NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
To Justin Baker, whose whereabouts are unknown:
You are hereby notified that on January 22, 2025 a Complaint/Summons was filed against you in the above-captioned court, and that an order for service by publication has been entered due to your unknown residence after due diligence. The Summons and Complaint were filed on January 22, 2025, and the court required publishing these once weekly for three consecutive weeks Pickens County Courier, pursuant to S.C. Code § 15-9-740 (2024) Unless you answer or otherwise respond within the time required by law—typically thirty (30) days from the first date of publication—a judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Aug. 27, Sept. 3, 10
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF PICKENS,
C/A NO. 2023-CP-3901368

Heather L. Thompson, Plaintiff vs .P. Travis Holland, Lindsey Thomason, Marion L. Webster, Mitzi J. Webster, Chris B. Holcombe, Bank of America, successor by merger to NationsBank, Pickens County Tax Collector, and Any unknown adults being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under
disability or in the military service being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants,

LIS PENDENS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action will be commenced within 20 days in the above Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against, inter alia, the above-named Defendants to have a title to real property quieted in the name of Plaintiff, said Lis Pendens involving the following described real property situate and lying in Pickens County, South Carolina. Said real property being affected by this suit being described as follows:

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying and being situate
in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, containing 0.85 acre, more or less, on a plat prepared by G.M. Powell Land Surveying, #14183, dated August 6, 1997, and recorded in Plat Book 56 at page 62, records of Pickens County, South Carolina, reference to which is invited for a more complete and accurate description. This being the property conveyed to Heather L. Thompson by deed of Ralph Guarino, Jr., Delinquent Tax Collector for Pickens County, South Carolina, dated December 6, 2019 and recorded in Deed Book 2117 at page 188, records of Pickens County, South Carolina. With an address of 1279 Cove Creek Rd., Pickens, South Carolina.
TMS # 4183-00-77-4708

SUMMONS FOR RELIEF
(COMPLAINT NOT SERVED)

TO THE DEFENDANTS NAMED ABOVE:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to apply to Clerk of this Court for a copy of the Complaint filed on December 11, 2023 and required to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer to Kimberly Newton at 104 Pinnacle Street, P.O. Box 1539, Clemson, SC 29631 (29633) 864-654-6042, within thirty (30) after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within that time judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF ORDER
APPOINTING
GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Order appointing Nima Fiuzat, Esquire, 1824 E. Main St., Ste. P, Easley, SC 29640, 864-306-4949, nima@fiuzatlaw.com, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe or John Doe, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, unknown heirs, in the military service or under other legal disability, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Pickens County.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone on behalf of any of them, shall with in thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, procure to be appointed for them a Guardian ad Litem to represent them in this action, the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi shall be made absolute.

Sept. 10, 17, 24
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Notice of Self Storage Sale
Please take notice Prime Storage – Clemson Central located at 1737 Old Central Rd Central SC 29630 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 10/1/2025 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. Billy Bruce; Keira Brown. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.

Sept. 17, 24
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PUBLIC AUCTION
The personal items of the following tenants will be auctioned on Saturday, September 27, 2025. The auction will take place at 10:00 AM at Blacksnake Mini Storage located at 772 Blacksnake Road, Easley, SC 29640

Unit #30: Gipson: two refrigerators, vacuum cleaner, misc.

Unit #110: Smith: Dresser, wall fan, misc.

Unit #41: Smith: Tables, luggage, misc.

Unit #3: Rex: Hammock, wooden barrel, chairs, night stand, chest of drawers, rocker., and china cabinets

Unit #35: Rex: Military back pack, military ammunition box, sewing machine, duffle bag, exercise equipment

If rain date is needed, it will be announced at another time. If amount owed is paid by tenant before auction, auction will be canceled. All sales with reserve and winning bid must be paid in cash at auction time.

Sept. 17, 24
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SUMMONS AND NOTICES
ACTION TO QUIET TITLE
2025CP3900938
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

Kamleshkumar Dwarkabhai Patel vs. Anthony Cole, and The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards Owners’ Association,

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint, upon the subscriber at P.O. Box 1217, Pendleton, SC 29670 within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to answer the Complaint within that time, the Plaintiff(s) will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and a judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, by the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants to have a title to real property quieted in the name of the Plaintiff. The real property covered and affected by the said action at the time of the filing of this Notice, is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, being shown and designated as Lot Thirty-Five (35), Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards, W/West, according to plat prepared by Robert E. Threatt, dated August 25, 1997, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deds for Pickens County in Plat Book 279 at Pages 9 and 10, reference to which plat is hereby made for a complete and accurate description. Together with a perpetual, non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress over any and all private roads to public roads. This property is conveyed subject to all of the terms, provisions, conditions, rights, privileges, restrictions, obligations and easements set forth in the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County in Deed Book 390 at Page 163, and as may thereafter be modified or amended. This property is also conveyed subject to any and all existing rights-of-way for roads, utilities, easements and any other instruments that appear of record in respect to the lands lying within the project known as The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County.

TMS #: 4123-00-96-0804
Property Address: 100 Fire Pink Court, Sunset SC 29685 DERIVATION:
This being the same property conveyed unto Kamleshkumar Dwarkabhai Patel by April L. Carman, as Delinquent Tax Collector for Pickens County, South Carolina, dated January 30, 2024 and recorded on March 14, 2024, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina in Book 2650 at Page 132. See also that Corrective Tax Deed dated April 29, 2025 and recorded on May 14, 2025 in Book 2812 at Page 313.

West Cox Law Firm, LLC,
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
Westley P. Cox
(S.C. Bar #101704)
916 S. Mechanic St.
Pendleton, SC 29670
(864) 824-3595.

Sept. 24, Oct 1, 8
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION

Notice is hereby given that FDC Enterprises, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of Beer, Wine & Liquor at 107 B Sloan Street, Clemson, SC 29631. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2025. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located of within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to:
S.C. Department of Revenue
ATTN: ABL; P.O. Box 125
Columbia, SC 29214
or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

Sept. 24, Oct 1, 8
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SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF
FILING OF COMPLAINT
(Non-Jury)
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Civil Action
No. 2025-CP-39-00935

Dobbs Equipment Southeast, LLC, Plaintiff v. Ellenburg Grading and Excavating LLC and Eric R. Ellenburg, Defendants.

TO: DEFENDANT
ERIC R. ELLENBURG

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the subscribers at their office, 1613 Main Street (29201), Post Office Box 8448, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-8448, within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the date of such service. In the event you fail to answer the Complaint within this time, the Plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and a judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint was filed in the above-captioned action at the Pickens County Court of Common Pleas, Pickens County Courthouse, 214 East Main Street, Pickens, SC 29671, on July 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM.

September 22, 2025

Matthew G. Gerrald,
S.C. Bar No. 76236
BARNES, ALFORD,
STORK & JOHNSON, LLP
1613 Main Street (29201)
Post Office Box 8448
Columbia, SC 29202-8448
(803) 799-1111
Attorneys for the Plaintiff

Sept. 24, Oct 1, 8
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