The Daily Dispatch - Wednesday, September 9, 2009

CMYK Competing ambulance firms offer services to Granville Public Records, Page 6A

Governor gets flu shot, says prevention is key for control State, Page 7A

Time has come for teacher tenure to go Opinion, Page 8A Northern’s Kevin Byrom traps the ball in Vikings win over Louisburg

BYU jumps up in new AP top 25 poll Tips for a touchdown tailgate on your home turf

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To make sure you go all the way with your backyard tailgate this fall, use these winning gameday plays from Golic and Lilly:

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Avoid a False Start. One of the most common mistakes made when lighting a charcoal grill is allowing the lighter fluid to soak in before lighting the coals. Instead add lighter fluid following lighter fluid directions, lighting immediately and letting the coals burn until they are covered in ash (about 15 minutes). Or, simply light the briquets in one easy step and be ready to cook in about 10 minutes with Kingsford® Match Light® Instant Charcoal.

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Cheap Shot. Feeding a crowd doesn’t have to cost a fortune.

There are many flavorful, inexpensive cuts of meat to choose from that are ideal for serving to a large group. Try grilling split halves of chicken instead of chicken breasts or go with skirt steak for a good beef option.

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Top Dog. Hot dogs are some of the easiest and most affordable tailgate fixings available.

Try taking them to next level by topping them with gourmet homemade toppings right from the charcoal grill, such as onions, peppers or a spicy corn relish.

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Lock In a Win. Closing the lid of a kettle grill is a good tactic to lock in flavors and turn up the heat. However, grillers should only close the lid when cooking thick foods and the grill temperature must be kept low to avoid burning food.

T WEDNESDAY, September 9, 2009 FAMILY FEATURES

his season, don’t penalize your taste buds by placing that routine, game-day pizza order when you can score rave reviews from family and friends by firing up the grill for a backyard tailgate party with all the sights, sounds and smells of the stadium. Football analyst Mike Golic and champion pitmaster Chris Lilly both believe that game-day tastes better on a charcoal grill, and are sharing their favorite tips and recipes.

Golic, a former defensive lineman and host of ESPN’s “Mike & Mike in the Morning,” knows how fun game day can be — even off the field and in his own backyard.

“Tailgating prior to kickoff is a football tradition in my family, so game days are big at my house,” said Golic. “I’m about as big of a grilling enthusiast as I am a sports fan, so any game day is a great day to be around the grill in my backyard and reconnect with my friends and family after a busy week.”

Chris Lilly, champion pitmaster and author of “Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ Book,” couldn’t agree more. He also insists that game-day grilling is one of the best ways to extend the summer and take advantage of the extra hours of sunlight provided by the extended daylight saving time period.

“Just because Labor Day weekend has come and gone, doesn’t mean it’s time to put up your grill,” said Lilly. “In fact, nothing beats the unmistakable aroma of a charcoal cookout on a crisp, fall game day with friends and family. Make sure you put a variety of tailgate favorites on the menu to win over your guests — combining salads and sides with multiple on-the-grill options for the delicious smoky flavor that charcoal adds to food.”

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Recipe created by champion pitmaster Chris Lilly, on behalf of Kingsford charcoal Makes: 4 to 6 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 1 1/2 hours 4 to 6 extra large baked potatoes 8 ounces sour cream 2 tablespoons dry ranch seasoning mix 8 ounces whipped butter or margarine 3 cups fine shredded cheddar cheese 1/3 cup chopped fresh scallions 6 to 8 slices cooked bacon, crumbled Prepare outdoor grill for indirect heat by building a charcoal fire on one side of the grill, leaving the other side void. Preheat the grill to 450°F. Wash potatoes and wrap with aluminum foil.

Place wrapped potatoes over the void side of the grill, close grill lid, and cook for 1 1/2 hours or until potatoes soften. Remove potatoes and set aside.

In small bowl, mix sour cream and ranch seasoning mix.

Cut each potato open and add butter, seasoned sour cream, cheese, scallions, and bacon bits.

For added impact, try topping your overstuffed potatoes with grilled chicken, turkey, beef or pork.

Football Analyst Mike Golic

Recipe created by football analyst, Mike Golic, on behalf of Kingsford ® charcoal Makes: 6 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes 12 fresh tomatillos, peeled and rinsed well 1 small yellow onion, peeled and coarsely chopped 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed 1 1/2 pounds flank steak Salt and pepper (to taste) 1 package Hidden Valley Ranch dry seasoning mix 1 pinch dried red pepper flakes (optional) 6 hamburger buns Salsa Verde Place tomatillos, onion and garlic on a lightly oiled baking sheet and grill over charcoal, turning often, until onion is crispy and tomatillos have burst — about three to five minutes.

Remove from grill to cool.

Once cool, place ingredients in work bowl of a food processor and puree until desired consistency. This can be done up to three days in advance if kept chilled in an air tight container.

Steak Place flank steak on a sheet of plastic wrap large enough to cover steak once folded. Season steak with salt and pepper.

Liberally dust each side of steak with ranch seasoning mix, then sprinkle with red pepper flakes, if using. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and chill for one to two hours.

Remove steak from refrigerator about 15 minutes before grilling over charcoal.

Unwrap steak and grill over medium heat for five to seven minutes on each side or until an internal temperature of 150°F — allow the steak to rest covered for five minutes.

Lightly toast hamburger rolls.

Serve steak sliced over rolls and generously topped with salsa verde.

Play It Safe. When it comes to grilling, safety comes first.

Make sure the grill rests securely on the ground and that it’s located away from fences, deck railings and shrubbery that could be ignited by a sudden flare-up or flying spark.

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Forum for Sheriff, police jurisdiction squabble Henderson Lawmakers drawn into fray over whether police can operate in the county candidates

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

A forum for candidates for Henderson mayor and City Council is set for Sept.

20 in the Vance County Commission meeting room at 122 Young St. The gathering, which will be from 3 p.m.-5:15 p.m., is being sponsored by the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, the Dispatch, the Internet Web site Home in Henderson and radio station WIZS. The format will give each opposed candidate a chance to make an opening statement of 60 seconds, followed by questions from a panel represented by the media.

And the public will be given the chance to submit questions in advance of the forum through the media.

Each opposed candidate will be given the chance to respond to each question within 60 seconds. And each opposed candidate will be given 60 seconds to make closing statements.

Unopposed candidates additionally are welcome to make opening and closing statements.

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Vance’s three local legislators and the Chamber of Commerce might try to help the City Council and Sheriff Peter White solve his differences with Henderson Police Chief Keith Sidwell over jurisdiction in the county.

The possibility was mentioned Tuesday by State Sen. Doug Berger during an interview.

He said the legislators and

Chamber officials might help arrange a meeting between the City Council and White “so they can work out a coherent plan of action.”

Besides himself, White Berger was referring to Rep. Jim Crawford and Rep. Michael Wray, who was initially contacted by the Sheriff by telephone.

According to Berger, White had

Champion Pitmaster Chris Lilly

sought information from Wray about a State general statute governing law enforcement jurisdictions.

“It’s not uncommon for issues of Sidwell jurisdiction and exercise of power to come up,” Berger said Tuesday. He called White and Sidwell “dedicated law enforcement leaders who are committed to protecting the public.”

Since the Sheriff was elected and so were the members of City Council, Berger said, White should meet with them after the Oct. 3 election which could produce some seat changes.

Berger pointed out that Sidwell was appointed by the City Council.

Something of a turf dispute developed last May between the Sheriff and the Chief over

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Who’s to pick up the trash?

Daily Dispatch/ASHLEY STEVEN AYSCUE

Splish, splash . . .

A Dodge SUV drives through a pool of water flowing out of this hydrant on Alexander Avenue Tuesday afternoon. The City was flushing the water pipes in the area.

City weighs using private company

By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

The Henderson City Council at a Tuesday night work session for the first time heard details about whether to continue to keep the sanitation services under city control or to turn the services over to a private company, with six additional control the lone proposal for the stations. They will make latter coming from Waste possible tactical communi- Industries. cations channels that can The purpose of the more be used by all local agenthan one hour meeting was cies that have access to the informational, so no recomVIPER system. mendation was made by The tactical channels City Manager Ray Griffin, are considered critical to Assistant City Manager “local interagency interop- Frank Frazier and City erability,” according to Public Works Director Short.

Linda Leyen, but Griffin Short said the overall said that, either way, there change will eliminate a are going to be huge costs number of “life safety isthe city could not absorb sues” that exist with the this current fiscal year. communications system According to Griffin, the cost to revamp Please see VIPER, page 3A the Henderson-provided once-weekly garbage pickup and once-everytwo-weeks recyclables pickup would require an additional $220,000, while the estimate to convert to Waste Industries would be $250,000-$255,000. in favor of providing staff “I think, intuitively, assistance, some matching when we started this money and some operatreview we realized there ing money when the time were going to be some comes. costs there,” Griffin said. “I His organization, think we were surprised at Franklin said, is asking the numbers that we came that the county manager’s up with when we looked at staff work with a core it.

And that’s when we sat group representing local farmers, the Vance County back and said, ‘This is real interesting.’”

Cooperative Extension Presently, in Hender-

End-user VIPER gear purchase OK’d County already has communications towers all agencies can use

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Vance Commissioners agreed Tuesday night to spend 55,337 county dollars to get 284,940 federal dollars to buy portable and mobile radios some local emergency personnel need to use the VIPER communications system.

The acronym for the state-wide program stands for Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders.

The total amount — which is made possible

by the Federal Assistance to Fire Fighters Grant Program — for VIPER end-user equipment is $316,600.

The City of Henderson will be asked to pay half of the $29,021 match.

Volunteer fire departments that will get some of the equipment include: Cokesbury, Drewry, Epsom, Hicksboro, Kittrell, Kerr Lake, Townsville, and Watkins.

Other departments are Vance County Fire, City of Henderson Fire and Vance County Rescue Squad.

Due to severe interference on the existing VHF fire-paging frequency, Brian Short, director of Emergency Management for vance, said, “We have applied for and have been awarded an alternate frequency for paging and VHF communications through the FCC (Federal Communications Commission).”

To take advantage of that, he explained, will require $9,400 or less to reprogram the pagers for all volunteer departments.

The grant also includes

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Growing a new farmers’ market in Vance

Henderson Lorraine M. Fields, 55 James A. Goodrich, 89 Dorothy E. Mitchell, 83 Kittrell Joseph K. Bowen Sr., 79 Warren County Tronn D. Carson, 39 Willie H. Hargrove, 80

Supporters ask Commissioners to endorse efforts to obtain grants for the project

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For more ways to bring the tailgate home, including additional tips and recipes from both Golic and Lilly, visit ESPN.com/Kingsford. While there, find out how to enter to win a trip for four to football’s biggest game in Miami. Mike Golic will be there, too, to hang out with the winners at a pregame tailgate.

By AL WHELESS Daily Dispatch Writer

Seeking to build a new Vance County Regional Farmers’ Market, the Farm Bureau and a group Obituaries, 4A of growers asked the Board of Commissioners Tuesday night to endorse their efforts to obtain grants for the project.

According to Sam Franklin of the Farm

Bureau, a yet-to-be-determined non-profit agency would build the center — which could cost $500,000 — and turn it over to Vance County.

At the end of the presentation, Chairman Dan Brummitt referred the request to the board’s Planning Committee.

Brummitt also mentioned that “the proper people” employed by the

county would be available to help with the grant process.

The request could come before the Commissioners at their regular meeting in October.

“We are in the process of re-engineering the county’s economy,” said Commissioner Danny Wright.

“I think it is a good project and I will support it.”

Wright also said he was

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

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Variety Wholesalers has contributed $1,000 to support the upcoming season for the Henderson Community Concert Association (HCCA) as a platinum sponsor. The HCCA celebrates 25 years of providing entertainment to the community this fall, opening on Sept. 14 with Daniel Rodriguez. Shown (from left) are Janet Shafer, who was in charge of business contributions for the HCCA; Jane Frazier, president of the HCCA; and Frances N. Winslow, vice president of human resources for Variety Wholesalers. All concerts are held in the VanceGranville Community College Civic Center. Admission is by season ticket. To join or get additional information about the 2009-2010 series, call (252) 430-8640.

Economic Development Commission — The Downtown Oxford Economic Development Commission will meet at 8 a.m. in the mayor’s conference room on the second floor of City Hall, 300 Williamsboro St. Wednesday Farmer’s market — The Wednesday Farmer’s Market, located near the track behind the Henderson Family YMCA, 380 Ruin Creek Road, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. selling local produce. The market is sponsored by the YMCA, the Vance County Cooperative Extension Service and Maria Parham Medical Center. Venders interested in selling at the market should contact Wayne Rowland at 438-8188.

Oxford Farmers’ Market — The Oxford Farmers’ Market, located on the corner of McClanahan and Lanier streets across from the police station in Oxford, is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thursday Kerr-Tar RPO — The Kerr-Tar Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO) is having a Rural Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the Oxford Public Works Facility in Oxford. The public is encouraged to attend.

More information, including an agenda and directions to the meeting, can be viewed on the Internet at www.kerrtarcog. org/rpo.

4-H meeting — Warren County 4-H will hold an interest meeting for potential volunteers at the Warren County Extension Officefrom 6-8 p.m. To register for the meeting or to obtain more information, contact Erin Bain, 4-H youth development extension agent at 257-3640 or erin_bain@ncsu.edu.

Parks and Rec meeting — The Henderson-Vance Parks & Recreation Commission will meet at noon at Aycock Recreation Center, 307 Carey Chapel Road.

Childbirth classes — Prepared childbirth education classes are held at Granville Medical Center, 1010 College St., in Oxford, every Thursday night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room. The classes are designed for pregnant women between 24-32 weeks of pregnancy. However, since class sizes are limited and advance registration is required, the instructors recommend that women who are expecting a baby sign up as early as possible. Every effort will be made to fit them into a class series that is close to their due date.

Women who are scheduled to deliver their babies at any hospital are welcome to attend. To register for the classes, call the Childbirth Education Department at (919) 690-3208.

Retired School Personnel — The Vance County Unit of the North Carolina Retired School Personnel will meet at 11 a.m. at the Western Sizzlin’ on Ruin Creek Road in Henderson.

Each member is asked to bring a prospective member. Any one who needs transportation to the meeting should contact Louise Kelley at 438-8071 or W.T. Ramey III at 492-3096.

Chess Club — The Henderson/Vance Chess Club, affiliated with the U. S. Chess Federation, meets at the First United Methodist Church from 6 to 9:30 p.m. All are welcome, adults and youths, novice or experienced. For more information, call Rudy Abate at 438-4459 (days) or 738-0375 (evenings).

Lions Club — The Henderson Lions Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Henderson Country Club. The guest speaker will be Karen Catalana, a member of the club. She will be speaking on what it’s like to be a Lion’s Club member. Those who are interested in membership in the club should call Randy Oxendine, president, at 438-8034 or send an e-mail to oxendine@nc.rr.com.

Friday Tractor show — The ninth annual Justice Community Antique Tractor, Car and Engine Show will be held today and tomorrow in the Justice community of Franklin County on N.C. 581, nine miles north of Spring Hope. Events include a parade of cars and tractors, music and entertainment, events for children, craft demonstrations, a bake sale and more. An auction of antique farm items will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow.

For more information, call (919) 853-3161.

Granville Chamber — Granville County Economic Development Director Jay Tilley will make a presentation at 8 a.m. to the Granville Chamber of Commerce’s Government Forum Committee at the Economic Development Commission office, 310 Williamsboro St., Oxford.

Fundraiser — Mums in a variety of colors will be on sale at the John 3:16 Center, 407 East End Ave., Littleton (next to Hagwood’s Car Wash) from 2-6 p.m. and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mums can also be ordered in advance. For more information and to place an order, call (252) 586-1800.

Weight loss group — TOWN (Take Off Weight Now), a non-profit weight loss group, will meet at Aycock Recreation Center at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend.

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Seasonal and H1N1 flu seminar to be held at senior center The Vance County Senior Center will sponsor an information seminar on seasonal flu and the H1N1 flu on Sept.

17 at 11:15 a.m. in the dining room. Wendy Smith, RN,

emergency preparedness coordinator for the GranvilleVance District Health Department, will be the guest speaker. She will explain the difference between the

two, give general information about both, discuss ways to protect oneself, provide information regarding the vaccine campaign for both the seasonal flu and H1N1

flu, and answer any questions attendees may have.

The senior center is located at 126 S. Garnett St. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call 430-0257.

Tickets for ‘Fall for the Arts’ tour at Lake Gaston now available Tickets are now on sale for the “Fall for the Arts” tour at Lake Gaston which will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 24. This year’s

event will feature seven homes in the same northwest quadrant of the lake (the Bridge, Route 903 to the Virginia Border). The event

will feature great food and twice as many artists as last year. Tickets are $35 and available at the Lake Gaston Chamber of Commerce

and Mary Sherwood Lake Living through Oct. 18. All proceeds will benefit O-Sail, a non-profit benefiting Lake Gaston communities.

‘Aging With Gusto’ conference coming up Sept. 15 in Oxford Food, fun and “learnin’ ” are all on tap for the annual “Aging With Gusto” conference scheduled for Sept.

15 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Oxford. It’s not too late to register, but you need to hurry! Call a friend and sign up!

The class topics are: “TaiChi – Go With the Flow;” “Jump Start – Begin a Healthy Lifestyle with Seated Exercise;” “Cook Smart, Eat Smart;” “Managing Your Finances – Organize to Win;” and

“Long-Term Care – Preparing for Tomorrow.”

Fliers with registration forms are available at the Granville County Senior Center and at the Granville County Extension Center at 208 Wall St., Oxford. Or, you can access a brochure with registration form on-line at http://granville.ces.ncsu. edu/content/AWG. A new feature this year is the silent auction, sponsored by the Extension Volunteer Association. You may

VGCC criminal justice students collect school supplies for kids Students and instructors of the criminal justice program at Vance-Granville Community College are completing a service project to help local children in foster care. They will collect donations of school supplies, hygiene products, comfort items, gently used luggage and backpacks, and monetary donations on Saturday at Chick-fil-A in Henderson between 8 a.m. and noon.

VGCC students are conducting the project in conjunction with the

Wayne Kinton Authorized Agent (252) 438-2635 wayne@cmiins.com

Vance County and Warren County departments of social services. Donations will benefit children in the foster care system in those counties by seeking to meet their immediate needs. The project is an example of “service-learning,” an innovative teaching and learning strategy that integrates community service with academic instruction.

For more information, call VGCC criminal justice instructor Andrea Ferguson at 738-3441.

Call me for information on: • Individual Plans • Medicare Supplement Insurance • Dental Plans for Individuals • Health Savings Accounts

preview the items for auction at http://granville.ces. ncsu.edu/content/Auction.

Bids will be taken at the conference from 8:45-9:30 a.m. and during the lunch hour.

The conference, jointly sponsored by the Granville County Extension Center and Granville County Senior Services, will be held at the Oxford Baptist Church, 147 Main St. in Oxford. The registration fee is $10 per person.

Registration and payment

is being received in person or by mail at the Granville County Senior Center at 120 Orange St., Oxford, N.C., 27565. Make checks payable to: Granville Aging Project. Register early to get into your first choice in classes. For additional information or a flier, call Sandy Ruble at (919) 6031350 or Angela Wright at senior services at (919) 693-1930.

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son’s sanitation operation, there is one superintendent, three drivers, three haulers, one worker assigned to recycling, one worker assigned to a boom truck to pick up heavy items, two workers assigned to a brush hauling truck and one worker who is called a “floater.�

Three of the workers are temporary employees: Two of the haulers and the floater.

Griffin said the superintendent will remain with the city.

The city has three garbage trucks, four, five and six years old; one truck, 12- years-old, for hauling brush; one truck, 17-yearsold, to haul recyclables; and two spare trucks. One spare is 17-years-old and the other spare is 15-years-old.

Frazier said there are three options: • To go with Waste Industries for backdoor or curbside garbage pickups, with curbside recycling, with the consumer price index to be the escalating cost factor.

Waste Industries additionally would provide 95-gallon containers for garbage, 65-gallon containers for recyclables and three new trucks for services, with one driver per truck. • To have the city continue services with a revamped fleet, but with curbside garbage pickup and curbside recycling, including with 65-gallon containers.

Frazier said the other option, to do nothing, is something the staff strongly

does not recommend.

The city’s rate for the present backdoor sanitation service, with curbside recycling, is $9.90 per month, with the total revenues estimated to be $634,273. • To go to privatization for backdoor sanitation service, with curbside recycling, would increase the rate to $18.27, with total revenues estimated to be at $1.17 million.

Here is a breakdown up to from Fiscal Year to 2010 to Fiscal Year 2013: Fiscal year 2010-11 backdoor: The rate would be $13.79 if the services are handled by the city, which would include allowing floaters in driver and puller positions and adding debt service to acquire two new garbage trucks and one new truck for recycling.

And the revenues would be $883,301. The rate would be $18.82 if the services are handled by Waste Industries. And the revenues would be $1.21 million.

Fiscal Year 2010-11 curbside garbage and recycling: The rate would be $13.32 if the services are handled by the city. And the revenues would be $853,301. The rate wouldbe $13.88 if the services are handled

by Waste Industries. And the revenues would be $889,264.

Fiscal Year 2011-12 curbside garbage and recycling: The rate would be $12.78 if the services are handled by the city, factoring in eliminating two positions by attrition. And the revenues would be $818,789.

The rate would be $14.30 if

the services are handled by Waste Industries. And the revenues would be $916,172.

Fiscal Year 2011-12 backdoor garbage and curbside recycling: The rate would be $14.09 if the services are handled by the city. And the revenues would be $902,606.

The rate would be $19.38 if the services were handled by Waste Industries. And the revenues would be $1.24 million.

Fiscal Year 2012-13 curbside garbage and recycling: The rate would be $13.07 if the services are handled by the city. And the revenues would be $837,352. The rate would be $14.73 if the services are handled by Waste Industries. And the revenues would be $943,722.

Fiscal Year 2012-13 backdoor garbage and curbside recycling: The rate would be $15.10 if the services are handled by the city, which would add one new garbage truck. And the revenues would be $967,352.

The rate would be $19.92 if the services are handled by Waste Management. And the revenues would be $1.27 million.

Of the city’s present $9.90 rate, Griffin said, “We’re under-priced because we’re not properly staffed and we don’t have an equipment replacement plan that deals with what it should be doing.�

Griffin said the city’s service costs should really be $13.79.

Griffin said, “Backdoor service is a wonderful service,� but is expensive because of the labor intensity involved.

Leyen said her main concern is employee safety and cited stories of what has happened with crews having to do backdoor service with garbage bags or containers of varying sizes, along with having to handle the city’s 18-gallon containers for recyclables. “We’ve had dog bites. I’ve have needle sticks that I’ve had to deal with. I had one employee who grabbed a bag and there was broken glass in it and it sliced the side of his hand open,� Leyen said.

And Leyen noted the worker hurt by the needles had to undergo testing for HIV and had to undergo shots to protect against getting Hepatitis B. “And one of the guys told me that he pulled the top off and a rat came out and grabbed on the front of the shirt and he grabbed him by the tail and slung him,�

Leyen said in citing another worker. “They shouldn’t have to work like this,� Leyen said.

Leyen said she spoke with a representative of the N.C. League of Municipalities, which carries the city’s worker compensation.

According to Leyen, the city could see a $100,000 savings over a half-decade by going to a private hauler, provided the city moves existing employees elsewhere, with eliminations through attrition probably meaning an even greater savings.

Councilman Bernard Alston was absent.

According to Short, local responders can use the system at no cost and only need to supply themselves with the necessary “enduser� equipment to access the network.

It results in a seamless digital two-way system that will enable them to communicate anywhere in the county and beyond, he explained.

On July 26, Phase I of the VIPER access project was launched at the Vance County E-911 Center using

Homeland Security and other grant money, Short said.

The application for the radios was submitted on behalf of all city and county fire and rescue agencies to the Federal Assistance to Fire Fighters Grant Program through the Hicksboro Volunteer Fire Department, but was regional in nature, he said.

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Emergency response people are currently not able to adequately talk with each other or with the E-911 Communications Center in certain areas of the county and the City of Henderson, he explained.

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He said it has long been his department’s intent to connect the county’s public safety communications system to the “800 MHz spectrum� using the VIPER network.

Vance already has seven communications towers which offer overlapping, county-wide coverage at a cost of $6.5 million.

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Joseph K. Bowen Sr. KITTRELL — Joseph Keister “Joe” Bowen, Sr., age 79, a resident of 6333 Raleigh Road, passed away peacefully at his home on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2009.

After a lifetime of labor aiding the many friends and citizens of neighboring communities, he is truly at rest from his labors. Born on May 10, 1930 in Halifax County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Ottis Lee Bowen and Louise Evelyn Scott Bowen.

After moving to Vance County, Mr. Bowen served as a prison guard at the former Gillburg Prison Department, and later became an auto mechanic at 7-11 Shell on Raleigh Road where he met, befriended, and aided many of our town’s citizens. After several years, he turned to heavy equipment mechanic work with S.T. Wooten Construction Co. In his later years, he became a driver for Sherman & Boddie Trucking in Oxford where he worked until he became disabled.

Mr. Bowen was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church where he was a former Sunday school teacher.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.

Thursday at New Hope Baptist Church by the Rev. Henry Abbott and the Rev. Lemar Wheeler.

Burial will follow in the Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Granville County.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Campbell Bowen of the home; three daughters, Brenda Wright and husband, Randy, of Henderson, Joanne Williams and

Tron D. Carson WARREN COUNTY — Tron DeVaughn Carson, 39, was born Nov. 29, 1969, in Washington, D.C., to Miriam J. Spruill Carson Green and Grover D. Carson. He died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009.

He attended Green Acres School in Rockville, Md., and graduated from St. Andrews Episcopal High School. He continued his education at Brown University, where he received a double major bachelor’s degree in European History and Electrical Engineering. Later he continued his education at the University of Virginia, studying law.

In 1980, he was baptized and joined Potomac Baptist Church in Sterling, Va. He was employed many years as a contractor. Most recently, he worked at the American Chemical Society. He owned two companies, Strategic Software Development, a software engineering company, and more recently Grassroots Developments, serving as the chief technology

husband, Bud, of Kittrell, and Renee’ Carroll of Durham; two sons, Joseph Keister Bowen, Jr. “Kenny” and wife, Cyndi, and Curtis Pugh and wife, Julie of Granville County; ten grandchildren, Charles “Chuck” Strother, Jr. and wife, Glenda of Henderson, Elizabeth Smith-Gales and husband Scott of Raleigh, Bobbi Jo Squires and husband, Donnie of Raleigh, Curt Pugh and wife, Beth, April Clayton and husband, Gray all of Stovall, Joseph Bowen, III “Matt”, Bryan Bowen, Kellie Bowen, and Nolan Bowen all of Oxford, and Alexes Carroll of Durham; eight greatgrandchildren, Eddie Smith, Jr. “EJ”, Meagan Smith, and Christa Gales of Raleigh, Jonathan, Brittany and Joshua Strother of Henderson, and Danny and Johnny Clayton of Stovall; one brother, Harvey Richard Bowen and wife, Peggy, of Bristol, Tennessee; and one sister, Louise Evelyn Bowen and husband, Bill Steele, of Oxford. He was preceded in death by one brother, Ottis Lee Bowen, Jr; and one sister, Lois Inez Eary.

The family will receive friends today from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at J.M. White Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the home of Joanne and Bud Williams at 6333 Raleigh Road.

Serving as active pallbearers will be Melvin Campbell, Jr., Johnny Williams, Adam Williams, Mike Edwards, Durwood Campbell, Steve Poole, Daniel Orr, and Eddie Davis.

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Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m.

Thursday at the Greater Lovely Hill Baptist Church in the Embro community of Warren County, where the Rev. W.W. Faulcon is pastor. The Rev. Ralph Dukes, pastor of Beacon Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Herndon, Va., will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

He is survived by his mother, Miriam Green; father, Grover Carson; his brother, Donald Carson; his stepsister, Carla Green; and stepbrother, Donnell Green.

The body may be viewed today from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. and at the church one hour before the service.

Arrangements are by R.H. Green Funeral Home of Warrenton.

Lorraine M. Fields

Center. She was born in Vance County and was the daughter of Rassie and Selma Moore.

She joined St. Mary A.M.E. Church at an early age and attended the Vance County public schools. She also attended Kittrell College and worked in home health care.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary A.M.E. Zion Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Survivors include two sisters, Hazel Hayes and Elaine Yancey, both of Henderson; and a brother, John Leonard of Henderson.

The family will receive friends today from 6 to 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home and at other times will be at the residence of Hazel Hayes, 16 Fox Trail.

Arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

James A. Goodrich HENDERSON — James Alexander Goodrich, 89, of 1610 Parker Lane, Henderson, died Sunday, Sept.

6, 2009, at a local nursing home. Born in Dinwiddie County, Va., he was the son of the late Benjamin Hiram Goodrich and Sue Steed Goodrich. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alma Vick Goodrich, on Dec. 16, 2005. They were married on Aug. 30, 1941, in Newsoms, Va. Mr. Goodrich was a member of First United Methodist Church. He became a Master Mason in Royal Hart Lodge #497 in Littleton on Aug. 26, 1963.

He served in the United States Army in World War II with the 30th Traffic and Regulation Group in the South Pacific, the Phillipines, and Korea. He received an honorable discharge as Master Sergeant at Fort Bragg on July 31, 1946. He had a lifetime career with Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, with his final occupation as Freight Agent and Public Relations Contact Representative in Henderson. He retired on April 29, 1983.

A graveside funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at 2 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. George D. Speake.

Surviving are his daughter, Kay Goodrich Eichhorn of Greensboro; and a brother, Thad C. Goodrich of Henderson.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a

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Service and the Farm Bureau in applying for grants.

The Cooperative Extension Service would provide the training and technical expertise to support the local farmers, he explained.

Franklin said the County would operate the center at an estimated cost of $18,000 a year for a Willie H. Hargrove part-time director.

Development of criteria WARREN COUNTY — Willie Hazel Hargrove, 80, to find a site for the center of 201 Church St., Warren, is being done by repredied Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, sentatives of agriculture, at her residence.

Mary Helen Jones of the Funeral services will Cooperative Extension be conducted at 1 p.m.

Service, Henderson City Wednesday at Cooks Manager Ray Griffin and Chapel Baptist Church in County Manager Jerry Warrenton. The Rev. Tony Ayscue.

Cozart will officiate and A complete revitalizaburial will follow in the tion would give local King Burchette Cemetery farmers a better venue in Warrenton. to sell their fruits, vegShe is survived by a etables, preserves, baked daughter, Hazel Lizine goods, other value-added Hargrove of Woodbridge, Va.; two sons, Odell Byron products, cut flowers and plants, Franklin said.

Hargrove and Allen TyHe added that the moverone Hargrove; six grandment toward sustainable children; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mary communities makes a lot of sense.

Parham of Chesapeake, Farmers need a place Va., and Ernestine Barber of Philadelphia, Pa.; and to sell their wares that is two brothers, John W. as convenient as the local Burchette of Washington, grocery store, and the D.C., and Charles Edward public needs a place to buy Burchette of Philadelphia, fresh, wholesome produce, Pa. Franklin said.

The body was on view “A farmer’s market will Tuesday from 11 a.m. link the farmer with his until 7 p.m. at Boyd’s Funeral Service Chapel in Warrenton.

Arrangements are by Boyd’s Funeral Service of Warrenton.

sister, Elizabeth Goodrich Reid, of Norlina.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, Music Fund, 114 Church St., Henderson, N.C. 27536.

Arrangements are by Flowers Funeral Home.

city customers and can also provide a forum for healthier living through making educated decisions about nutritious food preparation,” he said.

Franklin explained that models for farmers’ markets exist in many communities.

He said a well-run farmers’ market will: • Increase the income of local farmers.

• Allow some farmers to stay on the farm where income might otherwise be limited.

• Increase the taxable value of land that will now be considered horticultural.

“Our society lives off fast food,” Franklin said.

“A stable, adequate supply of fresh fruits and vegetables will allow for healthier choices. Farmers will be introduced to sustainable and organic production practices.”

He said the center should be marketed on a regional basis, and should attract tourism. The most important part is that local farmers will receive an income, Franklin added.

Dollars spent at a farmers’ market stay in the community, he said.

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Born in Vance County on Aug. 9, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Bosher Wayland “B.W.” Eubanks and Nannie Hicks Eubanks.

She was a homemaker and a member of Raleigh Road Baptist Church.

Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Gardens.

She is survived by a sister, Irene E. Whaley of Henderson. She was preceded in death by her husband, William O. Mitchell, and her daughter, Lynda M. Bullock.

Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Vance County Relay For Life, P.O. Box 914, Henderson, N.C. 27536.

Arrangements are by J.M. White Funeral Home.

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Meanwhile, on the eve of a major health care speech by President Barack Obama, a government health insurance option overwhelmingly favored by progressive Democrats appeared to be losing critically needed support.

Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill with little sign that many of the difficult issues surrounding a health care overhaul can be easily resolved.

The proposed fines are part of a proposal from Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., a moderate who heads the influential Finance Committee. Baucus was meeting Tuesday with a small group of senators trying to engineer a bipartisan compromise to break

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Some experts consider that a bargain, since the country now spends around $2.5 trillion a year on health care.

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But the fines pose a dilemma for Obama. As a candidate, the president campaigned hard against making health insurance a requirement, saying it’s too expensive to mandate.

White House officials have since backed away somewhat from that stance, but there’s no indication that Obama would support fines.

Meanwhile, an idea that Obama supported during the campaign and has since championed appeared to be in deeper trouble. Prospects for a government insurance option appeared to be sinking fast.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters a Medicarelike plan for middle-class Americans and their families isn’t essential for him to back legislation. Hoyer’s comments came shortly after a key Democratic moderate said he could no longer back a bill that includes a new government plan.

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Perdue’s office said the average wage for the new jobs will be nearly $46,000 a year, compared to the annual wage in the county of about $40,000.

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TurboCare to add 110 jobs at N.C. plant RALEIGH (AP) — A company that provides parts and services for industrial and power company turbines and compressors plans to add another 110 jobs at its central North Carolina plant.

North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue announced Tuesday that TurboCare Inc. will expand its operations in the town of Rural Hall in Forsyth County with a $30 million investment.

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Granville named ‘Hospital of Choice’ OXFORD — The American Alliance of Healthcare Providers (AAHP) has named Granville Health System as one of the top 100 hospitals in the country in their 2009 Hospital of Choice Awards, announced Aug. 30.

This award recognizes America’s “most customerfriendly hospitals,” according to Ric Vincent Parr, President of AAHP. It is “designed to find America’s most customer-friendly hospitals based either on an extensive application process, or by a review of a facility’s public communication and staff interaction with customers,” according to a press release from the alliance.

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peppers and peanut butter.

President Barack Obama earlier this year pledged to improve the safety of the nation’s food supply, after tainted peanut butter from a Georgia plant sickened hundreds of Americans, causing one of the largest food recalls in recent history.

A spokesman for the Grocery Manufacturers Association, whose members include ConAgra Foods Inc., Kraft Foods Inc. and Nestle USA Inc., had no immediate

comment Tuesday afternoon.

FDA officials also plan to use the database to analyze national trends in food safety and will report their findings to the public.

The new reporting requirements apply to all U.S. facilities that are registered with the FDA to process, pack or hold food, with the exception of infant formula and dietary supplement makers, which have separate reporting requirements.

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•Third Annual North Carolina Hot Sauce Contest On Main Street Featuring producers from around the state (Stovall’s Gifts, 100 Main Street 11:00 AM- 3:00 PM) •Heritage Festival Featuring antiques and collectibles for sale-All Day (in the parking lot behind Remember When off Hillsboro Street) •Granville Gardeners Plant Sale Featuring an array of plants. Gardeners will also have a raffle and silent auction for unique items. (held at the Extension Office on Wall Street 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM) •Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides Free rides from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Look For Signs •Granville County Museum-September Sensations Bazaar Outside September Sensations Bazaar with various vendors on Court Street. 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Both museums will be open for viewing: Harris Exhibit Hall, 1 Museum Lane & History Museum Courtyard, 110 Court Street •2009 Charity Ride for the Children Masonic Home for Children on College Street •Run With The Lions 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM in the Littlejohn Street Parking Lot Don’t stop there! To complete your day, please plan to visit all of Oxford’s downtown shops and restaurants!

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Competing ambulance firms offer services to Granville

By DAVID IRVINE Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — At their monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, the Granville County Commissioners heard from potentially competing companies offering non-emergency ambulance services to the county.

Robert Stewart, of 4066 Salem Farm Road, made a presentation supporting an application by Phoenix Industries for a franchise to provide the services. He said that the service would take pressure off the county emergency services by providing non-emergency basic life support ambulance service.

Jesse Currin, of 614 North Country Club Drive, speaking on behalf of Basic Life Support, which holds a franchise for non-emergency ambulance services within the county, said that there is not enough need for the service to warrant a second ambulance service.

The commissioners voted to refer the Phoenix Industries application to the county Emergency Services Director to investigate to assure that there is a need and that Phoenix Industries’ equipment and premises are certified by the state.

At the request of James Tilley, Executive Director of the Granville Economic Development Commission, the commissioner adopted a resolution in favor of allowing the Town of Butner to become a member of the

commission. The by-laws of the commission state that such a membership must be approved by the participating entities, which are Granville County and the City of Oxford.

Tilley said the Oxford City Commission had approved the change earlier in the evening.

The commissioners also approved: • A proposal from Kenosis Designs to provide the second phase marketing services for the Granville Greenway Project at an estimated cost of $4,150, to be funded by a Tourism Development Grant. Kenosis is currently under contract to provide the first phase of marketing for the project.

• A security renovations project for the courthouse.

The modifications will include control of public access, security camera monitoring and replacement of the fire alarm system. Total cost of the renovations is estimated to be $133,332, of which $46,438 will be funded by a Justice Assistance Grant.

• A Memorandum of Agreement between the county and Creedmoor Fuel Service to provide fuel for county vehicles in times of disaster when the county cannot obtain fuel from local retailers.

• An application to the Local Government Commission for its approval to proceed with a $1.67 million Qualified School Construction Bond financing arrangement to acquire

property for the new southern elementary school and $600,000 Qualified Zone Academy Bond financing for school capital improvements.

• A recommendation

by County Manager Brian Alligood that the commissioners create an Energy Team to develop a plan to reduce energy and water consumption, with the aim of lowering operating costs and positioning the county to apply for energy grants available through federal stimulus funding.

• A a contract to extend water service to the residents of the Hester Road community to J.F. Wilkerson Contracting Company, which submitted the low bid of $444,603.29.

The commissioners tabled a request by the Planning Board to amend the land development ordinance to change where frontage is determined on N.C., U.S. and interstate highways, asking the county manager to clarify whether it would apply to N.C. 75.

Steven Burke, President and CEO of the Biofuels Center of North Carolina, presented goals of that organization and described the potential economic benefits to the county and the state.

At the conclusion of the open meeting, the commissioners went into closed session to discuss property acquisition.

Contact the writer at dirvine@ hendersondispatch.com.

Grand jury indicts N.C. man on murder charge TARBORO (AP) — A North Carolina grand jury has indicted a suspect on a murder charge in one of six cases being investigated by authorities.

The clerk’s office of the Edgecombe County Court

said Tuesday that Antwan Maurice Pittman was indicted on one count of first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Taraha Shenice Nicholson.

Nicholson was found strangled in March, her body

dumped along a rural road on the outskirts of Rocky Mount. Nicholson was the fifth of six women found dead in the same area.

The Edgecombe County Sheriff arrested the 31-yearold Pittman last week.

VANCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Larceny • Stanley Robertson, 52, of 385 Vance Mill Road rep Sept.

4 the theft from the residence of a .32-caliber revolver valued at $150; and 2 diamond rings, wedding ring, autographed Pete Rose jersey; 7 or 8 credit cards

and checks, no values listed.

Also reported on Sept. 7 the theft of 2 central air ulnits valued at $3,500 each.

• Dennis Williamson, 58, reported Sept. 4 the theft from 43 Pine Forest Drive of a refrigerator and a stove, no values listed.

• Milton Saunders, 43, of 534

S. Cokesbury Road reported Sept. 4 the theft of a Coleman blue/white generator valued at $750.

• Nathaniel Jefferson Parrish, of 20 Legacy Lane reported Sept. 4 the theft from a vehicle of a CD/TV player valued at $300.

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Larceny • Gregory Bowes, 37, of 413 Buckskin Lane reported Sept. 4 the theft of a Ford Ranger truck valued at $5,000 from 156 Church St. • Albanese Tamara Miller, 51, of 2799 Ringsgold Court, Lake Ridge, Va., reported Sept. 5 the theft from a vehicle at 385 Ruin Creek Road of a GPS/CD player valued at $2,000 and portable

DVD player valued at $100.

Damage to the front passenger window estimated at $100.

• Sherita Massenburg, 22, of 209 Ranes Drive. reported Sept.

4 the theft from 943 W. Andrews Ave. of the following items and their values: wood frame bedroom suite, $1,200; entertainment center, $500; living room suite, $800; refrigerator, $250; scasnner, $150; DVD player, $40; and desktop computer, $200.

• Natalie Cargill, 46, of 305 Chavasse Ave. reported Sept.

4 the theft from the residence of the following items and theri values: 62-inch Mitsubishi flat screen TV, $3,000; Sony Playstation 2, $200; CD case with CDs, $50.

• Byron McCoy, 37, of 1886 Julia Ave. reported Sept. 4 the theft from a vehicle of the following items and their values: Kenwood car stereo, $400; J.L. Audio amplifier, $425; and Hercules Hifonic amplifier, $2,000.

Damage to passenger door window, back seat and dash estimated at $500.

• Allasandro Bullock, 41, 642 East Ave. reported Sept. 6 the theft from the residence of the following items and their values: 15 team jerseys, $1,500; food items, $100; and DVD player.

Damage to exterior door and window estimated at $400.

• Foxborough Apartments, 100 Foxborough Lane, reported Sept. 4 the theft of a flatscreen TV, valued at $300, and a radio, valued at $15. Damage to a back door estimated at $300.

Property damage • Quality Investments Inc., 715 S. Garnett St. reported Sept.

6 the following damage to vehicles located at 100 Alexander Ave.: 3 windshields, passenger side rear door window, and drive side window. Damage estimated at $300 each.

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• Michael Leon Person, 44, of 413 E. Rockspring St. on Sept.

7 was served an order for arrest/ failure to appear. Bond was set at $600. Court date Sept. 22.

• Kejuan Almond Hicks, 21, of 608 Winder St. was arrested Sept. 7. Harrassing phone calls.

Bond was set at $1,500. Court date Sept. 21.

• Devonjee Kesean Branch, 20, of 521 Harriet St. was arrested Sept. 7. Order for arrest. failure to appear. Bond was set at $500. Court date Oct. 7.

• Stacy Williams, 38, of 920 David St. was arrested Sept. 7.

Threatening phone call. Domestic trespass. No bond. No court date listed.

• William Britt Grissom, 21, of 1242 Hight St. was arrested Sept. 7. Simple assault. Bond was set at $300. Court date Sept. 29.

• Catherine Powell, 36, of 394 Tower Lane was arrested Sept.

6. Second degree trespass.

Bond was set at $300. Court date Sept. 28.

• Jerry Lane Powell, 38, of 378 Tower Lane was arrested Sept. 6. Second degree trespass. Larceny. Bond was set at $300. Court date was Sept. 6.

• Marcelo James Diaz, 22, of 530 Horner St. on Sept. 4 was issued an order for arrest/failure to appear. Bond was set at $500. Court date Oct. 14.

• James T. Glover, 38, of 424 Thomas St. on Sept. 4 was issued an order for arrest/failure to appear. Bond was set at $1,000.

Court date Sept. 28.

• Lamichael Grant, 20, 524 Hight St. on Sept. 4 was served an order for arrest/failure to appear. Bond was set at $38,600.

Court date Sept. 15. * James Edward Benson, 42, of 1116 Fred Royster Road was arrested Sept. 5. Second degree trespassing. Bond was set at $300. Court date Sept. 28.

• Marsha Hart, 30, of 627 Alexander Ave. was arrested Sept. 4. Larceny. Bond was set at $300. Court date Oct. 15.

• Kim Terrell Alston, 25, of 920 David St. was arrested Sept.

7. Attempt to obtain property by false pretense. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 14.

• Jeffrey Dale Royster, 61, of 1005 Harriet St. was arrested Sept. 7. Felony larceny. Bond was set at $500. Court date Sept. 28.

• Christopher Yarborough, 22, of 202 College St. was arrested Sept. 7. Order for arrest/ failure to appear. Bond was sete at $500. Court date Sept. 28.

• Kenneth Darryl Bullock 43, of 111 S. Pinkston St. Apt. 32 was arrested Sept. 7. Misdemeanor possession of stolen goods. Felony attempt to obtain property by false pretense.

Felony forgery of instrument.

Bond was set at $1,500. Court date Sept. 14.

• Norbert Randolph Lewis, 44, of 720 Powell St. on Sept. 2 was served an order for arrest.

Misdemeanor failure to appear.

Bond was set at $300. Court date Sept. 23.

• Donte Champion, 19, of 507 Vance St. was arrested Sept. 5.

Misdemeanor simple assault.

Bond was set at $750. Court date Sept. 29.

• Chunda Cerease Perry, 20, of 865 Lamb St. on Sept. 4 was served an order for arrest. Misdemeanor driving while license revoked. Bond was set at $500.

Court date Sept. 14.

• Steve A. Miles, 25, of 712 Champion St. was arrested Sept. 4. Misdemeanor failure to appear on two warrants, Bond was set at $1,281. Court date Sept. 28.

• Michael Simmons, 28, of 246 Ridge Road was arrested Sept. 7. Misdemeanor domestic assault. No bond. Court date Oct. 1.

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Governor gets flu shot, says prevention is key for control

By GARY D. ROBERTSON

Associated Press Writer RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue got her regular flu shot Tuesday while cameras rolled — an example she hopes to set for North Carolina residents to get vaccinations and take simple precautions to prevent the rapid spread of seasonal and swine flu strains.

Neither she nor top state officials — including most Cabinet members and top education leaders — flinched as they received seasonal flu vaccines, despite some nervous laughs when facing the needle.

“Nobody actually should be scared about H1N1 (swine flu) or the seasonal flu, but we all must be diligent and we all must be prepared. And that’s what this whole communication effort is about — to be prepared,” the governor said.

The public display was designed to let state residents know it’s a good idea to receive the regular flu

vaccine now.

Pregnant women, nearly all young people and adults with chronic health problems also should get the swine flu vaccine when the first batch reaches North Carolina, probably next month, state health officials said.

The state should receive in mid-October roughly 1 million doses of the first batch of 45 million doses nationally to guard against swine flu, deputy state health director Steven Cline said. County health directors will serve as the clearinghouses to let local residents know which public and private providers are offering the vaccine, Cline said.

Public schools, health and emergency management officials also are geared to respond, whether by monitoring the pace of the viruses, distributing vaccines or alerting families if there’s a large school outbreak.

“We’re preparing and we’re ready to deal with this,” said Reuben Young, secretary of the Department of Crime Control and

Public Safety, among those who received the regular flu vaccine.

It’s still unclear whether residents will need one or two doses of swine flu vaccine to be covered. Another 20 million doses should be shipped across the country weekly, so people most susceptible to the virus shouldn’t worry the state will run out of the vaccine, according to Cline.

Perdue said easy ways to prevent flu viruses from spreading include staying home from work or school if you’re sick; coughing or sneezing into your upper sleeve, instead of your hands; and washing your hands often with soap and water or alcohol-based hand cleaners.

Perdue said she’s gotten into the habit of using hand gels when her day includes a lot of handshaking. No one should take it personally, she said.

“They’ll do the same thing after they shake my hand,” she said. “It’s OK. It’s not an insult.”

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Daily Meditation The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

Psalm 11:5-7

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Ignoring firearms safety can cost lives A lifelong resident of this county was buried Tuesday, the apparent victim of an avoidable gunshot.

According to sheriff’s reports, John Satterwhite, 85, was taking his daily walk Friday in the countryside near his home on Tobacco Road in the Bear Pond area.

When he didn’t come home, his wife of 54 years, Dixie, went to look for him. She found him shot to death.

Investigators say the fatal bullet came from a group of people who were taking target practice in the vicinity.

Our intent is not to add grief to the Satterwhite family on the day after their loved one was buried. Rather, it is to use this terrible tragedy as a learning experience for anyone who reads this commentary and picks up a firearm in the future.

While complete details are yet to emerge, it is quite possible that Mr. Satterwhite’s death occurred when a shooter violated a cardinal rule of firearms safety: Always know what lies behind your target.

Rifle bullets can be deadly out to ranges of a mile or more. Never — not in a hunting situation nor in a target-shooting scenario — should a shot be taken in any direction in which the shooter is uncertain of what lies behind the target, not just within visual range, but well beyond.

Marksmanship practice should be taken with a hillside, embankment or other backstop behind the target, so that a bullet missing the target (or tearing right through a paper bulls-eye) does not carry for hundreds of yards and strike someone or something the shooter had no way of seeing; and someone who had no way of seeing the shooter.

When hunting, the shooter should position himself so that his most likely shots will be taken toward a safer backdrop, such as hunting from an elevated position (a tree stand or uphill shooting down) so that an errant bullet will strike the ground near the missed animal and not carry any great distance, possibly endangering others.

Never shoot back toward town, toward the road or even in the direction of a single house unless those unintended targets are more than a mile away or a backstop lies between to absorb the shot.

And, never fire a shot at the surface of water or any other hard surface such as a road or parking lot; bullets can ricochet just like flat rocks skipped off a pond.

We send our condolences to John Satterwhite’s family as they mourn. And we send a word of warning to firearms enthusiasts that all possible precautions be taken in the future so that no other family in our community is left to mourn for such a reason.

Quotable “I think it’s horrifying that the campus of Nathan Hale has become the first place where America surrenders to this kind of fear because of what extremists might possibly do.”

— Michael Steinberg, an attorney and Yale University graduate, on the university’s decision to remove cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad from an upcoming book about how they caused outrage across the Muslim world.

“She’s had an amazing run. Hopefully someone from the crowd will cheer for me.”

— Tennis star Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, remarking on Melanie Oudin as she prepared to face the 17-year-old from Georgia in the U.S. Open quarterfinals Tuesday.

Art of communicating lost amid communications age In 1999 I left The Big E — Epsom, that is — for the world of academia, my freshman year of college.

Venturing from home, I purchased my first cell phone.

I “think” it was close to five inches long, and if it wasn’t an inch thick, it was close. Oh, and this first cell phone was from the analog days. It had an antenna.

That was also my first time using e-mail. My family didn’t own a computer; college introduced me to the Internet. I dabbled with it initially — only when necessary.

More than a decade has passed. My current cell phone, of the digital revolution, flips open at least 30 times a day; phone conversations are only a fraction of its use. Text messaging occurs throughout the day, as well as referring to the cell phone’s many features — calendars, calculators, and its inphone camera, to name a few.

Internet service is now available on cell phones. It’s become a way of life to receive e-mail notifications throughout the day and check the latest incoming messages. And speaking of the Internet, I spend hours a

day skimming various sites, often engrossed in Facebook and the latest YouTube downloads.

Has our constant need to stay connected also caused a disconnect?

I recall childhood power outages during thunderGina storms. The Eaves phone would The Daily ring a few Dispatch times, neighbors asking if we’d lost our power, too. And then, something happened …

Silence.

Mother Nature’s voice could be heard now that all TVs were off; all humming of electrical devices had ceased. Wind. Rain.

Lightning. Thunder. Was she angry? Demanding we finally stop and acknowledge her?

A few minutes later, my sisters and I would stretch across the living room floor with Mama and Daddy. We’d talk, peep out the windows, sometimes even venture to the front porch to watch the storm.

Eventually the beep from the answering machine would sound. The TV would flicker a time or two, and then the all familiar noise of technology would fill the house again.

I was always sad when this happened.

I’m not a proponent of wilderness living, recommending we cancel our power service and ignore the technology our lives now necessitate. But can we spend an evening with friends without checking our cell phone’s stream of incoming calls, text messages or e-mails?

Can we spend an evening with family, and not by our computers (as I so often do) Websurfing, blogging, or checking Facebook? Or does that “itch” to see who the latest incoming messages are from or the latest celebrity scoop overpower us?

Has “upto the second” technological communication become a societal addiction?

In our constant need to communicate, are we losing our ability to communicate?

Gina Eaves is an Epsom resident, a graduate of Peace College and an advertising sales representative for The Daily Dispatch.

I cannot believe that the educational system is now a vehicle to show disrespect toward a president of the United States. Since when, do we sensor the president of the United States when the discussion is on doing well in school?

School board members, do we now tell our student that if you don’t like what the teacher says, walk out? …

Are these parents, who are in such an uproar, saying that if you don’t like what your boss says, walk out?

My question is how can you give the option for students to walk out before the president speaks because they (actually their parents) don’t like him?

When the message is positive and not political, when our education system is falling behind countries elsewhere in the world, we would choose to criticize the president for telling students to do their best?

Please let me know if this is the precedent you are deciding to set. When those who oppose biology, certain books, teaching style and the like, ask you to provide a room for them to leave the classroom because “they don’t like it” are you prepared to do so? …

As educators we should be sure that decisions are based on facts and not scare tactics, bigotry, and ignorance. … It is a fact that you must work hard, focus on your education, and strive to meet your goals. … These are ideas that our educated president wants to reiterate to our children.

Your stance is to allow students of a public, federally funded school system, to walk out on the president of the United States when he says “study hard to make good grades.” As a teacher, when we said the Pledge of Allegiance in school, the students who did not say the pledge because of religious beliefs, were not made to do so. However, they were made to stand up respectfully and listen as we who believe in America made our pledge.

Respect, we’ve lost that.

Let’s teach it again. … Maybe we could help to stifle stupidity and go against the grain toward intellect! …

Remember the stamp you’ve left on our children. I hope you are prepared for the consequences.

Al Mann, Louisburg

Time has come for teacher tenure to go Brandi Scheiner believes she is a political prisoner.

Held against her will in what is euphemistically dubbed a “rubber room,” Scheiner, 56, likens her two-year captivity to being imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay. Alas, it’s unlikely the Red Cross will hear her case.

She’s a New York City public school teacher who, like about 600 fellow NYC teachers, has been removed from the classroom for alleged incompetence or other charges that include being drunk in the classroom or molesting students.

Scheiner, who makes more than $100,000 per year, nonetheless insists she is a prisoner of conscience forced to spend her workdays in the rubber room — at full pay — until the system can adjudicate her case. She cannot be fired, at least not without the school district spending gobs on legal fees, because she has tenure and her union, the United Federation of Teachers, would rather protect 1,000 lousy teachers than let one good teacher be fired unfairly.

So Scheiner and her rubberroomies report for duty every school day and do nothing.

They all get the usual vacations, including the entire summer off.

This is all according to Steven Brill in a blockbuster article in the Aug. 31 New Yorker about New York City’s

efforts to reform the public school system. Brill adds: “Because two percent of her salary is added to her pension for each year of seniority, a three-year stay in the Rubber Room will cost not only three hundred thousand Jonah dollars in Goldberg salary but at least six Tribune Media thousand Services dollars a year in additional lifetime pension benefits.”

Ever the martyr, Scheiner says she’s “entitled to every penny of it.”

She says that before New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and schools chief Joel Klein came along, “everyone knew that an incompetent teacher would realize it and leave on their own.”

That’s not how the unions see it. A principal of a Queens public school told Brill that Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, “would protect a dead body in the classroom.

That’s her job.”

This is just a small illustration of a much larger mess. America’s large school systems are a disaster.

Yes, this disaster has many authors. Schools are expected

to fix larger social problems that are best dealt with by parents. Good teachers aren’t paid nearly enough, and bad teachers are kept around, draining budgets. Education bureaucracies siphon off vast resources better spent on classrooms. For example, in 2007, the Washington, D.C., school district ranked third in overall spending among the 100 largest school districts in the nation (about $13,000 per student) but last in terms of money spent on teachers and instruction. More than half of every education dollar went to administrators.

President Obama might be a hypocritical liberal for sending his kids to private school, but he’s a good parent for it.

But of all the myriad problems with public schools, the most identifiable and solvable is the ludicrous policy of tenure for teachers. University tenure is problematic enough, but at least there’s a serious argument for giving professors the freedom to offer unpopular views. Tenure for kindergarten teachers is just crazy.

Tenure’s defenders point to horror stories from half a century ago, as if getting rid of tenure would automatically subject teachers to political witch hunts and sexual discrimination. We now have civil rights laws and other employee protections.

Also, to listen to teachers unions, you’d think incompetent teachers are mythical

creatures, less likely to be encountered than Bigfoot and unicorns. No wonder that from 1990 to 1999, the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the country with 30,000 tenured teachers, fired exactly one teacher.

The best argument for giving K-12 teachers tenure is that lifetime job security is a form of compensation for low pay. No doubt that’s true, putting aside the fact that $100,000 a year with ample vacation is not exactly chattel slavery. And while most teachers don’t make that much (the national average is about half that), the good ones could certainly make more if the dead weight were cleared away and rigid, senioritybased formulas were replaced with merit pay.

Oh, and kids would get better teachers.

Democratic politicians, mostly at the local level, are responsible for letting the unions protect their members at the expense of children and in exchange for campaign donations and other political support. And, to be fair, many Democrats (including Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Klein in New York and D.C.’s Michelle Rhee) are aware of the problem. What remains to be seen is whether they can do what needs to be done.

You can write to Jonah Goldberg by e-mail at JonahsColumn@aol. com.

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One year ago: President George W. Bush announced he would keep U.S. force strength in Iraq largely intact until the next administration, drawing rebukes from Democrats who wanted the war ended and a bigger boost of troops in troubled Afghanistan.

Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of assassinated former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto, took office as Pakistan’s president.

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On this date: In 1830, Charles Durant flew a balloon from New York City across the Hudson River to Perth Amboy, N.J. In 1850, California became the 31st state of the union.

In 1919, some 1,100 members of Boston’s 1,500man police force went on strike, plunging the city into chaos. (The strike was broken by Massachusetts Gov. Calvin Coolidge, who brought in replacement officers.)

In 1926, the National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) was incorporated by the Radio Corp. of America.

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In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction.

In 1971, prisoners seized control of the maximumsecurity Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, N.Y., beginning a siege that ended up claiming 43 lives.

In 1976, Communist Chinese leader Mao Zedong died in Beijing at age 82.

Five years ago: Secretary of State Colin Powell told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that abuses by governmentsupported Arab militias in Sudan qualified as genocide against the black African population in the Darfur region. A powerful car bomb exploded outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, killing 10 people.

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near Waco, Texas. Israel released 199 Palestinian security prisoners as part of a new peace deal. Baseball Hall-of-Fame pitcher Jim “Catfish” Hunter died in Hertford, N.C., at age 53.

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were deeply hurt all those years ago, and then ask him to explain why he treated you the way he did and what happened after he left the school. Don’t be surprised if he tells you he loved you, too, and that he tried to be straight but simply could not be who you wanted him to be. Sometimes that happens.

DEAR ABBY: My mother passed away a year and a half ago. My parents were married 50 years. Dad is now 76 and recently started “seeing someone.” While my sisters and I weren’t thrilled about it, we never said anything negative about her to him.

A few weeks ago he found it necessary to include this woman in our weekly visit to our mother’s grave. We told him if he wants to go there with her — fine. But do not drag her there with us. This was our private time with our mother. We didn’t want a stranger there.

The end result was they broke up. Now Dad is blaming it all on us. The breakup is a secondary issue. What are your thoughts about his insisting she be a part of the cemetery visits? — GRAVELY CONCERNED IN OHIO DEAR GRAVELY CONCERNED: Frankly, I am surprised that the woman would want to be included in the weekly visits to your mother’s grave. However, before she accepted the invitation, she should have made sure that her presence wasn’t an imposition by asking your father if it had been cleared with you. As to the “secondary issue” — I suspect there was more behind the breakup than you have been led to believe.

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DEAR ABBY: When I started my freshman year of college, I was a loner. I had low self-esteem, the result of a disability I was born with.

On the first day of school I noticed “Will,” who was also a freshman. I thought he was cute. He was easy to talk to, and we hit it off instantly. We became inseparable, often visiting each other’s families on weekends and breaks.

At the end of the first semester — out of the blue — he called me a “b-tch” and told me to get out of his life. I was crushed!

He left school shortly afterward without saying goodbye.

Later I was Dear given some shocking Abby news. His Universal Press roommate Syndicate told me that Will was gay. I went through the gamut of emotions from disbelief to anger to sadness. And I felt used.

Twenty-six years have passed. I answered the phone at work two days ago and was surprised to hear Will’s voice on the other end. He was shocked, too. I asked if he remembered me and he said he did. He came into the store several days later, and we exchanged phone numbers and e-mail addresses. I looked at his Web pages and saw pictures of him holding and kissing men the way he used to hold and kiss me.

They say you never forget your first, and I haven’t. The problem is, I still feel hurt. I want him to know that, but I don’t know what to do. Am I making too much of this? — “GRACE” IN NEW YORK DEAR “GRACE”: No, I don’t think so. Your relationship with Will ended without closure, so your hurt is understandable. Give Will a call and invite him to join you for lunch. Tell him you

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SQUABBLE, from page one April operation that police officers and representatives of outside law enforcement agencies conducted on Interstate 85.

“Operation Blue Lightning” — which reportedly focused on drug interdiction — netted 322 traffic stops, dozens of arrests and $176,000 in seized cash.

In a letter to Sidwell, White wrote: “You DO NOT have county-wide jurisdiction other than for ‘suppressing disturbance’ as referred to in Chapter 780 of the 1967 session law (local act).”

The Sheriff also said: “This by no means grants you authority outside of the city limits and most certainly does not authorize you to bring outside agencies to make traffic stops and arrest our citizens as was recently displayed on I-85” White told Sidwell that “the fact that you chose to do this without informing me as Sheriff of this county is beyond comprehension. Let me remind you once again that your territorial jurisdiction is governed by N.C.G.S. (North Carolina General

Statute) 15A-402.”

Citing the city’s charter, Henderson City Attorney John H. Zollicoffer said in a May 12 news release that police have authority in all of Vance County.

According to Section 26 of the city charter, Zollicoffer added, the “authority of the Police Department shall not be confined to the corporate limits of the City, but may be exercised anywhere in Vance County.” He said the authority dated back to 1953.

Zollicoffer said a onemile provision applied to cities whose charters made no provision for authority in counties.

When the one-mile limit became law on July 1, 1972, Zollicoffer said, he sought an opinion from the Attorney General’s office about both Henderson’s police and extra-territorial jurisdictions.

In the news release, Zollicoffer said that Senior Deputy Attorney General Jim Bullock ruled that Henderson’s charter prevailed over the General Statutes.

Zollicoffer also said May 12 that David Lawrence and Robert Farb of the

University of North Carolina School of Government concurred with his opinion.

“This is not a typical arrangement of power we find in most communities,” Berger said Tuesday. “It’s an arrangement that can be beneficial to the community as a whole as long as law enforcement works together.”

During a discussion with the Sheriff last July, Berger said, White was “very open” to the idea of city police having jurisdiction authority on both Interstate 85 and U.S. 1 as long as he was given the opportunity to participate in any Henderson Police Department initiative if he chose to do so.

“What makes it complicated,” Berger said Tuesday, “is that there has to be cooperation if you are going to have dual jurisdiction issues.”

Berger thinks the Chamber is willing to get involved because it has expressed concern with “wanting to not have this thing develop into open conflict.”

He said such an envi-

FORUM, from page one The forum will be broadcast on WIZS, Webcast on Home in Henderson and reported by the Dispatch.

Candidates interested in participating should telephone the Chamber at (252) 438-8414 or e-mail the Chamber at rsvp@ hendersonvance.org by no later than Sept. 16.

In the municipal contest, set for Oct. 6: • Tina Hunter, Tammy Sue Lightfoot, Tim McAllister and Juanita Somerville are challenging Mayor Pete O’Geary.

• Cathy Ringley is challenging incumbent Mary Emma Evans for the Ward 1 council position.

• Sara Coffey is again challenging incumbent Bernard Alston for the Ward 1 at large council position.

• Lewis Edwards is challenging incumbent Michael Rainey for the Ward 2 council position.

•Former Councilman Bobby Gupton and Lowell West are challenging incumbent Michael Inscoe for the Ward 2 at large council position.

• Former Councilman Ranger Wilkerson is challenging incumbent George Daye for the Ward 4 at large council position.

Unopposed are Councilman

Garry Daeke, who represents Ward 3, Councilwoman Brenda Peace, who represents Ward 3 at large, and Mayor Pro Tem Lonnie Davis, who represents Ward 4.

Henderson’s mayor and council members serve two-year terms.

Contact the writer at bwest@ hendersondispatch.com.

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“We had hoped we could quickly get together and get this resolved,” Berger added. “Some people have political agendas and are not interested in getting the issue resolved.”

Berger said the Sheriff “clearly is willing to work out a compromise position on how the authority will be arranged.”

Ex-Baptist president seeks to block convention election

By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II Associated Press Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A preacher who wants to resume leadership of the National Baptist Convention after serving a prison term for stealing millions of dollars from the denomination has asked a court to stop an upcoming presidential election.

The Rev. Henry J. Lyons of Tampa had been a candidate in the election Contact the writer at awhescheduled for Thursday in less@hendersondispatch.com. Memphis.

Lyons’ lawsuit, filed in a District of Columbia court, claims new bylaws governing the presidential election violate the Nashville-based denomination’s constitution. A hearing on whether to stop the election is set for today.

Lyons was forced out as president of the affiliation of black Baptist churches in 1999 after an investigation revealed he abused his power to steal about $4 million. Lyons was eventually convicted and served nearly five years in prison.

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BYU jumps 11 spots in Top 25 after upset of Oklahoma

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer

AP Photo/Phil Coale

Miami quarterback Jacory Harris celebrates following Miami’s 38-34 win over Florida State in Monday’s game.

NEW YORK — BYU barged into the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll, making the biggest jump of any team from the preseason rankings after scoring the biggest upset of the opening weekend of the regular season.

The Cougars jumped 11 spots to No. 9 in the Top 25 released Tuesday, three days after they

stunned Oklahoma 14-13 as three-touchdown underdogs.

Cougars quarterback Max Hall said the victory has energized Provo, Utah, and the BYU campus.

“For the first time there were people at the airport to greet the team. About 2,000 people were out there when we got back,” he said. “The overall atmosphere has been really cool and we’re enjoying it.”

Florida was still an over-

whelming No. 1, receiving 56 of 60 first-place votes, two less than last week. Texas held steady at No. 2, with two firstplace votes.

USC will be No. 3 when it visits No. 8 Ohio State on Saturday in one of the biggest nonconference games of the season. The Trojans moved up a spot this week and the Buckeyes fell after narrowly escaping with a 31-27 victory against Navy.

No. 4 Alabama moved up

From STAFF REPORTS

Kerr-Vance’s volleyball team was defeated in Southern Pines

by O’Neal in four sets (15-25, 25-15, 20-25, 16-25) Tuesday.

Morgan Lloyd had 14 digs, three aces, and was 12-of-17 receiving serve. Jesse Edwards had seven kills and five blocks.

The Spartans (5-3) play next in KVA’s Burger King Classic Friday against Franklinton at 7 p.m.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer

Please see CANES, page 2B

Raiders fall in four sets to Rolesville From STAFF REPORTS

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Northern Vance’s Justin Munn gains control of the ball during the first half of the Vikings’ 6-3 win over Louisburg Tuesday night. To view or purchase photos, visit us on the Web at www.hendersondispatch.com.

Vikings double-up Warriors, 6-3 Northern Vance’s Ethan Byrom looks to kick the ball away from a Louisburg player during the first half of Tuesday night’s game.

By ERIC S. ROBINSON Dispatch Sports Editor

Northern Vance attacked the goal and hung half a dozen on Louisburg in a 6-3 win Tuesday night.

Viking coach David Hicks said the effort was “much improved” over the season-opening 5-5 tie with the Warriors.

“I’m really excited. We’re playing soccer,” Hicks said. “We connected most of the night. When we needed to play the long ball or pass, we did. When we needed to clear the ball and reorganize, we did that.”

“I really felt like, possessionwise, we really had the ball 80-85 percent of the time.”

Hicks said he was pleased with the play of Justin Munn and Tate Frazier in the middle.

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“They just dominated the midfield,” he said.

Kevin Byrom had a hat trick on the night, but it was Andy Goodwin that got Northern on the board first. His goal was

scored at minute 4 from an Ethan Byrom assist.

Louisburg’s Chase Ragland evened it up with a header past Please see VIKINGS, page 3B

Cilic upsets Murray in three sets

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer

NEW YORK — That upwardpointing arrow defining Andy Murray’s career flattened out dramatically Tuesday.

The British star, who had ascended to a No. 2 ranking, was ousted from the U.S. Open by No. 16 Marin Cilic, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 — a lopsided result as surprising for its score as the player he lost to.

Cilic overcame two set points in the first set, then pounded Murray over the last two to make his first career Grand Slam quarterfinal. Murray, who lost to Roger Federer in the final at Flushing Meadows last year, will finish 2009 without making a major final.

The match ended in the late afternoon in New York and just before newspaper deadlines back

Please see POLL, page 3B

Spartans lose to O’Neal in four

Shannon, Miami starting to look ahead CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami is back in the national rankings, on top of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and spent Tuesday savoring a drama-filled win over a huge rival.

It all made Randy Shannon yawn.

“It’s one win,” Shannon said. “That’s all it is.”

Maybe it was just the late flight and sleepless night after a 38-34 victory at Florida State that left the Hurricanes coach feeling a bit fatigued. Or maybe it was all the day-aftergame responsibilities that awaited, like breaking down game films and taping his weekly television show.

More likely, he was already coming to terms with the realization that this season is far from over. Case in point?

Two years ago, Miami won another back-and-forth tussle in Tallahassee. It finished the year 5-7.

“The only thing you can worry about is the next opponent,” Shannon said. “That’s Georgia Tech.”

Oddly, Miami finds itself in a similar spot entering the Sept. 17 game against the Yellow Jackets. A year ago, Miami hopped into the AP Top 25 poll immediately before playing Georgia Tech, and got beaten 41-23 in Atlanta — a game that wasn’t even as close as the score indicated — to lose any shot of winning the ACC title.

This week, Miami went from unranked to back in the Top 25 again, checking in at No. 20.

“It won’t even faze this team,” Shannon said. “The only thing they want to do is win and get the ranking at the end of the season. The only

one spot after its 34-24 victory against Virginia Tech and persuaded two voters to pick them as the top-ranked team in the country.

No. 5 Oklahoma State moved up four spots after an impressive 24-10 victory against Georgia.

The Cowboys have their best ranking since October 1985. The loss dropped the Bulldogs eight spots to No. 21.

in England, where the sports sections follow Murray’s every move. Certainly, those headlines won’t be nice Wednesday morning.

“Today, I could’ve been better in pretty much every part of my game, whether it was mental, forehand, backhand, return,” said Murray, who conceded that, yes, this was the most disappointing loss of his career.

How to explain this setback, coming in a season in which he’d been playing so well, against the Croatian he had beaten in their three previous meetings?

The right-handed Murray was holding his left wrist and grimacing in pain at the end of the first set. He said the wrist had been bothering him for a week or so.

Beyond that, he simply looked Please see CILIC, page 3B

AP Photo/Kathy Willens

Andy Murray reacts during his match against Marin Cilic during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in New York Tuesday. Cilic defeated Murray in three sets.

Southern Vance fell to 3-4 on the season Tuesday with a four-set loss at Wake ForestRolesville (20-25, 9-25, 25-21, 17-25).

“They’re the kind of team you want to be playing right now, and you want to play well,” said Raiders coach Tracey Turner.

“We did not play well at all.”

Julia Sumner had 20 assists on the day. Shauna Terry had 13 kills and two blocks, and Tremanisha Taylor had 14 kills.

Morgan Adcock had 22 digs.

Southern plays at Louisburg Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Vikings sweep Ravenscroft From STAFF REPORTS

Northern Vance had to play “catch-up” in the first set against Ravenscroft Tuesday.

Down 24-22, Kaylin Owen stepped up to the service line.

Northern reeled off four straight to take the set.

“It was a high-pressure situation, and she came through,” said Northern coach William Hoyle.

After winning the first set 26-24, the Vikings held the momentum to win the next two 25-20 and 25-11.

Hoyle said his team performed well against a much taller team.

“They hit the ball well, but we really passed well,” Hoyle said. “I think our experience over the short season so far against tough teams has really paid off.”

Katie Wilson had three aces among 10 service points, five blocks, three kills and six digs.

“It was incredible what she was able to do at the net,” Hoyle said.

Outside hitters Emily Ellington and Hannah Thompson had 13 kills apiece. Ellington added nine service points, four aces 19 digs and a block, while Thompson had six service points, one ace and 15 digs.

Natalie Reavis had 18 digs, and Rebecca Esquivel had 26 assists.

Northern (4-0) plays next at Louisburg Thursday.

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Two-minute drill Spartan soccer blanks O’Neal; Norlina falls to Trinity From STAFF REPORTS

Local Sports YMCA fall soccer begins in September The fall youth soccer season for the Henderson Family YMCA will begin on Sept. 12 and last until Oct. 31.

Games will be played on Saturday mornings.

The cost to participate is $25 for members, and $40 for non-members. Registration by Sept. 9 avoids a $10 late fee. Coaches will receive a discount.

NFL Recently retired Bruschi joins ESPN as analyst BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Recently retired New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi is joining ESPN as an analyst.

Bruschi announced his retirement last week after 13 seasons in which he won three Super Bowls.

ESPN says Tuesday that he will provide NFL analysis on its new local sports Web site, ESPNBoston. com, along with various programs on its TV and radio stations.

Bruschi served as captain of the Patriots defense for seven seasons. In 2005, he returned in the seventh game of the season after suffering a mild stroke that February, just days after winning the Super Bowl and playing in his only Pro Bowl.

Seymour still a no-show in Oakland ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Richard Seymour failed to report to Oakland for a second straight day Tuesday after being traded from the New England Patriots.

“I really have nothing to report on that,” Raiders coach Tom Cable said. “Nothing has changed at this point.”

Seymour, a five-time Pro Bowl defensive end, was acquired from the Patriots on Sunday in exchange for Oakland’s first-round draft pick in 2011. The move was on the NFL’s official transactions list and Seymour is on the Raiders’ roster on their Web site.

Cable said he spoke with Seymour earlier this week and that the defensive lineman told him he wants to play in Oakland.

Cable reiterated that he is hopeful Seymour will play for the Raiders but declined to discuss reports the two sides were in talks on a new contract.

Minor Leagues Canes Cole, LaRose to throw out first pitch for Bulls Carolina Hurricanes left-winger Erik Cole and center Chad LaRose are scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitches for the Governors’ Cup Playoff games at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

The Bulls take on the Louisville Bats at 7:05 p.m. in Games One and Two.

Golf Ishikawa picked for Presidents Cup LEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Ryo Ishikawa has been picked for the International team in the Presidents Cup, making the 17-year-old Japanese star the youngest player to compete in the matches.

International captain Greg Norman also picked Adam Scott, perhaps a bigger surprise because the 29-year-old Australian is going through his worst year as a professional and has slipped to No. 53 in the world ranking.

Ishikawa has won four times in the last calendar year, including the Fujisankei Classic on the Japan Golf Tour last week to move up to No. 47.

U.S. captain Fred Couples used his two picks on U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover and Hunter Mahan. They also were captain’s picks for the Presidents Cup two years ago.

The Presidents Cup will be played Oct. 8-11 at Harding Park in San Francisco.

Local Preps Wednesday, Sept. 9 Cross Country n Kerr-Vance at Rocky Mount Academy 4 p.m. n Warren County at Roanoke Rapids 4:30 p.m.

Soccer

n Southern Vance at Bunn

4:30 p.m.

n Orange at Northern Vance

4:30 p.m.

Volleyball-HS

n Southern Vance at Louis-

burg 6 p.m.

JV Volleyball-HS

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burg 5 p.m.

Football-MS

Tennis

n Southern Vance at J.F.

Webb 4:30 p.m.

n Henderson Middle at Haw-

ley 4 p.m.

Sports on TV Wednesday, Sept. 9 CYCLING 1 a.m. n VERSUS — Tour of Missouri, third stage, Farmington to Rolla, Mo. (delayed tape)

SOCCER 6:30 p.m. n ESPN CLASSIC — Men’s national teams, World Cup qualifier, U.S. vs. Trinidad & Tobago, at Port of Spain, Trinidad

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m. n ESPN — Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees 10 p.m. n ESPN — L.A. Dodgers at Arizona

TENNIS 11 a.m. n ESPN2 — U.S. Open, quarterfinals, at New York 7 p.m. n ESPN2 — U.S. Open, quarterfinals, at New York

Kerr-Vance improved to 4-4-2 on the season with a 4-0 win over O’Neal in Southern Pines Tuesday.

Chris Frampton scored two goals, and George Hoyle and Mark Falkner added one apiece.

Tyler Bolton had two assists. Hayes Griggs and Colton Tabbert each had one assist.

The Spartans host Northern Vance at 4 p.m.

Friday in the first game of the Burger King Classic.

Crusaders swept by Trinity of Durham The Norlina Christian volleyball team was defeated in three sets on the road at Trinity of Durham Tuesday (11-25, 7-25, 20-25).

New addition Becky

Collier had an ace, three kills and a block for Norlina. Holly Eatmon had two kills, and Taylor Eatmon served an ace.

Anna White had two blocks.

Norlina hosts Northwood Temple Friday.

Spartan JV soccer shuts out O’Neal Kerr-Vance’s JV soccer team earned their first win of the season Tuesday — a 4-0 road win over O’Neal in Southern Pines.

The Spartans out-shot their opponent 16-0 in the game.

Luke Pegram scored first on a cross over the goalie’s head in the first two minutes. Franklin Irvin added another 11 minutes later.

Max Sockwell scored three minutes into the sec-

ond half on an unassisted shot from 20 yards out.

Caleb Weiss scored on a rebound for the fourth and final Spartan goal.

Brandon Young played goalkeeper in the first half, and Irvin took over in the second as the two combined for the shutout.

JV Vikings down Ravenscroft The Northern Vance junior varsity volleyball team defeated Ravenscroft in two sets (25-16, 25-21) in Raleigh Tuesday.

Northern coach William Hoyle said the match was “a serving contest.”

“It really came down to who hit the serves,” he said.

Katie Smith had five service points and three aces. Abby Wilkerson served three aces and four

service points, and had two kills.

Kara Reese had six service points, three aces and a kill.

Northern improved to 3-1 on the season.

Spartan JV volleyballers fall to O’Neal Kerr-Vance’s record was evened up at 3-3 with a two-set loss (15-25, 18-25) to O’Neal Tuesday.

Katherine Kilian had three kills, one dig and a block, and Ann Tooley had a kill, three assists, three digs and three aces.

HMS volleyball defeats Hawley Henderson Middle School defeated Hawley of Creedmoor in two sets (25-16, 25-18).

HMS will play against Warren County Thursday.

Jordan picks Thompson as presenter at HOF

By The Associated Press

Michael Jordan has chosen David Thompson, another high flyer from North Carolina, to present him, while Charles Barkley and Isiah Thomas also will be presenters at the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony.

Jordan highlights a class that includes David Robinson, John Stockton,

and coaches Jerry Sloan of the Utah Jazz and C. Vivian Stringer of Rutgers.

Each was asked to select a previous inductee to serve as a presenter at Friday’s ceremony at Springfield, Mass.

Jordan went with a surprise by asking Thompson, the athletic swingman who led North Carolina State to the national championship in 1974 —

eight years before Jordan won one for the rival Tar Heels.

Stockton, the career leader in assists, requested Thomas, like himself one of the best point guards in NBA history.

Sloan, Stockton’s coach in Utah, asked Barkley to be his presenter.

Barkley called Sloan’s invitation “one of the greatest compliments of

my life.”

Robinson went with Larry Brown, his first NBA coach, and fellow San Antonio Spurs Hall of Famer George Gervin.

Stringer’s choice of John Chaney was perhaps the least surprising. The longtime friends were coaches of the men’s and women’s teams at Division II Cheyney State at the same time.

Oklahoma tight end Gresham out for season

By JEFF LATZKE AP Sports Writer

NORMAN, Okla. — Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford had just been helped to the sidelines with an injured shoulder when Oklahoma’s players headed in for halftime of their game against BYU. Bradford was being checked out by the team’s medical staff, which would later determine he had a sprained shoulder and

would be out for a while.

Fellow team captain Brody Eldridge was getting fluids after his first ever start as the Sooners’ center. And star tight end Jermaine Gresham was already hobbled with an injured right knee.

The Sooners were a somber group Saturday night.

“It was a total morgue,” offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said Tuesday. “It was a concern. I was a cheerleader for 10 minutes: ’We’re winning. Open your

eyes. Get a little spunk here. Let’s go! This is why we practice hard, for great games. Let’s go!”’

It’s been a difficult start for Oklahoma, which plummeted 10 spots to No. 13 in The Associated Press’ college football poll Tuesday after that game, a 14-13 loss to BYU. Some may have seen it coming: The Sooners had to replace four starting offensive linemen this season, only to see projected starter

Ben Habern and backup Brian Lepak both get injured at the center position.

Eldridge was moved to center from his spot as backup tight end and then Gresham was hurt four days before the season opener.

Backup linebacker Mike Balogun was ruled ineligible by the NCAA, only to have his backup, Tom Wort, suffer a season-ending knee injury less than a week later. And now Bradford is out for two to four weeks.

Mayfield sues stepmother in father’s 2007 death SALISBURY (AP) — Suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his estranged stepmother over the 2007 death of his father.

The suit, filed Sept. 4 in North Carolina Superior Court, does not allege how Lisa Mayfield was involved in her husband’s death. It only claims her “intentional actions” played a direct role in Terry Mayfield’s death.

A police investigation determined Terry Mayfield died from a suicidal gunshot wound to the chest.

Mayfield is the first driver suspended under NASCAR’s toughened drug policy. His stepmother testified on behalf of NASCAR about seeing him use methamphetamines at least 30 times over the years.

He denied ever using the drug and accused Lisa Mayfield of accepting payment from NASCAR to lie under oath.

She in turn filed a defamation lawsuit against Mayfield last month, denying his public comments that she killed Terry Mayfield.

Lisa Mayfield was arrested last month and charged with four misdemeanor counts of simple assault and one misdemeanor count of seconddegree trespassing for an incident at Mayfield’s Catawba County home.

Mayfield and his wife, Shana, said an intoxicated

Lisa Mayfield showed up at their home while the couple was away.

Shana Mayfield said a caretaker and his wife approached Lisa Mayfield, who allegedly began hitting the caretaker and then pushed their pregnant daughter.

Shana Mayfield has since been granted a restraining order against Lisa Mayfield.

Damages are not specified in the three-page wrongful death complaint.

Monday’s game; sloppy penalties, some miscommunications on coverages that exposed linebackers when Florida State’s Christian Ponder threw the ball, and some struggles getting off the field on third-downs.

Ultimately, the positives far outweighed the negatives.

“We’re worn out, but it feels great,” Miami left tackle Jason Fox said. “It’s an amazing feeling. Words can’t describe it.”

Miami is back on the practice field Thursday, and the extra day or two of preparation for Georgia Tech’s triple-option offense

is one of the things the Hurricanes liked about the way the schedule worked out.

They remember last year’s loss, how much it stung and how it started a three-game season-ending losing streak. That’s the biggest reason why Shannon thinks the buzz over the Florida State win will be short-lived.

“How much we’ve got to improve from this point to the next point is real big,” Shannon said. “It’s always the biggest jump from the first game to the second game where you’re going to improve the most and we’re going to do that.”

MIAMI, from page 1B thing this team is worried about is taking care of the things it has to get done.

This team is different, remember.”

Shannon planned to get a report from team doctors sometime Tuesday about a slew of players who got nicked up against the Seminoles, including wide receiver Aldarius Johnson (groin) and cornerback DeMarcus Van Dyke, who left early in Monday’s game with an undisclosed injury.

One guy Shannon insisted he wasn’t worried about: Quarterback Jacory Harris.

Making only his third career start, the sophomore threw for 386 yards — the third-most in the country on college football’s opening weekend, and the most by a Miami quarterback since Ken Dorsey threw for 422 against West Virginia on Oct. 26, 2002 — and put together a game-winning drive in the final minutes.

All with a hurting arm, no less. Harris said he got hit on the funny bone when Florida State’s Greg Reid blitzed him in the fourth quarter. The hit forced

Harris’ pass to float softly skyward and Markus White intercepted it and ran 31 yards for a touchdown.

“Never happened to me before,” Harris said. “My whole arm, all the way up to my shoulder, got numb.”

So did the Miami sideline.

Freshman A.J. Highsmith started warming up, but Harris never missed a play. He said he couldn’t feel anything in two of his fingers, but still completed 7 of 9 passes for 122 yards after getting hurt. One drive was capped with a touchdown pass to Cooper, the other punctuated by a perfect 40-yard ball to Travis Benjamin to set up Cooper’s TD run with 1:53 left.

“Please, fellas, don’t make a big deal out of this. You all will be writing stories for no reason if you do,” Shannon said about Harris’ injury in his day-after game session with reporters. “I’m just giving you the heads up. If you want to write about his arm trouble and all of this, the editor is just going to get mad at you.”

There was plenty that Shannon didn’t like from

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Vazquez shuts down Astros in Braves’ 2-1 win

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Northern’s Cameron Butler holds off a Louisburg player as they go for the ball during the Vikings’ 6-3 win over the Warriors Tuesday night. To view or purchase photos, visit us on the Web at www.hendersondispatch.com.

VIKINGS, from page 1B Aaron Daeke 19 minutes in. The Warriors held possession for a few minutes, and Daeke had to deflect another shot on a free kick near the sideline a few minutes later.

Munn fired a shot just wide of the net with 16:50 left in the half, and Kevin Byrom’s kick sailed over the goal two minutes later.

Byrom scored his first goal in the final two minutes. Louisburg keeper Jesse Nichols rushed up early to stop the play, leaving the goal empty.

Frazier added another shortly before the half ended, kicking it in off a rebound.

Northern carried the momentum from the strong finish into the second half. Blake Wade gave the Vikings a 4-1 lead with his goal a little more than five minutes in. Byrom’s second score five minutes later made it 5-1.

Elmer Rayo scored a goal for Louisburg on a rebound to get one back at minute 56, but Byrom’s third goal made it 6-2.

After feigning to the left and juking the goalie, Byrom fired it to the right

and in to make it 6-2 at minute 59.

Ragland kicked in his second goal in the waning seconds for the third Warrior score.

The Vikings even up their record at 2-2-2 on the season. “Guys at the top are looking for each other better,� said Hicks. “I’m just really excited about everybody’s play.�

Hicks said that his squad is working better as a team — something they’ve been working on in practice. “One point we’re trying to reinforce to them is, you can do it when you want to do it. Hopefully they’re really starting to buy in,� he said. “And I think that’s the key — they’ve got the skills to do it, right now we’ve just got to get the mental thing right where they keep doing it. They can only get better I hope.�

Northern play at Kerr-Vance against the Spartans Friday in the first game of the Burger King Classic at 4 p.m.

Contact the writer at erobinson@hendersondispatch.com.

POLL, from page 1B No. 6 Mississippi, No. 7 Penn State and No. 10 California round the Gators hold to out spot Gators hold to spot topTop 10.25 in The Associated The The Top 25 in The Associated Press college footballdropped poll through Press college football poll through Oklahoma Sept. 7 (first-place votes): Sept. 7 (first-place votes): 10 spots to No. 13 after RK TEAM W-L POINTS PV RK TEAM W-L POINTS PV losing, but all 1. Florida (56) 1-0things 1,493 1 1. Florida (56) 1-0 1,493 1 2. Texas (2) 1-0 Soon1,424 2 2. Texas (2) 1-0 1,424 2 considered the 3. Southern Cal 1-0 1,355 4 3. Southern Cal 1-0 1,355 4 ers are probably feeling 4. Alabama (2) 1-0 1,331 5 4. Alabama (2) 1-0 1,331 5 5. Oklahoma St. 1-0 1,201their 9 5. Oklahoma St. 1-0 1,201 9 much better about 6. Mississippi 1-0 1,095 8 6. Mississippi 1-0 1,095 8 long-term outlook now 7. Penn St. 1-0 1,082 9 7. Penn St. 1-0 1,082 9 than were 8. Ohio they St. 1-0 Saturday 985 6 8. Ohio St. 1-0 985 6 9. BYU at Dallas 1-0 Cowboys 984 20 9. BYU 1-0 984 20 night 10. California 1-0 971 12 10. California 1-0 971 12 Stadium.

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Notre Dame 1-0 18. Notre Dame 1-0 383 23 19.

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Top 25 were Miami, CinBYU coach Bronco cinnati and Missouri.

Mendenhall said the LSU was No. 11 Oklahoma victory should and No. 12 Boise State give a boost to the whole moved up two spots after Mountain West Conferbeating Oregon 19-8 on ence, which has been Thursday. fighting for more access Virginia Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opento the Bowl Championing loss dropped the ship Series.

Hokies seven spots to â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do think that the No. 14. game and how we played No. 15 Georgia Tech, helped our conference, was followed by TCU and helped our team and Utah.

Braves 2, Astros 1 HOUSTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Javier Vazquez struck out nine in seven shutout innings and the Atlanta Braves snapped a five-game losing skid with a 2-1 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

Adam LaRoche and Nate McLouth hit solo homers off Felipe Paulino for Atlanta.

Vazquez (12-9) allowed three hits and Rafael Soriano gave up a run in the ninth, but earned his 22nd save as Atlanta snapped Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four-game winning streak.

Miguel Tejada led off the ninth with a triple to center and scored on Hunter Penceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s single. Geoff Blum grounded into a double play and pinch hitter Aaron Boone lined out to end it.

Paulino (2-8) gave up four hits and struck out six in six innings to lose his fourth straight decision.

The Astros have lost his last seven starts.

Phillies 5, Nationals 3 WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Philadelphia hit five solo home runs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; includ-

ing three in the seventh inning â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and became the 12th team in major league history with a 30-homer foursome in a 5-3 win over Washington on Tuesday night.

Raul Ibanez went long for the 29th and 30th times this season and Chase Utley hit No. 30, joining Ryan Howard (38) and Jayson Werth in Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30-homer club. Werth hit his 32nd, and Carlos Ruiz his ninth for the Phillies, who snapped a four-game losing streak.

Pedro Martinez (4-0) allowed three runs and seven hits with four strikeouts and one walk over 6 2-3 innings. Brad Lidge, who had his 10th blown save in his last appearance, retired one batter before a single, a hit batter, a wild pitch and a walk.

Marlins 4, Mets 2 NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hanley Ramirez and Cameron Maybin hit long two-run homers as Florida kept up its surprising playoff push.

The Marlins remained

six games behind firstplace Philadelphia in the NL East. The Marlins, who opened the season with a major league-low $37 million payroll, began the day 5 1/2 back of Colorado for the NL wild card.

Carlos Beltran returned to the Metsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lineup after missing 70 games and nearly hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning.

Cubs 9, Pirates 4 PITTSBURGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Aramis Ramirez, Geovany Soto and Kosuke Fukudome had two-run hits in a record-tying first inning for Chicago, which handed Pittsburgh its 11th loss in 12 games.

Chicago tied a major league record with eight consecutive hits to start the game. No team had done so in 19 years, when the New York Yankees did it against Baltimore on Sept.

25, 1990.

Micah Hoffpauir hit his ninth homer and Jeff Baker went 3 for 4 with a walk for the Cubs, who have won three of four.

Rockies 3, Reds 1 DENVER (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jason Marquis scattered four hits over 7 1-3 innings, Eric Young Jr. hit his first major league homer and the Colorado Rockies beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Tuesday night.

The win was the fifth straight by the Rockies, and moved them 19 games above .500 (79-60) for the first time in franchise history.

It also ensured the NL wild-card leaders of remaining at least two games in front of San Francisco, which hosted San Diego later Tuesday.

Cardinals 4, Brewers 3 MILWAUKEE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Matt Holliday hit a two-run homer off Trevor Hoffman in the top of the ninth and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.

Hoffman, trying to protect a 3-2 lead, walked Albert Pujols with one out before serving up a 2-1 pitch that Holliday drove over the wall in center.

AL Roundup

Buchholz, Boston bats lift Sox past Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Red Sox 10, Orioles 0 BOSTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Clay Buchholz pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and Dustin Pedroia hit two of Bostonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season-high six homers in a 10-0 victory over Baltimore on Tuesday night.

David Ortiz homered in the seventh inning, his 269th as a designated hitter, tying him with Frank Thomas for the most alltime by a DH. Kevin Youkilis, J.D. Drew and Alex Gonzalez also homered for the Red Sox, whose first five hits were homers as they opened an 8-0 lead after three innings and improved to 12-2 against Baltimore this year. For Pedroia, the reigning AL MVP, it was the first twohomer game of his career.

Yankees 3, Rays 2 NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nick Swisher hit his second home run of the game,

connecting with one out in the ninth inning and New York sent Tampa Bay to its season-high seventh straight loss.

The switch-hitting Swisher connected from both sides of the plate. He won it with a left-handed shot off Dan Wheeler (4-4).

Derek Jeter struck out three times and remained stuck in his longest slump of the year, moving no closer to the Yankees hit record held by Lou Gehrig.

He is in an 0-for-12 rut and still four hits behind Gehrigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total of 2,721.

Mariano Rivera (2-2) pitched a perfect ninth as the Yankees won for the 12th time in 15 games.

Blue Jays 6, Twins 3 TORONTO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; John McDonald hit a three-run homer to key Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s six-run sixth inning.

Minnesota has lost 10 of 12 in Toronto and has not

won consecutive games in Canada since May 2005.

The Twins have lost 13 of 15 overall against the Blue Jays.

McDonald went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, boosting his season total to seven.

Ricky Romero (12-7) earned the victory by allowing three runs and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings. Jason Frasor closed it out in the ninth for his seventh save.

Texas, while Matt LaPorta and Travis Hafner homered for Cleveland.

The Rangers continue to slug their way past Cleveland, doubling up the Indians 10-5 in the nightcap.

Rangers 11, Indians 9 (1) Rangers 10, Indians 5 CLEVELAND (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rookie Julio Borbon homered twice and Marlon Byrd went 4 for 4, including a three-run homer in the seventh inning, to help Texas in front of a sparse crowd in the first game of a doubleheader.

The teams combined for six homers and 29 hits and scored half of the 20 runs after the sixth inning. David Murphy homered for

Royals 7, Tigers 5 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Billy Butler drove in two runs, Kansas Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bullpen pitched 4 1-3 scoreless innings and the Royals ended the Detroit Tigersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; six-game winning streak with a 7-5 victory Tuesday night.

The Royals had 11 hits and a rare strong performance from their bullpen to win consecutive games for the first time since July 2728 against Baltimore.

Yasuhiko Yabuta (1-1) allowed two hits in 2 1-3 innings for his second career victory, Roman Colon pitched a perfect eighth and Joakim Soria survived two hits in the ninth for his 23rd save.

breakout stars, one of the few out there who could beat Federer with some regularity and winner of five tournaments this year.

None of them, however, was a Grand Slam, and his status as a popular choice to break through this week wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worth much against Cilic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I put pressure on myself to win the tournaments,â&#x20AC;? Murray said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to hear that sometimes from other players,

or ex-players, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a difference who says youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to win, lose tournaments. That doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affect you.â&#x20AC;?

The Murray loss, at least for a moment, became the buzz of a tournament that has been occupied with the unexpected rise on the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side of 17-year-old Melanie Oudin and the comeback story of former No. 1 Kim Clijsters, who was on the sidelines for two years.

CILIC, from page 1B flat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regardless of my wrist, I lost the match,â&#x20AC;? Murray said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I returned poorly. He served well and that was really the difference.â&#x20AC;?

Murray only got 64 percent of Cilicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s serves back into play, nearly 15 percent below his average this year, which ranks fourth in the world.

Cilic said the set points he saved, serving at 4-5 in the first, was the turning point. He responded by getting ahead 0-40 on Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s serve in the next game, won the second break point, then took 13 of the next 17 games for his first career win over an opponent ranked in the top three. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a relief for me to start getting more into the game,â&#x20AC;? Cilic said, referring to his reaction after saving the set points. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to think too much.

I played good, played tactically well, and he was missing.â&#x20AC;?

Murray had 29 unforced errors, 12 fewer than Cilic, but he hit only 13 winners and never looked comfortable in the match in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Cilicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next opponent is sixth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro, who defeated No. 24 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

Off on Tuesday, but certainly taking note, was Federer. Gone is the player who, at least the rankings

say, was supposed to be the Swiss greatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest challenger, the man who last month became the first since early 2006 to break the Federer-Rafael Nadal stranglehold on the top two spots.

Nadal, who has dropped to No. 3 after missing Wimbledon with sore knees, was to play No. 13 Gael Monfils later Tuesday.

Murray, meanwhile, was one of the sportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Panthers face obstacles to remain atop NFC South

By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE — For a team that went 12-4 last season and returns 20 of 22 starters, there sure is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Carolina Panthers.

Eight months of bad news will do that.

Consider the spiraling events since Carolina took a 7-0 lead on Arizona in last season’s NFC divisional playoffs: — Jake Delhomme threw five interceptions and lost a fumble, Larry Fitzgerald shredded the secondary, and the visiting Cardinals cruised 33-13.

— Pro Bowl defensive end Julius Peppers declared he wanted to play elsewhere, skipped offseason workouts, then begrudgingly agreed to return on a salary-cap busting one-year, $16.7 million deal.

— Top run-stuffer Maake Kemoeatu tore

PREP FOOTBALL Carolina 3A Standings

Team Conf. Overall Cardinal Gibbons 0-0 2-1 Southern Vance 0-0 1-1 J.F. Webb 0-0 1-2 Orange 0-0 1-2 Chapel Hill 0-0 0-3 Northern Vance 0-0 0-3

PF 68 52 70 56 36 33

PA 31 32 60 70 74 81

Friday, September 4 Warren County 22, Northern Vance 17 South Granville 26, J.F. Webb 8 Burlington Williams 26, Orange 21 Durham Riverside 27, Chapel Hill 22 Louisburg 17, Cardinal Gibbons 14 Southern Vance open

Friday, September 18 Southern Vance at Warren County Northern Vance at Granville Central Franklinton at J.F. Webb Union Pines at Cardinal Gibbons Orange at Cedar Ridge Chapel Hill at East Chapel Hill

Northern Carolina 2A Standings Conf. Overall 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-3

PF 41 115 22 116 68 68 53

Carolina running backs DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart talk during the team’s football training camp in Spartanburg, S.C. on Aug. 5. his Achilles’ tendon not 30 minutes into the first training camp practice, the first of numerous key injuries.

— Owner Jerry Richardson’s two sons abruptly left the organization, leaving no clear successor to the 73-yearold head man, who is recovering from a heart transplant.

— The Panthers went winless in the preseason, the first-team offense scored only one touchdown and the defense mimicked the shaky unit from late last season.

All Carolina has to do is overcome all that — and the NFL’s secondtoughest schedule — to post consecutive winning seasons for the first time

(13), Russia, def. Maria Kirilenko and Elena Vesnina (10), Russia, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. n Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs (3), Australia, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Nadia Petrova (8), Russia, 6-2, 6-3.

States, def. Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Paula Ormaechea, Argentina, 6-3, 6-2. n Valeria Solovieva, Russia, and Maryna Zanevska, Ukraine, def. Ulrikke Eikeri, Norway, and Mai Grage (8), Denmark, 6-1, 6-2.

Mixed Semifinals n Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Leander Paes (2), India, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Kevin Ullyett (5), Zimbabwe, 6-2, 3-6, 10-5 tiebreak. n Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott, United States, def. Liezel Huber, United States, and Mahesh Bhupathi (1), India, 6-3, 6-4.

Junior Singles Boys First Round n Julien Obry (12), France, def. Duilio Beretta, Peru, 7-6 (6), 6-3. n Evan King, United States, def. Agustin Velotti (5), Argentina, 7-6 (4), 6-4. n Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, def. Guilherme Clezar, Brazil, 6-3, 6-4. n Tiago Fernandes, Brazil, def. Dennis Novikov, United States, 6-2, 6-1.

Friday, September 11 South Granville at Northern Vance J.F. Webb at Bunn Southern Vance at Cedar Ridge Ravenscroft at Cardinal Gibbons Chapel Hill at Northwood Orange open

Team Louisburg Roanoke Rapids Warren Co. Bunn Franklinton NW Halifax N. Johnston

AP Photo/Chuck Burton

PA 31 38 56 71 81 62 102

Friday, September 4 Roanoke Rapids 54, Southeast Halifax 6 Ravenscroft 34, Franklinton 21 Bunn 56, Granville Central 8 Louisburg 17, Cardinal Gibbons 14 Warren County 22, Northern Vance 17 Weldon 34, NW Halifax 26 Jones Senior 35, North Johnston 20 Friday, September 11 J.F. Webb at Bunn Southern Nash at Roanoke Rapids Granville Central at Franklinton Louisburg at Southeast Halifax Warren County at Weldon KIPP Pride at NW Halifax Princeton at North Johnston Friday, September 18 Roanoke Rapids at Tarboro Franklinton at J.F. Webb Southern Wayne at Louisburg Southern Vance at Warren County North Johnston at Rosewood SE Halifax at NW Halifax (Sat., Sept. 19) Bunn open

TENNIS U.S. Open Results

Tuesday, at The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York Purse: $21.6 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Fourth Round n Juan Martin del Potro (6), Argentina, def.

Juan Carlos Ferrero (24), Spain, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. n Marin Cilic (16), Croatia, def. Andy Murray (2), Britain, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2. n Fernando Gonzalez (11), Chile, def. JoWilfried Tsonga (7), France, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Women Quarterfinals n Kim Clijsters, Belgium, def. Li Na (18), China, 6-2, 6-4. n Serena Williams (2), United States, def. Flavia Pennetta (10), Italy, 6-4, 6-3.

Doubles Men Quarterfinals n Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def.

Carsten Ball and Chris Guccione, Australia, 6-4, 7-6 (2). n Lukas Dlouhy, Czech Republic, and Leander Paes (4), India, def. Wesley Moodie, South Africa, and Dick Norman (7), Belgium, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. n Mahesh Bhupathi, India, and Mark Knowles (3), Bahamas, def. Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, and Michael Llodra, France, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4). n Max Mirnyi, Belarus, and Andy Ram (5), Israel, def. Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (2), Serbia, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-0.

Women Quarterfinals n Alisa Kleybanova and Ekaterina Makarova

Second Round n Yuki Bhambri (1), India, def. Sandro Ehrat, Switzerland, 6-0, 6-1. n Christian Lindell, Sweden, def. Jeong Sukyoung, South Korea, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. n Sebastian Lavie, New Zealand, def. Tennys Sandgren, United States, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5). n Denis Kudla (16), United States, def. Mikhail Biryukov, Russia, 7-5, 6-3. n Arthur De Greef, Belgium, def. Matthew Kandath, United States, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. n Jack Sock, United States, def. Stanislav Poplavskyy, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-4. n Gianni Mina (8), France, def. Jozef Kovalik, Slovakia, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4. n Raymond Sarmiento, United States, def. Filip Horansky, Slovakia, 7-6 (2), 6-1.

Girls First Round n Elena Bogdan, Romania, def. Miyabi Inoue (13), Japan, 6-0, 6-0. n Luksika Kumkhum, Thailand, def. Ester Goldfeld, United States, 4-6, 6-0, 7-5. n Annika Beck, Germany, def. Fatma Al Nabhani, Oman, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-1. n Daria Gavrilova (9), Russia, def. Mallory Burdette, United States, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3. n Grace Sari Ysidora, Indonesia, def. Alejandra Granillo, Mexico, 6-4, 6-2.

Second Round n Richel Hogenkamp (10), Netherlands, def.

Grace Min, United States, 6-1, 6-4. n Laura Robson, Britain, def. Lauren Embree (7), United States, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. n Yana Buchina, Russia, def. Ajla Tomljanovic (5), Croatia, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. n Beatrice Capra (16), United States, def. Anna Orlik, Belarus, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. n Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (2), Thailand, def.

Valeria Solovieva, Russia, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4). n Ulrikke Eikeri (15), Norway, def. Nicole Gibbs, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (3). n Tamaryn Hendler (12), Belgium, def. Yulia Putintseva, Russia, 6-4, 6-4. n Asia Muhammad, United States, def. Gail Brodsky, United States, 6-3, 6-4.

Junior Doubles Boys First Round n John Morrissey, Ireland, and Sudanwa Sitaram, India, def. Gonzales Austin and Bjorn Fratangelo, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 tiebreak. n Evan King and Denis Kudla, United States, def. Yuki Bhambri, India, and Huang Liang-chi (1), Taiwan, 3-6, 6-2, 10-6 tiebreak. n Maximilian Neuchrist and Tristan-Samuel Weissborn, Austria, def. Hiroyasu Ehara and Shuichi Sekiguchi (7), Japan, 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 tiebreak. n Matthew Kandath and Jack Sock, United States, def. Jeong Suk-young and Lim Yongkyu (4), South Korea, 6-4, 6-4. n Jordan Cox and Tennys Sandgren, United States, def. Richard Becker, Germany, and Duilio Beretta, Peru, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6). n Sandro Ehrat, Switzerland, and Alexandros Georgoudas, Germany, def. Arthur De Greef, Belgium, and Gianni Mina (8), France, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 10-3 tiebreak. n Facundo Arguello and Agustin Velotti (2), Argentina, def. Tobias Blomgren, Sweden, and Oliver Golding, Britain, 6-4, 7-6 (8).

Girls First Round n Paula Kania and Magda Linette, Poland, def.

Richel Hogenkamp, Netherlands, and Ksenia Kirillova (5), Russia, 6-2, 6-2. n Alexandra Cercone and Noel Scott, United States, def. Luksika Kumkhum, Thailand, and Akiko Omae, Japan, 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 tiebreak. n Timea Babos, Hungary, and Ajla Tomljanovic (2), Croatia, def. Fatma Al Nabhani, Oman, and Nataliya Pintusova, Belarus, 6-3, 6-2. n Miyabi Inoue and Risa Ozaki, Japan, def.

Anna Orlik, Belarus, and Laura Robson, Britain, 2-6, 6-3, 10-5 tiebreak. n Veronica Cepede Royg, Paraguay, and Zsofia Susanyi, Hungary, def. Beatrice Capra and Courtney Dolehide, United States, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 tiebreak. n Jacqueline Cako and Nicole Gibbs, United

in their brief, inconsistent history.

“You can’t read into the preseason too much,” safety Chris Harris insisted.

With Peppers, dynamic running back DeAngelo Williams and explosive receiver Steve Smith, the Panthers have weapons.

Yet there were few bright spots in an 0-4 preseason.

They couldn’t tackle, were slow to adjust to new defensive coordinator Ron Meeks’ system and the offense failed to move the ball consistently. Those are bad signs with Philadelphia, Atlanta and Dallas looming in the first three weeks.

It’ll help if Jon Beason returns this week as he expects. The speedy middle linebacker and top tackler the past two seasons has been sidelined since Aug. 22 with a sprained knee ligament.

Linebackers Thomas Davis and Na’il Diggs also missed time with

injuries, and safety Charles Godfrey hopes to play against the Eagles with a cast protecting his broken hand.

“We’ve had a lot of nicks throughout the preseason,” coach John Fox said. “I don’t think we’ve had our whole starting group out there at all.”

It’s unclear who one of those defensive starters will be. Louis Leonard, acquired from Cleveland last week, may take over Kemoeatu’s run-stuffing role on a Peppers-led line that has produced little pressure.

Teammates insist Peppers, who had a careerhigh 14 1/2 sacks last season, is committed.

He reported to camp on time and hasn’t missed a practice.

But he was mostly invisible in parts of seven quarters of play in the preseason, totaling four tackles, no sacks and one quarterback hurry.

The offense, led by Williams, carried the defense

late last season — until Delhomme had one of the worst performances in NFL playoff history.

“I let my teammates down,” Delhomme said Tuesday. “That crushed me more than anything.”

Carolina remains committed to the 34-year-old QB two years removed from reconstructive elbow surgery. He received a new contract and faced no competition in camp.

Delhomme’s top receiver remains Smith, the four-time Pro Bowl choice who has recovered from a scary shoulder injury in training camp that limited his work in exhibitions.

The only preseason touchdown by the first team was Williams’ nifty, tackle-breaking 25-yard run against Miami. Williams, who set a franchise record with 1,515 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns in his breakout 2008, looked more than ready to stay among the NFL’s elite backs.

Serena advances to semis

WNBA Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB Indiana 22 10 .688 — Atlanta 17 15 .531 5 Detroit 16 15 .516 5 1/2 Chicago 15 17 .469 7 Connecticut 15 17 .469 7 Washington 15 17 .469 7 New York 12 20 .375 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB Phoenix 22 10 .688 — Seattle 19 13 .594 3 Los Angeles 15 16 .484 6 1/2 San Antonio 14 17 .452 7 1/2 Minnesota 13 18 .419 8 1/2 Sacramento 11 21 .344 11 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Indiana 69, New York 63 San Antonio at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s Games New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Seattle, 10 p.m.

San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

MLB National League Standings

Philadelphia Florida Atlanta New York Washington

East Division W L Pct GB 78 58 .574 — 73 65 .529 6 71 67 .514 8 62 76 .449 17 47 91 .341 32

St. Louis Chicago Houston Milwaukee Cincinnati Pittsburgh

Central Division W L Pct GB 83 57 .593 — 70 67 .511 11 1/2 67 71 .486 15 66 72 .478 16 63 75 .457 19 54 83 .394 27 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB Los Angeles 82 57 .590 — Colorado 79 60 .568 3 San Francisco 76 62 .551 5 1/2 Arizona 61 78 .439 21 San Diego 61 78 .439 21 Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 2 Houston 4, Philadelphia 3 St. Louis 3, Milwaukee 0 Colorado 4, Cincinnati 3 L.A. Dodgers 7, Arizona 2 San Francisco 9, San Diego 4 Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 7-6) at Pittsburgh (K.Hart 4-5), 12:35 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 17-7) at Milwaukee (Suppan 6-8), 2:05 p.m.

San Diego (LeBlanc 1-1) at San Francisco (Zito 9-11), 3:45 p.m.

Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 5-2) at Washington (Mock 3-7), 7:05 p.m.

Florida (Nolasco 10-8) at N.Y. Mets (Misch 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta (Hanson 9-3) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 13-9), 8:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Arroyo 12-12) at Colorado (Hammel 8-7), 8:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Garland 9-11) at Arizona (Haren 13-8), 10:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Cincinnati at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Florida at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

American League Standings

New York Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore

East Division W L Pct GB 90 50 .643 — 80 58 .580 9 72 67 .518 17 1/2 62 76 .449 27 56 82 .406 33

Detroit Minnesota Chicago Cleveland

Central Division W L Pct GB 75 62 .547 — 69 69 .500 6 1/2 69 71 .493 7 1/2 60 78 .435 15 1/2

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Serena Williams returns to Flavia Pennetta of Italy during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in New York Tuesday. Williams won 6-4, 6-3.

Kansas City 53 85 .384 22 1/2

Los Angeles Texas Seattle Oakland

West Division W L Pct GB 81 55 .596 — 78 60 .565 4 72 66 .522 10 62 76 .449 20

Monday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 1, 1st game Minnesota 6, Toronto 3 Chicago White Sox 5, Boston 1 Kansas City 6, L.A. Angels 3 Texas at Cleveland, ppd., rain N.Y. Yankees 11, Tampa Bay 1, 2nd game Wednesday’s Games Texas (Feldman 15-4) at Cleveland (Carmona 3-9), 12:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Niemann 12-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 8-5), 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Pavano 11-11) at Toronto (Halladay 14-8), 7:07 p.m.

Baltimore (Berken 4-11) at Boston (P.Byrd 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 16-7) at Kansas City (Tejeda 1-1), 8:10 p.m.

Oakland (Cahill 8-12) at Chicago White Sox (Garcia 1-2), 8:11 p.m.

Seattle (Snell 4-1) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 14-5), 10:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Minnesota at Toronto, 12:37 p.m.

Detroit at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

SOCCER MLS Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA Columbus 10 4 9 39 34 25 Chicago 10 6 8 38 33 28 D.C. 7 5 12 33 37 36 New England 9 7 6 33 28 30 Toronto FC 8 9 7 31 30 34 Kansas City 6 10 6 24 24 31 New York 4 16 4 16 20 41 WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA Houston 11 7 7 40 31 22 Los Angeles 9 4 11 38 28 23 Colorado 10 7 6 36 36 27 Seattle 8 6 10 34 29 23 Real Salt Lake 9 9 6 33 35 27 Chivas USA 10 9 3 33 23 24 FC Dallas 6 11 6 24 33 37 San Jose 5 12 5 20 27 40 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Wednesday’s Games Kansas City at D.C. United, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Colorado at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m.

Seattle FC at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.

Kansas City at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.

FC Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Houston at Columbus, 5 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Tuesday’s Sports Transactions

By The Associated Press BASEBALL n Major League Baseball MLB—Suspended Detroit RHP Fernando Rodney for three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for throwing a ball toward the stands following a Sept. 4 game against Tampa Bay. n American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Recalled RHP Bob McCrory, RHP Chris Lambert and LHP Chris Waters from Norfolk (IL). Purchased the contracts of INF Justin Turner and C Guillermo Rodriguez from Norfolk. Placed OF Adam Jones on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sept. 2. Transferred OF Lou Montanez and RHP Brad Bergesen to the 60-day DL. BOSTON RED SOX—Activated SS Jed Lowrie from the 15-day DL. Recalled C Dusty Brown from Pawtucket (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Purchased the contract of INF Niuman Romero from Columbus (IL).

Agreed on a four-year extension to their player development contract with Lake County (SAL) through the 2014 season.

DETROIT TIGERS—Promoted Tom Osowski to central regional crosschecker.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Recalled 3B Alex Gordon from Omaha (PCL). Purchased the contract of LHP Lenny DiNardo from Omaha.

Placed RHP Doug Waechter on the 60-day DL. LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Recalled C Ryan Budde, OF Terry Evans, RHP Rafael Rodriguez and 3B Freddy Sandoval from Salt Lake (AAA).

Selected OF Chris Pettit from Salt Lake.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Activated 3B Joe Crede from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Armando Gabino from Rochester (IL). Purchased the contract of 1B Justin Huber from Rochester.

TEXAS RANGERS—Activated OF Andruw Jones from the 15-day DL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Purchased the contract of C-1B Kyle Phillips from Las Vegas (PCL).

Recalled RHP Jeremy Accardo and LHP David Purcey from Las Vegas. n National League CHICAGO CUBS—Recalled RHP Jeff Samardzija from Iowa (PCL).

CINCINNATI REDS—Recalled RHP Matt Maloney from Carolina (SL).

COLORADO ROCKIES—Designated RHP Adam Eaton for assignment. Recalled OF Matt Murton, RHP Matt Belisle and RHP Jhoulys Chacin from Colorado Springs (PCL). Purchased the contract of INF Mike McCoy from Colorado Springs.

Placed INF Chris Nelson on the 60-day DL. FLORIDA MARLINS—Activated RHP Brendan Donnelly from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Chris Volstad and INF Gaby Sanchez from New Orleans (PCL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Activated RF Corey Hart from the 15-day DL. Recalled 3B Mat Gamel from Nashville (PCL).

NEW YORK METS—Activated OF Carlos Beltran from the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Tobi Stoner from Buffalo (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Recalled RHP Eric Hacker, SS Brian Bixler and C Robinzon Diaz from Indianapolis (IL). Activated LHP Donnie Veal from the 15-day DL. SAN DIEGO PADRES—Named Laura Broderick senior vice president, brand development.

Recalled LHP Aaron Poreda and LHP Cesar Ramos from Portland (PCL).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Purchased the contract of LHP Madison Bumgarner from

Connecticut (SL). Recalled RHP Joe Martinez and INF Kevin Frandsen from Fresno (PCL). Optioned LHP Alex Hinshaw to Connecticut. Designated RHP Osiris Matos for assignment.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Recalled INF Ian Desmond, LHP Ross Detwiler and RHP Marco Estrada from Syracuse (IL). Purchased the contracts of RHP Logan Kensing and RHP Zack Segovia from Syracuse. Designated RHP Jorge Sosa for assignment. Transferred LHP Scott Olsen to the 60-day DL. n Can-Am League WORCESTER TORNADOES—Released C Peter Gilardo.

FOOTBALL n National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS—Released OL Elton Brown. Signed OL Jeremy Bridges to a one-year contract. Signed CB Rashad Barksdale, LB Chris Harrington, LB Lee Robinson and FB Fui Vakapuna to the practice squad.

ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed C Rob Bruggeman to the practice squad. Waived OL Michael Butterworth from practice squad. Waived S Jamaal Fudge.

BUFFALO BILLS—Re-signed OL Kirk Chambers.

Released LT Langston Walker.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed G Kynan Forney and S Brian Russell. Waived OL Dennis Norman.

NEW ENGLAND PATROITS—Signed TE Robbie Agnone to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed LB Ryan Fowler.

Waived FB Jason Davis.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed C Justin Hartwig to a four-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed LB Diyral Briggs to the practice squad. Waived DT Khalif Mitchell from the practice squad.

HOCKEY n National Hockey League NHL—Named Terry Gregson senior vice president and director of officiating.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Agreed to terms with F Derek Armstrong.

American Hockey League HARTFORD WOLF PACK—Signed F Jean-Philip Chabot.

MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS—Signed F Bryan Leitch, F Mike McLean, F Mark Van Guilder, D Reid Cashman and D Jason Jozsa. n ECHL ECHL—Named Brent Garbutt manager of hockey operations.

CHARLOTTE CHECKERS—Agreed to terms with F Randy Rowe and D Kevin Schaeffer.

IDAHO STEELHEADS—Agreed to terms with F Adam Huxley and D Riley Weselowski. Released D Alan Tallarini.

LACROSSE n National Lacrosse League TORONTO ROCK—Traded F Craig Conn and a 2010 second-round draft pick to Calgary for a 2009 first-round draft pick and a 2010 sixth-round draft pick.

COLLEGE GEORGIA TECH—Named Darryl LaBarrie men’s assistant basketball coach.

JOHN JAY—Named Dan Palumbo director of athletics.

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Good Taste

Tips for a touchdown tailgate on your home turf

To make sure you go all the way with your backyard tailgate this fall, use these winning gameday plays from Golic and Lilly: �

Avoid a False Start. One of the most common mistakes made when lighting a charcoal grill is allowing the lighter fluid to soak in before lighting the coals. Instead add lighter fluid following lighter fluid directions, lighting immediately and letting the coals burn until they are covered in ash (about 15 minutes). Or, simply light the briquets in one easy step and be ready to cook in about 10 minutes with Kingsford® Match Light® Instant Charcoal.

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Cheap Shot. Feeding a crowd doesn’t have to cost a fortune.

There are many flavorful, inexpensive cuts of meat to choose from that are ideal for serving to a large group. Try grilling split halves of chicken instead of chicken breasts or go with skirt steak for a good beef option.

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Top Dog. Hot dogs are some of the easiest and most affordable tailgate fixings available.

Try taking them to next level by topping them with gourmet homemade toppings right from the charcoal grill, such as onions, peppers or a spicy corn relish.

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Lock In a Win. Closing the lid of a kettle grill is a good tactic to lock in flavors and turn up the heat. However, grillers should only close the lid when cooking thick foods and the grill temperature must be kept low to avoid burning food.

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Play It Safe. When it comes to grilling, safety comes first.

Make sure the grill rests securely on the ground and that it’s located away from fences, deck railings and shrubbery that could be ignited by a sudden flare-up or flying spark.

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his season, don’t penalize your taste buds by placing that routine, game-day pizza order when you can score rave reviews from family and friends by firing up the grill for a backyard tailgate party with all the sights, sounds and smells of the stadium. Football analyst Mike Golic and champion pitmaster Chris Lilly both believe that game-day tastes better on a charcoal grill, and are sharing their favorite tips and recipes.

Golic, a former defensive lineman and host of ESPN’s “Mike & Mike in the Morning,” knows how fun game day can be — even off the field and in his own backyard.

“Tailgating prior to kickoff is a football tradition in my family, so game days are big at my house,” said Golic. “I’m about as big of a grilling enthusiast as I am a sports fan, so any game day is a great day to be around the grill in my backyard and reconnect with my friends and family after a busy week.”

Chris Lilly, champion pitmaster and author of “Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ Book,” couldn’t agree more. He also insists that game-day grilling is one of the best ways to extend the summer and take advantage of the extra hours of sunlight provided by the extended daylight saving time period.

“Just because Labor Day weekend has come and gone, doesn’t mean it’s time to put up your grill,” said Lilly. “In fact, nothing beats the unmistakable aroma of a charcoal cookout on a crisp, fall game day with friends and family. Make sure you put a variety of tailgate favorites on the menu to win over your guests — combining salads and sides with multiple on-the-grill options for the delicious smoky flavor that charcoal adds to food.”

Grilled Gridiron Grinders

Linebacker Barbecue Potatoes

Recipe created by champion pitmaster Chris Lilly, on behalf of Kingsford charcoal Makes: 4 to 6 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 1 1/2 hours 4 to 6 extra large baked potatoes 8 ounces sour cream 2 tablespoons dry ranch seasoning mix 8 ounces whipped butter or margarine 3 cups fine shredded cheddar cheese 1/3 cup chopped fresh scallions 6 to 8 slices cooked bacon, crumbled Prepare outdoor grill for indirect heat by building a charcoal fire on one side of the grill, leaving the other side void. Preheat the grill to 450°F. Wash potatoes and wrap with aluminum foil.

Place wrapped potatoes over the void side of the grill, close grill lid, and cook for 1 1/2 hours or until potatoes soften. Remove potatoes and set aside.

In small bowl, mix sour cream and ranch seasoning mix.

Cut each potato open and add butter, seasoned sour cream, cheese, scallions, and bacon bits.

For added impact, try topping your overstuffed potatoes with grilled chicken, turkey, beef or pork.

Football Analyst Mike Golic

Champion Pitmaster Chris Lilly

Recipe created by football analyst, Mike Golic, on behalf of Kingsford ® charcoal Makes: 6 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes 12 fresh tomatillos, peeled and rinsed well 1 small yellow onion, peeled and coarsely chopped 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed 1 1/2 pounds flank steak Salt and pepper (to taste) 1 package Hidden Valley Ranch dry seasoning mix 1 pinch dried red pepper flakes (optional) 6 hamburger buns Salsa Verde Place tomatillos, onion and garlic on a lightly oiled baking sheet and grill over charcoal, turning often, until onion is crispy and tomatillos have burst — about three to five minutes.

Remove from grill to cool.

Once cool, place ingredients in work bowl of a food processor and puree until desired consistency. This can be done up to three days in advance if kept chilled in an air tight container.

Steak Place flank steak on a sheet of plastic wrap large enough to cover steak once folded. Season steak with salt and pepper.

Liberally dust each side of steak with ranch seasoning mix, then sprinkle with red pepper flakes, if using. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and chill for one to two hours.

Remove steak from refrigerator about 15 minutes before grilling over charcoal.

Unwrap steak and grill over medium heat for five to seven minutes on each side or until an internal temperature of 150°F — allow the steak to rest covered for five minutes.

Lightly toast hamburger rolls.

Serve steak sliced over rolls and generously topped with salsa verde.

For more ways to bring the tailgate home, including additional tips and recipes from both Golic and Lilly, visit ESPN.com/Kingsford. While there, find out how to enter to win a trip for four to football’s biggest game in Miami. Mike Golic will be there, too, to hang out with the winners at a pregame tailgate.

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HOROSCOPES ARIES (March 21-April 19). As the first sign of the zodiac, you’ve always had beginner’s luck. You’ll find a new game and learn quickly how to win at it. Work toward becoming the expert whom others can rely on.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You have a terrific amount of drive. Stay on your own track, though, or you might overwhelm or intimidate those around you who are moving at a much slower pace. After all, you’re not out to make anyone feel inferior.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

You’re not afraid that your dreams are too grandiose. With your monster-sized talent, you should be dreaming big. Just be careful who you tell. Better yet, keep it to yourself. The proof will be in the doing.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). A careful analysis of your time will benefit you. What are you doing to reach your goals and objectives?

How many hours are you devoting to your development? Consider dropping an activity that’s not paying off.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You will be involved with the creation of a truly innovative work. Use your life experiences to create your art, but don’t be too literal. In the end, it will be your showmanship that really enthralls the audience.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Just because something looks hard doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go forward with it. Looks will be deceiving. What appears to be a hassle will be surprisingly simple.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). People are trying to figure you out. Perhaps you’re being sized up for a job or special role. You’ll be asked tricky questions and will make a strong impression when you answer simply, directly and truthfully.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

You’ll find that the old way of accomplishing a task isn’t working.

You need some new ideas. Your brainstorms might not make sense at first, but keep going with them.

The creative process is often unbridled.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll be put in charge of a privileged set. Don’t spoil them as others do, but treat them fairly and help them develop an awareness of their many endowments and how lucky they are to have them.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Others think you’re being hard on yourself, but what they don’t understand is that this is an effective way of getting results. You know yourself better than anyone. Keep those standards high.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You set a tone and an example for others to follow. So don’t be surprised when they do! Their mimicry is a form of flattery. Tonight, a Virgo adds lovely order to your world.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). A missed opportunity is nothing to lament. See it instead as a turning point. Now you know more about what you want and how to prepare yourself for the next chance to come along — and come it will.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA VANCE COUNTY 09 SP 105

Page 621, Vance County Registry.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 4930 Vicksboro Road, North Carolina 27537.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale.

This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Wayne Anthony Richardson.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.

Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale.

Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale.

Special Notice for Leasehold Tenants: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser.

Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is September 1, 2009.

North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in the City of Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina, at 3:00 pm on September 23, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Vance, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord.

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

This is a communication from a debt collector.

The purpose of this communication is to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

If you are under the protection of the bankruptcy court or have been discharged as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding, this notice is given to you pursuant to statutory requirement and for informational purposes and is not intended as an attempt to collect a debt or as an act to collect, assess, or recover all or any portion of the debt from you personally.

This 2nd day of September, 2009.

evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in the City of Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina, at 3:00 pm on September 16, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Vance, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Begin at a new iron pipe in the northern right of way line of Anne Street at the common corner of Michael E. Sosna and the lot herein; said iron pipe also being located 16.1 feet from the edge of the pavement for Anne Street and said iron pipe also being located South 62 degrees 15’ 08” East 279.23 feet from a PK nail in the intersection of Lynne Avenue and Anne Street; run thence along and with the line of Michael E. Sosna North 32 degrees 50’ 40” East 169.98 feet to a new iron pipe in the line of Furman E. Clopton; run thence along and with the line of Furman E. Clopton and W. Howard Lester South 57 degrees 12’ 08” East 90.00 feet to an existing iron pipe, common corner with R. R. Barnes, Jr.; run thence along and with the line of R. R. Barnes, Jr. South 32 degrees 50’ 22” West 170.06 feet to a new iron pipe in the northern right of way line of Anne Street; run thence along and with the northern right of way line of Anne Street North 57 degrees 08’ 47” West 90.01 feet to a new iron pipe, the point and place of BEGINNING; the same containing 0.35 acre, more or less, as shown on plat of “Survey for Susan M. M. Tuthill” prepared by Cawthorne & Associates, Registered Land Surveyors, PA, dated August 31, 1984, reference to which is made for a more definite description.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1218 Anne Street, Henderson, North Carolina.

The above-described lot is referred to as Lot 522 on the plat of property of S. T. Peace Real Estate subdivision of Anne Street, prepared

by Jesse J. Parrish, Registered Land Surveyor, dated August 12, 1974.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance, “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical,

environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord.

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

This is a communication from a debt collector.

The purpose of this communication is to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

If you are under the protection of the bankruptcy court or have been discharged as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding, this notice is given to you pursuant to statutory requirement and for informational purposes and is not intended as an attempt to collect a debt or as an act to collect, assess, or recover all or any portion of the debt from you personally.

This 26th day of August, 2009.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Wayne Anthony Richardson to Robert Catherwood, Attorney at Law, Trustee(s), which was dated October 27, 2005 and recorded on October 28, 2005 in Book BK1103 at Page PG075, Vance County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Vance County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 15, 2009 at 10:00 am, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Vance County, North Carolina, to wit: Loan name: Wayne Anthony Richardson, Loan No. 323050076 Property Address: 4930 Vicksboro Road, Henderson, NC 27537.

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BEING at an existing PK nail in the centerline of SR 1533, northwestern corner for Scottie T. Barham as described in Book 745, Page 387, Vance County Registry, said point being located N. 75 deg. 11’ 15” W. 1186.28 feet from a Pk nail in the centerline intersection of SR 1533 and SR 1516; from said beginning point run thence along Barham’s line S. 11 deg.

19’ 10” W. 361.59 feet to an existing iron pipe in line for Ashley Luke Foster; run thence along Foster’s line N. 78 deg.

44’ 25” W. 239.70 feet to an existing iron pipe in line for Helen Joyce Harris as described in Book 467, Page 553.

Vance County Registry; run thence along Harris’ line N. 11 deg. 16’ 46” E. 361.53 feet to an existing PK nail in the centerline of SR 1533; run thence along the centerline of SR 1533 S. 80 deg. 00’ 06” E. 140.03 feet to an existing PK nail, and S. 77 deg. 00’ 35” E. 100 feet to an existing PK nail, the point and place of beginning. The same containing 2.00 acres as shown on plat of survey for Jeffrey L. Inscoe and Debra T. Inscoe prepared by Cawthorne & Associates, R.L.S. PA, on December 30, 1997.

This security includes a 1998 Villa Homes, Model LYP150, 50 x 27, Serial #VANC 1011A/B. An affidavit establishing the manufactured home described above as real property has heretofore been filed in Book 1069,

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone: (910) 392-4988 Fax: (910) 392-8587 Sept 2,9, 2009 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION VANCE COUNTY 09 SP 119 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CARRIE CHEEK AND MAC A. CHEEK DATED MARCH 7, 1997 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 787 AT PAGE 520 IN THE VANCE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to a Court order and under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 11:00 AM on September 22, 2009 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Vance County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot A as shown in Plat Book V, Page 488 of the Vance County Register of Deeds Office and being the same property as shown on survey for Carrie Cheek prepared by Cawthorne & Associates, Registered Land Surveyors, P.A. and dated August 13, 1996.

Also conveyed herewith is the right of ingress, egress and access together with others along a fifteen foot private right of way to State Road 1541, Faulkner Town Road as shown on the above referenced plat and as more particularly described in Book 489, Page 43 of the Vance County Registry.

And Being more commonly known as: 439 Lemay Ln, Henderson, NC 27537 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Carrie Cheek.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer

Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.c om/nc/ Sept 9,16, 2009 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 99 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Robin B. Clark and Jonathan K. Clark, wife and husband to Investors Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of March, 2005, and recorded in Book 1081, Page 297, in Vance County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc., having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Vance County,

TRACT NO. 1: That parcel of land shown as Tract #1 on plat of the lands of Leon W. Perry recorded in Book “D”, Page 133, Vance County Registery, prepared by W. H. Boyd, Engineer and dated July 1946 and fronting 128 feet on Oxford Road and 200 feet on an unnamed street (Lynn Haven Avenue). This property is a part of a larger tract of land deeded to Leon W. Perry by Deed recorded in Book 249, Page 159, Vance County Registry. Being a part of the property described in Deed recorded in Book 585, Page 110, in the Vance County Registry.

TRACT NO. 2: Being all of Lot #6 as shown on a certain Plat of Luther Earl Stegall, Registered Land Surveyor, dated February 25, 1971, entitled Property of Leon W. Perry (and others) said Plat appearing of record in Plat Book “T”, Page 32, Vance County Registry, reference to said recorded Plat being hereby made for other and further description and certainty of location.

For further chain of title see Deeds recorded in Book 885, Page 437, Vance County Registry, and Book 585, Page 110 (Tract 2).

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2027 Oxford Road, Henderson, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance, “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes,

Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee David R. Ford Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1010189 Sept 9,16, 2009 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 110 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Nelson Fuentes and Lilybeth Otero Fuentes to Michael E. Satterwhite, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of October, 2006, and recorded in Book 1134, Page 379, in Vance County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc., having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Vance County, North Carolina and the holder of the note

Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1012859 Sept 2,9, 2009 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, VANCE COUNTY 09 SP 118 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed

by Robert E. Bobbitt to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated March 31, 2004, and recorded in Book 1040, Page 734, Vance County Registry, North Carolina.

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the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Vance County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Vance County, North Carolina, at 11:30 AM on September 16, 2009, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: All of Lot 25 of Cokesbury Village Subdivision as shown on plat prepared for Sanford Faucette by Harold B. Mullen, Registered Land Surveyor on December 20, 1973 and recorded in Plat Book T, Page 721, Vance County Registry, to which reference is made for more complete description. This security includes a 1999 Pioneer 410 manufactured home, 68 x 24, Serial #5279.

Said property is commonly known as 140 Village Drive, Henderson, NC 27537.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale.

This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Robert Edward Bobbitt.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Vance County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Vance County, North Carolina, at 11:30 AM on September 16, 2009, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Begin Lot 25 containing 1.02 acres according to survey and plat entitled “property of John Foster Homes, Inc., - Survey of Spring Meadows” as prepared

by Bobbitt Surveying dated February 23, 1998, and revised April 7, 1998, as appears in Plat Book “V”, Page 791, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Vance County.

Said property is commonly known as 119 Daisy Lane, Henderson, NC 27537.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale.

This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Annie B. Vaughan.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Vance County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Vance County, North Carolina, at 11:30 AM on September 16, 2009, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Begin at an existing PK nail located in the center line of the intersection of SR 1001 and SR 1603 and proceed thence N. 22 degrees 47 minutes 53 seconds W. 351.62 feet to an iron pin located in the Westerly edge of the right of way of SR 1603; thence N. 66 degrees 26 minutes 11 seconds W. 68.63 feet across SR 1603 to an iron pin; thence N. 05 degrees 30 minutes 21 seconds W. 138.15 feet to a new iron pin; thence along a curve to the left having a radius of 160.00, an arc of 53.815, a chord of N. 4 degrees 08 minutes 08 seconds W. 53.56 feet to a new iron pin located in the Easterly of the right of way of SR 1603; thence along and with the right of way of SR 1603 N. 54 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds W. 57.70 feet to a new iron pin; thence N. 35 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds E. 204.00 feet to a new iron pin located in the line of the property of A. T. Hobgood; thence S. 38 degrees 06 minutes 25 seconds E. 294.11 feet to an existing iron pin; thence S. 38 degrees 26 minutes 07 seconds E. 14.60 feet along the line of the property of Cecil Hobgood to a new iron pin; thence N. 76 degrees 13 minutes 44 seconds E. 205.52 feet to a new iron pin, the point and place of beginning, containing 1.00 acre and being designated as Lot 31 as shown on that survey for James Hawkins and Elsie Hawkins located in Sandy Creek Associates, RLS, PA being dated April 22, 1991.

Said property is commonly known as 293 Oak Hill Loop Road, Henderson, NC 27537.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale.

This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Patricia B. Kearney PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into

or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all of the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Should the foreclosure action be dismissed or any portion have to be redone for any reason, the bid deposit will be returned to the third party bidder and no other remedies will be assertable. The third party bidder acts upon their own risk if they expend any funds in favor of the foreclosed property prior to the receipt of a deed from the Substitute Trustee.

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on at, or relating to the property being offered for sale.

This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, and encumbrances of record.

Dated: August 25, 2009.

The successful bidder will be required to deposit five percent (5%) of his bid with the Commissioner on the date of the sale as evidence of good faith and said sale shall lie open for ten (10) days for upset bids.

This the 18th day of August, 2009.

NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF LAND

confirmation by the Court, the following described lot or parcel of land: All of that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situate in Vance County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Begin at an iron stake, Tom Wiggins’ corner in the old road, thence along his line North 8º East 130 feet to the center of the Warrenton Road; thence along said Road South 84 3/4º West 450 feet, corner for Tract No. 2; thence South along Tract No. 2, 274 feet to a stake in Tom Wiggins’ line; thence North 73 1/4º East 246 feet; North 58 3/4º East 227 feet along an old road to the beginning.

Containing two acres more or less.

Being Tract No. 1 in the division of the Estate of Lucinda Royster as shown in Book 228 at Page 170 Vance County Registry less a lot sold to William C. Davis in 1955 as shown in Book 321 at Pages 141 and 148. Lots sold to William C. Davis 147 feet on Road.

For further reference see Deed Book 653, Page 15, Vance County Registry.

(Vance County Tax Collector Account No. 22477, Parcel I.D. Number 052504003; Home Place; 1252 Warrenton Road) Taxes will be prorated as of the date of closing. The property is being sold “as is” with no warranty of title.

The successful bidder will be required to deposit five percent (5%) of his bid with the Commissioner on the date of the sale as evidence of good faith and said sale shall lie open for ten (10) days for upset bids.

This the 18th day of August, 2009.

Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0928299NC /LMS

Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0928320NC /LMS Sept 2,9, 2009

Sept 2,9, 2009 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, VANCE COUNTY 09 SP 111 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed

by Annie B. Vaughan to Shapiro and Kreisman, Trustee(s), dated February 28, 2003, and recorded in Book 0987, Page 819, Vance County Registry, North

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, VANCE COUNTY 09 SP 117 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed

by Patricia B. Kearney to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated November 9, 2004, and recorded in Book 1067, Page 72, Vance County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been

Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0928346NC /LMS Sept 2,9, 2009 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA VANCE COUNTY 09-SP-104 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed

by Lonnie Williams and Esther Williams, his wife, to Avery Bordeaux, Trustee(s), dated December 23, 1997, and recorded December 30, 1997, in Book 809, on Page 189, and rerecorded on 5/20/1998, in Book 821, on Page 639, Vance County Public Registry, the undersigned Substitute Trustee declares as follows: There is a default by the Owner or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Deed of Trust, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; and the undersigned, on behalf of Frances S. White, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Vance County, North Carolina, and the Owner and Holder of the Note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust by foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse door or other usual and customary location as designated by the Clerk’s Office on September 17, 2009, at 11:00 am, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the real property secured by the abovedescribed Deed of Trust recorded December 30, 1997 in Book 809, on Page 189, and rerecorded on 5/20/1998, in Book 821, on Page 639, situated in Vance County, North Carolina, as more particularly described therein, which legal description is made a part hereof and incororated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.

Said property as shown on the abovedescribed Deed of Trust is commonly known as 611 Garnett Street, Henderson, North Carolina 27536.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property within 10 days of the posting of this notice is/are Lonnie Williams aka Lonnie Williams, Jr. and Esther Williams.

In the event the property which is the subject of this Notice of Sale is residential real property with less than fifteen (15) rental units, an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon ten (10) days’ notice to the landlord. The tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of forty-five cents (45¢) per one hundred dollars ($100.00), up to a maximum of $500.00.

A cash deposit (cashier’s check or certified funds, no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is

Frances S. White, Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 30368 Charlotte, NC 28230-0368 704-909-5656 Sept 4,11, 2008 NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF LAND Under and by virtue of a Judgment entered on July 23, 2009 by the Honorable J. Henry Banks, District Court Judge Presiding, Vance County District Court, in that certain proceeding entitled “Vance County, Plaintiff vs. Abraham Williams, Jr., et al,” File No. 07-CVD-679, Office of the Clerk of Superior Court for Vance County, the undersigned Commissioner will offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash, by public auction, at the Vance County Courthouse door, Henderson, North Carolina, on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. but subject to confirmation by the Court, the following described lot or parcel of land: All of that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situate in Vance County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Lot No. 4 as shown on plat of the property of Dr. J.D. Hawkins (formerly the home place of Mingo and Rebecca Hawkins) which plat is dated May 11, 1949, made by S. E. Jennette, Engineer, and is of record in Plat Book E, at Page 84, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Vance County.

Begin at an iron stake on unnamed street, corner Lot #3 271 feet S. 84º 30’ E. from the center of Seaboard Air Line Railway main line and run thence along Lot #3 N. 1º 00’ W. 176.2 feet to an iron pin, run thence S. 87º 45’ E. 50 feet to an iron pin corner Lot #5, run thence along the line of Lot #5 S. 1º 00’ E. 179.4 feet to an unnamed street, run thence along said unnamed street N. 84º 30’ W. 50 feet to the place of beginning.

For further reference and chain of title, see deed recorded in Book 263, Page 489 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Vance County and Deeds therein referred to.

For further reference see Deed of record in Book 322, Page 332, Vance County Registry, and the Estate of Betty M. Williams, File No. 98E-66, in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Vance County.

(Vance County Tax Collector Account #1396; Parcel I.D. No. 0111 03 003; 211 Hawkins Drive, Henderson, NC) Taxes will be prorated as of the date of closing. The property is being sold “as is” with no warranty of title.

N. Kyle Hicks, Commissioner Hopper, Hicks & Wrenn, PLLC 111 Gilliam Street PO Box 247 Oxford, NC 27565 (919) 693-8161 Sept 2,9, 2009 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO.: 09-SP-94 NORTH CAROLINA VANCE COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST In the matter of the foreclosue of the deed of trust of Annie Townes Henderson, Deceased, Property now being Owned by Larry Turner Mortgagors-Grantors, To: Paul J. Stainback Substitute Trustee, And Lewis P. Gregory Noteholder.

As recorded in Deed of Trust Book 1090, Page 667 To: Larry Turner 11414 W. Andrews Avenue Henderson, NC 27536 Under and by virtue of an order of Patricia L. Allen, Assistant Clerk of the Superior Court of Vance County, North Carolina, on the 19th day of August, 2009, and the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust from Annie Townes Henderson to D. Bernard Alston, Trustee (now Paul J. Stainback, Substitute Trustee) recorded in Book 1090 at Page 667 in the Vance County Registry, the Undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the front door of the Vance County Courthouse at 11:00 a.m. on the 22nd day of September, 2009, the real estate conveyed in said Deed of Trust, said lying and being in Henderson Township, Vance County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Begin at a stake 30 feet from the center of N.C. Highway #39 at the intersection of Cannady Street with N.C. Highway #39; run thence along Cannady Street and 25 feet from the center thereof N. 65 degrees E. 150 feet to corner of Lot #3 in the line of L. E. Spencer; thence along Spencer’s line S. 65 degrees W. 150 feet to a stake, L. E. Spencer’s corner 30 feet from the center of N.C. Highway #39; thence along N.C. Highway #39 and 30 feet from the center thereof N. 25 degrees W. 135 feet to the place of beginning.

The same being Lots #1 and #2 as shown on map of lots of W. R. Hughes made by S. E. Jennette, Engineer, dated September 7, 1961. See also map of property of Thomas Henderson and wife made by Williams and Hamme, C. E. October 18, 1967. See also Book 430, Page 121, Vance County Registry.

The property address is as follows: 1414 West Andrews Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina, 27536.

The succfessful bidder will be required to deposit with the undersigned Substitute Trustee a cash deposit of ten percent (10%) of the first One Thousand and no/100 ($1,000.00) dollars, and five percent (5%) of the balance of the bid, and the sale will remain open for advance or upset bids for a period of ten (10) days. If no advance or upset bids are filed with the Clerk of Superior Court of Vance County, the sale will be confirmed.

This the 20tj day of August, 2009.

J. Paul Stainback, Substitute Trustee Stainback, Satterwhite, Burnette & Zollicoffer, PLLC 115 N. Garnett Street Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 438-4136 Sept 2,9,16, 2009

Under and by virtue of a Judgment entered on July 23, 2009 by the Honorable J. Henry Banks, District Court Judge Presiding, Vance County District Court, in that certain proceeding entitled “Vance County, Plaintiff vs.

Adrian Lamont Evans, et al,” File No. 09-CVD-275, Office of the Clerk of Superior Court for Vance County, the undersigned Commissioner will offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash, by public auction, at the Vance County Courthouse door, Henderson, North Carolina, on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. but subject to confirmation by the Court, the following described lot or parcel of land: A certain lot or parcel of land lying on the south side of SR #1344 in Townsville Township, Vance County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin situate in the southern margin of the SR #1344 right of way, which said iron pin is also situate in the northwest corner of Lot #12 on the hereinafter referred to plat and also 429.52 feet from an iron pin situate in the northwest corner of the property now or formerly of E.O. Taylor; running thence along the western property line of Lot #13 S. 11º 20’ 27” W. 436.27 feet to an iron pin situate in the northern property line now or formerly of Tract #3; thence along the northern property line of Tract #3 N. 68º 54’ 12” W. 101.47 feet to an iron pin situate in the southeast corner of Lot #12 on the hereinafter referred to plat; thence along the eastern property line of Lot #11 N. 11º 20’ 27” E. 431.00 feet to an iron pin situate in the southern margin of the SR #1344 right of way; thence along the southern margin of the SR #1344 right of way S. 71º 51’ 37” E. 100.71 feet to an iron pin, the point and place of beginning, containing 0.9975 acres, and being designated as Lot #11 on the survey and plat

by Ben L. Bryan, R.L.S., entitled “Survey for Roy Crews, Jr. and James Frazier, Section 2, Lots 1-15,” dated June 24, 1988.

For further reference see Deed Book 540, Page 562 and Deed Book 801, Page 586, Vance County Registry.

(Vance County Tax Collector Account No. 7426, Parcel I.D. Number 033103029; Lot 11, Plum Nutty Road) Taxes will be prorated as of the date of closing. The property is being sold “as is” with no warranty of title.

The successful bidder will be required to deposit five percent (5%) of his bid with the Commissioner on the date of the sale as evidence of good faith and said sale shall lie open for ten (10) days for upset bids.

This the 18th day of August, 2009.

N. Kyle Hicks, Commissioner Hopper, Hicks & Wrenn, PLLC 111 Gilliam Street PO Box 247 Oxford, NC 27565 (919) 693-8161 Sept 2,9, 2009 NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF LAND Under and by virtue of a Judgment entered on July 23, 2009 by the Honorable J. Henry Banks, District Court Judge Presiding, Vance County District Court, in that certain proceeding entitled “Vance County, Plaintiff vs. Ida Lou Russell (a/k/a Ida Lou Cole, et al,” File No. 09-CVD-325, Office of the Clerk of Superior Court for Vance County, the undersigned Commissioner will offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash, by public auction, at the Vance County Courthouse door, Henderson, North Carolina, on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. but subject to

N. Kyle Hicks, Commissioner Hopper, Hicks & Wrenn, PLLC 111 Gilliam Street PO Box 247 Oxford, NC 27565 (919) 693-8161 Sept 2,9, 2009 NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF LAND Under and by virtue of a Judgment entered on July 23, 2009 by the Honorable J. Henry Banks, District Court Judge Presiding, Vance County District Court, in that certain proceeding entitled “Vance County, Plaintiff vs.

Lucy Henderson, et al,” File No. 08-CVD-727, Office of the Clerk of Superior Court for Vance County, the undersigned Commissioner will offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash, by public auction, at the Vance County Courthouse door, Henderson, North Carolina, on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. but subject to confirmation by the Court, the following described lot or parcel of land: All of that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situate in Vance County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Tract 2 consisting of 34.70 acres as shown on plat entitled “Lucy Henderson Heirs & Lindberg B. Falkner” prepared by Alan’s Surveying Company, P.A. dated January 15, 2001 and recorded in Plat Book “W” at Page 494, Vance County Registry.

(Vance County Tax Collector Account No. 23430, Map Number 0534 02006; 34.70 acres (home place), Sandy Creek Township, Henderson, NC) Taxes will be prorated as of the date of closing. The property is being sold “as is” with no warranty of title.

The successful bidder will be required to deposit five percent (5%) of his bid with the Commissioner on the date of the sale as evidence of good faith and said sale shall lie open for ten (10) days for upset bids.

This the 18th day of August, 2009.

N. Kyle Hicks, Commissioner Hopper, Hicks & Wrenn, PLLC 111 Gilliam Street PO Box 247 Oxford, NC 27565 (919) 693-8161 Sept 2,9, 2009

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Courthouse door, Henderson, North Carolina, on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. but subject to confirmation by the Court, the following described lot or parcel of land: All of that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situate in Vance County, North Carolina, adjoining the lands of Maria Wyche and the Williamsboro Road, and more particularly described as follows: Being Lot No. 6 in the said plat and division of the lands of Wm. Cobb described as follows: Begin in the road corner of Lot No. 5 and ten links west of a stake and run thence along said road N. 4º E. 2.23 chs, N. 11º E. 2.77 chs to the corner of Lot No. 7 and 17 links west of a stake, then along the line of Lot No. 7 S. 89 1/2º E. 23.85 chs to a fen, then N. 1/2º E. 1.20 chs to a stake corner of Lot No. 7 in the old Oxford Road, thence along said old road S. 88º E. 1.85 chs, N. 88º E. 1.88 chs, N. 63 1/2º E. 3.54 chs, N. 49 1/2º E. 2.20 chs to a stake in J.R. Young’s line at the edge of said old road, then along said Young’s line S. 2 1/4º W. 9.85 chs to a gum corner of Lot No., 5, then along the line of Lot No. 5 N. 89 1/2º W. 32.92 chs to the beginning containing seventeen and one-half acres.

For further reference, see Parcel 2 in Deed Book 52, Page 282, Vance County Registry.

(Vance County Tax Collector Account No. 41411, Parcel I.D. Number 0210 02001A; Cobb Land, 17.50 acres NC Highway 39 North) Taxes will be prorated as of the date of closing. The property is being sold “as is” with no warranty of title.

The successful bidder will be required to deposit five percent (5%) of his bid with the

Commissioner on the date of the sale as evidence of good faith and said sale shall lie open for ten (10) days for upset bids.

This the 18th day of August, 2009.

the Office of the Register of Deeds of Vance County, North Carolina, recorded on January 10, 2005 in Book 1073 at Page 124; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Vance County Courthouse, in Henderson, North Carolina at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Henderson, County of Vance, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Exhibit A to Deed of Trust from Ronald Blackmon and Rose Davis to Pressley Ridgill, Trustee for FNB Southeast Mortgage Corporation, dated January 5, 2005.

Begin at an iron stake, Oliver Hershman’s corner, on the northern side of Hawkins Avenue (Bearpond-Prison Camp Road and run thence along Hershman’s line in a northerly direction 198 feet measured from the center of Hawkins Avenue) to an iron stake in Hershman’s line; run thence in an easterly direction 73 feet to an iron stake, a new corner; run thence in a southerly direction along a new line of V. G. Minor property, 200 feet to the center of Hawkins Ave;

run thence along Hawkins Avenue in a westerly directon 62 1/2 feet to the place of beginning, the same being the western half of the lot described in Deed Book 302 at Page 83 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Vance County less a triangular plot sold to Oliver Hershman as described in Deed Book 342 at Page 110 to which reference is made for greater certainty of description.

Address of property: 1045 Bear Pond Road, Henderson, NC 27537.

Present Record Owners: Ronald Blackmon and Rose Davis.

The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the Owner and Holder is exempt

from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308 (a) (1).

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments.

Other conditions will be announced at the sale.

The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.

Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee(s), in their sole

discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days‚ written notice to the landlord.

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Any person who occupies the property

Bearpond MiniStorage, located at 4187 Raleigh Rd., Henderson, NC will have various items of personal property sold pursuant to the assertion of a lien for rental at the self-service storage facility.

Sale units: A2, A3, A4, A5, A12, A13, A18, A23, A24, A25, A28, A31, A32, A34, B7, B29, B31, B32.

Sale date: 9/18/09.

Time: 12 noon.

Pamela E. Glover, City Clerk Sept 2,9, 2009 CREDITOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth T. Granger, of Vance County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Elizabeth T. Granger, deceased, to present them to the undersigned, or her attorney, on or before the 9th day of December, 2009, or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

This the 9th day of September, 2009.

Sept 2,9,16, 2009 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the first of two public hearings will be held by the Henderson City Council on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers in City Hall located at 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina to consider the following: 1) The City of Henderson is applying for a community revitalization grant with the NC Department of Community Assistance. $1 million is being requested from the NC Department of Community Assistance for the Ransom Street Project to do rehabilitation, water, sewer and street improvements and a greenway from the project area to the King’s Daughters Park.

Persons interested are invited to attend and present their arguments relative to the proposed amendments, etc. As a result of the public hearings substantial changes might be made in the proposals herein advertised reflecting objectives, debate and discussion at the public

Steven T. Granger, Executor of the Estate Jonathan S. Care Attorney At Law, P.A. 109 W. Montgomery St. Henderson, NC 27536 (252) 492-3053 Sept 9,16,23,30, 2009 NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF LAND Under and by virtue of a Judgment entered on July 23, 2009 by the Honorable J. Henry Banks, District Court Judge Presiding, Vance County District Court, in that certain proceeding entitled “Vance County, Plaintiff vs. Ritter Ann Reavis, et al,” File No. 09-CVD-342, Office of the Clerk of Superior Court for Vance County, the undersigned Commissioner will offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash, by public auction, at the Vance County

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Dorothy Forston Administrator 75 Evans Road Henderson, NC 27537 Harvey D. Jackson Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1414 125 N. Garnett St. Henderson, N.C. 27536 Aug 19,26, Sept 2,9, 2009 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY 09-SP-115 UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Ronald Blackmon and Rose Davis, dated January 5, 2005 and recorded in

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42â&#x20AC;? Toro lawn tractor w/bagger. Hydraulic, zero turn. Excellent condition. $2500.

252-492-7623.

65,000 BTU gas heater.

Used 1 year. Excellent condition. Paid $699, asking $400.

919-690-8181.

Brand new sofa, recliner (dark beige), cherry oak armoire & 32â&#x20AC;? HDTV. $800 neg. for all. 252767-5067.

DIRECTV Satellite Television, FREE equipment, FREE four room installation, FREE HD or DVR Receiver Upgrade. Packages from $29.99/mo. Call Direct Sat TV for details. 1888-420-9486.

GE 30â&#x20AC;? electric range $125 OBO. Frost proof refrigerator $199 OBO. Cherry French Provincial. Triple dresser, 2 mirrors, armoire chest, headboard & frame, queen size mattress set $400 OBO. Oak glass top table w/4 oak chairs $300 OBO. Set of 6 solid oak crest-back chairs. Like new $300 OBO. Recliner sofa & matching recliner love seat $150 OBO. Much, Much More!

Call 252-438-8828 or 252-432-2230 anytime GE washer & dryer White Good condition $225 252-492-5407 HAY For Sale 56 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x5.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1000 lbs.

Rolls $1500 252-438-7230 IBM Think Pad w/Windows XP & wireless card $150.

Computer table $35.

Nordic Track Easy Ski machine $75. Baby crib, like new $50. 6 ft pool table $35.

252-438-4596.

Natural Vented Gas Heater 50,000 BTU w/ pipe filters.

Heat & Air Condition Combination unit, w/ remote control 16,000 BTU. Air 18,000 BTU Heating Heat & Cool 1300 sqft & more. 2yrs old 1owner,excellant condition. 252-438-7184 leave message Teka T3-270 win, short mag, hardwood stock, 50mm. Leopold scope.

Sacrifice at $900 252-436-7249 The World's Most Powerful Sport returns to Charlotte September 1720 for the NHRA Carolinas Nationals at zMax Dragway. Get your tickets at 1-800-455FANS or visit ZMaxDragway.com.

Auction Sales HOME IMPROVEMENT AUCTIONSaturday, September 19 at 10 a.m., 201 S. Central Ave., Locust, NC. Granite Tops, Cabinet Sets, Doors, Carpet, Tile, Hardwood, Bath Vanities, Composite Decking, Lighting, Name Brand Tools. NC Sales Tax applies. www.ClassicAuctions.co m 704-507-1449.

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Investment Properties

million North Carolina homes from the doorstep to the desktop with one order! Call this newspaper to place your 25-word ad in 114 NC newspapers and on www.ncadsonline.com for only $330. Or visit www.ncpress.com.

federal law.

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Livestock, Poultry & Supplies

Apartment For Rent

3 year old standard size proven male donkey $600. 4 year old proven male Boer goat $175.

252-432-2974.

WANTED: Female Muscovy ducks, female rabbits, Rhode Island red laying hens.

252-432-2974

Pets & Supplies 5/8 Jack Russell, 3/8 Chihuahua cross puppies. Tri-colored. 7 wks. old.

Wormed, shots. $150 ea. 252432-9334 Adorable, playful cats & kittens looking for loving homes.

Seeking companionship. Male & female.

Spayed, neutered & shots. $35 ea. Cat lovers bring carrier. 252-492-3607.

FREE Male Dachshund/Mini-Pincher mix. 8 mos. old.

919-853-2350.

HAPPY JACKÂŽ FLEABEACONÂŽ: controls fleas in the home without expensive pesticides!

Results overnight! At farm, feed, & hardware stores. www.happyjackinc.com Pekingese pups.

Registered. Shots & wormed. Males.

Red & black.

252-456-4680.

Rottweiller Pups 7 wks. Full blooded.

No papers. Dew claws removed. Tails docked.

1st shots, wormed Parents on site. $200 ea.

919-283-4559

Yorkie Male. 1 year old.

Blue & gold. 3 lbs. $400 252-529-0373

Wanted To Buy Aluminum, Copper, Scrap Metal&Junk Cars Paying $75-$175 Across Scales Mikes Auto Salvage, 252-438-9000.

Timâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scrap Hauling Buying Cars Paying up to $125 Same Day Pick-up 919-482-0169

WE BUY GOLD Silver & Platium, Jewelry, Coins, Sterling, etc... Raleigh Road Flea Market, Wednesday & Thursday Call John 919-636-4150

Investment Properties

* Apartments/Homes * 1 to 3BR. $325 to $995/mo. 252-492-8777.

W W Properties

Apartments/Houses Wester Realty 252-438-8701 westerrealty.com

Houses For Rent 118 Wester Ave. Brick 3 or 4 BR, 1.5BA. Built in stove, electric heat. $525/mo. Ref. & dep. reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. 252-438-4213.

160 W. Chavis Rd., Kittrell. 3BR, 1BA. Dep. & 1st mo. rent. $575/mo.

252-432-4089.

OWNERS! Having trouble leasing and collecting rent?

Call The Rogers Group, Inc. A full service Property Management Company

252-492-9385 1-800-834-9487 www.rentnc.net 2 BR 1 BA $450/Mo Prvious rental ref required Call Currin Real Estate 252-492-7735 2BR, 1116 Dabney Dr. Cent. air. Fridge & stove.

No pets. $545+ dep & ref 252-492-2353 2BR, 2BA apt. $550/ mo.

1BR apt. $375/mo. 2BR MH $300/mo. Ref. & dep. 252-438-3738 3BR house in move-in condition in good safe Oxford neighborhood.

Ref. & dep. reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d.

919-693-3222.

3BR, 1.5BA. Refrigerator & range furnished. $695/mo.

252-438-6853.

ADD YOUR LOGO HERE

EQUAL HOUSING

Large 4BR in West Henderson area.

Excellent location.

Available now. $700/mo.

For application, please call 919-693-4552.

Office or retail space 600 sq.ft., 800 sq.ft., 1500 sq.ft., 1600 sq.ft.

2400 sq.ft. 3750 sq.ft & 5000 sq.ft.

CROSSROADS SHOPPING CENTER Call 252-492-0185

Homes & MHs. Lease option to owner finance.

As low as $47,900. $2000 dn. $495/mo. 2, 3 & 4BR. 252-492-8777

Business Opportunities ALL CASH VENDING! Do You Earn Up to $800/day (potential)?

Your own local route. 25 Machines and Candy. All for $9,995. 1-888-7533458, MultiVend, LLC.

Resort Properties CRYSTAL COAST, NC Waterfront at drastically reduced prices! Nearly 2 AC water access only $39,900; 5 AC w/navigable creek just $69,900.

Enjoy kayaking, canoeing, jetskiing or boating, w/boat launches on site.

No time frame to build.

Great financing available. 877-337-9164.

MOUNTAINS OF NCNew 1328sf unfinished log cabin w/loft front porch. Large deck on acreage w/access to bold stream. $84,900.

Minutes to Chimney Rock State Park. For pictures & details 828286-1666.

Land For Sale RECESSION PROOF! 1 acre w/river access only $24,900. Similar lots sold for as much as $70k not more than 9 months ago.

Take advantage of the bottom of the market. 1 1/4 miles of common river front, pool, ballfields for the kids, walking trails and much more. Call now 888-654-0639.

HOME DELIVERY for less than a cup of coffee about .38¢ per day.

Sundays just .96¢

Manufactured Homes For Rent

Mickey Edwards

PRIM RESIDENTIAL

HOUSE FOR SALE

Ben Lawrence

1991 Ford F150.

5.0 motor. Automatic New transmission. $2700 252-767-5249

$8995 Delivered.

Wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Last!

919-556-4103.

Lots For Sale FORECLOSED HOME in golf course community. Blue Ridge Mountains. $193,320.

Excellent financing. Call now 866-334-3253. www.foreclosedgolfhom e.com

Farm Equipment

Investment Rental Home small, re-modeled 2br Always rented; $59,990 Franklinton US -#1 Owner: 919-693-8984

Wanted to Buy Used Farm Equipment & Tractors 919-603-7211

Campers & Recreational Equip

Manufactured Homes For Sale

FREE CAMPING for first time visitors.

Come enjoy our beautiful resort for FREE in North Carolina.

Amazing Amenities and Family Fun! Call 800-795-2199 to Discover More!

Owner Financing 1985 SW 3BR,2BA $10,000. $500 down pymt $139.06+tax+ins On rented lot Call Currin Real Estate 252-492-7735

Boats For Sale

2 like new SWs 14x76.

Cash only! I also buy SWs. Bobby Faulkner 252-438-8758 or 252-432-2035

1988 Bayliner 18ft. with125HP motor & trailer $3500 252-432-4294

Custom ordered DW. Built with wrong color carpet. Discounted $8000. 919-570-6166

1989 Aqua Patio pontoon boat.

15 passenger.

65HP Johnson motor w/trailer. $3900. 252-767-5249.

Fall Fastival of Homes Sale. A Variety of models in stock and factory overstock are available including Moduars, Doublewides and Singlewides. Call Dan Burnett for details today 252-492-5017

1989 Malibu 17.5 foot Center consoul 8960 hp evenrude Hancocks trailier, Fish finder, Marine radio & Lake troll Down riggers Asking $2,000.

252-213-0379

Liquidation Sale 2009 Old Models Must Go!!!

Oakwood Homes of Henderson Unbelievable Deals 252492-5017 Zero down with Family land. Why rent when you can own. Call Steve at 252-492-5018. Ask how to get a $1000 prepaid Visa gift card. Oakwood Homes Of Henderson

1999 Peterbilt CAT engine, plus 48ft. splitaxle trailer & equipment. $15,000.

252-492-6345.

Autos For Sale 1998 S-10 Blazer 4x4 178K Great Condition Everything works. $2,800 David Vick Racing 252-492-7223 2000 Toyota Camry. $1500. *Buy Police Impounds* For listings, 800-749-8104 Ext 4148 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis. Very clean.

50K mi. New battery & tires.. Garage kept. $7000. 252-257-3965.

DONATE YOUR VEHICLEReceive $1000 Grocery Coupon.

United Breast Cancer Foundation.

Free Mammograms, Breast Cancer info: www.ubcf.info.

Free Towing, Tax Deductible, Non-Runners Accepted, 1-888-468-5964.

FOOD LION AUTOFAIRLowe's Motor Speedway, CharlotteWorld's Largest - Modified Fins Exhibition, Mustang Saleen 25 year retrospective & more.

Sept. 10-13. Call: 800455-FANS or visit: LowesMotorSpeedway.c om

Vans 1995 Plymouth Grand Voyager Handicap modified 55,000 miles 252-430-7244

1994 War Eagle. 18 ft.

75HP Mercury. Minkota foot control, fish finder, rod holders, 3 new seats, 2 new tires.

Trailer has been rewired. $3500.

252-436-7249.

BF Goodrich tires P22555-17. GM wheels & tires. P225-60-16. 252432-7891. Leave message.

2000 17ft. CC skiff, 50HP Honda. 1989 24ft cuddy, 272HP Volvo Penta. DP I/O. $6800 ea. 252-432-9334.

White Leonard camper shell w/sliding windows & tinted glass. For short bed X-cab. $300.

252-492-6901.

Auto Parts

133 Raleigh Rd â&#x20AC;˘ Henderson Where quality & price still rules after 22 years our motto is still the same â&#x20AC;&#x153;WE SELL FOR LESS EVERYDAYâ&#x20AC;?

94 Honda Accord LX 2 Door, Burgandy, Auto, Air, Power

$

1,995

13547

95 Jeep Cherokee Laredo Black, 169,000 miles

$

3995 96 Ford Taurus

13534

Green, Auto, Air, Power, Cassette

$

97 Buick Riviera

2,995

13530

Blue, Loaded, Sunroof, Leather, 93,000 miles

$

2,995 94 Honda Accord EX Burgandy, 5 Spd, 4 Dr., Air, Sunroof, Alloy Wheels, Leather

13549

94 Jetta GLS Plum, 4 Door, Auto, Air, Loaded

125 Jennette Ave â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $119,900 3 BR, 2 BA, Living Room, Kitchen, Dining Room, Screened-in Porch, Garage/Workshop Financing Available to QualiďŹ ed Buyers May Qualify for $8000 Tax Credit

252-738-9771

Handyman Special

SPECIAL

SOLD

PRIM RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

Trucks & Trailers For Sale

(252) 438-5928

Mobile Homes for Rent.

SWs & DWs. Call 252492-6646 for info & appointment.

8:305:30pm Singlewide on 1 acre.

2533 George Winston Rd., Bullock. (13 mi. N of Oxford.) 3BR, 2BA. All appliances. No smoking. $450/mo. Call Ann, CENTURY 21 919-691-0834

Manufactured Homes For Sale

Auto Mart of Henderson

RENT-TO-OWN. 6BR, 2BA. Needs TLC. $1000 down, $525/mo.

602 Rowland St. 252-430-3777.

Homes For Sale

Call 252-738-9771

For lease or sale. 4BR, 3.5BA. 3990sf. 2 story w/basement & deck. $1200/mo.

252-4307244 or 919-667-7519

The Rogers Group 252-492-9385 www.rentnc.net

Apartments For Rent

Apartments,Townhouses, and Corporate Townhouses For Rent

Beauty salon, offices, retail, whse/dist $300 & up. Call us for a deal!

252-492-8777.

Friends & Family Special - up to $100 Free Rent 1-3BR houses & apts.

HUD PUBLISHERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTICE

OPPORTUNITY

CREDIT REPAIR Lic., Bond., Cert.

Start with only $99 252-738-0282 www.pcsofnc.net

Company Logo Now you can add your company logo to your one column ads/no border ads and get noticed quicker! Call your sales representative or 252-436-2810

Homes For Sale

14,000 sq. ft. warehouse w/offices, bathrooms, alarm, sprinkler, 17ft. ceilings. $1050/ mo.

252-213-0537.

3BR, 2BA, LR, DR, kit.

Large fenced yard, pool, deck, shed. 620 Puckett St., Stovall. $850/mo. + $850 dep. No credit check.

443-366-1958.

Houses & Apartments from $350 & up.

Tegarris Realty, 252-438-6363

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination.

State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under

Business Property For Rent

â&#x20AC;˘ 7C

$

2,995

13515

$

3995

13545

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