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2018 NCPA News, Editorial & Photojournalism Contest Susan Coffman of Raleigh reloads her shotgun with pink shells honoring former NC State women’s basketball coach Kay Yow during the Clays4Kay event at Deep Water Sporting Clays and Shooting School in Aug. 2018. This photo was included in the portolfio submitted that won second place for the 2018 Hugh Norton Photographer of the Year award. View all NSJ awards on page A2.

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NC 20-week abortion ban ruled unconstitutional A federal judge has overruled a N.C. law banning abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy. U.S. District Judge William Osteen’s ruling Monday gives state legislators 60 days before the law he declared unconstitutional is voided so that they can amend it or appeal his ruling. The law was challenged shortly after it passed in 2016. It would have allowed abortions after the 20th week of gestation only if the mother faces a risk of death or serious and irreversible harm from some urgent medical emergency.

2 Earthquakes in NC Two earthquakes were reported in N.C. on Tuesday by the U.S. Geological Survey. One with a magnitude of 2.6, which was felt near Archdale in Guilford and Randolph counties, happened shortly after midnight. Another quake with a magnitude of 2.6 struck about 7 miles from Sylva in the mountains midday.

Duke University pays $112M to settle fakedresearch lawsuit Duke University will pay $112 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit after federal prosecutors said a research technician’s fake data landed millions of dollars in federal grants, the school and the government said Monday. The private university in Durham submitted claims for dozens of research grants that contained falsified or fabricated information that unjustly drained taxpayer money from the National Institutes of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies, the U.S. Justice Department said. The school said it is repaying grant money and related penalties.

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Republicans file healthcare reform bill GOP answer to Medicaid expansion also eliminates Certificate of Needs By David Larson North State Journal RALEIGH — As Democrats make Medicaid expansion in North Carolina their legislative priority, Senate Republican health leaders introduced a bill they say will expand care to the truly vulnerable — the intellectually and developmentally disabled, and those needing mental health treatment. Sens. Joyce Krawiec (R-Forsyth) and Dan Bishop (R-Mecklenburg), who together co-chair the Senate Health Committee and the Senate Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee, held a press conference Tuesday to announce what they are calling the Health Care Expansion Act of 2019, Senate Bill 361. “I understand that expanding Medicaid is a top agenda for many, but let’s give some thought to what that actually means,” Krawiec said at the press conference. “Medicaid expansion means taxpayer-funded health insurance for able-bodied, jobless adults.” Krawiec pointed to average seven-year wait times for the families who have disabled children in the IDD Medicaid program, and she said using $41 million to fund 2,000 more slots over the next two years should be the priority. “To us, this IDD population, these folks that have been wait-

ing for a number of years, who have severe needs, should always be put ahead of able-bodied working adults,” she said. “Until all the truly needy from that IDD list are taken care of, we should not even be considering expanding Medicaid.” The legislators were asked why both could not be achieved, to which Bishop responded, “Resources are always limited. So, what we’re obliged to do is make intelligent choices, not easy choices, not necessarily political simplistic choices.” Some Republicans in other states have expanded Medicaid, and Bishop brought up the visiting John Kasich, the former governor of Ohio and 2016 presidential candidate. “I understand Gov. Kasich is around, perhaps, today,” Bishop said. “With all due respect, Gov. Kasich is the poster child of why Medicaid expansion is a reckless course for a state government. Ohio legislators are struggling with the financial impact of the Medicaid expansion there, which I believe was unilateral by the governor.” The bill also eliminates Certificate of Need (CON) regulations, which Bishop called a “permission slip” of bureaucratic hoops that health care providers needed to jump through to open for business. CON has been controversial for many years, with free market proponents pushing for its elimination as an unnecessary barrier and hospital lobbyists saying they are necessary to protect a fragile status quo with endanSee HEALTHCARE, page A2

NSJ Staff RALEIGH — In its second year of eligibility, North State Journal continued to rack up awards for quality journalism in the North Carolina Press Association’s annual editorial competition. The winners of the association’s 2018 competition were announced last Thursday at a dinner in Raleigh. In 2017, North State Journal took home 27 total awards, including the prized General Excellence Award for small weekly news-

papers. With 25 total awards for 2018, North State Journal again took home the most awards of any weekly newspaper in the competition. The NSJ also captured the General Excellence Award for the second straight year. North State Journal was also a repeat winner for best overall appearance and design. Design editor Lauren Rose also finished second in the Hugh Morton Photographer of the Year competition. “I am proud of our entire staff for the hard work they pour into the newspaper each week,” said publisher Neal Robbins. “The recognition validates our commitment to creating a truthful and beautiSee NSJ, page A2

Trump has, perhaps, best day ever By Catherine Lucey The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — He took a fist-pumping victory lap over the end of the Mueller probe. Basked in gushy accolades from a foreign leader. Saw a former nemesis humiliated by the feds. To most of America, it was just another Monday. For President Donald Trump, it was, perhaps, his best day ever. Trump started his day firing off exuberant tweets over the end of the special counsel investigation, segued to a back-slapping meeting with the Israeli prime minister and held a celebratory photo-op with the Stanley Cup-winning Washington Capitals. To top it off, news broke along the way of the arrest of attorney Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing a porn actress who alleged she had sex with a married Trump, though Trump denied it. By any measure it was a good day for Trump. But the president’s hot streak was all the more noticeable givSee TRUMP, page A2

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The 2019 Azalea Festival Queen is named NSJ Staff WILMINGTON — The NC Azalea Festival has named Wilmington native Briana Venskus as the 2019 Azalea Festival Queen. The title of Queen Azalea dates back to 1948 when actress Jacqueline White first held the title. Former queens include actresses Esther Williams and Phylicia Rashad, talk show host Kelly Ripa, and former Miss Americas Heather French Henry, Mallory Hagan and Kira Kazantsev. Venskus is an actress and production assistant with a career in film production. She grew up in Wilmington and attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts where her interest in drama soared to new heights. Venskus moved to Los Angeles to study at the California Institute of the Arts where she received a bachelor of fine arts in acting in 2009. While attending the Institute, she made her first screen debut in 2007’s Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. During her time as an actress, Venskus also began her career in film production working behind the scenes as a production assistant on TV shows such as Dexter, True Blood, Bones, Happy Endings, and the widely known 2009 film, The Fast & the Furious. Her first major role came in 2014’s Let’s Be Cops, which also starred Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. from the popular TV series New Girl. Since then, she has played many recognizable roles in hit TV shows like Nashville and the Netflix original series Grace and Frankie. Venskus also had a recurring role on AMC’s The Walking

HEALTHCARE from page A1 gered rural hospitals. The federal government used to mandate these regulations, but in 1987 they reversed the requirement and 15 states have subsequently eliminated them. There are 28 areas of treatment and care that require a CON from state government, and smaller providers claim the requirements are often insurmountable or, at the very least, too expensive. “The Health Care Expansion Act of 2019 would completely eliminate CON laws from North Carolina to increase provider competition, enhance patient choice, lower costs and improve access,”

TRUMP from page A1 en just how many tough days he has had. Since taking office, he’s been dogged by investigations and staff turnover. He has clashed repeatedly with Congress, governed over a deeply-divided country and seen huge pushback against his presidency in the midterm elections. On Monday, though, everything was coming up Trump. As is his habit, the president woke early and turned to feeding his Twitter account just after 6 a.m. There was no venting or heckling on this particular morning. Instead, he was eager to celebrate on the day after his attorney general issued a summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation that found Trump’s campaign did not collude with Russia to swing the 2016 presidential campaign in his favor. After spending nearly two years shadowed by the investigation and uncertain how it would turn out, an elated Trump gleefully tweeted out quotes and

NSJ from page A1 ful print publication that serves all people in North Carolina.” Of the 25 awards, 11 were first place with sportswriter Brett Friedlander taking home three first-place awards. Shawn Krest was the most-awarded member of the team with seven total awards, including two first place awards and three second place awards. The awards cut across all sections of the North State Journal. The sports section captured eleven of the 25 awards and the Business and Features section took home seven awards. The North State Journal sports writers again swept the sports enterprise writing and sports fea-

Netanyahu joked that he’d brought Trump a case “of the finest wine from the Golan.” But he added that Trump, who doesn’t drink alcohol, is “not a great wine drinker” so he would give it to the president’s staff instead. headlines from news reports and watched as aides and allies fanned out across cable news to praise the outcome. Perhaps of particular delight to Trump was a headline that he tweeted from MSNBC, a network he often rails against. His tweet: “’Breaking News: Mueller Report Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy.’ @MSNBC” Trump’s big day was just getting started. After aides roundly excoriated Democrats and journalists — two of Trump’s favorite targets — on morning

ture writing categories with first, second and third place entries in those categories. The newspaper had three firsttime winners in the contest as associate editor David Larson won a first-place award for his story on changes to agricultural worker rules and a second-place award for his religion and faith reporting. Jordan Golson also took home a first-time, first-place award for his automotive coverage. Senior Opinion Editor Frank Hill led the opinion team that was heralded as the best editorial page. “We have formed an excellent team that is dogged in their reporting, and they work together to make each story the best it can be,” said Robbins. “David, Jordan and

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Dead as Beatrice. Venskus is one of a few actresses to play notable roles in both DC and Marvel cinematic universes. Marvel fans will recognize her as Agent Piper in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., while fans of DC Comics remember her as Agent Vasquez in the CW series Supergirl. She admitted that science fiction has always been an area of interest and that comic book storylines have grown on her as the casting calls have increased. She attributes the rise of superheroes in popular culture to the humanizing stories being told by the current franchises. “Superheroes can be related to because they aren’t always from another planet. Regular people can be exceptional,” said Venskus. As the festival queen, Venskus says she is happy to be spending time in Wilmington and in her home state. “I love California but there’s something about home,” said Venskus in an interview with North State Journal. “I am interested in meeting the people who are on the court and interacting with the sponsors and patrons.” Venskus will be the headliner for almost every event during

Bishop said. The bill also addressed expanding access to mental health treatment with a pair of regulatory changes. One would allow cross-state treatment from providers licensed in a half-dozen states that are part of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. This would allow telemedicine and even visits by these mental health providers. The other change would allow licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs) to perform first evaluations for involuntary commitments. The bill, S.B. 361, was filed on March 26 and has not yet been assigned to any committees for consideration.

the Azalea Festival, which runs from April 3 to April 7 with events throughout the Wilmington area. She says her primary goal is to celebrate Wilmington and connect with the people who flock to the Port City for the annual event. When pressed on whether she was looking forward to her role and the experience of joining the likes of Esther Williams as Queen Azalea, she admitted: “Who doesn’t want to be on a huge float in a parade? I am a simple girl. So to be at the front of the motorcade and experience all of that, it’s going to be fun.” Venskus will begin her official duties at a televised coronation on April 3. There she will be surrounded by the Queen’s Court, eight young women who are part of the Miss North Carolina program representing areas throughout N.C. This year’s court is comprised of: Carolina Haller, Miss Johnston Co.; Deja Grant, Miss Cabarrus Co.; Dorian McCorey, Miss High Point; Martina Marler, Miss Greater Sandhills; Maya Campbell, Miss Wilmington; Elizabeth O’Brien, Miss Moore Co.; Paige Henderson, Miss Asheville; and Tiffany Rush, Miss Randolph Co. Cadets from the Virginia Military Institute will escort the Queen’s Court. As Venskus prepares for her grand entrance, she said she is shopping in L.A. and working with local stylists in Wilmington to look the part. When asked which designers she would be wearing, Venskus said Camille’s of Wilmington would be her primary clothier. But, she added, “I am going to bring a little L.A. and a little back home.”

“The Health Care Expansion Act of 2019 would completely eliminate CON laws from North Carolina to increase provider competition, enhance patient choice, lower costs and improve access.” Dan Bishop (R-Mecklenburg)

news shows, the administration turned to welcoming Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House. Trump, who has long enjoyed a close bond with Netanyahu, welcomed the Israeli leader on the South Lawn before escorting him to the Diplomatic Room, where the president signed a proclamation recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a reversal of U.S. policy and a political boost for the embattled Netanyahu. Slathering on the praise, Netanyahu told Trump: “You’ve always been there, including today, and I thank you.” Netanyahu joked that he’d brought Trump a case “of the finest wine from the Golan.” But he added that Trump, who doesn’t drink alcohol, is “not a great wine drinker” so he would give it to the president’s staff instead. The day was punctuated by more news that Trump was likely to welcome: As Trump’s meetings with Netanyahu were winding down, word surfaced that Avenatti had been arrested. The

Frank have stepped into new roles to lead us into new content areas and to higher quality journalism.” Sports editor Cory Lavalette led a team that has taken home 19 awards over the past two years with seven different journalists capturing first-place awards. “We are looking forward to continuing to expand our sports coverage so that sports fans from all corners of the state turn to the North State Journal to take them beyond the box scores and game reports,” said Lavalette. Awarded feature articles included arts and entertainment, automobiles, food, and events. “We are fortunate to live in North Carolina where world-class events and venues extend from Mur-

outspoken attorney, who no longer represents Stormy Daniels, is charged with trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike and embezzle a client’s money to pay his own expenses. While the president did not immediately publicly react to Avenatti’s arrest, his eldest son — who had been a frequent target of Avenatti’s barbs — happily jumped into the fray. On Twitter, Donald Trump Jr. said: “Hey @MichaelAvenatti - It looks like you’ll be the one spending time behind bars after all. #basta” Trump capped off his day by welcoming the Capitals to the Oval Office, joking back and forth as he sung their praises and reminisced about watching hockey great Bobby Orr play the New York Rangers. “They’re winners. They know how to win,” Trump said of the Caps. Standing at the back of the room, watching: Trump’s outside attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Jay Sekulow, celebrating their own win with backslapping and wide grins.

phy to Manteo,” said editor Emily Roberson. The awards cap off 2018 and the third volume of the North State Journal. Volume 4 of the NSJ began in late February with new focused reporting on agriculture, military, travel, automotive and music each month. “We hope that readers will enjoy our in-depth coverage of some important topics,” said Robbins. “I know readers will continue to get high-quality content in out traditional news, sports, features and business sections. Our new volume 4 content areas will highlight the people, places and things that make our state remarkable and the many opportunities we are afforded here in the United States.”

2018 News, Editorial & Photojournalism Contest awards for NSJ hosted by the NCPA OVERALL 1st Place North State Journal Staff General Excellence 1st Place Lauren Rose Appearance and Design “Clearly the class of the division. Beautiful, professional-looking, well-organized design. Wonderful use of photos, maps and other art. Also, effective use of pull quotes, lead-ins, subheads, briefs and other typographic elements. Superb.” 2nd Place North State Journal Staff Best Community Coverage “The range of stories covered is impressive, as are the issues themselves, from conceal and carry to HIV treatment. Each of these is well-written and informative.” NEWS 1st Place David Larson Beat News Reporting “New measure would overhaul ag worker rules” 2nd Place David Larson Religion & Faith Reporting “NC Bishops respond to discontent” SPORTS 1st Place Shawn Krest Sports Columns Jay Bilas 1st Place Shawn Krest Sports Columns NCAA Rules 1st Place Brett Friedlander Sports Enterprise Writing Cricket “Not every day you read a story about cricket in Carolina. Nice read.” 2nd Place Shawn Krest Sports Enterprise Writing “Punt or Gamble” 3rd Place Shawn Krest Sports Enterprise Writing Recruiting at North Carolina 1st Place Brett Friedlander Sports Feature Writing “Clays 4 Kay” “A unique take on a charity sport shooting event (for cancer). Gives insight not only into the charity event, but the venue as well. Nicely done.” 2nd Place Cory Lavalette Sports Feature Writing USA Hockey “This story brings attention to an under-recognized yet indiscoutable role in youth sports — the referee. This piece on a referee entering the local Hall of Fame is particularly well-written.” 3rd Place Shawn Krest Sports Feature Writing Stadium Transformation “Interesting piece on changing over an arena from basketball to hockey — something most fans never see. Well done.“ 1st Place Brett Friedlander Sports News Reporting “Dale Jr. Says Final Goodbye to Charlotte” OPINION 1st Place Neal Robbins, Frank Hill Editorial Page North State Journal Editorial Section FEATURES 2nd Place Lauren Rose Photo Page or Essay Blue Comet Food Truck 2nd Place Lauren Rose Photography, Feature Oak City Comicon 1st Place LauraAshley Lamm Profile Feature “From conviction to confections” 3rd Place Laura Ashley Lamm Profile Feature Heirloom Restaurant’s Barlowe 3rd Place Laura Ashley Lamm Arts and Entertainment Reporting “Big house, Titanic fashion” 3rd Place Lauren Rose Beat Feature Reporting “Ready for a Miracle”

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High court seems wary of involving judges in redistricting By Mark Sherman The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court seemed wary Tuesday of getting federal judges involved in determining when electoral district maps are too partisan. The high court heard more than two hours of arguments in two cases involving the issue. During the first case, which involves North Carolina’s heavily Republican congressional map, conservative justices seemed largely skeptical of putting judges in the position of refereeing disputes over the maps. The court’s conservatives currently hold a 5-4 majority on the court. The cases at the high court mark the second time in consecutive terms the justices will see if they can set limits on drawing districts for partisan gain. Or the court could rule that federal judges should not oversee disputes over districts designed to benefit one political party. Democrats and Republicans eagerly await the outcome of cases from Maryland and North Carolina because a new round of redistricting will follow the 2020 census, and the decision could help shape the makeup of Congress and state legislatures over the next decade. Last year, the court essentially punted on cases from Wisconsin and the same Maryland congressional district that was before the court Tuesday. The practice of partisan gerrymandering is almost as old as the United States. While the court ruled 30 years ago that courts could police overly partisan map-making, the justices have never struck down districts on the ground that they violated the rights of voters from the minority party. Supporters of limits on partisan redistricting say that it’s more urgent than ever for the court to intervene because partisan maps deepen stark political division in the United States and sophisti-

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The Supreme Court building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The Supreme Court is returning to arguments over whether the political task of redistricting can be overly partisan. cated computer programs allow map-makers to target voters on a house-by-house basis. They were disappointed last year when Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was open to reining in maps drawn for partisan ends, didn’t join the court’s four more-liberal justices. Defenders of the maps that are being challenged want the court to defer to the other branches of government and bow out of partisan districting cases. Their chances may have been strengthened by Kennedy’s retirement. Complaints about partisan ger-

rymandering almost always arise when one party controls the redistricting process and has the ability to maximize the seats it holds in a state legislature or its state’s congressional delegation. That’s what happened in North Carolina, where Democrats hold only three of 13 congressional districts in a state that tends to have closely-decided statewide elections. Republicans drew congressional districts that packed Democratic voters into the three districts that translated into landslide victories. Meanwhile, the map pro-

duced smaller winning margins for Republican candidates, but in more districts. In Maryland, Democrats who controlled redistricting in 2011 wanted to increase their 6-2 edge in congressional seats. So they drew a map that would flip to Democrats a western Maryland district where a Republican incumbent served for 20 years. Lower courts in both states struck down the districts as unconstitutionally partisan. And the governors of both states also are urging the Supreme Court to “end gerrymandering once and

for all.” Since the maps were drawn, North Carolina has elected a Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, and Maryland now has a Republican chief executive, Larry Hogan. “The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments over whether politicians can be trusted to draw up their own districts. Take it from us: They can’t,” the governors wrote in an article published Monday in The Washington Post. Decisions in Rucho v. Common Cause, 18-422, and Lamone v. Benisek, 18-726, are expected by late June.

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Teachers from last year’s protest are pictured in this May 2018 photograph taken in Raleigh.

NCAE planning another teacher protest on May 1 By A.P. Dillon For the North State Journal RALEIGH — The N.C. Association of Educators (NCAE), an affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), has announced another teacher protest to take place in early May. In a Facebook post over the weekend, the NCAE stated that “May 1 will be a Day of Action for public education.” “I’m sad to say, we still have enemies on Jones Street,” said NCAE President Mark Jewell in the post. “It’s time we paid them another visit.” “If it wasn’t clear before, it is now: The NCAE is a far-left political organization that uses the

teachers and students it purports to represent as a tool to advance its leaders’ unrelated political agenda,” Senator Ralph Hise (R-Mitchell) said in a statement to North State Journal. “North Carolina teacher pay has grown at the third-highest rate in the entire country over the last five years, and teachers absolutely deserve it. Yet the NCAE leadership is still calling for a strike on May 1,” Hise said. The NCAE’s “Day of Action” includes a list of five demands for the General Assembly. The list, which was unveiled at the NCAE’s Annual Convention on March 22 and 23, includes teacher pay items, but also demands the expansion of Medicaid. The group

is demanding a $15 minimum wage for all school personnel, a 5% raise for all non-certified staff, and a 5% cost of living increase for all retirees. Other pay-related requests include restoration of higher pay for teachers with masters degrees and reinstatement of retirement benefits for teachers hired after 2021. The group also wants the state to pay for more librarians, social workers, counselors, psychologists, and nurses at public schools. The final demand is to expand Medicaid to cover 800,000 more North Carolinians. “Apparently recognizing that Republican leadership has been great for teachers and students, the radical left-wing NCAE add-

ed Obamacare Medicaid expansion to its list of demands,” said Hise when asked for his response to these demands. In May of 2018, an estimated 19,000 teachers in North Carolina attended the NCAE organized “March for Respect.” Forty-two of the state’s 115 school districts were forced to cancel classes, impacting over a million students or 68 percent of the state’s K-12 population. Many parents complained that the walk-out left students with a day less of instruction and preparation for upcoming year end exams and created difficulties with a missed school day in the middle of the work week. Districts received an unusually-high number of requests for sick leave or personal leave, leaving teachers free to attend the march. The call for another protest by the NCAE comes not long after their parent organization, the NEA, announced their annual state rankings of education spending and teacher pay.

When the Republicans took over a majority at the legislature in 2011, teacher pay had been frozen by former Gov. Beverly Perdue and the Democratic-held legislature. One of the results of the freeze was the state’s NEA ranking tumbled to 45th in the nation. Since that low point, the state has increased teacher pay and increased school funding while to bypass 18 states and is ranked 29th by the NEA this year. The rank of 29th for teacher pay, however, does not take into account other factors, such as cost of living, bonuses or benefits packages. Dr. Terry Stoops of the John Locke Foundation says when one adjusts for cost of living, North Carolina’s rank climbs to 20th. Since 2013, the North Carolina General Assembly has raised pay 19 percent and has been third in the nation for fastest rising teacher compensation rates. The state’s current average teacher salary is now $53,975, which is an average increase of $2,741, or 9.5 percent, over the previous year.

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The N.C. Department of Transportation has designated 60 scenic byways from Murphy to Manteo to give people a chance to experience North Carolina’s history, geography and scenery. The fourth Wednesday of each month, NSJ takes a look at the automotive industry, vehicle technology and new cars. The scenic byways are a great opportunity to enjoy the ride throughout our state. We have highlighted three routes on this week’s map to spotlight the different regions of the state.

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WEST Chainsaw sparks 50-acre wildfire Wilkes County A chainsaw malfunction caused a wildfire that spread over 50 acres on Sunday. The saw caught fire while its operator was clearing brush. Warm, dry air from the southwest that gusted to 15-20 mph allowed the fire to spread quickly. It took Moravian Falls firefighters six and a half hours to get the fire under control. WXII

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The Waterfall Byway winds 98 miles through five of the state’s westernmost counties and earns its name from the 200 waterfalls that surround the route. Transylvania County — where the byway begins — is known as “Land of the Waterfalls” for the many waterfalls and trout streams in the area. The byway begins at the intersection of U.S. 64 and N.C. 215 near Rosman and ends near the town of Murphy. Don’t miss Murphy’s marble courthouse, one of the area’s bestknown landmarks made entirely out of marble from a local quarry.

Rain causing roads to crack Swain County Heavy rains throughout Western North Carolina in the last month have saturated the soil, causing large cracks to form in roads. Highway 74 in Swain County has large cracks in spots, and Highway 441 between Franklin and Dillsboro has four-inch deep cracks forcing lane closures. There will be traffic slowdowns while the DOT makes repairs. WLOS

Man arrested for pulling gun on SC cab driver

Haywood County Several protestors demonstrated at the Garden Brothers Circus in Haywood County due to the organization’s history of abusing performing animals such as elephants and llamas. The circus admitted it had citations for animal treatment from eight or more years ago but has had no citations in recent history. The protestors stood at the entrance to the Haywood County Fairgrounds as customers entered.

Rutherford County Jared Andrew Smith of Rutherfordton was arrested in South Carolina on Saturday, after he allegedly pulled a gun on a cab driver in Georgetown County. The 37-year-old Smith was retrieving a cell phone he’d left in the cab on a previous ride. When the driver demanded $60 to return it, Smith pulled a gun and threatened to shoot him. WPDE

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Birkhead Wilderness Route

The Birkhead Wilderness Route Scenic Byway features the Uwharrie Mountains, considered by some experts to be the oldest mountains in North America. This byway is specifically named after the Birkhead Mountains Wilderness, a remote section of the Uwharrie National Forest covering 5,160 acres in southern Randolph County. The rugged area offers a more remote experience with fewer visitor amenities than other sections of the Uwharrie National Forest. The byway begins along the northern reaches of the Uwharrie Mountains at the intersection of High Pine Church Road (S.R. 1143) and Hopewell Friends Road (S.R. 1142) in Randolph County. Follow High Pine Church Road for 9.3 miles to Lassiter Mill Road and the route ends near several hiking trails near Lassiter Mill. For a side trip, just before reaching Lassiter Mill, turn left on Pisgah Covered Bridge Road and follow it for 3.5 miles. As the road crosses the west fork of the Little River, the Pisgah covered bridge is visible on the right. One of two public covered bridges remaining in the state, the 51-foot-long structure was built in 1911 for $40.

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Former middle school softball coach convicted of molesting teen Catawba County Angela Parker was sentenced Friday after she was found guilty of one felony count of taking indecent liberties with a child. Park is a former middle-school softball coach at Jacobs Fork Middle School. She was sentenced to 16 to 29 months in prison for molesting a 14-year-old girl in 2012. Parker was acquitted of two counts of statutory sexual offense and one count of taking indecent liberties with a child.

The Meteor Lakes Byway showcases our state’s fertile farmlands. Beginning in Elizabethtown, the Bladen County seat, travel north on N.C. 242 from N.C. 53. Elizabethtown, settled in 1773 and possibly named for Queen Elizabeth I, was the site of the 1781 Revolutionary War Battle of Elizabethtown, where Whigs broke the Tories’ (colonials devoted to England) power by driving them into a ravine, now known as Tory Hole, along the Cape Fear River. Just outside Elizabethtown, cross the Cape Fear River and enter the Bladen Lakes State Forest. About four miles north of the river is Jones Lake, the closest of the meteor lakes to N.C. 242. Jones Lake, as well as White Lake, Singletary Lake and Lake Waccamaw, are known as meteor lakes or Carolina bays. These oval depressions are believed to have been formed by ancient meteor showers. They have gathered water and decomposed organic material over the years to create the fertile farmlands along this route. The byway ends at the junction of N.C. 242 and U.S. 421, four miles south of Spivey’s Corner in Sampson County.

Durham County 18-year-old Hannah Lyne Peters, who went by itslilhotgirl on Instagram, was arrested for using her social media account to sell marijuana. Peters posed online with what appeared to be a pound of marijuana and a pink-andblack semi-automatic rifle and would post stories advertising her wares. An informant twice bought from Peters and a deputy found marijuana in a car she was in March 5. AP

Cumberland County Authorities say a juvenile, whose name wasn’t released, has been charged in the shooting death of a newborn baby at a home in North Carolina. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that the juvenile is in custody in the shooting death Friday night of a 21-day-old infant in Fayetteville. The sheriff’s office says the baby was pronounced dead at a medical center where it was taken Friday night.

Pellet gun shooting causes panic in Cary bookstore Wake County Jonathan Kyle Courtney, 18, fired pellet guns inside a Cary bookstore, creating panic and causing minor injuries to two people. Town spokeswoman Kathryn Trogdon said the man walked into the Barnes & Noble store at about 7 p.m. Friday and started shooting “indiscriminately” with two pellet guns. A man and a woman received minor injuries and were taken to a hospital. Courtney has been charged with two counts of felony assault with a deadly weapon.

Brunswick County Police charged 48-year-old Troy Lee Benson of Leland, saying in warrants that he gave alcohol to 18-yearold Katelyn Lea Barnes. Benson is also charged with involuntary manslaughter, giving alcohol to a person under 21 and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. On Dec. 18, officers found Barnes dead in a home, and an autopsy and toxicology screening showed that she died from acute alcohol poisoning.

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County services taken down by cyber attack Orange County Authorities in a Hillsborough’s Orange County offices are restoring services after a ransomware virus led to a shutdown of its entire computer network. Staffers had to disinfected more than 120 infected computers. Aid from Person County helped the sheriff’s department’s patrol division function with little disruption, Deputies could write reports, but they couldn’t submit them over the county network. AP

Lumbee Tribe preparing for $10 million housing project

Former Rep Doug Youngue dies at 82 Scotland County Rep. Doug Yongue’s funeral was Sunday at a United Methodist church in Laurinburg. Yongue died Thursday at age 82 at Scotland Memorial Hospital. Richard Boles Funeral Services co-owner Sharon Boles said Monday that Yongue died from natural causes. Yongue served in the House from 1994 to 2010 becoming a top Democratic budget writer. AP

RALEIGH — Two GOP legislative leaders, NC House majority leader John Bell (R-Wayne) and Senate majority whip Rick Gunn (R-Alamance), announced a bill, filed in both chambers, that would allow UNC-system schools to serve beer and wine at athletic events. The act, which is HB 389 in the House and SB 296 in the Senate, was the result of lengthy conversations among stakeholders and concerned citizens who concluded that sales inside the stadium would actually prevent more heavy drinking outside the stadium at “tailgate” events. “For the past two years, we have had constructive conversations with university leadership, law enforcement, coaches, and students about the sale of alcohol at athletic games,” said Rep. John Bell in a statement. “We believe this bill creates a positive path forward that will help improve safety while allowing our state-funded universities the ability to provide the best game day experience possible.” The current General Statutes include a section that reads: “No permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be issued to a business on

the campus or property of a public school, college, or university. This subsection shall not apply to the following:” Some exceptions follow, and this bill would add another exception that reads: “A stadium, athletic facility, or arena on the campus or property of a public college or university, if the Board of Trustees of the public college or university has voted to allow the issuance of permits for use at that stadium, athletic facility, or arena.” “Beer and wine sales are already happening at private universities and in specialized areas at public schools in North Carolina,” said Gunn. “This bill puts in place a standardized system while providing each school with flexibility to implement it as they see fit. I believe both the safety and economic growth that comes from this bill are a win for all parties involved.” The sponsors’ press release claims that in West Virginia, after allowing sales at college athletic events in 2011, there was a 35 percent reduction in alcohol-related incidents, with similar numbers in Ohio. Private colleges in North Carolina, including Wake Forest University, have already given the green light to the sale of alcohol, but for state-run schools, the General Assembly would first need to approve the change.

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Robeson County A $10 million low-income housing project planned for the lands of the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina may break ground this year. The Lumbee Tribal Council was updated Thursday on the project, which has been in development for years. Tribal Housing Director Bradley Locklear says the project will create 50 affordable homes that will measure about 1,200-squarefeet each.

RALEIGH — A judicial panel on Monday ruled that North Carolina Republican legislators can avoid testifying for an upcoming redistricting trial over state legislative maps. But the three judges also ruled that some of the lawmakers can’t change their minds on seeing that protection now. And they said the GOP lawmakers sued by Democrats and election reform advocates still must respond further to written questions from the plaintiffs about how boundaries were drawn and by whom. The judges issued a protective order that would keep a dozen current or former legislators and staff from being deposed heading toward a July 15 trial. GOP defendants had cited legislative privilege and immunity in their refusal filed last month. But days before a court hearing, two key lawmakers — GOP Rep. David Lewis and Sen. Ralph Hise — said they now wished to no longer assert the

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privilege. Lawyers for the plaintiffs, which include Common Cause and the state Democratic Party, argued this lastminute switch by the lawmakers would harm their case. The judges agreed, writing that although the privilege served as a “shield to prevent discovery,” the changing positions for Hise and Lewis “would provide an unfair benefit to legislative defendants and impose an unfair detriment” on the plaintiffs. Therefore, the judges wrote, the privilege would cover the 12 lawmakers and staff. The panel also directed the lawmakers to respond in full in six areas where the plaintiffs want information, including the identities of each person who helped draw the legislative districts enacted in 2017 and the lawyers and consultants who provided advice. Those who sued contend House and Senate maps approved in 2017 violate the state constitution because of excessive pro-Republican bias.

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Independent counsels are all political now Special prosecutors have devolved into political hammers in search of a nail.

“OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE IS OVER” said President Gerald Ford during his Inaugural Address on Aug. 9, 1974, right after President Richard Nixon resigned because of Watergate. Little did President Ford know there would be at least three other big “national nightmares” to follow. Watergate set the bar for every independent counsel investigation of a sitting president. After all, investigative journalism prevailed and a crooked president left office. Since Watergate, however, partisans who lost the last presidential election have sought to use the brass knuckles of independent counsel statutes as “long national nightmares” hopefully to force a sitting president of the other party to resign in shame just like Nixon did. Democrats really hoped the Walsh Report on Iran-Contra would force President Ronald Reagan to resign. Republicans so desperately wanted to force President Bill Clinton out of the White House they passed articles of impeachment based on the Starr Report which focused on the Monica Lewinsky affair, not on any reasonable definition of “treason” or even “high crimes and misdemeanors” such as colluding with a foreign power by selling secret nuclear war plans to Russia or China or something else of that particular order and magnitude. Hillary Clinton told her advisers on election night to spin her loss on “Russian collusion” and the willing media complied. Democrats have hoped and prayed ever since that the Mueller Report would force Donald Trump to do the perp walk out of the White House into the Rose Garden in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs with full media coverage. Using the power of the independent counsel statutes is no way to adjudicate national presidential elections. Special prosecutors have devolved into political hammers in search of a nail. There have been 29 special prosecutors or “independent counsels” appointed since the founding of the American Democratic Republic. Six occurred in the 184 years before Watergate in 1973. Since Watergate, we have had 21 special prosecutor investigations. Bill

Clinton was the target of 12 special counsels all by himself. Watergate turned out to be a legitimate investigation that uncovered grave constitutional issues at hand. A sitting president sought to use the power of our government to cover up his role in the burglary of the headquarters of his political opposition in the previous campaign. If you are a Democrat who is truly objective and 100 percent concerned about the abuse of power by any sitting president, you should demand that a special prosecutor now be named to look into the role of the Obama administration and senior federal law enforcement officials starting election night, November 2016. If there was any coordinated effort between the Obama White House, the Hillary Clinton campaign, CIA Director John Brennan, NSA Director James Clapper, FBI Director James Comey and functionaries such as Peter Strzok to prevent the peaceful transition of power from President Obama to President Trump after he duly won, then we have a massive constitutional crisis that outpaces Watergate by a factor of 100. No Democrat is asking for such an investigation. They are not interested in “good government” when it comes to President Trump. They just want to keep their base core partisan supporters engaged and enraged so they will vote against Republicans in 2020. The founders had a brilliant idea for dealing with malefactors in office: elections. If you don’t like the occupant of the White House, you have four years to plot, plan and scheme to defeat him at the only place we should be talking about — the ballot box. Not the court system. Not in Congress. Not with a special prosecutor. Perhaps this will be the fourth and last “long national nightmare” we will see in our lifetimes. It is time to put the independent counsel option to rest forever.

GUEST OPINION | STACEY MATTHEWS

Atlanta media drags Georgia’s ‘corporate powers’ into fetal heartbeat bill debate

It was a shame game then, and it’s a shame game now — liberal groups and mainstream media outlets acting in concert to force businesses to care about an issue.

AS THE LIVING INFANTS Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act — otherwise known as the “fetal heartbeat bill” — sails through the Georgia General Assembly, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wants to know just one thing: Why aren’t Georgia’s “corporate powers,” who are usually so vocal when religious liberty bills are up for consideration, getting involved in the fetal heartbeat bill debate? In a March 13 piece, the paper wrote that failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams was curious “to know why a bill that would outlaw most abortions isn’t triggering the same reaction” from businesses as religious liberty legislation has in the past. Her open call to action on the issue apparently didn’t garner much in the way of a public response from the likes of Coca-Cola and Home Depot. Eight days later, the AJC wrote again on the same issue, asking the same question. In a March 21 piece, the AJC reported on how “corporate powers and business boosters” have “stayed silent” over the bill, even as it has made national headlines and spurred on the usual garden variety of leftist special interest groups into action. The article went on to say that “Democrats and other critics” of the bill were questioning why corporate Georgia had so far stayed out of the debate. But interestingly enough, they only cited one Democrat: Abrams. And the quotes they used from her were from their piece from the week before. In other words, it was a recycled story — until you read midway down into the piece. It was there readers learned the AJC itself, prompted by “Democrats and other critics” (read: Abrams), had “reached out to each of the Georgiabased Fortune 500 companies that opposed a significant religious liberty measure in 2016.” The paper went on to say that most of them did not want to comment, or otherwise wanted to stay out of it altogether. The paper, it seems, was basically doing the bidding of Abrams. North Carolinians saw this same tactic in action during the H.B. 2 “bathroom bill” drama. The bill got plenty of attention nationally, but it wasn’t enough. Democrat politicians and left-wing activist groups demanded to know where businesses stood on the bill. The political media got in on the act, too. After all, their editorial boards took stands against it, and the papers decided they needed to do their part. Liberal groups went door-to-door in parts of the state, demanding to know if businesses were “transgender friendly.” Both of the state’s major

newspapers published straight-news pieces that contained headcounts of where businesses stood on the bill. Some of the information came from progressive LGBT activist groups, and some of it came from reporters asking the businesses themselves where they stood. One journalist at a Raleigh newspaper retweeted — without verification — tweets from a liberal activist engaged in an online outing campaign against businesses that allegedly supported H.B. 2. It was a shame game then, and it’s a shame game now — liberal groups and mainstream media outlets acting in concert to force businesses to care about an issue. These businesses, out of fear of being targeted by liberal outrage mobs, often cave. The liberal special interest groups then turn around and use the talking point that the bill is “so divisive that even xyz business are threatening to pull out and that will hurt our state.” It’s like a double whammy — the media helps the left do the dirty work of shaming these companies into caring and making economic threats over controversial issues. Then those liberal groups turn around and blame bill sponsors for inspiring the boycott threats, when most of the businesses would not have gotten involved in the debate had it not been for the combined efforts of leftist groups and media outlets dogging them into responding. Nationally known conservative and Georgian Erick Erickson wrote a book about this issue in 2016 that was appropriately titled “You Will Be Made to Care.” Although the book primarily focused on religious persecution in the United States against conservative Christians, the left’s “made to care” mentality extends to beyond religion, as we often see when fetal heartbeat bills are proposed. Thankfully corporations in Georgia have so far largely resisted calls from Abrams, the activist left and the AJC to comment on the record about the LIFE Act. Expect the pressure on them to intensify in the coming weeks, however. The proposed bill passed the Senate late last week. It now goes back to the House for consideration of the Senate’s changes. Gov. Brian Kemp has said he will sign the bill into law if it makes it to his desk. Predictably, the Georgia ACLU already plans to sue. Stay tuned. Stacey Matthews is a veteran blogger who has also written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah and is a regular contributor to Red State and Legal Insurrection.

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GUEST OPINION | SEN. RALPH HISE

Democrats have weaponized the court system

If things don’t go their way, Democrats attempt to subvert the democratic process by using partisan judges to get favorable results.

THE BIGGEST THREAT TO LIBERTY in North Carolina today is a few activist judges that have been weaponized by the Democratic Party to advance a political agenda against the will of the voters. As Democratic candidates and their failed tax-and-spend policies have been thwarted at the ballot box time and again, Democrats have increasingly called upon courts to legislate from the bench. There is no better example of this violation of the separation of powers than the decision handed down last month by Democratic Wake County Superior Court Judge Bryan Collins. In response to a lawsuit challenging two constitutional amendments that North Carolina voters passed by wide margins last fall, Collins ruled that the entire Republican state legislature was illegal. Under this absurd theory, every law passed by the General Assembly over several years could be called into question. Never before in U.S. history has one coequal branch of government determined that another coequal branch does not legally exist. It’s just as outrageous that one person with a political ax to grind tossed out the votes of millions of people who voted to amend their constitution to require voter ID and to decrease the maximum income tax rate. A judge is supposed to dispassionately interpret the law, not void the will of voters with his or her personal policy preferences. Most disappointing of all, though, is that the head of the executive branch, Gov. Roy Cooper, endorsed Collins’ decision that the legislative branch doesn’t legally exist and that 2 million votes for voter ID don’t really count. Cooper said the decision “has a sound basis” in the law and that Collins’ opinion was “well-reasoned.” Activist judges like Collins who are willing to put their personal partisan preferences above the rule of law have given Democrats the impetus to launch a nationwide campaign to “sue till blue.” If things don’t go their way, Democrats attempt to subvert the democratic process by using partisan

judges to get favorable results. In November, after once again failing to win a legislative majority, the Democratic Party filed a lawsuit in state court to overturn Republicandrawn legislative maps and require new districts that elect more Democrats. The lawsuit alleges the current maps violate the state constitution, even though no court has ever interpreted the N.C. Constitution in this manner over the past 200 years. Apparently, the old-fashioned way of winning elections — getting more votes than the other candidate — is too difficult for North Carolina’s Democrats. And to those who say it’s impossible to win under Republican-drawn maps, we won a supermajority under far more egregiously partisan Democrat-drawn maps just eight years ago. While Democrats continue to push the false narrative that they just seek “fair maps,” this is nothing more than a power grab to convince the Democratic state courts to help Democrats take control of the General Assembly in 2020 so they can draw their own maps in 2021 and eliminate Republican members of Congress like Mark Meadows. If Democratic judges manipulate the state constitution to expand their party’s power in the legislative branch, we’ll have a full-blown constitutional crisis. In the Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln said, “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” But as we see more and more activist decisions from liberal judges in North Carolina that overrule the will of the voters and usurp legislation, we move closer to a form of government where judges, not the people, wield the power. Sen. Ralph Hise is from Mitchell County and represents District 47 of the N.C. Senate and is deputy president pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate as well as chairman of the Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee.

GUEST OPINION | DEAN J. RICH LEONARD

The three Bible verses that guide my leadership

Campbell Law was just ranked by preLaw Magazine as one of the 10 most devout Christian schools in the nation.

THIS IS A LANDMARK YEAR for Campbell Law School. We are in the midst of our 10/40 celebration, marking the 40th anniversary of our first graduating class and the 10th anniversary of our move from Buies Creek to downtown Raleigh. Just as significant to me, Campbell Law was just ranked by preLaw Magazine as one of the 10 most devout Christian schools in the nation. The ranking is based on our religious-focused curricula, organizations and student involvement. It crystalizes much of what my tenure as dean has been about. Six years ago, I hung up my robe on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court where I had spent the previous 15 years serving my community and helping those in financial trouble reset the course of their lives. My faith always reminded me that, no matter how obnoxious or arrogant the parties and lawyers in front of me, all were children of God entitled to be treated with respect in my courtroom. When it came to decisions, the rules were those of our secular democracy. With my practicing legal career behind me, I took the helm of Campbell Law School in North Carolina’s booming capital city, where I’ve worked with an amazing group of students, faculty and staff. Becoming the top administrator of a faith-based law school took some deep thought. A reading of the law school’s principles gave me comfort, as they reflect our faith-based orientation but also pledge civility, open-mindedness and freedom of belief. After a couple of years, I started to wonder: “When are we going to step out and show this growing community what a faith-based law school looks like?” I committed myself and our school to be leaders in practicing the faith that we professed via a focus on three tenets expressed in my favorite verses. “What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? Can faith save him?” — James 2:14 In our city, as in any community, there is a tremendous support network ready to catch our most vulnerable when they need it. In our community, this hero work is done by groups like the Raleigh Rescue Mission, StepUp Ministries and Urban Ministries of Wake County. They are doing the Lord’s work. However, for so many individuals, their support only went so far as legal issues prevented them from receiving the government services and support they

needed and were entitled to receive. In meetings with these groups and my faculty, the idea sprung up to supply the necessary legal services to these agencies’ clients who were ready to make a transition but hit roadblocks. With a seed grant from Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, we rented a small cottage proximal to necessary services and public transportation and began supporting clients. The results have been exceptional with dozens of people receiving the support they need and deserve and our students gaining real work experience while making a difference. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.” — Matthew 5:9 Long before my tenure as dean, our school founded one of its first clinics focused on juvenile and restorative justice. The goal from the beginning has been to intercept our troubled youth at pivotal points where we believe a transition can be made for the better. Working with schools to mediate conflicts before a criminal referral, we’ve helped reduce the school-to-prison pipeline. It doesn’t stop at school. We have had Superior Court judges invite our faculty and students into their courts to attempt to reach resolutions via the same techniques that have proved so successful in our clinic. “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male or female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” — Galatians 3:28 Issues of diversity confront all of us in higher education. My view is that exposure to people of widely varying beliefs, backgrounds, nationalities, ethnicities and races is the key to realizing our shared humanity. Through a rather remarkable set of circumstances, I have been privileged to work with nascent judiciaries in developing African democracies for more than two decades. It has changed my life, and a similar experience will likely have the same impact on my students. I am eschewing the popular summer programs in Europe (of which we have two) and working to create a residential summer program of study in sub-Saharan Africa. There is no better way to show our students that God’s children come in infinite forms, and nobility and wisdom come in a variety of packages. Campbell Law School Dean J. Rich Leonard is a former United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

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More university corruption LAST WEEK’S COLUMN discussed the highly publicized university corruption scheme wherein wealthy parents bought admission at prestigious universities for their children. That is dishonest and gives an unfair advantage to those young people but won’t destroy the missions of the universities. There is little or no attention given by the mainstream media to the true cancer eating away at most of our institutions of higher learning. Philip Carl Salzman, emeritus professor of anthropology at McGill University, explains that cancer in a Minding the Campus article, titled “What Your Sons and Daughters Will Learn at University.” Professor Salzman argues that for most of the 20th century, universities were dedicated to the advancement of knowledge. There was open exchange and competition in the marketplace of ideas. Different opinions were argued and respected. Most notably in the social sciences, social work, the humanities, education and law, this is no longer the case. Leftist political ideology has emerged. The most important thing to today’s university communities is diversity of race, ethnicity, sex and economic class, on which they have spent billions of dollars. Conspicuously absent is diversity of ideology. Students are taught that all cultural values are morally equivalent. That’s ludicrous. Here are a few questions for those who make such a claim. Is forcible female genital mutilation, as practiced in nearly 30 sub-Saharan African and Middle Eastern countries, a morally equivalent cultural value? Slavery is currently practiced in Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad and Sudan; is it morally equivalent? In most of the Middle East, there are numerous limitations placed on women, such as prohibitions on driving, employment and education. Under Islamic law in some countries, female adulterers face death by stoning. Thieves face the punishment of having their hands severed. Homosexuality is a crime punishable by death in some countries. Are these cultural values morally equivalent, superior or inferior to Western values? Social justice theory holds the vision that the world is divided between oppressors and victims. The theory holds that by their toxic masculinity, heterosexual white males are oppressors. Among their victims are females, people of color and male and female homosexuals. The world’s Christians and Jews are oppressors, and Muslims are victims. Increasingly, the classics of Western civilization are being ignored. Why? Because they represent the work, almost exclusively, of “dead white men.” Only works of females, people of color and non-Western authors are seen as virtuous. The same is true with political history. The U.S. Constitution should be less respected because its writers were white slaveholders. The academics who teach this nonsense to students are grossly ignorant of the struggle over the slavery issue at our 1787 Constitutional Convention. Salzman concludes his article with the observation that “Marxist social justice offers all the answers anyone needs, so no inquiry or serious research is required. Be confident that at university your children will learn ‘the right side’ to be on, if little else.” As a result of leftist indoctrination, many college students graduate illiterate, innumerate and resistant to understanding. A survey of employers showed that more than 70 percent found college graduates were not well-prepared in skills such as “written communication,” “working with numbers/statistics,” “critical/analytical thinking” and secondlanguage proficiency. The American Council of Trustees and Alumni publishes occasional reports on what college students know. One report found that nearly 10 percent of the college graduates surveyed thought Judith Sheindlin, TV’s Judge Judy, is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Less than 20 percent of the college graduates knew the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation. More than a quarter of the college graduates did not know Franklin D. Roosevelt was president during World War II; one-third did not know he was the president who spearheaded the New Deal. Such ignorance might explain why these young people are the supporters of today’s presidential candidates calling for America to become a socialist nation. By the way, one need not be a Westerner to hold Western values. One just has to accept the sanctity of the individual above all else. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.

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NATION & WORLD UK government defiant as Parliament takes control of Brexit By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless The Associated Press LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government remained defiant after Parliament took partial control of the stalled process of leaving the European Union, arguing Tuesday that the maneuvering simply underscores the need for lawmakers to approve her twice-defeated deal. The House of Commons voted late Monday to wrest the parliamentary timetable away from the government temporarily so that lawmakers can vote on alternatives to the withdrawal agreement May negotiated with the EU. The government, which usually controls the scheduling of votes in Parliament, said the lawmakers’ move “upends the balance between our democratic institutions and sets a dangerous, unpredictable precedent for the future.” But Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the BBC that the government won’t “pre-commit” to accepting the option backed by lawmakers because they may come up with a plan that is impractical. “If the Commons voted for the sun to rise in the west, the government would not be able to implement that,” he said. “The best way through this impasse is the one deal that has been negotiated with the EU that can be

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A woman takes pictures on her smart phone as she walks past anti-Brexit placards near the House of Parliament in London, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government says Parliament’s decision to take control of the stalled process of leaving the European Union underscores the need for lawmakers to approve her twice-defeated deal. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) delivered quickly now,” Hancock said, referring to the prime minister’s agreement. May’s authority is hanging by a thread after 30 members of her Conservative Party defied her instructions and voted for Parliament to take control of the process. Three government ministers resigned rather than vote with the government.

Almost three years after Britons voted to leave the EU, the date and terms of its departure are up in the air. Last week the EU granted Britain a delay to the scheduled March 29 exit date, saying that if Parliament approved the proposed divorce deal, the U.K. would leave the EU on May 22. If not, the government has until April 12 to tell the 27 remaining EU countries what it

plans to do — leave without a deal, cancel Brexit or chart a path to a new option. May is continuing to push for approval of her deal with the EU even though the House of Commons overwhelmingly rejected it during votes in January and March. She has warned pro-Brexit legislators that continuing to reject the deal could lead to a “slow Brexit”

that postpones the country’s departure indefinitely. Richard Harrington, who resigned as a business minister to vote in favor of Monday’s motion, accused the government of “playing roulette” with people and businesses lives by failing to resolve Britain’s Brexit impasse. Lawmakers who backed Monday’s motion, which passed 329302, hope to find an alternative that can command a majority in Parliament by holding a series of “indicative votes” on other options. Those alternatives could include a “soft Brexit” that maintains close economic ties with the EU or scrapping Brexit entirely. Jacob Rees-Mogg, a leading pro-Brexit Conservative, acknowledged that “the choice seems to be Mrs. May’s deal or no Brexit.” “I have always thought that ‘no deal’ is better than Mrs. May’s deal, but Mrs. May’s deal is better than not leaving at all,” he said on the Conservative Home podcast. Cabinet ministers gathering Tuesday for their regular meeting were expected to demand that Conservative Party lawmakers be allowed to follow their consciences, rather than vote the party line, during the debate Wednesday on alternatives to the prime minister’s deal. “Parliament should seek urgently to resolve the situation by considering alternatives freely, without the instruction of party whips, and government should adopt any feasible outcome as its own in order to progress matters,” said Alistair Burt, who quit his role in the Foreign Office after defying May on Monday. “I did not believe the government was prepared to do that, so had to vote to ensure this happens.”

Trump signs declaration reversing US policy on Golan Heights By Matthew Lee and Deb Riechmann The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Monday recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, reversing more than a half-century of U.S. policy in the Middle East. Standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Trump made formal a move he announced in a surprise tweet last week. The president said it was time for the U.S. to take the step after 52 years of Israeli control of the strategic highlands on the border with Syria. The U.S. is the first country to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan, which the rest of the international community regards as Israeli-occupied. Trump said his decision would cement the Jewish state’s ability to defend itself from regional threats should a broad Arab-Israeli peace deal ever be reached. Trump’s action also likely gives Netanyahu a

political boost ahead of what’s expected to be a close Israeli election. During his 90-minute visit to the White House, reporters and photographers were invited to see Netanyahu at least four times: his arrival at the South Lawn, the signing of the declaration in the Diplomatic Room, a walk through the Colonnade and in the Oval Office. Syria denounced the U.S. move as “blatant aggression” on its sovereignty and territorial integrity. The foreign ministry said Trump’s step represented the “highest level of contempt for international legitimacy” and showed that Washington was “the main enemy” of Arabs. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem told Syrian TV that the Golan is a Syrian-occupied territory and that Trump decision will only isolate America. Lebanon, which Secretary of State Mike Pence visited over the past weekend, said the Golan Heights are “Syrian Arab” territory and that “no country can falsify history by transferring” land from one country to another. Amnesty International called the

decision “irresponsible, reckless and yet another example of the Trump administration violating international law and consensus by condoning Israel’s illegal annexation.” Netanyahu had pressed for recognition of his country’s sovereignty over the area for months. Israel has long argued that the strategically important area has for all practical purposes been fully integrated into Israel since it was captured from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war and that control of the strategic plateau is needed as protection from Iran and its allies in Syria. “Today, aggressive acts by Iran and terrorist groups, including Hezbollah, in southern Syria continue to make the Golan Heights a potential launching ground for attacks on Israel,” Trump said in the proclamation. The proclamation noted the “unique circumstances” presented by the Golan, language that appeared to be aimed at countering criticism that the recognition would be used by other countries to justify control of disputed territory

such as Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region. Eric Goldstein, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch, said Trump seems to want to “drive a wrecking ball” through international law that protects the people who live in “occupied Golan Heights.” He said it could embolden other “occupying states to double down on their own land grabs, settlements and plunder of resources.” Netanyahu, even as he was somberly cutting short his visit to Washington to deal with a rocket attack in central Israel, was elated by Trump’s move. “Israel has never had a better friend than you,” he told the president. Netanyahu noted a series of steps Trump has taken since assuming office, including his withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving the U.S. Embassy there from Tel Aviv. In addition to signaling U.S. support for Israel’s security, the decision appeared to show Trump’s

support for Netanyahu, the political candidate in April 9 elections. Netanyahu is facing a tough challenge from a popular former military chief and reeling from a series of corruption allegations. He has repeatedly sought to focus attention on his foreign policy record and strong ties with Trump. The two leaders met as the Israeli military was striking Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket that hit a house north of Tel Aviv, wounding seven people. In a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee earlier Monday, Vice President Mike Pence said the rocket attack “proves that Hamas is not a partner for peace.” Pence told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee that “Hamas is a terrorist organization that seeks the destruction of Israel, and the United States will never negotiate with terrorist Hamas.” Netanyahu arrived in Washington on Sunday for what was to have been a three-day visit but announced early Monday he would leave early to take charge of the response to the rocket.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019

SPORTS

What went right for Duke, UNC in opening rounds, B4-5

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Roy Williams and the Tar Heels will play Auburn in a Sweet 16 game in Kansas City, and the winner will face Houston or Kentucky for a spot in the Final Four.

the Wednesday SIDELINE REPORT

Tar Heels playing their best basketball at the right time

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Duke-UCF helps boost NCAA ratings Columbia, S.C. CBS Sports and Turner Sports say television ratings for the NCAA Tournament across four networks that broadcast the first week of games were up 8 percent over last year. Tournament games drew an average Nielsen rating of 6.4, up from 5.9 last year. The rating got a boost from the dramatic Duke-UCF game on Sunday. The Blue Devils’ onepoint victory earned an 11.9 rating, up 35 percent from the game that aired in that same television window last year.

NASCAR

NASCAR sets qualifying rules to avoid another embarrassment Charlotte NASCAR tweaked its qualifying procedures Monday to avoid a repeat of the session two weeks ago in which all 12 drivers in the final round failed to log an official lap. NASCAR senior vice president of competition Scott Miller accused the drivers of “making a mockery out of the qualifying process” when they all idled on pit road until the final second to attempt their qualifying lap. But the drivers all blew the timing, none completed a lap before the clock ran out, and fans booed the shenanigans. So beginning Friday at Texas Motor Speedway, NASCAR said all cars must post a lap time or start at the rear of the field.

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UNC football switching to synthetic turf Chapel Hill The days of resodding the field at Kenan Stadium are over: the Tar Heels will have synthetic turf in 2019. Athletic director Bubba Cunningham confirmed the football team will play on a RootZone turf in 2019 after the UNC Board of Governors approved the $2.5 million project over the weekend. New coach Mack Brown promoted the switch, which he also made back in 2009 when he was coach at Texas. Installation will begin in May and should take eight weeks.

North Carolina plays Auburn on Friday in Kansas City By Brett Friedlander North State Journal

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RJ Barrett and Duke took care of business against North Dakota State and survived Central Florida to advance to the Sweet 16.

Blue Devils look to avenge another loss in Sweet 16 matchup Virginia Tech, one of four teams to beat Duke this season, is up next for the tournament’s top seed By Shawn Krest North State Journal COLUMBIA, S.C. — Four teams have beaten Duke this season. The Blue Devils have gotten revenge against two of them — Syracuse and North Carolina — with wins in the ACC Tournament. Gonzaga, a fellow one seed who topped Duke in November, could lie ahead in the Final Four, should both teams make it that far. The fourth team — Virginia Tech — is next on the schedule for the Blue Devils. The rematch of a 77-72 Hokies win in Blacksburg on Feb. 26 will take place in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening. Duke, the tournament’s overall top seed, will look to advance to the Elite Eight by avenging its loss to Tech, the four seed in the East which earned a date with Duke by beating St. Louis and Liberty. Both teams will look very different this time around, as Virginia Tech and Duke were both missing their top player for the regular season game. Duke’s Zion Williamson, the ACC Player of the Year and tournament MVP, did not play in Blacksburg, missing the second of what would be five straight games with a knee injury. The Blue Devils missed Williamson’s presence inside, getting a season-low seven offensive rebounds

“We’re excited to have an opportunity to play them again.” Kerry Blackshear, Virginia Tech forward and allowing 6-foot-10 Hokie forward Kerry Blackshear to have 23 points, 10 rebounds and 11 trips to the free-throw line. Tech’s 23 free throws on 29 attempts were both the second highest allowed by Duke this season, trailing only the season opener against Kentucky. Duke’s 58 percent free-throw rate allowed (free throws as a percentage of shot attempts allowed) was also its second worst of the year. Duke also struggled to get its transition game on track. Without Williamson, who is second on the team in steals, the Blue Devils finished with a season-low one steal against Virginia Tech. Furthermore, Duke had to deal with the Hokies’ slow tempo. Virginia Tech’s pace of play ranks 330th in the country out of 352 Division I teams. The Hokies were also down a man, though. Senior point guard Justin Robinson injured his foot on Jan. 30 and missed 12 straight games before returning for the start of the NCAA Tournament. Without Robinson, the Hokies slowed their pace of play to limit opposing possessions and leaned on Blackshear and Nickeil AlexanSee DUKE, page B4

“Three of the four one seeds are ACC teams. We’ve been playing against the best of the best all year.”

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rock Cameron Johnson, UNC forward bottom came on Jan. 12 on a humbling 83-62 beatdown at the 15 to help blow the game open. hands of Louisville. It was a postseason emergence It was North Carolina’s worst loss at Smith Center during the that led to comparisons with Marvin Williams — another heralded Roy Williams era. The Tar Heels went just 3 of 22 UNC freshman that came off the from 3-point range in that game, bench and blossomed at just the played virtually no defense and right time in the postseason. “With the jumping ability and looked like team going nowhere fast rather than a contender to the quickness he has, and the win the ACC regular season, let power he has, he can hurt a lot of people inside,” Roy Williams said alone a national championship. But here they are in late March, of the 6-foot-6 Little. “It’s a little heading to the Sweet 16 as a No. 1 bit of maturing, but it’s also him seed in the Midwest Region while getting healthy again, because I playing arguably the best bas- thought during (the regular seaketball of anyone still left in the son) he was going to really take off. NCAA Tournament. “He had about a four-, fiveSo how did it happen? It’s a process that took place game stretch that he wasn’t as efgradually, Williams said. And fective. But the last two games he’s there may still be more room to been something else for us.” Both of those games, however, grow as UNC prepares to meet fifth-seeded Auburn in Kansas were against zone defenses that gave Little — along with veterans City on Friday. “Throughout the course of the Luke Maye and Garrison Brooks second half of the season, I think — more time and space to opwe got better and better and bet- erate from the high post. In Auter,” Williams said Sunday fol- burn (28-9), the North Carolina lowing his team’s 81-59 second will be facing a team that plays a round victory against Washing- much more aggressive man-toton at Nationwide Arena. “A lot of man defense and is just as athour teams have done that because letic the Tar Heels. The Tigers are they really focus and our staff re- also playing their best basketball ally pushes. We don’t get too high of the season, following up their over a big win or way down over SEC Tournament championship a loss. We try to get better every with a second-round blowout of single day. If you talk to our team, fourth-seeded Kansas. But facing top competition is they’d tell you that’s the focus.” The Tar Heels (29-6) have re- nothing new for UNC. “Three of the four one seeds are sponded by winning 17 of their last 19 games, with the only two ACC teams,” graduate forward losses coming to fellow No. 1 seeds Cameron Johnson said. “We’ve Virginia and Duke. In addition to been playing against the best of Sunday’s win against Washing- the best all year. It’s a demanding ton, they also beat opening round schedule. You play a lot of good teams night in night out, so you opponent Iona in Columbus. True to its goal, UNC showed can’t really take weeks off. So that improvements in both games — definitely prepares you for somespecifically in the contribution it thing like this.” According to Maye, it doesn’t got from freshman Nassir Little. Though it’s taken longer than matter what kind of game plan expected for the former five-star the opposition employs as long as prospect to settle in and find his he and his teammates stay true to niche with the Tar Heels, Little fi- what they do best. “The biggest thing for us is to nally seems comfortable with his role of providing energy and of- continue to play our game and how Coach wants us to play,” the fense off the bench. He combined to score 39 points senior forward said. “We’re going to try to play the on 17-of-24 shooting with 11 rebounds in his first two NCAA same way we’ve played all year. Tournament games. At one point The biggest thing for us is focusing midway through the second half on ourselves and making sure that against Washington, he scored 11 we do what we can do on the court straight points and 13 of his team’s to put us in the right position.”

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B2 WEDNESDAY

3.27.19

TRENDING

Michael Jordan: The Supreme Court says it won’t referee a dispute between Nike and a photographer who took a famous image of the basketball great. The high court declined Monday to hear the copyright case brought by photographer Jacobus Rentmeester. Rentmeester took a famous photograph of Jordan for Life magazine in 1984, and Nike later commissioned a new image — known as the “Jumpman Logo” — that is inspired by Rentmeester’s photo. Rentmeester sued Nike in 2015 saying it had violated copyright law. The Supreme Court’s decision not to take the case means lower court rulings against Rentmeester will stand. Brandon Adams: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s medical examiner plans further tests to determine the cause of the Georgia Tech defensive lineman’s death. The 21-year-old Adams died Saturday. An autopsy was performed Monday. Georgia Tech says its seniors and team captains decided to start spring practice as scheduled on Tuesday. Brown was a rising senior who was expected to be a key member of the Yellow Jackets’ defensive line under new coach Geoff Collins. Jeremy Maclin: The former Eagles wide receiver is retiring from playing football after nine NFL seasons. The 30-year-old Maclin announced his decision in a Twitter post Sunday. He adds that he will post a letter and video in the near future to explain why he is choosing to walk away from the game. Maclin was the 19th overall pick by the Philadelphia in the 2009 draft.

beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES

MLB

AL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell will go into his first career opening-day start with a lot more financial security than he envisioned just a few days ago. The 26-year-old left-hander and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a $50 million, five-year contract that will keep him with the team through 2023. Snell pitched parts of three seasons with the Durham Bulls.

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“Heartbreak. That’s the only way to sum it up.” UCF guard Aubrey Dawkins after his shot with 2.5 seconds remaining rolled off the rim and secured Duke’s Round of 32 win.

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NHL

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“It’s been coming, right?” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour on Andrei Svechnikov, who got his 20th goal of his rookie campaign with an overtime winner Sunday over Montreal.

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The NC State women’s basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament with a 72-57 win Monday over eighth-seeded Kentucky at Reynolds Coliseum. The No. 3-seeded Wolfpack will play No. 2 Iowa on Saturday in Greensboro, while Baylor and South Carolina will play in the other regional semifinal.

President Donald Trump welcomed the reigning NHL champion Capitals to the Oval Office on Monday to congratulate them for winning the Stanley Cup in June. The team took a private 45-minute tour of the White House and met with Trump in what was a last chance to be around hockey’s sacred trophy as defending champions.

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10-2 The ACC’s record through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Five teams (North Carolina, Duke, Virginia, Florida State and Virginia Tech have all advanced to the Sweet 16 with two wins last week, while the only losses were first-round exits for Syracuse and Louisville.

NFL

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Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski says he is retiring from the NFL after nine seasons. Gronkowski announced his decision via a post on Instagram Sunday and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed his client’s decision to retire. The tight end, who turns 30 in May, leaves as a threetime Super Bowl champion who dominated when not slowed by injuries.

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Coaches, others plead not guilty in college admissions scam

“No one, no one was admitted to Wake Forest who didn’t earn it as a student and as an athlete.”

Wake Forest women’s volleyball coach Bill Ferguson among those charged

Shaun Clarke, attorney for Wake Forest volleyball coach Bill Ferguson

By Alanna Durkin Richer The Associated Press BOSTON — Athletic coaches charged in a sweeping college admissions scam pleaded not guilty Monday to taking bribes from wealthy parents in exchange for helping students get into elite universities such as Wake Forest. They appeared in Boston’s federal court nearly two weeks after they were arrested in what authorities have described as the biggest college admissions scheme ever prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department , which also ensnared prominent parents like actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin. Authorities say the coaches were paid tens of thousands of dollars to help falsify student’s athletic credentials and get them admitted as recruits for sports they didn’t play. They include longtime tennis coach Gordon Ernst, who’s accused of getting $2.7 million in bribes to designate at least 12 applicants as recruits to Georgetown, as well as former UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo, Wake Forest University women’s volleyball coach Bill Ferguson and former USC water polo coach Jovan Vavic. One by one, the suit-clad coaches stood before the packed courtroom before leaning into the mi-

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Suspended Wake Forest volleyball coach Bill Ferguson arrives at federal court in Boston on Monday to face charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. crophone to say “not guilty.” Ernst, Salcedo, Vavic and their lawyers left the courthouse without commenting amid a crush of reporters shouting questions. An attorney for Ferguson told reporters that his client is innocent and “does not belong in this indictment.” Ferguson is charged

with taking a $100,000 bribe to recruit a student who had been placed on the wait list. He’s been suspended by Wake Forest. “Two weeks ago, the U.S. attorney told you about a litany of abuses: phony test scores, unqualified students, falsified athletic profiles. Well, I can’t speak to what

happened at any other school, but not at Wake Forest University,” attorney Shaun Clarke said. “No one, no one was admitted to Wake Forest who didn’t earn it as a student and as an athlete,” he said. Ernst, who also was the personal tennis coach for former first lady Michelle Obama and

her daughters, left Georgetown in 2017 after an internal investigation found he violated admissions rules. He was later hired by the University of Rhode Island, which says it wasn’t told about the admissions rules violations. The school said Saturday that Ernst has resigned. Salcedo, a former UCLA All-American and national champion, also resigned after being charged with getting $200,000 in exchange for helping one male and one female applicant into the school. Authorities say Vavic, who won 16 national water polo titles at USC, was paid $250,000 to designate two students as recruits. He has been fired by USC. Former USC senior associate athletic director Donna Heinel, two college entrance exam administrators and other defendants accused of participating in the admissions scam also pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges Monday. The charge calls for up to 20 years in prison, although defendants, especially first-time offenders, typically get far less than that. At least nine athletic coaches and 33 parents, many of them prominent in law, finance, fashion, the food and beverage industry and other fields, have been charged in the case.

Nationals’ Martinez wants Trea Turner to run more Former NC State infielder led the National League in stolen bases last season By Chuck King The Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Trea Turner led the National League in stolen bases last season, and Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez wants him to run even more. Turner was successful on 43 of 52 attempts last year. He had a career-high 46 steals in 2017. Martinez wants the speedy shortstop to attempt close to 100 this year. Turner got his third steal of the spring during Saturday’s 4-4 tie against St. Louis. “He’s kind of challenged me with going more,” said Turner, who is admittedly hesitant to make outs on the basepaths. “I haven’t ran too much in spring training — try to save them for the season — but when the season comes around try to push it a little bit.” After Bryce Harper left Washington for Philadelphia in free agency, Martinez wants the Nationals to make better use of their speed rather than wait for big home runs. “This year as a team we have a chance to steal a lot of bases and run the bases really well, put a lot of pressure on teams,” Turner said. “I think we should take advantage of it.” If Turner, who played three years at NC State, is going to steal as often as Martinez would like he would prefer to be in the leadoff spot so he isn’t disrupting the at-bats of run producers Anthony Rendon, Juan Soto and Ryan Zimmerman. But Martinez prefers Adam Eaton’s pesky approach at the top of the order, announcing Saturday that the 30-year-old outfielder will begin the season in the leadoff slot. Turner hit .271 last year, batting most frequently in the second spot in the lineup. “I think his biggest fear is maybe hitting in front of Anthony and Soto, but I told him that shouldn’t deter what you do and that’s who you are,” Martinez said. “We want him to steal bases.” Martinez also intends to hit rookie Victor Robles ninth, giving the Nationals a trio of speedsters in a row as the order turns over. “Those three guys hitting together like that makes for exciting baseball,” Martinez said. Rendon says Turner shouldn’t worry about being a distraction. “If anything, I love that he’s in front of me because, one, it gives him an opportunity to steal for himself and then at the second

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Washington’s Trea Turner begins to slide into second base during a spring training baseball game earlier this month in Jupiter, Fla.

124 Career stolen bases for Trea Turner. He’s been caught stealing just 25 times.

time I can take a pitch,” Rendon said. “I don’t mind batting with two strikes. I don’t feel like I’m fighting for my life. I actually feel like I get more simplified, therefore if he’s on second base I have the ability to drive a run in now, and I know I don’t have to hit the ball to the wall to score somebody from first.” Verlander staying with Astros Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros have agreed to a contract adding an additional $66 million in guaranteed money for 2020 and ‘21, a person with direct

knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke Saturday on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. The agreement was first reported by KRIV-FOX 26. A 36-year-old right-hander, Verlander is due $28 million in 2019, the final guaranteed season of a $180 million, seven-year deal he signed with Detroit before the 2013 season. That contract included a $22 million for 2020 that would have become guaranteed if Verlander finished among the top five in Cy Young Award voting this year. Sale, Red Sox agree to new deal Ace left-hander Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a new contract that guarantees an additional $145 million from 2020 to 2024. Sale has been an All-Star the last seven years and would have been eligible for free agency after this season.

He is guaranteed $15 million this year under the second option year of the contract he signed with the Chicago White Sox before the 2013 season. The deal wound up to be worth $59 million over seven years plus award bonuses. The contract announced Saturday adds $30 million salaries annually from 2020-22 and $27.5 million a year in 2023 and 2024. MLB suspends Giants CEO Baer for altercation with wife Major League Baseball suspended San Francisco Giants President and CEO Larry Baer without pay through July 1 after a video showed him in a physical altercation with his wife. Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday his office conducted an investigation of the events shown on a video released by TMZ of the altercation on March 1 between Baer and his wife, Pam, in a San Francisco plaza. Manfred said he also talked to Baer before making his ruling.

“I have concluded that Mr. Baer’s conduct was unacceptable under MLB policies and warrants discipline,” Manfred said. “In determining the appropriate level of discipline, I find that Mr. Baer should be held to a higher standard because as a leader he is expected to be a role model for others in his organization and community. Based on my conversation with Mr. Baer, it is clear that he regrets what transpired and takes responsibility for his conduct.” Baer took a leave of absence after TMZ released the video. Manfred said the unpaid suspension will date back to when Baer stepped away on March 4. The video posted by TMZ showed Pam seated in a chair when he reached over her to grab for a cellphone in her right hand and she toppled sideways to the ground in the chair screaming “Oh my God!” The couple later released a statement saying they were embarrassed by the situation and regretted having a heated argument in public.

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What went right for the Blue Devils so far Duke got a scare against Central Florida, but the Blue Devils moved on and have some factors on their side By Shawn Krest North State Journal COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Blue Devils advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 27th time in school history and 25th under coach Mike Krzyzewski with wins over North Dakota State and Central Florida in Columbia, S.C. As Duke prepares for a rematch with ACC foe Virginia Tech, which beat the Blue Devils in February, here’s a look at what went right for Duke in the opening weekend of March Madness. Survive and advance The biggest thing that went right for Duke is that its season didn’t end on Sunday. For much of the final two minutes of the game with UCF, that appeared to be the likely outcome. Duke trailed by four points late before RJ Barrett’s putback of a missed Zion Williamson free throw gave the Blue Devils a one-point lead. A potential game-winning shot by B.J. Taylor missed and Aubrey Dawkins’ tip-in attempt teetered on the rim before falling away at the buzzer to preserve a Duke win. Instead of a monumental upset, Duke had a dramatic win to continue its run, in an epic game that will go down in Blue Devils’ March history with Rhode Island in 1988, UConn in 1990, UNLV in 1991, Kentucky in 1992 and Butler in 2010. “Coach K talks a lot about the basketball gods,” Williamson said. “They had our back tonight.” Winning close Duke is a young team, but its toughness has been evident in the last month. The UCF game was Duke’s third one-point win in the month of March. From Thanksgiving 2013 to the end of this

past February, the Blue Devils on had three one-point wins before matching that in a 19-day span. It’s the first time Duke has won three one-pointers in a month and the first time the Blue Devils have had three one-point wins in a season since 1981-82. “These kids, my guys, hung in there,” Krzyzewski said. “They hung in there, because just the momentum of the tournament, what’s going on, you could be defeated right there, and instead, they hung in there. … The will to win of Zion and RJ, you can’t measure it. It’s just there, and it’s — they’re young — we’re a young group, but what they did right at the end of that game in willing us to win was just absolutely sensational.” Getting healthy Zion Williamson followed his ACC Tournament MVP performance with 57 points in the two games, demonstrating that he’s fully back from the knee injury that kept him out the final two weeks of the regular season. Duke also got back center Marques Bolden, who wore a bulky knee brace after suffering an MCL injury in the regular season finale and missing the ACC Tourney. He scored only two points in limited minutes but should be able to expand his role as March rolls on. “Marquis came out really well,” Krzyzewski said after the first game. “I thought he did a good job, especially guarding.” Duke was also without Jack White. The forward suffered a partially torn hamstring in the ACC championship game. “He had a decent workout today with band work and that,” Krzyzewski said while ruling him out for the second game. The team is hopeful to get him back soon.

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Duke’s bench reacts to a play during the Blue Devils’ win Sunday over Central Florida in the NCAA Tournament in Columbia, S.C. Duke’s Javin DeLaurier dunks over Central Florida’s BJ Taylor, Aubry Dawkins, and Tacko Fall during the Blue Devils’ win Sunday in the NCAA Tournament in Columbia, S.C.

Long arm of DeLau Forward Javin DeLaurier has struggled with foul trouble all season, but the junior captain has learned to play with fouls as the year went on. After logging more than 20 minutes in a game once in the season’s first 26 contests, he’s had five 20-plus minute outings in the last 10, including 24 minutes against UCF. That includes playing the final 3:50 with four fouls and playing defense (including a blocked shot) on 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall.

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Finding depth

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Center Marques Bolden returned to the lineup for the first two games of the NCAAs after missing the ACC Tournament with a knee injury.

Krzyzewski famously shortens his bench as the year goes on, relying on his stars to lead the team. The combination of injuries has caused him to reverse course this year. Backup point guard Jordan Goldwire has seen his minutes increase since the end of the regular season and often plays on the floor with starter Tre Jones, allowing the team to put more pressure on opponents. Krzyzewski also gave reserve center Antonio Vrankovich significant minutes in Charlotte, and little-used freshman shooter Joey Baker scored his first basket in the NCAA opener. The rotation is still in flux — Alex O’Connell didn’t play at all against UCF — but Duke seems to have more options for Krzyzewski to try than in many years.

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Mike Krzyzewski will be coaching the Blue Devils in the Sweet 16 for the 25th time in his Hall of Fame career.

DUKE from page B1

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Duke freshman Zion Williamson averaged 28.5 points and seven rebounds per game in Duke’s two NCAA Tournament wins last week.

der-Walker, who scored 13 with six assists against Duke. Coach Buzz Williams had the team ready to play with who was available, rather than worrying about who wasn’t. “The hard way is the right way. The right way is the hard way,” Williams said after beating Duke. “When you grow up in the country, there isn’t a paved road, there is dirt. So you figure it out. What I have tried to make sure of throughout all of this is to not overly give attention to Robinson. … I think I would be doing a disservice to the mothers and fathers of the seven who have suited up this month if I didn’t make sure that our program was giving our best effort to the players who did put on a uniform. That doesn’t mean we love Robinson less, but it doesn’t mean we love the guys who are playing more.” Now Robinson is back and working his way into the rotation of players who did well without him. The pace hasn’t sped up — yet — and Robinson has been coming off the bench thus far. He scored nine points in 27 minutes against St. Louis. “I thought my wind was going to be way worse than it was,” he said afterward. He returned two days later to

add 13 points in 29 minutes. “I’m so excited for him,” Williams said. “To miss 12 games as the alltime leader in assists, and there was never any assurance that he was going to be able to play again. Obviously, we were all hoping that, but he hasn’t played since January. And for him to be able to come back on this stage and obviously be a part of winning on Friday and then to continue our season, just thankful.” The Hokies are surely eager to show that their win over Duke doesn’t deserve an asterisk just because Williamson was out. “He’s a really great player,” Blackshear said. “They’re a really great team. With or without him, they got five really good guys on the floor. And we got J. Rob back, so that does so much for our team. We’re excited to have an opportunity to play them again.” If Duke gets past the Hokies, the Blue Devils will play the winner of No. 2 Michigan State and No. 3 LSU. The Spartans are a familiar foe for Duke and, based on history, a welcome one. Krzyzewski is 11-1 against MSU head coach Tom Izzo, including seven straight wins dating back to 2005. LSU was the SEC regular season champion but is playing without a coach as Will Wade was suspended late in the season.

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Senior Kenny Williams was injured in 2017 and watched from the bench as the Tar Heels won the national championship.

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Freshman Nassir Little has been an X-factor for the Tar Heels in the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

Plenty for UNC to be happy about in two wins first half before going just 9 for 31 (29 percent) while scoring only 26 points in the second. Senior forward Cameron Johnson chalked up the difference in defensive success to an increase in “urgency.” According to Maye, that urgency didn’t always come from within. “I think when Coach gets on us at halftime, it fires us up a little bit,” Maye said. “I think it makes us want to guard better for him.”

The Tar Heels play Auburn on Friday in a regional semifinal By Brett Friedlander North State Journal COLUMBUS, Ohio — North Carolina came into the NCAA Tournament playing some of the best basketball in the country. It’s a trend that continued through the opening two rounds of the Midwest Region last weekend. Before the Tar Heels move on to Kansas City and a Sweet 16 date with Auburn, here’s a look back at what went right for the top-seeded Tar Heels in their wins against Iona and Washington.

The Marvin Williams effect

Domination on the glass UNC enhanced its status as the top rebounding team in the nation by dominating the glass in Columbus. It more than doubled its per-game average of plus-10.5 per game by outrebounding Iona 5226, then building a 48-28 margin against Washington. In the process, the Tar Heels outscored their two opponents by a combined margin of 42-7 on second-chance points. Although those totals may have been somewhat inflated by the fact that both the Gaels and Huskies played primarily zone defenses, which put the defending team at a rebounding disadvantage, UNC didn’t waste the opportunity to make the most of its strength. “It was in our scouting reports to take advantage of them on the offensive glass and defensively, you’ve just got to box out,” said senior forward Luke Maye, who led the way with 23 rebounds in the two games. I think it’s big Coach (Roy Williams) emphasizes rebounding first thing in practice.” 3-Point shooting The Tar Heels came to Columbus in the throes of an extended 3-point shooting slump, hav-

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Garrison Brooks had 10 points and eight rebounds in the Tar Heels’ 88-73 opening-round win over Iona. ing made only 30 percent of their long-range attempts (61 of 202) over their previous eight games. The shooting woes continued in the first half against Iona, when they missed 10 of 13 attempts while struggling to get into an offensive rhythm. UNC found its range from that point on, however, going 4 of 9 in the second half against the Gaels before making 9 of 21 (42.9 percent) in the win against Washington. Most encouraging about the improved 3-point shooting is that freshman point guard Coby White

regained his touch by going 6 of 15 from distance in the two games after making just six 3-pointers in his previous five games. “Seeing the ball go through the net a couple times really helped me,” White said after Sunday’s win at Nationwide Arena. “Once I (saw) that, I found my stroke.” Second-half surges UNC got better as both games went on, outscoring Iona by 20 (55-35) in the second half to rally from a five-point halftime deficit in the opening round before

pulling away from Washington with a 40-26 margin in the second round. The key to both second-half surges was defense. After allowing Iona to make 10 of 21 3-pointers during the first 20 minutes, the Tar Heels upped their intensity and began doing a better job of contesting shots. The result was a dramatic turnaround that saw the Gaels miss 13 of their first 14 second -half treys and shoot just 32 percent overall. The Washington game followed a similar pattern, with the Huskies shooting 48.3 percent in the

In 2005, highly touted freshman Marvin Williams spent the season coming off the bench, much to the dismay of many UNC fans on the internet message boards. His role increased steadily as he improved and by the time the postseason rolled around, he was one of the most important elements in the Tar Heels’ national championship run. Fast forward 14 years to another five-star freshman, Nassir Little, that gave indications he might be on a similar career path. Although he showed glimpses of his potential during the regular season, Little struggled with consistency and an unfamiliar role as a reserve while those outside the program clamored for him to get more playing time. Those fans might finally get their wish after Little exploded for 19 points against Iona and 20 against Washington while going 17 of 24 from the floor, making his only 3-point attempt and grabbing 11 rebounds. It was a performance that could make the Tar Heels an even more difficult out as the tournament goes on. “He adds another dynamic,” senior guard Kenny Williams said of Little. “Luke can shoot the midrange and finish over people. Garrison (Brooks) can finish over people and he’s starting to make his midrange. But Nas, with his athleticism, makes it hard to guard all three. He’s a fun player to watch.”

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Roger Rosner, Apple vice president of applications, speaks at the Steve Jobs Theater during an event to announce new products Monday, March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, Calif.

The good, bad and the unknown of Apple’s new services A little late to the party, Apple dives into streaming TV market with proprietary payment and subscription products, offering consumers yet another choice in the rapidly expanding arena By Barbara Ortutary The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — It took a while, but finally — and with the carefully curated help of Oprah, Big Bird and Goldman Sachs — Apple has at last unveiled a new streaming TV service, its own branded credit card and a news subscription product. The moves have been largely expected and so far don’t appear to drastically alter the competitive landscape the way Apple has done with previous products such as the iPhone and the iPad. Still, the announcements represent an important step for the company as it seeks to diversify how it makes money amid declining sales of the iPhone, even

if by themselves they are unlikely to turn Apple’s big ship either way. But it’s a way to keep fans sticking with Apple even when they aren’t buying a new iPhone every year. Monday’s announcements lacked some key details, such as pricing of the TV service. Here’s a rundown on what Apple unveiled — what’s good, what’s not so good and what we still don’t know. Apple TV Plus The good: Oprah, Jason Momoa, Big Bird, Steven Spielberg and a host of other stars have lent themselves to original Apple shows that range from documentaries to science fiction, drama and preschool television programming. The focus on “quality storytelling” is consistent with Apple’s image and analysts say is likely to produce some hit shows. The bad: Even so, “it will lack the full range and diversity of content available through Netflix, Amazon and others, and that is set to limit its appeal,” said Martin Garner, an analyst at CCS Insight. Apple also joins a crowded market and it’s not clear how many more monthly subscriptions people have

Attorneys: Prosecutors drop charges against Jussie Smollett In a surprising development, prosecutors announce “Empire” actor is excused from any charges surrounding the allegedly self-staged attack By Amanda Seitz The Associated Press CHICAGO — Prosecutors on Tuesday abruptly dropped all charges against Jussie Smollett, defense attorneys said, apparently abandoning the case barely five weeks after the “Empire” actor was accused of lying to police about being the target of a racist,

anti-gay attack in downtown Chicago. Smollett’s attorneys said his record had “been wiped clean” of the 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was assaulted by two men. The actor insisted that he had “been truthful and consistent on every single level since day one.” “I would not be my mother’s son if I was capable of one drop of what I was being accused of,” he told reporters after a court hearing. He thanked the state of Illinois “for attempting to do what’s right.” It was not immediately clear what prompted the decision to dismiss the case. In a statement,

the money and the bandwidth for. The unknown: Apple hasn’t said how much it’s going to cost. Apple News Plus The good: The price, $10 per month, looks like a good deal compared to separate subscriptions for newspapers and magazines (Apple will include more than 300 of the latter, including The New Yorker and Sports Illustrated). Apple is touting “richly designed articles” that let people read publications tailored to Apple devices in all their glory. Apple has also included privacy protections, and says it will collect data about what people read in a way that it won’t know who read what — just how much total time is spent on different articles. The bad: While The Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal have signed on, other bigname news publishers, such as The New York Times, have not. Nor have, in fact, most other major U.S. newspapers. The unknown: It’s not entirely clear how much news you’re getting for your money. The Journal, famous for its business and in-

the Cook County prosecutors’ office offered no detailed explanation. “After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, including Mr. Smollett’s volunteer service in the community and agreement to forfeit his bond to the City of Chicago, we believe this outcome is a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case,” the statement from spokeswoman Tandra Simonton said. Smollett paid $10,000 in bail to get out of jail after his arrest. Typically, a minimum condition of dropping cases is some acceptance of responsibility. Outside court, neither Smollett nor his legal team appeared to concede anything about his original report. Defense attorney Patricia Brown Holmes said Smollett was “attacked by two people he was unable to identify” and “was a victim who was vilified and made to appear as a perpetrator.” Authorities alleged Smollett knew the men and arranged for them to pretend to attack him. Among the unanswered questions was whether prosecutors

dustry coverage and commanding nearly $40 a month, will make “specially curated” general-interest news available for Apple customers, for example. Other stories will still be there — but Apple says users will have to search for the articles themselves. Apple Card The good: Security and privacy, two areas Apple prides itself on, are a clear focus. The physical version of the card has no numbers, and the digital version lives in your Apple Wallet on your phone, where it’s protected by Face ID or Touch ID so even if someone steals your phone they won’t be able to use the card to buy things. Apple says it won’t get information on what you buy with the card or where or for how much. There are no late fees. The bad: The rewards (2 percent cash back for all purchases using the digital version of the card, 1 percent using the physical version and 3 percent cash back at Apple stores) are nothing to write home about. The card is meant for Apple users, so if you aren’t, it’s probably not for you.

still believe Smollett concocted the attack or whether new evidence emerged that altered their view of events. Smollett was accused of falsely reporting to authorities that he was attacked around 2 a.m. on Jan. 29 in downtown Chicago. Investigators said he made the report because he was unhappy with his pay on “Empire” and believed it would promote his career. The actor, who is black and gay, plays the gay character Jamal Lyon on the hit Fox TV show that follows a black family as they navigate the ups and downs of the recording industry. He reported that he was assaulted on his way home from a sandwich shop. Smollett said two masked men shouted racial and anti-gay slurs, poured bleach on him, beat him and looped a rope around his neck. He claimed they shouted, “This is MAGA country” — a reference to President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan. He asserted that he could see one of the men was white because he could see the skin around his eyes.

The unknown: What sort of credit score you need to get approved, as well as exact interest rates. Apple Arcade The good: Apple’s new game subscription service, which will launch this fall, will be free of ads and in-app purchases, which can quickly add up and have become common in mobile games. Apple promises more than 100 games, and they will be exclusive to the service, so there will be plenty of fresh adventures. The bad: The service will only be available on Apple devices, including iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple TVs. That could be frustrating for those who don’t own Apple products. Unknown: Apple said all games would be available with one subscription, but did not say how much it would cost or when exactly the service will launch. It has partnered with a few well-known game creators, including Hironobu Sakaguchi of “Final Fantasy” fame, but it’s unclear how well all the new games will work or how fun they’ll be to play.

“I would not be my mother’s son if I was capable of one drop of what I was being accused of.” Jussie Smollett

Police said Smollett hired two men, both of whom are black, to attack him. Smollett allegedly paid the men $3,500. The men are brothers Abimbola “Abel” and Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo, and one of them had worked on “Empire.” An attorney for them has said the brothers agreed to help Smollett because of their friendship with him and the sense that he was helping their careers. Police have also said that before the attack, Smollett sent a letter that threatened him to the Chicago studio where “Empire” is shot. The FBI, which is investigating that letter, has declined to comment on the investigation.

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 27, 2019

TAKE NOTICE CABARRUS 18 SP 450 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Scott Nostro, Kristen Nostro and Phyllis Nostro to Andrew Valentine, Trustee(s), which was dated March 13, 2006 and recorded on March 15, 2006 in Book 6606 at Page 29, Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that

18 SP 714 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Eric O. Weidemann and Jody A. Weidemann to David B. Craig, Trustee(s), which was dated September 22, 2004 and recorded on October 20, 2004 in Book 5612 at Page 19, Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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 April 10, 2019 at 2:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus

18 SP 712 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robin Prieter to Adam Will Foodman, Trustee(s), which was dated March 14, 2003 and recorded on March 17, 2003 in Book 4385 at Page 142, Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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 locat-

17 SP 515 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jason O. Collet to Dale Fussell, Trustee(s), which was dated November 2, 2007 and recorded on November 5, 2007 in Book 07894 at Page 0108, Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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 April 3, 2019 at 2:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 18 CVS 1743 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CABARRUS HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for SunTrust Alternative Loan Trust 2006-1F, Plaintiff, vs. Bonnie Clark; Dennis Gardner; Cherylan Gardner; Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as certificate trustee on behalf of Bosco Credit II Trust Series 2010-1; Capstone Investments, LLC a/k/a Capstone Investments; Frank Emmerich; Anne Emmerich; Pamela A Linker DDS PA; Daniels Rentals; SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., Defendant(s). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jeremy B. Wilkins (the “Commissioner”), pursuant to the Order Granting Motion for Default Judgment entered in the above-captioned case on February 8, 2019 (“Order”), and by virtue of the appointment, power and authority contained in that Order, has been authorized and ordered to sell the property

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 41 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michael A. Hancock and Jean Cook, (Jean Cook, Deceased) (Heirs of Jean Cook: Kellie J. Hancock) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jean Cook and Michael A. Hancock, Jr.) to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of August, 2003, and recorded in Book 4775, Page 187, in Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus 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 in the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00

CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP181 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ARNOLD BOGERTY AND LINH BOGERTY DATED MARCH 1, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7166 AT PAGE 144 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED AUGUST 8, 2013 IN BOOK 9264 PAGE 396 AND FURTHER MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED JULY 21, 2017 IN BOOK 10134 AT PAGE 230 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

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 April 11, 2019 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 391 of CANTERFIELD ESTATES, PHASE II WEST, MAP 2, as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 43, Page 64, in the Cabarrus County Public Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 6781 Sequoia Hills Drive, Harrisburg, NC 28075. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Scott Nostro and wife, Kristen Nostro and Phyllis Nostro. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. 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 dis-

cretion, 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. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 10-05974-FC02

County, North Carolina, to wit: SITUATE IN THE CITY OF GOLD HILL, TOWNSHIP OF CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, LYING AND BEING IN NUMBER SEVEN (7) TOWNSHIP OF CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON THE WEST SIDE OF MT. OLIVE ROAD (SR 2446), ADJOINING THE PROPERTY OF BUSBIN-WHEELER, INC. AND OTHERS, AND BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, BEGINNING AT A NAIL IN THE CENTERLINE OF MT. OLIVE ROAD (SR 2446), CORNER OF BUSBIN-WHEELER INC. (MAP BOOK 18, PAGE 6) AND RUNS THENCE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF MT. OLIVE ROAD SOUTH 21-28-00 WEST 131.40 FEET TO AN EXISTING NAIL, AN OLD CORNER, THENCE NORTH 68-04-00 WEST 574.02 FEET PASSING AN IRON STAKE IN THE LINE AT 30.02 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIPE IN LINE, A REAR CORNER OF HOYLE WHITE (DEED BOOK 531, PAGE 611),THENCE WITH THE LINE OF WHITE NORTH 05-44-00 EAST 153.03 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON STAKE IN LINE, A REAR CORNER OF BUSBIN-WHEELER, THENCE WITH THE LINE OF BUSBIN-WHEELER, RUSSELL E. WOODS, JR. AND BUSBIN-WHEELERAGAIN,SOUTH6-37-00EAST615.83FEET

(PASSING AN IRON STAKE IN LINE AT 304.84 FEET, CORNER OF BUSBIN-WHEELER AND WOODS)TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 1.896 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS SURVEYED AND PLATTED BY CHARLES E. MOON. R.L.S., DECEMBER 21,1988, TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED THEREON. SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR MT. OLIVE ROAD. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 11425 Mount Olive Road, Gold Hill, NC 28071. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Eric O. Weidemann and Jody A. Weidemann. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-20171-FC01

ed, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on April 10, 2019 at 2:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot #29 of ASHEBROOK Subdivision as same is shown on map thereon recorded in Book 37 Page 85 of the Cabarrus County Public Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 5909 Firethorne Lane, Concord, NC 28025. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

the following described property situated in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING LOTS NOS. 26, 27 AND 28 IN BLOCK 6 AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OF ROYAL OAKS, A MAP OF SAID PROPERTY BEING ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, IN MAP BOOK 5, PAGE 82. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

commonly known as 687 Crabtree Court Southwest, Concord, NC 28025 (“Property”). Said Property is secured by the Deed of Trust executed by Bonnie Clark, Dennis Gardner and Cherylan Gardner, dated January 30, 2006 and recorded on January 30, 2006 in Book 6515 at Page 41 of the Cabarrus County, North Carolina Registry. The Property shall be sold together with improvements located thereon, towards satisfaction of the debt due by Bonnie Clark, Dennis Gardner and Cherylan Gardner, and secured by the lien against such property in favor of HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for SunTrust Alternative Loan Trust 2006-1F. The Commissioner will offer for sale to the highest bidder at a public auction 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 April 3, 2019 at 2:00PM the following described real property (including all improvements thereon) located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina and described as follows: Lying and Being in the City of Concord, Number ELEVEN (11) Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina and Being all of Lot Number EIGHTY-THREE (83) of BRITTANY WOODS, PHASE III, as survey and platted, a copy of which is on the file in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County, North Carolina in Map Book 21, Page 90, to whom map book and page reference is hereby made for a complete description thereof by metes and bound.

The above described property will be sold, transferred and conveyed “AS IS, WHERE IS” subject to liens or encumbrances of record which are superior to such Deed of Trust, together with all unpaid taxes and assessments and any recorded releases. Neither the Commissioner nor the holder of the debt secured by such Deed of Trust, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Commissioner or the holder of the debt make any representation 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 and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed. The Commissioner shall convey title to the property by non-warranty deed, without any covenants or warranties, express or implied. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 1-339.29 (c) in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the judge or 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time

the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current record owners of the property as reflected on the records of the CABARRUS COUNTY Register of Deeds’ office not more than ten (10) days prior to the date hereof are Bonnie Clark and Dennis Gardner and wife, Cherylan Gardner . A cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchasing price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price of bid in cash or certified check at the time the Commissioner tenders a deed for the Property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price of bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for under North Carolina law. The sale will be reported to the court and will remain open for advance or upset bids for a period of ten (10) days as required by law. If the Commissioner 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 Commissioner. If the validity of the sale is challenged by

PM on April 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 112 of Manchester Place, Phase 1, Map 2 as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 37 at Page 110 in the Cabarrus County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2214 Oakhurst Court, Kannapolis, North Carolina.

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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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.

Said property is commonly known as 902 Virginia Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081.

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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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,

NOTICE OF SALE 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 10:30AM on April 1, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 83 BROOKSHIRE, SECTION ONE PART ONE as shown on a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 113, Page 116, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. And Being more commonly known as: 2400 Gray Goose Loop, Fayetteville, NC 28306

mand 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 10:30AM on April 1, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JOHN S. MARTIN AND PRATIKSHA D. MARTIN DATED MAY 29, 2008 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7905 AT PAGE 524 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

Being all of Lot 56 in a subdivision known as HILLENDALE, SECTION VIII, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in book of plats 60, page 64, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

tion of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. 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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP226

NOTICE OF SALE

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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Robin Prieter. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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

This property is also known as: 3516 Lionel Lane, Fayetteville, NC 28311 And Being more commonly known as: 3516 Lionel Ln, Fayetteville, NC 28311 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Pratiksha D. Martin.

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Arnold E. Bogerty and Linh T. Bogerty. 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, 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

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, 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

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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. 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 written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained

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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. 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 written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termi-

request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 12-03526-FC03

return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 17-10728-FC01

any party, the Commissioner, 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. JEREMY B. WILKINS, Commissioner 5431 Oleander Drive, Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 (910) 202-2800 Phone (888) 207-9353 Facsimile

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1261786 (FC.FAY)

in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is March 11, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 16-087483

nation. The date of this Notice is March 11, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 15-069806

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 27, 2019

TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP275 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DANIELLE N. HENRY DATED AUGUST 14, 2009 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 8230 AT PAGE 565 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED JULY 11, 2012 IN BOOK 8943 AT PAGE 307 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority con-

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP263 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CHRISTIAN X. REQUEJO AND ANGELICA M. REQUEJO DATED JUNE 16, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7281 AT PAGE 611 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED ON MAY 21, 2013 AT BOOK 9195, PAGE 136 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority con-

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP157 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JEFFREY C. SHEETS AND VICTORIA E. SHEETS DATED JANUARY 4, 2013 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 9081 AT PAGE 802 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE 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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP158 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JEFFREY DANIEL HAUT AND INDIRA HAUT DATED FEBRUARY 1, 2012 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 8825 AT PAGE 575 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE 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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP124 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CHRISTIAN RIVAROLA AND HAYDEE RIVAROLA DATED JANUARY 10, 2013 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 9088 AT PAGE 298 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE 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 hold-

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP126 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY NAKIA M SMITH DATED MAY 25, 2010 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 8400 AT PAGE 156 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE

tained 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 10:30AM on April 8, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the southern margin of Carlos Avenue, said point being the northwest corner of lot number 23, and said point being also South 76 degrees 25 minutes East 586 feet from the northwest corner of lot number 1 as shown on a plat recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Cumberland County, North Carolina in Book of Plats No 14, Page 38, and running thence from said point of Beginning South 76 degrees 25 minutes East 100 feet to the northeast corner of lot number 26, thence with the dividing line between lots numbers 26 and 27 South 13 degrees 35 minutes West 150 feet to a stake, thence North 76

tions 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

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 written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is March 18, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 19-103745

Fayetteville, NC 28314

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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

And Being more commonly known as: 935 Foxhunt Ln,

er 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 10:30AM on April 8, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CITY OF, CARVERS CREEK TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 15, AS SHOWN ON PLAT ENTITLED “ZERO LOT LINE DEVELOPMENT SILVER CREEK” DULY RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 114, PAGE 179, IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. BEING THE SAME PREMISES AS CONVEYED IN DEED FROM H.J. MORRIS CONSTRUCTION, INC. A NORTH CAROLINA CORPORATION RECORDED 05/04/2011 IN DOCUMENT NUMBER 14787, BOOK 8638, PAGE 210 IN

SAID COUNTY AND STATE. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 8843 LOOKING GLASS RD, LINDEN, NC 28356 Tax Id: 0553-08-2026 And Being more commonly known as: 8843 Looking Glass Rd, Linden, NC 28356 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Christian Rivarola and Haydee Rivarola. 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, 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

All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Fayetteville, Seventy First Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows Being all of Lot No 31 in a subdivision known as Hunters Crossing, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 94, Page 56, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina

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 10:30AM on April 8, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 65, in a Subdivision known as ARRAN HILLS, SECTION 12, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 41, Page 73, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

BEING all of Lot 244 in a subdivision known as North Hills, Section II, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 33, Page 15, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. And Being more commonly known as: 715 Ashburton Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28301 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of Doug-

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DANIEL W. SMITH DATED MAY 4, 2010 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 8389 AT PAGE 8 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

BEING all of Lot 2, PROPERTY OF ROBERT NUNNERY JR, according to a plat recorded in Book of Plats 118, Page 192, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

16 SP 18 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Mour Mamadou Diop and Latoya Diop to H. Terry Hutchens, Trustee(s), which was dated September 26, 2011 and recorded on September 26, 2011 in Book 08728 at Page 0565, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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 record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Jeffrey Daniel Haut and Indira Haut. 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, 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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 18SP1117

crete monument on the southern line of said Swayngim’s land thence with said southern line South 52 degrees 10 minutes 36 seconds West 671.62 feet to the BEGINNING Containing 11.06 acres more or less and being a portion of the land conveyed to Jane Bullard Swayngim as recorded in Deed Book 2516 Page 489 Cumberland County Registry North Carolina And Being more commonly known as: 402 John B Carter Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28312 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Jeffrey C. Sheets and Victoria E. Sheets. 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, 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 condi-

NOTICE OF SALE

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 10:30AM on April 8, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron stake said iron stake being the southwest corner of the land conveyed to Jane Bullard Swayngim as recorded in Deed Book 2516 Page 489 Cumberland County Registry and running thence North 19 degrees 31 minutes 52 seconds West 501.32 feet to a concrete monument thence North 19 degrees 54 minutes 06 seconds West 408.91 feet to an iron stake, thence North 77 degrees 12 minutes 02 seconds East 217.17 feet to an iron stake thence North 72 degrees 35 minutes 08 seconds East 381.19 feet to an iron stake in the western right-of-way margin of S. R. #2010 thence with said margin South 23 degrees 19 minutes 23 seconds East 661.26 feet to a con-

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP48

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

tute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. 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 written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is March 18, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 19-104173

And Being more commonly known as: 5669 Blythewood Ln, Fayetteville, NC 28311

BEING all of Lot 581 in a subdivision known as Ascot, Section 2, Part 1, and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 42, Page 7, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

And Being more commonly known as: 6326 Belle Terre Court, Fayetteville, NC 28304

NOTICE OF SALE

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Christian X. Requejo and Angelica M. Requejo.

rized 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substi-

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DOUGLASSENA MORRISON DATED JANUARY 28, 1994 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4103 AT PAGE 508 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

degrees 25 minutes West 100 feet to the southwest corner of lot number 23, thence with the dividing line between lots numbers 23 and 22 North 13 degrees 35 minutes East 150 feet to the point of beginning, being all of lots numbers 23, 24, 25 and 26 of the Pine Acres Subdivision as shown on plat recorded in Book of Plats Number 14, page 38 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being the same land conveyed to D R Canady and wife, Marjorie P Canady by deed dated April 2, 1957 from Stanley N Bedsole and wife Cleo F Bedsole, of record in Book 723 Page 204 aforesaid registry, and being the same property conveyed in to Grantor in Deed Book 6672 Page 805, aforesaid registry And Being more commonly known as: 3917 Carlos Ave, Fayetteville, NC 28306 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Danielle N. Henry. 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, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or autho-

And Being more commonly known as: 9134 Clinton Rd, Autryville, NC 28318 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Daniel W. Smith. 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

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on April 12, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Nakia M. Smith. 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, 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

lassena Morrison. 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, 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

The date of this Notice is March 18, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 19-103740

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 written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. For additional information, please see Auction.com. The date of this Notice is March 18, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 19-103537

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

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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. 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 written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has

2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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.

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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 written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is March 18, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 19-103695

EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/

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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. 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 at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

Said property is commonly known as 6606 Planters Row Drive, Hope Mills, NC 28348.

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

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. If the sale is set aside for any reason,

Being all of Lot 122 in a subdivision known as Roslin Farms West, Section 1, Phase 2 and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 128, Page 23 in the Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

The date of this Notice is March 18, 2019.

not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. For additional information, please see Auction.com. The date of this Notice is March 4, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 18-103290

Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 18-100933

The date of this Notice is March 18, 2019.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-19663-FC01

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State Treasurer Dale Folwell, pictured at a Council of State meeting in Raleigh. The N.C. House Health Committee voted on Tuesday to block Folwell’s switch next year to a new pricing system for the 720,000-member State Health Plan. Folwell says his proposal would make health costs more transparent and save the state over $250 million annually. But committee members — many of them Folwell’s fellow Republicans — say his changes are too rash after hearing from hospital executives worried his changes could lower revenues and force more rural facilities to close. The committee voted instead to create a commission to recommend a long-term solution to keep the plan solvent.

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FAYETTEVILLE – President Trump’s budget proposal for FY2020 includes $464.9 million in Department of Defense major military construction at installations in North Carolina. This budget would fund projects at the following bases: Fort Bragg: $12.5 million Camp Lejeune: $229.0 million MCAS Cherry Point: $114.6 million MCAS New River: $11.3 million US Special Operations Command – Camp Lejeune: $13.4 million US Special Operations Command – Fort Bragg: $84.1 million “This military construction budget is great news for North Carolina,” said Scott Dorney, Executive Director of the North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC). “In addition to this major construction, North Carolina businesses can anticipate another $100 million in sustainment, restoration and modernization (SRM) construction and facility services contracts, and potentially an additional $1 billion for Hurricane Florence and Hurricane Michael infrastructure recovery. Military construction is big business in North Carolina – including for small businesses.” The FY2020 budget figure represents an increase from $315.7 million in major military construction in North Carolina bases in FY2019. At $464.9 million, DoD construction in North Carolina will be the third highest in the country, trailing only California ($585.7 million) and Virginia ($572.3 million). The FY2020 program includes 12 new projects, including a dining facility and three Special Operations facilities at Fort Bragg, three airfield and training facilities at MCAS Cherry Point and MCAS New River, and five command, operations and maintenance facilities at Camp Lejeune. Three FY20 19 carryover projects include a battalion complex at Camp Lejeune and flight line utility and hangar facilities for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter at MCAS Cherry Point.

By Emily Roberson North State Journal CARY — SAS has announced a $1 billion investment in AI over the next three years through software innovation, education, expert services and more. The Cary analytics software firm released a statement saying that the move “builds on SAS’ already strong foundation in AI which includes advanced analytics, machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision.” The initiative will offer educational programs and expert services that seek to equip business leaders and data scientists for the future of AI, with the technology, skills and support they need to transform their organizations. “At SAS, we remain dedicated to our customers and their success, and this investment is another example of that commitment,” said SAS CEO Jim Goodnight. “With our innovative capabilities in AI, SAS helps businesses deter damaging fraud, fight deadly disease, better manage risk, provide exemplary service to customers and citizens, and much more.” The $1 billion commitment in AI will focus on three main areas: Research and Development (R&D) innovation where SAS continues to build on its global AI efforts; education initiatives addressing customer needs to better understand and benefit from AI; and expert services to optimize customer return on AI projects. Innovation for customers The statement indicated that SAS is investing in R&D innova-

tion in all “core areas” of AI, with a special focus on making it easy for users with different skill levels to benefit – from business experts to data engineers to data scientists. This will entail embedding AI capabilities into the SAS Platform and solutions for data management, customer intelligence, fraud and security intelligence and risk management, as well as applications for industries including financial services, government, health care, manufacturing and retail. SAS says it will continue to partner with innovative companies and leading technology providers like Accenture, Cisco, Deloitte, Intel and NVIDIA, which will offer “the latest advances and practices in AI and machine learning to customers, and will ensure SAS AI technologies perform optimally in customers’ hardware and cloud environments.” For example, SciSports, a Dutch sports-analytics startup, is applying computer vision from SAS to data streaming from soccer, or football, matches. SAS AI technology running on NVIDIA graphics processing units delivers in-game insights to coaches and managers. By capturing and analyzing this and other data, football clubs can improve many aspects of “the beautiful game,” including in-game strategy, player recruitment and the fan experience. “The reason SAS tops the revenue list for advanced analytics for the last five years is that SAS solutions are built on a foundation of machine learning and deep knowledge of analytics. These are part of SAS’ DNA,” said Dave Schubmehl, Research Director for Artificial Intelligence at IDC. “Combining SAS’ knowledge and technology with its continued push to innovate in computer vison, NLP and deep learning will drive further adoption of AI across multiple industries. And it will help companies interested in AI – whether early in their AI and analytics life cycle or more mature.”

The initiative will also focus on customer education and development opportunities such as the new SAS AI Accelerator Program, designed to help organizations and professionals get AI-ready at any level. SAS will offer tailored curricula to help improve AI skills in a variety of formats, including e-learning and in-person training, as well as certification programs for analytics professionals and data scientists, and expert support from industry leaders. AI in action Modeling the use of their own AI applications, SAS points to the latest addition to the SAS smart campus project, the newest headquarters building, a 420,000 sq. ft. tower which hosts the new Global Education Center. The building is home to “the latest innovations in AI and machine learning to connect performance with business results,” featuring thousands of sensors – embedded in chillers, boilers and air handlers – that monitor water and energy use. Through neural networks using SAS Event Stream Processing, the SAS facilities team “will be able to track sensors and systems performance in real time to enhance predictive maintenance (identifying equipment problems before they become major) and optimize energy and water usage.” SAS says this effort emphasizes its commitment to sustainability, with nearly half of the new building’s power supplied by the adjacent SAS Solar Farm. Among the many customers already committed to using AI and machine learning from SAS are: Connexions Loyalty, a branding company using AI-powered personalization engine to serve more than 200 million people worldwide; Daiwa Securities, a firm utilizing AI recommendations for sales representatives; and Volvo and Mack Trucks, using AI data streaming from big rigs to offer predictive maintenance insights to keep fleets on the road.

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C2 Facebook Live post nets wiretapping guilty plea for student Townson, Md.. A Maryland university student has pleaded guilty to illegally wiretapping a congressional staffer and putting the conversation on Facebook Live without consent. The state prosecutor’s office said Monday a plea agreement was reached with Jake Burdett, a Salisbury University student. Under the agreement, Burdett will receive probation before judgment and 100 hours of community service. Prosecutors say Burdett, a 21-year-old advocate for Maryland Marijuana Justice, took part in a rally in front of Rep. Andy Harris’ office in Salisbury, Maryland, in October. Then he and others met with a member of the congressman’s staff in his office. Harris’ staff told the group not to record the meeting, citing office policy, but prosecutors say Burdett recorded and streamed it on Facebook Live without the staffer’s consent.

US experts revisit breast implant safety after new concerns Washington, D.C. U.S. medical authorities are revisiting the safety of breast implants used by millions of American women, the latest review in a multi-decade debate about their health effects. An expert panel assembled by the Food and Drug Administration meets for two days starting Monday to discuss the latest evidence about the risks of illness and complications with the devices, which are used for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. The FDA is grappling with a recently confirmed link between the implants and a rare form of cancer. Additionally, many women are pushing the agency to address longstanding — but unconfirmed — claims that implants can contribute to other chronic ailments. The FDA panel will hear from researchers, plastic surgeons, patients and manufacturers. For now, the FDA isn’t proposing any new restrictions or warnings.

Dems cry foul as Trump calls for striking down ‘Obamacare’ In a renewed push to keep a core campaign promise, Trump has filed a brief in federal appeals court seeking to dismantle Obama’s stillcontroversial signature healthcare legislation By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has told a federal appeals court it wants the entire Affordable Care Act struck down, an outcome that could leave millions uninsured and revive a winning political issue for Democrats. The administration, in a terse filing Monday with the court in New Orleans, said the entire health care law should be struck down as unconstitutional after Congress repealed its unpopular fines on people who remain uninsured. That position is at odds with previous statements by leading congressional Republicans who said they did not intend to repeal other parts of the law when they cut out its fines, effective this year. It’s also a departure from the administration’s earlier stance in a

lower court, where it had argued that only federal protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions and limits on premiums charged to older, sicker people should be struck down. “Donald Trump and Republicans are obsessed with taking health care away from millions of Americans,” Democratic Party Chairman Tom Perez said in a statement Tuesday. “It is an indisputable fact that the Affordable Care Act has saved lives, and Democrats will do everything in our power to protect it.” The Justice Department did not explain its reasoning in a two-sentence letter to the court, but promised a full and timely explanation for the appeals judges. It’s rare for the Justice Department to decline to defend a federal law. The case brought by Texas and a group of GOP-led states seems headed for the Supreme Court. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth earlier ruled in favor of the plaintiff states and Democratic-led states have appealed to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. The Supreme Court has twice upheld the Obama-era law. Five justices — a majority — who upheld the law in 2012 are still on the

bench. They are Chief Justice John Roberts and the court’s four liberals. Repeal of the ACA in its entirety would risk making more than 20 million people uninsured. That includes some 12 million low-income people covered through its Medicaid expansion, and some 11 million purchasing subsidized private health insurance through HealthCare.gov and state-run insurance markets. Some Republicans say that wouldn’t happen because the Trump administration’s “repeal and replace” plan would send grants to states for them to run their own health insurance programs. However, during the 2017 congressional debate over repealing the health law, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated the GOP replacement plans would result in steep coverage losses. President Donald Trump has never given up on repealing “Obamacare,” and is still complaining about the vote by the late GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona that saved the law. The latest Trump administration budget also calls for repeal. But that possibility was foreclosed when Democrats won control of the House in

last year’s midterm elections. Judge O’Connor’s ruling rests on a legal analysis that the congressionally repealed fines for going uninsured are central to the law. O’Connor noted that the Supreme Court upheld the law in 2012 because its requirement for Americans to carry health insurance was enforced through fines that passed constitutional muster, since they were levied as taxes. With the fines gone, the coverage requirement can no longer be considered constitutional, O’Connor reasoned, and the entire health law is defective because it can’t be separated from the coverage requirement. But California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, heading up the Democratic state officials defending the law, says that view strains the meaning of underlying federal laws and the clear intent of numerous Republican lawmakers who voted to repeal the ACA’s fines. “The administration is choosing to neglect the rule of law and play politics with the health care of tens of millions of Americans,” Becerra said in a statement Tuesday. The Democratic-led House under Speaker Nancy Pelosi has also voted to join the case in defense of the health law. Signed nearly 10 years ago by then-President Barack Obama, the health law remains in place while the lawsuit continues. House Democrats, meanwhile, are unveiling broad legislation on Tuesday to shore up the Affordable Care Act and expand enrollment to millions more people.

Duke University pays $112M to settle fakedresearch lawsuit Raleigh Duke University will pay $112 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit after federal prosecutors said a research technician’s fake data landed millions of dollars in federal grants, the school and the government said Monday. The university submitted claims for dozens of research grants between 2006 and 2018 that contained falsified or fabricated information that unjustly drained taxpayer money from numerous federal agencies. School officials had warning signs that some of the research was fraudulent but didn’t act until discovering in 2013 that research technician Erin Potts-Kant had siphoned off money for spending on clothes and other items, the lawsuit said. “Taxpayers expect and deserve that federal grant dollars will be used efficiently and honestly,” local U.S. Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin said in a statement. “May this serve as a lesson that the use of false or fabricated data in grant applications or reports is completely unacceptable.”

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., walks to a Democratic Caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Pelosi and leading House Democrats are unveiling broad legislation today to shore up the Affordable Care Act.

High court won’t referee dispute over Michael Jordan images By Jessica Gresko The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t step in to referee a copyright dispute between Nike and a photographer who took a well-known image of basketball great Michael Jordan. That means lower court rulings for the athletic apparel maker will stand.

Photographer Jacobus Rentmeester sued Nike after it used an image he took of Jordan in the 1980s as inspiration for a photograph it commissioned for its own ads. The company’s photo, which was used on posters and billboards, then became the basis for the “Jumpman” logo for Nike’s Air Jordan shoes. Rentmeester sued Beaverton, Oregon-based Nike in 2015 saying both the Nike photo and

logo infringed on his copyright image. Rentmeester’s original photo of Jordan was taken for Life magazine in 1984, while Jordan was a student at UNC-Chapel Hill. It shows Jordan holding a basketball in his left hand and leaping, ballet-like toward a basketball hoop. At the time, Jordan was preparing for the upcoming Summer Olympics, which were being held in Los An-

geles. In the photo, Jordan is wearing the U.S. Olympic team uniform. Both Rentmeester’s photo and Nike’s photo involve a basketball hoop at the right side of the image and were taken from a similar angle. Jordan’s pose is similar in both photos. But in the Nike photo, Jordan is wearing the red and black of the Chicago Bulls, which he joined in 1984, and the Chicago skyline is the background. One other difference: In Rentmeester’s photo, Jordan is wearing Converse. Rentmeester cried foul, argued that the differences between his photo and Nike’s were “minor,” and said that nearly every original element in his photo also appeared in Nike’s. Lower courts ruled for Nike.

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The new Volvo V60 wagon By Jordan Golson For the North State Journal I OWN a 2016 Volvo V60 wagon. It’s almost automotive journalist cliche to own a European wagon, but I don’t care. It’s practical, the cargo space is excellent, it handles well, and it looks good. There’s a reason car writers love them. And now there’s a new one. To test it, Volvo flew me out to Luleå, Sweden where it lined up a dozen 2020 V60 Cross Country wagons for the assembled journalists to test on a literal frozen ocean and snow-covered Swedish backroads. I drove the new Volvo S60 — the sedan version of this car — last year and wrote about it in these pages and absolutely loved it. In some ways, I want to just take that review and add “BUT NOW IT’S A WAGON SO IT IS BETTER” at the end and then resubmit it to the editors. That would be accurate, but there are still things to discuss. First up is the enormous panoramic sunroof. It extends from the front — the normal place for the sunroof to be — back over the heads of the rear seat passengers. It’s massive and fantastic and envelopes the cabin in light, making the rear seats a much more pleasant place to sit. Making the best of available light is particularly important in Luleå, where the daylight drops perilously close to naught in mid-December. The rest of the interior is near-identical to the S60, with Volvo’s standard most-comfortable-seats-you-can-get-in-a-car, premium leather and touchpoints everywhere, and a very attractive frameless rear-view mirror that frequently gets overlooked. The Swedish-assembled V60 Cross Country comes in but one trim level, making choices easy. It has a 250-horsepower, 258 lbft turbocharged four-cylinder engine connected to a smooth-shifting eight-speed automatic and all-wheel drive. It’s the same engine used in other Volvos and it remains excellent here. The Cross Country, a nameplate that’s been around for more than two decades and continues to be popular amongst a certain segment of the population, gains a couple of features over the standard V60. It’s lifted 2.4-inches to almost crossover levels of clearance, complete with protective

plastic cladding around the wheel arches and along the bottom of the bodywork, a softer suspension tune, as well as a special off-road mode that includes hill-descent control. It’s no Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, but it can handle anything your typical Volvo owner might throw at it. In Sweden in January, the only bare pavement to be found was at the airport, so our cars were fitted with Finnish-made Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 studded winter tires. As a result, it was a little tricky to discern where the performance of the car ended and where the tires began, but working in concert, they were a joy to handle. Packed snow at -18 degrees Fahrenheit was close enough to normal pavement that I hardly had to change my driving behavior except on stopping distance. The V60 Cross Country was confident and composed, and though the suspension is cushier than the standard V60, it’s far from soft. We didn’t see a pothole our entire journey through Sweden, so it’s possible that the engineers of the car don’t realize the condition of American roads. In my V60, I feel every bump and jolt, but I suspect the Cross Country would be a lot more forgiving. Driving on the frozen Baltic Sea (30-inch thick sea ice!) was a treat, but the ice course the Swedes had laid out wasn’t particularly illuminating, though it was a hell of a lot of fun. Perhaps the most illuminating part of the drive was after the sun went down at 3:30PM local time. Then I got to try out Volvo’s Euro-spec automatic headlights. By default, they run at high-beam at all times, but then can automatically dim the left-side beam to avoid blinding oncoming traffic while leaving the right-side on high to help keep an eye out for moose at the side of the road. They work phenomenally well, as the more the road is illuminated at night, the lesser your risk for a crash. The tech is similar to that offered by other European manufacturers like Audi and Mercedes, but outdated regulations in the US prevent the lights from being offered. This may be changing soon, and the sooner the better. Pricing has yet to be disclosed, but expect it to run in the low-tomid $40,000 range. It should hit North Carolina Volvo dealers this summer.

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Danica Patrick doesn’t miss racing since retiring last year By Jenna Fryer The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Danica Patrick choked back tears after crashing out of her final Indianapolis 500, that one last trip around the historic speedway that launched her career coming to such a disappointing close. She has not been back to a race track in the 10 months since. And she hasn’t looked back even once. NBC Sports announced last week that Patrick will be part of its inaugural broadcast of the Indianapolis 500 in May, a project that will return her to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time since she ended her career there a year ago with the second leg of the “Danica Double.” In a telephone interview with The Associated Press, she was asked if she has missed racing since she walked away. “No. No I don’t. I’m being really honest,” Patrick said without hesitation. “I’m not someone who looks back on things and has a lot of regret. I’m really not. Anytime anybody asks me if I could change anything, what would I change? Well, I’m just not the kind of person that really thinks like that. You know, I (raced) it for 27 years and life is so short and there’s so much to experience and so much to do. I spent a lot of time racing and now I can spend time doing other things.” Patrick is the only woman to lead laps in both the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500, win the pole for the Daytona 500 and win an IndyCar Series race. Her thirdplace finish at Indy in 2009 is the highest for a woman. She walked away last season after a farewell tour that stopped at

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In this May 27, 2018 file photo, Danica Patrick is interviewed following her release from the infield hospital after being checked following a crash in the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. NBC Sports announced Wednesday, March 20, 2019, that Patrick will be part of its inaugural broadcast of the Indianapolis 500, a project that will return Patrick to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time since she ended her career there last May with the second leg of the “Danica Double.”

Daytona and Indianapolis. Both finales ended in crashes, and Patrick gradually eased into private life following the Indy 500. She was the first woman to host the ESPYs in July, but has spent the bulk of her time enjoying personal travel, occasional speaking engagements and focusing on her wine label. Patrick has been primarily based in Phoenix since Janu-

ary, when the NFL season ended for quarterback boyfriend Aaron Rodgers, and enjoying the freedom of setting her own schedule. “I’m an optimist who thinks things will work out and even though they can be scary along the way, but I really felt strong enough to make the decision to retire and move on and jump into these other projects I have,” Patrick said. “You don’t want to be half-heart-

ed going 200 mph. The intention was that I wanted to travel and I wanted to be able to be able to just take a weeklong trip ... plan events in the summer that are really cool, go to concerts.” Part of her retirement schedule took Patrick, who turns 37 next week, on her first return trip to Europe since the start of her racing career. Patrick moved alone as a teenager to England to pur-

sue her career and now admits she was unhappy and didn’t enjoy the experience. It left her with little desire to visit London or Paris as a tourist, but she gave it a shot with friends late last year and found it to be a cathartic trip that helped her make peace with her earlier experiences. “England was the place that I didn’t really like and I had a lot of resentment for it,” Patrick said. “Then I get back to London and the people are nice the food’s really, really good and it’s a really cool city.” She recalled becoming sick in Paris long ago after eating a steak someone had refused to cook longer. “I was just, like, miserable and people weren’t very nice,” she said. “So the French had a reputation in my mind. Then I went back this time and the people were so nice and the food was so good and the city was so beautiful. “I just had a totally different experience and I think that one is maturity playing a role, and two, you know when you’re financial position changes and your ability to do more things opens up, that probably helps a little from a practicality side.” Patrick has put her clothing line on hold and although she has continued her social media presence in the fitness space, she’s not presently working on a second book. She hopes to start writing more, but a second book would veer away from the health and fitness focus of her debut “Pretty Intense.” “I think it would be more spiritual, more metaphysical, quantum science kind of stuff,” she said. “Maybe I’ll just submit my journal.”

This April 20, 2011, file photo shows Mark Fields, executive vice president, Ford Motor Company, introducing the 2013 Ford Taurus SHO at the New York International Auto Show.

RICHARD DREW | AP PHOTO | FILE

End of the road The Associated Press WHILE AUTO SHOWS are introducing new models and body types, there is no farewell ceremony for models that are ending their production run in 2019. Many models are updated periodically while others are shuttered completely. The original Volkswagen Beetle was produced from 1971 to 2003 and was able to live on with updated styling. Some cancelled cars, like the Ford Bronco, BMW Z4 and Chevrolet Blazer, are resurrected after their cancellation. Others will never be heard from again. Here is a list of cars that won’t have a 2020 version and may never see a model past 2019. Chevrolet Cruze – This compact car was designed to offer an alternative to the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla and sold over 3.5 million units. With the large domestic automakers shifting their focus to small SUVs and crossovers, the Cruze is being discontinued. Chevrolet Volt – First introduced in 2010, the Volt was one of the first hybrids with its specific technolo-

gy set. Declining sales of the vehicle meant it was time for GM to pull the plug. Ford Fiesta – Ford announced that it was basically eliminating all of its sedans and small cars and the Fiesta, at least in the U.S., is a victim of that shift. European buyers will continue to see this compact car in subsequent years. Ford Focus – Like the Fiesta, the mid-size Ford Focus is also on the way out. Also like the Fiesta, the Focus will live its future model years abroad. Ford Taurus – Like the rest of Ford’s car fleet, minus the Mustang, the Taurus is also on the way out. While it has been cancelled before, the Taurus is back to pasture. Nissan Juke – The compact and typically brightly colored Juke is out in the U.S. market and will be replaced by the new Nissan Kicks. You can still Juke in Europe but you’ll have to settle for Kicks in the U.S. Volkswagen Touareg – Squeezed out by the growing size of the smaller Tiguan and the size of the newer Atlas, the Touareg was the odd man out. Like many others on this list, the Touareg will live on in Europe.

CHARLES REX ARBOGAST | AP PHOTO | FILE

The 2013 Nissan Juke Nismo is revealed at the Chicago Auto Show Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in Chicago.

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 27, 2019

TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 18 CVS 5212

NOTICE OF JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND Bayview Dispositions IIIa, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Rick L. Powers a/k/a Ricky Lee Powers; Christy M. Ellinger a/k/a Christy Marie Ellington a/k/a Christy M. Powers a/k/a Christy Marie Ellington Powers; Any Spouse of Christy M. Ellinger a/k/a Christy Marie Ellinger a/k/a Christy M. Powers a/k/a Christy Marie Ellinger Powers; Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC; Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC; TD Bank USA, N.A.; Prosperity Bank; Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC,

19 SP 93 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Ross Pelchat and Maranda Pelchat to Charles Myers, Trustee(s), which was dated August 14, 2008 and recorded on August 18, 2008 in Book 07965 at Page 0004, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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 April 10,

19 SP 102 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Richard Lupyak to Doran J. Berry, Trustee(s), which was dated May 7, 2004 and recorded on May 13, 2004 in Book 6521 at Page 547, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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

18 SP 1152 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Eric Michael Linden Sr. a/k/a Eric M. Linden and Billie S. Young to Andrew Valentine, Esq., Trustee(s), which was dated October 24, 2003 and recorded on October 28, 2003 in Book 6322 at Page 598, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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 April 10,

18 SP 467 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by John A. Peachey and Frances H. Peachey to Todd A. Cline, Trustee(s), which was dated October 25, 2006 and recorded on November 15, 2006 in Book 7420 at Page 296, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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 April 10, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

18 SP 516 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Rodney Hopkins and Alesa Hopkins, husband and wife to Kathryn Richards & Jerry B. Flowers III, Trustee(s), which was dated April 30, 2014 and recorded on May 2, 2014 in Book 09423 at Page 0393, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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

18 SP 497 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Michael J. Cochran to Jerone C. Herring, Trustee(s), which was dated September 26, 2003 and recorded on September 30, 2003 in Book 6291 at Page 356 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on July 2, 2018 in Book 10335, Page 240, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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 April 3, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

19 SP 82 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Silvere E. Petty to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated May 1, 2012 and recorded on May 2, 2012 in Book 08890 at Page 0306, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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 April 3, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

19 SP 40 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Beth M. Lutz and Patrick R. Lutz to H. Terry Hutchens, Trustee(s), which was dated November 30, 2010 and recorded on December 1, 2010 in Book 08534 at Page 0293, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale

Defendants. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Commissioner, pursuant to the Order/Judgment entered in the above-captioned case on February 4, 2019 (“Order”), and by virtue of the appointment, power and authority contained in that Order, has been authorized and ordered to sell the property commonly known as 640 Rockinghorse Court, Stedman, NC 28391 (“Property”). Said Property is secured by the Deed of Trust executed by Rick L. Powers and Christy M. Ellinger, dated December 20, 2005 and recorded on December 21, 2005 in Book 7100 at Page 755 of the Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. The Property shall be sold together with improvements located thereon, towards satisfaction of the debt due by Rick L. Powers and Christy M. Ellinger, and secured by the lien against such property in favor of Bayview Dispositions IIIa, LLC. The Commissioner will offer for sale to the highest bidder at a public auction 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 April 12, 2019 at 11:00AM the following described real property (including all improvements thereon) located in Cumberland County, North Carolina

and described as follows: Being all of Lot 19 in a subdivision known as Colts Ridge, Section Three, according to a plat of the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 112, Page 168, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. The above described property will be sold, transferred and conveyed “AS IS, WHERE IS” subject to liens or encumbrances of record which are superior to such Deed of Trust, together with all unpaid taxes and assessments and any recorded releases. Neither the Commissioner nor the holder of the debt secured by such Deed of Trust, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Commissioner or the holder of the debt make any representation 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 and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed. The Commissioner shall convey title to the property by non-warranty deed, without any covenants or warranties, express or implied. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 1-339.29 (c) in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the judge or 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current record owners of the property as reflected on the records of the CUMBERLAND COUNTY Register of Deeds’ office not more than ten (10) days prior to the date hereof are Rick L. Powers and wife, Christy M. Ellinger. A cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchasing price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price of bid in cash or certified check at the time the Commissioner tenders a deed for the Property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price of bid at that time, the bidder shall remain liable on his bid as provided for under

North Carolina law. The sale will be reported to the court and will remain open for advance or upset bids for a period of ten (10) days as required by law. If the Commissioner 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 Commissioner. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Commissioner, in its sole discretion, if it believes 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. TRUSTEE SERVICES OF CAROLINA, LLC, Commissioner 5431 Oleander Drive, Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 (910) 202-2800 Phone (888) 207-9353 Facsimile

2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of UNIT 6, SECTION III, PHASE TWENTY SIX, THE CROSSINGS AT MORGANTON CONDOMINIUMS, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Condominium Book 5, Page 5, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry with the ownership interest, privileges, appurtenances, conditions and restrictions contained and described in the Declarations of THE CROSSINGS AT MORGANTON CONDOMINIUMS recorded in Book 3885, Page 738 and as amended in Book 4391, Page 290 in the aforesaid registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 274 Waterdown Drive, Unit 6, Fayetteville, NC 28314. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Ross Pelchat and

wife, Maranda Pelchat. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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

location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on April 10, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT NO. 126 IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WATERS EDGE, SECTION 2, F, PART 2, ACCORDING TO PLAT OF THE SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 53, PAGE 11 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA. A.P.N. #: 040707-1543 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 6004 Dalton Road, Fayetteville, NC 28314. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Richard Lupyak. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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

2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot No. 215 in a subdivision known as Woodlea Section Seven according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 39, Page 9 in the Cumberland County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 4745 Denton Court, Fayetteville, NC 28306. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Eric Michael Linden, Sr. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice

that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC

Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-10262-FC01

the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: CERTAIN LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, TOWNSHIP OF MANCHESTER BEING ALL OF LOT 20, OF A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS HOLLYHILL, SECTION FOUR REVISED, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 34, PAGE 42, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 639 Janet Circle, Spring Lake, NC 28390. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR

DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 All Lawful Heirs of John A. Peachey. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination

to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC

Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-02765-FC01

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on April 10, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 30, Section 6, SHERWOOD PARK, as shown on a plat duly recorded in Book of Plats 29, Page 9, Cumberland County, North Carolina, Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1809 Ashton Road, Fayetteville, NC 28304. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Rodney Hopkins. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination

to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 17-20251-FC01

the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING at an iron pipe on the western margin of Ruth Street, said iron pipe being the Southeast corner of a Lot recorded in Deed Book 416, Page 184, Cumberland County Registry and running; thence with the said margin of Ruth Street North 09 degrees 42 minutes 18 seconds East 141.13 feet to a set iron pipe in the intersection of the western 44 foot right of way margin of Ruth Street with the southern right of way margin of Morganton Road; thence, with said margin of Morganton Road North 75 degrees 24 minutes 30 seconds West 51.83 feet to an iron pipe in the dividing line between Lots 22 and 23 of HOMELAND ADDITION PLAT BOOK 7, PAGE 109, Cumberland County Registry and running; thence with said dividing line South 07 degrees 33 minutes 55 seconds West 144.74 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 79 degrees 09 minutes 58 seconds East 46.25 feet to the point of beginning containing 0.16 acres, more or less and being the northern part of Lots 23 and 24 of the above said Subdivision according to a new map of survey entitled Harold G. Furr, Jr. and Julia R. Furr prepared by George L. Lot, RLS, Fayetteville, North Carolina

dated August, 1990. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1909 Morganton Road, Fayetteville, NC 28305. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Michael J. Cochran. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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 pri-

or 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. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-29692-FC03

the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF UNIT 301 OF LAKESHORE HARBOUR, PHASE TWO, BUILDING 10 “ SURVEY OF SUBDIVISION OF LAKESHORE HARBOUR, PHASE ONE, BUILDINGS 11 & A PHASE TWO, BUILDING 10’ AS RECORDED IN CONDOMINIUM BOOK 007, PAGE 164, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY. WITH OWNERSHIP INTEREST, PRIVILEGES, APPURTENANCES AS RECORDED IN THE DECLARATION OF LAKESHORE HARBOUR CONDOS AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7484, PAGE 237 AND AMENDED IN BOOK 7681, PAGE 255, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 3314 Starboard Way, Apartment 301, Fayetteville, NC 28314. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Silvere E. Petty. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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

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 April 3, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot Number 306 in a subdivision known as BEAVER RUN, SECTION SIX and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 94, at page 29, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 7240 Beaver Run Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28314. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Beth M. Lutz and husband, Patrick R. Lutz. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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 pri-

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 27, 2019

TAKE NOTICE

TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND 19 SP 43 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Albert R. Levasseur a/k/a Albert Levasseur and Priscilla M. Levasseur a/k/a Priscilla Levasseur to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated September 19, 2016 and recorded on September 20, 2016 in Book 9948 at Page 0759, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing

19 SP 57 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Larry C. Banning and Kedra S. Banning to Trustee Services of Carolina LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated June 15, 2007 and recorded on June 20, 2007 in Book 7622 at Page 0326 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on September 22, 2008 in Book 7987, Page 0890 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on September 18, 2017 in Book 10169, Page 0349, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 15SP1808 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY REBECCA LYNN PACHECO AND ANDREW PACHECO DATED JUNE 14, 2013 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 9219 AT PAGE 759 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 250 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ashley J. Cook to National Title Network, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of October, 2012, and recorded in Book 09031, Page 0087, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 247 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Alfred C. Williams and Polly Williams, (Polly Williams, deceased) to Steve D. Bunce, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of August, 2014, and recorded in Book 09500, Page 0362, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County,

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 246 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Tiquanda I. Watkins (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Tiquanda Watkins) to Jennifer Grant, Trustee(s), dated the 3rd day of October, 2013, and recorded in Book 09305, Page 0674, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 154 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Tongela Harling Lagroon and Efrien D. Lagroon (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Tongela Harling Lagroon) to Jim C. Hodge, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of August, 2008, and recorded in Book 7980, Page 14, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 180 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Nina N. Rodgers to Henry V. Cunningham, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 10th day of August, 2016, and recorded in Book 9919, Page 0519, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 153 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Wayne J. Hicks and Joanna M. Hicks (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Wayne J. Hicks) to Kenneth C. Praschan, Trustee(s), dated the 3rd day of December, 2004, and recorded in Book 6733, Page 339, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North

said default 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 April 3, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: All That Certain Lot Or Parcel Of Land Situated In The City Of Spring Lake, Manchester Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina And More Particularly Described As Follows: Being All Of Lot 31, In A Subdivision Known As Holly Hill, Section Four Revised, According To A Plat Of Same Duly Recorded In Book Of Plats 34, Page 42, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. The Property Hereinabove Described Was Acquired By Grantor By Instrument Recorded In Book 6632 Page 869. A Map Showing The Above Described Property Is Recorded In Plat Book 34 Page 42. Other Than The Following Exceptions: Ad Valorem Taxes. Restrictions And Easements Of Record. Being The Same Premises As Conveyed In Deed From \Aurelio

Maldonado And Wife, Nydia Mendez De La Paz\ Recorded \05/22/2007\In Document Number \023578\, Book \7593\, Page \732\In Said County And State. Commonly Known As: \711 Goodyear Dr., Spring Lake, Nc 28390\ Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 711 Goodyear Drive, Spring Lake, NC 28390. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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 proper-

ty being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer 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 Albert R. Levasseur and wife, Priscilla M. Levasseur. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-12103-FC01

in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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 April 3, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 245 in a subdivision known as Tiffany Pines, Section 5, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 46, Page 4, Cumberland County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 4414 Moonstone Court, Fayetteville, NC 28311. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Larry C. Banning and Kedra S. Banning a/k/a Kedra Shekundra Copeland.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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 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 10:00AM on April 1, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL OF LOT 142 IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS HILLENDALE WEST, SECTION 2, PART 1, ACCORDING TO A PLAT DULY RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 42, PAGE 75, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY. And Being more commonly known as: 3517 Barron Way, Fayetteville, NC 28311 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Rebecca Lynn

Pacheco. 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, 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. 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 written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least

10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. For additional information, please see Auction.com. The date of this Notice is March 1, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 15-076112

Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Cumberland, State of North Carolina, and is described as follows:

party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing

written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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.

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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1266115 (FC.FAY)

Being all of Lot No. Sixty Four (64), in a Subdivision known as “Lafayette Village, Section Two”, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Book 14, Page 6, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5210 Spruce Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Parcel

ID:

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Commonly known as 5210 Spruce Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304 However, by showing this address no additional coverage is provided 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

North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 49 in a Subdivision known as ESTATES OF CAMDEN, SECTION TWO, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Plat Book 128, Page 99, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4121 Saint Ives Court, Fayetteville, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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

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County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 221, in a subdivision known as Harris Place, Section Four, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 121, Page 22, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 7000 Woodmark Drive, Fayetteville, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 convey-

ance “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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 fore-

closure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1264911 (FC.FAY)

for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Manchester, in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: AllthatcertaintractorparceloflandsituatedintheCityof Spring Lake in Manchester Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows:

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 fore-

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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

Being all of Lot 5 in a subdivision known as Deerfield, Section 8, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 82, Page 81, Cumberland County Registry, and being the same property conveyed to John A. White and Cheryl Y. White by Deed in Book 5294, Page 79 of the aforesaid registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 409 Wapiti Drive, Spring Lake, North Carolina. Being the same premises as conveyed in Deed from John A. White and wife Cherly Y. White recorded 07/29/04 in document number 37128, Book 6606, Page 745 in said County and State. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 45-21.23.

Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 138, in a subdivision known as Firestone Hills, Section Five, and the same being duly recorded in Plat Book 113, Page 163, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2120 Kendall Grove Court, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Parcel

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Property Address: 2120 Kendall Grove Ct. Fayetteville, NC 28306 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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

Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Unit 5 in a subdivision known as Stewarts Creek Condominiums II Phase 41, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Condominiums Book 4, Pages 80-86, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 6720 Unit 05 Willowbrook Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina. This conveyance is made subject to restrictive covenants, easements and rights of way of record. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 4521.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement,

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the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1264265 (FC.FAY)

CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 215 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Isaiah Devaughn Bluitt to WFG National Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of September, 2016, and recorded in Book 9950, Page 0312, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 97 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Christopher M. Lawson and Misty Lawson to Diedre Rhodes and Donna Bradford, Trustee(s), dated the 5th day of June, 2015, and recorded in Book 09662, Page 0425, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 264 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Huong T. Stedge, (Huong T. Stedge, deceased)(Heirs of Huong T. Stedge: Unknown Heirs of Huong T. Stedge) to Jennifer Grant, Trustee(s), dated the 4th day of January, 2016, and recorded in Book 09782, Page 0120, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 134 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Edward E. Duck, (Edward E. Duck, deceased)(Heirs of Edward E. Duck: Michael K. Wiggs) to The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P. A., Trustee(s), dated the 23rd day of June, 2017, and recorded in Book 10119, Page 0045, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 202 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Steven J. Smith to Laurel A. Meyer, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of June, 2016, and recorded in Book 09881, Page 0675, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location desig-

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 1001 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michael A. Evangelista and Wife, Maria Evangelista to Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated the 1st day of December, 2017, and recorded in Book 10215, Page 0586, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 1429 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Kimberly Anderson Long to Laurel A. Meyer, Trustee(s), dated the 12th day of May, 2016, and recorded in Book 9859, Page 150, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 201 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joshua A. Noffsinger and Desiree Noffsinger to First American Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of April, 2017, and recorded in Book 10073, Page 0361, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 1, 2019 and

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 1150 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Timothy Lee Walton and Shelia Ann Walton to Netco, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 18th day of July, 2014, and recorded in Book 09473, Page 0532, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of

Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Unit 10, Building 7 and Clubhouse, in a subdivision known as HARBOUR POINTE CONDOMINIUMS, PHASE FOUR and the same being duly recorded in Condo Book 7, Page 6, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, Building plans in Condo Book 6, Pages 96-101. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 3348 Harbour Pointe Place, Unit 10, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for

on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective

foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: A certain tract or parcel of land in Rockfish Township, Cumberland County, State of North Carolina, and bounded as follow, viz: BEING all of Lot 19 of the Revised Plan of Block “Q”, as shown on a plat entitled “Revised Plan of Block “U” and a portion of Block “Q” of Lake Lynn, Section II,” as recorded in Book of Plats 27, page 47, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3326 Seven Mountain Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Commonly Known as: 3326 Seven Mountain Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28306 Parcel ID: 0434-08-8301 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court

costs 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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in

nated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 369 in a subdivision known as Legions Hills Section 3 according to a Plat duly recorded in Plat Book 94, Page 6, Cumberland County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3914 Crusader Drive, Hope Mills, North Carolina.

Parcel ID(S): 9488-21-9504

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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being

sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1257639 (FC.FAY)

designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 19 in a Subdivision known as The Oaks at Windwood, Section Two, according to a plat duly recorded in Plat Book 125, Page 11, Cumberland County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 825 Blawell Street, Stedman, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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

will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the middle of the National Highway No. 301, said point being the first corner of Lector Ray’s 4 acre lot, and also the first corner of L.Z. Edwards 1 acre lot and running thence with the first or southern line of Edwards 1 acre lot, North 61 deg. 45’ West 251.46 feet to an iron pin the second corner of Edwards 1 acre lot; thence South 35 deg. 15’ West 87.12 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 61 deg. 45’ East 251.46 feet to a point in the middle of said highway; thence with the middle of said highway, North 35 deg. 15’ East 87.12 feet to the BEGINNING, containing one-half (1/2) acre, more or less. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3043 Dunn Road, Eastover, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court

Seventy First, in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situated in the City of Fayetteville, Seventy First Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot No 85, in a subdivision known as Evergreen Estates, Section III, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 23, Page 40, Cumberland County Registry, Inc. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1826 Glenwick Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Being the same property or part of the same property acquired by an instrument dated May 23, 2002, and recorded on May 29, 2002 as (book) 5756, (page) 306 of the Official Records of Cumberland County, North Carolina from Jennifer L. Crews, grantor, to Timothy Lee Walton and wife, Shelia Ann Walton, grantee. Commonly known as 1826 Glenwick Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304 Parcel Number: 0416-44-6345 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 of the county in which the property is sold.

foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all Lot No. 6, Block C, in that subdivision known as BRAGG ESTATES, SECTION I, as per that plat thereof duly recorded in Plat Book 29, at Page 10, Cumberland County Registry, State of North Carolina, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of same. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1101 Vass Road, Spring Lake, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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

customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 78 in a subdivision known as Montclair, Section 8, Part 1, according to a plat of the same recorded in Plat Book 42, Page 74 Cumberland County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 617 Missenburg Court, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated Seventy First Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 1045 in a subdivision known as Middle Creek, Section Eleven according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 82, Page 15, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6509 Pacific Avenue, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Being the same property as conveyed to Michael A. Evangelista and wife, Maria Evangelista from Yahaira Moore fka Yahaira E. Evangelista and husband, Walter K. Moore by that deed dated 06/06/2012 and recorded 07/18/2012 in Book/Page/ Instrument Number: 8947 / 810 / 26154 in the Cumberland County Records.

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1264259 (FC.FAY)

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 27, 2019

TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 1180 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Reginald Devante White and Kayla Lynn White to Costner Law Office, PLLC, Trustee(s), dated the 14th day of July, 2015, and recorded in Book 9686, Page 625, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 186 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Madonna Clare Copeland Cochron and David O. Cochron to William L. Ellison, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of June, 2002, and recorded in Book 5784, Page 252, in Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 14SP658 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY WARDELL L. DEAN AND WILLIE J. DEAN DATED APRIL 20, 1992 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3782 AT PAGE 307 RERECORDED ON MAY 5, 1992 IN BOOK 3789, PAGE 213 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP06 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JERRY D ROSS AND SHANTELLA L ROSS DATED AUGUST 16, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7337 AT PAGE 643 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP179 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY WILLIE DEBROW AND MAVIS G. ROBINSON DATED SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 6668 AT PAGE 564 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 18 SP 1498 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY WILLIAM H. HARDY AND WILLIAM H HARDY, AS TRUSTEE FOR WILLIAM H. HARDY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST DATED DECEMBER 17, 2009 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 8327 AT PAGE 14 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE 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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 18SP951 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY IRA J. CHAVIS AND BLANCHE ODOM CHAVIS DATED JULY 18, 1997 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4695 AT PAGE 694 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 IN BOOK 10170, PAGE 257 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE

of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 19, in a subdivision known as Woodmark, according to a plat of the sane duly recorded in Book of Plats 56, Page 5, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6905 Woodmark Drive, Fayetteville, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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

in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot(s) 34, in a subdivision known as Shenandoah North, Section One, according to a plat duly recorded in Plat Book 54, Page 14, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1794 Arrow Ridge Way, Fayetteville, North Carolina. This conveyance is made subject to restrictive covenants, easements and right-of-way of record. 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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

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 10:00AM on April 4, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot No. Thirty One (31), Block “C”, in a subdivision known as Kornbow Lake, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 14, Page 46, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. And Being more commonly known as: 204 Helen St, Fayetteville, NC 28303

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CHRISTOPHER J GLASS AND DAYSI GLASS DATED SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 10165 AT PAGE 1 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE 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

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 18SP299 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DOLORES H. ROBINSON DATED JUNE 4, 2004 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 6565 AT PAGE 79 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE 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

is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Bishop Marcia Karen Smith.

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Jerry D. Ross and Shantella L. Ross.

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1240269 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1207795 (FC.FAY)

The date of this Notice is March 4, 2019. Satterfield Legal, PLLC Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 12-025372 Client Code: CWF

And Being more commonly known as: 5408 S Sumac Cir, Fayetteville, NC 28304

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 10:30AM on April 1, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 3, of a plat of Mary A. Carey Heirs, as recorded in Book of Plats 100, Page 09, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Property Address: 827 Cedar Creek Road, Fayetteville, NC 28301 Parcel Identification No.: 0446-66-6265 And Being more commonly known as: 827 Cedar Creek Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28312

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Unknown Heirs of Willie B. Debrow and Mavis G. Robinson. 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, 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. 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 written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is March 11, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 18-101838

field Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28303

BEING ALL OF LOT 27, BLOCK “A” IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS LAFAYETTE VILLAGE, SECTION ELEVEN AND THE SAME BEING DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 24, PAGE 57, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA.

ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 661 IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS “REVISION OF FOXFIRE, SECTION I”, PLAT OF WHICH IS DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 36, PAGE 5, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY. And Being more commonly known as: 5402 Brook-

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 10:00AM on April 12, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL OF LOT 3, PROPERTY OF VIVIAN CHAVIS HOLMES AND IRMA CHAVIS BRONSON, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 93, PAGE 89, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY. And Being more commonly known as: 2050 Rim Rd,

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP238

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 10:30AM on April 1, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property: Situated in the City of Fayetteville, Township of Cross Creek, County of Cumberland and State of North Carolina: Being all of Lot Number 22, Block ‘A’ in a subdivision known as Cottonade, Section I and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 21, at Page 32, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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 10:00AM on April 11, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND AND STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND BEING DESCRIBED IN A DEED DATED 05/04/2001 AND RECORDED 05/11/2001 IN BOOK 5469 PAGE 614 AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF THE COUNTY AND STATE SET FORTH ABOVE AND REFERENCED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 34, WELLS PLACE, SECTION 9, PLAT BOOK 56, PAGE 9 And Being more commonly known as: 2020 Penrose Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28304

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are William E. Hardy (50% Interest), Haywood Hardy (25% Interest), Kevin McLellan (12.5% Interest) and Stanley Brown (12.5% Interest). 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, 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

Fayetteville, NC 28314 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Ira Chavis. 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, 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

And Being more commonly known as: 6417 Deland Ave, Fayetteville, NC 28303 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Christopher J. Glass and Daysi Glass. 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, 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

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of Dolores H. Robinson. 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, 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

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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. 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

The date of this Notice is March 11, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 18-103206

or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is March 13, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 18-100120 Client Code: CWF

or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is March 11, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 18-099966

to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is March 11, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 18-097960

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 27, 2019

TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP99 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DANNY R. EDWARDS, II AND SOMER L. EDWARDS DATED JANUARY 5, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 7115 AT PAGE 574 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED MARCH 27, 2018 IN BOOK 10275, PAGE 163 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CUMBERLAND COUNTY 19SP101 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY EYANIRA DUVERGE DATED MAY 28, 2008 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 07905 AT PAGE 0233 AND MODIFIED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED JULY 3, 2017 IN BOOK 10124 AT PAGE 166 IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because

DAVIDSON 18 SP 557 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Bernice Worley and Charles L. Worley to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated September 19, 2003 and recorded on September 22, 2003 in Book 1463 at Page 0437 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on July 25, 2014 in Book 2150, Page 104, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured

12 SP 1051 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Timothy R. Price a/k/a Timothy Ray Price and May H. Price to J. LaRoss Ketner, Attorney, Trustee(s), which was dated February 17, 1997 and recorded on February 20, 1997 in Book 1022 at Page 1732, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale

JOHNSTON NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 21 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Alicia P. Stevens to Getter Law Offices, Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of April, 2011, and recorded in Book 3976, Page 324, in Johnston 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 Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Sub-

19 SP 17 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Gregory Jason Braswell and Rebecca Braswell a/k/a Rebecca L. Braswell to Kenneth J. Weleski, Trustee(s), which was dated August 31, 2005 and recorded on September 1, 2005 in Book 02969 at Page 0304, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale

18 SP 569 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Sherwood R. Edwards and Shirley T. Edwards to Michael E. Milchak, Trustee(s), which was dated May 16, 2003 and recorded on May 21, 2003 in Book 02456 at Page 0871, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale

ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 157 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Susan C. Welch to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of May, 2014, and recorded in Book 4154, Page 61, and Modification in Book 4556, Page 759, in Onslow 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 Onslow County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 147

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Devon A. Weaver and Krista B. Thompson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Krista Breanne Thompson and Devon A. Weaver) to James R. Seely, Trustee(s), dated the 1st day of May, 2018, and recorded in Book 4773, Page 705, in Onslow 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 Onslow 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 in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on April 11, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of

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 10:30AM on April 1, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED NEAR THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, GRAYS CREEK TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT NUMBER THREE (3) AS RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 67, PAGE 4 CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA And Being more commonly known as: 4359 Marsville Ct, Fayetteville, NC 28306 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Danny

R. Edwards, II and Somer L. Edwards. 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, 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. 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 written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. For additional information, please see Auction. com.

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 10:30AM on April 1, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 8, in a subdivision known as Sherwood Park, Section 7, Block G, the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 28, at Page 26, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. And Being more commonly known as: 4632 Cheltenham Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28304 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Eyanira Duverge. 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, 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. 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 written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement

prorated to the effective date of the termination. For additional information, please see Auction.com. The date of this Notice is March 11, 2019. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 17-089193

by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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 April 1, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit: Being known and designated as Lots 32, 33 and 34 as shown on the map of Elmer Proctor Subdivision, recorded in Plat Book 8, Page 98, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 195 Proctor Drive, High Point, NC 27265.

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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Bernice Bowman

Worley. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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

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 April 3, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Davidson County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING Lot No. 20, Block C, Section Two, DEARR PARK as more specifically set out in Plat Book 14, Page 76, as recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, North Carolina, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 105 Converse Drive, Lexington, NC 27292. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Timothy R. Price. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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 pri-

stitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on April 2, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 17 in MAGNOLIA VILLAGE SUBDIVISON, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Book 67, Pages 314-316 (Lot being specifically shown on Page 314), Johnston County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 173 Brookhaven Drive, Clayton, North Carolina. Parcel ID# 16K05040U 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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

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 April 2, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 54, Ole Mill Village Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 52, Pages 488 and 489, Johnston County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 148 Yellow Stone Lane, Smithfield, NC 27577. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Gregory Jason Braswell and wife, Rebecca L. Braswell. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of

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 April 2, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT(S) 63, SECTION IV, SOUTHGATE SUBDIVISION, CONTAINING 1.58 ACRES, AS SHOWN ON MAP RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 33, PAGE 225, JOHNSTON COUNTY REGISTRY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 509 Hill Crest Drive, Garner, NC 27529. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 All Lawful Heirs of Shirley T. Edwards. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and

that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on April 11, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 433, as shown on that plat entitled “Final Plat Carriage Run Section V-B at Carolina Forest” recorded in Map Book 60, Page 231, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 114 Stone Gate, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective

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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for

Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: SURVEY TIE DOWN commences at the intersection of NCSR 1219 and NCSR 1218 (60’ R/W); thence with the centerline of NCSR 1218 in a Southerly direction 0.4 mile to an existing PK nail over a 48 inch diameter metal culvert; thence South 70 degrees 39 minutes 57 seconds West 30.16 feet to an existing iron stake in the ditch, THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence with the Western R/W of NCSR 1218, South 27-29-26 East 121.95 feet to an existing iron stake; thence leaving said R/W and with the Northern line of TRACT #3 PARCEL #2 of DB 764 PG 17, South 71-1734 West 548.32 feet to an existing iron stake in the line of DB 764 PG 16, North 08-55-41 West 100.13 feet to an existing iron stake at the intersection of two ditches; thence with said ditch and branch, North 39-52-12 East 12.14 feet, and North 73-09-06 East 51.45 feet, and North 74-43-27 East 51.51 feet, and North 67-33-13 East 186.33 feet, and North 67-5228 East 92.13 feet, and North 70-03-24 East 121.62 feet to the Point of Beginning. Containing 1.34 acres and being all of DB 853 PG 202, Onslow County Registry. The courses contained within are referenced to North as per DB 205 PG 611. Surveyed by Dennis Manning Surveying on July 26,

1993. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 441 Cedar Fork Road, Beulaville, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 prior encumbrances of re-

cord and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 of the county in which the property is sold.

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TAKE NOTICE ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 125

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Chad Leslie Hershman and Nicole Ann Hershman (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Chad L. Hershman and Nicole A. Hershman) to Mary A. McDuffie and Joan C. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of July, 2007, and recorded in Book 2919, Page 706, in Onslow 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 Onslow

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 162 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Pennie Gettinger and John Gettinger, (Pennie G. Gettinger aka Pennie Gettinger, deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): John F. Gettinger and Pennie G. Gettinger) to L. Robert Coxe III, Trustee(s), dated the 4th day of December, 2006, and recorded in Book 2782, Page 366, in Onslow 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 Onslow 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 in

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 123 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Karness L. Turner, Jr. to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of June, 2017, and recorded in Book 4636, Page 145, in Onslow 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 Onslow 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 in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 133 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Justin A. Huckins to Scott R. Valby, Trustee(s), dated the 5th day of March, 2018, and recorded in Book 4746, Page 513, in Onslow 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 Onslow 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 in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on April 4, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly de-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 132 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Anne C. Miller to RELTCO, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of May, 2015, and recorded in Book 4308, Page 1, in Onslow 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 Onslow 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 in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on April 4, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Richlands, in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 124 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ralph E. Torres to WJ Kellam, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of October, 2013, and recorded in Book 4079, Page 131-154, in Onslow 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 Onslow 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 in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on April 4, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 122 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Selfo Adrian Palacio and Megan Gabriella Palacio to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 12th day of December, 2013, and recorded in Book 4094, Page 70, in Onslow 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 Onslow 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 in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the cus-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 5 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Yarenis Rodriguez to Diedre Rhodes, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of November, 2016, and recorded in Book 4543, Page 530, in Onslow 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 Onslow 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 in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 731 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Charles T. Turlington, (Charles T. Turlington, deceased)(Heirs of Charles T. Turlington: Wade R. Turlington and Unknown Heirs of Charles T. Turlington) to Lanier & Fountain, Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of November, 2006, and recorded in Book 2770, Page 204, in Onslow 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 Onslow 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 in the City

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 in the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on April 4, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and Being Situate in Onslow County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 24, Section IV Baywood of Hunters Creek, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Map Book 35, Page 111, in the office of the register of Deeds of Onslow, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 100 Trenton Place, Jacksonville, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court

costs 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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 fore-

the City of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on April 11, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 96, Section I-P, as shown on a map of Country Club Villas Villas, Section I-P, said map recorded in Map Book 21, Page 88, Onslow County Register of Deeds, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 625 Myrtlewood Circle, Jacksonville, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 convey-

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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective

10:00 AM on April 4, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 374 as shown on that map entitled, “Final Plat Monarch Meadow Section I-C at Carolina Plantations A Planned Residential Development” Jacksonville Township, Onslow County, NC and recorded in Map Book 62, Page 184, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 904 Periwinkle Court, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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

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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this no-

tice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1264791 (FC.FAY)

party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing

whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pur-

suant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1264256 (FC.FAY)

tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on April 11, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 122, as shown on that map entitled “Tanglewoods West, Section I” prepared by Barden Lanier, RLS L-1223, and recorded in Map Book 23, Page 91, slide C-199, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 209 Mahogany Drive, Jacksonville, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 convey-

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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 fore-

10:00 AM on April 11, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 99 as shown on that plat entitled “Horse Creek Farms, Section 111-B”, as recorded in Map Book 29, Page 214, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 335 Running Road, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing

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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing

scribed as follows: BEING all of Lot 27, as shown on that certain map entitled “Revised Final Plat Showing Planned Residential Development, BRADFORD ESTATES, SECTION V, prepared for CHERRYWOOD DEVELOPERS, INC., Richlands Township, Onslow County, NC” February 9, 2017, prepared by John L Pierce & Associates, P.A. and recorded in Map Book 72, Page 183, Cabinet O, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 132 Prospect Drive, Richlands, North Carolina. SUBJECT to Restrictive and Protective Covenants recorded in Book 3651, Page 58 and as amended in the Onslow County Registry. 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Richlands Township, Onslow County, North Carolina and more particular described as follows: Being all of Lot 16 as shown on that final Plat entitled “Crimson Faire A Planned Residential Development” Richlands Twp., Onslow Co., NC and recorded in Book 63, Page 129, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 210 Garden Folly Lane, Richlands, North Carolina Parcel

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This Property is not a P.U.D. 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

for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Jacksonville, White Oak Township, Onslow County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 144 Sterling Farms, Phase I as shown on Map recorded in Map Book 52, Page 85 of the Onslow County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 500 Pearl Valley Court, Jacksonville, North Carolina. Subject to Restrictive Covenants recorded in Book 2782, Page 747 in the Onslow County Registry.

of Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on April 11, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 20D, as shown on that plat entitled “Final Plat Section V, Indian Wells at Hunter’s Creek” as recorded in Map Book 35, Page 196, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 109 Mesa Lane, Jacksonville, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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

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property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on April 2, 2019 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Randolph County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain parcel of land situate in the Township of Asheboro, County of Randolph, State of North Carolina, and is more fully described as a metes and bounds property in Deed Book 576 Page 155, recorded 7/19/55 Randolph County Records. And being more particularly described by metes and bounds according to said Deed as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pipe in the Northern right of way line of East Salisbury Street, Willie Scotten McLaurin’s Southeast corner; thence with McLaurin’s line in part North 3 degrees 17 minutes East 227.25 feet to an iron pipe in P. C. Cheek’s line; thence with Cheek’s line South 83 degrees 30 minutes East 168.25 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 6 degrees 59 minutes West 238.24 feet to an iron pipe in the Northern right of way line of East Salisbury Street; thence with said right of way line North 79 degrees 20 minutes

West 153.75 feet to the beginning. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 853 East Salisbury Street, Asheboro, NC 27203. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Margaret Joanne Scott. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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

Carolina, on April 2, 2019 at 2:00 pm , and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the Tyson Township, Stanly County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Lying and being on the East side of N.C. Highway 138 and particularly described as follows: Beginning at a new railroad spike located 6.0 feet East of the centerline of N.C. Highway 138, which new railroad spike if is 0.4 miles from secondary road 1919 and runs thence a line East of the center line of N.C. Highway 198 North 17-22-21 East 337.84 feet to a new railroad spike located 10.30 feet east of the centerline of N.C. Highway 138; thence a new line South 64-34-35 East, crossing an existing iron nine pipe at 19.52 feet for a total distance on this line of 274.65 feet to an existing iron pipe, a corner of the 1.88 acre tract this day deeded to Claude Michael Poplin; thence with the west line of the 1.88 acre tract South 09-34-00 West 239.80 feet to a new iron pipe in the old south line thence with the old South line North 84-05-56 West 310.72 feet to the point of Beginning and containing 1.91 acres subject to the right of way of N.C. Highway 138 as surveyed and mapped by Rogell E. Hunsucker on September 14, 1983. Being the same Fee Simple property conveyed by General Warranty Deed from James Edward Byrd to James Edward Byrd and Marie Poplin Byrd husband and wife

Tenancy by the Entirety, dated 04/03/2001 recorded on 04/03/2001 in Book 0786, Page 0187 in Stanly County Records, State of NC. Tax ID: 653402669467 Said Property is commonly known as 12514 NC 138 Hwy, Norwood, NC 28128 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §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 North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or major fraction thereof, of the final sale price. If the Clerk of Court’s fee determined by the formula is less than Ten Dollars ($10.00), a minimum Ten Dollar ($10.00) fee will be collected. If the Clerk of Court’s fee determined by the formula is more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), a maximum Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00) fee will be collected. 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 of the property is The Estate of James Edward Byrd and Marie Poplin Byrd. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination (North Carolina General Statutes §45-21.16A(b)(2)). Upon termi-

nation of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of 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 Substitute 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. Stone Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee By: _____________Attorney At Law Stern & Eisenberg Southern, PC Attorneys for Stone Trustee Services, LLC David R. DiMatteo #35254 Christopher J. Culp #13466 5970 Fairview Road Suite 126 Charlotte, NC 28210 (704) 879-2777 (803) 929-0830

Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on April 4, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL of Tract 2, containing 1.1 acres, as shown on map of survey titled “The Robert and Gloria Svatonsky Property” recorded in Plat Cabinet H, File 724, Union County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description. A revision of map of survey recorded in Plat Cabinet G, File 693, Union County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 522 West Sandy Ridge Road, Monroe, North Carolina. TOGETHER WITH all of the Grantors right, title and interest in that certain perpetual, non-exclusive 20 foot wide private drive conveyed to Irving L. Myrick and wife, Doris A. Myrick by Deed of Easement for Access recorded in Book 1660, page 218, Union County Registry and as shown on map of survey prepared by Derick L. Miles, NCPLS, dated October 4, 2001 and recorded in Plat Cabinet G, File 693, Union

County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description. 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 prior encumbrances of re-

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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1197073 (FC.FAY)

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location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on April 4, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 83 of ST. JOHN’S FOREST SUBDIVISION, Phase 4, Map 1, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet J at File 768, Union County, North Carolina Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4417 Marys Point Road, Monroe, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing

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foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on April 11, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 155 of ARBOR GLEN, Phase 2B, as shown on plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet H in File 531 in the Union County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4004 Shadow Pines Circle, Indian Trail, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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

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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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

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 April 9, 2019 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 32 in that subdivision known as QUELLIN, Map 2 as shown on a plat recorded in Plat Cabinet H, File 197 in the Union County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 3201 Blackburn Drive, Waxhaw, NC 28173. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Paul Barker. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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

closed, 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 April 9, 2019 at 12:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Union County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 3 of HARRINGTON SUBDIVISION, as shown on a plat of the said subdivision recorded in Plat Cabinet 1 at File 227 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Union County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 3805 Harrington Quick Road, Monroe, NC 28110. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Terry M. Riggle. An Order for possession of the property may be issued

pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-07099-FC02

that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on April 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 97, Phase One, Ethan’s Glen Subdivision, according to map thereof recorded in Book of Maps 2001, Pages 89-93, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1205 Tacketts Pond Drive, Raleigh, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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

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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing

North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING at a nail in pipe located in the right of way of Prospect Avenue, said nail in pipe being 350 feet from the right of way of Green Street and also being a common corner with Lot 181 “Re-division of the eastern section Caraleigh Mills Property” Book of Maps 1911, Page 70, Wake County Registry; thence along the right of way of Prospect Avenue South 85° 38’ 00” East 49.79 feet to an existing iron pipe located in the right of way of Prospect Avenue which is also a common corner with Lot 179 “Re-division of the eastern section Caraleigh Mills Property” Book of Maps 1911, Page 70, Wake County Registry; thence along the line of Lot 179 South 04° 18’ 02” West 160.92 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence South 04° 18’ 02” West 7.62 feet to a nail in pipe; thence along a curve to the right having a radius of 707.07 feet, an arc of 50.30 feet, a chord distance of 50.29 feet and a chord bearing North 77° 37’ 56” West to a nail in pipe; thence North 04° 18’ 02” East 7.54 feet to a nail in pipe which is also a common corner with Lot 181; thence along the property line of Lot 181 North 04° 18’ 02” East 154.00 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING and being all of Lot 180 “Re-division of the eastern section Caraleigh Mills Property” Book of Maps 1911, Page 70, Wake County Reg-

istry and a part of an alley located at the rear of the property as shown upon survey by John Y. Phelps, Jr., dated January 7, 1997 entitled “Property of Pablo Lagunas.” This being the same property as previously described deed recorded in Book 6332, Page 715, Wake County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 141 Prospect Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27603. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Pablo Lagunas and wife, Maria Soledad Lagunas. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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

RANDOLPH 19 SP 11 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Margaret Joanne Scott to Service Link, Trustee(s), which was dated January 31, 2001 and recorded on February 6, 2001 in Book 1698 at Page 0762, Randolph County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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

STANLY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, STANLY COUNTY 19-SP-20 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by James Edward Byrd and wife Marie Poplin Byrd , in the original amount of $63,027.42, payable to CitiFinancial Services, Inc. , dated May 15, 2008 and recorded on May 16, 2008 in Book 1235 at Page 47, Stanly County Public Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Stone Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Stanly 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 in Stanly County, North

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James L. Dugger and Melissa L. Dugger to Richard H. Lester or G. Robert Turner, III, Trustee(s), dated the 14th day of June, 2006, and recorded in Book 04195, Page 0092, in Union 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 Union 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 Judicial Center in the City of Monroe,

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Erika Roca and Fernando Pasco to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of November, 2007, and recorded in Book 04735, Page 0269, and Modification in Book 6419, Page 173, in Union 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 Union 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 Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Sandra M. Stalowicz, (Sandra M. Stalowicz, deceased)(Heirs of Sandra M. Stalowicz: Stephanie E. Anderson, Jason D. Leopold, and Unknown Heirs of Sandra M. Stalowicz) to Chris Cope, Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of April, 2008, and recorded in Book 04867, Page 0064, and Modification in Book 06229, Page 0091, in Union 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 Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be

18 SP 318 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Roger Paul Barker and Jacqueline L. Barker to John C. MacNeill, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated May 14, 2004 and recorded on May 24, 2004 in Book 3449 at Page 113, Union County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale

18 SP 591 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, UNION COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Terry M. Riggle to Douglas Douglas, Connie Iampieri, Trustee(s), which was dated April 15, 2005 and recorded on April 19, 2005 in Book 3752 at Page 203 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on September 25, 2018 in Book 07240, Page 0426, Union County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be fore-

WAKE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 203 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jose R. Santiago and Carrie D. Santiago, (Jose R. Santiago, deceased) to GBTC, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of July, 2016, and recorded in Book 016477, Page 02653, in Wake 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 Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed

18 SP 2489 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Pablo Lagunas and Maria Soledad Lagunas to Jeffery L. Tuttle, Trustee(s), which was dated January 23, 1997 and recorded on January 24, 1997 in Book 7307 at Page 222, Wake County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default 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 April 10, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County,

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WAKE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 244 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Rebecca Foster to Charles Myers, Trustee(s), dated the 7th day of July, 2010, and recorded in Book 013998, Page 02032, and Modification in Book 016612, Page 02065, in Wake 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 Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 328 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jeremy Weitzel to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of April, 2015, and recorded in Book 15989, Page 2034, in Wake County Registry,NorthCarolina,defaulthavingbeenmadeinthepayment 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 Wake 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 Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on April 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 2421 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ronald G. Moore, (Ronald G. Moore, Deceased) (Heirs of Ronald G. Moore: April Moore, Crystal McDuffie aka Crystal Moore and Unknown Heirs of Ronald G. Moore) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): LMP Rental, LLC) to H. Terry Hutchens, Esquire, Hutchens, Senter & Britton, PA, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of May, 2013, and recorded in Book 015330, Page 00462, in Wake 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 Wake 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 310 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Mary Douglas to John L. Matthews or Timothy M. Bartosh, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of October, 2004, and recorded in Book 011080, Page 00953, in Wake 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 Wake 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 Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake Coun-

18 SP 467 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Justin J. Hummell And Sarah C. Hummell a/k/a Sarah Colleen Hummell to Tom Wood, Trustee(s), which was dated December 31, 2015 and recorded on December 31, 2015 in Book 016257 at Page 00044, Wake County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale

Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on April 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: SituatedinWakeCountyandbeingdescribedasfollows: Being all of Lot 12, Phase 3, Avery Park subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 2005, beginning at or including pages 1721-1722. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 130 Creek Commons Avenue, Garner, North Carolina. This property is located at 130 Creek Commons Avenue, Garner, NC and has tax parcel identification number 0336937. 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court

the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 fore-

Land situated in the Township of Middle Creek in the County of Wake in the State of NC BEGINNING at a stake on the western side of Community Drive, which stake is at the southeast corner of Lot #20 of Piney Grove-Wilbon Estates; runs thence along the southern line of Lot 20 South 71 degrees 02 minutes West 264 feet to a stake in the line of John W. Smith property; thence along the line of John W. Smith South 5 degrees 23 minutes West 136 feet to a stake, a corner with Lot 18; thence along the northern line of Lot 18 North 71 degrees 02 minutes East 319 feet to a stake on the western side of Community Drive; thence along the western edge of Community Drive North 18 degrees 58 minutes West 120 feet to the point of beginning and is Lot #19 of the Survey of John W. Smith property and identified as Piney-Grove Wilbon Estates as surveyed by C.W. Russum in November, 1958, carrying the Surveyor’s identification files, drawing No. 17868 and as surveyed by Watkins & Associates, P.A., June 26, 1985. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 416 Community Drive, Fuquay Varina, North Carolina.

any acreage or footage calculations are correct. References to quantity are for identification purposes only. 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal

and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in thenoticethatisatleast10daysbutnotmorethan90days,after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant providesthenoticeoftermination. Uponterminationofarental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1233261 (FC.FAY)

Assessor’s Parcel No: 0267552 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the pur-

chase price, 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. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pur-

ty, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on April 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 23 of Farmington Woods, Phase II, Part A as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1983, Page 1144, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2900 Slippery Elm Drive, Raleigh, 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 party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs 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 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property 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 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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing

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 April 10, 2019 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 72, Morgan Creek Subdivision, Phase 6, as shown on that map recorded in Book of Maps 2006, Page 2107, Wake County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 808 Bluffcreek Drive, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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, any unpaid land transfer 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 Justin J. Hummell and wife, Sarah C. Hummell. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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

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for sale at the Wake County Courthouse door, the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on April 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Wake County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 32, Phase 2, of Windsor Place Townhomes, as is shown on Plat recorded in Book of Maps 1999, Page 983 of the Wake County, Registry. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 9146 Grassington Way, Raleigh, North Carolina.