NOTICE
To: The Unknown Owner
The following vehicle has been abandoned at: Buddy’s Towing and Recovery 108 S 5th Street, Easley, SC. There is a lien on the vehicle for tow in and storage in the amount of $ 1682.00, plus any additional rent from the date of this notice. Contact Debra Sutton at Buddy’s Towing and Recovery 864 855 4344 to claim this vehicle.
After 30 days from the date of this notice, Buddy’s Towing and Recovery will apply to sell the vehicle at the Pickens County Magistrate for public sale.
Description: Year: 1962
Make: chevy
Model: car
Serial Number: 20435W102046
July 15, 22, 29, Aug. 5
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NOTICE OF SALE
BY VIRTUE of the Order heretofore granted in the case of Callista, LLC against Sonny M. Ninan, Sonny M Ninan as Trustee for the SM Ninan Family Trust, Moss Mortgage Company, LLC, County of Pickens, TD Auto Finance, LLC, and The State of South Carolina by and through its agency The Department of Revenue, Case No. 2025-CP-39-01064, pending in Pickens County Circuit Court, the undersigned as Master-in-Equity, or his designee, will offer for sale at public auction at the Pickens County Courthouse, 214 E Main Street, Pickens, South Carolina 29671, on August 3, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., the following-described property, to-wit:
Property-1
All that certain piece, parcel or lot of situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, on the Northern side of State Road, No. 250 (Old Farrs Bridge Road) in School District 16, near Mount Carmel Baptist Church, shown and designated as Lot 36 on plat of property of B&C of Greenville, Inc. known as Beverly Hills Subdivision, prepared by Charles K. Dunn, and T. Craig Keith, Associates, dated February 16, 1979, recorded in Plat Book 21, at page 944, reference to which is hereby craved for a more complete and accurate description.
This being the same property conveyed to Sonny M. Ninan as Trustee for the SM SM Ninan Family Trust by deed of Luthi Mortgage Co., Inc., dated February 18, 2010 and recorded in the RMC Office for Pickens County in Deed Book 1304 at Page 201 on February 25, 2010.
TMS No: 5131-02-69-1761
Property-2
All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with all improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, on the east side of Cannon Lane and being shown and designated as Lot 35”A”, Beverly Hills on a plat entitled “Survey for Gary L. Benjamin & Sonny Ninan” and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Pickens County, South Carolina in Plat Book 26, Page 711 and having, according to the plat, the following metes and bounds to-wit:
BEGINNING at an iron pin on the east side of Cannon Lane, said pin being 1182.9 feet, more or less, from the intersection of Cannon Lane and road No. S39-250 and running thence with Cannon Lane N. 23-55 W. 74.85 feet to an iron pin, thence N. 67-49 E. 342.54 feet to an iron pin, thence S. 14-51 E. 100.04 feet to an iron pin, thence S. 72-05 W. 328.42 feet to an iron pin, the point of beginning.
This being the same property conveyed to Sonny M. Ninan as Trustee for the SM Inan Family Trust by deed of General Funding Inc. dated February 18, 2010 and recorded in the RMC Office for Pickens County in Deed Book 1304 at Page 203 on February 25, 2010.
TMS No: 5131-02-69-1833
SUBJECT TO PICKENS COUNTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS.
TERMS OF SALE: As a personal or deficiency judgment is specifically waived, the bidding will conclude at the fall of the gavel on the date of the sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Court, at the conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) percent of the bid, in cash or its equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price only in case of compliance with the bid, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff’s debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master-in-Equity or his designee may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent date to be determined by the Court, at the risk of the said highest bidder.
Purchaser to pay for preparation of the judicial Deed(s), any documentary stamps on the Deed(s), recording of the Deed(s), 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 10.75% per annum.
Lawrence M. Hershon, Esq.
The Hershon Law Firm, P.A.
1565 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Suite 103
Charleston, SC
(843) 829-2022
Attorney for the Plaintiff
July 15, 22, 29
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NOTICE OF SALE
BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County in the case of United Community Bank, as the successor by merger to Aquesta Bank, Plaintiff, vs. The Topaz Group LLC dba Amici Italian Café; Ferrante S. Johnson; Stephanie E. Johnson; Jabbar Stackston; the South Carolina Department of Revenue, under Case No. 2026-CP-39-00009, I, the undersigned, Master in Equity for Pickens County, will offer for sale at public outcry at 11:00 A.M., on Monday, August 3, 2026, at the Pickens County Courthouse, 214 E Main Street, Pickens, SC, the following described real property, to-wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the County of Pickens in the State of South Carolina being shown and designated as Lot 196 on a plat of Rock Ridge, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina in Plat Book 520, pages 17 and 18; reference to said plat being hereby craved for a more particular metes and bounds description thereof. This being the same property conveyed to Stephanie A. Ellison by deed of Lennar Carolinas, LLC, dated July 27, 2007, recorded August 31, 2007, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County in Book 1129, page 172; and the same property conveyed to Ferrante Johnson by deed of Stephanie A. Ellison, nka Stephanie E. Johnson, dated June 12, 2013, recorded June 17, 2013, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County in Book 1533, page 17, as to an undivided one-half interest. Property Address: 105 Spirit Mountain Lane, Easley, SC 29642; TMS No. 5018-11-57-8000.
TERMS OF SALE: For Cash: the purchaser shall be required to deposit the sum of five (5%) percent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent) as earnest money and as evidence of good faith. If the Plaintiff is the successful bidder at the sale, the Plaintiff may, after paying the costs of the sale, apply the debt due upon its Mortgage against its bid in lieu of cash. Should the person making the highest bid at the sale fail to comply with the terms of his bid by depositing the said five (5%) percent in cash, then the property shall be sold at the risk of such bidder on the same sales date or some subsequent date as the Master in Equity may find convenient and advantageous. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the terms of his bid within thirty (30) days of the final acceptance of his bid, then the Master in Equity or his designated representative shall re-advertise and resell the property on the same terms on a subsequent date at the risk of such bidder. The purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the interest rates contained in the Order.
Note: As a Deficiency Judgment was granted, the bidding shall remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of the sale as provided by law in such cases and compliance with the bid shall be made within twenty (20) days after the second sale. Plaintiff reserves the right to waive deficiency prior to the sale.
Note: The Mortgaged Property will be sold subject to that certain Mortgage to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from S. Johnson and F. Johnson dated June 12, 2013, and recorded on June 17, 2013, in the Pickens County Register of Deeds in Book 4648 at Page 344, and Assignment of Real Estate Mortgage to Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper dated December 13, 2019, and recorded on December 26, 2019, in the Pickens County Register of Deeds in Book 5588 at Page 25.
Note: If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s representative does not appear at the scheduled sale of the above-referenced property, then the sale of the property will be null, void and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day.
Note: This sale is also made subject to all Pickens County taxes and existing easements and restrictions of record.
s/ Judge Adam B. Lambert
Master in Equity, No. 3089
Katherine E. Engels
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.
PO Box 11889
Columbia, SC 29211-1889
July 15, 22, 29
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SUMMONS
(Non-Jury)
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Civil Action
No. 2026-CP-39-00890
KATHI JO FARRELLY, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF BURTON WILLIAM HILLIARD, Plaintiff,
vs.
ESTATE OF DAVID KINSELA; PATRICIA KINSELA; and JOHN DOE, a fictitious person(s), whose true name is/are unknown, representing collectively any and all unknown adults, firms, corporations or other entities claiming any right, title or interest in, claim against or lien upon the real property described as 119 Baker Road, Easley, SC 29640, More fully described as: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens near Arial Mill, containing Seventy Three Hundredths (73/100s) of an acre, more or less, more fully described as follows according to the plat prepared for CitiFinancial Servicing LLC by Horizon Surveying, LLC, dated June 24, 2015 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County in Plat Book 602 at Page 39, and in Deed Book 1824 at Page 190, TMS No. 5100-19-60-1640, Defendants.
TO THE DEFENDANTS
ABOVE NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at the address shown below within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
BRIAN K. JAMES, L.L.C.
s/Brian K. James
Brian K. James (11215)
Attorney for the Plaintiff
Post Office Box 93
Easley, South Carolina 29641
Tel. 864.859.5918
Fax. 864.859.8848
Easley, South Carolina
July 14, 2026
July 15, 22, 29
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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 8/5/2026 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. Derek Oprandi; Donald Wright; Doug Bailey; Anthony Reynolds. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.
July 22, 29
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that DOLLAR GENERAL STORE # 31738 intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license and/or permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of 7 DAY OFF PREMISES BEER & WINE at 108 GILLESPIE DRIVE, EASLEY SC 29640. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be submitted no later than August 8, 2026. 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 same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and
(5) The name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed Protests must be submitted online at MyDORWAY.dor.sc.gov, or emailed to ABL@dor.sc.gov
July 22, 29. Aug. 5
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SUMMONS
(Non-Jury Trial Demanded)
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
2025-CP-39-01464
State of South Carolina ex rel, Cindy S. Crick, Solicitor, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Plaintiff,
vs.
$839.51,
Defendant Property, and Terry Wayne Burrell, Jr., Jacquez Cedric Allen Gantt, Dominique Olajuwon Willingham, and Nigill Omari Ikeem Young, Interested Parties.
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 which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court), by filing your Answer in the Office of the Clerk of Court and serving a copy of your Answer upon the attorney for Plaintiff at his office located at the Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office, 305 East North Street, Suite 325, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after the date of such service, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to answer the said Complaint within that time, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
Greenville, SC
November 10, 2025
s/ M. Kyle Thompson
M. Kyle Thompson (#68283)
13th Circuit Solicitor’s Office
305 East North Street, Suite 325
Greenville, SC 29601
8644678647
kythompson
@greenvillecounty.org
Attorney for Plaintiff
July 22, 29, Aug. 5
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Certificate of
Need Request
Notice is hereby given that FutureSmith Inc, doing business as BrightStar Care of Greenville, Spartanburg and Easley-Piedmont, located at 110 W. Church St., Greer, SC 29650, intends to file an application with the South Carolina Department of Public Health for a Certificate of Need.
The proposed project is to authorize the provision of Home Health Agency services in Anderson, Cherokee, Oconee and Pickens Counties, South Carolina.
The total project cost is $1,000 as this project involves no capital expenditure and will be operated from the existing location.
Any person wishing to comment on the proposed project may do so by submitting written comments to the South Carolina Department of Public Health, Certificate of Need Program. Written comments must be submitted within twenty (20) days of this notice.
July 29, Aug. 5, 12
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NOTICE
To: The Unknown Owner
The following mobile home/vehicle has been abandoned at: 137 Davis St., Central, SC 29630. There is a lien on this mobile home/ vehicle for (rent/ storage/ repairs) in the amount of $550 plus any additional rent from the date of this notice. Contact Kern Cox at 864-688-9459 to claim this mobile home.
After 30 days from the date of this notice, name of lien holder will apply to sell the mobile home at The Pickens County Magistrate for public sale.
Description:
14×66 Singlewide
Year:1990
Make:RIV
Model:ALNR02
Serial Number:
ALNR02907014S10429
July 29, Aug. 5, 12, 19
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SUMMONS AND NOTICE
(Action to Quiet Title)
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
DOCKET NO. 2026-CP-39-00723
Hernandez Cruz, LLC, Plaintiff, v. Randy Rochester; Joanne R. Heijjer; William F. Marullo; Amanda K. Marullo; Charles D. Wyatt Jr. A/K/A C.D. Wyatt Jr., Defendants.
(2026-00316-EGL)
TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Randy Rochester and Charles D. Wyatt Jr. A/K/A C.D. Wyatt Jr.
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 925 E. Main Street, Unit A, Lexington, South Carolina 29072, Post Office Box 123 (Columbia, SC 29202), within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY, ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE:
YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.
YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Special Referee/Master in Equity in/for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Special Referee/Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgement in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.
s/Erica G. Lybrand
Erica G. Lybrand
(SC Bar #79052)
Blair Cato Pickren Casterline
925 E Main Street, Unit A
Lexington, SC 29072
803-808-0100
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
Lexington, South Carolina
July 23, 2026.
July 29, Aug. 5, 12
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SUMMONS AND NOTICES
ACTION TO QUIET TITLE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF PICKENS
2026CP3900632
Tony Crumpton
vs.
Lee Ellertton Young, Clara Young Austin, Betty Elizabeth Lorick Rainey a/k/a Betty Elizabeth Lorick Ramey, Ruth Lorick Forley a/k/a Ruthie L. Forley, Jane W. Jenkins, Mary Evelyn Webb Calhoun, Any Heirs-at-Law of Lee Ellerton Young, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, Any Heirs-at-Law of Clara Young Austin, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, Any Heirs-at-Law of Betty Elizabeth Lorick, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, Any Heirs-at-Law of Betty Elizabeth Lorick Rainey a/k/a Betty Elizabeth Lorick Ramey, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, Any Heirs-at-Law of Ruth Lorick Forley a/k/a Ruthie L. Forley, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, Any Heirs-at-Law of Jane W. Jenkins, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, Any Heirs-at- Law of Mary Evenlyn Webb Calhoun, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all 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, Also all other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein, Defendants,
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, lying and being in Central Township, Pickens County, State of South Carolina, and being between Clemson College and Pendleton and being about two (2) miles east from Clemson College, and adjoining lands now or formerly of B.F. Robertson on the West and Hobie Singleton on the North, East and South, and containing one (1) acre, more or less, and having the following courses and distances, to-wit: Beginning at an iron pin, Robertson line, thence N 3 ½ E 7.14 chains to iron pin; thence S 86 ½ E. 1.40 chains to iron pin; thence S 3 ½ W 7.14 chains to iron pin; thence N 86 ½ W 1.40 chains to the Beginning corner as shown on plat thereof may by S. N. Martin, Surveyor, on December 31, 1929. TMS #: 4054-10-45-8338.
DERIVATION: This being the same property conveyed unto Tony Crumpton by Tax Deed of Barry F. Chappell, Delinquent Tax Collector for Pickens County, South Carolina dated November 19, 2015 and recorded on January 27, 2016 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina in Book 1742 at Page 278.
By Order of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Rame L. Campbell, Esq., be and hereby is appointed Guardian Ad Litem for Any Heirs-at-Law of Clara Young Austin, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, Any Heirs-at-Law of Betty Elizabeth Lorick, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, Any Heirs-at-Law of Betty Elizabeth Lorick Rainey a/k/a Betty Elizabeth Lorick Ramey, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, Any Heirs-at-Law of Ruth Lorick Forley a/k/a Ruthie L. Forley, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, Any Heirs-at-Law of Jane W. Jenkins, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all persons entitled to claim through them, Any Heirs-at- Law of Mary Evenlyn Webb Calhoun, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and assigns, and all 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, Also all other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; that Rame L. Campbell, Esq. 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).
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.
July 29, Aug. 5, 12
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