NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE COURT OF

COMMON PLEAS FOR THE

THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Case No.: 2014-CP-39-857

Brenda Wires and Barbara Day, Plaintiffs, Elizabeth Pauline Russell Defendant.

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Brenda Wires and Barbara Day, the undersigned as Special Referee, Perry H. Gravely, will sell on January 5, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Pickens County Courthouse in Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

“ALL that piece, parcel or lot of land in Pickens Township, Pickens County, State of South Carolina, on waters of Town Creek and near and North from the Pickens Mill, and containing ninety one-hundredths (.90) of an acre, more or less, and adjoining lands now or formerly owned by C. B. Childs on the North; lands with Mrs. Minnie Williams on the East; and bounded on the South by public road; and adjoining lands with Richard I. Pace on the West, and fronting one hundred and thirty feet on said public road and having the following courses and distances, to wit:

BEGINNING in center of said public road at an iron pin, southeast corner of said lot; thence said road North 77 West 132 feet to corner of lot sold to Richard I. Pace; thence North 21 ¼ East 4.60 chains to branch; thence up said branch to Mrs. Williams’ line; thence South 21 ½ West 4.45 chains to the BEGINNING corner.”

TMS: 4191-10-36-0363

TERMS OF SALE: For cash. The purchaser(s) shall pay for deed and documentary recording fees and the successful bidder shall deposit with Clerk of Court for Pickens County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to 5% of the amount of the bid as evidence of good faith. Deficiency judgment being waived, the sale will not remain open and shall be final on the said sales day. In the event the successful bidder fails to comply with the terms of sale within 20 days the deposit will be applied to the cost and the balance distributed to the Plaintiff and the Special Referee shall forthwith resale the property, after due notice and advertisement, at such subsequent sales day until a purchaser who shall comply with the terms of sale is obtained. The subsequent sale or sales shall be made at the risk of the former purchaser.

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Perry H. Gravely

Special Referee

November 12, 2014

The Acker & Lambert Firm, P.A.

Adam B. Lambert, Attorney for Plaintiff

Dec. 10, 17, 24

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NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR

THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Case No.: 2014–CP–39–00844

Nell R. Ball, Plaintiff, vs. Toney A. Freeman and United States Of America (Internal Revenue Service); Defendants.

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Nell R. Ball vs. Toney A. Freeman, the undersigned as Special Referee, Kenneth R. Acker, will sell on January 5, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at the Pickens County Courthouse in Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

“ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying, situate and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, and being known and designated as 3.22 acres, more or less, as shown on a plat entitled “Survey For Lewis H. Rose and Jeraldine H. Rose” prepared by Robert R. Spearman, Surveyor, dated 12/21/95, and having such courses, distances, metes and bounds as will be shown by reference to said plat recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County in Plat Book 213 at Page 4A.”

This being the identical property conveyed unto Toney A. Freeman by deed of Nell R. Ball dated February 3, 2014, and recorded February 5, 2014, in Deed Book 1581 at page 147, Pickens County records.

TMS #4067-07-57-3528 / Property Address: 1295 Norris Highway, Norris, S.C. 29667

TERMS OF SALE: For cash. The purchaser(s) shall pay for deed and documentary recording fees and the successful bidder shall deposit with Clerk of Court for Pickens County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to 5% of the amount of the bid as evidence of good faith. Deficiency judgment being waived; the bidding will not remain open and will be final on sale day; however, sold subject to the 120 day right of redemption of the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Income Tax Lien filed by the Defendant, United States of America, Internal Revenue Service, against Toney A. Freeman, in the sum of $4,049.24 filed in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina, on March 13, 1992, in Lien Book 92, file 398. In the event the successful bidder fails to comply with the terms of sale within 20 days the deposit will be applied to the cost and the balance distributed to the estate and the Clerk of court shall forthwith resale the property, after due notice and advertisement, at such subsequent sales day until a purchaser who shall comply with the terms of sale is obtained. The subsequent sale or sales shall be made at the risk of the former purchaser.

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Kenneth D. Acker

Special Referee

December 9, 2014

R. Murray Hughes, III

HUGHES LAW FIRM,

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dec. 17, 24, 31

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Notice of Sale

C/A No: 2013-CP-39-00116

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of CitiMortgage, Inc. vs. Benjamin Hiott, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, and Equicredit Corporation of America,, I the undersigned as Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on January 05, 2015 at 11:00 AM , at the County Courthouse, Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder:

Legal Description and Property Address:

ALL THAT CERTAIN piece, parcel, or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being on Cartee Road in the Township of Liberty, in the County of Pickens, State of South Carolina, shown as a lot labeled `Stephen & Pamela Burgess, Plat by T.C. Keith, dated December 9, 1998` on a plat of proposed lot for Mark A. Isle prepared by T. Craig Keith, RLS, dated December 9, 1998, recorded January 4, 1999 in the Office of the Register of Mesne Conveyances for Pickens County in Plat Book 334 at Page 20-A. Reference is hereby made to said plat for a more accurate and complete metes and bounds description thereof. Said lot is bounded on the Northeast by Lot 1 as shown on said plat for 207.76 feet; on the Southeast by property now or formerly of Keith Harris for 108.64 feet; on the Southwest by property now or formerly of Jane Hamby for 201.44 feet; and on the Northwest by Cartee Road for 103.10 feet.

TOGETHER with improvements on said property which includes a 1998 Peachstate Mobile Home, 28 x 52, Serial Number PSHGA21451AB.

THIS BEING the same property conveyed to Benjamin Hiott by virtue of a Deed from Asrey Properties & Investments, Inc., dated August 22, 2002 and recorded August 28, 2002, in Deed Book 693 at Page 40, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County, South Carolina.

314 Cartee Road, Liberty, SC 29657

TMS#: 5007-00-17-2492 (land and mobile home)

TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Six and 625/1000 (6.625%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Special Referee for Pickens County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Thirty (30) days, the Special Referee shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. As a personal or deficiency judgment is demanded, the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days pursuant to the S.C. Code Ann. Section 15-39-720 (1976). If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s representative does not appear at the above-described sale, 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. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

Special Referee

For Pickens County

Pickens, South Carolina

___________, 2014.

KORN LAW FIRM, P.A.

Attorney for Plaintiff

1300 Pickens Street

Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 252-5817

Dec. 17, 24, 31

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NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

CASE NO. 14-CP-39-720

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vs- Michael E. Hughes, Linda M. Hughes, Comprehensive Legal Solutions, Inc. and Department of Justice, Defendant(s)

BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. vs. Michael E. Hughes, Linda M. Hughes, Comprehensive Legal Solutions, Inc. and Department of Justice, I, R. Murray Hughes, Esquire, as Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on January 5, 2015, at 11:00 am, at the Pickens County Courthouse, 214 E. Main Street, Pickens, SC 29671, to the highest bidder:

ALL that certain piece, parcel or tract of land lying, situate and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, located off Winding Creek Road and being shown as Tract A, containing 7.00 acres, more or less, on a survey for Rickey M. Merck as prepared by Michael L. Henderson, Cornerstone of Seneca, Inc., PS #6946, dated November 7, 2001, and having such courses, distances, metes and bounds as will be shown by reference to said plat recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Pickens County in Plat Book 438 at Page 4-B.

This being the same property conveyed to Michael E. Hughes and Linda M. Hughes by deed of Rickey M. Merck dated August 13, 2002, and recorded August 19, 2002, in Deed Book D 691 at Page 103, Pickens County records.

TMS #: 4076-00-78-5924

Physical Address: 602 Winding Creek Rd., Liberty, SC 29657

Mobile Home: 2003 Clayton VID# CAP013912TNAB

SUBJECT TO PICKENS COUNTY TAXES

TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff’s debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Special Referee may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). 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 successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.99% per annum.

R. Murray Hughes, Esquire

Special Referee for Pickens County

Theodore von Keller, Esquire

B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire

Sara Hutchins, Esquire

Jonathan Riddle, Esquire

Columbia, South Carolina

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dec. 17, 24, 31

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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF PICKENS

13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

2014-DR-39-660

BARBARA THOMPKINS, Plaintiff, vs. CRYSTAL L. LOCKEE AND JOHN DOE, Defendants.

TO: DEFENDANT, JOHN DOE

YOU will please take notice that the Summons and Amended Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the Family Court on November 5, 2014, and is now on file therein. You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action upon the subscriber at his office, 116 West Whitner Street, Anderson South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service and if you fail to answer the said Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded.

Elizabeth Waldrep

Robert L. Waldrep, Jr., P.A.

116 West Whitner Street

Anderson, South Carolina 29624

(864)224-6341

Anderson, South Carolina

Dec. 17, 24, 31

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