CITATION BY PUBLICATION

STATE OF TEXAS

COUNTY OF HARRIS

IN THE 334TH JUDICLAL

DISTRICT COURT OF

HARRIS COUNT, TEXAS

CAUSE NUMBER: 2020-23739

JOHN FOCKE AND CATHERINE FOCKE, Plauntiffs vs. BETTY SUE SAVLEY, THE HEIRS AND BENEFICIARIES OF RAY ELLISON AND THE HEIRS OF M.C. AND LEE ORA COWARD, Defendants

NOTICE To DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of forty-two days after the date of issuance of this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you.”

To: CULBREATH, LYNN LANKFOR

(NIECE TO RAY L. ELLISON)

EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINA

YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to be and appear before the 334th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas in the Courthouse in the city of Houston, Texa sat or before 10:00 o’clock A.M. Monday, the 11th day of MARCH, 2024, being the Monday next after the expiration date of forty-two days after this citation is issued and you are hereby commanded and required then and there to appear and file written answer to the  PLAINTIFF ORIGINAL PETITION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT, filed in said Court on the APRIL 15, 2020 in a suit numbered 2020-23739 docket of said court, JOHN FOCKE AND CATHERINE FOCKE, the Plantiffs, and BETTY SUE SAVLEY, THE HEIRS AND BENEFICIARIES OF RAY ELLISON AND THE HEIRS OF M.C. AND LEE ORA COWARD, the Defendants, the nature of plaintiff’s demand and the petition alleging: OTHER PROPERTY.

SUMMARY

Plaintiffs are requesting the court quiet title in their name based on prior deeds and adverse possession of Lots 4 and 5 of Block One, Oakhurst Division, located in Harris County, Texas and according to the map of plat thereof recorded in Volume 557 Page l1 of the deed records of Harris County, Texas

Notice hereof shall be given by publishing this Citation once a week for four consecutive weeks previous to the day of MARCH 11, 2024, in some newspaper published in the County of Harris, if there be a newspaper published therein, but if not, then the nearest county where a newspaper is published, and this Citation shall be retuned on the 5th day of MARCH, 2024. which is forty two days after the date it is issued, and the first publication shall be at least twenty-eight days before said return day

HEREIN FAIL NOT, but have before said court on said return day this Writ with your return thereon, showing how you have executed same.

Newspaper: Pickens County Courier

WITNESS: MARILYN BURGESS, District Clerk, Harris County,  Texas GIVEN UNDER MY HANDAND SEAL OF SAID COURT at Houston, Texas this 23rd day of January, 2024.

Marilyn Burgess, District Clerk

Harris County, Texas

Issued at the request of:

Richard A. Simmons

15150 Middlebrook Drive,

Houston, Texas 77058

(281) 488-4438

Bar Number: 24003600

By

Brianna J. Denmon

Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28

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Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice USA Storage Centers – Clemson located at 981 S Mechanic St., Pendleton SC 29670 intends to hold a Auction of storage units in default of payment. The sale will occur as an Online Auction via www.storageauctions.com on 3/5/2024 at 10:00AM.  This sale is pursuant to the assertion of lien for rental at the self-storage facility. Unless listed otherwise below, the contents consist of household goods and furnishings. Velvet Harrington unit #2130; Tommie Black unit #2145; Danielle Lawrence unit #2229. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply.

Feb. 14, 21

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SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

C.A. No.: 2023-CP-39-01354

Toussaint Holdings, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. George E. Porter, any Heirs-at-law or devisees of Patricia A. Porter, deceased, heirs, personal representatives, administrators, successors and assigns, and all persons claiming any right, title, estate interest in or lien upon the real estate described and any unknown adults or persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, being as a class designated as John Doe, whose true name is unknown; and any minors or persons under disability, being as a class designated as Mary Roe, whose true name is unknown, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

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 subscriber at his office in Charleston, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof; 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.

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the Lis Pendens, Summons, and Complaint in the above entitled action were filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Pickens County on December 6, 2023.

s/Lawrence M. Hershon

Lawrence M. Hershon

(SC Bar No. 77514)

The Hershon Law Firm, P.A.

 1565 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Suite 103

Charleston, SC  29407

Telephone: 843-829-2022

Facsimile: 843-829-2023

lawrence@hershonlawfirm.com

Attorney for Plaintiff

February 8, 2023

Charleston, South Carolina

Feb. 21, 28, March 6

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LEGAL NOTICE

The Pickens County Planning Commission will have a workshop at 6:00 and then meet in regular session and conduct public hearings on Monday, March 11, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. in the Main Conference Room at the Pickens County Administration Facility, 222 McDaniel Avenue, Pickens, SC.

The Planning Commission will hold public hearings on:

LU-24-0001 – Site expansion to include 3 additional cabins at 1311 Old Easley Highway, Easley. TMS# 5059-11-57-1063

LU-24-0003 – 25 Site RV Park at 925 Mile Creek Road, Pickens. TMS# 4150-00-66-0097 and 4150-00-56-2197

 More information is available in the Planning Office in the Department of Community Development and is available for public inspection during regular business hours.

Pickens County Government does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin, under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Persons who believe their access to services or programs is limited in violation of the Title VI may contact the Title VI Coordinator at 864-898-5844.

The meeting site is accessible to persons with disabilities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be arranged with advance notice by calling the Title VI Coordinator at 864-898-5844.

Feb.  21

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION

Notice is herby given that The Down Low, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a licence and/or permit that will allow the sale and on premises consumption of beer, wine and Liquor at 205 East Main Street, Units G and H, Pickens, SC, 29671.   To object to the issuance of the licence and/or permit, submit an ABL-20 protest form by March 8, 2024.

                   Feb. 21, 28, March 6

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SUMMONS

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE

THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

Case No.: 2023-DR-39-00920

Danielle Nicole Sackett and Brandon Jon Sackett, Plaintiffs, vs. Joshua Lee Brandt, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE-NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at P.O. Box 93, Easley, SC 29641, 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:

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 Plaintiff.

BRIAN K. JAMES, LLC

Brian K. James (11215)

Attorney for the Plaintiffs

P.O. Box 93

Easley, SC 29641

Tel. 864.859.5918

Fax. 864.859.8848

Easley, SC

November 12, 2023

  Feb. 21, 28, March 6