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A Summerville family lost their home on Christmas Eve morning to a fire investigators blame on overloaded wiring from space heaters.

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - This time of year is often spent with family and friends gathered around in living rooms and staying warm, but for Kayla Ulery’s family, the holidays looked very different.

The Ulerys lost their home in a mobile home fire on Christmas Eve morning and the flames even damaged part of the home next door.

The fire was caused by overloaded wiring from space heaters, Pine Ridge Fire investigators said.

“I’ve said it a million times,” Ulery said. “It’s literally like watching your life go up in flames.”

Ulery says her mom’s friend woke her son up and carried him out of the house, while the rest of the family followed. Unfortunately, their dog did not survive. The home had been in the Ulery family for at least 40 years and was once owned by her late grandmother.

“Even though it’s most important that we’re okay, you know, that’s the hardest thing to come to terms with is that last piece we have of her isn’t here anymore,” Ulery said.

Ulery says she was able to save a few things from her room, but most of everything is gone. Since the fire, the Salvation Army, Toys for Tots and members of the community have brought them countless donations.

“It did definitely change the way, you know, our Christmas would’ve been,” Ulery said. “But I am not thankful for the fire, but I am thankful for the way people have been supportive and helpful.”

She says her kids are resilient and even though there’s sadness, they are doing OK.

“My son asks me today, he says, ‘Mom, how are you doing’ and I was like, you know, ‘I’m fine, baby. What do you mean?’” Ulery said. “And he’s like, ‘No, how do you really feel?’ I told him, ‘You know, Mommy’s scared. Mommy’s nervous.’ But you know, together, with love, we can get through it.”

Ulery says she’s currently house-shopping with different family members while they try to find a new place to live. She says their support has made this process easier.

“They’re helping remind me like, ‘Hey, you got this,’” Ulery said. “‘You’re going to be fine. You’re going to be okay. You’re great for your kids.’ So, I’m just so thankful.”

Ulery’s aunt says that Kayla is looking for other families that have lost their homes in fires so that she can give back to them just like the community did for her.

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Two new retail shops are ready to launch in a Target-anchored shopping center in North Charleston.

“Opening soon” and “Now hiring” signs are posted in front of Advance Auto Parts and Popshelf in North Rivers Towne Center at 7250 Rivers Ave.

They are splitting a formerly 31,433-square-foot vacant space next to a recently opened Buy Buy Baby store. The retail center is owned by LBX Investments of Los Angeles.

Popshelf is a new concept from Dollar General that offers home furnishings, party items, toys and beauty products. It’s geared toward the suburban shopper with a household income between $50,000 and $125,000, higher than Dollar General’s lower-income targeted customers.

Opening dates for the new stores have not been announced.

Tool time

Tool giant Harbor Freight plans to set up shop in Summerville.

The Calabasas, Calif.-based retailer recently signed an extended lease for a 16,000-square-foot structure to be built at 388 E. 5th North St., also known as U.S. Highway 78, about a block south of the Berlin G. Myers Parkway, according to Dorchester County land records.

The 1.43-acre site, owned by Henbell Summerville HFT LLC of Augusta, Ga., sits east of a Spinx convenience store and gas station and next to Sawmill Branch. It also abuts a retail center where Planet Fitness and Palmetto State Armory are located.

Harbor Freight’s lease is for 15 years with five five-year renewal options. The agreement also grants the tenant the first right of refusal to purchase the property.

On the way

In northern Mount Pleasant, Red Bird Hospitality Group LLC plans to open a new Bohemian Bull tavern and beer garden in January in a 6,143-square-foot space at 2668 U.S. Highway 17.

The franchise location for the new bar and grill is the former site of Carrabba’s Italian Grill. It’s also near the newly opened Cabana Burgers & Shakes at 2664 Highway 17.

Bohemian Bull’s flagship venue is on Folly Road on James Island. Another restaurant is in Greenville, with a new site coming to Mauldin in the Upstate and another in Grapevine, Texas.

What’s cooking?

A Connecticut-based restaurant specializing in rotisserie chicken is close to opening in the Charleston area.

El Pollo Guapo recently applied for its state alcohol license at 1130 Folly Road on James Island where Black Magic Café operated before closing its last Lowcountry location in September after 13 years.

The new restaurant will offer whole roasted chickens, sides, tacos, rice bowls, salads, desserts and other items.

The company’s website says it plans to open by the end of the year and bring a food truck.

Cleaning up

Two new car washes are on the way to the Centre Pointe development in North Charleston.

Whistle Express, part of Charlotte-based Magnolia Wash Holdings, is building its first South Carolina location beside Mellow Mushroom on Tanger Outlet Boulevard while Tommy’s Express plans to take over the former Burger King site at Centre Pointe Drive and Tanger Outlet Boulevard near Walmart and Tanger Outlets.

Michigan-based Tommy’s Express has two other locations in the Charleston area on Ashley Phosphate Road in North Charleston and Trolley Road in Summerville. Opening dates have not been announced for either location.

Rolling in

A luxury rental transportation business recently added a second U.S. location in Charleston.

Double Black set up office at 310 Broad St. but has a vehicle lot at 1211 Palm St. in Hanahan. Its other location is in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Case Resor is the owner of both sites, which offer transportation services and party buses for weddings, parties and other outings.

The Lexington basketball teams swept Summerville in a matchup of ranked teams on Tuesday.

The seventh-ranked Wildcat girls defeated No. 4 Summerville, 56-50, in overtime while the fifth-ranked Lexington boys routed the No. 6 Green Wave, 75-48.

In the girls game, Lexington led most of the second half before the Green Wave tied it at 47-47 with 4.4 seconds left. Summerville had a chance to win it but missed the game-winner at the end of regulation.

In overtime, Lexington took the lead on Evie Godfrey’s basket and never trailed in the extra session.

Godfrey, an eighth grader, had a career-high 17 in place of starter Jenna Yanity who missed the game with an illness. Lindsay Garner added 10 points for Lexington.

In the boys game, the Wildcats went on a 29-10 run in the first half to lead 34-25. Jaxon Prunty scored a season-high 22 points, and Cam Scott added 18. Kaleb Evans had 15.

Lexington 75, Summerville 48

L: Kaleb Evans 15, Bell 3, Cam Scott 18, Campbell 1, Jaxon Prunty 22, Maxwell 3, Figueroa 9. S: Smith 18, Jenkins 2, Teal 6, Brown 3, Taylor 2, Chisom 7, Davis 4, Smith 4, Miller 2

River Bluff 67, South Aiken 60

RB: Caldwell 5, Yasir Cromer 19, Nick Renner 12, Robbins 3, Bearden 6, Dawson Powell 11, Chapman 9, Wright 2. SA: Smith 15, Jackson 9, Walker 4, Jenkins 17, Creech 4, Phillips 7, Williams 4

Dutch Fork 58, Spring Valley 54

DF: Jarvis Green 15, Bryson Taylor 22, Sessions 8, Stagg 1. Toney 2, Smith 3, Johnson 5, Thompson 2..SV: Burgess 6, Justin Skelton 21, Dawson 1, Temoney 3, CJ Rich 15, Isler 6, Parks 2

Irmo 68, Airport 36

I: Brandon Crawford 12, Te’Andre Summons 12, Mason Collins 10, Albriitton 8, Whte 7, Madden Collins 7, Brand 7, Hopkins 3, Foster 2.

Blythewood 71, Westwood 39

B: Lamont Jackson 16, Jaiden Haltiwanger 15, Jayden Guess 12, Josiah Pack 10. W: Arden Conyers 16

Richard Winn 43, Laurens Academy 40

RW: Lawson Wade 14, Drew Spires 14, Caulder 6, Stuck 4, Wilson 3, Stewart 2.

Midland Valley 62, Chapin 51

C: Tyson Ray 20, Perry Armstead 12

Aiken 55, White Knoll 46

Dreher 52, Camden 38

C: Israel Macklin 10, Dre Wilson 10, Sweetenburg 5, Hunter 5, Stratford 4, Doby 2, Simon 2. D: Barr 9, Lominack 7, Owens 14, Glasscho 8, Moss 8, Tucker 2, Brown 2, Baker 2.

Lexington 56, Summerville 50 (OT)

L: Evie Godfrey 17, Lindsay Garner 10, Lytes 8.

Strom Thurmond 51, Gilbert: 46

Spring Valley 75, Dutch Fork 72

SV: JaiDah Liebert 21, Madison Entzminger 12, Imari Humphrey 10

Westwood 58, Blythewood 50

W: Jessica Woods 19, Korletta Daniels 12, Thanna Davis 12, Omeire 2, Makiah Thompson 10, Johnson 3.

Midland Valley 52, Chapin 48

Class 5A Boys

1. Dorman; 2. Goose Creek; 3. Conway; 4. Byrnes; 5. Lexington; 6. Summerville; 7. TL Hanna; 8. Ashley Ridge; 9. Carolina Forest; 10. Hillcrest

Class 5A Girls

1. Stratford; 2. Woodmont; 3. Rock Hill; 4. Summerville; 5. Spring Valley; 6. Mauldin; 7. Lexington; 8. Sumter; 9. Wando; 10. Fort Dorchester

Class 4A Boys

1. North Augusta; 2. Lancaster; 3. Wilson; 4. Irmo; 5. Greenville; 6. Indian Land; 7. Westside; 8. Catawba Ridge; 9. Greer; 10. West Florence

Class 4A Girls

1. North Augusta; 2. South Pointe; 3. South Florence; 4. Westwood; 5. AC Flora; 6. Pickens; 7. Hartsville; 8. Greer; 9. Westside; 10. Bluffton

Class 3A Boys

1. Crestwood; 2. Orangeburg-Wilkinson; 3. Chester; 4. Clinton; 5. Daniel; 6. Wren; 7. Marlboro County; 8. North Charleston; 9. Lake City; 10. Manning

Class 3A Girls

1. Southside; 2. Camden; 3. Wren; 4. Phillip Simmons; 5. Gilbert; 6. Blue Ridge; 7. Crestwood; 8. Lower Richland; 9. West Oak; 10. Marlboro County

Class 2A Boys

1. Gray Collegiate; 2. Wade Hampton; 3. Oceanside Collegiate; 4. Keenan; 5. Strom Thurmond; 6. Newberry; 7. Landrum; 8. Andrew Jackson; 9. Woodland; 10. Columbia

Class 2A Girls

1. Keenan; 2. Gray Collegiate; 3. Andrew Jackson; 4. Bishop England; 5. Silver Bluff; 6. Barnwell; 7. Fairfield Central; 8. Kingstree; 9. Strom Thurmond’ 10. Saluda

Class A Boys

1. Great Falls; 2. Scott’s Branch; 3. Christ Church; 4. High Point Academy; 5. Denmark-Olar; 6. Calhoun County’ 7. Southside Christian; 8. Hannah-Pamlico; 9. Johnsonville; 10. North

Class A Girls

1. Military Magnet; 2. Denmark-Olar; 3. High Point Academy; 4. Lake View; 5. Christ Church; 6. Carvers Bay; 7. Calhoun Falls; 8. McBee; 9. Cross; 10. Latta

A woman with intellectual disabilities in the care of the state is now recovering after she was hit by a car, late at night on a Summerville road.

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - A woman with intellectual disabilities in the care of the state is now recovering after she was hit by a car, late at night on a Summerville road.

Now, her family is asking how that was even possible in the first place.

It was sometime between 12:30 and 12:42 a.m. on Oct. 16 when a car hit Mary Williams who was walking along Miles Jamison Road.

Williams, a 42-year-old, has intellectual disabilities and a depressive disorder.

She is a longtime resident, or consumer as they’re referred to, of the Coastal Regional Center, one of five state-run facilities for adults with disabilities run by the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.

P.J. Perea, a spokesman for DDSN, said Williams was able to leave the facility around midnight. A Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office report states dispatch was not called until 12:24 a.m. regarding a consumer that was “walking along the roadway.”

By the time the authorities arrived on the scene, it was already too late.

She was found in bad shape, with fractures in her spine, hips, arms and face requiring multiple surgeries. She was on a ventilator, and her family says she almost didn’t make it.

Williams’ aunt and guardian Ruby Jones didn’t realize how bad it was until she saw her in the hospital.

“That was a difficult moment,” Jones said. “I was hurt, I was disappointed. Surprised would not have been a term that I would have used for what was going on. I was angry.”

The family is thanking God she’s alive and recovering, but she still remains bedridden, unable to do even the smallest task.

“We figured with her being in the Coastal Center. She would have been safe. She would have been protected and this situation should have never happened,” Williams’s cousin, Nicole Nick, said.

Williams was hit about a half-mile from the main entrance and several blocks down the road near Alwyn Boulevard. Ironically, that’s the entrance to the subdivision Nick lives in.

She thinks of her cousin and that night, every time she drives home.

“I was trying to understand, how something like that could have occurred,” Jones said.

When Live 5 Investigates asked to interview an administrator of the department, a spokesman declined. When asked why, they said it was “due to the nature of the incident [the department] felt it best to release a statement rather than conduct an interview.”

For Charleston lawyer and state representative Marvin Pendarvis, this story is a personal one. His big sister, Janae Pendarvis lives at the facility, too.

He tells us she’s been able to escape twice this year.

“Janae could as very well been the young lady that was hit by a car,” he said. “There was one incident where she had gotten so far down Miles Jamison road that a couple saw her, she was in a gown, and it was clear that she was lost... she needed to be driven back.”

An email to management from a former administrator obtained by Live 5 Investigates accuses staff of failing to intervene when another consumer has a “meltdown.”

She asks if staff can work to prevent her from leaving the building in the future, as the resident making it to the road is “becoming an everyday situation” and she worries about this consumer’s safety.

Dozens of pages obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request detail the ongoing problems with staff at the facility, though some were completely redacted, the department citing “privacy” as the reason.

One incident details an altercation between staff and a consumer in January 2022, where the consumer reportedly pushed, grabbed and pulled their hair and eventually put a staff member “in a chokehold.”

Management formally scolded one staff member who stood aggressively with “balled up fists” at the consumer, and another staff member left the campus during this fight for “personal business.”

Both were given a one-day suspension.

Another employee was suspended for one day for “failure to report an allegation of abuse” for an unknown incident.

“My mom has expressed these same concerns time and time and time again. We always talk about, they seem to be understaffed [and] the staff that they do have, they don’t seem to be equipped to handle the patients that are there,” Pendarvis said.

Over the Summer, SLED charged three former workers with “abuse of a vulnerable adult.”

Jones says her niece was the victim in that case, having been informed by SLED via phone.

“Of course, she always said things but because of her illness, sometimes they were kind of overlooked because... it’s not always accurate,” Jones said.

The agency reports surveillance video showed them hitting and kicking her, one watching it all happen. Williams reportedly received “minor injuries” at the time.

“I had no idea,” Jones said. “I really feel kind of hurt that she was not better protected.”

For these families, their hands are tied. Jones is unable to provide the full-time care that her niece requires access to. It’s a similar story for Pendarvis.

“The reality is there aren’t many facilities that are able to handle people with special needs and disabilities to the degree that my sister has them,” Pendarvis said.

Live 5 Investigates has previously reported concerns from staff members about understaffing, long shifts and little pay.

A year-long state audit of the department has been completed, at state Senator Katrina Shealy’s request.

She points out this is step one to finding a solution, for the hundreds of vulnerable people and their families who rely on the state.

“You can’t fix something if you don’t know what the problems are,” Sen. Shealy said.

It’s not scheduled to be published until early next year.

“The goal is to correct the problems, streamline the problems and make the agency more accountable,” she added.

As for Williams, her aunt now visits nearly every day, sometimes three times a day, to help bathe and feed her at the nursing home she’s recovering at.

Though where she will now call home is uncertain, her family is sure of one thing, she won’t be returning to the state’s care.

“Unfortunately, I don’t have the confidence that she will be safe at Coastal,” Jones said.

If you have a story or a tip you’d like for us to investigate, you can call our tip line 843-402-5678 or email us at tips@live5news.com.

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Summerville, SC – QC Kinetix (Summerville) is pleased to offer an alternative way to naturally relieve pain caused by mild or severe sports injuries. The clinic uses regenerative medicine, a regimen that borrows from several multi-disciplines to help athletes, avid hikers, adventurers, and gym enthusiasts to experience pain relief and reduce pain-causing symptoms like swelling, stiffness, cramping, redness, and warmth. The QC sports medicine treatment is designed to target joint pain and musculoskeletal injuries and is tailored to the patient’s unique health needs.

Injuries caused by sporting activities result in physical pain and prematurely curtail one’s athletic career. Most athletes have been advised that surgeries are their only way out to get back to the field. Fortunately, QC Kinetix (Summerville) rules out these invasive treatments by using regenerative medicine to treat mild or chronic joint pain, tendon/ligament tears, golfer’s elbow, torn Achilles tendon, tennis elbow, and torn rotator cuff. The pain control clinic combines traditional sports injury treatment and regenerative therapies to create an ideal health restoration atmosphere that helps athletes regain their competitive edge within no time.

In addition, regenerative sports medicine helps athletes and other sports personnel to evade the high costs and long recovery periods associated with surgeries. Unlike surgeries, the therapies barely have any downtime allowing the patient to resume their profession almost immediately. The medical providers at the clinic offer personalized, concierge-level services to every patient getting treated at their facility to enable them to recuperate fully. The board-certified physicians routinely check the progress of the personalized treatments to ensure they are working as expected. Their aim is to improve joint function and quality of life of their patients.

“Our biologic treatments are safer because they utilize the body’s natural restoration mechanisms to help you recover without going under the knife – something that is much riskier and often comes with a host of long-term side effects. If you are experiencing chronic body pain and would prefer less invasive types of treatment options, regenerative medicine may be a useful pain relief solution.” The clinic’s spokesperson said.

Recent estimates have it that two-thirds of Americans suffer shoulder discomfort. While the causes can vary from direct injuries to degenerative conditions, other major causes include arthritis, bone spurs, bursitis, dislocation, torn cartilage, or rotator cuff due to sports injuries. Most people usually treat minor shoulder pain with ice, rest, and relaxation. However, serious damage to the cartilage or tendons may impede home recovery. This is why they should consider Summerville shoulder pain treatment from professionals such as those at QC Kinetix, who provide a lasting solution.

QC Kinetix (Summerville) is located at 1565 Rose Dr Unit B, Summerville, SC, 29483, United States. For more about their Summerville office, call the clinic at (843) 303-9825 or visit their website for more information on their sports medicine.

Company Name QC Kinetix (Summerville) Contact Name Marc Difronzo Phone (843) 303-9825 Address 1565 Rose Dr Unit B City Summerville State SC Postal Code 29483 Country United States Website https://qckinetix.com/charleston/summerville-sc

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