Dr Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 8A

Fort Johnson Baptist Church 1473 Camp Rd Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 8B

Fort Johnson Baptist Church 1473 Camp Rd Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 9

Fort Johnson Baptist Church 1473 Camp Rd Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 10

James Island Rec Complex 1088 Quail Dr Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 11

Harbor View Presbyterian Church

900 Harbor View Rd Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 12

Harbor View Presbyterian Church

900 Harbor View Rd Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 13

Harbor View Presbyterian Church

900 Harbor View Rd Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 14

James Island Rec Complex 1088 Quail Dr Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 15

Fort Johnson Baptist Church 1473 Camp Rd Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 17

Edisto Hall James Island

County Park

871 Riverland Dr Charleston, SC 29412

James Island 19

Edisto Hall James Island

County Park

871 Riverland Dr Charleston, SC 29412

St. Andrews 15

St Andrews Middle School 721 Wappoo Rd Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 16

Calvary Chapel (West Ashley) 1595 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 17

Greater Macedonia AME Church 725 Savage Rd Charleston, SC 29414

St. Andrews 18

St Andrews Middle School 721 Wappoo Rd Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 19

Cynthia Graham Hurd/ St Andrews Library 1735 N Woodmere Dr Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 20

St. Andrews Fire Station 3 1814 Old Parsonage Rd Charleston, SC 29414

St. Andrews 21 Masonic Center 1285 Orange Grove Rd Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 22 Old St. Andrews Parish 2604 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29414

St. Andrews 23 Old St. Andrews Parish 2604 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29414

CC Blaney Elementary School 7184 SC-162 Hollywood, SC 29449

St. Pauls 3

Meggett Town Hall 4776 SC-165 Meggett, SC 29449

St. Pauls 4

Hollywood Library 5130 SC-165 Hollywood, SC 29449

St. Pauls 5

Hollywood Library 5130 SC-165 Hollywood, SC 29449

St. Pauls 6

Hollywood Library 5130 SC-165 Hollywood, SC 29449

St. Andrews 1

Founders Hall Charles Towne Landing 1500 Old Towne Rd Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 2 Founders Hall Charles Towne Landing 1500 Old Towne Rd Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 3

St Andrews Parks Tennis Center 1095 Playground Rd Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 4

Founders Hall Charles Towne Landing 1500 Old Towne Rd Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 5

Founders Hall Charles Towne Landing 1500 Old Towne Rd Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 6 Calvary Chapel (West Ashley) 1595 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 7 Calvary Chapel (West Ashley) 1595 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 8 St Andrews Middle School 721 Wappoo Rd Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 9

St Andrews Parks Tennis Center 1095 Playground Rd Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 10

St Peters Episcopal Church 1393 Miles Dr Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 11

Masonic Center 1285 Orange Grove Rd Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 12 Masonic Center 1285 Orange Grove Rd Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 13 Masonic Center 1285 Orange Grove Rd Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 14

Cynthia Graham Hurd/ St Andrews Library 1735 N Woodmere Dr Charleston, SC 29407

St. Andrews 24 St. Andrews Fire Station 3 1814 Old Parsonage Rd Charleston, SC 29414

St. Andrews 25

St. Andrews Fire Station 3 1814 Old Parsonage Rd Charleston, SC 29414

St. Andrews 26 Greater Macedonia AME Church 725 Savage Rd Charleston, SC 29414

St. Andrews 27

Bees Ferry West Ashley Library 3035 Sanders Rd Charleston, SC 29414

St. Andrews 28

Bees Ferry West Ashley Library 3035 Sanders Rd Charleston, SC 29414

St. Andrews 29

Bees Landing Recreation Center 1580 Ashley Gardens Blvd Charleston, SC 29414

St. Andrews 30

Andrews Fire Station 3 1814 Old Parsonage Rd Charleston, SC 29414

St. Andrews 31 Bees Landing Recreation Center 1580 Ashley Gardens Blvd Charleston, SC 29414

St. Andrews 32 Old St. Andrews Parish 2604

St.

St. Andrews 34

St. Andrews 35

BERKELEY COUNTY

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF BERKELEY

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

DOCKET NO. 2026-DR-08-802

SOUTH CAROLINA

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS ROBERTO LAZCANO, DEFENDANT.

TO DEFENDANT: ROBERTO LAZCANO

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Petition in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Berkeley County on May 1, 2026 at 12:24 p.m., Amended Petition filed on July 8, 2026 at 1:53 p.m. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Petition will be delivered to you upon request from the Berkeley County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Petition on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Jason D. Pockrus, Legal Department of the Berkeley County Department of Social Services, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service.

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

Jason D. Pockrus, SC Bar # 101333, 2 Belt Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, (843) 719-1080.

CHARLESTON COUNTY

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2024CP100003 Southstate Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, v. Erin L, a minor; Dennia Taylor a/k/a Dennia Taylor Stoney; Johnnie Richardson, Jr.; Ricky D. Richardson; Craig A. Richardson; Nathaniel U. Richardson; Roberta Jenkins; Johnnie Mae Graham; Clarence Richardson; Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Aaron Lorick, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe Gamilah Lorick; Tanya Lorick; Shaun Richardson; Derrian Richardson; Daniel Richardson; Jessica Richardson; Any Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of James D. Richardson, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being

a class designated as Richard Roe South Carolina Department of Revenue Derrick James Ceaser Washington; Tremayne Washington; Jimmy Washington, II; Republic Finance, LLC Defendant(s).

(010904-00447)

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived

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

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

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Ian C. Gohean, Willson, Jones, Carter & Baxley, PA, 325 Rocky Slope Road, Greenville, SC 29607, made absolute.

NOTICE

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

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

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina on January 30, 2024.

s/ Brian P. Yoho

Rogers Townsend, LLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635),

John.Hearn@rogerstownsend.com

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

Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400)

Jeriel.Thomas@rogerstownsend. com

R. Brooks Wright (SC Bar #105195)

Brooks.Wright@rogerstownsend. com

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

Columbia, South Carolina

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

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

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

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

persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, .by publication thereof in the Charleston City Paper, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action.

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

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Johnnie Richardson, Sr. and Juanita Richardson to First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston dated March 11, 1997, and recorded in the Office of the RMC/ROD for Charleston County on March 11, 1997, in Mortgage Book D281 at Page 92. South State Bank is successor by merger to First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston.

The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, described as follows:

ALL that piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot No. 15, Block C, on a “Plat of a Portion of Oak Ridge Estates”, made by Cummings and McCrady, dated October, 1959, and recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in Plat Book Q, Page 148; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

This being the same property conveyed to Johnnie Richardson, Sr. and Juanita Richardson by deed of Larry R Misskelley and Elizabeth Elaine Misskelley dated March 11, 1997 and recorded March 11, 1997 in Deed Book C281 at Page 469. Subsequently, Johnnie Richardson, Sr. died testate on October 29, 2005 leaving the subject property to his heirs and devisees namely, JUANITA RICHARDSON, (an undivided 25% interest), DEBORAH WASHINGTON (an undivided 2.5% interest), JAMES D. RICHARDSON (an undivided 2.5% interest), DENNIA TAYLOR (an undivided 2.5% interest), JOHNNIE RICHARDSON, JR. (an undivided 2.5% interest), RICKY RICHARDSON (an undivided 2.5% interest), CRAIG RICHARDSON (an undivided 2.5% interest); NATHANIEL RICHARDSON (an undivided 2.5% interest); ROBERTA JENKINS (an undivided 2.5% interest), JOHNNIE GRAHAM (an undivided 2.5% interest), CLARENCE RICHARDSON (an undivided 2.5% interest), as is more fully preserved in the Probate records for Charleston County, in Case No. 2009-ES-10-1833; also by Deed of Distribution dated October 7, 2010 and recorded October 8, 2010 in Deed Book 148 at Page 234. Subsequently, Juanita Richardson deeded her interest in the property to Nathaniel U. Richardson and Aaron Lorick by deed dated December 1, 2010 and recorded January 13, 2011 in Deed Book 166 at Page 361. Subsequently, Deborah Washington died testate on August 16, 2017 leaving the subject property to her heirs and devisees namely, Jimmy C. Washington, II, Jimmy Washington Sr, Derrick James Ceaser Washington and Tremayne Washington as is more fully preserved in the Probate records

in Charleston County, in Case No. 2017ES1001702. Subsequently, James D. Richardson died intestate on April 17, 2019 leaving the subject property to his heirs and devisees namely, Shaun Richardson, Derrian Richardson, Daniel Richardson and Jessica Richardson. Subsequently, Juanita Richardson died intestate on January 24, 2020 leaving the subject property to his/her heirs or devisees. Subsequently, Aaron Lorick died intestate on June 9, 2020 leaving the subject property to his heirs and devisees namely, Gamilah Lorick, Erin Lorick and Tanya Lorick.

Property Address: 4205 Oakridge Dr N Charleston, SC 29405

TMS/PIN# 408-11-00-029

/s/Jeriel A. Thomas Rogers Townsend, LLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

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

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

Jeriel A. Thomas (SC Bar #101400)

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

Brooks.Wright@rogerstownsend. com

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

Columbia, South Carolina

Allegra McClain Totes and bags

Wills Lisa Household items

Alexis Williams Esthetician chair, shelves, mirror, small chair

Toni Michele Smith Household items

Kristina Solara Household items

Facility 2: 609 Old Trolley Road Summerville, SC 29485 8/11/2026 10:30 AM

Veronica Ruiz Clemente Boxes of toys- 8, washer/dryer, dishwasher, L shaped desk, mattress-2, boxes or garage items

Facility 3: 8850 Rivers Ave North Charleston, SC 29406 8/11/2026 10:45 AM

Jamaal Rivers

Business equipment jump castle snow machines cotton candy

Tasha Young Appliances beds couch boxes tv

Facility 4: 208 St. James Ave, Ste C Goose Creek, SC 29445 8/11/2026 11:00 AM

Shametris Slater Clothes, kids toys, storage

Courtney Baker Furniture, clothes, toys

Facility 5: 3781 Ashley Phosphate Road North Charleston, SC 29418 8/11/2026 11:00 AM

Briean Wright Twin set bed, round table with 4 Chairs, boxes

James Schuckers Household Goods Furniture

Devontia Brooks Furniture, clothes

Facility 6: 434 Orangeburg Road Summerville, SC 29483 8/11/2026 11:15 AM

Sharmaine Gilliard Personal items money furniture jewelry clothes shoes electronics

Daniel Bradford Holiday decor

Robert Edman Auction items

David Bell

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 8/11/2026 11:00 AM

Shanika Baker Furniture

NaPrell VanBuren Events Event supplies

Richard Geathers Couch, boxes of household items

Julius Richardson TV, bicycles, patio furniture

Brisson Florence Household items

Bishara Porter Table, Event Supplies

Robert

Clothes, Household Goods, Small End Tables

Facility 7: 2130 N. Main St Summerville, SC 29486 8/11/2026 10:00 AM

Ariene Christian Household

Steven Helm Household Goods/Furniture

Jackie White Household

Household goods

Facility 5: 1514 Mathis Ferry Rd. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

8/20/2026

10:35 AM

David Grace Furniture personal items

Cosma Muresan Household Goods/Furniture, computers

Facility 6: 1426 N Hwy 17

Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

8/20/2026

10:40 AM

Katherine Jack Household Goods/Furniture

Facility 7: 2343 Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29414

8/20/2026

10:30 AM

Latoya Jackson Personal items

Lashawd Grimes Clothes, House items

Rashanna Stephens Few boxes, clothing, household items

Facility 8: 45 Grand Oaks Blvd Charleston, SC 29414

8/20/2026 11:15 AM

Shayla Green Household items from moving, artwork and art supplies

Lance Woiculevicz Plumbing equipment

Tarsha Mendes

House hold goods, furniture

Facility 9: 1951 Maybank Hwy Charleston, SC 29412

8/20/2026

11:30 AM

Horton Kelley 2 dressers, bed, boxes

Eddie Baumgartner 2 motorcycles

Facility 10: 810 St Andrews Blvd Charleston, SC 29407

8/20/2026 11:45 AM

Vanessa Perez Clothes,shoes,knickknacks

Jessica Peterson Personal items such as clothes & childhood toys

Kasey Yeargin Mattress, bed frame, makeup desk, a few boxes

Erik Scannapieco Couch table etc

Facility 11: 1533 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407

8/20/2026 12:45 PM

Neal DeArmon Household furniture, Boxes, Lamp

Corey Hamilton Large plastic item, Pallets

Terrianno Lawton Appliances, Clothing, Toys, Mattress and bedding

Andrea Traxler

Boxes, Banjo, Totes, Mixer, Furniture

Tongela Bell

Appliances, Household furniture, Boxes, Mattress and bedding

Facility 12: 1861 Ashley River Rd Charleston, SC 29407

8/20/2026

Angela Baldwin Washer dryer 2 living room twin bed etc

Patrice Simmons Household

Sharon Eady Boxes

Patricia Reynolds Household Goods

Patricia Reynolds Table, 4 chairs, boxes, 2 lamps

Mark Harper Household Goods

Facility 13: 2118 Heriot Street Charleston, SC 29403

8/20/2026

12:15 PM

Balessia Ravenel Furniture

Eddie Simmons House stuff

Facility 14: 1540 Meeting Street Road Charleston, SC 29405 8/20/2026 1:00 PM

Melinda Armstrong-Wrenn Household Goods/Furniture

Kywin Harris Household Goods

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.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CASE NO. 2025-CP-10-03021

County of Charleston, Condemnor,

vs. Neita M. Brown (1/3rd interest) and Elizabeth B. Greene, Caroline B. Singleton, Arthur Brown, Hardy C. Brown, Leonard L. Brown, Letha A. Brown, Dullis F. Brown, Myron J. Brown, Dean R. Brown, Chad R. Brown and Donna M. GrantWalker (2/33rds interest each), Landowners, and JOHN DOE and MARY ROE, fictitious names used to designate all other condemnees whose names are unknown, and persons in the 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, and the unknown heirs at law, devisees, widows, widowers, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns, firms or corporations of any of the Landowner(s), Other Condemnee(s) or Unknown Claimant(s) who may be deceased, and any and all other persons claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate or other property described in the Condemnation Notice or any part thereof; Unknown Claimant(s).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING

TO: LANDOWNERS, OTHER CONDEMNEES, AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS NAMED ABOVE

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED, advised and notified, that pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act,

S.C. Code Ann. § 28-2-10, et seq., 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 Charleston County, South Carolina. The purpose of this action is to enable the Condemnor County of Charleston 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.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Condemnor County of Charleston, pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 28-2-10, et seq., has brought an action against the Landowner, named above, to acquire a fee simple interest in a strip of land consisting of 475 square feet (0.011 acre), more or less, from the real property described as follows:

All that certain piece, parcel, or tract of land situate lying and being in the State of South Carolina, Charleston County containing approximately one acre, being better described as follows: Located on Ethel Post Office Road; Beginning at a point approximately 600’ (six hundred feet) Northeast of a corner indicated on plat by C.R. Collett, H._.S. dated October 5, 1959 which corner is the Southernmost corner shown on said plat and running thence along the said paved road (Ethel Post Office Road – 50’ R/W) a distance of 208.56’ to a point, thence Northwest a distance of 208.56’ to a point, thence Southwest a distance of 208.56’ to a point, Thence Southeast a distance of 208.56’ to the point of beginning.

Being the same property conveyed to Neita M. Brown (1/3rd interest) and Elizabeth B. Greene, Caroline B. Singleton, Arthur Brown, Hardy C. Brown, Mapple B. Grant, Leonard L. Brown, Letha A. Brown, Dullis F. Brown, Myron J. Brown, Dean R. Brown and Chad R. Brown (2/33rds interest each) thru deed of distribution from the Estate of Lina Brown (Case No. 1988-ES-10-00504- Intestate, DOD: 6/13/1987), deed dated 10/12/1992, and recorded 10/13/1992, in Book D219, Page 30. Mapple B. Grant a/k/a Mapple L. Brown Grant appears to have died, intestate, with an Estate being filed in Case No. 2013-ES-10-00808; per the Petition, Ms. Grant was survived by a daughter, Donna M. Grant-Walker.

TMS#: 162-00-00-090

The size, shape, location, and butting and bounding of the real property sought herein is depicted more particularly on the plat attached hereto as Exhibit A, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description. The County’s acquisition of the real property is necessary for public purposes, more particularly for, construction and improvement of Brewer Road in Charleston County, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

TO: UNKNOWN CLAIMANT(S) NAMED ABOVE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Order appointing George E. Counts, Esquire, Counts & Huger, LLC, P.O. Box 80399, Charleston, South Carolina 29416, (Telephone: 843-573-0143), 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 Charleston 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.

Charleston County Attorney’s Office

Andrew L. Hethington, Esquire

Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building 4045 Bridge View Drive North Charleston, South Carolina 29405 (843) 958-4010 alhethington@charlestoncounty. org Attorney for Condemnor North Charleston, South Carolina May 22, 2025

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

CASE NO. 2025-CP-10-03022

County of Charleston, Condemnor, vs. Neita M. Brown (1/3rd interest) and Elizabeth B. Greene, Caroline B. Singleton, Arthur Brown, Hardy C. Brown, Leonard L. Brown, Letha A. Brown, Dullis F. Brown, Myron J. Brown, Dean R. Brown, Chad R. Brown and Donna M. GrantWalker (2/33rds interest each), Landowners, and JOHN DOE and MARY ROE, fictitious names used to designate all other condemnees whose names are unknown, and persons in the 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, and the unknown heirs at law, devisees, widows, widowers, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns, firms or corporations of any of the Landowner(s), Other Condemnee(s) or Unknown Claimant(s) who may be deceased, and any and all other persons claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate or other property described in the Condemnation Notice or any part thereof; Unknown Claimant(s).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING

TO: LANDOWNERS, OTHER CONDEMNEES, AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS NAMED ABOVE

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED, advised and notified, that pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 28-2-10, et seq., 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 Charleston County, South Carolina. The purpose of this action is to enable the Condemnor County of Charleston 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.

LIS PENDENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

Condemnor County of Charleston, pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 28-2-10, et seq., has brought an action against the Landowner, named above, to acquire a fee simple interest in a strip of land consisting of 5,125 square feet (0.118 acre), more or less, from the real property described as follows:

ALL that certain lot, part, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in Younges Island Section, St. Pauls Township, Charleston County, South Carolina aforesaid and containing One (1) acre, more or less and bounded as follows, viz; North by land conveyed by me to Ethel Brown, East by my land and South by my land and West by land conveyed by me, Leila M. Wilson to Josephine Smith etal. The Lot hereby conveyed is the shape of a square and measures 3.16 chains on all sides. See plat of Jas. A. Postell, dated March 24th A.D. 1945.

Being the same property conveyed to Neita M. Brown (1/3rd interest) and Elizabeth B. Greene, Caroline B. Singleton, Arthur Brown, Hardy C. Brown, Mapple B. Grant, Leonard L. Brown, Letha A. Brown, Dullis F. Brown, Myron J. Brown, Dean R. Brown and Chad R. Brown (2/33rds interest each) thru deed of distribution from the Estate of Lina Brown (Case No. 1988-ES-10-00504 – Intestate, DOD:6/13/1987), deed dated October 12, 1992, and recorded October 13, 1992, in Book D219, Page 30. Mapple B. Grant a/k/a Mapple L. Brown Grant appears to have died, intestate, with an Estate being filed in Case No. 2013-ES-1000808; per the Petition, Ms. Grant was survived by a daughter, Donna M. Grant-Walker.

TMS# 162-00-00-092

The size, shape, location, and butting and bounding of the real property sought herein is depicted more particularly on the plat attached hereto as Exhibit A, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description. The County’s acquisition of the real property is necessary for public purposes, more particularly for, construction and improvement of Brewer Road in Charleston County, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

TO: UNKNOWN CLAIMANT(S) NAMED ABOVE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Order appointing George E. Counts, Esquire, Counts & Huger, LLC, P.O. Box 80399, Charleston, South Carolina 29416, (Telephone: 843-573-0143), 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 Charleston 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.

Charleston County Attorney’s Office Andrew L. Hethington, Esquire

Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building 4045 Bridge View Drive North Charleston, South Carolina 29405 (843) 958-4010 alhethington@charlestoncounty. org Attorney for Condemnor North Charleston, South Carolina May 22, 2025

Charleston County, South Carolina.

THEREAFTER, Patricia M. Snelson conveyed an undivided one-half (1/2) interest in the original Lot 27 portion of the subject property

Julian Andrew Snelson and to herself, a Life Estate interest, by virtue of a QuitClaim Deed dated May 1, 2006 and recorded May 2, 2006 in Book R 581 at Page 276 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

THEREAFTER, William H. Burns and Mary K. Burns conveyed a piece of the subject property, to be added to Lot 27 unto Julian S. Snelson and Patricia M. Snelson by virtue of a Quit Claim Deed dated August 15, 2006 and recorded August 8, 2006 in Book O 597 at Page 616 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

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Master’s Sale Case No. 2026-CP-10-01317

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

Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC, PLAINTIFF, vs. Patricia M Snelson; William R Snelson, DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 15th of June 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 4th day of August 2026, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING ON JOHNS ISLAND, IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 27 ON A PLAT OF THIRTY-THREE LOTS OWNED BY JULIA E. LYON MADE BY JOSEPH NEEDLE, C.E., ON NOVEMBER 10, 1940, AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK F, PAGE 142 IN THE R.M.C. OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY; AND HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, DIMENSIONS, BUTTINGS AND BOUNDINGS, MORE OR LESS AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID PLAT.

ALSO ALL OF GRANTOR’S RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST, IF ANY, IN AND TO THAT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING ON JOHNS ISLAND, IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 27, 0.63 acres ON PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK DF, PAGE 256.

This being the original Lot 27 as shown on Plat Book 4 at Page 142, a portion conveyed unto Julian S. Snelson and Patricia M. Snelson by virtue of a Deed from Julia M. Pritchard dated March 18, 1968 and recorded April 6, 1968 in Book A 90 at Page 204 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for

THEREAFTER, Patricia M. Snelson conveyed a remainder interest in the entire subject property, and retained Life Estate interest unto Julian Andrew Snelson by virtue of a Limited Warranty Deed dated August 25, 2006 and recorded August 8, 2006 in Book P 597 at Page 042 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

THEREAFTER, Julian S. Snelson passed away March 4, 2008. Julian S. Snelson’s interest in the subject property was conveyed unto Patricia Snelson, Julian A. Snelson and William R. Snelson by Patricia Snelson as the Personal Representative of the Estate, (Estate # 2007-ES-1000606) pursuant to the probate of said Estate, and by virtue of a Deed of Distribution dated June 16, 2008 and recorded July 17, 2008 in Book W 664 at Page 455, and a re-recorded by virtue of a Deed of Distribution recorded August 27, 2008 in Book 0006 at Page 532 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

THEREAFTER, Julian Andrew Snelson aka Julian Snelson conveyed all his interest in the entire subject property unto Patricia M. Snelson by virtue of a QuitClaim Deed dated July 27, 2011 and recorded July 29, 2011 in Book 0199 at Page 546 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

2864 Cane Slash Road Johns Island, SC 29455 TMS# 313-00-00-149

As the Plaintiff did not waive its right for a deficiency judgment in the Complaint, this sale will be re-opened for final bidding at 11:00 a.m. on the 3rd day of September 2026.

The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (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

July 17, 2026, July 24, 2026, July 31, 2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale

2026-CP-10-01026

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

SELENE FINANCE, LP, PLAINTIFF

versus Trevor J. Michaelsen and Thomas J. Michaelsen, DEFENDANT(S).

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 16th day of June, 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 4th day of August, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter. ALL that certain Condominium Unit, situate, lying and being in the City of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and being known and designated as Unit F, Wysteria Place HPR, a Horizontal Property Regime established pursuant to the South Carolina Horizontal Property Act, Section 27-31-10, et. seq. 1976, South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended and submitted by Master Deed dated May 10, 2001 and duly recorded in the Office of the RMC for Charleston County in Book D-371 at Page 754; and by Corrective Master Deed dated May 18, 2001 and duly recorded in Book Y-371 at Page 273 in said RMC Office. Said dwelling unit being conveyed together with an undivided interest in and to the general common elements as described in said Master Deed subject to the restrictions, covenants, conditions and requirements as described in said Master Deed and the By-Laws recorded therewith. Being the same property conveyed to Trevor J. Michaelsen and Thomas J. Michaelsen by deed from Haley A. Hutchens dated October 14, 2021 and recorded October 18, 2021 in Book 1044 at Page 312.

TMS No. 351-16-00-206

Property Address: 1545 Ashley River Road Unit 1-F, 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 September 3, 2026 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 3.0000%.

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. 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 July 17, 2026, July 24, 2026, July 31, 2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity 8057

(60) days, exclusive if the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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

NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Notice, Complaint and Lis Pendens were filed on June 18th, 2026, the Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem was filed on June 24th, 2026 and the Order of Publication was filed on July 8th, 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 June 24th, 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:

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO.: 2026-CP-10-03271

V2K PROPERTIES, LLC, Plaintiff,

v. E WILLIAM GREEN a/k/a WILLIE EDWARD GREEN, and if he be deceased, his heirs, distributees, personal representatives, successors and assigns and spouses, if any they have and all other persons with any right, title or interest in and to the real estate described in the complaint, commonly known as:

2.44-acres on Lincoln Ave. Charleston County, South Carolina TMS Number: 388-00-00-128 and also any unknown adults and those persons as who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, all of them being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants.

SUMMONS & NOTICE

To the Defendants above-named:

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

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) Ronald W. Scott:

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

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on May 29, 2026.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2026-CP-10-03115

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VERUS SECURITIZATION TRUST 2021-8, PLAINTIFF, VS. JEFF NICKOL A/K/A JEFFREY ALLEN NICKOL A/K/A JEFFREY A. NICKOL A/K/A JEFFREY NICKOL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE 2021 JEFF NICKOL REVOCABLE TRUST; ET. AL. DEFENDANT(S).

(261136.00090)

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT

(RON.SCOTT@MCCALLA.COM),

SC BAR #4996

REGINALD P. CORLEY (REGGIE.CORLEY@MCCALLA. COM),

SC BAR #69453

ANGELIA J. GRANT (ANGI.GRANT@MCCALLA. COM),

SC BAR #78334

ALLISON E. HEFFERNAN (ALLISON.HEFFERNAN@ MCCALLA.COM),

SC BAR #68530

H. GUYTON MURRELL (GUYTON.MURRELL@MCCALLA. COM),

SC BAR #64134

JORDAN D. BEUMER (JORDAN.BEUMER@MCCALLA. COM),

SC BAR #104074

ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 1800 ST. JULIAN PLACE, SUITE 407 COLUMBIA, SC 29204 803-252-3340

buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully and at large appear.

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

This being the same property conveyed to James Hart, III by deed of Ethel L. Terry a/k/a Ethel Lee Terry, dated January 24, 2002 and recorded January 30, 2003 in Book U434 at Page 705 in the Register of Deeds Office for Charleston County.

TMS # 4631201035 Case#: 2024CP1003621

Current Property Address: 1150 King Street Charleston, SC 29403

plat entitled “Quail Run Section 2 James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, Plat of Lot 9, Block D, and Lots 15-17 and 20-22, Block D” dated August 15, 1975, prepared by George D. Sample, PE & LS and recorded in Plat Book W at Page 51 in the RMC Office for Charleston County.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed unto Julio R. Samayoa Vega by virtue of a Deed from Elysha L. Pifko and Keith M. Pifko dated June 7, 2017 and being recorded July 14, 2017 in Book 0652 at Page 331 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA:

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Lincolnville, Charleston County, South Carolina, containing 2.44 acres, more or less, and known as Charleston County Tax Map No. 388-00-00-128.

TMS # 388-00-00-128

July 9th, 2026

Date

s/Jeffrey T. Spell

Jeffrey T. Spell Attorney at Law 925 Wappoo Road Suite B Charleston, South Carolina 29407 (843) 452-3553 jeff@jeffspell.com Attorney for the Plaintiff

SUMMONS AND NOTICE

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

C/A NO. 2026-CP-10-02847

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-FFC, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, N.A., as Trustee, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee, Plaintiff

vs. Ronald W. Scott, U.S. Bank, National Association, successor Trustee to Bank of America, N.A., as successor Trustee to LaSalle Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-FF1,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is now pending or is about to be commenced in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for the purpose of foreclosing a certain mortgage of real estate heretofore given by Ronald W. Scott to First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-FFC, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, N.A., as Trustee, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee bearing date of November 13, 2006 and recorded November 15, 2006 in Mortgage Book T605 at Page 555 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/ Register of Deeds/Clerk of Court for Charleston County, in the original principal sum of Thirty Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($39,950.00). Thereafter, by assignment recorded on May 21, 2012 in Book 253 at Page 108, the mortgage was assigned to U.S. Bank, National Association, successor Trustee to Bank of America, N.A. as successor Trustee to LaSalle Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the Holders of the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Trust Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-FFC., and that the premises effected by said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof are situated in the County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: ALL that piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on James Island, in the County of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina, designated as Lot 1 on that certain plat by Connor Engineering, Inc. titled “Subdivision Plat of TMS 428-0800-018 No. 972 Dills Bluff RoadBeing 0.844 Acres to Create 2 new Lots, Lot 1 (0.422 AC) and Lot 2 (0.422 AC) Located on James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina” dated May 25, 2006 and recorded in Plat Book DF at page 157 in the RMC Office for Charleston County. Said lot having such size, shape, dimensions. buttings and boundings as will by reference to said plat more fully appear.

TMS No. 428-08-00-018

Property Address: 972 Dills Bluff Road, Charleston, SC 29412

Riley Pope & Laney, LLC

Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, South Carolina 29211

Telephone (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 8155

TO THE DEFENDANT JEFF NICKOL A/K/A JEFFREY ALLEN NICKOL A/K/A JEFFREY A. NICKOL A/K/A JEFFREY NICKOL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE 2021 JEFF NICKOL REVOCABLE TRUST ABOVE NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED TO ANSWER THE COMPLAINT IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED ACTION, COPY OF WHICH IS HEREWITH SERVED UPON YOU, AND TO SERVE COPY OF YOUR ANSWER UPON THE UNDERSIGNED AT THEIR OFFICES, 1800 ST. JULIAN PLACE, SUITE 407, COLUMBIA, SC 29204 OR P.O. BOX 2065, COLUMBIA, SC 29202, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER SERVICE HEREOF UPON YOU, EXCLUSIVE OF THE DAY OF SUCH SERVICE, AND IF YOU FAIL TO ANSWER THE COMPLAINT WITHIN THE TIME AFORESAID, THE PLAINTIFF IN THIS ACTION WILL APPLY TO THE COURT FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT, AND JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE RENDERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT SHOULD YOU FAIL TO ANSWER THE FOREGOING SUMMONS, THE PLAINTIFF WILL MOVE FOR A GENERAL ORDER OF REFERENCE OF THIS CAUSE TO THE MASTER IN EQUITY FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, WHICH ORDER SHALL, PURSUANT TO RULE 53(E) OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE THAT THE SAID MASTER IN EQUITY IS AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ENTER A FINAL JUDGMENT IN THIS CAUSE.

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

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED TO APPLY FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN AD LITEM TO REPRESENT SAID MINOR(S) WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE SERVICE OF THIS SUMMONS AND NOTICE UPON YOU. IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO, APPLICATION FOR SUCH APPOINTMENT WILL BE MADE BY THE PLAINTIFF(S) HEREIN.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED ACTION WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY ON JUNE 10, 2026.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLP* BY: /S/ANGELIA J. GRANT RONALD C. SCOTT

*EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026, SCOTT & CORLEY, P.A. IS NOW KNOWN AS MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLP

Master’s Sale Case No.: 2024CP1003621

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

The Bank of New York Mellon, formerly known as The Bank of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee on behalf of the holders of the CIT Mortgage Loan Trust, 2007-1 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS James Hart, III; Shelmore Surety, LLC; DEFENDANTS.

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 12th day of December, 2024, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 4th day of August, 2026 at 11:00 AM or shortly thereafter.

ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on the east side of King Street in the City of Charleston, State and County aforesaid, known and designated as Lot No. 5 on a plat of a tract of land on the east side of King Street, surveyed and platted into ninety-two (92) lots at the request of the Carolina Florida Realty Company, by G. M. Howe, which plat is recorded in the RMC Office for Charleston County in plat Book C at Page 128; said lot having such size, shape, dimensions,

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

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

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

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

Brian P. Yoho (803) 744-4444 011847-05333 2024CP1003621 FOR INSERTION

July 17, 2026, July 24, 2026 and July 31, 2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

Master’s Sale Case No. 2024-CP-10-03058

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

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, PLAINTIFF, vs. Julio R Samayoa Vega; Jennifer Koeble, DEFENDANT(S)

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 19th day of March, 2025 I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, at the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on the 4th day of August 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 on James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, and known and designated as Lot 16, Block E as set forth on the

THEREAFTER, Julio R. Samayoa Vega conveyed the subject property unto Julio R. Samayo Vega and Jennifer Koebli, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, by virtue of a Quit-Claim Deed dated December 7, 2017 and recorded December 19, 2017 in Book 0687 at Page 147 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Charleston County, South Carolina.

1223 Peregrine Drive Charleston, SC 29412 TMS# 427-03-00-105

As the Plaintiff did not waive its right for a deficiency judgment in the Complaint, this sale will be re-opened for final bidding at 11:00 a.m. on the 3rd of September, 2026

The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Master, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five (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

July 17, 2026, July 24, 2026, July 31, 2026

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

91351.18462

MASTER’S SALE CASE NO. 2026CP1000715

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

LOAN FUNDER LLC, PLAINTIFF VERSUS CG21, LLC; ABRAHAM ANISFELD; GOLDEN T. HOLDINGS, INC.; SBA PROPERTIES, INC.; CONSTANTINE ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, LLC; AND MA GLORIA TRINIDAD RESTAURANT, DEFENDANT(S).

UPON AUTHORITY OF A DECREE DATED JUNE 15, 2026, I WILL OFFER FOR SALE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, AT PUBLIC AUCTION, THE PREMISES FULLY DESCRIBED BELOW, AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF CHARLESTON COUNTY CENTER, 4045 BRIDGE VIEW DRIVE, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NORTH CHARLESTON 29405, SOUTH CAROLINA ON AUGUST 4, 2026, AT 11:00 A.M. OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND,

ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF S.C. HIGHWAY 10.642 (DORCHESTER ROAD) IN THE CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS PARCEL “A”, CONTAINING 2.554 ACRES, ON A PLAT OF SURVEY ENTITLED, “PLAT AND PLOT PLAN FOR LEISURE INNS, INC. LOCATED INTERSECTION OF 1-26 AND DORCHESTER ROAD, CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C.,” DATED MARCH 23, 1988 AND RECORDED IN THE RMC OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK BR AT PAGE 27. SAID TRACT HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, DIMENSIONS, BUTTINGS AND BOUNDINGS AS WILL MORE FULLY APPEAR BY REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT.

TMS NUMBER:

469-05-00-273 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 3640 DORCHESTER ROAD, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29405

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CG21 LLC, BY DEED OF ARCHDALE DEVELOPMENT, DATED JANUARY 27, 2022, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY JUNE 2, 2022 IN DEED BOOK 1113 AT PAGE 923.

AS THE PLAINTIFF DID NOT WAIVE ITS RIGHT FOR A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT IN THE COMPLAINT, THIS SALE WILL BE RE-OPENED FOR FINAL BIDDING AFTER THIRTY (30) DAYS.

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 COBB HAMMET 843-936-6680

FOR INSERTION

JULY 17, 2026; JULY 24, 2026; JULY 31, 2026

MIKELL R. SCARBOROUGH MASTER IN EQUITY

MASTER’S SALE 2026-CP-10-00289

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

SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, PLAINTIFF

DEFENDANTS

UPON AUTHORITY OF A DECREE

DATED THE APRIL 17, 2026, I WILL OFFER FOR SALE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, AT PUBLIC AUCTION, THE PREMISES FULLY DESCRIBED BELOW, IN THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, PUBLIC SERVICES BUILDING (PSB) LOCATED AT 4045 BRIDGE VIEW DRIVE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA ON 4TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 AT 11:00 AM OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH ANY AND ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT 115, SIENNA AT BEE`S LANDING, PHASE 2, ON A FINAL PLAT OF AFORESAID SUBDIVISION PREPARED BY TRICO ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, INC., DATED JULY 26, 2001, RECORDED IN PLAT CABINET EF, SLIDE 358, OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, AND SAID LOT HAVING SUCH BOUNDARIES AND MEASUREMENTS AS SHOWN ON THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PLAT, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN.

THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO TYLER HARRELL AND HOLLACE DILLON, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHTS OF SURVIVORSHIP AND NOT AS TENANTS IN COMMON, BY DEED OF TERRI S. WILKINSON AND KENNETH B. WILKINSON, II, DATED DECEMBER 8, 2016 AND RECORDED DECEMBER 15, 2016 IN BOOK 603 AT PAGE 977 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT/REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY.

TMS NO. 305-04-00-222

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 519 HAINSWORTH DRIVE, CHARLESTON, SC 29414 AS THE PLAINTIFF DID NOT WAIVE ITS RIGHT FOR A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT IN THE COMPLAINT, THIS SALE WILL BE RE-OPENED FOR FINAL BIDDING AT 11 A.M. ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2026.

THE PROPERTY SHALL BE SOLD FOR CASH TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. THE HIGHEST BIDDER, OTHER THAN THE PLAINTIFF, WILL BE REQUIRED TO DEPOSIT WITH THE MASTER, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BIDDING, CASH OR CERTIFIED CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE PERCENT (5%) OF THE BID: THE SAID DEPOSIT TO BE APPLIED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE.

SHOULD THE HIGHEST BIDDER FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE BID WITHIN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SALE, THE MASTER WILL RESELL THE PROPERTY AT THE RISK AND EXPENSE OF THE DEFAULTING BIDDER UPON THE SAME TERMS AS ABOVE SET OUT.

THE SHERIFF OF CHARLESTON COUNTY MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO PUT THE PURCHASER INTO POSSESSION OF THE PREMISES IF REQUESTED BY THE PURCHASER.

NOTICE: THE FORECLOSURE

DEED IS NOT A WARRANTY

DEED. INTERESTED BIDDERS SHOULD SATISFY THEMSELVES AS TO THE QUALITY OF TITLE TO BE CONVEYED BY OBTAINING AN INDEPENDENT

TITLE SEARCH PRIOR TO THE FORECLOSURE SALE DATE.

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

REGINALD P. CORLEY

connections to the Cooper River or Shipyard Creek. Consequently, they may be classified as Waters of the United States (WOTUS) under current United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) interpretations. The USCG will design the facilities in compliance with EO 11988 and the National Flood Insurance Program, and, if required, will secure a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit from the USACE for any dredged or fill material discharged into WOTUS.

Commenters are encouraged to offer practicable alternatives or alternative methods to serve the same project purpose, as well as methods to minimize and mitigate project impacts on the floodplain and wetland.

A detailed description of the Proposed Action and its full purpose of and need is available in the Draft SEA.

Written comments on the Draft SEA must be received no later than August 31, 2026, at 5:00 PM EDT, and should be submitted by email to Rick.D.Hylton@uscg.mil.

MASTER IN EQUITY’S SALE 2026-CP-10-00297

DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TO THE PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR U.S. COAST GUARD BASE CHARLESTON EXPANSION AND LAND EXCHANGE

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has prepared a Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to evaluate the potential environmental effects of the Proposed Action. The Proposed Action includes the construction of new facilities and operational increases at USCG Base Charleston. Specifically, it includes the use of the base and piers, an increase in the number of cutters homeported at the base from five to 15, and an increase in the number of personnel at the base from the current 950 to about 2,800. This Draft SEA tiers from the 2020 Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) that addressed the USCG’s Base Charleston expansion and land exchange.

This Notice of Availability also serves as public notice that the USCG has determined the Proposed Action is in a floodplain and wetland area. As required by Executive Order 11988 and Executive Order 11990, the USCG evaluated the potential impacts to these areas in the Draft SEA.

FLOODPLAINS/WETLANDS:

Executive Order (EO) 11988, Floodplain Management, as amended by EO 13690, which established the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard, requires federal agencies to avoid, to the extent practicable, actions that would adversely modify areas subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year (also known as the 100-year flood). The proposed expansion of USCG Base Charleston in North Charleston, South Carolina, is located within a 100-year floodplain and in 5.55 acres of wetlands and 0.72 acres of surface waters (ditches).

The wetland and water resources include estuarine intertidal emergent, forested, and shrub-scrub wetlands, as well as riverine intertidal systems. Although these features are depressional areas within previously developed land or man-made drainage pathways, they are highly disturbed and they hold low beneficial function. Importantly, several of these features maintain continuous surface

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

PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY

J. Martin Page, Esquire Telephone: 803-509-5078

File # 25-44654

FOR INSERTION JULY 17, JULY 24 & JULY 31

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

8025

Monday, August 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., at the Charleston County Courthouse, Courtroom 2A, 100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina.

THOMAS H. BRUSH, SC Bar # 974 tommy@brushlawfirm.com

12 Carriage Lane, Suite A Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 766-5576

Attorney for the Plaintiff

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NUMBER 2026-ES-1000156

IN THE MATTER OF: Annabelle S. Manigault, Decedent

Sandra E. Knight, vs. Wallace T. Knowell, Jr. and Thomasina Knowell-Jenkins, Respondent(s).*

SUMMONS

TO THE RESPONDENT(S) LISTED ABOVE:

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

WILMINGTON TRUST NORTH AMERICA, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR TRYON STREET ACQUISITION TRUST I

v. 78 Devereaux Avenue, LLC; Larry Langdale; IFP Fund I LLC

Upon authority of a Decree dated June 16, 2026, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises fully described below, in the County Council Chambers, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina, on August 4, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter.

ALL THAT LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN JAMES ISLAND, COUNTY OF CHARLESTON, STATE AFORESAID KNOWN AS LOT 12, BLOCK 1, ON THE PLAT OF THE OAK VIEW PARK AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF THE JOHN MCCRADY CO. ENTITLED “MAP OF OAK VIEW PARK JAMES ISLAND CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. OWNED I.A.M. LAUGHLIN W.T. LOGAN JR..— TRUSTEE DATED FEBRUARY 1938 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK E, PAGE 135. SAID LOT HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE, DIMENSIONS, BUTTINGS AND BOUNDINGS AS SHOWN ON SAID MAP. THIS BEING PROPERTY CONVEYED TO 78 DEVEREAUX AVENUE, LLC BY DEED FROM EDWARD GREENE DATED MARCH 11, 2024 AND RECORDED ON MARCH 19, 2024 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN BOOK 1234 AT PAGE 147.

CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1977 Central Park Road, Charleston, SC 29412

Parcel No. 340.00.00.043

A personal or deficiency judgment being expressly demanded by the Plaintiff, the bidding shall remain open after the date of sale. The Plaintiff may waive the deficiency prior to the first sale date, and in such an event the first sale will be final. 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

102465)

mark@bringardner.com

Mary Linton (SC Bar No.: 102815) mlinton@bringardner.com

41 Broad Street Charleston, SC 29401

Office: 843-400-0550

Facsimile: 843-350-8290

Attorneys for the Plaintiff

Charleston, South Carolina. July 10, 2026

ELECTRONICALLY FILED - 2026 Jul 10 1:30 PM - CHARLESTON - COMMON PLEASCASE#2026CP1001525

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2026CP1002491

Plaintiff at 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, the plaintiff will apply for judgment by default against the defendants for the relief demanded in the complaint.

Fredrick Mogab, SC Bar# 105639, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405. (843) 953-9625.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2026-DR-10-0502

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

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

TMS 164-00-00-251

NOTICE OF HEARING

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

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Petition in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the Petitioner(s) listed above at the following address(es):

Karen M. DeJong, Esq., 222 West Coleman Blvd., Ste. 110, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

Your Answer must be served on the Petitioner at the above address within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Petition upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Petition within that time, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

s/Karen M. DeJong Attorney for Petitioner

Date: 1/22/2026

NOTICE OF VIRTUAL HEARING SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 27, 2026 AT 2:00 P.M. at the Charleston County Probate Court, 84 Broad Street, Charleston, SC regarding Petitioner’s Petition for Formal Appointment of Personal Representative. You may request attendance at the hearing by phone or email communication either to Ayva Kunes, Esq, 843-958-5194, avkunes@charlestoncounty.org or Elizabeth Hassell 843-958-5012, eahassell@charlestoncounty.org.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2026-CP-10-01525

Kelly Wilburn, Plaintiff, v. Velazquez Landscaping, LLC and Jiminez Azael, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FILING

TO DEFENDANT VELAZQUEZ LANDSCAPING, LLC: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the original Summons and Complaint in the above-entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County, South Carolina, for such relief as set forth in the Complaint.

BRINGARDNER INJURY LAW FIRM, LLC By: s/Mary Linton Mark Bringardner (SC Bar No.:

SPSC, LLC d/b/a SERVPRO of Downtown Charleston & Mt. Pleasant, Plaintiff, v. Michael Feldman and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Nominee for Change Lending, LLC, Defendants.

SUMMONS

TO: THE DEFENDANTS NAMED ABOVE:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is served upon you, and to serve a copy of your written response to the said Complaint on the subscribers at the law office of Closser Law, P.A., 7455 Cross County Road, Suite 1, Post Office Box 40578, Charleston, South Carolina, 29423-0578, within thirty (30) days after the date of service hereof, exclusive of the day of service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

CLOSSER LAW, P.A. s/Zachary J. Closser Zachary J. Closser (SC Bar No. 74005) 7455 Cross County Road, Ste 1 (29418) P.O. Box 40578, Charleston, SC 29423 843-760-0220 zach@closserlaw.com Attorney for the Plaintiff May 12, 2026 26-055

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2026-DR-10-0947

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS TANYA GREEN AND KENNETH SMALLS, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTEREST OF: DEFENDANT MINOR CHILD BORN 2010.

TO DEFENDANT: KENNETH SMALLS

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint for termination of your parental rights in and to the defendant minor child in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Charleston County 100 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401, on the 17th day of April 2026 at 2:23 PM, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your answer to the complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS TAMIA STEWART AND SABBABU CAMPBELL, DEFENDANTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILDREN BORN 2018 AND 2024.

TO DEFENDANT: SABBABU CAMPBELL

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for Charleston County on February 27, 2026, at 2:43 PM. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Fredrick Mogab, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

Fredrick Mogab, SC Bar #105639, 3685 Rivers Avenue, Suite 101, North Charleston, SC 29405, (843) 953-9625.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO. 2025-DR-10-1898

LARON TIMMONS, Plaintiff, -vsBRITTANY TIMMONS and DANTE SAMUELS, Defendant.

SUMMONS

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscriber at his office at 151 Meeting St., Ste 400, Charleston, SC 29401, within thirty (30) days from the date of service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service.

YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE, further, that if you fail to Answer or appear and defend the Complaint as required by this Summons within thirty (30) days, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded

IN THE INTERESTS OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2025 TO DEFENDANT: MELISSA WILKINSON YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action filed with the Clerk of Court for CHARLESTON County on April 10, 2026. Upon proof of interest, a copy of the Complaint will be delivered to you upon request from the Charleston County Clerk of Court, and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Sally R. Young, Legal Department of the Charleston County Department of Social Services, 3685 Rivers Ave., Suite 101, N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714 within thirty (30) days of this publication, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to answer within the time set forth above, the Plaintiff will proceed to seek relief from the Court.

Sally R. Young, SC Bar # 4686, 3685 Rivers Ave., Suite 101, N. Charleston, South Carolina 29405-5714, (843) 953-9625.

2025-CP-23-05525

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA GREENVILLE COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

NAMED:

You are hereby summoned and notified that an action has been filed against you in the Greenville County, SC court in action number 2025-CP-23-05525. You have thirty (30) days from the last date of publication of this notice to answer the complaint. You must also serve a copy of your answer 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.

S. Lindsay Carrington, Esq. Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, LLC 408 East North Street Greenville, SC 29601 864.272.0556 8062

1-800-Pack-Rat (SCCharleston-5472) 7704 South Rail Road Charleston, SC 29420 877774-1537

Notice of Sale

Tenant: Unit # Brooks, Sharondee D70278 Heatley, Fredrick D70219 Jenkins, Tylisia D58455 Justice, Shannon D51449 Kouters, Angela D51061 Lutes, Carrie D01938 Martin, Denise D63551 McFadden, Jason D02539 Smith, Tammie D59289 Wright, Anyei / Grayson D63920 Sue Odenwelder D11233

1-800-Pack-Rat (SCCharleston-5472), 7704 South Rail Road, Charleston, SC 29420,

PUBLIC HEARING

has possessory lien on all of the goods stored in the units above. All these items of personal property are being sold pursuant to the assertion of the lien on 8/20/2026 at 10:00 AM in order to collect the amounts due from you. The sale will take place on www.storagetreasures.com from 8/20/2026 to 8/27/2026 at 12:00 PM

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 8/18/2026 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.

Jerkerqua Idaja Jay.

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

Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice Extra Room Self Storage - Moncks Corner located at 1505 Cypress Gardens Road Moncks Corner SC 29461 intends to hold an Auction of storage units in default of payment. The sale will occur as an Online Auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 8/18/2026 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.

Sharon Grant (2 Units); Novella A Gooden; James Simmons; Jacob Johnson.

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

Notice of Self Storage Sale

Megan

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

CHARLESTON COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

self-storage facility. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods, furnishings and garage essentials.

TanyaMike Palumbo; Ukeisha Frazier; Joeseph Turner; Ray Shingler; Olivia Achey.

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

Notice and Tender of Payment. Responsive pleadings to the Condemnation Notice and Tender of Payment are not necessary.

LIS PENDENS

MORE CLASSIFIEDS ONLINE

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 8/19/2026 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; Heather Farthing; Kamali Lodge; James Sweatman;

The Charleston County Historic Preservation Commission will hold a meeting beginning at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 in Council Chambers, located on the second floor of the Lonnie Hamilton, III, Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, N. Charleston, SC, 29405, at which time public comments may be made. Packet information can be found online at: https://engage.charleston county. org/CCHPCportal. Public comments may be made for a specific case either in person at the meeting or through the Portal linked above by 5:00 PM on Monday, August 17, 2026. Contact the Zoning and Planning Department at (843) 202-7200 for additional information.

Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice Trunk Space Storage - Charleston located at 1455 Folly Rd Charleston SC 29412 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 8/20/2026 at 11:00 AM. This sale is pursuant to the assertion of lien for rental at the

The public is hereby advised that the City Council of Charleston will hold a public hearing Tuesday, August 18, 2026 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at City Hall, 80 Broad Street and via Conference Call # 1-929-205-6099, Access Code 912 096 416, on the request that the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Charleston be changed in the below respects. The public may participate by signing-up to speak in person at the meeting or by using one of the following virtual options:

Requests to speak at the meeting and comments must be received by 12:00 p.m., Monday, August 17th:

1. Request to speak (via Zoom or telephone) or leave a comment for City Council via voice mail at 843-579-6313. If requesting to speak, please provide your name and telephone number;

2. Request to speak (via Zoom or telephone) or leave a comment for City Council by completing the form at http://innovate.charleston-sc.gov/comments/

3. Mail comments to: Clerk of Council, 80 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401

REZONINGS

1. To rezone 2298 Mt. Pleasant Street & 1302 Hester Street Peninsula | TMS# 4641300029 & 4641300030 | Council District 4 | Approx. 0.24 ac. from Single Family Residential (SR-1) to General Office (GO).

ZONINGS

2. 2788 Garden Creek Road West Ashley | TMS# 3550800065 | Council District 2 | Approx. 0.34 ac. Canterbury Woods-Planned Unit Development (CW-PUD).

3. 2792 Garden Creek Road West Ashley | TMS# 3550800066 | Council District 2 | Approx. 0.33 ac. Canterbury Woods-Planned Unit Development (CW-PUD).

4. 1627 Wappoo Drive James Island | TMS# 3511200106 | Council District 7 | Approx. 0.20 ac. Single Family Residential (SR-1).

5. 2153 Saint James Drive West Ashley | TMS# 3430100147 | Council District 11 | Approx. 0.29 ac. Single Family Residential (SR-1).

JENNIFER

COOK Clerk of Council

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, people who need alternative formats, ASL (American Sign Language) Interpretation or other accommodation please contact Janet Schumacher at (843) 577-1389 or email schumacherj@charleston-sc.gov three business days prior to the meeting.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Condemnor County of Charleston, pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 28-2-10, et seq., has brought an action against the Landowner, named above, to acquire a fee simple interest in a strip of land consisting of 2,647 square feet (0.061 acre), more or less, from the real property described as follows:

All that certain lot, part, parcel or tract of land situated, lying and being in Toogoodoo section of St. Pauls Township, Charleston County, South Carolina and containing one (1) acre, more or less. Being a part of my “Rinnonton” land and Bounded as follows viz: North, East and South by my land – that is to say land of Leila M. Wilson and west by land conveyed by me to Josephine Smith and land conveyed to Viola Green. Said lot hereby conveyed measures three and sixteen one hundredths (3.16) chains on each of the four sides. See plat of Jas. A. Postell, surveyor, dated July 5th A.D. 1943.

Being the same property conveyed to Ethel Brown by deed of Laila M. Wilson, dated July 15, 1943, and recorded January 21, 1944, in Book H44, Page 379.

TMS #: 162-00-00-093

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

CASE NO. 2025-CP-10-03024

County of Charleston, Condemnor,

vs. The Heirs of Ethel Brown Landowners, and Ardecia Brown, Other Condemnee, and JOHN DOE and MARY ROE, fictitious names used to designate all other condemnees whose names are unknown, and persons in the 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, and the unknown heirs at law, devisees, widows, widowers, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns, firms or corporations of any of the Landowner(s), Other Condemnee(s) or Unknown Claimant(s) who may be deceased, and any and all other persons claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate or other property described in the Condemnation Notice or any part thereof; Unknown Claimant(s).

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING

TO: LANDOWNERS, OTHER CONDEMNEES, AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS NAMED ABOVE

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED, advised and notified, that pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 28-2-10, et seq., 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 Charleston County, South Carolina. The purpose of this action is to enable the Condemnor County of Charleston to acquire certain real property for its public purposes, as is more fully stated in the attached Condemnation

(843) 958-4010

alhethington@charlestoncounty. org

Attorney for Condemnor North Charleston, South Carolina May 22, 2025

The size, shape, location, and butting and bounding of the real property sought herein is depicted more particularly on the plat attached hereto as Exhibit A, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description. The County’s acquisition of the real property is necessary for public purposes, more particularly for, construction and improvement of Brewer Road in Charleston County, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

TO: UNKNOWN CLAIMANT(S) NAMED ABOVE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Order appointing George E. Counts, Esquire, Counts & Huger, LLC, P.O. Box 80399, Charleston, South Carolina 29416, (Telephone: 843-573-0143), 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 Charleston 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.

Charleston County Attorney’s Office Andrew L. Hethington, Esquire Lonnie Hamilton, III

Public Services Building

4045 Bridge View Drive

North Charleston, South Carolina

29405

the

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 Plaintiffs, 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. 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 expenses 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 the title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

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

CASE NO. 2025-CP-10-05098 FORECLOSURE (NON-JURY)

RODNEY M. LEE and SUE H. LEE, Plaintiffs vs REBECCA SUE LEE f/k/a REBECCA JOHNSTON; CHRISTINA SHANKEY; and STONO FERRY OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE

Upon authority of a Decree dated the 22nd day of July, 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, Public Service Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina on the 1st day of September, 2026, at 11:00 o’clock a.m., or shortly thereafter. ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hollywood, County of Charleston, State of South Carolina, known and designated as Lot 55, Phase I, Plantation at Stono Ferry, on a plat thereof entitled, “Subdivision Plat Plantation at Stono Ferry, Phase I, Lots 1-112, Town of Hollywood, Charleston County, SC” prepared by Harold B. Nielson, Jr., PE & RLS of Gifford, Nielson and Williams, Inc. dated February 22, 1985 and recorded in Plat Book BF at page 070, ROD Office for Charleston County, South Carolina. SAID lot having such size, shape, dimensions, buttings and boundings as will appear by reference to said plat and said plat is a made a part and parcel of this description by reference thereto. BEING the same property conveyed to Michael Johnston and Rebecca Johnston n/k/a Rebecca Sue Lee by deed of Michael Hermelin and Julia L. Hermelin dated June 17, 2019, recorded July 8, 2019, in Book 0806, page 332, ROD Office for Charleston County. ALSO BEING the same property wherein Michael Johnston conveyed his interest to Rebecca Johnston n/k/a Rebecca Sue Lee by deed dated December 10, 2021, recorded December 14, 2021, in Book 1060, page 395, in the ROD Office for Charleston County. TMS 248-04-00-055.

PLAINTIFFS’ ATTORNEY Baker & Varner, LLC, Kyle T. Varner, Esquire, P: 843-766-9007

Mikell R. Scarborough Master in Equity

DORCHESTER COUNTY

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF DORCHESTER IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO. 2026-DR- 18-0566

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES VERSUS JENNIFER HAIRE, DEFENDANT. IN THE INTEREST OF: MINOR CHILD BORN 2025. TO DEFENDANT: JENNIFER HAIRE YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint for termination of your parental rights in and to the minor child in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Dorchester County located at 212 Deming Way, Summerville, SC 29483, on the 6th day of May, 2026, at 2:36 p.m., a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the Plaintiff, the South Carolina Department of Social Services, at the office of its Attorney, Dawn M. Berry, Legal Department of the Dorchester County Department of Social Services, 1452 Boone Hill Road, Suite C, Summerville, S.C. 29483 within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, the plaintiff will apply for judgment by default against the defendant for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dawn M. Berry, SC Bar# 101675, 1452 Boone Hill Road, Suite C, Summerville, S.C. 29483, (843)486-1861.

Free Will Astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries artist Vincent van Gogh lived in Arles, France, for 15 months in 1888 and 1889. It was the most prolific time of his career. His buoyant genius overflowed, pouring out over 200 paintings, including the lavish Sunflowers series. I suspect you will enjoy your own surge of splashy productivity in the coming months. It may not be as manically generative as van Gogh, though. I think your creativity will be rather relaxed and deeply healing. Start planning now for how you want to channel all this imaginative exuberance.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I invite you to clear out every fixed idea your mind carries about where you are “supposed” to be. Once you have made that inner space wide and uncluttered, begin a fresh inquiry into the nature of your real home. Use questions like these to navigate: 1. What’s the first place you think of when you come across the word “sanctuary”? 2. Which environments reliably bring out your brightest, truest qualities? 3. Do you have what you would call power spots? If so, how do they make you feel in your body and psyche? 4. Which locations on Earth fascinate you, even if you have never visited them? 5. Could there be a future dwelling that offers a more peaklevel experience of home than the familiar place where tradition now soothes you?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The brain doesn’t literally multitask. It rapidly shifts attention between tasks, creating the illusion of simultaneity. For many people, each interchange costs mental energy and reduces efficiency. But some brains can switch faster with a lower energy cost, making them better at sustained task-switching. I’m sure you can guess the identity of the zodiac’s number one task-switcher: you, of course! And the good news is that in the coming weeks, you will be even more adept than usual in wielding your superpower. One implication is that you will know when not to overdo it and when not to use it trivially. You will be a master of seamless, effective, and meaningful transitions.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Astronomers know that many stars don’t travel alone. Binary stars orbit each other for eons, their mutual gravity shaping each partner’s destiny. I propose we make this your featured metaphor in the coming months. It will be a favorable time to de-emphasize the notion that strength and creative power require complete autonomy. I suspect that flexible, spirited interdependence will generate far better results than lonely self-sufficiency. Which alliances and relationships will expand your orbit rather than shrink it? Invest in them.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Neurologists say that when you vividly imagine performing an action like shooting a basketball or playing piano, your brain activates many of the same networks it uses in real practice. In other words, mental rehearsal can measurably improve your actual performance. Many athletes use this trick. But here’s an interesting twist: Such visualizations work for emotional and social skills too. We can enhance our resilience and better regulate our moods if we practice doing so in the privacy of our imaginations. I bring this to your attention, Leo, because you’re in a period when your fantasy life has extra-robust practical power. I invite you to rehearse being who you want to be in the theater of your mind.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your assignment: Compose a vigorous prayer in which you ask life for something you fear you don’t deserve or are not supposed to want. What is the blessing, healing, or freedom that feels “too much,” “too selfish,” “too late,” or “too impossible” for you to yearn for?

Name this prize and how you imagine it might allow you to give more, love more, or live more honestly. You could begin your appeal with these words: “Dear Great Mystery, I’m nervous about asking for this, but I will ask anyway,” and then let your heart speak without editing. Do this at least once every day for ten days.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In 1848, a Libraborn carpenter named James Marshall discovered a few glittering flakes of gold floating on the

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American River in California. His find ignited the Gold Rush, drawing hundreds of thousands of people westward. Alas, Marshall himself never became rich from the discovery, though many other people did. I’m hoping and predicting a different outcome when you locate treasure in the coming weeks, Libra. In this instance, you will share in the spoils.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The lyrebird can imitate almost any sound, including chainsaws, car alarms, camera shutters, and other birds’ songs. But they don’t just mimic sounds randomly. They compose elaborate performances, weaving a variety of imitations into complex acoustic tapestries. In a sense, they are remix artists. During the coming weeks, Scorpio, I hope you give yourself permission to resemble a lyrebird. Sample freely from everything you’ve absorbed. Weave your influences into new configurations. Express your imaginative concoctions of repurposed ideas and enchantments. The voice isn’t less yours because it borrows from other voices. Originality is in part about arrangement, not just source material.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Astronauts who have orbited Earth describe the “overview effect.” Viewing the entire globe from high above triggers rich epiphanies and cognitive shifts, providing a visceral sense of the planet’s fragility and unity. Borders dissolve. Conflicts seem absurd. I surmise you are ripe for a similar blessing, Sagittarius. You’ll be able to see your current dramas from expansive vantage points that make their true scale and significance obvious. Armed with these perspectives, you will naturally clarify your priorities and allow petty concerns to fade away.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are the result of an ancestral crowd: two parents, four grandparents, and eight great-grandparents. Without these 14 lives weaving together in the precise ways they did, your unique destiny would never have taken shape. Their choices and challenges helped sculpt your gifts and your rough edges, your cravings and your turn-offs. The coming weeks will be a ripe astrological moment to get more intimate with this lineage. As you delve into your family’s stories, you may uncover vital clues for refreshing your views on dilemmas that have dragged on for a while. Are you daring enough to let your sense of “where I come from” evolve—and, with it, your sense of what kind of future you want to create?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to my investigations, there’s a place you need to go, but fear or timidity is holding you back. Where is it? Is it a physical location, a creative risk, a complicated conversation, or a spiritual threshold? Visualize it. Who would you be if you appeared there in your full glory? What do you worry might happen if you do? What interesting future might never bloom if you don’t? I hope you formulate a feisty plan. To begin, write these words: “If I decide to go there anyway, acknowledging my fear but not being controlled by it, what first step will I take and what help will I seek?”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Professional athletes sometimes talk about “winning ugly.” That’s when they achieve a victory even though they haven’t played their very best. I foresee you using that phrase for yourself soon, after you notch a less-than-pretty but undeniably real success. There’s another expression you might also exemplify, too: “ugly ripe.” Officially, it’s the name of luscious heirloom tomatoes whose lumpy, offbeat forms contrast with the smooth, bland specimens stacked in most supermarket bins. In the coming weeks, it will describe the nonstandard yet succulent flavor of your life.

8. Genesis figure

9. Skin layer

10. Went to the mat

Across 1. “Quiet!”

6. Chilled

10. “Say again?”

14. Kitchen appliance manufacturer

15. Drift around

16. Bug

17. Head snake?

19. School attended by Ian Fleming

20. Greater or Lesser islands

21. Large numbers

23. Rep.’s rival

24. Milk sugar

25. Incinerator debris

28. “Don’t do drugs” ad, e.g.

30. Employee of Santa

31. Zhou En-___

32. Objects

35. “Benevolent” lodge members

38. Keystone structure

40. Openly disobey

41. 2021 TimothÈe Chalamet movie

42. “Just Do It” company

43. Genetically doubled

45. Middling grade

46. Host Shapiro or Melber

48. Greek wedding shout

49. “Star Trek: TNG” first officer

51. “Game of Thrones” character who’s told that he knows nothing

54. Director Craven

55. Commonplace

56. “The Phantom Menace” designation

61. Velodrome vehicle

62. Vacation spot full of bees?

64. Judith of “Designing Women”

65. Reduce a sentence?

66. “SNL” alum Murphy

67. “Say Hey” Hall of Famer

68. Part

69. Scans in Down

Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Hadid

Hacker’s exclamation of success (or so movies tell me) 3. It’s behind you

Behind closed doors

World’s ___ Thermometer (attraction in Baker, Calif.)

“Dies ___” (Latin hymn)

11. #1 songs that bring good fortune?

12. Lotion additives

13. All wound up

18. Shade tree

22. Royal flush card

24. ___ Beach (Orange County city)

25. “Beauty and the Beast” composer Menken

26. Madras wrap

27. Requirement to decode the jargon of a guy from the sticks?

28. Feather-filled item

29. Meddlesome sort

33. Compound used in air conditioning to replace the more potent “chloro-” version

34. Sault ___ Marie, Ontario

36. On bended ___

37. Prognosticator

39. Letters on a bar?

44. Bedroom furniture piece

47. TV chef Garten

50. Tristan’s operatic lover

51. “The Girl From Ipanema” composer

52. ‘60s-’70s Twins star Tony

53. Last questionnaire option, often

54. Console whose last games were released in 2020

56. Wicked

57. Comedian Holmes

58. Nihilistic art genre

59. Author Blyton

60. Monthly midpoint

63. Vow phrase

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