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Trump, Pence make stops in NC Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., right, walks with President Donald Trump as they arrive on Air Force One at Pitt Greenville Airport, in Greenville, on Wednesday, July 17. Trump spoke to a packed crowd at ECU’s Minges Coliseum. Vice President Mike Pence joined Trump in Greenville after a stop at Fort Bragg earlier in the day.

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Settlement expands transgender restroom rights in North Carolina Raleigh A federal judge approved a legal settlement Tuesday affirming transgender people’s right to use restrooms matching their gender identity in many North Carolina public buildings. The consent decree is expected to end a protracted lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s so-called bathroom bill and the law that replaced it. The agreement between the plaintiffs and North Carolina’s Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper says that nothing in the current state law can be interpreted to “prevent transgender people from lawfully using public facilities in accordance with their gender identity” in buildings controlled by the state’s executive branch. In return, plaintiffs have agreed to drop pending legal action against the governor and other defendants. AP

Trump expands fasttrack deportation authority across US San Diego The Trump administration announced Monday that it will vastly extend the authority of immigration officers to deport migrants without allowing them to appear before judges, its second major policy shift on immigration in eight days. Starting Tuesday, fast-track deportations can apply to anyone in the country illegally for less than two years. Kevin McAleenan, the acting Homeland Security secretary, portrayed the nationwide extension of “expedited removal” authority as another Trump administration effort to address an “ongoing crisis on the southern border” by freeing up beds in detention facilities and reducing a backlog of more than 900,000 cases in immigration courts. AP

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Alcohol bills help define legislative session Latest proposed legislation could dramatically change liquor regulations

By David Larson North State Journal RALEIGH — Senate Bill 290, ABC Regulatory Reform Bill, was sent to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk July 19 after bipartisan support in the General Assembly. With a vote of 86-28 in the House and 31-10 in the Senate, supporters easily ushered the bill through. The bill’s most notable change to existing law allows distilleries in the state to sell beer, wine and liquor for consumption on-site. Distilleries were tightly regulated before in a way that breweries and wineries, who often have bars attached, were not. “The keyword in all this is parity,” Sen. Rick Gunn (R-Alamance), S.B. 290’s primary sponsor, told North State Journal. “We have done a fabulous job with legislation allowing our wine industry and our craft brewing industry to grow and prosper. Unfortunately, we had not done as good a job with our craft distillers, partly because they’re newer, but now we’ve got our hands around the idea that we need to give them some parity to compete in the market.” In addition to allowing distilleries to serve alcohol for on-premise consumption, limits on sales for off-premises consumption were also lifted. There had been a cap of five bottles per year per customer, which S.B. 290 eliminated. The bill also allows ABC stores to have tasting events of liquor inside its stores and allows farmers markets to host tastings of malt beverages. The original bill would have allowed bars and other on-premise alcohol vendors to sell two alcoholic drinks at a time to single patrons, but Minority Leader Darren Jackson (D-Wake) proposed a floor amendment removing the two-drink provision for drinks containing liquor. Jackson’s amendment passed See ALCOHOL, page A2

“The keyword in all this is parity.” Sen. Rick Gunn (R-Alamance)

Judges rule voter ID law can be implemented NSJ staff RALEIGH — A three-judge panel ruled Friday that voter ID implementation can move forward in North Carolina, dismissing all but one of the six claims in a lawsuit challenging legislation implementing a constitutional amendment approved by voters last fall. While the judges did not completely dismiss the case, the court won’t stop IDs from being required in upcoming elections as the case continues forward. The case, Holmes v. Moore, was a state

court challenge brought by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice in Wake County. Voters last November passed a constitutional amendment requiring voter ID. The court ruled Friday that the six voters challenging the resulting law presented enough evidence on one claim to keep going but denied their request for a preliminary injunction, which would have blocked implementation of the law. The plaintiffs allege the law See VOTER ID, page A2

NC State Health Plan network reopens sign-up period By A.P. Dillon North State Journal RALEIGH — The State Treasurer’s Office and State Health Plan have reopened enrollment for hospitals to sign up for the State Health Plan Network and the Clear Pricing Project (CPP) rates are being adjusted upward. In addition, the State Health Plan’s payments to some rural and urban hospitals on average will be increased to almost double the amount paid by Medicare. “We heard from some that missed the deadline and we have an obligation to our members to do everything possible to fill out this network,” said North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell. “We’ve had hundreds of conversations with hospitals and other medical providers,” said Dee Jones, executive administrator of the State Health Plan. “We listened, and we heard you. We are absolutely committed to looking at all options that will maintain price transparency, reduce costs and improve outcomes for our members.” The new sign-up period, which began Monday, will last for 10 days and end at midnight on Aug. 5. Only a handful of the hospitals in the state signed on before the July 1 negotiating deadline. Folwell said this new proposal was a “final offer” and would give hospitals $116 million more than previously offered. Folwell also said he hopes the offer will urge hospitals to respond and “stop the unreasonable attacks.” On average, the new increases for medical providers will be from 182 to 196 percent of Medicare, while combined inpatient/ outpatient ratios for urban hospitals will go from 178 to 200 percent of Medicare on avSee HEALTH, page A2

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was remembered as a “brilliant man” with a “deep devotion to the rule of law” during a ceremony Monday at the court where he served for nearly 35 years. The 99-year-old Stevens died last week after suffering a stroke. Justice Elena Kagan, who replaced Stevens on the court after he retired in 2010, spoke during a brief ceremony before the public was invited to view Stevens’ casket at the court and pay their respects. “He was a brilliant man with extraordinary legal gifts and talents, which he combined with a deep devotion to the rule of law

and a deep commitment to equal justice,” said Kagan, who called Stevens modest and humble. In addition to Kagan, five of Stevens’ former colleagues were at the court for the ceremony. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor attended along with retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. Other justices were unable to attend because of prior commitments, court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said. Though he had left the court, Stevens kept an active schedule in retirement and wrote three books. Earlier this month, he joined Ginsburg and Sotomayor in Lisbon for a conference sponsored by the New York University law school, Arberg said. Stevens suffered his stroke July 15, a few days after returning from the trip,

and died the next day. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were among those who visited the court to pay their respects. The two were greeted by Roberts and stood briefly before Stevens’ flagdraped casket as well as a portrait of Stevens. Stevens will be buried Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, just over the Potomac River from Washington. Stevens, who served in the Navy during World War II before going to law school at Northwestern University, will be laid to rest in a section of the cemetery where several justices are also buried. The funeral is private. A graveside ceremony will include Navy pallbearers, a bugler playing taps and a rifle salute. Stevens was nominated to the

court by President Gerald Ford in 1975. At first considered a centrist, Stevens came to be seen as a lion of liberalism. But Stevens himself rejected that characterization, describing himself as “pretty darn conservative.” Stevens’ view was that the court had shifted steadily to the right over the decades he was there, creating the illusion that he was moving leftward. Stevens’ casket was brought to the court Monday morning and placed in the court’s Great Hall, in front of the courtroom. Supreme Court police officers carried his casket up the court’s steps, which were lined with Stevens’ former law clerks. Stevens’ family members, some of them wearing Stevens’ signature neckwear, a bowtie, were also present. About 100 of Stevens’ clerks took turns standing watch over his casket as members of the public filtered by throughout the day. The group of men and women who started their careers working under Stevens includes several judges and lawyers who appear frequently before the Supreme Court.

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A portrait of the late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is displayed in the Great Hall of the U.S. Supreme Court, Monday, July 22, 2019, in Washington, as the former justice lies in repose at the court.

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HEALTH from page A1 erage. Under the prior State Health Plan, health care providers would not reveal service pricing or what they were charging, making it difficult to estimate current or future plan costs. Under the CPP, the state sets its own rates which are based on a percentage above what Medicare pays health care providers. “We have spent our entire time attacking the problem of secret contracts and higher costs,” Folwell said. According to the treasurer’s press release, North Carolina taxpayers spend more than $3.4 billion annually on health care for state and local government employees both active and retired. Taxpayers will save $166 million and plan members will save $34 million in reduced costs, the release stated. In addition to the increased average rates and reopened enrollment, Folwell wants to see the State Health Plan Board of Trustees create a new advisory board to recommend changes going forward. The State Health Plan hopes to form the committee as early as this fall. The new sign-up period and increased rates follow a spate of stenciled messages on sidewalks around Raleigh this month which said “720,000 voters want you to protect their healthcare. PassHB184.com.” H.B. 184 seeks to stop the Clear Pricing Project but has stalled in the Senate. The website address

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VOTER ID from page A1 passed last December was intentionally discriminatory and violated the state constitution. One judge said the law excluded government-issued IDs for public housing or benefits used disproportionately by black voters. Responding to the ruling, Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) called the result “a huge win for the people of North Carolina who delivered a clear mandate last fall that they want common-sense protections against voter fraud.” Berger also said that the ruling, which denied a request to block the implementation of the voter ID provisions, signaled that the court believed the claim that was

redirects to the North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA), which claimed responsibility for the messages but would not name the vendor they used. Mike Waldrum, Vidant Health CEO and chairman of the NCHA, found himself on the receiving end of this week of political attack on a website called MillionDollarMike.com. The website attacks Waldrum for his $1.2 million salary and accuses him and hospital executives of “milking millions” from the State Health Plan while putting more than 720,000 health plan members at risk. Attempts by NSJ to reach the NCHA for comment were unsuccessful. Affordable Healthcare for North Carolina runs the site and is a nonprofit offshoot specifically set up earlier this year by the State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC) to defend the Clear Pricing Project. SEANC has also recently criticized other major hospitals and providers, including WakeMed and Novant Health. “WakeMed made $1.2 billion according to their 2016 tax return, paid their CEO $1.3 million and has millions in an offshore bank account in the Cayman Islands,” said SEANC in a July 19 press release. SEANC attacked Novant for making “$4.5 billion in 2017,” paying their CEO “$3.4 million” and for having “$3 billion in unrestricted reserves” which is “more than double what the entire state has in the Rainy Day Fund!”

not dismissed was unlikely to succeed. “Today a bipartisan three judge panel denied an attempt by a group of liberal activists to delay implementation of voter ID which was approved by a majority of North Carolinians at the polls last November,” said Berger. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) issued a statement after the ruling saying that the “law accommodates all voters’ access to a secure ballot with commonsense standards already in place in most states.” While Republicans are hailing the ruling in Holmes v. Moore, a separate lawsuit by the state NAACP is still pending. Wake County Superior Court Judge

ALCOHOL from page A1 58-56 leaving patrons with the ability to buy two beer or wine drinks at a time, but only one liquor drink. The bill also allows the sale of alcohol at bingo games. While the legislation has not yet been signed into law by Cooper, Gunn said he “has heard nothing suggesting the governor doesn’t think it’s good policy” and believes Cooper will sign the bill shortly. S.B. 290 is only the latest piece of legislation this session affecting North Carolina’s growing alcoholic beverage industry. Earlier in the session, House Bill 389, which allows alcohol sales at public university athletic stadiums, was passed by a vote of 33-12 in the Senate and 88-25 in the House. It was then signed by Cooper on June 26. Prior to this legislation, public universities in North Carolina were not able to get permits to sell alcohol at any business on campus. H.B. 389 allows a school’s board of trustees to vote to allow the sale of alcohol at a “stadium, athletic facility, or arena on the campus or property of a public college or university.” Sale of alcohol at other on-campus vendors remains unlawful. “Every indication we have is that schools, and there are over 50 now, that have allowed alcohol sales have seen a reduction in alcohol-related incidents af-

Bryan Collins in February invalidated the voter ID amendment and an amendment to lower the cap on income tax rates when he found that the General Assembly “did not represent the people of North Carolina.” Legislative leaders have appealed that case to the Court of Appeals. In that case, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has asked the Court of Appeals to uphold the lower court ruling that struck down two state constitutional amendments approved by voters last year. Cooper’s brief says the Republican-dominated General Assembly that proposed the amendments was tainted by “widespread and serious” racial gerrymanders, so it didn’t truly represent North

ter selling it in the stadiums,” Gunn said. “It reduced binge drinking and the illegal carrying-in of alcohol.” House Bill 363, Craft Beer Distribution and Modernization Act, passed with bipartisan support as well with a 1048 vote in the House and a 38-3 vote in the Senate before being signed by Cooper on May 30. The bill increased the cap on how many barrels of beer North Carolina breweries were allowed to self-distribute before having to use the state’s “three-tier” beer distribution network. “Increasing the cap from 25,000 barrels to 50,000 will allow some of these brewers to grow and prosper while still keeping our three-tier system that’s been in place together,” Gunn said of H.B. 363. Another major alcohol reform bill is in the works as well. House Bill 971 seeks to replace “the state’s total monopoly on the sale of liquor with a system of permitting and taxation that’s modeled on the way wine and beer are sold,” according to a press release by primary sponsor Rep. Chuck McGrady (R-Henderson). H.B. 971 “would maintain the ABC Commission’s role in permitting and enforcement, [but] it leaves distribution and retail sales to the private sector,” the release said. The bill was debated in the House ABC Committee on Tuesday and has Republican and Democrat sponsors.

Carolina citizens. Agreeing with the state NAACP that initially sued, the brief says such an “illegitimate legislature” diminishes popular sovereignty. In mid-July, the state Supreme Court said the challenge won’t take the express lane to North Carolina’s highest court. Justices on the North Carolina Supreme Court said that they won’t hear the state NAACP’s lawsuit before the state Court of Appeals does. The Court of Appeals already has prevented Collins’s ruling from being implemented while it’s on appeal at the state’s second highest court. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

“Every indication we have is that schools, and there are over 50 now, that have allowed alcohol sales have seen a reduction in alcoholrelated incidents after selling it in the stadiums. ... It reduced binge drinking and the illegal carrying-in of alcohol.” Sen. Rick Gunn (R-Alamance)

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., addresses the NAACP convention, Monday, July 22, 2019, in Detroit.

Deal sealed on federal budget ensures no shutdown, no default The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump and congressional leaders have announced a critical debt and budget agreement that’s a victory for Washington pragmatists seeking to avoid political and economic tumult over the possibility of a government shutdown or first federal default. The deal, announced Monday by Trump on Twitter and in a statement by Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, will restore the government’s ability to borrow to pay its bills past next year’s elections and build upon recent large budget gains for both the Pentagon and domestic agencies. “I am pleased to announce that a deal has been struck,” Trump tweeted, saying there will be no “poison pills” added to follow-up legislation. “This was a real compromise in order to give another big victory to our Great Military and Vets!” The agreement is on a broad outline for $1.37 trillion in agency spending next year and slightly more in fiscal year 2021. It would mean a win for lawmakers eager to return Washington to a more predictable path amid political turmoil and polarization, defense hawks determined to cement big military increases and Democrats seeking to protect domestic programs. Nobody notched a big win, but both sides view it as better than a protracted battle this fall. Pelosi and Schumer said the deal “will enhance our national security and invest in middle class priorities that advance the health, financial security and well-being of the American people.” Top congressional GOP leaders issued more restrained statements stressing that the deal is a flawed but achievable outcome of a government in which Pelosi wields considerable power. “While this deal is not perfect, compromise is necessary in divided government,” said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. However, it also comes as budget deficits are rising to $1 trillion

levels despite the thriving economy and three rounds of annual Trump budget proposals promising to crack down on the domestic programs. It ignores warnings from deficit and debt experts who say the nation’s fiscal future is unsustainable and will eventually drag down the economy. “This agreement is a total abdication of fiscal responsibility by Congress and the president,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a Washington advocacy group. “It may end up being the worst budget agreement in our nation’s history, proposed at a time when our fiscal conditions are already precarious.” A push by the White House and House GOP forces for new offsetting spending cuts was largely jettisoned, though Pelosi, D-Calif., gave assurances about not seeking to use the follow-up spending bills as vehicles for aggressively liberal policy initiatives. The head of a large group of House GOP conservatives swung against the deal. “No new controls are put in place to constrain runaway spending, and a two-year suspension on the debt limit simply adds fuel to the fire,” said Republican Study Committee Chairman Mike Johnson, R-La. “With more than $22 trillion in debt, we simply cannot afford deals like this one.” Fights over Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall, other immigration-related issues and spending priorities will be rejoined on spending bills this fall that are likely to produce much the same result as current law. The House has passed most of its bills, using far higher levels for domestic spending. Senate measures will follow this fall, with levels reflecting the accord. At issue are two separate but pressing items on Washington’s must-do agenda: increasing the debt limit to avert a first-ever default on U.S. payments and acting to set overall spending limits and prevent $125 billion in automatic spending cuts from hitting the Pentagon and domestic agencies with 10% cuts

starting in January. The threat of the automatic cuts represents the last gasp of a failed 2011 budget and debt pact between former President Barack Obama and then-Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, that promised future spending and deficit cuts to cover a $2 trillion increase in the debt. But a bipartisan deficit “supercommittee” failed to deliver, and lawmakers were unwilling to live with the follow-up cuts to defense and domestic accounts. This is the fourth deal since 2013 to reverse those cuts. The pact would defuse the debt limit issue for two years, meaning that Trump or his Democratic successor would not have to confront the politically difficult issue until well into 2021. Washington’s arcane budget rules give each side a way to paint the numbers favorably. Generally speaking, the deal would lock in place big increases won by both sides in a 2018 pact driven by the demands of GOP defense hawks and award future increases consistent with low inflation. Pelosi and Schumer claimed rough parity between increases for defense and nondefense programs, but the veteran negotiator retreated on her push for a special carveout for a newly reauthorized program for veterans utilizing private sector health care providers. Instead non-defense spending increases would exceed increases for the military by $10 billion over the deal’s two-year duration. The results are likely to displease some on both sides, especially Washington’s weakening deficit hawks and liberals demanding greater spending for progressive priorities. But Pelosi and McConnell have longtime histories with the Capitol’s appropriations process and have forged a powerful alliance to deliver prior spending and debt deals. The measure would first advance through the House this week and win the Senate’s endorsement next week before Congress takes its annual August recess. Legislation to prevent a government shutdown will follow in September.

NCDOT TO HOST A PUBLIC MEETING ON JULY 25TH FOR THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS OF IDLEWILD RD IN MECKLENBURG AND UNION COUNTIES.

STIP Project No. U-4913 The N.C. Department of Transportation proposes to widen Idlewild Road to a multi-lane, mediandivided roadway approximately 500 ft west of Barney Drive to Rockwell Drive, modify the existing I-485 interchange with a “Diverging Diamond” interchange (DDI), and construct a roundabout at the intersection of Idlewild Road and Stallings Road, in Mecklenburg and Union Counties. The purpose of this project is to provide additional traffic carrying capacity along Idlewild Road, provide accommodations for bicycles and pedestrians, and provide improvements for the intersections at Stallings Road, Steven Mills Road, and the I-485 interchange.

By Jessica Gresko The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former Marine who deployed twice to Afghanistan. A patent law professor. A woman who’s blind. Two Rhodes scholars. They’re among the lawyers starting work this summer as law clerks at the United States Supreme Court. The group of 16 women and 23 men hired by the justices were already on paths to become leading judges, professors and Supreme Court advocates. The one-year clerkship will cement their high-profile status. “I think clerking on this court affects everybody’s career who does it. ... You put it on your resume and all of a sudden, doors open, sometimes justifiably so and sometimes not,” Justice Elena Kagan has said. She should know. Kagan, who clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall, is one of five current justices who was once a Supreme Court clerk. So was Chief Justice John Roberts. Justices Stephen Breyer, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh also clerked. Justices hire four clerks annually; retired justices hire one. The clerks review potential cases, help their justice prepare for arguments, conduct research and write draft opinions. Scholars disagree about how much influence the clerks have. But what is clear is that while the justices are the public face of the court, the clerks are their behind-the-scenes assistants who help the place run. Clerks generally decline to give interviews until after their clerkships are over. Even then, they are careful about what they will say. For their work, they’re paid about $83,000. When they’re done, law firms have recently been offering bonuses of $400,000 to clerks who join them. This year’s clerk group is not without some controversy. One Kavanaugh clerk is Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, whose mother, Yale law professor Amy Chua, wrote a Wall Street Journal article praising Kavanaugh as a mentor to women following his nomination. The article came out before Kavanaugh was accused of a sexual assault alleged to have happened decades ago; he denied the accusation. Chua’s article was criticized as self-serving given that her daughter already was in line to clerk for Kavanaugh before President Donald Trump nominated the federal appeals court judge. Another incoming clerk is Clayton Kozinski, who clerked for Kavanaugh at the appeals court and is now working for retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kozinski’s father, Alex Kozinski, retired abruptly in 2017 from the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals following accusations by women, in-

cluding former law clerks, that he had touched them inappropriately, made lewd comments and shown them pornography. Kozinski said at the time that many of the things being said about him were not true. Justices are looking for different things in their clerks. Top academic credentials are a must. Half the group this year attended law school at Harvard or Yale. Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said she wants clerks “committed to making a contribution to the world.” Kavanaugh, during his confirmation hearing last year, highlighted his record of hiring female and minority clerks as an appeals court judge. His first group of Supreme Court clerks was all women, a court first. “There’s all sorts of quirky reasons to explain choices,” said law professor Todd Peppers, who wrote a book about clerking and noted that Chief Justice William Rehnquist liked clerks who played tennis. Justice John Marshall Harlan II preferred golfers. While most clerks are relatively recent law school graduates, two Breyer and two Gorsuch clerks are older. One Gorsuch clerk is Notre Dame law professor Stephen Yelderman, who clerked for Gorsuch when Gorsuch was an appeals court judge. The clerks have accomplishments beyond academics. Kagan clerk Jordan Bock rowed at Harvard, where she studied physics, astrophysics and government. Roberts clerk Joseph Falvey served in the Marines. Megan Braun, another Roberts clerk, played college water polo and was a Rhodes scholar. Mark Jia, retired Justice David Souter’s clerk, was also a Rhodes scholar. Like other clerks for retired justices, he’ll also help a current justice. Justice Clarence Thomas has said he likes to have clerks who come from different parts of the country and from modest backgrounds. He tends to hire clerks who share his conservative legal philosophy. Among his hires this year is Notre Dame graduate Laura Wolk, who lost her eyesight to retinal cancer as a child. Wolk, only the second blind person to clerk at the court, seems to share with Thomas a passionate opposition to abortion. Thomas this year likened abortion to eugenics. Wolk has said that “even the most severely disabled” can teach others “about what it means to be human.” Thomas also chose for his team this year James “Matt” Rice, a law school graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. A catcher at Western Kentucky, he was picked 1,525th — dead last — in the 2010 major league draft but returned to school for his senior year. He signed with Tampa Bay after being chosen in the ninth round the next year and then played two summers in the minor leagues.

The meeting will be held at Poplin Elementary School at 5627 Poplin Road, Indian Trail, on Thursday July 25th 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please note that there will not be a formal presentation. At the meeting NCDOT representatives will display maps and be available to answer questions and receive comments. Comments and information received will be taken into consideration as work on the project develops. Written comments or questions can also be submitted at the meeting or may be done by phone, email or mail no later than August 8th. As information becomes available, it may be viewed at the U-4913 project website: https://publicinput.com/Idlewild-widening For additional information contact: NCDOT Project Consultant, James Voso, PE, Project Engineer (Mattern & Craig) by phone at (828) 2542201 or via email at jbvoso@matternandcraig.com or Carl Gibilaro, Project Manager, NCDOT Division 10, by mail at 716 W. Main Street, Albemarle, NC 28001 by phone at (980) 229-4091, or via email at cgibilaro@ncdot.gov. NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this workshop. Anyone requiring special services should contact Kayla Weber by phone at (919) 707-6061 or by email at knweber@ncdot.gov as early as possible so that arrangements can be made. BRUCE NEWMAN/THE OXFORD EAGLE VIA AP

Persons who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494.

Aquellas personas que no hablan inglés, o tienen limitaciones para leer, hablar o entender inglés, podrían recibir servicios de interpretación si los solicitan antes de la reunión llamando al 1-800-481-6494.

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Buncombe County A Valvoline Instant Oil Change center in Asheville has fired a worker over an invoice that called a customer “poka honas,” an apparent reference to Pocahontas. The business’s invoice shows the customer’s address as Raccoon Trail, a street that doesn’t exist in Asheville. The invoice was posted on social media by a friend, who said the customer is a person of color. A Valvoline spokesman said the service center immediately fired the worker and apologized to the customer. AP

Cherokee County A large number of totes filled with documents were sent to be shredded by Cherokee County Department of Social Services, despite the fact that the organization had been ordered to preserve records related to a federal lawsuit and state investigation into illegal seizures of children. The shredding effort peaked last summer, months after the former DSS director had been suspended and the investigation started. WLOS

Greensboro police unveil new policy on police chases

Randolph County Officials at the North Carolina Zoo say a worker was killed after falling from a tree during a rescue drill. The state Department of Labor says the zoo worker was an arborist participating in the aerial drill on Thursday when the worker fell approximately 30 feet from the tree. No further details were available. Zoo officials say no animals were involved in the incident, and the zoo closed to visitors three hours early on Thursday afternoon. AP

Haywood County A 10-month-old baby was hospitalized with cardiac arrest earlier this month and declared dead later in the day. Law enforcement and medical personnel both reported that the baby had several injuries. Authorities have declared the death suspicious, and Haywood County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating. The medical examiner will perform an autopsy.

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EAST Kids seeking candy trapped in store by sex offender Carteret County A sex offender working at a Newport convenience store is accused of locking children inside the shop and robbing them. Two children entered the shop last weekend to buy candy and were trapped by 60-yearold Hector Sanchez, a registered sex offender from California. Sanchez allegedly told police he locked up because he was closing but then refused to let them leave. One of the kids called their mom, who alerted police. Sanchez eventually released the children and was arrested on charges including kidnapping and failing to register as a sex offender. AP

Woman arrested in death of 4-month-old

Guilford County The Guilford County Sheriff has developed a new policy for handing police chases. The new policy bars deputies from engaging in pursuits involving simple, nonviolent misdemeanors such as shoplifting. A deputy could initiate a chase if a person is considered violent. The change stems from a police chase in September 2017 that began with a report of a stolen car. A chase reached speeds of 130 mph before crashing into another car. Five people were killed. AP

Wake County Authorities say a disgruntled employee drove her car through a Massage Envy spa in Raleigh. Nobody was seriously injured when a woman allegedly plowed through the storefront, shattering the glass and creating a massive hole. A Massage Envy worker called police before the crash and said an employee was upset and trashed the store. No arrests have been made and the incident was being investigated.

Baby’s death ruled suspicious

CHARLOTTE — The North Carolina Democrat in a U.S. House special election is proposing ways he thinks the government can improve access and affordability in the country’s health care system. Dan McCready argued Tuesday at a press conference for keeping the Affordable Care Act and expanding Medicaid in North Carolina. Discussing the contrasts between himself and opponent Sen. Dan Bishop (R-Meck.), McCready said, “There’s no issue in this

Zoo worker dies in fall

Rutherford County A wanted Tiki bar cook tried to flee authorities by swimming away in the Rocky Broad River but was caught by officers waiting downstream. Lake Lure Police say 38-year-old Jesse Lee Boyd was wanted by U.S. Marshals on forgery/counterfeiting warrants in Iowa. Investigators planned to arrest him at the management office of the Geneva Riverside Tiki Bar. But Boyd was warned as he walked to the office and fled on foot before dashing into the Rocky Broad River. Officers positioned themselves downstream along the banks, and Boyd eventually gave himself up.

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Iredell County Statesville police charged a woman with second-degree murder in the death of her 4-month-old child. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said 34-year-old Erika Renee Altamirano of Statesville is also charged with felony child abuse. An investigation began after a child was hospitalized on June 27 with what doctors called a significant skull fracture and other injuries. Campbell says doctors determined that the infant’s injuries were consistent with nonaccidental trauma. The child died at a Winston-Salem hospital on July 4. AP

Woman injured, dog killed in attack by neighbor’s dog Camden County An 82-year-old woman walking her dog was attacked by a neighbor’s German Shepherd earlier this month. Salie Barbara Ames was treated for a bite on the hand while defending her pet. Her dog, a smaller mixed breed, was killed in the attack. The dog was quarantined for 10 days but has been returned to the owner. Ames is pressing criminal charges. WAVY

sharing driver. The measure now heads back to the House for review of Senate changes and is on the House calendar for Wednesday. Those changes include raising the minimum age for drivers from 19 to 21, increasing the punishment for assaulting a driver and expanding the size of the identifying logo that drivers must display for riders. Starting next year, a driver’s company logo also would have to be seen clearly day and night.

McCready wants to keep Obamacare, expand Medicaid

The Terpsichorean Club of Raleigh has announced invitations to the 93rd annual North Carolina Debutante Ball. The event will be held in Raleigh on Sept. 5, 6 and 7. The Terpsichorean Club, comprised of young gentlemen from the Raleigh area, was formed in the 1920s to sponsor an annual statewide Debutante Ball. The Ball has been held every year since 1923 with the exception of the World War II years. Young ladies are selected by more than 200 nominators from Murphy to Manteo. This year’s debutante class includes 186 women from as far west as Shelby and east as Kitty Hawk. This week’s map shows the home counties of the N.C. Debutantes. You can see the full list of debutantes on A8.

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RALEIGH — North Carolina legislators are nearing new requirements for drivers of ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft in reaction to the death of a university student in South Carolina who police say climbed into a car driven by an impersonator. The state Senate on Monday voted 45-0 for a package of requirements that include making it a crime to impersonate a ride-

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175 pounds of cocaine, millions of dollars seized in drug bust Halifax County Agents from the DEA and sheriff’s offices from Durham, Franklin, Wake, Nash, Orange and Halifax counties, as well as police from Raleigh, Garner and Apex, combined for a massive drug raid operation in Halifax. Officers seized 176 pounds of cocaine, worth $2.8 million, and about $2 million in cash. Two people were arrested and face federal charges. CBS 17

Drunk woman allegedly spits on deputy Onslow County Richlands police say they arrested a woman for drunkenly assaulting and shouting racial slurs, as well as spitting on a deputy taking her into custody. The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office charged 50-year-old Rachel Elizabeth Erdman with felony malicious conduct by a prisoner, misdemeanor intoxicated and disruptive behavior and misdemeanor resisting a public officer. Erdman was “extremely intoxicated” and fighting with her spouse and others trying to calm her. Erdman shouted curse words and racial slurs at police before kicking at the vehicle transporting her and spitting on a deputy.

race where the difference between us is clearer or more important,” saying Bishop “blocked Medicaid expansion” in the state. The candidate went on to discuss what he called “commonsense and non-partisan initiatives” related to healthcare. In addition to stating his case for Obamacare and Medicaid expansion, McCready also argued for “value-based” pricing instead of the “fee-for-service” model, saying he wants legislation that expands the use of a system that pays doctors and hospitals based on outcomes and quality rather than every procedure they perform.

Charlotte, host of GOP convention, condemns Trump’s comments The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — City leaders in Charlotte, set to host the 2020 Republican National Convention, have condemned recent comments by President Donald Trump as racist and xenophobic. According to the Associated Press, the Charlotte City Council voted 9-2 Monday to pass a resolution calling out specific tweets and comments by Trump. Trump tweeted this month that four

minority congresswomen should return to “the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” The comment targeted Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who immigrated to the U.S. decades ago. Trump supporters singled out Omar at a rally last week in Greenville, N.C., chanting “Send her back.”

North Carolinians expect quality, cost-effective care. So do we. Our health care system needs to change. Costs continue to rise, and navigating care can be frustrating and complex. This isn’t sustainable or acceptable. Blue Cross NC is taking concrete steps to achieve higher quality care that is more affordable and provides a better experience. And we’re getting closer to that goal every day. In one of the boldest moves to value-based care in the nation, we are changing how we pay for care by working with doctors and hospitals to hold each other accountable to patients’ overall health. But more work lies ahead. Find out more about what we’re doing and what it means for you at TodayWe.com/ValueBasedCare.

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EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL

A man walks into a $15/hour minimum wage restaurant in Seattle

How many people are going to be thrown out of work at thousands of Seattle establishments because it costs too much to pay people $15/hour when they can barely afford to pay them $7.25/ hour as it is?

WASHINGTON STATE in the summer is the place to be if you are from hot, sticky, humid North Carolina. So is Maine. The high at Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Forest last Friday was a chilly 49 degrees. Seattle never got above 70 while we were there. When we travel to moderate climes to escape such uncomfortable heat, we try to find great restaurants that serve simple food made very well. The Walrus and Carpenter in Seattle came highly recommended so we went. Seattle is one of the large cities that has mandated a $15/hour minimum wage for everyone who works in Seattle. While it might be a “cool” place to live in terms of lifestyle, ambiance and temperature, it might not be the “coolest” place to live if you are running a small business like a family restaurant. When the bill came, the following explanation was attached at the bottom about why there was a mandatory 20% “service charge” included in the bill. “The Walrus and the Carpenter distributes 58.75% (of the 20% service charge) as a gratuity to employees directly serving guests. 16.25% is distributed to employees not directly serving guests. … The remainder is retained by the house to provide living wages and benefits to employees.” Essentially, the city council of Seattle raised everyone’s restaurant bills by 20% to pay everyone the $15/hour minimum wage. On top of that, the fresh oysters cost up to $4 apiece. They were great, but for our money give us a bushel of fresh Harker’s Island North Carolina oysters instead. A conversation could have ensued between me and the waitstaff person but due to family considerations, such conversations have to be imagined instead: “So, tell me about this 20% service charge. Do you get it whether you are great at what you do or not?” “We split it between the people who prepare the

food and the people who serve it.” “So you might get $10 from our order tonight?” “Yes, that is about right.” “If we thought you were great and wanted to give you a 25% tip solely because you were such a great server and give you $25 alone, that would have to be paid on top of the mandatory 20% service charge, right?” “Right.” “How does that make you feel as a hard worker?” “Do you want another Rainier, sir?” “I got another question. These oysters are pretty danged expensive. I guess they have to be to cover the $15/hour minimum wage here in Seattle, huh?” “I don’t get your drift, mister.” “What happens to the less expensive restaurants where the total bill for dinner comes out to, say, $20 instead of $120? How do they pay the $15 minimum wage when 20% of their bill winds up being only $4? What if they can’t sell enough $20 dinners in an hour to be able to pay a waiter or waitress $15 for that hour of work?” “You are losing me, sir. I didn’t major in economics in college.” “You don’t have to. If a business can’t produce over $15/hour in revenue to cover the $15/hour minimum wage for each employee, they won’t stay in business. “How many people are going to be thrown out of work at thousands of Seattle establishments because it costs too much to pay people $15/hour when they can barely afford to pay them $7.25/ hour as it is? We just saw a totally automated McDonald’s in the Sea-Tac airport.” “It is what it is, sir.” “Not everywhere. We just got back from Kalaloch where the waitress said they don’t have a $15 minimum wage. ‘We have great weather, great views and great fish,’ she said. ‘Enjoy it. I do.’” PHOTO BY FRANK HILL “Maybe everyone will move to Kalaloch, then, sir.” A bill from the Walrus and the Carpenter “Maybe they will have to, ma’am. Maybe they restaurant in Seattle from the night of July 14, will have to.” 2019.

EDITORIAL | STACEY MATTHEWS

CNN’s questionable standards take center stage in selective labeling of political comments

Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how it is done.

IN THE AFTERMATH of controversial tweets President Donald Trump posted this month about Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), and Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), CNN’s Brian Stelter was livid. We must call this out for what it is, Stelter fumed in so many words. If Trump made comments that journalists at the network felt were “racist,” they were going to label them as such. He wasn’t talking about the opinion side, where you’d expect them. He was referring to the straight-news side, where you wouldn’t. Here’s what Trump tweeted: “So interesting to see “Progressive” Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run. “Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how it is done. These places need your help badly, you can’t leave fast enough.” Because the President told them to “go back” to where they came from (only one, Omar, is originally from another country), Stelter immediately concluded what he tweeted was “racist” in nature and responded accordingly. In his newsletter the following morning, Stelter decried “Trump’s racist tweetstorm” and said “his tweets were straight up racist. Did the news media accurately describe it that way?” he continued. “If telling Democratic congresswomen to ‘go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came’ isn’t racist, what is?” Stelter asked rhetorically, imploring other journalists, and even other news outlets, to follow his lead. Some did. Stelter, CNN’s chief media correspondent, has devoted a significant amount of time on this issue since, both on his social media feed and on the news network. Other straight-news reporters at the network such as Jake

Tapper have also characterized the tweets from Trump as “racist.” Doing this does readers a disservice because it doesn’t give them the option to form their own opinions on what was said. Instead of reporting “Democrats say Trump’s tweets are racist” or “Tweets Democrats condemn as racist,” CNN has taken away the qualifiers and is making that determination instead of allowing the reader to do so. Also, this type of definitive labeling of controversial political comments obliterates the line between straight-news reporting and opinion journalism, a line that the struggling news outlet was already crossing with regularity in other areas. Worse still for network, one thing is transparently obvious: It’s a standard they don’t, and won’t, hold themselves to when it comes to controversial comments made by Democrats. Omar and Tlaib both, for example, made numerous inflammatory statements earlier this year that Democrats and Republicans alike said were anti-Semitic. The two freshmen congresswomen engaged in dual loyalty tropes that have historically been considered anti-Semitic. Did CNN label them that way in their reporting? No. Instead, they reported that Tlaib and Omar, both Muslim-American congresswomen, were “changing the conversation” and “challenging the political status quo.” As to the comments themselves, CNN made sure to put qualifiers on them. Omar’s tweets were “condemned by both sides of the aisle as anti-Semitic,” they reported. Fox News’s media analyst Howard Kurtz, who is respected on both sides of the aisle, said in his analysis that “people are smart enough to make up their minds for themselves” about what politicians say. “I think news organizations need to be more cautious.” He’s right. CNN should respect their readers enough to let them draw their own conclusions. Sadly, they don’t. 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.

North State Journal for Wednesday, July 24, 2019

NUMBER OF THE DAY | SCOTT RASMUSSEN

54% of voters nationwide believe that President Trump is at least as ethical as most politicians.

FIFTY-FOUR PERCENT (54%) of voters nationwide believe that President Trump is at least as ethical as most politicians. A ScottRasmussen.com national survey found that those figures include 29% who believe the president is more ethical than most politicians and 25% who say his ethical standards are normal for a politician. Other data from the survey suggest that, when it comes to ethics, voters grade politicians on a

curve. While the majority believe the president is as ethical as most politicians, just 35% believe he is a good role model for young Americans. By way of comparison, 31% believe most members of Congress are good role models. Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics and technology for Ballotpedia.

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President Donald Trump takes the stage at Turning Point USA Teen Student Action Summit at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

COLUMN | MICHAEL BARONE

Both parties are misbehaving in line with their historic character

These incessant allegations of racism should strike Americans as absurd. There is less racism than at any time in the history of this nation that twice cast majorities of its votes for an African American president

THE AIR is thick with lamentations that our two political parties are tearing themselves — and the nation — to pieces. The Republican president has picked a Twitter fight with four Democratic freshman congresswomen, and the Democratic speaker has chosen to violate House rules to pick a fight with the president. Donald Trump’s conduct has been treated as unprecedented by Democrats and legacy media, as has Nancy Pelosi’s by Republicans and Trump supporters. That’s true in a trivial sense. Twitter didn’t exist before 2006; only seven current House members, not including Pelosi, were serving the last time a House speaker (Tip O’Neill) was called out (by Newt Gingrich) for violating House rules, in May 1984. Actually, there’s precedent aplenty. Both parties are behaving in line with their historic character, apparent since they were founded amidst swirling political controversies — the Democrats in 1828, the Republicans in 1854. The Republican Party was formed to oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act that allowed slavery in the territories. It immediately attracted a core constituency tilted toward New England Yankees and their descendants across the Midwest. Ever since, it has been centered on one core constituency of people who are regarded by themselves and others as typical Americans but by themselves are not a majority of the nation. The Democratic Party was formed to oppose the Second Bank of the United States and support Andrew Jackson, who won his second term with big majorities from southwestern frontiersmen and workers in burgeoning cities in New York and Pennsylvania. Ever since, it has been a coalition of divergent constituencies, capable of winning robust national majorities in favorable times but being fractiously fissiparous in others. Today the parties are behaving according to form. Voters identifying as Republicans express almost unanimous support of a president who won less than half the votes cast in 2016 primaries. That’s better than Ronald Reagan or the George Bushes typically did. This despite the fact Trump decries the war in Iraq and has broken sharply from those Republican presidents’ trade and immigration policies. On the surface, Democrats may seem united, too. House Democrats voted unanimously to violate House rules and pass a resolution denouncing Trump for a “racist” tweet. But however genuine their rage, this was obviously a diversionary tactic to cover up loud dissension in the ranks. In response to Pelosi’s dismissal of “the Squad” —first-term Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna

Pressley and Rashida Tlaib — as just four votes, their defenders have taken to calling Pelosi a “racist.” These incessant allegations of racism should strike Americans as absurd. There is less racism than at any time in the history of this nation that twice cast majorities of its votes for an African American president. Trump’s tweet was, as Fox News’ Brit Hume commented, “nativist, xenophobic, counterfactual and politically stupid.” But it doesn’t “meet the standard definition of racist, a word so recklessly flung around these days that its actual meaning is being lost.” It’s long been lost for many reporters, who delight in headlining the latest Squad antics. Pelosi obviously fears that this isn’t helpful if Democrats want to retain the House seats that gave them their majority — upscale districts whose white collegegraduate voters are repelled by Trump but aren’t eager for AOC’s “Green New Deal,” with its proposal to make airline travel obsolete, or the 70 percent tax rate Bernie Sanders has praised. Nevertheless, Democratic presidential candidates seem to disagree with Pelosi’s analysis. They have embraced, to the dismay of The New York Times’ Thomas Friedman, the abolition of private health insurance, free health care for illegal immigrants and decriminalization of illegal border crossing. In addition, they’re promising free college, forgiveness of college debt, ninth-month abortions and, as Julian Castro reminded anyone who was wondering, abortions for “someone in the trans community, a trans female.” These candidates fear attacks from one of the many constituency groups in the Democratic coalition — or, to put it more precisely, from their self-appointed Twitter spokespersons. Attacks from even one constituency — blacks, Latinos, gays, lesbians, transgender folk, feminists, greens; the list goes on and on — might torpedo their attempts to climb into the first or second tier (or, for former Vice President Joe Biden, his attempt to keep others out of them). For many in the media, the Squad’s and the groups’ issue positions sound nifty, and even their recent refusals to denounce antifa violence seem understandable. But will they prove attractive to the suburbanites Pelosi worries about or the blue-collar ancestral Democrats uncertain about voting again for Trump? Quite likely not. Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and longtime coauthor of “The Almanac of American Politics.”

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WALTER E. WILLIAMS

What’s most important? LET’S THINK about priorities. Say that you live in one of the dangerous high crime and poor schooling neighborhoods of cities like Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit or St. Louis. Which is most important to you: doing something about public safety and raising the quality of education or, as most black politicians do, focusing energies upon President Donald Trump and who among the 20 presidential contenders will lead the Democratic Party? The average American has no inkling about the horrible conditions in which many blacks live. Moreover, they wouldn’t begin to tolerate living under those conditions themselves. In Chicago, one person is shot every four hours and murdered every 18 hours. Similar crime statistics can be found in many predominantly black neighborhoods in Baltimore, Detroit, St. Louis and many other large cities. It’s not just an issue of public safety, for high crime has other devastating consequences. Crime lowers the value of property. We can see some of this when housing prices skyrocket in formerly high crime areas when large numbers of middleand upper-income people purchase formerly run-down properties and fix them up. This is called gentrification — wealthier, predominantly white, people move in to renovate and restore slum housing in inner cities, causing higher rental prices and forcing lowincome residents out. Also, as a result of gentrification, crime falls and neighborhood amenities increase. The high crime rates in many black neighborhoods have the full effect of outlawing economic growth and opportunities. Here’s a tiny example of the impact of crime on businesses. In low crime communities, supermarket managers may leave plants, fertilizer and other home and garden items outdoors, unattended and often overnight. If one even finds a supermarket in a high crime neighborhood, then that store must hire guards, and the manager cannot place items outside unguarded or near exits. They cannot use all the space that they lease, and hence they are less profitable. Who bears the ultimate cost of crime? If you said black people, you’re right. Black people must bear the expense to go to suburban shopping malls if they are to avoid the higher prices charged by mom and pop shops. In low crime neighborhoods, FedEx, UPS and other delivery companies routinely leave packages that contain valuable merchandise on a doorstep if no one is at home. That saves the expense of redelivery and saves recipients the expense of having to go pick up the packages. In high crime neighborhoods, delivery companies leaving packages at the door and supermarkets leaving goods outside unattended would be equivalent to economic suicide. Today’s level of lawlessness and insecurity in many black communities is a relatively new phenomenon. In the 1950s, ’40s, ’30s and earlier times, people didn’t bar their windows. Doors were often left unlocked. People didn’t go to bed to the sounds of gunshots. And black people didn’t experience anything like what’s experienced in Chicago and other cities such as one person being shot every four hours and murdered every 18 hours. The uninformed blame today’s chaos on discrimination and poverty. That doesn’t even pass the smell test, unless one wants to argue that historically there was less racial discrimination and poverty than today. Politicians who call for law and order are often viewed negatively, but poor people are more dependent on law and order than anyone else. In the face of high crime or social disorder, wealthier people can afford to purchase alarm systems, buy guard dogs, hire guards and, if things get completely out of hand, move to a gated community. These options are not available to poor people. The only protection poor people have is an orderly society. Ultimately, the solution to high crime rests with black people. Given the current political environment, it doesn’t benefit a black or white politician to take those steps necessary to crack down on lawlessness in black communities. That means black people must become intolerant of criminals making their lives living hell, even if it requires taking the law into their own hands. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.

North State Journal for Wednesday, July 24, 2019

NATION & WORLD India launches moon mission a week after it was aborted By Ashok Sharma The Associated Press NEW DELHI — India successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft to the far side of the moon Monday, a week after aborting the mission because of a technical problem. Scientists at the mission control center burst into applause as the rocket lifted off in clear weather as scheduled at 2:43 p.m. from Sriharikota in southern India. K. Sivan, head of India’s space agency, said the rocket successfully injected the spacecraft into orbit. The spacecraft — named Chandrayaan, the Sanskrit word for “moon craft” — is scheduled to land on the lunar south pole in September and send a rover to explore water deposits confirmed by a previous mission that orbited the moon. If India did manage the soft landing, it would be only the fourth to do so, following the U.S., Russia and China. India’s first moon mission orbited the moon in 2008 and helped confirm the presence of water. The country plans to send its first manned spaceflight by 2022. India’s launch coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission this month. It came at a time when the world’s biggest space agencies are returning their gaze to the moon, seen as an ideal testing ground for technologies required for deep space exploration, and with the confirmed discovery of water, as a possible pit stop along the way. The U.S. is working to send a manned spacecraft to the moon’s south pole by 2024. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country’s lunar program will get a substantial boost, writing on Twitter that the country’s existing knowledge of the moon “will be significantly enhanced.” Sivan said at a news conference that the successful launch of the spacecraft was the “beginning of India’s historic journey” to the moon. The launch of the $141 million moon mission a week earlier was called off less than an hour before liftoff because of a “technical snag.” Media reports said the launch was aborted after scientists from the Indian Space Research Organization identified a leak while filling helium in the rocket’s cryogenic engine. The space agency neither confirmed nor denied the reports, saying instead that the problem had been identified and corrected. The spacecraft that launched Monday is carrying an orbiter, lander and rover that will move around on the lunar surface for 14 Earth days. It will take around 47 days to travel before landing on the moon. India put a satellite into orbit around Mars in the nation’s first interplanetary mission in 2013 and 2014. With India poised to become the world’s fifth-largest economy, Modi’s ardently nationalist government is eager to show off the country’s prowess in security and technology. India successfully test-fired an anti-satellite weapon in March, which Modi said demonstrated the country’s capacity as a space power alongside the United States, Russia and China.

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This photo released by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shows its Geosynchronous Satellite launch Vehicle (GSLV) MkIII carrying Chandrayaan-2 lift off from Satish Dhawan Space center in Sriharikota, India, Monday, July 22, 2019.

Mexico, US to launch plan against arms smuggling at border The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government said Monday it has reached agreement with the United States for a joint operation to combat gun smuggling along the U.S. border after seeing a spike in the number of illegal firearms detected. Seizures of assault rifles in Mexico are up 122% so far this year. Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Mexico’s military would coordinate with U.S. authorities to launch antigun-smuggling operations in five Mexican border cities — Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa and Matamoros. He implied that U.S. authorities would coordinate by cracking down on smuggling in the corresponding cities on the U.S. side. Many of the firearms seized by police in Mexico have come from the United States. The announcement comes after Sunday’s meeting between Ebrard and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Ebrard also said Mexico had proposed the two countries undertake a joint effort to identify and seize the assets of convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán. Many Mexicans fear their country will lose money that belongs to Mexico after a U.S. court ordered Guzmán to

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Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard holds the microphone to his mouth as he gives a press conference about new U.S. restrictions on asylum seekers in Mexico City, Monday, July 15, 2019. pay $12.6 billion as part of the life sentence announced Wednesday. Ebrard said “the aim is that the assets of this criminal organization be recovered for the Mexican government.”

He said Pompeo “was very favorable to it, so that in the next few days we should be able to make very rapid progress on this strategic objective.” Few experts believe either

country will ever be able to find anything approaching $12.6 billion in assets. The amount was calculated on the price of the amount of drugs Guzman’s Sinaloa cartel smuggled into the United States over the course of years. Ebrard said some of the money is probably in the U.S. and some in Mexico. Ebrard said Mexico had presented evidence it had reduced the flow of Central American migrants through Mexican territory by about 36 percent between January and early July. The United States had threatened to impose tariffs within 90 days on Mexican products unless the country did more to halt the flow of migrants. Sunday’s meeting was the halfway mark evaluation of the progress Mexico has made over 45 days. Ebrard said he was confident Mexico could avoid the imposition of tariffs, while resisting U.S. pressure to sign a “safe third country” agreement with Washington that would require migrants to apply for asylum in Mexico rather than in the U.S. “We are not going to change our position, which is to say, we do not agree and we are not going to start negotiations on this,” Ebrard said of the “safe third country” proposal.

New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s path to power finally pays off By Jill Lawless The Associated Press LONDON — Boris Johnson aspires to be a modern-day Winston Churchill. Critics fear he’s a British Donald Trump. Johnson won the contest to lead the governing Conservative Party on Tuesday, and is set to become Britain’s prime minister on Wednesday. Like revered World War II leader Churchill, Johnson aims to turn a national crisis — in this case Brexit — into a triumph. Like Trump, he gained his country’s top political office by deploying celebrity, clowning, provocation and a loose relationship with the truth. “He’s a different kind of a guy, but they say I’m a different kind of a guy, too,” Trump said approvingly last week. “We get along well.” Maintaining strong relations with the volatile Trump will be one of the new leader’s major challenges. So will negotiating Britain’s stalled exit from the European Union, the conundrum that brought down predecessor Theresa May. Blond, buoyant and buffoonish, the 55-year-old Johnson may be one of Britain’s most famous politicians, but in many ways he is a mystery. Johnson is now a strong believer of Brexit, but he famously agonized over the decision, writing two newspaper columns — one in favor of quitting the EU , one against — before throwing himself behind the “leave” campaign in Britain’s 2016 referendum over whether it should remain in the bloc. Johnson says he will lead Britain out of the EU on the scheduled date of Oct. 31, with or without a divorce deal. He says Britain should prepare intensely for leaving without an agreement, but insists the chances of it happening are “a million-to-one against.” Then again, he also once said he had as much chance of becoming Britain’s prime minister as of finding Elvis on Mars. Historian Max Hastings, Johnson’s former boss at the Daily Telegraph newspaper, has called him “a man of remarkable

gifts, flawed by an absence of conscience, principle or scruple.” Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson was born in New York in 1964, the eldest child of a closeknit, extroverted and fiercely competitive upper middle-class British family. His forebears include Turkish journalist and government minister Ali Kemal, one of Johnson’s greatgrandfathers. His sister Rachel has said Johnson’s childhood ambition was to be “world king.” Johnson attended elite boarding school Eton College, where he began to use his middle name, Boris — his family called him Al — and cultivated the stillfamiliar image of a quick-witted, slightly shambolic entertainer able to succeed without visibly trying very hard. At Oxford University, he was president of the Oxford Union debating society, and a member of the Bullingdon Club, a raucous drinking-and-dining society notorious for drunken vandalism. After university, Johnson became a journalist. He survived being fired from The Times newspaper for making up a quote to become Brussels correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. He specialized in exaggerated yarns about the EU’s dastardly plans to truss Britain in red tape. The Brussels officials who now have to deal with Prime Minister Johnson have not forgotten his role in demonizing the EU. Johnson biographer Sonia Purnell, who worked with him at the Telegraph, said he had “a talent for self-promotion and an obsession with power that marked him out.” Then came a stint as editor of conservative-leaning newsmagazine, The Spectator, frequent television appearances and, simultaneously, election as a member of Parliament. Stumbles and setbacks were frequent, but quickly overcome. In the 1990s, Johnson shrugged off a leaked recording in which he promised to give a friend, Darius Guppy, the name of a journalist that Guppy wanted beaten up. Later he was fired from a senior Conservative post for lying about an extramarital affair. He bounced back, just as he has done when called out for

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Boris Johnson walks to the stage, as rival Jeremy Hunt looks on after the announcement of the result in the ballot for the new Conservative party leader, in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2019. offensive words and phrases. Johnson has called Papua New Guineans cannibals, claimed that “part-Kenyan” Barack Obama had an ancestral dislike of Britain and last year compared Muslim women who wear face-covering veils to “letter boxes.” Johnson has dismissed such comments as jokes or plain-speaking, or accused journalists of distorting his words. In 2008, he was elected mayor of London, becoming a cheerful global ambassador for the city — an image exemplified when he got stuck on a zip wire during the 2012 London Olympics, waving Union Jacks as he dangled in mid-air. Critics blasted his backing for vanity projects including a littleused cable car, an unrealized “Boris Island” airport and a never-built “garden bridge” over the River Thames. In 2016, his energy, and popularity — and, critics say, mendacity — played a key role in the EU referendum campaign. Opponents have never forgiven him for the claim that Britain sends the EU 350 million pounds ($440 million) a week, money that could instead be spent on the U.K.’s health service. Britain’s net contribution was about half that much. After the country’s surprise vote to leave the EU toppled Prime Minister David Cameron, Johnson looked set to succeed him. But he dropped out of the race after a key ally, Michael Gove, decided to run against him. May won the contest and made Johnson foreign secretary. His two years in the job were studded with missteps. He was recorded saying that a violence-torn Libyan city could become a tourism hub

once authorities “clear the dead bodies away,” and worsened the plight of a British-Iranian woman detained in Tehran by repeating an incorrect Iranian allegation that she was a journalist. In July 2018, Johnson quit the government over his opposition to May’s Brexit blueprint, and became Britain’s Brexiteer-inchief, arguing that leaving the EU would be easy if the country just showed more “can-do spirit.” Many Conservative Party members have chosen to believe him. They see Johnson as a politician who can deliver Brexit, win over floating voters and defeat rival parties on both the left and the right. Critics say he is a Trumplike populist, who uses phrases designed to push buttons among bigoted supporters. In policies and style, Trump and Johnson have plenty of differences. Johnson’s championing of “global Britain” contrasts with Trump’s “America First” stance, and the British leader is self-deprecating where Trump is bombastic. But, like Trump, Johnson is loved by supporters for what they regard as his authenticity — whether or not it is genuine. They forgive his missteps and his messy personal life. This week Johnson is due to achieve the dream of a lifetime by moving in to 10 Downing St. Observers warn that it may be a shock. “Working a crowd is very different from working a government,” historian Peter Hennessy told the BBC. “He’s a remarkable attack journalist, he’s a kind of written version of a shock jock, I’ve always thought. And you can’t govern that way.”

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019

SPORTS

The ACC Network’s launch is fast-approaching, B4

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North Carolina coach Mack Brown returns to Chapel Hill to try and rebuild the Tar Heels after back-to-back nine-loss seasons led to the firing of Larry Fedora.

Tar Heels, Brown ready to get to work

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Clemson picked to win 5th straight ACC title Greensboro Reigning national champion Clemson is the heavy favorite to win a fifth straight Atlantic Coast Conference championship. The league said Monday that the Tigers earned 170 of 173 votes from media members at last week’s preseason media days. Syracuse, Clemson’s likely top challenger in the Atlantic Division after a 10-win season, earned two votes while Virginia earned one as the Coastal Division favorite. NC State was picked fourth in the Atlantic, just behind Florida State and ahead of Boston College, Wake Forest and Louisville. In the Coastal, Miami was picked second, followed by Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Duke, North Carolina and Georgia Tech. Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was picked as preseason Player of the Year, and just one player from a North Carolina school — Duke all-purpose back Deon Jackson — was named to the preseason All-ACC team. Nearly half of the players (13 of 27) named to the first team are from Clemson, including eight of 13 on offense.

NHL

Hurricanes, McGinn agree on 2-year, $4.2M deal Raleigh The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to a two-year, $4.2 million contract with Brock McGinn on Saturday, avoiding arbitration. In the deal announced Saturday, the 25-year-old forward will earn $1.9 million next year and $2.3 million for the 2020‑21 season. Team president and general manager Don Waddell says the team is “relieved to have this settled.” McGinn had 10 goals and 16 assists last year in the regular season, then two goals and four assists during Carolina’s playoff run to the Eastern Conference Finals. McGinn made a pair of clinching plays for the Hurricanes in Game 7 of their first-round series against Washington. He dove into the crease to knock away a loose puck late in the third period, followed by his doubleovertime goal to win it.

Facilities improvements and talk of turning around the program will now make way for the task of improving on the field GERRY BROOME | AP PHOTO

A newly signed law allows state colleges to sell alcohol at sporting events, including NC State’s Carter-Finley Stadium.

NC State’s Carter-Finley Stadium has become notorious for the halftime pass out, a practice that, surprisingly, has nothing to do with the effects of alcohol consumption. Fans at Carter-Finley are allowed to leave the stadium at halftime, to continue their pregame tailgating in the parking lot, then return to their seats for the second half. The problem is that large numbers of fans were slow to return to the stands, if they ever came back at all.

CHARLOTTE — Before Mack Brown could start thinking about winning football games in his return to North Carolina, the new/old Tar Heels coach first had to win over his players. The process began the moment he walked through the door at Kenan Stadium because of the national championship he won at Texas and the success he achieved in his first tenure in Chapel Hill two decades ago. If there were any lingering doubts, Brown erased them by soliciting the players’ opinions on subjects ranging from their training table menus to the redesign of their new locker room, lounge and weight room facilities, then following through on their suggestions. “The first difficulty is to get the players to trust you because they just lost their coach,” said the Hall of Fame coach, who most recently has worked as a television analyst for ESPN. “They have had two tough seasons and here comes this new guy who has been out of coaching for five years. “Some people questioned whether he is too old or should he be back. And you walk into a group of faces that have a void. So you’ve got to get them to buyin. You’ve got to communicate with them. Then the trust and respect has to build up. I think we’ve got all that. I really think we are in good shape there.” Brown has also made an immediate impact on the recruiting front, compiling a nationally ranked class right out of the gate. But now comes the hard part. For all the changes that have been made since the end of last season, including the installation of artificial turf at Kenan, the most difficult transition facing Brown and his staff will be establishing a new mindset among a group of players coming off two straight nine-loss seasons under Brown’s predecessor, Larry Fedora. The task of doing is made all the more difficult because of a killer schedule that features a season-opening test against South Carolina in Charlotte, followed by games against Miami, Wake Forest, Appalachian State and defending national champion Clemson — all within the first five weeks. It’s a gauntlet that will require Brown to transition from the role of lovable grandfather to demanding old coach once preseason preparations begin with the opening of camp next week. “They’ve done everything we’ve asked them to do since the day we showed up,” the 67-year-old coach said of his players last week at the ACC’s Football Kickoff media event. “The biggest difference now, and we’ve got to tell them this, is that in the spring, we weren’t really into who was playing and who wasn’t playing. “There will have to be some hard decisions now that have to be made, and there’s going to be some feelings hurt. They’re going to have to grow up and understand it.”

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See TAR HEELS, page B3

New alcohol law could improve game-day environment NC State, UNC both look for lure of beer to help bring in fans By Shawn Krest North State Journal CHARLOTTE — There could be a much higher energy level at college football games in North Carolina this year, regardless of what’s going on down on the field. Credit for that can go to H.B. 389, the bill passed over the summer and signed into law that permits public colleges and universities to sell beer and wine at athletic events. The practice had been outlawed, although private schools were allowed to sell alcohol at games. Wake Forest has sold alcohol in the stands since 2016, and spectators in Deacon Tower could buy drinks for two years prior to that. Duke, another private school, doesn’t allow alcohol sales in the general seating bowl at athletic events, and the school doesn’t appear to be considering a change to that policy in the near future. No firm plans have been announced yet, but NC State and UNC seem to be looking at ways to include alcohol as part of their concessions offerings this season. While, obviously, alcohol sales will create a new, potentially significant revenue stream at State and Carolina, the impact could

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal

“The culture of NC State, for whatever reason, is that people associate us with beer drinkers.” James Smith-Williams, NC State defensive lineman

be felt in other areas outside the bottom line. The addition of alcohol is expected to cause significant changes to the game-day experience at both Kenan and Carter-Finley Stadium. Establishing the pass out

“There will have to be some hard decisions now that have to be made, and there’s going to be some feelings hurt.” Mack Brown, UNC coach

North State Journal for Wednesday, July 24, 2019

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7.24.19

TRENDING

Tommy Sheppard: The Wizards removed the interim tag from the longtime NBA executive’s title, making him permanent general manager. Sheppard, a 25-year veteran of the NBA, had been serving as the Wizards’ interim GM after president Ernie Grunfeld was fired late in the regular season, overseeing the team’s draft and free agency. Desmond Harrison: The former Arizona Cardinals offensive tackle who was released this week has surrendered to police in Greensboro on Friday after a warrant was issued for his arrest on an assault charge. Police say the alleged assault was reported on Tuesday but provided no additional details of the incident. It’s not known if he has an attorney. The 25-yearold was claimed last month by the Cardinals after he was cut by the Cleveland Browns. Undrafted in 2017 after playing at West Georgia, Harrison also attended Texas, where he was suspended from the team several times. Peter McNamara: The Australian who won three Grand Slam doubles titles with countryman Paul McNamee and reached a career-high No. 7 in singles, has died. He was 64. He died at his home in Germany from prostate cancer. McNamara formed a long and successful partnership with McNamee — the pair dubbed the “Super Macs” in Australia — to win the Wimbledon doubles titles in 1980 and ’82 and the Australian Open title in 1979. McNamara also won five singles titles, but a knee injury effectively ended his playing career at age 28.

beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES

BOXING

Manny Pacquiao floored Keith Thurman early and persevered late to a split-decision victory Saturday night in Las Vegas , adding a third straight win to his late-career resurgence. Pacquiao (62-7-2) dropped the previously unbeaten Thurman (29-1) with a combination late in the first round, and he dominated the opening rounds with a combination of flair and power that recalled the incredible prime of the only eight-division champion in boxing history.

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“Bloody hell. Oh Lord.” Ron Rivera, to himself on Amazon’s “All or Nothing,” after having a heart-toheart talk with Devin Funchess following the receiver’s outburst at a practice last season.

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NHL

MLB

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“I don’t like Dabo Swinney, I love Dabo Swinney.” UNC coach Mack Brown on his Clemson counterpart. PRIME NUMBER

4 New football coaches in the ACC this season, including three in the Coastal Division. UNC’s Mack Brown returns for a second tour with the Tar Heels, and Manny Diaz (Miami) and Geoff Collins (Georgia Tech) join him in the Coastal. Former App State coach Scott Satterfield joins the Atlantic Division after being hired by Louisville.

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Right-hander Edwin Jackson has agreed to a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers, one of 14 teams he has already played for in his 17-year major league career, and will report to Triple-A Toledo. The former Durham Bull was 1-5 with an 11.12 ERA this season for Toronto, which released him Friday.

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Former Hurricanes player, coach and executive Ron Francis was last Thursday named general manager for the Seattle franchise coming to the NHL in 2021. Francis, who was demoted as GM and then fired by Carolina in 2018, ranks fifth all time in NHL scoring and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.

NBA

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Former Wake Forest star Tim Duncan is back with the San Antonio Spurs, this time as an assistant coach under Gregg Popovich. Duncan, the Spurs’ all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocked shots — and the only player to be on all five of San Antonio’s NBA championship teams — officially returned to the franchise Monday.

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North State Journal for Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Duke’s Harris adjusts to life as QB1

B3 “Quentin is brilliant, just plain and simple — brilliant.” David Cutcliffe, Duke coach

Senior got two starts last year, now he’s the starter By Shawn Krest North State Journal CHARLOTTE — Quentin Harris started two games for Duke last season. This year, he’s the starter. There’s a world of difference between the two. “I believe so,” the senior quarterback said. “I think as the starting quarterback, it’s definitely more indefinite. You have to string together multiple games. You have to prepare week in and week out. I felt pretty prepared to do that last year, since that’s something I’ve done my entire time as backup quarterback — keep that starter mentality.” Harris led the Blue Devils to two wins while Daniel Jones recovered from a collarbone injury last year. Stepping in and preparing like the starter, though, is a world away from the responsibilities of being the starter from day one. “I think there’s a bit of a difference now,” he said, “knowing you’re the guy, knowing you’ve got to prepare the entire week. You’ve got to be on top of your game, otherwise you give the opponent a chance to take advantage of you.” It also means making sure that the rest of the offense is preparing and ready to go on game day. “I think the big thing for me is to try to take a bigger leap, mentally,” he said. “A lot of my focus this offseason has been getting on the same page with my receivers, whether that’s watching film with them or just explaining to them what I saw on tape. Things like, ‘I think you can maybe run your routes to 14 yards instead of 12, or you can cut your split by a yard or two.’ That’s the next step, so we can operate as a well-oiled machine.” As David Cutcliffe said, Harris,

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Quarterback Quentin Harris has big shoes to fill in replacing Daniel Jones, who was selected sixth overall by the New York Giants in April’s NFL Draft. as next man up, would have been handed the reins of the team when Jones left a year early for the NFL. Instead, he took them himself. “I think hopefully I’ve taken the reins,” Harris said, “taken a more vocal leadership role. As I started to play more in a supplemental role the last couple seasons, took more leadership of the team, a more vocal standpoint. … Taking on a leadership role with the young guys. We have a couple freshmen that may end up playing for us this year, eventually. Just really taking

them under my wing, get them to understand how we want to run things offensively, running routes, building our timing. We’re on the same page. Take those guys under my wing, be there for them if they have any questions in transition.” Harris is doing exactly what Cutcliffe hoped he would when he found out he’d be facing the 2019 season, starting with a game against Alabama, without Jones. “The thing that Quentin Harris didn’t have to do,” Cutcliffe said, “he didn’t have to become a leader.

He’s been a leader in our program. If you just heard him speak, you realize what type of young man he is. He speaks volumes of the character in our program.” As for matching the on-field production of Jones, who threw for 8,201 yards and 52 touchdowns in three years with the Blue Devils, Cutcliffe seems to think Harris is up to the task. “Quentin is brilliant, just plain and simple — brilliant,” Cutcliffe said. “You can coach him intellectually. You can coach him. He un-

Wolfpack sticking with pass game despite uncertainty at quarterback Inexperienced passers won’t mean more emphasis on run

Touchdowns thrown over the last three years by graduated quarterback Ryan Finley

CHARLOTTE—With Ryan Finley taking snaps at quarterback, the NC State offense wasn’t that hard to plan. Give Finley the chance to make plays with his arm. “Our offense is built to be balanced, first of all,” coach Dave Doeren said, “but at the same time, I’m not going to just beat my head against the wall. We had three outstanding wide receivers last year. Ryan was one of the best throwers in the country. We took advantage of that.” Finley passed for at least 3,000 yards and 17 touchdowns each of the last three years, topping out last season with 3,928 and 25. Last year, State called more pass plays than runs for the first time since 2012, the year before Doeren arrived, and 69 percent of the team’s offense came by air. The year before Finley took over at quarterback, it was 51 percent, and 57 percent of the team’s play calls were runs. Run Pass plays plays 2015 57% 43% 2016 54% 46% 2017 51% 49% 2018 49% 51% Run Pass yardage yardage 2015 49% 51% 2016 37% 63% 2017 39% 61% 2018 31% 69% This year could be different. Finley is gone, drafted into the NFL. In his place are a three inexperienced quarterbacks battling for the starting job. Matt McKay: The sophomore took the pole position in spring ball, throwing for 182 yards and rushing for a touchdown in the Wolfpack’s spring game. He was 7-of-8 passing last year and rushed for 36 yards and a score in limited playing time behind Finley. “He’s been here the longest,”

TAR HEELS from page B1

By Shawn Krest North State Journal

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Matthew McKay (7) is one of three quarterbacks trying to succeed Ryan Finley as NC State’s starter. said offensive lineman Justin Witt. “He’s definitely one of the better leaders on offense on our team. I’m comfortable with him.” Bailey Hockman: The sophomore transfer from Florida State sat out last season but still seemed a bit behind in the offense in the spring game, although he showed flashes of brilliance, highlighted by a 61-yard scoring pass to Max Fisher. “Coming in from Florida State, he’s a great player, great personality,” said Witt, firmly staying in the neutral Switzerland role. “I feel comfortable with him out there.” Devin Leary: The redshirt freshman is likely the quarter-

back of the future. It’s just a question of if he’s ready to be the quarterback of the present. “He’s a great quarterback, great passer, throws a great ball,” Witt said. “He’s a great person, and I definitely feel comfortable with him.” While Doeren wasn’t ready to tip his hand on the starter, he was effusive in discussing Leary’s abilities. “Really excited about Devin,” he said of the four-star recruit from the class of 2018. “One of the best young passers, just true arm strength, that I’ve been around. … He’s going to be a really good player for us. He’s a big part of this competition.”

derstands what the concepts are and what we’re trying to do.” Harris made most of his plays on the ground while serving as Jones’ backup. That was a function of how he was used — primarily in goal-line and other short-yardage situations. His mobility doesn’t mean that he can’t pass, however, as he showed in his two-game stint as starter, throwing for three touchdowns in each game. “Definitely very confident in my abilities to pass,” he said. “I think our offensive game will continue to kind of thrive on a nice balanced approach. “Passing, I think, for me, it’s kind of getting more in-game reps with that, continuing to build rapport with the receivers. I think definitely it’s something I want to improve upon, the completion percentage. As I get more comfortable, as I kind of learn maybe how to dissect coverages in a certain way, get more familiarity with the plays that we’re running, I think that will naturally happen.” For Cutcliffe, the focus isn’t on where Harris still needs to learn — it’s on finding what he does best. “I think what we’re working on is trying to find what he believes in,” he said. “Ultimately what he has most confidence in what we’re going to do. We have a big ol’ wide array of offense, a lot of sets, a lot of pass concepts. What we want to do is zero in on what Quentin Harris believes in. So that’s really what we’re working on.” It’s something they didn’t do last year, when he started. Now that he’s the starter, it’s a different story entirely.

The question with Leary, and, for that matter, Hockman, is whether they’ll have the offense down to the point that it’s second nature, something McKay already seems to have accomplished. “I think what spring ball is for a guy at (Leary’s) age is his chance to show you where he’s at, what he knows,” Doeren said. “Then how does he take that information from the spring, which ended the first week in April for us, up until Aug. 1, and grow from that information? Because I think for all of our players, the less they’re thinking about what they have to do, the better they play. It takes reps to get them there. So Devin has now the opportunity to see if learning going from the spring to the fall, allows him to showcase that arm, so he’s not thinking about the offensive play, he’s thinking more about the defensive coverage or the blitz that’s coming at him. That will allow him to play faster.” Whoever ends up playing quarterback can expect to take on a large share of the offense. Doeren has no plans to move to a runheavy attack to help his young passers get up to speed. “We’ll see what we end up with this year,” he said. “I’m really excited about our young backs. … Our offense is trying, constantly evolving. One thing that does remain constant is I want to be a balanced football team. I want to run it when I want to run it, I want to throw it when I want to throw it, and be able to have the confidence that they can do both. I think if you get too one-sided to that, it gets really hard now to shift to the other when you need it in a football game.”

The most difficult decision Brown and his staff will have to make is at quarterback, where redshirt freshmen Jace Ruder and Cade Fortin and newcomer Sam Howell are all battling for the starting job. But that’s hardly the only position that’s up for grabs. Brown said he won’t hesitate to start untested youngsters over established veterans if he thinks they’re capable of being more productive. No fewer than 19 team members with eligibility remaining have already left the program since the end of last season because of transfer, medical issues and other reasons. Among those that stayed, offensive tackle Charlie Heck said that there’s a renewed sense of energy — much of which is a product of their optimistic new coach. “He’s exceeded all my expectations, and everybody’s on the team,” Heck said. “He brought an excitement to the team that I hadn’t seen before, not just only on the team but in the community. People are talking about Carolina football. That’s been really special to be a part of right now.”

“He’s exceeded all my expectations, and everybody’s on the team.” Charlie Heck, Duke offensive tackle Brown hasn’t been shy about his desire to return the Tar Heels to the glory they achieved before he left for Texas in 1997. UNC won 10 games in each of his final two seasons in Chapel Hill and was ranked as high as No. 4 in the nation. But despite the nostalgia that has been attached to his triumphant return, Brown said he’s more interested in looking ahead than behind as he begins taking care of what he refers to as unfinished business. That includes installing new wrinkles such as the “Air Raid Offense” and learning to have more fun than he did the first time around. Not to mention all the aesthetic changes he’s already brought about. “They need that,” Brown said. “They need to know that there’s change coming, especially since the last two years haven’t been what they want.”

North State Journal for Wednesday, July 24, 2019

ACC Network launch nears, TV deals still in the works

Claire Hofstra plays “Heroes of the Storm,” at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Hathaway Brown launched the country’s first varsity esports program at an all-girls school.

The conference used part of football media days to preview the new channel By Brett Friedlander North State Journal

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All-girls school becomes 1st in US with varsity esports Ohio private school has a 10-person team

By Jake Seiner The Associated Press AS A LIAISON at the U.S. Department of Education, J Collins watched as colleges by the dozen rolled out varsity esports programs, complete with scholarships, coaches and even some arenas. Collins had a gnawing concern: Gaming was beginning to have an impact on education, and at least anecdotally, the benefits were going largely toward male students. Now, Collins is on the ground attempting to solve a puzzle that’s perplexed an industry approaching $1 billion revenues — where are all the female gamers? Collins helped a private school near Cleveland, Ohio, become the first U.S. all-girls school to launch a varsity esports program during last school year. With Collins as coach, the 10-person team at Hathaway Brown competed against local schools and libraries, with players ranging from novices to avid gamers. The players reported many of the benefits associated with traditional sports — bonding, teamwork and improved confidence among them — and some say they might pursue college scholarships. Collins hopes the program can set an example for how high schools can attract more girl and gender minority gamers so they can take advantage of expanding opportunities at the university level. Collins has a background in game-based education and was the first to broach the topic of esports at the Department of Education late in President Barack Obama’s final term. Football became a go-to analogy — the sport has impacted high school and college education in major ways, with resources poured into aiding its almost exclusively male participants.

ALCOHOL from page B1 “Yes, its noticeable,” said Wolfpack defensive end James Smith-Williams. “You notice it from the opening kickoff to the second-half kickoff.” Since arriving at State five years ago, coach Dave Doeren has been an outspoken critic of pass-out policy, urging fans — to little or no avail — to be in their seats and cheering at the start of the second half. “Selfishly, absolutely, I would love to see everybody staying in there because it helps us win,” Doeren said. “At the end of the day, I think everybody would agree that’s our job here, is to win as many games as we can and do it right the right way, so our fans can enjoy it and, in my opinion, be a part of it, because that’s a strength for us.” The big lure of returning to the parking lots at halftime is, of course, getting the opportunity to imbibe. If fans can purchase alcohol inside the stadium, the hope is that they’ll remain in place and be there for the second half kickoff. “For them to be able to buy beer, if that’s important to them, have the opportunity to do that in the shade under the stands at halftime,” Doeren said. “I know there’s going to be a lot of different spots

Esports has already begun to spread in similar fashion. More than 100 colleges have varsity esports programs and more are joining each year, with many smaller schools using teams as recruiting tools. That expansion could open doors for students of all genders, especially since video games don’t have the same physical barriers as most traditional sports. “There was an imperative for us to be involved with it from an early outset, so that we could ensure there was equity across implementations,” Collins said. Collins found that collegiate esports teams were struggling to find non-male players. The same complaint kept coming up: Girls and women aren’t in esports because they don’t play video games. That didn’t jive with the data, which shows that 45% of gamers in the U.S. are female. “It got us thinking, maybe the problem isn’t that there aren’t girl gamers and gender minority gamers,” Collins said. “Maybe the problem is that they’re in different places than the esports teams are looking.” Collins suspects the trajectory for girls in gaming is similar to girls and gender minorities in STEM. Research shows many girls shy away from science, technology, engineering and math tracks around middle school due to “lack of role models, toxic culture and generally feeling like they don’t fit in in that world,” Collins said. League of Legends, the world’s most popular esport, fits a similar description. There are no women in its highest professional circuit, and its largely male player base has been criticized for its toxic reputation. After leaving the Department of Education to teach at Hathaway Brown last fall, Collins polled students, who reported enthusiastically playing games like Super Smash Bros., a fighting game from Nintendo, and Just Dance, a motion-based dance game. Hardly any were in-

45% Percentage of gamers in the United States who are female.

terested in League of Legends. “That got me thinking that maybe it wasn’t just the structure of some of these things,” Collins said. “Maybe it was the game selection.” Collins helped organize a league comprised of 10 schools and libraries from varying backgrounds, including rural, urban, underserved and all-girls. In order to attract a wider selection of students, a panel selected three games for the first year of the league. It settled on a sports game (Rocket League), a digital card game (Hearthstone), and a multiplayer online battle arena game (Heroes of the Storm) — not the games requested by female students, necessarily, but none with reputations similar to League of Legends, either. It’s a small but encouraging step to Collins, who is transgender and has felt alternately better connected and more isolated from people in their own life because of video games. Perhaps the most heartwarming takeaway from the first-year esports league for Collins was that the loudest complaint from students was they didn’t get enough interaction with kids from other schools. “I was stunned,” Collins said. “That’s pretty incredible. “Games can bring people together. They can just sit down and start playing together. That’s a beautiful thing. We need to make sure that the systems that we have in place encourage that instead of discourage that.”

CHARLOTTE — The long-awaited and much-anticipated debut of the ACC Network is only a month away. It’s an occasion of such consequence that John Swofford yielded a large segment of his Commissioner’s Forum during ACC Media Days in Charlotte last week — something he’s never done before — to allow those associated with the network to hype the 24-hour channel dedicated to coverage of the conference. Everything, including stateof-the-art production studios on each campus, is in place and ready to go online when the switch is officially flipped on Thursday, Aug. 29. The problem is, unless deals are signed with most major cable providers between now and then, a majority of viewers in the ACC’s geographic footprint will have a hard time seeing it. League officials are so concerned about the situation that they’ve taken to social media urging fans to demand their cable companies carry the new network. “Fan bases, their voices need to be heard,” Swofford said. “We count on them to demand of their carrier to take the ACC Network. I think this is must-see television quite frankly. It’s not just watching a game, it’s watching the Atlantic Coast Conference in every sport, in every way, from the inside-out and from the outside-in. “I’m very confident in the passion and the willingness and ability to express that passion at the right time with our fan bases.” DirecTV is currently the largest service provider to sign up for the ACC Network. Most of the others are direct-to-customer services such as Fios by Verizon, Google Fiber, Hulu and Playstation Vue. Although cable giants Cox, Comcast and Charter Spectrum, along with Dish Network continue to hold out, negotiations are ongoing and Swofford is confident they will eventually agree on deals. “I think as you get toward launch, the way distribution works, a lot of those deals happen at the midnight hour, so to speak,” said Swofford, who added that the ACC is concentrating only on content when it comes to the new network, leaving the contractual issues for broadcast partner ESPN. “What I will tell you is that we’re very confident that ESPN is the best in the world when it comes to distribution,” he said. “It’s all part of the Disney family. When you combine ESPN sports with what Disney does that is nonsports, that’s strong. I think we all understand that. That’s

“Let me tell you, this is going to be a quality product on every level.” Wes Durham, ACC Network host

one of the reasons that we feel so confident as this builds out with who we’re partnered with.” Even if deals with the nation’s biggest cable companies aren’t in place by the launch date, or more importantly by the first scheduled football game between defending national champion Clemson and Georgia Tech on Aug. 31, Swofford said that the ACC Network will still be available to anyone that wants to see it. “You’ll be able to get the ACC Network anywhere in the nation one way or another, whether it’s DirecTV, whether it’s Hulu that are already onboard,” Swofford said. “People will have an opportunity to change carriers if they’re not happy with their current one who is not carrying the ACC Network.” Success of the ACC Network is a vital part of the league’s effort to close the financial gap that currently exists between it and both the SEC and Big Ten, rival Power 5 conferences whose dedicated networks have been up and running for a number of years. To that end, the ACC has put together a star-studded lineup of personalities and analysts for its game coverage and studio programming. In addition to more than 1,300 live events involving the league’s 15 member schools in 27 sponsored sports, the ACC Network’s schedule will also include a daily talk show hosted by the duo of Wes Durham and Mark Packer and a two-hour football preview show every Friday night during the season. Other programming will include shows featuring the successful careers of legendary ACC coaches such as Florida State’s Bobby Bowden and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, and a behind-thescenes look into Clemson’s preparations for defending its football national championship. “Let me tell you, this is going to be a quality product on every level,” Durham said at the ACC’s Football Kickoff event last week. “The real secret sauce in this are the institutional facilities. I’ve had a chance to see a handful of them and they’re phenomenal. “There are always going to be little bumps in the road on takeoff. It’s just like flying a plane. Eventually you’ll find a smooth cruising altitude. Spending the last day or so with a lot of the people involved in this and everyone’s excitement level is high.”

where they can do that. Then be back in there for us.” “I want my fans to be in the stands the whole game, and I want them to enjoy the experience,” Smith-Williams said. “As long as they’re in the stands, I have no problem with that.” Come for the drinks, stay for the game Meanwhile at UNC, the problem hasn’t been getting people to return to their seats, it’s been filling them in the first place. While announced attendance numbers have been impressive, the stands have appeared embarrassingly empty at kickoff, and the stadium atmosphere has been close to nonexistent for some home games. “One thing we really need to improve on is our game-day atmosphere,” tackle Charlie Heck said. “If that will help, I’m all for it.” “We’ve got to get people in the seats,” new coach Mack Brown said. “We are selling more tickets, (but) they’ve got to show up. I heard, ‘I don’t want to be out there, it’s too hot.’ Well, all those players are out there, and they have gear on. I don’t want to hear it. If you want to win, you’ve got to show up and help us. And that’s important.”

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North Carolina football fans could be allowed to buy alcohol at Kenan Stadium as early as this season. UNC has offered alcohol sales in their luxury Blue Zone seats for several years. Allowing alcohol sales in the stands runs the risk of devaluing one of the perks of a Blue Zone seat, although Wake Forest hasn’t seemed to have any problem selling Deacon Tower seats since it made alcohol available to everyone.

Fan engagement key to winning Both schools are hoping alcohol can help give their respective stadiums more of a home-field advantage. While there are still safety and enforcement issues that will need to be resolved, it’s a safe bet that Tar Heel and Wolfpack fans

will have the option of purchasing adult beverages in the very near future. “The culture of NC State, for whatever reason, is that people associate us with beer drinkers,” said Smith-Williams. “That’s fine. I think our fans are excited to have alcohol in the stands. I’m sure all the fans in the state are excited.”

North State Journal for Wednesday, July 24, 2019

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PHOTOS COURTESY HYUNDAI

Hyundai aims high with new Palisade Luxurious family SUV checks all the boxes By Jordan Golson For the North State Journal ASHEVILLE — Americans are all about choice. Burger King or McDonald’s. Red Sox or Yankees. UNC or NC State. Coke or Pepsi. But every once in a while, a new choice comes along and threatens the status quo. Invariably, this is good news. More choice means more competition, and more competition means better stuff for us. And regardless of whether it’s Chick-fil-A coming to free us from the tyranny of Big Burger or a ludicrously talented women’s soccer team giving a divided country something wonderful to unite behind, there are always new challengers for our attention and our dollars. This is also true in the automotive world, where there is no shortage of options. Take the midsize SUV segment for example: there’s the Volkswagen Atlas, the Toyota Highlander, the Honda Pilot, the Ford Explorer, the Subaru As-

cent and several others. So there’s no shortage of choice but, as ever, there’s always room to improve. This brings us to the new Hyundai Palisade. The name, Hyundai’s marketing people told us, means fortress. It makes for a good name for a three-row SUV meant to be sold to safety-conscious Americans. It’s rare that I’ll drive a new car and walk away so impressed that I’ll simply say “that’s the one to buy.” But here we are. The Palisade checks all the boxes. Exterior styling is excellent. The front has presence, with unique styling including what Hyundai calls “alligator eye” daytime running lamps and a very impressive front grill. It reminds me somewhat of a cross between an Audi and a Range Rover in a good way. It feels luxurious, and when we parked it in front of the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Asheville, it looked right at home in between a Porsche and a Tesla. The interior is luxurious and comfortable as well, particularly in the top-tier Limited trim that I drove. It clocks in at $47,000 fully loaded, though aside from the three main trim levels, Hyund-

ai doesn’t give many option boxes to tick. There is a full safety suite with all the right acronyms (adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, automatic emergency braking, etc.), a giant sunroof, and high-quality touch materials and one of the softest roof linings I’ve felt in a car under $100,000. There are a deeply impressive 16 cupholders in the eight-passenger version: two in the center console (with a trick feature that makes them hideaway so you can store more stuff in the spacious bin), one in each of the front doors, three each in the rear doors, two in the fold down armrest in the second row, and two more on each side in the third row. To be sure, the Subaru Ascent, another competitor in this segment, has a mind-boggling 19 cupholders, but 16 is still pretty good. There are also seven USB ports scattered about the cabin so everyone can plug in their gadgets. Speaking of gadgets, one of the coolest features are the digital side view mirrors. Activate the turn signal and cameras in the side mirror will send a video signal to the dash screen to show you a clear view of your blind spot. It’s

not a replacement for the physical mirrors, but it’s a clever use of tech that is already on-board (for the 360-degree surround camera). The in-laws will be impressed by the ventilated and heated second row, especially if you opt for the optional captain’s chairs. The enormous infotainment screen is gorgeous and responsive, though it’s a bit puzzling that Hyundai doesn’t offer a Wi-Fi Hotspot option in a family hauler when most of the competitors have it. The Palisade competes handily on every level. Sure, it isn’t perfect — I wish the engine had a little more power, and it’s a bit tricky to get into the third row if you’re over the age of 10, but these are mere nitpicks. The real killer feature of the Palisade is its price. The base model starts just over $31,000 and rises to the Limited trim at $47,000, and they all feel like a good deal. The Limited version ends up several thousand dollars cheaper than a comparable Ford Explorer, which is also brand new this year. Regardless of budget, if you’re on the market for a three-row SUV, the Palisade deserves a place at or near the top of your shopping list. The 2020 Hyundai Palisade is on sale now at North Carolina Hyundai dealers.

It’s rare that I’ll drive a new car and walk away so impressed that I’ll simply say “that’s the one to buy.” But here we are.

North State Journal for Wednesday, July 24, 2019

PHOTOS COURTESY CHEVROLET

Chevrolet announces all-new Corvette Entry-level model will exceed performance of prior high-end models By Jordan Golson For the North State Journal ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — The 2020 Corvette, with a rearmid-engine layout that has been rumored for nigh-on half a decade, is finally here. Unveiled in front of hundreds of journalists, owners, dealers and other VIPs in a disused World War II former blimp hangar in Tustin, Calif., the new C8 Corvette looks ... exactly like what millions of spy shots have suggested. There are only so many ways to draw a mid-engined sports car, but to my eye it looks like an Aventador made love to a McLaren with a little bit of the new NSX thrown in for good measure. As with every new sports car, aerodynamics take a front seat, with side air intakes for engine cooling and air pass-through ports below the rear taillights. Of course, Chevrolet knows that Corvette purists will wail about the fact that the engine isn’t at the front. To assuage those fears, company execs spent quite a bit of time during the unveiling talking about how the C7 Corvette was the pinnacle of what a front-engined sports car could be, and it was time to move forward. “This is the right time to move to mid-engine,” explained Tadge Juechter, the chief engineer of the new Corvette. “We’ve known for quite a while that we were reaching the end of what front engine could do.” Chevy claims the new entry-level Stingray can best 0-60 mph in under three seconds, faster than every Corvette with the exception of the fastest prior-generation C7. Tucked behind the driver is a naturally aspirated 6.2-litre small block V8 engine called the LT2. Producing 495 horsepower at

6,450 rpm and 470 pound-feet of torque at 5,150 rpm (both ratings are with the optional performance exhaust), the LT2 is the most powerful entry-level Corvette ever released. Juechter says the Corvette will be the only remaining naturally aspirated V8 in the segment, with the company “bucking the trend” of forced induction. An eight-speed dual-clutch transmission (with flappy paddles and manual mode) gets the power to the rear wheels which means that, in another blow to Corvette purists, the manual transmission is gone for good. A plethora of drive modes allow for customizing things, while a brand-new Z-Mode — complete with a Z button on the steering wheel — allows drivers to activate a fully customizable performance mode with a single press. Twelve exterior colors (the white looked the best of the three they showed off at the launch), six interior themes, six seat belt colors, three different seat types, and three options for stitching mean there are plenty of ways to customize your Vette, too. It also has sufficient storage behind the engine for two golf bags or to store the removable hardtop, and there’s a standard front trunk as well. The interior is a little more questionable, with a long, long row of buttons running to the right of the center tunnel between the driver and passenger. We’ll have to test it in person to see if it’s as odd to use as it looks, but it drew more than a few inquisitive glances from the assembled press. Perhaps the biggest question going into the event was pricing. Chevrolet, of course, didn’t lay out everything — that’ll come closer to the start of production later this year — but GM President Mark Reuss did reveal that the Stingray will start below $60,000, which is deeply impressive, though we’ll reserve our judgment until we see the full price sheet.

BMW names production chief Zipse as new CEO By David McHugh The Associated Press

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In this March 21, 2018, file photo member of the board of the German car manufacturer BMW, Oliver Zipse, attends the earnings press conference in Munich, Germany.

FRANKFURT, Germany — BMW has named its top production manager, Oliver Zipse, as CEO to lead the luxury automaker through a shift to new ways of doing business such as electric vehicles and offering cars on a per-use basis. The company said Thursday that Zipse, 55, would succeed Harald Krueger on Aug. 16. Krueger, 53, had said on July 5 he wouldn’t seek to renew his contract when it expires next May. The BMW board of directors made the decision during a meeting at its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where it turns out SUVs for U.S. customers and for export. The company has been buffeted by the trade conflict between the

U.S. and China and saw its weakest profitability in a decade in the first quarter. Krueger’s four-year tenure has seen the company lose its global lead in luxury sales to rival Mercedes. The company gained an early edge in battery cars with its i3 city car in 2013, but was slow to follow up with more battery models, choosing to emphasize battery-internal combustion hybrids while California upstart Tesla seized market share in premium battery cars. Zipse, a mechanical engineer who started at BMW as a trainee in 1991, must now steer the company through a shifting business environment in which software and services are playing an increasing role. Tesla has challenged automakers in the field of electric cars, while tech companies Waymo and Uber are working on autonomous vehicles. BMW has joined its services businesses in a joint venture with com-

petitor Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz cars. Those businesses include its Free Now taxi-hailing and its Share Now car-sharing service. BMW board chairman Norbert Reithofer, who was Krueger’s predecessor as CEO, said that Zipse “will provide the BMW Group with fresh momentum in shaping the mobility of the future.” BMW lost 310 million euros on its automotive business in the first quarter after the company was hit by a 1.4 billion euro ($1.6 billion) charge for an anti-trust case and by higher upfront costs for new technology. Even without the anti-trust charge, its once-fat profit margins shrank. Only the financial services and motorcycle divisions pushed the company to a net profit of 588 million euros. The company reports second quarter earnings on Aug. 1.

North State Journal for Wednesday, July 24, 2019

entertainment Director Taika Waititi hands the Thor hammer to Natalie Portman on day three of Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 20, 2019, in San Diego.

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Marvel Studios announces MCU Phase 4 at Comic-Con By Lindsey Bahr The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — “Avengers: Endgame” may have closed a chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the blockbuster factory is not slowing down and is only expanding in scope and diversity. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige led a marathon presentation at San Diego Comic-Con Saturday night, announcing plans for the first two years of “Phase Four,” which will include Natalie Portman taking up the hammer as Thor, making Angelina Jolie an immortal for “The Eternals” and rebooting “Blade” with Mahershala Ali . The stars assembled in the San Diego Convention Center’s Hall H as Feige ticked through the release calendar for 2020 and 2021 movie by movie, giving official cast lists, release dates, titles and logos for everything from “Black Widow,” the “Doctor Strange” sequel, “Thor 4” to “Shang-Chi” to “The Eternals.” “I’m so excited to be here,” Jolie told the crowd. She said she’s going to work “10 times harder” than she has on any of her other action roles because she knows what it means to “be part of the MCU” and “part of this family.” Jolie, who is playing the character Thena, was joined by her “The Eternals” cast mates including Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Salma Hayek and Brian Tyree Henry, as well as director Chloé Zhao. “I just really, really wanted to make a Marvel movie for so long,” Zhao said. It’s set for release on Nov. 6, 2020, after “Black Widow” kicks things off on May 1 with Scarlett Johansson, as well as “Stranger Things” breakout David Harbour, Rachel Weisz and Florence Pugh. Audiences got a look at some early footage from the Cate Shortland-directed film showing Johansson and Pugh in some Bourne Identity-style hand-to-hand combat. Marvel also revealed that new-

comer Simu Liu will be playing the lead role in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and coming to theaters on Feb. 12, 2021. He’ll star alongside Awkwafina and Chinese actor Tony Leung, who is playing The Mandarin. The third film of 2021, after “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which director Scott Derrickson said will be Marvel’s “first horror movie,” is perhaps the most anticipated, however: “Thor 4.” Portman, who played Jane in the first two Thor films, will be remerging as the female Thor. She ran out on stage to thunderous applause and accepted the hammer from a kneeling Taika Waititi. Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson will also be returning for the Waititi-directed “Thor: Love and Thunder,” which is set for release on Nov. 2, 2021. Feige brought out some familiar MCU stars from Tom Hiddleston and Sebastian Stan to Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner to tease some of the upcoming Disney+ “event series” including “Hawkeye,” ‘’The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” ‘’WandaVision,” ‘’Loki” and the animated series “What If...?” Fans were excited to learn that the little girl in Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau, will be joining “WandaVision” as a grown woman played by MCU newcomer Teyonah Parris. The energy in Hall H was electric for what was easily the most high-profile and anticipated presentation. The audience only knew going in that Feige would be joined by some “special guests.” Tense security guards managing the estimated 8,000 people in the room even inadvertently snapped at “Endgame” directors Joe and Anthony Russo, who were trying to figure out where to go in the melee. Although the studio took a year off from Comic-Con last year, it has a long history of announcing some

of its biggest plans at the fan convention. Nine years ago, Marvel wowed Hall H when the Avengers, including Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth, appeared on stage for the first time together. It’s also where the studio introduced Brie Larson as Captain Marvel three years ago and brought the house down with the first look at “Black Panther.” And even though the presentation hardly took a breather, there were still a number of upcoming films, some rumored and some confirmed, that they couldn’t get to including “Black Panther 2,” ‘’Guardians of the Galaxy 3,” ‘’Captain Marvel 2” and even, Feige teased, “Fantastic Four” and “Mutants.” “But all that stuff is rumored,” he said with a smile. He closed out the presentation dropping the “Blade” reboot news and Ali’s casting, which hadn’t yet even become a rumor to speculate about. Wesley Snipes played the character in the 1998 film and two sequels. Ali came out on stage and put on a “Blade” baseball cap as the crowd went wild. No other details were revealed about the project. Marvel’s impact on Hollywood over the past 11 years is hard to understate. This year alone, three of the top five movies are Marvel properties (“Avengers: Endgame” is No. 1, “Captain Marvel” is No. 2, and “Spider-Man: Far From Home” is currently No. 5 after just three weeks in theaters). They also account for three of the top five grossing domestic release of all time, unadjusted for inflation. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” holds the first place spot, but then comes “Avengers: Endgame” at two, “Black Panther” at four and “Avengers: Infinity War” at five. And combined, with over $22.3 billion in worldwide earnings, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is by far the most successful franchise of all time.

NCDOT TO CONDUCT A PRECONSTRUCTION OPEN-HOUSE PUBLIC MEETING FOR

PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO INTERSTATE 440 (CLIFF BENSON BELTLINE) FROM SOUTH OF WALNUT STREET (S.R. 1313) IN CARY TO NORTH OF WADE AVENUE (S.R. 1728) IN RALEIGH AND GRADE SEPARATION AT N.C. 54 (HILLSBOROUGH STREET) AND BLUE RIDGE ROAD (S.R. 1664) WAKE COUNTY

STIP Project Nos. U-2719 and U-4437 The N.C Department of Transportation will hold a preconstruction open-house public meeting on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at the McKimmon Center, located at 1101 Gorman Street in Raleigh. The meeting will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and interested persons are invited to attend at any time during those hours. Project U-2719 proposes improvements to I-440 (Cliff Benson Beltline) from south of Walnut Street in Cary to north of Wade Avenue in Raleigh

In Tarantino’s latest, a radiant Hollywood fable By Jake Coyle The Associated Press QUENTIN TARANTINO has, for a while now, been reminding us what’s so great about movies — or at least, what he thinks is so great about them. He’s made an old-fashioned double-feature (“Death Proof” and “Grindhouse”), resurrected the wide-screen format of 70mm Ultra Panavision (“The Hateful Eight”) and generally presided as the pre-eminent B-movie evangelist for a generation. The power and thrill of exploitation movies, he has earnestly espoused, can conquer all evils — or at least slavery (“Django Unchained”) and the Nazis (“Inglourious Basterds”). But “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood,” set in 1969 Los Angeles, is Tarantino’s most affectionate and poignant ode yet to the movie business. It’s a breezy, woozy Hollywood fable that luxuriates in the simple pleasures of the movies and the colorful swirl of the Dream Factory’s backlot. Some pleasures are nostalgic, and some — like driving down Sunset Boulevard or martinis at Musso & Frank — are everlasting. Here, movie love feels contagious, like something in the air. In one of the film’s best scenes, Margot Robbie’s Sharon Tate explains at a theater’s ticket office that she’s in the movie, the newly released caper “The Wrecking Crew,” (“I’m the klutz!” she says cheerfully). Inside, she giggles with delight at seeing herself on the big screen, giddily mimicking her character’s martial-arts moves and watching to see if the audience laughs at one of her lines. (They do.) The pleasures in “Once Upon a Time” are also ours. Tarantino, has lowered his typically feverish temperature to a warming simmer, bathing us in the golden California light and the movie-star glow of his leading men, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. They spend copious amounts of time driving through the Hollywood Hills in a creamy Coupe de Ville, riding along like Butch and Sundance and just as nice to look at. DiCaprio is Rick Dalton, a Burt Reynolds-type actor of TV Westerns (his claim to fame is the ‘50s hit “Bounty Law”) whose career is stalling. Pitt is Cliff Booth, his stunt double and best friend, a war veteran with a bad reputation but a friendly, relaxed manner. They have a natural, easy rapport, with Booth doubling as a drinking buddy and support system for Dalton, who’s increasingly anxious about his typecast future. (Al Pacino, as his agent, urges him to head to Italy for a spaghetti Western.) In DiCaprio’s finest sequence, he chats between takes on a Western called “Lancer” with a frightfully serious Method Acting 8-year-old co-star (Julia Butters) before forgetting his lines. After a bout of self-loathing in his trailer, he returns and nails the scene. DiCaprio, a preternaturally self-possessed actor himself, captures the whole arc beautifully. When word got out that Tarantino’s latest film would take place around the Manson murders, it was easy to wonder

what genre mayhem the director would bring to this epochal moment. We know what carnage resulted when Zed was dead, so what did Tarantino have in store for the demise of the ‘60s? It’s not that “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” doesn’t revolve around that grisly tragedy. It looms always in the background, and eventually in the foreground, too, after Booth picks up a hitchhiker (Margaret Qualley) who leads him to the Manson compound at Spahn Ranch, the former production site of TV and film Westerns where Manson’s mostly female acolytes emerge and Booth goes to check on the owner, an old friend, George Spahn (Bruce Dern). Dalton and Booth are fictional concoctions surrounded by real people, including their neighbors: Tate and her husband, Roman Polanski (Rafal Zawierucha). By the film’s climax, blood will spill and movie-made historical revisionism will have its day. But I suspect a lot of Tarantino fans will be taken by surprise at the film’s leisurely pace, set more to a (and this a good thing) “Jackie Brown” speed. As in that film, Tarantino isn’t purely living in an over-the-top movie fantasy world, but one teetering intriguingly between dream and reality. The dialogue and action has slowed down enough to allow a little wistfulness and melancholy to creep in. At times, his path is a little wayward and prone to digressions. Tarantino feels perilously close to simply turning his movie into several of Dalton’s, so eager is he (like the Coens were in “Hail, Caesar!”) to lovingly adopt those period styles. But usually, the detours are hard to resist. In one, Booth ends up in a fight with Bruce Lee (Mike Moh) on the set of “The Green Hornet.” And if you’re going to make a movie that celebrates what’s grand about Hollywood, it helps to have Brad Pitt in it. The chemistry between him and DiCaprio, together for the first time, is a delight; I would gladly watch them drive around lacquered, golden-hour Los Angeles, with cinematographer Robert Richardson trailing them, for longer than the already lengthy running time of “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood.” Pitt, in particular, appears so utterly self-possessed. It’s a swaggering grade-A movie star performance in a movie that celebrates all that movie stars can accomplish — which, for Tarantino, is anything. That the youthful, exuberant Tate was robbed of that potential is one of the wrongs Tarantino is righting here. But his fairy tale also swells with an even larger and optimistic vision. For today’s doomsayers of movies, which are seen by some as a less potent art form, “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” imagines an apocalypse denied. Tate, and the movies, will live forever. “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood,” a Sony Pictures release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for language throughout, some strong graphic violence, drug use, and sexual references. Running time: 161 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four.

Project U-4437 proposes a grade separation at N.C. 54 (Hillsborough Street) and Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh

NCDOT project team members and representatives of the Lane Construction Design Build Team will be available to discuss the project and answer questions. The opportunity to submit written comments and questions will be provided. Please note that no formal presentation will be made at this meeting. For additional information on this project, contact NCDOT Project Manager David Hering at (919) 707-6617, or via email at dthering@ncdot.gov. NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who want to participate in this workshop. Anyone requiring special services should contact Diane Wilson, NCDOT Senior Public Involvement Officer at (919) 707-6073, or via email at pdwilson1@ncdot.gov as soon as possible so that arrangements can be made. For persons who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, interpretive services will be available at the meeting upon request. For more information, please call 1-800481-6494 prior to the meeting.

Aquellas personas que no hablan inglés, o tienen limitaciones para leer, hablar o entender inglés, podrían recibir servicios de interpretación si los solicitan de la reunión llamando al 1-800-481-6494.

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This image released by Sony Pictures shows Brad Pitt in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”

North State Journal for Wednesday, July 24, 2019

2019 North Carolina Debutantes announced The 93rd annual North Carolina Debutante Ball will be held in Raleigh on Sept. 5, 6 and 7. The formal presentation of young ladies from across the state will highlight a weekend of festivities sponsored by the Terpsichorean Club in Raleigh. The final selection of the Debutantes is made by the Terpsichorean Club members after more than 200 nominators send in their recommendations. The invitations are extended to the young ladies in recognition of the contributions their families have made to the economic, cultural, social and civic life of North Carolina. The formal presentation of the debutantes will be at Meymandi Concert Hall on Sept. 6. Alexander Christopher Bean of Raleigh is the current president of the club and James Curtis McCaskill is chairman of the 2019 Ball. Officers of the Terpsichorean Club, in addition to Bean and McCaskill, are Surry Cowper Wood, vice president; Christopher Lee Woody II, secretary-treasurer; and John Frederick Nash, Jr., assistant secretary-treasurer. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debutante class includes 186 women from as far west as Shelby and east as Kitty Hawk. The 2019 North Carolina Debutantes are:

Shannon Whitaker Schmitt, Apex, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David James Schmitt

Elizabeth Dawson Sherrill, Greensboro, daughter of Mr. Russell Hobson Sherrill III and Mrs. Elizabeth Rankin Sherrill

Katherine Elizabeth Conger, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kendall Conger

Mary Hunter Russell, Belmont, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter Russell, Jr.

Eliza Jane Stamey, Greensboro, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keith Stamey

Annabelle Stewart Corchiani, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. Christopher Corchiani Sr. and Mrs. Stewart Harris Corchiani

Hannah Leland Baird, Burlington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Macon Baird

Lilly Catherine Eveleth, Greenville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Christopher Eveleth

Emma Hollins Crofton, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Phillip Crofton

Elizabeth Bryant Head, Chapel Hill, daughter of Mr. William Gwynne Head III and Ms. Wendy Bryant Gow

Mairin Ann McGlohon, Greenville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cleo McGlohon, Jr.

Lily Grace Crofton, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Phillip Crofton

Elizabeth Rutland Bryan, Charlotte, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Preston Bryan III

Ainsley Victoria Whichard, Greenville, daughter of Mr. John Anderson Whichard and Mrs. William Gregory Duke

Adele Robertson Campbell, Charlotte, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thorn Campbell

Elizabeth Anne Whitehurst, Greenville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Clarence Whitehurst III

Anna Belle Hughes Derbyshire, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. Adam Collier Derbyshire and Ms. Jean Derbyshire Dada

Anna Hawkins Dulaney, Charlotte, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Daingerfield Dulaney, Jr. and the late Kimberly Greene Dulaney

Sydney Caroline Wilkerson, Greenville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Morris Wilkerson, Jr.

Isabella Telfair DeVivo, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. Matthew Robert DeVivo and Ms. Laura Hodgson DeVivo

Rebecca Caroline Hodges, Hatteras, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Al Hodges

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Mary Rives Rice, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carey Brent Rice Anna McCall Riley, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sean Patrick Riley Caroline Grace Rittenmeyer, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew David Rittenmeyer Margaret Caroline Robertson, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Ford Robertson, Jr. Elizabeth Tatum Russell, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ward Russell Anne Lacey Seaton, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert William Seaton, Jr. Lily Elizabeth Sykes, Raleigh, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Kassell Eugene Sykes, Jr. Allison Hutton Tannenbaum, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Alan Tannenbaum Grace Bonner Thompson, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Douglas Thompson Martha Brinkley Thompson, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Scott Thompson Georgia Louise Vernal, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Richard Vernal Megan Elizabeth Vlahoplus, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Vlahoplus, Jr. Beverly Elizabeth Watson, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edward Watson Madison Lee Welsh, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Andrew Welsh Emma Riley Whitford, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Howard Whitford Lindley Burton Williams, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson Williams Susan Serpell Williamson, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Robertson Williamson RuthAnne Barclay Winston, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKimmon Winston, Jr. Samantha Elizabeth Woolard, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Woolard III Lillian Dupree York, Raleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Scott York Martha Elizabeth Zaytoun, Raleigh, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Henry Stanley Zaytoun, Jr. Emily Malone Bondy, Rocky Mount, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Villere Bondy Ann Parke Cain Godwin, Rocky Mount, daughter of Mrs. Lisa Bulliner Godwin and The late Mr. James Tolbert Godwin Anne McCray Joseph, Rocky Mount, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Scott Joseph Lauren Elizabeth Seale, Rocky Mount, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Creighton Seale Elizabeth Bailey Fisher, Salisbury, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Philip Fisher Mary Caroline Kaufmann, Salisbury, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Gregory Kaufmann Riley Staton Taylor, Shelby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Brock Taylor III Avery Elizabeth Harris, Siler City, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Welford David Harris Signe Linnea Healy, Southern Pines, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Albert Healy, Jr. Elizabeth Avis Henry, Southern Pines, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Thomas Henry Kennon Chester Later, Southern Pines, daughter of Mr. Stephen Fredericks Later and Mrs. Mary Bryan Morgan Meredith Anne Dockery, Statesville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Samuel Dockery, Jr. Frances Jane Anderson, Tarboro, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cutchin Anderson Ann Margaret Taylor, Tarboro, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Glenn Taylor Caroline Julia Bardini, Wake Forest, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Andrew Bardini Bailey James Murphy Gerard, Washington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bennett Gerard IV Caroline Elizabeth Manning, Washington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hodges Manning III

Georgia Elizabeth Sanders, Washington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Hugh Sanders Mary Grace Hardee Wilder, Washington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dutton Wilder Mary Braswell Kiger, Weldon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Thomas Kiger Frances Margaret Gehrke, Wendell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward James Gehrke II Elliott Lamar Anderson, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Zollie Neil Anderson III Elizabeth Flowers Baker, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Caswell Baker, Jr. Susanna Davis Baldwin, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Selden Baldwin IV Mollie Hayes Carter, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. Ernest Rawls Carter, Jr. and Ms. Dawn Lee Brinkley Carter Caroline Pattison Caviness, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Watson Godwin Caviness Ann Porterfield Creighton, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. Charles Scott Creighton and Mrs. Monika Creighton Williams Elizabeth Lee Criner, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. Sherman Lee Criner Mary Helen Earp, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jefferson Earp Sara Scott Howard, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Alan Howard Anna Catherine Lloyd, Wilmington, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Christian Blakeslee Lloyd Lillian Geiger Parker, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Conroy Parker Ellen Grace Phillips, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meacham Phillips Jamie Lynn Porter, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carver Porter, Jr. Wallace Katherine McLean Robinson, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hendry Robinson, Jr. Lindley MacRae Spears, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lindley Spears III Sydney Rose Williams, Wilmington, daughter of Mr. Richard Bruce Williams and Ms. Patricia Peterson McCumbee Claudia Claire Dixon, Wilson, daughter of Dr. Forrest Fulton Dixon III and Dr. Marilee Reynolds Williford Holly Boswell Hooks, Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jackson Hooks IV Carolyn Marion McCarthy, Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Francis McCarthy II Merry Landen Sauls, Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Lemuel Sauls Parker Elizabeth Burrows, WinstonSalem, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Guy Burrows Linden Hollowell Fisher, WinstonSalem, daughter of Mr. John Randolph Fisher and Mrs. Christia Hayes Fisher Sophie Maris Hiersteiner, WinstonSalem, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Robert Hiersteiner Sophia Bryan Macon, Winston-Salem, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bryan Macon Katherine Edwards Overman, WinstonSalem, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Parker Overman Helen Carver Semans, Winston-Salem, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Merrick Semans Kathryn Grace Sohmer, WinstonSalem, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marcus Sohmer Jordan Elizabeth Stroupe, WinstonSalem, daughter of Mr. James Grady Stroupe and Ms. Ursula Henninger Margaret Olivia Welsh, Winston-Salem, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Greer Welsh, Jr. Mary Adams Weston, Winston-Salem, daughter of Mr. David Burge Weston Lily Christopher White, Winston-Salem, daughter of Mr. John Gordon White and Mrs. Nancy Grimes Carson Christiana Marie Vaughan, Woodland, daughter of Mr. John Southgate Vaughan III and Mrs. Jennie Burgess Byers Brooke Elizabeth Pearce, Youngsville, daughter of Mrs. Paige Pearce Davis and The late Mr. David Christopher Pearce

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joins fellow Democrats and activists seeking better pay as the House approved legislation to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade to $15 an hour, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2019.

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House OKs $15 minimum wage, shining spotlight on U.S. businesses for 2020 Lawmakers in Democratcontrolled House pass federal wage reform bill that could be contentious in next election, as Republicans and President Trump share many small business owners’ concerns By Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democrats have approved legislation to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, to $15 an hour, showcasing the progress and challenge of a signature issue for the party ahead of the 2020 election. The increase, which would boost pay for some 30 million lowwage workers, is intended as one answer to income inequality. A longshot project of liberal advocates just a few years ago, the $15 minimum is standard practice at some leading U.S. corporations. But passage was assured only after centrist Democrats, reluctant to embrace the party’s left flank, won adjustments, including a slower six-year phase-in of the wage. It was just the latest reminder of the sway moderates hold over the party’s policy decisions. Even though the bill’s chances in the Republican-controlled Senate are slim, and President Donald Trump is unlikely to sign it into law, the outcome is important because it puts $15 into the campaigns as the new benchmark for debate. “We’re testing candidates from the presidential all the way down to the school board,” said Mary Kay Henry, the president of the Service Employees International Union whose members cheered passage from the House gallery. “They have to raise wages,” Henry said, to address what she described as the inequality of the times. A hike in the $7.25 hourly wage has been a top Democratic campaign promise, and what Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland called Thursday the “right thing

to do.” “America’s workers deserve a raise,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a press conference with labor leaders and employees ahead of voting. Lifting a young girl into her arms, Pelosi said, “This is what it’s all about... It’s about family.” The last increase in the federal minimum occurred 10 years ago, the longest stretch without an adjustment since the wage floor was first enacted during the 1930s. The wage protection covers millions of low-wage workers in all types of jobs. Under the House bill, for the first time, tipped workers would be required to be paid the same as others earning the minimum, boosting their pay to $15 an hour, too. It’s now $2.13, in what labor scholars call a jarring remnant from the legacy of slavery, when newly freed workers received only tips. Republicans in the House balked at the wage hike, which would be the first since Democrats last controlled the majority. Just three Republicans joined most Democrats in passage, on a 231-199 vote. During the floor debate, Rep. Ronald Wright, R-Texas, called it a “disastrous bill.” Republicans have long maintained that states and municipalities are already able to raise the wage beyond the federal minimum, and many have done so. They warn higher wages will cost jobs, especially among smaller business owners. Wright said the bill should be renamed the “Raising Unemployment for American Workers Act.” While opponents have long said higher minimum wages lead to job losses, economists say new studies are casting doubt on those longheld theories. A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office sent mixed messages. It said more than 30 million workers would see bigger paychecks with a higher wage, lifting more than 1 million workers from poverty. It also said between 1 million and 3 million jobs could be lost. At time of wage stagnation and

grave income inequality that’s playing out on the campaign trail, Democrats led by Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, are willing to accept that tradeoff. But swift passage earlier this year ran into trouble when centrists and those Democrats from rural regions and Southern states raised concerns. While the new Democratic majority is often seen as pushing the House leftward, many of the freshmen are actually moderates from districts won by Trump in 2016. Those same freshmen will face some of the toughest reelection races in 2020. The moderate Blue Dog Coalition, led by Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., advocated for changes to the wage bill. With some two dozen members, the caucus has enough votes to deny Pelosi a majority and sink the legislation. They wanted the longer phase of six years instead of five. And they included an amendment requiring a report from the General Accountability Office, after the first phases of the wage hike, to assess the economic impact on jobs and whether wages should be fully raised to $15. “I’ve always been one to believe compromise is not a dirty word,” Murphy said in an interview. “It has helped us get things done.” Most members of the Blue Dogs and another centrist caucus, the New Democratic Coalition, ended up voting for the bill. They also held the line against a Republican alternative. Progressives and labor leaders said they could live with the changes. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said the bill is popular back home and far from Trump’s characterization of Democrats as “socialists.” The idea of $15 hourly wage, “somehow that’s an out-of-themainstream thought?” he said. “Of course not.” Advocates who have been trying to boost wages for workers for

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the U.S. and states over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people. The settlement with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bu-

reau and the Federal Trade Commission, as well as 48 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, would provide up to $425 million in monetary relief to consumers, a $100 million civil money penalty, and other relief. The breach was one of the largest ever to threaten the private information. The consumer reporting agency, based in Atlanta, did

not detect the attack for more than six weeks. The compromised data included Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, driver license numbers, credit card numbers and in some cases, data from passports. Affected consumers may be eligible to receive money by filing one or more claims for conditions including money spent purchasing

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Equifax to pay up to $700M in data breach settlement The Associated Press

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C2 Duke Energy sued for 2014 coal ash spill environmental harm Raleigh/Charlotte The federal, North Carolina and Virginia governments want a judge to declare the country’s largest electricity company liable for environmental damage from a leak five years ago that left miles of a river shared by the two states coated in hazardous coal ash. Government lawyers last week sought to have Charlotte-based Duke Energy declared responsible for harming fish, birds, amphibians and the bottom of the Dan River. Lawyers say high levels of hazardous substances like arsenic and selenium poured into the river. A settlement also filed with the court for public review indicates the restoration work is close to wrapping up. Duke Energy says three years of testing until 2017 found no longterm effects to the waterway. The company pleaded guilty to environmental crimes in 2015 and paid $102 million.

Boeing to take a $4.9 billion charge over grounded jet Dallas, TX Boeing says it will take a $4.9 billion charge to cover possible compensation to airlines whose Max jets remain grounded after two deadly accidents. Boeing said Thursday that the aftertax charge will cause a $5.6 billion reduction in revenue and pre-tax earnings for the April-through-June quarter. Boeing is scheduled to report financial results next week. Airlines around the world have canceled thousands of flights since March, when regulators grounded the Boeing 737 Max and the company suspended deliveries of new jets. Boeing is also raising its estimate of Max production costs by $1.7 billion because production will be reduced longer than expected. It’s unclear when the plane will fly again. Boeing is working on fixing flight-control software implicated in crashes that killed 346 people.

EPA defends pesticide linked to brain damage in children Washington, D.C. The Environmental Protection Agency is rejecting legal challenges by environmental groups seeking a ban of a pesticide linked to brain damage in children. The EPA’s defense last week came in response to an environmental group’s federal court fight to force the agency to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos (klor-PEER’-ih-fahs). Scientists say studies show chlorpyrifos damages the brains of fetuses and children. The pesticide had been widely used nationally, but California and other states recently moved to ban it. A federal appeals court earlier this year gave the EPA 90 days to address environmental groups’ challenges about the safety of chlorpyrifos. In its response, the agency says the environmental groups failed to prove the pesticide isn’t safe.

WAGES from page C1 years said they were stunned at how quickly the debate shifted. Sara Jayaraman, president of the Restaurant Opportunities Center United, group founded with displaced workers from the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, said boosting the tipped wages in particular, for waiters and other tipped workers, was a milestone. It’s “historic moment and a historic bill,” she said. “Once you start raising workers’ wages it’s hard to go back.”

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Finance ministers and banks governors attend a session at the G-7 Finance Wednesday July 17, 2019 in Chantilly, north of Paris.

US objections to French tech tax overshadow G-7 finance meet By Thomas Adamson The Associated Press CHANTILLY, France — The Trump administration is objecting to France’s plan to tax Facebook, Google and other U.S. tech giants, a rift that’s overshadowing talks between seven longtime allies this week on issues ranging from digital currencies to trade. As finance ministers from the Group of Seven rich democracies gathered last week for a two-day meeting at a chateau in Chantilly, near Paris, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin planned to take a tough line against host France. He was going to object to France’s proposed 3% tax on revenues of large tech companies with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, according to a senior U.S. Treasury official. The controversial tax, which the French parliament passed days ago and could be signed into law within weeks, has already provoked a strong rebuke from the White House, which said it could lead to U.S. tariffs on French imports. The rift risks feeding into broader disagreements, including on trade, after the U.S. imposed tariffs on some EU goods last year, drawing retaliation from Europe.

“We are very disappointed that France has passed a unilateral service tax,” said the Treasury official, who said Mnuchin was to raise the issue during a bilateral meeting with Le Maire. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as the meeting had not yet taken place at the time. French officials have indicated their national digital tax — the first of its kind and created without any EU-wide agreement on the issue — is intended to spur an international agreement during the G-7 meeting. They said it will be withdrawn if a global deal is forged, a gamble that could provide negotiating leverage with the U.S. “We (are)... accepting to negotiate a new global taxation on digital activities,” Le Maire told reporters outside the royal stables at Chantilly, a town famed today for horse racing. Discord is no stranger to G-7 meetings. Last June, Trump roiled the G-7 summit in Canada by first agreeing to a group statement on trade only to withdraw from it while complaining that he had been blindsided by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s criticism of Trump’s tariff threats. In an extraordinary set of tweets, Trump threw the G-7 talks into disarray. Officials seem to be prepared for

the potential for ugly divergences at this week’s G-7, with Mnuchin saying it could end with just a report of the discussion — rather than the traditional final statement signed by all. The regulation of technology companies is emerging as a major issue around the world. The U.S. is following the European Union’s lead in taking a closer look at whether some of them are too big for the good of the wider economy. The topic was underscored Wednesday, when EU regulators opened a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon , echoing similar ones against the likes of Google and Microsoft. Beyond the U.S. and France, which holds this year’s rotating chair, the G-7 includes Germany, Britain, Italy, Canada, Japan and representatives of the EU. The Chantilly meetings serve to prepare the framework for a summit of the G-7 heads of state and government in August in the French Atlantic resort of Biarritz. The talks come against a bleak backdrop of slowing global growth and Trump’s America-first trade policies, which have led to a bitter tariff war with China on top of the tensions with Europe. Where the U.S. may find more common ground with its G-7 partners will be in its mistrust of cryp-

tocurrencies like Facebook’s recently announced Libra, a position shared by the French. France asked European Central Bank official Benoit Coeure to prepare a report for this fall looking into the risks of cryptocurrencies. Coeure will present a preliminary version of the report to ministers and central bankers in Chantilly. Le Maire wants to lead on this issue, singling out Libra for scrutiny. “The red line for us is that Libra cannot and should not transform itself into sovereign currency,” Le Maire warned reporters ahead of the meeting. “We won’t accept that multinationals emerge to be private states — that’s to say multinationals that would have the power of a state but not the obligations linked to the sovereign states, notably the control by citizens,” he added. Le Maire said that, unchecked, Libra could exploit Facebook’s vast trove of data and lead to an increased risk of embezzlement, the financing of terrorism and the destabilizing of sovereign money. “Libra will be pegged to a basket of currencies including the dollar and euros. At a given moment, what if Libra decides to rebalance itself in favor of the euro, in favor of the dollar?” he asked. “It will have direct repercussions on the currency’s stability.” The U.S. Congress held a twoday hearing on Libra last week and lawmakers demanded to know why Facebook, which has massive market power and a track record of scandals, should be trusted with such a far-reaching project.

Powell says financial crisis accelerated economic changes By Martin Crutsinger The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the 2008 financial crisis accelerated major changes in the U.S. and global economies, leading to slower growth, lower inflation and lower interest rates. Delivering remarks to a Paris economic conference, Powell said that since the depths of the Great Recession in 2008 and early 2009, growth and inflation in the United States and other countries are averaging a full percentage point lower than before. While the U.S. labor market remains strong, uncertainties are rising amid slowing global growth and trade tensions, Powell said. He again sent a strong signal that the Fed is prepared to cut its benchmark policy rate for the first time in a decade. He noted the need to raise the federal government’s borrowing limit and Britain’s pending departure from the European Union as additional challenges

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facing the economy. “We are carefully monitoring these developments and assessing their implications for the U.S. economic outlook and inflation and will act as appropriate to sustain the expansion,” Powell said, repeating comments he made to Congress last week. Those remarks last week pushed the stock market to record highs and increased expectations that the Fed will move as soon as the next meeting on July 30-31 to cut rates, undoing some of the Fed’s credit tightening from last year when it raised rates four times. Many economists believe the Fed will cut its benchmark rate, currently in a range of 2.25% to 2.5%, by a quarter-point at the July meeting and another quarter-point in September. In his remarks, Powell said the changes occurring in the global economy are presenting new challenges to the Federal Reserve and other central banks in how they manage monetary policy. “With few exceptions we are all facing lower rates of inter-

est, growth and inflation,” Powell said. “In a number of countries, including the United States, these declines have been accompanied by strong labor markets and a much lower unemployment rate.” These developments, which Powell said are likely to persist, are significant because the Fed and other central banks take their cues for managing the economy from incoming economic

data on growth, inflation and unemployment. With inflation and interest rates low, the Fed must operate in an environment when its key policy rate will remain low, giving the Fed less room to cut rates if the economy weakens. “The world in which policymakers are now operating is discretely different in important ways from the one before the Great Recession” Powell said.

the breach that affected approximately 147 million consumers. This settlement requires that the company take steps to improve its data security going forward, and will ensure that consumers harmed by this breach can receive help protecting themselves from identity theft and

fraud.” The announcement Monday confirms a report by The Wall Street Journal that the credit reporting agency had reached a deal with the U.S. The company said earlier this year that it had set aside around

$700 million to cover anticipated settlements and fines. The settlement must still be approved by the federal district court in the Northern District of Georgia. Shares of Equifax Inc. dipped slightly before the opening bell on Monday.

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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a dinner hosted by the Bank of France in Paris, Tuesday, July 16, 2019.

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In this Friday, July 19, 2019 photo, a for sale sign is posted in front of a home in Miami. On Tuesday, July 23, the National Association of Realtors reports on sales of existing homes in June.

US home sales fall 1.7% with prices high and supply low By Josh Boak The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. home sales tumbled 1.7% in June, with rising prices and a scarce supply locking out many Americans from ownership. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that homes were sold last month at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 5.27 million units. Sales have shriveled 2.2% over the past 12

months, despite such positive trends as a robust job market and falling mortgage rates. But home prices have been climbing faster than incomes for the past seven years. This persistent gap has left many renters unable to afford ownership and prevented existing owners from upgrading to pricier properties. There has also been a supply shortage: Sales listings were flat over the past year at 1.93 million units.

“Sales have struggled to achieve meaningful, consistent growth this year, despite friendly market conditions,” said Matthew Speakman, an economist at the real estate company Zillow. “Meager inventory levels, especially in the entry-level segment, and still-rising prices continue to limit the selection of homes available to more budget-conscious buyers.” The median sales price climbed 4.3% from a year ago to $285,700,

outpacing wage growth that has averaged roughly 3%. In June, sales fell in the South and West. But increases in home-buying in the Northeast and Midwest were insufficient to offset the decline. There has been a persistent lack of homes on the market priced below $250,000, a level close to the median national price. But over the past year in the more expensive Northeast and West markets, sales of homes priced at

more than $750,000 have fallen — a sign that home values are too high relative to people’s incomes. There was an increase in the proportion of first-time buyers in June to 35%, up from 32% in May. But home ownership rates for Americans today between the ages of 25 to 34 are lower than preceding generations, according to Census Bureau data. Homes that are listed are selling quickly — with a contract being signed in just 27 days.

TAKE NOTICE CABARRUS 19 SP 343 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 Nicholas A. Brown to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated December 2, 2010 and recorded on December 3, 2010 in Book 09391 at Page 0218, 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 fore-

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 August 7, 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: Lying and Being in the City of Concord, Number Four (4) Township of Cabarrus County, North Carolina and Being all of Lot Number 113 Map 1 of Harbour Towne Subdivision as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 35 at Page 79 of Cabarrus County Public Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 2535 Captains Watch Road Northeast, Concord, NC 28083. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY 19 SP 346

for sale at the courthouse door in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, at 2:00PM on August 6, 2019, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Janet F. Reynolds and Richard F. Reynolds, in the original amount of $70,400.00, payable to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Homecomings Financial Network, Inc., dated January 11, 2006 and recorded on January 12, 2006 in Book 6485, Page 24, Cabarrus County Registry.

Lying and being in the City of Concord, No. 12 Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and being Lots Nos. 134, 135 and 136 of Rockwood, Plat 2, a map of said property being on file in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County, North Carolina, in Map Book 6, Page 29, specific reference thereto being hereby made for a more complete description thereof by metes and bounds.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Anchor 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 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 back reference see Deed Book 791, Page 425, Cabarrus County Registry.

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RUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, ON THE EAST SIDE OF CENTERGROVE ROAD, ADJOINING THE PROPERTY OF KEITH WILLIAM BRANCH (BOOK 3686, PAGE 152) GLENDA J. JONES (BOOK 2028, PAGE 205), JOSEPH R. WATKINS (BOOK 426, PAGE 727), BOBBY RAY SIPES (BOOK 627, PAGE 627), MELISSA P. NOLTE (BOOK 1724, PAGE 34) AND NORMA MULLIS PEARSON (BOOK 565, PAGE 112) AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

NORTH CAROLINA, CABARRUS COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Billy Ray Pearson and Amy Safrit Pearson to Timothy M. Bartosh or William B. Naryka, Trustee(s), which was dated March 13, 2006 and recorded on March 15, 2006 in Book 6605 at Page 276, 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 July 31, 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: LYING AND BEING IN NO. 5 TOWNSHIP, CABAR-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 241 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Samuel J. Gonzales to Fidelity National Title Insurance Co; a Nebraska Corp., Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of April, 2018, and recorded in Book 12977, Page 0153, 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 PM on July 29, 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: All that certain Lot or Parcel of land situated in

Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 70 Winecoff Avenue, Concord, NC 28025. Tax ID: 56215433210000 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

BEGINNING AT A RAIL ROAD SPIKE IN THE CENTER OF CENTERGROVE ROAD, CORNER OF BRANCH, AND RUNS THENCE WITH THE LINE OF BRANCH, JONES AND WATKINS, NORTH 76-54-40 EAST 430.76 FEET TO AN AXLE, CORNER OF WATKINS, SIPES AND OSCAR JOE PEARSON; THENCE WITH PEARSON’S LINE, SOUTH 16-45-59 EAST 222.38 FEET TO AN IRON PIN IN THE LINE OF NOLTE; THENCE WITH THE LINE OF NOLTE AND NORMA MULLIS PEARSON, SOUTH 81-5831 WEST 439.07 FEET TO A POINT IN CENTERGROVE ROAD; THENCE WITH CENTERGROVE ROAD, NORTH 15-29-09 WEST 183.32 FEET TO THE BEGINNING, CONTAINING, 2.01 ACRES AS SURVEYED AND PLATTED BY ROBERT D. FAGGART, R.L.S., FEBRUARY 4, 2004. SUBJECT TO A 45 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY DE-

the City of Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 203 of Mallard Pointe Estates, Map 12, as same is shown on Map thereof recorded in Map Book 53 at Page 106, Cabarrus County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1990 Quill Court, Kannapolis, North Carolina Being a portion of the premises conveyed unto True Homes, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, by virtue of deed from Bost Properties, Inc. a North Carolina Corporation dated October 28, 2013, recorded October 31, 2013 in Book 10756 Page 118, Cabarrus County, NC. Being the same premises conveyed unto Samuel J. Gonzales, unmarried, by virtue of deed from True Homes, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company dated June 2, 2016 , recorded June 2, 2016 in Book 11951 Page 0213, Cabarrus County, NC. Parcel

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($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 Nicholas A. Brown.

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.

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.: 17-10456-FC02

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

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 fractional part thereof, or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owners of the property are Richard F. Reynolds and Janet F. Reynolds.

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 termination 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 reinstate-

ment 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.

SCRIBED IN BOOK 765, PAGE 87 AND A 30 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY DESCRIBED IN BOOK 1734, PAGE 34 AND BOOK 2054, PAGE 82.

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 Billy R. Pearson and wife, Amy S. Pearson.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 3175 Centergrove Road, Kannapolis, NC 28083. 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

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

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.

Anchor Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee By: ________________________________________ January N. Taylor, Bar #33512 McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC Attorney for Anchor Trustee Services, LLC 3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 404-474-7149 (phone) 404-745-8121 (fax) jtaylor@mtglaw.com

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.: 09-02240-FC03

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

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 LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1269460 (FC.FAY)

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TAKE NOTICE CABARRUS

AMENDED 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 9 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jerry Dale Holt II and Kristine Deborah Holt to Investors Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated the 11th day of October, 2016, and recorded in Book 12170, Page 0295, 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 PM on July 29, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township

CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 860 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Marvin Stevenson, III and Juanita Stevenson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Marvin Stevenson and Juanita Stevenson) to Brock and Scott, Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of February, 2006, and recorded in Book 7146, Page 083, 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 910 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Linda Frye, (Linda Frye, deceased)(Heirs of Linda Frye: Cindy Martin, Donald Martin, Tammy Thompson, Mary Frye and Unknown Heirs of Linda Frye) to Jerry R. Farmer, Trustee(s), dated the 6th day of March, 2001, and recorded in Book 5425, Page 0707, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 857 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Nicholas Alan Green Renovations Co. to Investors Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated the 3rd day of August, 2018, and recorded in Book 10356, Page 562, 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 July 29, 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:

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 560 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Delton C. Burnett, (Delton C. Burnett, deceased)(Heirs of Delton C. Burnett: Erica D. Burnett, Amanda McCoy, Gary Wayne McCoy, Jacqueline Marshall and Unknown Heirs of Delton C. Burnett) to Jeffrey P. Burgess, Trustee(s), dated the 23rd day of May, 2002, and recorded in Book 5757, Page 404, 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 August 5, 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 859 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Corey W. Harland and Chelsea L. Harland to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of October, 2015, and recorded in Book 09750, Page 0523, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 187 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Valerie A. Wright to Rob Baer, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of November, 2008, and recorded in Book 8025, Page 282, and Modification in Book 9747, Page 853, and Modification in Book 10181, Page 002, 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 August 5, 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

Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on August 5, 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. 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 No. 3, in the City of Concord, in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all that lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Concord, No. 3 Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina and more particularly described as Lot 117 as shown on that plat entitled “Final Plat, Moss Creek Village (Ph. 1A), Willow Glen at Moss Creek, Map 2” and recorded in the Cabarrus County Public Registry in Map Book 44, Page 14. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 9442 Coast Laurel Avenue, Northwest, Concord, 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

North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 29, 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 15 in a subdivision known as DEERWOOD and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 34, Page 30, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 265 Channing 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 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 rep-

location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on August 5, 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 17 in a subdivision known as BETHANY SOUTH, PART II, SECTION I, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 88, Page 10, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6556 Sandy Creek Road, 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

Beginning at an iron pipe, said iron being located along the eastern margin of Hinsdale Avenue 363.50 feet from said eastern margin of Hinsdale Avenue at its intersection of the northern margin of Hay Street a 70 foot right-ofway, said iron pipe also being the beginning corner of a tract of land as described in Deed Book 253, Page 55, of the Cumberland County Registry, thence with the above mentioned eastern margin of Hinsdale Avenue North 02 degrees 30 minutes East 86.50 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 83 degrees 36 minutes East 153.67 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 01 degrees 36 minutes West 75.00 feet to an iron pipe; thence North 87 degrees 54 minutes West 154.50 feet to an iron pipe the point and place of BEGINNING containing 0.285 acres more or less. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 116 Hinsdale Avenue, Fayetteville, North Carolina. APN: 0437-15-6820 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

Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe in the western margin of Cade Avenue, 133.25 feet South 2 degrees 40 minutes East from the lands of the G.B. Jenkins estate, and runs thence South 75 degrees 15 minutes West 1,600.00 feet to a stake or concrete post in the margin of the channel of the Cape Fear River at low water mark; thence with the margin of said River North 4 degrees 43 minutes East 132.49 feet to a stake or concrete post; thence North 75 degrees 15 minutes East 1,596.00 feet to an existing iron pipe in the western margin of Cade Avenue (now S.R. 2200 - Deep Creek Road); thence North 3 degree a 01 minutes West 133.25 feet to an existing iron pipe in said western margin of Cade Avenue; thence North 3 degrees 01 minutes West 8.94 feet to the place and point of beginning, containing 4.75 acres, more or less, according to a survey by Roy J. Haddock, Registered Land Surveyor, dated January 1988, and being the same property conveyed to Grantor by deed recorded in Deed Book 3483, Page 0037, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1034 Deep Creek Road, 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.

12:00 PM on July 29, 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 42, in a subdivision known as BRAGG ESTATES, SECTION 7, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 36, Page 46, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1614 Dolphin Street, 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 notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder

follows: For informational purposes only: McDougal Drive, Fayetteville, NC

5717 28304.

Being all of Lot No. 77 of Arran Lakes, Section VI, property of the March Development Corporation, a plat of which said subdivision is duly recorded in Book of Plats No. 43, Page 46, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5717 McDougal Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Being the identical property as conveyed to Valerie A. Wright on 12/25/2006, in Book 7464, Page 202 in the Cumberland County Public Registry. Being the identical property as conveyed to John L. Howerton and wife, Althea K. Howerton on 10/06/2004, in Book 6676, Page 851 in the Cumberland County Public Registry. PIN: 0406-65-6256 5717 McDougal Drive Fayetteville NC 28304 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the

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 LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068

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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

resentation 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

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. 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

($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

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 termi-

nation. 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

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

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 LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1261095 (FC.FAY)

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North State Journal for Wednesday, July 24, 2019

TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 872

customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on August 5, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Cross Creek, in the City of Fayetteville, in the County of Cumberland, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property:

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Rachel Moore to H. Terry Hutchens, Esquire Hutchens, Senter & Britton, PA, Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of April, 2014, and recorded in Book 09415, Page 0870, 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

All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Fayetteville, Cross Creek Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows:

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 885

August 5, 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 23R Recombination Survey for James R. Bryant and wife Linda, being duly recorded in Book of Plats 137, Page 72, Cumberland County Register of Deeds. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3518 Elsie Circle, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Mark A. Pittman, Jr. and Halley A. Taylor to John B. Third, Trustee(s), dated the 7th day of March, 2016, and recorded in Book 09818, Page 0148, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY 17 SP 321 Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by David Harold Mayo and Carol J. Mastroberti-Mayo aka Carol J. Mastrobert-Mayo to Commerce Title Company, Trustee, for the benefit of Mortgage Electronic RegistratiAon Systems, Inc. as nominee for SYNERGY MORTGAGE CORP, dated December 20, 2002, recorded on January 3, 2003, in Deed Book 5953, Page 770, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $127,912.00 with interest thereon as set forth therein, as last transferred to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 10025, Page 155, 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 under-

17 SP 1627 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 Corey D. Hill and Hayva E. Hill to H. Terry Hutchens, Trustee(s), which was dated June 5, 2009 and recorded on June 15, 2009 in Book 08176 at Page 0404, 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 July 31, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland

19 SP 434 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 Jeremy C. Stockdale to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated April 21, 2006 and recorded on April 26, 2006 in Book 7216 at Page 073, 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 July 31, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cumberland

19 SP 140 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 Bradley W. Jones Sr. to The Law Firm of Scott O’Neal, Trustee(s), which was dated June 30, 2005 and recorded on July 11, 2005 in Book 6937 at Page 057, 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 July 31, 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:

19 SP 496 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Being all of Lot 10 in a subdivision known as Pinewinds, Section Three and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 111, Page 88, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 822 Black Creek Court, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Assessor’s Parcel No: 0429-56-1310 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS 45-21.23.

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

signed, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deed 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 Cumberland County, North Carolina, on August 1, 2019, at 1:00 p.m., and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Situated in Cumberland County, State of North Carolina, and being further described as: BEING ALL OF LOT NO. 64, IN A SUBDIVSION KNOWN AS CLIFTON FORGE, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 40, PAGE 7, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY. NC. Said property is commonly known as 5430 Thompson Circle, Hope Mills, NC 28348 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursu-

County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 22-A, in a Subdivision know as STONELEIGH VILLAS, SECTION II, PHASE I, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Book of Plats 53, Page 26, Cumberland county Registry, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 794 Hedgelawn Way, 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

County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT 24, IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS LAGRANGE SUBDIVISION, SECTION 12, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF SAME DULY RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 39, PAGE(s) 12, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA . Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 280 Ramona Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28303. 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.

Beginning at a point in the eastern margin of Dobbin Holmes Road, State Road #1725 (60 foot right-of-way), said point being the point of intersection of the eastern margin of said Dobbin Holmes Road and the southern margin of Laurent Drive (60 Foot right-of-way); and running thence with the eastern margin of said Dobbins Holmes Road South 09 deg. 42’ 35” East 116.51 feet to a point; thence North 65 deg. 13’ 33” East 549.82 feet at a point in the eastern margin of the tract of which this is a part; thence with the eastern margin of the tract of which this is a part North 46 deg. 28’ 00” West 254.74 feet to a Point in the southern margin of said Laurent Drive; thence with the southern margin of said Laurent Drive South 48 deg. 57’ 00” West 443.14 feet to the point and place of beginning and containing 2.00 acres, more or less. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 2660 Dobbin Holmes Road, Eastover, NC 28312.

ant to N.C.G.S. Section 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. Section 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof up to a maximum amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). 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 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.

the property is/are David Harold Mayo and Carol J. Mastroberti-Mayo aka Carol J. Mastrobert-Mayo.

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 physical , environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of

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 Corey D. Hill and wife Hayva E. Hill. 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

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 JEREMY C STOCKDALE. 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

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 Bradley W. Jones, Sr.

conveyances of record.

All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows:

Said property is commonly known as 4510 Belford Road, Fayetteville, NC 28314.

Note: The Property address and tax parcel identification number listed are provided solely for informational purposes, without warranty as to accuracy or completeness and are not hereby insured

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 August 7, 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:

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Paul E. Moody to Donald P. Eggleston, Trustee(s), which was dated August 4, 2014 and recorded on August 7, 2014 in Book 09484 at Page 0367, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

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

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

BEING ALL OF LOT NUMBER 327, MONTCLAIR, SECTION 4, PLAT BOOK 26, PAGE 48, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA.

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

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

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Douglas M. Roberts to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated March 30, 2016 and recorded on April 1, 2016 in Book 9833 at Page 0279, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

19 SP 787 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

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Being that parcel of land conveyed to Douglas M. Roberts from Patrick R. Stoddard by that deed dated 6/15/2009 and recorded 6/19/2009 in deed book 8181, at page 126 of the Cumberland County, NC public registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior

County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situate in the County of Cumberland, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of lot 14, Block ‘FF’, of the Cottonade, Section XI, subdivision as per plat duly recorded in Book of Plats 36, Page 55, Cumberland County Registry. BEING the same property which, by General Warranty Deed dated May 20, 2004, and recorded on May 24, 2004 among the Land Records of the County of Cumberland, State of North Carolina, in Deed Book 6531, Page 538, was granted and conveyed by Gloria L. Becena, wife of Melchor L. Becena unto Paul E. Moody. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 428 Dunmore Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303.

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

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. Section 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk if the Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1276722 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1276849 (FC.FAY)

_________________________________ Goddard & Peterson,PLLC 3803 B Computer Drive Suite 103 Raleigh, NC 27609 Telephone: 919-755-3400 POSTED: _________________________________

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed or after October 7, 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.

WITNESS: __________________________________ Assistant/Deputy Clerk of Superior Court

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.

Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587

1133-1162B - Mayo

File No.: 17-17425-FC01

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200

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.

5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-03504-FC01

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC

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.

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.: 14-06845-FC03

the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Douglas M. Roberts. 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,

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

North State Journal for Wednesday, July 24, 2019

TAKE NOTICE CUMBERLAND 19 SP 833 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 William W. Daniel to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), which was dated November 24, 1999 and recorded on November 30, 1999 in Book 5198 at Page 0599, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina.

Said property is commonly known as 1608 Dolphin Drive, Spring Lake, NC 28390.

19 SP 780 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

NORTH CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Stephen H. Rivera to Henry V. Cunningham, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated January 26, 2017 and recorded on January 26, 2017 in Book 10026 at Page 0059, 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 August 7, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

19 SP 768 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 David B. Sills and Jessica L. Sills to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated February 28, 2013 and recorded on March 1, 2013 in Book 09126 at Page 0377, 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 August 7, 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: Beginning at a point in the Eastern margin of River

19 SP 83 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 Raquel Bell and Todd Bell to Karen Mawyer, Trustee(s), which was dated January 24, 2013 and recorded on February 4, 2013 in Book 09103 at Page 0617, 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 August 7, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

19 SP 449 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 Donna Kelly to NSB Trustee Services LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated September 29, 2017 and recorded on September 29, 2017 in Book 10178 at Page 0322, 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 August 7,

19 SP 450 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 Shirley J. Cameron and John A. Cameron to Morris and Schneider, Trustee(s), which was dated July 10, 2007 and recorded on July 17, 2007 in Book 7647 at Page 0813, 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 August 7,

19 SP 387 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 William Alfred Meyland and Eleanor R. Meyland to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated June 9, 2005 and recorded on June 29, 2005 in Book 6925 at Page 281, 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 August 7, 2019 at 1:30PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 871 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Johnny H. Murphy aka Johnny H. Murphy, Jr. and Madeline J. Murphy, (Madeline J. Murphy and Johnny H. Murphy, Jr. aka Johnny H. Murphy, Both Deceased) (Heirs of Johnny H. Murphy, Jr. aka Johnny H. Murphy: Lattie C. Smith, Louida M. Eller, Charles Murphy, Virginia Simmons and Unknown Heirs of Johnny H. Murphy, Jr. aka Johnny H. Murphy) (Charles Murphy, Deceased) (Heirs of Charles Murphy: Dante Murphy, Almetra Walker and Unknown Heirs of Charles Murphy) (Virginia Simmons, Deceased) (Heirs of Virginia Simmons: Violetta Butler, Deborah Perry, Veronica Simmons, John Simmons Charlotte Reeves and Unknown Heirs of Virginia Simmons) to Smith, Dickey & Smith, Trustee(s), dated the 4th day of April, 2003, and recorded in Book 6052, Page 656, 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

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

BEING all of Lot 256, in a subdivision known as Lot 256 as addition to Glen Reilly, Section Five, and the same being duly recorded in Plat Book 77, Page 43, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 6672 Winchester Street, 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.

Road (State Road 1714) South 6 degrees 01 minutes East 261.68 feet from the Northwest corner of the tract of land conveyed to E.U. Breece by deed dated April 1, 1941, from H. C. Geddie and wife Mary E. Geddie, recorded in Book 431, Page 197, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina, said beginning point being also South 6 degrees 01 minutes East 117.68 feet from the fourth corner of the tract of land described in deed dated November 20, 1964 from J. Wilbur Breece, Trustee to James W. Wright and wife, Edna T. Wright recorded in Book 1093, Page 323, in the aforesaid registry, being also the Southwest corner of Lot 2 of the E.U. Breece Estate according to a map by Moorman & Little, Inc., dated April 1962, and running thence with the Southern line of Lot 2 North 82 degrees 24 minutes East 269.80 feet to a stake in the old line of the bank of the canal; thence with the old line South 09 degrees 16 minutes East 128.62 feet to a stake; thence continuing with the old line South 10 degrees 30 minutes East 200.92 feet to a stake; the Northeast corner of Lot 6 of the said E.U. Breece Estate; thence with the dividing line between Lots 5 and 6 of the said E.U. Breece Estate South 85 degrees 00 minutes West 295.72 feet to a stake in the Eastern margin of River Road (State Road # 1714) thence with the Eastern margin of said road North 05 degrees 00 minutes West 200.0 feet to a stake; thence continuing with the Eastern margin of said road North 6 degrees 01 minutes West 116.0 feet to the beginning point, being a composite description of Lots 3, 4 and 5 as shown

the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 8, in a subdivision known as Village Commons of Middle Creek, Section 1, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 79, Page 35, Cumberland County, North Carolina Registry.

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 Stephen H. Rivera. 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

on a map of the E.U. Breece Estate above referred to. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1224 River Road, Fayetteville, NC 28312. 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

and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Said property is commonly known as 624 Prestige Boulevard, Fayetteville, NC 28314.

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:

DEED.

Property Address: 624 Prestige Blvd., Fayetteville, NC 28314 A.P.N.: 9488-42-3710 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

BEING all of Lot 70 in a subdivision known as Welmar Heights- Property of J.V. Jessup, Section III, Part II, according to a plat of same duly recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 11, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 3534 Thomas Avenue, 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

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:

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 Donna Kelly. 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

DEED.

Said property is commonly known as 726 Rockspring Road, Fayetteville, NC 28314.

the following described property situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, to wit:

conveyances of record.

BEING ALL OF LOT #429 IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS MONTCLAIR, SECTION 5, ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF SAME DULY RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS 28, PAGE 13, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, REGISTRY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND, IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 92, IN A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS ROBINHILL ESTATES, SECTION II, ACCORDING TO A PLAT DULY RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 41, PAGE 48, CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTRY, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED THEREON; SAID PROPERTY BEING LOCATED AT 6617 VAUGHN ROAD, FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO WILLIAM ALFRED MEYLAND BY DEED FROM TOGO D. WEST, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RECORDED 03/11/1999 IN DEED BOOK 5051 PAGE 576, IN THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior

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 July 29, 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: Lying and being situated in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot (s) 26, Arran Hills, Section VII, Part Two according to map duly recorded in Book 35, Page 17, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6615 Carloway 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.

Said property is commonly known as 6617 Vaughn 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

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

TAKE NOTICE 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.: 19-05938-FC01

5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 19-06616-FC01

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC

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.: 18-10789-FC02

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.

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.

the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of William Alfred Meyland. 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.

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.: 18-23426-FC01

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Marcus Nathaniel Danzy and Renea Nicole Danzy to John B. Third, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of March, 2016, and recorded in Book 9832, Page 0895, 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 August 5, 2019 and will sell to the highest bid-

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 753

DAVIDSON 18 SP 663 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 William J. Spurgeon and Angela Spurgeon to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated January 3, 2014 and recorded on January 3, 2014 in Book 2129 at Page 1304, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina.

der 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 Number 48 in a subdivision known as Patriot Park Village, Section 2, and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 128, at Page 178, Cumberland County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 836 Ronald Regan 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 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,

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 July 29, 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 22, College Lakes, Section 10, Part C, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Book of Plats 35, Page 22, Cumberland County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 453 Clover Hill Place, 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-

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 July 29, 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 Lot 10 of ABBEY COURT, Phase 2, as recorded in Plat Book 35 at Page 15 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Davidson County, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 4 Abbey Court, Thomasville, NC 27360.

19 SP 193 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

29, 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:

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert McClain Stokes, Sr. a/k/a Robert McLain Stokes and Sylvia Johnson Stokes a/k/a Sylvia Ann Johnson to Kirk Smith, Trustee(s), which was dated November 15, 2005 and recorded on November 21, 2005 in Book 1660 at Page 0916, 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 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 July

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY 18 SP 588 Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Ruth S Gentry aka Ruth C. Gentry and James R Gentry to Alex Trullinger, Trustee, for the benefit of Citifinancial Services, Inc., dated January 31, 2008, recorded on February 1, 2008, in Deed Book 1842, Page 0779, Davidson County Registry, North Carolina, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $56,202.72 with interest thereon as set forth therein, as last transferred to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee of Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust A by assignment recorded in Deed Book 2298, Page 1457, Davidson 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, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deed of Davidson County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having

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

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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 203

NORTH CAROLINA, DAVIDSON COUNTY

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC

CUMBERLAND

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Daniel Thompson and Carol Thompson, (Daniel C. Thompson aka Daniel Thompson, deceased) (Carol A. Thompson aka Carol Thompson, deceased) (Heirs of Carol A. Thompson aka Carol Thompson: Daniel C. Thompson, Jr., Amiee Lynn Thompson and Unknown Heirs of Carol A. Thompson aka Carol Thompson) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Daniel C. Thompson and Carol A. Thompson) to Theresa K. Gould, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of May, 2004, and recorded in Book 6535, Page 213, 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

the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are David B. Sills and wife, Jessica L. Sills.

JOHNSTON NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 328 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Tamara L. Lewis (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Tamara Lewis) to , Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of May, 2014, and recorded in Book 4447, Page 352, 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

19 SP 204 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 Decarlos N. Sherrod a/k/a Decarlos Sherrod to Blue Door Homes LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated June 13, 2016 and recorded on June 13, 2016 in Book 4779 at Page 732, 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 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 July 30, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for

ONSLOW AMENDED 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

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars

BEGINNING: AT AN IRON STAKE, WHICH IS THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE TRACT, AT MICHAEL EVERHART’S CORNER (FORMERLY DOLAN BATTEN); THENCE WITH EVERHART’S LINE NORTH 24 DEG. EAST 290 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE, WHICH IS MICHAEL EVERHART’S CORNER AND SHIRLEY O. RAGAN’S CORNER; THENCE WITH SHIRLEY O. RAGAN’S LINE NORTH 38 DEG. 15’ WEST 156 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE, A NEW CORNER; THENCE A NEW LINE SOUTH 28 DEG. WEST 415 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF A ROAD; THENCE WITH THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD SOUTH 82 DEG. EAST 156 FEET TO THE POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING CONTAINING 1 2/10 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND BEING THE PROPERTY SHOWN ON SURVEY PREPARED BY GEO. B. DEAN, CIVIL ENGINEER, DATED APRIL 18, 1970, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior

directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Davidson County, North Carolina, on July 29, 2019, at 1:00 p.m., and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF DAVIDSON, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, IN LEXINGTON TOWNSHIP, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A STAKE THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT NO. 1 IN BLOCK D, INTERSECTION OF SCHOOL STREET AND WALL STREET; THENCE SOUTH 4 DEGREES 00 MINUTES WEST 122 FEET TO A STAKE IN THE FRONT LINE OF LOT NO. 5; THENCE NORTH 86 DEGREES 00 MINUTES WEST AND PARALLEL TO THE LINE OF LOTS NOS. 4 AND 5 150 FEET TO A STAKE; THENCE A NEW LINE NORTH 4 DEGREES 00 MINUTES EAST 122 FEET TO A STAKE IN THE NORTH LINE OF LOT NO. 1 AND ON SCHOOL STREET; THENCE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOT NO. 1, 150 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THIS BEING PARTS OF LOTS NOS. 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 5 IN BLOCK D OF REVISED MAP OF SKYLAND, WHICH IS DULY RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 43, IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR DAVID-

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 Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on August 6, 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: BEING all of Lot 7, Phase 1, Forest Glen By the Neuse Subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 58, Beginning at or including Page 261, Johnston County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 120 Trailing Oak Trail, Clayton, 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

cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING at a stake marking the corner of Lots 19 and 20 as shown on the hereinafter referred to map and being in the eastern right-of-way of South Virginia Street, and running with said right-of-way and the lines of Lots 19 and 18, North 48 degrees East 75 feet; thence along a new line through Lot 18, South 42 degrees East 112 feet to a point in the line of Lot 12; thence along the lines of said Lots 18 and 19, South 48 degrees West 75 feet to a point marking a common corner of Lots 19 and 20; and thence with the line of Lot 20, North 42 degrees West 112 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, and being all of Lot 19 and the southwestern one-half of Lot 18, said lots being as shown on map of the R. E. Barbour Subdivision recorded in Plat Book 7, Page 17, Johnston County Registry. The property conveyed hereby being further known and designated as 309 South Virginia Street, Clayton North Carolina 27520. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior

AM on August 8, 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: 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

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. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES

AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

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 pri-

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.

request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 166 JA Jones Road, Thomasville, NC 27360. 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

SON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. LESS A LOT 61 FEET WIDE SOLD TO R.J. BERRIER BY DEED RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 235, PAGE 283, IN THE DAVIDSON COUNTY REGISTRY. BEING THE SAME FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY CONVEYED BY DEED FROM FRANK P. HOLTON, JR., TRUSTEE TO JAMES R. GENTRY and RUTH S. GENTRY HUSBAND AND WIFE , DATED 01/28/1972 RECORDED ON 01/28/1972 IN BOOK 497, PAGE 9 IN DAVIDSON COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF NC. Said property is commonly known as 502 Wall Street, Lexington, NC 27292.

the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Sylvia Ann Johnson and All Lawful Heirs of Robert McLain Stokes. 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.

BY: Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm LLP Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. State Bar Number: c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1262965 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1239546 (FC.FAY)

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

piration 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 physical , environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Ruth S. Gentry and James R. Gentry.

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. _________________________________ Goddard & Peterson, PLLC 3803 B Computer Drive Suite 103 Raleigh, NC 27609 Telephone: 919-755-3400 Fax Number: 866-879-4905

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. Section 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. Section 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof up to a maximum amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). 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 in the form of certified funds. Following the ex-

($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

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 LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1271904 (FC.FAY)

conveyances of record.

the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Decarlos Sherrod.

Said property is commonly known as 309 Virginia Street, Clayton, NC 27520. 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

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 record and any recorded releases. Said property is also be-

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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,

ing 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 LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1266251 (FC.FAY)

North State Journal for Wednesday, July 24, 2019

TAKE NOTICE JOHNSTON AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 49 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Raymond D. Peet and Kathryn M. Peet to Kenneth Jones, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of May, 2009, and recorded in Book 3704, Page 364, 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 Substitute 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 August 6, 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: Being all of Lot 148, Phase 3B, Glen Laurel Subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 43 at Page 481, Johnston County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 308 Neuse Ridge Drive, Clayton, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 355

of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property :

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Terry M. Fuller to H. Terry Hutchens, Esquire, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of July, 2015, and recorded in Book 4636, Page 888, and Modification in Book 4983, Page 292, 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 Substitute 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 August 6, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County

All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the Cleveland Township, Johnston County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows:

19 SP 314 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 Dora M. Shell to BB&T Collateral Service Corporation, Trustee(s), which was dated November 29, 2005 and recorded on December 5, 2005 in Book 3028 at Page 385, 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 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 July 30, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston

ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 357 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Maylon McLamb and Katie McLamb to The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A., Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of April, 2007, and recorded in Book 4061, Page 264, 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 Sub-

Being all of Lot 2, Allen’s Landing Subdivision, Phase I, as depicted in Plat Book 36, Page 319, Johnston County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 107 George Wilton Drive, Clayton, North Carolina. Assessor’s Parcel No: 06F04024P 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).

County, North Carolina, to wit: Adjoining the lands of Mrs J.N. Wilder - BEGINNING at a stake on Second Street in the Town of Clayton, NC, the intersection of J.N. Wilder’s line with said street, runs as Wilders line in a northerly direction 105 feet to the intersection of J.N. Wilder’s line with J.D. Barbour’s line; thence as J.D. Barbour’s line 52 1/2 feet in an easterly direction to a comer J.D. Barbour, J.T. Sasser and B.S. Pleasant’s; thence South 105 feet with J.T. Sasser’s line to Second Street, thence West 52 1/2 feet to the BEGINNING on Second Street, containing one-eighth of an acre, more or less. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 524 East Second Street, Clayton, NC 27520. 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

stitute 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 August 1, 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: Situated in the County of Onslow and State of North Carolina: Being all of Lot No. 16, Block 25, Section 4, Old Settlers Beach, as shown on map recorded in Map Book 9, Page 71, in the Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2010 North New River Drive, Surf City, 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

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All that certain parcel of land situated in the Township of Stump Sound, County of Onslow, State of North Carolina, being known and designated as :

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Danny P. Johnson and Ashleigh L. Johnson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Danny P. Johnson) to Hutchens, Senter and Britton, Trustee(s), dated the 23rd day of January, 2015, and recorded in Book 4254, Page 308, 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 August 8, 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 1 as depicted on map entitled, “Heir Exempt Subdivision for Floyd M. and Katherine M. Edwards, Stump SoundTownship,OnslowCounty,NorthCarolina”recorded inMapBook52,Page40,OnslowCountyRegistry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 123 Piney Creek Road, Holly Ridge, North Carolina.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 543

All that certain tract or parcel of land in White Oak Township, Onslow County, State of North Carolina, bounded as follows, VIA:

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michael D. Coleman, (Michael D. Coleman, deceased) (Heir of Michael D. Coleman: Patricia Marie Scott) to H. Goff, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of July, 1998, and recorded in Book 1475, Page 421, 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 August 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of White Oak, in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the northwestern corner of Lot #3 and the southwestern corner of Lot #2 as shown on the map entitled “Division of Jerry Pittman Estate, White Oak Township, Onslow County, North Carolina” and recorded in Map Book 2, Page 62, Onslow County Registry and running thence with the northern line of Lot #3 South 88 degrees 15 minutes East 300 feet; thence North 3 degrees 45 minutes West 140 feet to the edge of a 60 foot road, this with a margin of said road North 88 degrees 15 minutes West 300 feet to the public road; thence with the eastern margin of said road South 3 degrees 45 minutes East 140 feet to the beginning and being a portion of Lot #2 of said Pittman Lands and a portion of that property described in Book 421 Page 410, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 380 Grants Creek Road, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 520 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Kenneth L. Logan and Teri Logan to H. Terry Hutchens, Esquire, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of June, 2015, and recorded in Book 4380, Page 576, 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 August 8, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Jacksonville, in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 542 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Nicole E. Mullings and Mitchell F. Pettus to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of August, 2015, and recorded in Book 4350, Page 944, 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

Said lot being a part of Lots 13 and 14 of Piney Creek (revised Final Plat as shown on the plat recorded in Map 41, Page 58, Onslow County Registry. By Fee Simple Deed from Floyd M. Edwards and wife, Katherine M. Edwards, as set forth in Book 3081 Page 371 dated 06/13/2008 and recorded 06/13/2008, Onslow County Records, State of North Carolina. Tax ID: 062614 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

Michael D. Coleman and Donna R. Coleman, husband and wife, by fee simple Deed from Leland L. Chapman and wife, Cordie B. Chapman as set forth in Book 443, Page 494 dated 06/05/1974 and recorded 07/01/1974, Onslow

being more particularly described as follows: The following described

property:

All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Jacksonville Township, Onslow County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 14B as shown on that Final Plat entitled, “The Burroughs Section1-C at Carolina Plantations A Planned Residential Development” Jacksonville Twp., Onslow Co., NC and recorded in Book 63, Page 100, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 147 Glen Cannon Drive, Jacksonville, North Carolina. Assessor’s Parcel No: 155086 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).

designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on August 8, 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 80 as shown on that plat entitled “Live Oak Estates, Section III-B, Part 3” prepared by Parker & Associates, Inc., dated 01/03/10 and recorded 01/12/2011 in Map Book 61, Page 102, Slide M-1896, Onslow County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 307 Sugarberry Court, 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-

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 with-

out 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

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-

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 Dora M. Shell. 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

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1264224 (FC.FAY)

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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.: 19-05731-FC01

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

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

County Records, State of North Carolina. The said Donna R. Coleman having departed this life on 02/17/1991.

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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or

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 termi-

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North State Journal for Wednesday, July 24, 2019

TAKE NOTICE ONSLOW NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 318 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Robert E. Abrial to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), dated the 11th day of February, 2000, and recorded in Book 1607, Page 163, and Modification in Book 4824, Page 722, 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 August 1, 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 514 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Dana L. Ortiz, a single person to Fidelity National Agency Solutions, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of August, 2014, and recorded in Book 4193, Page 906, 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 August 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Swansboro, in the County of Onslow, North Carolina, and being more partic-

RANDOLPH 17 SP 331 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 Ronald S. Matthews and Mary E. Matthews to Ben C. Morgan, Trustee(s), which was dated May 25, 2005 and recorded on May 26, 2005 in Book RE1922 at Page 1807 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on April 16, 2019 in Book 2645, Page 450, 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

UNION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 545 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Seth A. Coltrain and Dina Harris to Costner Law Office, Trustee(s), dated the 6th day of April, 2016, and recorded in Book 6649, Page 35, 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 location designated for foreclosure sales,

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 266 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Sharward L. Moore and Kym D. Moore to John B. Whitley, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of September, 2005, and recorded in Book 3931, Page 123, 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 location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on August 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 386 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Audrey Hope aka Audrey W. Hope and Jack Hope (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Audrey W. Hope and Jack Hope) to Trustee Services of Carolina, Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of January, 2007, and recorded in Book 4435, Page 883, and Modification in Book 5372, Page 481, 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 location desig-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 333 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Robert M. Perite and Jeannette M. Perite, (Robert M. Perite, deceased) to John L. Matthews or Timothy M. Bartosh, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of July, 2005, and recorded in Book 3858, Page 324, 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 location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on August 1, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County

18 SP 205 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 Jimmy John Katsoudas and Robin L. Katsoudas to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated August 28, 2007 and recorded on September 10, 2007 in Book 04680 at Page 0685, 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 at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at

scribed as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of Lot 26 per a map of Lakeview Park recorded in Map Book 3 at Page 60 of the Onslow County Registry and running North 87 degrees 35 minutes East 33.0 feet (per Deed Book 494 at Page 68 and not verified on the ground) to a found iron pipe, The True Point of Beginning) Thence from said Beginning South 00 degrees 37 minutes 08 seconds West a distance of 147.44 feet to a found iron pipe on the northern right of way of Zack Circle. Thence with said right of way South 89 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 99.91 feet to a found iron pipe; Thence South 87 degrees 49 minutes 12 seconds East a distance of 25.05 feet to the southwest corner of the Kenneth Davis lands per Deed Book 489 at Page 468; Thence leaving said right of way North 12 degrees 35 minutes 14 seconds East a distance of 120.96 feet to a found iron pipe; Thence North 00 degrees 08 minutes 56 seconds East a distance of 59.39 feet to a found iron pipe on the southern right of way of South Shore Drive; Thence along said right of way South 76 degrees 00 minutes 30 seconds West a distance of 110.48 feet to a computed point; Thence South 88 degrees 24 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 42.67 feet to the true point of beginning. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 221 Zack Circle, Jacksonville, North Carolina. The above described parcel contains 22,370 square feet or .51 acres, more or less, as the same is shown on a survey

ularly described as follows: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Onslow, State of North Carolina, and is described as follows: Being all Lot 120 as shown on that certain map entitled, “Revised final plat showing Planned Residential Development, Sagewood, Section III, prepared for Beaver Creek Investors, Inc., Swansboro Township, Onslow County, NC”, dated January 16, 2013, prepared by John L. Pierce & Associates, P.A. and recorded in Map Book 66, Page 41-41 A, Cabinet N in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Onslow County North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 155 Rosemary Avenue, Hubert, North Carolina. Commonlyknownas155RosemaryAve.,Hubert,NC28539 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 party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars

property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 30, 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, lot or tract of land lying and being in the County of Randolph, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: A tract or parcel of land in Asheboro Township, Randolph County, North Carolina, described as follows: Beginning at the iron stake at the point of intersection of the Southern right of way line of Cool Springs Street with the Eastern right of way line of Shamrock Road; running thence along the right of way of Cool Springs Street the following courses and distances: N 52 degrees 37 minutes 11 seconds E a chord of 18.27 feet, S 83 degrees 04 minutes 55 seconds E a chord of 28.87 feet, N 84 degrees 22 minutes 55 seconds E a chord of 31.34 feet, N 82 degrees 32 minutes 30 seconds E a chord of 30.74 feet and N 71 degrees 51 minutes 54 seconds E a chord of 49.06 feet to an existing iron pipe; running thence S 04 degrees 57 minutes 30 seconds W 80.54 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence S 05 degrees 02 minutes 31 seconds W 80.07 feet to an ex-

at 1:00 PM on August 1, 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 2, containing 1.082 acres, of MEDLIN FARMS, Section I, according to map recording in Plat Cabinet C, File 530, Union County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5800 Laney Rogers Road, Monroe, North Carolina. Property Address: 5800 Laney Rogers Road, Monroe, NC 28112 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

estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 22 of COLTON RIDGE, Phase 1, Map 1, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet F at Files 984 - 986 in the Union County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3005 Colton Ridge Drive, Indian Trail, North Carolina. Parcel ID Number: 07114382 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

nated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on August 1, 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 428 of LAKE PROVIDENCE NORTH IV, Section III (Revised) as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet C, File 533 in the Union County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1337 Whispering Oaks Circle, Weddington, North Carolina. Parcel ID Number: 06-096-017A 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 Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 110 of Providence Glen Subdivision, Phase 1, Map 1, as same is shown on map thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet H, File #219 & 220 in the Union County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 8304 Avanti Drive, Waxhaw, 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 rep-

the county courthouse for conducting the sale on August 6, 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 30 OF SEDGEFIELD, PHASE II, MAP 1 AS SHOWN ON THE MAP THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT CABINET G AT FILE 733 (A REVISION OF PLAT CABINET F AT FILE 569) IN THE UNION COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1915 Iverson Lane, 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

drawn by Gairy I. Canady, R.L.S., L-2904, on August 8, 1994. 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

isting iron pipe, thence N 85 deg. 35 minutes 57 seconds W 125.42 feet to an existing iron pipe in the Eastern right of way line of Shamrock Road; thence along said right of way line N 05 deg. 53 minutes 29 seconds W 121.08 feet to the beginning and being Lot 87 and a portion of Lot 74 of Worth Terrace Addition No. 2 as shown by plat recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 339, Randolph County Registry and Lot 17 of Worth Terrace, Addition No. 8, as shown by plat recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 90, Randolph County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 201 Shamrock Road, 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 Ronald Steven Matthews. 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

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.

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 LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1228505 (FC.FAY)

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-

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.

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.

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1200942 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1231138 (FC.FAY)

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TAKE NOTICE WAKE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 532 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jennie S. Craig to Duane R. Hall, II, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of May, 2016, and recorded in Book 016385, Page 00687, 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 County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on August 5, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 890 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Dennis L. Gaston and Chandra Gaston to Old Republic Title Company, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of November, 2017, and recorded in Book 016978, Page 02258, 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 County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on August 5, 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: ThelandreferredtohereinbelowissituatedintheCounty

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1041 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Mary Ann C. Milligan, (Mary Ann C. Milligan, deceaed) (Heirs of Mary Ann C. Milligan: Charlotte Shaw and Unknown Heirs of Mary Ann C. Milligan) to Stephen D. Lowry, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of January, 2017, and recorded in Book 016680, Page 01925, 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 County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on August 5, 2019 and will sell to the

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1333 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lee R. Sven Maves and Yicelle A. Otalora to Verdugo Trustee Service Corporation, Trustee(s), dated the 14th day of October, 2008, and recorded in Book 013273, Page 00752, 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 County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on July 29, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the

17 SP 1217 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 Lawrence Sean Little and Risha Kimberly Little to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated August 27, 2007 and recorded on September 17, 2007 in Book 12753 at Page 119 and rerecorded/modified/ corrected on June 21, 2016 in Book 016427, Page 01245, 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 July 31, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

19 SP 1080 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 Wally D. Sanders to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated July 8, 2014 and recorded on July 14, 2014 in Book 15719 at Page 965, 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 July 31,

19 SP 180 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 Ted D. Jordan, Jr. to J. Michael Weeks, PA, Trustee(s), which was dated September 11, 2009 and recorded on September 16, 2009 in Book 013698 at Page 00728, 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 August 7, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County,

18 SP 2512 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 Bernadette Marie Atencio a/k/a Bernadette M. McIlnay to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated November 5, 2007 and recorded on November 26, 2007 in Book 012847 at Page 00017, 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 August 7,

Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the southwest corner of East Hargett Street and South State Street; said point being 360 feet north of the intersection of East Martin Street and South State Street; runs thence along the boundary line of South State Street South 7 deg. 30’ West 80 feet to a point in the western boundary line of South State Street; runs thence North 82 deg. 30’ West 60 feet to a point; runs thence North 7 deg. 30’ East 80 feet to a point in the southern boundary line of East Hargett Street; runs thence along the southern boundary of East Hargett Street South 82 deg. 30’ East 60 feet to the point and place of beginning. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 912 East Hargett Street, 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 note secured by the deed of trust/security agree-

of Wake, State of North Carolina, and is described as follows: Being all of Lot 163 Phase 2 Rockbridge Subdivision as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 2007, Pages 1495 and 1496, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5420 Emerald Spring Drive, Knightdale, North Carolina. Parcel ID: 0352162 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,

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 5 Foley Station Subdivision as depicted in Book of Maps 1988, Pages 651, 652 & 653, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 308 Foley Drive, Garner, 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,

following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 2, Phase I, Hamlet in the Park Subdivision, as shown on a map recorded in Book of Maps 2002, Pages 1292-1293 (page 1292), Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 104 Colwick Lane, Morrisville, 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 rep-

the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CITY OF KNIGHTDALE, MARKS CREEK, WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 21, SANDY TRAIL, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK OF MAPS 1986, PAGE 1966, WAKE COUNTY REGISTRY. Being the same property as conveyed to Lawrence Sean Little and Risha Kimberly Little by deed recorded 08/28/02 in Book 009564, Page 00847. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 5428 Sandy Trail Drive, Knightdale, NC 27545. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars

2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

ment, 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

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

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

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 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 Lawrence Sean Little and Risha Kimberly Little. 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.

DEED.

Said property is commonly known as 341 Bayleigh Court, Garner, NC 27529.

North Carolina, to wit:

Being all of Lot 36, Riverbirch Townes, Phase Three, as recorded in Book of Maps 2002, Page 611, Wake County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

BEGINNING at a point in the center of SR 2329 located North 00 degrees 57’ East 309.5 feet and North 00 degrees 40’ East 253.00 feet from the center of the intersection of SR 2329 and U.S. Highway 64 By-pass; and runs thence South 87 degrees 00’ West 30.00 feet to a stake in the western right-of-way line of SR 2329; thence with a new line for Raybon South 87 degrees 00’ West 259.29 feet to a stake; thence North 03 degrees 00’ West 168.00 feet to a stake; thence North 87 degrees 00’ East 259.29 feet to a stake in the western right-of-way line of SR 2329; thence North 87 degrees 00’ East 30.00 feet to a point in the center of SR 2329; thence with the center line of said road South 03 degrees 00’ East 168.00 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing one (1.00) acre, as shown by map of Harold B. Mullen, RLS, dated December 2, 1967. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 1821 Lizard Lick Road, Zebulon, NC 27597.

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

2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

(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 IN THE COUNTY OF WAKE, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA: LOT 106 OF LYNNWOOD ESTATES, AS SHOWN ON A MAP THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK OF MAPS 1967, PAGE 105, WAKE COUNTY REGISTRY.

Said property is commonly known as 211 Lynnwood Estates Drive, Knightdale, NC 27545.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent

An Order for possession of the property may be issued

BEING AND INTENDING TO DESCRIBE THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED IN A DEED RECORDED 08/01/1994, IN BOOK 6227, PAGE 129. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

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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.

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.

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.: 18-18646-FC01

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TAKE NOTICE WAKE AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 102 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Robert F. Kampfer and Melissa Kampfer aka Melissa Harris Kampfer (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Robert Francis Kampfer and Melissa Harris Kampfer) to Harris & Hilton, PA, Attorneys at Law, Trustee(s), dated the 3rd day of August, 2015, and recorded in Book 016108, Page 02486, 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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1440 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Clara Bell Turner to Brock & Scott, PLLC, Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of May, 2007, and recorded in Book 012545, Page 00646, 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 County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on August 5, 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 19 SP 1083 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Gregory Nartowicz (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Marjorie Nartowicz, Walter Nartowicz and Gregory Nartowicz) to Neal G. Helms, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of February, 2010, and recorded in Book 013864, Page 02076, and Modification in Book 015650, Page 00931, 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 County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on August 5, 2019 and will sell

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 19 SP 1332 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Thomas Joseph Boltz and Jane Anne Boltz, (Jane Anne Boltz, deceased) to David R. Shearon, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of October, 1995, and recorded in Book 6721, Page 0774, 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 County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on July 29, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the

18 SP 2428 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 Wayne D. Hightower and Denise G. Hightower to CB Services Corp, Trustee(s), which was dated September 29, 2004 and recorded on October 4, 2004 in Book 011046 at Page 00314, 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 July 31,

18 SP 823 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 Eduardo Estrada Tapia and Maria DeLaLuz Leon to Barkley Law Offices, PC, Trustee(s), which was dated June 2, 2004 and recorded on June 7, 2004 in Book 010861 at Page 01065, 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 July 31, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

19 SP 1283 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 Carla Hales to Donald W. Courtney, Trustee(s), which was dated August 13, 2010 and recorded on August 13, 2010 in Book 014035 at Page 01901, 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 August 7, 2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE File #: 19SP43 NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Dwight Stewart Arnold whose intestate heirs are Monica Marie Ruiz, Velvet Nicole Lile, Crystal Deanne Arnold, Brittany Renee Bredbenner, and Cassidy Elaine to James R. Levinson and Maylon McLamb, which was dated December 23, 2014 and recorded on December 31, 2014 Book 15882, at Page 2115 and September 11,2017 in Book 016905, at Pages 358-359, Wake County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Robinson W. Williams, being Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and James R. Levinson and Maylon McLamb the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the Wake County courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 26, 2019 at 11:30 AM and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

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 July 29, 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 254, Woodlawn Subdivision, Section 1, Phase 4, as shown on a map recorded in Book of Maps 1998, Page 1309, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 9320 Cutright 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 note secured by the deed of trust/security agree-

BEGINNING at a point in the Southern right of way line of East Jones Street, said point being South 79 deg. 00’ East 125 feet from the point of intersection of the Southern right of way line of East Jones Street and the Eastern margin of St. Augustine Avenue, runs thence along East Jones Street South 79 deg. 00’ East 75 feet to a point; runs thence South 11 deg. 00’ West 112 feet to an existing iron pin; runs thence North 79 deg. 00’ West 75 feet to a point; runs thence North 11 deg. 00’ East 112 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING and being the property shown on a map entitled “Recombination of Survey for Housing Authority of the City of Raleigh, North Carolina (now or formerly in the name of Exzear Watson, 1508 East Jones Street, 1510-10 1/2 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC) “ by L. I. Chisak, Registered Land Surveyor, dated January 19, 1979 and being lots 69 and 71 of College Park Subdivision according to a map recorded in Book of Maps 1911, Page 15, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1510 East Jones Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. Subject to Restrictive Covenants recorded in Book 2519, Page 80, Wake County Registry.

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 51, Phase 1, Bristol Subdivision, according to a plat in Map Book 1987, Page 2135, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5913 South Downs 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 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,

following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 17, Part A, Woods of Saint Albans Subdivision, as shown on plat recorded in Book of Maps 1994, Page 164, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 608 Hardimont Road, 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 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,

2019 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL of Lot No. 1014 in the Preston Arbor Subdivision, as said Lot is shown on a map by Withers & Ravenel Engineering & Surveying, Inc., entitled “A PORTION OF PRESTON ARBOR”, dated May 16, 1994, and recorded in the Wake County, North Carolina Registry of Book of Maps 1994, Page 671, said map being incorporated by reference as if fully set out herein.

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.

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 pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of fore-

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 is commonly known as 106 Reinhold Lane, Cary, NC 27513.

the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

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

Beginning at a new iron pipe located South 78° 07’ 21” West 2048.99 feet from NCGS Monument “Jeffros” as shown on the hereinafter referenced survey; running thence South 03° 08’ 26” East 55.43 feet to a new iron pipe; running thence South 87° 25’ 55” West 101.24 feet to a new iron pipe; running thence North 00° 19’ 11” East 55.50 feet to a new iron pipe; running thence North 87° 25’ 55” East 97.89 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING containing 0.127 acres and being all of Lot 7 shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1925 Page 40, Wake County Registry according to a survey entitled “Survey for Eduardo Estrada and Maria de la Luz Leon” dated May 18, 1999 and prepared by Gil Clark Surveying. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 105 Church Street, Wendell, NC 27591.

the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit:

Said property is commonly known as 1500 Medfield Road, Raleigh, NC 27607.

Tract 1: (6229 Turnipseed Road, Wendell, North Carolina 27591; Parcel # 0219498) Being all of Lot 1, containing 1.00 acre, more or less (0.83 acre excluding right of way), on Turnipseed Road, as shown on that map entitled “Property of Tract 1: Rebecca H. Mozingo, Jeanne Diane Latkowski, Danny Carlton Harris, Lots A, B, and C, Jeanne Diane Latkowski,” by David W. Barrier, Land Surveyor, dated 2-8-95 and recorded in Book of Maps 1995, page 1695, Wake County Registry. Tract 2: (1408 Homestead View Road, Wendell, North Carolina 27591; Parcel # 0219499) Being all of Lot A, containing 1 40 acres more or less, as shown on that plat entitled “Property of Tract 1, Rebecca H Mozingo, Jeanne Diane Latkowski, Danny Carlton Harris; Lots A, B, & C Jeanne Diane Latkowski,” by David W Barrier, Land Surveyor, dated 2-8-95 and recorded in Book of Maps 1995, page 1695, Wake County Registry. Tract 3: (1416 Homestead View Road, Wendell, North Carolina 27591; Parcel # 0219500) Being all of Lot B, containing .90 acres, more or less as shown on that plat entitled “Property of Tract 1 Rebecca H Mozingo, Jeanne Diane Latkowski, Danny Carlton Harris, Lots A, B, & C Jeanne Diane Latkowski,” by David W. Barrier, Land Surveyor, dated 2-8-95 and recorded in Book of Maps 1995, page 1695, Wake County Registry. Tract 4: (1420 Homestead View Road, Wendell, North Carolina 27591; Parcel # 0028594) Being all of Lot C, containing 0.702 acres, more or less,

as shown on that plat entitled “Property of Tract 1 Rebecca H Mozingo, Jeanne Diane Latkowski, Danny Carlton Harris, Lots A, B, & C Jeanne Diane Latkowski,” by David W Barrier, Land Surveyor, dated 2-8-95 and recorded in Book of Maps 1995, page 1695, Wake County Registry. All of the above tracts are Together with and including, and Subject to that 30 foot access easement, labeled “Homestead View Road,” as depicted in Map Book 1995, page 1695, Wake County Registry. Said property is commonly known as 6229 Turnipseed Road, Wendell, NC 27591 in addition to 1408, 1416 and 1420 Home Stead View Road, Wendell, NC 27591. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-five (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price or $ 750.00 whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release,

BEING all of Lot 154, Medfield Estates Subdivision, as depicted on a plat thereof recorded in Book of Maps 1967, Page 8, Wake County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1264245 (FC.FAY)

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 LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1272472 (FC.FAY)

c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1273275 (FC.FAY)

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm LLP P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1274303 (FC.FAY)

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.: 18-11753-FC01

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.: 17-20037-FC01

File No.: 19-06484-FC01

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 are Monica Marie Ruiz, Velvet Nicole Lile, Crystal Deanne Arnold, Brittany Renee Bredbenner, and Cassidy Elaine Arnold. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G. S. 45-21.29 in favor of purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after the October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of any 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 the 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 sale. And reinstatement of the loan without knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of 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.

By:_____________________________

Robinson W. Williams, Substitute Trustee Attorney at Law P.O. Box 117 Benson, N.C. 27504 N. C. State Bar #: 49621

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